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[[image:Youhavebeenchosen.jpg|right|thumb|300px| [http://www.execulink.com/~bobnet/hoser/urrguest.html YOU ARE OUR GUEST.] ]]
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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[S.T.A.R.S. continuity]]
|prev=The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:
|next=Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.
|title="You Have Been Chosen."
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|caption=YOU ARE OUR GUEST.
|publisher=Hasbro
|coverdate=1986
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"'''You Have Been Chosen.'''" was one of a series of toy [[pack-in flyer]] from which various Transformers could be ordered.  All of the toys available were either being discontinued from the main line or had never been available outside of mail-order.
"'''You Have Been Chosen.'''" is one in a series of [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers|mail-order flyers]] included with [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Generation 1'' toys]], offering various Transformers which had either been discontinued from the main line or had never been available in retail.  A small amount of story content helped sell the characters.


*''Preceded by:'' [[Can One Boy, Alone, Hold Back the Evil Decepticons?]]
==Synopsis==
*''Followed by:'' [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]
{{note|This flyer is written in the ''second'' person, addressing the reader as a member of an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] organization.  Thus, the message itself is considered here to be part of the fiction.}}
*''Release date:'' 1986
*''Characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]


{{ - }}
Where previous messages were aimed at mere recruitment into [[S.T.A.R.S.]], this one is directed at [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s choice for S.T.A.R.S. Commander. The message is from Magnus directly, who informs the [[human]] recipient that they must learn more about the [[Transformer]]s to serve in this new rank. He begins a visualization exercise, giving brief descriptions of nine Transformers and telling the reader to use "the special power you humans call 'imagination'" to picture what it would be like to ''be'' those robots.


==Synopsis==
With that training phase completed, Ultra Magnus returns to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and an unidentified narrator tells the reader to "requisition" the Transformers they want to command. [[S.O.S. Dinobots|Some]] [[The Ultimate Doom|videos]] are also available for further study, too; they'll let the reader review the raging Autobot-Decepticon conflict at theirr leisure. Oddly, the basic S.T.A.R.S. membership kit (described as "top secret") is presented as well, suggesting that Magnus has chosen the S.T.A.R.S. leadership from ''outside'' the organization. The reader is especially urged to requisition the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s, as they are "destined to fight a war in another universe on [[March 31]], [[1987]]" if the reader does not order them first.
Lucky you!  A rather tipsy-looking Ultra Magnus has decided that you, yes YOU, are to be the next [[S.T.A.R.S.]] commander.  So use this special human power of yours, this "imagination" as some would call it, and pay attention to the com-put-tor monitor as Magnus tells you all about...
* [[Reflector]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
* [[Sunstreaker]]
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
* The [[Omnibot]]s


With that phase of your training completed, you must now "requisition" those Transformers which you wish to be a part of your command.  Get some videos, too; they'll let you review the raging Autobot-Decepticon conflict at your leisure.  And get the top-secret [[S.T.A.R.S.]] kit, as well.  Send your requisition in to Ultra Magnus TODAY!
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]] (9)
* [[Downshift (G1)|Downshift]] (8)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
* [[Overdrive]] (10)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (6)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (4)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (3)
|c2=
* [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (2)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (3)
}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
* "TODAY" = on or before December 31, 1987, the offer's date of expiration.
* This continues a loose story that runs through a few years' worth of toy pack-in flyers.  The [[micro-continuity]], taken at face value, cannot fit within any known larger [[continuity]]; however, the "{{w|unreliable narrator}}" factor prevents any declarations on the matter.
* Yes, the mail-in form actually is addressed to Ultra Magnus.
* This is one of the most explicitly-metatextual flyers in the [[S.T.A.R.S. continuity]], wherein the ''entire'' text is clearly presented as a message from a Transformer to the reader in a way that brings the reader into the fiction.
* Magnus notes that the Omnibots are due to fight a war in "another universe" unless you order them by March 31, 1987.
* The listing for the Omnibots confuses Camshaft and Overdrive, each is pictured (in car mode) next to the other's name.
* Prices included:
* The mail-in form is actually addressed to ULTRA MAGNUS, P.O. Box 7050, Dept. T10, North [[Hollywood]], [[California|CA]] 91609.
** $10 + 2 [[robot point]]s each for Reflector and Thundercracker
* Prices include:
** $10 + 2 [[Robot Point|robot points]] each for Reflector and Thundercracker
** $8 + 2 robot points for each of the Autobot cars
** $8 + 2 robot points for each of the Autobot cars
** $5 + 2 robot points for each Omnibot, or all three for $12.50.
** $5 + 2 robot points for each Omnibot, or all three for $12.50.
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** $15 + 2 robot points for "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" on VHS
** $15 + 2 robot points for "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" on VHS
** $6.50 for S.T.A.R.S. membership
** $6.50 for S.T.A.R.S. membership
* This continues a loose story that runs through a few years' worth of toy pack-in flyers. The [[Micro-continuity|micro-continuity]] conforms to no particular major continuity, but it's also vague enough that it doesn't contradict anything too blatantly.
* This was indeed the last time the Omnibots were made available as mail-order items.
 


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« S.T.A.R.S. continuity »

YOU ARE OUR GUEST.
"You Have Been Chosen."
Publisher Hasbro
Cover date 1986

"You Have Been Chosen." is one in a series of mail-order flyers included with Generation 1 toys, offering various Transformers which had either been discontinued from the main line or had never been available in retail. A small amount of story content helped sell the characters.

Synopsis

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This flyer is written in the second person, addressing the reader as a member of an Autobot-allied human organization. Thus, the message itself is considered here to be part of the fiction.

Where previous messages were aimed at mere recruitment into S.T.A.R.S., this one is directed at Ultra Magnus's choice for S.T.A.R.S. Commander. The message is from Magnus directly, who informs the human recipient that they must learn more about the Transformers to serve in this new rank. He begins a visualization exercise, giving brief descriptions of nine Transformers and telling the reader to use "the special power you humans call 'imagination'" to picture what it would be like to be those robots.

With that training phase completed, Ultra Magnus returns to the Ark, and an unidentified narrator tells the reader to "requisition" the Transformers they want to command. Some videos are also available for further study, too; they'll let the reader review the raging Autobot-Decepticon conflict at theirr leisure. Oddly, the basic S.T.A.R.S. membership kit (described as "top secret") is presented as well, suggesting that Magnus has chosen the S.T.A.R.S. leadership from outside the organization. The reader is especially urged to requisition the Omnibots, as they are "destined to fight a war in another universe on March 31, 1987" if the reader does not order them first.

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons

Notes

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  • This continues a loose story that runs through a few years' worth of toy pack-in flyers. The micro-continuity, taken at face value, cannot fit within any known larger continuity; however, the "unreliable narrator" factor prevents any declarations on the matter.
  • This is one of the most explicitly-metatextual flyers in the S.T.A.R.S. continuity, wherein the entire text is clearly presented as a message from a Transformer to the reader in a way that brings the reader into the fiction.
  • The listing for the Omnibots confuses Camshaft and Overdrive, each is pictured (in car mode) next to the other's name.
  • The mail-in form is actually addressed to ULTRA MAGNUS, P.O. Box 7050, Dept. T10, North Hollywood, CA 91609.
  • Prices include:
    • $10 + 2 robot points each for Reflector and Thundercracker
    • $8 + 2 robot points for each of the Autobot cars
    • $5 + 2 robot points for each Omnibot, or all three for $12.50.
    • $25 + 3 robot points for "The Ultimate Doom" on VHS
    • $15 + 2 robot points for "S.O.S. Dinobots" on VHS
    • $6.50 for S.T.A.R.S. membership
  • This was indeed the last time the Omnibots were made available as mail-order items.
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