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	===Other references===		===Other references===
			*Tankor adds weapons to Roadbuster and Whirl from weapon add-on packs, a common accessory package sold for models and toys in Japan.
	*This volume is sprinkled with references to ''[[Special Armored Battalion Dorvack]]'' in homage to Whirl and Roadbuster's origin, having some fun with the fact that they never appeared in any Japanese fiction or toylines up until ''Legends'', leaving them more recognizable to Japanese fans as ''Dorvack'' mecha than ''Transformers'' characters.		*This volume is sprinkled with references to ''[[Special Armored Battalion Dorvack]]'' in homage to Whirl and Roadbuster's origin, having some fun with the fact that they never appeared in any Japanese fiction or toylines up until ''Legends'', leaving them more recognizable to Japanese fans as ''Dorvack'' mecha than ''Transformers'' characters.
	**Read in Japanese, "Bonapar Island" sounds very similar to "Bonaparte", another reference to Bonaparte Tulcas.		**Read in Japanese, "Bonapar Island" sounds very similar to "Bonaparte", another reference to Bonaparte Tulcas.

Saix at 18:37, 6 March 2026

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	In his secret [[Bonapar Island]] base, [[Rhinox (BW)~~#Legends World~~\|Rhinox]]-turned-[[Tankor (BM)\|Tankor]] hasn't given up on his dream of turning back time to the '80s, and builds himself two new '80s-inspired robot allies, [[Whirl (G1)#Legends World\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Legends World\|Roadbuster]]. As he leads them to the city to continue his reign of nostalgic terror, he encounters [[Waspinator (BW)~~#Legends World~~\|Waspinator]] who claims to recognize his new cohorts. Before an impressed Tankor can explain that the pair indeed hails from a certain '80s mecha anime, Waspinator tells [[Rattrap (BW)~~#Legends World~~\|Rattrap]] that they're two of the [[Wreckers]], an [[Autobot]] team from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|British ''Transformers'' comic book]]. Whirl and Roadbuster are left confused by their new origin story, but Tankor's attempt to clarify that they're actually from "Dor-" is again interrupted by Waspinator enthusiastically teaching everyone present about the Wreckers.		In his secret [[Bonapar Island]] base, [[Rhinox (Legends)\|Rhinox]]-turned-[[Tankor (BM)\|Tankor]] hasn't given up on his dream of turning back time to the '80s, and builds himself two new '80s-inspired robot allies, [[Whirl (G1)#Legends World\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Legends World\|Roadbuster]]. As he leads them to the city to continue his reign of nostalgic terror, he encounters [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Waspinator]] who claims to recognize his new cohorts. Before an impressed Tankor can explain that the pair indeed hails from a certain '80s mecha anime, Waspinator tells [[Rattrap (Legends)\|Rattrap]] that they're two of the [[Wreckers]], an [[Autobot]] team from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|British ''Transformers'' comic book]]. Whirl and Roadbuster are left confused by their new origin story, but Tankor's attempt to clarify that they're actually from "Dor-" is again interrupted by Waspinator enthusiastically teaching everyone present about the Wreckers.

	As an annoyed Tankor chases Waspinator and Rattrap off, Whirl heads off on his own take some humans hostage, but an encounter with [[Whirl's friend\|an innocent little girl]] causes him to have a sudden change of heart: placing the girl in his chest canopy, he declares that he's going to fight for her sake as a defender of justice! Announcing his intent to smash all evildoers, he immediately ends up battling Roadbuster, who remains loyal to Tankor and considers him a traitor. As the battle between the 1980s and 2010s continues, Whirl is admonished by the girl who tells him smashing things is bad.		As an annoyed Tankor chases Waspinator and Rattrap off, Whirl heads off on his own take some humans hostage, but an encounter with [[Whirl's friend\|an innocent little girl]] causes him to have a sudden change of heart: placing the girl in his chest canopy, he declares that he's going to fight for her sake as a defender of justice! Announcing his intent to smash all evildoers, he immediately ends up battling Roadbuster, who remains loyal to Tankor and considers him a traitor. As the battle between the 1980s and 2010s continues, Whirl is admonished by the girl who tells him smashing things is bad.
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	{{featuredcharacters		{{featuredcharacters
	\|h1=[[Axalon Trading Company]]\|c1=		\|h1=[[Axalon Trading Company]]\|c1=
	*[[Rhinox (BW)~~#Legends World~~\|Tankor]] (3)		*[[Rhinox (Legends)\|Tankor]] (3)
	*[[Rattrap (BW)~~#Legends World~~\|Rattrap]] (4)		*[[Rattrap (Legends)\|Rattrap]] (4)

	\|c4=		\|c4=
	*[[Roadbuster (G1)#Legends World\|Roadbuster]] (1)		*[[Roadbuster (G1)#Legends World\|Roadbuster]] (1)
	*[[Whirl (G1)#Legends World\|Whirl]] (2)		*[[Whirl (G1)#Legends World\|Whirl]] (2)
	*[[Waspinator (BW)~~#Legends World~~\|Waspinator]] (5)		*[[Waspinator (Legends)\|Waspinator]] (5)
	*[[Whirl's friend]] (6)		*[[Whirl's friend]] (6)
	}}		}}

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	\|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)\|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]''<br>Vol. 4		\|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)\|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]''<br>Vol. 4
	\|prev=LG03 Tankor		\|prev=LG03 Tankor
	\|next=~~LG04~~ Whirl		\|next=LG05 Whirl
	\|image=Transformers Legends LG 04.jpg		\|image=Transformers Legends LG 04.jpg
	\|title="LG04 Roadbuster"		\|title="LG04 Roadbuster"

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	{{comicstory		{{comicstory
	\|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)\|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]''<br>Vol. 4		\|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)\|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]''<br>Vol. 4
	\|prev=~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3~~		\|prev=LG03 Tankor
	\|next=~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5~~		\|next=LG04 Whirl
	\|image=Transformers Legends LG 04.jpg		\|image=Transformers Legends LG 04.jpg
	\|title="LG04 Roadbuster"		\|title="LG04 Roadbuster"
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			===''Transformers'' references===
			*The little girl Whirl takes a liking to is based on his [[holomatter]] avatar from IDW's ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series. In addition, Whirl himself is drawn with a yellow eye as popularized by that series, despite the fact that his ''Legends'' toy has a red one.
			*Shades of Whirl's IDW personality also shine through in the form of his first-person pronoun of choice, ''ore-sama'' (俺様). The ''-sama'' suffix conveys honor and respect and is usually translated as "lord", "sir" or similar titles, so affixing it to ''yourself'' is tremendously self-aggrandizing and very much like something the loud-mouthed, rather arrogant IDW Whirl would do.

			===Other references===
	*This volume is sprinkled with references to ''[[Special Armored Battalion Dorvack]]'' in homage to Whirl and Roadbuster's origin, having some fun with the fact that they never appeared in any Japanese fiction or toylines up until ''Legends'', leaving them more recognizable to Japanese fans as ''Dorvack'' mecha than ''Transformers'' characters.		*This volume is sprinkled with references to ''[[Special Armored Battalion Dorvack]]'' in homage to Whirl and Roadbuster's origin, having some fun with the fact that they never appeared in any Japanese fiction or toylines up until ''Legends'', leaving them more recognizable to Japanese fans as ''Dorvack'' mecha than ''Transformers'' characters.
	**Read in Japanese, "Bonapar Island" sounds very similar to "Bonaparte", another reference to Bonaparte Tulcas.		**Read in Japanese, "Bonapar Island" sounds very similar to "Bonaparte", another reference to Bonaparte Tulcas.
	**Under Tankor's command, Whirl and Roadbuster end their sentences with "dor" and "vack", respectively. (After defecting, Whirl changes his vocal tic to "whi".)		**Under Tankor's command, Whirl and Roadbuster end their sentences with "dor" and "vack", respectively. (After defecting, Whirl changes his vocal tic to "whi".)
	**Finally, Tankor outright tries to ''say'' "Dorvack", only for the word to be covered both times by Waspinator's speech bubbles.		**Finally, Tankor outright tries to ''say'' "Dorvack", only for the word to be covered both times by Waspinator's speech bubbles.
	*The little girl Whirl takes a liking to is based on his [[holomatter]] avatar from IDW's ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series. In addition, Whirl himself is drawn with a yellow eye as popularized by that series, despite the fact that his ''Legends'' toy has a red one.
	*Shades of Whirl's IDW personality also shine through in the form of his first-person pronoun of choice, ''ore-sama'' (俺様). The ''-sama'' suffix conveys honor and respect and is usually translated as "lord", "sir" or similar titles, so affixing it to ''yourself'' is tremendously self-aggrandizing and very much like something the loud-mouthed, rather arrogant IDW Whirl would do.

	~~{{DEFAULTSORT:Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 004}}~~
	[[Category:Legends issues]]		[[Category:Legends issues]]

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	{{comicstory		{{comicstory
	\|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)\|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]'' Vol. 4		\|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)\|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]''<br>Vol. 4
	\|prev=Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3		\|prev=Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3
	\|next=Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5		\|next=Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5

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	\|next=Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5		\|next=Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5
	\|image=Transformers Legends LG 04.jpg		\|image=Transformers Legends LG 04.jpg
	\|japanese=~~漫画トランスフォーマーレジェンズ出張版第4話~~		\|title="LG04 Roadbuster"
			\|japanese=LG04 ロードバスター
	\|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]		\|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
	\|packaged with=''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Legends\|LG04 Roadbuster]]		\|packaged with=''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Legends\|LG04 Roadbuster]]
	\|date=[[November 29]], [[~~2014~~]]		\|date=[[2014]] [[November 29]]
			\|continuity=[[Legends World]]
	}}		}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*This volume is sprinkled with references to ''~~{{w\|~~Special Armored Battalion Dorvack}}'' in homage to Whirl and Roadbuster's origin, having some fun with the fact that they never appeared in any Japanese fiction or toylines up until ''Legends'', leaving them more recognizable to Japanese fans as ''Dorvack'' mecha than ''Transformers'' characters.		*This volume is sprinkled with references to ''[[Special Armored Battalion Dorvack]]'' in homage to Whirl and Roadbuster's origin, having some fun with the fact that they never appeared in any Japanese fiction or toylines up until ''Legends'', leaving them more recognizable to Japanese fans as ''Dorvack'' mecha than ''Transformers'' characters.
	**Read in Japanese, "Bonapar Island" sounds very similar to "Bonaparte", another reference to Bonaparte Tulcas.		**Read in Japanese, "Bonapar Island" sounds very similar to "Bonaparte", another reference to Bonaparte Tulcas.
	**Under Tankor's command, Whirl and Roadbuster end their sentences with "dor" and "vack", respectively. (After defecting, Whirl changes his vocal tic to "whi".)		**Under Tankor's command, Whirl and Roadbuster end their sentences with "dor" and "vack", respectively. (After defecting, Whirl changes his vocal tic to "whi".)

Saix: /* Synopsis */clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers

2023-01-20T18:27:29Z

Synopsis: clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	In his secret [[Bonapar Island]] base, [[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World\|Rhinox]]-turned-[[Tankor (BM)\|Tankor]] hasn't given up on his dream of turning back time to the '80s, and builds himself two new '80s-inspired robot allies, [[Whirl (G1)#Legends World\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Legends World\|Roadbuster]]. As he leads them to the city to continue his reign of nostalgic terror, he encounters [[Waspinator (BW)#Legends World\|Waspinator]] who claims to recognize his new cohorts. Before an impressed Tankor can explain that the pair indeed hails from a certain '80s mecha anime, Waspinator tells [[Rattrap (BW)#Legends World\|Rattrap]] that they're two of the [[~~Wrecker~~]]s, an [[Autobot]] team from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|British ''Transformers'' comic book]]. Whirl and Roadbuster are left confused by their new origin story, but Tankor's attempt to clarify that they're actually from "Dor-" is again interrupted by Waspinator enthusiastically teaching everyone present about the Wreckers.		In his secret [[Bonapar Island]] base, [[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World\|Rhinox]]-turned-[[Tankor (BM)\|Tankor]] hasn't given up on his dream of turning back time to the '80s, and builds himself two new '80s-inspired robot allies, [[Whirl (G1)#Legends World\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Legends World\|Roadbuster]]. As he leads them to the city to continue his reign of nostalgic terror, he encounters [[Waspinator (BW)#Legends World\|Waspinator]] who claims to recognize his new cohorts. Before an impressed Tankor can explain that the pair indeed hails from a certain '80s mecha anime, Waspinator tells [[Rattrap (BW)#Legends World\|Rattrap]] that they're two of the [[Wreckers]], an [[Autobot]] team from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|British ''Transformers'' comic book]]. Whirl and Roadbuster are left confused by their new origin story, but Tankor's attempt to clarify that they're actually from "Dor-" is again interrupted by Waspinator enthusiastically teaching everyone present about the Wreckers.

	As an annoyed Tankor chases Waspinator and Rattrap off, Whirl heads off on his own take some humans hostage, but an encounter with [[Whirl's friend\|an innocent little girl]] causes him to have a sudden change of heart: placing the girl in his chest canopy, he declares that he's going to fight for her sake as a defender of justice! Announcing his intent to smash all evildoers, he immediately ends up battling Roadbuster, who remains loyal to Tankor and considers him a traitor. As the battle between the 1980s and 2010s continues, Whirl is admonished by the girl who tells him smashing things is bad.		As an annoyed Tankor chases Waspinator and Rattrap off, Whirl heads off on his own take some humans hostage, but an encounter with [[Whirl's friend\|an innocent little girl]] causes him to have a sudden change of heart: placing the girl in his chest canopy, he declares that he's going to fight for her sake as a defender of justice! Announcing his intent to smash all evildoers, he immediately ends up battling Roadbuster, who remains loyal to Tankor and considers him a traitor. As the battle between the 1980s and 2010s continues, Whirl is admonished by the girl who tells him smashing things is bad.

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	In his secret [[Bonapar Island]] base, [[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World\|Rhinox]]-turned-[[Tankor (BM)\|Tankor]] hasn't given up on his dream of turning back time to the '80s, and builds himself two new '80s-inspired robot allies, [[Whirl (G1)\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]]. As he leads them to the city to continue his reign of nostalgic terror, he encounters [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]] who claims to recognize his new cohorts. Before an impressed Tankor can explain that the pair indeed hails from a certain '80s mecha anime, Waspinator tells [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] that they're two of the [[Wrecker]]s, an [[Autobot]] team from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|British ''Transformers'' comic book]]. Whirl and Roadbuster are left confused by their new origin story, but Tankor's attempt to clarify that they're actually from "Dor-" is again interrupted by Waspinator enthusiastically teaching everyone present about the Wreckers.		In his secret [[Bonapar Island]] base, [[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World\|Rhinox]]-turned-[[Tankor (BM)\|Tankor]] hasn't given up on his dream of turning back time to the '80s, and builds himself two new '80s-inspired robot allies, [[Whirl (G1)#Legends World\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)#Legends World\|Roadbuster]]. As he leads them to the city to continue his reign of nostalgic terror, he encounters [[Waspinator (BW)#Legends World\|Waspinator]] who claims to recognize his new cohorts. Before an impressed Tankor can explain that the pair indeed hails from a certain '80s mecha anime, Waspinator tells [[Rattrap (BW)#Legends World\|Rattrap]] that they're two of the [[Wrecker]]s, an [[Autobot]] team from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|British ''Transformers'' comic book]]. Whirl and Roadbuster are left confused by their new origin story, but Tankor's attempt to clarify that they're actually from "Dor-" is again interrupted by Waspinator enthusiastically teaching everyone present about the Wreckers.

	As an annoyed Tankor chases Waspinator and Rattrap off, Whirl heads off on his own take some humans hostage, but an encounter with [[Whirl's friend\|an innocent little girl]] causes him to have a sudden change of heart: placing the girl in his chest canopy, he declares that he's going to fight for her sake as a defender of justice! Announcing his intent to smash all evildoers, he immediately ends up battling Roadbuster, who remains loyal to Tankor and considers him a traitor. As the battle between the 1980s and 2010s continues, Whirl is admonished by the girl who tells him smashing things is bad.		As an annoyed Tankor chases Waspinator and Rattrap off, Whirl heads off on his own take some humans hostage, but an encounter with [[Whirl's friend\|an innocent little girl]] causes him to have a sudden change of heart: placing the girl in his chest canopy, he declares that he's going to fight for her sake as a defender of justice! Announcing his intent to smash all evildoers, he immediately ends up battling Roadbuster, who remains loyal to Tankor and considers him a traitor. As the battle between the 1980s and 2010s continues, Whirl is admonished by the girl who tells him smashing things is bad.
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	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==
	{{featuredcharacters		{{featuredcharacters
	\|h1=[[~~Autobot~~]]~~s / [[Maximal]]s~~\|c1=		\|h1=[[Axalon Trading Company]]\|c1=
	*[[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]] (1)
	*[[Whirl (G1)\|Whirl]] (2)
	*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] (4)

	~~\|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicons]] / [[Predacon (RID)\|Predacons]]\|c2~~=
	*[[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World\|Tankor]] (3)		*[[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World\|Tankor]] (3)
	*[[~~Waspinator~~ (BW)\|~~Waspinator~~]] (5)		*[[Rattrap (BW)#Legends World\|Rattrap]] (4)

	\|c3=		\|c4=
			*[[Roadbuster (G1)#Legends World\|Roadbuster]] (1)
			*[[Whirl (G1)#Legends World\|Whirl]] (2)
			*[[Waspinator (BW)#Legends World\|Waspinator]] (5)
	*[[Whirl's friend]] (6)		*[[Whirl's friend]] (6)
	}}		}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*This volume is sprinkled with references to ''[[w~~:Special Armored Battalion Dorvack~~\|Special Armored Battalion Dorvack]]'' in homage to Whirl and Roadbuster's origin, having some fun with the fact that they never appeared in any Japanese fiction or toylines up until ''Legends'', leaving them more recognizable to Japanese fans as ''Dorvack'' mecha than ''Transformers'' characters.		*This volume is sprinkled with references to ''{{w\|Special Armored Battalion Dorvack}}'' in homage to Whirl and Roadbuster's origin, having some fun with the fact that they never appeared in any Japanese fiction or toylines up until ''Legends'', leaving them more recognizable to Japanese fans as ''Dorvack'' mecha than ''Transformers'' characters.
	**Read in Japanese, "Bonapar Island" sounds very similar to "Bonaparte", another reference to Bonaparte Tulcas.		**Read in Japanese, "Bonapar Island" sounds very similar to "Bonaparte", another reference to Bonaparte Tulcas.
	**Under Tankor's command, Whirl and Roadbuster end their sentences with "dor" and "vack", respectively. (After defecting, Whirl changes his vocal tic to "whi".)		**Under Tankor's command, Whirl and Roadbuster end their sentences with "dor" and "vack", respectively. (After defecting, Whirl changes his vocal tic to "whi".)