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*This story was published within the pages of the [[OTFCC: Official Convention Souvenir Guide|OTFCC 2004 guide]]. | *This story was published within the pages of the [[OTFCC: Official Convention Souvenir Guide|OTFCC 2004 guide]]. | ||
===Continuity notes=== | |||
*This story constitutes its own [[micro-continuity]] with the bios for Megazarak and the unreleased [[3H Productions|3H]] version of [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]]. In 2015, "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" shocked the world by remembering this micro-continuity ''existed'' and claimed it was a [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon|alternate universe]]. | *This story constitutes its own [[micro-continuity]] with the bios for Megazarak and the unreleased [[3H Productions|3H]] version of [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]]. In 2015, "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" shocked the world by remembering this micro-continuity ''existed'' and claimed it was a [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon|alternate universe]]. | ||
*On that note, this is (retroactively) the first full appearance of Cybertron in the ''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family. Cybertron previously briefly appeared in a flashback scene (of sorts) in the episode "[[Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus]]". This same clip was recycled at the beginning of the very next episode, "[[Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]". | *On that note, this is (retroactively) the first full appearance of Cybertron in the ''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family. Cybertron previously briefly appeared in a flashback scene (of sorts) in the episode "[[Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus]]". This same clip was recycled at the beginning of the very next episode, "[[Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]". | ||
===Transformers references=== | |||
*Among the ruins of Cybertron can be seen the head of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] as well as those of [[Sky Lynx (RID)|Sky Lynx]] and [[Hound (RID)|Hound]]. | |||
===Trivia=== | |||
*Now that this Optimus Prime is retconned into being the same enitity as [[Optimus Prime (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime]], this is the first time Optimus has been [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|killed off]] in this continuity. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 05:01, 8 August 2015
| This article is about the 3H stand-alone story. For the canceled Beast Wars mini-series, see Transformers: Beast Wars — Shell Game. |
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 Oh, we were so close to finally having an image for Alpha Trion (RID). | |||||||||||||
| "Shell Game" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | 3H Productions | ||||||||||||
| First published | July 31, 2004 (OTFCC 2004) | ||||||||||||
| Story | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Andrew Froedge | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Andrew Froedge | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Joe Givens | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Simon Bowland | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | 2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon continuity [2] | ||||||||||||
A Decepticon tyrant hunts down the last surviving Autobot.
Synopsis
The Cybertron of a nightmarish alternate universe has been ravaged by a powerful tyrant, Megazarak. Appearing amidst the remnants of a crumbling Decepticon empire, he has slashed and burned his way across the planet, leaving few survivors in his wake and driving the Autobots to the brink of extinction.
Determined to wipe out the last pockets of Autobot resistance, Megazarak and his Targetmaster partner Caliburn force their way deep into Cybertron. Their objective: the Oracle, which Megazarak believes will yield the location of Base Sigma, the last pocket of Autobot resistance, and the hiding place of the last Matrix-bearer.
Only the Oracle's ancient caretaker Ultra Trion stands in his way. Megazarak bashes him aside effortlessly and demands to know where the Oracle is. Ultra Trion reveals that he's not so helpless, and launches a missile from a hidden launcher, intent on fighting to the death. But the tyrant simply catches the missile and destroys Ultra Trion with it, remaining unscratched himself. Megazarak finishes the job with his own main gun.
But Trion's final gambit is successful—the Oracle has been removed from its chamber and is gone. Denied his final victory, Megazarak howls in fury, but at the same time, he knows... there are only so many places on Cybertron to hide.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons |
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Quotes
"How quaint. A cleric with a cannon..."
- — Megazarak is not impressed by Ultra Trion's armaments.
Notes
- This story was published within the pages of the OTFCC 2004 guide.
Continuity notes
- This story constitutes its own micro-continuity with the bios for Megazarak and the unreleased 3H version of Defensor. In 2015, "Ask Vector Prime" shocked the world by remembering this micro-continuity existed and claimed it was a Robots in Disguise alternate universe.
- On that note, this is (retroactively) the first full appearance of Cybertron in the Robots in Disguise continuity family. Cybertron previously briefly appeared in a flashback scene (of sorts) in the episode "Ultra Magnus". This same clip was recycled at the beginning of the very next episode, "Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!".
Transformers references
- Among the ruins of Cybertron can be seen the head of Optimus Prime as well as those of Sky Lynx and Hound.
Trivia
- Now that this Optimus Prime is retconned into being the same enitity as Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime, this is the first time Optimus has been killed off in this continuity.
