Line #5 ComicBook/MicronautsIDW


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Heroes come in all sizes. [[note]]From right to left: [[BarrierWarrior Larissa]], [[MartialPacifist Oz]], [[SuperSoldier Acroyear]], [[RobotBuddy Microtron]], and [[FlyingFirepower Phen]]. Not pictured: [[HumongousMecha Biotron]].[[/note]]]]
3	In AnotherDimension known as Microspace, all that exists is threatened by the all-consuming cloud of the [[NegativeSpaceWedgie Entropy Storm]]. As it expands across Microspace, consuming planets in its wake, the [[ArmiesAreEvil twin armies]] of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Science are more concerned with [[CivilWar fighting each other to secure power]] than protecting the people of the universe; and as the enigmatic Time Travellers realise, it might take [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits unlikely heroes]] to save their world.
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5	''Micronauts'' is the third comic adaptation of [[Toys/{{Micronauts}} the original toyline]] by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mego_Corporation Mego]], and now owned by Creator/{{Hasbro}}, the other two being [[ComicBook/{{Micronauts\|MarvelComics}} a series by Marvel]] and [[ComicBook/MicronautsImage a series by Image]]. Published by Creator/IDWPublishing, this new series features ground-up reinvention of the concept and characters; a necessity caused by [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel's]] ownership of the original characters and concepts created for their series. A SpaceOpera in the vein of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'', IDW's ''Micronauts'' focuses on a RagtagBunchOfMisfits who, through a quirk of fate, are the only ones with a hope of saving their home universe. Our heroes are:
6	* '''Oziron Rael''', the '''Pharoid''' -- the crew's captain: a roguish, MartialPacifist smuggler with latent PsychicPowers and a [[TheChosenOne connection to the Time Travellers]].
7	* '''Phenolo-Phi''', the '''Space Glider''' -- a runaway noble with a stolen, experimental [[FlyingFirepower glider suit]] and a grudge against the Ministries.
8	* '''Acroyear''' -- an [[EasyAmnesia amnesiac]] SuperSoldier taken in by Oz and one of the LastOfHisKind; a dry-humored warrior and the team's muscle.
9	* '''Larissa''', the '''Orbital Defender''' -- a BarrierWarrior, scientist and medic with a MysteriousPast, assigned to Oz's crew as insurance on a mission that went badly wrong.
10	* '''Microtron''' -- Oz's RobotBuddy and the pilot of the ''Heliopolis'', with strong senses of sarcasm and self-preservation.
11	* '''Biotron''' -- a HumongousMecha capable of [[WetwareCPU linking up with organic beings]] to enhance its abilities; it's usually piloted by Oz, [[spoiler:and [[InstantAIJustAddWater absorbed some of his personality]] when he was revived by the Time Travellers]].
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13	Written by Cullen Bunn (''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'', ''ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Sinestro}}''), the ''Micronauts'' comics form a core part of the ''ComicBook/{{Revolution\|2016}}'' crossover, which brings the characters into the ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse. Now they just have to try and get home again...
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15	The series concluded with issue 11 and was followed by the miniseries ''Wrath of Karza''. The series then got a soft reboot post ''First Strike'' as ''ROM and the Micronauts.''
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17	[[AC:IDW Micronauts series]]
18	* ''Micronauts'' (2016): An ongoing series by Cullen Bunn, about the Micronauts' journey between Microspace and Earth to save their dimension. Lasted for 11 issues, plus an annual and ''ComicBook/{{Revolution\|2016}}'' one-shot.
19	* ''Micronauts: Wrath of Karza'' (2017): Leading directly out of the ongoing, this 5-issue miniseries written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Andrew Griffith (''ComicBook/TheTransformersRobotsInDisguise'') shows Baron Karza's attack on Earth and the heroes of the ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse.
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23	* AbortedArc: The military hunting the Micronauts and the human allies they made are forgotten by the time Wrath of Karza rolls around.
24	* AdaptationOriginConnection: Acroyear (and the rest of his kind) are [[spoiler:members of Baron Karza's species, who he had converted into super-soldiers.]]
25	** The Pharoid's Time Chamber is correlated with the Time Travellers, who now used them to [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascend]].
26	** Microspace was specifically created by Micronus Prime, which gives the Micronauts a connection to the Transformers.
27	* AdaptationalVillainy: Baron Daegon, based on the Force Commander.
28	* AnotherDimension: Microspace is a parallel dimension to the ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse, which can only be reached through use of interdimensional portals.
29	* ApocalypseHow: The main driving force of the plot is the Entropy Cloud, which threatens to destroy the entirety of Microspace.
30	* AppliedPhlebotinum: Enerchange, an [[ReimaginingTheArtifact in-story application of the Micronauts toys' interchangeability]]. It primarily seems to be used to summon objects from {{Hammerspace}} and [[SwissArmyAppendage swap out body parts]], though it's apparently also an element of controlling Biotrons.
31	* AscendedExtra: In the original Micronauts comics, Prince Pharoid was only an ally to the Micronauts, and the Galactic Defender died in his first appearance; by contrast, Oz and Larissa are core members of the team.
32	* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: The Time Travellers.
33	* ArcWelding:
34	** [[spoiler:Microspace was created by [[ComicBook/TheTransformersRobotsInDisguise Micronus Prime]], one of the original Transformers and progenitor of the [[Anime/TransformersArmada Mini-Con race]].]]
35	** The human organisation attempting to capture the Micronauts is taking its orders from [[ComicBook/{{MASK}} Miles Mayhem]].
36	* ArcWords: [[TimeyWimeyBall Time is all things.]]
37	* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Rom and the Micronauts ends with Baron Karza dispelling the Entropy Cloud and escaping back to Microspace before the heroes, setting himself up as the dimension's savior and ruler, while branding the Micronauts traitors.]]
38	* BarrierWarrior: Larissa, Orbital Defender.
39	* BitchInSheepsClothing: The Time Traveller who helps the Micronauts throughout their quest [[spoiler: turns out to not only be responsible for the Entropy Cloud, but also wearing a MaskOfSanity]].
40	* TheCameo:
41	** Antron, from the original toyline, makes a brief cameo attempting to assassinate Karza.
42	** The Emperor, a toy from the Italian Micronauts line, appears briefly in issue 4.
43	** The future Micronauts' ship is [[http://www.innerspaceonline.com/karrio.htm Karrio]], a humanoid toy carrying case. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, really.]]
44	* CaptainErsatz: In the ''Unit-E'' comic book one shot, Celeste is apparently a lawyer-friendly version of Marionette from Marvel's incarnation of ''Micronauts''. She only appears briefly and in the form of a hologram.
45	* CivilWar: The main background conflict of the series is the war between the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Science, over how the Entropy Storm should be dealt with.
46	* DarkIsEvil: Baron Karza.
47	* DeadpanSnarker: Much of the cast, particularly Microtron. Biotron also picks up this trait after [[InstantAIJustAddWater absorbing some of Oz's personality]].
48	* DecompositeCharacter: Most of the toy-based Micronauts (Acroyear, Space Glider, Pharoid, Biotron) are now entire groups or races of characters, as a nod to the toyline, where each toy came in multiple different color schemes. Notable exceptions are Baron Karza, Baron Daegon, Red Falcon, and Membros.
49	* DrivingQuestion: What is the Entropy Cloud? Can it be contained?
50	* DyingDream: After being stabbed by Commander Raith, Oz has a vision through which the Time Travellers speak to him, before reviving him.
51	* EarlyBirdCameo: The [[ComicBook/{{Revolutionaries}} Talisman]] shows up in issue #9 in a collage of artifacts that might allow the Micronauts to return home.
52	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In his first few appearances, Daegon's name is spelled "Daigon". However, once Jimmy Johnston came onboard, it went back to the original spelling, making this a case of InconsistentSpelling.
53	* FacialHorror: Acroyear's face under the helmet looks truly horrific.
54	* FutureMeScaresMe: {{Invoked\|Trope}} by the golden mask when it has the Micronauts encounter their future selves, to [[BatmanGambit discourage the Micronauts from returning to their own world.]]
55	* TheInternetIsForCats: The abundance of cat videos on the Internet is remarked upon by Biotron when he connects to the Internet to find information about Earth.
56	* TheInternetIsForPorn: When connecting to the Internet to get more information on Earth, Biotron comments on how there are a lot of images of nude women there.
57	* InterserviceRivalry: The Ministries of Defense and Science didn't like each other much even before the CivilWar.
58	* InstantAIJustAddWater: Biotron takes on traits of Oz's personality after his near-death and revival.
59	* {{Irony}}: According to his character profile, Baron Daigon hates enerchanging. Then he was made Minister of Science, a position that requires him to do so.
60	* LadyMacbeth: Shazraella Karza.
61	* LightIsNotGood: Daegon isn't much better than Karza.
62	* {{Lilliputians}}: The denizens of Microspace, of course.
63	* LilliputianWarriors: All of the heroes (and Baron Karza), but especially Acroyear, who's capable of singlehandedly destroying a human car.
64	* MouseWorld: The miniature civilisation formed on Earth by the Kronus and the [[AnimateInanimateObject sentient time chamber]]. To an extent, the same applies to Microspace itself.
65	* MysteriousPast: Larissa is the most enigmatic and secretive about her past of the main cast members. [[spoiler:The annual implies that [[HeelFaceTurn she was raised by Karza and Shazraella]].]]
66	* MythologyGag:
67	** The majority of the Acroyears being villainous is a nod to the original toys, where they were described as "the enemies of the Micronauts".
68	** The Acroyears II being much weaker than the originals is a reference to how their toys were... not ''quite'' as good as their predecessors.
69	* NegativeSpaceWedgie: The Entropy Cloud.
70	* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Baron Karza does want to save the inhabitants of Microspace from the Entropy Cloud. He just can't conceive of doing this without conquest and bloodshed.
71	* PintSizedPowerhouse: Becomes apparent once the inhabitants of Microspace mace it to Earth. Baron Karza in particular stands out for taking on the combined might of the Autobots, Rom, M.A.S.K., and G.I. Joe. Twice.
72	* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Acroyears as a race.
73	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Micronauts themselves.
74	* RobotBuddy: Biotron and Microtron.
75	* RocketPunch: Baron Karza uses his fingers and hands as missiles to take out an assassin trying to kill him.
76	* SentientPhlebotinum: The gold mask from the living time chamber, which is guiding the Micronauts for currently unknown motives. [[spoiler:Potentially the Entropy Cloud itself, too.]]
77	* TheSoCalledCoward: Oz and the other Pharoids are thought to be weak or cowardly because of their pacifism. [[MartialPacifist Oz, at least, isn't.]]
78	* SpaceOpera: Fits just as well as the original run did, though inspired more by ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' than ''Franchise/StarWars''.
79	* SuperPrototype: The original run of the Acroyears are far more powerful than the Acroyears II, to the extent of being able to wipe out large numbers of their later counterparts effortlessly.
80	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Karza may be a ruthless bad guy, but all he really wants to do is to save Microspace from the Entropy Cloud. [[spoiler:At least until he [[GoMadFromTheIsolation ends up spending years in the Entropy Cloud]] [[GoMadFromTheRevelation and discovers the origins of their race]], leading him to decide that [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope it would be better for Microspace if he conquered it]].]]
81	** Baron Daigon fits this as well.
82	* WetwareCPU: The Biotrons are very powerful, but need to interface with an organic being to unlock the full spectrum of their abilities.
83	* YearInsideHourOutside: Time is unstable inside the Entropy Cloud, meaning that Karza spent years in there before encountering the Micronauts, who had last seen him only hours before.

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