Wandering
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| "Wandering" 彷徨
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| Publisher | e-HOBBY, TakaraTomy Mall | ||||||||||||
| First published | July 3, 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Story by | Makoto Wakabayashi | ||||||||||||
| Illustrated by | Nagi Miyako | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Cloud, Masterforce cartoon continuity | ||||||||||||
Hot Rodimus and SARA set out on their journey throughout the Spacetime World.
Synopsis
In another, beautiful world, Hot Rodimus and SARA travel the roads of Japan, where SARA learns of the concept of the ocean. Rodimus wouldn't mind fishing in it, but SARA sternly reminds him that they're there to look out for energy and knowledge that SARA can absorb from this world, and a flustered Rodimus speeds to the nearby city.
Weeks ago, the Decepticons led by Shockwave attacked Metropolis, but were repelled by the Autobots. Hot Rodimus was injured in the process, but Ratchet gives him the clear on his health, to SARA's relief. Perceptor inquires as to the effect of SARA on Hot Rodimus's body, having granted it a third mode. Brawn asks why he didn't get it while Starscream and Hot Rodimus did, and SARA bluntly states that it's dangerous to rewrite a spark to hold a third form, but Rodimus was able to overcome this out of a desire to protect his friends. Hot Rodimus meets up with Ultra Magnus, who was also injured in Shockwave's attack and is hooked up to repair machinery. Magnus explains to Rodimus that Shockwave is a dangerous Decepticon with a "madly logical" mind who's constantly modified his body to the point where none of his original self remains. Shockwave, Ultra Magnus warns, will come after Hot Rodimus for interfering with his theft of SARA.
Hot Rodimus meets with Optimus Prime at the Autobot base, where the Supreme Commander explains that, to improve SARA's ability to maintain the Cloud World and the Spacetime World, she must journey throughout spacetime to attain power and knowledge. Optimus had hoped that they could wait till SARA was "older", but the Decepticon threat has made this need more urgent. As such, he has decided that, as SARA's closest friend, Hot Rodimus will accompany her. The red Autobot accepts.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Notes
Transformers references
- Hot Rodimus and SARA are said to go to the "63-MF Spacetime" (第63MF時空), the world designation of which aligns with the Super-God Masterforce cartoon. The spacetime's exact place in that show's chronology is hard to pin down, but is at least after "Ginrai: God On of Rage!!", where Ginrai formally joins the Autobots.
References
- "Wandering" at e-HOBBY
- "Wandering" at TakaraTomy Mall (archived)
- Machine translation of "Wandering"
