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AzimuthAcolyte: Updating based on contemporary JG1 stuff

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	}}		}}
	'''Kenji's tour of the Autobots' Japanese Subdivision is cut short when Megatron, Starscream and Blitzwing attack. Only Ultra Magnus can provide the means to defeat the Super Megatron Gun.'''		'''Kenji's tour of the Autobots' Japanese Subdivision is cut short when Megatron, Starscream and Blitzwing attack. Only Ultra Magnus can provide the means to defeat the Super Megatron Gun.'''

Emvee: links

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			'''Kenji's tour of the Autobots' Japanese Subdivision is cut short when Megatron, Starscream and Blitzwing attack. Only Ultra Magnus can provide the means to defeat the Super Megatron Gun.'''
	'''Kenji's tour of the Autobots' Japanese Subdivision is cut short when Megatron, Starscream and Blitzwing attack. Only Ultra Magnus can provide the means to defeat the Super Megatron Gun.'''

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:AutobotRoad1.jpg\|left\|100px\|thumb]]		[[File:AutobotRoad1.jpg\|left\|100px\|thumb]]
	In [[Japan]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] is giving [[Kenji]] a tour of the [[Autobot]]s' Japanese Subdivision. As Optimus explains, the Autobots are busy building sub-bases all over the world, masked by [[human]]-operated secret entrances such as parking garages. All the bases are connected by an underground highway called the [[Autobot Road]], allowing the Autobots to get from one end of the planet to the other in no time flat. Optimus gives credit to the founder of the Autobot Road, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]], whom he announces is currently en route with new equipment for installation.		In [[Japan]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] is giving [[Kenji]] a tour of the [[Autobot]]s' Japanese Subdivision. As Optimus explains, the Autobots are busy building sub-bases all over the world, masked by [[human]]-operated secret entrances such as parking garages. All the bases are connected by an underground highway called the [[Autobot Road]], allowing the Autobots to get from one end of the planet to the other in no time flat. Optimus gives credit to the founder of the Autobot Road, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]], whom he announces is currently en route with new equipment for installation.

	Meanwhile, [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] whispers to Kenji that Prime treats Magnus like his "kid brother", and much giggling ensues. Before they can giggle any longer, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] reports a [[Decepticon]] disturbance in Yokohama.		Meanwhile, [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] whispers to Kenji that Prime treats Magnus like his "kid brother", and much giggling ensues. Before they can giggle any longer, [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ratchet]] reports a [[Decepticon]] disturbance in Yokohama.

	It is a disturbing disturbance indeed, as the Autobots stationed there are getting wrecked by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]], [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] in his newest form, the "Super Megatron Gun" (basically, his pistol mode, only not shrunken down to handheld size). The fight goes poorly, as [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] gets crunched beneath Blitzwing's treads and Optimus Prime is blasted into uselessness as soon as he arrives on the scene.		It is a disturbing disturbance indeed, as the Autobots stationed there are getting wrecked by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]], [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] in his newest form, the "Super Megatron Gun" (basically, his pistol mode, only not shrunken down to handheld size). The fight goes poorly, as [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] gets crunched beneath Blitzwing's treads and Optimus Prime is blasted into uselessness as soon as he arrives on the scene.

	Things begin to look bad until City Commander Ultra Magnus arrives carrying Prime's trailer, full of equipment. Prime shakes off his injuries and helps Magnus fire their newest weapon, the Scramble Power Buster. The giant gun knocks Megatron back into [[robot mode]], enraging him. Megatron orders Starscream and Blitzwing to transform to [[alternate mode\|jet mode]] and defeat the Autobots from the sky. Starscream and Blitzwing destroy the Scramble Power Buster and divebomb the Autobots.		Things begin to look bad until City Commander Ultra Magnus arrives carrying Prime's trailer, full of equipment. Prime shakes off his injuries and helps Magnus fire their newest weapon, the Scramble Power Buster. The giant gun knocks Megatron back into [[robot mode]], enraging him. Megatron orders Starscream and Blitzwing to transform to [[alternate mode\|jet mode]] and defeat the Autobots from the sky. Starscream and Blitzwing destroy the Scramble Power Buster and divebomb the Autobots.

	Decepticon victory seems assured until Tracks and Kenji take to the skies. Blitzwing and Starscream follow Tracks, but the Autobot's superior maneuvering allows him to trick the pair of jets into crashing head-first into an unsuspecting Megatron. Seeing an opening, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus get the last word in with their special move, the "Prime-Magnus Double Cross Kick". Kenji and the Autobots celebrate another victory as a mangled Warpath tries not to pass out.		Decepticon victory seems assured until Tracks and Kenji take to the skies. Blitzwing and Starscream follow Tracks, but the Autobot's superior maneuvering allows him to trick the pair of jets into crashing head-first into an unsuspecting Megatron. Seeing an opening, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus get the last word in with their special move, the "Prime-Magnus Double Cross Kick". Kenji and the Autobots celebrate another victory as a mangled Warpath tries not to pass out.

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==
	{{featuredcharacters		{{featuredcharacters
	\|c1=		\|c1=
	* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (1)		*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (1)
	* [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]] (3)		*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Mirage]] (3)
	* [[Powerglide (G1)\|Powerglide]] (4)		*[[Powerglide (G1)\|Powerglide]] (4)
	* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]] (5)		*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]] (5)
	* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]] (6)		*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]] (6)
	* [[Windcharger (G1)\|Windcharger]] (7)		*[[Windcharger (G1)\|Windcharger]] (7)
	* [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] (8)		*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]] (8)
	* [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] (9)		*[[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] (9)
	* [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] (10)		*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ratchet]] (10)
	* [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] (11)		*[[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] (11)
	* [[Sideswipe (G1)\|Sideswipe]] (12)		*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Sideswipe]] (12)
	* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Jazz]] (13)		*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Jazz]] (13)
	* [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] (14)		*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Perceptor]] (14)
	* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] (18)		*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] (18)

	\|c2=		\|c2=
	* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] (15)		*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] (15)
	* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] (16)		*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] (16)
	* [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] (17)		*[[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] (17)

	\|c3=		\|c3=
	* [[Kenji]] (2)		*[[Kenji]] (2)
	}}		}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.		*This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.
	* Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]].		*Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]].
	* The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[human]]s are permitted to use the road.		*The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[human]]s are permitted to use the road.
	* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].		*This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].
	* This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes\|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].		*This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes\|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].

	===Errors===		===Errors===
	* In the Viz translation of the manga, Kenji refers to Tracks as "Trucks".		*In the Viz translation of the manga, Kenji refers to Tracks as "Trucks".

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	*2002 — ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]''		*[[2002]] — ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]''
	*2020 – ''[[Transformers: The Manga Volume 1]]''		*[[2020]] – ''[[Transformers: The Manga Volume 1]]''

	[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]		[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]

DDog: /* Reprints */

2020-05-14T02:58:25Z

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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	~~<small>Other than reprints of the~~ [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers ~~(manga)#Collections\|full miniseries~~]]~~:</small>~~		*2002 — ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]''
	* ~~N/A~~		*2020 – ''[[Transformers: The Manga Volume 1]]''

	[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]		[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]

Saix: Yeah, it's supposed to be Tracks

2020-04-10T07:34:27Z

Yeah, it's supposed to be Tracks

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.		* This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.
	* Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]]~~. The Autobot Road would go on to inspire the [[Global Space Bridge]] in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)\|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] series~~.		* Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]].
	* The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[human]]s are permitted to use the road.		* The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[human]]s are permitted to use the road.
	* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].		* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].
	* This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes\|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].		* This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes\|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].
	* In the Viz translation of the manga, Kenji refers to Tracks as "Trucks"~~. Unless he is using it as a collective noun for Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, who are nearby~~.
			===Errors===
			* In the Viz translation of the manga, Kenji refers to Tracks as "Trucks".

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===

Nightjaeger: Quick note about Kenji calling Tracks Trucks.

2020-04-10T07:27:03Z

Quick note about Kenji calling Tracks Trucks.

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	* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].		* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].
	* This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes\|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].		* This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes\|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].
			* In the Viz translation of the manga, Kenji refers to Tracks as "Trucks". Unless he is using it as a collective noun for Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, who are nearby.

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===

Saix: /* Reprints */

2020-03-14T06:32:29Z

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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	*2002 — ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers~~: The Comics~~]]''		<small>Other than reprints of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)#Collections\|full miniseries]]:</small>
			* N/A

	[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]		[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]

Saix: Official translation being sold now.

2020-03-14T06:12:49Z

Official translation being sold now.

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	* [[Kenji]] (2)		* [[Kenji]] (2)

	}}		}}

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

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/trans047.php ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4 in English]


	[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]		[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]

Ascendron: /* Featured characters */

2015-11-26T23:13:25Z

Featured characters

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	* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Jazz]] (13)		* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Jazz]] (13)
	* [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] (14)		* [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] (14)
			* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] (18)

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SanityOrMadness at 01:14, 19 February 2015

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[~~Image~~:AutobotRoad1.jpg\|left\|100px\|thumb\|]]		[[File:AutobotRoad1.jpg\|left\|100px\|thumb]]
	In [[Japan]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] is giving [[Kenji]] a tour of the [[Autobot]]s' Japanese Subdivision. As Optimus explains, the Autobots are busy building sub-bases all over the world, masked by [[human]]-operated secret entrances such as parking garages. All the bases are connected by an underground highway called the [[Autobot Road]], allowing the Autobots to get from one end of the planet to the other in no time flat. Optimus gives credit to the founder of the Autobot Road, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]], whom he announces is currently en route with new equipment for installation.		In [[Japan]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] is giving [[Kenji]] a tour of the [[Autobot]]s' Japanese Subdivision. As Optimus explains, the Autobots are busy building sub-bases all over the world, masked by [[human]]-operated secret entrances such as parking garages. All the bases are connected by an underground highway called the [[Autobot Road]], allowing the Autobots to get from one end of the planet to the other in no time flat. Optimus gives credit to the founder of the Autobot Road, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]], whom he announces is currently en route with new equipment for installation.

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	It is a disturbing disturbance indeed, as the Autobots stationed there are getting wrecked by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]], [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] in his newest form, the "Super Megatron Gun" (basically, his pistol mode, only not shrunken down to handheld size). The fight goes poorly, as [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] gets crunched beneath Blitzwing's treads and Optimus Prime is blasted into uselessness as soon as he arrives on the scene.		It is a disturbing disturbance indeed, as the Autobots stationed there are getting wrecked by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]], [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] in his newest form, the "Super Megatron Gun" (basically, his pistol mode, only not shrunken down to handheld size). The fight goes poorly, as [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] gets crunched beneath Blitzwing's treads and Optimus Prime is blasted into uselessness as soon as he arrives on the scene.

	Things begin to look bad until City Commander Ultra Magnus arrives carrying Prime's trailer, full of equipment. Prime shakes off his injuries and helps Magnus fire their newest weapon, the Scramble Power Buster. The giant gun knocks Megatron back into robot mode, enraging him. Megatron orders Starscream and Blitzwing to transform to jet mode and defeat the Autobots from the sky. Starscream and Blitzwing destroy the Scramble Power Buster and divebomb the Autobots.		Things begin to look bad until City Commander Ultra Magnus arrives carrying Prime's trailer, full of equipment. Prime shakes off his injuries and helps Magnus fire their newest weapon, the Scramble Power Buster. The giant gun knocks Megatron back into [[robot mode]], enraging him. Megatron orders Starscream and Blitzwing to transform to [[alternate mode\|jet mode]] and defeat the Autobots from the sky. Starscream and Blitzwing destroy the Scramble Power Buster and divebomb the Autobots.

	Decepticon victory seems assured until Tracks and Kenji take to the skies. Blitzwing and Starscream follow Tracks, but the Autobot's superior maneuvering allows him to trick the pair of jets into crashing head-first into an unsuspecting Megatron. Seeing an opening, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus get the last word in with their special move, the "Prime-Magnus Double Cross Kick". Kenji and the Autobots celebrate another victory as a mangled Warpath tries not to pass out.		Decepticon victory seems assured until Tracks and Kenji take to the skies. Blitzwing and Starscream follow Tracks, but the Autobot's superior maneuvering allows him to trick the pair of jets into crashing head-first into an unsuspecting Megatron. Seeing an opening, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus get the last word in with their special move, the "Prime-Magnus Double Cross Kick". Kenji and the Autobots celebrate another victory as a mangled Warpath tries not to pass out.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.		* This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.
	* Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]]. The Autobot Road would go on to inspire the [[Global Space Bridge]] in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' series.		* Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]]. The Autobot Road would go on to inspire the [[Global Space Bridge]] in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)\|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] series.
	* The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[~~Human\|humans~~]] are permitted to use the road.		* The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[human]]s are permitted to use the road.
	* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].		* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].
	* This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun-mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes\|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].		* This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes\|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===

DrSpengler: /* Notes */

2013-12-04T15:08:33Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.		* This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.
	* Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]]. The Autobot Road would go on to inspire the [[Global Space Bridge]] in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' series. Later, it would eventually be [[Retcon\|retconned]] into ''actually being'' the Global Space Bridge in the Japanese version of the show, thanks to Japan attempting to consolidate the continuities into one.		* Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]]. The Autobot Road would go on to inspire the [[Global Space Bridge]] in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' series.
	* The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[Human\|humans]] are permitted to use the road.		* The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[Human\|humans]] are permitted to use the road.
	* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].		* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].

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			'''Kenji's tour of the Autobots' Japanese Subdivision is cut short when Megatron, Starscream and Blitzwing attack. Only Ultra Magnus can provide the means to defeat the Super Megatron Gun.'''
	'''Kenji's tour of the Autobots' Japanese Subdivision is cut short when Megatron, Starscream and Blitzwing attack. Only Ultra Magnus can provide the means to defeat the Super Megatron Gun.'''

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:AutobotRoad1.jpg\|left\|100px\|thumb]]		[[File:AutobotRoad1.jpg\|left\|100px\|thumb]]
	In [[Japan]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] is giving [[Kenji]] a tour of the [[Autobot]]s' Japanese Subdivision. As Optimus explains, the Autobots are busy building sub-bases all over the world, masked by [[human]]-operated secret entrances such as parking garages. All the bases are connected by an underground highway called the [[Autobot Road]], allowing the Autobots to get from one end of the planet to the other in no time flat. Optimus gives credit to the founder of the Autobot Road, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]], whom he announces is currently en route with new equipment for installation.		In [[Japan]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] is giving [[Kenji]] a tour of the [[Autobot]]s' Japanese Subdivision. As Optimus explains, the Autobots are busy building sub-bases all over the world, masked by [[human]]-operated secret entrances such as parking garages. All the bases are connected by an underground highway called the [[Autobot Road]], allowing the Autobots to get from one end of the planet to the other in no time flat. Optimus gives credit to the founder of the Autobot Road, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]], whom he announces is currently en route with new equipment for installation.

	Meanwhile, [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] whispers to Kenji that Prime treats Magnus like his "kid brother", and much giggling ensues. Before they can giggle any longer, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] reports a [[Decepticon]] disturbance in Yokohama.		Meanwhile, [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] whispers to Kenji that Prime treats Magnus like his "kid brother", and much giggling ensues. Before they can giggle any longer, [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ratchet]] reports a [[Decepticon]] disturbance in Yokohama.

	It is a disturbing disturbance indeed, as the Autobots stationed there are getting wrecked by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]], [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] in his newest form, the "Super Megatron Gun" (basically, his pistol mode, only not shrunken down to handheld size). The fight goes poorly, as [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] gets crunched beneath Blitzwing's treads and Optimus Prime is blasted into uselessness as soon as he arrives on the scene.		It is a disturbing disturbance indeed, as the Autobots stationed there are getting wrecked by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]], [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] in his newest form, the "Super Megatron Gun" (basically, his pistol mode, only not shrunken down to handheld size). The fight goes poorly, as [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] gets crunched beneath Blitzwing's treads and Optimus Prime is blasted into uselessness as soon as he arrives on the scene.

	Things begin to look bad until City Commander Ultra Magnus arrives carrying Prime's trailer, full of equipment. Prime shakes off his injuries and helps Magnus fire their newest weapon, the Scramble Power Buster. The giant gun knocks Megatron back into [[robot mode]], enraging him. Megatron orders Starscream and Blitzwing to transform to [[alternate mode\|jet mode]] and defeat the Autobots from the sky. Starscream and Blitzwing destroy the Scramble Power Buster and divebomb the Autobots.		Things begin to look bad until City Commander Ultra Magnus arrives carrying Prime's trailer, full of equipment. Prime shakes off his injuries and helps Magnus fire their newest weapon, the Scramble Power Buster. The giant gun knocks Megatron back into [[robot mode]], enraging him. Megatron orders Starscream and Blitzwing to transform to [[alternate mode\|jet mode]] and defeat the Autobots from the sky. Starscream and Blitzwing destroy the Scramble Power Buster and divebomb the Autobots.

	Decepticon victory seems assured until Tracks and Kenji take to the skies. Blitzwing and Starscream follow Tracks, but the Autobot's superior maneuvering allows him to trick the pair of jets into crashing head-first into an unsuspecting Megatron. Seeing an opening, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus get the last word in with their special move, the "Prime-Magnus Double Cross Kick". Kenji and the Autobots celebrate another victory as a mangled Warpath tries not to pass out.		Decepticon victory seems assured until Tracks and Kenji take to the skies. Blitzwing and Starscream follow Tracks, but the Autobot's superior maneuvering allows him to trick the pair of jets into crashing head-first into an unsuspecting Megatron. Seeing an opening, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus get the last word in with their special move, the "Prime-Magnus Double Cross Kick". Kenji and the Autobots celebrate another victory as a mangled Warpath tries not to pass out.

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==
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	* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (1)		*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (1)
	* [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]] (3)		*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Mirage]] (3)
	* [[Powerglide (G1)\|Powerglide]] (4)		*[[Powerglide (G1)\|Powerglide]] (4)
	* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]] (5)		*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Blaster]] (5)
	* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]] (6)		*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]] (6)
	* [[Windcharger (G1)\|Windcharger]] (7)		*[[Windcharger (G1)\|Windcharger]] (7)
	* [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] (8)		*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]] (8)
	* [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] (9)		*[[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] (9)
	* [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] (10)		*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ratchet]] (10)
	* [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] (11)		*[[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] (11)
	* [[Sideswipe (G1)\|Sideswipe]] (12)		*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Sideswipe]] (12)
	* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Jazz]] (13)		*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Jazz]] (13)
	* [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] (14)		*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Perceptor]] (14)
	* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] (18)		*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] (18)

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	* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] (15)		*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] (15)
	* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] (16)		*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] (16)
	* [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] (17)		*[[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] (17)

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	* [[Kenji]] (2)		*[[Kenji]] (2)
	}}		}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.		*This issue takes place before the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" OVA.
	* Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]].		*Ever wonder how the [[Autobot]]s managed to ''drive'' from the American Midwest to any continent on the globe in a handful of minutes? The [[Autobot Road]] provides the answer, acting as a convenient means to explain away this oddity from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]].
	* The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[human]]s are permitted to use the road.		*The dozens of vehicles seen traversing the secret and exclusive Autobot Road mean either one of two things: There are a metric ton of Autobots on [[Earth]] that we never knew about, or select [[human]]s are permitted to use the road.
	* This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].		*This is the first canonical instance in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] are implied to have a [[Relatives\|brotherly relationship]].
	* This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes\|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].		*This issue features one of the rare instances in which [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] is shown transforming into his gun mode [[Megatron (G1)#Notes\|''without'' doing any mass-shifting]].

	===Errors===		===Errors===
	* In the Viz translation of the manga, Kenji refers to Tracks as "Trucks".		*In the Viz translation of the manga, Kenji refers to Tracks as "Trucks".

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	*2002 — ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]''		*[[2002]] — ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]''
	*2020 – ''[[Transformers: The Manga Volume 1]]''		*[[2020]] – ''[[Transformers: The Manga Volume 1]]''

	[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]		[[Category:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issues]]