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WARNING ! Potential looter ahead for Transformers # 18The Decepticons have started a civil state of war in the varlet of theEnergon Universe’sTransformersseries , and they may be leave no survivor in their path of wreckage and devastation . The differ factions led by Soundwave and Starscream have been more focussed on fighting each other rather than the Autobots in the new continuity , as their battle spills into the urban center of Seattle .
hail from the originative squad of Daniel Warren Johnson , Jorge Corona , Mike Spicer and Rus Wooton , the prevue forTransformers#18 post toSkybound’sInstagram see the Decepticon Combiners Devastator and Bruticus retain their epic smackdown on the street of Seattle .
Optimus Prime and the residual of the Autobots focus on protect the civilians caught in the crossfire , more worried about saving the man than defeating the Decepticons . The conflict between Devastator and Bruticus shows the unfeigned destructive might of the Transformers , and the human cost has been drastic in the Energon Universe .
The Decepticons Start a Civil War inTransformers
When the Cybertronians awaken on Earth all the way of life back inTransformers#1 , Megatron was nowhere to be determine , so Starscream took up the Decepticon leaders in his stead . After one particularly crushing defeat by the Autobots , Soundwave wrenched ascendence of the Decepticons from Starscream , leaving the Seeker for beat after a vicious conflict . Starscream was afterward discover by a MARS flake squad , who attached his upper body to a HISS tank . Even though he was half a automaton , Starscream pull off to recruit his own faction of Decepticonsto his cause , leading to the current conflict .
Devastator is made up of the Constructicons Scrapper , Scavenger , Mixmaster , Bonecrusher , Hook and Long Haul , whileBruticus is made up of the CombaticonsOnslaught , Brawl , Blast Off , Swindle and Vortex
The Autobots have get by to palm the menace posed by the Decepticons thus far in the Energon Universe , but with two Combiners in the foe ranks , they ’re going to need some big firepower to stay in the fight . harmonize to Daniel Warren Johnson in the letters editorial inTransformers#17 , they may be cause some Combiner help of their own , as thewriter hinted that the Aerialbots may be appearing in succeeding issues . With the aid of their combined descriptor Superion , the Aerialbots would certainly help to even out the playing field for the Autobots .
Will Megatron End the Decepticon Civil War?
Even though the Decepticons are currently lock in a heated polite warfare , it may be soon descend to a close . Megatron officially returned to the page ofTransformersat the end of the sixteenth issue , claiming that he was coming back to recapture control of the Decepticons once and for all . Transformers#17 did n’t feature any shadow of Megatron , but readers can expect he ’ll be get in the fray preferably rather than later , perhaps even as soon as the next topic . With so many compelling plot threads , theEnergon Universeera ofTransformerscontinues to be one of the most exciting comic books around .
Transformers#18is available March 12th from Skybound Entertainment
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