Plot
Cobra attacks the Fera Islands in the winter of 1938, where during their raid they awaken Megatron who was hidden behind a wall behind a statue and makes contact with Major Bludd, and starts re-activating his fellow Decepticons.
A year later in the summer of 1939 in Virginia several highly trained soldiers are brought together and are debriefed about the recent attacks by Cobra in several countries, with several people going missing in the process. The assembled soldiers are all brought together as a new team: G.I. Joe, who are set to take down Cobra, and it's revealed they have their location, during the meeting Snake-Eyes notices a strange creature in the rafters, and everyone starts shooting at it (Laserbeak) who easily escapes.
The next day Laserbeak returns to Soundwave at the Terrordrome on the Fera Islands. Cobra Commander is trying to be in charge still, despite being surrounded by giant killing robots and other strong Cobra members like Destro. Cobra doesn't care about the Joes being formed as no one knows where they are, and even if they do come, they have the Decepticons to defend them (which Commander has in check with the Matrix he wears around his neck)
At the Joe's launch point in the Shetland Islands and Jaye and Scarlett reveal that they have a map to the Terrordrome, which was scrawled into the hull of a ship. The team head towards the Fera Islands. Meanwhile, some of the Decepticons are in the English Channel discussing their plans to kill Cobra Commander and take the Matrix from him, and then proceed to attack a batch of local aircraft and then raid a power plant of some sort for energy.
Later the Joes airdrop onto the Fera Islands and are immediately attacked by Stormshadow, who challenges Snake-Eyes to a fight due to their past. The rest of the Joes escape and are split up, one group walks into the ruins on the island, and come face to face with a big deactivated robot's head.
The Joes investigate the "dead" robots and accidentally activate the Sky Spy probe, which shoots into the air, scans the local vehicles and remains of vehicles, and proceeds to repair and reactivate the deactivated Autobots and gives them local alternate modes. The Joes get scared and attack the giant monster robot, but end up ceasing when Ironhide saves them from killing themselves with the ricocheting bullets.
Snake-Eyes and Stormshadow continue their fight, Snake-Eyes has his face sliced up, but he's spared death when Stalker saves himwith his gun, chasing off Stormshadow. However rather than regrouping with the others, Snake-Eyes decides to follow Stormshadow again.
Stormshadow orders some Cobra troops to kill Snake-Eyes when he follows him, but the Joe ninja sneaks up on the troops and kills them instead, leaving Stormshadow without backup. Snake-Eyes staunches his wounds and burns his face.
At the site of the Ark's ruins, where the Autobots have just been awoken they tell the Joes about their past and connection with the Decepticons, and make peace with them. The Joes leave to deal with Cobra and the Decepticons, and the Autobots decide to join them.
Megatron learns of the Autobots being revived when he sees the Sky Spy returning. Elsewhere, things aren't going well for Cobra, as the Commander and the others inside the Terrordrome can't contact their troops outside, even Stormshadow. The Commander decides to call in Zartan, despite him being a psychopath.
Elsewhere, the Joes are travelling on foot, when some Decepticon Seekers attack them. Grimlock smashes out of the ground and attacks the Decepticons in his new tank mode.
Snake-Eyes continues to slaughter Cobra troopers in the ruins whilst following Stormshadow, when he finds him, and the giant robotic jaguar Ravage ready to fight him.
The second team of Joes are hiding from some Decepticon Seekers. Elsewhere Stalker is being followed by a Cobra trooper, but manages to kill him and continues looking for the rest of his team, when he encounters an Aerialbot and the rest of the Autobots and Joes from his earlier team, when more Seekers start attacking again.
Elsewhere, Megatron tries to end his partnership with Cobra, but the Commander uses the Matrix to hurt him instead, revealing that he knows the Matrix isn't just some symbol of authority, but capable of hurting Transformers too.
Snake-Eyes fights with Ravage and manages to send him over the edge of the cliff they're on, and drops a grenade on him, knocking him out, he then proceeds to kill the other Cobra troopers in the area, then begins fighting Stormshadow all over again.
A short while away Breaker watches an explosion from the ruins when Zartan appears behind him, shortly "Breaker" finds Flint and asks him to explain their mission plan again. The Autobots and Joes are tearing through some Cobra troops when they encounter Rumble in a Cobra uniform, who uses his pile-drivers to smash up the ground in front of them.
Flint realizes that Breaker is an impostor when he uses the wrong radio to try and call in some reinforcements, and Zartan reveals that he killed Breaker, Soundwave appears from seemingly nowhere and abducts Flint, and attacks the remaining Joes in the area. Zartan and Sounwave fly off with Flint as a prisoner. The rest of the Joes continue with their mission and find a Cobra Airfield.
On another island Rumble is tearing the place up, sending everyone flying. Everyone is overwhelmed, but Scarlett rides Bumblebee above Rumble and drops a grenade on him, disabling him. The Autobots free themselves from the area, but Grimlock's having problems and is falling into a sinkhole. Optimus has the Aerialbots combine into Superion to save him.
The two ninja continue their fight, which ends up in the water, where Stormshadow is attacked by a shark. At the Terrordrome Destro and Starscream look upon their joint project, Bruticus who may need to be activated if the Autobots and Joes continue their mission.
Inside one of the ships at the Cobra airfield, Beach Head tries to get access to the ship's systems, when he's attacked by Frenzy. Beach Head grabs some powercables from the power box on the ship to use as a weapon against the Decepticon.
Outside Lady Jayes sees an explosion from the ship and hopes Beach Head is okay, then enters one of the Cobra planes and starts flying it, with the Cobra pilot Wild Weasel following her in the air.
Snake-Eyes comes out of the water with Stormshadow in his arms, and he dies after acknowledging that Snake-Eyes is a true warrior. Snake-Eyes then finds Ravage injured nearby, so he skewers his head with his blade.
In the Terrordrome, Flint is being held prisoner and is tortured and interrogated by Dr Mindbender and Baroness. At the Airfield, Beach Head and Frenzy both escape the ship without the explosion causing any damage really, Frenzy is led into an ambush where the Joes shoot at a plane he's near and cause it to explode, badly injuring the Decepticon.
In the air nearby, Wild Weasel goes after Jaye in her plane, but she outmaneuvers him and shoots him out of the sky herself. The team regroup with the Autobots and the other Joes at last.
In the remains of the town of Torhavn near the Terrordrome, Cobra Commander orders that everyone there is to be rounded up and used as a human shield around the base, to stop the Joes and Autobots from attacking.
Back with the Joes and the Autobots, Snake-Eyes, long thought to be dead now, returns and has an emotional moment with Scarlett.
The Autobots and Joes proceed towards the Terrordrome through the water, glad to see there are people being used as slaves there, as that means the Cobras didn't just kill all their prisoners.
Megatron has Shockwave convert to his warship mode and has him shoot at the Autobots, blasting Superion in the process.
The Autobots and Joes are under fire from Shockwave, which causes some of their makeshift boats sink, resulting in Grunt drowning. Jaye and Duke wind on one of the shores and find Major Bludd and the Dreadnoks waiting for them, but they're dispatched by Flint, however Jaye knows that he's a faker, Zartan, and throws a sharp branch at his face, killing him.
The Autobots and some Joes reach the shore as well and engage the Decepticons and Cobras. Megatron reveals that using Shockwave's weapon so much has caused him internal damage, but if the Commander uses the Matrix on him he can be fixed, but Commander doesn't care, and refuses.
Snake-Eyes and Scarlett arrive on the shore together and start off to try and regroup with the others again, when they find Bruticus in the scaffolding of the Terrordrome. Starscream sees Baroness, who reveals that she and Destro are working together against Cobra for their own goals, then she shoots Starscream with a special weapon which disables him. Destro activates Bruticus and has him attack anyone who gets in his way.
Bruticus' awakening causes the mountain to break apart, and traps Cobra Commander under a landslide, his legs are now trapped and he can't get free. Megatron offers to help him by converting into his gun mode, and lands right next to him. Everyone starts attacking Bruticus as he's against everyone.
The Commander can't bring himself to commit suicide, but Baroness arrives, grabs Megatron and kills the Cobra Commander for him. Scarlett then appears behind her and forces her to surrender, dropping Megatron, who transforms again and is attacked by Opitmus before he can grab the Matrix. Snake-Eyes grabs the artifact and Optimus tells him to smash it, as the energy could destroy Bruticus. Snake-Eyes does so and causes a bright explosion.
Destro and Baroness are taken into custody by GI Joe and the Joes look out at the Autobots, who are also dead, with the Matrix having killed them too, and they realize that Optimus knew what would happen all along. Scarlett weeps in Snake-Eyes' arms.
Characters
Autobot - All killed by Matrix Blast
Optimus Prime
Ironhide - Tank
Grimlock - Tank
Bumblebee - Motorcycle with Sidecar
Jazz
Prowl
Ratchet
Wheeljack
Hound - Jeep
Aerialbots - Propeller Planes
Superion - Aerialbot Gestalt
Decepticon - All killed by Matrix Blast
Megatron - Gun
Starscream - Propeller Plane Disabled by Baroness
Shockwave - War Ship
Soundwave
Laserbeak
Ravage Killed by Snake-Eyes
Rumble Killed by Scarlett
Frenzy - Part of a ship Killed by Joes
Skywarp - Propeller Plane
Seekers - Propeller Plane
G.I.Joe
Flint Killed by Zartan/Mindbender/Baroness
Snake-Eyes
Duke
General Hawk
Lady Jaye
Scarlett
Stalker
Roadblock
Beach Head
Leatherneck
Lifeline
Grunt Drowned
Breaker Killed by Zartan
Other Joes
Cobra - Either Killed offscreen or arrested
Cobra Commander Killed by Baroness
Baroness
Destro
Storm Shadow Killed by Snake-Eyes and a Shark
Zartan Killed by Lady Jaye
Wild Weasel Killed by Lady Jaye
Major Bludd
Dr Mindbender
Cobra Troops
Dreadnoks
Other
Bruticus Killed in Matrix Blast
Sky Spy
Fera Island Monks
Fera Island Slaves/Prisoners
Arashikage Clan (Mentioned)
Notes
- This series is similar in design and basic concept (the Transformers in an older setting on Earth) to those seen in IDW's Hearts of Steel and Sector Seven comics. And like those comics, the artwork and designs are very annoying....
- Snake-Eyes got his name from his throwing dice at people, and it landing as two 1's (ie Snake Eyes) or so it seems from this comic
- From the looks of it, Cobra were a pre-cursor to the Nazi's (unless the Nazi's didn't exist in this continuity, and Cobra takes their place...we'll never know of course).
- The Cobra members seem to keep talking about "the Americans" which implies that Cobra is a foreign organization to the USA.
- Snake-Eyes' bad facial scars were caused in this continuity by him pouring gunpowder from his bullets onto his face and then setting it alight, to staunch his bleeding face
- Cobra Commander must have stolen the "Matrix" (which looks more like just a fragment of it to me) from that statue at the start of the comic, as it has a similar glow on it's chest. It also for some reason can hurt Transformers when in it's presence....I'm thinking it was actually something else, but again, we'll never know due to the collapse of Dreamwave.
- Bruticus is a Cobra invention in this continuity, and Starscream had a hand in his creation...sort of similar to his creation in the G1 Cartoon
- Baroness's weapon was most likely designed through studying the Matrix that Cobra Commander owns, as it seems to disable Starscream with great ease
- Ravage seems to be wearing a parachute when he's first seen, implying that he was airdropped in from one of the Seekers.
- I've decided since the sequel series ended after one issue, that if anyone seems to die in this story, and they aren't seen alive in the sequel, then I'll just say they're dead here...simple enough.
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