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Stronger, Faster

2012-04-18T07:21:24Z

173.58.46.198: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 22
|prev=T.M.I.
|next=One Shall Fall
|image=StrongerFaster-peekaboo.jpg
|caption=More alive.
|title="Stronger, Faster"
|airdate=[[August 14]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Ratchet 'finalizes' the synthetic energon formula and uses himself as a test subject, but it ends up having some negative side effects.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] checks out a sample of [[Synthetic Energon|synthetic energon]] he's created, watched by [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]]. Approving the stability of the energon, Ratchet tries it on a test engine, and it works fine. Raf's keen to try it on [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], but Ratchet says it'll require more testing first. Meanwhile, the base sensors pick up [[energon]] movement, but before [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] gives the order to roll out, Ratchet warns him about the depleted state of their energon reserves. Once Prime's team departs, Ratchet has the idea to try the synthetic energon on himself. The injection causes him to lose consciousness, and Raf rouses him from lying on the floor shortly afterward. The synthetic energon appears to be a success, giving him more fuel efficiency and better motor functions.

[[Image:StrongerFaster-surrounded.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I need you to hurry up now, 'cause I can't wait much longer.]]

Meanwhile Prime's team chases [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] through an icy canyon. The Decepticons aren't in any hurry to bridge out, as they're trying to "help" the [[Autobot]]s run out of energon. Some [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s flying overhead blast the sheer sides of canyon, causing a rock fall that blocks off the Autobots' path. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] manages to drive over it in her motorcycle mode, despite Prime's warnings, and races after the two Decepticons, only to be hit by missiles from the Vehicons. She is swiftly surrounded by Decepticons, and things look grim until Ratchet comes flying through the GroundBridge and begins laying into them with gusto. Knock Out and Breakdown assume that the Ratchet's a new Autobot, but are forced to retreat as Optimus, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and Bumblebee come into view, firing at them. Ratchet finishes off the last of the Vehicons, to stunned looks from his teammates.

Back at base, Ratchet reveals his secret to the other Autobots, but Optimus doesn't think it's a good idea to test the synthetic energon on Autobots, and he underlines the importance of Ratchet's job as medic. Some time later, Ratchet's retelling his fight to Bulkhead, and in demonstrating a move, manages to throw his fellow Autobot through a nearby wall. The other Autobots are startled at his new personality. Ratchet goes and injects more of the synthetic energon into himself. When the sensors light up once more, Prime prepares to roll out again, but Ratchet volunteers to go along.

[[Image:StrongerFaster-crouchbehindrock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Work it make it do it makes us.]]

As they head through a mountainous area, Ratchet moves ninja-style at the front of the team. They soon find some Vehicons and a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]] drilling into a rock face, and Ratchet immediately moves in. When the miner makes a run for it, Ratchet gives chase and knocks him down with a well-thrown rock. The other Autobots find Ratchet forcibly interrogating the miner with his blowtorch. Optimus stops him from finishing off the prisoner and begins to lecture him on doing harm where none is necessary, but Ratchet is agitated, believing they should be more proactive. As the argument heats up, Ratchet even manages to antagonize Arcee by bringing up [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]], and calls Prime out for his many missed opportunities to kill [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Prime decides to confine Ratchet to base. Though Ratchet appears to go calmly through the GroundBridge, moments later, he charges back out, flattening Bulkhead and racing off. Prime's team returns to base, but is unable to get a fix on Ratchet's signal.

In a Decepticon energon mine, Breakdown is chatting with a miner when Ratchet walks into the cavern. Elsewhere, Megatron shouts at Knock Out for not finding a new energon source, but they're interrupted by Ratchet dropping Breakdown on the floor. Megatron scoffs at the newcomer, until a punch from Ratchet sends him flying. However, Megatron is made of sterner stuff, and he gives Ratchet a savage injury, telling Knock Out to take a sample of the resultant leaking fluids so they can find out how Ratchet got so amped up.

[[Image:StrongerFaster-KnockOutMegatronRatchet.jpg|left|thumb|300px|That that that that that don't kill me, can only make me stronger.]]

On the bright side, as the synthetic energon drains out, Ratchet is rendered visible to the sensors in the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], and Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead use the GroundBridge to attack the mine.

Knock Out completes taking his sample and moves in to finish Ratchet off with his circular saw. When the sound of approaching fighting distracts the Decepticon, Ratchet takes the opportunity to fight back, resulting in Knock Out's saw getting stuck in the wall. Ratchet promptly grabs the synthetic energon sample and smashes it. Knock Out is outraged, but once more has to retreat as the other Autobots arrive.

Ratchet is hooked up to a drip back at base, and he apologizes for his behavior. Optimus points out the new supply of energon they got from the mine, and Ratchet promises to do more testing on the synthetic stuff before using it on Autobots again. Optimus is just thankful they destroyed Knock Out's sample, unaware of the fact that back at the mine, Knock Out has found a single drop of synthetic energon.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] (8) (flashback)
|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (7)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (9)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)
*[[Decepticon Miner]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (12)
|c3=
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (2)

}}

==Quotes==
"HOOAAH!"
:—'''Ratchet''' gets a new catchphrase. He needed that.

'''Ratchet:''' (''clicks as he walks by'') How's it hummin'? 
'''Arcee:''' ...Did he just? 
'''Bulkhead:''' Stronger, faster, studlier.
:—Yeah, he did.

"It's all right! I'm an emergency vehicle!"
:—'''Ratchet''', engaging the Decepticons.

'''Megatron:''' (''speaking to Knock Out'') That is your fearsome new adversary? (''Chuckles'') He's Optimus Prime's medic! 
'''Ratchet:''' (''speaking to Megatron'') Oh no, '''Megatron''', I am your doctor of doom! 

"Yeah, she's kinda domineering and the extra arms are weird, but... I find myself intrigued by her."
:—'''Breakdown''' chats to a Vehicon about his crush on [[Airachnid]].

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*After Arcee continues to chase down Knock Out and Breakdown, air-support arrives. However, when they shoot Arcee, Knock Out and Breakdown have vanished from in front of her. Furthermore, when the other Autobots finally climb over the rock pile to help Arcee, she is only a few yards from the pile, whereas she should be several miles away.
*Bumblebee is shown returning with the other Autobots despite staying at base to operate the GroundBridge.
*The sample of synthetic energon Knock Out was holding was only about half full, but when Ratchet picked it up, it was completely full.
*Just before destroying the cylinder of synthetic energon, Ratchet's wound is not shown to be leaking. Mere moments after he's hit the ground, another puddle of energon has formed beneath him.
*Breakdown is knocked out by Ratchet just before he engages Megatron. When the Autobots show up at the end, however, Breakdown has vanished and he isn't shown fleeing with Knock Out.

===Other errors===
*Ratchet jumps onto and leaps off of a tree branch which seems totally capable of supporting all the weight of an SUV landing on top of it with all that force, then leaping off. Not so much as a wood chip or crack to be seen - though it does creak audibly.
*When Ratchet first injects himself, he drops the glass cylinder and it shatters on the ground. Later, when Knockout collects a sample of the synthetic energon in a nearly identical cylinder, and Ratchet kicks it out of his hands, the cylinder flies ''across the entire room'' and lands without breaking. Then Ratchet throws it against a rock wall in the same room and it breaks instantly.
*When Arcee is hurt, she obviously couldn't move her leg, but when she walks through the GroundBridge she is magically healed.

===Continuity notes===
* The synthetic energon created in the episode is derived from the formula transcribed by Bulkhead in [[T.M.I.|the previous episode]].
* Ratchet's description of the Autobots having fought numerous battles recently is accompanied by flashbacks to various battles from the "[[Darkness Rising]]" five-part pilot among others, including "[[Operation: Breakdown]]" and "[[Partners]]".
* The engine Ratchet uses to test the synthetic energon is a larger version of the device Ratchet built for [[Jack Darby|Jack's]] science project in "[[Masters & Students]]". Thankfully, it doesn't flip out like Jack's did.
* Knock Out confuses Ratchet for a "new" Autobot. Which makes sense, since he hasn't encountered him before. Ratchet ''was'' with the other Autobots when they charged in to rescue Bulkhead from Starscream and Breakdown in "[[Operation: Breakdown]]", but it's entirely possible that Breakdown simply didn't see him, since he was focused on escaping and missing an eye at the time.

===Real-world references===
* Given that the plot centres on the idea of artificial enhancement, this episode's title is almost certainly a reference to the opening of the 1974 ''[[wikipedia:The Six Million Dollar Man|Six Million Dollar Man]]'' series, which promised a cybernetic secret agent who was "Better, stronger, faster."
** That said, there's also the possibility it could be a reference to the original [[Action Master]]s [[commercial/Generation 1#1990|commercial]], in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] described the new breed of Transformer as "Stronger, faster, more alive!"
** And we guess we wouldn't ''totally'' rule out the notion that it refers to ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' director/producer [[Wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]]'s desire for his actors to be "Stronger, faster— more intense!", or Daft Punk's 2009 [[Wikipedia:Grammy|Grammy]] winning song ''Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger''.
* It's also the same plot as about a billion after-school specials on the dangers of drugs.
* Ratchet referred to himself as Megatron's "[[Doctor Doom|Doctor of Doom]]." This goes without saying.
* Ratchet dabbling with a green liquid 'enhancement' is reminiscent of his voice actor, [[Jeffrey Combs]] in ''Re-Animator''.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Gegen die Vorschrift'''" ("Against the Rules")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 17|17 February]] [[2012]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Erősebb, gyorsabb'''" ("Stronger, Faster")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 7|7 February]] [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Più forte, più veloce'''" ("Stronger, Faster")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 10|10 December]] [[2011]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hapseong Eneojon'''" (합성 에너존, "Synthetic Energon")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 8|8 November]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 3|3 January]] [[2012]]

'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 2|2 April]] [[2012]]

===Trivia===
*The episode was first broadcast on Canada's Teletoon channel. It later first aired in the United States on [[September 17]], [[2011]].
*When Ratchet transforms to attack the Decepticon miners, his [[license plate]] reads "'''449·EPQ'''".
*This was the last stand-alone episode until "[[Loose Cannons]]" in Season 2. It was followed by a seven-part story arc, a two-parter, and massive delays between episode airings.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Orion Pax, Part 1

2012-04-18T07:09:35Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Orion Pax}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 27
|prev=One Shall Rise, Part 3
|next=Orion Pax, Part 2
|image=Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg
|caption=
|title="Orion Pax, Part 1"
|airdate=[[February 18]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

{{picsneeded}}

'''Megatron manipulates the impaired Optimus into joining the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
With the [[Autobot]]s back at base after [[Unicron]]'s defeat, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] grimly outlines the situation and speculates that [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] has reverted to Orion Pax, his pre-Prime self.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] makes a ship-wide announcement that Orion Pax is to be treated as a guest. [[Airachnid]] doesn't think it's wise to let an Autobot on board, but Megatron isn't concerned and has his own plans for Orion. Elsewhere on the ship, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] affixes a new [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]] to Orion's shoulder.

[[William Fowler|Fowler]] wonders why they can't just track down Optimus's signal, but Ratchet says it hasn't been on their sensors since they left the [[Earth]]'s core. They must find some way to track down Optimus regardless, so they can somehow restore his memory. The best bet seems to be to use the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], but the problem is, [[Vector Sigma]]'s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Megatron begins to fill Orion Pax in on what's been happening, spinning a yarn about how Orion has been a captive of the Autobots, who are led by the Warlord Ratchet. Orion is shocked at the images Megatron shows him of a war-ravaged Cybertron.

[[June Darby|June]] announces that there's no way [[Jack Darby|Jack]] is going to Cybertron, but Ratchet says only Jack can use the key to access Vector Sigma. The point's moot anyway, as they don't have any way to get to Cybertron. As [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] points out, the [[GroundBridge]] barely made orbit, though [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] wonders why Ratchet can't just "turbo-charge" it.

With Megatron finished "informing" Orion, the latter vows to help the Decepticons overcome Ratchet and the Autobots. Megatron has [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] remove any incriminating evidence from the ship's data core so Orion can be put to work furthering the Decepticon cause without any risk of him finding anything embarrassing.

[[Sierra]] turns up at [[KO Burger]] to visit Jack as he works at the drive through, confused that she never sees him outside school. Their discussion is interrupted by [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] picking him up as his shift ends. Sierra jumps to the obvious conclusion after hearing the female voice, and seems unconvinced by Jack's claim that it's his mother. Arcee reports that they haven't detected Optimus yet.

Megatron discusses their new comrade with Knock Out, specifically his task to decrypt records stolen from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives near the end of the War. Knock Out wonders if they shouldn't beef up the security, but Megatron feels that Orion will work better if he feels he is not under threat. In any case, Orion's workstation has been located close to the [[energon]] storage, which is under heavy guard.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], Ratchet is "tinkering" with the GroundBridge.

Orion has managed to decode some of the data from the Iacon archives, giving coordinates on Earth of stashed Cybertronian technology, possibly weapons. He is puzzled by the absence from the ''Nemesis'' of [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] who is mentioned in the documents as being Megatron's second-in-command, but Megatron claims Starscream is dead. Megatron returns to the bridge, where he tells Soundwave he's concerned that Orion will soon learn the truth.

Fowler contacts the Autobots to let them know that the Decepticons are attacking one of the military bases they hit two months before. Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee respond, finding Knock Out and Breakdown in the process of stealing a power source. As the pair GroundBridge out, Arcee races through after them and begins speeding through the ''Nemesis'', bashing Vehicons and hunting for Optimus. Soundwave soon relays her presence to Megatron, and though Airachnid offers to deal with it, Megatron sends Soundwave to ensure the Autobot is escorted off the ship. Alerted by the fighting, Orion emerges from his quarters, but Soundwave manages to GroundBridge Arcee off the ship just before Orion can see her.

Deposited somewhere Arctic, Arcee is soon back at base admitting she didn't succeed in determining the location of the ship or whether Optimus was even aboard. Fowler makes a brief call to yell at them for the human casualties at the base, and tensions among the Autobots soon spill over into arguing. Jack, however, believes they can commandeer the Decepticon [[space bridge]] once it's complete, and use it to reach Cybertron. The Autobots are doubtful, but determined to try and find the space bridge.

Meanwhile, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] sneaks back on board the ''Nemesis'' to steal a stack of [[energon cube]]s. Though he deals with the Vehicons guarding the energon storage, more are on their way, and he's forced to duck into a nearby room. His relief is momentary, as he finds himself face to face with Optimus Prime.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (11)
*[[Airachnid]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|"Orion Pax"]] (13)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (14)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (15)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (17)
|c3=
*[[William Fowler]] (5)
*[[June Darby]] (6)
*[[Jack Darby]] (7)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)
*[[Sierra]] (16)

|c4=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (18)

}}

==Quotes==
"—and the first to address him as Optimus Prime will have their voice box torn out."
:—'''Megatron''' makes plain the penalty for failure.

"Your mom looks good in leather, on your bike..."
:—'''Sierra''' is unconvinced that [[Arcee (Prime)|the girl on the motorcycle]] is really Jack's mom.

"One question, Megatron, why are we called 'Decepticons'?" 
"Another craven Autobot scare tactic. The name was meant to demonize us. Instead, we wear it as a badge of honor, for if speaking the truth is deception, then we are gladly guilty."
:—'''"Orion Pax"''' is (ironically) deceived by '''Megatron'''.

"Bulkhead—" 
"What? ''You needed that?!''"
:—'''Ratchet''' is eternally frustrated, and '''Bulkhead''' should invest in a punching bag.

"Whoa, that's a pretty good idea!" 
"Oh, well, if ''Miko'' thinks it's a good idea..."
:—'''Miko''' gets no respect from '''Arcee'''.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*During his first appearance, the scar on Starscream's right cheek is missing. In the next scene however, it's suddenly there. It also disappears when the lights are flickering after he killed two Vehicons.
*The Vehicons fail to notice that Starscream is flying in formation behind them, and don't hear him land with them inside the ship, even though on both occasions Starscream is no more than a dozen or so meters behind them.

===Continuity notes===
* Fowler refers to the "microchip in his butt" that allows the government to track him, which was previously used for that purpose by the Autobots in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]".
*Starscream's absence is finally acknowledged by Megatron after his supposed capture in "[[Partners]]". He evidently realized that Starscream may have betrayed him again and ordered him to be detained if he returned.
*Megatron refers to Ratchet as the "Doctor of Doom", as the Autobot medic called himself in "[[Stronger, Faster]]".
*The Decepticons previously attempted to seize the same power source in "[[One Shall Fall]]", which according to Agent Fowler, was two months before this episode.
*Starscream still has the scar on his right cheek inflicted by Arcee in "[[Partners]]".

===Continuity errors===
*Ratchet says that Optimus' signal never reappeared at the end of "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]", even though it did.

===Transformers references===
*In summarizing his version of history for Orion, Megatron uses the rather specific terminology of "exodus" and "war for Cybertron", pretty blatantly alluding to the [[Transformers: Exodus|novel]] and [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|video game]]. In particular, the first name-drop is kinda forced, as the word isn't even used correctly: Megatron says they are "in exodus on another world", but he means [[Transformers: Exiles|"exile"]].
*Fowler calls Orion a "librarian" in disbelief that he has lost his memories: this was Megatron's favored insult for Optimus in ''Exodus''.
*Megatron refers to the storming of the Hall of Records in the final days of the war for Cybertron; ''Exodus'' climaxed with the Decepticons storming Iacon, and, in ''[[Transformers: Exiles| Exiles]]'', the building is occupied.
*Ratchet remarks that if the government shuts down [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], then maybe they'll "fire them into space", a fate that befell the Autobots when they fell out of favour with humanity in both the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]" and the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' film. His other suggestion, that they be shipped off to "some island", feels like a reference to ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', the cast of which operates on an isolated island (this episode's writer, Nicole Dubuc, is also the head writer for ''Rescue Bots'', strengthening the potential allusion).
*Arcee remarks that perhaps Optimus gave Jack the Key to Vector Sigma because he thought there was "more to Jack than meets the eye".

===Trivia===
*A 12-minute sneak preview of this episode was made available On Demand on [[February 10]], 2012.
*Polygon resolved the issue of the seemingly empty [[Jasper]] with roving cars!
*Arcee nearly blew her cover while balancing in the drive-thru without her [[Sadie|holographic driver]] touching the ground. Earth bikes can't do that, Arcee.
* One has to wonder why Megatron would have told Optimus that Starscream was dead, if he was also prepared for Starscream to return alive.
* The Decepticon GroundBridge seems to be able to open anywhere inside the ship, since Arcee enters in the middle of one hallway, only to be sent back out at the end of a completely different one.
*Despite [[Out of His Head|previously]] beating Starscream to a pulp for his attempted betrayal, Megatron still allows Airachnid to serve as his subordinate - though his brief scolding of her implies he's well aware of her treachery. This would indeed [[Crossfire|eventually]] catch up to Airachnid.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Orion Pax, Part 1

2012-04-18T07:08:55Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Orion Pax}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 27
|prev=One Shall Rise, Part 3
|next=Orion Pax, Part 2
|image=Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg
|caption=
|title="Orion Pax, Part 1"
|airdate=[[February 18]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

{{picsneeded}}

'''Megatron manipulates the impaired Optimus into joining the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
With the [[Autobot]]s back at base after [[Unicron]]'s defeat, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] grimly outlines the situation and speculates that [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] has reverted to Orion Pax, his pre-Prime self.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] makes a ship-wide announcement that Orion Pax is to be treated as a guest. [[Airachnid]] doesn't think it's wise to let an Autobot on board, but Megatron isn't concerned and has his own plans for Orion. Elsewhere on the ship, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] affixes a new [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]] to Orion's shoulder.

[[William Fowler|Fowler]] wonders why they can't just track down Optimus's signal, but Ratchet says it hasn't been on their sensors since they left the [[Earth]]'s core. They must find some way to track down Optimus regardless, so they can somehow restore his memory. The best bet seems to be to use the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], but the problem is, [[Vector Sigma]]'s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Megatron begins to fill Orion Pax in on what's been happening, spinning a yarn about how Orion has been a captive of the Autobots, who are led by the Warlord Ratchet. Orion is shocked at the images Megatron shows him of a war-ravaged Cybertron.

[[June Darby|June]] announces that there's no way [[Jack Darby|Jack]] is going to Cybertron, but Ratchet says only Jack can use the key to access Vector Sigma. The point's moot anyway, as they don't have any way to get to Cybertron. As [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] points out, the [[GroundBridge]] barely made orbit, though [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] wonders why Ratchet can't just "turbo-charge" it.

With Megatron finished "informing" Orion, the latter vows to help the Decepticons overcome Ratchet and the Autobots. Megatron has [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] remove any incriminating evidence from the ship's data core so Orion can be put to work furthering the Decepticon cause without any risk of him finding anything embarrassing.

[[Sierra]] turns up at [[KO Burger]] to visit Jack as he works at the drive through, confused that she never sees him outside school. Their discussion is interrupted by [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] picking him up as his shift ends. Sierra jumps to the obvious conclusion after hearing the female voice, and seems unconvinced by Jack's claim that it's his mother. Arcee reports that they haven't detected Optimus yet.

Megatron discusses their new comrade with Knock Out, specifically his task to decrypt records stolen from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives near the end of the War. Knock Out wonders if they shouldn't beef up the security, but Megatron feels that Orion will work better if he feels he is not under threat. In any case, Orion's workstation has been located close to the [[energon]] storage, which is under heavy guard.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], Ratchet is "tinkering" with the GroundBridge.

Orion has managed to decode some of the data from the Iacon archives, giving coordinates on Earth of stashed Cybertronian technology, possibly weapons. He is puzzled by the absence from the ''Nemesis'' of [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] who is mentioned in the documents as being Megatron's second-in-command, but Megatron claims Starscream is dead. Megatron returns to the bridge, where he tells Soundwave he's concerned that Orion will soon learn the truth.

Fowler contacts the Autobots to let them know that the Decepticons are attacking one of the military bases they hit two months before. Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee respond, finding Knock Out and Breakdown in the process of stealing a power source. As the pair GroundBridge out, Arcee races through after them and begins speeding through the ''Nemesis'', bashing Vehicons and hunting for Optimus. Soundwave soon relays her presence to Megatron, and though Airachnid offers to deal with it, Megatron sends Soundwave to ensure the Autobot is escorted off the ship. Alerted by the fighting, Orion emerges from his quarters, but Soundwave manages to GroundBridge Arcee off the ship just before Orion can see her.

Deposited somewhere Arctic, Arcee is soon back at base admitting she didn't succeed in determining the location of the ship or whether Optimus was even aboard. Fowler makes a brief call to yell at them for the human casualties at the base, and tensions among the Autobots soon spill over into arguing. Jack, however, believes they can commandeer the Decepticon [[space bridge]] once it's complete, and use it to reach Cybertron. The Autobots are doubtful, but determined to try and find the space bridge.

Meanwhile, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] sneaks back on board the ''Nemesis'' to steal a stack of [[energon cube]]s. Though he deals with the Vehicons guarding the energon storage, more are on their way, and he's forced to duck into a nearby room. His relief is momentary, as he finds himself face to face with Optimus Prime.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (11)
*[[Airachnid]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|"Orion Pax"]] (13)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (14)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (15)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (17)
|c3=
*[[William Fowler]] (5)
*[[June Darby]] (6)
*[[Jack Darby]] (7)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)
*[[Sierra]] (16)

|c4=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (18)

}}

==Quotes==
"—and the first to address him as Optimus Prime will have their voice box torn out."
:—'''Megatron''' makes plain the penalty for failure.

"Your mom looks good in leather, on your bike..."
:—'''Sierra''' is unconvinced that [[Arcee (Prime)|the girl on the motorcycle]] is really Jack's mom.

"One question, Megatron, why are we called 'Decepticons'?" 
"Another craven Autobot scare tactic. The name was meant to demonize us. Instead, we wear it as a badge of honor, for if speaking the truth is deception, then we are gladly guilty."
:—'''"Orion Pax"''' is (ironically) deceived by '''Megatron'''.

"Bulkhead—" 
"What? ''You needed that?!''"
:—'''Ratchet''' is eternally frustrated, and '''Bulkhead''' should invest in a punching bag.

"Whoa, that's a pretty good idea!" 
"Oh, well, if ''Miko'' thinks it's a good idea..."
:—'''Miko''' gets no respect from '''Arcee'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*During his first appearance, the scar on Starscream's right cheek is missing. In the next scene however, it's suddenly there. It also disappears when the lights are flickering after he killed two Vehicons.
*The Vehicons fail to notice that Starscream is flying in formation behind them, and don't hear him land with them inside the ship, even though on both occasions Starscream is no more than a dozen or so meters behind them.

===Continuity notes===
* Fowler refers to the "microchip in his butt" that allows the government to track him, which was previously used for that purpose by the Autobots in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]".
*Starscream's absence is finally acknowledged by Megatron after his supposed capture in "[[Partners]]". He evidently realized that Starscream may have betrayed him again and ordered him to be detained if he returned.
*Megatron refers to Ratchet as the "Doctor of Doom", as the Autobot medic called himself in "[[Stronger, Faster]]".
*The Decepticons previously attempted to seize the same power source in "[[One Shall Fall]]", which according to Agent Fowler, was two months before this episode.
*Starscream still has the scar on his right cheek inflicted by Arcee in "[[Partners]]".

===Continuity errors===
*Ratchet says that Optimus' signal never reappeared at the end of "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]", even though it did.

===Transformers references===
*In summarizing his version of history for Orion, Megatron uses the rather specific terminology of "exodus" and "war for Cybertron", pretty blatantly alluding to the [[Transformers: Exodus|novel]] and [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|video game]]. In particular, the first name-drop is kinda forced, as the word isn't even used correctly: Megatron says they are "in exodus on another world", but he means [[Transformers: Exiles|"exile"]].
*Fowler calls Orion a "librarian" in disbelief that he has lost his memories: this was Megatron's favored insult for Optimus in ''Exodus''.
*Megatron refers to the storming of the Hall of Records in the final days of the war for Cybertron; ''Exodus'' climaxed with the Decepticons storming Iacon, and, in ''[[Transformers: Exiles| Exiles]]'', the building is occupied.
*Ratchet remarks that if the government shuts down [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], then maybe they'll "fire them into space", a fate that befell the Autobots when they fell out of favour with humanity in both the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]" and the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' film. His other suggestion, that they be shipped off to "some island", feels like a reference to ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', the cast of which operates on an isolated island (this episode's writer, Nicole Dubuc, is also the head writer for ''Rescue Bots'', strengthening the potential allusion).
*Arcee remarks that perhaps Optimus gave Jack the Key to Vector Sigma because he thought there was "more to Jack than meets the eye".

===Trivia===
*A 12-minute sneak preview of this episode was made available On Demand on [[February 10]], 2012.
*Polygon resolved the issue of the seemingly empty [[Jasper]] with roving cars!
*Arcee nearly blew her cover while balancing in the drive-thru without her [[Sadie|holographic driver]] touching the ground. Earth bikes can't do that, Arcee.
* One has to wonder why Megatron would have told Optimus that Starscream was dead, if he was also prepared for Starscream to return alive.
* The Decepticon GroundBridge seems to be able to open anywhere inside the ship, since Arcee enters in the middle of one hallway, only to be sent back out at the end of a completely different one.
*Despite [[Out of His Head|previously]] beating Starscream to a pulp for his attempted betrayal, Megatron still allows Airachnid to serve as his subordinate - though his brief scolding of her implies he's well aware of her treachery. This would indeed [[Crossfire|eventually]] catch up to Airachnid.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Operation Bumblebee, Part 2

2012-04-18T06:56:46Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 31
|prev=Operation Bumblebee, Part 1
|next=Loose Cannons
|image=OperationBumblebee2-Forge.jpg
|caption=Whosoever holds this hammer, if they be worthy, shall possess the power of [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]].

|title="Operation Bumblebee, Part 2"
|airdate=[[March 17]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Bumblebee discovers that MECH and Starscream are responsible for his troubles; Ratchet confronts demons from his Cybertronian past.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:OperationBumblebee2 Starscream MECH find Energon.jpg|thumb|left|250px|How much of this does [[Starscream (Prime) |Starscream]] get?]]
With [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] on a medical bed, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] tells [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] off for taking the scout into battle. When Bumblebee comes around, he faces Ratchet's ire as well, and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] grounds Bumblebee until his [[transformation cog|T-cog]] can be recovered. Ratchet has another idea though—he offers to donate his own T-cog in a transplant. Though Optimus is uncertain, Ratchet convinces him.

[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] is pleased with the new device [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] has secured—a [[force field]] generator—although Megatron's demonstration leaves him startled.

Elsewhere, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and [[Silas]] find an [[energon]] deposit, though Silas would appreciate it if Starscream didn't talk so much.

Ratchet selects [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] to do the operation, though she's less than enthusiastic. She starts by putting Ratchet in induced [[stasis lock|stasis]], but before she can do the same for Bumblebee, an alarm signals the appearance of another relic from the [[Vaults of Iacon]]. Optimus calls a halt to the operation so he, Arcee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] can investigate. No sooner have they left than [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] contacts the base. He's disappointed only Bumblebee's there to take his call, but passes on the news that he's got the possible coordinates of a [[MECH]] base. Unable to understand Bumblebee, he searches for someone who speaks English, but Ratchet is barely coherent, still recovering from stasis. [[Jack Darby|Jack]] volunteers to pass the message on.

[[Image:OperationBumblebee2 Breakdown Knockout find Forge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Chipping away with my hammer, to bring Megatron a hammer with the power to make more hammers.]]
Optimus and his team reach the top of a mountain to find Knock Out and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] uncovering the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. With it, the Autobots could conceivably create a new T-cog for Bumblebee.

MECH infuses the newly-found energon into their creation, but as it begins to stir, Bumblebee bursts through the door. Though unarmed, Bumblebee throws an industrial-sized barrel at Starscream, knocking him flat, and proceeds to shrug off the weapons fire from the MECH goons.

As Knock Out and Breakdown free the forge, the Autobots charge them. While Bulkhead tackles Breakdown, Optimus and Arcee find they have a bit of a problem getting past Knock Out's shield generator, and he pushes them back towards the edge of the cliff.

Bumblebee knocks a bunch of MECH troopers flat, jumps on their robot and tears his T-cog from its innards. No sooner is this done than he's hit by a blast from Starscream. As MECH withdraw, Starscream grabs the T-cog and threatens to destroy it.

[[Image:OperationBumblebee2 Starscream threatens T-cog.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]
Ratchet recovers, only to find Fowler shouting at him about MECH coordinates, and the kids reveal Bumblebee has gone to deal with it.

Meanwhile, Bumblebee has had enough of Starscream's gloating and belts the ex-Decepticon, knocking him flat. As the T-cog flies up into the air, Bumblebee jumps for it, but a quick blast by Starscream spells the end of that attempt. While Starscream leaves, Bumblebee is left with his shattered T-cog. Starscream meets up with MECH outside the compound, but Silas is less than impressed with him for losing the T-cog, and Starscream is soon surrounded by MECH troops.

Optimus and Arcee are forced back to the cliff edge. While Breakdown is distracted by their predicament, Bulkhead takes the opportunity to grab the Forge of Solus Prime and smack the Decepticon with it. Breakdown lands on Knock Out and for a few moments Bulkhead stands triumphant, at least until Megatron steps out of the [[GroundBridge]] and blasts him. Collecting the Forge, the Decepticons leave. Ratchet reports the situation with MECH to Optimus.

[[Image:OperationBumblebee2 Bumblebee damaged T-cog.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
Starscream comes around to find MECH gone. When he sees Optimus's team arrive at the MECH base, he tries to transform, only to find his T-cog had been taken, and runs off panicking into the woods. Meanwhile, Bumblebee walks out to join his comrades, sadly holding his own damaged T-cog. Optimus radios Ratchet to prepare for surgery.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', Megatron attempts to use the Forge, only to discover that it requires the power of a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] to work.

Ratchet finishes operating, restoring Bumblebee's old cog. Though Bumblebee's first few attempts to transform fail, he eventually manages it, and takes Raf for a drive. Ratchet, for his part, seems happy that it worked.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (8)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (9)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (15)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (16)
|c3=
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (3)
*[[Silas]] (10)
*[[Jack Darby]] (12)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (13)
*[[William Fowler]] (14)
*[[MECH Surgeon]] (17)
|c4=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==

"You and I both know there exists a way to make him whole again." 
"A transplant, but that would require a donor." 
"You need look no further than the Autobot standing before you."
:—'''Ratchet''' tells '''Optimus Prime''' that he is willing to make a sacrifice.

"I...think I just leaked a little transmission fluid."
:—'''Knock Out''' sums up how intimidating his master truly is.

"Do you ever ''not'' speak?"
:—'''Silas''' says what we're all thinking to Starscream.

"I don't get it. All this chipping away with my hammer just to bring Megatron another hammer?"
:—'''Breakdown''' tells Knock Out that '''Megatron''' wants even more hammers.

"Mine's bigger!"
:—'''Bulkhead''' compares hammers with Breakdown.

"Time to jet—because I ''can''!"
:—'''Starscream''', who really should learn to keep his mouth shut.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Once again, Starscream's eyes are completely red for the first half of the episode. It's only after Bumblebee hits him with a barrel that they are only red circles. Maybe hitting him with a heavy object is the key to making them normal.
*After the Autobots pass through the GroundBridge to MECH's headquarters in search of Bumblebee, Optimus had his battle mask drawn. When the camera pans to show Starscream behind them, his mask retracts silently, and almost invisibly.

===Continuity errors===
*In the previous episode, the [[MECH Surgeon]] is shown to be able to lift (and run with) Bumblebee's T-cog without much difficulty. Silas tells Starscream to bring it with him, instead of just picking it up and taking it himself; he's even standing right in front of it. Then again, Silas could just be exerting dominance onto Starscream, metaphorically flexing his "I'm the leader" muscles. Or on the other hand the MECH Surgeon could have already left the place and Starscream carrying it might been quicker.

===Continuity notes===
*Once more, Starscream mentions being the one to "offline" [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]].

===Transformers references===
* While delirious, Ratchet refers to [[Fuzor]]s, and even names [[Bantor (Prime)|Bantor]], a reference to [[Bantor (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Bantor]].
* Optimus mentions [[Solus Prime]], one of the [[Thirteen]].
* Knock Out unfavorably compares the results of Megatron's failed forging experiment to a "[[Fortress Maximus (disambiguation)|Fortress-Maximus]] Grade [[Nucleon Shock Cannon]]".
* Megatron once again calls Optimus by his pre-Prime name "Orion Pax" from the previous episodes during his gloating.

===Real-world references===
*Knock Out broadly references award shows such as the Oscars and Emmys.
*"Put a tiger in your tank" was a slogan of [[wikipedia:Exxon|Exxon]].

===Trivia===
* When Agent Fowler relays the information on MECH's whereabouts to Bumblebee, he says it really slowly and condescendingly, as if he believes Bumblebee has trouble understanding English, rather than just mute. Fowler's kind of a jerk.
*During the fight in the hangar, Bumblebee punches several MECH soldiers, sending them flying through the air. Silas survived this, so it stands to reason everyone else did, too. Cartoons, everybody! (A soldier does not crack the robot's lens; that was his rifle.)
*This episode confirms that (at least the current cast of) Cybertronians are incapable of self-propelled flight outside of a flight-capable alternate mode. This is in stark contrast to previous continuities. Especially ones in which even Cybertronians who ''didn't'' have flight-capable vehicle modes were capable of self-propelled flight through air and the vacuum of space.
*[[Solus Prime]] is the fourth member of the Original Thirteen to actually be named on television (the others were [[Alpha Trion]], [[Vector Prime]], and [[The Fallen]], respectively).

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Grill (episode)

2012-04-15T06:46:36Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 35
|prev=Nemesis Prime (episode)
|next=Armada (episode)
|image=
|caption=
|title="Grill"
|airdate=[[April 14]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]
|directed by=[[Kevin Altieri]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Agent Fowler has some explaining to do under the threat of military tribunal and Team Prime's termination.'''

==Synopsis==
[[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] steps into [[Bryce|General Bryce]]'s office to provide some explanations. Bryce first asks about [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s recent death, and Fowler clarifies that the body the military have is [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]], though Bryce has trouble swallowing it. Fowler explains a bit about [[MECH]] and wonders if some of MECH's men are special forces like [[Silas]]. Under further questioning, Fowler relates more about the [[Autobot]]s and their war, and his own involvement in helping [[Team Prime]]. Bryce asks him to run through the identities of the Autobots in Team Prime, and comes to the death of [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. Bryce reiterates that all they have to go on regarding Optimus Prime's recent defection to the [[Decepticon]]s is Fowler's report, and the current debriefing is a result of concerns about the potential danger the Autobots pose, with the possibility of a military tribunal later.

Fowler insists that the Autobots are very careful about protecting [[human]]s, but lets slip about the kids. He quickly covers the mistake by claiming they're civilians working with the Autobots and valuable team members, carefully leaving out the fact that they're minors. Bryce seems mollified, but asks why [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] hasn't been terminated yet, which leads Fowler to mention [[Unicron]]. Bryce decides that Fowler needs a psychological evaluation, though after Fowler clarifies that he didn't say "unicorn", the evaluation is called off. Fowler also relays how both [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and [[Airachnid]] have gone rogue, and that the Autobots have gained valuable intel from the former. Though he says Optimus thinks [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] could be converted, Fowler doesn't agree. When questioned about Optimus's recent defection, Fowler is confident that Optimus is firmly an Autobot. He mentions the current Decepticon hunt for ancient Transformer artifacts, and has Optimus himself look through the window and converse with Bryce. General Bryce is convinced and dismisses Fowler.

==Featured characters==
{{Note|Most characters only appear in clips from previous episodes.}}
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (12)
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (13)
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (17)
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (19)
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]
* [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]

|c2=
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (7)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (11)
*[[Decepticon Miner]]s (18)
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] (20)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (21)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (22)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (25)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (27)
*[[Airachnid]] (28)
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] (29)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (31)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (32)
*[[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]

|h3=Humans
|c3=
* [[Bryce|General Bryce]] (1)
* [[Daley|Private Daley]] (2)
* [[William Fowler]] (3)
* [[MECH Surgeon]] (6)
* [[Silas]] (8)
* [[MECH Commando]] (9)
* [[MECH Navigator]] (10)
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (14)
* [[Jack Darby]] (15)
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (16)
* [[Museum security guard|Guard]] (23)
* [[June Darby]] (24)

|c4=
* [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] (5)
* [[Scraplet]]s (26)
* [[Unicron]] (30)
|}}

==Quotes==
"General Bryce here just needs to confirm the state of your health and welfare." 
"I am fine, General Bryce. How are you?" 
"I'm well, uh, soldier."
:—'''Agent Fowler''' has '''Optimus Prime''' set the record straight with '''General Bryce'''.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity notes===
* Being a [[clip show]], this episode shows bits from virtually every episode of the series up to this point.
*It seems nobody in the government has any knowledge of the kids' involvement with the Autobots. Since Fowler contacted NASA about getting Jack a space suit in "[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]," maybe NASA just hands out teenager-sized NASA space suits whenever Fowler asks for them?
* Like Miko, General Bryce mistakes Unicron with a unicorn.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* As previously revealed on the package of the Ultimate Opponents Entertainment Pack, [[Silas]]'s real name is Leland Bishop. Newly revealed in this episode is his former military rank of Colonel.
* Aside from all the clips shown in this episode, the only Transformer appearing physically in this episode is Optimus Prime.
* We finally get an explanation for why Fowler can fly a jet without a flight suit. At some point (most likely before "[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]"), Ratchet modified the air pressure regulators in Fowler's jet.
* This episode contains the greatest number of characters so far. Interestingly, the only one not mentioned in this episode is Wheeljack.

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Clip shows]]
[[Category:Prime episodes]]

License plate

2012-04-12T02:38:33Z

173.58.46.198: /* Prime cartoon */

A '''license plate''', officially a '''vehicle registration plate''', also called a '''number plate''' or a '''vanity plate''' when personalized, is a metal plate attached to an [[Earth]] vehicle, usually a car, a truck or a motorcycle, that contains a unique registration ID with an official authority within the country the vehicle is operating in. It typically consists of numbers, letters or a combination of both. Some countries require license plates for the front and rear bumper of a car, while others (such as the USA) only require a rear license plate. In real life, the options of personalization differ a lot from country to country.

Since a lot of [[Transformer]]s use Earth vehicles as their [[alternate mode]]s, they often also sport a license plate as part of their disguise. Sometimes the license plates reveal the [[character]]'s name, sometimes they contain a coded message, and sometimes they are just random numbers and letters.

==Toys==
==[[Generation 1 (European toyline)|''Generation 1'']] (Europe)==
*[[Clench (G1)|Clench/Colossus]] sports a weird license plate that reads "'''TEXAS 1953 NUE 480''' in four rows. It's certainly not a Texan license plate, but it doesn't particularly look like any European license plate either.

===[[Transformers: Alternators|''Alternators'' / ''Binaltech'']]===
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]] has "'''S30WRT'''" for the ''Alternators'' version and the "#8" [[variant]] of the ''Binaltech'' version and "'''S40WRT'''" for the "#7" variant of the ''Binaltech'' version. Both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2003 Rallye Monte Carlo.
*Likewise, the ''Binaltech''-only [[retool]] Smokescreen GT comes with the license plates "'''OT53 SRT'''" for the "#1" variant and "'''CT53 SRT'''" for the "#2" variant. Again, both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2004 Corona Rally Mexico.
*Both ''Alternators'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Alternators|Side Swipe]] and ''Binaltech'' Lambor have a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of the character's US name with an Autobot [[insignia|logo]] in the middle, "'''SIDE [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWP'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Bluestreak (G1)#Alternators|Silverstreak]] and ''Binaltech'' Streak both have two license plates, with the front one only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and the rear one sporting an abbreviated form of the character's then US name with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SLV [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*Both versions of [[Hound (G1)#Alternators|Hound]] only sported a license plate with an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the front bumper.
*Both versions of [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators|Dead End]] feature a rear license plate sporting his name with a Decepticon logo in the middle, "'''DEAD [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] END'''".
*''Alternators'' [[trademark|Autobot]] [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|Tracks]] and both the yellow and blue variants of ''Binaltech'' Tracks simply sport an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the rear license plate.
*All versions of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Meister]], including the ''Binaltech''-only red version (aka "[[Zoom-Zoom]]"), feature a rear license plate that contains an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] MEISTER'''".
*Similar to his [[mold]]-mate Hound, both versions of [[Swindle (G1)#Alternators|Swindle]] only feature a front license plate sporting a lone Decepticon symbol, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Both versions of [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] GRIMLOCK'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] has the first difference with his ''Binaltech'' counterpart, what with them being different characters and all. He features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WNDCGR'''".
*Meanwhile, his ''Binaltech'' counterpart [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]] has the same layout for the license plate, but sports an abbreviated form of ''his'' name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] OVRDRV'''", instead.
*''Alternators'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Battle Ravage]] and ''Binaltech'' Ravage both feature a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated version of the Japanese toy's (and Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' toy's) name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] RVG'''". Early [[prototype|test shots]] of the ''Alternators'' version still sported an abbreviated form of the Hasbro name for the toy, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] BTLRVG'''", which implies an intentional change.
*''Alternators'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators|Shockblast]] features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of the character's ''Generation 1'' toy's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] SHKWAV'''". The ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Laserwave, replaces that with an abbreviated form of its Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] LWAVE'''".
*Both versions of [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Alternators|Wheeljack]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WHLJCK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Windcharger, [[Decepticharge]], features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] DCHRG'''".
*Decepticharge's unreleased ''Binaltech'' counterpart, [[Blackarachnia_(BW)#Binaltech|Blackwidow]], featured a license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by the second half of her name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] WIDOW'''", in promotional photos.
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Tracks, [[Swerve (G1)#Alternators|Swerve]], features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWERVE'''".
*All versions of [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Prowl]], including the ''Binaltech''-only blue civilian variant, feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the character's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] PROWL'''".
*Both versions of [[Skids (G1)#Alternators|Skids]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SKIDS'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Alternators|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", as does the ''Binaltech Asterisk'' version. In fact, the license plate is one of the two elements of the two versions' decos that are identical, the other being the [[paint operation|paint mask]] for the head. An earlier test shot of ''Alternators'' Sunstreaker sported an abbreviated form of the name in a different font, with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SUN [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Swindle, [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]], was the first to feature a state-specific rear license plate, in his case his name, "'''ROLLBAR'''", registered in Colorado. Like Hound, he also features a front license plate sporting nothing but an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*The equally ''Alternators''-only redeco of Silverstreak, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Alternators|Ricochet]], followed suit, with a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''RICO-CHET'''", registered in the Garden State of New Jersey. Like Silverstreak and Rollbar, he also features a front license plate with a lone Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*''Alternators'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the second half of his name, "'''PRIME'''", styled after a California plate but replacing the state name with his home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the same font.
*''Alternators'' [[Mirage (G1)#Alternators|Mirage]] features a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''MIRAGE'''", registered in the Great Lakes state of Michigan. His [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] clear ''Binaltech'' counterpart, "Rijie Electro-Disruptor Mode", simply has an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] RIJIE'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Prowl, [[Camshaft (G1)#Alternators|Camshaft]], features a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''CAM SHFT'''", registered in the Ocean State of Rhode Island (also Hasbro's home state). Since the toy's deco was originally conceived with the ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of ''Generation 1'' Bluestreak in mind, early samples sported an abbreviated form of ''that'' name, "'''BLU STRK'''", instead.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con 2006 exclusive redeco of Optimus Prime, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], has a rear license plate sporting the first half of his name, "'''NEMESIS'''", registered in California with a date of July 2006, referring to the place and date of the toy's release. The Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Black Convoy, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''BLACK-CONVOY'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The [[Walmart]] exclusive, ''Alternators''-only mold [[Rumble (G1)#Alternators|Decepticon Rumble]] features a rear license plate sporting his name without a trademark-induced prefix, "'''RUMBLE'''", registered in the Aloha State of Hawaii.
*The second toy of Ravage (the Jaguar XK), equally ''Alternators''-only, but only Walmart exclusive in the USA (it was available at mass retail in various European countries), features a rear license plate that sports his name "'''RAVAGE'''". Since Jaguar is a British manufacturer, it's the only license plate registered in the European Union, with a "GB" country identifier for Great Britain.
*The Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con 2007 exclusive retool of Mirage, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Alternators|Rodimus]], features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''TOO HOT'''", registered in the Golden State of California with a date of July, referring to the place and date of the toy's release.
*The final four ''Binaltech''-only redecos simply feature license plates with white text on a black backdop, like vehicles on display at a car show. The redeco of Streak, "Bluestreak", has front and rear plates with the car's model, "'''IMPREZA'''", the redecos of Meister (with parts taken from his retool, Laserwave), "Argent Meister", and the redeco of Decepticharge, [[Arcee (G1)#Binaltech|Arcee]], both also have rear plates with the car's models, "'''RX-8'''" and "'''S2000'''", respectively, and Optimus Prime's ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Convoy, has a rear plate with the manufacturer's name, "'''DODGE'''". All names are matched to the official manufacturers' logos and fonts.

====''Binaltech Asterisk''====
*The ''Asterisk''-only retool of Streak, [[Red Alert (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Alert]], again has a front plate only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and a rear late sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]]ALERT'''".
*As mentioned above, [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", just like his ''Alternators'' counterpart.
*[[Blaster (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Broadblast]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] bRBL'''", with the lowercase first "b" and the uppercase second "B" being a reference to the vehicle's Japanese name, the Toyota bB.

===''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''===
*[[Lugnutz]]'s plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Hightail (Cybertron)|Hightail]] has a Cincinnati [[Ohio]] plate, "'''B-CAT 1'''". Combined with its coloration, it refers to the [[Wikipedia:University of Cincinnati|University of Cincinnati's]] Bearcats, included as a tip of the hat by (and/or for) [[Hasbro]] Transformers staff who used to work at Hasbro's now-closed Ohio offices.

===''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]''===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Convoy]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] CONVOY'''".
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Hot Rodimus]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] HOT RODIMUS'''".
*The 1:24 scale toy of [[Autorooper]] features identical front and rear license plates sporting a Japanese kanji and a number, "'''子・・04'''". The kanji stands for "rat", one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, identifying the Autrooper unit's platoon, whereas the number identifies the individual Autorooper unit. The license plate is registered to the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s Tokyo precinct, as a shown by the kanji "東京" for Tokyo and the abbreviation "EDC".

===''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''===
*[[BotCon 2010]] "[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]: Redux" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown's]] license plate reads "'''BCFW94'''", a reference to the very first [[BotCon 1994|BotCon]] held in Fort Wayne in 1994, where the original BotCon [[exclusive]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown toy had been available.
*BotCon 2010 Custom Class exclusive "Generation 2: Redux" [[Sideswipe (G1)#Timelines|Sideswipe's]] license plate reads, or at least is ''supposed'' to read, "'''G2SWIPE'''".

===''[[Movie (toyline)|Transformers]]'' (2007 toyline)===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)#toys|Bumblebee's]] toys alternatively sport two different license plates: The more prevalent one is "'''4NZZ454'''", based on the CG robot model of the "Concept Camaro" body used for the movie. It can be found on the Deluxe Class "Classic Camaro" toy's robot mode stomach (in contrast to the license plate the movie used for this body), which has a blank license plate on the vehicle mode's rear end, on Ultimate Bumblebee in both modes, and on the non-transforming Unleashed, [[Robot Replicas]], [[Cyber Stompin' Robots]] and Tiger's Beatmix Bumblebee figures' robot mode stomachs. Ultimate Bumblebee and the Robot Replica, Unleashed and Beatmix toys also sport a California registration, while the Deluxe and Cyber Stompin' toys simply have a red line evocative of the "California" logo.
*The Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" toy, meanwhile, adds an extra "Z", making it "'''4NZZZ454'''" for the robot mode's chest, again with a red line evocative of the "California" logo, while the vehicle mode's rear end again features a blank plate. This plate is also used for the battle damaged [[redeco]] from the [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Bumblebee: Evolution of a Hero" two-pack, the Screen Battles "Capture of Bumblebee" redeco, the Target exclusive [[AllSpark Power|"AllSpark-enhanced"]] redeco and the [[Premium Series]] redeco/[[retool]]. The Premium version also adds the same license plate to the vehicle mode's rear end.
*The "Classic Camaro" [[Cyber Slammers]] toy does something else entirely, with a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BUMBL-B'''", with a line evocative of a "California" logo above it... except both the letters and the line are blue. In robot mode, the license plate on his stomach is blank.
*Meanwhile, the [[Legends Class]] toys including the [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] redeco, the Cliffjumper redeco and the "Stealth Bumblebee" redeco/retool of the "Concept Camaro" Deluxe [[mold|sculpt]], the "Concept Camaro" Cyber Slammers toy, the [[Fast Action Battlers]] toys and the legless Bumblebee figure available as part of the Screen Battles "Final Stand" set with a minor redeco of Deluxe Class [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] all sport blank license plates in both modes.
*Most of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] toy sport blank license plates. The only exceptions are the "Recon Barricade" redeco of the Deluxe Class toy, which features a rear license plate sporting the name "'''[[Joe Kyde#SAGE2764|SAGE2764]]'''", referring to the screenname of a member of a Chinese toy newsgroup pertaining to Recon Barricade's deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], and the Premium Series redeco of the Deluxe, whose license plate sports an abbreviation of his Decepticon allegiance, "'''DCPTCN'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] sports a license plate that reads "'''TF 7407'''", registered in Massachusetts. The number refers to the premiere date of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], which actually opened in US theaters on July '''3''', 2007. The Japanese-only "Black Arcee" redeco keeps the plate.
*The officially unreleased [[Target]] [[exclusive]] Scout Class figure [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] sports a license plate that reads "'''MR 37'''", registered in Kentucky. "MR-37" was the Japanese ID number of the ''Machine Robo'' version of the [[Tonka]] [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBot]] [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/NightRanger/nightranger.htm Night Ranger], whose color scheme Backtrack [[homage]]s. The Kentucky registration makes the color scheme a double homage, to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats University of Kentucky Wildcats].
*All other toys with vehicular modes sport blank license plates, despite often having the space for them specifically sculpted.

===[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' ===
*''Universe'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting the phrase "'''WE R 84'''", spelled out "We are 84", referring to the launch of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toy line]] in [[1984]]. The same plate is also used for his ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart. Early Hasbro [[prototype]]s used for [[stock photography|stock photos]] and comparison photos in Japanese magazines sported an incorrect "'''WE R 82'''" license plate, which was thankfully caught in [[quality control]] in time for the final release. (It's also possible that the "82" version might have been a reference to the year the ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor of Sunstreaker, the "first transforming car-to-robot toy" according to Hasbro, was released.)
*Sunstreaker's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]], features a rear license plate sporting the second half of his name, "'''SWIPE'''". His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, Lambor, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''LAMBOR'''".
*''Universe'' [[Ironhide (G1)#Universe|Ironhide]] features a rear license plate sporting the state name "'''OREGON'''", referring to the state where [[Mount St. Hilary]], the mountain the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had crashed into, was located according to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart boringly replaces that with a blank plate.
*Ironhide's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Ratchet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Ratchet]], features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''H3L PU2'''", or "Help us", referring to the cover of [[The Pri¢e of Life!|issue 70]] of the Marvel US comic. Again, ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet simply replaces that with a blank plate.
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe|Hot Shot]] features a rear plate sporting the message "'''JA AM'''", declaring the character's well-known love for the substance known as [[JaAm]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, [[Hot Rod (Henkei!)|Hot Rod]], replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''HOT ROD'''".
*''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]] features a rear plate sporting his Japanese name, "'''ALERT'''".

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Revenge of the Fallen|Bumblebee]]'s Deluxe Class "preview" toy, a [[retool]] of the ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" Bumblebee toy, keeps that version's movie-inaccurate license plate "'''4NZZZ454'''" on the robot mode chest, but omits the red line evocative of a California registration this time. The vehicle mode's rear license plate is blank. The same plate is also used by [[Human Alliance]] Bumblebee, in both modes, both times with a red line evocative of a California registration.
*The ''Movie'' Ultimate Bumblebee retool, "Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged", keeps the original version's movie-accurate plate, "'''4NZZ454'''" with one less "Z", in both modes, both times registered in California, like on the original.
*All other Bumblebee toys (Legends Class, the Deluxe redeco Alliance Bumblebee, the elaborate Deluxe retool Cannon Bumblebee, its retool Battlefield Bumblebee, the [[Gravity Bot]]s and the [[Fast Action Battlers]]) have blank license plates.
*Human Alliance [[Barricade (Movie)#Human Alliance|Barricade]] features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''2PN-SLV'''", referring to the infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings that are part of his police car deco.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Autobot Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting his name minus the [[trademark]]-induced prefix, "'''SKIDS'''", on his Deluxe Class, Gravity Bots and Human Alliance toys.
*His brother [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] features a rear license plate sporting his vehicle mode's name, "'''TRAX'''", on his Gravity Bots toy and the initial shipment of his Deluxe Class toy. [[Variant|Later shipments]] of the Deluxe, including the Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release, replace it with his name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as do the Deluxe's redeco, Tuner Mudflap, and the Human Alliance toy.
*All other toys have blank license plates, despite often having them specifically sculpted.
*[[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name including elements of [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] NGTB34T'''".
*[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown's]] rear license plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe's]] license plate reads "'''P1-P35'''", a reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], the character he homages but couldn't be named after for [[trademark]] reasons.

===''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]''===
*As a rather unusual [[homage]], ''Generations'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] keeps the character's Japanese name from the ''Henkei'' version on his rear license plate, but adds the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] toy's [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]], making it "'''05 ALERT'''".

===[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] / ''[[Transformers United|United]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Skids (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Tuner Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''IH8CONS'''", or "I hate Cons" (as in "Decepticons").
*Deluxe Class [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] features a license plate that sports her name written in [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''3L 174'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] sports an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on his license plate.
*Scout Class [[Oil Pan]]'s license plate is a lone Decepticon logo, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Battle Ops [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Bumblebee]] sports the movie-accurate license plate "'''4NZZ454'''" in both modes, both times without so much as a red line evocative of a California registration. Deluxe Class Battle Blades Bumblebee, meanwhile, sports blank license plates in both modes.
*''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] features a rear license plate sporting the code "'''MR51409'''". The exact meaning has not been officially confirmed, the most prevalent theory suggests it might refer to the birth date of [[Bill Rawley]]'s daughter. Surprisingly enough, his ''United'' counterpart, "[[Trademark|Autobot]] Perceptor", keeps the plate.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee]] features ''sculpted'' (!) license plates sporting the combination "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in both modes, but not painted, thus keeping it in the same plastic colors as the surrounding areas (yellow in vehicle mode, gray on the robot mode's stomach). This is in fact the plate used on the car props for all three movies, which is different from the plate used on the CG robot model's stomach in the first two films (though ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' finally uses it for both modes).
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Leader Class Bumblebee]] similarly has sculpted "'''900 STRA'''" plates in both robot and car modes, but this time, it's also painted.
*The large ''[[Stealth Force]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Stealth Force 2|Bumblebee toy]] also features a sculpted license plate, but this time it's "'''2010 STRA'''" and is painted silver.
*The redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance 3|Bumblebee]] features license plates that sport an Autobot logo followed by his nickname, "[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] '''BEE'''", in both modes.
*[[Human Alliance]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Soundwave]]'s license plate is '''"SUPERIOR"''', in reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s line "Soundwave superior, [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] inferior" from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con [[exclusive]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SDCCUltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime]] packaging [[variant]] came with an exclusive sticker sheet that includes the three optional license plates "'''PRIME'''", "'''SDCC2011'''" and "'''4KH4213'''" for his trailer.

==Fiction==
===''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''===
[[Image:BumblebeelovesNY.jpg|thumb|300px|right|One of the earliest instances of non-Hasbro advertising in Transformers fiction.]]
*In "[[City of Steel]]", [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sports a front license plate that reads "'''I❤NY'''", referencing the decades-old "I Love New York" advertising campaign for [[New York City]].
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===''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]''===
*A car driven by [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] has the plates "'''EV-1255'''" in "[[Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!]]".

===[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics]]===
*A random car in the final panel of [[Extermination|issue 8]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |''Generation One'' vol. 3 ongoing comic]] sports a license plate with the coded message "'''TR8R1'''", which has been interpreted as "traitor 1", implying that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] all-too-easy defeat at the hands of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] might in fact be a ruse, and Bumper might in fact be a traitor (possibly under the control of one of Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s). Sadly, what with the whole [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] bankruptcy thing, this will probably never be resolved.

===[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW ''Generation 1'' comic]]===
*Most plates in [[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]] are blank, but [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s is "'''5IDW510'''", as seen in issues [[Infiltration issue 2|2]] and [[Infiltration issue 4|4]]. The "IDW" part obviously refers to the [[IDW Publishing|publisher]], while the number "510" might refer to the month and year of [[Infiltration issue 0|issue 0's]] release, October 2005.
*In ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat's]] license plate reads "'''M1N-3RV4'''", an obvious reference to his ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Minerva (Masterforce)|mold-mate]].
*In [[...For All Mankind|issue 1]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] features a license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BRKDOWN'''".
*In [[Enemies of the System|issue 5]] of the ongoing, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s license plate reads "'''STACK04'''" in reference to [[Robert Stack]], his first voice actor.
*[[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|Issue 8]] of the ongoing features [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] with the license plate "'''D-64'''", his original toy's [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]].

===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''===
*Autobots sport their toys' [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] as their license plates. E.G. [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s is "'''C-001'''". This even extends to the [[Autobot Brothers]]' plates changing to their super redeco toys' ID numbers when they power up, with, for instance, [[X-Brawn]]'s changing from "'''C-002'''" to "'''C-024'''".
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]]'s many red sports cars feature the license plates "'''J38-57'''" and "'''J68-85'''" ("[[An Explosive Situation]]"), "'''J38-57'''" ("[[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]"), "'''J68-85'''" ("[[Attack from Outer Space]]"), "'''51-16'''" (an SUV in "[[A Test of Metal]]"), "'''G·5-25'''" ("[[Power to Burn!]]"), "'''J·3-30'''" ("[[Maximus Emerges]]") and "'''H68-85'''" ("[[The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle]]").
*In "An Explosive Situation", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] attacks a truck with the license place "'''G39-20'''".
*The sports car [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] eyes up in "[[Tow-Line Goes Haywire]]" has the plate "'''M:ZZ 1021'''".
*And another one he eyes up in "[[The Fish Test]]" sports the number "'''M-Z 8831'''".

===''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007 film)===
[[Image:MovieIronhidevsLost.jpg|thumb|100px|right|The crossover you never expected to see!]]
*As long as he transforms into a 1976 Camaro, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", both on his vehicle mode's rear end and on his stomach in robot mode.
*Once he has upgraded into a modern Camaro, he alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" registered in California in robot mode.
*In vehicle mode, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] sports the license plate "'''664 NLZO'''" in vehicle mode, without a state-specific registration. It can be briefly seen during his transformation before his fight with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. In robot mode, he sports the license plate "'''1-4027E'''", registered in Oklahoma, instead... which also happens to be [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s license plate in vehicle mode. The license plate can be briefly glimpsed in the movie when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] sports the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" on his robot mode chest. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' season 5 episode "[http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Little_Prince The Little Prince]", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton.
*An SUV thrown through the air during [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] rampage in [[Mission City]] sports an "'''[[Energon|ENERGON]]'''" license plate as an easter egg.

====Set photos====
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movie sported the license plate "'''5LKZ213'''" on his stomach on the Hoover Dam set.
*The [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] GMC Topkick car prop also sported the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" seen on his robot chest in the movie, registered in California in January.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''6Q49935'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles.

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===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film===
*Like in the first film, Bumblebee alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" in robot mode.
*In their combined ice cream truck mode, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] sport a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''KDM 814'''". A minor variant of this, "KDM 0814" with an extra "0" (but as a modern California plate), was later used for the life-sized Bumblebee prop on various exhibits from 2009 up until at least 2011.
*As a Chevrolet Beat, Skids sports a license plate with his name, "'''SKIDS'''". Oddly enough, the real Chevrolet Beat he scans at the beginning of the movie already has the same plate, despite his and Mudflap's arguing over who gets to transform into which car. Even ''more'' oddly, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "'''BEAT'''", when they are going to New York City to meet with [[Seymour Simmons|Robo-Warrior]].
*Mudflap, meanwhile, sports a license plate with his own name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as a Chevrolet Trax. As with Skids, the car he scans already has the same plate.
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways']] license plate in the film reads "'''269 FPJT'''". It can be briefly seen twice; however, the only time it's seen in its entirety, just before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] splices Sideways in half, the letters and numbers are mirrored, implying that the shot was mirrored in editing.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] still sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite no longer sporting a license plate in vehicle mode.
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Sideswipe and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] sport ''no'' license plates at all.<ref name="rotfpromo">[http://scifimafia.com/2009/05/five-new-official-promo-pics-from-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' promo pics at Scifi Mania].</ref>

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' comics===
[[Image:ROTFComicSidewaysAudiR8.jpg|thumb|100px|I'll just swipe the car from the official manufacturer's website. "Audi" is a Chinese brand anyways, right?]]
*In [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|issue 1]] of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaptation, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] sports a German license plate on his vehicle mode's front, registered in the City of Hamburg. In fact, the license number "'''HH BA 740'''" is taken straight from commercials and other promotional materials for the Audi R8.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' film===
*Finally achieving consistency, Bumblebee now sports the license plate "'''900 STRA'''" in both modes.
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite not sporting an actual license plate in vehicle mode (see below).
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] sports an Italian/European Union license plate (registered in the province of Catania), "'''CT 41401'''", in vehicle mode.<ref name="ferrari">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/terry_usa/4807352490/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Set photo of the Ferrari 458 Italia] with a close-up view of the license plate.</ref> The colors are (deliberately) incorrect, though: Instead of black text on a white background, with a European "blue band" containing the European flag (a circle consisting of twelve yellow stars) on the left and a second blue band containing a yellow circle on the right, Dino's plate is essentially a negative monochrome version, with ''silver'' text on a ''black'' background, ''silver'' bands on both sides, a European flag consisting of twelve ''black'' stars on the left and a black circle on the right.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch's]] Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German/European Union license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that license plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>

====Set photos====
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''9999963'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (1)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The Ironhide GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a [[NEST]] logo on it on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago2">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=132&size=0&start=100 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (2)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The "[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]" Mercedes-Benz E550 car prop sported a German/European Union license plate, "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1"/> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)
*The [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG car prop sported another German/European Union license plate, "'''M JS8509'''", also registered in Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago3">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/aperturesun/archives/date-taken/2010/07/17/ ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set] at Flickr.</ref> (Again, there should be a space between "JS" and "8509", and another license plate on the front if it were to be genuinely German.)

===[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon===
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s license plate in "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]" is "'''GQR·775'''". He and the other Autobots use license plates registered in Nevada.
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s license plate in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is "'''JOFY 892'''", and does not have a state-specific registration.
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]'s license plate in "Deus ex Machina" is "'''DGOT 441'''". Like Knock Out, his license plate is not registered to any state.
*[[Fast Willy]]'s car in "[[Speed Metal]]" has the Nevada license plate "'''SOZ·995'''".
*[[Vince]]'s car in "Speed Metal" displays the Nevada license plate "'''281·DIL'''".
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s license plate in "Speed Metal" is "'''936·SOH'''".
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'s license plate in "[[Crisscross]]" is "'''396571'''".
*[[June Darby]]'s car in "Crisscross" uses the Nevada license plate "'''RPI·437'''".
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s license plate in "[[Metal Attraction]]" is "'''821·BOF'''".
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s license plate in "[[Stronger, Faster]]" is "'''449·EPQ'''".
*[[William Fowler]]'s car in "[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]" shares June Darby's license plate, "'''RPI·437'''", due to model reuse.
*[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] borrows Optimus Prime's model and, by extension, his license plate, "'''GQR·775'''", in "Nemesis Prime".

==Video games==
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a license plate with the first half "'''5BBM2'''", mirrored on the other side, in [[Activision Blizzard|Activision's]] ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video games. The plate is registered in California in January, but due to its symmetrical nature, the state name and month are also mirrored on the other side. Despite this, he sports the movie-accurate plate '''900 STRA''' in vehicle mode in the ''Dark of the Moon'' game.
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==Other==
*''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sports the "'''I❤NY'''" front license plate from "[[City of Steel]]" on the "Data File" card that came with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]].
*The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] that was on display at the London Film and Comic Con in September 2007 sported its film license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", registered in California.
*The [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] Pontiac Solstice prop vehicle from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''664 NLZO'''" without a state-specific registration, when it was on display at GM Riverwalk in June 2007.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 vehicle prop from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''6Q49935'''" with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, when it was on display at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt, Germany in September 2007.
*The Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' sported its film license plate, "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration, at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The prop vehicle used for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' sported the same plate at the 2011 New York International Auto Show and [[BotCon 2011]].
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movies sported the license plate "'''BUMBLBE'''", registered in California with a July date, on his robot stomach when it was on display at the film's premiere at Westwood Village, Los Angeles, in June 2007, and later that year at the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center in October.
*The following year, the prop sported the license plate '''FXPERTS''', registered in California, when it was on display at CES 2008 in January, and later that year when it was on display at the Holloman Air Force Base in September, when the ''Revenge'' crew was shooting there. "Fxperts" is the name of the special effects company that built the prop.
*The most current plate used for the prop, '''KDM 0814''', registered in California, was first used at in February 2009 at the Chicago Auto Show, then in March at the Las Vegas Strip, in November of that year at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia (using a "May" date for this occasion, oddly enough, while all the other uses were month-less), and again in March 2011 at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 2011 at the New York International Auto Show and in June 2011 at the German premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' in Berlin. This plate is a minor variation of the one used by [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their combined ice cream truck mode in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', "KDM 814" (also registered in California).

==Notes==
* The planned Cadillac XLR [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy that never made it past the planning stage was intended to sport an [[Oregon]] license plate.
* The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle's license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.screenused.com/ ScreenUsed.com] in January 2008.
* Ironhide's license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", was auctioned off via [http://www.yourprops.com/ YourProps.com].
* Despite being used again for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle's license plate from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', "'''900 STRA'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.icollector.com/ iCollector.com] in October 2009.
* At the same time, iCollector also auctioned off license plate props used for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their Chevrolet Beat and Trax bodies, respectively. In fact, there were two plates for both, "'''SKIDS'''" and "'''BEAT'''" for Skids and "'''MUDFLAP'''" and "'''TRAX'''" for Mudflap. Even though iCollector claimed the two sets were used for their robot and vehicle modes, respectively, this was directly refuted by screencaps included with the auction that depicted the two car props sporting their robot names on their plates. As stated above, the "BEAT" plate can be seen briefly in the movie, and it's ''possible'' the "TRAX" plate was used for the same scene (although the car's plate is offscreen during that scene).

==References==
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==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Vehicle registration plate|License plate on Wikipedia]]

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License plate

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A '''license plate''', officially a '''vehicle registration plate''', also called a '''number plate''' or a '''vanity plate''' when personalized, is a metal plate attached to an [[Earth]] vehicle, usually a car, a truck or a motorcycle, that contains a unique registration ID with an official authority within the country the vehicle is operating in. It typically consists of numbers, letters or a combination of both. Some countries require license plates for the front and rear bumper of a car, while others (such as the USA) only require a rear license plate. In real life, the options of personalization differ a lot from country to country.

Since a lot of [[Transformer]]s use Earth vehicles as their [[alternate mode]]s, they often also sport a license plate as part of their disguise. Sometimes the license plates reveal the [[character]]'s name, sometimes they contain a coded message, and sometimes they are just random numbers and letters.

==Toys==
==[[Generation 1 (European toyline)|''Generation 1'']] (Europe)==
*[[Clench (G1)|Clench/Colossus]] sports a weird license plate that reads "'''TEXAS 1953 NUE 480''' in four rows. It's certainly not a Texan license plate, but it doesn't particularly look like any European license plate either.

===[[Transformers: Alternators|''Alternators'' / ''Binaltech'']]===
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]] has "'''S30WRT'''" for the ''Alternators'' version and the "#8" [[variant]] of the ''Binaltech'' version and "'''S40WRT'''" for the "#7" variant of the ''Binaltech'' version. Both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2003 Rallye Monte Carlo.
*Likewise, the ''Binaltech''-only [[retool]] Smokescreen GT comes with the license plates "'''OT53 SRT'''" for the "#1" variant and "'''CT53 SRT'''" for the "#2" variant. Again, both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2004 Corona Rally Mexico.
*Both ''Alternators'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Alternators|Side Swipe]] and ''Binaltech'' Lambor have a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of the character's US name with an Autobot [[insignia|logo]] in the middle, "'''SIDE [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWP'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Bluestreak (G1)#Alternators|Silverstreak]] and ''Binaltech'' Streak both have two license plates, with the front one only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and the rear one sporting an abbreviated form of the character's then US name with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SLV [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*Both versions of [[Hound (G1)#Alternators|Hound]] only sported a license plate with an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the front bumper.
*Both versions of [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators|Dead End]] feature a rear license plate sporting his name with a Decepticon logo in the middle, "'''DEAD [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] END'''".
*''Alternators'' [[trademark|Autobot]] [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|Tracks]] and both the yellow and blue variants of ''Binaltech'' Tracks simply sport an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the rear license plate.
*All versions of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Meister]], including the ''Binaltech''-only red version (aka "[[Zoom-Zoom]]"), feature a rear license plate that contains an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] MEISTER'''".
*Similar to his [[mold]]-mate Hound, both versions of [[Swindle (G1)#Alternators|Swindle]] only feature a front license plate sporting a lone Decepticon symbol, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Both versions of [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] GRIMLOCK'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] has the first difference with his ''Binaltech'' counterpart, what with them being different characters and all. He features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WNDCGR'''".
*Meanwhile, his ''Binaltech'' counterpart [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]] has the same layout for the license plate, but sports an abbreviated form of ''his'' name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] OVRDRV'''", instead.
*''Alternators'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Battle Ravage]] and ''Binaltech'' Ravage both feature a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated version of the Japanese toy's (and Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' toy's) name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] RVG'''". Early [[prototype|test shots]] of the ''Alternators'' version still sported an abbreviated form of the Hasbro name for the toy, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] BTLRVG'''", which implies an intentional change.
*''Alternators'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators|Shockblast]] features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of the character's ''Generation 1'' toy's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] SHKWAV'''". The ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Laserwave, replaces that with an abbreviated form of its Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] LWAVE'''".
*Both versions of [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Alternators|Wheeljack]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WHLJCK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Windcharger, [[Decepticharge]], features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] DCHRG'''".
*Decepticharge's unreleased ''Binaltech'' counterpart, [[Blackarachnia_(BW)#Binaltech|Blackwidow]], featured a license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by the second half of her name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] WIDOW'''", in promotional photos.
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Tracks, [[Swerve (G1)#Alternators|Swerve]], features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWERVE'''".
*All versions of [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Prowl]], including the ''Binaltech''-only blue civilian variant, feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the character's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] PROWL'''".
*Both versions of [[Skids (G1)#Alternators|Skids]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SKIDS'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Alternators|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", as does the ''Binaltech Asterisk'' version. In fact, the license plate is one of the two elements of the two versions' decos that are identical, the other being the [[paint operation|paint mask]] for the head. An earlier test shot of ''Alternators'' Sunstreaker sported an abbreviated form of the name in a different font, with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SUN [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Swindle, [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]], was the first to feature a state-specific rear license plate, in his case his name, "'''ROLLBAR'''", registered in Colorado. Like Hound, he also features a front license plate sporting nothing but an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*The equally ''Alternators''-only redeco of Silverstreak, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Alternators|Ricochet]], followed suit, with a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''RICO-CHET'''", registered in the Garden State of New Jersey. Like Silverstreak and Rollbar, he also features a front license plate with a lone Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*''Alternators'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the second half of his name, "'''PRIME'''", styled after a California plate but replacing the state name with his home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the same font.
*''Alternators'' [[Mirage (G1)#Alternators|Mirage]] features a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''MIRAGE'''", registered in the Great Lakes state of Michigan. His [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] clear ''Binaltech'' counterpart, "Rijie Electro-Disruptor Mode", simply has an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] RIJIE'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Prowl, [[Camshaft (G1)#Alternators|Camshaft]], features a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''CAM SHFT'''", registered in the Ocean State of Rhode Island (also Hasbro's home state). Since the toy's deco was originally conceived with the ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of ''Generation 1'' Bluestreak in mind, early samples sported an abbreviated form of ''that'' name, "'''BLU STRK'''", instead.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con 2006 exclusive redeco of Optimus Prime, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], has a rear license plate sporting the first half of his name, "'''NEMESIS'''", registered in California with a date of July 2006, referring to the place and date of the toy's release. The Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Black Convoy, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''BLACK-CONVOY'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The [[Walmart]] exclusive, ''Alternators''-only mold [[Rumble (G1)#Alternators|Decepticon Rumble]] features a rear license plate sporting his name without a trademark-induced prefix, "'''RUMBLE'''", registered in the Aloha State of Hawaii.
*The second toy of Ravage (the Jaguar XK), equally ''Alternators''-only, but only Walmart exclusive in the USA (it was available at mass retail in various European countries), features a rear license plate that sports his name "'''RAVAGE'''". Since Jaguar is a British manufacturer, it's the only license plate registered in the European Union, with a "GB" country identifier for Great Britain.
*The Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con 2007 exclusive retool of Mirage, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Alternators|Rodimus]], features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''TOO HOT'''", registered in the Golden State of California with a date of July, referring to the place and date of the toy's release.
*The final four ''Binaltech''-only redecos simply feature license plates with white text on a black backdop, like vehicles on display at a car show. The redeco of Streak, "Bluestreak", has front and rear plates with the car's model, "'''IMPREZA'''", the redecos of Meister (with parts taken from his retool, Laserwave), "Argent Meister", and the redeco of Decepticharge, [[Arcee (G1)#Binaltech|Arcee]], both also have rear plates with the car's models, "'''RX-8'''" and "'''S2000'''", respectively, and Optimus Prime's ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Convoy, has a rear plate with the manufacturer's name, "'''DODGE'''". All names are matched to the official manufacturers' logos and fonts.

====''Binaltech Asterisk''====
*The ''Asterisk''-only retool of Streak, [[Red Alert (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Alert]], again has a front plate only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and a rear late sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]]ALERT'''".
*As mentioned above, [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", just like his ''Alternators'' counterpart.
*[[Blaster (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Broadblast]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] bRBL'''", with the lowercase first "b" and the uppercase second "B" being a reference to the vehicle's Japanese name, the Toyota bB.

===''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''===
*[[Lugnutz]]'s plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Hightail (Cybertron)|Hightail]] has a Cincinnati [[Ohio]] plate, "'''B-CAT 1'''". Combined with its coloration, it refers to the [[Wikipedia:University of Cincinnati|University of Cincinnati's]] Bearcats, included as a tip of the hat by (and/or for) [[Hasbro]] Transformers staff who used to work at Hasbro's now-closed Ohio offices.

===''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]''===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Convoy]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] CONVOY'''".
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Hot Rodimus]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] HOT RODIMUS'''".
*The 1:24 scale toy of [[Autorooper]] features identical front and rear license plates sporting a Japanese kanji and a number, "'''子・・04'''". The kanji stands for "rat", one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, identifying the Autrooper unit's platoon, whereas the number identifies the individual Autorooper unit. The license plate is registered to the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s Tokyo precinct, as a shown by the kanji "東京" for Tokyo and the abbreviation "EDC".

===''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''===
*[[BotCon 2010]] "[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]: Redux" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown's]] license plate reads "'''BCFW94'''", a reference to the very first [[BotCon 1994|BotCon]] held in Fort Wayne in 1994, where the original BotCon [[exclusive]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown toy had been available.
*BotCon 2010 Custom Class exclusive "Generation 2: Redux" [[Sideswipe (G1)#Timelines|Sideswipe's]] license plate reads, or at least is ''supposed'' to read, "'''G2SWIPE'''".

===''[[Movie (toyline)|Transformers]]'' (2007 toyline)===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)#toys|Bumblebee's]] toys alternatively sport two different license plates: The more prevalent one is "'''4NZZ454'''", based on the CG robot model of the "Concept Camaro" body used for the movie. It can be found on the Deluxe Class "Classic Camaro" toy's robot mode stomach (in contrast to the license plate the movie used for this body), which has a blank license plate on the vehicle mode's rear end, on Ultimate Bumblebee in both modes, and on the non-transforming Unleashed, [[Robot Replicas]], [[Cyber Stompin' Robots]] and Tiger's Beatmix Bumblebee figures' robot mode stomachs. Ultimate Bumblebee and the Robot Replica, Unleashed and Beatmix toys also sport a California registration, while the Deluxe and Cyber Stompin' toys simply have a red line evocative of the "California" logo.
*The Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" toy, meanwhile, adds an extra "Z", making it "'''4NZZZ454'''" for the robot mode's chest, again with a red line evocative of the "California" logo, while the vehicle mode's rear end again features a blank plate. This plate is also used for the battle damaged [[redeco]] from the [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Bumblebee: Evolution of a Hero" two-pack, the Screen Battles "Capture of Bumblebee" redeco, the Target exclusive [[AllSpark Power|"AllSpark-enhanced"]] redeco and the [[Premium Series]] redeco/[[retool]]. The Premium version also adds the same license plate to the vehicle mode's rear end.
*The "Classic Camaro" [[Cyber Slammers]] toy does something else entirely, with a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BUMBL-B'''", with a line evocative of a "California" logo above it... except both the letters and the line are blue. In robot mode, the license plate on his stomach is blank.
*Meanwhile, the [[Legends Class]] toys including the [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] redeco, the Cliffjumper redeco and the "Stealth Bumblebee" redeco/retool of the "Concept Camaro" Deluxe [[mold|sculpt]], the "Concept Camaro" Cyber Slammers toy, the [[Fast Action Battlers]] toys and the legless Bumblebee figure available as part of the Screen Battles "Final Stand" set with a minor redeco of Deluxe Class [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] all sport blank license plates in both modes.
*Most of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] toy sport blank license plates. The only exceptions are the "Recon Barricade" redeco of the Deluxe Class toy, which features a rear license plate sporting the name "'''[[Joe Kyde#SAGE2764|SAGE2764]]'''", referring to the screenname of a member of a Chinese toy newsgroup pertaining to Recon Barricade's deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], and the Premium Series redeco of the Deluxe, whose license plate sports an abbreviation of his Decepticon allegiance, "'''DCPTCN'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] sports a license plate that reads "'''TF 7407'''", registered in Massachusetts. The number refers to the premiere date of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], which actually opened in US theaters on July '''3''', 2007. The Japanese-only "Black Arcee" redeco keeps the plate.
*The officially unreleased [[Target]] [[exclusive]] Scout Class figure [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] sports a license plate that reads "'''MR 37'''", registered in Kentucky. "MR-37" was the Japanese ID number of the ''Machine Robo'' version of the [[Tonka]] [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBot]] [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/NightRanger/nightranger.htm Night Ranger], whose color scheme Backtrack [[homage]]s. The Kentucky registration makes the color scheme a double homage, to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats University of Kentucky Wildcats].
*All other toys with vehicular modes sport blank license plates, despite often having the space for them specifically sculpted.

===[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' ===
*''Universe'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting the phrase "'''WE R 84'''", spelled out "We are 84", referring to the launch of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toy line]] in [[1984]]. The same plate is also used for his ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart. Early Hasbro [[prototype]]s used for [[stock photography|stock photos]] and comparison photos in Japanese magazines sported an incorrect "'''WE R 82'''" license plate, which was thankfully caught in [[quality control]] in time for the final release. (It's also possible that the "82" version might have been a reference to the year the ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor of Sunstreaker, the "first transforming car-to-robot toy" according to Hasbro, was released.)
*Sunstreaker's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]], features a rear license plate sporting the second half of his name, "'''SWIPE'''". His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, Lambor, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''LAMBOR'''".
*''Universe'' [[Ironhide (G1)#Universe|Ironhide]] features a rear license plate sporting the state name "'''OREGON'''", referring to the state where [[Mount St. Hilary]], the mountain the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had crashed into, was located according to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart boringly replaces that with a blank plate.
*Ironhide's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Ratchet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Ratchet]], features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''H3L PU2'''", or "Help us", referring to the cover of [[The Pri¢e of Life!|issue 70]] of the Marvel US comic. Again, ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet simply replaces that with a blank plate.
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe|Hot Shot]] features a rear plate sporting the message "'''JA AM'''", declaring the character's well-known love for the substance known as [[JaAm]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, [[Hot Rod (Henkei!)|Hot Rod]], replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''HOT ROD'''".
*''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]] features a rear plate sporting his Japanese name, "'''ALERT'''".

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Revenge of the Fallen|Bumblebee]]'s Deluxe Class "preview" toy, a [[retool]] of the ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" Bumblebee toy, keeps that version's movie-inaccurate license plate "'''4NZZZ454'''" on the robot mode chest, but omits the red line evocative of a California registration this time. The vehicle mode's rear license plate is blank. The same plate is also used by [[Human Alliance]] Bumblebee, in both modes, both times with a red line evocative of a California registration.
*The ''Movie'' Ultimate Bumblebee retool, "Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged", keeps the original version's movie-accurate plate, "'''4NZZ454'''" with one less "Z", in both modes, both times registered in California, like on the original.
*All other Bumblebee toys (Legends Class, the Deluxe redeco Alliance Bumblebee, the elaborate Deluxe retool Cannon Bumblebee, its retool Battlefield Bumblebee, the [[Gravity Bot]]s and the [[Fast Action Battlers]]) have blank license plates.
*Human Alliance [[Barricade (Movie)#Human Alliance|Barricade]] features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''2PN-SLV'''", referring to the infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings that are part of his police car deco.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Autobot Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting his name minus the [[trademark]]-induced prefix, "'''SKIDS'''", on his Deluxe Class, Gravity Bots and Human Alliance toys.
*His brother [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] features a rear license plate sporting his vehicle mode's name, "'''TRAX'''", on his Gravity Bots toy and the initial shipment of his Deluxe Class toy. [[Variant|Later shipments]] of the Deluxe, including the Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release, replace it with his name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as do the Deluxe's redeco, Tuner Mudflap, and the Human Alliance toy.
*All other toys have blank license plates, despite often having them specifically sculpted.
*[[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name including elements of [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] NGTB34T'''".
*[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown's]] rear license plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe's]] license plate reads "'''P1-P35'''", a reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], the character he homages but couldn't be named after for [[trademark]] reasons.

===''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]''===
*As a rather unusual [[homage]], ''Generations'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] keeps the character's Japanese name from the ''Henkei'' version on his rear license plate, but adds the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] toy's [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]], making it "'''05 ALERT'''".

===[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] / ''[[Transformers United|United]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Skids (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Tuner Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''IH8CONS'''", or "I hate Cons" (as in "Decepticons").
*Deluxe Class [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] features a license plate that sports her name written in [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''3L 174'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] sports an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on his license plate.
*Scout Class [[Oil Pan]]'s license plate is a lone Decepticon logo, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Battle Ops [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Bumblebee]] sports the movie-accurate license plate "'''4NZZ454'''" in both modes, both times without so much as a red line evocative of a California registration. Deluxe Class Battle Blades Bumblebee, meanwhile, sports blank license plates in both modes.
*''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] features a rear license plate sporting the code "'''MR51409'''". The exact meaning has not been officially confirmed, the most prevalent theory suggests it might refer to the birth date of [[Bill Rawley]]'s daughter. Surprisingly enough, his ''United'' counterpart, "[[Trademark|Autobot]] Perceptor", keeps the plate.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee]] features ''sculpted'' (!) license plates sporting the combination "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in both modes, but not painted, thus keeping it in the same plastic colors as the surrounding areas (yellow in vehicle mode, gray on the robot mode's stomach). This is in fact the plate used on the car props for all three movies, which is different from the plate used on the CG robot model's stomach in the first two films (though ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' finally uses it for both modes).
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Leader Class Bumblebee]] similarly has sculpted "'''900 STRA'''" plates in both robot and car modes, but this time, it's also painted.
*The large ''[[Stealth Force]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Stealth Force 2|Bumblebee toy]] also features a sculpted license plate, but this time it's "'''2010 STRA'''" and is painted silver.
*The redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance 3|Bumblebee]] features license plates that sport an Autobot logo followed by his nickname, "[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] '''BEE'''", in both modes.
*[[Human Alliance]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Soundwave]]'s license plate is '''"SUPERIOR"''', in reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s line "Soundwave superior, [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] inferior" from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con [[exclusive]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SDCCUltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime]] packaging [[variant]] came with an exclusive sticker sheet that includes the three optional license plates "'''PRIME'''", "'''SDCC2011'''" and "'''4KH4213'''" for his trailer.

==Fiction==
===''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''===
[[Image:BumblebeelovesNY.jpg|thumb|300px|right|One of the earliest instances of non-Hasbro advertising in Transformers fiction.]]
*In "[[City of Steel]]", [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sports a front license plate that reads "'''I❤NY'''", referencing the decades-old "I Love New York" advertising campaign for [[New York City]].
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===''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]''===
*A car driven by [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] has the plates "'''EV-1255'''" in "[[Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!]]".

===[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics]]===
*A random car in the final panel of [[Extermination|issue 8]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |''Generation One'' vol. 3 ongoing comic]] sports a license plate with the coded message "'''TR8R1'''", which has been interpreted as "traitor 1", implying that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] all-too-easy defeat at the hands of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] might in fact be a ruse, and Bumper might in fact be a traitor (possibly under the control of one of Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s). Sadly, what with the whole [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] bankruptcy thing, this will probably never be resolved.

===[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW ''Generation 1'' comic]]===
*Most plates in [[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]] are blank, but [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s is "'''5IDW510'''", as seen in issues [[Infiltration issue 2|2]] and [[Infiltration issue 4|4]]. The "IDW" part obviously refers to the [[IDW Publishing|publisher]], while the number "510" might refer to the month and year of [[Infiltration issue 0|issue 0's]] release, October 2005.
*In ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat's]] license plate reads "'''M1N-3RV4'''", an obvious reference to his ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Minerva (Masterforce)|mold-mate]].
*In [[...For All Mankind|issue 1]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] features a license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BRKDOWN'''".
*In [[Enemies of the System|issue 5]] of the ongoing, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s license plate reads "'''STACK04'''" in reference to [[Robert Stack]], his first voice actor.
*[[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|Issue 8]] of the ongoing features [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] with the license plate "'''D-64'''", his original toy's [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]].

===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''===
*Autobots sport their toys' [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] as their license plates. E.G. [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s is "'''C-001'''". This even extends to the [[Autobot Brothers]]' plates changing to their super redeco toys' ID numbers when they power up, with, for instance, [[X-Brawn]]'s changing from "'''C-002'''" to "'''C-024'''".
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]]'s many red sports cars feature the license plates "'''J38-57'''" and "'''J68-85'''" ("[[An Explosive Situation]]"), "'''J38-57'''" ("[[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]"), "'''J68-85'''" ("[[Attack from Outer Space]]"), "'''51-16'''" (an SUV in "[[A Test of Metal]]"), "'''G·5-25'''" ("[[Power to Burn!]]"), "'''J·3-30'''" ("[[Maximus Emerges]]") and "'''H68-85'''" ("[[The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle]]").
*In "An Explosive Situation", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] attacks a truck with the license place "'''G39-20'''".
*The sports car [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] eyes up in "[[Tow-Line Goes Haywire]]" has the plate "'''M:ZZ 1021'''".
*And another one he eyes up in "[[The Fish Test]]" sports the number "'''M-Z 8831'''".

===''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007 film)===
[[Image:MovieIronhidevsLost.jpg|thumb|100px|right|The crossover you never expected to see!]]
*As long as he transforms into a 1976 Camaro, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", both on his vehicle mode's rear end and on his stomach in robot mode.
*Once he has upgraded into a modern Camaro, he alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" registered in California in robot mode.
*In vehicle mode, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] sports the license plate "'''664 NLZO'''" in vehicle mode, without a state-specific registration. It can be briefly seen during his transformation before his fight with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. In robot mode, he sports the license plate "'''1-4027E'''", registered in Oklahoma, instead... which also happens to be [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s license plate in vehicle mode. The license plate can be briefly glimpsed in the movie when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] sports the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" on his robot mode chest. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' season 5 episode "[http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Little_Prince The Little Prince]", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton.
*An SUV thrown through the air during [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] rampage in [[Mission City]] sports an "'''[[Energon|ENERGON]]'''" license plate as an easter egg.

====Set photos====
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movie sported the license plate "'''5LKZ213'''" on his stomach on the Hoover Dam set.
*The [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] GMC Topkick car prop also sported the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" seen on his robot chest in the movie, registered in California in January.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''6Q49935'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles.

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===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film===
*Like in the first film, Bumblebee alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" in robot mode.
*In their combined ice cream truck mode, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] sport a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''KDM 814'''". A minor variant of this, "KDM 0814" with an extra "0" (but as a modern California plate), was later used for the life-sized Bumblebee prop on various exhibits from 2009 up until at least 2011.
*As a Chevrolet Beat, Skids sports a license plate with his name, "'''SKIDS'''". Oddly enough, the real Chevrolet Beat he scans at the beginning of the movie already has the same plate, despite his and Mudflap's arguing over who gets to transform into which car. Even ''more'' oddly, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "'''BEAT'''", when they are going to New York City to meet with [[Seymour Simmons|Robo-Warrior]].
*Mudflap, meanwhile, sports a license plate with his own name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as a Chevrolet Trax. As with Skids, the car he scans already has the same plate.
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways']] license plate in the film reads "'''269 FPJT'''". It can be briefly seen twice; however, the only time it's seen in its entirety, just before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] splices Sideways in half, the letters and numbers are mirrored, implying that the shot was mirrored in editing.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] still sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite no longer sporting a license plate in vehicle mode.
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Sideswipe and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] sport ''no'' license plates at all.<ref name="rotfpromo">[http://scifimafia.com/2009/05/five-new-official-promo-pics-from-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' promo pics at Scifi Mania].</ref>

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' comics===
[[Image:ROTFComicSidewaysAudiR8.jpg|thumb|100px|I'll just swipe the car from the official manufacturer's website. "Audi" is a Chinese brand anyways, right?]]
*In [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|issue 1]] of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaptation, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] sports a German license plate on his vehicle mode's front, registered in the City of Hamburg. In fact, the license number "'''HH BA 740'''" is taken straight from commercials and other promotional materials for the Audi R8.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' film===
*Finally achieving consistency, Bumblebee now sports the license plate "'''900 STRA'''" in both modes.
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite not sporting an actual license plate in vehicle mode (see below).
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] sports an Italian/European Union license plate (registered in the province of Catania), "'''CT 41401'''", in vehicle mode.<ref name="ferrari">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/terry_usa/4807352490/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Set photo of the Ferrari 458 Italia] with a close-up view of the license plate.</ref> The colors are (deliberately) incorrect, though: Instead of black text on a white background, with a European "blue band" containing the European flag (a circle consisting of twelve yellow stars) on the left and a second blue band containing a yellow circle on the right, Dino's plate is essentially a negative monochrome version, with ''silver'' text on a ''black'' background, ''silver'' bands on both sides, a European flag consisting of twelve ''black'' stars on the left and a black circle on the right.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch's]] Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German/European Union license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that license plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>

====Set photos====
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''9999963'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (1)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The Ironhide GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a [[NEST]] logo on it on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago2">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=132&size=0&start=100 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (2)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The "[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]" Mercedes-Benz E550 car prop sported a German/European Union license plate, "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1"/> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)
*The [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG car prop sported another German/European Union license plate, "'''M JS8509'''", also registered in Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago3">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/aperturesun/archives/date-taken/2010/07/17/ ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set] at Flickr.</ref> (Again, there should be a space between "JS" and "8509", and another license plate on the front if it were to be genuinely German.)

===[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon===
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s Nevada license plate in "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]" is "'''GQR•775'''".
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s license plate in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" and "[[Speed Metal]]" is "'''JOFY 892'''".
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]'s license plate in "Deus ex Machina" is "'''DGOT 441'''".
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s Nevada license plate in "Speed Metal" is "'''936•SOH'''".
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'s Nevada license plate in "[[Crisscross]]" and "[[Stronger, Faster]]" is "'''396571'''".
*[[June Darby]]'s car in "Crisscross" sports the Nevada license plate "'''RPI•437'''".
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s Nevada license plate in "[[Metal Attraction]]" and "[[T.M.I.]]" is "'''821•BOF'''".
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s Nevada license plate in "Stronger, Faster" is "'''449•EPQ'''".
*[[William Fowler]]'s car in "[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]" shares June Darby's license plate "'''RPI•437'''".
*[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] shares Optimus Prime's license plate "'''GQR•775'''" in "Nemesis Prime".

==Video games==
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a license plate with the first half "'''5BBM2'''", mirrored on the other side, in [[Activision Blizzard|Activision's]] ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video games. The plate is registered in California in January, but due to its symmetrical nature, the state name and month are also mirrored on the other side. Despite this, he sports the movie-accurate plate '''900 STRA''' in vehicle mode in the ''Dark of the Moon'' game.
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==Other==
*''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sports the "'''I❤NY'''" front license plate from "[[City of Steel]]" on the "Data File" card that came with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]].
*The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] that was on display at the London Film and Comic Con in September 2007 sported its film license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", registered in California.
*The [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] Pontiac Solstice prop vehicle from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''664 NLZO'''" without a state-specific registration, when it was on display at GM Riverwalk in June 2007.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 vehicle prop from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''6Q49935'''" with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, when it was on display at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt, Germany in September 2007.
*The Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' sported its film license plate, "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration, at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The prop vehicle used for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' sported the same plate at the 2011 New York International Auto Show and [[BotCon 2011]].
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movies sported the license plate "'''BUMBLBE'''", registered in California with a July date, on his robot stomach when it was on display at the film's premiere at Westwood Village, Los Angeles, in June 2007, and later that year at the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center in October.
*The following year, the prop sported the license plate '''FXPERTS''', registered in California, when it was on display at CES 2008 in January, and later that year when it was on display at the Holloman Air Force Base in September, when the ''Revenge'' crew was shooting there. "Fxperts" is the name of the special effects company that built the prop.
*The most current plate used for the prop, '''KDM 0814''', registered in California, was first used at in February 2009 at the Chicago Auto Show, then in March at the Las Vegas Strip, in November of that year at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia (using a "May" date for this occasion, oddly enough, while all the other uses were month-less), and again in March 2011 at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 2011 at the New York International Auto Show and in June 2011 at the German premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' in Berlin. This plate is a minor variation of the one used by [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their combined ice cream truck mode in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', "KDM 814" (also registered in California).

==Notes==
* The planned Cadillac XLR [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy that never made it past the planning stage was intended to sport an [[Oregon]] license plate.
* The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle's license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.screenused.com/ ScreenUsed.com] in January 2008.
* Ironhide's license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", was auctioned off via [http://www.yourprops.com/ YourProps.com].
* Despite being used again for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle's license plate from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', "'''900 STRA'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.icollector.com/ iCollector.com] in October 2009.
* At the same time, iCollector also auctioned off license plate props used for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their Chevrolet Beat and Trax bodies, respectively. In fact, there were two plates for both, "'''SKIDS'''" and "'''BEAT'''" for Skids and "'''MUDFLAP'''" and "'''TRAX'''" for Mudflap. Even though iCollector claimed the two sets were used for their robot and vehicle modes, respectively, this was directly refuted by screencaps included with the auction that depicted the two car props sporting their robot names on their plates. As stated above, the "BEAT" plate can be seen briefly in the movie, and it's ''possible'' the "TRAX" plate was used for the same scene (although the car's plate is offscreen during that scene).

==References==
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==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Vehicle registration plate|License plate on Wikipedia]]

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License plate

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A '''license plate''', officially a '''vehicle registration plate''', also called a '''number plate''' or a '''vanity plate''' when personalized, is a metal plate attached to an [[Earth]] vehicle, usually a car, a truck or a motorcycle, that contains a unique registration ID with an official authority within the country the vehicle is operating in. It typically consists of numbers, letters or a combination of both. Some countries require license plates for the front and rear bumper of a car, while others (such as the USA) only require a rear license plate. In real life, the options of personalization differ a lot from country to country.

Since a lot of [[Transformer]]s use Earth vehicles as their [[alternate mode]]s, they often also sport a license plate as part of their disguise. Sometimes the license plates reveal the [[character]]'s name, sometimes they contain a coded message, and sometimes they are just random numbers and letters.

==Toys==
==[[Generation 1 (European toyline)|''Generation 1'']] (Europe)==
*[[Clench (G1)|Clench/Colossus]] sports a weird license plate that reads "'''TEXAS 1953 NUE 480''' in four rows. It's certainly not a Texan license plate, but it doesn't particularly look like any European license plate either.

===[[Transformers: Alternators|''Alternators'' / ''Binaltech'']]===
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]] has "'''S30WRT'''" for the ''Alternators'' version and the "#8" [[variant]] of the ''Binaltech'' version and "'''S40WRT'''" for the "#7" variant of the ''Binaltech'' version. Both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2003 Rallye Monte Carlo.
*Likewise, the ''Binaltech''-only [[retool]] Smokescreen GT comes with the license plates "'''OT53 SRT'''" for the "#1" variant and "'''CT53 SRT'''" for the "#2" variant. Again, both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2004 Corona Rally Mexico.
*Both ''Alternators'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Alternators|Side Swipe]] and ''Binaltech'' Lambor have a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of the character's US name with an Autobot [[insignia|logo]] in the middle, "'''SIDE [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWP'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Bluestreak (G1)#Alternators|Silverstreak]] and ''Binaltech'' Streak both have two license plates, with the front one only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and the rear one sporting an abbreviated form of the character's then US name with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SLV [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*Both versions of [[Hound (G1)#Alternators|Hound]] only sported a license plate with an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the front bumper.
*Both versions of [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators|Dead End]] feature a rear license plate sporting his name with a Decepticon logo in the middle, "'''DEAD [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] END'''".
*''Alternators'' [[trademark|Autobot]] [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|Tracks]] and both the yellow and blue variants of ''Binaltech'' Tracks simply sport an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the rear license plate.
*All versions of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Meister]], including the ''Binaltech''-only red version (aka "[[Zoom-Zoom]]"), feature a rear license plate that contains an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] MEISTER'''".
*Similar to his [[mold]]-mate Hound, both versions of [[Swindle (G1)#Alternators|Swindle]] only feature a front license plate sporting a lone Decepticon symbol, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Both versions of [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] GRIMLOCK'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] has the first difference with his ''Binaltech'' counterpart, what with them being different characters and all. He features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WNDCGR'''".
*Meanwhile, his ''Binaltech'' counterpart [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]] has the same layout for the license plate, but sports an abbreviated form of ''his'' name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] OVRDRV'''", instead.
*''Alternators'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Battle Ravage]] and ''Binaltech'' Ravage both feature a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated version of the Japanese toy's (and Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' toy's) name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] RVG'''". Early [[prototype|test shots]] of the ''Alternators'' version still sported an abbreviated form of the Hasbro name for the toy, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] BTLRVG'''", which implies an intentional change.
*''Alternators'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators|Shockblast]] features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of the character's ''Generation 1'' toy's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] SHKWAV'''". The ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Laserwave, replaces that with an abbreviated form of its Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] LWAVE'''".
*Both versions of [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Alternators|Wheeljack]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WHLJCK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Windcharger, [[Decepticharge]], features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] DCHRG'''".
*Decepticharge's unreleased ''Binaltech'' counterpart, [[Blackarachnia_(BW)#Binaltech|Blackwidow]], featured a license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by the second half of her name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] WIDOW'''", in promotional photos.
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Tracks, [[Swerve (G1)#Alternators|Swerve]], features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWERVE'''".
*All versions of [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Prowl]], including the ''Binaltech''-only blue civilian variant, feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the character's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] PROWL'''".
*Both versions of [[Skids (G1)#Alternators|Skids]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SKIDS'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Alternators|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", as does the ''Binaltech Asterisk'' version. In fact, the license plate is one of the two elements of the two versions' decos that are identical, the other being the [[paint operation|paint mask]] for the head. An earlier test shot of ''Alternators'' Sunstreaker sported an abbreviated form of the name in a different font, with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SUN [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Swindle, [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]], was the first to feature a state-specific rear license plate, in his case his name, "'''ROLLBAR'''", registered in Colorado. Like Hound, he also features a front license plate sporting nothing but an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*The equally ''Alternators''-only redeco of Silverstreak, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Alternators|Ricochet]], followed suit, with a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''RICO-CHET'''", registered in the Garden State of New Jersey. Like Silverstreak and Rollbar, he also features a front license plate with a lone Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*''Alternators'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the second half of his name, "'''PRIME'''", styled after a California plate but replacing the state name with his home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the same font.
*''Alternators'' [[Mirage (G1)#Alternators|Mirage]] features a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''MIRAGE'''", registered in the Great Lakes state of Michigan. His [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] clear ''Binaltech'' counterpart, "Rijie Electro-Disruptor Mode", simply has an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] RIJIE'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Prowl, [[Camshaft (G1)#Alternators|Camshaft]], features a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''CAM SHFT'''", registered in the Ocean State of Rhode Island (also Hasbro's home state). Since the toy's deco was originally conceived with the ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of ''Generation 1'' Bluestreak in mind, early samples sported an abbreviated form of ''that'' name, "'''BLU STRK'''", instead.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con 2006 exclusive redeco of Optimus Prime, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], has a rear license plate sporting the first half of his name, "'''NEMESIS'''", registered in California with a date of July 2006, referring to the place and date of the toy's release. The Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Black Convoy, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''BLACK-CONVOY'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The [[Walmart]] exclusive, ''Alternators''-only mold [[Rumble (G1)#Alternators|Decepticon Rumble]] features a rear license plate sporting his name without a trademark-induced prefix, "'''RUMBLE'''", registered in the Aloha State of Hawaii.
*The second toy of Ravage (the Jaguar XK), equally ''Alternators''-only, but only Walmart exclusive in the USA (it was available at mass retail in various European countries), features a rear license plate that sports his name "'''RAVAGE'''". Since Jaguar is a British manufacturer, it's the only license plate registered in the European Union, with a "GB" country identifier for Great Britain.
*The Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con 2007 exclusive retool of Mirage, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Alternators|Rodimus]], features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''TOO HOT'''", registered in the Golden State of California with a date of July, referring to the place and date of the toy's release.
*The final four ''Binaltech''-only redecos simply feature license plates with white text on a black backdop, like vehicles on display at a car show. The redeco of Streak, "Bluestreak", has front and rear plates with the car's model, "'''IMPREZA'''", the redecos of Meister (with parts taken from his retool, Laserwave), "Argent Meister", and the redeco of Decepticharge, [[Arcee (G1)#Binaltech|Arcee]], both also have rear plates with the car's models, "'''RX-8'''" and "'''S2000'''", respectively, and Optimus Prime's ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Convoy, has a rear plate with the manufacturer's name, "'''DODGE'''". All names are matched to the official manufacturers' logos and fonts.

====''Binaltech Asterisk''====
*The ''Asterisk''-only retool of Streak, [[Red Alert (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Alert]], again has a front plate only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and a rear late sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]]ALERT'''".
*As mentioned above, [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", just like his ''Alternators'' counterpart.
*[[Blaster (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Broadblast]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] bRBL'''", with the lowercase first "b" and the uppercase second "B" being a reference to the vehicle's Japanese name, the Toyota bB.

===''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''===
*[[Lugnutz]]'s plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Hightail (Cybertron)|Hightail]] has a Cincinnati [[Ohio]] plate, "'''B-CAT 1'''". Combined with its coloration, it refers to the [[Wikipedia:University of Cincinnati|University of Cincinnati's]] Bearcats, included as a tip of the hat by (and/or for) [[Hasbro]] Transformers staff who used to work at Hasbro's now-closed Ohio offices.

===''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]''===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Convoy]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] CONVOY'''".
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Hot Rodimus]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] HOT RODIMUS'''".
*The 1:24 scale toy of [[Autorooper]] features identical front and rear license plates sporting a Japanese kanji and a number, "'''子・・04'''". The kanji stands for "rat", one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, identifying the Autrooper unit's platoon, whereas the number identifies the individual Autorooper unit. The license plate is registered to the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s Tokyo precinct, as a shown by the kanji "東京" for Tokyo and the abbreviation "EDC".

===''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''===
*[[BotCon 2010]] "[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]: Redux" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown's]] license plate reads "'''BCFW94'''", a reference to the very first [[BotCon 1994|BotCon]] held in Fort Wayne in 1994, where the original BotCon [[exclusive]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown toy had been available.
*BotCon 2010 Custom Class exclusive "Generation 2: Redux" [[Sideswipe (G1)#Timelines|Sideswipe's]] license plate reads, or at least is ''supposed'' to read, "'''G2SWIPE'''".

===''[[Movie (toyline)|Transformers]]'' (2007 toyline)===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)#toys|Bumblebee's]] toys alternatively sport two different license plates: The more prevalent one is "'''4NZZ454'''", based on the CG robot model of the "Concept Camaro" body used for the movie. It can be found on the Deluxe Class "Classic Camaro" toy's robot mode stomach (in contrast to the license plate the movie used for this body), which has a blank license plate on the vehicle mode's rear end, on Ultimate Bumblebee in both modes, and on the non-transforming Unleashed, [[Robot Replicas]], [[Cyber Stompin' Robots]] and Tiger's Beatmix Bumblebee figures' robot mode stomachs. Ultimate Bumblebee and the Robot Replica, Unleashed and Beatmix toys also sport a California registration, while the Deluxe and Cyber Stompin' toys simply have a red line evocative of the "California" logo.
*The Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" toy, meanwhile, adds an extra "Z", making it "'''4NZZZ454'''" for the robot mode's chest, again with a red line evocative of the "California" logo, while the vehicle mode's rear end again features a blank plate. This plate is also used for the battle damaged [[redeco]] from the [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Bumblebee: Evolution of a Hero" two-pack, the Screen Battles "Capture of Bumblebee" redeco, the Target exclusive [[AllSpark Power|"AllSpark-enhanced"]] redeco and the [[Premium Series]] redeco/[[retool]]. The Premium version also adds the same license plate to the vehicle mode's rear end.
*The "Classic Camaro" [[Cyber Slammers]] toy does something else entirely, with a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BUMBL-B'''", with a line evocative of a "California" logo above it... except both the letters and the line are blue. In robot mode, the license plate on his stomach is blank.
*Meanwhile, the [[Legends Class]] toys including the [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] redeco, the Cliffjumper redeco and the "Stealth Bumblebee" redeco/retool of the "Concept Camaro" Deluxe [[mold|sculpt]], the "Concept Camaro" Cyber Slammers toy, the [[Fast Action Battlers]] toys and the legless Bumblebee figure available as part of the Screen Battles "Final Stand" set with a minor redeco of Deluxe Class [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] all sport blank license plates in both modes.
*Most of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] toy sport blank license plates. The only exceptions are the "Recon Barricade" redeco of the Deluxe Class toy, which features a rear license plate sporting the name "'''[[Joe Kyde#SAGE2764|SAGE2764]]'''", referring to the screenname of a member of a Chinese toy newsgroup pertaining to Recon Barricade's deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], and the Premium Series redeco of the Deluxe, whose license plate sports an abbreviation of his Decepticon allegiance, "'''DCPTCN'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] sports a license plate that reads "'''TF 7407'''", registered in Massachusetts. The number refers to the premiere date of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], which actually opened in US theaters on July '''3''', 2007. The Japanese-only "Black Arcee" redeco keeps the plate.
*The officially unreleased [[Target]] [[exclusive]] Scout Class figure [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] sports a license plate that reads "'''MR 37'''", registered in Kentucky. "MR-37" was the Japanese ID number of the ''Machine Robo'' version of the [[Tonka]] [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBot]] [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/NightRanger/nightranger.htm Night Ranger], whose color scheme Backtrack [[homage]]s. The Kentucky registration makes the color scheme a double homage, to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats University of Kentucky Wildcats].
*All other toys with vehicular modes sport blank license plates, despite often having the space for them specifically sculpted.

===[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' ===
*''Universe'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting the phrase "'''WE R 84'''", spelled out "We are 84", referring to the launch of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toy line]] in [[1984]]. The same plate is also used for his ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart. Early Hasbro [[prototype]]s used for [[stock photography|stock photos]] and comparison photos in Japanese magazines sported an incorrect "'''WE R 82'''" license plate, which was thankfully caught in [[quality control]] in time for the final release. (It's also possible that the "82" version might have been a reference to the year the ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor of Sunstreaker, the "first transforming car-to-robot toy" according to Hasbro, was released.)
*Sunstreaker's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]], features a rear license plate sporting the second half of his name, "'''SWIPE'''". His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, Lambor, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''LAMBOR'''".
*''Universe'' [[Ironhide (G1)#Universe|Ironhide]] features a rear license plate sporting the state name "'''OREGON'''", referring to the state where [[Mount St. Hilary]], the mountain the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had crashed into, was located according to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart boringly replaces that with a blank plate.
*Ironhide's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Ratchet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Ratchet]], features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''H3L PU2'''", or "Help us", referring to the cover of [[The Pri¢e of Life!|issue 70]] of the Marvel US comic. Again, ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet simply replaces that with a blank plate.
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe|Hot Shot]] features a rear plate sporting the message "'''JA AM'''", declaring the character's well-known love for the substance known as [[JaAm]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, [[Hot Rod (Henkei!)|Hot Rod]], replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''HOT ROD'''".
*''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]] features a rear plate sporting his Japanese name, "'''ALERT'''".

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Revenge of the Fallen|Bumblebee]]'s Deluxe Class "preview" toy, a [[retool]] of the ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" Bumblebee toy, keeps that version's movie-inaccurate license plate "'''4NZZZ454'''" on the robot mode chest, but omits the red line evocative of a California registration this time. The vehicle mode's rear license plate is blank. The same plate is also used by [[Human Alliance]] Bumblebee, in both modes, both times with a red line evocative of a California registration.
*The ''Movie'' Ultimate Bumblebee retool, "Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged", keeps the original version's movie-accurate plate, "'''4NZZ454'''" with one less "Z", in both modes, both times registered in California, like on the original.
*All other Bumblebee toys (Legends Class, the Deluxe redeco Alliance Bumblebee, the elaborate Deluxe retool Cannon Bumblebee, its retool Battlefield Bumblebee, the [[Gravity Bot]]s and the [[Fast Action Battlers]]) have blank license plates.
*Human Alliance [[Barricade (Movie)#Human Alliance|Barricade]] features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''2PN-SLV'''", referring to the infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings that are part of his police car deco.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Autobot Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting his name minus the [[trademark]]-induced prefix, "'''SKIDS'''", on his Deluxe Class, Gravity Bots and Human Alliance toys.
*His brother [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] features a rear license plate sporting his vehicle mode's name, "'''TRAX'''", on his Gravity Bots toy and the initial shipment of his Deluxe Class toy. [[Variant|Later shipments]] of the Deluxe, including the Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release, replace it with his name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as do the Deluxe's redeco, Tuner Mudflap, and the Human Alliance toy.
*All other toys have blank license plates, despite often having them specifically sculpted.
*[[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name including elements of [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] NGTB34T'''".
*[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown's]] rear license plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe's]] license plate reads "'''P1-P35'''", a reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], the character he homages but couldn't be named after for [[trademark]] reasons.

===''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]''===
*As a rather unusual [[homage]], ''Generations'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] keeps the character's Japanese name from the ''Henkei'' version on his rear license plate, but adds the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] toy's [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]], making it "'''05 ALERT'''".

===[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] / ''[[Transformers United|United]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Skids (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Tuner Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''IH8CONS'''", or "I hate Cons" (as in "Decepticons").
*Deluxe Class [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] features a license plate that sports her name written in [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''3L 174'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] sports an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on his license plate.
*Scout Class [[Oil Pan]]'s license plate is a lone Decepticon logo, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Battle Ops [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Bumblebee]] sports the movie-accurate license plate "'''4NZZ454'''" in both modes, both times without so much as a red line evocative of a California registration. Deluxe Class Battle Blades Bumblebee, meanwhile, sports blank license plates in both modes.
*''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] features a rear license plate sporting the code "'''MR51409'''". The exact meaning has not been officially confirmed, the most prevalent theory suggests it might refer to the birth date of [[Bill Rawley]]'s daughter. Surprisingly enough, his ''United'' counterpart, "[[Trademark|Autobot]] Perceptor", keeps the plate.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee]] features ''sculpted'' (!) license plates sporting the combination "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in both modes, but not painted, thus keeping it in the same plastic colors as the surrounding areas (yellow in vehicle mode, gray on the robot mode's stomach). This is in fact the plate used on the car props for all three movies, which is different from the plate used on the CG robot model's stomach in the first two films (though ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' finally uses it for both modes).
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Leader Class Bumblebee]] similarly has sculpted "'''900 STRA'''" plates in both robot and car modes, but this time, it's also painted.
*The large ''[[Stealth Force]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Stealth Force 2|Bumblebee toy]] also features a sculpted license plate, but this time it's "'''2010 STRA'''" and is painted silver.
*The redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance 3|Bumblebee]] features license plates that sport an Autobot logo followed by his nickname, "[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] '''BEE'''", in both modes.
*[[Human Alliance]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Soundwave]]'s license plate is '''"SUPERIOR"''', in reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s line "Soundwave superior, [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] inferior" from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con [[exclusive]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SDCCUltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime]] packaging [[variant]] came with an exclusive sticker sheet that includes the three optional license plates "'''PRIME'''", "'''SDCC2011'''" and "'''4KH4213'''" for his trailer.

==Fiction==
===''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]''===
*A car driven by [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] has the plates "'''EV-1255'''" in "[[Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!]]".

===[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics]]===
*A random car in the final panel of [[Extermination|issue 8]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |''Generation One'' vol. 3 ongoing comic]] sports a license plate with the coded message "'''TR8R1'''", which has been interpreted as "traitor 1", implying that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] all-too-easy defeat at the hands of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] might in fact be a ruse, and Bumper might in fact be a traitor (possibly under the control of one of Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s). Sadly, what with the whole [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] bankruptcy thing, this will probably never be resolved.

===[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW ''Generation 1'' comic]]===
*Most plates in [[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]] are blank, but [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s is "'''5IDW510'''", as seen in issues [[Infiltration issue 2|2]] and [[Infiltration issue 4|4]]. The "IDW" part obviously refers to the [[IDW Publishing|publisher]], while the number "510" might refer to the month and year of [[Infiltration issue 0|issue 0's]] release, October 2005.
*In ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat's]] license plate reads "'''M1N-3RV4'''", an obvious reference to his ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Minerva (Masterforce)|mold-mate]].
*In [[...For All Mankind|issue 1]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] features a license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BRKDOWN'''".
*In [[Enemies of the System|issue 5]] of the ongoing, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s license plate reads "'''STACK04'''" in reference to [[Robert Stack]], his first voice actor.
*[[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|Issue 8]] of the ongoing features [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] with the license plate "'''D-64'''", his original toy's [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]].

===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''===
*Autobots sport their toys' [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] as their license plates. E.G. [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s is "'''C-001'''". This even extends to the [[Autobot Brothers]]' plates changing to their super redeco toys' ID numbers when they power up, with, for instance, [[X-Brawn]]'s changing from "'''C-002'''" to "'''C-024'''".
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]]'s many red sports cars feature the license plates "'''J38-57'''" and "'''J68-85'''" ("[[An Explosive Situation]]"), "'''J38-57'''" ("[[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]"), "'''J68-85'''" ("[[Attack from Outer Space]]"), "'''51-16'''" (an SUV in "[[A Test of Metal]]"), "'''G·5-25'''" ("[[Power to Burn!]]"), "'''J·3-30'''" ("[[Maximus Emerges]]") and "'''H68-85'''" ("[[The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle]]").
*In "An Explosive Situation", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] attacks a truck with the license place "'''G39-20'''".
*The sports car [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] eyes up in "[[Tow-Line Goes Haywire]]" has the plate "'''M:ZZ 1021'''".
*And another one he eyes up in "[[The Fish Test]]" sports the number "'''M-Z 8831'''".

===''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007 film)===
[[Image:MovieIronhidevsLost.jpg|thumb|100px|right|The crossover you never expected to see!]]
*As long as he transforms into a 1976 Camaro, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", both on his vehicle mode's rear end and on his stomach in robot mode.
*Once he has upgraded into a modern Camaro, he alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" registered in California in robot mode.
*In vehicle mode, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] sports the license plate "'''664 NLZO'''" in vehicle mode, without a state-specific registration. It can be briefly seen during his transformation before his fight with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. In robot mode, he sports the license plate "'''1-4027E'''", registered in Oklahoma, instead... which also happens to be [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s license plate in vehicle mode. The license plate can be briefly glimpsed in the movie when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] sports the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" on his robot mode chest. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' season 5 episode "[http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Little_Prince The Little Prince]", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton.
*An SUV thrown through the air during [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] rampage in [[Mission City]] sports an "'''[[Energon|ENERGON]]'''" license plate as an easter egg.

====Set photos====
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movie sported the license plate "'''5LKZ213'''" on his stomach on the Hoover Dam set.
*The [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] GMC Topkick car prop also sported the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" seen on his robot chest in the movie, registered in California in January.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''6Q49935'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles.

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===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film===
*Like in the first film, Bumblebee alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" in robot mode.
*In their combined ice cream truck mode, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] sport a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''KDM 814'''". A minor variant of this, "KDM 0814" with an extra "0" (but as a modern California plate), was later used for the life-sized Bumblebee prop on various exhibits from 2009 up until at least 2011.
*As a Chevrolet Beat, Skids sports a license plate with his name, "'''SKIDS'''". Oddly enough, the real Chevrolet Beat he scans at the beginning of the movie already has the same plate, despite his and Mudflap's arguing over who gets to transform into which car. Even ''more'' oddly, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "'''BEAT'''", when they are going to New York City to meet with [[Seymour Simmons|Robo-Warrior]].
*Mudflap, meanwhile, sports a license plate with his own name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as a Chevrolet Trax. As with Skids, the car he scans already has the same plate.
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways']] license plate in the film reads "'''269 FPJT'''". It can be briefly seen twice; however, the only time it's seen in its entirety, just before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] splices Sideways in half, the letters and numbers are mirrored, implying that the shot was mirrored in editing.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] still sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite no longer sporting a license plate in vehicle mode.
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Sideswipe and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] sport ''no'' license plates at all.<ref name="rotfpromo">[http://scifimafia.com/2009/05/five-new-official-promo-pics-from-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' promo pics at Scifi Mania].</ref>

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' comics===
[[Image:ROTFComicSidewaysAudiR8.jpg|thumb|100px|I'll just swipe the car from the official manufacturer's website. "Audi" is a Chinese brand anyways, right?]]
*In [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|issue 1]] of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaptation, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] sports a German license plate on his vehicle mode's front, registered in the City of Hamburg. In fact, the license number "'''HH BA 740'''" is taken straight from commercials and other promotional materials for the Audi R8.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' film===
*Finally achieving consistency, Bumblebee now sports the license plate "'''900 STRA'''" in both modes.
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite not sporting an actual license plate in vehicle mode (see below).
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] sports an Italian/European Union license plate (registered in the province of Catania), "'''CT 41401'''", in vehicle mode.<ref name="ferrari">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/terry_usa/4807352490/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Set photo of the Ferrari 458 Italia] with a close-up view of the license plate.</ref> The colors are (deliberately) incorrect, though: Instead of black text on a white background, with a European "blue band" containing the European flag (a circle consisting of twelve yellow stars) on the left and a second blue band containing a yellow circle on the right, Dino's plate is essentially a negative monochrome version, with ''silver'' text on a ''black'' background, ''silver'' bands on both sides, a European flag consisting of twelve ''black'' stars on the left and a black circle on the right.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch's]] Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German/European Union license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that license plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>

====Set photos====
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''9999963'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (1)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The Ironhide GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a [[NEST]] logo on it on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago2">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=132&size=0&start=100 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (2)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The "[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]" Mercedes-Benz E550 car prop sported a German/European Union license plate, "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1"/> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)
*The [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG car prop sported another German/European Union license plate, "'''M JS8509'''", also registered in Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago3">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/aperturesun/archives/date-taken/2010/07/17/ ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set] at Flickr.</ref> (Again, there should be a space between "JS" and "8509", and another license plate on the front if it were to be genuinely German.)

==Video games==
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a license plate with the first half "'''5BBM2'''", mirrored on the other side, in [[Activision Blizzard|Activision's]] ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video games. The plate is registered in California in January, but due to its symmetrical nature, the state name and month are also mirrored on the other side. Despite this, he sports the movie-accurate plate '''900 STRA''' in vehicle mode in the ''Dark of the Moon'' game.
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===[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon===
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s license plate in "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]" is "'''GQR-775'''".
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s license plate in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" and "[[Speed Metal]]" is "'''JOFY 892'''".
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]'s license plate in "Deus ex Machina" is "'''DGOT 441'''".
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s license plate in "Speed Metal" is "'''936 SOH'''".
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'s license plate in "[[Crisscross]]" and "[[Stronger, Faster]]" is "'''396571'''".
*[[June Darby]]'s car in "Crisscross" sports the license plate "'''RPI 437'''".
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s license plate in "[[Metal Attraction]]" and "[[T.M.I.]]" is "'''821 BOF'''".
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s license plate in "Stronger, Faster" is "'''449 EPQ'''".
*[[William Fowler]]'s car in "[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]" sports the license plate "'''RPI-437'''".
*[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] shares the same license plate as Optimus Prime, "'''GQR-775'''", in "Nemesis Prime".

==Other==
*''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sports a front license plate that reads "'''I❤NY'''", referencing the decades-old "I Love New York" advertising campaign for [[New York City]], on the "Data File" card that came with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]].
*The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] that was on display at the London Film and Comic Con in September 2007 sported its film license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", registered in California.
*The [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] Pontiac Solstice prop vehicle from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''664 NLZO'''" without a state-specific registration, when it was on display at GM Riverwalk in June 2007.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 vehicle prop from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''6Q49935'''" with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, when it was on display at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt, Germany in September 2007.
*The Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' sported its film license plate, "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration, at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The prop vehicle used for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' sported the same plate at the 2011 New York International Auto Show and [[BotCon 2011]].
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movies sported the license plate "'''BUMBLBE'''", registered in California with a July date, on his robot stomach when it was on display at the film's premiere at Westwood Village, Los Angeles, in June 2007, and later that year at the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center in October.
*The following year, the prop sported the license plate '''FXPERTS''', registered in California, when it was on display at CES 2008 in January, and later that year when it was on display at the Holloman Air Force Base in September, when the ''Revenge'' crew was shooting there. "Fxperts" is the name of the special effects company that built the prop.
*The most current plate used for the prop, '''KDM 0814''', registered in California, was first used at in February 2009 at the Chicago Auto Show, then in March at the Las Vegas Strip, in November of that year at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia (using a "May" date for this occasion, oddly enough, while all the other uses were month-less), and again in March 2011 at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 2011 at the New York International Auto Show and in June 2011 at the German premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' in Berlin. This plate is a minor variation of the one used by [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their combined ice cream truck mode in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', "KDM 814" (also registered in California).

==Notes==
* The planned Cadillac XLR [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy that never made it past the planning stage was intended to sport an [[Oregon]] license plate.
* The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle's license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.screenused.com/ ScreenUsed.com] in January 2008.
* Ironhide's license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", was auctioned off via [http://www.yourprops.com/ YourProps.com].
* Despite being used again for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle's license plate from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', "'''900 STRA'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.icollector.com/ iCollector.com] in October 2009.
* At the same time, iCollector also auctioned off license plate props used for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their Chevrolet Beat and Trax bodies, respectively. In fact, there were two plates for both, "'''SKIDS'''" and "'''BEAT'''" for Skids and "'''MUDFLAP'''" and "'''TRAX'''" for Mudflap. Even though iCollector claimed the two sets were used for their robot and vehicle modes, respectively, this was directly refuted by screencaps included with the auction that depicted the two car props sporting their robot names on their plates. As stated above, the "BEAT" plate can be seen briefly in the movie, and it's ''possible'' the "TRAX" plate was used for the same scene (although the car's plate is offscreen during that scene).

==References==
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==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Vehicle registration plate|License plate on Wikipedia]]

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[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Nemesis Prime (episode)

2012-04-08T06:29:50Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 34
|prev=Crossfire
|next=Grill
|image=NemesisPrime-NemesisPrime.jpg
|caption=The first person to suggest a race gets banned.|
|title="Nemesis Prime"
|airdate=[[April 7]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[David McDermott]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Optimus Prime becomes destructive while MECH reveals their master plan.'''

==Synopsis==
Agent Fowler drives out of a military base, listening to a few tunes, when a semi truck begins to tailgate him too close for comfort. He realizes that it's more than a case of road rage when the truck rams him. Fowler notices a familiar symbol on his attacker's grille-the Autobot symbol. He contacts the Autobot base, where Optimus is not present.The apparent Optimus Prime continues to attack, and as Fowler comes upon a bridge, he pushes his car through the divider, where it hangs precariously. The Autobots receive his message and bridge in, causing Prime to flee and Arcee to give chase. Bumblebee catches Fowler's car as it falls, but the bumper detaches, and Bulkhead catches it before it hits the ground. Arcee comes upon Optimus, but is knocked out when he runs her over.

The next thing she knows, she's back at base, being checked up on. Ratchet doubts Arcee's assertion that Optimus ran her down, and the big 'bot arrives at base. The team goes on guard, but is soon convinced that this is the real Prime.

The other Optimus drives full speed into the military base, wrecking helicopters and prompting chase until he stops. As soldiers surround him and open the door to find no driver, he transforms, and aims a weapon at them.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (5)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
|c2=
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (14)
|c3=
*[[William Fowler]] (1)
*[[Silas]]/[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] (2)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (7)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (8)
*[[Jack Darby]] (9)
*[[MECH|MECH soldiers]] (11)
*[[MECH Surgeon]] (12)
*[[MECH Commando]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots, and I bring you this message."
:—'''Nemesis Prime''' steals one of Prime's catchphrases.

"I'm sorry. What?"
:—'''Nemesis Prime''' doesn't understand Bumblebee.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When the soldiers confront Nemesis Prime at the military base, right when one says "This is a restricted area!", one of the soldiers is running but not moving in any direction; running in place.

===Continuity notes===
* MECH has Breakdown's reassembled remains, which they collected after his destruction in "[[Crossfire]]".
* Ratchet recalls MECH's study of Breakdown in "[[Operation: Breakdown]]".
* Optimus recalls the theft of Starscream's T-Cog, which they learned about in "Crossfire" after it happened in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]".
* Silas took a scan of Optimus at the end of "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]", which is evidently how he was able to produce a nearly-identical copy of him in this episode.

===Transformers references===
*Fowler listens to an instrumental version of "[[The Touch]]" on his car radio.
*The scene with Nemesis in the military base parallels many scenes like it in the original cartoon; Attack of the Autobots even has an evil Optimus come in and trash some fighter jets.

===Real-world references===
*The opening scene with Fowler references [[Steven Spielberg]]'s 1971 film ''Duel'', starring an evil truck.

===Trivia===
*Silas is a former member of the Special Operations branch of the military, while Fowler is an ex-Army Ranger. Fowler is also trained as a gunman.
*How did Optimus know MECH stole Starcream's T-Cog?

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Crossfire (Prime)

2012-04-02T23:44:42Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 33
|prev=Loose Cannons
|next=Nemesis Prime (episode)
|image=
|caption=
|title="Crossfire"
|airdate=[[March 31]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Airachnid and Starscream struggle to control an Insecticon warrior.'''

==Synopsis==
Airachnid muses to Megatron about Soundwave's inevitable decryption of the [[Project Iacon|Iacon files,]] and requests for her tracking abilities to be enlisted in the search for the resulting coordinates. Megatron dismisses her, and Soundwave replays the audio of her suggestion to leave Megatron [[One Shall Rise, Part 2|earlier]]. He contacts Dreadwing, who replies with an oath of loyalty. The leader orders him to perform a task he normally performs [[Rock Bottom|himself]], but now leaves to his first officer. The Seeker is confused, as Airachnid holds that position, but his mission becomes clear—he is to dispose of the treacherous spider.

Breakdown, Dreadwing, and Airachnid follow the trail of an unconfirmed energon deposit. Airachnid is amused at the heavy backup, and takes the opportunity to grill Breakdown on his lack of skill, and lack of eye. Dreadwing attempts to calm him, but another insult puts him into a frenzy. He jumps at the spider, but is webbed in the face. Dreadwing joins the fray, but is pinned to a tree by Airachnid's webbing, but not before he lets off a blast which collapses a tree on Airachni, damaging one of her legs and forcing her to retreat. Breakdown gives chase, and finds her collapsed in a ravine, but as he raises his hammer to finish her, he is snagged by a webbing booby trap the renegade fembot has laid for him. Immobilized, Breakdown can do nothing to stop Airachnid from slicing him to pieces. She leaves his remains behind, which are presently discovered by acontingent of MECH soldiers.

In a cave, Starscream pities his lot in life as he jumps for a meager scrap of energon. He is interrupted by a nearby rumbling that surprises him—it is an Insecticon, unearthing a large chunk of energon. He orders the brute to hand it over, but it attacks him, forcing him to hide. He witnesses the Insecticon bowing to another surprise—Airachnid. He makes himself known, and she makes her rogue status known, giving Starscream the idea to propose an alliance to overthrow Megatron with the help of her oversized herald. She proposes an alternative—she overthrows Megatron, and orders the Insecticon to destroy Starscream.

At base, Ratchet recieves another [[Orion Pax, Part 2|high frequency signal with an embedded message,]] again from Starscream, who promises valuable intel in exchange for medical aid. His intel proves none-too-relevant until he mentions the Insecticon, and provides Airachnid's location. Back at base, Arcee berates Ratchet and Bulkhead for letting him go again, but Optimus is confident in sparing helpless lifeforms, regardless of personal vendettas.

Airachnid contacts Megatron and proposes a challenge, which he accepts, forbidding Dreadwing to follow him. Making his way to the mine, the Decepticon leader is immediately assaulted by the Insecticon, who ignores Megatron's orders to stand down and begins to beat him down. Though his cannon is rendered useless by Airachnid's webbing and he initially does not seem to be faring well, it does not take long for the former gladiator to put himself on equal footing with the beast. The Autobots bridge in, and Arcee goes for Airachnid, chasing her off into the adjoining tunnels while the other Autobots watch as Megatron triumphs over the Insecticon, tearing off its limbs and head. The Autobot surround Megatron as he professes his superiority, but when he attempts to take a step forward, he collapses at Optimus's feet. Putting the lie into his earlier speech, Prime reveals his gun and seems about to finish him off, when suddenly, Dreadwing and a large detachment of Vehicons descend into the cavern. Prime agrees to trade the Autobots' lives for Megatron's, but once the trade is made, Megatron orders the Vehicons to attack, and departs with Dreadwing, noting his appreciation for Dreadwing's disregard of orders.

Arcee, meanwhile, follows Airachnid, but finds herself suddenly stuck in a trap. As her rival prepares to finish her, a missile streaks through the air and pushes the spider off Arcee. She escapes as Starscream—intent on payback—continues to fire. Now alone with Arcee, the Seeker recalls her decision to spare him earlier, and cuts her down to settle his debt.

Underground, even as she swears her vengeance, Airachnid comes upon the source of her warrior—an entire nest of Insecticons.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (11)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (13)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (2)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (3)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (4)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (5)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)
|c3=
*[[MECH|MECH soldiers]] (6)
*[[MECH Commando]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Airachnid]] (1)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==

"I know we've never seen ''eyes-to-eye'', but that doesn't mean we can't ''patch'' things up."
:—'''Airachnid''' baits Breakdown with extra-strength puns.

"Easy prey."
:—'''Breakdown''' on the crippled Airachnid

"You dare turn your back on a superior life-form? I am Commander Starscream!"
:—'''Starscream''' using his former position to get others to do what he wants...''again''.

"You and your beast would do well to remember—''I honed my skills in the pits of [[Kaon]]!''"
:—'''Megatron''' reminds all that he is not so easily beaten.

"It would seem Starscream orchestrated this convergence in the hope that all his enemies would destroy each other on his behalf."
:—'''Optimus''' sums up Starscream for the fans. Even Starscream doesn't know he's behind this master plan.

"Never trust a 'Con. Kick Buckethead's bucket!"
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Megatron's physical appearance

"You disobeyed my orders in following me here. You will make a fine first lieutenant."
:—'''Megatron''' might have finally made a good choice for second-in-command.

==Notes==
=== Animation and technical errors ===
*When Bulkhead jumps out of the GroundBridge with Ratchet following behind, the wrecking ball on his left arm somehow transforms silently and invisibly back to his hand.
*When the Insecticon throws Megatron into the air and slashes at him with its horn, it injures him and Energon/mech fluid is splattered from the wound. When Megatron recovers, no injury is visible.

===Continuity errors===
*Soundwave's trace of Airachnid's signal appears to locate her around about Bolivia, while the Autobot trace of the same signal places it on the north coast of South America, in Guyana or Suriname.
*Starscream's missiles reappear on his arms after he fires them.

===Continuity notes===
*Arcee reminds the team yet again of how Airachnid took [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] away from her.
*Starscream hasn't forgotten how Arcee let him live after their last encounter from "[[Partners]]".
*Soundwave plays dialogue from "[[One Shall Rise, Part 2]]" to remind Megatron what Airachnid thinks of him.
*MECH comes across the dismembered remains of Breakdown, and cites it as a "[[Operation: Breakdown|familiar face]]".
*Starscream contacts Ratchet the same way he did back in "[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]", and meets him and Bulkhead in what appears to be the same place. Both he and Bulkhead even reference the events of that episode.
*The events of the two-part episode "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1|Operation Bumblebee]]" are brought up while Starscream begs for treatment.
*The "task" Megatron normally performs himself—the disposal of treacherous soldiers—previously occurred in "[[Rock Bottom]]", where Starscream was the recipient.
*Megatron refers to his skills and training as a Kaon gladiator.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
*Starscream's arm-mounted missiles still work even with his T-Cog missing, since there's no transformation involved in firing them.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Crossfire (Prime)

2012-04-01T20:21:57Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 33
|prev=Loose Cannons
|next=Nemesis Prime (episode)
|image=
|caption=
|title="Crossfire"
|airdate=[[March 31]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Airachnid and Starscream struggle to control an Insecticon warrior.'''

==Synopsis==
Airachnid muses to Megatron about Soundwave's inevitable decryption of the [[Project Iacon|Iacon files,]] and requests for her tracking abilities to be enlisted in the search for the resulting coordinates. Megatron dismisses her, and Soundwave replays the audio of her suggestion to leave Megatron [[One Shall Rise, Part 3|earlier]]. He contacts Dreadwing, who replies with an oath of loyalty. The leader orders him to perform a task he normally performs [[Rock Bottom|himself]], but now leaves to his first officer. The Seeker is confused, as Airachnid holds that position, but his mission becomes clear—he is to dispose of the treacherous spider.

Breakdown, Dreadwing, and Airachnid follow the trail of an unconfirmed energon deposit. Airachnid is amused at the heavy backup, and takes the opportunity to grill Breakdown on his lack of skill, and lack of eye. Dreadwing attempts to calm him, but another insult puts him into a frenzy. He jumps at the spider, but is webbed in the face. Dreadwing joins the fray, but is pinned to a tree by Airachnid's webbing, but not before he lets off a blast which collapses a tree on Airachnid. She finds one of her legs damaged, and retreats. Breakdown gives chase, and finds her collapsed in a ravine. As he raises his hammer to finish her, webs immobilize it in the air. Airachnid raises a leg to slice him through.

A contingent of MECH soldiers come upon Breakdown's remains.

In a cave, Starscream pities his lot in life as he jumps for a meager scrap of energon. He is interrupted by a nearby rumbling that surprises him—it is an Insecticon, unearthing a large chunk of energon. He orders the brute to hand it over, but it attacks him, forcing him to hide. He witnesses the Insecticon bowing to another surprise—Airachnid. He makes himself known, and she makes her rogue status known, giving Starscream the idea to propose an alliance to overthrow Megatron with the help of her oversized herald. She proposes an alternative—she overthrows Megatron, and orders the Insecticon to destroy Starscream.

At base, Ratchet recieves another [[Orion Pax, Part 2|high frequency message on a restricted band,]] again from Starscream, who promises valuable intel for medical aid. His intel proves none-too-relevant until he mentions the Insecticon, and provides Airachnid's location. Back at base, Arcee
berates Ratchet and Bulkhead for letting him go again, but Optimus is confident in sparing helpless lifeforms, regardless of personal vendettas.

Airachnid contacts Megatron and proposes a challenge. He accepts, and forbids Dreadwing to follow him.

Megatron arrives at the mine, and is beset upon by the Insecticon, who ignores Megatron's orders to stand down and begins to beat him down. Before long, however, the former gladiator is on equal footing with the beast . The Autobots bridge in, and Arcee goes for Airachnid. Below, Megatron gains the upper hand, removing the Insecticon's limbs and finally decapitating it. Megatron announces his superiority, before falling. The Autobots surround him, and Optimus Prime prepares to execute him. Laser blasts fill the air, and Dreadwing, accompanied by a large detachment of Vehicons, surrounds them. They agree to trade their lives for Megatron's. As Dreadwing and Megatron fly off, Megatron shows his appreciation for Dreadwing's disregard of orders.

Arcee follows Airachnid, but finds herself suddenly stuck in a trap. As her rival prepares to finish her, a missile streaks through the air and pushes the spider off Arcee. She escapes as Starscream—intent on payback—continues to fire. Now alone with Arcee, the Seeker recalls her decision to spare him earlier, and cuts her down to settle his debt.

Underground, even as she swears her vengeance, Airachnid comes upon the source of her warrior—an entire nest of Insecticons.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (11)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (13)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (2)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (3)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (4)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (5)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)
|c3=
*[[MECH|MECH soldiers]] (6)
*[[MECH Commando]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Airachnid]] (1)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==

"I know we've never seen ''eyes-to-eye'', but that doesn't mean we can't ''patch'' things up."
:—'''Airachnid''' baits Breakdown with extra-strength puns.

"Easy prey."
:—'''Breakdown''' on the crippled Airachnid

"You and your beast would do well to remember—''I honed my skills in the pits of Kaon!''"
:—'''Megatron''' reminds all that he is not so easily beaten.

"It would seem Starscream orchestrated this convergence in the hope that all his enemies would destroy each other on his behalf."
:—'''Optimus''' sums up Starscream for the fans. Even Starscream doesn't know he's behind this master plan.

"Never trust a 'Con. Kick Buckethead's bucket!"
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Megatron's physical appearance

"You disobeyed my orders in following me here. You will make a fine first lieutenant."
:—'''Megatron''' might have finally made a good choice for second-in-command.

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
*Starscream's missiles reappear on his arms after he fires them.

=== Animation and technical errors ===
*When Bulkhead jumps out of the GroundBridge with Ratchet following behind, the wrecking ball on his left arm somehow transforms silently and invisibly back to his hand.

===Continuity notes===
*Arcee reminds the team yet again of how Airachnid took [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] away from her.
*Starscream hasn't forgotten how Arcee let him live after their last encounter from "[[Partners]]".
*Soundwave plays dialogue from "[[One Shall Rise, Part 2]]" to remind Megatron what Airachnid thinks of him.
*Airachnid wanting to leave Megatron behind during "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]" has caught up to her.
*MECH comes across the dismembered remains of Breakdown, and cites it as a "[[Operation: Breakdown|familiar face]]".
*Starscream contacts Ratchet the same way he did back in "[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]", and meets him and Bulkhead in what appears to be the same place. He even references the events of that episode.
*The events of the two-part episode "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1|Operation Bumblebee]]" are brought up while Starscream begs for treatment.
*The "task" Megatron normally performs himself—the disposal of treacherous soldiers—previously occurred in "[[Rock Bottom]]", where Starscream was the recipient.
*Megatron refers to his skills and training as a Kaon gladiator.
*The resolution Optimus Prime made last season to finally kill Megatron still stands.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
*Starscream's arm-mounted missiles still work even with his T-Cog missing, since there's no transformation involved in firing them.
*Airachnid is still in the hobby of collecting heads, as she promises to take Starscream's. However, where will she store them now that her ship is gone?

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Crossfire (Prime)

2012-04-01T04:58:49Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

Orion Pax, Part 2

2012-03-29T08:14:18Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

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|caption=
|title="Orion Pax, Part 2"
|airdate=[[February 25]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

{{picsneeded}}

'''Jack learns how to restore Optimus's memory.'''

==Synopsis==
On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] points his missiles at [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]]. Accidentally addressing him as "Optimus Prime", the former Seeker realizes something is wrong. Through a brief conversation, Starscream learns of [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s deception to Orion, and states that the archivist has much to learn. He begins to speak, but is interrupted by a team of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Starscream leaps into action and makes a quick escape, and Pax is ordered to stay in his quarters, his curiosity piqued.

Back at base, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] finishes adjustments on the [[GroundBridge]]'s power level, hoping to increase its range. [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] pilots a test subject in the form of a toy car into the bridge, but instead of teleporting, it is destroyed. Raf consoles Ratchet on the failure, saying it was only the first try, but Ratchet thinks it was a doomed idea from the start. In an effort to cheer him up, Raf tells the story of his slow triumph over the rope climb in gym class, but it falls on oblivious ears, since Ratchet doesn't understand what gym class has to do with increasing the Ground Bridge's power level.

In the halls of the ''Nemesis'', Starscream deftly maneuvers his way past many guards, blasting a door out in his bid for freedom. Seconds away from escape, a laser blast catches his tail, and he spins to the ground. Orion is soon visited by Megatron, who apologizes for the commotion. Orion asks why Megatron told him Starscream was dead, and he replies that Starscream is dead to the Decepticon cause—a defector to the Autobots. Megatron departs, but Orion's interest is piqued by Starscream's reference to him, and he begins to read more about this "Optimus Prime." On the database page for Optimus Prime (which displays a false image of a menacing-looking robot), Orion reads that the name belonged to the leader of the Autobot faction, who was not Ratchet, as Megatron told him.

[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] arrives at base, and reports no leads on the location of the Decepticons' [[space bridge]]. About to send Bulkhead on his way to the next search quadrant, Ratchet receives a high-frequency message of peculiar nature: it is addressed to him, and is from Starscream. The plane tells him that he must come alone with a medical kit to repair him, in exchange for valuable intel about Optimus.

In a forest, the Ground Bridge portal opens, to the surprise and dismay of the wounded Starscream, for both Ratchet and Bulkhead step out. Ratchet plays no games with his help, refusing to repair him unless he gets some useful information. Realizing his compromised position, Starscream tells all, but succumbs to horror when he finds the Autobots already know it as well, and plan to abandon him as a result. As Ratchet and Bulkhead depart, the medic responds to Starscream's pleading with the ultimatum that unless he knows anything about the space bridge, he's going to rot. The jet is amazed that his troops finished his project when he was gone, then realizes that this is the information Ratchet is looking for. He smugly shows the Autobot where it hurts.

The group convenes at base to discuss the plan of action in seizing the space bridge. [[June Darby|June]] voices her concern at the prospect of [[Jack Darby|Jack]] traveling to another planet, but is reassured by [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[William Fowler|Fowler]], and realizes the necessity of his mission. Ratchet works out a plan, where all four Autobots storm the space bridge chamber, jamming communications to block the deployment of Decepticon reinforcements. Fowler offers Jack a spacesuit for use on Cybertron, and Arcee volunteers to go with him. The Ground Bridge opens, and the team enters.

[[Image:TFP Orion Pax Part 2 - Jack Salute .jpg|thumb|left|200px|Don't wanna close my eyes, don't wanna fall asleep...]]At the Space Bridge complex, the team makes quick work of the guards. One attempts to send a message to control, but is stymied by Ratchet's scrambler and Bulkhead's fist. They arrive at the bridge, and Jack, fully decked out in a donated spacesuit from [[NASA]], is bridged to the location. The space bridge is activated, and the duo step through to Arcee's homeworld and Jack's destiny.

In the complex, the remaining Autobots are stopped in their tracks by a transmission from [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]], asking for a status report. As he makes continual demands for a report, who should take the call is fumbled over, as Ratchet and Bulkhead's voices would be recognized, and Bumblebee can't speak at all. Ratchet settles on Agent Fowler, and he is patched through. He manages to field the call, and turns it around, asking Breakdown how he was, to surprising success.

Meanwhile, Orion searches through all files he can on "Optimus Prime", only to find that they have been altered, the true files encrypted, to his chagrin. However, Orion, a skillful hacker, manages to get past them and find an image that shocks him; ''he'' is Optimus Prime! This does not go unnoticed by [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] and Megatron. The latter vows that he ''will'' see to it that Orion completes [[Project Iacon]], even if he has to inflict grievous pain on him.

On Cybertron, Jack and Arcee follow the [[Key to Vector Sigma|Key]]'s signal and are surprised to find that it leads to [[Kaon]], the Decepticon capital, which is now abandoned, except, as Arcee puts it, for "Vermin". As they advance on foot, they cross a bridge, unaware that underneath them, one such Vermin is transforming and beginning to follow them...
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (9)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (10)

|c2=
*"[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]]" (2)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (7)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (15)
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] (16)

|c3=
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (5)
*[[June Darby]] (11)
*[[William Fowler]] (12)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (13)
*[[Jack Darby]] (14)

|c4=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (1)

}}

==Quotes==
"You do not suggest that our leader...would speak falsehoods?" 
"You truly are being kept in the dark, aren't you?"
:—'''Starscream''', upon learning of '''"Orion's"''' deception.

"The Decepticon Space Bridge is located right here, deep within an energon mine." 
"Adjacent to a raw fuel supply, clever. What's our intel?" 
"A...reliable source" 
:—'''Ratchet''' talks to '''Arcee''' about their tip, without realizing he's calling a Decepticon reliable.

"Command, this is Space Bridge Control! We are under attack! Command, do you read me?" 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>commlink static* 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Bulkhead smashes the Vehicon's face''* 
"Shhhh."
:—A '''Vehicon''' is reminded of the no-talking rule by '''Ratchet'''.

"Thank you, Starscream." 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Bulkhead looks at Arcee''* 
"Who else would it have been?"
:—'''Arcee'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s too clever by half.

"Don't worry, Space Bridging is just like Ground Bridging." 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Space Bridge fires up with a loud noise''* 
"JUST A LITTLE MORE INTENSE."
:—'''Arcee''' tries to ease Jack's nerves about going on the big boy rides.

"Somebody say something, pronto!" 
"Rafael, patch in Agent Fowler."
:—'''Agent Fowler''' gets exactly what he wants, just not what he expected.

"You have one nano-cycle to respond or—" 
"This is Space Bridge Control. Situation normal." 
"Normal? You sure about that?" 
"We were just calibrating the subsystems and we, uh, had a surge, but it's fine now. How are ''you''?" 
"Uh...uh... Never better. I know it's thankless down there. Keep up the good work, huh?" 
"Will do. Control out."
:—'''Breakdown''' and '''Fowler''' demonstrate that hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good "how are you" at your side.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
*There's no evidence of [[Dark Energon]] on Cybertron, much less any [[Terrorcon (Prime)|zombies]], despite Megatron having used enough to cover the entire planet in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".

===Continuity notes===
* The braces on Raf's legs from last episode are gone. This is not so jarring as it seems at first, as the events of that led to his condition (in "[[One Shall Fall]]") took place two months prior, according to Fowler.
*Ratchet notes that Breakdown would recognize his or Bulkhead's voice. The latter is due to Breakdown and Bulkhead's rivalry (seen from Breakdown's first appearance in "[[Deus Ex Machina]]"), and the former is probably from Breakdown's encounter with Ratchet in "[[Stronger, Faster]]".
*Kaon, the Decepticon capital, makes its first actual appearance, following Megatron's dream recreation of it in "[[Sick Mind]]". Jack remembers it from the events of that episode after Arcee identifies it.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*The scene of Fowler talking to Breakdown is a reference to a similar scene in ''[[Star Wars]] Episode IV: A New Hope''. However, this time the guy on the other end responds more warmly to the "how are you?" bit.

===Trivia===
* Aww, Breakdown cares about the worker bots.
* This is the second time Megatron denounces a mistake relating to Starscream that he "[[Out of His Head|does not intend to make again]]".
*A neat, slowed down version of Bulkhead's weapon transformation is seen, as opposed to the normally lightning fast animation employed.
[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Orion Pax, Part 2

2012-03-29T08:10:49Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
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|prev=Orion Pax, Part 1
|next=Orion Pax, Part 3
|image=
|caption=
|title="Orion Pax, Part 2"
|airdate=[[February 25]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

{{picsneeded}}

'''Jack learns how to restore Optimus's memory.'''

==Synopsis==
On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] points his missiles at [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]]. Accidentally addressing him as "Optimus Prime", the former Seeker realizes something is wrong. Through a brief conversation, Starscream learns of [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s deception to Orion, and states that the archivist has much to learn. He begins to speak, but is interrupted by a team of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Starscream leaps into action and makes a quick escape, and Pax is ordered to stay in his quarters, his curiosity piqued.

Back at base, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] finishes adjustments on the [[GroundBridge]]'s power level, hoping to increase its range. [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] pilots a test subject in the form of a toy car into the bridge, but instead of teleporting, it is destroyed. Raf consoles Ratchet on the failure, saying it was only the first try, but Ratchet thinks it was a doomed idea from the start. In an effort to cheer him up, Raf tells the story of his slow triumph over the rope climb in gym class, but it falls on oblivious ears, since Ratchet doesn't understand what gym class has to do with increasing the Ground Bridge's power level.

In the halls of the ''Nemesis'', Starscream deftly maneuvers his way past many guards, blasting a door out in his bid for freedom. Seconds away from escape, a laser blast catches his tail, and he spins to the ground. Orion is soon visited by Megatron, who apologizes for the commotion. Orion asks why Megatron told him Starscream was dead, and he replies that Starscream is dead to the Decepticon cause—a defector to the Autobots. Megatron departs, but Orion's interest is piqued by Starscream's reference to him, and he begins to read more about this "Optimus Prime." On the database page for Optimus Prime (which displays a false image of a menacing-looking robot), Orion reads that the name belonged to the leader of the Autobot faction, who was not Ratchet, as Megatron told him.

[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] arrives at base, and reports no leads on the location of the Decepticons' [[space bridge]]. About to send Bulkhead on his way to the next search quadrant, Ratchet receives a high-frequency message of peculiar nature: it is addressed to him, and is from Starscream. The plane tells him that he must come alone with a medical kit to repair him, in exchange for valuable intel about Optimus.

In a forest, the Ground Bridge portal opens, to the surprise and dismay of the wounded Starscream, for both Ratchet and Bulkhead step out. Ratchet plays no games with his help, refusing to repair him unless he gets some useful information. Realizing his compromised position, Starscream tells all, but succumbs to horror when he finds the Autobots already know it as well, and plan to abandon him as a result. As Ratchet and Bulkhead depart, the medic responds to Starscream's pleading with the ultimatum that unless he knows anything about the space bridge, he's going to rot. The jet is amazed that his troops finished his project when he was gone, then realizes that this is the information Ratchet is looking for. He smugly shows the Autobot where it hurts.

The group convenes at base to discuss the plan of action in seizing the space bridge. [[June Darby|June]] voices her concern at the prospect of [[Jack Darby|Jack]] traveling to another planet, but is reassured by [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[William Fowler|Fowler]], and realizes the necessity of his mission. Ratchet works out a plan, where all four Autobots storm the space bridge chamber, jamming communications to block the deployment of Decepticon reinforcements. Fowler offers Jack a spacesuit for use on Cybertron, and Arcee volunteers to go with him. The Ground Bridge opens, and the team enters.

[[Image:TFP Orion Pax Part 2 - Jack Salute .jpg|thumb|left|200px|Don't wanna close my eyes, don't wanna fall asleep...]]At the Space Bridge complex, the team makes quick work of the guards. One attempts to send a message to control, but is stymied by Ratchet's scrambler and Bulkhead's fist. They arrive at the bridge, and Jack, fully decked out in a donated spacesuit from [[NASA]], is bridged to the location. The space bridge is activated, and the duo step through to Arcee's homeworld and Jack's destiny.

In the complex, the remaining Autobots are stopped in their tracks by a transmission from [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]], asking for a status report. As he makes continual demands for a report, who should take the call is fumbled over, as Ratchet and Bulkhead's voices would be recognized, and Bumblebee can't speak at all. Ratchet settles on Agent Fowler, and he is patched through. He manages to field the call, and turns it around, asking Breakdown how he was, to surprising success.

Meanwhile, Orion searches through all files he can on "Optimus Prime", only to find that they have been altered, the true files encrypted, to his chagrin. However, Orion, a skillful hacker, manages to get past them and find an image that shocks him; ''he'' is Optimus Prime! This does not go unnoticed by [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] and Megatron. The latter vows that he ''will'' see to it that Orion completes [[Project Iacon]], even if he has to inflict grievous pain on him.

On Cybertron, Jack and Arcee follow the [[Key to Vector Sigma|Key]]'s signal and are surprised to find that it leads to [[Kaon]], the Decepticon capital, which is now abandoned, except, as Arcee puts it, for "Vermin". As they advance on foot, they cross a bridge, unaware that underneath them, one such Vermin is transforming and beginning to follow them...
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (9)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (10)

|c2=
*"[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]]" (2)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (7)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (15)
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] (16)

|c3=
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (5)
*[[June Darby]] (11)
*[[William Fowler]] (12)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (13)
*[[Jack Darby]] (14)

|c4=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (1)

}}

==Quotes==
"You do not suggest that our leader...would speak falsehoods?" 
"You truly are being kept in the dark, aren't you?"
:—'''Starscream''', upon learning of '''"Orion's"''' deception.

"The Decepticon Space Bridge is located right here, deep within an energon mine." 
"Adjacent to a raw fuel supply, clever. What's our intel?" 
"A...reliable source" 
:—'''Ratchet''' talks to '''Arcee''' about their tip, without realizing he's calling a Decepticon reliable.

"Command, this is Space Bridge Control! We are under attack! Command, do you read me?" 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>commlink static* 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Bulkhead smashes the Vehicon's face''* 
"Shhhh."
:—A '''Vehicon''' is reminded of the no-talking rule by '''Ratchet'''.

"Thank you, Starscream." 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Bulkhead looks at Arcee''* 
"Who else would it have been?"
:—'''Arcee'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s too clever by half.

"Don't worry, Space Bridging is just like Ground Bridging." 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Space Bridge fires up with a loud noise''* 
"JUST A LITTLE MORE INTENSE."
:—'''Arcee''' tries to ease '''Jack'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s nerves about going on the big boy rides.

"Somebody say something, pronto!" 
"Rafael, patch in Agent Fowler."
:—'''Agent Fowler''' gets exactly what he wants, just not what he expected.

"You have one nano-cycle to respond or—" 
"This is Space Bridge Control. Situation normal." 
"Normal? You sure about that?" 
"We were just calibrating the subsystems and we, uh, had a surge, but it's fine now. How are ''you''?" 
"Uh...uh... Never better. I know it's thankless down there. Keep up the good work, huh?" 
"Will do. Control out."
:—'''Breakdown''' and '''Fowler''' demonstrate that hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good "how are you" at your side.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
*There's no evidence of [[Dark Energon]] on Cybertron, much less any [[Terrorcon (Prime)|zombies]], despite Megatron having used enough to cover the entire planet in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".

===Continuity notes===
* The braces on Raf's legs from last episode are gone. This is not so jarring as it seems at first, as the events of that led to his condition (in "[[One Shall Fall]]") took place two months prior, according to Fowler.
*Ratchet notes that Breakdown would recognize his or Bulkhead's voice. The latter is due to Breakdown and Bulkhead's rivalry (seen from Breakdown's first appearance in "[[Deus Ex Machina]]"), and the former is probably from Breakdown's encounter with Ratchet in "[[Stronger, Faster]]".
*Kaon, the Decepticon capital, makes its first actual appearance, following Megatron's dream recreation of it in "[[Sick Mind]]". Jack remembers it from the events of that episode after Arcee identifies it.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*The scene of Fowler talking to Breakdown is a reference to a similar scene in ''[[Star Wars]] Episode IV: A New Hope''. However, this time the guy on the other end responds more warmly to the "how are you?" bit.

===Trivia===
* Aww, Breakdown cares about the worker bots.
* This is the second time Megatron denounces a mistake relating to Starscream that he "[[Out of His Head|does not intend to make again]]".
*A neat, slowed down version of Bulkhead's weapon transformation is seen, as opposed to the normally lightning fast animation employed.
[[Category:Prime episodes]]

One Shall Fall

2012-03-26T06:12:08Z

173.58.46.198: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 23
|prev=Stronger, Faster
|next=One Shall Rise, Part 1
|image=OneShallFall-visionfulfilled.jpg
|caption=''Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword!''
|title="One Shall Fall"
|airdate=[[August 21]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Joseph Kuhr]] and [[Duane Capizzi]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''A prophecy predicts dark times ahead, which Megatron intends to see through.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:OneShallFall-MegatronKnockOut.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Miiiight not be the best time to examine your manicure, Knock Out.]]

[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] recites a passage from the [[Covenant of Primus]], foretelling that a perpetual conflict will culminate when the forty-seven spheres align. Despite the other [[Autobot]]s' lack of faith, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] realizes that the "world forged of chaos" referred to in the prophecy is [[Earth]]—and that the alignment will occur in a matter of days.

Aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] explains to [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] that he sought the [[Dark Energon|blood]] of [[Unicron]] so that he could conquer worlds with [[Terrorcon (Prime)|undead armies]]. Knock Out assures him that more Dark Energon awaits amongst the stars, but advises him not to push himself, since he was in stasis. Megatron then claims that he is the "rising darkness" of which the prophecy speaks.

[[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] find a picture of [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] while searching a conspiracy website. Raf replaces the image with a dancing cat, which makes Ratchet laugh. Jack then invites Optimus to take a look, but is flatly denied. Ratchet then states that, before he became a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus behaved quite similarly to Jack. [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] suddenly interrupts and reveals that the [[Decepticon]]s have been stealing components to build a second [[space bridge]]. Back aboard the ''Nemesis'', Knock Out and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] inform Megatron that the only item left on the list is an ample power source, which can be found in a heavily fortified human base. [[Airachnid]] could simply tunnel in, but Megatron rather angrily declares that the time for stealth is over, and he sends a massive squad of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] to retrieve it. Optimus warns Fowler to have his troops evacuate, for fear of human casualties.

[[Image:PrimeEp23-BumblebeeRaf.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Where is your BS&P now???]]

Optimus, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] arrive to fend off the Vehicons, and all goes well until Megatron himself heads out toward the battlefield. En route, he spots Bumblebee, who was taking Raf racing. Megatron opens fire, frying Bumblebee's systems and knocking Raf out cold. Megatron arrives at the base just as the Autobots disable the last of his drones, and he taunts Optimus as Bumblebee arrives whilst carrying a wounded Raf. Bulkhead restrains the enraged scout before Optimus orders Arcee to take him and Raf back to base. Megatron then ascends onto the ''Nemesis'' with the power source. Unbeknownst to Megatron, Optimus and Bulkhead climb aboard the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], Ratchet panics that his tools are wrong for human examination, and Jack suggests that they call in [[June Darby|his mother]]. Meanwhile, Megatron has another vision in which he sees a [[Unicron|sinister face]] and a volcano. He then orders Knock Out and Airachnid to complete the space bridge, as there is something he must attend to. June arrives at the Autobot base and quickly unnerves Ratchet with the knowledge that Raf will die unless she can stabilize him immediately. Bumblebee vents his frustration on a nearby wall, but Arcee manages to calm him...a little. Ratchet regrets having not bothered to learn human science and medicine, despite accepting the children into their lives. He then states that he has grown to need Rafael, just as Raf needs him.

Bulkhead and Optimus storm the ''Nemesis'', and Optimus claims to have had a change of heart: He orders Bulkhead back to base with the power source, declaring that there is something he must do. He then muses grimly that he has realized that Autobots and Decepticons will never co-exist peacefully, and he vows to destroy Megatron.

As the planetary alignment nears, Megatron arrives at the volcano site, and Optimus uses a Vehicon comm link to challenge him. Optimus soon joins him at the base of the volcano, and the two exchange brief banter before engaging each other in fierce battle.

[[Image:PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Why throw away your life so recklessly?" "I keep [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|''trying'']] to, but Hasbro won't [[To sell toys|let me]] anymore!"]]

Meanwhile, Ratchet realizes that Raf has been infected with [[Dark Energon]] and theorizes that exposure to normal energon should cure him. He takes a sample from Bumblebee, placing Raf in a sealed chamber to test his theory as the others watch helplessly. Rafael soon opens his eyes, his pulse stabilizing.

Optimus appears to defeat Megatron and prepares to deal the final blow, but the Decepticon leader catches his sword with unusual strength as the volcano begins to erupt. Strange purple markings glow to life across his body, and he quickly overpowers Optimus. He realizes that the volcano is spewing forth Dark Energon, and he moves to kill Optimus, as he saw himself doing in a previous vision.

To be continued...
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (6)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (13)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (11)
*[[Airachnid]] (12)
|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (7)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (8)
*[[Jack Darby]] (9)
*[[William Fowler]] (10)
*[[June Darby]] (16)
|c4=
*[[Unicron]] (15)
}}

==Quotes==

"And it was written in the Covenant of Primus that 'when the 47 spheres align, a perpetual conflict will culminate upon a world forged from chaos. And the weak shall perish in the shadow of a rising darkness.'"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' recites a passage of ill tidings.

"Mars Cat says, 'Take me to your feeder!'"
:—'''Miko''' starts a new internet meme

"Um, Optimus! You wanna see something funny?" 
"No."
:—'''Jack''' learns of '''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s minimal sense of humor.

"Does he seem to be...'losing it'?" 
"A bit..."
:—'''Knock Out''' and '''Airachnid''' discuss Megatron's state of mind.

"I have been foolish not to see what history has proven over and over again...that Autobots and Decepticons will never mend their ways. If there can be no diplomatic solution to this perpetual conflict, then I must not allow more darkness to fall upon this or any planet. Megatron must be destroyed!"
:—It's about slaggin' time, '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Your defeat was foreseen here by the ancients. What was it they wrote? 'The weak shall perish'?" 
"Do not believe everything you read."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''', unusually philosophical in the middle of a death match.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When the flying Vehicons arrive to help retrieve the power source from the military base, the Vehicon ground units which stole it in the first place vanish.
* When Megatron arrives at the volcano, the points of his helmet disappear through his neck armor.
* As Megatron extends his blade when Optimus leaps at him, the sound effect is that of his cannon firing.
* When Optimus tries to strike the finishing blow, he's standing on Megatron's chest. Once Megatron catches the blade, Optimus is standing much further back.

===Continuity errors===
*Megatron's jet-mode cannons score a direct hit on Bumblebee, yet do no apparent damage other than briefly stopping him. When Arcee was hit in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]", it nearly killed her. On a similar note, Bumblebee should have taken the brunt of the Dark Energon exposure, but only Raf shows any symptoms. Arcee was weakened by exposure to a few drops from [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]'s animated corpse in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]". However, Optimus tells Arcee to look after Raf AND Bumblebee; its likely that Bee's just being strong for his partner's sake.
*Bumblebee knows Raf is injured, so why does he drive nearly two miles (three clicks) to the battlefield instead of just calling for a [[GroundBridge]] immediately?
*Raf says he can't see without his glasses in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]", but his first person shot is perfectly clear. This is a common thing for TV and movies, but still...

===Continuity notes===
*Megatron refers to his feeling by saying "it's as if" he can hear Unicron's thoughts, which he gibbered about back in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]".
*The story revolves around the idea that Dark Energon is out in space, another "Darkness Rising" plot point. Turns out that it's not as far out as the characters think...
*Agent Fowler's men at first thought it was [[MECH]] who stole the phase conductor until they found the security image of Soundwave.
*Ratchet's rant from "[[Stronger, Faster]]", where he accused Optimus of declining to defeat Megatron on multiple occasions, seems to have left an impression on Optimus. Only when he learns that Megatron injured Raf does Optimus finally take action.
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] demonstrated that energon does not agree with human physiology in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]" and "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4|Part 4]]", which Ratchet confirms here. Apparently, Dark Energon has similar effects, but the two types cancel each other out (at least in a human).
*Arcee tells Bumblebee that she knows what it's like to see a partner <strike>killed</strike> harmed, referring to [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]'s death at Airachnid's claws in "[[Predatory]]". Her general speech seems to call back to the lesson she learned at the end of "[[Partners]]". Ironically, Bumblebee was the one who prevented Arcee from giving into her desire for vengeance in that episode.
*Ratchet extracts energon from Bumblebee with the same device that he used to inject himself with synthetic energon in [[Stronger, Faster|the previous episode]].

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Tfprime23 unicron.jpg|right|thumb|Hey look, it's Unicron! Wait, why does he have Cyclonus's helmet horns?]]
* The [[Covenant of Primus]] first appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Nemesis Part 1]]".
* Megatron and Optimus punch each other in the style of the opening credits, only on opposite sides. This isn't [[Sick Mind|the first time]] the show has done this.
* Yeah, yeah, "[[The Transformers: The Movie|One shall stand, one shall fall]]." This is the third time in this series alone, following "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]" and "[[Sick Mind]]", and that's not even including the title of THIS episode. Megatron even completes the saying for Optimus, he's heard it plenty of times by now.
* Ratchet mentions that he has known Optimus for longer than any of the other Earth-stationed Autobots, even before he was a Prime. Taking the character's appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'' into account, this would be true, as Ratchet was under the direct command of Optimus prior to, and at the start of the game's storyline. In comparison, the first cutscene of the Autobot campaign showed Bumblebee's first meeting with Optimus, and whilst Arcee was in the game, she never personally interacted with Optimus during the story. Bulkhead was mentioned as having joined Optimus during a later period of time.
* Megatron refers to Optimus as "the last of the Primes". He was also called this by the head of the [[Autobot High Council]] in ''War for Cybertron'', upon his ascension to the rank of Prime. It is also a term used to refer to his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action film]] counterpart.
*Megatron breaks Prime's sword in the same way as in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]." Seriously, it's like they just reused the broken sword model or something. Except it got lodged in Prime's shoulder this time instead of flying off and sticking in the ground.

===Real-world references===
*The picture on the conspiracy website of a supposed alien looking through a window is a reference to the famed "Denver Alien" sighting where a man called Jeff Peckman claimed he filmed an extra-terrestrial outside of his home.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Prophezeiung'''" ("The Prophecy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 24|24 February]] [[2012]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Egyikünk elbukik'''" ("One of Us Falls")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 8|8 February]] [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'antica profezia!'''" ("The Ancient Prophecy!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 11|11 December]] [[2011]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Godae ui Yeeon'''" (고대의 예언, "The Ancient Prophecy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 14|14 November]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 4|4 January]] [[2012]]

===Trivia===
* The episode was first broadcast on Canada's Teletoon channel. It later first aired in the United States on [[September 24]], [[2011]].
* At the beginning of the episode, as Megatron explains why he sought out the blood of Unicron, Knock Out totally checks out his "nails" in the background. How vain can you get?!
* Megatron laments that the only shard of Dark Energon he has is the one in his chest. It would seem that, despite his machinations being discovered, Starscream never gave Megatron's original shard back.
* Bulkhead states that he has never seen Optimus "laugh, cry or lose his cool". While it could just be an offhand expression, this inadvertently raises an interesting question as to whether Cybertronians actually have the ability to cry...[[Humanization#Crying|hmmmmmmmm]].
* Ratchet tells the kids that the title of Prime can only be earned, not inherited or born into. This is the inverse of what [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|a different Optimus]] told [[Megatron (Movie)|his archenemy]] in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|a different universe]].
* This is the first time in the series an Autobot weaponizes a part of their vehicle mode—in this case, Optimus's wheels on his legs.
*Ratchet actually LAUGHS in this episode, and at a cartoon space cat, of all things!

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Loose Cannons

2012-03-25T07:26:42Z

173.58.46.198: /* Continuity notes */

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|next=Crossfire
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|caption=
|title="Loose Cannons"
|airdate=[[March 24]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[David McDermott]]
|directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
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'''A legendary Autobot returns to Earth to look for a new Decepticon, but Optimus finds that something is not right with the rogue Bot.'''

==Synopsis==
[[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] calls the Autobots, furious about another fight with possible collateral damage. Though all of them are present at base, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] posits that the fighters may be infighting Decepticons. However, a video feed shows otherwise, for the two are an unidentified [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]-like Decepticon—and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] ! Though [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] is thoroughly excited, Fowler demands that the situation be handled pronto.

Outside of Omaha, Wheeljack battles it out with the 'Con. Agent Fowler hovers over the scene and demands stoppage, but is fired upon by Wheeljack. The 'Bot is hit in the shoulder, and falls back as Agent Fowler supplies suppressive fire. A GroundBridge opens up, and the Autobots step out. They aid Wheeljack, and fire upon the Decepticon, who takes cover. Agent Fowler flies overhead, and the Decepticon seizes the opportunity to scan his vehicle. He runs toward a gas station, and Wheeljack aims his blasters at him. Despite Optimus and Bulkhead's cautioning, he fires, and the station explodes as the Decepticon transforms and flies off. Though Wheeljack believes that the 'Con—revealed as [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]—rigged it to explode, he is informed otherwise. Though the Wrecker is eager to give pursuit, Optimus tells him that, while on Earth, it would be wise to respect his authority.

Back at base, Ratchet repairs Wheeljack. He apologizes for the collateral damage, but says that his pursuit of Dreadwing warranted it. He starts into the story of his pursuit. Originally, he was looking for Autobot refugees, but when the one he had found— the former Wrecker Seaspray—is blown to bits by one of Dreadwing's bombs, he made it his mission to track the rogue 'Con down. After several solar systems worth of pursuit, Wheeljack caught up with him on Earth. Optimus recounts his own knowledge of Dreadwing—he was a captain of a Seeker armada, and Skyquake's twin. He also infers that Dreadwing's mission is to pay allegiance to Megatron. Wheeljack is eager to get out and kick Dreadwing's tailpipe, but Optimus reels him in, saying that any action taken against the Decepticons must be carefully planned on this foreign planet. This infuriates the Wrecker, who can't fathom the idea of doing nothing. Agent Fowler walks in and admonishes Wheeljack for nearly blowing their cover, and demands that Prime keep a closer watch on his troops. Wheeljack doesn't take well to being called part of the team, and walks off, followed by Bulkhead. Optimus explains Wheeljack's disregard for authority by his inclusion in the Wreckers, a unit that operated outside of normal command.

Somewhere mountainous, Dreadwing holds a laser beacon that continues into the sky. The Nemesis arrives, and he boards. Megatron welcomes his loyalty, but Dreadwing reveals that he was brought to Earth with another purpose as well. He says that he and his twin, Skyquake, shared a split spark, and that he could feel across the galaxy when his brother was released from stasis—and when his spark was extinguished. This information is confirmed by Megatron, and Dreadwing vows to make every Autobot on Earth pay. Megatron avows that they will—eventually, under his terms. He advises the Seeker to obey him, for his best interests.

As Wheeljack works on his [[Jackhammer (Prime)| ship]], Bulkhead attempts to change his mind about the planet. Wheeljack lists the comrades they'd lost in battle, but Bulkhead takes is as all the more reason that they must stick together. Wheeljack doubts Optimus's integrity, but Bulkhead stands firmly by him. Inside the Jackhammer, a challenge comes through over the commlink from Dreadwing. Wheeljack straps in to meet the 'Con, and Bulkhead gets in as well. They jet off to meet their challenger.

Dreadwing faces off against Wheeljack, both determined to finish their business. They exchange fire, and Dreadwing runs and jumps into a crevice. The Wrecker gives pursuit, and Dreadwing avails him of the "surprises" he's left—proximity bombs, scattered all throughout the crevice. He dodges them with ease, and pins the 'Con against a dead end. Bulkhead reveals himself atop the crevice, preventing Dreadwing from flying off. However, he has one last trick up his sleeve—one last bomb, placed meters from Bulkhead's position. It explodes, burying the two under the exploded cliff face as he flies off.

At base, Ratchet finds Bulkhead's transmission over a thousand miles away. At Optimus's inquiry, he says that no response has been made.

In the crevice, Optimus helps Wheeljack out of a pile of boulders. Though Optimus acknowledges that he cannot force Wheeljack to obey his orders, he reprimands the rebel for endangering the safety of one of ''his'' troops. Ratchet informs Optimus over comm that Bulkhead's signal has moved.

Wheeljack and Optimus fly to Bulkhead's location, a shipping depot. They find him in an unfortunate predicament, strapped to a crate with a bomb wired into his chest. Wheeljack gets to work defusing the bomb, but it proves a challenging prospect, as it is laced with all sorts of failsafes.

Dreadwing looks on, with Optimus in his sights. He receives a transmission from Megatron, and tells his leader that he is pursuing his destiny. Megatron responds by saying that Optimus is not so easily beaten.

Bulkhead tries to stop Wheeljack from continuing his attempts to defuse the bomb. He notices that Optimus is gone, and Wheeljack again deprecates Optimus for fleeing when the situation gets hot.

Megatron allows Dreadwing to continue his plan, out of respect for his deceased brother. He disconnects, and muses to Soundwave that he does not expect him to come back. Dreadwing notices that Optimus is not there anymore, and Optimus chooses to announce himself. He appeals to the Decepticon's sense of honor, saying that his master does not respect chivalry and honor as he and his brother did. Dreadwing refuses the offer of defection, and fires upon Prime, who escapes into the maze of containers.

Bulkhead pleads with Wheeljack to leave, but it falls on deaf ears. He says that the only bot who knows how to defuse the bomb is Dreadwing. Wheeljack remarks on the encroaching blaster fire, when he is delivered an uppercut by Bulkhead. The big bot tears out of his restraints, and runs away from his friend.

Dreadwing continues to spar with Optimus, but loses him from his sights.

Bulkhead runs toward the water, apologizing in advance to the sea life, when Wheeljack jumps out and tries to stop him. He is no match for the huge 'Bot, and is pushed along with him. He appeals to Bulkhead, agreeing with the fact that only Dreadwing can defuse the bomb—and that Optimus knows it as well.

The Seeker slowly searches the dock. Suddenly, he hears a scream, and above him, Optimus comes crashing down on top of him with a shipping crane. Pinned, Dreadwing is forced to listen again to Optimus's proposal to defuse the bomb, which is now standing right beside him. Dreadwing is unfazed, saying that he would rather destroy himself and all three Autobots to avenge his brother. Optimus calls his bluff, and says that they too will die in fire with their brother. He grudgingly accepts, and defuses the bomb. However, not about to leave empty handed, Dreadwing sets off the many bombs he had placed throughout the port, and flies off. Wheeljack wonders who will clean that up.

On the ''Nemesis'', Megatron gloats about Dreadwing's defeat, but seems mildly surprised that the Seeker still lives. Dreadwing, in the wake of his defeat, pledges his total loyalty to Megatron.

At the base, now addressing Optimus as "Commander," Wheeljack apologizes for his misjudgment about him earlier. All the Autobots, sans Ratchet, try to convince Wheeljack to stay. He says he'll explore the planet, to see if it's right for him. However, Bulkhead tells him that he has to have an Earth alternate mode.

Outside, Wheeljack transforms, and drives off into the distance.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (8)
|c2=
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (flashback) (11)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (flashback) (12)
|c3=
*[[Agent Fowler]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"Not this again!"
:—'''Agent Fowler''' gets carjacked for the third time.

'''Wheeljack''': You know Wreckers don't call for backup. 
'''Wheeljack''' and '''Bulkhead''': They call for clean-up! 
:—The remaining Wreckers provide an alternative to "Wreck and Rule!"

"I will be quite surprised if we ever set eyes upon Dreadwing again."
:—'''Megatron''' putting his faith into his soldier.

"Sorry, Jackie. It's 'cause I love ya."
:—'''Bulkhead''' shows the tough love.

"Sorry, fishies!"
:—'''Bulkhead''', the Autobot environmentalist.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity notes===
* This episode features the first on-screen use of the term [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]].
* Soundwave shows scenes of Optimus and Bumblebee's fight with Skyquake in "[[Masters & Students]]".
* Arcee references "Masters & Students" and "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]".

===Transformers references===
* Wheeljack namedrops former Wreckers [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]], [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]], [[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]], and [[Pyro (Prime)|Pyro]]. The first two are traditional Wreckers, and the latter two were introduced as Wreckers in ''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]].'' Seaspray being a Wrecker is a new addition.
* Wheeljack also namedrops [[Sandokan]].
* Both Dreadwing and Skyquake are refered to as [[Seekers]].
*Optimus explains how the [[Wreckers]] are a separate team faction from the Autobots.

===Real-world references===
Omaha, Nebraska. Which ties into another mention of Nebraska in season 1.

===Trivia===
*Agent Fowler needs to stop flying that jet around Decepticons who look like they turn into jets.
*Wheeljack finally takes an Earth-based vehicle mode. Seems like he's on Earth to stay.
*Dreadwing's proximity bombs have plates resembling his wings. Perhaps they're his trademark symbol for each location he visits--though it doesn't last when it explodes.

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Loose Cannons

2012-03-25T06:00:09Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 32
|prev=Operation Bumblebee, Part 2
|next=Crossfire
|image=
|caption=
|title="Loose Cannons"
|airdate=[[March 24]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[David McDermott]]
|directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''A legendary Autobot returns to Earth to look for a new Decepticon, but Optimus finds that something is not right with the rogue Bot.'''

==Synopsis==
[[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] calls the Autobots, furious about another fight with possible collateral damage. Though all of them are present at base, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] posits that the fighters may be infighting Decepticons. However, a video feed shows otherwise, for the two are an unidentified [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]-like Decepticon—and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] ! Though [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] is thoroughly excited, Fowler demands that the situation be handled pronto.

Outside of Omaha, Wheeljack battles it out with the 'Con. Agent Fowler hovers over the scene and demands stoppage, but is fired upon by Wheeljack. The 'Bot is hit in the shoulder, and falls back as Agent Fowler supplies suppressive fire. A GroundBridge opens up, and the Autobots step out. They aid Wheeljack, and fire upon the Decepticon, who takes cover. Agent Fowler flies overhead, and the Decepticon seizes the opportunity to scan his vehicle. He runs toward a gas station, and Wheeljack aims his blasters at him. Despite Optimus and Bulkhead's cautioning, he fires, and the station explodes as the Decepticon transforms and flies off. Though Wheeljack believes that the 'Con—revealed as [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]—rigged it to explode, he is informed otherwise. Though the Wrecker is eager to give pursuit, Optimus tells him that, while on Earth, it would be wise to respect his authority.

Back at base, Ratchet repairs Wheeljack. He apologizes for the collateral damage, but says that his pursuit of Dreadwing warranted it. He starts into the story of his pursuit. Originally, he was looking for Autobot refugees, but when the one he had found— the former Wrecker Seaspray—is blown to bits by one of Dreadwing's bombs, he made it his mission to track the rogue 'Con down. After several solar systems worth of pursuit, Wheeljack caught up with him on Earth. Optimus recounts his own knowledge of Dreadwing—he was a captain of a Seeker armada, and Skyquake's twin. He also infers that Dreadwing's mission is to pay allegiance to Megatron. Wheeljack is eager to get out and kick Dreadwing's tailpipe, but Optimus reels him in, saying that any action taken against the Decepticons must be carefully planned on this foreign planet. This infuriates the Wrecker, who can't fathom the idea of doing nothing. Agent Fowler walks in and admonishes Wheeljack for nearly blowing their cover, and demands that Prime keep a closer watch on his troops. Wheeljack doesn't take well to being called part of the team, and walks off, followed by Bulkhead. Optimus explains Wheeljack's disregard for authority by his inclusion in the Wreckers, a unit that operated outside of normal command.

Somewhere mountainous, Dreadwing holds a laser beacon that continues into the sky. The Nemesis arrives, and he boards. Megatron welcomes his loyalty, but Dreadwing reveals that he was brought to Earth with another purpose as well. He says that he and his twin, Skyquake, shared a split spark, and that he could feel across the galaxy when his brother was released from stasis—and when his spark was extinguished. This information is confirmed by Megatron, and Dreadwing vows to make every Autobot on Earth pay. Megatron avows that they will—eventually, under his terms. He advises the Seeker to obey him, for his best interests.

As Wheeljack works on his [[Jackhammer (Prime)| ship]], Bulkhead attempts to change his mind about the planet. Wheeljack lists the comrades they'd lost in battle, but Bulkhead takes is as all the more reason that they must stick together. Wheeljack doubts Optimus's integrity, but Bulkhead stands firmly by him. Inside the Jackhammer, a challenge comes through over the commlink from Dreadwing. Wheeljack straps in to meet the 'Con, and Bulkhead gets in as well. They jet off to meet their challenger.

Dreadwing faces off against Wheeljack, both determined to finish their business. They exchange fire, and Dreadwing runs and jumps into a crevice. The Wrecker gives pursuit, and Dreadwing avails him of the "surprises" he's left—proximity bombs, scattered all throughout the crevice. He dodges them with ease, and pins the 'Con against a dead end. Bulkhead reveals himself atop the crevice, preventing Dreadwing from flying off. However, he has one last trick up his sleeve—one last bomb, placed meters from Bulkhead's position. It explodes, burying the two under the exploded cliff face as he flies off.

At base, Ratchet finds Bulkhead's transmission over a thousand miles away. At Optimus's inquiry, he says that no response has been made.

In the crevice, Optimus helps Wheeljack out of a pile of boulders. Though Optimus acknowledges that he cannot force Wheeljack to obey his orders, he reprimands the rebel for endangering the safety of one of ''his'' troops. Ratchet informs Optimus over comm that Bulkhead's signal has moved.

Wheeljack and Optimus fly to Bulkhead's location, a shipping depot. They find him in an unfortunate predicament, strapped to a crate with a bomb wired into his chest. Wheeljack gets to work defusing the bomb, but it proves a challenging prospect, as it is laced with all sorts of failsafes.

Dreadwing looks on, with Optimus in his sights. He receives a transmission from Megatron, and tells his leader that he is pursuing his destiny. Megatron responds by saying that Optimus is not so easily beaten.

Bulkhead tries to stop Wheeljack from continuing his attempts to defuse the bomb. He notices that Optimus is gone, and Wheeljack again deprecates Optimus for fleeing when the situation gets hot.

Megatron allows Dreadwing to continue his plan, out of respect for his deceased brother. He disconnects, and muses to Soundwave that he does not expect him to come back. Dreadwing notices that Optimus is not there anymore, and Optimus chooses to announce himself. He appeals to the Decepticon's sense of honor, saying that his master does not respect chivalry and honor as he and his brother did. Dreadwing refuses the offer of defection, and fires upon Prime, who escapes into the maze of containers.

Bulkhead pleads with Wheeljack to leave, but it falls on deaf ears. He says that the only bot who knows how to defuse the bomb is Dreadwing. Wheeljack remarks on the encroaching blaster fire, when he is delivered an uppercut by Bulkhead. The big bot tears out of his restraints, and runs away from his friend.

Dreadwing continues to spar with Optimus, but loses him from his sights.

Bulkhead runs toward the water, apologizing in advance to the sea life, when Wheeljack jumps out and tries to stop him. He is no match for the huge 'Bot, and is pushed along with him. He appeals to Bulkhead, agreeing with the fact that only Dreadwing can defuse the bomb—and that Optimus knows it as well.

The Seeker slowly searches the dock. Suddenly, he hears a scream, and above him, Optimus comes crashing down on top of him with a shipping crane. Pinned, Dreadwing is forced to listen again to Optimus's proposal to defuse the bomb, which is now standing right beside him. Dreadwing is unfazed, saying that he would rather destroy himself and all three Autobots to avenge his brother. Optimus calls his bluff, and says that they too will die in fire with their brother. He grudgingly accepts, and defuses the bomb. However, not about to leave empty handed, Dreadwing sets off the many bombs he had placed throughout the port, and flies off. Wheeljack wonders who will clean that up.

On the ''Nemesis'', Megatron gloats about Dreadwing's defeat, but seems mildly surprised that the Seeker still lives. Dreadwing, in the wake of his defeat, pledges his total loyalty to Megatron.

At the base, now addressing Optimus as "Commander," Wheeljack apologizes for his misjudgment about him earlier. All the Autobots, sans Ratchet, try to convince Wheeljack to stay. He says he'll explore the planet, to see if it's right for him. However, Bulkhead tells him that he has to have an Earth alternate mode.

Outside, Wheeljack transforms, and drives off into the distance.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (8)
|c2=
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (flashback) (11)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (flashback) (12)
|c3=
*[[Agent Fowler]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"Not this again!"
:—'''Agent Fowler''' gets carjacked for the third time.

'''Wheeljack''': You know Wreckers don't call for backup. 
'''Wheeljack''' and '''Bulkhead''': They call for clean-up! 
:—The remaining Wreckers provide an alternative to "Wreck and Rule!"

"I will be quite surprised if we ever set eyes upon Dreadwing again."
:—'''Megatron''' putting his faith into his soldier.

"Sorry, Jackie. It's 'cause I love ya."
:—'''Bulkhead''' shows the tough love.

"Sorry, fishies!"
:—'''Bulkhead''', the Autobot environmentalist.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When the Autobots first return to base, Ratchet is reparing a wound to Wheeljack's left shoulder-plate. When Wheeljack confronts Dreadwing in the forest, it is no longer there.

===Continuity notes===
* This episode features the first on-screen use of the term [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]].
* Soundwave shows scenes of Optimus and Bumblebee's fight with Skyquake in [[Masters and Students]].
* Arcee references [[Masters and Students]] and [[Shadowzone]].

===Transformers references===
* Wheeljack namedrops former Wreckers [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]], [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]], [[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]], and [[Pyro (Prime)|Pyro]]. The first two are traditional Wreckers, and the latter two were introduced as Wreckers in ''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]].'' Seaspray being a Wrecker is a new addition.
* Wheeljack also namedrops [[Sandokan]].
* Both Dreadwing and Skyquake are refered to as [[Seekers]].
*Optimus explains how the [[Wreckers]] are a separate team faction from the Autobots.

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
*Agent Fowler needs to stop flying that jet around Decepticons who look like they turn into jets.
*Wheeljack finally takes an Earth-based vehicle mode. Seems like he's on Earth to stay.
*Dreadwing's proximity bombs have plates resembling his wings. Perhaps they're his trademark symbol for each location he visits--though it doesn't last when it explodes.

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Prime episodes]]

One Shall Rise, Part 3

2012-03-22T01:47:28Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 26
|prev=One Shall Rise, Part 2
|next=Orion Pax, Part 1
|image=OneShallRise3-together.jpg
|caption=Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?
|title="One Shall Rise, Part 3"
|airdate=[[October 15]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Jack learns more about Optimus Prime's history on Cybertron while the Autobots continue their battle at the Earth's core.'''

==Synopsis==

As he leads the [[Autobot]]s further toward [[Earth]]'s core, [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] is again seized by a vision of the planet exploding. He notes how [[Unicron]]'s strength grows ever greater and continues on. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] both voice their mistrust of the [[Decepticon]] leader, though they have no choice but to follow him. Unbeknownst to them, several strange, mechanical creatures observe the intruders into their dark domain.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and the [[human]]s watch a report that outlines how the planet's chaotic weather continues to spiral out of control. Despite [[June Darby|June]]'s efforts to lighten the mood, [[William Fowler|Fowler]] insists that something must be done—even if it means contacting his associates at the [[Pentagon]]. Fowler makes known his uneasiness about teaming up with Megatron, but Ratchet surprises the humans by explaining how such a situation has happened before. Ratchet relates how Optimus Prime and Megatron were once close friends, in the twilight hours of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Golden Age]].

[[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|left|thumb|250px|''Once, I called you "Brother".'' 
''Once, I thought the chance to make you laugh'' 
''Was all I ever wanted...'' 
''And even now,'' 
''I wish that [[Primus|God]] had chose another.'' 
''Serving as your foe on His behalf'' 
''Is the last thing that I wanted...!'']]
''The great Autobot leader was once named Orion Pax, a simple clerk in the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] Hall of Records. Learning of Cybertron's past, Orion grew concerned about the corruption affecting high places and the [[Caste system|state of inequity]] in society. He became inspired by the revolutionary words of Megatronus, a gladiator who took his name from [[The Fallen|one]] of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Primes]]. Megatronus gained a loyal following through his radical and innovative actions, [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] chief among their number. Over time, Megatronus became a mentor figure to Orion Pax and chose to shorten his name as he left the gladiatorial arena for the political one. Megatron appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], voicing his ideas for shaping a new Cybertron by violent means, and demanded to be named the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Orion protested against Megatron's suggestions before the Council, moving their [[spark]]s and minds as he unknowingly revealed himself to be the one worthy of the title. Megatron severed his ties to Orion and the Council, taking his "Decepticon" followers to begin the [[Great War (Prime)|war]] that consumed Cybertron and vowing to claim the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership]] for himself. Hoping to reverse the damage that had poisoned the planet, Orion journeyed to Cybertron's [[Core]], where he found himself before the spark of [[Primus]], the creator of all [[Cybertronians]]. Primus sensed the purity of Orion's own spark and bestowed upon him the legendary Matrix, transforming him into Optimus Prime.''

In the present, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] question Optimus's plan to give the Matrix to the Earth's core, asking what could possibly stop Megatron from attempting to claim it for himself now. Ratchet darkly replies that Megatron only intends to save the Earth so that he may conquer it at a later date.

As they near Unicron's spark, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] begins to feel the draining effects of the [[Dark Energon]]. [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee help him a short way across the catwalks, but Megatron soon comes to a halt ahead with the realization that Unicron is preparing to expel them. A huge number of Unicron's drones suddenly swarm into view, surrounding Megatron and the Autobots. They engage the drones in fierce battle, blasting and slashing through their attackers. Arcee is knocked to a lower level, not long before the Dark Energon clouds Bulkhead's vision. He stumbles from the catwalk but manages to grab hold of the edge, and is seized by Bumblebee before he can tumble to his death. Optimus and Megatron fight back-to-back, managing to hold their own against the drones in a spectacular display of effective—if uneasy—teamwork. Bumblebee struggles to hold onto Bulkhead, who insists that the scout lets him go. Optimus seizes Bulkhead just as Bumblebee loses his grip, and hauls him up to safety. As the group quickly becomes overwhelmed, Arcee hitches a ride on one of the drones to catch up with the others and beat a swift retreat with them.

[[Image:OneShallRise3-SoundwaveAirachnid.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Maybe Megatron should stop having seconds-in-command and just skip straight to thirds-in-command.]]
Aboard the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]], [[Airachnid]] outlines the questionable nature of their leader's recent behavior. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] asks whether she is suggesting that they abandon Lord Megatron. Airachnid explains how Megatron's undetectable signal implies that he is either offline or at the mercy of Unicron—neither scenario being in the best interests of the Decepticons. She suggests an exodus from Earth, and receives no protests from the surrounding [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. However, her order to retreat to [[Regulon Four]] is denied by Soundwave, who silently challenges her authority. When he refuses her demand to step aside, she leaps to attack him. Soundwave easily blocks every one of her blows, before lifting her clean into the air. He hurls her back, deploying [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] to stun Airachnid in a sudden sneak attack. Pinned under Soundwave's foot, much to Knock Out's amusement, Airachnid relinquishes command to the intelligence officer.

Back in the Autobot base, Ratchet notes he has lost the others' communication links and life signals, most likely caused by interference from the electromagnetic anomalies. Miko asks how they are supposed to know when the others are ready for pickup if contact is impossible, but Ratchet is prevented from responding by the sound of Jack tapping the [[GroundBridge]] key against a railing. Ratchet reveals that the object is actually the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]—one of Cybertron's most precious relics. Ratchet then realizes that Optimus entrusted the key to Jack because he did not plan on returning from the planet's core.

Megatron is gripped by yet another painful vision of Unicron whilst he and the Autobots are backed into an enclosed chamber by the attacking drones. Unicron orders him to destroy Optimus. Instead, Megatron saves the Autobot leader by blasting an oncoming drone. He then indicates a closed doorway nearby, stating that Unicron's spark lies just beyond. He explains that, to pass through, they must fool Unicron into believing that they pose no danger, and moves his Dark Energon-infused chest up to the door. It opens in response, and Optimus orders the others to remain outside and provide cover fire while he and Megatron advance.

The passageway beyond leads directly into Unicron's spark chamber, where Optimus prepares to expose the Matrix within his chest. Unicron's spark reacts, striking both invaders with its energy. Unicron again orders Megatron to kill Optimus, forcing him to unsheathe his blade and approach the weakened Prime. Megatron struggles against him, declaring himself to be under the command of no-one. His resistance provokes only an onslaught of pain and a furious reaction from the Chaos Bringer.

The volcano outside erupts violently, and the ground enclosing the Autobot base begins to quake. Ratchet tells the humans to take cover, and he moves to shield them from falling debris.

[[Image:OneShallRise3-unleash.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Care Bear Stare!]]
Unicron's spark adopts the appearance of a face as Megatron is seemingly freed from his control. Optimus calls upon the power of the Matrix of Leadership, but hesitates as Unicron possesses Megatron's body in a veil of purple flame and declares his own invincibility. Optimus cuts short Unicron's desire to pull the Earth into chaos, and he rises to his feet as he becomes surrounded by a brilliant blue light. Optimus fires the power of the Matrix from his chest directly into Unicron's spark, the resulting wave of energy knocking Megatron back off his feet. His energy drained, Optimus falls to his knees, and Unicron's spark emits a final wail of pain before vanishing into oblivion.

The drones outside suddenly fall from the air, lifeless. The volcano, along with all of the Earth's other natural phenomena, subside back to normality. Ratchet and the humans watch as the monitors flicker online, rejoicing as their team's life signals are all safely re-established. Aboard the Nemesis, however, Soundwave also detects the signature of the Decepticon leader.

[[Image:OneShallRise3-hug.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"You smell like my mom." "I smell like ''his'' mom!"]]
Megatron rights himself in Unicron's now-empty spark chamber, inspecting Optimus's steaming body for a moment before unsheathing his blade. Optimus gazes blearily up at the approaching Decepticon, then addresses him as "Megatronus" and asks where they are. Surprised, Megatron retracts his weapon and helps the Autobot to his feet. Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee soon burst through the wall to assist, but Optimus does not recognise them. A GroundBridge suddenly opens nearby; Megatron claims that the Autobots are their sworn enemies and provides cover fire as Optimus heads for the vortex. Optimus blankly meets Bumblebee's devastated gaze for a split second before disappearing through the Bridge. Megatron follows, leaving the shocked Autobots alone in the empty chamber.

[[Image:Megatroncamehome.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Honey, I'm home!]]

Ratchet GroundBridges the team back to base, but is anxious to see that Optimus is not with them. They explain that Optimus is still alive, but did not even know his own name. Ratchet realizes that surrendering the Matrix of Leadership caused their leader to lose not only the wisdom of the Primes, but his own memories as well.

Knock Out and the other Decepticons, minus Airachnid, welcome Megatron back aboard the Nemesis. Megatron steps aside to allow Optimus through, and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] automatically moves to attack. Megatron halts him, insisting that this is no way to treat a "long-lost comrade", and declares that Orion Pax is one of them.

To be continued…

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (9)
*[[Autobot High Council|High Council]] (14–16)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Airachnid]] (18)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (19)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (20)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (21)
*[[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] (22)

|c3=
*[[June Darby]] (7)
*[[William Fowler]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (10)
*[[Jack Darby]] (11)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (12)

|c4=
*[[Unicron]] (4)
*[[Core]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Raf:''' Megatron was an Autobot? 
'''Miko:''' Optimus was a 'Con?! 
'''Ratchet:''' No, on either count.
:—The kids get confused while Ratchet gets ready to tell a tale.

"You have something to say, Soundwave?"
:—'''Airarchnid''' asking a rather ironic question to the silent bot.

"Watch out for the quiet ones…"
:—'''Knock Out''' after witnessing Soundwave "veto" Airachnid's motion to leave Earth.

"'''''Megatron! Destroy the Prime! I command you!'''''" 
"Megatron is commanded by NO ONE!"
:—'''Unicron''' and '''Megatron'''. [[The Transformers: The Movie|Déjà vu.]]

"Where are we, Megatronus?" 
"Don't you remember, old friend?"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' with an unexpected twist.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*All of the natural disasters around the world abruptly stop when Unicron is beaten. While it might make sense for the earthquakes to stop, tidal waves wouldn't just suddenly fall apart. Forward momentum doesn't just vanish. Similar problems occur with the tornadoes dissipating and the sky clearing.
*At the Earth's core, the Autobots should experience very little gravity, as the total mass of Earth would be reasonably equally distributed around them and therefore the pull of gravity would be cancelled out.
*Despite entering the tunnel to Unicron's spark chamber only a few seconds before Optimus, Megatron still manages a very hefty lead. By the time Optimus navigates the tunnel that leads into the spark chamber, Megatron is already inside, standing in front of Unicron's spark.
*After defeating Unicron, both Megatron and Optimus are knocked unconscious: Megatron on his back and Optimus on the ground facing away from the other. However, when we see them wake up later, Megatron is on his stomach and Optimus is facing him now.

===Continuity errors===
*Ratchet's statement that Megatron started the war after not being made Prime contradicts the history given in [[Darkness Rising, Part 1]], where Megatron is said to have split from Optimus ''during'' the war. Optimus could have believed that the war began with the initial movement of Megatronus, or Ratchet could be bringing continuity closer to ''Exodus''.
*Bulkhead is the only Autobot visibly affected by the Dark Energon.

===Continuity notes===
*The entire backstory given by Ratchet is an adaptation of the first half of ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''. Plot elements were changed, such as Orion Pax becoming Optimus when he found the Matrix of Leadership, as opposed to when he was assigned the position by the Cybertron High Council.
*Optimus's blade is still broken after the episode "[[One Shall Fall]]".

===Transformers references===
*Optimus Prime was originally known as Orion Pax, much like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his namesake]] in the episode "[[War Dawn]]",
*The [[Key to Vector Sigma]] first appeared in ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]" and later featured prominently in the first season of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.
*Optimus calls upon the Matrix to "[[Darkest hour|light our darkest hour]]".
*For once, Optimus is the one who gets to say he "still functions", rather than Megatron.
*Airachnid wishes to "set course for [[Regulon IV]]".
*Unicron's mind-control on Megatron to destroy Optimus Prime is similar to how Unicron kept torturing [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] into destroying [[Rodimus Prime| Hot Rod]].

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Prophezeiung erfüllt sich, Teil 3'''" ("The Prophecy Fulfilled, Part 3")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 2|2 March]] [[2012]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Egyikünk állva marad, 3. rész'''" ("One of Us Remains Standing, Part 3")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 13|13 February]] [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il risveglio - Terza parte'''" ("The Awakening - Part Three")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 24|24 December]] [[2011]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Optimeosu ui Gwageo'''" (옵티머스의 과거, "Optimus's Past")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 22|22 November]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 9|9 January]] [[2012]]

===Trivia===
*This episode aired in Singapore on [[October 4]], 2011, again preceding its American showing.
*Jack is clearly taking very good care of that Key Optimus gave him...by idly tapping it against a railing.
*This is the first time we've seen Soundwave "get his hands dirty". With how easily he trounces Airachnid, that's probably a good thing for the Autobots.
*According to the flashbacks, Megatron's optics are blue, his fingers, eyebrows, and shoulders less pointy, and his feet are also rather flat, until he is rejected by the Council and storms out angrily, obtaining the sharp teeth and red eyes.
*Fowler hugs June. Make of that what you will.
*Once more, the Thirteen Original Primes make an appearance, this time as statue busts in the walls of the High Council's chamber.
*Unlike all other Autobots thus far in the cartoon, Optimus has a distinct Cybertronian robot form, with different kibble, in the flashbacks. This is also true of Soundwave to an extent-we only see one silhouette, but his limbs are a fair bit bulkier than his modern form.
*A behind-scenes Internet video released by The Hub featured the voice actors recording the "Megatron was an Autobot? Optimus was a 'Con?" exchange, leading many (surprised) fans to believe this was truly the case.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Out of His Head

2012-03-15T06:28:54Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 14
|prev=Sick Mind
|next=Shadowzone (episode)
|image=OutOfHisHead-evileye.jpg
|caption=If looks could kill.
|title="Out of His Head"
|airdate=[[May 7]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''Megatron attempts to resurrect himself using Dark Energon by controlling Bumblebee's mind.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:OutOfHisHead-basketball.jpg|left|thumb|250px|I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. ]]
[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] concludes his tests on [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and gives their leader a clean bill of health. Optimus thanks Ratchet and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], while [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] is unsure whether she managed to successfully end [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s life during their mission on the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]]. In truth and unknown to any of the others, Megatron's psyche still dwells in Bumblebee's processor, and he's determined to reclaim his own body.

[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] referees a basketball game between Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. Bulkhead easily sinks the first basket, but as Bumblebee goes to shoot, he suddenly flashes back to the [[space bridge]] explosion. When Bulkhead interrupts the vision, he gets the ball thrown at his head. Bumblebee apologizes and they play on. Later on, Bumblebee freezes as Megatron takes control. Megatron wonders how he escaped the destruction of the space bridge, and he recalls [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] pulling the sliver of [[Dark Energon]] from his chest. Now knowing what he needs to restore his body, Megatron vows to take revenge upon his subordinate.

On the Decepticon warship, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] taunts Megatron's body with the Dark Energon sliver, announcing that he has come up with a new, epic plan that will convince the other Decepticons that he's worthy of leadership. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] arrives in time to hear the tail end of the speech.

Waiting outside his house, [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] calls [[Jack Darby|Jack]], who is already in class, to complain that Bumblebee hasn't picked him up for school. Bumblebee is at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], being puppeted by Megatron to crush a piece of equipment. Ratchet is irritated by the destruction, and Bumblebee explains his visions of Megatron. Ratchet induces a power-down to allow Bumblebee's mind time to rest. While he's explaining this to Optimus and Raf, they get a call from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], who says that [[Decepticon]]s have broken into the [[Kauai Naval Observatory]] in [[Hawaii]] and stolen the [[Heuck Nigoghossian telescope]]'s primary lens. Fortunately, the lens has a tracking device, and the Autobots trace it to the [[Arctic]], where there's a massive, unmineable [[energon]] deposit—unmineable unless the glacier it's in is melted, something that would devastate coastal cities.

Indeed, the Decepticons have already created a heat ray with the lens, and Starscream begins melting the glacier in question.

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-vigil.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''While You Were Beeping'', starring Sandra Bullock.]]

Raf chats with the shut-down Bumblebee, despite Ratchet pointing out that Bumblebee can't hear him. Raf asserts that Bumblebee is family and shows off a photo of his parents and siblings.

Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead walk through the Arctic and locate the Decepticon warship, which is warming things up with its heat ray.

Ratchet leaves Raf and Bumblebee to find parts to repair the equipment Bumblebee damaged. While he's gone, Bumblebee suddenly powers up and heads to the main control room, where he activates the [[GroundBridge]]. Ratchet and Raf are surprised to find him departing through the GroundBridge and wonder where the diminutive [[Autobot]] is going. Bumblebee arrives at the battlefield where Optimus and Ratchet once fought Megatron's army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]], in search of the Dark Energon shard Megatron used to raise the dead. Ratchet attempts to use the GroundBridge to follow Bumblebee, but once he activates it, Bumblebee promptly steps back through, carrying the Dark Energon, and decks the medic. Having placed Raf out of the way, Bumblebee runs back through the GroundBridge. Ratchet realizes that Megatron's mind has taken over Bumblebee, and he tracks the scout to coordinates in the Arctic. Raf insists on going too.

Atop the Decepticon warship, Starscream spots Bulkhead and Arcee. Knock Out orders [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] to deal with the two Autobots, and the big 'Con starts laying into them. Meanwhile, the unseen Optimus scales a nearby cliff.

Ratchet and Raf arrive in the Decepticon ship to find disabled [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s everywhere. They reach the lab, where Bumblebee has hooked himself up to Megatron's body, but when Ratchet attacks Bumblebee, he's knocked across the room. Raf manages to encourage Bumblebee to retake control, but it's only a brief respite. Ratchet yanks the life support cable from Megatron, only to again be tossed across the room. Despite a last-ditch attempt by Raf to stop Bumblebee, the scout plunges the Dark Energon shard into Megatron's body, and Megatron awakens. A group of Vehicons arrives to find Megatron has risen from the dead, and he orders them to terminate the Autobots, as he has his own "extermination to perform". Under fire from the Vehicons, Ratchet, Bumblebee and Raf retreat.

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-grabby.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Exit, stage lef—GURRK!"]]

Optimus reaches the top of his cliff and takes a flying leap onto the Decepticon ship. On the ground, Arcee and Bulkhead continue to battle Breakdown. Starscream and Knock Out spot Optimus coming towards them across the hull of the ship, and Starscream turns the heat ray on the Autobot leader. Undeterred, Optimus drives all the way up to the heat ray and slices it with his sword, causing the whole thing to explode. Optimus is thrown to the ground, only to face the rage of Starscream, who begins diving towards him, missiles at the ready. Starscream is intercepted halfway through the dive by Megatron, who takes his disloyal lieutenant back to the Decepticon warship. Faced with his old leader, Starscream attempts to flee in his vehicle mode, only for Megatron to grab him by the tail and toss him against the ship. Even the promise of nearby Autobots to destroy isn't enough to distract Megatron, who begins dragging Starscream away by the head.

Watching the still-blazing ship depart, Optimus radios Ratchet for a bridge, but Ratchet, Bumblebee and Raf appear nearby.

Later at base, Ratchet finishes checking over Bumblebee, who thanks Raf for helping to rescue him.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (14)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
*[[Jack Darby]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)
*[[Sierra's friend]] (12)
*[[William Fowler]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==


"Lucky for us, Megatron was still alive." 
''<Bumblebee says something>'' 
"Yeah, I actually said that."
:—'''Arcee''' surprising us all.

"Prime, you spot any Decepticons wearing hula skirts lately?" 
"No, Special Agent Fowler. ''Why?''"
:—'''Agent Fowler''' says something that makes sense in context that '''Optimus Prime''' hasn't received yet.

"Mm-hmm. Yes, very nice."
:—'''Ratchet''' is unimpressed with Raf's picture of his family.

"Yes! I love when a plan comes together!"
:—'''Starscream''', fan of the A-Team.

"Decepticons! Your rightful lord and master has returned!"
:—'''Megatron''' reawakens.

"Megatron's greatest mistake was ever allowing you to live, Prime!"
:—'''Starscream''', a few seconds before Megatron shows up.

"Lord Megatron? You are...you're healed! Praise the AllSpark! It is a miracle!" 
"Oh, it will be a miracle all right, Starscream...if you survive what I have planned for you!"
:—'''Starscream''' discovers that '''Megatron''' [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|doesn't]] [[Mission Accomplished|tolerate]] [[A Fistful of Energon|traitors]] [[Endgame, Part I|anymore]].

"But the Autobots—Optimus—right there, waiting for you!" 
"My greatest mistake? I've made a few. But there is one I do not intend to make again!"
:—A desperate '''Starscream''' and a surprisingly self-aware '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Starscream's eye is misaligned when he spots Arcee and Bulkhead approaching.
*Starscream's thruster is not producing any flames or exhaust when Megatron grabs him as he tries to fly away.
*When Ratchet rips away the life support tube from Megatron's chest, we see the buckled hole left from his wounds during the space bridge accident. However, after the Dark Energon shard restores Megatron to life, we see his chest armor completely fixed and sporting a snazzy fresh Decepticon [[insignia|sigil]]. Looks like Dark Energon can be used not only to power evil Decepticon tyrants, but as a super polish as well.

===Continuity errors===
*One has to wonder how Raf and the Autobots make it back to their base, seeing as how no-one was there and Jack and Miko are unable to get to the base by themselves. Maybe they called Agent Fowler for a favor?

===Continuity notes===
* Arcee hasn't forgotten her trip to the Arctic in "[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]".
* It seems that Megatron was conscious (and able to perfectly remember) when Starscream extracted the fragment of Dark Energon from his chest in "[[Masters & Students]]".
* The fight with the Dark Energon zombies took place in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]".
* Bulkhead and Bumblebee play with a hollowed-out version of the ball he used for lobbing with [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] in "[[Con Job]]".
* Raf doesn't know how he understands Bumblebee, as stated in his [[Raf's Notes|notebook]].

===Transformers references===
* Optimus Prime recalls their "end run on [[Polyhex]]".

===Real-world references===
*The Heuck Nigoghossian telescope is named for ''Prime'' directors Vinton Heuck and [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]].
*Starscream [[Wikipedia:The A-Team|loves it when a plan comes together.]]

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ausser Kontrolle'''" ("Out of Control")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 23|23 December]] [[2011]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Elbitorolt elme'''" ("Usurped Mind")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 26|26 January]] [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fuori di testa'''" ("Out of Mind")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 12|12 November]] [[2011]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Du Eolgul ui Beombeulbi'''" (두 얼굴의 범블비, "The Two-Faced Bumblebee")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 11|11 October]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 22|22 December]] [[2011]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 6|6 January]] [[2012]]

===Trivia===
* In the real world, large telescopes use mirrors, not lenses.
* Raf apparently has seven people in his family, including himself. He also has at least two sisters.
* Sierra's friend sits in front of Jack in at least one class (or perhaps homeroom). And yet she is still unnamed.
* Even Raf doesn't know how he understands Bumblebee. [[Sari Sumdac|He's a robot]], isn't he?
* Jack's ringtone is the same as in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]".
* Raf is the first of the humans to see Megatron face to face.
* Raf finally gets to see snow. But does Optimus remember the snowball [[Scrapheap (episode)|he promised to give him]]?
* In the final scene, while Ratchet is talking, Optimus has his battle mask on, despite normally only wearing it when going out on a mission.
* Starscream states that his Dark Energon shard is the only chunk of Dark Energon on Earth. Aside from the one Megatron retrieves, [[One Shall Rise, Part 1|this would be proven wrong later]].
* It's pretty impressive that Starscream kept landing on the spires of the ships. You would think that since Megatron just aimlessly threw him aside, he wouldn't be necessarily aiming for another spire?

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Out of His Head

2012-03-13T07:46:39Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 14
|prev=Sick Mind
|next=Shadowzone (episode)
|image=OutOfHisHead-evileye.jpg
|caption=If looks could kill.
|title="Out of His Head"
|airdate=[[May 7]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''Megatron attempts to resurrect himself using Dark Energon by controlling Bumblebee's mind.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:OutOfHisHead-basketball.jpg|left|thumb|250px|I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. ]]
[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] concludes his tests on [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and gives their leader a clean bill of health. Optimus thanks Ratchet and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], while [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] is unsure whether she managed to successfully end [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s life during their mission on the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]]. In truth and unknown to any of the others, Megatron's psyche still dwells in Bumblebee's processor, and he's determined to reclaim his own body.

[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] referees a basketball game between Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. Bulkhead easily sinks the first basket, but as Bumblebee goes to shoot, he suddenly flashes back to the [[space bridge]] explosion. When Bulkhead interrupts the vision, he gets the ball thrown at his head. Bumblebee apologizes and they play on. Later on, Bumblebee freezes as Megatron takes control. Megatron wonders how he escaped the destruction of the space bridge, and he recalls [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] pulling the sliver of [[Dark Energon]] from his chest. Now knowing what he needs to restore his body, Megatron vows to take revenge upon his subordinate.

On the Decepticon warship, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] taunts Megatron's body with the Dark Energon sliver, announcing that he has come up with a new, epic plan that will convince the other Decepticons that he's worthy of leadership. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] arrives in time to hear the tail end of the speech.

Waiting outside his house, [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] calls [[Jack Darby|Jack]], who is already in class, to complain that Bumblebee hasn't picked him up for school. Bumblebee is at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], being puppeted by Megatron to crush a piece of equipment. Ratchet is irritated by the destruction, and Bumblebee explains his visions of Megatron. Ratchet induces a power-down to allow Bumblebee's mind time to rest. While he's explaining this to Optimus and Raf, they get a call from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], who says that [[Decepticon]]s have broken into the [[Kauai Naval Observatory]] in [[Hawaii]] and stolen the [[Heuck Nigoghossian telescope]]'s primary lens. Fortunately, the lens has a tracking device, and the Autobots trace it to the [[Arctic]], where there's a massive, unmineable [[energon]] deposit—unmineable unless the glacier it's in is melted, something that would devastate coastal cities.

Indeed, the Decepticons have already created a heat ray with the lens, and Starscream begins melting the glacier in question.

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-vigil.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''While You Were Beeping'', starring Sandra Bullock.]]

Raf chats with the shut-down Bumblebee, despite Ratchet pointing out that Bumblebee can't hear him. Raf asserts that Bumblebee is family and shows off a photo of his parents and siblings.

Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead walk through the Arctic and locate the Decepticon warship, which is warming things up with its heat ray.

Ratchet leaves Raf and Bumblebee to find parts to repair the equipment Bumblebee damaged. While he's gone, Bumblebee suddenly powers up and heads to the main control room, where he activates the [[GroundBridge]]. Ratchet and Raf are surprised to find him departing through the GroundBridge and wonder where the diminutive [[Autobot]] is going. Bumblebee arrives at the battlefield where Optimus and Ratchet once fought Megatron's army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]], in search of the Dark Energon shard Megatron used to raise the dead. Ratchet attempts to use the GroundBridge to follow Bumblebee, but once he activates it, Bumblebee promptly steps back through, carrying the Dark Energon, and decks the medic. Having placed Raf out of the way, Bumblebee runs back through the GroundBridge. Ratchet realizes that Megatron's mind has taken over Bumblebee, and he tracks the scout to coordinates in the Arctic. Raf insists on going too.

Atop the Decepticon warship, Starscream spots Bulkhead and Arcee. Knock Out orders [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] to deal with the two Autobots, and the big 'Con starts laying into them. Meanwhile, the unseen Optimus scales a nearby cliff.

Ratchet and Raf arrive in the Decepticon ship to find disabled [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s everywhere. They reach the lab, where Bumblebee has hooked himself up to Megatron's body, but when Ratchet attacks Bumblebee, he's knocked across the room. Raf manages to encourage Bumblebee to retake control, but it's only a brief respite. Ratchet yanks the life support cable from Megatron, only to again be tossed across the room. Despite a last-ditch attempt by Raf to stop Bumblebee, the scout plunges the Dark Energon shard into Megatron's body, and Megatron awakens. A group of Vehicons arrives to find Megatron has risen from the dead, and he orders them to terminate the Autobots, as he has his own "extermination to perform". Under fire from the Vehicons, Ratchet, Bumblebee and Raf retreat.

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-grabby.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Exit, stage lef—GURRK!"]]

Optimus reaches the top of his cliff and takes a flying leap onto the Decepticon ship. On the ground, Arcee and Bulkhead continue to battle Breakdown. Starscream and Knock Out spot Optimus coming towards them across the hull of the ship, and Starscream turns the heat ray on the Autobot leader. Undeterred, Optimus drives all the way up to the heat ray and slices it with his sword, causing the whole thing to explode. Optimus is thrown to the ground, only to face the rage of Starscream, who begins diving towards him, missiles at the ready. Starscream is intercepted halfway through the dive by Megatron, who takes his disloyal lieutenant back to the Decepticon warship. Faced with his old leader, Starscream attempts to flee in his vehicle mode, only for Megatron to grab him by the tail and toss him against the ship. Even the promise of nearby Autobots to destroy isn't enough to distract Megatron, who begins dragging Starscream away by the head.

Watching the still-blazing ship depart, Optimus radios Ratchet for a bridge, but Ratchet, Bumblebee and Raf appear nearby.

Later at base, Ratchet finishes checking over Bumblebee, who thanks Raf for helping to rescue him.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (14)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
*[[Jack Darby]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)
*[[Sierra's friend]] (12)
*[[William Fowler]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==


"Lucky for us, Megatron was still alive." 
''<Bumblebee says something>'' 
"Yeah, I actually said that."
:—'''Arcee''' surprising us all.

"Prime, you spot any Decepticons wearing hula skirts lately?" 
"No, Special Agent Fowler. ''Why?''"
:—'''Agent Fowler''' says something that makes sense in context that '''Optimus Prime''' hasn't received yet.

"Mm-hmm. Yes, very nice."
:—'''Ratchet''' is unimpressed with Raf's picture of his family.

"Yes! I love when a plan comes together!"
:—'''Starscream''', fan of the A-Team.

"Decepticons! Your rightful lord and master has returned!"
:—'''Megatron''' reawakens.

"Megatron's greatest mistake was ever allowing you to live, Prime!"
:—'''Starscream''', a few seconds before Megatron shows up.

"Lord Megatron? You are...you're healed! Praise the Allspark! It is a miracle!" 
"Oh, it will be a miracle all right, Starscream...if you survive what I have planned for you!
:—'''Starscream''' discovers that '''Megatron''' [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|doesn't]] [[Mission Accomplished|tolerate]] [[A Fistful of Energon|traitors]] [[Endgame, Part I|anymore.]]

"But the Autobots—Optimus—right there, waiting for you!" 
"My greatest mistake? I've made a few. But there is one I do not intend to make again!"
:—A desperate '''Starscream''' and a surprisingly self-aware '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Starscream's eye is misaligned when he spots Arcee and Bulkhead approaching.
*Starscream's thruster is not producing any flames or exhaust when Megatron grabs him as he tries to fly away.
*When Ratchet rips away the life support tube from Megatron's chest, we see the buckled hole left from his wounds during the space bridge accident. However, after the Dark Energon shard restores Megatron to life, we see his chest armor completely fixed and sporting a snazzy fresh Decepticon [[insignia|sigil]]. Looks like Dark Energon can be used not only to power evil Decepticon tyrants, but as a super polish as well.

===Continuity errors===
*One has to wonder how Raf and the Autobots make it back to their base, seeing as how no-one was there and Jack and Miko are unable to get to the base by themselves. Maybe they called Agent Fowler for a favor?

===Continuity notes===
* Arcee hasn't forgotten her trip to the Arctic in "[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]".
* It seems that Megatron was conscious (and able to perfectly remember) when Starscream extracted the fragment of Dark Energon from his chest in "[[Masters & Students]]".
* The fight with the Dark Energon zombies took place in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]".
* Bulkhead and Bumblebee play with a hollowed-out version of the ball he used for lobbing with [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] in "[[Con Job]]".
* Raf doesn't know how he understands Bumblebee, as stated in his [[Raf's Notes|notebook]].

===Transformers references===
* Optimus Prime recalls their "end run on [[Polyhex]]".

===Real-world references===
*The Heuck Nigoghossian telescope is named for ''Prime'' directors Vinton Heuck and [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]].
*Starscream [[Wikipedia:The A-Team|loves it when a plan comes together.]]

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ausser Kontrolle'''" ("Out of Control")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 23|23 December]] [[2011]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Elbitorolt elme'''" ("Usurped Mind")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 26|26 January]] [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fuori di testa'''" ("Out of Mind")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 12|12 November]] [[2011]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Du Eolgul ui Beombeulbi'''" (두 얼굴의 범블비, "The Two-Faced Bumblebee")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 11|11 October]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 22|22 December]] [[2011]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 6|6 January]] [[2012]]

===Trivia===
* In the real world, large telescopes use mirrors, not lenses.
* Raf apparently has seven people in his family, including himself. He also has at least two sisters.
* Sierra's friend sits in front of Jack in at least one class (or perhaps homeroom). And yet she is still unnamed.
* Even Raf doesn't know how he understands Bumblebee. [[Sari Sumdac|He's a robot]], isn't he?
* Jack's ringtone is the same as in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]".
* Raf is the first of the humans to see Megatron face to face.
* Raf finally gets to see snow. But does Optimus remember the snowball [[Scrapheap (episode)|he promised to give him]]?
* In the final scene, while Ratchet is talking, Optimus has his battle mask on, despite normally only wearing it when going out on a mission.
* Starscream states that his Dark Energon shard is the only chunk of Dark Energon on Earth. Aside from the one Megatron retrieves, [[One Shall Rise, Part 1|this would be proven wrong later]].
* It's pretty impressive that Starscream kept landing on the spires of the ships. You would think that since Megatron just aimlessly threw him aside, he wouldn't be necessarily aiming for another spire?

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Scrapheap (episode)

2012-03-13T06:39:36Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' episode|the Generation 1 Junkion|Scrapheap (G1)}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 7
|prev=Masters & Students
|next=Con Job
|image=PrimeScrapletsEp7.gif
|caption=Aw, look at the cute little—
|title="Scrapheap"
|airdate=[[February 18]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''While Optimus and Arcee are trapped in the Arctic, the base is invaded by deadly Scraplets.'''

==Synopsis==
Trudging through the [[Arctic]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] locate a huge pod buried in the snow. They take it back to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], where their systems are checked over by [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] asks about the pod, but Ratchet says it can't be opened while it's still frozen. Even as it sits defrosting in another part of the base, the pod cracks open from the inside.

[[Image:Scrapheap-adorableScraplet.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Leprosy was never this adorable. As far as we know.]]

Optimus and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] prepare to travel to the Arctic to look for more clues regarding the pod's origins, and Ratchet gives them some temperature sensors so they can tell when their core temperatures drop to dangerous levels. The kids arrive in time to see them off, and [[Jack Darby|Jack]]'s initially keen on going with them, until he finds out where they're headed. [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]]'s still interested in seeing some snow, but Optimus says the conditions are too harsh. No sooner have Prime and Arcee stepped through the [[GroundBridge]] than the ground bridge system goes down. While the Autobots start trying to repair it, Jack and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] start playing [[Generic racing game|video games]], and Raf wanders off. He's playing "being in the Arctic" in a corridor when he stumbles on a tiny, cute metal critter. He plays Fetch with it using a bolt...which it promptly eats. Happy with his new pet, he heads back to the control room, unaware that there's a sparking hole in the equipment behind him.

Ratchet's just dug out a damaged GroundBridge component when Raf returns with his find. The Autobots react in terror to the tiny critter. The kids are surprised at the reaction to what the Autobots are calling a [[Scraplet]], but then the creature starts chowing down on Bumblebee, and Raf has to beat it to death with a crowbar. Ratchet's suspicions as to the Scraplet's origin are confirmed when they check the Arctic pod and find it's been broken open—thousands of Scraplets now infest the base.

In the Arctic, Optimus and Arcee find their core temperatures have dropped into the danger zone, but Optimus is unable to contact base to request use of the ground bridge.

[[Image:Scrapheap-Ratchetinfected.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[wikipedia:Botfly|Ro-botflies]]]]

Ratchet discovers that the Scraplets have broken the comm system. Bulkhead's in favor of bugging out, but doing that will mean certain doom for Optimus and Arcee. After hearing Bulkhead's detailed description of what Scraplets can do to a 'bot, the kids volunteer to help. Since the Scraplets aren't interested in eating them, they pair off with the three Autobots, Jack helping Ratchet repair the ground bridge while the others hunt for the Scraplets. Miko and Bulkhead explore the corridors where Raf saw the first Scraplet, and after an embarrassingly girly scream and an encounter with a bunch of overhead cables, Bulkhead is set upon by the little monsters. Elsewhere, Raf and Bumblebee likewise run into a group of the things. Ratchet has meanwhile finished repairing the ground bridge, but it still refuses to function. As he investigates further, a swarm of Scraplets enter the main control room via a vent and begin flying overhead. They attack Ratchet, but Jack uses a nearby [[fire extinguisher]] to freeze them off. There are more of the pests flying overhead, however, and as the others return from their search, the Scraplets attack and overwhelm the Autobots.

[[Image:Scrapheap-huddleforwarmth.jpg|left|thumb|300px|And not a tauntaun for miles.]]

While Arcee and Optimus try to keep themselves conscious and functional by talking, the kids manage to eliminate the Scraplets attacking their friends. However, from the sounds elsewhere in the base, it's clear there are many more lurking about. They come up with a plan to send the Scraplets to the Arctic by getting the ground bridge working, and Ratchet works out there must be an [[energon]] fuel line breach preventing the system from starting. The three kids take a tool kit and go to fix the breach. They're just finishing when the Scraplets decide it's time for lunch and break into the main control room.

Back in the Arctic, Arcee bemoans the frozen death that apparently awaits her and Optimus, especially after all they've survived so far. Optimus offers what words of philosophical comfort he can, and she says it's an honour to serve with him.

At the base, the kids rush back to the command room and let Ratchet know that the GroundBridge is back online. He opens the bridge to the Arctic before collapsing, and Bulkhead acts as bait, leading the Scraplets through. He arrives in the Arctic to see Optimus and Arcee staggering towards the bridge, and the Scraplet horde bursts through behind him. Optimus braces for attack, but the Scraplets rapidly freeze in the air and bounce harmlessly off him.

Back at base, Ratchet supervises repairs on Bumblebee and Bulkhead. He and Optimus pay tribute to the strength of their human allies, but just then Miko spots a spider and runs away screaming.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (3)
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (5)

|c3=
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
* [[Jack Darby]] (7)
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (8)

|c4=
* [[Scraplet]]s (9)

}}

==Quotes==
"The Arctic? I've always wanted to see snow." 
"I would invite you to join, Rafael, but the conditions are much too extreme, even for we Autobots." 
"I understand..." 
"But I will bring you back a snowball."
:—'''Raf''' is snow deprived and '''Optimus''' says things you would not expect a giant alien robot to say.

"If we don't eradicate these creatures immediately, they will reduce the entire base to a scrapheap!" 
"Well, I say we bug outta here and let 'em keep it!" 
''(Bumblebee buzzes in agreement)''
:—'''Bulkhead''' reminds '''Ratchet''' that there are times when you just run.

"Bulkhead, you ''never'' run!" 
"Miko, you haven't seen a swarm of these things devour a bot. I ''have''. They pick you apart from the inside out, going for the small, juicy bits first—fuse by fuse, circuit by circuit, 'til there's nothing left, and I mean ''nothing''...not even your optics."
:—'''Miko''' gets some nightmare fuel from '''Bulkhead'''.

"I get to be your bodyguard for once. How cool is that?!" 
"Raf found the first one here, right?" 
''(the lights turn off for a second and Bulkhead screams loudly)'' 
"Did you just scream like a little girl?" 
"No! ... Maybe. ... Can we talk about this later?"
:—'''Miko''' and '''Bulkhead''' searching, and a more hilarious reversal of roles cannot be found.

"What do you suggest? Wait. How about a game? Let's play 'Who Screwed Things Up Back at Base?'" 
"Our predicament could be the result of a simple malfunction." 
"Caused by Bulkhead."
:—'''Arcee''' and '''Optimus''' prove that when things go wrong, blame it on Bulkhead.

"Bulkhead may be...too large for this world, but his inner strength is without bounds. One should not be measured by size alone."
:—'''Optimus''' gives us a life lesson while finding a nice way to call Bulkhead fat.

"Ready for the main course? Come and get it!"
:—'''Bulkhead''', king of one-liners.

"I'd invite you in, but the place is a mess."
:—Seriously, give '''Bulkhead''' a crown.

"We're just fortunate that this infestation happened...on a Saturday."
:—'''Ratchet''' finds there's an upside to having human companions.

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
*When Jack, Miko and Raf reach the damaged energon fuel line, the breach on the duct is shown beneath, where the energon is seen dripping. When the kids seal the duct, they are shown doing so only on its side.

===Transformers references===
*To everyone's surprise, these Scraplets behave similar to their [[Scraplet|namesakes]], but are closer in appearance to [[Mecannibal]]s.
*At the episode's conclusion, Bumblebee is hooked up to an "electro-pulse" monitor, a feature of Transformer biology that got its first and only previous mention waaaay back in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] cartoon episode, "[[Divide and Conquer]]", when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] declared his to be fading.
*Arcee mentions Bulkhead running into power lines shortly after arriving on Earth, which recalls a different [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s [[Transformers (film)|"tingly" encounter]].

===Real-world references===
* A [[wikipedia:dolly zoom|dolly zoom]] happens when Raf realizes the Scraplet is attacking Bumblebee.
* Ratchet remarks the Scraplet's bites on Bumblebee's are "[[Wikipedia:Black Knight (Monty Python)|just a mesh wound]]".
* The initial search for the scraplets is called a "[[Wikipedia:Aliens (film)|bug hunt]]".

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Invasion der Scraplets'''" ("Invasion of the Scraplets")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 4|4 November]] [[2011]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Scraplet-ek'''" ("Scraplets")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 17|17 January]] [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Schegge'''" ("Slivers")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 9|9 October]] [[2011]]
:** Due to the lack of a proper word to translate "Scraplet" with, the Scraplets have been renamed "Schegge" (singular: "Scheggia"), which means "slivers" or "fragments".

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Gongpo ui Seukeurepeullit'''" (공포의 스크레플릿, "Scraplets of Terror")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 19|19 September]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 13|13 December]] [[2011]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 20|20 December]] [[2011]]

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 20|20 December]] [[2011]]

===Trivia===
*A sequence from this episode (from the start of Miko and Bulkhead exploring up to Bulkhead's arm thrusting into the air) was shown to the attendees of [[Toy Fair 2011]] prior to the episode's premiere.
*Miko's hair moves during this episode. When Bulkhead first screams, the shadow of her twin buns can be seen jumping up. After, when she screams thinking she saw a spider, the buns ''and'' her ponytail curl up.
*Raf never did get that snowball. Guess Optimus was too busy dying to scoop some up.
*This is the first, and so far only, episode which doesn't feature the [[Decepticon]]s.
*It is not an error that the Autobots can freeze in the [[Arctic]] but not in space. The idea that being in space will immediately freeze you up like a popsicle is a [http://www.universetoday.com/77070/how-cold-is-space/ lie perpetuated by bad science fiction]. This isn't the [[Fire in the Sky|first time]] [[Megatron (Movie)|it's happened]].
*Bulkhead [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|is not the only Autobot]] with a "girlish scream".
**When he screamed, his eyes briefly widened. You could see it clearly when the lights went out.
* The entire plot of this episode is very similar to an episode from Prime's fellow [[Hasbro]]-sponsored show, ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic,'' namely the episode ''Swarm of the Century''. Both episodes revolved around a character bringing in an innocuous-looking creature that proceeded to rapidly multiply and cause havoc by devouring various things, and the characters themselves trying (and failing) to remove the threat. However, fitting the difference in tone between the two series, Scraplets are significantly more dangerous than Parasprites; they pose a direct threat to the heroes themselves, it takes more than a jaunty polka tune to deal with them, and they're a fair bit less cute (at least, when they open their mouths).

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Con Job

2012-03-13T06:19:35Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 8
|prev=Scrapheap (episode)
|next=Convoy (episode)
|image=ConJob-getthispartystarted.jpg
|caption=Quick! They must [[A Prime Problem|have a race!]] Or [[Where Is Thy Sting?|play video games!]]
|title="Con Job"
|airdate=[[February 25]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''Bulkhead awaits the arrival of his friend Wheeljack—what could go wrong?'''

==Synopsis==
With their chores done, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] is looking forward to "dune bashing" with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], but he'd rather check out the monster truck rally in [[Jasper|town]]. Their plans are interrupted when [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] receives a signal from a starship headed for [[Earth]]. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] wonders if it might be a [[Decepticon]] trap, but Bulkhead identifies the incoming [[Autobot]] as his old friend and [[Wrecker]] pal, [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] sends landing coordinates for Wheeljack's landing the next day, and Bulkhead is excited to see his old friend.

On the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]], [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has monitored the conversation and it gives [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] the chance he needs. He orders [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] to prepare for a mission.

[[Image:Tfprime_winged_vehicon_pose(2).jpg‎ |thumb|left|250px|Your wallet. They want it.]]The kids are excited to be getting to meet a new Autobot. Ratchet has problems getting the [[GroundBridge]] working, due to the damage sustained during the [[Scraplet]] infestation. Their instruments pick up Decepticon signals closing on [[Star Hammer|Wheeljack's ship]]. Indeed, the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] manage to shoot down the ship, but Wheeljack emerges from the wreckage and starts smashing the tar out of them. Ratchet finally gets the GroundBridge operational, and Bulkhead, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] storm through to find Wheeljack finishing off the last of the 'cons. Bulkhead greets his old friend with a massive bear hug, and the four Autobots return to base. Wheeljack hits it off with Miko right away, and checks in with Optimus. Ratchet's not as enthusiastic as the others with Bulkhead's friend, as he senses impending destruction.

Starscream discusses their success in getting a spy into the Autobot base as he and Soundwave pay a visit to their prisoner — the real Wheeljack. Now he's inside the Autobot base, Makeshift will be able to activate the GroundBridge and reveal the base's location so Starscream can send the troops in. Wheeljack mocks Starscream, who's prevented from killing the prisoner by Soundwave since Wheeljack may yet be of use.

The Autobots and kids celebrate Wheeljack's arrival, Miko by breaking out her electric guitar and Bulkhead and "Wheeljack" by engaging in some [[Cybertronian_sport#Lobbing| Lobbing]]. After some encouragement by Miko, [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] busts some dance moves by doing The Robot, and Bumblebee joins in. Makeshift takes some time to fish for info on the GroundBridge from Ratchet, who says it's in the middle of defragging and can't be used for a few hours.

Starscream wonders why Makeshift is taking so long to get the GroundBridge activated, since he won't be able to keep the Autobots fooled for long.

Bulkhead tells the kids about a battle he and Wheeljack took part in, and Makeshift barely covers for his lack of knowledge. Bulkhead observes that his old friend seems different, but Makeshift writes this off as jet lag, and asks Miko to show him around the base. However Bulkhead's suspicions have been raised, and Arcee's suggestions don't allay them.

On the Decepticon ship, Wheeljack manages to kill his guard and get free from his bonds.

[[Image:ConJob-Makeshifthostage.jpg|right|thumb|300px|They're not dolls, they're action figures!]]

Miko wanders the base with Makeshift, and the 'con manages to get the location of the Autobot base out of her. Miko promises to show him the way out, and they return to the control center, where Bulkhead asks his "friend" to tell the story of the [[Battle of Darkmount Pass]]. Makeshift tells the story, but manages to get one crucial detail wrong — Bulkhead wasn't part of the battle. Realizing that his cover's blown, Makeshift takes Miko hostage.

Starscream and Soundwave hang out on top of the Decepticon ship with a bunch of Vehicons, waiting for Makeshift to open the GroundBridge. They're confronted by Wheeljack, who fights his way through a bunch of Vehicons and pounces on Starscream. As more 'cons rush towards Wheeljack, the GroundBridge activates, courtesy of Makeshift. Makeshift's ready to enter the GroundBridge at the Autobot end, when Wheeljack comes flying through it and lands on him. Ratchet shuts down the GroundBridge before any Decepticons come through. The two Wheeljacks draw their swords and fight at length while the Autobots fail to keep track of who's who. Wheeljack, of course, triumphs.

Starscream is pleased when the GroundBridge opens again and orders the Vehicons through, however it's only been reopened so Bulkhead can throw Makeshift through. The 'con lands on Starscream, who asks if Makeshift has obtained the location of the Autobot base. Makeshift's in the process of telling him when Starscream realizes that the grenade Makeshift is wearing has been primed and is about to explode, and he and Soundwave retreat, leaving Makeshift and a number of Vehicons to die in the ensuing explosion.

The Autobots have another party, to Ratchet's pain. Bulkhead suggests they pick out a vehicle mode for Wheeljack, but Wheeljack says he's not staying now that his ship's fixed. The next morning, he offers to take Bulkhead with him, but Bulkhead's too attached to Earth and Miko to leave. Miko snaps a picture of the two Autobots with [[Miko's phone|her cell phone]] before Wheeljack leaves.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (3)
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (8)
* [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (9)

|c2=
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (11)
* [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] (12)
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (13)

|c3=
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (2)
* [[Jack Darby]] (6)
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==
"Yeah, I'm still picking shrapnel out of my backside!"
 "I'm not surprised, given the size of your backside."
:—'''Bulkhead''' reminisces, '''Arcee''' zings.

"Do you not see that you are vastly outnumbered?" 
"I see fellas who might vastly enjoy watching me pound some dents into you."
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Wheeljack'''

"It's like a recurring nightmare!"
:—Will '''Ratchet''' ever get a break?

"If anything happens to my favorite Wrecker, I'm coming after you!"
:—'''Wheeljack''' tells Miko to take good care of his best bud for him.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When the camera angle moves to show Optimus saying that he knows Wheeljack by reputation only, the shadow of Miko's heel looks lightly separated from it, as if her leg were hovering over Bulkhead's armour plate.
* Apparently, huge, alien robots can leave their tracks in the snow (see Bumblebee and Bulkhead at the beginning of the [[Scrapheap (episode)|previous episode]]), but it looks like they cannot leave any in the sand.

===Continuity errors===
* When the alarm goes off, the monitor shows five bogies (Vehicons) approaching Wheeljack's ship. But in the next scene, when Wheeljack's ship is being attacked, there are six Vehicons.

===Continuity notes===
* The Autobots refer to their base as "[[Autobot Outpost Omega One]]."
* Ratchet mentions that the equipment's been kind of buggy since "[[Scrapheap (episode)|the infestation]]."

===Transformers references===
* Wheeljack and Bulkhead are former members of the [[Wrecker]]s. This is the team's first mention in a TV series.
* Wheeljack had fought in [[Darkmount]] near the [[smelting pool|smelting pit]]s.

===Real-world references===
* Wheeljack's ship crashlands near a [[Egypt|trio of pyramids]].
* Raf and Bumblebee perform a dance called "The Robot", a street dance style popularized by the Jackson Five.
* Bumblebee can briefly be seen dancing like John Travolta in ''Saturday Night Fever''.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Maulwurf'''" ("The Mole")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 11|11 November]] [[2011]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A régi cimbi'''" ("The Old Buddy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 18|18 January]] [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Raggiro'''" ("Deception")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 15|15 October]] [[2011]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Seupai'''" (스파이, "The Spy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 20|20 September]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 14|14 December]] [[2011]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 27|27 December]] [[2011]]

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Infiltrado'''" ("Infiltrate")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 27|27 December]] [[2011]]

===Trivia===
* Just like with [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], Wheeljack's robot mode clearly has Earth vehicle kibble, even though it's stated that he doesn't yet have a local [[alternate mode]].
* Wheeljack is the first Cybertronian (and currently the only Autobot) who is not part of the main cast to survive his own debut episode.
* Starscream once again attempts to kill a prisoner (Wheeljack) the moment they insinuate he isn't in charge. Only this time, he is stopped by Soundwave.
* Bulkhead mentions that Wheeljack has a public service record. Presumably, this is true for all Autobots in the military.
* While [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] was the first character shown with a hand-held gun, Wheeljack is the first one shown with a pair of hand-held melee weapons (in this case, two swords).

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Shadowzone (episode)

2012-03-11T08:10:23Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{disambig2|the episode|the dimension|Shadowzone (dimension)}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 15
|prev=Out of His Head
|next=Operation: Breakdown
|image=Shadowzone-shadow.jpg
|caption=Who zones? The Shadow zones.
|title="Shadowzone"
|airdate=[[May 14]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''After a GroundBridge failure, the kids are flung into another dimension with a reanimated Skyquake.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Baby, I don't ''want'' to hurt you!"]]

[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] lies in the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> lab, having taken a severe pounding from [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. His leader pays a visit, mostly to gloat over how their positions have changed. Once he leaves, Starscream rips himself free of the cables feeding him. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] is shocked to see Starscream up and about, but Starscream claims angrily that he feels fine and limps away. Starscream retrieves a shard of [[Dark Energon]]—the one he originally ripped from Megatron's body—from its hiding place and promises that his and Megatron's positions will be reversed.

At the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] reports that he's detected a weak but rapidly moving Dark Energon signal, which the [[Autobot]]s assume is Megatron. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] wonders if he plans to use it raise a new army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] ([[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] seems thrilled at the prospect of zombie-cons) and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] notes that it's possible, given the Dark Energon signal is moving to a familiar site.

[[Image:Shadowzone-purple.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"The Power Cosmic!"]]
Starscream arrives at the site of [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]'s grave, announcing that this time the fallen warrior will be his servant. Breaking off a chunk of the Dark Energon and throwing it into the cairn, Starscream plunges the rest of it into himself and feels the power flowing through him.

Optimus Prime readies the Autobots to move out, though Ratchet's surprised that he's on the team. As Miko yells words of encouragement to [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] observe that she's obviously up to something, since she's acting disinterested in coming along. Indeed, as the Autobots head through the [[GroundBridge]], Miko makes a break for the opening, and Jack and Raf give chase. Jack manages to grab her on the threshold, but she shakes loose and runs through, though [[Miko's phone|her cell phone]] is knocked from her belt. The three kids arrive on site just behind the Autobots and scramble up a nearby outcropping to watch the anticipated battle. The Autobots are surprised to find Starscream instead of Megatron, and he takes advantage by shooting at them and proclaiming his invulnerability. Optimus responds by shooting one of Starscream's arms off. As the Autobots close in, Starscream takes cover and shouts at Skyquake to hurry up and rise before panicking and requesting an emergency GroundBridge. The Autobots finally spot the kids when Miko shouts at Jack for making her lose her phone, just in time for [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] to call from base asking where the kids are. Optimus orders her to send a GroundBridge. Ratchet is surprised when ''two'' GroundBridge portals open, but orders the kids to go in. They do so, and Starscream likewise dives through the 'Con GroundBridge, but moments later, green energy begins swirling around everywhere. Bulkhead runs to save the kids, but is knocked back from the GroundBridge portal, which then explodes.

Starscream arrives back on the ''Nemesis'' and tells the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] operator to keep his mouth shut. After leaving the GroundBridge room, he removes the chunk of Dark Energon from his chest.

The kids pick themselves up, as do the Autobots, but the kids quickly discover that the Autobots can't see them, and to Miko's alarm, Bulkhead steps right through her. Unaware, the Autobots speculate on what happened to the kids. Raf works out that he, Jack and Miko are in a sort of alternate dimension he calls a [[Shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]]. Optimus observes that Skyquake's grave is empty and requests a GroundBridge from Arcee. The kids spot Skyquake—now a Dark Energon zombie—heading towards the Autobots. Their cries of warning go unheard, but Skyquake's strike passes right through Bulkhead. The kids rapidly realize that Skyquake is in the same dimension as they are, and they and run for it. Raf trips and is carried to safety by Jack, but has lost his glasses. Miko makes an ill-advised recovery of the spectacles, and they continue their flight.

The Autobots are at a loss to locate the kids until [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] suggests calling them. Bulkhead rings Miko, only to discover her lost cellphone sitting on the floor in the Autobot base. Arcee rings Jack, and in the shadowzone, his phone rings, but there's too much interference for him and Arcee to communicate. The kids hit on the idea of sending a text message to Miko's phone but are forced to run as Skyquake finds them. Miko is just realizing that they've gone in a circle when they literally run into Starscream's lost arm.

Knock Out examines Starscream, who covers for his lost arm by saying it just fell off. The medic tries unsuccessfully to interest him in a replacement upgrade arm.

[[Image:Shadowzone_HappymusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|300px|What? Optimus is ''smiling''?! No! We're ''still'' in another dimension!]]

Meanwhile, the kids use Starscream's arm to fire a missile at Skyquake. They manage to blast Skyquake's arm off, but it promptly animates and starts charging towards them at high speed. The kids start running once again.

At base, Bulkhead notices that Miko's phone is flashing, and the Autobots finally get the kids' message. Ratchet sets about trying to locate where they are.

Starscream's piece of Dark Energon starts pulsing, which he takes to mean that Skyquake has risen. He tells Knock Out, returning with a new arm, that he's going to go and retrieve his old arm.

Ratchet pinpoints the kids to the location of Skyquake's grave and starts working on a way to return them to the normal dimension.

[[Image:Shadowzone-alone.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Zombies have no respect for personal space!]]

The kids find themselves back at Starscream's arm and are confronted by Starscream himself, come to find Skyquake. Luckily, he can't see them, but they're forced to run toward him when Skyquake's arm appears. A GroundBridge portal opens in front of them, and they run through at the last moment. Starscream is startled by the three humans running past, but then Skyquake's arm follows them through the portal and grabs Starscream's head. He has barely shaken the thing loose when Optimus, Bulkhead and Arcee arrive, and he has to request another emergency GroundBridge.

Back at base, Miko takes responsibility for the whole venture, much to Jack's surprise, but the Autobots decide she's been through enough. Bulkhead regrets she didn't get to take any pictures, but Miko asserts that the mental image of zombie Skyquake will be enough.

Knock Out performs more repairs on Starscream and enquires whether he retrieved his arm. Back in the shadowzone, Skyquake briefly tries Starscream's arm on for size before tossing it away.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (3)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] (12)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (13)
|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (9)
*[[Jack Darby]] (10)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"Miko, what were you thinking?!" 
"She wasn't."
:—'''Jack''' lets the role of deadpan wisecracker pass to '''Raf''' temporarily.

"You cannot harm me while Dark Energon flows through my veins!"
:—'''Starscream''', seconds before Optimus blows off his arm.

"I can't see without my glasses!" 
"What are you, ninety?" 
"Not. Helping!"
:—A glasses-less '''Raf''', a jerky '''Miko''', and a frustrated '''Jack'''.

"Uh, Starscream, I don't quite understand how this could have happened." 
"And yet, it DID! Can you imagine my horror? There I am, minding my own business, when my arm ''just falls off''! Clearly, Megatron inflicted more damage upon me than you realized, ''Doctor''..."
:—'''Starscream''' takes out his frustration on '''Knock Out''', leaving out what really happened.

"How can a zombie arm move faster than the actual zombie?"
:—That's a very good question, '''Miko'''.

"Ratchet, can we triangulate the geographical position of the cell phone signal?" 
"''In a parallel dimensional plane?!'' ... Let's find out."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' poses a challenge for '''Ratchet'''.

"Look, if you're going to blame anybody, blame me." 
"I'm sorry, could you repeat that...a couple dozen times?"
:—'''Miko''' owns up, while '''Jack''' makes it clear he's still ticked off.

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
* Skyquake's arm continues to function even after being blasted off. When Ratchet severs a zombie's arm in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]", the arm is shown deactivating moments later. It is possible that this is due to Skyquake being infused with an actual Dark Energon crystal, the same way [[Cliffjumper (Prime)| Cliffjumper]] was still functional in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]" despite being cut in half.
* Jack [[Darkness Rising, Part 2|previously discovered]] that the Autobot base was shielded from cell-phone reception. This may have something to do with the "cell phone comlink patch" Raf mentions in "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]".
* In the final scene with Skyquake in the alternate dimension, it first shows Starscream's missing arm. However, Starscream is missing his right arm whereas this arm is a left. In the next cut where Skyquake tries to attach the arm to himself, it becomes the proper missing right arm.

===Continuity notes===
* Starscream attempts to raise Skyquake as a zombie the way Megatron raised an undead army in "[[Darkness Rising]]" parts [[Darkness Rising, Part 4|4]] and [[Darkness Rising, Part 5|5]]. He even quotes Megatron's exact line about symbiosis.
* Starscream stole the Dark Energon shard he uses from Megatron way back in "[[Masters & Students]]". Likewise, Skyquake made his previous appearance in the same episode, and the action in this episode happens around his burial site.
* This is the first episode in which we see the Decepticons using a GroundBridge

===Transformers references===
* This episode finally has the Autobots refer to the ''Nemesis'' by name. The name was previously given to the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] in "[[Nemesis Part 1]]".
* When suggesting alternative arm weapons for Starscream, Knock Out makes a few references to past [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscreams]]: While he recommends a [[null-ray]], as sported by [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 Starscream]], he also proposes a "[[sonic cannon]]", in an apparent reference to [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]], whose arm cannons were referred to as sonic weapons in various places (though never the ''Animated'' show itself).
* Miko appears to be drawing Optimus Prime. But instead of drawing the Optimus Prime she's known for months, she draws the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)| Animated Optimus Prime]] instead! And you can ''just'' see an arm to the side that looks like it could belong to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Those sneaky Art Designers!

===Real-world references===
* Ratchet fears that the GroundBridges may have "crossed streams". [[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|This is generally a very bad thing]]. The reference was [[Marsha Griffin]]'s idea.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2011-transformers-prime-interview-with-executive-producer-jeff-kline/15863/news.html TFormers BotCon 2011 interview with Kline]</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die vierte Dimension'''" ("The Fourth Dimension")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 30|30 December]] [[2011]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Árny-zóna'''" ("Shadow-zone")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 27|27 January]] [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zona d'ombra'''" ("Shadow Zone")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 13|13 November]] [[2011]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sachawon Gonggan'''" (4차원 공간, "4-Dimensional Space")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 17|17 October]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 23|23 December]] [[2011]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 13|13 February]] [[2012]]

===Trivia===
* The voice cast performed a script reading of the episode at [[BotCon 2011]]. [[Sean Long]] stood in for [[Frank Welker]], while [[Ernie Hudson]] filled in for [[Daran Norris]]. A deleted scene where [[William Fowler|Fowler]] contacts [[June Darby]] (and pretends to be something called a "Ghostbuster") was reincorporated.
* Despite Megatron being pretty ticked off at Starscream in the previous episode, Starscream is still alive (albeit heavily injured). Just like old times!
* [[Jeff Kline]] claimed that when they kill a character, the character stays killed. He wasn't exactly lying: Skyquake reappears, but only as a shambling zombie. He doesn't even get lines, except for groans and moans.
* Miko claims to have learned her lesson. [[Metal Attraction|It]] [[Rock Bottom|doesn't]] [[T.M.I.|last]].
* This episode shows that Transformers need to make a special gesture with their hands in order to activate their weapons systems.
* Say, what ever happened to Skyquake's disembodied arm after Starscream threw it(still functioning) away after it attacked him?

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==External link==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyatPyA-mpQ&feature=channel_video_title Excepts of live script reading]

[[Category:Prime episodes]]
[[Category:Script reading]]

Operation Bumblebee, Part 1

2012-03-11T06:14:59Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

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|image=
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|title="Operation Bumblebee, Part 1"
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|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Bumblebee questions his worthiness to his team after he is compromised.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] stake out a [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] mining operation overseen by [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Optimus isn't about to let Megatron have whatever gave off the signal that led him and Ratchet here, and he confronts Megatron just as the Vehicons break earth and hand the package to him. Megatron advises Optimus to stow his weapons; the device they've unearthed is a deadly [[spark extractor]], capable of sapping the spark from the body of every Cybertronian in its radius. He takes the opportunity to gloat about how Optimus—ahem, ''Orion''—led him to it before stepping through the [[GroundBridge]], and ordering the Vehicons to hold Ratchet and Optimus off. Close by, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] speeds over a cliff and through the attacking Vehicons, before driving into the GroundBridge. He transforms and grabs the package from Megatron's hand, before turning around and bolting. Megatron runs after him, but upon arriving outside the vortex, finds his troops destroyed and all three Autobots gone.

Back at base, Bumblebee brags about his vehicular acrobatics. Ratchet informs Optimus of the reason for the Autobot homing beacon on the device—it was sealed away in Iacon during the war, but was jettisoned offworld when the Decepticons raided the city. Arcee asks if Optimus remembers if transcripted any other coordinates, but Optimus regrets that he does not. Ratchet posits that Megatron said he decrypted multiple targets to play havoc with Optimus' psyche.

On the Nemesis, Megatron laments over the loss of the spark extractor, and regrets that he did no more than destroy Bumblebee's voicebox back on Cybertron.

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==
"Oh, for Primus' sake. Will SOMEONE keep him occupied so I can get some work done?!"
:—'''Ratchet''' doesn't like to be distracted.

"The new Urbana 500. It won't just rock your world. It will transform it."
:—The '''commercial narrator''' hates Bumblebee.

"You want to ride with the siren on?" 
"No, thank you."
:—'''Ratchet''' attempts to cheer up '''Raf'''.

"Bumblebee, where's your famous horsepower? Show me some ''speed''!"
:—'''Knock Out''', unintentionally striking a nerve.

"What is with the rent-a-car?"
:—'''Knock Out''' on Bumblebee's choice of pursuit vehicle

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*It is with this episode that the events of Alex Irvine's apocryphal story, [[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]], are confirmed. However, this does not place the story in the realm of canon-it is still not sanctioned by Hasbro.
*Optimus is referred by Megatron as his pre-Prime name "Orion Pax" from the previous episodes.

===Transformers references===
*The ''device dú jour'' today is the spark extractor, courtesy of ancient Decepticons. However, unlike the [[spark extractor|original]], this one seems to be more of a bomb-like device, sapping the sparks of everyone in its radius.
*The T-cog is a reference to the [[transformation cog]] of G1 lore. It also controlled [[Metroplex (G1)|at least one robot's]] ability to transform, and when removed, has similar results.
*Like the Animated version, Bumblebee inherits some speed-demon behavior from Cybertron Hot Shot.

===Real-world references===
*Megatron uses the term "mutually assured destruction", a longtime slogan for the effect of nuclear war.
*Knock Out references Rent-A-Car, a real-world car rental service.

===Trivia===
*Starscream's voice is somewhat deeper in this episodes than ones previous. It's kind of unsettling.
*In a first for the series, Bumblebee's car mode is revealed as the [[Urbana 500]]. The Urbana 500. It won't just rock your world. ''It'll transform it.''
*Silas' secret "Project Chimera" is finally unvieled: a MECH-designed Transformer. No idea who it could be--yet.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Orion Pax, Part 3

2012-03-10T08:32:31Z

173.58.46.198: /* Trivia */

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'''Jack and Arcee undertake a dangerous mission on Cybertron to access Vector Sigma, while Orion begins to rebel against Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] walk through [[Kaon]], guided by the light of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. They come upon a circular clearing, and the key glows intensely, indicating that they must be close. Suddenly, the ground begins to shake, and cracks appear in the surface. The duo watch in awe as a passageway rises from the ground, its door illuminated the same as the Key. It opens, but just as the two are about to enter, an enormous creature rears up from atop the passage. Arcee's [[Autobot]] symbol catches its eye, and it charges her, Arcee's minute strength doing nothing to injure it. She is quickly incapacitated, and the creature notices Jack, giving temporary pursuit until distracted by Arcee. Jack radios [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and is told that the creature is an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]], one of many sentries left to guard the dead [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Arcee tells Jack to go, to his surprise, but he realizes the necessity. As he enters, the door closes behind him.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] inquires as to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion]]'s progress on [[Project Iacon]]. Orion says it's tough work, but Megatron says otherwise, revealing to him that all of his unsanctioned research has been recorded. Orion takes the opportunity to ask about his reported affiliation with the Autobots, but Megatron merely tells him to get back to work. Orion decides that enough is enough, and erases his progress in the archives. Megatron laughs, and shows the clerk that he has been recorded and documented in his pursuits. [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] intrudes, to show Megatron that one of their sentries came online on Cybertron. Orion asks how anything is alive on the planet, but Megatron tells him to continue his work-or be terminated.

Back on Cybertron, Arcee tangles with the enormous bug, but is no match for its brute strength. Finished with her, the Insecticon turns its attention to the fleshling, and breaks its way into the tunnel.

In the depths of the tunnel, Jack hears a [[Scraplet|familiar noise]], and uproots a metal bar for protection.

Back on the ''Nemesis'', Megatron reviews the reports with Soundwave. He learns of the [[space bridge]]'s activation, its endpoint, and the fact that it is still active. He quickly deduces the Autobots' plan.

In Cybertron's gullet, Jack arrives at the chamber of [[Vector Sigma]]. He proceeds to the center of a circular platform, where he places the Key. The entire chamber begins to transform and glow with the Key's energy, and the enormous supercomputer reveals itself, and begins to transfer its energy to the Key.

On the ''Nemesis'', Orion is hassled by the guards. He appeals to their "good nature", saying that he believes Megatron will use the information he is agglomerating for nefarious purposes. Good-old fashioned police brutality ensues as the helpless clerk is kicked and punched by his guards.

In the chamber, Jack is antsy about the speed of his download. His problems lie beyond his dial-up, however, because behind him, a horde of Scraplets has just taken notice of the ''very'' alive metal before him in the form of the Key to Vector Sigma. Jack is helpless to fend them off, and they begin to snack on the download port. He reports frantically on his position to ground control

In the space bridge chamber, however, the Autobots have bigger fish to fry as Megatron steps out of a [[GroundBridge]] to them. Ratchet vows to protect their charges, and the battle begins, Megatron easily flooring every Autobot, Ratchet and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] twice.

On Cybertron, Arcee awakes to find a Scraplet chewing on her foot. She blasts it off, and notices the opened passage—and the absent Insecticon. Transforming, she speeds into the passageway.

Jack valiantly smashes the Scraplets as they feed, but is unable to stop their progress towards the Matrix. Another problem presents itself behind him in the form of the Insecticon. It charges towards him, but stops in its tracks, staring at the key. Jack realizes why, and the Scraplets suddenly become a blessing. He formulates an idea, pulling a Scraplet off the Key and pointing it at the aggressor. The Insecticon turns tail as it realizes what's happening, but the Scraplets give chase and latch on, quickly chewing through the giant insect as it falls to its doom, limbs disconnected. The download completes, and Jack retrieves the key. Arcee finally arrives, and the two depart.

The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] guards continue to beat down Orion, and one of them lets slip that it's a privilege to beat the former leader of the Autobots. Orion pleads with them to stop, and in his defense, he accidentally transforms his arms into blasters. Realizing they're in trouble, the guards fire on Pax, but he quickly dispatches them both.

Arcee and Jack arrive at the space bridge portal, and radio Ratchet about their position. Total silence on the comm tip them off that something is wrong, and, undetected on the other end of the portal, Megatron waits to end the lineage of the Primes. However, he is surprised by the sudden arrival of Orion Pax, who vows that, no matter what his heritage might be, his spark is aligned with the Autobots. He deploys his blades, and charges for Megatron, but is quickly defeated. Megatron says that he has much to learn, and prepares to kill him, but Arcee speeds through the bridge and collides with him, sending them both flying. In the light of the bridge, Jack presents the Key to Orion, who hesitates, but accepts his destiny.

The Key begins to upload the Matrix to its host. Megatron, preoccupied with fighting Arcee, notices this, and desperately runs at him. However, Orion Pax—now ''Optimus Prime'' once again—isn't ready to go down again, and trounces his enemy. A GroundBridge portal opens up, and the Autobots retreat.

At base, the Autobots and humans rejoice at their reunion. Noticing his Decepticon symbol, Optimus asks Ratchet what had happened. He replies that it was their darkest hour, but at every point along the way, Optimus was truly an Autobot at spark.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (15)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (16)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (17)

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*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (9)
*"[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]]" (10)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (11)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (14)

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*[[Jack Darby]] (1)
*[[June Darby]] (4)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (5)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (6)
*[[William Fowler]] (7)

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*[[Scraplet]]s (12)
*[[Vector Sigma]] (13)

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==Quotes==
"Why does history portray me siding with the Autobot aggressors? And why did Starscream call me a Prime? I must know...who ''am'' I?" 
"You are my clerk."
:—'''"Orion Pax"''' questions his identity, while '''Megatron''' responds with a firm establishment of the pecking order.

"That may be true, or yet another deception, but this much I do know: my sympathies lie with the Autobots, and you are ''not'' one of us!"
:—'''"Orion Pax"''' to Megatron, realizing the truth.

"Are you...certain I am worthy?" 
"You have no idea."
:—'''"Orion Pax"''' and '''Jack'''.

"Megatron—''be gone!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', before delivering the most awesome series of punches in the entire series.

"Optimus, it has truly been our darkest hour, but know this: from every indication your spark never ceased being that of an Autobot."
:—'''Ratchet'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The scraplets seem a ''lot'' nastier in this episode, chewing so fast as to render a hulking robot limbless in a matter of seconds. This is ''not'' an error, as many factors could contribute, such as the scraplets' inability to find living metal on the barren Cybertron and the ancient state of the Insecticon.
*Optimus still has the broken sword from waaaaay back in "[[One Shall Fall]]". It would seem that the Decepticons neglected to repair it. Or rather, neglected to mention that he had weapons in the first place.

===Transformers references===
* Ratchet references ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' by referring to an event as "our darkest hour", as he did before in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".
* Bulkhead calls Megatron a "bucket head", a reference to [[Megatron (G1)|the original Megatron]].
* The Insecticon's insect mode resembles a large rhinoceros beetle, [[Bombshell (G1)|like]] [[Salvo|several]] [[Barrage (Insecticon)|other]] [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]].
* From the Scraplets' point-of-view, the sphere of Vector Sigma is seen in its faceted orb appearance common to many continuities.

===Real-world references===
*Bulkhead's line bemoaning the Scraplets on Cybertron is a paraphrase of the oft-referenced "Why did it have to be snakes?" line from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.

===Trivia===
*Look closely at the arena in Kaon: it's the same arena as seen in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]". Ironic that the entrance to Vector Sigma lay beneath Megatron's feet at that moment.
*When Jack coaxes the Scraplets into attacking the Insecticon, he calls it "the main course", echoing what Bulkhead said while using himself as bait in "[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]".
*The way Optimus catches Megatron's sword just after he regains his memory is the exact same as when Megatron catches Optimus' sword when he's trying to exterminate him in "[[One Shall Fall]]". It even makes the same thundering noise.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Stronger, Faster

2012-02-16T04:05:57Z

173.58.46.198: /* Trivia */

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|caption=More alive.
|title="Stronger, Faster"
|airdate=[[August 14]], [[2011]]
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'''Ratchet 'finalizes' the synthetic energon formula and uses himself as a test subject, but it ends up having some negative side effects.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] checks out a sample of [[Synthetic Energon|synthetic energon]] he's created, watched by [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]]. Approving the stability of the energon, Ratchet tries it on a test engine, and it works fine. Raf's keen to try it on [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], but Ratchet says it'll require more testing first. Meanwhile, the base sensors pick up [[energon]] movement, but before [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] gives the order to roll out, Ratchet warns him about the depleted state of their energon reserves. Once Prime's team departs, Ratchet has the idea to try the synthetic energon on himself. The injection causes him to lose consciousness, and Raf rouses him from lying on the floor shortly afterward. The synthetic energon appears to be a success, giving him more fuel efficiency and better motor functions.

[[Image:StrongerFaster-surrounded.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I need you to hurry up now, 'cause I can't wait much longer.]]

Meanwhile Prime's team chases [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] through an icy canyon. The Decepticons aren't in any hurry to bridge out, as they're trying to "help" the [[Autobot]]s run out of energon. Some [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s flying overhead blast the sheer sides of canyon, causing a rock fall that blocks off the Autobots' path. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] manages to drive over it in her motorcycle mode, despite Prime's warnings, and races after the two Decepticons, only to be hit by missiles from the Vehicons. She is swiftly surrounded by Decepticons, and things look grim until Ratchet comes flying through the GroundBridge and begins laying into them with gusto. Knock Out and Breakdown assume that the Ratchet's a new Autobot, but are forced to retreat as Optimus, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and Bumblebee come into view, firing at them. Ratchet finishes off the last of the Vehicons, to stunned looks from his teammates.

Back at base, Ratchet reveals his secret to the other Autobots, but Optimus doesn't think it's a good idea to test the synthetic energon on Autobots, and he underlines the importance of Ratchet's job as medic. Some time later, Ratchet's retelling his fight to Bulkhead, and in demonstrating a move, manages to throw his fellow Autobot through a nearby wall. The other Autobots are startled at his new personality. Ratchet goes and injects more of the synthetic energon into himself. When the sensors light up once more, Prime prepares to roll out again, but Ratchet volunteers to go along.

[[Image:StrongerFaster-crouchbehindrock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Work it make it do it makes us.]]

As they head through a mountainous area, Ratchet moves ninja-style at the front of the team. They soon find some Vehicons and a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]] drilling into a rock face, and Ratchet immediately moves in. When the miner makes a run for it, Ratchet gives chase and knocks him down with a well-thrown rock. The other Autobots find Ratchet forcibly interrogating the miner with his blowtorch. Optimus stops him from finishing off the prisoner and begins to lecture him on doing harm where none is necessary, but Ratchet is agitated, believing they should be more proactive. As the argument heats up, Ratchet even manages to antagonize Arcee by bringing up [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]], and Prime decides to confine Ratchet to base. Though Ratchet appears to go calmly through the GroundBridge, moments later, he charges back out, flattening Bulkhead and racing off. Prime's team returns to base, but is unable to get a fix on Ratchet's signal.

In a Decepticon energon mine, Breakdown is chatting with a miner when Ratchet walks into the cavern. Elsewhere, [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] shouts at Knock Out for not finding a new energon source, but they're interrupted by Ratchet dropping Breakdown on the floor. Megatron scoffs at the newcomer, until a punch from Ratchet sends him flying. However, Megatron is made of sterner stuff, and he gives Ratchet a savage injury, telling Knock Out to take a sample of the resultant leaking fluids so they can find out how Ratchet got so amped up.

[[Image:StrongerFaster-KnockOutMegatronRatchet.jpg|left|thumb|300px|That that that that that don't kill me, can only make me stronger.]]

On the bright side, as the synthetic energon drains out, Ratchet is rendered visible to the sensors in the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], and Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead use the GroundBridge to attack the mine.

Knock Out completes taking his sample and moves in to finish Ratchet off with his circular saw. When the sound of approaching fighting distracts the Decepticon, Ratchet takes the opportunity to fight back, resulting in Knock Out's saw getting stuck in the wall. Ratchet promptly grabs the synthetic energon sample and smashes it. Knock Out is outraged, but once more has to retreat as the other Autobots arrive.

Ratchet is hooked up to a drip back at base, and he apologizes for his behavior. Optimus points out the new supply of energon they got from the mine, and Ratchet promises to do more testing on the synthetic stuff before using it on Autobots again. Optimus is just thankful they destroyed Knock Out's sample, unaware of the fact that back at the mine, Knock Out has found a single drop of synthetic energon.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==

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*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] (8) (flashback)
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*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (9)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)
*[[Decepticon Miner]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (12)
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*[[Raf Esquivel]] (2)

}}

==Quotes==
"HOOAAH!"
:—'''Ratchet''' gets a new catchphrase. He needed that.

'''Ratchet:''' (''clicks as he walks by'') How's it hummin'? 
'''Arcee:''' ...Did he just? 
'''Bulkhead:''' Stronger, faster, studlier.
:—Yeah, he did.

"It's all right! I'm an emergency vehicle!"
:—'''Ratchet''', engaging the Decepticons.

'''Megatron:''' (''speaking to Knock Out'') That is your fearsome new adversary? (''Chuckles'') He's Optimus Prime's medic! 
'''Ratchet:''' (''speaking to Megatron'') Oh no, '''Megatron''', I am your doctor of doom! 

"Yeah, she's kinda domineering and the extra arms are weird, but... I find myself intrigued by her."
:—'''Breakdown''' chats to a Vehicon about his crush on [[Airachnid]].

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*After Arcee continues to chase down Knock Out and Breakdown, air-support arrives. However, when they shoot Arcee, Knock Out and Breakdown have vanished from in front of her. Furthermore, when the other Autobots finally climb over the rock pile to help Arcee, she is only a few yards from the pile, whereas she should be several miles away.
*Bumblebee is shown returning with the other Autobots despite staying at base to operate the GroundBridge.
*The sample of synthetic energon Knock Out was holding was only about half full, but when Ratchet picked it up, it was completely full.
*Just before destroying the cylinder of synthetic energon, Ratchet's wound is not shown to be leaking. Mere moments after he's hit the ground, another puddle of energon has formed beneath him.
*Breakdown is knocked out by Ratchet just before he engages Megatron. When the Autobots show up at the end, however, Breakdown has vanished and he isn't shown fleeing with Knock Out.

===Other errors===
*Ratchet jumps onto and leaps off of a tree branch which seems totally capable of supporting all the weight of an SUV landing on top of it with all that force, then leaping off. Not so much as a wood chip or crack to be seen - though it does creak audibly.
*When Ratchet first injects himself, he drops the glass cylinder and it shatters on the ground. Later, when Knockout collects a sample of the synthetic energon in a nearly identical cylinder, and Ratchet kicks it out of his hands, the cylinder flies ''across the entire room'' and lands without breaking. Then Ratchet throws it against a rock wall in the same room and it breaks instantly.
*When Arcee is hurt, she obviously couldn't move her leg, but when she walks through the GroundBridge she is magically healed.

===Continuity notes===
* The synthetic energon created in the episode is derived from the formula transcribed by Bulkhead in [[T.M.I.|the previous episode]].
* Ratchet's description of the Autobots having fought numerous battles recently is accompanied by flashbacks to various battles from the "[[Darkness Rising]]" five-part pilot among others, including "[[Operation: Breakdown]]" and "[[Partners]]".
* The engine Ratchet uses to test the synthetic energon is a larger version of the device Ratchet built for [[Jack Darby|Jack's]] science project in "[[Masters & Students]]".
* Knock Out confuses Ratchet for a "new" Autobot. Which makes sense, since he hasn't encountered him before. Ratchet was with the other Autobots when they charged in to rescue Bulkhead from Starscream and Breakdown in "[[Operation: Breakdown]]", but it's entirely possible that Breakdown simply didn't see him, since he was focused on escaping and missing an eye at the time.

===Real-world references===
* Given that the plot centres on the idea of artificial enhancement, this episode's title is almost certainly a reference to the opening of the 1974 ''[[wikipedia:The Six Million Dollar Man|Six Million Dollar Man]]'' series, which promised a cybernetic secret agent who was "Better, stronger, faster."
** That said, there's also the possibility it could be a reference to the original [[Action Master]]s [[commercial/Generation 1#1990|commercial]], in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] described the new breed of Transformer as "Stronger, faster, more alive!"
** And we guess we wouldn't ''totally'' rule out the notion that it refers to ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' director/producer [[Wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]]'s desire for his actors to be "Stronger, faster— more intense!", or Daft Punk's 2009 [[Wikipedia:Grammy|Grammy]] winning song ''Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger''.
* It's also the same plot as about a billion after-school specials on the dangers of drugs.
* Ratchet referred to himself as Megatron's "[[Doctor Doom|Doctor of Doom]]." This goes without saying.
* Ratchet dabbling with a green liquid 'enhancement' is reminiscent of Jeffrey Combs in ''Re-Animator''.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Gegen die Vorschrift'''" ("Against the Rules")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 17|17 February]] [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Più forte, più veloce'''" ("Stronger, Faster")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 10|10 December]] [[2011]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hapseong Eneojon'''" (합성 에너존, "Synthetic Energon")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 8|8 November]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 3|3 January]] [[2012]]

===Trivia===
*The episode was first broadcast on Canada's Teletoon channel. It later first aired in the United States on [[September 17]], [[2011]].
*You can just barely see it, but when Ratchet transforms to attack the Decepticon miners, his [[license plate]] reads "'''449 EPQ'''".

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

License plate

2012-02-16T03:58:56Z

173.58.46.198: /* Prime cartoon */

A '''license plate''', officially a '''vehicle registration plate''', also called a '''number plate''' or a '''vanity plate''' when personalized, is a metal plate attached to an [[Earth]] vehicle, usually a car, a truck or a motorcycle, that contains a unique registration ID with an official authority within the country the vehicle is operating in. It typically consists of numbers, letters or a combination of both. Some countries require license plates for the front and rear bumper of a car, while others (such as the USA) only require a rear license plate. In real life, the options of personalization differ a lot from country to country.

Since a lot of [[Transformer]]s use Earth vehicles as their [[alternate mode]]s, they often also sport a license plate as part of their disguise. Sometimes the license plates reveal the [[character]]'s name, sometimes they contain a coded message, and sometimes they are just random numbers and letters.

==Toys==
==[[Generation 1 (European toyline)|Generation 1 (Europe)]]==
*[[Clench (G1)|Clench/Colossus]] sports a weird license plate that reads "'''TEXAS 1953 NUE 480''' in four rows. It's certainly not a Texan license plate, but it doesn't particularly look like any European license plate either.

===[[Alternators|Alternators/Binaltech]]===
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]] has "'''S30WRT'''" for the ''Alternators'' version and the "#8" [[variant]] of the ''Binaltech'' version and "'''S40WRT'''" for the "#7" variant of the ''Binaltech'' version. Both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2003 Rallye Monte Carlo.
*Likewise, the ''Binaltech''-only [[retool]] Smokescreen GT comes with the license plates "'''OT53 SRT'''" for the "#1" variant and "'''CT53 SRT'''" for the "#2" variant. Again, both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2004 Corona Rally Mexico.
*Both ''Alternators'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Alternators|Side Swipe]] and ''Binaltech'' Lambor have a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of the character's US name with an Autobot [[insignia|logo]] in the middle, "'''SIDE [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWP'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Bluestreak (G1)#Alternators|Silverstreak]] and ''Binaltech'' Streak both have two license plates, with the front one only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and the rear one sporting an abbreviated form of the character's then US name with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SLV [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*Both versions of [[Hound (G1)#Alternators|Hound]] only sported a license plate with an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the front bumper.
*Both versions of [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators|Dead End]] feature a rear license plate sporting his name with a Decepticon logo in the middle, "'''DEAD [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] END'''".
*''Alternators'' [[trademark|Autobot]] [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|Tracks]] and both the yellow and blue variants of ''Binaltech'' Tracks simply sport an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the rear license plate.
*All versions of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Meister]], including the ''Binaltech''-only red version (aka "[[Zoom-Zoom]]"), feature a rear license plate that contains an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] MEISTER'''".
*Similar to his [[mold]]-mate Hound, both versions of [[Swindle (G1)#Alternators|Swindle]] only feature a front license plate sporting a lone Decepticon symbol, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Both versions of [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] GRIMLOCK'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] has the first difference with his ''Binaltech'' counterpart, what with them being different characters and all. He features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WNDCGR'''".
*Meanwhile, his ''Binaltech'' counterpart [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]] has the same layout for the license plate, but sports an abbreviated form of ''his'' name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] OVRDRV'''", instead.
*''Alternators'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Battle Ravage]] and ''Binaltech'' Ravage both feature a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated version of the Japanese toy's (and Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' toy's) name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] RVG'''". Early [[prototype|test shots]] of the ''Alternators'' version still sported an abbreviated form of the Hasbro name for the toy, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] BTLRVG'''", which implies an intentional change.
*''Alternators'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators|Shockblast]] features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of the character's ''Generation 1'' toy's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] SHKWAV'''". The ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Laserwave, replaces that with an abbreviated form of its Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] LWAVE'''".
*Both versions of [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Alternators|Wheeljack]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WHLJCK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Windcharger, [[Decepticharge]], features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] DCHRG'''".
*Decepticharge's unreleased ''Binaltech'' counterpart, [[Blackarachnia_(BW)#Binaltech|Blackwidow]], featured a license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by the second half of her name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] WIDOW'''", in promotional photos.
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Tracks, [[Swerve (G1)#Alternators|Swerve]], features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWERVE'''".
*All versions of [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Prowl]], including the ''Binaltech''-only blue civilian variant, feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the character's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] PROWL'''".
*Both versions of [[Skids (G1)#Alternators|Skids]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SKIDS'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Alternators|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", as does the ''Binaltech Asterisk'' version. In fact, the license plate is one of the two elements of the two versions' decos that are identical, the other being the [[paint operation|paint mask]] for the head. An earlier test shot of ''Alternators'' Sunstreaker sported an abbreviated form of the name in a different font, with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SUN [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Swindle, [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]], was the first to feature a state-specific rear license plate, in his case his name, "'''ROLLBAR'''", registered in Colorado. Like Hound, he also features a front license plate sporting nothing but an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*The equally ''Alternators''-only redeco of Silverstreak, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Alternators|Ricochet]], followed suit, with a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''RICO-CHET'''", registered in the Garden State of New Jersey. Like Silverstreak and Rollbar, he also features a front license plate with a lone Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*''Alternators'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the second half of his name, "'''PRIME'''", styled after a California plate but replacing the state name with his home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the same font.
*''Alternators'' [[Mirage (G1)#Alternators|Mirage]] features a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''MIRAGE'''", registered in the Great Lakes state of Michigan. His [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] clear ''Binaltech'' counterpart, "Rijie Electro-Disruptor Mode", simply has an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] RIJIE'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Prowl, [[Camshaft (G1)#Alternators|Camshaft]], features a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''CAM SHFT'''", registered in the Ocean State of Rhode Island (also Hasbro's home state). Since the toy's deco was originally conceived with the ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of ''Generation 1'' Bluestreak in mind, early samples sported an abbreviated form of ''that'' name, "'''BLU STRK'''", instead.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con 2006 exclusive redeco of Optimus Prime, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], has a rear license plate sporting the first half of his name, "'''NEMESIS'''", registered in California with a date of July 2006, referring to the place and date of the toy's release. The Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Black Convoy, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''BLACK-CONVOY'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The [[Walmart]] exclusive, ''Alternators''-only mold [[Rumble (G1)#Alternators|Decepticon Rumble]] features a rear license plate sporting his name without a trademark-induced prefix, "'''RUMBLE'''", registered in the Aloha State of Hawaii.
*The second toy of Ravage (the Jaguar XK), equally ''Alternators''-only, but only Walmart exclusive in the USA (it was available at mass retail in various European countries), features a rear license plate that sports his name "'''RAVAGE'''". Since Jaguar is a British manufacturer, it's the only license plate registered in the European Union, with a "GB" country identifier for Great Britain.
*The Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con 2007 exclusive retool of Mirage, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Alternators|Rodimus]], features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''TOO HOT'''", registered in the Golden State of California with a date of July, referring to the place and date of the toy's release.
*The final four ''Binaltech''-only redecos simply feature license plates with white text on a black backdop, like vehicles on display at a car show. The redeco of Streak, "Bluestreak", has front and rear plates with the car's model, "'''IMPREZA'''", the redecos of Meister (with parts taken from his retool, Laserwave), "Argent Meister", and the redeco of Decepticharge, [[Arcee (G1)#Binaltech|Arcee]], both also have rear plates with the car's models, "'''RX-8'''" and "'''S2000'''", respectively, and Optimus Prime's ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Convoy, has a rear plate with the manufacturer's name, "'''DODGE'''". All names are matched to the official manufacturers' logos and fonts.

====Binaltech Asterisk====
*The ''Asterisk''-only retool of Streak, [[Red Alert (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Alert]], again has a front plate only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and a rear late sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]]ALERT'''".
*As mentioned above, [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", just like his ''Alternators'' counterpart.
*[[Blaster (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Broadblast]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] bRBL'''", with the lowercase first "b" and the uppercase second "B" being a reference to the vehicle's Japanese name, the Toyota bB.

===[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]===
*[[Lugnutz]]'s plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Hightail]] has a Cincinnati [[Ohio]] plate, "'''B-CAT 1'''". Combined with its coloration, it refers to the [[Wikipedia:University of Cincinnati|University of Cincinnati's]] Bearcats, included as a tip of the hat by (and/or for) [[Hasbro]] Transformers staff who used to work at Hasbro's now-closed Ohio offices.

===[[Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Convoy]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] CONVOY'''".
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Hot Rodimus]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] HOT RODIMUS'''".
*The 1:24 scale toy of [[Autorooper]] features identical front and rear license plates sporting a Japanese kanji and a number, "'''子・・04'''". The kanji stands for "rat", one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, identifying the Autrooper unit's platoon, whereas the number identifies the individual Autorooper unit. The license plate is registered to the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s Tokyo precinct, as a shown by the kanji "東京" for Tokyo and the abbreviation "EDC".

===[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]===
*[[BotCon 2010]] "[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]: Redux" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown's]] license plate reads "'''BCFW94'''", a reference to the very first [[BotCon 1994|BotCon]] held in Fort Wayne in 1994, where the original BotCon [[exclusive]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown toy had been available.
*BotCon 2010 Custom Class exclusive "Generation 2: Redux" [[Sideswipe (G1)#Timelines|Sideswipe's]] license plate reads, or at least is ''supposed'' to read, "'''G2SWIPE'''".

===[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)#toys|Bumblebee's]] toys alternatively sport two different license plates: The more prevalent one is "'''4NZZ454'''", based on the CG robot model of the "Concept Camaro" body used for the movie. It can be found on the Deluxe Class "Classic Camaro" toy's robot mode stomach (in contrast to the license plate the movie used for this body), which has a blank license plate on the vehicle mode's rear end, on Ultimate Bumblebee in both modes, and on the non-transforming Unleashed, [[Robot Replicas]], [[Cyber Stompin' Robots]] and Tiger's Beatmix Bumblebee figures' robot mode stomachs. Ultimate Bumblebee and the Robot Replica, Unleashed and Beatmix toys also sport a California registration, while the Deluxe and Cyber Stompin' toys simply have a red line evocative of the "California" logo.
*The Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" toy, meanwhile, adds an extra "Z", making it "'''4NZZZ454'''" for the robot mode's chest, again with a red line evocative of the "California" logo, while the vehicle mode's rear end again features a blank plate. This plate is also used for the battle damaged [[redeco]] from the [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Bumblebee: Evolution of a Hero" two-pack, the Screen Battles "Capture of Bumblebee" redeco, the Target exclusive [[AllSpark Power|"AllSpark-enhanced"]] redeco and the [[Premium Series]] redeco/[[retool]]. The Premium version also adds the same license plate to the vehicle mode's rear end.
*The "Classic Camaro" [[Cyber Slammers]] toy does something else entirely, with a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BUMBL-B'''", with a line evocative of a "California" logo above it... except both the letters and the line are blue. In robot mode, the license plate on his stomach is blank.
*Meanwhile, the [[Legends Class]] toys including the [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] redeco, the Cliffjumper redeco and the "Stealth Bumblebee" redeco/retool of the "Concept Camaro" Deluxe [[mold|sculpt]], the "Concept Camaro" Cyber Slammers toy, the [[Fast Action Battlers]] toys and the legless Bumblebee figure available as part of the Screen Battles "Final Stand" set with a minor redeco of Deluxe Class [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] all sport blank license plates in both modes.
*Most of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] toy sport blank license plates. The only exceptions are the "Recon Barricade" redeco of the Deluxe Class toy, which features a rear license plate sporting the name "'''[[Joe Kyde#SAGE2764|SAGE2764]]'''", referring to the screenname of a member of a Chinese toy newsgroup pertaining to Recon Barricade's deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], and the Premium Series redeco of the Deluxe, whose license plate sports an abbreviation of his Decepticon allegiance, "'''DCPTCN'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] sports a license plate that reads "'''TF 7407'''", registered in Massachusetts. The number refers to the premiere date of the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 movie]], which actually opened in US theaters on July '''3''', 2007. The Japanese-only "Black Arcee" redeco keeps the plate.
*The officially unreleased [[Target]] [[exclusive]] Scout Class figure [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] sports a license plate that reads "'''MR 37'''", registered in Kentucky. "MR-37" was the Japanese ID number of the ''Machine Robo'' version of the [[Tonka]] [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBot]] [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/NightRanger/nightranger.htm Night Ranger], whose color scheme Backtrack [[homage]]s. The Kentucky registration makes the color scheme a double homage, to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats University of Kentucky Wildcats].
*All other toys with vehicular modes sport blank license plates, despite often having the space for them specifically sculpted.

===[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe (2008)]]/[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]===
*''Universe'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting the phrase "'''WE R 84'''", spelled out "We are 84", referring to the launch of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toy line]] in [[1984]]. The same plate is also used for his ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart. Early Hasbro [[prototype]]s used for [[stock photography|stock photos]] and comparison photos in Japanese magazines sported an incorrect "'''WE R 82'''" license plate, which was thankfully caught in [[quality control]] in time for the final release. (It's also possible that the "82" version might have been a reference to the year the ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor of Sunstreaker, the "first transforming car-to-robot toy" according to Hasbro, was released.)
*Sunstreaker's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]], features a rear license plate sporting the second half of his name, "'''SWIPE'''". His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, Lambor, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''LAMBOR'''".
*''Universe'' [[Ironhide (G1)#Universe|Ironhide]] features a rear license plate sporting the state name "'''OREGON'''", referring to the state where [[Mount St. Hilary]], the mountain the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had crashed into, was located according to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart boringly replaces that with a blank plate.
*Ironhide's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Ratchet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Ratchet]], features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''H3L PU2'''", or "Help us", referring to the cover of [[The Pri¢e of Life!|issue 70]] of the Marvel US comic. Again, ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet simply replaces that with a blank plate.
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe|Hot Shot]] features a rear plate sporting the message "'''JA AM'''", declaring the character's well-known love for the substance known as [[JaAm]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, [[Hot Rod (Henkei!)|Hot Rod]], replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''HOT ROD'''".
*''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]] features a rear plate sporting his Japanese name, "'''ALERT'''".

===[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Revenge of the Fallen|Bumblebee]]'s Deluxe Class "preview" toy, a [[retool]] of the ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" Bumblebee toy, keeps that version's movie-inaccurate license plate "'''4NZZZ454'''" on the robot mode chest, but omits the red line evocative of a California registration this time. The vehicle mode's rear license plate is blank. The same plate is also used by [[Human Alliance]] Bumblebee, in both modes, both times with a red line evocative of a California registration.
*The ''Movie'' Ultimate Bumblebee retool, "Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged", keeps the original version's movie-accurate plate, "'''4NZZ454'''" with one less "Z", in both modes, both times registered in California, like on the original.
*All other Bumblebee toys (Legends Class, the Deluxe redeco Alliance Bumblebee, the elaborate Deluxe retool Cannon Bumblebee, its retool Battlefield Bumblebee, the [[Gravity Bot]]s and the [[Fast Action Battlers]]) have blank license plates.
*Human Alliance [[Barricade (Movie)#Human Alliance|Barricade]] features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''2PN-SLV'''", referring to the infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings that are part of his police car deco.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Autobot Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting his name minus the [[trademark]]-induced prefix, "'''SKIDS'''", on his Deluxe Class, Gravity Bots and Human Alliance toys.
*His brother [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] features a rear license plate sporting his vehicle mode's name, "'''TRAX'''", on his Gravity Bots toy and the initial shipment of his Deluxe Class toy. [[Variant|Later shipments]] of the Deluxe, including the Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release, replace it with his name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as do the Deluxe's redeco, Tuner Mudflap, and the Human Alliance toy.
*All other toys have blank license plates, despite often having them specifically sculpted.
*[[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name including elements of [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] NGTB34T'''".
*[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown's]] rear license plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe's]] license plate reads "'''P1-P35'''", a reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], the character he homages but couldn't be named after for [[trademark]] reasons.

===[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]===
*As a rather unusual [[homage]], ''Generations'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] keeps the character's Japanese name from the ''Henkei'' version on his rear license plate, but adds the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] toy's [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]], making it "'''05 ALERT'''".

===[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers (2010)]]/[[Transformers United|United]]===
*Deluxe Class [[Skids (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Tuner Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''IH8CONS'''", or "I hate Cons" (as in "Decepticons").
*Deluxe Class [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] features a license plate that sports her name written in [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''3L 174'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] sports an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on his license plate.
*Scout Class [[Oil Pan]]'s license plate is a lone Decepticon logo, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Battle Ops [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Bumblebee]] sports the movie-accurate license plate "'''4NZZ454'''" in both modes, both times without so much as a red line evocative of a California registration. Deluxe Class Battle Blades Bumblebee, meanwhile, sports blank license plates in both modes.
*''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] features a rear license plate sporting the code "'''MR51409'''". The exact meaning has not been officially confirmed, the most prevalent theory suggests it might refer to the birth date of [[Bill Rawley]]'s daughter. Surprisingly enough, his ''United'' counterpart, "[[Trademark|Autobot]] Perceptor", keeps the plate.

===[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]===
*Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee]] features ''sculpted'' (!) license plates sporting the combination "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in both modes, but not painted, thus keeping it in the same plastic colors as the surrounding areas (yellow in vehicle mode, gray on the robot mode's stomach). This is in fact the plate used on the car props for all three movies, which is different from the plate used on the CG robot model's stomach in the first two films (though ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' finally uses it for both modes).
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Leader Class Bumblebee]] similarly has sculpted "'''900 STRA'''" plates in both robot and car modes, but this time, it's also painted.
*The large ''[[Stealth Force]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Stealth Force 2|Bumblebee toy]] also features a sculpted license plate, but this time it's "'''2010 STRA'''" and is painted silver.
*The redeco of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance 3|Bumblebee]] features license plates that sport an Autobot logo followed by his nickname, "[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] '''BEE'''", in both modes.
*[[Human Alliance]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Soundwave]]'s license plate is '''"SUPERIOR"''', in reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s line "Soundwave superior, [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] inferior" from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con [[exclusive]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SDCCUltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime]] packaging [[variant]] came with an exclusive sticker sheet that includes the three optional license plates "'''PRIME'''", "'''SDCC2011'''" and "'''4KH4213'''" for his trailer.

==Fiction==
===[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]===
*A car driven by [[Buster]] has the plates "'''EV-1255'''" in "[[Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!]]".

===[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave Generation One comics]]===
*A random car in the final panel of [[Extermination|issue 8]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |''Generation One'' vol. 3 ongoing comic]] sports a license plate with the coded message "'''TR8R1'''", which has been interpreted as "traitor 1", implying that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] all-too-easy defeat at the hands of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] might in fact be a ruse, and Bumper might in fact be a traitor (possibly under the control of one of Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s). Sadly, what with the whole [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] bankruptcy thing, this will probably never be resolved.

===[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW Generation 1 comic]]===
*Most plates in [[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]] are blank, but [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s is "'''5IDW510'''", as seen in issues [[Infiltration issue 2|2]] and [[Infiltration issue 4|4]]. The "IDW" part obviously refers to the [[IDW Publishing|publisher]], while the number "510" might refer to the month and year of [[Infiltration issue 0|issue 0's]] release, October 2005.
*In ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat's]] license plate reads "'''M1N-3RV4'''", an obvious reference to his ''[[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Minerva (Masterforce)|mold-mate]].
*In [[...For All Mankind|issue 1]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] features a license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BRKDOWN'''".
*In [[Enemies of the System|issue 5]] of the ongoing, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s license plate reads "'''STACK04'''" in reference to [[Robert Stack]], his first voice actor.
*[[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|Issue 8]] of the ongoing features [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] with the license plate "'''D-64'''", his original toy's [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]].

===[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]===
*Autobots sport their toys' [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] as their license plates. E.G. [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s is "'''C-001'''". This even extends to the [[Autobot Brothers]]' plates changing to their super redeco toys' ID numbers when they power up, with, for instance, [[X-Brawn]]'s changing from "'''C-002'''" to "'''C-024'''".
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]]'s many red sports cars feature the license plates "'''J38-57'''" and "'''J68-85'''" ("[[An Explosive Situation]]"), "'''J38-57'''" ("[[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]"), "'''J68-85'''" ("[[Attack from Outer Space]]"), "'''51-16'''" (an SUV in "[[A Test of Metal]]"), "'''G·5-25'''" ("[[Power to Burn!]]"), "'''J·3-30'''" ("[[Maximus Emerges]]") and "'''H68-85'''" ("[[The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle]]").
*In "An Explosive Situation", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] attacks a truck with the license place "'''G39-20'''".
*The sports car [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] eyes up in "[[Tow-Line Goes Haywire]]" has the plate "'''M:ZZ 1021'''".
*And another one he eyes up in "[[The Fish Test]]" sports the number "'''M-Z 8831'''".

===[[Transformers (2007)]]===
[[Image:MovieIronhidevsLost.jpg|thumb|100px|right|The crossover you never expected to see!]]
*As long as he transforms into a 1976 Camaro, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", both on his vehicle mode's rear end and on his stomach in robot mode.
*Once he has upgraded into a modern Camaro, he alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" registered in California in robot mode.
*In vehicle mode, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] sports the license plate "'''664 NLZO'''" in vehicle mode, without a state-specific registration. It can be briefly seen during his transformation before his fight with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. In robot mode, he sports the license plate "'''1-4027E'''", registered in Oklahoma, instead... which also happens to be [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s license plate in vehicle mode. The license plate can be briefly glimpsed in the movie when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] sports the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" on his robot mode chest. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' season 5 episode "[http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Little_Prince The Little Prince]", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton.
*An SUV thrown through the air during [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] rampage in [[Mission City]] sports an "'''[[Energon (fuel)|ENERGON]]'''" license plate as an easter egg.

====Set photos====
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movie sported the license plate "'''5LKZ213'''" on his stomach on the Hoover Dam set.
*The [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] GMC Topkick car prop also sported the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" seen on his robot chest in the movie, registered in California in January.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''6Q49935'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles.
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===[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)]]===
*Like in the first film, Bumblebee alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" in robot mode.
*In their combined ice cream truck mode, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] sport a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''KDM 814'''". A minor variant of this, "KDM 0814" with an extra "0" (but as a modern California plate), was later used for the life-sized Bumblebee prop on various exhibits from 2009 up until at least 2011.
*As a Chevrolet Beat, Skids sports a license plate with his name, "'''SKIDS'''". Oddly enough, the real Chevrolet Beat he scans at the beginning of the movie already has the same plate, despite his and Mudflap's arguing over who gets to transform into which car. Even ''more'' oddly, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "'''BEAT'''", when they are going to New York City to meet with [[Seymour Simmons|Robo-Warrior]].
*Mudflap, meanwhile, sports a license plate with his own name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as a Chevrolet Trax. As with Skids, the car he scans already has the same plate.
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways']] license plate in the film reads "'''269 FPJT'''". It can be briefly seen twice; however, the only time it's seen in its entirety, just before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] splices Sideways in half, the letters and numbers are mirrored, implying that the shot was mirrored in editing.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] still sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite no longer sporting a license plate in vehicle mode.
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Sideswipe and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] sport ''no'' license plates at all.<ref name="rotfpromo">[http://scifimafia.com/2009/05/five-new-official-promo-pics-from-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ Revenge of the Fallen promo pics at Scifi Mania].</ref>

===[[Revenge of the Fallen (comic series)|Revenge of the Fallen comics]]===
[[Image:ROTFComicSidewaysAudiR8.jpg|thumb|100px|I'll just swipe the car from the official manufacturer's website. "Audi" is a Chinese brand anyways, right?]]
*In [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|issue 1]] of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaptation, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] sports a German license plate on his vehicle mode's front, registered in the City of Hamburg. In fact, the license number "'''HH BA 740'''" is taken straight from commercials and other promotional materials for the Audi R8.
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===[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|'''Prime''' cartoon]]===
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s plate reads "'''JOFY 892'''", as seen in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" and "[[Speed Metal]]".
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]'s license plate in "Deus ex Machina" is "'''DGOT 441'''".
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s license plate in "Speed Metal" is "'''936 SOH'''".
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'s license plate in "[[Crisscross]]" and "[[Stronger, Faster]]" is "'''396571'''".
*[[June Darby]]'s car in "Crisscross" sports the license plate "'''RPI 437'''".
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s license plate in "[[Metal Attraction]]" and "[[T.M.I.]]" is "'''821 BOF'''".
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s license plate in "Stronger, Faster" is "'''449 EPQ'''".

===[[Dark of the Moon (film)]]===
*Finally achieving consistency, Bumblebee now sports the license plate "'''900 STRA'''" in both modes.
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite not sporting an actual license plate in vehicle mode (see below).
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] sports an Italian/European Union license plate (registered in the province of Catania), "'''CT 41401'''", in vehicle mode.<ref name="ferrari">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/terry_usa/4807352490/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Set photo of the Ferrari 458 Italia] with a close-up view of the license plate.</ref> The colors are (deliberately) incorrect, though: Instead of black text on a white background, with a European "blue band" containing the European flag (a circle consisting of twelve yellow stars) on the left and a second blue band containing a yellow circle on the right, Dino's plate is essentially a negative monochrome version, with ''silver'' text on a ''black'' background, ''silver'' bands on both sides, a European flag consisting of twelve ''black'' stars on the left and a black circle on the right.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch's]] Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German/European Union license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that license plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>
====Set photos====
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''9999963'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 Dark of the Moon Chicago set (1)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The Ironhide GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a [[NEST]] logo on it on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago2">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=132&size=0&start=100 Dark of the Moon Chicago set (2)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The "[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]" Mercedes-Benz E550 car prop sported a German/European Union license plate, "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1"/> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)
*The [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG car prop sported another German/European Union license plate, "'''M JS8509'''", also registered in Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago3">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/aperturesun/archives/date-taken/2010/07/17/ Dark of the Moon Chicago set] at Flickr.</ref> (Again, there should be a space between "JS" and "8509", and another license plate on the front if it were to be genuinely German.)

==Video games==
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a license plate with the first half "'''5BBM2'''", mirrored on the other side, in [[Activision Blizzard|Activision's]] ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video games. The plate is registered in California in January, but due to its symmetrical nature, the state name and month are also mirrored on the other side. Despite this, he sports the movie-accurate plate '''900 STRA''' in vehicle mode in the ''Dark of the Moon'' game.

==Other==
*''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sports a front license plate that reads "'''I❤NY'''", referencing the decades-old "I Love New York" advertising campaign for [[New York City]], on the "Data File" card that came with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]].
*The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle from the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 movie]] that was on display at the London Film and Comic Con in September 2007 sported its film license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", registered in California.
*The [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] Pontiac Solstice prop vehicle from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''664 NLZO'''" without a state-specific registration, when it was on display at GM Riverwalk in June 2007.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 vehicle prop from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''6Q49935'''" with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, when it was on display at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt, Germany in September 2007.
*The Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle from ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' sported its film license plate, "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration, at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The prop vehicle used for ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' sported the same plate at the 2011 New York International Auto Show and [[BotCon 2011]].
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movies sported the license plate "'''BUMBLBE'''", registered in California with a July date, on his robot stomach when it was on display at the film's premiere at Westwood Village, Los Angeles, in June 2007, and later that year at the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center in October.
*The following year, the prop sported the license plate '''FXPERTS''', registered in California, when it was on display at CES 2008 in January, and later that year when it was on display at the Holloman Air Force Base in September, when the ''Revenge'' crew was shooting there. "Fxperts" is the name of the special effects company that built the prop.
*The most current plate used for the prop, '''KDM 0814''', registered in California, was first used at in February 2009 at the Chicago Auto Show, then in March at the Las Vegas Strip, in November of that year at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia (using a "May" date for this occasion, oddly enough, while all the other uses were month-less), and again in March 2011 at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 2011 at the New York International Auto Show and in June 2011 at the German premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' in Berlin. This plate is a minor variation of the one used by [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their combined ice cream truck mode in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', "KDM 814" (also registered in California).

==Notes==
* The planned Cadillac XLR [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] ''[[Alternators]]'' toy that never made it past the planning stage was intended to sport an [[Oregon]] license plate.
* The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle's license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.screenused.com/ ScreenUsed.com] in January 2008.
* Ironhide's license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", was auctioned off via [http://www.yourprops.com/ YourProps.com].
* Despite being used again for ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle's license plate from ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', "'''900 STRA'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.icollector.com/ iCollector.com] in October 2009.
* At the same time, iCollector also auctioned off license plate props used for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their Chevrolet Beat and Trax bodies, respectively. In fact, there were two plates for both, "'''SKIDS'''" and "'''BEAT'''" for Skids and "'''MUDFLAP'''" and "'''TRAX'''" for Mudflap. Even though iCollector claimed the two sets were used for their robot and vehicle modes, respectively, this was directly refuted by screencaps included with the auction that depicted the two car props sporting their robot names on their plates. As stated above, the "BEAT" plate can be seen briefly in the movie, and it's ''possible'' the "TRAX" plate was used for the same scene (although the car's plate is offscreen during that scene).

==References==
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One Shall Fall

2011-08-22T22:30:23Z

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'''A prophecy predicts dark times ahead, which Megatron intends to see through.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] recites a passage from the [[Covenant of Primus]], foretelling that a perpetual conflict will culminate when the forty-seven spheres align. Despite the other [[Autobot]]s' lack of faith, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] realizes that the "world forged of chaos" referred to in the prophecy is [[Earth]]—and that the alignment will occur in a matter of days.

Aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] explains to [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] that he sought the [[Dark Energon|blood]] of [[Unicron]] so that he could conquer worlds with [[Terrorcon (Prime)|undead armies]]. Knock Out assures him that more Dark Energon awaits amongst the stars, but advises him not to push himself. Megatron then claims that he is the "rising darkness" of which the prophecy speaks.

[[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] find a picture of [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] while searching a conspiracy website. Raf replaces the image with a dancing cat, which makes Ratchet laugh. Jack then invites Optimus to take a look, but is flatly denied. Ratchet then states that, before he became a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus behaved quite similarly to Jack. [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] suddenly interrupts, and reveals that the [[Decepticon]]s have been stealing components to build a second [[space bridge]]. Back aboard the ''Nemesis'', Knock Out and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] inform Megatron that the only item left on the list is an ample power source, which can be found in a heavily fortified human base. [[Airachnid]] could simply tunnel in, but Megatron hastily has them retrieve it. Optimus warns Fowler to have his troops evacuate, for fear of human casualties.

Optimus, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] arrive to fend off the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon drones]]—and all goes well until Megatron himself heads out toward the battlefield. He spots Bumblebee along the way, who was taking Raf racing. Megatron opens fire, frying Bumblebee's systems and knocking Raf out cold. Megatron arrives at the battlefield just as the Autobots disable the last of his drones, and taunts Optimus as Bumblebee arrives whilst carrying a wounded Raf. Bulkhead restrains the enraged scout, before Optimus orders Arcee to take him and Raf back to base. Megatron then ascends onto the ''Nemesis'' with the power source. Unbeknownst to Megatron, Optimus and Bulkhead climb aboard the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], Ratchet panics that his tools are wrong for human examination—and Jack suggests that they call in [[June Darby|his mother]]. Meanwhile, Megatron has another vision in which he sees a [[Unicron|sinister face]] and a volcano. He then orders Knock Out and Airachnid to complete the space bridge, as there is something he must attend to. June arrives at the Autobot base, quick to unnerve Ratchet with the knowledge that Raf will die unless she can stabilise him immediately. Bumblebee vents his frustration on a nearby wall, but Arcee comforts him. Ratchet regrets having not bothered to learn human science and medicine, despite accepting the children into their lives. He then states that he has grown to need Rafael, just as Raf needs him.

Bulkhead and Optimus storm the Nemesis, and Optimus claims to have had a change of heart: he orders Bulkhead back to base with the power source, declaring that there is something he must do. He claims to have realised that Autobots and Decepticons will never co-exist peacefully, and vows to destroy Megatron.

As the planetary alignment nears; Megatron arrives at the volcano site, and Optimus uses a Vehicon comlink to challenge him. Optimus soon joins him at the base of the volcano, and the two exchange brief banter before engaging one another in fierce battle.

Meanwhile, Ratchet realises that Raf has been infected with Dark Energon—and theorises that exposure to normal energon should cure him. He takes a sample from Bumblebee, placing Raf in a sealed chamber to test his theory as the others watch helplessly. Rafael soon opens his eyes, pulse stabilizing.

Optimus appears to defeat Megatron and prepares to deal the final blow—but the Decepticon leader catches his sword with unusual strength as the volcano begins to erupt. Strange purple markings glow to life across his body, and he quickly overpowers Optimus. He realises that the volcano is spewing forth Dark Energon, and moves to kill Optimus as he saw himself doing in a previous vision.

To be continued...

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*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
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*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (14)
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*[[Airachnid]] (12)
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*[[Raf Esquivel]] (8)
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*[[William Fowler]] (10)
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==Quotes==

"Um, Optimus! You wanna see something funny?" 
"No."
:—'''Jack''' learns of '''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s small sense of humor.

"It would seem I swatted a bee and squashed a bug."
:—'''Megatron''', who is being a jerk.

"Does he seem to be... 'losing it'?" 
"A bit..."
:—'''Knock Out''' and '''Airachnid''' discuss Megatron's state of mind.

"I have been foolish not to see what history has proven over and over again. That Autobots and Decepticons will never mend their ways. If there can be no diplomatic solution to this perpetual conflict, then I must not allow more darkness to fall upon this or any planet. Megatron must be destroyed!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' has finally had enough.

"Megatron, today you answer for your crimes against Cybertron and against humanity. One shall stand..." 
"And one shall fall. You, Optimus Prime!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''', who has heard this speech before.

"Do not believe everything you read."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', unusually philosophical in the middle of a death-match.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When the flying Vehicons arrive to help retrieve the power source from the military base, the Vehicon ground units which stole it in the first place vanish.
* During his fight with Megatron, Optimus goes from perfectly fine to battered and scratched up in seconds.

===Continuity errors===
*Megatron's jet-mode cannons score a direct hit on Bumblebee, yet do no apparent damage other than briefly stopping him. When Arcee was hit in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]", it nearly killed her. On a similar note, Bumblebee should have taken the brunt of the Dark Energon exposure, but only Raf shows any symptoms. Arcee was weakened by exposure to a few drops from Cliffjumper's animated corpse in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]". However, Optimus tells Arcee to look after Raf AND Bumblebee; its likely that Bee's just being strong for his partner's sake.
*Bumblebee knows Raf is injured, so why does he drive nearly two miles (three clicks) to the battlefield instead of just calling for a Groundbridge immediately?
*Raf says he can't see without his glasses in "[[Shadowzone]]", but his first person shot is perfectly clear. This is a common thing for TV and movies, but still...

===Continuity notes===
*Agent Fowler's men at first thought it was [[MECH]] who stole the phase conductor until they found the security image of Soundwave.
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] demonstrated that energon does not agree with human physiology in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]" and "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4|Part 4]]", which Ratchet confirms here.
*Arcee tells Bumblebee that she knows what it's like to see a partner <strike>killed</strike> harmed, referring to [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]'s death at Airachnid's claws in "[[Predatory]]".

===Transformers references===
* The [[Covenant of Primus]] first appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Nemesis Part 1]]".
* Megatron and Optimus punch each other in the style of the opening credits, only on opposite sides. This isn't [[Sick Mind|the first time]] the show has done this.
* Yeah, yeah, "[[The Transformers: The Movie|One shall stand, one shall fall]]."
* Ratchet mentions that he has known Optimus for longer than any of the other Earth-stationed Autobots. Taking the character's appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'' into account, this would be true, as Ratchet was under the direct command of Optimus prior to, and at the start of the game's storyline (it showed his first meeting with Bumblebee, and whilst Arcee was in the game, she never interacted with Optimus during the story. Bulkhead was mentioned as having joined with Optimus during a later period of time).
* Megatron refers to Optimus as "the last of the Primes". He was also called this by the head of the [[Autobot High Council]] in ''War for Cybertron'', upon his ascension to the rank of Prime. It is also a term used to refer to his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action film]] counterpart.

===Real-world references===
*The cat that Raf replaces Bumblebee's photo with is a reference to the lolcat phenomenon on the internet.

===Trivia===
* The episode was first broadcast on Canada's Teletoon channel.
* As Megatron explains why he sought out the blood of Unicron at the beginning of the episode, Knock Out totally checks out his 'nails' in the background. How vain can you get?!
* Megatron laments that the only shard of Dark Energon he has is the one in his chest. It would seem that, despite his machinations being discovered, Starscream never gave Megatron's original shard back.
* The volcano erupting and Dark Energon coming out, Megatron's visions, and the quote "rising darkness" could also mean that Unicron's awakening is the "rising darkness".
* This is the first time an Autobot weaponizes a part of their vehicle mode — in this case, Optimus' wheels on his legs.

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Optimus Prime (Movie)

2011-07-12T21:24:52Z

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]]. He has [[Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|sometimes]] used the codename '''10-22'''.''

[[Image:Movieprime meettheautobots.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hello, pretty bird. GIVE ME YOUR FACE.]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s. Long ago, he was the humble leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s science division, which studied the [[AllSpark]], and were protected by [[Lord High Protector]] [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s military. When Megatron was corrupted by [[The Fallen]], Optimus discovered that he was the last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], hidden away when The Fallen destroyed their lineage. In response to Megatron's attempts to seize the AllSpark and conquer other worlds, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and rallied the Autobots to stand against the [[Decepticon]]s.

As obsessively as Megatron strives to achieve his objective, Optimus is equally as dedicated to stopping him, even at the cost of his life, his world, and—if necessary—his own people. It was on his order that the AllSpark was jettisoned into space, dooming Cybertron to a slow death and his people to a nomadic life. The sacrifices he has made weigh heavily on his [[spark]], but they must be done, for there is no other choice. He knows the ambitions that lurk in Megatron's spark, and they must never see the light of day. Lives must be kept free from the threat of Megatron's tyranny, no matter the cost.
This obsession with the defeat of Megatron has robbed Optimus of some of his early idealism. This has created a certain ruthlessness beneath his otherwise honest and caring personality. Prime is not one for second chances and is willing to consider any action that might lead to victory, short of directly sacrificing those he cares about.

{{bigquote|Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.|Optimus Prime stealing a quote from [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]|''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie prequel comics===
It was Optimus Prime's [[Prima|ancestor]] who finally vanquished [[the Fallen]] to another [[sarcophagus|dimension]] in the battle for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}} but his orphaned descendant who was hidden away from the Fallen grew up with no knowledge of what he was. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

[[Image:Foundation1-literaldawn.jpg|left|thumb|300px|He's right, an actual literal dawn ''was'' involved. Put those knives away, English majors.]]

Eons after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] were vanquished, Cybertron fell into dark times. The [[AllSpark]] had been buried somewhere within Cybertron and been dismissed as a legend, and the planet itself lacked a star to orbit. As energy became more and more scarce, Cybertronians segregated into tribes. [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], a being who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself, found Optimus and recruited him into his cause. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Optimus and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] helped Sentinel Prime locate the AllSpark and harness a star for Cybertron to orbit, and these fantastic acts united Cybertron for the first time in known history. But Sentinel Prime had grown old and weary and refused to lead the Cybertronians, and, in confidence, he revealed to Optimus that he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], and that he ought to succeed him as leader. But Optimus could not believe he was a Prime. However, he believed by investigating Cybertron's history he could bring some of the good the Primes created back to the world. Sentinel redrew his plans for Cybertron, having Optimus lead the archaeological [[Science Division]], while placing Megatron in charge of Cybertron's [[Defense Force]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Little did they know that Megatron had been eavesdropping, and Optimus's brother came to a jealousy-inspired conclusion. He didn't believe Optimus Prime had the ability to competently lead Cybertron, and that this series of events would one day pit the two against each other, until one was dead. Megatron vowed that it would not be him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}

[[Image:Defiance1 Megs Prime argument.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"Hey, I wanted a mouthplate!"]]

For two generations, Optimus and Megatron ruled Cybertron together. The two personalities created a balance; Prime was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} After an increase in [[Malcontent]]s disrupting Sentinel's order, Megatron intimidated Optimus into giving him supreme power in defense of the planet. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} When ''Lord'' Protector Megatron toured the excavation site near the AllSpark [[Simfur Temple|temple]] at [[Simfur]], he and Optimus clashed over several issues. While Optimus wanted to take the investigation slowly, all Megatron cared about was whether the site contained power similar to the AllSpark. Optimus nettled Megatron when he reminded the Protector that the science sector was in charge of scientific and archaeological discoveries, and that the defense forces had a tendency to treat such discoveries as hostile, to which Megatron responded that if and when he was leader, he could make such decisions. When a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] was uncovered, Optimus disagreed with Megatron's order for it to be removed from the ground. Just as the two were about to launch into yet another argument, aliens previously encountered by Commander [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] attacked Cybertron. Megatron blackmailed Optimus into moving the relic into his personal quarters by reminding the science leader that the science division would like to protect the only intact relic from harm. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

Optimus ordered his science teams to help the survivors on both sides, in the hopes of finding out who was responsible and why they attacked. While he went off to find Megatron, he ordered the others to continue searching for survivors while [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] examined the alien remains. Optimus was shocked and appalled when Megatron ordered him to marshal his forces for war. Optimus objected, as his science division was not trained for combat, but Megatron retorted that the scientists should have known that aliens were after the AllSpark. He endured Megatron's insane fury when he accused the Protector of betraying that upon which their society was built. Later, Optimus called upon a meeting with his science division to ask them to stay by his side and continue on with their mission of peaceful research, as they were protectors, not soldiers. While the aerial-based Cybertronians followed Megatron into space, Optimus confided in [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] that Megatron sought to divide their planet, and he asked the former for help breaking into the High Protector's personal quarters. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[Image:Defiance3_OptimusPrime_battle.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Man...Prime ain't foolin' around.]]

After noting that Megatron had restored the artifact to pristine condition, Optimus had to leave the military leader's quarters just before he returned. Back at [[Burthov]], he came upon [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Arcee, and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] scanning the pieces of the other artifacts. Arcee then discovered that the pieces all contained the same symbol on them, and that the same symbol was on Optimus' head. Ratchet declared that the symbol was proof of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], and it indicated Optimus himself was a [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime]]. Ratchet and the other Autobots began to dub him "Optimus Prime", although a humble Optimus noted they did not know what it meant and for all they knew, he could just be from a line of record clerks. As they discussed the revelations, Prowl was forced by Megatron to arrest Optimus, but this turned out to be a trap to kill him. Optimus bested Starscream and blew up [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], while Megatron formed his new faction, the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} Optimus found Sentinel, Elita-One and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] under attack at the excavation site. He and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] rescued them and escaped through a tunnel. Optimus also informed Sentinel of the marking on his head that proved he was right all along: he was a Prime too. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

[[Image:Ark Bridge Defiance4.jpg||thumb|300px|right|]]
Retreating to Burthov with his fellow scientists and Prowl's security officers, Optimus was acknowledged as the leader of the group, with Prowl serving as his lieutenant. He and Prowl were discussing sites for a new base when Jazz informed them that Captain Ironhide of the [[Defense Force]] wanted to see Optimus. Learning of Megatron's new starship, the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', Optimus Prime was convinced by his advisers that their side needed a ship of their own to prepare for any eventualities. The Autobots found themselves at an advantage when the ''Nemesis'' left Cybertron with the balance of the Decepticon forces, and Optimus himself took the fight to their enemies. However, years of bloody war devastated the planet, and Optimus saw no end in sight. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

Sentinel came up with a solution: a "torch" that would end the war without requiring the mass murder of the Decepticons. It required the AllSpark to activate, so Ironhide led the Autobots to Simfur Temple. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Elita-One successfully activated the torch, while Optimus fought off Megatron so she could deliver it to Sentinel. Sentinel boarded the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] and arrived at Simfur, but to Optimus and Megatron's disbelief, Starscream blew the ship up. The Autobots fell back. With the Decepticons exhausted, Optimus ordered Wheeljack to pilot the second [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] to take the AllSpark from Simfur. To Elita-One's concern, Optimus declared he would be going on a suicide mission to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Optimus, Ironhide and Elita-One made their way through Megatron's soldiers guarding his [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]]. Optimus demanded Megatron face him, but the Decepticon leader responded by dropping the [[smelting pool]] on him. Ironhide pushed Optimus out of the way, but Optimus's face was heavily damaged. Optimus entered Megatron's chamber alone as Ironhide was attacked by Starscream and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. Optimus found Megatron surrounded by hungry [[hatchling]]s, gloating that Optimus was too weak to do what was necessary to win the war. Wheeljack then messaged Optimus, asking if they would go forward with removing the AllSpark. Optimus responded affirmatively, and Chromia and Arcee removed the Cube, darkening the skies of Cybertron. Optimus escaped, leaving Megatron to fend off his ravenous hatchlings, and rescued Ironhide. Returning to oversee the AllSpark's transportation, Optimus recognized his relationship with Elita-One had been forever scarred, and observed he still had a long way to go to being a great leader. {{storylink|Foundation|Foundation #1-4}}

[[Image:Optimusprimemovieprequel.jpg|left|200px|thumb|All Primes are required to have window boobs.]]

The AllSpark was successfully ejected into space at [[Tyger Pax]], where [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] distracted Megatron. Prime and the Autobots were held up in [[Simfur]] during the launch. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} As they prepared to leave Cybertron on board the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to go after the AllSpark, Optimus Prime had some doubts about his decision, feeling that in buying them some time in the war, he had sentenced their world to death. [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] disagreed, pointing out that had Megatron been able to claim the Cube, all those that opposed him would have been destroyed, and that Prime had turned death into a fighting chance for the Autobots. Bolstered by Prowl's words, Prime resolved to rebuild their shattered home once they retrieved the AllSpark. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}
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===''Transformers: Beginnings''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]]

Bumblebee remembered Optimus Prime's orders that they must launch the AllSpark into space, for it was better to lose it to the depths of space than allow Lord Megatron to corrupt it with his evil. For wherever there is hope, there is life. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}

===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:OptimusMovie_GeoffSenior.JPG|250px|thumb|Starting as he means to go on.]]

When war broke out, Optimus studied the entire history of intergalactic warfare from any datatrack he could find—he studied whole campaigns to desperate last stands, gaining a focused "playbook" of warfare strategy. He understands warfare on a practical and psychological level, and in desperate battles knows to show no mercy to opponents beyond a swift death. <ref>''Autobot VS Decepticon Smackdown! - Megatron V. Optimus Prime'', #4</ref>

Optimus was the focus of constant attacks by assassin drones and killed them all. In the aftermath of one, he witnessed a prophetic vision of the [[Mission City]] battle and realised the AllSpark's ejection could spread war to other planets—but too late to stop the launch... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}}

{{note|The following event is unique to the Titan Magazines comics continuity, and thus does not occur anywhere else.}}

Almost immediately after the final battle against Megatron, Optimus Prime had to lead the Autobots against a horde of [[Zombie|zombie]] Decepticons. Despite having no idea how they could be stopped and having had his power drained by fighting Megatron, Optimus continued to fight the monsters rather than let them run amok. Ratchet worked out a solution just in time before Optimus fell. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

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In the alternate reality, Megatron defeated Optimus and took the AllSpark at [[Mission City]]. Prime's body was now partially frozen and in Decepticon hands. He was the last and only hope of the Earth resistance, and so Bumblebee and [[Mikaela Banes]] were not happy to find him offline. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

She thawed him out while Bumblebee distracted Megatron, and the revived Prime challenged Megatron to a solo duel... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} Unfortunately, Megatron's link to the AllSpark meant Optimus could not do any lasting damage and was never going to win. Luckily, Bumblebee and Mikaela saved the day, hitting the distracted Megatron with an old [[Sector Seven]] nanovirus. (Which means ''they'' were the last and only hope, but oh well.) Despite Megatron dying as a result and the AllSpark being destroyed elsewhere, Prime could take no satisfaction in victory: this battle was won, but the war remained... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

[[Image:Optimus_Titan12.JPG|left|250px|thumb|"Megatron's face must be cut off...no MATTER THE COST!"]]

He became resigned to the fact that Humanity, battered by Decepticon occupation, would view both Autobot and Decepticon as hostile invaders. When [[NATO]] was manipulated into attacking the Autobots, Optimus refused to allow his men to return fire, and after the crisis passed, he was sure that [[Starscream (Movie)|the Decepticons' unknown new commander]] was up to something bigger. Optimus also placed the last AllSpark fragment in the care of Ratchet, though he was worried exposure to Megatron might have corrupted it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}} He was ''not'' happy when Ratchet "took care" of the fragment by bringing [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] back with it, who was left corrupted and amoral by it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

Optimus Prime soon worked out that while the AllSpark's transformation of Earth had been halted, the damage had been done: the organic Earth and the technological transformation were now fighting for supremacy, killing the planet in the process. He called in a specialist team to investigate and limit the damage, while working with [[President of the United States|President Allen]]. In secret, he organised for [[Nucleon]] to be retrieved from the dead Cybertron and brought to Earth, as there was a long shot it could save the planet. He didn't tell the humans out of concern that if they knew about the plan and it failed, their hopes would be raised and dashed. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} It was bad enough that Nucleon was so unstable it could turn destructive... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

When the team on Cybertron sent a distress signal and reported [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] Decepticons had captured the Nucleon, Optimus led the entirety of the Earth-bound Autobots (save Camshaft's team) to Cybertron as back-up. He was then surprised to see Cybertron coming to ''them'', looking [[Unicron|a lot meaner these days]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} The planet's possessor, Unicron, shot down the Straxus and the Autobots survived only by evacuating it in time in [[protoform]] modes.

Optimus landed next to Stockade's old equipment and, after being filled in by [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], he effortlessly formed an alliance with Stockade against Unicron. His plan was to drain the Nucleon away so Unicron couldn't use it as a power source, while the bulk of the Transformers provided a distraction, which turned out to be going underground and shooting up Unicron's body. The plan worked, Nucleon was secured for Earth, and Optimus extended an offer for Stockade to join them on Earth whenever he wished. Optimus was left optimistic that Autobots and Decepticons had come together in a common cause. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

On returning to Earth, he found the Decepticons had seized the Autobot base and six hundred square miles around it; he made the decision to withdraw to [[Washington, D.C.]], knowing that this meant leaving Mikaela in Decepticon hands. Upon landing at an air base, the Decepticon-controlled President Allen lured him into a trap, and he found himself fighting Jazz, now a Decepticon hired gun. Optimus lured him away from humans and prepared to engage him, but when a second assassin named [[Kullt]] turned up, Jazz gunned it down out of annoyance. Optimus had viewed Jazz as a lost cause but now stated there was still some Autobot in him: he ''could'' have let Kullt do the work for him and then killed him, but he saved Prime instead.

The battle made it clear to Optimus that Allen was under Decepticon mental control. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

[[Image:Optimus Titan22.JPG|200px|thumb|Freedom is not dispensed here, sentient fools, only DEATH!]]

As he'd promised Bumblebee, Optimus took the Autobots to get Mikaela back; he himself went first, launching himself in [[Protoform|protoform]] mode to land in Savannah like a bomb and tearing his way through [[Swindle (Movie)|drone hordes]]. He was quickly gunned down by aerial units and about to be killed by Starscream, but this whole flashy attack had been a diversion—allowing other Autobots a chance to hit the distracted air forces and nab Mikaela. After the battle, Optimus remarked Starscream was no Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

Optimus seemed to quickly bond with [[General Seward]], his military liaison at Andrews Air Base, but that didn't help when the mind-controlled President Allen had the government order the Autobots out of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part One}} However, Prime had anticipated this. Almost two weeks before, he'd had Ironhide task [[Tom Banachek]] to identify all the Decepticon puppets for him. With Allen making the expected move, he dispatched Ironhide and Bumblebee to set things up so that the following day, when the Autobots all departed, Allen would try to nuke them out of the sky and be fooled by a decoy ship into thinking he'd killed them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

To protect the Earth while they were undercover on Cybertron, Optimus had made a deal with Stockade to start a [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Optimus didn't trust Stockade to not renege on the deal and just take control of Earth for himself, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part Two}} but he ensured the Decepticons were set up for the Autobot's final strike: forcibly teleporting all of the enemy to Cybertron via Unicron's leftover teleportational engines, then stranding Cybertron in a remote solar system. Optimus led the troops to Earth and witnessed Megatron's return from the dead... only to ''thwack'' him flying. The next minute, both Megatron ''and'' Stockade (why wait for him to renege?) were teleported away, along with their forces.

This left the Autobots stranded on Earth and with a lot of clean-up to do. But Optimus had ''finally'' brought about the end of the war... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}
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===''Ghosts of Yesterday''===
Optimus Prime led the search for the AllSpark in the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'', a transport vessel. When they came across an abandoned solar system, they located [[Ghost 1|a vessel]] of strangely Cybertronian design, seemingly of Decepticon make. When the vessel fled to the surface of a planet, Prime dispatched Bumblebee to investigate while he and the other Autobots battled Decepticons from the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''. Prime managed to defeat [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] all on his own. After losing touch with Bumblebee, Prime went down to locate him on the planet, where they were attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and the alien ship. They fell into a cavern network, where they were further attacked by [[Worm-thing|indigenous worms]].

During their flight from the creatures, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came across the alien vessel. Prime realized that they were trying to surrender, so the Autobots communicated with its crew. Optimus explained that they came in peace, "freedom is the right of all sentient beings," Starscream tricks everyone, and so on. However, the creatures, who called themselves "[[Human|humans]]", explained that they held Megatron, whom they called the Ice Man, on their home world, [[Earth]]. Realizing the destruction Megatron would wreak upon the humans if he escaped, and that the humans would be unable to defend themselves effectively, Prime vowed to see them return to their world to warn it. Prime was able to blast an opening in the cavern, and the group escaped. As they returned to the ''Ark'', Prime began to speculate that the AllSpark was what drew Megatron to Earth.

In the ensuing battle with the Decepticons, Prime was in the difficult position of fighting Starscream and protecting the human ship. His distractions allowed Bonecrusher to spear him with his tail. The difficult state nearly gave Starscream the chance to kill him, but the humans saved Prime's life by damaging Starscream, who destroyed them. Optimus Prime was inspired by their courage and sacrifice, and resolved to locate Earth before the Decepticons did—and hopefully before Megatron came back online. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazil), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Guy Nadon]] (French-Canadian)

{{bigquote|A necessary sacrifice to bring peace to this planet. We cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes.|Optimus Prime on sacrificing his life to destroy the [[AllSpark]]}}

[[Image:Movie OptimusPrime protoform.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Having overenergized the previous night, Prime woke up abandoned in a field, with his wallet and clothes stolen.]]
The leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, came to Earth shortly after [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sent his comrades a beacon. Upon atmospheric reentry, Prime managed to land outside of [[Tranquility]]'s inhabited areas. While Sam and Mikaela watched, Optimus transformed and left his landing place. From atop a hill, he quickly scanned the form of an Earth truck, thus configuring his body to transform into it. Prime, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] met up with Bumblebee and his human friends, [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] in an alley. In one of the most extended [[Transformation|transformations]] in the multiverse, Prime assumed his robotic form before the stunned humans. After confirming Sam's identity, Prime introduced himself and his team. When Mikaela asked of the Autobots' intentions, Prime explained the search for the AllSpark, the betrayal of Megatron, and why Sam was important to their search.

[[Image:Movie PrimeSam parentsfreakout.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Optimus Prime will watch you fornicate. And there is nothing you can do about it.]]
Glasses that belonged to Sam's ancestor, [[Archibald Witwicky|Captain Archibald Witwicky]], contained the location of the AllSpark encoded across its lenses, so Optimus Prime ordered his troops to wait outside Sam's house while Sam and Mikaela searched inside for the glasses. Much to Sam's exasperation, Optimus Prime, in his impatience, clumsily ruined his parents' garden, and the Autobots' heavy footsteps convinced them there was an earthquake. Prime's attempts to hide, such as having the Autobots transform into vehicle mode right in the backyard, were also less than satisfactory. Ultimately, Sam came so close to a panic attack that Prime was forced to order the Autobots to fall back. As Prime lectured his team on their supposed inability to remain quiet, Ratchet got himself shocked by walking into some powerlines, causing further problems. When [[Ron Witwicky|the]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]] came to investigate, Prime's attempt to avoid discovery caused the house to shake, though this was to their benefit, as the father assumed that the damage to the yard was the result of an earthquake. Ironhide suggested that they kill the parents, but Optimus scolded his old friend. Despite all this, their presence remained undetected until [[Sector Seven]] arrived (in a convoy of GMC Yukons) and abducted Sam, Mikaela, and Sam's parents.

[[Image:Movie Optimus Prime S7 mad.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Get out of the car...what's left of it anyway!]]
Optimus Prime sent the Autobots in pursuit of the SUV that contained Sam, Mikaela, and Sector Seven's director, [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]]. Prime intercepted the vehicle carrying their young human friends, ripping the roof of the vehicle off, with the other Autobots disarming the agents, and made it perfectly clear to Simmons how pissed off he was at him for trying to apprehend the two children, regarding this as a bad move on Simmons' behalf. Optimus then ordered his comrades to relieve the agents of their weapons, and attempted to interrogate Simmons. The agents' lack of surprise at their appearance indicated that they had seen Cybertronians before, but Simmons refused to reveal any information. With a Sector Seven backup team en route, Prime ordered the Autobots to scatter, while he took Sam and Mikaela. While hiding under a bridge, Mikaela and Sam slipped and fell off Prime's shoulder. Bumblebee managed to catch them before impact, but was captured, and Sam and Mikaela recaptured, by the organization after their retreat. Now in possession of the glasses which could tell him the location of the AllSpark, Optimus regretfully left Bumblebee in Sector Seven's hands, knowing that if they went after him, they would have to use deadly force.

After regrouping the next day, Prime used the glasses to locate the AllSpark. Jazz again raised objections to leaving Bumblebee behind, but Prime remained firm in his belief of not harming the humans. Ironhide seemed okay with using deadly force, stating the humans were too violent, but Prime countered that when their time had come, the Cybertronians had been [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|little different]]. Going on to explain the potential he saw in the humans, as well as reminding them that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings", Prime revealed to the Autobots his real plan for the AllSpark: if they could not defeat the Decepticons, Prime intended to merge the Cube with his [[Spark|spark]]. Though this would destroy the AllSpark, Ratchet cautioned Prime against this, as it would also kill him. Prime believed that this was acceptable, vowing not to let another race suffer the mistakes of the Transformers. The glasses placed the AllSpark at [[Hoover Dam]] where, luckily, Bumblebee and the young humans were taken.

[[Image:Movie2007 Prime sword.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Swiss army Prime.]]
Optimus Prime's team met up with Sector Seven, Bumblebee, Sam, and Mikaela en route, who had planned to hide the AllSpark in nearby [[Mission City]]. While on the highway, he was attacked by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], who managed to tackle Optimus and drag him over the edge of a freeway overpass. During the battle, Optimus struck the rage-filled Transformer so hard his [[Optic|optic]] popped out. As the Decepticon swung his claw wildly, Optimus drew his sword from his right arm and sliced off one of Bonecrusher's arms, before brutally finishing off his enemy by [[Decapitation|driving the blade through]] Bonecrusher's neck, severing his head.

Optimus arrived at Mission City just in time to observe Megatron discarding the remains of Jazz, and challenged him. Millennia in the ice had done nothing to lessen Megatron's hatred of his brother, and he launched himself in jet mode at the Autobot leader. Optimus leaped and grabbed hold of the wings, which was a really bad idea, as Megatron drove himself and Prime through an office block. As they flew out of the building onto the street below, Megatron transformed and leapt on top of Prime, declaring the humans undeserving of life. Prime rejected his claims, saying that they deserved to choose for themselves. Megatron threw Prime across the street, declaring that if he wished to defend the humans, Prime could die with them. He then formed his [[Fusion cannon|fusion cannon]] from his forearms. The power up time allowed Prime to draw his [[Ion blaster|ion blaster]] and fire, hitting Megatron. The Decepticon used the momentum to spin around, then used the fusion cannon to blast Prime across the street into another building. Megatron then resumed the hunt for Sam and the AllSpark.

[[Image:Movie2007 Prime truck.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He knows he's a sexy truck.]]
Tracking Megatron to the deserted building, Prime barely managed to catch Sam after Megatron knocked him off the roof. Telling the boy to hold onto the Cube, Prime attempted to scale down the building, but Megatron jumped on Prime, causing them both to fall down hard onto the street below. Sam survived, however, and Optimus told the boy that if he could not defeat Megatron, Sam must put the AllSpark into his chest which would destroy it. As Sam sought cover, Optimus faced down Megatron, and informed him that, "At the end of this day, one shall stand, one shall fall". Unfortunately, Megatron, even after years of stasis, proved to be far too powerful for Prime to defeat alone. The unit led by Lennox and the Raptor squadron laid down suppressing fire as Megatron reached for the AllSpark, until Optimus finally took him down by sweeping his legs. Still, Megatron continued, crawling toward the cube. Believing he had lost, Optimus implored Sam to put the AllSpark into his chest. Sam instead thrust it into Megatron's chest, killing the Decepticon leader and destroying the AllSpark.

[[Image:Movie2007 Prime AllSpark shard.jpg|left|300px|thumb|The Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership|Dorito of leadership]]]]
As Optimus watched his brother die, he regretfully said there was little other choice. He also told Sam he owed him a debt of gratitude for saving his life, but was then informed that Jazz had not survived (Jazz was flapping around disrespectfully like a ragdoll during this sequence). Prime briefly eulogized his comrade, then commented that they had gained new comrades in the humans, and was honored by their bravery. Bumblebee, who had finally regained his voice, requested permission to remain with Sam Witwicky, to which the young human eagerly agreed, and Optimus approved. He noticed a fragment of the AllSpark in Megatron's chest cavity and removed it, then permitted the humans to dispose of the Decepticon corpses by dumping them into the deepest part of the ocean.

[[Image:Movie Optimus ending.JPG|right|300px|thumb|[['Til all are one]]!]]
Though Megatron was killed and his Decepticons were defeated, the AllSpark was destroyed, leaving the Autobots unable to restore Cybertron. The Autobots elected to remain on Earth, and Prime sent a message into deep space to any surviving Autobots in the Galaxy to come to their new home on Earth, their long years of searching having finally having come to an end. As the other Autobots rested (and watched Sam and Mikaela make out on Bumblebee's hood) Optimus Prime looked to the sky, hoping his message had been heard. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}
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{{note|The [[Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four|comic book adaptation]] depicts Optimus Prime also defeating [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] during the highway altercation with Bonecrusher. However, the later comic [[The Reign of Starscream issue 1|''The Reign of Starscream'' #1]] depicts Ironhide doing the deed.}}
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===Toy bios===
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That truck he transcanned was ''the coolest thing he ever saw''. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime}}

When the AllSpark was destroyed, Optimus was ''bathed'' in its power and became a living receptacle: he could destroy or heal with the merest thought. He still remained dedicated to peace, and altered his exterior decorations to match the ones he bore as a young leader, before the beginning of the war. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|First Strike Optimus Prime}}

When the war turned out to ''not'' be over though, and with more Decepticons appearing on Earth, he was forced to alter himself to be used for stealth missions—something he finds dishonourable but knows has to be done. He is now sensor transparent and silent. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime}} In this form, he came under surprise attack by an equally stealth-modified Starscream, leader of the new Decepticons! {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream}}

Once the Decepticons were beaten on Earth, Optimus was given intelligence by [[Sector Seven]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Brawlers|Fire Blast Optimus Prime}}

===Beast Wars Diorama Story===
[[Beast Wars (event)|On Earth in the past and in another universe]], a contingent of [[Maximal]]s, led by [[Optimus Primal]], battled a group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] in a forest. {{storylink|Beast Wars Diorama Story|Convoy Chapter}}

Some time into the battle, a warp opened, bringing with it [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], Optimus Prime, and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. Optimus Prime made fast friends with [[Optimus Primal]]; they joined their forces and double-teamed the injured [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had just taken a blast to the face from [[Tigatron]]. Starscream then joined the Predacons. The two Optimuses commemorated their accomplishment of teamwork by shaking hands. The Maximals and Ratchet looked up with approval. {{storylink|Beast Wars Diorama Story|Tigatron Chapter}} [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] later appeared and joined the Predacons. As the battled raged, the [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] from Prime's universe came in through the warp. {{storylink|Beast Wars Diorama Story|Gimlet Chapter}}

The Decepticon Megatron brought along [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], and the two Megatrons combined their troops into a fearsome force against the Autobots and Maximals. Fortuantely for the Autobots and Maximals, [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] arrived to assist. The two factions then took formation against each other with the intention of combining their energies to attack the opposing side. With [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] leading the charge, the Maximals and the Autobots attacked first. {{storylink|Beast Wars Diorama Story|Motorarm Chapter}}

===IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
[[Image:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime]] driving Optimus Prime! Sheer awesomeness!]]

Following the battle of [[Mission City]], and the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, Optimus Prime was left to ferry the body of his first lieutenant [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] out of the city in an abandoned trailer. Trusting [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and his men, Prime asked the human soldiers to help the Autobots escape from the city, before [[Sector Seven]] and other untrustworthy humans could arrive. A month later, [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] managed to convince Lennox and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] to call upon the assistance of Optimus Prime and the Autobots to escort the Decepticon remains, thereby hopefully reactivating the Decepticon [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] somehow. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet and Bumblebee arrived at Sector Seven's Nevada desert base to escort to a naval base at [[California|San Diego, California]]. Optimus insisted on escorting Jazz's remains personally, and thanked Lennox for arranging a proper burial-at-sea for his fallen lieutenant. When he noticed the AllSpark shard seemingly reacting to the Decepticon bodies, he handed the fragment to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping until he returned. Shortly after leaving the base, Optimus had second thoughts about leaving the fragment in Sector Seven's possession, and ordered Bumblebee and Ironhide to turn around and retrieve the only remaining piece of the AllSpark. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}

[[Image:Alliance3_OptimusPrime_Lennox.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"So erm, want to go back to my place?" "Prime, are you trying to get onto me?" "No dude, I just want to show you my collection of faces and heads!"]]

The convoy returned to the Sector Seven base after learning of Wreckage and Starscream's attacks. [[Salani]] retrieved the AllSpark shard and returned it to Optimus Prime, who felt the last piece of their heritage should stay with him. Weeks later, the Autobots and the soldiers with whom they served traveled aboard a [[United States Navy|US Navy]] carrier for Jazz's burial-at-sea and to observe the disposal of the Decepticons. Optimus deeply appreciated the humans' paying last respects to their fallen comrade, though he was concerned that even the great depths of the [[Laurentian Abyss]] were not enough to keep the Decepticon bodies hidden. Below deck, Optimus and Lennox agreed to a formal [[NEST|alliance between the Autobots and humans]] as the first line of offense and defense against the Decepticons. During training on the island of [[Diego Garcia]], Optimus Prime reminded the Autobots that they must work together with the humans as a team, never forgetting that division was what caused the war on Cybertron in the first place. When they were alone, Optimus Prime and Major Lennox complimented each other's leadership and the dedication of their respective troops. When Lennox commented that it was because of the Autobots that he and his soldiers were alive today, Optimus refuted this, saying it was because of humans such as Lennox and Sam, and that the Autobots were only part of the problem. Soon, both [[NEST]] leaders learned that the Decepticons had returned to Earth. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

By November 2008, Sideswipe had arrived on Earth, but was recklessly pursuing the Decepticon Demolishor in South America. Optimus was chastised by Admiral Morshower for this "grey area" in the Autobot ranks, but the Autobot leader assured Morshower he would settle it. Human relations were so strained the exasperated Optimus decided to forcibly bring Sideswipe in to end his rampage; however, Ironhide requested he go calm his former student down. Optimus agreed, but made his position clear: if Sideswipe could not be negotiated with... he would be ''dealt'' with. Ironhide eventually was able to calm his student, but not before Demolishor was let loose upon human civilians, AND the authorities were attacking Cybertronians on sight. Luckily, Optimus and a strike team had already arrived and had the authorities stand down, and Sideswipe joined the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

[[Image:Alliance4_Prime_killingspree.jpg|thumb|300px|Freedom is the right of all '''non-Decepticon''' sentient beings.]]

NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]], where the Decepticons [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Dead End (Movie)|Dead End]] were wreaking havoc. Flushed out of hiding, the Decepticons managed to evade the other Autobots, but Optimus Prime quickly put down Dead End by ramming him head-on. When asked by Prime, he commented that he was fine, but he wasn't sure if Dead End was. On the way back to base, Lennox and Optimus Prime discussed Swindle's last words and were concerned that this was just the first wave of Decepticons coming to Earth, and that they were after [[Sam Witwicky]]. Optimus convinced Lennox that no matter what, it was Sam's destiny to become involved in this conflict, and they agreed to send Bumblebee back to the States to resume his role as the boy's guardian. Later, when Optimus observed the distrust for the Autobots held by Lennox's superiors, he suggested that they must work harder and that continued success would satisfy those above them. During the subsequent hunt for Decepticons around the world, Optimus Prime personally destroyed [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]], [[Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. As NEST's ranks grew, together they celebrated their victories and mourned those who made the ultimate sacrifice. One event brought joy and hope to the team: The arrival of Autobot refugees who were eager to protect their new homeworld. This joy was tempered by the fact more and more Decepticons were being sighted on Earth, and Optimus believed that there was some unknown that threatened their new home, their species and their alliance with the humans. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Alliance (comic)|Alliance]]'' comic.}}

{{bigquote|I know Megatron. I know all of you. You would not have taken the AllSpark and left this world in peace. You would have subdued it and made slaves of its people. Even in the absence of the AllSpark, my conscience and that of my friends could not have allowed that.|Optimus Prime to [[Macerator]]}}

Optimus attended an initial [[NEST]] briefing about sightings of Starscream in [[Zambia]], and was placed in joint command with Lennox of a team to go there to investigate. He also advised some new Autobot arrivals about how best to fit in on Earth. In Zambia, they quickly tracked down three Decepticons, [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]], [[Macerator]] and [[Dropkick]] waiting at the Zambezi River. Optimus, Ironhide and Ratchet waded in to face their opponents, unaware that it was a trap — as they fought, they were dragged downriver towards Victoria Falls. Although the other two Autobots escaped the trap, Optimus was held fast by Macerator and plunged off the falls. While Macerator was caught mid-air by Starscream, Optimus managed to cling to an outcropping. He was rescued by the other Autobots present, utilizing [[Beachbreak]]'s tow line. Enraged by the rescue, Starscream killed Beachbreak, something Optimus regarded as a result of his own failure to lead. The team tracked Payload, Macerator and Dropkick downriver to the Kariba dam, where Optimus rammed two of the Decepticons and then fought with Macerator at length. He eventually triumphed, decapitating the Decepticon. As Dropkick retreated, Optimus stopped Ironhide from firing as he might have hit some of the humans nearby. They instead went to look for Payload, who had been swept away by raging waters from the dam emergency release.

Back at [[Diego Garcia]], two more Decepticon contacts were made in [[Australia]] and [[Peru]]. Optimus opted to lead the team checking Australia. After exploring the Outback for a number of days, the team discussed whether the Decepticons might be hunting for energy to resurrect Megatron, but Optimus doubted there was an energy source on the planet that could do so. They eventually encountered [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]] and [[Tread]], three [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s mining for minerals. Optimus found Kickback's sonic charge weapon to be a challenge, but with some help from Lennox, killed the Decepticon.

After they returned to base, Optimus's input into the conversation on how the Decepticons might revive Megatron was for the most part unhelpful. The subsequent appearance of [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] in [[Rome]] led the Autobots to take another trip, but Optimus found Rome's narrow streets frustrating as he was unable to navigate them in his truck form. After [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] dealt to the two Decepticons, a furious Starscream challenged Optimus to one-on-one combat in the nearby Colosseum. Naturally it was a trap — Starscream had allied himself with a human, [[Bruno Carrera]], and together they trapped Optimus in a pit and set Barricade on him. With the help of four humans, Optimus broke free, threw Barricade into the pit and sealed him there. He then had only to show his face outside to where Starscream was fighting Ironhide, Ratchet and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and the would-be Decepticon leader fled. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

[[Image:Titan5_Optimustwins.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Your slang is bad and you should ''feel'' bad!"]]

Since coming to Earth, Optimus has had to strive daily to gain credibility with the human powers-that-be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

Even Optimus doesn't believe [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap's]] stories anymore! When those same twins arrived, Optimus was absent on a 'need to know' mission {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} in [[Australia]] with [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. When [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] landed on the continent, the two Autobots interrupted their mission to bring the bot in. It proved far more difficult than you'd expect, with the Decepticon able to outdistance them in the long run and better suited to the terrain. Optimus was knocked offroad when Sideways blasted him with exhaust, and Arcee reported her alt mode was too out of its comfort zone to keep up... which gave Optimus an idea.

That idea was to take ''away'' the terrain, blasting Sideways off the road and into the grass with projectile weaponry. Violence works!

Optimus took the prisoner to Diego Garcia, and on arrival was greeted with the sight of the twins brawling on the runway. He bawled them out over improper conduct, but before he could go further [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] made an attack. Taking fire, Optimus began barking out orders... only to be tripped up by Skids. Once he was up, Scorponok and Sideways had both done a runner. Knowing that the enemy could ''not'' have got this close without NEST security being compromised, Optimus was convinced by [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe's]] argument that the twins had turned traitor and had them taken away for questions. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

When the twins were sprung by Decepticons, Prime agreed with [[Theodore Galloway]] that the Autobots would make finding the twins a number one priority. However, Optimus was left suspicious when a [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious "friend"]] tipped the Autobots off about the twins. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}} Soon, it came out that the twins were being framed and by tracking the two, Optimus and his men found out about a Decepticon base near [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Optimus led a raid on it, taking down the [[Purple generic drones|drone army]] stationed there. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazil), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Guy Nadon]] (French-Canadian)

[[Image:ROTF-DemolishorPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|With the Legends and Voyager toys, this scene is ''just'' possible.]]
After the events in [[Mission City]] two years ago, Optimus Prime and the Autobots became part of a Transformer/human military group called [[NEST]], which hunted down the remaining Decepticons across the world. When [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] and [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] were detected in [[Shanghai]], NEST was deployed there, including the Autobots [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Once Demolishor made himself known by transforming into robot mode and crushing dozens of cars along the highway, [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] radioed an overhead C-17 to release the Autobot leader. Optimus Prime parachuted out of a NEST cargo plane and landed in vehicle mode. He leapt off a bridge onto the Decepticon's head as he plowed through it. When the massive Constructicon refused his order to pull over, Optimus unleashed several blasts of his [[ion blaster]] into Demolishor's head. These shots, coupled with Ironhide destroying his tires, sent the titan crashing to the ground and into a warehouse. As he and Ironhide approached the dying Decepticon, Optimus asked if he had any last words. With his dying breath, the Constructicon stated that [[The Fallen]] would rise again. Optimus responded in the negative and unceremoniously executed him.

Returning to [[Diego Garcia]], Prime entered a briefing with [[Theodore Galloway]], the National Security Adviser who had been appointed liaison by the [[President of the United States|President]], and [[Morshower|General Morshower]], the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was watching by satellite feed. Prime relayed the warning of The Fallen to them, but Galloway made no effort to conceal his hostility toward the Autobots. He noted that while they had given them intelligence and the sole remaining AllSpark fragment, Galloway took issue with their refusal to share weapons technology and their continued sending of transmissions into space. Prime told Galloway that the Autobots were aware of humanity's history of warfare, and Morshower said that all the transmissions had been vetted by NEST officers. Galloway also pointed out that despite Megatron's death and burial in the Laurentian Abyss and the destruction of the AllSpark, the Decepticons had not left Earth as Optimus had hoped, leading him to conclude that the Autobots were the ones who the Decepticons were after. When asked if the Autobots would leave Earth peacefully if told to, Optimus replied that they would honor their request, but warned Galloway to consider what would happen if the Autobots left but the Decepticons did not.

Unknown to Prime, the Decepticon [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had been monitoring transmissions and spied on the briefing. Dispatching [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to the island, he had his agent steal the remaining AllSpark fragment, killing several soldiers in the process. The incident left the Autobots with rather chilly relations with the United States. Seeking outside help, Optimus dispatched Bumblebee to retrieve Sam Witwicky from college in an effort to secure his testimony on the Autobots' behalf. Meeting Sam at an abandoned cemetery near his college, Optimus explained the situation. Sam was not receptive; in fact, he was quite hostile, saying that he had just started college and was trying to have a normal life. Knowing that fate often called at inconvenient times, Optimus impressed upon Sam the importance of what was going on, but Sam reiterated that the Cybertronian War was not his, and that they didn't need him. Optimus relayed his fear that it soon would be, and silently said that they needed him more than he realized.

[[Image:ROTFPrimevsMegsandScreamer.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Stick em' up!]]
Prime's fear soon came to pass, but in the last way he could imagine: the Decepticons had used the AllSpark shard to resurrect Megatron, who had learned that the knowledge of the AllSpark had been passed to Sam by a fragment Sam had touched, and soon captured him, Mikaela, and Sam's college roommate [[Leo Spitz]]. Heading to rescue the three humans, Optimus and Bumblebee ambushed the Decepticons in the [[Broadwater Metal Works|abandoned industrial complex]] where the teens were being held, just as [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] was about to perform fatal neurosurgery on Sam. Knocking Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] out of the building, Optimus managed to whisk Sam away from the plant. Optimus made it as far as the nearby forest when Megatron arrived. Going one-on-one with the Decepticon leader, Prime managed to hold his own, all the while trashing talking Megatron. Megatron then called for Starscream and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], who quickly arrived. Prime was forced to run interference between Megatron and Starscream, who pursued Sam.

[[Image:ROTF Optimus vs Grindor.jpg|thumb|right||250px|''Frenzy is red,'' '' Rumble is blue,'' ''this poem doesn't rhyme,'' ''NOW GIVE ME YOUR FACE !'' ]]
As the battle raged, Megatron told Prime that the boy was the key to finding another energon source, then shattered his [[mouthplate]] and sent him flying back with a point blank shot from his [[fusion cannon]]. Megatron asked if the boy's life was greater than the future of their race, but Prime knew that he would never stop with a single life. Declaring that he'd take them all on, Optimus Prime unsheathed his [[Dual Energon Swords]] and fought a three-on-one fight against the Decepticons. Surprisingly, not only did he manage to hold his own, he was actually winning, managing to stab Megatron multiple times, slice off Starscream's arm and use it as a club, and rip apart Grindor's head. However, Megatron managed to stab his own sword through Optimus Prime's chest, following with a point blank shot through his injured back. Critically injured, Optimus implored the still-observing Sam to run. Although the rest of the Autobots soon arrived and drove off Megatron and Starscream, Optimus Prime was [[The_many_deaths_of_Optimus_Prime|dead]].

[[Image:ROTF Optimus death.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You're so weak!" "Then why have I spent this whole fight kicking your a—"*BOOM*]]
Soon after, The Fallen made his presence known and demanded Sam Witwicky be turned over to him or the world would be destroyed. Galloway used this as a reason to shut down NEST and ordered the Autobots returned to Diego Garcia under guard, along with Prime's corpse (which Galloway callously denounced as a piece of scrap metal). Fortunately, Bumblebee, and [[Skids (ROTF)|the]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Twins]] managed to spirit Sam, Mikaela, and Leo away before The Fallen made his announcement. With help from their former enemy Seymour Simmons and the Decepticon-turned-Autobot [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], the group discovered that Sam's mind contained the Language of the Primes, to which group The Fallen had once belonged. The human/Autobot group managed to locate the Seeker [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], who told them of how the [[Dynasty of Primes]] forged a [[star harvester]] to use a star's energy to replenish the AllSpark, and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], needed to activate the harvester, until they were betrayed by The Fallen, who tried to harvest [[Sun|Sol]] in defiance of the Primes' rule of the sanctity of life. Sam hit upon the idea to use the Matrix to restore Optimus to life, similar to how the Decepticons had used the AllSpark fragment to resurrect Megatron. Having been teleported to [[Egypt]] by Jetfire, the group managed to relay the information to Major Lennox and Sergeant Epps, who faked engine trouble over Petra, where the [[Tomb of the Primes]] was located. Unfortunately, the Matrix had turned to dust in the thousands of years since its entombment, but Sam still believed that it could be used to revive Optimus.

[[Image:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'm bringing sexy back.]]
However, the Decepticons were still looking for the harvester and the Matrix needed to activate it. Sam was technically killed in the [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]], during which he communed with the six Primes from the tomb, who restored the Matrix. Jamming it in the fallen Autobot's chest, Sam used the Matrix to restore Optimus Prime to life. Unfortunately, The Fallen soon arrived and stole the Matrix. Having been fatally injured by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], Jetfire offered his parts to Optimus, as only a Prime could defeat The Fallen, and snuffed out his own spark. After Ratchet and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] finished attaching Jetfire's wings and thrusters to Prime's body, Optimus hurried to the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], which had been constructed around the harvester, and damaged the machine before it could destroy Earth's sun.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Your face is insufficient. GIVE ME YOUR SPARK!]]
Optimus Prime then faced Megatron and the Fallen. This against the odds battle went far better for Optimus, as he used Megatron's own fusion cannon to shoot off half his face and his afterburners to send him through some ruins. Optimus then battled the Fallen, using his Energon Sword to slice through his face. The Fallen countered by ripping off his left wing and striking him with it, but Optimus managed to grab the Fallen's own spear and impale him with it. Telling the traitorous Prime he had picked the wrong planet, Optimus used the spear to rip off The Fallen's face plate. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark core, killing The Fallen and forcing Megatron and Starscream to retreat.

[[Image:ROTF Optimus Sam ship.JPG|thumb|right|250px|"So why did you want his face?" "Okay, I'll tell you."*cuts to credits*]]
On the return voyage home, Optimus thanked Sam for saving his life, as the boy thanked the Autobot leader for believing in him. Following this, Optimus Prime sent another transmission into space, detailing recent events so that the pasts of both races would be remembered, and also declaring that Humanity and the Autobots would face the future together. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===Titan Magazines post-''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

Following the later Fallen incident, Optimus continued operations against the Decepticons. [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt's]] over-enthusiasm began to muck that up, causing damage and getting NEST into trouble, despite Optimus' attempts to point this out to him. Optimus had to confine him to base. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}}

[[Image:Titan10_Optimusgetsout.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Never had a human face before. GIVE ME IT ANYWAY!]]

Soon after that, he was drawn out into a trap by [[Trophy White]] and the [[Free Men]], who wanted to take his head as a trophy. Optimus worked out their plan and allowed himself to be captured by the deranged hunter, in order to keep the fight away from civilians. He pretended to be securely chained down and listened to White's sociopathic ravings, before (at the moment he considered funniest) breaking free and taking White prisoner. Shockingly, he found keeping the severed heads of animals as trophies to be ''bad'', and destroyed Trophy's trophies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}

When there was a Decepticon breakout in [[South Africa]], Optimus ordered his men to let the prisoners flee: a battle outside [[World Cup|a major sports event]] would cause unacceptable civilian casualties. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} This led to a major collapse in Autobot popularity, and open battles with Decepticons in cities were just risking further alienation. In response, Prime created of a secret covert unit (even under NEST's radar) that would monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast. While this worked, Optimus was left disquieted: the tactics he was using were too akin to the Decepticons, and a fine line was being walked. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}

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===Cyber Missions===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Eric Edwards]] (English), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish)

[[Image:CyberMissions1 Optimus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
Optimus Prime recorded some information on the Autobot-Decepticon war for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]]. Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing it when [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] launched their attack. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} The next morning, Optimus had been informed of the attack and Soundwave's capture, and he ordered Ironhide to wait for reinforcements to assist in pursuing Bludgeon. Bludgeon made that difficult for Ironhide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}} Later, Optimus contacted Ratchet to inform him that [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] was causing chaos in [[Mission City]], and he reminded the Autobot medic to be careful. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 3}}

He and Sideswipe tracked Megatron to a disused factory, only to lose the scent. Megatron, having cloaked his spark signature, jumped out of hiding to attack them, and Optimus used his swords to attack the Decepticon. An appeal for Megatron to surrender was answered by a blast from Megatron's cannon bringing the roof down on the two Autobots, and the Decepticon escaped. Optimus promised that Megatron would no longer be able to hide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 4}}

When Ironhide went missing after the incident with Bludgeon, Optimus searched for him, and Bumblebee revealed he was last near a cave with a load of [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]]. That same cave happened to be where [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] was hiding. As Optimus went to rescue his friend, Mindwipe tried to hypnotize the Autobot leader, but Optimus was able to resist the hypnosis and defeat Mindwipe, leaving a confused Ironhide to wonder what was going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}}

Reports of [[Smolder]] attacking a building in [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]] resulted in Optimus dispatching Bumblebee and Ratchet to investigate. He filled them in on the situation en route. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}} During another mission, Optimus warned Sideswipe and Ratchet that they were being tracked, moments before the pair were attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and Mindwipe. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}}

Bumblebee reported to Optimus that he'd managed to pinpoint the location where Megatron and Starscream were meeting, leading Optimus to confront the two Decepticons in an Arctic region. When Megatron expressed surprise that he'd come to fight them without backup, Optimus assured him that the Autobots were never far from their leader's side. While Starscream went to attack the others, Optimus and Megatron continued to fight, with Optimus emerging the eventual victor. As Megatron tried to goad him into finishing the fight, Optimus announced that the Autobots protected all sentient life, and that included the Decepticons. He subsequently allowed Megatron to flee. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}

{{quote|By showing even one such as him the power of mercy, Megatron might realize that we'll never give up, no matter the cost.|Optimus Prime|"Cyber Missions 12"}}

Prime set up an elaborate trap involving a hologram of Soundwave to lure the Decepticons to a spot in the wilderness. The ploy worked, and Optimus attacked Megatron while his men attacked Megatron's troops. At one point during the battle, Megatron threw a train car at him, and he simply somersaulted along its length. Though Megatron boasted that the Decepticons would win through sheer determination, Optimus knocked him to the ground and gave a speech about building alliances, which was the cue for the [[human]]s to turn up in force and surround the Decepticons. Optimus informed Megatron that he could either leave the planet peacefully or be destroyed. Once the rest of the Decepticons fled, Megatron delivered a final threat before taking off. Prime celebrated with another speech, before admiring the huge Autobot [[insignia]] Bumblebee had stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}

===Transformers Annual 2011===
An alert of Decepticon activity in [[Tokyo]] sent Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe to investigate. He intervened in Sideswipe and Barricade's battle to lift the Decepticon into the air, only to find himself under attack by Grindor. Ordering Sideswipe and Ratchet to cover him, Optimus scaled the side of a nearby office block so he could punch the helicopter out of the air. Standing over the two Decepticons, Optimus was surprised when they informed him that they were simply providing a diversion. Optimus realised that Sam was in danger, and rushed back to America in time to find Starscream attempting to abduct the boy. He jumped on Starscream's back, causing the Decepticon to flee and saving Sam from a kidnapping. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===IDW Post ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
[[Image:Nefarious2 Prime on Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Ass-whooping. Noun. To have your posterior presented to you with overwhelming force.]]
Lennox reported to Optimus via videolink on the halting of [[Alice]]'s rampage. Optimus mentioned that they should be more aggressive in tracking down Decepticons, but Lennox reminded him that NEST was low on resources. They decided on some "improvisations" in the form of newly-arrived Autobots. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} Optimus was witness to Galloway balling out Lennox over the battle at [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]], but kept quiet. Afterwards, Lennox and Optimus discussed the [[Initiative|mysterious humans]] who had been seen at the petrochemical plant. When [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] came under attack from [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], Optimus parachuted in and bested Soundwave. Soundwave attempted to persuade Prime to let him go, but Prime decided that instead they would take him into NEST custody for interrogation. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}

Optimus oversaw the preparations of the facilities for holding Soundwave, rather than face having to tell Major Lennox what they'd done. He was only delaying the inevitable, and Lennox was even more annoyed when the plane carrying Soundwave was shot down. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} When NEST received a distress call from Galloway, who was under attack from [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], Optimus sent [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to assist. He also reminded Ironhide that just because the man was a "pain in the aft" didn't mean they could avoid helping him. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}}

[[Image:Nefarious5 Prime already too late.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"They've already put the bomp in the bomp-a-bomp-a-bomp"]]
Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative]] base in [[California]], but the base was gone. Despite this, Optimus still trusted Soundwave as he believe the organization they faced had access to Cybertronian technology. Soundwave pinpointed the mobile base as being in [[Utah]], so the Autobots headed there. Part way, Optimus felt the power of something very like the [[AllSpark]] being used and began to realize what they were up against. They reached Utah and began an assault on the [[Initiative base]], only to find themselves facing brainwashed Transformers. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}}

As the battle continued, Optimus tried to call out for their foe to surrender the AllSpark they possessed, however [[Carter Newell]], head of the Initiative, responded by trying to use the artifact to terminate all Cybertronian life. An injury courtesy of [[Reedman]] aborted the attempt, and Newell tried to flee. Optimus was forced to ram the truck he was in to obtain the AllSpark, but realized the only way to halt the rapidly-destabilizing Cube was to
feed it his own [[spark]]. Luckily that turned out to be unnecessary, as [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]] took the AllSpark from him and carried it into space, where it exploded. Optimus later noted that the Initiative data banks had been [[Soundwave (ROTF)|picked clean]] and wondered if anyone else could make an attempt to recreate the AllSpark. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American-Spanish)

{{cleanup|July 2011|Very basic writing compared to Prime's other movie section write ups.}}

{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)|July 29, 2011}}

Sometime before the [[AllSpark]] was jettisoned into space, Optimus Prime personally witnessed the attack around [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s ship, the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', which sent it drifting and presumably destroyed it.

Three years after the battle in Egypt, Prime arrived in Chernobyl to investigate a claim about Cybertronian technology being present there. However, this investigation was interrupted by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his tamed [[Driller]]. After driving them off, Prime examined the piece of technology, which turned out to be a fuel cell from the previously thought destroyed ''Ark''.

Prime returned to NEST headquarters, angry at this revelation. He explained to National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] that the ''Ark'' was carrying important pieces of technology that could have been to used to win the Cybertronian Civil War. Prime then decided to recover the pieces of technology with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and mounted an expedition aboard the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' with Ratchet. The two Autobots explored the ship and they stumbled across the vault where [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was aboard. Ratchet quickly analyzed Sentinel's body and reported to Optimus that his mentor was severely low on [[energon (fuel)|energon]] and Optimus brought his former mentor back to Earth with him.

After recovering Sentinel's comatose body and the pieces of technology, Optimus used the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to revive Sentinel, who after being revived, attacked in confusion. He managed to calm his mentor down, however. Optimus further explained that they recovered five of the pieces of technology, but Sentinel was uneased by this news. His mentor would go on to explain that these were "pillars" that were going to be used to form a [[space bridge]], much to the dismay of Director Mearing, who thought it could be used to bring an invading army to Earth.

Optimus then took Sentinel for a tour on Earth, ending with a sunset. As Sentinel commented that Earth was majestic unlike Cybertron in its final days, Optimus took the opportunity to offer the Matrix of Leadership to Sentinel out of respect, but Sentinel refused, saying that while he was Optimus's master on Cybertron, here, Optimus was the more experienced of two.

After learning from Sam that the Decepticons were targeting Sentinel because he had the "master pillar", the Autobots were ordered to protect him. However, Optimus was running 10 minutes late for an unknown reason and did not witness Sentinel betray the Autobots and NEST, kill Ironhide, destroy their base, and run off with the pillars. He was made aware of this by Director Mearing. Optimus subsequently tracked his mentor to the reflecting pool and attempted to stop him from bringing an invasion force to Earth, only to be downed but spared by Sentinel.

Optimus refused withdrawal but was to be sent of the planet along with his Autobot allies in the ''Xantium''. Just to make sure they did not return, Sentinel ordered [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to take down the ship, who did it in quick succession. However, the Autobots hid in one of the disengaged boosters and survived, thanks to the ''Xantium'''s builders, the Wreckers.

Optimus and the other Autobots headed for Decepticon controlled-Chicago and arrived there just in time to rescue Sam, Epps, and a few other soldiers. He and the [[Wreckers]] explained to Sam and Epps how they survived.

Later, he was driving with the other Autobots when Shockwave and his Driller arrived. The Driller disengaged Optimus's trailer but he managed to recover it. Then, when [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], [[Carly]], [[Robert Epps|Epps]], and his soldiers were being attacked by [[Driller]] while trying to destroy the control pillar from a building, Optimus swooped up to the building with his trailer-formed jetpack and destroyed Driller. Shockwave, angered by the destruction of his pet, shot at Optimus from the street. Optimus flew into a nearby unfinished building to take cover, but he rather embarrassingly got himself caught in the building's wires. He called for the [[Wreckers]] to get him loose. The Wreckers managed to free their leader quickly.

At that time Ratchet and Bumblebee destroyed the control pillar together. Then a brave [[NEST]] soldier landed on [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] which distracted the Decepticon. Optimus then flew down the street and killed eleven (!) Decepticons his way down to Shockwave while the other [[Autobots]] shot at the Decepticon. Then the NEST soldier detached his parachute and ''all'' of the Autobots take on Shockwave, but left it to their leader to take him out. Optimus, while charging towards Shockwave, took out a pair of spiked knuckles, ran it right through his stomach, and then tore out his eye. Ouch.

While all of this was happening, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] betrayed [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and threw him off a building. Right after that, Optimus demanded his former master to come down and confront him. With the help of the Autobots, Optimus seemed to have the upper hand as he smacked Sentinel around, but Sentinel cut his arm off and pushed him to the ground. As Sentinel was getting ready to execute Optimus, he admonished his student.

However, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], persuaded by [[Carly]]'s words to not be a kiss-up to [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]], shot Sentinel and and defeated him with ease. Megatron then proposed a truce and asked Optimus what he would be without him. Optimus replied "Time to find out.", got up, ''stuck his axe into Megatron's head'' and ''ripped it out, taking Megatron's head and spine with it''. As Sentinel lay there on the ground and apologized to Optimus for his betrayal of the Autobots, Optimus told him how Sentinel more importantly betrayed himself. Despite his master's plea for mercy, Optimus grabbed Megatron's fusion shotgun and fired two shots, executing his former master. He then threw down the weapon in disgust.

At the end of the battle, Optimus and the other [[Autobots]] had to accept [[Earth]] as their real home, as Cybertron was destroyed in the battle.

{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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==Games==
===Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots===
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===''Transformers'' (Glu)===
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===''Transformers'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC/Wii/PS2====
====Autobot campaign====
Optimus Prime provided intelligence and missions to Bumblebee in his search for the AllSpark. Eventually, the clues led the Autobot to Sam Witwicky. After saving Sam from Barricade, Bumblebee finally completed preparations for the Autobots to arrive on Earth.

Once on Earth, and having informed the two teenagers of their mission, Prime and the Autobots were discovered by Sector Seven. Optimus sent Jazz on a high-speed <strike>destruction</strike> distraction mission, then sent Ironhide to rescue Jazz from a double-threat posed by the government agents and various Decepticon scouts.

When Bumblebee was captured, Optimus Prime transformed and chased the helicopter which from which the small Autobot was tied. After a lengthy pursuit, Optimus managed to catch the net, only to be thrown off by another Cybertronian [[transition form|meteor]]. As Bumblebee was carried away, Optimus promised he would not fail him again. Jazz informed him that the meteor was not an Autobot and Optimus confronted the new threat, who turned out to be the Decepticon triplechanger [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. The two battled it out across [[Tranquility]] before Optimus finally destroyed him, and in doing so, overheard [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s transmission revealing the location of the AllSpark.

Optimus then returned to an intel role as he guided Bumblebee in his mission to retrieve the AllSpark from Hoover Dam. Unfortunately, the Decepticons managed to free Megatron, leading to the final battle in Mission City.

As the Autobots engaged in an all-out urban war with the Decepticons to protect Sam and the AllSpark, things seemed to take a turn for the worse as Megatron finally arrived. But before the Decepticon leader could claim the Cube, Optimus Prime attacked.

The two leaders duked it out until Megatron was finally on the ground, seemingly devoid of life. Optimus knelt to take the AllSpark as Sam handed it to him, but Megatron suddenly awoke, leaping at the Autobot with his chain-flail out, and making one last attempt at defeating his adversary. Optimus grabbed the chain, pulling Megatron in closer, and with the AllSpark clutched in his fist, delivered a punch through Megatron's spark. As Megatron died Optimus reflected on the losses and rewards of this battle, as the Autobots have a new home. Optimus planned to guard the humans in secret, "For freedom is the right of all sentient beings." {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====Decepticon campaign====
After all the Autobots we´re killed on Mission City, Sam and Mikaela informed the deaths to Prime, Optimus decided to defeat Megatron, In the final battle, Optimus Prime was beaten to the ground, and as he desperately crawled for the AllSpark, Megatron smashed his head with his flail, before using the Cube to destroy humanity. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====''Transformers: Autobots''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]]

Arriving late on Earth, Optimus meets up with the other Autobots to give further commands to his troops. [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]], the new rookie, is eager to help in the cause, but Optimus tells him to sit back while the grown-ups take care of business. Getting fed up with the bureaucracy, Create-A-Bot finally defies orders and completes a mission against Optimus's counsel. After nearly getting himself and the other Autobots killed, Create-A-Bot apologizes to Optimus personally. Taking pity on the newcomer, Optimus lets him off with a stern warning, and they move out together to face Megatron. During the fight, Create-A-Bot sacrifices himself to save his commander. Megatron defeated, Optimus commends the young Autobot as a war hero, and sends out an interstellar message to any Cybertronians living among the stars. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

====''Transformers: Decepticons''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]]

Landing on Earth, Optimus Prime quickly joins the other Autobots to attempt to stop the Decepticons. Prime didn't appear on the battlefield until Megatron himself was released and Starscream escaped with the AllSpark. He stepped in to thwart the maniacal leader of the Decepticons, but alas, was struck down, left in the streets while Megatron gave chase to his traitorous second-in-command. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}

====''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English)
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===Datafile Decoder===
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===AllSpark Wars===
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===Allspark Highway===
The Autobots needed to race the Allspark to safety, and Optimus Prime teamed with his fellow Autobots to drive through the Decepticon defenses and get their prize to a secure location. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}

===Autobot Stronghold===
The Decepticons were invading an Autobot stronghold in the city, and Optimus Prime and the Autobots placed themselves at key positions to defend it from attack. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

===Transformers: Battle for the Matrix===

{{Note|Battle for the Matrix is a simplified retelling of the events of [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]. It can be played from the perspective of either Bumblebee or Optimus Prime.}}
[[Image:Optimusprime battleforthematrix.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle for the Matrix}}
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===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The Game''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English) [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish)
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
[[Image:ROTF game Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|One shall stand, one sha— oh, you know the drill.]]
Optimus Prime served as the Autobots all around fighter. Weapons wise, he possessed dual laser rifles and dual shell cannons. In melee combat, he possessed [[Dual Energon Swords|Dual Energy Swords]] in each hand. Finally, with his valiant leader ability, he could generate a shield around himself which would prevent his energy from dropping past 1%.

After overseeing Ironhide's defeat of [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and Ratchet's rescue of Ironhide, Optimus Prime took to the field when a previously unknown Decepticon named [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] began attacking the [[Shanghai]] waterfront. Optimus was finally able to defeat him, but Demolishor gave a single warning before he was killed: "The Fallen shall rise again". Optimus and the Autobots were at a loss as to what he meant. Back in the United States, Sam Witwicky gave Mikaela Banes a fragment of the AllSpark that he had discovered, which the Decepticons soon sought. Prime dispatched Bumblebee to rescue her. Following this, the Decepticons launched a raid on the city's oil refinery, where Ratchet rescued several engineers. Finally, Ironhide escorted a NEST team to safety in the city's canals.

Their victories were short lived. The Decepticons soon learned about the AllSpark shard on Diego Garcia, stealing it to revive Megatron. Although [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] managed to save the fleet, Megatron was reborn. He soon made an attack on Sam, trying to access information in his mind downloaded from the AllSpark. Bumblebee managed to rescue him. In light of these attacks, Optimus decided to give NEST the [[Axiom Gun]] to better defend themselves against the Decepticons. The escort came under Decepticon assault, but Prime was able to beat back the attackers and deliver the Axiom Gun to NEST. Soon afterwards, Bumblebee escorted Sam to meet with [[Seymour Simmons]], who told him of Jetfire, who then took the boy to Egypt.

While there, Jetfire explained what was going on: Eons ago, Optimus's ancestors, the [[Thirteen original Transformers|13 founders]] of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], built a star harvester to convert the energy of the sun into [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]]. When they discovered the humans, they upheld their rule of the sanctity of life, but one of the Primes defied the rule and murdered his twelve brothers. This Prime was known as The Fallen, but the star harvester was hidden from him. While Sam made inquires to the [[Tomb of the Primes|Tomb of the Twelve]], Megatron and Starscream arrived in an attempt to learn the harvester's location and kill Sam. Optimus Prime was able to defeat both Decepticons with Jetfire's help, but Jetfire was stabbed in the back by Megatron. Dying, Jetfire offered his parts to Optimus, as only a Prime could defeat The Fallen.

Finding the harvester at the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], Optimus challenged The Fallen. Despite The Fallen's powerful command of telekinesis and pyrokinesis, Optimus Prime was able to get past his defenses and kill The Fallen by stabbing him through the face. On the return trip home, Sam expressed gratitude at seeing the sunrise, and told Optimus he would have to trust him on it. Optimus Prime replied that he had always trusted Sam, and always would. {{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Decepticon campaign=====
When the revenant Megatron and the Decepticons rampaged across the United States of America, Optimus Prime faced him in a major city on the East Coast. The two leaders engaged in a titanic struggle that shook the city, but despite being aided by many Autobot drone units, Optimus was seemingly destroyed. However, much later, Optimus Prime reappeared when Megatron's master, The Fallen, activated the Star Harvester to drain Earth's Sun. The Autobot leader revealed that The Fallen's promise to make Megatron a Prime was a lie, as Primes were born, not made. When Megatron demanded his reward, The Fallen reneged on his promise. As the master and disciple of evil began to fight, Optimus left to find a way to disable the Harvester. {{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}
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===Transformers Battle Universe===
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Optimus Prime was among several warriors (and [[Optimus Prime|Prime]]s) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}

===Starscream Showdown===
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===Transformers RPMs: Devastator's Demise===
[[Image:Devastatorsdemise optimus.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Optimus Prime is both fast and sturdy. His firepower blows obstacles to smithereens.

In order to defeat [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], Bumblebee, Optimus and Ironhide must drive through Cairo and avoid obstacles.{{storylink|Transformers RPMs: Devastator's Demise}}
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===Hunt for the Decepticons===
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===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]]

====(Xbox 360/PS3)====

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==Commercial appearances==
* As part of the hype buildup to the movie's release, Optimus Prime made a brief cameo at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, interacting with host Sarah Silverman. The scene spliced Silverman into pre-existing movie footage, but featured new dialogue recorded for the event by Peter Cullen. Prime heavily hinted that he wanted to present an award, but was rejected for a regular MTV fan.

* According to a tie-in advertisement for [[Burger King]], Prime likes his Whoppers with no onions, no cheese, extra pickles, with a side of ????. However, due to a cruel twist of fate, he can never enjoy the sweet taste of beefy victory (and all because he needed a driver for him to receive his order). He saved the world from the Decepticons, and still he can't even have it his way? Where's the justice?

* Optimus Prime (in truck mode) made an appearance at [[BotCon 2007]], alongside the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]]. He was available for pictures all weekend. He made a second appearance at [[BotCon 2009]].

* Optimus threw a trailer during his appearance on an [[M&M's]] commercial.

* During the 2009 NBA Finals, a commercial aired where [[The Master Builders|Optimus made a slam dunk]] and shattered the backboard.

* On [[July 6]]th 2009, Optimus appeared on ''The Late Show With David Letterman'' to declare the "Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Said By A Giant Robot". Optimus said it was nice to be there, although David was ''clearly'' concerned by having an 28-feet tall robot in the studio because of a bad history of robots messing up the place, and during the presentation Letterman decided there was something about Prime he didn't like. Anyway, the top ten was:
<ol>
<li value="10">"Jergens lotion leaves my hands silky smooth."</li>
<li value="9">"Do you have these khakis in size 114?"</li>
<li value="8">"My perfect night involves a pint of Haagen-Dazs and season three of ''Sex and the City''."</li>
<li value="7">"Man do I love me some 'taters."</li>
<li value="6">"It was so hot in Central Park, I saw a squirrel rubbing sunblock on his nuts."</li>
<li value="5">"You seemed a little pitchy, dawg."</li>
<li value="4">"Brody Jenner has added you as a friend on Facebook."</li>
<li value="3">"Live from New York, it's Saturday night."</li>
<li value="2">"My parents wanted me to be a Rabbi."</li>
<li value="1">"All the slammin' shorties in the house say 'Yeah'."<ref>[http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/video_player/index/php/991507.phtml Lateshow CBS archive video of Optimus's guest spot.]</ref></li>
</ol>

* To promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Paramount set up a website where US fans could request Optimus call up their friends, warning them of Starscream's attempts to recruit human civilian allies.

*In the Discovery Channel promo, "The World Is Just Awesome," Optimus made a brief cameo, singing the words "boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jZzBEKIMc Discovery commercial] on YouTube.</ref>

*Prime (voiced by Cullen, but not animated by ILM) appeared to promote a NASA competition to vote for videos made by children about NASA's impact on commonplace technology.<ref>[http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/optimus/ NASA Optimus Prime]</ref>

*Optimus appeared in truck mode at [[Toy Fair 2011]]. He got a $115 parking ticket.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357327/Transformers-truck-gets-parking-ticket-toy-fair.html ''Daily Mail'' article on Prime's fine.]</ref>

*Optimus was seen firing a basketball from his blaster in an ESPN commercial with [[Mark Cuban]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZwdQYvSXl4&feature=player_embedded Mark Cuban looking for Optimus Prime to be his new "big man." Transformers 3 ESPN]</ref>

==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
:''Main article: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Merchandise|Merchandise]]''

==Notes==
[[Image:moviecullen.jpg|right|150px|thumb|GIVE ME MY FACE]]

[[Image:Movie Primetruck before.jpg|right|150px|thumb|8:30 pm: "Trick My Truck". Tonight's guest: [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Alpha Trion]].]]
* When Optimus' design was first revealed, [[GEEWUN|many fans of the Generation 1 series objected to the flames seen on Prime's body]]. When asked in an interview why he put the flames on, [[Michael Bay]] claimed he liked them because it was "cool". It was later revealed on a special featurette on the DVD that the flames were added because, apparently, red is not very good to film on camera, so Bay chose a blue truck but used the flames so that when Optimus transformed, the layout would result in maintaining his iconic red chest.

* The announcement of [[Peter Cullen]] as Prime's voice actor in the movie is credited by some fans as alleviating many fan tensions about the movie. Not all tensions, mind you, as there are some who just will never be satisfied, but it put the fans in a good mood.

* Prime's ''Rise of the Chevy Autobots'' codename, "10-22", is [http://www.truckercountry.com/cb-terminology.html#10c CB radio slang] for "report in person to." As in "Bumblebee, 10-22 to 10-22." Cute, huh?

* [[TakaraTomy]] officially recognizes Optimus Prime's vehicle mode as a [http://www.kenworth.com/2100_vir_w900.asp Kenworth W900 truck], even though the vehicle used for filming was a modified Peterbilt 379, a different model from a different brand, although both are made by the PACCAR company.<ref>[http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121424?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..2.* Article at Edmunds.com on some of the vehicles used in the movie]</ref>
[[Image:Movie OptimusPrime truckrear.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]

* Prime's truck mode is apparently intended to haul a flatbed trailer, based on the presence of the large silver "headache rack", a piece of optional equipment that protects the driver in case a flatbed load breaks free during braking. It is generally not installed on trucks hauling enclosed container trailers.

[[Image:Movie Prime Trucklogomistake.jpg|right|150px|thumb|In the darkness, a PA will misread "Truck A" as "Truck B", and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth — Revelation 11:7.]]

* When Optimus Prime scans a truck for his new body, the passing truck has what appears to be an Autobot sigil on its grill, but the actual truck that Prime turns into at the end of the scene has a much wider, flatter symbol on the grill, which looks rather more like that of Peterbilt. Then, Prime has an Autobot sigil on his grill while driving to meet the other Autobots.

* According to the free trading cards from the Boston Globe, Optimus is 28 feet tall, weighs 4.3 metric tons, and his primary weapon is an [[Ion blaster|ion blaster]]. (Considering Optimus's height, however, this weight would seem implausible.)

* In the Japanese dub of the movie, he is given his original western name of Optimus Prime rather than the Japanese equivalent, Convoy. Just as Peter Cullen voiced Prime in the English version of the film, Tesshō Genda (the voice of G1 Convoy) reprised his role for the Japanese dub.

[[Image:MBMovieOptimusAttacks.jpg|thumb|250px|Maybe it's, uh, [[jet judo]].]]

*The [[Milton Bradley]] [[Transformers Battling Card Game]] depicts Prime with a unique a magnetic grapple attack, fired from the side of his arm. It also declares his forearm gun to be a chain gun (it's an ion blaster in other sources), and has him using a "judo kick", which... while it may not be out of the realm of plausibility for Prime to have learned an Earth martial art, judo does not actually '''use''' kicks, being focused on throwing moves. Oops.

* The Optimus Prime computer generated model consisted of 10,108 individual parts, 1,830,898 polygons, 27,744 rig nodes, and 2336 texture maps. The volume of all pieces combined came to 5445 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref>

* It said in the Autobots game in the DS, Prime's father was killed by Megatron. However, since it is also widely known that Prime and Megatron were brothers, Megatron killed his own dad. Not that this is surprising, though.

* In Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' comics, Optimus's Cybertronian robot mode is exactly like his Earth mode, but with different weapons, yet his Cybertronian mode is a mostly silver protoform—with no truck windows. Odd.

[[Image:ROTF Optimus trailer super mode.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"One shall be scrawny...One shall be brawny"]]
* Optimus was supposed to combine with a trailer for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', something for which [[Ben Procter]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] drew up designs. In the end, Nizzi designed the combination with Jetfire.

* This incarnation of Optimus Prime doesn't do the best burials in the world, either—giving what can at best be described as a half-hearted goodbye to his [[Jazz (Movie)|first lieutenant]] at the end of the first movie, and unceremoniously dumping the parts of [[Jetfire (ROTF)|the converted Decepticon who had given him the power to defeat the Fallen]] at the conclusion of the second film. This is offset by how he's treated by humans when ''he'' dies.

* Of the Optimus Primes in all the existing continuities, this one is probably the most aggressive incarnation. Additionally, he seems obsessed with destroying the heads of his opponents. In ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'', Prime [[Decapitation|decapitates]] [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] and tries pulling off [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s head. In ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of The Fallen]]'', Optimus severely damages [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]'s head before putting the lethal bullet in it, he tries pulling off [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] head with his foot, ''rips apart'' [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor's]] head with hooks, shoots off part of Megatron's face, and ''rips off'' [[The Fallen]]'s face before killing him. In ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', he tears Megatron's head off with his battle axe and shoots both Shockwave and Sentinel Prime in the head. (He also slices or tears off Megatron, Starscream and Grindor's arms in the second film, but this was not immortalized with a classic one liner.) Maybe he took Jazz and Ironhide's deaths hard after all?

* According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], for the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] featured in that show would become a young version of this one. However, nothing in the show-itself has happened to support his claims.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O Baak Man''' (Hong Kong, 柯柏文)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Leader Optimus")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Optimis Prima'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kē Bó Wén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíng Tīan Zhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Naikrashchiy''' (Оптимус Наiкращий, "Optimus the Best")

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==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
* [http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.php?f_series=40&f_name=optimus&f_type=exact&Submit=Search Galleries of various different Optimus Prime toys from the Movie]

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Shadowzone (episode)

2011-05-16T05:20:43Z

173.58.46.198: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the episode|the dimension|Shadowzone (dimension)}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 15
|prev=Out of His Head
|next=Operation: Breakdown
|image=Shadowzone-shadow.jpg
|caption=Who zones? The Shadow zones.
|title="Shadowzone"
|airdate=[[May 14]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''After a GroundBridge failure, the kids are flung into another dimension with a reanimated Skyquake.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Baby, I don't ''want'' to hurt you!"]]

[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] lies in the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> lab, having taken a severe pounding from [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. His leader pays a visit, mostly to gloat over how their positions have changed. Once he leaves, Starscream rips himself free of the cables feeding him. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] is shocked to see Starscream up and about, but Starscream claims angrily that he feels fine and limps away. Starscream retrieves a shard of [[Dark Energon]]—the one he originally ripped from Megatron's body—from its hiding place and promises that his and Megatron's positions will be reversed.

At the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] reports that he's detected a weak but rapidly moving Dark Energon signal, which the [[Autobot]]s assume is Megatron. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] wonders if he plans to use it raise a new army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] ([[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] seems thrilled at the prospect of zombie-cons) and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] notes that it's possible, given the Dark Energon signal is moving to a familiar site.

Starscream arrives at the site of [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]'s grave, announcing that this time the fallen warrior will be his servant. Breaking off a chunk of the Dark Energon and throwing it into the cairn, Starscream plunges the rest of it into himself and feels the power flowing through him.

Optimus Prime readies the Autobots to move out, though Ratchet's surprised that he's on the team. As Miko yells words of encouragement to [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] observe that she's obviously up to something, since she's acting disinterested in coming along. Indeed, as the Autobots head through the [[GroundBridge]], Miko makes a break for the opening, and Jack and Raf give chase. Jack manages to grab her on the threshold, but she shakes loose and runs through, though her cell phone is knocked from her belt. The three kids arrive on site just behind the Autobots and scramble up a nearby outcropping to watch the anticipated battle. The Autobots are surprised to find Starscream instead of Megatron, and he takes advantage by shooting at them and proclaiming his invulnerability. Optimus responds by shooting one of Starscream's arms off. As the Autobots close in, Starscream takes cover and shouts at Skyquake to hurry up and rise before panicking and requesting an emergency GroundBridge. The Autobots finally spot the kids when Miko shouts at Jack for making her lose her phone, just in time for [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] to call from base asking where the kids are. Optimus orders her to send a GroundBridge. Ratchet is surprised when ''two'' GroundBridge portals open, but orders the kids to go in. They do so, and Starscream likewise dives through the 'Con GroundBridge, but moments later, green energy begins swirling around everywhere. Bulkhead runs to save the kids, but is knocked back from the GroundBridge portal, which then explodes.

[[Image:Shadowzone-purple.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"The Power Cosmic!"]]

Starscream arrives back on the ''Nemesis'' and tells the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] operator to keep his mouth shut. After leaving the GroundBridge room, he removes the chunk of Dark Energon from his chest.

The kids pick themselves up, as do the Autobots, but the kids quickly discover that the Autobots can't see them, and to Miko's alarm, Bulkhead steps right through her. Unaware, the Autobots speculate on what happened to the kids. Raf works out that he, Jack and Miko are in a sort of alternate dimension he calls a [[Shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]]. Optimus observes that Skyquake's grave is empty and requests a GroundBridge from Arcee. The kids spot Skyquake—now a Dark Energon zombie—heading towards the Autobots. Their cries of warning go unheard, but Skyquake's strike passes right through Bulkhead. The kids rapidly realize that Skyquake is in the same dimension as they are, and they and run for it. Raf trips and is carried to safety by Jack, but has lost his glasses. Miko makes an ill-advised recovery of the spectacles, and they continue their flight.

The Autobots are at a loss to locate the kids until [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] suggests calling them. Bulkhead rings Miko, only to discover her lost cellphone sitting on the floor in the Autobot base. Arcee rings Jack, and in the shadowzone, his phone rings, but there's too much interference for him and Arcee to communicate. The kids hit on the idea of sending a text message to Miko's phone but are forced to run as Skyquake finds them. Miko is just realizing that they've gone in a circle when they literally run into Starscream's lost arm.

Knock Out examines Starscream, who covers for his lost arm by saying it just fell off. The medic tries unsuccessfully to interest him in a replacement upgrade arm.

[[Image:Shadowzone_HappymusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|300px|What? Optimus is ''smiling''?! No! We're ''still'' in another dimension!]]

Meanwhile, the kids use Starscream's arm to fire a missile at Skyquake. They manage to blast Skyquake's arm off, but it promptly animates and starts charging towards them at high speed. The kids start running once again.

At base, Bulkhead notices that Miko's phone is flashing, and the Autobots finally get the kids' message. Ratchet sets about trying to locate where they are.

Starscream's piece of Dark Energon starts pulsing, which he takes to mean that Skyquake has risen. He tells Knock Out, returning with a new arm, that he's going to go and retrieve his old arm.

Ratchet pinpoints the kids to the location of Skyquake's grave and starts working on a way to return them to the normal dimension.

[[Image:Shadowzone-alone.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Zombies have no respect for personal space!]]

The kids find themselves back at Starscream's arm and are confronted by Starscream himself, come to find Skyquake. Luckily, he can't see them, but they're forced to run toward him when Skyquake's arm appears. A GroundBridge portal opens in front of them, and they run through at the last moment. Starscream is startled by the three humans running past, but then Skyquake's arm follows them through the portal and grabs Starscream's head. He has barely shaken the thing loose when Optimus, Bulkhead and Arcee arrive, and he has to request another emergency GroundBridge.

Back at base, Miko takes responsibility for the whole venture, much to Jack's surprise, but the Autobots decide she's been through enough. Bulkhead regrets she didn't get to take any pictures, but Miko asserts that the mental image of zombie Skyquake will be enough.

Knock Out performs more repairs on Starscream and enquires whether he retrieved his arm. Back in the shadowzone, Skyquake briefly tries Starscream's arm on for size before tossing it away.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (3)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] (12)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (13)
|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (9)
*[[Jack Darby]] (10)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (11)
|c4=

}}

==Quotes==
"You cannot harm me while Dark Energon flows through my veins!" 
:—'''Starscream''', seconds before Optimus blows off his arm.

"I can't see without my glasses!" 
"What are you, ninety?" 
"Not. Helping!" 
:—A glasses-less '''Raf''', a jerky '''Miko''' and a frustrated '''Jack'''.

"Uhhh, Starscream, I don't quite understand how this could have happened." 
"And yet it DID! Can you imagine my horror? There I am, minding my own business, my when my arm just falls off! Clearly, Megatron inflicted more damage upon me than you realize, doctor..." 
:—'''Knock Out''' treats '''Starscream''', who won't admit to what really happened.

"How can a zombie arm move faster than the actual zombie?"
:—That's a very good question, '''Miko'''.

"Look what I found in storage- What are you doing?!" 
"You were right, Knock Out; I'm much too attached to my original appendage! I WILL retrieve it!"
:—'''Knock Out''' gets more lies from '''Starscream''' while the viewers laugh ''their'' arms off.

"Ratchet, can we triangulate the geographical position of the cell phone signal?" 
"In a parallel dimensional plane?! Let's find out."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' poses a challenge for '''Ratchet'''.

"Agh! Unhand me!" 
:—'''Starscream''' to Skyquake's hand. Sorry.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
* Skyquake's arm continues to function even after being blasted off. When Ratchet severs a zombie's arm in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]", the arm is shown deactivating moments later.
* Jack [[Darkness Rising, Part 2|previously discovered]] that the Autobot base was shielded from cell-phone reception. This may have something to do with the "cell phone comlink patch" Raf mentions in "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]".

===Continuity notes===
* Starscream attempts to raise Skyquake as a zombie the way Megatron raised an undead army in "[[Darkness Rising]]" parts [[Darkness Rising, Part 4|4]] and [[Darkness Rising, Part 5|5]].
* Starscream stole the Dark Energon shard he uses from Megatron way back in "[[Masters & Students]]". Likewise, Skyquake made his previous appearance in the same episode, and the action in this episode happens around his burial site.

===Transformers references===
* This episode finally has the Autobots refer to the ''Nemesis'' by name. The name was previously given to the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]] from Generation 1 in "[[Nemesis Part 1]]".
* When suggesting alternative arm weapons for Starscream, Knock Out makes a few references to past [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscreams]]: While he recommends a [[null-ray]], as sported by [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 Starscream]], he also proposes a "sonic cannon", in an apparent reference to [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]], whose arm cannons were referred to as sonic weapons in various places (though never the ''Animated'' show itself).

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
* Ratchet fears that the GroundBridges may have "crossed streams". [[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|This is generally a very bad thing]].

===Trivia===
* Ratchet transforms into vehicular mode for the first time.
* Starscream is apparently obsolete in terms of equipment and systems. Stubborn refusal to upgrade is not unheard of among [[Spotlight: Kup|Transformers]].
* Despite Megatron being pretty ticked off at Starscream in the previous episode, Starscream is still alive (albeit heavily injured). Just like old times!
* [[Jeff Kline]] claimed that when they kill a character, the character stays killed. He wasn't exactly lying: Skyquake reappears, but only as a shambling zombie. He doesn't even get lines, except for groans and moans.
* So Starscream launches the missiles on his arms by flexing his index finger.
* Miko claims to have learned her lesson. Let's see how long that lasts.

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Out of His Head

2011-05-11T04:59:56Z

173.58.46.198: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 14
|prev=Sick Mind
|next=Shadowzone
|image=OutOfHisHead-evileye.jpg
|caption=If looks could kill.
|title="Out of His Head"
|airdate=[[May 7]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''Megatron attempts to resurrect himself using Dark Energon by controlling Bumblebee's mind.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:OutOfHisHead-basketball.jpg|left|thumb|250px|I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. ]]
[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] concludes his tests on [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and gives their leader a clean bill of health. Optimus thanks Ratchet and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], while [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] is unsure whether she managed to successfully end [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s life during their mission on the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]]. In truth and unknown to any of the others, Megatron's psyche still dwells in Bumblebee's processor, and he's determined to reclaim his own body.

[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] referees a basketball game between Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. Bulkhead easily sinks the first basket, but as Bumblebee goes to shoot, he suddenly flashes back to the [[space bridge]] explosion. When Bulkhead interrupts the vision, he gets the ball thrown at his head. Bumblebee apologizes and they play on. Later on, Bumblebee freezes as Megatron takes control. Megatron wonders how he escaped the destruction of the space bridge, and he recalls [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] pulling the sliver of [[Dark Energon]] from his chest. He vows to find and take revenge upon his subordinate.

On the Decepticon warship, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] taunts Megatron's body with the Dark Energon sliver, announcing that he has come up with a new, epic plan that will convince the other Decepticons that he's worthy of leadership. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] arrives in time to hear the tail end of the speech.

Waiting outside his house, [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] calls [[Jack Darby|Jack]], who is already in class, to complain that Bumblebee hasn't picked him up for school. Bumblebee is at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], being puppeted by Megatron to crush a piece of equipment. Ratchet is irritated by the destruction, and Bumblebee explains his visions of Megatron. Ratchet induces a power-down to allow Bumblebee's mind time to rest. While he's explaining this to Optimus and Raf, they get a call from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], who says that [[Decepticon]]s have broken into the [[Kauai Naval Observatory]] in [[Hawaii]] and stolen the [[Heuck Nigoghossian telescope]]'s primary lens. Fortunately, the lens has a tracking device, and the Autobots trace it to the [[Arctic]], where there's a massive, unmineable [[energon (fuel)|energon]] deposit—unmineable unless the glacier it's in is melted, something that would devastate coastal cities.

Indeed, the Decepticons have already created a heat ray with the lens, and Starscream begins melting the glacier in question.

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-vigil.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''While You Were Beeping'', starring Sandra Bullock.]]

Raf chats with the shut-down Bumblebee, despite Ratchet pointing out that Bumblebee can't hear him. Raf asserts that Bumblebee is family and shows off a photo of his parents and siblings.

Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead walk through the Arctic and locate the Decepticon warship, which is warming things up with its heat ray.

Ratchet leaves Raf and Bumblebee to find parts to repair the equipment Bumblebee damaged. While he's gone, Bumblebee suddenly powers up and heads to the main control room, where he activates the [[GroundBridge]]. Ratchet and Raf are surprised to find him departing through the GroundBridge and wonder where the diminutive [[Autobot]] is going. Bumblebee arrives at the battlefield where Optimus and Ratchet once fought Megatron's army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]], in search of the Dark Energon shard Megatron used to raise the dead. Ratchet attempts to use the GroundBridge to follow Bumblebee, but once he activates it, Bumblebee promptly steps back through, carrying the Dark Energon, and decks the medic. Having placed Raf out of the way, Bumblebee runs back through the GroundBridge. Ratchet realizes that Megatron's mind has taken over Bumblebee, and he tracks the scout to coordinates in the Arctic. Raf insists on going too.

Atop the Decepticon warship, Starscream spots Bulkhead and Arcee. Knock Out orders [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] to deal with the two Autobots, and the big 'Con starts laying into them. Meanwhile, the unseen Optimus scales a nearby cliff.

Ratchet and Raf arrive in the Decepticon ship to find disabled [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s everywhere. They reach the lab, where Bumblebee has hooked himself up to Megatron's body, but when Ratchet attacks Bumblebee, he's knocked across the room. Raf manages to encourage Bumblebee to retake control, but it's only a brief respite. Ratchet yanks the life support cable from Megatron, only to again be tossed across the room. Despite a last-ditch attempt by Raf to stop Bumblebee, the scout plunges the Dark Energon shard into Megatron's body, and Megatron awakens. A group of Vehicons arrives to find Megatron has risen from the dead, and he orders them to terminate the Autobots. Ratchet, Bumblebee and Raf retreat.

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-grabby.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Exit, stage lef—GURRK!"]]

Optimus reaches the top of his cliff and takes a flying leap onto the Decepticon ship. On the ground, Arcee and Bulkhead continue to battle Breakdown. Starscream and Knock Out spot Optimus coming towards them across the hull of the ship, and Starscream turns the heat ray on the Autobot leader. Undeterred, Optimus drives all the way up to the heat ray and slices it with his sword, causing the whole thing to explode. Optimus is thrown to the ground, only to face the rage of Starscream, who begins diving towards him, missiles at the ready. Starscream is intercepted halfway through the dive by Megatron, who takes his disloyal lieutenant back to the Decepticon warship. Faced with his old leader, Starscream attempts to flee in his vehicle mode, only for Megatron to grab him by the tail and toss him against the ship. Even the promise of nearby Autobots to destroy isn't enough to distract Megatron, who begins dragging Starscream away by the head.

Watching the still-blazing ship depart, Optimus radios Ratchet for a bridge, but Ratchet, Bumblebee and Raf appear nearby.

Later at base, Ratchet finishes checking over Bumblebee, who thanks Raf for helping to rescue him.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (14)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
*[[Jack Darby]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)
*[[Sierra's friend]] (12)
*[[William Fowler]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==


"Lucky for us Megatron was still alive. 
''<Bumblebee says something>'' 
"Yeah, I actually said that."
:—'''Arcee''' surprising us all.

"Hm, hm. Yes, very nice."
:—'''Ratchet''' is unimpressed with Raf's picture of his family.

"Yes! I love when a plan comes together!"
:—'''Starscream''', fan of the A-Team.

"Decepticons! Your rightful lord and master has returned!"
:—'''Megatron''' reawakens.

"Megatron's greatest mistake was ever allowing you to live, Prime!"
:—'''Starscream''', a few seconds before Megatron shows up.

"Lord Megatron? You are...you're healed! Praise the Allspark! It is a miracle!" 
"Oh, it will be a miracle alright, Starscream...if you survive what I have planned for you!
:—'''Starscream''' discovers that '''Megatron''' [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|doesn't]] [[Mission Accomplished|tolerate]] [[A Fistful of Energon|traitors]] [[Endgame, Part I|anymore.]]

"But the Autobots! Optimus! Right there, waiting for you!" 
"My greatest mistake? I've made a few. But there is one I do not intend to make again!"
:—A desperate '''Starscream''' and a surprisingly self-aware '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*Starscream's eye is misaligned when he spots Arcee and Bulkhead approaching.
*Starscream's thruster is not producing any flames or exhaust when Megatron grabs him as he tries to fly away.

===Continuity notes===
* Arcee hasn't forgotten her trip to the Arctic in "[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]".
* It seems that Megatron was conscious (and able to perfectly remember) when Starscream extracted the fragment of Dark Energon from his chest in "[[Masters & Students]]".
* The fight with the Dark Energon zombies took place in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]".
* Bulkhead and Bumblebee play with a hollowed-out version of the ball he used for lobbing with [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] in "[[Con Job]]".
* Raf doesn't know how he understands Bumblebee, as stated in his [[Raf's Notes|notebook]].

===Transformers references===
* Optimus Prime recalls their "end run on [[Polyhex]]."
* An enraged Megatron carrying away Starscream to inflict horrible punishment? Just like old [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|times]]!
* Starscream announces the beginning of "[[The Reign of Starscream|the reign of Lord Starscream]]".

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
*The Heuck Nigoghossian telescope is named for ''Prime'' directors Vinton Heuck and [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]].
*Starscream [[Wikipedia:The A-Team|loves it when a plan comes together.]]

===Trivia===
* In the real world, large telescopes use mirrors, not lenses.
* Raf apparently has seven people in his family, including himself. He also has at least two sisters.
* Sierra's friend sits in front of Jack in at least one class (or perhaps homeroom). And yet she is still unnamed.
* Even Raf doesn't know how he understands Bumblebee. [[Sari Sumdac|He's a robot]], isn't he?
* Jack's ringtone is the same as in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]".
* Raf finally gets to see snow. But does Optimus remember the snowball [[Scrapheap (episode)|he promised to give him]]?

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Out of His Head

2011-05-11T04:31:34Z

173.58.46.198: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 14
|prev=Sick Mind
|next=Shadowzone
|image=OutOfHisHead-evileye.jpg
|caption=If looks could kill.
|title="Out of His Head"
|airdate=[[May 7]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''Megatron attempts to resurrect himself using Dark Energon by controlling Bumblebee's mind.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:OutOfHisHead-basketball.jpg|left|thumb|250px|I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. I really enjoyed playing with you guys. Let's play some basketball. ]]
[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] concludes his tests on [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and gives their leader a clean bill of health. Optimus thanks Ratchet and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], while [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] is unsure whether she managed to successfully end [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s life during their mission on the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]]. In truth and unknown to any of the others, Megatron's psyche still dwells in Bumblebee's processor, and he's determined to reclaim his own body.

[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] referees a basketball game between Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. Bulkhead easily sinks the first basket, but as Bumblebee goes to shoot, he suddenly flashes back to the [[space bridge]] explosion. When Bulkhead interrupts the vision, he gets the ball thrown at his head. Bumblebee apologizes and they play on. Later on, Bumblebee freezes as Megatron takes control. Megatron wonders how he escaped the destruction of the space bridge, and he recalls [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] pulling the sliver of [[Dark Energon]] from his chest. He vows to find and take revenge upon his subordinate.

On the Decepticon warship, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] taunts Megatron's body with the Dark Energon sliver, announcing that he has come up with a new, epic plan that will convince the other Decepticons that he's worthy of leadership. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] arrives in time to hear the tail end of the speech.

Waiting outside his house, [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] calls [[Jack Darby|Jack]], who is already in class, to complain that Bumblebee hasn't picked him up for school. Bumblebee is at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], being puppeted by Megatron to crush a piece of equipment. Ratchet is irritated by the destruction, and Bumblebee explains his visions of Megatron. Ratchet induces a power-down to allow Bumblebee's mind time to rest. While he's explaining this to Optimus and Raf, they get a call from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], who says that [[Decepticon]]s have broken into the [[Kauai Naval Observatory]] in [[Hawaii]] and stolen the [[Heuck Nigoghossian telescope]]'s primary lens. Fortunately, the lens has a tracking device, and the Autobots trace it to the [[Arctic]], where there's a massive, unmineable [[energon (fuel)|energon]] deposit—unmineable unless the glacier it's in is melted, something that would devastate coastal cities.

Indeed, the Decepticons have already created a heat ray with the lens, and Starscream begins melting the glacier in question.

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-vigil.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''While You Were Beeping'', starring Sandra Bullock.]]

Raf chats with the shut-down Bumblebee, despite Ratchet pointing out that Bumblebee can't hear him. Raf asserts that Bumblebee is family and shows off a photo of his parents and siblings.

Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead walk through the Arctic and locate the Decepticon warship, which is warming things up with its heat ray.

Ratchet leaves Raf and Bumblebee to find parts to repair the equipment Bumblebee damaged. While he's gone, Bumblebee suddenly powers up and heads to the main control room, where he activates the [[GroundBridge]]. Ratchet and Raf are surprised to find him departing through the GroundBridge and wonder where the diminutive [[Autobot]] is going. Bumblebee arrives at the battlefield where Optimus and Ratchet once fought Megatron's army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]], in search of the Dark Energon shard Megatron used to raise the dead. Ratchet attempts to use the GroundBridge to follow Bumblebee, but once he activates it, Bumblebee promptly steps back through, carrying the Dark Energon, and decks the medic. Having placed Raf out of the way, Bumblebee runs back through the GroundBridge. Ratchet realizes that Megatron's mind has taken over Bumblebee, and he tracks the scout to coordinates in the Arctic. Raf insists on going too.

Atop the Decepticon warship, Starscream spots Bulkhead and Arcee. Knock Out orders [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] to deal with the two Autobots, and the big 'Con starts laying into them. Meanwhile, the unseen Optimus scales a nearby cliff.

Ratchet and Raf arrive in the Decepticon ship to find disabled [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s everywhere. They reach the lab, where Bumblebee has hooked himself up to Megatron's body, but when Ratchet attacks Bumblebee, he's knocked across the room. Raf manages to encourage Bumblebee to retake control, but it's only a brief respite. Ratchet yanks the life support cable from Megatron, only to again be tossed across the room. Despite a last-ditch attempt by Raf to stop Bumblebee, the scout plunges the Dark Energon shard into Megatron's body, and Megatron awakens. A group of Vehicons arrives to find Megatron has risen from the dead, and he orders them to terminate the Autobots. Ratchet, Bumblebee and Raf retreat.

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-grabby.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Exit, stage lef—GURRK!"]]

Optimus reaches the top of his cliff and takes a flying leap onto the Decepticon ship. On the ground, Arcee and Bulkhead continue to battle Breakdown. Starscream and Knock Out spot Optimus coming towards them across the hull of the ship, and Starscream turns the heat ray on the Autobot leader. Undeterred, Optimus drives all the way up to the heat ray and slices it with his sword, causing the whole thing to explode. Optimus is thrown to the ground, only to face the rage of Starscream, who begins diving towards him, missiles at the ready. Starscream is intercepted halfway through the dive by Megatron, who takes his disloyal lieutenant back to the Decepticon warship. Faced with his old leader, Starscream attempts to flee in his vehicle mode, only for Megatron to grab him by the tail and toss him against the ship. Even the promise of nearby Autobots to destroy isn't enough to distract Megatron, who begins dragging Starscream away by the head.

Watching the still-blazing ship depart, Optimus radios Ratchet for a bridge, but Ratchet, Bumblebee and Raf appear nearby.

Later at base, Ratchet finishes checking over Bumblebee, who thanks Raf for helping to rescue him.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (14)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
*[[Jack Darby]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)
*[[Sierra's friend]] (12)
*[[William Fowler]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==


"Lucky for us Megatron was still alive. 
''<Bumblebee says something>'' 
"Yeah, I actually said that."
:—'''Arcee''' surprising us all.

"Hm, hm. Yes, very nice."
:—'''Ratchet''' is unimpressed with Raf's picture of his family.

"Yes! I love when a plan comes together!"
:—'''Starscream''', fan of the A-Team.

"Decepticons! Your rightful lord and master has returned!"
:—'''Megatron''' reawakens.

"Megatron's greatest mistake was ever allowing you to live, Prime!"
:—'''Starscream''', a few seconds before Megatron shows up.

"Lord Megatron? You are...you're healed! Praise the Allspark! It is a miracle!" 
"Oh, it will be a miracle alright, Starscream...if you survive what I have planned for you!
:—'''Starscream''' discovers that '''Megatron''' [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|doesn't]] [[Mission Accomplished|tolerate]] [[A Fistful of Energon|traitors]] [[Endgame, Part I|anymore.]]

"But the Autobots! Optimus! Right there, waiting for you!" 
"My greatest mistake? I've made a few. But there is one I do not intend to make again!"
:—A desperate '''Starscream''' and a surprisingly self-aware '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*Starscream's eye is misaligned when he spots Arcee and Bulkhead approaching.
*Starscream's thruster is not producing any flames or exhaust when Megatron grabs him as he tries to fly away.

===Continuity notes===
* Arcee hasn't forgotten her trip to the Arctic in "[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]."
* It seems that Megatron was conscious (and able to perfectly remember) when Starscream extracted the fragment of Dark Energon from his chest in "[[Masters & Students]]."
* The fight with the Dark Energon zombies took place in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]."
* Bulkhead and Bumblebee play with a hollowed-out version of the ball he used for lobbing with [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] in "[[Con Job]]."
* Raf doesn't know how he understands Bumblebee, as stated in his [[Raf's Notes|notebook]].

===Transformers references===
* Optimus Prime recalls their "end run on [[Polyhex]]."
* An enraged Megatron carrying away Starscream to inflict horrible punishment? Just like old [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|times]]!
* Starscream announces the beginning of "[[The Reign of Starscream|the reign of Lord Starscream]]".

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
*The Heuck Nigoghossian telescope is named for ''Prime'' directors Vinton Heuck and [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]].
*Starscream [[Wikipedia:The A-Team|loves it when a plan comes together.]]

===Trivia===
* In the real world, large telescopes use mirrors, not lenses.
* Raf apparently has seven people in his family, including himself. He also has at least two sisters.
* Sierra's friend sits in front of Jack in at least one class (or perhaps homeroom). And yet she is still unnamed.
* Even Raf doesn't know how he understands Bumblebee. [[Sari Sumdac|He's a robot]], isn't he?
* Jack's ringtone is the same as in [[Darkness Rising, Part 1 |Darkness Rising, Part 1]]

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Predatory

2011-04-18T16:02:47Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 12
|prev=Speed Metal
|next=Sick Mind
|image=Airachnid.jpg
|caption="So we have this episode that's really ''Predator''-y. What should we call it?" "Hmm..."
|title="Predatory"
|airdate=[[April 16]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]], [[Kirk Van Wormer]] (co-director)
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''When Arcee takes Jack on a routine mission, Airachnid turns up, putting him in danger.'''

==Synopsis==
A mysterious object streaks through the [[Solar System]] and crashes in a remote part of the northern [[United States of America|United States]]. Trudging through the forest nearby are [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Jack Darby]], out searching for an underground [[energon (fuel)|energon]] deposit that [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] has detected. Jack complains about the mosquitoes, but Arcee picks up some strange readings and they quickly come upon the crashed spaceship. Telling an increasingly unnerved Jack to stay where he is, Arcee moves in closer to examine it, and suffers a flashback containing a [[Airachnid|menacing figure]] as she realizes whose ship it is. She attempts in vain to contact [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] to request a [[GroundBridge]]. Leaving Jack by the ship, Arcee walks out into the trees to find a trail left by her mystery assailant, and again flashes back to a past time when she had been captured. Jack interrupts her, and she transforms before driving them both at high speed through the trees for a distance. When she still can't contact base, she drops Jack off on the other side of a deep crevasse and heads back. Jack starts climbing down the side of the crevasse. Arcee, scouting among the trees, finds a tree stump covered in an acidic compound, and has another flashback.

[[Image:Predatory-Airachnidscratch.jpg|thumb|250px|left|]]

''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee runs through ruined buildings while radioing [[Delta Team]] for backup. She trades banter with her partner [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] before asking directions, but before she can complete her next sentence, she's stuck to a nearby wall by a glob of webbing. She finds herself chained up, a prisoner of [[Airachnid]], who scratches her face with an acid-emitting talon.''

Elsewhere, Airachnid moves in on an unsuspecting camper in a tent. As she jumps to strike, she's tackled by Arcee, and the pair roll downhill to a clearing. Amused to be reunited with the Autobot after all this time, Airachnid reveals her new hobby: collecting the heads of endangered species, though most of them weren't endangered until she got to them. Now she has her sights set on a human for her next trophy. Enraged, Arcee begins fighting her, but Jack arrives, distracting Arcee long enough for Airachnid to web her to a nearby rock. Arcee cuts her arm free and zaps Airachnid before informing Jack that he's more a liability than a partner. Jack responds that he doesn't believe her and he can tell she's afraid, and Arcee flashes back again.

''Finding Arcee a tough nut to crack, Airachnid has a couple of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] drag in a severly battered Tailgate, and demands the information she wants, or Tailgate dies. Arcee, however much she wants to save her partner, doesn't know the attack coordinates, and Airachnid calmly kills him.''

Airachnid recovers from the battle and closes in and says she'd heard about [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]'s fate, then twists the knife by asking Arcee if she has a problem with losing partners. As Jack flees, Airachnid promises to finish Arcee later, after she's added her human companion's head to her trophy collection. As Airachnid leaves, Arcee flashes back once more...

[[Image:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|thumb|250px|Color coded for your sake.]]

''As Airachnid moves in on her living prisoner, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] burst in to execute a dramatic rescue. Though they gun down the Vehicon guards, Airachnid makes her escape. The Autobots free Arcee and carry her out as she laments that she couldn't save her partner.''

Arcee is overcome with grief at having put Jack's life in peril, realizing that she should have just... kept... driving! Her lament gives her the insight she needs to free herself, pulling at the webbing enough to transform to cycle mode and peel out at full throttle, eventually breaking her bonds.

Meanwhile, Jack ducks behind a fallen tree in an attempt to evade Airachnid, but she easily finds him. He continues running, and though he's scared, keeps looking for ways to fight back (though he quickly dismisses his Swiss Army knife as a viable weapon). Eventually, he reaches Airachnid's ship and hides against it as she enters, believing him to have snuck inside. While clambering through the trench left by the ship's landing, he finds a puddle of [[energon (fuel)|energon]] leaking from a port on its underside. Grabbing a nearby stick, he uses his pocket knife and flint to set fire to it, then throws it into the leaking port. Airachnid, now standing on top of the ship, yells his name as the ship explodes.

Jack is thrown clear, but just as he's beginning to relax, a still-burning Airachnid pins him to a nearby tree with webbing. She moves in, ready for the kill, but Arcee comes barreling through the trees and beats her with feet and fists, finally sending the Decepticon flying through the forest, creating her own trail of debris. Arcee cuts down Jack, but then they hear the sound of drilling, and find Airachnid has burrowed into the ground and escaped.

Arcee says she admires Jack's bravery, and as she radios base for a GroundBridge, saying she needs to get her ''partner'' back to safety. As Jack notices the choice of words, Arcee quips that he's still the ''junior'' partner in this team.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] (4, flashback)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (8, flashback)
*[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] (9, flashback)
|c2=
*[[Airachnid]] (3)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (7, flashback)
|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (2)
*Camper (5)
|c4=
*[[Airachnid's specimens]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"I may not have stinger-proof metal skin, Arcee, but in a pinch, I can use my multi-function pocket knife and magnesium fire-starter to cook up some freeze-dried mac and cheese."
:—'''Jack''' subtly plants a [[wikipedia:Chekhov's gun|Chekhov's gun]].

"These days, I travel solo in pursuit of my new hobby." 
"I got a look at your souvenir case." 
"You mean my trophies. I collect endangered species. Of course, they aren't really endangered...until they meet me."
:—'''Airachnid''' shares her favorite pastime with '''Arcee'''.

"So much for closure."
:—'''Arcee''' is annoyed as Airachnid gets away.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
*This episode contains four or five possible references to the ''[[Predator (alien)|Predator]]'' franchise: Airachnid's ship entering Earth's atmosphere resembles the movie's opening scene, Airachnid coming to Earth with the sole purpose of hunting humans echoes the Predator's motive, Airachnid's trophy case of heads is similar to one seen in ''Predator 2'', and the scene in which Jack uses a personally made flaming "arrow" to ignite energon resembles a tactic used by Arnold Schwarzenegger's character Dutch in the first film. The title "Predatory" may also be just as much a reference to ''Predator'' as it is to [[Predacon (disambiguation)|Predacon]]s.
* The sound effects used for when Airachnid spews her webbing are the same used for [[Spider-Man]] in the 2008 ''[[Wikipedia:Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' TV series, in which Josh Keaton (Jack) voiced the title character.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Predatory-Airachnidship.jpg|thumb|250px| The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the Jack, and ''blew'' the spider up.]]
*This is the first episode not to feature Optimus, Bulkhead, Raf or Miko.
*Arcee, Cliffjumper, and Bumblebee didn't have different robot bodies on Cybertron, retaining all of their Earth vehicle-specific [[kibble]] long before reaching Earth. This seems to be [[Skyquake (Prime)|intentional]].
*With its scratches and angled spikes positioned against burnt trees, [[Airachnid's ship]] resembles a hairy spider in one shot.
{{-}}

==Home video releases==

==External links==

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Speed Metal

2011-04-10T06:39:27Z

173.58.46.198: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 11
|prev=Deus ex Machina
|next=Predatory
|image=Sierra_Waving.JPG
|caption=Temptation, thy name is woman!
|title="Speed Metal"
|airdate=[[April 9]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Dean Stefan]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Knock Out and Jack are both drawn into the world of street racing.'''

==Synopsis==
Cruising along a road at night, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] listens on on a news report about illegal street racing. Switching it off, he pulls up alongside three other cars waiting to race. The [[Fast Willy|driver of one]] decides to put a long scratch in Knock Out's paintwork, rousing the [[Decepticon]]'s ire. After the race starts, Knock Out runs the other driver off the mountain road, informing the stunned human "You scratch my paint, I scratch yours", before racing off.

Outside the high school, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] encounters school bully [[Vince]], who mocks [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'s vehicle mode. Jack and Arcee leave, but while stopped at some lights, Jack's called out to by [[Sierra]], who's keen on a ride. Before Jack can answer, Vince pulls up and challenges him to a race. Jack's still thinking about it when the light changes and Arcee takes off, reminding Jack of the rules about abusing their power. Vince catches up with them at the next lights, and insults Arcee's motorcycle mode, resulting in her deciding to suspend the rules, just this once. The pair let Vince know they're ready for the race, and Sierra and [[Sierra's friend|her friend]] turn out at an old dirt road to spectate. Arcee's driving abilities far outstrip Vince's, and they win easily, but Arcee turns down Jack's suggestion that they should offer Sierra a lift.

On the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]], [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] is buffing [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s corpse. [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] wanders in to check on the patient, and wonder aloud where Knock Out's got to. The 'Con himself walks in a few moments later, complaining about the scratch some skinjob put in his finish. Starscream is most disapproving that Knock Out's been street racing again and when Knock Out reminds him who's in charge, Starscream reminds ''him'' that Megatron's unlikely to recover.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], Arcee reminds Jack not to tell anyone, but it turns out [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] already know, having heard about it at school. Jack swears them to secrecy.

At school, Sierra tells Jack she was impressed with the outcome of the race, but Vince challenges Jack to race again, at the circuit. Jack's compelled to agree, but Arcee flatly refuses to race.

Knock Out is out cruising a road somewhere near [[Jasper]], when a speeding street racer car gets his attention, and he heads toward the town.

Jack asked Raf if he can borrow [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] so he can go street racing. Raf isn't so sure, but Miko and Jack talk him into it. Jack and Bumblebee haul up at the race track, as does Knock Out. As the race begins and Bumblebee and Vince jostle for lead position, Knock Out recognizes Bumblebee and begins chasing the Autobot while firing. Jack finds he has problems overcoming the communications barrier.

Back at base, Miko and Raf are playing a [[Generic racing game|video game]] when Arcee asks them if they've seen Jack. They attempt to cover for their friend, but Arcee immediately works out what's up, and a short time later Bumblebee's distress call comes though.

Bumblebee dumps some oil to slow Knock Out down, then ducks under a bridge. At first it seems they've lost the Decepticon, but Vince hauls in to confront Jack and demand he finish the race. Jack tries to warn Vince of the danger, but Vince's headlights have attracted Knock Out, who grabs the boy and, rendering him unconscious, drives off. Knock Out contacts Breakdown to announce he's captured Bumblebee's human friend. Arcee and Bulkhead join Bumblebee, but before Arcee can start a lecture, Jack tells her about Vince, and they head off to mount a rescue.

[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] walks into the base and wonders where everyone else is. Raf and Miko give him the least convincing replies ever.

[[Image:PrimeScreamer'sFingerOfDoom.JPG|right|thumb|220px|"Not the gumdrop buttons!"]]The three Autobots track Knock Out to a warehouse area and Bulkhead and Bumblebee stroll in while Arcee scales a nearby water tower. Bulkhead and Bumblebee are ambushed by Breakdown. Just as Knock Out is wondering where Arcee is, she jumps on top of him. Knock Out decides to bail, but at least has the courtesy to radio Breakdown and let him know. Unfortunately the call distracts Breakdown long enough for Bulkhead to deck him with a street lamp. Knock Out streaks down a road with Arcee in pursuit, but is suddenly sideswiped by Optimus. With the 'Con unable to flee, Optimus rips his door off and retrieves the unconscious Vince. Knock Out is outraged at the damage done to him, but retreats when the rest of the Autobots arrive. Vince finally recovers in Bumblebee on the way back to his car, and Jack spins a story to cover the whole thing.

Starscream is ''very'' upset with Knock Out's antics, and gives him some more scratches.

At school again, Sierra asks Jack for a ride, but he turns her down. Arcee, however, is feeling more accommodating, and soon Jack and Sierra are zooming through town.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (13)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (14)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
|c2=*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (1)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (8)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (10)
|c3=*[[Fast Willy]] (2)
*[[Jack Darby]] (3)
*[[Vince]] (5)
*[[Sierra]] (6)
*[[Sierra's friend]] (7)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (11)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (12)

}}

==Quotes==
"You scratch my paint, I scratch ''yours''."
:—'''Knock Out''' showing Fast Willy what happens when you mess with his paint-job.

"Uh, Jack? A lady's vital stats are her own business."
:—'''Arcee''' tells Jack that she doesn't want him bragging about the different aspects of her body to just anyone.

"Winning isn't enough, Jack. You want to make him cry."
:—'''Arcee''' explains her method of getting even.

'''Raf''': We should just tell Optimus the truth. 
'''Miko''': Absolutely not! We made a deal. Just act completely normal. 
'''Optimus''': Raf, Miko, do either of you know where the others have gone? 
'''Miko''': Why, no, sir. We do not know. 
'''Raf''': ''(stiffly)'' Miko is correct. We do not know. 
'''Miko''': Why would we know? 
'''Optimus''': Hmm.
:—It's a minor miracle the kids haven't blown their cover with their parents yet.

"Do you know how hard that is to replace?!"
:—'''Knock Out''' loses a door to Optimus Prime.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
*Vince challenges Jack to a race on a "dirt road", but the road they race on is sealed and marked.
*Jack's first race with Vince takes place after school, and Jack and Arcee presumably go to the Autobot base afterwards. Somehow Miko and Raf, who're already at the base, heard about Jack's victory at school.

===Transformers references===

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
*This is the first episode to premiere on a Saturday.
*This is the first episode not to include Ratchet.
*This is not the first [[Velocity|episode to teach a lesson about street racing]].
*Bulkhead once again decides to forgo saving someone out of simple dislike. What a jerk!

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Convoy (episode)

2011-03-19T06:07:29Z

173.58.46.198: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' episode|the Japanese name and rank|Convoy}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 9
|prev=Con Job
|next=Deus ex Machina
|image=TFP Convoy highway hijack.jpg
|caption=Ain't it a beautiful sight?
|title="Convoy"
|airdate=[[March 4]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Joseph Kuhr]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''The Autobots assist Fowler with transporting a nuclear device.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots get an angry call from [[William Fowler|Fowler]]. His plane's been shot down while transporting the hi-tech [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], a volatile nuclear device, and he needs help in completing his mission. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] says that using the [[ground bridge]] to transport it would be too dangerous, so instead they'll have to take it by road. They soon have it loaded into a [[trailer]] which Prime starts hauling, with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] as an escort. Fowler's disappointed he doesn't get to drive. [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and the kids monitor their journey from [[Autobot Outpost Omega-1|base]].

Optimus is irritated by Fowler's enthusiasm with the horn. Unknown to any of them, the convoy is being observed by a helicopter. Fowler and Optimus are discussing whether there was any evil on Earth before the Decepticons came, when they spot the helicopter, which Fowler believes is a [[Decepticon]]. Five green sportscars move in on the convoy, but Optimus warns everyone to maintain their cover and stay in vehicle mode. Ratchet's surprised that they're not showing up on his sensors. All is made clear when one of the cars draws level with Optimus's cab, and a masked human aims a gun at Fowler. Optimus orders the other Autobots to use non-lethal force only. Bumblebee knocks one of the cars, flipping it over, but another drives up alongside Optimus. One of the masked goons climbs onto Optimus and starts attempting to sever the trailer. After Prime knocks the car off the mountainside road, Fowler climbs out and grabs the masked goon, but loses him before he can start the interrogation.

The fellow in the helicopter makes contact over the walkie and introduces himself as [[Silas]], part of the [[MECH]] organization, who intend to steal the D.N.G.S. for their own use. One of the cars pulls up behind Optimus and the MECH goons blow the trailer's back door open, only for [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] to jump out in motorcycle mode and flip their car, causing it to explode. While Optimus warns Fowler not to take Silas lightly (due to [[Megatron (Prime)|personal experience]]), Ratchet informs them they're nearing the rendezvous point.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has intercepted the communications, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] sends a bunch of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] to join the party.

The Autobots reach the rendezvous point and duck into a rail tunnel alongside a train. Bulkhead seals off the incoming end. A short time later, they and the train emerge from the other end of the tunnel, and Silas continues to follow the Autobots. As luck would have it, the Vehicons take this opportunity to appear and open fire on the convoy. The Autobots avoid getting hit, but Prime's trailer is shaken loose and explodes. The Vehicons transform and move in, forcing Optimus to inform Fowler that they're going to have to break cover to survive. Silas observes the fight and notes that the rumors he's heard of living technology are true. He lets Fowler know that he's aware the D.N.G.S. was transferred onto the train while the Autobots were in the tunnel, and the helicopter moves off to intercept the cargo. Unfortunately, while Fowler's giving Optimus the bad news, the Autobot leader takes a tree trunk to the face and falls off a nearby cliff.

The kids have a frantic discussion about a plan B. [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]'s in favor of Ratchet ground-bridging the kids onto the train so they can fight the MECH goons. With [[Raf Esquivel|Raf's]] help, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] and Miko are soon on the train. As the MECH helicopter tries to land on top of the train, Raf flips a point switch to make the train go off along another line. In response, the helicopter's pilot hacks Raf's laptop, causing it to short out. On the second try, the helicopter lands atop the carriage the D.N.G.S. is in, and the MECH guys start cutting through the carriage roof.

Not far away, the Autobots continue their fight with the Vehicons. Optimus comes around and sees the train in trouble.

Miko and Jack grab weapons, which they wave at the MECH guys when the ceiling's opened. Back in the chopper, Silas spots Optimus running alongside and sounds a retreat. As the helicopter heads away, he fires a missile and takes out the track ahead of the train. Due to Raf's laptop being out of commission, Ratchet no longer has the train's coordinates and can't bridge the kids out. They prepare to jump, but Optimus [[Maximum overdrive|zooms past]], grabs the front of the train and brings it to a halt in the nick of time. Hovering in the helicopter nearby, Silas promises that next time the playing field will be leveled. Optimus reports back to Ratchet that the kids and the D.N.G.S. are safe, but notes that a new player has entered the game...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (14)

|c3=
*[[William Fowler]] (1)
*[[Jack Darby]] (5)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (7)
*[[MECH]] goons (10)
*[[Silas]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"Ah-ah, no need, Agent Fowler. I will handle the driving." 
"It's going to be a long trip."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' lets '''Agent Fowler''' in on his no-touch policy.

"How about some radio? You seem like a Nashville sound kinda guy."
:—'''Agent Fowler''' to Optimus Prime.

"That's the one! The 'Con who shot me down! Who is he? Wingnut? Dingbat? Skyguy?"
:—'''Fowler''' shares some awesome Transformer name ideas.

"Gentlemen, stop their engines."
:—'''Silas'''

"Is that so? Tell me, Si, what's the market price for a D.N.G.S. these days?" 
"What makes you think we intend to sell it, Agent Fowler?"
:—'''Agent Fowler''' and '''Silas''' discussing the value of Fowler's Dingus.

"After a long road trip, feels good to get out of the car, stretch my legs, and kick some tailpipe!"
:-'''Bulkhead''', the reigning king of one-liners.

"You want me to not only bridge you into a confined space, but one traveling at 90 miles per hour? I can't even count the number of things that can go wrong—mass displacement trauma, twisted limbs, metal burn!... Well, maybe not the last one."
:—'''Ratchet''' to '''Jack''', '''Miko''' and '''Raf'''

"First rule of combat: Never leave the enemy with the spoils."
:—'''Silas'''

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
* While Silas delivers his last line, the straps that cross his chest clip into each other.
* At the beginning of the episode, when Ratchet asks Agent Fowler why Starscream would bother with "such primitive technology" (i.e., the D.N.G.S.), a small light can be seen inside his open mouth, as if the light coming from his left optic sensor can be seen through it.

===Continuity errors===
* The Autobots have a curious definition of "minimal force". During the short battle, they run two cars off the road, causing both to flip over, and blow up a third. The latter most likely killed the passengers. It's amazing the others came out unharmed, considering one was hanging out of the sunroof of his car at the time.
* NOT AN ERROR: Silas attempting to destroy the D.N.G.S. at the end of the episode. There's no indication he's aware of just how nasty that thing going up would be; when the decoy trailer goes up, the MECH pilot merely indicates there's no detectable radiation. If they knew about the five-state irradiation deal, they'd probably be just a ''wee'' bit more on edge and wondering why they weren't dead.
* On the monitor inside the Autobot base, the fork is shown to be on the right side of the rails. When the scene changes to show the running train, it is shown to be on the left.
* The car in front of Bumblebee disappears after the Autobots begin applying force.

===Continuity notes===
*The plane Fowler was transporting the D.N.G.S. on is the same one he had in "[[Masters & Students]]". And he's ''still'' flying without any kind of pilot gear on. Dude is ''hard''.

===Transformers references===
*Optimus's [[trailer]] is adorned with the same paint scheme as his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s [[Combat Deck|trailer]].

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
* This episode is the first in ''Transformers Prime'' to feature a reproduction of an actual real-world vehicle: The locomotive depicted hauling the 'Phase II' train is a very accurate model of a four-axle road-switcher model produced in London, Ontario by [[wikipedia:Electro-Motive_Diesel|Electro-Motive Diesel]].

===Trivia===
* As was previously featured in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]," this episode features an Autobot transforming while carrying a human passenger. Fowler somehow ends up sitting in Optimus's hand rather than inside him, though.
* On board the train, Jack and Miko each pick a "weapon" of choice to face the MECH goons. Appropriately, Miko happens to take an axe, like she did [[Darkness Rising, Part 5|to face Soundwave's tentacle]], while Jack takes a fire extinguisher, like he did [[Scrapheap (episode)|a couple of episodes ago]].
* When Jack and Miko grab, respectively, the fire extinguisher and the fire axe to fight MECH, they forget that there is a gun on the floor, dropped by the immobilized solider. However, neither (presumably) has had firearms training, and it's unlikely that Optimus would appreciate trigger-happy allies.
* This is not the first time Optimus has stopped a train with his bare hands. His [[Optimus Prime (RID)|namesake]] did the same thing in "[[Bullet Train to the Rescue]]."
* Fowler's badassery (already displayed in several previous episodes) is again shown when he climbs out of Optimus's cab to dislodge one of MECH's goons, then proceeds to manhandle the minion one-handed, and then climbs back into the cab. Oh, and he puts his seat belt back on. Safety first, kids.
* This episode ''might'' imply that Jack has feelings for Miko. So far, however, it seems to be kinda one-sided.
* Evidently, whoever developed the episode's Macguffin shares [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s taste in questionably named devices. *snrk* ''Dingus''...seriously?
* This episode may contain human death. After Arcee jumps off one of MECH's vehicles, it rolls right into another vehicle and the two explode. No humans are seen exiting the vehicles during the accident, so it is likely that they perish in the explosion.

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Convoy (episode)

2011-03-08T18:30:01Z

173.58.46.198: /* Transformers references */

{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' episode|the Japanese name and rank|Convoy}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 9
|prev=Con Job
|next=Deus ex Machina
|image=TFP Convoy highway hijack.jpg
|caption=Ain't it a beautiful sight?
|title="Convoy"
|airdate=[[March 4]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Joseph Kuhr]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''The Autobots assist Fowler with transporting a nuclear device.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots get an angry call from [[William Fowler|Fowler]]. His plane's been shot down while transporting the hi-tech [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], a volatile nuclear device, and he needs help in completing his mission. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] says that using the [[ground bridge]] to transport it would be too dangerous, so instead they'll have to take it by road. They soon have it loaded into a [[trailer]] which Prime starts hauling, with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] as an escort. Fowler's disappointed he doesn't get to drive. [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and the kids monitor their journey from [[Autobot Outpost Omega-1|base]].

Optimus is irritated by Fowler's enthusiasm with the horn. Unknown to any of them, the convoy is being observed by a helicopter. Fowler and Optimus are discussing whether there was any evil on Earth before the Decepticons came, when they spot the helicopter, which Fowler believes is a [[Decepticon]]. Five green sportscars move in on the convoy, but Optimus warns everyone to maintain their cover and stay in vehicle mode. Ratchet's surprised that they're not showing up on his sensors. All is made clear when one of the cars draws level with Optimus's cab, and a masked human aims a gun at Fowler. Optimus orders the other Autobots to use non-lethal force only. Bumblebee knocks one of the cars, flipping it over, but another drives up alongside Optimus. One of the masked goons climbs onto Optimus and starts attempting to sever the trailer. After Prime knocks the car off the mountainside road, Fowler climbs out and grabs the masked goon, but loses him before he can start the interrogation.

The fellow in the helicopter makes contact over the walkie and introduces himself as [[Silas]], part of the [[MECH]] organization, who intend to steal the D.N.G.S. for their own use. One of the cars pulls up behind Optimus and the MECH goons blow the trailer's back door open, only for [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] to jump out in motorcycle mode and flip their car, causing it to explode. While Optimus warns Fowler not to take Silas lightly (due to [[Megatron (Prime)|personal experience]]), Ratchet informs them they're nearing the rendezvous point.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has intercepted the communications, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] sends a bunch of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] to join the party.

The Autobots reach the rendezvous point and duck into a rail tunnel alongside a train. Bulkhead seals off the incoming end. A short time later, they and the train emerge from the other end of the tunnel, and Silas continues to follow the Autobots. As luck would have it, the Vehicons take this opportunity to appear and open fire on the convoy. The Autobots avoid getting hit, but Prime's trailer is shaken loose and explodes. The Vehicons transform and move in, forcing Optimus to inform Fowler that they're going to have to break cover to survive. Silas observes the fight and notes that the rumors he's heard of living technology are true. He lets Fowler know that he's aware the D.N.G.S. was transferred onto the train while the Autobots were in the tunnel, and the helicopter moves off to intercept the cargo. Unfortunately, while Fowler's giving Optimus the bad news, the Autobot leader takes a tree trunk to the face and falls off a nearby cliff.

The kids have a frantic discussion about a plan B. [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]'s in favor of Ratchet ground-bridging the kids onto the train so they can fight the MECH goons. With [[Raf Esquivel|Raf's]] help, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] and Miko are soon on the train. As the MECH helicopter tries to land on top of the train, Raf flips a point switch to make the train go off along another line. In response, the helicopter's pilot hacks Raf's laptop, causing it to short out. On the second try, the helicopter lands atop the carriage the D.N.G.S. is in, and the MECH guys start cutting through the carriage roof.

Not far away, the Autobots continue their fight with the Vehicons. Optimus comes around and sees the train in trouble.

Miko and Jack grab weapons, which they wave at the MECH guys when the ceiling's opened. Back in the chopper, Silas spots Optimus running alongside and sounds a retreat. As the helicopter heads away, he fires a missile and takes out the track ahead of the train. Due to Raf's laptop being out of commission, Ratchet no longer has the train's coordinates and can't bridge the kids out. They prepare to jump, but Optimus zooms past, grabs the front of the train and brings it to a halt in the nick of time. Hovering in the helicopter nearby, Silas promises that next time the playing field will be leveled. Optimus reports back to Ratchet that the kids and the D.N.G.S. are safe, but notes that a new player has entered the game...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (14)

|c3=
*[[William Fowler]] (1)
*[[Jack Darby]] (5)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (7)
*[[MECH]] goons (10)
*[[Silas]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"Ah-ah, no need, Agent Fowler. I will handle the driving." 
"It's going to be a long trip."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' lets '''Agent Fowler''' in on his no-touch policy.

"How about some radio? You seem like a Nashville sound kinda guy."
:—'''Agent Fowler''' to Optimus Prime.

"That's the one! The 'Con who shot me down! Who is he? Wingnut? Dingbat? Skyguy?"
:—'''Fowler''' shares some awesome Transformer name ideas.

"Gentlemen, stop their engines."
:—'''Silas'''

"Is that so? Tell me, Si, what's the market price for a D.N.G.S. these days?" 
"What makes you think we intend to sell it, Agent Fowler?"
:—'''Agent Fowler''' and '''Silas''' discussing the value of Fowler's Dingus.

"You want me to not only bridge you into a confined space, but one traveling at 90 miles per hour? I can't even count the number of things that can go wrong—mass displacement trauma, twisted limbs, metal burn!... Well, maybe not the last one."
:—'''Ratchet'''

"First rule of combat: Never leave the enemy with the spoils."
:—'''Silas'''

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
* While Silas delivers his last line, the straps that cross his chest clip into each other.

===Continuity errors===
* The Autobots have a curious definition of "minimal force". During the short battle, they run two cars off the road, causing both to flip over, and blow up a third. The latter most likely killed the passengers. It's amazing the others came out unharmed, considering one was hanging out of the sunroof of his car at the time.
* NOT AN ERROR: Silas attempting to destroy the D.N.G.S. at the end of the episode. There's no indication he's aware of just how nasty that thing going up would be; when the decoy trailer goes up, the MECH pilot merely indicates there's no detectable radiation. If they knew about the five-state irradiation deal, they'd probably be just a ''wee'' bit more on edge and wondering why they weren't dead.
* On the monitor inside the Autobot base, the fork is shown to be on the right side of the rails. When the scene changes to show the running train, it is shown to be on the left.

===Continuity notes===
*The plane Fowler was transporting the D.N.G.S. on is the same one he had in "[[Masters & Students]]". And he's ''still'' flying without any kind of pilot gear on. Dude is ''hard''.

===Transformers references===
*Optimus's [[trailer]] is adorned with the same paint scheme as his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s [[Combat Deck|trailer]].
*The train rescue is reminiscent of a similar situation from ''[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]].'' In the episode "[[Bullet Train to the Rescue]]," [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus]] narrowly stops the train and its passengers from running off a cliff.

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
* This episode is the first in ''Transformers Prime'' to feature a reproduction of an actual real-world vehicle: The locomotive depicted hauling the 'Phase II' train is a very accurate model of a four-axle road-switcher model produced in London, Ontario by [[wikipedia:Electro-Motive_Diesel|Electro-Motive Diesel]].

===Trivia===
* As was previously featured in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]", this episode features an Autobot transforming while carrying a human passenger. Fowler somehow ends up sitting in Optimus's hand rather than inside him, though.
* On board the train, Jack and Miko each pick a "weapon" of choice to face the MECH goons. Appropriately, Miko happens to take an axe, like she did [[Darkness Rising, Part 5|to face Soundwave's tentacle]], while Jack takes a fire extinguisher, like he did [[Scrapheap (episode)|a couple of episodes ago]].
* Fowler's badassery (already displayed in several previous episodes) is again shown when he climbs out of Optimus's cab to dislodge one of MECH's goons, then proceeds to manhandle the minion one-handed, and then climbs back into the cab. Oh, and he puts his seat belt back on. Safety first, kids.
* This episode ''might'' imply that Jack has feelings for Miko. So far, however, it seems to be kinda one-sided.
*Evidently, whoever developed the episode's Macguffin shares [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s taste in questionably named devices.
* *snrk* ''Dingus''... seriously?

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]