Images of Pack In Comics and Tech Specs for Takara Transformers Legends Kup, Hot Rod and Sharkticon

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:

fenrir72 wrote:Also........."Courage"?

Emerje wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: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

Emerje wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: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

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fenrir72 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: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

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!

fenrir72 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: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

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JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Also, Star Saber (that name is spelled out on the image btw)

william-james88 wrote: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