Go! Go! issue 41 - Revision history

Autoboty at 06:27, 18 January 2026

2026-01-18T06:27:01Z

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			'''The Autobots embark on a challenge for their bravery, but some ghosts are more real than they think.'''

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==

Abates: /* Synopsis */

2025-03-27T22:01:09Z

Synopsis

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] are braving an ominous abandoned hospital on [[Cybertron]] to test their courage! And [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]] is there too because he caught Bumblebee sneaking out and followed along to make sure the two turbo-revving young punks aren't doing anything dangerous. With Hot Rod leading the way, the group ventures into the building with great gusto... unaware that [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] are hiding inside, having planned a prank for the [[Autobot]]s. Soundwave provides a creepy soundtrack to set the mood, while Starscream dons a ghost costume and leaps out to terrify the trio! Prowl immediately shoots the "ghost," but Starscream slips away and returns in ''another'' costume to scare the Autobots' daylights out.		[[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] are braving an ominous abandoned hospital on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to test their courage! And [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]] is there too because he caught Bumblebee sneaking out and followed along to make sure the two turbo-revving young punks aren't doing anything dangerous. With Hot Rod leading the way, the group ventures into the building with great gusto... unaware that [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] are hiding inside, having planned a prank for the [[Autobot]]s. Soundwave provides a creepy soundtrack to set the mood, while Starscream dons a ghost costume and leaps out to terrify the trio! Prowl immediately shoots the "ghost," but Starscream slips away and returns in ''another'' costume to scare the Autobots' daylights out.

	Several successful scary pranks later, the terrified Autobots have no choice but to run away as Starscream and Soundwave share a good laugh over their victory. That is, until they discover the building is haunted by an ''actual'' [[Autobot ghost]] that materializes and menaces the two Decepticons! Spotting Starscream and Soundwave fleeing for their lives, the Autobots outside conclude that the day's events were just a bad Decepticon prank... while conspicuously trying to ignore the Autobot ghost's presence standing right behind them.		Several successful scary pranks later, the terrified Autobots have no choice but to run away as Starscream and Soundwave share a good laugh over their victory. That is, until they discover the building is haunted by an ''actual'' [[Autobot ghost]] that materializes and menaces the two Decepticons! Spotting Starscream and Soundwave fleeing for their lives, the Autobots outside conclude that the day's events were just a bad Decepticon prank... while conspicuously trying to ignore the Autobot ghost's presence standing right behind them.

Autoboty: /* Synopsis */

2025-01-31T17:58:10Z

Synopsis

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	~~{{issuestub}}~~		[[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] are braving an ominous abandoned hospital on [[Cybertron]] to test their courage! And [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]] is there too because he caught Bumblebee sneaking out and followed along to make sure the two turbo-revving young punks aren't doing anything dangerous. With Hot Rod leading the way, the group ventures into the building with great gusto... unaware that [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] are hiding inside, having planned a prank for the [[Autobot]]s. Soundwave provides a creepy soundtrack to set the mood, while Starscream dons a ghost costume and leaps out to terrify the trio! Prowl immediately shoots the "ghost," but Starscream slips away and returns in ''another'' costume to scare the Autobots' daylights out.

			Several successful scary pranks later, the terrified Autobots have no choice but to run away as Starscream and Soundwave share a good laugh over their victory. That is, until they discover the building is haunted by an ''actual'' [[Autobot ghost]] that materializes and menaces the two Decepticons! Spotting Starscream and Soundwave fleeing for their lives, the Autobots outside conclude that the day's events were just a bad Decepticon prank... while conspicuously trying to ignore the Autobot ghost's presence standing right behind them.

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==

AzimuthAcolyte: Up on Comic-Days!

2024-09-20T19:16:43Z

Up on Comic-Days!

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://cocreco.kodansha.co.jp/telemaga/news/feature/tfgogo/vL16p Issue 41] at ''TV Magazine''		*[https://cocreco.kodansha.co.jp/telemaga/news/feature/tfgogo/vL16p Issue 41] at ''TV Magazine''
			*[https://comic-days.com/episode/2550912964504151323 Issue 41] on Comic-Days

	==References==		==References==

AzimuthAcolyte: New issue!

2024-09-20T17:09:26Z

New issue!

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Saix: Not really a proper name nor written as such

2024-08-16T17:15:44Z

Not really a proper name nor written as such

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	*[[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]] (3)		*[[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]] (3)
	*[[Autobot ~~Ghost~~]] (6)		*[[Autobot ghost]] (6)

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*This story was published as the August 2024 issue of the web comic and advertised [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise#TakaraTomy\|''Earthrise'']] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Prowl]], [[Studio Series#TakaraTomy\|''Studio Series'']] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS103\|''Rise of the Beasts'' Bumblebee]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series\|''The Transformers: The Movie'' Hot Rod]], the ''[[Transformers Fan Book 2024]]'', and the [[Transformers Go! Go!#Collections\|first collected edition of ''Go! Go!'']].		*This story was published as the August 2024 issue of the web comic and advertised [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise#TakaraTomy\|''Earthrise'']] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Prowl]], [[Studio Series#TakaraTomy\|''Studio Series'']] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS103\|''Rise of the Beasts'' Bumblebee]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series\|''The Transformers: The Movie'' Hot Rod]], the ''[[Transformers Fan Book 2024]]'', and the [[Transformers Go! Go!#Collections\|first collected edition of ''Go! Go!'']].
	*In the opposite of a Transformers reference, series author [[Haruka Oda]] has explicitly confirmed that the [[Autobot ~~Ghost~~]] with a very specific-feeling helmet is in fact a wholly original design.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=誰でもないです！オリジナルのオートボットゴーストです👻\|link=https://twitter.com/aries_bug/status/1824280096599052301\|site=Twitter\|name=Haruka Oda\|year=2024\|month=8\|day=15}}</ref>		*In the opposite of a Transformers reference, series author [[Haruka Oda]] has explicitly confirmed that the [[Autobot ghost]] with a very specific-feeling helmet is in fact a wholly original design.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=誰でもないです！オリジナルのオートボットゴーストです👻\|link=https://twitter.com/aries_bug/status/1824280096599052301\|site=Twitter\|name=Haruka Oda\|year=2024\|month=8\|day=15}}</ref>

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	*After he exhausts the traditional sheet ghost, Starscream swaps to a scary wig riffing on more Japan-specific depictions of ''{{w\|onryō}}'' (怨霊, "vengeful spirit") probably best known to global audiences via {{w\|Sadako Yamamura}}, the antagonist of popular horror franchise ''{{w\|The Ring (franchise)\|The Ring}}''.		*After he exhausts the traditional sheet ghost, Starscream swaps to a scary wig riffing on more Japan-specific depictions of ''{{w\|onryō}}'' (怨霊, "vengeful spirit") probably best known to global audiences via {{w\|Sadako Yamamura}}, the antagonist of popular horror franchise ''{{w\|The Ring (franchise)\|The Ring}}''.
	*The paper lanterns with googly eyes and tongues that Soundwave deploys are ''{{w\|chōchin'obake}}'' (提灯お化け, "paper lantern ghost"), not-so-folkloric Japanese ghoulies seen pretty much exclusively as decoration in children's books and haunted houses. Appropriate!		*The paper lanterns with googly eyes and tongues that Soundwave deploys are ''{{w\|chōchin'obake}}'' (提灯お化け, "paper lantern ghost"), not-so-folkloric Japanese ghoulies seen pretty much exclusively as decoration in children's books and haunted houses. Appropriate!
	*The triangle headband thing wrapped over the [[Autobot ~~Ghost]]~~'s helmet is a funerary vestment dating to around the {{w\|Heian period}} that, while out of fashion for centuries, is strongly lodged in Japanese cultural shorthand for ghosts.<ref>[https://hyakumonogatari.com/2011/09/22/what-is-the-triangle-headband-japanese-ghosts-wear/ "What is the Triangle Headband Japanese Ghosts Wear?"] at the website of translator/folklorist {{w\|Zack Davisson}}</ref>		*The triangle headband thing wrapped over the Autobot ghost's helmet is a funerary vestment dating to around the {{w\|Heian period}} that, while out of fashion for centuries, is strongly lodged in Japanese cultural shorthand for ghosts.<ref>[https://hyakumonogatari.com/2011/09/22/what-is-the-triangle-headband-japanese-ghosts-wear/ "What is the Triangle Headband Japanese Ghosts Wear?"] at the website of translator/folklorist {{w\|Zack Davisson}}</ref>

	==External links==		==External links==

Saix: /* Real-world references */

2024-08-16T17:06:19Z

Real-world references

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	*You may notice this spooky scary issue is a bit early for Halloween. That's because it's actually for the ''{{w\|Obon}}'' (お盆) festival, a Buddhist holiday in August centered around celebrating departed loved ones via bonfires, dances, and various other festivities.		*You may notice this spooky scary issue is a bit early for Halloween. That's because it's actually for the ''{{w\|Obon}}'' (お盆) festival, a Buddhist holiday in August centered around celebrating departed loved ones via bonfires, dances, and various other festivities.
	*After he exhausts the traditional sheet ghost, Starscream swaps to a scary wig riffing on more Japan-specific depictions of ''{{w\|onryō}}'' (怨霊, "vengeful ~~spirits~~") probably best known to global audiences via {{w\|Sadako Yamamura}}, the antagonist of popular horror franchise ''{{w\|The Ring (franchise)\|The Ring}}''.		*After he exhausts the traditional sheet ghost, Starscream swaps to a scary wig riffing on more Japan-specific depictions of ''{{w\|onryō}}'' (怨霊, "vengeful spirit") probably best known to global audiences via {{w\|Sadako Yamamura}}, the antagonist of popular horror franchise ''{{w\|The Ring (franchise)\|The Ring}}''.
	*The paper lanterns with googly eyes and tongues that Soundwave deploys are ''{{w\|~~hōchin~~'obake}}'' (提灯お化け, "paper lantern ~~ghosts~~"), not-so-folkloric Japanese ghoulies seen pretty much exclusively as decoration in children's books and haunted houses. Appropriate!		*The paper lanterns with googly eyes and tongues that Soundwave deploys are ''{{w\|chōchin'obake}}'' (提灯お化け, "paper lantern ghost"), not-so-folkloric Japanese ghoulies seen pretty much exclusively as decoration in children's books and haunted houses. Appropriate!
	*The triangle headband thing wrapped over the [[Autobot Ghost]]'s helmet is a funerary vestment dating to around the {{w\|Heian period}} that, while out of fashion for centuries, is strongly lodged in Japanese cultural shorthand for ghosts.<ref>[https://hyakumonogatari.com/2011/09/22/what-is-the-triangle-headband-japanese-ghosts-wear/ "What is the Triangle Headband Japanese Ghosts Wear?"] at the website of translator/folklorist {{w\|Zack Davisson}}</ref>		*The triangle headband thing wrapped over the [[Autobot Ghost]]'s helmet is a funerary vestment dating to around the {{w\|Heian period}} that, while out of fashion for centuries, is strongly lodged in Japanese cultural shorthand for ghosts.<ref>[https://hyakumonogatari.com/2011/09/22/what-is-the-triangle-headband-japanese-ghosts-wear/ "What is the Triangle Headband Japanese Ghosts Wear?"] at the website of translator/folklorist {{w\|Zack Davisson}}</ref>

Saix: Day of the Dead isn't really necessary to mention

2024-08-16T17:05:14Z

Day of the Dead isn't really necessary to mention

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	===Real-world references===		===Real-world references===
	*You may notice this spooky scary issue is a bit early for Halloween. That's because it's actually for the ''{{w\|Obon}}'' (お盆) festival, a ~~vaguely {{w\|Día de los Muertos}}-adjacent~~ Buddhist holiday in August centered around celebrating departed loved ones via bonfires, dances, and various other festivities.		*You may notice this spooky scary issue is a bit early for Halloween. That's because it's actually for the ''{{w\|Obon}}'' (お盆) festival, a Buddhist holiday in August centered around celebrating departed loved ones via bonfires, dances, and various other festivities.
	*After he exhausts the traditional sheet ghost, Starscream swaps to a scary wig riffing on more Japan-specific depictions of ''{{w\|onryō}}'' (怨霊, ~~lit.~~ "vengeful spirits") probably best known to global audiences via {{w\|Sadako Yamamura}}, the antagonist of popular horror franchise ''{{w\|The Ring (franchise)\|The Ring}}''.		*After he exhausts the traditional sheet ghost, Starscream swaps to a scary wig riffing on more Japan-specific depictions of ''{{w\|onryō}}'' (怨霊, "vengeful spirits") probably best known to global audiences via {{w\|Sadako Yamamura}}, the antagonist of popular horror franchise ''{{w\|The Ring (franchise)\|The Ring}}''.
	*The paper lanterns with googly eyes and tongues that Soundwave deploys are ''{{w\|hōchin'obake}}'' (提灯お化け, ~~lit.~~ "paper lantern ghosts"), not-so-folkloric Japanese ghoulies seen pretty much exclusively as decoration in children's books and haunted houses. Appropriate!		*The paper lanterns with googly eyes and tongues that Soundwave deploys are ''{{w\|hōchin'obake}}'' (提灯お化け, "paper lantern ghosts"), not-so-folkloric Japanese ghoulies seen pretty much exclusively as decoration in children's books and haunted houses. Appropriate!
	*The triangle headband thing wrapped over the [[Autobot Ghost]]'s helmet is a funerary vestment dating to around the {{w\|Heian period}} that, while out of fashion for centuries, is strongly lodged in Japanese cultural shorthand for ghosts.<ref>[https://hyakumonogatari.com/2011/09/22/what-is-the-triangle-headband-japanese-ghosts-wear/ "What is the Triangle Headband Japanese Ghosts Wear?"] at the website of translator/folklorist {{w\|Zack Davisson}}</ref>		*The triangle headband thing wrapped over the [[Autobot Ghost]]'s helmet is a funerary vestment dating to around the {{w\|Heian period}} that, while out of fashion for centuries, is strongly lodged in Japanese cultural shorthand for ghosts.<ref>[https://hyakumonogatari.com/2011/09/22/what-is-the-triangle-headband-japanese-ghosts-wear/ "What is the Triangle Headband Japanese Ghosts Wear?"] at the website of translator/folklorist {{w\|Zack Davisson}}</ref>

AzimuthAcolyte: Throwing up a skeleton for Go! Go! web issue 41!

2024-08-16T17:01:37Z

Throwing up a skeleton for Go! Go! web issue 41!

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*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (1)
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==Notes==
*This story was published as the August 2024 issue of the web comic and advertised [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise#TakaraTomy|''Earthrise'']] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Prowl]], [[Studio Series#TakaraTomy|''Studio Series'']] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS103|''Rise of the Beasts'' Bumblebee]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''The Transformers: The Movie'' Hot Rod]], the ''[[Transformers Fan Book 2024]]'', and the [[Transformers Go! Go!#Collections|first collected edition of ''Go! Go!'']].
*In the opposite of a Transformers reference, series author [[Haruka Oda]] has explicitly confirmed that the [[Autobot Ghost]] with a very specific-feeling helmet is in fact a wholly original design.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=誰でもないです！オリジナルのオートボットゴーストです👻|link=https://twitter.com/aries_bug/status/1824280096599052301|site=Twitter|name=Haruka Oda|year=2024|month=8|day=15}}</ref>

===Transformers references===
*Odds are good that Starscream calling dibs on the ghost costume is a riff on his very, ''very'' storied history of [[Ghost|playing the spooky ghost in ''Transformers'' stories]] dating all the way back to his [[Starscream's Ghost|posthumous reprisal]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] after his memorable death scene in 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

===Real-world references===
*You may notice this spooky scary issue is a bit early for Halloween. That's because it's actually for the ''{{w|Obon}}'' (お盆) festival, a vaguely {{w|Día de los Muertos}}-adjacent Buddhist holiday in August centered around celebrating departed loved ones via bonfires, dances, and various other festivities.
*After he exhausts the traditional sheet ghost, Starscream swaps to a scary wig riffing on more Japan-specific depictions of ''{{w|onryō}}'' (怨霊, lit. "vengeful spirits") probably best known to global audiences via {{w|Sadako Yamamura}}, the antagonist of popular horror franchise ''{{w|The Ring (franchise)|The Ring}}''.
*The paper lanterns with googly eyes and tongues that Soundwave deploys are ''{{w|hōchin'obake}}'' (提灯お化け, lit. "paper lantern ghosts"), not-so-folkloric Japanese ghoulies seen pretty much exclusively as decoration in children's books and haunted houses. Appropriate!
*The triangle headband thing wrapped over the [[Autobot Ghost]]'s helmet is a funerary vestment dating to around the {{w|Heian period}} that, while out of fashion for centuries, is strongly lodged in Japanese cultural shorthand for ghosts.<ref>[https://hyakumonogatari.com/2011/09/22/what-is-the-triangle-headband-japanese-ghosts-wear/ "What is the Triangle Headband Japanese Ghosts Wear?"] at the website of translator/folklorist {{w|Zack Davisson}}</ref>

==External links==
*[https://cocreco.kodansha.co.jp/telemaga/news/feature/tfgogo/vL16p Issue 41] at ''TV Magazine''

==References==
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[[Category:Go! Go! issues]]