Armada Preview
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 "Roller, you can fly!" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Dreamwave Productions | ||||||||||||
| First published | ? | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | April 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Chris Sarracini | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | James Raiz | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Rob Armstrong & Erik Sander | ||||||||||||
| Backgrounds | Edwin Garcia | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Kenny Li (flats), Alan Wang, Gary Yeung & Ramil Sunga | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Dreamer Design | ||||||||||||
| Assistant editor | Matt Moylan | ||||||||||||
| Graphic design | Paul Villafuerte | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Dreamwave Armada continuity | ||||||||||||
There is a reason diplomacy is a "lost art."
Synopsis
Intergalactic diplomat Fflaxl is sent by the Universal Peacekeeping Committee is sent to Cybertron, upon hearing about its civil war. Fflaxl has received only the most preliminary briefings about his mission, as he claims to know little of the difference between Autobots, Decepticons, and Mini-Cons, but nonetheless he is supremely confident in his abilities to make them all see things his way.
He brings along his huge bodyguard, Bix, and lands on Cybertron. He is caught unaware as Optimus Prime flies through the air and lands on Bix, easily smashing him into the ground. Megatron soon arrives and battles with Prime before powerlinxing with Leader-1 to tip the odds in his favor. Megatron and Prime then leap away to continue the battle elsewhere.
Fflaxl's confidence dissipates and he returns to his ship and flees the planet, telling himself that things should work out here without his interference.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Mini-Cons | Aliens |
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Quotes
"You know what? I bet the whole thing's been blown out of proportion. I've seen it a dozen times. We get sent to examine a so-called emergency situation. And what happens? Ends up being some small misunderstanding. I'm sure once we all sit down and talk things through calmly everyone will shake hands and—EEEEP!!"
- —Fflaxl speaks to Bix about his first impressions on the Autobot/Decepticon war upon arrival at Cybertron.
"I've decided that some conflicts are better left untouched. I mean, who am I to interfere? I'm sure everything will work out in the end. You believe me, Right?"
- —Fflaxl, moments later after Bix is flattened.
Notes
- This preview was included with the second printing of the Prime Directive preview.
- This issue is retroactively dubbed "issue 0" in IDW Publishing's omnibus reprint of the Transformers Armada comic.
- This events of this issue take place sometime between issues 2 and 3 of the main comic.
- Prime and Megatron sure can jump far!
- Prime doesn't appear too concerned that he just flattened Bix.
Errors
- Prime is still able to battle with Megatron even after he had powered himself up with Leader-1. Later in the series, Megatron is easily able to thrash Prime under the same conditions.
- This issue is said to have taken place millions of years ago, but the most likely placement of events puts this story sometime between issues 2 and 3, which take place one million years ago.
- Prime and Megatron are both drawn with their Earth-mode bodies, millions of years before they would acquire them.
