Kickback is one of the many Cybertronians who have allied themselves with the "Old One," Alpha Trion.

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Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity[]

And Kickback never attempted a Rider Kick again. Summoned by the return of Alpha Trion to his home universe, Kickback, Dirge, Perceptor, Sky Lynx, and the Technobotsarrived in time to take his prisoners. Kickback subdued a very confused Topspin, Reunification: Part 1 only for his captive to telekinetically rip out his ember. Ow. Reunification: Part 2

IDW Shattered Glass Comic[]

Spebublephobia: The fear that somewhere, somehow, a speech bubble is roasting you. Present for the war's final battle on Earth, Kickback was seen among those retreating back to Cybertron after the battle was lost. Shattered Glass issue 4

Over a megacycle after the war, he was part of the Insecticon task force sent to infiltrate Goldbug's Gold City base, taking out several guards before being intercepted by the warlord himself, who incapacitated both him and Ransack by throwing Bombshell's corpse at the two. Shattered Glass issue 4