Magnus, Robot Fighter Vol 1 17

You poor, pathetic metal stooge. Your weaponry can do no more than disturb the dust that settles upon me. Your kind could never understand, P-9. You have not the slightest inkling of free will. But my will is free! And I am invincible... unlike the rest of you!

-- Talpa

Trouble Below[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Magnus, Robot Fighter

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

Freewills
- Talpa (Dies)
Mothergod / Erica Pierce (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

Archer & Armstrong (Flashback only)
- Armstrong (Flashback only)
- Obadiah Archer (Flashback only)
Doctor at Med-Center
Eternal Warrior (20th Century) (Flashback only)
Eternal Warrior (41st Century) (Flashback only)
Geomancer / Geoff McHenry (Flashback only)
Harbinger Renegades (Flashback only)
- Flamingo (Flashback only)
- Sting (Flashback only)
- Zephyr (Flashback only)
Katlin (Single appearance)
Project Earthcore (On a TV or computer screen)
- Director Taylor (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Sarvis (Single appearance)
Rai / Tohru Nakadai (Flashback only)
Robots
- Mark-One Defense-Rob
- Medic-Robs
- Messenger-Robs
- Pol-Robs
- Tech-Robs
Senator Talltree (Mentioned only)
Winston (Single appearance)
X-O Manowar (Flashback only)
Xyrkol (Mentioned only)

Locations:

41st Century
- North Am
  - California Archipelago
    - San Gabriel
      - Memorial Stadium
  - Central-Rob (Behind the scenes)
  - High Council Chamber
  - James T. Kennedy Med-Center
  - Lev One
    - Felina's Orphanage
  - Omaha Sector
    - Holbrook Milespire
  - North Am Defense Command
  - Ottawa Sector
    - Goph-Lev
  - Sherbrooke Sector
Lost Land (Flashback only)
- San Gabriel Citadel
  - Rainbow Tower

Items:

Archer's Crossbow (Flashback only)
Comm-Link
Medic-Dome (Holo-masked simulacrum)
New Metal (Mentioned only)
Photonic Slammers
Retropack
X-O Manowar Armor
- Shanhara (Flashback only)

Vehicles:

Credits[]

Writers: Roger Stern
Pencilers: James Brock
Inkers: Kathryn Bolinger, Tom Ryder (additional), Maria Beccari (additional)
Colorists: Jade Moede, Knob Row (additional)
Letterers: Joe Albelo
Cover Artists: Joe St. Pierre, Ralph Reese
Editors: Don Perlin
Editor-in-Chief: Bob Layton

Synopsis[]

Bent on the destruction of Magnus, Talpa wreaks havoc upon North Am! But the Robot Fighter is in no shape to face Talpa, having just returned from the Unity Conflict. In response to Talpa's demands that Magnus be turned over to him, Leeja tells the robot to return to San Gabriel. Now recuperated, Magnus fights Talpa, alternately exposing the robot to extreme heat and cold, making it brittle enough to smash!^[1]

Notes[]

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Quotes[]

You poor, pathetic metal stooge. Your weaponry can do no more than disturb the dust that settles upon me. Your kind could never understand, P-9. You have not the slightest inkling of free will. But my will is free! And I am invincible... unlike the rest of you!

-- Talpa

Hacks my core, it does! Magnus is one of us now!

-- Slagger

You assumed you had no weak points, Talpa. How does it feel to be wrong?

-- Magnus

I didn't do this to save North Am. I did it to stop Talpa. Left unopposed, he'd have gone on to kill or enslave every last human being. You know that, Leeja -- but I'm not sure the High Council does. They have too much in common with Talpa. The first time I didn't jump through their hoop, they called me a traitor! Well, I won't be North Am's pet hero any more!

-- Magnus