, Dimensions The Stunti-Con Job. Thank you for your understanding and compliance. Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1 Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2 Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4, When the Autobots reawoke, thanks to the interference of the time-travelling T-800, Optimus Prime questioned what the intruder knew of Cybertron. The war ended with the disastrous Vehicon Apocalypse, and although the Resistance had ostensibly won the war by that point, it took the united forces of Maximal, Predacon, and Builder alike to curtail the genocidal ambitions of Lord Imperious Delirious. The Search Three hundred years after the end of the conflict, Cybetron was once more a peaceful, prosperous planet, governed by the Maximal Elders, Possession while the Tripredacus Council controlled the affairs of the Predacons. In the new era, the Autobots and Maximals kept to one side of Cybertron while the Decepticons and Predacons took the other, though Starscream worryingly noted to Blackarachnia that Unicron would one day come for them. Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2019. Five Fugitives. Also includes material from Not Brand Echh (1967) #2. Loose Ends, Part 1, After 21 years of relative peace, however, the planet was again thrown into the fire by the machinations of the Dark Matrix entity, The War to End All Wars, Part 5 marked by the destruction of the Last Autobot. With the Quintessons gone, the Autobots built a peaceful society but this new peace was short-lived. Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Chris Hemsworth on Thor's Incredible Journey in Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder, Natalie Portman Returns to the MCU as Jane Foster in Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder, Taika Waititi on Assembling an Astounding Cast for Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder. This page was last edited on 9 July 2022, at 16:35. Chris Hemsworth joins us live from the red carpet at the world premiere of Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder to discuss Thor's evolution, and being the first Super Hero to have four MCU solo movies! Spotlight: Nightbeat Evidence for this theory is corroborated by the planet Gorlam Prime, whose inhabitants underwent such a transition; after emerging from this "chrysalis state," they renamed their world "Cybertron," which raises some interesting questions about the origins of the Transformers. Despite their best efforts, Bumblebee succeeded in returning the Allspark to its rightful place, bringing the planet back to life. Ambition The Chaos Bringer however went into stasis lock and disguised himself as a moon orbiting Cybertron. Return to Cybertron: Part 3 The Autobots and Decepticons were able to destroy Unicron, but Cybertron was left in its transformed state and seemingly in the Sol system, as well as continuing to be dead and powerless. , ISBN-10 The War to End All Wars, Part 5, After Cybertron had been ripped from its orbit, Shockwave test fired a planetary turbine that directed the planet towards the dangerous Stellae Cimeterium to try and have Megatron refocus on Project Dreadnought to no avail. First Encounter, Unicron made another attempt to attack Cybertron but he was stopped by the mighty warrior Omega Supreme. Restored Galvatron shot at the Quintessons before ordering his forces to retreat. The World In Your Eyes Part Two, Termagax's "Ascenticon" movement grew to become a substantial political party that advocated for the abolition of the Nominus Edict in order to restart a new age of colonization and conquest; despite this sentiment, the Edict had indeed brought peace to the metallic planet, to the extent that Brainstorm's murder was the first in living memory. I just wanted to add that if you bought this book on the strength of the Sienkiewicz name then be aware that his work here is not in the later painted style of Elektra Assassin or Stray Toasters, it's straightforward pencilling, inked over by a variety of inkers (who all do a pretty good job). Cybertron was eventually visited by an alternate Megatron who stole the Matrix and fled with Astrotrain. This Is Why I Hate Machines This was not enough to save him, unfortunately, and he soon went offline. However, many of these breakthroughs were only made possible through the amoral experimentation of Shockwave and his master Jhiaxus, under a secret government partnership with the Liege Maximo. Life Finds a Way History In reality, the combiner, while enacting a near-genocide, had simply devastated the planet's surface. Rhinox and Scorponok eventually hit on the idea of using the Darksyde's Transwarp Drive to send a message through unspace to Cybertron. Farsickness, Some twelve million years ago, the ambitious Adaptus would turn on his comrades; seeking to introduce the notion of war to the species so as to avoid the stagnation he feared would soon grip the planet, he battled the other four members of the Guiding Hand in what would come to be called the "God War". The Sound of Breaking Glass, Soon afterwards, Shockwave attempted to bring his Regenesis plan to fruition, collapsing all of space-time into a singularity to fuel Cybertron for eternity which would have made the planet the sole thing that existed, had ever existed or would exist before he was defeated by Optimus Prime and Megatron. Divide and Conquer, Cybertron's place in the universe was forcibly altered in 1984 when the Decepticons constructed a colossal space bridge that actually transported the entire planet into the Sol system, into Earth's orbit, The Ultimate Doom, Part 1 where its gravity wreaked havoc with the planet's natural balance, unleashing an unending torrent of energy created by natural disasters. Titans, The Cybertronians attempted to turn Cybertron into the centre of a galaxy spanning empire via establishing four colony worlds with the intent of using the Cyber Planet Keys to cyberform them into mechanical worlds before connecting them all via a galaxy wide Space Bridge. Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/08 At some point, the inhabitants of this Cybertron encountered and successfully repelled their universe's iteration of Unicron. The Citizen Thunderhowl, The Age of Expansion saw Cybertron colonize multiple planets often founded through the efforts of a Titan. Deprived of their benevolent oversight, Cybertronian society regressed back to an era of barbarism, splintering into numerous smaller city-states and tribes. The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus, Cybertron was the body of Primus. Freedom Fighters, Optimus Prime travelled to Cybertron to collect new students for the Rescue Bot Training Center on Earth. Cultural Appropriation, In Primax 185.0 Beta, Cybertron was the capital of the Decepticon Empire. Unfortunately, repeated Cybertronian incursions had also convinced Joe Colton that one day Cybertron would destroy Earth, First Strike #1 and so he assembled an cabal of supervillains who would poison Cybertron's energon from within by harnessing the power of the alien Talisman, launching an all-out assault on Iacon while he and his inner team of supervillains travelled into the core of the planet to enact the plan. Collects Star Wars (1998) #36-45, Star Wars: Jedi Quest (2001) #1-4, Star Wars: Jango Fett (2002) #1, and Star Wars: Zam Wesell (2002) #1. Transformers A number of Transformers remained, with the Decepticons centered in Trypticon (now a Decepticon capital), but this didn't last long. Please try again. Secrets & Lies #4, Cybertron appeared considerably smaller than the planet Earth. The AllSpark was lost to space, whole regions of the planet were laid waste, and the core of Cybertron was poisoned by Dark Energon, the remnants of Unicron's attack, prompting the Autobots to evacuate on the Ark. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky The Mystery of Planet Master Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime, Not long thereafter, Vector Sigma developed a new metal alloy dubbed Cybertonuron, which enticed Galvatron into another raid on the planet. 4, All Upcoming Marvel Complete Collections (October 2021 April 2022). As with all plans by Starscream, this cocked up Tarn realised Vos had attacked it, and war broke out that devastated both cities. This allowed the population to exorcise their hostilities, and soon the vicious athlete Megatron had a cult of personality based around him and his feats. The brief but violent battle concluded with the death of Solus Prime and the Liege Maximo, while Onyx Prime sustained mortal injuries and Megatronus exiled himself into deep space. Fight! After incorporating Bluestreak and Impactor into Wreckage, the combiner destroyed the Teklaan ship, the central node of the cyberforming, and sent the aliens running. Earthrise episode 3 The Autobots remaining on Cybertron later confronted at Kaon Arena, destroying his facility, Earthrise episode 6 and killing all present. That war finally erupted in full when Megatron fatally injured a naive young dock worker, Orion Pax, and Alpha Trion made him the first subject of his new process, reconstructing him into Optimus Prime, who would lead the Autobots in the Third Cybertronian War. (1988) #6. Transformation Is Magic, Though it was initially believed that changeling magic was required to reopen a portal to Cybertron, Grimlock and Spike found a way to manage without, prompting Optimus Prime and Twilight Sparkle to combine the Matrix of Leadership with the power of friendship and banish the Decepticons back to their homeworld. megatron optimus When the Decepticons went to war with the Quintesson Pan Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere, their resistance promoted Galvatron to try and transfer his spark into Cybertron itself and be reborn as Grand Galvatron. Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2018, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND BUY/READ THIS BOOK, Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2019. War for Cybertron. Pokmon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, List of Pokmon Trading Card Game Online decks, Sun & Moon Trainer Kit: Lycanroc & Alolan Raichu, Sun & Moon Trainer Kit: Alolan Sandslash & Alolan Ninetales, EX Battle Stadium: Blaziken vs. Gardevoir, Battle Arena Decks: Black Kyurem vs. White Kyurem, Battle Arena DecksMega Charizard X vs. Mega Blastoise, Battle Arena DecksRayquaza-GX vs. Ultra Necrozma-GX, Reshiram & Charizard-GX League Battle Deck, Imprison! The planet was also the location of Teletran 3, which accidentally transported members of G.I. It's basically a hefty color comics collection (around 20 issues), fully restored, sold at a fair price. The Primes soon discovered that while the AllSpark's power was vast, it was also finite, needing to be recharged. I've loved the Moon Knight character since I first encountered him way back in 1976. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2022. Christian Bale On His MCU Debut as Gorr in Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder! Try again. Destiny, Part Five, As Cybertron began (another) cleanup, rogue senator Jhiaxus arrived, The War to End All Wars, Part 1 and offered to integrate Cybertron into the Hub Network. Unicron was defeated by the opening of the Creation Matrix, but only after he'd already destroyed Primus. Primus attacked the displaced Earth in his orbit but the planet fought back, revealing itself to be Primus's "sister" Gaea! A Real Mother, Sombra's thralls were sent across the planet, stealing energy infrastructure from various sites. The AllSpark Almanac II, The Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons began ten million years ago, when Megatron expressed his plan of using the Allspark to transform Cybertron into an "interstellar juggernaut". The young warlord Trannis seized on his opportunity and assumed command of the Decepticon forces, reorganizing the army and conquering all but Iacon. Arcee told Jack to watch out for vermin. Form Follows Function Megatron then used the horns to gouge into the Earth, seemingly destroying it Pax Megatronus so as to clear a path to the Sun, intending to consume the star and supercharge his creation powers. Human scientists tracked Cybertron's approach and predicted it would collide with, and destroy, the Earth. With his farewells complete, the Prime flew into the Well of All Sparks, returning the AllSpark to Cybertron's core and causing numerous sparks to soar into the sky. The war between the Autobots and Decepticons would eventually lead to Optimus Prime and Megatron disappearing in a space bridge explosion; in their absence, however, the conflict continued, with Autobots, Decepticons, joined by various splinter factions. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 In the Autobot Rebellion that followed, the Quintessons sent their Dark Guardians out to do the actual fighting while they remained safe in their stronghold of Hive City. With no atmosphere, Cybertron's surface was unprotected from cosmic radiation and was wracked by plasma storms. Collects Thor (1966) #242-259, Annual (1966) #5; and Marvel Spotlight (1971) #30. The creatures' free will however caused them to turn each other and Primus attempt to wipe the slate clean. Shining Armor #3, It was in this primitive landscape that the Decepticon Shockwave found himself after the destruction of his chronal drive in 2013. Primus could nonetheless sometimes send messages from Vector Sigma through the Oracle, but it is difficult to tell the difference. The Rebirth, Part 3. The Custom-Made Now When the Council concluded that alien life had no purpose in Primus's grand design, they isolated their homeworld from the rest of the galaxy to stoke the fires of fear and xenophobia, while they worked to create an army powerful enough to wage war on the galaxy. , Paperback While the older generations of Cybertronians considered them vermin, the Oracle had masterminded the process after the return of the Underbase to Cybertron's core as a means for the wounded planet to heal itself by generating a functioning, self-sustaining ecosystem. Shockblast: Rampage After Unicron's physical form had been destroyed, Unicron Perishes he possessed Megatron and travelled to the Super Energon reservoir below the planet to properly revive himself turning Megatron into Galvatron once again. Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2015. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. Invasion. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle Cloud Reader. The Crossroads Battle For Cybertron I, When the Autobots returned home, the battle for the AllSpark saw Cybertron be regenerated by the artifact's energies. The Ultimate Doom, Part 3 At this closer range, Cybertron remained easily accessed throughout 1985 at least, with the Autobots now able to reach it by conventional transportation (Omega Supreme), rather than having to constantly hijack use of the spacebridge. Grimlock's New Brain War Dawn Many levels below the surface was the energy-furnace, the Plasma Energy Chamber, The Rebirth and at the heart of the planet was the spherical mega-computer, Vector Sigma. but they were usurped by Cyclonus's Decepticon cell. Prime perished during Megatronus's return, All Things Must Pass causing many of Cybertron's people to turn on one another for fear of the coming apocalypse. Returning to Cybertron, the Decepticons claimed the Key to Vector Sigma from Alpha Trion, using its power to turn the centurion droids against the Autobots who pursued him. Siege episode 3, After Bumblebee had inherited the Alpha Trion Protocols, he used the information to pinpoint the Allspark's current location. Second, the warriors of the Dynasty had managed to save a single orphan, hiding him from the Fallen. These links allow us to earn a commission from purchases made through these links. , Item Weight Also includes material from Star Wars Tales (1999) #19 and Star Wars Visionaries (2005) #1. In time, the Quintessons discovered the Oracle's world and invaded, taking control of the Oracle and his powers. After Primus removed himself from the conflict and created the Thirteen, the warriors managed to exile Unicron from the planet. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2 Water, or at least a substance resembling it, was in evidence on the planetlakes and rivers have been shown to exist, albeit sparingly. Battle Protocol! Abduction Escape Homecoming Unfortunately during the war, Cybertron fell victim to the "Culling", where Unicron's Minions cut a swath across the planet to feed the sparks of the victims to the Chaos-Bringer, though the invaders were ultimately repelled. Dark Cybertron The destruction of his chronal drive caused the formation of a black hole that sent him back to the planet's prehistoric past, free to take up the mantle of "Onyx Prime" and shape the history of Cybertron in a great ontological paradox. In an attempt to lessen growing hostilities caused by the splintering governments and the dwindling resources on Cybertron, the last Overlord started the Games: an inter-city gladiatorial tournament. Also includes material from Silver Sable & the Wild Pack (1992) #15. There are several new EPICs coming out. Once there, Galvatron opened the Plasma Energy Chamber, intending for the energy release to drive the Sun supernova, consuming Earth, Cybertron and everything else in one final destructive blow. Once they found a star, the Dynasty would follow with builders to forge a harvester to drain a star of its energy and send it to the AllSpark to form energon. The color job on this Epic book is really nice. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2022, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Megatron's ultimate aim was to turn Cybertron into a "cosmic dreadnought", intending to his homeworld as a galaxy conquering warship. Also includes material from Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #10. As he commenced the transfer however, his spark was destroyed by the sacrificial efforts of The Autobot and the Dreadnoks. When Knock Out took Ratchet and Rarity on a tour of Cybertron's tourist spots, the three discovered that using Cybertronian technology to enhance unicorn magic negated Sombra's spell. 2007 TakaraTomy Transformers timeline. Once he was secure in his power, he gave Counterpunch the clearance to reactivate Project Dreadnought. Most theme decks are designed with a specific strategy (such as Special Conditions) or theme (such as starter Pokmon) in mind. In short I hope there's a Netflix series soon (not a movie. As the Quintessons incorporated Starscream into their new Judge, The End Of The Universe I they began draining the energy of Cybertron into him The Alliance before the Autobots and Decepticons defeated the invaders. Simultaneously, Cybertron itself sent out a signal to all Cybertronians out in space, telling them to come home. Looking forward to the rest of the book as I've just began. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest and let us know which one you are looking forward to the most. Reestablishing contact with Megatron, who had awoken with the other Transformers on Earth in the year 1984, Shockwave co-designed the space bridge, an intergalactic transport system that could transport energon cubes from Earth to Cybertron, abating the planet's impending doom. Although the other members of the Hand fought back, they were unable to vanquish their enemy, who fled to the planet's first moon, readying an electromagnetic pulse that would leave the inhabitants of Cybertron disoriented while he retrofitted the moon into a primitive spaceship and fled. During the planet's Golden Age, Cybertronians colonized distant worlds that included Velocitron, Gigantion, the Hub, Exodus and Aquatron, Retribution until the Rust Plague necessitated the destruction of the network. TransWarped, When Megatron's double agent, Shockwave, sensed that his cover was about to be blown, he attacked Ultra Magnus, mangling the Autobot leader Where Is Thy Sting? Mercenary. By 1985, the Autobots had been forced into guerrilla warfare against their foes. Broken Windshields, Cerebros eventually constructed the Maximals and Predacons as successors to the old factions; the Builders, however, preferred to use them for sport in a series of violent Games fought in the ruined remains of the old Builder cities. Joe and Cobra to the alien world. Earthrise episode 2. Most of it is written by Doug Moench who never lets a reader down, and the art is by such cool illustrators as Don Perlin, Keith Giffen, Mike Zeck, Gene Colan, and Bill Sienkiewicz. Marvel has some digital epic collections too, I remember seeing one for Iron Man: Stark Wars (Armour Wars & the Prologue) & the Invaders hs two volumes. Collects Doctor Strange (1968) #180-183, Sub-Mariner (1968) #22, Incredible Hulk (1968) #126, Marvel Feature (1971) #1, Marvel Premiere (1972) #3-14, and Doctor Strange (1974) #1-5. The Legend of Rodimus Composed of both Autobots and Decepticons, these warriors left Cybertron behind for Omnitron. Readers should keep in mind that Marvel often edits the contents of their solicitations before release. Derailment, This dystopian Cybertron was rocked by the Grand Uprising, a protracted war where the Maximals and Predacons fought to topple the stagnant oligarchy that their predecessors had established. When Sentinel Prime managed to escape, the Rainmakers slew him, the Matrix of Leadership, and rightful rulership of Cybertron, passing onto his second Orion Pax, now renamed as Optimus Prime. In reality, the Heart of Darkness was an aspect of D-Void, and doing so would allow the entity to turn the dead planet of Cybertron into a giant portal to the Dead Universe. Freedom Fighters As part of their plans, they kept Cybertron isolated from the rest of the galaxy and blamed the Autobots (Optimus Prime in particular) for the damage that the Great War did to Cybertron. Rationalizing that five Cybertrons, untouched by war, could command exponentially more power, he commissioned a planet-sized mold and created the "God Gun". , Language Collects Conan the Avenger (2014) #20-25 and Conan the Slayer (2016) #1-12. Death". When Galvatron damaged one of the planetary engines being used to restore the colony to its rightful orbit, the Jungle Planet risked slamming into Cybertron before the damage was mended. A voice to Optimus Prime, The War Within #6, Cybertron was the adopted form of the lord of the light gods Primus, who trapped himself and Unicron in barren asteroids which they then shaped into their physical forms. And while the character is indeed a Batman clone of sorts, his character is vastly more eccentric and bratty. Modes of Production, After the intervention of Team Rodimus cost the Council Luna 2, This Machine Kills Fascists the Council turned Cybertron itself into their instrument of destruction, outfitting it with a set of planetary engines and using the Warren to travel from world to world. This full-day course is ideal for riders on a Learner licence or those on a Class 6 Restricted licence riding LAMS-approved machines. Theme decks are mostly seen only alongside English-language releases and are seldom released in Japan, released only alongside debut sets such as Base Set and Neo Genesis, as well as alongside the original Gym sets. There are NO new Epic Collections on this list! Cybertron was orbited by at least three unnamed moons, but its own place in the cosmos appears unfixedin 1984, it was clearly shown to exist outside of the Milky Way; on the cusp of an entirely different galaxy, in fact. Megatron and his elite forces left on Trypticon too, now modified into the Nemesis, leaving Shockwave to deal with the Wreckers. View our previous list of epic collection solicitations right here. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2 Undeterred, Carly and Spike space bridged to the metallic planet themselves, Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1 using their small size to dodge Shockwave's blaster fire and sabotage delicate parts of his equipment. Cab driver. Dungeons & Dinobots Like many other Cybertrons, this iteration does not possess a fixed orbit; Eye in the Sky unlike most versions of Cybertron, however, this particular version possesses water vapor in its atmosphere. [3], The archivist Optimus and the military professional Megatron exposed Sentinel Prime's ties with the Liege Maximo, and after a dramatic battle most of the old High Senate was swept away and restructured under the auspices of Optimus, who became the next Prime. Learn more. The Last Knight, Wracked by civil war between the Decepticons and the Autobot resistance, it became clear to Optimus Prime that the Autobots could not hold out on their besieged planet forever, and ordered his Autobot soldiers to abandon their home and regroup elsewhere in the cosmos. See all of ComicBookWires Upcoming Collection Lists. Following the end of the Angolmois Energy crisis in 2050, the Cybertronians retreated to their homeworld, swearing to remove all mentions of Earth from their archives to ensure no one would seek out Earth's Angolmois supplies. The Reformatting, During the Great War, four million years before the present day, the Autobots left Cybertron aboard the Ark, The Agenda (Part III) but were intercepted by the Decepticon starship Nemesis, Nemesis Part 1 eventually coming to crash-land on prehistoric Earth. Also, make sure to sign up for ComicBookWires newsletter to get regular updates regarding information like this. First Encounter At some point during the war, Rodimus gathered a crew to escape the endless battle. Just as the harvester was completed, the Primes discovered primitive but sentient creatures. The Extinction Event, After the AllSpark had been recovered by the Autobots on Earth, they attempted to return to Cybertron and restore their world with it only for the Decepticons to dupe them into thinking the space bridge had been destroyed. which transported him to the Dead End on Cybertron, spending the next few years as a mindless Empty. Instead of draining Earth's resources to revive Cybertron, she would drain the life from Unicron (the core of the Earth) to revive Cybertron. In the aftermath, Optimus ceded leadership of the planet to Bumblebee, Windblade, Hot Rod and Shadow Striker, confident that they would be able to maintain Cybertron's newfound peace. Hunting Season The Council also sent Jazz to Earth to respond to the distress signal from the Alchemor. Another area of importance was Burthov, where the Science Division had many facilities. NZTA certified. Cybertron then began knitting itself back together, its continents reconnecting and the damage from the Great War vanishing as the planet began to regain its larger size. Ghost? The Bee Team eventually returned to Cybertron aboard Prime Force One only to come under attack from the planet's orbital defences. Combiner Wars Megatron toy bio, Cybertron was the possible location of one of thirteen Titans, alongside Unicron, Dominius, Nebulos, Junkion, Antilla, Paradron, Caminus, Earth, Velocitron, Biosfera, Aquatron, Botropolis, Micron, and Gigantion. Collects Silver Surfer (1987) #15-23, Silver Surfer Annual (1988) #1-2, Fantastic Four (1961) #325, Marvel Graphic Novel: Silver Surfer (1988), and Silver Surfer (1988) #1-2. Prehistory As a result of their unintended sentience however, Drift the Mini-Cons soon realized what they were doing to Cybertron and its people and promptly left the planet so that their power could do no harm. Farsickness, Pursued by the dimensionally displaced Megatron and the Anti-Vocationist League back into Megatron's home reality, the Magnificence offered the suggestion to blow up Cybertron, though Megatron overruled it on account of the trillions of innocents still trapped on the planet. The Golden Age over, Cybertron entered the "Age of Rust," a period marked by strict social stratification and the consolidation of power under an ever-increasingly corrupt and stagnant Senate. Prepare for Judgment Day, enter Daredevil's new era, meet Jessica Jones' variants, and more in this week's comics! With it, he defeated the Autobots and had the AllSpark create him a race of Decepticon supersoldiers before ridding himself of any "unneeded" troops. The chaos god led an army of Predacon Terrorcons to the Well of All Sparks, and the Autobots and Predacons joined forces to oppose them. He would be joined by four other TransformersEpistemus, Mortilus, Solomus, and Adaptusand together this first generation of Transformers would become known as the Guiding Hand.