Transformers Titans Return - The Power of the Titan Masters Booklet Available Online

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itscramtastic has shared with us the official Hasbro booklet for Titans Return 'The Power of the Titan Masters' from San Diego Comic Con 2016 - now available















































Fellow Seibertronianhas shared with us the official Hasbro booklet for Titans Return 'The Power of the Titan Masters' from San Diego Comic Con 2016 - now available digitally - containing a more or less fictional introduction to and the bios of the various characters released in the first couple of waves. It is a little odd to see Sentinel and Optimus work together, and Alpha Trion fighting Mindwipe on Eukaris, Soundwave attacking Cybertron and Fortress Maximus, but there you have it. Check it out mirrored below, or access the PDF here Credit(s): Hasbro

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Wait, so Sovereign by himself is as strong as Fortress Maximus , Ravage is smarter than Highbrow, and Teslor is a Decepticon?



Okay then. Posted by Autobot N on July 27th, 2016 @ 4:30pm CDT

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That is a very cool comic! I like reading the bios and the art is very cool.



I agree with those who want a Rodimus Prime. There aren't enough versions of Rodimus Prime, and plenty of Hot Rod- it seems that way to me anyway. Posted by joeprime276 on July 27th, 2016 @ 4:40pm CDT

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Who the heck is Rot-Gut? Did I miss something? 'cos he looks a heck of a lot like Horri-Bull/Terri-Bull to me. Posted by Kurona on July 27th, 2016 @ 4:59pm CDT

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That booklet was really stupid. Also, why is Terri-bull/Horri-bull called Rot-Gut and why is Teslor listed as a Deception? Posted by DigitalBrave3 on July 27th, 2016 @ 5:30pm CDT

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Eh, I found it pretty fun. Reminded me of the cheesy cringeyness and weird treatment of characters you often found in G1 material in the mid-80s. Which made it all the more weirder when IDW elements like Eukaris, Caminus etc were brought up... and ESPECIALLY something like Mnemosurgery. Oh this is all kiddy and fun sudDENLY CHROMEDOME HAS THIS THING FROM THE COMICS WHICH PSYCHOLOGICALLY DAMAGES HIM AND CAN KILL HIM Posted by Kurona on July 27th, 2016 @ 5:33pm CDT

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I guess this is just Transformers comics-lite for kids or something? It's just so weird. Aplha Trion and Sovereign each have the stats of a fully loaded Fort Max. That means when Trion has his head screwed on that he's twice as powerful as Max.I guess this is just Transformers comics-lite for kids or something? It's just so weird. Posted by Mr Skram on July 27th, 2016 @ 5:49pm CDT

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Well that was fun and kinda nuts at the same time, I like it Posted by carytheone on July 27th, 2016 @ 5:54pm CDT

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Okay okay, one second here. I'm having toruble actually understanding how headmasters work...



Hardhead = One bot when in tank form or bot form, without his head



Furos = Another bot, who's not Hardhead



I always thought that the smaller Headmasters were just the main bot in a smaller form, separated from the body, not a whole different entity. I would guess their names being different was just a way to address them when in that form... Posted by mtma on July 27th, 2016 @ 5:59pm CDT

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Kurona wrote: Who the heck is Rot-Gut? Did I miss something? 'cos he looks a heck of a lot like Horri-Bull/Terri-Bull to me. Early working name for Terri-Bull, perhaps? Early working name for Terri-Bull, perhaps? Posted by Sabrblade on July 27th, 2016 @ 6:01pm CDT

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mtma wrote: Okay okay, one second here. I'm having toruble actually understanding how headmasters work...



Hardhead = One bot when in tank form or bot form, without his head



Furos = Another bot, who's not Hardhead



I always thought that the smaller Headmasters were just the main bot in a smaller form, separated from the body, not a whole different entity. I would guess their names being different was just a way to address them when in that form...

The headmasters being the main bot in a smaller form was true in Japanese fiction, yes. But the being a different entity thing has always been a thing in American fiction since back when Headmasters were introduced in 1987. It does make a little more sense here since it's giving an actual reason for why the larger bots would have headmasters (super-powers given like healing, invisibility, super speed etc), but back in 1987 it... didn't make much sense. They tried to finagle around it by saying the smaller headmasters could provide different insights or whatever but it was really hamhanded. I'm glad it makes more sense here. The headmasters being the main bot in a smaller form was true in Japanese fiction, yes. But the being a different entity thing has always been a thing in American fiction since back when Headmasters were introduced in 1987. It does make a little more sense here since it's giving an actual reason for why the larger bots would have headmasters (super-powers given like healing, invisibility, super speed etc), but back in 1987 it... didn't make much sense. They tried to finagle around it by saying the smaller headmasters could provide different insights or whatever but it was really hamhanded. I'm glad it makes more sense here. Posted by Kurona on July 27th, 2016 @ 6:05pm CDT

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Mr Skram wrote: Aplha Trion and Sovereign each have the stats of a fully loaded Fort Max. That means when Trion has his head screwed on that he's twice as powerful as Max.





I guess this is just Transformers comics-lite for kids or something? It's just so weird. Aplha Trion and Sovereign each have the stats of a fully loaded Fort Max. That means when Trion has his head screwed on that he's twice as powerful as Max.I guess this is just Transformers comics-lite for kids or something? It's just so weird.



Makes sense to me, what with the whole "power of the Primes" thing. Granted I don't see how a headmaster can be as strong as a city, but whatevs. Makes sense to me, what with the whole "power of the Primes" thing. Granted I don't see how a headmaster can be as strong as a city, but whatevs. Posted by Microraptor on July 27th, 2016 @ 6:17pm CDT

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Kurona wrote: mtma wrote: Okay okay, one second here. I'm having toruble actually understanding how headmasters work...



Hardhead = One bot when in tank form or bot form, without his head



Furos = Another bot, who's not Hardhead



I always thought that the smaller Headmasters were just the main bot in a smaller form, separated from the body, not a whole different entity. I would guess their names being different was just a way to address them when in that form...

The headmasters being the main bot in a smaller form was true in Japanese fiction, yes. But the being a different entity thing has always been a thing in American fiction since back when Headmasters were introduced in 1987. It does make a little more sense here since it's giving an actual reason for why the larger bots would have headmasters (super-powers given like healing, invisibility, super speed etc), but back in 1987 it... didn't make much sense. They tried to finagle around it by saying the smaller headmasters could provide different insights or whatever but it was really hamhanded. I'm glad it makes more sense here. The headmasters being the main bot in a smaller form was true in Japanese fiction, yes. But the being a different entity thing has always been a thing in American fiction since back when Headmasters were introduced in 1987. It does make a little more sense here since it's giving an actual reason for why the larger bots would have headmasters (super-powers given like healing, invisibility, super speed etc), but back in 1987 it... didn't make much sense. They tried to finagle around it by saying the smaller headmasters could provide different insights or whatever but it was really hamhanded. I'm glad it makes more sense here. The biggest problem with their fiction here is that the main bot is headless. It'd make more sense if there was a default non TM head included. I just ignore that TM nonsense and go with the smaller bot is the main bot and the bigger body is an extension of that.



Fun toys though. The biggest problem with their fiction here is that the main bot is headless. It'd make more sense if there was a default non TM head included. I just ignore that TM nonsense and go with the smaller bot is the main bot and the bigger body is an extension of that.Fun toys though. Posted by carytheone on July 27th, 2016 @ 6:18pm CDT

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carytheone wrote: Kurona wrote: mtma wrote: Okay okay, one second here. I'm having toruble actually understanding how headmasters work...



Hardhead = One bot when in tank form or bot form, without his head



Furos = Another bot, who's not Hardhead



I always thought that the smaller Headmasters were just the main bot in a smaller form, separated from the body, not a whole different entity. I would guess their names being different was just a way to address them when in that form...

The headmasters being the main bot in a smaller form was true in Japanese fiction, yes. But the being a different entity thing has always been a thing in American fiction since back when Headmasters were introduced in 1987. It does make a little more sense here since it's giving an actual reason for why the larger bots would have headmasters (super-powers given like healing, invisibility, super speed etc), but back in 1987 it... didn't make much sense. They tried to finagle around it by saying the smaller headmasters could provide different insights or whatever but it was really hamhanded. I'm glad it makes more sense here. The headmasters being the main bot in a smaller form was true in Japanese fiction, yes. But the being a different entity thing has always been a thing in American fiction since back when Headmasters were introduced in 1987. It does make a little more sense here since it's giving an actual reason for why the larger bots would have headmasters (super-powers given like healing, invisibility, super speed etc), but back in 1987 it... didn't make much sense. They tried to finagle around it by saying the smaller headmasters could provide different insights or whatever but it was really hamhanded. I'm glad it makes more sense here. The biggest problem with their fiction here is that the main bot is headless. It'd make more sense if there was a default non TM head included. I just ignore that TM nonsense and go with the smaller bot is the main bot and the bigger body is an extension of that.



Fun toys though. The biggest problem with their fiction here is that the main bot is headless. It'd make more sense if there was a default non TM head included. I just ignore that TM nonsense and go with the smaller bot is the main bot and the bigger body is an extension of that.Fun toys though.

Oh I'm not saying I enjoy the in-fiction justification; just that it makes a little more sense than it used to. Oh I'm not saying I enjoy the in-fiction justification; just that it makes a little more sense than it used to. Posted by Kurona on July 27th, 2016 @ 6:21pm CDT

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Well... I think I'll just go on with my own head-canon... It makes more sense for me. I imagine the concept in action in many scenarios. For example, maybe a bot who was not a headmaster got injured in battle and in order to avoid being lost in case the body ceased function, they were turned into headmasters and their bodies were repaired separately. That way the conciousness isn't lost. Posted by mtma on July 27th, 2016 @ 6:48pm CDT

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I always thought the Marvel comics version worked best. It was two people mentally linked which allowed them to be better warriors. The smaller figure drove the vehicle and connected as a head in robot mode but the essence of both entities resided in the Nebellon as long as he wore the armor.



I'm still having trouble with this because it suggest that, say, Blurr's head really has no connection to Blurr. Posted by RiddlerJ on July 27th, 2016 @ 9:43pm CDT

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I was looking at the signature at the bottom of the Fortress Maximus page (near Rewind's arm at the bottom right) and it looks to me like at least that illustration was done by Emiliano Santalucia based on comparison with another of his autographs I've seen online. Posted by crazysteve on July 27th, 2016 @ 10:42pm CDT

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crazysteve wrote: I was looking at the signature at the bottom of the Fortress Maximus page (near Rewind's arm at the bottom right) and it looks to me like at least that illustration was done by Emiliano Santalucia based on comparison with another of his autographs I've seen online.



All of the illustrations are by Santalucia. I found out after I posted the news, will go back and edit. All of the illustrations are by Santalucia. I found out after I posted the news, will go back and edit. Posted by Va'al on July 28th, 2016 @ 4:11am CDT

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Cheers for the JPGs, Seibertron; you did what TFW2005 didn't! i asked someone to post pics as I was having a bit of a kefuffle opening the PDF on my phone. Btw, has anyone separated all of the various artwork from the PDF file? They're are loads of separate images that are layered over each other if you check...



Edit: I found the images, but can't upload them here, as this site has a 256kb limit? Is this 1997 now? Come on, Seibertron, join the 21st century! If my 5 year old smartphone can handle it, then so should your site be able to! Posted by primalxconvoy on July 28th, 2016 @ 5:19am CDT