The Youth Gap
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| "The Youth Gap" 若手とのギャップ
(Wakate tono Gap) | |||||||||||||
| First published | 2014 June 12 | ||||||||||||
| Manga | Hayato Sakamoto | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Legends World | ||||||||||||
Rattrap tries to educate Silverbolt on Beast Wars.
Synopsis
[edit]Part 1
[edit]Silverbolt asks Rattrap if he likes Transformers, to which he replies that he likes Beast Wars. Ignoring this, Silverbolt notes that he's been addicted to watching the DVDs of the live-action movies last week and plans to watch Age of Extinction. He segues into asking Rattrap who his favorite character is, and Rattrap shows the original Rattle toy as his favorite. Silverbolt is confused by the animal Transformer, and considers it "innovative". Rattrap angrily states that it's a 17-year-old toy.
Part 2
[edit]Rattrap drags Silverbolt to Toydarake, where he plans to show Silverbolt the "splendor" of Beast Wars. He points out a C-1 Convoy toy, the first in a series that had its product sell out so much that they functionally disappeared from shelves. He moves on to TM-01 Convoy, noting that it came out in 2007 with a DVD as part of the Telemocha series. Next up is the Beast Wars Reborn set, made for the tenth anniversary and with new faces for the toys. Silverbolt says that Beast Wars has been revisited a lot; Rattrap answers that the various incarnations haven't sold all that well, but then angrily says it's none of his business.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Notes
[edit]Transformers references
[edit]- Silverbolt's off-the-wall zaniness extends from his Japanese portrayal, which was extremely high strung and energetic. Additionally, he was given an American accent in the Japanese dub, hence his love of the American Transformers film franchise.
- In the final panel, Silverbolt holds a Henkei! Henkei! toy while Rattrap holds a Device Label toy.
