Lightning Strike Coalition
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The Lightning Strike Coalition (sometimes the Lightning Strike Coalition Force) is a brutal subfaction of the Autobots led by Grimlock.
| “ | That's terrible. | ” |
| —Cliffjumper, upon hearing the name of Grimlock's team, Fall of Cybertron | ||
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Fiction
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
The Lightning Strike Coalition includes:
Following Optimus Prime and Megatron's disappearances at the beginning of "The Dark Ages", the Autobots and Decepticons soon split into several sub-factions. The Lightning Strike Coalition (LSC), was formed out of Grimlock's old unit when Optimus received the title of Prime and the Matrix of Leadership.
The LSC acted as a commando unit striking Predacon and Decepticon sites and convoys. War Within: The Dark Ages When Ultra Magnus stepped in charge, the LSC members largely disbanded, but Grimlock put together a new fighting force known as the Dynobots with several ex-LSC members. This new unit followed a Decepticon group to Earth, sometime after the Ark's crash landing on that planet, but millions of years before the Earth-bound Transformers reactivated in early 1980s. War Within: The Age of Wrath
Aligned continuity family
The Lightning Strike Coalition includes:
Aligned novels
Hulking members of the Lightning Strike Coalition jostled for sightseeing space with Minicons in the High Council Chamber during Orion Pax and Megatron's hearing. Exodus Grimlock rose to become leader during the war. After being captured by Shockwave, they were reformatted into the Dinobots. Transformers Hall of Fame
Fall of Cybertron comic
Shortly before the Great Exodus, the Lightning Strike Coalition were a brutal subgroup of Autobots under the leadership of Grimlock who reluctantly followed Optimus Prime's more cautious brand of warfare... when ordered. Swoop was sent to investigate Shockwave's energon sources but he worryingly disappeared. When the other four coalition members learned that Swoop had been captured by Shockwave, they disobeyed orders and went after him themselves. Good Intentions Grimlock, secure in his arrogance, was glad that the fate of Cybertron rested in their hands. Secrets However, upon arriving at the Sea of Rust, they were overpowered by a swarm of Insecticons and taken to Shockwave's labs. Siege Mentality
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Foreign names
- Japanese: Dengeki Dōmei (電撃同盟, "Lightning Alliance")
- Russian: Udar Molnii (Удар Молнии, "Thunderbolt")
