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'''The Dinobots return to the Savage Land.''' | '''The Dinobots return to the Savage Land.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
In the hidden valley of [[Antarctica]] known as the [[Savage Land]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] are confronted by a stampede of real [[dinosaur]] | [[File:DestinyoftheDinobots-hadgone.jpg|thumb|left]] | ||
In the hidden valley of [[Antarctica]] known as the [[Savage Land]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] are confronted by a stampede of real [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]]. They fend off the rampaging beasts while protecting the reason for their mission: [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]], who has been infected with the wasting disease known as [[Corrodia Gravis]]. They had returned to the Savage Land to find the [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle pod]] they used to first reach there from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] four million years ago, as it contained a unique [[Crystalline containment vessel|control crystal]] which could salvage and contain Snarl's mind until a new body could be made for him. Unfortunately, the crystal is missing. While tracking the crystal, the Dinobots are assaulted by some salvaged weaponry from the shuttle. As Grimlock crashes through it, he runs into the human controlling the weapon, a paleontologist named Professor [[Embrey]]. It seems the professor had been using the control crystal as the basis for a healing machine that was keeping the dinosaurs alive and free of a "saurian disease" driving them to madness and death. Instead, [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] comes up with the idea to transfer Snarl's mind out of his dying body and into that of a real stegosaurus as a temporary measure until a new body can be found for him. The Dinobots then prepare to leave, with the Snarl-osaurus left in Embrey's care. | |||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|c1= | |c1= | ||
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (1) | *[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] (1) | ||
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (2) | *[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] (2) | ||
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (3) | *[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (3) | ||
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (4) | *[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] (4) | ||
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (5) | *[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (5) | ||
|c3= | |c3= | ||
*[[Embrey]] (6) | *[[Embrey]] (6) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Quotes== | |||
''I've an idea so sneaky you could pin a purple pin on it and call it Decepticon.'' | |||
:—'''Swoop''' channels his inner {{w|Blackadder}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Artwork and technical errors=== | |||
*TBD | |||
===Continuity errors=== | |||
*TBD | |||
===Continuity notes=== | |||
[[File:Snarl corriodia gravis destiny of the dinobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Bring out your dead!"]] | |||
*This story is set in 1992, after the original run of the comic would end. | *This story is set in 1992, after the original run of the comic would end. | ||
*The fact that Snarl is being written out of the Dinobots here suggests the story might have been intended to explain | *The fact that Snarl is being written out of the Dinobots here suggests the story might have been intended to explain his near-total absence from the team in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. | ||
*Snarl's wasting disease was later mentioned in "[[Assassins]]", a story that chronologically takes place ''first''. The [[Earthforce]] run hadn't started yet and Snarl appeared to be saved there in "[[The Lesser Evil!]]"; either this story and those stories aren't in continuity with each other, or the donated parts didn't take and Snarl got sick again as can happen with organ donations. With Earthforce continuity, it could be either! What Furman's plan with Corrodia Gravis was (was he just pinching an idea he thought was neat or did he intend a tie-in?) is unknown. | |||
*The control crystal was supposed to be aboard the shuttlecraft which first brought the Dinobots to the Savage Land, as seen in the flashback of US [[The Last Stand|#4]]. | |||
*The control crystal and the mechanism that housed it was first used in "[[Rock and Roll-Out!]]" to transfer the minds of [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] into new bodies. | |||
*Considering Snarl is well known for hating his dino-mode, this is kind of a fate-worse-than-death situation, isn't it..? | |||
=== | ===Real-life references=== | ||
* | *TBD | ||
=== | ===Other trivia=== | ||
*TBD | |||
* | |||
===Reprints=== | |||
* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 23: Destiny]]'' | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v23.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection: Chapter 23'''''; art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Blaster) and retro art by [[Guido Guidi]] and [[Stephen Baskerville]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Marvel UK | [[Category:Marvel UK Annual stories]] | ||
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| "Destiny of the Dinobots!" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | 1st August 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Plot | Steve White | ||||||||||||
| Plot/Script | Steve Alan | ||||||||||||
| Art | Andy Wildman | ||||||||||||
| Colour | Steve White | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Glib | ||||||||||||
| Dinosaur consultant | Steve White | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity (Marvel UK) | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Post-Time Wars future (1992) OR Earthforce | ||||||||||||
The Dinobots return to the Savage Land.
Synopsis
[edit]
In the hidden valley of Antarctica known as the Savage Land, the Dinobots are confronted by a stampede of real dinosaurs. They fend off the rampaging beasts while protecting the reason for their mission: Snarl, who has been infected with the wasting disease known as Corrodia Gravis. They had returned to the Savage Land to find the shuttle pod they used to first reach there from the Ark four million years ago, as it contained a unique control crystal which could salvage and contain Snarl's mind until a new body could be made for him. Unfortunately, the crystal is missing. While tracking the crystal, the Dinobots are assaulted by some salvaged weaponry from the shuttle. As Grimlock crashes through it, he runs into the human controlling the weapon, a paleontologist named Professor Embrey. It seems the professor had been using the control crystal as the basis for a healing machine that was keeping the dinosaurs alive and free of a "saurian disease" driving them to madness and death. Instead, Swoop comes up with the idea to transfer Snarl's mind out of his dying body and into that of a real stegosaurus as a temporary measure until a new body can be found for him. The Dinobots then prepare to leave, with the Snarl-osaurus left in Embrey's care.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Quotes
[edit]I've an idea so sneaky you could pin a purple pin on it and call it Decepticon.
- —Swoop channels his inner Blackadder
Notes
[edit]Artwork and technical errors
[edit]- TBD
Continuity errors
[edit]- TBD
Continuity notes
[edit]
- This story is set in 1992, after the original run of the comic would end.
- The fact that Snarl is being written out of the Dinobots here suggests the story might have been intended to explain his near-total absence from the team in The Transformers: The Movie.
- Snarl's wasting disease was later mentioned in "Assassins", a story that chronologically takes place first. The Earthforce run hadn't started yet and Snarl appeared to be saved there in "The Lesser Evil!"; either this story and those stories aren't in continuity with each other, or the donated parts didn't take and Snarl got sick again as can happen with organ donations. With Earthforce continuity, it could be either! What Furman's plan with Corrodia Gravis was (was he just pinching an idea he thought was neat or did he intend a tie-in?) is unknown.
- The control crystal was supposed to be aboard the shuttlecraft which first brought the Dinobots to the Savage Land, as seen in the flashback of US #4.
- The control crystal and the mechanism that housed it was first used in "Rock and Roll-Out!" to transfer the minds of Grapple, Skids, Smokescreen, Tracks, and Hoist into new bodies.
- Considering Snarl is well known for hating his dino-mode, this is kind of a fate-worse-than-death situation, isn't it..?
Real-life references
[edit]- TBD
Other trivia
[edit]- TBD
Reprints
[edit]-
Definitive G1 Collection: Chapter 23; art by Don Figueroa (Blaster) and retro art by Guido Guidi and Stephen Baskerville.
