This 4-issue mini-series, written by Eric Holmes and drawn by Alex Milne, was published in the gap between "Escalation" and "Devastation". Serving as a prequel story to the current IDW Generation One universe "Megatron Origin" detail the rise of Megatron to power, the origin of the Decepticons and the beginning of the civil war on Cybertron. The series was due to begin in May, with alternative covers by Milne and Marcelo Matere, but began in June due to artist Alex Milne's illness.