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With the dust settling in Iacon, the crew receives a visit from an influential ally: Windblade. Carrying both authority and urgency, she brings a new mission—one that requires diplomacy, discretion, and a steady hand. The Harmonium representatives currently under Iacon's protection must be returned safely to their home territory. Though the organization still stands, the political landscape around it is delicate, and the journey could have consequences far beyond a simple escort mission. Windblade lays out the stakes and the route ahead, turning the crew's attention from recent battles to the careful work of diplomacy and safe passage. For once, the task is not to infiltrate, sabotage, or fight their way through an enemy stronghold. Instead, they must deliver something far more complicated: people. And on Cybertron, even the act of going home can be dangerous.

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Show Notes:

Intro [0:00:00]

Chapter 1 - Magnum Is Always Talking Out Of Pythagoras' Ass [0:17:20]

Chapter 2 - Can There Be Harmony With The Harmonium? [0:28:41]

Chapter 3 - Treaties And Tribulations [0:46:00]

Chapter 4 - A New Mission And A New NPC [0:58:22]

Chapter 5 - Out Of The Frying Pan [1:09:48]

Closing [1:19:25]

If you enjoy Empire of Rust, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show.

What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world's first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the "First Strike" storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike - where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds - the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you've read the comics, don't think you know what's going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they're sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) - Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras - Matthew G
• Spindrift - Mike M
• Carapace - Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson - Rough & Tumble
• Windblade - Charlotte Chapman
• Additional Voices - Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro - Brandon Ouellette

Contact us:

• Website transmissionspodcast.com
• Twitter: @trnsmissions
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• Facebook: facebook.com/trnsmissionspodcast
• e-mail ([email protected])

We review Skybound's G.I. Joe #22. Cobra and G.I. Joe begin the Energon Hunt, but who or what is hunting them? All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:42]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 162 - The Fiction We Choose To Carry is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, May 25th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• Comics News [00:05:30]
  • Takara Tomy Transformers New Legends Nemesis Star Convoy Web Manga
• G.I. Joe #22 Spoiler Comic Review [00:07:14]]
• Media News [00:32:43]
  • New Transformers Pinball by Stern
• Feedback [00:36:59]
• Closing [00:49:03]

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  • Dr. Pants: Twitter (X) / Nerdstrodamus YouTube

There's a new bot in Iron Factory's Samurai Series, we talk about Takara's reveals at the Shizuoka Hobby Show, and HasLab LioKaiser has finally started shipping out to backers everywhere. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by Dashery!

Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:49]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 162 - The Fiction We Choose To Carry is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, May 25th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• HasBlab [00:07:30]
  • Transformers Haslab Liokaiser Has Started Shipping!
  • Haslab Transformers Liokaiser First In-Hand Images
• Quick Hits [00:11:25]
  • Takara Tomy Missing Link C-14 Ironhide Full Reveal & Details
  • Takara Tomy New Legends NL-03 Nemesis Star Convoy Full Reveal & Price
  • Transformers x Hot Wheels – GT Scorcher, El Segundo Coupe, & Twin Mill
  • Takara Overgear Optimus Prime Color Images
    • Transformers Overgear Optimus Prime Sample handling & Introduction Video
  • New Transformers Wild King W Official Stock Images
    • Transformers Wild King Wave W Rexblade & Energy Beasts Official In-Hand Images
  • CultureFly Transformers: The Movie VS. Series Revealed
  • Iron Factory Iron Samurai Series IF EX-80 Bousobancho (Legends Scale Samurai Motormaster) Color Prototype
• Takara Reveals at the Shizuoka Hobby Show [00:29:48]
  • Takara New Legends NL-07 Beast Wars II Galvatron Revealed!
  • Takara Tomy Missing Link C-15 Ratchet Color Prototype First Look
  • Takara Tomy New Legends NL-06 Beast Wars II Gigastorm Additional Images
  • Transformers MPG Beast Wars "Dark Designs" Rhinox First Look
  • Takara Adamas Machina Star Saber Revealed!
  • Takara Tomy Transformers MPG-24 Ramhorn & Eject Prototypes
• Trips To The Store [00:41:16]
• Closing [01:04:24]

If you enjoy TransMissions, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show.

Contact us:

• Website transmissionspodcast.com
• Bluesky: @transmissionspodcast.com
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Elita Prime returns to Cybertron as we review Skybound's Transformers #32. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:30]
  • Episode 161 - The Gravity Of Echoes is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• Comics News [00:03:59]
  • Takara Tomy New Legends Lio Convoy Legendary Green Ver. Web Manga/Comic English Translation
• Transformers #32 Spoiler Comic Review [00:05:52]
• Media News [00:24:14]
  • Transformers Cyberworld Episode 28 Available Online
• Convention News [00:25:15]
  • Transformers voice actor James Horan to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
• Feedback [00:28:57]
• Closing [00:36:17]

If you enjoy TransMissions, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show.

Contact us:

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• Bluesky: @transmissionspodcast.com
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• e-mail ([email protected])
• Contact the hosts on social media:
  • Charles: Twitter (X)
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  • Char: Twitter (X)
  • Dr. Pants: Twitter (X) / Nerdstrodamus YouTube

New Age toys has a few new legend scale figures, Takara Tomy hints at the next Missing Link figure, and we've got leaks of a new Lego figure. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

In the uneasy calm after Argentum, the cracks start to show. While the city of Iacon tries to return to normal, Carapace decides now is the perfect time to rob a store—because some habits survive every arc. Elsewhere, Magnum and Spindrift dig deeper into the data pulled from the Doctrine's ruins. What they uncover isn't just leftover ideology or rogue cells, but something far more structured: the remains of Starscream's plans for the Harmonium. As one problem is handled loudly and another quietly takes shape, the crew realizes that the space between victory and consequence is shrinking fast.

We want to hear your feedback! Post a comment here or email feedback for Empire Of Rust directly to [email protected]!

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Show Notes:

Intro [0:00:00]

Chapter 1 - Chaos On Velocitron [0:09:38]

Chapter 2 - Carapace Goes Moonlighting [0:22:03]

Chapter 3 - Hard Knocks For Hookshot [0:37:31]

Chapter 4 - Like A Protoform In A Cyborg Candy Shop [0:51:35]

Chapter 5 - A Hit On The Harmonium [1:08:52]

Closing [1:14:39]

If you enjoy Empire of Rust, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show.

What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world's first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the "First Strike" storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike - where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds - the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you've read the comics, don't think you know what's going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they're sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) - Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras - Matthew G
• Spindrift - Mike M
• Carapace - Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson - Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices - Brandon Ouellette, Charlotte Chapman, Dr. Pants

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro - Brandon Ouellette

Contact us:

• Website transmissionspodcast.com
• Twitter: @trnsmissions
• Instagram: transmissions_podcast
• Facebook: facebook.com/trnsmissionspodcast
• e-mail ([email protected])

On this episode we kick off Skybound Year 4 as we review the Energon Universe 2026 Free Comic Book Day Special. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

New Age toys has a few new legend scale figures, Takara Tomy hints at the next Missing Link figure, and we've got leaks of a new Lego figure. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by Dashery!

Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:31]
  • G1 Transformers Writer Gerry Conway Has Passed Away
• Quick Hits [00:04:29]
  • Newage Toys H71 Dick (Legends Scale Sideswipe) New Color Variants
  • Newage Toys H75A Snow, H75B Swan, H75C Cowboy, H75D Cleon, H75E Ajax & H75F Rembrandt (Legends Scale Junkions) Color Prototypes
  • Newage Toys H75X Wyatt, H75CX Cowboy, & H75DX Cleon (Legends Scale Shattered Glass Junkions) Color Prototypes
  • DNA Design DK-69P Max Sword Upgrade Kit
  • MachineCat-Toys SD G1 Optimus Prime Color Renders
  • 2027 Studio Series Commander Listing Found: 86 Rodimus Prime
  • Lego Brickheadz Transformers Megatron First Look
  • Takara Tomy New Legends Nemesis/Black Star Optimus Prime (?) Teaser
  • Takara Tomy Missing Link Ironhide Teaser Image Teaser Image
• Trips To The Store [00:34:14]
• Closing [00:47:15]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 161 - The Gravity Of Echoes is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, May 11th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY

If you enjoy TransMissions, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show.

Contact us:

• Website transmissionspodcast.com
• Bluesky: @transmissionspodcast.com
• Threads: @transmissions_podcast
• Instagram: transmissions_podcast
• Facebook: facebook.com/trnsmissionspodcast
• Twitter: @trnsmissions
• e-mail ([email protected])
• Contact the hosts on social media:
  • Charles: Twitter (X)
  • Darryl: Twitter (X)
  • Jeremy: Twitter (X) / Bluesky / Threads / Mastodon
  • Mike: Twitter (X)
  • Char: Twitter (X)
  • Dr. Pants: Twitter (X) / Nerdstrodamus YouTube

Hasbro is getting back into broadcast TV, the Energon Universe invades Free Comic Book Day, and Transformers partners with an energy drink so you can drink your own version of Energon. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by Dashery!

Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:41]
  • Empire of Rust Episode 160 - The Space Between Who We Were And Who We Are is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• Comics News [00:03:24]
  • "The Hunt for Hyperdrive" Fan-Comic Announcement
    • https://ko-fi.com/thunderclashgoesbananas/shop
  • Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday!
• Media News [00:06:52]
  • Hasbro Expands To Broadcast TV With New Hasbro Legends Channel
  • Interview With Director Steven Caple Jr. – A Hint About The New Transformers Live-Action Movie
• Transforming Pop Culture [00:12:03]
  • Sneak Energy X Transformers Collaboration
• Closing [00:14:13]

If you enjoy TransMissions, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show.

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  • Dr. Pants: Twitter (X) / Nerdstrodamus YouTube

On this episode there's a new 3rd party Masterpiece-sized IDW Ultra Magnus in town, Flame Toys is planning a new model kit of everyone's favorite Autobot medic, and Hasbro recycles more repaints into Studio Series 86. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!