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{{disambig2|the 3H stand-alone story|the canceled Dreamwave mini-series|Transformers: Beast Wars — Shell Game}}
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|title="Shell Game"
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|date=[[July 31]], [[2004]] ([[OTFCC 2004]])
|story=[[Simon Furman]]
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<td>'''Publisher''' </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/3H" class="mw-redirect" title="3H">3H</a>
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<td>'''Date published''' </td><td> June 31, 2004 (<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/OTFCC_2004" title="OTFCC 2004">OTFCC 2004</a>)
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<td>'''Story''' </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Simon_Furman" title="Simon Furman">Simon Furman</a>
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<td>'''Pencils''' </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Andrew_Froedge&action=edit" class="new" title="Andrew Froedge">Andrew Froedge</a>
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<td>'''Inks''' </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Andrew_Froedge&action=edit" class="new" title="Andrew Froedge">Andrew Froedge</a>
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<td>'''Colors''' </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Joe_Givens&action=edit" class="new" title="Joe Givens">Joe Givens</a>
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<td>'''Letters''' </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Simon_Bowland&action=edit" class="new" title="Simon Bowland">Simon Bowland</a>
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<td>'''Continuity''' </td><td> unknown
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'''A Decepticon tyrant hunts down the last surviving Autobot.'''
'''A Decepticon tyrant hunts down the last surviving Autobot.'''


<a name="Synopsis"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Shell_Game&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Synopsis">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Synopsis</span></h2>
==Synopsis==
The <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_%28planet%29" title="Cybertron (planet)">Cybertron</a>
The [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] of a [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon|nightmarish alternate universe]] has been ravaged by a powerful tyrant, [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]. Appearing amidst the remnants of a crumbling [[Decepticon]] empire, he has slashed and burned his way across the planet, leaving few survivors in his wake and driving the [[Autobot]]s to the brink of extinction.
of a nightmarish alternate future has been ravaged by a powerful
tyrant, Megazarak. Appearing amidst the remnants of a crumbling
Decepticon empire, he has slashed and burned his way across the planet,
leaving few survivors in his wake and driving the Autobots to the brink
of extinction.


Determined to wipe out the last pockets of Autobot resistance,
Determined to wipe out the last pockets of Autobot resistance, Megazarak and his [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Caliburn (Universe)|Caliburn]] force their way deep into Cybertron. Their objective: the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], which Megazarak believes will yield the location of [[Base Sigma]], the last pocket of Autobot resistance, and the hiding place of the last [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-bearer.  
Megazarak and his Targetmaster partner Caliburn force their way deep
into Cybertron. Their objective: the Oracle, which Megazarak believes
will yield the location of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Base_Sigma&action=edit" class="new" title="Base Sigma">Base Sigma</a>, the last pocket of Autobot resistance, and the hiding place of the last Matrix-bearer.  


Only the Oracle's ancient caretaker <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Trion" title="Ultra Trion">Ultra Trion</a>
Only the Oracle's ancient caretaker [[Ultra Trion]] stands in his way. Megazarak bashes him aside effortlessly and demands to know where the Oracle is. Ultra Trion reveals that he's not so helpless, and launches a missile from a hidden launcher, intent on fighting to the death. But the tyrant simply catches the missile and destroys Ultra Trion with it, remaining unscratched himself. Megazarak finishes the job with his own main gun.
stands in his way. Megazarak bashes him aside effortlessly and demands
to know where the Oracle is. Ultra Trion reveals that he's not so
helpless, and launches a missile from a hidden launcher, intent on
fighting to the death. But the tyrant simply catches the missile and
destroys Alpha Trio with it, remaining unscratched himself. Megazarak
finishes the job with his own main gun.


But Trion's final gambit is successful - the Oracle has been
But Trion's final gambit is successful—the Oracle has been removed from its chamber and is gone. Denied his final victory, Megazarak howls in fury, but at the same time, he knows... there are only so many places on Cybertron to hide.
removed from its chamber and is gone. Denied his final victory,
Megazarak howls in fury, but at the same time, he knows... there are
only so many places on Cybertron to hide.


==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (3)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (4)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Ultra Trion]] (8)


<a name="Quotes"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Shell_Game&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Quotes">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Quotes</span></h2>
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"How quaint.  A cleric with a cannon..."
*[[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] (2)
 
*[[Caliburn (Universe)|Caliburn]] (7)
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==Quotes==
"How quaint. A cleric with a cannon..."
:— '''Megazarak''' is not impressed by Ultra Trion's armaments.
:— '''Megazarak''' is not impressed by Ultra Trion's armaments.


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==Notes==
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
*This story was published within the pages of the [[OTFCC: Official Convention Souvenir Guide|OTFCC 2004 guide]].
 
 
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* <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Trion" title="Ultra Trion">Ultra Trion</a> (3)
 
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* <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megazarak" title="Megazarak">Megazarak</a> (1)
* <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Caliburn" title="Caliburn">Caliburn</a> (2)
 
 
 


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===Continuity notes===
<a name="Notes"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Shell_Game&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Notes</span></h2>
*This story constitutes its own [[micro-continuity]] with the bios for Megazarak and the unreleased [[3H Productions|3H]] version of [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]]. In 2015, the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] did some world-building and stated that it was a ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon|alternate universe]].
* Among the ruins of Cybertron can be seen the head of an <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_%28disambiguation%29" title="Optimus Prime (disambiguation)">Optimus Prime</a> as well as that of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sky_Lynx_%28G1%29" title="Sky Lynx (G1)">Sky Lynx</a>.
*On that note, this is (retroactively) the first full appearance of Cybertron in the ''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family. Cybertron previously appeared briefly in a flashback scene (of sorts) in the episode "[[Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus]]". This same clip was recycled at the beginning of the very next episode, "[[Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]".
* This story constitutes its own <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Micro-continuity" title="Micro-continuity">micro-continuity</a>, as no other storyline has built on it. The only further elaboration came from the bios for Megazarak and the unreleased <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/3H" class="mw-redirect" title="3H">3H</a> version of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Defensor_%28OTFCC%29" title="Defensor (OTFCC)">Defensor</a>.


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===Transformers references===
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*The opening panel features the head of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] impaled on a spike, while the next one sees Megazarak standing amid the bodies of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (although the latter two are partially obscured by the story's title).
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===Trivia===
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*Presumably because this comic was originally supposed to take place in its own unique continuity, Optimus Prime is referred to only as "the Prime", possibly to keep some sort of ambiguity.
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==External link==
*[https://www.facebook.com/BotConOfficial/posts/3763160767057688 "Shell Game"] at the BotCon (Official) Facebook.


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Latest revision as of 03:23, 17 February 2021

This article is about the 3H stand-alone story. For the canceled Dreamwave mini-series, see Transformers: Beast Wars — Shell Game.
The Official Transformers Collectors Convention

With all the Autobots gone, Megazarak gets his sick kicks by beating around old men.
"Shell Game"
Publisher 3H Productions
First published July 31, 2004 (OTFCC 2004)
Story Simon Furman
Pencils Andrew Froedge
Inks Andrew Froedge
Colors Joe Givens
Letters Simon Bowland
Continuity Unique 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity

A Decepticon tyrant hunts down the last surviving Autobot.

Synopsis

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The Cybertron of a nightmarish alternate universe has been ravaged by a powerful tyrant, Megazarak. Appearing amidst the remnants of a crumbling Decepticon empire, he has slashed and burned his way across the planet, leaving few survivors in his wake and driving the Autobots to the brink of extinction.

Determined to wipe out the last pockets of Autobot resistance, Megazarak and his Targetmaster partner Caliburn force their way deep into Cybertron. Their objective: the Oracle, which Megazarak believes will yield the location of Base Sigma, the last pocket of Autobot resistance, and the hiding place of the last Matrix-bearer.

Only the Oracle's ancient caretaker Ultra Trion stands in his way. Megazarak bashes him aside effortlessly and demands to know where the Oracle is. Ultra Trion reveals that he's not so helpless, and launches a missile from a hidden launcher, intent on fighting to the death. But the tyrant simply catches the missile and destroys Ultra Trion with it, remaining unscratched himself. Megazarak finishes the job with his own main gun.

But Trion's final gambit is successful—the Oracle has been removed from its chamber and is gone. Denied his final victory, Megazarak howls in fury, but at the same time, he knows... there are only so many places on Cybertron to hide.

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons

Quotes

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"How quaint. A cleric with a cannon..."

— Megazarak is not impressed by Ultra Trion's armaments.

Notes

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Continuity notes

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Transformers references

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  • The opening panel features the head of Optimus Prime impaled on a spike, while the next one sees Megazarak standing amid the bodies of Sky Lynx, Hound, Jazz and Sideswipe (although the latter two are partially obscured by the story's title).

Trivia

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  • Presumably because this comic was originally supposed to take place in its own unique continuity, Optimus Prime is referred to only as "the Prime", possibly to keep some sort of ambiguity.
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