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|seriesissue=''[[Linkage (comic)|The Transformers<br>Legends of the Microns]]'' #1
|prev=
|next=Linkage Part 2
|title="Linkage" Part 1
|image=Arm-art Linkage01-UnderAttack.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Columbia Music Entertainment]]
|date=[[May 1|1 May]] [[2003]]
|packaged with=[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)#Legends of the Microns|''Legends of the Microns'' 1]]
|written by=[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]
|art by=Hirofumi Ichikawa
|letterer=
|editor=
|continuity=[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]]
}}
'''The Super Stunt Team escape their pursuers and meet a new ally.'''
'''The Super Stunt Team escape their pursuers and meet a new ally.'''
=Linkage Part 1=
'''Plot:''' [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] <br>
'''Script:''' Hirofumi Ichikawa <br>
'''Pencils:''' Ichikawa, Hirofumi<br>
'''Inks:''' Ibid<br>
'''Lettering:''' ?<br>
'''Colors:''' the man known as Hirofumi Ichikawa<br>
'''Editor:''' ?<br>
*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Super Stunt Team]] ([[Redline]], [[Flat-Out]], [[Servo]]), [[Stella Holley]]


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
While the battle for the [[Mini-Con]]s rages on between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s in a different part of the world, in a "West Coast city in the [[United States of America|United States]]", the [[Super Stunt Team]] race down a busy street with a pair of [[Fixer Bug|mysterious machines]] chasing them. The trio manage to duck into an underground parking garage, but realize they can't run forever and need to take a stand.


While the battle for the Mini-Cons rages on between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s in a different part of the world, in a "West Coast city in the United States", the Super Stunt Team race down a busy street with a pair of [[Fixer Bug|mysterious machines]] chasing them. The trio manage to duck into an underground parking garage, but realize they can't run forever and need to take a stand.
The three scan and begin to convert a [[Stella Holley's car‎|nearby car]], using [[Redline]]'s [[Powerlinx]] "Evolution Protocol" ability to turn it into a turbo cannon. The machines advance, and the Mini-Cons blow them away. After they celebrate their victory, [[Stella Holley|the young woman who owns the car]] (and saw the whole thing) wonders just how the car can be returned to something she can drive home in...
 
The three scan and begin to convert a nearby car, using Redline's [[Powerlinx]] "Evolution Protocol" ability to turn it into a turbo cannon. The machines advance, and the Mini-Cons blow them away. After they celebrate their victory, the young woman who owns the car (and saw the whole thing) wonders just how the car can be returned to something she can drive home in...
 
 
==Errors==
*TBA


==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (1)


==Items of note==
|c2=
* The actual city this episode takes place in is vague. However, with the location of the named US cities in later issues, it's most likely along the coast of either [[Oregon]] or Washington.
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (2)


* The devices chasing the Mini-Cons are not named in this issue, but are called "Fixer Bugs", the "Bug" coming from the Japanese name for the Mini-Con [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]].
|c3=
*[[Stella Holley]] (7)


* This issue, the Mini-Cons' speech is punctuated with < > brackets, to indicate they're speaking in "binary" (the beeping language heard on the show).
|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
* [[Servo (Armada)|Servo]] (4)
* [[Redline]] (5)
* [[Flat-Out (Armada)|Flat-Out]] (6)


* This would not be the last time Stella's car is used by the Mini-Cons.
|h5=Others
|c5=
*[[Fixer Bug]]s (3)
}}


* The fourth page of the mini-comic is a profile of Hirofumi Ichikawa, with a bust sketch of ''[[Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] in place of his picture.
==Notes==
* This comic was available only with the first volume of the ''Legends of the Microns'' DVD in Japan, along with the [[exclusive]] Super Stunt Team toys. Later pressings of the DVD did not include either.


==See also==
===Transformers references===
*[[Linkage (comic)]] for information on other issues.
* Optimus Prime and Megatron appear only in a single "setup" panel explaining the backstory.
* ''When'' exactly during the events of the ''Armada'' cartoon this takes place in is vague at best. The story doesn't have a proper frame of reference until several installments in.
* While [[scanning]] Stella's car, Servo does the same spinning-head thing [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] does in the [[First Encounter|first episode of the ''Armada'' cartoon]] when he scans his [[alternate mode]].
* Also during the scan, the Team mentions [[Power Plans]]. This would be considered an iffy reference at best were it not for this being written by Ichikawa, who is a confirmed huge geek for the [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' fiction elements. Also, they do not use the Japanese words for "power" and "plan", but the phonetic katakana パワープラン (''pawāpuran'').


===Trivia===
* The city this issue takes place in is unnamed. [[Linkage Part 6|Part 6]] suggests that it is [[Seattle]], [[Washington]].
* The devices chasing the Mini-Cons are not named in this issue, but are later revealed to be "Fixer Bugs".
* The Mini-Cons' speech is punctuated with < > brackets to indicate they're speaking in the beeping "binary" language heard on the show. (The English translations shown on this wiki instead use a different font to denote binary-speak.)
* Stella's text uses a different font than the Mini-Cons'. Hers looks more like brushstrokes, while the Mini-Cons have a more rigid "print" style font. This continues throughout the entire series.
* Also, the sound effects are rendered in English rather than Japanese. This too is consistent throughout the series.
* The fourth page of the mini-comic is a profile of Hirofumi Ichikawa, with a bust sketch of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] in place of his picture.


==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://members.fortunecity.com/msipher/transform/linkage/linkage.html "Official" Linkage mini-comic translations]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120503224243/http://members.fortunecity.com/msipher/transform/linkage/linkage.html "Official" Linkage mini-comic translations] (archived)




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Latest revision as of 21:53, 18 September 2021

The Transformers
Legends of the Microns #1 		»
"Linkage" Part 1
Publisher Columbia Music Entertainment
First published 1 May 2003
Written by Hirofumi Ichikawa
Art by Hirofumi Ichikawa
Continuity Armada cartoon
Packaged with Legends of the Microns 1

The Super Stunt Team escape their pursuers and meet a new ally.

Synopsis

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While the battle for the Mini-Cons rages on between the Autobots and Decepticons in a different part of the world, in a "West Coast city in the United States", the Super Stunt Team race down a busy street with a pair of mysterious machines chasing them. The trio manage to duck into an underground parking garage, but realize they can't run forever and need to take a stand.

The three scan and begin to convert a nearby car, using Redline's Powerlinx "Evolution Protocol" ability to turn it into a turbo cannon. The machines advance, and the Mini-Cons blow them away. After they celebrate their victory, the young woman who owns the car (and saw the whole thing) wonders just how the car can be returned to something she can drive home in...

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans Mini-Cons Others

Notes

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  • This comic was available only with the first volume of the Legends of the Microns DVD in Japan, along with the exclusive Super Stunt Team toys. Later pressings of the DVD did not include either.

Transformers references

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  • Optimus Prime and Megatron appear only in a single "setup" panel explaining the backstory.
  • When exactly during the events of the Armada cartoon this takes place in is vague at best. The story doesn't have a proper frame of reference until several installments in.
  • While scanning Stella's car, Servo does the same spinning-head thing High Wire does in the first episode of the Armada cartoon when he scans his alternate mode.
  • Also during the scan, the Team mentions Power Plans. This would be considered an iffy reference at best were it not for this being written by Ichikawa, who is a confirmed huge geek for the Hasbro Transformers fiction elements. Also, they do not use the Japanese words for "power" and "plan", but the phonetic katakana パワープラン (pawāpuran).

Trivia

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  • The city this issue takes place in is unnamed. Part 6 suggests that it is Seattle, Washington.
  • The devices chasing the Mini-Cons are not named in this issue, but are later revealed to be "Fixer Bugs".
  • The Mini-Cons' speech is punctuated with < > brackets to indicate they're speaking in the beeping "binary" language heard on the show. (The English translations shown on this wiki instead use a different font to denote binary-speak.)
  • Stella's text uses a different font than the Mini-Cons'. Hers looks more like brushstrokes, while the Mini-Cons have a more rigid "print" style font. This continues throughout the entire series.
  • Also, the sound effects are rendered in English rather than Japanese. This too is consistent throughout the series.
  • The fourth page of the mini-comic is a profile of Hirofumi Ichikawa, with a bust sketch of Armada Optimus Prime in place of his picture.
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