Underbase Saga
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TheUnderbase Sagais a story arc that ran near the midpoint of the originalGeneration 1Marvel Comics series.It told of the lostUnderbase,a vast collection of knowledge stored as patterns of light, which also doubled as a fantastic source of power. Early in theCybertronian wars,it was launched intospaceto keep it out ofMegatron's hands, and the cube-shaped entity approachesEarth(soundskinda familiar,doesn't it?) in the present day. SeveralDecepticonfactionsvie to claim it for themselves, withStarscreamultimately succeeding.
The story spanned four issues:
The climactic battle at the end is particularly notorious for killing off swaths ofcharactersen masse, many of whom had already lain deactivated for many issues before. Readers in theUKhad it even worse, as this story's catastrophic battle was immediately preceded by the character-decimating "Time Wars"storyline.
