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Ginrai Dies!!

2010-07-11T11:43:51Z

222.155.126.37: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=Victory
|ep=26
|image=Ginraidies.jpg
|caption=All the leaves are brown/And the Prime is gray...
|title="Ginrai Dies!!"
|japanese=ジンライ死す!!
|romaji=Jinrai Shisu!!
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[September 26|26 September]] 1989
|writer=[[Hiroyuki Hoshiyama]]
|director=[[Takao Yoshizawa]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''Wounded beyond repair, God Ginrai lies at death's door, only to discover that hope exists in the form of a reconstruction process developed by Star Saber.'''

:''Omni Productions dub name:'' "'''Farewell, Optimus Prime'''"
:''Also known as:'' "'''The Death of Ginrai'''", "'''Farewell, God Ginrai'''"

==Synopsis==
[[Image:GinraiDies Breastforce solar plant.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
With [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] and [[Blacker]] injured and [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] fatally wounded, the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] exploit the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' loss of manpower by successfully ransacking a solar power station, and attacking the New Cheyenne Airport fuel depot in North America. While the [[Multiforce]] and [[Rescue Patrol Team|Rescue Team]] head to the airport, the injured Star Saber is forced to enter the battle at the solar base with [[Laster]] and [[Braver]], despite being barely able to stand. After Star Saber departs, the recuperating Blacker decides to go into action alongside the Multiforce and Rescues.

Meanwhile, in the [[Shuttle Base]]'s intensive care room, expert Autobot scientists and medics [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Minerva]] have been called in to tend to God Ginrai, who has been paralyzed from the neck down. Hallucinating, he recalls the time that Star Saber told him he had been offered the role of [[Supreme Commander]], and his vow to help his friend out, even at the cost of his life.

[[Image:GinraiDies Blacker and Pipo.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
At the New Cheyenne Airport, [[Galaxy Shuttle]] arrives and air-drops the Autobots over the heads of the [[Dinoforce]] below. Blacker attempts to transform in mid-air, but his injuries prevent him and he crash-lands roughly. [[Pīpō]] attempts to administer first aid, but Blacker refuses, and the battle begins to rage.

At the solar power station, [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Leozack]] watch as copious amounts of energy are loaded into the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''. Star Saber, Laster and Braver soon come soaring into view, but as soon as they hit the ground, Star Saber buckles and collapses, and the two [[Brainmaster|Brainmasters]] have to shield him from [[Breastforce]] fire. Determined to stop Deathsaurus, Star Saber struggles on.

[[Image:GinraiDies Wheeljack we can rebuild you.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"With my latest invention, there's only a 20% chance your head will explode!"]]
Back in the Shuttle Base, a regretful Perceptor informs God Ginrai that there is nothing they can do for him. However, the scientist explains that despite the irreparable damage to his body, his internal systems are functional and could be transplanted into a new body, but that he would no longer truly be "God Ginrai" if this process were to be performed. God Ginrai is at first complacent in his situation, and willing to die without regret, but when he asks for a further explanation, Perceptor suddenly back-pedals and tells him to forget it. Before Perceptor can stop him, Wheeljack blurts out that there is a pre-existing design that they can use to reconstruct his body. Perceptor silences him before he can say any more, but Ginrai now demands to know the full story.

As the battle continues to rage at the solar power station, Deathsaurus again unleashes his [[Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon]] against the weakened Star Saber. In the midst of the fight, [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]] contacts Star Saber to let him know that Ginrai wishes to speak with him right away. Although fearing the worst, Star Saber is unwilling to leave the battlefield until Braver tells him to go, realizing that Ginrai would not make such a request of the Supreme Commander unless he had to. Star Saber speeds back to the Shuttle Base, where he is enraged to discover that Perceptor and Wheeljack have told Ginrai about a design he created for a personal power-enhancement system. Ginrai requests that Star Saber permit his body to be reconstructed according to this design, but Star Saber is appalled, wholly unwilling to use his friend's body in such a manner. Both Star Saber and Jean try to change Ginrai's mind, knowing that the process first requires the cessation of his life functions, and that his subsequent rebirth will mean that disappearance of the being they know, but the [[Godmaster]] is resolute.

[[Image:GinraiDies Ginrai reformatting.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Back on the two battlefields, things are not going well for the Autobots. At the airport, the Dinoforce escape with energy in tow, leaving Blacker and the Multiforce badly injured. At the solar base, Laster and Braver have likewise been bested, and Deathsaurus cackles over his victory as the ''Thunder Arrow'' departs with a full load of energy. The wounded Autobots limp back to the Shuttle Base, arriving just in time to witness the beginning of God Ginrai's reconstruction. As the Godmaster's body is lowered into a recessed chamber and a transparent shield lowers into place above him, Jean bangs his fists on the shield and cries out to Ginrai. Minerva is forced to lift him to safety, and the fatal switch is thrown, as the process begins, and God Ginrai… [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime |dies]]...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Holi]] (14)
*[[Wingwaver]] (15)
*[[Laster]] (16)
*[[Braver]] (17)
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] (18)
*[[Dashtacker]] (20)
*[[Machtackle]] (21)
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]] (23)
*[[Blacker]] (24)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (25)
*[[Minerva]] (26)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (27)
*[[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] (28)
*[[Pīpō]] (34)
*[[Fire]] (35)
*[[Wing]] (36)
*[[Waver]] (37)
*[[Boater]] (38)

|c2=
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (1)
*[[Killbison]] (2)
*[[Leozack]] (3)
*[[Jarugar]] (6)
*[[Drillhorn]] (8)
*[[Gaihawk]] (10)
*[[Hellbat]] (12)
*[[Gōryū]] (22)
*[[Kakuryū]] (29)
*[[Doryū]] (30)
*[[Gairyū]] (31)
*[[Yokuryū]] (32)
*[[Rairyū]] (33)

|c3=
*[[Jean Minakaze]] (19)

|h4=[[Breast Animal]]s|c4=
*[[Bisonbreast]] (4)
*[[Lionbreast]] (5)
*[[Jaguarbreast]] (7)
*[[Rhinobreast]] (9)
*[[Hawkbreast]] (11)
*[[Kōmoribreast]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
"Don't take it the wrong way. You're only done for as God Ginrai." 
"What do you mean?" 
"If you were a human, your heart and internal organs would still be functional. So that leaves us with one last option. But you will no longer be the same God Ginrai." 
"You don't need to console me." 
:—'''Perceptor''' offers '''God Ginrai''' one last ray of hope.

"Don't give up. This only means a part of you will cease to exist." 
"But what does that mean?" 
"Let me give you an example. When a man dies, his vital organs still function for a while. Well, apart from his brain, that is. That means, all one needs is a new brain that will work." 
"You're just trying to console me." 
:—'''Perceptor''' is somewhat less successful in the [[Omni Productions]] dub's take on the same scene.

==Notes==
===Lost in translation===
Among the changes made by the [[Omni Productions]] dub:
* Talk of civilian casualties is tactfully removed.
* Ginrai's voice is strained even during his the flashback.
* Jean tries to get someone to tell Star Saber and co to return to base, rather than wanting to go there and help.
* When Perceptor tells Wheeljack and Minerva that the next few minutes are vital, they both respond with "Right!" and they both have male voices.

===Animation or technical errors===
* Wheeljack's shoulder cannon is colored red in a shot of him and Minerva, and occasionally missing altogether.

===Continuity errors===
* Wheeljack, of course, died in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', but here he is, fit and healthy. This is another one of those oddities that results from the movie not reaching Japan until after ''Victory'' aired, and the writers and animators being unaware that the character was supposed to be dead.

===Continuity notes===
* Blacker was wounded back in "[[Crisis! Ambush in the Desert]]".
* Star Saber and Ginrai suffered their injuries in "[[A Deadly Battle]]".
* Remember that this Minerva is the wholly robotic [[Transtector]] which came to life in "[[A Battle... and Then...]]".

===Trivia===
* Rather than begin with a preview of the episode itself, this instalment of ''Victory'' begins with a recap of the previous episode.
* For some reason, this episode refrains from actually ''naming'' its three medical guest-stars (with Perceptor simply called "the doctor"), although Perceptor and Wheeljack are both listed by name in the credits. Both are voiced by different actors than those that played them in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''; Minerva does not speak.
* Of course, this episode marks the last apperance of God Ginrai [[Victory Leo|before he's reborn]].

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Victory'' — DVD Box 02 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 3 — ''Transformers: Victory'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Victory'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) — Optional [[Omni Productions|Omni]] dub. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) — Optional Omni dub.

[[Category:Victory episodes]]

Other Voices, Part 2

2010-07-11T11:41:31Z

222.155.126.37:

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=26
|image=Other_Voices_2_Optimus_pod.jpg
|caption=[[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Here we go again...]]
|title="Other Voices" Part 2
|production=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[April 1]], 1997
|written by=[[Larry DiTillio]]
|directed by=[[Ezekiel Norton]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''As the alien machine begins destroying the planet's energon, Optimus devises a desperate plan to destroy the device.'''

:''French title:'' '''Les Voix d'Autre Monde - 2e partie''' ("The Voices from Another World - Part 2")
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Les Voix 2''' ("The Voices 2")
:''Japanese title:'' 平和を守るために・・・ (''Heiwa o Mamoru Tame ni...'' "To Protect the Peace...")
:''Latin-American title:'' '''Otras Voces Primera Parte'''
:''Italian title:'' '''L'arrivo - Parte 2''' ("The arrival - Part Two")
:''Brazilian title:'' '''Outras Vozes Parte 2'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Other Voices 2 Tigatron Cheetor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Beautiful things never turn out good.]]
Out on patrol, Cheetor and Tigatron stare in awe at "the light at the end of the world," as the alien machine continues powering up in space. Primal makes contact and orders them to return to base. Rattrap is pessimistic about their chances of survival, but Primal assures him that Rhinox will find a way for them to survive.

The alien bungalow finishes transferring power to the moon, and in a flash, the aliens depart: "Termination sequence engaged. Return to [[Nexus Zero]]."

Megatron and the Predacons observe this from their base. Confronted with a machine intended to destroy them, Megatron activates a special program and scans the Maximal base, locating the spiders and Inferno within.

Tarantulas is nearly finished converting a stored stasis pod into his escape ship. Blackarachnia observes that it's a little cramped for two...but, weapon drawn, she has no intention of sharing the ride. Inferno arrives just then, blasts her, and sets Tarantulas on fire, knocking him out. Back at the Predacon base, Megatron detects the aborted flow of data to the stasis pod ship and reacts with fury.

[[Image:Other Voices 2 Blackarachnia Inferno.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A girl that can handle a gun, awesome!]]
Inferno starts to examine Tarantulas's work, but is attacked by Blackarachnia, who eludes him with a display of gymnastics before blasting him with his own gun. Picking up Tarantulas's cyber-link goggles, she forms a link with the unconscious Tarantulas to obtain the data needed to finish the pod ship—but finds that staring into the abyss of the spider's mind means that it also stares back...

The Maximals arrive at base, alarmed to find the shields down. Inside, they find Rhinox and Dinobot cyber-webbed to the ceiling. Primal sends Rattrap and Airazor to bring in their unwelcome visitors.

Megatron observes the data flow resuming, just as the altered moon opens fire on the planet with a broad, blinding power ray. Primal charges the Maximal base's shields as the external temperature begins climbing and deduces that the aliens intend to ignite the energon deposits. Megatron notes that this will obliterate the entire planet, an incredibly ruthless strategy that he rather admires. He assures his panicked troops that Tarantulas will save them, albeit inadvertently.

[[Image:Other Voices 2 Optimus Blackarachnia.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Stasis pod or coffin? At episode's end no one's sure.]]
Blackarachnia finishes the pod ship, only to be discovered and held at gunpoint by Rattrap and Airazor. With Rhinox still out of commission, Primal is beginning to despair, when Rattrap summons him to the stasis hold. Primal is impressed by the ship and immediately orders Blackarachnia to change the command codes to respond to him. He intends to fly the ship up to the [[Planet Buster]] and detonate the transwarp cell to destroy it. With little alternative, Blackarachnia complies.

[[Image:Other Voices 2 Megatron Optimus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Worst in-flight movie ever.]]
Soon all is ready, and Primal has poignant parting words with his worried crew before sealing the ship and launching it. Megatron scans the launch and notes with delight that Primal is flying the vessel. Primal soon reaches the Planet Buster, starts the ignition sequence, and gives the order to blow the hatch seals. But the hatch is sealed and locked! Megatron appears on his comm screen to gloat that he'd come up with the exact same plan—only in his version of events, the ship's pilot goes "up with the ship." As the timer counts down to zero, the Maximals frantically wait for Primal to make his escape. Primal pounds on the sealed hatch, to no avail. As the Maximals wonder what is going on, Blackarachnia tells them it's too late...in Tarantulas's voice.

[[The transwarp cell explodes, and high above the planet, the Planet Buster is annihilated...[[The many deaths of Optimus Prime |along with the pod ship and Optimus Primal]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal|Maximals]]
|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Tigatron]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (3)
*[[Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (5)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (cameo) (13)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (14)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (6)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (7)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (8)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Tarantulas]] (10)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (11)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (12)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sufferin' circuits. What could it be?" 
"The light at the end of the world."
:—'''Cheetor''' and '''Tigatron''', watching the Planet Buster power up

'''Airazor''': "Cheetor and Tigatron are coming." 
'''Rattrap''': "Oh, terrific. Now, we can all get reduced to hot-burning slag together." 
'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Airazor''': "Shut up, Rattrap!"

"That'll teach you to back-shoot a widow."
:—'''Blackarachnia''', after shooting Inferno at point-blank range

'''Megatron''': Brilliant! They're causing a chain reaction which will rip this planet to atoms and destroy all traces of them—simply to deal with us! Such sheer ruthlessness. Such disregard for sentient life! ...I rather like these aliens. 
'''Terrorsaur''': Like them?! They're trying to ''destroy'' us! 
'''Waspinator''': Waspinator not want to be destroyed! Waspinator has ''plans''! 
'''Scorponok''': Megatron will save us! 
'''Megatron''': I think not. I've reserved ''that'' task for Tarantulas.
:—The Predacons react to the Planet Buster.

'''Blackarachnia''': We—I did it! 
'''Airazor''': ''Hooray'' for you. 
[''Blackarachnia finds herself held at gunpoint.''] 
'''Blackarachnia''': Did you know we have a truce?

'''Primal''': Every one of these alien structure has been designed for a specific purpose, Rattrap. This one is busy, and I'm betting I can fly close enough to take it out. 
'''Rattrap''': With what? One of your famous "We can do it" speeches? 
'''Primal''': A transwarp explosion. 
''[Dramatic Pause]'' 
'''Blackarachnia''': Hahaha! You'll blow yourself to atoms! 
'''Primal''': If it saves this planet, it'll be worth it. If not, I'm no worse off.
:—An ape's gotta do what an ape's gotta do.

''[After the other Maximals have volunteered to pilot the stasis pod in Primal's place.]'' 
"Well, what about you, Rattrap?" 
"Hey, suicide ain't in my job description."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Rattrap'''

'''Primal:''' Cozy. 
'''Blackarachnia:''' Just like a coffin.
:—Encouraging words for anyone getting into a stasis pod.

'''Rattrap''': Just in case you don't come back...can I have your quarters? 
'''Primal''': No.
:—'''Rattrap''''s version of a final farewell.

"Do Maximals always talk such slop?" 
[''Airazor punches her out''] 
"My sentiments exactly."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Rattrap'''

"Oh, you [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimuses]] do love to sacrifice yourselves, don't you? Well, fortunately, this time your foolishness will destroy you and your Maximals. The Beast Wars are over, Optimus. You lose."
:—'''Megatron'''

'''Primal''': MEGATROOOOOON!
:—KHAAAAAAAAN!

==Notes==
===Technical/animation glitches===
* When Blackarachnia grabs Inferno's gun, she clips into Inferno for a spit second.
* During Airazor and Rattrap's search for Blackarachnia, Airazor's gun floats in her hand when they jump into a hallway, and then gets "stuck" in her armpit as they walk towards the camera. Meawhile, her hands are posed grasping at nothing.
* As Optimus Primal lies back into the stasis pod, his shoulder pads are much smaller than they usually are. This was done to avoid clipping with the sides of the cramped stasis post model.
* When Megatron gloats to Optimus at the end of the episode, his hands seem to be switched, with his right arm ending in a normal hand instead of his beast-mode head. (It's easiest to see when Megatron is laughing triumphantly at the end of his speech.)

===Continuity errors===
* How exactly did anything organic survive the heating of the entire planet?
* When Blackarachia and Tarantulas attacked Dinobot in the previous episode, they caused him to fall through the glass of the elevator on the right hand side of the ''Axalon'''s command center (from Dinobot's perspective). In this episode, the smashed elevator glass has been switched to the other elevator on the other side of the room.
* The piece of cyber-webbing Airazor steps on when she exits the elevator was not present during the close up of Rattrap as he complained about the missing Rhinox and Dinobot.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's line, "You Optimuses do enjoy sacrificing yourselves", is a reference to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original Optimus Prime]] and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|his numerous deaths]].
*When Tigatron volunteers to pilot the stasis pod ship, he says, "I owe this world." This refers to his grief over what happened in "[[Law of the Jungle]]". It may also refer to his decision to destroy the [[Vok]]'s self-propelled-completely-peaceful-heavily-armed-[[Brigadoon|floating-island]]-paradise-of-death in "[[The Trigger, Part 2]]".

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* At the script stage, this episode had the subtitle "Termination Day".
* When Tarantulas angrily dismisses Blackarachnia while attempting to work on the stasis pod, he is voiced by [[Scott McNeil]] (doing an impression of [[Alec Willows]]'s Tarantulas) for two lines.
* A planned but never-produced Generation 1 cameo was planned for "Other Voices" Part 2. The intent was for Megatron to gloat to Primal while the latter was trapped in the stasis pod—by projecting an image of the Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, on Primal's viewscreen as Primal raced for the false moon and met his demise.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&&q=%22Optimus+Prime%22 Bob Forward interview on alt.toys.transformers]</ref>
*When you see the little parts of Primal flying towards the camera near the end of the episode, you can see Optimus's head fly at the screen very quickly with a distressed look on his face.
* In [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars Season 1'' DVD set, on a commentary track for this episode with fan consultant [[Ben Yee]] and story editor [[Larry DiTillio]], fellow story editor [[Bob Forward]] popped in to explain the significance of the slang term "[[Slag (slang)|slag]]". He explained that he looked up on refineries as he figured that robots would be made of steel, and one of the waste byproducts of creating steel was an unusable detritus called slag, which he thought would be an appropriate swear word for robots to use.
* Why couldn't Optimus just blast his way out instead of pounding the hatch? Firing his weapons might have damaged himself, but at that point it was better than the alternative.
* If one listens closely, just as the pod is entering the false moon, you can actually hear the sound of Optimus' arm-cannon firing, and glass shattering. It appears that he attempted to do just that, but too late to actually escape.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — To Protect the Peace... ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 4 ([[Universal]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Predacon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 4 — The Predacons Advance! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Other Voices, Part 2

2010-07-11T11:40:35Z

222.155.126.37:

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=26
|image=Other_Voices_2_Optimus_pod.jpg
|caption=[[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Here we go again...]]
|title="Other Voices" Part 2
|production=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[April 1]], 1997
|written by=[[Larry DiTillio]]
|directed by=[[Ezekiel Norton]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''As the alien machine begins destroying the planet's energon, Optimus devises a desperate plan to destroy the device.'''

:''French title:'' '''Les Voix d'Autre Monde - 2e partie''' ("The Voices from Another World - Part 2")
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Les Voix 2''' ("The Voices 2")
:''Japanese title:'' 平和を守るために・・・ (''Heiwa o Mamoru Tame ni...'' "To Protect the Peace...")
:''Latin-American title:'' '''Otras Voces Primera Parte'''
:''Italian title:'' '''L'arrivo - Parte 2''' ("The arrival - Part Two")
:''Brazilian title:'' '''Outras Vozes Parte 2'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Other Voices 2 Tigatron Cheetor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Beautiful things never turn out good.]]
Out on patrol, Cheetor and Tigatron stare in awe at "the light at the end of the world," as the alien machine continues powering up in space. Primal makes contact and orders them to return to base. Rattrap is pessimistic about their chances of survival, but Primal assures him that Rhinox will find a way for them to survive.

The alien bungalow finishes transferring power to the moon, and in a flash, the aliens depart: "Termination sequence engaged. Return to [[Nexus Zero]]."

Megatron and the Predacons observe this from their base. Confronted with a machine intended to destroy them, Megatron activates a special program and scans the Maximal base, locating the spiders and Inferno within.

Tarantulas is nearly finished converting a stored stasis pod into his escape ship. Blackarachnia observes that it's a little cramped for two...but, weapon drawn, she has no intention of sharing the ride. Inferno arrives just then, blasts her, and sets Tarantulas on fire, knocking him out. Back at the Predacon base, Megatron detects the aborted flow of data to the stasis pod ship and reacts with fury.

[[Image:Other Voices 2 Blackarachnia Inferno.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A girl that can handle a gun, awesome!]]
Inferno starts to examine Tarantulas's work, but is attacked by Blackarachnia, who eludes him with a display of gymnastics before blasting him with his own gun. Picking up Tarantulas's cyber-link goggles, she forms a link with the unconscious Tarantulas to obtain the data needed to finish the pod ship—but finds that staring into the abyss of the spider's mind means that it also stares back...

The Maximals arrive at base, alarmed to find the shields down. Inside, they find Rhinox and Dinobot cyber-webbed to the ceiling. Primal sends Rattrap and Airazor to bring in their unwelcome visitors.

Megatron observes the data flow resuming, just as the altered moon opens fire on the planet with a broad, blinding power ray. Primal charges the Maximal base's shields as the external temperature begins climbing and deduces that the aliens intend to ignite the energon deposits. Megatron notes that this will obliterate the entire planet, an incredibly ruthless strategy that he rather admires. He assures his panicked troops that Tarantulas will save them, albeit inadvertently.

[[Image:Other Voices 2 Optimus Blackarachnia.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Stasis pod or coffin? At episode's end no one's sure.]]
Blackarachnia finishes the pod ship, only to be discovered and held at gunpoint by Rattrap and Airazor. With Rhinox still out of commission, Primal is beginning to despair, when Rattrap summons him to the stasis hold. Primal is impressed by the ship and immediately orders Blackarachnia to change the command codes to respond to him. He intends to fly the ship up to the [[Planet Buster]] and detonate the transwarp cell to destroy it. With little alternative, Blackarachnia complies.

[[Image:Other Voices 2 Megatron Optimus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Worst in-flight movie ever.]]
Soon all is ready, and Primal has poignant parting words with his worried crew before sealing the ship and launching it. Megatron scans the launch and notes with delight that Primal is flying the vessel. Primal soon reaches the Planet Buster, starts the ignition sequence, and gives the order to blow the hatch seals. But the hatch is sealed and locked! Megatron appears on his comm screen to gloat that he'd come up with the exact same plan—only in his version of events, the ship's pilot goes "up with the ship." As the timer counts down to zero, the Maximals frantically wait for Primal to make his escape. Primal pounds on the sealed hatch, to no avail. As the Maximals wonder what is going on, Blackarachnia tells them it's too late...in Tarantulas's voice.

[[The many deaths of Optimus Prime |The transwarp cell explodes, and high above the planet, the Planet Buster is annihilated...along with the pod ship and Optimus Primal]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal|Maximals]]
|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Tigatron]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (3)
*[[Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (5)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (cameo) (13)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (14)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (6)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (7)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (8)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Tarantulas]] (10)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (11)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (12)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sufferin' circuits. What could it be?" 
"The light at the end of the world."
:—'''Cheetor''' and '''Tigatron''', watching the Planet Buster power up

'''Airazor''': "Cheetor and Tigatron are coming." 
'''Rattrap''': "Oh, terrific. Now, we can all get reduced to hot-burning slag together." 
'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Airazor''': "Shut up, Rattrap!"

"That'll teach you to back-shoot a widow."
:—'''Blackarachnia''', after shooting Inferno at point-blank range

'''Megatron''': Brilliant! They're causing a chain reaction which will rip this planet to atoms and destroy all traces of them—simply to deal with us! Such sheer ruthlessness. Such disregard for sentient life! ...I rather like these aliens. 
'''Terrorsaur''': Like them?! They're trying to ''destroy'' us! 
'''Waspinator''': Waspinator not want to be destroyed! Waspinator has ''plans''! 
'''Scorponok''': Megatron will save us! 
'''Megatron''': I think not. I've reserved ''that'' task for Tarantulas.
:—The Predacons react to the Planet Buster.

'''Blackarachnia''': We—I did it! 
'''Airazor''': ''Hooray'' for you. 
[''Blackarachnia finds herself held at gunpoint.''] 
'''Blackarachnia''': Did you know we have a truce?

'''Primal''': Every one of these alien structure has been designed for a specific purpose, Rattrap. This one is busy, and I'm betting I can fly close enough to take it out. 
'''Rattrap''': With what? One of your famous "We can do it" speeches? 
'''Primal''': A transwarp explosion. 
''[Dramatic Pause]'' 
'''Blackarachnia''': Hahaha! You'll blow yourself to atoms! 
'''Primal''': If it saves this planet, it'll be worth it. If not, I'm no worse off.
:—An ape's gotta do what an ape's gotta do.

''[After the other Maximals have volunteered to pilot the stasis pod in Primal's place.]'' 
"Well, what about you, Rattrap?" 
"Hey, suicide ain't in my job description."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Rattrap'''

'''Primal:''' Cozy. 
'''Blackarachnia:''' Just like a coffin.
:—Encouraging words for anyone getting into a stasis pod.

'''Rattrap''': Just in case you don't come back...can I have your quarters? 
'''Primal''': No.
:—'''Rattrap''''s version of a final farewell.

"Do Maximals always talk such slop?" 
[''Airazor punches her out''] 
"My sentiments exactly."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Rattrap'''

"Oh, you [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimuses]] do love to sacrifice yourselves, don't you? Well, fortunately, this time your foolishness will destroy you and your Maximals. The Beast Wars are over, Optimus. You lose."
:—'''Megatron'''

'''Primal''': MEGATROOOOOON!
:—KHAAAAAAAAN!

==Notes==
===Technical/animation glitches===
* When Blackarachnia grabs Inferno's gun, she clips into Inferno for a spit second.
* During Airazor and Rattrap's search for Blackarachnia, Airazor's gun floats in her hand when they jump into a hallway, and then gets "stuck" in her armpit as they walk towards the camera. Meawhile, her hands are posed grasping at nothing.
* As Optimus Primal lies back into the stasis pod, his shoulder pads are much smaller than they usually are. This was done to avoid clipping with the sides of the cramped stasis post model.
* When Megatron gloats to Optimus at the end of the episode, his hands seem to be switched, with his right arm ending in a normal hand instead of his beast-mode head. (It's easiest to see when Megatron is laughing triumphantly at the end of his speech.)

===Continuity errors===
* How exactly did anything organic survive the heating of the entire planet?
* When Blackarachia and Tarantulas attacked Dinobot in the previous episode, they caused him to fall through the glass of the elevator on the right hand side of the ''Axalon'''s command center (from Dinobot's perspective). In this episode, the smashed elevator glass has been switched to the other elevator on the other side of the room.
* The piece of cyber-webbing Airazor steps on when she exits the elevator was not present during the close up of Rattrap as he complained about the missing Rhinox and Dinobot.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's line, "You Optimuses do enjoy sacrificing yourselves", is a reference to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original Optimus Prime]] and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|his numerous deaths]].
*When Tigatron volunteers to pilot the stasis pod ship, he says, "I owe this world." This refers to his grief over what happened in "[[Law of the Jungle]]". It may also refer to his decision to destroy the [[Vok]]'s self-propelled-completely-peaceful-heavily-armed-[[Brigadoon|floating-island]]-paradise-of-death in "[[The Trigger, Part 2]]".

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* At the script stage, this episode had the subtitle "Termination Day".
* When Tarantulas angrily dismisses Blackarachnia while attempting to work on the stasis pod, he is voiced by [[Scott McNeil]] (doing an impression of [[Alec Willows]]'s Tarantulas) for two lines.
* A planned but never-produced Generation 1 cameo was planned for "Other Voices" Part 2. The intent was for Megatron to gloat to Primal while the latter was trapped in the stasis pod—by projecting an image of the Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, on Primal's viewscreen as Primal raced for the false moon and met his demise.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&&q=%22Optimus+Prime%22 Bob Forward interview on alt.toys.transformers]</ref>
*When you see the little parts of Primal flying towards the camera near the end of the episode, you can see Optimus's head fly at the screen very quickly with a distressed look on his face.
* In [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars Season 1'' DVD set, on a commentary track for this episode with fan consultant [[Ben Yee]] and story editor [[Larry DiTillio]], fellow story editor [[Bob Forward]] popped in to explain the significance of the slang term "[[Slag (slang)|slag]]". He explained that he looked up on refineries as he figured that robots would be made of steel, and one of the waste byproducts of creating steel was an unusable detritus called slag, which he thought would be an appropriate swear word for robots to use.
* Why couldn't Optimus just blast his way out instead of pounding the hatch? Firing his weapons might have damaged himself, but at that point it was better than the alternative.
* If one listens closely, just as the pod is entering the false moon, you can actually hear the sound of Optimus' arm-cannon firing, and glass shattering. It appears that he attempted to do just that, but too late to actually escape.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — To Protect the Peace... ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 4 ([[Universal]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Predacon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 4 — The Predacons Advance! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Return of the Immortal Emperor

2010-07-11T10:57:00Z

222.155.126.37: /* Featured characters */

{{episode
|series=Headmasters
|ep=16
|image=Immortalemperor.jpg
|caption=You know what would be awesome? If they gave away the surprise ending on the title screen! YEAH!
|title="Return of the Immortal Emperor"
|japanese=帰って来た不死身の帝王
|romaji=Kaette Kita Fujimi no Teiō
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[November 20|20 November]] 1987
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Takao Yoshizawa]]
|animation studio=Toei
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''In the middle of Scorponok's coronation as the new Decepticon emperor, the Autobots attack and an old enemy makes a surprising return!'''

:''English/Malay dub name:'' "'''The Indestructible King Galvatron'''"

==Synopsis==
In the aftermath of the destruction of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] survey the field of rubble that remains, attempting to discern what effects the loss of the planet has had on the solar system. They report back to [[Athenia]] that the damage done is just within safety limits, and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] become determined to keep track on the Decepticons' movements before any further planets can fall victim to them. As they talk, outside, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] argue, with Wheelie's fears for Autobot safety being shouted down by Daniel insisting that Fortress is stronger than [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Daniel pushes Wheelie in a lake, but their argument is immediately forgotten when a mysterious, iridescent globe of light swoops down out of the sky, spraying water everywhere as it flies low over the lake, and then vanishes into the sky.

The Headmasters have since departed to monitor the Decepticons' movements, and Fortress soon receives a report of Daniel and Wheelie's mysterious UFO sighting. Such things are not the concern of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], however, who refuse to partake of such passive action against the Decepticons - in an attempt to be proactive, they sneak out of Battleship Maximus and head to attack [[Chaar]] on their own. Although they are able to sneak past the lone sentry patrolling the planet's perimeter, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], they are unaware of the fact that Scorponok has been made aware of the Headmasters' movements by his intelligence officer, [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], and has allowed the two [[Autobot|Autobots]] to get as close as they have. Scorponok transforms to scorpion mode and carries the Decepticon Headmasters into space, where they defeat Chromedome and Hardhead, and send them hurtling back, to collide with the approaching Battleship Maximus. The two warships collide, and Scorponok transforms to robot mode and thrashes Maximus, when suddenly, the strange glowing UFO appears over their heads. Using the distraction, the Autobots are able to escape, and the Decepticons puzzle over what the mysterious object is as it disappears into the depths of space.

Back down on Chaar, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] receives an unhappy report from [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] on how Counterpunch has shown them up by finding out information that they couldn't. Soundblaster takes his team to [[Earth]] in the hopes of digging up some new information to improve his standing, but a search meets with nothing but failure - a fact that [[Sixshot]] is not afraid of pointing out. As the two stand outside the Decepticons' Earth base, the UFO appears in the sky and floats down. Soundblaster dives behind a rock for cover when the UFO bathes Sixshot in bright light, and a second later, as the amazed communications officer emerges, both Sixshot and the UFO have vanished.

As the Headmasters return to Athenia, Daniel is trying out a trick he saw in a [[Wikipedia:Close Encounters of the Third Kind|movie]], using a musical keyboard to play a tune in hopes of contacting the UFO. The Headmasters crowd around, with Fortress wondering if the alien is friend or foe, but time passes, and nothing happens. A little later, Fortress is led by [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] to meet the Autobots' new informant - it is Counterpunch, who steps from the shadows with his gun drawn! He's just fooling around, however, and reveals his true identity - Counterpunch is really [[Punch (G1)|Punch]], an Autobot double-agent within the Decepticon camp. Punch explains to Fortress that the Decepticons are active on Earth's moon, where they are planning to hold a ceremony for Scorponok's coronation as the new Decepticon emperor.

In the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] introduces Scorponok to the assembled Decepticons, and Scorponok proclaims himself the new Decepticon emperor. No sooner are these words spoken, however, than Battleship Maximus and the [[Trainbot|Trainbots]] appear overhead, deploying the Headmasters, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] for battle. Scorponok again transforms into his giant robot mode and attacks Battleship Maximus, and once again, the UFO suddenly appears, just as Soundblaster arrives to try and inform Scorponok of what he has learned. The Autobots are all cut down by energy beams emanated from the UFO, and Sixshot steps out of the light, much to all the Decepticons' surprise. Then, the light dims, and its source is revealed - the UFO is a spacecraft, which projects a beam of purple light down to the lunar surface. From this beam, a familiar figure strides - [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] lives! Both Autobot and Decepticon react with total shock, but the reappearance of their leader gives the villains their second wind, and the Autobots are forced to retreat. Quietly incensed that his leadership is clearly over before it has even truly begun, Scorponok demands to know where Galvatron has been; Galvatron claims to have been observing, interested in seeing how the Decepticons function without him. He commends Scorponok for the strides he has made for the Decepticons' cause in his absence, but quickly makes it clear that he is now back in charge.

As the Autobots observe the ceremony from back on Athenia, Daniel, now realizing what the UFO was, smashes his keyboard and runs from the room, more angry at himself than anything. Wheelie catches up to him and soothes his temper, but the spectre of Galvatron's renewed evil hovers over the Autobots...

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (1)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (2)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (4)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (5)
* [[Brainstorm]] (6)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (7)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (8)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (10)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] (27)
* [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]] (33)
* [[Suiken]] (34)
* [[Getsuei]] (35)
* [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (36)
* [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (37)
* [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (38)
* [[Shōki]] (40)
* [[Seizan]] (41)
* [[Kaen]] (42)

|c2=
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (11)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (12)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (13)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (14)
* [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] (15)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (16)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (17)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (18)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (19)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (20)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (21)
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (22)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (23)
* [[Sixshot]] (24)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (25)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (26)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (28)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (29)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (30)
* [[Tantrum]] (31)
* [[Headstrong]] (32)
* [[Sweep |Sweeps]] (39)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (40)

|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (3)
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (9)

}}

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*In the group shot of Decepticons at Scorponok's coronation, Skullcruncher is colored yellow instead of green.
*As the Trainbots arrive on the moon, Soundblaster is again colored like Soundwave.
*When Computron combines, he is colored as Superion.

===Transformers references===
*It's taken a while for the other [[Mini-Cassette|cassettes]] to catch up to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who first spoke in robot mode in "[[The Great Cassette Operation]]", but beginning with this episode, Ravage and Laserbeak are heard to clearly speak in their animal forms.
*This episode continues the running joke of Chromedome having something of a crush on Arcee, which we first got a hint of when the Statue of Liberty's look was compared to Arcee's in "[[Terror! The Six Shadows]]". The big lug got up the courage to ask her for a dance in "[[The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok]]", and here, he's just happy to get the chance to drive alongside her, as well as to, ahem, watch her transform. Kinky?
*Galvatron met his apparent end in "[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2]]". How he survived an explosion capable of destroying a planet and where he acquired the ship he has in this episode are never explained.
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] professed to know where Galvatron was, and to have been appointed leader in his absence, in "[[The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok]]". It was clear to the audience that he was lying from the outset, but although this episode makes his deception publicly obvious, he doesn't actually suffer any repercussions for it. Well, Galvatron basically turns him into a bus for the next eight episodes, so maybe that counts.

===Real-wold references===
*The movie that Daniel picked up the musical communication trick from is, of course, ''[[Wikipedia:Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*With the wrapping up of its major running plot points in the previous episode, ''The Headmasters'' took a five-week break before it returned to Japanese TV screens with this new instalment.
* Daniel and Wheelie want to make contact with aliens while the other Autobots and Spike state that there ''is no such thing'' as an alien. But, but [[Transformer|giant shape-shifting alien robots from outer space]]!

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Headmasters episodes]]

Return of the Immortal Emperor

2010-07-11T10:55:14Z

222.155.126.37: /* Featured characters */

{{episode
|series=Headmasters
|ep=16
|image=Immortalemperor.jpg
|caption=You know what would be awesome? If they gave away the surprise ending on the title screen! YEAH!
|title="Return of the Immortal Emperor"
|japanese=帰って来た不死身の帝王
|romaji=Kaette Kita Fujimi no Teiō
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[November 20|20 November]] 1987
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Takao Yoshizawa]]
|animation studio=Toei
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''In the middle of Scorponok's coronation as the new Decepticon emperor, the Autobots attack and an old enemy makes a surprising return!'''

:''English/Malay dub name:'' "'''The Indestructible King Galvatron'''"

==Synopsis==
In the aftermath of the destruction of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] survey the field of rubble that remains, attempting to discern what effects the loss of the planet has had on the solar system. They report back to [[Athenia]] that the damage done is just within safety limits, and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] become determined to keep track on the Decepticons' movements before any further planets can fall victim to them. As they talk, outside, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] argue, with Wheelie's fears for Autobot safety being shouted down by Daniel insisting that Fortress is stronger than [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Daniel pushes Wheelie in a lake, but their argument is immediately forgotten when a mysterious, iridescent globe of light swoops down out of the sky, spraying water everywhere as it flies low over the lake, and then vanishes into the sky.

The Headmasters have since departed to monitor the Decepticons' movements, and Fortress soon receives a report of Daniel and Wheelie's mysterious UFO sighting. Such things are not the concern of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], however, who refuse to partake of such passive action against the Decepticons - in an attempt to be proactive, they sneak out of Battleship Maximus and head to attack [[Chaar]] on their own. Although they are able to sneak past the lone sentry patrolling the planet's perimeter, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], they are unaware of the fact that Scorponok has been made aware of the Headmasters' movements by his intelligence officer, [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], and has allowed the two [[Autobot|Autobots]] to get as close as they have. Scorponok transforms to scorpion mode and carries the Decepticon Headmasters into space, where they defeat Chromedome and Hardhead, and send them hurtling back, to collide with the approaching Battleship Maximus. The two warships collide, and Scorponok transforms to robot mode and thrashes Maximus, when suddenly, the strange glowing UFO appears over their heads. Using the distraction, the Autobots are able to escape, and the Decepticons puzzle over what the mysterious object is as it disappears into the depths of space.

Back down on Chaar, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] receives an unhappy report from [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] on how Counterpunch has shown them up by finding out information that they couldn't. Soundblaster takes his team to [[Earth]] in the hopes of digging up some new information to improve his standing, but a search meets with nothing but failure - a fact that [[Sixshot]] is not afraid of pointing out. As the two stand outside the Decepticons' Earth base, the UFO appears in the sky and floats down. Soundblaster dives behind a rock for cover when the UFO bathes Sixshot in bright light, and a second later, as the amazed communications officer emerges, both Sixshot and the UFO have vanished.

As the Headmasters return to Athenia, Daniel is trying out a trick he saw in a [[Wikipedia:Close Encounters of the Third Kind|movie]], using a musical keyboard to play a tune in hopes of contacting the UFO. The Headmasters crowd around, with Fortress wondering if the alien is friend or foe, but time passes, and nothing happens. A little later, Fortress is led by [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] to meet the Autobots' new informant - it is Counterpunch, who steps from the shadows with his gun drawn! He's just fooling around, however, and reveals his true identity - Counterpunch is really [[Punch (G1)|Punch]], an Autobot double-agent within the Decepticon camp. Punch explains to Fortress that the Decepticons are active on Earth's moon, where they are planning to hold a ceremony for Scorponok's coronation as the new Decepticon emperor.

In the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] introduces Scorponok to the assembled Decepticons, and Scorponok proclaims himself the new Decepticon emperor. No sooner are these words spoken, however, than Battleship Maximus and the [[Trainbot|Trainbots]] appear overhead, deploying the Headmasters, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] for battle. Scorponok again transforms into his giant robot mode and attacks Battleship Maximus, and once again, the UFO suddenly appears, just as Soundblaster arrives to try and inform Scorponok of what he has learned. The Autobots are all cut down by energy beams emanated from the UFO, and Sixshot steps out of the light, much to all the Decepticons' surprise. Then, the light dims, and its source is revealed - the UFO is a spacecraft, which projects a beam of purple light down to the lunar surface. From this beam, a familiar figure strides - [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] lives! Both Autobot and Decepticon react with total shock, but the reappearance of their leader gives the villains their second wind, and the Autobots are forced to retreat. Quietly incensed that his leadership is clearly over before it has even truly begun, Scorponok demands to know where Galvatron has been; Galvatron claims to have been observing, interested in seeing how the Decepticons function without him. He commends Scorponok for the strides he has made for the Decepticons' cause in his absence, but quickly makes it clear that he is now back in charge.

As the Autobots observe the ceremony from back on Athenia, Daniel, now realizing what the UFO was, smashes his keyboard and runs from the room, more angry at himself than anything. Wheelie catches up to him and soothes his temper, but the spectre of Galvatron's renewed evil hovers over the Autobots...

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (1)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (2)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (4)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (5)
* [[Brainstorm]] (6)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (7)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (8)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (10)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] (27)
* [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]] (33)
* [[Suiken]] (34)
* [[Getsuei]] (35)
* [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (36)
* [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (37)
* [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (38)
* [[Shōki]] (40)
* [[Seizan]] (41)
* [[Kaen]] (42)

|c2=
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (11)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (12)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (13)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (14)
* [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] (15)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (16)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (17)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (18)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (19)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (20)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (21)
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (22)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (23)
* [[Sixshot]] (24)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (25)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (26)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (28)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (29)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (30)
* [[Tantrum]] (31)
* [[Headstrong]] (32)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (40)
* [[Sweep |Sweeps]] (39)

|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (3)
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (9)

}}

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*In the group shot of Decepticons at Scorponok's coronation, Skullcruncher is colored yellow instead of green.
*As the Trainbots arrive on the moon, Soundblaster is again colored like Soundwave.
*When Computron combines, he is colored as Superion.

===Transformers references===
*It's taken a while for the other [[Mini-Cassette|cassettes]] to catch up to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who first spoke in robot mode in "[[The Great Cassette Operation]]", but beginning with this episode, Ravage and Laserbeak are heard to clearly speak in their animal forms.
*This episode continues the running joke of Chromedome having something of a crush on Arcee, which we first got a hint of when the Statue of Liberty's look was compared to Arcee's in "[[Terror! The Six Shadows]]". The big lug got up the courage to ask her for a dance in "[[The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok]]", and here, he's just happy to get the chance to drive alongside her, as well as to, ahem, watch her transform. Kinky?
*Galvatron met his apparent end in "[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2]]". How he survived an explosion capable of destroying a planet and where he acquired the ship he has in this episode are never explained.
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] professed to know where Galvatron was, and to have been appointed leader in his absence, in "[[The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok]]". It was clear to the audience that he was lying from the outset, but although this episode makes his deception publicly obvious, he doesn't actually suffer any repercussions for it. Well, Galvatron basically turns him into a bus for the next eight episodes, so maybe that counts.

===Real-wold references===
*The movie that Daniel picked up the musical communication trick from is, of course, ''[[Wikipedia:Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*With the wrapping up of its major running plot points in the previous episode, ''The Headmasters'' took a five-week break before it returned to Japanese TV screens with this new instalment.
* Daniel and Wheelie want to make contact with aliens while the other Autobots and Spike state that there ''is no such thing'' as an alien. But, but [[Transformer|giant shape-shifting alien robots from outer space]]!

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Headmasters episodes]]

The Mystery of Planet Master

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{{episode
|series=Headmasters
|ep=2
|image=Mysterymaster.jpg
|caption=Nobody was willing to take the blame for the missing chunk of planet.
|title="The Mystery of Planet Master"
|japanese=マスター星の謎
|romaji=Master-sei no Nazo
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[July 10|10 July]] 1987
|writer=[[Toyohiro Ando]]
|director=[[Takao Yoshizawa]]
|animation studio=Toei
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''After learning of the origins of the Headmasters and the planet Master, the Autobots race to recover the missing Matrix.'''

:''English/Malay dub name:'' "'''The Tale of the Master Star'''"

==Synopsis==
As the battle between the newly-arrived Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and their [[Decepticon]] counterparts rages around him, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ventures into the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], heading for [[Vector Sigma]] in order to stabilize and restore an Autobot power balance on the planet. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] subsequently dispatches the Decepticons within the power of his battleship, Maximus, and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] realises that he and the other Autobot Headmasters are refugees who fled the planet millions of years beforehand. Fortress relates the story of the civilisation they have established on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], and how several of their number rebelled under the leadership of a shadowy figure named [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and were banished from Master, only to join up with the Decepticons.

Meanwhile, Optimus Prime is aided in his mission by the ghostly figure of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], but without the Matrix, which has been left on [[Earth]] to recharge, there is little he can do to stabilize the fluctuating computer. Realizing the importance of the Matrix in Prime's task, the Autobots divide into teams in order to track down the secret location where the Matrix has been hidden and bring it to Cybertron. However, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his cassettes catch wind of their plan, and various Decepticon squads intercept the Autobot forces searching for the Matrix. The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] battle the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in the desert, but their conflict eventually moves to the Arctic, and they wind up in the midst of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the Autobot cassettes' clash with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Soundwave and his cassettes arrive to pick off Hot Rod, but Blaster and his team leap to the rescue, culminating in a one-on-one battle between the two communicators that ends with their mutual destruction. Soundwave's exploded remains are recovered by his cassettes, while Blaster dies in Hot Rod's arms, and the young Autobot vows to complete his mission.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (2)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (3)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (5)
* [[Brainstorm]] (7)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (8)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (10)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (11)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (12)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (13)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (14)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (15)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (16)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (17)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (21)
* [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (22)
* [[Suiken]] (23)
* [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (24)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (29)
* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (30)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (31)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (33)
* [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (35)
* [[Eject]] (37)
* [[Rewind]] (38)
* [[Ramhorn]] (39)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (42)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (43)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (44)
* [[Slingshot]] (45)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (46)
* [[Raiden]]

|c2=
* [[Weirdwolf]] (1)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (4)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (6)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (18)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (19)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (20)
* [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (25)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (26)
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (27)
* [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (28)
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (34)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (36)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (40)
* [[Sixshot]] (41)
* [[Drag Strip]] (47)
* [[Wildrider]] (48)
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (49)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (50)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (51)
* [[Headstrong]] (52)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (53)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (54)
* [[Tantrum]] (55)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (56)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (57)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (58)

|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (9)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (32)

}}

==Quotes==
{{note|The following quotes are from the English dub.}}
'''Hot Rod''': Billy, are you all right? 
'''Blaster''': Not really. Find the power pack. Rescue Optimus Prime. Go... 
''[Blaster turns gray]'' 
'''Hot Rod''': Billy, I swear. I'll get those dirty scum for you. 
:—The <s>epic</s> lackluster death of <s>Billy</s> Blaster.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*As the tale of the Headmasters-to-be is recounted, Fortress is shown leading civilians onto spaceships, looking as he does now. This, of course, is wrong—he should appear as his smallest Headmaster component (Spike, in the English cartoon), as he's not a Headmaster yet.

===Transformers references===
*This episode revisits the concept of Transformers becoming drained of colour whenever they die, as seen in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. In this case, however, when Soundwave and Blaster meet their ends, they turn white, rather than various shades of grey.
*The [[Centurion droid]]s from "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]" reappear, once again guarding the path to the mega-computer.
*Although Scorponok will not appear for five more episodes, a silhouette of him appears in this episode. Notably, the silhouette is of his [[Transtector]], which will not be unveiled fully until "[[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears]]".

===Trivia===
*Steeljaw has abruptly developed the power of speech with this episode. Although his fellow animal cassette, [[Ramhorn]], previously talked in "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]", Steeljaw never indicated he had the gift of gab until now.
*Raiden actually first appears in this episode, although it's nothing more than an extremely short cameo. And he's forced to run off thanks to Bruticus.
*People who haven't seen it think the fight between Blaster and Soundwave is awesome. It's really not.
*Darn that Soundwave. EEEEUUUAAAAAAGH!

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Takara'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) — Omni dub only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Metrodome]]) — Optional commentary by [[Chris McFeely]]. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) — Optional commentary by Chris McFeely. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

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[[Category:Headmasters episodes]]