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Nemesis Part 2

2010-08-08T10:26:31Z

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{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=52
|series2=Metals
|ep2=25
|next2=Remix: I Lost the Banana!
|image=Nemesis2 shuttle crash.jpg
|caption=It had a good run, but ''Beast Wars'' [[Furmanism|never did want to live forever]].
|title="''Nemesis'' Part 2"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[May 7]], 1999
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|directed by=[[Cal Shumiatcher]], [[Steve Sacks]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity= [[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''Megatron has possession of the ''Nemesis'', and the Maximals need a last-minute miracle to defeat him as the Beast Wars come to an end.'''

:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Némésis 2'''
:''Japanese title:'' ハッピー?これでいいのだ (''Happy? Kore de ii no da'', "Happy? This Should Do It")
:''Latin-American title:'' '''Nemesis Segunda Parte'''
:''Italian title:'' '''Destini - Parte 2''' ("Fates - Part Two")
:''Brazilian name:'' '''Nemesis Parte 2'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Nemesis2 Primal and Tigerhawk charge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Optimus and Tigerhawk conclude that it is better to fight and die than run.]]
[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] has raised the ''Nemesis'' from its watery grave and has begun a random attack on everything in sight, all the while quoting the [[Covenant of Primus]]. After telling Rhinox to "deploy [[Operation Eternity]]", [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Tigerhawk]] attempt to fight it off, but their weapons don't even scratch the hull. Tigerhawk tells Primal to rally the Maximals and that he will remain to fight. On the ''Nemesis'', [[Dinobot II|Dinobot]] is commenting that his [[spark]] has changed and feels complete. Aspects of [[Dinobot (BW)|the original Dinobot]] begin to emerge. He admires Tigerhawk's defense. Tigerhawk is able to damage power on several decks, limiting Megatron's offensive options to using the fusion cannon, which he uses to destroy Tigerhawk. Going to the [[Protohuman]] settlement, Megatron prepares to destroy it. Dinobot objects, asking where the honor is in such an act, but Megatron fires anyway, killing [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in the process.

[[Image:Nemesis2 Nemesis over Mount St. Hilary.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Nemesis hovering like some vast, predatory bird over Mount St. Hilary.]]
At [[Mount St. Hilary]], the Maximals are preparing a last-ditch strategy—bring the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] online and fight the ''Nemesis''. However, the ship has been offline too long, and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] are having trouble restoring power. The ''Nemesis'' arrives, but Tigerhawk's attack has depleted its [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] reserves, and the fusion cannon requires time to recharge. Megatron activates its tractor beam, and Primal enters the ''Nemesis''. He and Megatron duke it out, but the Predacon clearly has the advantage. On the Ark, the Maximals manage to get the engines on line, but they burn out almost instantly. [[Rattrap]] proclaims that they are all going to die, and for once, no one tells him to shut up. Instead, the characteristically stoic Rhinox simply responds with "Yup".

[[Image:Megatron Primal Nemesis 2.JPG|left|200px|thumb|If Optimus can't beat Megatron, what chance do we have?]]
However, Dinobot, disapproving of Megatron's actions, sends a message to the Maximals of an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] stored in the Ark. Megatron orders Dinobot to fire, but he refuses, stating that he has his honor. In a last bid to save them all, Rhinox pilots the shuttle on a collision course with the ''Nemesis''' bridge, crashing through the viewport and going out the other side. Optimus urges Dinobot to save himself, but he remains with the ship, biding farewell to Primal. As the ''Nemesis'' crashes, Primal rejoins the Maximals.

[[Image:Nemesis2 Autobot shuttle Earth.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Beast Wars are over—finished. But [[The Reformatting|it never ends]]!]]
Some time later, the Maximals, having repaired the shuttle and rigged a [[transwarp]] cell to it, leave [[Earth]] for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Optimus, piloting the ship, declares that the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] are over, and memorializes the Maximals who fell during the war. Rattrap, however, is more happy to be going home and points out that they won't have to see Megatron 'til they get there, as the Predacon is tied to the hull of their shuttle. As the shuttle enters transwarp, the scene shifts to the Protohumans, who have built a village and are using parts of Inferno and Quickstrike in a ritual to celebrate their new leader...[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]].

In the ultimate act of karma, Waspinator declares that he is "happy at last."

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Tigerhawk]] (2)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (3)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (4)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (5)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (6)
*[[Rattrap]] (7)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (Flashback) (15)
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (Flashback)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Dinobot II]] (9)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (11)
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (12)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (16)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (Flashback)

|h3=[[Protohuman]]s|c3=
*Protohumans (10)
*[[Leader Neanderthal]] (13)
*[[Una]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"'I am that which is, which was, and is yet to come! And you will know my name is Megatron when I lay my vengeance upon you!'" 
"You have already read the Covenant of Primus?" 
"Just the good parts."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Dinobot II'''

"Quickly, go to your fellow Maximals. Prepare them! If Megatron destroys the ''Ark'' and its occupants, history as we know it will unravel." 
"You can't stop that thing alone." 
"Perhaps, but it is my destiny to try. I will hold the line here. Go!"
:—'''Tigerhawk''' and '''Optimus Primal'''

"Ah, NOOOO!" [''smashes the blast doors''] "This ends here, Megatron. No more good friends will be sacrificed to your insane ambition. I swear it! NO MORE!" 
[''entering''] "Uh, you knock?"
:—'''Optimus Primal''' learns of Tigerhawk's death, while '''Rattrap''' is just confused.

"Hmm, I suppose, given my imminent godhood, these primitives should really be beneath my intention. Ah, still, no score is too small to settle, I always say." 
[''stops Megatron from activating the weapons''] "You would turn the full fury of this mighty warship on a lone anthropoid?! Tell me, Megatron, where's the honor in that?!" 
[''growls''] "You dare use the h-word to me?!" 
"I…I apologize. I merely felt our power should be conserved for…the larger battle." 
"Duly noted...and ignored!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Dinobot II'''

"Well, come on, let's have it. The usual 'destiny and honor' speech." 
"Speech ''this''!"
:—'''Megatron''' gets decked by '''Optimus Primal'''

"'And there came a hero who said, "Hurt not the earth, nor the seas, nor the trees, nor the very fabric of time." But the hero would not prevail'". 
"Finish the quote, Megatron. 'Nor would he surrender!'"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Primal'''

'''Rhinox''': "Blackarachnia, is that capacitor circuit ready?" 
'''Blackarachnia''': "I need a conduit cable to finish the connection...ah!" 
[''Blackarachnia takes Rattrap's tail/sword.''] 
'''Rattrap''': "Hey! Ya emasculatin' fembot!" [''Blackarachnia severs the point on the sword; Silverbolt shudders.''] 
'''Blackarachnia''': "Yes! Main thrusters connected to Teletron I!" 
'''Rattrap''': "It's Teletr''aa''n!" 
'''Blackarachnia''': "Oh, what''ever''".
:—'''The Maximals''' prepare for liftoff, witness a castration, and then fanwank.

"No power, no weapons...huh. We're all gonna die." 
"Yup".
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Rhinox'''

"Destroy them!" 
"...Negative." 
"''What?!'' What possible reason could you have to disobey me?! I am your master! I am your creator!" 
"And I...have my HONOR!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Dinobot II'''

"For everything that ever was..."
:—'''Rhinox''' just before crashing into the ''Nemesis''

"'In the Spark of an enemy, there will be salvation; and in the darkest hour, there will be a light.'" 
"Yeah, from a very unexpected source – Ol' Chopperface's clone. Who'da thunk it?" 
"And let us never forget those other brave bots, whose sacrifice safeguarded past, present and future."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Rattrap'''

"Waspinator happy at last."
:—The most well known ending of all. [[Thrust (BM)|Until he gets chased away.]]

==Notes==
[[Image:Transwarpcellanimaticnem2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Yoink!]]
*[[Kid Rhino]]'s Season 3 box set contains an animatic with additional footage cut out from the final episode (presumably to save time). One of the edits shows Optimus Primal tearing out a [[transwarp cell]] from the ''Nemesis'''s control deck prior to telling [[Dinobot II]] to save himself. The transwarp cell is later seen towards the end of the (finished) episode, installed to the controls of the Autobot shuttle, explaining how the Maximals were able to travel through both space and time and return home.
*In an interview, Furman stated he was approached at BotCon 1998 to write a "G1-centric" episode, and worked closely with Bob Forward on what would become "Nemesis" (they originally weren't sure who'd write which part). Various ideas were pitched, but for reasons of budget and a lack of a fourth season meant everything needed to be wrapped up here; one key decision was to ensure the core cast "got a good send off, one that didn't leave them in limbo". Bob would do most of the Dinobot 2 writing. [http://www.bwint.net/interviewsimonfurman.htm]
*In the early plot of the episode, the Maximals successfully launched the Ark instead of an Autobot shuttle. Also, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] would be reactivated and ram into the Nemesis instead of the Autobot shuttle. This would have possibly explained where the three [[Conehead]]s came from when they suddenly appeared in season two of the original cartoon. This is one of the more popular reasons as to why writer Simon Furman included Dirge as a [[Herald of Unicron]] in [[Worlds Collide]].
*It should be noted that ''had'' Megatron heeded Dinobot and not turned the fusion cannon on the proto-human colony, he would have most likely won the Beast Wars, by the simple fact that it would have been fully charged by the time the [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']] reached the Ark (As pointed out by Dinobot, the fusion cannon's reactor was depleted to 65% power when they had arrived) without the Maximals having a chance to prepare in time. In retrospect, this could be why he makes such a big deal about displaying honor [[The Weak Component|later on...]]
*This appears to be the first time that an Optimus loses a tooth in battle, but it would not be the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|last]]

===Technical/animation glitches===
*As Tigerhawk is about to be overwhelmed by the fusion cannon, it cuts to a reaction shot by Dinobot, whose "monocle" is on the wrong eye.
*When Optimus returns to the Maximal base and tries to communicate with Tigerhawk, his right wing is missing.
*At one point, Optimus tears his wing off and tosses it to jam the giant grinder mechanisms on the bottom of the ''Nemesis''. However, in the next scene in which he appears, his wing has been replaced with no explanation.
*As the Maximals await their doom inside the Ark and Rattrap comments on how they're "all gonna die", he's missing his robot-mode "backpack".
*Megatron apparently transforms to dragon mode off-screen, transforms back to robot mode on-screen before the scene cuts away, then when next we see him, he is in dragon mode again!
*For most of the episode, Optimus is missing the "blast shields" that he usually wears on either his forearms or shoulders.
* In the final battle scene, Dinobot is flipped horizontally. (See first glitch.)

===Continuity errors===
[[Image:G1Megs Nemesis part2 deletedclip.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ploink!]]
*Although it was cut from the final episode for time, the script called for Generation 1 Megatron's spark to be removed from BW Megatron and placed back in its proper body before the Maximals leave Earth. This very brief scene was animated and can be seen on Beast Wars Season 3 box sets produced by [[Kid Rhino]] and [[Madman Entertainment]]. It should be noted, however, that despite the cut, Optimus's lines from that segment were still included in the episode, albeit used in a different context.
*In "[[Other Victories]]", Megatron is perplexed by the idea of Tarantulas trying to destroy the Ark and Tigerhawk states that doing so would erase those descended from Autobots and Decepticons. So why is Megatron doing it ''now''? Considering his religious babbling, it comes off like he's gone mad and thinks it'll erase everyone ''but'' him...
*It seems unlikely that the Maximals would leave a Predacon on Earth, even one as incompetent as Waspinator. It's possible they just didn't know he was still alive, though in the ''Beast Machines'' episode "[[The Catalyst]]", Blackarachnia remarks that she was aware that they'd left him stranded on prehistoric Earth.

===Transformers references===
*There is the ''Nemesis'' itself.
*"In the darkest hour, there will be a light," a line from the Covenant of Primus most likely derived from "Light our [[darkest hour]]" in [[The Transformers: The Movie]].
*Speaking of that movie, Primal's declaration of "This has to stop! At any cost" mirrors Optimus Prime's declaration of "Megatron must be stopped! No matter the cost".

===Real-world references===
*The lines Megatron reads from the Covenant of Primus bear some similarities to lines from English translations of the [[Wikipedia:Bible|Bible]] of [[Earth]]'s [[human]]s.
*One of Megatron's Convenant of Primus quotes bears stronger resemblance to the paraphrase of [[Wikipedia:Book of Ezekiel|Ezekiel 25:17]] in the film ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction|Pulp Fiction]]'' than it does to the original Bible quote.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Happy? This Should Do It ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 4 ([[Universal]])
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Third Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 3 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==External links==
*[http://bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasonthree/nem2/ BWTF.com page for "Nemesis Part 2"], which includes a cut clip from that episode showing the restoration of Generation 1 Megatron's spark.

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Feral Scream Part 2

2010-08-08T10:23:49Z

125.237.207.150: /* Featured characters */

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=45
|image=Feral Scream 2 title shot.JPG
|caption=Hi! I upgraded your cat.
|title="Feral Scream Part 2"
|production company= [[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate= [[February 7]], 1999
|written by=[[Jules Dennis]]
|directed by=[[Steve Sacks]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity= [[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''Cheetor is behaving oddly after the accident, and a new Transmetal 2 creature is stalking both camps.'''

:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Hurlement 2''' ("Scream 2")
:''Japanese title:'' たつんだ!チータス (''Tatsunda! Cheetus'', "Cheetus Arises!")
:''Spanish title:'' '''La Llamada de la Naturaleza (Parte 2)'''
:''Latin-American title:'' '''El Llamado de la Naturaleza Segunda Parte'''
:''Italian title:'' '''Mille emozioni - Parte 2''' ("Many emotions - Part Two")
:''Brazilian name:'' '''Grito Animal Parte 2''' ("Animal Scream Part 2")

==Synopsis==
Primal checks on Cheetor, who is napping after he collapsed in front of the Maximals' current base, heavily damaged from the fight with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. After making sure Cheetor's okay, Primal has a discussion with Rattrap, mentioning that Cheetor has refused to use the CR Chamber. Rattrap figures he wants to prove something, but Optimus is suspicious. He decides to discuss it with Cheetor in the morning, while Rattrap decides to take a little rat nap.

[[Image:Feral Scream 2 Cheetor mutate.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The [[JaAm]] proceeds to mutate Cheetor.]]
Cheetor doesn't sleep soundly, though. From the cat's chest, a strange appendage grows, and Cheetor dreams of himself revealed to (and reviled by) the other Maximals (except Optimus) as an ugly, mutated monstrosity. Cheetor awakens, glad his dream was unreal, but finds himself caught in a green light expanding out of his spark.

Rattrap, awakened by the noise, heads to the lower level to see what's wrong. Before he reaches Cheetor's room, a large cat monster bursts out of it and knocks Rattrap over, then rushes away. Optimus comes to help Rattrap, who (incorrectly) assumes that the big ugly monster has gotten Cheetor.

In the Predacon base, Megatron hears the roar of the roaming beast and checks the radar. He figures out that Cheetor has been upgraded, explaining who his nemesis from the most recent battle was. Waspinator is sent to capture the cat-bot.

[[Image:Feral Scream 2 Optimus mean.jpg|right|200px|thumb|See this? This is my unhappy face.]]
Silverbolt returns to the Maximals' base, having failed to locate Cheetor (and jealous of Blackarachnia's concern for the feline). Having already surmised what is going on, Optimus confronts Depth Charge, and forces an account of the relevant events out of him. Depth Charge explains that Cheetor removed some device from the Predacon machine, but was caught in the overload. Depth Charge also says that he destroyed the transmetal driver.

[[Image:Feral Scream 2 Dinobot Waspinator.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Dinobot II and Waspinator watch a train go by.]]
Awakening in a cave, Cheetor finds himself back in his usual Transmetal form again, completely repaired, but with fragmented, disturbing memories of what happened the previous night. Later, Dinobot and Waspinator find the cave, and after shredding Waspinator, Dinobot proceeds to hunt the Maximal. But inside the cave, he finds Cheetor has already left.

Optimus orders the Maximals to search for Cheetor in [[Grid Alpha Two]], but Cheetor shows up outside the Maximal base. He tries to explain that he's taken care of "the monster". Optimus, being less gullible than Cheetor is clever, indicates he wants Cheetor to take him to the creature's remains. Away from the other Maximals, Primal and Cheetor talk, but before Cheetor can admit the truth, Primal's chest is fried by Dinobot.

[[Image:Feral Scream 2 Cheetor Waspinator.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Why are teenagers so freaking cocky?]]
The emotional stress of Cheetor's concern tears the cat back into his Transmetal 2 form, and he easily blasts away Waspinator away. The two Transmetals 2 duel with each other, slashing each other in their beast modes. When Rattrap and Silverbolt arrive, Dinobot is smart enough to retreat.

Optimus reaches out to the feral Cheetor, coaxing him back to his senses. Back at the Maximal base, Cheetor tries to keep his cool while he flirts with Blackarachnia. Cheetor misinterprets her affection as something personal, when really she's more interested in his technology—and how she can [[Crossing the Rubicon|get some of it for herself]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (2)
*[[Rattrap]] (3)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (7)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (8)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (9)
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (10)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Dinobot II]] (4)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (5)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"Hey, Optimus. Hey, how's our boy?" 
"Finally asleep, despite the damage. I don't understand why he won't use the CR Chamber." 
"Well, uh, maybe he's tryin' to prove somethin'." 
"Hmm, I think it goes deeper than that."
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Optimus Primal''' discuss Cheetor.

"That meddling feline destroyed my machinery and improved himself in the process!" 
"Mmm, improved." [''pointedly looks at Dinobot'']
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Waspinator''' also discuss Cheetor.

"Any sign of our tabby?" 
"Oh, not so much as a whisker. Your...concern does you credit." 
"I'm full of surprises." [''winks'']
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Silverbolt''' also discuss—oh, you know.

"You listen, hardhead. Cheetor's gone, and I think you know something, so you will talk, or I will rip out your core processor and extract the information personally."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' gets scary-mad at Depth Charge.

"Ooooohhh, Waspinator detects stink of unnatural Transmetal!" 
[''Dinobot growls''] 
"Oops! Waspinator exclude present company!"
:—'''Waspinator''' makes '''Dinobot''' angry.

"Wait! Need plan! Waspinator in charge!" 
"I ''am'' the plan."
:—Waspinator and Dinobot, shortly before the former is shredded by the latter.

"I don't see why we have to do this. Don't you trust me?" 
"Normally, yes–but at the moment, I think you're hiding something." 
"I'm not hiding ANYTHING!" [''struggles to keep his transformation under control''] "Why is everyone givin' me such a hard time?" 
"Because we care, and because I think I know the truth. I just want you to trust me enough to tell me." 
"All right, all right! It's like this..."
:—'''Cheetor''' and '''Optimus Primal''' have a meaningful moment.

'''Optimus Primal:''' Cheetor! Watch out for the other bot! 
'''Cheetor:''' Which bot? Oh, you mean this one right here?
:—Cheetor didn't bother to look behind him. Why does Waspinator even bother?

"I think it's time to shred some Pred."
:—'''Cheetor''' [[Wheelie (G1)|has fun rhyming]].

'''Cheetor:''' ''(Noticing Silverbolt and Rattrap looking at his new form)'' You lookin' at somethin'?! 
[''Silverbolt and Rattrap look at each other''] 
'''Rattrap:''' Oh, joy...cyber-puberty.
:—<s>Rebellious teen</s> Transmetal 2 Cheetor seems to have quite an attitude.

==Notes==
*It's pretty stupid of the Maximals not to realize that the robot cat that came from Cheetor's room actually is Cheetor.

===Real-world references===
*In response to a threat from Dinobot II, Cheetor says, "I don't think so." While perhaps not an intentional reference, that was something of a catchphrase for Bob on [[Mainframe Entertainment]]'s ''ReBoot''. [[Ian James Corlett]] (Cheetor) voiced the character during its third and fourth seasons.

===Transformers references ===
*Back in "[[Call of the Wild]]", the Maximals were driven feral while in their beast modes, just as Cheetor is here.

===Trivia===
*The contents of Cheetor's room:
** A photo of himself and Primal from the first season.
** A big trophy with a Predacon insignia on the base.
** A model of solar system with haphazardly-orbiting planets.
** What could possibly be a model of a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian city]].
** A photo of Blackarachnia.
** A potted plant.
** Three spare tail-clubs.
** A miniature model of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''.
** A clock with a kind of holographic display to indicate the stages of a Solar cycle.
** A model Douglas DC-3.
*During Cheetor's nightmare, after Blackarachnia says "it's hideous," Rattrap makes motions as though he's going to puke.
*Megatron's observation that Cheetor is moving at Mach 2 seems a bit absurd. Yes, turning Transmetal 2 is portrayed as one heck of an upgrade and Cheetor has a rocket on his back, but a quadruped running at that speed is still fairly ridiculous.
*Waspinator was able to find Cheetor, while Silverbolt didn't. So Waspinator is a better tracker than Silverbolt? More likely, Megatron's scan of Cheetor's "moonlight stroll" narrowed the search zone, whereas the Maximals had no information about his trajectory.
*[[Cybertronix]]
**The text under Rattrap's monitors is mirrored at first, but doesn't say anything particular notable.
**Unsurprisingly, the text which flashes briefly on Megatron's monitor when he asks for magnification says "MAGNIFY".
*Waspinator has a sling when he tells Dinobot to "stand aside, Waspinator will take kitty-bot to Megatron."

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Yeah, I'm Back! ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 2 ([[Universal]])
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Third Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 2 (Universal) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 3 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Feral Scream Part 1

2010-08-08T10:23:13Z

125.237.207.150: /* Featured characters */

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=44
|series2=Metals
|ep2=17
|prev2=Changing of the Guard
|image=Feral Scream 1 title shot.JPG
|caption=[[Clone One|Obsession?]] [[Cyber raptor|What obsession?]]
|title="Feral Scream Part 1"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[January 31]], 1999
|written by=[[Greg Johnson]]
|directed by=[[John Pozer]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity= [[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''Megatron uses alien technology to create a new Transmetal 2 version of Dinobot, and Cheetor is caught in the blast as the device malfunctions.'''

:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Hurlement 1''' ("Scream 1")
:''Japanese title:'' ふっかつダー (''Fukkatsu Dā'', "I Am Resurrected!")<ref>The protracted emphatic "da" is a speech quirk given to the Japanese version of Dinobot, signifying he's speaking the title.</ref>
:''Spanish title:'' '''La Llamada de la Naturaleza (Parte 1)'''
:''Latin-American title:'' '''El Llamado de la Naturaleza Primera Parte'''
:''Italian title:'' '''Mille emozioni - Parte 1''' ("Many emotions - Part One")
:''Brazilian name:'' '''Grito Animal Parte 1''' ("Animal Scream Part 1")

==Synopsis==
It is a dark and stormy night as [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] battle [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] for a [[stasis pod]]. Cheetor pulls out a massive rifle, but instead of hitting Waspinator, his shot explodes closer to Optimus, collapsing the ledge he's standing on and burying him in an avalanche. The two [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] retreat with their prized pod, and Cheetor is left to see to the fallen [[Maximal]] leader. [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] arrives and helps uncover Optimus by blasting some rubble away with a "power pizza". After it's clear Primal is still alive, Depth Charge flies off to hunt Rampage. Damaged, Primal drives back to the base, while Cheetor in instructed to wait for back up, and assist Depth Charge.

[[Image:Feral Scream 1 Protoform.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Waspinator, would you mind telling me whose spark I did put in?" "Abby... someone"]]
In a dramatic ceremony, Megatron loads the stasis pod into a machine. With cells from [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] for an identity, half the spark of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] for life force, a [[blank]] [[protoform]] for a body, and the [[Transmetal driver]] to tie it all together, [[Dinobot II]] is born. Depth Charge crashes the birthday party, but the new Dinobot displays an intense ferocity against the manta. Cheetor arrives and "spices things up" by shooting stuff.

[[Image:Dinobotlosesafinger.jpg|thumb|Goldurnit Ma you opened your mouth again and I done shot my hand off.]]

Dinobot II transforms and inspects his new body, accidentally blowing off his own finger in the process. Cheetor grabs a Predacon hover-thing and uses it to snatch the Transmetal driver from Megatron's apparatus. Cheetor tosses the driver to Depth Charge. Megatron blasts Cheetor into the machine's electrical current, frying the cat bot. Cheetor spends a minute being tortured by the machine, and the assembled Transformers cover themselves as a large flash of white light explodes across the mountainside. Apparently, Cheetor is dead.

Back in the Maximals' base, Primal is repairing himself. Depth Charge arrives and reports Cheetor's death. Depth Charge heads into a cave to scan the driver, and finds that it's a device of alien nature that has been altered by Megatron. He decides to destroy the device by tossing it into some lava, but once Depth Charge's back is turned, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] catches the device before it is immolated.[[Image:Blackarachniatransmetaldriver.jpg|left|thumb|Depth Charge came pretty close to keeping Blackarachnia from completing her Madballs collection.]]
Outside, Primal blames himself for Cheetor's death—but as it turns out, Cheetor is still alive, though in bad shape.

In the Predacon base, Rampage expresses displeasure over having his spark's core given to the Dinobot clone. The king crab tries to reclaim the fragment of himself, but Dinobot has inherited Megatron's ability to crush the fragment of Rampage's spark, causing Rampage great pain. Dinobot is sent to recover the Transmetal driver. [[Rubber Ducky]] watches contently from the tub.

Depth Charge emerges from a [[CR Chamber]], and sets out to [[Subgrid Zarak]] to hunt Rampage. When there, he's ambushed and captured by Dinobot. Dinobot and the Predacons interrogate Depth Charge, but a feral monster jumps out of the darkness and strikes down Megatron. [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] follows the blur of a beast behind a rock, but is quickly dismembered. When the strange feline monster jumps out again, Rampage and his "brother" try to shoot it, but only end up blasting each other away.

[[Image:Feral Scream 1 Cheetor Depthcharge.jpg|200px|thumb|Ugh, time for a breath mint.]]
Megatron is left on his own, and overprotective of himself, he blasts away the wandering Waspinator. The beast hits Megatron in the back, and Megatron stumbles and plants his own tail-claw-weapon thing into the ground, causing himself to spin out of control and over a cliff. Depth Charge is left alone to wonder who or what saved him, but his mysterious hero sneaks away when Primal returns.

Back at the Maximal base, Cheetor stumbles onto the scene and passes out. Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] rush to help him.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (3)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (4)
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (5)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (7)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (8)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (1)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Dinobot II]] (6)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (9)
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (10)

}}

==Quotes==
"From the tempest's fury, the spark ignites…to sire new life! Transmetal 2 life! Ahaha-haha!"
:—'''Megatron''' channels his inner mad scientist

"Waspinator not like new lizard bot!" 
"I agree with the bug. But then, I'm not crazy about any of you."
:—'''Waspinator''' and '''Depth Charge'''

"Communications are still shot, and your systems aren't much better. You're in no condition to pick a fight." 
"Fight's been picked."
:—'''Rhinox''' and '''Optimus Primal'''

"Where's Cheetor?" 
[''tosses him a piece of Cheetor's chestplate''] "Cat was tough. He went out fighting."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Depth Charge'''

"Cheetor. This is my fault, Rhinox. I was rough on him, so he… so he tried to prove something."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' mourns Cheetor's supposed death

"You gave ''this'' the core of my spark? I shall rip it from his chest and restore it within me!"
:—'''Rampage''' is not impressed with Megatron's latest experiment.

"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the alien Transmetal unit. Where is it?" 
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?" ''[chuckles]''
:—'''Megatron''' and a defiant '''Depth Charge'''

"No! He's mine! I shall feast upon his still pulsating spark!"
:—'''Rampage''', still creepy.

"What is that thing?" 
"Dunno, boss, some kind of ghost, maybe. Or it will be when I'm done with it! Hahahaha! Yeeha! Here comes poison!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Quickstrike''', the latter proving once again he's not the brightest spark in the Predacon forces.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* During the top shot of the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]], the ship is clearly mirrored. The (looking from top) left wing is whole and right wing is broken, when in reality the wings are reversed. It is shown correctly in part 2, however.

===Transformers references===
* There is a [[Subgrid Zarak|subgrid]] near the Maximal base called [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Zarak]].

===Real-world references===
* Megatron's creation of the Dinobot clone is clearly based on the creation of the monster from [[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]], complete with Waspinator as [[Wikipedia:Igor|Igor]].

* After grabbing the Transmetal driver, Cheetor yells for Depth Charge to "Go deep", a reference to American football.

* Megatron spins around and over a cliff in a manner similar to the Tasmanian Devil "Taz" and Wile E. Coyote cartoon characters, respectively.

* As Megatron orders a retreat after falling off the cliff, ''[[wikipedia:Taps|Taps]]'' can be heard.

===Trivia===
* This episode has one of the precious few scenes with Primal in his Optimal body's beast mode.

* Where the [[Pit|hell]] did Cheetor pull that gun from? It's [[Cliffjumper (G1)|almost as big as he is]]! (It actually looks like Optimal Optimus's otherwise unused rifle, but colored black)

* Even levers do not like Waspinator.

* This is the second and last episode of the series to feature Optimal Optimus's armored transport mode. (It is seen briefly, as Cheetor is left alone and says to himself that he doesn't need any back-up.)

* [[Cybertronix]]
** The Transmetal driver has Predacon-flavor Cybertronix embossed on the ridges. What this indicates about its origin is unclear.
** Shortly before Depth Charge emerges from the CR chamber, we get a closeup of a readout flashing "FFUCK" in green (the F characters are stacked vertically), followed by "YOU" in red. This text is upside down, probably intentionally to lessen the chances it would be noticed before the episode aired.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Yeah, I'm Back! ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 2 ([[Universal]])
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 2 (Universal) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Third Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 3 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Cutting Edge

2010-08-08T10:22:45Z

125.237.207.150: /* Featured characters */

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=43
|image=Cutting Edge title shot.JPG
|caption=Do you have sssome sssugar I could borrow?
|title="Cutting Edge"
|production company= [[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate= [[November 15]], 1998
|written by=[[Ian Weir]]
|directed by=[[Trenton Carlson]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity= [[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''A new group of raptor clones attacks the protohuman tribe, and it falls to Cheetor and Blackarachnia to defend them.'''

:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Désavantage''' ("Disadvantage")
:''Japanese title:'' ビーストウォーズメタルスコンボイ大変身! (''Beast Wars Metals Convoy Dai Henshin!'', "Beast Wars Metals: Convoy's Great Transformation!")
:''Latin-American title:'' '''La Nueva Tecnología'''
:''Italian title:'' '''Progetti oscuri''' ("Dark Projects")
:''Brazilian name:'' '''O Limite''' ("The Limit")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cutting Edge Cyberraptor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Just what we need, raptors with frick'n laser beam eyes.]]
[[Chak]] and [[Una]], two [[protohuman]] children, play, watched over by an older primate bearing a familiar hammer. But a large [[Cyber raptor|raptor]] with evil red glowing eyes and laser vision arrives to chase the protohumans for their lives. The children hide and stay silent to avoid becoming snacks for the mechanical dinosaur. [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] arrive in the sky to save the protohumans from the evil dinosaurs. Back in the [[Mount St. Hilary]] base, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] analyzes recovered materials from the dinosaurs to deduce that Megatron must be masterminding the evil robot dinosaur's activities, and one raptor won't be the end.

[[Image:Cutting Edge Optimus Una.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Do you mind getting off my finger?]]
[[Rattrap]], lurking about, spies on [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] carrying around some materials in a suspicious manner. She drops her cargo when the two protohumans run past her, followed by their monkeysitter, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. Cheetor stops to explain why the kids are here, but is distracted by the sensation of being close to Blackarachnia. In the control room, Primal assigns Cheetor and Blackarachnia to take the kids back to their regular habitat (making Silverbolt act rather territorial). Once the four leave, Rattrap mentions to Rhinox that he saw Blackarachnia taking something from the classified area of the Maximals' base.

[[Image:Cutting Edge Blackarachnia kids.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Blackarachnia must have watched ''[[Spider-Man]] 2''.]]
Cheetor gives Chak a dizzying ride through the air, while on the ground, Una puts a coconut on her head and mimics Blackarachnia's behavior. Cheetor and Chak land and Blackarachnia professes her disdain for the adorable antics of the Neanderthals. A Cyber raptor attacks, and despite her own reservations about putting herself in danger, she fights to protect the human kids. Cheetor manages to damage himself with a grandstanding maneuver. After getting away, the Maximals find their radios are being jammed and Cheetor's flight ability is disabled; the two are on their own.

[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], watching the Maximals and their charges, sends [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Tarantulas]] (brandishing a new toy) and three additional raptors to attack the two Maximals in the field. Meanwhile, Primal and Silverbolt also go to reinforce the two Maximals who haven't radioed in a status report. The four remaining Predacons share a hearty laugh and prepare for an attack on the under-staffed Maximal base.

[[Image:Cutting Edge Optimus venom.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Those Robot Heroes are adorable.]]
Cheetor, Blackarachnia, and the kids come under attack from Predacon forces. While they take cover, Silverbolt and Primal arrive to protect their comrades. Tarantulas's new weapon is a [[Transmetal]] [[cyber venom]] which disables Primal, leaving him drunkenly singing about his Little Guy. Blackarachnia dives to use her own body to take a shot from Tarantulas meant for the two kids. One of the raptors gets close to Optimus, but is damaged by the sudden appearance of the hammer-wielding protohuman. The damaged raptor jumps madly, stomping on Waspinator. Thanks to the human, Primal figures out that the raptors are vulnerable on the control units on their backs. Blackarachnia destroys the control unit on the remaining raptor, which takes out Tarantulas as it self destructs.

[[Image:Cutting Edge Prohuman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hammer time!]]
Megatron's attack on the Maximal base starts well. [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] is sacrificed as a victim to an anticipated booby trap. After getting a radio message from Waspinator that the attack on the protohumans has failed, Megatron, [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and Inferno push forward to claim the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]—but [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] arrives, giving Rhinox and Rattrap the opening they need to force the Predacons back into a retreat.

As Primal's group collect themselves, the children protohumans are delivered back into the care of their parents and wave goodbye to Cheetor. Blackarachnia smuggles some hardware from the damaged raptors. Cheetor congratulates Blackarachnia on her heroic actions, but Blackarachnia tells Cheetor she doesn't care for "nice kids". As she walks away under the wing of territorial Silverbolt, Cheetor mutters that he's not a kid...and maybe not so nice, either.

Meanwhile, Megatron determines that he can perfect the technology from the Cyber raptors by using it in conjunction with the other half of Rampage's divided [[spark]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal]] (4)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (5)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (6)
*[[Rattrap]] (7)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (8)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (9)
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (14)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (11)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (12)
*[[Tarantulas]] (13)

|h3=[[Protohuman]]s|c3=
*[[Leader Neanderthal]] (1)
*[[Una]] (2)
*[[Chak]] (3)

}}

==Quotes==
"Call me paranoid, but I don't trust Preds, I don't trust spiders, and I don't trust dames who sneak in and out of classified areas when they think nobody's watchin'." 
"What are you saying?" 
"Nyeh! I'm sayin' that our little spider ''chum''..." 
[''Silverbolt enters''] 
"...is a credit to her web-spinnin' species and I don't know ''what'' we ever did wit'out her."
:—'''Rattrap''' convincingly covers his little rant to '''Rhinox''' with a genuine and completely sarcasm-free testimonial.

"Guys. Oh, they're only young once, but they can act juvenile forever."
:—'''Blackarachnia''', not appreciating the company she's stuck with.

"Oh great. I get stuck with the one cat in the world who lands on his head."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' still not appreciating the company.

"The base is undermanned and unprotected, ours for the asking." 
"Aww, now, we ain't gonna ''ask'', are we? How's about we just blast our way in there, an' ''slag everybody'' 'n' ''TAKE IT?!''" 
"Mmmmm... okay!"
:—'''Megatron''' gives '''Quickstrike''' exactly the right answer.

'''Megatron''': "Quickstrike, you may lead." 
'''Quickstrike''': "Yeah! That's what I like to hear!" 
'''Inferno''': "Royalty, why was I not chosen?" 
'''Megatron''': "Because, Inferno, when expecting booby traps..." 
[''Quickstrike gets smashed by one said trap''] 
'''Megatron''': "...always send the boob in first."
:—Megatron instructs Inferno on the correct use of minions such as Quickstrike ([[Prime Target|and gets to say "boob" in the process!]]).

"Oh, heart of my heart, I saw. You were ready to sacrifice yourself." 
"Ohh, it was an accident, okay? I slipped."
:—'''Silverbolt''' and '''Blackarachnia''', after the latter saves Una and Chak

"Rattrap to Optimus… hate to interrupt your picnic, but we got big ''Pred'' problems!" 
"Just hang on, Rattrap. You and Rhinox are our last hope. Defend the—defend the—''[sings]'' There he is, my little guyyyyy! There he is; my little guy. Isn’t he cute?" 
"That’s ''not'' what I wanted to hear."
:—'''Rattrap''' finds that cyber-venomed '''Optimus Primal''' sure can sing.

"And I really thought, you know, we made a pretty good team, didn't we?" 
"Listen, tabby, you're a nice kid—" [''notices Silverbolt approaching''] "—which is two strikes against ya, so don't go lookin' for strike three, okay?" [''walks away with Silverbolt''] 
"I'm ''not'' a kid... and maybe I'm not so nice, either."
:—'''Cheetor''' and '''Blackarachnia'''

==Notes==
*This episode sets up the following "Feral Scream" two-parter and the [[Transmetal 2]] technology, as well as starting [[Crossing the Rubicon|Blackarachnia's covert attempts to turn herself Transmetal]].

===Continuity errors===
*Tarantulas is now working under Megatron's command again. For whatever reason.
*The first raptor Blackarachnia and Cheetor fight wanders off, and doesn't turn up in the final battle (where there's only three from the ''[[Darksyde]]''). Where did it go?

===Real World references===
* Megatron exclaims "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war", a quote from Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar''.

===Additional notes===
* This episode features the first and only time Tarantulas uses his spider-leg guns in his Transmetal form.
* Rampage appears, but doesn't have any real lines besides some evil laughing and some grunting.
* The Japanese title for this episode is rather odd, especially when you consider the fact that, a) this episode centers around Cheetor and Blackarachnia, and b) the 'great transformation' apparently being referred to happened [[Optimal Situation|three episodes ago]].
* The first Protohuman seen at the start is the [[Leader Neanderthal|same one]] who picks up Dinobot's club at the end of "[[Code of Hero]]".
* The invention of the club appears to have lead swiftly and mercifully to the invention of pants.
* When Black Arachnia shoots Waspinator his eyes get VERY big in the typical cartoon fashion.

===Theatrical release===
[[Image:ConvoyBigTransPoster1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's like an anime convention threw up.]]
* In Japan, this episode was titled "Beast Wars Metals: Convoy Great Transformation" (ビーストウォーズメタルスコンボイ大変身!) and released theatrically on [[July 31]], 1999, as part of a triple feature of animated films based on [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] properties. The other two short movies included were "[[Licca Kayama|Super Doll Licca-chan]]" and "[[Microman]]". Its placement in the ''Beast Wars Metals'' series was taken by a newly crafted [[clip show]], "[[Remix: I Lost the Banana!]]". Due to the relatively late theatrical release, the episode was not included on [[Pioneer]]'s Japanese DVD box set of ''Beast Wars Metals''.

{{-}}

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — The Movie ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 1 ([[Universal]])
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 1 (Universal) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Third Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 3 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]
[[Category:Real world films]]

Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)

2010-08-08T10:19:07Z

125.237.207.150: /* Main cast */

{{disambig3|Headmaster}}

{{nav-headmasters}}

'''''Transformers: The Headmasters''''' is a Japanese animated series that aired from [[July 3]], 1987 to [[March 28]], [[1988]] for 35 episodes, in support of the [[The Headmasters (toyline)|toyline]] of the same name. It shares its name with its opening song, "[[The Headmasters (song)|The Headmasters]]", and the ending song is titled "[[Kimi wa Transformer]]".

==Overview==
[[Image:HeadmastersPoster1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A hilarious look at life in a Cybertronian boarding school.]]
''The Headmasters'' was the first Japanese-exclusive Transformers [[franchise]], and as such, marks the departure of the Japanese animated [[continuity]] from that of the US. Planned out by [[TV Magazine]] writer [[Masumi Kaneda]], who had previously worked on the Transformers [[manga]], the series follows on from the events of "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime]]", ignoring "[[The Rebirth]]" and introducing the Headmaster characters in a distinctly different way than their American counterparts. Emphasizing the difference between east and west, the series (and its accompanying [[The Headmasters (manga)|manga]]) employed different [[character model]]s designed by [[Ban Magami]], illustrator of numerous ''Transformers'' manga.

The "-master" concept was entirely re-imagined for the series, discarding the Western idea of [[Nebulan]]s, and establishing the Headmasters not as Transformers who bonded with organic beings, but as diminutive Transformers who connected to and controlled large, lifeless bodies named "[[Transtector]]s". Drawing on a plot point established in American episodes such as "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]" and "[[Fight or Flee]]", the Headmasters were introduced as refugees who fled Cybertron millions of years ago and settled on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they developed this new technology and trained hard in order to survive the harsh environment. Kaneda notes that he chose to give the Headmasters non-combatant origins in order to add an extra layer of meaning to the concept of "transformation," as the young 'bots grew from civilians into fully-fledged warriors. Consequently, it was [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]—a character essentially overlooked in the West—who was chosen as the lead of the series and cast as a "fiery youth" in order to emphasize this "personal transformation" theme, as well as to carry on the pattern of leaders with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|automotive]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|vehicle]] modes. His opposite number, and perhaps the true breakout character of ''The Headmasters'', was [[Decepticon]] [[Six Changer]] [[Sixshot]], a powerful ninja character who also embodied the “personal transformation” concept with his shifting allegiance.

According to the booklet included with the [[Pioneer]] DVD release of the series, the earliest episodes of the series were based on aborted scripts written for the unmade fourth season of the American cartoon, and indeed, after an opening three-parter that introduces the new characters, the series does indeed adopt the American format of individual episodic stories. As the series progresses, however, it develops an ongoing story and style that Kaneda openly admits is steeped in [[Toei]]'s history of sci-fi robot anime—likely due in no small part to the involvement of production staff who had a history of work in the genre, including writers [[Keisuke Fujikawa]], [[Toyohiro Ando]] and [[Yoshihisa Araki]], and producer [[Kenji Yokoyama]].

==Storyline==
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] released the energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to cure the [[Hate Plague]], he could not have predicted the consequences of his actions. In 2011, without the energy of the Matrix to regulate it, the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] begins to destabilize, opening the planet up to an invasion by the [[Decepticon]]s and their new Headmaster warriors. Although the Autobot Headmasters, led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], arrive to help turn the tide of the battle, the day will not be won without the Matrix, and so [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Headmasters scour the Earth in order to recover the talisman and stabilize Vector Sigma once more. During the course of the conflict, Optimus Prime dies once again, and Hot Rod again becomes Rodimus Prime.

The status quo of the renewed war sees Rodimus Prime in command across Cybertron and the Autobots' secondary command post on [[Athenia]], with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] leading his own individual squad on Earth and operating out of [[Autobot City]]. In contrast, the Decepticons are based out of their old base on [[Chaar]], with Sixshot leading the Decepticons' Earth forces, operating out of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Operating in the shadows is Galvatron's secret ally, the Decepticon Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who has a vendetta against Fortress for exiling him from Master. The first major shift in the direction of the series occurs when Vector Sigma develops a new alloy named [[Cybertonuron]], and Scorponok arranges for the destruction of Cybertron itself in order to keep the alloy from falling into the hands of either the Autobots or Galvatron. Galvatron is caught in the planet-destroying blast and believed dead, while Rodimus Prime decides to venture into space and search for a new homeworld for the Transformers, leaving Scorponok and Fortress in control of their respective factions.

Scorponok immediately begins a plan to harness the power of [[plasma energy]], destroying [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in pursuit of his evil scheme. However, Galvatron soon reveals that he has survived and returns to take control of the Decepticons, leading them on a series of interplanetary raids for the purpose of gathering up enough [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] to enact his [[Grand Galvatron|master plan]]. In battle in Alaska, the Autobot Headmasters collapse a glacier on the villain, removing this threat, but allowing Scorponok to take leadership once more.

The Decepticons withdraw to planet Master, leading several refugees to escape to Earth to alert the Autobots to their plight, where a plasma energy explosion fuses the refugees and a group of Autobots and Decepticons together, creating the Targetmasters. The Autobots head for Master, where Scorponok is attempting to construct a weapon that can counter Fortress's mighty [[Master Sword]], and engage the Decepticons in a series of battles. When Scorponok's weapon, the [[Zarak Shield]], lays Fortress low, the Decepticons return to Earth in order to destroy the planet and gather its plasma energy. In a final battle at the South Pole, Fortress is super-charged with the combined energy of the entire Autobot army, and is finally able to defeat Scorponok and foil his plans.

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]'''
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] ([[Ikuya Sawaki]])
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] ([[Hideyuki Hori]])
*[[Brainstorm]] ([[Ryōichi Tanaka]])
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] ([[Michitaka Kobayashi]])
'''[[Targetmaster]]s'''
*[[Pointblank]] ([[Yūji Mikimoto]])
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
'''Targetmaster Partners'''
*[[Peacemaker]]
*[[Pinpointer]]
*[[Spoilsport]]
'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''
*[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])
*[[Fastlane]] ([[Kazuo Oka]])
'''[[Trainbot]]s'''
*[[Raiden]] ([[Keiichi Noda]])
**[[Shōki]] ([[Keiichi Noda]])
**[[Getsuei]] ([[Kazuo Oka]])
**[[Kaen]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
**[[Seizan]] (?)
**[[Suiken]] ([[Kazumi Tanaka]])
**[[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])
'''[[Monsterbot]]s'''
*[[Doublecross]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])
*[[Grotusque]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
*[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] ([[Michitaka Kobayashi]])
'''Others'''
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ([[Yōko Kawanami]])
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] ([[Osamu Saka]])
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] ([[Osamu Saka]])
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] ([[Tesshō Genda]])
*[[Jazz (G1)|Meister]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
*[[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] ([[Hiroya Ishimaru]])
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster/Twincast]] ([[Keiichi Nanba]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] ([[Kazue Komiya]])
|c2=
'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]'''
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] ([[Banjō Ginga]])
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] ([[Naoki Tatsuta]])
*[[Skullcruncher]] ([[Kōji Totani]])
*[[Weirdwolf]] ([[Katsuji Mori]])
'''[[Horrorcon]]s'''
*[[Apeface]] ([[Yūji Mikimoto]])
*[[Snapdragon]] ([[Kazuo Oka]])
'''[[Targetmaster]]s'''
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])
*[[Misfire]] ([[Tomomichi Nishimura]])
*[[Triggerhappy]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])
'''Targetmaster Partners'''
*[[Caliburst]]
*[[Aimless]]
*[[Blowpipe]]
'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''
*[[Pounce]] ([[Masashi Ebara]])
*[[Wingspan]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])
'''[[Duocon]]s'''
*[[Battletrap]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])
*[[Flywheels]] ([[Tomiko Suzuki]])
'''Others'''
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] ([[Seizō Katō]])
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] ([[Tomomichi Nishimura]])
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
*[[Sixshot]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave/Soundblaster]] ([[Issei Masamune]])
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
|c3=
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] ([[Tomiko Suzuki]])
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] ([[Masashi Ebara]])
*[[Carly|Carly Witwicky]] ([[Kazue Komiya]])
|nonumbering=true
|}}
*Combiner teams, [[Triple Changer]]s, and characters from [[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]] that do not play a critical role in the series are not listed (apart from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]](.

==Episodes==
{{see|List of The Headmasters episodes}}

{{collist|3|
#[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]
#[[The Mystery of Planet Master]]
#[[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime]]
#[[The Great Cassette Operation]]
#[[Rebellion on Planet Beast]]
#[[Approach of the Demon Meteorite]]
#[[The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery]]
#[[Terror! The Six Shadows]]
#[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1]]
#[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2]]
#[[The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok]]
#[[The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts]]
#[[Head On!! Fortress Maximus]]
#[[Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger]]
#[[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears]]
#[[Return of the Immortal Emperor]]
#[[SOS from Planet Sandra]]
#[[Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!]]
#[[Fight to the Death on Susei!!]]
#[[Battle for Defense of the False Planet]]
#[[Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!]]
#[[Head Formation of Friendship]]
#[[Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship]]
#[[Ultra Magnus Dies!!]]
#[[The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg]]
#[[I Risk My Life for Earth]]
#[[Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)]]
#[[Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)]]
#[[The Master Sword Is in Danger!!]]
#[[The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide]]
#[[Operation: Destroy the Decepticons]]
#[[My Friend Sixshot!]]
#[[Duel on the Asteroid]]
#[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)]]
#[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)]]
#[[Heroic Legend: Optimus Prime VS Megatron!!]]
#[[Heroic Legend: 2010 Wars]]
#[[Heroic Legend: Head On, Master Warriors!]]
|}}

==Home video releases==
{{see|Omni Productions}}
[[Image:MadmanHeadmasters.jpg|thumb|150px|Australian DVD release]]
===Japan===
{{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}
*''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box (2002)

===United Kingdom===
{{main|Metrodome}}
*The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' (2005)
*''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (2007)

===Australia===
{{main|Madman Entertainment}}
*''The Transformers: Headmasters'' (2007)
*''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (2009)
{{-}}

==External Links==
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC_%E3%82%B6%E2%98%86%E3%83%98%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' at the Japanese Wikipedia]

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[[Category:Headmasters franchise| Headmasters (cartoon)]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z

2010-08-08T10:02:49Z

125.237.207.150:

{{episode
|series=Masterforce
|ep=41
|image=Trueformofdevilz.jpg
|caption=Well, of ''course'' he's "malevolent and inhuman," he's a giant freakin' evil alien robot!
|title="Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z"
|japanese=極悪非道! デビルZの正体
|romaji=Goku Aku Hidō! Devil Z no Shōtai
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[February 21|21 February]] 1989
|writer=[[Toyohiro Ando]]
|director=[[Katsutoshi Sasaki]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobots track the Decepticons to the Matterhorn, and the final battle between the two factions begins.'''

:''Omni Productions dub title:'' "'''The True Face of Z, the Ultimate Killer'''"
:''Also known as:'' "'''The True Form of Devil Z'''"
:''Latin-American dub title:'' "'''El Gran Jefe'''" ('''"The Great Boss"''')
==Synopsis==
[[Image:MF41 HMJnrs disaster aid.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Brock Sampson!]]
From the top of the Matterhorn in the Alps, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] bombards Europe with his Devil Power, and the [[Autobot|Autobots]] immediately mobilize to track down the villains. Even their allies—[[Cancer]], [[Clouder]], [[Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn]], robbed of their [[Transtector|Transtectors]] by [[Devil Z]]—have joined in the effort, helping to rescue people in the disaster areas despite great risk to their de-powered selves. In an underground shelter, the four youths and the dozens of survivors cluster, debating the likelihood of their survival.

Meanwhile, the Autobots head into the snowy peaks of the Alps and divide into groups to attack BlackZarak and the Decepticons from three directions. [[Lightfoot]], [[Ranger]] and [[Road King]] are immediately spotted by the [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender|Pretenders]], who report to the other Decepticons. [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] is about to move out and attack them, but BlackZarak holds him back and instead deals with the [[Godmaster|Godmasters]] from afar by burying them under an avalanche caused by his Devil Power.

[[Image:MF41 King Poseidon vs Juniors.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Things do not go much better for [[Metalhawk]] and the [[Headmaster Junior|Headmaster Juniors]], who are immediately confronted by [[King Poseidon]]. [[Minerva]] is nearly cleaved by the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] [[combiner]]'s blade, but Metalhawk swoops into save her, taking a blast from King Poseidon's cannons in the process. The group tries concentrating their fire on the giant, but King Poseidon retaliates with a barrage of missiles that hurls his opponents around like rag dolls. King Poseidon looms over the fallen Metalhawk and swings his sword at the Pretender, but Metalhawk blocks it with his own, and a protracted battle of strength between the two begins...

[[Image:MF41 Ginrai on Darkwings tail.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Meanwhile, Ginrai and [[Grand Maximus]] have arrived to help dig the Godmasters out, but once the task is accomplished, the group spots the pyrotechnics from the battle with King Poseidon off in the distance. Ginrai immediately takes to the air to aid Metalhawk and the Juniors, but [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], merged as [[Darkwings]], stand in his way. The brothers swear to show Ginrai their true power at last, and with a cry of "Mach X Flight!", they suddenly vanish! The startled Ginrai looks around for any sign of his opponents, and is then suddenly rammed by the giant jet when it reappears behind him. Ginrai realizes that they did not truly teleport, but flew so fast that the naked eye could not follow them, and charges his body with [[Chōkon Power]] to mimic the effect for himself. Entering "Chōkon Mach Flight," Ginrai zooms towards the stunned brothers, who immediately turn tail. Once again, though, Ginrai proves to be their better, overtaking them and searing their bodies with the burning backwash of his Chōkon Power. Scarred and smoking, they fall out of the sky and crash explosively into a mountain. His way now clear, Ginrai races to the rescue of Metalhawk and blasts King Poseidon into his component parts with a God Punch. The Seacons quickly recombine, but Ginrai easily blows them into fragments with a Chōkon-powered shot from the God Cannon. Although their foe has been defeated, Metalhawk and the Juniors are badly wounded and remain behind, protected by Grand Maximus, while Ginrai and the Godmasters carry on scaling the mountain. Just before reaching the peak, Ginrai instructs the Godmasters to hold back while he makes the first strike on his own.

[[Image:MF41 BlackZarak beating brothers.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The beatings will continue until morale improves.]]
Up on the top of the mountain, an enraged BlackZarak punishes Hydra and Buster for their failure, repeatedly striking them with his spear. The punishment goes on for some time, until Overlord finally speaks up and stays his emperor's hand, saying that they have suffered enough. BlackZarak scoffs and hurls Overlord aside, then begins blasting the Godmaster brothers with eye-beams until they pass out from pain. Overlord rushes to their side and decries BlackZarak's actions as barbaric, but BlackZarak simply laughs in his face and says he considers Overlord to be nothing more than an insect as well. Furious, Overlord attempts to strike BlackZarak, and a brief battle between the two breaks out, brought to an end when BlackZarak impales Overlord with his spear. Terrified, [[Blood]], [[Gilmer]] and [[Dauros]] make themselves scarce, and BlackZarak continues to torture Overlord by channeling energy through his spear...until a blast from the God Cannon knocks the weapon out of his hand! God Ginrai descends out of the sky and gets between the two Decepticons, with a stunned Overlord inquiring why he would do this for an enemy. Ginrai's answer is simple: It is because Overlord is human. BlackZarak pulls out all the stops, and the sky turns red as he unleashes his Devil Power, sending bolts of lightning lancing down around Ginrai as the Autobot attempts to help Overlord to safety. Suddenly, a volley of missiles bursts out of the ground beneath BlackZarak's feet, and he drops to his knees, his concentration broken. [[Sixknight]] has arrived to tip the scales and comes churning out of the Earth in his drill tank mode! He challenges BlackZarak to a battle and tells Ginrai to assemble the Autobots as he holds back the Decepticon leader. Quietly, Sixknight says that he is glad to have fought God Ginrai, then presses his attack...before BlackZarak bombards his body with Devil Power and causes him to explode, killing him. Ginrai returns with the Autobots just in time to witness Sixknight's death, and the stage is now set for the one, true final battle...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Grand Maximus]] (9)
* [[Metalhawk]] (14)
* [[Sixknight]] (29)

'''Human Autobots'''

* [[Ginrai]] (8)
* [[Lightfoot]] (10)
* [[Ranger]] (11)
* [[Road King]] (12)
* [[Cab]] (13)
* [[Minerva]] (15)
* [[Shūta Gō]] (16)

|c2=
* [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]/[[Devil Z]] (1)
* [[Blood]] (2)
* [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] (4)
* [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] (5)
* [[Dauros]] (6)
* [[Gilmer]] (7)
* [[Browning]] (21)
* [[Turtler]] (22)
* [[Kraken]] (23)
* [[Lobclaw]] (24)
* [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]] (25)
* [[Gulf]] (26)
* [[King Poseidon]] (27)
* [[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]] (28)

'''Human Decepticons'''

* [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (3)

|c3=
* [[Wilder]] (17)
* [[Cancer]] (18)
* [[Bullhorn]] (19)
* [[Clouder]] (20)

}}
==Quotes==

{{note|The following quotes are from the [[Omni Productions]] dub. In case you can't tell.}}

"Well, I'm an expert mountaineer." 
"I know you are! Let's carry on!"
:—'''Ranger''' and '''Road King''', scaling the Matterhorn.

"I don't need idiots like you! I can conquer the Earth by myself!"
:—'''BlackZarak'''

"Okay, go to Hell now, Overlord. OW! Aw darn, who was that?"
:—God Ginrai interrupts '''BlackZarak'''.

"Let me tell you, Z, you can't win no matter what! You're an evil monster, and evil will not prevail!"
:—'''God Ginrai'''

==Notes==
===Lost in translation===
Among the changes made by the [[Omni Productions]] dub:
*During the opening dialog, the announcer makes the cryptic statement that something strange is happening to BlackZarak.
*Wilder's cries of "God damn it!" are toned down to him shouting "WHY?!" at the top of his lungs.
*The Matterhorn is renamed "Mandoa".
*Rather than being sure that the other Godmasters are buried under the rockslide he finds, God Ginrai lands and wonder out loud if they're buried under there.
*Most of King Poseidon's dialogue is gone, replaced by menacing noises.
*Hawk tells Minerva to run, rather than hold on. Which just makes it confusing when a few seconds later she grabs on to Hawk.
*"Mach X Flight" becomes "Invisible Wings".
*Sixknight's statement that it was good to have faced Ginrai is replaced by him taunting BlackZarak.

===Animation or technical errors===
*Right after Overlord grabs BlackZarak's arm to stop him hitting the brothers, Hydra disappears.
*In the Omni Productions dub, MegaZarak's last line of "Those against me d-" is oddly cut off.

===Continuity errors===
*Where have Cancer, Clouder, Wilder and Bullhorn's Transtectors gone? They were brought to life in the [[Autobots! Desperate Attack!!|previous episode]], and they're nowhere to be found in this one.

===Continuity notes===
*The Decepticons headed for Europe in the previous episode.
*Sixknight reappears after another of his long absences. He was last seen in "[[Destroy Godbomber!!]]".
*Having doubted Devil Z since "[[Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction]]", Overlord at last stands up to his commander in this episode.

===Trivia===
*This is the last episode to feture [[Sixknight]]

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*Now, you didn't really think that "The True Form of Devil Z" would actually show you the true form of Devil Z, did you? You big silly, you!

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — DVD Box 02 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Super God Masterforce'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) — Optional [[Omni Productions|Omni]] dub. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) — Optional Omni dub.

[[Category:Super-God Masterforce episodes]]

Lio Junior (BW)

2010-08-08T05:32:07Z

125.237.207.150: /* Beast Wars II cartoon */

{{factions|maximal}}
:''Lio Junior is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars II (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Model-LioJunior.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Foreshadowing Optimus Minor.]]

'''Lio Junior''' (ライオジュニア ''Raio Jyunia'') is the "[[Relatives|son]]" of [[Lio Convoy]], created by the influence of pure [[Angolmois]] energy upon Lio Convoy’s [[Energon Matrix]]. Though Lio Convoy says little on the matter, Lio Junior considers him his father. He desperately tries his hardest to prove his worth to the other [[Maximal]]s, but due to his age he garners little respect.

Not to say that Lio Junior isn't capable of holding his own in a fight. He swings his "Lio Byūto"<ref>"Byūto" (ビュート) is a word apparently popularized by ''[[Wikipedia:Himitsu Sentai Goranger|Himitsu Sentai Goranger]]'' and used in Japanese fiction for whip weapons.</ref> weapon like an expert, can launch balls of Angolmois energy from twin projectors in his mane in both modes, and is even capable of short-range flight in robot mode. But all that power resides in a very rash and inexperienced robot who often doesn’t think things through. Though in the end, he has a kind [[spark]] and only wants to be viewed as an equal among his Maximal peers.

He can combine with [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] to form [[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]].

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yumiko Kobayashi]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Liojunior_beastmode_first_appearance.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He's trying to look fierce...really]]
Lio junior was ordered to investigate a ship that crashed on [[Gaea]].inside it had a time machine thing that could soummon and Transformer from any Time zone to there time zone, but the control got stolen buy [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]]. His farther Lio Convoy got mad at him later for leting [[Tasmania Kid]] get hurt.

[[Image:Liojunior.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I'm crushing your head!]]

Angry with the rest of the Maximals he took off with the control and Galvatron hunted him dowm and tricked him into handing over the control. Beleving that the planet would blow up if he didn't had over the control, but Galvatron intended to soummon [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] or [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. But his brother [[Megastorm |Gigastorm]] got the wrong wave length number and soummoned [[Majin Zarak]]. later when the Maximals were in trouble Lio junior escaped captivite and ran off but [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]] cased him down but [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] saved him and combined into [[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]]. inside the alien ship Magnaboss tryed to activate the teleport gate but it needed to recharge. frustrated by this he channelled his own power into the Teleport gate and soummoned the legendary [[Supreme Commander]] Optimus Primal. Magnaboss then help the other Maximals escape Majin Zarak's Head cannon and introuduced the Maximals to Primal. Magnaboss and Tasmania Kid teamed up a picked up Majin Zarak in warship mode and chucked him back. Galvatron fell out of Majin Zarak but Gigastorm saved him and they retreated. Magnaboss was suprised to see that Majin Zarak was moving on his own now and transformed into robot mode. Magagnaboss used the Magnablade and an Angolmois ball on Majin Zarak but got blown away. Later after Lio Convoy and Optimus Prime killed Majin Zarak Lio junior tryed to talk Primal into staying with them but he said he had a [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast War]] on [[Earth |Energoa]] to win and went throught the teleport gate whitch the Maximals destroyed after. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

{{charstubfiction}}

===''Beast Wars II'' comic===

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BWII-toy LioJunior.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Look harder, Kimba. I mean, Simba.]]
*'''Lio Junior''' (Basic, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-26'''
**''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior uses the same mold and base plastic colors as ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Prowl (G1)#|Prowl]], only with a great number of [[paint operation|paint application]]s, making him a rare example of a genuine [[repaint]]. He transforms into an organic lion. His beast-mode flanks and tail separate to become a hand-held claw-weapon in robot mode. He also forms the center chest and head of the combined robot [[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]]; the Lio Byūto forms the handle and hilt of the super robot's sword.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/LioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Black}}
* '''Lio Junior''' (Puzzle pack-in, 1998)
**''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior was completely [[redeco]]ed in two different schemes, each one available packed in with a different jigsaw puzzle. One version cast the young lion in black plastic with a red mane, the other in a [[Lio Convoy]]-inspired white and yellow deco.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/BlackLioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior (black) at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/WhiteLioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior (white) at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Magnaboss}}
* '''Magnaboss''' (Ultra, 1998)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-4'''
**''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior was also available in an Ultra-level 3-pack with his combiner-mates [[Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]]. All three toys are identical to their individual releases, though the set did ''not'' come with the individuals' [[bio]] cards, only a single card for the combined Magnaboss mode.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Magnaboss/magnaboss.htm More information on Magnaboss at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo characters]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Maximals]]

Lio Junior (BW)

2010-08-08T05:30:46Z

125.237.207.150: /* Beast Wars II cartoon */

{{factions|maximal}}
:''Lio Junior is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars II (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Model-LioJunior.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Foreshadowing Optimus Minor.]]

'''Lio Junior''' (ライオジュニア ''Raio Jyunia'') is the "[[Relatives|son]]" of [[Lio Convoy]], created by the influence of pure [[Angolmois]] energy upon Lio Convoy’s [[Energon Matrix]]. Though Lio Convoy says little on the matter, Lio Junior considers him his father. He desperately tries his hardest to prove his worth to the other [[Maximal]]s, but due to his age he garners little respect.

Not to say that Lio Junior isn't capable of holding his own in a fight. He swings his "Lio Byūto"<ref>"Byūto" (ビュート) is a word apparently popularized by ''[[Wikipedia:Himitsu Sentai Goranger|Himitsu Sentai Goranger]]'' and used in Japanese fiction for whip weapons.</ref> weapon like an expert, can launch balls of Angolmois energy from twin projectors in his mane in both modes, and is even capable of short-range flight in robot mode. But all that power resides in a very rash and inexperienced robot who often doesn’t think things through. Though in the end, he has a kind [[spark]] and only wants to be viewed as an equal among his Maximal peers.

He can combine with [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] to form [[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]].

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yumiko Kobayashi]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Liojunior_beastmode_first_appearance.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He's trying to look fierce...really]]
Lio junior was ordered to investigate a ship that crashed on [[Gaea]].inside it had a time machine thing that could soummon and Transformer from any Time zone to there time zone, but the control got stolen buy [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]].

[[Image:Liojunior.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I'm crushing your head!]]

His farther Lio Convoy got mad at him later for leting [[Tasmania Kid]] get hurt. angry with the rest of the Maximals he took off with the control and Galvatron hunted him dowm and tricked him into handing over the control. Beleving that the planet would blow up if he didn't had over the control, but Galvatron intended to soummon [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] or [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. But his brother [[Megastorm |Gigastorm]] got the wrong wave length number and soummoned [[Majin Zarak]]. later when the Maximals were in trouble Lio junior escaped captivite and ran off but [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]] cased him down but [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] saved him and combined into [[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]]. inside the alien ship Magnaboss tryed to activate the teleport gate but it needed to recharge. frustrated by this he channelled his own power into the Teleport gate and soummoned the legendary [[Supreme Commander]] Optimus Primal. Magnaboss then help the other Maximals escape Majin Zarak's Head cannon and introuduced the Maximals to Primal. Magnaboss and Tasmania Kid teamed up a picked up Majin Zarak in warship mode and chucked him back. Galvatron fell out of Majin Zarak but Gigastorm saved him and they retreated. Magnaboss was suprised to see that Majin Zarak was moving on his own now and transformed into robot mode. Magagnaboss used the Magnablade and an Angolmois ball on Majin Zarak but got blown away. Later after Lio Convoy and Optimus Prime killed Majin Zarak Lio junior tryed to talk Primal into staying with them but he said he had a [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast War]] on [[Earth |Energoa]] to win and went throught the teleport gate whitch the Maximals destroyed after. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

{{charstubfiction}}

===''Beast Wars II'' comic===

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BWII-toy LioJunior.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Look harder, Kimba. I mean, Simba.]]
*'''Lio Junior''' (Basic, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-26'''
**''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior uses the same mold and base plastic colors as ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Prowl (G1)#|Prowl]], only with a great number of [[paint operation|paint application]]s, making him a rare example of a genuine [[repaint]]. He transforms into an organic lion. His beast-mode flanks and tail separate to become a hand-held claw-weapon in robot mode. He also forms the center chest and head of the combined robot [[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]]; the Lio Byūto forms the handle and hilt of the super robot's sword.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/LioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Black}}
* '''Lio Junior''' (Puzzle pack-in, 1998)
**''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior was completely [[redeco]]ed in two different schemes, each one available packed in with a different jigsaw puzzle. One version cast the young lion in black plastic with a red mane, the other in a [[Lio Convoy]]-inspired white and yellow deco.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/BlackLioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior (black) at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/WhiteLioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior (white) at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Magnaboss}}
* '''Magnaboss''' (Ultra, 1998)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-4'''
**''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior was also available in an Ultra-level 3-pack with his combiner-mates [[Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]]. All three toys are identical to their individual releases, though the set did ''not'' come with the individuals' [[bio]] cards, only a single card for the combined Magnaboss mode.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Magnaboss/magnaboss.htm More information on Magnaboss at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo characters]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Maximals]]

Lio Junior (BW)

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{{factions|maximal}}
:''Lio Junior is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars II (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Model-LioJunior.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Foreshadowing Optimus Minor.]]

'''Lio Junior''' (ライオジュニア ''Raio Jyunia'') is the "[[Relatives|son]]" of [[Lio Convoy]], created by the influence of pure [[Angolmois]] energy upon Lio Convoy’s [[Energon Matrix]]. Though Lio Convoy says little on the matter, Lio Junior considers him his father. He desperately tries his hardest to prove his worth to the other [[Maximal]]s, but due to his age he garners little respect.

Not to say that Lio Junior isn't capable of holding his own in a fight. He swings his "Lio Byūto"<ref>"Byūto" (ビュート) is a word apparently popularized by ''[[Wikipedia:Himitsu Sentai Goranger|Himitsu Sentai Goranger]]'' and used in Japanese fiction for whip weapons.</ref> weapon like an expert, can launch balls of Angolmois energy from twin projectors in his mane in both modes, and is even capable of short-range flight in robot mode. But all that power resides in a very rash and inexperienced robot who often doesn’t think things through. Though in the end, he has a kind [[spark]] and only wants to be viewed as an equal among his Maximal peers.

He can combine with [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] to form [[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]].

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yumiko Kobayashi]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Liojunior.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I'm crushing your head!]]
[[Image:Liojunior_beastmode_first_appearance.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He's trying to look fierce...really]]
Lio junior was ordered to investigate a ship that crashed on [[Gaea]].inside it had a time machine thing that could soummon and Transformer from any Time zone to there time zone, but the control got stolen buy [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]]. His farther Lio Convoy got mad at him later for leting [[Tasmania Kid]] get hurt. angry with the rest of the Maximals he took off with the control and Galvatron hunted him dowm and tricked him into handing over the control. Beleving that the planet would blow up if he didn't had over the control, but Galvatron intended to soummon [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] or [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. But his brother [[Megastorm |Gigastorm]] got the wrong wave length number and soummoned [[Majin Zarak]]. later when the Maximals were in trouble Lio junior escaped captivite and ran off but [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]] cased him down but [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] saved him and combined into [[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]]. inside the alien ship Magnaboss tryed to activate the teleport gate but it needed to recharge. frustrated by this he channelled his own power into the Teleport gate and soummoned the legendary [[Supreme Commander]] Optimus Primal. Magnaboss then help the other Maximals escape Majin Zarak's Head cannon and introuduced the Maximals to Primal. Magnaboss and Tasmania Kid teamed up a picked up Majin Zarak in warship mode and chucked him back. Galvatron fell out of Majin Zarak but Gigastorm saved him and they retreated. Magnaboss was suprised to see that Majin Zarak was moving on his own now and transformed into robot mode. Magagnaboss used the Magnablade and an Angolmois ball on Majin Zarak but got blown away. Later after Lio Convoy and Optimus Prime killed Majin Zarak Lio junior tryed to talk Primal into staying with them but he said he had a [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast War]] on [[Earth |Energoa]] to win and went throught the teleport gate whitch the Maximals destroyed after. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

{{charstubfiction}}

===''Beast Wars II'' comic===

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BWII-toy LioJunior.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Look harder, Kimba. I mean, Simba.]]
*'''Lio Junior''' (Basic, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-26'''
**''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior uses the same mold and base plastic colors as ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Prowl (G1)#|Prowl]], only with a great number of [[paint operation|paint application]]s, making him a rare example of a genuine [[repaint]]. He transforms into an organic lion. His beast-mode flanks and tail separate to become a hand-held claw-weapon in robot mode. He also forms the center chest and head of the combined robot [[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]]; the Lio Byūto forms the handle and hilt of the super robot's sword.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/LioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Black}}
* '''Lio Junior''' (Puzzle pack-in, 1998)
**''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior was completely [[redeco]]ed in two different schemes, each one available packed in with a different jigsaw puzzle. One version cast the young lion in black plastic with a red mane, the other in a [[Lio Convoy]]-inspired white and yellow deco.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/BlackLioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior (black) at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/WhiteLioJunior/liojunior.htm More information on Lio Junior (white) at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Magnaboss}}
* '''Magnaboss''' (Ultra, 1998)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-4'''
**''Accessories'': "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon

: Lio Junior was also available in an Ultra-level 3-pack with his combiner-mates [[Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]]. All three toys are identical to their individual releases, though the set did ''not'' come with the individuals' [[bio]] cards, only a single card for the combined Magnaboss mode.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Magnaboss/magnaboss.htm More information on Magnaboss at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo characters]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Maximals]]

Fastlane

2010-08-08T00:47:58Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{picsneeded|Fiction appearances, toy}}
:''Fastlane is an [[Autobot]] [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Fastlane MTMtE.jpg|right|275px|thumb|"Roger dodger, Optimus Prime!"]]
When you break down the individual components of '''Fastlane's''' personality he doesn't come off sounding very good. He's a totally immature, reckless, thrill-seeking, show off. Surprising then to find that he's quite well liked by both humans and Autobots. The fact is there's just no malice in Fastlane's antics, he's mischievous at worst and his stunts are usually quite entertaining to watch. His most daring stunts can be a bit dangerous to others who happen to be nearby (he once caused a HUGE accident on Cybertron by doing a 360 in confining heavy traffic at 500 miles per hour) but no one's ever been really hurt by them except for Fastlane himself when he pushes his design just a little too far.

Fastlane is the younger clone brother of [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]].

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Casse-Cou'''
:''Italian name'': '''Booster'''

==Fiction==
===American cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Rob Paulsen]] (English), [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Rebirth1 Fastlane Cloudraker Punch.jpg|thumb|left|150px|]]
Upon arriving on Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] told Fastlane and Cloudraker to search for [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest of the Autobots who had travelled to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Since Kup's crew were on a plasma-charged rocket ship halfway to [[Nebulos]] by that point, the Clones had little luck finding them. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

{{-}}
===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazuo Oka]] (Japanese)

Fastlane and Cloudraker were once friends with another pair of Cybertronian Clones named [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]. The two duos lost contact with each other for some time, during which Pounce and Wingspan joined the Decepticons. Fastlane and Cloudraker were confronted by their old friends, who were looking to take a golden skull from their Autobot counterparts and use it to collect a unique energy source from the [[Pirate Planet]]. While trying to keep the skull from the Decepticon Clones, Fastlane and his brother made contact with the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] aboard the Battleship Maximus. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

The Clones accompanied the Headmasters back to Earth, and remained there allied with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] took his men to defend the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. As the Decepticons began a series of attacks around the globe, Spike dispatched Fastlane, Cloudraker and the [[Throttlebot]]s to Santiago, Chile to investigate the emergence of one of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Death Towers. They were thoroughly trounced by [[Predaking]], who was guarding the tower. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Following the destruction of Cybertron's [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] supply by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Cloudraker and Fastlane were on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a mission to destroy the [[Nullification Cannon]]. The two clones dealt with [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] by luring him through a door and then clocking him on the head with a metal bar. Once the coast was clear, Optimus insisted on going on alone. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightArcee_Fastlane.jpg|right|thumb|175px|]]
Fastlane and Cloudraker served as security officers for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] inside the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] raided the facility, the clones fought alongside [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], but ultimately failed to prevent the Decepticons from making off with the [[Pretender Monster|Pretender Monsters]]. Fastlane took a serious blast through the chest during the fight and probably needed significant repair work. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

He was back in action some time later, when he inspected [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s corpse along with his brother. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Fastlane''' (Clone, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' [[Sonic boom rifle|Sonic boom rifles]] (2)

:Fastlane was available in a two-pack with his brother/clone, Cloudraker. He transforms into a futuristic dragster. Fastlane has a removable spoiler which is visible in robot mode, distinguishing him from his brother, Cloudraker. He has two heat-sensitive [[Rubsign|rubsigns]] on his chest -- one indicates he is an Autobot, the other reveals a dragster image, indicating which Clone he is. This is especially useful for those times when you can't just turn him over and see the giant wheels on his backside.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Fastlane/fastlane.htm Fastlane at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Fastlane Fastlane's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Clones]]

Cloudraker (G1)

2010-08-08T00:47:27Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot Clone jet|the Armada Mini-Con helicopter|Cloudraker (Universe)}}
{{picsneeded|Fiction, toy, vehicle mode}}
:''Cloudraker is an [[Autobot]] [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 - Fastlane %26 Cloudraker - Boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cue Charlie's Angels theme. (Cloudraker is the one on the right.)]]
If ever there was a robot in need of years in [[Torkulon|therapy]], '''Cloudraker''' is he. Nothing is good enough for him. He envies his younger clone brother [[Fastlane]]'s popularity and social skills, wishes he was on the ground with people while simultaneously being terrifed of being grounded. In response to this fear he flies as high as possible, but then becomes frustrated by being bound in an atmosphere. Internal malfunctions lead him to feel claustrophobic at all times, even when flying in an empty sky. Simply a mass of crossed circuits, phobias and frustrations, it's a wonder he's able to function at all. On top of the psychological problems he can also suffer "[[mode lock|mode-lock]]", trapping him in one form.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Aéropro'''
:''Italian name'': '''Geminus'''

==Fiction==
===American cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Danny Mann]] (English), [[Akimitsu Takase]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Rebirth1 Fastlane Cloudraker Punch.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Cloudraker used Photoshop to edit out Punch holding the 'V' sign up behind his head.]]
Upon arriving on Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] told Fastlane and Cloudraker to search for [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest of the Autobots who had travelled to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Since Kup's crew were on a plasma-charged rocket ship halfway to [[Nebulos]] by that point, the Clones had little luck finding them. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}
{{-}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ken Yamaguchi]]

Fastlane and Cloudraker were once friends with another pair of Cybertronian Clones named [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]. The two duos lost contact with each other for some time, during which Pounce and Wingspan joined the Decepticons. Fastlane and Cloudraker were confronted by their old friends, who were looking to take a golden skull from their Autobot counterparts and use it to collect a unique energy source from the [[Pirate Planet]]. While trying to keep the skull from the Decepticon Clones, Cloudraker and his brother made contact with the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] aboard the Battleship Maximus. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

The Clones accompanied the Headmasters back to Earth, and remained there allied with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] took his men to defend the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. As the Decepticons began a series of attacks around the globe, Spike dispatched Fastlane, Cloudraker and the [[Throttlebot]]s to Santiago, Chile to investigate the emergence of one of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Death Towers. They were thoroughly trounced by [[Predaking]], who was guarding the tower. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Following the destruction of Cybertron's [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] supply by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Cloudraker and Fastlane were on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a mission to destroy the [[Nullification Cannon]]. The two clones dealt with [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] by luring him through a door and then clocking him on the head with a metal bar. Once the coast was clear, Optimus insisted on going on alone. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Fastlane and Cloudraker served as security officers for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] inside the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] raided the facility, the clones fought alongside [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], but ultimately failed to prevent the Decepticons from making off with the [[Pretender Monster|Pretender Monsters]]. Cloudraker fell in battle along with several Technobots, but the extent of his injuries was unclear. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

He later got to go "oooh, shiny!" at a deactivated [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Fastlane & Cloudraker''' (Clones, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' 2 [[Gravity-rod rifle|Gravity-rod rifles]]

: Cloudraker was available in a two-pack with his brother/clone, Fastlane. He transforms into a futuristic jet fighter. Cloudraker has two heat-sensitive [[Rubsign|rubsigns]] on his chest -- one indicates he is an Autobot, the other reveals a plane image, indicating which Clone he is. This is especially useful for those times when you can't just turn him over and see the cockpit sticking out of his crotch.

{{-}}
==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Cloudraker/cloudraker.htm Cloudraker at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Cloudraker Cloudraker's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Clones]]

Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)

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{{disambig3|Headmaster}}

{{nav-headmasters}}

'''''Transformers: The Headmasters''''' is a Japanese animated series that aired from [[July 3]], 1987 to [[March 28]], [[1988]] for 35 episodes, in support of the [[The Headmasters (toyline)|toyline]] of the same name. It shares its name with its opening song, "[[The Headmasters (song)|The Headmasters]]", and the ending song is titled "[[Kimi wa Transformer]]".

==Overview==
[[Image:HeadmastersPoster1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A hilarious look at life in a Cybertronian boarding school.]]
''The Headmasters'' was the first Japanese-exclusive Transformers [[franchise]], and as such, marks the departure of the Japanese animated [[continuity]] from that of the US. Planned out by [[TV Magazine]] writer [[Masumi Kaneda]], who had previously worked on the Transformers [[manga]], the series follows on from the events of "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime]]", ignoring "[[The Rebirth]]" and introducing the Headmaster characters in a distinctly different way than their American counterparts. Emphasizing the difference between east and west, the series (and its accompanying [[The Headmasters (manga)|manga]]) employed different [[character model]]s designed by [[Ban Magami]], illustrator of numerous ''Transformers'' manga.

The "-master" concept was entirely re-imagined for the series, discarding the Western idea of [[Nebulan]]s, and establishing the Headmasters not as Transformers who bonded with organic beings, but as diminutive Transformers who connected to and controlled large, lifeless bodies named "[[Transtector]]s". Drawing on a plot point established in American episodes such as "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]" and "[[Fight or Flee]]", the Headmasters were introduced as refugees who fled Cybertron millions of years ago and settled on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they developed this new technology and trained hard in order to survive the harsh environment. Kaneda notes that he chose to give the Headmasters non-combatant origins in order to add an extra layer of meaning to the concept of "transformation," as the young 'bots grew from civilians into fully-fledged warriors. Consequently, it was [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]—a character essentially overlooked in the West—who was chosen as the lead of the series and cast as a "fiery youth" in order to emphasize this "personal transformation" theme, as well as to carry on the pattern of leaders with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|automotive]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|vehicle]] modes. His opposite number, and perhaps the true breakout character of ''The Headmasters'', was [[Decepticon]] [[Six Changer]] [[Sixshot]], a powerful ninja character who also embodied the “personal transformation” concept with his shifting allegiance.

According to the booklet included with the [[Pioneer]] DVD release of the series, the earliest episodes of the series were based on aborted scripts written for the unmade fourth season of the American cartoon, and indeed, after an opening three-parter that introduces the new characters, the series does indeed adopt the American format of individual episodic stories. As the series progresses, however, it develops an ongoing story and style that Kaneda openly admits is steeped in [[Toei]]'s history of sci-fi robot anime—likely due in no small part to the involvement of production staff who had a history of work in the genre, including writers [[Keisuke Fujikawa]], [[Toyohiro Ando]] and [[Yoshihisa Araki]], and producer [[Kenji Yokoyama]].

==Storyline==
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] released the energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to cure the [[Hate Plague]], he could not have predicted the consequences of his actions. In 2011, without the energy of the Matrix to regulate it, the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] begins to destabilize, opening the planet up to an invasion by the [[Decepticon]]s and their new Headmaster warriors. Although the Autobot Headmasters, led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], arrive to help turn the tide of the battle, the day will not be won without the Matrix, and so [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Headmasters scour the Earth in order to recover the talisman and stabilize Vector Sigma once more. During the course of the conflict, Optimus Prime dies once again, and Hot Rod again becomes Rodimus Prime.

The status quo of the renewed war sees Rodimus Prime in command across Cybertron and the Autobots' secondary command post on [[Athenia]], with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] leading his own individual squad on Earth and operating out of [[Autobot City]]. In contrast, the Decepticons are based out of their old base on [[Chaar]], with Sixshot leading the Decepticons' Earth forces, operating out of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Operating in the shadows is Galvatron's secret ally, the Decepticon Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who has a vendetta against Fortress for exiling him from Master. The first major shift in the direction of the series occurs when Vector Sigma develops a new alloy named [[Cybertonuron]], and Scorponok arranges for the destruction of Cybertron itself in order to keep the alloy from falling into the hands of either the Autobots or Galvatron. Galvatron is caught in the planet-destroying blast and believed dead, while Rodimus Prime decides to venture into space and search for a new homeworld for the Transformers, leaving Scorponok and Fortress in control of their respective factions.

Scorponok immediately begins a plan to harness the power of [[plasma energy]], destroying [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in pursuit of his evil scheme. However, Galvatron soon reveals that he has survived and returns to take control of the Decepticons, leading them on a series of interplanetary raids for the purpose of gathering up enough [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] to enact his [[Grand Galvatron|master plan]]. In battle in Alaska, the Autobot Headmasters collapse a glacier on the villain, removing this threat, but allowing Scorponok to take leadership once more.

The Decepticons withdraw to planet Master, leading several refugees to escape to Earth to alert the Autobots to their plight, where a plasma energy explosion fuses the refugees and a group of Autobots and Decepticons together, creating the Targetmasters. The Autobots head for Master, where Scorponok is attempting to construct a weapon that can counter Fortress's mighty [[Master Sword]], and engage the Decepticons in a series of battles. When Scorponok's weapon, the [[Zarak Shield]], lays Fortress low, the Decepticons return to Earth in order to destroy the planet and gather its plasma energy. In a final battle at the South Pole, Fortress is super-charged with the combined energy of the entire Autobot army, and is finally able to defeat Scorponok and foil his plans.

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters
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'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]'''
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] ([[Ikuya Sawaki]])
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] ([[Hideyuki Hori]])
*[[Brainstorm]] ([[Ryōichi Tanaka]])
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] ([[Michitaka Kobayashi]])
'''[[Targetmaster]]s'''
*[[Pointblank]] ([[Yūji Mikimoto]])
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
'''Targetmaster Partners'''
*[[Peacemaker]]
*[[Pinpointer]]
*[[Spoilsport]]
'''[[Trainbot]]s'''
*[[Raiden]] ([[Keiichi Noda]])
**[[Shōki]] ([[Keiichi Noda]])
**[[Getsuei]] ([[Kazuo Oka]])
**[[Kaen]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
**[[Seizan]] (?)
**[[Suiken]] ([[Kazumi Tanaka]])
**[[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])
'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''
*[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])
*[[Fastlane]] ([[Kazuo Oka]])
'''[[Monsterbot]]s'''
*[[Doublecross]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])
*[[Grotusque]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
*[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] ([[Michitaka Kobayashi]])
'''Others'''
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ([[Yōko Kawanami]])
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] ([[Osamu Saka]])
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] ([[Osamu Saka]])
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] ([[Tesshō Genda]])
*[[Jazz (G1)|Meister]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
*[[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] ([[Hiroya Ishimaru]])
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster/Twincast]] ([[Keiichi Nanba]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] ([[Kazue Komiya]])
|c2=
'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]'''
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] ([[Banjō Ginga]])
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] ([[Naoki Tatsuta]])
*[[Skullcruncher]] ([[Kōji Totani]])
*[[Weirdwolf]] ([[Katsuji Mori]])
'''[[Horrorcon]]s'''
*[[Apeface]] ([[Yūji Mikimoto]])
*[[Snapdragon]] ([[Kazuo Oka]])
'''[[Targetmaster]]s'''
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])
*[[Misfire]] ([[Tomomichi Nishimura]])
*[[Triggerhappy]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])
'''Targetmaster Partners'''
*[[Caliburst]]
*[[Aimless]]
*[[Blowpipe]]
'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''
*[[Pounce]] ([[Masashi Ebara]])
*[[Wingspan]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])
'''[[Duocon]]s'''
*[[Battletrap]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])
*[[Flywheels]] ([[Tomiko Suzuki]])
'''Others'''
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] ([[Seizō Katō]])
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] ([[Tomomichi Nishimura]])
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
*[[Sixshot]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave/Soundblaster]] ([[Issei Masamune]])
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
|c3=
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] ([[Tomiko Suzuki]])
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] ([[Masashi Ebara]])
*[[Carly|Carly Witwicky]] ([[Kazue Komiya]])
|nonumbering=true
|}}
*Combiner teams, [[Triple Changer]]s, and characters from [[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]] that do not play a critical role in the series are not listed (apart from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]](.

==Episodes==
{{see|List of The Headmasters episodes}}

{{collist|3|
#[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]
#[[The Mystery of Planet Master]]
#[[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime]]
#[[The Great Cassette Operation]]
#[[Rebellion on Planet Beast]]
#[[Approach of the Demon Meteorite]]
#[[The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery]]
#[[Terror! The Six Shadows]]
#[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1]]
#[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2]]
#[[The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok]]
#[[The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts]]
#[[Head On!! Fortress Maximus]]
#[[Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger]]
#[[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears]]
#[[Return of the Immortal Emperor]]
#[[SOS from Planet Sandra]]
#[[Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!]]
#[[Fight to the Death on Susei!!]]
#[[Battle for Defense of the False Planet]]
#[[Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!]]
#[[Head Formation of Friendship]]
#[[Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship]]
#[[Ultra Magnus Dies!!]]
#[[The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg]]
#[[I Risk My Life for Earth]]
#[[Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)]]
#[[Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)]]
#[[The Master Sword Is in Danger!!]]
#[[The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide]]
#[[Operation: Destroy the Decepticons]]
#[[My Friend Sixshot!]]
#[[Duel on the Asteroid]]
#[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)]]
#[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)]]
#[[Heroic Legend: Optimus Prime VS Megatron!!]]
#[[Heroic Legend: 2010 Wars]]
#[[Heroic Legend: Head On, Master Warriors!]]
|}}

==Home video releases==
{{see|Omni Productions}}
[[Image:MadmanHeadmasters.jpg|thumb|150px|Australian DVD release]]
===Japan===
{{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}
*''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box (2002)

===United Kingdom===
{{main|Metrodome}}
*The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' (2005)
*''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (2007)

===Australia===
{{main|Madman Entertainment}}
*''The Transformers: Headmasters'' (2007)
*''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (2009)
{{-}}

==External Links==
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC_%E3%82%B6%E2%98%86%E3%83%98%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' at the Japanese Wikipedia]

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Pounce

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{{picsneeded|Toy; robot mode}}
:''Pounce is a [[Decepticon]] [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Pounce-G1-Boxart.jpg|right|275px|thumb|At your Lincoln-Mercury dealer!]]
'''Pounce''' is the Decepticon equivalent of [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (though the difference between the two is fairly microscopic). He does the dirty jobs that even the other Decepticons find repugnant. And as far as he's concerned, the dirtier the better. Anti-social, vicious, nasty, wily, silent, deadly and merciless are all appropriate descriptors for Pounce. What few realize is that much of Pounce's success at his job stems from the carefully cultivated reputation he's created for himself.

Pounce is the clone brother of [[Wingspan]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Fauve'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Roboclon'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Stan Jones]] (English), [[Hitoshi Horikawa]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Wingspan_Pounce_robot_mode.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Hi, I'm pounce, and this is my job. I explore the planet looking for robots who aren't afraid to get dirty. Hard working mechs and femmes who make an honest living doing the kinds of jobs that make civilized life on Cybertron possible. Now get ready, to get dirty.]]
Pounce and Wingspan snuck into Autobot City to retrieve the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber. [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] tried to warn them that his Autobot counterpart was not only nearby, but REAL nearby, but they didn't listen. Despite showing an obliviousness usually reserved for Lois Lane, the Clones beat Punch when he showed up and returned the Key to [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] so that his unit could infiltrate the Plasma Energy Chamber itself. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

The Decepticon Clones were recruited by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after betraying their former friends, the [[Fastlane|Autobot]] [[Cloudraker (G1)|Clones]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} As [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Pounce was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} The Clones later assisted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] in setting up Death Towers across the Earth. Heavy damage by [[Sixshot]] broke their necks {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}, but they were seemingly repaired and resumed their mission in time for the final battle. Their fate subsequent to the Decepticons' retreat from Earth is unknown. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Pounce and Wingspan volunteered along with [[Flywheels]] for [[Sixshot]]'s mission to make [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s weekend more interesting. The outcome of the mission was never revealed. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

The two clones spied on the Autobots as the existence of [[Metascan Alpha]] was revealed. After using their identical appearances to confuse the Autobots, the pair returned to the derelict destroyer to report to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Unfortunately they were forced to admit they'd been unable to obtain the coordinates to the planet. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
One of the Clones was seen on the Decepticon orbital station. Given that it was apparently a monitoring or data entry post, it was probably Wingspan. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

A few years later, Pounce was among the Decepticons who gathered on a barren planetoid under [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s rule. When it was discovered that [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] had been stealing fuel for himself, several Decepticons began hunting him down, and Pounce was the one to sniff the thief out. {{storylink|The Transformers issue 7}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Pounce and Wingspan''' (Clones, 1987)

:Pounce and his brother Wingspan were available as a two-pack set. Each came with a pair of rifles and two rub-sign insignias, one identifying them as Decepticons and the other distinguishing the two by revealing an image of their alt mode. Pounce transformed into a puma.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Pounce/pounce.htm Pounce at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Pounce Pounce's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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Pounce

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Wingspan

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{picsneeded|Toy; robot mode}}
:''Wingspan is a [[Decepticon]] [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:WingspanRebirth.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Furmanism|Like a vast, predatory bird...]]]]
One might quickly dismiss '''Wingspan''' as the weaker of the two Clone brothers, and at first glance that may seem true. After all, [[Pounce]] is an elite counter-intelligence agent feared by comrade and foe alike, whereas Wingspan is a rather lowly data processor. In truth, though, Wingspan is just as ruthless and driven as his brother, but merely focuses his efforts on a single goal: knowledge. Wingspan doesn't care if he's surfing the cortex or tearing open an Autobot's chest to stimulate his victim's vocal processor manually, so long as he gets some new information out of it.

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Rapace'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Rapax'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Yasui Kunihiko]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Wingspan_Pounce_robot_mode.jpg|right|275px|thumb|]]
Wingspan and Pounce were charged with retrieving the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber from Autobot City, combining Pounce's infiltration skills with Wingspan's computer savvy to override the protective locks. After disabling the Autobot guard, [[Punch (G1)|Punch]], Wingspan successfully returned the Key to his leader, and the Decepticons proceeded on to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hōchū Ōtsuka]] (Japanese)

The Decepticon Clones were recruited by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after betraying their former friends, the [[Fastlane|Autobot]] [[Cloudraker (G1)|Clones]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} As [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Pounce was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} The Clones later assisted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] in setting up Death Towers across the Earth. Heavy damage by [[Sixshot]] broke their necks {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}, but they were seemingly repaired and resumed their mission in time for the final battle. Their fate subsequent to the Decepticons' retreat from Earth is unknown. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Pounce and Wingspan volunteered along with [[Flywheels]] for [[Sixshot]]'s mission to make [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s weekend more interesting. The outcome of the mission was never revealed. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

The two clones spied on the Autobots as the existence of [[Metascan Alpha]] was revealed. After using their identical appearances to confuse the Autobots, the pair returned to the derelict destroyer to report to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Unfortunately they were forced to admit they'd been unable to obtain the coordinates to the planet. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
One of the Clones was seen on the Decepticon orbital station. Given that it was apparently a monitoring or data entry post, it was probably Wingspan. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Pounce and Wingspan''' (Clones, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-94'''
**''Accessories'': 2 "Electro-Burst Rifles", left & right wings.

: Wingspan transforms into a robotic eagle. His twin rifles plug into holes on his wings, which themselves plug into his back. The [[rubsign]] on his chest revealed that he was the eagle of the pair by revealing a stylized image of a bird...if the purple wings tucked into his back weren't enough of a clue.

: Wingspan and his brother Pounce were only available as a two-pack set.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Wingspan/wingspan.htm Wingspan at TFU.info]

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[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Clones]]

Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)

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{{Nav-bwii}}
'''''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers''''' (ビーストウォーズII 超生命体トランスフォーマー ''Beast Wars II: Chō Seimeitai Transformer'') is a Japanese-exclusive spin-off series to ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' broadcast from [[April 1]], 1998, to [[January 20]], 1999, between ''Beast Wars'' (American season 1) and ''[[Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' (American seasons 2 and 3). Conventional 2D animation was used for ''Beast Wars II'', as opposed to the 3D CGI of ''Beast Wars''. While based on the ''Beast Wars'' series, the show had a more humorous tone which was aimed towards a younger audience. "[[Get My Future|GET MY FUTURE]]" plays as the first opening song with "[[Super Voyager|SUPER VOYAGER]]" as its second, and the ending song being "[[Yume no Iru Basho]]".

==Overview==
{{stub}}

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Lio Convoy]] ([[Hozumi Gōda]])
*[[Apache]] ([[Sanryō Odaka]])
*[[Bighorn]] ([[Masami Iwasaki]])
*[[Tasmania Kid]] ([[Katashi Ishizuka]])
*[[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] ([[Kenji Nakano]])
*[[Scuba]] ([[Yūji Kishi]])

'''[[Insectron]]s'''
*[[Bigmos]] ([[Takeshi Watanabe]])
*[[Powerhug (BWII)|Powerhug]] ([[Takashi Matsuyama]])
*[[Tonbot]] ([[Kenichirō Tanabe]])
*[[Mantis]] ([[Hiroki Takahashi]])
*[[Drill Nuts]] ([[Yūji Kishi]])
*[[Scissor Boy]] ([[Norihisa Mori]])

'''[[Jointron]] Bros.'''
*[[Tripledacus]] ([[Ryō Naitō]])
**[[DJ (BWII)|DJ]] ([[Ryō Naitō]])
**[[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] ([[Daisuke Ishikawa]])
**[[Gimlet]] ([[Takeshi Maeda]])

'''Magnaboss Team'''
*[[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]]
**[[Lio Junior]] ([[Yumiko Kobayashi]])
**[[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] ([[Mantarō Iwao]])
**[[Santon]] ([[Hiroaki Harakawa]])

'''Other'''
*[[Ikard]] ([[Ryō Naitō]])
*[[Optimus Primal]] (Movie Exclusive) ([[Takehito Koyasu]])

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] ([[Tetsuo Komura]])

*'''[[Cyborg Beast]]s'''
**[[Megastorm|Megastorm/Gigastorm]] ([[Takashi Matsuyama]])
**'''[[Combatron (BWII)|Combatrons]]
***[[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream/Hellscream]] ([[Hiroki Takahashi]])
***[[BB|BB/Max-B]] ([[Takeshi Watanabe]])
***[[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge/Dirgegun]] ([[Eiji Takemoto]])
***[[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust/Thrustor]] ([[Junji Sanechika]])

'''[[Autoroller]]s'''
*[[Autostinger]] ([[Tadashi Miyazawa]])
*[[Autocrasher|Autocrusher]] ([[Hitoshi Bifu]])
*[[Autojetter]] ([[Kōhei Kowada]])
*[[Autolauncher]] ([[Hiroki Takahashi]])

'''[[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon Space Pirates]]'''
*[[God Neptune]] ([[Kazuhiko Nishimatsu]])
**[[Halfshell]] ([[Kazuhiko Nishimatsu]])
**[[Sea Phantom]] ([[Hiroaki Ichinowatari]])
**[[Terrormander]] ([[Hitoshi Bifu]])
**[[Coelagon]] ([[Tadashi Miyazawa]])
**[[Scylla]] ([[Miwa Matsumoto]])

'''Other'''
*[[Majin Zarak]] (Movie Exclusive)

|c4=
'''[[Moon (moon)|Moon]]'''
*[[Artemis]] ([[Chieko Higuchi]])
*[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] ([[Junko Takeuchi]])

'''Computer'''

*[[NAVI-chan]] ([[Haruhi Terada]])

'''Clone'''
*[[Black Lio Convoy]] (?)
*[[Black BB]] (?)
*[[Black Tasmania Kid]] (?)
*[[Black Scuba]] (?)
*[[Black Bighorn]] (?)
*[[Black Apache]] (?)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Episodes==
{{see|List of Beast Wars II episodes}}
[[Image:Bw2 credits.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Beast Wars II: Electric Boogaloo]]
{{collist|2|
#[[The New Forces Arrive!]]
#[[White Lion, Run!]]
#[[Bighorn's Rage]]
#[[The Lake Trap]]
#[[Galvatron Revived]]
#[[Mystery of the Ancient Ruins]]
#[[The Insect Corps Arrive]]
#[[The Insect Robos—Friend or Foe?]]
#[[The Strongest Tag Team?]]
#[[Autorollers Roll Out!]]
#[[Danger, Scissor Boy!]]
#[[Galvatron Rampages]]
#[[Predacon General Offensive!]]
#[[The Combined Giant, Tripledacus]]
#[[The Festive Jointrons]]
#[[A Fearsome Combination Plan?]]
#[[Who Is the Leader!?]]
#[[The Black Lio Convoy]]
#[[The Space Pirate Seacons!]]
#[[Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?]]
#[[The Tentacular Scuba]]
#[[Megastorm's Reckoning]]
#[[Underwater Showdown]]
#[[Face the Setting Sun]]
#[[The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle]]
#[[Enter Lio Junior]]
#[[Megastorm Reborn]]
#[[The New Weapon, Tako Tank]]
#[[The Artificial Planet Nemesis]]
#[[Gigastorm's Treachery]]
#[[The End of Starscream]]
#[[The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot]]
#[[The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic]]
#[[Knock Out Nemesis]]
#[[Lio Junior's Revolt!]]
#[[Emissary of the Fourth Planet]]
#[[The Crisis of Planet Gaea]]
#[[Fly Out! Planet Gaea]]
#[[Assemble, Thirty-Nine Warriors]]
#[[Revenge of the Space Pirates]]
#[[Breaking into Nemesis]]
#[[Legend! The Green Warrior]]
#[[Farewell, Lio Convoy!]]
}}

==Home video releases==
{{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 1 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 2 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 3 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 4 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 5 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 6 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 7 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 8 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 9 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 10 (1999)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 11 (1999)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 12 (1999)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 13 (1999)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 14 (1999)
{{-}}

==''Beast Wars Special''==
An additional animated short, "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", was produced for the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' theatrical movie. Its events take place between episodes 32 and 38.

==External links==
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BAII_%E8%B6%85%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E4%BD%93%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC ''Beast Wars II'' on the Japanese Wikipedia]

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