Featuring the titan-class Predaking; the PotP Dinobots, Terrorcons & Rodimus Prime, among others. And an Optimus Prime with transformation seams consistent with those of the upcoming 35th Annv. Masterpiece.
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Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:First, a thorough coverage of the new Masterpiece MP-44 Convoy toy (which I'm sure we've seen some images of said pages in that toy's thread).
Next, coverage of the Movie toys for both the Bumblebee movie line and the Studio Series line. As well as an interview with Japanese voice actress Aoi Yūki, who I presume from this text to be voicing someone (maybe Charlie? It doesn't say who) in the Japanese dub of the Bumblebee movie.
And finally, the biggest news of all. Hirofumi Ichikawa is writing and drawing a brand new comic for the Binaltech storyline, in honor of that toyline's 15th anniversary! The story is going to finally give that series its long overdue proper conclusion, helping to bridge the gap between Binaltech and Alternity.
Two pages have been posted online, in which we see that it looks like this comic will be telling both a follow-up to the final Binaltech story chapter, as well as some of the origin story of the Protector, which Ichikawa had previously dabbled in with writer Jim Sorenson back in a Facebook post written for the Transformers Collectors Club's old Ask Vector Prime Facebook page (archived here on TFWiki as the second-to-last entry written under the September 30, 2015 section. It's the entry that asks about Air Attack Optimus Primal).
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The Binaltech Autobots (accompanied by MP-2 Ultra Magnus) are heading off to take care of something that Grimlock had felt he was forgetting back in the final Binaltech story chapter. That something is shown here to involve the other Dinobots, who appear to be several damaged/dying.Stormshot_Prime wrote:Wish I knew what was happening here... looks like the Alternator Autobots are going to rescue/observe the classic Maximal team right after Beast Wars/before Machines.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:The Binaltech Autobots (accompanied by MP-2 Ultra Magnus) are heading off to take care of something that Grimlock had felt he was forgetting back in the final Binaltech story chapter. That something is shown here to involve the other Dinobots, who appear to be several damaged/dying.Stormshot_Prime wrote:Wish I knew what was happening here... looks like the Alternator Autobots are going to rescue/observe the classic Maximal team right after Beast Wars/before Machines.
The Maximals, meanwhile, are heading back to Cybertron from the Beast Wars, with Megatron as their captive. But, as their ship travels through time, when they reach the 21st Century, they get hit by some timey-wimey stuff (caused by Binaltech Ravage tampering with time, which occurred in earlier chapters of the Binaltech story) that pulls their ship into the Binaltech timeline, where their ship gets destroyed by Unicron.
The Maximals and Megatron end up getting scattered through Transwarp space, with Blackarachnia being snatched up by Unicron to become his servant (and get a new Binaltech body of her own).
Initially, there was much more to this post that I'd written to explain the fates of the other Maximals and Megatron, but the more I kept writing, the harder it became to try to condense and simplify the rather epic and convoluted story that this comic is related to. So, I'll just say that the main Beast Wars/Beast Machines timeline gets unaffected thanks to some cosmic timey-wimey stuff the Alternity pulls off, with the Maximals and Megatron seen in this comic being quantum duplicates of the real ones, which Ichikawa only did because he really wanted to use the American BW/BM version of Optimus Primal (as opposed to the goofier Japanese version of the character) for his Protector story, but didn't want to contradict either the BW or BM cartoons as they were, so he just wrote a convoluted explanation that made his Protector version of Primal be a duplicate of the original.
There's a link with directions in both my first post and in the news post quoting my post.Stormshot_Prime wrote:Geez-o. I do love me a complicated timey-wimey multiversal plot, where can I get started on this story?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Stormshot_Prime wrote:Geez-o. I do love me a complicated timey-wimey multiversal plot, where can I get started on this story?
The Year 2008:
The Cybertron warriors are on their triumphant return after defeating the powerful enemy, Black Convoy.
Grimlock: It all over...? Me Grimlock feel me forgetting something...
Grimlock: Ah!!
Grimlock: My Dinobots!!
Some years back:
The Cybertron heroes who won the Beast Wars are returning to the future. Their shuttle has now arrived in the time zone of the year 2005!
Computer: Anomaly in transwarp space--
Computer: A high energy reaction
Somebody: What?!
Cybertron City Technical Division
Grimlock: Arrgh! Why! Why Dinobots not awake yet?!
Grimlock: Even Protector got body!
Perceptor: Grimlock, listen! The Dinobots' restoration has already been completed. You are the cause for their inability to wake up!
Grimlock: Me...?
According to Overdrive's survey, the "Original World" already had the Dinobots revived by 2005.
Soundwave's telepathic capability and a high frequency pulse could eliminate the Unleashers' psychic imprint that was making animal-type robots wild.
In the proper timeline, we were able to have him heal the Dinobots in return for a prisoner exchange...
But in the BT World, Soundwave's whereabouts are unknown... Thus we had to wait till new Binaltech research produced results that could reproduce his ability.
Perceptor: The initial experiment of the Psychedevice was successful! Thanks to it, the Dinobots' restoration is complete, but...
Perceptor: The Psychotropic Energy engraved in your mind is growing day by day! To the extent that the Dinobots are once again affected.
Grimlock: What should me do...?
Perceptor: Aha! It seems the improved device was confidently completed this morning!
Carly: Grimlock, are you all right? You don't look well.
Perceptor: More and more reason to go now! Hurry up to the EDC Space Center!
Carly: I'll go with! I'm worried about you.
Protector: I'll accompany.
Lambor: I believe Commander Convoy and the others are transporting Alternium to the Space Center.
Communication: The Destrons have showed up at the EDC Space Center!
Lambor: What, no way!
Decepticharge: Ultra Magnus! He has the Matrix right now!
Decepticharge: I know it's there!
Ultra Magnus: Decepticharge! And Blackwidow, those troublesome two!
Ultra Magnus: Servants of Unicron... Puppets that keep following orders even without their master.
Charger: The two of us need to protect the Alternium!
Charger: I'll take you down for sure today...!
Decepticharge: My bootleg, Charger!
Charger: You were originally my alternate bodyframe... I don't care how an evil soul got in it...
Charger: Only that you are knocked down with my hands!!
Blackwidow: Uh-oh! I guess this match is over?
Blackwidow: Uugh! Alright!
Blackwidow: The Matrix... yes, yes, I will destroy it.
Blackwidow: But before that...
Blackwidow: This! I need to use this device!
Blackwidow: Wait? This is for human beings!
Carly: Something wrong?
Blackwidow: Damn it! I really am cursed.
Blackwidow: Aarrgh!!
Grimlock: Destron! How long are you gonna be a nuisance?
Blackwidow: Wait! I do not want to fight. I just want to be free!
Protector: Back, Grimlock! She is my friend.
Blackwidow: You...!?
Protector: It's been a while, Widow... hundreds of millions of years for me.
Protector: Grimlock's mental waves are acting on your beast DNA. Both are getting dangerous at this rate!
Carly: I'll do it! Help me out, Perceptor.
Carly: Lambor! Get them to lay down their weapons!
Lambor: Okay, it's gonna be rough!
Protector: Carly, this device enhances human mental power and lets telepathic abilities emerge.
Protector: I wonder if it'll change you forever...
Carly: That's not important right now, do it quickly!!
Protector: Success!
Outer space: Quintesson Base
Quintesson: The Binaltech have finally begun to dedicate their efforts to the evolution of the human species. That civilization is dangerous and must be sealed immediately.
Quintesson: Activate the quadrant lock!!
Blackwidow: I'm afraid to ask, but could you easily restore us?
Protector: Well...
Blackwidow: Why are you staying in this era if you don't feel involved?
Protector: I was the one who helped this offshoot world survive. I am responsible for your predicament...
Protector: So I swear I will bring you back to our friends!
Blackwidow: Aw, staying just for little ol' me?
Another day: Cybertron City
Grimlock: Dinobots have returned good!
Grimlock: Me Grimlock glad!
Sludge: Grimlock? Do anyone see Grimlock?
Slag: Me see nice, weak, and small Autobot.*
Slag: Grimlock our king.
Grimlock: And...
Dinobots: Long live Binaltech!
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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