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Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1

2007-11-26T15:55:09Z

24.144.225.150: /* Animation and/or technical glitches */

[[Image:Blurr watching jazz.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Blurr would have that not-Jazz eat his vapor trails... instead he gets a date with [[Wheelie|rhyming boy]] ]]

{{episodenav|g1|season=3|1|prev=The Transformers: The Movie|next=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

The [[Decepticons]] were thought to be defeated and the [[Autobots]], now led by [[Rodimus Prime]], are looking forward for a more peaceful future. Well, they can’t be more wrong about that.

==Detailed synopsis==
It is the year 2005. Autobots had reclaimed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the Decepticons, now squabbling with each other for [[energon]], retreated to the planet [[Chaar]]. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] realize that to return the Decepticons to fighting form, they need drastic measures.

Somewhere else, the first [[Galactic Olympics]] are being held. [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] is griping about being stuck in a mission with [[Wheelie]] when he wants to join the events. But [[Perceptor]] wants them to go to [[Autobot City]] on Earth, to deliver the new [[Transformation_Cog|Transformation Cog]] for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (his old one was damaged during the [[Battle of Autobot City|battle]] in [[ The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]]).

Meanwhile, the Galactic Olympics were being sabotaged. In the middle of the confusion, [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]], [[Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] were kidnapped. [[Rodimus Prime]] suspects Decepticon shenanigans. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer]] follow the saboteur’s spaceship escaping the now supposed-to-be quarantined planet.

Cyclonus sneaks into [[Unicron]]’s memory banks to watch how Rodimus Prime shoves [[Galvatron]] to space. He then did some fast calculations and comes up with Galvatron being in the planet [[Thrull]]. There they see their leader soaking up in the hot lava pools.

On Earth, [[Blaster]] and [[Outback]] goes to [[Carbombya|Federated Republic of Carbombya]] to investigate [[EDC]] reports of Decepticons in that country. Outback, equipped with a “[[Decepticon detector]]”, then flushes out [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. The two Autobots get the coordinates of Chaar from them...which they report to Rodimus Prime who wants to go there to investigate.

Arcee and Springer, meanwhile, commandeered the [[Skuxxoid]]'s (that alien mercenary guy) bigger but uglier spaceship. The alien guy escapes and then calls his benefactor to confirm that the Autobots indeed suspect the Deceptions to be behind the disruption. The [[Quintesson|tentacled, egg-shaped benefactor]] listens to the report and then tunes out as he looks on as their prisoners, Spike, Kup and Ultra Magnus, were being led by a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]].

Cyclonus, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s return to Chaar, where the rest of the Decepticons are convinced that the solution to their problems was to have a strong leader again. They cheered when they heard that Galvatron lives, and were desperate enough that they give their remaining scraps of energon for reviving him. Rodimus Prime, with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], were spying nearby and realizes that the Decepticons are too down on their luck to be the ones responsible for the kidnappings. Their cover suddenly gets blown and the Decepticons attacks.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' September 1,1986

'''Written by:''' [[Flint Dille]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |

* [[Rodimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Kup]] (2)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (3)
* [[Jazz]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (6)
* [[Springer]] (7)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (12)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (13)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (14)
* [[Wreck-Gar]] (15)
* [[Warpath]] (24)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (25)
* [[Wheelie]] (26)
* [[Blaster]] (29)
* [[Outback]] (30)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (34)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (16)
* [[Hook]] (17)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]](17)
* [[Scrapper]] (17)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (17)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (17)
* [[Devastator]](17)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (18)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (19)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (20)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (21)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (22)
* [[Sweeps]] (23)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (28)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (32)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (33)
* [[Onslaught]] (35)
* [[Motormaster]] (36)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (37)
* [[Rumble]] (38)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (39)
* [[Blast Off]] (40)
* [[Drag Strip]] (41)
* [[Breakdown]] (42)
* [[Wildrider]] (43)
* [[Octane]] (44)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (45)
* [[Tantrum]] (46)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (47)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (48)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |

* [[Spike Witwicky]] (9)
* [[Daniel Witwicky]] (10)
* [[Carly Witwicky]] (28)
* [[Abdul Fakkadi]] (31)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
* [[Unicron]] (8)
* [[Skuxxoid]] (27)
* [[Quintessons]](34)
|}

==Notable quotes==
Menasor: "Resist me, and be destroyed!"

Cyclonus: "Once Decepticons nearly held the quadrant through terror. Now we scrap like slarrgs over a few energon cubes. Is this how you honour the memory of Galvatron?! Is this the fate of the mighty Decepticon Empire?!"

Astrotrain: “In the days of Megatron, it was not like this.” 
Cyclonus: “You mean Galvatron.” 
Cyclonus and the Sweeps: “Hail Galvatron! Hail Galvatron! Hail Galvatron!” 
Astrotrain (Muttering to Menasor): “Well, they were the same guy.”

Quintessons: "Autobots, you walk the thin line between glory and despair. Soon, you shall cross it."

Springer: “This is going to be a tough one.” 
Arcee: “I can't see the attackers.” 
Springer: "Thats what makes it tough."

Kup: "Nah, I was the same way until I was blown apart a few times."

Ultra Magnus: “Don’t you want to say something about concord and tranquillity in the galaxy?” 
Rodimus Prime: “Aww, give me a break.”

[[ Image:Grimlock_happy.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Perceptor and Rodimus watch as Grimlock does a jaunty jig on the enemies' heads.]]

Rodimus Prime: “This planet is quarantined. Nobody comes, nobody goes until we find Kup, Spike and Magnus.” 
(A spaceship escapes) 
Springer: “So much for quarantine. I need a ship!” 
Arcee: “And you’ll need a gunner!” 
(They both rush off, leaving Rodimus with cleanup) 
Rodimus Prime: “Why’d I have to be the chosen one?”

Cyclonus: “There’s nothing to fear, Unicron is dead.” 
(They hear a sigh.) 
Cyclonus: “Must be the wind.” 
Scourge: “There is no wind in space.”

Rodimus Prime: “Our charts don’t show any planets in that sector – no, wait. Here it is. I thought it was a smudge on the screen.” 
Outback: “Yeah, that fits the description of Chaar.”

Rumble: “I say we pulverowderize the Autobots! I say we pulverowderize ‘em!”

Rodimus Prime: “I never thought I’d feel sorry for the Decepticons.” 
Grimlock: “Me Grimlock, not feel sorry. Me Grimlock laugh!” (snickers)

==Other Notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* The Constructicons form Devastator, even though Mixmaster is absent in this episode.

* Reinforcing this first point, when Menasor strikes Devastator, we get to see only Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Hook and Long Haul when they are forcibly split up.

* The winner of the race in the Galactic Olympics looks like Jazz, runs like Jazz, sounds sort of like Jazz, and transforms like Jazz, but is revealed not to be Jazz when his name is announced. Uh... maybe Jazz just thought he won, while the real winner zipped under the finish line ahead of him, yeah, that's the ticket!

===Continuity errors===
[[ Image:Decepticons w galvatron.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Yeah! We're going to save that guy on the left from the deadly lava pools of Thrull!]]

* During the course of the episode, dead and deactivated bots are seen loitering around on Chaar. The list includes Kickback, Shrapnel, Thundercracker, Skywarp, and the supposedly-on-Thrull Galvatron.

{{-}}

===Transformers references===

* First appearance of Outback, Octane, Tantrum, and (gasp!) Abdul Fakkadi.

===Real-world references===

* Middle East tensions in the 1980s resulted in the poorly made (depending on [[Casey Kasem|whom you ask]]) spoof called [[Carbombya]].

* In one scene, Blurr asks why Metroplex's new [[transformation cog]] wasn't shipped via [[Galactic Express]], an allusion to the fact that [[John Moschitta]] had previously appeared in a series of Federal Express commercials.

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* In an interview with Flint Dille, he said that the Quintesson origin story came “Secrets of Cybertron," an aborted script for the movie by him and his fellow writer, Jay Bacal. [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint_dille_2.html]

===Keywords===

(Separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist)

Quintessons, Season 3 episode

==External links==

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482022/ IMDb's page for this episode]
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/episodeguide.html The Cybertron Chronicle Episode Transcript]

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Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1

2007-11-26T15:52:39Z

24.144.225.150: /* Animation and/or technical glitches */

[[Image:Blurr watching jazz.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Blurr would have that not-Jazz eat his vapor trails... instead he gets a date with [[Wheelie|rhyming boy]] ]]

{{episodenav|g1|season=3|1|prev=The Transformers: The Movie|next=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

The [[Decepticons]] were thought to be defeated and the [[Autobots]], now led by [[Rodimus Prime]], are looking forward for a more peaceful future. Well, they can’t be more wrong about that.

==Detailed synopsis==
It is the year 2005. Autobots had reclaimed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the Decepticons, now squabbling with each other for [[energon]], retreated to the planet [[Chaar]]. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] realize that to return the Decepticons to fighting form, they need drastic measures.

Somewhere else, the first [[Galactic Olympics]] are being held. [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] is griping about being stuck in a mission with [[Wheelie]] when he wants to join the events. But [[Perceptor]] wants them to go to [[Autobot City]] on Earth, to deliver the new [[Transformation_Cog|Transformation Cog]] for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (his old one was damaged during the [[Battle of Autobot City|battle]] in [[ The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]]).

Meanwhile, the Galactic Olympics were being sabotaged. In the middle of the confusion, [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]], [[Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] were kidnapped. [[Rodimus Prime]] suspects Decepticon shenanigans. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer]] follow the saboteur’s spaceship escaping the now supposed-to-be quarantined planet.

Cyclonus sneaks into [[Unicron]]’s memory banks to watch how Rodimus Prime shoves [[Galvatron]] to space. He then did some fast calculations and comes up with Galvatron being in the planet [[Thrull]]. There they see their leader soaking up in the hot lava pools.

On Earth, [[Blaster]] and [[Outback]] goes to [[Carbombya|Federated Republic of Carbombya]] to investigate [[EDC]] reports of Decepticons in that country. Outback, equipped with a “[[Decepticon detector]]”, then flushes out [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. The two Autobots get the coordinates of Chaar from them...which they report to Rodimus Prime who wants to go there to investigate.

Arcee and Springer, meanwhile, commandeered the [[Skuxxoid]]'s (that alien mercenary guy) bigger but uglier spaceship. The alien guy escapes and then calls his benefactor to confirm that the Autobots indeed suspect the Deceptions to be behind the disruption. The [[Quintesson|tentacled, egg-shaped benefactor]] listens to the report and then tunes out as he looks on as their prisoners, Spike, Kup and Ultra Magnus, were being led by a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]].

Cyclonus, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s return to Chaar, where the rest of the Decepticons are convinced that the solution to their problems was to have a strong leader again. They cheered when they heard that Galvatron lives, and were desperate enough that they give their remaining scraps of energon for reviving him. Rodimus Prime, with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], were spying nearby and realizes that the Decepticons are too down on their luck to be the ones responsible for the kidnappings. Their cover suddenly gets blown and the Decepticons attacks.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' September 1,1986

'''Written by:''' [[Flint Dille]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |

* [[Rodimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Kup]] (2)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (3)
* [[Jazz]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (6)
* [[Springer]] (7)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (12)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (13)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (14)
* [[Wreck-Gar]] (15)
* [[Warpath]] (24)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (25)
* [[Wheelie]] (26)
* [[Blaster]] (29)
* [[Outback]] (30)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (34)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (16)
* [[Hook]] (17)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]](17)
* [[Scrapper]] (17)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (17)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (17)
* [[Devastator]](17)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (18)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (19)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (20)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (21)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (22)
* [[Sweeps]] (23)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (28)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (32)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (33)
* [[Onslaught]] (35)
* [[Motormaster]] (36)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (37)
* [[Rumble]] (38)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (39)
* [[Blast Off]] (40)
* [[Drag Strip]] (41)
* [[Breakdown]] (42)
* [[Wildrider]] (43)
* [[Octane]] (44)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (45)
* [[Tantrum]] (46)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (47)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (48)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |

* [[Spike Witwicky]] (9)
* [[Daniel Witwicky]] (10)
* [[Carly Witwicky]] (28)
* [[Abdul Fakkadi]] (31)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
* [[Unicron]] (8)
* [[Skuxxoid]] (27)
* [[Quintessons]](34)
|}

==Notable quotes==
Menasor: "Resist me, and be destroyed!"

Cyclonus: "Once Decepticons nearly held the quadrant through terror. Now we scrap like slarrgs over a few energon cubes. Is this how you honour the memory of Galvatron?! Is this the fate of the mighty Decepticon Empire?!"

Astrotrain: “In the days of Megatron, it was not like this.” 
Cyclonus: “You mean Galvatron.” 
Cyclonus and the Sweeps: “Hail Galvatron! Hail Galvatron! Hail Galvatron!” 
Astrotrain (Muttering to Menasor): “Well, they were the same guy.”

Quintessons: "Autobots, you walk the thin line between glory and despair. Soon, you shall cross it."

Springer: “This is going to be a tough one.” 
Arcee: “I can't see the attackers.” 
Springer: "Thats what makes it tough."

Kup: "Nah, I was the same way until I was blown apart a few times."

Ultra Magnus: “Don’t you want to say something about concord and tranquillity in the galaxy?” 
Rodimus Prime: “Aww, give me a break.”

[[ Image:Grimlock_happy.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Perceptor and Rodimus watch as Grimlock does a jaunty jig on the enemies' heads.]]

Rodimus Prime: “This planet is quarantined. Nobody comes, nobody goes until we find Kup, Spike and Magnus.” 
(A spaceship escapes) 
Springer: “So much for quarantine. I need a ship!” 
Arcee: “And you’ll need a gunner!” 
(They both rush off, leaving Rodimus with cleanup) 
Rodimus Prime: “Why’d I have to be the chosen one?”

Cyclonus: “There’s nothing to fear, Unicron is dead.” 
(They hear a sigh.) 
Cyclonus: “Must be the wind.” 
Scourge: “There is no wind in space.”

Rodimus Prime: “Our charts don’t show any planets in that sector – no, wait. Here it is. I thought it was a smudge on the screen.” 
Outback: “Yeah, that fits the description of Chaar.”

Rumble: “I say we pulverowderize the Autobots! I say we pulverowderize ‘em!”

Rodimus Prime: “I never thought I’d feel sorry for the Decepticons.” 
Grimlock: “Me Grimlock, not feel sorry. Me Grimlock laugh!” (snickers)

==Other Notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* The Constructicons form Devastator, even though Mixmaster is absent in this episode.

* Reinforcing this first point, when Menasor strikes Devastator, we get to see only Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Hook and Long Haul when they are forcibly split up.

* The winner of the race in the Galactic Olympics looks like Jazz, runs like Jazz, and transforms like Jazz, but is revealed not to be Jazz. Uh... maybe Jazz just thought he won, while the real winner zipped under the finish line ahead of him, yeah, that's the ticket!

===Continuity errors===
[[ Image:Decepticons w galvatron.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Yeah! We're going to save that guy on the left from the deadly lava pools of Thrull!]]

* During the course of the episode, dead and deactivated bots are seen loitering around on Chaar. The list includes Kickback, Shrapnel, Thundercracker, Skywarp, and the supposedly-on-Thrull Galvatron.

{{-}}

===Transformers references===

* First appearance of Outback, Octane, Tantrum, and (gasp!) Abdul Fakkadi.

===Real-world references===

* Middle East tensions in the 1980s resulted in the poorly made (depending on [[Casey Kasem|whom you ask]]) spoof called [[Carbombya]].

* In one scene, Blurr asks why Metroplex's new [[transformation cog]] wasn't shipped via [[Galactic Express]], an allusion to the fact that [[John Moschitta]] had previously appeared in a series of Federal Express commercials.

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* In an interview with Flint Dille, he said that the Quintesson origin story came “Secrets of Cybertron," an aborted script for the movie by him and his fellow writer, Jay Bacal. [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint_dille_2.html]

===Keywords===

(Separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist)

Quintessons, Season 3 episode

==External links==

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482022/ IMDb's page for this episode]
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/episodeguide.html The Cybertron Chronicle Episode Transcript]

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B.O.T. (episode)

2007-11-24T16:29:04Z

24.144.225.150: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{disambig2|the worst episode of Transformers ever|the titular character of this episode|B.O.T. (robot)}}

{{Episodenav|g1|season=2|49|prev=Masquerade|next=The Transformers: The Movie}}

Worst. Episode. Ever.

==Detailed synopsis==
===Act One===
[[Image:BOT-Road.jpg|thumb|left|Here we come...drivin' down the street...]]

The [[Combaticon]]s show up in a city for no discernible reason and form Bruticus for no discernible reason. He is immediately destroyed with a single shot by Defensor, who then just leaves the pile of parts alone and unsupervised, apparently not bothering to alert the other Autobots or anything. This enables Swindle, who has somehow survived the explosion that reduced all the other Combaticons to a pile of parts ''without a scratch'' to gather up the bits. No human authorities are involved either.

Swindle then visits the generically evil foreign guy "El Presidente" on his ship filled with weapons in order to buy parts to repair the Combaticons.

Meanwhile, Megatron is running a simulation of his new orbital disruptor cannon. After Starscream whinges, Megatron explains that once the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] is knocked from orbit, they will use Soundwave's new device to control the tides. They will then use this colossal power to flood a single canyon, creating “a limitless source of power”.

At the Combaticons' base, El Presidente's men load up the weapons and more advanced computer systems from the wrecked robots, as apparently Swindle forgot about that whole “repair” thing. Swindle then leaves to take the remaining parts to a dump. Shortly after they all leave, Skywarp arrives, noting no-one seems to be home. He discovers a piece of one of the Combaticons, then notices there's a trail of them. Confused, he asks Megatron what to do.

[[Image:BOT-Luigi.jpg|thumb|right|Killer turtles out to get him, creepy crabs are right behind.]]

Swindle arrives in a junkyard, where he threatens a junkyard worker before he starts to dump the leftovers. Starscream and Skywarp discover him in the act and capture him as he tries to escape. Back at the [[Decepticon]] base, Soundwave installs a bomb in Swindle's head; he has 15 hours to re-assemble the Combaticons before it goes off. Swindle takes the parts back from various mid-80's evil foreign stereotypes and re-assembles the team. However, they are unable to combine into Bruticus because Brawl's [[personality component]] is missing. Swindle is charged with getting the component back or the bomb will still go off.

Meanwhile, at [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]], Mr. Robbins' demonstration of a laser is sabotaged by two sociopathic students, Roland and Martin, who boost the laser's power output so high it instantly burns a hole through steel. Rather than involve the authorities, Mr. Robbins threatens them with an "F" in his class if they don't win a blue ribbon at the science fair, and assigns Elise Presser to assist them for no discernible reason.

Outside, the two jagoffs met the nebbish and spineless Elise. They realize a high-rise is on fire across the street, and witness the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s coming to the rescue (well, four of them; Blades appears to blow two window-washers off their rig with the wind from his rotors. The bastard). This inspires them to build a robot for their project. the three rummage through the same junkyard Swindle dumped the Combaticon parts in for parts, and Elise discovers a random piece of machinery. They spend the night in the school's lab assembling their machine, and Martin dubs it "B.O.T.". After several failures, Elise installs the random piece of machinery, which turns out to be Brawl's personality component, and naturally, Brawl-B.O.T. goes postal and starts trashing the place.

===Act Two===
[[Image:BOT-CompRoom.jpg|thumb|left|Unbeknownst to all, the school was secretly funded by a hideously gargantuan Richie Rich.]]

Martin grabs the laser and fires, and B.O.T. runs off. The kids run to the school's preposterously-advanced computer lab, and use it to call the Protectobots. [[Teletraan I]] gets the S.O.S., and Optimus sends Gears, Ironhide and Bumblebee to investigate.

Swindle re-threatens the junkyard worker, who says that maybe some kids took the part Swindle is after. Swindle mutters "you better hope so"... then proceeds to rummage through the trash, seemingly instantly forgetting that whole "kids" angle.

The [[Autobot]]s arrive at the school. The kids seem disappointed that they didn't get the Protectobots, but quickly lead them to their runaway creation in the school's cafeteria. Brawl-B.O.T. knocks all three Autobots over with a single serving pan of corn on the cob (that high-school food, I tell ya, huh? huh?), then deflects Gears' blaster-fire with a pot lid. Ironhide shoots molten lead at Brawl, but he leaps to grab a light fixture, avoiding the attack, and the now-weakened floor collapses under Ironhide. Brawl runs for it, barricading the door out with remarkable speed, and heads for a seemingly abandoned building... as Swindle watches.

The Autobots follow, telling the kids to stay put. They enter the building, and find that Brawl-B.O.T. has taken an elevator thirty floors up. Ironhide wedges a stick into the doors, and the trio run up the stairs. Outside, the future serial killers grow instantly impatient, and drag Elise inside the building. They remove the stick and enter the elevator and head up.

A blast erupts ''behind'' the Autobots, and Ironhide orders them to shoot up. They shoot at absolutely ''nothing'', Ironhide declares they hit whatever it was, and they run right into Swindle. Meanwhile, the elevator has stopped. Roland is lifted up so he can open the emergency hatch, and discovers B.O.T. is trying to break the elevator cables...

===Act Three===
Sadly, B.O.T. is prevented from snapping the cables by an energy blast to the back. The Autobots pick themselves up, seemingly having been soundly thrashed by Swindle all by himself. They all run outside to witness Swindle driving away. Back at Decepticon HQ, Brawl is restored and the bomb removed, and Bruticus is formed again.

At the school, Elise inspects the remnants of B.O.T. to find that the "funny component" is gone. Martin decides to hunt it down by reworking the machine that read B.O.T.'s "brain response" so it can track the signal. The three drive to the ocean, and Elise rewires B.O.T.'s speech synthesizer so it receives and decodes signals rather that creating them, letting them hear what Brawl hears. Megatron insists on a test-run of the cannon, and picks Autobot headquarters as the target (because it's in orbit, you see. Wait, no it isn't). The kids rush off to warn the Autobots, who send a signal to the Protectobots' base.

The Autobots apparently just sit around and wait for Megatron to set up his giant cannon, get his troops into position just outside their base, and for the Combaticons to assemble Bruticus before starting to defend themselves. Bruticus basically stumbles around until he falls apart. The Protectobots arrive and random fighting ensues. Inside the base, the kids think they need to help, and Elise has a rare moment of spine.

[[Image:Elisetape.jpg|thumb|Rape: It's like saying "Hello" in [[Kiss-Player|Japan]].]]

Using Teletraan I, she sends B.O.T. out into the battlefield on a beeline to the disruptor cannon. The Protectobots combine into Defensor and generate a force field, protecting about four other Autobots. The Decepticons wait until the force field wears off, then one shot blasts Defensor to pieces. Bruticus re-forms and tries to fire the cannon, but it turns and blasts Starscream and Soundwave instead. B.O.T. is working the cannon using a conveniently-places control panel at the base, and causes it to explode by hitting the clearly-marked "overload" button, sending Bruticus flying away and forcing a Decepticon retreat.

Back inside, the Autobots thank the kids for their help and offer their apologies for the loss of their robot. Elise asks if they have any spare parts so they can try again... and Roland and Martin duct-tape her mouth shut and drag her away while the Autobots just watch argh argh argh...

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==Stats==
'''Original airdate: 01/09/1986'''

'''Production number: # 700-64'''

'''Written by:''' [[Earl Kress]]

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (7)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (18)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (19)
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (20)
* [[Blades]] (21)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (22)
* [[Gears]] (24)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (25)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (26)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (27)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (28)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (29)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Onslaught]] (1)
* [[Vortex]] (2)
* [[Blast Off]] (3)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (4)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (5)
* [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (6)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (9)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (10)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (11)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (12)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (13)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (30)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (31)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''

'''Guests'''
* [[El Presidente]] (8)
* [[Mr. Robbins]] (14)
* [[Roland]] (15)
* [[Martin]] (16)
* [[Elise Presser]] (17)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
* [[B.O.T. (robot)|B.O.T.]] (23)
|}

==Notable quotes==
"Call sanitation. There's junk all over the street!" 
:-- '''Defensor''', leaving his mess for the humans to clean up.

"Megatron, I-I-I couldn't find Brawl's personality component! I didn't think it would ''matter''..." 
:-- '''Swindle's''' high opinion of his teammate.

"This is so degrading." 
:-- '''Gears''' on being beaten by Brawl-B.O.T.

"We should've just taken the 'F' in Science." 
:-- '''Martin'''

"If you ever pull a stunt like that again, I'll melt you down for scrap [[tutonium]]!" 
:-- '''Megatron''' threatens Swindle with gibberish

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==Other notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Argh.

* The scenery in this episode is always ''huge''. In the opening scene, the five Combaticons are driving down a downtown street in a row (yes, even the ''fliers are driving on the ground'') with plenty of room. Humans are drawn tiny compared to the doors of their own buildings, and the Autobots fit easily inside human structures.

* There is no indication as to what jet-mode Starscream uses to capture jeep-mode Swindle.

* The kids create and lose B.O.T. in the middle of the night. When the Autobots reach the school, it's bright and sunny outside. If this ''isn't'' an animation error, then we are forced to assume that Brawl-B.O.T. spent several hours not doing much at all staying inside the school the whole time while the kids waited for the Autobots to arrive.

* The "shooting at nothing upstairs" bit might be attributed to animation/script mismatch. The animation puts the Autobots in a circular staircase so they are plainly shooting at the clearly-lit curved wall directly ahead of them. It's ''possible'' the writer intended them to be shooting up a straight staircase into darkness... but that's pure conjecture.

* During a close-up, Elise's red VW Beetle becomes Swindle-colored (including a purple hood!), then changes back and remains red through the rest of the scene.

* A wall appears behind Megatron and Soundwave as they face down Hot Spot in the middle of the desert.

===Continuity errors===
* ''Argh''.

* Swindle goes to El Presidente to ''buy'' parts to repair the other Combaticons. The next time we see them, he's ''sold'' the Combaticon parts... for ''what'', we don't know. There is no explanation as to why he suddenly completely changed his plan.

* The kids don't seem to recognize what Transformers are, but by this point in the series, they're internationally recognized, there are holidays and tributes to them, etc. Despite this, they seem to instantly accept the existence of Transformers.

===Other errors===
* '''''Argh'''''.

* Megatron's plan seems... severely overwrought. Build a giant cannon to knock the Moon out of orbit, build a device to control the tides in the Moon's absence... and use all that power to... flood a canyon that contains a hydroelectric generator that they ''also'' built. Considering that in "[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" all they needed was the already-made Sherman Dam and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] shaking up a river...

* Why does Megatron have ''only'' Swindle go looking for the lost personality component? Why risk permanently losing Bruticus that way?

* The teens completely fail to notice a hundred-story building that is almost completely engulfed in flames and surrounded by emergency vehicles until they hear somebody fifty stories up call for help.

* Groove claims to use liquid nitrogen to put out the fire. Liquid nitrogen boils at -198 °C (-320 °F), so it would basically boil away to a gaseous state almost instantly upon exposure to the air, and with hugely explosive force to boot. <ref>[[wikipedia:Liquid nitrogen|Liquid nitrogen at wikipedia]]</ref>

* Streetwise catches the two falling window-washers with his ''metal'' arms after they've fallen about fifty stories, and somehow they're not splashed all over him.

* Three high school kids can build a robot out of junk bits and Brawl's brain that is ''stronger'' and ''smarter'' than the Autobots. (The latter would be a little more believable if it weren't for the "Brawl's brain" part.)

* The high school's computer is astounding. It is exceedingly and hugely sci-fi in design, plus, how the kids were able to use it to send an S.O.S. to the Autobots over the phone is... magic or something.

* Autobots are weaker than kitchenware.

* There is a fully-functional elevator within a seemingly-condemned building.

* How did Swindle get above the Autobots on the way up? And how'd he get past them on the way down again?

* The speech synthesizer is "rewired" so that instead of "synthesizing and transmitting," it "receives and decrypts." And this somehow lets the kids listen in on a conversation being held in the Decepticon base. '''''WHAT?!'''''

[[Image:BOT-Overload.jpg|thumb|right|225px|"I assure you, there is ''zero chance'' of this coming back to bite us!"]]

* It's never really specified why Megatron needs Bruticus in specific to fire the cannon. If it's a size thing, he also has [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. But the size thing is debatable because the cannon has a human-level control panel on it. Oy.

* On that note, the human-level control panel has a great big button cleanly marked "Over Load" in English. Why did he install that? No, really, why?

===Real-world references===
* "Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School" is a reference to [[wikipedia:Hawkeye_Pierce|Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce]], the character from ''[[wikipedia:M*A*S*H*|M*A*S*H*]]'' (who was also the inspiration for the [[Mini-Con]] [[Hawkeye]]'s bio).

===Transformers references===
* Production-wise, it seems a bit odd to have three Season One Autobots respond to the kids' S.O.S., rather than showcasing the brand-new combiner team who would otherwise seem to be the spotlight buy-my-toy characters of the episode.

* This episode establishes that the Combaticons have their own separate base. As this was the last episode before the jump to 2006, this is never touched on again.

* Starscream says to Megatron "''Your'' stupid warrior" in reference to Bruticus... but Starscream was the one who made him.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* '''''Argh'''''.

[[Image:BOT-ModelReuse.jpg|thumb|right|Me an' my friends are Jem girls, especially Jimmy "The Legbreaker" Cianciulli!]]

* Mr. Robbins's class is made up of... a very odd collection of students. The ''least'' odd are the two women who are just recolored character models from ''Jem'', [[Hasbro]]'s then-current cartoon-advertised foray into girls' fashion dolls. Towards the back, however, appear to be thugs in business suits.

* This episode introduces the most loathsome ''Transformers'' characters ever, Roland and Martin. Boosting a laser to a level that could grievously injure or kill someone as a ''prank'', the misogynistic duct-taping of Elise's mouth and constantly dragging her places against her will, and a general smarmy smugness level that makes Starscream seem humble...

* Astrotrain appears in the simulation of the disruptor cannon knocking the Moon from orbit, but is never seen elsewhere.

* The original script's cast list for the episode notes that the "junkyard operator" is a spy, and that the only other thing we learn about him is that he gets taken away by the "Federal Authorities"... oh, and he has no lines.<ref>[[Metrodome]]'s Season 3 & 4 DVD set extras</ref> This bizarre plot twist obviously didn't make it into the final draft, but really, what's one more wad of nonsense at this point?

* The billboard over the Protectobots' urban headquarters seems to be advertising for [[E Cola]]. Mmmmmmm.

* This episode was lampooned at the [[BotCon 2006]] [[MSTF]] presentation, and as far as the writers are concerned, it is the single ''dumbest'' episode in the entirety of ''Transformers'' animation.

* It is also possibly the worst advertisement for the combiner teams possible. Bruticus is destroyed with a single shot from Defensor, and later stumbles around like a concussed baby as the Autobots shoot at him. Defensor's force field is rendered utterly pointless as the Decepticons just wait for it to run out, then he too is blasted to bits with ease.

* This was the last episode of season two. Can you imagine if this was the last episode of ''The Transformers'' ever? Though it may stack up more favorably in comparison to the later series such as Beast Machines and Armada, depending on one's opinion.

* Good [[Primus|God]], I need a stiff drink.

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==References==
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Microbots

2007-06-23T21:13:57Z

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'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

* Perceptor, Brawn, and Bumblebee must shrink themselves to go inside Megatron and retrieve an artifact, the Heart of Cybertron, that is giving him enormous power.

==Detailed synopsis==

* Detailed synopsis

==Stats==

* Stats

==Notable quotes==
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==Other Notes==
* Notes

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* Glitches

===Continuity errors===

* Errors

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===
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===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The pulsating sound heard when Perceptor and company approach the Heart of Cybertron within Megatron is the same one used aboard the Dalek spaceships on all episodes of Doctor Who since 1964.

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Attack of the Autobots (episode)

2007-06-22T23:31:13Z

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'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

Brief synopsisisisis.

==Detailed synopsis==

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' ???

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
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| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*

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*

'''Guests'''
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|}

==Notable quotes==

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* At about 1:10 into the episode, when Prime says, "My warning diode is pulsating. Decepticon Jets!", Thundercracker and Skywarp swoop down, using the sound effect from Darth Vader's TIE Fighter, complete with his breathing! (A similar audio gaffe happened in G.I. Joe: The Movie; guess you can't be too choosy when you crib sounds from Star Wars.)

===Continutity errors===
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===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
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==External links==
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