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Approach of the Demon Meteorite

2010-06-28T18:06:03Z

65.24.106.111:

{{episode|
|series=headmasters
|ep=6
|title="Approach of the Demon Meteorite"
|japanese=悪魔の隕石接近
|romaji=Akuma no Inseki Sekkin
|translation=
|image=Demonmeteor.jpg
|caption=Proto-[[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]]?
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|writer=[[Keisuke Fujikawa]]
|director=[[Katsutoshi Sasaki]]
|animation studio=Toei
|airdate=[[August 7|7 August]] 1987
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Galvatron sends a gravity-warping meteor on a collision course with Cybertron, and only Daniel can save the day.'''

:''English/Malay dub name:'' "'''The Evil Meteor''''"

==Synopsis==
As the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] pilot a survey vessel back to [[Earth]], they cross paths with a [[Metamorpho|mysterious glowing meteorite]] that causes their craft to warp and twist out of shape. Alarmed, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] deploys the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] as a rescue team, but they are obstructed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who reveal that the meteorite—nicknamed [[Metamorpho]] by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]—is a Decepticon creation.

Off in space, the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] head out in [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] to destroy the meteorite, only to find that it resists their firepower. Unable to deter the meteorite, the team instead enters the battle on Earth, which has been joined by Galvatron, the [[Sweep|Sweeps]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]]. During the fight, the over-eager Throttlebots sneak off in an [[Autobot frigate]] to try and deal with the meteorite themselves, only to fall victim to its gravity-warping field. Realising that stopping Metamorpho will require a non-metallic agent, the Autobots request that one of their human allies plant bombs on the meteorite, but [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] is still recovering from wounds recently sustained in battle, and the healthy, athletic, uninjured [[Carly]] is too busy pouring Spike's coffee to lend a hand, either. This leaves only the reluctant [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] to perform the task. After a manly talk about manly things and how to be a man from his father, Daniel agrees, and is suited up in a non-metallic spacesuit before leaving with Fortress. Daniel gets cold feet, but Fortress calms the boy with an impromptu bit of [[wikipedia:gurning|gurning]], and Daniel makes the leap. Successfully getting inside the meteorite, he blows up its gravity engines, forcing the Decepticons to retreat, and returns to [[Athenia]] to be hailed a hero.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (1)
* [[Slingshot]] (2)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (3)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (4)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (5)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (6)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (7)
* [[Scattershot]] (12)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (13)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (14)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (15)
* [[Lightspeed (Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (16)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (23)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (24)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (25)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (26)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (28)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (29)
* [[Brainstorm]] (30)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (31)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (32)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (33)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] (35)
* [[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (36)
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] (37)
* [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (38)
* [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (39)
* [[Wide Load]] (41)
|c2=
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (8)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (9)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (10)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (11)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (17)
* [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (18)
* [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (19)
* [[Hun-Gurrr]] (20)
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (21)
* [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (22)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (34)
* [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (40)
|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (27)
* [[Carly]] (43)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (44)

}}

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
* When first assessing the threat of the meteorite, Jazz is missing his insignia.

===Transformers references===
* Although she doesn't appear in the episode, or at any point during ''Headmasters'', Daniel suggests [[Marissa Faireborn]], who last appeared in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", as a possible candidate for the mission.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The Throttlebots ''really'' look like they die in this episode, but they turn up okay later in the series. It's unclear if they were retrieved and repaired, or if they managed to recover and retreat like the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]].
* Daniel sure regresses mentally in this episode. He bawls like a colicky two-year-old, complete with flailing fists in the air as Fortress Maximus holds him like he's got a full diaper (like Daniel has the full diaper, not Fortress Maximus), and Fortress makes silly faces to make him (Daniel) laugh. It's ''embarrassing'', and the sad thing is, it won't be the [[Hot Shot (Armada)|last]] [[Conspiracy|time]].
* On the plus side, Wheelie ''finally'' makes himself useful by physically shoving Daniel out of Battleship Maximus.
* The [[Sweep|Sweeps]] make their first and only appearance in the ''Headmasters''
* And soon you will be destroyed by '''MILO!!!'''

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Takara'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) — Omni dub only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category: Headmasters episodes]]

Approach of the Demon Meteorite

2010-06-28T18:02:50Z

65.24.106.111:

{{episode|
|series=headmasters
|ep=6
|title="Approach of the Demon Meteorite"
|japanese=悪魔の隕石接近
|romaji=Akuma no Inseki Sekkin
|translation=
|image=Demonmeteor.jpg
|caption=Proto-[[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]]?
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|writer=[[Keisuke Fujikawa]]
|director=[[Katsutoshi Sasaki]]
|animation studio=Toei
|airdate=[[August 7|7 August]] 1987
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Galvatron sends a gravity-warping meteor on a collision course with Cybertron, and only Daniel can save the day.'''

:''English/Malay dub name:'' "'''The Evil Meteor''''"

==Synopsis==
As the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] pilot a survey vessel back to [[Earth]], they cross paths with a [[Metamorpho|mysterious glowing meteorite]] that causes their craft to warp and twist out of shape. Alarmed, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] deploys the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] as a rescue team, but they are obstructed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who reveal that the meteorite—nicknamed [[Metamorpho]] by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]—is a Decepticon creation.

Off in space, the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] head out in [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] to destroy the meteorite, only to find that it resists their firepower. Unable to deter the meteorite, the team instead enters the battle on Earth, which has been joined by Galvatron, the [[Sweep|Sweeps]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]]. During the fight, the over-eager Throttlebots sneak off in an [[Autobot frigate]] to try and deal with the meteorite themselves, only to fall victim to its gravity-warping field. Realising that stopping Metamorpho will require a non-metallic agent, the Autobots request that one of their human allies plant bombs on the meteorite, but [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] is still recovering from wounds recently sustained in battle, and the healthy, athletic, uninjured [[Carly]] is too busy pouring Spike's coffee to lend a hand, either. This leaves only the reluctant [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] to perform the task. After a manly talk about manly things and how to be a man from his father, Daniel agrees, and is suited up in a non-metallic spacesuit before leaving with Fortress. Daniel gets cold feet, but Fortress calms the boy with an impromptu bit of [[wikipedia:gurning|gurning]], and Daniel makes the leap. Successfully getting inside the meteorite, he blows up its gravity engines, forcing the Decepticons to retreat, and returns to [[Athenia]] to be hailed a hero.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (1)
* [[Slingshot]] (2)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (3)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (4)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (5)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (6)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (7)
* [[Scattershot]] (12)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (13)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (14)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (15)
* [[Lightspeed (Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (16)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (23)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (24)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (25)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (26)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (28)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (29)
* [[Brainstorm]] (30)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (31)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (32)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (33)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] (35)
* [[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (36)
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] (37)
* [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (38)
* [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (39)
* [[Wide Load]] (41)
|c2=
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (8)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (9)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (10)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (11)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (17)
* [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (18)
* [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (19)
* [[Hun-Gurrr]] (20)
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (21)
* [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (22)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (34)
* [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (40)
|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (27)
* [[Carly]] (43)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (44)

}}

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
* When first assessing the threat of the meteorite, Jazz is missing his insignia.

===Transformers references===
* Although she doesn't appear in the episode, or at any point during ''Headmasters'', Daniel suggests [[Marissa Faireborn]], who last appeared in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", as a possible candidate for the mission.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The Throttlebots ''really'' look like they die in this episode, but they turn up okay later in the series. It's unclear if they were retrieved and repaired, or if they managed to recover and retreat like the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]].
* Daniel sure regresses mentally in this episode. He bawls like a colicky two-year-old, complete with flailing fists in the air as Fortress Maximus holds him like he's got a full diaper (like Daniel has the full diaper, not Fortress Maximus), and Fortress makes silly faces to make him (Daniel) laugh. It's ''embarrassing'', and the sad thing is, it won't be the [[Hot Shot (Armada)|last]] [[Conspiracy|time]].
* On the plus side, Wheelie ''finally'' makes himself useful by physically shoving Daniel out of Battleship Maximus.
* The [[Sweep|Sweeps]] make their first and only appearance in the ''Headmasters''
* And soon you will be destroyed by MILO!!!

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Takara'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) — Omni dub only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category: Headmasters episodes]]