Editing God Neptune comic 2

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

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

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

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

''Before and elsewhere, the [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]], betrayed by [[Duncan (Legends)|Duncan]], have been left for dead in space. Halfshell mourns new member [[Lawbhammer]] in particular when [[Starscream (G1)|a mysterious, shadowed robot]] arrives. Introducing himself as "the servant to [[Primus|another]]",<ref>Written in Japanese as あの方の使 (''ano kata no shi'').</ref> he offers to revive the Seacons... but only if they do as he says. The mysterious benefactor takes Lawbhammer as collateral and sends Halfshell to [[2020]] to pick up Turtler.''

Halfshell moans at what he's been brought down to—a crewmember being a hostage, violating pirate code, and deceiving his brother. In response, a voice emanates from the [[Neptune Sword]]... [[White Gallant Convoy]]! White explains that he placed his [[spark|soul]] within the sword and gives the Seacon captain words of encouragement. Nearby, Megatron Omega attempts to absorb the [[Star Power]] of the five Matrices [[God Neptune]] brought, but he finds his head smashed in with the Neptune Sword. Halfshell takes the Star Power for himself, reforming God Neptune and cleaving Megatron in half. The [[Straxus (G1)|Straxuses]] worry about their bisected master, but their concern is unnecessary as Megatron absorbs their energies to reform himself. With an inhuman voice, Megatron Omega declares that this is the form that will banish the [[human]]s from [[Earth]] in the future... Megatron Omega: Perfect Form.

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime/Star Convoy]] (16)
*[[Dinobot (G1)|Primitives]] (40-44)

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

|h3=[[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]|c3=
*[[God Neptune]] (18)
*[[Terrormander]] (28)
*[[Halfshell]] (29)
*[[Sea Phantom]] (30)
*[[Coelagon]] (31)
*[[Scylla]] (32)
*[[Turtler]] (33)
*[[Lawbhammer]] (35)

|h4=[[Primus Vanguard]]|c4=
*[[Alpha Bravo]] (1)
*[[Icepick (PCC)|''Power Core Combiners'' Icepick]] (2)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] (3)
*[[Icebird]] (4)
*[[White Gallant Convoy|White]] (8)
*[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotroopers]] (9)
*[[Cordon]] (10)
*[[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]] (11)
*[[Glit (KP)|Glit]] (12)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (13)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|''Animated'' Prowl]] (14)
*[[Phantomjaw]] (15)
*[[Purple Wicked Convoy|Purple]] (22)
*[[Blue Big Convoy|Blue]] (24)
*[[Go Prime|Black]] (25)
*[[Green Tender Convoy|Green]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Yellow]] (27)
*[[Gari Robo-kun]] (37)

|h5=Others|c5=
*White Planet natives (5)
*[[Meltz Down]] (6)
*[[Waddlepop]] (7)
*[[Icepick (G1)|Generation 1 Icepick]] (23)
*[[Beastformer|Beast People]] (34)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Mysterious benefactor]] (36)
*[[Primus]] (38)
*[[Primacron]] (39)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|thumb|(''"Battle Point Unlimited"'' plays)]]
*The innards of White seen when he's bisected (most notably an "organic" brain) are based on [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]'s as seen in "[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!]]".
*White Gallant Convoy acts in the belief that he will be reincarnated as Star Convoy, but at the moment it's ambiguous as to whether this is just conjecture on his part. The story so far gives little evidence that this reincarnation is so direct. That said, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattleCoreOP|Battle Core Optimus Prime]], who White is a repurposing of, does sport a headsculpt based on Star Convoy.
*[[Duncan (Legends)|Duncan]] is a still-unseen character created for the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]]. [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 61|Bonus Edition Vol. 61]] established him to be the leader of the [[Space Pirates]] from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' episode "[[Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship]]".
*The summoning effect Primus uses is the same one used by the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] (another incarnation of Primus in this continuity) in "[[Call of the Primitives]]".

===Transformers references===
*In the first couple of panels, White can be seen pulling ''Energon'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer.
*Although his components go unnamed, White's combiner limbs are [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Rook (Generations)|Rook]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]. With the exception of White and Rook, the components are based on the TakaraTomy releases, complete with white combiner hands and feet from ''Unite Warriors'' [[Superion (G1)#Unite Warriors|Superion]].
*When the Vanguard leaders restrain [[God Neptune]], [[Yellow Splendid Convoy]] says '''"Atsuki kokoro ni fukanō wa arimasenwa"'' (roughly "With a passionate heart nothing is impossible!"), a rendition of [[Fire Convoy|Fire Convoy's]] catchphrase ''"Atsui kokoro ni fukanō wa nai"'' spoken in a more feminine and polite register.
*The Generation 1 [[Lobclaw#Toys|Lobclaw]]/[[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]] mold was never released as part of the ''Beast Wars II'' Seacon team, and thus 22 years on this story creates a virtual recolour character to fulfill that role, [[Lawbhammer]].

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

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://takaratomymall.jp/img/goods/4904810153207/comics_second-vol01.pdf God Neptune comic 2 part 1 at TakaraTomy Mall]
*[https://takaratomymall.jp/img/goods/4904810153207/comics_second-vol02.pdf God Neptune comic 2 part 2 at TakaraTomy Mall]
*[https://mohairtranslations.wordpress.com/2020/06/01/translationgod-neptune-comic-3-and-4/ Translation: God Neptune comic 3 and 4] at Mohair Translations

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