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Can Soundwave's uneasy alliance with the Autobots stand against the forces of the Initiative?

Synopsis[]

Nefarious issue 5 on TFWiki

Featured Characters[]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans Others
  • Unnamed AllSpark Mutations (19-22)

Trivia[]

  • Identifying the Transformers under the control of the Initiative is... difficult. Artist Carlos Magno has redesigned several of them into more monstrous forms, as he did with Ransack and Reverb earlier in the mini-series, and the coloring certainly doesn't do them any favours. With careful examination, details from future issues and the input of Simon Furman, it's been possible to identify all of them.
    • The first enthralled robot to appear is Lockdown, recognizable thanks to the large hook on his right hand. He's colored entirely gray here, but become green next issue.
    • Lockdown is joined by two jets, also colored grey and identified by Jolt as Decepticons. One is identifiable as Thrust, since Magno has retained the characteristic "cockpit head" of his toy. The other is an unrecognizable Ramjet, identified only thanks to Furman posting a script extract on Twitter. Next issue, Thrust will be colored grey and Ramjet red, presumably thanks to the colorist being unsure which was which.
    • A robot with noticeable caterpillar tracks appears in the background of the next group. Next issue and the later Rising Storm mini-series will see him colored blue, marking him as Tankor.
    • Next to Tankor is a robot with stealth jet wings, who will acquire red and black colors next issue and ultimately be confirmed as Skystalker in Rising Storm #1.
    • Armorhide is referred to by name, and while his inclusion was no doubt inspired by the Revenge of the Fallen toy, Magno's design for him draws upon his original 2007 figure, transforming into a semi-truck. This issue he's colored black and yellow like the 2007 toy, but next issue and in Rising Storm he's green like the Revenge of the Fallen one.
    • Blazemaster is pretty recognizable as a blue and gold helicopter, and will be referred to by name next issue.
    • Bullbar kibble and the green and yellow colors he receives next issue mark the final robot in the foreground as Brawn.
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