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<div>{{episode|<br />
|series=Unitoon<br />
|ep=2<br />
|prev=Action Blast 1<br />
|image=FightForEnergonBunnyRabbit.jpg<br />
|caption=LOOK AT THE BONES!<br />
|title="Fight for Energon"<br />
|airdate=[[May 5]], 2009}}<br />
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'''Optimus Prime and Bumblebee must stop the Decepticons from converting Earth's fossil fuels into energon. Also, bunny.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Fight for Energon Driving.jpg|thumb|left]]<br />
Somewhere in the desert, a typical [[bunny rabbit]] is having a typical bunny rabbit day, until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] come racing along and almost run it over. The two [[Autobot]]s have been alerted by a [[Decepticon]] energy beacon in a remote location in the desert. On the way, Optimus and Bumblebee muse that it's too bad that humans do not yet know how to convert energy into [[Energon (G1)|energon]].<br />
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Prime and Bumblebee transform and observe that [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] are pumping up [[oil]] from the [[Rock-It Fuel]] gas station! Optimus warns Bumblebee to be careful, and Bumblebee notes that caution is his middle name...or would be if he had one.<br />
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Meanwhile, Cyclonus fires on the bunny, showing his disgust for it. Megatron is annoyed that Cyclonus is even willing to waste energy on it, and Cyclonus humbly agrees with his master.<br />
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Bumblebee and Prime wonder why Megatron is even interested in the oil, until they note that he could convert it into energon! Bumblebee wants leap right into battle, but Optimus stops him, and notes that a diversion might be better...and thus they decide to blow up a truck. Megatron orders Cyclonus to put out the flames before the fuel catches fire. Before he can do so, Bumblebee drops out of the sky and attacks Cyclonus with the guitar sign of the gas station, mildly annoying Cyclonus and distracting him long enough for Prime to knock him out with his ion axe. <br />
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With one down, Bumblebee and Prime turned their attention to Megatron, who gloats that they came too late, and that he has collected enough energy from [[Earth]]. Megatron transforms his arms into a giant cannon and fires at them. The shot misses, instead blowing up the gas station. Megatron curses and swears that he will wipe the Autobots from the face of the Earth, even if it's the last thing he ever does. He and Cyclonus then transform to their jet modes and flee. Optimus and Bumblebee give each other a motivational speech in front of the burning gas station on how the Decepticons can never win. They transform and leave the burning gas station behind, almost running over the bunny ''again''.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (3)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (4)<br />
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (5)<br />
|c4=<br />
*[[Bunny rabbit]] (1)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Hey, alert is my middle name! Or...would be if I ever had one."<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' says...silly things.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
* None of the featured characters look like they did in the first episode; Bumblebee and Optimus Prime don't even have the same alternate modes!<br />
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* There is no explaination given to Cyclonus's paradoxical appearance. Since the video seems to advertise Universe, he was probably thrown in [[To_sell_toys|to sell toys]].<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
* The character models in this cartoon are a bizarre mix of [[live-action film series|live action movie]] style bodies with "[[Generation 1 (franchise)|classic]]" heads and colorations. Megatron's cannon blast is even lifted from his [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action namesake]]'s double-arm cannon-blast move.<br />
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* Whenever Bumblebee speaks, there is an intermittent radio interference sound effect over his otherwise clear voice. This may be an odd reference to his live-action movie counterpart's speech impediment.<br />
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* So the "diversion", the alternative to letting Bumblebee just charge into battle...is to let Bumblebee just charge into battle. Okay.<br />
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* Optimus Prime implies that Cybertron has fossil fuels too, which (almost certainly accidentally) matches the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' theme that it had once hosted organic life.<br />
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* Optimus Prime transforms into an entirely red version of his live action movie truck, but his robot mode is very similar to Generation 1 Prime's robot mode.<br />
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* Bumblebee has creepy eyes that extend from his face like Bender's in ''Futurama'' and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s in the episode "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]".<br />
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*The large guitar that Bumblebee uses to bash Cyclonus is actually the gas station sign in the shape of a guitar. It is barely seen in the video itself, although the storyboards show it more prominently.<br />
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* Megatron's jet mode is just Cyclonus's, but colored silver.<br />
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*The ending music is taken from either ''[[Energon (franchise)|Transformers: Energon]]'' or the [[commercial]]s therefor.<br />
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* This whole video is just plain weird.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.hasbro.com/monkeybartv/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/Videos/VideoSelect&aid=4115 "Fight for Energon" at MonkeybarTV]<br />
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*[http://kuhnart.blogspot.com/2009/02/transformers.html Fight for Energon storyboards]<br />
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