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The '''Underbase Saga''' is a story arc that ran near the | [[File:MarvelUS-50.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] | ||
The '''Underbase Saga''' is a story arc that ran near the midpoint of the original [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics series]]. It told of the lost [[Underbase]], a vast collection of knowledge stored as patterns of light, which also doubled as a fantastic source of power. Early in the [[Great War (G1)|Cybertronian wars]], it was launched into [[Space (the place)|space]] to keep it out of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s hands, and the cube-shaped entity approaches [[Earth]] (sounds [[Transformers (film)|kinda familiar]], doesn't it?) in the present day. Several [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup|factions]] vie to claim it for themselves, with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] ultimately succeeding. | |||
The story spanned four issues: | The story spanned four issues: | ||
* | * [[Club Con!|#47: "Club Con!"]] | ||
* [[The Flames of Boltax!|#48: "The Flames of Boltax!"]] | |||
* | * [[Cold War!|#49: "Cold War!"]] | ||
* [[Dark Star|#50: "Dark Star"]] | |||
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The climactic battle at the end is particularly notorious for killing off swaths of | The climactic battle at the end is particularly notorious for killing off swaths of [[character]]s en masse, many of whom had already lain deactivated for many issues before. Readers in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] had it even worse, as this story's catastrophic battle was immediately preceded by the character-decimating "[[Time Wars]]" storyline. | ||
[[Category: Generation 1]] | [[Category:Generation 1 media]] | ||
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1]] | |||
[[Category:Story arcs]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 16 February 2024
The Underbase Saga is a story arc that ran near the midpoint of the original Generation 1 Marvel Comics series. It told of the lost Underbase, a vast collection of knowledge stored as patterns of light, which also doubled as a fantastic source of power. Early in the Cybertronian wars, it was launched into space to keep it out of Megatron's hands, and the cube-shaped entity approaches Earth (sounds kinda familiar, doesn't it?) in the present day. Several Decepticon factions vie to claim it for themselves, with Starscream ultimately succeeding.
The story spanned four issues:
The climactic battle at the end is particularly notorious for killing off swaths of characters en masse, many of whom had already lain deactivated for many issues before. Readers in the UK had it even worse, as this story's catastrophic battle was immediately preceded by the character-decimating "Time Wars" storyline.
