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[ausbot]

I would love to see the Autobot targetmasters and Black Zarak in figure form.

[Sabrblade]

Part Two is up! - https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_lg/tf_lg_comic














In this part, I see...

Majin Zarak
Legends World Rattrap, Nightscream, Cheetor, Airazor, Dinobot, Rhinox, Tigatron, and Silverbolt
Big Convoy toy come to life
So many Transformers toys seemingly coming alive (not gonna list all of these since there's just so MANY of them)
Josh Perez
James Roberts
Marcelo Matere
Windblade
Katsu Don
Overlord Tera
Metroplex
A swarm of Kickback clones
Mindwipe carrying the Mutant Targetmasters
Scorponok in his new body based on the Hasbro Titan Master
Flywheels
Misfire
Slugslinger
Weirdwolf
Skullcruncher
Triggerhappy
Brainstorm w/ Synapse
Hardhead w/ Tankette
Chomedome
Highbrow w/ Cargot
Sureshot
Pointblank
Crosshairs
Alpha Trion
Twin Twist
Twin Twist's Transtector's Zone Mode
Topspin
Chromia
Brawn
Leo Prime
Legends World Lio Convoy
Hedgehog
Power Jaguar
Ultragas
Ultra Magnus
Springer
Legends World Arcee
Hot Rod w/ Firebolt/Shaoshao Li
Kup w/ Recoil/Sue Faireborn
Blurr w/ Haywire/White Lune
Sky Lynx
Broadside
Superion
Curse Armada Thrust
Shockwave
Soundblaster
Soundblaster's Soundwave Transtector
Starscream attached to Octane's Transtector
G1 World Megatron attached to Legend World Megatron's Transtector
Fortress Maximus
Sweeps
God Ginrai
Soundwave
Lunaclub
Devil Z
Moonheart
Neo Brave Maximus
Grand Maximus
Astrotrain
Legends World Optimus Primal
A Cyber Falcon-type spaceship
White Leo and Tigerburn, both frozen like statues
Grotusque
Doublecross
Two of Repugnus

[ZeroWolf]

Aww look they stole cobotrons idea of baby repungus with the big repungus

[Va'al]

We have another update in the online Legends manga series from Takara Tomy Transformers, following from the previous update we covered here. With Hayato Sakamoto still behind the story and art, in this 53rd chapter we see a number of regular characters from the toylines, but also a human addition from the real world, with artist Marcelo Matere, writer James Roberts, and artist and colourist Josh Perez also making a cameo appearance in the panels!

In this part, I see...

Majin Zarak
Legends World Rattrap, Nightscream, Cheetor, Airazor, Dinobot, Rhinox, Tigatron, and Silverbolt
Big Convoy toy come to life
So many Transformers toys seemingly coming alive (not gonna list all of these since there's just so MANY of them)
Josh Perez
James Roberts
Marcelo Matere
Windblade
Katsu Don
Overlord Tera
Metroplex
A swarm of Kickback clones
Mindwipe carrying the Mutant Targetmasters
Scorponok in his new body based on the Hasbro Titan Master
Flywheels
Misfire
Slugslinger
Weirdwolf
Skullcruncher
Triggerhappy
Brainstorm w/ Synapse
Hardhead w/ Tankette
Chomedome
Highbrow w/ Cargot
Sureshot
Pointblank
Crosshairs
Alpha Trion
Twin Twist
Twin Twist's Transtector's Zone Mode
Topspin
Chromia
Brawn
Leo Prime
Legends World Lio Convoy
Hedgehog
Power Jaguar
Ultragas
Ultra Magnus
Springer
Legends World Arcee
Hot Rod w/ Firebolt/Shaoshao Li
Kup w/ Recoil/Sue Faireborn
Blurr w/ Haywire/White Lune
Sky Lynx
Broadside
Superion
Curse Armada Thrust
Shockwave
Soundblaster
Soundblaster's Soundwave Transtector
Starscream attached to Octane's Transtector
G1 World Megatron attached to Legend World Megatron's Transtector
Fortress Maximus
Sweeps
God Ginrai
Soundwave
Lunaclub
Devil Z
Moonheart
Neo Brave Maximus
Grand Maximus
Astrotrain
Legends World Optimus Primal
A Cyber Falcon-type spaceship
White Leo and Tigerburn, both frozen like statues
Grotusque
Doublecross
Two of Repugnus

[ZeroWolf]

I do like the way he snuck the vw bee from the new movie in there and put thunderclash with Roberts

[Albatross250]

They're warping back to uhh.... somewhere?


Also i love the Repug and Minipug in the last page

[Randomhero]

Holy crap they actually destroyed the Legends universe...

[Carnivius_Prime]

Once again TF manga pages that are a horribly cluttered mess of crap.

[Rodimus Knight]

I'd pick up those Autobot Target masters if they made them. I'd rather have them look more like the original, but they were represented pretty well.

[RiddlerJ]

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[Va'al]

(for those wondering, the three captions for Matere, Roberts and Perez are 'South America' in kanji, and England and America in katakana.)

[william-james88]

Just curious, but how prominent is Marcelo in the TF comics community? I know him much more for his TF toy artwork from Armada to today.

[ScottyP]

(for those wondering, the three captions for Matere, Roberts and Perez are 'South America' in kanji, and England and America in katakana.)

What about the one for the other great TF creative force that got a panel, Dirge?

[galvatron00]

AUTOBOT TARGETMASTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Randomhero]

Just curious, but how prominent is Marcelo in the TF comics community? I know him much more for his TF toy artwork from Armada to today.

He’s drawn a lot of comics. Spotlights Grimlock, metroplex, contribution to megatron origin, and he’s been doing incentive covers for RID/TF/OP for years. He’s on par with Casey with the amount to contribution in the comics.

He may have an artistic friendship with Sakamoto much like how Milne like to sneak in Josh Perez in his work

[Sabrblade]

(for those wondering, the three captions for Matere, Roberts and Perez are 'South America' in kanji, and England and America in katakana.)

What about the one for the other great TF creative force that got a panel, Dirge?

The Dirge toy is protecting Kagoshima, Japan.

[Flashwave]

That Kup mold looks great for Crosshairs, but if ot got made as a you I would pribably pass just so Kup stays unique. Tough Call though. Pointblank looks good using the Hot Rod mold.I probably would pick that up. Not sold on the alt mode for Sureshot. I guess its a good Bot mode though?

[Sabrblade]

What's neat about all three Autobot Targetmasters is that they each not only use preexisting molds for both their bodies and their heads, but each uses some tooling that was never released in Japan:

Pointblank - Hasbro TR Hod Rod w/ Siege on Cybertron Metalhawk's head

Sureshot - Full-Tilt w/ Quake's head

Crosshairs - Hasbro TR Kup w/ Skytread's head

[Wolfman Jake]

What's neat about all three Autobot Targetmasters is that they each not only use preexisting molds for both their bodies and their heads, but each uses some tooling that was never released in Japan:

Pointblank - Hasbro TR Hod Rod w/ Siege on Cybertron Metalhawk's head

Sureshot - Full-Tilt w/ Quake's head

Crosshairs - Hasbro TR Kup w/ Skytread's head

This makes me think these are definitely coming down the line at some point. Takara would be crazy not to do this. Demand is so high!

[Emerje]

Crosshairs - Hasbro TR Kup w/ Skytread's head

Japan got the Hasbro TR Kup mold in the same Amazon exclusive Transformers Tribute set we all got, just with some stickers on the box and a TLK designation. It's also still in stock and dirt cheap at only 2,330JPY. And of course Skytread was in the Headmaster box set as Flywheels.



Emerje

[Wolfman Jake]

Crosshairs - Hasbro TR Kup w/ Skytread's head

Japan got the Hasbro TR Kup mold in the same Amazon exclusive Transformers Tribute set we all got, just with some stickers on the box and a TLK designation. It's also still in stock and dirt cheap at only 2,330JPY. And of course Skytread was in the Headmaster box set as Flywheels.



Emerje

That "Orion Pax" is currently sporting TR Perceptor's head and representing Crosshairs on my Classics shelf.

[Ultra Markus]

Crosshairs - Hasbro TR Kup w/ Skytread's head

Japan got the Hasbro TR Kup mold in the same Amazon exclusive Transformers Tribute set we all got, just with some stickers on the box and a TLK designation. It's also still in stock and dirt cheap at only 2,330JPY. And of course Skytread was in the Headmaster box set as Flywheels.



Emerje

That "Orion Pax" is currently sporting TR Perceptor's head and representing Crosshairs on my Classics shelf.

that set is currently 2,286yen or 20.64 dollars

[ExciKaiser]

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Takara, you're not allowed to show this without a proper toy in preparation.

[ZeroWolf]

*Squints*

Isn't that just Thunderclash in his IDW form just simplified?

[Sabrblade]

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Takara, you're not allowed to show this without a proper toy in preparation.

There is a toy of that. As in, it is itself a toy. It's the original 1992 toy come to life with a bunch of other toys in the comic, all Toy Story-style.


In other news, summary for Part Two - https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Targetmaster_Chapter_Finale:_Legends_World_in_Imminent_Danger!_Part_Two

Rattrap and his friends watch as Majin Zarak continues its unstoppable rampage across Neo Akihabara City and are almost destroyed themselves before suddenly being encased within protective barriers by Big Convoy. The Maximal introduces himself as one of Rattrap's toys, revealing that all Transformers toys in the Legends World are living beings as toys across the world become real Transformers to protect their owners from the Zamojin army. Katsu Don attempts to destroy the newcomers with his telepathic power but is defeated by Overlord Tera, who has mastered that same power—now identified as Shinchōkon—and informs him that it is no longer monopolized by the Zamojin as it exists within all living beings.

With Majin Zarak held back by the army of toys, Scorponok hurries Mindwipe to place the Targetmasters-turned-bombs near the proton energy reservoir deep underground, getting Metroplex out of the way of the cave entrance by deploying Kickback clones to swarm him. By now Weirdwolf and the Decepticon Targetmasters have had enough and turn on their leader, and while Weirdwolf is defeated taking on Scorponok, the Targetmasters depart to try to reach the bombs in time, an act that is mirrored by their Autobot counterparts. Meanwhile, Alpha Trion and the Jumpstarters have made a plan of their own: by using Twin Twist's Drill Base to amplify Trion's repaired ultra-drill, they can banish Majin Zarak to another dimension without killing him and undoing his fated showdown with Lio Convoy. Scorponok is confident that his creation won't be pushed through the portal so easily, only for its engine room to be damaged by a team of Beastformers who snuck into Majin Zarak following its construction, allowing all Transformers in Akihabara the opportunity to pour their combined firepower at the beast. Majin Zarak is forced through to some unknown place and time and while the Beastformers, Skullcruncher and the Sweeps make their escape in time, Scorponok goes down with the ship, furiously screaming vengeance at Fortress.

The threat isn't over yet, however, as Mindwipe is still activating the Targetmaster explosives... but not out of his own free will, as Devil Z has revived in control of his body and intends to finish what Scorponok started! He is blasted out of Mindwipe by Slugslinger, but warns him that any attempt to meddle with the Targetmasters will cause them to detonate and, after a failed attempt at inviting Slugslinger to join him, retreats to a safe location to absorb the energy emitted from the Legends World's destruction. Slugslinger informs Megatron that there is only one way to prevent the Targetmasters from exploding: by killing them. He explains that while remodeled into bombs, they remain living beings, so if they die they won't detonate, but Megatron vetoes this suggestion and instead tells Alpha Trion to evacuate the entire population to the G1 World, leaving the Legends World to be destroyed rather than having to sacrifice any lives. Thanks to the Drill Base, portals are opened up across the world and everyone makes the journey thanks to their floating barriers or Transformers who turn into transports, and the employees of Axalon Trading Company go recover Optimus Primal before departing on a ship given to them by the Dimensional Patrol.

Megatron asks the Jumpstarters if they can recreate the Legends World in the future, and while they believe it difficult without proton energy and Zamojin assistance, they have faith that they can do it with the help of their leader, Dai Atlas. Meanwhile, all six Targetmasters have gathered at the bombs' location to act on an idea of Megatron's: simultaneously expelling all the plasma energy contained within their partners into the proton energy reservoir, which will still destroy the world but allows the Targetmaster partners to live. The plan succeeds, and all twelve of them successfully escape through a portal as the Legends World explodes behind them, though the shockwave sends the Axalon and crew off course. Rattrap awakens to find their ship crashed in a rocky landscape where he discovers the crystallized figures of White Leo and Tigerburn, seemingly frozen in battle with each other. He is greeted by the Monsterbots, with Repugnus claiming not to have seen him for a long time, and realizes he and his friends have ended up on the planet Beast.