Comics
- Mini-comics
- 1. Deadeye
- 2. The Forest
- 3. Honor
- 4. The Trap
- 5. The Wall
- 6. Bolar!
- Books with audio (Continue the story from the Mini-comics, with some direct references to events.)
- Odyssey I. Tunnel of Doom
- Odyssey II. Escape to Freedom
- Full-sized Comics
- 1. Discovery
- 2. Under Fire
- 3. Assault!
- 4. Quest's End!
The Protector band sets off, pursued by the Destructors. Throughout the series, the Protectors have several disadvantages to overcome. They are programmed for non-violence. Until they are able to override that programing, they cannot use their tools as weapons even if they want to. Since they are not designed for combat, they have little armor and only a few, such as the leader Hot Shot, are fitted with cutting lasers. Most have tools that are not very useful as weapons. Finally, Slaughter Steelgrave brings with him Deadeye, a Cosmittor. Deadeye is a huge tyrannosaurus rex-style robot who fires explosive discs from his mouth. Designed to destroy the largest and most powerful mutant monsters on the planet, Deadeye is far larger than any Protector, immune to their attacks, and capable of killing large numbers in a single assault. His presence means the Protectors must flee constantly. It is not until they find the Guardian, Stinger and the Armored Battlestation, under which Man sleeps, that those who search for Man have sufficient firepower to mount a real defense against their enemies.
The mini-comics did not muddle who the good guys and bad guys were, unlike the comics, where the functions the Starriors were built for meant little to where the loyalties lay. Most notably in the cases of Sawtooth, who had always been sympathetic to the Protectors, and Auntie Tank, who began questioning her loyalties throughout the mini-series before finally siding with the Protectors, too. The Protector Motormouth was revealed to be a spy for Slaughter Steelgrave as well. When the first human is released, it is resolved that the Starriors have their own culture and will remain active amongst the humans, if only Slaughter Steelgrave would listen to reason.
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