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|title="Ruination Chapter, Part Two"
|japanese=バルディガス編 後編
|japanese=バルディガス編 後編
|romaji=Baldigus Hen Kōhen
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|story by=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
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|date=[[November 25]], 2016
|date=[[November 25]], 2016
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'''Many united warriors unite in a war against Unicron.'''
'''Many unite warriors are united in a war against Unicron.'''
==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
"Black Convoy" explains that he's become [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s loyal Matrix Hunter and strikes [[Ruination (RID)|Baldigus]] with his [[Matrix Breaker|sword]], putting the combiner back under Unicron's control and causing him to start disappearing again. Baldigus questions why he's not disappearing as well, given that he shares an origin with the Combatrons, suspicions that are soon confirmed when the ''real'' [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] shows up with [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]], who [[Tsunami Blaster|blasts]] the impostor. [[Grand Scourge]] becomes "Scourge Grand Prime" by forcing [[Trickdiamond]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to combine with him and attacks Black Convoy, targeting his [[Energon Matrix]], but ends up blown off a cliff by Baldigus's firepower.
"Scourge" explains that he's become [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s loyal Matrix Hunter and strikes [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] with his [[Matrix Breaker|sword]], putting the combiner back under Unicron's control and causing him to start disappearing again. Ruination questions why he's not disappearing as well, given that he shares an origin with the Commandos, suspicions that are soon confirmed when the ''real'' [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] shows up with [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky Byte]], who [[Tsunami Blaster|blasts]] the impostor. [[Grand Scourge]] becomes "Scourge Grand Prime" by forcing [[Trickdiamond]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to combine with him and attacks Scourge, targeting his [[Energon Matrix]], but ends up blown off a cliff by Ruination's firepower.
Cracks then start appearing in space itself, [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] explaining that the dimensional borders are being weakened by the gathering of so many beings from different times and universes, himself included. He explains that after arriving in this world, he got fed up with being called a "second" Galvatron and traveled back in time to before the native Galvatron existed, becoming the commander of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. He was destroyed in a battle with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but persisted as a ghost thanks to his ownership of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. Galvatron's spirit abandons [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]]'s body and targets [[Megaempress]] for possession, only to be grabbed by Grand Scourge, whose status as Matrix Hunter lets him manhandle anyone with a Matrix, even ghosts. Megaempress seizes the chance to knock both of them through one of the dimensional rifts to places unknown.
Cracks then start appearing in space itself, [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] explaining that the dimensional borders are being weakened by the gathering of so many beings from different times and universes, himself included. He explains that after arriving in this world, he got fed up with being called a "second" Galvatron and traveled back in time to before the native Galvatron existed, becoming the commander of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. He was destroyed in a battle with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but persisted as a ghost thanks to his ownership of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. Galvatron's spirit abandons [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]]'s body and targets [[Megaempress]] for possession, only to be grabbed by Grand Scourge, whose status as Matrix Hunter lets him manhandle anyone with a Matrix, even ghosts. Megaempress seizes the chance to knock both of them through one of the dimensional rifts to places unknown.
While the Autobots realize they must send everyone back to their proper times and dimensions to prevent the whole [[multiverse]] from being destroyed, Baldigus sets out to stop Unicron by detaching his head from Cybertron. Optimus Maximus comes to his aid and Vector Sigma repairs the Disaster Relief Team's combiner joints, allowing them to join in with Sky Reign's [[beast mode]]. Cyclonus convinces his own team to form Grand Galvatron once more in defense of their planet, and with Megatronia offering her strength as well, the Unite Warriors all stand together against Unicron. With their help, Baldigus is able to rip the chaos-bringer's head off the planet and toss it into space, where Megatronia destroys his combiner joint, but Optimus Maximus and Sky Reign are blown out of the sky before they can deliver the final blow. Roller comes to Optimus Prime's aid and forms Maximus's arm, allowing him to deliver a mighty punch that together with a barrage from the other combiners sends Unicron back to the [[Triple Z Point]].
While the Autobots realize they must send everyone back to their proper times and dimensions to prevent the whole [[multiverse]] from being destroyed, Ruination sets out to stop Unicron by detaching his head from Cybertron. Optimus Maximus comes to his aid and Vector Sigma repairs the Disaster Relief Team's combiner joints, allowing them to join in with Sky Reign's [[beast mode]]. Cyclonus convinces his own team to form Grand Galvatron once more in defense of their planet, and with Megatronia offering her strength as well, the Unite Warriors all stand together against Unicron. With their help, Ruination is able to rip the chaos-bringer's head off the planet and toss it into space, where Megatronia destroys his combiner joint, but Optimus Maximus and Sky Reign are blown out of the sky before they can deliver the final blow. Roller comes to Optimus Prime's aid and forms Maximus's arm, allowing him to deliver a mighty punch that together with a barrage from the other combiners sends Unicron back to the [[Triple Z Point]].
In the aftermath, the Combatrons depart for the future to free their [[Megatron (RID)|leader]], and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] returns to his own dimension and to [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]. Megaempress and the 4 Guards continue plotting world conquest while Starscream flees somewhere far away from [[Lunaclub]], and Thrust disappears, with Roller speculating that he, too, went to another dimension. Cyclonus sets out into space, planning to revive the Decepticons by becoming the new Galvatron. Roller himself has remembered that he's from this world to begin with, having been Optimus Prime's partner until he was lost in another dimension following Prime's first death, but his hopes to stay with Prime forever are dashed when Prime reveals his week-long lifespan. His seven days are spent creating happy memories with his friends, and once he passes away again, Roller takes on the duty of defending his body until a [[Zodiac|new power source]] even stronger than Vector Sigma can be discovered.
In the aftermath, the Combatrons depart for the future to free their [[Megatron (RID)|leader]], and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] returns to his own dimension and to [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]. Megaempress and the 4 Guards continue plotting world conquest while Starscream flees somewhere far away from [[Lunaclub]], and Thrust disappears, with Roller speculating that he, too, went to another dimension. Cyclonus sets out into space, planning to revive the Decepticons by becoming the new Galvatron. Roller himself has remembered that he's from this world to begin with, having been Optimus Prime's partner until he was lost in another dimension following Prime's first death, but his hopes to stay with Prime forever are dashed when Prime reveals his week-long lifespan. His seven days are spent creating happy memories with his friends, and once he passes away again, Roller takes on the duty of defending his body until a [[Zodiac|new power source]] even stronger than Vector Sigma can be discovered.
*Grand Scourge is revealed to be a servant of Unicron, not an illogical connection for a killer of Matrix bearers. Whether this means that he is indeed the same individual as [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|''Armada'' Nemesis Prime]], also Unicron-aligned and known in Japanese as "Scourge", remains ambiguous.
*Grand Scourge is revealed to be a servant of Unicron, not an illogical connection for a killer of Matrix bearers. Whether this means that he is indeed the same individual as [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|''Armada'' Nemesis Prime]], also Unicron-aligned and known in Japanese as "Scourge", remains ambiguous.
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*Unicron swears that Cybertron will be his someday, which will come to pass in ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]''.
*Unicron swears that Cybertron will be his someday, which will come to pass in ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]''.
*Optimus Prime will be revived by a new power source, the Zodiac, in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]''. Unfortunately Roller won't do his job very well, as these stories also feature Prime's body being stolen by [[Dark Nova]].
*Optimus Prime will be revived by a new power source, the Zodiac, in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]''. Unfortunately Roller won't do his job very well, as these stories also feature Prime's body being stolen by [[Dark Nova]].
*Galvatron II notes that he became the [[City Commander]] of "Dino-saurer" (ダイノザウラー ''Dainozaurā''), the first version of Dinosaurer (ダイナザウラー ''Dainazaurā''). Trypticon was referred to using the former in "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]"; this retcon explains away the aberrant spelling and the different [[character model]] used by the OVA.
*Galvatron II notes that he became the [[City Commander]] of "Dino-saurer" (ダイノザウラー ''Dainozaurā''), the first version of Dinosaurer (ダイナザウラー ''Dainazaurā''). Trypticon was referred to using the former in "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]"; this retcon explains away the aberrant spelling and the different [[character model]] used by the OVA, as well as the longstanding continuity glitch in Japanese media that depicted Trypticon as active in the 80s when he would not be shown to be created in the cartoon itself until 2010. Turns out there were two of 'em!
*Black Convoy, Gelshark, and the Combatrons proceed to the future era to free [[Megatron (RID)|Devil Gigatron]], the goal of Black Convoy outlined in [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|his pack-in ''Legends'' chapter]].
**[[LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter|Vol. 42]] would go on to explain Trypticon's Japanese continuity history in further detail.
*The sequence of Starscream's post-death adventures is not entirely clear, but the next appearance in his personal timeline is most likely when he is properly resurrected for the [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Hero Set|Hero Set toy bio]], set in [[2025]].
*Scourge, Sky-Byte, and the Commandos proceed to the future era to free [[Megatron (RID)|Devil Gigatron]], the goal of Scourge outlined in [[LG-EX Black Convoy|his pack-in ''Legends'' chapter]]. This plot thread next picks up in [[Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!|Ruination's pack-in story]] and [[LGEX Black Convoy Prologue|''Legends'' Vol. 43]].
*Thrust and Trickdiamond will next appear in [[LG42 Godbomber|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 42]].
===Transformers references===
===Transformers references===
*Grand Scourge wears Combatron insignias while impersonating Black Convoy, then reveals his true faction in the form of [[Herald of Unicron]]/[[Blendtron]] insignias. His toy comes with decals for both of these.
*Grand Scourge wears Commandos insignias while impersonating Scourge, then reveals his true faction in the form of [[Herald of Unicron]]/[[Blentron]] insignias. His toy comes with decals for both of these.
*The form Unicron takes is based on his [[Unicron/toys#Generation 1|original unreleased toy]].
*The form Unicron takes is based on his [[Unicron/toys#Generation 1|original unreleased toy]].
*The adventures Optimus lives in his week of life are the chapters of ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]'' printed with ''Unite Warriors'' toy packages (minus the Aerialbot and Stunticon chapters, which were stated at [[BotCon 2016]] to be set in the post-''G-2'' era).
*The adventures Optimus lives in his week of life are the chapters of ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]'' printed with ''Unite Warriors'' toy packages (minus the Superion and Menasor chapters, which are later established to be set in the post-''G-2'' era).
===Errors===
===Errors===
*As mentioned above, this story places ''Unite Warriors Offshot'' in 2021. This creates some problems, however.
**In [[Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!|the Guardian chapter]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] has his ''Unite Warriors'' body but is in his classic Generation 1 body circa [[2035]] in "[[Metrowars]]".
**Meanwhile, [[Crossing the Pacific Ocean!?|the Convoy Grand Prime chapter]], set in [[Hawaii]] on Earth, has figures appearing to be [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]], [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]], and [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]], but those three characters are supposed to be in the [[Legends World]], per the concurrent ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' [[LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue|storyline]].
**Said chapter also features [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] in his [[exosuit]] as seen circa 2035 in "[[Train Wars]]". It's not impossible that he has already acquired said suit, but the accompanying toy bio strongly indicates that he acquired it only shortly before the events of "Train Wars".
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://takaratomymall.jp/img/goods/4904810862628/comic2.pdf "Baldigus Chapter, Part Two" at TakaraTomy Mall]
*[http://takaratomymall.jp/img/goods/4904810862628/comic2.pdf "Ruination Chapter, Part Two" at TakaraTomy Mall]
*[http://imgur.com/a/N3swA Translation of "Baldigus Chapter, Part Two"]
*[http://imgur.com/a/N3swA Translation of "Ruination Chapter, Part Two"
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tdoop|death of optimus prime|the death of optimus prime|transformers: the death of optimus prime=The Death of Optimus Prime
more than meets the eye|transformers: more than meets the eye=IDW More than Meets the Eye
robots in disguise|transformers: robots in disguise|ongoing2|exrid|the transformers (idw) vol. 2=IDW Robots in Disguise (2012)
dark cybertron=Dark Cybertron
the transformers: windblade|windblade2|windblade2015|the transformers: windblade vol. 2|the transformers: windblade (2015)=Windblade
transformers vs gi joe|transformers vs. g.i. joe=Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
sotw|wreckers2|sins of the wreckers|transformers sins of the wreckers|transformers: sins of the wreckers|the transformers sins of the wreckers|the transformers: sins of the wreckers=Sins of the Wreckers
lost light|transformers lost light|the transformers lost light|transformers: lost light|the transformers: lost light=Lost Light
till all are one|Till All Are One|transformers till all are one|transformers: till all are one|the transformers till all are one|the transformers: till all are one=Till All Are One
revolution=Revolution
revolutionaries=Revolutionaries
action man=Action Man
gijoe5|g.i. joe vol 5|g.i. joe vol. 5|g.i. joe volume 5|g.i. joe (vol. 5)|g.i. joe (volume 5)=G.I. Joe vol. 5
g.i. joe idw collection=G.I. Joe: The IDW Collection
first strike=First Strike
hasbro heroes sourcebook=Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook
micronauts=Micronauts
wrath of karza|micronauts wrath of karza|micronauts: wrath of karza=Micronauts: Wrath of Karza
rom=ROM
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m.a.s.k.|m. a. s. k.|mask mobile armored strike kommand|m.a.s.k. mobile armored strike kommand|mask: mobile armored strike kommand|m.a.s.k.: mobile armored strike command=M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand
scarletts strike force|scarlett's strike force=Scarlett's Strike Force
transformers vs visionaries|transformers vs. visionaries=Transformers vs. Visionaries
requiem of the wreckers|transformers requiem of the wreckers|transformers: requiem of the wreckers=Requiem of the Wreckers
"Scourge" explains that he's become Unicron's loyal Matrix Hunter and strikes Ruination with his sword, putting the combiner back under Unicron's control and causing him to start disappearing again. Ruination questions why he's not disappearing as well, given that he shares an origin with the Commandos, suspicions that are soon confirmed when the realScourge shows up with Sky Byte, who blasts the impostor. Grand Scourge becomes "Scourge Grand Prime" by forcing Trickdiamond and Thrust to combine with him and attacks Scourge, targeting his Energon Matrix, but ends up blown off a cliff by Ruination's firepower.
Cracks then start appearing in space itself, Galvatron explaining that the dimensional borders are being weakened by the gathering of so many beings from different times and universes, himself included. He explains that after arriving in this world, he got fed up with being called a "second" Galvatron and traveled back in time to before the native Galvatron existed, becoming the commander of Trypticon. He was destroyed in a battle with Metroplex, but persisted as a ghost thanks to his ownership of the Creation Matrix. Galvatron's spirit abandons Cyclonus's body and targets Megaempress for possession, only to be grabbed by Grand Scourge, whose status as Matrix Hunter lets him manhandle anyone with a Matrix, even ghosts. Megaempress seizes the chance to knock both of them through one of the dimensional rifts to places unknown.
While the Autobots realize they must send everyone back to their proper times and dimensions to prevent the whole multiverse from being destroyed, Ruination sets out to stop Unicron by detaching his head from Cybertron. Optimus Maximus comes to his aid and Vector Sigma repairs the Disaster Relief Team's combiner joints, allowing them to join in with Sky Reign's beast mode. Cyclonus convinces his own team to form Grand Galvatron once more in defense of their planet, and with Megatronia offering her strength as well, the Unite Warriors all stand together against Unicron. With their help, Ruination is able to rip the chaos-bringer's head off the planet and toss it into space, where Megatronia destroys his combiner joint, but Optimus Maximus and Sky Reign are blown out of the sky before they can deliver the final blow. Roller comes to Optimus Prime's aid and forms Maximus's arm, allowing him to deliver a mighty punch that together with a barrage from the other combiners sends Unicron back to the Triple Z Point.
In the aftermath, the Combatrons depart for the future to free their leader, and Breakdown returns to his own dimension and to Knock Out. Megaempress and the 4 Guards continue plotting world conquest while Starscream flees somewhere far away from Lunaclub, and Thrust disappears, with Roller speculating that he, too, went to another dimension. Cyclonus sets out into space, planning to revive the Decepticons by becoming the new Galvatron. Roller himself has remembered that he's from this world to begin with, having been Optimus Prime's partner until he was lost in another dimension following Prime's first death, but his hopes to stay with Prime forever are dashed when Prime reveals his week-long lifespan. His seven days are spent creating happy memories with his friends, and once he passes away again, Roller takes on the duty of defending his body until a new power source even stronger than Vector Sigma can be discovered.
Grand Scourge is revealed to be a servant of Unicron, not an illogical connection for a killer of Matrix bearers. Whether this means that he is indeed the same individual as Armada Nemesis Prime, also Unicron-aligned and known in Japanese as "Scourge", remains ambiguous.
Vector Sigma mentions Sky Lynx helping him in the battle with Tornedron in "Call of the Primitives"—in Japan, the Oracle from that episode was retconned into being the past form of Vector Sigma.
Unicron swears that Cybertron will be his someday, which will come to pass in Beast Wars Neo.
Optimus Prime will be revived by a new power source, the Zodiac, in The Battlestars. Unfortunately Roller won't do his job very well, as these stories also feature Prime's body being stolen by Dark Nova.
Galvatron II notes that he became the City Commander of "Dino-saurer" (ダイノザウラー Dainozaurā), the first version of Dinosaurer (ダイナザウラー Dainazaurā). Trypticon was referred to using the former in "Scramble City: Mobilization"; this retcon explains away the aberrant spelling and the different character model used by the OVA, as well as the longstanding continuity glitch in Japanese media that depicted Trypticon as active in the 80s when he would not be shown to be created in the cartoon itself until 2010. Turns out there were two of 'em!
Vol. 42 would go on to explain Trypticon's Japanese continuity history in further detail.
Grand Scourge wears Commandos insignias while impersonating Scourge, then reveals his true faction in the form of Herald of Unicron/Blentron insignias. His toy comes with decals for both of these.
The adventures Optimus lives in his week of life are the chapters of Unite Warriors Offshot printed with Unite Warriors toy packages (minus the Superion and Menasor chapters, which are later established to be set in the post-G-2 era).
Said chapter also features Daniel Witwicky in his exosuit as seen circa 2035 in "Train Wars". It's not impossible that he has already acquired said suit, but the accompanying toy bio strongly indicates that he acquired it only shortly before the events of "Train Wars".
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