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Before the Storm

2008-06-08T20:03:47Z

24.166.241.186: /* Quotes */ space

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'''Inferno brings Megatron an alien golden disk that causes him to offer a too good to be true cease fire to the Maximals.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |24 |prev=Law of the Jungle |next=Other Voices, Part 1}}

==Summary==
Within the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] is woken by his computer. It reports an energy anomaly in the mountainside, and that it is of alien origin. Megatron, suspects this count be the start of something big and thus sends [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to investigate. The fire ant burrows into a mountain pulsating with a suspicious energy, and he recovers a [[Golden Disk (Vok)|strange discus.]]

[[Image:MegsHeadHologram.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Megs as a Magical floating head... why does this seem so [[Grand Mal|familiar?]]]][[Optimus Primal|Primal]] is in a scouting run looking for the same energy anomaly that Megatron already found (Why the [[Axalon]] couldn't detect it as the Darksyde could is unclear). He sees a strange probe, and follows it. The probe stops and forms into a holoform of Megatron. He proposes to meet about a truce on neutral ground, between both leaders.

When they meet, Megatron insists that the truce is not an act of treachery. He explains that he has no time to fight [[Maximal]]s, and he needs time to think. Primal reluctantly agrees to a truce, bound by Maximal code. [[Rhinox]] proposes that it's about the alien energy. Primal agrees, stating that something scared Megatron very badly. [[Rattrap]] is sent - despite his usual complaints - to infiltrate the Darksyde.

Meanwhile, [[Tarantulas]] hacks his way into a holding chamber to steal one of the Predacon ship's remaining Transwarp cells. [[Waspinator]] surprises him and demands an answer, and Tarantulas easily defeats him. Megatron, watching the exchange, decides to let Tarantulas do his work, and throw another kink in it - [[Blackarachnia]].

[[Airazor]] delivers Rattrap to the Predacon base - unarmed - and drops him off quickly before hailing the Predacon channels. Megatron casually disarms the perimeter defenses and asks Airazor to leave. As she leaves, he stops her a moment and suggests she take Rattrap with her. Foiled, they return to the base and report to Primal, but exchange knowing glances - the distraction was enough for [[Tigatron]] to make his entrance.

Blackarachnia surprises Tarantulas, and in the confusion, Megatron hacks the Transwarp cell and adds his own programming.

Tigatron hacks the Predacon database in a cool VR world, and discovers the second Golden Disc's datatracks. Terrorsaur finds Tigatron hacking and sounds the alarm, but Tigatron uses Terrorsaur and Scorponok's goonery against each other. Under orders not to fire, the Predacons chase Tigatron, leading into a battle with the rest of the Maximals.

Under the limitations of a truce, the Predacons and Maximals battle without using their weapons. Primal steals a wire from Inferno's rocket. Terrorsaur fails at dodging a piece of sheet metal that Cheetor and Rhinox move into position. The spiders are smart enough to avoid one trap set by Dinobot, but in doing so, are crushed by another. Without firing a single shot, the Maximals have won the day... unless, of course, Megatron intentionally let them get away.

On the Maximal base, Tigatron explains what Megatron discovered: a golden disk similar in size to the one Megatron originally stole, this one created by the same aliens who crafted the flying island, and seeded the energon on the planet. The disk itself was part of a signal that the aliens sent, ensuring that the planet received a message:

[[Vok|The aliens]] are on their way. And they are not very happy...

==Quotes==
'''Inferno:''' Yes, my queen. 
'''Megatron:''' I wish he wouldn't call me that.

'''Optimus Primal:''' When Predacons talk truce, it just means they need time to reload their weapons. 
'''Megatron''': Uh, normally, yes.

"What could I do? He was right, I'm a Maximal. I have to give peace a chance, no matter how unlikely it seems."
: -- '''Optimus Primal''' channels John Lennon.

'''Rattrap:''' Ehhhh we're gonna diieeee! 
'''Airazor:''' Isn't there a rule that heroes have to face destruction with dignity? 
'''Rattrap:''' Hey! What's the use of dyin' if ya can't enjoy it?

"There is a storm approaching. A storm of such magnitude, of such power... it is ''beyond imagination''. And to think, I was once satisfied with mere energon. To think that my ambitions lofted no higher than the conquest of Cybertron. ''*laughs* *coughs*'' Well, no longer. For I have been given a glimpse of power. Real power. And that power shall be ''mine!''"
: -- '''Megatron''' starts to acquire a taste for godhood.

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]] 
'''Original air date:''' February 21, 1997

''' Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Tigatron]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap]], [[Dinobot]], [[Rhinox]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]
[[Tarantulas]], [[Waspinator]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]

==Notes==
*Bob Forward has said this was originally planned to be part of a 4-part Other Visits but the plans were changed at the last minute -- "Apparently anything more than a two-parter is too hard to schedule. Before The Storm had to be made into a stand-alone ep." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&&q=bob+forward+interview+inferno+megatron]

*Apparently,all you have to do to hack all of [[Darksyde|The Predacon ship]]'s data, is play a virtual reality videogame.

*Blackarachnia can be seen trapping a red poison-dart frog in her webbings when Megatron communicates with her via computer.

*Before the Predacon computer wakes him up, Megatron's dinosaur head-arm is "awake" and looking around. Similarly, when observing Tarantulas' break-in, his dino hand is looking up at him, and he pets it affectionately, as if it was, well... a pet. Just before Airazor calls the Darksyde, he is brushing its teeth with a toothbrush. It's not clear what's going on here or how this works, particularly when he's in beast mode, but clearly, Megatron has a very special relationship with his right hand. Ah don't we all.

===Technical/Animation errors===
* While Megatron is in his closing words of the episode, he is missing his beast mode "kibble", except the head of course.

===Transformers references===
*When Megatron is talking to Inferno in his room, there is a G1 [[seeker]] head on his shelf, with an expression of pure horror. Either this is a reference to Starscream's treachery in [[Possession|a previous episode]], or Megatron has some weird taste in ornaments.
*There's also a replica of [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron's]] [[fusion cannon]] on the shelf below the head.

===Real-world references===
*On the shelf in Megatron's room (aside from the seeker head and a picture of himself), there is a Transformer sized trophy and bowling pin. Must be good at that non-sport until he traded his hand for another head.
* When accessing the transwarp cell's programming, Megatron's code "A T T override" is a reference to the Usenet newsgroup [[alt.toys.transformers]]
* Megatron mused that "There is a storm coming. A storm of such power, such magnitude, it is beyond imagination!" This was a reference to the website of fan James Hooks, called "Beyond Imagination," which itself was a reference to part of the tagline of [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|the original movie]].

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Before the Storm

2008-06-08T20:03:13Z

24.166.241.186: /* Quotes */ Optimus = Lennon

The Low Road

2008-06-08T05:48:58Z

24.166.241.186: /* Transformers references */ Rhinox's fart is seen to be in Africa

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{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |22 |prev=Possession |next=Law of the Jungle}}

'''[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] is infected with a strange energon discharge virus, and if a cure isn't found, he'll destroy the [[Maximal|Maximal]] [[Axalon|base]] as he literally sneezes himself to death.'''

==Summary==

The Maximals use their tools to garden, trimming the wild bean vines that have grown around the Maximal base and, as [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] explains, could be exploited by the Predacons. [[Rattrap]] and Dinobot get into a fight. Inside, Rhinox detects [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] coming to attack, but can't activate the [[Sentinel]] shields because of the two arguing Maximals outside. Rhinox comes down the elevator with his guns ablaze and commands the two to get inside, but they are too busy arguing to obey. Trying to cover his teammates' withdrawal, Rhinox is hit by a strange weapon from [[Tarantulas]]. Dinobot blasts Tarantulas several times, and with the crucial shot fired, the Predacons retreat.

Inside, the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computer reports on the strange effect the device had on Rhinox, giving him a disease that causes the larger Maximal to "spontaneously discharge energy." Rhinox demonstrates this by hiccuping energy beams around the base, causing much collateral damage. It's decided a counter-virus must be found.

Rattrap and Dinobot attempt to trail the injured Tarantulas. The two get into an argument about who is to blame for Rhinox becoming sick, which quickly degenerates into name-calling. Eventually forgetting why they started the arguement, the two follow Tarantulas's scent. Running after a glimpse of the Predacon, they fall though a hole and onto a long slide—with a heavy boulder close behind them. But after they landing at the bottom of the slide, the boulder actually hits Tarantulas. Rattrap and Dinobot continue to bickering as they search through the underground caverns for Tarantulas's lab.

Aboard the ''Axalon'', [[Optimus Primal|Optimus]] reveals to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] that he paired Dinobot and Rattrap together so they could either learn to work together or kill each other. Rhinox is meanwhile kept on a life support system which drains energy from the rest of the (now heavily damaged) Maximal base.

Back at the [[Darkside|Predacon base]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] sends his own forces to reclaim Tarantulas so more of the virus can be developed to use on the rest of the Maximals. They head to his [[Tarantulas' lair|laboratory]] to see if they can locate the missing arachnid there. On Tarantulas's security sensors, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] notices the two wandering Maximals making their way through the caverns towards the hideout.

Primal rallies his available soldiers for action against the Predacons to seize the antidote to Rhinox's ailment forcibly. Rhinox attempts to come along with the others, but Primal orders his friend to stay behind and consume some food to help stabilize his systems. Naturally, the first option on Rhinox's menu happens to be the wild beans conveniently surrounding the ''Axalon''.

Back in Tarantulas's lair, Blackarachnia discovers where Tarantulas stored the counter-virus. When [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] detects the two Maximals getting closer, the Predacon goons open fire, wildly hoping to hit something, but instead just ruin any chance they have of ambushing their targets. Dinobot tries to use Tarantulas as a hostage, but this tactic doesn't work on Megatron, who has no reservations about abusing his own soldiers. However, the distraction has bought Rattrap (who was supposed to be covering Dinobot) the time to sneak through some tubes to arrive behind the Predacons, leaving him close enough to disarm them quickly.

A nasal energon-expulsion from Rhinox provides a hole for the other Maximals to enter the chamber once they finish posing heroically. Megatron mentions that he alone has the counter-virus that could save Rhinox.

But then Rhinox shoots an incredible energon fart (visible from space) that blows the Predacons far away, giving the Maximals the chance to grab the counter-virus and live happily ever after. Rattrap and Dinobot still bicker like kids, though.

==Stats==
'''Original Air Date:''' February 10, 1997

'''Written by:''' [[Bob Forward]]

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximals]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacons]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Rattrap]] (1)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (2)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (3)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (4)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] (5)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (13)
*[[Tigatron (BW)|Tigatron]] (14)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (6)
*[[Waspinator]] (7)
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (8)
*[[Tarantulas]] (9)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (10)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (12)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Quotes==

'''Dinobot:''' Excuse me. Are ''you'' implying that the current situation is somehow....''my'' responsibility?! 
'''Rattrap:''' Well, you did start it....''gearhead''! 
'''Dinobot:''' I BEG to differ....cheese lips! 
'''Rattrap:''' Pre-evolved birdbrain! 
'''Dinobot:''' Eater of garbage!!
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap''' and '''Dinobot''' trade insults, part 1

"Sheesh, and they call ''me'' the immature one."
:{{m-}}'''Cheetor's''' response to above argument

'''Dinobot:''' Unlike you, I do not spend my time scurrying through ''sewers!'' 
'''Rattrap:''' Yeah? Well, a sewer smells better than your breath, bronto-brain! 
'''Dinobot:''' Nnngrrh! You will get used to it WHEN I BITE YOUR USELESS HEAD OFF! 
(Tarantulas suddenly wakes up) 
'''Tarantulas:''' DIIIIE, MAXIMALS! 
'''Dinobot and Rattrap:''' SHUT UP! 
(They both punch Tarantulas)
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap''' and '''Dinobot''' trade insults, part 2

'''Rattrap:''' So, uh, you got a better plan? 
'''Dinobot:''' No, but I ''still'' despise the idea of expiring underground. It lacks a...a warrior's nobility. 
'''Rattrap:''' Oh, hey-hey, no sweat, heh heh. 'Cause I ain't lettin' ''nobody'' waste you down here! That's a job I'm reserving for myself! 
'''Dinobot:''' Oooh, I appreciate your concern, but let me assure you, being shot in the back by a malodorous ''mouse'' would not exactly earn me a seat in Silicon Valhalla! 
'''Rattrap:''' Awwww, poor baby.
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap''' and '''Dinobot''' trade insults, part 3

"A bargaining chip should remain in play until the game is over, yesss." 
"Why do you always talk to yourself?" 
"Ah, I simply have a penchant for...''intelligent conversation''."
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' ripostes rather well to '''Blackarachnia'''.

(Dinobot enters, holding Tarantulas) 
"Do not fire, Megatron! I have a HOSTAGE!" 
"Why, so you do..." 
(Megatron shoots Tarantulas)
:{{m-}}Hostage negotiations with '''Dinobot''', '''Megatron'''-style

"This is ''certainly'' the most humiliating defeat of my entire career. Yess..."
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' after Rhinox defeats the Predacons single...erm, handedly

==Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*When Rattrap and Dinobot fall through the trapdoor leading to the underground tunnels, Rattrap's gun is left spinning in mid-air. The next shot is upwards from underground, as they fall, and the gun is not visible. Indeed, when Rattrap lands on Dinobot, the gun doesn't fall on top of them. Later, as they approach Tarantulas' lab, Rattrap has his gun back.

===Continuity errors===
* Errors

===Real-world references===
* Dinobot refers to a [[Silicon Valhalla]] as some kind of afterlife, which is in turn a reference to [[Wikipedia:Valhalla|ancient Norse mythology]] and [[Wikipedia:Silicon Valley|Silicon Valley]].
* During one of their squabbles, Rattrap refers to Dinobot as a 'pre-evolved birdbrain'. This is a reference to the recent scientific theory that birds evolved from Dromaeosaurid dinosaurs ("raptors") like Dinobot.

===Transformers references===
*The wild bean vine growth outside of the ''Axalon'' could have been caused by the severe rain the area received during the storm [[Possession|in the previous episode]].
*When the rhino-fart shakes the globe, the epicenter is clearly in Africa, providing more evidence for the show being set there. In fact, it appears to be in the middle of the Sahara, which would have been less arid in the prehistoric time of the Beast Wars than it is today.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*When the Maximals burst into Tarantulas's lab, Airazor is kneeling at Optimus's feet, with one hand affectionately placed on his leg. Instead of, y'know, ''pointing a gun at the bad guys.'' The shot is a parody of the stereotypical heroic entrance/posturing scene, such as found on the theatrical poster for the original [[wikipedia:Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]] film. Once Rattrap undermines the moment, as evidenced by the musical score, Airazor can be seen standing normally with the other Maximals. All part of the fun, folks.

*The virus which infected Rhinox and which Megatron intended to use to infect the rest of the Maximals was never mentioned again. Can you blame him for washing his hands of the entire affair?

*Rhinox dons a beer-hat style contraption from which to sip his treatment.

*Rattrap actually does eat garbage.

*In this episode Blackarachnia mentions that Tarantulas encrypted all the information on his computers, foreshadowing that he has something to hide.

*Farts are funny. Hence, this episode is very funny if you like farts. And who doesn't?

*Episode writer Bob Forward summed up the reaction to the episode thusly: "[...] After 15 Years And A Couple Of Hundred Scripts, [I] Will Be Remembered Forever For A Rhinocerous ''[sic]'' Fart." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/70dc1b8dd547cba9]

*Some of the slapstick, particularly temporarily defying gravity, and Rattrap's gun being momentarily left in the air when they do fall, is reminiscent of classic [[wikipedia:Warner Brothers|Warner Brothers]] cartoons, such as [[wikipedia:Road Runner (cartoon)|Road Runner]].

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Call of the Wild

2008-06-08T03:45:27Z

24.166.241.186: /* Quotes */ extra word

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'''The Predacons steal the rectifier coil from the Maximal base, which causes the Maximals to revert into a more feral state.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |19 |prev=Spider's Game |next=Dark Voyage}}

==Summary==
A cheetah enthusiastically chases some antelopes, when the ground around it breaks up and it is sent falling into hot lava. Before the cat gets burned, the sequence ends, revealed to be a dream of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor's]]. Cheetor awakens from his nightmare in time to hear the alarms triggered by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] assault. As the other [[Maximals]] prepare [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] drags Cheetor outside to battle.

[[Optimus Primal|Primal]] exits the Maximals' control room via the roof hatch, but is unable to prevent [[Waspinator]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] from grabbing a piece of Maximal hardware off the roof and retreating with the other Predacons. A well-placed rocket from [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] prevents Primal from chasing the fliers. [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] is just able to catch the Maximal leader before he crashes into the ground, but lowering Primal after taking a hit from Terrorsaur seriously taxes Airazor's systems. On the upside, the Predacons are no longer attacking.

Inside the base, recuperating, the Maximals suddenly feel the harmful effects of Energon build-up. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] explains that without the [[rectifier coil]] the Predacons stole, the Maximals will have to stay in Beast Mode. Meanwhile, the Predacons, after an uncharacteristically successful mission, enjoy a hearty laugh together.

Days later, Rhinox interrupts a dream Primal has (of being a real ape) to mention that Predacons are still haunting the local area. [[Rattrap]] suffers frustration from his Beast Mode's diminutive size and limb length. Primal and Rattrap almost get into a fight with each other, their minds suffering from bestial traits leaking into their personalities, but Rhinox lays down the line. Once the Preds leave, the Maximals take some much-needed rest.

In his dreams, Primal is tormented by eyes glowing in the dark, Dinobot dreams of hunting surprisingly tiny hadrosaurs, and Rattrap dreams of rat stuff. The dreams overpower their respective dreamers, and the Maximals awaken, trapped in the mindsets of the creatures whose forms they wear. The animals all eventually exit [[Axalon|their base]]. Their foes' intellects gone, Megatron and the Predacons begin their hunt.

Airazor exits the [[CR Chamber]] to meet [[Tigatron]] in the empty Maximal base. Tigatron resolves to reform his Maximal companions before they're killed, while Airazor has her own mission. She heads to the unoccupied [[Darkside|Predacon base]], deftly dodging the automated defenses. Inside, the rectifier coil is under no protection she can't destroy.

In the jungle, Tigatron comes to face the feral Cheetor and Rhinox. The two follow him for reasons their animal minds don't comprehend. Next Tigatron recruits the primal Optimus into his party, and finally Dinobot and Rattrap. His friends gathered, Tigatron speaks to the dormant minds of his friends. He explains how the schism that exists between the Maximal's two modes is a side effect of a programming block, and as long as that program exists, the animal and Maximal identities will never reach cohesion. Now embracing the beasts within, the restored Maximals are ready to "Slag some bot!"

Primal swings Megatron off of his throne as the two Maximal cats tackle the two Predacon goons who were carrying their leader. Dinobot's raptor mode conquers [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Rhinox knocks over a tree to ground the Predacon fliers, and a ratball special puts Rattrap into position to pump gunfire into Terrorsaur. After the Predacons start to feel the effects of Energon build-up, Megatron orders a retreat.

==Quotes==

"Predacons, fall back!" 
"Now he tells me!"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s order comes a wee bit too late to save '''Tarantulas'''.

"Hunting from the air with automatic weapons—now ''that's'' a sport!"
:{{m-}}'''Terrorsaur'''

"She stoops to conquer!"
:{{m-}}'''Airazor''' shows some wit.

"Rat...robot. Rat...robot. I'm a robot ''and'' a rat! Yeahh, I ''like'' it!" 
"Hrmf, I do not see why."
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap''' and '''Dinobot'''

"Remember, do not fight your beast instincts. Let them help your robot forms both in battle and in peace. But for now, let us maximize (''transforms into robot mode), AND SLAG SOME BUTT!"
:{{m-}}'''Tigatron''' delivers solid advice.

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Bob Forward]] 
'''Original Air Date:''' January 7, 1997

'''Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]], [[Tarantulas]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Waspinator]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Tigatron]]

==Notes==
* In his beast dream, Dinobot is chasing a ''Parasaurolophus''. While his toy bios and a previous statement from Rattrap seem to establish that Dinobot's beast mode is a ''Velociraptor'', scaled up to match Dinobot's size, that would make Dinobot's Mongolian beast mode quite a traveler in order to hunt instinctively a North American Hadrosaur—which, by the way, was waaay to small for a ''Parasaurolophus''. (It may have been a juvenile or infant, although the crest may have been too developed.) Although Dinobot may actually be a Utahraptor, which did live in North America, it still doesn't explain the [[scale|size discrepancy]], since while Utahraptors were bigger than Velociraptors, they were still considerably smaller than a full-grown Parasaurolophus.
* This episode may or may not get its title from the name of a song by Deep Purple or a novel by Jack London.
* This episode explores many themes that several of the same characters would later explore in ''[[Beast Machines]]''. The idea of the Maximals taking on more bestial personalities because of their beast modes is used in the episode "[[Forbidden Fruit]]". A similar concept would have been touched on in the unproduced ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[A Greater Ape]]".

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Spider's Game

2008-06-07T19:16:53Z

24.166.241.186: /* Technical/Animation Glitches */ looks like charring to me

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'''Tarantulas detects a new stasis pod and attempts to turn the protoform into a new Predacon. '''

{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |18 |prev=The Trigger, Part 2 |next=Call of the Wild}}

==Summary==
As another [[stasis pod]] leaves orbit and completes planetfall, Tarantulas sends out a magnetic pulse that disrupts the sensors at both the [[Darksyde|Predacon]] and [[Axalon|Maximal bases]]. The pulse ensures that Tarantulas will be the first to arrive at the pod's landing site, and that he will be able to manipulate the [[protoform]] inside. Blackarachnia discovers what Tarantulas is up to and insists on accompanying him to the pod's landing site.

Tigatron also sees the pod arriving, but is unable to contact the Maximal base so he sets out to intercept the pod on his own. He is intercepted by Waspinator, who delays Tigatron until Airazor arrives and saves him. Tigatron tells Airazor to go to the pod and that he will join her there.

Arriving at the pod, Tarantulas and Blackarachnia are too late to hand pick an arachnid form for the protoform; however, Tarantulas is able to do some reprogramming and turn the protoform into a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]. The new Predacon, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], emerges from the pod only to attack the other two Predacons. Tarantulas deduces that Inferno's beast mode is dominating his logic circuits and that he thinks he really is a fire ant protecting his colony.

Airazor arrives on the scene only to be attacked and disabled by Inferno and Blackarachnia. While Blackarachnia uses this opportunity to make nice with Inferno and start to win him over, Tarantulas uses it to accomplish his real goal - stealing the stasis pod. This act enrages Inferno who sets out in pursuit of Tarantulas, with Blackarachnia not far behind. Tigatron arrives and tells Airazor to find Optimus while he pursues the Predacons.

Nearing his [[Tarantulas's lair|lab]], Tarantulas is caught by Inferno who demands the return of the "colony". Tarantulas ensnares Inferno in a web and is preparing to finish him off when Scorponok arrives and informs Tarantulas that Megatron wants the pod. Before that can happen however, Tigatron arrives and destroys the pod. His victory quickly turns sour as he is attacked by both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, who inflict heavy damage on him. Megatron arrives on the scene shortly, and even though both of the spiders flee, Tigatron is still in trouble. Inferno breaks free of Tarantulas's web, enraged at the destruction of the colony. He turns his fury on Tigatron and is preparing to destroy him, when Optimus and Airazor arrive and blow Inferno into scrap.

Megatron gathers up the parts of Inferno and has him restored, while Optimus and Airazor take Tigatron back to the Maximal base for repairs. Back at his lab, however, Tarantulas is lamenting the loss of the pod, revealing to an eavesdropping Blacharachnia his beliefs that the planet they're on is doomed. From this, the black widow correctly surmises that Tarantulas was going to convert the pod into an escape shuttle, but is unable to wrench any more information about his motives for doing so out of him.

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Larry DiTillio]] 
'''Original Air Date:''' January 6, 1997

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Tarantulas]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (first appearance), [[Tigatron (BW)|Tigatron]] 
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):'''[[Waspinator]], [[Optimus Primal]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]],[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]

==Notes==

* This is the debut appearance of Inferno.

===Technical/Animation Glitches===

* Curiously, when Tigatron is injured near the end of the episode, his beast mode's face (which serves as his robot mode's chestplate) appears to be bleeding. Either this contradicts what Cheetor said to Tarantulas in an [[The Web|earlier episode]] when he said "I don't ''have'' real blood....only [[mech fluid]].", or this lends credence to the theory that beast modes are wholly organic.
** Alternately, it could be charring, as the same discolorations appear on his metal portions.

===Transformers References===
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===Real-World References===
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==External Links==
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