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|seriesissue=[[Linkage (comic)| | |seriesissue=''[[Linkage (comic)|The Transformers<br>Legends of the Microns]]'' #11 | ||
|prev=Linkage Part 10 | |prev=Linkage Part 10 | ||
|next=Linkage Part 12 | |next=Linkage Part 12 | ||
|title=Linkage Part 11 | |title="Linkage" Part 11 | ||
|image=Arm-art_Linkage11-Title.jpg | |image=Arm-art_Linkage11-Title.jpg | ||
|caption= | |caption= | ||
|publisher=[[Columbia Music Entertainment]] | |publisher=[[Columbia Music Entertainment]] | ||
|date= [[February 25]] | |date= [[February 25|25 February]] [[2004]] | ||
| | |packaged with=''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)#Legends of the Microns|Legends of the Microns'' 11]] | ||
| | |written by=[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] | ||
|art by=Hirofumi Ichikawa | |||
|continuity=[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] | |||
|continuity=[[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Redline attempts to rescue Twirl and stop Unicron's agents from destroying the Linkage.''' | '''Redline attempts to rescue Twirl and stop Unicron's agents from destroying the Linkage.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Redline chases after Ravenus, who has kidnapped Twirl, but even with his new powers, catching him is tricky. The rest of the [[Super Stunt | Redline chases after Ravenus, who has kidnapped Twirl, but even with his new powers, catching him is tricky. The rest of the [[Super Stunt Team]] and the [[Sonic Assault Team]] use the [[Master Key]] to evolve, causing Stella to note their new ability to speak proper English and their color-changing skills. Stella is mildly jealous of the latter, since she thinks she'd like to be a blonde. Falcia discourages this, then jets off to help Redline. | ||
Stella realizes that they need more help, so she releases the [[Mini-Con | Stella realizes that they need more help, so she releases the [[Mini-Con]]s [[Impulsor]] and [[Quench]] from the final two [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s. Flat-Out interrogates the [[Aqua Raider Team]] about the [[Doomstone]], but Bilge claims there's no way to defuse it safely. Ravenus begins to activate it, but [[Kingbolt (Armada)|Kingbolt]] drops from the sky (apparently summoned by Impulsor and Quench), drop-kicking Ravenus and dislodging Twirl from him, thus stopping the Doomstone energies from entering the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]]. Kingbolt and Redline team up to destroy Ravenus, but Twirl yells for them to stop, as she found out during their Powerlinx that Ravenus is actually an Autobot! | ||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|h1=Free | |h1=Free [[Mini-Con]]s|c1= | ||
* [[ | * [[Falcia]] (1) | ||
* [[Flat-Out (Armada)|Flat-Out]] (3) | |||
* [[Servo (Armada)|Servo]] (4) | |||
* [[Redline]] (5) | |||
* [[Twirl (Armada)|Twirl]] (7) | |||
* [[Impulsor]] (9) | |||
* [[Quench]] (10) | |||
* [[Combusta]] (11) | |||
* [[Kingbolt (Armada)|Kingbolt]] (18) | |||
|h2=[[Unicron]]|c2= | |||
* [[Magnawing]] (6) | * [[Magnawing]] (6) | ||
* [[Ravenus]] (8) | * [[Ravenus]] (8) | ||
* [[ | * [[Bilge (Armada)|Bilge]] (12) | ||
* [[Freeboot]] (13) | |||
* [[Sunburn]] (14) | |||
* [[Run-Over (Armada)|Run-Over]] (15) | |||
* [[Run-Over]] (15) | |||
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] (16) | * [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] (16) | ||
* [[Vorpal Saber]] (17) | * [[Vorpal Saber]] (17) | ||
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* [[Stella Holley]] (2) | * [[Stella Holley]] (2) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* This comic was available only with the eleventh volume of the '' | * This comic was available only with the eleventh volume of the ''Legends of the Microns'' DVD in Japan, along with the [[exclusive]] Kingbolt toy. Later pressings of the DVD did not include either. | ||
===Transformers references=== | ===Transformers references=== | ||
* After all this time and a lot of dancing around the issue, [[Unicron]] is ''finally'' explicitly named in the comic. The DVD this issue came with contains "[[Miracle]]", the episode that finally name-drops Unicron for the show's viewers. | * After all this time and a lot of dancing around the issue, [[Unicron]] is ''finally'' explicitly named in the comic. The DVD this issue came with contains "[[Miracle (episode)|Miracle]]", the episode that finally name-drops Unicron for the show's viewers. | ||
* Falcia's complimenting Stella's hair color calls back to [[Linkage Part 6|Part 6]], when she had ''insulted'' Stella, gripping a lock of her hair and asking if Redline's "pet" was named "Redmop". All friends now! | * Falcia's complimenting Stella's hair color calls back to [[Linkage Part 6|Part 6]], when she had ''insulted'' Stella, gripping a lock of her hair and asking if Redline's "pet" was named "Redmop". All friends now! | ||
[[Image:NemPrimeUT-Linkage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Now, darken our brightest hour!]] | [[Image:NemPrimeUT-Linkage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Now, darken our brightest hour!]] | ||
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] is shown in Bilge's explanation of the Doomstone's creation, clutching the [[Vorpal Saber]] and [[Run-Over (Armada)|Run-Over]] (Run-Over's only fictional appearance). Of note is the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-like design in his chest when he pulls in the "death agonies" of the world he's destroying... a design the Nemesis Prime toy doesn't have. Presumably he stopped having this (fictionally) once he passed on the Doomstone to [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Nemesis also makes his one and only cartoon appearance in "[[Puppet]]", contained in the DVD attached to this issue. | |||
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] is shown in Bilge's explanation of the Doomstone's creation, clutching the [[Vorpal Saber]] and [[Run-Over]] (Run-Over's only fictional appearance). Of note is the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-like design in his chest when he pulls in the "death agonies" of the world he's destroying... a design the Nemesis Prime toy doesn't have. Presumably he stopped having this (fictionally) once he passed on the Doomstone to [[Sideways ( | |||
* When Kingbolt descends, four other green glowing lines appear; more Mini-Cons who were still on Earth. This sets up the scene in "Miracle" where hundreds of Mini-Cons the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s didn't realize were left on Earth arrive at the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-bound ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' in space. | * When Kingbolt descends, four other green glowing lines appear; more Mini-Cons who were still on Earth. This sets up the scene in "Miracle" where hundreds of Mini-Cons the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s didn't realize were left on Earth arrive at the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-bound ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' in space. | ||
* Ravenus' revealed Autobot sigil looks like an old [[rubsign]], down to the colors. It's even in the place of the rubsign on the [[Transmetal]] [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] toy that Ravenus is based on. | * Ravenus' revealed Autobot sigil looks like an old [[rubsign]], down to the colors. It's even in the place of the rubsign on the [[Transmetal]] [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] toy that Ravenus is based on. | ||
===Real-world references=== | ===Real-world references=== | ||
* Kingbolt and Redline's combo attack is a visual reference to the Big Magnum, the hero's final attack from the | * Kingbolt's aerial kick attack is a clear visual reference to the famous "Rider Kick" technique of the ''{{w|Kamen Rider}}'' series. | ||
* Kingbolt and Redline's combo attack is a visual reference to the Big Magnum, the hero's final attack from the {{w|Metal Hero Series|Metal Hero}} series ''{{w|Space Sheriff Shaider}}''. | |||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
* Four pages again, and a lot of text. A lot of backstory is having to be crammed in here, because the cartoon sure couldn't be bothered to explain what the hell is going on. | * Four pages again, and a lot of text. A lot of backstory is having to be crammed in here, because the cartoon sure couldn't be bothered to explain what the hell is going on. | ||
* Impulsor and Quench appear, but are unnamed. By this time, the book ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' had come out, naming the two upcoming toys in its toy section... but it got their names swapped. Whoops. | |||
==External links== | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120503224243/http://members.fortunecity.com/msipher/transform/linkage/linkage.html "Official" Linkage mini-comic translations] (archived) | |||
==External | |||
*[http://members.fortunecity.com/msipher/transform/linkage/linkage.html "Official" Linkage mini-comic translations] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Linkage issues]] | ||
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| Publisher | Columbia Music Entertainment | ||||||||||||
| First published | 25 February 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Hirofumi Ichikawa | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Hirofumi Ichikawa | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Armada cartoon | ||||||||||||
| Packaged with | Legends of the Microns 11 | ||||||||||||
Redline attempts to rescue Twirl and stop Unicron's agents from destroying the Linkage.
Synopsis
[edit]Redline chases after Ravenus, who has kidnapped Twirl, but even with his new powers, catching him is tricky. The rest of the Super Stunt Team and the Sonic Assault Team use the Master Key to evolve, causing Stella to note their new ability to speak proper English and their color-changing skills. Stella is mildly jealous of the latter, since she thinks she'd like to be a blonde. Falcia discourages this, then jets off to help Redline.
Stella realizes that they need more help, so she releases the Mini-Cons Impulsor and Quench from the final two Mini-Con storage panels. Flat-Out interrogates the Aqua Raider Team about the Doomstone, but Bilge claims there's no way to defuse it safely. Ravenus begins to activate it, but Kingbolt drops from the sky (apparently summoned by Impulsor and Quench), drop-kicking Ravenus and dislodging Twirl from him, thus stopping the Doomstone energies from entering the Linkage. Kingbolt and Redline team up to destroy Ravenus, but Twirl yells for them to stop, as she found out during their Powerlinx that Ravenus is actually an Autobot!
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Free Mini-Cons | Unicron | Humans |
|---|---|---|
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Notes
[edit]- This comic was available only with the eleventh volume of the Legends of the Microns DVD in Japan, along with the exclusive Kingbolt toy. Later pressings of the DVD did not include either.
Transformers references
[edit]- After all this time and a lot of dancing around the issue, Unicron is finally explicitly named in the comic. The DVD this issue came with contains "Miracle", the episode that finally name-drops Unicron for the show's viewers.
- Falcia's complimenting Stella's hair color calls back to Part 6, when she had insulted Stella, gripping a lock of her hair and asking if Redline's "pet" was named "Redmop". All friends now!
- Nemesis Prime is shown in Bilge's explanation of the Doomstone's creation, clutching the Vorpal Saber and Run-Over (Run-Over's only fictional appearance). Of note is the Matrix-like design in his chest when he pulls in the "death agonies" of the world he's destroying... a design the Nemesis Prime toy doesn't have. Presumably he stopped having this (fictionally) once he passed on the Doomstone to Sideways. Nemesis also makes his one and only cartoon appearance in "Puppet", contained in the DVD attached to this issue.
- When Kingbolt descends, four other green glowing lines appear; more Mini-Cons who were still on Earth. This sets up the scene in "Miracle" where hundreds of Mini-Cons the Autobots and Decepticons didn't realize were left on Earth arrive at the Cybertron-bound Axalon in space.
- Ravenus' revealed Autobot sigil looks like an old rubsign, down to the colors. It's even in the place of the rubsign on the Transmetal Terrorsaur toy that Ravenus is based on.
Real-world references
[edit]- Kingbolt's aerial kick attack is a clear visual reference to the famous "Rider Kick" technique of the Kamen Rider series.
- Kingbolt and Redline's combo attack is a visual reference to the Big Magnum, the hero's final attack from the Metal Hero series Space Sheriff Shaider.
Trivia
[edit]- Four pages again, and a lot of text. A lot of backstory is having to be crammed in here, because the cartoon sure couldn't be bothered to explain what the hell is going on.
- Impulsor and Quench appear, but are unnamed. By this time, the book Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003 had come out, naming the two upcoming toys in its toy section... but it got their names swapped. Whoops.
External links
[edit]- "Official" Linkage mini-comic translations (archived)
