Writer: Simon Furman
Artist: Guido Guidi
Colourist: John-Paul Bove
Letterer: Jake M. Wood
Editors: David Mariotte & Tom Waltz
Assistant Editor: Riley Farmer
Plot
At the Ark crash site, Grimlock is attacked by Megatron, under AUNTIE'S control, and the battle is brought outside, where the Coneheads are still fighting the Reserve Warriors. Seeing Megatron, seemingly unable to control his anti-matter powers, the Decepticon trio take off, but they suggest that Megatron might not be in control of his body, so if he destroys what is controlling him it should stop him.
Grimlock quickly realized it must be AUNTIE, so he runs in and tears into the computer, damaging it, instantly causing Megatron to fall back to stasis mode.
Back on Cybertron, Punch leads the newly formed Wreckers to Project Dreadnaught to destroy it, but are attacked by Abominus, the Terrorcon combiner, along the way.
The team manages to fight through them and set off explosives in the planetary thrusters, detonating them.
In the aftermath of all this, Star Saber, Fortress Maximus and Ultra Magnus team up to lead the Autobots, and allow groups like the Wreckers to do the dirty work, off the books.
The Coneheads report back to Straxus about the Ark crash, but Straxus simply tells them to forget all about the Ark and Megatron's location, in exchange for a high position in his new Decepticon heirachy, which they accept.
On Earth, Grimlock has returned to the previous battle site against Shockwave, and believing his friends are all dead, he deactivated himself too...waiting there in stasis until his eventual awakening in the future....
Characters
Autobot
Ultra Magnus - Vehicle Transport
Star Saber - Jet
Fortress Maximus - Battle Platform
Punch/Counterpunch - Car
Impactor - Tank
Whirl - Helicopter
Roadbuster - Jeep
Rack'n'Ruin
Twin Twist - Drill Tank
Topspin - Jet
Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex Sets self to Stasis Lock
Grapple Construct
Tracks Construct
Other Dinobots (Mentioned)
Ratchet (Mentioned)
Decepticon
Megatron Returned to Stasis
Ramjet - Jet
Dirge - Jet
Thrust - Jet
Straxus - Flying Tank
Shrapnel - Insect Jet
Hun-Gurr - Two Headed Beast
Sinnertwin - Two Headed Dragon
Cutthroat - Winged Beast
Blot - Bi-Pedal Monster
Rippersnapper - Bi-Pedal Shark
Abominus - Terrorcon Gestalt
Project Dreadnaught Staff Killed by Wreckers
Other
AUNTIE Badly damaged by Grimlock
Guardian Drones Bodies on Floor of Ark
Notes
- The Megatron set upon Grimlock is confirmed to be Megatron's body, but with AUNTIE controlling it (so basically a hybrid of the Dinobots and Reserve Warriors situations)
- It's revealed that Impactor lost his hand fighting Sinnertwin.
- Grimlock smashing the Arks computer is used to explain why it cannot identify organics as the dominant life on Earth in the 1980s, but can in the prehistoric era.
- Ultra Magnus, Fort Max and Star Saber are shown to be a triumvirate of Autobot leaders here. In the 80s we only ever see Max and Magnus, so it's likely that Star Saber doesn't survive the war :(
- Grimlock is shown returning to the site where the Dinobots and Shockwave were trapped, but we never see Megatron being returned to the Ark or the Reserve Warriors being decommissioned. It's possible Grimlock just brought them back inside the Ark before leaving, but we didn't see it.
- We never learn who Punch is talking to for the framing device of this series, but we do know that it is after the Ark's crew is reawakened in 1984
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