
Transformers: Rise of the Beast Movie News.

He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked - The Ultimate Transformers Fansite Rook appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. Vector Prime speculated that there may have been a "continuity of consciousness" between this Rook and the Rook affiliated with Sideways, given the ties between Planet X and the Cybertronian Empire. However, Rook fled in terror, leaving his leader to his fate. Later, when Starscream arrived on the Throneworld and the energies of the Underbase began absorbing Jhiaxus, he called for Rook to help him. Rook remained at Jhiaxus's side when they returned to the Hub's Throneworld and informed him when the Wreckers attacked the Hub Network from within its " slam rail" transit system, causing planets that had already been assimilated to become disconnected from the Network. Dark Shadows! At some point after this, he apparently abandoned his post, as he was next seen reporting in person to the Liege Maximo at the Hub. Total War!Īfter being thrown about by Jhiaxus once too often, Rook decided that the situation was spiraling out of control, and he made contact with the Liege Maximo. New Dawn He continued to act as Jhiaxus's aide-de-camp during the battle on Earth. Old Evils He continued to observe and worry as his commander's ice-cold demeanor of control and amoral objectivity continued slipping and he began reverting to the mad tyrant he once was.

Primal Fear! As the war against their predecessors continued, Rook noticed that the stress was beginning to tell on Jhiaxus. "Commander? Notice anything different about my legs? Commander? Commander?"Īfter encountering some psychic parasites that brought about a barbaric side to himself he had though long buried, Jhiaxus ordered Rook to exterminate the organisms to help him forget the whole incident.
