In contrast to his major roles in the Marvel comics, the cancellation of the Dreamwave Transformers comics meant that Unicron would play a much lesser role in events. His presence is first hinted at in the second "War Within" arc, where the Fallen enlist the Chaos Trinity (Bludgeon, Bugly, and Mindwipe) to capture a number of Transformers (Grimlock, Blitzwing, Jetfire, and Hot Spot) for an arcane ritual to summon the Fallen's Master. It fails, due to a combined strike by Prowl's Autobots and Shockwave's Decepticons, with the Fallen being killed by Primus.