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Dark Voyage

2008-06-09T19:27:06Z

196.3.143.34: /* Animation Errors */

{{picsneeded}}
'''After an energon explosion, Rhinox must lead the blinded Maximals back to base.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |20 |prev=Call of the Wild |next=Possession}}

==Summary==
[[Rattrap]] burrows through some rocks to uncover a piece of valuable [[Energon]]. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] congratulates Rattrap's discovery, while [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], disgruntled with the labour, discovers a deposit of surface Energon several times the size of Rattrap's harvest.

Suddenly, a dart from [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] lands on one of the larger pieces of Energon. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] recognizes the dart as an explosive, and rushes to toss it away from the unstable Energon. However with the Energon already fractured, there's no stopping the gigantic explosion. Once the fireball expands and rises into the sky, Scorponok and [[Waspinator]] are confident they've destroyed their enemies and return to base to report their conquest.

In the aftermath of the explosion, the four [[Maximals]] have all survived, but because of Energon poisoning, all of them have lost their sense of vision. Cheetor, Rattrap, and even Dinobot panic and fret - until Rhinox puts his foot down and gets his team moving, in hopes they can overcome their disability and reach home - or at least avoid being easy targets.

Rhinox, at the front of the train of blind Maximals, comes to a sudden stop, causing the Maximals behind him to bump into his large posterior. Dinobot hops back onto his feet (and onto one of Rattrap's as well). Rhinox silences the group so he can use his ears to detect if something is near the group - his suspicion is confirmed as a large [[Snake]] grabs Cheetor. Dinobot comically runs into a tree. Rattrap fails to fight the snake off, but Cheetor is saved due to the reptile deciding that Rattrap would be a better meal. Luckily, Rhinox is able to save Rattrap by tossing the snake over the horizon.

[[Tigatron]] and [[Optimus Primal]] (finally!) decide to search for their comrades who never reported home. Scorponok and Waspinator, searching for evidence of the expiry of the Maximals, decide to follow the trail of energon radiation their enemies left as the four walked away from the area. Waspinator finds the four as they cross a log over a waterfall, and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] easily unhinges the log, causing the quartet to plunge into the water far beneath. As Waspinator congratulates himself, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] arrives, demanding proof of the wasp's endeavor.

The four Maximals all manage to wash up on a shore together. Dinobot feels doomed by the situation but Rhinox remains hopeful. The Predacon fliers pass overhead at high speed, finding their targets. In response, Rhinox commands his group to transform to their robot modes. Next Rhinox instructs the group to imagine the targeting grid from their training. Using all his senses to extend his sensory awareness, Rhinox gives directions for Cheetor, Rattrap, and Dinobot to aim their weapons. Terrorsaur is hit, and the sound of fire alerts Tigatron to the missing group's location.

Being in robot mode for just a few extra minutes however, accelerated the energon poisoning blinding the Maximals to the point that it causes the three gunners to fall into stasis. Luckily Primal arrives before the group's sparks are extinguished.

After Primal has brought his friends back to the [[Axalon]], Rhinox exits the [[CR Chamber]], the Energon poisoning cleaned from his system and his eyesight restored. Rhinox suggests that the whole ordeal was educational, and leaves to embrace his senses by smelling some flowers.

==Quotes==
"Nice find, Dino-miner. You're even better at this than Rattrap!"<br>
"Mmm. I'm better at ''everything'' than Rattrap!"
: -- '''Cheetor''' and '''Dinobot'''

"Listen to me!! You've all got to calm down."<br>
"Calm...down...? WE CAN'T SEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"<br>
: -- '''Rhinox's''' order and '''Dinobot's''' reaction

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Samuel Warren Joseph]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' January 27, 1997

===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" |
* [[Rattrap]] (1)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (3)
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (4)
* [[Tigatron]] (9)
* [[Optimus Primal]] (10)
* [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (mentioned) (11)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (5)
* [[Waspinator]] (6)
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Tarantulas]] (12)
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (13)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
* A large snake (8)

|}

==Notes==
* When Rhinox flings the giant snake away in the jungle, if one listens carefully, one can hear a hard thud followed by an elephant bellowing.
* It seems likely this episode was originally intended for production and airing earlier in the season. Not only does the plot seem to retread (on a simpler level) the concepts of the just-aired "[[Call of the Wild]]", but late-arriving characters Airazor and Inferno are notably absent from the screen.

===Animation Errors===

* When Optimus Primal tells Tigatron "I'm going to put Sentinel on automatic and search from the air." his left pectoral muscle is much smaller than his right, almost as if it's squeezing itself in. (''Optimus''' left, not the viewer's.)

* Earlier on in the episode, when Rattrap is in his robot mode, the underside of his chin was white like his eyes. However, when Rattrap later submits to statis lock, the underside of his chin is red.

* When Rattrap thanks Rhinox for helping them through the events of the episode (at the moment where Rhinox awakens in the CR Chamber), his face plate is charred and burnt, and his eyes are a flat shade of red (instead of glowing red). When Dinobot speaks and Rattrap turns to face him, his face plate is as good as new.

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]
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Dark Voyage

2008-06-09T19:26:34Z

196.3.143.34: /* Animation Errors */

{{picsneeded}}
'''After an energon explosion, Rhinox must lead the blinded Maximals back to base.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |20 |prev=Call of the Wild |next=Possession}}

==Summary==
[[Rattrap]] burrows through some rocks to uncover a piece of valuable [[Energon]]. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] congratulates Rattrap's discovery, while [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], disgruntled with the labour, discovers a deposit of surface Energon several times the size of Rattrap's harvest.

Suddenly, a dart from [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] lands on one of the larger pieces of Energon. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] recognizes the dart as an explosive, and rushes to toss it away from the unstable Energon. However with the Energon already fractured, there's no stopping the gigantic explosion. Once the fireball expands and rises into the sky, Scorponok and [[Waspinator]] are confident they've destroyed their enemies and return to base to report their conquest.

In the aftermath of the explosion, the four [[Maximals]] have all survived, but because of Energon poisoning, all of them have lost their sense of vision. Cheetor, Rattrap, and even Dinobot panic and fret - until Rhinox puts his foot down and gets his team moving, in hopes they can overcome their disability and reach home - or at least avoid being easy targets.

Rhinox, at the front of the train of blind Maximals, comes to a sudden stop, causing the Maximals behind him to bump into his large posterior. Dinobot hops back onto his feet (and onto one of Rattrap's as well). Rhinox silences the group so he can use his ears to detect if something is near the group - his suspicion is confirmed as a large [[Snake]] grabs Cheetor. Dinobot comically runs into a tree. Rattrap fails to fight the snake off, but Cheetor is saved due to the reptile deciding that Rattrap would be a better meal. Luckily, Rhinox is able to save Rattrap by tossing the snake over the horizon.

[[Tigatron]] and [[Optimus Primal]] (finally!) decide to search for their comrades who never reported home. Scorponok and Waspinator, searching for evidence of the expiry of the Maximals, decide to follow the trail of energon radiation their enemies left as the four walked away from the area. Waspinator finds the four as they cross a log over a waterfall, and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] easily unhinges the log, causing the quartet to plunge into the water far beneath. As Waspinator congratulates himself, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] arrives, demanding proof of the wasp's endeavor.

The four Maximals all manage to wash up on a shore together. Dinobot feels doomed by the situation but Rhinox remains hopeful. The Predacon fliers pass overhead at high speed, finding their targets. In response, Rhinox commands his group to transform to their robot modes. Next Rhinox instructs the group to imagine the targeting grid from their training. Using all his senses to extend his sensory awareness, Rhinox gives directions for Cheetor, Rattrap, and Dinobot to aim their weapons. Terrorsaur is hit, and the sound of fire alerts Tigatron to the missing group's location.

Being in robot mode for just a few extra minutes however, accelerated the energon poisoning blinding the Maximals to the point that it causes the three gunners to fall into stasis. Luckily Primal arrives before the group's sparks are extinguished.

After Primal has brought his friends back to the [[Axalon]], Rhinox exits the [[CR Chamber]], the Energon poisoning cleaned from his system and his eyesight restored. Rhinox suggests that the whole ordeal was educational, and leaves to embrace his senses by smelling some flowers.

==Quotes==
"Nice find, Dino-miner. You're even better at this than Rattrap!"<br>
"Mmm. I'm better at ''everything'' than Rattrap!"
: -- '''Cheetor''' and '''Dinobot'''

"Listen to me!! You've all got to calm down."<br>
"Calm...down...? WE CAN'T SEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"<br>
: -- '''Rhinox's''' order and '''Dinobot's''' reaction

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Samuel Warren Joseph]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' January 27, 1997

===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" |
* [[Rattrap]] (1)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (2)
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (3)
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (4)
* [[Tigatron]] (9)
* [[Optimus Primal]] (10)
* [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (mentioned) (11)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (5)
* [[Waspinator]] (6)
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Tarantulas]] (12)
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (13)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
* A large snake (8)

|}

==Notes==
* When Rhinox flings the giant snake away in the jungle, if one listens carefully, one can hear a hard thud followed by an elephant bellowing.
* It seems likely this episode was originally intended for production and airing earlier in the season. Not only does the plot seem to retread (on a simpler level) the concepts of the just-aired "[[Call of the Wild]]", but late-arriving characters Airazor and Inferno are notably absent from the screen.

===Animation Errors===

* When Optimus Primal tells Tigatron "I'm going to put Sentinel on automatic and search from the air." his left pectoral muscle is much smaller than his right, almost as if it's squeezing itself in. (''Optimus''' left, not the viewer's.)

* Earlier on in the episode, when Rattrap is in his robot mode, the underside of his chin was white like his eyes. However, when Rattrap later submits to statis lock, the underside of his chin is red.

* When Rattrap thanks Rhinox for helping them through the events of the episode (at the moment where Rhinow awakens in the CR Chamber), his face plate is charred and burnt, and his eyes are a flat shade of red (instead of glowing red). When Dinobot speaks and Rattrap turns to face him, his face plate is as good as new.

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]
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The Spark

2008-06-07T19:18:26Z

196.3.143.34: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Spark}}

'''Rhinox and Cheetor assist a downed stasis pod and the damaged protoform within.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |15 |prev=Double Dinobot |next=The Trigger, Part 1}}

==Summary==
In orbit around the planet, a [[stasis pod]] is clipped by a piece of space debris, causing the pod to descend to the surface. [[Tarantulas]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] detect this, and dispatch [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] to capture it.

Meanwhile, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] happens to be scouting the landing area in his beast mode, observing that the local raw [[energon]] deters the [[Predacons]] from properly fortifying the terrain. He witnesses the pod descending and, unable to radio for support, goes to recover the pod by himself. In another area, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] sees the pod and, after radioing the news to [[Tigatron]], heads to where he anticipates the pod will land.

Rhinox is first to reach the pod, but finds that because of the local energon, his robot mode is in risk of damage from prolonged exposure to the energon radiation. Worse, the [[protoform]] within the pod could soon expire if the pod itself isn't soon repaired.

Tigatron freezes Scorponok's journey to the stasis pod, but Blackarachnia paralyzes Tigatron with a dose of her [[cyber-venom]].

Cheetor arrives at the landing crater, and Rhinox tells him that his body contains [[locking chip|a component]] the pod needs to save the protoform. Cheetor voluntarily deactivates to allow Rhinox to harvest the hardware that will protect the new [[Maximal]] from energon damage. While in deep sleep, Cheetor envisions himself learning about the concept of a Transformer [[spark]] from Rhinox. After Cheetor reactivates, a tense Rhinox installs the chip and gives the dormant Transformer a second chance.

Blackarachnia arrives and exchanges trash talk as she battles Cheetor, who uses his robot mode conservatively. Cheetor manages to shove her own venom dart into her forehead, knocking her out. Next, Cheetor faces [[Waspinator]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. With his robot mode pushed to the max, Cheetor uses his beast mode to draw the two fliers away.

Rhinox tries to interface his own systems with the stasis pod to assist the protoform, but is disconnected by feedback and left trapped in his own beast mode.

Cheetor fries Waspinator with some maneuvering around one of the local natural energon geysers. However, Terrorsaur is able to score a direct hit on Cheetor, and proceeds to the now-unprotected pod. At the last possible moment, the pod scans a bird circling overhead, providing the biological information needed to complete the new Maximal.

The fresh-from-case avian Transformer drags Terrorsaur away from the crash site. His attempts to fry the bird with gunfire are dodged. Announcing her name to be [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], the new Maximal transforms and blasts the Predacon to pieces.

Back at the [[Axalon]], Rhinox and Cheetor introduce the rest of the Maximals to their new friend.

==Quotes==
"When a Spark goes online, there is great joy. When one is extinguished, the universe weeps."
: - '''Rhinox'''

"By the way, how do you dance with all those skinny legs?"<br>
"Ugh, this must be my day for cats!"
: - '''Cheetor''' to '''Blackarachnia'''

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Larry DiTillio]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' November 11, 1996

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

==Notes==
* This is the debut appearance of Airazor.
* Tarantulas snickers to himself after detecting the pod. It's possible that had Megatron not taken notice, Tarantulas would have secured the pod for his own purposes, as he tried to do when [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno's]] pod landed.

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