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'''The Fallen and his soldiers hunt down the four Transformers needed for The Unbinding.'''
  
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|seriesissue=''[[The War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within:<br>The Dark Ages]]''&nbsp;#5
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|prev=Revelation (Dreamwave issue)
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|next=Conflagration
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|title=Confrontation
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|image=DW_WW2_5.jpg
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|caption=3 Autobots against the Fallen {{m-}} they are severely outnumbered.
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|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]
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|date=March 17, 2004
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|coverdate=February, 2004
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|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
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|pencils=[[Andrew Wildman]]
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|inks=[[Erik Sander]]
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|additional inks=[[Rob Armstrong]]
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|colors=[[Alan Wang]], [[Ramil Sunga]]
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|letters=[[Ben Lee]]
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|continuity=[[Dreamwave continuity]]
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|chronology=[[Dreamwave timeline#The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]
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}}
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'''The Fallen and his soldiers hunt down the four Transformers needed for the Unbinding.'''
   
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==Synopsis==
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'''Writer:''' [[Simon Furman]]<br>
  
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Grimlock charges at the Fallen who easily swats him away and reprimands Bludgeon for having to interfere in person. But Grimlock is not so easily defeated and relentlessly attack the Fallen again... in vain. Jetfire watches the deactivation of Grimlock and speculates on the Fallen's origins, then blacks out. The Fallen drags both of them away, while Bludgeon and the other henchmen leave to retrieve the third target. Shockwave, forgotten, awakens.
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'''Pencils:''' [[Andrew Wildman]]<br>
  
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'''Inks:''' [[Erik Sander]]<br>
  
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'''Colors:''' [[Alan Wang]] & [[Ramil Sunga]]<br>
  
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'''Letters:''' [[Ben Lee]]<br>
  
   
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At the hub-capital [[Iacon]], beneath [[Virtue's Forum]], in the [[Autobase]], Prowl and the other [[Autobot]]s discuss the escalation of the arms race between the six factions. Trailbreaker relates to Prowl Jetfire's theory of intelligent manipulation behind recent events. Sideswipe interrupts the discussion, bringing Prowl to answer a video communication from Swoop regarding Grimlock's disappearance. Moments after Swoop hangs up, an alarm signals an attack within the Autobots' brig. The lower levels of the base are invaded by the unstoppable Fallen.
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* ''Original release date:'' March 17th, 2004
  
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* ''Preceded by:'' [[The Dark Ages, Part 4]]
  
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* ''Followed by:'' [[The Dark Ages, Part 6]]
  
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* ''Characters (In order of appearance):'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[The Fallen]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe|Mindwipe]], [[Bugly|Bugly]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Protectobots]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
  
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* ''Chronology:'' [[Dreamwave timeline#The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]
  
   
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In another part of Iacon, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s ponder why their combined form, Defensor, has such a reduced intellect. Bludgeon and his cronies crash the deliberations. With the elements of surprise, Mindwipe's hypnosis, and Hot Spot's hesitation to initiate the interlink into Defensor, the Protectobots are quickly defeated. Hot Spot is declared a captive.
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==Synopsis==
  
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The monstrous Fallen, with a bit of difficulty, manages to down Grimlock with a wave of dark energies flowing into Grimlock. Jetfire watches the deactivation of Grimlock and speculates on The Fallen's origins, then blacks out. The Fallen drags away Grimlock and Jetfire, while Bludgeon and the other henchmen leave to retrieve the third target. Shockwave, forgotten, awakens.
  
   
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Jazz, Sunstreaker, and Mirage continue to defend, refusing to let the Fallen retrieve the Autobots' prisoner. The Fallen's dark power lets him shrug off the Autobots' attacks and disable the three of them. He tears open the jail cell and recruits the fourth and final component of the [[Unbinding]]: Blitzwing.
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At the hub-capital [[Iacon]], beneath [[Virtue's Forum]], in the [[Autobase]], Prowl and the other [[Autobots]] discuss the escalation of the arms race between the six factions. Trailbreaker relates to Prowl Jetfire's theory of intelligent manipulation behind recent events. Sideswipe interrupts the discussion, bringing Prowl to answer a video communication from Swoop regarding Grimlock's disappearance. Moments after Swoop hangs up, an alarm signals an attack within the Autobot's brig. The lower levels of the base are invaded by the unstoppable Fallen.
  
   
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Above, in the tactical central of the Autobase, Prowl orders a containment field erected to make sure the Fallen doesn't escape. But when Bumblebee sets up the shield, feedback detonates his console and almost injures him. There's no question that the Fallen has escaped.
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In another part of Iacon, the Protectobots ponder why their combined form, Defensor, has such a reduced intellect. Bludgeon and his cronies crash the deliberations. With the elements of surprise, Mindwipe's hypnosis, and Hot Spot's hesitation to initiate the interlink into Defensor, the Protectobots are quickly defeated. Hot Spot is declared a captive.
  
   
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In the [[Well of All Sparks]], Jetfire awakens, bound to a machine with the three other Transformers captured by the Fallen. He explains that they are about to become casualties of a divine war, for when the [[Seal of Primus]] opens, [[Unicron|chaos]] will follow.
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Jazz, Sunstreaker, and Mirage continue to defend, refusing to let The Fallen retrieve the Autobot's prisoner. The Fallen's dark power lets him shrug off the Autobot's attacks and disable the three of them. He tears open the jail cell and recruits the fourth and final component of the unbinding: Blitzwing.
  
   
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==Featured characters==
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Above, in the tactical central of the Autobase, Prowl orders a containment field errected to make sure The Fallen doesn't escape. But when Bumblebee sets up the sheild, feedback detonates his console and almost injures bumblebee. There's no question that The Fallen has escaped.
  
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{{Featuredcharacters|
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* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] ([[Lightning Strike Coalition|L.S.C.]]) (1)
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* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (4)
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* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (8)
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* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (9)
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* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (10)
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* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (11)
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* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (12)
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* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (13)
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* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] ([[Lightning Strike Coalition|L.S.C.]]) (14)
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* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] ([[Lightning Strike Coalition|L.S.C.]]) 15)
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* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] ([[Lightning Strike Coalition|L.S.C.]]) 16)
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* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (17)
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* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (18)
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* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (19)
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* [[Blades]] (21)
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* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (22)
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* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (23)
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* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (24)
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* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (25)
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* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (26)
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* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (27)
   
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In the [[Well of All Sparks]], Jetfire awakens, bound to a machine with the three other Transformers captured by The Fallen.
  
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* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] ([[Chaos Trinity]]) (3)
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* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] ([[Chaos Trinity]]) (5)
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* [[Bugly]] ([[Chaos Trinity]]) (6)
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* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (7)
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* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (20)
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* [[The Fallen (multiversal singularity)|The Fallen]] (2)
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==Errors==
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* The dialog on page 4 (page 96 of the collection) in panel 2 is confusing. The Fallen appears to be addressing Jetfire, while responding to Grimlock. The simplest fix would be to change the Fallen's line from "He does, Jetfire," to, "Jetfire has an idea." This comment is only based on how you look at it.
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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"You...<br>
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You're from '''before.''' Aren't you? Before the '''golden age,''' before recorded time."<br>
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"You know so little... about who and what you '''are,''' about the forces at work around you...'''beneath''' you. The golden age--'''heh.'''<br>
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Welcome, Jetfire...<br>
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'''...To the Dark Age'''"<br>
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:{{m-}}'''Jetfire''' and the '''Fallen'''
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"Who?"<br>
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"Who cares?"
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:{{m-}}'''Hot Spot''' and '''Blades''' on Bludgeon's arrival.
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==Items of note==
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* '''Cameos:''' dead Autobot duty guards, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (on monitor)
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* Blitzwing's cell number is D-43, the same number his toy was assigned for its original Japanese release.
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* It's never made clear why particularly Jetfire, Grimlock, Hot Spot, and Blitzwing were necessary for the Unbinding.
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* On the final page of the story, the Fallen casts a shadow with horns intentionally evocative of [[Unicron]]. How it's possible for him to cast a shadow with his back being constantly on fire is unclear but there's all kinds of Dark Magic involved so don't think about it.
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* The "Declarations of War" page has reader mail answered by [[Roger Lee]] and a piece of fan artwork by Ryan Wilton of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a manner similar to the famous scene from ''[[Wikipedia:Planet of the Apes|Planet of the Apes]]''.
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* The "Wavelengths" section contains an article from the desk of [[John Ney Rieber]].
   
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===Cover===
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"You..."<br>
  
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* The Autobots try to keep the Fallen from breaking Blitzwing out of prison; art by [[Don Figueroa]], [[Erik Sander]] and [[Saiko]].
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"You're from '''before.''' Aren't you? Before the '''golden age,''' before recorded time."<br>
  
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:'''-Jetfire'''<br>
  
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"You know so little... about who and what you '''are,''' about the forces at work around you...'''beneath''' you. The golden age--'''heh.'''"<br>
  
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"Welcome, Jetfire...."<br>
  
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'''"...To the ''Dark Age''"'''<br>
  
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:'''-The Fallen'''
  
   
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==Items of Note==
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=== Advertisements ===
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* [[Skyfire (comic issue)|''Generation One'' #3]] (interior front cover)
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* It's never made clear why particularly Jetfire, Grimlock, Hot Spot, and Blitzwing were necessary for The Unbinding.
  
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* [[What Lies Beneath, Part Two|''Energon'' #21]] (back cover)
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* On the final page of the story, the The Fallen casts a shadow with horns intentionally evocative of [[Unicron]]. How it's possible for him to cast a shadow with his back being constantly on fire is unclear but there's all kinds of Dark Magic involved so don't think about it.
  
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* Video game, ''Devil May Cry Book two: Superbeast''
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*This issue contains advertisements for
  
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** [[Skyfire|Skyfire (comic issue)]]: "Firestorm" G1 Ongoing #3 (interior front cover)
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* ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'': The Director's Cut (interior back cover)
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** [[What Lies Beneath, Part Two]]: "Ghosts of the Past" Transformers Energon #21 (back cover)
  
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** [[Wikipedia:Devil May Cry|Devil May Cry]] Book two: Superbeast.
  
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** [[Wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]: The Director's Cut (interior back cover).
  
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* "Declarations Of War" page has reader mail answered by [[Roger Lee]] and a piece of fan artwork by Ryan Wilton of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a manner similar to the famous scene from [[Wikipedia:Planet of the Apes|Planet of the Apes]].
  
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* Wavelengths contain an article from the desk of [[John Ney Rieber]].
  
   
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[[Category:Dreamwave issues]]
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[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 issues|Confrontation]]
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[[Category:War Within issues|Dark Ages issue 5]]

Latest revision as of 22:48, 6 March 2010

The Fallen and his soldiers hunt down the four Transformers needed for the Unbinding.

Synopsis[]

Grimlock charges at the Fallen who easily swats him away and reprimands Bludgeon for having to interfere in person. But Grimlock is not so easily defeated and relentlessly attack the Fallen again... in vain. Jetfire watches the deactivation of Grimlock and speculates on the Fallen's origins, then blacks out. The Fallen drags both of them away, while Bludgeon and the other henchmen leave to retrieve the third target. Shockwave, forgotten, awakens.

At the hub-capital Iacon, beneath Virtue's Forum, in the Autobase, Prowl and the other Autobots discuss the escalation of the arms race between the six factions. Trailbreaker relates to Prowl Jetfire's theory of intelligent manipulation behind recent events. Sideswipe interrupts the discussion, bringing Prowl to answer a video communication from Swoop regarding Grimlock's disappearance. Moments after Swoop hangs up, an alarm signals an attack within the Autobots' brig. The lower levels of the base are invaded by the unstoppable Fallen.

In another part of Iacon, the Protectobots ponder why their combined form, Defensor, has such a reduced intellect. Bludgeon and his cronies crash the deliberations. With the elements of surprise, Mindwipe's hypnosis, and Hot Spot's hesitation to initiate the interlink into Defensor, the Protectobots are quickly defeated. Hot Spot is declared a captive.

Jazz, Sunstreaker, and Mirage continue to defend, refusing to let the Fallen retrieve the Autobots' prisoner. The Fallen's dark power lets him shrug off the Autobots' attacks and disable the three of them. He tears open the jail cell and recruits the fourth and final component of the Unbinding: Blitzwing.

Above, in the tactical central of the Autobase, Prowl orders a containment field erected to make sure the Fallen doesn't escape. But when Bumblebee sets up the shield, feedback detonates his console and almost injures him. There's no question that the Fallen has escaped.

In the Well of All Sparks, Jetfire awakens, bound to a machine with the three other Transformers captured by the Fallen. He explains that they are about to become casualties of a divine war, for when the Seal of Primus opens, chaos will follow.

Featured characters[]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Others

Errors[]

  • The dialog on page 4 (page 96 of the collection) in panel 2 is confusing. The Fallen appears to be addressing Jetfire, while responding to Grimlock. The simplest fix would be to change the Fallen's line from "He does, Jetfire," to, "Jetfire has an idea." This comment is only based on how you look at it.

Quotes[]

"You...
You're from before. Aren't you? Before the golden age, before recorded time."
"You know so little... about who and what you are, about the forces at work around you...beneath you. The golden age--heh.
Welcome, Jetfire...
...To the Dark Age"

—Jetfire and the Fallen


"Who?"
"Who cares?"

—Hot Spot and Blades on Bludgeon's arrival.

Items of note[]

  • Cameos: dead Autobot duty guards, Defensor (on monitor)
  • Blitzwing's cell number is D-43, the same number his toy was assigned for its original Japanese release.
  • It's never made clear why particularly Jetfire, Grimlock, Hot Spot, and Blitzwing were necessary for the Unbinding.
  • On the final page of the story, the Fallen casts a shadow with horns intentionally evocative of Unicron. How it's possible for him to cast a shadow with his back being constantly on fire is unclear but there's all kinds of Dark Magic involved so don't think about it.
  • The "Declarations of War" page has reader mail answered by Roger Lee and a piece of fan artwork by Ryan Wilton of Megatron in a manner similar to the famous scene from Planet of the Apes.
  • The "Wavelengths" section contains an article from the desk of John Ney Rieber.

Cover[]

  • The Autobots try to keep the Fallen from breaking Blitzwing out of prison; art by Don Figueroa, Erik Sander and Saiko.

Advertisements[]

  • Generation One #3 (interior front cover)
  • Energon #21 (back cover)
  • Video game, Devil May Cry Book two: Superbeast
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Director's Cut (interior back cover)
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