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Cosmic Rust (episode)

2008-02-14T09:54:56Z

129.67.144.21: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episodenav|g1|season=2|45|prev=Trans-Europe Express|next=Starscream's Brigade}}
{{episodenav|SRLFtoon|48|prev=Trans-Europe Express|next=The Core}}

'''After finding a new weapon, Megatron becomes infected with a strange disease...one he intends to use against the Autobots.'''

*'''Japanese title:''' "Terror of the Cosmic Rust!"

==Detailed synopsis==
[[Image:Rusted_megatron.jpg|left|thumb|Don't ask, dude... Don't ask.]]
While flying through space in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Megatron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] discover a planet with the Autobot [[Insignia|symbol]] visible from orbit. Heading to investigate, they find a deserted city and a pillar inscribed with [[Cybertronian languages|Ancient Autobot]]. Activating a recorded message, they are warned to leave, or never return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]...all in [[Wheelie|rhyme]]. Disregarding the warnings, the [[Decepticon]]s discover a [[Lightning Bug]]. While attempting to move it, they set it off, causing the ceiling above them to be destroyed. Megatron is pleased{{m-}}the Autobots have created a weapon that will allow him to destroy them. While leaving the planet, an asteroid follows Astrotrain (look, just go with the flow) and Megatron destroys it. Bad idea, as the debris penetrates Astrotrain, with one piece hitting Megatron in the shoulder. Heading for their [[Decepticon space cruiser|base]], Starscream removes the rock, only to discover that Megatron's shoulder is covered in ruuusttt.

In [[New York]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] is being awarded for his creation of [[corrostop]], a new solution which prevents rust and corrosion. The Autobots plan to spray all the world's monuments with it, but for the moment, they only have enough to spray the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Meanwhile, Megatron's health is deteriorating rapidly, and he orders the [[Stunticon]]s to bring him Perceptor. Heading for Liberty Island, the Decepticons capture Perceptor and load him into [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s in pursuit. The Autobot jets follow the kidnappers all the way to the Decepticon base, but the [[Conehead]]s use the Lightning Bug to drive them off.

Taken within their base, Perceptor is horrified to discover that Megatron is covered in rust. The Decepticon leader offers Perceptor a chance to end the [[Great War|war]] in exchange for curing him. As Perceptor analyzes the Decepticon, he discovers that Megatron is infected with a metallic plague and that the lightning bug is exacerbating the condition. Perceptor offers Megatron corrostop, which manages to wash the rust away. Megatron declares that the Decepticons are about to be cured.

[[Image:Kentucky_fried_aerialbot.jpg|right|thumb|Kentucky Fried Aerialbot.]]
At the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Aerialbots are explaining what happened to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], when Megatron contacts the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Megatron says that Prime has until noon to reach Perceptor, or sunlight focused through his lens will ignite the fuse on a bomb and blow him to pieces. Despite knowing it's a trap, Prime takes all the Autobots with him to rescue Perceptor. As the Autobots arrive, Perceptor warns them to keep away, but Prime pulls Perceptor away once the bomb ignites and explodes, only for Perceptor to reveal that he is infected with [[Cosmic Rust]].

Returning to the base, the Autobots query [[Teletraan I]], who tells them of the fate of [[Antilla]], the world the Decepticons visited. Then, the Autobots notice that they're infected with Cosmic Rust as well. Worse, Megatron is using the Lightning Bug to make the plague spread. Their only hope is corrostop, but [[Cosmos]] and [[Blaster]] have discovered that [[Element X]], an important ingredient for making Corrostop, is gone. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] suspects that they can use the matter duplicator to make more, if he and Perceptor can fix it. Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] does his best to stem the tide, but they're fading fast. Megatron is watching via [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], loving every minute of it, only to learn that the matter duplicator now works, thanks to a [[wikipedia:kick|unique solution]] provided by Perceptor. All they need is some corrostop from the Statue of Liberty to replicate.

Heading to the Statue of Liberty, Megatron orders the Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and use the Lightning Bug to destroy the statue. However, the Autobots are already there, and the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. The Autobot [[combiner]] is able to defeat [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and destroy the Lightning Bug. Megatron, out of ideas, orders a retreat. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] is quite pleased: they not only saved themselves, but also Lady Liberty.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 26, 1985

'''Written by:''' Paul Davids

==Notable quotes==

"Starscream! Keep your grubby fingers off that, it could be a booby trap!"<br>
"What trap? This is a prehistoric communication device, you uneducated dolt!"<br>
:-- '''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''', doing what they do best.

"It's some weird kind of heat ray - and it ''works''!"<br>
:-- '''Air Raid''' expressing a not-unjustified amazement at the efficiency of the Decepticons' weapon-of-the-day.

"Somebody's gotta get us back to Cybertron, Prime. I never thought the end would come like this."<br>
:-- '''Bumblebee''', dying from Cosmic Rust and apparently wanting to destroy his home planet.

"The Cosmic Rust has infiltrated your logic circuits."<br>
"Maybe so, but I'll bet it hasn't affected my aim."
:-- '''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime'''.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Apparently, Blitzwing is large enough in [[alternate mode|flight mode]] to carry the Stunticons and Perceptor.

===Continutity errors===
* Apparently, the Decepticons' entire hope of victory relied on Menasor being able to destroy the Statue of Liberty with the Lightning Bug, and not Menasor's own tendency to smash everything he looks at.
* Having seen Laserbeak's surveillance of Perceptor informing Prime about the matter duplicator working again, wouldn't it occur to Megatron for even the slightest second to get hold of that device? With it, the Decepticons would have an unlimited source of energy.
*Come to think of it, once the matter duplicator was fixed, why didn't the ''Autobots'' use it for creating an unlimited source of energy?

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Megatron coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust, despite [[Humanizing#Coughing|not having lungs]].
* One wonders if the reason that the Decepticons haven't yet won the war is that Megatron himself is an enormous pansy. One little chunk of asteroid embedded in his shoulder has him throwing a fit about how terribly wounded he is.
* For some reason, Megatron would rather trust Starscream to give him medical attention than, say, ''anyone else on base''.

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

==External links==
*

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[[Category: Generation 1 episodes]]
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Cosmic Rust (episode)

2008-02-14T09:52:23Z

129.67.144.21: /* Notable quotes */

{{episodenav|g1|season=2|45|prev=Trans-Europe Express|next=Starscream's Brigade}}
{{episodenav|SRLFtoon|48|prev=Trans-Europe Express|next=The Core}}

'''After finding a new weapon, Megatron becomes infected with a strange disease...one he intends to use against the Autobots.'''

*'''Japanese title:''' "Terror of the Cosmic Rust!"

==Detailed synopsis==
[[Image:Rusted_megatron.jpg|left|thumb|Don't ask, dude... Don't ask.]]
While flying through space in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Megatron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] discover a planet with the Autobot [[Insignia|symbol]] visible from orbit. Heading to investigate, they find a deserted city and a pillar inscribed with [[Cybertronian languages|Ancient Autobot]]. Activating a recorded message, they are warned to leave, or never return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]...all in [[Wheelie|rhyme]]. Disregarding the warnings, the [[Decepticon]]s discover a [[Lightning Bug]]. While attempting to move it, they set it off, causing the ceiling above them to be destroyed. Megatron is pleased{{m-}}the Autobots have created a weapon that will allow him to destroy them. While leaving the planet, an asteroid follows Astrotrain (look, just go with the flow) and Megatron destroys it. Bad idea, as the debris penetrates Astrotrain, with one piece hitting Megatron in the shoulder. Heading for their [[Decepticon space cruiser|base]], Starscream removes the rock, only to discover that Megatron's shoulder is covered in ruuusttt.

In [[New York]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] is being awarded for his creation of [[corrostop]], a new solution which prevents rust and corrosion. The Autobots plan to spray all the world's monuments with it, but for the moment, they only have enough to spray the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Meanwhile, Megatron's health is deteriorating rapidly, and he orders the [[Stunticon]]s to bring him Perceptor. Heading for Liberty Island, the Decepticons capture Perceptor and load him into [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s in pursuit. The Autobot jets follow the kidnappers all the way to the Decepticon base, but the [[Conehead]]s use the Lightning Bug to drive them off.

Taken within their base, Perceptor is horrified to discover that Megatron is covered in rust. The Decepticon leader offers Perceptor a chance to end the [[Great War|war]] in exchange for curing him. As Perceptor analyzes the Decepticon, he discovers that Megatron is infected with a metallic plague and that the lightning bug is exacerbating the condition. Perceptor offers Megatron corrostop, which manages to wash the rust away. Megatron declares that the Decepticons are about to be cured.

[[Image:Kentucky_fried_aerialbot.jpg|right|thumb|Kentucky Fried Aerialbot.]]
At the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Aerialbots are explaining what happened to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], when Megatron contacts the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Megatron says that Prime has until noon to reach Perceptor, or sunlight focused through his lens will ignite the fuse on a bomb and blow him to pieces. Despite knowing it's a trap, Prime takes all the Autobots with him to rescue Perceptor. As the Autobots arrive, Perceptor warns them to keep away, but Prime pulls Perceptor away once the bomb ignites and explodes, only for Perceptor to reveal that he is infected with [[Cosmic Rust]].

Returning to the base, the Autobots query [[Teletraan I]], who tells them of the fate of [[Antilla]], the world the Decepticons visited. Then, the Autobots notice that they're infected with Cosmic Rust as well. Worse, Megatron is using the Lightning Bug to make the plague spread. Their only hope is corrostop, but [[Cosmos]] and [[Blaster]] have discovered that [[Element X]], an important ingredient for making Corrostop, is gone. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] suspects that they can use the matter duplicator to make more, if he and Perceptor can fix it. Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] does his best to stem the tide, but they're fading fast. Megatron is watching via [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], loving every minute of it, only to learn that the matter duplicator now works, thanks to a [[wikipedia:kick|unique solution]] provided by Perceptor. All they need is some corrostop from the Statue of Liberty to replicate.

Heading to the Statue of Liberty, Megatron orders the Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and use the Lightning Bug to destroy the statue. However, the Autobots are already there, and the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. The Autobot [[combiner]] is able to defeat [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and destroy the Lightning Bug. Megatron, out of ideas, orders a retreat. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] is quite pleased: they not only saved themselves, but also Lady Liberty.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 26, 1985

'''Written by:''' Paul Davids

==Notable quotes==

"Starscream! Keep your grubby fingers off that, it could be a booby trap!"<br>
"What trap? This is a prehistoric communication device, you uneducated dolt!"<br>
:-- '''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''', doing what they do best.

"It's some weird kind of heat ray - and it ''works''!"<br>
:-- '''Air Raid''' expressing a not-unjustified amazement at the efficiency of the Decepticons' weapon-of-the-day.

"Somebody's gotta get us back to Cybertron, Prime. I never thought the end would come like this."<br>
:-- '''Bumblebee''', dying from Cosmic Rust and apparently wanting to destroy his home planet.

"The Cosmic Rust has infiltrated your logic circuits."<br>
"Maybe so, but I'll bet it hasn't affected my aim."
:-- '''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime'''.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Apparently, Blitzwing is large enough in [[alternate mode|flight mode]] to carry the Stunticons and Perceptor.

===Continutity errors===
* Apparently, the Decepticons' entire hope of victory relied on Menasor being able to destroy the Statue of Liberty with the Lightning Bug, and not Menasor's own tendency to smash everything he looks at.
* Having seen Laserbeak's surveillance of Perceptor informing Prime about the matter duplicator working again, wouldn't it occur to Megatron for even the slightest second to get hold of that device? With it, the Decepticons would have an unlimited source of energy.
*Come to think of it, once the matter duplicator was fixed, why didn't the ''Autobots'' use it for creating an unlimited source of energy?

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Megatron coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust, despite [[Humanizing#Coughing|not having lungs]].

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

==External links==
*

{{epstub}}

[[Category: Generation 1 episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>