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* [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] is the first [[Mini-Con]] to appear from elsewhere in a manner that lets you identify him. Of all the Mini-Con models to appear, he's the only one colored normally so you can tell who he is. | * [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] is the first [[Mini-Con]] to appear from elsewhere in a manner that lets you identify him. Of all the Mini-Con models to appear, he's the only one colored normally so you can tell who he is. | ||
* The hug scene features Mini-Cons with the bodies of [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]], [[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]], [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]], [[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]], [[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]], and [[Dualor]]. Due to the solid-green coloration of the bots and the rampant (and seemingly random) model re-use in the cartoon, it's hard to say who exactly these Mini-Cons are. | * The hug scene features Mini-Cons with the bodies of [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]], [[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]], [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]], [[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]], [[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]], and [[Dualor]]. Due to the solid-green coloration of the bots and the rampant (and seemingly random) model re-use in the cartoon, it's hard to say who exactly these Mini-Cons are. | ||
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| Linkage Part 12 | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Columbia Music Entertainment | ||||||||||||
| First published | March 31st 2004 (with Micron Legend 12 DVD) | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Hirofumi Ichikawa | ||||||||||||
| Artist | Hirofumi Ichikawa | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | ??? | ||||||||||||
| Editor | ??? | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Armada cartoon | ||||||||||||
Ravenus is subdued, and the Mini-Cons prepare for their greatest challenge...
Synopsis
The Speed Chaser Mini-Con Team takes note of the sheer number of Mini-Cons that they didn't know were still on Earth. As more and more upgraded Mini-Cons arrive to contain Ravenus, the Speed Chasers and Aqua Raiders use trans-phase mode to escape and regroup, despite Impuslor's attempts to stop them.
Meanwhile, Redline has managed to extract the Doomstone from Ravenus (at the cost of his arm), and places it inside his own extra-dimensional storage unit so it will be safe until he can figure out how to defuse it. His temmates give him a lot of grief over it, reminding him that the Doomstone is the problem of all Mini-Cons, and that they all should work to dispose of it.
Later, the numerous Mini-Cons listen to a communication with Perceptor and Sparkplug, as they prepare to meet up with the Autobot forces aboard the Axalon and return to Cybertron and fight Unicron. The Mini-Cons say goodbye to Stella, with Redline reminding her that Mini-Cons and humans' souls are intertwined, and that should they be victorious in their battle, they will send her a sign...
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Free Mini-Cons | Unicron | Humans | Autobots |
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Notes
- This comic was available only with the twelfth volume of the Micron Legend DVD in Japan, along with the exclusive Impulsor toy. Later pressings of the DVD did not include either.
Transformers references
- "Trans-Phase Mode" makes an appearance here, explaining Sideways' mysterious "nano" form seen multiple times in the cartoon. Apparently, all agents of Unicron can pull this trick off.
- Dune Runner is the first Mini-Con to appear from elsewhere in a manner that lets you identify him. Of all the Mini-Con models to appear, he's the only one colored normally so you can tell who he is.
- The hug scene features Mini-Cons with the bodies of Bonecrusher, Ransack, Buzzsaw, Wreckage, Drill Bit, Knock Out, and Dualor. Due to the solid-green coloration of the bots and the rampant (and seemingly random) model re-use in the cartoon, it's hard to say who exactly these Mini-Cons are.
- When Redline explains the soul-link, in the panel's background is a silhouette of High Wire (in his pre-Earth form) and Rad in his space suit, referencing the event in the cartoon that brought Mini-Cons free will, as shown in the episode "Drift"... an episode on the DVD this comic came with.
Miscellaneous trivia
- Four pages again.
- Falcia has her hand on Redline's shoulder in the hug scene. Awww.
- Redline has a temporary replacement right arm for the latter half of the comic, due to his original arm being torn apart by the Doomstone's energies. If his arm is based on another toy's arm is up for question, as it's fairly generic.
