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[datguy86]

On this episode of Mutant Tagermaster!

Standing around while important stuff happens... In Space!

Evil shadowy smiles!

A big ball of guns shows up for its job interview as a sentry, only to be screamed at! A LOT!

Conspiracy!

And Zartan disguises himself as Spike to convince a young girl an ill-fitting dress and no underwear is perfect for her next mission!

...Zartan hasn't been the same since he starred in the revival of MTV's Punk'd.

Tune in next toy to see the exciting adventures continue in Transformers: Canon Blender!

[Cyberpath]

The woman in the last panel looks like Michelle from S3 episode Only Human.

[Emerje]

Also........."Courage"?

Appears to be Star Saber without his helmet on, you can see the rockets under his chin.


I'm just happy to see Scorponok show up. I wonder why the Headmaster is being shadowed when the transtector is right there in plain sight?

Emerje

[Rodimus Knight]

I know these get translated sometimes, but it seems to be real hit or miss, who translates them, and does that person have like a Patreon page, cause I would be willing to support getting all of these translated.

That being said, on a side note, there is way to much text in those panels.

[Sabrblade]

MUTANT Targetmasters?!!! What does "Mutant Targetmasters" mean?!!

[Stuartmaximus]

yeah...but who's gonna translate it like some have done with the others

[Randomhero]

Also........."Courage"?

Appears to be Star Saber without his helmet on, you can see the rockets under his chin.


I'm just happy to see Scorponok show up. I wonder why the Headmaster is being shadowed when the transtector is right there in plain sight?

Emerje

Because that’s how Zarak was shown in the first dozen episodes of Headmasters. It’s just Sakamoto being cheeky Sakamoto

[william-james88]

Thanks to our Japan correspondent, Matt in Japan, we now have a scan of the new Transformers Legends manga that comes with Takara Transformers Legends LG 47 Kickback and Clouder.

You can see it below, enjoy!

[fenrir72]

Also........."Courage"?

Appears to be Star Saber without his helmet on, you can see the rockets under his chin.


I'm just happy to see Scorponok show up. I wonder why the Headmaster is being shadowed when the transtector is right there in plain sight?

Emerje

Courage

=

As for Megazarak, that was like a "flashback" scene of his transtector in "The Headmasters"

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Also........."Courage"?

Appears to be Star Saber without his helmet on, you can see the rockets under his chin.


I'm just happy to see Scorponok show up. I wonder why the Headmaster is being shadowed when the transtector is right there in plain sight?

Emerje

Courage

Small note, the smallest forms of the Brainmasters have no proper names, they're just referred to as "Brain of <insert attribute>", in Star Saber's case "Brain of Courage". They only appear in transformation stock footage, never on their own in regular scenes, so they shouldn't really be considered proper characters.
Also, Star Saber (that name is spelled out on the image btw) is seen without his helmet on a somewhat regular basis outside of battle in the anime. With a shout of "Battle Up" the helmet is put on, ready to battle. In fact, in Legends all Headmasters that have full helmets (i.e. Leader Class figures) follow the very same convention, Blaster is initially seen without a helmet even.

[Sabrblade]

We got us a summary of "Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter":

On the planet Master sometime prior to 2011, Scorponok has gotten his hands on some coveted plasma energy and found that while it usually destroys inorganic matter, exposing it to Transformer bodies in a certain way may let them develop new transformations and combinations. Seeking to make himself stronger, he captures six Master inhabitants who have not trained to be Headmasters—Peacemaker, Pinpointer, Spoilsport, Caliburst, Blowpipe and Aimless—and experiments on them by exposing them to the energy. Fortress finds out and puts a stop to the experiments, sparking the beginning of Scorponok's rebellion that sees him exiled from Master. The victims, who have lost the ability to speak, receive medical treatment for years until the day Scorponok returns with his MegaZarak transtector and attempts to recapture them, prompting the six to flee the planet and seek out Fortress. While helping Fortress clear the Battleship Maximus of plasma energy bombs, however, they are exposed to another wave of the energy and bonded with three Autobots and three Decepticons, becoming the Targetmasters.

In 2021, the Autobot Targetmasters rediscover their partners in the void of space following their disappearance during the black hole battle, but the six have merged together into a clump of guns infused with massive amounts of plasma energy. Despite their previous exposure to the energy, even the bodies of the Targetmasters begin eroding when they approach, but before things go bad the Targetmasters partners suddenly disappear: unbeknownst to the Autobots, their Decepticon counterparts in the Legends World have captured Alpha Trion and forced him to use his ultra-drill to bring the partners there. However, even Trion can't control the runaway plasma energy which somehow merges with the Zamojin power of the Legends World, allowing the Targetmaster partners to absorb the dimension's collective information about Transformers and begin transforming into an "ultimate weapon". As he knows such a weapon would be uncontrollable and the plasma energy burst will destroy both him and the Decepticons, Alpha Trion puts the ultra-drill into reverse, destroying the device and warping the six Targetmaster partners to random locations in the world.

Alpha Trion relays the recent events to the G1 World, where Shaoshao Li forwards the information to Galactic Peace Alliance chairman Spike Witwicky. Aware that Megatron is active in the Legends World, Spike orders Shaoshao to covertly recover the mutated Targetmasters before Megatron can learn of their existence. After Shaoshao leaves to fetch Hot Rod, however, "Spike" removes his mask and reports to his allies in the Concurrence that the Targetmasters are the perfect source of the plasma energy they need to destroy the Autobots, take control of the Galactic Peace Alliance and rule the galaxy!

[william-james88]

If anyone has scans of the pack in comics for the new Legends releases, please send them to us or post them here and we will news em.

Not looking forward to the ensuing discussion though, now that I have seen what is in store:

https://twitter.com/miyaki_yudai/status ... 8550319104

[Emerje]

Also........."Courage"?

Appears to be Star Saber without his helmet on, you can see the rockets under his chin.


I'm just happy to see Scorponok show up. I wonder why the Headmaster is being shadowed when the transtector is right there in plain sight?

Emerje

Courage

=

Also, Star Saber (that name is spelled out on the image btw)

Emerje

[Jelze Bunnycat]

If anyone has scans of the pack in comics for the new Legends releases, please send them to us or post them here and we will news em.

Not looking forward to the ensuing discussion though, now that I have seen what is in store:

https://twitter.com/miyaki_yudai/status ... 8550319104

Huh, looks like Blowpipe is developing the same powers as Apeface. You'd think the girls in Legends would be used to that by now

[william-james88]

With every release of a Takara Transformers Legends toy, we also get a new Legends Comic. These always garner quite a bit of attention for how much story is crammed in just a few pages,
along with its tie in with the Japanese G1 continuity and for the controversial nature of how the female characters are handled. This time is no different with Blowpipe from, the LG49 Triggerhappy comic, developing the same powers as Apeface, where his blast can blow off women's clothes. This of course means that the Triggerhappy comic below is not safe for work.
That is far from all there is to these comics though since they also include great nods, easter eggs and appearances. The LG47 Kickback comic has Clouder take over the body of Black Convoy and we see him use a Hand/Foot/Gun. The Triggerhappy comic shows him using the configurable option of gun hands. And the LG48 Brawn comic has an appearance from God Neptune's Scylla, who gets quite the spotlight.

What else do you see in these pages? Let us know! And a big thank you to Powered Convoy for scanning these comics.

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

Oh Japan.

[Decepticon Stryker]

NSFW? I don't see anyth- AAAAHHHH AHHH AHHH! What!? What!? What!? Why!?

[Albatross250]

NSFW? I don't see anyth- AAAAHHHH AHHH AHHH! What!? What!? What!? Why!?

Triggerhappy's Targetmaster Blowpipe can tear their clothes in seconds.
i mean, how can Blowpipe use that ability?

An also, Ravage talks!

[Decepticon Stryker]

NSFW? I don't see anyth- AAAAHHHH AHHH AHHH! What!? What!? What!? Why!?

Triggerhappy's Targetmaster Blowpipe can tear their clothes in seconds.
i mean, how can Blowpipe use that ability?

But why!? Autobots aren't made of clothes! Why would you need that ability!?

[Randomhero]

NSFW... what a joke. Everyone’s gotta act like a sensitive special snowflake now and be offended by everything and need sheltered.

[WarConvoy]

Gotta love the Brawn Mecha idea

The rest...love them also!

Anyone has all or at least most of the legend comics? I had them but my memory died and i didn't have backup 6

[Decepticon Stryker]

NSFW... what a joke. Everyone’s gotta act like a sensitive special snowflake now and be offended by everything and need sheltered.

Well no, it's not a joke.... Because Minerva is 15.....

[Kurona]

No, it's -literally- not safe for work. Your boss isn't gonna be very happy if he walks by and sees you looking at naked anime girls.

[Qwan]

NSFW? I don't see anyth- AAAAHHHH AHHH AHHH! What!? What!? What!? Why!?

Triggerhappy's Targetmaster Blowpipe can tear their clothes in seconds.
i mean, how can Blowpipe use that ability?

But why!? Autobots aren't made of clothes! Why would you need that ability!?

I suppose it might be useful for removing the Master armor so the Autobot Targetmasters can't turn into guns? (Is that what the manga depicts, in fact? I can't examine it too closely seeing as I'm at work right this moment.) I mean, that's the only in-fiction usefulness I can think of for that ability. But in all honesty, I think we know what the real reason is for Blowpipe possessing this power

NSFW... what a joke. Everyone’s gotta act like a sensitive special snowflake now and be offended by everything and need sheltered.

Okay, for serious? I actually am at work (as just mentioned above) and that warning might well have saved my skin. Luckily it seems like my various coworkers are pretty chill with me having messageboards up when they walk past occasionally, but I get the feeling naked-anime-girls wouldn't go over nearly as well

I don't personally have a strong enough opinion to get into a debate about whether content warnings are necessary in general, but let's not forget that NSFW in essence does mean "Not Safe For Work", and in that context, it's a really useful label to have.

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

NSFW? I don't see anyth- AAAAHHHH AHHH AHHH! What!? What!? What!? Why!?

Triggerhappy's Targetmaster Blowpipe can tear their clothes in seconds.
i mean, how can Blowpipe use that ability?

But why!? Autobots aren't made of clothes! Why would you need that ability!?

Well, it seems to be doing SOMETHING to Arcee and Windblade there.

....

Unless that's Kickback eating them.