Although the Armada comic is most notable for its frequent depiction of events from the Mini-Cons' point of view-unlike the anime, the comic depicted the Mini-Cons as normal Cybertronians with the ability to speak English- Armada's final arc abruptly pushes the ideological conflict between these three races to the side in favor of a climactic battle against Unicron and his five " Heralds", a quintet of dimension-hopping "Generation 1" Transformers led by Galvatron. When the Autobots and Decepticons travel to Earth to continue their war, however, they make contact with three human children and discover that not all of the Mini-Cons want to ally themselves with the Autobots. But when the Mini-Cons flee their planet aboard the starship Exodus, a freak accident strands half of the Mini-Cons on Earth and eventually brings them into contact with humanity. Like many other Transformers tales, Armada begins on a war-torn Cybertron as Optimus Prime's Autobots battle Megatron's Decepticons-in this subset of realities, however, the war is fought not for energon or territory, but for control of the planet's Mini-Cons, a third faction of tiny, power-boosting Cybertronians.
More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada (2004)ĭreamwave Productions acquired the Transformers license in 2002, and launched an Armada tie-in comic alongside their " Generation One" storyline.Within the fictional Transformers multiverse, the TransTech classify every Unicron Trilogy continuity as a part of the " Aurex" universal cluster. From a meta perspective, the Unicron Trilogy is also notable for introducing a third faction of diminutive, power-boosting Mini-Cons while reintroducing Primus-divine creator of the Transformer race-to the overarcing Transformers mythos. Although Western Armada fiction like Dreamwave's comics played the premise straighter and hewed closer to Marvel's 1980s The Transformers comic in tone, many of the surface-level anime stylings remained. Along with Robots in Disguise, the cartoons are remembered for their Japanese influences-each installment features plenty of mecha-inspired super modes and supernatural power boosts. The fourth-largest continuity family encompasses three cartoons, two comics, and multiple storybooks and video games it is named for the central role Unicron plays in the overall story, since all three series revolve around him in some way-even Cybertron, where his destruction results in the creation of the series' primary threat, the universe-threatening black hole.Īs the first true Japanese-American coproduction to come out of the Transformers franchise, the three television shows that constitute the bulk of this continuity were originally produced in Japan and later exported and dubbed to other countries for international release. Formerly owned by 10-year-old.The eponymous "Unicron Trilogy", consisting of the Armada, Energon, and Cybertron franchises, forms the basis for the entire Unicron Trilogy continuity family. Minor marks on discs that do not affect play. “ Excellent Condition, Minor shelf-wear (see photos). See all condition definitions - opens in a new window or tab
See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. The video game instructions and box are included. The cover art and liner notes are included. No damage to the jewellery case or item cover, no scuffs, scratches, cracks, or holes.
An item that is used but still in very good condition.