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The '''Screaming Eagles''' is the nickname given to a platoon of [[United States Army|American soldiers]] who fought in [[World War II]]. Under the command of Master Sergeant [[Sgt. Savage|Robert Steven Savage]], the group's activities would become legendary, inspiring [[Adventure Team|generations]] [[G.I. Joe (team)|of soldiers]] to come.<br />
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Known members include:<br />
*[[Sgt. Savage|Robert Savage]]<br />
*[[Grill|Darren "Grill" Filbert]]<br />
*[[Merklynn|Garrison "Blitz" Kreiger]]<br />
*"[[Dynamite]]"<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
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The Screaming Eagles were assembled by the United States Army as Sgt. Savage's own personal celebrity unit. However, rather than selling {{w|war bond}}s, Savage used his clout to get the Eagles into the most dangerous combat situations in both [[Europe]] and the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]]. Upon the addition of Darren "Grill" Filbert, the Eagles became the first racially-integrated squad in U.S. history. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Sgt. Savage profile}}<br />
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During a campaign against the [[Iron Army]], the Eagles implemented a strategy called the "Notional Mole", tricking Iron leader [[General Blitz]] into believing a spy was feeding the Allies information from inside Iron. The General ended up executing many of his men looking for the non-existent spy, dwindling his forces and allowing the Eagles to take on the Iron Army head on. {{storylink|Threat Matrix: Part 1 of 4}}<br />
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By [[1943]], Garrison "Blitz" Kreiger had joined the squad. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Sgt. Savage profile}} During a battle in the Axis-aligned nation [[Kalistan]], the Screaming Eagles were engaged by a group of [[IRON Trooper|robotic soldiers]] dressed in [[Germany|German]] uniforms. The Eagles were shocked to see such strange combatants, but Savage just said it didn't matter if they were blood or metal; they were bad guys. Blitz was injured in the fight, leaving him with a scar across his face. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} The Eagles continued to track the robots (dubbed "[[IRON Trooper]]s" by Blitz), {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Sgt. Savage profile}} leading them to witness a battle between [[Centurion]] and {{t|Eukarian Shockwave|"Shockwave"}} in [[France]]. Savage and Blitz allied themselves with Centurion to help him find the {{t|Axalon (BW)|''Axalon''}}, something which would eventually lead to Savage's disappearance. {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}}<br />
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The Screaming Eagles' adventures were heavily publicized, and inspired a young [[Joe Colton]] to join the military. Colton would later lead his own group inspired by the Eagles, the [[Adventure Team]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 1|General Joe Colton profile}} When [[Roadblock]] became worried about a possible mole in [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], Colton told him of the story of the Notional Mole to dissuade his fears. {{storylink|Threat Matrix: Part 1 of 4}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The Screaming Eagles originated in ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', a sub-line of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline in the early 90s. In their original incarnation, the Screaming Eagles were the team Savage put together after waking up in the present. The IDW universe reworks the Screaming Eagles into Savage's WWII unit as an homage to other WWII-era war comics like ''{{w|Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos}}''. <br />
**Ironically, the real-life United States Army {{w|101st Airborne Division}} is nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles", which, according to {{w|Stan Lee}},<ref>http://www.webcitation.org/5unr2TLup?url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/fanfare/fast-chat-stan-lee-1.620730</ref> was the inspiration for the name "Howling Commandos".<br />
*While Savage, Grill, and Blitz are the only Eagles to be identified by name, one of the soldiers in ''Revolutionaries'' #3 can be seen with spiked black hair and a white bandana. This would indicate him to be [http://www.yojoe.com/sgtsavage/dynamite.shtml Dynamite], another member of the original Screaming Eagles line-up.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{w|Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles}} on Wikipedia<br />
*{{t|Screaming Eagles}} at the TFWiki<br />
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'''[[Human|Man]] walks on the moon, [[Dire Wraith|Wraiths]] wait in the darkness, and [[Space Knight|Knights]] are not there to save them.'''<br />
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This issue contains two stories:<br />
*"[[One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind, Part 1]]"<br />
*"[[One Small Step for a Spaceknight, Part 1]]"<br />
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*Originally scheduled for release in October, this issue arrived 3 months late due to art delays.<br />
*Guy Dorian dedicates this issue to his wife Marnie Dorian.<br />
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*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' [[Rom]] stands above a captured [[Dhorian]], surrounded by a Dire Wraith, astronauts, and [[Nikomi]], by [[Guy Dorian Sr.]], [[Sal Buscema]], and [[Ross Campbell]].<br />
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==Contents==<br />
This issue contains two stories:<br />
*"[[One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind, Part 1]]"<br />
*"[[One Small Step for a Spaceknight, Part 1]]"<br />
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*Guy Dorian dedicates this issue to his wife Marnie Dorian.<br />
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*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Rom stands above a captured [[Dhorian]], surrounded by a Dire Wraith, astronauts, and [[Nikomi]], by [[Guy Dorian Sr.]], [[Sal Buscema]], and [[Ross Campbell]].<br />
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<div>'''''Rom: Dire Wraiths''''' is a limited comic book series from [[IDW Publishing]] in [[2020]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
"They made it past the initial nail-biting part of the journey, with a speedy liftoff from Merritt Island. They were thrown left and right against their straps in spasmodic little jerks as they rode into orbit and steered insanely fast into space. But that would not be the biggest challenge they would face. As they set foot on the moon, they found something inhuman waiting for them, ready to hitch a ride back to Earth! With Rom the Spaceknight seemingly nowhere in sight, only a handful of intrepid astronauts can prevent one giant leap for Dire Wraith-kind!"<br />
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==Creative team==<br />
The series is written by the previous ''ROM'' writer [[Chris Ryall]]. The first story, ''One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind'' is drawn by [[Luca Pizzari]] with colors by [[Jim Boswell]]. The backup story, ''One Small Step for a Spaceknight'' features pencils by [[Guy Dorian Sr.]], inks by [[Sal Buscema]], and colors by [[Ross Campbell]].<br />
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*The series was originally scheduled to debut in November 2019 but was delayed until January 2020.<br />
*Upon announcement, it was unsure whether ''Dire Wraiths'' would be set in the [[Hasbro Universe]], which had officially ended with ''{{t|Transformers: Unicron}}'' back in 2018. Fan correspondence with Chris Ryall later confirmed the intention for the series to be part of the previous continuity, along with the series featuring characters and elements of the previously-established universe.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.idwpublishing.com/rom-dire-wraiths-miniseries-reveals-the-terrifying-truth-of-the-moon-landing/ IDW Publishing's official announcement]<br />
*{{w|Rom: Dire Wraiths}} at Wikipedia<br />
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FYI for the future, we (well, Jalaguy and I) use comicvine.com for covers. It's a convenient spot that gives consistent dimensions and quality. [[User:Creedence|Creedence]] ([[User talk:Creedence|talk]]) 02:29, 3 October 2016 (UTC)<br />
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==Issue summaries==<br />
Hey mate, just wanted to share a brief issue summaries tip that I've picked up writing for TFWiki over the years - basically, avoid describing as much dialogue as you possibly can whilst still communicating the plot. I've personally found a really useful way to keep my summaries tight and focused, hope it's helpful. Keep up the good work! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 19:10, 3 October 2016 (UTC)<br />
:Thanks for the tip man. I'll work on that with Earthfall: Part One. --[[User:DanielAdkins|DanielAdkins]] ([[User talk:DanielAdkins|talk]]) 19:13, 3 October 2016 (UTC)<br />
::It came out great! Nice work. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 21:58, 5 October 2016 (UTC)<br />
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== Expanding the wiki with new unrelated series ==<br />
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Greetings. I know ''G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte'' is not related to any Hasbro Universe, but I was considering the possibility to expand this wiki a lot of titles set in their universes. I was also considering IDW's own ''G.I. Joe: A real American Hero'' series. I know we have to wait 10 years (more or less) to affirm the existence of a new Hasbro Universe. Write me a message if you want to give a new advice. Thank you. Goodbye.<br />
:You don't get to dictate this wiki's policies after only just joining up. The whole point of this wiki is to talk about specifically the stuff that was branded as "Hasbro Universe"; and all the stuff you brought up were not part of that universe. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 02:16, 1 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
:We appreciate your enthusiasm. However, this wiki's scope is limited strictly to the established Hasbro Universe that was formally established in 2016 and related books. Until a second Hasbro Universe has been officially created, or new books set in the first one are released and we know they are set in that universe, we will not be covering any other titles, especially not books explicitly set in their own disconnected settings like Sierra Muerte or ARAH. If stuff like ROM: Dire Wraiths does turn out to be a continuation of the previous ROM series, then we will add it. Until that time, we will not. If you'd like, you can continue contributing by helping to expand our coverage of the existing Hasbro Universe, but don't add pages for any new books until we know they exist in the Hasbro Universe. --[[User:DanielAdkins|DanielAdkins]] ([[User talk:DanielAdkins|talk]]) 02:26, 1 November 2019 (UTC)</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Joe_Colton&diff=11152Joe Colton2019-05-03T16:15:21Z<p>DanielAdkins: /* Blood for the Baron */</p>
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General '''Joseph B. "Joe" Colton''' is known better by his codename: '''G.I. Joe'''. A highly decorated officer in the [[United States Army]] with a strong grip, Colton has had his fair share of fantastic adventures during his time as leader of the [[Adventure Team]]. Colton became so famous that the Adventure Team's replacement, the Joint Services Special Counterterrorist Group, was given another name: [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], after Colton's old nickname. Since their existence was revealed to the public by [[Cobra]], Colton has led G.I. Joe in their continuing fight for freedom.<br />
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However, after an encounter with the [[Dire Wraith]]s, Colton realized that G.I. Joe was not enough. Needing to remain in hiding, he adopted the persona of '''Baron Ironblood''', a sinister, masked villain. Creating the "[[Iron Ring]]", Colton has allied himself with some of the most world's most dangerous villains in pursuit of the artifact codenamed the [[Talisman]] to achieve his ultimate goal: saving the [[Earth]] by destroying all [[Transformer]]s.<br />
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===America's Fighting Man===<br />
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Born in [[Central Falls]], [[Rhode Island]], Joe Colton long dreamed of serving his country, inspired by the legendary [[World War II]] hero [[Sgt. Savage]], whose story he learned through documentaries and his mother's recollections of him. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} Through hard work and dedication, Colton graduated with highest honors from the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point. His distinguished record later earned Colton a position with the [[Green Berets]].<br />
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With experience in covert operations and natural leadership, Colton was selected to lead the [[Adventure Team]], going by the codename "G.I. Joe". {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|General Joe Colton profile}} This is where Joe would meet his longtime friend [[Miles Mayhem|Miles Manheim]], whom he affectionately nicknamed "Miles Mayhem". Throughout his adventures, Joe made friends with heroes like [[Action Man (1960s)|Action Man]] and fought off villainous "[[intruder]]s". {{tstorylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} Thanks to the highly-publicized nature of several of the team's missions, the Adventure Team was well known to the general public and was popular enough to get its own line of toys. Colton did his own lines for a toy of himself that was able to talk, an experience that made him rather nervous. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 3 of 5|Homefront, Part 3}}<br />
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After the Adventure Team lost several of its members, Joe rebuilt the team with new recruits, including [[Atomic Man|Mike "Atomic Man" Power]], [[Bulletman|Richard "Bulletman" Ruby]], and [[Stalker|Lonzo "Stalker" Wilkinson]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Bullet Man and Stalker profiles}} {{tstorylink|Power and Glory}} <br />
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One of the Adventure Team's missions brought them to [[Dashur]], [[Egypt]] to rescue [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] from the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]]. While the rest of the team were busy fighting evil robot mummies outside, Joe ventured into the pyramid to try and locate Kreiger. Colton recognized the mummies as the [[IRON Trooper]]s that Sgt. Savage and his [[Screaming Eagles]] had encountered back in WWII. Searching the tomb, he came across a cassette player belonging to Dr. [[Elliot Marsh]]. Surrounded by more IRON Troopers, Joe dropped the tape deck down a crevice... out of which [[Soundwave]] appeared, destroying the Troopers. Believing the {{t|Decepticon}} to be a piloted mech, Joe asked if Action Man or [[Hideaki]] was piloting it, but he was quickly proven wrong when Soundwave attacked him. After a quick save from Mayhem, the two followed the "Alternator" to a secret chamber where they found Kreiger trying to control an artifact called the [[Talisman]]. Joe attacked the giant robot as the rest of the Adventure Team arrived to help get Kreiger out. Deciding that the Talisman wasn't worth his time, Soundwave retreated, nearly crushing Joe and Stalker beneath debris. Fortunately, the two were saved by the newly Talisman-enhanced Atomic Man. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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Another mission took them to rescue the Dr. [[Emil Burkhart]] and his daughter [[Adele Burkhart|Adele]], where they were pinned down by IRON Troopers. While the team was successful in rescuing Adele, they still had to rescue Emil, who was strapped to a rocket about to explode. Despite Joe's warnings, Atomic Man tried to save the doctor. Unfortunately, Joe was right; Atomic Man failed to reach Dr. Burkhart in time and the Adventure Team could only watch as the rocket exploded. This failure weighed heavily on Atomic Man and he left the team soon after. {{tstorylink|Power and Glory}}<br />
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By [[1994]], the Adventure Team was re-christened "Adventure Force". They were assigned to shut down Garrison Kreiger's operations and infiltrated his [[Project Ice Man|Project: Ice Man]] facility in [[Brasnya]], also looking for Mike Power. But by the time they arrived, it was too late; Mike Power had no pulse, and was apparently dead. This infuriated Joe and he punched out Kreiger. However, Adventure Force now had another problem – Joe's childhood hero, Sgt. Savage, had been teleported from [[1944]] to the present. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}} Not long after Mike Power's "death", the Adventure Team was shut down.<br />
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At one point, Joe took a vacation to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], where he encountered a young [[Rock 'n Roll|Craig McConnel]], who was doing nothing with his life; Colton advised him to join up with the military, which McConnel, inspired by Joe's confidence in him, did. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Rock 'n' Roll profile}} Colton, accompanied by other members of the Adventure Team, gave a speech for a graduating class of a [[United States Army Special Forces]] qualification course that included [[Duke|Conrad Hauser]].<ref>Presumably. He's only seen at the class in a dream experienced by Duke, in which several details of the memories were altered by [[Doctor Mindbender]], but there's no particular reason to think that that element would have been changed.</ref> {{storylink|Homefront, Part 3 of 5|Homefront, Part 3}}<br />
The Adventure Team was eventually replaced with a new team headed by General [[Hawk]] while Colton was promoted to a desk job, much to his irritation. While he had to shave his glorious beard, {{tstorylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} he did serve in an administrative capacity on this new team, which was nicknamed [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] in his honor. Colton personally recruited a number of the earliest members of the G.I. Joe team; in addition to his old comrade Stalker, {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Stalker profile}} a young soldier by the name of [[Scarlett|Shana O'Hara]] caught his eye, noticing that despite her considerable talents her superiors never seemed to acknowledge her. Rather than letting her continue to languish, Colton met with her personally to extend an invitation to the G.I. Joe team with the codename "Scarlett". {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} Colton also sought out Craig McConnell, now a Sergeant First Class, and invited him to push himself further as a member of the team, codenamed "[[Rock 'n Roll]]". {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Rock 'n' Roll profile}}<br />
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Colton also had some involvement with {{t|Skywatch}}, alongside Garrison Kreiger and {{t|Joshua Red}}, studying the effects of the Talisman and [[Ore-13]] on Cybertronians at their [[Project Hot House|Project: Hot House]] facility in [[Mount St. Helens]]. Their studies of the Talisman led them to believe that Sgt. Savage's Talisman-fueled trip through time meant that his body was saturated with the device's energy, meaning that they could potentially use him to reactive it. After releasing the captive Cybertronian {{t|Bugly (G1)|Bugly}} and leading Hawk's team to his coordinates, Colton sent out a distress signal in hopes of attracting Savage to Mount St. Helens. After Savage arrived, Kreiger's Cybertronian ally [[Centurion]] quickly made his presence known and took out Bugly. As Centurion led the Joes and Savage back to the Project: Hot House facility, Colton greeted them and quickly ushered Savage off into the next room, ignoring Hawk, Stalker, and Scarlett's attempts to get him to explain just what was going on. While Savage grew concerned with how Skywatch was treating Bugly, recognizing that the robot was clearly very frightened and confused, Colton insisted that Kreiger get on with the experiment. As Centurion threw Savage at the Talisman and the resulting pulse of energy both disappeared Savage yet again and annihilated Bugly, Colton reacted in awe at what the Talisman had wrought. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}}<br />
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Following the {{t|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|Decepticon invasion of Earth}}, Colton and the G.I. Joe team participated in clean-up operations in [[New York City]], with Colton lamenting his failure to adequately warn the government of the potential dangers of the Cybertronians. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}}<br />
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===Yo, Joe===<br />
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After G.I. Joe was revealed to the world by [[Cobra]] following the battle between them resulting in the destruction of [[Nanzhao]], G.I. Joe was reinstated as a public organization in the model of the Adventure Team with General Colton at its official head. [[Governors Island]] was rededicated as the team's headquarters, with Colton heading up a press conference on the island to announce their new way of operating; afterwards, he conferred with the team's field leader [[Duke]] on their mission to [[Warrenton]], [[Ohio]], justifying to him their new "celebrity soldier" organisation and notifying him of the [[Hashtag|embedded journalist]] being placed on their team. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 1 of 5|Homefront, Part 1}}<br />
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While the Joes raided Warrenton, General Colton and the rest of G.I. Joe central command watched over a video feed as they apparently pulled off a successful raid of a chemical weapons plant. Unknown to Colton, though, the video was a fake created by Cobra — the team had actually been shot down over the town and Duke had been captured. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 2 of 5|Homefront, Part 2}} However, when "Duke" sent in the Joes' counter-sign — "Topaz" — Colton recognised it as ''not'' being their "all clear", but a code from the dialogue of the Adventure Team toys, meaning "ambush". {{storylink|Homefront, Part 3 of 5|Homefront, Part 3}} Colton ordered a flight of [[Dragonfly|Dragonflies]] to the town, {{storylink|Homefront, Part 4 of 5|Homefront, Part 4}} though they were unable to prevent its destruction. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 5 of 5|Homefront, Part 5}}<br />
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When [[Roadblock]] came to Colton with concerns about a possible leak within G.I. Joe, the general told him about a stratagem used by the Screaming Eagles, the "notional mole", to illustrate the potential danger of tearing off on a witch hunt over a potentially nonexistent threat. {{storylink|Threat Matrix, Part 1 of 4|Threat Matrix, Part 1}} After Hashtag was refused permission to pursue [[Siren|a lead]] on Cobra by Duke, [[Cover Girl]] went over his head to General Colton, having already been suspicious that Duke might be their mole. {{storylink|Siren's Song}}<br />
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Five years later, Colton remained in command of G.I. Joe, which was now perilously close to being shut down, with Scarlett now serving as second in command after Duke left the team. As Scarlett prepared for her appearance at one of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] hearings that would decide G.I. Joe's fate, Colton scoffed at how Cobra had rebranded itself as a legitimate, non-violent organization. As their car arrived at the hearing, Colton advised Scarlett to just tell things as they were. {{storylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part One}} As evidence began to mount that the Joe team had once again sprung a leak, Colton met with a contact to try and see where the leak could be coming from but didn't get far, only learning that the CIA had learned the same intel the Joe team in [[Galibi]] had. {{storylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part Three}}<br />
Meeting with Scarlett in his office, Colton learned that Duke and fellow ex-Joe [[Big Ben]] were both on the ground in [[Schleteva]] working as mercenaries looking for [[Isaac Craft]], the son of the Cobra lead the Joes had tried pursuing years ago. With that in mind, Scarlett asked for authorization to go to [[London]] and attempt to interrogate Siren about what her son was up to in Schleteva. Though Colton was unsure about letting her run off like that when she was in charge of commanding all of G.I. Joe's field teams, he ultimately gave her authorization. {{storylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part Six}} In the wake of Isaac Craft uploading a video implicating Cobra in the murder of [[Grigor Rashidov]]'s [[Irena Rashidov|wife]] as well as the attempted murder of both Grigor and himself, Colton met with a U.S. senator in hopes of convincing him G.I. Joe still had a purpose given that Cobra clearly wasn't as non-violent as it seemed. {{storylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Conclusion}} While there was a brief glimmer of hope that the team may survive, at the end of the day America no longer trusted G.I. Joe and the team was shut down. {{tstorylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}<br />
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===Blood for the Baron===<br />
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After {{t|Autobot}} leader [[Optimus Prime]] annexed Earth into the Cybertronian {{t|Council of Worlds}}, Colton was assigned to lead the [[Earth Defense Command]] in place of his predecessor [[Marissa Faireborn]]. Colton had former members of G.I. Joe escort the captive [[Garrison Blackrock]] {{tstorylink|White Light}} and attack the Autobots and Decepticons beneath the [[Indian Ocean]]. Though Blackrock was taken from them by {{t|Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime}}, the team taking on the Cybertronians were more successful, managing to capture Decepticon {{t|Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing}}. {{tstorylink|White Heat}}<br />
Deciding to make use of the Talisman to wipe out the Transformers once and for all, Colton attempted to get clearance to do so through official channels, but was stymied by the fact that the government had been infiltrated by the body snatching aliens known as [[Dire Wraith]]s. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} After being lured into a [[Tomahawk]] by someone he respected, {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} Colton was attacked by the Wraiths who attempted to kill and replace him. Fighting back, Colton's survival came at the cost of one of his hands, which he cut off with his own knife before jumping out of the vehicle and into the woods below. Living off the land for a week, the first contact Colton had with civilization after the incident with the Wraiths was a quartet of punks; though they were quick to antagonize him, Colton defeated them easily and took the phone they were using to call up [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], admitting to him that he was right about the threat aliens posed to Earth all along and asking for his help. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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At Kreiger's lab in Paris, Colton had the lingering traces of Dire Wraith DNA removed from his wound {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} and his hand replaced with a Talisman-tech prosthetic. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|Redcliffe Club}} Wrongly believing the Dire Wraiths were in league with the Cybertronians, Colton made plans to destroy Cybertron itself and wipe out the Cybertronian race as revenge for the myriad of incursions its people had performed on Earth. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} Thanks to Centurion {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}}, the Project: Hot House experiments, and more recent "research" carried out by, Kreiger had enough knowledge of Cybertronian biology that Colton could begin his genocidal campaign as the Talisman itself was corrosive to Cybertronians. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} Meanwhile, believing Colton hadn't survived the fall from the helicopter, the Dire Wraiths who had attacked him got enough genetic material from his hand to assume his form. This [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Wraith imposter]] took over Joe's duties as head of the [[Earth Defense Command]], before being executed by [[Rom]] the [[Space Knight]], leaving the world believing that Colton was dead. {{tstorylink|Concorde Hymn}}<br />
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Unwilling to involve the Joes in the knowledge that they would object to his plans, Colton took on the moniker of the villainous "Baron Ironblood" in order to deal with and recruit supervillains into his new "[[Iron Ring]]". {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} Ironblood's early recruits included [[Storm Shadow II|Storm Shadow]] and her ally [[Mercy Gale|Doctor X]], who were convinced to join when Colton promised Storm Shadow Talisman-derived enhancements for her [[Red Shadows|Red Shadow]] ninja, {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|Redcliffe Club}} as well as the [[Iron Klaw]], who allowed the alliance use of his [[Iron Castle]] as a base — though Colton cautioned him on the dangers of trying to bind the {{t|Predacon (G1)|Predacons}} to his will. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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Doctor X licensed use of the [[M.A.S.S. Device]], a global teleportation machine, from former Cobra member [[Destro]]; however, Colton wished to bring the arms dealer into the alliance proper, and travelled to [[Castle Destro]] to persuade him, leaving behind his disguise. Though Destro initially set his [[B.A.T.]] guards on Colton, he was convinced when he revealed his plan to use the M.A.S.S. Device and {{t|Metrotitan (Zone)|Autobot City}}'s {{t|Space bridge|spacebridge}} to take them to Cybertron, where Destro could plunder the aliens' most advanced technology. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Two: A Game of Chess|A Game of Chess}} Colton also recruited his old ally Miles Mayhem for his ability to spread chaos and hatred of the Transformers, though even he was put off by Mayhem's torture of the Decepticon {{t|Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing}}. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Three: A Little Bit of Mayhem|A Little Bit of Mayhem}} <br />
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Baron Ironblood and Doctor X set up shop in the derelict Cobra moonbase [[Section Sabine]], {{tstorylink|Enter The Shadow}} using the Red Shadows to scavenge materials to repair it. {{tstorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} After [[Garrison Blackrock]] accidentally activated the Talisman in its [[I.R.O.N.]]/[[Secret Intelligence Service|S.I.S.]] bunker in [[Schleteva]], transforming the population of [[Verenya]] into Dire Wraith hybrids, the villains hired [[Major Bludd]] and the [[Oktober Guard]] to retrieve the Talisman. {{tstorylink|Crisis Intervention}} When an interfering [[Ian Noble|Action Man]] was brought to the moonbase accidentally by [[Major Bludd]]'s teleportation, the Baron — having no desire to see any unnecessary death — expressed worry about Doctor X chaining him up in a spacesuit outside the base, and was subsequently introduced to him when Action Man managed to make his way inside. Despite this, when Action Man escaped further into the moonbase, the Baron grumbled that they should have just killed him instead, a suggestion rebuked by Doctor X.<br />
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When [[Kup]], [[Mayday]], Blackrock and the [[Micronaut]]s invaded the base to save Action Man, Ironblood ordered the Red Shadows to stop them, furiously exclaiming that they had put years of preparation into their work and were "trying to save you, too". When [[Larissa]] inadvertently destabilised the [[Ore-13]] by [[Enerchange|Enerchanging]] with the Talisman, Ironblood ordered Doctor X and the Red Shadows to evacuate using the M.A.S.S. device; he determined that Action Man would be rescued by his friends, and that even if they had their hands on the Talisman, they wouldn't unlock its secrets. {{tstorylink|Enter The Shadow}}<br />
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When [[Baron Karza]] attempted to conquer Earth, he contacted Ironblood, along with many of his allies, to offer them a place serving under him. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 3|Wrath of Karza #3}} Following Karza's defeat, {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}} Ironblood and Mayhem recruited Lady [[Shazraella]] to the Iron Ring, promising to let her have Cybertron itself once they were done with it. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Four: Hitting the Big Time|Hitting the Big Time}}<br />
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Ironblood and Doctor X later met up with [[Cobra]] leader [[Tomax Paoli]]. Ironblood encouraged Tomax to take up the mantle of [[Cobra Commander]], saying that "the mask makes the man." Knowing that Action Man and the rest would trace the Talisman to Tomax, the pair offered him a partnership, which he declined... until he met their other partner: Centurion. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} Agreeing to join them, Tomax ventured to [[San Francisco]] with Centurion.<br />
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Reconvening in Kalistan to speak with Iron Klaw and Kreiger, Ironblood expressed his doubt at Tomax's abilities, and seemed to be proven correct when Tomax requested extraction via MASS Device. However, Tomax returned with a gift: a captive Garrison Blackrock. As the villains hooked Blackrock up to a control module for testing, Ironblood noticed [[Snake Eyes]] hiding in the rafters of the Iron Castle. Kreiger summoned a squad of [[Iron Grenadier]]s, who took the ninja commando down with little effort. Ironblood inspected the body, noticing wiring in the bullet holes and realizing he was a drone. "Tomax" was, in fact, the real Snake Eyes in disguise (with Kup providing his voice). Snake Eyes shot and wounded Ironblood before freeing Blackrock and escaping using the M.A.S.S. device. Seeing how they were infiltrated, Ironblood decided that the Iron Ring had to cut ties with Tomax and Centurion. {{tstorylink|The Iron Klaw}} While Tomax contended with the "[[Revolutionaries (team)|Revolutionaries]]" in San Francisco, Ironblood reluctantly allowed Kreiger to be teleported to the Project: Ice Man base to deal with their enemies alongside Mike Power, who had survived for over two decades hooked into the systems of the base. {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}}<br />
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After Kreiger was captured by the Revolutionaries and brought back to the {{t|Onyx}} building in [[Buenos Aires]], the Iron Ring made their move to retrieve both their ally and the Talisman before the G.I. Joe team could arrive to take them away. With Doctor X and Storm Shadow infiltrating the building, Baron Ironblood teleported down to its roof with the Oktober Guard and a group of Red Shadows, projecting a force field around the building that trapped the Revolutionaries, the Joes and their allies within. However, Sgt. Savage — who had been brought into the present day by another surge of Talisman energy — saw through his disguise and attacked him, pulling off his helmet and revealing his true identity as Joe Colton for all to see. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}} As chaos and fighting broke out, Colton and Savage fought one-on-one, with Savage getting the upper hand and decrying Colton for not seeing the Cybertronians as people. Their battle was interrupted when the giant Cybertronian {{t|Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan}} broke through the forcefield, allowing Optimus Prime himself to join the fight, with [[Skywarp]] pointing the Autobot leader towards Colton; the villain fled to the building's stairwell, but was immediately set upon by the mutated Dire Wraith hybrids, released from their containment pods by Action Man.<br />
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Though Savage's words about the need to end the fighting caused Colton to have doubts, the massive display of power from Metrotitan when the Titan broadcast energy to return the mutated humans to normal saw him double down on his beliefs that the Cybertronians' power was too dangerous. At Kreiger's urging, Colton and his fellow villains teleported away once more, with Doctor X and Storm Shadow managing to secure the Talisman. Gathering in the Iron Castle for the last time, Colton decided that it was time to take the fight to the Cybertronians by striking first and preventing them from retaliating. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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===Insurgency on Cybertron===<br />
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Gathering his forces, including the other villains of the Iron Ring, [[Dr. Mindbender]], and the [[Dreadnoks]], Colton — preparing for his attack — quizzed Kreiger over his obsession with the Talisman, leading his ally to reveal that he saw the device as a calling to galactic conquest. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine|One Unholy Machine}} Knowing his old team would eventually find him out and try to stop him, he baited a trap for [[Scarlett]] to offer her an explanation for his actions comparing the humans to ants under Cybertron's boot, believing Cybertron would soon start another war that would wind up destroying Earth and wiping out the human race. To prevent that from ever coming to pass, Colton had decided to take the first step and wipe Cybertron off the map. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}}<br />
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With Iron Klaw and Doctor X remaining on Earth, the remainder of the villainous alliance made their way to [[Cybertron]] during the ceremony commemorating Earth joining the Council of Worlds within false, hollow Cybertronians, built with Miles Mayhem's [[Project Spectrum]] technology, utilized as Trojan horses. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} While their army of Red Shadows, Iron Grenadiers and Dreadnoks attacked the ceremony and sowed panic in {{t|Iacon (polity)|Iacon}}, Colton and his allies descended into the tunnels below the city; Dr. Mindbender stayed on the surface to oversee the attack, disguised as Ironblood as a decoy. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}} While Scarlett's G.I. Joes and the Cybertronian security forces engaged the false Ironblood, Colton's alliance continued to move towards the planet's core while leaving sound dampeners to block Soundwave's advanced hearing — though infighting occurred between the villains thanks to their failure to treat Shazraella with the proper respect and Mayhem's casual sexism irritating Storm Shadow. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}}<br />
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Knowing that Scarlett would inevitably be pursuing them, Colton set up a series of booby traps to slow her team down, reactivating the fake Cybertronians on the surface to fight them; when Mayhem questioned what would happen if it wasn't enough to stop Scarlett, Colton said he would "trip [Mayhem] and run". However, the delay required to set up the obstacles allowed {{t|Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex}}, the Cybertronian {{t|Titan (IDW)|Titan}} that formed Iacon, to detect their presence before they could leave the city, leading the city-bot to shift his walls and floors in order to eliminate them. Thanks to Shazraella and Storm Shadow, the villains made it safely to the exit hatch leading to Cybertron below, but before they could leave, Cybertronian security officer {{t|Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker}} — heavily injured from a fight with an army of Red Shadows — confronted them, ordering them to surrender. Though Colton promised not to shoot if he stood down, Sunstreaker was aware of Colton's genocidal intentions, leading the villain to blast him into {{t|stasis lock}} and escape into the planet itself. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}}<br />
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To cover up their path, Colton had Mayhem project a realistic hologram of a river of acid, capable of fooling all of Soundwave's senses to make their pursuers believe that they had lost the trail; however, Scarlett saw through his trick, and her team continued towards the planet's center. As the villains neared the core, they were set upon by a horde of {{t|Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons}} sent from within Cybertron to kill them; though they managed to bypass the swarm, they found that Scarlett, Optimus Prime, and their allies had reached the core before them and were lying in wait, intent on stopping them from using the Talisman. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} In the ensuing fight, Colton and Scarlett engaged each other; quickly destroying each others' main weapons, they switched to fighting with knives while Scarlett chewed her old mentor out for choosing fear and attempted genocide over everything the Joes had strove for under him. As they fought, Colton revealed that he didn't plan for any of his team to survive their plan; but the situation was complicated when Cybertron's leader [[Starscream]], {{t|Elita One (G1)|Elita One}}, and her follower {{t|Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian}}, who intended to arrest both Scarlett's team and Colton's.<br />
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While Scarlett and Joe scrambled out of the way of Obsidian's missiles, Colton saw Kreiger running for the Talisman, despite the team not having yet reached the core. When Colton tried to run after Kreiger, Scarlett stopped him, leading to him inadvertently stabbing her in the stomach; not wanting to kill her, Colton implored her to give up, but Scarlett instead struggled through her injury, pinning his prosthetic hand to the floor with his own knife. It was too late for Colton to call his allies off, however, as Kreiger had reached and activated the Talisman. As its magical energy coursed through all of Cybertron and its inhabitants, Colton's ally cast off his form and revealed that he was not human at all, but an alien wizard named [[Merklynn]] from the lost world of [[Prysmos]]. Using the power of the planet's magically-altered Energon and the Talisman together, Merklynn transformed the area around him into [[New Prysmos|a replica of his homeworld]]; as he gloated to Colton, he had known from the start that he was just a pawn to the former "G.I. Joe", and was himself using Colton to recreate his lost world, wanting to use it as a staging post to invade other worlds and bring about a "new age of magic" throughout the galaxy. Merklynn teleported all the combatants to Cybertron's surface, where Joe — thoroughly broken by the revelation that he had potentially helped bring about Earth's destruction, rather than saving it — willingly surrendered into Cybertronian custody along with his allies. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}<br />
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Even though he willingly gave himself up to Cybertronian custody, there remained a contingent of humanity who believed Colton's extreme anti-Cybertronian actions were justified and demanded he be released. {{tstorylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}<br />
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Joe was eventually moved from a Cybertronian prison to a cell inside G.I. Joe's [[G.I. Joe Field Headquarters|Field Headquarters]] in [[Trinity Bay]], [[Texas]]. When Earth came under siege by {{t|Maximal#IDW Generation 1 continuity |Mutant Cybertronians}} and communications between the planets went down, Joe was paid a visit by Scarlett and the [[President of the United States|President]], who asked him for help devising a less genocidal way of dealing with the beasts. He suggested that they reach out to Merklynn's former knights the [[Visionaries]] and see if they could find a way to use their Talisman to help Earth. {{tstorylink|Road's End}} He was present when the various heroes and villains of Earth gathered inside {{t|Trypticon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trypticon}} to discuss how to fight against {{t|Unicron (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*G.I. Joe being from Rhode Island is a reference to [[Hasbro]], which was founded and continues to operate in the state.<br />
*{{w|Baron Ironblood}} hails from the ''[[wikipedia:Action Force|Action Force]]'' franchise, an ''[[Action Man (franchise)|Action Man]]'' spin-off line of smaller-scale figures, later used as a vehicle to import the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' line into the UK. Notably, the ''Action Force'' comic handled this transition by establishing [[Cobra Commander]] as a new identity for Ironblood.<br />
*When exactly Colton was replaced by a Wraith and became Baron Ironblood is a bit muddled. ''[[Revolutionaries (comic)|Revolutionaries]]'' {{t|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|#8}} depicts Colton's encounter with the Wraiths as taking place prior to Optimus Prime annexing Earth in {{t|The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers''}} {{t|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|#49}}, while ''[[First Strike]]'' {{t|First Strike issue 0|#0}} and {{t|First Strike issue 2|#2}} indicate the real Colton had taken command of the EDC and didn't get replaced until after {{t|White Heat|''The Transformers'' #57}}. Meanwhile, in ''[[Action Man (comic)|Action Man]]'' [[Mr Love and Justice|#4]], which takes place a month before the events of ''Revolution'', Mercy Gale mentions Baron Ironblood as one of the many villains faced by members of the [[Action Man Programme]]. When asked if Colton took on the identity from a preexisting Ironblood (or if Colton was letting off steam by terrorizing England even before ''Revolution''), writer [[John Barber]] declined to answer, preferring to leave it open-ended.<ref>[http://hasbrouniverse.libsyn.com/episode-14-revolutionaries-never-die?tdest_id=521407 John Barber on Action and Adventure: The Hasbro Universe Podcast]</ref><br />
*Colton's outfit in ''First Strike'' features a mask resembling that of Cobra mercenary [http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/wraith.shtml Wraith].<br />
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*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/94/gijoe.shtml G.I. Joe at YoJoe.com]<br />
*[http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/002/redshadows/006/index.html Baron Ironblood at BloodForTheBaron.com]<br />
*{{t|Joe Colton}} at the TFWiki<br />
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The mysterious obelisk known only as "the '''Talisman'''" is an object of great power and even greater mystery. Its vast power ties it to [[Prysmos]], [[Cybertron]], the [[Dire Wraith]]s and [[Microspace]]. According to [[Merklynn]], it is an object of great [[magic|mystical]] power, and has shown to be destructive to [[Transformer]]s. However, it has also been responsible for technological advancements of the [[IRON Trooper]]s and the temporal displacement of [[Sgt. Savage]]. Befitting any artifact of cosmic power, it is sought after by a myriad of [[Iron Ring|international criminals]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
The Talisman was created ten million years ago on the planet {{t|Antilla}}. With the natives unable to match the destructive power of the Cybertronian invaders, a {{t|Unicron's creator|scientist}} created a doomsday weapon that would sterilize all life on the planet while refashioning the world into an ultimate weapon of retribution against the Cybertronian race, {{t|Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron}}. When the device was activated however, its energy proved uncontrollable. The energy cascading across space/time, it collapsed Antilla's star into a black hole, destroyed the planet [[Prysmos]] while absorbing and corrupting the world's [[magic]]al energies to give birth to the [[Dire Wraith]]s. {{t|Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime}} eventually returned to the Antilla where he uncovered the doomsday device and dubbed it the "Talisman". {{storylink|Transformers: Unicron}} Some 20,000 years ago, Onyx sent the {{t|Axalon (BW)|''Axalon''}} to [[Earth]], ostensibly so they retrieve the {{t|Enigma of Combination}} for him, {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Centurion profile}} but in reality needing them to complete an ontological paradox and needing someone to ferry the Talisman to the organic world. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} <br />
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The ship arrived on Earth to restock on Energon where {{t|Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave}} shot it down in an attempt to protect his [[Ore-13|experiment]]. The Talisman scrambled the crew's memories on impact and after reprogramming them to conduct an experiment, Shockwave proceeded to study the Talisman noting with interest its spontaneous creation of a [[IRON Trooper|drone force]] from the ''Axalon'''s hull. After a brief period of this, he went off to conduct his experiments and fell into stasis lock, the Talisman becoming buried in ice and snow before it vanished into history. {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}} As the false memories of the Eukarians wore off, they attempted to find the relic. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Centurion profile}} <br />
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During World War II, [[Sgt. Savage]] and [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] encountered [[Centurion]], last of the ''Axalon'' crew who told them about the Talisman. The three travelled to the ship but were forced to contend with an army of IRON Troopers. After the trio breached the ship's hull, Kreiger noticed the indent on the bridge where the Talisman had once been, giving it the codename it would come to be known be and correctly deducing it to be magical artifact. The Troopers then linked together to puppeteer the corpse of {{t|Domitius Major}}. Flying into a rage at the desecration of his friend's body, Centurion attacked with a fury and dismembered Domitius, destroying the IRON Troopers in the process. The residual Talisman energy within the craft activated and teleported the ''Axalon'', and Savage away. Kreiger was mesmerized by the Talisman's power, {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}} believing it could hold the key to restoring his lost homeworld of [[Prysmos]] {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}} and manipulated Centurion into aiding him in his hunt for it. {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}} Over the decades, Kreiger and Centurion scoured the Earth for the artifact. The two found several scraps of Talisman created technology which Kreiger used to create facsimile Talismans. {{tstorylink|The Iron Klaw}} {{tstorylink|Power and Glory}}<br />
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One way or another, the Talisman wound up buried in the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in [[Dashur]], [[Egypt]]. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} Somehow during the intervening years it had come into contact with [[Dire Wraith]] DNA, gaining Wraith tendrils surrounding its front emblem. {{tstorylink|Crisis Intervention}} When Kreiger found it in the 1980s, he was followed by the [[Adventure Team]] and [[Soundwave]] tracking the signal for the mysterious drones. The priceless pyramid surrounding the Talisman proved little obstacle to Soundwave who rammed through layer after layer of stone until he found Kreiger who sent the IRON Troopers on the Decepticon. Soundwave defeated them with ease but one of [[Atomic Man]]'s arms was damaged in the crossfire who touched the Talisman and received an upgraded model with the ability to project forcefields. While intrigued by the relic's power, Soundwave decided it was more trouble than it was worth due to the Troopers and organics and simply flew off to complete his mission. The Talisman then fell into government custody. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} <br />
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Nonetheless Kreiger was allowed to study the device under government supervision. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}} Atomic Man approached Kreiger about his constant desire to improve himself via Talisman technology. Eventually however, Power had replaced so much of his body with Talisman technology that he declared himself "the Talisman made flesh". {{tstorylink|Power and Glory}} In [[1994]], Kreiger had Power make contact with the Talisman which had the unexpected effect of pulling Sgt. Savage and the ''Axalon'' from the timestream. <br />
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The Talisman was moved to [[Mount St. Helens]] in the early 2000s into an abandoned Decepticon facility where the Talisman was exposed to [[Ore-13]]. To reactive the relic, Kreiger and Colton lured Sgt. Savage to the base where Centurion hurled the Sergeant into the Talisman reactivating it. The resulting surge of energy sent Savage further into the future as well as (graphically) destroying the Decepticon guinea pig {{t|Bugly (G1)|Bugly}} proving to Colton that it could be used as an anti-Cybertronian weapon. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}}<br />
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Cybertronian activity on Earth increased over the decades to the point that Colton became convinced that Cybertron would destroy Earth and decided to use the Talisman to destroy Cybertron and end the Cybertronian species once and for all. After being appointed as the new director of the Earth Defense Command, he attempted to go throw official channels to enact his plan but found the military was infested with [[Dire Wraith]]s. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} The Wraiths attacked with one of them assuming Colton's likeness but Colton managed to avoid being fully assimilated by amputating his hand and went underground. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} Making his way to Kreiger to remove the Dire Wraith bio-matter, Colton realized he would have to act outside the law to complete his goal. Assuming the identity of "Baron Ironblood", he set out to recruit a cabal of supervillains to aid him. Kreiger had already been working on this goal, testing out the energies of the Talisman on {{t|Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing}}. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}}<br />
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The [[Sentient Time Chamber]] knew of the Talisman and regarded it as one of the many paths in and out of [[Microspace]]. {{storylink|Micronauts issue 9|Micronauts #9}}<br />
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After recruiting [[Mercy Gale|Doctor X]], {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|Redcliffe Club}} Colton use the Wraith DNA within the Talisman to upgrade her [[Red Shadows]] granting them Wraith-like biology. Gale used her connections in the British government to have the Talisman placed in a secure bunker in [[Verenya]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #1}}<br />
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The Talisman's existence was discovered by [[Garrison Blackrock]] who believed it could restore his memories. He somehow accessed the Wraith DNA within which turned the people above into Wraith mutates. After some initial confusion on the heroes' part, the Talisman was teleported away by the [[Oktober Guard]], {{tstorylink|Crisis Intervention}} to a [[Cobra]] [[Section Sabine|moonbase]] where [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] and [[Mercy Gale]] tried to jumpstart it using Ore-13. [[Ian Noble|Action Man]] had been caught in the teleport and when he was rescued, the villains were forced to leave the relic behind where upon it was piloted back to Earth by [[Larissa]]. {{tstorylink|Enter The Shadow}}<br />
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The Talisman was taken to the {{t|Onyx}} tower in [[Buenos Aires]] along with the Dire Wraith mutates in the hopes a cure could be found. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}} Kreiger still had both his facsimile Talisman, {{tstorylink|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power to access Talisman energy and carry out his plans. {{tstorylink|Power and Glory}} Power had been exposed to so much Talisman energy and technology over the course of his life that upon his suicide, his mind survived in {{t|infraspace}}. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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The Revolutionaries managed to halt his plans at every step on the way however and brought him back to the tower to wait for a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] squad to collect both him and the relic. Blackrock passed his time by studying the Talisman only for the building to be infiltrated by Doctor X and Storm Shadow while Centurion deactivated its defences allowing Ironblood's cabal to teleport in to try and retrieve the relic. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}}<br />
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After being stabbed through the chest by [[Storm Shadow II|Storm Shadow]], Blackrock's mind was transported to the realm of infraspace where he encountered Onyx Prime who revealed that the Talisman was inoculation against a coming threat...a threat Blackrock would not be around to see. The spectre of Mike Power saved Blackrock from the Prime before the two returned to the living plane leaving an enraged Onyx Prime behind. In the material world, Blackrock used his connection to the Talisman and Storm Shadow's Human/Wraith DNA to engineer a curative pulse to counter the effects of the earlier mutagenic wave. Summoning {{t|Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan}}, he was able to transmit the cure on a wide scale via the Titan's Spacebridge. The curative wave had the unexpected side effect of releasing the consciousness of Mike Power into Centurion, creating a composite being. <br />
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Reading the cards, the villains teleported away with the relic, the energies of the [[M.A.S.S. Device]] causing the Talisman to send out another mutagenic wave. The new Centurion threw himself in the path of the wave seemingly dying before returning to life and explaining the circumstances of his resurrection. With the device secure within the [[Iron Castle]], Colton announced it was time to take the fight to Cybertron. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} <br />
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During Earth's official induction ceremony into the {{t|Council of Worlds}}, Colton brought the relic to Cybertron intending for Lady [[Shazraella]] to [[enerchange]] the artifact with Cybertron's core to have it poison all the {{t|energon}} on the planet and end the Cybertronian race. Kreiger warned, however, that if the Talisman was not properly merged with the core, Cybertron might fight off the Talisman's energies completely. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}}<br />
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[[File:FirstStrike6 Talisman active.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Remember the easy days when all weird, alien devices were instantly dismissed as being {{t|Quintesson}} in origin?]]<br />
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The villains encountered heavy resistance however forcing Kreiger to forego merging the device with Cybertron's core and activate it prematurely via a magical incantation, revealing his true identify as the [[Prysmosian]] wizard Merklynn. The Talisman used nearly half of Cybertron's energon to create [[New Prysmos]] within the metallic planet's underground. The Talisman's activation caused Cybertron to "scream". A scream that {{t|Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron}} heard. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}<br />
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After creating the city, the Talisman buried itself six meters in Cybertronian rock. {{t|Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack}} and {{t|Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown}} were sent to investigate the device but before they even entered New Prysmos, Talisman energy caused Breakdown's arm to wither and disintegrate. Wheeljack's further scans on the Talisman's resonant energy signature showed its energy was leaking outwards from New Prysmos and transforming the surrounding caverns into copies of Prysmosian stone while the device itself was continuing to borrow directly to {{t|Vector Sigma}}. [[Cindarr]] reached the same conclusion much to [[Virulina]]'s delight. {{tstorylink|Schismatic}}<br />
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Further analysis by Wheeljack revealed that he could cancel out the effects of magic via a frequency that neutralized the baseline gamma radiation. From this knowledge, Wheeljack created a powerful counter-wave that, if detonated at Vector Sigma, would theoretically immunize the supercomputer against magic while rendering the Talisman inert.<br />
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As the Talisman neared Vector Sigma, its energies began ripping {{t|Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide}} apart before [[Galadria]] applied a healing spell to him. This spell somehow mediated the energies of the Talisman and Wheeljack's anti-Talisman bomb allowing Cybertron to remain as it was, minus a tiny portion of land for New Prysmos which was now raised to the planet's surface. {{tstorylink|The Curtain}}<br />
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When its energies had meet with Galadria's magic and Wheeljack's bomb however, the Talisman sent out a summons to Unicron. {{tstorylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}<br />
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When the Chaos Bringer arrived atop Cybertron, [[Windblade]] beseeched [[Leoric]] to use the Talisman's magic to teleport the Cybertronian race to safety. The Talisman joined them for the trip, rematerializing on Earth with the Cybertronians. As a result however, Unicron was able to survive Cybertron's destruction and followed them to Earth. Though Shockwave attempted to have the {{t|Maximal}}s retrieve the device and use it to destroy Unicron, they had turned on him and pledged loyalty to Unicron. After [[Starscream]] had sacrificed himself to activate the device, [[Optimus Prime]] and [[Arcee]] followed the Talisman as it burned its way to the core of Unicron. When they arrived, the Talsiman disappeared into the black hole at the Chaos Bringer's core, Optimus following without hesitation. Finding himself in {{t|infraspace}}, Optimus was confronted by Unicron's creator, facing off against the Antillan until the Talisman rebooted and began destroying the landscape. When Optimus finally managed to make peace with the Antillan, he allowed himself to pass, his death causing Unicron to collapse in on himself, subsequently destroying any remnant of the Talisman. {{storylink|Transformers: Unicron}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Despite its ostensibly magical nature, the Talisman has been the source for several character with cybernetic enhancements. Mike Power, Storm Shadow and her Red Shadows, and Joe Colton/Baron Ironblood all have cybernetics derived from the Talisman, or Talisman-based technology. Considering the alliance between characters like Kreiger and Miles Mayhem, it's possible that [[Bruno Sheppard]]'s cybernetics may also be Talisman-derived.<br />
*Considering the {{t|Maximal Ironhide|false Ironhide}}'s head can be seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3 outside the Tomb of Amtoltec, it is possible he was the one who brought the Talisman to the Tomb.<br />
*The final story arc of the original [[Visionaries (franchise)|''Visionaries'']] comic book featured the [[Spectral Knight]]s and [[Darkling Lord]]s competing to secure four objects called "talismans." These talismans were small jewels and bear no resemblance to the IDW artifact, but we'd be remiss not to tell you.<br />
*{{t|Origin Myths|''Optimus Prime'' #10}} features the Talisman cameoing among "Onyx Prime's" possessions. Later revelations about the artifact would turn this into an error.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{t|Talisman (G1)}} on {{t|Main Page|TFWiki.net}}<br />
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[[Category:Technology]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Miles_Mayhem&diff=10647Miles Mayhem2018-11-18T19:58:22Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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General '''Miles "Mayhem" Manheim''' is a military man. A soldier since his youthful days, he later served under [[Joe Colton]] as part of the [[Adventure Team]]. During this time, Manheim got his nickname from Colton because of his innate talent for causing disruption and chaos among enemy forces. Miles was a brilliant soldier and one of Joe's best friends. <br />
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However, Mayhem's heroic actions soon gave way to villainous intentions. Carrying a deep desire for wealth and power, Mayhem is methodical and a master manipulator. He is able to use the people around him like pawns in a game of chess. He is incredibly cold and is willing to sacrifice anyone, deeming human lives an "acceptable loss." His ultimate desire is control over the world, and he's more than happy to sell out his allies and side with whomever he must to gain what he believes he deserves.<br />
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Mayhem served as head of [[Project Spectrum]] along with [[Cornelius Trakker]], devising technology to defend the planet, later overseeing the training of a group of operatives, including Cornelius's son [[Matt Trakker|Matt]], that would form the [[M.A.S.K.|Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]] and their rival black ops unit [[V.E.N.O.M.]] As part of V.E.N.O.M., Mayhem pilots the [[Switchblade]] vehicle and wears the "Python" [[Mask]]. <br />
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===Military Man===<br />
Much of Miles Manheim's past is shrouded in mystery. He grew up in a rough neighborhood in [[Philadelphia]] before enlisting in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]. Rising through the ranks after his graduation, Miles impressed his commanders with his capabilities in espionage and black ops strategy. Manheim was also willing to sacrifice whatever he needed to, even if it resulted in "collateral damage". {{tstorylink|O Ship of State|Miles Mayhem profile}} At one point early in his career, Manheim was captured by opposing soldiers and tortured for information. He ended up giving up the location of his allies' base, and later killed his tormentors in revenge. The experience changed Miles, and he swore to never "be weak" again. {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: Revolution}}<br />
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Miles later joined the [[Adventure Team]], where he received his infamous nickname of "Mayhem" from the team's leader: [[Joe Colton|"G.I. Joe" Colton]]. During this time, he went on many adventures, including encountering the British agent [[Action Man (1960s)|Action Man]], though he didn't find the experience very memorable. {{tstorylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} <br />
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On one of their missions, the Adventure Team responded to a distress call from the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in [[Dashur]], [[Egypt]], where they fought [[Iron Trooper|roboticized mummies]] that [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] had unearthed. While [[Stalker]], [[Bulletman]], and [[Atomic Man]] were occupied with numerous robots outside, Mayhem followed Joe into the tomb and saved his colleague when [[Soundwave]] blew out a tomb floor. They followed Soundwave further in to find Kreiger with the [[Talisman]]. Their teammates soon arrived and their continued interference annoyed Soundwave to the point that the Cybertronian violently departed the pyramid. The debris would have crushed the humans if not for Atomic Man, newly modified by the Talisman, using his powers to block the debris. In the aftermath, the Adventure Team took custody of the Talisman and handed it over to the British [[Secret Intelligence Service|S.I.S.]] {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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Mayhem was present during the team's operation to rescue Dr. [[Emil Burkhart]]. While Stalker was nervous about their chances of survival against the IRON Troopers, Mayhem told him to stow the fatalism. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of Atomic Man, the team was unable to save Burkhart. {{tstorylink|Power and Glory}}<br />
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Mayhem remained part of the team after it was renamed "Adventure Force," growing a magnificent, manly mullet in the meantime. In [[1994]], Adventure Force raided Garrison Kreiger's Brasnyan facility, looking for Mike Power. However, by the time they arrived, Power had (apparently) already died. However, they had another problem: the time-displaced [[Sgt. Savage]]. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}}<br />
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After the Adventure Team was shut down and replaced by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], Manheim began to secretly sell weapons to multiple parties on the black market, while continuing his career in the Army, quickly advancing to become one of the youngest Generals in history. {{tstorylink|O Ship of State|Miles Mayhem profile}} At some point post-Adventure Team, Miles and Joe Colton met up again at {{t|Dolphin's Bay}}, where (for unknown reasons) Miles tried to kill Joe. This left a noticeable strain on their friendship {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Three: A Little Bit of Mayhem}}<br />
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Years later, General Manheim served as head of [[Project Spectrum]], an effort to develop cybernetic weapons to combat the {{t|Transformer}}s crafted by [[Cornelius Trakker]]. He became good friends with Trakker, as well as his wife [[Alessandra Trakker|Alessandra]] and son [[Matt Trakker|Matthew]]. {{tstorylink|O Ship of State|Matt Trakker profile}} However, Manheim ultimately ended up betraying Trakker and murdering him. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 2|M.A.S.K. #2}} <br />
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As the head of Project Spectrum, Manheim was present when {{t|Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron}} allied with the [[Earth Defense Command]] years later. {{tstorylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}<br />
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Manheim was present during the trial of [[Sly Rax|Sylvester "Sly" Rax]], who had been arrested by Lt. [[Christopher Lavinge]]. Lavinge mentioned to Manheim that Rax's skills could be useful for counter-intelligence work. Manheim agreed, and Rax was soon enlisted to the U.S. Army. Despite his quick dishonorable discharge, Manheim still saw potential in him, and recruited him to Project Spectrum. {{storylink|The Origin of V.E.N.O.M. Part 1}}<br />
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One of the many illegal activities Manheim was involved in was betting on illegal fight club matches. His associate, [[Big Boa III|Big Boa]], turned him onto a fighter named [[Cliff Dagger]]. After Dagger won a fight that Manheim betted on in his favor, Manheim and Boa met to discuss his fighting prowess. While Boa commented on Dagger's lack of intelligence, his physical capabilities were exceptional. Manheim concluded that he'd make a fine addition to "the team." {{storylink|Child's Play}}<br />
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Manheim used Project Spectrum as training ground for a special team of operatives, created to use their previously designed weapons and vehicles to combat Cybertronians. He personally recruited [[Matt Trakker]] to the program, having been asked by Matt's mother. {{tstorylink|O Ship of State|Miles Mayhem profile}} Manheim oversaw each recruit's training personally, even bringing in the likes of [[Dr. Mindbender|Dr. Verstal Bender]] to help evaluate the best members for his team. He was disappointed to see Matt not living up to his potential, but found promise in [[Vanessa Warfield]], bringing her into his inner circle.<br />
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As the training continued, Manheim began to show his flagrant disregard for the lives of his recruits, something that deeply troubled Matt. During their final test, Manheim used hard-light holograms to create a group of civilians the recruits were unable to rescue from an exploding train, wanting to test their reaction to failure. {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: Revolution}} Among those incensed by this manipulation was [[Bruno Sheppard]]. {{storylink|The Origin of V.E.N.O.M. Part 1}}<br />
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[[File:Revolution 0 Miles Mayhem.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This is what the ''M.A.S.K.'' cartoon does to you.]]<br />
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After [[Talon]] captured {{t|Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing}}, a [[Dire Wraith]] posing as Joe Colton relinquished the {{t|Triple Changer}} into the possession of Miles, who used him to perfect the Project Spectrum vehicles. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Three: A Little Bit of Mayhem}} Blitzwing was also used by Manheim and Garrison Kreiger to test the destructive effects of the Talisman on Cybertronians. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} Manheim then met with Wraith-Colton and [[Scarlett]] to discuss the activities of the Transformers on [[Earth]]. He interjected during Colton's rant to point out [[Optimus Prime]] had come back to save them from the {{t|Decepticon}}s and help them rebuild, but he was pretty dismissive of G.I. Joe. Colton revealed Manheim was there because [[Ore-13]] was going critical thanks to {{t|Transformer}} activity and was likely to devastate the planet, and he was hoping Manheim could reverse-engineer something to help them fight from the mutilated but still conscious Blitzwing. Miles was more than happy to be given a chance to overthrow a tyrant like Optimus Prime! {{tstorylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}<br />
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After the battle between G.I. Joe and the Transformers in [[Portland]], Oregon, Manheim sent Matt Trakker, [[Gloria Baker]], [[Brad Turner]], and [[Julio Lopez]] to G.I. Joe's headquarters at [[Governor's Island]], where he introduced Scarlett to the [[M.A.S.K.|Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]]! {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: Revolution}} While at Governor's Island, Manheim continued his dissection of Blitzwing, keeping him alive throughout the process. When Scarlett asked him if the robot was in pain, he dismissed her concerns since it was only a machine. <br />
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[[File:Revolution 3 KarzaAndMayhem.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Is my mustache just barely visible enough?"]]<br />
Mayhem later led an attack to neutralize the {{t|Autobot}}s [[Kup]] and {{t|Aileron}} in [[Greece]]. After the initial M.A.S.K. agents (including Warfield, Rax, and Sheppard) engaged the [[Transformer]]s, Mayhem arrived in the [[Switchblade]], firing on Kup. Mayhem decided that the truck was more valuable alive then dead and decided to wound him so that he could be captured. He then transformed the Switchblade to go after Aileron. She escaped, but not before Mayhem ordered Matt Trakker to jam her communications with {{t|Metrotitan (Zone)|Autobot City}}. After the battle, Trakker confronted Miles about the fact that Transformers weren't the mindless machines he thought, but living beings. Mayhem just responded that this was war. In war, people–and ''things''–get hurt. {{tstorylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}} When Trakker confronted Scarlett, Mayhem took the young recruit to ease his mind. {{tstorylink|O Ship of State}} Trakker tried arguing that the Cybertronians were living beings, which Manheim objected to, claiming they weren't alive, right in front of Kup. He continued on to say that all he was doing was for the ''Greater Good''. As they talked, the base came under attack, with the M.A.S.K. vehicles being the best assets on hand. When Trakker felt unsure, Miles suggested he trusted him, like Matt's dad had, which definitely wasn't at all suspicious. As Matt left, Miles talked to Vanessa and Sly, telling them to make sure nobody found out about Kup. By the time Manheim and Trakker were in the air, the base's attacker had already managed to get to Kup and free him. Thanks to some interference from the Joes, Kup and his rescuer escaped, prompting Miles to change his priorities from "capture" to "kill". On landing, he pegged Mainframe as being responsible, only for Agent Helix to cover for him. Convening with Vanessa and Sly, Manheim suggested it was probably time for them to start packing. {{tstorylink|The Modern World|The Modern World}}<br />
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[[File:Revolution 4 MilesMayhemIsEvil.jpg|thumb|left|350px|"Stupid Kenner! You just ''had'' to reuse the molds for that ''Vor-Tech'' knockoff, didn't you?"]]<br />
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The next morning, Miles received a call from [[Caleb Awan]], the Dire Wraith leader, telling him that they were running out of time; the Wraiths were ready to move, regardless of what happened with their "other allies." Manheim reported that there was a sizable amount of Ore-13 underneath Autobot City before being interrupted by Matt. He quickly ended the call and told Matt to pack his bags. Mayhem led the M.A.S.K. team in an assault on Autobot City, where he called in his reinforcements: a squadron of flying Dire Wraiths! M.A.S.K. and the Wraiths pushed through the city’s defenses, Mayhem reveling in the fact that he will control Earth once he and his allies are victorious. However, as he gloated, the Dire Wraiths attacked the Switchblade, causing it to crash to the ground as Matt yelled at him for betraying the Earth. Mayhem countered that he knew aliens were coming, and that he planned to take any step necessary to save the world. Using the Switchblade’s Cybertronian technology, he connected to the Autobot City [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] and activated it, allowing his other ally, [[Baron Karza]], to come through from [[Microspace]]. Karza then used his Enerchange ability to merge with the Wraiths, transforming into a monstrous fusion of Microspace, Cybertronian, and Dire Wraith power. {{tstorylink|The New Colossus}} <br />
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As the Karza-Wraith began laying ruin to Autobot city, Trakker accused Mayhem of creating the monster. Miles claimed that he merely revealed the inevitable result of what aliens will do to Earth and ordered Trakker to continue attacking the Transformers. After [[Mayday]] informed the Joes that the ore-13 was about to ignite, Sly Rax asked if Mayhem had a plan, which Mayhem assured he did. With Metrotitan moving away from the Ore-13 deposit, Mayhem decided to launch a final attack towards the Karza-Wraith, crashing the Switchblade into it and seemingly sacrificing himself in the process.<br />
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After the battle, Matt Trakker discovered a note (unsigned) that Mayhem left on the windshield of wrecked the [[Thunderhawk]], saying that illusion was the ultimate weapon, and that he would see Matt soon. {{tstorylink|Valley Forge}}<br />
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Back at their base, the M.A.S.K. recruits wondered if Mayhem could really be dead. Matt speculated he wasn't and posited that he could be working with the Cybertronians to manipulate the world's defense agencies. Shortly afterwards, Bruno took the prototype [[Rhino]] out for a solo drive. However (against Mayhem's earlier warnings), he pushed it too far, resulting in the Rhino exploding. Before the Rhino was completely destroyed, Mayhem used technology the Earth Defense Command appropriated from [[Skywarp]]) teleported Bruno, Sly, and Vanessa to a secret base. Unfortunately, Bruno was badly burned in the ordeal, forcing Mayhem to replace much his with flesh with cybernetic enhancements. When Sly asked Mayhem what was going on, Vanessa revealed that M.A.S.K. was merely a front for the General's real plan: a black ops unit called [[V.E.N.O.M.]] Together, they would destroy Matt Trakker and the rest of the M.A.S.K. team! {{storylink|The Origin of V.E.N.O.M. Part 2}}<br />
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Shortly after the "[[Revolution]]" event, the real Joe Colton (acting as the villainous "Baron Ironblood") approached Mayhem, who was casually dissecting Blitzwing, to recruit him to the [[Iron Ring]]. However, Miles was incensed that Colton did not come to him first, to which Colton simply reminded him that the last time they saw each other was Dolphin's Bay. Colton told Miles of his and Kreiger's plans for the Talisman, and that he needed someone on his team that he could trust. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Three: A Little Bit of Mayhem}}<br />
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===Masked Menace===<br />
With the world believing them dead, V.E.N.O.M. used their vehicles to attack high-profile military installations, framing the remaining members of M.A.S.K. in the process. With them busy running from the law, Mayhem planned to hunt down the Cybertronians on Earth and sell their technology on the black market. However, he still felt the need to take M.A.S.K. off the board, confronting them in a reconstructed Switchblade near [[Harrison's Cave]], [[Barbados]]. As M.A.S.K. fled into the cave, V.E.N.O.M. ambushed them. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 1|M.A.S.K. #1}} With the M.A.S.K. team questioning who else could have their tech, Mayhem took of his Mask to reveal himself, along with Vanessa, Sly, and the now-cyborg Bruno, much to the shock of their former comrades. Mayhem expressed his disappointment in Matt, saying he was just a lesser version of his father, just as Matt blinded him with his Spectrum Mask and M.A.S.K. escaped out the cave. Pursuing them, he engaged Matt's Thunderhawk in aerial combat. During the fight, Matt was able to sustain damage to the Switchblade and V.E.N.O.M. was forced to retreat. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 2|M.A.S.K. #2}}<br />
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Miles Mayhem also ran a laboratory staffed by morally bankrupt scientists who had captured the [[Micronaut]]s in the wake of the Revolution incident, hiring mercenary group [[Sirius]] as security. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 2|Klain profile}} After the small adventurers had escaped, Commander [[Steven Klain]] claimed to Mayhem that their recapture was imminent. {{storylink|Micronauts issue 9|Micronauts #9}}<br />
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After their first confrontation with M.A.S.K., V.E.N.O.M. traveled to [[Toronto]], [[Canada]], where Mayhem held an auction for several prototype Masks, based on designs originally created by Cornelius Trakker. However, M.A.S.K. had infiltrated the auction, and Matt and Gloria attacked Mayhem. Luckily, he had Bruno and Vanessa waiting in the wings to protect him. Matt cornered him, but soon Alessandra Trakker entered the room, begging her son not to kill him. This proved advantageous to Mayhem, who took Alessandra hostage with a gun to her head. Mayhem lectured Trakker on how weak he was before pulling the trigger. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 3|M.A.S.K. #3}}<br />
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However, this was just a holographic projection meant to distract Matt, allowing VENOM to capture him and Gloria. Mayhem continued to berate Trakker, explaining his plans to use the "lower-tier" Masks to become the savior of humanity after infecting everyone with Ore-13 radiation poisoning. However, Mayhem's monologue was cut short when he and Vanessa experienced electrical feedback from their Masks, a trap planted earlier by Gloria. Mayhem ordered Vanessa to overload the Masks, providing a distraction. However, their escape was cut short by the arrival Julio and Brad. Bruno and Sly arrived and the two teams prepared to face off. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 4|M.A.S.K. #4}} Though Matt offered Mayhem the choice to surrender, Mayhem refused, summoning the Switchblade via remote and giving V.E.N.O.M. the opportunity to escape. M.A.S.K. pursued, leading to a high-speed chase in the streets of Toronto. The battle once again came down to Matt and Mayhem. Though Mayhem was able to destroy the Thunderhawk, Trakker was able to use his Spectrum Mask to take down the Switchblade, forcing Miles to eject. While M.A.S.K. was able to capture the rest of V.E.N.O.M. (whom they turned over to G.I. Joe's custody), Mayhem escaped. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 5|M.A.S.K. #5}}<br />
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At some point, Mayhem hired out V.E.N.O.M. to [[Destro]], who wanted them to retrieve the crashed body parts of the Transformer {{t|Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain}}. Mayhem met up with Destro in [[Alice Springs]], [[Australia]] to exchange Astrotrain's head, but the meeting was interrupted by Matt Trakker and Scarlett. While the G.I. Joe leader engaged Cliff Dagger, Mayhem retreated to the Switchblade. He tried attacking Joe sniper [[Sci-Fi]], only to be stopped by Trakker in the Thunderhawk, and the two began dogfighting. During the battle, Trakker lured Mayhem into a trap, with Scarlett using Dagger and his Torch Mask to light the Switchblade on fire and forcing it down. Mayhem was able to escape as Matt retrieved the head. {{storylink|The Deathstone}}<br />
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Mayhem was one of many Earth villains contacted by [[Baron Karza]], who offered to let them become his barons in exchange for accepting his dominion over Earth. Having dealt with him before, Mayhem defiantly proclaimed that Karza would be expelled from Earth once more. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 3|Wrath of Karza #3}}<br />
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Sometime later, Mayhem freed Vanessa and Bruno from prison, providing them their vehicles as well as new, upgraded Masks. The three then traveled to [[Spokane]], [[Washington]] to retrieve Sly. Reunited, V.E.N.O.M. headed off to [[Mount St. Helens]] to intercept M.A.S.K., who were already preoccupied facing the Dire Wraith [[Shawn Berger]]. Before the heroes could finish him off, V.E.N.O.M. arrived and attacked. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 9|M.A.S.K. #9}} Knowing they couldn't face both Berger and V.E.N.O.M., Matt surrendered to Mayhem and proposed they work together to stop Berger, which Mayhem smugly agreed to. While V.E.N.O.M. fought off Berger's army, Matt and Gloria initiated a plan to stop the Wraith, absorbing the Ore-13 radiation from V.E.N.O.M.'s masks and vehicles and releasing it at the Wraith forces. <br />
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Now powerless, Trakker turned on Mayhem, attacking and beating him bloody with his fists. Matt took his gun, ready to finish him once and for all, only to be stopped by Gloria, who feared Matt becoming too much like his enemy. With that distraction, the other members and V.E.N.O.M. regrouped and were able to escape with Mayhem, stealing an ambulance to make their getaway. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 10|M.A.S.K. #10}}<br />
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===Mechanical Massacre===<br />
As part of the Iron Ring, Mayhem participated in Joe Colton's attack on [[Cybertron]], which awarded him the opportunity to take his new [[Outlaw]] vehicle into the field. Mayhem used the Outlaw to transport the Talisman, Garrison Kreiger, and Colton to a rendezvous with the rest of the alliance: Destro, [[Storm Shadow II|Storm Shadow]], and [[Shazraella]], now possessing the body of a Cybertronian. The villains followed Shazraella into the depths of {{t|Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex}} to reach the core of the planet, where they planned to use the Talisman to wipe out the Cybertronians. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} Mayhem's arrogance and casual sexism did little to endear him to Shazraella and Storm Shadow, who threatened his life more than once. Colton merely shrugged off Mayhem's irritation, telling him to shut up and stop annoying everyone. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}}<br />
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As the group descended ever deeper into the {{t|Titan (IDW)|Titan}}, Colton cost them a whole hour due to setting up traps to stall his pursuers. The delay allowed Metroplex to locate them who transformed his internals to crush the aliens. The change in elevation sent Mayhem falling only for Shazraella to selflessly rescue him. As the group reached the end of the Titan's city mode, they were confronted by {{t|Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker}} whom Colton shot into stasis. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} As the Iron Ring made their way through Cybertron's underground, Mayhem laid down an elaborate hologram of an acidic river that was lethal even to Cybertronians. 500 meters from Cybertron's core, the planet began attacking the Iron Ring with bolts of energy prompting Mayhem to snap at Shazraella. Upon reaching the final stretch, Cybertron unleashed the {{t|Insecticon swarm}} to defend itself which Mayhem and Destro ineptly engaged. After Shazraella half-heartedly warned Mayhem of an Insecticon about to eat him, Colton tackled him down (saving him from the aforementioned Insection) and told his immature team to get in gear lest he start killing them all. When the group reached the core, they found [[Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]] had beaten them there. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} Mayhem fought [[Lady Jaye]] and [[Roadblock]] before the {{t|Council of Worlds}} arrived to arrest everyone. In short order, Kreiger activated the [[Talisman]], used Cybetron's energon to create [[New Prysmos]] and revealed himself to be an alien being known as "[[Merklynn]]" who teleported everyone else back to {{t|Iacon (polity)|Iacon}}. While the fight had been taken out of Colton, Mayhem insisted they keep fighting...a stance he promptly abandoned when faced with {{t|Elita One (G1)|Elita One}}'s primed blaster in his face. Mayhem was then placed in a Cybertronian prison. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}<br />
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At some point, Mayhem was freed and was one of many figures present at a gathering of Earth's heroes and villains inside {{t|Trypticon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trypticon}}, all united against the coming threat of {{t|Unicron/Generation 1#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}} Mayhem engaged the {{t|Maximal}}s in [[Venice]] with Sly Rax (and presumably the rest of V.E.N.O.M.), bickering with fellow supervillain [[Doctor X]] all the while. {{tstorylink|Ceremony|Ceremony}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Obviously Miles Mayhem was never an Adventure Team member in the toyline (nor in the ''Joe'' line). He was added to the crew by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] in order to tie the ''M.A.S.K.'' comic to ''G.I. Joe'' and made into the toyline's Sea Adventurer figure. <br />
**Prior to this, the only times Miles Mayhem was associated with the ''G.I. Joe'' franchise was in the bio card for "[[Matt Trakker|Specialist Trakker]]", which stated that Mayhem's organization V.E.N.O.M. was in fact a sub-division of [[Cobra]] (which seems obvious in retrospect), and a cameo appearance in a [[Big Lob]]-focused comic from the November 2010 issue of the G.I. Joe Collector's Club Magazine. <ref>http://maskcomics.blogspot.com/2013/06/miles-mayhem-cameo-from-november-2010.html</ref><br />
*A younger Mayhem is depicted with the red hair of the Sea Adventurer figure in "Secret Raiders" and ''[[Revolutionaries (comic)|Revolutionaries]]'', but is seen with the character's traditional white hair during a flashback in ''M.A.S.K.: Revolution''.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*Information by Albert Penello about [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/miles.jpg Miles Mayhem] and the [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/switchblade.html Switchblade]<br />
*{{t|Miles Mayhem}} on the TFWiki<br />
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[[File:HasbroHeroesSourcebook 1 BulletMan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Thank you, public domain laws.]]<br />
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'''Richard Ruby''', aka '''Bulletman, The Human Bullet''', was a member of the [[Adventure Team]] and a former Navy SEAL and test pilot. Through the use of his [[bullet suit]], he had the ability to fly and plow through objects like, well, a bullet. After the Adventure Team was retired, Ruby went on to pursue his true dream: acting!<br />
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His nom de guerre is sometimes spelled '''Bullet Man'''.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===The Human Bullet===<br />
Richard Ruby was born in [[Clyde]], [[Ohio]]. As a young man, Ruby wanted to be a star, but he knew such a dream was unlikely in his hometown, opting instead to join [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] as an aviator and he was later recruited to SEAL Team Six. After being honorably discharged from service, Ruby became a a test pilot for [[Wolf Avionics]], which led to his his first gig in [[Hollywood]]. He served as a stunt pilot for Hollywood movies, most notably the works of director [[Meyer Wallenstein]]. <br />
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While working on [[J.J. Hackensack]]'s ''[[Space Battle]]'', Ruby met [[Solomon Galt]] of [[International Effects Limited]]. The two worked together to develop an aerodynamic personal jetpack system with high-impact damage resistant metals (which would later become known as the [[bullet suit]].) Ruby took the jetpack to [[California]]'s [[Sierra Nevada]] mountains to begin testing. However, when runoff from a heavy winter's snow threatened the nearby town of {{t|Poverty Flat}}, Ruby sprung into action, creating a makeshift dam and saving the town in the process.<br />
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[[Adventure Team]] members [[Joe Colton]] and [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]] took notice of Ruby's heroism and recruited him to the team. Ruby took the name "Bulletman," serving as the final member of the "Super" Adventure Team. During this time, Ruby became good friends with Mike Power. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Bullet Man profile}}<br />
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During the Adventure Team's mission to rescue [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] at the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]], Stalker and Mayhem called Bulletman and Atomic Man in for help with the [[IRON Trooper|robotic mummies]]. The pair of enhanced heroes took the robots out with ease, showboating for the "normal soldiers". After Joe called the team for help against [[Soundwave]], Bulletman attacked the {{t|Decepticon}} by plowing into his chest. After Soundwave retreated, Ruby noticed how much interest Kreiger took in the mysterious [[Talisman]] the team had unearthed. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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Bulletman was part of the Adventure Team when they were re-christened "Adventure Force." In [[1994]], Adventure Force broke into Kreiger's [[Project Iceman|Project: Iceman]] facility in [[Brasnya]] in search of Mike Power, who had joined up with Kreiger. However, they arrived too late, and Power had already (apparently) died from one of the project's tests. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}} Ruby blamed Kreiger for the death of his friend, even calling him Mike's murderer years later. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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===Rise to Stardom===<br />
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After Mike Power's death, the Adventure Team was disbanded. Ruby tried to pursue an acting career, but stayed on in the armed forces, helping [[Hawk|Clayton Abernathy]] recruit members to their [[G.I. Joe (team)|successor unit]]. He also began making public appearances in his Bulletman uniform as the Adventure Team's public face, appearing on numerous talk shows and celebrity game shows. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Bullet Man profile}} He made an appearance in costume at the graduation ceremony for [[Duke]]'s [[United States Armed Forces|USAF]] Qualification Course. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 3 of 5}}<br />
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He became one of the contestants on the reality TV series ''[[Survival Extreme]]'', ending up in the final round of the show along with former supermodel [[Cover Girl|Courtney Krieger]]. During filming, while shooting on an island near [[Nanzhao]], the cast and crew were attacked by pirates. After being saved by Courtney, Richard helped her take down the rest of them. He was impressed with how she was able to fight off the pirates and suggested that if she ever wanted a career change, she should talk to a guy named "Hawk". {{storylink|Threat Matrix, Prologue: Cover Girl}}<br />
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After the media coverage of the ''Survival Extreme'' incident, Ruby got several movie offers (one of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination) and maintained a steady stream of appearances in low-budget action movies. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Bullet Man profile}} While shooting a movie, Ruby was approached by [[Ian Noble]], [[Mayday|Ayana Jones]], and [[Garrison Blackrock]], masquerading as a group of movie producers looking to turn one of his Adventure Team stories into a movie. When asked what happened to Kreiger, Ruby simply said that he killed Mike Power and got away with it. Ian then asked if he had ever heard of [[Joe Colton|"Baron Ironblood"]], to which Ruby simply responded that he "doesn't do superhero movies anymore" before returning to the set. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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Thanks to a call from [[Marissa Faireborn]], Ruby was brought in to help {{t|Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker}} make his {{t|Starscream: The Movie (film)|Starscream biopic}}, serving as producer for the film. Ruby told Thundercracker that while he admired the Seeker's vision, the only thing human audiences want from Cybertronian cinema are action and explosions. Thundercracker ignored Ruby's concerns, wishing to focus on the character interactions instead. After {{t|Dark Invasion|an action film}} created by {{t|Frenzy (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Frenzy}} and {{t|Rumble (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rumble}} flopped, Ruby told Thundercracker that his movie wouldn't see theatrical release, but that he did manage to find a small distributor for the project. {{tstorylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}<br />
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Ruby returned to the role of Bulletman when he was called to a gathering of heroes and villains inside {{t|Trypticon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trypticon}} in order to defend the Earth against {{t|Unicron (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
These are a few of the films and television shows that Richard Ruby is known to have worked on: <br />
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===Films===<br />
*''[[Sky Cowboy]]''<br />
*''[[Space Battle]]''<br />
*''[[Sigma 6 (film)|Sigma 6]]''<br />
*''[[Sigma 6 2: Retribution]]''<br />
*''[[Time Away from Home]]''<br />
*''[[Space Cowboys]]''<br />
*''{{t|Starscream: The Movie (film)|Starscream: The Movie}}''<br />
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===Television===<br />
*''[[Survival Extreme]]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The original Bulletman toy seems to be based on the {{w|Bulletman and Bulletgirl|Golden Age Fawcett Comics superhero of the same name}}, right down to a silver bullet-shaped helmet and red outfit. While the Fawcett characters are mostly used by {{w|DC Comics}} nowadays, the Bulletman character had fallen into the public domain by the 1970s, allowing [[Hasbro]] to use his likeness for the toy.<ref>http://thefwoosh.com/index.php/2014/04/the-forgotten-heroes-gi-joe-adventure-team-bulletman/</ref><br />
**The DC Bulletman's appearance in the miniseries ''{{w|Kingdom Come (comics)|Kingdom Come}}'' later drew inspiration from the Hasbro action figure, particularly in the design of the helmet.<ref>http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bulletman_(Earth-22)</ref> Whether this was intentional on the part of artist {{w|Alex Ross}} or not is unknown, though highly likely.<br />
*Bulletman's true identity was never given until the third volume of IDW's ''G.I. Joe'' gave him the name of Richard Ruby.<br />
*Bulletman's name is rendered as "Bullet Man" in his ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' entry, likely for trademark reasons given the above mentioned use of Bulletman by DC.<br />
*The origin told for Bulletman in the ''Sourcebook'' is a retelling of one of the comic ads for the original Bulletman toy, wherein G.I. Joe and Atomic Man see Bulletman save a town from a flood.<ref>https://comicvine.gamespot.com/profile/cbishop/lists/bulletman-the-human-bullet-blasts-into-the-gi-joe-/47584/</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{t|Bulletman}} at the TFWiki<br />
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|prev=Entropy<br />
|next=Gods and Monsters<br />
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|title="Asymmetric Warfare"<br />
|caption=Vs.<br />
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]], [[Greg Goldstein]]<br />
|date=[[April 11]], [[2018]]<br />
|coverdate=April 2017<br />
|written by=[[Christos Gage]]<br />
|art by=[[Paolo Villanelli]]<br />
|colors by=[[Alessandra Alexakis]]<br />
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]<br />
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]<br />
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]] ([[2018]])<br />
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'''Rom and the Micronauts return to Earth but are they too late?'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
In [[Gokseong]], [[South Korea]], the situation is grim for the heroes. The [[Dire Wraith]]s have pinned down both the [[Space Knight]]s and their [[human]] allies and are moving in for the kill. At the forefront is [[Axiom]], whom the [[Wraith Sorcerer]]s sic on the Knights as they hold them in magical bindings. A sudden [[Neutralizer]] blast slays the Sorcerers and heralds the arrival of [[Rom]] and the [[Micronaut]]s. Axiom decides to immediately report back to [[Baron Karza]], allowing the others to begin mowing down the [[Wraith Hawk]]s. Though Rom remains at [[Microspace]]-size, [[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] observes the [[Repto]] are scaled for [[Earth]] and wonders if Rom may regain his size in such a manner only for [[Camilla Byers]] to overrule that idea. The Repto gained their size via a combination of [[magic]] and science that has the virtually negligible side-effect of causing the subject to violently explode.<br />
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With their numbers ever dwindling, the Wraiths take their leave, allowing the heroes time to regroup and strategize. Though the first conduit has been destroyed, the villains will have rebuilt; there now only hours left to prevent the rise of the [[Presence]]. Fortunately, the Space Knights have tracked Baron Karza to [[Hashima Island]]. Unfortunately, the [[Japan]]ese government has been heavily infiltrated by Wraiths who have turned the populace against the Space Knights. [[Larissa]] proposes an open attack while the Micronauts use their size to sneak in and allow Rom to [[enerchange]] with Karza. Though the plan is reckless, it is the only one they have and [[Orphion]] begins to brief the Micronauts. Rom takes Livia aside and reveals his theory that enerchanging may hold the key to removing [[Space Knight armor]]. Livia however has no desire to remove the armor. She felt helpless when the Wraiths attacked them back in the [[Thrail Mineral Mine|mine]] and she swears to never feel that way again. With that, she takes her leave, declaring she is no longer the woman Rom once loved. The conversation is overheard by [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] who watches Livia's retreating form.<br />
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Within a former mine shaft on Hashima Island, [[D'rge]] is troubled by Axiom's news while Karza considers their foes irrelevant. Atypically, the [[Absence]] shares D'rge's concerns fearing what havoc could be wrought while they continue to mine the [[Entropy Cloud]]. Karza reveals he can accelerate the process but...how strong is the Absence's devotion? The question sends the spectral Wraith into a fury. He has sacrificed much to become who he is and exists solely to serve the Presence. Grinning, Karza begins...<br />
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Back in South Korea, Acroyear approaches Livia and reveals he too is a hybrid of organic and inorganic and his envy of Livia's casual acceptance of such a fate. Livia reveals the loss Rom suffered prior to becoming a Space Knight and that, to him, life as a Knight represents a loss of innocence and family, feeling Livia can empathize with but cannot share. Acroyear reveals his transformation cost him his memories but they have recently begun to trickle back. Livia spies his glance at [[Phenolo-Phi|Phen]] and understand his reasoning now. She reveals that she has witnessed love bloom between all manner of alien life forms, some radically different from their partners (even a Space Knight and a Wraith once found love) but it can only endure when a heart is free from fear. With that, she returns to her weapon testing. Soon after, the group moves out with Acroyear taking Phen aside...and wishing her good luck in the coming battle.<br />
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Arriving at the island, the Hawks and [[Wraith Soldier]]s charge at their foes only for Axiom to take note of how they are deliberately pinned. Noting that "the little ones" are absent, he leaves the foot-soldiers to their fates while he goes after Rom and the Micronauts. Proving too powerful for the miniature heroes, Rom simply enerchanges with Axiom stealing his size and power while banishing him to Microspace (probably). Though restored to his full size, the clock now ticks for Rom and he must enerchange his energies back from Karza to prevent himself from exploding. The heroes follow Karza's signature but begin picking up a second reading, something abjectly evil. Turning a corner, they find they are too late...<br />
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...the Presence has awakened!<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.<br><br />
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*[[Larissa]] (9)<br />
*[[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] (10)<br />
*[[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] (11)<br />
*[[Phenolo-Phi]] (13)<br />
*[[Microtron]] (14)<br />
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*[[Wraith Sorcerer]]s (1)<br />
*[[Wraith Hawk]]s (2)<br />
*[[Repto]] (3)<br />
*[[Axiom]] (8)<br />
*[[D'rge]] (15)<br />
*[[Absence]] (16)<br />
*''Dire Wraith in love'' (23)<br />
*[[Wraith Soldier]]s (24)<br />
*[[Presence]] (25)<br />
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*[[Livia]] (5)<br />
*[[Orphion]] (7)<br />
*[[Rom]] (12)<br />
*''Space Knight in love'' (22)<br />
<br />
|h4=Others|c4=<br />
*[[Darby Mason]] (4)<br />
*[[Camilla Byers]] (6)<br />
*[[Baron Karza]] (17)<br />
*''Fire alien's lover'' (18)<br />
*''Fire alien'' (19)<br />
*''Robotic alien'' (20)<br />
*''Robotic alien's lover'' (21)<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"If you knew what a Wraith must endure to become an absence, you would not raise the question. I exist but for one purpose: To replace absence with presence. Her Presence. Whatever you require...it shall be done." <br> "Excellent. Then let's begin..."<br />
:-The '''Absence''' may have just tipped his hand to '''Baron Karza'''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Perhaps one day I shall tell you the forbidden tale of '''the Wraith and the Solstar Knight''' whose enmity turned to respect and then love."<br />
:-Tell us now '''Livia'''. Tell us ''now''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Phenolo-Phi...before we go, I wanted to say..."<br> "Yes Acroyear?" <br> "Good fortune in the battle ahead." <br> "''Uh'' thanks, you too."<br />
:-Smooth '''Acroyear''', very smooth.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Indeed it has, fools. But don't despair. Rejoice, instead...for you are witness to the second coming of a god! '''The goddess of the Dire Wraiths awakens!'''"<br />
:-'''Baron Karza''' triumphant.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Continuity notes===<br />
*Holy returning villains Batman! Remember [[Axiom]]? The [[human]]/Wraith hybrid first appeared in [[Field Test|''ROM: Revolution'']] and last appeared way back in [[Interlude|''ROM'' #10]].<br />
*Livia alludes to the events of the [[Cold Fire|''ROM'' 2017 Annual]] and the helplessness she felt before being enveloped by her [[Space Knight armor|armor]]. Rom mentions how the armor has formed a seemingly unbreakable bond with all its wearers. The only Knight seen thus far to remove their amor was [[Stardrive]].<br />
*Acroyear mentions the heavily invasive surgeries he underwent to become who he is and the resulting amnesia, established in his ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' profile.<br />
*As established in [[Reinforcements, Part 2|''ROM'' #6]], Livia fires light missiles.<br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*The Micronauts' ship has now reverted to its appearance from [[Small World|issue #1]]. Is it supposed to be changing appearance based on which universe it's in?<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
*The [[Repto]] violently exploding after being super-sized is consistent with science's current understanding of the {{w|square–cube law}}.<br />
*Needing no explanation, Axiom's cry of "What a world, what a world..." is ripped right off from the {{w|Wicked Witch of the West}} who famously screamed the phrase as she melted.<br />
<br />
===Covers (3)===<br />
*'''Regular cover:''' [[Rom]] and [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] vs [[Baron Karza]], by [[E. J. Su]].<br />
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Rom, Acroyear, and [[Phenolo-Phi|Phen]] fly through space, by [[Giannis Milonogiannis]].<br />
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Rom and a bunch of alien hands, by [[Robert Csiki]].<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Rom&TheMicronauts4 regcvr.jpg|<br />
File:Rom&TheMicronauts4 subcvrA.jpg|<br />
File:Rom&TheMicronauts4 subcvrB.jpg|<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
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<div>'''Elonia''' is the homeworld of [[Rom]] and the capital of the [[Solstar Order]].<br />
<br />
Its native species is (unsurprisingly) the [[Elonian|Elonians]], though befitting its status as the capital world of a space faring alliance, it boasts many offworld immigrants of various species and their descendants. <br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
Some ten million years ago, the {{t|Titan (IDW)|Titan}} {{t|Emissary (IDW)|Emissary}}, distraught at the death of {{t|Prima}}, fled his [[Transformer|people]], eventually crashing on prehistoric Elonia. His death was witnessed by a native hunter. {{tstorylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} 600,000 years prior to the present day, {{t|Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave}} fired a sample of [[Space Knight armor|Ore-12]] at Elonia, the sample unknowingly landing atop Emissary's crash site. {{tstorylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} Continental shifting, however, buried the ore deep below the surface. {{storylink|Cold Fire}}<br />
<br />
In time, the Elonians colonized their world and developed a unified world peace prior to their development of interstellar travel. {{tstorylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}} After attacks by the [[Dire Wraith]]s in the Elonian star system, the Elonians and their allies formed the Solstar Order. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 2|Knights of the Solstar Order profile}}<br />
<br />
Elonia itself was protected by an impenetrable laser grid and several space-based weapons from orbit. Such was the strength of these defenses that none of the inhabitants felt threatened by alien powers. On the surface, farming techniques had advanced to the point that they essentially eliminated scarcity and, as a result, crime became almost non-existent.<br />
<br />
Then it all went to hell when the Dire Wraiths broke through the defense net (rather easily) and invaded the planet for the ore. {{storylink|Cold Fire}} The subsequent fighting lasted for a month, {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 3}} and all but destroyed Elonia despite the Knights being successful in expelling the Wraiths from the planet. Later Rom would reflect that the "ultimate victory" over the Wraiths was as bitter as any defeat owing to the resulting state of the planet. {{storylink|Earthfall: Part Two}}<br />
<br />
Space Knights often swore by the landmarks/gods of Elonia. {{storylink|Earthfall: Prelude}} {{storylink|Interlude}}<br />
<br />
After [[Rom]] rescued [[Stardrive]], he brought her back to Elonia to be healed by Solstar doctors. {{tstorylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}<br />
<br />
After meeting [[Darby Mason]] and taking refuge in [[Blind-Eye Cave]], Rom told her his story and mournfully reflected on the lost beauty and serenity of his homeworld and how the [[Space Knight]]s had largely failed in protecting it and other worlds under the protection of the Solstar Order as well as noting how very far it was from [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Earthfall: Part Two}}<br />
<br />
When he had successfully reactivated {{t|Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon}}, {{t|Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon}} pondered which planet he should conquer first with Elonia being one of his choices. {{tstorylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}<br />
<br />
After the [[Iron Ring]]'s failed invasion of [[Cybertron]] and the [[magic]]s unleashed by the [[Visionaries]] within the planet had roused [[Unicron]] into action, he began consuming [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] colonies in preparation for his attack on Cybertron itself. Ore-12 drew the Chaos Bringer to Elonia, his approach to the planet causing Rom and Stardrive to feel a psychic attack, alerting them to the danger. Rom immediately set out for home (while Stardrive felt her energies would be better suited elsewhere), arriving in time to see Unicron bearing down on the planet. Though the Cybertronians provided assistance, using {{t|Space bridge|Space Bridge}} technology to warp two-thirds of the population to safety, Unicron ultimately consumed the planet drawing on the power within the Ore-12. {{tstorylink|Our Darkest}} {{tstorylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*The planet Elonia is a substitute for the planet '''[[Wikia:c:marvel:Galador|Galador]]''' from the original Marvel ''ROM'' comic, owing to Galador itself being an intellectual property of Marvel Comics.<br />
*According to [[Chris Ryall]], Elonia was named for {{w|Elon Musk}}.<ref>http://hasbrouniverse.libsyn.com/interview-chris-ryall</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{t|Elonia}} on {{t|Main Page|TFWiki.net}}<br />
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[[Category:ROM]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Asymmetric_Warfare&diff=10642Asymmetric Warfare2018-11-12T16:15:19Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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<div>{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Rom & The Micronauts]]'' #4<br />
|prev=Entropy<br />
|next=Gods and Monsters<br />
|image=Rom&TheMicronauts4 regcvr.jpg<br />
|title="Asymmetric Warfare"<br />
|caption=Vs.<br />
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]], [[Greg Goldstein]]<br />
|date=[[April 11]], [[2018]]<br />
|coverdate=April 2017<br />
|written by=[[Christos Gage]]<br />
|art by=[[Paolo Villanelli]]<br />
|colors by=[[Alessandra Alexakis]]<br />
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]<br />
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]<br />
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]] ([[2018]])<br />
}}<br />
'''Rom and the Micronauts return to Earth but are they too late?'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
In [[Gokseong]], [[South Korea]], the situation is grim for the heroes. The [[Dire Wraith]]s have pinned down both the [[Space Knight]]s and their [[human]] allies and are moving in for the kill. At the forefront is [[Axiom]], whom the [[Wraith Sorcerer]]s sic on the Knights as they hold them in magical bindings. A sudden [[Neutralizer]] blast slays the Sorcerers and heralds the arrival of [[Rom]] and the [[Micronaut]]s. Axiom decides to immediately report back to [[Baron Karza]], allowing the others to begin mowing down the [[Wraith Hawk]]s. Though Rom remains at [[Microspace]]-size, [[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] observes the [[Repto]] are scaled for [[Earth]] and wonders if Rom may regain his size in such a manner only for [[Camilla Byers]] to overrule that idea. The Repto gained their size via a combination of [[magic]] and science that has the virtually negligible side-effect of causing the subject to violently explode.<br />
<br />
With their numbers ever dwindling, the Wraiths take their leave, allowing the heroes time to regroup and strategize. Though the first conduit has been destroyed, the villains will have rebuilt; there now only hours left to prevent the rise of the [[Presence]]. Fortunately, the Space Knights have tracked Baron Karza to [[Hashima Island]]. Unfortunately, the [[Japan]]ese government has been heavily infiltrated by Wraiths who have turned the populace against the Space Knights. [[Larissa]] proposes an open attack while the Micronauts use their size to sneak in and allow Rom to [[enerchange]] with Karza. Though the plan is reckless, it is the only one they have and [[Orphion]] begins to brief the Micronauts. Rom takes Livia aside and reveals his theory that enerchanging may hold the key to removing [[Space Knight armor]]. Livia however has no desire to remove the armor. She felt helpless when the Wraiths attacked them back in the [[Thrail Mineral Mine|mine]] and she swears to never feel that way again. With that, she takes her leave, declaring she is no longer the woman Rom once loved. The conversation is overheard by [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] who watches Livia's retreating form.<br />
<br />
Within a former mine shaft on Hashima Island, [[D'rge]] is troubled by Axiom's news while Karza considers their foes irrelevant. Atypically, the [[Absence]] shares D'rge's concerns fearing what havoc could be wrought while they continue to mine the [[Entropy Cloud]]. Karza reveals he can accelerate the process but...how strong is the Absence's devotion? The question sends the spectral Wraith into a fury. He has sacrificed much to become who he is and exists solely to serve the Presence. Grinning, Karza begins...<br />
<br />
Back in South Korea, Acroyear approaches Livia and reveals he too is a hybrid of organic and inorganic and his envy of Livia's casual acceptance of such a fate. Livia reveals the loss Rom suffered prior to becoming a Space Knight and that, to him, life as a Knight represents a loss of innocence and family, feeling Livia can empathize with but cannot share. Acroyear reveals his transformation cost him his memories but they have recently begun to trickle back. Livia spies his glance at [[Phenolo-Phi|Phen]] and understand his reasoning now. She reveals that she has witnessed love bloom between all manner of alien life forms, some radically different from their partners (even a Space Knight and a Wraith once found love) but it can only endure when a heart is free from fear. With that, she returns to her weapon testing. Soon after, the group moves out with Acroyear taking Phen aside...and wishing her good luck in the coming battle.<br />
<br />
Arriving at the island, the Hawks and [[Wraith Soldier]]s charge at their foes only for Axiom to take note of how they are deliberately pinned. Noting that "the little ones" are absent, he leaves the foot-soldiers to their fates while he goes after Rom and the Micronauts. Proving too powerful for the miniature heroes, Rom simply enerchanges with Axiom stealing his size and power while banishing him to Microspace (probably). Though restored to his full size, the clock now ticks for Rom and he must enerchange his energies back from Karza to prevent himself from exploding. The heroes follow Karza's signature but begin picking up a second reading, something abjectly evil. Turning a corner, they find they are too late...<br />
<br />
...the Presence has awakened!<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.<br><br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Micronaut]]s|c1=<br />
*[[Larissa]] (9)<br />
*[[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] (10)<br />
*[[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] (11)<br />
*[[Phenolo-Phi]] (13)<br />
*[[Microtron]] (14)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Dire Wraith]]s|c2=<br />
*[[Wraith Sorcerer]]s (1)<br />
*[[Wraith Hawk]]s (2)<br />
*[[Repto]] (3)<br />
*[[Axiom]] (8)<br />
*[[D'rge]] (15)<br />
*[[Absence]] (16)<br />
*''Dire Wraith in love'' (23)<br />
*[[Wraith Soldier]]s (24)<br />
*[[Presence]] (25)<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Space Knight]]s|c3=<br />
*[[Livia]] (5)<br />
*[[Orphion]] (7)<br />
*[[Rom]] (12)<br />
*''Space Knight in love'' (22)<br />
<br />
|h4=Others|c4=<br />
*[[Darby Mason]] (4)<br />
*[[Camilla Byers]] (6)<br />
*[[Baron Karza]] (17)<br />
*''Fire alien's lover'' (18)<br />
*''Fire alien'' (19)<br />
*''Robotic alien'' (20)<br />
*''Robotic alien's lover'' (21)<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"If you knew what a Wraith must endure to become an absence, you would not raise the question. I exist but for one purpose: To replace absence with presence. Her Presence. Whatever you require...it shall be done." <br> "Excellent. Then let's begin..."<br />
:-The '''Absence''' may have just tipped his hand to '''Baron Karza'''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Perhaps one day I shall tell you the forbidden tale of '''the Wraith and the Solstar Knight''' whose enmity turned to respect and then love."<br />
:-Tell us now '''Livia'''. Tell us ''now''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Phenolo-Phi...before we go, I wanted to say..."<br> "Yes Acroyear?" <br> "Good fortune in the battle ahead." <br> "''Uh'' thanks, you too."<br />
:-Smooth '''Acroyear''', very smooth.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Indeed it has, fools. But don't despair. Rejoice, instead...for you are witness to the second coming of a god! '''The goddess of the Dire Wraiths awakens!'''"<br />
:-'''Baron Karza''' triumphant.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Continuity notes===<br />
*Holy returning villains Batman! Remember [[Axiom]]? The [[human]]/Wraith hybrid first appeared in [[Field Test|''ROM: Revolution'']] and last appeared way back in [[Interlude|''ROM'' #10]].<br />
*Livia alludes to the events of the [[Cold Fire|''ROM'' 2017 Annual]] and the helplessness she felt before being enveloped by her [[Space Knight armor|armor]]. Rom mentions how the armor has formed a seemingly unbreakable bond with all its wearers. The only Knight seen thus far to remove their amor was [[Stardrive]].<br />
*Acroyear mentions the heavily invasive surgeries he underwent to become who he is and the resulting amnesia, established in his ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' profile.<br />
*As established in [[Reinforcements, Part 2|''ROM'' #6]], Livia fires light missiles.<br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*The Micronauts' ship has now reverted to its appearance from [[Small World|issue #1]]. Is it supposed to be changing appearance based on which universe it's in?<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
*The [[Repto]] violently exploding after being super-sized is consistent with science's current understanding of the {{w|square–cube law}}.<br />
*Needing no explanation, Axiom's cry of "What a world, what a world..." is ripped right off from the {{w|Wicked Witch of the West}} who famously screamed the phrase as she melted.<br />
<br />
===Covers (3)===<br />
*'''Regular cover:''' [[Rom]] and [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] vs [[Baron Karza]], by [[E. J. Su]].<br />
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Rom, Acroyear, and [[Phenolo-Phi|Phen]] fly through space, by [[Giannis Milonogiannis]].<br />
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Rom and a bunch of alien hands, by [[Robert Csiki]].<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Rom&TheMicronauts4 regcvr.jpg|<br />
File:Rom&TheMicronauts4 subcvrA.jpg|<br />
File:Rom&TheMicronauts4 subcvrB.jpg|<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
[[Category:ROM & The Micronauts issues]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Asymmetric_Warfare&diff=10641Asymmetric Warfare2018-11-12T16:14:47Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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<div>{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Rom & The Micronauts]]'' #4<br />
|prev=Entropy<br />
|next=Gods and Monsters<br />
|image=Rom&TheMicronauts4 regcvr.jpg<br />
|title="Asymmetric Warfare"<br />
|caption=Vs.<br />
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]], [[Greg Goldstein]]<br />
|date=[[April 11]], [[2018]]<br />
|coverdate=April 2017<br />
|written by=[[Christos Gage]]<br />
|art by=[[Paolo Villanelli]]<br />
|colors by=[[Alessandra Alexakis]]<br />
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]<br />
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]<br />
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]] ([[2018]])<br />
}}<br />
'''Rom and the Micronauts return to Earth but are they too late?'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
In [[Gokseong]], [[South Korea]], the situation is grim for the heroes. The [[Dire Wraith]]s have pinned down both the [[Space Knight]]s and their [[human]] allies and are moving in for the kill. At the forefront is [[Axiom]], whom the [[Wraith Sorcerer]]s sic on the Knights as they hold them in magical bindings. A sudden [[Neutralizer]] blast slays the Sorcerers and heralds the arrival of [[Rom]] and the [[Micronaut]]s. Axiom decides to immediately report back to [[Baron Karza]], allowing the others to begin mowing down the [[Wraith Hawk]]s. Though Rom remains at [[Microspace]]-size, [[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] observes the [[Repto]] are scaled for [[Earth]] and wonders if Rom may regain his size in such a manner only for [[Camilla Byers]] to overrule that idea. The Repto gained their size via a combination of [[magic]] and science that has the virtually negligible side-effect of causing the subject to violently explode.<br />
<br />
With their numbers ever dwindling, the Wraiths take their leave, allowing the heroes time to regroup and strategize. Though the first conduit has been destroyed, the villains will have rebuilt; there now only hours left to prevent the rise of the [[Presence]]. Fortunately, the Space Knights have tracked Baron Karza to [[Hashima Island]]. Unfortunately, the [[Japan]]ese government has been heavily infiltrated by Wraiths who have turned the populace against the Space Knights. [[Larissa]] proposes an open attack while the Micronauts use their size to sneak in and allow Rom to [[enerchange]] with Karza. Though the plan is reckless, it is the only one they have and [[Orphion]] begins to brief the Micronauts. Rom takes Livia aside and reveals his theory that enerchanging may hold the key to removing [[Space Knight armor]]. Livia however has no desire to remove the armor. She felt helpless when the Wraiths attacked them back in the [[Thrail Mineral Mine|mine]] and she swears to never feel that way again. With that, she takes her leave, declaring she is no longer the woman Rom once loved. The conversation is overheard by [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] who watches Livia's retreating form.<br />
<br />
Within a former mine shaft on Hashima Island, [[D'rge]] is troubled by Axiom's news while Karza considers their foes irrelevant. Atypically, the [[Absence]] shares D'rge's concerns fearing what havoc could be wrought while they continue to mine the [[Entropy Cloud]]. Karza reveals he can accelerate the process but...how strong is the Absence's devotion? The question sends the spectral Wraith into a fury. He has sacrificed much to become who he is and exists solely to serve the Presence. Grinning, Karza begins...<br />
<br />
Back in South Korea, Acroyear approaches Livia and reveals he too is a hybrid of organic and inorganic and his envy of Livia's casual acceptance of such a fate. Livia reveals the loss Rom suffered prior to becoming a Space Knight and that, to him, life as a Knight represents a loss of innocence and family, feeling Livia can empathize with but cannot share. Acroyear reveals his transformation cost him his memories but they have recently begun to trickle back. Livia spies his glance at [[Phenolo-Phi|Phen]] and understand his reasoning now. She reveals that she has witnessed love bloom between all manner of alien life forms, some radically different from their partners (even a Space Knight and a Wraith once found love) but it can only endure when a heart is free from fear. With that, she returns to her weapon testing. Soon after, the group moves out with Acroyear taking Phen aside...and wishing her good luck in the coming battle.<br />
<br />
Arriving at the island, the Hawks and [[Wraith Soldier]]s charge at their foes only for Axiom to take note of how they are deliberately pinned. Noting that "the little ones" are absent, he leaves the foot-soldiers to their fates while he goes after Rom and the Micronauts. Proving too powerful for the miniature heroes, Rom simply enerchanges with Axiom stealing his size and power while banishing him to Microspace (probably). Though restored to his full size, the clock now ticks for Rom and he must enerchange his energies back from Karza to prevent himself from exploding. The heroes follow Karza's signature but begin picking up a second reading, something abjectly evil. Turning a corner, they find they are too late...<br />
<br />
...the Presence has awakened!<br />
<br />
[[Gods and Monsters|To Be Concluded!]]<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.<br><br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Micronaut]]s|c1=<br />
*[[Larissa]] (9)<br />
*[[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] (10)<br />
*[[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] (11)<br />
*[[Phenolo-Phi]] (13)<br />
*[[Microtron]] (14)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Dire Wraith]]s|c2=<br />
*[[Wraith Sorcerer]]s (1)<br />
*[[Wraith Hawk]]s (2)<br />
*[[Repto]] (3)<br />
*[[Axiom]] (8)<br />
*[[D'rge]] (15)<br />
*[[Absence]] (16)<br />
*''Dire Wraith in love'' (23)<br />
*[[Wraith Soldier]]s (24)<br />
*[[Presence]] (25)<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Space Knight]]s|c3=<br />
*[[Livia]] (5)<br />
*[[Orphion]] (7)<br />
*[[Rom]] (12)<br />
*''Space Knight in love'' (22)<br />
<br />
|h4=Others|c4=<br />
*[[Darby Mason]] (4)<br />
*[[Camilla Byers]] (6)<br />
*[[Baron Karza]] (17)<br />
*''Fire alien's lover'' (18)<br />
*''Fire alien'' (19)<br />
*''Robotic alien'' (20)<br />
*''Robotic alien's lover'' (21)<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"If you knew what a Wraith must endure to become an absence, you would not raise the question. I exist but for one purpose: To replace absence with presence. Her Presence. Whatever you require...it shall be done." <br> "Excellent. Then let's begin..."<br />
:-The '''Absence''' may have just tipped his hand to '''Baron Karza'''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Perhaps one day I shall tell you the forbidden tale of '''the Wraith and the Solstar Knight''' whose enmity turned to respect and then love."<br />
:-Tell us now '''Livia'''. Tell us ''now''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Phenolo-Phi...before we go, I wanted to say..."<br> "Yes Acroyear?" <br> "Good fortune in the battle ahead." <br> "''Uh'' thanks, you too."<br />
:-Smooth '''Acroyear''', very smooth.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Indeed it has, fools. But don't despair. Rejoice, instead...for you are witness to the second coming of a god! '''The goddess of the Dire Wraiths awakens!'''"<br />
:-'''Baron Karza''' triumphant.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Continuity notes===<br />
*Holy returning villains Batman! Remember [[Axiom]]? The [[human]]/Wraith hybrid first appeared in [[Field Test|''ROM: Revolution'']] and last appeared way back in [[Interlude|''ROM'' #10]].<br />
*Livia alludes to the events of the [[Cold Fire|''ROM'' 2017 Annual]] and the helplessness she felt before being enveloped by her [[Space Knight armor|armor]]. Rom mentions how the armor has formed a seemingly unbreakable bond with all its wearers. The only Knight seen thus far to remove their amor was [[Stardrive]].<br />
*Acroyear mentions the heavily invasive surgeries he underwent to become who he is and the resulting amnesia, established in his ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' profile.<br />
*As established in [[Reinforcements, Part 2|''ROM'' #6]], Livia fires light missiles.<br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*The Micronauts' ship has now reverted to its appearance from [[Small World|issue #1]]. Is it supposed to be changing appearance based on which universe it's in?<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
*The [[Repto]] violently exploding after being super-sized is consistent with science's current understanding of the {{w|square–cube law}}.<br />
*Needing no explanation, Axiom's cry of "What a world, what a world..." is ripped right off from the {{w|Wicked Witch of the West}} who famously screamed the phrase as she melted.<br />
<br />
===Covers (3)===<br />
*'''Regular cover:''' [[Rom]] and [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] vs [[Baron Karza]], by [[E. J. Su]].<br />
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Rom, Acroyear, and [[Phenolo-Phi|Phen]] fly through space, by [[Giannis Milonogiannis]].<br />
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Rom and a bunch of alien hands, by [[Robert Csiki]].<br />
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[[Category:ROM & The Micronauts issues]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Krake&diff=10629Krake2018-10-15T15:54:59Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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The true name of the man once called '''Krake''' is unknown. Born in blood and raised in the drug fields of the [[Golden Triangle]], the loss of his parents to the region's narcoculture hardened him, and set him on a path that saw him become a soldier of fortune, an assassin for his government, and an agent of [[Cobra]], until finally, he ascended to the position of '''Cobra Commander'''. A born leader of men, able to envision and realize his objectives with a clarity and capability possessed by few other people on the entire planet, intensely proud but resignedly nihilistic, Krake was happy to deal death and duplicity to rise through the organization's ranks. Upon securing the position of Commander, he immediately saw to it that Cobra would leave the shadows behind, becoming a legitimate world power under his absolute leadership.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Early years===<br />
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The child who would become Krake was quite literally born on the battlefield, when [[Ngam|his mother]] gave birth in the midst of an armed conflict over the poppy fields of Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle. The midwife observed that the infant had "the eyes of a tiger." The boy's father was killed by a grenade seconds later, and his mother was forced to flee with him in her arms as their lands were overtaken. As the years passed, the boy and his mother found work harvesting poppies for the native drug runners, until one day, when his mother was assaulted by local enforcers. Snatching up one of the men's guns, the boy opened fire on the men.. but by the time the clip was empty, his mother lay dead alongside them.<br />
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Orphaned and alone, the boy did what he had to in order to survive, killing to make money and amassing a group of loyal followers. Known to his men as "'''Tiger Eyes'''", he was revered for having what seemed to be preternatural luck—a claim he privately dismissed, as his short life had taught him that one made one's own luck in life that had no meaning. His "luck" ran out when he and his men where captured by Thai military police, but, ever the self-preservationist, he did not hesitate to agree to kill for his government in order to save his own life. Once he had completed his mission and been paid, however, he promptly killed his handler and returned to his old life.<br />
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Arriving to a meeting with a local criminal named [[Trahn]], Tiger Eyes found that Trahn and his men had all been slain by a death squad led by [[Major Bludd|Sebastian Bludd]], so that Bludd's mysterious employers could take control of Trahn's operations. Bludd intimated that an inside source had helped them in their mission, and that one of Tiger Eyes's men was also an informant. Rather than attempt to root out the traitor, Tiger Eyes slaughtered all his men on the spot—a merciless act that inspired Bludd to compare him to a krake, an especially mean breed of snake from his home country of [[Australia]]. Duly impressed, Bludd informed "Krake" that he would now be working for his unknown masters as well.<br />
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The relationship was prosperous, but wealth was not enough for Krake: he needed to know more about Bludd's organization, and his insistent probing caught the attention of [[Cobra Commander|its leader]]. A squad of [[Viper]]s was sent to attack him in his home, and when he successfully fought them off, the [[Baroness]] appeared to formally invite him to join [[Cobra]]. Krake, however, refused to be anyone's lapdog, and attacked her. Once he had been subdued, the furious Baroness decided that if he wanted to go it alone so badly, she would show him how bad it could be. Krake was drugged and dropped into the middle of [[Hong Kong]] with only the clothes on his back and immediately found himself targeted by local drug kingpin [[Uncle Ho]]; the mainland drug triads had a price on Krake's head, and Ho intended to collect. Single-handedly fighting his way out of the city, killing everyone in his path, Krake hunted down Major Bludd, who brought him before the Cobra Commander. In return for a position within the organization, Krake promised to provide rare and valuable intel on the mainland triads that would allow Cobra to take control of them. The Commander agreed, and—after undergoing plastic surgery to change his appearance, and then donning a mask to hide his new face from even his new comrades—Krake became a fully-fledged agent of Cobra. As his first action, he used Cobra's high-tech arsenal to murder Uncle Ho. {{storylink|The Origin of Cobra Commander}}<br />
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===Rising through the ranks===<br />
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Cobra psychologist [[Lester Horvath]] came to fear Krake when he realized that he was an "8", the incredibly rare highest ranking on his [[Lome System]], a method of grading an individual's ability to actualize their force of will. Terrified of what a personality like Krake's could wreak first upon Cobra, then the world, Horvath secretly positioned soldier [[Mad Monk|Michael Monk]]—an equally rare "1" on the Lome Scale—inside Krake's unit, the [[Movement]], in the hopes that Monk would be able to counter him when the time came. Krake embraced Monk as a close confidant, and charged him with eliminating certain leaks in the organization—including Horvath himself—but also saw to it that Monk's wife and daughter were imprisoned in Cobra's [[Section Ten]] gulag to ensure his compliance in the future. {{storylink|Origins issue 23|Origins #23}}<br />
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When Cobra became concerned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] had become aware of its use of the small village of [[Waziristan]] to funnel drugs, Krake led a team to wipe it off the map. Teleported into the village by Cobra's [[M.A.S.S. Device]], Krake and his men began indiscriminately killing, but G.I. Joe had beaten them to the punch and were already watching the village through armed drones. Coming under fire from the drones, Krake was forced to call for emergency extraction, and he and his men were teleported back to Cobra's Arctic [[Section Zero]] base. {{storylink|M.A.S.S. Destruction, Part 2}}<br />
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When Cobra Commander was assassinated by the G.I. Joe operative [[Chuckles]], the [[Cobra Council]] elected to hold a contest to choose the next Commander. Krake was one of seven contestants charged with visiting as much death and misery upon G.I. Joe as possible, with the one who inflicted the most being deemed the winner. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #1}} Krake began immediately, luring a team of six Joes into a trap in the deserted formerly-Cobra-held town of [[Springfield]] and killing them all. {{storylink|Cobra Civil War issue 0|Cobra Civil War #0}}<br />
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Unafraid of acting against his fellow competitors in the contest, Krake turned his attentions to eliminating the Baroness—with whom he had never seen eye-to-eye after their first meeting—from the running. While she was confronting a squad of Joes in their underground [[Bear Lake]] facility, Krake gunned down her troops as they waited outside, {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 5|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #5}} then withdrew as he came under Joe fire. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 6|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #6}} Later, Krake bombed the Joe convoy transporting the captive Baroness and rescued her; believing that he was going to kill her, the Baroness demanded he do it quickly, but Krake simply knocked her out, preferring to see her humiliated rather than dead. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 8|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #8}}<br />
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Only Krake, Major Bludd, and Yakuza master [[Oda Satori]] survived to the end of the contest. Bludd was appointed the winner by the Council... until it was revealed that "Satori" was, in fact, a disguised [[Zartan]]. Krake had slain the real Satori for treachery some time ago, and had had Zartan take his place. Thus, every kill Satori's operatives had accomplished during the contest—including the destruction of the Joe's [[The Pit|headquarters]]—had actually been masterminded by Krake. Impressed with the depth of his scheming and treachery, the Council announced that Krake would ascend to the position of Cobra Commander. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 8|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #8}} He immediately initiated a series of aggressive new policies, shutting down Section Ten and relocating Bludd, its warden, to the Golden Triangle, and ordering [[Serpentor]] to expand the reach of [[The Coil]] in Asian countries. {{storylink|Cobra vol. 2 issue 8|Cobra vol. 2 #8}}<br />
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===Out of the shadows===<br />
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For the entirety of its centuries-long existence, Cobra had remained a secret from the world at large, its reach vast but its true nature always hidden. The new Cobra Commander resolved to change that. Secrecy held no allure for him; he wanted the world to know of Cobra's power without question, and brought the organization into the light in the most dramatic way possible: by launching a concentrated military attack on the Golden Triangle country of [[Nanzhao]]. By obliterating the current regime in Nanzhao, displacing its poulation, and taking the country for its own, Cobra would gain status as a legitimate world power while simultaneously breaking the back of the Golden Triangle's drug trade, thereby allowing Cobra's own drug operations elsewhere in the world to profit. {{storylink|Cobra Command, Part 1}} To ensure that their actions would go unopposed, the Commander met with representatives from nearby nations to assure them that their countries' interests in Nanzhao would be preserved and that business would continue as usual. {{storylink|Cobra Command, Part 2}} To prove his intentions to the Indian ambassador, the Commander even ordered the native rebels Cobra had allied with to begin their takeover executed, and burned their drug stockpile as further evidence that Cobra had no designs on the Nanzhao drug trade—actions that incensed Major Bludd. Then, as a prelude to his final move, the Commander dispatched the Baroness to secretly assassinate the entire Cobra Council, placing complete control of the whole of Cobra in his hands. {{storylink|Cobra Command, Part 3}}<br />
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Though Cobra's violent declaration of war was condemned by many, the toppling of the existing corrupt, drug-fueled Nanzhaoese regime was looked upon by just as many as a positive. With world opinion of Cobra deadlocked, the Commander took a moment to rest, whereupon he was approached by [[Storm Shadow]]. The ninja was still angered over the death of his oyabun, Oda Satori, and though Krake claimed he was not responsible for Satori's death, he refused Storm Shadow permission to kill Zartan in retribution. {{storylink|Cobra Command, Part 5}} Subsequently, Cobra Commander initiated the final phase of his plan and had nuclear warheads dropped on Nanzhao's major population centers, cementing the end of its drug trade and establishing Cobra as a nuclear power on the world stage. {{storylink|Cobra Command, Part 7}} Only one hitch occurred in the plan when G.I. Joe succeeded in destroy the platoon of [[Destro]]'s [[B.A.T.|Battle Android Trooper]]s that were intended to remain in Nanzhao as an occupying force, but Cobra Commander took the loss in stride, merely warning Destro that he would have to share in the financial cost of the loss of the robots. {{storylink|Cobra Command, Part 8}}<br />
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In the aftermath of the "acquisition" of Nanzhao, Cobra Commander reviewed the performance of his subordinates in the conflict, regarding scrambled phone calls [[Tomax Paoli]] had been making with some suspicion. Disgruntled by the Commander's order to have all communications run through his channels, Tomax intended to move forwards in a coup to overthrow him that he had been planning with Major Bludd and Serpentor... only for Serpentor to sell out his co-conspirators on discovering the deaths of the Cobra Council, forcing Tomax and Bludd to go on the run. Updated on the situation by his aide-de-camp [[Savane]], the Commander viewed the losses as entirely acceptable and deemed the whole operation a success. None were aware of the secret selfishness that had influenced his actions—with the destruction of Nanzhao, the narcoculture of the Golden Triangle, which had shaped his hard, unforgiving life of sacrifice, survival, and death since the very moment of his birth, had been eradicated. Such sentimentality could not be countenanced, of course; when Savane observed that he had been spending a lot of time in the warehouse Cobra had filled with treasures and artifacts from Nanzhao, the Commander remarked that he felt "at home" among them... then immediately ordered the building burned to the ground, his old life now well and truly a thing of the past. {{storylink|Cobra Command, Part 9}}<br />
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===The new age of Cobra===<br />
While reaping the benefits of the Nanzhao operation, Cobra Commander had documents revealing the secret existence of G.I. Joe anonymously leaked onto the internet, then appointed Zartan the public face of Cobra and had him bring the information to public awareness, forcing Joe to join Cobra in the light. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 12|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #12}} Soon after, however, Zartan came under attack from the forces of Storm Shadow's [[Arashikage]], who had allied with Snake Eyes to claim revenge for the death of Oda Satori. Zartan survived their initial attack, but as he angrily reported on it to Cobra Commander, the Commander began to tire of his tone, and sent Savane to dispose of him. {{storylink|Serpent's Shadow, Part 2}} Zartan survived, but nevertheless, the Commander used the news of his "death" to lure Storm Shadow out of hiding and into an ambush. {{storylink|Serpent's Shadow, Part 3}} Snake Eyes rescued Storm Shadow from the trap, so Cobra Commander ordered Serpentor to forge a new order of assassins out of the ranks of The Coil to combat the Arashikage in the coming conflict. {{storylink|Serpent's Shadow Conclusion}}<br />
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After a G.I. Joe unit destroyed Cobra's [[Section Five]] facility, Cobra Commander arrived to personally survey the wreckage. With cold fury, he killed the surviving staff and ordered terrified facility head [[Doctor Mindbender]] relocated to a new project. Soon after, when a senator Cobra had paid off turned against them, claiming the documents they had released about the existence of G.I. Joe were fake, the Commander warned Cobra hacker [[Error 404]] to make sure nothing could be traced back to them. {{storylink|Deep Terror Epilogue}}<br />
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When the Baroness proposed to Cobra Commander that Cobra buy the Eastern European country of [[Tryolvia]] in order to attain a fixed base of operations, {{storylink|Target: Snake Eyes Part 1}} the Commander was initially apprehensive of the forty billion Euro hard cash price tag, but ultimately agreed. {{storylink|Target: Snake Eyes Part 2}} Impressed the royal palace, he decided to take it as his headquarters (scoffing at Savane's suggestion that he rename it "Cobra-La"). Unfortunately, the Arashikage sank the cargo freighter transporting the payment, {{storylink|Target: Snake Eyes Part 3}} and the enraged Commander cast the Baroness out of Cobra's ranks for her failure and sent assassins to eliminate her. {{storylink|Target: Snake Eyes Part 4}} Seeking someone to punish for Cobra's recent setbacks, the Commander sent a team led by [[Munitia]] to capture retired Joe general [[Hawk]], but Hawk took out the entire enemy unit. {{storylink|Retired}}<br />
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Cobra Commander charged Serpentor with recovering the sunken billions. {{storylink|Crush Depth, Part 3}} Soon after, he recruited [[Siren]] to serve as Cobra's new public relations agent, assigning the Baroness — now back in Cobra's good graces — to work with her. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 12|G.I. Joe vol. 3 #12}} He also appointed his old comrade Michael Monk as head of Cobra's new Manhattan division, in a move that caused Destro some concern. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 5 of 5|Homefront, Part 5}} When Error 404 failed to arrange the assassination of key figure in an European peace conference, the Commander sent troops to bring him in for punishment, but he had already fled. {{storylink|Denial of Service}}<br />
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Impressed by a test run of Destro's new, highly-advanced breed of B.A.T., Cobra Commander agreed to invest further funds in them. {{storylink|Destro Must Die, Part 1}} The subsequent test of a [[Urso|partially-human B.A.T.]] at the [[Section X]] testing ground in [[Russia]] was less inspiring, however, and the arrival at the test site of G.I. Joe soured the mood even further. {{storylink|Destro Must Die, Part 3}} Despite the concerns of the Russian government officials attending the demonstration, Cobra Commander gave Destro carte blanche to deal with the situation—which ended in disaster, and resulted in Cobra being "invited" to depart Russian soil. {{storylink|Destro Must Die, Part 4}} Destro's relationship with the Commander would then completely disintegrate when he covertly supplied the Joes with intel on Michael Monk's movements, prompting the Commander to storm his castle with an armed platoon. {{storylink|Threat Matrix, Part 3 of 4|Threat Matrix, Part 3}} The Commander refused to hear Destro's warnings about the threat the dangerous Monk posed, forcing Destro to flee, covering his escape with a legion of B.A.T.s. {{storylink|Threat Matrix, Part 4 of 4|Threat Matrix, Part 4}}<br />
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At some point over the next five years, under unknown circumstances, he lost control of Cobra to Tomax. His image continued to adorn Cobra recruitment posters. {{storylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part One}} As the Cobra Commander known to the public, Krake's likeness was adapted by the screenwriter {{t|Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker}} for the appearance of Cobra Commander in his Chuckles biopic. {{tstorylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}<br />
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Krake finally resurfaced four years later as part of the [[Cobra]] delegation that met within {{t|Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon}} to discuss how to combat the threat of [[Unicron]]. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Despite Major Bludd's claims, there's no such real-life snake as a "krake."<br />
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[[Category:Humans]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Terrence_Salmons&diff=10628Terrence Salmons2018-10-15T04:12:52Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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[[File:HHS3-Salmons.jpg|thumb|250px|Every Iron Man needs a War Machine.]]<br />
A remarkably skilled agent of [[MI6]], '''Terrence Salmons''' is now an elite field agent of the [[Action Man Programme]] and a member of Action Man's support team. During [[Mike Brogan]]'s tenure as Action Man, Salmons was largely considered to be next in line for the title. However, circumstances forced the inexperienced [[Ian Noble]] to be promoted instead. Salmons makes no secret of his frustration at having to both support and train a rookie he doesn't much care for who inherited the title he was once all but guaranteed but is nevertheless a loyal and dedicated agent of A.M.P..<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Terrence Salmons was born in [[London]], [[England]]. An exceptional student, he graduated top of his class from Imperial College London and shortly thereafter became an agent of [[MI6]]. After pretending to defect and join [[Triple-I]], Salmons spent a year gaining the trust of the organization's leader before revealing his true loyalties during the [[Schrödinger's Box Affair]]. This earned him the attention of [[Action Man Programme]] director [[Pauline Bestley]], who then recruited him for her organization.<br />
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A field agent working closely with [[Mike Brogan]], Salmons was considered a shoo-in for next in line for the title of Action Man. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Terrence Salmons profile}} However, after Brogan sacrificed himself saving the world and [[Ian Noble]] accidentally revealed himself to the public in the wake of Brogan's sacrifice, Bestley had no choice but to promote him instead. {{storylink|Absolute Beginners}} It was no secret that Salmons was immensely frustrated by this, feeling that Ian being chosen over him was at least partially due to racism as well as a general disbelief that an inexperienced rookie like Ian could hold such an honorable title. The job of rectifying Ian's inexperience fell to Salmons, something he was also none too happy with. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Terrence Salmons profile}}<br />
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Continuing his role as a member of Action Man's support team, Salmons was occupied dealing with a terrorist group's B team while Action Man dealt with the others as they were attempting to set off a dirty atom bomb aboard a passenger train. With his train threatening to collide with a tanker, Ian decided the best course of action would be to derail the passenger train, sending it hurdling off into a nearby [[Shepreth Wildlife Park|wildlife preserve]]. Arriving on the scene just in time to scare off some tigers who were menacing Ian, Salmons made a point of sharply criticizing his reckless endangerment of civilians. Back at headquarters, Ian and Salmons sparred, with Salmons easily beating him. {{storylink|Absolute Beginners}}<br />
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Despite orders to leave the radical separatists occupying the [[Guernsey|Hauteville House]] to Salmons and focus on his mission of quietly retrieving the [[O.S. codex|sensitive information]] being stored there, Ian couldn't resist leaping into action when he noticed one of the separatists wore a belt buckle marked with an "X", infuriating Salmons when he and [[Mercy Gale]] arrived on the scene. As Ian was chewed out by Bestley for his brashness, Salmons noted that this was what happened when an Action Man was chosen based on his appearance rather than his skills. After they were both thrown out of Bestley's office, Salmons roughed Ian up a bit in the hall before he was interrupted and told to knock it off by A.M.P. quartermaster (and Ian's friend) [[Bryce Chan]]. After Ian snuck out of his room to visit Bryce, Salmons retrieved him and escorted him back. In the hall outside Ian's room, he griped about Noble to Mercy, who was much more understanding towards Ian. While they talked, Salmons noticed that his security card was missing and ran back into Ian's room to discover he was nowhere to be found.<br />
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Tracking him down to [[Bath]], Salmons met up with him as he finished taking out [[Colditz]]. Given that masked villain had just received an invitation to the mysterious [[Chateau]], Salmons asked Ian if he was prepared to go undercover. {{storylink|England, Half English}} While listening in on Colditz's conversation with a [[Storm Shadow II|mysterious individual]] in the shadows before he engaged him, Ian heard him mention a traitor within the Action Man Programme, who he assumed was Salmons given his obvious distaste for him. Though he only told Bryce about this at first, he shared his suspicion with Bestley after his cover at the Chateau was blown. However, he only shared this suspicion after Salmons and Mercy Gale were sent in to provide support for him. Taking the controls of the VTOL after the [[McFeeley|pilot]] was killed by the Chateau's anti-air defenses, Salmons set the craft down as Action Man, surprisingly, still managed to complete his mission. Given that their intel had clearly been compromised, Salmons gave Ian a rare commendation on managing to salvage a mission where he'd been set up to fail. As Ian handed Salmons a data card retrieved from a scientist at the Chateau marked with a symbol that led him to believe Bryce had actually been the traitor, Salmons noted that the card, while similar, was actually different from the kinds of data cards used by A.M.P.. Suddenly, Salmons was then shot in the back by Mercy, who revealed that she had not only been the traitor, but had also been Doctor X all along! {{storylink|Out of the Way}}<br />
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Falling into a snowbank, Salmons played dead and grabbed onto the VTOL as Ian was forced to pilot it while Mercy held him at gunpoint. As Ian landed the craft near a tree, Salmons jumped into said tree as the VTOL made its descent and laid there waiting for the right time to strike. After Ian set him up with a one liner, Salmons jumped from the tree and began firing at Gale, who deflected his shots with a forcefield. Salmons continued to fight with his former partner as Ian struggled to free himself from his handcuffs until Gale took to the skies with her jetpack and Ian used Salmons's back as a springboard to grab onto her.<br />
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After this incident, Salmons visited Ian's hospital room while he made a recovery from his injuries during the mission. However, Ian wasn't nearly as hurt as Salmons believed, which he only discovered when he leapt out of his bed when Bestley arrived to give them their next mission: providing backup for an [[Secret Intelligence Service|S.I.S.]] unit in [[Greece]]. {{storylink|Mr Love and Justice}} Piloting an A.M.P. helicopter while Ian bungee jumped/glided into a giant fissure inside [[Mount Olympus]], Salmons pulled Ian out as he began picking up readings that the [[Ore-13]] inside the mountain was about to explode. {{tstorylink|Concorde Hymn}}<br />
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Hacking into security cameras, Salmons learned that the [[United States of America|American]] [[M.A.S.K.]] team had carried out an operation in [[Athens]], Greece where they captured a [[Kup|Cybertronian]] who was now illegally being held captive at [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s base on [[Governor's Island]]. In the wake of Ian's rescue mission, he lost contact with A.M.P. headquarters, causing Bestley and Bryce to worry that he may be dead. Salmons didn't share their concern, knowing that that would be far too easy a way for him to inherit the title of Action Man. {{tstorylink|The Modern World}}<br />
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Salmons helped out as the Action Man Programme took the mutated populace of [[Verenya]] into their care. While there, he commented to new A.M.P. agent Kup that even though he'd wanted Ian gone, he never wanted him to just disappear of the face of the Earth like he'd just had. {{tstorylink|Crisis Intervention}} After the mutant [[Schleteva]]ns were transferred to an {{t|Onyx}} facility in [[Buenos Aires]], Salmons sat on the roof with G.I. Joe operative [[Mayday]] and listened to the time-displaced [[Sgt. Savage]] explain his story. Later, as [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] and his forces arrived to rescue [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] and take back the [[Talisman]], Salmons joined Mayday and Savage (as well as several other members of the G.I. Joe team) in fighting back against the villains. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}} {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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Salmons was amongst the heroes and villains gathered inside {{t|Trypticon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trypticon}} to defend the Earth against {{t|Unicron (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{t|Terrence Salmons}} at the TFWiki<br />
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[[Category:Humans]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Mercy_Gale&diff=10627Mercy Gale2018-10-15T04:11:58Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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Once, '''Mercy Gale''' was one of the most loyal agents of the [[Action Man Programme]], running intelligence for the elite division of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] and helping to organise missions for the incumbent [[Mike Brogan|Action Man]]. But the constant tug-of-war between terrorist organisations and the forces that fight them weighed heavily on Mercy, and when she saw her chance, she took on the mantle of the supervillain '''Doctor X''' to secretly manipulate Europe into a brighter future.<br />
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While Doctor X lacks the raw scientific genius of her predecessor, she makes up for it with her skillful manipulation of her terrorist empire and ability to play the "heroes" against one another for her own benefit. For a time, X was able to control both the Action Man Programme and her villainous servants to accomplish her goals, but even after the new Action Man [[Ian Noble]] revealed her deception to the world, the bad doctor has little trouble getting what she wants... ''for the good of the world'', of course.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
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After graduating from [[King's College]] in the [[University of Cambridge]], Mercy Gale was recruited by [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] and was a loyal agent of the [[United Kingdom]]. Within 5 years of her recruitment, before she turned thirty, she was headhunted for the [[Action Man Programme]] by then-director [[Patrick Cain]], becoming head of intelligence within 10 months. In her new position, she worked alongside quartermaster [[Ernst Sinclair]] in preparing Action Man [[Mike Brogan]] for missions against international terrorist threats, most frequently including [[Doctor X]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 1|Doctor X profile}} While tracking down a chemical compound, she concluded Doctor X had it and sent Brogan to take care of it. He crashed through the roof and fought off the 1500 college students mutated by Doctor X using the chemical. When all was said and done, Gale realised how there seemed to be no end to the constant react-and-counter modus operandi of organisations like the Action Man Programme. While investigating the site, she happened upon the dead body of Doctor X himself, buried under rubble that Brogan caused. Being the only one who knew of the doctor's death, Gale took the opportunity—she would assume his position. <br />
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As Doctor X and as Agent Gale, she was able to manipulate both sides to accomplish her goals. One which included protecting [[London]] from the 2008 {{t|Surge (event)|Decepticon invasion}} of [[Earth]]. Another was acquiring an interplanetary propulsion system, but [[Ian Noble]]'s interference as a spy caused one of her agents to overload the [[antimatter generator]] {{storylink|Mr Love and Justice}} and Mike Brogan was forced to sacrifice his life to save the world. {{Storylink|To the Victors the Spoils}} Ian Noble would subsequently become the next Action Man, which Gale didn't mind; Brogan would have not fit into the world she envisioned, while Noble could be tempted. {{storylink|Mr Love and Justice}}<br />
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In 2016 in her day job, Gale, with [[Terrence Salmons|Agent Salmons]], assisted Ian in cleaning up a derailed train and comforted Action Man on his guilt over the death of his predecessor. {{Storylink|Absolute Beginners}} Gale conceived a new plan: to acquire an [[O.S. codex]] and the IP addresses of American agents so that she could decode all secret American communications and access their information on alien technology. {{storylink|Mr Love and Justice}} The O.S. codex was in Hauteville House in [[Guernsey]] {{storylink|Absolute Beginners}} so, via the mercenary [[Colditz]], {{Storylink|England, Half English}} {{storylink|Out of the Way}} she hired a group to act as extremist separatists to force [[Pauline Bestley|Director Bestley]] to retrieve the O.S. codex. Ian succeeded at doing so. {{storylink|Absolute Beginners}} In the meantime, Gale was assigned to rescue the hostages the separatists had kept, but Ian took care of that aspect as well. {{storylink|England, Half English}} After getting the codex, she had the [[Professor]] at the [[Chateau]] scrape IP addresses from American agents. {{storylink|Mr Love and Justice}} Gale meant for Ian disguised as Colditz to walk in and acquire the data and leave without issue, {{storylink|Mr Love and Justice}} but the [[doorman]] having had a fling with Colditz blew Ian's cover, and Gale was forced to improvise. After apparently killing Salmons, she revealed to Ian that she was Doctor X. {{storylink|Out of the Way}}<br />
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Taking Ian to a secluded spot in the [[Bavaria]]n [[Alps]], she faked her death while giving a monologue to Ian about her motivations and plans. The surprise survival and appearance of Salmons gave Ian the opportunity to break free of his restraints and hitch a ride with Gale to her airship rendezvous with her associate, [[Storm Shadow II|Storm Shadow]]. The arrival of Bestley and [[Bryce Chan|Chan]] put the kibosh on this meeting, and the airship was destroyed.<br />
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Despite the AMP's belief, Doctor X and Storm Shadow survived the explosion and proceeded on a plan with former AMP antagonist Baron Ironblood to ensure the survival of their planet. {{storylink|Mr Love and Justice}}<br />
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Doctor X was among the villains contacted by [[Baron Karza]] with an offer to begin working for him after he completed his conquest of Earth. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 3|Wrath of Karza #3}}<br />
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After somehow running afoul of the criminal {{t|Geddis brothers}}, Gale met with them at their {{t|Redcliffe Club}} in London, where she foiled their attempts at killing her by having Storm Shadow and her [[Red Shadows]] massacre them and their henchmen instead. While partaking in the Geddis' wine, Gale and Ironblood met in person for the first time and the villain revealed to her that he was in fact the presumed dead American war hero [[Joe Colton|"G.I. Joe" Colton]]. Though she was rather unimpressed by Colton's whole "pretending to be a supervillain" shtick, she still listened to him as he explained that he'd come to her to offer a place on [[Iron Ring|his team of villains]] willing to end the Cybertronian problem once and for all. However, she remained unconvinced and sicced the Red Shadows on Colton, but he managed to disable Storm Shadow with a shock from his prosthetic hand. Offering to enhance the ninjas even more than Mercy already had through the power of the [[Talisman]], Colton earned Storm Shadow's interest and Gale agreed to work with Colton even though she wanted no part of the actual mission to destroy {{t|Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron}}. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|Redcliffe Club}} These Talisman enhanced Red Shadows were sent on a mission in [[Japan]] where they ran afoul of the international [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team, who were aware that Doctor X was behind their upgrade. {{tstorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}}<br />
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After taking over the abandoned [[Cobra]] moonbase [[Section Sabine]], Doctor X and Ironblood had the Talisman moved there for study by the [[Oktober Guard]]. However, the Guard inadvertently ended up dragging Action Man there along with them when they teleported away. Despite Ironblood believing they'd be better off killing him, Gale refused to, believing he could still be swayed to their side. Meeting with Ian, she introduced him to Ironblood before having Storm Shadow hold him at swordpoint, warning him that she didn't want to kill him but also couldn't just let him go. Even after Ian began fighting back, Gale insisted that her allies not harm him. When Action Man's [[Revolutionaries (team)|allies]] came to the base looking for him and the Talisman, Doctor X and the others were forced to retreat, leaving both Ian and the Talisman behind. {{tstorylink|Enter The Shadow}} <br />
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Doctor X and Baron Ironblood visited [[Tomax Paoli]] to convince him to take on the mantle of [[Cobra Commander]]. Paoli refused until he was persuaded by their other ally, [[Centurion]]. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} After completing preparations for the [[Project Ice Man]] facility in [[Brasnya]], Doctor X radioed her allies to inform them of her progress and boasted that she'd like to see the Revolutionaries try to take them on. {{tstorylink|The Iron Klaw}} Despite her confidence, she still planned to get clear of the facility after she readied the [[M.A.S.S. Device]] to transport Kreiger and Ironblood in to finish their scheme, believing the heroes would be quite cross when they discovered what Ironblood and co. had been doing to the [[Atomic Man]]. {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}}<br />
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With Kreiger now in custody of the Revolutionaries at an {{t|Onyx}} facility in Buenos Aires along with the Talisman, Doctor X and Storm Shadow infiltrated the facility as part of a plan to retrieve their ally and the artifact. As the plan went into motion, Doctor X made her presence known to Ian and Bryce, holding the two of them at gunpoint. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}} After shooting Bryce with a stun gun, Doctor X smirked and remarked that she felt a twinge of pride when Ian was able to bring himself to shoot at her in retaliation. What she didn't realize was that Ian wasn't actually aiming at her but rather the locks of the containment pods for the mutated citizens of [[Schleteva]]. With the hordes of mutated civilians chasing after her, Doctor X barely survived long enough for {{t|Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan}} to broadcast a wave of energy that cause them to become human once again. With her and Storm Shadow remaining at the Onyx facility while their allies teleported away, Doctor X and her ninja partner staggered over towards the Talisman. Ignoring [[Mayday]]'s calls for her to stand down, Gale apologized to Ian for what she was about to do, wishing that he would've joined them, and teleported away with the Talisman in tow, causing another wave of mutating energy to surge in her wake. Though Ian was almost turned into one of the [[Dire Wraith]]-like creatures, Centurion having a last second change of heart spared him and the other humans from that fate.<br />
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With the cabal now grouped back up in the [[Iron Klaw]]'s [[Iron Castle|castle]], Doctor X gave an affirmative "Yo, Joe" in response to Ironblood's call for his ultimate plan to finally be put into motion. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} While Ironblood and the others began their attack on Cybertron, Doctor X remained on Earth, with [[Dial Tone]] locating the Doctor and keeping tabs on her. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}}<br />
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Doctor X was amongst the heroes and villains gathered inside {{t|Trypticon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trypticon}} to defend the Earth against {{t|Unicron (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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Unlike the rest of [[Cobra]], '''Major Sebastian Bludd''' is a working man, a ''family'' man. A rustic but professional businessman who knows the value of hard work and getting his hands dirty, Bludd is devoted to providing for his family and giving them a good life... which makes it a pity that his chosen area of business is murder, theft, drug dealing and myriad other atrocities. It's not that he takes pleasure in inflicting pain and horror on others, he just doesn't ''care''; it's what he's good at, and it will always let him provide for him and his own. Whether running [[Section 10|a gulag]], orchestrating the [[Golden Triangle|regional drug trade]], or leading a [[Oktober Guard|band of disposessed mercenaries]], Bludd will always do his job and do it well, and make a tidy profit doing it.<br />
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Sebastian Bludd was born in [[San Diego]], [[California]] {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Major Bludd profile}} to an [[United States of America|American]] mother and an [[Australia]]n father. Their family moved back to his grandfather's farm in Australia as soon as he was born, {{storylink|Blood Lines}} but the farm was soon foreclosed upon, leading his grandfather to hang himself. Bludd's father took up work in a factory, but it too was closed, {{storylink|Hearts & Minds issue 1#"Major Bludd"|Major Bludd}} leaving the family too poor to ever move back to the USA; the young Sebastian, however, would dream of America and the opportunities it offered. Once he grew older, Bludd joined Australia's [[Special Air Service Regiment]], seeing it as the best way to leave the country; despite his lack of love for his nation, his ambition and hard work saw him rise quickly to the rank of Major. In the S.A.S. Bludd was deployed to "hellholes" such as [[Cambodia]], where he and his men would take advantage of local illegal activities, providing private security for drug lords. This lasted until, after seven months in Cambodia, his men—jumpy and paranoid from drug use—massacred a bus full of missionaries; Bludd responded by executing the perpetrators, setting fire to their camp and bodies, and going AWOL, making his way to eastern Europe.<br />
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Embracing a criminal lifestyle, Major Bludd thrived thanks to his training and his weapons and drugs contacts in southeast Asia. During this time, he married his first wife, [[Catherine Bludd|Catherine]]; however, she eventually betrayed him with her lover [[Danny]] while he was moving a small arms shipment for [[Colonel Shtern]], leading to him being arrested in [[St. Petersburg]]. Shtern pulled strings to have him released and had his jailers shipped to a gulag; when Shtern made it clear that the leak must have been on Bludd's end, he tracked down Danny and Catherine and killed both with an assault rifle. As Catherine was dying, he tried to ask her why she had betrayed him, but she attacked him with a shard of glass, putting out his left eye. {{storylink|Blood Lines}} Bludd would go on to move to America and form a new family, one who had no idea of his criminal activities, and whom he lavished with gifts and attention; he also brought his ailing father back from Australia to live with his new family. {{storylink|Hearts & Minds issue 1#"Major Bludd"|Major Bludd}}<br />
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Eventually, Major Bludd's skills brought him to the attention of [[Cobra]]. The [[Baroness]] was dispatched to recruit him, but instantly took a dislike of him thanks to the dirt on his fingers and his attitude towards doing his own work, which she considered to be "folksy outback wisdom"; Bludd, for his part, disliked the Baroness for her superiority complex and lacking sense of humor. Though Bludd never fit in among the other members of Cobra [[High Command]], he saw something of himself in [[Cobra Commander]], and believed that he had been brought in thanks to the Commander sharing his values as a "businessman". {{storylink|Blood Lines}}<br />
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As a member of the organization, Bludd helped Cobra to dominate the drug trade, doing business both in the [[Golden Triangle]] {{storylink|The Origin of Cobra Commander}} and in South America. {{storylink|Hearts & Minds issue 1#"Major Bludd"|Major Bludd}} During forcible acquisition of the drug trade of the criminal [[Trahn]] in the Golden Triangle, Bludd was impressed by the ruthlessness of a young mercenary who he nicknamed "[[Krake]]", after a species of snake from Australia. Bludd recruited "Krake" to work for Cobra, but the young man refused to be anyone's lapdog and ended up dumped on the streets of [[Hong Kong]] by the Baroness for his insolence.<br />
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Bludd was hired by wannabe dictator President [[Mrubu]] to lead his war efforts and help conquer the Free Republic of [[Bruwunda]]. Bludd had difficulty in working with Mrubu's inexperienced soldiers, but Cobra's investment of air support helped to turn the war in his favor, even if the President ''did'' refuse to "buck up the troops" by actually being in Bruwunda. Presented with six captured rebels, Bludd ordered his subordinates to butcher five and set the sixth free, hoping to frighten the other rebels into surrender. Soon after, he was found once more by Krake, who wished to make a deal: in exchange for a position of power within Cobra and the money to surgically alter his appearance, Krake would deliver the [[China|Chinese]] [[triad]]s into Cobra's power. Bludd was present in [[Valparaiso]], [[Chile]] for Krake's delivery of his data, and later when Cobra Commander praised Krake for embodying the spirit of Cobra, dismissing the Baroness's distrust of the young man as mere jealousy. {{storylink|The Origin of Cobra Commander}}<br />
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Bludd also spent some time with insurgents in [[Trucial]], offering some of them employment with Cobra, but withdrew his offer when a [[Duke|lone soldier]] was able to rally against an insurgent platoon. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 3 of 5|Homefront, Part 3}}<br />
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Some time after joining Cobra, Major Bludd was assigned to run their gulag, [[Section 10]], in [[Russia]]'s [[Yakutia]] republic. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Major Bludd profile}} Though he saw it as a slight against him, assuming it was suggested by the Baroness, Bludd took to the assignment with his usual ethos of hard work; within a year, he was running the prison so efficiently that he was able to run additional operations and spend more time with his family. {{storylink|Blood Lines}} While running the gulag, he met [[Dragonsky|Andrei "Dragonsky" Freisov]], and began working with him. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Major Bludd profile}} Under Bludd's leadership, any guard of Section 10 who allowed a prisoner to escape or die would become a prisoner himself, to encourage dedication and keep the inmate population constant. {{storylink|G.I. Joe issue 17|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #17}}<br />
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Major Bludd was amongst the heroes and villains gathered inside {{t|Trypticon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trypticon}} to defend the Earth against {{t|Unicron (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/83/majorbludd.shtml Major Bludd] at YoJoe.com<br />
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[[Category:Other militaries]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Joe_Colton&diff=10625Joe Colton2018-10-15T04:08:23Z<p>DanielAdkins: /* Insurgency on Cybertron */</p>
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General '''Joseph B. "Joe" Colton''' is known better by his codename: '''G.I. Joe'''. A highly decorated officer in the [[United States Army]] with a strong grip, Colton has had his fair share of fantastic adventures during his time as leader of the [[Adventure Team]]. Colton became so famous that the Adventure Team's replacement, the Joint Services Special Counterterrorist Group, was given another name: [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], after Colton's old nickname. Since their existence was revealed to the public by [[Cobra]], Colton has led G.I. Joe in their continuing fight for freedom.<br />
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However, after an encounter with the [[Dire Wraith]]s, Colton realized that G.I. Joe was not enough. Needing to remain in hiding, he adopted the persona of '''Baron Ironblood''', a sinister, masked villain. Creating the "[[Iron Ring]]", Colton has allied himself with some of the most world's most dangerous villains in pursuit of the artifact codenamed the [[Talisman]] to achieve his ultimate goal: saving the [[Earth]] by destroying all [[Transformer]]s.<br />
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===America's Fighting Man===<br />
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Born in [[Central Falls]], [[Rhode Island]], Joe Colton long dreamed of serving his country, inspired by the legendary [[World War II]] hero [[Sgt. Savage]], whose story he learned through documentaries and his mother's recollections of him. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} Through hard work and dedication, Colton graduated with highest honors from the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point. His distinguished record later earned Colton a position with the [[Green Berets]].<br />
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With experience in covert operations and natural leadership, Colton was selected to lead the [[Adventure Team]], going by the codename "G.I. Joe". {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|General Joe Colton profile}} This is where Joe would meet his longtime friend [[Miles Mayhem|Miles Manheim]], whom he affectionately nicknamed "Miles Mayhem". Throughout his adventures, Joe made friends with heroes like [[Action Man (1960s)|Action Man]] and fought off villainous "[[intruder]]s". {{tstorylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} Thanks to the highly-publicized nature of several of the team's missions, the Adventure Team was well known to the general public and was popular enough to get its own line of toys. Colton did his own lines for a toy of himself that was able to talk, an experience that made him rather nervous. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 3 of 5|Homefront, Part 3}}<br />
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After the Adventure Team lost several of its members, Joe rebuilt the team with new recruits, including [[Atomic Man|Mike "Atomic Man" Power]], [[Bulletman|Richard "Bulletman" Ruby]], and [[Stalker|Lonzo "Stalker" Wilkinson]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Bullet Man and Stalker profiles}} {{tstorylink|Power and Glory}} <br />
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One of the Adventure Team's missions brought them to [[Dashur]], [[Egypt]] to rescue [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] from the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]]. While the rest of the team were busy fighting evil robot mummies outside, Joe ventured into the pyramid to try and locate Kreiger. Colton recognized the mummies as the [[IRON Trooper]]s that Sgt. Savage and his [[Screaming Eagles]] had encountered back in WWII. Searching the tomb, he came across a cassette player belonging to Dr. [[Elliot Marsh]]. Surrounded by more IRON Troopers, Joe dropped the tape deck down a crevice... out of which [[Soundwave]] appeared, destroying the Troopers. Believing the {{t|Decepticon}} to be a piloted mech, Joe asked if Action Man or [[Hideaki]] was piloting it, but he was quickly proven wrong when Soundwave attacked him. After a quick save from Mayhem, the two followed the "Alternator" to a secret chamber where they found Kreiger trying to control an artifact called the [[Talisman]]. Joe attacked the giant robot as the rest of the Adventure Team arrived to help get Kreiger out. Deciding that the Talisman wasn't worth his time, Soundwave retreated, nearly crushing Joe and Stalker beneath debris. Fortunately, the two were saved by the newly Talisman-enhanced Atomic Man. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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Another mission took them to rescue the Dr. [[Emil Burkhart]] and his daughter [[Adele Burkhart|Adele]], where they were pinned down by IRON Troopers. While the team was successful in rescuing Adele, they still had to rescue Emil, who was strapped to a rocket about to explode. Despite Joe's warnings, Atomic Man tried to save the doctor. Unfortunately, Joe was right; Atomic Man failed to reach Dr. Burkhart in time and the Adventure Team could only watch as the rocket exploded. This failure weighed heavily on Atomic Man and he left the team soon after. {{tstorylink|Power and Glory}}<br />
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By [[1994]], the Adventure Team was re-christened "Adventure Force". They were assigned to shut down Garrison Kreiger's operations and infiltrated his [[Project Ice Man|Project: Ice Man]] facility in [[Brasnya]], also looking for Mike Power. But by the time they arrived, it was too late; Mike Power had no pulse, and was apparently dead. This infuriated Joe and he punched out Kreiger. However, Adventure Force now had another problem – Joe's childhood hero, Sgt. Savage, had been teleported from [[1944]] to the present. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}} Not long after Mike Power's "death", the Adventure Team was shut down.<br />
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At one point, Joe took a vacation to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], where he encountered a young [[Rock 'n Roll|Craig McConnel]], who was doing nothing with his life; Colton advised him to join up with the military, which McConnel, inspired by Joe's confidence in him, did. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Rock 'n' Roll profile}} Colton, accompanied by other members of the Adventure Team, gave a speech for a graduating class of a [[United States Army Special Forces]] qualification course that included [[Duke|Conrad Hauser]].<ref>Presumably. He's only seen at the class in a dream experienced by Duke, in which several details of the memories were altered by [[Doctor Mindbender]], but there's no particular reason to think that that element would have been changed.</ref> {{storylink|Homefront, Part 3 of 5|Homefront, Part 3}}<br />
The Adventure Team was eventually replaced with a new team headed by General [[Hawk]] while Colton was promoted to a desk job, much to his irritation. While he had to shave his glorious beard, {{tstorylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} he did serve in an administrative capacity on this new team, which was nicknamed [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] in his honor. Colton personally recruited a number of the earliest members of the G.I. Joe team; in addition to his old comrade Stalker, {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Stalker profile}} a young soldier by the name of [[Scarlett|Shana O'Hara]] caught his eye, noticing that despite her considerable talents her superiors never seemed to acknowledge her. Rather than letting her continue to languish, Colton met with her personally to extend an invitation to the G.I. Joe team with the codename "Scarlett". {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} Colton also sought out Craig McConnell, now a Sergeant First Class, and invited him to push himself further as a member of the team, codenamed "[[Rock 'n Roll]]". {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Rock 'n' Roll profile}}<br />
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Colton also had some involvement with {{t|Skywatch}}, alongside Garrison Kreiger and {{t|Joshua Red}}, studying the effects of the Talisman and [[Ore-13]] on Cybertronians at their [[Project Hot House|Project: Hot House]] facility in [[Mount St. Helens]]. Their studies of the Talisman led them to believe that Sgt. Savage's Talisman-fueled trip through time meant that his body was saturated with the device's energy, meaning that they could potentially use him to reactive it. After releasing the captive Cybertronian {{t|Bugly (G1)|Bugly}} and leading Hawk's team to his coordinates, Colton sent out a distress signal in hopes of attracting Savage to Mount St. Helens. After Savage arrived, Kreiger's Cybertronian ally [[Centurion]] quickly made his presence known and took out Bugly. As Centurion led the Joes and Savage back to the Project: Hot House facility, Colton greeted them and quickly ushered Savage off into the next room, ignoring Hawk, Stalker, and Scarlett's attempts to get him to explain just what was going on. While Savage grew concerned with how Skywatch was treating Bugly, recognizing that the robot was clearly very frightened and confused, Colton insisted that Kreiger get on with the experiment. As Centurion threw Savage at the Talisman and the resulting pulse of energy both disappeared Savage yet again and annihilated Bugly, Colton reacted in awe at what the Talisman had wrought. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}}<br />
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Following the {{t|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|Decepticon invasion of Earth}}, Colton and the G.I. Joe team participated in clean-up operations in [[New York City]], with Colton lamenting his failure to adequately warn the government of the potential dangers of the Cybertronians. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}}<br />
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After G.I. Joe was revealed to the world by [[Cobra]] following the battle between them resulting in the destruction of [[Nanzhao]], G.I. Joe was reinstated as a public organization in the model of the Adventure Team with General Colton at its official head. [[Governors Island]] was rededicated as the team's headquarters, with Colton heading up a press conference on the island to announce their new way of operating; afterwards, he conferred with the team's field leader [[Duke]] on their mission to [[Warrenton]], [[Ohio]], justifying to him their new "celebrity soldier" organisation and notifying him of the [[Hashtag|embedded journalist]] being placed on their team. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 1 of 5|Homefront, Part 1}}<br />
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While the Joes raided Warrenton, General Colton and the rest of G.I. Joe central command watched over a video feed as they apparently pulled off a successful raid of a chemical weapons plant. Unknown to Colton, though, the video was a fake created by Cobra — the team had actually been shot down over the town and Duke had been captured. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 2 of 5|Homefront, Part 2}} However, when "Duke" sent in the Joes' counter-sign — "Topaz" — Colton recognised it as ''not'' being their "all clear", but a code from the dialogue of the Adventure Team toys, meaning "ambush". {{storylink|Homefront, Part 3 of 5|Homefront, Part 3}} Colton ordered a flight of [[Dragonfly|Dragonflies]] to the town, {{storylink|Homefront, Part 4 of 5|Homefront, Part 4}} though they were unable to prevent its destruction. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 5 of 5|Homefront, Part 5}}<br />
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When [[Roadblock]] came to Colton with concerns about a possible leak within G.I. Joe, the general told him about a stratagem used by the Screaming Eagles, the "notional mole", to illustrate the potential danger of tearing off on a witch hunt over a potentially nonexistent threat. {{storylink|Threat Matrix, Part 1 of 4|Threat Matrix, Part 1}} After Hashtag was refused permission to pursue [[Siren|a lead]] on Cobra by Duke, [[Cover Girl]] went over his head to General Colton, having already been suspicious that Duke might be their mole. {{storylink|Siren's Song}}<br />
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Five years later, Colton remained in command of G.I. Joe, which was now perilously close to being shut down, with Scarlett now serving as second in command after Duke left the team. As Scarlett prepared for her appearance at one of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] hearings that would decide G.I. Joe's fate, Colton scoffed at how Cobra had rebranded itself as a legitimate, non-violent organization. As their car arrived at the hearing, Colton advised Scarlett to just tell things as they were. {{storylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part One}} As evidence began to mount that the Joe team had once again sprung a leak, Colton met with a contact to try and see where the leak could be coming from but didn't get far, only learning that the CIA had learned the same intel the Joe team in [[Galibi]] had. {{storylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part Three}}<br />
Meeting with Scarlett in his office, Colton learned that Duke and fellow ex-Joe [[Big Ben]] were both on the ground in [[Schleteva]] working as mercenaries looking for [[Isaac Craft]], the son of the Cobra lead the Joes had tried pursuing years ago. With that in mind, Scarlett asked for authorization to go to [[London]] and attempt to interrogate Siren about what her son was up to in Schleteva. Though Colton was unsure about letting her run off like that when she was in charge of commanding all of G.I. Joe's field teams, he ultimately gave her authorization. {{storylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part Six}} In the wake of Isaac Craft uploading a video implicating Cobra in the murder of [[Grigor Rashidov]]'s [[Irena Rashidov|wife]] as well as the attempted murder of both Grigor and himself, Colton met with a U.S. senator in hopes of convincing him G.I. Joe still had a purpose given that Cobra clearly wasn't as non-violent as it seemed. {{storylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Conclusion}} While there was a brief glimmer of hope that the team may survive, at the end of the day America no longer trusted G.I. Joe and the team was shut down. {{tstorylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}<br />
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===Blood for the Baron===<br />
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After {{t|Autobot}} leader [[Optimus Prime]] annexed Earth into the Cybertronian {{t|Council of Worlds}}, Colton was assigned to lead the [[Earth Defense Command]] in place of his predecessor [[Marissa Faireborn]]. Colton had former members of G.I. Joe escort the captive [[Garrison Blackrock]] {{tstorylink|White Light}} and attack the Autobots and Decepticons beneath the [[Indian Ocean]]. Though Blackrock was taken from them by {{t|Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime}}, the team taking on the Cybertronians were more successful, managing to capture Decepticon {{t|Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing}}. {{tstorylink|White Heat}}<br />
Deciding to make use of the Talisman to wipe out the Transformers once and for all, Colton attempted to get clearance to do so through official channels, but was stymied by the fact that the government had been infiltrated by the body snatching aliens known as [[Dire Wraith]]s. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} After being lured into a [[Tomahawk]] by someone he respected, {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} Colton was attacked by the Wraiths who attempted to kill and replace him. Fighting back, Colton's survival came at the cost of one of his hands, which he cut off with his own knife before jumping out of the vehicle and into the woods below. Living off the land for a week, the first contact Colton had with civilization after the incident with the Wraiths was a quartet of punks; though they were quick to antagonize him, Colton defeated them easily and took the phone they were using to call up [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], admitting to him that he was right about the threat aliens posed to Earth all along and asking for his help. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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At Kreiger's lab in Paris, Colton had the lingering traces of Dire Wraith DNA removed from his wound {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} and his hand replaced with a Talisman-tech prosthetic. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|Redcliffe Club}} Wrongly believing the Dire Wraiths were in league with the Cybertronians, Colton made plans to destroy Cybertron itself and wipe out the Cybertronian race as revenge for the myriad of incursions its people had performed on Earth. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} Thanks to Centurion {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}}, the Project: Hot House experiments, and more recent "research" carried out by, Kreiger had enough knowledge of Cybertronian biology that Colton could begin his genocidal campaign as the Talisman itself was corrosive to Cybertronians. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} Meanwhile, believing Colton hadn't survived the fall from the helicopter, the Dire Wraiths who had attacked him got enough genetic material from his hand to assume his form. This [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Wraith imposter]] took over Joe's duties as head of the [[Earth Defense Command]], before being executed by [[Rom]] the [[Space Knight]], leaving the world believing that Colton was dead. {{tstorylink|Concorde Hymn}}<br />
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Unwilling to involve the Joes in the knowledge that they would object to his plans, Colton took on the moniker of the villainous "Baron Ironblood" in order to deal with and recruit supervillains into his new "[[Iron Ring]]". {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} Ironblood's early recruits included [[Storm Shadow II|Storm Shadow]] and her ally [[Mercy Gale|Doctor X]], who were convinced to join when Colton promised Storm Shadow Talisman-derived enhancements for her [[Red Shadows|Red Shadow]] ninja, {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|Redcliffe Club}} as well as the [[Iron Klaw]], who allowed the alliance use of his [[Iron Castle]] as a base — though Colton cautioned him on the dangers of trying to bind the {{t|Predacon (G1)|Predacons}} to his will. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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Doctor X licensed use of the [[M.A.S.S. Device]], a global teleportation machine, from former Cobra member [[Destro]]; however, Colton wished to bring the arms dealer into the alliance proper, and travelled to [[Castle Destro]] to persuade him, leaving behind his disguise. Though Destro initially set his [[B.A.T.]] guards on Colton, he was convinced when he revealed his plan to use the M.A.S.S. Device and {{t|Metrotitan (Zone)|Autobot City}}'s {{t|Space bridge|spacebridge}} to take them to Cybertron, where Destro could plunder the aliens' most advanced technology. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Two: A Game of Chess|A Game of Chess}} Colton also recruited his old ally Miles Mayhem for his ability to spread chaos and hatred of the Transformers, though even he was put off by Mayhem's torture of the Decepticon {{t|Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing}}. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Three: A Little Bit of Mayhem|A Little Bit of Mayhem}} <br />
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Baron Ironblood and Doctor X set up shop in the derelict Cobra moonbase [[Section Sabine]], {{tstorylink|Enter The Shadow}} using the Red Shadows to scavenge materials to repair it. {{tstorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} After [[Garrison Blackrock]] accidentally activated the Talisman in its [[I.R.O.N.]]/[[Secret Intelligence Service|S.I.S.]] bunker in [[Schleteva]], transforming the population of [[Verenya]] into Dire Wraith hybrids, the villains hired [[Major Bludd]] and the [[Oktober Guard]] to retrieve the Talisman. {{tstorylink|Crisis Intervention}} When an interfering [[Ian Noble|Action Man]] was brought to the moonbase accidentally by [[Major Bludd]]'s teleportation, the Baron — having no desire to see any unnecessary death — expressed worry about Doctor X chaining him up in a spacesuit outside the base, and was subsequently introduced to him when Action Man managed to make his way inside. Despite this, when Action Man escaped further into the moonbase, the Baron grumbled that they should have just killed him instead, a suggestion rebuked by Doctor X.<br />
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When [[Kup]], [[Mayday]], Blackrock and the [[Micronaut]]s invaded the base to save Action Man, Ironblood ordered the Red Shadows to stop them, furiously exclaiming that they had put years of preparation into their work and were "trying to save you, too". When [[Larissa]] inadvertently destabilised the [[Ore-13]] by [[Enerchange|Enerchanging]] with the Talisman, Ironblood ordered Doctor X and the Red Shadows to evacuate using the M.A.S.S. device; he determined that Action Man would be rescued by his friends, and that even if they had their hands on the Talisman, they wouldn't unlock its secrets. {{tstorylink|Enter The Shadow}}<br />
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When [[Baron Karza]] attempted to conquer Earth, he contacted Ironblood, along with many of his allies, to offer them a place serving under him. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 3|Wrath of Karza #3}} Following Karza's defeat, {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}} Ironblood and Mayhem recruited Lady [[Shazraella]] to the Iron Ring, promising to let her have Cybertron itself once they were done with it. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Four: Hitting the Big Time|Hitting the Big Time}}<br />
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Ironblood and Doctor X later met up with [[Cobra]] leader [[Tomax Paoli]]. Ironblood encouraged Tomax to take up the mantle of [[Cobra Commander]], saying that "the mask makes the man." Knowing that Action Man and the rest would trace the Talisman to Tomax, the pair offered him a partnership, which he declined... until he met their other partner: Centurion. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} Agreeing to join them, Tomax ventured to [[San Francisco]] with Centurion.<br />
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Reconvening in Kalistan to speak with Iron Klaw and Kreiger, Ironblood expressed his doubt at Tomax's abilities, and seemed to be proven correct when Tomax requested extraction via MASS Device. However, Tomax returned with a gift: a captive Garrison Blackrock. As the villains hooked Blackrock up to a control module for testing, Ironblood noticed [[Snake Eyes]] hiding in the rafters of the Iron Castle. Kreiger summoned a squad of [[Iron Grenadier]]s, who took the ninja commando down with little effort. Ironblood inspected the body, noticing wiring in the bullet holes and realizing he was a drone. "Tomax" was, in fact, the real Snake Eyes in disguise (with Kup providing his voice). Snake Eyes shot and wounded Ironblood before freeing Blackrock and escaping using the M.A.S.S. device. Seeing how they were infiltrated, Ironblood decided that the Iron Ring had to cut ties with Tomax and Centurion. {{tstorylink|The Iron Klaw}} While Tomax contended with the "[[Revolutionaries (team)|Revolutionaries]]" in San Francisco, Ironblood reluctantly allowed Kreiger to be teleported to the Project: Ice Man base to deal with their enemies alongside Mike Power, who had survived for over two decades hooked into the systems of the base. {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}}<br />
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After Kreiger was captured by the Revolutionaries and brought back to the {{t|Onyx}} building in [[Buenos Aires]], the Iron Ring made their move to retrieve both their ally and the Talisman before the G.I. Joe team could arrive to take them away. With Doctor X and Storm Shadow infiltrating the building, Baron Ironblood teleported down to its roof with the Oktober Guard and a group of Red Shadows, projecting a force field around the building that trapped the Revolutionaries, the Joes and their allies within. However, Sgt. Savage — who had been brought into the present day by another surge of Talisman energy — saw through his disguise and attacked him, pulling off his helmet and revealing his true identity as Joe Colton for all to see. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}} As chaos and fighting broke out, Colton and Savage fought one-on-one, with Savage getting the upper hand and decrying Colton for not seeing the Cybertronians as people. Their battle was interrupted when the giant Cybertronian {{t|Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan}} broke through the forcefield, allowing Optimus Prime himself to join the fight, with [[Skywarp]] pointing the Autobot leader towards Colton; the villain fled to the building's stairwell, but was immediately set upon by the mutated Dire Wraith hybrids, released from their containment pods by Action Man.<br />
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Though Savage's words about the need to end the fighting caused Colton to have doubts, the massive display of power from Metrotitan when the Titan broadcast energy to return the mutated humans to normal saw him double down on his beliefs that the Cybertronians' power was too dangerous. At Kreiger's urging, Colton and his fellow villains teleported away once more, with Doctor X and Storm Shadow managing to secure the Talisman. Gathering in the Iron Castle for the last time, Colton decided that it was time to take the fight to the Cybertronians by striking first and preventing them from retaliating. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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===Insurgency on Cybertron===<br />
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Gathering his forces, including the other villains of the Iron Ring, [[Dr. Mindbender]], and the [[Dreadnoks]], Colton — preparing for his attack — quizzed Kreiger over his obsession with the Talisman, leading his ally to reveal that he saw the device as a calling to galactic conquest. {{tstorylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine|One Unholy Machine}} Knowing his old team would eventually find him out and try to stop him, he baited a trap for [[Scarlett]] to offer her an explanation for his actions comparing the humans to ants under Cybertron's boot, believing Cybertron would soon start another war that would wind up destroying Earth and wiping out the human race. To prevent that from ever coming to pass, Colton had decided to take the first step and wipe Cybertron off the map. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}}<br />
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With Iron Klaw and Doctor X remaining on Earth, the remainder of the villainous alliance made their way to [[Cybertron]] during the ceremony commemorating Earth joining the Council of Worlds within false, hollow Cybertronians, built with Miles Mayhem's [[Project Spectrum]] technology, utilized as Trojan horses. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} While their army of Red Shadows, Iron Grenadiers and Dreadnoks attacked the ceremony and sowed panic in {{t|Iacon (polity)|Iacon}}, Colton and his allies descended into the tunnels below the city; Dr. Mindbender stayed on the surface to oversee the attack, disguised as Ironblood as a decoy. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}} While Scarlett's G.I. Joes and the Cybertronian security forces engaged the false Ironblood, Colton's alliance continued to move towards the planet's core while leaving sound dampeners to block Soundwave's advanced hearing — though infighting occurred between the villains thanks to their failure to treat Shazraella with the proper respect and Mayhem's casual sexism irritating Storm Shadow. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}}<br />
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Knowing that Scarlett would inevitably be pursuing them, Colton set up a series of booby traps to slow her team down, reactivating the fake Cybertronians on the surface to fight them; when Mayhem questioned what would happen if it wasn't enough to stop Scarlett, Colton said he would "trip [Mayhem] and run". However, the delay required to set up the obstacles allowed {{t|Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex}}, the Cybertronian {{t|Titan (IDW)|Titan}} that formed Iacon, to detect their presence before they could leave the city, leading the city-bot to shift his walls and floors in order to eliminate them. Thanks to Shazraella and Storm Shadow, the villains made it safely to the exit hatch leading to Cybertron below, but before they could leave, Cybertronian security officer {{t|Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker}} — heavily injured from a fight with an army of Red Shadows — confronted them, ordering them to surrender. Though Colton promised not to shoot if he stood down, Sunstreaker was aware of Colton's genocidal intentions, leading the villain to blast him into {{t|stasis lock}} and escape into the planet itself. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}}<br />
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To cover up their path, Colton had Mayhem project a realistic hologram of a river of acid, capable of fooling all of Soundwave's senses to make their pursuers believe that they had lost the trail; however, Scarlett saw through his trick, and her team continued towards the planet's center. As the villains neared the core, they were set upon by a horde of {{t|Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons}} sent from within Cybertron to kill them; though they managed to bypass the swarm, they found that Scarlett, Optimus Prime, and their allies had reached the core before them and were lying in wait, intent on stopping them from using the Talisman. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} In the ensuing fight, Colton and Scarlett engaged each other; quickly destroying each others' main weapons, they switched to fighting with knives while Scarlett chewed her old mentor out for choosing fear and attempted genocide over everything the Joes had strove for under him. As they fought, Colton revealed that he didn't plan for any of his team to survive their plan; but the situation was complicated when Cybertron's leader [[Starscream]], {{t|Elita One (G1)|Elita One}}, and her follower {{t|Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian}}, who intended to arrest both Scarlett's team and Colton's.<br />
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While Scarlett and Joe scrambled out of the way of Obsidian's missiles, Colton saw Kreiger running for the Talisman, despite the team not having yet reached the core. When Colton tried to run after Kreiger, Scarlett stopped him, leading to him inadvertently stabbing her in the stomach; not wanting to kill her, Colton implored her to give up, but Scarlett instead struggled through her injury, pinning his prosthetic hand to the floor with his own knife. It was too late for Colton to call his allies off, however, as Kreiger had reached and activated the Talisman. As its magical energy coursed through all of Cybertron and its inhabitants, Colton's ally cast off his form and revealed that he was not human at all, but an alien wizard named [[Merklynn]] from the lost world of [[Prysmos]]. Using the power of the planet's magically-altered Energon and the Talisman together, Merklynn transformed the area around him into [[New Prysmos|a replica of his homeworld]]; as he gloated to Colton, he had known from the start that he was just a pawn to the former "G.I. Joe", and was himself using Colton to recreate his lost world, wanting to use it as a staging post to invade other worlds and bring about a "new age of magic" throughout the galaxy. Merklynn teleported all the combatants to Cybertron's surface, where Joe — thoroughly broken by the revelation that he had potentially helped bring about Earth's destruction, rather than saving it — willingly surrendered into Cybertronian custody along with his allies. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}<br />
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Even though he willingly gave himself up to Cybertronian custody, there remained a contingent of humanity who believed Colton's extreme anti-Cybertronian actions were justified and demanded he be released. {{tstorylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}<br />
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Joe was eventually moved from a Cybertronian prison to a cell inside G.I. Joe's [[G.I. Joe Field Headquarters|Field Headquarters]] in [[Trinity Bay]], [[Texas]]. When Earth came under siege by {{t|Maximal#IDW Generation 1 continuity |Mutant Cybertronians}} and communications between the planets went down, Joe was paid a visit by Scarlett and the [[President of the United States|President]], who asked him for help devising a less genocidal way of dealing with the beasts. He suggested that they reach out to Merklynn's former knights the [[Visionaries]] and see if they could find a way to use their Talisman to help Earth. {{tstorylink|Road's End}} He was present when the various heroes and villains of Earth gathered inside {{t|Trypticon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trypticon}} to discuss how to fight against {{t|Unicron (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*G.I. Joe being from Rhode Island is a reference to [[Hasbro]], which was founded and continues to operate in the state.<br />
*{{w|Baron Ironblood}} hails from the ''[[wikipedia:Action Force|Action Force]]'' franchise, an ''[[Action Man (franchise)|Action Man]]'' spin-off line of smaller-scale figures, later used as a vehicle to import the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' line into the UK. Notably, the ''Action Force'' comic handled this transition by establishing [[Cobra Commander]] as a new identity for Ironblood.<br />
*When exactly Colton was replaced by a Wraith and became Baron Ironblood is a bit muddled. ''[[Revolutionaries (comic)|Revolutionaries]]'' {{t|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|#8}} depicts Colton's encounter with the Wraiths as taking place prior to Optimus Prime annexing Earth in {{t|The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers''}} {{t|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|#49}}, while ''[[First Strike]]'' {{t|First Strike issue 0|#0}} and {{t|First Strike issue 2|#2}} indicate the real Colton had taken command of the EDC and didn't get replaced until after {{t|White Heat|''The Transformers'' #57}}. Meanwhile, in ''[[Action Man (comic)|Action Man]]'' [[Mr Love and Justice|#4]], which takes place a month before the events of ''Revolution'', Mercy Gale mentions Baron Ironblood as one of the many villains faced by members of the [[Action Man Programme]]. When asked if Colton took on the identity from a preexisting Ironblood (or if Colton was letting off steam by terrorizing England even before ''Revolution''), writer [[John Barber]] declined to answer, preferring to leave it open-ended.<ref>[http://hasbrouniverse.libsyn.com/episode-14-revolutionaries-never-die?tdest_id=521407 John Barber on Action and Adventure: The Hasbro Universe Podcast]</ref><br />
*Colton's outfit in ''First Strike'' features a mask resembling that of Cobra mercenary [http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/wraith.shtml Wraith].<br />
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*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/94/gijoe.shtml G.I. Joe at YoJoe.com]<br />
*[http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/002/redshadows/006/index.html Baron Ironblood at BloodForTheBaron.com]<br />
*{{t|Joe Colton}} at the TFWiki<br />
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It is a rare thing for those within the ranks of [[Cobra]] to rise above the position of a lowly foot soldier or a mere pawn to be manipulated by those who hold power far beyond their wildest imagination. For this reason alone it should be obvious that the woman who's been given the title of '''Baroness''' is an extraordinary individual. However, it's not the fact that she's merely been able to climb up the ranks that makes her special. In a way, Baroness ''is'' Cobra.<br />
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Despite being born into considerable wealth and royalty, '''Anastasia DeCobray''' still held within her a deeply seated and boundless ambition for power that the strictly patriarchal aristocracy would never allow her to satisfy. After falling in with a group of [[Red Hand|revolutionaries]], Anastasia's lust for power would soon be complimented by a horrifying ruthlessness, one she first began to hone by murdering her entire family. It would not be long before she caught the attention of Cobra, and it was within their coils that her ambitions could finally flourish. Mostly serving as both an intelligence officer and assassin, Baroness proved that there was no length she would not go to to seize more of that power that she so desired. Even with the dangers she posed, her abilities earned her high ranking positions under [[Cobra Commander|three]] [[Krake|separate]] [[Tomax Paoli|Cobra Commanders]]. It's little wonder, then, why after the organization fell that Baroness arose from the ashes unscathed and undeterred, ready to rebuild with herself at the center of everything as the new '''Cobra Commander'''!<br />
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Even with most of her family dead, her half-sister [[Chameleon|Erika Le Tene]] still lives, and bears quite a resemblance to the Baroness. And though most of her relationships have been nothing but charades to get her something she's wanted, she's shared a closeness with the arms dealer [[Destro]] that's unusual for her...<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
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====Origins====<br />
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Born into an aristocratic family of Eastern European origin, Anastasia DeCobray was left her family's sole heir after the death of her [[Baroness' brother|brother]]. Because of this, her [[Mr. DeCobray|father]] arranged for Anastasia to be married to [[Lord Alberti]], a decision he made without her knowledge or consent and informed her of the first time she and Alberti had met. Outraged by this, Anastasia fled to [[Rome]], where she met [[Umberto Gaspare]], leader of a radical revolutionary group known as the [[Red Hand]]. Inspired by Umberto and the Red Hand's message of rising up against the ruling class and seizing power for themselves, Anastasia began attending the group's meetings and also began sleeping with Umberto under the condition that he teach her personally everything he knew about violent revolution.<br />
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After learning from Umberto, Anastasia returned home on the night her parents were hosting several of their aristocratic friends. Though her [[Mrs. DeCobray|mother]] and father attempted to talk Anastasia into staying, she told them she was disgusted by their idly rich lifestyle and left soon after. Joining her lover outside the estate, Anastasia only had a moment's hesitation before she detonated several bombs she'd planted throughout the DeCobray estate, killing everyone within. <br />
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Eventually, she and Umberto would travel to [[Morocco]], where he informed her that things had gotten too dangerous for them to remain together. After this, Anastasia began traveling the world, joining up with any group of revolutionaries, radicals, or terrorists that would have her, working jobs ranging from a trainer, to an assassin, to an arms dealer. Eventually, she caught the attention of [[Cobra]], who, after putting her skills to the test in [[Berlin]], recruited her. {{storylink|Firsts and Lasts}} Once joining Cobra as an intelligence officer under the codename "Baroness", she quickly worked her way up the ranks, using her role within the organization against those who stood in the way of her ascent and weaponizing her feminine wiles against men both in and outside of Cobra. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Baroness profile}}<br />
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At some point, Baroness discovered her half-sister [[Chameleon|Erika Le Tene]]. Though she didn't particularly care for or about Erika, Baroness used her connections to give Erika a relatively high-ranking position in Cobra as the assistant to the "Crimson Twins" [[Tomax Paoli|Tomax]] and [[Xamot Paoli]]. {{storylink|Cobra II Part 1: Forked Tongue|Forked Tongue}} According to a [[Crimson Guard|Crimson Guardsman]] Baroness had some kind of a relationship with, Baroness only let Erika in so she had one last connection to her old life before Cobra. {{storylink|Changing Colors}} She also had a semi-friendly relationship with [[Venomous Maximus]], the two sometimes taking rare poisons together recreationally. {{storylink|King Cobra (issue)|King Cobra}}<br />
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Baroness was the one sent by [[Cobra Commander]] to recruit [[Major Bludd|Major Sebastian Bludd]] into his organization, though upon meeting him for the first time she took an immediate dislike to the man. She would later suggest he be put in charge of Cobra's [[Section 10]] gulag. {{storylink|Blood Lines}}<br />
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While stationed in [[Capetown]], [[South Africa]], Baroness saw a news broadcast that reported Umberto Gaspare had been captured by Interpol in the [[Netherlands]] and was now awaiting trial in [[The Hague]]. Flying out, Baroness broke into the facility where Umberto was being held, murdering her way through several guards before finally reaching his cell. Though Umberto thought she'd arrived to rescue him and rekindle their romance, Baroness shot and killed her former lover in his cell and shed a single, bloody tear as she made her exit. {{storylink|Firsts and Lasts}}<br />
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After [[Emil Zartan]] successfully broke into [[President Rumanapar]]'s private plane midflight, Baroness spoke to him through a video call and ordered the politician to not lighten his country's trade restrictions as planned lest Zartan kill him. With her plan to convince Rumanapar successful, Baroness was able to climb further up the Cobra ladder. A week later, she met with Zartan and presented him his payment of one million euros. However, later that night, Zartan ended up getting in trouble with the law and Baroness was forced to let him flee the country with her aboard her private jet. {{storylink|The Origin of Zartan Part 1}}<br />
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====Dealings With Destro====<br />
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Unhappy with Zartan putting Cobra's secrecy at risk with his antics, Baroness assigned him the task of being her representative with [[M.A.R.S. Industries]], an arms manufacturer that was creating a teleporter known as the [[M.A.S.S. Device]] for Cobra. However, when M.A.S.S. was tested on Zartan by sending him to kill M.A.R.S. CEO James "[[Destro]]" McCullen's associate [[Nico Mandirobolis]], a flaw in the teleporter meant he was unable to be retrieved. After this incident, Baroness was contacted by Destro, to inform her of this development and that they couldn't be certain if Zartan had successfully killed Mandirobolis. Baroness, however chose to look on the bright side of things and assume Zartan was successful in his assassination. {{storylink|The Origin of Zartan Part 1}}<br />
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With Zartan M.I.A., the task fell to Baroness to assassinate Destro for dealing with Mandirobolis in the first place. Making her way into [[Castle Destro]] through the surrounding moat, she approached McCullen as he worked on a satellite and held him at gunpoint {{storylink|G.I. Joe issue 2|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #2}} as she explained Cobra's reasoning for sending her to execute him. Though Destro attempted to bargain for his life, Baroness didn't care to hear it and instead asked Destro for his last words, which he used to call his dog [[Clyde]] to attack her. Though she quickly killed the hound, Destro still managed to get away, forcing Baroness to chase him down to the castle armory. {{storylink|G.I. Joe issue 3|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #3}} She and Destro proceeded to duel with swords until Baroness knocked Destro into a suit of armor, the helmet of which he used to knock her unconscious. {{storylink|G.I. Joe issue 4|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #4}}<br />
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When she came to, Destro had placed her in his familial castle's luxurious "dungeon". Addressing her behind a glass wall, Destro told Baroness he only kept her alive so she could relay to Cobra that he held information that made him an invaluable asset to the organization. That night, Baroness donned a vintage gown and jewelry her captor had left for her and accompanied him to dinner, though not before first making another attempt on his life that he took precautions against. {{storylink|G.I. Joe issue 5|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #5}} After dinner, Destro saw fit to give Baroness a demonstration of his [[M.A.S.S. Device]] teleporter to prove he'd made a major breakthrough with the device and was thus worth keeping alive. Baroness watched as Destro<br />
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Baroness remained in Destro's custody for some time after witnessing the incident with the M.A.S.S. Device but eventually a team of [[Cobra Troopers]] arrived to free her. After they blew the glass wall, Baroness took command of their operation and rescinded their orders to kill her captors, instead having them capture Destro and his assistants alive along with the M.A.S.S. Device. {{storylink|The Betrayers Part 2}} Aboard the submarine cruiser ''[[Dreadnaught]]'', Baroness discussed the advanced technology powering the sub with Destro while also explaining the terms under which he'd now be working for Cobra. {{storylink|The Betrayers Part 3}} While aboard the Dreadnaught, Baroness spoke with [[Cobra Commander]] over a video call and informed him that Zartan was missing, as well as the recent developments with the M.A.S.S. Device. Though Cobra Commander was unhappy to hear they'd lost a promising member in Zartan and that his organization was sinking so much money in a project that had yet to yield the desired results, Baroness insisted the M.A.S.S. project would soon shape up. {{storylink|The Origin of Zartan Part 2}} Once they reached their destination, Baroness joined Destro on the helicopter ride to [[Section Zero]], a special arctic facility Cobra had constructed specifically to house the M.A.S.S. Device. Inside, she introduced Destro to his new assistant and scientific overseer [[Dr. Mindbender|Dr. Armand "Mindbender" Singh]] and continued to drive home to McCullen the harsh terms under which he now worked. {{storylink|The Betrayers Part 4}}<br />
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As Destro and Singh clashed against each other, Baroness broke the two of them up and reminded them that her position was tied to their ability to get results and that she'd suffer no more of their childish arguments. With Destro insisting he needed the help of his assistants, Baroness was worn down and agreed to free them. Soon after, the quartet of scientists managed to get the M.A.S.S. Device in what they believed to be a workable state. Though the experiment first seemed to be a success, the test subject disintegrated once he was recalled. {{storylink|The Betrayers Part 5}} Fed up with his failure, Baroness decided she'd be better off cutting her losses and pulled a gun on Destro. McCullen, however, tried to bargain for his life by suggesting he do something to prove his loyalty to Cobra. To this end, he wrestled Baroness' gun away from her and shot his assistant [[Rory MacDougall]] as a sacrifice to the organization. Though she remained unhappy with him, Baroness felt this was enough to give Destro another chance.<br />
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Later, Baroness visited Destro as he attempted to comfort Rory's daughter [[Copperback|Glynis]], who attacked Baroness on sight. Once a Trooper had knocked Glynis out, Baroness heard out Destro's plan to turn M.A.S.S. around by kidnapping the theoretical physicist Dr. [[Gerry Orizama]]. She then changed the subject and asked about the other piece of information Destro had offered Cobra, which turned out to be intel on a top secret [[G.I. Joe (team)|American military organization]] that seemed to have learned about Cobra through Mandirobilis. {{storylink|The Betrayers Part 6}} After dispatching [[Blacklight]] to kidnap Dr. Orizama, {{storylink|G.I. Joe issue 14|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #14}} Baroness welcomed the scientist to Section Zero and explained to him why he'd been taken. True to Destro's predictions, Orizama's help allowed him to get M.A.S.S. up and running and a successful test was carried out. After denying Destro permission to reverse his condition and dismissing Mindbender, Baroness met with Orizama privately and was surprised to find him more than willing to continue working for Cobra, the seemingly unlimited resources the organization had access to proving quite appealing to him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe issue 15|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #15}}<br />
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Eventually, Cobra Commander saw fit to conduct a personal audit on Baroness via a remote drone, wanting to see for himself what the hundreds of billions his organization had sunk into M.A.S.S. had actually accomplished. Though the device wasn't up and running at the moment of the Commander's audit, Baroness ordered Orizama to get it ready for another test while she showed the Commander the money printing plates, priceless artifacts, blackmail material, and various other materials they could have only acquired through teleportation. Though he admitted these were nice, the Commander was concerned about a planned exploratory mission to the [[Nevada]] desert for the purposes of gathering information on the secret military unit Destro had informed her of, a mission she'd ordered without informing her superiors. Before the Commander could press the Baroness on this though, Destro interrupted them to voice his displeasure with being held against his will and having Baroness steal the credit for M.A.S.S., which ultimately earned him a spot in Cobra's [[Section 10]] gulag when Glynis spoke up to reveal she was just as knowledgeable about M.A.S.S. as her father's murderer.<br />
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As the audit continued and Cobra Commander spoke with Orizama, Baroness received a report from another scientist about non-Section Zero Cobra Troopers on the perimeter of the base. Deducing that these were assassins sent by the Commander to kill her if she didn't prove herself, she had the coordinates for the teleport set for directly behind the Troopers. With the team of [[Vipers]] taking care of her would-be assassins, Baroness asked her Commander if he was satisfied with her project's progress. Though he was, the Commander wanted her at his side and gave Glynis, now codenamed Copperhead, command over the project. Realizing that Copperhead leaked the details of her planned Nevada mission, Baroness lashed out and nearly killed Glynis before the Commander got her to stay her hand. {{storylink|G.I. Joe issue 17|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #16}}<br />
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Baroness attended a meeting of [[Cobra High Command]] at a [[Cobra manor|Russian manor]]. While there, she heard the sounds of weeping coming from the women's restroom and investigated to find that they were coming from her half-sister [[Chameleon|Erika Le Tene]]. Disgusted, Baroness reminded Erika that she only had her position because of their relationship and ordered her to shape up, as having her nearly identical sister bawling her eyes out in a bathroom didn't particularly reflect well onto her. {{storylink|Cobra II Part 1: Forked Tongue|Forked Tongue}} After Erika managed to escape Cobra, she fell in with G.I. Joe, the mysterious military unit Destro had uncovered. Using their resemblance to one another, Erika was sent to a suspected secret Cobra base in disguise as the Baroness. {{storylink|Changing Colors}}<br />
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After G.I. Joe forces had managed to seize the ''Dreadnaught'', the ship's [[Captain Vicuna|captain]] contacted the Baroness aboard an escape sub to inform her they'd lost the submarine cruiser. Though Vicuna thought the ''Dreadnaught'' destroyed, Baroness informed him they were still receiving a signal from the ship and passed this information along to Cobra Commander. After he furiously ordered Vicuna and his men to take back the ''Dreadnaught'', Baroness was ordered to come to his quarters later that night as there was going to be a change in the Cobra hierarchy. {{storylink|G.I. Joe issue 22|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #22}} To her shock, this change was not her long awaited promotion, but rather the reveal that Destro had been made an official member of Cobra! Enraged, Baroness nearly killed Destro but she was separated from him by a pair of Vipers and warned by Cobra Commander that she was to put aside her differences with Destro or else he'd be forced to choose between them. {{storylink|M.A.S.S. Destruction, Part 1}}<br />
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At Cobra [[Section Prime]], Baroness received word that the M.A.S.S. Device had somehow become compromised and passed it along to Cobra Commander. Though Baroness thought it best to look to the [[Cobra Council]] for guidance, Cobra Commander decided they needed to act quickly and destroy Section Zero. Though she did express concern that this would mean those stationed on [[Section Sabine]] would be trapped, Baroness was primarily concerned about what losing the M.A.S.S. Device would mean for her reputation. Cobra Commander reassured her that the destruction of Section Zero wouldn't reflect poorly onto her, however, as with Destro around they could easily build another M.A.S.S. Device at any time. {{storylink|M.A.S.S. Destruction, Part 4}} Baroness, however, had little confidence that Destro could do this without Dr. Orizama and ordered those who'd escaped Section Zero's destruction to find and bring him back. After receiving Copperback's report that Orizama had been killed, Baroness was summoned to meet with Cobra Commander, who asked that she accompany him to [[Section Twenty]]. {{storylink|M.A.S.S. Destruction, Part 5}} At Section Twenty, Baroness asked her Commander if he was sure G.I. Joe agent [[Chuckles]]' change of heart and choice to join Cobra was genuine. {{storylink|Sidewinder}} She later retrieved Chuckles from Section Twenty's cafeteria and escorted him to a meeting with Cobra Commander. {{storylink|Constrictor}}<br />
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Baroness, along with the rest of Cobra High Command, was secretly poisoned by [[Xamot Paoli|Xamot]] as part of an elaborate plan to take down Chuckles and carry out a coup against Cobra Commander. She, however, was hardly incapacitated by it, as she'd been taking poison such as this one recreationally. After [[Tomax Paoli|Tomax]] explained to her that Chuckles had assassinated Cobra Commander and, in an attempt to save his brother's skin, poisoned High Command, Baroness expressed doubt and refused to believe his story. After confirming the Commander's death, she sent a team of Vipers to the base's old submarine dock, the only unsecured way out of Section Twenty. However, it soon dawned on her that the submarine down there was equipped with nuclear weapons and realized that Chuckles was intending to detonate those. Now ordering her Vipers to evacuate High Command, Baroness dragged Tomax onto the plane even as he begged her to let him go back for Xamot, feeling that forcing Tomax to live with the fact that he couldn't save his brother's was an appropriate punishment for him. {{storylink|King Cobra (issue)|King Cobra}}<br />
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====Cobra Civil War====<br />
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Following the death of Cobra Commander, a meeting was called where Baroness announced the Commander's death to those present, all of whom were candidates to succeed him, herself included. Given the highly unusual circumstances under which the old Commander died, the Cobra Council decided to hold a contest wherein whoever caused the most misery for G.I. Joe the would be made the new Commander, information Baroness also relayed. {{storylink|Cobra Civil War issue 0|Cobra Civil War #0}} After this, Baroness personally oversaw the staging of the accident that Cobra would use to explain the death of the Commander's civilian identity. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #1}} Even though she was a candidate for Commander, privately Baroness felt that an old, highly patriarchal, and inherently misogynist organization like Cobra would never allow a woman to attain a position of leadership. However, this would not stop her from taking part in the Contest. {{storylink|Cobra vol. 2 issue 1|Cobra vol. 2 #1}}<br />
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Baroness began her efforts by dispatching her agent [[Blacklight]] to track down and kill Joe Team Bravo in [[Panama]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #1}} After taking care of a few "problems" facing Cobra in [[Ecuador]] by assassinating and stealing the funds of [[Melendez|a local drug kingpin]], Baroness returned to Cobra HQ to find [[Serpentor]] and her fellow contestant [[Major Bludd]] still hanging out there three days after the Contest began. Disgusted by their seeming idleness, she ordered them to get out and at the very least pretend as though they cared about the contest. She later received a call from Blacklight, who informed her that the Joes had managed to kill his spotter and wound him, forcing him to retreat. Furious, Baroness refused to hear Blacklight's promise that he could still complete his mission and decided she would travel to Panama herself with a platoon of [[Viper]]s to finish the job. However, she soon discovered there were only two Vipers available, as all the others at the base were either taken by Major Bludd on a mission to [[Russia]] or guarding [[Rodrigo Vargas]]. Furious, she accused Vargas, Bludd, and [[Tomax Paoli|Tomax]] of conspiring against her in the Contest and ordered Vargas to leave the facility before confronting Serpentor, demanding to know what he was doing here since he wasn't a contestant. {{storylink|Cobra vol. 2 issue 1|Cobra vol. 2 #1}} After making sure to let Major Bludd have it the next time she saw him, Baroness heard Serpentor out when he offered her information from [[Breaker|his mole]] inside the Joes, something he'd already been doing for the other contestants. With this information, several Joes investigating Baroness' activity in Ecuador were killed, earning her more points in the Contest. {{storylink|Cobra vol. 2 issue 2|Cobra vol. 2 #2}}<br />
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Traveling to [[Paris]], Baroness met with [[Zartan]] to receive intel he had collected. Though this shape-shifting clone of [[Emil Zartan]] attempted to flirt with her, having gained knowledge of the original Zartan's history with her, Baroness was having none of it and forced him to hand over a USB drive that would allow her to infiltrate a facility in [[Bear Lake]] that several Joes displaced by [[The Pit]]'s destruction would be heading towards. Once the Joes arrived, Baroness had her Vipers commandeer the [[R.H.I.N.O.]] that was stored at the Bear Lake facility, using it as mechanized support as they roamed the base looking for Joes to kill. After killing [[Mooch]], Baroness rode in the back of the R.H.I.N.O., barking orders and shooting at any Joes who dared show their faces near her forces. After [[Roadblock]] managed to disable the R.H.I.N.O. by smashing the front of it with a disarmed [[Davy Crockett]] though, Baroness was knocked unconscious and taken prisoner by the Joes. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 5|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #5}} Taken onto a helicopter, Baroness was horrified to learn that the Joes planned on hiding out in [[Springfield]], a now abandoned town Cobra used as a front that the Joes had previously discovered. Though she tried to warn them against this plan, the Joes forged on ahead, choosing to hole up inside the local bank, even as some of them echoed Baroness' sentiment that something felt off.<br />
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Kept separate from her captors by the gate that helped to protect the bank's vault, Baroness struggled to choke down the rations she was fed before informing [[Hawk]] that Springfield was more than a mere front. It was once used a testing grounds for Cobra to test various social scenarios on, using the populace as lab rats. She taunted the Joes that they were now Springfield's newest test subjects, a prediction that panned out when a [[B.A.T.]] that was left behind in the town began attacking the team. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 6|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #6}} As the Joes fell back into the bank's vault, Baroness continued her taunting, warning them that the B.A.T. is impervious to anything they were packing, as the machine was built to survive something as strong as a nuclear blast. During all this posturing, Baroness insisted that she had nothing to fear from the B.A.T., as it was programmed not to kill members of Cobra. This eventually set off [[Hard Drive]], who was able to detect the transmitter implanted into Baroness' neck that kept her safe from the B.A.T. and cut it out, meaning that Baroness would share the Joes' fate should the B.A.T. be able to break into the vault. However, Hard Drive was able to call in an airstrike that leveled the bank and take the B.A.T. with it, Baroness and the Joes surviving due to the bank vault's resilience. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 7|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #7}}<br />
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Transferred to an armored car being escorted by two Humvees, the convoy transporting Baroness was ambushed when an IED stuck to the back of a cow in the middle of the road went off. After the armored car was knocked off the road, Baroness freed herself and killed the soldiers transporting her before taking off into the woods. Concerned that they might be out to kill her, Baroness killed the Vipers she encountered in the forest before finding [[Krake]], the man responsible for her salvation. Given that Krake was a fellow contestant though, she assumed he had arrived to kill her and told him to get it over with. Krake, however, instead knocked her out, feeling that humiliating her would serve him better. Soon after this, Krake would be named the winner of the contest and the new Cobra Commander. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 8|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #8}}<br />
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After retrieving Serpentor for a meeting with their new Commander, Baroness received orders to travel to [[Mexico]] and order the Cobra chemical weapons plants there to begin producing defoliants as well. She and Serpentor then stood side-by-side with their new, more militant Commander as he posed dramatically atop a [[H.I.S.S.]] tank. {{storylink|Cobra vol. 2 issue 8|Cobra vol. 2 #8}}<br />
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During Cobra's invasion of [[Nanzhao]], Baroness watched security footage of G.I. Joe agents [[Snake Eyes]] and [[Agent Helix|Helix]] single-handedly take on a Cobra camp and the [[Deviant|mech suits]] within alongside her fellow high-ranking Cobras. Furious over the glibness with which Major Bludd was treating the situation, she warned him to get out of her sight before she killed him. She later met with Cobra Commander as he overlooked the warehouse full of cultural treasures that he'd accumulated during the invasion and received a new mission from him. {{storylink|Cobra Command, Part 3}} Having long held the [[Cobra Council]] in contempt, {{storylink|Cobra vol. 2 issue 1|Cobra vol. 2 #1}} the mission she was given to assassinate this group who were supposed to keep Cobra Commander in line was one she took great pleasure in. She started with a councilman who had a mansion in the [[Pyrenees]], posing as one of his many lovers to get close to him. After killing his guards and his other groupies, she shot him in the gut and forced him to tell her where the other were located under threat of prolonging his suffering. Once she'd gotten what she wanted from him, she detonated the explosives she'd planted throughout the mansion, destroying it. {{storylink|Cobra Command, Part 6}} Baroness carried out her mission with ruthless efficiency, working her way down the list in only a matter of days. As she reached the final member of the Council in Santa Cruz, [[Argentina]], she indulged herself in his death, making it slow by lying him on his stomach and causing him to strangle himself with a rope that was tied from his ankles to his neck. As she monologued to him about how much she enjoyed getting to witness the agonizing final moments of an unjust, decadent dictator such as himself, she was cut off by the sudden appearance of [[Ronin|a G.I. Joe agent]] who'd been tracking her down to find out who these men she'd been killing were. The two women fought, with the Joe agent eventually pinning Baroness to the ground. Baroness then bit down on what the Joe assumed was a poison capsule but was actually the ''antidote'' for the poison she proceeded to splash into the Joe's face. Thinking quickly, the Joe grabbed Baroness again and kissed her in hopes of getting some of the antidote out of her mouth. The bit of poison that had gotten on her along with the smaller dose of the antidote weakened the Baroness, stopping her from killing the Joe but still allowing her to get away.<br />
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After her mission was done, Baroness returned to Nanzhao, where she revealed to Major Bludd that Serpentor had sold him and Tomax out for plotting a coup against the new Commander. Before she could kill Bludd though, he tried to expose Serpentor as being in on the coup plot as well, confusing Baroness long enough that Bludd was able to pull a gun and wound her as he made a break for it. After Bludd managed to shake his pursuers by jumping off a waterfall, Baroness ordered her Vipers to hunt him down as well as figure out where Tomax ran off to in his private jet. {{storylink|Cobra Command, Part 9}}<br />
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Baroness served as a liaison between Cobra and G.I. Joe commander [[Hawk]]'s [[Hawk's superiors|superiors]]. Using the disastrous way the situation in Nanzhao was handled as an excuse, Baroness was able to get this man to take Hawk out of power and severely slash G.I. Joe's operating budget. In return, Baroness promised him that Cobra would fully fund his upcoming campaign for U.S. senate. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 12|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #12}} However, after Cobra released files that announced G.I. Joe's existence to the world, Baroness asked her contact, in his role as the White House's G.I. Joe liaison, to corroborate the leak publicly. While he was hesitant to do so, not wanting to ruin the lives of American soldiers, Baroness didn't care and ordered him to go through with it. {{storylink|Deep Terror Conclusion}} However, after the White House liaison refused to confirm G.I. Joe's existence, Baroness confronted him in his home office after his wife and children went to bed and presented him with a choice; use the gun in his desk to kill himself or let her fake his suicide before killing the rest of his family. {{storylink|Deep Terror Epilogue}}<br />
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====Blacklisted====<br />
Baroness stood alongside Cobra Commander as he contacted Serpentor, furious over the failure of his [[The Coil|Coil]] to eliminate the [[Arashikage]] ninja that had betrayed Cobra. As the call ended, Baroness brought up to Cobra Commander her concerns over Cobra currently being in need of a country to call home. While the Commander assumed Baroness was trying to suggest Cobra conquer a nation, what she actually meant was that they ''buy'' one! {{storylink|Target: Snake Eyes Part 1}} To this end, Baroness met with [[Prince Rudolph]] aboard his yacht to negotiate the purchase of his principality of [[Tryolvia]]. While Baroness initially balked at Rudolph's initial price of 40 Billion British Pounds and made a counteroffer of 40 Billion US Dollars, the two eventually settled on 40 Billion Euros. After negotiating a price, Baroness pitched Tryolvia to Cobra Commander but also informed him that Prince Rudolph insisted he be paid up front in hard cash or cash equivalent before he handed anything over. {{storylink|Target: Snake Eyes Part 2}}<br />
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As 40 Billion Euros worth of gold, hard currency, bearer bonds, and valuable artwork was loaded onto the ''[[Neptune Bonanza]]'' to be transferred to a bank in the [[Seychelles]], Baroness and Cobra Commander toured the future Cobra HQ of the [[Palast Dessen Viirenvrost]]. All throughout this tour, Baroness reassured her Commander over and over again that Tryolvia would be worth the hefty price that was being paid for it. What Baroness failed to anticipate though was both G.I. Joe and the Arashikage attacking the ''Neptune Bonanza'', a conflict that lead to the boat sinking with all it's riches still aboard before it reached it's destination. {{storylink|Target: Snake Eyes Part 3}} After word of the ''Neptune Bonanza''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> sinking reached her, Baroness made sure to try and get out of Tryolvia and her furious Commander as fast as she could. As she headed for the border on a motorcycle, she received a call from Cobra Commander and, despite her attempts to convince him to let her lead a salvage mission, Cobra Commander informed Baroness that her relationship with Cobra was now over. As she was fired, a small squad of Viper-piloted [[Flight Pod]]s attacked Baroness, using their missiles to send her flying off of a bridge and into the river below. Baroness was prepared for this, having previously stashed scuba equipment beneath the water that she promptly retrieved and used to get away. {{storylink|Target: Snake Eyes Part 4}}<br />
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Though she was now marked for death, Baroness still sought to redeem herself in the eyes of Cobra by recovering the ''Neptune Bonanza''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> sunken treasures. After seeking out a Captain [[Viktor Bekuna]] and getting him to agree to captain a salvage operation in the now extremely treacherous and stormy seas surrounding the ''Bonanza'' wreck, she sought to acquire the ''[[Argo Vidale]]'' salvage vessel by kidnapping the [[Mia Anthony|grand]][[Thomas Anthony|children]] of [[Sir Anthony]], who's [[Trans-Leviathan|company]] owned the ship. After leaving her meeting with Sir Anthony, Baroness paid a woman to dress as her in order to lure out assassins sent by the Coil to kill her so she could kill them first. {{storylink|Crush Depth, Part 1}}<br />
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The ''Neptune Bonanza'' salvage operation got off to a rough start, the sea and weather proving even worse than anticipated, causing many delays that Baroness was none too happy about. Once they finally reached the site of the wreck, Baroness followed the [[Sting Raider]]s and [[Eel]s down as far as her diving gear would allow before stopping just before reaching her limit to act as a relay between the ''Argo Vidale'' and the divers. {{storylink|Crush Depth, Part 2}} As the crew began bringing up the shipping containers, the weather caused the crane operator to lose control, causing the container to crash onto the deck and bust open, revealing billions of dollars in cash within. Realizing Baroness had misrepresented what exactly they were salvaging, Bekuna and his crew began trying to strongarm Baroness into giving them a bigger cut. Though they appeared to back down after Baroness killed one of them, the crew continued to act up, at one point even going so far as to "accidentally" lose control of the crane again in order to smash her with one of the containers. Once the salvage operation was finished, the crew staged a full on mutiny against Baroness, breaking into her room and attempting to kill her. {{storylink|Crush Depth, Part 3}} After shooting her way through several mutineers, Baroness learned that this mutiny coincided with both the Coil and G.I. Joe's new [[Special Missions unit]] attacking the ''Argo Vidale'' as well. After appearing to get away by stealing a Sting Raider, Baroness doubled back to the other side of the boat where [[Topside]] was waiting in a raft for his fellow Joes to return. She then abandoned and left her Sting Raider inoperable before killing Topside and stealing his raft while the ''Argo Vidale'' went down along with the ''Neptune Bonanza''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> loot. After two days stranded at sea, Baroness saw a helicopter on the horizon and shot a flare to grab its attention. For better or worse, the helicopter belonged to Cobra, who still rescued her despite her being on the outs. {{storylink|Crush Depth, Part 4}}<br />
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Now somewhat back in Cobra's good graces, Baroness was accompanied by Cobra's new P.R. specialist [[Siren|Mary Craft]] and a team of Vipers as they sat in a luxury yacht off the coast of a [[Somalia|Somalian]] pirate village, hoping to gain information on the captain of the slavers who'd kidnapped Mary's [[Isaac Craft|son]]. As the pirates cautiously approached the yacht and the trap was sprung, Baroness sat by as Craft demanded the pirates give up a man amongst their ranks named [[Abdi Zakaria]]. When the pirates were unimpressed by Craft's story of a previous Cobra Commander's dealings with pirates and the village was promptly destroyed, Baroness asked again for Zakaria. Once Abdi gave himself up, Baroness roughed him up a bit before he told the women he would never give up his former captain, as he'd put his life on the line for his. After Mary told him a story about the dangers of being indebted to another man, Zakaria gave her the name of the pirate's contact in the [[Yakuza]], who would know where the captain was now better than he would. Baroness then promptly shot him, joking that she'd taken the lesson about never being in another man's debt to heart.<br />
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As they flew to [[Japan]], Craft chewed Baroness out for stopping her word-of-mouth marketing from spreading by killing the mouth. Baroness failed to understand why they needed Craft and her stories, thinking that since the world at large already knew Cobra as a legitimate geo-political force they didn't need to waste time telling stories to petty criminals. Craft then explained she was doing this to earn Cobra respect amongst the criminal underworld before telling another story about a former Cobra Commander with the moral that people will treat you the way they perceive you. Baroness merely rolled her eyes at the story and stated she has never been perceived in a way that wasn't exactly the way she wanted to be perceived and criticized the former Commander's method of dealing with disrespect. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 12|G.I. Joe vol. 3 #12}} Once in Japan, Baroness and Mary Craft met with the Yakuza contact. At this meeting, Craft shared a story that claimed a former Commander was responsible for starting the Yakuza in the first place, which meant that Cobra understood them far better than a bunch of lowly human traffickers ever could. As they left the meeting with the slaver captain's location, Baroness prodded Craft by stating that she was beginning to enjoy this jet-set criminal lifestyle, though she of course disagreed.<br />
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Baroness led the mission to rescue the children kidnapped by the traffickers, having several Cobra helicopters pluck the boat out of the water while Vipers eliminated all of the crew members before dropping the ship onto a beach where news crews waited to report on Cobra's attack against human trafficking. On this beach, Mary spotted her son Isaac and began running to him but before they could be reunited, Baroness suckerpunched Mary while several Vipers took Isaac aboard a helicopter. She then broke the news to her that both she and Isaac now belonged to Cobra for the rest of their lives and made no secret of her delight at Mary's despair over now being trapped in this organization. As they flew back on board a plane, Baroness noticed Mary holding a copy of [[Dante Alighieri]]'s ''{{w|Divine Comedy}}'', which she claimed was a prop for a story she never got to tell. Though Mary wasn't in the mood, Baroness prodded her to tell it anyways. Baroness listened closely to Mary's story of how Dante had written the book as a metaphor for Cobra and how he believed it could eventually grow from it's criminal roots into something virtuous and divine. As she finished, revealing the contemporary Cobra Commander had Dante killed as he couldn't envision Cobra growing out of "Inferno", Baroness fell silent, unsure of what to make of this tale. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 13|G.I. Joe vol. 3 #13}}<br />
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====Return to Cobra====<br />
Baroness led Cobra's efforts to take over the town of [[Warrenton]], a small town in [[Ohio]] that had fallen into large scale poverty. Blaming this on the failings of the town's leadership, she easily won the townspeople to Cobra's side by offering them a way out and killing those who'd failed them. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 2 of 5|Homefront, Part 2}} Baroness then had falsified information on Cobra's activities in Warrenton leaked to the newly public facing G.I. Joe team, who's first mission would send them there. Once they arrived, Cobra forces would shoot down the Joes' [[Skystorm|transport]] and capture their leader [[Duke]]. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 1 of 5|Homefront, Part 1}}<br />
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With Duke captured, Baroness had him restrained and attempted to make him renounce his status as a "Real American Hero" and the U.S. in general on camera for a Cobra propaganda video. When he refused, Baroness had a pair of [[W.O.R.M.S.]] drag him away and strap him to a gurney. When Duke then refused to give Baroness the code word that would send an all clear back to [[Governor's Island|base]], and thus news crews from across the country to Warrenton, she introduced him to [[Dr. Mindbender]], who would be helping to force the password out of him. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 2 of 5|Homefront, Part 2}} As his machine began manipulating Duke's memories, Baroness complained to Mindbender that she wished she'd been able to torture him rather than have to sit around and wait. Once he did finally let a code word slip, Baroness prepared to shoot Duke but was stopped by Mindbender, who wanted to study his body. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 3 of 5|Homefront, Part 3}}<br />
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Deciding she'd kill him by bleeding him out instead, Baroness left in a huff to retrieve her knife. On her way, she received a<br />
call from [[Destro]], who informed her that the Ohio National Guard had just been mobilized, along with a phalanx of [[Dragonflies]] from G.I. Joe's base on Governor's Island. Concluding that the code word they'd gotten signaled an ambush rather than an all clear, Baroness asked Destro why he was telling her this rather than letting her fail and further his own position. Desto explained he'd done so out of romantic interest, and as Baroness told him they'd discuss this later, she found herself held at gunpoint by the Joes' newest recruit, [[Hashtag]]. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 4 of 5|Homefront, Part 4}} After mockingly explaining to the naive girl how easily Cobra turned Warrenton against its own country, she quickly disarmed her and shot her in the leg. Before she could finish her off though, Duke and [[Cover Girl]] appeared and sent Baroness fleeing. She then detonated the bombs she'd had planted throughout the town and used the resulting chaos to cover her escape. On her way out, she received a call from the Commander, who informed her that her failure meant she would not be getting the promotion she desired. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 5 of 5|Homefront, Part 5}}<br />
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Asked to take a leave of absence after Warrenton, Baroness was invited by Destro to meet with him at his [[Castle Destro|castle]] in the Scottish highlands. After dinner, Destro explained he'd invited her out there because he was disturbed by the Commander's decision to appoint [[Mad Monk|Michael "Mad" Monk]] to head up Cobra's new station in Manhattan. This was disturbing he thought, because Monk had received the incredibly rare score of a one on the [[Lome Test]], a test of one's ability to reshape the world around them. This meant that a man who completely lacked the ability to impose his will upon others was now in a position of authority, something that could lead to the complete destruction of Cobra. Since this meant he'd lose his biggest client, Destro asked that Baroness join him in taking down Monk. {{storylink|Threat Matrix, Part 1 of 4|Threat Matrix, Part 1}}<br />
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After spending the night at the castle, Baroness awoke in bed alone, a [[B.A.T.] maid informing her that Destro requested she meet him down on the moor after she'd had breakfast. Once there, Destro continued to plead his case against Monk, telling her that he'd been recklessly using his B.A.T. technology in Manhattan. Having tracked down the [[M.A.R.S. Industries|M.A.R.S.]] executives who'd sold him the drones, Destro had some of his personal B.A.T.s load them into a gigantic skeet launcher and use them as target practice. Baroness would join him in this activity. {{storylink|Threat Matrix, Part 2 of 4|Threat Matrix, Part 2}} Later that night, Baroness and Destro were beginning to get frisky when suddenly Destro received a taunting call from Monk. The castle was then shaken by explosions and before either of them could react, the door was blown down and Cobra Commander stood there, accusing Destro of selling his organization out to the Joes. {{storylink|Threat Matrix, Part 3 of 4|Threat Matrix, Part 3}} When the Commander demanded to know if Baroness was in on this alleged betrayal or if she would stand by Cobra, she took the Commander's side. However, after Destro fled behind a small army of B.A.T.s, Baroness met back up with him and aided his escape from the castle. Promising that she would help the Commander see that Destro only betrayed Cobra to help save it and that they would then take down Monk together, she sent him on his way. {{storylink|Threat Matrix, Part 4 of 4|Threat Matrix, Part 4}}<br />
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====Cobra Commander====<br />
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Somehow managing to avoid capture after the fall of Cobra, Baroness managed to stay out of trouble for several years until she was finally caught in [[Monaco]], arrested on reckless driving charges. After this, she was taken in by the newly reformed and international G.I. Joe and secretly held prisoner without trial aboard their new underwater base ''[[Lemuria]]''. {{tstorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 5|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #5}} After discovering an [[Cobranarchist|anarchist group]] in [[Greece]] organizing under the banner of Cobra, [[Scarlett]] attempted to interrogate Baroness about whether or not Cobra had begun reforming but she refused to give up any information, only complaining about the quality of the food and the fact that she was being illegally held prisoner. {{tstorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 2|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #2}} Though she was the only one who knew that Baroness was aboard the ''Lemuria'', Scarlett saw fit to share this information with her second-in-command [[Roadblock]], who was slightly disturbed by them holding someone prisoner without trial. Because of this, Roadblock would leak Baroness' location to the now ex-Joe [[Duke]], {{tstorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 5|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #5}} who would soon arrive to free her and her fellow prisoner [[Crystal Ball]] so that they could be tried for their crimes. As she was escorted out, Baroness taunted Scarlett by promising that they'd see each other again soon. {{tstorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 7|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #7}}<br />
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While en route to their trial in [[The Hague]], Baroness seemed completely unconcerned about her situation, teasing Duke about his fall from grace before a mob of Cobranarchists suddenly descended upon the armored car, aiming to free Baroness and Crystal Ball from captivity! {{tstorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 8|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #8}} Once they were let out by the [[Dreadnoks]], Baroness ordered Crystal Ball to make himself useful before strongly chastising the Dreadnoks for their sloppy tactics, causing the bikers to shape up long enough for them to capture Duke. Before she got a chance to kill him though, a G.I. Joe team led by Scarlett arrived and shot the gun out of her hand. Ordering the Dreadnoks to kill them, Baroness and Crystal Ball slipped away in the chaos of the ensuing firefight and made their way to a [[Cobra temple|serpentine temple]] where the Cobranarchists had been congregating. Addressing them and promising a new world order, Baroness took the stage alongside Crystal Ball, Destro, [[Dr. Mindbender]], and a [[Dire Wraith]] [[Wraith Sorcerer|sorcerer]] before donning a hood and declaring herself the new Cobra Commander! {{tstorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}}<br />
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With [[Miles Mayhem]] away on [[Cybertron]] with the rest of the [[Iron Ring]], Cobra Commander took the remaining members of [[V.E.N.O.M.]] under her organization's wing, earning their loyalty by having [[Scrap-Iron]] rebuild their destroyed vehicles. She then sent the three of them to back up [[Firefly]] as he broke into the {{w|Hermitage Museum}} in [[St. Petersburg]] to steal a certain antediluvian artifact that was on display there, his louder than expected methods earning him his Commander's ire. Ordering Firefly to make a much more subtle entrance this time, Cobra Commander next directed him and V.E.N.O.M. to the [[New York]] {{w|Metropolitan Museum of Art}} for another heist. {{tstorylink|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} Though the V.E.N.O.M. agents were defeated and captured, Firefly was still able to accomplish his mission with help from [[Storm Shadow]] and his ninja. Now that Crystal Ball had the necessary artifacts, Cobra Commander demanded an update from [[Cesspool II|Cesspool]] to see how their efforts to melt the polar ice caps was going before strongly correcting Destro when he referred to her by her old title. {{tstorylink|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}<br />
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As Crystal Ball and the Dire Wraiths opened a portal to [[Cobra-La]], Cobra Commander ordered the Wraiths to force several unwilling Cobranarchists inside, making them reemerge as [[Viper (mutant)|Vipers]]. With the portal remaining stable, Cobra Commander turned on the Wraiths and allowed her new soldiers to feast upon them. Ignoring Destro's horrified reaction to both her betrayal and the anrchists' transformation, she ordered Crystal Ball to round up the rest of the Cobranarchists and force them into the portal as well. {{tstorylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}} After chastising Destro for almost interrupting a crucial ritual that Crystal Ball was performing, she heard his report that G.I. Joe had found them. She then ordered Destro to send [[Croc Master]] and [[Raptor]] to take care of them. {{tstorylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 2|Scarlett's Strike Force #2}} After Storm Shadow and [[Storm Shadow II|Tempest]] returned from slowing down [[Quick Kick]] and, thus, the rest of the Joes, Cobra Commander heard their report and, after again criticizing Destro, asked Crystal Ball if the time was right for the "Ascension". After [[Spitfire]] unknowingly kicked this Ascension off by gunning several Vipers down, causing their blood to consecrate the alter they were gathered around, Cobra Commander and her closest followers gathered atop a mysterious rock that then shot up into the sky as she dramatically declared this marked the beginning of her empire's rise and the birth of Cobra's [[Golobulus|god]]. {{tstorylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 3|Scarlett's Strike Force #3}}<br />
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When next seen, Cobra Commander took part in a meeting of Earth's heroes and villains, who'd come together against the looming threat of {{t|Unicron#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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===Clueniverse===<br />
[[Carlos Guzman]] had two different framed pictures of the Baroness in his office, like you do. {{storylink|Clue issue 1|Clue #1}} {{storylink|Clue issue 6|Clue #6}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/84/baroness.shtml Baroness] at YoJoe.com<br />
*{{t|Baroness}} at TFWiki.net<br />
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[[Category:Humans]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Iron_Klaw&diff=10623Iron Klaw2018-10-15T04:02:19Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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'''Count van Rani''', the '''Iron Klaw''', is the ruler of the Eastern European nation of [[Kalistan]]. Despite his rather menacing manner of dress, sinister nickname, choice to live in a [[Iron Castle|giant castle]], strong financial ties to [[I.R.O.N.|shady corporations]], army of {{t|Predacon (G1)|brainwashed Transformers}}, and membership in a [[Iron Ring|cabal of supervillains]], we're sure he's a perfectly nice guy.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Both [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Secret Intelligence Service|S.I.S.]] agent [[Ian Noble]] and [[United States of America|American]] [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] operative [[Mayday]] were familiar with van Rani and his moniker of Iron Klaw. Neither of them seemed particularly impressed with him. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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Iron Klaw was among the villains contacted by [[Baron Karza]] with an offer to begin working for him after he completed his conquest of Earth. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 3|Wrath of Karza #3}}<br />
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Count van Rani was the number two stockholder in the [[I.R.O.N.]] corporation and, as such, was responsible for choosing an interim CEO after [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] disappeared from the public eye. His choice was [[Tomax Paoli]], former head of [[Cobra]]. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} Keeping in touch with the "missing" Kreiger, van Rani provided him with a laboratory beneath [[Schleteva]]'s [[Verenya|capital city]] where he studied the mysterious [[Talisman]]. During a meeting he had at his [[Iron Castle]] with Kreiger and [[Joe Colton]], van Rani showed off his mind controlled {{t|Predacon (G1)|Predacons}} to the two gentlemen before they received word from [[Mercy Gale|Doctor X]] about a disturbance at the Schletevan facility. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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With the Iron Castle having become a makeshift base for Colton's [[Iron Ring]], Iron Klaw met with Colton in his Baron Ironblood persona as he returned from sending Tomax on a mission to retrieve the [[Project Ice Man|Project: Ice Man]] protocols. Noticing Ironblood's distaste for Paoli and guessing that the two of them must have some history, van Rani then showed off his Predacons in a much more dramatic fashion before he was interrupted by Kreiger messaging him about Tomax's unexpected request for extraction. Later, after the [[Revolutionaries (team)|Revolutionaries]] and [[Snake Eyes]]' infiltration of and subsequent escape from the castle, van Rani was quite displeased by the ease with which the heroes broke into their operation. {{tstorylink|The Iron Klaw}}<br />
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After [[Mercy Gale|Doctor X]] informed them that the [[M.A.S.S. Device]] was ready to transport Kreiger and Ironblood to the Project: Ice Man facility in [[Brasnya]], Iron Klaw commented that he was happy to have his castle to himself again. {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}} Though he'd grown tired of his castle constantly being intruded upon by Ironblood's forces, he permitted them to teleport to the castle one last time to escape the Revolutionaries, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], the {{t|Autobot}}s, and the [[Action Man Programme]] in [[Buenos Aires]]. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} Though he did not join Colton on his assault on Cybertron, G.I. Joe continued to monitor his activities on Earth. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}}<br />
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Iron Klaw was amongst the heroes and villains gathered inside {{t|Trypticon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trypticon}} to defend the Earth against {{t|Unicron (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Iron Klaw originates as the antagonist for the... *ahem* ''extremely'' 90s ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' reboot ''{{w|G.I. Joe Extreme}}''. There, '''von''' Rani (as opposed to van Rani as he is in IDW) presented himself as the benevolent ruler of Kalistan when in reality he was Iron Klaw, the vicious leader of S.K.A.R.: Soldiers of Khaos, Anarchy, and Ruin. Whether IDW van Rani's villainy is a matter of public record or not is unknown, though Action Man and Mayday's reaction to hearing his name and knowledge of his pseudonym in "{{t|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}" may point towards the former.<br />
*The in-universe reality show/''G.I. Joe Extreme'' parody ''[[Survival Extreme]]'' makes references to an Iron ''Claw'' who's involved with the forces of Scar as part of the show's fiction. Whether or not ''Survival Extreme''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s more grammatically correct villain has anything to do with van Rani is unknown.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{t|Iron Klaw}} at the TFWiki<br />
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[[Category:Revolutionaries characters]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Bulletman&diff=10621Bulletman2018-10-15T03:56:03Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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[[File:HasbroHeroesSourcebook 1 BulletMan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Thank you, public domain laws.]]<br />
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'''Richard Ruby''', aka '''Bulletman, The Human Bullet''', was a member of the [[Adventure Team]] and a former Navy SEAL and test pilot. Through the use of his [[bullet suit]], he had the ability to fly and plow through objects like, well, a bullet. After the Adventure Team was retired, Ruby went on to pursue his true dream: acting!<br />
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His nom de guerre is sometimes spelled '''Bullet Man'''.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===The Human Bullet===<br />
Richard Ruby was born in [[Clyde]], [[Ohio]]. As a young man, Ruby wanted to be a star, but he knew such a dream was unlikely in his hometown, opting instead to join [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] as an aviator and he was later recruited to SEAL Team Six. After being honorably discharged from service, Ruby became a a test pilot for [[Wolf Avionics]], which led to his his first gig in [[Hollywood]]. He served as a stunt pilot for Hollywood movies, most notably the works of director [[Meyer Wallenstein]]. <br />
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While working on [[J.J. Hackensack]]'s ''[[Space Battle]]'', Ruby met [[Solomon Galt]] of [[International Effects Limited]]. The two worked together to develop an aerodynamic personal jetpack system with high-impact damage resistant metals (which would later become known as the [[bullet suit]].) Ruby took the jetpack to [[California]]'s [[Sierra Nevada]] mountains to begin testing. However, when runoff from a heavy winter's snow threatened the nearby town of {{t|Poverty Flat}}, Ruby sprung into action, creating a makeshift dam and saving the town in the process.<br />
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[[Adventure Team]] members [[Joe Colton]] and [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]] took notice of Ruby's heroism and recruited him to the team. Ruby took the name "Bulletman," serving as the final member of the "Super" Adventure Team. During this time, Ruby became good friends with Mike Power. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Bullet Man profile}}<br />
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During the Adventure Team's mission to rescue [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] at the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]], Stalker and Mayhem called Bulletman and Atomic Man in for help with the [[IRON Trooper|robotic mummies]]. The pair of enhanced heroes took the robots out with ease, showboating for the "normal soldiers". After Joe called the team for help against [[Soundwave]], Bulletman attacked the {{t|Decepticon}} by plowing into his chest. After Soundwave retreated, Ruby noticed how much interest Kreiger took in the mysterious [[Talisman]] the team had unearthed. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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Bulletman was part of the Adventure Team when they were re-christened "Adventure Force." In [[1994]], Adventure Force broke into Kreiger's [[Project Iceman|Project: Iceman]] facility in [[Brasnya]] in search of Mike Power, who had joined up with Kreiger. However, they arrived too late, and Power had already (apparently) died from one of the project's tests. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}} Ruby blamed Kreiger for the death of his friend, even calling him Mike's murderer years later. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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===Rise to Stardom===<br />
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After Mike Power's death, the Adventure Team was disbanded. Ruby tried to pursue an acting career, but stayed on in the armed forces, helping [[Hawk|Clayton Abernathy]] recruit members to their [[G.I. Joe (team)|successor unit]]. He also began making public appearances in his Bulletman uniform as the Adventure Team's public face, appearing on numerous talk shows and celebrity game shows. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Bullet Man profile}} He made an appearance in costume at the graduation ceremony for [[Duke]]'s [[United States Armed Forces|USAF]] Qualification Course. {{storylink|Homefront, Part 3 of 5}}<br />
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He became one of the contestants on the reality TV series ''[[Survival Extreme]]'', ending up in the final round of the show along with former supermodel [[Cover Girl|Courtney Krieger]]. During filming, while shooting on an island near [[Nanzhao]], the cast and crew were attacked by pirates. After being saved by Courtney, Richard helped her take down the rest of them. He was impressed with how she was able to fight off the pirates and suggested that if she ever wanted a career change, she should talk to a guy named "Hawk". {{storylink|Threat Matrix, Prologue: Cover Girl}}<br />
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After the media coverage of the ''Survival Extreme'' incident, Ruby got several movie offers (one of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination) and maintained a steady stream of appearances in low-budget action movies. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Bullet Man profile}} While shooting a movie, Ruby was approached by [[Ian Noble]], [[Mayday|Ayana Jones]], and [[Garrison Blackrock]], masquerading as a group of movie producers looking to turn one of his Adventure Team stories into a movie. When asked what happened to Kreiger, Ruby simply said that he killed Mike Power and got away with it. Ian then asked if he had ever heard of [[Joe Colton|"Baron Ironblood"]], to which Ruby simply responded that he "doesn't do superhero movies anymore" before returning to the set. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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Thanks to a call from [[Marissa Faireborn]], Ruby was brought in to help {{t|Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker}} make his {{t|Starscream: The Movie (film)|Starscream biopic}}, serving as producer for the film. Ruby told Thundercracker that while he admired the Seeker's vision, the only thing human audiences want from Cybertronian cinema are action and explosions. Thundercracker ignored Ruby's concerns, wishing to focus on the character interactions instead. After {{t|Dark Invasion|an action film}} created by {{t|Frenzy (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Frenzy}} and {{t|Rumble (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rumble}} flopped, Ruby told Thundercracker that his movie wouldn't see theatrical release, but that he did manage to find a small distributor for the project. {{tstorylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}<br />
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Ruby returned to the role of Bulletman when he was called to a gathering of heroes and villains inside {{t|Trypticon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trypticon}} in order to defend the Earth against {{t|Unicron (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
These are a few of the films and television shows that Richard Ruby is known to have worked on: <br />
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===Films===<br />
*''[[Sky Cowboy]]''<br />
*''[[Space Battle]]''<br />
*''[[Sigma 6 (film)|Sigma 6]]''<br />
*''[[Sigma 6 2: Retribution]]''<br />
*''[[Time Away from Home]]''<br />
*''[[Space Cowboys]]''<br />
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===Television===<br />
*''[[Survival Extreme]]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The original Bulletman toy seems to be based on the {{w|Bulletman and Bulletgirl|Golden Age Fawcett Comics superhero of the same name}}, right down to a silver bullet-shaped helmet and red outfit. While the Fawcett characters are mostly used by {{w|DC Comics}} nowadays, the Bulletman character had fallen into the public domain by the 1970s, allowing [[Hasbro]] to use his likeness for the toy.<ref>http://thefwoosh.com/index.php/2014/04/the-forgotten-heroes-gi-joe-adventure-team-bulletman/</ref><br />
**The DC Bulletman's appearance in the miniseries ''{{w|Kingdom Come (comics)|Kingdom Come}}'' later drew inspiration from the Hasbro action figure, particularly in the design of the helmet.<ref>http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bulletman_(Earth-22)</ref> Whether this was intentional on the part of artist {{w|Alex Ross}} or not is unknown, though highly likely.<br />
*Bulletman's true identity was never given until the third volume of IDW's ''G.I. Joe'' gave him the name of Richard Ruby.<br />
*Bulletman's name is rendered as "Bullet Man" in his ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' entry, likely for trademark reasons given the above mentioned use of Bulletman by DC.<br />
*The origin told for Bulletman in the ''Sourcebook'' is a retelling of one of the comic ads for the original Bulletman toy, wherein G.I. Joe and Atomic Man see Bulletman save a town from a flood.<ref>https://comicvine.gamespot.com/profile/cbishop/lists/bulletman-the-human-bullet-blasts-into-the-gi-joe-/47584/</ref><br />
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*{{t|Bulletman}} at the TFWiki<br />
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[[Category:Navy SEALs]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Sgt._Savage&diff=10620Sgt. Savage2018-10-15T03:51:37Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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Ten-hut soldiers! Let's rap about '''Sgt. Robert Steven Savage'''! Since he was the truly righteous leader of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[United States Army|Army]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] unit back in the day during [[World War II]], he's just some lameozoid grandpa nowadays... ''NOT!'' After he got all tight with one totally bummed out {{t|Transformer}} named {{t|Centurion (IDW)|Centurion}}, he ended up getting bounced to the dopest decade of 'em all (the 1990s, ''duh'') by the ''truly'' mysterious [[Talisman]]. Most dudes would start trippin over this kinda thing but your boy Bobby S. was all like "Whatever!" He was kickin' it old school with a 90s 'tude and everything was Dunkaroos and Sega until he suddenly peaced out again under some ''mad'' shady circumstances...<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Robert Steven Savage enlisted in the [[United States Army]] in the year [[1941]], following the {{w|Attack on Pearl Harbor|attack on Pearl Harbor}}. Assigned to the country of [[Galibi]], his unit was near completely slaughtered by the [[Germany|German]] army. Savage however managed to rescue three survivors, even carrying two of them to safety in a sixty mile trek. As a reward for his bravery, he was promoted to command his own squad: the [[Screaming Eagles]]. Though he was supposed to go on a publicity tour, Savage eschewed this in favour of going right into battle. Joined by men such as [[Grill|Darren "Grill" Filbert]], the Screaming Eagles became the first racially diverse unit in the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #3}}<br />
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To compensate for the Eagles' limited manpower, Savage employed a strategy called the "notional mole:" false evidence was planted in enemy territory indicating that a double agent had landed, and Savage allowed the [[Iron Army]] to intercept transmissions suggesting that the supposed mole had infiltrated the army's highest ranks. The deception caused Iron Army leader [[General Blitz]] to kill a third of his own high command out of paranoia. {{storylink|Threat Matrix 1 of 4}}<br />
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In [[1943]], the Eagles were joined by [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. During a battle in [[Kalistan]], Savage and his Eagles discovered that one of the German troops attacking them was actually [[IRON Trooper|a robot]]. Unfazed, Savage defeated the machine by ripping its head off with his bare hands. {{tstorylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}<br />
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[[File:Revs5-ScreamingEagles.jpg|thumb|left|Only ''real'' '20s kids remember Nickelodeon Gak and the Monica Lewinsky scandal.]]<br />
Months later, the Screaming Eagles travelled to [[Paris]], [[France]] where they found more IRON Troopers who had been drawn there by the fight between [[Centurion|"Bumblebee"]] and {{t|Eukarian Shockwave|"Shockwave"}}. The Eagles watched as "Bumblebee" triumphed before he requested their aid in finding the remains of the {{t|Axalon (BW)|''Axalon''}} where he could die in peace. {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}} Though Savage was skeptical, Kreiger, eager to learn more about the robotic warriors, convinced his commanding officer to aid the displaced alien. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #1}}<br />
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The trio eventually tracked the ''Axalon'' to a glacier in the country of [[Brasnya]], dispatching legions of IRON Troopers along the way. Once they had breached the craft's interior, "Bumblebee" remembered his ''true'' name was Centurion and that he and shipmates had been sent to [[Earth]] by their {{t|Onyx Prime#IDW Generation 1 continuity|master}}. Before Centurion could reveal the name of this master, the IRON Troopers revealed their trump card by linking together and puppeteering the corpse {{t|Domitius Major}}. Centurion attacked with a fury prompting Savage to fall back and out of line of fire. The battle however caused the residual [[Talisman]] energy within the ''Axalon'' to surge to life and teleported the craft, with Savage inside, to parts unknown. {{tstorylink|Strange Visitors}}<br />
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[[Joe Colton]] regarded Savage as one of his personal heroes; the sergeant's heroics inspired Colton to join the military and were a key inspiration for the creation of the [[Adventure Team]]. {{tstorylink|The Divine Source of Liberty|Revolution #2 Joe Colton bio}} {{storylink|Threat Matrix 1 of 4}} {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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In the year [[1994]], Kreiger and Centurion were experimenting on the Talisman and had partnered with [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]] to access the artifact's energies. Power's contact not only reactivated the relic but had the unintended side effect of pulling the ''Axalon'' and Savage from the timestream. Disoriented, Savage witnessed a battle between Kreiger's forces and [[Adventure Team|Adventure Force]] that seemingly ended in Power's demise before realizing that he was no longer in 1944.<br />
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Though nervous for a while, Savage soon realized how awesome the 1990s were, happily adapting to the times, particularly becoming a fan of {{w|Bart Simpson}}. He soon joined [[Action Man (1990s)|Action Man]]'s [[Team Extreme]] battling the threats of the new era. Circa 2006, Savage received a distress call from [[Mount St. Helens]] and flew off to respond only to find {{t|Bugly (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bugly}} engaged in combat with the new [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] unit before Centurion knocked the {{t|Decepticon}} out. Savage landed and joined up with Colton, Kreiger, and {{t|Joshua Red}} who had brought the Talisman to the mountain, where a former Decepticon base rested, to try and develop anti-Cybertronian weaponry. As Colton and Kreiger touted the benefits of the Talisman, Centurion dragged Bugly into the room. By this point however, the Decepticon had rebooted and begged to be freed as he was chained to the Talisman.<br />
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Seeing that Bugly was terrified, Savage raised his objections to his treatment...only to be thrown at the Talisman by Centurion; the distress call having been a trap for Savage; his body had been soaked in Talisman energy after his trip through time, making him necessary to reactivate it. The device activated, its energies ripping Bugly apart as it sent Savage hurtling through time once again. The last thing Savage saw was Joe Colton in a hazmat suit. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}}<br />
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Savage rematerialized in [[2017]] in Brasnya after the [[Revolutionaries (team)|Revolutionaries]] had defeated Kreiger and spouted off some totally phat '90s slang in his confusion. {{tstorylink|Power and Glory}} Ever the adaptable man, Savage joined the group in travelling to the {{t|Onyx}} tower in [[Buenos Aires]] to await a G.I. Joe squad to arrest Kreiger. To pass the time, he told [[Mayday]] and [[Terrence Salmons]] the story of his improbable adventures. The peace was cut short when Baron Ironblood's cabal of baddies attacked the building to retrieve Kreiger and the Talisman. Though Ironblood offered Savage a chance to join them, Savage saw through the man in seconds and unmasked him as Joe Colton, asking how the man could fall so far. {{tstorylink|When Eagles Scream}}<br />
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Savage soon went on a furious offensive, brutalizing Colton before {{t|Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan}} and [[Optimus Prime]] arrived. Colton shoved Savage aside before the Dire Wraith mutates emerged from the building's stairwell and assaulted Optimus. Savage highlighted to Colton that his method was only creating more fighting before he was shot unconscious by Kreiger. He recovered in time to witness the villains escape via the [[M.A.S.S. Device]] whereupon he introduced himself to Optimus Prime. Finding the Prime's name to be even more badass than his own, Savage smiled that the future might well be an awesome place. {{tstorylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}<br />
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Savage was amongst the heroes and villains gathered inside {{t|Trypticon (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trypticon}} to defend the Earth against {{t|Unicron (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Unicron}}. {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Sgt. Savage originates from the short-lived ''G.I. Joe'' spinoff ''{{w|Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles}}'', wherein the good sergeant was cryogenically frozen during World War II before awakening in the 90s. The IDW version of Savage's 90s 'tude was likely more inspired by his appearance in the subsequent ''{{w|G.I. Joe Extreme}}'' series.<br />
**The original Sgt. Savage commanded the newly-assembled Eagles in the 1990s, but this was changed to the 1940s for IDW continuity. <br />
*Savage's middle name has not been rendered consistently: "Stevens" was used in ''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3 #7, Joe Colton's bio in ''Revolution'' #2 uses "Stephan", ''Revolutionaries'' #6 uses "Stephen", finally and ''Revolutionaries'' #3, #7, and #8 use "Steven". The latter is the original way Savage's middle name was rendered.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.yojoe.com/sgtsavage/commsavage.shtml Sgt. Savage at Yo Joe.com]<br />
*{{t|Sgt. Savage}} at the TFWiki<br />
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[[Category:Screaming Eagles]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Rom&diff=10545Rom2018-09-06T19:09:49Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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[[File:Rom-Revolution-1.jpg|thumb|right|Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! it's a plane! It's a dramatic geologist in symbiotic crystalline armor!]]<br />
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'''Rom K'atsema''' is a [[Space Knight]] and Lord of the [[Solstar Order]]. Once a young geologist with a lust for life, Rom was forever changed when the evil [[Dire Wraith]]s destroyed his homeworld [[Elonia]]. The first armor-enhanced Space Knight, Rom is also one of the most powerful, and the Wraiths fear him more than all others. Because of his success in eliminating their numbers, he has earned the name of '''Wraithslayer''' among his enemies. He has hounded the Wraiths and kept them underground for centuries. He alone could wipe them off the face of existence. He is Rom, Lord of the Solstar Order! Rom, the Wraithslayer! Rom, the Space Knight!<br />
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However, having spent 200 years trapped in symbiotic metal armor, Rom has tired of waging an endless war. While his fellow Knights are only focused on destroying the Wraiths and those they infect, Rom hopes to save the Wraiths' victims and restore peace to the cosmos. This mission has brought him to [[Earth]], where he finds a world full of strong people, and a Wraith infection greater than any he's known before. Rom wishes to understand what his enemies are planning for this world and to save the unique species that inhabits it.<br />
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====Beginnings====<br />
[[File:ROMAnnual2017-ThreeAmigos.jpg|thumb|left|265px|(Rom is the one on the left.)]]<br />
Rom was born on Elonia circa [[1800]], the son of [[Shah K'atsema|Shah]] and [[Benna K'atsema]], along with his younger brother [[Reyn K'atsema|Reyn]]. The family lived in a collective near the [[Thrail Mountain Range]]. Rom enrolled in the [[Elonia University of Arts and Sciences]], where he befriended the exchange student [[Fy-Laa]] and [[Livia]], whom he would eventually fall in love with. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 3|Rom profile}} The three shared a tent on the university dig sites. {{storylink|Interlude}}<br />
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While away from home on a digging expedition, a series of meteors crashed onto the planet, some landing near Rom's home. As Rom was about to return home, the meteors exploded, killing Reyn and Benna, while Shah was injured and (unknown to Rom) infected by a [[Dire Wraith]]. The [[Solstar Order]] took his mother back to their medical center, where Solstar Lieutenant [[Diavod]] informed him that his mother wasn't likely to survive. As Livia comforted him, Rom theorized that the meteor landings were too specific to be random, and that they were likely an attack. Just then, the victims, including Rom's mother, transformed into Dire Wraiths and attacked. Diavod tried to fight them off, but the Shah-Wraith knocked his [[Neutralizer]] out of his hands before he could use it. Realizing that the creature was no longer his mother, Rom grabbed the Neutralizer and blasted the Wraith. As the Wraiths fled from the scene, Diavod, impressed by Rom's use of his weapon, offered him a place in the Solstar Order's military.<br />
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Upon joining the Order, Rom, Livia, and Fy-laa were given a full briefing from Imperator [[Carax]] and Senior Officer [[Orphion]] on what the Dire Wraiths were and the threat they posed to the planet. Rom was initially angry that Elonia was never warned of this threat, but resolved to do everything in his power to stop the Wraiths from spreading. As the three began their training, Rom and Livia soon began a romantic relationship. After reaching the rank of Cadet, the three were given their first mission: guarding a mine near Rom's old home that the Dire Wraith could use as a command post. Rom was disappointed at this assignment, feeling that his talents could be better served hunting down Wraiths than just sitting around waiting.<br />
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[[File:ROMAnnual2017-SpaceKnightRom.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"You belong to us. You shall be like us."]]<br />
Shortly after arriving at the mine, the trio were attacked by a cadre of Dire Wraiths, including the Shah-Wraith. Having grown up around the area, Rom created an escape route for him and his friends by firing his Neutralizer into the ground, leading to a flooded chasm. With the Dire Wraiths right behind them, Rom told Livia and Fy-laa to run as he held them off. His Neutralizer empty, he pulled [[Space Knight armor|a stone]] from the ground with which to combat the Wraiths. However, the monsters responded in fear, saying that he had found "the Ore," as the stone began to change shape and surround his arm. Rom struck one of the Wraith leaders with his Ore-covered hand, causing pain to the creature. Realizing that the mineral could hurt them, Rom grabbed more of the Ore, which surrounded the rest of his body and formed a crystalline armor. As Rom reached for his Neutralizer, the weapon was absorbed into the armor, allowing him to channel its energy into attacks. Rom told his friends to take the Ore for themselves, creating armor for them as well and allowing them to kill the Wraiths, including the one that took over Rom's mother. However, after the fight, Rom discovered that the armor had permanently bonded itself to him and he was unable to remove it.<br />
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After running several tests, the Solstar Order found that the armor perfectly preserved the life functions of its wearers, providing any biological need and making them effectively immortal. While Livia and other Order members were satisfied to have such an effective weapon against the Dire Wraiths, Rom worried about the fact that they may be trapped in this form forever. As the rest of the Order went to retrieve more of the Ore, Rom flew to the remains of his home, marking the memory of his family with a beam from his Neutralizer. {{storylink|Cold Fire}}<br />
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The Solstar Order was eventually successful in routing the Wraiths from Elonia, but only after the dark magicians had assimilated and killed much of the population. {{storylink|Earthfall: Part Two}} Shortly after the invaders had been expelled, Rom and Livia visited the remains of Rom's old homestead. Retracting their faceplates, the two shared a kiss content that they were there for each other. {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 3}}<br />
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====War Without End====<br />
The Solstar Order eventually chased the Wraiths all the way back to their [[Dire Wraith homeworld|homeworld]] with Rom being part of the squad that ultimately destroyed the planet. In the mid-19th century, Rom was patrolling the {{t|Gray Area}} where he witnessed a {{t|Galactic Council}} warship shoot down a fleeing craft. As the Council simply warped away without providing answers, Rom investigated the wreckage and found a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] protoform. Taking it back to Elonia, it grew into [[Stardrive]] who came to view Rom as her hero for saving her from both the Council and a Wraith on [[Mato Grosso]] and eventually became a Space Knight in his honour. A few years later, Rom and Livia were overseeing a training cruise with cadets [[Auxin]] and [[Sata]] to a mining colony. While there Rom easily routed the Wraiths before noticing Auxin was missing. He returned with Stardrive and agreed with her opinion that the colony's destruction was unnecessary. En route to the space station ''Orchid Crossing'', Rom and Livia argued about the merits of compassion in war. Later that night, the two visited Stardrive to explain that the Galactic Council would arrive in the morning to negotiate safe passage for the Knights through their territory and Stardrive was needed to demonstrate the Order's ability to control Cybertronians. While Livia was very brusque, Rom offerred Stardrive (relatively) kind words.<br />
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In the morning, the delegation arrived and soon revealed themselves to be a Dire Wraith/{{t|Decepticon}} alliance. When Stardrive was cornered by [[Starscream]], Rom tried to aid her only to be swatted out of the air by the Decepticon. When Rom recovered, he found Starscream in a standoff against {{t|Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus}} and {{t|Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee}} and tried to remind everyone that this was supposed to be a mission of peace but none of the Cybertronians paid him any mind. {{tstorylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} He rectified this by shooting Ultra Magnus in the arm drawing their attention. Bumblebee's lack of hostilities however surprised Rom, who had believed them in league with Starscream, and wondered if the {{t|Autobot}}s and [[Space Knight]]s could be allies. <br />
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Unfortunately he voiced this thought in such a ridiculous manner that Magnus shot him through a wall for being annoying and talking too much.<br />
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By the time he recovered, the Autobot {{t|Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast}} had been possessed by a Dire Wraith, turning the two into an ungodly Cybertronian/Wraith fusion that began killing everything in sight. Nonetheless, Rom stood his ground and rallied Livia and Sata to fight the creature so that the crew of the station could evacuate. The station then began to collapse as Ultra Magnus had shut off its power in the hopes that atmospheric reentry would kill the hybrid. Overseeing the evacuation, Rom called Stardrive to follow them only for her to go help Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus. Escaping into the skies of {{t|Xetaxxis}}, Rom and Livia again argued about Stardrive and whether or not she'd fully defected to the Cybertronians. They then tracked her down with Rom shooting Magnus square in the chest stating that organics were not weak and offering Bumblebee a chance to surrender. {{tstorylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}<br />
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The shot barely fazed Magnus and the two Autobots engaged the Space Knights. Rom and Livia fought Ultra Magnus but the blue Autobot proved able to take all their Neutralizer blasts before Stardrive interceded and halted the fighting. The cadet exploded at Rom and Livia, accusing them of lying about the Cybertronians. When Rom highlighted the Cybertronians had destroyed ''Orchid Crossing'', Bumblebee explained it was the Decepticons. At Rom's confusion, Magnus explained that although Cybertron had perfected interstellar travel the species still had societal devisions. When Livia proposed the destruction of Xetaxxis, Rom found himself agreeing for once in fear of the Wraith/Cybertronian hybrid. When Bumblebee asked why they felt the Wraiths would still be on Xetaxxis, Stardrive revealed the existence of her energon synthesizer prompting the Knights and Autobots to agree to a temporary alliance. As Rom, Livia and Stardrive flew ahead, Livia and Stardrive discussed the merits of destroying the planet, Rom only speaking up to protest to Livia's discussing of Reyn's death. The three landed at the wreckage of ''Orchid Crossing'' where Rom expressed sympathy for the Xetaxxans before the Decepticons struck. Stardrive evacuated the civilians while Rom and Livia engaged the Seekers in an aerial duel before Starscream shot down Stardrive and landed ''on'' Rom. Recovering Rom heroically socked Starscream in the jaw declaring he would protect the innocents of Xetaxxis from both Wraiths and Decepticons and that no more innocents would die on this day. {{tstorylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}<br />
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Rom soon found himself fighting {{t|Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet}}, swearing to protect some nearby Xetaxxians in an extremely melodramatic fashion before he and Livia eventually to overpower {{t|Dirge (G1)|Dirge}} and send him into Starscream prompting both Seekers to take their leave. Though Rom was eager to pursue, Livia suggested that the Knights destroy Stardrive's {{t|energon synthesizer}} to release an explosion of 2.27x10^(41) megajoules and sterilize half the planet, which Rom immediately shot down. Livia's insistence on the plan caused Stardrive to snap at her hypocrisy and Rom calling the Cybertronians "her people" was the final straw for the cadet who decided to abandon the Solstar Order over Rom's protests. Much to Rom's horror, Livia shot Stardrive down which prompted a retaliatory attack from the Camien who quickly overpowered Livia and the recently arrived Sata despite Rom and Bumblebee's protests to get her to stand down. She only did so when Bumblebee revealed Ultra Magnus had very likely given his life to stop the Decepticons from getting the synthesizer. Magnus soon arrived, possessed by [[Vekktral]]. As the Wraith/Decepticon alliance surrounded the Autobot and Knights however, Vekktral turned on Starscream. {{tstorylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}}<br />
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Using the distraction, Rom focused his energies on Vekktral, only to find that Ultra Magnus's body was immune to the Neutralizer. After the Decepticons had made themselves scarce, Rom led the attack on Magnus until the Autobot was able to wrestle control from Vekktral long enough to reveal his {{t|Spark}} begging Rom to kill him. Rom did so over Bumblebee's protests, slaying the Autobot only to learn that "Ultra Magnus" had been but a guise assumed by {{t|Convoy (G1)|Convoy}}. After the energon synthesizer had been detonated, the group reconvened in orbit where Stardrive shed her [[Space Knight armor]] before handing it to Rom and warping off. Though Rom offerred to take Bumblebee with them, the Autobot declined, knowing the {{t|Magnus Armor}} could return him to the Autobot fleet. At a Solstar space station, Rom watched Orphion's negotiations with the Galactic Council break down before he observed Livia and Sata training a new generation of Knights, mourning that unlike Stardrive, he was trapped in the armor and the life of a Space Knight forever. {{tstorylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}<br />
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As the Space Knights eventually went beyond their area of space, Rom became familiar with Cybertronian spacebridge technology but would erroneously believe all the portals had been destroyed. {{tstorylink|O Ship of State}} He would also learn of the holiness of {{t|Titan (IDW)|Titans}} in Cybertronian culture. {{tstorylink|Our Darkest}}<br />
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Eventually Rom was partnered with his old friend Fy-Laa. While flying in space, the two came upon the planet [[Verdulun-5]] which read to their Analyzers as both a Wraith and not with the Wraith presence being both and everywhere and nowhere. The surface suddenly sprung to life, {{storylink|Battle Scars, Part 1}} prompting the two to take flight before they realized the planet was no threat. After the planet's hive mind explained the reason for the Wraith signature, Fy-Laa sought to use Verdulun-5 as a peaceful way to end the Solstar/Wraith war only for Rom to insist that it be destroyed. The planet made an impassioned plea on its behalf...but it did so through Fy-Laa, its avatars advancing on Rom seeking to assimilate him. {{storylink|Battle Scars, Part 2}} Rom begged Fy-Laa to resist the uni-mind but received a Neutralizer to the face. As he recovered, he screamed that Verdulun-5 was a virus before tackling Fy-Laa into the upper atmosphere. Much to Rom's horror, Verdulun-5's Wraith infection had spread into Fy-Laa. The brainwashed Knight proved Rom's superior and stabbed him in the shoulder. As Rom lay bleeding, Fy-Laa claimed that the two Knights would allow Verdulun-5 to spread its influence across the galaxy. {{storylink|Battle Scars, Part 3}} Unwilling to be assimilated, Rom channeled his Neutralizer through his entire body, shattering the tentacles holding him and freeing Fy-Laa's mind for a moment. The Velovian confessed to Rom however that he was now bound to Verdulun-5 and mournfully instructed Rom to destroy the planet while making him promise to never let the Wraiths destroy another beautiful world. Heartbroken, Rom agreed and shattered the planet along with his oldest friend. {{storylink|Battle Scars, Part 4}}<br />
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While Solstar protocol dictated Rom request a new partner after Fy-Laa's death, he declined to do so, continuing his mission alone. {{storylink|Earthfall: Part Three}}<br />
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In [[2016]], Rom touched down on the Wraith-infested world of [[Earth]], and was quickly approached by both the [[United States]] military and the local police force of [[Pismo Beach]]. Identifying several of the soldiers as Dire Wraiths using his [[Energy Analyzer]], Rom engaged, disintegrating two with his [[Neutralizer]]. The third Wraith was able to energize itself with the blood of one of the police officers, wounding the other officer in the process, and adopted a Wraith Hawk form to battle Rom, but to no avail. Having destroyed the last Wraith, he proclaimed to the wounded officer and remaining human soldier that their world had been invaded... but Rom the Space Knight had come! {{storylink|Earthfall: Prelude}} As he flew, he paused to remember Fy-Laa and their last mission together. {{storylink|Battle Scars, Part 1}}<br />
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Arriving in the nearby town of [[Cooper's Mill]], Rom was intrigued to find that it had been overrun by Wraiths, but without any overt signs such as Wraith Hives. Carrying out analysis in [[Mantlo Park]], he stumbled upon a group of disguised Wraiths greeting home the soldier [[Darby Mason]]. Attacking just as they attempted to assimilate Mason, Rom began destroying Wraiths en masse, but the crowds of disguised magicians quickly began filming him for propaganda purposes, before revealing that the park's vegetation was also infested, coming to twisted life and grasping at the Space Knight. After boosting away from the creeping plants, Rom set the park ablaze and proceeded to track Mason, who he identified as the last human in the entire town. Carrying her to safety, she initially fought back, before accepting that she too had sensed something strange about her family, and listening to Rom explain his identity and mission. {{storylink|Earthfall: Part One}}<br />
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At Mason's request, Rom brought her to her family home so that the soldier could retrieve a photo of her deceased family. Noting that her love for them was a rock to cling to against the Wraiths, Rom proceeded to explain that Darby had been uniquely resistant to the Wraiths attempt to replace her in the park, but tendrils of infestation soon burst into the house, forcing the pair to flee. High above the town, Rom then used his Neutralizer in its "ultimate form" to burn the Wraiths from the entire settlement... save Mason's house. Retreating to a nearby coastal cave to rest, Rom shared the story of Elonia and the Space Knights with Darby, before detecting an inhuman presence nearby. <br />
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Leaving Mason at the cave, Rom discovered the police officer wounded during his arrival on Earth, [[Camilla Byers]], being pursued by [[Wraith Stalker]]s, which he promptly disintegrated. The Space Knight was shocked to see that Byers's wound had formed a [[Wraithmark]], but was interrupted by the arrival of soldiers, who quickly attacked Rom. Detecting them as human, Rom refused to retaliate, but was then stunned when they revealed themselves as Wraiths! {{storylink|Earthfall: Part Two}} Led by the Wraith Sorcerer [[D'rge]], the aliens ensnared Rom and Byers in binding spells, and began an attempt to strip the Space Knight's armor from him. However, whilst D'rge telepathically communed with Byers, weaving lies about the Wraiths' intentions, Rom was able to redirect his Neutralizer through his wrist Analyzers and destroy the Wraith guards. As D'rge fled, Rom explained to Byers how the Wraiths replaced their victims, and that her Wraithmark could yet be safely removed. First, however, he asked that she use the mental connection it provided to aid in their battle. Regrouping with Mason, who had been taken in for questioning by disguised Wraiths and then released, the trio formed a plan to root out the dark magicians hidden within the military—a plan that involved Mason calling the Wraiths to capture Rom and Byers, and take them right inside [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]]. {{storylink|Earthfall: Part Three}}<br />
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Within the base, Rom was kept inside a [[Dimensional Binding Prism|dimensional binding prism]], a device that prevented him from properly interacting with the world outside his prison. He was eventually freed when Darby fired an EMP at the cube, disrupting its field long enough for Rom to break free with his Neutralizer, though doing so drained the weapon forcing to rely on melee combat for a time. By the time he could fire it, a Wraith had taken Darby hostage forcing Rom to detach his weapon from his armor and use it as a lance to slay the Wraith. He was then tackled by a Warrior Wraith whom he engaged in fisticuffs. Managing to overpower the shapeshifter, he demanded to know how the Wraiths were able to hide themselves from the Analyzer and the Warrior revealed (after some torture) that the Wraiths had acquired alien technology that had proven more advanced than that of the Elonians. His friends talked him out of further torture and he flew them to safety. Here Darby announced she was done helping Rom, noting he was too violent and she did not want another war. Rom sympathized and wished her good fortune in her future. Camilla however was not ready to leave Rom yet and insisted that the two travel to [[Seattle]] to deal with a special Wraith project. {{storylink|Earthfall: Part Four}}<br />
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While discussing [[Optimus Prime]]'s recent annexation of Earth, [[Miles Mayhem]] surprised [[Scarlett]] with his awareness of Rom's recent exploits in Northern California, noting that [[Ian Noble|the current Action Man]] could be of potential use there. {{tstorylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}<br />
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In short order, Rom and Byers traveled to [[Seattle]] to investigate signs of Wraith activity. Heading into the city, the duo were suddenly attacked by a strange flying creature calling itself [[Axiom]], with elements of both Wraith and human about it. Depositing Byers atop the [[Space Needle]], Rom engaged the creature, but found himself blasted out of the sky by its energy beams. Crashing to the ground in a shipyard, Rom turned his Analyzer on Axiom, revealing it to indeed be human, but clad in bizarre, Wraith-infested armor. Rom's hesitation to fight a human allowed Axiom the upper hand, but after he opened his mask to reveal a bizarre half-human, half-Wraith visage, the Space Knight decided the time for mercy was passed. However, the creature suddenly took flight, intending to attack the helpless Byers. Atop the Needle, Rom was able to get Axiom at gunpoint, but the creature suddenly teleported to safety. As Rom noted that he had detected the unearthly substance [[Ore-13]] within Axiom, Byers shared a telepathic message that her mark allowed her to overhear: Axiom was working for a Wraith named [[Joe Colton|General Colton]]. {{storylink|Field Test}} Before hunting down Colton, Rom left Camilla at Cooper's Mill to recuperate. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 1}}<br />
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Rom traced the location of the Wraith Colton to [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], where the false General was coordinating a battle between [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the {{t|Transformer}}s. Even as Colton ordered his troops to open fire, Rom disintegrated him, along with three other Wraiths among the Joe forces, [[Red Zone]], [[Hi-Tech]], and [[Wreckage]]. As G.I. Joe retaliated, assuming the Space Knight was a Cybertronian, {{t|Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz}} tried to tackle Rom, to stop him from harming anymore "humans". When the {{t|Autobot}} was shot by [[Rock 'n Roll]], Rom took the opportunity to fly away. {{tstorylink|Concorde Hymn}} He was pursued by the Cybertronians who managed to damage and force him to make an emergency landing at the [[Umpqua National Forest]]. He tried to rest only to be shot in the chest by Optimus Prime who demanded answers. Annoyed, Rom managed to use his smaller size and superior speed to body flip the Cybertronian by turning his weight against him explaining he was here to hunt Dire Wraiths before he was surrounded by Prime's men. He attempted to fly off, punching [[Soundwave]] in the face but this left him opened to [[Windblade]] slashing his chest with {{t|Stormfall Sword|her sword}}, [[Arcee]] punching his open wound and forcing him to the ground, and Optimus Prime ramming him in his vehicle mode. Dazed, the Space Knight was confronted by Prime's weapon inches from his face and asked to tell them more about his mission. {{tstorylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}<br />
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Hopelessly outgunned, Rom introduced himself to the Cybertronians and made peace with them, being brought back to {{t|Metrotitan (Zone)|their base}}. {{tstorylink|O Ship of State}} {{tstorylink|Informed}} He did not fully trust them, however, due to their dismissive attitude towards the damage their civil war had brought to organic worlds. He gave his information on the Dire Wraiths in exchange for information on Ore-13 and [[Microspace]] from the Cybertronians. While the mechanical aliens debated amongst themselves, Rom admired the nearby {{t|Space bridge|spacebridge}}, noting its power could aid the Solstar Order and that his armor somehow resonated with the portal. Without warning the spacebridge activated and Rom used this opportunity to send all the Ore-13 he could to Microspace before Optimus Prime made him see reason and the Space Knight stood down. {{tstorylink|O Ship of State}} <br />
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Soon enough, the human [[Snake Eyes]] made himself known as did the [[Micronaut]]s. Rom realized the latter were inhabitants of Microspace and offered a heartfelt apology to them for endangering their universe. Optimus cut him off and ordered him to prepare to fight to defend the Earth. Rom's Analyzers then detected a massive army of Wraiths approaching the city. Joining the others, Rom fought off the lead Wraith in combat but was outnumbered by the many Wraiths and outgunned by the power they were drawing from the Ore-13. Rom was downed and his armor was breached as [[Baron Karza]] emerged and absorbed all the Dire Wraiths into him. {{tstorylink|The New Colossus}} As more confusion kept building, Rom began fighting Snake-Eyes and [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] only for the three to be grabbed by Optimus and forced into the cockpit of the Autobot leader's truck mode. As he charged Baron Karza, the Prime explained that Karza was their true enemy and rallied everyone to fight together. Rom soon teamed up with Soundwave, the Micronauts, the G.I. Joe known as [[Mainframe]], and [[Matt Trakker]] to stop Karza using his own power. Rom acted as a medium to safely channel the increasingly volatile Ore-13 before he safely flew out, carrying Trakker. Riddled with guilt, he apologized to [[Scarlett]] for all the pain he'd caused G.I. Joe before he flew off. {{tstorylink|Valley Forge}} He later returned, however, to properly say goodbye. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 1}}<br />
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Later on, he tracked a large Wraith presence to the country of [[Schleteva]] where he encountered a G.I. Joe unit led by [[Mayday]] and joined forces with them to investigate. He informed them however, that the creatures were ''not'' true Dire Wraiths, but humans mutated with Wraith genetics. Using his Neutralizer to stun the creatures, Rom followed the Joes to the source of the mysterious transformation. Once there, the group discovered the human [[Ian Noble|Action Man]] engaged in battle with the Cybertronian [[Garrison Blackrock]] over the [[Talisman]] that had caused the mutations. Before Blackrock could slay Action Man, Rom intervened which allowed Mayday to talk down Blackrock. When the [[Oktober Guard]] attacked, Rom informed Blackrock he was not a Cybertronian before the two attacked the Guard. The obelisk was triggered in the fight, however, forcing Rom to use his Neutralizer to create a forcefield to shield Action Man and Mayday. [[Major Bludd]] attempted to flee but was thwarted by [[Kup]], who expressed surprise at seeing Rom. Rom then tried to use his Analyzer to gleam the obelisk's origin before Bludd suddenly teleported away with Action Man. When the group was still without an answer hours later, Rom had to take his leave to fight off the true Wraiths. Blackrock seemed glad to have him leave. {{tstorylink|Crisis Intervention}}<br />
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====Reunited====<br />
Rom eventually flew back to Cooper's Mill, where he'd left Camilla. En route, he reflected that he'd been careless in his recent actions, that Earth was seemingly unique compared to the other worlds where he'd fought Wraiths and how powerful, yet careless, Cybertronians could be and wondered if he would have to one day fight them. Finding Camilla, Rom saw that the Wraith infection had spread even more while he was away and the woman begged him to kill her. He scanned her with his Analyzer and confirmed that the infection was beyond what he'd anticipated and offered her a final choice between trying to cut it out with his Neutralizer (which involved pain and no real guarantee of survival) or simply killing her altogether. Before Camilla could choose, the Wraith took over and engaged Rom in combat, using its tentacles to stop Rom from properly aiming his Neutralizer. Rom managed to down her using his superior speed but before he could kill her, he was shocked to see his comrades [[Orphion]] and [[Livia]] were on Earth. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 1}} While happy to see his old friends again, Rom was quick to jump to Camilla's defence. However he was no match for two Knights and the fight was broken up when the Wraith inside Camilla broke free and formed a Wraith hawk to attack the Knights. While Rom and Livia defeated it, Orphion approached Camilla and primed his [[Neutralizer]]. Though Rom was ready to blow Orphion's head off, Orphion shot out only the Wraith from Camilla's body, sparing her. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 2}} In stealth mode, the three Knights watched Camilla be taken away by paramedics before Orphion decided to blow up the Earth. Rom however managed to get the two to listen to him as he had more experience on Earth. When the three landed at a safe area, Rom expressed his annoyance at the Knights constantly being on the defensive throughout the war and his belief that the war would end on Earth. Orphion chose this moment to chew out Rom for multiple breaches of protocol specifically not requesting a new partner when his had died and not having blown Earth to space dust. Rom highlighted the unusual Wraith activity on Earth and that Earth itself was a Cybertronian colony and to destroy it would likely spark a war against Cybertron. Orphion dismissed both and showed Rom the massive scale of the Wraith infiltration of Earth. Orphion was then struck down by rogue members of G.I. Joe. After confirming that the two were indeed human, Rom and Livia easily dispatched them and rendered them unconscious. During the battle however, Orphion had recovered and flown off. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 3}} <br />
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Rom and Livia tracked him to an oil platform. En route Livia commented on how insane humans were but Rom still felt they had their merits. When the two arrived, they found Orphion had dispatched the Wraiths and was preparing to destroy the Earth. Rom tried to talk his superior down highlighting that was going to perform genocide. Rom was then attacked by Orphion and Livia. While Livia went below deck, Orphion engaged Rom. At wit's end, Rom stopped holding back and absorbed Orphion's [[Neutralizer]] right out of his armor opting to beat his commander to death. However Orphion was able to channel the energy of his weapon through his armor and stun Rom. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 4}} Rom refused to stand down however and Orphion simply ordered Livia to shoot him. Mournfully she did so, rendering him unconscious. When Rom had recovered, Orphion was being beaten by a Wraith creature called "The Absence". Rom stuck his Neutralizer inside it and killed it. Seeing that Livia was injured, Rom begged Orphion for help but was denied. His anger at the breaking point, Rom snapped at his commander calling him a coward who hid behind rules as an excuse not to feel and do whatever he pleased. Heeding Rom's words, Orphion donated his energy to save Livia before deciding to give Rom a chance to make his case regarding Earth. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 5}}<br />
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Rom took his fellow Knights back to [[Pismo Beach]], California to observe a crowd of humans in stealth mode where he was awed at their diversity. Orphion however had read the human internet and was unimpressed, ordering everyone to drop their stealth coating to see how humans truly reacted. To Rom's joy, the humans were awed to meet the [[Space Knight]]s (despite thinking them Autobots) and he fondly remembered happier times when Livia's humour was brought to the surface. As the three prepared to leave, they received a tip about a Wraith hiding out at a nearby church. Inside the three found [[Wraith Priest|a Wraith masquerading as a priest]] who claimed to be saving humanity. Intrigued, Rom insisted he continue with the priest claiming the Wraiths brought salvation to all. When Orphion attacked, Rom questioned why the Wraiths needed such an abundance of physic energy, the priest responded it was for their gods before assuming a monstrous form. The three combined their attacks and managed to fall it though were unsure of what future challenge they might face. {{storylink|Interlude}}<br />
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Rom and Livia were then sent to conduct orbital scans of Earth to reconfirm the earlier scan of the Wraith presence. Confirming how infected Earth was, Rom was adamant that Earth would not be destroyed but suggested dividing their forces to cover ground faster. Eager to be away from Cybertronians and G.I. Joe, Rom offerred to head to Europe to track an unusual energy signature. Orphion agreed and sent Livia with him. When the two arrived, they found a cruise ship with two Wraiths posing as a retired couple taking a vacation. Before Livia could do anything, Rom hoisted her up to scold her for her short sightedness. He then used his translator to spy on them before sniping them both with his Neutralizer. No sooner had this act been done, did the monstrous forms of Scylla and Charybdis emerge and drag the two Knights into the ocean depths. {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 1}}<br />
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Below the waves, Rom and Livia managed to escape Scylla's clutches only for Livia to be captured by Charybdis telling Rom to flee and contact Orphion. Though Rom prepared to follow, he was confronted by the monstrous form of Scylla who sprayed ink onto his armor, disabling it. Adrift in the sea, Rom regained consciousness and adjusted his armor defences to slowly burn off the contaminant and flew to Livia. He arrived too late however as Charybdis had drained too much of her energy and the lights in Livia's eyes went out as she quietly told Rom to avenge her. {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 2}}<br />
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Rom carried her up to a fishing boat where he managed to revive her before Scylla and Charybdis attacked destroying the boat. After ferrying the sailors to the docks, Rom came up with a plan to turn two boats into improvised bombs before he and Livia lobbed them at Scylla, injuring her and causing her to withdraw for the moment. Back at the docks, Rom instructed the sailors to flee and sound the alarm before he and Livia formed spears of Neutralizer energy and prepared to attack. Beneath the waves, the two Knights were beset by Wraith fishes before Scylla and Charybdis arrived aboard a ship, flanked by an army of aquatic Wraiths. {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 3}}<br />
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Rom sought to attack Scylla herself and soon realized that the army was nothing more than puppets she was psychically controlling. Instructing Livia to aid him, the two Knights destroyed her additional heads prompting her to unleash her ink as a defense tactic as she scuttled to a crevice. Rom and Livia caught up with her where she explained the Wraiths' endgame of unleashing their [[Presence|dark god]] as the deity's ghostly tentacles emerged and carried her upwards. Though Rom was given pause by the ominous words, Livia rallied her ex-lover and the two slew the Wraith. Rom could not find any comfort in the victory, having seen situations on Earth that corroborated Scylla's words. Livia then conceded that her and Orphion's original plan to destroy Earth would only have played to the Wraiths' favour, she asked what their next move was. Rom replied that all they could do was keep fighting until the Wraiths were defeated. {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 4}}<br />
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====Small Alliances====<br />
Returning to North America, Rom tracked down a human who had been assimilated by the Dire Wraiths but the trail went cold in the desert. Despondent, Rom sat on rocks as he contemplated his failure before being approached by the [[Micronaut]]s seeking aid in fighting the Wraiths. Rom's Analyzer however read the Micronauts as Wraiths and he promptly armed his Neutralizer and attacked. {{storylink|Micronauts: First Strike}}<br />
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[[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acoryear]] managed to destroy Rom's Neutralizer prompting the Knight to fire Neutralizer lasers from his eyes before [[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] convinced him to stand down using logic. After the Microanuts had briefed Rom on the virus and its effects, the Knight quickly agreed to help and followed their directions to the Wraiths' hideout. Upon arriving there however, they found the [[Wraith Sorcerer]]s long gone with residual energy readings indicating the virus had been stabilized. The group tracked the Wraiths to a carnival the next day where Rom discovered the mastermind was his old foe [[D'rge]] whom he engaged while the Microanuts combated the partially sentient virus. At [[Larissa]]'s urging however, Rom used his Neutralizer to destroy the virus only to be struck in the back and knocked unconscious by D'rge. By the time he recovered, the Microanuts had stopped the virus and sent D'rge running. Rom warned however that the Micronauts had now made themselves a target for the Wraiths before Biotron transmitted the virus' antidote to the Knight. As Rom took his leave to pursue the Wraiths, he swore to the Micronauts that he would always answer their call for help with them promising the same. {{storylink|ROM: First Strike}}<br />
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After reuniting with [[Darby Mason]] and [[Camilla Byers]], Rom purged a Wraith cell before the trio were approached by the [[Micronaut]]s who had found proof of [[Baron Karza]] allying with the Dire Wraiths. Tracking their foes to [[Nevada]], Rom engaged Baron Karza in battle. Though the size difference initially gave Rom an overwhelming advantage, Karza [[enerchange]]d with the Knight. Karza's enerchange had been altered by the Wraiths, however, and Rom's size and power were transferred to the Baron. Just before seemingly shrinking into nothingness, Rom gave a final declaration of love to Livia. Rom was not dead however, for he had shrunk down into [[Microspace]] where his unconscious form was surrounded by the [[Repto]]. His distress beacon, now only detectable to Microspacian frequencies, was detected by the Micronauts who set out to rescue him. {{storylink|Small World}}<br />
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Rom swiftly engaged the Repto only to learn the creatures had willingly given themselves over to the Dire Wraiths. As the sheer number of Repto began to overwhelm him, Rom was rescued by the Micronauts, the even fight scaring off the Repto. Aboard the Micronauts' spacecraft, Rom was healed by the [[rejuvenator]] before a passing comment by [[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] regarding the [[Entropy Cloud]] made everything clear to Rom and he explained to his friends the endgame of the villains: They intended to funnel the Entropy Cloud out of Microspace and to the realm of the [[Presence]] to speed up her growth. With no time to waste, Rom hooked up his Analyzer to the craft's radar systems before he learned about the basics of enerchanging from Livia. When the group arrived at the asteroid stronghold, they were attacked by a [[Hornetroid]] which Rom managed to destroy. As the group advanced towards the asteroid, Acroyear sprouted Wraith aspects prompting Rom to redirect his attentions to the infected warrior. {{storylink|Microspace Knight}}<br />
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Though Rom had never intended to kill Acroyear, the Micronauts misunderstood his intentions causing minor confusion before the Space Knight healed the warrior. The happy moment was short-lived as they then launched a direct frontal attack. Rom served as the first wave, distracting [[Ampzilla]] and [[Terraphant]] so the Micronauts could use the Hornetroid as a trojan horse. After the monsters fell, the walls of the stronghold were pierced by [[Microtron]] ramming their spaceship through them. The heroic act left the little robot vulnerable to the [[Absence]] however whom Rom fired on in a vengeful fury. The attack caused the spectral being to retreat and he delegated [[Membros]] to deal with their foes. While the Micronauts fought the grunts, Biotron instructed Rom to destroy the conduit. Quickly finding the device, Rom summarily targeted the weakpoints and destroyed it causing the energies of the Entropy Cloud to spread uncontrollably. He returned to his allies in time to stop Membros from releasing his [[Hydra-Gas]] before offering to stay behind and hold off their foes. Membros told him to flee as whatever outcome of the battle against Karza would work in the interrogator's favour. With the Cloud encroaching on them, the heroes all boarded the ship and rocketed off. {{storylink|Entropy}}<br />
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Returning to Earth, the heroes made their way to [[Gokseong]], [[South Korea]] where they saved their allies from death. Reuniting with Livia, Rom revealed his theory that the [[enerchange]] process may hold the key to shedding [[Space Knight armor]] only for Livia to reveal she had no desire to do so. Arriving on [[Hashima Island]], the heroes broke into two groups so Rom could more readily sneak up on Karza. While making their way to the tyrant, Rom and the Micronauts were ambushed by [[Axiom]] forcing Rom to enerchange with the hybrid and steal his size and power. As they closed in on Karza however, they found themselves too late to stop the awakening of the [[Presence]]. {{storylink|Asymmetric Warfare}}<br />
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Without hesitation, Rom attacked Karza and performed an enerchange only for the Baron to seize control of the process and draw the Space Knight into himself. Unable to force Karza's hands, Rom instead performed Karza's greatest desire by funnelling the Entropy Cloud out of Microspace but placing it right in front of them forcing the Baron to help him channel the destructive force into the realm of the Presence. With the threat passed, Karza separated himself from Rom and returned the Knight's power to him before retreating back to Microspace. Unfortunately their victory had come at the cost of [[Orphion]]'s life. As the commander was buried, the Micronauts revealed Karza had now cemented his hold on Microspace and had to take their leave. As they flew off, Rom thanked them for their friendship and companionship. {{storylink|Gods and Monsters}}<br />
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====Homeless====<br />
As Livia returned to space, Rom remained behind on Earth, tracking down a group of humans who had become infected with Wraith biomatter. Those same humans had also come across black market Cybertronian technology which drew the attention of [[Jazz]], the two subduing their foes before Rom felt a surge of pain, alerting him to imminent danger threatening [[Elonia]]. Unable to reach his homeworld in time, Jazz led him to {{t|Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon}}, surrendering himself to the [[President of the United States]] in exchange for Rom making use of Trypticon's space bridge. {{tstorylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}<br />
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Boarding the ''{{t|Ark-Zero}}'', Rom was ferried to his homeworld where he witnessed Unicron beginning to consume the planet. Unwilling to stand by, Rom joined his fellow Knights in attacking the Chaos Bringer only for the squad to be defeated with Rom himself falling back onto Elonia by the [[Thrail Mineral Mine]]. As he regained consciousness, [[Optimus Prime]] and Arcee teleported down where all three discovered the paralyzed form of the {{t|Titan (IDW)|Titan}} {{t|Emissary (IDW)|Emissary}} and that the armor of the Space Knights was in fact "Ore-12". When it was discovered that Emissary, in his damaged and confused state, was preventing the opening of spacebridges, Arcee, over Rom's disbelief, thrust her swords directly into Titan's brain module, killing him but allowing for the evacuation of the [[Elonian]] people. Rom managed to teleport to the ''Ark'' before Unicron devoured Elonia where Optimus and [[Windblade]] expanded on the threat Unicron posed to the galaxy though Optimus himself had doubts that any of them would survive. {{tstorylink|Our Darkest}}<br />
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Taking refuge on [[Cybertron]], the Space Knights were provided with a lodging where Rom successfully managed to rally his friends to keep fighting against the Chaos Bringer to honor the memory of all the loved ones they'd lost. {{storylink|Ad Infinitum}}<br />
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When {{t|Caminus}} came under attack by Unicron, Rom fought against the {{t|Maximal}}s alongside [[Soundwave]] but the Chaos Bringer was ultimately able to devour the colony. Returning to Iacon, Rom bore witness to [[Starscream]]'s attempt to revive the Decepticon faction, {{tstorylink|Unicron issue 1|Unicron #1}} having his name smirched as the Seeker attempted to sway the opinions of the neutral Cybertronian populace. {{tstorylink|Stranger Eons}} Unicron himself soon arrived to devour Cybertron with Rom proposing {{t|Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex}} be turned on the invader. Bumblebee soon arrived professing to have learned Unicron's true past and that the entity's birth had resulted in the creation of the [[Dire Wraith]]s, a detail Rom was skeptical about. {{tstorylink|Our Finest}}<br />
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===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===<br />
While flying through space, Rom the Space Knight detected a group of Dire Wraiths hiding on an asteroid. As the Dire Wraiths emerged to attack Rom, he asked them to calm down and simply talk things out. However, the Dire Wraiths refused, forcing Rom to activate his personal force field. Baron Karza then teleported inside Rom's force field, capturing the Space Knight in green energy and teleporting him away. Rom awoke to discover himself trapped inside a green force bubble, alongside two other heroes captured by Karza: [[Snake Eyes]] and [[Optimus Prime]]. Karza revealed to his captors his plan to use the [[Orbsah Gem]] to steal their abilities, in Rom's case, his tracking abilities, and rule the universe! {{tstorylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}<br />
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After Karza had absorbed his prisoners' powers, the Micronauts broke into his base and freed his captives. Their sheer mass however destabilized [[Microspace]] prompting Karza to flee to the Hasbro Universe only for Optimus to seize him. Rom, Snake Eyes and [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] immediately followed the Prime through the portal only to learn that time in the Hasbro Universe moved at an accelerated rate compared to Microspace. For Optimus and Karza, hours had elapsed with Karza having seized control of [[Cobra]] and used their resources to capture Optimus. After the three had defeated [[Storm Shadow]], they prepared to search for Optimus...only for him to rise from a pit, now under Cobra's control. {{tstorylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 2|Aw Yeah Revolution! #2}}<br />
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Though Rom was quick to attack, Optimus proved too powerful for the Knight who instead tried coaxing him out. When that failed, Rom wrapped Optimus in a forcefield and towed him into the upper atmosphere, out of range of Cobra's signal. The gambit payed off and while Optimus flew back to Autobot headquarters for reinforcements, Rom spotted the Dire Wraiths, having commandeered the earlier asteroid as a ship, on course for Earth. Rom failed to catch them in time however and the shapshifters assimilated several Cobra troopers. When [[Destro]] seized the Orbsah Gem however, Rom broke free of the Wraiths and appealed to Destro to surrender the Gem only for the arms dealer to use it to teleport Rom away. Rom materialized galaxies away from Earth but set out for the planet immediately vowing to protect any world from the Wraiths. {{tstorylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 3|Aw Yeah Revolution! #3}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*In the original Marvel ''ROM'' comic, Rom was [[Wikia:c:marvel:Galadorians|Galadorian]]. This had to be changed to Elonian for IDW's comics owing to Galador and the Galadorians being intellectual properties of Marvel Comics.<br />
*Oddly enough, Rom is featured on four of the six main variant covers of ''[[First Strike]]'' (even with other Space Knights on the cover of {{t|First Strike issue 4|issue #4}}) despite playing no role in the story. A holdover from an earlier draft?<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{t|Rom}} at the TFWiki<br />
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[[Category:Space Knights]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Shawn_Berger&diff=10538Shawn Berger2018-09-05T04:03:54Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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'''Shawn Berger''' is one of the [[Dire Wraith]]s.<br />
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{{Charstub|fiction}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 8|M.A.S.K. #8}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 9|M.A.S.K. #9}}<br />
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*Shawn Berger debuted in "{{t|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}}", an episode of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon.<br />
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*{{t|Shawn Berger}} at the TFWiki<br />
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[[Category:Transformers characters]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Lavigne&diff=10537Christopher Lavigne2018-09-05T04:02:47Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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Lieutenant '''Christopher Lavigne''' is a military police officer who, for a time, was stationed at the [[United States Coast Guard]] Air Station in [[San Francisco]], [[California]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Lt. Lavigne arrested [[Sly Rax]] when the latter was conning local soldiers out of their money. At Rax's trial, Lavigne suggested to General [[Miles Mayhem|Miles Manheim]] that Rax had potential for counter-intelligence work. As such, Lavigne proposed to the court that Rax be surrendered to his custody for immediate enrollment in the [[United States Armed Forces|armed forces]]. {{storylink|The Origin of V.E.N.O.M. Part 1}}<br />
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*Christopher Lavigne is the real name of the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] member "Law," of the human-dog duo "{{w|Law & Order (G.I. Joe)|Law and Order}}."<br />
*Law's original filecard gave him the rank Corporal, in contrast to IDW Lavigne, who is identified as a Lieutenant. Of course, the IDW version hasn't been seen to join G.I. Joe ''yet''...<br />
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*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/87/law.shtml Law at YoJoe.com]<br />
*{{t|Law}} at the TFWiki<br />
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[[Category:United States Armed Forces]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Prim&diff=10536Prim2018-09-05T03:55:52Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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'''Prim''' is a feline member of the order of the [[Space Knights]].<br />
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Prim was a new recruit to the [[Solstar Order]] militia who trained at the same time as [[Rom]], [[Livia]], and [[Fy-Laa]]. After doing some null gravity training under [[Orphion]] and [[Diavod]]'s supervision, the four decided to clean off in the showers. Prim expressed her confusion at [[Elonia]]n grooming customs and the fact that Rom and Livia seemed to always be in heat. On her first field mission, she was teamed with [[Butin]] to investigate a volcano on [[Shrinn Island]]. Soon afterwards, she became one of the first [[Space Knight]]s. {{storylink|Cold Fire}}<br />
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Prim was one of four [[Space Knight]]s who quarantined {{t|Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron}} after [[Red Shadows|unusual]] [[Dire Wraith]] energy signatures had been detected coming from the planet. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} The four left after the crisis had passed. {{tstorylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}<br />
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Prim was a part of a phalanx of Solstar Knights who confronted [[Unicron]] when he began attacking Elonia. When the phalanx's [[Maur|leader]] ignored [[Optimus Prime]]'s warning against taking the planet-eater head on, Prim opined that they should have listened just before Unicron unleashed a blast of energy that killed her and the rest of the team. {{tstorylink|Our Darkest}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{t|Prim}} at the TFWiki<br />
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'''Julio Lopez''', codenamed '''Gulliver''', is a member of the [[M.A.S.K.|Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]]. Lopez is a combat surgery specialist, serving as the M.A.S.K. team's medic, and wears the Gulliver [[Mask]]. Lopez's primary vehicle is the [[Jackhammer]], but he has also been known to drive the [[Rhino]] vehicle with [[Bruno Sheppard]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Julio Lopez was a former med student who had aspirations of being a doctor, but was also a fan of heavy metal music. His love of music led him to form a band called [[Cold Crawlers]] (providing lead vocals and guitars.) {{storylink|Revolution trading card|Julio Lopez profile}} While he and his band were playing a show on Venice Beach, a couple of would-be thieves attempted to loot their van before being stopped by off-duty [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] member [[Rock 'n Roll]]. After the show, Julio thanked Rock and chatted with him about the difficulty of balancing music with med school. As they went their separate ways, Julio told Rock he hoped they might run into each other again. {{storylink|Roadies}} Ultimately, Julio was unable to balance his band and schoolwork, and flunked out. Shortly after that, his mother, [[Maya Lopez]] passed away. Julio decided to rededicate himself to helping others, and began working to medical services to in-need communities. During one of these ventures, he met and befriended [[Matt Trakker]]. {{storylink|Revolution trading card|Julio Lopez profile}}<br />
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Julio was one of the recruits to [[Project Spectrum]], along with Matt. After the recruits' first meeting with [[Miles Mayhem|Miles "Mayhem" Manheim]], [[Brad Turner]] asked Lopez what he thought Manheim meant by "washing out". Lopez was present for the first test drive of the Project Spectrum vehicles, as well as being given the opportunity to test the specialized [[Mask]] weapons, selecting the Gulliver Mask. Later, during a field test involving a train in the Canadian Rockies, Lopez was forced to stop Matt from rescuing a group a civilians from the train before it exploded. The test left him demoralized.<br />
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Julio, Matt, Brad, and [[Gloria Baker]] were eventually deployed to the G.I. Joe base on [[Governor's Island]], where Manheim presented them to [[Scarlett]] as the [[M.A.S.K.|Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]]! {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: Revolution}}<br />
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During M.A.S.K.'s first mission engaging the {{t|Autobot}}s {{t|Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup}} and {{t|Aileron}} at Mount Olympus, Lopez drove the [[Rhino]] vehicle along with [[Bruno Sheppard]]. {{tstorylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}} He continued his role as Rhino's driver during M.A.S.K.'s assault on {{t|Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City}}. {{tstorylink|The New Colossus}} After the fight, Lopez asked if anyone had seen Sheppard, [[Vanessa Warfield]], or [[Sly Rax]], presuming dead in the [[Ore-13]] explosion. {{tstorylink|Valley Forge}}<br />
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After their conflict with the {{t|Transformer}}s, M.A.S.K. ended up being framed for a series of crimes, forcing them to leave their old headquarters at Project Spectrum. After escaping from the authorities into "[[The Dutchman's Doorway]]", Julio expressed his concern about the danger of the Ore-13 powering M.A.S.K.'s equipment. While the team regrouped in one of [[Cornelius Trakker]]'s secret labs, he detected a massive spike in Ore-13 energy in [[Barbados]]. When Brad showed up with a yacht to transport their vehicles, Lopez asked how he acquired it, only to be even more confused as to why drag dealers owed Brad favors. In Barbados, the team discovered the Ore-13 in [[Harrison's Cave]], only for them to be attacked by a [[Switchblade|blue jet]], which aimed to take out Julio first and leave them without a medic. The four ducked for cover inside the Cave... only to be attacked by [[V.E.N.O.M.]]! {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 1|M.A.S.K. #1}} The M.A.S.K. team were shocked to see their presumed-dead comrades alive again. While Matt distracted V.E.N.O.M., Julio and Gloria pulled Brad out of the cave, escaping to their vehicles. He helped Matt run interference in the Jackhammer while Gloria returned Brad to the yacht. <br />
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The next morning, after stabilizing Brad, Lopez called Matt and Gloria down to the medical bay. He revealed that while examining Brad's blood, he detected low levels of radiation in his blood matching that of the Ore-13 that powered their equipment. This radiation was present in all the M.A.S.K. agents and was slowly going to kill them all. He then brought up the more pressing topic of their former teammates alive and working with Miles Mayhem. Matt said that they were taken by surprise this time, but next time, they would be ready for them. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 2|M.A.S.K. #2}}<br />
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{{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 3|M.A.S.K. #3}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 4|M.A.S.K. #4}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 5|M.A.S.K. #5}} {{storylink|The Deathstone}} {{storylink|The Origin of V.E.N.O.M. Part 1}} {{storylink|The Origin of V.E.N.O.M. Part 2}} {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 8|M.A.S.K. #8}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 9|M.A.S.K. #9}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 10|M.A.S.K. #10}} {{storylink|Reunion}} <br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[File:JulioLopezModel.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br />
*In the original toyline, Lopez's Mask was called "Streamer", while "Gulliver" was the name of the Mask worn by Calhoun Burns.<ref>http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/toys.html</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*Information by Albert Penello about [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/lopez.jpg Julio Lopez] and the [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/firefly.html Firefly]<br />
*Information by Albert Penello about [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/julio_fireforce.jpg Julio Lopez] and the [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/fireforce.html Fireforce]<br />
*{{t|Julio Lopez}} on the TFWiki<br />
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|title="Transition"<br />
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]], [[Gred Goldstein]]<br />
|published in={{t|Road's End|''Transformers: Unicron'' #4}}<br />
|date=September 5, [[2018]]<br />
|coverdate=August 2018<br />
|written by=[[Christos Gage]]<br />
|art by=[[Paolo Villanelli]]<br />
|colors by=[[Matia Iacono]]<br />
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]<br />
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]<br />
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'''As a gargantuan threat looms over Microspace, the Micronauts are visited by an old friend who tells them their time is running out.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Larissa]] informs her fellow [[Micronaut]]s that [[Baron Karza]] has begun to mobilize his army in the wake of a [[Unicron|cosmic threat]] to the [[Hasbro Universe|larger universe]]. With the possibility it could threaten [[Microspace]] as well, Larissa suggests that the team join their allies on Earth; however, [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] argues that with Karza gone, now is the time to begin a revolution. The rest of the Micronauts are split: [[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] sides with Larissa, while [[Microtron]] and [[Phenolo-Phi]] side with Acroyear. Phen questions if what happens in the larger universe will have any effect on them - a question answered by the arrival of [[Oziron Rael]], former captain of the Micronauts now a [[Time Traveler]]!<br />
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Oz tells his friends that the universe as they know it will come to an end and that even though he and the other Time Travelers don't know what will come next, he can offer them a final gift: making their last moments last as long as they want. Larissa tells the Micronauts that she wants to spend whatever time remains adventuring with them. Oz assures her that the Micronauts will face the future as they've faced the past - together!<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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|h1=[[Micronaut]]s|c1=<br />
*[[Larissa]] (4)<br />
*[[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] (5)<br />
*[[Microtron]] (6)<br />
*[[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] (7)<br />
*[[Phenolo-Phi]] (8)<br />
*[[Oziron Rael]] (9)<br />
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*[[Acroyear III]]s (1)<br />
*[[Baron Karza]] (2)<br />
*[[Repto]]s (3)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Continuity notes===<br />
*Due to the multiversal nature of this story, it is unclear where exactly it takes place in relation to the main ''Unicron'' event.<br />
*This story follows up on the end of ''[[Rom & the Micronauts]]'', which saw [[Baron Karza]] return to [[Microspace]] and begin a new reign, which the Micronauts were determined to defeat.<br />
*Oz is back! Oz ascended to full [[Time Traveler]] status at the end of ''[[Micronauts: Wrath of Karza]]'' in order to repair the damage wrought by the [[Entropy cloud]], causing him to be absent for the Micronauts' most recent adventures with [[Rom]] in ''[[First Strike]]'' and ''Rom & the Micronauts''.<br />
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|title="Gods and Monsters"<br />
|caption=I know [[Micronauts (franchise)|''Micronauts'']] is a space opera but isn't this a little too on the nose?<br />
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]], [[Greg Goldstein]]<br />
|date=[[May 9]], [[2018]]<br />
|coverdate=May 2018<br />
|written by=[[Christos Gage]]<br />
|art by=[[Paolo Villanelli]]<br />
|colors by=[[Alessandra Alexakis]]<br />
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]<br />
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]<br />
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]] ([[2018]])<br />
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'''The final battle for Earth begins but not everyone will walk away.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Undettered, [[Rom]] and the [[Micronaut]]s charge directly at their foes. While Rom fights [[Baron Karza|Karza]], the Micronauts fight D'rge who is now more powerful than ever thanks to the [[Presence]]. And it is not just him, across the world, [[Dire Wraith]]s shed the disguises they have worn for years and begin open conquest of [[Earth]]. The great disturbance is felt by [[Livia]] and [[Orphion]] who have no choice but to take their leave and fly to Rom's aid, leaving [[Darby Mason|Darby]] and [[Camilla Byers|Camilla]] to fend for themselves.<br />
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In their duel, Rom finds himself outmatched against the supercharged Karza until the [[Space Knight]] enacts an [[enerchange]]. Though caught off-guard for a moment, Karza melodramatically mocks Rom's control over the craft and seizes control of the process drawing Rom into him. Though Livia wishes to aid him, Rom and Orphion both insist the Presence is the greater threat. While Livia attacks D'rge, Orphion unleashes the full might of his [[Neutralizer]] on the Presence but even the firepower needed to shatter a planet is insufficient to fell the goddess who attacks the Knight with energies from the [[Entropy Cloud]]. Livia attempts to aid her commander however leave her wide open to an attack by D'rge who's own focus on Livia leaves him wide open to be fatally wounded by the Micronauts from behind. Alas, even [[Space Knight armor]] is now found to have limits and with his last vestiges of life, Orphion crawls to D'rge and strangles his old foe to death only to die seconds afterwards.<br />
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Examining the Wraith goddess, the Microanuts are dismayed to find that the Entropy Cloud's energies protect her from any weapon. As they query Rom for any ideas, they are greeted by the horrific sight of Rom and Karza having merged into a composite being with the Baron as the dominant consciousness. Though Rom attempts to fight from within, he simply lacks the experience to force Karza's hands. His only recourse is to do what Karza wants: funnel the Entropy Cloud away from [[Microspace]] to anywhere else...such as...the room they are standing in. With the Wraiths all dead and the alliance having served its purpose, Karza directs the Cloud's energies, all of its energies, back at the Presence. With the Microanuts and Livia attacking the [[Absence]] generated portal, the gateway collapses and the Presence falls back into her dimension with the Entropy Cloud continuing to age and decay her. With the battle won, Karza separates himself from Rom and returns the power he has stolen, laughing at his victory as he returns to Microspace. Though the heroes are confused, there are more immediate issues to tend to. Across the world, [[human]]s begin to enjoy countless victories over the Wraiths something confirmed by Darby and Camilla's foes having retreated. Now, all that is left is to pay their respects to a fallen hero...<br />
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Some time later, Orphion is buried with full [[Solstar Order|Solstar]] honors. Rom and the Micronauts discuss the future of their alliance (and romances) before [[Larissa]] says that the Micronauts will be taking some time off to see how Microspace is doing. [[Microtron]] unfortunately has bad news on that front. Karza has already returned home where he claimed credit for removing the Entropy Cloud. He is now being hailed as a messiah. Though Rom offers condolences, [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] is hopeful for at least Microspace's existence is secured and [[Oziron Rael]] and the [[Time Traveler]]s are still out there somewhere, waiting to be found. As the Micronauts take their leave, [[Phenolo-Phi|Phen]] thanks Rom for giving them what they needed more than ever: hope. In turn, Rom thanks them for something even greater: friendship.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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*[[Phenolo-Phi]] (1)<br />
*[[Larissa]] (2)<br />
*[[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] (3)<br />
*[[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] (7)<br />
*[[Microtron]] (25)<br />
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*[[D'rge]] (6)<br />
*[[Presence]] (8)<br />
*President (9)<br />
*NORAD workers (10-13)<br />
*[[Paris]]ian citizens (14-19)<br />
*[[Absence]] (24)<br />
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*[[Rom]] (4)<br />
*[[Livia]] (20)<br />
*[[Orphion]] (21)<br />
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*[[Baron Karza]] (5)<br />
*[[Camilla Byers]] (22)<br />
*[[Darby Mason]] (23)<br />
*[[Microspace]] citizens (26)<br />
*[[Acroyear III]]s (27)<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"You dare –? Usurper! Neophyte! I am the '''''master''''' of the [[enerchange]]! You do not control this process, fool...'''I do'''!"<br />
:-Yes kids, '''Baron Karza''' did use "neophyte" as trash-talk against [[Rom]].<br />
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"Livia! Micronauts! A direct attack on the goddess will not not succeed. You must find another way to prevent armageddon. As for me...I shall die as a I lived...in battle against Wraith evil!"<br> "Come, then, old enemy! To the last, I grapple with thee! I die...so a new age of Wraithkind...can be born..."<br />
:-Sleep tight '''Orphion'''. Good riddance '''D'rge'''.<br />
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"And so, fellow warriors, while Rom and Karza sunder what remains of the barrier...let us drive this evil back to her hell!"<br />
:-Preach it '''Acroyear'''!<br />
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"And you [[Micronauts]] have given me that most valuable of all things: Friends. Fare you well...all of you. We '''''shall''''' meet again."<br />
:-'''Rom''' closes out the series.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Continuity notes===<br />
*A [[Neutralizer]]'s ability to shatter planets was first established in [[Interlude|''ROM'' #10]] and first seen in [[Battle Scars, Part 4]].<br />
*Upon returning to Microspace, Karza is flanked by [[Acroyear III]]s, the latest Acroyear model that served as his army in [[Micronauts: Wrath of Karza|''Wrath of Karza'']].<br />
*To combat Karza's iron grip on their home dimension, [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] says the Micronauts will seek out [[Oziron Rael]], who became a [[Time Traveler]] in [[Wrath of Karza issue 5|''Wrath of Karza'' #5]] and has been weirdly absent from this mini-series.<br />
*Though occurring before, this issue was released a few days after {{t|Our Darkest|''Unicron'' #0}} which, while we don't want to say ''spoiled'' this issue, raised more than a few eyebrows when it featured a conspicuous lack of [[Orphion]] in the battle against the Chaos Bringer.<br />
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===Other notes===<br />
*This issue is dedicated to [[Sal Buscema]] and {{w|Bill Mantlo}}.<br />
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===Covers (3)===<br />
*'''Regular cover:''' Heroes and Villains in a movie style poster, by [[Paolo Villanelli]] and [[Mattia Iacono]].<br />
*'''Subscription cover A:''' [[Rom]] in a {{w|Jack Kirby}}-esque landscape, by [[Corey Lewis]].<br />
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Rom vs [[Baron Karza]], by [[David Messina]].<br />
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|seriesissue2=backup story<br />
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|title="Reunion"<br />
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]], [[Ted Adams]]<br />
|published in={{t|Our Finest|''Transformers: Unicron'' #3}}<br />
|date=August 8, [[2018]]<br />
|coverdate=August 2018<br />
|written by=[[Brandon Easton]]<br />
|art by=[[Juan Samu]]<br />
|colors by=[[David Garcia Cruz]]<br />
|letters by=[[Curtis Fandango]]<br />
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]<br />
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'''As Earth dies, M.A.S.K. proves who they are.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
As a [[Unicron|gravitational anomaly]] begins to rip [[Earth]] asunder, the 1980s [[Thunderhawk]] races down the road to the rescue. Despite the bad weather, and the unwelcome memories of past failures, [[Matt Trakker]] is all too glad for the [[M.A.S.K.]] team's reunion. As [[Gloria Baker]] tries to rally her leader's attention, a gas main ruptures, spreading fires everywhere. Despite their outdated [[Mask]]s, the team has no hesitation in running in and rescuing the civilians.<br />
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With the people safe, M.A.S.K. heads towards an emergency shelter headed by the ever-chipper [[Julio Lopez]] and for one shining moment...M.A.S.K. is together again. But such moments cannot last in the face of such an attack. Most of the larger hospitals are already overrun or shut down and Lopez has limited resources. Matt dissuades such pessimism, only asking his friend to do his best. At that, Julio introduces Trakker to young fan of his. As Matt speaks to the youth, a wall begins to collapse but before M.A.S.K. can stop it, the ordinary emergency personnel gets to work with Julio revealing many of them were inspired by M.A.S.K.'s own deeds and heroics.<br />
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As a relative peace settles on the camp, Gloria apologizes to Matt for her earlier harshness. Her anger at [[Miles Mayhem|Mayhem]] blinded her to all the good M.A.S.K. did and continues to inspire. Even as circumstances grew ever out of their control, Trakker never lost his kindness or desire to help. As [[Brad Turner]] and Julio set up a montage of past M.A.S.K. crusades for the children, Matt reflects on his team one last time. Though they were founded by a corrupt man, they outgrew him and what their organization was intended to be. Their actions inspired those who they encountered to do and be better. Perhaps illusion never was the ultimate weapon. Perhaps it was kindness.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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*[[Gloria Baker]] (1)<br />
*[[Brad Turner]] (2)<br />
*[[Matt Trakker]] (3)<br />
*[[Julio Lopez]] (4)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Continuity notes===<br />
*This story takes place slightly after the events of ''Unicron'' #4. Mention is made of a gravitational anomaly in Earth's orbit (doubtlessly Unicron himself) but he's never actually depicted, presumably to avoid giving away his imminent arrival to Earth in the coming issues.<br />
*The classic 1980s [[Thunderhawk]] first appeared as a mothballed junker in ''[[M.A.S.K.: Revolution]]''. The group references the brutal training they went through in the one-shot.<br />
*The M.A.S.K. team went their separate ways in [[M.A.S.K. issue 10|''M.A.S.K.'' #10]]. Brad Turner (impersonated by [[Zartan]]) was still missing in that issue but has evidently since been recovered.<br />
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===''M.A.S.K.'' references===<br />
*For the first time in the IDW continuity, Brad Turner wears his trademark shades from the original series.<br />
*Matt references the original tagline of the [[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|''M.A.S.K.'' franchise]], "illusion is the ultimate weapon."<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*One day, Matt will tell us why "Kommand" is spelt with a "K".<br />
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[[File:HasbroHeroesSourcebook-2-Eclipse.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Brandon Easton]] hates me.]]<br />
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'''Bradley "Brad" Turner''', codenamed '''Eclipse''', is a member of the [[M.A.S.K.|Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]]. With his [[Condor]] vehicle and "Eclipse" [[Mask]], Brad defines the phrase "illusion is the ultimate weapon." As an infiltration specialist, Brad's primary directive is discovering the truth and manipulating people to get what he wants, something that comes easy thanks to his natural charisma. Through his work for the [[United States of America|United States]] government, Brad has made numerous underground connections that can assist the M.A.S.K. team. However, his history has also led M.A.S.K. leader [[Matt Trakker]] to question where Brad's loyalties truly lie.<br />
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Do ''not'' mess with his hair.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Brad Turner grew up as the "party kid" in his hometown of [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], where he trained his ability to read people and manipulate them. However, when his father was injured and his mother fell ill, Brad was forced to work to help support his family, something he resented. Thanks to his high scores on standardized tests, Brad attracted the attention of several government agencies, eventually doing work for both the [[FBI]] and the [[DEA]]. It was through this Brad made most of his connections in the criminal underworld, having to do a number of unsavory things in the process. His resume eventually caught the eye of General [[Miles Mayhem|Miles "Mayhem" Manheim]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 2|Eclipse profile}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 2|M.A.S.K. #2}}<br />
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Manheim ended up recruiting Brad to [[Project Spectrum]]. After the recruits' first meeting with the General, Brad asked [[Julio Lopez]] what he thought Manheim meant by "washing out". Brad sparred with Matt Trakker, taking him down when Matt hesitated to finish the fight. Later, during a field test involving a train in the Canadian Rockies, Turner was forced to stop Matt from rescuing a group a civilians from the train before it exploded. The test left him demoralized, though the civilians were actually just holograms created by Manheim using Turner's own Eclipse Mask.<br />
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Turner, Trakker, Lopez, and [[Gloria Baker]] were eventually deployed to the [[Governor's Island]] base of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], where Manheim presented them to [[Scarlett]] as the [[M.A.S.K.|Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]]! {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: Revolution}}<br />
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Turner was sent on M.A.S.K.'s first mission, neutralizing the {{t|Autobot}}s [[Kup]] and {{t|Aileron}} in Greece. Flying in on the Condor, he engaged Aileron in battle. Brad was shocked to hear the Autobot speaking English. {{tstorylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}} Later, when Kup broke out of captivity on Governor's Island, Turner deployed on the Condor. However, he was unable to do much before the robot escaped with [[Ian Noble]]. {{tstorylink|The Modern World}} He piloted the Condor once more in M.A.S.K.'s assault on {{t|Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City}} {{tstorylink|The New Colossus}} and assisted in the battle against the giant [[Dire Wraith]]-empowered [[Baron Karza]]. {{tstorylink|Valley Forge}}<br />
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After their conflict with the {{t|Transformer}}s, M.A.S.K. ended up being framed for a series of crimes, forcing them to leave their old headquarters at Project Spectrum. During their evasion from the authorities, Brad used his mask to project a cave-in on "[[The Dutchman's Doorway]]", allowing the team to escape. After regrouping in [[Miami]], [[Florida]] at one of the many bunkers Matt's [[Cornelius Trakker|father]] possessed, Julio discovered a massive spike in [[Ore-13]] energy in [[Barbados]]. Brad told them he would get transportation for their vehicle, showing up the next night with a yacht. When Julio questioned where he got it, Turner replied that some "independent pharmaceutical distributors" owed him favors, though he did not elaborate more. While investigating [[Harrison's Cave]], the team was attacked by a [[Switchblade|blue jet]] and were forced to flee inside the cave. Upon entering, Brad was shot with two harpoons from [[Sly Rax]]'s Stiletto Mask, revealing that [[V.E.N.O.M.]] was there waiting for them! {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 1|M.A.S.K. #1}} Turner was seriously injured by the attack, leaving Julio and Gloria to pull him out of the cave while Matt distracted V.E.N.O.M. Gloria escaped with Brad in the back of her Shark, returning to the yacht while Julio and Matt engaged their opponents. <br />
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The next day, Lopez reported to Matt that Brad was stable, but that he had detected low levels of radiation in his blood matching that of the Ore-13 that powered their equipment. This radiation was present in all the M.A.S.K. agents and was slowly going to kill them all. As the team pondered what they were going to do about Miles Mayhem's new V.E.N.O.M. team, Brad said that he had some connections from back in his DEA days that might be tied to Mayhem's dealings on the black market. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 2|M.A.S.K. #2}} Those connections were soon revealed when the yacht was attacked by a group of drug smugglers in their ship, the ''[[Tee-Bawb]]''. Brad revealed to his team the things he had to do when he worked undercover for the DEA and the enemies it made him. The fact that he wasn't upfront about it made Matt question whether or not he could trust Brad. Thanks to files aboard the ''Tee-Bawb'', the team learned that Mayhem was planning a meeting with several underworld factions in [[Toronto]]. However, due to his injuries, Brad was forced to stay behind on the yacht while the rest of the team infiltrated the meeting. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 3|M.A.S.K. #3}} <br />
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After Matt and Gloria got captured by Mayhem, Julio called Brad to inform him that their teammates comms had gone dead. Suiting up in case he was needed, Brad noticed that his Mask's battery was low despite the fact that he hadn't used it since their fight with V.E.N.O.M. in Barbados. However, their call was interrupted when Julio was attacked by Sly Rax and [[Bruno Sheppard]], and Brad immediately raced to his location to provide backup. Brad personally took out Sly, gaining a bit of retribution for his earlier injuries. Afterwards, the two met up with Matt and Gloria, who had escaped their bonds. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 4|M.A.S.K. #4}} M.A.S.K. gave chase to V.E.N.O.M. through the streets of Toronto. Brad engaged Bruno Sheppard, using his holographic Mask powers to trick him into crashing his [[Rhino]] into a building. He then helped Matt face down Mayhem in the sky, catching him when the Thunderhawk's door-wings were destroyed. Over the course of the fight, Matt told Brad that he had earned his trust.<br />
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Weeks later, as the M.A.S.K. team enjoyed some much needed R&R at a local Miami club, Brad received a phone call from an anonymous individual asking him to come outside, where he was greeted by [[Zartan]], shapeshifted into Brad himself. Zartan knocked Brad out, and he was taken by two men into the back of a truck. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 5|M.A.S.K. #5}}<br />
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{{note|"Brad Turner" appears in both the [[The Deathstone|''M.A.S.K.'' Annual]] and [[Wrath of Karza issue 1|''Wrath of Karza'']]; however, the only points at which they could take place would be during Zartan's impersonation of Brad.}}<br />
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Brad was still missing by the time M.A.S.K. disbanded. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 10|M.A.S.K. #10}} <br />
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Under unknown circumstances, Brad was rescued and during [[Unicron]]'s attack on Earth, he joined Matt and Gloria on a mission to help a local emergency center run by Julio. Along the way, the trio used their remaining Mask power to help rescue civilians. As the refugees in Julio's center settled in for the night, Brad used the last of his Eclipse power to project a film of M.A.S.K.'s adventures, the reunited team gathering around to relive the memories. {{storylink|Reunion}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*While Brad's hologram-projecting Mask is called "Eclipse" in the IDW continuity, it is actually based on his 1985 counterpart's "Hocus-Pocus" Mask,<ref>http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/hocus.jpg</ref> rather than his 1985 "Eclipse" Mask.<ref>http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/eclipsemask_razorback.jpg</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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*Information by Albert Penello about [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/bradturnercondor.jpg Brad Turner] and the [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/condor.html Condor]<br />
*Information by Albert Penello about [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/bradturner_razorback.jpg Brad Turner] and the [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/razorback.html Razorback]<br />
*{{t|Brad Turner}} on the TFWiki<br />
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[[Category:M.A.S.K.]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Axiom&diff=10456Axiom2018-08-03T17:36:01Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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[[File:HHS Axiom profile art.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|I can't get a straight answer out of this crazy hemisphere.]]<br />
'''Axiom''' is the ultimate weapon of the [[Dire Wraith]]s. Based on a suit of powered armor created by [[DeepWave Technologies]], the company's [[Australia]]n co-founder '''Aaron Grundy''' has been bonded with the suit in a perverse combination of Wraith [[magic]], human ingeniuity, [[Enerchange|micromeld]] technology, and the mineral [[Ore-13]]. Powerful, capricious, sadistic and completely loyal to his Wraith masters, Axiom is able to evade detection from the [[Space Knight]]s' [[Analyzer]]s while exploiting [[Rom]]'s desire to save humans who have been infected by the Wraiths.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
[[File:Rom Revolution Caleb and Aaron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.45|left|"Nine hundred dollarydoos?!"]]<br />
While growing up in Adelaide, [[Australia]], Aaron Grundy was fascinated with computers and technology. His computer interest led him to read all he could about programming, eventually landing a job at defense contractor [[Raymond-Lull]]. Grundy’s work for Raymond-Lull eventually brought him to [[Seattle]], [[Washington]], where, at a tech conference, he met [[Caleb Awan]]. The two men quickly became friends, and began developing what would be their ultimate achievement: the Axiom suit. After several unsuccessful attempts, the two finally began to break ground, and Grundy left Raymond-Lull to begin his own start-up with Awan, [[DeepWave Technologies]]. However, the Axiom suit's mental interface soon ran into more problems, and the two faced either losing their company, and the suit along with it, or selling it to a military think tank, ultimately opting for the latter. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Axiom profile}}<br />
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[[File:Rom Revolution Axiom suit.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|left|"That's a bloody outrage, it is! I want to take this all the way to the Prime Minister. HEY! MR. PRIME MINISTER!"]]<br />
After selling the company, Aaron was nervous about what the military would think when they revealed the Axiom suit's final version had been unsuccessful. However, General [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]], who was sent to oversee the suit's development, presented the duo with what he believed would help the suit reach its full potential: [[Ore-13]]. Colton told them that Axiom was needed to deal with the [[Transformer]] situation brewing in [[Utah]]. After a week of development, the armor was fully operational. While Aaron told Colton that it would still take a few months to adapt the suit to anyone else's brain patterns, the General decided it was time for a field test, having two of his associates attack Grundy with "prototype" weapons. The Axiom-clad Grundy easily avoided the attacks and relieved the soldiers of their weapons. Colton concluded the suit was working perfectly. Now it was time to "work on" Aaron, knocking him out. When Aaron awoke, he found himself tied up in "bio-webs", still wearing the Axiom armor, and surrounded by Caleb, Colton, and Colton's associates, who revealed themselves to all be [[Dire Wraith]]s in disguise. The Wraiths then began to infect Aaron, merging him with the armor and transforming him into a monstrous creature. <br />
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[[File:Revolution4 Rom vs Axiom.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|right|"What kind of a sick country would kick someone with a giant boot?"<br>"Mr. K'atsema, shush. Disparaging the boot is a bootable offense."]]<br />
Grundy, now calling himself Axiom, was deployed to attack the [[Solstar Order|Space Knight]] [[Rom]], who was traveling to Seattle with [[Camilla Byers]]. When Rom's [[Energy Analyzer|Analyzer]] detected trace amounts of human DNA in Axiom, the Space Knight tried to offer his help. However, Axiom rejected it, thanking the Dire Wraiths for what they had done and reveling in his new form's power. While Rom tried to avoid fighting Axiom to uphold his vow to not harm a human, Axiom goaded him to either fight or die! Relenting, Rom readied his [[Neutralizer]]. However, before Rom could finish him off, Axiom was ordered by the Wraiths to return to base, teleporting him back when he refused. {{storylink|Field Test}}<br />
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Axiom was present when the Dire Wraith leaders, including Caleb, led a group of Wraiths to attack {{t|Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City}} beside [[Miles Mayhem]]'s [[M.A.S.K.]] team. When [[Baron Karza]] [[enerchange]]d with the Dire Wraiths, Axiom was also absorbed into the giant Karza-Wraith monstrosity. {{tstorylink|The New Colossus}} Following the Karza-Wraith's destruction, Axiom lurked on an Earth rooftop, watching Rom fly off to return to his own adventures. {{tstorylink|Valley Forge}}<br />
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[[File:Rom-Micronauts-4 Axiom.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|"Alright, you win. Heh, I see you've played knifey-spooney before."]]<br />
Having survived the destruction of the Karza-Wraith hybrid, Caleb brought Axiom along with him as he went to check up on [[Leonard Song]]'s project of creating a method that would allow Rom's armor to be controlled remotely. Leonard tried to explain why progress was so slow, but Caleb ordered Axiom to kill him. Before he could strike, Leonard's control devices suddenly took control of Axiom, making him stop in his tracks. Axiom was rather unamused by this. {{storylink|Interlude}}<br />
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When the Wraiths had joined forces with [[Baron Karza]], Axiom joined the force in [[Gokseong]] to defeat the [[Space Knight]]s before Rom and the [[Micronaut]]s arrived. In light of the opposition, Axiom chose to flee and report back to Karza on [[Hashima Island]]. When their foes attacked Hashima, Axiom noticed the Micronauts were missing and went off to intercept them. Though initially holding the advantage, Rom [[enerchange]]d with Axiom, stealing the hybrid's size and banishing him to [[Microspace]]. {{storylink|Asymmetric Warfare}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[File:Axiom design comparison.png|thumb|right|"Hey, I think I hear a dingo eating your baby."]]<br />
*Aaron Grundy is named after [https://mysteriousuniverse.org/ Mysterious Universe] podcast hosts Ben Grundy and Aaron Wright.<ref>https://twitter.com/chris_ryall/status/1025432578654760960</ref><br />
*Axiom sports three very different designs over the course of his appearances. His original [[Ron Joseph]]/[[Jay Fotos]] design depicts him with blue-grey flesh and a black visor; under [[Fico Ossio]] and [[Sebastian Cheng]]'s pens he sports brown flesh, a glowing red visor and tattered, cloak-like wings; and [[Paolo Villanelli]] and [[Alessandra Alexakis]] give him a ''completely'' different design with twisted, shadowy flesh, no visible eyes or mechanical parts, and monstrous exposed gums and teeth.<br />
*Prior to settling on his "final" design, Ron Joseph first sketch saw Axiom as a much more monstrous, "Hulk-like" creature.<ref>https://twitter.com/RonJoseph717/status/1025424535573520384</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{t|Axiom (G1)}} at the TFWiki<br />
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<div>'''''Transformers: Unicron''''' is an upcoming crossover miniseries by [[IDW Publishing]] set to debut in [[2018]]. It is the sequel to ''[[First Strike]]'' and the third part of the [[Hasbro Universe]] trilogy.<br />
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<div class="list-header">''Unicron</div><br />
*{{t|Our Darkest|#0}}<br />
*{{t|Unicron issue 1|#1}}<br />
*{{t|Stranger Eons|#2}}<br />
*{{t|Unicron issue 3|#3}}<br />
*{{t|Unicron issue 4|#4}}<br />
*{{t|Unicron issue 5|#5}}<br />
*{{t|Unicron issue 6|#6}}<br />
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*"[[Ad Infinitum]]"<br />
* "{{t|Last Stand (G.I. Joe)|Last Stand}}"<br />
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{{note|Because of ''Transformers'' connections, this series is being covered by {{t|Main Page|TFWiki.net}}; see {{t|Transformers: Unicron|TFWiki's ''Transformers: Unicron'' page}} for full issue summaries.}}<br />
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==Buildup==<br />
When IDW's ''Transformers'' line of books began, main architect {{t|Simon Furman}} consiously chose to ignore the traditional {{t|Primus}} and [[Unicron]] mythology that he himself had created while penning the original {{t|The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' Marvel comic}}, mainly due to the {{t|Unicron Trilogy}} of cartoons featuring the two deities predominantly. Following Furman's removal however, various authors would occasionally reference Primus but merely as a religious belief. Unicron was never even referred to by name, only being known as the "opposite" of Primus.<br />
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The proper build-up began in {{t|The Crucible|issue #34}} of {{t|The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''Robots in Disguise''}} which saw the introduction of IDW's {{t|Thirteen}} and served as a stepping stone for more traditional Cybertronian mythology into IDW's universe. {{t|Origin Myths|Issue #10}} of ''{{t|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}}'' would later speak of the ancient {{t|Titan (IDW)|Titans}} doing battle with "Primus' opposite", with Unicron making his first physical appearance on the final page of ''[[First Strike]]'' two months later.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Awakened by [[First Strike|the invasion]] of [[Cybertron]], Unicron has begun to devour the galaxy, starting with...[[Elonia]]? The [[Transformer]]s race to defend the planet and find out why the Chaos Bringer has chosen it as his first target on the road to their homeworld.<br />
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==Creative team==<br />
The series will be penned by [[John Barber]] with art by [[Alex Milne]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-transformers-unicron-the-darkest-hour-0-released-on-free-comic-book-day/40286/]</ref> <br />
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[[Category:Unicron: The Darkest Hour issues]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Plor&diff=10347Plor2018-07-28T17:35:07Z<p>DanielAdkins: Created page with "{{noname-unconfirmed}} [[File:Unicron1 Plor.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Take that [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Landra_(Earth-616) Starshine]!]] '''"Plor"''' is a Space Knight...."</p>
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[[File:Unicron1 Plor.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Take that [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Landra_(Earth-616) Starshine]!]]<br />
'''"Plor"''' is a [[Space Knight]]. He may wield the power of a pulsar. <br />
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==Fiction==<br />
"Plor" was one of the Space Knights who survived {{t|Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron}}'s consumption of [[Elonia]]. He blamed [[Rom]] for Elonia's destruction. {{storylink|Ad Infinitum}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[File:MarvelROMAnnual2 PlorThePulsar.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Seriously, of all the Marvel Spaceknights to sneak in, [[Chris Ryall|Ryall]] chooses ''this'' guy?]]<br />
*"Plor" is clearly inspired by the Marvel Spaceknight known as Plor the Pulsar. As part of the [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Spaceknight_Squadron_(Earth-616) Spaceknight Squadron], Pulsar's first appearance was in the [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Rom_Annual_Vol_1_2 Marvel ''ROM'' Annual #2], which "Ad Infinitum" homages. Though he goes unnamed in the story (for {{t|trademark}} reasons), his identity as an homage to Pulsar is indicated by his red armor, armor design, and position on the last page, which pulls its composition directly from ''ROM'' Annual #2. <br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Plor_(Earth-616) Plor the Pulsar] at the Marvel Database<br />
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[[Category:Space Knights]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=File:MarvelROMAnnual2_PlorThePulsar.jpg&diff=10346File:MarvelROMAnnual2 PlorThePulsar.jpg2018-07-28T16:05:36Z<p>DanielAdkins: Marvel Plor</p>
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<div>Marvel [[Plor]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=File:Unicron1_Plor.jpg&diff=10345File:Unicron1 Plor.jpg2018-07-28T16:05:01Z<p>DanielAdkins: Plor, taking a major risk by being in an IDW comic.</p>
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<div>[[Plor]], taking a major risk by being in an IDW comic.</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=M.A.S.K.:_Revolution&diff=10342M.A.S.K.: Revolution2018-07-26T12:42:44Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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|seriesissue=''[[M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]]:''<br />
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]], [[Ted Adams]]<br />
|date=[[September 28]], [[2016]]<br />
|coverdate=September 2016<br />
|written by=[[Brandon Easton]]<br />
|art by=[[Tony Vargas]]<br />
|colors by=[[Jordi Escuin]]<br />
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]<br />
|editor=[[David Hedgecock]]<br />
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'''The Krusade begins.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
''In a remote military base, [[Miles Mayhem|Miles Manheim]] observes [[Matt Trakker]], [[Gloria Baker]], [[Julio Lopez]], and [[Brad Turner]] as they prepare for deployment. As the [[M.A.S.K.]] team mobilizes, Matt has his doubts about their readiness, but Manheim announces his faith in them, all the while reflecting inwardly on their failures. They will serve him well in the upcoming fight, but after they've served their purpose, he'll happily "retire" them...''<br />
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One year earlier, ten recruits arrive for [[Project Spectrum]]: Matt Trakker, Gloria Baker, Julio Lopez, Brad Turner, [[Vanessa Warfield]], [[Sly Rax|Sylvester "Sly" Rax]], [[Bruno Sheppard]], [[William Evans]], and [[Marcia Watkins]]. Manheim explains that Project Spectrum is a secret government training program designed to find pilots that can protect the world from new threats, and remarks that "nobody washes out". After this first meeting, the various recruits begin to mingle, with Turner and Lopez discussing what Manheim meant by "no wash outs", whilst Rax tries to hit on Baker, who doesn't appreciate his cheap sleight-of-hand tricks. Trakker, meanwhile, thanks Manheim for getting him out of hot water with the law, who in turn asks that Matt simply live up to his potential—if not for him, then for Matt's father. Manheim then meets with Dr. Armand Singh, formerly the [[Cobra]] scientist known as [[Dr. Mindbender]], whom Manheim has recruited to help psychoanalyze his recruits.<br />
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As training proceeds, Manheim quickly takes note of Vanessa and Sly, the former becoming his right-hand woman, while expressing disappointment in Matt's lack of killer instinct. During the first field test of Project Spectrum's transforming vehicles, Evans and Watkins are killed when the cars are pushed too hard and explode. Trakker, Baker, and Lopez are shaken by seeing two colleagues die, while Sly and Bruno are willing to accept death as an occupational hazard. Matt confronts Manheim, who responds with a story of his time as a prisoner of war—if he could withstand a year's daily torture, the death of two willing volunteer can be chalked up as collateral damage. <br />
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Later, Manheim presents the troops with their specialized weapons: [[Mask]]s that grant the wearer special abilities. Trying to hit on Gloria again, Sly accidentally fires a harpoon from his "Stiletto" Mask, which she is able to catch and send flying back to him. Before it can do any harm, Trakker blasts it with the "Spectrum" Mask.<br />
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Manheim then sends the recruits to their final test in the Canadian Rockies, making it from the end of a moving train to the engine. Aboard, Bruno and Matt see that the train cars' construction makes them liable to explode any minute, and then discover a car full of people. Matt tries to save them as car begins to explode, but the others pull him back and deatch the end cars, telling him there's nothing he can do. In truth, the people were a hologram created by by Brad's "Eclipse" Mask, a test by Manheim to see how the recruits reacted to variables outside their control. Manheim reflects on the truth of the story he told Matt—he ''did'' give out under torture, causing his allies' deaths, but murdered his captors in return—before convening with Vanessa. Only Sly and Bruno are fine after the test, with the others displaying demoralization that Manheim knows will make them easier to control. As his right-hand woman compliments his cunning, Manheim remarks that he has more yet to come, looking at a screen that says "[[V.E.N.O.M.]]"...<br />
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''The M.A.S.K. team arrives at their destination, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] headquarters, where Manheim introduces [[Scarlett]] to the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand!''<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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*[[Matt Trakker]] (1)<br />
*[[Brad Turner]] (2)<br />
*[[Gloria Baker]] (3)<br />
*[[Julio Lopez]] (4)<br />
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*[[Miles Mayhem]] (5)<br />
*[[Vanessa Warfield]] (6)<br />
*[[Sly Rax]] (7)<br />
*[[Bruno Sheppard]] (9)<br />
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*[[William Evans]] (8)<br />
*[[Marcia Watkins]] (10)<br />
*[[Dr. Mindbender]] (11)<br />
*[[Scarlett]] (12)<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Scarlett, this is my special-ops team leader, '''Matt Trakker.''' Codename: Spectrum. And this is the rest of the team. They're known as <big>'''Mobile Armored Strike Kommand!'''</big>"<br />
:—'''[[Miles Mayhem]]''', failing to explain why "command" is spelled with a "K".<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Continuity notes===<br />
*The flashback portion of this issue starts one year prior to the events of ''[[Revolution]]''. Whilst "{{t|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}" implied that technology from the captive {{t|Blitzwing (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blitzwing}} would be used to create M.A.S.K.'s vehicles, this large time gap places the beginnings of Project Spectrum before that prelude issue.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/781532481782550529 Tweet by John Barber, 2016/09/29]</ref> Instead, it seems, Blitzwing simply allowed the vehicles to be finalized—perhaps fixing the error that caused the deaths of Evans and Watkins?<br />
*Mannheim's military background was established previously by his appearance as part of the [[Adventure Team]] in the ''Revolution'' prelude "Secret Raiders".<br />
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===M.A.S.K. references===<br />
*The prototype Masks and vehicles share the exact same design as their original 1985 counterparts.<br />
*The first two vehicles to get test driven are the [[Gator]] and the [[Jackhammer]], though the Gator's defense mode looks very different.<br />
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===Errors===<br />
[[File:MASK Revolution Orange Shark.jpg|240px|thumb|"It's not quite a Shark, and it's not quite a Gator, but ''man''! (laughs) So to answer your question, I don't know."]]<br />
*Mayhem quotes Lopez as saying the prototypes were just "Cars from the eighties", when it was Matt who questioned the vehicles.<br />
**This is corrected in the first trade collection for ''M.A.S.K.''<br />
*Oh ''wow'', that is ''not'' how {{w|Schrödinger's cat}} works or what it's for. It's not about testing morality. Like, ''at all''. <br />
*Word balloon placement makes it look like Sly Rax is mocking himself while trying on the Masks.<br />
*Mayhem's flashback depicts him with white hair, despite the fact that "Secret Raiders" (as well as issues of ''[[Revolutionaries]]'') established a young Miles Mayhem as the red-headed Sea Adventurer.<br />
*The [[Shark]] is miscolored orange on the final page of the issue, presumably due to confusion with the [[Gator]] that appeared earlier in the issue.<br />
*The final scene of the issue is at odds with {{t|The Divine Source of Liberty|''Revolution'' #2}}, in which Mayhem does not introduce Scarlett to the M.A.S.K. team until they have already set up shop in the basement of G.I. Joe headquarters. ''Revolution'' also presented the V.E.N.O.M. recruits as members of the M.A.S.K. team, despite no indication of that in this issue.<br />
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===Wait, what?===<br />
*It's not clearly stated in the story, so anyone unfamiliar with IDW's ''G.I. Joe'' may not realize that Dr. Armand Singh is the Cobra scientist [[Dr. Mindbender]]. However, right after referring to him with his given name in narration, Mayhem calls him "Doctor Bender", which is backed up by [[M.A.S.K. issue 1|issue #1]]'s character list, where his name is given as "Dr. Verstal Bender". Though the first trade collection for ''M.A.S.K.'' changed the name given in Mayhem's narration to "Dr. Verstal Bender", and the ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' entry for Dr. Mindbender later explained that "Verstal Bender" was a pseudonym Armand Singh adopted after the fall of Cobra, the way it's presented leads to a lot of confusion.<br />
*Mayhem states that Julio and Rax's Masks both perform the same ability, which Julio (or Rax, or someone else, depending on who the word balloon is supposed to be attributed to) describes as "shrink non-living materials or make them much larger".... but Rax's Mask, Stiletto, proceeds to just fire a projectile with no apparent trace of shrinking or growing involved, as with its classic ''M.A.S.K.'' counterpart. It would take Stilleto's ''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' entry to explain that Rax uses his mask in conjunction with a set of razor-sharp metal darts, which he grows and hurls at his opponents, but ''none'' of this is explained in the issue.<br />
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===Covers (4)===<br />
*'''Regular cover:''' [[Matt Trakker]], [[Brad Turner]] on the [[Condor]], Matt Trakker in the [[Thunderhawk]], the [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/hurricane.html Hurricane] (which has not yet appeared in IDW continuity), and the [[Gator]], by [[Tommy Lee Edwards]].<br />
*'''Subscription cover A:''' [[M.A.S.K.]] stands with their vehicles V.E.N.O.M.'s heads loom above, by [[Dan Schoening]].<br />
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Blank cover for sketches.<br />
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Matt Trakker, [[Gloria Baker]], [[Julio Lopez]], [[Sly Rax]], [[Vanessa Warfield]], [[Bruno Sheppard]], and [[Miles Mayhem]] stand masked, by [[Ken Christiansen]], part of an interconnecting image with the twelve other ''Revolution'' issues.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2016/09/preview-of-m-a-s-k-revolution-1/ Preview]<br />
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[[Category:M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand issues]]<br />
[[Category:Revolution issues]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Transformers:_Unicron&diff=10341Transformers: Unicron2018-07-26T12:39:31Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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<div>'''''Transformers: Unicron''''' is an upcoming crossover miniseries by [[IDW Publishing]] set to debut in [[2018]]. It is the sequel to ''[[First Strike]]'' and the third part of the [[Hasbro Universe]] trilogy.<br />
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{{chapters|title=''The Darkest Hour'' issues|align=center|prev=Transformers vs. Visionaries|next=|content=<br />
<div class="list-header">''The Darkest Hour''</div><br />
*{{t|Our Darkest|#0}}<br />
*{{t|Unicron issue 1|#1}}<br />
*{{t|Stranger Eons|#2}}<br />
*{{t|Unicron issue 3|#3}}<br />
*{{t|Unicron issue 4|#4}}<br />
*{{t|Unicron issue 5|#5}}<br />
*{{t|Unicron issue 6|#6}}<br />
}}<br />
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{{note|Because of ''Transformers'' connections, this series is being covered by {{t|Main Page|TFWiki.net}}; see {{t|Transformers: Unicron|TFWiki's ''Transformers: Unicron'' page}} for full issue summaries.}}<br />
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==Buildup==<br />
When IDW's ''Transformers'' line of books began, main architect {{t|Simon Furman}} consiously chose to ignore the traditional {{t|Primus}} and [[Unicron]] mythology that he himself had created while penning the original {{t|The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' Marvel comic}}, mainly due to the {{t|Unicron Trilogy}} of cartoons featuring the two deities predominantly. Following Furman's removal however, various authors would occasionally reference Primus but merely as a religious belief. Unicron was never even referred to by name, only being known as the "opposite" of Primus.<br />
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The proper build-up began in {{t|The Crucible|issue #34}} of {{t|The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''Robots in Disguise''}} which saw the introduction of IDW's {{t|Thirteen}} and served as a stepping stone for more traditional Cybertronian mythology into IDW's universe. {{t|Origin Myths|Issue #10}} of ''{{t|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}}'' would later speak of the ancient {{t|Titan (IDW)|Titans}} doing battle with "Primus' opposite", with Unicron making his first physical appearance on the final page of ''[[First Strike]]'' two months later.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Awakened by [[First Strike|the invasion]] of [[Cybertron]], Unicron has begun to devour the galaxy, starting with...[[Elonia]]? The [[Transformer]]s race to defend the planet and find out why the Chaos Bringer has chosen it as his first target on the road to their homeworld.<br />
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==Creative team==<br />
The series will be penned by [[John Barber]] with art by [[Alex Milne]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-transformers-unicron-the-darkest-hour-0-released-on-free-comic-book-day/40286/]</ref> <br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Comic series]]<br />
[[Category:Unicron: The Darkest Hour issues]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Darkstorm&diff=10335Darkstorm2018-07-22T18:25:15Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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[[File:TransformersVsVisionaries 1 DarkstormStatue.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]<br />
'''Darkstorm''' was the leader of the [[Darkling Lord]]s before his untimely demise. He appears to have had the Swamp Mollusk Animal Totem.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Darkstorm was one of the knights chosen by [[Merklynn]] to be part of the [[Visionaries]], however, his lust for power led to a schism within the Visionaries' ranks, splitting them into the two factions. Darkstorm's followers became known as the Darkling Lords, battling against [[Leoric]] and his [[Spectral Knight]]s.<br />
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During the Trinary De-Alignment, Darkstorm died as the planet [[Prysmos]] was torn apart. [[Virulina]] succeeded him as leader of the Darkling Lords. At some point, a statue of him was erected in the [[Monastery of the Darkling Lords]]. {{tstorylink|Schismatic}}<br />
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Merklynn would later reveal to [[Arzon]] that he had masterminded Darkstorm's defection, wanting to take advantage of his charisma to light the fires of change. {{tstorylink|Good Men}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Darkstorm's statue is based on his original ''[[Visionaries (franchise)|Visionaries]]'' toy design. This could imply the other Visionaries had armor more akin to their old toy designs in the past, a theory supported by the flashback panel in "Good Men". <br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.thevisionaries.net/characters/darkling-lords/darkstorm/8 Darkstorm at TheVisionaries.net]<br />
*{{t|Darkstorm}} at the TFWiki<br />
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[[Category:Darkling Lords]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=John_Barber&diff=10334John Barber2018-07-22T18:22:49Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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<div>[[Image:JohnBarber.jpg|thumb|"I am the continuity guardian, guardian of the continuity!" "Timelines quiver before him!"]]<br />
'''John Barber''' is an American comic book writer, curent Editor-In-Chief of [[IDW Publishing]], and god of continuity.<br />
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Before working for IDW, Barber published his own comics and also worked for Marvel Comics, editing ''Wolverine'' comics, gaining familiarity with wrestling an erratic continuity. He then wrote all of IDW's ''{{t|Dark of the Moon (comics)|Dark of the Moon}}'' comics, as well as three prequels to the movies to reconcile [[Chris Ryall]], {{t|Simon Furman}} and [[Chris Mowry]]'s stories, Alan Dean Foster's novels, the films themselves and character bios.<br />
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Barber then became IDW's senior editor writer, overseeing all the [[Hasbro]] books, as well as writing the ongoing comic title ''{{t|The Transformers: Robots in Disguise}}''. In the process he waged a ceaseless war against continuity gaffs and errors, turning the most forgettable goofs into key plot points. He was also the co-writer of ''{{t|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe}}''.<br />
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Barber was succeeded as senior editor by [[Denton J. Tipton]], and as Hasbro Books Group Editor by [[Sarah Gaydos]].<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/30083-editorial-changes-at-idw-barber-out-2-editors-promoted.html Editorial Changes at IDW: BARBER Out, Two Editors Promoted]</ref> He continued to write for IDW, writing ''{{t|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}}''. In May 2018, Barber rejoined IDW as Editor-In-Chief, taking over for Chris Ryall.<br />
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==Writer==<br />
{{Note|This list only includes non-''Transformers'' titles.}}<br />
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*''[[Action Man]]''<br />
*''[[Revolution]]''<br />
*''[[Revolutionaries]]''<br />
*''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]''<br />
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==Editor==<br />
{{stub}}<br />
*''[[Micronauts (comic)|Micronauts]]''<br />
*''[[Jem and the Holograms (comic)|Jem and the Holograms]]'' issues 1-17, 18-19 with [[Sarah Gaydos]].<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/thejohnbarber/ Barber's page at The Comics Nation]<br />
*[http://twitter.com/thejohnbarber Barber's Twitter]<br />
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[[Category:IDW Publishing]]<br />
[[Category:Writers]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Q%27b&diff=10333Q'b2018-07-22T05:09:00Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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<div>[[File:ROMAnnual2017 Q'b.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Evidently missed out for a spot on ''The Orville''.]]<br />
Q'b. '''Q'b''' is a cube-shaped [[Space Knight]] of the [[Solstar Order]]. Q'b.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Q'b. Q'b helped [[Maur]] fight off the [[Dire Wraith]]s at the [[Solstar Academy Medical Center]], just as the Dire Wraiths fled the scene. After the order of the [[Space Knight]]s was formed, Q'b became one the first recruits to the group. Q'b. {{storylink|Cold Fire}}<br />
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Q'b. Q'b was one of the members of the Solstar Order that [[Rom]] thought of when explaining the [[Solstar Knights]] to [[Darby Mason]]. Q'b. {{storylink|Earthfall: Part Two}}<br />
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Q'b. Q'b was part of a phanlanx of Solstar Knights who arrived to fight off {{t|Unicron}} when he began consuming [[Elonia]]. Q'b and several of the other Knights attempted to attack Unicron through his maw, only to fail when Unicron unleashed a blast of energy that killed several of the Knights. Q'b. {{tstorylink|Our Darkest}} <br />
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Q'b. Q'b survived the attack and gathered with Rom, {{t|Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee}}, and the rest of the surviving Space Knights. Fearing the destruction Unicron would bring, Q'b lashed out at Rom, firing a Neutralizer beam at him. Rom reassured Q'b and the rest of the Knights that though this may be their final battle, he is ready to die to save any worlds he could. Q'b. {{storylink|Ad Infinitum}}<br />
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[[Category:Space Knights]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Butin&diff=10332Butin2018-07-22T01:53:49Z<p>DanielAdkins: </p>
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<div>[[File:ROMAnnual2017 Butin.jpg|thumb|right|We wish we had a better picture too.]]<br />
'''Butin''' is a [[Space Knight]] of the [[Solstar Order]]. She might wield daggers.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Butin was a new recruit to the Order who became a Cadet at the same time as [[Rom]], [[Livia]], and [[Fy-Laa]]. On her first field mission, she was teamed with [[Prim]] to investigate a volcano on [[Shrinn Island]]. {{storylink|Cold Fire}} Butin was later made a Space Knight. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook#Issue 2|Knights of the Solstar Order profile}}<br />
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A female humanoid Knight was one of four Space Knights assigned to quarantine [[Cybertron]] after the Solstar Order had detected [[Red Shadows|unusual Dire Wraith]] signatures coming from the metallic planet and barred the {{t|Vigilem|Carcerians}} from teleporting in reinforcements. {{tstorylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} <br />
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This same Knight later assisted a group of Space Knights in defending [[Elonia]] from being consumed by the monstrous planet {{t|Unicron}}, wielding a pair of daggers. The dagger-wielder and several Knights attempted to attack Unicron through his maw, only to be destroyed by an immense eruption of energy. {{tstorylink|Our Darkest}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[File:HHS 2 DaggerKnight.jpg|thumb|right|150px|This ''would'' be a lot better... if we actually knew it was her.]]<br />
*Butin was never shown unarmored in a clear view, but she appears to be [[Elonian]].<br />
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===Identity===<br />
The identity of the dagger-wielding Space Knight has never actually been confirmed to be Butin on-panel. The key aspects that suggest she is Butin are her humanoid, female body shape, which correlates to Butin as the only other known female Elonian Space Knight, and the fact that the dagger-wielding Knight first appeared in a group shot in the same story that introduced Butin. <br />
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When asked if the dagger-wielding Knight was Butin, various creators who worked on the ''ROM'' titles have given different accounts:<br />
*Writer Christos Gage said he [https://twitter.com/Christosgage/status/957775183770562560 "wasn't sure"].<br />
*Writer Chris Ryall has [https://twitter.com/chris_ryall/status/1017235703212564480 offered several replies], ultimately choosing not to comment one way or the other. In an audio interview, Ryall said that he is unsure if they ever named them.<ref>http://hasbrouniverse.libsyn.com/interview-chris-ryall</ref><br />
*Editor [[David Mariotte]] said that [https://twitter.com/IDW_David_M/status/1017461500691116032 the dagger wielder was Butin].<br />
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Due to the conflicting nature of these accounts, we here at the IDW Hasbro Wiki have opted to include information for the dagger-wielding Knight on Butin's page for simplicity, though the two may be distinct individuals.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{t|Butin}} at the TFWiki<br />
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[[Category:Space Knights]]</div>DanielAdkinshttps://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=File:HHS_2_DaggerKnight.jpg&diff=10331File:HHS 2 DaggerKnight.jpg2018-07-22T01:45:14Z<p>DanielAdkins: {{HHSourcebookinterior
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'''Mmmaur'''. [[Space Knight|Ssspace Knight]] of the Solstar Order. Dddoesn’t talk much. He may or may not have a winged armored form.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Maur and [[Q'b]] were stationed at the [[Solstar Academy Medical Center]] when burn victims were brought in from across [[Elonia]] after mysterious meteors exploded. The burns, however, were the early stages of [[Dire Wraith]] infection and when the conversion was complete, the new Wraiths attacked the medical center. Maur and Q'b arrived to save [[Rom]] from a Wraith that was once his [[Shah K'atsema|mother]] which Maur forced away from the boy by firing an energy blast from his mouth.<br />
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When Rom, [[Livia]], and [[Fy-Laa]] joined the Solstar military, Maur trained them in hand-to-hand combat insisting that only teamwork would allow them to survive in the field.<br />
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When the three found [[Space Knight armor|an alien ore]] that formed armor around them, Maur was part of the team that studied the capabilities of the armors though he was only truly interested in the power to slay Wraiths. Though he volunteered for his own suit, he was conscious that the wielders of the armor had to be subjected to rigorous testing to understand all the armor could do. {{storylink|Cold Fire}}<br />
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Years later, a dragonic Space Knight was seen defending Elonia from being consumed by the monstrous planet {{t|Unicron}}. The Dragon and several Knights attempted to attack Unicron through his maw, only to be destroyed by an immense eruption of energy. {{tstorylink|Our Darkest}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Though Maur displays a unique vvverbal tick with his drawn-out consonants, it isn't something he does all the time, as shown when he is training Rom and Livia in "Cold Fire."<br />
*How many horns Maur has seems to shift between panels, with two of the smaller protrusions occasionally disappearing. <br />
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===Identity===<br />
[[File:Maur and The Dragon.jpg|thumb|right|]]<br />
The identity of the dragonic Space Knight has never actually been confirmed to be Maur. The key aspects that suggest he is Maur are the brown color scheme of his armor (matching Maur's own skin, akin to other Knights like Fy-Laa), his head protrusions roughly matching Maur's horns, the fact that Maur is himself a dragon-like alien, and the fact that the dragonic Knight first appeared in a group shot in the same story that introduced Maur. However, the one time we see the dragonic Knight speak, he lack's Maur's dddistinctive verbal tick (although it should be noted that this was written by [[John Barber]] while Maur's previous appearances were written by [[Chris Ryall]] and [[Christos Gage]], so this could be a case of author error.)<br />
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When asked if the dragonic Knight was Maur, various creators who worked on the ''ROM'' titles have given different accounts:<br />
*Writer Christos Gage claimed [https://twitter.com/Christosgage/status/957775183770562560 Maur was his own guy].<br />
*Writer Chris Ryall has [https://twitter.com/chris_ryall/status/1017235703212564480 offered several replies], ultimately choosing not to comment one way or the other. In an audio interview, Ryall said that he is unsure if they ever named him.<ref>http://hasbrouniverse.libsyn.com/interview-chris-ryall</ref><br />
*Editor [[David Mariotte]] said that [https://twitter.com/IDW_David_M/status/1017273772754079744 he was referred to in design documents as simply "The Dragon" but that he was "pretty sure" it was Maur].<br />
*Artist [[David Messina]] corroborated Mariotte that [https://twitter.com/Da_Mess/status/1017393179056885760 it was indeed Maur in his armored form]... if he "remembers correctly."<br />
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Due to the conflicting nature of these accounts, we here at the IDW Hasbro Wiki have opted to include information for The Dragon on Maur's page for simplicity, though the two may be distinct individuals.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Space Knights]]</div>DanielAdkins