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[ricemazter]

Do we have a definite list of characters who support Getaway in his mutiny?

Right now, basically everyone who wasn't kicked off the ship, or who was away for the Combiner Wars crossover. Naturally we don't know if there's people still on the Lost Light against him; but that's what we'll be waiting for #10 for.

In terms of characters left on the Lost Light that have mattered narratively in the past... Perceptor, Atomizer, Thunderclash, Bluestreak, Mainframe, Blaster and Riptide are the ones that come to mind right now.

Wasn't Thunderclash in a coma at the time of the mutiny?

[ArmadaPrime]

Do we have a definite list of characters who support Getaway in his mutiny?

Right now, basically everyone who wasn't kicked off the ship, or who was away for the Combiner Wars crossover. Naturally we don't know if there's people still on the Lost Light against him; but that's what we'll be waiting for #10 for.

In terms of characters left on the Lost Light that have mattered narratively in the past... Perceptor, Atomizer, Thunderclash, Bluestreak, Mainframe, Blaster and Riptide are the ones that come to mind right now.

Wasn't Thunderclash in a coma at the time of the mutiny?

He got woken up by Tailgate's spark spasm just after the attempted attack on megatron. How long there was between that and the actual mutiny I'm not sure, and Getaway was imprisoned for essentially all of that time so may not have had chance to have "the talk" with Thunders. I guess someone like Atomizer could have done so on his own?

[Kurona]

Even then, Thunderclash wasn't awake during the bulk of Getaway's little recruiting session -- we saw in the second story of #50 that he and Atomizer started as early as before the Lost Light's second takeoff. Of course, there's nothing stopping Getaway from asking him after; but I get the idea that if anyone left on the ship would object to it it would be the heroic Thunderclash. That combined with his sheer power tells me that Getaway miiight have decided to keep it a little secret from him -- but I could also be totally wrong. We'll see in #10.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

So I wanted to make this post in regards to the mysterious bots from issue 46 of MTMTE and that showed up again in LL #8. It's sort of a "track them through the issues" thing.

So:

First little thing was MTMTE 19's reveal of the constructed cold trials with Tyrest. Flame is on trial, and includes the desecration of bodies and other related crimes.

Story first really starts in Last Stand of the Wreckers. Overlord takes over the prison for over 3 years, and during that time Grimlock disappears and Flame must've disappeared too, as he was an Autobot and Overlord ordered all bots to be killed at the end (and they were), so he had to have been spirited away too. MTMTE issue 6 would also state that when Overlord was interrogating Fort Max, he stated that he didn't want Aequitus, he wanted what it was built to hide. We thought nothing of it at the time, but what if there was something, and that's where Grimlock and Flame went?

Forward to MTMTE 7 and 8 with the Scavengers. They find a symbol ship with aborted protoforms and a wooden robot (sound familiar LL 8 coffin bot?) along with Grimlock, who is brain damaged and basically doesn't even know who he is. He was used for something that damaged him internally, whether it be by actual surgical procedures or a case of Skids where his experiences damaged him emotionally/psychologically.

Potentially related but uncertain at this point: MTMTE 21. Skids sees through Tyrest's portal to cyberutopia. A spark that speaks in pictures, and the pictures include a bot and con symbol and the Lost Light, along with the "symbol" and 5 planets/moons, and the setting of cyberutopia is even 5 planets/moons. Pharma, who was already found by Tyrest, has his headless corpse pulled through by tentacles before it closes. Tyrest also disappears ala Magnus hand trick style. Star Saber teleports away half blinded and hasn't been seen or heard from since.

MTMTE 42 shows Thunderclash's map and the "symbol" again, and as it uses plug outlets for the symbol, it would appear to indicate that this is something related to power potentially.

MTMTE 46 shows the mysterious bots for the first time. More protoforms hidden by standard transformers practice who are protected by the mystery bots in exchange for hiding whatever operation is happening. Mention is made of another location, which is visited by the bots in issues 8 and 9 of LL. Also shows Grimlock drawing the symbol and writing a phrase that Drift would later see in his LL1 vision.

MTMTE 50 shows the bots discussing the symbol and the things they have learned about their quest. Indication is made that these symbol guys are part of one of the 5 clans of the Knights. we have also seen 5 planets/moons related to the symbol that is most prevalent.

MTMTE 54: Skids, the one bot who saw the other side of the portal and thus what the spark said, dies.

LL1: Drift has his vision that includes himself, Rodimus, and Grimlock facing off against Pharma and an army of Sparkeaters and symbol ships, with the message Grim was writing etched into the ground and it is raining those crystal things that in

LL5: we find out Rung's true purpose is to create these crystals, which is crucial in the process of birthing new cybertronians.

LL6: Anode is shown to be a blacksmith who crafts the crystals from Rung to allow for new cybertronians to be born.

LL8: mystery bots show up again, led by Flame, and they are still using a symbol ship and they are after blacksmiths who craft life while they are at a location where protoforms are being grown. There is also a robot who turns into a wooden coffin, killed by the black block consortia.

If I missed anything, please add to this!

[ScottyP]

^ Cog/power plug/gear/whatnot symbol was also on the back of Luna 1 itself in between the planetary engines. I still don't think it was noticed even in MTMTE 56-57. Also, MTMTE 17 (maybe 18?) has Luna 1's Hotspot ignite when Rung hits the ground, which is probably related to his function that we learned about in LL5. Of course, then there's what I'd find to be a new mystery - were they ever really tapping the Matrix, or is the presence of its "spark code" or whatever it's called on Constructed Cold bots a ruse to cover up the use of Rung-like bots at the Institute for the birthing process?

[Kurona]

I momentarily interrupt this extremely interesting conversation and theory-sharing about deep-seeded clues and hints at an ongoing plot to tell you that Megatron and Impactor have canonically hugged pre-war.



As you were.

[Sigma Magnus]

Thanks to Comixology and Midtown Comics, we have the regular retail cover and variant cover B for issue #9 of Transformers: Lost Light! The former is by Jack Lawrence, and the latter by Nick Roche. Check 'em out below!

All sides converge on Troja Major as the race to unlock the secrets of a unique Cybertronian reaches its desperate, violent conclusion. As old secrets are revealed, Nautica must pay the ultimate price-by resorting to the ultimate currency.

[ArmadaPrime]

Oh boy, I think this quells the fears of those who thought skids would make a triumphant return and his death become redundant
this is Not gonna go well...

Honestly the most I think will happen in terms of resurrection is perhaps a chance to say goodbye (or learn about the portal! I'm pretty sure he didnt tell anyone) in a similar vein to No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases. Even then I doubt it, much as I'd love nautica to get some peace of mind on that front I think it's more effective if she's left to deal with it herself

[WreckerJack]

I have a feeling she will end up with Velocity. I like both pairings so I am torn. I think I want Skids back more though. Maybe they will revive him so they can have a love triangle?

[Prime Target]

I want Skids back and Nautica alive by the end of it is this too much to ask

[ArmadaPrime]

I like the idea of having skids back a lot- he was a fun character with an interesting past (plus he made nautica happy... if I ship anything it'd be nautica/brainstorm I guess but I can't deny they were wonderful together, be that amica, conjunx, or something else) but ultimately I think... his story is told now. It's over, finished.
Besides the spark portal symbol stuff which wasn't really intrinsic to him (just that his amnesia made him guilt-free and so able to go through), there was nothing really left in his arc.
That's not in itself grounds to kill a character imo, but it does mean that getting them back isn't necessarily crucial.
It's kind of why, conversely, I'm still not keen on megatron departing from the story so early/suddenly (hopeful suspicions of an eventual return aside)- there was still so much more left for him to do.
That, and he was one of the best parts of this series, no qualifiers. I've always loved how Roberts writes megs, particularly his pre-war self which is what he was essentially returning to over the course of mtmte. Genuine, moving, and by nature political- the "questions to power" speech from Tony Benn uhhh... Chaos Theory really spring to mind as epitomising that.

[Va'al]

Courtesy of Multiversity Comics once more, we have the full preview of this week's issue of IDW Publishing's Transformers: Lost Light #9 - featuring the end of the mini-arc on Troja Major, and more than one twist ahead. Check it out below along with its variant covers not seen so far, and come back to Seibertron.com for a review later this week!

All sides converge on Troja Major as the race to unlock the secrets of a unique Cybertronian reaches its desperate, violent conclusion. As old secrets are revealed, Nautica must pay the ultimate price—by resorting to the ultimate currency.

[WreckerJack]

POW! Right in the kisser! I'm so ready to watch her kick some aft!

[ricemazter]

Ok, that's the first time Anode has ever made me smile. I love that Flame actually falls for something that dumb.

[ArmadaPrime]

Anode continues to be amazing.
That cover has really thrown me off though, seriously gorgeous as it is it seems an odd choice? We've had unrelated covers before but I don't remember any that *were* directly related, just Tina *different* title. Honestly, my guess is that it was commissioned by IDW and completed before the confirmation that taao would end, and hence using it now so as not to let it go to waste. Can't say in complaining- as I said, it's seriously gorgeous!

[Targetmaster Kup]

Ok, that Combaticons cover has to be a leftover from TAAO, right?

[Rodimus Prime]

Ok, that Combaticons cover has to be a leeftover from TAAO, right?

I wish it wasn't. As bad as Roberts is, even he could do more with them than Scott did.

[Kurona]

It is strange. Excellent as these characters and this arc were, they don't have anything to do with Lost Light; it's been a few months now and it's not even part of a crossover. I suppose maybe just a tribute to one of the best parts of IDW Transformers this year?

[Rodimus Prime]

Here's a crazy idea out of left field: way back in the G1 comics, the Combaticons were the Decepticons' answer to the Protectobots. So they're kind of each others' nemeses. I know Defensor will be showing up in Lost Light here soon, so is it really impossible to have the Combaticons "somehow" be involved in the story as well? I mean, I know they're far far away on Cybertron, but stranger things have been done in comics before.

[Va'al]

The artist pointed out on Twitter that the cover was initially a variant for TAAO.

[ScottyP]

9 was good and I enjoyed it a great deal. Some things resolved that I was afraid would get dragged out too long, so that was nice. Also holy crud that last page :O Curious if that'll have as much impact for newer readers that skipped the Furman IDW stuff as it did for folks like me that have been clinging to this train for ages.

[Kurona]

I lost my **** at the last page. Needless to say I am very, very excited for where this is going

[Insurgent]

Haven't picked it up yet, so trying to avoid spoilers for 9.

But just wondering, I'm gonna make a custom Lug and Anode. Can someone who isn't colourblind tell me what colours those two are please?

[Kurona]

Haven't picked it up yet, so trying to avoid spoilers for 9.

But just wondering, I'm gonna make a custom Lug and Anode. Can someone who isn't colourblind tell me what colours those two are please?

Anode's colour scheme mainly consists of green and grey; with accents of brown and a couple bits of yellow here and there. Her eyes are bright blue.

Lug's colour scheme mainly consists of dark grey and red; with blue highlights and eyes. Her face is white.

[Insurgent]

Thanks. I can switch the grey to silver, and then I only need to get the green paint.