Titan - Prime Volume 4 #8

Basic Information

Cover Characters: Optimus Prime

Cover Date: May 2012

Price: £2.65

Poster: Bulkhead and Ratchet with dead Vehicons, Megatron on loose poster

Comic Title: The Mind Trap!

Script: Chris Cooper

Art: Horacio Domingues

Colours: Nestor Perevra

Lettering: Comicraft

Plot

Optimus is investigating an Energon signal in China but falls into a trap set by Knock Out, who shot Optimus with a beam that transferred his mind into that of a Chinese scrapyard worker, leaving his body inert. The Vehicons drag Optimus' body to a crusher whilst Optimus tries to commune with his human host's mind to get him to help him (as he can't control the body himself). The Autobots detect Optimus' signal flat-lining, so they go to investigate. 

The human helps Optimus by getting to a crane and fighting off the Decepticons with it. The Autobots arrive and help with the fighting, but are soon overwhelmed by the sheer number of Vehicons. Optimus' host knows what to do, he activates the mind transfer device again, and jumps into the beam, sending Optimus' mind back to his body, just in time to break free of the crusher and defeats Knock Out.

After the Autobots have defeated and chased off the Decepticons and saved the day the Autobots return Optimus' now freed host back to his home to be with his family.

Characters

Autobot
Optimus Prime - Truck Cab
Ratchet - Ambulance
Bulkhead - Off Road Vehicle
Bumblebee - Sports Car
Arcee - Motorcycle

Decepticon
Knock Out - Sports Car
Vehicons - Cars, Jets

Human
Optimus' Host
The Host's Kids
The Host's Wife (Mentioned)
Miko

Notes

• Hey look! A Decepticon other than the guys introduced in Darkness Rising!!
• Optimus' mind is placed into a human body, not a new concept, but this time he's forced to share the body with a human as well!
• Hey! A new writer as well!!
• The Vehicon jets in this comic look a bit different in vehicle mode that in the series
• The only regular human cast member to appear here is Miko
• Optimus' human host is never named in this story

Other Features

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Competition

Wheeljack Lowdown - Information on Wheeljack

Con Job - Episode Guide

Epic Transformers Quiz - Guess what this bit is!

The Mind Trap...Maze!- Help Optimus out of his trap

Starscream's Stumpers! - Puzzles from the Prime cast

Mega-Mouth - Megatron and Arcee read the fan-mail

Ratchet's Joke Page- Ratchet actually has a funny side!