The Beast Wars Road Map
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| Publisher | Fun Publications | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #70 | ||||||||||||
| Art | Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Managing editor | Pete Sinclair | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Transformers Legends / TransTech | ||||||||||||
TransTech Rhinox contacts his Legends double for some information on the multiverse...
Synopsis
With the Shroud making it increasingly difficult for the Transcendent Technomorph to stay in touch with the multiverse, Rhinox turns to one of the few remaining universes that he is still able to contact: the Legends Universe. He thanks his local counterpart for taking the time to access his database on events surrounding the "Beast Wars," only for "Legends" Rhinox to question him over why Axiom Nexus doesn't simply have Alpha Trion open up some gates for them. "Legends" Rhinox goes off on a tangent, wondering whether Dimensional investigator Skids has isolated them with his "Quantum Keep-Out Seal," only to be politely interrupted by his double. TransTech Rhinox resumes talking about the "Beast Wars," explaining its importance on a multiversal-scale, only to be himself interrupted by Airazor, who has noticed something off in the distance...
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Notes
- Characters mentioned include: Alpha Trion and Skids.
The Road Map
- The Beast Wars Road Map separates continuities using five different methods of classification.
- The first method uses an orange box; this is used only to classify "The Source", a Generation 1 continuity family created by Beast Wars head writers Larry DiTillio and Bob Forward, blended from the Sunbow The Transformers cartoon and the Marvel The Transformers comics.
- The second method covers the main pieces of Beast Era fictions the others branch off of: the Beast Wars: Transformers. They are given large boxes, with the logos
Continuity notes
- As the Shrouding hasn't completely cut off Axiom Nexus from the rest of the multiverse, the comic must take place some time before "Out of the One, Many" and concurrently with the Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist and Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter Facebook pages.
- Rhinox mentions that Alpha Trion opens up dimensional portals for the inhabitants of the Legends Universe all the time; he's been seen doing this a few times with his 10.2 ultra-drill in the Transformers Legends comic strips when this was published, bringing over Ultra Magnus in his Transformers Legends toy's pack-in comic, Chromia in the pack-in comic for Blackarachnia, Alexis Thi Dang in the pack-in comic for Armada Starscream Super Mode, and Springer in his toy's pack-in comic. Rhinox also brings up Skids, who attempted to block the Legends Universe from dimensional travelers in his toy's pack-in comic.
Other trivia
- To remind you that the Legends Universe is of Japanese origin, Legends Rhinox addresses TransTech Rhinox as "Rhinox-sensei".
- Writer Jesse Wittenrich contacted Hayato Sakamoto for his approval to use the characters, who called them "cute".[1]
Errors
- "DiTillio" is mispelt "DiTillo"
- A few pieces of Beast Era media are missing, such as "Theft of the Golden Disk", "The Razor's Edge", and Beast Wars Reborn.
