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|seriesissue=[[Kid Stuff|Kid Stuff storybooks]] | |||
|prev=When Continents Collide | |||
|next=Jaws of Terror | |||
|title="Storms of Destruction" | |||
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|publisher=[[Kid Stuff]] | |||
|date=1985 | |||
|coverdate= | |||
|written by=unknown, possibly [[John Braden]] | |||
|art by=unknown, possibly [[Pablo Marcos]] and [[Judith Marcos]] | |||
|continuity=Shyeah. As if. | |||
}} | |||
'''Megatron plans to pump sea water beneath the jungle, forcing an ocean of oil to the surface. Will the Autobots get off their tushes and stop him?''' | |||
==Synopsis== | |||
Prime and Prowl arrive at the island of Sumatra and find hundreds of square miles of jungle burned away, leaving only a white residue in its wake. The Decepticons are back at work! | |||
In the underground "Decepticon development center", Megatron gloats over a modified tunnel-boring machine he's stolen from the humans. Soon he will use the machine and his new knowledge to execute his master plan! | |||
The two later make their way through the jungles of Brazil's [[Matto Grosso]], to the site of the satellite launch complex destroyed by the Autobots. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}} Megatron plans to squeeze enough oil from under the jungle to destroy the Autobots! | |||
The two later make their way through the jungles of Brazil's | |||
A native fires a poison dart at Soundwave. It does nothing. | A native fires a poison dart at Soundwave. It does nothing. | ||
A few days later, Megatron and Soundwave travel under the sea in | A few days later, Megatron and Soundwave travel under the sea in their mole boring machine. Megatron plans to pump salt water under the oil, forcing it to the surface. The drill tunnel collapses, destroying the city of Machu Picchu and collapsing part of the Andes Mountains into a lake. Megatron is annoyed, but before he can do much besides call Soundwave a tape-filled idiot, the Autobots attack. | ||
their mole boring machine. Megatron plans to pump salt water under the | |||
oil, forcing it to the surface. The drill tunnel collapses, destroying | |||
the city of Machu Picchu and collapsing part of the Andes Mountains | |||
into a lake. Megatron is annoyed, but before he can do much besides | |||
call Soundwave a tape-filled idiot, the Autobots attack. | |||
In the command center, Prowl listens for signs that the mole machine is active and concludes that it's shut down. | In the command center, Prowl listens for signs that the mole machine is active and concludes that it's shut down. | ||
Megatron and Soundwave start drilling again, and flood the jungle with oil. Aboard a | Megatron and Soundwave start drilling again, and flood the jungle with oil. Aboard a [[Decepticon defoliator craft]], Megatron orders the jungle knocked down and more oil transporters brought in to suck up the oil. | ||
The Decepticons' oil tunnel draws off a dominant warm current from the coast of South America; the cold current that comes to replace it wreaks global havoc on weather patterns. Bumblebee locates the Decepticons and reports in. Skyfire locates the Decepticons. The Autobots attack and win. Megatron and Soundwave escape aboard the mole machine. Earth returns to normal. | |||
==Featured characters== | |||
{{featuredcharacters|c1= | |||
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1) | |||
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2) | |||
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (5) | |||
* [[Hound]] (5) | |||
* | |||
* | |||
* | |||
* | |||
* two other unidentifiable Autobots (5) | * two other unidentifiable Autobots (5) | ||
* | * [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6) | ||
* | * [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] (7) | ||
|c2= | |||
* | *[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (3) | ||
* | *[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (4) | ||
|c3= | |||
* a monkey | * a monkey | ||
* a random native | * a random native | ||
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}} | |||
==Quotes== | |||
"We are fully prepared now to go forward with the master plan!" | "We are fully prepared now to go forward with the master plan!"<br> | ||
"''We''? What have you learned, you cassette-stuffed wimp! You know only what I tell you!" | "''We''? What have you learned, you cassette-stuffed wimp! You know only what I tell you!"<br> | ||
:—...And what '''Soundwave''' gets told by '''Megatron''' - repeatedly - is that he's full of cassettes. | :—...And what '''Soundwave''' gets told by '''Megatron''' - repeatedly - is that he's full of cassettes. | ||
"All-powerful one... oh master... your vision of the destruction of those Autobot junk heaps brings tears to my eyes." | "All-powerful one... oh master... your vision of the destruction of those Autobot junk heaps brings tears to my eyes."<br> | ||
"Bah! You are nothing but a sentimental bag of bolts, Soundwave!" | "Bah! You are nothing but a sentimental bag of bolts, Soundwave!"<br> | ||
:—'''Soundwave''' and '''Megatron''' | |||
"That's only the ante, Prowl. The game has just begun. I'm | "That's only the ante, Prowl. The game has just begun. I'm | ||
waiting for Megatron's bet. Then I'll cover it and force his hand." | waiting for Megatron's bet. Then I'll cover it and force his hand." <br> | ||
:—But until then, '''Optimus Prime''' is just gonna sit there and let the world end. | :—But until then, '''Optimus Prime''' is just gonna sit there and let the world end. | ||
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loose, master! It was my headset that garbled that message!" | loose, master! It was my headset that garbled that message!" | ||
"You mechanical nitwit! Is your tape wound too tight or what?" | "You mechanical nitwit! Is your tape wound too tight or what?" | ||
:—'''Soundwave''' and '''Megatron''' should really invest in Bluetooth. | :—'''Soundwave''' and '''Megatron''' should really invest in Bluetooth. | ||
"Attack, noble Autobots! Reduce the infernal Decepticons and the corrupt Megatron to twisted heaps of hot metal!" | "Attack, noble Autobots! Reduce the infernal Decepticons and the corrupt Megatron to twisted heaps of hot metal!" | ||
:—With that attitude, '''Optimus Prime''' really should've won the war already. | :—With that attitude, '''Optimus Prime''' really should've won the war already. | ||
==Notes== | |||
===Animation and/or technical glitches=== | |||
* The story opens by describing Prime and Prowl as being "in | * The story opens by describing Prime and Prowl as being "in their robotic mode", as if they were combined or something. The same error repeats for Soundwave and Megatron. | ||
their robotic mode", as if they were combined or something. The same | |||
error repeats for Soundwave and Megatron. | |||
===Continuity errors=== | |||
* What happened to the first Autobot attack?? Did they just give up and go home? | * What happened to the first Autobot attack?? Did they just give up and go home? | ||
* Prime seems pretty smug, considering he's just sitting there letting Megatron carry out his world-devastating scheme. | * Prime seems pretty smug, considering he's just sitting there letting Megatron carry out his world-devastating scheme. | ||
* What was the point of Skyfire finding the Decepticons, when Bumblebee already did so on the previous page?? | * What was the point of Skyfire finding the Decepticons, when Bumblebee already did so on the previous page?? | ||
===Miscellaneous trivia=== | |||
* The art is the usual mix of copied | * The art is the usual mix of copied [[Package art|package art]] and toy-based drawings. | ||
* Prowl wears a headset as he studies the computer "printout". Hahahaha. | * Prowl wears a headset as he studies the computer "printout". Hahahaha. | ||
* "Earth returns to normal" is, literally, a longer description of how the planet is restored than the book itself gives. | * "Earth returns to normal" is, literally, a longer description of how the planet is restored than the book itself gives. | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/%7Esstoneb/tf/books/kidstuff/storms.html Storms of Destruction] at Steve-o's Transformers Site. | * [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/%7Esstoneb/tf/books/kidstuff/storms.html Storms of Destruction] at Steve-o's Transformers Site. | ||
[[Category:Audiobooks]] | |||
[[Category:Episodes]] | |||
Revision as of 09:40, 27 March 2009
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| "Storms of Destruction" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Kid Stuff | ||||||||||||
| First published | 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | unknown, possibly John Braden | ||||||||||||
| Art by | unknown, possibly Pablo Marcos and Judith Marcos | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Shyeah. As if. | ||||||||||||
Megatron plans to pump sea water beneath the jungle, forcing an ocean of oil to the surface. Will the Autobots get off their tushes and stop him?
Synopsis
Prime and Prowl arrive at the island of Sumatra and find hundreds of square miles of jungle burned away, leaving only a white residue in its wake. The Decepticons are back at work!
In the underground "Decepticon development center", Megatron gloats over a modified tunnel-boring machine he's stolen from the humans. Soon he will use the machine and his new knowledge to execute his master plan!
The two later make their way through the jungles of Brazil's Matto Grosso, to the site of the satellite launch complex destroyed by the Autobots. Satellite of Doom Megatron plans to squeeze enough oil from under the jungle to destroy the Autobots!
A native fires a poison dart at Soundwave. It does nothing.
A few days later, Megatron and Soundwave travel under the sea in their mole boring machine. Megatron plans to pump salt water under the oil, forcing it to the surface. The drill tunnel collapses, destroying the city of Machu Picchu and collapsing part of the Andes Mountains into a lake. Megatron is annoyed, but before he can do much besides call Soundwave a tape-filled idiot, the Autobots attack.
In the command center, Prowl listens for signs that the mole machine is active and concludes that it's shut down.
Megatron and Soundwave start drilling again, and flood the jungle with oil. Aboard a Decepticon defoliator craft, Megatron orders the jungle knocked down and more oil transporters brought in to suck up the oil.
The Decepticons' oil tunnel draws off a dominant warm current from the coast of South America; the cold current that comes to replace it wreaks global havoc on weather patterns. Bumblebee locates the Decepticons and reports in. Skyfire locates the Decepticons. The Autobots attack and win. Megatron and Soundwave escape aboard the mole machine. Earth returns to normal.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Quotes
"We are fully prepared now to go forward with the master plan!"
"We? What have you learned, you cassette-stuffed wimp! You know only what I tell you!"
- —...And what Soundwave gets told by Megatron - repeatedly - is that he's full of cassettes.
"All-powerful one... oh master... your vision of the destruction of those Autobot junk heaps brings tears to my eyes."
"Bah! You are nothing but a sentimental bag of bolts, Soundwave!"
- —Soundwave and Megatron
"That's only the ante, Prowl. The game has just begun. I'm
waiting for Megatron's bet. Then I'll cover it and force his hand."
- —But until then, Optimus Prime is just gonna sit there and let the world end.
"I'll check my radio, master, but... uh oh! My cable connection was
loose, master! It was my headset that garbled that message!"
"You mechanical nitwit! Is your tape wound too tight or what?"
- —Soundwave and Megatron should really invest in Bluetooth.
"Attack, noble Autobots! Reduce the infernal Decepticons and the corrupt Megatron to twisted heaps of hot metal!"
- —With that attitude, Optimus Prime really should've won the war already.
Notes
Animation and/or technical glitches
- The story opens by describing Prime and Prowl as being "in their robotic mode", as if they were combined or something. The same error repeats for Soundwave and Megatron.
Continuity errors
- What happened to the first Autobot attack?? Did they just give up and go home?
- Prime seems pretty smug, considering he's just sitting there letting Megatron carry out his world-devastating scheme.
- What was the point of Skyfire finding the Decepticons, when Bumblebee already did so on the previous page??
Miscellaneous trivia
- The art is the usual mix of copied package art and toy-based drawings.
- Prowl wears a headset as he studies the computer "printout". Hahahaha.
- "Earth returns to normal" is, literally, a longer description of how the planet is restored than the book itself gives.
External links
- Storms of Destruction at Steve-o's Transformers Site.
