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Sick Mind

2011-05-02T15:10:16Z

205.121.134.67: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 13
|prev=Predatory
|next=Out of His Head
|image=SickMind-OPinfected.jpg
|caption=Psychonautobots!
|title="Sick Mind"
|airdate=[[April 30]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''When Optimus is infected by a Decepticon plague, Arcee and Bumblebee sneak aboard the ''Nemesis'' to find a cure.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cybonicplague.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Day one-thousand and one. We came in close contact with a hive today...]]
[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] reports that his scans have located the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon warship]] while experimenting with different frequencies. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] thinks they should strike now, but Ratchet says he's also detected an [[Autobot]] emergency beacon, and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] decides they should check that out first. He and Ratchet arrive at a centuries-old crashed Autobot ship and venture inside. Though they expect there may be survivors, they find the crew already dead. Ratchet's scans reveal that the crew didn't die in the crash, but had succumbed to [[cybonic plague]]. As the ship shifts, a deceased Autobot hanging from the ceiling drips plague-imbued [[energon (fuel)|energon]] onto Optimus.

Later at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], Optimus lays stricken while the others discuss the situation. The plague was developed as part of the Decepticons' [[Decepticon Biological Warfare Program|Biological Warfare Program]], specifically by [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] himself, and Ratchet thinks they might be able to find information in the Decepticon databases. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] [[GroundBridge]] onto the Decepticon ship and, narrowly hiding from [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], enter the ship's laboratory. Inside, Arcee scours the database, but fails to find a cure for the plague. While she's doing so, Bumblebee stumbles on something just as important—the comatose body of Megatron! Arcee is ready to finish Megatron off then and there, but Ratchet has a better idea—enter Megatron's brain and retrieve the plague cure. Ratchet knows of a procedure to create a [[cortical psychic patch]]. Though such procedures have been banned by the Autobots for years, it will get them into Megatron's brain, and Bumblebee is willing to try it.

On the ship's bridge, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] complains that the ship's electromagnetic shielding has not been fixed, and directs the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s to hurry up and do so before the Autobots detect them. Afterwards Starscream has a private word with Knock Out, suggesting that the Decepticons deserve a leader who is conscious, and the pair come to an understanding whereby Knock Out will be Starscream's new [[second-in-command]].

[[Image:Megatron_WHY_IN_MY_HEAD.jpg|thumb|250px|right|He ''does'' [[Transform and Roll Out!|eat Autobot protoforms for breakfast]].]]
Arcee plugs Bumblebee into Megatron, and Bumblebee finds himself in a simulation of [[Kaon]]. Ratchet creates a communications downlink, so they can monitor what Bumblebee is doing. Bumblebee wanders though Kaon until he finds what appears to be Optimus, but is just a figment of Megaton's imagination. Megatron appears and slays the false Optimus, who dissolves into smoke. Another Optimus appears, and as Megatron fires his [[fusion cannon]], Bumblebee jumps in the path of the blast, only to find it passes right through him to slay the imaginary Optimus. Megatron, however, has seen Bumblebee and attempts to strike him, but his blows pass clean through the Autobot scout. While Megatron is trying to work out what's going on, Optimus, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and another Bumblebee appear, all figments of his imagination. Megatron destroys them, but begins to realize that he's in his own subconscious.

Arcee becomes anxious when Starscream, Knock Out and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] enter the lab, though the two Autobots are hidden well enough that the Decepticons don't see them. Starscream is determined to put on a show for Soundwave, to convince his fellow Decepticon that Megatron is beyond saving. He and Knock Out attempt to persuade Soundwave that putting Megatron out of his misery is the best thing. Arcee and Ratchet overhear their conversation, and Ratchet says terminating Megatron will permanently separate Bumblebee's mind and body.

In the dream world, Megatron ponders what has happened to him, and finds out from Bumblebee about the [[space bridge]] explosion. Short on time, Bumblebee relays the news about Optimus's cybonic plague infection. Megatron is amused that after all this time Optimus will be felled by a virus, but Bumblebee plays on his desire to finish Optimus himself.

Starscream is about to pull the plug on Megatron when Soundwave points out the psychic patch cable. Starscream begins following it, as Arcee observes from her hiding place.

[[Image:SickMind-take me.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"The dream's collapsing!" Braaaahm. Braaahm.]]

Megatron briefly shows Bumblebee the formula for the virus cure, but will only share it if Bumblebee can release him from his mental prison. Unknown to Megatron, Ratchet can still see everything Bumblebee sees. Having ganked the formula, Ratchet tells Arcee to cut the link. Megatron's dream world begins to disintegrate and the Decepticon leader launches himself at the disappearing Bumblebee.

Bumblebee comes around as Starscream finds the two hidden Autobots, and, as they escape through the GroundBridge, Arcee blasts one of the cables attached to Megatron. Starscream is actually pleased that Megatron has flatlined as a result, but at Soundwave's insistence has Knock Out reconnect the cable.

[[Image:SickMind-I'm out.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hmm... A [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] that gets [[Spark of Darkness|trapped inside]] a [[Diagnostic Drone|weaker bot]] after he was [[Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|presumed deceased]]. That sounds familiar.]]
A newly-cured Optimus stands up and the Autobots celebrate, but Optimus insists the celebration should be for Ratchet and Bumblebee. On the Decepticon ship, Knock Out observes that Megatron is no longer exhibiting any brainwave activity — there's no one home. Unbeknownst to anyone, Megatron now resides in Bumblebee's head...
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*Autobot plague victims (9)

|c2=*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (12)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (14)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (5)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==

"Spiking hard, his sick mind still at work."
:—'''Arcee''' namedrops the title.

"I will NOT allow Optimus to pass knowing that Megatron will outlive him!"
:—'''Ratchet''', increasingly desperate to save Optimus.

"An inglorious fate that he should remain in this vegetative state..."
:—'''Starscream''' composes poetry about Megatron. [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sound]] [[Wheelie (G1)|familiar]]?

"You scratch my back, I scratch yours."
:—'''Starscream''' to Knock-Out, who evidentally doesn't remember what happened [[Speed Metal|the last time Starscream's claws got close to him]].

"Speak now, or forever hold your peace."
:—'''Starscream''' to Soundwave as the former is about to take Megatron off life support. And Soundwave STILL won't say a word.

"If this is my subconscious... ''WHAT ARE YOU DOING INSIDE MY HEAD?!''"
:—'''Megatron''' unintentionally makes us laugh.

"I'm out... or should I say ''in''?"
:—'''Megatron''' cackles as he awakes in Bumblebee's body.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===

*When Knock Out says that there is no brainwave activity, one of the monitors next to Starscream shows brainwave activity in Megatron.

===Continuity errors===

*Since Megatron's dream was, presumably, taking place ''before'' the cortical psychic patch, why is it destroyed once the patch is broken? Shouldn't Bumblebee be the only thing in it to disappear?

===Transformers references===
*[[Kaon]], the Decepticon capital on Cybertron, was first mentioned in the Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics.
*"One shall stand, one shall fall" is used for the [[Darkness Rising, Part 5|second time]] in this series.
*Megatron asks whether or not he "still functions".
*Megatron refuses handing over the formula for the cure to the plague unless Bumblebee helps him escape, or he will let Optimus [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime#The Transformers: The Movie| "fade to gunmetal grey."]]
*The first showdown between Megatron and an Optimus illusion is reminiscent of the [[title sequence]].

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
*[[Cybonic plague]] is a reference to [[wikipedia:bubonic plague|bubonic plague]].
*Bulkhead says that Megatron is "pushing up lugnuts." This is a modification of the human phrase, "pushing up daisies," although it doesn't make much literal sense.
*Oddly enough, Starscream uses two common human phrases, both quoted above. Perhaps Soundwave gets cable?

===Trivia===
*This episode was available to watch prior to its intended airdate on some cable providers' Video On Demand services.
*This episode marks Megatron's first speaking role since the end of the ''[[Darkness Rising]]'' mini-series.
*This is also the first episode to show Megatron using his [[fusion cannon]] outside of the opening titles sequence.
*"I'm inside your mind!" is a common fictional trope that ''Transformers'' fiction has explored in the past:
**In the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' episode]] "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]", [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] uplinks herself into [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s mind and wanders through his inwardly-imagined world before confronting his own psychic avatar. Tarantulas also manages to install himself into her mind as Megatron has done here.
**And from a less metaphysical perspective, the Autobots literally shrank themselves into microscopic size in order to walk around inside [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s brain in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 episode]] "[[Microbots]]".
*Starscream totally bitch-slaps a Vehicon.
*Megatron moves rather quickly in his dreams. After destroying the dream Optimus, Bulkhead and Bumblebee, and realizing its his subconscious, he takes barely a second to move from his position a few feet away to looming over Bumblebee.
*Megatron's voice has a surprisingly compassionate sound to it when he asks if "someone besides [him]self is unwell"... It's rather disturbing.
*Nobody transforms once in this episode.

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

End of the Line

2011-04-13T15:27:26Z

205.121.134.67: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=13
|image=End of Line Optimus Megatron fight.jpg
|caption=Monkey hate technology. Robot hate the monkey. They will fight eternally.
|title="End of the Line"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=December 18, 1999
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Mark Sawers]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Megatron and Optimus are set to go head to head with dueling doomsday weapons, and both seem willing to destroy Cybertron to gain victory.'''

:''French title:'' '''Guerre Techno-Organique, Partie III''' ("Techno-Organic War, Par III")
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''La Fin de la Route''' ("The End of the Road")
:''Japanese title:'' '''決着の時''' (''Kecchaku no Toki'', "The End")
:''Spanish title:'' '''Guerra Tecno-Orgánica, Parte Tres: El Final de la Línea'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:End of Line Tankor key holograms.jpg|left|It's like Wizard Chess, but with munkies.|thumb|200px]]
[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap]] hack into [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s central computer, looking for clues to who has tampered with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], but turn up nothing. Finally, just as Rattrap is about to find something, they're chased off by [[Tank Drone|tank drones]] and soon find themselves surrounded. Rattrap throws some bombs which cover the tanks in vines, disabling them, and the two [[Maximal|Maximals]] scarper.

Meanwhile the [[Diagnostic Drone]] reports the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] has been downloaded to all of the tank drones. [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is pleased, until he tries to command the drones and discovers he no longer has control of them. He realises instead he will need to get Megatron to deploy them.

[[Optimus Primal]] has another vision from the Oracle, which tells him he must undertake his final journey. As he's telling [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] that he knows how to defeat Megatron, the other two Maximals arrive to report that Megatron has loaded the Key program into the tank drones.

[[Image:End of Line Optimus Cheetor Plasma Chamber.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
The Diagnostic Drone disengages from the Oracle, reporting that he just created a counterfeit vision. Tankor monitors the Maximals, who are strolling through the city in robot mode. They reach a dead end, and turn back, but Optimus' eyes glow and a pair of huge doors open. They ride an elevator downwards to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], which Optimus believes he can control. As he speaks, a [[Vehicon Mole|mole drone]] appears, and he orders the Maximals into beast mode, before unleashing a bolt of energy from the chamber which vaporises the drone. He explains to the amazed Maximals that plasma energy will overload any electrical-mechanical systems. He plans to shut down everything technological on the entire planet. Cheetor tries to talk Optimus out of global Armageddon. Optimus shuts down the chamber and listens to Cheetor's alternate plan—use the seed grenades to keep the tank drones busy while Rattrap searches for a way to disable the Keys.

[[Image:End of Line Tank drone vine bomb.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Tankor is pleased that Optimus has found the Plasma Energy Chamber, knowing that Optimus would never use it, but knowing that Megatron could never take that chance. Indeed Megatron is very annoyed when told about the discover by the Diagnostic Drone, who suggests that the Key weapon be deployed before Optimus has a chance to use the chamber. The tank drones are deployed around a huge structure which rises from the surface of Cybertron and are promptly attacked by the Maximals, throwing them into disarray. Megatron orders the Maximals' destruction.

Rattrap hacks into Megatron's computer again, only to find Tankor waiting to blast him. With Rattrap disabled, Tankor uses his link with the Diagnostic Drone to try to get Megatron to fire the Key weapon. Megatron doesn't believe that Optimus would ever use the Plasma Energy Chamber, and becomes more suspicious of the Drone, disabling it. Tankor rages that he will not be denied and leaves Rattrap's twitching [[technomatter]] self calling out to Optimus for help.

[[Image:End of Line Optimus Megatron energies.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Optimus rushes into the [[Council Citadel]] to confront Megatron. The pair fight, and Megatron shows on monitors the other Maximals being transformed into technomatter. Optimus argues that it is the will of the Matrix that the organic prevail, and Megatron transforms into beast mode in rage. As they wrestle, Optimus attempts to reformat his opponent, but Tankor arrives in time to zap Optimus into technomatter. Before Tankor can zap Megatron as well, he's restrained in energy bonds. Megatron transforms and thanks Tankor for his help in handing him victory.

As Megatron gloats over Optimus, the Maximal sends a mental command to open the Plasma Energy Chamber. The unleashed plasma energy begins ripping through Cybertron, and Megatron command his tank drones to fire the Key weapon. The conflicting energies create a maelstrom, swirling across the planet. Optimus' hand disintegrates before his eyes.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Rattrap]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (6)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (7)
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (8)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s
|c2=
*[[Tank Drone|Tank Drones]] (3)
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (4)
*[[Diagnostic Drone]] (5)
*[[Vehicon Mole|Mole Drone]] (10)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Sonic Attack Jet|Sonic Attack Jets]] (12)
*[[Motorcycle Drone|Motorcycle Drones]] (13)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (14)
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] (9)

}}
==Quotes==
"You must make one final journey. Complete your destiny. Tip the balance, Optimus. Transform your world or suffer extinction."
:—Optimus' fake Oracle vision.

"Shut down Megatron for good, along with everything technological on the entire planet, right down to the last diode."
:—'''Optimus''' on what he plans to do with the plasma energy.

"He found WHAT?! The plasma energy chamber is only a legend." 
"As was the Key to Vector Sigma. Do you detect a pattern forming here?"
:—'''Megatron''' and the increasingly sarcastic '''Diagnostic Drone'''.

"Hmmm, do I detect a personal stake in this contest?" 
"Why, only that of my master." 
"And which 'master' would that be?"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Diagnostic Drone''', moments before the latter's destruction

"No planet is alive, Optimus, merely infested, and I intend to restore it to its natural condition." 
"Over my sparkless body." 
"My sentiments exactly."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus'''.

"You can't destroy me — it's hardwired into your programming! Did you think I would grant you a spark and not protect myself from your treachery? You've been the perfect pawn all along, your independent mind weaving webs of deceit that I would never have conceived. I must thank you! If I had never let you roam free, I never would have obtained the key to my victory!"
:—'''Megatron''' calls Tankor stupid.

"I... still... control... the... Plasma... Energy... Chamber." 
"HAHAHAHAHA! An empty threat, my dear Optimus! You've always lacked the machine-like clarity to do what is logical — and necessary — to win!" 
"Not... this... time!" 
"LET THE FATES FALL WHERE THEY MAY!" 
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Megatron''' shoot their apocalyptic doomsday weapons at each other ''(and at everything else too)''.

==Notes==
* This episode contains one of [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|the many deaths of Optimus Primal]].

===Technical/animation glitches===
*For the first half of the show, Tankor is consistently portrayed using a plain tank drone body, rather than his known appearance.

===Continuity errors===
*Error

===Transformers references===
*The Plasma Energy Chamber first appeared allllll the way back in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]".
*It appears that Megatron remembered what happened the last time he [[Dark Designs (episode)|reprogrammed]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] as evil (he came closer than most to usurping Megatron), and apparently knew since "[[Revelations Part III: Apocalypse]]" that Tankor has gone rogue. You didn't think Megatron would neglect to include a fail-safe this time.

===Real-world references===
*Rattrap refers to "[[wikipedia:Control-Alt-Delete|Control-Alt-Delete]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 4 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

End of the Line

2011-04-13T15:27:14Z

205.121.134.67: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=13
|image=End of Line Optimus Megatron fight.jpg
|caption=Monkey hate technology. Robot hate the monkey. They will fight eternally.
|title="End of the Line"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=December 18, 1999
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Mark Sawers]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Megatron and Optimus are set to go head to head with dueling doomsday weapons, and both seem willing to destroy Cybertron to gain victory.'''

:''French title:'' '''Guerre Techno-Organique, Partie III''' ("Techno-Organic War, Par III")
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''La Fin de la Route''' ("The End of the Road")
:''Japanese title:'' '''決着の時''' (''Kecchaku no Toki'', "The End")
:''Spanish title:'' '''Guerra Tecno-Orgánica, Parte Tres: El Final de la Línea'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:End of Line Tankor key holograms.jpg|left|It's like Wizard Chess, but with munkies..|thumb|200px]]
[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap]] hack into [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s central computer, looking for clues to who has tampered with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], but turn up nothing. Finally, just as Rattrap is about to find something, they're chased off by [[Tank Drone|tank drones]] and soon find themselves surrounded. Rattrap throws some bombs which cover the tanks in vines, disabling them, and the two [[Maximal|Maximals]] scarper.

Meanwhile the [[Diagnostic Drone]] reports the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] has been downloaded to all of the tank drones. [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is pleased, until he tries to command the drones and discovers he no longer has control of them. He realises instead he will need to get Megatron to deploy them.

[[Optimus Primal]] has another vision from the Oracle, which tells him he must undertake his final journey. As he's telling [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] that he knows how to defeat Megatron, the other two Maximals arrive to report that Megatron has loaded the Key program into the tank drones.

[[Image:End of Line Optimus Cheetor Plasma Chamber.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
The Diagnostic Drone disengages from the Oracle, reporting that he just created a counterfeit vision. Tankor monitors the Maximals, who are strolling through the city in robot mode. They reach a dead end, and turn back, but Optimus' eyes glow and a pair of huge doors open. They ride an elevator downwards to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], which Optimus believes he can control. As he speaks, a [[Vehicon Mole|mole drone]] appears, and he orders the Maximals into beast mode, before unleashing a bolt of energy from the chamber which vaporises the drone. He explains to the amazed Maximals that plasma energy will overload any electrical-mechanical systems. He plans to shut down everything technological on the entire planet. Cheetor tries to talk Optimus out of global Armageddon. Optimus shuts down the chamber and listens to Cheetor's alternate plan—use the seed grenades to keep the tank drones busy while Rattrap searches for a way to disable the Keys.

[[Image:End of Line Tank drone vine bomb.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Tankor is pleased that Optimus has found the Plasma Energy Chamber, knowing that Optimus would never use it, but knowing that Megatron could never take that chance. Indeed Megatron is very annoyed when told about the discover by the Diagnostic Drone, who suggests that the Key weapon be deployed before Optimus has a chance to use the chamber. The tank drones are deployed around a huge structure which rises from the surface of Cybertron and are promptly attacked by the Maximals, throwing them into disarray. Megatron orders the Maximals' destruction.

Rattrap hacks into Megatron's computer again, only to find Tankor waiting to blast him. With Rattrap disabled, Tankor uses his link with the Diagnostic Drone to try to get Megatron to fire the Key weapon. Megatron doesn't believe that Optimus would ever use the Plasma Energy Chamber, and becomes more suspicious of the Drone, disabling it. Tankor rages that he will not be denied and leaves Rattrap's twitching [[technomatter]] self calling out to Optimus for help.

[[Image:End of Line Optimus Megatron energies.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Optimus rushes into the [[Council Citadel]] to confront Megatron. The pair fight, and Megatron shows on monitors the other Maximals being transformed into technomatter. Optimus argues that it is the will of the Matrix that the organic prevail, and Megatron transforms into beast mode in rage. As they wrestle, Optimus attempts to reformat his opponent, but Tankor arrives in time to zap Optimus into technomatter. Before Tankor can zap Megatron as well, he's restrained in energy bonds. Megatron transforms and thanks Tankor for his help in handing him victory.

As Megatron gloats over Optimus, the Maximal sends a mental command to open the Plasma Energy Chamber. The unleashed plasma energy begins ripping through Cybertron, and Megatron command his tank drones to fire the Key weapon. The conflicting energies create a maelstrom, swirling across the planet. Optimus' hand disintegrates before his eyes.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Rattrap]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (6)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (7)
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (8)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s
|c2=
*[[Tank Drone|Tank Drones]] (3)
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (4)
*[[Diagnostic Drone]] (5)
*[[Vehicon Mole|Mole Drone]] (10)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Sonic Attack Jet|Sonic Attack Jets]] (12)
*[[Motorcycle Drone|Motorcycle Drones]] (13)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (14)
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] (9)

}}
==Quotes==
"You must make one final journey. Complete your destiny. Tip the balance, Optimus. Transform your world or suffer extinction."
:—Optimus' fake Oracle vision.

"Shut down Megatron for good, along with everything technological on the entire planet, right down to the last diode."
:—'''Optimus''' on what he plans to do with the plasma energy.

"He found WHAT?! The plasma energy chamber is only a legend." 
"As was the Key to Vector Sigma. Do you detect a pattern forming here?"
:—'''Megatron''' and the increasingly sarcastic '''Diagnostic Drone'''.

"Hmmm, do I detect a personal stake in this contest?" 
"Why, only that of my master." 
"And which 'master' would that be?"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Diagnostic Drone''', moments before the latter's destruction

"No planet is alive, Optimus, merely infested, and I intend to restore it to its natural condition." 
"Over my sparkless body." 
"My sentiments exactly."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus'''.

"You can't destroy me — it's hardwired into your programming! Did you think I would grant you a spark and not protect myself from your treachery? You've been the perfect pawn all along, your independent mind weaving webs of deceit that I would never have conceived. I must thank you! If I had never let you roam free, I never would have obtained the key to my victory!"
:—'''Megatron''' calls Tankor stupid.

"I... still... control... the... Plasma... Energy... Chamber." 
"HAHAHAHAHA! An empty threat, my dear Optimus! You've always lacked the machine-like clarity to do what is logical — and necessary — to win!" 
"Not... this... time!" 
"LET THE FATES FALL WHERE THEY MAY!" 
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Megatron''' shoot their apocalyptic doomsday weapons at each other ''(and at everything else too)''.

==Notes==
* This episode contains one of [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|the many deaths of Optimus Primal]].

===Technical/animation glitches===
*For the first half of the show, Tankor is consistently portrayed using a plain tank drone body, rather than his known appearance.

===Continuity errors===
*Error

===Transformers references===
*The Plasma Energy Chamber first appeared allllll the way back in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]".
*It appears that Megatron remembered what happened the last time he [[Dark Designs (episode)|reprogrammed]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] as evil (he came closer than most to usurping Megatron), and apparently knew since "[[Revelations Part III: Apocalypse]]" that Tankor has gone rogue. You didn't think Megatron would neglect to include a fail-safe this time.

===Real-world references===
*Rattrap refers to "[[wikipedia:Control-Alt-Delete|Control-Alt-Delete]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 4 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

End of the Line

2011-04-13T15:26:35Z

205.121.134.67: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=13
|image=End of Line Optimus Megatron fight.jpg
|caption=Monkey hate technology. Robot hate the monkey. They will fight eternally.
|title="End of the Line"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=December 18, 1999
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Mark Sawers]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Megatron and Optimus are set to go head to head with dueling doomsday weapons, and both seem willing to destroy Cybertron to gain victory.'''

:''French title:'' '''Guerre Techno-Organique, Partie III''' ("Techno-Organic War, Par III")
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''La Fin de la Route''' ("The End of the Road")
:''Japanese title:'' '''決着の時''' (''Kecchaku no Toki'', "The End")
:''Spanish title:'' '''Guerra Tecno-Orgánica, Parte Tres: El Final de la Línea'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:End of Line Tankor key holograms.jpg|left|It's like Wizard Chess, but cooler.|thumb|200px]]
[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap]] hack into [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s central computer, looking for clues to who has tampered with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], but turn up nothing. Finally, just as Rattrap is about to find something, they're chased off by [[Tank Drone|tank drones]] and soon find themselves surrounded. Rattrap throws some bombs which cover the tanks in vines, disabling them, and the two [[Maximal|Maximals]] scarper.

Meanwhile the [[Diagnostic Drone]] reports the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] has been downloaded to all of the tank drones. [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is pleased, until he tries to command the drones and discovers he no longer has control of them. He realises instead he will need to get Megatron to deploy them.

[[Optimus Primal]] has another vision from the Oracle, which tells him he must undertake his final journey. As he's telling [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] that he knows how to defeat Megatron, the other two Maximals arrive to report that Megatron has loaded the Key program into the tank drones.

[[Image:End of Line Optimus Cheetor Plasma Chamber.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
The Diagnostic Drone disengages from the Oracle, reporting that he just created a counterfeit vision. Tankor monitors the Maximals, who are strolling through the city in robot mode. They reach a dead end, and turn back, but Optimus' eyes glow and a pair of huge doors open. They ride an elevator downwards to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], which Optimus believes he can control. As he speaks, a [[Vehicon Mole|mole drone]] appears, and he orders the Maximals into beast mode, before unleashing a bolt of energy from the chamber which vaporises the drone. He explains to the amazed Maximals that plasma energy will overload any electrical-mechanical systems. He plans to shut down everything technological on the entire planet. Cheetor tries to talk Optimus out of global Armageddon. Optimus shuts down the chamber and listens to Cheetor's alternate plan—use the seed grenades to keep the tank drones busy while Rattrap searches for a way to disable the Keys.

[[Image:End of Line Tank drone vine bomb.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Tankor is pleased that Optimus has found the Plasma Energy Chamber, knowing that Optimus would never use it, but knowing that Megatron could never take that chance. Indeed Megatron is very annoyed when told about the discover by the Diagnostic Drone, who suggests that the Key weapon be deployed before Optimus has a chance to use the chamber. The tank drones are deployed around a huge structure which rises from the surface of Cybertron and are promptly attacked by the Maximals, throwing them into disarray. Megatron orders the Maximals' destruction.

Rattrap hacks into Megatron's computer again, only to find Tankor waiting to blast him. With Rattrap disabled, Tankor uses his link with the Diagnostic Drone to try to get Megatron to fire the Key weapon. Megatron doesn't believe that Optimus would ever use the Plasma Energy Chamber, and becomes more suspicious of the Drone, disabling it. Tankor rages that he will not be denied and leaves Rattrap's twitching [[technomatter]] self calling out to Optimus for help.

[[Image:End of Line Optimus Megatron energies.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Optimus rushes into the [[Council Citadel]] to confront Megatron. The pair fight, and Megatron shows on monitors the other Maximals being transformed into technomatter. Optimus argues that it is the will of the Matrix that the organic prevail, and Megatron transforms into beast mode in rage. As they wrestle, Optimus attempts to reformat his opponent, but Tankor arrives in time to zap Optimus into technomatter. Before Tankor can zap Megatron as well, he's restrained in energy bonds. Megatron transforms and thanks Tankor for his help in handing him victory.

As Megatron gloats over Optimus, the Maximal sends a mental command to open the Plasma Energy Chamber. The unleashed plasma energy begins ripping through Cybertron, and Megatron command his tank drones to fire the Key weapon. The conflicting energies create a maelstrom, swirling across the planet. Optimus' hand disintegrates before his eyes.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Rattrap]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (6)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (7)
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (8)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s
|c2=
*[[Tank Drone|Tank Drones]] (3)
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (4)
*[[Diagnostic Drone]] (5)
*[[Vehicon Mole|Mole Drone]] (10)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Sonic Attack Jet|Sonic Attack Jets]] (12)
*[[Motorcycle Drone|Motorcycle Drones]] (13)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (14)
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] (9)

}}
==Quotes==
"You must make one final journey. Complete your destiny. Tip the balance, Optimus. Transform your world or suffer extinction."
:—Optimus' fake Oracle vision.

"Shut down Megatron for good, along with everything technological on the entire planet, right down to the last diode."
:—'''Optimus''' on what he plans to do with the plasma energy.

"He found WHAT?! The plasma energy chamber is only a legend." 
"As was the Key to Vector Sigma. Do you detect a pattern forming here?"
:—'''Megatron''' and the increasingly sarcastic '''Diagnostic Drone'''.

"Hmmm, do I detect a personal stake in this contest?" 
"Why, only that of my master." 
"And which 'master' would that be?"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Diagnostic Drone''', moments before the latter's destruction

"No planet is alive, Optimus, merely infested, and I intend to restore it to its natural condition." 
"Over my sparkless body." 
"My sentiments exactly."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus'''.

"You can't destroy me — it's hardwired into your programming! Did you think I would grant you a spark and not protect myself from your treachery? You've been the perfect pawn all along, your independent mind weaving webs of deceit that I would never have conceived. I must thank you! If I had never let you roam free, I never would have obtained the key to my victory!"
:—'''Megatron''' calls Tankor stupid.

"I... still... control... the... Plasma... Energy... Chamber." 
"HAHAHAHAHA! An empty threat, my dear Optimus! You've always lacked the machine-like clarity to do what is logical — and necessary — to win!" 
"Not... this... time!" 
"LET THE FATES FALL WHERE THEY MAY!" 
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Megatron''' shoot their apocalyptic doomsday weapons at each other ''(and at everything else too)''.

==Notes==
* This episode contains one of [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|the many deaths of Optimus Primal]].

===Technical/animation glitches===
*For the first half of the show, Tankor is consistently portrayed using a plain tank drone body, rather than his known appearance.

===Continuity errors===
*Error

===Transformers references===
*The Plasma Energy Chamber first appeared allllll the way back in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]".
*It appears that Megatron remembered what happened the last time he [[Dark Designs (episode)|reprogrammed]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] as evil (he came closer than most to usurping Megatron), and apparently knew since "[[Revelations Part III: Apocalypse]]" that Tankor has gone rogue. You didn't think Megatron would neglect to include a fail-safe this time.

===Real-world references===
*Rattrap refers to "[[wikipedia:Control-Alt-Delete|Control-Alt-Delete]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 4 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

End of the Line

2011-04-13T15:25:43Z

205.121.134.67: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=13
|image=End of Line Optimus Megatron fight.jpg
|caption=Monkey hate technology. Robot hate the monkey. They will fight eternally.
|title="End of the Line"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=December 18, 1999
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Mark Sawers]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Megatron and Optimus are set to go head to head with dueling doomsday weapons, and both seem willing to destroy Cybertron to gain victory.'''

:''French title:'' '''Guerre Techno-Organique, Partie III''' ("Techno-Organic War, Par III")
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''La Fin de la Route''' ("The End of the Road")
:''Japanese title:'' '''決着の時''' (''Kecchaku no Toki'', "The End")
:''Spanish title:'' '''Guerra Tecno-Orgánica, Parte Tres: El Final de la Línea'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:End of Line Tankor key holograms.jpg|left|thumb|200px]] It's like... Wizard Chess, but cooler.
[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap]] hack into [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s central computer, looking for clues to who has tampered with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], but turn up nothing. Finally, just as Rattrap is about to find something, they're chased off by [[Tank Drone|tank drones]] and soon find themselves surrounded. Rattrap throws some bombs which cover the tanks in vines, disabling them, and the two [[Maximal|Maximals]] scarper.

Meanwhile the [[Diagnostic Drone]] reports the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] has been downloaded to all of the tank drones. [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is pleased, until he tries to command the drones and discovers he no longer has control of them. He realises instead he will need to get Megatron to deploy them.

[[Optimus Primal]] has another vision from the Oracle, which tells him he must undertake his final journey. As he's telling [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] that he knows how to defeat Megatron, the other two Maximals arrive to report that Megatron has loaded the Key program into the tank drones.

[[Image:End of Line Optimus Cheetor Plasma Chamber.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
The Diagnostic Drone disengages from the Oracle, reporting that he just created a counterfeit vision. Tankor monitors the Maximals, who are strolling through the city in robot mode. They reach a dead end, and turn back, but Optimus' eyes glow and a pair of huge doors open. They ride an elevator downwards to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], which Optimus believes he can control. As he speaks, a [[Vehicon Mole|mole drone]] appears, and he orders the Maximals into beast mode, before unleashing a bolt of energy from the chamber which vaporises the drone. He explains to the amazed Maximals that plasma energy will overload any electrical-mechanical systems. He plans to shut down everything technological on the entire planet. Cheetor tries to talk Optimus out of global Armageddon. Optimus shuts down the chamber and listens to Cheetor's alternate plan—use the seed grenades to keep the tank drones busy while Rattrap searches for a way to disable the Keys.

[[Image:End of Line Tank drone vine bomb.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Tankor is pleased that Optimus has found the Plasma Energy Chamber, knowing that Optimus would never use it, but knowing that Megatron could never take that chance. Indeed Megatron is very annoyed when told about the discover by the Diagnostic Drone, who suggests that the Key weapon be deployed before Optimus has a chance to use the chamber. The tank drones are deployed around a huge structure which rises from the surface of Cybertron and are promptly attacked by the Maximals, throwing them into disarray. Megatron orders the Maximals' destruction.

Rattrap hacks into Megatron's computer again, only to find Tankor waiting to blast him. With Rattrap disabled, Tankor uses his link with the Diagnostic Drone to try to get Megatron to fire the Key weapon. Megatron doesn't believe that Optimus would ever use the Plasma Energy Chamber, and becomes more suspicious of the Drone, disabling it. Tankor rages that he will not be denied and leaves Rattrap's twitching [[technomatter]] self calling out to Optimus for help.

[[Image:End of Line Optimus Megatron energies.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Optimus rushes into the [[Council Citadel]] to confront Megatron. The pair fight, and Megatron shows on monitors the other Maximals being transformed into technomatter. Optimus argues that it is the will of the Matrix that the organic prevail, and Megatron transforms into beast mode in rage. As they wrestle, Optimus attempts to reformat his opponent, but Tankor arrives in time to zap Optimus into technomatter. Before Tankor can zap Megatron as well, he's restrained in energy bonds. Megatron transforms and thanks Tankor for his help in handing him victory.

As Megatron gloats over Optimus, the Maximal sends a mental command to open the Plasma Energy Chamber. The unleashed plasma energy begins ripping through Cybertron, and Megatron command his tank drones to fire the Key weapon. The conflicting energies create a maelstrom, swirling across the planet. Optimus' hand disintegrates before his eyes.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Rattrap]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (6)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (7)
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (8)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s
|c2=
*[[Tank Drone|Tank Drones]] (3)
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] (4)
*[[Diagnostic Drone]] (5)
*[[Vehicon Mole|Mole Drone]] (10)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Sonic Attack Jet|Sonic Attack Jets]] (12)
*[[Motorcycle Drone|Motorcycle Drones]] (13)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (14)
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] (9)

}}
==Quotes==
"You must make one final journey. Complete your destiny. Tip the balance, Optimus. Transform your world or suffer extinction."
:—Optimus' fake Oracle vision.

"Shut down Megatron for good, along with everything technological on the entire planet, right down to the last diode."
:—'''Optimus''' on what he plans to do with the plasma energy.

"He found WHAT?! The plasma energy chamber is only a legend." 
"As was the Key to Vector Sigma. Do you detect a pattern forming here?"
:—'''Megatron''' and the increasingly sarcastic '''Diagnostic Drone'''.

"Hmmm, do I detect a personal stake in this contest?" 
"Why, only that of my master." 
"And which 'master' would that be?"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Diagnostic Drone''', moments before the latter's destruction

"No planet is alive, Optimus, merely infested, and I intend to restore it to its natural condition." 
"Over my sparkless body." 
"My sentiments exactly."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus'''.

"You can't destroy me — it's hardwired into your programming! Did you think I would grant you a spark and not protect myself from your treachery? You've been the perfect pawn all along, your independent mind weaving webs of deceit that I would never have conceived. I must thank you! If I had never let you roam free, I never would have obtained the key to my victory!"
:—'''Megatron''' calls Tankor stupid.

"I... still... control... the... Plasma... Energy... Chamber." 
"HAHAHAHAHA! An empty threat, my dear Optimus! You've always lacked the machine-like clarity to do what is logical — and necessary — to win!" 
"Not... this... time!" 
"LET THE FATES FALL WHERE THEY MAY!" 
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Megatron''' shoot their apocalyptic doomsday weapons at each other ''(and at everything else too)''.

==Notes==
* This episode contains one of [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|the many deaths of Optimus Primal]].

===Technical/animation glitches===
*For the first half of the show, Tankor is consistently portrayed using a plain tank drone body, rather than his known appearance.

===Continuity errors===
*Error

===Transformers references===
*The Plasma Energy Chamber first appeared allllll the way back in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]".
*It appears that Megatron remembered what happened the last time he [[Dark Designs (episode)|reprogrammed]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] as evil (he came closer than most to usurping Megatron), and apparently knew since "[[Revelations Part III: Apocalypse]]" that Tankor has gone rogue. You didn't think Megatron would neglect to include a fail-safe this time.

===Real-world references===
*Rattrap refers to "[[wikipedia:Control-Alt-Delete|Control-Alt-Delete]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 4 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

Isaac Sumdac (Animated)

2011-04-07T15:43:26Z

205.121.134.67: /* Animated cartoon */

{{picsneeded|More cartoon screencaps!}}
:''Isaac Sumdac is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:IsaacSumdacFinalModel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|For building so much, he has very tiny arms.]]
What Henry Ford and Bill Gates were to the 20th century, '''Isaac Sumdac''' is to the 22nd. His invention of versatile reliable [[Automaton|automaton]] robots revolutionized every industry and the American way of life, and turned [[Detroit|Detroit]] into a major manufacturing center once again. The founder of [[Sumdac Systems|Sumdac Systems]], he is also the father of [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]].

Sumdac is a genuinely loving, devoted father who cares deeply for Sari, who has worked hard to craft elaborate gifts for her and to help her make friends. And he is an ethical businessman who sticks to his beliefs as well, staunchly refusing to manufacture military weapons despite the potential revenue they could bring in to his company. But Isaac Sumdac has got one overbearing flaw that constantly lands him in very dangerous situations: he may just be the single ''dumbest'' smart person the world has ever seen. He has virtually no interpersonal skills to speak of, and doesn't understand people in the slightest; Sumdac will believe just about anything anyone tells him, if they act sincere enough when they do so. And it's not just other people that he has trouble dealing with—Isaac is prone to getting so wrapped up in his work, that he hurts ''himself'' as well, actually forgetting to ''eat and drink'' sometimes. When engrossed in a project, he clearly finds it hard to remember that there is a world outside his lab.

And then there were those...''incidents'' involving [[Megatron (Animated)|the big giant head]] in his lab. And the incidents with the robot's [[Decepticon|''real'' friends]], but let's not dwell on the past.
==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tom Kenny]] (English), [[Takashi Nagasako]] (Japanese), [[Johannes Berenz]] (German), [[Mirosław Neinert]] (Polish), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Renato Márcio]] (Portuguese), [[Sergio Schmied]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Hyeon Gyeongsu]] (Korean)

[[Image:TFAni_TransformAndRollOut_YoungSumdac.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Fast! Close your mouth! Or you'll gulp it.]]
As a youth in the small town of [[Paw Paw]], Isaac Sumdac was working in his makeshift laboratory when what appeared to be a meteor struck the ground close to his home. Investigating, the young Sumdac was shocked to discover that the "meteor" was, in fact, the severed head and arm of a giant alien robot. Sumdac, of course, had no way of knowing that this was the noggin of the evil Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but that ultimately was of little importance to the boy, as the tyrannical robot was well and truly offline. Sumdac disassembled the head and studied it, eventually learning to reverse-engineer its technology. Using this futuristic alien technology, Sumdac was able to build himself an incredible robotics company, which grew and grew over the next five decades, but which stage it was responsible for mass-producing legions of robot workers that had become a part of everyday life in Detroit. Megatron's head was kept in Sumdac's personal lab in his business headquarters, [[Sumdac Tower]], where the scientist even used the robot's disembodied hand as a chair. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

Around forty-three years after he found Megatron's head, Sumdac made another strange discovery. Noticing a flash of light in his lab, Sumdac entered to find a strange metallic pod, containing a small, liquid metal body. Fascinated, Sumdac reached out to touch the small creature, but received an electric shock that knocked him offline, and turned a streak of his hair white. When Sumdac came to, the liquid metal being was gone, and in its place was what appeared to be a human baby. Not knowing what else to do, Sumdac "adopted" the child, named her "Sari", and spent the next seven years raising her as his own. {{storylink|TransWarped}} Understandibly, Sumdac was reluctant to let Sari out into the world, and mostly kept her confined to Sumdac Tower, using [[Tutor Bot|robot tutors]] to educate her and building [[Sparkplug (robot dog)|other robots]] to keep her company.

Seven years later, Sumdac was in the midst of conducting a school tour around his company labs when a techno-organic experiment ran out of control, creating a creature that the Detroit police proved powerless to stop. The monster was defeated by the surprising arrival of a team of alien robots that introduced themselves as the [[Autobot]]s, who Sari quickly befriended. While Sumdac was genuinely warm and welcoming to the Autobots, and hailed them as Detroit's newest super-heroes, he now knew the true nature of the mysterious robot head that he had built his company upon, and was terrified that the Autobots would find out what he had done to one of their race. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

When a jolt of energy from Sari's [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]-empowered [[AllSpark Key|Key]] brought Megatron's head back online, {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} the evil robot decided to exploit Sumdac's gullibility by posing as an Autobot, suggesting that the other Autobots would be much more forgiving of Sumdac dissecting him if the scientist gave him a new body before revealing the truth. As a sign of good faith, Megatron helped Sumdac rebuild his [[Dinobot (Animated)|robot dinosaurs]]. Unfortunately, a glitch made them rampage twice, and Isaac felt annoyed at the bad job he'd done. However, Megatron took the blame upon himself and claimed to be ashamed to admit that he'd built weapons into the dinosaurs out of his desire to have a body again. Sumdac sympathized with his friend, promising not to tell the Autobots and to restore him one day. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

Isaac was true to his word, but his attempts to build a new body from scratch for Megatron met with failure due to a lack of [[Destronium]]. It just so happened that Sumdac Systems' product line also included a prototype reflex-augmentation suit; when the only working model was mysteriously stolen and the thief then used it to try to retrieve the Destronium Megatron desperately needed, Isaac found that confusing but seemed otherwise untroubled. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

[[Image:TFA Sound Fury Megatron Sumdac Sparkplug.JPG|right|150px|thumb|For the last time, I don't have a skunk on my head!]]
For Sari's birthday party, Sumdac tried to get some kids her own age (all children of his employees) to hang around with her, but even with the help of the Autobots, this did not really work. Luckily, she was happy with her new present, [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], a musical robot that had been created by Megatron simply to please children. (It turned evil, but surely that was all an accident on Megatron's part!) {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

[[Image:N00b.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"Total OWNAGE, n00b!"]]
After meeting with Henry Masterson, who showed Sumdac the "[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster unit]]", Sumdac was horrified to discover that Masterson planned to use the technology for military purposes. Things got even worse when the rocket that Masterson's warbot controlled went flying into the city of Detroit. Furious, Sumdac fired Masterson on the spot. Several days later, Masterson stole the Autobot [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s body and used it to take control of a solar fusion power plant, demanding 700 billion dollars to be delivered by Sumdac himself. Isaac drove [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] into the power plant with the other Autobots, allowing them to take on Masterson. While Sumdac tried to shut down the reactor, a stray missile from Masterson destroyed the controls. Fortunately, Bulkhead built a drone that managed to shut down the reactor. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}

[[Image:Sumdac megatron's body.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Dad! Don't touch it! It's evil!]]
After discovering an energy signature out in the woods near Detroit, he found it was what he had been searching for since he came across Megatron's head: the rest of his body. Sumdac noted that Megatron would be most surprised by the discovery. {{storylink|Nature Calls}}

[[Image:MegrisingSumdacCry.jpg|left|150px|thumb|DO NOT WANT]]
After bringing Megatron's body back to his lab, he commented on how his body had done well in the wilderness for 50 years. As soon as Sumdac apparently finished the body's repairs, [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] arrived, and Megatron revealed that he was a [[Decepticon]]. Depositing Sumdac in his severed hand, Megatron used the Key to restore his body. As wires pulled the hand to the body, it made a fist around Sumdac, taking him with it. When Megatron opened his hand upon being restored, Sumdac was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

Somehow free from Megatron's grasp, Sumdac tried to escape. Blitzwing intercepted his escape, but Megatron's calling of the Decepticons allowed him to flee. Meeting the Autobots in the lobby of Sumdac Tower, Isaac explained his role in what had happened. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and Bulkhead were a little ticked, but Optimus decided that then was not the time for recriminations. Repairing the Autobots with residual AllSpark Key energy, Isaac accompanied them on the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Autobots' ship]] when they crashed on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. Fearing that the end was near, Sumdac said that there was something important that he wanted to tell Sari, but she ran off to find something that the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] could charge in place of her Key before he could elaborate. Sumdac quickly assembled a device that damaged Megatron's equilibrium sensors, but disappeared in the chaos during the battle between Optimus and Megatron and the dispersal of the AllSpark. In the aftermath, Sumdac had been snatched by Megatron. Now a prisoner of Megatron, the Decepticon leader mockingly asked Sumdac if he was comfortable in his chair. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

Professor Sumdac was held prisoner by the Decepticons deep in a cavern studded in carbon deposits which baffled the Autobot scans of the area. Shown a [[space bridge]] schematic which Megatron had stolen from [[Teletran-1]], the scientist was put to work doing what he does best, reverse-engineering the technology. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} The scientist was also forced to create signal-dampeners to allow the Decepticons to remain undetected by the Autobots even outside the mines, and a tachyon transmitter that allowed Megatron to communicate with his [[Shockwave (Animated)|double-agent]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} Sumdac tried to alert the Autobots to this double-agent by bouncing a transmission to their headquarters, but the garbled message they received sent them off on the [[Wasp|wrong track]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

Once the bridge was completed, it was learned that Sumdac had misinterpreted the schematics, leaving the Decepticons with a non-functional bridge. Megatron decided to kidnap Cybertron's top space bridge technician, who turned out to be Bulkhead. Megatron took Sumdac with him both as a hostage and to prevent Sumdac from interfering with the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]]' work. Bulkhead was captured and compelled to help under threat of being body-jacked again with a Headmaster unit. Once Bulkhead was put to work, Sumdac assumed that he was trying to sabotage the bridge and played along. However, Bulkhead actually ''was'' trying to fix the bridge and managed to finish it in short order...just in time for a rescue attempt by the Autobots to be hijacked by an attack by [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

After trying to shut down the bridge, Sumdac commandeered the Headmaster and used it to steal Starscream's body to try and destroy Megatron. The Decepticon leader was unimpressed and shot the Headmaster off with his [[fusion cannon]]. Then power complications with the space bridge arose, and Megatron tried to fix that by adding Starscream's AllSpark-infused head to the mix, causing an overload. Fortunately, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] arrived, being piloted by Ratchet and Sari of all people. Omega sacrificed himself after ejecting Sari and Ratchet, and the Autobots and Sumdacs escaped before the mine came down around them when the space bridge exploded. Free of Megatron and reunited with his daughter, Isaac Sumdac was relieved to know that the ordeal was at an end. His troubles weren't over, though, as Sari noticed that the skin of her right arm had been torn...revealing robotic circuitry underneath! {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

[[Image:Sumdac Streak.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Origins of a legend. Oh, and Sumdac's hair thingy, too.]]

Faced with a daughter on the verge of a breakdown and five robots who had run out of reasons to trust him, Isaac revealed to Sari what he knew of her origins, but none of them were particularly convinced by his fantastical story of a liquid metal robot that appeared out of thin air. Once Isaac had fired [[Porter C. Powell]], who had taken control of his company during his absence, and Henry Masterson, whom Powell had re-hired, Sari refused to speak to, or even be in the same building, as the man she could no longer even think of as her father. Luckily, Optimus Prime able to patch the family back together by letting Isaac know that he was going to take Sari to [[Burger Bot]], so the could meet them there (this was accomplished by opening a comm channel to Sumdac's lab and talking very loudly and at length to Sari about Burger Bot, but even then, it's a minor miracle that Sumdac figured out what Prime was doing). While the trio was at Burger Bot, a vengeful Masterson attacked, and Sari and Sumdac both managed to save each other from the villains' wrath. While Prime finished Masterson off, Sari realized that whether or not she was a robot, Sumdac was still her father.

While all this had been going on, Prowl had been conducting some research of his own, and concluded that Sumdac had discovered a Cybertronian [[protoform]] which had scanned his [[DNA]]. Intrigued by the fact that she was part Cybertronian, Sari turned her AllSpark Key upon herself and upgraded her body into an older, more powerful form, only to promptly start running out of control. Once the Autobots had her subdued, Prime revealed the location of the Autobots' base to Professor Sumdac, much to the consternation of the other Autobots, who still did not trust the scientist entirely. Prime vowed that there would be no more secrets between their "family," and Sumdac apologized to Sari for keeping the truth of her origins hidden for so long. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Working with Bulkhead to construct a new space bridge in Sumdac Tower so that the Autobots could contact Cybertron to warn them about Megatron's double-agent, Sumdac decided to call it a night when several floors of the tower collapsed underneath them thanks to the weight of the equipment. Sumdac was less than impressed when Bulkhead called in the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] to help repair the building, but his attitude rankled with the Constructicons' new foreman, [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]. To protect Sumdac, Bulkhead began ordering him around cruelly, winking all the while, but Sumdac, of course, completely failed to understand that Bulkhead was merely acting to preserve his safety, and rushed off to complete the construction of the [[plasmadynamic thruster]] the Autobot demanded. Sumdac even followed Bulkhead to the Constructicons' warehouse hangout to give him the completed thruster, where Bulkhead was able to make him understand the deception, before having to put the act on again and send Sumdac scampering away. When the other Autobots arrived to help Bulkhead stop the Constructicons' plans to steal all of Detroit's oil, Sumdac was able to bring them up to speed, and his completed plasmadynamic thruster was then used to warp the Constructicons—and an exploding oil tank—off to a safe distance. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

On Christmas Eve, Sumdac was featured in one of Powell's ads for his Soundwave toys, which featured him accusing Powell of stealing his toy rights, but Powell states that he "Acquired this toy's patents fair and square" when he owned Sumdac Systems. Later, on Christmas morning, he sat down with Sari to open her Christmas presents, and when she doesn't like that he had purchased her a Soundwave toy, he explains that it was made in China, and that it both dances and sings. When Sari opens her last present, which turns out to be a scooter/jetpack, Sumdac warns her to be careful with the thing, but she just blows him off. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

Sumdac was later hypnotized by the Soundwave toy he had purchased, and as such, was commmanded to destroy Sari, as she could not be controled because of her techno-organic nature. Sari eventually traps him under a bookcase, as she had no other option if she didn't want to hurt him, and he is freed from Soundwave's control after Soundwave is defeated in battle with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

[[Image:TFA-DecepticonAir-SariKnowsStuff.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Still trying to perfect the glass eye invention.]]

He and Bulkhead continued to work on the space bridge often doubting the others diagnostic of what to do to get it operational. Sari wanted to help but neither Bulkhead nor Prof. Sumdac believed that without her key she would be much help. However during their arguing she was able to fix what they somehow could not because apparently after her upgrade she knows stuff. She tried to help use the space bridge to get Optimus Prime back from the elite guard ship but he informed her that was not necessary, she told her father that now she was upgraded she was smarter, was able to help and Sumdac shouldn't tell her what to do because she knew what she was doing but what he meant was that wasn't necassary now. {{Storylink|Decepticon Air}}

Sumdac later helped Ratchet and Sari build a jetpack for Optimus Prime to use in battle against Meagtron, and witnessed Optimus Prime take a head-first dive into the ground after the first test EPICLY FAILED! {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} When the Starscream Supremes were attacking the city, armed with bombs, Sumdac was in the process of trying to get the Sumdac Tower forcefield back up, when Prowl asked him if the tower had a bomb shelter. Sumdac was initally puzzled by this question, but when he saw the Starscream Supremes, his questions were answered. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

===''TransTech''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Marty Isenberg]] (English)

Despite having a cold, Pr. Sumdac was in an unusually good mood and "remembered to wear pants" the morning he showed Sari, Bumblebee, and Optimus his new [[Bi-directional Unified Transit Terminal]], but no doubt lost his good mood when his BUTT backfired with such power that it flung Sari, Bumblebee, and Optimus into [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Bee in the City}}

===''The Cool'' comic===

[[Image:IsaacSumdacTheCoolSerious01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Daughter, I am disappoint.]]

For fifty years, Megatron tricked Sumdac into searching for the remains of his body while simultaneously giving him Cybertronian technology. When he at last obtained the [[AllSpark Key|key]], Megatron revealed his ruse to a shocked Sumdac and was reborn. {{storylink|The Cool issue 5}}

During the battle for the [[Space Bridge]], Sumdac attempted to best Megatron with a [[Headmaster unit]] latched onto [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s body. He was handily defeated off-panel. When the battle was over, Professor Sumdac was reunited with Sari. Unfortunately, at that moment Sari discovered robotics beneath her skin, leaving Sumdac with some grim explaining to do.{{storylink|The Cool issue 8|The Cool #8}}

Back at Autobot HQ, Sumdac finally revealed to Sari how he found her as a tiny robot in a capsule and, after an intense electric shock, discovered the robot was replaced with a human child. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], after a full body-scan of Sari, determined that the tiny robot was a Transformer [[protoform]] that scanned Sumdac's DNA, resulting in an entirely new lifeform. Sumdac begged for Sari's forgiveness and she was quick to comply, giving her dad a big, snuggly hug. {{storylink|The Cool issue 9|The Cool #9}}

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==Notes==
[[Image:IsaacSumdacModel.jpg|right|180px|thumb|... a POUCH? On my GLOVE? BRILLIANT! If I ever remembered to eat, I could keep a sandwich there!]]

* "Sumdac" is [[Wikipedia:Cadmus|Cadmus]] spelled backwards. [[Sam Register]], executive producer of ''Transformers Animated'', explains in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' that this was done on purpose. The name was thought up very early in the making of the show: during [[BotCon 2008]], story editor [[Marty Isenberg]] mentioned that it was in the show development before he signed on.
*A non-finalized character model of Isaac Sumdac was featured in [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''Transformers Animated'' press kit. Compared to the final model, his body's proportions are entirely different, as is his hair. He also had some kind of stylized "S" emblem on his lab jacket, where the finalized Sumdac has a name badge. The "S" appears to be in his hair now (the cause of which is revealed in "[[TransWarped]]").
* This isn't the first time that a [[Koji Onishi|central]] [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|human]] [[Kenneth Onishi|character's]] [[Sparkplug Witwicky|father]] was taken captive and forced to help the bad guys of the series.
* He has an Indian accent in the English language version and a Chinese accent in the German dub.
* He appears to take fashion advice from [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Tarkin-CHRON.jpg Grand Moff Tarkin].
* If you think [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] can dance, you should see this guys' [[Human Error, Part I|sick moves]]!
* Although she is part robot, Isaac is actually Sari's biological father, since she scanned his DNA when he touched the protoform.
* Speaking of which, how did she scan his DNA through his glove? Maybe he wiped his nose on it or something...

{{DEFAULTSORT: Sumdac, Isaac}}
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{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Curses]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"You froze up like a crankcase in December!"
:-'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]''',"[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Footnotes==
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Super Mode

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A '''Super Mode''' is an auxiliary transformation some Cybertronians possess that is used sparingly, perhaps due to a higher energy consumption. This transformation often involves combining with unused portions of their [[alternate mode]] and bringing normally concealed weapons systems online. This form is often a variation on the robot mode, but there are many who possess vehicular or other Super Modes. In some continuities, it is referred to as a '''Battle Mode''', '''Brute Mode''', or '''Ultra Mode'''. A robot-mode super mode is, amazingly enough, often called a '''Super Robot'''.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
One might easily consider [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] one of the earliest examples of a Super Mode, due to his toy combining with his trailer to form a Super Robot. However, due to the recognition factor and possible confusion with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], he was never depicted in his primary robot mode. This made his Super Mode his ''de facto'' normal mode.

This was later superseded by Optimus Prime's upgrade into a [[Powermaster]], by which he acquired a canonical Super Mode. However, after the first couple of issues he was rarely if ever shown in his smaller robot mode.

The ''Classics'' Voyager [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] toy has a removable head and large booster-kibble in robot mode which could be considered a super mode (the actual reason was to allow a toy that resembles Jetfire in both his toy and cartoon appearances).

===Masterforce===
[[Ginrai]], much like his American Powermaster counterpart, possessed both a robot mode and a Super Robot mode from combining with his trailer. As well, he could combine this powerful mode with the [[Godbomber]] drone to form a still larger and shinier "God Ginrai" mode. Though Godbomber had no counterpart in the English-language fiction, the rerelease of Powermaster Optimus Prime included the mold improvements featured in Ginrai as well as the Godbomber figure, renamed [[Apex Bomber]], who formed Prime's "Apex Armor."

===Victory===
[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] was a double [[Brainmaster]], starting as a small robot known as the Brain of Courage, combining into a larger robot named Saber, and finally forming an even larger robot known as Star Saber (natch). This robot could then be enhanced further by combining with [[Victory Leo]] to form [[Victory Saber]].

===Robots in Disguise===
[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] initially had a smaller robot mode composed of just his vehicle mode cab, which could then combine with pieces of his "trailer" to form a larger, more powerful '''Battle Mode''' (this mode was called "Super Fire Convoy" in ''Car Robot''). Later on, he and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] could combine to form the Super Robot [[Omega Prime]] ("God Fire Convoy" in ''Car Robot''). Neither was the dominant personality in this fusion, much to Magnus's disappointment.

Also, the three [[Autobot Brothers]] [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], and [[X-Brawn]] each possess the ability to Power Up into a Supercharged form, after receiving a power boost from Ultra Magnus when the Matrix was being shared between him and Prime. In contrast to more typical super-modes which use unused altmode bits or hidden weapons, their super modes are examples of [[spontaneous recoloration]].

===Unicron Trilogy===
====Armada====
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] could combine with his trailer to form his Super Mode. He could also combine with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to become Jet Optimus. Both of these Super Modes could be further enhanced by mounting [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] on their shoulders. In the Japanese version ''Micron Legend'', the names used are "Jet Convoy" and "Magna Jet Convoy", respectively.

[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] could form a Super Mode by combining with the various components that make up [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]; ''Micron Legend'' uses "Burning <s>Gundam</s> Megatron".

====Energon====
Optimus Prime could combine with the four drone vehicles stored in his trailer, with each forming an arm or a leg [[Scramble City]]-style, leading to a wide variety of Super Robot modes. Prime could be further enhanced by combining with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to form either his heavily armed "Fight Mode" or the more maneuverable "Flight Mode." Prime could also combine with [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to form "Optimus Supreme." The names "Wing Convoy - Cannon Mode", "Wing Convoy - Jet Mode", and "Omega Convoy" are used in the Japanese version ''Super Link''.

Also, every Autobot (that wasn't an [[Omnicon]]) possessed the ability to combine with the others in pairs to form "[[Powerlinx]]" versions of themselves, thanks to the [[Spark of Combination]].

As well, both [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] possessed "Brute Modes," which were formed by combining with previously unused portions of their vehicle forms.

====Cybertron====
[[Image:Optimus Prime (super) (pose).PNG|right|160px|thumb|"You didn't want to see my mouth, anyway."]]
In ''Transformers Cybertron'', Optimus Prime transforms into Super Mode. Most of his trailer goes onto his back while two leg pieces connect to the blue part of his legs and his [[mouthplate]] comes over his face. Optimus Prime goes into Super Mode when fighting in battle against anybody vaguely threatening.

Optimus Prime could also enter a number of Super Mode configurations by combining with other characters, such as "Savage Claw Mode" with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and "Sonic Wing Mode" with Wing Saber. In the Japanese version ''Galaxy Force'', "Liger Convoy" and "Sonic Convoy" respectively.

Conversely, Megatron could form the "Dark Claw Mode' with [[Nemesis Breaker]], and similarly named "Liger Megatron" in ''Galaxy Force''.

===IDW G1 Comics===
[[Nova Prime]] possessed a Super Robot mode formed by combining with his vehicle mode's trailer. This form also granted him wings and thus the power of flight.

[[Image:Thunderwingidwultramode.jpg|left|160px|thumb|Does this mean he's the same size as Devastator?]]
[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] revealed that not only were his robot and jet modes enhanced by the [[Pretender]] process, but he also possessed an extremely powerful tertiary '''Ultra Mode'''. However this form drew heavily from the reserves of [[Ore-13]] that were powering him, causing the enhanced energon variant to go critical and burn him out from the inside. Damaging him beyond repair. [[Spotlight: Galvatron|Or not.]] {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}
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===Live action continuity===
[[Image:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|GIVE ME YOUR PARTS!]]
After being critically injured by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] offered his parts to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who was still recovering after being resurrected and needed assistance in fighting [[the Fallen]]. Jetfire then ripped out his [[spark core]] and died. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] then instructed [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] to transplant the afterburners and weapons onto Optimus Prime's [[structure]]. Once completed, Optimus Prime was left with wings, an arm-mounted missile launcher, and an arm-mounted machine gun. Flying off, Optimus broke through the debris The Fallen had raised to protect the [[star harvester]] and destroyed the machine, then attacked the Fallen. [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] came to the aid of his master, but Optimus broke of his arm, shooting off about a third of Megatron's head and finally used the afterburners to send Megatron flying through some ruins. The Fallen was able to tear off one of Prime's thrusters and strike him with it, but Optimus Prime ultimately triumphed and ripped out the Fallen's [[spark]], forcing Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to retreat. Following this, Optimus detached Jetfire's donated parts. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===Animated Series===
Plans for Optimus Prime to combine with his trailer were made for season 4, which was cancelled. The Allspark Almanac 2 reveals designs for Prime's super mode, in which he sported a clear visor over his eyes in addition to a larger helmet, larger build, and his winglbade upgrade. The design was intended to give Megatron a formidable opponent in the size department.

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==See also==
*[[Attack mode]]
*[[Combiner]]
*[[Optimus Prime Super Modes]]

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