Editing The Birth of the Super Life-Forms

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|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce]]'' #12
|prev=The Great Turnabout of the Autobots
|next=So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!
|title="The Birth of the Super Life-Forms"
|japanese=超生命体の誕生
|romaji=Chō Seimei Tai no Tanjō
|image=SGM manga 12 title page.jpg
|caption=
|published in=''[[TV Magazine]]''
|publisher=[[Kodansha]]
|date=February 1989
|coverdate=March 1989
|script=[[Masumi Kaneda]]
|artist=[[Ban Magami]]
|continuity=
}}

'''The final battle begins.'''

==Synopsis==
The headless [[Transtector]] of [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] walks toward [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], who are fighting each other, and tells Overlord to stop. Overlord is very displeased with BlackZarak ordering him around. God Ginrai finds out it is [[Devil Z]], who "heads on" to BlackZarak's body and speaks to them, and tells Overlord about it.

Devil Z, now possessing BlackZarak's body, transforms into a giant two-headed serpent. While this is going on, it is also revealed that both [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] have been reformatted into true [[Transformer]]s without flesh and have betrayed Overlord. Devil Z emits the [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]]-absorbing ray in order to absorb the Jinchōkon from Ginrai and Overlord so he can gain a third and final head, evolving into the "Demonic Beast". But the Jinchōkon-absorbing ray is blocked by the Autobot [[Pretender]]s, since the ray can't affect robotic Transformers.

As Devil Z is held by the Autobot Pretenders, the [[Grand Maximus|New Battleship Maximus]] shows up in the sky and tells Ginrai to ride on the ship with the [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]] and [[Headmaster Junior]]s. Overlord then takes the [[Decepticon]] Headmaster Juniors to join the Autobots in order to fight Devil Z together.

The humans and the Autobot Pretenders merge their Chōkon Power together and perform the ultimate attack "Great Chōkon Perfect Transform Attack" (''yikes''), successfully defeating and killing Devil Z once and for all. Beaten, Hydra and Buster combine into [[Darkwings]] and flee.

Later, the humans find themselves separated from their Transtectors and their [[Master-Brace]]s are gone. What surprises them most, their Transtectors have become ''real'' Transformers. Those newborn Transformers start to tell their human counterparts about the true identity of Devil Z and the origin of the Godmasters.

It is revealed that Devil Z was a super energy lifeform of tremendous power. He stole the Godmaster [[transtector]]s and Master-Braces. When Devil Z arrived on [[Earth]], he chose to revive a man and woman who had drowned at sea as the first Godmasters. Sadly, the death of Devil Z causes [[Mega]] and [[Giga]]'s death by extension. Overcome with grief, [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] cries over the deaths of Giga and Mega, his surrogate parents.

The newborn Ginrai tells the newborn Overlord that they will go back to space together and finish their fight. Overlord says he will defeat Ginrai for Giga and Mega, as well as in honor of the Decepticons. The newborn Transformers then depart Earth with New Battleship Maximus after saying goodbye to the humans.

The humans and the four Autobot Pretenders are left to resume their normal lives, while the Decepticon Pretenders decide to become humans.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1= 
*[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] (5)
*[[Godbomber]] (6)
*[[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] (11)
*[[Lander]] (12)
*[[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] (13)
*[[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]] (14)
*[[Grand Maximus|New Battleship Maximus]] (15)
*[[Cab (human)|Cab]] (16)
*[[Shūta Gō]] (17)
*[[Lightfoot (Masterforce)|Lightfoot]] (18)
*[[Minerva (Masterforce human)|Minerva]] (19)
*[[Ranger]] (20)
*[[Road King]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] (1)
*[[Bullhorn (Masterforce)|Bullhorn]] (2)
*[[Devil Z]] (3)
*[[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] (4)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (7)
*[[Wilder (Masterforce)|Wilder]] (8)
*[[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] (9)
*[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] (10)
*[[Darkwings]] (22)
*[[Giga]] (23)
*[[Mega]] (24)
*[[Blood]] (25)
*[[Dauros]] (26)
*[[Gilmer]] (27)
}}

==Notes==
*Just how the battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons started isn't known, [[The Good and Evil Families of Earth|again]].

*Devil Z's physical head on the right side is called "the Head of Heaven", while the other one is called "the Head of Earth". Presumably, his third head would have been "the Head of Humanity", given his attempts to drain Jinchokon to create it–thus, Devil Z himself would effectively become a warped version of a Godmaster.

*The Autobot Headmasters do not pilot Godbomber at the beginning of the issue.

*[[Life or Death? The Desperate Divine Combination!|Again]], Grand never makes a physical appearance in this issue. Only his battleship shows up. 

*According to a panel near the end of the issue, Giga and Mega possibly committed a lover's suicide before they were chosen to become Godmasters by Devil Z. Considering this is a comic for children, the description only mentions that they fell into the sea and died. This adds some tragic depth to their determination to create a surrogate family out of the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors, as they had died before being able to start a family of their own.

*There are some differences between the newborn Transformers in regards to the ''Masterforce'' anime and manga. For example, the newborn Decepticons don't look particularly evil in the manga, while the same can't be said about the anime. Also, the newborn Doubleclouder seems to be an Autobot instead of a Decepticon in the manga.

*[[Cab (human)|Cab]] and [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] will appear again in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]]; in the issue "[[Star Saber, Warrior of Love!]]"

*Special moves in this issue:
**Great Chōkon Perfect Transform Attack (Human Godmasters, Headmaster Juniors, Autobot Pretenders)

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

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