Transformers: Wings of Honor



Transformers: Wings of Honor is a  Generation 1  direct to DVD film based loosely on the original cartoon . [1]  It has been depicted in  Fun Publications  comics and prose stories. Hasbro Studios, and SHOUT! Factory will be producing and distributing the film. The Wings of Honor are set for a July 2015 release.

Plot
''As Kup,  Hot Rod , and the  Dinobots  suffer a surprise attack by  Cyclonus ,  Scourge , and the  Sweeps , Hot Rod tries to lose their attackers by flying their shuttle towards a nearby nebula. Kup muses that their current situation reminds him of a story, prompting the Dinobots to beg to hear it, though Kup tells them to wait after seeing just how many Decepticons are after them.''

''Hot Rod is eventually able to hide their ship in the nebula. The Dinobots demand once again for a story, with Grimlock managing to intimidate Hot Rod into saying that repairing the ship can wait until after story time. Kup then launches into a story about the battle of Beta-Nine, when he was a young " protie " on the  Autobot Guard  ship the  Eight Track ...''

Thunderclash and his crew are finishing up a long recon mission on the outer ring, with no sign of  Decepticons  detected, much to  Landshark  and Kup's disappointment. Then the ship receives a transmission from Autobot High Command. Magnum reports that the  Decepticons  have gone from a ragtag group to a full-fledged army with a  new leader. The Autobots  are now officially preparing for war, due to an attack on the  Van De Graaff , which was carrying a vitally important piece of cargo. Since the Eight Track is closest to where the Van De Graaff crashed, Magnum tells Thunderclash and his crew to go there, find the cargo, and return it safely at all costs. Things go bad the moment they reach Beta-Nine, however, as their ship is suddenly shot down out of nowhere by a Decepticon ship. Landshark manages to crash-land the ship with no casualties except the ship and his morale. When he expresses his misgivings with their new situation, Thunderclash gives him a chewing out and everyone else a pep talk. They then start heading towards the Van De Graaff's crash site, only to be strafed by the Decepticons as they too arrive on the planet, causing Kup to become separated from the others.

As the others deal with getting into cover away from Hooligan,  Leozack , and  Skyquake , Kup finds himself dealing with  Banzai-Tron ,  Guyhawk , and  Hellbat. He manages to trip up Banzai-Tron, but ends up being cornered by the other two and hypnotized by Hellbat. Before Banzai-Tron can take advantage, however, Hellbat is suddenly snatched up by a giant lake monster that thought he looked like a nice snack, enabling Kup to escape.

Meanwhile, the other three Decepticons try to track down the rest of Kup's teammates. Thunderclash decides to try to draw some of the Decepticons away so he can then meet Kup at the Van De Graaff, and he successfully baits Skyquake into chasing him. Kup, for his part, has already arrived at the ship, and he goes in to look for the cargo. He finds lots of dead Autobots full of holes and covered in creepy tentacles, and retrieves the mysterious cargo. Elsewhere, Flak  and Landshark deal with the two Decepticons left still looking for them. Flak catches Leozack and Hooligan's attention as a distraction, then engages them. The fight goes poorly for Flak, but it's enough to get Landshark in position to take the two down with some surprise punches.

Back outside the Van De Graaff, Kup finds himself under heavy fire from the Decepticons who have caught up with him, until Thunderclash barrels in just in time with a foe-tossing charge. Unfortunately, it proves to be only a temporary reprieve, until Kup gets an idea. As Banzai-Tron recovers and closes in, he threatens Kup into handing over the crate. Kup agrees, but Skyquake warns that he can sense Kup is up to something. Banzai-Tron doesn't listen, but it turns out he should have, as what Kup hands over is actually a container with a gun set to overload that blows the remaining Decepticons into submission.

''Kup is forced to put his storytelling on hold as their ship is finally spotted by the Decepticons. Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps blow an entry hole in the shuttle and board it... only to find themselves facing down five Dinobots who are very unhappy that their story was interrupted. The Autobots lay into the Decepticons with gusto.''

''As Scourge tries to crawl away from the resulting carnage, Kup levels his gun at the fleeing Decepticon, but it jams and Kup has to fiddle with it. Scourge recovers and snatches the malfunctioning gun away with a boast, only to find out that Kup has set the gun to overload and explode, taking Scourge out. The remaining Decepticons having also been soundly dealt with by the others, Kup goes back to his story...''

A recovery team eventually finds Thunderclash's squad,and takes them, their cargo, the surrendered Decepticons, and the Decepticon ship back to Autobot High Command. There they are summoned to Magnum's office, where he praises them for their work on the mission and rewards them with a special honor—creating a special strike force under Thunderclash's command known as... the Elite Guard !

Kup never does find out personally what the special cargo was or what happened to it, but the contents within  were successfully returned to  their custodian, to be given to  their new "owner" ... Optimus Prime.

Cast

 * R. Lee Ermey as Old Kup
 * Lex Lang - Young Kup