Long ago, on the planet Cybertron...

as dissident Decepticons rise up to battle the Autobot leadership, ORION PAX leads a counter-terror strike team. On orders from ZETA PRIME, Orion and his team hunt down the Decepticon SOUNDWAVEbut upon the renegades capture, the team is outnumbered and taken to face the Decepticons leader...

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