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2020-04-11T08:31:48Z

Nightjaeger: Created page with "If the wrist-communicators are based on the watches released in 1988... how did they appear in the manga in 1986?"

If the wrist-communicators are based on the watches released in 1988... how did they appear in the manga in 1986?

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6

2020-04-11T08:26:36Z

Nightjaeger: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' #6
|prev=Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5
|next=Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7
|image=FSRLmanga06-title.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Kodansha]]
|published in=''[[TV Magazine]]''
|date=September 1986
|writer=[[Masumi Kaneda]]
|penciler=[[Ban Magami]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Kenji and the Autobots visit an island utopia under siege by the Decepticons and their most menacing threat yet: Trypticon!'''

==Synopsis==
With his summer vacation coming to a close, [[Kenji]] joins [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] on a trip to a hidden island utopia, where they plan to meet up with several other [[Autobot|Autobots]]. When Kenji arrives, he's astonished at how all the different animals, including lions, koalas, [[elephant]]s and pandas, get along without fighting. Kenji asks the Autobots to help the utopia stay perfect.

Seconds later, the Autobots are startled by a stampede. They follow the stampede to its source, discovering that [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and the other Autobots have been taken prisoner by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], who are ruining the utopia. Seaspray demands satisfaction, but Kenji orders him to yield and instead uses his [[wrist-communicator]] to contact [[Autobot City (G1)|Scramble City]].

[[Image:FSRLTF6 Trypticon vs Metroplex hologram.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Crybaby gonna cry?]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] receive his distress signal and prepare a back-up party. Optimus orders all the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] into action, save for [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]], as he believes his violent nature might do harm to the animals. So [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] is sent in his place, much to Slingshot's chagrin.

Back at the utopia, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] declares that the island will be the perfect place for his new fortress, [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinobase]]. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] agrees that they will be impervious to attack once Dinobase sets up shop, so he asks Megatron to hurry up and summon it forth. He does so, and Dinobase arrives in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], who bursts out of the mountainside.

Before Trypticon can transform into Dinobase and become impenetrable, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] arrives. Megatron is not pleased and orders the Constructicons to merge into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and crush him. Trypticon does not wish to share Superion with his creators and proceeds to pluck up Devastator between two of his claws and hurl the disgruntled [[combiner]] into the ocean. As Superion uses his body as a shield to protect the animals, Trypticon raises his foot and prepares to stomp on him.

Before Trypticon can deliver the finishing blow, he is met by a new warrior: [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]! Trypticon has never met Metroplex before and is a little hesitant about fighting him. Seeing an opening, Superion launches [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], who taunts Trypticon and goads him into battle. Enraged, Trypticon charges Metroplex, only to pass right through him, off a cliffside and into the ocean, where he explodes.

As it turns out, Hound created a hologram of Metroplex and then had Perceptor enlarge it and project it onto the cliffside with his microscope mode. Megatron orders a retreat, leaving the Constructicons behind to fend for themselves. They attempt to tiptoe away before anybody notices them, but the Autobots don't fall for it. The Autobots then put the Constructicons to work, rebuilding the utopia to its former beauty—work which they find utterly demeaning and humiliating.

{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (2)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (3)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (4)
* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (11)
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (12)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (13)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (14)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (15)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (16)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (17)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (18)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (19)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (20)
* [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (24)
|c2=
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (5)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (6)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (7)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (8)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (9)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (10)
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (21)
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (22)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (23)
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (25)
|c3=
* [[Kenji]] (1)
}}

==Notes==
[[File:FSRLF6 devastator forms.jpg|thumb|right|200px|His lack of [[Scramble Power]] makes this impossible.]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s unfamiliarity with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] indicates that this issue and all the preceding issues take place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA, where the two citybots will ''truly'' have their first encounter.
*The [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] [[wrist-communicator]] which [[Kenji]] uses is [[To sell toys|based off an actual toy]], one of many transforming watches.
*Though previously shown to dislike [[human]]s, [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] had developed an appreciation for organic life after the events of "[[Aerial Assault]]". It would seem that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] doesn't exactly believe it, though.
*For some weird reason, Devastator's limbs are all on the wrong sides of his body.
*The Aerialbots facing off against Trypticon, and Air Raid baiting him one-on-one,is reminiscent of "The Ultimate Weapon".
*Strangely, Preceptor and Hound are able to fly across the ocean without the support of jetpacks.

===Reprints===
*2002 — ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]''

[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4

2020-04-10T07:27:03Z

Nightjaeger: Quick note about Kenji calling Tracks Trucks.

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' #4
|prev=Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3
|next=Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5
|image=FSRLmanga04-title.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Kodansha]]
|published in=''[[TV Magazine]]''
|date=July 1986
|writer=[[Masumi Kaneda]]
|penciler=[[Ban Magami]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Kenji's tour of the Autobots' Japanese Subdivision is cut short when Megatron, Starscream and Blitzwing attack. Only Ultra Magnus can provide the means to defeat the Super Megatron Gun.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:AutobotRoad1.jpg|left|100px|thumb]]
In [[Japan]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] is giving [[Kenji]] a tour of the [[Autobot]]s' Japanese Subdivision. As Optimus explains, the Autobots are busy building sub-bases all over the world, masked by [[human]]-operated secret entrances such as parking garages. All the bases are connected by an underground highway called the [[Autobot Road]], allowing the Autobots to get from one end of the planet to the other in no time flat. Optimus gives credit to the founder of the Autobot Road, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], whom he announces is currently en route with new equipment for installation.

Meanwhile, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] whispers to Kenji that Prime treats Magnus like his "kid brother", and much giggling ensues. Before they can giggle any longer, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] reports a [[Decepticon]] disturbance in Yokohama.

It is a disturbing disturbance indeed, as the Autobots stationed there are getting wrecked by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in his newest form, the "Super Megatron Gun" (basically, his pistol mode, only not shrunken down to handheld size). The fight goes poorly, as [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] gets crunched beneath Blitzwing's treads and Optimus Prime is blasted into uselessness as soon as he arrives on the scene.

Things begin to look bad until City Commander Ultra Magnus arrives carrying Prime's trailer, full of equipment. Prime shakes off his injuries and helps Magnus fire their newest weapon, the Scramble Power Buster. The giant gun knocks Megatron back into [[robot mode]], enraging him. Megatron orders Starscream and Blitzwing to transform to [[alternate mode|jet mode]] and defeat the Autobots from the sky. Starscream and Blitzwing destroy the Scramble Power Buster and divebomb the Autobots.

Decepticon victory seems assured until Tracks and Kenji take to the skies. Blitzwing and Starscream follow Tracks, but the Autobot's superior maneuvering allows him to trick the pair of jets into crashing head-first into an unsuspecting Megatron. Seeing an opening, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus get the last word in with their special move, the "Prime-Magnus Double Cross Kick". Kenji and the Autobots celebrate another victory as a mangled Warpath tries not to pass out.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (3)
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (4)
* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (7)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (8)
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (9)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (11)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (12)
* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (13)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (14)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (18)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (15)
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (16)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (17)

|c3=
* [[Kenji]] (2)
}}

==Notes==
* This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.
* Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]. The Autobot Road would go on to inspire the [[Global Space Bridge]] in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] series.
* The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[human]]s are permitted to use the road.
* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives|brotherly relationship]].
* This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].
* In the Viz translation of the manga, Kenji refers to Tracks as "Trucks". Unless he is using it as a collective noun for Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, who are nearby.

===Reprints===
<small>Other than reprints of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)#Collections|full miniseries]]:</small>
* N/A

[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]