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I mean, I make it a note to show them off in their profiles.

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Transformers: Mosaic #410 - "Up Is Down, Black Is White"

Originally posted on August 20th, 2009

Story - Matt Marshall Art - Bryan Sevilla

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wada sez: This strip seems intended to help justify the jarring twist in All Hail Megatron where it turned out Sunstreaker betrayed the Autobots as a result of his hatred of humanity... when it was he who had perhaps the closest bond to a human of all, with Hunter O’Nion. Sunstreaker appears in his body from that series, based on his Universe toy. I’m not sure when the strip is supposed to take place, and I’m not sure why Snarler was chosen, because historically his profiles have characterised him as a selfish thief. Marshall’s remastered version of this strip from his Tales From The Matrix Keeper zine is included below.

Dear Pretender Peeved,

Oh, certainly—the Autobots spent centuries trying to corral them. You may already be aware of Bludgeon and his fellow Pretenders’ rampage through ancient Japan; these Pretenders ranged across the entire world, so you may be interested to learn about their feats and fates.

Bludgeon likes to claim to have taught humanity the art of war, providing weapons and armor to various groups, relishing in the bloodshed and chaos he caused. The Autobots sealed him away on many occasions, but his final sealing took place in the 10th century. He had teamed up with a sorceress who sought revenge on the slayers of her father, and her magical manipulations multiplied the mystic Metallikato might of Bludgeon's Pretender shell. He was eventually sealed away under what would eventually become the city of Tokyo.

Iguanus rampaged across early Europe, seizing whatever he could from the tribes who lived there. He was finally sealed away under Stonehenge by Metalhawk and the other Autobot Pretenders, although they never discovered Iguanus' treasure hoard—not that they made any particular attempt to reclaim his collection of trinkets, busy as they were keeping humanity safe.

Stranglehold maintained a petty kingdom in Northern Africa, using his impressive physical might and near-invulnerability to maintain control over those nearby. He especially enjoyed wrestling with humans, viewing them as pitiful challengers. In the end, one such pitiful challenger managed to defeat Stranglehold by getting him in a Cobra clutch. In shame, Strangehold abandoned his kingdom, and wound up in the crosshairs of the Autobots, who sealed him beneath the Atlas Mountains.

Carnivac and Snarler terrorized the lands of Arcadia, causing havoc and famine as they destroyed whatever civilizations tried to intrude into their wilderness domain. Their teamwork kept them undefeated until the Autobot Pretenders teamed up as well, separating and binding them between a pair of mountains.