"Megatron: Alas, poor Xeon. If only he could have known what a dark smear his death would leave on the history logs of Cybertron. Would he, I wonder, have been so quick to accept our bribes, to turn a blind eye, if he could see now all he unwittingly set in motion? The emirate's greed was the opportunity, his death the spur. The beginning and now the end."

"Optimus Prime: I think that fall did more damage than I realized."

"Megatron: This place seems to twist and turn of its own volition. But when in doubt, blow a big hole in something!"

"Grimlock [Slams Kup against a wall]: Me, Grimlock -- Badass!"

"Starscream: Scapper. I.DON'T.CARE! Do as I command or I'll have Motormaster here mechaform you!"

"Scrapper: It's not just a matter of shifting the power from there to here, Starscream...The planetary turbines have a whole different combustion ratio. And the mechaforming process itself requires intricate planning, staged implementation--"

"Skywarp: Oh, sure."

"Thundercracker: And?"

"Grimlock: You here, good. Much to discuss. This place, it metaphor for the old ways, gone now. No more time for contemplation or mysticism. We out of time."

"Kup [On defending Iacon]: Face it -- It's not looking good. Reminds me of the time..."

"Bluestreak: One moment, everyone's getting along. The next we have Decepticons, a rogue faction we never even knew existed, and a full scale civil war! Suddenly I'm no longer just a Cybertronian merchant, I'm an Autobot soldier!"

"Optronix: I'm trying to work here, Bluestreak. I have sixty-three datafeeds to input, with more incoming on five breem pulses. If you believe every eye-witness report, Megatron has personally devastated sixteen provinces and assassinated thirty ranking custodians. All in the time it's taken you to tell me about Sentinel Prime."

"Skywarp [On a non-allied unprotected base]: You know, Thundercracker, it's so criminally easy, I have to ask myself- Should we really take advantage?"

"Scrapper: Starscream, please, listen to me! The mechaforming platform isn't compatible with the energy from the planetary turbines. The system's overloading!"

"Jazz: Oh brother!"

"Bluestreak: Sentinel Prime is dead. They say Megatron himself ripped the spark core from his shattered torso. They say that he took his sweet time, killed Prime diode at a time. They say-"

"Gravitas: We are gathered here today, on this most sacred of occasions to bear witness as the torch is passed. Give honor to the new Prime. The wheel turns - The eternal cycle continues. Let the creator's vision fill this vessel and unlock it's hidden depths. In these dark times, more so than ever before, we have need of a strong leader to guide us into the light. Only a true Prime shall contain the Matrix fire. This, then, is the sign - The truth, the wisdom. This is Optimus Prime"

"Optronix: They say a lot, don't 'they'."

"Megatron [Beating up Optimus Prime]: A jumped-up records clerk, carrying power he barely comprehends. Really, they might have just as well given the Matrix directly to me!"

"Kup: What is it with you and authority, Grimlock? I know it's the image, right? "Me, Grimlock -- Badass", but c'mon, there must have been someone you respected."

"RINGGENBERG: Do you think there are any limits about what should be published in a comics format?"

"Chief Counsel Herbert Beaser asked: "Then you think a child cannot in any way, shape, or manner, be hurt by anything that the child reads or sees?""

"RINGGENBERG: Well, given that the Comics Code expressly forbid the use of the words Weird, Horror and Terror, did you feel that your company was being particularly targeted?"

"Nudity with meretricious purpose and salacious postures shall not be permitted in the advertising of any product; clothed figures shall never be presented in such a way as to be offensive or contrary to good taste or morals."

"RINGGENBERG: Let's jump ahead a little bit, to the New Direction comics. In Impact #4 you had a story called "The Lonely One", which was about prejudice against Jews. The Jewish in the story had a very bland name. It was "Miller"."

"Suggestive and salacious illustration or suggestive posture is unacceptable."

"Nudity in any form is prohibited, as is indecent or undue exposure."

"Females shall be drawn realistically without exaggeration of any physical qualities."

"Scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with walking dead, torture, vampires and vampirism, ghouls, cannibalism, and werewolfism are prohibited."

"Inclusion of stories dealing with evil shall be used or shall be published only where the intent is to illustrate a moral issue and in no case shall evil be presented alluringly, nor so as to injure the sensibilities of the reader."

"Profanity, obscenity, smut, vulgarity, or words or symbols which have acquired undesirable meanings are forbidden."

"Illicit sex relations are neither to be hinted at nor portrayed. Rape scenes, as well as sexual abnormalities, are unacceptable."

"No comic magazine shall use the words "horror" or "terror" in its title."

"Scenes of excessive violence shall be prohibited. Scenes of brutal torture, excessive and unnecessary knife and gunplay, physical agony, the gory and gruesome crime shall be eliminated."

"All scenes of horror, excessive bloodshed, gory or gruesome crimes, depravity, lust, sadism, masochism shall not be permitted."

"Criminals shall not be presented so as to be rendered glamorous or to occupy a position which creates a desire for emulation."

"Policemen, judges, government officials, and respected institutions shall never be presented in such a way as to create disrespect for established authority."

"In every instance good shall triumph over evil and the criminal punished for his misdeeds."

"All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated."

"Seduction and rape shall never be shown or suggested."