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<div>The name '''Nemesis Prime''' has been applied to several ''Transformers'' characters and concepts.<br />
<br />
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone of an alternate-universe Optimus Prime from the 2003 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' franchise.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2006|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone of Optimus Prime in several [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] continuities.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2007|Nemesis Prime, the corrupted [[Dead Universe]] version of [[Nova Prime]] in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Nemesis Prime (Animated)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]], the [[MECH]]-built evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] piloted by [[Silas]] from the ''[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]'' continuity family.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]", the episode of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''.}}<br />
<br />
<br />
Nemesis Prime is sometimes known as [[Black Convoy (disambiguation)|Black Convoy]]<br />
<br />
<br />
Nemesis Prime should not be confused with...<br />
<br />
* The other instances of the word "[[Nemesis (disambiguation)|Nemesis]]".<br />
* The other instances of the word "[[Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]]".<br />
* [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], the evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise.<br />
* [[Grand Scourge]], the evil clone of Optimus Prime from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], the evil Optimus Prime who ''isn't'' a clone, from the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' mirror universe in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' franchise.<br />
*[[Optimus Prime clone|Optimus Prime]], the evil exact copy of the true Prime in Generation 1.<br />
*[[Eldedroid]], who looks nearly identical to most incarnations of Nemesis Prime but is actually a mass-produced [[Autobot]] clone of Optimus Prime.<br />
* [[Black Big Convoy]], a clone of [[Big Convoy]] created by [[Vector Sigma]] to assist the [[Maximal]]s in combating the [[Blendtron]] invasion.<br />
The clone of Optimus Primal in his vision in the ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode ''[[Fallout|Fallout]]''.<br />
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<div>The name '''Nemesis Prime''' has been applied to several ''Transformers'' characters and concepts.<br />
<br />
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone of an alternate-universe Optimus Prime from the 2003 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' franchise.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2006|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone of Optimus Prime in several [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] continuities.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2007|Nemesis Prime, the corrupted [[Dead Universe]] version of [[Nova Prime]] in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Nemesis Prime (Animated)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]], the [[MECH]]-built evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] piloted by [[Silas]] from the ''[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]'' continuity family.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]", the episode of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''.}}<br />
<br />
<br />
Nemesis Prime is sometimes known as [[Black Convoy (disambiguation)|Black Convoy]]<br />
<br />
<br />
Nemesis Prime should not be confused with...<br />
<br />
* The other instances of the word "[[Nemesis (disambiguation)|Nemesis]]".<br />
* The other instances of the word "[[Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]]".<br />
* [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], the evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise.<br />
* [[Grand Scourge]], the evil clone of Optimus Prime from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], the evil Optimus Prime who ''isn't'' a clone, from the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' mirror universe in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' franchise.<br />
*[[Optimus Prime clone|Optimus Prime]], the evil exact copy of the true Prime in Generation 1.<br />
*[[Eldedroid]], who looks nearly identical to most incarnations of Nemesis Prime but is actually a mass-produced [[Autobot]] clone of Optimus Prime.<br />
* [[Black Big Convoy]], a clone of [[Big Convoy]] created by [[Vector Sigma]] to assist the [[Maximal]]s in combating the [[Blendtron]] invasion.<br />
The clone of Optimus Primal in his vision in the ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode ''[[Fallout|Fallout]]''.}}<br />
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<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=14<br />
|image=Fallout title.jpg<br />
|caption=War. War never changes.<br />
|title="Fallout"<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|airdate=[[February 9]], 2000<br />
|written by=[[Bob Skir|Robert N. Skir]]<br />[[Marty Isenberg]]<br />
|directed by=[[Raul Sanchez Inglis]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
'''After releasing a doomsday weapon, Optimus Primal must face the consequences of his actions.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
The storm continues to rage, as [[Optimus Primal]] (controlling the lethal [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]) and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (wielding the deadly [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) fight, pushing their energies back and forth. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Fallout Primal void.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Open the pod bay doors, Teletraan.]]<br />
As this happens, Optimus Primal sinks into the [[Allspark|Matrix]] again, seeing a vision of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] destroyed. He lashes out and blames Megatron, who takes no credit. Cybertron is doomed not because of Megatron's actions, but because of ''Primal''. Suddenly, Optimus finds himself back on prehistoric [[Earth]], the battleground where the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were fought and where he proved himself a true leader.<br />
<br />
Optimus Primal is attacked, not by Megatron or another marauding [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], but by a red-eyed copy of himself. The clone scolds Primal for his fanatical behavior and pushes him off a cliff, sending him plummeting back into space. Faces come and go, and he finds himself being blamed by the [[Maximal]]s he led in all their various forms and faces, blamed that he failed them. Primal realizes that ''he'' must make his own decisions, not the computer. The [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] acknowledges this fact, but tells him that his fate still lies with him. <br />
<br />
The arrival of another old friend, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], comforts him. He has suffered the consequences for his actions, he tells his former friend, and must remain in the Matrix. Primal shoots through another tunnel where the faces of [[Transformer]]s he has yet to encounter flash before him and finds himself back in the heated battle. Taking control of both energies, he redirects them back into the Matrix itself. The remaining Maximals reawaken, back in their techno-organic bodies and free of the Key's energies. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Fallout Megatron disintegrates.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] claims another victim.]]<br />
With Megatron gone, the Maximals are the only active Cybertronians on the planet. An eerie wind blows as the camera pans over the discarded bodies of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] Drones. Finding one another, the surviving Maximals head to the throne room in the Citadel, only to find the bodies of their former friends—and foes. Megatron's body crumbles to dust, leaving only his control-shell. When [[Rattrap]] touches the inert body of [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], it falls to pieces. Cheetor looks at Optimus Primal's flattened body, lamenting the fallen "Big Bot". Unsympathetic, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] says that [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] only ever wanted him out of the way. Angered, Cheetor denies the fact, but reluctantly takes control.<br />
<br />
Outside, Rattrap plugs into Cybertron's system, only to find that the planet is, in fact, brain-dead. But things change when [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] and [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] show up, and the Maximals and Vehicons prepare for another fight. Cheetor comes between them, telling them that the war is over, while [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] invites Jetstorm onto their side. The two [[Vehicon general]]s leave. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Fallout Optimus in Oracle.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Finally justification for a supreme-class Primal.]]<br />
Some time after this, the Maximals decide to head down to the Oracle in [[The Reformatting|an oddly familiar manner]]. However, the foursome find Optimus Primal inside the Oracle. Communicating with them via the supercomputer, he asks that the Maximals forgive him for being a zealot and his genocidal behavior. Rattrap protests, as "there is nothing to forgive", but Optimus does not listen and disappears. Back in the void, he sees the collective [[spark]]s of Cybertron past, present, and future, inviting him into the Transformer afterlife: the Matrix. But Optimus has other plans. He is ready to join the Matrix, but not today. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Fallout Maximals orchid.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"It looks like the cameraman needs a hug."]]<br />
Optimus Primal steps out into real-space again, and the Oracle tells him that it has taught him everything and that he must make his own way in his mission. Around him, plants spring upwards, as Optimus explains to the Maximals their destiny: not to have the organic destroy the mechanical, but to create a balance, the same way that the Oracle did with him. Cybertron to be neither purely organic or purely technological world, but a [[technorganic]] world.<br />
<br />
Finally, the Maximals head above ground, only to find themselves face-to-giant-face with [[Grand Mal|an enormous vessel bearing the likeness of Megatron]]!<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)<br />
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (2)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (5)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (6)<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (7)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (8)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Tank Drone]]s (3)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (4)<br />
*[[Motorcycle Drone]]s (10)<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (11)<br />
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (12)<br />
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (13)<br />
<br />
|c4=<br />
*[[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] (9)<br />
*[[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Primal clone (?)<br />
}}<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"My spark has rejoined the Matrix. I paid the price for my misguided deeds, but it is not too late for you. Embrace the true nature of your spark."<br />
:—'''Rhinox''' dispenses advice.<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I had to guess, I'd say we won't be getting any holiday cards from him for a while."<br />
:—'''Rattrap''''s own special way of saying "He's dead, Jim."<br />
<br />
<br />
"Ah, y'know, this place just ain't gonna be the same without Megatron's toys to play with. Wha?"<br /><br />
"Be careful what you wish for, cheddar-breath!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Jetstorm'''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Why is she so hung up on getting her old boyfriend's spark outta that guy?"<br /><br />
"Eh, you're young. You'll learn."<br />
:—'''Nightscream''' and '''Rattrap'''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Forget it, spider-lady! I just lost my boss, everything is falling apart. I'm not losing my only friend as well!"<br /><br />
"We're friends?"<br /><br />
"Why not?"<br />
:—'''Thrust''' and '''Jetstorm''', you can feel the bromance between the two<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Optimus:''' "All I ask is you forgive me my transgressions so I can move on from this plane."<br /><br />
'''Rattrap:''' "There's... nothing to forgive, Optimus."<br /><br />
'''Nightscream:''' "You gave me a family when I lost everyone."<br /><br />
'''Blackarachnia:''' "You lead us to victory at the cost of your own life."<br /><br />
'''Cheetor:''' "I can forgive you for your mistakes, but not for giving up. Without your leadership, we'd have all gone offline when we first hit this planet. Without your guidance, we'd would've never mastered transforming in these technorganic bodies. And without your vision, Cybertron will never truly be restored."<br />
:-The Maximals try to convince Optimus to return from the Matrix.<br />
<br />
<br />
"But the Matrix never intended for the organic to replace the technological. It didn't want us to fight a war, but to create a balance. the technorganic balance between the machine and the organic. Yes, I am ready to join the Matrix, but not today."<br />
:—'''Optimus''' realises he does actually have something to live for.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Congratulations, Optimus Primal. You have passed your greatest test by asserting your own free will, the very thing that makes you more than a mere machine. Clearly there is nothing left to teach you. The time has come for you to seize your own destiny."<br />
:—The '''Oracle''' gives Optimus a passing grade.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Continuity errors===<br />
* The recap at the start of this episode concludes with Optimus Primal's hand disintegrating and him insisting that "if this is the will of the Matrix, then so be it". However, the [[End of the Line|cliffhanger]] simply ended with Optimus Primal looking on as his hand disintegrated.<br />
<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
*When the four remaining Maximals head downwards to the Oracle, it is very similar to the same sequence in [[The Reformatting]]. <br />
*As he exits the [[Allspark|Matrix]] and comes back to life, Optimus has brief prophetic visions of [[Noble|characters]] [[Botanica (BM)|who]] [[Obsidian (BM)|have]] [[Strika (BM)|not]] actually appeared yet. <br />
*Rhinox must remain in the Matrix forever. [[Homecoming (issue)|Until he doesn't]]. Except [[Singularity Ablyss|when he gets killed even deader]]. (Multiple canons are fun, kids!) Either way, in-show, this is the last appearance of Rhinox/Tankor.<br />
*The [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] gets referred to, with the [[retcon]] of the Matrix wanting them to go to prehistoric Earth to pick up beast modes there (or so Optimus figures). Since it was Megatron who decided to go there, then either Optimus is reading too much into it or the Matrix has been giving Megatron some nudges...<br />
*This episode features clips from the ''Beast Wars'' episodes "[[Aftermath]]", "[[Cutting Edge]]", "[[Feral Scream Part 1]]", "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", and "[[Nemesis Part 2|''Nemesis'' Part 2]]".<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Retombées'''" ("Fallout")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''La Chute'''" (Canada, "The Fall")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Shōri no Daishō'''" (勝利の代償, "The Cost of Victory")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Lluvia Radiactiva'''" ("Radioactive Fallout")<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*Amusingly, Blackarachnia tells Jetstorm right in his face, "You don't want to be Silverbolt again? Fine. I won't force you." [[In Darkest Knight|Oh, really?]]<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 4 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season Two: Volume One ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season Two (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 2 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
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<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=14<br />
|image=Fallout title.jpg<br />
|caption=War. War never changes.<br />
|title="Fallout"<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|airdate=[[February 9]], 2000<br />
|written by=[[Bob Skir|Robert N. Skir]]<br />[[Marty Isenberg]]<br />
|directed by=[[Raul Sanchez Inglis]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
'''After releasing a doomsday weapon, Optimus Primal must face the consequences of his actions.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
The storm continues to rage, as [[Optimus Primal]] (controlling the lethal [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]) and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (wielding the deadly [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) fight, pushing their energies back and forth. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Fallout Primal void.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Open the pod bay doors, Teletraan.]]<br />
As this happens, Optimus Primal sinks into the [[Allspark|Matrix]] again, seeing a vision of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] destroyed. He lashes out and blames Megatron, who takes no credit. Cybertron is doomed not because of Megatron's actions, but because of ''Primal''. Suddenly, Optimus finds himself back on prehistoric [[Earth]], the battleground where the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were fought and where he proved himself a true leader.<br />
<br />
Optimus Primal is attacked, not by Megatron or another marauding [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], but by a red-eyed copy of himself. The clone scolds Primal for his fanatical behavior and pushes him off a cliff, sending him plummeting back into space. Faces come and go, and he finds himself being blamed by the [[Maximal]]s he led in all their various forms and faces, blamed that he failed them. Primal realizes that ''he'' must make his own decisions, not the computer. The [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] acknowledges this fact, but tells him that his fate still lies with him. <br />
<br />
The arrival of another old friend, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], comforts him. He has suffered the consequences for his actions, he tells his former friend, and must remain in the Matrix. Primal shoots through another tunnel where the faces of [[Transformer]]s he has yet to encounter flash before him and finds himself back in the heated battle. Taking control of both energies, he redirects them back into the Matrix itself. The remaining Maximals reawaken, back in their techno-organic bodies and free of the Key's energies. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Fallout Megatron disintegrates.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] claims another victim.]]<br />
With Megatron gone, the Maximals are the only active Cybertronians on the planet. An eerie wind blows as the camera pans over the discarded bodies of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] Drones. Finding one another, the surviving Maximals head to the throne room in the Citadel, only to find the bodies of their former friends—and foes. Megatron's body crumbles to dust, leaving only his control-shell. When [[Rattrap]] touches the inert body of [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], it falls to pieces. Cheetor looks at Optimus Primal's flattened body, lamenting the fallen "Big Bot". Unsympathetic, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] says that [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] only ever wanted him out of the way. Angered, Cheetor denies the fact, but reluctantly takes control.<br />
<br />
Outside, Rattrap plugs into Cybertron's system, only to find that the planet is, in fact, brain-dead. But things change when [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] and [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] show up, and the Maximals and Vehicons prepare for another fight. Cheetor comes between them, telling them that the war is over, while [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] invites Jetstorm onto their side. The two [[Vehicon general]]s leave. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Fallout Optimus in Oracle.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Finally justification for a supreme-class Primal.]]<br />
Some time after this, the Maximals decide to head down to the Oracle in [[The Reformatting|an oddly familiar manner]]. However, the foursome find Optimus Primal inside the Oracle. Communicating with them via the supercomputer, he asks that the Maximals forgive him for being a zealot and his genocidal behavior. Rattrap protests, as "there is nothing to forgive", but Optimus does not listen and disappears. Back in the void, he sees the collective [[spark]]s of Cybertron past, present, and future, inviting him into the Transformer afterlife: the Matrix. But Optimus has other plans. He is ready to join the Matrix, but not today. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Fallout Maximals orchid.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"It looks like the cameraman needs a hug."]]<br />
Optimus Primal steps out into real-space again, and the Oracle tells him that it has taught him everything and that he must make his own way in his mission. Around him, plants spring upwards, as Optimus explains to the Maximals their destiny: not to have the organic destroy the mechanical, but to create a balance, the same way that the Oracle did with him. Cybertron to be neither purely organic or purely technological world, but a [[technorganic]] world.<br />
<br />
Finally, the Maximals head above ground, only to find themselves face-to-giant-face with [[Grand Mal|an enormous vessel bearing the likeness of Megatron]]!<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)<br />
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (3)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (6)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (8)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (8)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Tank Drone]]s (4)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (5)<br />
*[[Motorcycle Drone]]s (9)<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (10)<br />
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (11)<br />
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (12)<br />
<br />
|c4=<br />
*[[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] (9)<br />
*|Optimus Primal clone]] (2)<br />
<br />
}}<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"My spark has rejoined the Matrix. I paid the price for my misguided deeds, but it is not too late for you. Embrace the true nature of your spark."<br />
:—'''Rhinox''' dispenses advice.<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I had to guess, I'd say we won't be getting any holiday cards from him for a while."<br />
:—'''Rattrap''''s own special way of saying "He's dead, Jim."<br />
<br />
<br />
"Ah, y'know, this place just ain't gonna be the same without Megatron's toys to play with. Wha?"<br /><br />
"Be careful what you wish for, cheddar-breath!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Jetstorm'''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Why is she so hung up on getting her old boyfriend's spark outta that guy?"<br /><br />
"Eh, you're young. You'll learn."<br />
:—'''Nightscream''' and '''Rattrap'''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Forget it, spider-lady! I just lost my boss, everything is falling apart. I'm not losing my only friend as well!"<br /><br />
"We're friends?"<br /><br />
"Why not?"<br />
:—'''Thrust''' and '''Jetstorm''', you can feel the bromance between the two<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Optimus:''' "All I ask is you forgive me my transgressions so I can move on from this plane."<br /><br />
'''Rattrap:''' "There's... nothing to forgive, Optimus."<br /><br />
'''Nightscream:''' "You gave me a family when I lost everyone."<br /><br />
'''Blackarachnia:''' "You lead us to victory at the cost of your own life."<br /><br />
'''Cheetor:''' "I can forgive you for your mistakes, but not for giving up. Without your leadership, we'd have all gone offline when we first hit this planet. Without your guidance, we'd would've never mastered transforming in these technorganic bodies. And without your vision, Cybertron will never truly be restored."<br />
:-The Maximals try to convince Optimus to return from the Matrix.<br />
<br />
<br />
"But the Matrix never intended for the organic to replace the technological. It didn't want us to fight a war, but to create a balance. the technorganic balance between the machine and the organic. Yes, I am ready to join the Matrix, but not today."<br />
:—'''Optimus''' realises he does actually have something to live for.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Congratulations, Optimus Primal. You have passed your greatest test by asserting your own free will, the very thing that makes you more than a mere machine. Clearly there is nothing left to teach you. The time has come for you to seize your own destiny."<br />
:—The '''Oracle''' gives Optimus a passing grade.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Continuity errors===<br />
* The recap at the start of this episode concludes with Optimus Primal's hand disintegrating and him insisting that "if this is the will of the Matrix, then so be it". However, the [[End of the Line|cliffhanger]] simply ended with Optimus Primal looking on as his hand disintegrated.<br />
<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
*When the four remaining Maximals head downwards to the Oracle, it is very similar to the same sequence in [[The Reformatting]]. <br />
*As he exits the [[Allspark|Matrix]] and comes back to life, Optimus has brief prophetic visions of [[Noble|characters]] [[Botanica (BM)|who]] [[Obsidian (BM)|have]] [[Strika (BM)|not]] actually appeared yet. <br />
*Rhinox must remain in the Matrix forever. [[Homecoming (issue)|Until he doesn't]]. Except [[Singularity Ablyss|when he gets killed even deader]]. (Multiple canons are fun, kids!) Either way, in-show, this is the last appearance of Rhinox/Tankor.<br />
*The [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] gets referred to, with the [[retcon]] of the Matrix wanting them to go to prehistoric Earth to pick up beast modes there (or so Optimus figures). Since it was Megatron who decided to go there, then either Optimus is reading too much into it or the Matrix has been giving Megatron some nudges...<br />
*This episode features clips from the ''Beast Wars'' episodes "[[Aftermath]]", "[[Cutting Edge]]", "[[Feral Scream Part 1]]", "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", and "[[Nemesis Part 2|''Nemesis'' Part 2]]".<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Retombées'''" ("Fallout")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''La Chute'''" (Canada, "The Fall")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Shōri no Daishō'''" (勝利の代償, "The Cost of Victory")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Lluvia Radiactiva'''" ("Radioactive Fallout")<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*Amusingly, Blackarachnia tells Jetstorm right in his face, "You don't want to be Silverbolt again? Fine. I won't force you." [[In Darkest Knight|Oh, really?]]<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 4 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season Two: Volume One ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season Two (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 2 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=7<br />
|title="Revelations Part I: Discovery"<br />
|image=Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust extractor.jpg<br />
|caption=Megatron's experimental automatic beauty treatment machine was not a success.<br />
|airdate=[[October 30]], 1999<br />
|written by=[[Brynne Chandler Reaves]]<br />
|directed by=[[James Taylor]]<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''The Maximals discover what happened to the inhabitants of Cybertron, and Blackarachnia learns more about the Vehicon general, Thrust.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Rattrap coolant.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Water wings — another thing the Oracle forgot to give Rattrap.]]<br />
The Maximals find themselves cornered by [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and his [[Motorcycle Drone]]s, when [[Optimus Primal]] floods the tunnels with coolant to get rid of them. After [[Rattrap]] narrowly avoids getting swept away, they make their way to the surface, where they find the bodies of hundreds of Cybertronians in some sort of factory. Examining the remains, Rattrap declares that their [[spark]]s weren't extinguished; they were removed altogether. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] wonders if the same thing happened to [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], but is interrupted when [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] attacks with his [[Aero Drone]]s. The Maximals choose to stand and fight, rather than flee again, partly because they're sick of running, but also partly because there's a [[Tankor (BM)|giant killer tank]] in their way.<br />
<br />
During the ensuing battle, Thrust tails Blackarachnia, but rather than attack her, he saves her from a Sonic Attack Jet's missiles—missiles which then go on to knock over a nearby tower. Blackarachnia and Thrust are seemingly buried underneath it. As the other Maximals recover from the crash, they realize that the coolant they used to flood the tunnels was meant to cool the factory they're fighting in now, and without it, the facility will explode in a few minutes. As Optimus rushes to free Blackarachnia, Cheetor wonders what "big bot" has gotten them into, echoing an earlier sentiment from [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust caught.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"But I only asked to get my nails done!"]]<br />
Meanwhile, Blackarachnia awakens, and spies the shadow of Silverbolt approaching her, only to realize it's being cast by Thrust, who saved her once again. When she asks why, he only replies "my mistake", and that it won't happen again. And then it ''does'' happen again, as he knocks her out of the way of an approaching supply train. This time, he begins flashing back to having his spark extracted, and then to memories of Blackarachnia during the Beast Wars. The two venture further into the factory together, and run across a giant [[spark extractor]], which promptly seizes them both and tries to, well, extract their sparks. Thrust saves Blackarachnia, but his own spark is taken, as Blackarachnia begins to suspect that he is, in fact, Silverbolt. She shuts down the machine, releasing both Thrust and the spark. Blackarachnia realizes that this place is where [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] stole the sparks of all Cybertronians.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust rescue.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"It was this big! I swear!"]]<br />
Outside, the Maximals deal with their antagonists one at a time and head to get Blackarachnia, as Nightscream and Cheetor continue arguing about Optimus. When they find her, she has restored Thrust's spark and attempted to get him to remember the time before. He promptly flees, and Optimus, seeing all the bodies, mourns his inability to stop Megatron. Cheetor, seeing they are out of time, ''orders'' Optimus to leave. The factory explodes behind them as they flee. After Cheetor declares he's taking command back from Optimus, much to the latter's surprise, Blackarachnia tells them that Thrust's spark once belonged to a Maximal. Realizing that Jetstorm and Tankor must be the same way, the Maximals resolve not to destroy the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]], but to bring them back to the right side.<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (3)<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (6)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (11)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=<br />
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (4)<br />
*[[Motorcycle Drone]]s (5)<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (8)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (9)<br />
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (10)<br />
}}<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"Aw man, look at me. This bod' is useless."<br><br />
"Ah, don't underestimate it, Rattrap; it's ugly too."<br />
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Blackarachnia'''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Tankor slag Bird Bot!"<br><br />
"Hello, I'm a BAT!"<br />
:—'''Tankor''', confusing Nightscream for another type of flying creature<br />
<br />
<br />
"Well well well, all I need's a spider and I've got the whole set! Gotta catch 'em all!"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm''', confusing one franchise for another<br />
<br />
<br />
"Saving me AGAIN? What is your defect?<br><br />
"This place.." [''bad flashbacks''] "You..." [''Blackarachnia flashbacks''] "I almost remember."<br />
:—'''Thrust''', just being confusing<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
*The models of several [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] characters seen in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" appear as corpses including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].<br />
*Thrust recalls memories of Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rhinox and Blackarachnia's ''Beast Wars'' forms.<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
*At one point, Jetstorm says, "[[Pokeformers|Gotta catch 'em all!]]"—the catchphrase of the competing ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' franchise.<br />
*Thrust refers to Blackarachnia's 'positronic brain', a reference to the works of Isaac Asimov.<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélation, Partie I'''" ("Revelation, Part I")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélations 1'''" (Canada, "Revelations 1")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Ai no Chikara'''" (愛の力, "The Power of Love")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Revelaciones, Primera Parte: Descubrimiento'''" ("Revelations, First Part: Discovery")<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations Part 1: Discovery}}<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=7<br />
|title="Revelations Part I: Discovery"<br />
|image=Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust extractor.jpg<br />
|caption=Megatron's experimental automatic beauty treatment machine was not a success.<br />
|airdate=[[October 30]], 1999<br />
|written by=[[Brynne Chandler Reaves]]<br />
|directed by=[[James Taylor]]<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''The Maximals discover what happened to the inhabitants of Cybertron, and Blackarachnia learns more about the Vehicon general, Thrust.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Rattrap coolant.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Water wings — another thing the Oracle forgot to give Rattrap.]]<br />
The Maximals find themselves cornered by [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and his [[Motorcycle Drone]]s, when [[Optimus Primal]] floods the tunnels with coolant to get rid of them. After [[Rattrap]] narrowly avoids getting swept away, they make their way to the surface, where they find the bodies of hundreds of Cybertronians in some sort of factory. Examining the remains, Rattrap declares that their [[spark]]s weren't extinguished; they were removed altogether. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] wonders if the same thing happened to [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], but is interrupted when [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] attacks with his [[Aero Drone]]s. The Maximals choose to stand and fight, rather than flee again, partly because they're sick of running, but also partly because there's a [[Tankor (BM)|giant killer tank]] in their way.<br />
<br />
During the ensuing battle, Thrust tails Blackarachnia, but rather than attack her, he saves her from a Sonic Attack Jet's missiles—missiles which then go on to knock over a nearby tower. Blackarachnia and Thrust are seemingly buried underneath it. As the other Maximals recover from the crash, they realize that the coolant they used to flood the tunnels was meant to cool the factory they're fighting in now, and without it, the facility will explode in a few minutes. As Optimus rushes to free Blackarachnia, Cheetor wonders what "big bot" has gotten them into, echoing an earlier sentiment from [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust caught.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"But I only asked to get my nails done!"]]<br />
Meanwhile, Blackarachnia awakens, and spies the shadow of Silverbolt approaching her, only to realize it's being cast by Thrust, who saved her once again. When she asks why, he only replies "my mistake", and that it won't happen again. And then it ''does'' happen again, as he knocks her out of the way of an approaching supply train. This time, he begins flashing back to having his spark extracted, and then to memories of Blackarachnia during the Beast Wars. The two venture further into the factory together, and run across a giant [[spark extractor]], which promptly seizes them both and tries to, well, extract their sparks. Thrust saves Blackarachnia, but his own spark is taken, as Blackarachnia begins to suspect that he is, in fact, Silverbolt. She shuts down the machine, releasing both Thrust and the spark. Blackarachnia realizes that this place is where [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] stole the sparks of all Cybertronians.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust rescue.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"It was this big! I swear!"]]<br />
Outside, the Maximals deal with their antagonists one at a time and head to get Blackarachnia, as Nightscream and Cheetor continue arguing about Optimus. When they find her, she has restored Thrust's spark and attempted to get him to remember the time before. He promptly flees, and Optimus, seeing all the bodies, mourns his inability to stop Megatron. Cheetor, seeing they are out of time, ''orders'' Optimus to leave. The factory explodes behind them as they flee. After Cheetor declares he's taking command back from Optimus, much to the latter's surprise, Blackarachnia tells them that Thrust's spark once belonged to a Maximal. Realizing that Jetstorm and Tankor must be the same way, the Maximals resolve not to destroy the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]], but to bring them back to the right side.<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (3)<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (6)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (11)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=<br />
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (4)<br />
*[[Motorcycle Drone]]s (5)<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (8)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (9)<br />
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (10)<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Autobot]]s|c3=<br />
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl (?) <br />
<br />
|h4=[[Decepticon]]s|c4=<br />
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave (?)<br />
}}<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"Aw man, look at me. This bod' is useless."<br><br />
"Ah, don't underestimate it, Rattrap; it's ugly too."<br />
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Blackarachnia'''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Tankor slag Bird Bot!"<br><br />
"Hello, I'm a BAT!"<br />
:—'''Tankor''', confusing Nightscream for another type of flying creature<br />
<br />
<br />
"Well well well, all I need's a spider and I've got the whole set! Gotta catch 'em all!"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm''', confusing one franchise for another<br />
<br />
<br />
"Saving me AGAIN? What is your defect?<br><br />
"This place.." [''bad flashbacks''] "You..." [''Blackarachnia flashbacks''] "I almost remember."<br />
:—'''Thrust''', just being confusing<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
*The models of several [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] characters seen in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" appear as corpses including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].<br />
*Thrust recalls memories of Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rhinox and Blackarachnia's ''Beast Wars'' forms.<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
*At one point, Jetstorm says, "[[Pokeformers|Gotta catch 'em all!]]"—the catchphrase of the competing ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' franchise.<br />
*Thrust refers to Blackarachnia's 'positronic brain', a reference to the works of Isaac Asimov.<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélation, Partie I'''" ("Revelation, Part I")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélations 1'''" (Canada, "Revelations 1")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Ai no Chikara'''" (愛の力, "The Power of Love")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Revelaciones, Primera Parte: Descubrimiento'''" ("Revelations, First Part: Discovery")<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations Part 1: Discovery}}<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=7<br />
|title="Revelations Part I: Discovery"<br />
|image=Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust extractor.jpg<br />
|caption=Megatron's experimental automatic beauty treatment machine was not a success.<br />
|airdate=[[October 30]], 1999<br />
|written by=[[Brynne Chandler Reaves]]<br />
|directed by=[[James Taylor]]<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''The Maximals discover what happened to the inhabitants of Cybertron, and Blackarachnia learns more about the Vehicon general, Thrust.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Rattrap coolant.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Water wings — another thing the Oracle forgot to give Rattrap.]]<br />
The Maximals find themselves cornered by [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and his [[Motorcycle Drone]]s, when [[Optimus Primal]] floods the tunnels with coolant to get rid of them. After [[Rattrap]] narrowly avoids getting swept away, they make their way to the surface, where they find the bodies of hundreds of Cybertronians in some sort of factory. Examining the remains, Rattrap declares that their [[spark]]s weren't extinguished; they were removed altogether. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] wonders if the same thing happened to [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], but is interrupted when [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] attacks with his [[Aero Drone]]s. The Maximals choose to stand and fight, rather than flee again, partly because they're sick of running, but also partly because there's a [[Tankor (BM)|giant killer tank]] in their way.<br />
<br />
During the ensuing battle, Thrust tails Blackarachnia, but rather than attack her, he saves her from a Sonic Attack Jet's missiles—missiles which then go on to knock over a nearby tower. Blackarachnia and Thrust are seemingly buried underneath it. As the other Maximals recover from the crash, they realize that the coolant they used to flood the tunnels was meant to cool the factory they're fighting in now, and without it, the facility will explode in a few minutes. As Optimus rushes to free Blackarachnia, Cheetor wonders what "big bot" has gotten them into, echoing an earlier sentiment from [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust caught.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"But I only asked to get my nails done!"]]<br />
Meanwhile, Blackarachnia awakens, and spies the shadow of Silverbolt approaching her, only to realize it's being cast by Thrust, who saved her once again. When she asks why, he only replies "my mistake", and that it won't happen again. And then it ''does'' happen again, as he knocks her out of the way of an approaching supply train. This time, he begins flashing back to having his spark extracted, and then to memories of Blackarachnia during the Beast Wars. The two venture further into the factory together, and run across a giant [[spark extractor]], which promptly seizes them both and tries to, well, extract their sparks. Thrust saves Blackarachnia, but his own spark is taken, as Blackarachnia begins to suspect that he is, in fact, Silverbolt. She shuts down the machine, releasing both Thrust and the spark. Blackarachnia realizes that this place is where [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] stole the sparks of all Cybertronians.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust rescue.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"It was this big! I swear!"]]<br />
Outside, the Maximals deal with their antagonists one at a time and head to get Blackarachnia, as Nightscream and Cheetor continue arguing about Optimus. When they find her, she has restored Thrust's spark and attempted to get him to remember the time before. He promptly flees, and Optimus, seeing all the bodies, mourns his inability to stop Megatron. Cheetor, seeing they are out of time, ''orders'' Optimus to leave. The factory explodes behind them as they flee. After Cheetor declares he's taking command back from Optimus, much to the latter's surprise, Blackarachnia tells them that Thrust's spark once belonged to a Maximal. Realizing that Jetstorm and Tankor must be the same way, the Maximals resolve not to destroy the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]], but to bring them back to the right side.<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (3)<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (6)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (11)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=<br />
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (4)<br />
*[[Motorcycle Drone]]s (5)<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (8)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (9)<br />
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (10)<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Autobot]]s|Autobots]]|c3=<br />
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl (?) <br />
<br />
|h4=[[Decepticon]]s|Decepticons]]|c4=<br />
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave (?)<br />
}}<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"Aw man, look at me. This bod' is useless."<br><br />
"Ah, don't underestimate it, Rattrap; it's ugly too."<br />
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Blackarachnia'''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Tankor slag Bird Bot!"<br><br />
"Hello, I'm a BAT!"<br />
:—'''Tankor''', confusing Nightscream for another type of flying creature<br />
<br />
<br />
"Well well well, all I need's a spider and I've got the whole set! Gotta catch 'em all!"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm''', confusing one franchise for another<br />
<br />
<br />
"Saving me AGAIN? What is your defect?<br><br />
"This place.." [''bad flashbacks''] "You..." [''Blackarachnia flashbacks''] "I almost remember."<br />
:—'''Thrust''', just being confusing<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
*The models of several [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] characters seen in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" appear as corpses including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].<br />
*Thrust recalls memories of Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rhinox and Blackarachnia's ''Beast Wars'' forms.<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
*At one point, Jetstorm says, "[[Pokeformers|Gotta catch 'em all!]]"—the catchphrase of the competing ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' franchise.<br />
*Thrust refers to Blackarachnia's 'positronic brain', a reference to the works of Isaac Asimov.<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélation, Partie I'''" ("Revelation, Part I")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélations 1'''" (Canada, "Revelations 1")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Ai no Chikara'''" (愛の力, "The Power of Love")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Revelaciones, Primera Parte: Descubrimiento'''" ("Revelations, First Part: Discovery")<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations Part 1: Discovery}}<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=7<br />
|title="Revelations Part I: Discovery"<br />
|image=Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust extractor.jpg<br />
|caption=Megatron's experimental automatic beauty treatment machine was not a success.<br />
|airdate=[[October 30]], 1999<br />
|written by=[[Brynne Chandler Reaves]]<br />
|directed by=[[James Taylor]]<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''The Maximals discover what happened to the inhabitants of Cybertron, and Blackarachnia learns more about the Vehicon general, Thrust.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Rattrap coolant.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Water wings — another thing the Oracle forgot to give Rattrap.]]<br />
The Maximals find themselves cornered by [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and his [[Motorcycle Drone]]s, when [[Optimus Primal]] floods the tunnels with coolant to get rid of them. After [[Rattrap]] narrowly avoids getting swept away, they make their way to the surface, where they find the bodies of hundreds of Cybertronians in some sort of factory. Examining the remains, Rattrap declares that their [[spark]]s weren't extinguished; they were removed altogether. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] wonders if the same thing happened to [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], but is interrupted when [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] attacks with his [[Aero Drone]]s. The Maximals choose to stand and fight, rather than flee again, partly because they're sick of running, but also partly because there's a [[Tankor (BM)|giant killer tank]] in their way.<br />
<br />
During the ensuing battle, Thrust tails Blackarachnia, but rather than attack her, he saves her from a Sonic Attack Jet's missiles—missiles which then go on to knock over a nearby tower. Blackarachnia and Thrust are seemingly buried underneath it. As the other Maximals recover from the crash, they realize that the coolant they used to flood the tunnels was meant to cool the factory they're fighting in now, and without it, the facility will explode in a few minutes. As Optimus rushes to free Blackarachnia, Cheetor wonders what "big bot" has gotten them into, echoing an earlier sentiment from [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust caught.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"But I only asked to get my nails done!"]]<br />
Meanwhile, Blackarachnia awakens, and spies the shadow of Silverbolt approaching her, only to realize it's being cast by Thrust, who saved her once again. When she asks why, he only replies "my mistake", and that it won't happen again. And then it ''does'' happen again, as he knocks her out of the way of an approaching supply train. This time, he begins flashing back to having his spark extracted, and then to memories of Blackarachnia during the Beast Wars. The two venture further into the factory together, and run across a giant [[spark extractor]], which promptly seizes them both and tries to, well, extract their sparks. Thrust saves Blackarachnia, but his own spark is taken, as Blackarachnia begins to suspect that he is, in fact, Silverbolt. She shuts down the machine, releasing both Thrust and the spark. Blackarachnia realizes that this place is where [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] stole the sparks of all Cybertronians.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust rescue.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"It was this big! I swear!"]]<br />
Outside, the Maximals deal with their antagonists one at a time and head to get Blackarachnia, as Nightscream and Cheetor continue arguing about Optimus. When they find her, she has restored Thrust's spark and attempted to get him to remember the time before. He promptly flees, and Optimus, seeing all the bodies, mourns his inability to stop Megatron. Cheetor, seeing they are out of time, ''orders'' Optimus to leave. The factory explodes behind them as they flee. After Cheetor declares he's taking command back from Optimus, much to the latter's surprise, Blackarachnia tells them that Thrust's spark once belonged to a Maximal. Realizing that Jetstorm and Tankor must be the same way, the Maximals resolve not to destroy the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]], but to bring them back to the right side.<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (3)<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (6)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (11)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=<br />
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (4)<br />
*[[Motorcycle Drone]]s (5)<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (8)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (9)<br />
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (10)<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Autobot|Autobots]]|c3=<br />
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl (?) <br />
<br />
|h4=[[Decepticon|Decepticons]]|c4=<br />
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave (?)<br />
}}<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"Aw man, look at me. This bod' is useless."<br><br />
"Ah, don't underestimate it, Rattrap; it's ugly too."<br />
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Blackarachnia'''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Tankor slag Bird Bot!"<br><br />
"Hello, I'm a BAT!"<br />
:—'''Tankor''', confusing Nightscream for another type of flying creature<br />
<br />
<br />
"Well well well, all I need's a spider and I've got the whole set! Gotta catch 'em all!"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm''', confusing one franchise for another<br />
<br />
<br />
"Saving me AGAIN? What is your defect?<br><br />
"This place.." [''bad flashbacks''] "You..." [''Blackarachnia flashbacks''] "I almost remember."<br />
:—'''Thrust''', just being confusing<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
*The models of several [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] characters seen in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" appear as corpses including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].<br />
*Thrust recalls memories of Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rhinox and Blackarachnia's ''Beast Wars'' forms.<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
*At one point, Jetstorm says, "[[Pokeformers|Gotta catch 'em all!]]"—the catchphrase of the competing ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' franchise.<br />
*Thrust refers to Blackarachnia's 'positronic brain', a reference to the works of Isaac Asimov.<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélation, Partie I'''" ("Revelation, Part I")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélations 1'''" (Canada, "Revelations 1")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Ai no Chikara'''" (愛の力, "The Power of Love")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Revelaciones, Primera Parte: Descubrimiento'''" ("Revelations, First Part: Discovery")<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations Part 1: Discovery}}<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=7<br />
|title="Revelations Part I: Discovery"<br />
|image=Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust extractor.jpg<br />
|caption=Megatron's experimental automatic beauty treatment machine was not a success.<br />
|airdate=[[October 30]], 1999<br />
|written by=[[Brynne Chandler Reaves]]<br />
|directed by=[[James Taylor]]<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''The Maximals discover what happened to the inhabitants of Cybertron, and Blackarachnia learns more about the Vehicon general, Thrust.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Rattrap coolant.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Water wings — another thing the Oracle forgot to give Rattrap.]]<br />
The Maximals find themselves cornered by [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and his [[Motorcycle Drone]]s, when [[Optimus Primal]] floods the tunnels with coolant to get rid of them. After [[Rattrap]] narrowly avoids getting swept away, they make their way to the surface, where they find the bodies of hundreds of Cybertronians in some sort of factory. Examining the remains, Rattrap declares that their [[spark]]s weren't extinguished; they were removed altogether. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] wonders if the same thing happened to [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], but is interrupted when [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] attacks with his [[Aero Drone]]s. The Maximals choose to stand and fight, rather than flee again, partly because they're sick of running, but also partly because there's a [[Tankor (BM)|giant killer tank]] in their way.<br />
<br />
During the ensuing battle, Thrust tails Blackarachnia, but rather than attack her, he saves her from a Sonic Attack Jet's missiles—missiles which then go on to knock over a nearby tower. Blackarachnia and Thrust are seemingly buried underneath it. As the other Maximals recover from the crash, they realize that the coolant they used to flood the tunnels was meant to cool the factory they're fighting in now, and without it, the facility will explode in a few minutes. As Optimus rushes to free Blackarachnia, Cheetor wonders what "big bot" has gotten them into, echoing an earlier sentiment from [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust caught.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"But I only asked to get my nails done!"]]<br />
Meanwhile, Blackarachnia awakens, and spies the shadow of Silverbolt approaching her, only to realize it's being cast by Thrust, who saved her once again. When she asks why, he only replies "my mistake", and that it won't happen again. And then it ''does'' happen again, as he knocks her out of the way of an approaching supply train. This time, he begins flashing back to having his spark extracted, and then to memories of Blackarachnia during the Beast Wars. The two venture further into the factory together, and run across a giant [[spark extractor]], which promptly seizes them both and tries to, well, extract their sparks. Thrust saves Blackarachnia, but his own spark is taken, as Blackarachnia begins to suspect that he is, in fact, Silverbolt. She shuts down the machine, releasing both Thrust and the spark. Blackarachnia realizes that this place is where [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] stole the sparks of all Cybertronians.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust rescue.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"It was this big! I swear!"]]<br />
Outside, the Maximals deal with their antagonists one at a time and head to get Blackarachnia, as Nightscream and Cheetor continue arguing about Optimus. When they find her, she has restored Thrust's spark and attempted to get him to remember the time before. He promptly flees, and Optimus, seeing all the bodies, mourns his inability to stop Megatron. Cheetor, seeing they are out of time, ''orders'' Optimus to leave. The factory explodes behind them as they flee. After Cheetor declares he's taking command back from Optimus, much to the latter's surprise, Blackarachnia tells them that Thrust's spark once belonged to a Maximal. Realizing that Jetstorm and Tankor must be the same way, the Maximals resolve not to destroy the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]], but to bring them back to the right side.<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (3)<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (6)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (11)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=<br />
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (4)<br />
*[[Motorcycle Drone]]s (5)<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (8)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (9)<br />
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (10)<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Autobot|Autobots]]<br />
|c3=<br />
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl (?) <br />
<br />
|h4=[[Decepticon|Decepticons]]<br />
|c3=<br />
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave (?)<br />
}}<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"Aw man, look at me. This bod' is useless."<br><br />
"Ah, don't underestimate it, Rattrap; it's ugly too."<br />
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Blackarachnia'''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Tankor slag Bird Bot!"<br><br />
"Hello, I'm a BAT!"<br />
:—'''Tankor''', confusing Nightscream for another type of flying creature<br />
<br />
<br />
"Well well well, all I need's a spider and I've got the whole set! Gotta catch 'em all!"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm''', confusing one franchise for another<br />
<br />
<br />
"Saving me AGAIN? What is your defect?<br><br />
"This place.." [''bad flashbacks''] "You..." [''Blackarachnia flashbacks''] "I almost remember."<br />
:—'''Thrust''', just being confusing<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
*The models of several [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] characters seen in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" appear as corpses including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].<br />
*Thrust recalls memories of Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rhinox and Blackarachnia's ''Beast Wars'' forms.<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
*At one point, Jetstorm says, "[[Pokeformers|Gotta catch 'em all!]]"—the catchphrase of the competing ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' franchise.<br />
*Thrust refers to Blackarachnia's 'positronic brain', a reference to the works of Isaac Asimov.<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélation, Partie I'''" ("Revelation, Part I")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélations 1'''" (Canada, "Revelations 1")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Ai no Chikara'''" (愛の力, "The Power of Love")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Revelaciones, Primera Parte: Descubrimiento'''" ("Revelations, First Part: Discovery")<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations Part 1: Discovery}}<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=7<br />
|title="Revelations Part I: Discovery"<br />
|image=Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust extractor.jpg<br />
|caption=Megatron's experimental automatic beauty treatment machine was not a success.<br />
|airdate=[[October 30]], 1999<br />
|written by=[[Brynne Chandler Reaves]]<br />
|directed by=[[James Taylor]]<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''The Maximals discover what happened to the inhabitants of Cybertron, and Blackarachnia learns more about the Vehicon general, Thrust.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Rattrap coolant.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Water wings — another thing the Oracle forgot to give Rattrap.]]<br />
The Maximals find themselves cornered by [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and his [[Motorcycle Drone]]s, when [[Optimus Primal]] floods the tunnels with coolant to get rid of them. After [[Rattrap]] narrowly avoids getting swept away, they make their way to the surface, where they find the bodies of hundreds of Cybertronians in some sort of factory. Examining the remains, Rattrap declares that their [[spark]]s weren't extinguished; they were removed altogether. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] wonders if the same thing happened to [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], but is interrupted when [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] attacks with his [[Aero Drone]]s. The Maximals choose to stand and fight, rather than flee again, partly because they're sick of running, but also partly because there's a [[Tankor (BM)|giant killer tank]] in their way.<br />
<br />
During the ensuing battle, Thrust tails Blackarachnia, but rather than attack her, he saves her from a Sonic Attack Jet's missiles—missiles which then go on to knock over a nearby tower. Blackarachnia and Thrust are seemingly buried underneath it. As the other Maximals recover from the crash, they realize that the coolant they used to flood the tunnels was meant to cool the factory they're fighting in now, and without it, the facility will explode in a few minutes. As Optimus rushes to free Blackarachnia, Cheetor wonders what "big bot" has gotten them into, echoing an earlier sentiment from [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust caught.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"But I only asked to get my nails done!"]]<br />
Meanwhile, Blackarachnia awakens, and spies the shadow of Silverbolt approaching her, only to realize it's being cast by Thrust, who saved her once again. When she asks why, he only replies "my mistake", and that it won't happen again. And then it ''does'' happen again, as he knocks her out of the way of an approaching supply train. This time, he begins flashing back to having his spark extracted, and then to memories of Blackarachnia during the Beast Wars. The two venture further into the factory together, and run across a giant [[spark extractor]], which promptly seizes them both and tries to, well, extract their sparks. Thrust saves Blackarachnia, but his own spark is taken, as Blackarachnia begins to suspect that he is, in fact, Silverbolt. She shuts down the machine, releasing both Thrust and the spark. Blackarachnia realizes that this place is where [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] stole the sparks of all Cybertronians.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Revelations1 Blackarachnia Thrust rescue.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"It was this big! I swear!"]]<br />
Outside, the Maximals deal with their antagonists one at a time and head to get Blackarachnia, as Nightscream and Cheetor continue arguing about Optimus. When they find her, she has restored Thrust's spark and attempted to get him to remember the time before. He promptly flees, and Optimus, seeing all the bodies, mourns his inability to stop Megatron. Cheetor, seeing they are out of time, ''orders'' Optimus to leave. The factory explodes behind them as they flee. After Cheetor declares he's taking command back from Optimus, much to the latter's surprise, Blackarachnia tells them that Thrust's spark once belonged to a Maximal. Realizing that Jetstorm and Tankor must be the same way, the Maximals resolve not to destroy the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]], but to bring them back to the right side.<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (3)<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (6)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (11)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=<br />
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (4)<br />
*[[Motorcycle Drone]]s (5)<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (8)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (9)<br />
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (10)<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Autobot|Autobots]]<br />
|c3=<br />
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl (?) <br />
<br />
|h4=[[Decepticon|Decepticons]]<br />
|c3=<br />
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave (?)<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"Aw man, look at me. This bod' is useless."<br><br />
"Ah, don't underestimate it, Rattrap; it's ugly too."<br />
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Blackarachnia'''.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Tankor slag Bird Bot!"<br><br />
"Hello, I'm a BAT!"<br />
:—'''Tankor''', confusing Nightscream for another type of flying creature<br />
<br />
<br />
"Well well well, all I need's a spider and I've got the whole set! Gotta catch 'em all!"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm''', confusing one franchise for another<br />
<br />
<br />
"Saving me AGAIN? What is your defect?<br><br />
"This place.." [''bad flashbacks''] "You..." [''Blackarachnia flashbacks''] "I almost remember."<br />
:—'''Thrust''', just being confusing<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
*The models of several [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] characters seen in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" appear as corpses including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].<br />
*Thrust recalls memories of Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rhinox and Blackarachnia's ''Beast Wars'' forms.<br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
*At one point, Jetstorm says, "[[Pokeformers|Gotta catch 'em all!]]"—the catchphrase of the competing ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' franchise.<br />
*Thrust refers to Blackarachnia's 'positronic brain', a reference to the works of Isaac Asimov.<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélation, Partie I'''" ("Revelation, Part I")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélations 1'''" (Canada, "Revelations 1")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Ai no Chikara'''" (愛の力, "The Power of Love")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Revelaciones, Primera Parte: Descubrimiento'''" ("Revelations, First Part: Discovery")<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations Part 1: Discovery}}<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]</div>184.4.66.16https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Forbidden_Fruit&diff=722588Forbidden Fruit2012-06-11T00:38:17Z<p>184.4.66.16: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=5<br />
|image=ForbiddenFruit titlescreen.jpg<br />
|caption=Yum! Mangoes!<br />
|title="Forbidden Fruit"<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|airdate=[[October 16]], 1999<br />
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Trenton Carlson]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
'''A mysterious bat offers a strange new energy supply, but is it a blessing or a curse?'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
In the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the two [[technorganic]] warriors, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], mock-spar in their beast modes. They are being tutored by [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] on finding their still point during battle so they can transform. Cheetor objects to the new, "mystical" Optimus and proclaims that he trusts his instincts. All this unfolds while they are watched by an unfamiliar set of bat eyes. Beside the more advanced Blackarachnia and Cheetor, now learning to transform in combat, [[Rattrap]] is still struggling with the basics of his technorganic body and relearning the transformation process—unsuccessfully. Optimus Primal tells Rattrap to have patience and just let it happen. Frustrated with his new body and his liability in combat, the rat lashes out at his leader. According to him, Primal should save his advice for the still-missing [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Forbidden Fruit Nightscream restrained.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Charlton Heston in a role that will surprise you!]]<br />
Hurt, Optimus Primal leaves Rattrap, while the other two scold the rat for his behavior. Primal notices something up above and catches it. It's a bat, and Primal is shocked at the presence of organic life on Cybertron. Before he can examine it further, he is hit with a sonic pulse, and the creature flaps away. The Maximals pursue the bat in their beast modes through the lower regions of Cybertron before Cheetor transforms and catches the creature. As Cheetor holds the bat down, it speaks! Not only that, it—or rather, he—claims to be a Maximal.<br />
<br />
At this point, [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] and his [[Aero Drone]]s appear and attack the Maximals. Optimus Primal, Cheetor, and Blackarachnia transform into combat modes, while Rattrap, unable to transform and devoid of weapons, hides. After a short clash, the Maximals run away, followed by Jetstorm, who fires a homing mine after the Maximals that the bat deflects with a sonic blast. While the Maximals take cover, the Aero Drones are destroyed by the bat, and Jetstorm vows to return. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Bm soundwave.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mainframe's compensation for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s survival in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].]]<br />
The creature, being the kind soul he is, leads the Maximals back to his hideout. On the way, Optimus Primal tells him a simplified story of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], their [[reformatting]], and basically all the events leading up to the present. The bat recounts how he found himself trapped in this new form when the first [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] attacked Cybertron. As other robots were destroyed, he fell down a deep pit and awoke, he says, in his current, organic body. When the Maximals reach their destination, Primal is amazed at the bat's temporary home. It is a towering, organic fruit tree lodged in the metal world of Cybertron.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Forbidden Fruit Optimus Primal tree.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I'm not really digging this new remake of [[King Kong (movie)|''King Kong'']].]]<br />
The creature explains that he has been eating from the tree since his transformation and offers its fruit to the others. While three of them accept, Cheetor is suspicious of the creature. While Optimus Primal tries the fruit, claiming that it may help their organic components, Cheetor retorts that he only processes [[energon]], period. Cheetor interrogates the bat and demands answers. He wants to know if the newcomer's an agent for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], but the bat denies it, as Megatron took everything he loved away from him. Cheetor and the bat go back to the others, but the Maximals seem unresponsive and strange. Primal beats his chest and speaks in a primitive way, while Rattrap and Blackarachnia squabble over the fruit, hissing and nipping one another. The organic fruits have magnified their bestial sides, creating a mental imbalance and the eventual dominance of their animal natures. <br />
<br />
Amidst the chaos, Jetstorm reappears and attacks. Cheetor attempts to snap the others out of their beast mentality and get them transform. They ignore him, and he and the bat attempt to take the food away from the increasingly feral Maximals. Cheetor notices the trunk of the organic tree, transforms, and cuts it down, despite the bat's protests. This restores the affected Maximals to their old selves, and they transform and begin the fight. The bat is badly hurt by a blast from Jetstorm, and the only way to save his life is for Optimus Primal to reformat him.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Nightscreambm.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dammit, Mainframe. This is why nobody liked ''Beast Machines''!]]<br />
From his chest, a brilliant white light shoots out. The bat's organic components are mixed with technology, and a technorganic bat emerges. Transforming into his new robot mode, he decimates the ranks of the Aero Drones and drains energon out of Jetstorm until the general crashes. But reformatting the creature has taken its toll on Optimus. He is severely weakened and requests Cheetor to lead while he recovers, as Cheetor was right to destroy the tree; its purely organic nature was creating imbalance in their technorganic bodies. Cheetor eagerly accepts and orders Optimus to be placed on a stretcher.<br />
<br />
The new robot decides to travel with them and introduces himself as [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. But as they leave, a fruit from the organic tree puts down roots into what appears to be organic soil!<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (1)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)<br />
*[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (3)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (4)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (5)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (7)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (8)<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Decepticon]]s<br />
|c3=<br />
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6) (or a clone/fake/normal transformer?) (in a flashback)<br />
}}<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"How do you expect to master your new body if you keep turning your back on the Matrix, the source of our very sparks." <br/><br />
"I hate to disappoint you, Big Bot, but, (grunts) in the heat of the battle, I have to follow my instincts, not ''blind faith''.<br />
:—'''Optimus''' preaches it, but '''Cheetor''' opposes it.<br />
<br />
<br />
"But that's impossible. How can it ''live'' down here?"<br /><br />
"Eh, even with wings, a rat's a rat. And we're survivors."<br />
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Rattrap''' spot a bat.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Well, well, well. Looks like what we have here is an unlawful assembly. I'm afraid I'm going to have to take you boys downtown—''in pieces!''"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm'''<br />
<br />
<br />
"That's it! I'm through working with a bunch of empty-headed tin-plated-" [''is interrupted by Maximals''] "Ganging up on me? Let's see how tough you are when I bring a whole battalion back!"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm''' suffers from ADD.<br />
<br />
<br />
"I was trying to remember how to transform. I thought I could learn by watching him. Like that would ever happen."<br /><br />
"'''Like that would ever happen.'''"<br />
:—'''Nightscream''' doesn't have a high opinion of '''Rattrap''' (or anyone else, actually).<br />
<br />
<br />
"Sit! Eat! Get strong!"<br />
:—'''Optimus Primal''', nutritional specialist on fruit<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Animation and Technical errors===<br />
* When the Maximals escape into the underground and knock out a large metal cover blocking the tunnel, one of the bolts fallen on the ground clips through the thick metal plate as it drops down on top of it.<br />
<br />
===Continuity errors===<br />
<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
* During his flashback, Nightscream is seen hiding behind a Transformer that resembles [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. <br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
* As the Maximals hold down Nightscream, he looks at Optimus and cries, "Get your stinking paws off me, you big, dirty ape!", semi-quoting the famous line from the Charlton Heston film ''Planet of the Apes''.<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Fruit Défendu'''" ("The Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Fruit Défendu'''" ("Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Kindan no Kajitsu'''" (禁断の果実, "Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''El Fruto Prohibido'''" ("The Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
* This episode was riffed on in [[MSTF]] fashion at [[BotCon 2000]]. It is one of two ''Beast Machines'' episodes to get the MSTF treatment, the other being "[[A Wolf in the Fold]]".<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume One ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume One — Reformatting (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]<br />
[[Category:MSTF]]</div>184.4.66.16https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Forbidden_Fruit&diff=722587Forbidden Fruit2012-06-11T00:36:25Z<p>184.4.66.16: </p>
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<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=5<br />
|image=ForbiddenFruit titlescreen.jpg<br />
|caption=Yum! Mangoes!<br />
|title="Forbidden Fruit"<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|airdate=[[October 16]], 1999<br />
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Trenton Carlson]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
'''A mysterious bat offers a strange new energy supply, but is it a blessing or a curse?'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
In the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the two [[technorganic]] warriors, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], mock-spar in their beast modes. They are being tutored by [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] on finding their still point during battle so they can transform. Cheetor objects to the new, "mystical" Optimus and proclaims that he trusts his instincts. All this unfolds while they are watched by an unfamiliar set of bat eyes. Beside the more advanced Blackarachnia and Cheetor, now learning to transform in combat, [[Rattrap]] is still struggling with the basics of his technorganic body and relearning the transformation process—unsuccessfully. Optimus Primal tells Rattrap to have patience and just let it happen. Frustrated with his new body and his liability in combat, the rat lashes out at his leader. According to him, Primal should save his advice for the still-missing [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Forbidden Fruit Nightscream restrained.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Charlton Heston in a role that will surprise you!]]<br />
Hurt, Optimus Primal leaves Rattrap, while the other two scold the rat for his behavior. Primal notices something up above and catches it. It's a bat, and Primal is shocked at the presence of organic life on Cybertron. Before he can examine it further, he is hit with a sonic pulse, and the creature flaps away. The Maximals pursue the bat in their beast modes through the lower regions of Cybertron before Cheetor transforms and catches the creature. As Cheetor holds the bat down, it speaks! Not only that, it—or rather, he—claims to be a Maximal.<br />
<br />
At this point, [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] and his [[Aero Drone]]s appear and attack the Maximals. Optimus Primal, Cheetor, and Blackarachnia transform into combat modes, while Rattrap, unable to transform and devoid of weapons, hides. After a short clash, the Maximals run away, followed by Jetstorm, who fires a homing mine after the Maximals that the bat deflects with a sonic blast. While the Maximals take cover, the Aero Drones are destroyed by the bat, and Jetstorm vows to return. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Bm soundwave.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mainframe's compensation for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s survival in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].]]<br />
The creature, being the kind soul he is, leads the Maximals back to his hideout. On the way, Optimus Primal tells him a simplified story of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], their [[reformatting]], and basically all the events leading up to the present. The bat recounts how he found himself trapped in this new form when the first [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] attacked Cybertron. As other robots were destroyed, he fell down a deep pit and awoke, he says, in his current, organic body. When the Maximals reach their destination, Primal is amazed at the bat's temporary home. It is a towering, organic fruit tree lodged in the metal world of Cybertron.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Forbidden Fruit Optimus Primal tree.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I'm not really digging this new remake of [[King Kong (movie)|''King Kong'']].]]<br />
The creature explains that he has been eating from the tree since his transformation and offers its fruit to the others. While three of them accept, Cheetor is suspicious of the creature. While Optimus Primal tries the fruit, claiming that it may help their organic components, Cheetor retorts that he only processes [[energon]], period. Cheetor interrogates the bat and demands answers. He wants to know if the newcomer's an agent for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], but the bat denies it, as Megatron took everything he loved away from him. Cheetor and the bat go back to the others, but the Maximals seem unresponsive and strange. Primal beats his chest and speaks in a primitive way, while Rattrap and Blackarachnia squabble over the fruit, hissing and nipping one another. The organic fruits have magnified their bestial sides, creating a mental imbalance and the eventual dominance of their animal natures. <br />
<br />
Amidst the chaos, Jetstorm reappears and attacks. Cheetor attempts to snap the others out of their beast mentality and get them transform. They ignore him, and he and the bat attempt to take the food away from the increasingly feral Maximals. Cheetor notices the trunk of the organic tree, transforms, and cuts it down, despite the bat's protests. This restores the affected Maximals to their old selves, and they transform and begin the fight. The bat is badly hurt by a blast from Jetstorm, and the only way to save his life is for Optimus Primal to reformat him.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Nightscreambm.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dammit, Mainframe. This is why nobody liked ''Beast Machines''!]]<br />
From his chest, a brilliant white light shoots out. The bat's organic components are mixed with technology, and a technorganic bat emerges. Transforming into his new robot mode, he decimates the ranks of the Aero Drones and drains energon out of Jetstorm until the general crashes. But reformatting the creature has taken its toll on Optimus. He is severely weakened and requests Cheetor to lead while he recovers, as Cheetor was right to destroy the tree; its purely organic nature was creating imbalance in their technorganic bodies. Cheetor eagerly accepts and orders Optimus to be placed on a stretcher.<br />
<br />
The new robot decides to travel with them and introduces himself as [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. But as they leave, a fruit from the organic tree puts down roots into what appears to be organic soil!<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (1)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)<br />
*[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (3)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (4)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (5)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (7)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (8)<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Decepticon]]s<br />
|c3=<br />
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6) (in a flashback)<br />
}}<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"How do you expect to master your new body if you keep turning your back on the Matrix, the source of our very sparks." <br/><br />
"I hate to disappoint you, Big Bot, but, (grunts) in the heat of the battle, I have to follow my instincts, not ''blind faith''.<br />
:—'''Optimus''' preaches it, but '''Cheetor''' opposes it.<br />
<br />
<br />
"But that's impossible. How can it ''live'' down here?"<br /><br />
"Eh, even with wings, a rat's a rat. And we're survivors."<br />
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Rattrap''' spot a bat.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Well, well, well. Looks like what we have here is an unlawful assembly. I'm afraid I'm going to have to take you boys downtown—''in pieces!''"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm'''<br />
<br />
<br />
"That's it! I'm through working with a bunch of empty-headed tin-plated-" [''is interrupted by Maximals''] "Ganging up on me? Let's see how tough you are when I bring a whole battalion back!"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm''' suffers from ADD.<br />
<br />
<br />
"I was trying to remember how to transform. I thought I could learn by watching him. Like that would ever happen."<br /><br />
"'''Like that would ever happen.'''"<br />
:—'''Nightscream''' doesn't have a high opinion of '''Rattrap''' (or anyone else, actually).<br />
<br />
<br />
"Sit! Eat! Get strong!"<br />
:—'''Optimus Primal''', nutritional specialist on fruit<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Animation and Technical errors===<br />
* When the Maximals escape into the underground and knock out a large metal cover blocking the tunnel, one of the bolts fallen on the ground clips through the thick metal plate as it drops down on top of it.<br />
<br />
===Continuity errors===<br />
<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
* During his flashback, Nightscream is seen hiding behind a Transformer that resembles [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. <br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
* As the Maximals hold down Nightscream, he looks at Optimus and cries, "Get your stinking paws off me, you big, dirty ape!", semi-quoting the famous line from the Charlton Heston film ''Planet of the Apes''.<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Fruit Défendu'''" ("The Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Fruit Défendu'''" ("Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Kindan no Kajitsu'''" (禁断の果実, "Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''El Fruto Prohibido'''" ("The Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
* This episode was riffed on in [[MSTF]] fashion at [[BotCon 2000]]. It is one of two ''Beast Machines'' episodes to get the MSTF treatment, the other being "[[A Wolf in the Fold]]".<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume One ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume One — Reformatting (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]<br />
[[Category:MSTF]]</div>184.4.66.16https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Forbidden_Fruit&diff=722586Forbidden Fruit2012-06-11T00:35:07Z<p>184.4.66.16: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=5<br />
|image=ForbiddenFruit titlescreen.jpg<br />
|caption=Yum! Mangoes!<br />
|title="Forbidden Fruit"<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|airdate=[[October 16]], 1999<br />
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Trenton Carlson]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
'''A mysterious bat offers a strange new energy supply, but is it a blessing or a curse?'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
In the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the two [[technorganic]] warriors, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], mock-spar in their beast modes. They are being tutored by [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] on finding their still point during battle so they can transform. Cheetor objects to the new, "mystical" Optimus and proclaims that he trusts his instincts. All this unfolds while they are watched by an unfamiliar set of bat eyes. Beside the more advanced Blackarachnia and Cheetor, now learning to transform in combat, [[Rattrap]] is still struggling with the basics of his technorganic body and relearning the transformation process—unsuccessfully. Optimus Primal tells Rattrap to have patience and just let it happen. Frustrated with his new body and his liability in combat, the rat lashes out at his leader. According to him, Primal should save his advice for the still-missing [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Forbidden Fruit Nightscream restrained.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Charlton Heston in a role that will surprise you!]]<br />
Hurt, Optimus Primal leaves Rattrap, while the other two scold the rat for his behavior. Primal notices something up above and catches it. It's a bat, and Primal is shocked at the presence of organic life on Cybertron. Before he can examine it further, he is hit with a sonic pulse, and the creature flaps away. The Maximals pursue the bat in their beast modes through the lower regions of Cybertron before Cheetor transforms and catches the creature. As Cheetor holds the bat down, it speaks! Not only that, it—or rather, he—claims to be a Maximal.<br />
<br />
At this point, [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] and his [[Aero Drone]]s appear and attack the Maximals. Optimus Primal, Cheetor, and Blackarachnia transform into combat modes, while Rattrap, unable to transform and devoid of weapons, hides. After a short clash, the Maximals run away, followed by Jetstorm, who fires a homing mine after the Maximals that the bat deflects with a sonic blast. While the Maximals take cover, the Aero Drones are destroyed by the bat, and Jetstorm vows to return. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Bm soundwave.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mainframe's compensation for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s survival in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].]]<br />
The creature, being the kind soul he is, leads the Maximals back to his hideout. On the way, Optimus Primal tells him a simplified story of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], their [[reformatting]], and basically all the events leading up to the present. The bat recounts how he found himself trapped in this new form when the first [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] attacked Cybertron. As other robots were destroyed, he fell down a deep pit and awoke, he says, in his current, organic body. When the Maximals reach their destination, Primal is amazed at the bat's temporary home. It is a towering, organic fruit tree lodged in the metal world of Cybertron.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Forbidden Fruit Optimus Primal tree.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I'm not really digging this new remake of [[King Kong (movie)|''King Kong'']].]]<br />
The creature explains that he has been eating from the tree since his transformation and offers its fruit to the others. While three of them accept, Cheetor is suspicious of the creature. While Optimus Primal tries the fruit, claiming that it may help their organic components, Cheetor retorts that he only processes [[energon]], period. Cheetor interrogates the bat and demands answers. He wants to know if the newcomer's an agent for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], but the bat denies it, as Megatron took everything he loved away from him. Cheetor and the bat go back to the others, but the Maximals seem unresponsive and strange. Primal beats his chest and speaks in a primitive way, while Rattrap and Blackarachnia squabble over the fruit, hissing and nipping one another. The organic fruits have magnified their bestial sides, creating a mental imbalance and the eventual dominance of their animal natures. <br />
<br />
Amidst the chaos, Jetstorm reappears and attacks. Cheetor attempts to snap the others out of their beast mentality and get them transform. They ignore him, and he and the bat attempt to take the food away from the increasingly feral Maximals. Cheetor notices the trunk of the organic tree, transforms, and cuts it down, despite the bat's protests. This restores the affected Maximals to their old selves, and they transform and begin the fight. The bat is badly hurt by a blast from Jetstorm, and the only way to save his life is for Optimus Primal to reformat him.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Nightscreambm.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dammit, Mainframe. This is why nobody liked ''Beast Machines''!]]<br />
From his chest, a brilliant white light shoots out. The bat's organic components are mixed with technology, and a technorganic bat emerges. Transforming into his new robot mode, he decimates the ranks of the Aero Drones and drains energon out of Jetstorm until the general crashes. But reformatting the creature has taken its toll on Optimus. He is severely weakened and requests Cheetor to lead while he recovers, as Cheetor was right to destroy the tree; its purely organic nature was creating imbalance in their technorganic bodies. Cheetor eagerly accepts and orders Optimus to be placed on a stretcher.<br />
<br />
The new robot decides to travel with them and introduces himself as [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. But as they leave, a fruit from the organic tree puts down roots into what appears to be organic soil!<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (1)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)<br />
*[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (3)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (4)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (5)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (7)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (8)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Decepticon]]s<br />
|c3=<br />
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6) (in a flashback)<br />
}}<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"How do you expect to master your new body if you keep turning your back on the Matrix, the source of our very sparks." <br/><br />
"I hate to disappoint you, Big Bot, but, (grunts) in the heat of the battle, I have to follow my instincts, not ''blind faith''.<br />
:—'''Optimus''' preaches it, but '''Cheetor''' opposes it.<br />
<br />
<br />
"But that's impossible. How can it ''live'' down here?"<br /><br />
"Eh, even with wings, a rat's a rat. And we're survivors."<br />
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Rattrap''' spot a bat.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Well, well, well. Looks like what we have here is an unlawful assembly. I'm afraid I'm going to have to take you boys downtown—''in pieces!''"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm'''<br />
<br />
<br />
"That's it! I'm through working with a bunch of empty-headed tin-plated-" [''is interrupted by Maximals''] "Ganging up on me? Let's see how tough you are when I bring a whole battalion back!"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm''' suffers from ADD.<br />
<br />
<br />
"I was trying to remember how to transform. I thought I could learn by watching him. Like that would ever happen."<br /><br />
"'''Like that would ever happen.'''"<br />
:—'''Nightscream''' doesn't have a high opinion of '''Rattrap''' (or anyone else, actually).<br />
<br />
<br />
"Sit! Eat! Get strong!"<br />
:—'''Optimus Primal''', nutritional specialist on fruit<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Animation and Technical errors===<br />
* When the Maximals escape into the underground and knock out a large metal cover blocking the tunnel, one of the bolts fallen on the ground clips through the thick metal plate as it drops down on top of it.<br />
<br />
===Continuity errors===<br />
<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
* During his flashback, Nightscream is seen hiding behind a Transformer that resembles [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. <br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
* As the Maximals hold down Nightscream, he looks at Optimus and cries, "Get your stinking paws off me, you big, dirty ape!", semi-quoting the famous line from the Charlton Heston film ''Planet of the Apes''.<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Fruit Défendu'''" ("The Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Fruit Défendu'''" ("Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Kindan no Kajitsu'''" (禁断の果実, "Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''El Fruto Prohibido'''" ("The Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
* This episode was riffed on in [[MSTF]] fashion at [[BotCon 2000]]. It is one of two ''Beast Machines'' episodes to get the MSTF treatment, the other being "[[A Wolf in the Fold]]".<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume One ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume One — Reformatting (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]<br />
[[Category:MSTF]]</div>184.4.66.16https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Forbidden_Fruit&diff=722585Forbidden Fruit2012-06-11T00:34:08Z<p>184.4.66.16: </p>
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<div>{{episode<br />
|series=BMtoon<br />
|ep=5<br />
|image=ForbiddenFruit titlescreen.jpg<br />
|caption=Yum! Mangoes!<br />
|title="Forbidden Fruit"<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|airdate=[[October 16]], 1999<br />
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Trenton Carlson]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
'''A mysterious bat offers a strange new energy supply, but is it a blessing or a curse?'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
In the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the two [[technorganic]] warriors, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], mock-spar in their beast modes. They are being tutored by [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] on finding their still point during battle so they can transform. Cheetor objects to the new, "mystical" Optimus and proclaims that he trusts his instincts. All this unfolds while they are watched by an unfamiliar set of bat eyes. Beside the more advanced Blackarachnia and Cheetor, now learning to transform in combat, [[Rattrap]] is still struggling with the basics of his technorganic body and relearning the transformation process—unsuccessfully. Optimus Primal tells Rattrap to have patience and just let it happen. Frustrated with his new body and his liability in combat, the rat lashes out at his leader. According to him, Primal should save his advice for the still-missing [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Forbidden Fruit Nightscream restrained.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Charlton Heston in a role that will surprise you!]]<br />
Hurt, Optimus Primal leaves Rattrap, while the other two scold the rat for his behavior. Primal notices something up above and catches it. It's a bat, and Primal is shocked at the presence of organic life on Cybertron. Before he can examine it further, he is hit with a sonic pulse, and the creature flaps away. The Maximals pursue the bat in their beast modes through the lower regions of Cybertron before Cheetor transforms and catches the creature. As Cheetor holds the bat down, it speaks! Not only that, it—or rather, he—claims to be a Maximal.<br />
<br />
At this point, [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] and his [[Aero Drone]]s appear and attack the Maximals. Optimus Primal, Cheetor, and Blackarachnia transform into combat modes, while Rattrap, unable to transform and devoid of weapons, hides. After a short clash, the Maximals run away, followed by Jetstorm, who fires a homing mine after the Maximals that the bat deflects with a sonic blast. While the Maximals take cover, the Aero Drones are destroyed by the bat, and Jetstorm vows to return. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Bm soundwave.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mainframe's compensation for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s survival in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].]]<br />
The creature, being the kind soul he is, leads the Maximals back to his hideout. On the way, Optimus Primal tells him a simplified story of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], their [[reformatting]], and basically all the events leading up to the present. The bat recounts how he found himself trapped in this new form when the first [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] attacked Cybertron. As other robots were destroyed, he fell down a deep pit and awoke, he says, in his current, organic body. When the Maximals reach their destination, Primal is amazed at the bat's temporary home. It is a towering, organic fruit tree lodged in the metal world of Cybertron.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Forbidden Fruit Optimus Primal tree.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I'm not really digging this new remake of [[King Kong (movie)|''King Kong'']].]]<br />
The creature explains that he has been eating from the tree since his transformation and offers its fruit to the others. While three of them accept, Cheetor is suspicious of the creature. While Optimus Primal tries the fruit, claiming that it may help their organic components, Cheetor retorts that he only processes [[energon]], period. Cheetor interrogates the bat and demands answers. He wants to know if the newcomer's an agent for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], but the bat denies it, as Megatron took everything he loved away from him. Cheetor and the bat go back to the others, but the Maximals seem unresponsive and strange. Primal beats his chest and speaks in a primitive way, while Rattrap and Blackarachnia squabble over the fruit, hissing and nipping one another. The organic fruits have magnified their bestial sides, creating a mental imbalance and the eventual dominance of their animal natures. <br />
<br />
Amidst the chaos, Jetstorm reappears and attacks. Cheetor attempts to snap the others out of their beast mentality and get them transform. They ignore him, and he and the bat attempt to take the food away from the increasingly feral Maximals. Cheetor notices the trunk of the organic tree, transforms, and cuts it down, despite the bat's protests. This restores the affected Maximals to their old selves, and they transform and begin the fight. The bat is badly hurt by a blast from Jetstorm, and the only way to save his life is for Optimus Primal to reformat him.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Nightscreambm.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dammit, Mainframe. This is why nobody liked ''Beast Machines''!]]<br />
From his chest, a brilliant white light shoots out. The bat's organic components are mixed with technology, and a technorganic bat emerges. Transforming into his new robot mode, he decimates the ranks of the Aero Drones and drains energon out of Jetstorm until the general crashes. But reformatting the creature has taken its toll on Optimus. He is severely weakened and requests Cheetor to lead while he recovers, as Cheetor was right to destroy the tree; its purely organic nature was creating imbalance in their technorganic bodies. Cheetor eagerly accepts and orders Optimus to be placed on a stretcher.<br />
<br />
The new robot decides to travel with them and introduces himself as [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. But as they leave, a fruit from the organic tree puts down roots into what appears to be organic soil!<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|h1=[[Maximal]]s<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (1)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)<br />
*[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (3)<br />
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (4)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (5)<br />
<br />
|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (7)<br />
*[[Aero Drone]]s (8)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
|h3=[[Decepticon]]s<br />
|c3=<br />
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6) (in a flashback)<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
"How do you expect to master your new body if you keep turning your back on the Matrix, the source of our very sparks." <br/><br />
"I hate to disappoint you, Big Bot, but, (grunts) in the heat of the battle, I have to follow my instincts, not ''blind faith''.<br />
:—'''Optimus''' preaches it, but '''Cheetor''' opposes it.<br />
<br />
<br />
"But that's impossible. How can it ''live'' down here?"<br /><br />
"Eh, even with wings, a rat's a rat. And we're survivors."<br />
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Rattrap''' spot a bat.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Well, well, well. Looks like what we have here is an unlawful assembly. I'm afraid I'm going to have to take you boys downtown—''in pieces!''"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm'''<br />
<br />
<br />
"That's it! I'm through working with a bunch of empty-headed tin-plated-" [''is interrupted by Maximals''] "Ganging up on me? Let's see how tough you are when I bring a whole battalion back!"<br />
:—'''Jetstorm''' suffers from ADD.<br />
<br />
<br />
"I was trying to remember how to transform. I thought I could learn by watching him. Like that would ever happen."<br /><br />
"'''Like that would ever happen.'''"<br />
:—'''Nightscream''' doesn't have a high opinion of '''Rattrap''' (or anyone else, actually).<br />
<br />
<br />
"Sit! Eat! Get strong!"<br />
:—'''Optimus Primal''', nutritional specialist on fruit<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
===Animation and Technical errors===<br />
* When the Maximals escape into the underground and knock out a large metal cover blocking the tunnel, one of the bolts fallen on the ground clips through the thick metal plate as it drops down on top of it.<br />
<br />
===Continuity errors===<br />
<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
* During his flashback, Nightscream is seen hiding behind a Transformer that resembles [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. <br />
<br />
===Real-world references===<br />
* As the Maximals hold down Nightscream, he looks at Optimus and cries, "Get your stinking paws off me, you big, dirty ape!", semi-quoting the famous line from the Charlton Heston film ''Planet of the Apes''.<br />
<br />
===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Fruit Défendu'''" ("The Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Fruit Défendu'''" ("Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Kindan no Kajitsu'''" (禁断の果実, "Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''El Fruto Prohibido'''" ("The Forbidden Fruit")<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
* This episode was riffed on in [[MSTF]] fashion at [[BotCon 2000]]. It is one of two ''Beast Machines'' episodes to get the MSTF treatment, the other being "[[A Wolf in the Fold]]".<br />
<br />
==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 2 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume One ([[Sony]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume One — Reformatting (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]<br />
[[Category:MSTF]]</div>184.4.66.16https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Scooter_(GoBots)&diff=722568Scooter (GoBots)2012-06-10T22:29:45Z<p>184.4.66.16: </p>
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<div>{{disambig2|the kid appeal character from that cartoon you didn't watch|the annoying Transcendent Technomorph guard|Scooter (TransTech)}}<br />
:''Scooter is a [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] Gobotronian from the [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBots]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{faceless}}<br />
'''Scooter''' is a friendly guy! He's the [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardians]]' technician. Let's go out on a limb and say he transforms into a scooter. <br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''TransTech''===<br />
Scooter was responsible for altering the emergency frequencies of the [[G1 GoBots|GoBots' dimensional explorer team]] to mask them from detection. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Scooter is totally [[Tonka]]'s [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBot]] of the same name.<br />
* In the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon, he was voiced by [[Frank Welker]]. You may have heard of him.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/Scooter/scooter.htm Scooter at TFU.info]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Guardians]]<br />
[[Category:TransTech characters]]</div>184.4.66.16https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Scooter_(GoBots)&diff=722567Scooter (GoBots)2012-06-10T22:28:30Z<p>184.4.66.16: </p>
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<div>{{disambig2|the kid appeal character from that cartoon you didn't watch|the annoying Transcendent Technomorph guard|Scooter (TransTech)}}<br />
:''Scooter is a [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] Gobotronian from the [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBots]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{faceless}}<br />
'''Scooter''' is a friendly guy! He's the [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardians]]' technician. Let's go out on a limb and say he transforms into a scooter. <br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''TransTech''===<br />
Scooter was responsible for altering the emergency frequencies of the [[G1 GoBots|GoBots' dimensional explorer team]] to mask them from detection. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Scooter is totally [[Tonka]]'s [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBot]] of the same name.<br />
* In the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon, he was voiced by [[Frank Welker]]. You may have heard[[Megatron (G1)]] of him.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/Scooter/scooter.htm Scooter at TFU.info]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Guardians]]<br />
[[Category:TransTech characters]]</div>184.4.66.16