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Talk:Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)

2011-07-29T09:51:49Z

120.28.64.75: /* Not just walmart */

Are we sure "Spike" isn't Sam's nickname, if so, it should link to Sam's page.--[[User:TOM|TOM]] 14:40, 13 February 2011 (EST)
:No, we don't know, but until we do, he'll be treated as separate. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:53, 13 February 2011 (EST)
::But he ''has'' to be related, Witwicky is a '''''VERY''''' rare name.--[[User:TOM|TOM]] 19:23, 24 March 2011 (EDT)
:::Related doesn't necessarily mean "the same". --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 21:06, 24 March 2011 (EDT)
TFW2005 has confirmed a Thundercracker redeco of deluxe DOTM Starscream, both with pictures and a list of upcoming deluxes from Walmart computers. [[User:Anonymous ONI agent|AOA]] 13:20, 26 February 2011 (EST)
:<nowiki>*looks*</nowiki> Those are stolen toys and therefore we're not using them as proof of anything. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:42, 26 February 2011 (EST)
::As for the listings from Walmart computers, those don't mean anything. Walmart once had a listing for a Transformer toy named Dinobite. Did we get a Dinobite? No, it turned out to be [[Razor Claw]] from the Beast Wars Mutants subline. Folks, for the love of Benji, please be patient. - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 23:15, 24 March 2011 (EDT)

I have 3 Cyberverse figures. It's official, they are real toys. --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.75|66.82.9.75]] 21:23, 2 June 2011 (EDT), who actually is Kaon_Prisoner.

== Erm... ==

How can you find the figure's size class? --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.75|66.82.9.75]] 21:27, 2 June 2011 (EDT), Kaon_Prisoner, ''duh!''
:It should be on the toy's packaging somewhere. - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 21:36, 2 June 2011 (EDT)

They aren't there. I checked. --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 17:32, 6 June 2011 (EDT)

Wait... my mistake! I checked again. They DO show the classes! --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 17:37, 6 June 2011 (EDT)

== The article had no indication of the levels. ==

I put that in.

Oops, my sig! --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 17:47, 6 June 2011 (EDT)

== Leader Megatron ==

I heared rumors tha there are plans that hasbro s making a leader class megatron. is it true of false.--[[User:Wwelord|Wwelord]] 17:17, 18 July 2011 (EDT)
:You have to cite a source in where you *HEARD* that --[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 00:11, 27 July 2011 (EDT)

== Leadfoot/Detour/Steeljaw Target exclusive ==

To the person (or persons) who keep(s) removing the part about the Target-exclusive Leadfoot/Sgt. Detour/Steeljaw set, '''STOP IT!!!'''. Read this. ---> http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2011-live-blog-2011-hasbro-toys-with-the-brand-team/15844/news.html . Must we add this or some other link to this entry in the article until the set comes out (or do we need to lock this page)? - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 17:46, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

== Not just walmart ==

Im sorta seeing other movie exclusives in regular toystores like Deluxe Optimus Prime, Arcee/Jazz(With comics) and a G-1 repaint of DOTM Deluxe Ratchet...is it normal to see exclusives in toystores?
:Are these toystores that order directly from Hasbro (like ToysRUs) or toystores that resell items that they have bought from other stores (like many comic shops). --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 00:27, 27 July 2011 (EDT)
::No, just regular everyday normal toystore (Toy kingdom) though[[Special:Contributions/120.28.64.75|120.28.64.75]] 05:51, 29 July 2011 (EDT)

== HA Leadfoot ==

Currently the Human Alliance Leadfoot/Sergeant Detour/Steeljaw set is listed twice (once under Human Alliance Wave 3 and once as a Target exclusive), that isn't right is it? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:08, 27 July 2011 (EDT)
:Yes, it is right. There's going to be a logo-less version released at general retail, and one with Leadfoot and Sergeant Detour sporting Target logos released only at Target. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 10:11, 27 July 2011 (EDT)
::Okay, thanks for clearing that up. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:15, 27 July 2011 (EDT)

Defender

2011-05-28T12:50:16Z

120.28.64.75:

{{factions|autobot|decepticon}}
:''Defenders are a body-type in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFCDS Decepticon defender.jpg|thumb|right|200px|You don't need to hit their back anymore.]]
'''Defenders''' are the next step beyond [[melee specialist]]s. While defenders employ many of the same tactics, they have one thing the melee specialists lack: a shield. This makes them more likely to get close enough to you so they can hit you with the massive hammer they carry. The force of their hammer blow is enough to knock most foes on their tailpipes.

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron''===
Defenders were common during the Great War. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
*The guards in [[Kaon Prison]] resemble defenders but carry swords instead of hammers, so it's unclear if they fall into the same class.

[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]

Artillery specialist

2011-05-28T12:47:39Z

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{{factions|autobot|decepticon}}
:''Artillery specialists are a body-type in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFCDS Autobot artillery specialist.jpg|thumb|right|200px|They can fly in robot mode, but '''you''' can't.]]
One of the more annoying enemies a soldier will face in the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]] is the '''artillery specialist'''. Capable of flight, artillery specialists hover in the air and rain plasma death down on the battlefield below. Their ability to make swift darting movements makes them difficult to shoot, but they can sometimes be cornered because they tend to focus on one target to the exclusion of all else.

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron''===
Artillery specialists were common during the Great War. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]

FIRRIB

2011-04-08T14:48:06Z

120.28.64.75: /* Notes */

{{quote|Yes, in AHM Rumble is RED.|[[Joana Lafuente]] <ref>[http://khaamar.deviantart.com/art/All-Hail-Megatron-9-cover-112520321 Joana LaFuente's response.]</ref>|center=true}}
{{quote|Okay guys, let's get this right this time. Rumble is BLUE, Frenzy is RED!|[[Derrick J. Wyatt]] <ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/first-we-crack-shell.html Derrick Wyatt's opinion]</ref>|center=true}}
{{quote|[Frenzy]'s blue because Hasbro said so.|[[Shane McCarthy]] <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffvrLk_6Seo#t=28s Shane McCarthy's response during IDW's panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2008.]</ref>|center=true}}
[[Image:Rumble and frenzy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rumble and Frenzy. Or Frenzy and Rumble. Whatever.]]
An acronym sometimes bandied about by fans, '''FIRRIB''' means "[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is red, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is blue". The phrase originated on [[alt.toys.transformers]] circa 1994, essentially as a (largely joking) rallying cry for those who favored [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] over various other media portrayals of the Transformers. In time, the counterpoint '''FIBRIR''' emerged, standing for "Frenzy is blue, Rumble is red". The forms RIBFIR and RIRFIB are also known.

The debate revolves around the colors of the [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Cassette]]s, Rumble and Frenzy. It was [[Hasbro]]'s intent that Rumble be black and red, and Frenzy be two shades of blue. These color schemes are used in the toyline, [[Marvel Comics]] and many storybooks and ancillary media from the early years of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], and naturally, it was intended for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon series]] to render the characters in this manner as well (as proven by the show's [[production bible]], which identifies Rumble as the "red robot"). However, as a result of some unspecified error somewhere in production, the two robots had their color schemes swapped, leaving the animated incarnation of Rumble blue, and Frenzy red.

Due to the widespread recognition the cartoon received, the concept of Rumble as the blue robot was ingrained into the minds of many viewers. As such, years later, [[Fandom|fans]] would argue vehemently (though often tongue-in-cheek) over which coloration was "correct", based mainly on their personal preference for the cartoon or comic.

The FIRRIB movement was codified by a cartoon fan named Scott Wells in 1994<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/7f7aa2ec041325c4/d066fdb5fb0bdaf9?lnk=gst&q=FIRRIB#d066fdb5fb0bdaf9 ATT FAQ file, 1994]</ref>, who coined the acronym FIRRIB. The FIRRIB idea quickly caught on with other cartoon fans on alt.toys.transformers, frequently appearing in signature files; its counterpoint, the comic- and toy-based FIBRIR, soon appeared as well. After endless discussion threads fueled by little more than personal preference, the subject eventually landed in the group's FAQ file as a do-not-ask question.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/75181b5ca5175ca3?&q=FIRRIB+FAQ ATT FAQ file, 1998]</ref>

The Japanese dub of the Generation 1 cartoon rectified the error, making the animation match the toys by simply switching the characters' names around.

As later incarnations of the characters draw on both the cartoon and toys as influences, the waters have become muddier still:

Items in the following table are listed in release order. E.g., the original toys came first.

{|border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:left"
!
!Frenzy
!Rumble
|-
![[The Transformers (toyline)|Original toys]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"| Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"| Red
|-
![[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"| Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"| Red
|-
![[Ladybird Books]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Kid Stuff]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[The Transformers (cartoon)|US cartoon]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Japanese cartoon]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave comics]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity|Devil's Due comics]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW comics]] (early)
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
!IDW comics (ongoing)
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[Alternators]] toys
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[Music Label]] earphones
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Transformers G1: Awakening|G1: The Awakening]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Transformers (2010 toyline)]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|unconfirmed
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[United (toyline)|Transformers: United]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red

|}

It is generally agreed that pointing out Rumble was actually kinda purple in the original cartoon is not helpful (particularly since he still has blue in the places where Frenzy has red). Nor is pointing out the fact that for a brief moment in the movie (when Rumble, Frenzy, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] jam [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s transmission) ''both'' of them were red. Or that the Marvel US coloring had Rumble as red ''and blue''. Or that the ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Frenzy (G1)#Generation_2_2|version]] of Frenzy was purple, and the planned corresponding Rumble was to be both red and blue.

==Similar cases==
While the coloration of Frenzy and Rumble is the most well-known instance of the original cartoon's color choices not matching the [[toy]]s its [[character]]s are based on, there are similar cases, some of which have also resulted in fan dissent regarding the question which is to be considered the "correct" coloration for the character in question:
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert's]] toy sported a black head, but possibly in order to differentiate him further from his [[mold]]-mate [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], the cartoon changed the head's color to red. His comic appearances usually use the toy's black head, while new toys are a mixed bag ([[TakaraTomy]] leans more towards a [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] red head, while [[Hasbro]] appears to prefer the original toy's black head). Thus far, however, none of Takara's [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]] of the original toy have featured a show-accurate red head.
* [[Grapple]]'s original toy sported a black head, but the cartoon changed it to orange, possibly to differentiate him further from his mold-mate [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. The episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", however, consistently gave him a (mostly) toy-accurate black head. The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] once again followed the toy's coloration.
*[[Bluestreak]] is a huge mess: While early catalogs depicted him in a blue and silver deco based on his original [[Diaclone]] colors, which is also used for the [[instructions]] and the toy's [[package art]], the toy itself sports an entirely silver deco for the vehicle mode. The cartoon, on the other hand, gave him a silver and black vehicle mode deco based on ''another'' Diaclone color scheme. Later toys have alternatively used variations of any of the three color schemes, although only Takara have thus far released a reissue of the original toy in "show colors" through [[e-Hobby]], and there has been no reissue in the "blue" Diaclone deco at all yet.
*Then there's the thing with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain's]] [[character model|animation model]] using the colors of an early [[prototype]] (as shown in early [[stock photography|catalogs]]), while the actual toy sports an entirely different deco... and Takara released a variation of the toy in yet ''another'' different deco. Takara later released a reissue of the original toy in a color scheme resembling (but not identical to) the prototype through e-Hobby, while other toys by Hasbro and Takara have been alternatively based on any of the three decos.

==Notes==
[[Image:RumbleisRed.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Product #5731 also includes Ravage.]]
*In the season 1 episode "[[Heavy Metal War]]", [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] displays files on the Decepticons. The texts are, for the most part, lifted directly from the show's [[production bible]], including Hasbro's product code numbers for the toys (which are listed on the toys' [[packaging]]). As a consequence, Rumble (misspelled "Runble") is given the detail "red robot".
*The ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]]'' video game uses the cartoon "FIRRIB" color choices for its [[Frenzy (Prime)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]] characters. Though clearly patterned after their ''Generation 1'' predecessors, they represent different-universe versions of these [[character]]s, so they're listed here instead of the chart above.
*In the 2007 movie, although Frenzy was silver, his eyes were color blue.
{{-}}

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.lilformers.com/index.php/2007/03/20/lil-formers-38-rumblefrenzy/ LilFormers' answer to this dilemma.]
[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Fandom]]

The Thrill of the Hunt

2011-02-12T03:15:36Z

120.28.64.75: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=TFA Thrill Hunt Ratchet Lockdown reunion.JPG
|caption=Sadly, no tumbleweeds.
|ep=7
|ep2=5
|prev2=Sound and Fury
|next2=Home Is Where the Spark Is
|title="The Thrill of the Hunt"
|airdate=[[January 19]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Andrew Robinson]]
|directed by=[[Ben Jones]] [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]
|animation studio= [[The Answer Studio]]}}

'''While Autobots encounter a mysterious muscle car creating havoc in Detroit, Ratchet keeps flashing back to his "tour of duty" in the Great Autobot-Decepticon Wars.'''

==Synopsis==
While debating the ethical dilemma of an auto parts store with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s old war wound tingles, making him think that trouble's ahead. Just then, the lights in the city go out, and the trio is confronted by a spiked muscle car with red headlamps. Thinking it's a human out for a joyride, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] go after the car. At a critical moment in the chase, Ratchet experiences a flashback to his days in the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]….

[[Image:Ratchetanimatedthrill.jpg|left|170px|thumb|PTSD-bait in the making.]]

''Field tech Ratchet is in the middle of a war zone with a Decepticon barrage falling down around him. Communicating with [[Supreme Commander]] [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], he says he found the object of his mission, an Autobot intelligence officer named [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. She is badly damaged and in need of immediate repair. Ratchet uses his [[EMP]] generator to deactivate her temporarily, allowing him to replace her leg, despite Arcee's concern that the EMP could wipe her [[memory core]].''

Ratchet flashes back into the present and is nearly run over by the muscle car, but is pushed out of the way by Bumblebee. The Autobots regroup at headquarters and Optimus inquires of Ratchet's well-being, but the crusty old bot doesn't want to talk. Meanwhile, the [[Television|TV]] news is broadcasting a live, high-speed chase between the police and the strange car, and Ratchet experiences another flashback.

[[Image:Lockdown both hands.jpg|right|170px|thumb|SUCKER-PUNCH!]]

''In the middle of the repair to Arcee, Ratchet loads her up and starts to evacuate the area, only to be caught and smacked down by a bounty hunter.''

Ratchet's thoughts are snapped back into the present as the Autobots begin the chase after the muscle car anew. Ratchet finally recognizes the muscle car as an old nemesis, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]. The past haunts him again….

''Ratchet and Arcee are now prisoners of Lockdown, who explains his work as a bounty hunter and his lack of allegiance to either side in the war. He also says he has a fondness for taking weapons and parts from his quarry as trophies and upgrades. This time, he's taken Ratchet's EMP generator.''

Flash-forward to the present, where Prime finally forces Lockdown to stop. The bounty hunter incapacitates Prime with the EMP weapon, and they both disappear. In his hideout, Lockdown explains to a tied-up Optimus Prime about the bounty on his head for killing [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Optimus explains that he didn't kill the [[Decepticon]], but Lockdown insists doesn't care as long as he gets his bounty. Then he gets to work on removing Prime’s grapplers and installing them in his own body.

The Autobots scan the city for Prime, but don't have much luck until [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] finds that Lockdown's [[Death's Head (Animated)|ship]] is sitting in the middle of the old downtown area, cloaked as an ordinary warehouse. Before they roll out, Ratchet refuses to join the rescue mission, though without explanation.

[[Image:TFA Thrill Hunt Prowl Lockdown.JPG|left|170px|thumb|Everybody was kung-fu fighting! Those cats were fast as lightning.]]

Finished with his chop job on Optimus, Lockdown converses with [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], who is evidently the one who put the price on Prime's head. Lockdown requests payment, but Blitzwing wants results first. If those satisfy him, then the upgrade reward will satisfy Lockdown. The Autobots arrive at Lockdown's ship and attack. Lockdown dispatches [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and Bumblebee without much trouble. Prowl is a bit harder for Lockdown to handle until the bounty hunter drops him with an EMP blast. Before he can take any more trophies, Ratchet arrives and confronts Lockdown. The bounty hunter recognizes the old bot as the source of his EMP generator, and Ratchet vows that he'll never take another another trophy again, but the medic too falls to the EMP. However, when Lockdown thinks he's beaten the doc-bot, Ratchet reveals he was playing dead, being immune to the effects of his own weapon, and throws Lockdown around with his magnetic powers, knocking him unconscious. Inside Lockdown’s ship, Ratchet finds Prime and frees him, but Lockdown—himself "playing possum" after Ratchet's attack—stops them from leaving. Ratchet takes him out again, and once the bounty hunter’s pinned down, Ratchet forcibly removes the parts Lockdown stole from Prime. He remarks that he would have used his EMP generator to remove them painlessly, but he no longer has it. Lockdown offers to return the generator if Ratchet will use it. The act brings on another flashback.

''In order to avoid interrogation from Megatron, Arcee asks Ratchet to use his EMP generator on her to wipe her memory core, which contains critical access codes for the Autobots. When Ratchet and Lockdown struggle for the device, it overloads and goes off. Ratchet and Arcee leave Lockdown's ship just before some part of it detonates, but when Ratchet inquires of her condition, Arcee doesn't know who she is or where they are, a result of the EMP blast.''

[[Image:TFA Thrill Hunt Ratchet EMP Generator ship.JPG|right|170px|thumb|She cannae take the pressure!]]

In the present, Ratchet mockingly asks Lockdown if he wants the generator to ease his pain, while Lockdown tightens his grip on a rod. As Ratchet moves to take the EMP generator back, Lockdown prepares to strike, but Ratchet hits Lockdown with a magnetic blast before he can do so. Ratchet denounces Lockdown for turning a medical tool into a weapon and zaps Lockdown's ship. He then escapes with Optimus as the ship crashes into a river.

Back at headquarters, Ratchet repairs Prime’s grapplers and then finally opens up to Optimus about his war experiences.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
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|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (7)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] (4)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Ratchet''': Augh, it's primitive. It's barbaric. There ought to be a law against it! 
'''Optimus Prime''': It's just an auto supply store, Ratchet. 
'''Ratchet''': You mean they actually sell spare parts on the open market? What kind of malfunction would be crass enough to buy this stuff? 
'''Bumblebee''': Hey, guys, check out my new horn!
:—Evidently, Bumblebee is crass enough.

'''Hothead Blitzwing''': You have Optimus Prime? Hand him over at once! That Autobot will pay for what he did to our leader! 
'''Lockdown''': Yeah, speaking of payment, I'm gonna need mine first. 
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Patience, my bounty-hunting friend. You will not be disappointed with your upgrades, provided I am not disappointed with your results. 
'''Random Blitzwing''': Ooooh! I wanna see him turn into a fire truck! Can I? Can I, ha-ha, can I? Ahahahahahahahaha!
:—Blitzwing, Blitzwing and Blitzwing negotiate with Lockdown.

"I'm impressed. It's been eons since the last time anyone got the drop on me." 
"The next time will be much sooner!"
:—'''Lockdown''' and '''Prowl''' engage in some [[A Fistful of Energon|foreshadowing]].

"I'm not good with names and faces, but I never forget a trophy."
:—'''Lockdown''', best buddy of Kraven and the Predator.

"Time was I'd use my EMP generator to do this painlessly. Too bad I don't have it anymore."
:—'''Ratchet''', right before ripping Prime's grapplers out of Lockdown's arm, forgetting children are watching.

"How're you healing?" 
"Arm's as good as new, thanks to you." 
"That wasn't what I meant." 
"Let's just say I have a much better appreciation for what you went through back in the day and why you don't wanna remember it." 
"It's not that I don't want to remember. I have to remember… for those who can't." 
"Still, I don't suppose it hurts to talk about it sometimes… with a trusted friend." 
"So, what do you wanna know?"
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
* During the news broadcast sequence, if the EMP is enough to shut off the lights in Lockdown's wake, how are the pursuing police vehicles not affected? Is he just projecting the EMP out to both sides?

===Animation errors===
* After Bulkhead says "Hey no fair!" Ratchet transforms into robot mode and skids on the ground. At that point, Ratchet's pupils are black, but when he stops skidding, they turn white.
* Blitzwing changes from Hothead to Icy personality abruptly and without either a transition animation or a sound effect.

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee's new horn plays the traditional melody of the phrase "Ro-bots in Dis-guise"!

===Foreign dubbing===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le fantôme du passé'''" ("The Ghost of the Past")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Kopfgeldjäger'''" ("The Bounty Hunter")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 14|14 June]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' '''ぬぐえない記憶''' (''Nuguenai Kioku'', "Unwipeable Memories")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 1|1 May]] [[2010]]
* The [[Otoboto family]] segment has [[Hiroyuki Otoboto|Hiroyuki]] holding a "Trans-quiz" with [[Tatsuya Otoboto|Tatsuya]] and [[Yūka Otoboto|Yūka]] (Yūka rather reluctant at the silliness of it). Questions include: what was Optimus' other name when G1 aired in Japan in [[1985]] (A: [[Convoy]]); and what was the name of the game that was released on the [[Famicom]] in [[1986]] (A: ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Convoy no Nazo]]'', answered by [[Megumi Otoboto|Megumi]]). Megumi tells Hiroyuki that he has a phone call and Hiroyuki promptly asks "Are you Bill Gates?", along with several questions in near-perfect ENGLISH(!), before leaving the living room and his family mystified.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Gorączka polowania'''" ("The Thrill of the Hunt")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

===Real-world References===
* The TV anchorman seen in this episode appears to be an ''Animated'' version of [[wikipedia:Ron_Burgundy|Ron Burgundy]]. Stay classy, Cybertron.
* Ratchet's line, "Don't call me sir. I work for a living," is a common sentiment of sergeants and other non-commissioned officers in the armed forces.
* Ratchet's other line, "I'm a medi-bot, not a field commander!" is based on Dr. McCoy's oft-repeated line from [[wikipedia:Star_Trek|''Star Trek'']], "I'm a doctor not a…".

===Trivia===
*This episode reveals how the right half of Ratchet's chevron got broken and why his left arm has a missing piece. Both were caused by Lockdown. However, it would seem that it [[The Arrival issue 3#"'Bots of Science"|wasn't the first time his chevron snapped off]].
*[[Susan Blu]] reprises her role of Arcee from the Generation 1 cartoon series.
*This is the first episode in which we see ''Animated'' Cybertron, albeit in a flashback.
*This is also the first episode to not feature any of the main [[human]] cast.
*This episode seems to refute [[Fandom|fans]] who had worried the series would be too kid-oriented, as it features a heavy atmosphere, post-traumatic shock, guilt, suggested torture, and quite obvious pain being inflicted by a good guy on a villain, pretty much for no other reason but revenge.
*As Prime and Ratchet talk at the end, you hear the saddest rendition of "More than Meets The Eye" ever.
*Prowl's wheels make the same noise as Lockdown's chainsaw.
*Blitzwing's face-swapping feature makes a different noise in this episode than in other episodes.
*There seems to be a human skull on Lockdown's trophy case.

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season One ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume One: Blast from the Past (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume One: Blast from the Past (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Eins: Drachenkämpfer (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2010 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 2 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.

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