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Void Rivals Vol. 1: More than Meets the Eye

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The book that launched the Energon Universe: two pilots from enemy peoples stranded on the same planetoid; collects issues #1–6 by Robert Kirkman

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Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main storynot included
  • Everything12 of 17
  • Complete12 of 17
Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

The Agorrians and Zertonians are two warring peoples who split a sacred ring around a black hole. After a battle, Agorrian pilot Darak and Zertonian pilot Solila crash on the same barren planetoid and must work together to survive. The wreck they find transforms into Jetfire, a Cybertronian scientist, who wakes up horrified by how long he's been asleep and leaves them to head home. In a vision, Darak learns the two peoples are the same species under their helmets. In the end, the pair is betrayed by a child, flees into the Wastelands and becomes the target of Proximus, revived to hunt them down.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesFirst in the Energon Universe

    Void Rivals was announced in February 2023 as the start of a shared universe. It's the Energon Universe's only fully original series; the rest come from Hasbro brands.

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  2. ReferenceThe issue #1 twist

    The wreck Darak and Solila find transforms into Jetfire, a Cybertronian scientist. That's how the Transformers entered the Energon Universe.

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  3. Behind the scenesKirkman and De Felici

    The series reunites Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, with Italian artist Lorenzo De Felici, colored by Matheus Lopes.

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  4. ReferenceKirkman moves to Transformers

    In 2025, Kirkman, billed as the Energon Universe showrunner, also took over writing Transformers starting with issue #25.

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