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Master Blaster

2008-03-06T19:13:45Z

190.58.152.143: /* Other Notes */

{{disambig2|the Beast Wars episode|the Micromaster Combiner|Blast Master}}

'''The Predacons gain control over the body of Optimus Primal, and capture the ''Ark''.'''

[[Image:BW_MasterBlaster_title.jpg|thumb|350px|Heehee, that rhymes.]]

{{episodenav |BW |season=3 |10 |prev=Crossing the Rubicon |next=Other Victories}}

==Summary==
[[Image:BW_MasterBlaster_PrimalflattenWaspy.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A bug in the hand is worth...uh, washing up afterward.]]

Silverbolt dutifully patrols the Maximals' fortified entrance to [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Megatron, trying another attack on the Maximals' base, sends sub-commander Waspinator with a large explosive (from...somewhere) to destroy the patrolling Fuzor. Waspinator delivers the missile and destroys Silverbolt's gunning turret, and when Primal, Cheetor, and Rattrap rush outside to defend their home, Waspinator commands a full attack. But without support from additional troops, Waspinator is quickly crushed by Primal.

Hiding out of Primal's sight, Tarantulas blows a dart that burrows itself into Primal's foot, crawls through the Maximal leader's interior machinery, and accesses Primal's own spark. Primal disregards the infection, tells Cheetor to "take a rest" with a suspiciously Western drawl, and punches out the young Maximal.

[[Image:BW_MasterBlaster_Primalsparkhijack.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Once these things dig in, only a special shampoo can get them out.]]

Blackarachnia returns to the Maximal base, surprised by the open doors. She finds the entire interior dark. Primal sneaks up on the arachnid, and when she reveals that Depth Charge isn't with her, he grabs her as if she were a toy. With the widow restrained, Megatron and his crones step out of the darkness. Quickstrike is revealed to be controlling Optimus by piloting a large, mechanical suit of similar form to Primal's body. The other Maximals are being kept deactivated in a hanging cage.

[[Image:BW_MasterBlaster_Megs_spark.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Ye haw, ride 'em, cowboy!]]

Meanwhile, Quickstrike uses Primal's body to give Megatron access to the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s interior. Megatron walks through the halls of the ship to find what he's looking for: his namesake [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The Predacon leader opens his own chest, and a tentacle reaches out of it to access the [[spark]] of his predecessor. After a bit of struggle, Megatron takes both sparks into his body. While Megatron convulses from the pain of containing two sparks, Quickstrike, who is secretly working for Tarantulas, dumps his leader into one of the lava pits outside.

[[Image:BW_MasterBlaster_Megshand.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Wikipedia:Terminator 2: Judgment Day|I'll]] be back.]]

Blackarachnia is left in the care of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], who delights in causing her pain, but she overpowers the massive Transmetal crab by using her telekinesis to knock him down with a steel girder. She sneaks through the base, then leads Inferno away from the Maximals he's supposed to be protecting and locks him outside so she can free her team.

Quickstrike gives Tarantulas access to [[Teletraan I]]. Tarantulas then sends Quickstrike away to destroy the Maximals while he rigs the ''Ark'' to explode, which will kill all Autobots and Decepticons within it. As Tarantulas leaves the ''Ark'', Megatron emerges from the lava, now reconfigured into a dragon form by his plunge into the molten rock and the additional spark within him. Megatron burns the spider who betrayed him and tosses Tarantulas into a distant lava pool as punishment for failing.

Quickstrike, still piloting his armor, finds Blackarachnia and double-teams her using Optimus's body, which is still under his control. But with a well-placed blast, she causes the two giants to fall over each other. The fall frees Optimus, who remembers what he did under Quickstrike's control, and he and Blackarachnia head back into the Ark to prevent the devastation.

[[Image:BW_MasterBlaster_Megsflame.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Oh, this is really bold! So bold, it's not fit for human consumption!]]

Megatron finds Optimus, and the two enhanced transformers battle. While Blackarachnia tries to save the ''Ark'', Megatron shows off his new abilities against his most hated enemy. Blackarachnia saves the ''Ark'' with just a single second to spare. Optimus is then saved from Megatron by the combined firepower of the other Maximals, who force Megatron to retreat. But with the spark of the original Megatron still in his possession, Megatron has gained a new advantage in the Beast Wars.

{{-}}

==Quotes==
"Ah, sometimes deception is the better part of valor."
:—'''Megatron''', observing Waspinator's unwitting decoy attack on the Maximal base

"You'll live to regret this, crab legs."<br>
"I regret everything, my sweet. Struggle as much as you like, I enjoy it."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' as she struggles against '''Rampage'''

"Time to open me up a can of kick-keister!"
:—'''Quickstrike''', after being told to finish the other Maximals

"I can suffer your treachery, lieutenant, but not your incompetence!"<br>
(throws Tarantulas into the lava)<br>
"Treachery requires ''no'' mistakes."
:—'''Megatron''' reborn deals with '''Tarantulas'''

"Megatron does not yield... he ''conquers''!"
:—'''Megatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s response to Optimus Primal's demand for his surrender

"Did you think you could stand against the fury of ''both'' Megatrons?"
:—'''Megatron''' gloating to Optimus Primal

"Eight clicks to core implosion.... five.. four... three... two... one... core implosion aborted... all systems normal... have a nice day."
:—'''Teletraan I'''

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' March 1, 1999

'''Written by:''' [[Eric Torin]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximals]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacons]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] (1)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (8)
*[[Rattrap]] (9)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (10)
*[[Blackarachnia]] (11)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (13)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (2)
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (3)
*[[Tarantulas]] (4)
*[[Waspinator]] (5)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Dinobot II]] (7)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (12)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (14)

|}

==Other Notes==
* Although the toy is a [[Transmetal 2]] and has detailing consistent with the other Transmetal 2 figures, within the context of the story, Megatron's upgrade has not related to the [[Transmetal driver]] and never called a Transmetal 2 in the series. The stylistic difference from "Optimal Optimus" can be attributed to the lava, which Megatron likely wouldn't have survived had he not been in the process of being upgraded, as falling into lava killed [[Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok]].

===Animation Errors===
* When Megatron says "Six little Maximals...", his face is black instead of purple.

===Continuity errors===
* It is unclear why Tarantulas and Quickstrike expected (''Beast Wars'') Megatron to expire in the lava, given Tarantulas suffers the same fate, but immediately climbs out of the lava moments later. Although it's possible that throwing Megatron into lava was just Quickstrike's idea.
* Megatron is not shown putting Generation 1 Megatron's spark back in its body. Even at the end of the series, the spark was never shown again, nor was it even mentioned that it had been replaced. There is only Primal's statement that "all is as it should be" (made in "[[Nemesis Part 2]]") to go on. However, the spark's replacement ''was'' written into the "Nemesis" script and even animated{{m-}}it was simply cut for time from the final episode. A clip of this animation can be seen on BWTF.com's [http://bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasonthree/nem2/ page for this episode] and was included as an extra in Kid Rhino's DVD release of ''Beast Wars'' season 3.
* What is kind of odd is that Teletraan I counts down in clicks, which during the Beast Wars is a distant of measurement with cycles being the unit of time. It is unlikely that the measurements for time and distance would change within the 300 years after the Great War. But the writers might have gotten the units confused and didn't pay attention to it.
* The computer that Blackarachnia uses seems to have been designed for human-size figures, rather then the larger Autobot occupants.

===Transformers references===
* Well, there ''is'' [[Megatron (G1)|the original Megatron]], but he's only in [[stasis lock]].
* The bomb that Waspinator is holding at the start of the episode looks like Galvatron's fusion cannon.

===Real-world references===
* Megatron counts "Six little Maximals, I've almost collected the whole set!" several Transformer fans collect the [[Beast Wars (toyline)|toys]] - and many fans make a point to collect specifically the toys of characters appearing on the show.

* While revealing himself in his new form, Megatron cries out "Enter the dragon!", which is also the title of a [[Wikipedia:Enter the Dragon|Bruce Lee movie]].

* The title of the episode, "Master Blaster", is also the title of an old computer game, and a song by Stevie Wonder. However, it's clear from context that it primarily refers to the dwarf/giant duo from ''[[Wikipedia:Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome|Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]]''.

===Trivia===

* The power-suit frame used by Quickstrike in this episode is later used by the [[Vok]] to create [[Primal Prime]] in the BotCon ''Wreckers'' storyline. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}}

* In an early version of episode's plot, Megatron decided to steal and absorb the original Megatron's spark only after failing at another attempt to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].<ref>[[Beast Wars Universe]] ISBN 978-4766938005</ref>

==Reference==
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Go with the Flow

2008-03-06T18:44:01Z

190.58.152.143: /* Technical/Animation Glitches */

[[Image:Go With the Flow title shot.JPG|thumb|300px]]
'''The Predacons build a cannon that could destroy the Maximals, but require an organic life-form to finish the construction.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=3 |8 |prev=Proving Grounds |next=Crossing the Rubicon}}

==Summary==
Quietly, Cheetor sneaks through the forest. He whispers his activation code to switch into his robot mode, and is ambushed by Jak, the protohuman. Cheetor laughs at his company, and the two are joined by Una, putting Cheetor in a hammer-lock. Rattrap arrives and makes fun of Cheetor's attempts to teach the primitives self-defense. Cheetor moves on to trying to instruct the kids in basic engineering principles, language, and comedy through self-abuse.

On a mountaintop, Megatron's army works to assemble a new, powerful weapon capable of destroying the Maximals, but because the "bi-polar energon source" to the device is installed before the shielding, the Predacons can't get near the machine they have erected. In order to complete the weapon, Tarantulas suggests recruiting the two educated protohumans on whom who he happens to have been spying.

Waspinator and Inferno attack the two Maximals. Waspinator captures Una and brings her back to Megatron. Depth Charge arrives to aid his two allies against Inferno, but with one of the humans captured already, Inferno retreats. The danger gone, Cheetor radios back to the Maximal base to report on the attack. Optimus calls Cheetor home and sends Depth Charge and Rattrap on a mission to retrieve the abducted child.

En route to the Predacon development, Una recalls Cheetor's self-defense lesson, and with her primitive spear, she removes several of Waspinator's wasp-mode limbs. Megatron is entirely unconcerned with the well-being of his underling, but hopes the girl is still in functional condition when she arrives. Once she is dropped off, Megatron orders the disruptor ray fired on just low enough a setting to knock Rattrap and Depth Charge out of the sky. But even at a low setting, the unfinished weapon causes harm to the Predacons, forcing Megatron to order it shut down.

Depth Charge and Rattrap crash-land in a forest, lucky to be alive, but Depth Charge is no longer flight-capable. Rattrap leaves the Manta and races off on his own to finish rescuing the damsel.

Megatron begins his plot and instructs Una on how to install the shielding that the energy weapon needs in order to function. Una experiments in using the shielding plates as both fashion accessories and cuisine, but doesn't entirely comprehend the meaning of each of his precise instructions. After a fancy screen transition to show the passing of time, Una has completed the shielding installation in an adorably haphazard manner. As a final step, she installs the stabilizer crystal.

Rattrap arrives to save the girl and stop Megatron, but Dinobot II prepares to devour the intruder. Tarantulas approaches Una to kill her, too. She squashes the spider by knocking over a huge piece of machinery, but then falls off her platform. Rattrap drives through Dinobot's legs and transforms in time to catch the girl. Together, the two drive out of the Predacons' territory.

At the site where Depth Charge crashed, Una helps Rattrap unearth Depth Charge by recommending that he use a lever. With teamwork, they slide Depth Charge into a lake and then use the giant Maximal as a raft to ride away from the attacking Predacons. They escape from their pursuers by falling down a waterfall, tossing mud in Waspinator's face so he flies blindly into Inferno. The combined airborne mess of Predacons then lands on the Dinobot clone.

Megatron prepares to fire the disruptor cannon and destroy his enemies. As the massive gun charges, the Maximals prepare for the worst. But the machine malfunctions, and instead of destroying the Maximals, it explodes in place{{m-}}because Una stole the stabilizer crystal. With the Predacons slagged, Una and the two Maximals float into the sunset.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' February 18, 1999

'''Written by:''' [[Bob Forward]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximals]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacons]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Depth Charge]] (11)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (12)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (13)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (14)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (5)
*[[Tarantulas]] (6)
*[[Dinobot II]] (7)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Waspinator]] (9)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (10)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Chak and Una|Jak]] (2)
*[[Chak and Una|Una]] (3)

|}

==Quotes==
"Sit down and keep quiet."<br>
"Yeah, yeah, story of my life."
:{{m-}}'''Cheetor''' and '''Rattrap'''

"I trust she isn't injured."<br>
"Correction, she injuring Waspinator."<br>
"Oh, situations normal then."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Waspinator''' to '''Megatron''', and Megatron has picked up the running gag.

"Waspinator want to re-negotiate contract!"
:{{m-}}'''Waspinator''', getting hacked to bits by a fleshling

"The disruptor cannon is now operational. And as it happens, our targets are right in line with the Maximal base. We shall destroy both in a single, glorious onslaught of energon devastation!"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron'''

==Notes==
*This episode was used in place of the planned episode "[[Dark Glass]]".
*The moral of the episode is, effectively, "It's good to steal."
*When Rattrap rescues Una from falling, Silverbolt's 'rescue' theme plays.

===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*When Rattrap says, "...and die horrible, agonising deaths!" before they crash into the forest, Depth Charge is also mouthing the words!
*When Depth Charge hits the rocks at the base of the waterfall (immediately before Dinobot says 'Target immobilized!'), his right flipper very briefly goes through another nearby rock.

===Continuity Errors===
*Dinobot II slices Rattrap's tail, but later it seems to be full-length as Rattrap uses it to paddle Depth Charge.

===Transformers References===
*Rattrap's interaction with Depth Charge is somewhat reminiscent of his ongoing rivalry with the then-recently deceased [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].

===Real-World References===
*'' "This Bot tries for positive programming." "Time to change channels, frisky!"'' These lines are references to human television.

==External Links==
*[http://www.tv.com/beast-wars/go-with-the-flow/episode/45447/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;7 TV.com's page for this episode]

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Go with the Flow

2008-03-06T18:41:03Z

190.58.152.143: /* Notes */

[[Image:Go With the Flow title shot.JPG|thumb|300px]]
'''The Predacons build a cannon that could destroy the Maximals, but require an organic life-form to finish the construction.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=3 |8 |prev=Proving Grounds |next=Crossing the Rubicon}}

==Summary==
Quietly, Cheetor sneaks through the forest. He whispers his activation code to switch into his robot mode, and is ambushed by Jak, the protohuman. Cheetor laughs at his company, and the two are joined by Una, putting Cheetor in a hammer-lock. Rattrap arrives and makes fun of Cheetor's attempts to teach the primitives self-defense. Cheetor moves on to trying to instruct the kids in basic engineering principles, language, and comedy through self-abuse.

On a mountaintop, Megatron's army works to assemble a new, powerful weapon capable of destroying the Maximals, but because the "bi-polar energon source" to the device is installed before the shielding, the Predacons can't get near the machine they have erected. In order to complete the weapon, Tarantulas suggests recruiting the two educated protohumans on whom who he happens to have been spying.

Waspinator and Inferno attack the two Maximals. Waspinator captures Una and brings her back to Megatron. Depth Charge arrives to aid his two allies against Inferno, but with one of the humans captured already, Inferno retreats. The danger gone, Cheetor radios back to the Maximal base to report on the attack. Optimus calls Cheetor home and sends Depth Charge and Rattrap on a mission to retrieve the abducted child.

En route to the Predacon development, Una recalls Cheetor's self-defense lesson, and with her primitive spear, she removes several of Waspinator's wasp-mode limbs. Megatron is entirely unconcerned with the well-being of his underling, but hopes the girl is still in functional condition when she arrives. Once she is dropped off, Megatron orders the disruptor ray fired on just low enough a setting to knock Rattrap and Depth Charge out of the sky. But even at a low setting, the unfinished weapon causes harm to the Predacons, forcing Megatron to order it shut down.

Depth Charge and Rattrap crash-land in a forest, lucky to be alive, but Depth Charge is no longer flight-capable. Rattrap leaves the Manta and races off on his own to finish rescuing the damsel.

Megatron begins his plot and instructs Una on how to install the shielding that the energy weapon needs in order to function. Una experiments in using the shielding plates as both fashion accessories and cuisine, but doesn't entirely comprehend the meaning of each of his precise instructions. After a fancy screen transition to show the passing of time, Una has completed the shielding installation in an adorably haphazard manner. As a final step, she installs the stabilizer crystal.

Rattrap arrives to save the girl and stop Megatron, but Dinobot II prepares to devour the intruder. Tarantulas approaches Una to kill her, too. She squashes the spider by knocking over a huge piece of machinery, but then falls off her platform. Rattrap drives through Dinobot's legs and transforms in time to catch the girl. Together, the two drive out of the Predacons' territory.

At the site where Depth Charge crashed, Una helps Rattrap unearth Depth Charge by recommending that he use a lever. With teamwork, they slide Depth Charge into a lake and then use the giant Maximal as a raft to ride away from the attacking Predacons. They escape from their pursuers by falling down a waterfall, tossing mud in Waspinator's face so he flies blindly into Inferno. The combined airborne mess of Predacons then lands on the Dinobot clone.

Megatron prepares to fire the disruptor cannon and destroy his enemies. As the massive gun charges, the Maximals prepare for the worst. But the machine malfunctions, and instead of destroying the Maximals, it explodes in place{{m-}}because Una stole the stabilizer crystal. With the Predacons slagged, Una and the two Maximals float into the sunset.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' February 18, 1999

'''Written by:''' [[Bob Forward]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximals]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacons]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Depth Charge]] (11)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (12)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (13)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (14)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (5)
*[[Tarantulas]] (6)
*[[Dinobot II]] (7)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Waspinator]] (9)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (10)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Chak and Una|Jak]] (2)
*[[Chak and Una|Una]] (3)

|}

==Quotes==
"Sit down and keep quiet."<br>
"Yeah, yeah, story of my life."
:{{m-}}'''Cheetor''' and '''Rattrap'''

"I trust she isn't injured."<br>
"Correction, she injuring Waspinator."<br>
"Oh, situations normal then."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Waspinator''' to '''Megatron''', and Megatron has picked up the running gag.

"Waspinator want to re-negotiate contract!"
:{{m-}}'''Waspinator''', getting hacked to bits by a fleshling

"The disruptor cannon is now operational. And as it happens, our targets are right in line with the Maximal base. We shall destroy both in a single, glorious onslaught of energon devastation!"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron'''

==Notes==
*This episode was used in place of the planned episode "[[Dark Glass]]".
*The moral of the episode is, effectively, "It's good to steal."
*When Rattrap rescues Una from falling, Silverbolt's 'rescue' theme plays.

===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*When Rattrap says, "...and die horrible, agonising deaths!" before they crash into the forest, Depth Charge is also mouthing the words!

===Continuity Errors===
*Dinobot II slices Rattrap's tail, but later it seems to be full-length as Rattrap uses it to paddle Depth Charge.

===Transformers References===
*Rattrap's interaction with Depth Charge is somewhat reminiscent of his ongoing rivalry with the then-recently deceased [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].

===Real-World References===
*'' "This Bot tries for positive programming." "Time to change channels, frisky!"'' These lines are references to human television.

==External Links==
*[http://www.tv.com/beast-wars/go-with-the-flow/episode/45447/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;7 TV.com's page for this episode]

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The Weak Component

2008-03-06T11:50:16Z

190.58.152.143: /* Notes */

[[Image:Weak component pretty.jpg|thumb|300px|<div style="text-align:right;padding-right:2em;">''Am I my enemy's hero?</div>]]

{{episodenav |BM |season=1 |06 |prev= Forbidden Fruit |next=Revelations Part I: Discovery}}

'''Frustrated by his inability to transform and ashamed of his uselessness, Rattrap makes a deal with the devil.'''

==Summary==
Optimus Primal, still exhausted after Nightscream's recent reformatting, awakens from a dream and is informed by Blackarachnia that Rattrap is on a recon mission with Cheetor and Nightscream.

At a manufacturing facility, Rattrap, Nightscream and Cheetor are being attacked by Aero Drones and Tank Drones. Since Rattrap still is unable to transform, Cheetor orders him go and download the data from the computers. As Megatron observes this, a Diagnostic Drone warns him that the DNA purging process is still in its experimental stage. But Megatron, eager to be rid of his hated beast mode, wishes to proceed before the Maximals can discover any more “mongrel beasts”.

During the fight, Nightscream uses his sonic powers and discovers that if they attack the generals, the drones stop operating. Cheetor and Nightscream plan to ambush Tankor to test the theory.

Unfortunately, Rattrap observes the ensuing entrapment setup from his computer, unaware of the plan. He finally transforms successfully, and being eager to help, swings into action as Nightscream and Cheetor are attempting to disable Tankor and Jetstorm. His interference ends up spoiling the ambush, however, and causes the factory's machinery to start operating and building more Tank Drones at a faster and faster rate. Rattrap realises his robot form is unarmed, so he is unable to help in the battle.

As the new tank drones run wild, Megatron takes control. Rattrap attempts to stop the manufacture of the drones by linking himself into the main computer, only to become a sitting target for Megatron's Aero Drones. The resulting feedback travels along the power cables and causes a system failure, the total destruction of the manufacturing plant, and a power cut for the whole sector.

On their way back to their base, Cheetor and Nightscream harshly reprimand Rattrap for not following orders. Rattrap later complains to a sleeping Optimus Primal about his robot mode, when the others appear. Cheetor knocks Rattrap to the ground, ordering him to transform to beast mode; this jolt to Rattrap's system causes him to realise Megatron is weak as he replays vital stats he downloaded earlier. However, Cheetor brushes off his suggestions of an attack on their weakened enemy.

Rattrap overhears Blackarachnia, Cheetor and Nightscream discussing what to do with him and how he is such a burden with his useless robot mode. Infuriated, he leaves the base alone.

[[Image:Rattrap-bm-withmegatron.jpg|thumb|left|My shoulder angel!]]

Megatron is being told the extent of the damage caused by the feedback earlier, when Rattrap saunters into his citadel, saying he wants “noisemakers”. After a bit of back and forth, Megatron and Rattrap work out a deal wherein Rattrap will defend Megatron for one night when he is at his weakest. If anything happens to Megatron, Rattrap forfeits his new weaponry.

Unexpectedly, Cheetor, Nightscream and Blackarachnia arrive to rescue Rattrap, forcing Rattrap to honour his word with Megatron—and he does so, firing on his friends as they advance. While this is happening, Megatron returns to full strength and begins rebooting his control of Cybertron. The Maximals and Rattrap are at an impasse when Optimus Primal arrives, still exhausted, and asks Rattrap to look inside himself and re-evaluate what he's doing. Primal tells him that Rattrap is stronger than any of them realize.

Megatron orders Rattrap to to attack Optimus Primal, but Rattrap reiterates the terms of the deal: The sun is rising, the solar cycle is over, and Rattrap has kept his end of the bargain. Impressed with Rattrap's handling of the situation, Megatron upholds his word and lets the Maximals walk away. Megatron vows to his Diagnostic Drone that they shall liberate the Maximals' sparks another day.

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Rodney Gibbs]]<br>
'''Original air date:''' October 23, 1999
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* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]

|h2=[[Vehicon]]s
|c2=
* [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
* [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]
* [[Diagnostic Drone]]
* [[Aero drone]]s
* [[Tank Drone]]s
* [[Motorcycle Drone]]s
|}}

==Notes==

===Perceived characterization inconsistencies===

* This episode was the source of some controversy, as Rattrap was arguably depicted as being a "traitor" to the Maximals, something many fans claimed was completely against the grain of his character.

* Fans also complained about Megatron's behavior at the end. Whereas [[Nemesis Part 2|before]], he would have crushed a [[Dinobot II|subordinate]] for merely mentioning "the h-word," here he makes a huge point of displaying honor when he keeps his word to Rattrap at the end of the episode—and with no ulterior motives.

* In fact, either side could have potentially won the war right here, but the two characters with the least scruples suddenly became interested in fair play for no reason—other than to keep the series from ending, obviously.

* Other fans counter the points above by mentioning that Megatron implies Rattrap deserves to win because of his gambling skills, which refers back to Megatron's repeated use of gambling and card-playing idioms throughout the Beast Wars. It is suggested in return that "he played a fair hand" doesn't align with how Megatron used gambling lingo before, since he previously emphasized cheating (such as "stacking the deck") rather than fair play.

===Technical/animation glitches===
* When Rattrap says, "Gangway! Rat crossing!" and the Vehicons turn towards the camera, Jetstorm's mouth angles upwards, over his nose.

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===Continuity errors===
* How exactly does a power surge on a lone factory's control console directly affect Megatron, and ultimately, Cybertron itself? Granted, he does act as a master control for the entire planet, but this would mean that a power surge at ''any'' terminal can mean curtains for Megatron.

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===Transformers references===
*References

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===Real-world references===
* When the weakened Megatron sees Rattrap in his chamber, he remarks: "Ah, so this is the way the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a simpering...rodent." This is a paraphrased quote from the poem "The Hollow Men" by T.S. Eliot.

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==External links==
*Link

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