He could respect the choices of others, and the pain of betraying ones comrades. All Hail Megatron issue 8 He could even slip by Jazz on occasion. Capable of decapitating a swarm member before it could move one minute All Hail Megatron issue 6 and racing onto an explosive ladden bridge to rescue a fallen comrade. Given comments by both Autobots and Decepticons, it seems evident that Drift is a former Decepticon who changed sides.ĭrift was quick, talented, and sure. He was the only one not surprised that Mirage was a hidden sentry. For that final act, Kup offered Drift the chance to join his team and help fight the Decepticons.ĭrift was hand-picked by Kup to be part of his team. Drift engaged the much larger Decepticon, disabling him in two quick strikes, before risking his life to save that of the previously shot Perceptor. The pair set out to destroy the Decepticon cruiser but were again confronted by Turmoil. A Decepticon commander who recognized and named Drift as Deadlock.ĭrift and Kup were dropped into a lower deck by a blast, where Kup confronted Drift about his past and learned some of the circumstances that converted the Decepticon warrior. Drift offered to lead the Wreckers to their trapped comrades but they were prevented from escaping by the Decepticon commander Turmoil.
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Just as he is about to strike, he is interrupted by the explosive arrival of Kup and his Wreckers ( Roadbuster, Springer, Twin Twist and Perceptor) who have come to free the Autobot prisoners. Drift stealthily sneaks through the conduits of the vessel when he discovers a contingent of Decepticon warriors. The mysterious stranger infiltrates the Decepticon cruiser and uncloaks, revealing himself to be Drift. The natives are wary at first, but disclose the vessel's location upon handing over the data, a female alien realizes that the stranger is Cybertronian. He claims to have received a second chance, changed his name to Drift, and now seeks to make that second chance count.Ī mysterious cloaked figure arrives on an alien world looking for information on a " Decepticon" cruiser. He says he is definitely no longer a Decepticon, but can't join the Autobots either. They run out of their city and save Drift from getting his butt kicked again, (Wing dies in the process) and they reward him with an ancient sword, and tell him to use it only when he must, as the ancient sword drains the spark of the user when it is drawn, and that fighting isn't always the first option. Dai Atlas watches and realizes Drift is making the ultimate sacrifice, sacrificing himself to protect "The New Crystal City." When the slavers kill Wing in action, Dai Atlas raises the city up out of the ground, realizing they must protect themselves from threats. He gives the slavers a false location and fights them with a small team of Knights. When they say they won't fight, he chooses to fight for them. Drift then tells the "Knights", they refuse to fight, or go along with Drift's plan to ambush the slavers. "The New Crystal City" receives a coded transmission they can't understand, but Drift recognizes it and goes out to make a deal with the slavers who beat him up earlier, to try to get off the planet in exchange for the city's location. Drift complains he cant fight without guns, so Wing trains Drift in combat and swordplay. After he is rebuilt, Wing tells Drift he can't leave until he can beat Wing in unarmed combat. Wing takes him back to the hidden city, "The New Crystal City" and the Cybertronian "Knights" there rebuild him. Drift tries to run off to the ship first and ditch Wing, and the slavers kick his butt. Wing wants to free the slaves and Drift wants a ship to escape the planet. Drift and Wing team up to fight some slavers. When Wing asks his name, he's vulnerable and alone and afraid they might recognize the name Deadlock, so he tells them he is Drift. The first warrior he met, "Wing" seems to want to rehabilitate him, trying to teach him the ultimate cause in life is to protect and serve those weaker than you. There, he encountered a warrior from an ancient and unaffiliated sect of Cybertronians, who embraced samurai-style code, and refused to fight in the great war for Cybertron, choosing instead to leave Cybertron and live in their hidden city. At some point he was thought to have died but actually escaped when Turmoil tried to capture him by jumping into an escape pod and making planetfall. Soon he developed a name as a Decepticon warrior who Megatron named Deadlock, known for having slaughtered many Autobots. He joined up with the Decepticons because they didn't want to be helpless. In a rage Drift found he was good at beating people up. His friend Gasket died in an accident when "Drift" grabbed a security officer's gun and it went off. In the past, Drift started out as a common citizen of Cybertron, who was starving while his government ignored his plight.