Dreamwave Armada issue 4

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Publisher	Dreamwave Productions
First published	November 27, 2002
Script	Chris Sarracini
Pencils	James Raiz
Inks	Rob Armstrong, Erik Sander
Colors	Alan Wang, Ramil Sunga, Felipe Smith
Lettering	Dreamer Design
Editor	Roger Lee
Continuity	Dreamwave Armada continuity

Megatron and the Decepticons try to recapture the Street Action Team, but are stopped by the arrival of the Autobots.

Synopsis

At the Allspark Power Generator Station, Miss Ruby's class is partaking in a field trip when they come face-to-face with the newly arrived Autobots, who have travelled to Earth via space bridge transit. After Red Alert requests information on the location of the Mini-Cons, the class flees in terror. After reprimanding Smokescreen and Scavenger for suggesting that they rip through the planet in search for the Mini-Cons, Optimus Prime emphasizes the importance of minimizing contact with the natives of the planet.

In Science City, Rad, Carlos, Alexis, and their Mini-Con friends find themselves chased by the Decepticon Megatron, also newly arrived. They manage to escape the giant by fleeing into a tunnel. Angered, Megatron contacts Starscream, who reminds his leader that he and the other Decepticons were assigned to look for alternate modes. They do so by attacking a military base and scanning the vehicles contained there.

At Rad's garage, the kids demand answers from their robot friends, and the Mini-Cons explain their existence as an alien robot race used by the Decepticons as slaves in conquest. Alexis becomes angry at being involved in a giant robot war and gets into argument with Rad, but Carlos tries to cool the two off. A running and terrified corpulent lady alerts them to the arrival of the Decepticons.

Starscream forcibly downloads Megatron's alternate mode, which proves to be a form he likes. The Mini-Cons, themselves having scanned vehicles, attempt to escape the Decepticons with the kids, and run into the Autobots. Megatron, not surprised at the Autobots' presence, promises their death.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Mini-Cons	Humans
Red Alert (2) Scavenger (3) Optimus Prime (4) Smokescreen (5) Hot Shot (6)	Megatron (7) Starscream (15) Cyclonus (16) Demolishor (17)	High Wire (8) Grindor (9) Sureshock (10) Sparkplug (11)	Ruby (1) Carlos (12) Alexis (13) Rad (14) Terrified corpulent lady (18)

Quotes

Red Alert: "We are in search of Mini-Cons. If you can provide us with the approximate coordinates of their location, we would be highly appreciative."
Little girl: "Umm... I've got gummy bears!

"Relax, Megatron. What's wrong? Don't you trust me?"

—Starscream asks a silly question

Notes

Errors

• The Decepticons and Mini-Cons obtain Earth vehicle downloads, but when they reformat their alternate modes, they don't look anything like the vehicle they scan beyond very basic vehicle type—"helicopter", "tank", etc.

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Reprints

• Transformers Armada: Volume 1: First Contact (April 2, 2003) ISBN 0973278617 / ISBN 978-0973278613

• Collects the Armada Preview and issues #1–5.
• Bonus material includes the Preview issue, a cover gallery and the Armada mini-comic #1

• Transformers Armada Vol. 1 (Japan ed.) (November, 2003) ISBN 4902314061 / ISBN 978-4902314069

• Same content as Dreamwave's volume 1, translated to Japanese.

• Transformers Armada Vol. 2 (Spain ed.) (February, 2007) ISBN 978-8498147414

• Reprints issues 4–5, translated to Spanish.

• Transformers Armada: Volume 1 (IDW reprint) (October 29, 2008) ISBN 1600102670 / ISBN 978-1600102677

• Straight reprint of the Dreamwave trade with same contents.

• Transformers Armada: Omnibus (August 18, 2010) ISBN 160010715X / ISBN 978-1600107153

• Contains issues 1–18.
• Bonus material includes the Preview issue.
• Reissued in 2016 with a new cover.

• 
  Transformers Armada:
  Volume 1: First Contact
• 
  Transformers Armada:
  Volume 1 (Japan ed.)
• 
  Transformers Armada:
  Volume 2 (Spain ed.)
• 
  Transformers Armada:
  Volume 1 (IDW reprint)
• 
  Transformers Armada: Omnibus
• 
  Transformers Armada: Omnibus (reissue)