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Double Jeopardy (episode)

2008-06-08T15:18:25Z

190.59.46.104: /* Notes */

{{picsneeded|Blackarachnia}}'''After a series of failed missions, Rattrap's loyalty is brought into question.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |8 |prev=Fallen Comrades |next=A Better Mousetrap}}

==Summary==
Dinobot and Primal explore one of the planet's frozen regions looking to retrieve the latest stasis pod. They find the pod overhead, hanging over the edge of a cliff, and protected by the three [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] goons. While Terrorsaur and Scorponok bomb the [[Maximal]] duo, Waspinator grabs the pod to lift it back to the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]]. Primal sees the theft and flies after the bug, but is brought down by a shot in the back from Terrorsaur. With Primal downed, the Predacons scamper away.

At the Maximal base, Primal laments regarding the frequency of the Maximals being ambushed. Primal calls Rattrap into a private meeting, making it clear he suspects Rattrap has been feeding information to the Maximals' enemies. Rattrap denies this, and Cheetor and Rhinox can't believe it. As a test of loyalty, Rattrap is sent on a mission into one of the more dangerous sectors.

At the Predacon base, Tarantulas reveals the new Predacon made from the captured Maximal protoform: Blackarachnia. Afterwards, they use their radio to eavesdrop on Rattrap's radio reports on how Rattrap's mission is going. Hearing that the rodent is by himself, Terrorsaur is sent to destroy Rattrap.

Terrorsaur and Rattrap battle, and with Rattrap unable to hit his target, Terrorsaur is able to stand over his enemy, his gun right in Rattrap's face. Desperate for his own survival, Rattrap bargains his own loyalty to Terrorsaur and the Predacons, while the rest of the Maximals listen, astonished by the change.

Back at the Predacon base, Terrorsaur introduces his new underling and, with said underling's aid, overthrows Megatron (who is placed into the Predacon brig). Because he still can't be trusted, Rattrap is also imprisoned. The two captives are places in cages and suspended over a flow of lava. Of course, Megatron has anticipated his own imprisonment and escapes with a few simple computer commands. Once Megatron is out of sight, Rattrap picks the lock on his own cage and jump over the lava to freedom (barely).

Sneaking through the base, Rattrap follows another, actual rat. He passes by a Predacon computer console and discovers it contains a Maximal computer chip, explaining how they were able to listen to Maximal radio frequencies and anticipate the Maximals' movement. After removing the chip, he continues his sneaking, but activates a security alarm and is caught in a security web. He escapes, but Tarantulas follows Rattrap back to the suspended cages, compromising Rattrap's operation, or so he would be, were it not for Rattrap silencing the arachnid with a gun shot.

The Maximals begin an attack on the Pred base to retrieve Rattrap. With the other Predacons looking to him for leadership, Terrorsaur panics{{m-}}even more so when Megatron pops up right next to him, free from his cage. But he deigns to follow Terrorsaur's leadership as the Predacons counter-attack. Rattrap is freed to help in the defense, and on Terrorsaur's order, he opens fire on Optimus, scoring a direct hit on his former leader. After the two armies bounce off each other a bit, Megatron gives Rattrap the opportunity to destroy Dinobot, but Rattrap declines and shoots Terrorsaur instead giving Dinobot the time free himself by kicking out some of Megatron's teeth. The Maximals take Rattrap and retreat. Megatron resumes command of his forces.

Back in the ''[[Axalon]]'', Optimus explains to his friends that the entire betrayal was a charade{{m-}}a ploy to let Rattrap into the Predacon base and find out how the Predacons have been listening to the Maximals' radio communications.

==Quotes==
"Oh, bestill my spinnerettes."
:{{m-}}'''Tarantulas''' after creating Blackarachnia

"A wise tyrant always designs his prisons for his own personal escape."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' after getting out of his cage.

"And thus ends the reign of Terrorsaur. A lost battle, a missing Blackarachnia, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT DAMAGE caused by the Maximal spy!"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' exposing Terrorsaur's blundering leadership abilities.

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Jesse Winfield]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' October 7, 1996

''' Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]], [[Rhinox]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Tarantulas]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (first appearance)

==Notes==
*This is the (not entirely auspicious) debut of Blackarachnia. After being introduced by Tarantulas, she transforms into robot mode, then spends a few minutes posing, preening, and doing karate moves in the background while Megatron talks. Later in the episode she kicks Cheetor around (and admittedly, is a badass about it), then goes missing for no clear reason.

*While sneaking through the Predacon's ventilation duct, Rattrap encounters a small rat, which seems to acknowledge his presence with a nod. Later on, Rattrap inadvertently saves the same rat by accidentally walking into Tarantulas' web and triggering his alarm.

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Tangled Web

2008-06-08T14:59:57Z

190.59.46.104: /* Other Notes */

{{epstub}}

[[Image:TangledWeb title.jpg|thumb|350px|What web? All I see is lava.]]

'''Megatron sends Tarantulas to build a new energon processing station, but the spider has other plans.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=2 |4 |prev=Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2) |next=Maximal, No More}}

==Summary==
[[Image:Biogen scan.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Optimus raises the roof]]

As the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] busy themselves around their [[Darksyde|base]], Megatron summons [[Tarantulas]] and assigns him to work with [[Blackarachnia]] and [[Quickstrike]] to develop a refueling station at a newly detected store of [[energon]] cubes. Megatron also assigns Waspinator and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to develop a jamming tower to disrupt [[Maximal]] communications.

As the Predacons gather supplies and equipment for their assigned tasks, Tarantulas throws a transmitter into Quickstrike's collection of equipment with the hope of summoning the Maximals to undermine Megatron's plans.

Meanwhile at the [[Axalon (BW)|Maximal base]], [[Rhinox]] is conducting experiments on [[Optimus Primal]]'s new [[transmetal]] form to see if they can learn its limits. Their experiment is interrupted by a short-circuit and [[Cheetor]]'s report of a strange Predacon signal on a Maximal channel. [[Rattrap]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] are near the signal and sent to investigate.

Quickstrike, Blackarachnia, and Tarantulas arrive at their assigned destination, and Tarantulas decides that the site is a perfect location for his new lair. (His last one had been destroyed [[Aftermath |previously]]) He destroys the transmitter that he had been using to signal the Maximals. Blackarachnia too realizes that this site would be an optimal fortress and mentions it to Tarantulas. He then tells her about his plan to commandeer the site for himself to overthrow Megatron and destroy the Maximals, then says that she must join him in his scheme because of their psychic link. He soon recruits Quickstrike to his cause.

Losing the Predacon signal, Rattrap and Silverbolt are forced to follow the Predacons' scent and soon come across their trail.

[[Image:Battle outside.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Basically how "No Country for Old Men" begins.]]

As he relaxes in his CR tank hot tub, Megatron learns that Waspinator and Inferno have finished their assignment. When Megatron attempts to contact the other Predacons, though, he only gets static and soon realizes that the arachnids are up to something.

[[Image:Cyber link.JPG|right|thumb|Meeting of the minds]]

Back at the Tarantulas's would-be lair, Blackarachnia is determined to end the psychic link that Tarantulas has been using to control her and threatens to blow up all of the energon there. While he initially is willing to let her do it, Tarantulas soon learns that their link goes both ways and that he shares her pain, so he agrees to break the link.

Outside the cavern, Rattrap and Silverbolt finally find the Predacons and engage in a battle with them. The fight begins to go the Maximals' way, but Silverbolt refuses to strike down Blackarachnia because she is [[Female Transformers |female]].

Soon the Maximals realize that the Predacons are guarding the cave and attempt to get in. Their plans are foiled when the entrance blows up. Rattrap congratulates Silverbolt on the blast, but Silverbolt says that he didn't do it. The Predacons are forced to retreat back to Megatron, who chastises them for their incompetence.

Later, though, it becomes clear that Tarantulas blew up the entrance so that he could return and have the cave for himself.

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Len Wein]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' November 16, 1997

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Quickstrike (BW)|Inferno]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Tarantulas]], [[Blackarachnia]], [[Rattrap]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Waspinator]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Optimus Primal]], [[Rhinox]], [[Cheetor]]

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
* When Tarantulas says ''"...and we do live to please Megatron."'', the green 'eyes' on his chestplate are missing.
* Every time Silverbolt growls in this episode, he sounds like Dinobot. (Of course, when the dude who does your voice does three other voices, you're gonna get mixed up every now and then.)

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*References

===Real-World References===
*Tarantulas says "Of course, you realize this means war," at one point, a phrase commonly used by Bugs Bunny.

*Tarantulas says "Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home," a reference to the traditional song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home!_Sweet_Home!|"Home! Sweet Home!"]

===Other Notes===

* It is very unusual that Tarantulas is capable of tossing a probe on the building supplies without anyone noticing (especially since the probe collides with the load with a heavy clang.)

{{-}}

==External Links==
*Link

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Tangled Web

2008-06-08T14:59:28Z

190.59.46.104: /* Real-World References */

{{epstub}}

[[Image:TangledWeb title.jpg|thumb|350px|What web? All I see is lava.]]

'''Megatron sends Tarantulas to build a new energon processing station, but the spider has other plans.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=2 |4 |prev=Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2) |next=Maximal, No More}}

==Summary==
[[Image:Biogen scan.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Optimus raises the roof]]

As the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] busy themselves around their [[Darksyde|base]], Megatron summons [[Tarantulas]] and assigns him to work with [[Blackarachnia]] and [[Quickstrike]] to develop a refueling station at a newly detected store of [[energon]] cubes. Megatron also assigns Waspinator and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to develop a jamming tower to disrupt [[Maximal]] communications.

As the Predacons gather supplies and equipment for their assigned tasks, Tarantulas throws a transmitter into Quickstrike's collection of equipment with the hope of summoning the Maximals to undermine Megatron's plans.

Meanwhile at the [[Axalon (BW)|Maximal base]], [[Rhinox]] is conducting experiments on [[Optimus Primal]]'s new [[transmetal]] form to see if they can learn its limits. Their experiment is interrupted by a short-circuit and [[Cheetor]]'s report of a strange Predacon signal on a Maximal channel. [[Rattrap]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] are near the signal and sent to investigate.

Quickstrike, Blackarachnia, and Tarantulas arrive at their assigned destination, and Tarantulas decides that the site is a perfect location for his new lair. (His last one had been destroyed [[Aftermath |previously]]) He destroys the transmitter that he had been using to signal the Maximals. Blackarachnia too realizes that this site would be an optimal fortress and mentions it to Tarantulas. He then tells her about his plan to commandeer the site for himself to overthrow Megatron and destroy the Maximals, then says that she must join him in his scheme because of their psychic link. He soon recruits Quickstrike to his cause.

Losing the Predacon signal, Rattrap and Silverbolt are forced to follow the Predacons' scent and soon come across their trail.

[[Image:Battle outside.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Basically how "No Country for Old Men" begins.]]

As he relaxes in his CR tank hot tub, Megatron learns that Waspinator and Inferno have finished their assignment. When Megatron attempts to contact the other Predacons, though, he only gets static and soon realizes that the arachnids are up to something.

[[Image:Cyber link.JPG|right|thumb|Meeting of the minds]]

Back at the Tarantulas's would-be lair, Blackarachnia is determined to end the psychic link that Tarantulas has been using to control her and threatens to blow up all of the energon there. While he initially is willing to let her do it, Tarantulas soon learns that their link goes both ways and that he shares her pain, so he agrees to break the link.

Outside the cavern, Rattrap and Silverbolt finally find the Predacons and engage in a battle with them. The fight begins to go the Maximals' way, but Silverbolt refuses to strike down Blackarachnia because she is [[Female Transformers |female]].

Soon the Maximals realize that the Predacons are guarding the cave and attempt to get in. Their plans are foiled when the entrance blows up. Rattrap congratulates Silverbolt on the blast, but Silverbolt says that he didn't do it. The Predacons are forced to retreat back to Megatron, who chastises them for their incompetence.

Later, though, it becomes clear that Tarantulas blew up the entrance so that he could return and have the cave for himself.

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Len Wein]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' November 16, 1997

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Quickstrike (BW)|Inferno]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Tarantulas]], [[Blackarachnia]], [[Rattrap]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Waspinator]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Optimus Primal]], [[Rhinox]], [[Cheetor]]

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
* When Tarantulas says ''"...and we do live to please Megatron."'', the green 'eyes' on his chestplate are missing.
* Every time Silverbolt growls in this episode, he sounds like Dinobot. (Of course, when the dude who does your voice does three other voices, you're gonna get mixed up every now and then.)

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*References

===Real-World References===
*Tarantulas says "Of course, you realize this means war," at one point, a phrase commonly used by Bugs Bunny.

*Tarantulas says "Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home," a reference to the traditional song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home!_Sweet_Home!|"Home! Sweet Home!"]

===Other Notes===

* It is very unusual that Tarantulas is able to plant a probe on the building supplies without anyone noticing (especially since the probe collides with the load with a heavy clang.)

{{-}}

==External Links==
*Link

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>