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|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]'' Vol. EX | |seriesissue=''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]''<br>Vol. EX | ||
|prev= | |prev=LG60 Overlord | ||
|next= | |next=LG61 Decepticon Clones | ||
|image=Transformers Legends LG EX Metroflex.jpg | |image=Transformers Legends LG EX Metroflex.jpg | ||
|japanese= | |japanese=LG-EX メトロフレックス | ||
|romaji=LG-EX Metroflex | |||
|title="LG-EX Metroplex" | |||
|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]] | |manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]] | ||
|color=[[Gufu Kandagawa]] (background) | |color=[[Gufu Kandagawa]] (background) | ||
|packaged with=''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' | |packaged with=''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Metroplex (G1)#Legends|LG-EX Metroflex]] | ||
|date=[[ | |date=[[2018]] [[January 27]] | ||
|chronology=1980s, 2030s (G1 World)<br>2015, 2017 (Legends World) | |chronology=1980s, 2030s (G1 World)<br>2015, 2017 (Legends World) | ||
|continuity=[[ | |continuity=[[G1 World]], [[Legends World]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] introduces himself as the newest of the "[[Metrotype]]" [[Transformer]]s, a group that includes [[Metrobase]], the [[Autobot]] warrior who guarded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] prior to [[1985]], and [[Metrotitan ( | [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] introduces himself as the newest of the "[[Metrotype]]" [[Transformer]]s, a group that includes [[Metrobase (G1)|Metrobase]], the [[Autobot]] warrior who guarded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] prior to [[1985]], and [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], who slumbered beneath [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] since ancient times and was later brainwashed into a [[Decepticon]]. By the 2030s, the Transformers are threatened by an energy crisis that Metroplex regrets would be reversible if not for the constant fighting, though fortunately [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] discovers a new power source called [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] by adopting a [[Powermaster]] body and venturing into a black hole. He has his [[Nebulan]] partner, [[Hi-Q]], absorb the energy and combine with him, causing him to transform into an [[Action Master]], and returns to Metroplex to announce that they now have an unlimited energy source. | ||
Metroplex confronts the Decepticons with the hope that unlimited energy will lead to them accepting peace, but their current leader, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], makes it clear that energy has nothing to do with his lust for conquest and sics Metrotitan on him. Powered up since their previous battle, Metroplex declares he will gladly become a demon in pursuit of peace and soundly vanquishes Metrotitan, then returns his unconscious body to Titan so that he can absorb the land's energy and one day reawaken. As [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] begins calling for peace, Optimus Prime suggests they start by convincing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], recovered from Straxus's captivity and rebuilt as an Action Master, to lay down his arms, as his influence over the remaining Decepticons would help greatly. He retains some doubts that Megatron of all people would accept, but relents after seeing [[Kiloton|a Decepticon]] treat him kindly even after his brainwashing at the hands of Straxus, and soon the two settle their differences and form the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. | Metroplex confronts the Decepticons with the hope that unlimited energy will lead to them accepting peace, but their current leader, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], makes it clear that energy has nothing to do with his lust for conquest and sics Metrotitan on him. Powered up since their previous battle, Metroplex declares he will gladly become a demon in pursuit of peace and soundly vanquishes Metrotitan, then returns his unconscious body to Titan so that he can absorb the land's energy and one day reawaken. As [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] begins calling for peace, Optimus Prime suggests they start by convincing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], recovered from Straxus's captivity and rebuilt as an Action Master, to lay down his arms, as his influence over the remaining Decepticons would help greatly. He retains some doubts that Megatron of all people would accept, but relents after seeing [[Kiloton|a Decepticon]] treat him kindly even after his brainwashing at the hands of Straxus, and soon the two settle their differences and form the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. | ||
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==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|c1= | |||
{{collist|2|*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (1) | {{collist|2|*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (1) | ||
*[[Six-Gun]] (2) | *[[Six-Gun]] (2) | ||
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*[[Scamper]] (4) | *[[Scamper]] (4) | ||
*[[Sixtrain]] (5) | *[[Sixtrain]] (5) | ||
*[[Metrobase]] (6) | *[[Metrobase (G1)|Metrobase]] (6) | ||
*[[Mixing]] (7) | *[[Mixing]] (7) | ||
*[[Digger]] (8) | *[[Digger]] (8) | ||
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*[[Manta Ray (G2)|Marinemaster/Manta Ray]] (17) | *[[Manta Ray (G2)|Marinemaster/Manta Ray]] (17) | ||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (18) | *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (18) | ||
*[[Hi-Q]] (19) | |||
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast/Blaster]] (24) | *[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast/Blaster]] (24) | ||
*[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (27) | *[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (27) | ||
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*[[Drench (G2)|Drench]]? (35) | *[[Drench (G2)|Drench]]? (35) | ||
*[[Gobots]] (36) | *[[Gobots]] (36) | ||
*[[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] (39) | *[[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] (39) | ||
*[[Volt]] (43) | *[[Volt]] (43) | ||
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (47) | *[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (47) | ||
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (51) | *[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (51) | ||
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|c2= | |c2= | ||
*[[Metrobomb]] (12) | *[[Metrobomb]] (12) | ||
*[[Metrotitan ( | *[[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] (13) | ||
*[[Flare Jet]] (20) | *[[Flare Jet]] (20) | ||
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (21) | *[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (21) | ||
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*[[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] (33) | *[[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] (33) | ||
*[[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (34) | *[[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (34) | ||
*[[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] (37) | |||
*[[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]] (38) | *[[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]] (38) | ||
*[[Space Case (G2)|Space Case]] (40) | *[[Space Case (G2)|Space Case]] (40) | ||
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*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (53) | *[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (53) | ||
|c3= | |h3=[[Legends World]] natives|c3= | ||
*[[Arcee (Legends)|Arcee]] (44) | |||
*[[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] (45) | |||
*[[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]] (46) | |||
|c4= | |||
*[[Metrotype]]s (14) | |||
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (15) | *[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (15) | ||
*[[Jumal]] (57) | *[[Jumal]] (57) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Continuity notes=== | |||
*The presence of Metrotitan is said to have inspired the native Titans' religion, which featured in "[[The God Gambit]]". | *The presence of Metrotitan is said to have inspired the native Titans' religion, which featured in "[[The God Gambit]]". | ||
*As Metroplex says he was created by both humans and Transformers, he recalls Spike and Bumblebee working on Scramble City in "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]". | *As Metroplex says he was created by both humans and Transformers, he recalls Spike and Bumblebee working on Scramble City in "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]". | ||
*The story of Powermaster Optimus Prime's search for nucleon originated in the bio for the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys# | *The story of Powermaster Optimus Prime's search for nucleon originated in the bio for the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]] toy. | ||
*This comic concludes Metroplex's feud with Metrotitan and Straxus as told in "[[Metrowars]]" and "[[Metrowars 2]]". | *This comic concludes Metroplex's feud with Metrotitan and Straxus as told in "[[Metrowars]]" and "[[Metrowars 2]]". | ||
*Twincast mentions he's gone back to being Twincast again, having changed his name back to Blaster in [[LG27 Blaster]]. He then goes back to being Blaster ''again'' as an Action Master when he's reunited with Flip Sides, something he set out to do in the same volume. | |||
*The tragic story of the Cybertron Alliance comes from the [[Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' story pages]]. | |||
*Metroplex retells how he was brought to Legends World to stop Windblade in [[LG12 Windblade]] but from his perspective. | |||
*The Aerialbots' party is the one depicted in [[Today Is Energon BBQ!|their chapter]] of ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]''. | |||
===''Transformers'' references=== | |||
*The [[Nebulan]] [[Hi-Q]] is drawn to resemble his counterpart from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comics]], complete with peach-colored skin (as opposed to how Nebulans were green-skinned in "[[The Rebirth]]"), which also matches his toy's [[:File:Nucleon Quest Hi-Q.jpg|box art]] that was, itself, just a recolor of [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s box art. | |||
*A new Slammer and Six-Gun weren't included with the ''Generations'' Metroplex mold, so this comic repurposes Metroplex's weapons as new versions of them: Slammer is the flip-out turret in his arm, and Six-Gun is his two shoulder cannons (which can fly). | *A new Slammer and Six-Gun weren't included with the ''Generations'' Metroplex mold, so this comic repurposes Metroplex's weapons as new versions of them: Slammer is the flip-out turret in his arm, and Six-Gun is his two shoulder cannons (which can fly). | ||
[[Category:Legends issues]] | [[Category:Legends issues]] | ||
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| "LG-EX Metroplex" LG-EX メトロフレックス
(LG-EX Metroflex) | |||||||||||||
| First published | 2018 January 27 | ||||||||||||
| Manga | Hayato Sakamoto | ||||||||||||
| Color | Gufu Kandagawa (background) | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | G1 World, Legends World | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | 1980s, 2030s (G1 World) 2015, 2017 (Legends World) | ||||||||||||
| Packaged with | Legends LG-EX Metroflex | ||||||||||||
The story of Metroplex's search for peace.
Synopsis
[edit]Metroplex introduces himself as the newest of the "Metrotype" Transformers, a group that includes Metrobase, the Autobot warrior who guarded the Ark prior to 1985, and Metrotitan, who slumbered beneath Titan since ancient times and was later brainwashed into a Decepticon. By the 2030s, the Transformers are threatened by an energy crisis that Metroplex regrets would be reversible if not for the constant fighting, though fortunately Optimus Prime discovers a new power source called nucleon by adopting a Powermaster body and venturing into a black hole. He has his Nebulan partner, Hi-Q, absorb the energy and combine with him, causing him to transform into an Action Master, and returns to Metroplex to announce that they now have an unlimited energy source.
Metroplex confronts the Decepticons with the hope that unlimited energy will lead to them accepting peace, but their current leader, Straxus, makes it clear that energy has nothing to do with his lust for conquest and sics Metrotitan on him. Powered up since their previous battle, Metroplex declares he will gladly become a demon in pursuit of peace and soundly vanquishes Metrotitan, then returns his unconscious body to Titan so that he can absorb the land's energy and one day reawaken. As Twincast begins calling for peace, Optimus Prime suggests they start by convincing Megatron, recovered from Straxus's captivity and rebuilt as an Action Master, to lay down his arms, as his influence over the remaining Decepticons would help greatly. He retains some doubts that Megatron of all people would accept, but relents after seeing a Decepticon treat him kindly even after his brainwashing at the hands of Straxus, and soon the two settle their differences and form the Cybertron Alliance.
The peace doesn't last long, however: when Megatron's friendly subordinate is killed by mistrusting humans after coming to Earth as a peace envoy, the Decepticon leader rejects Optimus Prime's idea of peace and declares that he'll use force to keep everything under his control in order to keep his people safe. The war breaks out again, with the combatants evolving further from Action Masters into "Generation 2" bodies, but this time it's not a war fought over energy, but over beliefs: peace through freedom versus peace through tyranny. Pulled into the new war, Metroplex grows increasingly weary of fighting, wondering what the point of fighting for temporary peace is and if the Transformers are fated to always be at war. During one battle, he hears a voice call for help before he's suddenly pulled through space and time to the year 2015 in the Legends World, which is at the brink of being destroyed by Windblade.
After saving the world by defeating Windblade, he settles down in this world, witnesses many other Transformers come to visit and even faces his old rival Trypticon again. He is at first saddened that he has to fight again, but the subsequent construction of Neo Akihabara City heralds a time of peace, something he credits to Mayor Megatron being able to overcome his past ambitions. As the Transformer who has spent the most time in the Legends World, he's happy about its current state, but there is still something he wants for himself: while Megatron is looking over the city from atop him, Metroplex tells him he would like to stop being the City Hall and be free. Megatron lets Metroplex go, and he travels into an uninhabited area to appreciate his constant company, Scamper, Slammer, and Six-Gun. As the Aerialbots come to visit and hold a barbecue party on him, he reflects that the peace of the Legends World is what they have all been looking for and wishes everyone would come live there. Suddenly a glowing object catches his attention and he looks closer to discover none other than the last three mutant Targetmasters, a discovery which will lead to the end of this world...
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Legends World natives | Others |
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Notes
[edit]Continuity notes
[edit]- The presence of Metrotitan is said to have inspired the native Titans' religion, which featured in "The God Gambit".
- As Metroplex says he was created by both humans and Transformers, he recalls Spike and Bumblebee working on Scramble City in "Scramble City: Mobilization".
- The story of Powermaster Optimus Prime's search for nucleon originated in the bio for the Nucleon Quest Super Convoy toy.
- This comic concludes Metroplex's feud with Metrotitan and Straxus as told in "Metrowars" and "Metrowars 2".
- Twincast mentions he's gone back to being Twincast again, having changed his name back to Blaster in LG27 Blaster. He then goes back to being Blaster again as an Action Master when he's reunited with Flip Sides, something he set out to do in the same volume.
- The tragic story of the Cybertron Alliance comes from the G-2 story pages.
- Metroplex retells how he was brought to Legends World to stop Windblade in LG12 Windblade but from his perspective.
- The Aerialbots' party is the one depicted in their chapter of Unite Warriors Offshot.
Transformers references
[edit]- The Nebulan Hi-Q is drawn to resemble his counterpart from the Generation 1 Marvel comics, complete with peach-colored skin (as opposed to how Nebulans were green-skinned in "The Rebirth"), which also matches his toy's box art that was, itself, just a recolor of Ginrai's box art.
- A new Slammer and Six-Gun weren't included with the Generations Metroplex mold, so this comic repurposes Metroplex's weapons as new versions of them: Slammer is the flip-out turret in his arm, and Six-Gun is his two shoulder cannons (which can fly).
