Metrowars
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| "Metrowars" メトロ大戦
(Metro Daisen) | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Million Publishing | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Transformers Generations 2013 | ||||||||||||
| First published | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Manga | Yuki Ohshima | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Japanese Generation 1 continuity | ||||||||||||
Sapped of energy, can the Autobots rebuild Metroplex in time to resist the power of the Decepticons' Metrotitan?
Synopsis
The Battlestars have triumphed against Dark Nova, and Supreme Commander Optimus Prime has left the battlefield to the new and upcoming Autobot warriors. However, they haven't had an easy time finding their footing, having to contend with Scrash's forces. In the meantime, both sides have fallen to an energy crisis.
After a brutal attack from Metrotitan, Metroplex lies fallen and Marinemaster can only wonder if a traitor in their ranks could have led to this. He is knocked out and wakes up on Minerva and Glit's operating table with a new body. He rejects the Marinemaster name, as he no longer has an Energon Matrix. Minerva explains that Metroplex's transformation cog was thankfully left unharmed and that the Nebulans are assisting the Autobots in rebuilding Metroplex as fast as they can, but their efforts are hampered by the constant energy shortage.
Omega Supreme, forced to use Guardian robot parts to repair himself, apologizes to Metroplex in person and asks whether it was hard to fight his former comrade, Metrotitan. Metroplex answers that, while it is hard to fight a former ally, his friends' safety must come first.
Elsewhere, Darkmount, the base mode of Metrotitan, is en route to Earth. Inside, Straxus tries to take over Ultra Megatron's mind with his mental link, but the Decepticon Emperor resists the usurper. Flare Jet informs Straxus that they have "overwritten" Scramble City's defense system. The elated Straxus sends his Decepticon forces to attack the apparently defenseless Autobots at the city. The Autobots are caught by surprise, and forces like the Autobot Cyberjets set out to defend the city. After Metrobase falls to Metrotitan, Pipes pleads with Twincast to activate Metroplex, but Twincast is wary of the drain on their energy this would lead to. Nevertheless, Metroplex is transformed!
Metrotitan is shocked by Metroplex's new and even more immense size. Superion asks the traitor if he's willing to turn over a new leaf, but Omega Supreme contends that the program installed in him by the Nine Great Demon Generals cannot be erased, only destroyed. Metrotitan dispels this rumor, stating that it is of his free will that he fights the Autobots, not of any manipulation by Scrash or the Generals. Metroplex acknowledges his admission and banishes him from the Autobots, attacking the traitor with an antimatter projector. The Decepticons are forced into retreat, and Metroplex cannot follow, as he has run out of energy.
While the Autobots clean up and recover, Twincast receives a message from Optimus Prime! After Scamper links up Twincast to Teletraan II, Optimus Prime reveals to the Autobots that he has found the solution to their energy problems: Nucleon!
Featured Characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons |
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Notes
- The screen displaying Optimus Prime presents his name in four languages: Optimus Prime (English), コンボイ (Japanese), 柯博文 (Mandarin), and 옵티머스 프라임 (Korean).
- This story features many characters who have switched sides between Autobot and Decepticon. They include:
- Straxus sports a new body resembling the New Microman Armored Suit DX3 Bulsonic figure, apparently in reference to a Japanese fandom theory that the character's original design was inspired by said toy.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ Andrew Hall on The Allpark
