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Transformers Animated (franchise)

2007-08-30T21:17:50Z

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[[Image:Transformersanimated franchise logo.png|right|250px]]
[[Image:TransformersAnimatedPoster.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"When there's trouble you know who to call..."]]

'''Transformers Animated''' is the next television-supported Transformers franchise, due to start in the January of 2008 with a 3-episode mini-movie and continue on to a full 13 episode season.

The cartoon is produced by [[Cartoon Network]], scripted in the United States, with character and background designs by the crews behind shows like ''Teen Titans'' and ''Ben10'', while animation is being provided by Japanese studio [[Mook]].

Animated is notable for the fact it sees several G1 voice actors reprise their old roles (Susan Blu, Corey Burton, John Moschitta, etc.) and for the fact this is the first show featuring David Kaye where he won't be voicing Megatron (They made it up to him by having him voice almost everyone else).

==Series details==
The series will eschew the ever-continuing space opera storylines of the past few anime to return to the episodic approach of Beast Wars; each episode will be a stand alone story but with an overall story arc that stretches through the whole season. The focus is being put firmly on characterization, dynamic action, and humor.

The episodes will center not only on the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, but also on the Autobots' interactions with many of Detroit's human supervillain denizens, including a [[Angry Archer|maladjusted marksman]], a guy who can spit acid, and a guy who [[Prometheus|looks good in a pimp suit]]. The idea is to present the Decepticons as credible threats rather than have them all be defeated in every episode. The human villains will give the Autobots "everyday" threats--and no doubt their schemes will turn out to be the result of Decepticon treachery. Note that [[Doctor Arkeville|human]] [[Lord Chumley|adversaries]] [[Circuit Breaker|are]] [[Cobra Commander|not]] [[Abdul Fakkadi|new]] [[Lazarus|in]] Transformers continuity.

Season 2 is already in the works and seasons 3 and 4 are quite possible.

==Cast==
===Autobots===
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] ([[Bumper Robinson]])
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] ([[Corey Burton]])
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] ([[Bill Fagerbakke]])
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] ([[Phil LaMarr]])
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] ([[Susan Blu]])
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] ([[John Moschitta]])
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] ([["Weird Al" Yankovic]])
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Slag (Animated)|Slag]]

===Decepticons===
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] ([[Corey Burton]])
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] ([[Corey Burton]])
*[[Lugnut]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Lockdown]] ([[Lance Henriksen]])
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] ([[Corey Burton]])
*[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]
*[[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]]
===Humans===
*[[Sari Sumdac]] ([[Tara Strong]])
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Angry Archer]]
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Nanosec]]
*[[Prometheus]]

==Toyline==
First previewed July 1, 2007, in Hasbro's Future Products panel at [[Botcon]].

The Transformers: Animated toy line merges the more fluid, expressive design style of the cartoon with extremely poseable robot forms (to a degree even Hasbro seemed pleasantly surprised by). Unlike the franchises immediately before it, there is no overarcing, line-wide gimmick such as [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]] or [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]]; rather, transforming IS the gimmick, and toys will have other special features that are unique and appropriate to the character they depict. While the designs originated with Hasbro and the Cartoon Network team, [[TakaraTomy]] is once again stepping up to the plate to engineer the toys.

The toy line is currently scheduled to debut in March 2008 with a special "battle pack" featuring multiple figures. The full line will presumably bow sometime a few months later.

==External links==
* [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=194&itemid=11280 Transformers animated press release]
* [http://tv.ign.com/articles/801/801348p1.html Exclusive Transformers Animated Producer Interview]

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The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1

2007-08-03T21:14:35Z

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'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 3|Season 3]]'''

'''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''' is the first part of the two-part season finale of Season 3 of the ''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 animated series]]''.

==Detailed synopsis==
While on a deep-space mission to test a new [[Impervious Alloy|heat- and radiation-resistant alloy]] that they have developed, scientists [[Jessica Morgan]] and [[Greggory Swafford]] detect a ship carrying Optimus Prime's body (see ''[[Dark Awakening]]'') on a collision course with a planetoid orbitting a star they are researching nearby. Despite Greggory's reservations (his face was scarred in a previous scuffle between Optimus and Megatron, which he blames on Optimus), he is talked into helping Jessica rescue Prime's body before the ship collides with the planetoid, the impact of which also sets off the star into a supernova and coating their ship with unusual spores. Upon return to Earth, Jessica's father studies the spores and learns that they are not only alive, but are an [[Hate Plague|incredibly contagious viral agent]] that induces hatred and destructive urges into whoever they contaminate. After a new scuffle between the Technobots and Terrorcons over the new alloy gravely injures Jessica, her father is convinced by Greggory to try and resurrect Prime's body as a carrier of the spores against the Autobots, a sentiment exacerbated when it's learned Jessica was paralyzed from the waist down in the accident and now needs a special exosuit to walk. However, when reviving Prime's body turns out to be impossible for them, Greggory and Jessica's father decide to use it as bait for the other Autobots, forcing Jessica into luring them into a spore trap at the lab.

The trap goes off without a hitch, mostly due to Rodimus' reckless haste in recovering his predecessor's corpse in lieu of caution, and several Autobots - including Superion and Defensor, two of the most powerful Autobot gestalts - are infected. However, the Decepticons had learned about Optimus Prime's recovery as well, and have shown up to terminate the once Autobot leader permanently, but are instead infected themselves. Fortunately, Rodimus, Jessica, and Galvatron manage to escape unharmed, the former two with Optimus' body; a few other Autobots manage to escape infection as well, but are badly wounded while attempting to subdue a sickened and crazed Superion. Back at Autobot City, Rodimus pleads to Wreck-Gar to try and repair Prime, but Prime is too far gone even for Junkion medical experience. Desperate, Rodimus contacts Sky Lynx and orders him to locate and bring back a Quintesson, remembering that they had [[Dark Awakening|once before restored Optimus to life]], before disconnecting Metroplex, keeping the city-former from becoming infected. However, just as he finishes the final steps to do so, an infected Ultra Magnus appears and has a short chase with Rodimus before being temporarily subdued by Wreck-Gar...who ends up becoming infected, and infecting Rodimus in return, for his efforts.

Now, with the Hate Plague, as it's now called, rampaging even to the ends of the galaxy, Sky Lynx finds an uninfected Quintesson who he's able to convince to help revive Optimus, even though he warns that - should anything go too awry during the process - there's a good chance that Optimus will never live again. It's touch-and-go for a while, but eventually, the Quintesson manages to pull through and Optimus is restored to full life, declaring that "no force in the Universe will be able to stop him".

[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|To be continued]]...

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' February 24, 1987

===Featured characters===
*Featured characters

==Notable quotes==
*Quotes

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*When Rodimus is done talking to Optimus's statue, his head slides backwards. Twice.
*When Soundwave looks down after having Ratbat inserted into him, his faceplate stays in its old position of looking upwards.
*Also pertaining to Soundwave, those wacky voice editors forgot to use the [[vocoder]] on his voice in this ep, again [[Roll For It|making him sound like Dr. Claw]]
*In one scene, Bruticus is the same size as all the regular Decepticons, or the regular Decepticons are the same size as Bruticus.

===Continuity Errors===
*Optimus Prime's body is shown to be in perfect condition despite him having lost an arm and half of his face at the end of [[Dark Awakening]]. In addition, when his body is rescued, the ship is not being fired upon as it was shown to be previously.

===Transformers references===
*References

===Real-World references===
*References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*Trivia

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Webworld

2007-07-25T22:35:23Z

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'''Writers:''' [[Len Wein]] and [[Diane Duane]]

In an attempt to cure [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron's]] madness, [[Cyclonus]] takes him to the medical planet [[Torkulon]].

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' Galvatron, Cyclonus

'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Original Air Date:''' 20th October 1986

==Summary==
Extended summary

==Notes==

===Quotes===
* Galvatron: "Strategy is for COWARDS!!!"
* Galvatron: "I HATE the Autobots! I hate Cyclonus! And I'm not very fond of you either!"
* Galvatron: "You fear me, don't you planet? You know I know your secret!"
* Cyclonus: "Surely, it will take them hundreds of years to rebuild..."
Galvatron: "Only Hundreds? Perhaps my work here is not yet finished..."
Cyclonus: (wearily) "Mighty Galvatron, don't we have other more important matters to attend to? The Autobots for example..."

Galvatron: "Yeeeeeeeeeees, the Autobots... Ultra Magnus, yeeeessss!"

===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*References

===Real-World References===
*Reference

==External Links==
*Link

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A Prime Problem

2007-07-25T22:28:22Z

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'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

Megatron creates a clone of Optimus Prime to lure the Autobots to their doom.

==Detailed synopsis==
Basically, the Decepticons find some corlonium crystals, which make anything electronic that they touch go kaboom unless insulated. Hoping to trick the Autobots into investigating the crystals, Megatron makes a remote-controlled clone of Optimus Prime. Naturally, the Autobots figure things out, the clone goes kaboom, and the Decepticons run away.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' ???

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*

'''Guests'''
*

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Notable quotes==

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* In a dialogue flub, Optimus calls Trailbreaker "Trailblazer". Later he calls Spike "Splik", makes you think that got if the Autobots destroyed the right one.

===Continutity errors===
*

===Transformers references===
* References

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

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This episode marks the first and last appearance of the [[Auto-Scout]], a cassette drone launched by Soundwave.

* Notice that when both Primes get X-Rayed, neither one of them possess an Autobot Matrix of Leadership in their chest cavities...

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

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Kremzeek!

2007-07-17T15:40:33Z

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the electrical life form that first appears therein|Kremzeek}}

'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

[[Kremzeek|An electric pest]] annoys everyone. Including the viewers.

==Detailed synopsis==

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 27, 1985

'''Written by:''' [[David Wise]]

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]

''(The following Autobots make cameos in the episode as victims of Kremzeek)''
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Sparkplug]]
'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*
|}

==Notable quotes==
Optimus: "This is no time for games, Sparkplug!"
Sparkplug: "Who's playing? I'm savin' ya!!"

Inferno: "So what do we do when we catch him?"
Optimus: "I don't know."
Bumblebee: "You mean you don't have a plan?"
Optimus: "Who's had time to think of one? Hang on!"

Optimus: "Oh, there's that sinking feeling..."

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Glitches

===Continuity errors===
* Continuity errors

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* When Teletraan-1 is scrambled by Kremzeek, he first babbles something about ammonia being stolen, then proceeds to start speaking in Newspeak a la [[wikipedia:Nineteen Eighty-Four|George Orwell's ''1984'']].

* Writer David Wise recycled this plot for an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and possibly other shows.

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

==External links==

[[Category: Generation 1 episodes]]
{{stub}}<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>

Kremzeek!

2007-07-17T15:37:32Z

153.48.23.20: /* Notable quotes */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the electrical life form that first appears therein|Kremzeek}}

'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

[[Kremzeek|An electric pest]] annoys everyone. Including the viewers.

==Detailed synopsis==

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 27, 1985

'''Written by:''' [[David Wise]]

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]

''(The following Autobots make cameos in the episode as victims of Kremzeek)''
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Sparkplug]]
'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*
|}

==Notable quotes==
* Optimus: "This is no time for games, Sparkplug!"
Sparkplug: "Who's playing? I'm savin' ya!!"

* Inferno: "So what do we do when we catch him?"
Optimus: "I don't know."
Bumblebee: "You mean you don't have a plan?"
Optimus: "Who's had time to think of one? Hang on!"

* Optimus: "Oh, there's that sinking feeling..."

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Glitches

===Continuity errors===
* Continuity errors

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* When Teletraan-1 is scrambled by Kremzeek, he first babbles something about ammonia being stolen, then proceeds to start speaking in Newspeak a la [[wikipedia:Nineteen Eighty-Four|George Orwell's ''1984'']].

* Writer David Wise recycled this plot for an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and possibly other shows.

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

==External links==

[[Category: Generation 1 episodes]]
{{stub}}<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>

Kremzeek!

2007-07-17T15:35:13Z

153.48.23.20: /* Featured Characters */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the electrical life form that first appears therein|Kremzeek}}

'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

[[Kremzeek|An electric pest]] annoys everyone. Including the viewers.

==Detailed synopsis==

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 27, 1985

'''Written by:''' [[David Wise]]

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]

''(The following Autobots make cameos in the episode as victims of Kremzeek)''
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Sparkplug]]
'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*
|}

==Notable quotes==
* Quotes

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Glitches

===Continuity errors===
* Continuity errors

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* When Teletraan-1 is scrambled by Kremzeek, he first babbles something about ammonia being stolen, then proceeds to start speaking in Newspeak a la [[wikipedia:Nineteen Eighty-Four|George Orwell's ''1984'']].

* Writer David Wise recycled this plot for an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and possibly other shows.

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

==External links==

[[Category: Generation 1 episodes]]
{{stub}}<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>

Kremzeek!

2007-07-17T15:32:48Z

153.48.23.20: /* Featured Characters */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the electrical life form that first appears therein|Kremzeek}}

'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

[[Kremzeek|An electric pest]] annoys everyone. Including the viewers.

==Detailed synopsis==

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 27, 1985

'''Written by:''' [[David Wise]]

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]
*[[Inferno (G1|Inferno]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Sparkplug]]
'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*
|}

==Notable quotes==
* Quotes

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Glitches

===Continuity errors===
* Continuity errors

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* When Teletraan-1 is scrambled by Kremzeek, he first babbles something about ammonia being stolen, then proceeds to start speaking in Newspeak a la [[wikipedia:Nineteen Eighty-Four|George Orwell's ''1984'']].

* Writer David Wise recycled this plot for an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and possibly other shows.

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

==External links==

[[Category: Generation 1 episodes]]
{{stub}}<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>

Auto-Bop

2007-07-17T15:22:38Z

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'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

[[Tracks]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] uncover a hypnosis plot.

==Detailed Synopsis==
[[Tracks]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] are in the city when they spot [[Raoul]] and his friends Poplock and Rocksteady being chased by a mob from the club [[Dancitron]]. Tracks realizes that something is wrong with the humans and investigates. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] are using the club to hypnotize humans so they can use them to construct a building.

Poplock and Rocksteady are hypnotized and lure Tracks into a trap at the club. Blaster and Raoul show up and free Tracks. During the fight Raoul discovers that water breaks the hypnosis.

==Stats==
'''Original Airdate:''' 13 November 1985

'''Written by:''' [[David Wise]]

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Tracks]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[]]
'''Guests'''
*[[Raoul]]
* Poplock
* Rocksteady

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Teletraan-1]]
|}

==Notable Quotes==
* Quotes

==Other Notes==

===Animation and/or Technical Glitches===
* Glitches

===Continutity Errors===
* Continuity Errors

===Transformers References===
* References

===Real-World References===
* When confronted by the gang of thugs employed by Dancitron, Raoul suggests they "pull a '''Michael Jackson'''" (bugWHA?) and "beat it" (*sigh of relief*).

* While fleeing from the thugs, Raoul wishes their blaster (boombox) was "THE [[Blaster]]". Rocksteady retorts that Raoul "knows the Autobots like I know '''Prince'''".

===Miscellaneous Trivia===

* This episode is one of two pre-movie episodes to not feature [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

* This episode is also noteworthy for pitting the two tape decks, Soundwave and Blaster, against each other.

===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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The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

2007-07-17T15:16:01Z

153.48.23.20: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

[[Image:Powerglide_heart.jpg|thumb|400px|right|He's just looking for a heaaaartbeeeaaaat...]]

'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

A newly-orphaned debutante must protect her late father's work from Megatron. She finds Powerglide, and with him, safety...or perhaps...something...more?

==Detailed synopsis==

==Stats==

===Featured Characters===

==Notable quotes==

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity errors===
* Error

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

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Powerglide is actually quite abusive to the [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|human he is charged with "saving" in this episode.]] Not even the Decepticons have ever been shown slamming a human to the concrete so hard that they bounce or out and out striking a human. But hey, that's what she gets for having to be told twice, right Powerglide?

===Keywords===
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==External links==

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Kup (G1)

2007-07-12T17:29:38Z

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:''Kup is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Kupg1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Prime: Ah ha ha ha ha ha... and that's who you'll be from now on, Kup: Shitpiece...]]

'''Kup''' is a tough old coot. He's almost as old as rust, in fact, and he was plinking Decepticons with acid bursts from his trusty musket laser long before most of you turbo-revvin' young punks were born. In his day, lasers didn't '''need''' to use light; they did whatever they were told to do and liked it.

He's probably had a thousand adventures, has Kup, and he'll be glad to relate a story of any one of them at any time to a willing audience. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] love Kup's war stories, and don't seem to mind when he inadvertently leaves a piece out or changes the story between retellings. Old memory chips'll do that to you. Other Autobots can be less patient, and Kup finds this disrespectful and irritating. If there's one thing Kup dislikes it's when young punks don't respect their elders. If they'd only listen they might learn something. [[Hot Rod]] is one of the worst offenders in this way, but he's a good ladbot and Kup will straighten him out sooner or later, even if it takes a tank of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]].

Occasionally, Kup's vast experience gets in his way. When a situation doesn't remind him of anything, he has trouble figuring out what to do. This doesn't happen very much.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Char'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Kaisso'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
[[Image:kup_tale.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Matlooooooooock.]]
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Lionel Stander]] → [[John Stephenson]] (US), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japan)

''Known aliases in this continuity:'' Teaspoon

Though it is not yet established when Kup joined the Earth-bound [[Autobot]]s, he was stationed at [[Autobot City]] during the 2005 invasion by the Decepticons. He was supervising construction efforts undertaken by Huffer and other workers when this work was interrupted by an impetuous drive-through by [[Hot Rod]]. Kup was determined to straighten out the adventure-seeking youth.

After the Decepticons began their attack, Kup and Hot Rod were trapped outside of Autobot City's fortress-like defenses. Thanks to an attempted hull breach by the Insecticons, Kup and Hot Rod entered a small gap in one of Autobot City's heavy blast doors -- in the process, Kup crunched [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]'s skull by running over it.

Inside the city, Kup and Hot Rod joined [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer]] in rigging an explosives launcher into place to help defend against the might of Devastator. With the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] the next day, the tide of battle was turned and the Decepticons were defeated -- but at a terrible price.

Following the events of the movie, Kup served as an advisor to the newly-minted Rodimus Prime.

Years later on the planet [[Nebulos]], Kup encountered the Nebulan resistance against The Hive. Using Targetmaster technology stolen from the [[Decepticons]], Kup was partnered with the Nebulan Recoil, who apparently then chewed his ear off about their leader, [[Optimus Prime]].

====Headmasters anime====
Kup and [[Fortress Maximus|Fortress]] were old friends.

===Marvel Comics continuity===

====Generation 1====
:''('''Note''': Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.)''

''Several hundred years ago, Kup became afflicted with combat fatigue, a loss of nerves and will brought on by too many millions of years of non-stop fighting. Considering himself a liability to the Autobot cause, Kup went into "retirement" -- wandering space alone in his starship, waiting for the end to eventually take him. He was shaken out of his misery when he crossed paths with a pair of Tyroxian fighters attempted to destroy a lone spacecraft. Spurred into action, Kup disabled the pursuers and brought the hunted pilot on-board, surprisingly finding him to be a fellow Autobot, Hot Rod. Hot Rod was thrilled to have found aid, and eagerly tried to recruit Kup into helping him return to Tyroxia and save his comrade [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], but Kup wasn't interested in getting involved any further, and only agreed to take Hot Rod back to Cybertron. The young punk reprogrammed the ship's navigation computers, though, and landed on Tyroxia to rescue Blurr by himself. Kup was finally shaken out of his funk when he realized that Hot Rod represented everything he used to be, and single-handedly saved Hot Rod and Blurr from their Tyroxian tormentors. His fighting spirit restored, Kup returned to Cybertron with the two Autobots, and joined Fortress Maximus' troop alongside his new allies.''

When Fortress Maximus became disheartened by the neverending cycle of violence on Cybertron, he made plans to escape the war and set up a new life on the planet [[Nebulos]]. Kup and many of his top warriors chose to follow their leader to this new world, aboard the starship [[Steelhaven]]. Tragically, a series of incidents and misunderstandings brought the Autobots and Nebulans to the brink of war within days of their arrival. Kup was all for forcibly teaching the Nebulans some manners, but Fortress Maximus forbade it. In a desperate attempt to show their true intentions, Fort Max, Kup and several others disarmed themselves in front of the Nebulan gates. Furthermore, Fortress Maximus and four of his lieutenants beheaded themselves and agreed to leave their lifeless heads and bodies, as well as their various weapons, in Nebulan custody so that serious peace talks could be conducted. Kup took over command of the Autobot wilderness camp in Fortress Maximus' absence.

Matters quickly deteriorated after the arrival of the Decepticons, and two factions of Nebulans joined with both Autobots and Decepticons through bio-mechanical engineering to become Headmasters. Events turned against the Autobots, as [[Lord Zarak]], the Nebulan politician binary-bonded to Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], was able to sway public opinion in favor of the Decepticons, labelling the Autobots as renegades and taking their Headmasters prisoner. Some Nebulans remained loyal to Fortress Maximus' partner, [[Galen]], and travelled to the Autobot camp to forge an alliance. Making use of a new form of bio-mechanical engineering, Kup and the other weaponless Autobots were teamed with Nebulan Targetmasters to replace their lost guns. Kup personally was teamed with Recoil. As the conflict continued, though, both camps of Nebulans began to realize the devastation they were causing to their homeworld, and decided to quit Nebulos and travel to Earth in search of other Transformers. The crew of Steelhaven soon found themselves linked with the Ark's Autobots, and under the overall command of Optimus Prime.

====Generation 2====

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
During the Cybertronian War's earlier years, a young Kup served alongside [[Ironhide]] and [[Wheeljack]] under the command of [[Grimlock]]. He appeared to be the only one who would speak up against Grimlock. When Optimus Prime and Megatron disappeared in a prototype Space Bridge Accident, Kup followed his unit to the Lightning Strike Coalition offshoot of the [[Autobot]] faction.
Along with [[Arcee]], [[Blaster]], [[Hot Rod]] and [[Wheelie]], Kup was part of a resistance group during [[Shockwave]]'s control of Cybertron.

===''Teletraan Go! Go!'' mini-comics===
Kup stopped a feisty [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] from annoying [[Teletraan 15]]. When 15 thanked him, he gave her a big old spine-cracking hug.

===IDW comics continuity===
Kup is extremely old. In years past, he's trained dozens of Autobots, including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], and even [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

At some point, he and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] crash-landed on a mysterious planet covered with radioactive crystals. Over time, Kup was slowly driven insane from the radiation; he talked to the dead corpse of Outback as though he were still alive (and used his disembodied arm as a club) and believed that zombies were attacking him when he shut down for the night. In reality, these zombies were fellow Autobots sent to rescue him, and Kup killed several of them before Springer managed to get a [[Trailbreaker (G1)|specialist]] in to extract the aging Autobot. Unfortunately, due to the damage Kup sustained from the radiation, his incompatibility with modern Transformers tech due to his age and stubborn unwillingness to upgrade, and a near-meltdown of his spark, he was placed on life support upon arriving aboard [[Ark-17]], and it is unknown if he will recover - physically or mentally. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Kup''' (Autobot, 1986)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-82'''

*'''Kup''' (Targetmaster, 1987)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-113'''

*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-20'''

: This iteration of the mold was used to make [[Optimus_Prime_%28G1%29_toys#Generation_1|Orion Pax]].

===Merchandise===

==Trivia==
* In the Japanese ''[[Binaltech Asterisk]]'' online manga, a little lost kitty was rescued from certain death by [[Ai Kuruma]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. That kitty was named [[Cha]] (Kup's Japanese name).

* He claims on his MySpace page (see External links) that he's a [[Covenant|Pisces]].<ref>
Kup's Myspace page was created by [[Nick Roche]] to promote his IDW [[Spotlight: Kup]] story.</ref> It is best to remember, however, that at the time he wrote this he was utterly [[Galvatron (G1)|insane]].

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Kup/kup.htm Kup at TFU.info]

* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Kup Kup's Universe profile on NTFA.net]

* [http://www.myspace.com/lostkup Kup's MySpace page]

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Black Sunshine

2007-07-11T20:05:21Z

153.48.23.20: /* Synopsis */

'''Sunstorm trashes everybody.'''

=Dreamwave G1 Ongoing #2=

'''Writer:''' [[Brad Mick]]<br>
'''Pencils:''' [[Don Figueroa]]<br>
'''Inks:''' [[Elaine To]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Espen Grundetjern]] & [[Rob Ruffolo]]<br>
'''Letters:''' [[Ben Lee]]<br>

* ''Original release date:'' Febuary 25th, 2004<br>
* ''Preceded by:'' [[Night of the Combaticons]] <br>
* ''Followed by:'' [[Skyfire (comic issue)]] <br>
* ''Characters (In order of appearance):'' [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], [[Combaticons]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Seaspray]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], new recruits?(5 of 'em) [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Protectobots]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Brawn]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Warpath]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Powerdashers]]

==Synopsis==

Fresh from their escape from the not-destroyed [[the Ark|Ark]], the Decepticons open fire upon Sunstorm. Their attacks have no effect as Sunstorm barely notices the blaster fire as he preaches his dogma. Uninterested in Sunstorm's proclamations of salvation, the Combaticons reassemble into Bruticus. Sunstorm even laughs at the monstrous combiner as he focuses an attack on Bruticus's head - still wounded from Brawn's attack earlier. Seeking more prey, Sunstorm attacks the [[Orion|Autobot Supply Vessel Orion]] as it descends. Seeing even the Orion crippled by Sunstorm, Starscream characteristically decides to retreat. Sunstorm chases after, leaving the Orion to make an extremely rough landing into the terrain bellow.

On Cybertron, Prowl and Ironhide monitor some unsuccessful training exercises in which a team of new Autobot recruits were bested in combat by a trio of training droids. The two check up on [[Optimus Prime]], who Hoist has in a [[CR Chamber]] to undergo repairs after having the [[Matrix]] torn out of him by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Ultra Magnus walks in, fully functional and back in his armor. Prowl then receives a communication from the [[Protectobots]] who have discovered the ruins of Shockwave's lab from [[Night of the Combaticons|last issue.]]

Sunstorm chases Starscream beneath surface of the ocean to the [[Nemesis]], where Starscream readies one of his contingency plans. For safety, he has the ship's computer do a security scan for any intruders, and the scan returns negative. But despite this scan, Starscream is ambushed by Sunstorm, who reveals that the two are actually siblings.

Brawn beats into a fallen Bruticus, while Ratchet expresses some regret over having had to destroy The Ark. But Bumblebee tries to get Ratchet to look on the upside - the Orion is here and the Powerdashers will be able to repair it, so that it will function as the [[Earth]]-Autobot's new base. But Cliffjumper and Brawn remind everybody how suspicious it is that the human element to the conflict has remained uncharacteristically quiet - but they're unaware that their very conversation happens to be monitored by a black helicopter from a human military.

Starscream recounts to Sunstorm how his crew of Decepticons was able to take control of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and scan new alt modes for the Combaticons. Things were going fairly well until Sunstorm arrived and threw a monkey wrench into Starscream's plans. Sunstorm justifies his actions by explaining how he's on a holy quest from the oracle to lead all Transformers to Heaven. Starscream mocks Sunstorm's gospel, and when Sunstorm gets angry, he notices the larger figure standing behind him.

Hours later, the Powerdashers board back onto the Orion, having repaired much of the damage done in the crash. Bumblebee and Ratchet get ready to board the ship after activating it's stealth mode, when they're attacked by Starscream and his [[Jetfire|new bodyguard|]]

==Quotes==
''"I am your savior, brother. And it is I who shall aid you in achieving your '''true''' destiny. We are two wings that must '''unite.''' So that we may carry the rest to the heavens. We shall guide them."''<br>

''"We shall guide them into the '''light'''."''<br>
'''-Sunstorm'''

==Items of note==

*Yea, that cover is awesome. So awesome it was the only cover made, that way, everybody gets it!
*The training droids are of a similar design to the training droid [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] fought against briefly in [[The Transformers: The Movie]].
*Starscream seems able to access the Nemesis fine, while last issue he was dissapointed that he would be unable to access the Nemesis without The Ark remaining functional. It's later claified that he needed The Ark to harvest for components to use in repairing The Nemesis.
*Optimus Prime appears different than he did in [[War and Peace]]. His design holding more similarities to the (then recently released) [[Optimus_Prime_%28G1%29_toys#20th_Anniversary.2FMasterpiece|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]]. However this could just be attributed to the different artist.

*This issue contains advertisements for:
**[[What Lies Beneath, Part Two|Energon #21]] (front cover interior)
**[[More Than Meets The Eye|Transformers Armada MTMTE Guide Book]] (double-page centerfold advertisement)
**[[Wikipedia: Devil May Cry|Devil May Cry (Book Two)]]
**[[War and Peace]] trade paperback.
**[[The Dark Ages, Part 6]]

*On the "Prime Transmissions" page, a single piece of reader mail is answered by [[Dreamwave]] Editor-in-chief [[Roger Lee]]. There's also a fanart of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] submitted by Hal Laren.
*Wavelengths section features an article from the desk of [[John Ney Rieber]].

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Centurion (Marvel)

2007-07-11T15:56:47Z

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{{disambig3|Centurion}}

:''Centurion is an automaton from the [[Marvel Comics UK]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Centurion.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Power... EXTREME!!!]]

'''Centurion''' is a tall blue, gold and silver robot with a cannon originally mounted on his right shoulder but later moved the the left one. Originally he was a mindless robot, designed by humans as a piloted machine to fight the threat the Transformers posed to [[Earth]], but may have later gained sentience.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics UK continuity===
Centurion was built by the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]] (Triple-I) as a way to battle the Transformers threat. It required a human controller that was linked to the robot remotely from a fortified control room located below Portland, [[Oregon]]. Triple-I kidnapped [[Professor Morris]] to be the controller because of his experience controlling the [[Dinobots|Dinobot]] [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]].

Centurion was activated ahead of schedule to prevent [[Joy Meadows]] from exposing [[Robot-Master]] as a fraud and embarrassing Triple-I. Morris was ordered to eliminate Joy using Centurion, but once linked to the control machine Morris forgot his orders and became blinded by battle lust. He attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] who was also looking to silence Joy.

During the battle Swoop and the Dinobots were able to rescue Joy and Centurion followed them, the sight of Swoop having snapped Morris from his madness. He then helped the Dinobots fend off the Decepticons who were still determined to capture Joy. Abandoned by Triple-I, Morris was left locked in his control room where he swore vengeance on his kidnappers. He then caused Centurion to leave with the Dinobots.

Sometime later Centurion wandered off from the Dinobots to investigate a strange meteorite impact. He discovered [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] who had recently traveled back in time to the twentieth century. Galvatron, temporarily disoriented, attacked and destroyed Centurion after mistaking him for [[Rodimus Prime]] in his madness.

Centurion’s parts were later recovered by the Dinobots and once he became Autobot leader [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] insisted that [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] rebuilt Centurion in preference to other Autobots more in need of repair.

It is unclear what happened to Centurion and Professor Morris at this point. After being rebuilt Centurion appeared to become sentient and Professor Morris’ fate remained unknown.

Feeling guilty that he had been repaired before other more deserving Autobots, Centurion sacrificed himself to stop Megatron from killing Grimlock, [[Blades]] and a team from [[G.I. Joe|Action Force]]. He and Megatron ended up fused together at the bottom of the river Thames in London after being engulfed in a massive explosion.

His body was later raised from the Thames along with Megatron’s by the human entrepreneur [[Richard Branson]], who was attempting to clean the river in the name of environmentalism (and publicity). The bodies were captured by the Decepticons who wanted to revive Megatron as a weapon against Galvatron. They later separated Megatron from Centurion. His fate is unknown but presumably he was destroyed.

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Energon cube

2007-07-09T17:06:20Z

153.48.23.20: /* G1 Animated Series */

This is the safest form of [[energon]], used for transportation and storage.

==Fiction==

===G1 Animated Series===

[[Image:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg |right|250px|thumb|NRG]]

As originally introduced, energon cubes seemed as though they could only be created by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1}}, who generated the empty cube framework from his similarly-shaped chest, but later, several other Decepticons proved able to produce them as well. It seemed as if energon cubes were a recent Decepticon invention -- precisely when they were concieved is unclear -- as the [[Autobots]] were apparently unaware of them until their reawakening on [[Earth]] in 1984, when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] described them to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]] as simply "some kind of cube" (Though they existed 4 Million Years prior to 1985 according to the G1 episode "War Dawn"...). By 2005, however, the Autobots had begun to use energon cubes for power as well.

Exactly how an energon cube operates is unclear, especially as their framework appears to be some sort of self-sustaining force field with no internal mechanisms. Most frequently, the empty cube is simply attached to or placed near the energy source from which it is to drain power, and the energy in question is automatically converted into liquid energon that fills the cube. Energon cubes have proven able to transform a vast array of resources into energon, including electricity, magma, oil and steam. The liquid energon within energon cubes is a glowing pink color, although the cubes could also be compressed for easy storage and transport, causing them to take on an irridescent rainbow effect.

===''Beast Wars''===

In [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']], the naturally-occuring energon on prehistoric [[Earth]] appeared only in an unstable, highly-explosive raw [[energon crystal|crystalline form]]. However, after the [[Planet Buster]] baked Earth's surface, the crystals were all either incinerated or somehow "converted" into more stabe cubes. These cubes no longer emitted the dangerous radiation which prompted the Beast Warriors to adopt their beast modes in the first place. They were significantly smaller than G1 cubes and colored blue rather than pink. Rather than some sort of force field containing liquid energon, these smaller cubes may have simply been a different configuration of energon crystal, much as substances like salt can exist as cubical grains but can also grow into more traditional crystalline forms. [[Blackarachnia]] threatened to detonate an energon cube near her head if [[Tarantulas]] would not remove the mind-link he had with her. The explosion would have killed them both via the link, so Tarantulas did remove it. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}

==Toy==

[[Image:EnergonCubeToy1.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Rubix, the Amazing Cube!]]

Energon Cubes were available with Takara's "TF Collection" reissue of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and the set's [[redeco]], the Collector's Edition [[Insecticon (G1)|Insectron Clone Army]] ([[Shothole]], [[Salvo]] and [[Zaptrap]]) box set released in Japan in 2004.

There were also "energon cube" accessories available with the fast-food kids meal premiums in European McDonald's restaraunts. These cubes were little more than a cheap, battery powered gimmick (the battery couldn't be replaced; the triangle-headed screws used by McD's are notoriously impossible to remove) that would make sound or light the toy up. The cubes were interchangable, but not all of them were "compatible," so to speak - Unicron's light-up feature didn't work on the more opaque plastic of the other toys.

==Merchandise==
Released along side the Movie Preview protoform figures, Energon now takes on the delicious form of candy! Held inside clear, plastic containers, the "energon" inside is more or less flavorless balls of condensed sugar with articial colors. The cubes are held together by stickers, depicting scenes from G1. the larger cube, made of 8 smaller ones, can be open and folded, in one direction, until it returns to its original position.

Out of the eight cubes, only two have candy in them. Most of the art on the cube is taken from Dreamwave art by [[Pat Lee|Superstar Funana]], with the exception of two parts that feature art by [[Don Figueroa]]

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