Wednesday, September 6, 2023

TFtember: The God Gambit

"The God Gambit ", the Transformers, October 28, 1985


On Saturn's moon, Titan to be precise, there is a revolt going on. Head priest Jero, claiming to be speaking for the people's gods, demands high taxes and harsh laws. The people, right sick of him by this point, overthrow him.

Which is fine, except that the Autobot Cosmos is being chased right near Titan by Astrotrain (with Starscream and Thrust inside). Ha manages to radio to the rest of the 'bots but he gets shot down over the moon. 

While rebel Talaria argues that the sky gods aren't real, Cosmos crashes directly in front of them. Jero uses this to get his old job back just as the Decepticons arrive. Astrotrain sees the potential for a good thing going on and declares himself the new sky god. 

Can the Autobots arrive in time?

Buzz Dixon really puts in some effort on this one. A heady subject for an 80's cartoon too, although Astrotrain acts more like Megatron than his usual character. 

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