Scans of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG65 Twin Twist & LG66 Topspin Manga

Rated X wrote:What no T&A ???
Did someone kidnap Sakamoto? Who is this impostor?

fenrir72 wrote:Not counting the double targetmasters of G1, iirc, HB released 6 targetmasters for the Autobots and 5 for the Decepticons. Have they all been "revived?

Brought to the Wolf Circus by his loyal troops, Scorponok explains that he had been wandering space following the black hole battle until Devil Z took control of him and had him build a transtector. Now that he's free, he plots to apply his usual plot to the Legends World—blowing it up and absorbing its energies for himself—and to do so he needs the plasma energy within the six Targetmasters, currently held by the Autobots who are attempting to restore them to normal. As the first step of his plan, Scorponok summons the second transtector Devil Z had him make on Beast: the gigantic Majin Zarak, a machine with the instincts of a beast and a veritable "god of destruction", whose origin comes as a surprise to Leo Prime.


When the police set out to protect the citizens from Majin Zarak, Scorponok's agent Flywheels sneaks into the police station and breaks out Slugslinger, Misfire, and Katsu Don, the latter agreeing to an alliance since his goals overlap with Scorponok. Katsu Don attacks the Autobots and steals the Targetmasters for the Decepticons before summoning the rest of his race to participate in the final battle, but the Zamojin army is in turn attacked by Skids, Sky-Byte, and the Dimensional Patrol. Rattrap is confused as the Dimensional Patrol previously considered the Legends World problematic, so Sky-Byte explains that he convinced them that it's a beautiful world that deserves to be protected, and he even managed to get the other three Predacons inducted as well. The Patrol easily holds the Zamojin at bay thanks to Neo Brave Maximus's robot mode, and before Scorponok can intervene, Majin Zarak is attacked by Leo Prime, Lio Convoy, and Optimus Primal, who has transformed himself using Transformers sickness once again. Scorponok calls upon Weirdwolf, but he has gone to Tera-Kura Co. to convince Noble to join them, having grown attached to the wolf and not wanting him to be killed in the universe's destruction, though Noble refuses and instead suggests Weirdwolf himself switch sides. Weirdwolf is left torn—compared to their previous destruction of Cybertron, which neither he nor Scorponok felt attached to, he feels a connection to the Legends World where his living transtector, Rarigo, and Butla were all born, and he knows in his heart that what they're doing is wrong...

Clouder and the SDF confront Majin Zarak and keep it busy while Megatron's Decepticons mobilize Trypticon, but even the cityformer is dwarfed by Majin Zarak who destroys him with a single giant beam. Blown away by the same attack, Leo Prime realizes that they're going about it the wrong way: since Majin Zarak isn't destined to be destroyed until their battle in the future, they simply cannot defeat it here and now. Meanwhile, Scorponok has modified the Targetmasters into new plasma energy bombs to be placed around the Legends World and detonated, restraining Slugslinger and Misfire when they protest. All hope is not lost, however, as in the city, Chromedome is approached by Pointblank, Sureshot, and Crosshairs, who have finally arrived in the Legends World and acquired transtectors from Kup's shop.

Sabrblade wrote:The name of this story is "Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One"

Brought to the Wolf Circus by his loyal troops, Scorponok explains that he had been wandering space following the black hole battle until Devil Z took control of him and had him build a transtector. Now that he's free, he plots to apply his usual plot to the Legends World—blowing it up and absorbing its energies for himself—and to do so he needs the plasma energy within the six Targetmasters, currently held by the Autobots who are attempting to restore them to normal. As the first step of his plan, Scorponok summons the second transtector Devil Z had him make on Beast: the gigantic Majin Zarak, a machine with the instincts of a beast and a veritable "god of destruction", whose origin comes as a surprise to Leo Prime.

When the police set out to protect the citizens from Majin Zarak, Scorponok's agent Flywheels sneaks into the police station and breaks out Slugslinger, Misfire, and Katsu Don, the latter agreeing to an alliance since his goals overlap with Scorponok. Katsu Don attacks the Autobots and steals the Targetmasters for the Decepticons before summoning the rest of his race to participate in the final battle, but the Zamojin army is in turn attacked by Skids, Sky-Byte, and the Dimensional Patrol. Rattrap is confused as the Dimensional Patrol previously considered the Legends World problematic, so Sky-Byte explains that he convinced them that it's a beautiful world that deserves to be protected, and he even managed to get the other three Predacons inducted as well. The Patrol easily holds the Zamojin at bay thanks to Neo Brave Maximus's robot mode, and before Scorponok can intervene, Majin Zarak is attacked by Leo Prime, Lio Convoy, and Optimus Primal, who has transformed himself using Transformers sickness once again. Scorponok calls upon Weirdwolf, but he has gone to Tera-Kura Co. to convince Noble to join them, having grown attached to the wolf and not wanting him to be killed in the universe's destruction, though Noble refuses and instead suggests Weirdwolf himself switch sides. Weirdwolf is left torn—compared to their previous destruction of Cybertron, which neither he nor Scorponok felt attached to, he feels a connection to the Legends World where his living transtector, Rarigo, and Butla were all born, and he knows in his heart that what they're doing is wrong...

Clouder and the SDF confront Majin Zarak and keep it busy while Megatron's Decepticons mobilize Trypticon, but even the cityformer is dwarfed by Majin Zarak who destroys him with a single giant beam. Blown away by the same attack, Leo Prime realizes that they're going about it the wrong way: since Majin Zarak isn't destined to be destroyed until their battle in the future, they simply cannot defeat it here and now. Meanwhile, Scorponok has modified the Targetmasters into new plasma energy bombs to be placed around the Legends World and detonated, restraining Slugslinger and Misfire when they protest. All hope is not lost, however, as in the city, Chromedome is approached by Pointblank, Sureshot, and Crosshairs, who have finally arrived in the Legends World and acquired transtectors from Kup's shop.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:The new Autobot Targetmasters are catching my interest:

- Pointblank: TR Hot Rod, Hasbro version
- Crosshairs: TR Kup
- Sureshot: TR Full-Tilt?!

Ok, we're never getting them, unless the Full-Tilt mold is separate from Trypticon. btw They're just existing Transtectors painted over by Kup and Sue

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:The new Autobot Targetmasters are catching my interest:

- Pointblank: TR Hot Rod, Hasbro version
- Crosshairs: TR Kup
- Sureshot: TR Full-Tilt?!

Ok, we're never getting them, unless the Full-Tilt mold is separate from Trypticon. btw They're just existing Transtectors painted over by Kup and Sue

-Crossfire- wrote:Also, did he just pull a Godzilla 2013 on Trypticon?

Alpha Weltall wrote:Well the club was able to use Scamper for BW Scorponok so there might be a chance.

Sabrblade wrote:In this part, I see...

Majin Zarak
Legends World Rattrap, Nightscream, Cheetor, Airazor, Dinobot, Rhinox, Tigatron, and Silverbolt
Big Convoy toy come to life
So many Transformers toys seemingly coming alive (not gonna list all of these since there's just so MANY of them)
Josh Perez
James Roberts
Marcelo Matere
Windblade
Katsu Don
Overlord Tera
Metroplex
A swarm of Kickback clones
Mindwipe carrying the Mutant Targetmasters
Scorponok in his new body based on the Hasbro Titan Master
Flywheels
Misfire
Slugslinger
Weirdwolf
Skullcruncher
Triggerhappy
Brainstorm w/ Synapse
Hardhead w/ Tankette
Chomedome
Highbrow w/ Cargot
Sureshot
Pointblank
Crosshairs
Alpha Trion
Twin Twist
Twin Twist's Transtector's Zone Mode
Topspin
Chromia
Brawn
Leo Prime
Legends World Lio Convoy
Hedgehog
Power Jaguar
Ultragas
Ultra Magnus
Springer
Legends World Arcee
Hot Rod w/ Firebolt/Shaoshao Li
Kup w/ Recoil/Sue Faireborn
Blurr w/ Haywire/White Lune
Sky Lynx
Broadside
Superion
Curse Armada Thrust
Shockwave
Soundblaster
Soundblaster's Soundwave Transtector
Starscream attached to Octane's Transtector
G1 World Megatron attached to Legend World Megatron's Transtector
Fortress Maximus
Sweeps
God Ginrai
Soundwave
Lunaclub
Devil Z
Moonheart
Neo Brave Maximus
Grand Maximus
Astrotrain
Legends World Optimus Primal
A Cyber Falcon-type spaceship
White Leo and Tigerburn, both frozen like statues
Grotusque
Doublecross
Two of Repugnus

Va'al wrote:(for those wondering, the three captions for Matere, Roberts and Perez are 'South America' in kanji, and England and America in katakana.)

william-james88 wrote:Just curious, but how prominent is Marcelo in the TF comics community? I know him much more for his TF toy artwork from Armada to today.

ScottyP wrote:

Va'al wrote:(for those wondering, the three captions for Matere, Roberts and Perez are 'South America' in kanji, and England and America in katakana.)

What about the one for the other great TF creative force that got a panel, Dirge?

Sabrblade wrote:What's neat about all three Autobot Targetmasters is that they each not only use preexisting molds for both their bodies and their heads, but each uses some tooling that was never released in Japan:

Pointblank - Hasbro TR Hod Rod w/ Siege on Cybertron Metalhawk's head

Sureshot - Full-Tilt w/ Quake's head

Crosshairs - Hasbro TR Kup w/ Skytread's head

Sabrblade wrote:Crosshairs - Hasbro TR Kup w/ Skytread's head

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Crosshairs - Hasbro TR Kup w/ Skytread's head

Japan got the Hasbro TR Kup mold in the same Amazon exclusive Transformers Tribute set we all got, just with some stickers on the box and a TLK designation. It's also still in stock and dirt cheap at only 2,330JPY. And of course Skytread was in the Headmaster box set as Flywheels.



Emerje

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Crosshairs - Hasbro TR Kup w/ Skytread's head

Japan got the Hasbro TR Kup mold in the same Amazon exclusive Transformers Tribute set we all got, just with some stickers on the box and a TLK designation. It's also still in stock and dirt cheap at only 2,330JPY. And of course Skytread was in the Headmaster box set as Flywheels.



Emerje

That "Orion Pax" is currently sporting TR Perceptor's head and representing Crosshairs on my Classics shelf.

ExciKaiser wrote:

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Takara, you're not allowed to show this without a proper toy in preparation.

Rattrap and his friends watch as Majin Zarak continues its unstoppable rampage across Neo Akihabara City and are almost destroyed themselves before suddenly being encased within protective barriers by Big Convoy. The Maximal introduces himself as one of Rattrap's toys, revealing that all Transformers toys in the Legends World are living beings as toys across the world become real Transformers to protect their owners from the Zamojin army. Katsu Don attempts to destroy the newcomers with his telepathic power but is defeated by Overlord Tera, who has mastered that same power—now identified as Shinchōkon—and informs him that it is no longer monopolized by the Zamojin as it exists within all living beings.

With Majin Zarak held back by the army of toys, Scorponok hurries Mindwipe to place the Targetmasters-turned-bombs near the proton energy reservoir deep underground, getting Metroplex out of the way of the cave entrance by deploying Kickback clones to swarm him. By now Weirdwolf and the Decepticon Targetmasters have had enough and turn on their leader, and while Weirdwolf is defeated taking on Scorponok, the Targetmasters depart to try to reach the bombs in time, an act that is mirrored by their Autobot counterparts. Meanwhile, Alpha Trion and the Jumpstarters have made a plan of their own: by using Twin Twist's Drill Base to amplify Trion's repaired ultra-drill, they can banish Majin Zarak to another dimension without killing him and undoing his fated showdown with Lio Convoy. Scorponok is confident that his creation won't be pushed through the portal so easily, only for its engine room to be damaged by a team of Beastformers who snuck into Majin Zarak following its construction, allowing all Transformers in Akihabara the opportunity to pour their combined firepower at the beast. Majin Zarak is forced through to some unknown place and time and while the Beastformers, Skullcruncher and the Sweeps make their escape in time, Scorponok goes down with the ship, furiously screaming vengeance at Fortress.

The threat isn't over yet, however, as Mindwipe is still activating the Targetmaster explosives... but not out of his own free will, as Devil Z has revived in control of his body and intends to finish what Scorponok started! He is blasted out of Mindwipe by Slugslinger, but warns him that any attempt to meddle with the Targetmasters will cause them to detonate and, after a failed attempt at inviting Slugslinger to join him, retreats to a safe location to absorb the energy emitted from the Legends World's destruction. Slugslinger informs Megatron that there is only one way to prevent the Targetmasters from exploding: by killing them. He explains that while remodeled into bombs, they remain living beings, so if they die they won't detonate, but Megatron vetoes this suggestion and instead tells Alpha Trion to evacuate the entire population to the G1 World, leaving the Legends World to be destroyed rather than having to sacrifice any lives. Thanks to the Drill Base, portals are opened up across the world and everyone makes the journey thanks to their floating barriers or Transformers who turn into transports, and the employees of Axalon Trading Company go recover Optimus Primal before departing on a ship given to them by the Dimensional Patrol.

Megatron asks the Jumpstarters if they can recreate the Legends World in the future, and while they believe it difficult without proton energy and Zamojin assistance, they have faith that they can do it with the help of their leader, Dai Atlas. Meanwhile, all six Targetmasters have gathered at the bombs' location to act on an idea of Megatron's: simultaneously expelling all the plasma energy contained within their partners into the proton energy reservoir, which will still destroy the world but allows the Targetmaster partners to live. The plan succeeds, and all twelve of them successfully escape through a portal as the Legends World explodes behind them, though the shockwave sends the Axalon and crew off course. Rattrap awakens to find their ship crashed in a rocky landscape where he discovers the crystallized figures of White Leo and Tigerburn, seemingly frozen in battle with each other. He is greeted by the Monsterbots, with Repugnus claiming not to have seen him for a long time, and realizes he and his friends have ended up on the planet Beast.

Wolfman Jake wrote:It's interesting that the Jumpstarters should mention Dai Atlas.

ZeroWolf wrote:I think we fans should lessen our hope for these figures, going from "Come on Takara!" To "it would be nice if they did but whatever will be, will be"

The more we get our hope up, the more it'll be dashed when it falls apart.