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*As Deadlock was | *As Deadlock was technically released under the [[Transformers Legends (franchise)|''Legends'']] banner, in addition to ''Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock'' the toy was packed with a second comic chronicling a [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|more light-hearts crossover]] between ''Cloud'' and [[Hayato Sakamoto]]'s [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' comic]]. | ||
*SARA makes a brief cameo in ''[[Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge]]'', an otherwise unrelated comic penned by Wakabayashi. | *SARA makes a brief cameo in ''[[Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge]]'', an otherwise unrelated comic penned by Wakabayashi. | ||
*Before ''Cloud'' was | *Before ''Cloud'' was finalized, other concepts proposed included ''[[Transformers: Bravemasters]]'', ''[[Transformers Prime: Shattered Glass]]'', and ''[[Transformers Part One]]''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:34, 29 December 2021
Transformers Cloud (トランスフォーマークラウド) is a small 2014 Japanese franchise made up of shared exclusives from e-HOBBY and TakaraTomy Mall, with Autobots being sold through TakaraTomy Mall and Decepticons through e-HOBBY. Its fiction tells the tale of the residents of a new universe distinct from any established pillar franchises (a rarity for Japanese fiction) known as "Cloud World" as they hop across the multiverse battling over the mysterious being known as "SARA."
Fiction
Written by Makoto Wakabayashi with art by Nagi Miyako and Hidetsugu Yoshioka, the fiction of Transformers Cloud was presented as illustrated prose stories, called Spacetime World: Guardians of Time (時空界 Guardians of Time Jikū-kai Guardians of Time) in an episodic format. The overall story is divided into four chapters, each of which was subdivided into six(ish) individually published episodes on the Transformers Cloud website.
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Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 4:
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Each Cloud toy comes packaged with a six-page comic book, again by the team of Wakabayashi and Yoshioka, which generally adapt key scenes from the prose stories. Additionally, a 24-page "coda" issue illustrated by Naoto Tsushima was released as a bonus freebie with Cloud purchases from e-HOBBY at the tail end of the toyline.
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Cloud received a final epilogue of sorts in the form of Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock, an e-HOBBY comic written and drawn by Wakabayashi under the Spin Off imprint that followed the recurring character Deadlock as the hot-blooded young Decepticon found himself adrift in the multiverse before falling under the tutelage of Primus Vanguard commander Black Go Prime, leading to his appearance in various Precursor World stories going forward.
Toys
While the toys in Cloud were released in staggered two-item waves, those waves were split between two different outlets: the Autobots were released through TakaraTomy Mall, while the Decepticons were sold through e-HOBBY. All toys in the line are redecos of Voyager Class molds from Generations and other lines.
Wave 1 (05-29-2014)
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Wave 2 (08-28-2014)
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Wave 3 (11-27-2014)
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Wave 4 (03-21-2015)
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Post-series releases
Cloud saw one final e-HOBBY release in the form of formerly fiction exclusive character Deadlock via the Spin Off imprint one year after the shuttering of the line.
Legends (03-??-2016)
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Repurposed toys
Like other micro-franchises of its ilk, Cloud conscripts figures from across the brand to fill out its cast. Each toy's franchise of origin is given in parenthesis.
Autobots
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Decepticons
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Virtual redecoes
Notes
- As Deadlock was technically released under the Legends banner, in addition to Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock the toy was packed with a second comic chronicling a more light-hearts crossover between Cloud and Hayato Sakamoto's Legends comic.
- SARA makes a brief cameo in Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge, an otherwise unrelated comic penned by Wakabayashi.
- Before Cloud was finalized, other concepts proposed included Transformers: Bravemasters, Transformers Prime: Shattered Glass, and Transformers Part One.
