Final Transformations
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| "Final Transformations" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | November1993 | ||||||||||||
| Script | Larry Hama | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Jesse D. OrozcoandWilliam Rosado | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Chip Wallace(pages 1–4, 6–9, 18, 20, 22),Arienne,Steve AlexandrovandTim Tuohy | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Andre AniandChi | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Rick Parker | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Mike Lackey | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
Megatron breaks a deal... and a few Autobots.
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Synopsis
InCobra-controlledMilleville,Megatronattempts to step on the would-be rescuerScarlett,but the sudden appearance of a group ofAutobotsled byHot Spotsaves theJoe's life. A battle rages on where Megatron uses hisupdated weaponryto get an early advantage by shooting downSkydiveand brags about his increased defensive capabilities.Cobra Commandercan do little in this clash of giants but beg Megatron to be more mindful of his property, which just annoys theDecepticonbut gives him the idea to keepDoctor Biggles-Jonessafe within himself. In the confusion of the battle, Scarlett steals agrenade launcherfrom aFrag-Viper,leading Cobra Commander to realize and bemoan her true loyalties.
At the Milleville hospital,Snake-Eyesis cornered by Cobra troopers, but he escapes the situation by dropping aside a couple of grenades, sending the troopers into retreat while he makes his escape by jumping out of a window. He attacks a couple ofAlley-Viperswaiting outside and notices the battle afar between theTransformers.Megatron, weary of dealing with his enemies, blastsSteel-Jawto smithereens. With assistance for Megatron coming from CobraDetonators,the Autobots try to regroup and plan a retreat, being unwilling to harmhumans.Chase,having had his leg blasted off by the Detonators, tells the others to go ahead and soon becomes Megatron's second kill. With the dirt on his corpse, Megatron is able to deduct where theirinter-galactic transporthas landed. He arrives at its hiding spot, where he finds a venegefulBrawn,who gives his all in beating the crap out of the Decepticon.
Avoiding the chaos, Scarlett runs into Cobra Commander andZarana.Scarlett easily handles the two, but is forced to relent when the nearbyAlley-Vipersforce her hand. Fortunately, Snake-Eyes comes to the rescue, easily taking down the troopers while Cobra Commander and Zarana decide to flee.
Megatron tosses Brawn aside and helpfully explains his new assortment of abilities, from exciting electrons to imploding neutrons, the latter of which he demonstrates on Brawn, taking out the Autobot and the transport. The remaining three Autobots meet up withSpiritandStorm Shadow,who agree to help them out in their attempt to enter theArkto use an alternate means of transport. Nearby,Spike Witwicky,having detected the Transformers before with his internal sensors, observes.
Megatron mulls over the explosive results of his neutron implosion and withdraws Biggles-Jones from inside to put in theprotoplasmic stripperon the way to the Ark.Overrideattacks him, distracting him from Spirit and Storm Shadow—disguised as Alley-Vipers—transporting Skydive into the Ark. Unaware to them, Spike has hitched a ride to get aboard. Having been dropped by Megatron when he was attacked, Biggles-Jones attempts to flee to safety with Snake-Eyes and Scarlett, but Megatron easily tears Override apart and turns his attention back on the scientist. The three are rescued in the nick of time by the leaving Spirit and Storm Shadow, who finished secreting Skydive into the Ark. Megatron gives chase, forcing Biggles-Jones to turn herself over to ensure the safety of the others.
Milleville's cover blown, Cobra Commander orders a full evacuation and tries to remind Megatron of their deal when he arrives back with his quarry. The Decepticon shows him no notice as he himself evacuates in the Ark, leading his partner to bemoan the breaking of the deal. As they watch the Ark fly away, Scarlett and the others wonder if Biggles-Jones knows what's she getting herself into. Aboard the Ark as it flies toCybertron,Megatron notes being impressed by Biggles-Jones's attempt to put a virus in his rail gun. But, of course, he noticed it, disabled it, and put an active version of the virus in the Cybertronian technology given to Cobra. Perhaps Biggles-Jones will be more useful to him intact.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | G.I. Joe | Cobra |
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Quotes
"You'll be saferinside,Dr. Biggles-Jones!
"Safer forwhat?All you want is mycentral nervous system!"
- —MegatronandDoctor Biggles-Jones
Zarana:"Shoother, youidiots!"
Scarlett:"You trust their aimthatmuch? "
Alley Viper:"Who's gonnaaim?Zaranadon't sign mycheck-- "
Notes
- The cover title of the series for this issue isG.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes Featuring Transformers Generation 2.However, the title in the indicia (and hence the legal title) isG.I. Joe A Real American Hero.
- In "Goin' South",Optimus Primestrongly implied that he andBumblebeewould be coming to Earth themselves, but apparently he changed his mind.
- The Autobot team that arrives instead isveryrandom, consisting of oneProtectobot,oneAerialbot,oneMini-Cassette,oneTriggerbot,oneThrottlebot,and oneMini-Vehicle.Only Hot Spot and Brawn are even close to the strength and endurance needed to take on Megatron.
- This is Steeljaw's first and only appearance in US Marvel Comics continuity (and he dies, perhaps as a sign ofthings to come). And it isn't even in the Transformers comic.
- Thanks to the power ofretroactive continuity,Brawn doesn't actually die here; we learn his fate over inthe first issueofTransformers: Universe;he was abducted byUnicronand ends up fighting in theUniverse War.
- Megatron determines that the Autobots' ship is located in "Sector Seven".This is probably a big ol' coincidence.
- The title of this story was probably inspired by this being the last appearance of the Transformers in theG.I. Joecomic.
- While the plot of this issue continues in the first issue of theTransformers Generation 2comic series,"War Without End!",this arguably represents a branching point in theG.I. Joecontinuity.While manyG.I. Joecharacters appear in theGeneration 2comic series, the Earthwide devastation that happens later on (e.g., the annihilation ofSan Franciscoin "Dark Shadows!") is not reflected in the regularG.I. Joecomic series.
- Cobra Commander's vocabulary lessons for the day:
- hebetation:The state of being dull or obtuse.
- resipiscence:Recovering one's senses.
- rampallion:A good-for-nothing scoundrel.
- fustilarian:A low fellow; a stinkard.
- oligophrenic:Exhibiting mental deficiency.
- megapod:Having large feet.
Errors
- Hot Spot is called "Hotshot" at one point.
- Steeljaw's name is rendered as "Steel-Jaw".
- Chase is consistently miscolored as white and drawn withSearchlight's head, repeating (and possibly copying) an error first seen in issue#30of the Generation 1 book.
- The Frag-Vipers are mistakenly drawn as regular Cobra Vipers. We know they're Frag-Vipers because Scarlett makes specific mention of stealing a grenade launcher from one and some of the troopers surrounding Snake-Eyes in the hospital were Frag-Vipers in the last issue.
- Megatron locates the Autobots' ship by comparingmudcaked on Chase's leg to asoilanalysis of the entire region. He then locates the ship in... a warehouse district.
- TheCobra Detonatorthe Joes use to sneak Skydive in the Ark is repeatedly miscolored in army greens.
Casualty list
- Megatron blows up Steeljaw's torso with a single railgun shot.
- Megatron blows up Chase.
- Megatron vaporizes the mighty Brawn with a neutron implosion.
- Megatron (seeing a trend here?) shreds Override, ripping him in half.
Covers (1)
- Cover A:Megatron about to stomp on folks byWilliam Rosado
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Reprints
- CollectsG.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Ninja Force#135–138,G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Transformers: Generation 2#139–142, andG.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes#143–145
- Despite the various titles, all stories are part of theG.I. Joecomic.
- Collects#138–142(with #138 in a summary w/ a short excerpt only) and the earlierG.I. Joe and the Transformersseries.
- The title given above is the indicia title; the cover title isG.I. Joe The Transformers 1.
- Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection:Volume 89: Realignments(March 4,2020)
- Collects issues #138–142 (with #138 reprinted in full, this time), as well asG.I. Joe and the Transformers#1–4.
- Bonus material includes a cover gallery and an intro fromSimon Furman.
Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14TPB;art byJonboy MeyersandAnthony Washington
G.I. Joe/Transformers,Volume 1;art byKlaus Scherwinski
The Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 89: Realignments;art by Dreamwave (Goldbug),Chris Batista,Baskerville,Williams,andHudson
