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Bruticus (RID)

2008-01-22T11:54:59Z

66.233.188.231: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Bruticus}}

:''Bruticus is a [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ridbruticustechspec.jpg|right|thumb|250px|So, I taste my own genitals. In my mouth. It's a...conundrum.]]

'''Bruticus''' tirelessly guards the prisons of the Predacon leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. He's got just enough brains between his three heads to do his very simple job: make sure [[Autobot]] prisoners don't escape, and if they do, smash them.

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Bruticus''' (Deluxe, 2001)

: Bruticus transforms into a [[Wikipedia:Cerberus|Cerberus]], a mythical three-headed dog. His robot mode continues the motif, with three different dog-shaped faces on his head. his beast-mode hind legs, which end up on his robot mode back, can unfold into a second pair of arms, each one brandishing a (non-removable) melee weapon. His triple tail becomes a flail weapon for robot mode.

: Bruticus' mold was originally developed to be a [[Maximal]] for the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' series. When that series was cut short, apparently the toy had made it far enough into the development process to continue. He has a flip-up chestplate that reveals indications of an intended spark-crystal-activated gimmick (as all second-year ''Beast Machines'' toys had). But this gimmick was seemingly abandoned, and it is unknown just what it was meant to do; it has been suggested, due to the shoulder design of the figure, the gimmick would have involved some kind of lunging attack with the two side heads (the ones that turn into the main robot arms) in beast mode when the center head was pressed down..

==Trivia==
*Bruticus was the first Transformers color layout done by [[Aaron Archer]].
*It is possible, though difficult, to arrange the "bat wings" of Bruticus' robot head to effectively make any of his three faces the "primary" one (the one that faces forward); what this accomplishes is unknown, aside from an obscure [[Quintesson]] reference.
* Similarly, the transformation design of Bruticus' figure gives it an unofficial "centaur" mode; what ''this'' accomplishes, aside from being quaint, is equally unknown.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Predacon/Bruticus/bruticus.htm Bruticus at TFU.info]

[[Category: Predacons]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise characters]]
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Bruticus (RID)

2008-01-22T11:53:03Z

66.233.188.231: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Bruticus}}

:''Bruticus is a [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ridbruticustechspec.jpg|right|thumb|250px|So, I taste my own genitals. In my mouth. It's a...conundrum.]]

'''Bruticus''' tirelessly guards the prisons of the Predacon leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. He's got just enough brains between his three heads to do his very simple job: make sure [[Autobot]] prisoners don't escape, and if they do, smash them.

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Bruticus''' (Deluxe, 2001)

: Bruticus transforms into a [[Wikipedia:Cerberus|Cerberus]], a mythical three-headed dog. His robot mode continues the motif, with three different dog-shaped faces on his head. his beast-mode hind legs, which end up on his robot mode back, can unfold into a second pair of arms, each one brandishing a (non-removable) melee weapon. His triple tail becomes a flail weapon for robot mode.

: Bruticus' mold was originally developed to be a [[Maximal]] for the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' series. When that series was cut short, apparently the toy had made it far enough into the development process to continue. He has a flip-up chestplate that reveals indications of an intended spark-crystal-activated gimmick (as all second-year ''Beast Machines'' toys had). But this gimmick was seemingly abandoned, and it is unknown just what it was meant to do; it has been suggested, due to the shoulder design of the figure, the gimmick would have involved some kind of lunging attack with the two side heads (the ones that turn into the main robot arms) in beast mode when the center head was pressed down..

==Trivia==
*Bruticus was the first Transformers color layout done by [[Aaron Archer]].
*It is possible, though difficult, to arrange the "bat wings" of Bruticus' robot head to effectively make any of his three faces the "primary" one (the one that faces forward); what this accomplishes is unknown, aside from an obscure [[Quintesson]] reference.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Predacon/Bruticus/bruticus.htm Bruticus at TFU.info]

[[Category: Predacons]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise characters]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Bruticus (RID)

2008-01-22T11:49:46Z

66.233.188.231: /* Robots in Disguise */

{{disambig3|Bruticus}}

:''Bruticus is a [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ridbruticustechspec.jpg|right|thumb|250px|So, I taste my own genitals. In my mouth. It's a...conundrum.]]

'''Bruticus''' tirelessly guards the prisons of the Predacon leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. He's got just enough brains between his three heads to do his very simple job: make sure [[Autobot]] prisoners don't escape, and if they do, smash them.

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Bruticus''' (Deluxe, 2001)

: Bruticus transforms into a [[Wikipedia:Cerberus|Cerberus]], a mythical three-headed dog. His robot mode continues the motif, with three different dog-shaped faces on his head. his beast-mode hind legs, which end up on his robot mode back, can unfold into a second pair of arms, each one brandishing a (non-removable) melee weapon. His triple tail becomes a flail weapon for robot mode.

: Bruticus' mold was originally developed to be a [[Maximal]] for the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' series. When that series was cut short, apparently the toy had made it far enough into the development process to continue. He has a flip-up chestplate that reveals indications of an intended spark-crystal-activated gimmick (as all second-year ''Beast Machines'' toys had). But this gimmick was seemingly abandoned, and it is unknown just what it was meant to do; it has been suggested, due to the shoulder design of the figure, the gimmick would have involved some kind of lunging attack with the two side heads (the ones that turn into the main robot arms) in beast mode when the center head was pressed down..

==Trivia==
*Bruticus was the first Transformers color layout done by [[Aaron Archer]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Predacon/Bruticus/bruticus.htm Bruticus at TFU.info]

[[Category: Predacons]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise characters]]
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The Rebirth, Part 1

2008-01-14T09:13:05Z

66.233.188.231: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

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{{episodenav|g1|season=4|1|prev=The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|next=The Rebirth, Part 2}}

'''The US series finale sees Galvatron invades Autobot City and then Cybertron with a plan to destroy the Autobots forever! This is something new?'''

==Detailed synopsis==
[[Goldbug]] is talking with the [[Technobot]]s at [[Autobot City]]. Things have been quiet for the [[Autobot]]s in the months since the return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Hate Plague]] crisis. Not a word has been heard of the [[Decepticons in months. Who knows where they are. The answer? Right at their doorstep. Meanwhile, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] walks into a room to find Optimus on his knees. Optimus claims that he has been having visions since he opened the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], and it's something big. Goldbug informs Optimus of the approaching Decepticon force, and Optimus realizes that what ever he's been sensing, it's starting right now.

Leading the Autobots out, the Decepticons attack. The Technobots and the [[Throttlebot]]s take point, but the Decepticons have gotten some new raw poer in [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon]], while [[Mindwipe]] has some fun with [[Lightspeed]]. However, [[Punch]] sees [[Wingspan]] and [[Pounce]] enter into Autobot City. [[Transformation|Transforming]] into Counterpunch, he follows to check up on their progress, where he sees them steal something from the vaults. They Clones quickly dispatch Punch, and take their prize to [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Having claimed what they wanted, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] orders a retreat. Optimus, realizing this was a diversion, runs into Autobot City, finding Punch and the vault. Horrified, Optimus orders everyone to board the ships and head for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

On Cybertron, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] is racing with [[Hot Rod]], with Daniel ridding in Hot Rod. Blurr, however, losses control, while Daniel shoots several Decepticon targets and wins the race. [[Brainstorm]] claims that this is evidence of his theory that human partner's would be able to assist the Autobots in the war with the Decepticons. [[Hardhead]] and [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] are unsure of the idea. However, Optimus contacts the Autobots, telling them Galvatron stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|Key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. This the was forge which was used to create the bodies of the original Autobots. Since the [[Quintesson]] rebellion, the key has been in the safekeeping of the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]s, who have guarded it. However, Galvatron intends to open the chamber and destroy Cybertron. The Decepticons arrive, and chaos insues. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s are quickly taken down by [[Sixshot]].

During the onslaught, Kup and Hot Rod's team notice Scourge heading for the Plasma Energy Chamber. They pursue in an attempt to stop him, but when Scourge opens the chamber, he is nearly killed, but Spike and Cerebros manages to grab the key. The Autobots' ship is hit by a wave of energy from the Plasma Energy Chamber. Their ship is hurled off Cybertron itself. Discovering Scourge, the Decepticons reactivate him. Scrouge explains what happened, and a team under [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] heads out to find the Autobots with the key.

Meanwhile, the Autobot ship crashes on Nebulon. With the engines fried, the Autobots and the Witwickys decide to look for civilization. However, they're captured by a resistance movement that thinks they're machines being controlled by the [[Hive]]. They plan to destroy the Autobots with magnetic bombs, even though Spike tries to talk them down. However, the Decepticons show up. Spike finally convinces the Nebulons to release the Autobots. In the subsequent battle, Daniel is injured by Snapdragon, and Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] are taken captive. Some of the Autobots persue them into the forest, but are quickly driven off by machines. The Nebulons explain that the Hive is a tyrannical group of telekinetics who have used machines to enslave Nebulon. The resistance members know the weakpoints of the machines, but they just don't have the firepower. Spike thinks that Brainstorm's idea of organic partners just might be the ticket. The Autobots agree to allow the Nebulons to use their heads as suits, except for Cerebros, who walks out, tired of fighting. Arcee asks to be Daniel's partner, and Spike agrees. As they remove their heads, Spike decalres that they are about to become [[Headmaster]]s.

[[The Rebirth, Part 2|To be continued...]]

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' David Wise

==Notable quotes==
"It's starting"<br>
:-- '''Optimus Prime''', forseeing the end.

"Back off, Snapdragon!"<br>
"NO!"<br>
:-- '''Freeway''' right before '''Snapdragon''' throws him backwards.

"I suppose it's the only meritorious way out of a meretricious situation."<br>
"Yeah, me too, like he said."
:-- '''Highbrow''' and '''Hardhead''' on becoming Headmasters.

"My one wish is to never fight again."
:-- '''Cerebros''', so pacifistic he won't even fight to help his friends.

==Notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* References

===Continutity errors===
* Goldbug and the Technobots reminisce about all the 'loose parts' knocked from the Decepticons after Optimus Prime was resurrected. When did that happen, exactly?

===Transformers references===
* This episode takes place several months after [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]].

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* '''The Rebirth Part 1,''' was to be the fourth season premiere, but due to declining interest, it simply was the first of the three final episodes in which a slew of new characters and concepts were introduced, most notably the US animated version of the Headmasters.
* All these years of Blurr babbling when he panics...and ''Hardhead'' is the only one who thinks to cover his mouth?
** Then again, the animation makes it look like Hardhead is sweeping Blurr off his feet in a passionate french kiss instead of throttling him into silence, so who knows what's really going on?
* Okay. Whose bright idea was it to give Daniel a gun?

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

==External links==
*

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Possession

2008-01-13T18:44:04Z

66.233.188.231: /* Summary */

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{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |21 |prev=Dark Voyage |next=The Low Road}}
'''Writers:''' [[Ian Weir]]

[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] finds himself possessed by none other than the original [[Decepticon]] traitor [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]!

'''Major characters (in order of appearance):''' '''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Waspinator]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Rattrap]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]], [[Tarantulas]], '''[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]''', [[Unicron]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Tigatron (BW)|Tigatron]],

'''Original air date:''' February 3, 1997

==Summary==

A violent storm rages, causing significant damage and knocking out power to both Maximal and Predacon bases. While the Maximals stash their extra ammo deeper in their ship's hold to prevent undue accidents, Waspinator attempts to get a ''Darksyde'' computer console online...only to be greeted by a ghostly, shrill voice from it. A power surge hits the bugbot soon afterwards, and when the other Preds begin to wonder what has happened to him, in he comes, announcing his return "at long last" in the same eerie voice.

The voice belongs to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], air commander of the Decepticon forces and second in command to the original Megatron, whose spark had been tumbling through time and space for an unknown number of years before settling within Waspinator; as he puts it, he was destroyed defending Megatron from the Chaos Bringer Unicron, but his spark endured. As a show of his good faith, he pledges his loyalty to the Predacon Megatron, revealing vital information about the state of the Maximal base due to the storm that he could use to plan a sneak attack. Intrigued by the idea, Megatron accepts Starscream into his ranks, but warns Scorponok in private to watch their new ally closely.

The next day, as the Maximals are making repairs to their base, they are suddenly attacked by the Preds, Starscream's intel proving very useful in catching them off-guard. In the ensuing firefight, Dinobot is inured and the Decepticon Air Commander flies rings round Optimus, forcing the Maximals to abandon ship and regroup outside. Happy with their victory, Megatron puts Starscream in charge of holding the ''Axalon'', with Scorponok and Blackarachnia under his command, while the rest of the Preds return to their base, in case the Maximals decide to go for a sneak attack of their own. Once they're alone, though, BA shows off her knack for history by correctly pointing out to Starscream that he was [[The Transformers: The Movie|murdered by Galvatron (the Unicron-reborn Megatron) after he betrayed the Decepticon commander]]; she's willing to keep this a secret, though, if she's let in on his real plans: to destabilize Megatron's control and rule both factions.

Deep in the forest, as the Maximals recover, Optimus voices his confusion and concern over Waspinator's new personality; he isn't entirely convinced he is possessed by the spark of Starscream, but as the Maximal Elders had long since sealed the Decepticon's records, they're not able to confirm or deny it, either. Fortunately, Dinobot's as much of a military history buff as BA is, commenting on how Webster's Cybertronian Dictionary has pretty much replaced all definitions of "traitor" with Starscream's name. Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Optimus?

He is. Returning to the ''Axalon'', the Maximals call Starscream out to announce their surrender, citing the need to use the ship's RC Chamber to repair Dinobot's (now exaggerated) wounds. Feeling generous, the Decepticon Air Commander allows Optimus and Dinobot to come on board, but as predictably as night follows day, betrays them and strips Optimus of his weapons and locks him up in the hold as soon as he steps on deck. With their leader now his prisoner, Starscream orders the other Maximals to attack the ''Darksyde'', over the token objections of Scorponok. They comply, and the trap is set.

Unbeknown to the Air Commander, he's been duped by the oldest trick in the book; by allowing himself to be betrayed, Optimus has put himself and Dinobot in the perfect position to retake their base, which they do in a dazzling display that forces Starscream to retreat back to Pred territory. Optimus pursues, and manages to best the Decepticon in an aerial dogfight, leaving him grovelling at the Maximal's feet...until Blackarachnia shows up, prompting Starscream to plead for her aide, believing they can still complete their coup. No dice; this new generation is much less gullible than [[Autobots|their]] [[Decepticons|ancestors]], and BA has skillfully pulled off a double-cross on the double-crosser, igniting a small energon cache underneath Starscream to "exorcise" the Decepticon's spark from Waspinator's body.

At the end of the day, Megatron gets done fixing the now-normal Waspinator as BA explains her betrayal; if she didn't, she maintains, she wouldn't have been able to sniff out Starscream's true motives. This is seemingly accepted as a viable excuse by the Predacon commander, but he warns her that it still doesn't invoke confidence in her loyalties. Back at the ''Axalon'', the Maximals are finishing up repairs of their own...everyone but Cheetor, who's slacking off with a bout of stargazing, quipping "Twinkle, twinkle, little Starscream" as the camera pans up to beyond the planet's orbit, showing Starscream's spark screaming mech fluid-drenched vengeance on all within the Beast Wars as he drifts away into the void...

==Quotes==

'''Waspinator:''' What is this, program will not respond! Waspinator does not understand!<br>
'''Starscream:''' I'll bet Waspinator seldom does, but try not to let is depress you, bug face!

'''Megatron:''' Starscream, perhaps the centuries of weightlessness have taken a toll on your neurological circuitry.

'''Rhinox:''' I'd say it's tramplin' time.

==Notes==
===Continuity Inquiries===
*Megatron knew a great deal about Cybertronian history, yet apparently did not know the real nature of Starscream and his demise. However, Megatron might have been playing dumb to lure Starscream into being bolder with his actions. It should also be of note that both the Predacon and Maximal Elders had a large portion of his records sealed ''due'' to his history.
*Oddly, despite being born from a Maximal Protoform, Blackarachnia refers to the Decepticons as "our" (the Predacons) ancestors.
*For some reason, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] is absent for the entire episode.

===Transformers references===
*Obviously, Starscream himself firmly ties ''Beast Wars'' to established G1 history.
*Starscream's spark, or "ghost" as it was then called, had possessed several Decepticons (including [[Cyclonus]], [[Scourge]], and [[Trypticon]]) in the G1 episodes "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" and "[[Ghost in the Machine]]."
*During the episode, if you look closely, one of Waspinator's Predacon insignias on the side of his cranium changes into Decepticon insignia while Starscream's spark is inhabiting his superstructure.
* This is the first episode of ''Beast Wars'' to refer to the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, revealed here as the ancestors of the Maximals and Predacons respectively. Incidentally, this is the first episode to refer to any G1 characters and events at all. It begins here, folks!!

===Real-World references===
*[[Optimus Primal]] says "Hasta la vista, Starscream." This is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day|Terminator 2]].
*As he flies away immediately after saying this, Optimus Primal is seen wearing a pair of sunglasses. This may or may not be a reference to the same movie.
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Equal Measures

2008-01-13T17:12:09Z

66.233.188.231: /* Summary */

{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |4 |prev=The Web |next=Chain of Command}}
'''Writers:''' [[Greg Johnson]]

Dinobot manipulates both Maximals and Predacons around a teleporter that Cheetor has unintentionally developed between both bases.



'''Minor characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Original air date:''' September 23, 1996

==Summary==
Primal watches a bolt of lightning shatter a mountain, revealing a cache of Energon. Because of the hazardous conditions, he radios to his team to abort their current operation. The storm garbles the transmission, though, preventing the other Maximals from receiving it. The mission, by the way, involves energon monitoring devices, designed by Rhinox, who has just gotten done building the last of them. Impatient to get going, Cheetor carelessly plays with one of Dinobot's projects - a ''time bomb'' - and accidentally drops it out the floor hatch...where it's caught by a returning Primal, who reiterates his order for the mission to be scrubbed. Everyone's clearly upset over the development, not believing the storm to be that severe, yet, but Primal is adamant; it'll have to wait until later. Dejected, everyone returns to quarters to wait out the storm.

In Cheetor's quarters, Dinobot meets with the catbot and endorses the mission being continued regardless of the danger from the weather and the Energon; he points out that Primal clearly treats Cheetor like a child, and with his speed, the catbot could easily outrun the storm and plant the devices before it hits. This appeal to vanity works, and Cheetor sneaks out to complete the mission.

In the field, he plants survey apparatuses in quick succession, but a bolt of lightning causes the cat to accidentally plant one of the posts dangerously close to an energon vein. He tries to remove the device and correct his mistake, but in the middle of struggle a second lighting bolt hits, and he finds himself suddenly teleported - onto a control panel in the Predacon base!

Terrorsaur welcomes Cheetor and attacks the Maximal, but Cheetor grabs a hover-platform and tries to escape. After being knocked off the platform, Cheetor lunges at Terrorsaur and pushes the Predacon onto the control panel the Maximal arrived on, causing Terrorsaur to vanish. Scorponok and Waspinator arrive and chase Cheetor around the Predacon base, but lose him in the ''Darksyde's'' ventilation shafts.

Meanwhile, Terrorsaur finds himself in the ''Axalon'' command center, where he's given a warm reception by Dinobot. However, the former Predacon is more concerned over how the pteranodon arrived, eventually working out that a freak combination of the survey devices, the storm, and the energon created a transporter link between the two bases. Using this to his advantage, Terrorsaur seems to convince Dinobot into forming an alliance, swearing to rid themselves of both factions and rule together...until Dinobot drops the charade and unceremoniously flushes the Pred out of the ''Axalon'' through a waste disposal unit.

Back on the ''Darksyde'', Cheetor continues to run through the Predacon base, avoiding fire from Waspinator. He sneaks away from the two long enough to determine that both bases sit on a common underground Energon vein - an explosion at one base would cause a chain reaction that would obliterate both ships. Cheetor is discovered as soon as he outputs this data to a disk.

On the Maximal base, Primal confronts Dinobot on Cheetor's whereabouts; Dinobot tells him about the link and how the catbot has "surely" been destroyed by now, but convinces him that they could use the link to annihilate the Pred base with the bomb, a plan Primal only agrees to as long as the bomb's timer is set with enough time to allow the Preds to evacuate. Just as the bomb is sent, though, Cheetor tosses the disk with the data on the energon vein onto the console, transporting both items simultaneously. Cheetor is cornered just then, but by that time, the bomb has magnetically locked itself onto the Pred console, forcing the Preds to let the catbot go so he can release it. With a few seconds left, Cheetor throws it up to Terrorsaur, who flies it out of the base (and is blown up with it), while Cheetor escapes through the link...just as he's shot at by the Preds, the errant shots destroying the console instead. Furthermore, his return trip to the ''Axalon'' shatters all of the survey posts he's planted, ensuring the link is severed for good.

Afterwards, Rhinox and Rattrap congratulate Cheetor's prevention of the Maximal base from being destroyed by their own explosive. But Primal commands Cheetor to take more care to obey direct orders. Cheetor says he will (except when he doesn't) and scampers off - leaving Rhinox and Rattrap to have a jolly laugh.

==Quotes==

'''Cheetor:''' Cheetor! Maximi- did that already.<br>

<br>
'''Scorponok:''' He's gone into the vents! You better report this to Megatron.

'''Waspinator:''' Me?! You're second-in-command!

'''Scorponok:''' So make it an order!

<br>
'''Terrorsaur:''' Hey! What are you doing? We're partners!<br>
'''Dinobot:''' In case you haven't noticed, Needle Nose... I am not a team player.<br>

==Notes==

*Dinobot is kind of a jerk this early on.

===Technical/Animation glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity errors===
*A major plot point is that due to a Energon vein running beneath both ships, the destruction of either Predacon or Maximal bases would destroy the other. This is never mentioned again and frequently contradicted due to the repeated explosions at both.
By season 2 most of the earth's energon has been stabilised, explaining later explosions.

===Transformers references===
*Terrorsaur states "Welcome to the dark side." - although scripts reveal this was only meant as him being dramatic, the name [[Darksyde]] was officially made the name of the ship in the videogame [[Transformers Beast Wars: Transmetals]] and had it's unique spelling defined at [[Botcon 2006]]
**However, at no point has anybody interpreted Dinobot's line as suggesting the Maximal base be called "Enemy Arms"

==External links==
*[http://www.bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasonone/em/emscript.doc The script on BWTF.com]
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Equal Measures

2008-01-13T17:11:39Z

66.233.188.231: /* Summary */

{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |4 |prev=The Web |next=Chain of Command}}
'''Writers:''' [[Greg Johnson]]

Dinobot manipulates both Maximals and Predacons around a teleporter that Cheetor has unintentionally developed between both bases.



'''Minor characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Original air date:''' September 23, 1996

==Summary==
Primal watches a bolt of lightning shatter a mountain, revealing a cache of Energon. Because of the hazardous conditions, he radios to his team to abort their current operation. The storm garbles the transmission, though, preventing the other Maximals from receiving it. The mission, by the way, involves energon monitoring devices, designed by Rhinox, who has just gotten done building the last of them. Impatient to get going, Cheetor carelessly plays with one of Dinobot's projects - a ''time bomb'' - and accidentally drops it out the floor hatch...where it's caught by a returning Primal, who reiterates his order for the mission to be scrubbed. Everyone's clearly upset over the development, not believing the storm to be that severe, yet, but Primal is adamant; it'll have to wait until later. Dejected, everyone returns to quarters to wait out the storm.

In Cheetor's quarters, Dinobot meets with the catbot and endorses the mission being continued regardless of the danger from the weather and the Energon; he points out that Primal clearly treats Cheetor like a child, and with his speed, the catbot could easily outrun the storm and plant the devices before it hits. This appeal to vanity works, and Cheetor sneaks out to complete the mission.

In the field, he plants survey apparatuses in quick succession, but a bolt of lightning causes the cat to accidentally plant one of the posts dangerously close to an energon vein. He tries to remove the device and correct his mistake, but in the middle of struggle a second lighting bolt hits, and he finds himself suddenly teleported - onto a control panel in the Predacon base!

Terrorsaur welcomes Cheetor and attacks the Maximal, but Cheetor grabs a hover-platform and tries to escape. After being knocked off the platform, Cheetor lunges at Terrorsaur and pushes the Predacon onto the control panel the Maximal arrived on, causing Terrorsaur to vanish. Scorponok and Waspinator arrive and chase Cheetor around the Predacon base, but lose him in the ''Darksyde's'' ventilation shafts.

Meanwhile, Terrorsaur finds himself in the ''Axalon command center, where he's given a warm reception by Dinobot. However, the former Predacon is more concerned over how the pteranodon arrived, eventually working out that a freak combination of the survey devices, the storm, and the energon created a transporter link between the two bases. Using this to his advantage, Terrorsaur seems to convince Dinobot into forming an alliance, swearing to rid themselves of both factions and rule together...until Dinobot drops the charade and unceremoniously flushes the Pred out of the ''Axalon'' through a waste disposal unit.

Back on the ''Darksyde'', Cheetor continues to run through the Predacon base, avoiding fire from Waspinator. He sneaks away from the two long enough to determine that both bases sit on a common underground Energon vein - an explosion at one base would cause a chain reaction that would obliterate both ships. Cheetor is discovered as soon as he outputs this data to a disk.

On the Maximal base, Primal confronts Dinobot on Cheetor's whereabouts; Dinobot tells him about the link and how the catbot has "surely" been destroyed by now, but convinces him that they could use the link to annihilate the Pred base with the bomb, a plan Primal only agrees to as long as the bomb's timer is set with enough time to allow the Preds to evacuate. Just as the bomb is sent, though, Cheetor tosses the disk with the data on the energon vein onto the console, transporting both items simultaneously. Cheetor is cornered just then, but by that time, the bomb has magnetically locked itself onto the Pred console, forcing the Preds to let the catbot go so he can release it. With a few seconds left, Cheetor throws it up to Terrorsaur, who flies it out of the base (and is blown up with it), while Cheetor escapes through the link...just as he's shot at by the Preds, the errant shots destroying the console instead. Furthermore, his return trip to the ''Axalon'' shatters all of the survey posts he's planted, ensuring the link is severed for good.

Afterwards, Rhinox and Rattrap congratulate Cheetor's prevention of the Maximal base from being destroyed by their own explosive. But Primal commands Cheetor to take more care to obey direct orders. Cheetor says he will (except when he doesn't) and scampers off - leaving Rhinox and Rattrap to have a jolly laugh.

==Quotes==

'''Cheetor:''' Cheetor! Maximi- did that already.<br>

<br>
'''Scorponok:''' He's gone into the vents! You better report this to Megatron.

'''Waspinator:''' Me?! You're second-in-command!

'''Scorponok:''' So make it an order!

<br>
'''Terrorsaur:''' Hey! What are you doing? We're partners!<br>
'''Dinobot:''' In case you haven't noticed, Needle Nose... I am not a team player.<br>

==Notes==

*Dinobot is kind of a jerk this early on.

===Technical/Animation glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity errors===
*A major plot point is that due to a Energon vein running beneath both ships, the destruction of either Predacon or Maximal bases would destroy the other. This is never mentioned again and frequently contradicted due to the repeated explosions at both.
By season 2 most of the earth's energon has been stabilised, explaining later explosions.

===Transformers references===
*Terrorsaur states "Welcome to the dark side." - although scripts reveal this was only meant as him being dramatic, the name [[Darksyde]] was officially made the name of the ship in the videogame [[Transformers Beast Wars: Transmetals]] and had it's unique spelling defined at [[Botcon 2006]]
**However, at no point has anybody interpreted Dinobot's line as suggesting the Maximal base be called "Enemy Arms"

==External links==
*[http://www.bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasonone/em/emscript.doc The script on BWTF.com]
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Heavy Metal War

2008-01-12T08:06:54Z

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{{episodenav|g1|season=1|16|prev=A Plague of Insecticons|next=Autobot Spike}}
'''Writer:''' [[Donald F. Glut]]

Megatron challenges Optimus to a one on one battle to end the war.

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]

'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]

'''Original Air Date:''' Saturday December 15, 1984

==Summary==
A busy construction site is attacked by driverless construction equipment, and several components are stolen. The construction vehicles return to Decepticon headquarters and are revealed to be the newly built Constructicons. The components they stole are parts to a machine that will allow Megatron to absorb the [[power chip rectifier]]s from his [[Decepticon]] warriors.

While the final preparations are completed on the machine, Megatron flies to [[Autobot]] headquarters and makes Optimus Prime an offer he can’t refuse. Megatron offers Prime a one on one battle with the winner staying on [[Earth]] to do as he pleases, and the loser taking his army and exiling themselves to deep space. Prime, confident in his own abilities, accepts the challenge and sets the match.

Knowing that Prime would be unable to resist a chance to honorably end their conflict, Megatron returns to the Decepticon base and uses the newly completed machine to gain all of the special powers of his warriors. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]’s teleportation, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]’s sonic boom, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]’s seismic attack, etc. Knowing that Megatron would now be unbeatable, Starscream voices concerns that the Autobot computer [[Teletraan I]] would be able to detect what Megatron had done. Anticipating this problem, Megatron dispatches the Constructicons to take care of the computer.

The two armies arrive at the battle site, and the contest begins. Megatron unleashes a barrage of powers, (while Starscream gives a running commentary) and Prime is outclassed at every step. Not knowing that he has been deceived, Prime concedes the fight and comments that he underestimated Megatron. The shocked Autobots begin the trek back to base, and the Decepticons follow to make sure they leave.

Meanwhile, the Constructicons have nearly tunneled their way into the [[Ark]] and Teletraan-I. Teletraan-I, sensing the imminent danger, activates the Dinobots. The Dinobots respond and start pounding on the Constructicons opening up a lava channel in the process. The battle not going in their favor, the Constructicons pull out one last trick and combine into the super warrior, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The returning Autobots see the battle, but are unable to help. Inside the Ark, Teletraan-I is able to show that Megatron cheated, and the Autobots rush outside to help the Dinobots.

Distracted by one of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]’s holograms, Devastator is shot by Optimus Prime and falls apart and into the lava. The other Decepticons are routed by the Autobots and also pushed into the lava. There is much rejoicing.

==Notable Quotes==

"But I need my power chip rectifier. Besides, the Cybertron Code of Combat states that each combatant must fight as they are -- without additional reinforcements. You wouldn't want to cheat, would you, leader?" <br>
"I will win by any means! At any cost. Even if it means terminating ''you'', Starscream!" <br>
"I was only making a legal point..." <br>
-- '''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''.

"Let's see how he likes my new shockblast cannon! ''[The cannon explodes in his hands]'' ...It's a shock, alright." <br>
-- '''Wheeljack'''

"It's no use, Scrapper. They've brought in the heavy artillery." <br>
"Then it's time we did the same -- only heavier!"
<br>
-- '''Hook''' and '''Scrapper''' as the Constructicons prepare to merge into Devastator for the first time.

"Nothing defeats the Devastator! Nothing!" <br>
"Nothing, little one? What would you say about me? HAHAHA!" <br>
-- '''Devastator''' and a "Giant Autobot".

"Is it really over, Optimus? I mean, have we seen the last of this war forever?" <br>
"Who can say, Spike? In this vast universe, is anything truly... forever?" <br>
-- '''Spike''' and '''Optimus Prime''', with a question that is quickly answered, at least for the audience.

"We... shall... rise... AGAIN." <br>
-- '''Megatron''' floating in lava.

==Other Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===

*The Rhino DVD version of this episode is full of animation errors that do not appear in the original broadcast version (as a result of incomplete film masters being used for the DVD), as well as crude attempts made by Rhino to fix some of these errors.
*When Megatron descends to speak to the Autobots, and at two points during the duel with Optimus Prime, he is colored dark grey.
*When Megatron laughs maniacally after being infused with the power of the other Decepticons, his head is disproportionally small, and his Decepticon insignia moves independently of his body.
*When Megatron talks to Starscream after that, the two rectangular things on Starscream's chest are colored white instead of black.
*In the Rhino DVD version, when the Constructicons move out to dig the passage to the Autobot headquarters, Mixmaster is constantly moving a bit back and forth while driving, as if the animation frames are not ordered properly.
*During the duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, where are the Autobots seen in the background sitting, in midair?
*In the Rhino DVD version, when Skywarp boasts that Megatron acquired the power of teleportation from him, he is colored like Starscream, who is seen sitting right next to him.
*When the Autobots cheer inside their headquarters, Bumblebee's insignia is missing.

===Continuity Errors===
*The Constructicons' origin would be one of the most confusing and inconsistent of the series. In "Heavy Metal War", Megatron states that they were recently built on Earth; however, in the second season episode [[The Secret of Omega Supreme]], Omega reveals that millions of years earlier he befriended the then-benevolent Constructicons and that they would be subsequently reprogrammed by Megatron as a combining force for evil. Further complicating the Constructicons origins is a flashback in [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]] where the Constructicons are shown creating Megatron, which contradicts the origin of being built on Earth.
*Where were you on THAT one, [[Flint Dille]]?
*The building site ruined and from which the components were stolen from by the Constructicons was actually a power plant that one of the construction workers stated to be able to provide whole planet with limitless energy. Evidently wasting the opportunity to harvest endless energy and fighting petty duels with Optimus Prime while being able to cheat is much more fun in the optics of Megatron than sticking to the old plan of acquiring as many energon cubes as possible and conquering the universe.
*Ironhide is apparently able to detect the Decepticons by himself, without relying on Teletraan I. However, in "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", the Autobots were unable to detect the approaching Decepticons with Teletraan sabotaged.
*Was it really wise for Optimus to bring all the Autobots outside to watch the duel, thus leaving the headquarters undefended?
* It's strange that Starscream should point out the legal standings on Megatron's cheating and suggest he try to fight honorably; Decepticons by their very nature are treacherous and manipulative, and even if he's afraid of empowering Megs even more, surely he couldn't pass up an opportunity to crush the Autobots (like the plan almost did, for a while).

===Transformers References===
*This episode introduces the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s and [[Devastator]].

*This episode is also the "source" of the aborted "Lava Bath Safety" deco for the original Megatron toy.

===Miscellaneous Trivia===
*During Teletraan's montage of the sources of Megatron's acquired powers, the descriptions for the individual Decepticons are verbatim quotes from the [http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage34.html Transformers Series Bible's "Decepticon Rolecall" page], albeit including several lost-in-translation typographical errors ("Decepticon Lider", "Decepticon Commicator", "Sky Warp"). The most notable of those is [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (misspelled as "Runble") being identified as a [[FIBRIR|"red robot"]]. Furthermore, the seemingly random numbers listed on those screens are actually Hasbro's product codes for the respective toys. Interestingly enough, even [[Reflector]] is given a product number, even though he was never released at mass retail. However, the renditions of the Decepticons are ''not'' the official model sheets for those characters, but rather all-new drawings.

===Real-World References===
*Reference

==External Links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/heavy_metal_war.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

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The Agenda (Part 2)

2008-01-11T11:48:59Z

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{{episodenav |BW |season=2 |12 |prev=The Agenda, Part 1 |next=The Agenda, Part 3}}
'''Writers:''' [[Bob Forward]]

'''Captured by [[Ravage]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] lets the former Decepticon warrior in on the secret of the Golden Disk and gets him to switch sides.'''

'''Major characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Minor characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Original air date:''' March 12, 1998 (Cartoon Network Preview); May 16 (Regular Syndication)

==Summary==
With Megatron a prisoner and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] scattered, the [[Maximal]]s prepare to wrap things up. [[Optimus Primal]] summons [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] to his office and comes down on him about [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Silverbolt points out that she was originally a Maximal protoform and that he himself was a Predacon once, but Primal counters that Blackarachnia is evil to the core, whereas Silverbolt just didn't know any better. He confines Silverbolt to quarters and dispatches [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] to deal with Blackarchnia, despite Silverbolt's request to be sent, if only to protect Cheetor.

In his cell, Megatron berates Ravage for siding with the Maximals, to which Ravage responds that Megatron is an inferior leader when compared to his namesake. Megatron also points out that Ravage's [[Transwarp Cruiser|ship]] is depleted of [[energon]]. He offers a stash of [[energon cube|cube]]s for his freedom, but Ravage reveals he already knows the stash's location, as [[Tarantulas]] is a Lieutenant in the [[Predacon Secret Police]]. Cheetor prepares to go out for Blackarachnia, but first apologizes to Silverbolt, who also apologizes—for the punch he gives Cheetor right afterward. Escaping, Silverbolt locates Blackarachnia following [[Waspinator]] to [[Mount St. Hilary|a mountain]]. Silverbolt begs her to come in, but Blackarachnia claims to have no feelings for him at all. To prove her point, she shoots him. But as Silverbolt points out, it was non-fatal, saying she does care for him and won't simply kill him. While they are [[Kiss|distracted]], the hoverpod they're in rams into Waspinator, shattering both, but Silverbolt saves Blackarachnia. (Waspinator is out of luck, as usual.)

Heading for the energon cubes, Optimus and Cheetor discover that they are actually [[Energon crystal|unstable crystal]]s and part of a trap by Megatron. [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] attacks, but soon suffers from energon buildup. Inferno then ignites the crystals in an attempt to destroy them all. The chain reaction destroys the mountain and seemingly incinerates Inferno, but Optimus and Cheetor manage to escape. Once they're safe, Optimus informs Ravage of what happened.

At his ship, Ravage confronts Megatron over his treachery. Megatron points out that Ravage intends to kill them all, Maximal and Predacon. Ravage admits to this and arms the vessel's internal autoguns. Desperate, Megatron reveals he had ulterior motives for stealing the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], something which could affect the [[Great War]]. Ravage doubts him, pointing out the Disk's destruction, but allows Megatron to convince him. Released from his [[power bond]]s, the Predacon commander reveals that he still has a fragment of the Disk, and it holds proof that Ravage will believe&mdas;a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the [[Decepticon]]s. Noting his potential defeat, Megatron left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use [[transwarp]] technology to travel back in time to Ancient [[Earth]]. Although the message cuts out partway through, the Predacon's gambit succeeds: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former leader, releases Megatron.

At the mountain, Blackarachnia and Silverbolt discover that Megatron was already there, having dug a tunnel and then sealed it. Blackarachnia attempts to make Silverbolt leave, but finally accepts his help. As Optimus and Cheetor return to the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap]] radios Optimus, telling him they no longer need to depend on Ravage—he's switched sides! As Ravage [[transformation|transforms]] to interface with his ship, the Predacons launch an attack.

[[The Agenda, Part 3|To be continued...]]

==Quotes==
"Ahhh...I useta be young like that."<br>
"...What?!"<br>
"D'yah, I mean, we got trouble. Ohhhh, yeah."
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Optimus Primal''' on Silverbolt's escape to find Blackarachnia

"I know how you're feeling. You don't know whether to kiss me or... kill me."<br>
"I'm a ''black widow spider'', you idiot! ...I can do both."
:—'''Silverbolt''' and '''Blackarachnia'''

"This is Megatron, leader of the Decepticons. And if you're hearing this, it means I've failed...''this'' time.<br>
:—'''Megatron''', causing the fandom to rejoice at his appearance, yet complain that Frank Welker didn't provide the voice

"Decepticons forever!"
:—'''Ravage''', before transforming with the traditional noise into a mini-cassette, causing the fandom to rejoice without any complaints

==Notes==

===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity errors===
*Tarantulas heads the recovery mission for Megatron's energon stash, yet it's been established that his new base is loaded with stable energon. Why doesn't he and Ravage simply use ''that'' to repower the stealth cruiser?

===Transformers references===
*When Megatron shows the recording from the remains of the Golden Disk, the face and voice of the original Megatron are shown.
*When Ravage transforms, the sound effect is the one used by all Transformers in the [[Generation One|original series]].
*Originally, when Ravage transformed and inserted his cassette mode into the control console, the G1 cartoon theme song was going to play during his first cry of "Decepticons Forever!" and subsequent attack on the ''Axalon''. However, due to copyright constraints, this plan was dropped, and a more generic song was put in its place.

===Real-world references===
*Efforts were made to get [[Frank Welker]] to provide the voice for Megatron's message, but financial and scheduling conflicts precluded this from happening. [[Gary Chalk]] voiced him instead.
*When Waspinator is smashed to pieces by the stasis pod ship, a toilet is seen falling down among the wreckage.

===trivia===
*primal has a tiny trophy of a gorilla on his desk.

==External links==
*[http://www.bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasontwo/agenda2/ Synopsis of the Agenda, Part 2 at Ben Yee's website]
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Other Voices, Part 1

2008-01-11T09:50:29Z

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{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |25 |prev=Before the Storm |next=Other Voices, Part 2}}
'''Writers:''' [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]]

The plans of both [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and the mysterious aliens are coming to a head as one of the two moons transforms.

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

'''Original Air Date:''' March 31, 1997

==Summary==
In a flash of light, a power anomaly emerges from a wormhole above the planet and descends to the surface. The aliens have arrived.

Rhinox detects the arrival and alerts Optimus, who hopes the truce is still holding. He flies off to meet Airazor and Rattrap at the landing site.

Tarantulas is programming his stolen Transwarp cell, when Blackarachnia pays him another visit. She tells him she can get them inside the Maximal base to steal a stasis pod. Megatron monitors the entire discussion between the two spiders and sends Waspinator to the location the aliens are anticipated to arrive at.

Rattrap and Airazor reach the site, which is a large circular plaza of stone, pulsing with energy and containing a stable energon crystal. When Airazor tries to scan it, it zaps her, blasts Rattrap away, and engulfs the entire site inside an organic dome-like structure with Airazor inside

Airazor awakens inside the "nutty alien bungalow", where a garbled alien voice speaks to her. She assures the aliens she means them no harm -- but they have no such compunctions, and painfully scan her until she converts to beast mode. After the scan ends, they are left with one word of information: ''"Cybertron."''

Outside, Waspinator arrives to "secure the area", but Rattrap drives him off with a vigorous bout of fisticuffs.

Primal arrives, surveys the situation. Rattrap's efforts to cut through the dome structure are ineffective. Megatron arrives with Terrorsaur and Scorponok, the latter of whom fires a "toxic sting" that eats through the structure. Primal and Rattrap venture inside; Rattrap drags the semi-conscious Airazor out, while Primal stays to confront the aliens. A series of whip-like metal tentacles ensnare him and lift him up into an agonizing scanning grid.

Tarantulas and Blackarachnia have made their way to the Maximal base, where Blackarachnia activates a device that creates a small opening in the shields. The spider move in, unaware that they are being followed by Inferno, who notes that they're up to no good and develops his own entry by digging a tunnel below ground.

Rattrap pulls Airazor out thorough Scorponok's opening just before it self-seals, to find himself facing Predacon guns -- the truce is over.

Primal's scan ends, and to address him, the aliens take the form of a "figure of authority" -- the head of Unicron. The aliens tell him that the Transformers have contaminated their experiment, which will be "sterilized". Primal pleads for a chance to fix the damage, and for the lives of the planet's native creatures, but the aliens are dismissive, citing greater dangers unknown to Primal. The conversation ends with the aliens activating a "termination sequence".

The alien construct begins to pulse with building energy. The distraction proves enough for Rattrap and Airazor to overpower the Predacons. With renewed urgency, Primal breaks his bonds and flies right through the dome; the Maximals beat a hasty retreat -- as the dome bursts open, spewing a directed geyser of energy into the sky. The energy activates hidden systems on the second moon, burning away its earthen surface to reveal an endless grid of weapon-like emplacements that being powering up. The moon itself begins to change its shape, and the alien energies cause the orbiting stasis pods to tumble out of orbit.

Rhinox observes all this at the Maximal base, taking measures to track what's happening even as the sensors begin to fritz out. Thus engaged, he doesn't see the spiders coming up behind him till it's too late. Dinobot is likewise gunned down in short order. Staring at Rhinox's displays, Blackarachnia wonders what they're looking at, to which Tarantulas replies: "The beginning... of the end."

==Quotes==

''Optimus arrives at the alien site after Rattrap has brutalized'' Waspinator.<br>
'''Optimus:''' I swear, I can't take you anywhere!<br>
'''Rattrap:''' Hey, e-heh, just keeping the peace.

'''Airazor:''' We can't leave Optimus in there.<br>
'''Rattrap:''' Hey, ours it not to reason why, but to blow dis joint before we die!

'''Alien-Unicron:''' It is too late. You and your enemies have already contaminated the project. The harm has been done. That which does not become part of the one - shall become void.<br>
'''Optimus:''' No - wait! We can fix whatever damage's been done.<br>
'''Alien-Unicron:''' We are not interested, the experiment will be sterilized.

==Notes==
*When the Vok appear before Optimus Primal, they take the form of Unicron's head. This is just a visual reference and is not meant to suggest any connection between the aliens and [[Unicron]]. In fact, later episodes imply just the opposite.
*''"Scan complete, this is the specimen we analysed before."''- The Vok previously analysed Optimus in [[Chain of Command]]
* This is the first episode with a title consisting of "Other" followed by a "V" word. This is a trend of alien-centric episodes which is carried on by [[Other Visits, Part 1]], [[Other Visits, Part 2|2]], and [[Other Victories]].
*This is perhaps the only episode of Beasties without an appearance from Cheetor.
*The Unicron hologram's statement "That which does not become part of the one - shall become void." May be a very twisted referance to a certian autobot mantra, but then again this won't be the last time someone will miss the point of the saying, just ask Megatron.
** It may also be a reference to a similar quote attributed to the real Unicron, which itself references his desire to consume everything and make it "one with the void".
*Bob Forward has said this was originally meant to be a 4-parter but the plans were changed at the last minute -"Apparently anything more than a two-parter is too hard to schedule". [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&&q=bob+forward+interview+inferno+megatron]

*After Waspinator is... defeated by Rattrap, he actually talks with an even higher pitched voice. Sigh, talk about [[humanizing]]

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Ravage (G1)

2008-01-09T01:00:57Z

66.233.188.231: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the Energon Terrorcon|Battle Ravage (Energon)}}

:''Ravage was a [[Decepticon]], then a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], and then a [[Decepticon]] again in the [[Generation 1]] and [[Beast Era]] and then [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family|continuity families]]. It's all very confusing.''

[[Image:Ravageboxart.jpg|right|thumb|350px|This is [[Ravage#Trivia|every comic book panel]] Ravage has ever been in. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]

No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage'''. One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.
{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda, Part 2]]"}}

:''Japanese name:'' '''Jaguar'''<br>
:''Italian name:'' '''Iena''' (meaning Hyena)<br>
:''Swedish name:'' '''Hunden'''<br>
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Romboló''' (meaning Ravager)<br>
:''Spanish name:'' '''Destructor'''

==Fiction==
According to the UK book [[Dinobot War]], Ravage's cassette tape mode is disguised as the soundtrack to ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical) Cats].''

===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''
[[Image:Contentedfools.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Ravage, here in his first appearance, is the first Transformer to have dialogue in the [[The Transformers (comic issue)|first Transformers story]].]]
''Ravage was loyal bodyguard for the [[Overlord (Autobot)|Overlords]], the Autobots that once ruled all of Cybertron, for generations. He witnessed as their planet-wide rule crumbled into a loose collection of feuding city-states. Like ancient Rome, the last Overlord barely managed to hold together the autocracy through the gladiatorial games, which allowed the city-states to vent their frustrations over low fuel supplies on each other in scripted, controlled conflicts. A war broke out between [[Vos]] and [[Tarn]], however, and Ravage and his partner [[Nightstalker]] attempted to escort the Overlord to safety. Joined by the gladiators [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], their journey was perilous. The Overlord was now an enfeebled mechanoid who required constant re-energization to survive, and constantly slowed them down. After Prime raced ahead to get help, Nightstalker self-destructed himself in a final loyal act to defend the Overlord, leaving the ruler alone with Megatron and Ravage. Though the Overlord was near death, Ravage refused to give the Overlord any of his energy, instead allying himself with Megatron, whom he believed would be the future ruler of Cybertron. {{Storylink|State Games!}}''

As a member of Megatron's Decepticons, Ravage attempted to hijack the [[Ark]] four million years ago, only to fail and fall into deactivation sleep until 1984. The detonation of the volcano in [[Mount St. Hilary]] reactivated the Autobots and Decepticons, unleashing their war on Earth. Ravage acted as the top spy for his leader.

''Shortly into their stay on Earth, the ever-treacherous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to build up support against Megatron by demanding action when Megatron cautioned patience, knowing his fellow Decepticons were getting restless for battle. Fearing that an outright execution of Starscream would turn popular opinion against him, Megatron asked Ravage to spy on the [[Seeker]] and find him an excuse to get rid of Starscream. Ravage was discovered, though, and critically injured by Starscream during their fight. Ravage managed to crawl home across the desert, however, and reported the betrayal to Megatron.''

''Having dishonored himself by attacking his fellow Decepticon, Starscream was forced to engage in a trial by combat with the Autobot [[Brawn]], who had fallen into a similar situation by unrelated circumstances. After defeating Brawn in combat and flying back to Decepticon headquarters to declare his victory, Starscream was shot down by the vengeful Ravage on Megatron's orders. Ravage reported the Autobots were responsible for the attack, and thus Megatron was able to galvanize the Decepticons for battle himself, effectively stealing Starscream's thunder and punishing the mutineer in the process.{{Storylink|The Enemy Within!}}''

''As the Decepticons assaulted the Ark, Ravage fought against the magnetic Autobot [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], employing his own electromagnetic shield to protect himself from his opponent's powers. When Optimus Prime attempted to awaken the ship's computer [[Auntie]] during the battle, however, she awoke in a scrambled state and turned against all the Transformers, using magnetic force to hold all the combatants against her hull...except for Ravage and Windcharger. Forced to work together for the benefit of both their armies, they managed to deactivate Auntie. {{Storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}''

Time passed, as did leadership of the Decepticons...''several'' times. Still, Ravage remained the dutiful soldier, and was at one point assigned to watch over [[Donny Finkleberg|"Robot-Master"]], really a human named Donny Finkleberg who was unwillingly helping the Decepticons sow mistrust of the Autobots among the human population. When the human escaped their coal shaft base during an Autobot offensive, Ravage took off after his prey. But after getting into a confrontation with the Autobot named [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], Ravage was sent tumbling down a mine shaft and rendered inoperative on impact. {{Storylink|Showdown!}}

''He was eventually awakened by a series of earth tremors, set off by the time storm raging throughout the universe. Finding much had changed since his deactivation, Ravage stumbled into the underground bunker of none other than [[Straxus|"Megatron"]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Initially siding with his old leader(s?), Ravage was soon surprised to learn the fate of the entire timestream was at stake. He abandoned the battle and sought out the reclusive Shockwave, and managed to use logic to convince the mentally shaky Decepticon to give up the body of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and toss it into the timestorm, ending the threat to the present and future. {{Storylink|Time Wars}}''

[[Image:Ravage_uk258.png|right|thumb|100px|The smirking Ravage was a chatty catty in the Marvel comics.]]
''In the aftermath, he hooked up with Megatron and they returned to Cybertron to seek new fortunes. In the Decepticon capital city of [[Helex]], though, they found Autobots wandering around unmolested, and the area free of Decepticon supervision. After deposing the inadequate [[Triumverate]], Megatron established a new beachhead for his conquests, with Ravage by his side. {{Storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire}} Before long, though, Ravage's Megatron was destroyed by the original Megatron, who revealed that the Megatron from Time Wars was a reconstruction of Lord Straxus. {{Storylink|Two Megatrons!}}''

Ravage eventually resurfaced on Earth, working with Starscream and Shockwave in an auxillary Decepticon army, planning to overthrow then-leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{Storylink|Eye of the Storm!}} Their plans were placed on hold when [[Primus]] summoned all the Transformers of Earth to Cybertron to do battle for [[Unicron]]. Ravage was not seen again after the war against the Chaos-Bringer. {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

===Animated continuity===
Voice Actor: [[Frank Welker]] (US) [[Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese speech)
[[Image:Ravageg1.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Ravage reveals his slef (sic) to humans. [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en]]]

One of the original team of Decepticons that accompanied [[Megatron]] on the attack of the ''[[Ark]]'' spacecraft, Ravage was reformatted by [[Teletraan I]] as an audiocassette to better blend in for operations based on Earth. Ravage served loyally as a Decepticon spy. He was one of the first Transformers to have been encountered by a human, as workers investigating a destroyed power station fell afoul of Ravage who pounced upon them and frightened them away. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1|MTMTE1}}

Shortly thereafter, Ravage accompanied Soundwave on an infiltration mission to gather data from Teletraan 1. Though Soundwave was discovered, Ravage was captured in an energy net and held captive. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 2|MTMTE2}} The Decepticon spy figured into a disinformation plot hatched by the Autobots, who purposely leaked the presence of a rocket fuel depository in the outlying desert. In truth, there was no rocket base -- Autobot [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] projected a holographic illusion in the hopes of luring the Decepticons into a trap. The Autobots allowed Ravage to escape and report back to Megatron, who easily saw through the ruse. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3|MTMTE3}}

During Megatron's gladiatorial match with Optimus Prime, Ravage was let out to watch his master battle their nemesis. Soundwave also petted him. This would be cute if it wasn't creepy. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

During Megatron's attempt to convince the humans that the Decepticons were good and the Autobots were evil, Ravage was dispatched to track down [[Spike Witwicky]] when the human searched for evidence that would exonerate the Autobots. Cornering the flesh creature in a studio control room, Ravage had a door closed on him, was electrocuted by a control panel, and had a shelf filled with video cassettes pushed onto him. To make Ravage feel better, Soundwave took Ravage along with the other cassettes to a teen dance party, where Ravage was a big hit with the ladies. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Some time later, Ravage, along with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and Soundwave, were transported to a planet with massive inhabitants, along with a group of Autobots, in a [[space bridge]] accident. The first creature they encountered, [[Aron]], thought the Decepticons were toys. Ravage attempted to escape, but Aron's cat [[Nitro]] chased after Ravage like a mouse (how embarrassing). Aron put him with his pet hamster, Blooper, in his cage. Instead of immediately asserting his dominance by killing the beast, Ravage went and ran on the creature's exercise wheel. When captured by scientists, they attempted to disect the Transformers, but Ravage was able to pick his locks and free the Decepticons, who hijacked the Autobots light beam to head back to Earth...and landed in a lake filled with alligators. That was a very bad day for Ravage. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}

====''Binaltech''====
At some point in time after [[1985]], but before [[2005]], Ravage was captured by the [[EDC]] and kept as a prisoner. He was then kept Status Locked in Cassete-mode inserted his future/past self's Tapedeck, in order to provide his body with a [[Spark|"Life Essence Nucleus"]], as part of the [[I.I.I|I.I.I's]] "X-9 Revival Plan". The present's Ravage remains unaware of his time-tossed doppleganger.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|right|thumb|150px|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the new Autobot Supreme Commander Optimus Prime. Ravage got savaged.
Millions of years later, Ravage was a member of a team of Transformers controlled by [[Lazarus]] and sent to destroy an oil refinery. Ravage, always loyal to Soundwave, seemed to switch to [[Shockwave]]'s side when they traveled to Cybertron. Unfortunately for him, he tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of energy blast.

===IDW comics continuity===
Ravage can talk. Seriously. He was last seen chained in a [[Skywatch]] facility alongside Laserbeak. And he hasn't seen Megatron or Soundwave in twenty years. He's not in a good mood, but this was rendered moot when Skywatch reprogrammed him to track down the other Transformers. Time will tell if Skywatch's programming is stronger than Ravage's loyalty to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Devastation, Part 1}}

===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
[[Image:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Back vile beast, back *Ravage smashes chair*...um, anyone got some catnip?]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]], and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]].

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a cigar at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again.

Ravage is a "clockwork puma", and does not transform in the course of the story. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}}
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===Beast Wars===

====Toy Bio====
*''' ''Metals'' Jaguar'''
:The process of becoming a Predacon has cost Ravage some of his early Decepticon memories. His ability to become invisible is called Reflect Shade. His orders are to rid the planet [[Earth#Beast Wars|Energois]] of Transformers.

*'''Tripredacus Agent'''
:This lone assassin may look like a Maximal, but his irradiated spark is that of a Predacon. He was saved (and presumably rebuilt into a Transmetal 2) by the Vok. He can hide his energy signature, thanks to his unusual spark. In his history as a Predacon, he has adopted many names to better suit his covert line of work. His weapon is a low-radiation proton bomb launcher. As he loves the dark, the light is his weakness.

====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''====
Although he only shows up on a computer screen in the comic(thus not making an actual appearance), he is mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the Tripredacus Council.

====''Beast Wars''====
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Lee Tockar]] (US), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japan), [[Daois Cabezudo]] (Brazil)
[[Image:BWRavage_introduction.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"I vill ask you only vuhnce more... vhere are moose and skvirrel?"]]

Ravage is one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with classy Russian accent. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of the beast warriors. (Whether this translated to "kill them all" in the minds of the Tripedacus Council is unclear, but that was apparently Ravage's intent.) Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[Transwarp Cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{Storylink|The Agenda, Part 1}}

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the Beast warriors live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cuts out before it is finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attack Cheetor and Optimus, at which point he transformed into his old mini-casette alt-mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship, and started playing wicked guitar solos{{Storylink|The Agenda, Part 2}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and caused an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" to whomever heard or cared. {{Storylink|The Agenda, Part 3}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas' [[Arachnoid|spider-drone]]s. {{Storylink|Optimal Situation}}{{-}}

====''Beast Wars Metals'' manga====

{note|Although it picks up after the first season, the Beast Wars Metals manga is not in-continuity with the television series. In the ''Beast Wars Metals'' manga, Metals Jaguar was portrayed as G1 Jaguar's homicidal son, with Jaguar taking the design of the Happy Meal Panther toy.}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
[[Image:Ravage Teansmetal2.jpg|left|thumb|300px|On the left, Ravage's "robot mode" as seen in The Gathering. On the right, his actual robot mode as seen in Primeval Dawn. On the far right where we can't see him, Ravage beating the crap out of the designers, telling them to make up their [[frag]]ging minds]]

Magmatron recovered Ravage's heavily-damaged torso, which still contained his spark. He then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], and Ravage was reborn. In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitators]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions however were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending, Part 1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline - as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield - upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while chronically displaced and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a Princess Mononoke homage. {{storylink|The Ascending, Part 2}}

After introducing himself to Lioconvoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they deal with the menace of Shockarakt. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted the Anglomois capsule from the belly of the Lionfish/Hornet Fuzor. Ouch. When he told Lioconvoy to abandon the anglomois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him... Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Anglomois capsule, to come up with an immunizer for the poison. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shockarakt blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. Ravage's fate is uncertain so far.{{storylink|The Ascending, Part 3}}

{{note|Despite being a continuity that borrows heavily from other G1 continuities, where it is suggested that Ravage is completely loyal to Megatron, before attempting to revive Ravage, Magmatron suggests that Ravage's most important loyalty is to Ravage himself. This could simply be Magmatron's opinion, however, and is not necessarily indicative of Ravage's true loyalties.

Possibly in an effort to distinguish him from Cheetor, Ravage usually walks around on his hind legs in beast mode, not bothering with his Transmetal 2 robot mode.}}

====''Primeval Dawn'' comics====
An undead [[Vok]]-infested [[Tarantulas]] revived Ravage into another body to help boost his forces. The remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Universe (comic)|Primeval Dawn}}

===''Binaltech''===
The Government-run [[Intelligence and Information Institute]] (or Triple-I) unearthed a mysterious black box during an archaeological dig. After years of probing, the container, dubbed "Schrödinger's Box" by the group's scientists, was revealed to be the flight recorder of the Predacon Ravage's stealth ship, containing a copy of the feline's personality and memory engrams, deposited into his vessel before his final blaze of glory {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 2}}. When the scientists found a way to communicate with this personality, it offered them its knowledge of future events in exchange for a new body. Triple-I agreed, and used a fake Binaltech project (filled under the pretense of "technological synthesis tests"), to provide their part of the bargain. However, to truly bring the new Ravage to life, Triple-I stole the present-day Ravage - who had been captured by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and stasis-locked into his cassette mode - and implanted him into the new Ravage, thereby 'fusing' the old and new Ravages into one.

This new Ravage, however, had no intention of fulfilling his end of the bargain and, after eliminating his benefactors and learning to his shock that history did not change in his faction's favor, decided to rectify his mistake. First on his agenda was his former commander, Megatron; stealing an Autobot shuttle, he located and repaired the [[Kronosphere]] and - during a decisive battle between Megatron's and Optimus Prime's forces that would have normally ended with the Autobots being forced off of Cybertron and into their moon bases - turned the weapon on his own faction, trapping Megatron and his crew in a space-time rift. This alteration in the timeline served two purposes: first, it would give the Autobots the chance to retake Cybertron, which would then lead to them having to face off against the oncoming [[Unicron]] alone, severely weakening them in the process. The second, and more important, purpose was to keep Megatron alive and in good mental health (relatively speaking), thus preventing him from becoming the insane [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and allowing him to lead the Decepticons to victory over the battle-weary Autobots. Ravage also [[Transmuter|Transmuted]] [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] into a new Binaltech body of his own, so he could lead the remaining Decepticons in Megatron's absence, and secretly derailed many of the Autobots' supply missions, further weakening them for their battle with the Chaos Bringer.

Unfortunately for him, the Autobot named [[Overdrive]] became aware of Ravage's meddling in history, thanks to his acute sensitivity of the timestream, and - with the help of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] - captured the wayward Decepticon and forced a confession out of him. Ravage, however, was not without a trump card, revealing that his alterations may prevent the deaths of many of the Autobots destined to die in the normal timeline (which, as a distinction between the two, was dubbed 'Prime Time' by Wheeljack, Ravage's altered timeline being called 'Ravage Time'), though in the grand scheme of things, only Optimus could not be considered expendable, as he contained the one thing that could bring down Unicron (the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]). By the time of his capture, however, Unicron had already been sighted on a collision course with Cybertron and, despite the temptation of preventing future deaths among his ranks, Optimus decided Ravage's plans to be too dangerous to allow to come to fruition. To that end, he ropes [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] into helping him fly to Unicron in a preemptive strike against the monstrous threat, while the other Autobots (left in the command of [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]), were to initiate "Operation: Distant Thunder", which involved sending a copy of Wheeljack's memories of what Ravage confessed to them, back in time to a point prior to the Decepticon panther's meddling, via the energies located on [[Dinobot Island]]. If "Operation: Distant Thunder" worked as planned, Ravage's plans would be foiled, and any tremors in the timeline he caused would be smoothed over by "Project Body Shop" (aka, the Binaltech project). However, just as Skids gives the signal to transmit the memory engrams, the Autobot base is rocked by an entire fleet of Decepticons. The Autobots just barely manage to hold off the fleet, ensuring that "Operation: Distant Thunder" proves to be a success (though a [[Nemesis Prime|black Optimus Prime]] ends up separating the Binaltech timeline from the original, as supposedly the Binaltech-bodied Transformers have a higher purpose in the grand scheme of things). Whatever happened to Ravage is not known.

===15 Go! Go!===
[[Image:TGGRavage.jpg|thumb|275px|right|It's a mystery!]]

After a mystery assailant badly damaged [[Teletraan I]], destroying vital data, the thinly-disguised (actually not-at-all-disguised) "Black Panther Man" stationed on the artificial Earth satellite [[Nana]] ordered the mobile computers [[Teletraan 10]] and [[Teletraan 15]] to travel through time collecting data on Transformers of the past and future.

Although his plan was indeed to repair Teletraan I's databanks, Ravage had his own intentions for the information. He had traveled back from the future to the year 2005 in an attempt to use the "bio and tech specs" data stored inside the computer to manipulate the future and create a timeline free of "unnecessary conflict". When he was foiled by the unknown saboteur, he infiltrated the Autobots as Black Panther Man and created the Information Control Center on Nana in order to control the recovery effort.

The bumbling Teletraan 15 (and eventually Teletraan 10 as well) resisted, escaping back in time using Ravage's Transwarp cruiser and becoming the very saboteur that caused her mission to begin. Though annoyed that his scheme had been thwarted, Ravage expressed pride in the independence of his underlings and graciously ejected them into space—a survivable situation for the pair and their [[Kiss Player]] cassette friends.

===Kids Stuff Read-Along book===
Ravage immediately recognized what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time," when Transformers were not much more advanced in science than humans are now.

This suggests that Ravage is among the oldest of the Decepticons (even Megatron only feigned familiarity with this form of technology), or that he's a serious student of ancient energy generation techniques.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Ravage / Rumble''' (Cassette, 1984/1998/1986/1987)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''19''', '''D-59''', '''D-104'''
[[Image:G1Ravage_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Behold... the world's skinniest jaguar.]]

: The first Ravage toy transforms from a robotic jaguar (or whatever) into a microcassette. In cassette mode, he can fit into the tape compartments fo the [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster]] toys. For his [[Hasbro]] release, he was sold on a card along with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] in 1984-1986, and as an individual with an extra clear-plastic tape-case by [[Takara]] from 1985-1987.

: This mold was later used to make [[Glit]] and [[Howlback]].

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*'''Soundblaster''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''18'''

[[Image:G1Jaguar(reissue).jpg|left|thumb|A light breeze is enough to defeat him.]]

: The [[Transformers Collection]] [[reissue]] of Soundblaster (the rebuilt form of Soundwave from the Japanese [[Headmasters (franchise)|Headmasters series]]) came with bonus "Cassettrons" Jaguar (Ravage) and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Both came with their own extra tape-cases, and small stickers depicting the 'weak points' of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortess Maximus]].

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*'''Soundwave''' (Decepticon, 2007)

: Hasbro's reissue of Soundwave is a [[redeco]] of the Transformers Collection Soundblaster, coming with the double-tape door and both Ravage and Laserbeak as pack-ins.

===Beast Wars===
* '''Tripredacus Agent''' (Deluxe, 1996)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-7'''

[[Image:ShadowPanther_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Fuzzy kitty!]]

:This originally Japanese toy, named [[Shadow Panther]], is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] toy in black, silver, and yellow, transforming into a generic big feline. His tail/flanks separate to form a non-firing blaster, while his underbelly forms a water-shooting "gut gun" that can be used in either mode.

: Much later, this toy was offered through Hasbro's online collector service under the name "'''Tripredacus Agent'''", with an online bio indicating he was the same character as Ravage (then called "Tripredacus Agent" due to [[trademark]] isuues).

: This mold was also used to make [[Tigatron]], and was planned to be used for the cancelled ''[[Universe]]'' toy [[Nightprowler]].

* '''Jaguar''' (Deluxe, 1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-9'''
[[Image:JaguarX9_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Metal kitty!]]

: ''Beast Wars Metals'' Jaguar is a heavy [[retool]]ing of [[Transmetal]] Cheetor, just as Ravage's robot mode CG model in the show is an altered Transmetal Cheetor. He transforms into a robotic big cat, with flip-out thrusters for a third "flight" mode (not, as in the episode, into a cassette tape that plays wicked 1980's style electric guitar, for obvious reasons). His forearms each have a spring-loaded flip out pistol stub, which can be extended with add-on barrels that clip to his rear legs in beast mode. his tail also can detach to form a whip-weapon, but he doesn't hold it very well.

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* '''Tripredacus Agent''' (Deluxe, 2001)
[[Image:TripredacusAgent_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Mutant kitty!]]

: This Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] is a redeco of --wait, can you guess?-- Transmetal 2 Cheetor, in black, silver, and gold, transforming into a monstrous techno-organic (but not [[technorganic]]) big cat. He has a spring-loaded missile launcher on his cat-mode back that can be removed and used as a hand-held weapon, plus his tail detaches to forma hand-held flail. His left forearm has a flip-up blaster-shield (of dubious usefulness), while flipping up a panel on his right-rear leg reveals his [[spark crystal]].

===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
* '''Soundwave''' (2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF 05'''
[[Image:STFRavage.jpg|left|thumb|So tiny... So CUTE!]]

: The ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' version of Soundwave comes with a ''teeeeeny'' version of Ravage, which does actually transform into a microcassette that fits in the tape-case door. Smallest Ravage may very well be the actual smallest functioning ''Transformers'' toy made.

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===Alternators===
* '''Battle Ravage''' (2004)
:''Alternator ID number:'' '''11'''
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-11'''
[[Image:AlternatorsRavage(Corvette).jpg|right|thumb|He brakes for Meow Mix and nothing else...well, sometimes nip.]]

: A retooling of ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Tracks]], "Battle" Ravage transforms into a 1:24-scale licensed replica of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible, with opening doors, hood, trunk, plus a "realistic" driver/passenger compartment. Each robot-mode forearm contains slide-out (non-firing) double blasters.

: This mold was also used to make ''Alternators'' [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]].

*'''Ravage''' (Alternator, 2007)
:''Alternator ID number:'' '''26'''
[[Image:Alternatorsravagejaguar.jpg|left|thumb|Soundwave had MTV pimp his kitty.]]

: The second version of ''Alternators'' Ravage transforms into a 1:24-scale licensed Jaguar XK (appropriately enough), with all the normal bells and whistles inherent in the line (opening doors, seats, etc). This is a toy of many "firsts". Not only is it the first ''Alternators'' character with two distinctly-different toys, it's one of the first two Decepticon Alternators with an original mold (alongside [[Rumble]]). ''And'', it's the first ''Alternators'' character to have a non-humanoid "robot" mode, as its non-car form is now a quadrupedal big cat.

: After shipments appeared in various European markets, Ravage and Rumble's releases in the US were questionable for a while. However, it appears they were shuffled to be Wal-Mart [[exclusive]]s, set in an endcap display alongside the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] exclusive gift-set in March/April of 2007... in some stores. In others, they were crammed in the normal aisle with everything else. Assuming it even showed up at all.

: On this note, Ravage has a Great Britain license plate, regardless of which country the toy was purchased in.

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===Titanium Series===
*'''Soundblaster''' (6" Titaniums, 2007)

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==Merchandise==
*'''Ravage Wallet'''

: Released in 1984 as one of the earliest Transformers merchandise items, this vinyl wallet featured a [[Hologram|holographic]] image that changed from Ravage's [[package art]] to the Decepticon version of the [[Generation 1]] Transformers [[logo]].

*'''Ravage Decoy'''
: ''Decoy ID number:'' '''49'''

: Coming packaged at random on carded ''Transformers'' toys during 1986, this is a soft-rubber version of Ravage in his jaguar mode. He --like all Decepticon [[Decoy]]s-- was available in both purple and red, with the red version being considerably rarer. These are not erasers!

[[Image:Ravage robotheroes.jpg|thumb|''Wavage!'']]
*'''Robot Heroes Ravage'''

: Released in 2007 as a [[Robot Heroes]] vs. pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage is ''adowable''!
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==Trivia==
* Ravage's original packaging art is by far the most-copied depiction of any Transformer. It was, of course, adapted for his ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel Comics)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ravage], but was also used (twice) in 1985's "back-of-the-box" battle scene [http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=7&image=33], was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks, and the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel Comics. In "[[Time Wars]] Part 2" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art multiple times across several subsequent panels. And it was, of course, recolored for Howlback's card-art. Yikes.
* Reportedly, Hasbro wanted to bring Ravage's Jaguar X-9 figure over to the states as part of the Beast Wars 10th Anniversary line, but they couldn't find the mold. Bummer.

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ravage Ravage Transformers Universe profile]
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm Ravage at TFU.info]

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[[Category: Decepticons]]
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Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)

2008-01-07T12:11:45Z

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'''Beast Wars: Transformers''' is a third-person shooting game released for the PC platform in 1996. It was later [[Wikipedia:Shovelware|ported]] to the Sony Playstation platform.

[[Image:Bw game wtf.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Dude! '''Dude.'''<br/>Seriously... ''what in the hell?!'']]

Players picked their side and sent their Transformers on missions against both the opposing side and the [[Skriix]] aliens.

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==Playable characters==
===Maximals===
* [[Optimus Primal]]
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]
* [[Rattrap]]
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]
* [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] ("rescue" levels only)

===Predacons===
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
* [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]
* [[Tarantulas]]
* [[Blackarachnia]]
* [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] ("rescue" levels only)

==Trivia==
* A game model was made for [[Waspinator]] with plans to have him in the game, but those ultimately fell through.
* The Beast Wars cast did not reprise their characters' voices for the game, and while their presence would have made the game marginally better, it's probably best that they managed to avoid marching in this crap parade.
* While the Playstation version of the game was limited to a single-player affair, the PC version surprisingly had an option to play with up to 8 people over LAN or online; in fact, for a while during the game's release, the MSN Gaming Zone reserved several rooms for multiplayer Beast Wars games. "Fans" of the game claim this is enough to dredge the game out from being horrible to barely mediocre.

==External Links==
* [http://www.download.com/Beast-Wars-Transformers-demo/3000-7563_4-889284.html Playable demo on download.com]
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[[Category: Video games]]

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Bruticus (RID)

2007-12-23T08:05:39Z

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:''Bruticus is a [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ridbruticustechspec.jpg|right|thumb|250px|So, I taste my own genitals. In my mouth. It's a...conundrum.]]

'''Bruticus''' tirelessly guards the prisons of the Predacon leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. He's got just enough brains between his three heads to do his very simple job: make sure [[Autobot]] prisoners don't escape, and if they do, smash them.

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Bruticus''' (Deluxe, 2001)

: Bruticus transforms into a [[Wikipedia:Cerberus|Cerberus]], a mythical three-headed dog. His robot mode continues the motif, with three different dog-shaped faces on his head. his beast-mode hind legs, which end up on his robot mode back, can unfold into a second pair of arms, each one brandishing a (non-removable) melee weapon. His triple tail becomes a flail weapon for robot mode.

: Bruticus' mold was originally developed to be a [[Maximal]] for the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' series. When that series was cut short, apparently the toy had made it far enough into the development process to continue. He has a flip-up chestplate that reveals indications of an intended spark-crystal-activated gimmick (as all second-year ''Beast Machines'' toys had). But this gimmick was seemingly abandoned, and it is unknown just what it was meant to do; it has been suggested, due to the shoulder design of the figure, the gimmick would have involved some kind of lunging attack with the two side heads (the ones that turn into the main robot arms).

==Trivia==
*Bruticus was the first Transformers color layout done by [[Aaron Archer]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Predacon/Bruticus/bruticus.htm Bruticus at TFU.info]

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