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Feral Scream Part 1

2007-09-05T15:10:45Z

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{{episodenav |BW |season=3 |5 |prev=Cutting Edge |next=Feral Scream, Part 2}}
'''Writers:''' [[Greg Johnson]]

Megatron creates a new [[Dinobot 2 (BW)|Transmetal 2 Dinobot]] using alien technology, and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] is caught in the blast as the device malfunctions.

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

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

'''Original Air Date:''' January 31, 1999

==Summary==
Extended summary

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

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*There is a [[Subgrid Zarak|subgrid]] near the Maximal base called [[Zarak]].

===Real-World References===
Megatron's creation of the Dinobot clone is clearly based on the creation of the monster from Frankenstein, complete with Waspinator as Igor.

==External Links==
*Link
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Code of Hero

2007-09-05T14:52:29Z

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{{episodenav |BW |season=2 |9 |prev=Bad Spark |next=Transmutate (Beast Wars episode)}}
[[Image:CodeofHero_titlepic.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The rest is silence...]]

Dinobot makes the ultimate sacrifice to save those who are still to come.

==Detailed synopsis==
At the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', Dinobot is holding his sword in an ominous manner (Read: HE WAS GOING TO COMMIT HARI-KIRI, FREAKIN' RITUAL SUICIDE ON PUBLIC TELEVISION). Eventually, he throws it aside, but remains shamed by his turning the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] to Megatron. At the bridge, Rhinox announces that he's being doing some calculations. The [[Transwarp Wave]] from the [[Planet Buster]]'s destruction is travelling through space, and will reach [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the "present". Instead of being excited, however, Optimus fears whether or not Megatron has made similar calculations.

Dinobot runs into Rattrap, who rips him a new one over his turning the Disk over to Megatron. Still shamed, Dinobot resolves to recover the Disk...and if necessary, kill Megatron. Heading to [[Tarantulas' lair]], he captures the mad scientist, demanding to know where the disk is. Tarantulas reveals that Megatron is keeping the Disk on his person at all times. Dinobot uses a Tarantulas as a means of transportation to locate Megatron, who is with Rampage. Megatron, who has made the Transwarp wave calculations, is doing a test with the Disk. In the future, a nearby mountain is intact in the future, as shown when playing the Disk in front of it. Megatron has Rampage destroy the mountain, and the future changes to suit the event. Dinobot realizes what a fool he's been, but soon has little time to reflect: Megatron intends to change the outcome of the [[Great War]] in the [[Decepticon]]s favor...by destroying the protohumans and depriving the [[Autobot]]s of an important ally race. Dinobot contacts Optimus, who orders him to maintain position, but Dinobot engages.

Dinobot is able to take out the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, but he loses his weapons in the processes. Also, his energy supply is being drained in the processes, rendering his [[optic laser]]s unusable. Soon, it's just Megatron and Dinobot, who reveals a human captive. On his last bit of [[Energon]], Dinobot pluges a rock into a stick, knocks the disk out Megatron's hand, and destroys it with his optic lasers, expending his last bit of energy. Megatron flees as the [[Maximal]]s arrive, but it is too late for Dinobot. As he lays dying, he solidifies his friendship with Rattrap, and asks Optimus to tell the whole truth about Dinobot, the good and the bad, and allow him to be judged accordingly. With that, his [[spark]] leaves his exostructure, and dies. The Maximals hold a funeral for Dinobot, dissolving his remains.

At the valley, a protohuman finds Dinobots stick. The protohuman learns that it is not only a valuable tool, but also can be used to defend themselves from predators. Dinobot's actions not only saved the protohumans, but also helped them take a step toward evloving into [[human]]ity.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' March 9, 1998 (Special Cartoon Network Preview); April 25, 1998 (Regular Syndication)

'''Written by:''' [[Ian Weir]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximals]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacons]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (1)
* [[Optimus Primal]] (2)
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (3)
* [[Rattrap]] (4)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (5)
* [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] (13)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Tarantulas]] (6)
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (8)
* [[Waspinator]] (9)
* [[Blackarachnia]] (10)
* [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (11)
* [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (12)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Quotes==
"Destroy this valley, and everything in it! The human race shall never have existed!"
:-- '''Megatron''', announcing the impending genocide of the proto-humans.

"The question that once haunted my being has been answered. The future is not fixed, and my choices are my own. And yet, how ironic - for I now find that I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined."
:-- '''Dinobot''', realizing his destiny.

"One lonely turncoat, battling on against impossible odds. (Wiping fake tear) I'm almost touched... fortunately such moments pass quickly. Quickstrike, scrap him!"
:-- '''Megatron''', observing '''Dinobot''''s fight to save the valley single-handedly.

"What's a warrior without weapons, eh?"<br>
"A warrior ''still!''"
:-- '''Quickstrike''' goading '''Dinobot''' into a fight.

"Hmm, my ears are burning! Yesss! Why, Dinobot, what a delightful surprise! Let's see, where are we now? I have the Golden Disk. I have the power to change the future. And the only obstacle in my path to unimaginable glory... is ''yourself''. Exhausted. Damaged beyond recovery. ''Defeated''."<br>
"Not just yet!"<br>
"Uh-uh-uh!"<br>
(Megatron reveals a proto-human bound in energon bindings)<br>
"One more step and it's raining bits of early anthropoid, yesss. Oh dear, how positively ''Maximal'' of you. You were weakened before you started, Dinobot. Weakened by ''compassion''."
:-- '''Megatron''' confronting the severely damaged '''Dinobot'''.

"Oh, hohoho. Really, Dinobot? A stick, against a ''Transmetal''? I think ''not''."<br>
"Final Warning: Power failing. Jeopardy extreme. Repeat: Extreme."<br>
"Please. Face it, Dinobot. You're old technology. ''Obsolete''. What could ''you'', possibly ''do''?"<br>
"Improvise."
:-- '''Megatron''' arrogantly mocking '''Dinobot''' while the Maximal's computer warns him of his injuries.

"Well fought my friend. You saved the valley. You saved the lives of those who live here... and of those who are still to come."
:-- '''Optimus Primal'''

"Like I said, you're just a blasted slag-spouting saurian, but... its nice to know where you stand."<br>
"Upwind of you, for preference, vermin."
:-- '''Rattrap''' and '''Dinobot''' sharing one last banter.

"Tell my tale to those who ask, the good with the bad. Tell it truthfully, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest...is...silence....<br>
:-- '''Dinobot''''s last words.

"He lived a warrior... and died a hero. Let his spark join the Matrix. The greatest of Cybertron."
:-- '''Optimus Primal's''' eulogy to '''Dinobot'''.

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
* As Quickstrike approaches Dinobot, his left shin is backwards.
* At Dinobot's funeral, Rattrap is in his pre-Transmetal body.
* When Megatron is flying over the proto-human valley, his legs are missing and his body has very little detail.

===Continuity Errors===
*

===Transformers References===
*

===Real-World References===
*Dinobot's final words, "The rest is silence", are taken directly from Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*

==External Links==
*Link

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Gorilla Warfare

2007-09-05T14:31:29Z

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{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |10 |prev=A Better Mousetrap |next=The Probe}}
'''Writers:''' [[Greg Johnson]]

'''Summary:''' A virus, courtesy of [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] turns [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus]] into an overly aggressive fighting machine.

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]

'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Cheetor]]

'''Original Air Date:''' October 14, 1996

==Summary==
While out on a specimen gathering mission, Optimus Primal and Dinobot are ambushed by Scorponok, who manages to implant a Cyber Bee onto Optimus' chest before being driven away. Back at base, it's learned that the Bee contains a viral mine designed by Scorponok to infect Optimus' core systems and humble his personality, making him too cowardly to adequately lead. Because the mine has infected all of Primal's core systems, removing the Bee is impossible without killing the Maximal commander, and doing so would trigger a self-destruct in the Bee that would destroy everything within a given radius, regardless.

However, when the mine is fully activated, it ends up having the opposite effect on Primal, turning him into a crazed berserker. Obviously, Scorponok's 'notorious incompetence' has caused the Predacons' plan to backfire. Still, in his current state, Primal is now a danger to himself and his teammates, and is still at risk of perishing under the system drain of the mine, forcing the Maximals to confine him while they debate over what to do next, knowing that Scorponok would have the antivirus for the mine but unsure of how to acquire it. With what little bit of clarity he has left, Optimus convinces Cheetor that they could use the mine against the Preds, taking advantage of their lack of knowledge of the mine's malfunction to launch a surprise assault to force the Preds into relinquishing the antivirus, but when brought to the rest of the crew, his plan is shot down as being far too risky and dangerous to attempt, prompting Optimus to strike out on his own.

Their options running short, Dinobot ironically suggests they 'think like the old Optimus' and suggests negotiating with the Predacons for the cure, but their attempt only serves to give the Predacons advanced warning of Optimus' new state and his oncoming assault. Now with the Preds on full alert and with no other course of action to take, the Maximals begrudgingly follow Optimus to the Darksyde to give him covering fire in his one-ape assault. Meanwhile, Optimus manages to thrash through all of the Darksyde crew before confronting Megatron, who teasingly dangles the cure in front of his nose while giving an ultimatum: submit to him and live, or stay defiant and die from the mine. Optimus, inspired by a plant specimen from the mission at the beginning of the episode, chooses a third option, and rips the Bee from his chest, activating its self-destruct while tossing it onto Megatron, who is forced to drop the antivirus and flee to Scorponok for help. Fortunately for Primal, the cavalry manages to arrive just in time for Cheetor to grab the cure and administrate it to the Maximal leader before his spark gives out, and the Cyber Bee blows. With the crisis averted, the Maximals return to the Axalon to nurse their commander back to health.

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

===Continuity Errors===
Despite claims that removing the bee would not only activate a self destruct but seriously damage Optimus' systems early in the episode, by the conclusion Megatron and Scorpinok are the only ones to suffer any negative effects as a result.

===Transformers References===
*This episode has the first reference to a [[Spark]] in any Transformer animated continuity.

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

==External Links==
*Link

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