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Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Fri May 20, 2016 11:44 amby TF_JW
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Fri May 20, 2016 12:12 pmby G.B. Blackrock
Just got done reading it. I do enjoy that these are a bit shorter. Easier to read in one sitting. This one... well, it's designed to time-skip, but I still felt that there was a chunk in the middle missing.
Still, worth the read. I look forward to the next one.
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Fri May 20, 2016 12:54 pmby RevTibe
Huh. While there's very little set in stone about Toxitron, I always got a goofy vibe from him - be it the "haha, look at those colours and name!" he had originally or the "me am not Bizarro homage!" take in animated. This is certainly divergent! (Edit: and seems to fit with the release being originally planned for Nemesis Prime.)
Still a well done story though, although some aspects felt a bit artificial when trying to play him up as badass.
I wonder if the stuff about him keeping that head in his torso might lead in to the Combiner fiction (although he does discard the noggin later).
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Fri May 20, 2016 1:02 pmby G.B. Blackrock
RevTibe wrote:Huh. While there's very little set in stone about Toxitron, I always got a goofy vibe from him - be it the "haha, look at those colours and name!" he had originally or the "me am not Bizarro homage!" take in animated. This is certainly divergent! (Edit: and seems to fit with the release being originally planned for Nemesis Prime.)
Still a well done story though, although some aspects felt a bit artificial when trying to play him up as badass.
I wonder if the stuff about him keeping that head in his torso might lead in to the Combiner fiction (although he does discard the noggin later).
I guess we'll see, but it seems that the description how his chest opens up is incompatible with how the toy actually works
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Fri May 27, 2016 12:23 pmby TF_JW
Foundation And Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim is now online!
Learn about the "last" two members of the Wreckers and the team's new ability as they prepare to face Thunder Mayhem!
http://transformersclub.com/TCCprose.cfm
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Fri May 27, 2016 1:29 pmby Sabrblade
TFSS 5.0 'Foundation and Wreckage: Deadly Aim' Prose Story Now Online
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Sat May 28, 2016 5:15 amby Va'al
Yet another prose story headed our way from the Transformers Collectors' Club, featuring the Wreckage combiner, the Wreckers in this particular side of the universe, and your very own outsiders Offroad and Alpha Bravo - plus new art by Hosono Tomoya and Marcelo Matere with Josh Burcham! Check it all out
here and below.
TF_JW wrote:Foundation And Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim is now online!
Learn about the "last" two members of the Wreckers and the team's new ability as they prepare to face Thunder Mayhem!
http://transformersclub.com/TCCprose.cfm
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Sat May 28, 2016 6:03 amby prjkt
Oh, so these are the last two members, not the "bonus" figures or is it a misdirection?
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Sat May 28, 2016 6:24 amby TF_JW
The story should answer your question
If you can't wait though, here is an EXTREMELY spoiler-filled answer. Read at your own risk!
It's a little bit of both.
Part of the reason for the story was to let fans who could only purchase 5.0 build a Wreckage even if they didn't get the other TCC Wrecker figures. We wanted to make sure there was an official representation of a Wreckage with retail limbs in fiction and in art to justify fans building him that way. Even if the roster changed afterward.
Now... As for that ending...
When the Combiner War toys for 5.0 were decided as Wreckers to go with Impactor from 4.0, one of the very first thoughts was "Okay, they're Wreckers. Who can we kill?"
The original idea for who would die and how was very different, but Pete and I wanted at least one Wrecker to die and to have it be a sort of betrayal. I won't get too much into that original concept, but it wasn't Alpha Bravo and Offroad. Actually, Offroad was a very late substitution, but one that I can't be happier with!
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Sat May 28, 2016 6:34 amby prjkt
Yeah posted before I read it. Dr Vaal won't like this one
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Sat May 28, 2016 6:58 amby Kurona
Goddammit, that's not fair. Now Va'al's obsession with AB can be justified because he's a wonderful character!
Aaaaaa I love them.
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Sat May 28, 2016 7:44 amby ausbot
I was looking at the other prose stories and I want that Gobots combiner set.
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Sat May 28, 2016 11:22 amby SG Roadbuster
so the final part of Masters and Mayhem will come out around the time Impactor and mystery figure of 4.0 yes?
I wonder if there will be a prose story explaining Double Pretender Megatron and Optimus? or mabe some prose stories/comics for The Mayhem attack Squad themselves?
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Sat May 28, 2016 11:54 amby Kurona
SG Roadbuster wrote:so the final part of Masters and Mayhem will come out around the time Impactor and mystery figure of 4.0 yes?
I wonder if there will be a prose story explaining Double Pretender Megatron and Optimus? or mabe some prose stories/comics for The Mayhem attack Squad themselves?
I really hope there will be because these have been excellent so far. I didn't like the idea of a non-alternating Counterpunch at first but the story totally sold me on him.
... that is, ahem, if I could afford to get him.
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Sat May 28, 2016 9:36 pmby Sabrblade
Kurona wrote:SG Roadbuster wrote:so the final part of Masters and Mayhem will come out around the time Impactor and mystery figure of 4.0 yes?
I wonder if there will be a prose story explaining Double Pretender Megatron and Optimus? or mabe some prose stories/comics for The Mayhem attack Squad themselves?
I really hope there will be because these have been excellent so far. I didn't like the idea of a non-alternating Counterpunch at first but the story totally sold me on him.
... that is, ahem, if I could afford to get him.
If not, Optimus can still appear in the "Of Masters and Mayhem" magazine comics.
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Sun May 29, 2016 9:29 amby prjkt
Ok now I've had some time to think over and re read this, here are my thoughts;
I like the inclusion of AB and OR, gives those who didn't order sub 4 have a complete combiner, gives the two bots a use if you ended up getting Quickslinger/Breakneck and mentions the scramble-city nature of combiners that hasn't really been explored much in CW-related fiction.
Good work.
As for the story, I also like how it explains the Thunder part of Thunder Mayhem, why it looks like Thunderwing out of Bludgeon... the story is getting interesting.
Looking forward to finding out who the remaining member may be...
Re: The Official BotCon/TCC Fiction Discussion Thread
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Mon May 30, 2016 7:44 pmby D-Maximal_Primal
I liked the story too.
The part with Alpha Bravo sacrificing himself and his friend to stop a monster was very touching and very cool. That is character right there. I also like how they were pals 
Re: A generic BotCon/TCC fiction discussion thread
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Thu Aug 25, 2016 3:09 pmby TF_JW
http://transformersclub.com/The latest Beast Wars: Uprising prose story is now online! Find out what Magmatron and the crew of the Dinosaur have been up to!
Re: A generic BotCon/TCC fiction discussion thread
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Wed Oct 05, 2016 7:12 amby Nexus Knight
Next TCC story up! "Lively Pursuit" featuring the new Bluestreak figure- synopsis and link as follows: Wreckage gets a second lease on life after Impactor discovers an unexpected survivor.
http://www.transformersclub.com/prose/bluestreak.pdf
TFSS 5.0 'Foundation and Wreckage Part 2: Lively Pursuit' Prose Story Now Online
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 9:29 amby D-Maximal_Primal
We now have the latest prose story from the Transformers Collectors' Club, featuring a new Survivor, the Wreckers of this very interesting universe, their combined form of Wreckage (sorry, no Fall of Cybertron Ruination here; not even a Rotorstorm), and new cover art done by AK Cyrway and Erika L. Galan! You can check out the new story
HERE or below.
Re: A generic BotCon/TCC fiction discussion thread
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:06 amby Railbomb
Hopefully this means TFSS 5.0 will be shipping out soon.
Re: A generic BotCon/TCC fiction discussion thread
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:04 pmby SG Roadbuster
this has been up for about a week already. possibly longer.
Re: A generic BotCon/TCC fiction discussion thread
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:19 pmby Nexus Knight
SG Roadbuster wrote:this has been up for about a week already. possibly longer.
Yeah, if you look at my original post, I made it three days ago. And I'm almost sure it's been up longer than that.
But hey! First news credit! Awesome! Thanks!
Re: A generic BotCon/TCC fiction discussion thread
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:36 pmby RNSrobot
I've tried, I've really tried to read these prose stories, but they're... not very good. Oh well.
Re: A generic BotCon/TCC fiction discussion thread
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Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:50 amby TF_JW
That's unfortunate to hear. The Club tried to vary the writers and genres/styles across the prose to widen appeal. Especially this year with seven writers working on three universes.
