Carnage in C-Minor

2007-10-10T15:14:42Z

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'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 3|Season 3]]'''

Several Autobots and Decepticons find themselves battling over a planet whose civilization completely revolves around music, and whose inhabitants are capable of using sound as a powerful weapon.

==Detailed synopsis==

[[Image:zeebop.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Don we now our gay apparel...]]

[[Eurhythma]], a planet whose culture is based entirely on music, is threatened by a comet. [[Zebop Skandana]] joins fellow Eurythmans [[Allegra]] and [[Basso Profundo]] to use their combined harmonic weapon to destroy the comet, inadvertently shooting down a number of [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon]]s.

After [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] collapse a bridge on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Zebop joins a number of other citizens to revive the Autobots. He then leads them to Allegra's retreat, where they find that Galvatron has beaten them there and swayed Allegra to their side. When Soundwave uses Allegra's third of the harmony against them, Zebop counters with his own third, which Soundwave then records and combines with Allegra's, plunging Zebop and the Autobots into a chasm. As the Autobots pull themselves up, Galvatron turns on Allegra, prompting Zebop to run onto the battlefield to save her. While he is successful, he is accidentally crushed by Blaster and Soundwave in the process, but is harmonically revived by a tearful Allegra soon after.

Returning to the capital city, the Autobots discover the fallen forms of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], who Zebop, Allegra, and Basso heal. The three returned to [[Earth]] with the Autobots, where Galvatron and Soundwave were overwhelming [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] with the stolen harmony. The trio of aliens countered it with [[anti-sound]], giving Blaster enough time to erase the harmony from Soundwave's tapes (by manually pushing his crotch buttons). With the battle concluded, Zebop returns to his world with the others, vowing to live in harmony.

==Stats==

'''Written by:''' [[Buzz Dixon]]

===Notable quotes===

'''Soundwave''': My tapes! You've erased my tapes!

'''Broadside''': (Picks up Galvatron with one hand) You! Because of you, I got blasted out of space. DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THAT DID TO MY PAINT JOB?! (Sucker punches Galvatron)

'''Blaster''': I don't wanna see your ugly face, just the button that says ERASE!

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

* This is what you get when you combine a season's worth of bloopers into 1 episode. Seriously, how much time do you have?

===Continuity errors===
[[Image:DeceptiBrawn1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Maybe it's not Bonecrusher, but a rare cameo by [[Load Hauler]]?]]
* In one infamous scene, [[Brawn]] shows up alive and well alongside a bizarre fusion of [[Gears]] and [[Huffer]] (who should also be dead). And it seems Bonecrusher has switched sides as he's helping them shoot at the giant Decepticon rocket engine he'd just helped build!

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===
* The Eurhythman characters' names are all music-related puns.

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* "Carnage in C-Minor" is widely regarded by fans as the worst episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (and one of the worst episodes of any TF series to date, although all of Beast Machines, or the new 'Transformers Animated' cartoon may rival this claim to fame. ), but this is seemingly due to the sheer volume of animation errors, and the glaringly obvious nature of many of the individual errors. However, the actual ''plot'' is certainly not the weakest to grace the cartoon series, and its "continuity errors" have little to nothing to do with the script itself... certainly not to the level of, say, "[[B.O.T.]]".

* That said, there is plenty of inannity to be found in the story too. For instance: because the aliens say every thing with sing-song rythm none of the Transformers except Blaster and Soundwave can apparently understand them, and despite their dialogue being perfect understandable english, the two tape decks spend a large (and annoying) amount of time translating it to "non-sing-song" for everyone else.

* Also, apparently, a single blast from [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[lightning cannon]] can cause [[Devastator]] to disassemble. And [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] believes that intellectuals are weak.

* This was one of several episodes subjected to the [[MSTF]] treatment at [[BotCon 1999]].

* One interesting animation error that plagues the episode is how Soundwave travels with Galvatron to find the source of the harmony. However, when the scene returns to the battle outside the city, Soundwave is with the other Decepticons at the same time.

* Also, when the Protectobots are combined as Defensor, Hotspot (the main body) is fighting alongside his combined self!
This could be one of those infamous 'Decoy' Transformers.

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[[Music]]

==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808817/ IMDb's page for this episode]

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