History ComicBook / Transformers2019

* PowderKegCrowd: Everytime Megatron holds an Ascenticon rally it turns into this. Orion tries to convince to stop rallying or at least tone the rhetoric down a little, but Megatron refuses.

* CharacterRerailment: In the 2005 series, Arcee was was a murderous sociopath due to having undergone torturous experiments against her will. The reboot has seemingly moved her back to get more traditional CoolBigSis characterization, with her being handpicked to mentor a newly forged Cybertronian.

* ParentsAsPeople: Bumblebee tries hard to be a good role model for Rubble, but he struggles more and more to explain the increasingly complex and harsh nature of Cybertronion society, causing Rubble to begin losing faith in him, especially when Bumblebee can’t be available to help him all the time.

* DystopianEdict: Megatron believes that the Nominus Edict is this, saying it’s stifling Cybertron’s ambitions and potential. Given a big part of the Edict was giving non-Cybertronion life rights and protection from discrimination, this says some disturbing things about his thought processes.

* ContinuityReboot: It's wiping the slate clean of the previous Transformers G1 continuity established by IDW.

** Later [[spoiler:Rubble's in Issue 7. Poor dude stumbled upon Quake, and brutally murdered the poor young 'bot. According to his autopsy, Ratchet reported that it only took '' '''one''' '' hit to the head from Quake to kill him. To add insult to injury, Quake didn't stop at one. He went for ''several''.]]

* AllIssuesArePoliticalIssues: At least one part of Cybertron’s rising tensions; the numerous factions on the planet are treating everything and anything like a vital political debate. Orion complains about having to let the Reversionists preside over [[spoiler:Brainstorm’s]] funeral (the deceased was an atheist who had nothing to do with them) because otherwise they would’ve thrown a tantrum over the “snub” and joined the Ascenticons.

* BloodKnight: Quake is a veteran of an ancient war who’s been completely unable to adjust to world without constant violence. Froid claims that killing people is his only real talent, and what we’ve seen of him certainly backs that up. [[spoiler:He also may be the murderer; he certainly knows more about Brainstorm’s death then he lets on, as Rubble learns [[HeKnowsTooMuch the hard way]].]]

* CantTakeCriticism: Megatron sure as hell can’t. Ironhide nearly gets assaulted after insulting him during [[spoiler:Brainstorm’s]] funeral, while a flashback in issue 6 shows him flipping out on Orion after the latter objects to being tricked in an unplanned and dangerous skydiving session.

* DueToTheDead: Inverted. [[spoiler:Brainstorm]] is given a funeral provided over the Reversionists (a major religious faction on Cybertron) and his body is melted in a plasma pyre to return his materials to Cybertron, his creator. It's a respectful and spiritual burial, but Ironhide comments that [[spoiler:Brainstorm]], an atheist, would have been insulted by the whole thing. Optimus admits that it's largely a show to help ease tensions between Megatron's faction, the main governing body, and the Reversionists.

* EmergencyAuthority: In issue three, Orion Pax gets his first taste of leadership when Sentinel Prime’s absence and rising tensions after [[spoiler:Brainstorm’s]] murder leads to him being handed emergency powers over Cybertron.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Exarchon, the leader of the Threefold Spark and a formerly beloved figure on Cybertron. He’s apparently responsible for a lot of the current troubles plaguing Cybertron, and the Autobots think Megatron is starting to act more and more like him...

* {{Jerkass}}: Prowl is as abrasive and temperamental as ever, to the point that Geomotus refuses to work with him for extended periods. Apparently, he used to be ''worse'' and peacetime has mellowed him out a lot.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Brainstorm has a fearsome reputation and a HairTriggerTemper, but is ultimately a good hearted bot who’s always willing to teach people. [[spoiler:Makes you wonder who would want to kill him.]]

* TheMentor: Bumblebee and Wheeljack serve as this to Rubble, teaching him about Cybertron and trying to help find his way in the world.

* PlotTriggeringDeath: The main story is kicked off by the sudden brutal murder of [[spoiler:Brainstorm]].
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:Brainstorm]] is dead by the end of the first issue, and his murder is what kicks off the rest of the plot.

** Later [[spoiler: Rubble's in Issue 7. Poor dude stumbled upon Quake, and brutally murdered the poor young 'bot. According to his autopsy, Ratchet reported that it only took '' '''one''' '' hit to the head from Quake to kill him. To add insult to injury, Quake didn't stop at one. He went for ''several''.]]

* TokenGoodTeammate: Megatron’s militia is mostly made up of various future Decepticons, with the notable exception of Elita-One, who looks noticeably out-of-place amongst her teammates.

* YouAreInCommandNow: Sentinel Prime is on an off-world mission at the story’s start, forcing Orion Pax to take charge on Cybertron and hold the delicate peace together. He’s not happy about it.

* TonightSomeoneDies: The first murder's victim. [[spoiler:It's Brainstorm.]]

* CrypticBackgroundReference: Many, most notably the various references to Termagax’s feats.

* AllIssuesArePoliticalIssues: At least one part of Cybertron’s rising tensions; the numerous factions on the planet are treating everything and anything like a vital political debate. Orion complains about having to let the Revisionists preside over [[spoiler:Brainstorm’s]] funeral (the deceased was an atheist who had nothing to do with them) because otherwise they would’ve thrown a tantrum over the “snub” and joined the Ascenticons.

* CanonForeigner: As soon as the first issue, we meet Rubble. A new female Transformer named Termagax is also introduced as Megatron’s primary inspiration. Issue three introduces Geomotus and Codexa.

* TheFundamentalist: The Revisionists are the Transformer equivalent, hyper-devout worshippers of Primus who’s piousness crosses into HolierThanThou territory. They’re not very popular, but carry enough sway that Orion is forced to bend over backwards to please them several times, much to his chagrin.

* GreatOffscreenWar: One fought in the distant past against something called “the Threefold Spark”

* IgnoredExpert: Ironhide fears the situation with the Ascenticons is going to spiral and warns Orion about it. Orion dismisses his concerns, convinced he can still reason with Megatron. Take a wild guess who’s right...

* TheUnseen: So far, Termagax. We've seen only a snippet of her writings at the start of the first issue, and the Ascenticons treat her with a great degree of reverence, chanting "For Termagax!" and "In her name!" as they march towards Tarn. Issue 2 reveals that she was apparently the first Ascenticon and Megatron’s inspiration, as well as the creator of “the Winged Moon” that processes energon, but she still doesn’t appear.

* YouAreInCommandNow: Sentinel Prime is on an off-world mission at the story’s start, forcing Orion Pax to take charge on Cybertron and hold the delicate peace together. He’s not happy about it.

* ForegoneConclusion: We ''know'' the Ascenticons will end up calling themselves Decepticons. And we know they're going to slam down against the Autobots eventually.

* ShellShockedVeteran: Cyclonus was in the same war as Quake and clearly hasn’t been able to move on from it; he appears to constantly hallucinate visions of his former comrades chiding him for his decisions and failings.

* BloodKnight: Quake is a veteran of an ancient war who’s been completely unable to adjust to world without constant violence. Froid claims that killing people is his only real talent, and what we’ve seen of him certainly backs that up.

* HeroicNeutral: At the story’s start, Bumblebee is one of the few bots who refuses to align himself with any of Cybertron’s many factions.

* {{Jerkass}}: Prowl is as abrasive and temperamental as ever, to the point that Geomotus refuses to work with him for extended periods.

* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Orion Pax and Megatron are introduced engaging in this. The tension in their first meeting could be cut with a knife, though it’s mostly one-sided on Megatron’s part.

* ShellShockedVeteran: Cyclonus is heavily implied to be one, he was in the same war a Quake and appears to hallucinate visions of his former comrades.

* CanonForeigner: As soon as the first issue, we meet Rubble. A new female Transformer named Termagax is also introduced as Megatron’s primary inspiration.

* WeWillHaveEuthanasiaInTheFuture: It’s mentioned that many Transformers don’t die of natural causes, but rather “choose to sleep”.

* BombThrowingAnarchist: Orion Pax and Ironhide fear ([[ProperlyParanoid rightfully]]) that Megatron and his Ascenticons are starting to cross the line from simple counter-cultural movement to this.

* CanonForeigner: As soon as the first issue, we meet Rubble. A female Transformer named Termagax is also quoted at the start, and her name is later heard being chanted by Megatron’s followers.

* TheUnseen: So far, Termagax. We've seen only a snippet of her writings at the start of the first issue, and the Ascenticons treat her with a great degree of reverence, chanting "For Termagax!" and "In her name!" as they march towards Tarn. Her exact role and relation to the Ascenticons or whether or not she's even still alive have yet to be disclosed.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Orion Pax and Megatron were once close friends, but their relationship is straining badly thanks to Megatron’s insistence on holding Ascenticon rallies despite the fact that keep erupting into violence.

* Foreshadowing: The Ascenticon logo resembles an upwards-pointing arrow, but if turned the other way looks a lot more like the Decepticon insignia.

* TheUnseen: So far, Termagax. We've seen only a snippet of her writings at the start of the first issue, and the Ascenticons treat her with a great degree of reverence, chanting "For Tergamax!" and "In her name!" as they march towards Tarn. Her exact role and relation to the Ascenticons or whether or not she's even still alive have yet to be disclosed.

* TheUnseen: So far, Tergamax. We've seen only a snippet of her writings at the start of the first issue, and the Ascenticons treat her with a great degree of reverence, chanting "For Tergamax!" and "In her name!" as they march towards Tarn. Her exact role and relation to the Ascenticons or whether or not she's even still alive have yet to be disclosed.

* JustBeforeTheEnd: The comic is set in the time leading up to the Great War and the collapse of Cybertronion society. Things seem peaceful and happy, but cracks are beginning show up everywhere, especially with Megatron agitating the populace...

->"Your life is yours to shape. In doing so, you owe nothing to those who came before you. But you owe everything to those as yet unforged. Let no shaping of yours limit what they, in turn, might be and achieve."
-->'''--Termagax'''

''Transformers (2019)''

* CanonForeigner: As soon as the first issue, we meet Rubble.

** Bumblebee and Windblade are chummy a la ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse''

* TonightSomeoneDies: The first murder's victim. [[spoiler:It's Brainstorm.]]

** Megatron is established as a rebellious movement leader like his pre-war characterization in the original IDW G1 continuity.