Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue
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 The first dull surprise? | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Kodansha | ||||||||||||
| Published in | TV Magazine | ||||||||||||
| First published | May 1985 (Part 1) June 1985 (Part 2) | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Masumi Kaneda | ||||||||||||
| Penciler | Ban Magami | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | TV Magazine continuity | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 6 | ||||||||||||
So there are these awesome alien robots that can turn into stuff. You should seriously check 'em out.
Synopsis
[edit]Part 1
[edit]Hundreds of thousands of years ago there existed a highly-advanced planet called Cybertron. The planet was controlled by two factions of super robot lifeforms: the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons.
The Autobots were led by the wise and strong Optimus Prime while the Decepticons were led by the ruthless and cruel Megatron. Their endless war drained Cybertron of all its energy, leading to both factions leaving the planet in search of new energy sources.
Their battle raged on, eventually reaching the vicinity of prehistoric Earth. Shooting one another down, the Transformers crashed on Earth and remained inactive for four million years.
Part 2
[edit]Four million years after crashing on Earth, a volcanic eruption activated their ship's computer. The computer gave both the Autobots and the Decepticons new alternate modes based on the technology of Earth. The Decepticons, wanting only to make war, were resurrected as jets, guns, and other war machines (including the deadly tape deck and camera). The Autobots, meanwhile, were brought back as trucks, cars, and other vehicles.
Now awake and on Earth, the war of the Super Robot Lifeforms, the Transformers, continues!
...So, did you get all that?
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons |
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Notes
[edit]- This prologue effectively retells the events of the beginning of "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1".
- Meanwhile, over in Comic BomBom, their writers were busy fashioning a... "unique" (totally bonkers) origin for the Transformers with their text story "A Birth of Planet Saybertron". It is rather incongruous with the origin as presented in the cartoon, which was reflected in the manga printed by TV Magazine.
- Lots of unique and unnamed Transformers are seen, though none seem intended to represent actual characters from the cartoon. There are several generic Seekers, all with modified appearances that include alternate wing-shapes and positions and head designs.
- The first five pages of the prologue, representing "Part 1" were printed separately from the sixth page, "Part 2". Part 1 was originally printed in color (or, about three colors, to be precise) but reprinted in black and white for Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics trade paperback. Its publication in 2020's Transformers: The Manga Volume 1 restores the color.
