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|seriesissue=''[[Story of Binaltech]]'' Chapter 12 | |seriesissue=''[[Story of Binaltech]]''<br>Chapter 12 | ||
|prev=Project Bodyshop | |prev=Project Bodyshop | ||
|next= | |next=Widow's Edge | ||
|title="Prowl & Chase" | |title="Prowl & Chase" | ||
|japanese=プロール＆チェイス | |japanese=プロール＆チェイス | ||
| | |date=[[July 28]], [[2005]] | ||
|packaged with=[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators|Prowl]] | |packaged with=[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|BT-15 Prowl]] | ||
|story=[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] | |story=[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] | ||
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] | |continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] | ||
|chronology=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline#2005 2|2005 (''Binaltech'' timeline)]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Things are looking up for the [[Autobot]]s: with [[Decepticon]] activity at a low on [[Earth]], the heroic robots are able to get proactive, and set out in search of their enemies on other planets. On Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s Project: Bodyshop sees production of [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] bodies accelerate, as personality data from other Autobots is installed within them so that they can function through use of the [[Genetronic Translink System]]. Things take a dark turn, however, when [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] contacts Wheeljack in distress: he has located a Decepticon cell operating in the vicinity of [[Saturn]], and is now under heavy attack. Wheeljack attempts a risky maneuver with the GT System, using it to transfer Prowl's "[[spark|life core]]" out his body, through [[unspace|subspace]], into the Binaltech shell in his lab intended to serve as Prowl's secondary body. Alas, the unstable subspace interlink collapses in mid-transit, and Prowl's core is lost to the impenetrable reaches of interdimensional space. | |||
Unable to recover the lost lifeforce of his friend, Wheeljack sinks into helplessness, until [[Chip Chase]] points out that Prowl's personality data has already been encoded into the Binaltech shell, and that it needs only a lifeforce to animate it. Although he believes that Prowl will one day return, Chip declares that the world needs the skills of Prowl, and, recalling his first contact with Prowl, when he controlled the Autobot's body from afar, makes a radical proposal: [[Prowl (TM2)|transfer his lifeforce into the body]]! | |||
==Featured characters== | |||
{{featuredcharacters | |||
|c1= | |||
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (1) | |||
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (2) | |||
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (5) | |||
|c2= | |||
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (3) | |||
|c3= | |||
*[[Chip Chase]] (4) | |||
}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*This chapter of the ''Binaltech'' story was printed in the [[pack-in material|pack-in booklet]] included with the [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]] ''Binaltech'' toy. | * This chapter of the ''Binaltech'' story was printed in the [[pack-in material|pack-in booklet]] included with the [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Prowl]] ''Binaltech'' toy. | ||
*Chip recalls the events of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Roll | * Chip recalls the events of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Roll for It]]". | ||
*It is noted that when the Binaltech shell was originally going to serve as a secondary unit for Prowl, it went by the name "Prowl 2", in reference to the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in | * It is noted that when the Binaltech shell was originally going to serve as a secondary unit for Prowl, it went by the name "[[Prowl 2]]", in reference to the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' figure of the same name. Like [[Mirage (RID)|Mirage]] before him, ''RiD'' [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] had two toys without any explanation, and as he did in "[[GT Units Online!]]", Ichikawa again suggests the Genetronic Translink system as an explanation for this. | ||
*Prowl's powers include the ability to change his appearance to match police cars from all around the world, in reference to the different | ** Years later via the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]], Ichikawa would flesh out the explanation for [[Prowl 2]]. | ||
* Prowl's powers include the ability to change his appearance to match police cars from all around the world, in reference to the different decoes of the ''Binaltech'' and ''Alternators'' toys. | |||
*[http://www. | ==References== | ||
*[[Source:Story of Binaltech#12|Complete text of "Prowl & Chase"]] | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071103094736/http://www.bwtf.com/binaltech/prowl/booklet.shtml Author-endorsed translation of "Prowl & Chase"] at Ben's World of Transformers (archived) | |||
*[[Source:Story of Binaltech#Author's Notes for Ch 12 "Prowl & Chase"|Author's Notes for "Prowl & Chase"]] | |||
[[Category: Binaltech chapters]] | [[Category: Binaltech chapters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:19, 1 July 2024
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| "Prowl & Chase" プロール＆チェイス
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| First published | July 28, 2005 | ||||||||||||
| Story | Hirofumi Ichikawa | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | 2005 (Binaltech timeline) | ||||||||||||
| Packaged with | BT-15 Prowl | ||||||||||||
When the life of an Autobot is lost, Chip Chase takes an incredible step that he may live again.
Synopsis
[edit]Things are looking up for the Autobots: with Decepticon activity at a low on Earth, the heroic robots are able to get proactive, and set out in search of their enemies on other planets. On Earth, Wheeljack's Project: Bodyshop sees production of Binaltech bodies accelerate, as personality data from other Autobots is installed within them so that they can function through use of the Genetronic Translink System. Things take a dark turn, however, when Prowl contacts Wheeljack in distress: he has located a Decepticon cell operating in the vicinity of Saturn, and is now under heavy attack. Wheeljack attempts a risky maneuver with the GT System, using it to transfer Prowl's "life core" out his body, through subspace, into the Binaltech shell in his lab intended to serve as Prowl's secondary body. Alas, the unstable subspace interlink collapses in mid-transit, and Prowl's core is lost to the impenetrable reaches of interdimensional space.
Unable to recover the lost lifeforce of his friend, Wheeljack sinks into helplessness, until Chip Chase points out that Prowl's personality data has already been encoded into the Binaltech shell, and that it needs only a lifeforce to animate it. Although he believes that Prowl will one day return, Chip declares that the world needs the skills of Prowl, and, recalling his first contact with Prowl, when he controlled the Autobot's body from afar, makes a radical proposal: transfer his lifeforce into the body!
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
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Notes
[edit]- This chapter of the Binaltech story was printed in the pack-in booklet included with the Prowl Binaltech toy.
- Chip recalls the events of the Generation 1 cartoon episode "Roll for It".
- It is noted that when the Binaltech shell was originally going to serve as a secondary unit for Prowl, it went by the name "Prowl 2", in reference to the 2001 Robots in Disguise figure of the same name. Like Mirage before him, RiD Prowl had two toys without any explanation, and as he did in "GT Units Online!", Ichikawa again suggests the Genetronic Translink system as an explanation for this.
- Years later via the Facebook version of Ask Vector Prime, Ichikawa would flesh out the explanation for Prowl 2.
- Prowl's powers include the ability to change his appearance to match police cars from all around the world, in reference to the different decoes of the Binaltech and Alternators toys.
References
[edit]- Complete text of "Prowl & Chase"
- Author-endorsed translation of "Prowl & Chase" at Ben's World of Transformers (archived)
- Author's Notes for "Prowl & Chase"
