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I, Robot-Master!

2010-10-16T21:24:54Z

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #15
|prev=Rock and Roll-Out!
|next=Plight of the Bumblebee!
|title=I, Robot-Master!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #55–56
|prev2=Rock and Roll-Out!
|next2=Plight of the Bumblebee!
|image=MarvelUS-15.jpg
|caption="I'll control the Transformers when I feel like it! GOSH!"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=December 1985
|coverdate=April 1986
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Don Perlin]]
|inker=[[Keith Williams]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Michael Carlin]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''Introducing the dorkiest terrorist the world has ever known.'''

==Synopsis==
Megatron hungers! The displaced [[Decepticon]], wandering across the landscape in a desperate search for fuel, is rendered immobile in a coal mine when he finally runs out of energy.

The [[Intelligence and Information Institute]] scrambles for a way to explain the presence of giant robots to the public that will calm panic, despite the efforts of G.B. Blackrock to convince I.I.I. that the [[Autobot|Autobots]] can be Earth's allies. The agency's staff is sent home to come up with a viable cover story and told not to return to work without a proposal.

I.I.I. agent Walter Barnett is inspired by his son's comic book, ''[[Robot-Master (comic)|Robot Master]]''. I.I.I. prepares to spin their story. ''Robot Master'''s writer, Donny Finkleberg, has just lost his job with [[Marvel Comics]]. He readily accepts a lunch proposition from Barnett to discuss the idea... and even more readily accepts an offer to actually play the role.

The next day, broadcast television across the continent is interrupted by a ranting costumed supervillain, '''Robot Master!''' He claims that ''all'' the [[Transformer|Transformers]] are under his control. Reactions are varied; the Autobots are baffled, and turn to Blackrock for answers.

The next day, a second broadcast takes advantage of the inert Megatron, whose presence bolsters the government's claims. This broadcast gains the attention of both the Autobots and the Decepticon Soundwave, who undertakes a mission to free Megatron. The Autobots, knowing the presence of Megatron to be a threat, also roll out to collect him.

The Autobots drive to the coal mine, but are met with resistance from the [[human]] [[United States military|military]], which does not recognize the Autobots as anything other than a threat. Soundwave, Laserbeak and Ravage arrive at the coal mine with fuel for Megatron, who becomes mobile again. The four Decepticons go on a rampage against the human military; the damaged Autobots are in no condition to help the humans, and are forced to retreat.

Ravage finds Finkleberg; although Megatron wishes to kill "Robot Master" for claiming to control him, Finkleberg is able to convince the Decepticons that, by continuing to convince the humans that the Autobots are as much a threat to them as the Decepticons, the Autobots' efforts might continue to be thwarted. Finkleberg is spared, for now...

==Quotes==
"I bet the Communists are behind this!"<br/>
"I bet the P.L.O. is behind this!"<br/>
"''I bet the GOVERNMENT is behind this!!''<br/>
:—two '''average Joes''' and '''G.B. Blackrock''' register their reactions to "Robot Master"

"Are his circuits disconnected? Who ''is'' this mad human?"
:—'''Bumblebee''' reacts to "Robot Master"'s first broadcast

"Transform...and roll out."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' leading the Autobots out of the Ark (first time used in the comic).

"...Mull this over—how long do you think the Decepticons are going to tolerate this clown claiming to be their leader? I mean, cigarette smoking isn't going to be the only hazard to this guy's health! I hope he's made out his will!"
:—'''G.B. Blackrock''' tells Triple-I how it is.

"Do not judge humans too harshly, Autobots. They are only capable of acting upon what they understand... and apparently they do not yet understand ''us''."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' leads his battered troops away from the attacking humans.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (8)
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (9)
* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (10)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (11)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (12)
|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (4)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (13)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (14)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (15)
|c3=
'''Regulars'''
* [[G.B. Blackrock]] (6)
'''Guests'''
* [[Walter Barnett]] (2)
* [[Forrest Forsythe]] (3)
* [[Donny Finkleberg]] (7)
}}

==Errors==
* The reader is required to assume that the media never notices that Finkleberg's assumed persona is identical to a comic book, that the creator of that comic book is missing, and that he bears a strong resemblance to this "real" Robot-Master. Apparently, the comic is absurdly unpopular.
* On page 8, Wheeljack has Hoist's color scheme.

*This comic was printed.

==Items of note==
*''References to other Transformers continuities/issues:'' I.I.I. has been looking for a way to deal with the issue of the Transformers since [[Rock and Roll-Out!|last issue]].
* The title is presumably an homage to the classic SF collection ''[[wikipedia:I,_Robot|I, Robot]]'' by Isaac Asimov. This is not the only [[I, Lowtech|''Transformers'' title it has inspired]].
* The title of Finkleberg's proposed ''Potato Salad Man'' graphic novel, "This Man, This Mayonnaise," is a reference to the famous ''Fantastic Four'' story, "This Man, This Monster." It could also (theoretically) be taken as a reference to [[Hasbro]]'s [[Optimash Prime|Mr. Potato Head]].
* This issue was reprinted in the [[Titan Books]] collection "[[Cybertron Redux]]".

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-15.jpg|'''US issue #15''' - Donny: International Hero.
Image:MarvelUK-055.jpg|'''UK issue #55''' - They changed the corner box, how sweet.
Image:MarvelUK-56.jpg|'''UK issue #56''' - Make sure you don't let YOUR Megatron swallow netting.
Image:Titan-CybertronReduxSC.jpg|'''Titan TPB cover'''
Image:Titan-CybertronReduxHC.jpg|'''Titan HC cover'''
</gallery>
* '''US cover:''' Robot-Master comic, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #55 cover:''' reuse of art from US cover, with the top left hand corner box for ''Robot Master'' changed to fit the Marvel UK style and price.
* '''UK issue #56 cover:''' Megatron blasting coal mine equipment, by [[Robin Smith]].
* '''Titan TPB cover:''' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Ramhorn]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and half of the [[Space bridge]] by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Titan hardback cover:''' Blaster in the [[Smelting pool]] by [[Don Figueroa]], [[Gary Erskine]] & [[Chris Blythe]].

===Advertisements===
* Sales Leadership Club offering prizes such as the Autoceptor Robot Watch, Diatarn-3 Changeable Robot (Sell Only 12 items for each) and Transformers Race Set (Sell Only 33 items) - between pages 4 & 5
* G.I. Joe Yearbook #2 - between pages 17 & 18
* MASK toys - back cover

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

Stormtrooper (Cybertronian)

2010-08-11T21:33:16Z

Wreckers4ever:

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{{disambig3|Stormtrooper}}

:''Stormtroopers are soldiers in the second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Mindset Stormtrooper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Flying over the galaxy like vast predatory birds.]]

The '''stormtroopers''' are second generation Decepticons under the command of [[Mindset]]. They are [[combiner]]s, with two troopers forming one "thunderjet" changeform.<ref>[[Volt]] uses the term "changeform" to describe the Cybertronians' combined [[alternate mode]]s in [[Total War!]].</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''Generation 2''====
Mindset and his stormtroopers were subduing the population of the planet [[Karn]] when they were attacked by the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. They put up a futile fight, and were annihilated. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}

==Notes==
*It is unclear if any of the other Cybertronian troops are stormtroopers, or just the ones under Mindset's command.

==References==
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[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Generation 2]]

Kremzeek

2010-08-07T11:02:17Z

Wreckers4ever:

{{disambig2|the characters called Kremzeeks|the episode in which they are introduced|Kremzeek!}}
:''Kremzeek is a mischievous electrical life-form in many [[Continuity family|continuity families]]''.

[[Image:Kremzeekkp.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Let's ignore the obvious reaction here and instead pose this: Why does he cast shadows?]]
'''Kremzeek''' is a sneaky bastard.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Wally Burr]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Kremzeek.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Louie the Lightning Bug's nastier cousin.]]
Kremzeek was accidentally created by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] whilst experimenting in the lab of the Decepticons' crashed starship-base. Kremzeek immediately began making the electrical equipment aboard the ship malfunction, giving Megatron the idea to use him as a weapon against the [[Autobot]]s. Kremzeek succeeded in damaging most of the Autobots (leaving only [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] functional) before entering [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] and traveling to [[Japan]] by riding through the computer's connection to [[Sky Spy]] satellite.

[[Image:Kremzeek multiple Kremzeeks.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Kremzeeks come in various flavors.]]

The remaining Autobots followed in Omega Supreme, after being made invulnerable to Kremzeek's effects by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s (patent pending) Magical Insulating Spray, but no sooner had they set down on the shores of Tokyo than the electrical imp took down the unprotected Omega. Kremzeek proceeded to wreak havoc through the city, terrorizing a bullet train, a hapless passer-by's walkman and a video arcade, before the Autobots cornered him in the [[Shibuya Manufacturing Corporation]] building. The chief engineer there, Doctor [[Sōji Yoshikawa]], suggested that Blaster try weakening Kremzeek with radio waves, but the little gremlin tried to fight back by leaping into Blaster's chest compartment. Blaster figured to "fry him with his own juice", but he only wound up feeding Kremzeek with his own energy, and caused him to multiply.

[[Image:Kremzeek Autobots create giant Kremzeek.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]

The Kremzeek swarm began tearing through Tokyo, but Prime and Yoshikawa quickly put their heads together and deduced to a way to reunited the individual creatures. Jury-rigging a tower and charging it with all the energy from a local power plant, the Autobots drew all the Kremzeeks in, but the flaw in their plan was revealed when they merged into a ''giant'' Kremzeek! As the ''kaiju''-sized Kremzeek stomped through the city, both it and the Autobots began to feel the effects of the Decepticons' [[energy magnet]]—the energy-draining device the villains had created while the Autobots were distracted dealing with Kremzeek. Finally hittong on a plan to stop both threats, the Autobots used a nearby radio tower to broadcast Kremzeek straight to the energy magnet, which he destroyed.

As Kremzeek cavorted amongst the remains of the energy magnet, the Autobots approached on a boat with Yoshikawa and some equipment that the scientist could use to disperse Kremzeek's energy and effectively destroy him. Bumblebee spoke out against the plan, dubbing Kremzeek "cute", but Optimus Prime solemnly pressed the fateful button that eradicated the little critter. Reflecting on the whole adventure as they prepared to return home, Blaster remarked that he couldn't help but miss Kremzeek somehow... at which point a solitary Kremzeek, which had previously jumped inside his body, burst from his chest compartment, and the hilarious pursuit antics restarted. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}
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====''Kiss Players''====
[[Image:Kremzeek bullet.jpg|right|thumb|225px]]

Over the next twenty years, Yoshikawa began breeding Kremzeeks in captivity (perhaps after studying the lone remaining creature following its recapture by the Autobots), and weaponized the technology behind the belligerent beasties, creating the "Yoshikawa Type 5 Auto-Kremzeek Launcher" for the [[Earth Defense Command]]. These guns, wielded by the E.D.C.'s [[Autorooper]] mechanoids, fired "Kremzeek bullets": ceramic shells that each contained a Kremzeek, which would be released when the shell shattered on impact to absorb the electrical energy of any mechanoid it struck. The bullets even had a limited paralytic effect on the nervous systems of humans.

When the hapless EDC [[Kiss Player]] [[Atari Hitotonari]] wound up swallowing a [[Legion]], her Autorooper shrunk down to enter her body and destroy the beast, but when it tried shooting its Kremzeek bullets inside her, she violently protested. The Autorooper didn't listen, but it depleted its ammo reserves before doing Atari any damage. {{storylink|Kiss Players (radio drama)|Atari's Close Call?!}}

[[Kayu Michikusa]]'s Autorooper was seen firing a Kremzeek bullet at [[Marissa Faireborn]], who was partially paralyzed by the little creature. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}}

{{note|Kremzeek was not shown doing much of anything within the actual ''Kiss Players'' fiction, but packaging illustrations depicted him getting up to more mischief, such as getting under Atari's skirt and blowing bubbles into [[Shaoshao Li|Shaoshao]]'s drink.}}
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===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics continuity===
[[Image:Kremzeek yum.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"Tastes great!" "Less filling!"]][[Image:OriginalSin_PushButton.jpg|right|100px|thumb|]]
After a long day at work, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] enjoyed sneaking off to the [[Alpha Preserve|nature preserve]] and sippin' on cans of delicious, oily Kremzeek-brand refresher.

Ironhide carelessly discarded one of his cans, allowing it to dribble into the preserve's unsullied waters. [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] probably shed a tear, just off-panel. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

[[Push-Button]] was later seen serving these Kremzeek beverages and [[Energon goodie]]s in the [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] war room, just before Prowl briefed the assembled Autobots on threat [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] posed to [[Earth]]. |thumb|Dreamwave clearly ran out of cameos{{storylink|Original Sin}}

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===IDW Generation 1 comics continuity===
[[Image:MO1 Kremzeek.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Friendliest he ever looked. Kaon indeed is the worst place on Cybertron.]]
Kremzeek appeared as a billboard-image in [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1}}

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===Transformers (2007) movie continuity===
[[Image:Kremzeek lamp movieadaption2007.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Just hope the All Spark doesn't give life to this lamp.]]
[[Sam Witwicky]] has a desklamp with a light-up figure based on Kremzeek. {{storylink|Movie Adaptation Issue Number One}} {{storylink|Movie Adaptation issue 3}}

The floors of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s home on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] featured Kremzeek-shaped images as well. Kremzeek must be some sort of intergalactic celebrity in this continuity. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3}} Later, [[Starscream (Movie)|Lord Starscream]] was holding a can of Kremzeek as [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] reported that he had found another test subject. Even tyrants with noble ambitions need that extra boost. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4}}.

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===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Image:Animated kremzeek.JPG|right|180px|thumb|Please stand by as this annoying electric lifeform causes havoc with our machinery.]]
Kremzeek appeared on the "please stand by" screen of the local television news station when their feed was interrupted. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Kiss Players===
*'''Autorooper X Atari''' (2006)

:A figurine of Kremzeek comes with this package to menace [[Atari Hitotonari|Atari]].

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===Masterpiece===
*'''Megatron''' (2007)

:[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron]] comes with a Kremzeek figurine of his own. Sweetness.

[[Image:MPSkywarp stickers.jpg|right|100px|thumb|And our most tenacious scouts just may receive the much-sought-after Kremzeek badge.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2007)

:[[Skywarp (G1)#Masterpiece|Skywarp]] comes with some Kremzeek stickers.

*'''Thundercracker''' (2008)

:As does [[Thundercracker (G1)#Masterpiece|Thundercracker]], only in different colors.

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==External links==
* [http://seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=1142&size=0&start=26 Kremzeek figure gallery at Seibertron.com]

[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Kiss Players characters]]