Transformers Armada: The Quest
| The name or term "Quest" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Quest (disambiguation). |
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| "The Quest" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | DK Publishing | ||||||||||||
| Imprint | DK Readers | ||||||||||||
| First published | August 18, 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Andrew Donkin | ||||||||||||
| ISBN | 0789497425 978-0789497420 | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 48 | ||||||||||||
| Price | $3.99 (US) | ||||||||||||
The Autobots are assisted by three young humans in their quest to find Mini-Cons.
Synopsis
[edit]Hot Shot is annoying everyone at the Autobot base by claiming that Red Alert isn't much of a warrior, despite Optimus saying that isn't the case. Then, the alarm sounds, signaling that another Mini-Con has become active somewhere on Earth. The Autobots and the kids use the warp-gate to travel to the Mini-Con's location, somewhere in the frozen wasteland of Antarctica. The Autobots initially encounter problems with the harsh conditions, but are put back in working order thanks to Red Alert. Hot Shot, Jolt and Carlos then set off on their own to cover more ground. As they scope out the area, the team encounters Starscream. While avoiding the Decepticon's fireblasts, Carlos spots the Mini-Con panel embedded in stone. Before Hot Shot can get to the panel however, he finds himself outnumbered by the Decepticons surrounding him. Thankfully, Red Alert is able to intervene before the Decepticons execute Hot Shot, dispelling the opinion Hot Shot held earlier about his fellow Autobot. With the arrival of Optimus Prime onto the battlefield, the Decepticons flee, save Starscream, who busies himself retrieving the Mini-Con. His efforts are foiled at the last second by Jolt, who retrieves the Mini-Con panel before Starscream can awaken it.
On a later adventure, the kids and the Autobots find themselves warping to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in the search for another Mini-Con. Thanks to Red Alert's adjustments, the kids can safely travel within the Autobots' vehicle modes underwater. The group happens upon the ancient ruins of the lost civilization, Atlantis. Before the group can explore the city, they are ambushed by the Decepticons, though they quickly manage to escape their foes. Finding an air pocket within the city, the kids are sent out to look for the Mini-Con while the Autobots back-track to deal with the Decepticons. The kids come upon a hologram which informs them of the fate of Atlantis, and how the three Mini-Cons that formed the Star Saber led to its ruin. As the story concludes, Megatron bursts into the room and orders Leader-1 to find the dormant Mini-Con. Leader-1 accomplishes his task, and with the Mini-Con in his possession, Megatron orders a retreat. Due to the violent fight that had taken place between the Autobots and Decepticons, the city begins to collapse, prompting the kids and the Autobots to retreat as well.
Back at Autobot headquarters, the Autobots learn that the Mini-Con the Decepticons made off with was Sonar, the hilt of the Star Saber. Thankfully, the Autobots already have Runway in their possession; he was the Mini-Con they had retrieved at the South Pole. The base's alarm sounds once more, indicating that the next Mini-Con will be found at a volcanic island in the middle of the Pacific. The group arrives at the deserted island as its volcano begins to erupt. Once more, Megatron arrives on the scene, and engages Optimus. With Laserbeak's help, the kids begin to search the island for the Mini-Con. Meanwhile, the battle rages between the Cybertronians, with a Decepticon victory narrowly avoided thanks to High Wire, Grindor and Sureshock stepping in once Starscream powerlinked with his own Mini-Con. As lava begins the spew out of the volcano, Laserbeak spots the Mini-Con panel adrift in the molten stream. A brief back-and-forth for possession of the panel takes place, with it ultimately winding up in Autobot possession.
Back at Decepticon headquarters, Megatron has managed to awaken Sonar using intense radiation. Using the Mini-Con's ability to sense its kin, Megatron opens up a warp gate within the Autobots' headquarters to retrieve the two other components of the Star Saber. As the Autobots engage their base's internal defenses to ward off the intruders, Alexis spotted Billy and Fred who had wandered off after Carlos had invited them over to check out the base. The Autobots are forced to shut down the base's defenses to avoid injuring the kids. Forced to confront Megatron and his goons directly, the Autobots leave Rad, Carlos and Alexis in the base's control room. Starscream and Demolishor are defeated by Red Alert and Smokescreen respectively, while the kids manage to trick Cyclonus into being teleported away by the Autobots' warp gate. But Optimus Prime and Hot Shot do not fare as well against Megatron, who manages to gain control of Sonar, and combines all three Mini-Cons in his possession into the Star Saber. Thankfully, Optimus manages to knock the weapon out of Megatron's hands, leading to Hot Shot catching it and forcing Megatron to retreat.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Mini-Cons |
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Notes
[edit]Errors
[edit]- On page 12, there is a comma missing between "Rad" and "Carlos."
Trivia
[edit]- Like the previous book, this book adapts several early episodes of the Transformers: Armada cartoon, with some back story and profiles on the characters at the start. It's illustrated with a mix of Dreamwave Productions art and screen captures from the cartoon itself.
- The Cybertronian civil war is stated to have spanned almost nine million years.
- Contained within columns besides the main text are trivia tidbits, both about the world if the Transformers and our own. Trivia about the real world include:
- The South Pole, its discovery, and its wildlife.
- Deep-sea life and exploration.
- The legend of Atlantis.
- Holograms.
- Sea myths and flood myths.
- Facts about volcanoes, and the myths surrounding them.
- Lasers.
- Smoke signals.
- Mazes.
- The legendary sword Excalibur.
- The following characters appear in illustrations or side-notes, but are not explicitly referred to the main text of the story: Payload, Sky Blast and Perceptor
