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Randomhero wrote:And with just one panel from this comic everyone is now gonna flip out thinking the autobot target masters are teased and Takara will be making them...they won't

Kurona wrote:So what are the chances of us getting Titan Masters of the Targetmasters then? And is it just me or does the Arcee included in the birdseye view of the base modes look an awful lot like her Titans Return incarnation?

Insurgent wrote:That kup looks reeeeeeeal tempting.


That's just the other arcee mould. You can tell by how wide and curvy her rear is compared to blurr beside her.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:It looks like the Decepticon Targetmasters in the comics join at the wrist. I wonder if that'll be a hidden bonus on those toys?

I wonder now how Kup's arms will transform, I don't see how they'll peg in.

Va'al wrote:

The Headmasters were not the only warriors who fought in the battle near the black hole that forced the Autobots and Decepticons to seek new bodies in the Legends World—the Targetmasters were also present.

Pointblank leads his Autobot Targetmasters against their Decepticon counterparts led by Slugslinger, demanding they release the small Targetmasters that they've forced to become Decepticons. As the battle reaches its climax, the Autobot Targetmaster partners detach to recover the remainder of Scorponok's bombs only to be grabbed by the Decepticons. Slugslinger reveals that since the Targetmasters were bonded to their current partners by a plasma energy shockwave, their plan is to purposefully expose themselves to the black hole's explosion and bond with the Autobots' partners as well. Things don't go as planned, however, as the explosion instead shrinks their bodies and causes the Targetmaster partners to disappear. The Targetmasters go on to convert into Headmaster bodies like the other victims, but choose not to follow them to the Legends World, instead remaining in their own universe to search for their partners.

In the current-day Legends World, the three cityformers have been integrated into Akihabara and created what Rattrap dubs "Neo Akihabara City". The elected mayor of the new city is Megatron, who holds a speech about how he wishes to create an ideal world without conflict where Transformers, humans, and beasts can live in peace, claiming he does not want to repeat the "arguments" he had with his old friend, Optimus Prime. Elsewhere, Scourge has his Sweeps dig for another Zodiac only to uncover one of the lost Targetmasters, Blowpipe. Meanwhile, Hot Rod and Shaoshao Li arrive in the Legends World in search of the lost Targetmasters, the former having converted into a Headmaster body in order to be inconspicuous during their investigation. Problem is he can't actually afford a transtector for it, but he's confident things will work out somehow.

Black Hat wrote:More of the comic...



I could be wrong but it looks like Shaoshao Li is actually Hot Rod's Targetmaster. This makes me want the figure, and also sad that they didn't make the Targetmaster figure look like a little robotic Shaoshao.

OK never mind I'm an idiot. I still want a Shaoshao Li Targetmaster though.

Wait a minute, I just noticed the Master Braces on her forearms. She IS the Targetmaster! That's awesome!

primalxconvoy wrote:As for Hotrod's comic, it's typical "Sikomofo" up to his usual, purile trucks again. He's not exactly the best thing to happen to Japan, or transformers, is he...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:- Hot Rodimus fishing with Shao Shao Li references an extra piece of KP fiction.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:- apparently Sharkticon clones can't eat as well as they used to, as anything swallowed can climb back out.

primalxconvoy wrote:Then WARN people about these pictures. If you THINK that any content is going to cause problems, then take steps to reduce it.

Previously, this site merely showed links to the comics, rather than full images. Other methods include a separate thread for such content and/or with a warning, such as "NSFW/May cause offence" etc.

I came to this discussion page from the Kup Misassembled news post i didn'texpect to see inappropriate, possibly sexual/misogynistic portrayals of women on the same page.

EVERY time I see this here, I'm going to comment about it. That's not to say I would always do so if due diligence has been met, but expect such comments if you openly post content that causes such debate.

primalxconvoy wrote:Yes, I actually refer to them as Pirrahnacons, as that's what they look and act like. Why were they called Sharkticons to begin with , I don't know.

Black Hat wrote:
And EVERY time I see you posting your thin-skinned "Stop liking what I don't like" drivel I'm going to point and laugh, and tell you what an idiot you are. You have two options:

1: Continue posting your crap in here and continue getting ridiculed.
2: Stop coming into the thread and avoid the source of your butthurt.

Those are your choices. I would recommend the latter.

primalxconvoy wrote:This is true, but I think the Sharkticons were released before the Seacons, right?

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Black Hat wrote:
And EVERY time I see you posting your thin-skinned "Stop liking what I don't like" drivel I'm going to point and laugh, and tell you what an idiot you are. You have two options:

1: Continue posting your crap in here and continue getting ridiculed.
2: Stop coming into the thread and avoid the source of your butthurt.

Those are your choices. I would recommend the latter.

Well said. I would only add an option 3. If you know that the comics offend you, but otherwise like the legends thread, most devices and computers have the awesome scroll feature that let's you quickly go right past what you don't want.

I do it all the time.

Flashwave wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:This is true, but I think the Sharkticons were released before the Seacons, right?

You know, I wondered about that as I wrote it and almost went to go check. Now you've got me curious. But I wonder if the productions would have been close enough that Pirahnacon was already chosen even if the toys weren't first? Defender dropped right before the movie, who was his "opponent"?

EDIT: Hmm. TFWiki lists the Seacons as 1988, so that sorta blows me out of the water (buh-dump-bum) I still stick to my Jaws theory though.

Kurona wrote:I repeat: stop. That goes for both of you.

primalxconvoy wrote:Then WARN people about these pictures. If you THINK that any content is going to cause problems, then take steps to reduce it.

Previously, this site merely showed links to the comics, rather than full images. Other methods include a separate thread for such content and/or with a warning, such as "NSFW/May cause offence" etc.

I came to this discussion page from the Kup Misassembled news post i didn'texpect to see inappropriate, possibly sexual/misogynistic portrayals of women on the same page.

EVERY time I see this here, I'm going to comment about it. That's not to say I would always do so if due diligence has been met, but expect such comments if you openly post content that causes such debate.

Black Hat wrote:And EVERY time I see you posting your thin-skinned "Stop liking what I don't like" drivel I'm going to point and laugh, and tell you what an idiot you are. You have two options:

1: Continue posting your crap in here and continue getting ridiculed.
2: Stop coming into the thread and avoid the source of your butthurt.

Those are your choices. I would recommend the latter.

Burn wrote:Now, back on topic peeps! And when I say back on topic, I mean that, if you feel the need to respond to this post, send me a PM. I'll try not to read them until I get through this headache inducing pile of paperwork you guys interrupted me from working on.

the_neptrix wrote:

Black Hat wrote:Man, it's good to see Shaoshao in fiction that isn't blatantly horrific. I do so love anime Chinese girls. Let's hope poor old Atari gets her time to shine again.

I'd have to agree, though there aren't a lot of them. Some people seem slightly offended, though. Japanese media is just sorta like that.

primalxconvoy wrote:Then WARN people about these pictures. If you THINK that any content is going to cause problems, then take steps to reduce it.

Previously, this site merely showed links to the comics, rather than full images. Other methods include a separate thread for such content and/or with a warning, such as "NSFW/May cause offence" etc.

I came to this discussion page from the Kup Misassembled news post i didn'texpect to see inappropriate, possibly sexual/misogynistic portrayals of women on the same page.

EVERY time I see this here, I'm going to comment about it. That's not to say I would always do so if due diligence has been met, but expect such comments if you openly post content that causes such debate.

Rodimus Knight wrote:Are the Pack In Comics only 2 pages this time?

Stuartmaximus wrote:was that Beast Machines Megatron?

Stuartmaximus wrote:Noone responded to my post

I said....

was that Beast Machines Megatron?

zodconvoy wrote:Sooooo... translations when?

Do we have anybody on these because context would be nice. I can't even tell if the comics are posted in the right order.

To Shaoshao Li's annoyance, Hot Rod shows no interest in working to afford a transtector nor searching for the lost Targetmasters, and he instead spends his time fishing and waiting for things to work themselves out. The catch of the day turns out to be a Sharkticon that immediately gobbles up Hot Rod, but he's alright as he finds that its inside are hollow and outfitted with controls. Given that Sharkticons are not native to the Legends World, he concludes that it's an artificial clone and a lead towards the Targetmasters, who they believe have mutated and developed new abilities.

Indeed, Scourge and the Sweeps have found that Blowpipe can now fire electro-clone beams and have been using him to clone Sharkticons from a tail taken from the creatures' current habitat, Beast. Their plan to create an army and conquer the world, but they're interrupted when Hot Rod and Shaoshao, piloting the runaway Sharkticon, smash through a window. Sweep No. 7 merges with his transtector and uses Blowpipe to take control of the Sharkticons, sending them to surround and execute the intruders, but Hot Rod's own Sharkticon refuses to fight back against his own people. Fortunately, Hot Rod has prepared reinforcements in the form of Grimlock, who has used his Headmaster form to take control of Trypticon and menace the Sharkticons into turning on the Sweeps. Scourge flees with Blowpipe, but Hot Rod and Shaoshao capture the remaining Sweeps and hand them over to the police, where they are offered jobs. Their first assignment is to capture the Sharkticons as well, so Hot Rod has to go straight back to fishing.

In the year 2021 in the G1 World, Micromaster Hot Rod is called from Micro to the Galactic Peace Alliance's new headquarters by his old partner Shaoshao Li, who has left Earth Defense Command and become an Alliance agent. She explains the latest findings regarding the disappeared Targetmasters, revealing that they were mutated by the plasma energy bombs and blown into the Legends World. The duo's mission is to covertly travel there and recover them.

In the Legends World, Hot Rod's new job as police officer has netted him a transtector, if only a small one that to Shaoshao's annoyance doesn't fit both of them comfortably in vehicle mode. (Ai explains that they're on a budget as the vehicle was paid for with taxpayer money, and warns him to be careful with it.) When Scourge resurfaces, having cloned himself using Blowpipe's ability, Hot Rod merges with the transtector and confronts the villain. Shaoshao is grabbed by one of the clones, but Hot Rod takes it on and reminds his partner that she can fight as well using a new type of Master-Braces, which let her clothe herself in Firebolt-type Targetmaster armor. Scourge uses Blowpipe to create three evil Hot Rod clones to back him up, but Hot Rod defeats them all with a Jinchōkon Power blast from Shaoshao's gun mode. As they celebrate their successful recovery of Blowpipe, however, the two learn that Shaoshao ends up buck naked when she transforms back. Hot Rod is reminded of their Kiss Player days and theorizes that her clothes turned into part of the energy that she fired.

Kup lives in the Legends World with the human girl Sue and makes a living as a used car salesman, a job that's getting more interesting as more and more transtectors end up on the market. His latest purchase gives him pause as it looks just like his old pickup truck mode, which reminds him of his life before he became a Micromaster to settle on Micro alongside Hot Rod. His time there came to an end when the settlers were attacked by a wild Sharkticon, and despite all his life experience, he was overcome by fear in his tiny new body and fled Micro, abandoning his comrades. His guilt and continued fear have left him plagued by nightmares and he refuses to talk about the past with Sue, not wanting to recall any bad memories, but she comforts him and encourages him to think of the good memories he's amassed in his long life. Kup reflects that good things have indeed happened to him, most recently when he came to this world in search of a body, found Sue lost on the streets and took her in.

Suddenly, Sharkticons attack Kup's shop, paralyzing him with fear as his traumatic memories resurface. Since he refuses to fight the creatures, Sue takes matters into her own hands and uses Master-Braces given to her by her mother to gear up in a Recoil-type Targetmaster suit, carries Kup to the transtector and encourages him to face his fears. Thanks to her, Kup manages to merge with the transtector and uses her gun mode on the Sharkticons, who turn docile. As Sue plays with one of them in the aftermath, Kup realizes her kind heart affects the blasts from her Targetmaster mode, granting them the power to disperse an enemy's fighting spirit. He reflects that he'd forgotten how strong people can be when they work together, no matter their size.

Later, Kup is shocked to learn from Sue that she's the daughter of none other than Marissa Faireborn, having run away from home following a fight with her mother.

Cyberpath wrote: