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Neederlander

2012-03-17T23:45:52Z

65.173.90.94: /* Rescue Bots cartoon */

:''Mrs Nederlander is a [[human]] from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:AlienInvasion Mrs Nederlander.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
'''Mrs Nederlander''' is an elderly resident of [[Griffin Rock]]. She has a cat named [[Mister Pettypaws]].

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===

When Mister Pettypaws went missing, Mrs Nederlander thought he'd been abducted by the aliens that [[Huxley Prescott]] said were invading. She called the fire station, and [[Kade Burns]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] found her cat up a tree. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots humans]]

June Darby

2011-09-23T02:53:45Z

65.173.90.94: /* Transformers: Prime cartoon */

:''June Darby is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:MetalAttraction-JuneDarby.jpg|thumb|150px|She wants to know how you got the beans above the franks.]]

Ever since her husband left her, '''June Darby''' has been raising her [[Jack Darby|sixteen-year-old son]] alone. When she's not spending time as a nurse at the [[Jasper Hospital|local hospital]], June's spending time being overprotective towards her son, who hangs out with warring robots from outer space. Who can blame her?

==Fiction==
===''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Markie Post]] (English), [[Carolina Tak]] (Spain-Spanish)
June called Jack after his shift at work finished. She asked if Jack was going to the dance, he said no. She told him to be careful but Jack had to go as he had [[Arcee (Prime)|something on his mind]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

June returned home from work late in the evening to find her son, [[Jack Darby|Jack]], standing with a [[Arcee (Prime)|motorcycle]] in their garage. She wondered how Jack had paid for the motorcycle, plus expressed her concern for his safety, but Jack was able to convince his mother that he was old enough and responsible enough to operate the vehicle. She made it very clear that he always had to wear his helmet.

Early the next morning, the motorcycle told Jack to leave a note for his mom when he left the house, to keep her from worrying. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:JunemeetstheAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Metal Attraction|Love at first sight?]]]]
Hearing rumors that Jack had been racing his motorcycle, and complaints that he'd been neglecting his work and school, June confronted him after curfew and grounded him from using the motorcycle. The next day, she took a break from the [[Jasper Hospital|hospital]] to go home and make Jack some dinner, but found the garage empty. She blew up at Jack, even though the motorcycle had somehow reappeared in the garage, and he spun some wild story about robots from space. Refusing to believe him, June returned to the hospital. Later that night, as she was leaving work, she was grabbed and bundled into a vehicle by some [[MECH|masked goons]]. She recovered consciousness to find herself in a cocoon dangling from a building, while Jack tried to rescue her from a [[Airachnid|menacing robot]]. Then Jack's motorcycle turned up in robot form and fought the other robot. After [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] came to their rescue, he tried to explain that Jack was interning for him, but June didn't buy it. Jack introduced her to Arcee, and they all went to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] to meet the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

June began regularly dropping by the Autobot base to check up on the kids, much to their regret. When Jack and Arcee were preparing for a routine maintenance check, June's overprotective questioning drove Arcee batty, and the Autobot instead opted to go out on a mission with Bulkhead. June stayed at the base, and when Arcee told an errant Miko to return there, Miko's loud comment that Arcee was as bad as Jack's mom could be clearly heard over the comm link. Taken aback, June asked if she was really that bad, and Jack declined to comment. On Arcee's return, June felt compelled to apologize for her earlier behavior. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

After Raf was injured in a Decepticon attack, Jack called in his mom to try and help. June did her best to stabilize the boy, but said that they'd need to get him to the hospital. [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] pointed out that the doctors there wouldn't know how to treat Dark Energon contamination, but he quickly came up with a treatment of his own. After Ratchet infused Raf with energon, June checked his pulse and confirmed that it was stabilizing. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* She was to appear in a brief scene in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]", but the scene was cut. It was later included in the script reading at [[BotCon 2011]].
* June Darby's [[license plate]] is "'''RPI-437'''".
* It seems that her idea of a good, wholesome meal includes organic tofu.
* Whilst it did not seem likely, up until "[[Metal Attraction]]" it was not particularly clear whether there was a Mr. Darby around. Made somewhat confusing by Silas referring to June as "Miss Darby", but with Agent Fowler calling her "Mrs. Darby" in "[[Crisscross]]". The former-mentioned episode confirms that June's husband/Jack's father had left them.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darby, June}}
[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category:Prime humans]]

Airachnid (Prime)

2011-09-21T22:07:02Z

65.173.90.94: /* Prime cartoon */

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Airachnid is a Decepticon from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Airachnid.jpg|thumb|400px|Shelob gave dieting a go after seeing how much weight her director lost.]]

Long ago, '''Airachnid''' was with the [[Decepticon]]s, where her cruel, cold-sparked, murderous demeanor served her well. But after the [[Great Exodus]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], she decided to go solo. Nevertheless, she still feels a sort of kinship with her former allies, so if a [[MECH|group of humans]] attempted to, so to say, disassemble a [[Breakdown (Prime)|Decepticon]], she would take offense to it.

These days, Airachnid spends her time engaging in her new hobby: collecting [[Airachnid's specimens|endangered species]]. Well, parts of endangered species. Mostly the heads.

And if a species ''isn't'' endangered? Oh, they will be. She'll make ''sure'' of that. And she'll make sure it's a slow, painful process.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Gina Torres]] (English)

During the war for Cybertron, Airachnid managed to capture [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and her partner [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Quickly realizing that Arcee would resist the physical torture she used, Airachnid decided to employ a simpler threat: Tell her the attack coordinates, or Tailgate dies. Arcee insisted she didn't know the coordinates, but Airachnid didn't believe her and killed Tailgate. Moments later, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] burst into the holding room, killing the two [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s and rescuing Arcee. Airachnid, however, escaped.

Following the [[Great Exodus]], Airachnid concluded that the war was over, meaning she needed a new way to spend her time. Abandoning the Decepticons, she decided to hunt sentient species, then wipe them out after getting a trophy. Eventually, Airachnid crash-landed [[Airachnid's ship|her ship]] on [[Earth]]. She initially laid her optics on a lone camper, but was ambushed by Arcee. While Arcee gained the upper hand, she was distracted by her human partner, [[Jack Darby]], and Airachnid webbed her to a rock. Having learned of Cliffjumper's recent demise, Airachnid decided that making Jack her next trophy would be a delicious way to hurt Arcee before finally snuffing out her [[spark]]. She chased Jack back to her ship, but discovered too late that the human had snuck out the underside. She spotted Jack ''just'' in time to see him hurl a flaming stick into a pool of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] that was leaking from her ship. Airachnid barely managed to escape the explosion, but she was wounded and ''really'' pissed. She managed to web the fleeing Jack to a tree, but before Airachnid could deliver the killing blow, Arcee came to the rescue and absolutely wiped the forest floor with the Decepticon. Deciding she had endured enough for one night, Airachnid drilled into the ground and fled. {{storylink|Predatory}}

[[Image:Crisscross-helicopter.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Finally a use for those helicopter cockpit halves on her shoulders!]]
Learning of [[MECH]]'s treatment of [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]], Airachnid engineered a distress call which lured [[Silas]] to the forest. She made a deal with the MECH agent to give him Arcee —at least, what would be ''left'' of her— if he could deliver Jack to her. Silas used the [[Internet]] to track down information on Jack and have [[June Darby]] kidnapped so Airachnid cocooned her and dangled her from a building in the disused [[Jasper]] factory MECH was occupying. When Jack arrived, Airacnid gave him six minutes to rescue his mother. She followed Jack around the factory and, when he eventually found June and claimed victory, she pointed out the task was to ''rescue'' mom, not just find her. Before Airachnid could start with the dismemberment, Arcee arrived to attack her and the two enemies fought at length around the building's structure. During the fight, Airachnid was thrown into a container and coated with concrete, but managed to get free and web Arcee to the ground. She was about to finish off Arcee when she was attacked by [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s helicopters, and was forced to [[scanning|scan]] one so she could escape. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Image:MetalAttraction-Airachnidcaptured.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Breakdown, you have a bug on your... um... windshield?"]]
Airachnid followed a magnetic signal and found [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] with a [[polarity gauntlet]]. Seeking to obtain the weapon, she buried him underground, but he escaped and she was forced to fight him. Then Arcee turned up with a [[Bulkhead (Prime)|new partner for her to snuff]] and she had to fight them as well. When Breakdown activated the gauntlet, she fled in alarm. She later ambushed the 'Con on his way back to the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', taking the gauntlet from him and reacting with disdain to his suggestion they could take it back to [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] together. The Autobots caught up with them, and Airachnid used the gauntlet to draw Arcee to her for a little one-on-one fighting. When the battle started to turn sour, however, she grabbed the gauntlet and attempted to flee in her helicopter form. Unfortunately, Bulkhead grabbed her and threw her into Breakdown. Fused magnetically to the 'Con, she was carried back to the ''Nemesis'', where she had no choice but to rejoin the Decepticons. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[Image:Partners-Immobilizer.jpg|thumb|250px|"Even shinier than the [[Polarity gauntlet]]!"]]
Immediately ingratiating herself with Megatron, Airachnid told the Decepticon leader that Starscream had been keeping information to himself, such as the location of the crashed Decepticon ship, the ''[[Harbinger]]''. Megatron ordered Starscream to take Airachnid to the ship's crash site and secure the experimental weapon it contained. Once there, Airachnid discovered that the half of the ship containing the [[Immobilizer]] had broken off before impact. She webbed up Starscream and forced him to tell her the location of the aft section, but was attacked by the Autobots while leaving. After a brief fight with Arcee, Airachnid was chased off by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], and instead went to find the ''Harbinger''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> aft. She quickly located it and retrieved the Immobilizer, then lay in wait as Optimus's team approached the ship. She was able to freeze Bulkhead and Optimus, but some deft trickery by Bumblebee allowed him to sneak up on her and destroy the Immobilizer. She retreated back to the ''Nemesis'' where she tried to blame the loss of the Immobilizer on Starscream as well as explain why she left him behind. Unluckily for her, an enraged Megatron roared that by allowing the Decepticon second-in-command to be taken prisoner, she'd just put all Decepticon intelligence at the fingertips of the Autobots. {{storylink|Partners}}

When the Decepticons located the last part they needed for their space bridge in a human installation, Airachnid suggested she could burrow up under it, but Megatron announced that the time for stealth was past, so she didn't. Once they secured the power source they needed, Airachnid and Knock Out observed Megatron acting strangely and wondered if their leader was losing it. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Airachnid is in [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] non-Deluxe [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] colors.
* Her unusual head design is reminiscent of both the Disney villain [[wikipedia:Maleficent|Maleficent]] and the similarly spider-like ''Doctor Who'' monster [[wikipedia:List_of_Doctor_Who_monsters_and_aliens#Racnoss|The Empress of the Racnoss]].
* Airachnid went her entire introductory episode without transforming into a true [[alternate mode]], only from biped-mode to spider-legs mode and back. This is due to her not scanning an alternate mode until [[Crisscross]].
* Unlike real spiders, Airachnid has [[wikipedia:compound eyes|compound eyes]].
* The existence of the name "Airachnid" was first revealed when Hasbro filed an intent-to-use [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77892423 trademark application] for the term with the US Trademark and Patent Office. However, the application was eventually denied for registration<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/beast-wars-2/case-closed---goodbye-airachnid-170451/ "Case Closed - Goodbye Airachnid"]</ref>, so whether Hasbro will still use the name for the toy is unknown.
* She is not [[Blackarachnia (disambiguation)|Blackarachnia]]. Deal with it.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

User:TFgirl2point0akaMary

2010-05-11T00:38:42Z

65.173.90.94: /* Update 5/10/2010 */

Formerly known as TFgirl, I had to make a new acocunt since I lost the password for my old one. I still like Transformers a lot, come from a big family, and have the same birthday as [[Megan Fox]].

=Favorite characters=
[[Optimus Prime]], [[Soundwave (G1)]] and a few others that I won't bother to list.

=Update 5/10/2010=
Forgot my password again!
How the [[pit]] do I keep doing that?!

User:TFgirl2point0akaMary

2010-05-11T00:38:26Z

65.173.90.94: /* Update 5/10/2010 */

User:TFgirl2point0akaMary

2010-05-11T00:36:41Z

65.173.90.94:

User:TFgirl

2010-04-26T22:10:59Z

65.173.90.94: /* About me */

=About me=
I like Transformers a lot (duh) and I have a big family. That's all I'm telling you for that part of it. I also have the same birthday as Megan Fox, that is May 16th, albeit I am 7 years younger than she is.

Personal canon of mine:
'''G1'''

Rumble is blue, Frenzy is red, period.

The Constructicons knew Omega Supreme (the origin that I believe is their real one is that one because I randomly decided that).

=My top 3 TF quotes=
"Amazing. A booby trap that actually traps boobies."
-G1 Optimus Prime, episode "Prime Target".

"You have favorite Autobots? (spitting)"
-Soundwave, on a Marvel UK Transformers comic letters page.

"I'm not an 'it', I'm a 'she'."
-[[Sari Sumdac]], Transformers Animated episode "Transform and roll out".

==Worst TF quote==
"Quite a handful, isn't it?"
-[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], Transformers Armada (so many bad puns in that show!!!).

=Other=
Things I wish I could do:
1. go to Botcon.
2. meet [[Peter Cullen]].
3. be a writer.

I support the Autobots but I do have a favorite Decepticon: [[Soundwave (G1)|the original Soundwave]]

What I don't like:
[[Barricade (Movie)|Transformers who insult humans]]
Continuity errors
People who think girls shouldn't like Transformers stuff.

I actually sent a letter to the Titan Magazines Transformers comic (even though I live in the U.S. and all right, it was really an email) but I doubt that it got printed...

I like extremely sad songs for some odd reason, but my favorite TF song is "The Touch".

=What I'd like to see someday=
a "[[Shattered Glass]]" counterpart to Sari Sumdac-no seriously.

Talk:Humanization

2009-05-18T21:14:32Z

65.173.90.94: Well, it's true

===Eating===
: In some fictional depictions, movie megatron devours Sparks. Could this be counted as eating?--[[User:Sunjumper|Sunjumper]] 11:24, 12 May 2009 (EDT)
:: I wouldn't think so. From what I can tell of the descriptions of Megatron eating, he does it in a very animalistic way. We humans have a tendency not to jump on what we want to eat and going in head first in the chest cavity... We usually prefer to use utensils, and eat sitting down at a diner table. It's more like animalizing, if anything, to make him look more vicious and predator-like. --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] 12:04, 12 May 2009 (EDT)

==Do not put spoilers==
Just because Bumblebee 'crying' was seen in the Revenge of the Fallen trailer doesn't mean you have the right to spoil the movie now.[[Special:Contributions/65.173.90.94|65.173.90.94]] 17:14, 18 May 2009 (EDT)

Talk:The Elite Guard

2008-05-07T10:51:38Z

65.173.90.94:

==The quotes==

Who's messing with them? I've already fixed them a billion times, I'm not doing it again.[[User:Kapu37|Kapu37]] 18:57, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:Whenever a new episode airs for Animated, it always seems like the quotes and the references are in utter upheaval for more or less the whole week after.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 19:06, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::But ''nobody'' wants to do an episode summary! -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 19:09, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Personally, I find the episode summaries almost write themselves if you warm up doing single-character summaries before tackling the big one.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 19:13, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:With regards to the quotes, I did just revert a bunch of them, but you don't need to add script style quotes for just two people speaking. It's only three or more speaking, do the script style, but there's no need to go over board with just two lines of dialogue. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 19:11, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::What if someone ''likes'' script style? [[User:JW|JW]] 21:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:I know. I used to do all my quotes in script style quotes. But really, is it neccessary for just ''two'' people talking? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:12, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::Eh, it doesn't take up any more bytes. I think, if there's a reason to use quote-style, use quote-style, if there's a reason to use script-style, use script-style, and if there's no reason one way or the other, use whichever you like. [[User:JW|JW]] 21:19, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:I wanna know who put the Megatron quote down under Porter C. Powell's pic, because I personally found it hysterical (being a huge Beast Wars fan myself).--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 16:29, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

==References==
Am I reading to much into it, or is "Robots. Why did it have to be robots." an Indiana Jones nod? -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 19:09, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:I'm not even sure if that's exactly what Fanzone said. I'm recalling it as "Of course it's robots" but I'd have to rewatch it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 19:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
* To be fair, I was thinking the same thing. --[[User:Professor Icepick|Professor Icepick]] 19:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::I may be rusty, but the first interaction between Jazz and Sari seemed awefully familiar to antics seen in an episode of Tom and Jerry called '''Timid Tabby''' in which Sari scares Jazz with the simple "boo" phrase and he spazzes.
::I also think his fears of her sliming him is a Ghost Busters reference. I could be wrong.[[User:Kashore|Kash]] 03:37, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
:::You're rusty (especially when using the "Show preview" button). The comedic elements of the "boo" scare are common enough in comedy/cartoon history that one source couldn't be definitively claimed. The "acid sliming" in this case is a direct reference to Sentinel's major past experience with organics: the alien spiders. (It isn't entirely accurate, but that's Sentinel.) Any relation to ''Ghostbusters''<nowiki>'</nowiki> (non-acidic) sliming is coincidental.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 03:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Ahh, aight then. --[[User:Kashore|Kash]] 16:51, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

==Inuyasha?==
"The sphere is broken in several pieces and must now be retrieved, piece by piece, by defeating enemies empowered by it until we can gather it again." It is also the main plot to anime series inuyasha , their allspark being a crystal ball with demonic powers. {{unsigned|82.155.89.251}}
:Please sign your posts. There are instructions at the top of the edit page.
:The basic plot structure you refer to is very common. It's not a specific homage to anything. [[User:JW|JW]] 21:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::Atleast Sari can't ''detect'' these "shards" so there's no InuYasha reference to it. Like JW said this is common, unless there are other references or nods to the Anime series to pop up further along the story arc. Personally I think this might turn out to be an interesting story arc. [[User:Kashore|Kash]] 04:19, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Well, her key lit up when they were entering the assembly line building. Does that count as 'detecting'? [[User:Kapu37|Kapu37]] 14:02, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Having a MacGuffin to detect said objects is ''still'' much older than Inuyasha. Hell, if you want a Floro Dery series, think Pirates of Dark Water. And that wasn't even the first.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 15:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::Eh, that wasn't a split sphere... This seemed extremely Inuyasha-esque to me. Hopefully it won't be a running theme for long.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 15:39, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

== Sentinel Defense System ==

Oh come on, I'm sure it's a coincidence that the giant shimmering forcefield that extends to cover the spaceship in exactly the same fashion as the giant shimmering forcefield that extends to cover the spaceship in Beast Wars was activated by a guy named ''Sentinel''.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:32, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:It's... a forcefield. All forcefields look that way. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:35, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
::If it disappears after being overwhelmed, it's a regular force field. If it [[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)|shatters like glass]] after being overwhelmed, it's a Sentinel reference. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 01:42, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I was judging by the fact that it slowly spread out to envelop the whole ship. It just seemed very Sentinel-y to me.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:49, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Did you really just say Sentinel-y?--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 16:24, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::If he's voiced by Townsend Coleman, I have no qualms with Sentinel-y goodness :P --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 16:26, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
::I'm going to have to agree with Walky on this one. I can't see how this really constitutes a BW Homage, and the logic that 'it's a force field that something named Sentinel (despite one being the ship's computer and the other being a command officer on a ship) calls up to protect the ship' is pretty thin to make a connection. [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 16:29, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

== Cybertron ==

I have a picture of it when Megatron displayed it on the screen, but I don't know what to do with it. [http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Animated_Cybertron.jpg]
[[User:Kapu37|Kapu37]] 02:36, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

== Another reference? ==
I noticed that the way Bumblebee keeps putting everyone on hold while acting as Sari's secretary is similar to an Animaniacs episode called "Temporary Insanity" when Dot Warner does the same thing. Should that be mentioned?--[[User:65.173.90.94|65.173.90.94]] 11:18, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
:No, that gag goes back a long, long time. [[User:JW|JW]] 11:38, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Okay, Sari (pun intended), I didn't know that.--[[Special:Contributions/65.173.90.94|65.173.90.94]] 10:51, 7 May 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"> From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</div>

Talk:The Elite Guard

2008-05-06T11:18:45Z

65.173.90.94:

==The quotes==

Who's messing with them? I've already fixed them a billion times, I'm not doing it again.[[User:Kapu37|Kapu37]] 18:57, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:Whenever a new episode airs for Animated, it always seems like the quotes and the references are in utter upheaval for more or less the whole week after.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 19:06, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::But ''nobody'' wants to do an episode summary! -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 19:09, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Personally, I find the episode summaries almost write themselves if you warm up doing single-character summaries before tackling the big one.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 19:13, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:With regards to the quotes, I did just revert a bunch of them, but you don't need to add script style quotes for just two people speaking. It's only three or more speaking, do the script style, but there's no need to go over board with just two lines of dialogue. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 19:11, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::What if someone ''likes'' script style? [[User:JW|JW]] 21:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:I know. I used to do all my quotes in script style quotes. But really, is it neccessary for just ''two'' people talking? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:12, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::Eh, it doesn't take up any more bytes. I think, if there's a reason to use quote-style, use quote-style, if there's a reason to use script-style, use script-style, and if there's no reason one way or the other, use whichever you like. [[User:JW|JW]] 21:19, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:I wanna know who put the Megatron quote down under Porter C. Powell's pic, because I personally found it hysterical (being a huge Beast Wars fan myself).--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 16:29, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

==References==
Am I reading to much into it, or is "Robots. Why did it have to be robots." an Indiana Jones nod? -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 19:09, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:I'm not even sure if that's exactly what Fanzone said. I'm recalling it as "Of course it's robots" but I'd have to rewatch it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 19:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
* To be fair, I was thinking the same thing. --[[User:Professor Icepick|Professor Icepick]] 19:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::I may be rusty, but the first interaction between Jazz and Sari seemed awefully familiar to antics seen in an episode of Tom and Jerry called '''Timid Tabby''' in which Sari scares Jazz with the simple "boo" phrase and he spazzes.
::I also think his fears of her sliming him is a Ghost Busters reference. I could be wrong.[[User:Kashore|Kash]] 03:37, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
:::You're rusty (especially when using the "Show preview" button). The comedic elements of the "boo" scare are common enough in comedy/cartoon history that one source couldn't be definitively claimed. The "acid sliming" in this case is a direct reference to Sentinel's major past experience with organics: the alien spiders. (It isn't entirely accurate, but that's Sentinel.) Any relation to ''Ghostbusters''<nowiki>'</nowiki> (non-acidic) sliming is coincidental.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 03:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Ahh, aight then. --[[User:Kashore|Kash]] 16:51, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

==Inuyasha?==
"The sphere is broken in several pieces and must now be retrieved, piece by piece, by defeating enemies empowered by it until we can gather it again." It is also the main plot to anime series inuyasha , their allspark being a crystal ball with demonic powers. {{unsigned|82.155.89.251}}
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:The basic plot structure you refer to is very common. It's not a specific homage to anything. [[User:JW|JW]] 21:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::Atleast Sari can't ''detect'' these "shards" so there's no InuYasha reference to it. Like JW said this is common, unless there are other references or nods to the Anime series to pop up further along the story arc. Personally I think this might turn out to be an interesting story arc. [[User:Kashore|Kash]] 04:19, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Well, her key lit up when they were entering the assembly line building. Does that count as 'detecting'? [[User:Kapu37|Kapu37]] 14:02, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Having a MacGuffin to detect said objects is ''still'' much older than Inuyasha. Hell, if you want a Floro Dery series, think Pirates of Dark Water. And that wasn't even the first.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 15:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::Eh, that wasn't a split sphere... This seemed extremely Inuyasha-esque to me. Hopefully it won't be a running theme for long.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 15:39, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

== Sentinel Defense System ==

Oh come on, I'm sure it's a coincidence that the giant shimmering forcefield that extends to cover the spaceship in exactly the same fashion as the giant shimmering forcefield that extends to cover the spaceship in Beast Wars was activated by a guy named ''Sentinel''.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:32, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:It's... a forcefield. All forcefields look that way. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:35, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
::If it disappears after being overwhelmed, it's a regular force field. If it [[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)|shatters like glass]] after being overwhelmed, it's a Sentinel reference. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 01:42, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I was judging by the fact that it slowly spread out to envelop the whole ship. It just seemed very Sentinel-y to me.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:49, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Did you really just say Sentinel-y?--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 16:24, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::If he's voiced by Townsend Coleman, I have no qualms with Sentinel-y goodness :P --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 16:26, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
::I'm going to have to agree with Walky on this one. I can't see how this really constitutes a BW Homage, and the logic that 'it's a force field that something named Sentinel (despite one being the ship's computer and the other being a command officer on a ship) calls up to protect the ship' is pretty thin to make a connection. [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 16:29, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

== Cybertron ==

I have a picture of it when Megatron displayed it on the screen, but I don't know what to do with it. [http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Animated_Cybertron.jpg]
[[User:Kapu37|Kapu37]] 02:36, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

== Another reference? ==
I noticed that the way Bumblebee keeps putting everyone on hold while acting as Sari's secretary is similar to an Animaniacs episode called "Temporary Insanity" when Dot Warner does the same thing. Should that be mentioned?--[[User:65.173.90.94|65.173.90.94]] 11:18, 6 May 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"> From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</div>

The Elite Guard

2008-05-06T11:11:19Z

65.173.90.94:

{{disambig2|the '''Transformers Animated''' episode|the Autobot military team featured in this episode|Cybertron Elite Guard}}
[[Image:Eliteguardleaveshuttle.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The cool kids always arrive fashionably late.]]

{{episodenav|animated|17|season=2|prev=Megatron Rising - Part 2|next=The Return of the Headmaster}}

'''The Cybertron Elite Guard arrives on Earth to retrieve the All Spark and relieve Prime and his crew of their post, but they prove less than adept at blending in with the human world.'''

==Summary==
On the extensive highway system of [[Detroit]], the [[Autobot]]s are aiding in the repair efforts after their titanic battle with the [[Decepticon]]s. Unfortunately the residents of the city don't seem to ''understand'' that the road system was blown to rubble by the battle, and are upset that the Autobots are holding up traffic. Optimus Prime heads over to address their concerns, and they flee in fear. Bulkhead comments that he liked it better when they were heroes, to which Optimus retorts that they still are. All of them wonder what the heck has happened that Bumblebee isn't there helping them.

[[Image:Super secretary.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Sure thing, dollface!]]

There's no reason for them to be jealous though, as the little yellow bot has been pressed into service as Sari's secretary at [[Sumdac Tower]]. The little girl realizes that there's a lot of pressure in running a business, and feels sorry for her father's having had to deal with this. Porter C. Powell is less patient, and expresses a fairly cold attitude towards her "wasting" company funds on locating the genius who designs all the company's myriad robotic technologies. Sari yells at him that as long as the company's name is Sumdac she's in charge, cuts him off, and tells Bumblebee to hold her calls. Bumblebee tells the "Boss Lady" sure, but points to the TV, showing an unidentified flying object headed for Detroit, saying she might want to look at that.

[[Image:Elite ship.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Those [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite guys]] always got ships that could actually land.]]

Spotting it, the Autobots speed to the scene, only to be met with some justified resentment by Captain Fanzone. However they are allowed to pass once the [[Elite Guard's ship|ship]] is revealed to be crewed by Autobots. Sentinel Prime, Jazz, and Ultra Magnus step out of the ship, while Optimus Prime and company walk up the gangplank, giving Magnus a salute. The [[Supreme Commander]] orders a force field thrown up to quarantine the entire area from organics. Jazz is interested in interacting with the locals, but quickly loses his interest when Sentinel Prime warns that they'll spit slime that will melt him down.<ref>Apparently someone told him about [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]].</ref>

Sentinel is assigned to decontaminate the long-lost Autobot crew, a task he takes to with relish until he is interrupted by Jazz for overdoing it. Released, the Autobots are informed that the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] have come to retrieve the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. Optimus explains that it was dispersed in the battle with the Decepticons, a fact that Sentinel accuses him of lying about, saying there is no evidence of the Decepticons being on the planet. Ratchet says that Optimus is a hero for keeping the AllSpark out of Megatron's hands, while Bulkhead nearly comes to blows with Sentinel after the out-of-line guardsman says that Optimus is anything but a hero. Ultra Magnus orders the Autobots to calm down and tells Optimus to take him and and Sentinel to where the AllSpark was dispersed, though he insists that Optimus Prime's crew remain with Jazz until they return. The two Elite Guardsmen have some very unsubtle [[alternate mode]]s, chosen by Sentinel (Magnus is a military transport and Sentinel is a monster truck with a snow plow), and damage some cars near the ship as they [[roll out]]. Optimus tries to instruct them on the finer points of traffic laws, but Sentinel rams him aside without any regards for driver safety. He pays for this by driving off a damaged bridge and crashing into the ground below.

[[Image:Lair.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Meanwhile, in the evil lair...]]

Elsewhere, the Decepticons have holed themselves up in an underground mine with carbon deposits to hide them from the Autobots' sensors. Lugnut wants to go topside and fight, but his arm falls off mid-rant. Besides, Megatron has other priorities: the conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Although Blitzwing thinks that the three of them conquering Cybertron is crazy, Megatron has a plan. He says that the reason they lost the [[Great War]]s were due to the AllSpark and the Autobots' [[space bridge]], but Megatron was able to download a partial schematic from the [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Autobot ship]] before his defeat. A completed space bridge would allow the Decepticons to teleport into Cybertron and conquer the planet from the inside. The rest of the space bridge's schematics, however, would have to be reverse-engineered by Isaac Sumdac, who is still the Decepticons' prisoner. Sumdac says that he doesn't know anything about teleportation, but a malfunctioning service drone gets him to shut up. Megatron blasts the drone and discovers that a piece of the AllSpark is embedded in its circuitry. This gives Megatron hope that the AllSpark was not entirely destroyed and could still be salvaged...

[[Image:Freaked jazz-1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!]]

At a Sumdac Systems manufacturing plant, an assembly line building police drones has been embedded with a piece of the AllSpark, and the drones begin to go haywire. Powell tells Sari what is happening, but refuses to do anything about it. Sari decides to free the Autobots, using [[Sari Sumdac's key|her key]] to move through the shield and get onto the ship. Tripping an alarm, Sari is soon confronted by Jazz, who tries to coax her off the ship without provoking her. Realizing Jazz is afraid of her, Sari scares the [[slag (slang)|slag]] out of the poor bot. Optimus's crew arrive and explain that Sari is harmless. Sari tells them what's going on at the plant, but Jazz says they need to stay with him. Bumblebee says that Magnus didn't specify where, and Jazz, wanting to try out his stylish alternate mode, goes with them to the plant.

On [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], Optimus warns Sentinel and Magnus about the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s, who take that moment to jump out, but Sentinel is unworried. Grimlock's [[Transformation|transformation]] and [[energo-sword]] are a little more impressive, especially as they manage to force back Sentinel Prime, even through his shield. Ultra Magnus uses his hammer to call down lightning and scare away the Dinobots, while Sentinel appears to have learned nothing.

[[Image:Prowl surprise.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Dull surprise]]!]]

Arriving at the plant, the police drones attack the Autobots. Jazz shows off his [[Metallikato]] skills, and Bulkhead smashes and smashes, but there is just no end to the drones. Magnus and the Primes arrive to provide backup, but Sentinel thinks that they should abort rather than risk organic contamination. Optimus, Prowl, and Jazz force their way into the plant and get Sari to a control console, into which she places her key, shutting down the assembly line, and Magnus uses his hammer to destroy the rest of the drones. Unfortunately, the key is stuck. Sentinel Prime says that he'll see Optimus tried for insubordination and high treason for destroying the AllSpark, but Optimus finally tells Sentinel to shove it in his hard drive, reminding him they are of equal [[Prime (rank)|rank]]. Using his axe, Prime destroys the console and discovers that the key was attached to a piece of the AllSpark. Examining it, Ultra Magnus accepts Optimus Prime's story. Sentinel still tries to badmouth Optimus, saying he's a liar, but Ultra Magnus finally puts Sentinel in his place, saying Optimus has demonstrated strategic thinking, determination, and loyalty towards his comrades{{m-}}all qualities that Sentinel Prime could use.

[[Image:dramatic change in plot.jpg|right|180px|thumb|See that, [[Pat Lee]]? It's called an ''expression''!]]

Heading home, Sari and Bumblebee find that she has been locked out of her office. Powell says that he's been elected CEO and Chairman of the Board, and is now head of Sumdac Systems. Sari still insists that it's her family's company, but Powell reveals that there is no will or adoption papers from Isaac Sumdac, nor does Sari have a birth certificate or social security number. As Sari realizes that she has no way to prove that she is Sumdac's daughter, Powell puts it even more bluntly{{m-}}there's no evidence to prove that she legally exists...

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Rich Fogel]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Matt Youngberg]], [[Irineo Maramba]], & [[Yutaka Kagawa]]
*'''Original airdate:''' April 12, 2008
*'''Animation company:''' [[Mook]]

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===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |

*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (9)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (10)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (16)
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (17)
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (18)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Lugnut|Lugnut]] (12)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (13)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (14)
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |

*[[Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Porter C. Powell]] (7)
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (8)
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (15)

|}

==Quotes==
'''Optimus''': This is completely unnecessary, Sentinel! 
'''Sentinel''': Can't risk an infestation, "old buddy". Take it like a real bot. 
''[Jazz shuts down the decontamination system]'' 
'''Jazz''': Cool it, Sentinel. Whatever went down between you and Optimus, you don't need to hassle his crew.
:{{m-}} Sentinel Prime is a jerk.

"Man, that was some funky blinkin' colored light show! What'd you call those things again?" 
"Traffic lights?" 
"Traffic lights. Solid." 
:{{m-}}'''Jazz''' discovers the wonderful world of commuting with the help of '''Bulkhead'''. 

"What kind of screwloose planet IS this?!"
:{{m-}}Between broken bridges and now Dinobots, '''Sentinel Prime''' isn't having a good day. Poor baby.

'''Bulkhead''': It's no good! These things are rolling off the assembly line faster than I can smash 'em! 
'''Jazz''': Is it always like this on this crazy planet? 
'''Prowl''': Pretty much. 
:{{m-}} Jazz learns that Prime's crew has anything but a quiet life.

'''Sentinel''': I think you've done enough, Optimus! I'll make sure you're tried for high treason for destroying the Allspark! Now come with me! 
'''Optimus''': No! 
''[Shoves Sentinel aside]'' 
'''Sentinel''': That wasn't a request. That's a DIRECT ORDER, Optimus! 
'''Optimus''': It's Optimus PRIME. I may be an Elite Guard washout and a glitched detail flunky, but last time I checked, you and I still had equal rank. SO, Sentinel PRIME, take your order AND your condescending attitude and STICK IT IN YOUR HARD DRIVE! You're on MY TURF now! 
:{{m-}} Optimus is officially sick of Sentinel Prime's crap.

"Definitely appears to be a fragment of the AllSpark. Apparently, your story about dispersing it may not be so far-fetched after all." 
"But sir, you can't honestly believe that. He's a lying, insubordinate crankshaft." 
"He may be a little rough around the edges, but in the heat of battle, Optimus Prime exhibited the qualities of a true leader: strategic thinking, determination, and above all, loyalty. Something ''you'' could stand to learn a thing or two about, Sentinel Prime." 
:{{m-}} '''Ultra Magnus''' lets '''Sentinel Prime''' know how much of an Auto-Ass he is.

[[Image:No Sari Sumdac.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[The Agenda (Part III)|"And you—YOU no longer EXIST!"]]]]

"Hey, why is my office locked?" 
"Miss Sumdac, I regret to inform you that your services will no longer be required. The board has unanimously elected me to take over as CEO of [[Sumdac Systems]]." 
"You can't do that! It's still my family's company!" 
"Is it? I took the liberty of doing some research into your claim. It might interest you to know that there is no will, no birth certificate, no adoption papers, social security number, or any kind of record whatsoever for a 'Sari Sumdac'." 
"Are you saying I can't prove I'm Isaac Sumdac's daughter?" 
"I'm saying you can't even prove you exist." 
:{{m-}}'''Sari''' and '''Porter C. Powell''' create a drastic change in plot.

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==Other notes==
===Continuity errors===
* Captain Fanzone is STILL driving the car that was crushed! He must know [[Sparkplug Witwicky|one hell of a mechanic]]. Or he's obsessive enough to buy an identical car.
* Jazz says he has orders to "stick with you" [Optimus's crew], to which Bumblebee is delighted to inform him about the loophole. But really, the order was to stay "here" [on the ship]. So either Jazz forgot his orders, or [[Tracks|cared more about his vehicle mode]].

===Animation errors===
* When Sentinel Prime is asking for proof that the Allspark was not completely destroyed, in the next shot, Bumblebee is seen missing the plate on top of his head. It comes back in the next scene.
* When Optimus is walking down the ramp reassuring the humans that the other Autobots are friendly, Sentinel Prime can be seen in vehicle mode coming down behind him. Yet in the next shot after Optimus has transformed, Ultra Magnus is the first to follow suit.

===Transformers references===
* This episode reveals that both Jazz and Prowl are practitioners of the Cybertronian martial art of [[Metallikato]], originally used by the Generation 1 character [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].

* In voicing Ultra Magnus, Jeff Bennett is doing a ''rather'' good impression of [[Robert Stack]], who originally voiced the character in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]], as well as a bit of a take on [[Wikipedia:Sir Alec Guiness|Alec Guinness]]' portayal of [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] from the original [[Star Wars]] trilogy. Very cool.

* The giant ship in which the Elite Guard arrives on Earth bears a strong resemblance to the shuttles used by the Autobots in the 1986 movie, only in blue, and a whole lot bigger.

===Real-world references===
* Ultra Magnus' Hammer appears to have been modeled after [[Wikipedia:Thor|Thor]]'s hammer [[Wikipedia:Mjolnir|Mjolnir]].

* Captain Fanzone homages the ''[[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones]]'' line, "Snakes, why did it have to be snakes?" replacing "snakes" with "robots".

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The Autobots have trouble proving to the Guard that there is Decepticon activity on Earth. There were dozens of human witnesses to the recent battle. Even if the Guard does not trust organic testimony, did ''none'' of the humans have cameras?
* Megatron is evidently fully repaired now, while his subordinates are having trouble keeping their arms from falling off. Guy's got priorities, certainly.
* Starscream's body is nowhere to be seen in this episode, but his fate would be revealed in "[[Return of the Headmaster]]". Blackarachnia is similarly AWOL, not appearing till "[[Black Friday (epsiode)|Black Friday]]".
* When they're being "decontaminated", Bulkhead remarks that Sentinel doesn't remember them, to which Bumblebee replies that he wants it that way.
* In the ''Animated'' universe, "Prime" seems to be a military rank, as Optimus forcefully reminds Sentinel.
* It remains unclear if either part of Ultra Magnus's name is a rank, particularly since he's commonly addressed as "Commander".
* So, what ''is'' the deal with Sari, anyway?

==Footnotes==
<references />

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The Elite Guard

2008-05-06T11:08:15Z

65.173.90.94:

{{disambig2|the '''Transformers Animated''' episode|the Autobot military team featured in this episode|Cybertron Elite Guard}}
[[Image:Eliteguardleaveshuttle.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The cool kids always arrive fashionably late.]]

{{episodenav|animated|17|season=2|prev=Megatron Rising - Part 2|next=The Return of the Headmaster}}

'''The Cybertron Elite Guard arrives on Earth to retrieve the All Spark and relieve Prime and his crew of their post, but they prove less than adept at blending in with the human world.'''

==Summary==
On the extensive highway system of [[Detroit]], the [[Autobot]]s are aiding in the repair efforts after their titanic battle with the [[Decepticon]]s. Unfortunately the residents of the city don't seem to ''understand'' that the road system was blown to rubble by the battle, and are upset that the Autobots are holding up traffic. Optimus Prime heads over to address their concerns, and they flee in fear. Bulkhead comments that he liked it better when they were heroes, to which Optimus retorts that they still are. All of them wonder what the heck has happened that Bumblebee isn't there helping them.

[[Image:Super secretary.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Sure thing, dollface!]]

There's no reason for them to be jealous though, as the little yellow bot has been pressed into service as Sari's secretary at [[Sumdac Tower]]. The little girl realizes that there's a lot of pressure in running a business, and feels sorry for her father's having had to deal with this. Porter C. Powell is less patient, and expresses a fairly cold attitude towards her "wasting" company funds on locating the genius who designs all the company's myriad robotic technologies. Sari yells at him that as long as the company's name is Sumdac she's in charge, cuts him off, and tells Bumblebee to hold her calls. Bumblebee tells the "Boss Lady" sure, but points to the TV, showing an unidentified flying object headed for Detroit, saying she might want to look at that.

[[Image:Elite ship.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Those [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite guys]] always got ships that could actually land.]]

Spotting it, the Autobots speed to the scene, only to be met with some justified resentment by Captain Fanzone. However they are allowed to pass once the [[Elite Guard's ship|ship]] is revealed to be crewed by Autobots. Sentinel Prime, Jazz, and Ultra Magnus step out of the ship, while Optimus Prime and company walk up the gangplank, giving Magnus a salute. The [[Supreme Commander]] orders a force field thrown up to quarantine the entire area from organics. Jazz is interested in interacting with the locals, but quickly loses his interest when Sentinel Prime warns that they'll spit slime that will melt him down.<ref>Apparently someone told him about [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]].</ref>

Sentinel is assigned to decontaminate the long-lost Autobot crew, a task he takes to with relish until he is interrupted by Jazz for overdoing it. Released, the Autobots are informed that the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] have come to retrieve the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. Optimus explains that it was dispersed in the battle with the Decepticons, a fact that Sentinel accuses him of lying about, saying there is no evidence of the Decepticons being on the planet. Ratchet says that Optimus is a hero for keeping the AllSpark out of Megatron's hands, while Bulkhead nearly comes to blows with Sentinel after the out-of-line guardsman says that Optimus is anything but a hero. Ultra Magnus orders the Autobots to calm down and tells Optimus to take him and and Sentinel to where the AllSpark was dispersed, though he insists that Optimus Prime's crew remain with Jazz until they return. The two Elite Guardsmen have some very unsubtle [[alternate mode]]s, chosen by Sentinel (Magnus is a military transport and Sentinel is a monster truck with a snow plow), and damage some cars near the ship as they [[roll out]]. Optimus tries to instruct them on the finer points of traffic laws, but Sentinel rams him aside without any regards for driver safety. He pays for this by driving off a damaged bridge and crashing into the ground below.

[[Image:Lair.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Meanwhile, in the evil lair...]]

Elsewhere, the Decepticons have holed themselves up in an underground mine with carbon deposits to hide them from the Autobots' sensors. Lugnut wants to go topside and fight, but his arm falls off mid-rant. Besides, Megatron has other priorities: the conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Although Blitzwing thinks that the three of them conquering Cybertron is crazy, Megatron has a plan. He says that the reason they lost the [[Great War]]s were due to the AllSpark and the Autobots' [[space bridge]], but Megatron was able to download a partial schematic from the [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Autobot ship]] before his defeat. A completed space bridge would allow the Decepticons to teleport into Cybertron and conquer the planet from the inside. The rest of the space bridge's schematics, however, would have to be reverse-engineered by Isaac Sumdac, who is still the Decepticons' prisoner. Sumdac says that he doesn't know anything about teleportation, but a malfunctioning service drone gets him to shut up. Megatron blasts the drone and discovers that a piece of the AllSpark is embedded in its circuitry. This gives Megatron hope that the AllSpark was not entirely destroyed and could still be salvaged...

[[Image:Freaked jazz-1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!]]

At a Sumdac Systems manufacturing plant, an assembly line building police drones has been embedded with a piece of the AllSpark, and the drones begin to go haywire. Powell tells Sari what is happening, but refuses to do anything about it. Sari decides to free the Autobots, using [[Sari Sumdac's key|her key]] to move through the shield and get onto the ship. Tripping an alarm, Sari is soon confronted by Jazz, who tries to coax her off the ship without provoking her. Realizing Jazz is afraid of her, Sari scares the [[slag (slang)|slag]] out of the poor bot. Optimus's crew arrive and explain that Sari is harmless. Sari tells them what's going on at the plant, but Jazz says they need to stay with him. Bumblebee says that Magnus didn't specify where, and Jazz, wanting to try out his stylish alternate mode, goes with them to the plant.

On [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], Optimus warns Sentinel and Magnus about the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s, who take that moment to jump out, but Sentinel is unworried. Grimlock's [[Transformation|transformation]] and [[energo-sword]] are a little more impressive, especially as they manage to force back Sentinel Prime, even through his shield. Ultra Magnus uses his hammer to call down lightning and scare away the Dinobots, while Sentinel appears to have learned nothing.

[[Image:Prowl surprise.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Dull surprise]]!]]

Arriving at the plant, the police drones attack the Autobots. Jazz shows off his [[Metallikato]] skills, and Bulkhead smashes and smashes, but there is just no end to the drones. Magnus and the Primes arrive to provide backup, but Sentinel thinks that they should abort rather than risk organic contamination. Optimus, Prowl, and Jazz force their way into the plant and get Sari to a control console, into which she places her key, shutting down the assembly line, and Magnus uses his hammer to destroy the rest of the drones. Unfortunately, the key is stuck. Sentinel Prime says that he'll see Optimus tried for insubordination and high treason for destroying the AllSpark, but Optimus finally tells Sentinel to shove it in his hard drive, reminding him they are of equal [[Prime (rank)|rank]]. Using his axe, Prime destroys the console and discovers that the key was attached to a piece of the AllSpark. Examining it, Ultra Magnus accepts Optimus Prime's story. Sentinel still tries to badmouth Optimus, saying he's a liar, but Ultra Magnus finally puts Sentinel in his place, saying Optimus has demonstrated strategic thinking, determination, and loyalty towards his comrades{{m-}}all qualities that Sentinel Prime could use.

[[Image:dramatic change in plot.jpg|right|180px|thumb|See that, [[Pat Lee]]? It's called an ''expression''!]]

Heading home, Sari and Bumblebee find that she has been locked out of her office. Powell says that he's been elected CEO and Chairman of the Board, and is now head of Sumdac Systems. Sari still insists that it's her family's company, but Powell reveals that there is no will or adoption papers from Isaac Sumdac, nor does Sari have a birth certificate or social security number. As Sari realizes that she has no way to prove that she is Sumdac's daughter, Powell puts it even more bluntly{{m-}}there's no evidence to prove that she legally exists...

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Rich Fogel]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Matt Youngberg]], [[Irineo Maramba]], & [[Yutaka Kagawa]]
*'''Original airdate:''' April 12, 2008
*'''Animation company:''' [[Mook]]

{{-}}
===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
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! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
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*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (9)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (10)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (16)
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (17)
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (18)

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*[[Lugnut|Lugnut]] (12)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (13)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (14)
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*[[Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Porter C. Powell]] (7)
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (8)
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (15)

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==Quotes==
'''Optimus''': This is completely unnecessary, Sentinel! 
'''Sentinel''': Can't risk an infestation, "old buddy". Take it like a real bot. 
''[Jazz shuts down the decontamination system]'' 
'''Jazz''': Cool it, Sentinel. Whatever went down between you and Optimus, you don't need to hassle his crew.
:{{m-}} Sentinel Prime is a jerk.

"Man, that was some funky blinkin' colored light show! What'd you call those things again?" 
"Traffic lights?" 
"Traffic lights. Solid." 
:{{m-}}'''Jazz''' discovers the wonderful world of commuting with the help of '''Bulkhead'''. 

"What kind of screwloose planet IS this?!"
:{{m-}}Between broken bridges and now Dinobots, '''Sentinel Prime''' isn't having a good day. Poor baby.

'''Bulkhead''': It's no good! These things are rolling off the assembly line faster than I can smash 'em! 
'''Jazz''': Is it always like this on this crazy planet? 
'''Prowl''': Pretty much. 
:{{m-}} Jazz learns that Prime's crew has anything but a quiet life.

'''Sentinel''': I think you've done enough, Optimus! I'll make sure you're tried for high treason for destroying the Allspark! Now come with me! 
'''Optimus''': No! 
''[Shoves Sentinel aside]'' 
'''Sentinel''': That wasn't a request. That's a DIRECT ORDER, Optimus! 
'''Optimus''': It's Optimus PRIME. I may be an Elite Guard washout and a glitched detail flunky, but last time I checked, you and I still had equal rank. SO, Sentinel PRIME, take your order AND your condescending attitude and STICK IT IN YOUR HARD DRIVE! You're on MY TURF now! 
:{{m-}} Optimus is officially sick of Sentinel Prime's crap.

"Definitely appears to be a fragment of the AllSpark. Apparently, your story about dispersing it may not be so far-fetched after all." 
"But sir, you can't honestly believe that. He's a lying, insubordinate crankshaft." 
"He may be a little rough around the edges, but in the heat of battle, Optimus Prime exhibited the qualities of a true leader: strategic thinking, determination, and above all, loyalty. Something ''you'' could stand to learn a thing or two about, Sentinel Prime." 
:{{m-}} '''Ultra Magnus''' lets '''Sentinel Prime''' know how much of an Auto-Ass he is.

[[Image:No Sari Sumdac.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[The Agenda (Part III)|"And you—YOU no longer EXIST!"]]]]

"Hey, why is my office locked?" 
"Miss Sumdac, I regret to inform you that your services will no longer be required. The board has unanimously elected me to take over as CEO of [[Sumdac Systems]]." 
"You can't do that! It's still my family's company!" 
"Is it? I took the liberty of doing some research into your claim. It might interest you to know that there is no will, no birth certificate, no adoption papers, social security number, or any kind of record whatsoever for a 'Sari Sumdac'." 
"Are you saying I can't prove I'm Isaac Sumdac's daughter?" 
"I'm saying you can't even prove you exist." 
:{{m-}}'''Sari''' and '''Porter C. Powell''' create a drastic change in plot.

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==Other notes==
===Continuity errors===
* Captain Fanzone is STILL driving the car that was crushed! He must know [[Sparkplug Witwicky|one hell of a mechanic]]. Or he's obsessive enough to buy an identical car.
* Jazz says he has orders to "stick with you" [Optimus's crew], to which Bumblebee is delighted to inform him about the loophole. But really, the order was to stay "here" [on the ship]. So either Jazz forgot his orders, or [[Tracks|cared more about his vehicle mode]].

===Animation errors===
* When Sentinel Prime is asking for proof that the Allspark was not completely destroyed, in the next shot, Bumblebee is seen missing the plate on top of his head. It comes back in the next scene.
* When Optimus is walking down the ramp reassuring the humans that the other Autobots are friendly, Sentinel Prime can be seen in vehicle mode coming down behind him. Yet in the next shot after Optimus has transformed, Ultra Magnus is the first to follow suit.

===Transformers references===
* This episode reveals that both Jazz and Prowl are practitioners of the Cybertronian martial art of [[Metallikato]], originally used by the Generation 1 character [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].

* In voicing Ultra Magnus, Jeff Bennett is doing a ''rather'' good impression of [[Robert Stack]], who originally voiced the character in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]], as well as a bit of a take on [[Wikipedia:Sir Alec Guiness|Alec Guinness]]' portayal of [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] from the original [[Star Wars]] trilogy. Very cool.

* The giant ship in which the Elite Guard arrives on Earth bears a strong resemblance to the shuttles used by the Autobots in the 1986 movie, only in blue, and a whole lot bigger.

===Real-world references===
* Ultra Magnus' Hammer appears to have been modeled after [[Wikipedia:Thor|Thor]]'s hammer [[Wikipedia:Mjolnir|Mjolnir]].

* Captain Fanzone homages the ''[[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones]]'' line, "Snakes, why did it have to be snakes?" replacing "snakes" with "robots".

*Bumblebee keeps putting everyone on hold while acting as Sari's secretary, possibly as a homage to the Animaniacs episode "Temporary Insanity" in which the character Dot Warner does the same thing.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The Autobots have trouble proving to the Guard that there is Decepticon activity on Earth. There were dozens of human witnesses to the recent battle. Even if the Guard does not trust organic testimony, did ''none'' of the humans have cameras?
* Megatron is evidently fully repaired now, while his subordinates are having trouble keeping their arms from falling off. Guy's got priorities, certainly.
* Starscream's body is nowhere to be seen in this episode, but his fate would be revealed in "[[Return of the Headmaster]]". Blackarachnia is similarly AWOL, not appearing till "[[Black Friday (epsiode)|Black Friday]]".
* When they're being "decontaminated", Bulkhead remarks that Sentinel doesn't remember them, to which Bumblebee replies that he wants it that way.
* In the ''Animated'' universe, "Prime" seems to be a military rank, as Optimus forcefully reminds Sentinel.
* It remains unclear if either part of Ultra Magnus's name is a rank, particularly since he's commonly addressed as "Commander".
* So, what ''is'' the deal with Sari, anyway?

==Footnotes==
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