All or Nothing!



Fortress Maximus attempts to defeat an upgraded Megatron on board the Ark.

=Generation Two #2=

All or Nothing
Script: Simon Furman Pencils: Derek Yaniger, Manny Galan, Andrew Wildman Inks: Jam Amash, Marie Severin, Stephen Baskerville Lettering: Richard Starkings with Gaushell Colors: Sarah Mossoff Editor: Rob Tokar


 * Major characters (in order of appearance): Snake Eyes, Cobra Commander, Hot Spot, Megatron, Dr._Biggles-Jones, Spike Witwicky, Fortress Maximus, Skydive
 * Originally published: December, 1993

Synopsis
Megatron, having been recently upgraded by Cobra, has taken control of the Ark and kidnapped undercover agent Dr. Biggles-Jones. Skydive and Spike Witwicky, one-time Headmaster partner to Fortress Maximus, have each managed to sneak on board in order to attempt to thwart Megatron's plans. Spike finds Fortress Maximus' body heavily damaged, and is barely able to get the body functioning when he forced into battle with Megatron. Fortress Maximus proves no match for the upgraded Decepticon leader, and only a distraction provided by Skydive proves enough to allow Fortress Maximus to walk away from the battle. He and Spike sacrifice themselves to destroy the Ark's antimatter conversion chamber, hoping to destroy the ship and Megatron with it. Although the Ark is destroyed and Skydive is able to rescue Dr. Biggles-Jones, the fate of Megatron remains unknown....

Meanwhile, on Earth, Hot Shot, the last member of a party of Autobots sent to Earth to deal with Megatron's return, sacrifices himself to ensure that Cybertonian technology does not fall into Cobra hands. When Skydive returns to Earth with Dr. Biggles-Jones, he and members of GI Joe reflect on the sacrifice of Fortress Maximus and Hot Spot.

Errors

 * Hot Spot should be rendered as two words, but is consistently rendered "Hotspot" here.
 * On page 8, Spike transforms directly into Fortress Maximus' head, rather than Cerebros'.

Items of note

 * References to other Transformers continuities/issues: This story ties up loose ends from GI Joe #138-142.

Ghosts
Script: Simon Furman Art: Geoff Senior Lettering: Richard Starkings with Gaushell Colors: Sarah Mossoff Editor: Rob Tokar

Synopsis
Optimus Prime leads a group of Autobots against a group of Bludgeon's Decepticons on an alien world. While Hot Rod attempts to learn how to create a distraction, a menacing figure appears, ordering the Transformers to leave or suffer the consequences. After a Decepticon attempts to fight against this figure only to be incinerated, the Decepticons retreat. When Hot Rod returns to announce his failure to learn anything, the Autobot realize that this is no illusion, and retreat themselves.

Errors
TBA

Items of note

 * References to other Transformers continuities/issues: Bludgeon was last seen as the leader of the G1 Decepticons at the end of the Marvel G1 series.