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A few years after the original ''[[The Transformers (
Reruns of the G1 television series were also marketed under the banner. The Cybernet Space Cube, a piece of [[Conspicuous CG]], was used for scene transitions and the opening.
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* [[Alternate Continuity]]: ''[[Transformers Classics]]'' by [[Transformers Timelines
* [[And This Is For]]: Used as the Autobots mop up after {{spoiler|Mirage's death}}.
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Never more true than during this series. Rarely does an issue go by without some Transformers character who was fairly prominent in G1 dying violently. Some notable examples include {{spoiler|Red Alert, Ironhide, Nightbeat, Fortress Maximus, Slag, Frenzy and Razorclaw}}. And that's just the start.
* [[Art Shift]]: Depending on the issue, the artwork varies wildly in style. Sometimes it makes multiple switches in one issue.
* [[Author Catchphrase]]: It's written by Simon Furman. Plenty of his catchphrases make their way into dialogue.
* [[Big Bad]]:
** Jhiaxus is this for most of the series.
** The Liege Maximo, who not only controls the Cybertronian Empire, but is implied to be the Decepticon from whom all the others originated. He describes Megatron as a descendant.
* [[Big No]]: Grimlock lets one go as {{spoiler|Red Alert is killed by Jhiaxus' troops}}.
** [[Little No]]: {{spoiler|Grimlock's reaction to Red Alert's skeletonized body.}}
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* [[Crossover]]: With ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', who helped launch the G2 series. Cobra is responsible for building Megatron's new body, and they play a major role in the second issue. G.I. Joe turns up halfway through the series after the Decepticons start trashing the Earth. They request Autobot reinforcement and aren't too happy when the only bot Optimus Prime can produce is Skydive.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Jhiaxus is forced to confront his in issue #3. He was once a violent sadist, and has since cultivated a calm and reasonable personality in an effort to convince himself that he is a moral person. It turns out that's just a facade, and that he's still as bad as he always was. Naturally instead of admitting this, he's determined to kill Prime and the Autobots so they can't remind him of the truth of who he is.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: The tone of the comic is a lot darker and more violent than just about any other Transformers series, with the possible exception of ''[[Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''.
* [[Dreaming of Things to Come]]: Optimus Prime has apocalyptic visions of the Swarm consuming everything, meaning that he's aware of that threat and is more concerned about it than he is about Jhiaxus.
* [[The Empire]]: The Cybertronian Empire, ruled by the Liege Maximo. A galaxy-spanning Decepticon empire that eradicates "lesser" life forms from any planet they decide to annex. They then transform that planet into a copy of Cybertron.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: Optimus Prime and Megatron form an alliance to combat the forces of the second generation Cybertronians, who vastly outnumber the Autobots and Decepticons combined.
* [[Evil Gloating]]: At the start of issue #2, Megatron is exulting over the Autobots he killed or damaged.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Optimus Prime allows the Swarm to devour him so that it will be exposed to the Matrix and enlightened as to just what it is.
* [[It Got Worse]]: ''Often.'' Every time you think you've [[Darkest Hour|seen rock bottom]], something tops it. {{spoiler|Bludgeon's Decepticons attack the Earth and kill thousands just to draw out Optimus Prime. ''Then'' Megatron's forces take over and continue the attack, doing as much damage as they can. All ''that'' pales to the damage Jhiaxus inflicts, as he turns San Francisco into a smoking crater from orbit.}} Bad enough? No? {{spoiler|Meet The Swarm}}.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]:
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* [[Losing Your Head]]:
** Megatron rips {{spoiler|Bludgeon}}'s head off, {{spoiler|but it's just the head of his Pretender shell, so he's able to break out of it and give one last attack before Megatron finally kills him}}.
** {{spoiler|Mirage}} is implied to be decapitated by a stray laser blast.
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** And some characters, like Ramjet, show up still sporting their Generation 1 decos.
* [[The Nineties]]: Huge guns, spikes everywhere, extremely graphic deaths, and a generally [[Grimdark]] atmosphere.
* [[Off-Model]]: Manny Galan's art contrasts badly with Derek Yaniger's highly stylized art. Particularly since Galan tries to copy Yaniger's style, with less than successful results.
* [[Spin-Off]]: In order to build interest, Marvel began the story with a plot thread in their ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' comic about Cobra rebuilding Megatron.
* [[Taking You
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