Chapter 49 of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Manga Now Online

Rodimus Knight wrote:I hope the transmetal Megatron is a sign of things to come.

Rodimus Knight wrote:I hope the transmetal Megatron is a sign of things to come.

We get a full rundown of Metroplex's complete Japanese G1 history and more, including Metrobase's presence on Earth in the early 1980s (from the Micromaster manga), Metroplex's own creation in Scramble City, Metrotitan's birth in the Zone story pages, Metroplex and Metrotitan engaging one another in battle, Super Convoy's becoming a Powermaster with the Nebulan Hi-Q to acquire Nucleon Energy, Metroplex's powerup from his cartoon body to his Titan class toy body, Straxus's turning Megatron good to turn Metrotitan even more evil, Metroplex defeating Metrotitan at last putting the Metrowars to an end, the Cybertron Alliance being formed between Optimus and a reformed Megatron, everyone becoming Action Masters for the new era of peace, Megatron's friend Kiloton being murdered by humanity, said murder instigating the Generation 2 wars, Metroplex being pulled into the Legends World to defeat the Zamojin-controlled Windblade, many faces from across time and the multiverse likewise turning up in the Legends World, Trypticon's most recent resurrection in the Legends World and his fight with Metroplex there, and all the Citybots becoming New Akihabara City.

Plus, Megatron and Metroplex looking over the city together, and then Metroplex and the Aerialbots partaking in the energon barbecue that they had in the Aerialbots' Unite Warriors Offshot (with Armada Thrust being the one who takes the photo of that event), and then the upcoming Autobot Targetmaster Partners suddenly appear.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Knight wrote:I hope the transmetal Megatron is a sign of things to come.

It's not. It's there as an illustrated reference to how Beast Wars Megatron stole G1 Megatron's spark to become his Transmetal 2 dragon form, and that when G1 Megatron's spark was inside BW Megatron's body, G1 Meggy's spark was exposed to BW Megs's Transmetal energy, which lay dormant inside G1 Megatron's spark until this point, in which it now surfaces and turns G1 Megatron into a Transmetal himself, his black version.

Rodimus Knight wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Knight wrote:I hope the transmetal Megatron is a sign of things to come.

It's not. It's there as an illustrated reference to how Beast Wars Megatron stole G1 Megatron's spark to become his Transmetal 2 dragon form, and that when G1 Megatron's spark was inside BW Megatron's body, G1 Meggy's spark was exposed to BW Megs's Transmetal energy, which lay dormant inside G1 Megatron's spark until this point, in which it now surfaces and turns G1 Megatron into a Transmetal himself, his black version.

Well thanks for peeing on my fire.

william-james88 wrote:

Rodimus Knight wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Knight wrote:I hope the transmetal Megatron is a sign of things to come.

It's not. It's there as an illustrated reference to how Beast Wars Megatron stole G1 Megatron's spark to become his Transmetal 2 dragon form, and that when G1 Megatron's spark was inside BW Megatron's body, G1 Meggy's spark was exposed to BW Megs's Transmetal energy, which lay dormant inside G1 Megatron's spark until this point, in which it now surfaces and turns G1 Megatron into a Transmetal himself, his black version.

Well thanks for peeing on my fire.

Generaly speaking, these comics are not an indication of toys to come (as in, toys we dont know fo yet). Sakumoto just has fun and uses whichever characters he wants.

On 1980s Earth, Wheeljack presents his latest invention to the other Autobots: the transformation super cog, a device that can grant Transformers new transformations and combinations. He assures a wary Optimus Prime that there's no chance of the Decepticons coming for the cog without triggering his new alarm system, unaware that it's currently being dismantled by infiltrators Overkill and Slugfest. The cassettes are soon followed by Megatron and the Decepticon army, including new additions Slugslinger, Misfire and Triggerhappy, who make short work of the Autobots' own newbie, Pointblank. Megatron is pleased and taunts Starscream that his days as Air Commander may be numbered, and when Starscream protests that he's superior to the new jets, he gets blasted by Slugslinger. The other two prove less impressive, however, as Misfire accidentally shoots Slugslinger in the back and Triggerhappy's random firing has the other Decepticons keeping far away.

Runabout and Runamuck successfully ram through the Autobot defenses and seize the super cog, but are in turn taken down by Topspin and Twin Twist, two new Autobot soldiers with a mysterious secret. These Jumpstarters proceed to defeat who they believe is Megatron, though they realize too late their victory was over Megatron's double, Megaplex, allowing the real deal to sic Sunstorm on them. Soundwave deploys a squad of new cassettes to finish them off, but Enemy's attack is blocked by Nightstalker, who confronts his old comrade Ravage over a past betrayal. In the chaos, Slugslinger uses his specialty—shooting people in the back—to steal the super cog from the Jumpchargers, then asks Megatron to transform into gun mode and finish off the Autobots. When he does so, however, Slugslinger fuses both the cog and Megatron to his wrist, allowing him to take control of his leader's mighty firepower. Announcing his intent to become the next Emperor of Destruction, he guns down Megatron's loyalists (and Starscream) as well as Optimus Prime.

As he lies injured, Optimus Prime tells Ironhide, Prowl, Sunstreaker and Mirage that they will fight cogs with cogs: inspired by a previous battle, the five of them have modified their own transformation cogs to be able to combine, albeit the process is not yet perfected. Their combined form, Conviy Grand Prime, severs Slugslinger's Megatron arm with a karate chop, and the jet flees with the other Decepticons hot on his heels to punish him for his treachery. Convoy Grand Prime then captures Megatron, only for the Decepticon leader to emit a mysterious energy wave that separates the combiner, leaving Optimus Prime taking on his nemesis one on one. When Megatron gets up after being knocked into a wall, however, his body has turned black, and Wheeljack warns Optimus that he's emitting quantum surge energy. Megatron realizes the shock from the battle has caused "something" to awaken within him and dubs his new form "Transmetal Megatron", but instead of continuing the battle, he departs to take revenge on Slugslinger, warning the Autobots that they'll get a taste of his newfound power soon enough.

To avoid punishment, Slugslinger and his comrades flee into space and remain there until Megatron-turned-Galvatron is defeated in 2011, at which point they return to the Decepticons. By coincidence he then becomes a Targetmaster, and when his partner Caliburst mutates in the Legends World and becomes capable of firing anti-electrons, he finds he finally has the power to act on his ambitions again...

gothsaurus wrote:regarding Metroplex EX, is it confirmed to be identical to earlier Takara release?

gothsaurus wrote:AW man. I'd like to have that comic... but not bad enough to buy a whole new Metroplex.

Metroplex introduces himself as the newest of the "Metrotype" Transformers, a group that includes Metrobase, the Autobot warrior who guarded the Ark prior to 1985, and Metrotitan, who slumbered beneath Titan since ancient times and was later brainwashed into a Decepticon. By the 2030s, the Transformers are threatened by an energy crisis that Metroplex regrets would be reversible if not for the constant fighting, though fortunately Optimus Prime discovers a new power source called nucleon by adopting a Powermaster body and venturing into a black hole. He has his Nebulan partner, Hi-Q, absorb the energy and combine with him, causing him to transform into an Action Master, and returns to Metroplex to announce that they now have an unlimited energy source.
 
Metroplex confronts the Decepticons with the hope that unlimited energy will lead to them accepting peace, but their current leader, Straxus, makes it clear that energy has nothing to do with his lust for conquest and sics Metrotitan on him. Powered up since their previous battle, Metroplex declares he will gladly become a demon in pursuit of peace and soundly vanquishes Metrotitan, then returns his unconscious body to Titan so that he can absorb the land's energy and one day reawaken. As Twincast begins calling for peace, Optimus Prime suggests they start by convincing Megatron, recovered from Straxus's captivity and rebuilt as an Action Master, to lay down his arms, as his influence over the remaining Decepticons would help greatly. He retains some doubts that Megatron of all people would accept, but relents after seeing a Decepticon treat him kindly even after his brainwashing at the hands of Straxus, and soon the two settle their differences and form the Cybertron Alliance.
 
The peace doesn't last long, however: when Megatron's friendly subordinate is killed by mistrusting humans after coming to Earth as a peace envoy, the Decepticon leader rejects Optimus Prime's idea of peace and declares that he'll use force to keep everything under his control in order to keep his people safe. The war breaks out again, with the combatants evolving further from Action Masters into "Generation 2" bodies, but this time it's not a war fought over energy, but over beliefs: peace through freedom versus peace through tyranny. Pulled into the new war, Metroplex grows increasingly weary of fighting, wondering what the point of fighting for temporary peace is and if the Transformers are fated to always be at war. During one battle, he hears a voice call for help before he's suddenly pulled through space and time to the year 2015 in the Legends World, which is at the brink of being destroyed by Windblade.
 
After saving the world by defeating Windblade, he settles down in this world, witnesses many other Transformers come to visit and even faces his old rival Trypticon again. He is at first saddened that he has to fight again, but the subsequent construction of Neo Akihabara City heralds a time of peace, something he credits to Mayor Megatron being able to overcome his past ambitions. As the Transformer who has spent the most time in the Legends World, he's happy about its current state, but there is still something he wants for himself: while Megatron is looking over the city from atop him, Metroplex tells him he would like to stop being the city hall and be free. Megatron lets Metroplex go, and he travels into an uninhabited area to appreciate his constant company, Scamper, Slammer and Six-Gun. As the Aerialbots come to visit and hold a barbecue party on him, he reflects that the peace of the Legends World is what they have all been looking for and wishes everyone would come live there. Suddenly a glowing object catches his attention and he looks closer to discover none other than the last three mutant Targetmasters, a discovery which will lead to the end of this world...

Sabrblade wrote:Metroplex comic summary:
 

Metroplex introduces himself as the newest of the "Metrotype" Transformers, a group that includes Metrobase, the Autobot warrior who guarded the Ark prior to 1985, and Metrotitan, who slumbered beneath Titan since ancient times and was later brainwashed into a Decepticon. By the 2030s, the Transformers are threatened by an energy crisis that Metroplex regrets would be reversible if not for the constant fighting, though fortunately Optimus Prime discovers a new power source called nucleon by adopting a Powermaster body and venturing into a black hole. He has his Nebulan partner, Hi-Q, absorb the energy and combine with him, causing him to transform into an Action Master, and returns to Metroplex to announce that they now have an unlimited energy source.
 
Metroplex confronts the Decepticons with the hope that unlimited energy will lead to them accepting peace, but their current leader, Straxus, makes it clear that energy has nothing to do with his lust for conquest and sics Metrotitan on him. Powered up since their previous battle, Metroplex declares he will gladly become a demon in pursuit of peace and soundly vanquishes Metrotitan, then returns his unconscious body to Titan so that he can absorb the land's energy and one day reawaken. As Twincast begins calling for peace, Optimus Prime suggests they start by convincing Megatron, recovered from Straxus's captivity and rebuilt as an Action Master, to lay down his arms, as his influence over the remaining Decepticons would help greatly. He retains some doubts that Megatron of all people would accept, but relents after seeing a Decepticon treat him kindly even after his brainwashing at the hands of Straxus, and soon the two settle their differences and form the Cybertron Alliance.
 
The peace doesn't last long, however: when Megatron's friendly subordinate is killed by mistrusting humans after coming to Earth as a peace envoy, the Decepticon leader rejects Optimus Prime's idea of peace and declares that he'll use force to keep everything under his control in order to keep his people safe. The war breaks out again, with the combatants evolving further from Action Masters into "Generation 2" bodies, but this time it's not a war fought over energy, but over beliefs: peace through freedom versus peace through tyranny. Pulled into the new war, Metroplex grows increasingly weary of fighting, wondering what the point of fighting for temporary peace is and if the Transformers are fated to always be at war. During one battle, he hears a voice call for help before he's suddenly pulled through space and time to the year 2015 in the Legends World, which is at the brink of being destroyed by Windblade.
 
After saving the world by defeating Windblade, he settles down in this world, witnesses many other Transformers come to visit and even faces his old rival Trypticon again. He is at first saddened that he has to fight again, but the subsequent construction of Neo Akihabara City heralds a time of peace, something he credits to Mayor Megatron being able to overcome his past ambitions. As the Transformer who has spent the most time in the Legends World, he's happy about its current state, but there is still something he wants for himself: while Megatron is looking over the city from atop him, Metroplex tells him he would like to stop being the city hall and be free. Megatron lets Metroplex go, and he travels into an uninhabited area to appreciate his constant company, Scamper, Slammer and Six-Gun. As the Aerialbots come to visit and hold a barbecue party on him, he reflects that the peace of the Legends World is what they have all been looking for and wishes everyone would come live there. Suddenly a glowing object catches his attention and he looks closer to discover none other than the last three mutant Targetmasters, a discovery which will lead to the end of this world...

primalxconvoy wrote:You're knocking these out of the park! Have you ever considered working in Japan (if you haven't done so already)?

Sabrblade wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:You're knocking these out of the park! Have you ever considered working in Japan (if you haven't done so already)?

Uh, these ain't *my* summaries. You see my screenname anywhere in the pages' edit history?

primalxconvoy wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:You're knocking these out of the park! Have you ever considered working in Japan (if you haven't done so already)?

Uh, these ain't *my* summaries. You see my screenname anywhere in the pages' edit history?

Apologies. Who's doing them, then?

Sabrblade wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:You're knocking these out of the park! Have you ever considered working in Japan (if you haven't done so already)?

Uh, these ain't *my* summaries. You see my screenname anywhere in the pages' edit history?

Apologies. Who's doing them, then?

Apoc.

These twin Clonetrons, split from their Clonebot brethren to fulfill their ambitions with the Decepticons. Wingspan transforms into a condor and takes aim at prey from the sky, while Pounce transforms into a Jaguar and persistently tracks enemies on the ground.

Windblade has the power to shake whole worlds. Her decisions affect the fate of all Transformers; Survival or death, are insignificant in her quest for justice. Her evolution into a Headmaster and Targetmaster makes her a deadly foe.

Megatron generated a new Transtector body for himself and is now a Headmaster. Megatron can use his new triple-changing ability to turn into both a robot, tank and jet fighter to bring fear to his enemies, showing that he's truly an Emperor of Destruction! His partner, "Noble", who quietly follows him, has a mysterious existence.

Sabrblade wrote:It's Megatron vs. Megatron, Mayor vs. Company President, G1 vs. Legends World BW.

In other words, the purple G2 Megatron Legends toy as been repurposed as a toy of Legends World BW Megatron, while G1 Megatron takes over Old Snake's green-and-purple tank that turns into a body colored like the American green-and-purple G2 Megatron toy.

SG Roadbuster wrote:please tell me that Megatron's comic is hinting at an actual release of a green/purple redeco of that mold.

Sabrblade wrote:

SG Roadbuster wrote:please tell me that Megatron's comic is hinting at an actual release of a green/purple redeco of that mold.

Most doubtful.

karyuudo wrote:Gotta love the errors of Desepticon on G2 Megatron's package and Deception Clones with Pounce and Wingspan.

Deadput wrote:

karyuudo wrote:Gotta love the errors of Desepticon on G2 Megatron's package and Deception Clones with Pounce and Wingspan.

I mean that's how it's pronounced right?

In 2011 of the G1 World, Pounce and Wingspan are offered high positions in the Decepticon army by Galvatron in exchange for betraying their friends, Fastlane and Cloudraker, and stealing a treasure map left behind by the Space Pirates. While they succeed, the map does not lead to the stockpile of proton energy they had expected, and the two Clones remain low-ranked Decepticons even as Galvatron and Scorponok are defeated. Ten years later they return to the Pirate Planet, believing there's more to the pirates' pyramid than they saw during their first visit, and find a hidden basement containing an interdimensional portal. They theorize that the reason the proton energy is nowhere to be found is because the space pirate Duncan never hid it in the pyramid in the first place, but transported it to another world.

In the Legends World, Highbrow is researching the mysteries regarding the energy that created the dimension when he's interrupted by Cloudraker reacting to something. Cloudraker explains that he's connected to Pounce as they were created in the same cloning experiment, and he can sense that his "brother" has arrived in this dimension. Aware that the Decepticon Clones have searching for the pirates' energy lately, the Autobots realize the Zamojin must have been working with the Space Pirates to gather energy and use it to create the Legends World, and if so, the world is doomed if the Decepticons take away the energy. They roll out only to find that Pounce and Wingspan have defeated Metroplex using the mutant Autobot Targetmasters, which have absorbed the proton energy hidden underground to become extremely powerful. Declaring that they're sick of being ruled over and treated as lab rats and that it's their time to rule, the Decepticon Clones attack Fastlane and Cloudraker, who plead with them to return the energy to the Legends World. Fortunately the Autobot Clones manage to grab the Targetmasters, which then fly off in different directions to avoid being used for evil again. Pounce and Wingspan retreat, telling their brothers to remember this day, and Fastlane and Cloudraker respond that they'll gladly remember it until the day comes when they can reconcile.

Neo Akihabara City is attacked by the berserk mutant Targetmasters Pinpointer, Spoilsport and Peacemaker, and Windblade, determined to protect the world that forgave her for her past actions, comes to the city's defense only to be shot down. With the city in flames and even Broadside defeated, a despairing Windblade wishes that her big sister Nijika was there to help, then realizes that Nijika is in fact present in the Legends World. She makes her way to where Katsu Don is rebuilding Nijika and requests that her creator convert her into a Headmaster compatible with her sister's body, conceding that she's even willing to become a Zamojin puppet again in exchange for Nijika's power.

Katsu Don accepts her deal, and Headmaster Windblade and Nijika soon depart to save the city from the mutant Targetmasters. With her new robot mode, Windblade is able to deflect the Targetmasters' blasts and seize Pinpointer, forcibly combining him with her sword and using the weapon to send Spoilsport and Peacemaker flying off to parts unknown. The city is saved, but it's a bittersweet victory: when Tigatron returns home, he finds a good-bye note from Windblade explaining that she has returned to the Zamojin and asking the residents of the Legends World to destroy her if she ever attacks them again.

primalxconvoy wrote:Cheers! I wonder if it's possible to actually combine her sword with Pinpointer?

With G1 Megatron having left Tera-Kura Co. to become mayor, president Beast Megatron is once again in charge... until the company is suddenly invaded by Concurrence troops led by Old Snake, who needs resources to recover from the setback of being discovered by the Galactic Peace Alliance. Snake proceeds to place Megatron in a tube and extract his "beast portion", transforming him into a wholly robotic Headmaster loyal to the Concurrence. Seeing their plot for world conquest as a way to take revenge on G1 Megatron for overthrowing him, Beast Megatron happily uses Tera-Kura's facilities to mass-produce Concurrence weapons, including a tank transtector that he uses to personally lead an attack on the mayor's office, Trypticon.

To Starscream's shock, G1 Megatron is unwilling to fight back, not wanting to see a subordinate get hurt ever since a previous incident, and instead looks for a way to undo Beast Megatron's brainwashing without harming him. Soundblaster explains that Old Snake has previously turned Transformers into artificial humans and has used the same technology in "reverse" on Beast Megatron, but they can likely restore him to normal if they can recover his extracted beast portion. The Decepticons find that the beast portion, calling itself "Noble", was unceremoniously tossed aside by the Concurrence and picked up by Nightscream, who's gotten him a job as an opera singer at Weirdwolf's circus. G1 Megatron goes there and explains the situation, convincing a reluctant Weirdwolf to let him bring Noble and Beast Megatron together by telling him the the Concurrence is a threat to the circus too. With help from the still-loyal Slipstream, Blackarachnia, and Nightbird, he then takes over Tera-Kura, luring Beast Megatron and Old Snake back to the office where he's waiting in a borrowed tank body of his own.

G1 Megatron tries to talk Beast Megatron down, but his brainwashed counterpart only responds that he'll take over the world and become Decepticon leader in G1 Megatron's place, and the two come to blows. Beast Megatron manages to grab his opponent's gun during the battle, only to find it part of G1 Megatron's plan—the gun is in fact a transformed Noble, who transforms into beast mode, plucks Beast Megatron off of his body and combines with him. Their union restores Beast Megatron's mind, and he joins forces with G1 Megatron to send Old Snake and his forces fleeing. In the aftermath, Beast Megatron remains split between two bodies and assumes an evil personality whenever he's separated from Noble, though Noble tries to keep him on the right path.