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Balancing Act

2022-06-11T18:26:27Z

VoronaP: /* Continuity notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|Balancing Act]]''
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|next=Balancing Act, Part 2
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|title="Balancing Act"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|published in=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 2|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #2]]
|writer=[[Forest Lee]]
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'''As Vector Prime summons for help against the Unicron Singularity, the Chaos Bringer's Minions arrive, prepared to tip the balance in their favor.'''

==Synopsis==
Some time after [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been abandoned, a portal opens up near the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] that threatens the Universe, from which several of [[Unicron]]'s [[Herald of Unicron|heralds]] emerge; [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], who has returned from his prison from [[unspace|beyond]], his [[Mini-Con]] partners, and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]], evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)|Optimus Prime]] and wielder of the [[Dead Matrix]]. Ramjet observes that though Unicron's physical body is dead, collapsed into the black hole, his evil presence still remains. Heading down to Cybertron, the two plan to assist their lord tip the balance in chaos' favor... by destroying [[Primus]]!

On the planet below, a few Transformers remain, such as [[Jackhammer (Cybertron)|Jackhammer]] and [[Crush Groove]], who have raided the abandoned [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] for its [[Energon]] and oil now that there is no one to stop them. However, they are approached by Ramjet and Prime, who proclaim that they will prove themselves as warrior slaves or die. The jumpy Jackhammer tells them to back off their turf and lays a threatening finger on Ramjet's chest...which reacts with the anti-matter making up the Herald's body, destroying him instantly! Crush Groove cries out, but is immediately cut down by Nemesis Prime's scythes. Proclaiming the remaining Cybertronians useless, the pair intend to make a visit to [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]]...

At the same time, the old sage is visited by [[Vector Prime]], whom he informs that he can no longer contact Primus, who is using up most of his energy to resist the pull of the singularity, while Vector informs him of the progress in the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. Trion, using the waning power of [[Vector Sigma]], has managed to use a few of the space-time distortions to his advantage, bringing [[Sentinel Maximus]] over to help. Disoriented, Sentinel does not notice until it is too late that Nemesis Prime and Ramjet have arrived and is blasted. While Vector Prime draws his swords and attacks Ramjet Alpha Trion begs Sentinel Maximus to get back up, only for Nemesis throws the sage into Vector Sigma, drawing his gun on the prone Sentinel. But Sentinel has a few tricks up his sleeve and uses his abilities to download a massive gun into the real world, stopping Nemesis in his tracks. Ramjet, meanwhile, professes that he and Vector both have the same goal: to return the balance to the universe. Vector, however, refuses to accept Ramjet's way and the Herald blasts Vector Sigma and Alpha Trion with an antimatter wave, escaping with Nemesis—though not before the latter promises to kill Sentinel Maximus the next time they meet. While the battle is over, the cost proves high as Vector kneels down next to the heavily damaged Alpha Trion.....
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Vector Prime]] (10)
*[[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]] (11)
*[[Sentinel Maximus]] (12)

|c2=
*[[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] (3)
*[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] (6)
*[[Jackhammer (Cybertron)|Jackhammer]] (7)
*[[Crush Groove]] (8)

|h3=[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]|c3=
*[[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] (1)
*[[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]] (2)
*[[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] (4)
*[[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] (5)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (9)
}}

==Notes==
*Characters mentioned but not seen: [[Unicron]], [[Primus]], [[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].

===Continuity notes===
*Cybertron was abandoned in the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]".
*Vector Prime states the Autobots have found one planet, placing this comic sometime after "[[Landmine (episode)|Landmine]]" (where [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] arrived on [[Velocitron]]), but before "[[Search (episode)|Search]]" (where [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] was lost on the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]).
*Sentinel Maximus has arrived from the conclusion of the [[3H Productions]] ''Wreckers'' comics, which at this time had not seen release, due to the loss of 3H's license. We would later see how he got here in "[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]", released 2 years later.

===Transformers references===
*Ramjet, Thunderclash, Gunbarrel, Terradive, and Thunderwing were sold as a [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Universe'' exclusive "Spring Value Pack." Nemesis Prime, meanwhile, was a [[Target]]-exclusive ''Universe'' toy.
*Jackhammer is based on the ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Decepticon]] tapes [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. Crush Groove, on the other hand, doesn't seem to be a homage to anyone.
*Maccadam's Old Oil House originates from the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comics.
*Jackhammer calls Ramjet a "refugee from the [[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]]," after the planet introduced in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and its native people, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]].
*Alpha Trion originally appeared in the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Energon (comic)|''Energon'' comic]], where he was only known as "Sig-Omega"; obviously designed to look like the elderly Autobot, this comic makes the connection explicit. Vector Sigma makes its first appearance in the "Unicron Trilogy" continuity family here; Alpha Trion's [[Alpha Trion (G1)|original ''Generation 1'' counterpart]] was shown to be the guardian of Vector Sigma in the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon two-parter, "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|The Key to Vector Sigma]]".
*Nemesis Prime's systems recognize Sentinel Maximus as a Matrix-bearer, but without an actual Matrix. The [[Primal Prime]] half of Sentinel Maximus was called the "living Matrix" several times in the various ''Universe'' comics, and Sentinel himself would be called by this appellation later in the storyline.

===Real-world references===
*Sentinel Maximus calls Nemesis Prime "Jumbo", after a real-life {{w|Jumbo|19th-century circus elephant}}.

===Other trivia===
*Vector Prime's Mini-Con partner Safeguard has a little sword of his own. It's adorable.

===Reprints===
*2007 — ''[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act]]''

[[Category:Cybertron issues]]
[[Category:Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issues]]

Transformers Volume 2 Preview

2022-06-10T15:36:40Z

VoronaP: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|''Transformers: Generation 1'' Volume 2 Preview]]
|prev=Prime Directive issue 6
|next=New World Order
|image=Tfv2preview.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]
|date=[[December 4]], [[2002]]
|coverdate=
|writer=[[Chris Sarracini]]
|penciler=[[Pat Lee]]
|inker=[[Rob Armstrong]]
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'''Whales die and Optimus Prime has an epileptic seizure.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Gulf of Alaska]], 5.52 A.M. local time. An fishing boat, working for an [[United States of America|American]] company named [[Concord Fisheries]], is about two days ahead of its quota, and the crew is wondering whether they should dock early and unload, or try to continue their lucky streak. The boat's captain, meanwhile, is distracted and keeps thinking about his family.

Suddenly, the boat hits an obstacle. As the captain orders a code red, the crew realizes they have run across at least a dozen dead whales, each of them with a shard of metal sticking out of its back. The crew proceeds to lift some of the whales on board to examine their bodies and realizes that their flesh looks burnt, as if they had been torched. Eventually they notice a shard of metal sticking out of one of the bodies. Upon realizing that one of them sports an [[Autobot]] [[insignia]], the captain decides to call the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]].

[[File:OptimusPrimeWarAndPeacePreview.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Why are my feet so swollen? Why do my chest windows look like boobs?]]

Meanwhile, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is standing on a hilltop in the desert, staring at an electric storm at the horizon. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] climbs up to talk to him, joking about getting older. Prime isn't listening, however, as he is having an inexplicable feeling that a huge threat for the Autobots, unlike anything they ever encountered before, is headed their way. Suddenly Prime has a seizure, loses his balance and falls off the hill, crashing onto the ground.

Some time later, back in the Gulf of Alaska, at 8:33 P.M. local time, a Coast Guard boat has arrived, and the crew starts questioning the fishing crew, who deny having seen anything out of the ordinary until the collision. The Coast Guard captain decides to send divers down to investigate. Although the captain of the fishing boat objects to the use of live divers, the Coast Guard captain insists that clearance for mech use takes too long, and he wants to find out what's going on underwater as soon as possible. As the three divers reach 140 feet, they discover a large spaceship sporting a huge Autobot insignia. One of the divers calls the Coast Guard captain via radio, asking for assistance.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
|c3=
* Human fishermen (1)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (3)
* Coast Guard personnel (4)
}}

==Quotes==
"Kill '''''this''''' many? That'd have to be one '''''huge''''' explosion."
:—'''Fisherman''' who for some reason failed to see all those large metal shards thus far.

"Don't get macho, gentlemen. I don't care what it is. If you find a '''''message in a bottle''''' that looks suspicious, get your butts back up here… that's an '''''order'''''."
:—'''Coast Guard captain''', warning his divers not to take any risks.

==Notes==
*This eight-page story has never been published as an individual issue. A preview was made available online in December 2002, lacking all text captions and speech bubbles. The story was published in the [[Prime Directive|''Transformers: Generation 1'' vol. 1: Prime Directive]] trade paperback collection which came out the same month, is also included in the reprint by [[IDW Publishing]] and the ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'' collection of ''War and Peace''.
*This story appears to be setting up [[Chris Sarracini]]'s originally intended plot for the (at that point still unnamed) [[War and Peace|second ''Generation 1'' mini-series]], which was hinted in a Wizard's Edge article and would have featured [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Unicron]].<ref name="wizedge">[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=1051 Tformers quoting a Wizard's Edge article that hints at the originally intended plot for ''Generation 1 volume 2''.]</ref> When Sarracini was replaced by [[James McDonough|<s>James McDonough</s> Brad Mick]] as the writer of the second ''Generation 1'' mini, that story direction was dropped and replaced by an entirely new plot. Therefore, this preview is pretty much pointless in retrospect. The solitary vestigial reference to this preview in the finished ''War and Peace'' mini-series is in the text prologue printed on the inside cover of the [[New World Order|first issue]], noting that Prime's vision (the fit he suffers in this story) has brought the Autobots to the Arctic, but the ship is never mentioned, essentially "replaced" with a stasis capsule containing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. The lingering mystery of the ship would not be resolved until over a year later, in [[Original Sin|issue #5]] of Dreamwave's [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|ongoing ''Generation One'' series]], wherein it was revealed to be the ship that had brought [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and Omega Supreme to Earth, and the origin point for Scourge's capsule.
*The fishing crew appears to suffer from collective sight impairment. First they fail to notice an area filled with dead whales until they literally bump into them. And then they fail to notice the giant shards of metal sticking out of their bodies until they have lifted them on board. Considering they're steering through an area full of icebergs, one wonders how they have managed not to bump into one of them yet.

===Errors===
*When Optimus Prime is having his seizure, Spike appears to be looking into the wrong direction when he asks him what is wrong, based on both their relative position in the previous panel and the direction of the pointer of Prime's speech bubble.
*Prime falls off the hill head first, with the front side of his body facing the hill, yet he somehow manages to hit the ground flat, with the front side of his body facing the ground.

===Reprints===
{{issuestub}}

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 issues]]

Home Soil

2022-06-04T11:53:11Z

VoronaP: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=19
|image=HomeSoil Maximal plant attack.jpg
|caption="I'm just a mean green mother from outer space, and I'm bad!"
|title="Home Soil"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[March 15]], 2000 (Canada) [[September 16]], 2000 (USA)
|written by=[[Megeen McLaughlin|Meg McLaughlin]]
|directed by=[[Dennis Heaton]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''A spaceship crash-lands on Cybertron, and the Maximals encounter a mysterious alien.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:HomeSoil Silverbolt shipcrash.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|My god, Bones. What have I done.]]
High above the planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], a mysterious spaceship and a cluster of asteroids prepare to make planetfall. But the automated space-cannons manage to destroy the asteroids and badly damage the ship, sending it plummeting towards the planet. Flying above the city streets, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] sends word of the crash to base.

Underground, a worried [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus]] examines the wilting [[technorganic]] trees and ponders their survival and the future of Cybertron should they die. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] tries to console him, but to no avail. Suddenly, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] bursts in, telling the [[Maximal]]s about the ship's crash. [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] has also found out about the arrival of the ship and orders [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] to destroy any survivors of the crash. Thrust obediently heads towards the site, turning the mission into a race against time.

[[File:HomeSoil Maximals head towards crash.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Not running ''away'' from something for once.]]
As the Maximals head towards the crash site, Thrust and his troops whiz by them. Several of the drones peel from the squadron and about-face, turning to fight the Maximals. Transforming into [[robot mode]], the Maximals make short work of the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s, but they have lost time. Primal splits them into three teams: he and Cheetor will travel on the surface, Rattrap and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] will go underground, and Silverbolt and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] will take to the sky.

In the air, Nightscream and Silverbolt destroy a squadron of Aero-Drones, but Nightscream still treats newcomer Silverbolt rudely, even after the latter compliments their teamwork together.

In the sewers of Cybertron, Blackarachnia is upset that Silverbolt still hasn't forgiven himself for his days as [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]], even after she freed him from his Jetstorm slave form and reformatted him into his present condor form. However, the conversation is cut short as two [[Mole Drone]]s burst in from the sides. Blackarachnia destroys one and Rattrap commandeers another, and the duo head towards the site much quicker.

On the surface, Cheetor and Primal are surrounded by a group of drones. The two flying Maximals arrive to help them, and together they destroy the drones.

Eventually, the Maximals arrive at the ship. Stepping inside, they discover that the walls are covered with plant matter. They are suddenly attacked by a tentacled plant beast. The monster runs wildly through the ship, forcing the Maximals to split up to try and corner it. Ultimately, the creature turns tail and heads underground. The Maximals give chase; Optimus intuits that the beast is headed for the organic core, and fears that the fast-growing seeds the alien leaves in its wake will contaminate and destroy the orchard along the way.

[[File:HomeSoil Optimus prebotanica.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Of course, if this Transformer is ''normally'' a ravenous psychotic, they'll now be more dangerous, but hey, who dares wins!]]
However, he has a plan: Tapping the power of the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], he attempts to reformat the monster. Cheetor is skeptical, but Optimus goes ahead with his idea, blasting it with a white light. The organic components of the creature begin to merge with the technological, and a technorganic, plant emerges. The creature explains that she is also a [[Maximal]]. Several years ago, she and her crew left Cybertron on a mission of exploration. Reaching a [[Regalis V|planet]] covered with mobile plants (in other words, "talking trees"), she and her crew took the natives' forms to study them and avoid predation. The plant says that Megatron's attack had shorted out both her ship and her higher mental functions, so she was merely acting out of self-preservation.

The plant-bot is cut short as a phalanx of Tank Drones attack, beginning to ravage the orchard. The newest member of the Maximals takes action, transforming into her robot mode and disintegrates the entire platoon with an electrical attack. Thrust retreats, but not without warning the newcomer that she's just made a big mistake.

[[File:HomeSoil Optimus botanica plant.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Do you still have that baggy I gave you?]]
Examining the poor state of the plants, the robot adjusts the lighting with a gizmo of her own. She observes that different plants need different lighting. As the technorganic plants flourish, the new Maximal introduces herself as [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]].

Above, Megatron (encompassed within the [[Grand Mal]]) notes the newest arrival and transforms into a "spaceship mode", destroying the remains of Botanica's ship and the rampant plant growth around it. As Thrust gripes about the ever-increasing odds against him, Megatron declares that it is time to put an end to the Maximal "infestation" for good.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] (1)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (2)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (3)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (5)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (6)
*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] (13)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (7)
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Cycle Drone]]s (9)
*[[Aero Drone]]s (10)
*[[Mole Drone]]s (11)
*[[Tank Drone]]s (12)
}}

==Quotes==
"Don't worry, legs, I know the drill."
:—'''Rattrap''', about to take out a Mole Drone.

"''Real'' fair. One of me, six of them." 
"''Seven''! ... now. As we remain static, the organics grow yet stronger. Clearly this infestation must be exterminated, once and for all."
:—'''Thrust''' groans about unfair odds, while '''Megatron''' makes with the foreshadowing.

==Notes==

===Animation and technical errors===
*At the very beginning of the episode, the sun (seen peering from behind Cybertron) has a shadow. And the white light glowing around the sun is much brighter than the sun's yellow surface.
*The Maximals are missing from the background when Thrust orders his drones to turn back and attack them.
*When Optimus chucks the tank drone away, the shot is mirrored – the drone's cannon and chest detailing are on the wrong side.
*When Nightscream jumps onto the tank drone, his fingers clip through its shoulder-cannon.
*Not a big goof, but when the Mole Drone bursts out of the ground in front of Thrust, one puff of dust on the right doesn't dissolve completely like the rest.
*As the Maximals are walking toward the bridge, some of them appear as lower resolution models. This happens again during their first clash with the plant being.
*After Optimus pries open the door, Rattrap's head makes a sudden jerk to the side.
*When Rattrap hides behind Nightscream after being spooked by the plant creature, he's clipping through Nightscream's leg-wing.
*Nightscream's hand passes through his leg-wing too when he berates Silverbolt for letting the plant thing go.
*When the Maximals arrive in the orchid, Cheetor somehow overlaps the glow of a light on top of a pole, despite him being behind and under it.
*When the seed lands between Rattrap's wheels, the lower pistons attaching to said wheels detach for a moment.
*As Cheetor slashes about with his swords during the fight with the tank drones, his right sword first clips into his right thigh, and before he jumps away, his entire left arm clips through his left leg.
*Silverbolt's upper torso gets all distorted for a moment when he twists Nightscream around.
*In the closeup of the Tank Drone driving over the plants, one leaf on the ground pops into existence between frames.
*Nightscream's left hand clips through his leg-wing when he waves at Silverbolt.

===Continuity errors===
*Primal doesn't suffer any weakness post-reformatting, as he did with Nightscream in "[[Forbidden Fruit]]". Then again, Cheetor mentioned that Optimus wasn't strong "enough" when he tried to reformat Nightscream, so maybe he's improved?
*Like Nightscream, Botanica is able to transform to [[robot mode]] immediately after being reformatted. Then again, like Nightscream, she was reformatted by Optimus Primal directly, instead of the Oracle, which might be a deciding factor in the new transformation process. Although that still doesn't explain it with Silverbolt.
*Rattrap usually transforms into robot mode in order to interface with computers. In this episode, he transforms ''out'' of robot mode to do it.
*It apparently doesn't occur to Optimus to use his jet boosters to reach the downed spacecraft first. Plus, even if they have to stay in [[beast mode]], why do they stick together rather than sending Cheetor out on ahead? Or are they seriously suggesting that every Maximal has the same top speed? (This isn't the [[Fallen Comrades|first]] [[Code of Hero|time]] this has happened.)
*None of the Maximals apparently notice Thrust as they race through the tunnels, even though his engine is audibly roaring and he's approximately ten feet behind them.
*Why does a Maximal shuttle look exactly like a four million year old Autobot shuttle, instead of, say, the Axalon, one of its contemporaries? It also has a very inconsistent size. Botanica fills the exit door when she leaves the ship in the flashback, whereas Thrust and the Maximals were all tiny against it when trying to break in.
*Botanica was apparently experiencing symptoms of Megatron's [[Transformation virus|virus]], at least according to Optimus. The Maximals in "[[The Reformatting]]" were visibly sparking and alluded to severe internal damage, whereas Botanica appears physically unscathed.
*By this point in the series, the Maximals are based in the Oracle's chamber. In this episode, Thrust follows the Maximals into this chamber and even attacks them in there with Tank Drones. Yet, later episodes will raise the notion of the Vehicons discovering the Maximals' base as a point of concern for them, despite Thrust having already found it in this episode (and a few Cycle Drones having already found it all the way back in the [[The Reformatting|first episode]]).
*How does Botanica know who Megatron is? Depending on when she left Cybertron, Megatron was either a petty crook or presumed dead.
*Botanica also refers to Optimus Primal by name without ever having been told his name.
*An overhead shot of the Oracle's chamber seen during the fight with the Tank Drones showed the drone to have run over the entire orchard of technorganic trees. Yet, at a point after the battle, Optimus and Botanica walk over to a bunch of still-upright (but withering) trees that weren't in that spot in the earlier overhead shot.
*So, er, what happened to Botanica's crew, then? There's a lot of dead plant matter inside the ship, which doesn't inspire a lot of confidence...

===Continuity notes===
* Cybertron apparently has an asteroid ring.
* Megatron's orbital defense system was alluded to in "[[Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent]]", where it shot the [[Autobot]] shuttle out of the sky.
* Nightscream wonders aloud if the new arrivals might "spread some sort of virus" while glaring at Silverbolt, a reference to the events of [[A Wolf in the Fold|last episode]].
* Optimus insists that rather than overrun the technological with the organic (as Botanica threatens to do), their mission is to achieve balance, showing that he's learned from his mistakes in "[[Fallout (episode)|Fallout]]".
* In this episode, we learn that Optimus and his crew weren't the only Transformers on an exploration mission. Later ancillary fiction would refer the "[[Maximal Imperium]]" as Cybertron's dominant governing state, suggesting that these missions were the precursors to a colonization program that never came to fruition.
* Cheetor mentions that Megatron was responsible for nixing their original scientific mission, referring to the events of "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]"
*Apparently Botanica (or at least one of her crew) can change her alt mode just from receiving information from a DNA scanner, without the need for a CR Chamber. This does tie into Nightscream's statement in "[[Survivor]]" that [[stasis pod]]s, and presumably other external scanning devices, were rendered obsolete.
*Gadgets and powers:
** Silverbolt's throwing knives are curved in this episode, compared to their straight-bladed appearance in "[[In Darkest Knight]]".
** Botanica uses an ''absurdly'' powerful electric attack at the end of this episode, that literally ''disintegrates'' an entire legion of Tank Drones. One wonders why the other Maximals don't just send her to blow up the Grand Mal.
** Botanica deploys a little portable lamp to help the sick technorganic plants.

===Transformers references===
* Botanica exclaims "Thank the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]]", a phrase occasionally used by [[Tigatron]] in ''Beast Wars''.

===Real-world references===
* Nightscream and Silverbolt declare "Do not pass 'Go!' Do not collect $200!", a clear reference to the popular board game [[Monopoly]].
* Nightscream at one point refers to Silverbolt as "Typhoid Mary", a reference to both the previous episode and the infamous real-life carrier of the Typhoid virus.

===Trivia===
* The planet that Botanica and her crew were sent to explore is apparently Planet Jungle from Mainframe Entertainment's other toyline-based cartoon ''{{w|Shadow Raiders|Shadow Raiders/War Planets}}''. Whether this is an intentional crossover or simply due to the recycling of backgrounds and animation models for budget reasons is unclear.
* This is the only episode where Grand Mal Megatron transforms.
* The destruction of Botanica's ship in the last scene is reminiscent of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s destruction of [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]'s [[starhopper]] in the last scene of "[[Deep Metal]]". In both cases, the writers were cleaning up a loose end, since giving the heroes access to a working spaceship would've derailed the story.
* Botanica's pre-plant form, seen only in shadow, is another reuse of the Giant Robot model from ''ReBoot'', which was previously used for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s pre-beast form and in a number of other places during ''Beast Wars''. As used here, it has what looks like [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]'s head.
* For some reason, Blackarachnia checks herself out after Botanica gets reformatted. Jealous at no longer being the only girl, Legs? (She also has the most over-the-top look of shock on her face imaginable.)
* When Thrust's drones surround the Maximals, Thrust extends one of his fingers and holds his hand up, as if he's flipping Optimus the bird. This marks the ''second time'' Thrust has displayed obscene hand gestures to his enemies. Optimus is not amused.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Terre Natale'''" ("Native Land")

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Botanica'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 20]], [[2000]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shokubutsu no Hanran'''" (植物の反乱, "The Plant's Rebellion")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 8]], [[2005]]

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Su Tierra Natal'''" ("Her Native Soil")

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Chóng Fǎn Gùtǔ '''" (重返故土, "Back to the Homeland")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 5 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season Two: Volume One ([[Sony]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season Two (Sony) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 2 (Sony) — French audio only.

[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

End of the Line

2022-06-03T19:34:11Z

VoronaP: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=13
|image=End of Line Optimus Megatron fight.jpg
|caption=Monkey hate technology. Robot hate the monkey. They will fight eternally.
|title="End of the Line"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=December 18, 1999
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Mark Sawers]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Megatron and Optimus are set to go head to head with dueling doomsday weapons, and both seem willing to destroy Cybertron to gain victory.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:End of Line Tankor key holograms.jpg|left|It's like holochess, but with munkies.|thumb|upright=1.1]]
[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] hack into [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s central computer, looking for clues to who has tampered with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], but turn up nothing. Finally, just as Rattrap is about to find something, they're chased off by [[Tank Drone]]s and soon find themselves surrounded. Rattrap throws some bombs which cover the tanks in vines, disabling them, and the two [[Maximal]]s scarper.

Meanwhile, the [[Diagnostic Drone]] reports the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] has been downloaded to all of the tank drones. [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is pleased, until he tries to command the drones and discovers he no longer has control of them. He realises instead he will need to get Megatron to deploy them.

[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] has another vision from the Oracle, which tells him he must undertake his final journey. As he's telling [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] that he knows how to defeat Megatron, the other two Maximals arrive to report that Megatron has loaded the Key program into the tank drones.

[[File:End of Line Optimus Cheetor Plasma Chamber.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
The Diagnostic Drone disengages from the Oracle, reporting that he just created a counterfeit vision. Tankor monitors the Maximals, who are strolling through the city in [[robot mode]]. They reach a dead end, and turn back, but Optimus' eyes glow and a pair of huge doors open. They ride an elevator downwards to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], which Optimus believes he can control. As he speaks, a [[Mole Drone]] appears, and he orders the Maximals into [[beast mode]], before unleashing a bolt of energy from the chamber which vaporises the drone. He explains to the amazed Maximals that plasma energy will overload any electrical-mechanical systems. He plans to shut down everything technological on the entire planet. Cheetor tries to talk Optimus out of global Armageddon. Optimus shuts down the chamber and listens to Cheetor's alternate plan—use the seed grenades to keep the tank drones busy while Rattrap searches for a way to disable the Keys.

[[File:End of Line Tank drone vine bomb.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Tankor is pleased that Optimus has found the Plasma Energy Chamber, knowing that Optimus would never use it, but knowing that Megatron could never take that chance. Indeed, Megatron is very annoyed when told about the discovery by the Diagnostic Drone, who suggests that the Key weapon be deployed before Optimus has a chance to use the chamber. The tank drones are deployed around a huge structure which rises from the surface of Cybertron and are promptly attacked by the Maximals, throwing them into disarray. Megatron orders the Maximals' destruction.

Rattrap hacks into Megatron's computer again, only to find Tankor waiting to blast him. With Rattrap disabled, Tankor uses his link with the Diagnostic Drone to try to get Megatron to fire the Key weapon. Megatron doesn't believe that Optimus would ever use the Plasma Energy Chamber, and becomes more suspicious of the Drone, disabling it. Tankor rages that he will not be denied and leaves Rattrap's twitching [[Living metal|technomatter]] self calling out to Optimus for help.

[[File:End of Line Optimus Megatron energies.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Optimus rushes into the [[Council Citadel]] to confront Megatron. The pair fight, and Megatron shows on monitors the other Maximals being transformed into technomatter. Optimus argues that it is the will of the Matrix that the organic prevail, and Megatron transforms into beast mode in rage. As they wrestle, Optimus attempts to reformat his opponent, but Tankor arrives in time to zap Optimus into technomatter. Tankor tries to zap Megatron as well - but is stopped by a secret failsafe Megatron had programmed into him, then captured by [[power bond]]s. Megatron transforms and thanks Tankor for his help in handing him victory.

As Megatron gloats over Optimus, the Maximal sends a mental command to open the Plasma Energy Chamber. The unleashed plasma energy begins ripping through Cybertron, and Megatron command his tank drones to fire the Key weapon. The conflicting energies create a maelstrom, swirling across the planet. Optimus Primal's hand disintegrates before his eyes.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (6)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (7)
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (8)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s
|c2=
*[[Tank Drone]]s (3)
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (4)
*[[Diagnostic Drone]] (5)
*[[Mole Drone]] (10)
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Aero Drone]]s (12)
*[[Cycle Drone]]s (13)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (14)
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] (9)

}}
==Quotes==
"You must make one final journey. Complete your destiny. Tip the balance, Optimus. Transform your world or suffer extinction."
:—Optimus' fake Oracle vision.

"Shut down Megatron for good, along with everything technological on the entire planet, right down to the last diode."
:—'''Optimus''' on what he plans to do with the plasma energy.

"He found WHAT?! The plasma energy chamber is only a legend." 
"As was the Key to Vector Sigma. Do you detect a pattern forming here?"
:—'''Megatron''' and the increasingly sarcastic '''Diagnostic Drone'''.

"Hmmm, do I detect a personal stake in this contest?" 
"Why, only that of my master." 
"And which 'master' would that be?"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Diagnostic Drone''', moments before the latter's destruction

"No planet is alive, Optimus, merely infested, and I intend to restore it to its natural condition." 
"Over my sparkless body." 
"My sentiments exactly."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus'''.

"You can't destroy me — it's hardwired into your programming! Did you think I would grant you a spark and not protect myself from your treachery? You've been the perfect pawn all along, your independent mind weaving webs of deceit that I would never have conceived. I must thank you! If I had never let you roam free, I never would have obtained the key to my victory!"
:—'''Megatron''' calls Tankor stupid.

"I... still... control... the... Plasma... Energy... Chamber." 
"HAHAHAHAHA! An empty threat, my dear Optimus! You've always lacked the machine-like clarity to do what is logical — and necessary — to win!" 
"Not... this... time!" 
"LET THE FATES FALL WHERE THEY MAY!" 
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Megatron''' shoot their apocalyptic doomsday weapons at each other ''(and at everything else too)''.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*For the first half of the episode, Tankor is consistently portrayed using a plain tank drone body, rather than his known appearance.
*After Cheetor throws the bombs on the Tank drones, but just before his feet reach the ground, his left foot makes a 360° rotation.
*While grabbing the tail of Megatron's dragon form, one of its prongs passes through Optimus' hand.
*Megatron's transformation back into his robot mode again recycles animation of his shiny ''Beast Wars'' texturing.

===Continuity notes===
*It appears that Megatron remembered what happened the last time he [[Dark Designs|reprogrammed]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] as evil (he came closer than most to usurping Megatron), and apparently knew since "[[Revelations Part III: Apocalypse]]" that Tankor has gone rogue. You didn't think Megatron would neglect to include a fail-safe this time.

===Transformers references===
*The Plasma Energy Chamber first appeared in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]".

===Real-world references===
*Rattrap refers to "{{w|Control-Alt-Delete}}".

===Trivia===
* This episode contains one of [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|the many deaths of Optimus Primal]].
* In a rarity for ''Beast Machines'', the episode features a sunset.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Guerre Techno-Organique, Partie III'''" ("Techno-Organic War, Part III")

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Vision'''" ("The Vision")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 14]], [[2000]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kecchaku no Toki'''" (決着の時, "The Moment of Truth")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 18]], [[2004]]

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Guerra Tecno-Orgánica, Parte Tres: El Final de la Línea'''" ("Techno-Organic War, Part Three: The End of the Line")

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Qióng Tú Mò Lù '''" (穷途末路, "In Dead End")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 4 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

Revelations Part III: Apocalypse

2022-06-03T16:24:00Z

VoronaP: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=9
|title="Revelations Part III: Apocalypse"
|image=Revelations3 Rhinox vision.jpg
|caption="*cue Villain Song*"
|airdate=[[November 13]], 1999
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[George Samilski]]
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuty=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Nightscream pursues Jetstorm, who has captured Blackarachnia's spark; meanwhile, Optimus and Rhinox have a heart to heart.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Jetstorm with extractor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He's a spark-breaker, he's a spark-taker...]]
[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] stands over [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s body, holding her [[spark]], as [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] looks on in anguish. Gloating, the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] transforms and flies off with the spark, and Nightscream sets off in pursuit. Watching them go, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] then eyes Blackarachnia's body.

Meanwhile, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] is skeptical of [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s theory that [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], due to the vast difference in intellect. The pair resolve to try to reach Rhinox's consciousness.

Below ground, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] tells the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] that he doesn't understand the visions he's had... and is promptly granted another vision. Walking in a field, he sees plants with his fellow [[Maximal]]s' faces on them, and is attacked by metal tentacles. The tentacles turn the plants to metal, and Optimus Primal's friends cry that he has failed them.

[[Image:Revelations3 Tankor cutting.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Tankor tries to cut 3 episodes of padding to find 15 minutes of story.]]
Tankor regains consciousness and Cheetor cautiously inquires whether Rhinox is in control. Although for a moment it seems as though Tankor's Maximal side is reasserting itself, he writhes in pain and reverts to his "TANKOR DESTROY!" persona. Cheetor is tossed aside, and Tankor advances on Rattrap, firing. After a brief attempt to reason with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]], Rattrap jumps on some large pipes, releasing them from their bonds so that they fall on Tankor. He recovers quickly, and the two Maximals turn to flee. Unfortunately they're cut off by oncoming tank drones, and race down a narrow gap between the stacked containers. Tankor begins smashing the containers aside, so the pair run up one of the arched structures they've found. On reaching the arch, Tankor merely begins cutting into the side of it, and the Maximals look at each other in alarm. It doesn't take long for Tankor to cut through enough to push the arch over, and Rattrap and Cheetor are forced to jump to the next arch which comes under attack from tank drones.

Nightscream snatches Blackarachnia's spark back from Jetstorm (who seems to have stopped to have a chat with it). The enraged Vehicon chases him but clips a freeway and slams into the side of a building. Recovering quickly, Jetstorm continues the pursuit and follows Nightscream until the Maximal drops an elevator on him.

[[Image:Revelations3 Nightscream spark.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Well, the spark sure isn't going to go ''towards'' his face...]]
Thrust carries Blackarachnia's lifeless body through the city until he's intercepted by Nightscream. The pair fight until Nightscream is able to disable Thrust by draining his Energon. Floating in a white void, Blackarachnia encounters Optimus and he tells her that her spark must have left her body. Elsewhere, Nightscream liberates Blackarachnia's spark from its container and tries to force it back into her body. In the void, she panics and flees from Optimus, just as her spark does from Nightscream. Optimus is able to calm her, and her spark returns to her body. Nightscream suggests they find the others, as he has a feeling they'll need help.

Indeed, Tankor has just knocked over one of the arches in the row, and the rest of them begin to fall like dominoes. Rattrap and Cheetor fall from the final arch, and Cheetor finds himself trapped under some containers with Tankor towering over him. He pleads with the Vehicon to remember who he is and, after a great mental struggle, Tankor unleashes a cry which Optimus hears on his higher plane. Optimus marches through the field of his vision, pushing through the plants until he comes face-to-face with... Rhinox. Optimus talks with his old friend, who it seems sides with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], favoring technology over organic nature. Optimus is jerked back to reality with a cry of "NO!"

[[Image:Revelations3 Tankor maximals.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"''Damn it'' Tankor, ''The Phantom Menace'' was ''over two decades ago!''" "It still ''hurts'', Cheetor, ''alright''?!"]]
Blackarachnia pulls Cheetor out of the way of Tankor's descending fist, and Nightscream takes out a row of tank drones. Cheetor warns Blackarachnia not to harm Tankor, surprising her with the information that he's Rhinox. She's tossed aside by the Vehicon, disturbing a pile of containers and revealing Rattrap's hiding place. The four Maximals offer Tankor their help, but he replies in Rhinox's voice that he doesn't ''need'' their help. He reveals that he's been conscious but unable to do anything, suppressed by the Tankor personality the whole time. To their alarm, he also announces that Megatron is Cybertron's only hope for technological perfection. The Maximals wonder if Rhinox's spark has been corrupted, and attack their friend, pinning him to the ground. Cheetor tells Rattrap to use his tail interface to reprogram Rhinox, but they're interrupted by Optimus who says Rhinox has made his choice and they have to respect that. The Maximals sadly watch Rhinox leave, with Rhinox looking back and saying that the next time him and Optimus meet, it will not be as allies.

Back at base, the Maximals mourn over their lost friend, and Optimus gives a speech about how the Matrix sent them to prehistoric Earth for a reason—to restore nature to Cybertron.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (1)
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (2)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (5)
* [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (7)
* [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (9)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
* [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (3)
* [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (4)
* [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]/[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (6)
* [[Tank Drone]]s (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"Lookee here, ma! I caught me a lightning bug! Yeeha!"
:—Are we sure '''Jetstorm''' isn't [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]?

"Gee, good thing Tankor turned out to be a friend. Imagine if he was recycled from a ''Predacon''."
:—'''Rattrap''' getting tetchy at how the plan's going.

"C sharp... or B flat, music to my ears."
:—'''Nightscream''', as Jetstorm is flattened.

"Rattrap! Use your tail interface...if Rhinox won't change his mind, we'll change it for him!"
:—'''Cheetor''', ironically issuing a command that Megatron would have given.

"Megatron wants this planet to run harmoniously, but harmony without free will isn't harmony at all."
:—'''Optimus''' about to break out into a speech.

"Goodbye, Optimus. When we meet again, it will not be as allies."
:—'''Rhinox''''s parting words to Optimus.

"Was this planet ever natural to begin with?"
:—A humble question from '''Cheetor'''. To this day, the fandom [[Primus|is still]] [[Cybertron (planet)|divided]] over the answer.

==Notes==

===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
* Optimus mentions that the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] on prehistoric Earth were, in fact, the Oracle's way of bringing the organic matter incorporated in [[beast mode]]s back to Cybertron. Of course, the Beast Wars were started by ''Megatron'', who stole a ship in an attempt to change history. We could be generous and assume that Primal's newfound religious zeal is blinding him to the truth, or maybe the Oracle was also manipulating Megatron, who knows? In any event, time travelling to the past to visit a planet extremely important to the history of the Transformers race seems a ''really'' roundabout way of getting organic matter. There's no indication whatsoever in Beast Wars that organic beast forms are in any way unusual. The only way any of this makes sense is if there are no planets with organic races still talking to Cybertron in the present day (something that [[Botanica (BM)|later episodes]] seem to disprove).

===Continuity notes===
* Cheetor's line "I am seriously missing my old turbo-jets right now," is a reference to his old [[Transmetal]] capability in ''Beast Wars''.
* Rattrap sardonically remarks that it's a good thing that Tankor doesn't have a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] spark. This is the only time that Predacons are mentioned in the series, although the producers did confirm that Maximals ''and'' Predacons were both targeted by Megatron's attack.
* Optimus refers to the tree in Nightscream's cavern, seen in "[[Forbidden Fruit]]", as an example of Cybertron's organic past.
* Gadgets and powers:
** Thrust's hand can detach as part of a grappling hook-like setup.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
* After destroying several Tank Drones, Nightscream refers to them as "[[Tonka]] toys".

===Trivia===
*[[Bob Skir]]'s original intention was that Rhinox had "seen all sides of the argument, and chose to go more in Megatron's direction", so after a quiet chat he and Optimus would part company. As [[Richard Newman]] played that scene with growling and shouting, Rhinox instead sounded not quite in his right mind after his experiences. (That said, animating Rhinox growing into a towering and menacing Tankor while backlit by storm clouds and lightning didn't quite say "quiet chat", either, although the scene may have been altered to fit Newman's unhinged performance). [http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html]
*Although Nightscream's jocular one-liner put's Jetstorm's scream at a C♯ or a B♭, Jetstorm's scream is actually an F♮.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélations, Partie III'''" ("Revelations, Part III")

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Apokalypse'''" ("Apocalypse")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 10]], [[2000]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hoshi no Shimei'''" (星の使命, "Message from the Stars")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 4]], [[2004]]

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Revelaciones, Tercera Parte: Apocalipsis'''" ("Revelations, Third Part: Apocalypse")

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Qǐshìlù '''" (启示录, "The Revelation")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 3 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations part 3}}
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

Revelations Part II: Descent

2022-06-03T15:42:18Z

VoronaP: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=8
|title="Revelations Part II: Descent"
|image=Revelations2 Rattrap accesses Tankor.jpg
|caption=His crime is curiosity.
|airdate=[[November 6]], 1999
|written by=[[Marv Wolfman]]
|directed by=[[William Lau]]
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuty=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Cheetor and Rattrap make a surprising discovery about their missing memories and the identity of Tankor.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] swings from tree to tree in a mysterious forest, following a trail of floating [[spark]]s towards their nexus, the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. Suddenly, the Allspark vanishes, and Primal is suddenly restrained by vines. As he watches, the placid forest disappears, the trees and grass replaced by buildings and steel. Before him, the face of Megatron laughs triumphantly as the organic vines become technological.

[[Image:Revelations2 Optimus struggle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Getting Optimus to take a bath was becoming increasingly difficult.]]
Optimus Primal awakes, shaken. The dream is revealed to be an [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]-induced vision. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] explains that he was worried about his leader's increasingly erratic behaviour. Primal rebukes him, saying that they should leave him alone... no matter how worried they are. With Primal on another vision quest, Cheetor takes over. Explaining to the Maximals that the Sparks of the [[Vehicon general]]s are subverted Maximal sparks, he tells them that they must extract the sparks and return them to their original Maximal identity.

Cheetor suggests going after [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] first, as he is slower then the others, in both speed and mentality. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] suggests going after [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (for [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|obvious reasons]]). However, she is the minority, so Tankor wins out. Cheetor splits them into two groups: [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] will distract Thrust and [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]], while he and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] will extract Tankor's spark and place it in a new body.

The three generals are entrenched at a spaceport, supervising work. Tankor is coordinating the loading of a spacecraft, Jetstorm supervises the defense from the sky, and Thrust... is doing something important too. Probably.

[[Image:Revelations2 Blackarachnia Thrust.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I'll be dying in your arms tonight!"]]
Nightscream distracts the two latter generals by destroying a building, leading Jetstorm on a wild goose chase. Nightscream manages to escape and drains the [[energon]] from Jetstorm's body, weakening the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]. Blackarachnia tries to talk to Thrust about his past identity, and with some help from her he begins to experience flashbacks of prehistoric [[Earth]]. At the docks, Rattrap distracts Tankor by throwing a bomb at him, irritating him enough to give chase. Cheetor transforms to robot mode and leaps from Drone to Drone as Tankor fires at him. Rattrap interfaces with a crane and uses it to send Tankor flying, knocking him out cold. Rattrap then attempts to interface with his mind. After some effort he finally manages to access Tankor's past memories and break his own amnesia.

[[Image:Revelations2 Rattrap Cheetor Tankor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Tankor... is... running on Windows 98."]]

Rattrap discovers that Megatron broke free of the [[Autobot]] shuttle as the Maximals were headed through transwarp space, with Rattrap sardonically bidding farewell to their old nemesis. Eventually, the team reappear over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]... where they're immediately shot down by orbiting satellites.

Rattrap takes a breather from watching these records to wonder why they all seem to be from his point of view. Returning to the memories, Ratrap sees Cheetor (in his [[Transmetal|Transmetal 2]] form) and Primal (in "Optimal" configuration) escaping from tank drones. But the drones fire canisters that explode and release a [[Transformation virus|green gas]] that envelops the Maximals, turning them back into their original organic bodies. Silverbolt and Rattrap are bombed by [[Aero Drone]]s and meet a similar fate. Rattrap watches the Transmetals survive the virus, but Silverbolt lies paralyzed on the ground. Rattrap realizes that if he sees ''himself'' reverting, then these memories can't be his. Then he sees "his" reflection in an approaching tank drone, and the mirrored face is [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'s!

[[Image:Revelations2 Blackarachnia spark.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Blackarachnia is attacked by the green floating ball from Heavy Metal.]]
As Thrust and Blackarachnia talk, Jetstorm (now strengthened) arrives, buries Nightscream under fallen rubble, and accuses Thrust of fraternizing with the "enemy". Thrust denies this, and Jetstorm puts pressure on him to remove Blackarachnia's spark. Grudgingly, Thrust shoots her, but is tackled by Nightscream before he gets a chance to extract her spark. Thrust and Nightscream fight, eventually detonating a nearby tank, causing Nightscream to become pinned under some bars. As the Maximal watches helplessly, Jetstorm extracts Blackarachnia's spark.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (3)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (5)
*''[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'' (12)
*''[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'' (13)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
*[[Tank Drone]]s (6)
*[[Aero Drone]]s (7)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (10)
* ''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'' (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"If I'm ever to get to the heart of our quest, then it is vital that you leave me alone, no matter what you hear."
:—'''Optimus''' should at least give them a safe word.

"As of this moment, we are going on the offensive." 
"And who are we offending today?"
:—'''Cheetor''' and '''Blackarachnia'''

"Nice try! Someone need his targeting system recalibrated? Ha ha!"
:—'''Cheetor''', still a kid at heart, even as a leader.

"And it's a hard fly to left field. He's going, going...GONE!"
:—'''Cheetor''', again proving that he's a kid at heart.

"And I thought I got the ''easy'' job."
:—'''Rattrap''', riding on Tankor's back.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When grappling with Optimus after his dream, Cheetor's feet clip into the floor.
*When Thrust shows up during Nightscream and Blackarachnia's distraction, he's misrepresented by one of his drones. (Note the hands. Thrust's are yellow, drones' are purple.)

===Continuity errors===
[[Image:Revelation2 optimus cheetor running.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Run, Forrest, run away!"]]
*Cheetor mentions that Megatron "somehow conquered Cybertron" as though it's a mystery. In "[[Forbidden Fruit]]", Nightscream outlined very clearly what had happened while the Maximals were away.
*We never discover what the [[Tank Drone]]s are loading onto the spacecraft or why. Sure seems to be important, though.
*Although the Maximals' [[Transmetal]] modes seem to be powerful enough to injure and occasionally kill other sentient Cybertronians, and their alternative forms have been shown to be pretty fast (with Transmetal 2 Cheetor having once been noted as reaching [[Feral Scream Part 2|twice the speed of sound]]), there seems to be no evidence of the Maximals putting up a fight against the Vehicons, nor evidence of them using vehicle or beast modes to escape. Instead, we have the slightly odd sight of Optimal Optimus and Transmetal 2 Cheetor running ''in robot mode'' away from the tank drones (pictured right), rather than using their (much faster and flight-capable) alt-modes.
*Not so much an error, but certainly an ''ambiguity'', is that the nature of the green gas and its relationship to the [[Transformation virus|virus]] are unclear at best. Those who were "devolved" (probably better put as "de-Transmetallized") were also spared the immediate paralytic effect of the virus. But Silverbolt was one of the fully-paralyzed victims, despite the fact that he ''did'' have Transmetal qualities (as evidenced by his immunity to the [[Metal Hunter]]'s weapon). Perhaps, as a [[Fuzor]] with no previous body upgrades, he simply wasn't Transmetal ''enough'' to resist the virus. Ultimately, there are no clear answers.
*Blackarachnia isn't seen escaping the Vehicons, though she is briefly seen aboard the shuttle. It is likely that she immediately fled underground after the Maximals run away (as indicated by [[The Reformatting|the first episode]]), but not before being hit by the virus.

===Continuity notes===
*This episode finally clears up the ambiguous situation presented to us in "[[The Reformatting]]", filling in the gap between the end of "[[Nemesis Part 2]]" and the start of ''Beast Machines'', while also explaining the fates of Rhinox and Silverbolt.
**Though it is not outright stated, it is obvious that Megatron's breaking free and falling out of transwarp space landed him in Cybertron's not so distant past, explaining why he had the planet completely conquered by the time the Maximals returned to the present.
*Thrust flashes back to prehistoric [[Earth]], the setting of ''Beast Wars''. In a bit of foreshadowing, he notes that in his memories Optimus, Cheetor, et al. don't seem very happy to see him, a situation at odds with Blackarachnia's assertion that Thrust is Silverbolt.
*There's some more foreshadowing about the history of Cybertron thanks to Optimus's vision. Optimus's insular behavior at the start of the episode highlights his increasing zeal toward the Oracle's mission, a drive that will have dire consequences down the line.
*Gadgets and powers:
** Rattrap's face-mask doubles as a television screen.
** He also carries around an explosive device in his beast mode toolkit. This suggests that his technorganic body isn't ''quite'' as useless as he thought it was, or that he's been taking steps to improve his combat capability.
** In both beast and robot mode, Rattrap has a tail-mounted interface that allows him to hack into computers.
** Blackarachnia uses slightly different web-bombs than her usual disc-shaped projectiles. These ones are green, with a crystalline thing in the middle.
** Much like Optimus in "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", Blackarachnia displays some kind of telepathic ability as she tries to jog Thrust's memories, accompanied by ''E.T.''-esque glowing fingers.

===Real-world references===
* While the Maximals ponder which Vehicon to attempt to free first, their images appear on a screen along with [[Cybertronix]] text saying "we the unwilling are led by the unknowing to do the impossible for the ungrateful", which is a quote from {{w|Mother Teresa}}.
* Nightscream calls Jetstorm "Rocketman", referencing the Elton John {{w|Rocket Man (song)|song}}.
* As the Maximals send Tankor flying, Cheetor shouts that it's a "hard fly to left field".
* When Cheetor tells Rattrap to carry on trying to unlock Tankor's Maximal personality, Rattrap replies "Your wish is my {{w|COMMAND.COM}}."

===Trivia===
* Blackarachnia's spark is green, as opposed to the usual electric-blue. Later episodes would confirm that all [[technorganic]] [[Transformer]]s have uniquely-colored sparks.
* Technically, this would be the first appearance of Rhinox since his disappearance in ''Beast Machines'', albeit from Tankor's unlocked memories.
* As scripted, Vehicons would have bashed the Maximals until they devolved through each previous body form. It was the animators who instead utilised canisters of gas to devolve the cast, much to the surprise of the showrunners. Marty Isenberg speculated that the episode as written was simply too complicated to animate.<ref>Marty Isenberg at TFNation 2019</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélations, Partie II'''" ("Revelations, Part II")

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Offenbarung'''" ("The Revelation")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 9]], [[2000]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tomo no Kioku'''" (友の記憶, "The Memory of a Friend")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 28]], [[2004]]

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Revelaciones, Segunda Parte: Ascendencia'''" ("Revelations, Second Part: Descent")

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tūxí '''" (突袭, "The Assault")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations part 2}}
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

Talk:Superdeformers

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==Name==
I know that it was spelled SUPERDEFORMERS on the strips but the author spells it separately, Super Deformers, should the article be renamed and edited accordingly?
See twitter.com/mattwnelson/status/1179544164817485824, tumblr linked in the article and literally every time he mentioned it for the past decade
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Talk:Superdeformers

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===Name===
I know that it was spelled SUPERDEFORMERS on the strips but the author spells it separately, Super Deformers, should the article be renamed and edited accordingly?
See twitter.com/mattwnelson/status/1179544164817485824, tumblr linked in the article and literally every time he mentioned it for the past decade
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Talk:Superdeformers

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====Name===
I know that it was spelled SUPERDEFORMERS on the strips but the author spells it separately, Super Deformers, should the article be renamed and edited accordingly?
See twitter.com/mattwnelson/status/1179544164817485824, tumblr linked in the article and literally every time he mentioned it for the past decade
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Talk:Superdeformers

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I know that it was spelled SUPERDEFORMERS on the strips but the author spells it separately, Super Deformers, should the article be renamed and edited accordingly?
See twitter.com/mattwnelson/status/1179544164817485824, tumblr linked in the article and literally every time he mentioned it for the past decade
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Decepticons Underground

2022-05-24T12:16:59Z

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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Ladybird Books]]
|prev=Autobot Hostage
|next=
|title=Decepticons Underground
|image=Decepticonsunderground.jpg
|caption=The Cask of Autobotillado
|publisher=Ladybird Books
|date=1988
|coverdate=
|written by=[[John Grant]]
|art by=[[Glenn Steward]]
|ISBN= ISBN 0-721-41119-3
|pagecount=48 pp
|continuity=Ladybird Books continuity
}}

'''The Autobots investigate the mysteries of the Nebulos Triangle.'''

==Summary==
[[File:Quickmix ladybird.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The thousand injuries of the Decepticons Quickmix had borne as he best could, but when they ventured upon insult he vowed revenge.]]

Concerned with a lack of [[Decepticon]] activity on [[Nebulos]], Optimus Prime has Kup arrange a series of long-range patrols to ferret out the villains. As the reports come back in with no success, it becomes apparent that there is one area of the planet that has not been searched: a mysterious region known as the "[[Nebulos Triangle]]," where electronics systems malfunction, and [[Nebulan]]s have vanished over the years. Convinced that the Decepticons are either there or off-planet entirely, Prime dispatches Quickswitch, Scoop and Quickmix to investigate.

When the trio of [[Autobot]]s enters the Nebulos Triangle, they quickly lose control of their vehicle-mode steering and have to unsteadily continue on foot. They discover the ground to be metal underfoot, and they follow a stream to a massive lake of mercury. While the two [[Targetmaster (technology)|Double Targetmasters]] have no option but to go around the lake, Quickswitch assumes his hovercraft form and heads out across it, only to wind up being sucked into a whirlpool.

Quickswitch lands in an underground cavern and explores it in his puma mode, which can see in the dark. Finding no way out that he can fit through, he converts to drill-tank mode and bores his way out...into a brightly-lit tunnel someone else had made before him! He stealthily creeps down the tunnel and finds that it leads into the Decepticons' secret base. He immediately turns to escape and report his discovery, but in so doing, he dislodges a rock that rolls away and knocks over some fuel containers. An intruder-alert klaxon blares a moment later, and Quickswitch races back up the tunnel, shooting out the lights as he goes.

[[File:DecepticonUnderground-Scoop.jpg|left|thumb|250px|A very good joke indeed–an excellent jest. We shall have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo–he! he! he!–over our energon–he! he! he!]]

He makes it out into daylight, and fortuitously Scoop and Quickmix are nearby. Scoop comes up with an idea: While the other two fire their weapons down the tunnel to keep the Decepticons at bay, Scoop uses his excavator mode to gather rocks. After collecting enough, he tells the other two to get away, then he pushes the stones into the tunnel, where they become an avalanche that drives the Decepticons back. Scoop pushes load after load in until the passage is firmly blocked. Quickmix adds to Scoop's plan by having Scoop shovel fine sand and the mineral [[Nebulite]] into his mixing drum, where they are mixed with water and cement to create a super-strong, rapid-set concrete. Quickmix pours this over the rocks, which have already begun to shake with the tunneling efforts of the Decepticons. The concrete fills all the gaps and hardens immediately. Quickmix is confident that that will hold their foes a long time, so the trio happily sets off for home.

{{-}}

==Featured characters==

{{featuredcharacters|

|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (2)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (3)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (4)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (5)
*[[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] (6)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (7)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] (8)
*[[Quickswitch]] (9)
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] (10)
*[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (12)
*[[Horri-Bull]] (13)
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] (14)
|}}

==Notes==
===Errors===
*Amongst the patrols of Autobots sent out is a jet with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s color scheme.

===Trivia===
*Dude, this book is about Quickswitch and the Double Freaking Targetmasters. That's an item of note right there.
*While Scoop and Quickmix are specifically called "Double Targetmasters" in the story, no mention is actually made of the fact that their weapons are characters themselves—even when they use them. In fact, no Nebulans feature in the narrative at all.
*Nebulans aren't very imaginative about naming things. Calling the mysterious area the "Nebulan Triangle" is like calling [[Bermuda Triangle|our own analog]] the "[[Earth]] Triangle". Likewise, "Nebulite" is a poor name for a mineral; what would they call the next one they discover?
*Quickswitch explores the cavern in puma mode because "cats can see in the dark." When he's later escaping, he shoots out the lights in robot mode and then immediately converts to puma mode, perhaps for the same reason.
*The Autobots are entirely the aggressors in this story. Rather than reacting to a Decepticon plot or attack, Prime is responding to a weeks-long ''absence'' of activity. When Quickswitch finds the Decepticon base, they do chase after him, but they are never said to fire a shot or otherwise commit a violent act. The most active thing they do is try to dig themselves out before the concrete seals them in.
*Quickswitch "hoses out Quickmix's drum". That sounds really dirty. For that matter, so does Scoop's observation that his "power steering is acting queer! Look out!"
*It's not hard to imagine the Decepticons eventually escaping; Quickmix only thinks the rocks and concrete will hold them "for quite some time," and besides, Quickswitch had gotten in via another passage. But this is the final book in the Ladybird series, and it is strongly suggested that ''all'' of the Decepticons are in that base... so this could also be seen as the end of the war in that [[continuity]]. Huh.
*And if that thought isn't creepy enough, consider this actual line: "Scoop continued to shovel more and more rocks and boulders into the tunnel. The cries of the Decepticons could no longer be heard." ''For the love of [[Primus]], <s>Montre</s>Scoop!''

==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20051103070914/http://www.green-ranger.com/stuff/ladybird/10%20-%20underground/ Decepticons Underground scans at green-ranger.com]

[[Category:Audiobooks]]
[[Category:Ladybird Books]]

Autobot Hostage

2022-05-24T09:29:27Z

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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Ladybird Books]]
|prev=Autobots Strike Oil
|next=Decepticons Underground
|title=Autobot Hostage
|image=Autobothostage.jpg
|caption=What do you do? Shoot the hostage.
|publisher=Ladybird Books
|date=1988
|coverdate=
|written by=[[John Grant]]
|art by=[[Glenn Steward]]
|ISBN= ISBN 0-721-41118-5
|pagecount=48 pp
|continuity=Ladybird Books continuity
}}

'''When the Decepticons capture Highbrow, Optimus Prime puts himself in danger to ensure his rescue.'''

==Summary==
While on patrol on [[Nebulos]], Highbrow is captured by Tentakil and brought before Scorponok, who intends to ransom him for Optimus Prime himself. Naturally, though, Prime suspects treachery from the [[Decepticon]]s, and secretly carries Fizzle and Hosehead in his trailer as he heads out the Decepticons' mountain base. Met on the way by Spinister, Prime hides beneath a rocky overhang long enough to allow Fizzle and Hosehead to slip away unseen, before surrendering to Dreadwind and Darkwing. Scorponok seals Prime in a cave with a mega-voltage electrical field, and reveals Prime's suspicions to be true–he has no intention of releasing Highbrow, or any of the other [[Autobot]]s who should come after him.

Out in the mountains, Fizzle and Hosehead discover Highbrow, but he does not react when they call him, or even when they fling rocks at him. Hosehead's [[Nebulan]] partner goes in to investigate and discovers an immobilisation device attached to Highbrow's back; with it removed, Highbrow joins the others to rescue Prime. Hosehead is able to short out the electrical field holding Prime with his water pumps, and Fizzle holds off Decepticon pursuers with a jet of flame from his exhaust. Scorponok opts to fight fire with fire and calls in Cindersaur, but the [[Firecon]]’s flame-breath is defeated by Hosehead’s water jets, and the Decepticons are left stumbling around in a cloud of smoke as the Autobots make good their escape.

==Featured characters==

{{featuredcharacters|

|c1=
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (6)
*[[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] (7)
*[[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] (8)
*[[Fizzle]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] (2)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (3)
*[[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] (4)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (10)
*[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (11)
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] (12)

|h3=[[Nebulan]]s|c3=
*[[Lug (G1)|Cambo]] (13)

|}}

==Notes==
===Errors===
*In his one-page appearance, Kup's looking a lot greener than usual. Yellow face, too.
*Although the story consistently refers to Fizzle, down to his "buggy mode," the art depicts his fellow [[Sparkabot]], [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] and he has Sizzle's "flamethrower exhaust" [[ability]].

===Trivia===
*The Ladybird books offer no explanation for the return to leadership of Optimus Prime, nor how Scorponok has risen from [[Decepticons at the Pole|just being the Decepticon base]] to leader.
*For reasons lost to the dawn of time, Hosehead's Nebulan partner, [[Lug (G1)|Lug]], is here named "Cambo."

==External links==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050906155034/http://www.green-ranger.com/stuff/ladybird/09-hostage/ Autobot Hostage scans at green-ranger.com]

[[Category:Audiobooks]]
[[Category:Ladybird Books]]

Totaled!

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{{featured}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #41
|prev=Pretender to the Throne!
|next=People Power!
|title="Totaled!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #174–175
|prev2=Wrecking Havoc
|next2=People Power!
|image=MarvelUS-41.jpg
|caption=My money's on Cosmos.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=February [[1988]]
|coverdate=June 1988
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|pencils=[[José Delbo]]
|inks=[[Danny Bulanadi]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Bill Oakley]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''It starts with Grimlock vs. Fruitloop Multipuck, but things never end that simply, do they?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] explodes! Having acquired Prime's [[core consciousness|mind]] on a [[floppy disk]], the [[Autobot]]s on the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' have initiated [[Project Prime]], an attempt to build a new body for the Autobot leader. [[Project Prime team|The team]] isn't having much luck, as the ship's resources have been depleted by reconstructing [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] and creating the Autobot [[Pretender]]s. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], however, has tracked down the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]; Fortress Maximus decides to approach [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], leader of the Autobots on [[Earth]], for help.

[[File:Snarladjustscrown.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Grimlock: Tyrant, bully, metrosexual.]]
Grimlock doesn't want to help, and instead demands Fortress Maximus hand over the fugitive Goldbug. Maximus refuses, but to avoid a conflict, Goldbug surrenders. Grimlock is still not satisfied; he challenges Fortress Maximus to one-on-one battle for the leadership of the Autobots under the archaic [[Code of Combat]].

In the brig, Goldbug finds [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], strapped to an energy-sucking [[variable voltage harness]]. Blaster has become apathetic from his time wasting away, but Goldbug talks him into fighting in the injured Fortress Maximus's place.

Elsewhere, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] has been tracking the ''Steelhaven''... which has led him to the Ark as well. [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] is pleased at the chance to destroy all of Earth's Autobots at once.

The two ships land on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. The crews from both the Ark and the ''Steelhaven'' assemble to watch Grimlock and Blaster fight it out.

The battle soon draws Blaster and Grimlock away from the rest of the Autobots. In their absence, Ratbat's [[Decepticon]]s unleash their attack. [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] leads the Decepticon assault on the Autobots, while [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] leads the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in an attack on the unmanned Ark, to retrieve Decepticon prisoners.

Without strong leadership, the Autobots are losing the battle, so (rather than taking command) Fortress Maximus orders Goldbug to take the skeleton crew on the ''Steelhaven'' and leave the scene.

[[File:Grimlockokeydokeyblaster.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Grimlock goes from brutal tyrant to doofus in 22 pages.]]
[[File:Omegasupreme-blasterandgrimlock.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|So much for democracy!]]
Grimlock and Blaster are still fighting when Blaster notices the battle going on far in the distance. Setting their differences aside, the two Autobots rejoin the battle. Working together, Grimlock and Blaster manage to turn back the Decepticons and damage their ship enough to force a full Decepticon retreat.

Grimlock finally accepts the possibility of working with others, noting that he and Blaster are an effective team. With the Ark and many Autobots damaged, repair work is urgent. But Fortress Maximus notes that the ''Steelhaven'' will be unable to help; seeing the need for a true great leader, he has sent the ship to [[Nebulos]], the one place with the technology to properly rebuild Optimus Prime.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|3|
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] (4)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (5)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] (6)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (7)
*[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] (8)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (9)
*[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] (10)
*[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (11)
*[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] (12)
*[[Pointblank]] (13)
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (14)
*[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] (15)
*[[Grotusque]] (16)
*[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (17)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (19)
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (20)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (21)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (22)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (23)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (24)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (25)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (26)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (27)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (34)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (35)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (36)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (37)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (38)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (39)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (40)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (41)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (42)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (43)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (44)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (45)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (46)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (47)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (48)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (49)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (50)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] (51)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (52)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (53)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (54)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (55)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (56)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (57)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (58)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (59)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (60)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (61)
*[[Waverider]] (62)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (63)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (64)
*? (65)
*[[Doublecross]] (66)
*[[Splashdown]] (67)
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (68)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (69)
*[[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]] (70)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (71)
*? (72)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (73)
*[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (74)
*[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (75)
*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (76)
*[[Getaway]] (77)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] (78)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (80)
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (29)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (30)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (31)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (32)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (33)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (79)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (81)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (82)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (83)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (84)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (85)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (86)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (87)
*? (88)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (89)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (90)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (91)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (92)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (93)
*[[Octane]] (94)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (95)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (96)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (97)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (98)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (99)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (100)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (101)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (102)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (103)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (104)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (105)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (106)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (107)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (108)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (109)
}}
|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (18)
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (28)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Goldbug:''' "We were so close, '''Brainstorm." 
'''Brainstorm:''' "Yes we were, '''Goldbug.'''" 
'''Fortress Maximus:''' "'''Highbrow''', can we try again?" 
'''Highbrow:''' "There's nothing left to try '''with''', '''Fortress Maximus'''." 
'''Fortress Maximus:''' "'''Then Optimus Prime is no more.'''"

"Surely a ship as large as you say the Ark is will have the facilities to rebuild Optimus Prime, Goldbug. And you'll be able to see all your old friends again!" 
"Er, yes...I will, won't I..."
:—'''Fortress Maximus''' and a much less enthusiastic '''Goldbug'''

"Commander, again I '''beg''' you - return the Ark to Earth. We left our enemies, the '''Decepticons''', there. Who '''knows''' what horrors they're inflicting on the native humans!" 
"Who '''cares!'''"
:—'''Ratchet''' still hasn't learned '''Grimlock''' is the ''worst leader ever.''

"A '''human?!''' Human commands '''Autobots?! NEVER!!'''" 
"Looks like '''never''' is now, commander!" 
"'''Shut up''', Ratchet!"
:—'''Grimlock''' and '''Ratchet''', who is enjoying this way too much.

"A personal visit -- ?" 
"'''Blaster!'''" 
"A [[video-letter]] would have been sufficient, Goldbug." 
"What happened to you?!" 
"Grimlock sent me on vacation. '''Permanent''' vacation."
:—'''Blaster''' and '''Goldbug''' discussing the hospitality of the new Autobot commander.

"The Autobots can all go to the scrapyard before I get involved again." 
"Then don't do it for the Autobots...do it for '''yourself'''. Do it to get '''even''' with '''Grimlock'''."
:—'''Blaster''' and '''Goldbug'''

"Grimlock's energo-sword cut you in '''two''', Blaster!" 
"Got news for you, Grimmy...it'll take more than '''bad intentions''' to carve me up! Skill always helps."
:—'''Grimlock''': 0, '''Blaster''': 1

"A great Autobot warrior you're '''not''', '''Brawn!''' But take it from '''Swindle''', you have a bright future as '''space parts!'''"
:—'''Swindle'''

"The Autobots are getting '''trounced!''' This can't be happening! This '''can't!'''" 
"But it '''is''', Buster Witwicky - and at minimum energy cost to us! What a banner day this will become in the annals of Decepticon fuel accounting!"
:—'''Buster''' and '''Ratbat'''

"Surrender yet, toaster-head?" 
"No understand meaning of "surrender", Blaster!" 
"Doesn't surprise me." 
"You make fun of Grimlock again?"
:—'''Blaster''': 2, '''Grimlock''': 0

"Steelhaven '''leaving!''' Is trick by '''you''' and '''Fullstrength Motleypuss!'''"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"Me commander of Autobots. '''All''' Autobots. But me no act like it. Me '''forget''' them when me should '''protect''' them."
:—'''Grimlock''' ''finally'' gets it.

"Wh-what's happening?! The ship is going '''haywire!'''" 
"Bad for fuel economy, Ratbat." 
"Fleshling, I do not...find you '''amusing!'''"
:—'''Ratbat''' sassed by '''Buster'''

==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===
*Cover: Red Alert is colored like Sideswipe; Nosecone is block colored orange when everyone around him is colored normally.
*Page 9, panel 5: Ratbat's face panel is colored all-yellow, as if it were a huge eye.
*In what is almost certainly an art error rather than a scripted appearance, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] make brief appearances, their first in the US. This is a bit of an oddity since characters tended not to 'just appear' in the Marvel comics without ''some'' explanation of how they got there. Artist [[José Delbo]], who had to draw over 120 ''different'' Transformers for this issue's 3-way battle — many of them in multiple modes — may simply have "oopsied," while trying to cram them all in. In the ''UK'' stories both characters were active on Cybertron, and changes were made when the story was reprinted to accommodate this. (see below)
*A huge crowd of Decepticons is shown surrounding the Autobots... but the combined forces of the Ark and the ''Steelhaven'' should outnumber Ratbat's Decepticons by 2 to 1 or more.
*In the far back of the huge disembarking group shot, Slingshot is drawn with his nosecone on both shoulders. [[:File:TFU Slingshot.jpg|Slingshot's character art]] is drawn from an extreme worm's eye angle, putting the nosecone seemingly on Slingshot's left shoulder, and apparently Delbo duplicated one on his other shoulder to make him symmetrical.

===Continuity errors===
*Helicopters should not be able to fly in a vacuum, but obviously no one ever told Vortex.
*None of Fortress Maximus's Autobots are seen after they exit the ''Steelhaven''. It's only the older toys shown getting their butts kicked.

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Totaledarkdisembark.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|Protectobots, where art thou?]]
[[File:TotaledOptimusExplodes.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|What, no "Kbooomm" this time?]]
*Unlike in the cartoon, writer Bob Budiansky always made sure sound didn't travel in space sequences in the ''Transformers'' comic. To this end there's no 'sound effects' during the entire 13-page moon battle sequence. The Transformers used radio to communicate over these pages.
*The absence of sound in space even plays a part in the plot—Grimlock and Blaster don't notice the Decepticon attack on their fellows immediately because they can't hear the battle.
*The big group shot of the disembarking Autobots is the first real appearance some characters have had for dozens of issues. Sunstreaker, in particular, was last seen in issue [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#10]], still deactivated from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s demonstration in issue [[The New Order|#5]], and hadn't been online since [[The Transformers Four-Issue Limited Series|the original miniseries]]. Many of the other Autobots who are seen exiting the Ark had "disappeared" long ago to make room for newer characters.
*The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] are curiously absent. The last time they were relevant to the story, they were on [[Earth]], disobeying Grimlock's orders to bring in Blaster for execution... for disobeying orders. With this conspicuous omission from a groupshot that is otherwise so completist, it's tempting to conclude they never returned to the fold!
**It's not clear-cut, however. [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] were all shown on board the Ark in [[Spacehikers!]]. First Aid even seems to get a speaking line in a crowd shot. It's entirely possible that these were art errors: within the story, the Protectobots were last seen watching Blast Off take off from Earth. The Ark immediately starts pursuing Blast Off and takes him on board; shortly thereafter, the various Protectobots are seen on the ship - there's hardly any time for them to get back to the ship. ("Spacehikers!" has something of a reputation for featuring Autobots aboard the Ark who [[Sandstorm (G1)|shouldn't]] [[Twin Twist|be]] [[Skids (G1)|there]].)
*There's also no [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] for absolutely no reason.
*The massed Autobots apparently sit around on the Moon licking their wounds until issue [[Club Con!|#47]], at the beginning of which they are all back on Earth. It's implicitly clear that Optimus Prime eventually picks them up using the ''Steelhaven'' (after rescuing [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from the [[The Cosmic Carnival|Cosmic Carnival]]), re-assumes command, and then they all return to Earth, but it's not depicted outright.
*Though not mentioned, [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] were among the Decepticons in Autobot custody, and may have been retrieved as well. Blast Off had been captured in [[Spacehikers!]], and Dirge (US continuity only) was blown out of the sky in [[Ashes, Ashes...]]. Neither showed up for the remainder of the US continuity.
*The opening splash page of Optimus Prime's would-be new body blowing up is a direct homage to his death scene in US [[Afterdeath!|#24]].
*The Decepticons retrieved by the Constructicons in this issue were captured in battle with Omega Supreme way back in US [[Command Performances!|#19]].
*Optimus Prime was put on a disc after his death in US [[Afterdeath!|#24]].
*There are numerous references to the [[Pretender to the Throne!|previous issue]], including the acquiring of the Prime disc, the rebuilding of Goldbug, and the creation of the Pretenders.
*Fortress Maximus was still recovering from his battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in issue [[The Desert Island of Space!|#39]].
{{-}}

===UK printing===
*The title was given a second "L." (Because that's the correct spelling in the Queen's English, you colonial fools.)

'''Issue #174'''
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' - "Pit-Fall" and ''[[Combat Colin]]''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
*In ''[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams]]'', Grimlock states that he doesn't want a toy of his Cybertronian form to be created and that people should be happy with him as he is!
*A flashback to the events of "[[Spacehikers!]]" (actually re-drawing a panel from that story) again includes an appearance by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], among the Autobots encouraging Blaster to assume leadership of the Autobots. Unfortunately, in the ''UK''-originated material, Sandstorm was with the [[Wrecker]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and could not possibly have been present on the Ark at this time. It's possible that this non-speaking [[Block coloring|block colored]] Autobot was instead a [[Generic]] lookalike (from a pure continuity standpoint,) though artist [[José Delbo]] certainly ''intended'' it to be Sandstorm.

'''Issue #175'''
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Action Force'' - "Pit-Fall" and ''Combat Colin''
*In ''Grim Grams'', Grimlock identified the [[Generic]] transformer from the opening splash page of UK issue #164 as "[[Chuffer]]".
[[File:Broadsidetotaled.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|In the UK, I was replaced by some other dude!]]
*Issue #175 features some of the most aggressive art edits done to a US story to bring it into line with UK continuity. Because Broadside was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s, (and on Cybertron at this time,) Broadside's close-up had to be edited to turn him a new character; the head partially redrawn and his blue parts colored green, creating a new, generic robot. (detail at right)
*Likewise, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] was in [[Limbo]] at this point in UK continuity, so the image of him leaving the Ark with the other Autobots was given a new head and headlamps. Ironically his new head resembles that of [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]], which is how Skids would come to be portrayed in later UK stories anyway.
*The boxes containing the rescued Decepticons were edited to remove and rearrange the names, since most of the "inactive" Decepticons [[Command Performances!|defeated by Omega Supreme]] had already been revived during the UK's "[[Target: 2006]]" storyline. The Constructicons' mission now only freed Rumble and Buzzsaw (and possibly Blast Off and Skywarp, the latter of whom had been absent since his "destruction" in Target 2006 but back among Ratbat's forces in their next appearance.) Long Haul's dialog to his fellow Constructicons was also altered, discarding a statement about the many Decepticons they had to free and replacing it with a much vaguer "We have a lot more work to do!" In US continuity the rescued Decepticons were: Buzzsaw, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Rumble, Frenzy and Starscream (and possibly Blast Off and Dirge).

===Other trivia===
*How can one not love the nicknames all through this issue? "Doc Ratchet", "Grimbo", and of course Grimlock's constant reworking of Fortress Maximus's name. He calls him "Fruitloop Multipuck", "Forktongue Maxiface", and even the ever-classic "Fullstrength Motleypuss".
*The letters page of this issue featured two competitions, [[Shingo|Spot the Shingo]] and a competition to name all the Transformers pouring from the Ark on page 10 of the issue. The prizes were not really disclosed.
*This was the last issue reprinted in the Danish run of the series published by Atlantic ApS.

===Bot Roster===
*Ark Autobots: 46 active as all the long-inert 1984 Autobots suddenly show up again, and Goldbug is restored; 5 bodyless Throttlebots. (51 total)
*''Steelhaven'' Autobots: 28 active.
*Ratbat's Decepticons: 32 active; 8 presumably rescued from the Ark; 4 offline/missing. (44 total)
*Scorponok's Decepticons: 25 active.

===Courtesy of my...===
*Forget Blaster and Grimlock, the real stars of this issue were the [[electro-scrambler]] and [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]]: "Energy feedback, '''courtesy of my''' electro-scrambler, tinhead".

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #41 cover:''' battle royal, by [[José Delbo]] and [[Dave Hunt]].
*'''UK issue #174 cover:''' Grimlock and Spike, by [[Jeff Anderson]].
*'''UK issue #175 cover:''' Grimlock and Blaster, by [[Lee Sullivan]].
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-41.jpg|'''US issue #41''' - Or: How to give [[José Delbo]] a nervous breakdown
File:MarvelUK-174.jpg|'''UK issue #174''' - Use the FLAT of your blade, Grimlock!
File:MarvelUK-175.jpg|'''UK issue #175''' - Grimlock won't stop dancing for anyone.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
====US====
*''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' personalized action figure - inside front cover
*Comic book conventions / Marvel Super Hero Pins - between pages 4 & 5
*American Comics - between pages 5 & 6
*Comic distributors and Sketchy ads - between pages 7 & 8
*''Daredevil'', introducing Typhoid Mary - between pages 8 & 9
*Comic distributors and Sketchy ads - between pages 16 & 17
*Marvel Super Mart - between pages 17 & 18
*Bullpen Bulletins and checklist - between pages 19 & 20
*''[[Avengers|The Avengers]]'' #291 - between pages 20 & 21
*[[Letters page|Transmissions]]
*Marvel subscription service
*Konami NES video games: ''Jackal'' and ''Contra'' - inside back cover
*TSR ''Top Secret/S.I.'' RPG (back cover)

====UK====
'''Issue 174'''
*Transformers Collected Comics #9 and Thundercats Collected Comics #3 - page 14
*Galaxy Rangers comic - page 16
*Visionaries - back cover

'''Issue 175'''
*Powermasters - page 9
*Marvel Bumper Comic - page 16
*Peter PEZ Pursues the Photons - back cover

===Reprints===
*'''''[[Transformers: Maximum Force]]'' TPB '''([[November 24]], [[2004]]) ISBN 1-84023-955-7: Scorponok, a Targetmaster gun, the Steelhaven and half of Skullgrin's head.
*'''''Transformers: Maximum Force'' HC''' (November 24, 2004) ISBN 1-84023-970-0: Skullgrin.
*'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 3|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 3]]''' ([[February 4]], [[2009]]) ISBN 1600103464 / ISBN 978-1600103469: panels from US issues [[Child's Play (issue)|#35]], [[Spacehikers!|#36]] and [[People Power!|#42]].
*'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 4|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 4]]''' ([[October 31]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613774974 / ISBN 978-1613774977: [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]].
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 11: The Legacy of Unicron''''' ([[June 13]], [[2018]]): Wreck-Gar and Unicron.
<gallery>
File:Titan-MaximumForceSC.jpg|'''''Transformers: Maximum Force'' TPB'''; art by [[Andrew Wildman]]
File:Titan-MaximumForceHC.jpg|'''''Transformers: Maximum Force'' HC'''; art by [[Peter Snejbjerg]]
File:Classic Transformers Vol3.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Volume 3'''; retro art from various interior issues
File:TFClassicsVol4.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 4''' art by [[Guido Guidi]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v11.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 11: The Legacy of Unicron'''''; art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Wreck-Gar) and [[Dan Reed]] (retro)
</gallery>

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

The Headmasters issue 6

2022-05-23T06:56:26Z

VoronaP:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)|''Transformers: The Headmasters'']] #6
|prev=The Headmasters issue 5
|next=The Headmasters issue 7
|title=
|image=HM manga 6 title page.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Kodansha]]
|published in=''[[TV Magazine]]''
|date=January 1988
|writer=[[Masumi Kaneda]]
|penciler=[[Ban Magami]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Headmasters save Christmas and a little disabled boy while they're at it!'''

==Synopsis==

It's [[Christmas]], and the [[Headmasters of Justice]] and [[Raiden]] are doing their part for the season by giving out presents to patients at a Japanese children's hospital. All the children are adoring their gifts, though [[Chromedome (G1)|Chrome]] notices that one of the doctors looks depressed.

He approaches her and as she explains, there's a boy who is not there – [[Masato]]. He is still inside the hospital, having undergone surgery following some kind of accident. The surgery was successful, but Masato is too depressed to begin walking again. It seems he is an orphan and has no family to spend Christmas with. [[Highbrow (G1)|Gorter]] volunteers to go and get him and cheer him up, transforming to helicopter mode and flying off. The moment he leaves, however, the [[Headmasters of Evil]] show up to wreck the party, destroying a huge section of the children's hospital (good thing the kids were all outside!).

Meanwhile, Highbrow attempts to give Masato a present, but he throws it to the ground and refuses. Thinking quickly, Gorter stuffs the kid into his helicopter and flies off. Flying through the city and listening to holiday tunes, they pass by a window through which Masato sees a family celebrating Christmas together, and goes quiet. Highbrow soothes him, explaining that robots don't have biological families either, and that your family is not necessarily the people you are born to but the people who care for you.

Then, they arrive back at the party, where they find the [[Decepticon]]s tearing the place up. Chrome orders the [[Trainbot]]s to dismantle and get all the children to safety, but they're running out of time. Highbrow transforms to robot mode and is about to set Masato down but is blasted by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] in the process. Masato then proceeds to shock everyone when, after some effort, he gets to his feet and shouts a curse at the Decepticons! As the boy hobbles slowly to safety, Chromedome blasts the approaching Mindwipe out the air.

The Headmasters then perform a "Master Jump" and unite in their powerful but frighteningly named "Head Formation: Hell's Great Wheel". This generates a spinning vortex which sends the Decepticons flying off. As the [[Autobot]]s depart, Chromedome wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.

==Featured characters==

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome/Chrome]] (1)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow/Gorter]] (2)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm/Cana]] (3)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead/Ros]] (4)
*[[Raiden]] (5)
*[[Getsuei]] (11)
*[[Kaen]] (12)
*[[Seizan]] (13
*[[Shouki]] (14)
*[[Suiken]] (15)
*[[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]] (16)

|c2=
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (8)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (9)
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] (10)

|c3=
*Doctor (6)
*[[Masato]] (7)
*Misc. children
}}

==Notes==

*Not that we really need to even ask at this point, but what exactly do the Decepticons have to gain by destroying a children's hospital and killing all the sick, injured and terminally ill kids within? ''Jeez, guys.''

===Reprints===
*2002 — ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]''
*2020 — ''[[Transformers: The Manga Volume 2]]''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Headmasters issue 6}}
[[Category:The Headmasters issues]]

Honey Bear Books

2022-05-16T13:01:21Z

VoronaP: /* Generation 2 */

{{nav-G2}}

'''Honey Bear Books''' is a publishing company that produced a series of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' coloring and activity books.

==''Generation 2''==
[[Image:AutobotsAdvantage-cover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Honey Bear don't give a ****, it just takes what it wants.]]

; Coloring books:
* '''[[Autobots' Advantage]]'''
* '''[[Decepticon Danger]]'''
* '''[[Dinobots vs. Constructicons]]'''
* '''[[Search and Rescue Mission]]'''

; Flip'n'Fun Activity Pads
* '''[[Autobots on Patrol]]'''
* '''[[Decepticon Madness]]'''

;Misc
* '''[[Autobot Warriors Activity Book]]'''
* '''Decepticon Destruction Puzzles and Mazes'''

==Notes==
* The coloring books were all written by [[Lara Bergen]] and illustrated by father and son team [[Tony Tallarico Sr.|Tony]] and [[Tony Tallarico Jr.|Tony Tallarico]].

{{bookstub}}

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Generation 2]]
[[Category:Activity books]]

Honey Bear Books

2022-05-16T12:57:34Z

VoronaP: /* Generation 2 */

{{nav-G2}}

'''Honey Bear Books''' is a publishing company that produced a series of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' coloring and activity books.

==''Generation 2''==
[[Image:AutobotsAdvantage-cover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Honey Bear don't give a ****, it just takes what it wants.]]

; Coloring books:
* '''[[Autobots' Advantage]]'''
* '''[[Decepticon Danger]]'''
* '''[[Dinobots vs. Constructicons]]'''
* '''[[Search and Rescue Mission]]'''

; Flip'n'Fun Activity Pads
* '''Autobots on Patrol'''
* '''[[Decepticon Madness]]'''

;Misc
* '''[[Autobot Warriors Activity Book]]'''
* '''Decepticon Destruction Puzzles and Mazes'''

==Notes==
* The coloring books were all written by [[Lara Bergen]] and illustrated by father and son team [[Tony Tallarico Sr.|Tony]] and [[Tony Tallarico Jr.|Tony Tallarico]].

{{bookstub}}

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Generation 2]]
[[Category:Activity books]]

Ghost in the Machine (G1)

2022-05-13T07:34:07Z

VoronaP:

{{disambig3|Ghost in the Machine}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=80
|ep2=16
|prev2=Fight or Flee (episode)
|next2=Webworld
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|The Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=22
|prev3=Masquerade
|next3=The Ultimate Weapon
|image=GhostMachine Starscream Scourge Unicron.JPG
|caption=Screw you guys, I'm going home.
|title="Ghost in the Machine"
|production code=700-100
|airdate=[[October 21]], 1986
|written by=[[Joey Kurihara Piedra]] [[Michael Charles Hill]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgCa2IVYnqg
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Set on regaining a physical body, the ghost of Starscream possesses Scourge and makes a deal with the devil.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:GhostMachine Scourge approaches Unicron.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Your ''break''fast, Sir!]]

On [[Chaar]], the [[Decepticon]]s are following [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], when [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost appears and possesses [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]]. Despite his better efforts, Starscream forces Scourge to fire on Galvatron, then flees with [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] in pursuit. Cyclonus follows as far as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he breaks off, assuming that Scourge has defected to the [[Autobot]]s. But that is not Starscream's goal. He instead flies to the severed head of [[Unicron]]. Using Scourge to reactivate the Dark God, Starscream offers his services in exchange for a new body. Unicron agrees to restore him to life in exchange for three labors. The first labor is to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Sensors|eyes]] to Unicron. With nowhere else to go, Scourge agrees to serve Unicron.

[[File:GhostMachine Metroplex eye explode.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|There are no eye-drops for this.]]

On Earth, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] arrives for an inspection of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], when Scourge and Starscream make their move. Destroying Metroplex's security system, the two Decepticons steal the eyes, but [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] cause Scourge to drop one, shattering it. Fleeing, Metroplex [[Transformation|transforms]], but cannot see, and begins firing on the Autobots. However, a photon bomb disables Metroplex, causing him to crash. Lacking one eye, the two head back for Chaar, where they dispatch the [[Battlecharger]]s, outwit Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|former soldiers]], and steal one of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s eyes. In addition, Starscream possesses [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to serve as their ride home, where Astrotrain is left to the mercy of the Autobots. Upon learning of what happened, Galvatron reacts in a rational, controlled manner... for Galvatron.

[[File:Dirge AlmostDeath.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron settles an old score with the wall.]]

Pleased with his new eyes, Unicron informs Starscream and Scourge of their next labor: bring Trypticon to Unicron (should have told them that before they left). Starscream heads off to complete the task. Meanwhile, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] interrogates Astrotrain, who claims not to remember what happened, but [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] reveals that Unicron has his eyes back! [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] takes [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to investigate, but Unicron drives them off. Scourge is becoming nervous, but Unicron warns his creation that he can take what he has given. On Chaar, Galvatron orders the Battlechargers and [[Conehead]]s to locate Starscream and Scourge, only for Trypticon to transform, under Starscream's control, and depart, with the Decepticons in pursuit.

As the Autobots prepare for the Decepticon assault, Unicron commands Starscream to remove Trypticon's [[transformation cog]] and place it in Unicron. The Decepticons arrive and attack, but Starscream uses Trypticon to disable their weapons. As the Decepticons flee, Unicron commands his minions to complete the third labor—connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, making it his new body. Scourge decides to book it, and Starscream is left to complete the task. Scourge tries to warn Galvatron, but he doesn't care. Scourge then heads to the Autobots, and warns them of Unicron's intentions.

[[File:GhostMachine Unicron starscream jumpers.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Refusing to call AAA, Starscream prepares to jumpstart Unicron.]]

Within Trypticon, the Battlechargers and the Coneheads disable Starscream's control over Trypticon, so Starscream demands his body to complete the labors. Unicron restores his body, but Starscream (surprise, surprise), tells Unicron to connect himself to Cybertron. However, the Autobots manage to plant some [[energon cube]]s on Unicron's head. They detonate the [[energon]], causing Unicron's head to return to orbit and Starscream to go flying. Thrown past the Decepticons, Galvatron orders them to fire on Starscream. When their shots begin hitting him, Cyclonus wonders why Starscream's ghost has lost control.

On Cybertron, Rodimus agrees to allow Scourge and Astrotrain to leave, in exchange for their help. He then tells the Autobots of their new mission to retrieve Metroplex's eye, but then reveals that he was joking, saying that the eyes were probably destroyed in the explosion.

Unseen by the Autobots, Unicron's eye twinkles in the night...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (with [[Scamper]]) (9)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (10)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (11)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (13)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (14)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (15)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (16)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (17)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (18)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (19)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (26)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (27)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (28)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (29)
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (30)
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (31)
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] (cameo) (33)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (2)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (3)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (4)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (5)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (6)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (7)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (20)
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (21)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (22)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (23)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (24)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (25)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (32)

|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (12)

|c4=
*[[Unicron|Unicron's head]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"THERE IS NO REASONING WITH HIM! DESTROY HIM! HE'S LOST HIS MIND!"
:—'''Galvatron''', calling [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the kettle]] black.

"Decepticon intruders IN MY BRAIN!"
:—'''Metroplex''', on the perils of being city-sized.

"First, you two let Scourge and Starscream steal one of Trypticon's eyes. And then you two allowed Astrotrain to be used as their escape vehicle. So Scourge is helping Starscream voluntarily, and you four were unable to stop them! Well, all I can say is...BWWWAAAAAAA!"
:—'''Galvatron''', giving his outburst a rare preamble.

"Why did Galvatron have you attack Cybertron all by yourself? Are you stupid or just obedient?"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''', getting sassy with Astrotrain

"I don't have to show you no stinking passes."
:—'''Starscream''' has picked up some {{w|Stinking badges|Earth culture}}.

"Starscream! You are a dead mechanism!" 
"Of course I'm dead, Galvatron! But not for much longer. And then are you going to be sorry!" 
"I'm already sorry!"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Starscream''', bickering like [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|old times]].

"Unicron! If you want the connection made, you'd better give me a new body now!" 
"You shall have it." 
''(Unicron shoots lasers from his eyes, and Starscream's body is reformed)'' 
"I live again!" 
"Now, do my bidding. Complete the connection!" 
"Ha! Do it yourself!"
:—'''Unicron''' bet on the wrong pony, and '''Starscream''' just loves being a prick.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
:—'''Starscream''' auditions for the latest ''Star Wars'' movie.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:G1toon starscreams last appearance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
[[File:GhostMachine Decepticon execution.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|"Death comes to me. It just doesn't ''stay''."]]
*This episode is the second appearance of Starscream's ghost. His first appearance was in the G1 episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]". His ghost makes a third appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Possession]]" in which he takes over [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]].
**Starscream is last seen tumbling away through space in his new body, damaged from Galvatron's attacks but still very much alive. This is sometimes seen as a point of conflict with his appearance as a ghost in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]". Fans have reconciled this by speculating that he died again off-screen, or else traveled through time to the ''Beast Wars'' era (and back) before this episode took place chronologically. Alternatively, the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon does not follow strictly from any specific Generation 1 continuity, allowing the "error" to be dismissed entirely.
*The explosive that Scourge and Starscream use is a [[Photon charge]]. Hey, Hot Rod mentioned those in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]]!
*Speaking of dying, Dirge's appearance here - clearly scripted and complete with a single spoken line - rather flagrantly contradicts his two "deaths" and his seeming appearance in the Decepticon crypt.
*Only appearance of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]].
*Of all the Transformers Starscream is seen possessing in both this episode and "[[Starscream's Ghost]]", Scourge is the only one who puts up a fight for control of his own body and retains his memories of what happened while "under the influence". (This is admittedly inconsistent with the ending of the prequel to this episode, however.)
*Unicron displays the ability to electrocute the Autobots inside his head and expel them through his neck.
*Unicron off-handedly tells Scourge that "what I have given you, I can also take away", in reference to his creation of Scourge during the events of the movie.
*When the coneheads and Battlechargers run for their lives, Galvatron orders his troops to "hunt them down like the Marconian dogs". What?
*The Autobots plant "[[Energon]] explosives" to blow Unicron's head away.

===Real-world references===
*The title's literal meaning obviously applies to the events of the episode, but the phrase has a history in philosophical discourse. It was {{w|Ghost in the machine|coined as a pejorative}} against the {{w|Mind-body dichotomy|mind-body split}} of {{w|René Descartes|Cartesian}} dualism, and by the time this episode was made, it had also been used as the title of {{w|The Ghost in the Machine|a book}} and {{w|Ghost in the Machine (album)|a rock album}}.
*Starscream delivers the line, "I don't have to show you no {{w|Stinking badges|stinking passes}}".
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as Scourge smashes his way out of Metroplex.
**[[TIE Fighter]] roar as Silverbolt dives back toward Metroplex after the explosion, and again as Starscream exits Trypticon's body.
**[[X-wing Fighter|X-wing]] diving whine as Scourge flees from Unicron.
**[[Lightsaber]] hum as Unicron recreates Starscream.
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Scourge and Astrotrain make their exit.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:GhostMachine Magnus with hands on hips.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
[[File:GhostintheMachine-Scourgealt.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Wrong color models used by AKOM include:
**Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
**Cyclonus's eyebrows are purple. His chin is still grey, though.
**And of course the movie-original characters have colored mouths: purple for Galvatron, red for Ultra Magnus.
**Scourge is consistently shown with the outdated "head-sticking-up" model of his hovercraft form.
**The circle on Bumblebee's back is black instead of yellow.
*"There is no reasoning with him!" - Galvatron's head clips through his cannon barrel.
*Headstrong has Galvatron's cannon sound effect as he opens fire on Scourge.
*"He is a traitor! Give him no quarter!" - Headstrong is colored with Breakdown's color scheme.
*Scourge disappears into the sky... then is shown cruising along at ground level for a lengthy shot, then disappears into the sky ''again''.
*Unicron's helmet was all gold [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|the last time we saw it]]. Now it's blue with gold horns.
*After entering Unicron, Scourge/Starscream lands and walks forward for several seconds. The scrolling background behind him isn't long enough to make it through the whole shot, however - at one point it abruptly jumps back to the start.
*As he says, "Only three?," Starscream's eyes are suddenly huge.
*Scamper, shown at toy-based scale in one of Metroplex's vehicle bays as Sky Lynx lands, is HUGE, dwarfing the shuttle.
*In the next shot, Sky Lynx takes off again, but Kup and Spike are gone. And so is the giant Scamper!
*Kup and Spike enter Metroplex through an upward-sliding door... which disappears into a solid doorframe, with no gap to actually accommodate the door.
*Blaster's voice is missing its usual reverb effect.
[[File:GhostintheMachine blaster startled.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*The Autobots react a little too quickly to Blaster accidentally turning on some music - the music and their laughter all occur at the same instant.
*As Blaster warns Kup, Kup's mouth is hanging wide open for no real reason. It's also colored the same light gray as his face.
*When Scourge first approaches Metroplex's eye, it's almost as big as he is. Later it's small enough for him to carry with ease.
[[File:GhostInTheMachine Bumblebee huge wheels.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Top this Putt-Putt.]]
*When Bumblebee and Spike discover Scourge stealing Metroplex's eyes, Bumblebee has enormous wheels.
*Bumblebee gets the wrong transformation sound effect (descending pitch) as he returns to robot mode.
*Just before setting the charge inside Metroplex, Scourge's eyes are green instead of red.
*"I don't see any enemy" - Silverbolt is the one speaking, but both he and Skydive mouth the line.
*After the bomb goes off, the next shot of the inside of Metroplex shows a star background on his monitor. A few shots later, it's the usual Earth sky.
*Metroplex has "regular" small eyes as he stumbles around firing, rather than his usual large goggles.
*An explosion comes out of each of Metroplex's eyes... without actually shattering his eyes or causing any visible damage.
*As Scourge exits Astrotrain/Starscream to dig out Metroplex's eye, he's still carrying Trypticon's eye. It disappears in the next shot.
*As he re-enters Astrotrain/Starscream, Scourge just sort of clips into him through a solid wall.
*When Galvatron is chewing out the four henchmen, Runamuck and Runabout switch places between the shot from behind and the following panning shot across their guilty faces.
[[File:GhostMachine Blurr violated airspace.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*In a layering error, the "Unidentified craft" warning message that flashes up on Blurr's screen overlays his head.
*In his first several shots, Hot Spot has a mouth on his faceplate. It disappears between shots as he prepares to fire on Astrotrain.
[[File:G1 GhostintheMachine Groove lockedloaded.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Groove has a totally different voice for his one line ("Locked and loaded!"), sounding somewhat like Beachcomber. Usually, he sounds more like a higher-pitched Trailbreaker.
*In the panning shot of the Autobots as Rodimus Prime asks Astrotrain if he's "stupid or just obedient," Rodimus' mouth doesn't move. In addition, the visual of space on the viewscreen behind them doesn't move with the pan.
*When he accuses Astrotrain of stealing Metroplex's eyes, Magnus's whole face is blue.
*As Rodimus realizes that Unicron has his eyes again, rough pencil marks are visible on him and Magnus.
*In the second shot of Sky Lynx approaching him, Unicron's eyes are missing again. Unicron is also shown in front of some massive hunk of space debris that's far bigger than he is.
*During Scourge's attack on him, Sky Lynx has a Decepticon symbol on his nose.
*Hot Spot says, "Look out, Scourge!" with the emphasis of the line suggesting that he's addressing Scourge, when he's actually reacting to Scourge.
*As he berates his troops, the tops of Galvatron's shoulders are missing their red squares.
*As Magnus's team floats through space, Springer is colored as Kup.
*When Trypticon approaches Unicron, Scourge is standing in Unicron's mouth. He vanishes between shots, however, and Unicron's mouth goes from having a hollow inside to being a solid gray field.
*Galvatron's squad includes three Divebombs. (One of them, along with a Sweep, is obliterated a moment later!)
*As Scourge is brought to Rodimus, an overhead shot shows Ultra Magnus with circular cogs on his shoulders instead of the usual white pillars.
*When Galvatron shoots at Starscream, his cannon sounds like a regular Decepticon laser.
*When Rodimus shakes Magnus's hand, Magnus has an Autobot symbol on his left shoulder. He should only have one on his right shoulder.
*As Rodimus jokes about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, a reaction shot shows Magnus's other (right) shoulder. This ''should'' have an Autobot symbol, but doesn't!
*The next shot shows a solid wall behind Rodimus even though he's still standing in front of the display (showing space).
*Rodimus's mouth isn't moving when he says "Just kidding."
*After Rodimus jokes about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, Hot Spot is shown with Ultra Magnus's color scheme.

===Continuity errors===
*While Scourge makes a respectable attempt at fighting off Starscream's control of his body in this episode, he displayed no such strength of will when he was possessed by the latter at the end of "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".
*Cyclonus won't go near Unicron's head because that would alert the Autobots, but they don't seem to notice Scourge approaching it.
*Putting one wire back together is enough to reactivate Unicron's mind! You'd think a body-consuming explosion would have done more serious damage.
*Powerglide's appearance seems to contradict "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]", where he was among a fleet of Autobot ships getting blown up by the Quintessons. But considering the Aerialbots were also blown up, and recalling AKOM's propensity for grabbing whatever random animation model off the shelf, it's probably ''that'' episode which contains the error. (It would also be a serious violation of the cartoon's ethos to kill off ''any'' main character, especially one with a toy on the shelf.)
*And incidentally, Powerglide is implied to be one of the "Aerialbots" in both Silverbolt and Warpath's lines in the scene where they take off together. Though this may seem like less of an error retroactively in light of [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|recent events]].
[[File:Gitm kup and screamer.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Starscream enters Kup's body and somehow immediately causes an explosion in a random wall that blows out Metroplex's ''entire'' security system.
*Following that scene, Scourge is already in Metroplex. Nobody noticed him fly to Earth? What happened to the Earth Defense Command satellites?
*What is Trypticon doing on that random planet? And why doesn't he notice Scourge stealing his eye?
*Although undoubtedly big, Metroplex and Trypticon's eyes should be ''way'' too small for Unicron to use as like-for-like replacements.
*Flying Autobots:
**Magnus's team flies out of Sky Lynx and into Unicron's head with no obvious means of propulsion.
*Why don't the Autobots just blast Unicron's repaired circuits as soon as they enter his head?
*When Scourge approaches Galvatron he says, "Galvatron, don't shoot!" Galvatron states he couldn't even if he wanted to, because Trypticon neutralized their weapons. Yet, when Starscream's out of control body flies past him, he begins firing on him.
*Why doesn't Rodimus just jump inside Unicron's head and open the Matrix again?
*The plot seems to forget that Trypticon is still hanging out on Cybertron at the end of the episode! Once Starscream loses his control over him, he just vanishes from the story.

*Warpath and Bumblebee appear (for one shot each) on the Autobots' base on Cybertron at the end of the episode. Is there some reason why they made the trip there from Earth?



===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le fantôme dans la machine'''" ("Ghost in the Machine")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Geist im Roboter'''" ("The Ghost inside the Robot")
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Starscream kehrt zurück'''" ("Starscream Returns")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Lo spettro nella macchina'''" (First dub, "The Phantom in the Machine"), "'''Il fantasma nella macchina'''" (Second dub, "The Ghost in the Machine")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' スタースクリームの復活 (''Starscream no Fukkatsu'', "Starscream's Revival")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 13]], [[1987]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Guǐhún Zuòsuì '''" ('鬼魂作祟, "Ghost Haunt")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Prizrak v mashine'''" (''Призрак в машине'', "Ghost in the Machine")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine ([[St. Michael Video Library]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — A Ghost in the Machine / Heavy Metal Wars ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — The Action Adventure Collection II (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 11: The Decepticon Possession ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — Le Fantôme dans la Machine ([[UFG Junior]]) — Canadian French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-100.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1okGS61tLlN0p6U1E_7natShpk9K5ClG4 Episode dialogue script]
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[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]

Resurrection!

2022-05-11T08:26:10Z

VoronaP: /* Continuity notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #103–104
|prev=Fallen Angel
|next=Afterdeath!
|title="Resurrection!"
|image=MarvelUK-103.jpg
|caption=So we will walk through the fire And let it Burn Let it burn
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=Part 1: [[February 28|28th February]] [[1987]] Part 2: [[March 7|7th March]] 1987
|coverdate=Part 1: [[March 7|7th March]] 1987 Part 2: [[March 14|14th March]] 1987
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
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|colour=[[Steve White]]
|letters=[[Annie Halfacree]]
|editor=[[Ian Rimmer]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Whilst Optimus Prime brings new life to the Autobots on Cybertron, Lord Straxus faces down Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
===Part 1===
[[File:Resurrection autobot raid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Octane]] delivers a report to [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]] concerning a recent [[Autobot]] attack on a [[Transference Station Two|Decepticon fuel storehouse]], led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself. Though Octane alleges that he threw himself into the battle, only to be overwhelmed by sheer numbers, Straxus isn't fooled; in reality, the [[Triple Changer]] tried to run away, but tripped over a pipe and knocked himself out. Still, it doesn't change the fact that the Autobots made off with the facility's [[energon cube]]s—just the latest in a series of successful raids the Autobot resistance has been able to carry out, emboldened by the return of Optimus Prime to Cybertron. Straxus places the blame for Prime's return on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who is also proving to be a problem to his fellow Decepticons himself, as his mental state continues to deteriorate... an issue punctuated by the arrival of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who informs Straxus that Megatron has nearly torn two guards apart for betting on where Prime would strike next. As a group of technicians finish attaching some kind of device to his life-support bubble, Straxus declares that the time has come to act, and calls for Megatron to be summoned before him.

Meanwhile, in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the Autobots celebrate their successful mission. Optimus Prime cautions them that he will soon have to go back to [[Earth]] to stop the Decepticons' energy-gathering efforts there, but promises to return to lead the Autobots to their final victory. This news doesn't thrill [[Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron]], who unsuccessfully tries to convince Prime to stay; [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], on the other hand—his confidence shaken by recent mistakes—asks to join Prime in returning to Earth, thinking he can do more good there than on Cybertron, but Prime insists he must stay to help on their homeworld.

Back on Earth, [[Cybertron Seven|Perceptor, Blaster, and the other arrivals from Cybertron]] finally reach the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and inform [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] of their recent encounter with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. The new arrivals are shocked to learn that the Autobots believe Optimus Prime is dead.

[[File:Resurrection mind transfer.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75]]

When Megatron arrives in response to Straxus's summons, Straxus gives Megatron one final chance: he urges him to return to Earth, in the hope that Prime will follow. But when this suggestions only causes Megatron to fly into a rage and threaten to kill Straxus, Straxus blasts Megatron with the device attached to his life-support bubble. As Megatron howls in agony, Straxus explains that the device will exchange their minds, placing Straxus in control of Megatron's body, and trapping Megatron in Straxus's, after which Straxus will terminate him completely. Megatron struggles against the process, and manages to smash the life support machine, then crushes Straxus's head. But then, holding the his rival's ruined remains aloft, he announces that the process was a success, and that Lord Straxus now lives in Megatron's place!

===Part 2: "Whose Death Is It Anyway?"===

On Earth, the Autobots hold a funeral for Optimus Prime, and in accordance with Earth customs, they dig a grave and bury what they believe to be his body (but which, unbeknownst to them, is actually a [[facsimile construct]]). [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] whispers to [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] that he would rather the body was blasted into space in accordance with Cybertronian tradition, but Perceptor responds that the Autobots who know Prime better have decided that this is what he would have wanted.

On Cybertron, Optimus Prime lays out the details of the Autobots' next mission. While the [[Wrecker]]s stage a diversionary attack on a fuel store to draw out the Decepticons' security forces, he and Ultra Magnus will invade [[Polyhex]], so that he can take down Megatron once and for all. Ultra Magnus feels the attack is risky, but Prime can wait no longer; he ''must'' end Megatron's threat now so that he can return to Earth.

Inside the [[Polyhex Decepticon stronghold]], Megatron's body sits on a throne, racked by confusion. Memories explode across his mind... first those of Megatron himself, then those of Straxus, and it becomes apparent that the mind-transferrence procedure has not worked all the way: thanks to Megatron resisting the process, now, ''both'' Megatron ''and'' Straxus's minds are sharing Megatron's body, fighting for dominance. The strain is almost too much to bear, until Ratbat suddenly appears with news of the Autobots' new attack. While this snaps Megatron/Straxus out of his spiral, Ratbat takes notice of his peculiar behaviour, and is quick to realise what has really happened to his leader.

[[File:Resurrection antimatter attack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2]]

Megatron/Straxus wanders through the base, trying to remember recent events, but his memories are jumbled, and he can't even remember how he came to Cybertron, only vaguely recalling a battle with Optimus Prime. Suddenly, he is confronted by Prime and Magnus, and is quickly subdued by the powerful Magnus, still seeking to make amends for his recent failures. Before Prime can finish him off, however, Megatron brings his [[antimatter]] channeling ability to bear, causing a cloud of the volatile substance to emanate from his eyes. This causes an explosion that sends Prime and Magnus reeling, but Megatron stands unaffected, his anti-matter cloud growing larger. Monitoring the battle from elsewhere in the base, Ratbat realises that if unchecked, Megatron/Straxus will destroy them all. With the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] just having coming across the [[space bridge]] from Earth, Ratbat instructs Octane to redirect the bridge so that it materialises right next to the combatants; another explosion results, hurling Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Ultra Magnus to Earth. Unfortunately, it turns out that the Predacons had actually come to ''find'' Megatron and Prime, as [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] had deduced their location... but now that Ratbat has sent Megatron ''back'' to Earth, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] figures that Shockwave will soon be destroyed for his treachery.

But Shockwave is in luck. A confused Megatron materialises in the [[Wyoming base|Decepticons' coal mine base]], and merely berates Shockwave for doing nothing in his absence. [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] discreetly reads Megatron's thoughts and discovers that the clashing personalities within his mind have affected his memories, and he has forgotten Shockwave and the Predacons' betrayal. Shockwave realises he is back to square one, but that he will have other chances to overthrow Megatron.

Optimus Prime, meanwhile, appears atop his own grave just as his "funeral" is ending. He compliments the confused Autobots on their choice of headstone, and begins to answer their questions... while, somewhere else on Earth, Ultra Magnus finds himself alone in the woods, excited at the prospect of exploring the Earth as he searches for the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]].
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (2)
*[[Twin Twist]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (6)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (7)
*[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (8)
*[[Xaaron]] (10)
*[[Outback (G1)|Outback]] (11)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (13)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (14)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] (15)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (16)
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (17)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (18)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (19)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (20)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (21)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (23)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (27)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (28)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (29)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (30)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (31)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (32)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (33)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (34)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (35)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (36)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (37)
}}
|c2=
*[[Octane]] (1)
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (9)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (12)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (22)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (24)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (25)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (26)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (38)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (39)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (40)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (41)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (42)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (43)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Primefuneralnumberone.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
"But fear not. When I return here, it will be to lead you to our ultimate victory over tyranny and oppression! '''And all will be one!'''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' inspires the Cybertron Autobots.

"'''Galvatron!''' Aww no, tell me it isn't so! I thought we'd got rid of him for good after his last visit." 
"Sadly, your analysis was an evident misconception, considering the variables inherent in traversing the time stream." 
"Huh?"
:—'''Ironhide''' is confounded by '''Perceptor'''.

"Optimus Prime still lives! What are you going to do about it, eh? Render a few more of my troops inoperative, perhaps?"
:—'''Straxus''' gets his sass on.

"Hmm...I approve of the headstone, Autobots. It's a nice touch."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''
{{--}}
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Resurrection allwillbeone tailgate.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
[[File:Resurrection magnus vs megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*After a two-issue break, the comic returns to the story of Optimus Prime and Megatron on Cybertron. Flashbacks recap the earlier chapters of the story, as seen in [[Prey!|issues #96]]-[[Distant Thunder!|100]].
*The device Straxus uses to attempt his mind-exchange with Megatron is the "equipment" he ominously referred to back in [[Under Fire!|issue #99]].
*Autobot scout [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] makes his first appearance in the comic in Part 1, as a member of the audience for Optimus Prime's speech (right). He isn't named, and doesn't speak; he will not reappear until [[Underworld!|issue #245]].
*Ultra Magnus recalls his previous visit to Earth in [[Target: 2006|issues #78-88]]. He wants to return to the planet because he previously enjoyed success there, helping to defeat Galvatron, while on Cybertron, he has experienced only failure, having caused by inaction the death of Impactor (as seen in issue #88). His desperate need to make up for the failing has led to him making errors in judgement, as previously seen in issue #99 (right).
*The American stories never actually showed [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the "[[Cybertron Seven]]" reaching the Ark and joining the Earth-based Autobot forces; they just appeared among them in [[Funeral for a Friend!|issue #109]] (US issue #26), having arrived between issues. The UK series is thus able to fill that gap by showing the group's arrival in this story, following their encounter with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in the [[Fallen Angel|previous two issues]].
*Blaster's remark that Optimus's body should have been "blasted off into space in accordance with Cybertronian customs" is written with foreknowledge of upcoming American stories, which will see Prime ''actually'' die, and his body launched into space in [[Funeral for a Friend!|issue #110]] (US issue #26). The UK comic never actually offers an explanation for the difference between the two funerals; we can only presume that Prime must inform the Autobots between issues that he ''would'' actually prefer to be launched into space rather than buried on Earth.
*Megatron's little-used ability to tap into [[antimatter]] was previously seen in [[Raiders of the Last Ark|issues #20-21]].
*Ratbat's inclusion in this story as a member of Straxus's court is another story point written with knowledge of the upcoming US stories that will depict the fuel auditor as the top 'Con on Cybertron, a position he will now be able to slip into following Straxus's departure. He will first appear in this role in [[King of the Hill!|issue #111]] (US issue #27).
*There's a noticeable amount of "putting the toys back in the box" at the end of this story, with the Predacons returning to Cybertron and Megatron losing his memory of their betrayal—necessary moves to get things in line with the next batch of US reprints, which will see Megatron summon the Predacons (back) to Earth for a new mission in [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issues #107-108]] (US issue #25).
*This issue marks the last appearances of Jazz, Brawn, Prowl, Hound, and Ironhide as operational members of the Autobot forces for the next year or so. In US stories, these characters were taken offline in [[Prime Time!|issue #40]] (US issue #12), but UK stories have continued to present them as fit and functional; their belated phasing-out bring their status in the UK stories into line with US continuity, but is given no in-universe explanation. They will not reappear until [[Totaled!|issue #144]], when the US stories reintroduce all the various offlined characters.

===Transformers references===
[[File:Resurrection whosedeathisitanyway.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*Optimus Prime vows that "all will be one," alluding to the Autobot mantra, "[['Til all are one]]," introduced in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*In another reference to the movie, as in issue #101, Perceptor is again speaking with the overdeveloped vocabulary that confuses those around him, a running gag from the film.

===Real-life references===
*The title of Part 2, "Whose Death Is It Anyway?", given by the "next issue" box at the end of Part 1, is a riff on the name of the 1981 movie, ''{{w|Whose Life Is It Anyway? (film)|Whose Life Is It Anyway?}}''

===Artwork and technical errors===
[[File:Resurrection optimus funeral.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
'''Part 1:'''
*'''Page 1:'''
**'''Panel 4:''' The flashback to Megatron and Prime crossing the space bridge shows Megatron with his [[fusion cannon]], which has been stolen by [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] at that point.
**'''Panel 6:''' Repeating a recurring error from issue #100, also drawn by Will Simpson, Outback's injury is on the right side of his torso instead of the left.
*'''Page 7:'''
**'''Panels 2-3:''' Ultra Magnus is missing his shoulder launchers.
**'''Panel 4:''' Ultra Magnus's name is misspelled as "Ultra Magus."
'''Part 2:'''
*Wheeljack and Ratchet appear throughout this issue with the alternate colour schemes seen in past issues; Wheeljack's shoulder fins are red instead of blue, while Ratchet's boots are red instead of white.
*'''Page 1:''' Arist Jeff Anderson always has a tendency to draw character who aren't meant to be absolutely ''gigantic'' as all being the same sort of height, but it's especially pronounced in the shoulder-to-shoulder Autobot line-up at Optimus's funeral (right), which shows characters as diverse as regular [[Autobot Cars]], [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Bots]], and even [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] all being all tall as each other.
*'''Page 3:''' Ultra Magnus is missing his shoulder launchers again.
*'''Page 4, panel 1:''' Outback's wound is missing.
*'''Page 8, panel 4:''' Ultra Magnus's right arm is miscoloured; his bicep is blue, as if it were his shoulder, while his shoulder is white, as if it were the pylon that sits on top of it. He also seems to be missing his launcher again.
*'''Page 9:'''
**'''Panel 2:''' Magnus. Launchers.
**'''Panel 5:''' Razorclaw's lion-head is red instead of yellow.
*'''Panel 10:'''
**'''Panel 1:''' Megatron is missing the buttons on his midriff.
**'''Panel 4:''' Soundwave is missing his shoulder cannon, but the borderless bust-shot nature of the panel suggests this ''might'' be for deliberate artistic effect.
*'''Page 11, panel 2:''' Bumblebee's horns are missing.

===Back-up material===
'''Issue #103:'''
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Inhumanoids|The Inhumanoids]]'' ("The Coming of the Inhumanoids," Part 1) and ''[[Robo-Capers]]''
*'''Other features:''' A competition to win one of 25 copies of [[Video Gems]]' VHS release of "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|The Key to Vector Sigma]]" and "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]." Entrants are asked to name "any three" Transformers who have appeared on the covers of any Video Gems ''Transformers'' tapes, though in reality, ''only'' three characters had appeared on the four releases up to that point: Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Silverbolt.
'''Issue #104:'''
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''The Inhumanoids'' ("The Coming of the Inhumanoids," Part 2) and ''Robo-Capers''
*'''Other features:''' A competition to win one of 200 ''[[Beastformers|Battle Beasts]]'' action figure two-packs. Entrants must answer three "Fire, Wood, and Water" themed questions, identifying the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] you call in case of a fire ([[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]), the Decepticon cassette who can slice through wood ([[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]), and the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Autobot]] who can race over water as well as land ([[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]).

===Covers (2)===
*'''Issue #103:''' Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus fight through the flames, by [[Martin Griffiths]] & [[Robin Bouttell]].
*'''Issue #104:''' Prime and Magnus give Megatron a damn good thrashing, by [[Geoff Senior]].
<gallery>
File:MarvelUK-103.jpg|'''Issue #103'''
File:MarvelUK-104.jpg|'''Issue #104'''
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:MarvelUK-229.jpg|'''[[The Hunting Party (Marvel)|Issue #229]]''' (Marvel UK, 1989; reprints first half of #103)
File:MarvelUK-230.jpg|'''[[The Big Shutdown!|Issue #230]]''' (Marvel UK, 1989; reprints second half of #103)
File:MarvelUK-231.jpg|'''[[The Big Shutdown!|Issue #231]]''' (Marvel UK, 1989; reprints first half of #104)
File:MarvelUK-232.jpg|'''[[King Con!|Issue #232]]''' (Marvel UK, 1989; reprints second half of #104)
File:Tf commag 10.JPG|'''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 10|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #10]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1990)
File:TitanPrey.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: Prey]]'' TPB''' (Titan Books, 2004)
</gallery>
<gallery>
File:BoUK Prey 4reg.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Prey#Issue 4|''Best of UK: Prey'' #4]] regular cover''' (IDW Publishing, 2009)
File:BoUK Prey 4RI.jpg|'''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Prey#Issue 4|''Best of UK: Prey'' #4]] RI cover''' (IDW Publishing, 2009)
File:BoUK Prey TPB.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Prey#Collections|Best of UK: Prey]]'' TPB''' (IDW Publishing, 2010)
File:Classicuk3.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 3|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 3]]:''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v7.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|The Definitive G1 Collection, Vol. 7: The Harder They Die]]''''' (Hachette Partworks, Ltd. 2017)
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
'''Issue #103'''
*''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' #1 (includes issue #2 free!)
*The [[Special Teams]]
*Miscellaneous classifieds
*''ThunderCats'' crunchy potato snacks! (back cover)

'''Issue #104:'''
*''ThunderCats'' #1
*''Action Force:'' "Operation Prisoner Release" - Double-page spread photocomic advert for the toyline, centering on the [[Dragonfly]] assault copter
*[[S.T.A.R.S.]] Membership Kit (back cover)

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

The Return of the Transformers

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|prev=To a Power Unknown!
|next=State Games
|title="The Return of the Transformers"
|image=Thereturnofthetransformers dannyphillips.jpg
|caption=Cheer up, Emo Kid!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=September [[1986]]
|coverdate=[[1986]]
|writer=[[James Hill]]
|art=[[John Stokes]]
|lettering=
|colours=?
|editor=
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
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'''Danny Phillips is convinced the Transformers are peaceful ambassadors of love and understanding.'''

'''Yeah, ''this'' is going to be a rude awakening.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Danny Phillips]] becomes obsessed with the [[Transformer]]s after [[Missing in Action|being rescued from a fire]] by [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. He is convinced (despite all evidence to the contrary) that they came to [[Earth]] to promote peace and understanding and is possessed by the idea of finding them. Hoping to distract her son from his fixation, [[Jennifer Phillips]] booked them a vacation to the [[Charlton]] hotel.

Meanwhile, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] [[Aerialbots over America!|continues]] to doubt the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], so he orders [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to take over the unit and undermine the Aerialbots on their mission investigating [[Decepticon]] activity in an East Coast town to see how they hold up. Jetfire thinks this is sucky, but does as he's ordered.

While taking a walk, Danny Phillips finds the nearby power plant seemingly abandoned. Wandering through the buildings, he discovers this is because the Decepticons [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] have locked the plant personnel in an energy cage and are converting its output into [[energon cube]]s with a [[power siphon]]. Skywarp grabs Danny and squeezes—just as the Aerialbots, goaded into overriding [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]'s recommended cautious approach, attack. Skydive accidentally overloads the energon cubes, and Jetfire orders [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (the team's worst flyer) to take Danny to safety. Fireflight drops Danny on the beach near the Charlton, where the employees have gathered to watch the distant battle, but his poor flying, combined with the earlier abuse at Skywarp's hands has caused Danny to black out, so the humans think he has harmed the boy.

[[File:Emokid throw.jpg|left|thumb|Danny responds to the latest Stephen King book.]]
As the battle takes to the sky, Jetfire is shot down by Starscream, and the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. However, Superion is so crippled by the Aerialbots' various phobias, complexes, insecurities and conflicts that he can only focus on one thing at a time. He grabs Starscream and throws him to the ground—into the (thankfully empty) Charlton. Heedless of the damage he is causing, Superion begins digging through the wreckage of the hotel to finish Starscream off when Danny, outraged by the utter pointlessness of this battle between the robots he thought were here to make the world a better place, screams at him to stop and look what he's doing. Starscream escapes as Superion struggles to understand...and fails.

Jetfire goes to cover up the bulk of the Aerialbots' failing, telling Optimus Prime that they only need experience. Their various problems, he feels, need to be fixed by the special team themselves without interference from outside.

For his part, Danny is bitter to discover that the robots are no better than humans with all their fighting and squabbling, and he throws his scrapbook out into the sea before returning home.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (5)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (6)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (7)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (8)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (9)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (10)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (11)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (12)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (13, see Notes)
|c3=
*[[Danny Phillips]] (1)
*[[Jennifer Phillips]] (2)
*[[Simpson]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*As its title suggests, this story is a sequel to "[[Missing in Action]]" from the [[Transformers Annual 1985|previous year's annual]], in which Danny originally appeared. Writer James Hill notes that he chose to continue Danny's story because it was "easier [to do so] than to think up an entirely new plot."<ref>James Hill interview in [[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 2|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 2]]</ref>
*As with many early UK annual stories, it's difficult—nay, impossible—to fit "The Return of the Transformers" into the continuity of the ongoing weekly comic. The appearance of the Aerialbots means this story must take place after the events of [[Aerialbots over America!|issue #90]], in which the Aerialbots were brought online. However, Starscream and Skywarp were taken offline by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] in [[Command Performances!|issue #71]], meaning that they wouldn't be active to feature in this story at that point in time (Thundercracker suffered the same fate, but was brought back online in [[Target: 2006|issue #84]], so he ''could'' be present—but see "Other trivia," below). This continuity clash was likely the result of editorial edict to include the Aerialbots in the story in order to promote their toys (like the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] and the [[Jumpstarter]]s in the previous annual), suggesting the story was written without proper knowledge of the story surrounding their eventual introduction—which didn't actually occur in the regular comic until around four months after the annual's publication.
*That said, the story does make direct references to other UK stories, and even smooths over a continuity error. Back in [[Crisis of Command!|issue #44]], Optimus Prime decreed that the Matrix would not be used to build [[Ultimate Autobot]]s—but the need to feature the [[Special Teams]] in the comic just a few months later caused that decision to be silently ignored when the Autobots commenced planning for the building of the Aerialbots in [[Second Generation!|issue #65]]. "The Return of the Transformers" explains how Prime explicitly reversed his decision in response to the return of Megatron to Decepticon command in that same issue.

===Real-life references===
*Danny wears [[Transformers Sports Label|Nikes]].

===Other trivia===
*Of the three Decepticons seen in this story, only Starscream and Skywarp are identified by name. It's only logical to conclude the third is their usual wingmate, Thundercracker.
*This is one of the bleakest Transformers stories ever published. The Aerialbots resent one another's weaknesses, Jetfire is forced to play the bad guy to the new guys (the only Autobots who don't already consider him a "renegade Decepticon"), and Danny's lionisation of and search for the Transformers (with the eventual disappointment, realisation and rejection) is couched entirely in terms evoking Danny's relationship to an absent, never-mentioned father. In the end, the Aerialbots are left to fix themselves if they can, while Danny is forced to accept that his heroes are as flawed as everyone else and there is no meaning in suffering—it simply is.
*When asked about this, Hill said he felt Danny was the one rejecting the Transformers and "giv[ing] up his 'childish' pursuits" to return to his mother, after which "I saw him going on to be much happier than he'd been while 'obsessed' with the Transformers". <ref>''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 2]]'' page 255</ref> This author's vision makes me uncomfortable, man.

===Cover===
*'''Transformers Annual 1986:''' Prime and other early Transformers, by [[Barry Kitson]]. Notably, Starscream, Soundwave, Ravage and Prowl (the latter in alternate mode) are literally traced from the cover of the [[Panini]] [[The Transformers Sticker Book (1986)|sticker book]] that was released around the same time.

<gallery>
File:Transformers annual 1987.jpg|'''Transformers Annual 1986'''
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Classicuk2.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 2|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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The Transformers (Milton Bradley comic)

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=''The Transformers''
|title="In the Transformers"
|image=In the Transformers cover.jpg
|caption=That's either one tiny jet or one giant hand gun.
|publisher=[[Milton Bradley]]
|coverdate=1985
}}
'''The million year war between the Autobots and Decepticons arrives on Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Transformer]]s' civil war has knocked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from its orbit around [[Alpha Centauri]] and the planet is endangered by an asteroid belt. The [[Autobot]]s' heroic leader [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and his warriors launch in [[Ark (G1)|an ark]] to try to create a path through the asteroids, but the Decepticons ambush them and board the ship. Jetfire steers the ark directly at [[Earth]], intent on taking the Decepticons down with them. Megatron has other plans and orders [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to jump out moments before the ark crashes into a mountain.

Though damaged by the crash, the ark's systems detect Soundwave and repair four Autobots—[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]—giving them new [[alternate mode]]s based on the dominant life form of the time. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] take a shuttle out and soon locate Soundwave, who is shooting [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] in the face. The Dinobots attack, but quickly realize that even the four of them are no match for Soundwave. Thinking quickly, Grimlock bashes the side of the mountain with his tail, bringing tons of rocks down on them all.

Four million years later, a volcanic eruption reactivates the ark's brain, which scans the planet's current dominant life forms and begins repairing both Autobot and Decepticon alike. The Transformer war is about to recommence on Earth!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (3)
* [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road Buster]] (4)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (5)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (10)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (11)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (12)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (13)
|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (6)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (7)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (8)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (9)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (14)
}}

==Notes==
*This comic originated in the front of the [[catalog]] distributed with Transformers distributed in mainland Europe by [[Milton Bradley]]. As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was not released in the initial wave, this led to the oddity of Jetfire standing in as Autobot leader. An advertisement following the final page of the comic invites readers to watch out for more Transformers comics with Jetfire as Autobot leader.
*The comic and catalog were produced in multiple languages, including German, Spanish, and Dutch.
*The plot owes a lot to the [[Marvel Comics]] ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' comic. Specifically the origin of the Dinobots is almost note-for-note their origin from "[[Repeat Performance!]]", though with Soundwave filling in for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].
*Much like the storybook "[[Battle for Cybertron]]", [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]s were alive and well as little as four million years ago.
*Soundwave (instead of Shockwave) missed out on getting rebuilt with an Earth mode by the Ark.
*The German version of this comic as well as the rest of the toy catalog were reprinted in [[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 5|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 5]].

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200920064928/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/91847-translated-european-milton-bradley-tf-minicomic/ English translation] on the AllSpark

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Transformers Museum

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[[File:Transformers Museum.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
The '''Transformers Museum''' (トランスフォーマーミュージアム) is a multi-day event that occurred in Japan in August [[2010]]. It took place in the Seibu department store in Otsu between [[August 3]] and [[August 8]], and in the Sogou department store in Yokohama between [[August 10]] and [[August 16]].

The museum consisted of a series of in-store displays, including toys from every Japanese toyline, monitors showing episodes from various ''Transformers'' series including dubbed Western series, and artwork and displays from all eras of the franchise. Also on display were the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] Camaro, and large statues of movie [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Bumblebee, plus ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]].

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==Exclusive toys==
[[File:Ani-toy OptimusPrime BlackVersion.jpg|thumb|300px|No, I'm not evil. Stop asking!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Black Version''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-01'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Axe/backpack, water cannon

:A [[black repaint|black redeco]] of the standard Voyager Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime Black Version was available exclusively at the Japanese "Transformers Museum" event held at the Seibu department store in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture from [[August 3]]rd to [[August 8]]th, 2010. The figure was limited to 300 pieces, cost 4,200 yen, and came in a grayscale version of the original toy's box with a golden sticker on the window declaring its name.

==External links==
*[http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/english/eren/1511.html e-HOBBY article on the museum]

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