Lightning Strike Coalition
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TheLightning Strike Coalition(sometimes theLightning Strike Coalition Force) is a brutal subfaction of the Autobots led by Grimlock.
| “ | That'sterrible. | ” |
—Cliffjumper,upon hearing the name ofGrimlock's team,Fall of Cybertron | ||
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DreamwaveGeneration Onecontinuity
The Lightning Strike Coalition includes:
FollowingOptimus PrimeandMegatron's disappearances at the beginning of "The Dark Ages",the Autobots andDecepticonssoon split into several sub-factions. The Lightning Strike Coalition (LSC), was formed out of Grimlock's old unit when Optimus received the title ofPrimeand theMatrix of Leadership.
The LSC acted as a commando unit strikingPredaconand Decepticon sites and convoys.War Within: The Dark AgesWhenUltra Magnusstepped in charge, the LSC members largely disbanded, but Grimlock put together a new fighting force known as theDynobotswith several ex-LSC members. This new unit followeda Decepticon grouptoEarth,sometime after theArk's crash landing on that planet, but millions of years before the Earth-bound Transformers reactivated in early 1980s.War Within: The Age of Wrath
Aligned continuity family
The Lightning Strike Coalition includes:
Aligned novels
Hulking members of the Lightning Strike Coalition jostled for sightseeing space withMiniconsin theHigh Council ChamberduringOrion PaxandMegatron's hearing.ExodusGrimlockrose to become leader during the war. After being captured byShockwave,they were reformatted into theDinobots.Transformers Hall of Fame
Fall of Cybertroncomic
Shortly before theGreat Exodus,the Lightning Strike Coalition were a brutal subgroup of Autobots under the leadership of Grimlock who reluctantly followedOptimus Prime's more cautious brand of warfare... when ordered. Swoop was sent to investigateShockwave'senergonsources but he worryingly disappeared. When the other four coalition members learned that Swoop had been captured by Shockwave, they disobeyed orders and went after him themselves.Good IntentionsGrimlock, secure in his arrogance, was glad that the fate ofCybertronrested in their hands.SecretsHowever, upon arriving at theSea of Rust,they were overpowered by a swarm ofInsecticonsand taken to Shockwave's labs.Siege Mentality
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Foreign names
- Japanese:Dengeki Dōmei( điện kích đồng minh, "Lightning Alliance" )
- Russian:Udar Molnii(Удар Молнии, "Thunderbolt" )
