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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Serpent O.R. Seizes the Matrix of Leadership and gains its wisdom. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone and immediately sees how wrong his actions have been.]]
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Cobra discovers the crashed Ark and the stasis-locked Cybertronians within, turning them into powerful weapons in their bid for World Domination. In response, the United States gathers its best soldiers and operatives to form a daring special mission force.
But not all of the Cybertronians have fallen under Cobra's sway. But their efforts to free their comrades will have powerful and long-reaching consequences for the people of earth.
But not all of the Cybertronians have fallen under Cobra's sway. But their efforts to free their comrades will have powerful and long-reaching consequences for the people of earth.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When the time travelling Spirit, Barbecue, Mindbender, Tomax, and Xamot arrive in the BadFuture at the end of Issue 2 of ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'', they see several giant Transformers striding across the ruined landscape. Come Issue 3, the giant Transformers have been replaced by a fleet of Scourge clones.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When the time travelling Spirit, Barbecue, Mindbender, Tomax, and Xamot arrive in the BadFuture at the end of Issue 2 of ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'', they see several giant Transformers striding across the ruined landscape. Come Issue 3, the giant Transformers have been replaced by a fleet of Scourge clones. ''Ask Vector Prime'' stated that Ragnarok (the main giant Decepticon) was shunted into an alternate reality between issues so the team could complete their mission.
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** The Joes' first encounter with Bumblebee has them threaten his life due to a misunderstanding, mirroring their encounter in the crossover between the Creator/MarvelComics ''ComicBook/TheTransformers'' and ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel'' series.
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** The Joes' first encounter with Bumblebee has them threaten his life due to a misunderstanding, mirroring their encounter in the crossover between the Creator/MarvelComics ''ComicBook/TheTransformers'' ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel The Transformers]]'' and ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel'' ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'' series.
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There have been several reprints of the miniseries, with Devil's Due publishing trade paperbacks of the first three miniseries as well as an omnibus containing all four miniseries. After Creator/IDWPublishing obtained the comic book rights to both ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'', they included reprints of the miniseries in the second and third volumes of ''G.I. Joe/Transformers'' (the first volume reprinting the two crossovers with the Creator/MarvelComics ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformers Transformers]]'' and ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' continuities), with volume two containing the original miniseries and ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' and volume three containing ''The Art of War'' and ''Black Horizon''.
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There have been several reprints of the miniseries, with Devil's Due publishing trade paperbacks of the first three miniseries as well as an omnibus containing all four miniseries. After Creator/IDWPublishing obtained the comic book rights to both ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'', they included reprints of the miniseries in the second and third volumes of ''G.I. Joe/Transformers'' (the first volume reprinting the two crossovers with the Creator/MarvelComics ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformers ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel Transformers]]'' and ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' continuities), with volume two containing the original miniseries and ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' and volume three containing ''The Art of War'' and ''Black Horizon''.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover of the third issue of ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' depicts a giant Decepticon who doesn't appear anywhere in the comic, or the rest of the story for that matter. Facebook blog Ask Vector Prime would later reveal that the robot, named Ragnarok, had been shunted into a parallel universal stream as both his size and his ability to create duplicates of himself would have made it even more difficult for the time-traveling Joes to complete their mission.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When the time travelling Spirit, Barbecue, Mindbender, Tomax, and Xamot arrive in the BadFuture at the end of Issue 2 of ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'', they see several giant Transformers striding across the ruined landscape. Come Issue 3, the giant Transformers have been replaced by a fleet of Scourge clones.
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* BadFuture: ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' features a Bad Future where the Decepticons have wiped out most of humanity and the only remaining resistance comes from the Dreadnoks and a severely disfigured Duke.
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* BadFuture: ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' features a Bad Future where the Decepticons have wiped out most of humanity and the only remaining resistance comes from the Dreadnoks and a severely disfigured Duke.Duke who has lost most of his limbs.
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** In the BadFuture seen in the second miniseries, the Dreadnoks ride motorcycles resembling the vehicle forms of the Junkions.
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* PitifulWorms: During his final confrontation with Hawk at the end of ''The Art of War'', Serpent O.R. refers to the Joe as an insignificant flea.
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* EyeScream: The fifth issue of the first miniseries has Snake-Eyes slash Skywarp in his left optic.
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* MythologyGag: When discovered by Cobra in the first miniseries, Megatron states "I still function", which was also what he said in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' when he protested against Starscream disposing of his damaged body from Astrotrain.
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** When discovered by Cobra in the first miniseries, the briefly revived Megatron states "I still function", which was also what he said in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' when he protested against Starscream disposing of his damaged body fromAstrotrain.Astrotrain.
** The Joes' first encounter with Bumblebee has them threaten his life due to a misunderstanding, mirroring their encounter in the crossover between the Creator/MarvelComics ''ComicBook/TheTransformers'' and ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel'' series.
** When discovered by Cobra in the first miniseries, the briefly revived Megatron states "I still function", which was also what he said in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' when he protested against Starscream disposing of his damaged body from
** The Joes' first encounter with Bumblebee has them threaten his life due to a misunderstanding, mirroring their encounter in the crossover between the Creator/MarvelComics ''ComicBook/TheTransformers'' and ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel'' series.
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* TallyMarksOnThePrisonWall: When Joe Colton is shown to be imprisoned in a cell by Cobra-La since his disappearance, he's carved tallies into his cell's walls to keep track of his decades of imprisonment.
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* TallyMarksOnThePrisonWall: When Joe Colton is shown to be imprisoned in a cell by Cobra-La since his disappearance, disappearance in ''Black Horizon'', he's carved tallies into his cell's walls to keep track of his decades of imprisonment.
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* TallyMarksOnThePrisonWall: When Joe Colton is shown to be imprisoned in a cell by Cobra-La since his disappearance, he's carved tallies into his cell's walls to keep track of his decades of imprisonment.
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* EyeScream: The fifth issue of the first miniseries has Snake-Eyes slash Skywarp in his left optic.
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There have been several reprints of the miniseries, with Devil's Due publishing trade paperbacks of the first three miniseries as well as an omnibus containing all four miniseries. After Creator/IDWPublishing obtained the comic book rights to both ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'', they included reprints of the miniseries in the second and third volumes of ''G.I. Joe/Transformers'' (the first volume reprinting the two crossovers with the Creator/MarvelComics ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformers Transformers]]'' and ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Marvel G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' continuities), with volume two containing the original miniseries and ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' and volume three containing ''The Art of War'' and ''Black Horizon''.
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There have been several reprints of the miniseries, with Devil's Due publishing trade paperbacks of the first three miniseries as well as an omnibus containing all four miniseries. After Creator/IDWPublishing obtained the comic book rights to both ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'', they included reprints of the miniseries in the second and third volumes of ''G.I. Joe/Transformers'' (the first volume reprinting the two crossovers with the Creator/MarvelComics ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformers Transformers]]'' and ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Marvel ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' continuities), with volume two containing the original miniseries and ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' and volume three containing ''The Art of War'' and ''Black Horizon''.
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** The first miniseries has G.I. Joe founded to do something about Cobra when the terrorist organization is revealed to have enslaved the Autobots and Decepticons after their arrival on Earth and used them as weapons.
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** The first miniseries has G.I. Joe founded to do something about Cobra when the terrorist organization is revealed to have enslaved the Autobots and Decepticons after their arrival on Earth and used them as weapons. Optimus Prime eventually resists Cobra's control so he can convince the Joes to help him free his fellow Autobots and turn the tide against Cobra and the Decepticons.
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: In the [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Sunbow cartoon]] and [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel the Marvel comic]], Serpentor was created from the DNA of several conquerors and tyrants from humanity's history. In this continuity, Serpent O.R. is created from the remains of Megatron.
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: A major theme of this continuity is that the origins of Transformers and G.I. Joe characters are now interconnected.
** The first miniseries has G.I. Joe founded to do something about Cobra when the terrorist organization is revealed to have enslaved the Autobots and Decepticons after their arrival on Earth and used them as weapons.
** In the [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Sunbow cartoon]] and [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel the Marvel comic]], Serpentor was created from the DNA of several conquerors and tyrants from humanity's history. Inthis continuity, ''The Art of War'', Serpent O.R. is created from the remains of Megatron.Megatron.
** ''Black Horizon'' establishes that Cobra-La have ties with Unicron due to making a deal with the Chaos Bringer when he attempted to devour the Earth during prehistoric times and promising to summon him again when they deem humanity ready to be wiped out.
** The first miniseries has G.I. Joe founded to do something about Cobra when the terrorist organization is revealed to have enslaved the Autobots and Decepticons after their arrival on Earth and used them as weapons.
** In the [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Sunbow cartoon]] and [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel the Marvel comic]], Serpentor was created from the DNA of several conquerors and tyrants from humanity's history. In
** ''Black Horizon'' establishes that Cobra-La have ties with Unicron due to making a deal with the Chaos Bringer when he attempted to devour the Earth during prehistoric times and promising to summon him again when they deem humanity ready to be wiped out.
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: In the [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Sunbow cartoon]] and [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel the Marvel comic]], Serpentor was created from the DNA of several conquerors and tyrants from humanity's history. In this continuity, Serpent O.R. is created from the remains of Megatron.
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* AlternateContinuity: The miniseries is not in continuity with the Dreamwave ''Transformers'' comic or with Devil's Due Publishing's ''G.I. Joe'' comic, the most notable discrepancies including the Autobots and Decepticons being discovered and enslaved by Cobra after their arrival on Earth as well as the Joes first meeting the Transformers shortly before their official founding.
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* AlternateContinuity: The miniseries is not in continuity with the Dreamwave ''Transformers'' comic or with Devil's Due Publishing's ''G.I. Joe'' comic, the most notable discrepancies including the Autobots and Decepticons being discovered and enslaved by Cobra after their arrival on Earth as well as Earth, the Joes first meeting the Transformers shortly before their official founding.founding and the narrative not pulling any punches when it comes to character casualties.
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* TimeTravel: The second miniseries involves Joes, Cobra agents and Autobots being sent to several different time periods to retrieve time-displaced Autobots before a time paradox wipes out all life on Earth.
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In spite of the first series being published around the time of Dreamwave's ''ComicBook/TransformersGenerationOne'' series and Devil's Due Publishing's [[ComicBook/GIJoeDevilsDue G.I. Joe series]], the miniseries are notbaly in its own continuity, with the Autobots and the Joes crossing paths at the start of their careers.
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In spite of the first series being published around the time of Dreamwave's ''ComicBook/TransformersGenerationOne'' series and Devil's Due Publishing's [[ComicBook/GIJoeDevilsDue G.I. Joe series]], the miniseries are notbaly notably in its their own continuity, with the Autobots and the Joes crossing paths at the start of their careers.
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'''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''' refers to four crossover miniseries between ''Franchise/GIJoe'' and ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' published by Devil's Due Publishing, with the first published in 2004 and the last published in 2007.
In spite of the first series being published around the time of Dreamwave's ''ComicBook/TransformersGenerationOne'' series and Devil's Due Publishing's [[ComicBook/GIJoeDevilsDue G.I. Joe series]], the miniseries are notbaly in its own continuity, with the Autobots and the Joes crossing paths at the start of their careers.
!!Miniseries:
* ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' (2004)
* ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' (2005)
* ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War'' (2006)
* ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: Black Horizon'' (2007)
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!!Tropes:
* AlternateContinuity: The miniseries is not in continuity with the Dreamwave ''Transformers'' comic or with Devil's Due Publishing's ''G.I. Joe'' comic, the most notable discrepancies including the Autobots and Decepticons being discovered and enslaved by Cobra after their arrival on Earth as well as the Joes first meeting the Transformers shortly before their official founding.
* AnyoneCanDie: Several notable characters are killed off throughout the miniseries' run, the more glaring casualties being Bumblebee and Megatron on the Transformers' side as well as Tomax on the side of G.I. Joe characters.
* BadFuture: ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' features a Bad Future where the Decepticons have wiped out most of humanity and the only remaining resistance comes from the Dreadnoks and a severely disfigured Duke.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Hawk gives one to Serpent O.R. (this continuity's version of Serpentor, who in this continuity was made from the remains of Megatron).
-->'''Hawk''': You feel nothing because you've got nothing to make war for. You've got nothing to love, care for, or fight for. You exist to destroy. You're just a weapon. Like your "father" before you, you're nothing but a glorified gun.
* SequelHook: The first three miniseries each end with a sequel tease that is eventually given closure in one of the subseqent miniseries.
** The first miniseries ends with the US government intending to develop new technology from the remains of the fallen Decepticons, setting up the creation of Serpent O.R. in ''The Art of War''.
** ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' ends with Dr. Mindbender being busted out of prison by Cobra-La, who plan on summoning Unicron. This plot thread was eventually resolved in ''Black Horizon''.
** ''The Art of War'' ends with Optimus Prime musing on how Hawk may benefit humanity after his connection to the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, which is also given closure in ''Black Horizon''.
* TimeTravel: The second miniseries involves Joes, Cobra agents and Autobots being sent to several different time periods to retrieve time-displaced Autobots before a time paradox wipes out all life on Earth.
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In spite of the first series being published around the time of Dreamwave's ''ComicBook/TransformersGenerationOne'' series and Devil's Due Publishing's [[ComicBook/GIJoeDevilsDue G.I. Joe series]], the miniseries are notbaly in its own continuity, with the Autobots and the Joes crossing paths at the start of their careers.
!!Miniseries:
* ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' (2004)
* ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' (2005)
* ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War'' (2006)
* ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: Black Horizon'' (2007)
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!!Tropes:
* AlternateContinuity: The miniseries is not in continuity with the Dreamwave ''Transformers'' comic or with Devil's Due Publishing's ''G.I. Joe'' comic, the most notable discrepancies including the Autobots and Decepticons being discovered and enslaved by Cobra after their arrival on Earth as well as the Joes first meeting the Transformers shortly before their official founding.
* AnyoneCanDie: Several notable characters are killed off throughout the miniseries' run, the more glaring casualties being Bumblebee and Megatron on the Transformers' side as well as Tomax on the side of G.I. Joe characters.
* BadFuture: ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' features a Bad Future where the Decepticons have wiped out most of humanity and the only remaining resistance comes from the Dreadnoks and a severely disfigured Duke.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Hawk gives one to Serpent O.R. (this continuity's version of Serpentor, who in this continuity was made from the remains of Megatron).
-->'''Hawk''': You feel nothing because you've got nothing to make war for. You've got nothing to love, care for, or fight for. You exist to destroy. You're just a weapon. Like your "father" before you, you're nothing but a glorified gun.
* SequelHook: The first three miniseries each end with a sequel tease that is eventually given closure in one of the subseqent miniseries.
** The first miniseries ends with the US government intending to develop new technology from the remains of the fallen Decepticons, setting up the creation of Serpent O.R. in ''The Art of War''.
** ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' ends with Dr. Mindbender being busted out of prison by Cobra-La, who plan on summoning Unicron. This plot thread was eventually resolved in ''Black Horizon''.
** ''The Art of War'' ends with Optimus Prime musing on how Hawk may benefit humanity after his connection to the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, which is also given closure in ''Black Horizon''.
* TimeTravel: The second miniseries involves Joes, Cobra agents and Autobots being sent to several different time periods to retrieve time-displaced Autobots before a time paradox wipes out all life on Earth.
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