Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[S.T.A.R.S. continuity]]
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|title=Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.
|image=PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Front.jpg
|caption=Do you remember the Transformers greatest battle on Earth? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
|publisher=Hasbro
|coverdate=1987
|written by=''unknown''
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"'''Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers '''{{sic}}''' greatest battle on Earth.'''" is one in a series of [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers|mail-order flyers]] included with [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Generation 1'' toys]], offering various Transformers which had either been discontinued from the main line or had never been available in retail. A small amount of story content helped sell the characters.

==Synopsis==
{{note|A portion of this flyer is written in the second person, recruiting the reader into [[S.T.A.R.S.]] While the story proper is presented in traditional omniscient-narrator third-person, the style of the other S.T.A.R.S.-related material suggests that this entire flyer is propaganda which exists within its own fiction.}}

[[Image:Digitaldoomonthehighwaytodestruction.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Doot dee doot dee doo, that's certainly an inconspicuous gun and fighter jet up there..."]]

Rodimus Prime stands up within the "data battle center" and announces that he remembers the most crucial Transformer battle, which he calls "<u>[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]</u>". This "legendary" conflict had taken place as an [[Autobot]] convoy led by Optimus Prime searched for a spot to build [[Autobot City]] on [[Earth]]. They were ambushed by the [[Decepticon]]s Megatron and Thundercracker, the former attacking in his "machine gun" mode while the latter used his "energy-zapping" powers. But in response, the seemingly "innocent convoy was converted into a shower of drone rockets" and other weaponsfire.

[[Image:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Inside2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"...awwwww SNAP!"]]

Rodimus's story ends abruptly there, and the reader is given a briefing on several Autobots and Decepticons. Most of them had been part of Rodimus's tale, but the additional Transformers Cliffjumper, Cosmos, and Reflector are also noted. The reader is given a halfhearted pitch for S.T.A.R.S. membership and encouraged to "expand" his or her "arsenal of Autobots and Decepticons".

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (11)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (10)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (8)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (5)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (7)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (6)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (9)
|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (3)
* [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (8)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (4)
}}

==Notes==
* This continues a loose story that runs through a few years' worth of toy pack-in flyers. The [[micro-continuity]], taken at face value, cannot fit within any known larger [[continuity]]: For example, Rodimus Prime is seen here coexisting with Optimus Prime in the days before Autobot City, and in fact ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' was [[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:|already established]] as an actual movie made by the Autobots. And on top of it all, the "[[Wikipedia:Unreliable narrator|unreliable narrator]]" factor makes it impossible to determine the absolute "truth" behind these Autobot stories.
* The flyer-incorporating-itself-into-its-own-fiction gimmick is barely present by this point. No real context is given for the message as a whole, and even the S.T.A.R.S. membership blurb takes only a token stab at blurring the line between the real world and the ''Transformers'' world.
* It's unclear what Megatron and Thundercracker could actually ''do'' to these eight Autobots that would constitute the "greatest battle on Earth." Either this micro-continuity is shockingly tame, or Rodimus is having a senior moment.
* Thundercracker's description as being able to "zap the power supply of his enemies" ties into [[Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?|previous pack-in]] [[Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?|flyer appearances]] (assuming that "zap" is being used synonymously with "sap"). Notably, this is the only continuity that gives him such an ability.
* What is advertised as "Cliffjumper" is actually [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]. Darn those [[Bumper (G1)|confusing Mini Vehicles]]!
* Megatron is shown using his stock assembly as a "particle beam cannon," which may be the only [[Canon|canonical]] instance of such.
* Items available in this brochure include:
** Optimus Prime ($21.50 + 5 [[Robot Point|robot points]])
** Megatron ($21.50 + 5 robot points)
** Thundercracker ($10 + 2 robot points)
** Reflector ($10 + 2 robot points)
** Wheeljack ($8 + 2 robot points)
** Mirage ($8 + 2 robot points)
** Ratchet ($8 + 2 robot points)
** Sunstreaker ($8 + 2 robot points)
** Cosmos ($3.50 + 1 robot point)
** Warpath ($3.50 + 1 robot point)
** Cliffjumper ($3.50 + 1 robot point). As pictured, these were actually Hubcap toys, with instructions that at times showed both Hubcap ''and'' Cliffjumper.
** S.T.A.R.S. membership, now reduced to $5.00 thanks to "a more efficient use of Transformers energy and technology".
* True to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[You Have Been Chosen.|word]], the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] are no longer available.

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