Legacy (episode)

2012-09-22T03:01:13Z

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|next=Alpha; Omega
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|title="Legacy"
|airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
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'''Jack goes on a relic hunt with Smokescreen; Megatron tries to keep Optimus from discovering the Star Saber, a legendary weapon that contains the power of the Matrix'''.

==Synopsis==
[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen, and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]]. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.

Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed.

On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets the decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. They soon uncover the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but it will only responsd to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable.

[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's a decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he's pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location, just as the team there are realizing they've been led on a wild goose chase.

As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Prime's team arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and rescue Jack. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his men, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. He follows this up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat.

The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is verboten. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword glows, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. He reports he's receiving a message from [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (6)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (7)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (13)
*[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (14)
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (15)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (16)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (17)

|c3=
*Truck driver (3)
*[[Jack Darby]] (4)
*[[Vince]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour."
:—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* The [[Star Saber]] isn't in the same position in the rock after the ''Nemesis'' starts moving it. While on the ground, it was high enough to be level with Megatron's chest. In the air, it's low enough for Optimus to hang from the sword without being able to touch the rock.
*Smokescreen's [[license plate]] is the same as Fowler and June's license plate.

===Continuity notes===
* Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in "[[One Shall Fall]]" and "[[New Recruit]]".
* Arcee mentions that [[Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Rafael Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].
* Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in "[[Toxicity]]".
* Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered, the first being the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]".
* Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.
* Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in "New Recruit".

===Transformers references===
* Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].
* This episode marks yet another use of the phrase "[[darkest hour]]", only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.
* The Star Saber first appeared in Transformers Armada.

===Real-world references===
* The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to the "[[wikipedia:The Sword in the Stone|The Sword in the Stone]]".

===Trivia===

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