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		<title>Masters &amp; Students</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;108.4.79.178: /* Featured characters */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{episode|&lt;br /&gt;
|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 6&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Darkness Rising, Part 5&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Scrapheap (episode)&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Masters&amp;amp;Students-SkyquakePrimefaceoff.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=&amp;quot;One shall stand, one—&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Yeah yeah, &#039;one shall fall&#039;. We&#039;ve all heard it a million times now, Prime.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Masters &amp;amp; Students&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[February 11]], [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[David Slack]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;While Skyquake battles Optimus Prime, Starscream recovers the nearly dead Megatron.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Masters&amp;amp;Students-Nemesisbridgescreen.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;Behold the functionality of our newest member: Jumbotron!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] reviews the footage of [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]&#039;s destruction and decides to make a rousing speech to the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] troops. When one of the troops questions whether they have any chance of defeating the Autobots without Megatron, Starscream proclaims himself [[Emperor of Destruction]], but is disappointed with the less-than-enthusiastic response from his men. Starscream recalls that there is a [[Decepticon]] on the planet who is worthy to follow him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] is unhappy about how their recent conflict turned out, as he had still hoped to convince Megatron that peace was possible. His conversation with [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] is interrupted by an explosion, but it&#039;s just [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]]&#039;s volcano—the kids are working on their science projects with the help of their guardian [[Autobot]]s. Ratchet&#039;s annoyed about the whole matter, but Optimus thinks it&#039;s a good opportunity to learn more about Earth. Though Ratchet believes the kids should be learning about Cybertron instead.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hanging out near a canyon in the desert, [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] detects one of the many warriors left on Earth aeons ago to protect the [[energon]] deposits. He and Starscream head over to find the lost [[Decepticon]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Raf and Bumblebee discuss &#039;Bee&#039;s lowly status in the Autobot army. Bumblebee aspires to become part of the warrior class, but Optimus says Bumblebee has much to learn before he can reach that rank. The base sensors detect the Decepticon activity in the desert, so Optimus decides to head out with Ratchet. Ratchet makes a quick excuse that he needs to help the kids with their projects, so Optimus takes Bumblebee instead.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Masters&amp;amp;Students-Ratch-animator.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is what happens when you give a giant alien robot sugar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Starscream and Soundwave haul the warrior out of the ground and use an [[energon cube]] to revive him, revealing him to be none other than [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. Skyquake announces he still serves Megatron, and he doesn&#039;t take kindly to Starscream declaring himself leader. They&#039;re interrupted by Optimus, who&#039;s familiar with Skyquake from the [[Battle of Technahar]]. Optimus tries to talk peace, but Starscream will only agree to a truce if Optimus bows to him. Skyquake&#039;s patience has run out, and, knocking Starscream aside, he charges Optimus. Starscream retires to a nearby clifftop with Soundwave and muses that all Decepticons will follow him once Skyquake destroys Prime while under his command. Optimus and Skyquake trade fire, but Bumblebee decides to take the initiative and attacks Skyquake as well. Starscream orders Soundwave to record it all. Optimus observes that Skyquake hasn&#039;t yet taken on a [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], so the two Autobots transform and fall back.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Meanwhile Ratchet is &amp;quot;helping&amp;quot; Raf build a volcano, in that&#039;s he&#039;s pretty much building it himself, and he intends to help Miko and Jack with their projects also.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Having lost sight of the combatants, Soundwave picks up a Decepticon signal from the location of the [[space bridge]] explosion. When he realizes that Soundwave means it&#039;s Megatron, Starscream tries to dismiss it as a false signal, but realizes he has to investigate it to keep up appearances. He leaves Soundwave, who surreptitiously dispatches the [[Deployer (Prime)|Minicon]] from his chest to follow his master.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] investigates the communications coming from the area. He arrives on the scene just as Optimus and Bumblebee have managed to knock Skyquake down, and the Decepticon [[Scanning|scans]] [[Fowler&#039;s V-tol|his hi-tech jet]]. Taking to the air, Skyquake strafes the Autobots below, only for Fowler to attack him in turn. Skyquake fires some heat-seeking missiles at the human, who manages to evade them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Masters&amp;amp;Students-BeeQuake.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&amp;quot;Well, look&#039;s like it&#039;s time to eject!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Wait, what about me?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;quot;...bye!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; *Skyquake crashes*]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Starscream arrives at the space bridge debris and is disappointed to find Megatron floating in space. The Decepticon leader is barely sustained by a sliver of [[Dark Energon]], which Starscream rips from him. Starscream then spies Soundwave&#039;s drone and, realizing he&#039;s being watched, is forced to transport Megatron back to the sick bay on the &#039;&#039;[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the chase below continues, Bumblebee jumps onto Skyquake, who unsuccessfully tries to knock the Autobot off. Optimus asks for Fowler&#039;s help, as high above the desert, Bumblebee rips pieces out of Skyquake, sending the Decepticon into a crash dive. Fowler draws alongside so Bumblebee can jump aboard his jet before Skyquake crashes into the ground below. Optimus observes that had Skyquake chosen peace, they would not be burying him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Masters&amp;amp;Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Bendy straws slowly sucking the life out of him. Or bendy straws feeding him life. It&#039;s confusing.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Back at base, repairs on Bumblebee are complete, and Prime commends him on his performance. The kids arrive back with the news that Ratchet&#039;s science projects did not go down well; the Autobot Medic had built Miko a model of Cybertron rather then the solar system, Jack a flying saw, and Raf a volcano that blew a hole right through the [[Memorial High School|school]] roof. Ratchet is disappointed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On board the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039;, the Decepticons have gotten Megatron into [[Stasis lock|stasis]], and Starscream &#039;&#039;sincerely&#039;&#039; hopes he gets better.&lt;br /&gt;
{{--}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
drake prime drake 1&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*[[Ratchet (Prime)|&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;rachet&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jack Darby]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Fowler]] (15)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Science fair judge]] (16)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;If we failed to conquer Earth under Lord Megatron&#039;s command, what hope do we have now while the Autobots still defend it?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Ah, allow me to be crystal clear: I studied for millennia under our former master, thus I am &#039;&#039;equipped&#039;&#039; to lead you—I, Megatron&#039;s true heir, Lord Starscream, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[&#039;&#039;Vehicons murmur&#039;&#039;]&lt;br /&gt;
:— The &#039;&#039;&#039;Vehicons&#039;&#039;&#039; find &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; leaves a lot to be desired.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;[Holding up an exhaust pipe]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Maybe it needs one of these doohickeys...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;re a motorcycle, Arcee. Shouldn&#039;t you know how to build a motorcycle engine?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;re a human, Jack. Can you build me a small intestine?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:— &#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Jack&#039;&#039;&#039; attempt to build a motorcycle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Well I&#039;ll be a bald eagle...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:— &#039;&#039;&#039;Agent Fowler&#039;&#039;&#039;, ever the patriot.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Air superiority achieved!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:— &#039;&#039;&#039;Skyquake&#039;&#039;&#039; does an impression of [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;And this time...STAY DEAD!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:— &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; pulls off his most hardcore takeover attempt ever!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Astronomical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*The image displayed on Soundwave&#039;s monitor is presumably meant to be the [[asteroid belt]], as the wreckage is too large to be that of the [[space bridge]]. However, the Asteroid belt lies outside [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], not Earth.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Animation and technical errors===&lt;br /&gt;
* The copies of &#039;&#039;[[The Jasper Daily]]&#039;&#039; that Raf uses to make his paper mache volcano from are printed back-to-front, with the Sports section on the front and the masthead on the back. Since this happened again in &amp;quot;[[Deus ex Machina]]&amp;quot;, maybe Jasper just really loves their sports?&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:MastersandStudents-Skyquakeunderjet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Fowler&#039;s jet has this stuff too, but in gray.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Weirder still, Fowler&#039;s jet already has Skyquake&#039;s arms and legs attached as undercarriage. No wonder Skyquake wanted to scan it.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Skyquake slashes at Optimus after being knocked into a wall, it leaves a scratch mark visible on Optimus&#039; chest. However, it&#039;s no longer there after Skyquake scans Fowler&#039;s jet, especially noticable when Optimus transforms into his truck mode and the windshields seem intact.&lt;br /&gt;
*Starscream finds Megatron in space because he hears Megatron gasping in pain. However, sound cannot travel in a vacuum. It could be excused as Megatron broadcasting via a radio transmission, but a short time later, Starscream is alerted to the presence of Soundwave&#039;s drone by the sound of it flying through space.  Even more strange is that when Starscream talks in the explosion site, echoes can be heard.&lt;br /&gt;
*In the first shot when a Vehicon gets Starscream&#039;s attention during the latter&#039;s speech about the loss of Megatron, Starscream&#039;s image on the screen is seen turning in the opposite direction, as if giving his back to a camera. In the next sequence, the image on the screen is seen as if the camera were now at the same angle of the viewer.&lt;br /&gt;
* The close-up on Agent Fowler before Bumblebee jumps off his jet is the same used in the sequence where he says &amp;quot;I still got it&amp;quot;, only mirrored.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*Optimus claims Skyquake can&#039;t transform because he hasn&#039;t scanned a vehicle mode yet, but why doesn&#039;t he still have a Cybertronian mode?&lt;br /&gt;
**However this is a trait that would continue with every other character with the exception of Optimus Prime and Soundwave.&lt;br /&gt;
*Soundwave is on the ground when Skyquake awakens, but is suddenly on top of the canyon behind them when Starscream retreats.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
*Starscream styles himself &amp;quot;[[Emperor of Destruction]]&amp;quot;, the title used in the Japanese continuities for the leader of the Decepticons.&lt;br /&gt;
*As described in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Exodus]]&#039;&#039;, Ratchet&#039;s model of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has [[Moonbase One|two]] [[Moonbase Two|moons]].&lt;br /&gt;
*This is [[Transport to Oblivion|not]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|the]] [[Fragmentation|first]] [[A Bridge Too Close, Part II|time]] an incarnation of Megatron has survived a space bridge disaster.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Furmanism|&amp;quot;If Megatron could not conquer Earth, what chance do we have?&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;German&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Meister und Schüler&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[October 28|28 October]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Hungarian&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Mesterek és tanítványok&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[January 16|16 January]] [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Italian&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Maestri e allievi&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[October 8|8 October]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Japanese&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Kūchū Henkei!  Skyquake&#039;&#039;&#039; (空中変形!スカイクエイク, &#039;&#039;Aerial Transformation!  Skyquake&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[May 12]], [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Korean&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Seuseung gwa Jeja&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (스승과 제자, &amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[September 13|13 September]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Polish&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; ?&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[December 12|12 December]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Portuguese&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; ?&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[December 13|December 13]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Spanish&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Maestros y Estudiantes&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[November 26|26 November]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
::*This episode was unexpectedly first aired as part of a &#039;&#039;Transformers: Prime&#039;&#039; marathon instead of the usual time slot.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
*The name of this episode was parsed &amp;quot;Masters and Students&amp;quot; [http://www.hubworld.com/watch/773790332001/transformers-prime-clip-1-masters-and-students on the Hub&#039;s website].&lt;br /&gt;
*Fowler&#039;s first name is mentioned onscreen for the first time. It had previously been revealed in the credits for &amp;quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* This is the first episode in the series to use the full [[title sequence]].&lt;br /&gt;
*Fowler flies a jet without wearing a jumpsuit, helmet, or oxygen mask. This was later explained in &amp;quot;[[Grill]]&amp;quot; as a modification Ratchet had made to Fowler&#039;s jet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Home video releases==&lt;br /&gt;
A DVD of &amp;quot;Masters &amp;amp; Students&amp;quot; comes with the entertainment pack containing figures of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]], [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]. This DVD is also included in the first-wave Prime Cyberverse Commander figures.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Masters and Students}}&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Darkness Rising, Part 4</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{episode|&lt;br /&gt;
|otherseries=&#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]&#039;&#039; ep 4&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=Darkness Rising, Part 3&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Darkness Rising, Part 5&lt;br /&gt;
|image=DarknessRising4-beholddarkenergon!.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|caption=Decepticons, transform and rise up!...Well, if you still &#039;&#039;can&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
|title=&amp;quot;Darkness Rising, Part 4&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|airdate=[[December 2]], [[2010]]&lt;br /&gt;
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]&lt;br /&gt;
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]&lt;br /&gt;
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;While Optimus and Ratchet battle Megatron&#039;s Terrorcon horde, the others attempt to rescue Agent Fowler.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Synopsis==&lt;br /&gt;
As [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]&#039;s army of [[Dark Energon]]-powered [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] march, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] are horrified at the desecration. The Dark Energon flowing through Megatron gives him control over this new army, and he directs them to destroy the two Autobots. When the Terrorcons keep getting up as fast as Optimus can blast them down, Ratchet discovers that dismemberment is a more effective way of dealing with them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:darkrising4_botgroup.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Pretty sure war zones don&#039;t count for Bring Your &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;Daughter&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; Partner to Work Day, Bulky.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the [[Trypticon (Prime)|Decepticon ship]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] rescues [[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], who are under fire from the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon sentries]]. They explain they were worried about [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], who pops up from Bulkhead&#039;s back seat. Bulkhead drops everyone off behind some cover before driving under the Decepticon ship, scaling a nearby cliff, and jumping on board. After dealing with a bunch of Decepticons, Bulkhead realizes that Miko&#039;s not with the other kids, and she pops out of his chest, having stowed away. Miko finds herself in the middle of the fight between Bulkhead and the cons, which the Autobot swiftly terminates with the help of a piece of deck plating. While the pair move into the ship, problems are occurring outside; Jack and Raf are captured by the Decepticons and taken on board the ship, where [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] abruptly appear and rescue them. The two parties run into each other in a corridor, and Jack and Raf let Arcee know where [[William Fowler|Fowler]] is, having heard their guard talking.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]&#039;s interrogation of Fowler is finally beginning to bear fruit, when the distant sound of gunfire can be heard, and Fowler stops being helpful. Starscream gives him a jolt with the [[Energon prod]], stunning him into unconsciousness, and sends the two guards to find out what&#039;s going on.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Back at the Terrorcon battle, Ratchet notes that exposure to the Dark Energon is sapping their strength. The fight on, but first Optimus, then Ratchet disappear under piles of Terrorcons. Megatron laughs...but with a cry, Optimus breaks free and helps Ratchet up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Optimus Prime Ratchet Zombies Darkness Rising 4.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;Megatron has desecrated our ancestors, and &#039;&#039;I&#039;&#039; wanted to do that!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Autobots clear out the &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039; bridge of Vehicons and instruct the kids to hide there. Miko and Jack immediately begin arguing over their situation, which upsets Raf. Jack and Miko try to reassure him, before Jack notices a huge computer display. Raf thinks it has important information on it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fowler&#039;s interrogation is complicated by the man&#039;s now-dazed state. It&#039;s further complicated when Bulkhead and Bumblebee appear in the doorway. They aim their guns at Starscream, who aims his at Fowler, only to feel a tap on the head.  He looks up to find Arcee is balanced in a shaft right above him, aiming her gun downwards.&lt;br /&gt;
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The kids know they&#039;ve found important information, but are at a loss as to how to get it back to Optimus. As Raf&#039;s contemplating using a flash drive, a Decepticon walks in. The kids dive for cover, but Raf goes back for his backpack and is spotted by the Decepticon.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Mexican standoff in the brig is broken when Fowler distracts Starscream, and the Autobots start firing. Starscream decides discretion is called for, and he flies off down the nearest corridor.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Decepticon starts firing on Raf. Jack heroically runs out and tackles Raf behind one of the Decepticon corpses, before instructing Miko to take a picture. She snaps a picture of the Decepticon, before Jack redirects her at the computer screen. The kids leg it from the room, followed by the Decepticon, who is promptly taken out by Bulkhead. Reunited, the kids and Autobots make their escape.&lt;br /&gt;
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Optimus and Ratchet finish off the Terrorcon horde, and Optimus starts climbing up to Megatron. Megatron compliments Optimus on his performance, but boasts that the battle was simply a prelude to the main event and flies off. Ratchet wonders ominously what Megatron has in store for them.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:darkrising4_phonesnap.jpg|thumb|left|200px|&amp;quot;Kay th-enx bay-eye?&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Back at base, Ratchet&#039;s damaged arm is tended to, and Optimus tells off Bulkhead for letting the kids accompany him into battle. Miko defends Bulkhead and tries to claim they were doing &amp;quot;recon&amp;quot; by showing the snapped schematics, but Jack&#039;s upset about the fact they were all almost killed and decides he wants out of the whole affair. After some sad farewells (except from Ratchet), they send him home by [[GroundBridge]].&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Tfprimestarscreamsteppedon.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Just like [[The Transformers (cartoon)|old times!]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
Back on the Decepticon ship in orbit, Megatron abuses Starscream for disobeying his orders, which has resulted in damage to the ship, which threatens to delay Megatron&#039;s plans. Starscream manages to quell his master&#039;s anger by announcing he has a way to get their plans back on course.&lt;br /&gt;
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Miko pays Jack a visit and tries to talk him into returning to the Autobots, but he&#039;s content to go back to his normal life.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ratchet, meanwhile, is checking out the data Miko photographed, and he realizes that it&#039;s the specs for a [[space bridge]] part. Bulkhead thinks it&#039;s great that Megatron&#039;s thinking of leaving, but Optimus points out that he&#039;s probably intending to bring an army to [[Earth]] with it, and there&#039;s only one place he can find enough Transformer corpses to build a new army: [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Japanese additional segments===&lt;br /&gt;
====From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division====&lt;br /&gt;
{{epstub}}&lt;br /&gt;
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====Arms Micron Theater====&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DarknessRising4_AMT-Annoyed.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]&lt;br /&gt;
At some point, R.A. and B.2 got infected with [[Dark Energon]]... which mostly just made them lazy, sitting on the couch all day. [[Arc]] jokes about their sloth, which annoys them both. All this time, a similarly-Dark-Energon-infected [[Zori]] crawls along the wall behind them...&lt;br /&gt;
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{{note|There is in fact a [[R.A.#Shadow|toy of Dark Energon infected R.A.]], clear-black with a &amp;quot;fake&amp;quot; Dark Energon Crystal. However, so far there are no toy versions of Dark Energon B.2 or Zori.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Featured characters==&lt;br /&gt;
{{featuredcharacters&lt;br /&gt;
|c1=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (2)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (3)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (10)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (11)&lt;br /&gt;
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|c2=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (4)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon drone]]s (5)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (13)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (14)&lt;br /&gt;
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|c3=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jack Darby]] (6)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (7)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (9)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[William Fowler]] (12)&lt;br /&gt;
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|c4=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] (1)&lt;br /&gt;
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}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Megatron has desecrated the resting place of our fallen ancestors... and his own!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Not even the dead are free from his war-mongering.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; states the obvious in a slightly novel way while &#039;&#039;&#039;Optimus&#039;&#039;&#039; rues the depth of Megatron&#039;s evil.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DarknessRising4-BulkheadandMiko.jpg|thumb|250px|[http://youtu.be/a1UTN8WoZQQ That&#039;s disturbing...]]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I heaved on your floor mats. Sorry!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Wake up, you pathetic lump of flesh!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Grandma? Is it cookie time?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Fowler&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I wouldn&#039;t.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Oh, but I MIGHT...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Arcee&#039;&#039;&#039; threatens &#039;&#039;&#039;Starscream&#039;&#039;&#039;, who doesn&#039;t feel very threatened and gets a pounding &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I like pie. Can we stop for pie?&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You found Fowler! ROCK ON!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Fowler&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Miko&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;No point in long good-byes. Here&#039;s the door.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Ratchet&#039;&#039;&#039; showing he doesn&#039;t give a damn&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;NO ONE RIDS ME OF OPTIMUS PRIME BUT ME! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?! &#039;&#039;&#039;DO YOU?!&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—&#039;&#039;&#039;Megatron&#039;&#039;&#039; lays down the law.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;I&#039;ve been raised to be responsible. To my schoolwork, to my mom, my job.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:—The Spectacular &#039;&#039;&#039;Jack&#039;&#039;&#039; Darby&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes== &lt;br /&gt;
===Continuity errors===&lt;br /&gt;
*Did Optimus forget that Arcee was supposed to be in charge? He tells Bulkhead off, but Bulkhead wasn&#039;t supposed to be in charge in the first place. Of course, Optimus could simply have been referring to the fact Bulkhead got the kids in danger (which, admittedly, was in part his fault).&lt;br /&gt;
**Then again it&#039;s mostly Miko&#039;s fault: SHE snuck along with Bulkhead without him even knowing, after which Jack and Raf went to find her. So don&#039;t blame it all on Bulkie.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transformers references===&lt;br /&gt;
*As in part 1, Cybertron appears with the same model as that used in &#039;&#039;War for Cybertron&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Optimus&#039;s guns and swords look very similar to another [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]&#039;s.&lt;br /&gt;
*Optimus&#039;s response to Jack wanting to leave is very similar to the response Optimus Prime gave to [[Theodore Galloway]] in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign localization===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;German&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Die dunkle Macht erhebt sicht, Teil 4&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (The Dark Force Rises, Part 4&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[October 14|14 October]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Hungarian&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Közeleg a sötétség, 4. rész&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;The Darkness Is Nearing, Part 4&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[January 12|12 January]] [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Italian&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;La rimonta delle tenebre, quarta parte&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;Darkness Rising, Fourth Part&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[September 25|25 September]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Japanese&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Sen&#039;nyū Henkei! Senkan &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (潜入変形!戦艦ネメシス, &amp;quot;Infiltration Transformation! Battleship &#039;&#039;Nemesis&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[April 28|28 April]] [[2012]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Korean&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ak ui Buhwal 4&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (악의 부활 4, &amp;quot;Return of the Evil, Part 4&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[September 6|6 September]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Polish&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; ?&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[December 8|8 December]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Portuguese&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; ?&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[November 7|7 November]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Spanish&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Title:&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;El regreso del mal, Parte 4&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;The Return of Evil, Part 4&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
:*&#039;&#039;Original airdate:&#039;&#039; [[November 7|7 November]] [[2011]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trivia===&lt;br /&gt;
*While not the first time [[Flame (Marvel)|someone]] has used zombies as soldiers, Megatron seems intent on making them the bulk of his forces.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Terrorcons Optimus and Ratchet fight do not seem to be as tough as Cliffjumper&#039;s was (seeing as how he was still functioning despite being cut in half), but that could be chalked up to Cliff&#039;s corpse being &amp;quot;fresh&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*This episode shows one of the few times a Transformer has switched to robot mode while carrying a human passenger. This has happened previously in &amp;quot;[[The Human Element]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[The Secret of the Ruins]],&amp;quot; even in &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of The Moon]]&#039;&#039; films, but in all those cases the passenger was ejected during transformation. It will also happen later in [[Convoy (episode)|&amp;quot;Convoy&amp;quot;]], in which Agent Fowler somehow ends up in Prime&#039;s hand. In &#039;&#039;[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)| Rescue Bots]]&#039;&#039;, it happens on a regular basis, though the Rescue Bots have cockpits so the passengers remain inside them.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Prime episodes]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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