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Operation Bumblebee, Part 1

2012-03-11T09:54:24Z

212.149.252.133: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 30
|prev=Orion Pax, Part 3
|next=Operation Bumblebee, Part 2
|image=
|caption=
|title="Operation Bumblebee, Part 1"
|airdate=[[March 10]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Bumblebee questions his worthiness to his team after he is compromised.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] stake out a [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] mining operation overseen by [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Optimus isn't about to let Megatron have whatever gave off the signal that led him and Ratchet here, and he confronts Megatron just as the Vehicons break earth and hand the package to him. Megatron advises Optimus to stow his weapons; the device they've unearthed is a deadly [[spark extractor]], capable of sapping the spark from the body of every Cybertronian in its radius. He takes the opportunity to gloat about how Optimus—ahem, ''Orion''—led him to it before stepping through the [[GroundBridge]], and ordering the Vehicons to hold Ratchet and Optimus off. Close by, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] speeds over a cliff and through the attacking Vehicons, before driving into the GroundBridge. He transforms and grabs the package from Megatron's hand, before turning around and bolting. Megatron runs after him, but upon arriving outside the vortex, finds his troops destroyed and all three Autobots gone.

Back at base, Bumblebee brags about his vehicular acrobatics. Ratchet informs Optimus of the reason for the Autobot homing beacon on the device—it was sealed away in Iacon during the war, but was jettisoned offworld when the Decepticons raided the city. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] asks if Optimus remembers if he transcribed any other coordinates, but Optimus regrets that he does not. Ratchet posits that Megatron said he decrypted multiple targets to play havoc with Optimus' psyche.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', Megatron laments over the loss of the spark extractor, and regrets that he did no more than destroy Bumblebee's voicebox back on Cybertron. [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] reminds Megatron that there are still two contacts on Earth to investigate.

On the road, Bumblebee sounds off to [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to rendezvous with him at the coordinates of the new distress beacon. Upon arriving, however, the only device present is an upright beacon. Suddenly, Bumblebee is stunned by a large electrical blast, and he falls unconscious. [[Silas]] and a [[MECH]] team emerge from the shadows, including a [[MECH Surgeon]] who starts work on Bumblebee. Unseen by the troops below, Starscream arrives and transforms on an overlooking cliff. As MECH spots Bulkhead incoming, the surgeon finishes his work, and the team departs in a helicopter. Bulkhead arrives and asks Bumblebee who did it, but Bumblebee doesn't recall. Bulkhead advises pursuit, and transforms to roll—but Bumblebee doesn't. Antsy at the hold-up, Bulkhead asks Bumblebee why he's not transforming, and Bumblebee replies that he can't.

Back at base, Ratchet scans Bumblebee and discovers that his [[transformation cog|T cog]] is missing. The Autobots quickly work out MECH is behind it, and Optimus tells Bumblebee he's going to have to rely on his friends for a while. Bumblebee is very depressed. Optimus is worried about what Megatron might unearth next.

MECH install Bumblebee's T cog into the robot they've built, but when they power it up and have it scan a helicopter, the robot is unable to transform. Starscream, who has been spying on them, reveals himself and proposes an alliance. He explains the T cog requires [[energon]] to work. He intends to supply MECH with information on energon so they can work out a way to find energon deposits.

Bumblebee is making a pain of himself bugging Ratchet, who asks [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] to keep him busy. Unfortunately all of their entertainment reminds Bumblebee of his missing vehicle mode. Raf makes another attempt to make Bumblebee feel better, but is undermined by Arcee and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] racing into the base at high speed. Ratchet has to stop Bumblebee from going out for a walk, but feels guilty at his inability to fix his fellow Autobot.

Some time later, Ratchet picks Raf up outside school, much to the boy's discomfort.

On monitoring duty, Bulkhead detects a signal, and Bumblebee insists on going with him to investigate.

Raf asks how Bumblebee's voice box was damaged, and Ratchet tells how Bumblebee was captured at [[Tyger Pax]] and given a working over by the Decepticons. Though a [[Ratchet (Prime)|field medic]] saved the scout, it wasn't enough to save his voice box.

Bulkhead and Bumblebee track the signal to a cave. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] soon comes barreling out, closely followed by [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]. While Bulkhead tackles the latter, Bumblebee attempts to chase Knock Out on foot. He soon finds he can't even transform his arms to deploy his guns, and is forced to continue the pursuit by using an old truck as an impromptu go-kart. Unfortunately it loses a wheel, and as Knock Out speeds off with the pilfered device, Bumblebee is sent flying off a cliff.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (2)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (17)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (18)
|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (6)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (7)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (8)
*[[Silas]] (11)
*[[MECH Surgeon]] (12)
*[[Sierra]] (14)
*[[Sierra's friend]] (15)
*[[Vince]] (16)

|c4=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"Oh, for Primus' sake. Will SOMEONE keep him occupied so I can get some work done?!"
:—'''Ratchet''' doesn't like to be distracted.

"The new Urbana 500. It won't just rock your world. It will transform it."
:—The '''commercial narrator''' hates Bumblebee.

"You want to ride with the siren on?" 
"No, thank you."
:—'''Ratchet''' attempts to cheer up '''Raf'''.

"Bumblebee, where's your famous horsepower? Show me some ''speed''!"
:—'''Knock Out''', unintentionally striking a nerve.

"What is with the rent-a-car?"
:—'''Knock Out''' on Bumblebee's choice of pursuit vehicle

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*Megatron calls Optimus by his pre-Prime name "Orion Pax" from the previous episodes. The three sets of coordinates the Decepticons are investigating here are likewise the fruits of [[Project Iacon]].
*We first heard about [[Project Chimera]] in "[[Operation: Breakdown]]", the events of which Starscream also makes mention of. Here we finally see what the project is—an attempt to create a MECH-designed Transformer.
*Old pickup truck Bumblebee uses to chase Knock Out was seen in [[Con Job]].

===Transformers references===
*The ''device dú jour'' today is the spark extractor, courtesy of ancient Decepticons. However, unlike the [[spark extractor|original]], this one seems to be more of a bomb-like device, sapping the sparks of everyone in its radius. It might not be a coincidence that the device showed up in an episode written by [[Marty Isenberg]], given that he was one of the two showrunners of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|series]] it originated from.
*The T-cog is a reference to the [[transformation cog]] of G1 lore. It was first referred to in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]", in which the lack of a transformation cog meant that [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was stuck in city mode.
*Ratchet also has to explain to Bumblebee that the Autobots are "Robots In Disguise", which is why he can't leave the base while his T-Cog is missing.

===Real-world references===
*Megatron uses the term "mutually assured destruction", a longtime slogan for the effect of nuclear war.
*Knock Out references Rent-A-Car, a real-world car rental service.

===Trivia===
*In a first for the series, Bumblebee's car mode is revealed as the [[Urbana 500]]. The Urbana 500. It won't just rock your world. ''It'll transform it.''

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Operation Bumblebee, Part 1

2012-03-11T09:49:48Z

212.149.252.133: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 30
|prev=Orion Pax, Part 3
|next=Operation Bumblebee, Part 2
|image=
|caption=
|title="Operation Bumblebee, Part 1"
|airdate=[[March 10]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Bumblebee questions his worthiness to his team after he is compromised.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] stake out a [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] mining operation overseen by [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Optimus isn't about to let Megatron have whatever gave off the signal that led him and Ratchet here, and he confronts Megatron just as the Vehicons break earth and hand the package to him. Megatron advises Optimus to stow his weapons; the device they've unearthed is a deadly [[spark extractor]], capable of sapping the spark from the body of every Cybertronian in its radius. He takes the opportunity to gloat about how Optimus—ahem, ''Orion''—led him to it before stepping through the [[GroundBridge]], and ordering the Vehicons to hold Ratchet and Optimus off. Close by, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] speeds over a cliff and through the attacking Vehicons, before driving into the GroundBridge. He transforms and grabs the package from Megatron's hand, before turning around and bolting. Megatron runs after him, but upon arriving outside the vortex, finds his troops destroyed and all three Autobots gone.

Back at base, Bumblebee brags about his vehicular acrobatics. Ratchet informs Optimus of the reason for the Autobot homing beacon on the device—it was sealed away in Iacon during the war, but was jettisoned offworld when the Decepticons raided the city. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] asks if Optimus remembers if he transcribed any other coordinates, but Optimus regrets that he does not. Ratchet posits that Megatron said he decrypted multiple targets to play havoc with Optimus' psyche.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', Megatron laments over the loss of the spark extractor, and regrets that he did no more than destroy Bumblebee's voicebox back on Cybertron. [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] reminds Megatron that there are still two contacts on Earth to investigate.

On the road, Bumblebee sounds off to [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to rendezvous with him at the coordinates of the new distress beacon. Upon arriving, however, the only device present is an upright beacon. Suddenly, Bumblebee is stunned by a large electrical blast, and he falls unconscious. [[Silas]] and a [[MECH]] team emerge from the shadows, including a [[MECH Surgeon]] who starts work on Bumblebee. Unseen by the troops below, Starscream arrives and transforms on an overlooking cliff. As MECH spots Bulkhead incoming, the surgeon finishes his work, and the team departs in a helicopter. Bulkhead arrives and asks Bumblebee who did it, but Bumblebee doesn't recall. Bulkhead advises pursuit, and transforms to roll—but Bumblebee doesn't. Antsy at the hold-up, Bulkhead asks Bumblebee why he's not transforming, and Bumblebee replies that he can't.

Back at base, Ratchet scans Bumblebee and discovers that his [[transformation cog|T cog]] is missing. The Autobots quickly work out MECH is behind it, and Optimus tells Bumblebee he's going to have to rely on his friends for a while. Bumblebee is very depressed. Optimus is worried about what Megatron might unearth next.

MECH install Bumblebee's T cog into the robot they've built, but when they power it up and have it scan a helicopter, the robot is unable to transform. Starscream, who has been spying on them, reveals himself and proposes an alliance. He explains the T cog requires [[energon]] to work. He intends to supply MECH with information on energon so they can work out a way to find energon deposits.

Bumblebee is making a pain of himself bugging Ratchet, who asks [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] to keep him busy. Unfortunately all of their entertainment reminds Bumblebee of his missing vehicle mode. Raf makes another attempt to make Bumblebee feel better, but is undermined by Arcee and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] racing into the base at high speed. Ratchet has to stop Bumblebee from going out for a walk, but feels guilty at his inability to fix his fellow Autobot.

Some time later, Ratchet picks Raf up outside school, much to the boy's discomfort.

On monitoring duty, Bulkhead detects a signal, and Bumblebee insists on going with him to investigate.

Raf asks how Bumblebee's voice box was damaged, and Ratchet tells how Bumblebee was captured at [[Tyger Pax]] and given a working over by the Decepticons. Though a [[Ratchet (Prime)|field medic]] saved the scout, it wasn't enough to save his voice box.

Bulkhead and Bumblebee track the signal to a cave. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] soon comes barreling out, closely followed by [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]. While Bulkhead tackles the latter, Bumblebee attempts to chase Knock Out on foot. He soon finds he can't even transform his arms to deploy his guns, and is forced to continue the pursuit by using an old truck as an impromptu go-kart. Unfortunately it loses a wheel, and as Knock Out speeds off with the pilfered device, Bumblebee is sent flying off a cliff.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (2)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (17)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (18)
|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (6)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (7)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (8)
*[[Silas]] (11)
*[[MECH Surgeon]] (12)
*[[Sierra]] (14)
*[[Sierra's friend]] (15)
*[[Vince]] (16)

|c4=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"Oh, for Primus' sake. Will SOMEONE keep him occupied so I can get some work done?!"
:—'''Ratchet''' doesn't like to be distracted.

"The new Urbana 500. It won't just rock your world. It will transform it."
:—The '''commercial narrator''' hates Bumblebee.

"You want to ride with the siren on?" 
"No, thank you."
:—'''Ratchet''' attempts to cheer up '''Raf'''.

"Bumblebee, where's your famous horsepower? Show me some ''speed''!"
:—'''Knock Out''', unintentionally striking a nerve.

"What is with the rent-a-car?"
:—'''Knock Out''' on Bumblebee's choice of pursuit vehicle

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*Megatron calls Optimus by his pre-Prime name "Orion Pax" from the previous episodes. The three sets of coordinates the Decepticons are investigating here are likewise the fruits of [[Project Iacon]].
*We first heard about [[Project Chimera]] in "[[Operation: Breakdown]]", the events of which Starscream also makes mention of. Here we finally see what the project is—an attempt to create a MECH-designed Transformer.
*Old pick-up truck Bumblebee uses to chase Knock Out was seen in [[Con Job]].

===Transformers references===
*The ''device dú jour'' today is the spark extractor, courtesy of ancient Decepticons. However, unlike the [[spark extractor|original]], this one seems to be more of a bomb-like device, sapping the sparks of everyone in its radius. It might not be a coincidence that the device showed up in an episode written by [[Marty Isenberg]], given that he was one of the two showrunners of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|series]] it originated from.
*The T-cog is a reference to the [[transformation cog]] of G1 lore. It was first referred to in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]", in which the lack of a transformation cog meant that [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was stuck in city mode.
*Ratchet also has to explain to Bumblebee that the Autobots are "Robots In Disguise", which is why he can't leave the base while his T-Cog is missing.

===Real-world references===
*Megatron uses the term "mutually assured destruction", a longtime slogan for the effect of nuclear war.
*Knock Out references Rent-A-Car, a real-world car rental service.

===Trivia===
*In a first for the series, Bumblebee's car mode is revealed as the [[Urbana 500]]. The Urbana 500. It won't just rock your world. ''It'll transform it.''

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Awakening (Armada)

2012-03-08T16:07:15Z

212.149.252.133: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=28
|prev=Detection
|next=Desperate
|title="Awakening"
|furigana=しょうげき
|japanese=豪腕
|romaji=Shōgeki
|translation=Stout Arm: Impact
|image=awakeningtidalwave3.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-28
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Shigeki Hatayama]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[March 8]], [[2003]] (English) [[July 18|18 July]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Decepticon reinforcements arrive, and the hunt is on for a new weapon.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:awakeningtidalwave.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]

The [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s are fighting on a beach as something huge moves into range. The ground begins to shake, causing everyone to stop fighting and look up in wonder. The ship crashes into the surf, and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] announces that [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] has arrived from the planet [[Dabola]] with reinforcements. [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] asks for a demonstration of Tidal Wave's abilities and, at Thrust's urging, the ship opens fire on the Autobots. [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] attempts to line up a shot, but is injured by weapons fire. [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] clash above the battlefield. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] link with their [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]], diving into the ocean to attack the ship from below. Thrust attempts to take out Jetfire, who transforms to robot mode, grabbing Thrust for a power-dive into the sea. Unfortunately the Decepticon becomes invisible long enough to escape. Jetfire turns his attention to the Decepticon ship in an attempt to draw its fire, but soon realises he's no match for its fire power.

[[Image:awakeningblurrhotshot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Explosions rock the huge ship as Hot Shot and Blurr begin firing on it from beneath the waves. The pair grab the side of the ship, pushing it over before sharing a celebratory high-five on its upturned hull. Thrust flees as they turn their weapons on him. Back at base, the kids celebrate, but the alarm soon sounds for the detection of two new Mini-Cons, which means the Autobots now have three to collect. [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] is confused, however, by the reported location of the Mini-Cons. At that moment, the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] run in and tell the kids that one of the detected Mini-Cons is located somewhere on the base. [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] run after the three Street Action Mini-Cons.

In the caves around the base, a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] glows, as does another in a crevasse on the Moon. The third one pulses, lying on the sand of the beach where the Autobots and Decepticons are battling.

Megatron looks disgusted that Thrust's reinforcements have sunk, and the Decepticon tactician calls out desperately to Tidal Wave.

Alexis works out one of the Mini-Cons they're searching for is on the Moon. [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] promptly appears on the monitor, saying he's impressed she figured it out and that he's got a message for them. The three Mini-Cons can unite to form the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], a weapon with massive destructive power. He says the Autobots must find the Mini-Cons to win their current battle, which puzzles Alexis as the Autobots appear to be winning. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] thinks there's some merit to what Sideways has said.

The Autobots are indeed on the verge of winning their battle when the ground begins to shake once more. A huge robot emerges from the ocean—Tidal Wave. The massive robot opens fire on the Autobots, and Alexis realises that Sideways was right.

The kids trudge through the caves after their Mini-Cons, with Fred complaining loudly. Finally he gives out a cry and the others discover he's fallen through the rock floor, revealing a flight of stairs.

[[Image:awakeningtidalwave4.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]

Meanwhile, the Autobots are still pinned down on the beach. Optimus and Jetfire powerlink to launch an attack on Tidal Wave.

The kids find the first of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], [[Sky Blast]], and introduce themselves.

Jet Optimus loses his weapon and is blasted by Tidal Wave while trying to retrieve it. He drops into the sea as the Decepticon laughs.

The kids are confused as Sky Blast takes a step back and fires at High Wire. The Mini-Con runs off, despite their protests, and they give chase.

Back on the beach, the Autobots fire on Tidal Wave to allow Optimus time to escape. He's able to get to cover, but the Decepticon turns his weapons on the other Autobots instead. With the Autobots taken care of, Tidal Wave returns his attention back to Optimus, looming over him while the Autobot leader can do no more than hide behind a boulder.

[[Desperate|To be continued...]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (2)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (3)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (6)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (12)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (18)

|c2=
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (1)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (7)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (8)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (13)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (14)
*[[Rad White]] (15)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (16)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (17)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (19)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (20)
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (21)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (22)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (23)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (24)
*[[Sky Blast]] (27)

|c5=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"All right, who's our next victim? How about conehead there?"
:—'''Hot Shot''' getting cocky.

"Ah, would you stop whining, Fred?" 
"I can't! I was born this way."
:—'''Carlos''' and '''Fred'''.

"Hey guys, my thighs are rubbing and my underwear's riding up."
:—TMI, '''Fred''', TMI.

"Hey, Fred, are you sure you didn't land on your head?"
:—'''Carlos'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===

===Animation and technical errors===

*In the opening pan across the Autobots, the rocks in front of them jump to the left between frames.
*Inferno is flying as he and Thrust attack Jetfire.
*After Blurr powerlinks with Incinerator (deploying his wings in the process) and Hot Shot powerlinks with Jolt, the two jump a dune. During and after this jump, Blurr's wings are folded back into his pre-powerlinked configuration and Incinerator is nowhere to be seen.
*Carlos calls Grindor "High Wire".
*The narrator refers to Tidal Wave as "Shockwave", his Japanese name.
*When running for cover, Optimus Prime's head is huge compared to his body.

===Transformers references===
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] refers to [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] as a "[[Conehead]]", a fan term used to describe the group of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s from G1, of which the [[Thrust (G1)| G1 Thrust]] was a part.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Riesenroboter'''" ("The Giant Robot")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

===Trivia===
*Hot Shot fires his Axlezooka from the side rather than the top.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;CD-ROM
[[Image:Flag of UN.png|20px|Worldwide]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Universe'' ([[Universe CD-ROM|Hasbro]])
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 7 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:09 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]
[[Category:Pack-in material]]

Orion Pax, Part 3

2012-03-04T09:34:02Z

212.149.252.133: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 29
|prev=Orion Pax, Part 2
|next=Operation Bumblebee, Part 1
|image=
|caption=
|title="Orion Pax, Part 3"
|airdate=[[March 3]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Joseph Kuhr]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Jack and Arcee undertake a dangerous mission on Cybertron to access Vector Sigma, while Orion begins to rebel against Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] walk through [[Kaon]], guided by the light of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. They come upon a circular clearing, and the key glows intensely, indicating that they must be close. Suddenly, the ground begins to shake, and cracks appear in the surface. The duo watch in awe as a passageway rises from the ground, its door illuminated the same as the Key. It opens, but just as the two are about to enter, an enormous creature rears up from atop the passage. Arcee's [[Autobot]] symbol catches its eye, and it charges her, Arcee's minute strength doing nothing to injure it. She is quickly incapacitated, and the creature notices Jack, giving temporary pursuit until distracted by Arcee. Jack radios [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and is told that the creature is an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]], one of many sentries left to guard the dead [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Arcee tells Jack to go, to his surprise, but he realizes the necessity. As he enters, the door closes behind him.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] inquires as to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion]]'s progress on [[Project Iacon]]. Orion says it's tough work, but Megatron says otherwise, revealing to him that all of his unsanctioned research has been recorded. Orion takes the opportunity to ask about his reported affiliation with the Autobots, but Megatron merely tells him to get back to work. Orion decides that enough is enough, and erases his progress in the archives. Megatron laughs, and shows the clerk that he has been recorded and documented in his pursuits. [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] intrudes, to show Megatron that one of their sentries came online on Cybertron. Orion asks how anything is alive on the planet, but Megatron tells him to continue his work-or be terminated.

Back on Cybertron, Arcee tangles with the enormous bug, but is no match for its brute strength. Finished with her, the Insecticon turns its attention to the fleshling, and breaks its way into the tunnel.

In the depths of the tunnel, Jack hears a [[Scraplet|familiar noise]], and uproots a metal bar for protection.

Back on the ''Nemesis'', Megatron reviews the reports with Soundwave. He learns of the [[space bridge]]'s activation, its endpoint, and the fact that it is still active. He quickly deduces the Autobots' plan.

In Cybertron's gullet, Jack arrives at the chamber of [[Vector Sigma]]. He proceeds to the center of a circular platform, where he places the Key. The entire chamber begins to transform and glow with the Key's energy, and the enormous supercomputer reveals itself, and begins to transfer its energy to the Key.

On the ''Nemesis'', Orion is hassled by the guards. He appeals to their "good nature", saying that he believes Megatron will use the information he is agglomerating for nefarious purposes. Good-old fashioned police brutality ensues as the helpless clerk is kicked and punched by his guards.

In the chamber, Jack is antsy about the speed of his download. His problems lie beyond his dial-up, however, because behind him, a horde of Scraplets has just taken notice of the ''very'' alive metal before him in the form of the Key to Vector Sigma. Jack is helpless to fend them off, and they begin to snack on the download port. He reports frantically on his position to ground control

In the space bridge chamber, however, the Autobots have bigger fish to fry as Megatron steps out of a [[GroundBridge]] to them. Ratchet vows to protect their charges, and the battle begins, Megatron easily flooring every Autobot, Ratchet and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] twice.

On Cybertron, Arcee awakes to find a Scraplet chewing on her foot. She blasts it off, and notices the opened passage—and the absent Insecticon. Transforming, she speeds into the passageway.

Jack valiantly smashes the Scraplets as they feed, but is unable to stop their progress towards the Matrix. Another problem presents itself behind him in the form of the Insecticon. It charges towards him, but stops in its tracks, staring at the key. Jack realizes why, and the Scraplets suddenly become a blessing. He formulates an idea, pulling a Scraplet off the Key and pointing it at the aggressor. The Insecticon turns tail as it realizes what's happening, but the Scraplets give chase and latch on, quickly chewing through the giant insect as it falls to its doom, limbs disconnected. The download completes, and Jack retrieves the key. Arcee finally arrives, and the two depart.

The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] guards continue to beat down Orion, and one of them lets slip that it's a privilege to beat the former leader of the Autobots. Orion pleads with them to stop, and in his defense, he accidentally transforms his arms into blasters. Realizing they're in trouble, the guards fire on Pax, but he quickly dispatches them both.

Arcee and Jack arrive at the space bridge portal, and radio Ratchet about their position. Total silence on the comm tip them off that something is wrong, and, undetected on the other end of the portal, Megatron waits to end the lineage of the Primes. However, he is surprised by the sudden arrival of Orion Pax, who vows that, no matter what his heritage might be, his spark is aligned with the Autobots. He deploys his blades, and charges for Megatron, but is quickly defeated. Megatron says that he has much to learn, and prepares to kill him, but Arcee speeds through the bridge and collides with him, sending them both flying. In the light of the bridge, Jack presents the Key to Orion, who hesitates, but accepts his destiny.

The Key begins to upload the Matrix to its host. Megatron, preoccupied with fighting Arcee, notices this, and desperately runs at him. However, Orion Pax—now ''Optimus Prime''—isn't ready to go down again, and trounces his enemy. A GroundBridge portal opens up, and the Autobots retreat.

At base, the Autobots and humans rejoice at their reunion. Noticing his Decepticon symbol, Optimus asks Ratchet what had happened. He replies that it was their darkest hour, but at every point along the way, Optimus was truly an Autobot at spark.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (15)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (16)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (17)

|c2=
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (9)
*"[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]]" (10)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (11)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (14)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (1)
*[[June Darby]] (4)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (5)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (6)
*[[William Fowler]] (7)

|c4=
*[[Scraplet]]s (12)
*[[Vector Sigma]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
"This is...Wow."
:—History only remembers the good ones, '''Jack'''.

"Why did it have to be Scraplets?"
:—'''Bulkhead''' channels Harrison Ford.

"Hey guys—the main course!"
:—'''Jack''' directs the Scraplets to their other menu choices.

"Megatron—''be gone!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', before delivering the most awesome series of punches in the entire series.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
*Who space bridged Optimus to Megatron?

===Continuity notes===
*The scraplets seem a ''lot'' nastier in this episode, chewing so fast as to render a hulking robot limbless in a matter of seconds. This is ''not'' an error, as many factors could contribute, such as the scraplets' inability to find living metal on the barren Cybertron and the ancient state of the Insecticon.
*Optimus still has the broken sword from waaaaay back in "[[One Shall Fall]]". It would seem that the Decepticons neglected to repair it.
*Fowler seems to be rather... attached to June as of late. Either [[Transformers Comic issue 4.3|the comics]] messed up, or somebody needs to give her husband some love.

===Transformers references===
* Ratchet references ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' by referring to an event as "our darkest hour", as he did before in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".
* Bulkhead calls Megatron a "bucket head", a reference to [[Megatron (G1)|the original Megatron]].
* The Insecticon's insect mode resembles a large rhinoceros beetle, [[Bombshell (G1)|like]] [[Salvo|several]] [[Barrage (Insecticon)|other]] [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]].
*Seen through the Scraplets' point-of-view, the sphere of Vector Sigma is seen in its faceted orb appearance common to many continuities.

===Real-world references===
*Bulkhead's line bemoaning the Scraplets on Cybertron is a paraphrase of the oft-referenced "Why did it have to be snakes?" line from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.

===Trivia===
*Interpret it how you will, but Fowler and June's shared glance seems to hint at a deeper meaning. Maybe Jack's mom has got it going on?
*Look closely at the arena circle in Kaon: it's the same arena as seen in "One Shall Rise, Part 3". Ironic that Vector Sigma lied beneath Megatron's feet at that moment.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Portent

2011-12-17T21:40:52Z

212.149.252.133: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=47
|prev=Drift (episode)
|next=Cramp
|title="Portent"
|furigana=ぺんだんと
|japanese=信頼
|romaji=Pendant
|translation=Faith: Pendant
|image=Portentcap.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-47
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Shigenori Kurī]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[September 28]], [[2003]] (English) [[November 21|21 November]] 2003 (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Starscream, Hot Shot and the rest continue their pursuit of Thrust, arriving at a portal to a strange organic area. The rest of the Autobots gather to fight Unicron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Sshot-47-4-corpse.jpg|left|175px|thumb|This was the ''lucky'' one.]]
In the mysterious tunnels within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the kids explain to [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] that it was [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] who brought the kids to where they are. Hot Shot advises the kids to return to the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' where it's safer, but the kids argue they can be useful, eventually convincing their gigantic metal pals. The group radios back to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] with their status, while [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] feel neglected.

Meanwhile, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] continue to order [[Autobot]]s to withdraw from their positions. [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] relays to Jetfire orders from Optimus Prime to assist Hot Shot and Wheeljack below. [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] is satisfied with the Autobots' retreat, allowing his forces to easily take over Cybertron.

[[Image:Sshot-71-1-face.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Face hugger. ([http://www.allspark.com Allspark]-type-hugging)]]
[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], still running from Starscream, dives through a strange portal. Starscream bravely follows into the unknown. On the other side, in an organic-looking area with [[Transformer]] husks around, [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] finally appears. Starscream arrives soon after. Next, Hot Shot's group prepares to follow through the portal, [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] making sure to put on a [[Good Luck Necklace|good luck charm]] first.

Sideways and Starscream come face to face. As is tradition, before the battle, Starscream declines an offer to join up with [[Unicron]]'s side of the conflict. Sideways attacks Starscream with a swarm of [[bot-spider]]s. Hot Shot's team runs to assist, but Wheeljack and Hot Shot are attacked by more of the parasites.

[[Image:Sshot-71-1-tendrils.jpg|left|175px|thumb|Tentacles in an anime. Can't think of anything funny about that.]]
The kids try to rouse the [[Mini-Con]] weapons into freeing themselves from Thrust's possession, and whistling from [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] helps the effort. Thrust and Sideways ignore the kids and leave, their tracks covered by tendrils. With no other options, Hot Shot and Wheeljack connect their backs and form a completely silly looking cyclone. Alexis lets Starscream join the team because she's Starscream's friend.

Sideways plugs the Mini-Con into Unicron's core processor, angry at Thrust for having not grabbed the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]].

As the team moves through the caverns, they run into more suspiciously organic obstacles, separating Starscream and Alexis from the rest of the crew. Starscream goes airborne to fly Alexis to safety, but Alexis (stupid) hops off Starscream (really stupid) to retrieve her good luck charm she dropped (very stupid). Starscream saves her.

[[Image:Sshot-47-5-crowd.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Just because Jhi loves generics.]]
Everybody manages to make their way to the surface, finding themselves to be on Cybertron's moon. The surface shatters and quakes, with Jetfire arriving just in time to save Hot Shot, Wheeljack, the Mini-Cons, and the kids. From a distance, it becomes evident that Unicron has been gestating inside of the Moon from the start. On Cybertron's surface, Wheeljack departs. Starscream begins to depart as well, but Alexis stops him, begging him to stay. Starscream thinks it wouldn't be fair if he betrayed them again, but Alexis knows he wouldn't do that. Starscream ponders to himself for a moment before turning back to her and thanking her for trusting and believing in him. As he leaves, Alexis says his name sadly and clutches her pendant.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (1)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (13)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (15)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] (16)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (23)

|c2=
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] (2)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (14)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (17)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (18)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (20)

|c3=
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (3)
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (4)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (5)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (11)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (12)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (6)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (7)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (8)
*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (22)

|h5=Other|c5=
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (19)
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (21)
*[[Unicron]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"All right! Well that was some fireworks display, fellas, but who said you can start the party without me?" 
"Show-off."
:—'''Jetfire''' and '''Tidal Wave'''

"You were wondering what kind of place this is. Well, for you it's a graveyard. Goodbye, Starscream!"
:—'''Sideways''' welcomes Starscream to Unicron.

"Unicron will awaken and both the Autobots and Decepticons will be destroyed. They will become a distant memory. The Mini-Cons' true destiny will be revealed. Those who helped will be rewarded and all others will suffer Unicron's wrath."
:—'''Sideways''' makes with the spoilers.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===

===Animation and technical errors===
*In the first shot of Thrust, he isn't carrying Skyboon shield Requiem blaster.
* Carlos calls Grindor "Sureshock", and later Alexis refers to Sureshock as "Grindor".
* When the kids speak to Optimus Prime, the neck segments of their space suits are missing.
* Encountering Sideways in the organic cavern, Wheeljack's face is grey for a second.
* Rad spies on Thrust holding the Requiem Blaster, the blaster is colored like part of Thrust.
* When Hot Shot and co. are fleeing from the wave of acid, his thighs are gray for a moment instead of black.
* When Alexis jumps off Starscream, her visor frame is colored greyish instead of pink.
* When Wheeljack turns his back on Hot Shot at the end, his back looks nothing like it should.

===Continuity errors===
[[Image:Sshot-47-3-charm.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Sureshock desires the precious. Sureshock shall have the precious.]]
* Alexis's explanation about Starscream escorting the kids is perhaps a strong exaggeration of Starscream briefly encountering the kids last episode.

* Alexis says her necklace is made from a Cybertronian's rock, but wouldn't it make a lot more sense if it were made from the rock Starscream brought back from [[Mars (episode)|Mars]]? As seen in the next episode, given its importance to her and its relationship to Starscream, this is likely a dubbing error.

* When they mention the crumbling moon, they look up at Cybertron.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ein Zeichen'''" ("A Sign")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 19|19 December]] [[2003]]

===Trivia===
*The English version of "Portent" first aired in the United Kingdom. It aired in the United States on [[December 5]], 2003.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:14 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 12 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Linkup

2011-12-11T14:32:35Z

212.149.252.133: /* Animation and technical errors */ Same error mentioned twice.

{{picsneeded}}
{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=26
|prev=Tactician
|next=Detection
|title="Linkup"
|furigana=りんくあっぷ
|japanese=合身
|romaji=Link Up
|translation=Fusion: Link Up
|image=Armada_ep_26_jet_optimus.JPG
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-26
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Osamu Kamijō]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[January 29]], [[2003]] (English) [[July 4|4 July]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''With Optimus in the repair bay, Jetfire is the Autobots' best hope against the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] has been badly damaged in a recent battle with the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], and the prognosis is uncertain. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] tells the kids that [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] will take over Optimus's role while the leader is in the repair bay. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] is not impressed by Jetfire's overconfident bragging, and neither are the kids.

[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] is also unimpressed, but at the failure of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]'s plan. [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] are merely amused by its failure, and Thrust blames it on a miscalculation in the form of Jetfire. He says he'll come up with a new plan and takes some shooting stars as a sure sign of victory.

The [[Autobot|Autobots]] discuss Thrust and how he led the Decepticons to victory on the planets [[Vector]], [[Orga]] and [[Duke (planet)|Duke]], almost wiping out the Autobots. [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] thinks that while they have Jetfire on their team, they don't have anything to worry about on that score. [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] attempts to report to Jetfire, but the Autobot doesn't speak [[Mini-Con]], and [[Rad White|Rad]] has to translate that there's a suspicious bot flying over the base. They soon recognise Thrust, and Jetfire immediately runs off to confront the Decepticon.

Thrust takes off as soon as he sees Jetfire coming, goading the Autobot into following. Unsurprisingly, they reach a zone where the Decepticons are waiting, and the kids plead with Jetfire not to fire on the swarm of Mini-Cons accompanying them. He assures them he won't and shoots at Cyclonus, who protests that Thrust said the Autobot wouldn't fire with the Mini-Cons around. Thrust orders the Mini-Cons to attack, and soon Jetfire is being strafed with laser fire. Starscream closes in, but Jetfire is able to dodge the null laser cannon.

At base, the Autobots puzzle over how they're going to help Jetfire, when [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] spots an island near where the battle is taking place. [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], Hot Shot and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] warp to the island, and Smokescreen prepares to fire his longarm cannon, but is blasted by Demolishor and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. Demolishor boasts that Thrust's plan is to steal the Skyboom shield and opens fire on the Autobots, who are forced to use the shield for cover.

[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], still at base, admires the Decepticons' trap, but the kids think he should take action. Rad contacts Red Alert in the repair bay, informs him of the situation, and lets him know they need Optimus.

[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] arrives on the island and tells his men to get on with it and demand the Shield from the Autobots. At Hot Shot's goading, Megatron calls the Star Saber to him and begins the attack anew. Hot Shot suggests they should withdraw. Smokescreen is confident the Skyboom Shield will protect them, but the other two Autobots talk him into withdrawing. The trio begin their escape, hampered by the Decepticons' weapons fire.

Jetfire attempts to come to their aid, but is surrounded by the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] and is again almost blasted by Starscream. He flies towards the Decepticon, but is grazed by a blast from the null laser cannon. Again surrounded by the Mini-Cons, he's unable to take a shot at Thrust.

Red Alert reports that Optimus is almost combat ready, and Carlos stresses the urgency of the situation.

On the island, Megatron has Smokescreen pinned down while Blurr and Hot Shot are busy with Demolishor and Sideways.

While Red Alert and Scavenger are about to join the battle, an alarm indicates that someone's in the launch area: Optimus Prime! Though Red Alert and the kids protest that he's not ready, Optimus asks to be warped to Jetfire's coordinates.

As Thrust and Starscream prepare to finish off Jetfire, Optimus appears overhead. The Autobot leader freefalls towards Jetfire, and the pair [[Powerlinx|combine]]. After making short work of Starscream, Optimus flies to the island and knocks Megatron into the ocean. For an encore, he picks up Demolishor and drops the protesting Decepticon into the water as well. Sideways wisely retreats. The impressed kids cheer.

Optimus suggests to Jetfire that he might want to be a bit more cautious next time, to which the Autobot says he's learnt his lesson.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (3)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (4)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (15)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (16)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (17)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (10)
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (13)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (14)
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (24)

|c3=
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (5)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (6)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (7)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (8)
*[[Rad White]] (9)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (18)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (19)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (20)
*[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] (22)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
"He'll be signing autographs later."
:—'''Hot Shot''' on Jetfire's smug boasting

"It's time for you to taste my plasma blaster. See if this makes your teeth whiter and brighter."
:—'''Jetfire''', shooting at Cyclonus

"I am Demolishor, the fierce Decepticon warrior!"
:—'''Demolishor''' introduces himself 26 episodes too late.

"In your dreams! If you want it, why don't you come and get it? That is, unless you're a little bit of a wimp. Well, are ya?"
:—'''Hot Shot''' taunts Megatron. Brave lad.

"They don't call him Starscream for nothing."
:—'''Optimus''' after Starscream falls screaming through the clouds

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
* Although numerous minor changes were made to the animation in ''Micron Legend'', "Linkup" is one of the most prominent examples. Multiple scenes were completely redrawn and reanimated with higher quality animation, in comparison to the ''Armada'' airings. Among the changes: problems such as Jet Optimus being drawn in his Super Mode colors, along with having the wrong legs, have been fixed, while numerous close-up shots were also redrawn.<ref>[http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Knight/6670/my_micron/armada-legend.html Comparisons between screenshots]</ref>
* Convoy was in the repair bay for maintenance and was told not to leave to help Jetfire as the maintenance was incomplete and a lot of his important systems had not been rebooted.

===Animation and technical errors===
*When Smokescreen says, "It's Thrust?" he lacks his antenna/horn. He's missing it again when the Autobots are looking at Thrust on a monitor, a third time when he says, "Optimus sir", and a fourth time when the Autobots are laughing at the end.
*When Thrust states that he didn't think Jetfire would actually attack, Thrust is colored orange instead of black.
*In the overhead shot of Hot Shot, Blurr and Smokescreen retreating, Smokescreen doesn't have the Skyboom Shield.
*Thrust refers to the Air Military Mini-Con Team as the Air ''Defence'' Mini-Con Team (who are busy being the Star Saber).
*The combined form of Optimus and Jetfire is referred to throughout as "Jet Convoy", the Japanese name for Jet Optimus.
*Jet Optimus is drawn incorrectly twice. When firing at Starscream, his chest is colored red instead of white, and has a Decepticon [[insignia]]. Later, when Jet Optimus is landing on the island, he is shown with his lower body being his trailer, instead of it being Jetfire.
*Multiple times, Carlos's eyes have whites.

===Continuity errors===
*Optimus didn't really seem so badly damaged at the end of "[[Tactician]]" that he'd require a whole episode in the repair bay.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Powerlink'''" ("The Powerlink")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The Dub premiered in 2008 with the german DVD Release of the Show.
'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Połączenie'''" ("Link")

===Trivia===
*"Linkup" first aired in the United States on [[January 31]], [[2003]].
*Shooting stars on the Moon are not possible, because it has no atmosphere for objects to burn up in.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 7 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:09 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Armada episodes]]