When the crew of the Lost Light discovered a dead duplicate of Rodimus which was missing half its head, Ratchet theorized that a failed attempt at shadowplay was responsible for the duplicate Rodimus's demise. Chromedome almost quit the New Institute as a result but continued working there alongside Mirage, Pharma, ' Brainstorm', Remembrance Day and ' Highbrow'. Tumbler would go on to be known as 'Chromedome' after performing Shadowplay on thousands of victims-mostly Decepticons but also a few dissident Autobots-and he was about to do the same to Soundwave when the facility was attacked by Overlord who shot Chromedome, rescued Soundwave and abducted Trepan to learn the secrets of mnemosurgery for himself. Births, Deaths, and Interventionsįollowing the start of the Great War, the Institute was rebranded as the 'New Institute' under the command of Zeta Prime and he persuaded Tumbler to study mnemosurgery there as Trepan's apprentice. Before Rung could review Froid's assessment, the mine had to be evacuated because of an energy surge that rendered the Nucleon dangerously unstable. Trepan began the process but was interrupted by the arrival of Rung, who informed him that 'personality adjustment' now legally required both of their signatures. An Intimate BeheadingĪround the same time, the Senate sent Froid and Trepan to Messatine, to perform Shadowplay on the dissident Nucleon miner Megatron. In an unusual move added in purely out of spite, Shockwave also underwent Empurata. PatternismĪfter his capture by the Senate, Senator Shockwave was submitted to a form of Shadowplay so strong it completely suppressed all emotion, turning the energetic and well meaning senator into a cold, detached scientist driven purely by logic and self-interest. Last Lightĭuring the days of the Institute, Pious Maximus, a noted anti-ratioist, was spotted by Prowl and Tumbler undergoing Shadowplay at Trepan's Relinquishment Clinic. Sentinel Prime used a forerunner of the shadowplay technique in order to recruit a series of loyal sleeper agents, including Red Alert.

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