Changes: Spotlight: Sixshot

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Spotlight Sixshot a — Sixshot and his playmates

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Sixshot, an engine of destruction, meets a group just like him.

Synopsis[]

Sixshot is one of the most feared Decepticons in the galaxy, as well as one of the most powerful. His lethal, emotionless-nature ended up ostracizing him from his fellow Decepticons, and though he wasn't the most social warrior, he did miss the comradery of battle. The closest thing he had to "friends" were the Terrorcons, a troop of Decepticon warriors who envied Sixshot's power and reputation and aspired to one day be as great as he.

While on a mission to the strategically-significant planet Mumu-Obscura, the Terrorcons went missing. After getting the info from Squawkbox, Sixshot set out to rescue his "friends". After arriving, he found Mumu-Obscura to be a dead world, completely razed by a group known as the Reapers. The Reapers, led by Deathbringer, offered the lives of the Terrorcons to Sixshot, could the Decepticon defeat them in battle. Sixshot fought valiantly, though the Reapers proved to just be toying with him.

Eventually, Deathbringer called off the battle and handed over the Terrorcons. The entire fight had been a test and the Reapers were willing to extend membership to Sixshot. The final test for joining, however, would be that Sixshot must sever all sentimental connections to his past and eliminate the Terrorcons. Sixshot could not bring himself to do the deed, though a part of him truly craved being a Reaper. Deathbringer allowed him to leave with the Terrorcons and declared that they would cross paths again, and hopefully then, Sixshot would be ready.

Credits[]


Writer(s): Simon Furman
Art: Rob Ruffolo


Colors: Rob Ruffolo

Letters: Robbie Robbins
Editor(s): Chris Ryall and Dan Taylor
Originally published: December 20, 2006

Continuity: IDW continuity
Chronology: Unknown

Featured characters[]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Others
	Sixshot (1) Squawkbox (2) Hun-Gurrr (3) Rippersnapper (4) Blot (5) Cutthroat (6) Sinnertwin (7)	Reapers (8)

Errors[]

None yet identified.

Items of note[]

Cameos: Crewmen aboard Sixshot's space station include Ransack, Spectro, Squawkbox, Treadshot, and either Pounce or Wingspan.
On the first page, Sixshot's guns make a ZARAAAK sound, possibly an in-joke reference to Scorponok's Nebulan partner Mo Zarak who appears in the following Spotlight comic.
Aside from appearing on Rob Ruffolo's cover, Sixshot doesn't use his "armored car" mode in this issue.
This marks the first time that Simon Furman has used the Sixshot character in his fiction.

Covers (4)[]

Cover A: Sixshot with Terrorcons; art by James Raiz
Cover B: Sixshot, multiple modes; art by Rob Ruffolo
Cover RI-A: cover A, uncolored
Cover RI-B: cover B, uncolored

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-'''Sixshot, an engine of destruction, meets a group just like him.'''
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+'''Sixshot, an engine of destruction, meets a group just like him.'''
+{{TOCclear}}
+==Synopsis==
+Sixshot is one of the most feared [[Decepticon]]s in the galaxy, as well as one of the most powerful.  His lethal, emotionless-nature ended up ostracizing him from his fellow Decepticons, and though he wasn't the most ''social'' warrior, he did miss the comradery of battle.  The closest thing he had to "friends" were the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, a troop of Decepticon warriors who envied Sixshot's power and reputation and aspired to one day be as great as he.
+While on a mission to the strategically-significant planet [[Mumu-Obscura]], the Terrorcons went missing.  After getting the info from [[Squawkbox]], Sixshot set out to rescue his "friends".  After arriving, he found Mumu-Obscura to be a dead world, completely razed by a group known as the [[Reapers]].  The Reapers, led by [[Deathbringer]], offered the lives of the Terrorcons to Sixshot, could the Decepticon defeat them in battle.  Sixshot fought valiantly, though the Reapers proved to just be toying with him.
-'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]] <br>
-'''Art:''' [[Rob Ruffolo]] <br>
-'''Lettering:''' [[Robbie Robbins]] <br>
-'''Colors:''' [[Rob Ruffolo]] <br>
-'''Editor:''' [[Chris Ryall]] and [[Dan Taylor]] <br>
+Eventually, Deathbringer called off the battle and handed over the Terrorcons.  The entire fight had been a test and the Reapers were willing to extend membership to Sixshot.  The final test for joining, however, would be that Sixshot must sever all sentimental connections to his past and eliminate the Terrorcons.  Sixshot could not bring himself to do the deed, though a part of him truly craved being a Reaper.  Deathbringer allowed him to leave with the Terrorcons and declared that they would cross paths again, and hopefully then, Sixshot would be ready.
-* ''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]
-* ''Originally published:'' December 20, 2006
 {{-}}
-==Synopsis==
+==Credits==
+{{comicinfo|wri=[[Simon Furman]]|art=[[Rob Ruffolo]]|col=Rob Ruffolo|let=[[Robbie Robbins]]|ed=[[Chris Ryall]] and [[Dan Taylor]]|pubdate=December 20, 2006|cont=[[IDW continuity]]|chron=[[IDW timeline#1900–2000|Unknown]]}}
-Sixshot is one of the most feared [[Decepticon]]s in the galaxy, as well as one of the most powerful.  His lethal, emotionless-nature ended up ostracizing him from his fellow Decepticons, and though he wasn't the most ''social'' warrior, he did miss the comradery of battle.  The closest thing he had to "friends" were the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, a troop of Decepticon warriors who envied Sixshot's power and reputation and aspired to one day be as great as he.
+===Featured characters===
-While on a mission to the strategically-significant  planet [[Mumu-Obscura]], the Terrorcons went missing.  After getting the info from [[Squawkbox]], Sixshot set out to rescue his "friends".  After arriving, he found Mumu-Obscura to be a dead world, completely razed by a group known as the [[Reapers]].  The Reapers, lead by [[Deathbringer]], offered the lives of the Terrorcons to Sixshot, could the Decepticon defeat them in battle.  Sixshot fought valiantly, though the Reapers proved to just be toying with him.
+{{featuredcharacters|
+| c2=
+* [[Sixshot]] (1)
+* [[Squawkbox]] (2)
+* [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (3)
+* [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (4)
+* [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (5)
+* [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (6)
+* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (7)
+| c4=
-Eventually, Deathbringer called off the battle and handed over the Terrorcons.  The entire fight had been a test and the Reapers were willing to extend membership to Sixshot.  The final test for joining, however, would be that Sixshot must sever all sentimental connections to his past and eliminate the Terrorcons.  Sixshot could not bring himself to do the deed, though a part of him truly craved to be a Reaper.  Deathbringer allowed him to leave with the Terrorcons and declared that they would cross paths again, and hopefully then, Sixshot would be ready.
+* [[Reapers]] (8)
+|}}
 == Errors ==
-* None identified as yet.
+* None yet identified.
 == Items of note ==
+* '''Cameos:''' Crewmen aboard Sixshot's space station include [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], [[Reflector (G1)|Spectro]], [[Squawkbox]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]], and either [[Pounce]] or [[Wingspan]].
-* On the first page, Sixshot's guns make a ZARAAAK sound, possibly an in-joke reference to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Nebulan]] partner [[Mo Zarak]] who appears in the following Spotlight comic.
+* On the first page, Sixshot's guns make a ZARAAAK sound, possibly an in-joke reference to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Nebulan]] partner [[Mo Zarak]] who appears in the following ''Spotlight'' comic.
-* Crewmen aboard Sixshot's space station include [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], [[Reflector|Spectro]], [[Squawkbox]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]], and either [[Pounce]] or [[Wingspan]].
 * Aside from appearing on Rob Ruffolo's cover, Sixshot doesn't use his "armored car" mode in this issue.
 * This marks the first time that Simon Furman has used the Sixshot character in his fiction.
 ===Covers (4)===
+[[Image:Spotlight_Sixshot_b.jpg|thumb|right|150px|6 toys in one!]]
 * '''Cover A''': Sixshot with Terrorcons; art by [[James Raiz]]
 * '''Cover B''': Sixshot, multiple modes; art by [[Rob Ruffolo]]
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 * ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' (first 5 issues)
 * Transformers posters
-* IDW trade paperbacks of ''[[Infiltration]]'', ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'', ''[[The Gathering]]'', ''[[Prime Directives]]'', ''[[War and Peace]]'', and ''[[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]]''
+* IDW trade paperbacks of ''[[Infiltration]]'', ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'', ''[[The Gathering]]'', ''[[Movie Prequel|Prime Directives]]'', ''[[War and Peace]]'', and ''[[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]]''
 * ''[[Escalation]]'' series
 * Manga editions of ''Stormbringer'' and ''The Gathering''

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