
First appearance: Transformers issue #12.Instead of being their salvation, the Vehicons turned on their masters and assimilated all the assemblybots present, including Cross-Cut. When Ratbat revisited the proposal, Cross-Cut voted against it, but the order was rescinded by the majority. He was talked out of it by Administrator Eject, and withdrew his proposal. When the Grand Uprising of the proto-races started going badly, it was Cross-Cut who suggested the Assembly rescind General Order 66, allowing their Vehicon drones to cross over into Iacon and protect the Assembly directly. Identity Politics Eject thought unfavorably of Cross-Cut and his fellow assemblymen. He and Kudon tried to advance the possibility of allowing a Micromaster into the Assembly, prompting Halogen and Sigil to look for another Decepticon member to counter progress. On post-war Cybertron, Cross-Cut was an immobile Builder and a member of the Builder Assembly. A Dance Before Dying Crosscut was eventually cured and attended the Lost Light 's farewell party in Swerve's. They were subjected to a Sparkeater virus, making them shambling, zombie-like drones who were later unleashed on Rodimus when his people caught up with them. When they were trapped by the Phantom Fleet of the Grand Architect, Getaway turned Crosscut and the rest of his crew over to the Architect's ally, Scorponok. Getaway ultimately betrayed his crew, however. He sincerely explained what he believed had happened in First Aid's absence, although the doctor noted irregularities in the story he was told. Filling in the Blanks Crosscut was socializing at "Visages" when First Aid and the Protectobots caught up with the Lost Light. Their memories were altered to believe Rodimus and the others left the Lost Light of their own accord, abandoning the rest of the crew. How Bright Their Frail DeedsĪfter accepting Getaway as their new captain, Crosscut and the crew were unwillingly subjected to mnemosurgery by Sunder.

When the time came, the mutineers stranded Megatron, Rodimus, Swerve, and the others on the Necrobot's planet and Crosscut stood alongside Getaway as he took the Lost Light. However, at some point he was approached by Getaway and Atomizer and vouched that he would support them in the event of a mutiny against the former Decepticon and his supporters. The Lopsided Triangleįor Crosscut is an honorable man so are they all, all honorable menĬrosscut attended Megatron's classes on the Knights of Cybertron. The Road Not Taken Some time later, he was seen drinking in Swerve's once again. slaughterhouse When the original Lost Light reappeared, Crosscut and the rest of the crew returned along with it. On a quantum duplicate Lost Light, Crosscut did indeed finish Information Creep and was performing it at Swerve's when the Decepticon Justice Division arrived to massacre everyone. No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases He also began working on an experimental one-act, single stage play about information creep (called, unimaginatively, Information Creep) but didn't have time to write the play before he, and every other original crewmember of the Lost Light, vanished. Some time later, he helped run Swerve's (fake) "Crewditions" Towards Peace and took prospective new crewmembers Riptide, Nautica, Mirage, and Nightbeat on a tour of the Lost Light. The Becoming When the Ammonites attacked Cybertron shortly afterwards, he joined in the fight there. The Dead Are Not Enough Unfortunately, he had already forgotten Swerve's name a few hours later when asked by Blurr. While fighting the Ammonites on Hydrophena, he invited Swerve (who he confused with Rung) to see one of his plays (if they both survived). The Coming Storm: Part 6Ģ005 IDW continuity First appearance: Robots in Disguise #25 The Coming Storm: Part 5 His corpse was hurled through a section of the Elite Guard headquarters by Bruticus just as the Strike Team arrived on the scene. A Team EffortĬrosscut was among the Elite Guardsmen seen defending their base from the traitorous Combaticons.

His upbeat delivery did little to cover the fact that Rest-Q had no idea when they would regain the ability to transform. Ask Vector Prime, Īfter the Stealth Team was exposed to nucleon, Crosscut interpreted for Rest-Q as he examined the radiation's effect on their super-structures. A former ambassador for Cybertron to other planets, he used his translating skills to compensate for Rest-Q's hopelessly-incomprehensible dialogues. Crosscut was a member of the Elite Guard's Recon Team, working with Rest-Q, Delta Seeker, and their field leader Roadfire.
