Attack of the Insecticons
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- Attack of the Insecticons is a multipath adventure in Generation 1.
Vital Statistics
ISBN 0-345-34151-1
Writer: Lynn Beach
Illustrator William Schmidt (interior pencils and cover painting)
Pagecount: 74pp
Major characters:
Originally published: by Ballentine Books under the Find Your Fate Junior imprint, 1986
Synopsis
- Kickback spies on the Autobots' secret test of the Sun-Pak, an experimental solar battery developed by Sparkplug.
- Starscream leads the Decepticons in a surprise attack and succeed in capturing the device.
- The Autobots determine that the Sun-Pak must be either recovered or destroyed by way of a raid on the nearby Decepticon Headquarters.
- Starscream captures Sparkplug for himself, and plots to use the Sun-Pak's power to overthrow Megatron. (Blaster, Buster and Bumblebee play prominent roles)
- The Autobots' retreat leads them into the Insecticons' nest, built into the same mountain. Beachcomber uses his geological skills to find a path through the caves to the surface.
- The Insecticons steal the Sun-Pak for themselves, Shrapnel plans to use its power to overthrow Megatron. Buster and Mirage go after the Sun-Pak.
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Trivia/Notes
- Attack of the Insecticons features a series of humiliating endings for Starscream; destroyed by Thundercracker when he tried to surrender, sent for reprograming by Megatron, tricked into thinking he's an Autobot after he loses his memory...
- The creation of the Sun-Pak would drastically alter the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, but in one ending Sparkplug suffers brain damage and isn't able to remember how to re-create it. Perhaps this represents the 'real' ending?
- Decepticon Headquarters in this book is on land, a short drive from Autobot Headquarters. This is probably a local base (the Find Your Fate Junior books feature several).
- This books features two different devices called an electro-disrupter, with completely different effects. Additionally, Blaster's electro-scrambler gets some play. None of these appear on the same story 'track,' but the combined effect is... quite confusing.
- The Autobots' decision to construct their secret test-track in the same mountain as the Insecticon nest appears to be a coincidence. (Not an annoying one though, as it's presumably what leads to Kickback learning of the Sun-Pak's existance).
