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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 5
|prev=Darkness Rising, Part 4
|next=Masters & Students
|image=DarknessRising5-OptimusStand.jpg
|caption=Spoilers: the good guys win.
|title="Darkness Rising, Part 5"
|airdate=[[December 3]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Joseph Kuhr]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''The Autobots race to stop Megatron from raising an undead army on Cybertron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] imagines in dread what will happen if [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] uses the [[Dark Energon]] to raise an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and brings them to conquer [[Earth]].

[[Jack Darby|Jack]] arrives at [[KO Burger]] and encounters [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]], who muses that her recent loss of a [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|friend]] makes it hard for her to say goodbye to him. The Autobots have pinpointed Megatron's [[space bridge]] in Earth orbit and must use the [[ground bridge]] to reach it, despite the risks this poses. Arcee and Jack arrive back in time for Arcee to join the mission, and Optimus leads the team (minus [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]) through the bridge. They land on the space bridge terminal and look up to see the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]] moving into position. Megatron observes their presence, but [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] says that [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] is locking on to Cybertron's coordinates.

As the Autobots assume attack positions, Arcee notes that the Decepticons haven't done anything. Optimus scans the ship, and learns that Bulkhead damaged its interstellar navigation dish during [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s rescue. Since a target as far as Cybertron needs pinpoint accuracy, the Decepticons will be unable to use it to aim the space bridge without an alternate targeting system. Raf reasons that the Decepticons may be using a radio dish array in [[Texas]], but Fowler is still too out of it to alert the array staff to the danger. [[Rafael Esquivel|Raf]] attempts to hack in, but the array's firewalls are too good. Jack thinks they should go on site, and they talk Optimus into letting them do it.

Meanwhile, Megatron sends out the Decepticon forces to attack the Autobots. Battle commences.

The kids ground-bridge to the array and sneak in. In a small, unused room, Raf finds a computer and determines that the Decepticons have also hacked in, but takes the opportunity to download their space bridge plans onto his flash drive. Little do the kids know that [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] is in the very next room, plugged into the computer system as well. He aligns the array, which sets the space bridge ready to use, but Raf promptly realigns it. Responding to Starscream's requests to know what's going on, Soundwave taps into the installation's security systems and locates the three kids. While the kids are discussing what the Decepticons could do, Soundwave's tentacle slithers into the room behind them and attacks. As it goes after Raf, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] grabs an axe and strikes at it. She completely misses, and the tentacle strikes her backward before picking up the axe itself. Though the kids believe it's about to attack them with the weapon, the tentacle withdraws. The kids run to the next room, where they found Soundwave has realigned the dishes and used the axe to cut the hard line, making it impossible to undo his work. Miko then takes a [[Miko's phone|cell phone]] photo of Soundwave. Before Soundwave leaves, he takes a photo of them.

Starscream activates the space bridge, and Megatron physically throws a huge chunk of Dark Energon through. The Dark Energon strikes Cybertron, swiftly covering the planet and turning millions of dead Transformers into millions of Terrorcons. Optimus realizes that the only course of action left to them is to destroy the space bridge. Raf supplies the specs he downloaded earlier, and Ratchet sets about working out a way to do so. As Optimus faces Megatron, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee go to implement some sabotage.

[[Image:DarknessRising5-Megatronsword.jpg|right|thumb|220px|He can do the ''ultimate'' bird flip.]]

Megatron manages to defeat Prime, but as he raises his sword, Starscream alerts him to the actions of the other Autobots. Optimus takes advantage of the distraction to blast Megatron, but the Decepticon leader transforms and flies off to find Prime's team. Arcee's team has succeeded in rigging the space bridge to blow when Megatron attacks and blasts her off into space. The Autobots jump into the ground bridge, Bumblebee collecting Arcee on the way. Megatron realizes his ship appears to be absent, but before his army of Terrorcons can come through, the space bridge explodes in his face.

A short distance away in the ship, Starscream notes that there's totally no way Megatron could have survived that, and he is leader now.

The Autobots make it back to their base, though Arcee's in a bad way. Optimus announces that there's totally no way Megatron could have survived the space bridge explosion. Fowler thanks the Autobots for saving him, then leaves. Optimus gives a big speech and sends a signal into space to let the galaxy know that Earth is defended by the Autobots.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (3)
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (6)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (10)
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (11)
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (13)

|c3=
* [[Jack Darby]] (1)
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (7)
* [[Rafael Esquivel]] (8)
* [[William Fowler]] (12)

|c4=
* [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Optimus, if you leave me stranded on a planet teeming with humans, I will never forgive you."
:—'''Ratchet'''

"Optimus Prime never disappoints. Unlike YOU, Starscream!"
:—'''Megatron''', burning a disappointing '''Starscream'''

"Surely, Lord Megatron, the Autobots are up to something." 
"Really, Starscream?"
:—'''Starscream''' observes the Autobots and '''Megatron''' lays on the sarcasm.

"I hold no illusions about engaging your army, Megatron. But I might derail its objective...[[Decapitation|by removing its head.]]"
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|solution to most problems]].

"One shall stand...one shall fall."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' reminding us that not much has changed in 20-something years.

"Starscream! Where is my ship?" 
"We would never make it, Lord Megatron! Don't be a fool! Take flight and retreat!"
:—'''Starscream''' fruitlessly tries to get '''Megatron''' to flee the detonating space bridge.

"Decepticons, it is with deep sorrow that I note for the log...Megatron's spark has been extinguished. All hail Starscream."
:—Looks like '''Starscream''' is back to his old self again.

"Without a means of leaving this world, we Autobots take strength in the bonds we have forged with our three young friends - true warriors. If not in body, then in spirit. My name is Optimus Prime, and I send this message. Though we did not choose to be of Earth, it would seem that we are here to stay. If you approach this planet with hostile intent, know this: We will defend ourselves. We will defend humanity. We will defend... our home."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
* The Terrorcons are able to leave Cybertron and pass through the space bridge despite the fact that it's in space. Even accounting for the fact that Decepticon corpses might have flight capabilities, it seems unlikely that every Terrorcon would.
* Despite Megatron being able to ''cut off half of Prime's blade'' earlier in their battle, when Optimus resisted, the other blade was nearly as resistant as Megatron's own blade.

===Astronomical errors===
* The Autobots somehow jump from the detonating space bridge straight into the waiting ground bridge vortex, which is positioned below the space bridge, even though there ''is no gravity in space!'' (Though a possible explanation for this is that the ground bridge creates its own gravity.)

===Transformers references===
* There are two references which are directly related to [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated movie]]. First Ratchet says, "Then by all means, let us light our [[darkest hour]]." Later, Optimus exchanges with Megatron: "One shall stand, one shall fall."
* Optimus's Energon blade and Megatron's hidden fusion cannon blade are references to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)| their movie]] [[Megatron (Movie)|counterparts]].
* Optimus's speech at the end is similar to the ones Movie Optimus gives at the end of both movies.

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
[[Image:DarknessRising5-Michelangelo.jpg|thumb|250px|Or it could be another [[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]] reference.]]
* Miko tries to use an axe on [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s tentacle, which is the same tactic Tom Cruise's character tries on the Tripod tentacle in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''War of the Worlds''. Of course, both attempts fail.
* Miko refers to space as "the final frontier". "Space. The final frontier" is the first line of the opening credits of several ''[[Wikipedia: Star Trek|Star Trek]]'' TV shows. ''Prime'' show developers [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]] are also the screenwriters of the current ''Star Trek'' movies.
* Megatron, when he rises out of the Decepticon ship with the boulder of Dark Energon on his back, is clearly meant to evoke the classic [[Wikipedia:Atlas|Atlas]] pose.
* The shot of Megatron reaching out to a Terrorcon before the space bridge implosion is reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:Michelangelo|Michelangelo]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:The Creation of Adam|The Creation of Adam]]''.

===Trivia===
* Winged versions of the Vehicons make their appearance here.
* The Decepticons are unable to simply warp to Cybertron thanks to Bulkhead ripping off a vital piece of equipment in the previous episode.
* While it's unlikely anything from ''[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|Exodus]]'' applies to the cartoon, a number of Autobots, including [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]] and the [[Wrecker]]s, were left behind on Cybertron at the end of that book. Sure hope they weren't around when the Terrorcons came crawling. In a similar vein, [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] is also still on Cybertron at the end of the novel. Granted, it's established fact that the war had continued on other worlds after Cybertron's shutdown, though (as stated by [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] in the [[Transformers: Prime (comic)|prequel comic]]) it's probable that all of them have since moved on to less hostile locales in the intervening years.
* When the kids arrive at the radio array, they note that the place seems deserted. A brief shadowy glimpse of a human slumped against the wall suggests that, like [[Blackout (Movie)| Blackout]], Soundwave isn't keen on leaving survivors or witnesses.
* When Starscream tries to convince Megatron to retreat, there is a surprising tone of concern in his voice. Either that, or he's a much better actor than certain other [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscreams]].
* It ''seems'' to take a lot longer for the Terrorcon army to come from Cybertron across the space bridge than it took for the Dark Energon to get there in the first place. [[Wikipedia:Doomsday (Doctor Who)|Must've been the sheer mass of all of them]].
* A short video showing a rehearsal or an earlier take of the confrontation between Optimus Prime and Megatron was screened at both [[BotCon 2010]] and San Diego Comic-Con 2010 <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvW4nsr3ZDo#t=2m53s "Transformers: Prime" panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2010]</ref>. The dialogue was somewhat different, with Optimus referring to battle on an alien world when ordering the Autobots away, and lacking the "One shall stand, one shall fall" exchange. Instead, it had Megatron shouting Optimus's name in a rather exaggerated manner.

==Home video releases==

==External links==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

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{{disambig2|the album of orchestrated music actually in the movie|the album of contemporary hard rock songs|Transformers: The Album}}
{{album
|series=''Transformers: The Score''
|image=Transformersthescore.jpg
|caption=Jam that transmission!
|label=[[Warner Bros. Records]]
|releasedate=[[October 9]], [[2007]]
|prodnumber=
|asin=B00122J2W2 (Download) B000VFGQHK (CD)
|prev=Transformers: The Album
|next=Revenge of the Fallen: The Album
}}
'''''Transformers: The Score''''' is an album featuring the original instrumental music composed by [[Steve Jablonsky]] for the live-action ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' film. There was some doubt that such an album would be issued at all; however, after much clamoring by fans of the film, it was released on [[October 9]], 2007 on Warner Brothers Records, some three months after the film's debut.

...In very, ''very'', '''''VERY''''' limited quantities. Dammit.

==Tracks==
# Autobots* - The opening narration.
# Decepticons* - [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] infiltrates [[Air Force One]].
# The All Spark* - The [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] is revealed to visitors to the [[Hoover Dam]].
# Deciphering The Signal* - [[John Keller]] wishes "good luck" to the hackers.
# Frenzy* - Oddly, nothing to do with Frenzy, but during the scene with the newborn (and soon to be dead) crazed little [[Nokia-bot|Nokia abomination]].
# Optimus* - [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] meeting [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] after defeating [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]; [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] announces he will sacrifice himself for the humans by absorbing the All Spark.
# Bumblebee* - Bumblebee causes the All Spark to downsize.
# SOCCENT Attack - [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] attacks [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]].
# Sam At The Lake - Sam and Miles have a run-in with a local jock/jerk.
# Scorponok* - [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] attacks the village in [[Qatar]]. Appears again as Secretary Keller and company face off against Frenzy inside Hoover Dam.
# Cybertron - Optimus' narrates how [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was destroyed and [[Archibald Witwicky]]'s discovery of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].
# Arrival To Earth* - Optimus, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] make their debut.<ref name="Autobots">Contains excerpt from "Autobots"</ref>
# Witwicky - The Autobots cause mayhem at the Witwicky home as Sam searches for his grandfather's glasses.
# Downtown Battle - The human-Autobot convoy arrives in [[Mission City]] and are shot at by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]].
# Sector 7 - [[Sector Seven|Sector 7]] chases Optimus Prime through the city and under a bridge.
# Bumblebee Captured - Sector 7 captures Bumblebee in a huge drainage ditch.
# You're A Soldier Now - Ironhide, Jazz and Ratchet fight [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]], Megatron kills Jazz, [[Sam Witwicky]] starts taking the All Spark to a rendevouz point, and Optimus arrives.
# Sam On The Roof* - Starscream blows up the helicopter and Megatron smashes the building Sam is on.
# Optimus Vs. Megatron - From Optimus explaining Sam may have to kill him, to when Sam choses to kill Megatron instead.
# No Sacrifice, No Victory* - The part of the ending that did not involve [[Linkin Park]].<ref name="Autobots"/>

<nowiki>*</nowiki> "different version in film"

==Notes==
* Like many movie score albums, this one is not in chronologically sequential order. Some tracks were used more than once; for example, a faster-paced version of "Scorponok"'s chorus is heard when the humans at [[Hoover Dam]] are fighting off [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].
* Shortly before the release of the official score, a small collection of tracks was released to media outlets as a promotional item, and soon found its way online.
* MP3 rips of a longer and more complete version of the score found their way online about the same time as the release of the official score. Notably, this collection features the tracks edited at lengths for inclusion into the movie during the sound editing process, suggesting that it was possibly leaked from the recording studio. Also of note was the absence of the major themes from the score, such as "Autobots", "Decepticons", "Optimus", "Bumblebee" and "Arrival to Earth".
* The tracks "Optimus Vs. Megatron" and "No Sacrifice, No Victory" were used during various [[wikipedia:New_England_Patriots|New England Patriots]] promos for [[wikipedia:Super_Bowl_XLII|Super Bowl XLII]], and later used by networks such as NBC and Network Seven during coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
* The track "Scorponok" has been reused for at least one [[commercial|promotional spot]] for ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The heroic chorus of this track was remixed for ''Revenge's'' second theatrical trailer.
* Rearranged parts of largely-celebrated track "Arrival to Earth" was used in scenes of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', such as when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] airdropped out of the transport plane above [[Shanghai]] and during the search for [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] at the [[Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/106/ Scoring session images and information at Scoring Sessions.com]

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{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}

Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].

==Actuator==
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''

"Collaborate my actuator!"
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''

==Afterburner==
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"
:—'''[[Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]

"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]

''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''

==Asynchronous transfer adapter==
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]

==Bearing==
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel."
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''

"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic

"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic

"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)

"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."
:-'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]

==Boron compressor==
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!" 
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Command module==
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]."
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''

==Crankcase==
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''

''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''

==Diode==
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"[[Lord Chumley|Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]

"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.

==Drivetrain==
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Exhaust port==
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"Nothing my exhaust port."
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon

"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''

"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''

==Fan belt==
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Fuel pump==
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic

==Gearbox==
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''

==Hard drive==
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Joystick==
"They're on my tail!" 
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''

==Lubricant==

"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]

"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]

==Lugnuts==
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?" 
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''

''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''

==Magna fuses==
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Manifold==
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!" 
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Motherboard==
"Let's go kick their motherboards."
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated

"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated

"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"

"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"

"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."

:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated

==Nodes==
"Way to go, numb nodes!"
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Piston rod==
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Reactor linkage==
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!" 
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic

==Skidplate==
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''

"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades." 
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Solenoid==
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''

"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Strut==
"Strutless cowards!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics

==Tailpipe==
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''

"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Thruster==
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Transistor==
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon

"We are in deep transistor parts!"
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Turbocharger==
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Waste-disposal unit==
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''

==Footnotes==
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