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Revelations Part III: Apocalypse

2010-06-05T01:19:47Z

125.237.204.224: /* Featured characters */

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=9
|title="Revelations Part III: Apocalypse"
|image=Revelations3 Rhinox vision.jpg
|caption=
|airdate=[[November 13]], 1999
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[George Samilski]]
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuty=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Nightscream pursues Jetstorm, who has captured Blackarachnia's spark; meanwhile, Optimus and Rhinox have a heart to heart.'''

:''French title:'' '''Révélation, Partie III'''
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Révélations 3'''
:''Japanese title:'' 星の使命 (''Hoshi no Shimei'', "Message of the Stars")
:''Spanish title:'' '''Revelaciones, Tercera Parte: Apocalipsis'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Jetstorm with extractor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] stands over [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s body, holding her [[spark]], as [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] looks on in anguish. Gloating, the Vehicon transforms and flies off with the spark, and Nightscream sets off in pursuit. Watching them go, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] then eyes Blackarachnia's body.

Meanwhile, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] is sceptical of [[Rattrap]]'s theory that [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], due to the vast difference in intellect. The pair resolve to try to reach Rhinox's consciousness.

Below ground, [[Optimus Primal|Optimus]] tells the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] that he doesn't understand the visions he's had... and is promptly granted another vision. Walking in a field, he sees plants with his fellow [[Maximal|Maximals]]' faces on them, and is attacked by metal tentacles. The tentacles turn the plants to metal, and Optimus' friends cry that he has failed them.

[[Image:Revelations3 Tankor cutting.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Tankor regains consciousness and Cheetor cautiously inquires whether Rhinox is in control. Although for a moment it seems as though Tankor's Maximal side is reasserting itself, he writhes in pain and reverts to his "TANKOR DESTROY!" persona. Cheetor is tossed aside, and Tankor advances on Rattrap, firing. After a brief attempt to reason with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]], Rattrap jumps on some large pipes, releasing them from their bonds so that they fall on Tankor. He recovers quickly, and the two Maximals turn to flee. Unfortunately they're cut off by oncoming tank drones, and race down a narrow gap between the stacked containers. Tankor begins smashing the containers aside, so the pair run up one of the arched structures they've found. On reaching the arch, Tankor merely begins cutting into the side of it, and the Maximals look at each other in alarm. It doesn't take long for Tankor to cut through enough to push the arch over, and Rattrap and Cheetor are forced to jump to the next arch which comes under attack from tank drones.

Nightscream snatches Blackarachnia's spark back from Jetstorm (who seems to have stopped to have a chat with it). The enraged Vehicon chases him but clips a freeway and slams into the side of a building. Recovering quickly, Jetstorm continues the pursuit and follows Nightscream until the Maximal drops an elevator on him.

[[Image:Revelations3 Nightscream spark.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Thrust carries Blackarachnia's lifeless body through the city until he's intercepted by Nightscream. The pair fight until Nightscream is able to disable Thrust by draining his Energon. Floating in a white void, Blackarachnia encounters Optimus and he tells her that her spark must have left her body. Elsewhere, Nightscream liberates Blackarachnia's spark from its container and tries to force it back into her body. In the void, she panics and flees from Optimus, just as her spark does from Nightscream. Optimus is able to calm her, and her spark returns to her body. Nightscream suggests they find the others, as he has a feeling they'll need help.

Indeed, Tankor has just knocked over one of the arches in the row, and the rest of them begin to fall like dominoes. Rattrap and Cheetor fall from the final arch, and Cheetor finds himself trapped under some containers with Tankor towering over him. He pleads with the Vehicon to remember who he is and, after a great mental struggle, Tankor unleashes a cry which Optimus hears on his higher plane. Optimus marches through the field of his vision, pushing through the plants until he comes face-to-face with... Rhinox. Optimus talks with his old friend, who it seems sides with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], favouring technology over organic nature. Optimus is jerked back to reality with a cry of "NO!"

[[Image:Revelations3 Tankor maximals.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Blackarachnia pulls Cheetor out of the way of Tankor's descending fist, and Nightscream takes out a row of tank drones. Cheetor warns Blackarachnia not to harm Tankor, surprising her with the information that he's Rhinox. She's tossed aside by the Vehicon, disturbing a pile of containers and revealing Rattrap's hiding place. The four Maximals offer Tankor their help, but he replies in Rhinox's voice that he doesn't ''need'' their help. He reveals that he's been conscious but unable to do anything, suppressed by the Tankor personality the whole time. To their alarm, he also announces that Megatron is Cybertron's only hope for technological perfection. The Maximals wonder if Rhinox's spark has been corrupted, and attack their friend, pinning him to the ground. Cheetor tells Rattrap to use his tail interface to reprogram Rhinox, but they're interrupted by Optimus who says Rhinox has made his choice and they have to respect that. The Maximals sadly watch Rhinox leave.

Back at base, the Maximals mope over their lost friend, and Optimus gives a speech about how the Matrix sent them to prehistoric Earth for a reason—to restore nature to Cybertron.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (1)
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (2)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (5)
* [[Rattrap]] (7)
* [[Optimus Primal]] (8)
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (9) (Vision)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
* [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (3)
* [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (4)
* [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]/[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (6)
* [[Tank Drone|Tank Drones]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==
"Lookee here, ma! I caught me a lightning bug! Yeeha!"
:—Are we sure '''Jetstorm''' isn't [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]?

"Gee, good thing Tankor turned out to be a friend. Imagine if he was recycled from a ''Predacon''."
:—'''Rattrap''' getting tetchy at how the plan's going.

"C sharp... or B flat, music to my ears."
:—'''Nightscream''', as Jetstorm is flattened.

"Rhinox...thank the Matrix you're alive!" 
"Arrgh...trapped...ABANDONED!" 
"This is Megatron's doing. But I can help you." 
"STAY AWAY FROM ME. Megatron isn't the problem. YOU are!" 
"You—you don't know what you're saying! Megatron has started a war between the organic and the technological...but we can overcome the destructive force of his rampant technology!" 
"Don't you ''see'', Optimus?! ''Nature'' is the destructive force! Megatron's right...as long as sparks remain individualistic, the wars will only continue!" 
"NOOOOO!"
:—'''Optimus Primal''' has a heart-to-heart with '''Rhinox'''. Needless to say, it doesn't go well.

"IMPOSTOR! The Rhinox ''I'' knew would ''never'' side with Megatron!"
:—'''Cheetor''', angry at Rhinox's betrayal.

"Rattrap! Use your tail interface...if Rhinox won't change his mind, we'll change it for him!"
:—'''Cheetor''', ironically issuing a command that Megatron would have given.

"Megatron wants this planet to run harmoniously, but harmony without free will isn't harmony at all."
:—'''Optimus''' about to break out into a speech.

"Goodbye, Optimus. When we meet again, it will not be as allies."
:—'''Rhinox''''s parting words to Optimus.

"Was this planet ever natural to begin with?"
:—A humble question from '''Cheetor'''. To this day, the fandom [[Primus|is]] [[Primus|still]] [[Cybertron (planet)|divided]] over the answer.

==Notes==
===Technical/animation glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity errors===
*Error

===Transformers references===
* Cheetor's line "I am seriously missing my old turbo-jets right now," is a reference to his old Transmetals capability in Beast Wars.
* Rhinox's character model from ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' makes an appearance in this episode.
* Rattrap's remark about Predacons is the only time that faction name is spoken in the entire series.

===Real-world references===
* After destroying several Tank Drones, Nightscream refers to them as "[[Tonka]] toys".

===Trivia===
*Rattrap is relieved Tankor hadn't been built with a Predacon spark--but this actually has no bearing on the strength of the new personalities imposed by Megatron's shell program. Thrust had a Predacon spark and was often portrayed as noble in his own way, and open to at least listening to Maximals, whereas Jetstorm--whose spark was Maximal--was constantly cruel, treacherous, and menacing.

*Skir's original intention was that Rhinox had "seen all sides of the argument, and chose to go more in Megatron's direction" in ''Beast Machines'', and after a quiet chat he and Optimus part company. As Richard Newman played that scene with growling and shouting, Rhinox instead sounded not quite in his right mind after his experiences. [http://www.bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 3 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations part 3}}
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

Revelations Part III: Apocalypse

2010-06-05T01:19:01Z

125.237.204.224:

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=9
|title="Revelations Part III: Apocalypse"
|image=Revelations3 Rhinox vision.jpg
|caption=
|airdate=[[November 13]], 1999
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[George Samilski]]
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuty=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Nightscream pursues Jetstorm, who has captured Blackarachnia's spark; meanwhile, Optimus and Rhinox have a heart to heart.'''

:''French title:'' '''Révélation, Partie III'''
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Révélations 3'''
:''Japanese title:'' 星の使命 (''Hoshi no Shimei'', "Message of the Stars")
:''Spanish title:'' '''Revelaciones, Tercera Parte: Apocalipsis'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Jetstorm with extractor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] stands over [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s body, holding her [[spark]], as [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] looks on in anguish. Gloating, the Vehicon transforms and flies off with the spark, and Nightscream sets off in pursuit. Watching them go, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] then eyes Blackarachnia's body.

Meanwhile, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] is sceptical of [[Rattrap]]'s theory that [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], due to the vast difference in intellect. The pair resolve to try to reach Rhinox's consciousness.

Below ground, [[Optimus Primal|Optimus]] tells the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] that he doesn't understand the visions he's had... and is promptly granted another vision. Walking in a field, he sees plants with his fellow [[Maximal|Maximals]]' faces on them, and is attacked by metal tentacles. The tentacles turn the plants to metal, and Optimus' friends cry that he has failed them.

[[Image:Revelations3 Tankor cutting.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Tankor regains consciousness and Cheetor cautiously inquires whether Rhinox is in control. Although for a moment it seems as though Tankor's Maximal side is reasserting itself, he writhes in pain and reverts to his "TANKOR DESTROY!" persona. Cheetor is tossed aside, and Tankor advances on Rattrap, firing. After a brief attempt to reason with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]], Rattrap jumps on some large pipes, releasing them from their bonds so that they fall on Tankor. He recovers quickly, and the two Maximals turn to flee. Unfortunately they're cut off by oncoming tank drones, and race down a narrow gap between the stacked containers. Tankor begins smashing the containers aside, so the pair run up one of the arched structures they've found. On reaching the arch, Tankor merely begins cutting into the side of it, and the Maximals look at each other in alarm. It doesn't take long for Tankor to cut through enough to push the arch over, and Rattrap and Cheetor are forced to jump to the next arch which comes under attack from tank drones.

Nightscream snatches Blackarachnia's spark back from Jetstorm (who seems to have stopped to have a chat with it). The enraged Vehicon chases him but clips a freeway and slams into the side of a building. Recovering quickly, Jetstorm continues the pursuit and follows Nightscream until the Maximal drops an elevator on him.

[[Image:Revelations3 Nightscream spark.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Thrust carries Blackarachnia's lifeless body through the city until he's intercepted by Nightscream. The pair fight until Nightscream is able to disable Thrust by draining his Energon. Floating in a white void, Blackarachnia encounters Optimus and he tells her that her spark must have left her body. Elsewhere, Nightscream liberates Blackarachnia's spark from its container and tries to force it back into her body. In the void, she panics and flees from Optimus, just as her spark does from Nightscream. Optimus is able to calm her, and her spark returns to her body. Nightscream suggests they find the others, as he has a feeling they'll need help.

Indeed, Tankor has just knocked over one of the arches in the row, and the rest of them begin to fall like dominoes. Rattrap and Cheetor fall from the final arch, and Cheetor finds himself trapped under some containers with Tankor towering over him. He pleads with the Vehicon to remember who he is and, after a great mental struggle, Tankor unleashes a cry which Optimus hears on his higher plane. Optimus marches through the field of his vision, pushing through the plants until he comes face-to-face with... Rhinox. Optimus talks with his old friend, who it seems sides with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], favouring technology over organic nature. Optimus is jerked back to reality with a cry of "NO!"

[[Image:Revelations3 Tankor maximals.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Blackarachnia pulls Cheetor out of the way of Tankor's descending fist, and Nightscream takes out a row of tank drones. Cheetor warns Blackarachnia not to harm Tankor, surprising her with the information that he's Rhinox. She's tossed aside by the Vehicon, disturbing a pile of containers and revealing Rattrap's hiding place. The four Maximals offer Tankor their help, but he replies in Rhinox's voice that he doesn't ''need'' their help. He reveals that he's been conscious but unable to do anything, suppressed by the Tankor personality the whole time. To their alarm, he also announces that Megatron is Cybertron's only hope for technological perfection. The Maximals wonder if Rhinox's spark has been corrupted, and attack their friend, pinning him to the ground. Cheetor tells Rattrap to use his tail interface to reprogram Rhinox, but they're interrupted by Optimus who says Rhinox has made his choice and they have to respect that. The Maximals sadly watch Rhinox leave.

Back at base, the Maximals mope over their lost friend, and Optimus gives a speech about how the Matrix sent them to prehistoric Earth for a reason—to restore nature to Cybertron.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (1)
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (2)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (5)
* [[Rattrap]] (7)
* [[Optimus Primal]] (8)
* [[Rhinox]] (9) (Vision)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
* [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (3)
* [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (4)
* [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]/[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (6)
* [[Tank Drone|Tank Drones]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==
"Lookee here, ma! I caught me a lightning bug! Yeeha!"
:—Are we sure '''Jetstorm''' isn't [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]?

"Gee, good thing Tankor turned out to be a friend. Imagine if he was recycled from a ''Predacon''."
:—'''Rattrap''' getting tetchy at how the plan's going.

"C sharp... or B flat, music to my ears."
:—'''Nightscream''', as Jetstorm is flattened.

"Rhinox...thank the Matrix you're alive!" 
"Arrgh...trapped...ABANDONED!" 
"This is Megatron's doing. But I can help you." 
"STAY AWAY FROM ME. Megatron isn't the problem. YOU are!" 
"You—you don't know what you're saying! Megatron has started a war between the organic and the technological...but we can overcome the destructive force of his rampant technology!" 
"Don't you ''see'', Optimus?! ''Nature'' is the destructive force! Megatron's right...as long as sparks remain individualistic, the wars will only continue!" 
"NOOOOO!"
:—'''Optimus Primal''' has a heart-to-heart with '''Rhinox'''. Needless to say, it doesn't go well.

"IMPOSTOR! The Rhinox ''I'' knew would ''never'' side with Megatron!"
:—'''Cheetor''', angry at Rhinox's betrayal.

"Rattrap! Use your tail interface...if Rhinox won't change his mind, we'll change it for him!"
:—'''Cheetor''', ironically issuing a command that Megatron would have given.

"Megatron wants this planet to run harmoniously, but harmony without free will isn't harmony at all."
:—'''Optimus''' about to break out into a speech.

"Goodbye, Optimus. When we meet again, it will not be as allies."
:—'''Rhinox''''s parting words to Optimus.

"Was this planet ever natural to begin with?"
:—A humble question from '''Cheetor'''. To this day, the fandom [[Primus|is]] [[Primus|still]] [[Cybertron (planet)|divided]] over the answer.

==Notes==
===Technical/animation glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity errors===
*Error

===Transformers references===
* Cheetor's line "I am seriously missing my old turbo-jets right now," is a reference to his old Transmetals capability in Beast Wars.
* Rhinox's character model from ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' makes an appearance in this episode.
* Rattrap's remark about Predacons is the only time that faction name is spoken in the entire series.

===Real-world references===
* After destroying several Tank Drones, Nightscream refers to them as "[[Tonka]] toys".

===Trivia===
*Rattrap is relieved Tankor hadn't been built with a Predacon spark--but this actually has no bearing on the strength of the new personalities imposed by Megatron's shell program. Thrust had a Predacon spark and was often portrayed as noble in his own way, and open to at least listening to Maximals, whereas Jetstorm--whose spark was Maximal--was constantly cruel, treacherous, and menacing.

*Skir's original intention was that Rhinox had "seen all sides of the argument, and chose to go more in Megatron's direction" in ''Beast Machines'', and after a quiet chat he and Optimus part company. As Richard Newman played that scene with growling and shouting, Rhinox instead sounded not quite in his right mind after his experiences. [http://www.bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 3 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations part 3}}
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

Revelations Part II: Descent

2010-06-05T01:17:08Z

125.237.204.224: /* Featured characters */

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=8
|title="Revelations Part II: Descent"
|image=Revelations2 Rattrap accesses Tankor.jpg
|caption=
|airdate=[[November 6]], 1999
|written by=[[Marv Wolfman]]
|directed by=[[William Lau]]
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuty=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Cheetor and Rattrap make a surprising discovery about their missing memories and the identity of Tankor.'''

:''French title:'' '''Révélation, Partie II'''
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Révélations 2'''
:''Japanese title:'' 友の記憶 (''Tomo no Kioku'', "Memory of a Friend")
:''Spanish title:'' '''Revelaciones, Segunda Parte: Ascendencia'''

==Synopsis==
A gazelle-like beast watches [[Optimus Primal]] swing from tree to tree in a mysterious forest, following a trail of floating [[Spark|Sparks]] towards their nexus, the [[Allspark]]. Suddenly, the Allspark vanishes, and Primal is suddenly restrained by vines. As he watches, the placid forest disappears, the trees and grass replaced by buildings and steel. Before him, the face of Megatron laughs triumphantly as the organic vines become technological.

[[Image:Revelations2 Optimus struggle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Getting Optimus to take a bath was becoming increasingly difficult.]]
Optimus awakes, shaken. The dream is revealed to be an [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]-induced vision. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] explains that he was worried about his leader, as Primal was yelling and fearful. Primal rebukes him, saying that they should leave him alone no matter how worried they are. With Primal back in the Oracle, Cheetor takes over. Explaining to the Maximals that the Sparks of the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]] are subverted Maximal sparks, he tells them that they must extract the sparks somehow and [[Reformatting|reformat]] them into other technorganic Maximals to help them accomplish their goal (whatever that may be).

Cheetor suggests going after [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] first, as he is slower then the others (in both speed and mentality). [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] suggests going after Thrust (for [[Silverbolt (BW)|obvious reasons]]). However, she is the minority, so Tankor wins out. Cheetor splits them into two groups: [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] will distract [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]], while he and [[Rattrap]] will (hopefully) extract Tankor's spark and place it in a new body.

The three Generals are entrenched at a spaceport, supervising work. Tankor is coordinating the loading of a spacecraft, Jetstorm supervises the defense from the sky, and Thrust... is doing something important too. Probably.

[[Image:Revelations2 Blackarachnia Thrust.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I'll be dying in your arms tonight!"]]
Nightscream distracts the two latter Generals by destroying a building, prompting Jetstorm to give chase to the bat. Nightscream manages to escape and drains the [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] from Jetstorm's body, weakening the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]. Blackarachnia tries to talk to Thrust about his past identity, and he begins to experience flashbacks of prehistoric [[Earth]], seeing "Optimal" Optimus, Rhinox, Cheetor, and Blackarachnia (all in their final incarnations) looking at him.

At the docks, Rattrap distracts Tankor by throwing a bomb at him, irritating him enough to give chase. Cheetor [[Transform|transforms]] to robot mode and leaps from Drone to Drone as Tankor fires at him. Rattrap interfaces with a crane and knocks Tankor away into some crates. Rattrap then attempts to interface with his mind. After some effort he finally manages to access Tankor's past memories and break his own amnesia.

Rattrap discovers that Megatron broke free of the Shuttle in transwarp space, where he was sucked away, and remarks that "that was the last of him." Eventually, the team returned to Cybertron and was immediately shot down by orbiting satellites.

[[Image:Revelations2 Rattrap Cheetor Tankor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Tankor... is... running on Windows 98."]]
Rattrap takes a breather from watching these records and wonders why they all seem to be from his point of view. He then plugs back into Tankor's brain. He sees Cheetor (in his [[Transmetal|Transmetal 2]] form) and Primal (in "Optimal" configuration) escaping from tank drones. But the drones fire canisters that explode and release a [[Transformation virus|green gas]] that envelops the Maximals.

Rattrap watches the Transmetals revert to their pre-Transmetal beast modes, while Silverbolt remains in the same form but lies on the ground helplessly. Stranger, though, is that Rattrap sees ''himself'' reverting as well. He wonders why this is, if these are his own memories. But then he sees his reflection in an approaching tank drone, and the mirrored face is [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'s. Which means that Tankor is Rhinox!

[[Image:Revelations2 Blackarachnia spark.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Blackarachnia is attacked by the green floating ball from Heavy Metal.]]
As Thrust and Blackarachnia talk, Jetstorm (now strengthened) arrives, buries Nightscream under fallen rubble, and accuses Thrust of fraternizing with the "enemy". Thrust denies this, and Jetstorm puts pressure on him to remove Blackarachnia's spark. Grudgingly, Thrust shoots her, but is tackled by Nightscream before he gets a chance to extract her spark. Thrust and Nightscream fight, eventually detonating a nearby tank, causing Nightscream to become pinned under some bars. As the Maximal watches helplessly, Jetstorm extracts Blackarachnia's spark.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (3)
*[[Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (5)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (12) (Flashback)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (13) (Flashback)
*[[Optimal Optimus]] (11) (Flashback)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
*[[Tank Drone|Tank Drones]] (6)
*[[Sonic Attack Jet|Sonic Attack Jets]] (7)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (10)

}}

==Quotes==
"If I'm ever to get to the heart of our quest, then it is vital that you leave me alone, no matter what you hear."
:—'''Optimus''' should at least give them a safe word.

"As of this moment, we are going on the offensive." 
"And who are we offending today?"
:—'''Cheetor''' and '''Blackarachnia'''

"Nice try! Someone need his targeting system recalibrated? Ha ha!"
:—'''Cheetor''', still a kid at heart, even as a leader.

"And it's a hard fly to left field. He's going, going...GONE!"
:—'''Cheetor''', again proving that he's a kid at heart.

"And I thought I got the ''easy'' job."
:—'''Rattrap''', riding on Tankor's back.

"These blasts! Gah! They're ''devolving'' us!"
:—'''Cheetor''', mastering the obvious.

==Notes==
* Technically, this would be the first appearance of Rhinox since his disappearance in ''Beast Machines'', albeit from Tankor's unlocked memories.
* While the Maximals ponder which Vehicon to attempt to free first, their images appear on a screen along with [[Cybertronix]] text saying "we the unwilling are led by the unknowing to do the impossible for the ungrateful," which is a quote from [[:wikipedia:Mother Teresa|Mother Teresa]].

===Animation/technical errors===
*When grappling with Optimus after his dream, Cheetor's feet clip into the floor.
*When Thrust shows up during Nightscream and Blackarachnia's distraction, he's misrepresented by one of his drones. (Note the hands. Thrust's are yellow, drones' are purple.)

===Continuity errors===
*We never discover what the [[Tank Drone]]s are loading onto the spacecraft or why. Sure seems to be important, though.
*Although the Maximals' [[Transmetal]] modes seem to be powerful enough to injure and occasionally kill other sentient Cybertronians, and their vehicle forms seem to be extremely fast, there seems to be no evidence of the Maximals putting up a fight against the Vehicons, nor evidence of them using vehicle modes to escape.
*Not so much an error, but certainly an ''ambiguity'', is that the nature of the green gas and its relationship to the [[Transformation virus|virus]] are unclear at best. Those who were "devolved" (probably better put as "de-Transmetallized") were also spared the immediate paralytic effect of the virus. But Silverbolt was one of the fully-paralyzed victims, despite the fact that he ''did'' have Transmetal qualities (as evidenced by his immunity to the [[Metal Hunter]]'s weapon). Perhaps, as a [[Fuzor]] with no previous body upgrades, he simply wasn't Transmetal ''enough'' to resist the virus. Ultimately, there are no clear answers.
*Blackarachnia isn't seen escaping the Vehicons, though she is briefly seen aboard the shuttle. It is likely that she immediately fled underground after the Maximals run away (as indicated by [[The Reformatting|the first episode]]), but not before being hit by the virus.

==Home video releases==
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[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

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