Fight for Energon

2012-06-03T11:07:04Z

213.87.128.105: /* External links */

{{episode|
|series=Unitoon
|ep=2
|prev=Action Blast 1
|image=FightForEnergonBunnyRabbit.jpg
|caption=LOOK AT THE BONES!
|title="Fight for Energon"
|production company=[[Kunoichi]]
|writers=[[Brian Torney]] and [[James Farr]]
|director=[[James Farr]]
|airdate=[[May 5]], [[2009]]}}

'''Optimus Prime and Bumblebee must stop the Decepticons from converting Earth's fossil fuels into energon. Also, bunny.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Fight for Energon Driving.jpg|thumb|left|Quick Bumblebee! We need to pollute the planet ''before'' the Decepticons get a chance!]]
Somewhere in the desert, a typical [[bunny rabbit]] is having a typical bunny rabbit day, until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] come racing along and almost run it over. The two [[Autobot]]s have been alerted by a [[Decepticon]] energy beacon in a remote location in the desert. On the way, Optimus and Bumblebee muse that it's too bad that humans do not yet know how to convert energy into [[energon]].

Prime and Bumblebee transform and observe that [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] are pumping up [[oil]] from the [[Rock-It Fuel]] gas station! Optimus warns Bumblebee to be careful, and Bumblebee notes that caution is his middle name... or would be if he had one.

Meanwhile, Cyclonus fires on the bunny, showing his disgust for it. Megatron is annoyed that Cyclonus is even willing to waste energy on it, and Cyclonus humbly agrees with his master.

Bumblebee and Prime wonder why Megatron is even interested in the oil, until they note that he could convert it into energon! Bumblebee wants leap right into battle, but Optimus stops him, and notes that it might be better to first create a diversion... ... and thus they decide to blow up a truck. Megatron orders Cyclonus to put out the flames before the fuel catches fire. Before he can do so, Bumblebee drops out of the sky and attacks Cyclonus with the guitar sign of the gas station, mildly annoying Cyclonus and distracting him long enough for Prime to knock him out with his ion axe.

With one down, Bumblebee and Prime turned their attention to Megatron, who gloats that they came too late, and that he has collected enough energy from [[Earth]]. Megatron transforms his arms into a giant cannon and fires at them. The shot misses, instead blowing up the gas station. Megatron curses and swears that he will wipe the Autobots from the face of the Earth, even if it's the last thing he ever does. He and Cyclonus then transform to their jet modes and flee. Optimus and Bumblebee give each other a motivational speech in front of the burning gas station on how the Decepticons can never win. They transform and leave the burning gas station behind, almost running over the bunny ''again''.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (3)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (5)
|c4=
*[[Bunny rabbit]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"Hey, alert is my middle name! Or... would be if I ever had one."
:—'''Bumblebee''' says... silly things.

"The Decepticons are rash and reckless beings."
:—So '''Optimus Prime''' says after blowing up a gas station...

"Never fear the darkness old friend, fear those who refuse to shine the light!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' talks about... you know what? Forget it.

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
* None of the featured characters look like they did in the first episode; Bumblebee and Optimus Prime don't even have the same alternate modes!
* There is no explanation given to Cyclonus's paradoxical appearance. Since the video seems to advertise Universe, he was probably thrown in [[to sell toys]].

===Trivia===
* Who are the voice actors here? [[Hasbro_Q%26A/December_2009:_Answers|Even Hasbro doesn't know!]] It was later revealed that Optimus Prime was played by [[Ron Hayden]].
* The [[character model]]s in this cartoon are a bizarre mix of [[live-action film series|live action movie]] style bodies with "[[Generation 1 (franchise)|classic]]" heads and coloration. Megatron's cannon blast is even lifted from his [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action namesake]]'s double-arm cannon-blast move.
* The previous episode was "[[Action Blast 1]]", yet this is not "Action Blast 2".
* Whenever Bumblebee speaks, there is an intermittent radio interference sound effect over his otherwise clear voice. This may be an odd reference to his live-action movie counterpart's speech impediment.
* Optimus Prime implies that Cybertron has fossil fuels too, which (almost certainly accidentally) matches the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' theme that it had once hosted organic life.
* Optimus Prime transforms into an entirely red version of his live action movie truck, but his robot mode is very similar to Generation 1 Prime's robot mode.
* Bumblebee has creepy eyes that extend from his face like Bender's in ''Futurama'' and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s in the episode "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]"... a reference to his original tech spec power of having telescopic vision, but still ''damn'' weird looking.
* The large guitar that Bumblebee uses to bash Cyclonus is actually the gas station sign in the shape of a guitar. It is barely seen in the video itself, although the storyboards show it more prominently.
* Megatron's jet mode is just Cyclonus's, but colored silver.
* After Bumblebee says "a diversion?" his mouth [[Dull surprise|remains agape in a still frame for a good two to three seconds.]]
* The ending music is taken from either ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Transformers: Energon]]'' or the [[commercial]]s thereof.
*Everyone talks really fast.
* This whole video is just plain weird. So much so that it was one of several cartoons parodied at the [[BotCon 2009]] [[MSTF]] panel.

==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1puWC-5t7mU "Fight for Energon" on YouTube]


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Action Blast 1

2012-06-03T11:03:21Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Universe'' episode|the programming block|Action Blast!}}
{{episode|
|series=Unitoon
|ep=1
|next=Fight for Energon
|image=Actionblast1matrix.jpg
|caption=Look what we found under the couch!
|title="Action Blast 1"
|writers=[[Brian Torney]] and [[James Farr]]
|director=[[James Farr]]
|production company=[[Kunoichi]]
|airdate=[[November 10]], 2008}}

'''It's like "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", only in Flash and with random character models!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] relates a history of the early war with all the excitement and eloquence of someone using a teleprompter for the first time. He tells how [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] once was at peace, but political corruption led to an energy crisis that split the [[Transformer]] race in two and began an unstoppable war. At this point, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arose to take command of the [[Decepticon]]s. Thankfully, the [[Autobot]]s happened to stumble upon a lost ancient relic known only as the "[[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]", and it provided the Autobots with a new leader of their own: Optimus Prime. Searching for more [[energon]], the Autobots took to space, and the Decepticons followed. They battled in space, and the Autobot ship crashed on modern-day [[Earth]]. Everybody survived and [[trans-scan]]ned Earth vehicles with their eye-beams, and now their war continues...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (3)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (14)
|c2=*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (6)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] or [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (9)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (10)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] or [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (11)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (12)}}

==Other notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* Not really a glitch, but it is rather primitive Flash animation. No one moves so much as [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|glides across a static backdrop]].
* Likewise, there is little flow to the art style, which seems to change from scene to scene.

===Continuity errors===
* The continuity presented here is clearly based on early [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], especially the beginning of "More than Meets the Eye", but in its short run time, it manages to throw enough new spanners into the works that it decidedly does not fit any pre-existing continuity.

===Transformers references===
* According to [[Hasbro Q&A/March 2009: Answers|Hasbro's {{SITENAME_SHORT}} Q&A answers for March 2009]], Optimus Prime was voiced by [[Ron Hayden]]. Hayden appears to have been the same voice used for the soundbox included with the 2006 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|"DVD" release]] of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime figure]], as well as the early version of the [[Movie (franchise)|movie]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime Voice Changer helmet]].
* Character models seem pulled at random from a variety of sources: ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'', Generation 1, ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'', the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW comics]], and just plain made up outta nowhere.
* Headscratchingly, not a single character shown is based on an actual ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toy. Even Starscream, whose ''Classics'' toy was [[redeco]]ed in ''Universe'', has his ''Classics'' deco.
[[Image:Actionblast ark.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Gah! Smoke overlays! Can't see!]]
* The Autobot and Decepticon ships are clearly the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]. The Ark, in particular, is nothing more than an especially blatant re-drawing of the ship's original animation model.
* The Transformers arriving on modern-day Earth (rather than 4 million years ago, as in Generation 1 material produced in the '80s) and scanning vehicles themselves that they are then immediately able to transform into (as opposed to using external technology and having to be physically rebuilt) are concepts that were likely borrowed from latter ''Transformers'' series. Optimus Prime's scanning mirrors his [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|''Armada'' counterpart]]'s in this respect.

===Trivia===
* What exactly ''is'' an "[[Blastification|action blast]]"?
* This "webisode" was one of several cartoons parodied at the [[BotCon 2009]] [[MSTF]] panel.

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7OtRPB2TTc&feature=related ''Action Blast'' video on YouTube]

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