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|seriesissue= | |seriesissue=''The Transformers'' | ||
|prev=Battle for Earth | |prev=Battle for Earth | ||
|image=The Autobots Secret Weapon cover.jpg | |image=The Autobots Secret Weapon cover.jpg | ||
|caption=[[Constructicon (ROTF)|Foreshadowing]], anyone? | |caption=[[Constructicon (ROTF)|Foreshadowing]], anyone? | ||
|title=The Autobots' Secret Weapon | |title="The Autobots' Secret Weapon" | ||
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]] | |publisher=[[Marvel Books]] | ||
|ISBN=0-87135-061-0 | |ISBN=ISBN 0-87135-061-0<br>ISBN 9780871350619 | ||
|pagecount=45pp | |pagecount=45pp | ||
|date=1985 | |date=1985 | ||
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|art by=[[Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski|Charles Nicholas]] and [[Roberta Edelman]] | |art by=[[Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski|Charles Nicholas]] and [[Roberta Edelman]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''The Autobots attempt to save a captured Sunstreaker using the oldest trick in the book.''' | '''The Autobots attempt to save a captured Sunstreaker using the oldest trick in the book.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[ | [[File:Autobots secret weapon sunstreaker wax.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Wax on, wax off. Wax on, wax off.]] | ||
Sunstreaker is sitting alone along a riverbank waxing and shining his chrome when Devastator steps into his sunlight. | [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] is sitting alone along a riverbank, waxing and shining his chrome, when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] steps into his sunlight. On spotting the large [[Decepticon]], Sunstreaker transforms to run, but Devastator steps upon his fenders, damaging them. He transforms again to turn and fight, but is powerless against Devastator. Once he tires out, the giant Decepticon captures Sunstreaker and takes him back to the Decepticon hideout. | ||
Now in a prison cell, Sunstreaker tries destroying the bars with his hands and laser rockets, but to no avail. To Sunstreaker's surprise, Devastator breaks apart into his six components. They introduce themselves as the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrives and exchanges sneers with Sunstreaker. He explains that with one [[Autobot]] captured, all the rest will surrender. Sunstreaker responds by shooting at Megatron, hitting him in the head. In response, the Decepticon leader and duo of Constructicons fire back, forcing Sunstreaker to retreat and tend to his wounds in the cell. Megatron orders [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to send a message to the Autobots about Sunstreaker's capture. | |||
[[ | Back at the Autobot camp, the Autobots are getting worried about Sunstreaker's absence. [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] receives the signal from Megatron, stating they are defenseless against Devastator and must surrender. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] quickly shouts that he will go rescue Sunstreaker and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] then says he will send [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] to go with Sideswipe as backup. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] cautions them and explains to them the nature of Devastator's components before they go. | ||
The trio of Autobots head to the Decepticon hideout, but Sideswipe quickly drives into a land mine. | [[File:Decepticonguards1.jpg|thumb|150px|Hey, if you want to [[Army-building|army build]] some Sonic White MP3 Soundwaves...]] | ||
The trio of Autobots head to the Decepticon hideout, but Sideswipe quickly drives into a land mine. He flips into the air and transforms to save himself. At the Decepticon base, they fight a duo of Decepticon guards who are taken down by "awesome [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] weapons". | |||
Once inside the Autobots run into Devastator. | Once inside, the Autobots run into Devastator. Slag shoots but only angers Devastator. Sludge attempts to aid his fellow Dinobot but both are shot down by the massive Decepticon. Sideswipe then tries to attack Devastator in car mode but Devastator simply sticks out his arm to stop him. All three Autobots are then thrown into the cell with Sunstreaker. | ||
Megatron gloats and orders Hook to rebuild the Autobots into Decepticons. | Megatron gloats and orders [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] to rebuild the Autobots into Decepticons. This causes some in-fighting between the Constructicons so Megatron decides to put off the Autobot execution until sunrise. He then sends another message to the Autobots demanding their surrender or else he will rebuild the Autobots into Decepticons. | ||
[[Image:Autobots secret weapon trojan devastator.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"'Rumbles are red, Frenzies are blue, Here's a giant butter Devastator for—' ...who wrote this??"]] | [[Image:Autobots secret weapon trojan devastator.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"'Rumbles are red, Frenzies are blue, Here's a giant butter Devastator for—' ...who wrote this??"]] | ||
Swoop adamantly says they must surrender to save their fellow Autobots, but Optimus Prime disagrees. | [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] adamantly says they must surrender to save their fellow Autobots, but Optimus Prime disagrees. He comes up with a new plan which Autobots work all night long on. First, they send a giant Devastator statue over to the Decepticon hideout with the letter: | ||
{{bigquote|Megatron, you win. | {{bigquote|Megatron, you win. We cannot fight Devastator. We are giving you this statue as a peace offering. We surrender!}} | ||
Megatron reads the note and promptly declares that the [[Earth]] is theirs. | Megatron reads the note and promptly declares that the [[Earth]] is theirs. He orders the Autobot prisoners to see the statue, but they refuse to believe the other Autobots would surrender. Devastator walks up to the statue and touches it and immediately its head flies off. Swoop leads the Autobots from the statue interior to attack the Decepticons. | ||
[[ | [[File:Autobots secret weapon prime megs.jpg|150px|thumb|Megatron, conqueror of worlds, slayer of Autobots, defeated by a shiny piece of metal.]] | ||
In his confusion Devastator splits into his components who go and fight an Autobot each. | In his confusion, Devastator splits into his components who go and fight an Autobot each. Swoop continues to bombard the Decepticons from above while the Autobot jets attack the Decepticon jets. On the ground, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] opens a fissure in the ground by pounding on it, but doesn't realize that the Decepticons are the ones falling in. | ||
Megatron attempts to end the battle and shoots at Optimus Prime, but Prime grabs a piece of shiny metal from the ground and reflects the blast back at Megatron. | Megatron attempts to end the battle and shoots at Optimus Prime, but Prime grabs a piece of shiny metal from the ground and reflects the blast back at Megatron. The Autobots then grab their wounded and return to base. | ||
{{-}} | {{--}} | ||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
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*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (21) | *[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (21) | ||
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (22) | *[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (22) | ||
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] ( | *[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (27) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (2) | *[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (2) | ||
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*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (23) | *[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (23) | ||
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (24) | *[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (24) | ||
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ( | *[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (25) | ||
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] ( | *[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (26) | ||
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (28) | |||
}} | }} | ||
== | ==Notes== | ||
[[Image:Autobots secret weapon autobot jets.jpg|right|150px|thumb|One's Jetfire, one's Skyfire.]] | |||
[[Image:Autobots secret weapon autobot jets.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]] | |||
*The cover makes no sense. Not only is Bombshell on it, who does not appear in the story, but he and Hook seem scared of Devastator. We won't even attempt to explain how Hook and Devastator can [[Constructicon (ROTF)|independently exist simultaneously]]. | *The cover makes no sense. Not only is Bombshell on it, who does not appear in the story, but he and Hook seem scared of Devastator. We won't even attempt to explain how Hook and Devastator can [[Constructicon (ROTF)|independently exist simultaneously]]. | ||
*Laser blasts look like paint guns. | *Laser blasts look like paint guns. | ||
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*Swoop flies around in robot mode with only his head transformed. | *Swoop flies around in robot mode with only his head transformed. | ||
*[[Autobot superjet|Multiple Jetfires]] appear and are based off the toy. | *[[Autobot superjet|Multiple Jetfires]] appear and are based off the toy. | ||
*This book follows [[ | *This book follows [[FIRRIB|FIBRIR]]. | ||
* Megatron's character model here is based on the preliminary one seen in the first toy commercial and some early Marvel comics. | |||
* Megatron's character model here is based on the preliminary one seen in the first toy commercial and some early Marvel comics. | *[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] never appears in any of the illustration, but must be present by virtue that all six Constructicons are present to form Devastator. | ||
*Sunstreaker is placed in his cell fully armed, ''and is even allowed to keep his gun.'' He must not pose much of a threat! | |||
===Real-world references=== | |||
*The idea of the Autobots pretending to give up and hiding in a statue to sneak into the Decepticons' base is of course inspired by the legend of the {{w|Trojan Horse}}. | |||
===Errors=== | |||
*On the cover, Bombshell is colored like Trailbreaker. | |||
*In the story, Trailbreaker is colored yellow and green. | |||
*Huffer is colored green and purple like a Constructicon. | |||
*The text says that after they discover the statue of Devastator, the Decepticon guards wheel it within Decepticon headquarters. The illustrations on all of the following pages show that it is still outside, however. | |||
*The story is written as if it is Autobots' first ever encounter with Devastator even though they already met and fought him in the previous book. It is possible that this story is actually meant to be a standalone unconnected to the first one. | |||
===Courtesty of my...=== | |||
Unlike the previous book where the Transformers' [[weapon]]s accurately matched those listed in their [[bio]]s, here almost everyone fires generic [[laser]]s, [[missile]]s, and/or laser missiles at each other. Exceptions are listed below. | |||
*Slag fires a powerful "Dinobot missile" at Devastator. | |||
*Hook is correctly armed with a [[laser pistol]]. | |||
*In his final confrontation with Optimus Prime, Megatron is armed with a [[laser cannon]]. Hilariously, Prime uses a piece of shiny metal to reflect the blast right back at him. | |||
==External links== | |||
*[https://camphortree.net/tf/books/marvelhc/autobots_secret_weapon/scans.php The Autobots' Secret Weapon] at Steve-o's Transformers Site | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autobots' Secret Weapon}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Autobots' Secret Weapon}} | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 storybooks]] | [[Category:Generation 1 storybooks]] | ||
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| Publisher | Marvel Books | ||||||||||||
| First published | 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Nancy Krulik | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Charles Nicholas and Roberta Edelman | ||||||||||||
| ISBN | ISBN 0-87135-061-0 ISBN 9780871350619 | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 45pp | ||||||||||||
The Autobots attempt to save a captured Sunstreaker using the oldest trick in the book.
Synopsis
[edit]
Sunstreaker is sitting alone along a riverbank, waxing and shining his chrome, when Devastator steps into his sunlight. On spotting the large Decepticon, Sunstreaker transforms to run, but Devastator steps upon his fenders, damaging them. He transforms again to turn and fight, but is powerless against Devastator. Once he tires out, the giant Decepticon captures Sunstreaker and takes him back to the Decepticon hideout.
Now in a prison cell, Sunstreaker tries destroying the bars with his hands and laser rockets, but to no avail. To Sunstreaker's surprise, Devastator breaks apart into his six components. They introduce themselves as the Constructicons. Megatron arrives and exchanges sneers with Sunstreaker. He explains that with one Autobot captured, all the rest will surrender. Sunstreaker responds by shooting at Megatron, hitting him in the head. In response, the Decepticon leader and duo of Constructicons fire back, forcing Sunstreaker to retreat and tend to his wounds in the cell. Megatron orders Soundwave to send a message to the Autobots about Sunstreaker's capture.
Back at the Autobot camp, the Autobots are getting worried about Sunstreaker's absence. Blaster receives the signal from Megatron, stating they are defenseless against Devastator and must surrender. Sideswipe quickly shouts that he will go rescue Sunstreaker and Grimlock then says he will send Slag and Sludge to go with Sideswipe as backup. Optimus Prime cautions them and explains to them the nature of Devastator's components before they go.
The trio of Autobots head to the Decepticon hideout, but Sideswipe quickly drives into a land mine. He flips into the air and transforms to save himself. At the Decepticon base, they fight a duo of Decepticon guards who are taken down by "awesome Dinobot weapons".
Once inside, the Autobots run into Devastator. Slag shoots but only angers Devastator. Sludge attempts to aid his fellow Dinobot but both are shot down by the massive Decepticon. Sideswipe then tries to attack Devastator in car mode but Devastator simply sticks out his arm to stop him. All three Autobots are then thrown into the cell with Sunstreaker.
Megatron gloats and orders Hook to rebuild the Autobots into Decepticons. This causes some in-fighting between the Constructicons so Megatron decides to put off the Autobot execution until sunrise. He then sends another message to the Autobots demanding their surrender or else he will rebuild the Autobots into Decepticons.
Swoop adamantly says they must surrender to save their fellow Autobots, but Optimus Prime disagrees. He comes up with a new plan which Autobots work all night long on. First, they send a giant Devastator statue over to the Decepticon hideout with the letter:
| “ | Megatron, you win. We cannot fight Devastator. We are giving you this statue as a peace offering. We surrender! | ” |
Megatron reads the note and promptly declares that the Earth is theirs. He orders the Autobot prisoners to see the statue, but they refuse to believe the other Autobots would surrender. Devastator walks up to the statue and touches it and immediately its head flies off. Swoop leads the Autobots from the statue interior to attack the Decepticons.
In his confusion, Devastator splits into his components who go and fight an Autobot each. Swoop continues to bombard the Decepticons from above while the Autobot jets attack the Decepticon jets. On the ground, Rumble opens a fissure in the ground by pounding on it, but doesn't realize that the Decepticons are the ones falling in.
Megatron attempts to end the battle and shoots at Optimus Prime, but Prime grabs a piece of shiny metal from the ground and reflects the blast back at Megatron. The Autobots then grab their wounded and return to base.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons |
|---|---|
|
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Notes
[edit]
- The cover makes no sense. Not only is Bombshell on it, who does not appear in the story, but he and Hook seem scared of Devastator. We won't even attempt to explain how Hook and Devastator can independently exist simultaneously.
- Laser blasts look like paint guns.
- Sideswipe refers to Sunstreaker as his "twin Autobot".
- The Decepticon guards are based off Soundwave's character model and smile when shot.
- Swoop flies around in robot mode with only his head transformed.
- Multiple Jetfires appear and are based off the toy.
- This book follows FIBRIR.
- Megatron's character model here is based on the preliminary one seen in the first toy commercial and some early Marvel comics.
- Scavenger never appears in any of the illustration, but must be present by virtue that all six Constructicons are present to form Devastator.
- Sunstreaker is placed in his cell fully armed, and is even allowed to keep his gun. He must not pose much of a threat!
Real-world references
[edit]- The idea of the Autobots pretending to give up and hiding in a statue to sneak into the Decepticons' base is of course inspired by the legend of the Trojan Horse.
Errors
[edit]- On the cover, Bombshell is colored like Trailbreaker.
- In the story, Trailbreaker is colored yellow and green.
- Huffer is colored green and purple like a Constructicon.
- The text says that after they discover the statue of Devastator, the Decepticon guards wheel it within Decepticon headquarters. The illustrations on all of the following pages show that it is still outside, however.
- The story is written as if it is Autobots' first ever encounter with Devastator even though they already met and fought him in the previous book. It is possible that this story is actually meant to be a standalone unconnected to the first one.
Courtesty of my...
[edit]Unlike the previous book where the Transformers' weapons accurately matched those listed in their bios, here almost everyone fires generic lasers, missiles, and/or laser missiles at each other. Exceptions are listed below.
- Slag fires a powerful "Dinobot missile" at Devastator.
- Hook is correctly armed with a laser pistol.
- In his final confrontation with Optimus Prime, Megatron is armed with a laser cannon. Hilariously, Prime uses a piece of shiny metal to reflect the blast right back at him.
External links
[edit]- The Autobots' Secret Weapon at Steve-o's Transformers Site
