The Maximal Brainwashing Operation

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Starscream and BB brainwash Tasmania Kid and Diver into Predacons!

Synopsis

Down river, Tasmania Kid and Diver are on a routine scouting mission, much to their boredom. Their hard work and diligence is interrupted when Apache appears from behind some brush and beckons them over. The pair dash to meet their Deputy Commander, only to find themselves caught in a net. They are hoisted away by jet mode BB, the whole thing having been a clever trap.

At the Predacon base, BB delivers his two captive Maximals to Starscream. Kid and Diver demand to be released and Starscream hospitably offers to oblige...but only after they run a little "errand" for him.

Up in the sky, Dirge and Thrust are on a scouting mission of their own, cursing their situation just as much as Kid and Diver were. Down near the Maximal base, NAVI alerts Apache (the real Apache) to the approaching Predacons. Lio Convoy remarks that Kid and Diver are still missing and figures they could beat some answers out of the two bumbling knuckleheads.

With relative ease, the Maximals shoot Dirge and Thrust out of the sky and encircle them. The pair quickly gather their "wits" and begin pleading for their lives, asking why Lio Convoy would do such a thing. As the other Maximals look on in confusion, Scuba notices that their insignias have suddenly changed from Predacon to Maximal. Lio Convoy theorizes that the shock of the explosion must have destabilized their programming. Dirge and Thrust then proceed to apologize for their insubordination and pledge their loyalty to Lio Convoy.

Back at the Predacon base, Galvatron and Megastorm gleefully approve of Starscream's scheme. Starscream promises to oversee the operation personally.

Outside, an injured Kid and Diver collapse at the edge of a valley. The Maximal sensors finally locate them and Lio Convoy orders his troops to move out.

When they arrive, however, Kid and Diver spring into action and begin attacking their former friends. Starscream and BB then come out of hiding and explain their brainwashing scheme to the Maximals. Suddenly, the earth quakes and Galvatron erupts from below, taking Lio Convoy by surprise and subduing him with his mighty scissors. Things look bad until Dirge and Thrust shoot Galvatron in the back and rescue their new Commander. Starscream is appalled that Lio Convoy would steal his brainwashing idea and, along with BB, takes out Dirge and Thrust.

As the battle rages on, a giddy Megastorm watches from a vantage point. He transforms to tank mode and prepares to fire his cannon into the middle of the battlefield, destroying both the Maximals and his brother, Galvatron, thus making him the new Emperor of Destruction. As Megastorm fires, though, he is taken by surprise by a geyser of water. His aim is ruined and the blast misses its target. It turns out Scuba had discovered an underground river and redirected it into Megastorm just in the nick of time. Having run out of energy thanks to his cannon blast, Megastorm is unable to transform back to robot mode and floats helplessly down the river, swearing vengeance on the amused Scuba.

Down in the battlefield, both sides recover from the sudden explosion. Galvatron retreats, declaring the fight to be a draw, as Starscream and BB carry the unconscious Dirge and Thrust back to base. Lio Convoy laments that the war is not over while Diver and Kid come to. They've returned to their original Maximal selves, though they have no memory of their time as Predacons. Apache begins to theorize that the shock of the explosion might have restored their programming only to be attacked by Kid and Diver, who angrily recall his "ambush" down by the river.

Featured characters

{{#if:*Tasmania Kid (1)

Diver (2)
Apache (3)
Lio Convoy (8)
NAVI (9)
Scuba (10)
Bighorn (11)|

{{#if:*Tasmania Kid (1)

Diver (2)
Apache (3)
Lio Convoy (8)
NAVI (9)
Scuba (10)
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Tasmania Kid (1)
Diver (2)
Apache (3)
Lio Convoy (8)
NAVI (9)
Scuba (10)
Bighorn (11) }}{{#if:*BB (4)
Starscream (5)
Dirge (6)
Thrust (7)
Galvatron (12)
Megastorm (13)|

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Notes

Continuity notes

This comic was not the work of Shōji Imaki, the author of the Beast Wars II comic published in Comic BomBom, but instead Susumu Ono. As such, this comic most likely takes place within the continuity of the Beast Wars II animated series, instead.
The distinct lack of the Insectrons, the Jointrons, and the Seacons implies that the Maximals and Predacons are back on the North Continent. Additionally, Galvatron is awake, of sound mind, and in command of the Predacons. With all of that in mind, given that the Magnaboss team and the looming threat of the Nemesis are likewise absent, this story can slot into the cartoon's events either between episode 13 and episode 14, between episode 18 and episode 19 or between episode 25 and episode 26.
Diver wields a handgun that might be the same pistol he uses against the many mini-spaceships in "Galvatron Revived".

Trivia

Despite being published in a Japanese book, this comic reads from left to right like a Western comic.

External links

"The Maximal Brainwashing Operation" in English

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