Megatron Origin issue 2

Megatron comes to accept his role in the revolution.

=The Transformers: Megatron Origin, Part 2=

Writer: Eric Holmes Art: Alex Milne (pages 1-11, 20-22) Marcelo Matere (pages 12-19) Colors: Josh Perez Edits: Chris Ryall


 * Original release date: July 25, 2007
 * Preceded by: Megatron: Origins, Part 1
 * Followed by: Megatron: Origins, Part 3
 * Characters (In order of appearance): Megatron, His opponent, Rumble, Frenzy, combat ring master, Senator, Prowl, Red Alert, Sentinel Prime, Bumblebee, Fastback, Sentinel Prime, Constructicons, Soundwave, Ravage Laserbeak

Synopsis
In an underground gladiatorial combat, the escaped convict Megatron fights against a familar opponent. His enemy displays the remarkable ability to continue fighitng once impaled, but is crippled after being run over. For the satisfaction of the ring master and the audience, he executes his opponent. As the crowd cheers at the the death, Megatron removes his helmet, exposing his long metal panels.

A senator dismisses the concerns of his meager assistant to attend to more important matters. In privacy, he manipulates the Cybertronian stock market for personal gain. But a report on the underground combat circuit piques his interest.

In another battle, Megatron finds himself fighting alongside the bot who was formerly the ring master, Clench. But when the situation desperate for his team, Megatron sacrifices Clench's life.

Prowl shows footage of the battle to his team, who are eager to put a stop to the unlawful violence. Sentinel Prime arrives and announces that there's already been several efforts in a plan to catch the delinquents.

Bumblee and Fastback stake out a location suspected to be the grounds for the next session of murders, they witness the arrival of the Constructicons who begin to assemble arena, which includes tossing a bot to drown in hot metal. Megatron arrives on the scene and immediately receives a technology and weaponry sales offer from one who introduces himself as Soundwave. The two Autobots witness the transaction and are ambushed by Ravage.

Bumblebee awakens to see Megatron stomp the life out of Fastback. Next, Soundwave uses Laserbeak to pry data from Bumblebee's mind. Megatron cancels the battle and expresses satisfication with Soundwave's service, he agrees to do business with Soundwave's organization and claims Laserbeak for himself.

Quotes
"Finish Him!"
 * -Clench

"'Til all are one!" -Decepticons, at the spectacle of execution.

Cameos

 * Megatron's opponent: Cy-Kill from the Go-Bots toyline in a familar situation for him.


 * Megatron's audience: Skyquake, Starscream (he's there),


 * Prowl's men: Blades Roadbuster Whirl Hound Jazz


 * Several others.

Items of note

 * The markings on Cy- err, Megatron's opponent's shoulder possibly represent the number of kills he has.


 * During the first fight, Megatron wears an emblem around his neck that resembles what might become the Decepticon insignia.


 * One of the gladiators mentions the departed "Betabear", since he was in a combat arena for robots, we can assume Betabear is a godless killing machine.


 * After the main story, this issue contains advertisements for
 * Megatron Origin, Part 3
 * Transformers: Movie prequel comic
 * Transformers (2007) movie adaptation comic
 * CGC: Certified Guaranty Company
 * Transformers posters
 * Manga-sized collections of Stormbringer and Beast Wars: The Gathering
 * Other Transformer trade paperbacks from IDW.
 * Greatest Battles Of Optimus Prime and Megatron
 * Transformers Cover Gallery Book 2
 * Star Trek Year Four
 * Devastation (back cover)


 * This issue was available with three covers.
 * Cover A: with pencils by Alex Milne and colors by Josh Perez
 * Cover B: with pencils by Marcelo Matere and colors by Andrew Elder
 * Cover RI-A: which is just Cover A only without the colors.