God Neptune comic 2

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|seriesissue=''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''
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|publisher=[[TakaraTomy Mall]]
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|date=[[June 1]], [[2020]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], [[Precursor World (franchise)|Precursor World]]
|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
|additional art by=[[Casey Coller|Casey W. Coller]] (p 4, panel 1)
|colors=[[Josh Perez]] (p1, 4, 8),<br>[[Gufu Kandagawa]] (p2, 3, 5)
|editor=[[Kouji Nimura]]
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'''With the might of five Matrices, God Neptune makes his move on Megatron Omega's alliance.'''

==Synopsis==
''On the [[White Planet]], several hours before [[Halfshell]]'s attack, [[White Gallant Convoy]] drives through the town greeting the denizens before arriving at the [[White Order]]'s base. There, he's alerted to the battle between [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Super Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (2)|Star Convoy]] on the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]], but decides that the [[Blue Order]] can handle it—the White Order's duty belongs on their planet. Nevertheless, Gallant is engrossed in Star Convoy's heroism. When Star Convoy takes an attack meant for a pair of [[Beast People]], he realizes that he lives according to White's motto: that freedom is the right of all sentient beings. Knowing from comments made by [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] that this visitor is a "Convoy from the [[G1 World|next world]]", Gallant comes to the conclusion that Star Convoy is his future reincarnation, and that he must die so that Star Convoy can live...''

Having gathered five of the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s Matrices, [[God Neptune]] sets out to use their power to take the [[Purple Matrix]] and the [[Silver Matrix]] (carrying the blue [[Star Power]] of the [[α Matrix]] beside its own) from Megatron Omega and [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]. Megatron attempts to blast the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacon]] combiner, but God Neptune is unfazed. [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]] takes a swipe with the [[Matrix Sword]], but is disarmed by God Neptune retaliating with the [[Matrix Saber]]. The Matrix Sword isn't without surprises, and [[Blue Big Convoy]]'s spirit emanates from it, revealing that he put a portion of his [[spark]] into the sword when he committed suicide. Big links to the [[Matrix Buster]] to give God Neptune a good blast, and [[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Splendid]], [[Green Tender Convoy|Tender]], and [[Go Prime|Go]] arrive to restrain God Neptune. Gallant leaps into action in his "White Convoy Grand Prime" mode, but the entire endeavor ends in Gallant being bisected by God Neptune's [[Neptune Sword]].

Grabbing the opportunity, Megatron Omega converts into a new mode that combines with Wicked's trailer and ruthlessly shoots the combiner with [[Angolmois Energy]], breaking him apart. Desperate, Halfshell calls [[Turtler]] for help, but his plea is interrupted when Megatron Omega broadcasts Halfshell's unkind words about his "brother" [[Seacons comic 5|from earlier]] in the [[photon sailer]]. Having watched [[Halfshell]]'s insults toward him, [[Turtler]] turns his back on his "brother", disappointed that his comrade turned out to be as disdainful as everyone else. Now alone, the miserable Halfshell cries and laughs at his despair; looking at his felled crew, Halfshell thinks back to a similar scenario...

''Before and elsewhere, the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]], betrayed by [[Duncan (Legends)|Duncan]], have been left for dead in space. Halfshell mourns new member [[Lawbhammer]] in particular when [[Primus's envoy|a mysterious, shadowed robot]] arrives. Introducing himself as "[[Primus|his]] envoy",<ref>Written in Japanese as あの方の使い (''ano kata no tsukai'').</ref> he offers to revive the Seacons... but only if they do as he says. The mysterious benefactor takes Lawbhammer as collateral and sends Halfshell to [[2020]] to pick up Turtler.''

Halfshell moans at what he's been brought down to—a crewmember being a hostage, violating pirate code, and deceiving his brother. In response, a voice emanates from the Neptune Sword... White Gallant Convoy! Gallant explains that he placed his [[spark|soul]] within the sword and gives the Seacon captain words of encouragement. Nearby, Megatron Omega attempts to absorb the Star Power of the five Matrices God Neptune brought, but he finds his head smashed in with the Neptune Sword. Halfshell takes the Star Power for himself, reforming God Neptune and cleaving Megatron in half. The Straxuses worry about their bisected master, but their concern is unnecessary as Megatron absorbs their energies to reform himself. With an inhuman voice, Megatron Omega declares that this is the form that will banish the [[human]]s from [[Earth]] in the future... Megatron Omega: Perfect Form.

On the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]], [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] explains that he's out to foil [[Primacron]]'s plans and calls [[Primitive]] warriors to him!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (2)|Optimus Prime/Star Convoy]] (16)
*[[Dinobot (G1)|Primitives]] (45-49)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Super Megatron/Megatron Omega]] (17)
*[[Rollermaster Corps|Rollermaster]] (19)
*[[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|''Generations'' Straxus]] (20)
*[[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|''United'' Straxus]] (21)

|h3=[[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]]|c3=
*[[God Neptune]] (18)
*[[Terrormander]] (32)
*[[Halfshell]] (33)
*[[Sea Phantom]] (34)
*[[Coelagon]] (35)
*[[Scylla]] (36)
*[[Turtler]] (37)
*[[Lawbhammer]] (40)

|h4=[[Primus Vanguard]]|c4=

*[[Purple Wicked Convoy]] (22)
*[[Blue Big Convoy]] (24)
*[[Go Prime|Black Go Prime]] (25)
*[[Green Tender Convoy]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Yellow Splendid Convoy]] (27)
*[[Gari Robo-kun#Precursor World|Gari Robo-Kun Grape]] (42)
'''[[White Order]]'''
*[[Alpha Bravo#Precursor World|Alpha Bravo]] (1)
*[[Icepick (PCC)#Precursor World|''Power Core Combiners'' Icepick]] (2)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Precursor World|Snow Cat]] (3)
*[[Icebird#Precursor World|Icebird]] (4)
*[[Meltz Down#Precursor World|Meltz Down]] (6)
*[[Waddlepop#Precursor World|Waddlepop]] (7)
*[[White Gallant Convoy]] (8)
*[[Autotrooper (Animated)#Precursor World|Autotroopers]] (9)
*[[Cordon#Precursor World|Cordon]] (10)
*[[Clampdown (G1)#Precursor World|Clampdown]] (11)
*[[Glit (KP)#Precursor World|Glit]] (12)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)#Precursor World|Bumblebee]] (13)
*[[Prowl (Animated)#Precursor World|''Animated'' Prowl]] (14)
*[[Phantomjaw#Precursor World|Phantomjaw]] (15)
*[[Groove (G1)#Precursor World|Groove]] (28)
*[[Prowl (G1)#Precursor World|Generation 1 Prowl]] (29)
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Precursor World|Streetwise]] (30)
*[[Rook (CW)#Precursor World|Rook]] (31)
|h5=Others|c5=
*[[White Planet]] natives (5)
*[[Icepick (G1)|Generation 1 Icepick]] (23)
*"[[Primus's envoy|His envoy]]" (41)
*[[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] (43)
*[[Primacron]] (44)
'''[[Beast People]]'''
*Antlered Beast Person (38)
*Dog-eared Beast Person (39)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|thumb|(''"Battle Point Unlimited"'' plays)]]
*The innards of White seen when he's bisected (most notably an "organic" brain) are based on [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]'s as seen in "[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!]]".
*White Gallant Convoy acts in the belief that he will be reincarnated as Star Convoy, but at the moment it's ambiguous as to whether this is just conjecture on his part. The story so far gives little evidence that this reincarnation is so direct. That said, the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattleCoreOP|Battle Core Optimus Prime]] toy, of which White is a repurposing, does sport a headsculpt based on Star Convoy.
*[[Duncan (Legends)|Duncan]] is a still-unseen character created for the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]]. [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 61|Bonus Edition Vol. 61]] established him to be the leader of the [[Space Pirates]] from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' episode "[[Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship]]".
*In flashbacks, Halfshell is dispatched to meet Turtler, as seen in the [[Seacons comic 5|fifth Seacon comic]].
*The summoning effect Primus uses is the same one used by the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] (another incarnation of Primus in this continuity) in "[[Call of the Primitives]]".
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===Transformers references===
[[File:Generations Selects Lowbhammer.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*In the first couple of panels, Gallant can be seen pulling ''Energon'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer.
*Although his components go unnamed, Gallant's Combiner limbs are [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Prowl]], [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors|Groove]], [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]], and [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors|Streetwise]]. With the exception of Gallant and Rook, the components are based on the TakaraTomy releases, complete with white combiner hands and feet from ''Unite Warriors'' [[Superion (G1)#Unite Warriors|Superion]].
*When the Vanguard leaders restrain [[God Neptune]], [[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Yellow Splendid Convoy]] says "''Atsuki kokoro ni fukanō wa arimasenwa''" (roughly "With a passionate heart nothing is impossible!"), a rendition of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]]'s catchphrase "''Atsui kokoro ni fukanō wa nai''" spoken in a more feminine and polite register.
*The Generation 1 [[Lobclaw#Toys|Lobclaw]]/[[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]] mold was never released as part of the ''Beast Wars II'' Seacon team, and thus 22 years on this story creates a virtual recolour character to fulfill that role, [[Lawbhammer]].

===Real-world references===
*Hidden among the Beast People in this issue is a very particular raccoon: Michiru Kagemori, protagonist of the anime series ''{{w|BNA: Brand New Animal}}'', in another [[Studio Trigger]] homage.

===Other notes===
*Megatron Omega's dialogue is written with {{w|katakana}} in place of {{w|hiragana}}, indicating an abnormal, robotic voice.

==References==
*[https://takaratomymall.jp/img/goods/4904810153207/comics_second-vol01.pdf God Neptune comic 2 part 1 at TakaraTomy Mall]
*[https://takaratomymall.jp/img/goods/4904810153207/comics_second-vol02.pdf God Neptune comic 2 part 2 at TakaraTomy Mall]
*[[Source:God Neptune comic 2 translation|God Neptune comic 2 translation]] by Mohair Translations
*[https://imgur.com/gallery/EFZQL4c Lettered version of the translation] by Fanofcoolstuff27

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Generations Selects issues]]
[[Category:Precursor World media]]

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