History ComicBook / TransformersTheWarWithin

The series saw two sequels; ''War Within - The Dark Ages'', which introduced [[SatanicArchetype The Fallen]], and ''War Within - Age of Wrath'', which went unfinished due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy.

* MerchandiseDriven: An interesting aversion in the context of the larger franchise, this was one of the first pieces of Transformers media that wasn't conceived to promote ,or based off, a pre-existing toy line. All the designs here were for the comic. Though toys would later come based off the designs from this series due to its success.

* Expy: The Fallen as an evil Prime serves as one for the Liege Maximo another evil Prime Creator/SimonFurman created in ''ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2''.

* MerchandiseDriven: An interesting aversion in the context of the larger franchise, this was one of the first pieces of Transformers media that wasn't conceived to promote a pre-existing toy line. All the designs here were for the comic. Though toys would later come based off the designs from this series due to its success.

* AdaptationAmalgamation: While a prequel to G1 media, as with most Transformer media concepts not original to the G1 era are inserted into it here, most notably the Golden Disk {{MacGuffin}} from the Beast era.

* CutShort: The ''Age of Wrath", the third installment under the "War Within" branding, was cancelled at three issues due to Dreamwave's filing for bankruptcy.

* MerchandiseDriven: An interesting aversion in the context of the larger franchise, this was one of the first pieces of Transformers media that wasn't conceived to promote a pre-existing toy line. Toys would later come based off the designs from this series due to its success.

!!This series contains examples of

** Their famous battle on the a Dam from the three part pilot of the original ''[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers The Transformers]]'' G1 cartoon.

* FlatEarthAtheist: Optimus, at the start of the story, doesn't give much credence to the Matrix having any mystical-abilities.
* MacGuffin: Unsurprisingly, the Matrix of Leadership. It's what choses who leads the Autobots and it's the object of Megatron's desire as he believes it will allow him to transform Cybertron into a mobile battle station.

* MerchandiseDriven: An interesting aversion in the context of the larger franchise, this was one of the first pieces of Transformers media that wasn't conceived to promote a pre-existing toy line. Toys would later come based off the designs from this series due to it's success.
* MirrorCharacter: Grimlock and Starscream. Both being characters who think they could do a job as leader of their respective factions than their current boss, as well as also being the resident {{Jerkass}} of their respective faction. Grimlock however comes to gain respect for Optimus by the end while Starscream nearly destroys the planet in an attempt to kill Megatron.

** Their famous battle on the a damn from the three part pilot of the original ''[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers The Transformers]]'' G1 cartoon.

* {{Prequel}}: To Dreamwave's ongoing Transformers comics at the time, as well as in the BroadStrokes to the [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers original G1 caroon]].

* MirrorCharacter: Grimlock and Starscream.

->''Have you ever wondered...what came before?. We are ageless, timeless, and yet we have no memory of creation, no concept of who or what we truly are. Or what we can be!''

->''Have you ever wondered...what came before?. We are ageless, timeless, and yet we have no memory of creation, no concept of who or what we truly are.''

-->'''Megatron'''

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