The AllSpark Almanac Addendum

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{{bigquote|Welcome to the BotCon edition of ''The AllSpark Almanac'', kids! Enjoy the show and never, EVER grow up!|[[David Kaye]], the foreword of The AllSpark Almanac Addendum}}

'''''The AllSpark Almanac Addendum''''' is a glorious sign of a blissful and wonderful life after death. The first installment was printed as an extra in the [[BotCon 2011]] exclusive comic "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]", and it became a regular column in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Collectors' Club magazine]] starting from issue 43.

==The Stunti-Con Job==
{{Comicstory|
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|packaged with=[[The Stunti-Con Job]]
|date=[[November 10]], [[2011]]
|pagecount=16
|price=$7.95 USD (Member's price),<br> $9.95 USD (Non-member's price)
}}

===Contents===
*Foreword, by [[David Kaye]]
*Part 1: Season 3.5
*Part II: BotCon

===Part 1: Season 3.5===
Part 1 covers all of the new characters, events, and locations to have appeared in the comic.

{{collist|2|
*[[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] by Ironfist
*[[Ironfist (Animated)|Ironfist]] by Swindle
*[[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] by Ransack and Crumplezone
*[[Depth Charge (Animated)|Depth Charge]] by Cheetor
*[[Ransack (Animated)|Ransack]] by Depth Charge
*[[Crumplezone (Animated)|Crumplezone]] by Sideswipe
*[[The Motor Master]] by Wildrider
*[[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]] by Drag Strip
*[[Drag Strip (Animated)|Drag Strip]] by Breakdown
*[[Breakdown (Animated)|Breakdown]] by Dead End
*[[Dead End (Animated)|Dead End]] by Toxitron
*[[Toxitron (Animated)|Toxitron]] by The Motor Master
*[[Moving Violations]] as a police report by Depth Charge
*[[The Stunti-Con Job]] as [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]'s Internal Log
*[[Trypticon Prison]] by Sideswipe
*[[Reachout (Animated)|Reachout]]
*[[Grindor (Animated)|Grindor]]
*[[DUCK-E]]
*[[Leader-1 (Animated)|Leader-1]]
*[[Sureshock (Animated)|Sureshock]]
*[[High Wire (Animated)|High Wire]]
*[[Cell Block 456]]
*[[Kaon Gladiatorial Arena|The Arena]]}}

====Transformers References====
*Pg 32 - Ironfist describes some of his inventions, such as [[phase displacement armor|Phase Displacement Armor]] and the [[Transmetal driver]] patch.
*Pg 34 - Breakdown mentions how his [[equilibrium chip]] has been "on the fritz."
*Pg 35 - Toxitron struggles to pronounce the word "dismemberment", a memorable term used by [[Unicron]] to refer to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s destruction by his hand in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Pg 37 - An "out of date" image of Sideswipe shows his body (but not with his own head) in a color scheme based on that of his [[Sideswipe (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart]] (whereas his present day colors are based on those of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Sideswipe).
*Pg 37 - Strika mentions how Motor Master was on [[spark]] support since the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] before his being transferred into his new Autobot based body. This is a nod to his rather different design as seen in the [[Bots of Science]] children's book.
*Pg 38 - Trypticon Prison is located in [[Kaon]].
*Pg 38-39 - All the [[Mini-Con]] guards that run the prison are based off of several [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] Mini-Cons (except for DUCK-E, who's based on [[Rubber Ducky|another influence]]).
*Pg 39 - [[Mudflap (Animated)|Mudflap]] as an Autobot criminal is a reference to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] switching sides from Autobot to Decepticon. His alias of "Sawtooth" references the originally intended name for ''[[Movie (franchise)|Movie]]'' [[Mudflap (Movie)|Mudflap]], who was also a [[redeco]] of ''Cybertron'' Mudflap. He is affiliated with [[Triple M]], and his association with [[Skids (Animated)|Skids]] recalls how [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] were [[twin]]s. Among the crimes he has committed is the "possession of [[Simultronic]]s."

====Real-world references====
*Pg 33 - Depth Charge describes Ransack as being "rotten to the spark, " a play on the casual phrase "rotten to the core."
*Pg 36 - There is an [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] as a design element on Depth Charge's report.
*Pg 37 - There is a line of text, hidden in Decepticon, saying "You're so meta, you probably think this song is about you," a reference to the Carly Simon song "You're So Vain."
** This lyric is probably about us.
*Pg 38 - Sideswipe claims that, at Trypticon Prison, no cases of "they lived happily ever after" ever happen.
*Pg 38 - In addition to the aforementioned bath toy, DUCK-E is an homage to the titular character of the 2008 Pixar movie ''[[Wikipedia:WALL-E|WALL-E]]''.

===Part II: BotCon===
Part II covers the convention events and exclusives of [[BotCon 2011]].

*BotCon 2011
*[[BotCon 2011#Convention-exclusive toys|Exclusive Toys]]
*The Script Reading
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]
*[[Customizing#Customizing class|Customization Class]]
*[[Tech Spec]]s

===Notes===
*Yes, the first part uses the Arabic number "1" while the second part is labelled "II", using Roman numerals. [[The Agenda (Part III)|Sound familiar]]?
*The final page notes how the ''AllSpark Almanac'' isn't finished yet, as there is still plenty more to cover. It will return in the form of entries written within the pages of the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors' Club magazines]] to come.

==Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #43==
{{Comicstory|
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|packaged with=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 43|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #43]]
|date=February, [[2012]]
|pagecount=2
}}
===Contents===
*[[Road Rage (Animated)|Road Rage]] by Lockdown
*[[Chromia (Animated)|Chromia]] by Rattletrap
*[[Flashpoint]] by Minerva
*[[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]] Live

====Transformers References====
*[[Tetrinite]] originates from the Kids Stuff storybook "[[Jaws of Terror]]".
*[[Decimus Quadrillions]] is named for Generation 1 senator [[Decimus]], originating in the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comics.
*[[Furnacia]] comes from the Marvel UK story "[[Firebug!]]".
*Flashpoint's [[Hydro-Pack]] is a callback to [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]'s [[Action Master]] weapon.
*The [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] name was originally a [[Micromaster]] team. The ''Animated'' [[Rescue Patrol (Animated)|Rescue Patrol]] was established in [[Minerva (Animated)|Minerva]]'s toy bio.
*The [[Choirs of Anduria]] originate from IDW's "[[Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia]]".
*Rosanna's album uses the "[[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]" cover with the CDs themselves being the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Voyager]] and [[Golden Disk (Vok)|Vok]] Golden Disks from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.
*The [[Fractal Amphitheater]] appeared in the club story "[[A Team Effort]]", and here is spelled "[[Fractyl]]" after the [[BotCon 1997]] toy.
*[[Tomaandi]] originates from the Marvel Comics, [[Perihex]] comes from the [[Transformers (film)|movie]]-themed [[Risk]] game, Marxsol is named for [[Christy Marx]] and Zetcaneon is named for [[Zetca (Masterforce)|Zetca]].

====Real-world references====
*Rosanna's concert is a "Synergy Production", referencing the computer from [[Jem]].

====Notes====
*Another of Rosanna's pets is introduced, [[Manatronatee]], who was previously featured on [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]'s blog.

==Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #44==
{{Comicstory|
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|packaged with=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #44]]
|date=April, [[2012]]
|continuity=Animated Shattered Glass
|pagecount=2
}}
===Contents===
*The Sumdacs (Mirror Universe) by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee
*[[Bumblebee (SG Animated)|Bumblebee]] (Mirror Universe) by Sari Sumdac
*[[Optimus Prime (SG Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (Mirror Universe) by Isaac Sumdac
*Diary entry written by [[Sari Sumdac (SG Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] to [[Isaac Sumdac (SG Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]

====Transformers References====
*[[Prowl (SG Animated)|Prowl]]'s clone army, [[Ratchet (SG Animated)|Ratchet]]'s experiments and [[Bulkhead (SG Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s power appear to be callbacks to [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]'s doings.
*Sari's diary entry describes adventures paralleling "[[Sound and Fury]]", "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]" and "[[Human Error, Part I|Human Error]]".
*Sari writes on "So Long Inumimi Rock-Star" paper, a dog-themed inversion of the [[Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B|Hello Nekomimi Pop-Star]] stationary from the first ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac| The AllSpark Almanac]]''.

====Real-world references====
*The [[Terrordrome]] originates from [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], but has previously appeared in ''Transformers'' fiction.
*The big purple [[technorganic]] dinosaur is an obvious reference to [[Wikipedia:Barney & Friends|Barney]], via ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]].
*"Stingers rock!" is a reference to rival [[Jem]] band, The Stingers.
*Another doodle appears to be an evil [[My Little Pony]] and is probably an evil Rainbow Dash, given the fact underneath it says Rainbow Dark.

==Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #45==
{{Comicstory|
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|packaged with=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 45|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #45]]
|date=May, [[2012]]
|continuity=Animated
|pagecount=2
}}
===Contents===
*[[Sky-Byte (Animated)|Sky-Byte]] by [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]
*[[Mindwipe (Animated)|Mindwipe]] by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
*[[Blot (Animated)|Blot]] by [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
*Decepticon Weaponry report by [[Ironfist (Animated)|Ironfist]], covering Blot, Strika, Mindwipe and [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]].

====Transformers References====
*[[Operation: Distant Thunder]] is from the [[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]] fiction.
*Strika sports [[Reverse-Higgs mechanism|Reverse Higgs]] [[Nitronium launcher|Nitronium Missiles]], a form of weapon from the text story "[[Flames of Yesterday]]".
*Oil Slick has a [[Giga-Techvolt]] cannon, otherwise known as [[Sixliner]]'s groin.
*Ironfist is keen on the idea of using [[Mini-Con]]s as [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Autobot partners]].

====Real-world references====
*The Maximal Cybertronix beside Blot is a quote from a ''Saturday Night Live'' parody of ''Jeopardy!'': "Turd Ferguson. It's a funny name."
*The Predacon Cybertronix behind Oil Slick are the lyrics to "Want You Gone", the closing theme from the video game ''Portal 2''.
*The hexadecimal code down the right-hand side of the second page is from the recent series ''Sherlock'', from an email illicitly obtained by Irene Adler and decoded by Sherlock Holmes as referring to seat numbers from an airline flight in the episode "A Scandal in Belgravia".

==External links==
*[[Chris McFeely]]'s [http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/digipedia/annotated_addendum.html Annotated AllSpark Almanac Addendum].

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