Summary
WARNING! Spoilers ahead forTransformers#9Shockwave has just arrived on Earth, spelling doom forthe Autobots in the Energon Universeera ofTransformers.Shockwave wastes no time in establishing himself as a major threat, taking down Optimus Prime, killing one Autobot, and capturing several more. The ruler of Cybertron also reveals his alt-mode, which could hint that the recently-freed Megatron will be going back to his G1 roots.
Transformers#9 – written by Daniel Warren Johnson, with art by Jorge Corona – features the Decepticons building a bridge from Cybertron to Earth, with Shockwave being the first to step through.
Shockwave enters the battle with the Autobots, before transforming into his alt-mode as a laser pistol for Soundwave to kill Ratchet. This is amajor revelation for the Energon Universe, as itconfirms that size-changing Transformers are a part of Skybound’s new continuity.It also hints thatMegatron’s controversial alt-mode as a Walther pistolmight be upheld in the Energon Universe.
Shockwave transforming into his original alt-mode in the Energon Universe opens up the possibility of Megatron’s alt-mode returning to his G1 roots.
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It would make sense if Megatron were to return to his Walther alt-mode in the Energon Universe, given that this new continuity has largely been deferential towards the G1 era.
The size-changing aspect of the Cybertronians from the original G1Transformerscontinuity came about due to the inclusion of the Microchange Japanese toyline made by Takara, in which objects such as cameras or tape decks transformed into tiny robots. In order to explain how a robot that transforms from a handgun could believably fight one who transforms from a tanker-truck, the concept of size-changing was introduced in theTransformersfranchise, allowing the much larger robotas to shrink as they transformed into smaller objects.
Editor Ben Abernathy refers to this as “Mass Conversion” in theTransformers#9 letters page, which allows Cybertronians to rearrange their entire molecular structures. The confirmation from Abernathy that size-changing exists in the Energon Universe leaves the door open for Megatron’s original alt-mode to feature in the new continuity.
Shockwave transforming into his original alt-modein the Energon Universeopens up the possibility of Megatron’s alt-mode returning to his G1 roots, once the character returns to lead the Decepticons once more. Restrictions on toy guns resulted in Hasbro changing Megatron’s alt-mode from a handgun to a tank when the brand was resurrected in the 1990s asTransformers: Generation 2. The Decepticon leader has often been recast as a tank, fighter jet or other kind of spaceship throughout the years, rarely going back to the original handgun for various reasons.
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Megatron’s Original Alt Mode May Appear
It would make sense if Megatron were to return to his Walther alt-mode in the Energon Universe, given that this new continuity has largely been deferential towards the G1 era of the franchise. Skybound is clearly setting up major happenings forMegatron now that he’s broken freeof his imprisonment in Cobra-La, so hopefully fans will learn what the Decepticon leader’s alt-mode is sooner rather than later. TheEnergon Universeera ofTransformershas blazed new trails for the franchise by looking to the past, so it’s nice to see the classic alt-modes for many characters.
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