Transformers I.Q. issue 4
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| Publisher | Fun Publications | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #46 | ||||||||||||
| First published | August/September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Script | Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Art | various | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | TransTech | ||||||||||||
I-QUEUE quizzes you about various aliens throughout the multiverse. Plus: the Mini-Cons!
Synopsis
[edit]I-QUEUE is ready to quiz you some more; this time, he's going to cover the various aliens throughout the multiverse that Transformers have encountered.
1. How did Cloudburst and Landmine survive their encounter with the robot-eating Mecannibals? A. They defeated them in battle B. They gathered lead sulfide crystal spice from the planet of Femax C. Optimus Prime rescued them D. They sacrificed their Pretender shells
2. Which Autobot group remained behind on the planet Beast to protect the native Beastformers from the Decepticons? A. The Maximals B. The Dinobots C. The Primitives D. The Monsterbots.
3. Which alien did Kup not encounter during his time on the planet of Dread? A. Chaos B. Ick-Yaks C. Shrikebats D. Kodu Ri
4. Who did Cliffjumper befriend while on the planet of Мир? A. Talaria B. Kita C. Princess Fala D. Trance Gemini
5. On which planet was the alien Ga'mede a member of the royal family before nearly being executed in a power struggle? A. Xeptos in subatomic inner space B. Klo, the World of Enduring Peace C. Tlalak, home of the Well of Transformation D. Zamojin in Quadrant X.
Shifting subjects, I-QUEUE reviews over the Mini-Cons, a race of diminutive Transformers. Mini-Cons have the ability to powerlinx with larger robots, temporarily reformatting their bodies to give them new weapons and abilities. Because of this, the Decepticons are eager to enslave the Mini-Cons for their own purposes, and several Mini-Con leaders have aligned themselves with the Autobots to free their brethren.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Notes
[edit]Transformers references
[edit]- The first question goes over the events of issue #52-53 of the Marvel The Transformers comic, and is illustrated using the cover of #52 (pencils by José Delbo, inks by Danny Bulanadi). The correct answer is B, as seen in issue #53.
- The second question's correct answer is D, the Monsterbots, as seen in The Headmasters episode "Rebellion on Planet Beast". The question is illustrated with the Monkey Beastformer child seen in that episode. Other options include the Maximals, the good faction from the Beast Era; the Dinobots, the go-to group of Autobot powerhouses; and the Primitives, the designation given to animal-based Transformers in The Transformers episode, "Call of the Primitives".
- The third question goes over events from The Transformers episode "Chaos". Kup encountered Chaos, an Ick-Yak (who is used to illustrate this question), and several Shrikebats in that episode. The correct answer and the odd one out is Kodu Ri, a piece of Zamojin technology seen in The Transformers episode "The Face of the Nijika".
- The fourth question goes over the events of Spotlight: Cliffjumper, in which Cliffjumper befriended Kita, a panel of whom is used to illustrate the question (pencils and inks by Robby Musso, colors by Joana Lafuente). Her planet's name was not given in that issue; it was The AllSpark Almanac II that established it was called Мир. The other options include Talaria, a Titan from The Transformers episode "The God Gambit". See "real-world references" below for more.
- Ga'mede is the partner of Magnificus, who rescued him from Xeptos as related in the pair's e-HOBBY bios. This question is illustrated with Ga'mede's profile card art (art by Hidetsugu Yoshioka). Other options include Klo, a planet that was invaded by the Decepticons is the last few issues of the Marvel The Transformers comic; Tlalak, seen in The Transformers episode "Sea Change" (though like Мир before it, the planet only got it's name in The AllSpark Almanac II); and Zamojin, a planet seen in the previously mentioned "The Face of the Nijika".
- The last issue review goes over basic information about the Mini-Cons, as seen in the various tie-in media of Armada. The term Bulk (a name for normal-sized Transformers used by Mini-Cons) originates from the Linkage manga. Images used here include a new piece of art by Jesse Wittenrich depicting Arms Micron Mini-Con Baro powerlinxing to Skywarp; Armada Longarm powerlinxing with Red Alert, taken from the stock footage seen throughout the cartoon; the cover to Dreamwave's Armada comic issue #8 (pencils by James Raiz, backgrounds by Edwin Garcia, inks by Rob Armstrong, colors by Alan Wang), which depicts the Mini-Cons of the main three Autobots and main four Decepticons, along with the Street Action Team; and Sparkplug with Optimus Prime, taken from the first Legends of the Microns DVD cover.
Real-world references
[edit]- Princess Fala is a character from the anime Beast King GoLion, and would be the source for the character Princess Allura when the show was dubbed to become Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Trance Gemini, meanwhile, is a character from Andromeda, a sci-fi television show created by Gene Roddenberry, who also created Star Trek.
Errors
[edit]- Powerlinx is misspelled "powerlinq".
