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|publisher=''[[Comic | |publisher=''[[Comic BomBom]]'' | ||
|date= | |date=June 1998 | ||
| | |coverdate=July 1998 | ||
| | |manga=[[Shōji Imaki]] | ||
|continuity=Beast Wars manga continuity | |continuity=Beast Wars manga continuity | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
All across the universe, the forces of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] are at war... and the Maximals are on the losing end! At the [[Maximal Army Central Headquarters|central headquarters of their army]], a [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] receives report after disastrous report from the battlefield, and thinks of the small team of warriors led by [[Lio Convoy]], fighting to keep the [[Angolmois]] | All across the universe, the forces of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] are at war... and the Maximals are on the losing end! At the [[Maximal Army Central Headquarters|central headquarters of their army]], a [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] receives report after disastrous report from the battlefield, and thinks of the small team of warriors led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]], fighting to keep the [[Angolmois Energy]] of the planet [[Gaia]] out of the hands of [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]... | ||
[[Image:BWII_001_galva_tank.jpg|left|thumb|275px]] | [[Image:BWII_001_galva_tank.jpg|left|thumb|275px]] | ||
On Gaia, the rainy season has settled in, and the Maximals are using it as an excuse not to go out on patrol, since the naturally damaging effects of Gaia's atmosphere on their robot modes are only worsened by the monsoon. [[Apache (BW)|Apache]] is none too impressed his his team-mates' laziness, and even opens fire to scare them when they openly ignore his orders. When Lio Convoy arrives, however, everyone snaps to attention... except for [[Diver (BW)|Diver]], who, it turns out, is actually out enjoying the rain in his frog mode. His happy singing attracts the amorous attentions of a swarm of female frogs, forcing him to transform to robot mode to scare them off, after which he decides to head back to [[Maximal Gaia base|base]]. While on the way, he comes upon a most bizarre and terrifying sight: the Predacons have constructed [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank|a massive tank]], sculpted in the image of Galvatron's head! Thankfully, [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] are so busy arguing as they try to drive the tank that Diver is able to sprint ahead and warn all the other Maximals, who rush to meet the tank in battle. They are aided in the fight by the [[Insectron]]s [[Tonbot]] and [[Bigmos]], who carry Lio Convoy and [[Tasmania Kid (BW)|Tasmania Kid]] into the air so they can attack the tank from above. Everything the Maximals throw at the tank fails to do even the slightest damage, however, and Lio Convoy gets shot out of the sky. [[Bighorn (BW)|Bighorn]] is furious at the sight of his commander being injured and unleashes his [[Buffalo Missile]], but when it proves just as ineffective as everything else against the tank, Apache tells him to run for the nearby river. | |||
Tasmania Kid, meanwhile, is dropped onto the top of the tank by Tonbot, and manages to sneak his way inside, following a strange noise to the engine room. The noise, it turns out, is Galvatron grinding his teeth in his sleep, as the tank is being run off the Angolmois Energy in his unconscious body! It also turns out that the tank has no problem ploughing into the river and continuing to pursue the Maximals, but in doing so, Megastorm actually plays right into Apache's hands: Diver and [[Scuba (BW)|Scuba]] are waiting in the river to plant bombs on the tank's vulnerable underbelly! The bombs blow the tank open and it begins to sink into the river, as Kid quickly escapes from within, and Lio Convoy reappears just in time to clobber Megastorm and make him accidentally bump the tank's self-destruct switch! The tank explodes dramatically, but everyone is okay, naturally. | |||
Tasmania Kid, meanwhile, is dropped onto the top of the tank by Tonbot, and manages to sneak his way inside, following a strange noise to the engine room. The noise, it turns out, is Galvatron grinding his teeth in his sleep, as the tank is being run off the Angolmois | |||
Tasmania Kid congratulates Apache on saving the day with his plan, telling him he has really changed his opinion of him, but Apache is quick to order the Maximals to give him a hundred push-ups, as he doesn't want to seem soft. And elsewhere, Megastorm tries to tell a confused and annoyed Galvatron that he must have dreamed the whole experience... | Tasmania Kid congratulates Apache on saving the day with his plan, telling him he has really changed his opinion of him, but Apache is quick to order the Maximals to give him a hundred push-ups, as he doesn't want to seem soft. And elsewhere, Megastorm tries to tell a confused and annoyed Galvatron that he must have dreamed the whole experience... | ||
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{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1= | |h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1= | ||
* [[ | *[[Great Convoy]] (1) | ||
* [[Scuba]] (2) | *[[Scuba (BW)|Scuba]] (2) | ||
* [[Diver ( | *[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (3) | ||
* [[Tasmania Kid]] (4) | *[[Tasmania Kid (BW)|Tasmania Kid]] (4) | ||
* [[Lio Convoy]] (5) | *[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] (5) | ||
* [[Apache]] (6) | *[[Apache (BW)|Apache]] (6) | ||
* [[Bighorn]] (7) | *[[Bighorn (BW)|Bighorn]] (7) | ||
* [[ | |||
* [[ | |h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2= | ||
*[[Megastorm (BW)|Megastorm]] (9) | |||
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] (10) | |||
*[[BB (BW)|BB]] (12) | |||
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (12) | |||
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (13) | |||
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (15) | |||
| | |h3=[[Insectron]]s|c3= | ||
* [[ | *[[Tonbot]] (8) | ||
*[[Bigmos]] (14) | |||
* [[ | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Continuity notes=== | |||
*Gaia is identified as the third planet in its solar system, which is another hint towards its true nature as [[Earth]] in the far future. | |||
*The relationship between the [[Maximal Seventh Space Fleet]] in this issue and the [[Maximal Army 7th Fleet]] found in the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' issue, "[[The 5 Rookies]]", is unclear. | |||
*Diver's talent for singing is mentioned in his toy [[bio]]. | |||
*Gadgets and powers: | |||
**Apache fires a round from his Apache Launcher at the lazy soldiers of the Lio Convoy Unit and later futiley at the Galvatron Dekazura Tank. | |||
**Diver resorts to his [[Diver Attack]] to scare off a horde of lovestruck frogs. | |||
**Tasmania Kid uselessly wields the Tasmania Gun against the Galvatron Dekazura Tank. | |||
**Lio Convoy uselessly shoots at the Galvatron Dekazura Tank with a wrist-mounted gun. | |||
**Bighorn ineffectively uses Horn Thunder and [[Buffalo Missile]] against the Galvatron Dekazura Tank. It does not appear anyone pulls his tail, although Apache would be capable of doing so. | |||
**Lio Convoy defeats Megastorm with Lio Typhoon and Lion Claw. | |||
* | ===Art and technical errors=== | ||
*Diver exclaims "Transform!" when the female frogs get too close, but he doesn't transform. He activates his Diver Attack and only when the frogs have fled in horror does he finally transform. | |||
* | ===Real world references=== | ||
*In Japan, the sound of frogs is almost synonymous with the rain because of the country's many rice fields they have their homes in and the fact frogs get more active in the rain. Diver's need to sing in the rain is therefore an expression of his beast mode. However, he apparently is blissfully unaware that this song he desires to sing is, in fact, a mating call. | |||
===Trivia=== | |||
*The ''Beast Wars II'' comic occupies a different continuity to the animated series, which it shares with the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' and ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' manga. However, you can't tell that from this issue yet, which begins with Lio Convoy and Galvatron's forces already entrenched on Gaia, having already met the Insectrons, and indulging in inconsequential wacky japes that could easily occur anywhere in the second quarter of the cartoon. | |||
*The reports that come in from the front lines include one of a Maximal energon survey team who have travelled to the planet Unicron. This is possibly a vague hint to the role Unicron would play in the greater ''Beast Wars II''-''Neo'' story, or a reference inserted by the author before Unicron's inclusion as the source of the Angolmois Energy was decided upon. | |||
*Scuba reads this comic story in the "[[Artemis & Moon II Report]]" of the episode "[[Who Is the Leader!?]]" of [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]]. | |||
*The comic story "[[Realize the Forbidden Love!]]" adapts the shot of Scuba reading "Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!" in the "[[Artemis & Moon II Report]]" of "[[Who Is the Leader!?]]" into one of its panels, so at that point within the comic continuity Scuba reads a comic of this prior adventure. | |||
*The panel of Tonbot and Tasmania Kid attacking the Galvatron Dekazura Tank appears to have been adapted from the full view shot of the [[human-faced pyramid]] in "[[Mystery of the Ancient Ruins]]". This suggests that the tank was inspired by the human-faced pyramid. | |||
*[[Bio|Data File-001]] is dedicated to [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lioconvoy]]. | |||
[[Category: Beast Wars II issues]] | [[Category:Beast Wars II issues]] | ||
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| "Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!" 超弩級戦車を粉砕せよ!
(Chōdokyū Sensha o Funsai Seyo!) | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Comic BomBom | ||||||||||||
| First published | June 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | July 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Manga | Shōji Imaki | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Beast Wars manga continuity | ||||||||||||
Galvatron shows the Maximals how to get ahead in life.
Ho ho ho.
Synopsis
[edit]All across the universe, the forces of the Maximals and Predacons are at war... and the Maximals are on the losing end! At the central headquarters of their army, a Convoy receives report after disastrous report from the battlefield, and thinks of the small team of warriors led by Lio Convoy, fighting to keep the Angolmois Energy of the planet Gaia out of the hands of Galvatron...
On Gaia, the rainy season has settled in, and the Maximals are using it as an excuse not to go out on patrol, since the naturally damaging effects of Gaia's atmosphere on their robot modes are only worsened by the monsoon. Apache is none too impressed his his team-mates' laziness, and even opens fire to scare them when they openly ignore his orders. When Lio Convoy arrives, however, everyone snaps to attention... except for Diver, who, it turns out, is actually out enjoying the rain in his frog mode. His happy singing attracts the amorous attentions of a swarm of female frogs, forcing him to transform to robot mode to scare them off, after which he decides to head back to base. While on the way, he comes upon a most bizarre and terrifying sight: the Predacons have constructed a massive tank, sculpted in the image of Galvatron's head! Thankfully, Thrust and Dirge are so busy arguing as they try to drive the tank that Diver is able to sprint ahead and warn all the other Maximals, who rush to meet the tank in battle. They are aided in the fight by the Insectrons Tonbot and Bigmos, who carry Lio Convoy and Tasmania Kid into the air so they can attack the tank from above. Everything the Maximals throw at the tank fails to do even the slightest damage, however, and Lio Convoy gets shot out of the sky. Bighorn is furious at the sight of his commander being injured and unleashes his Buffalo Missile, but when it proves just as ineffective as everything else against the tank, Apache tells him to run for the nearby river.
Tasmania Kid, meanwhile, is dropped onto the top of the tank by Tonbot, and manages to sneak his way inside, following a strange noise to the engine room. The noise, it turns out, is Galvatron grinding his teeth in his sleep, as the tank is being run off the Angolmois Energy in his unconscious body! It also turns out that the tank has no problem ploughing into the river and continuing to pursue the Maximals, but in doing so, Megastorm actually plays right into Apache's hands: Diver and Scuba are waiting in the river to plant bombs on the tank's vulnerable underbelly! The bombs blow the tank open and it begins to sink into the river, as Kid quickly escapes from within, and Lio Convoy reappears just in time to clobber Megastorm and make him accidentally bump the tank's self-destruct switch! The tank explodes dramatically, but everyone is okay, naturally.
Tasmania Kid congratulates Apache on saving the day with his plan, telling him he has really changed his opinion of him, but Apache is quick to order the Maximals to give him a hundred push-ups, as he doesn't want to seem soft. And elsewhere, Megastorm tries to tell a confused and annoyed Galvatron that he must have dreamed the whole experience...
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Maximals | Predacons | Insectrons |
|---|---|---|
|
Notes
[edit]Continuity notes
[edit]- Gaia is identified as the third planet in its solar system, which is another hint towards its true nature as Earth in the far future.
- The relationship between the Maximal Seventh Space Fleet in this issue and the Maximal Army 7th Fleet found in the Beast Wars Neo issue, "The 5 Rookies", is unclear.
- Diver's talent for singing is mentioned in his toy bio.
- Gadgets and powers:
- Apache fires a round from his Apache Launcher at the lazy soldiers of the Lio Convoy Unit and later futiley at the Galvatron Dekazura Tank.
- Diver resorts to his Diver Attack to scare off a horde of lovestruck frogs.
- Tasmania Kid uselessly wields the Tasmania Gun against the Galvatron Dekazura Tank.
- Lio Convoy uselessly shoots at the Galvatron Dekazura Tank with a wrist-mounted gun.
- Bighorn ineffectively uses Horn Thunder and Buffalo Missile against the Galvatron Dekazura Tank. It does not appear anyone pulls his tail, although Apache would be capable of doing so.
- Lio Convoy defeats Megastorm with Lio Typhoon and Lion Claw.
Art and technical errors
[edit]- Diver exclaims "Transform!" when the female frogs get too close, but he doesn't transform. He activates his Diver Attack and only when the frogs have fled in horror does he finally transform.
Real world references
[edit]- In Japan, the sound of frogs is almost synonymous with the rain because of the country's many rice fields they have their homes in and the fact frogs get more active in the rain. Diver's need to sing in the rain is therefore an expression of his beast mode. However, he apparently is blissfully unaware that this song he desires to sing is, in fact, a mating call.
Trivia
[edit]- The Beast Wars II comic occupies a different continuity to the animated series, which it shares with the Beast Wars Neo and Beast Wars Metals manga. However, you can't tell that from this issue yet, which begins with Lio Convoy and Galvatron's forces already entrenched on Gaia, having already met the Insectrons, and indulging in inconsequential wacky japes that could easily occur anywhere in the second quarter of the cartoon.
- The reports that come in from the front lines include one of a Maximal energon survey team who have travelled to the planet Unicron. This is possibly a vague hint to the role Unicron would play in the greater Beast Wars II-Neo story, or a reference inserted by the author before Unicron's inclusion as the source of the Angolmois Energy was decided upon.
- Scuba reads this comic story in the "Artemis & Moon II Report" of the episode "Who Is the Leader!?" of the cartoon.
- The comic story "Realize the Forbidden Love!" adapts the shot of Scuba reading "Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!" in the "Artemis & Moon II Report" of "Who Is the Leader!?" into one of its panels, so at that point within the comic continuity Scuba reads a comic of this prior adventure.
- The panel of Tonbot and Tasmania Kid attacking the Galvatron Dekazura Tank appears to have been adapted from the full view shot of the human-faced pyramid in "Mystery of the Ancient Ruins". This suggests that the tank was inspired by the human-faced pyramid.
- Data File-001 is dedicated to Lioconvoy.
