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*This story serves to patch up a longstanding continuity discrepancy that existed between ''Beast Wars Neo'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. In the former, Cybertron was depicted in its traditional appearance as a metallic world, just as it had always been in every ''Transformers'' series up to that point. In the latter, however, Cybertron undergoes a [[Great Transformation]] that changes it from a metallic world into a [[Technorganic]] one, with its environments becoming a hybrid of both organic and mechanical. At the time, it was widely assumed that ''Beast Wars Neo'' simply took place before ''Beast Machines'', as it was made first. However, a line of dialogue in [[Emissary of the Fourth Planet|Episode 36]] of ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' (which is set before ''Beast Wars Neo'') established that series (and ''Beast Wars Neo'', by extension) to take place tens of millennia into the far future, in contrast to how ''Beast Machines''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s predecessor series, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', established ''Beast Machines'' to take place only three centuries into the future. In [[2007]], a [[Source:Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|Japanese timeline]] was published to place ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Beast Wars Neo'' after ''Beast Machines'', creating the discrepancy of Cybertron becoming a Technorganic planet a point before it is shown to be a metallic one again eons later. Thanks to this story, we finally have an explanation for how and why the Great Transformation was undone. | |||
*The events of this comic span an impressive length of over tens of millenia. It begins right as ''Beast Machines'' ends, while the rest of the first pages takes place at some point prior to ''Beast Wars II'', as [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] is implied to have not year begun his campaign of searching for [[Angolmois Energy]] on [[Gaia]]. The second page, meanwhile, is set after ''Beast Wars II'' prior to ''Beast Wars Neo'' since the Blentrons' hunt for Angolmois Energy occurred after the energy was extracted from Gaia and dispersed throughout the universe in Angolmois Capsules, which happened in the [[Farewell! Lio Convoy|final episode]] of ''Beast Wars II''. | |||
*The person who reproaches [[Big Convoy]] is barely seen, but his visible hand (or, rather, boxing glove) shows him to be [[Star Upper (BWII)|Star Upper]]. | *The person who reproaches [[Big Convoy]] is barely seen, but his visible hand (or, rather, boxing glove) shows him to be [[Star Upper (BWII)|Star Upper]]. | ||
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漫画トランスフォーマーレジェンズ出張版 第EX話
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| First published | February 23, 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Manga | Hayato Sakamoto | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity | ||||||||||||
| Packaged with | Legends LGEX Blue Big Convoy | ||||||||||||
Blue Big Convoy teaches the meaning of "Convoy" to his son.
Synopsis
In a future beyond the 21st century, Cybertron is turned into a technorganic world thanks to Optimus Primal's sacrifice, and with its rebirth Vector Sigma becomes an ultra-computer that governs the planet and creates a new generation of Transformers to protect it. Several of these are "Convoy Type" Maximals, named and patterned after Optimus Primal in honor of his memory, and these end up at the top of Cybertron's hierarchy. However, one of their number—Blue Big Convoy—renounces the notion that Convoys are special and refuses to be part of the Convoy Council, who he accuses of overindulging in the power of their Energon Matrixes. He tells his son, Big Junior, that while he believes peace between Maximals and Predacons is the only way forward, said peace will someday end when the special treatment afforded by Convoys will trigger an uprising by those seeking equality.
Blue Big Convoy and Big Junior fight together in many a battle in defense of peace, until one day when Blue Big Convoy is struck down protecting his son from a force of mysterious energy-seekers. When Junior despairingly asks why it came to this, his father responds that it's because he's a Convoy—a Convoy is nothing special, merely someone who fights to protect others. Before passing away, he asks Junior to take his left arm to replace his own destroyed appendage, then dubs him "Big Convoy" in recognition of his son's ability to protect others as well. Witnessing his father's death because of him leads Big Convoy to adopt a lone wolf nature, unwilling to fight alongside others as he doesn't want them to be hurt. Some time later, while an older Big Convoy is skipping out on Survive's instructions, Vector Sigma summons Great Convoy to tell him the mysterious enemies were likely searching for Unicron's energy. Expecting a new Great War to break out, the computer announces it will prepare for the coming chaos by re-mechanizing Cybertron and asks Great Convoy to focus on educating new recruits.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Notes
- This comic is unusual among main-series Legends strips in that it features no Legends World characters or story elements, instead being a straightforward Beast Wars Neo prequel set entirely in the Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity. This is likely due to Legends being in the midst of the heavily serialized "The Road to Legends' Revival" storyline at the time of Blue Big Convoy's release or a desire to explain a continuity discrepancy (see below) before Legends ended.
Continuity notes
- This story serves to patch up a longstanding continuity discrepancy that existed between Beast Wars Neo and Beast Machines. In the former, Cybertron was depicted in its traditional appearance as a metallic world, just as it had always been in every Transformers series up to that point. In the latter, however, Cybertron undergoes a Great Transformation that changes it from a metallic world into a Technorganic one, with its environments becoming a hybrid of both organic and mechanical. At the time, it was widely assumed that Beast Wars Neo simply took place before Beast Machines, as it was made first. However, a line of dialogue in Episode 36 of Beast Wars II (which is set before Beast Wars Neo) established that series (and Beast Wars Neo, by extension) to take place tens of millennia into the far future, in contrast to how Beast Machines's predecessor series, Beast Wars, established Beast Machines to take place only three centuries into the future. In 2007, a Japanese timeline was published to place Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo after Beast Machines, creating the discrepancy of Cybertron becoming a Technorganic planet a point before it is shown to be a metallic one again eons later. Thanks to this story, we finally have an explanation for how and why the Great Transformation was undone.
- The events of this comic span an impressive length of over tens of millenia. It begins right as Beast Machines ends, while the rest of the first pages takes place at some point prior to Beast Wars II, as Galvatron is implied to have not year begun his campaign of searching for Angolmois Energy on Gaia. The second page, meanwhile, is set after Beast Wars II prior to Beast Wars Neo since the Blentrons' hunt for Angolmois Energy occurred after the energy was extracted from Gaia and dispersed throughout the universe in Angolmois Capsules, which happened in the final episode of Beast Wars II.
- The person who reproaches Big Convoy is barely seen, but his visible hand (or, rather, boxing glove) shows him to be Star Upper.
Transformers references
- The group searching for Unicron's energy comprises Fuzors from the Hasbro Beast Wars toyline, their being energy-seekers affiliated with Unicron effectively repurposing them as Blentrons, who used Fuzor molds.
