D-Maximus_Prime wrote:6) Rung is a ploy. They even said in #35 that he was 'the last thing they wanted' when referring to his alternate mode, so, therefore he can't actually end up being something useful. He's connected to the matrix and 6 of 12 somehow, seeing as how my prediction is that he is a giver of life, someone capable of creating sparks, as seen when he steps down on Luna 1 and ignited the Hot Spot in issue 17. Also funny that we haven't seen our Rung since issue 1.
This theory makes... a lot of sense, actually. The council would likely be vehemently opposed to the notion of a being other than Primus being able to give life. On the other hand, going with this theory, that might imply that the Rung scene in issue #1 was actually him resurrecting Skids or something like that, and I would NOT want that. It would take away the value Skids' death.
Randomhero wrote:Orion is probably dead because they said the council killed the intellectual class and Orion was part of that, or he's still alive. He could even be Nine of Twelve.
While that would be an interesting twist, Orion isn't nearly religious enough to receive a spot on the council. I'm sure with time Roberts will show the whereabouts of plenty of other important transformers. There are so many ways he could go with this. Think about it, The Circle of Light, Shockwave (although he and Dai Atlas were likely killed with the rest of the Senate), Omega Supreme, and Trypticon are all unaccounted for.
Also, I didn't mind the art in this issue as much as in the first two. Lawerence is still no Milne, not even close, but he'll do for now.