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|seriesissue=[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]] #4 | |||
|prev=Linkage Part 3 | |||
|next=Linkage Part 5 | |||
|title=Linkage Part 4 | |||
|image=Arm-art_Linkage04-Transfix.jpg | |||
|caption= | |||
|publisher=[[Columbia Music Entertainment]] | |||
|date=[[July 30]]th 2003 (with ''[[Legends of the Microns 4]]'' DVD) | |||
|writer=[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] | |||
|artist=Hirofumi Ichikawa | |||
|letterer=??? | |||
|editor=??? | |||
|continuity=[[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] | |||
}} | |||
'''The Super Stunt Team fight off a gang of evil Mini-Cons, and get some unexpected help.''' | '''The Super Stunt Team fight off a gang of evil Mini-Cons, and get some unexpected help.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | |||
The newly-reactivated and [[reformatting|reformatted]] Tailslide uses a [[transfixation beam]] to force-transform and lock Servo into car mode. While Stella fends off a [[Fixer Bug]] intent on reformatting Servo, Redline manages to break free of Midship's grasp. | |||
Flat-Out flies in to help, but suddenly there are explosions all around as the Fixer Bugs are shot down by Scavenger, who is [[Powerlinx]]ed with Rollbar. The Speed Chaser team beat a retreat in [[Magnawing]] mode, noting enigmatically that at least one [[Mini-Con]] is "in the hands of a warrior now", so the battle wasn't a total loss. | |||
Stella negotiates with Scavenger for assistance on the Mini-Cons' behalf, and he gives them his ship since he was goign to abandon it anyway. His only stipulation is that they forget they ever saw him. Stella begins to suffer from heatstroke, and when Redline calls to Rollbar for help, he realizes Rollbar's followed the mysterious Cybertronian off into the distance... | |||
* | {{-}} | ||
==Featured characters== | |||
{{featuredcharacters | |||
|h1=Free Mini-Cons|c1= | |||
* [[Super Stunt Mini-Con Team|Super Stunt Team]] | |||
** [[Servo]] (2) | |||
** [[Redline]] (5) | |||
** [[Flat-Out]] (8) | |||
* [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (9) | |||
|h2=Unicron|c2= | |||
* [[Speed Chaser Mini-Con Team|Speed Chaser Team]] | |||
** [[Tailslide]] (1) | |||
** [[Midship]] (4) | |||
** [[Top Gear]] (7) | |||
* [[Fixer Bug]] (6) | |||
|c3= | |||
* [[Stella Holley]] (3) | |||
|c4= | |||
* [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (10) | |||
}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
* This comic was available only with the fourth volume of the ''Legends of the Microns'' DVD in Japan, along with the [[exclusive]] Tailslide toy. Later pressings of the DVD did not include either. | |||
== | ===Transformers references=== | ||
* | * This issue severely ramps up the amount of abilities based on otherwise-innocuous toy details. The sculpted circles on Tailslide's arms are beam projectors, Midship's head flips back on the toy's hinge rather than his normal neck when he's kicked in the face, Redline's tailpipes are blasters, and Flat-Out's backpack serves as a jetpack. | ||
* The transfixation beam first appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 epsiode]] "[[The Autobot Run]]" as the "[[transfixatron]]". | |||
* | |||
* | * This issue fills in a bit on how Scavenger came to be on [[Earth]], plus how Rollbar ended up among the [[Decepticon]] Mini-Con pool. [[Linkage Part 3|Last issue]], Rollbar mentioned the cloaking device on the ship, which explains how Scavenger got there unnoticed by either side. Also, Scavenger is unnamed, and his allegiance is left a mystery... even though by the time this comic was available, the cartoon had been through his initial arc and he was back on the [[Autobot]] side where he belongs. | ||
* | * Once again, we get more cryptic words from the evil Mini-Cons, regarding Rollbar's new bond with Scavenger. This is explained more [[Linkage Part 5|next issue]], plus the later revelation of the Mini-Cons' original purpose explains why the Speed Chasers were content with the outcome. | ||
* Remember, not every [[bulk]] can understand Mini-Con binary speak, hence the need for Stella to talk with Scavenger. | * Remember, not every [[bulk]] can understand Mini-Con binary speak, hence the need for Stella to talk with Scavenger. | ||
===Miscellaneous trivia=== | |||
* This issue is the first one to use all four pages. The fourth page of the comic isn't a full page, but it does take up most of it. | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 8 August 2009
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| Linkage Part 4 | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Columbia Music Entertainment | ||||||||||||
| First published | July 30th 2003 (with Legends of the Microns 4 DVD) | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Hirofumi Ichikawa | ||||||||||||
| Artist | Hirofumi Ichikawa | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | ??? | ||||||||||||
| Editor | ??? | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Armada cartoon | ||||||||||||
The Super Stunt Team fight off a gang of evil Mini-Cons, and get some unexpected help.
Synopsis
The newly-reactivated and reformatted Tailslide uses a transfixation beam to force-transform and lock Servo into car mode. While Stella fends off a Fixer Bug intent on reformatting Servo, Redline manages to break free of Midship's grasp.
Flat-Out flies in to help, but suddenly there are explosions all around as the Fixer Bugs are shot down by Scavenger, who is Powerlinxed with Rollbar. The Speed Chaser team beat a retreat in Magnawing mode, noting enigmatically that at least one Mini-Con is "in the hands of a warrior now", so the battle wasn't a total loss.
Stella negotiates with Scavenger for assistance on the Mini-Cons' behalf, and he gives them his ship since he was goign to abandon it anyway. His only stipulation is that they forget they ever saw him. Stella begins to suffer from heatstroke, and when Redline calls to Rollbar for help, he realizes Rollbar's followed the mysterious Cybertronian off into the distance...
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Free Mini-Cons | Unicron | Humans | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Notes
- This comic was available only with the fourth volume of the Legends of the Microns DVD in Japan, along with the exclusive Tailslide toy. Later pressings of the DVD did not include either.
Transformers references
- This issue severely ramps up the amount of abilities based on otherwise-innocuous toy details. The sculpted circles on Tailslide's arms are beam projectors, Midship's head flips back on the toy's hinge rather than his normal neck when he's kicked in the face, Redline's tailpipes are blasters, and Flat-Out's backpack serves as a jetpack.
- The transfixation beam first appeared in the Generation 1 epsiode "The Autobot Run" as the "transfixatron".
- This issue fills in a bit on how Scavenger came to be on Earth, plus how Rollbar ended up among the Decepticon Mini-Con pool. Last issue, Rollbar mentioned the cloaking device on the ship, which explains how Scavenger got there unnoticed by either side. Also, Scavenger is unnamed, and his allegiance is left a mystery... even though by the time this comic was available, the cartoon had been through his initial arc and he was back on the Autobot side where he belongs.
- Once again, we get more cryptic words from the evil Mini-Cons, regarding Rollbar's new bond with Scavenger. This is explained more next issue, plus the later revelation of the Mini-Cons' original purpose explains why the Speed Chasers were content with the outcome.
- Remember, not every bulk can understand Mini-Con binary speak, hence the need for Stella to talk with Scavenger.
Miscellaneous trivia
- This issue is the first one to use all four pages. The fourth page of the comic isn't a full page, but it does take up most of it.
