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|caption=[[ | |caption=[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|And we promise they're the best you'll ever get.]] | ||
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]] | |publisher=[[Fun Publications]] | ||
|date=early April 2010 | |date=early April 2010 | ||
|coverdate= | |coverdate=April/May 10 | ||
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'''THE POWER CORE COMBINERS ARE HERE!''' | '''THE POWER CORE COMBINERS ARE HERE!''' | ||
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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
*"[[Derrick Wyatt]]! - A TCC Interview" ( | * On the cover: stock photography of [[Power Core Combiners]] figures (p. 1) | ||
*"HASBRO INTERVIEW!" an interview with Hasbro about Power Core Combiners ( | * Inside cover: "Brian's Bytes and Bolts", "From the Editor's Desk" (p. 2) | ||
*"The Return of Power Core Combination!" a sidebar giving background plot details for the toyline ( | * "[[Derrick J. Wyatt]]! - A TCC Interview" (p. 3) | ||
*Bios in the style of ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'': | * "HASBRO INTERVIEW!" an interview with Hasbro about Power Core Combiners (pp. 4-5) | ||
**[[Magnum]] ( | * "The Return of Power Core Combination!" a sidebar giving background plot details for the toyline (p. 5) | ||
**[[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] ( | * Bios in the style of ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'': | ||
*"Transformers: 2010 - part 2" by [[Jim Sorenson]], some information and pictures about [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] ( | ** [[Magnum]] (p. 6) | ||
*"THE MAKING OF THE BOTCON EXCLUSIVES!" a very brief look at one figure from each of the previous BotCon figure sets ( | ** [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] (p. 7) | ||
*"[[The Coming Storm: Part 2]]" comic ( | * "Transformers: 2010 - part 2" by [[Jim Sorenson]], some information and pictures about [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (p. 8) | ||
*"The Back Cover..." ( | * "THE MAKING OF THE BOTCON EXCLUSIVES!" a very brief look at one figure from each of the previous BotCon figure sets (p. 9) | ||
** | * "[[The Coming Storm: Part 2]]" - comic story (pp. 10-15) | ||
**"Featured Fan Art!" with ' | * "The Back Cover..." (p. 16) | ||
** | ** ''[[Around Cybertron]]'' | ||
** "Featured Fan Art!" with "Aureus" (who seems to share a base body-type with ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]) by Julian "Rodimus Zero" | |||
** Micro-sized profile for ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)| Energon]]'' [[Snowblind]] | |||
==Notes== | |||
* The sidebar giving a summary of the Power Core Combiner plot ended up being some of the only fiction these toys ever got other than packaging bios and summaries and a couple of [[Cyber Missions 9|scattered]] [[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|appearances]] in movie continuities. It establishes that Power Core Combiner technology was thought to be lost forever long ago, and that gestalts like [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] were sub-standard attempts to recreate the technology. After the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] was recovered in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the technology was rediscovered, and with the humans help, the Autobots recreated it. | |||
* Characters mentioned in Magnum's bio include: [[Alpha Trion]] and [[Sentinel Major]]. | |||
** Magnum's bio indicates his missile launchers can hit a target from 30 hics away. Hics are a measurement from the Marvel UK ''Transformers'' story "[[The Magnificent Six!]]" | |||
* Over-Run's bio notes he can travel at 2,400 kleps per astrosecond (astroseconds being a unit of measurement from ''Transformers'' episode "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]") and that he is constantly trying to incorporate his drones into vehicle and robot mode (the mold he's based on, ''Energon'' [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], can combine with his own drone). | |||
* Characters mentioned in Snowblind's bio include: the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. | |||
** Snowblind was originally released in the second wave of [[Micron Booster]]s in Japan, where he was named "Beacon". The sword he forms along with his teammates is given a name: the [[Cryo Saber]]. His profile indicates this is only a recent ability, being upgraded with it to combat the Terrorcons and the return of Megatron, as seen in the ''Energon'' cartoon. | |||
** Not mentioned in this issue's bio is that Beacon's teammates Lens and Quantum would have been localized as "Coldsnap" and "Jetstream" and given the group name "Wind Chill Team".<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZrGuv3rO0_JSJSGyRwY_ND-hSqcZb5ps3OVz0kpKglY/edit?tab=t.0</ref> As the Mini-Con bio regimen finally petered out at this time, said additional information was never published. | |||
== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issues]] | [[Category:Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issues]] | ||
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| Publisher | Fun Publications | ||||||||||||
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| Cover date | April/May 10 | ||||||||||||
THE POWER CORE COMBINERS ARE HERE!
Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue #32
[edit]Editor-In-Chief: Brian Savage
Editor: Pete Sinclair
Creative Director/Layout: Lanny Lathem
Associate Editor: Ben Yee
Associate Editor: Jesse Wittenrich
Research Editor: Karl Hartman
Columnist: Rob Meyer
Head Proofreader: Heather Choplin
Proofreader: Mark Baker-Wright
Resident Colorist: Drew Eiden
Resident Artist: Evan Gauntt
Staff: Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop
Featured Artists: Casey Coller
Contents
[edit]- On the cover: stock photography of Power Core Combiners figures (p. 1)
- Inside cover: "Brian's Bytes and Bolts", "From the Editor's Desk" (p. 2)
- "Derrick J. Wyatt! - A TCC Interview" (p. 3)
- "HASBRO INTERVIEW!" an interview with Hasbro about Power Core Combiners (pp. 4-5)
- "The Return of Power Core Combination!" a sidebar giving background plot details for the toyline (p. 5)
- Bios in the style of More than Meets the Eye:
- "Transformers: 2010 - part 2" by Jim Sorenson, some information and pictures about Trypticon (p. 8)
- "THE MAKING OF THE BOTCON EXCLUSIVES!" a very brief look at one figure from each of the previous BotCon figure sets (p. 9)
- "The Coming Storm: Part 2" - comic story (pp. 10-15)
- "The Back Cover..." (p. 16)
- Around Cybertron
- "Featured Fan Art!" with "Aureus" (who seems to share a base body-type with Animated Sentinel Prime) by Julian "Rodimus Zero"
- Micro-sized profile for Energon Snowblind
Notes
[edit]- The sidebar giving a summary of the Power Core Combiner plot ended up being some of the only fiction these toys ever got other than packaging bios and summaries and a couple of scattered appearances in movie continuities. It establishes that Power Core Combiner technology was thought to be lost forever long ago, and that gestalts like Devastator were sub-standard attempts to recreate the technology. After the Matrix was recovered in Revenge of the Fallen, the technology was rediscovered, and with the humans help, the Autobots recreated it.
- Characters mentioned in Magnum's bio include: Alpha Trion and Sentinel Major.
- Magnum's bio indicates his missile launchers can hit a target from 30 hics away. Hics are a measurement from the Marvel UK Transformers story "The Magnificent Six!"
- Over-Run's bio notes he can travel at 2,400 kleps per astrosecond (astroseconds being a unit of measurement from Transformers episode "Transport to Oblivion") and that he is constantly trying to incorporate his drones into vehicle and robot mode (the mold he's based on, Energon Bulkhead, can combine with his own drone).
- Characters mentioned in Snowblind's bio include: the Terrorcons and Megatron.
- Snowblind was originally released in the second wave of Micron Boosters in Japan, where he was named "Beacon". The sword he forms along with his teammates is given a name: the Cryo Saber. His profile indicates this is only a recent ability, being upgraded with it to combat the Terrorcons and the return of Megatron, as seen in the Energon cartoon.
- Not mentioned in this issue's bio is that Beacon's teammates Lens and Quantum would have been localized as "Coldsnap" and "Jetstream" and given the group name "Wind Chill Team".[1] As the Mini-Con bio regimen finally petered out at this time, said additional information was never published.
