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*While Cliffjumper in-character almost calls the [[Stellar Spanner]] a [[space bridge]], at one point the narration itself also calls it a "spacebridge".
*While Cliffjumper in-character almost calls the [[Stellar Spanner]] a [[space bridge]], at one point the narration itself also calls it a "spacebridge".


Note: While Soundwave mentions that Astrotrain crashed in the Arctic, this is not an error, as according to the author he meant for Soundwave to confuse the Arctic and Antarctic.
*Not an error: Soundwave mentions that Astrotrain crashed in the Arctic instead of the Antarctic, but it's Soundwave's mistake, not the story's.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=64373&st=0&p=1390930#entry1390930 Trent Troop answers "Shattered Glass"-related questions]</ref>


===Transformer references===
===Transformer references===
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*Rodimus complains about being stuck listening to "Jim-Bob and Willy", a.k.a. the "[[wikipedia:Touch-Tone Terrorists|Touch-Tone Terrorists]]".
*Rodimus complains about being stuck listening to "Jim-Bob and Willy", a.k.a. the "[[wikipedia:Touch-Tone Terrorists|Touch-Tone Terrorists]]".
*Rodimus' line, "So up your tube with an energon cube!" is based on [[wikipedia:Welcome_Back, Kotter#Vincent .22Vinnie.22 Barbarino|Vinnie Barbarino]]'s famous line, "Up your nose with a rubber hose!".


*Beachcomber's dialogue in the story is full of song lyric snippets:
*Beachcomber's dialogue in the story is full of song lyric snippets:
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**Some of the song writer credits reference various members of [[Cobra]]: Buzzer and Torch from the [[Dreadnok]]s and [[Destro]].
**Some of the song writer credits reference various members of [[Cobra]]: Buzzer and Torch from the [[Dreadnok]]s and [[Destro]].
**The songs "[[wikipedia:Battle Song of Liberty|Battle Song of Liberty]]" and "[[wikipedia:The Star-Spangled Banner|The Star-Spangled Banner]]" are on the album.
**The songs "[[wikipedia:Battle Song of Liberty|Battle Song of Liberty]]" and "[[wikipedia:The Star-Spangled Banner|The Star-Spangled Banner]]" are on the album.
*Rodimus' line, "So up your tube with an energon cube!" is based on Vinnie Barbarino's famous line, "Up your nose with a rubber hose!".
 
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.transformersclub.com/members/fiction.cfm Transformers Collectors' Club exclusive fiction] (must be a logged-in member to access)
*[http://www.transformersclub.com/members/fiction.cfm Transformers Collectors' Club exclusive fiction] (must be a logged-in member to access)
==References==
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Revision as of 00:27, 8 January 2010

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"Blitzwing Bop"
Publisher Fun Publications
First published November 17, 2009
Written by Trent Troop and Greg Sepelak
Illustrations by Chad Porter
Cover Chad Porter
Continuity Shattered Glass
Page count 35pp

Blitzwing inadvertently becomes a musical countdown, and not the kind that sounds like Bluestreak.

Synopsis


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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Decepticons Autobots Humans Others

Quotes

"So tell me about Cybertron."
"Why?"
"I've never been there, Blitzwing. Thought it'd be interesting."
"Okay. Imagine a junk yard. Now make it the size of a planet, and set big patches of it on fire. I suppose that's interesting in a horrible sort of way, but there's nothing appealing about it."

—Will finds out from Blitzwing that Cybertron is not a good tourist destination.


"If my examination of Starscream's systems is accurate, unless we can stop the subspace transmission, Blitzwing's signal will eventually cause permanent memory damage... possibly even catastrophic data corruption."
"Whoah, that means-"
"If it's not stopped, this 'rock and roll' assault will rapidly become... death metal."

—Arkeville and Soundwave engage in bad puns.


"Right now, I gots two idiot humans yammerin' 'bout venting exhaust stuck in my head. They will not shut up. An' I can still bend your fenders in a knot an' stick 'em in your reactor linkage! So up your tube with an energon cube! Capiche?!"

—Rodimus lets Blaster know who's the boss.


Beachcomber had survived the decon bath, the optic calibration process, the hallway filled with zero-friction lubricant and three chemical explosions since breaching the outer defenses of the Decepticon base. He had been thrown about, smashed and lit on fire by four puddles of organic waste.
He was not happy.
Now, however, the enemy was out of tricks, and out of places to run.
That made him happy. Insanely happy.

—Beachcomber deals with getting the "Home Alone" treatment from the humans.

Notes

Errors

  • Heatwave's feelings of "joy, happiness, compassion, love, and satisfaction" should probably be "joy, peace, compassion, love, and satisfaction" to be a completely accurate reference to Aquarius.
  • While Cliffjumper in-character almost calls the Stellar Spanner a space bridge, at one point the narration itself also calls it a "spacebridge".
  • Not an error: Soundwave mentions that Astrotrain crashed in the Arctic instead of the Antarctic, but it's Soundwave's mistake, not the story's.[1]

Transformer references

  • Soundwave attends a joint Misfits/Cold Slither concert, and the (opposite-themed) lyrics to a few Cold Slither songs from an album Thunder Hammer are included at the back of the story.
  • As noted in the Errors, the Stellar Spanner is essentially a redecoed space bridge.
  • Jet judo is a martial art done by jets instead of to jets.
  • One of the Autobots' schemes involve creating drone cars at a "Roll-N-Wash".
  • Rick's little sister fawns over Brad White, the "dreamy" punk-ass counterpart to some kid.
  • Sephie communicates via e-mail with someone who has the username "Stormbringer99".
  • Thunderwing mentions that one of the criminals he's been chasing is a crime boss named Beta.
  • As noted in the Errors, when Heatwave gets sent through the Stellar Spanner, part of his trip involves the sensations of joy, happiness, compassion, love, and satisfaction, as well as a rainbow hue, no doubt coinciding with Aquarius activating the recall program that also summoned the rest of the Nexus Prime gestalt to Cybertron.

Real-world references

  • Starscream, at some point before the story begins, fights a super-criminal known as "Arachnolord".
  • Congressman Shore is mentioned, a reference to Blackthorn Shore from The Inhumanoids.
  • Rodimus complains about being stuck listening to "Jim-Bob and Willy", a.k.a. the "Touch-Tone Terrorists".
  • Rodimus' line, "So up your tube with an energon cube!" is based on Vinnie Barbarino's famous line, "Up your nose with a rubber hose!".

References

  1. ↑ Trent Troop answers "Shattered Glass"-related questions
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