

The End Of The Universe IIIįollowing the defeat of the Quintessons, the deaths of both Iaconus and Croaton, and the return of both Optimus Prime and Megatron to their native universe, Megatron announced a ceasefire with the Autobots in exchange for half of Cybertron. The End Of The Universe I Lockdown eventually escaped after Maccadam arrived to open the cells, though such an act ultimately cost him his life. Lockdown was part the first attack against Judge Starscream only to be captured by his tractor beams and locked up with the rest of his species. When both the Judge and the ship were destroyed, a new Judge hovered out of the wreckage revealing itself to be Starscream. When it was determined that the only way to destroy the Quintesson flagship was to draw out the Judge and its army, Iaconus' cloak was deactivated and Lockdown joined the fight against the endless Sharkticon and Prosecutor hordes alongside Shadow Striker and Arcee. This proved to be beneficial, as Lockdown joined Arcee in firing heavy artillery during the failed attack on the Quintesson flagship The Alliance The ScientistĪs part of a team-building exercise, Lockdown was placed in a team with Shadow Striker, Bumblebee, and Arcee, taking on swarms of drones. The Dead End Lockdown was eventually freed from the simulation alongside the other Decepticons thanks to the Cybertronian resistance, who got them to transform when they unleashed Air Hammers into the Loop. Having escaped the Loop, Dead End found Lockdown's inactive body.
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An unsuccessful attempt by Clobber to free Lockdown helped Dead End brake free himself. During his presence in the Loop, he walked pasted Dirge and Ramjet to get a better view of the parade, accidentally causing Skywarp to attack Alpha Strike. Battle For Cybertron IIĪfter the Great War was won in the Autobots' favor, Lockdown was among the Transformers captured by the Quintessons, who outfitted them with control helmets that placed them in a simulation loop where they took part in a parade with varying differences each time. Lockdown returned to Cybertron along with the other Decepticons and took part in the subsequent battle against the Autobots, during which he assaulted Kup only to get blasted by Whirl. With the chamber about to collapse, the Decepticons were forced to relinquish both Starscream and the AllSpark to the Autobots and retreat. The Decepticons were nearly overwhelmed by the feral Scraplets until Shockwave intervened. Lockdown took part in an attempt to take down the AllSpark-empowered Starscream, but, like the other Autobots and Decepticons, was paralyzed and nearly had his spark extracted by Starscream before Optimus was able to use the Matrix of Leadership to blast the artifact free from Starscream's systems.

Starscream's Children During his escape from the Nemesis, Wheeljack slipped past Lockdown and Clobber, who were complaining about the unsanitary conditions aboard their ship. When Starscream made his own power play with an army of Scraplets, Lockdown was one of the many Decepticons drained of energon and paralyzed by the creatures, only to be later restored by a burst of AllSpark energy. When talks broke down, the pair were tackled and taken out by Rack'n'Ruin, who they had insulted earlier. While Megatron's Decepticons negotiated a truce, Lockdown and Clobber stuck to the sidelines. Dark Birth Although the Decepticons believed Starscream dead, the treacherous flier soon resurfaced and seized the AllSpark with a cadre of Decepticons. When Hot Rod, Bumblebee, and Cheetor broke into the Nemesis, Clobber and Lockdown attempted to stop the Autobots were overpowered and quickly sent fleeing. Trials The Decepticons ultimately claimed the artifact. Lockdown was one of the Decepticons present after Megatron announced that they had found the AllSpark on Earth and cheered for their leader. Unfortunately for them, Hot Rod broke free of his restraints, and their attempts to recapture him inadvertently foiled Shadow Striker's own, allowing the fugitive to escape.

Acting quickly, they captured the Autobot and brought him to Megatron, who decided to use him as a bargaining chip. The two went outside to lament their unfair lot, only to encounter an unexpected windfall when the Autobot Hot Rod appeared from a GroundBridge. He and Clobber, who had been placed in a similar situation, were subsequently drafted into Shadow Striker's own plot as bait. When orders went out to bring Megatron Optimus Prime's head, Lockdown was forcibly drafted by Shockwave into sabotaging Soundwave's shuttle. Lockdown was among the Decepticons present during Megatron's eulogy for Starscream.
