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Swindle (FOC)

2012-10-17T02:11:35Z

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{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Swindle}}
:''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron| Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[image:FOC_Swindle.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Who's got two thumbs and loads of personality in his box art?]]

Unlike his fellow Decepticons, '''Swindle''' doesn't really care about the fate of the universe. No, the war for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is actually a pretty good business opportunity! While he's acting as the leg of [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus]], Swindle thinks only of what he'll get in trade for [[Autobot]] bodies he's stomping once the current battle ends.

{{bigquote|''The money machine is on the move!|Swindle, [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']]}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actors:'' [[Steve Blum]] (English)
[[Image:FOC-Swindlecap.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Eh, I didn't want to be in the [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] anyway...]]
[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] tasked the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s with intercepting an [[Autobot]] transport. [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] tasked Swindle with patrolling the area to take out any scouts who might give away their operation. Though they successfully destroyed the bridge, the diverted transport still had plenty of anti-air defenses to keep Starscream's aerial forces at bay, so Swindle was sent in. Driving underneath, he destroyed the transport's wheels before taking on a pair of titans. The transport converted to a flight mode, so Swindle grappled on board and started taking out the transport's anti-aircraft cannons by blowing up their ammo. Working his way around to the other side of the ship, he discovered that the Autobots had destroyed the controls for the shields so he couldn't blow them up, so instead he had to join the other Combaticons on their drop ship so they could take it out. The team combined into Bruticus and stormed through the rest of the Autobot defenses, though in the process they damaged the transport so badly that it crashed. The enraged Starscream ordered the Combaticons arrested.

Swindle and the Combaticons were later freed once [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] was resurrected and defeated Starscream. They were aboard the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' as it pursued the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and Swindle took part in the assault on the Autobot ship's engines as part of Bruticus. The giant took out many Autobots before he was taken down by the combined efforts of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s before floating free of the Ark. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Swindle.jpg|right|thumb|300px|My [[:Image:Alternators_Swindle_toy.jpg|Alternators Swindle head]] makes [[Derrick Wyatt]] SO ANGRY!]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: The first version of Swindle released was part of a [[San Diego Comic-Con 2012]] [[exclusive]] pack containing all five Combaticons in game-accurate colors. Swindle transforms into a Cybertronic jeep-like vehicle. He includes his vehicle mode's anti-neutron turret from the game, which can also be held in robot mode. He can form any limb to Bruticus, though his nominal placement is as the right leg.

: This mold was used for a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-styled [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], and later [[retool]]ed into [[Roadbuster (Prime)#Toys|Roadbuster]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Retail}}
[[Image:Generationstoy-RetailSwindle.jpg|thumb|300px|Remember folks, always stay gold. With a bang.]]
*'''Swindle''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#005'''
**'''PART 4 OF 5!'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: Part of the second wave of the 2012 ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line, this version of Swindle is cast in much brighter colors to "pop" more on shelves. He retains all of the functionality of the "game-accurate" version.

==Notes==
*If you switch the weapon of Swindle's alt-form he has an automatic turret that would shoot enemies around you.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Swindle''' (スィンドル ''Swindoru'')
*''Russian:'' '''Fingal''' (Фингал, "Black Eye")

[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]

Mindwipe (ROTF)

2012-10-16T04:06:43Z

67.169.151.145:

{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Mindwipe}}
:''Mindwipe is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Mindwipeindigo_rotf.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.]]

'''Mindwipe''' isn't like the other Decepticons. While they focus on attacking your body, he prefers to go for the mind. Using the power of hypnosis, he subverts the programming and wills of his opponents and directs them to perform his dirty work. This makes him very much a hands-off individual. Staying aloft and away from the action below, he allows his near-zombified minions to fight his battles for him. The only being immune to his abilities is [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-bearer. But when the universe shuts a door, it opens a window, and if Mindwipe can't attack the Autobot leader directly...well, his nearest and dearest work just as well.

While his powers have a scientific basis, he likes to pretend they have ''spookier'' origins. Between that and his extensive knowledge of Cybertron's supernatural lore, he's able to scare the more superstitious Transformers into thinking he's some kind of boogeyman! His closest comrade is, [[Chaos Trinity |unsurprisingly]], [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] the skull-faced samurai looker.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=841165f8-19b9-f369-1057-0b57c1e069b6 Battle Bio]</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cyber Missions''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English), [[Octavio Rojas]] (Latin American-Spanish)

[[Image:CyberMissions5-Mindwipe.jpg|left|thumb|300px|TEAM MINDWIPE]]

When [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] stumbled into the cave where Mindwipe had been hiding out, Mindwipe promptly hypnotised the Autobot and made him start gathering up the [[energon]] crystals which littered the cave floor. This situation didn't last for long, as Optimus Prime came in search of Ironhide and blasted Mindwipe from the ceiling. Mindwipe's blustering at this unwanted intrusion was interrupted by a punch from Prime. Recovering, he responded by trying to hypnotise Prime as well, but his mojo was not strong enough to overcome Prime's will. Mindwipe transformed and attempted to flee, only to be blasted by Optimus. His hold over Ironhide was broken. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5|Cyber Missions #5}}

Mindwipe interrogated [[Jack (ROTF)|Jack]] to find out the location of some energon, tossing the human aside once he had the information. As he took off, he announced the energon would soon be all his, which earned him a correction from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. When they reached the convoy, Mindwipe turned his hypnotic abilities on [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], but he and Starscream began bickering again, allowing Sideswipe to use some rock and roll to break Mindwipe's concentration. Ratchet grabbed Mindwipe and, dumping him into the energon trailer, gave him a short jolt to paralyze him, before dumping both trailer and Mindwipe off the nearest cliff. Mindwipe plummeted towards the ground while pleading for his leader to save him, but Starscream told him to save himself, and went after the energon instead. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10|Cyber Missions #10}}

Megatron led the Decepticons on a mission to free the captured Soundwave. It was an Autobot trap. Mindwipe tried to hypnotize [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], but Bumblebee covered his ears and talked over Mindwipe's voice, nullifying the effect. The two fought hand to hand until an army of the Autobots' human allies surrounded the battlefield. Optimus Prime gave each Decepticon a choice: Leave Earth or be destroyed. Mindwipe and the other Decepticons chose to leave Earth. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===

Mindwipe was part of a raiding party assembled by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] at Megatron's command, along with [[Dirge (ROTF)|Dirge]] and [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]]. They attempted to invade a [[NEST]] facility, but were spotted in advance thanks to a tip provided by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who saw Bludgeon as a potential rival. When [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] emerged from the facility with his new [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]-inspired armor, Mindwipe and the others beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===
Under [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s command, Mindwipe and a number of other Decepticons attacked [[Sam Witwicky]] in [[Philadelphia]] in order to retrieve the rogue [[scrap drone]] [[Brains]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} As Sam was under the protection of the Autobots, a battle broke out between Starscream's troops and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] and [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. Mindwipe tried to pierce through Wheeljack's personal [[force field]], but with little success. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:Mindwipe_ROTF_Voyager_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|One, one stealth jet. Ah ah ah.]]
*'''Mindwipe''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-25'''

[[Image:ROTF_Skystalker_Mindwipe_combined.JPG|thumb|160px|left|Get off my back, hitchhiker!]]

:Mindwipe transforms from a bat-like robot into a fighter plane similar to a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-117A Nighthawk|F-117 Nighthawk]] stealth ground attack aircraft. The top of the fuselage sports a symbol that's loosely based on the [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] roundel, replacing the star in the center with a Decepticon [[insignia]] (an identical symbol can be found on Scout Class [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]]).
:His wings are decked out in [[Cyberglyphics]], the first three of which translate as "WYR" according to a cypher that was used in several official instances, while the fourth one was commonly found on ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager Class [[packaging]] prior to the ''[[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]]'' [[subline imprint]], so they're probably not supposed to mean anything. He has two flip-out swords/daggers slung under his arms that he can deploy to use as weapons. As part of his transformation, bending his wings back in robot mode activates a [[Mech Alive]] gear-driven feature where the tips of the wings retract and four small blades reveal themselves along the edge of the wing. Although not noted in the instructions, his feet can pivot to make him more stable. Mindwipe is designed to combine with the Scout-class figure [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] (and other toys using the Skystalker mold); when they are both in vehicle mode, Skystalker plugs into Mindwipe's top via two pegs, allowing Skystalker a piggy-back style transportation on Mindwipe's back similar to a Space Shuttle on the back of a Boeing 747. When Mindwipe is in robot mode, the pegs allow Skystalker (in either mode) to perch on Mindwipe's arm.
:This toy was listed on Hasbro's website as "Mindswipe", although the toy's description used the correct spelling.

:This mold was later redecoed as the Tokyo Toy Show [[exclusive]] ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Strafe (TF 2010) |Strafe]] of the 2010 toyline.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Mindwipe/mindwipe.htm More information on Mindwipe at TFU.info]''
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==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]

One Shall Rise, Part 1

2011-10-07T00:20:51Z

67.169.151.145: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 24
|prev=One Shall Fall
|next=One Shall Rise, Part 2
|image=OneShallRise1-UnicronstalksCybertron.jpg
|caption=
|title="One Shall Rise, Part 1"
|airdate=[[October 1]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]] and [[Duane Capizzi]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''The Autobots discover that Dark Energon is responsible for an epidemic of natural disasters.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Dark Energon]] rains from the sky and [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] prepares to deliver a killing blow to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], a [[GroundBridge]] opens and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] tackles Megatron. While the big guy keeps Megatron busy, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] pull Optimus through the GroundBridge. Arcee calls out to Bulkhead, who races back through the GroundBridge just before it closes. Megatron, left alone, realizes he now has all of the Dark Energon he needs.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], Optimus is glad to see that [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] is OK, but [[June Darby|June]] reminds him that Raf's lucky to be alive. The [[Autobot]]s discuss why so much Dark Energon is on [[Earth]], though Ratchet is skeptical that it's literally the blood of [[Unicron]]. Sick of the kids being endangered, June decides to take Raf to a real hospital, and announces she's taking the other kids as well, since they don't belong in the Autobots' war. [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] refuses to go, and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] decides to stay too. June takes off in her car with Raf. No sooner has she left than [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] contacts the Autobots to report that earthquakes have occurred simultaneously worldwide, and other disasters are springing up as well.

[[Image:OneShallRise1-Bumblebeestorm.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Bumblebee keeps an eye out for flying cows.]]

As June drives away the base, lightning begins striking the ground near her car. She swerves to avoid it, and crashes into a power pole, though neither she nor Raf are hurt. The danger is not over, however, as a tornado begins bearing down on them. June tries to escape from it, but it begins to lift the car off the ground. Help arrives in the form of [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], who grabs the car's front end and prevents it from flying off into the storm, while Raf climbs onto him over the hood. There's a moment of alarm as the car is ripped away, but June manages to survive clinging to the hood which Bumblebee is still clutching. Bumblebee drives the relieved pair back to base.

Back at the volcano, the [[Decepticon]]s are busy gathering up Dark Energon and loading it aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. On the ship's bridge, Megatron is suddenly seized by a vision of the Earth exploding.

Bumblebee arrives back at base, and everyone's relieved to see Raf and June safe, though she grounds Jack. At roughly the same time, Fowler arrives to find out if the Autobots have made any progress in finding answers. Ratchet has traced the source of the earthquakes to the Earth's core, and when he plays the tiny tremors as sound, everyone present hears a heartbeat. Meanwhile, [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] plays the same sound to Megatron, who feels it resonating through his head.

Deep within the volcano, [[Unicron]] awakens.

Realizing that Unicron is at the Earth's core, Optimus explains to the humans present about the age-old war between [[Primus]] and Unicron, the creation of the [[Thirteen original Transformers|Thirteen]], the [[Well of All Sparks]], and the defeat of Unicron. Fowler thinks they should find the hole Unicron crawled into the Earth through and fill it with explosives, but Optimus believes that the Earth formed around Unicron as he slept. Everyone wonders what will happen next.

[[Image:OneShallRise1-Unicronaudience.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Nobody summons Unicron!" "Then it pleases me to be the fir- [[The Transformers: The Movie|Oh, wait."]]]]

[[Airachnid]] reports that the ''Nemesis'' hold is full of Dark Energon. Megatron places her in command while he goes to talk to Unicron. As the ship moves away, Megatron flies down to the lip of the volcano and beseeches Unicron to speak to him. Unicron is unimpressed with Megatron and senses the taint of Primus. Unicron is shocked that the last of the Primes still lives and tells Megatron he'll deal with it himself.

Optimus scouts one of the locations where a quake has struck and confirms that, like the others, it's rich in metals. Ratchet warns him of an increase in spark activity, and a few moments later, Unicron himself appears to Optimus as a huge, stone being. Optimus asks Unicron to consider the many [[human]]s inhabiting Earth who rely on Unicron, but Unicron considers them parasites and opts to strike Optimus with lightning instead. Optimus retaliates, blasting Unicron until the stone golem falls and crumbles into the ground. Optimus has not won, however, as more Unicrons burst out of the ground all around him.

[[One Shall Rise, Part 2|To be continued...]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Decepticon Miner]]s (12)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Airachnid]] (14)
|c3=
*[[June Darby]] (7)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (8)
*[[Jack Darby]] (9)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (10)
*[[William Fowler]] (11)
|c4=
*[[Unicron]] (15)
*[[Thirteen original Transformers|Thirteen]] (16-28, flashback)
}}

==Quotes==
"The ‘Cons killed a unicorn?" ''(Awkward silence)'' "White horse with a horn on its head... prances around all sparkly?"
:—'''Miko''' makes the first canon Unicron/unicorn joke in twenty-five years.

"It deeply grieves me that I have failed. But I will do everything in my power to ensure that no harm comes to our human friends or any human ever again." 
"Optimus…they’re children. They do not belong in your world. They should be worrying about grades, prom dates, pimples—not their own survival!"
:—A spark-to-heart in which '''Optimus''' and '''June''' don't quite see eye-to-optic.

(To June) "You're not my mother." 
"Miko..." 
"Neither are you!"
:—'''Miko''', asserting her independence—again, and '''Bulkhead'''.

"Before the beginning...there was Primus. And there was Unicron. One, the incarnation of creation—the other...of destruction. For eons, Primus and Unicron battled, the balance of power shifting between them more times than could be counted. Only by creating the Thirteen—the original Primes who preceded me—was Primus finally able to defeat Unicron and cast him out. Primus became one with the very core of our planet, creating life through the Well of All Sparks, while Unicron was never to be heard from again...until now."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' tells the tale.

"SILENCE, WORM. I HAVE NO NEED OF YOUR LOWLY ASSISTANCE." 
"Please, my lord. I exist only to serve you." 
"WHAT IS THIS I SENSE? THE TAINT OF PRIMUS? HERE?!" 
"That is Optimus, the last of the Primes, our sworn enemy." 
"YOU PROFESS LOYALTY TO ME, YET ALLOW A DISCIPLE OF PRIMUS TO LIVE?!" 
"I will destroy him for you! His screams will be heard—" 
"I GROW WEARY OF YOUR PRATTLE. SURELY IF YOU HAD THE POWER TO DESTROY THIS PRIME, YOU WOULD HAVE DONE SO ALREADY. ''I'' WILL DEAL WITH HIM MYSELF."
:—Confronting '''Unicron''' himself, '''Megatron''' starts to feel a little like Starscream.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* A tornado with enough wind force to pull a car and the Autobot holding it should have sucked June and Raf in the second they exited the vehicle.

===Continuity notes===
* The blade that forms from Optimus's right arm remains broken in this episode, having been damaged by Megatron in "[[One Shall Fall]]".

===Transformers references===
[[Image:OneShallRise1-TheThirteen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*[[Primus]] and his conflict with Unicron originated in [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers comic]] way back in the 1980s.
*The Thirteen first came into Transformers lore in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]].
*The [[Well of All Sparks]], meanwhile, originated in Dreamwave's 2003 ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' miniseries.
*When the Decepticon miners harvest Dark Energon from the volcano, it appears that some of it has been cut into [[Energon cube|cubes]].
*This episode gives direct confirmation that the [[Core]] of Cybertron ''is'' Primus. Furthermore, the appearance of the Core shown in the episode is almost identical to its appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''.
* If you look hard enough, you can see [[Solus Prime|one]] of The Thirteen wielding [[Magnus Hammer|a familiar hammer]], [[Prima|one wielding]] [[Star Saber (Prima)|a huge sword]], one with [[Vector Prime|a dial on his chest]], [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|one with a familiar bearded face]], and one wearing [[Amalgamous Prime|a helmet with large horns]].
* Whilst pledging allegiance to him, Megatron proclaims himself as Unicron's "[[Herald of Unicron|Herald]]".

===Trivia===
* This episode was initially intended to air on TeleToon on [[August 28]], 2011, but its broadcast was replaced at the last minute by a rerun of "[[Predatory]]". It was then aired exclusively in Singapore on [[September 29]], 2011.
* This episode's intro sequence is shorter than previous ones, skipping the shots of the kids with their respective partners.
* In a difference to the usual Primus/Unicron mythos, Unicron is shown physically stomping across Cybertron (and is later described as having shed his physical form completely) and Primus is said to have ''later'' become "one" with the planet as if it pre-exists him.
* The piece of music that plays during the scene with Jack's potential separation from Arcee is the one that can be heard back during the similar situations in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]" and "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".
* As the Autobots watch a news report of various catastrophes around the globe, the corner of the ticker running across the bottom of the screen displays mostly positive financial growth. Man, corporations ''are'' evil!
* As of this episode, June dubs Jack grounded until the age of twenty-five. Let's see how long that lasts.
*In his confrontation with Unicron, Optimus does not reveal his mask once. Perhaps he doesn't consider this a real battle for his life.
*We get to see twelve of the Thirteen. It's the first time we've seen this many of them assembled on television.
*When you first see Unicron's "eyes" you can actually make out a faint face.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Jetfire (Movie)

2011-09-14T00:15:57Z

67.169.151.145: /* Notes */

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{{disambig3|Jetfire}}
{{featured}}

:''Jetfire is a [[Decepticon]] and [[Autobot]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF_Jetfire.jpg|thumb|351px|Get off my lawn, you young whippersnippers!]]

In his day, '''Jetfire''' was a living legend both in the air and on the battlefield. Sadly, his day has long since passed. His body went south years back. His bunny is dead on the wheel. He's got rust in places he didn't even know he had. Basically, Jetfire's old! An ancient Decepticon [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]], Jetfire was around long before the war broke out, and unlike many, came to see his "comrades" for what they were. This caused him to defect to the Autobots, something virtually unheard of. As a consequence, Jetfire never managed to fully obtain the trust of the others back in the day<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Hasbro Jetfire Battle Bio]</ref>.

He's still a fine asset, powerful and able to activate a [[space bridge]] to teleport across great distances. This is slightly offset by the fact he's so old.
After years without a proper source of energon, he's practically falling apart. His processor gave up the ghost millennia ago. These days he has a hard enough time remembering his name, and he's lucky if his teleporting puts him on the right planet. It makes him a bit crotchety and also leaves him with the nagging feeling he's forgotten something important.

{{quote|[[Relatives|My father]], why, he was a wheel! The ''first'' wheel! And do you know what he transformed into? ''Nothing!'' But he did so ''with honor! Dignity, damn it!''|Jetfire suffers the seven signs of aging|[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance4_Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Hopefully I won't end up on some [[earth|godforsaken planet]] and be infested with [[Maximal|disgusting little critters.]]]]
In the distant past, the [[AllSpark]] Cube created [[Thirteen original Transformers|a race]] of powerful, trans-dimensional beings as the first inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Cube gave these beings mighty powers, as well as terraforming their world, but it was not limitless, and gradually became depleted. The first beings learned that the AllSpark's power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions. Once again, the Cube came to the rescue, creating a race of workers who had the ability to change their shape.

Jetfire was among the very first of these new beings, a "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]" with the ability to travel across the vastness of space in search of new suns. Once located, he would lead others and his masters back to it so a [[Star harvester|harvester]] could be constructed to drain the energy of these stars, thus replenishing the AllSpark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

[[Image:JetfireROTF-TalesoftheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Not a great judge of character, that Jetfire.]]

Jetfire served directly under the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] who would become [[The Fallen]], finding for him various stars to harvest, believing he was serving the [[Dynasty of Primes]] as a whole, rather than The Fallen's machinations in specific. Over time, The Fallen began to open up to Jetfire, his most loyal and capable Seeker, and told him that the Dynasty no longer served Cybertron's best interests. Jetfire had unwittingly sacrificed a populated star system under The Fallen's misdirection, and became confused.

Still, Jetfire continued to work with The Fallen, despite his doubts. His master and a small army of [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones had fashioned a new, secret faction called the Decepticons with the intention of eventually subverting the Dynasty. Jetfire followed them to a desert on a small blue planet to build another star harvester when [[human|primitive]] life made itself known. The Dynasty arrived soon thereafter to put an end to The Fallen's betrayal. Jetfire realized too late that he was on the wrong side, and so The Fallen warped Jetfire and the other "underlings" ''into orbit'' so that the Primes could face each other alone. As they fell planetward, Jetfire fought the Constructicons, and was eventually victorious, but with a price. He crashed from orbit into the Earth and laid dormant for thousands of years.

[[Image:Sector7_Jetfire.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]

After he awoke, Jetfire began wandering the Earth {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}} periodically adopting new alternate modes to remain hidden. In [[1898]], while disguised as a portion of the [[United States Navy]] vessel the USS ''Maine'', Jetfire sensed energy similar to the Fallen's, and broke away from the wooden housing that form the rest of his alternate mode (inadvertently leading his human crew to believe they had been attacked, thereby initiating the Spanish-American War) that he might settle the score. Tracking the signal to the Arctic, he instead found a near-comatose robot bearing the Decepticon mark instead. Upon discovering that he was ''not'' The Fallen, but someone Jetfire had never heard of named [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the Seeker just punched him and turned to leave. At this point, Jetfire realized he had an audience: a [[First Seven|group of humans]] who had been studying Megatron, and who reacted to Jetfire's presence by shooting at him. Jetfire promptly seized [[Billy North|his attacker]] and hurled him to his death, while the other humans used explosives to crack the ice sheets and send Jetfire plummeting into the frigid depths. {{storylink|Original}}

[[Image:Sector7 2 Jetfire.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]

At the bottom of the ocean, Jetfire discovered a subterranean cave network in which he took refuge. Sensing a familiar energy source somewhere on the planet, the Seeker began to seek... but he was growing progressively low on power, and it took him fifteen years of crawling about underground before he could track the signal to its source. Along the way, he was confronted by [[Cave brute|strange, inhuman beasts]] that inhabited the caves, and slew all those that dared attack him. Finally, in [[1913]], addled and sluggish from lack of energy, he found the source of the signal: the AllSpark itself, which was in the process of being excavated by the same humans he had met in the Arctic! Fending off another attack on his person, Jetfire reached for the cube, inadvertently triggering a discharge of [[energon (fuel)|Energon]] from it that brought [[AllSpark Mutation|several surrounding machines to life]], and overloaded his systems. To expend the excess energy, Jetfire promptly teleported via [[space bridge]] to parts unknown. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}}

[[Image:Sector 7 4 Jetfire and Panzer-Giganten.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]

Jetfire next surfaced in [[1944]], in the form of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, when he was captured by [[Nazi]] scientists during [[World War II]] and imprisoned in a cryo-chamber in [[Castle Neuschwanstein]]. The Nazis studied his body and mind, reverse-engineering transforming tank-mecha from his systems and prising a map of the cave system from his memory. When [[Sector Seven]]—the government organization which had grown out of that original group of humans Jetfire had fought in the Arctic—got wind of the new Nazi technology, they dispatched a unit led by [[William Simmons]] to find and destroy Jetfire. Simmons was the only survivor of the team, and made it into Castle Neuschwanstein before being confronted by the Nazis' ultimate creation, the [[Panzer-Giganten]], which he tried to destroy by throwing a satchel of explosives at it. The explosives instead struck Jetfire's chamber, freeing the Seeker from his confinement, and he proceeded to stop the Panzer-Giganten by tearing out of its human components. Demanding to know how humans could do something so hideous to their own kind, Jetfire was told by Simmons that it was not his doing, and that he believed his bomb would have killed them all, prompting Jetfire to inquire why he valued his life so little. Simmons retorted that he did value his life, but valued freedom more, something that gave Jetfire pause, reminding him of his reasons for turning on The Fallen millennia before. Seeing a kinship in Simmons and in humanity that he had not felt before, he silently destroyed the castle and everyone in it, then flew Simmons to an Allied outpost before disappearing once more. {{storylink|Weapon (issue)|Weapon}}

[[Image:Sector7 5 Jetfire.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]

Jetfire's experience with Simmons deeply affected him, and he evidently shadowed the man and his organization over the following five years, taking the form of a Lockheed U-2 spy plane. In [[1954]], he was present when sabotage at Sector Seven's Arctic base left Simmons and a small crew trapped with a rapidly-thawing Megatron. [[Walter Simmons]] called for liquid nitrogen bombs to be dropped on the complex, at which point Jetfire swooped to intervene, transforming and shielding the younger Simmons's wife [[Anne Fischer|Anne]] and [[Philip Nolan]] from the freezing blast. When Jetfire sadly informed Walter that he had been unable to save William, Walter could only ask why he had done anything at all. Jetfire explained that William's nobility had driven him to atone for past sins: before departing, Jefire told him that he was no longer the creature Walter had met in those caves half a century before... and Walter did not have to be either. {{storylink|Frozen}}

[[Image:Talesofthefallen3_Jetfire_Altmode.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]

At some point in the latter half of the twentieth century, Jetfire was wandering in a desert when an SR-71 Blackbird crashed into him and exploded. Amidst the chaos, he took its form. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Mark Ryan]] (English), [[Kenji Nomura]] (Japanese), [[Engelbert von Nordhausen]] (German), [[Idzi Dutkiewicz]] (Latin American-Spanish)

Jetfire was one of the Seekers dispatched by The Fallen to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] hid it on Earth. However, Jetfire and the other Seekers were unable to locate the [[Tomb of the Primes|Tomb]] that the Primes had forged. The only clue they could find was a riddle: "When dawn alights the Dagger's tip, Three Kings will reveal the Doorway". Eventually, the Fallen abandoned the Seekers and they were forced to go into stasis lock out of a lack of energon.

[[Image:ROTF behold Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Why am I in some mausoleum? I ain't dead! ...am I?]]

For many years, a dormant Jetfire had hidden in his alternate mode at the [[Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum]]'s [[wikipedia:Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center|Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]], until [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Leo Spitz]] and [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] broke in with a small fragment of the [[AllSpark]]. It was only after the AllSpark shard hit Jetfire that they bothered to check which side he was on. The sight of the Decepticon [[insignia]] sent the humans scrambling for cover, but the surge of energy awoke him. Confused at the "hideous mausoleum" he was held in, Jetfire decided to head outside to get a better handle on where he was. After his attempts at overriding and shooting the doors failed, Jetfire smashed them aside, then wandered about the planes outside, damaging a few. When the humans tried to talk to them, he initially claimed that he couldn't deal with them, as he had a mission, but did ask what planet he was (he wasn't too fond of the name "Earth", feeling it might as well be called "Dirt"). Jetfire inquired on the state of the civil war, and revealed that he had defected to the Autobots (it's an intensely personal decision). This led the smaller Wheelie to defect to a [[Mikaela Banes|human female]] he dubbed "warrior goddess". After the human Sam asked what he was saying, Jetfire, still confused, pounded the ground and shouted that he had a lot of issues regarding his mother, and that his father was the first wheel, who did not transform but performed his functions with honor and dignity. At which point a parachute stored in him suddenly popped open, bringing him down. Sam then tried to explain what was going on.

[[Image:Jetfire-ROTFstandingindesert.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Look, an old man is telling a story!]]
When Sam was finished carving [[Cyberglyphics|Cybertronian symbols]] on the ground, he mentioned Megatron and [[The Fallen]]. Jetfire ranted that The Fallen was the original Decepticon and had left him on Earth to rust. The symbols were a part of Jetfire's mission, and they jogged his memory banks enough to convince him to open a [[space bridge]], teleporting the entire group (including [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|the]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|twins]], and Wheelie) to [[Egypt]]. Thankful that he had managed to stay on the planet, Jetfire then told them the story of the Dynasty of Primes and The Fallen, Cybertron's first contact with Earth, the [[star harvester]] which could destroy a [[Sun]] and convert it to energon, and the Matrix of Leadership needed to activate it, hidden on Earth. He revealed that only a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] could kill The Fallen, but he believed that none were left. Sam told him of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]; this caught the ancient Seeker's interest, revealing eagerness in the Prime's whereabouts, but became distraught to hear of Prime's death. Sam then wondered if the Matrix could restore Optimus to life. Jetfire said it was not the Matrix's intended use, but that the power within was unlike any known. Sadly, this was all Jetfire could do for the group, and after telling them of the riddle, he urged them to hurry off and find the [[Tomb of the Primes]].

[[Image:Jetfire-ROTFripoutspark.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Oh, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], you emotionless monster.]]

During the final [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]] around the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] (which contained the Star Harvester), Jetfire arrived and attempted to "stick" the landing, which didn't go quite as he planned. He immediately decided to "show how they brought the pain in my day", using his axe to slice [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] across the chest and decapitate the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]. He was critically wounded by a surprise attack from [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] and although he managed to kill the Decepticon, the injury was fatal. Fortunately, Jetfire was treated to one last wonder, as Sam Witwicky used the Matrix to resurrect Optimus. Jetfire was overjoyed of the moment, hardly believing that he was seeing a living [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Unfortunately, The Fallen teleported in and attacked, damaging Optimus and stealing the Matrix, placing it in the harvester. As he lay dying, Jetfire, who felt that during his entire life he'd never done a thing worth doing, offered his parts to Optimus Prime, saying that they would give him "a power like you've never known". Telling Optimus to fulfill his destiny, Jetfire ripped out his spark core and died.

[[Image:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'd rather be a part of someone than in a nursing home!]]

Jetfire's sacrifice was not in vain: within moments of his death, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] instructed [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] to begin a full transplant of the afterburners and weapons systems onto Optimus. Now equipped with Jetfire's powerful weapons and engines, Optimus broke through a blockade of debris The Fallen had telekinetically erected around the Pyramid and destroyed the Star Harvester before it could be used against the Earth's Sun. Prime then faced the Fallen and Megatron, using his afterburners to send Megatron flying through some ruins. During the battle, The Fallen pulled off the left wing and afterburner, using them to strike Prime in the face, but Optimus ultimately triumphed and ripped out the Fallen's spark core, killing the treacherous Prime. After the battle, Optimus quickly detached Jetfire's parts. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel adaptation===
Immediately after arriving in Egypt, Jetfire was attacked by [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]]. Calling Jetfire a traitor, the smaller Seeker fired a single shot which bounced off his target, and Jetfire promptly stomped Ransack to death, muttering how he'd never liked that guy. {{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}

===Toy bios===

Sickened by the war, the Decepticon Jetfire left Cybertron and went into hiding on Earth. When the war came to Earth and woke him up, {{storylink|#Leader Class|Jetfire}} he decided to rejoin the fight on the side of the Autobots and use his might to bring his former comrades to justice. {{storylink|#Fast Action Battlers|Photon Missile Jetfire}}

===Titan Magazines===

Jetfire harkens from a time when warriors stood by a code of honour. He was first sent to Earth by the Fallen, and believed he was working in the best interests of Cybertron, and so was a ''little'' upset to find the Fallen was actually an evil bastard. After seeing the Fallen imprison the [[Dynasty of Primes|other Primes]], Jetfire went into hiding. In [[1998]], he took advantage of the SR-71 being retired to hole up in the National Air and Space Museum as a permanent resident.

At some point, he found himself at odds with the Decepticons' credo and switched sides. ''When'' is not clear. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Jetfire profile}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
[[Image:Jetfire-ROTFvideogame.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Jetfire only likes to play multiplayer, not solo, if you know what we mean.]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Clive Revill]]

{{note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Jetfire was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for XBox 360 and Sony Playstation 3. He could be used in multiplayer games only.}}

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
Jetfire had been dormant for years in the Smithsonian Museum, but that changed after [[Sam Witwicky]] got a tip from [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] about his location, and that he would know where the [[Tomb of the Primes|Tomb of the Twelve]] was. Sam woke Jetfire up, and got the sort-of-cryptic clue "When dawn alights the Dagger's tip, Three Kings will reveal the Doorway". After that, Jetfire transported Sam to [[Cairo]] via [[space bridge]] to look for the Tomb, and the Autobots followed.

In Cairo, Jetfire assisted [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in battle against [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The battle went in the Autobots' favor, but Megatron was able to stab Jetfire to death. A while later, Optimus was wearing a new Jetfire suit. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Decepticon campaign=====
Starscream was sent to destroy the Smithsonian Museum, where Jetfire laid dormant. He succeeded, but it was too late: both Jetfire and Sam Witwicky had already left for Cairo through a space bridge.

In Cairo, Jetfire battled Megatron alongside [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. He was killed. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

====Wii/PS2====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Clive Revill]]
Jetfire was hiding in a museum at one point, until [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] found and captured him with some [[drone]]s. Starscream reported to [[The Fallen]] that he had found Jetfire.

Jetfire was kept in the [[Decepticon]] base. After the Decepticons captured [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], Jetfire went to rescue him. Bumblebee thought he was a enemy, but Jetfire explained to Bumblebee that he defected to the [[Autobots]] at one point in the war and about the Fallen's plans. Later he showed Bumblebee some escape pods, and they witnessed the battle with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Jetfire put Prime in one of the escape pods, and he left to spy on Megatron and Starscream.

After the two Decepticons got an artifact, Jetfire chased after them but Megatron shot at him. Jetfire followed them by tracking Energon radiation. Meanwhile Starscream found Optimus and attempted to kill him, but Jetfire took the shot that was meant for Optimus. Later he combined with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)}}

===Transformers Autobots/Decepticons===
{{charstubfiction}}
In Autobots, Jetfire appears after you beat [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The seeker doesn't appear again until after [[you]] beat Megatron. He doesn't get turned into a corpse backpack, and is standing silently next to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]].
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===Revenge of the Fallen (mobile game)===
Jetfire was an old friend of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s who defected from the Decepticons when [[The Fallen]] changed the Decepticon cause from rebellion to conquest. He ended up on [[Earth]] in [[Egypt]], where he was soundly defeated by [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Before he fell unconscious, he told [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] that Optimus should salvage his parts in order to gain the power needed to defeat [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. While he was unconscious, Optimus did just that, terminating Jetfire's life. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Jetfire 2009 Legends.JPG|right|300px|thumb|It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-05'''
[[Image:ROTF Legends Prime Jetfire combo.jpg|thumb|left|Don't I look glorious as a corpse backpack?]]
:[[Size class|Legends]] class ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Jetfire transforms from a tiny [[Wikipedia: SR-71 Blackbird|SR-71 Blackbird]] spy plane to a sort of hunchback robot. In a bit of character design accuracy, his left arm has a cane.

:The upper fuselage of the plane mode has a thin rectangular peg to slot into the back of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Revenge of The Fallen|Legends class Optimus Prime]] to recreate the powered up mode at the end of the movie. There are no instructions on the packaging making mention of this, but they're hardly needed, as it's as simple as plugging him on and folding his wings backwards.
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*'''War for the Skies''' (Legends multipack, 2009)
[[Image:KMartROTFJetfire.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] Jetfire.]]

:Available only as part of the [[Kmart]]-[[exclusive]] "War for the Skies" Legends battlepack, this release of Legends class Jetfire is a grey and black [[redeco]] - essentially inverting the colors of the regular toy, give or take a few paint operations.

:He comes with the Legends-class figures [[Blades (ROTF)|Autobot Blades]], [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] and [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]].
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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF_Voyager_JetPowerOptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|301px|Use your friends wisely.]]
*'''Jet Power Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UA-01'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles, [[Sword]], Jetfire armour parts
:Jetfire appears in this set as snap-on armour parts for 2007 mold Voyager class Optimus Prime. Obviously the armour fits onto Optimus Prime's robot mode to form the Jet Optimus combination, but when removed can be assembled into a gun platform, or can be fitted to Optimus' vehicle mode as some sort of rocket booster. Optimus Prime himself has been redecoed similarly to Buster Optimus Prime, in that he has an extensive, accurate paint scheme.

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====Leader Class toys====
[[Image:Jetfire ROTF leader toy.jpg|thumb|right|400px|"You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions, and I was shot down on every one. Come to think of it, I've never landed a plane in my life."]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Leader, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-13'''
**''Accessories:'' Front landing gear/walking stick, rotary cannon missile launcher, projectile

:Jetfire converts into an [[wikipedia:SR-71 Blackbird|SR-71 Blackbird]] spy plane, quite possibly the largest alternate mode yet for the [[size class|Leader class]] price point.

[[Image:ROTF_Leader_Jetfire_PowerUpPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jetfire died to become a power mushroom. There have been worse fates.]]

:Jetfire features several electronic lights and sounds; in jet mode, pushing the button on his back activates a "swooshing" noise, while in robot mode, a new button is revealed on his rear that triggers mechanical stomping sounds. Pressing the tab on Jetfire's chest activates his moving [[Mech Alive]] gears and head, accompanied by Jetfire announcing: "Jetfire's mah name!". The European version has the clip abbreviated to "Jetfire" (humorously, the way that the original clip is trimmed cuts off the end of the word, so it sounds like "Jetfi-"). Unlike previous ROTF Leader Class toys, this is not the version sold in the UK. In contrast to the film, where the character speaks with a Yorkshire accent, the toy is positively Scottish. Despite the back of the package showing two lights within Jetfire's torso, he only has one light, on his left side, while the other slot that would normally house the light is replaced with a button that emits Jetfire's transformation noise when the toy is transformed.

:As seen in the movie, he can combine with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Revenge of The Fallen|Leader Class Optimus Prime]] to form Prime's powered-up mode, albeit at the cost of Optimus Prime's leg articulation. A few inaccuracies are present in the combination instructions: for instance, while the instructions say to position the cockpit halves behind Prime's shoulders, they actually are meant to sit on top of them (as seen to the left), and feature small grooves into which the small silver triangular prongs lock. In addition, while Optimus' rear cab sections are shown as being folded out like rectangular wings in the instructions, it appears they are intended to sit flat against the sides of the portion of Jetfire that connects to Prime's back. Jetfire has two tabs that sit directly above the panels when folded back which better support the weight of Jetfire. The struts on which Jetfire's engines are mounted also pivot back to allow exactly enough space for the folded cab panels to fit. The remarkably small text written under the cockpit windows is: ''[[Brawley (ROTF)|LT. COL. BRAWLEY]] WARNING THIS AIRCRAFT CONTAINS A SEAT CONTAINING AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE SEE MAINTENANCE MANUAL BEFORE REMOVING''.

:Amusingly, the figure's kibble likes to fall off during transformation. It makes him a little more screen accurate, after all...

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* '''Jetpower Optimus Prime''' (Leader 2-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Front landing gear/walking stick, rotary cannon missile launcher, projectile

:This [[TakaraTomy]] Asian market [[exclusive]] Leader class two pack consists of a redecoed Jetfire and an altered [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Buster Optimus Prime]]. Jetfire has a more subtle, more [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] colour scheme, replacing his white and gunmetal blue parts with gunmetal brown. Buster Optimus Prime has the [[faceplate]]d head of the first release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader class Optimus Prime, instead of the new head sculpted for Buster Optimus Prime and prop vehicle-accurate blue pin striping instead of CGI-accurate white.

:In mid 2010, this set was released in Australia.
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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Jetfire ROTF FAB toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|NOBODY MOVE... I dropped me cane...]]
*'''Photon Missile Jetfire''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile" projectile

: [[Fast Action Battlers]] Jetfire is a simplified, roughly Deluxe-sized toy of Jetfire. In vehicle mode, he transforms into a sort of cute, super-deformed SR-71 Blackbird jet. As with most ''Transformers'' toy jets, he has a fair bit of undercarriage junk from his robot mode, though not to the extent of the Leader class toy. In robot mode he has a reasonably accurate depiction of Jetfire's design, though his right arm ends in a spring-loaded projectile launcher shaped like a rotary cannon.It also combines with Optimus Prime.

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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:ROTF Robot Replica Jetfire.jpg|thumb|right|150px|With genuine simulated robo-bursitis!]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Robot Replica, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Cane

: [[Robot Replicas]] Jetfire is a non-transformable, intended-to-be-accurate representation of his CGI model from the film. He is highly posable, and not much else. Due to his unusually large head and shortened neck, he appears based on the promotional art seen at the very top of this page, whose head and neck are severely foreshortened.
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===Transformers (2010)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:TF2010toy-VictoryofTheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Blue <strike>haired</strike> limbed old <strike>lady</strike> robot.]]
*'''The Victory of The Fallen''' (Legends 5-pack, 2010)
:Jetfire is a redeco of his Legends-class toy with light blue arms, hips, and knees. He comes bundled in a Kmart-[[exclusive]] pack with redecos of Legends-class The Fallen, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream.

:To date, this is the only Hasbro release of this figure that acknowledges the combining feature between Jetfire and Optimus Prime.
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*'''Jetfire''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:This Japanese exclusive release of Jetfire features much more black colouring than his previous releases, so as to be used with the a similarly-repainted Legends Optimus Prime figure to form the Optimus' powered up combination.

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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesmegatronfallenprimejetfireironhide.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Kinda morbid, really.]]
*'''Battle for the Fallen''' (box set, 2009)
:This ''Robot Heroes'' box set of figures comes with [[The Fallen]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]] (tank mode), [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and Jetfire combined, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (truck mode).
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===RPMs - Robot Powered Machines===
[[Image:ROTF-toy_RPM_Jetfire.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Jetfire forgot to tell Hasbro he's claustrophobic]]
*'''Jetfire''' (R.P.M. Mini-Vehicle, 2010)
**''Series:'' '''Metal Heroes'''
**''Number:'' '''02 of 08'''
:''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Jetfire is a die-cast Blackbird with wheels. It can stand up to reveal a sculpted image of Jetfire's robot mode, and the wings are jointed so that it fits into the package better. The wheels feature through-axle construction, allowing the toy to roll well on flat surfaces.
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*'''Jetfire VS Megatron''' (two-pack, 2010)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series 2'''
**''Number:'' '''02 of 08'''

:This two-pack contains a silver [[redeco]] of RPM Jetfire and a metallic purple [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:As part of the final wave of RPMs, Battle Series 2 did not get released through normal retail outlets in the United States, instead showing up for sale first in Canada, Asia and Europe. Later, though, it would show up in the US though [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs Express]] mall stores and discount chains like Ross and TJ Maxx.

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===Speed Stars===
[[Image:SpeedStars_MetalHeroes_Jetfire.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Mini-Vehicle, 2010)
**''Series:'' '''Metal Heroes'''
**''Number:'' '''02 of 08'''

:Jetfire was also made available in ''[[Speed Stars]]'', the follow-up to ''Robot Powered Machines''. This version has a different color layout from the RPM release, and is less detailed in its [[paint operation]]s.

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[[Image:SpeedStars_BattleSeries_JetfireVSMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He's red, he's blue. [[FIBRIR|Not that confusing]].]]
*'''Jetfire VS Megatron''' (two-pack, 2010)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series 2'''
**''Number:'' '''02 of 08'''

:Battle Series 2 was released normally in the United States under the ''Speed Stars'' banner, though with various changes. Jetfire's colors are similar to his original RPM toy.

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==Notes==
* While all the fictions agree that Jetfire was a Decepticon Seeker who defected and has been stuck on Earth for a long time, none agree on when and why he came to Earth, when and why he defected, or how long he snoozed. Random, confused mythos divergence? Now ''that's'' 80s nostalgia!

* Jetfire's head was redesigned so [[Industrial Light & Magic]] could animate a smirk on the character. This early, mouthless head was still used for the toy designs and promotional art though.<ref>[http://vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=4003 Scott Farrar's VFXWorld interview]</ref>

* Jetfire's ancient Cybertronian vehicle mode as seen in [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Defiance issue 4|''Defiance'' #4]] bears more than a passing similarity with the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' from ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''.

* Apparently, Jetfire was briefly active during the Cuban Missile Crisis, according to one of his comments in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' video game]].

* According to an extended bio unlocked on the [[Hunt for the Decepticons]] website by a code on "The Victory of The Fallen" toys box, Jetfire's body is filled with mysterious, powerful technology lost to the Autobots for centuries, which explains why it gave Optimus the boost he needed to defeat The Fallen. Could be powerlinking.

*Apparently, in his youth, his alt-mode resembled the Axalon. Coincidence? Perhaps he WAS the Axalon. Ouch.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイア ''Jettofaia'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Röptűz''' ("Flyfire")

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/MovieJetfire/jetfire.htm Jetfire at TFU.info]

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[[Category:Turncoats]]

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|ep2=50
|title="End"
|japanese=終末の時、希望の光を
|romaji=Shūmatsu no Toki, Kibō no Hikari wo
|translation=The Final Moments, Light of Hope
|image=Cyb_ep49_giant_galvatron.jpg
|caption="Fools! Galvatron can be any size Galvatron wants!"
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kenji Sugihara]]
|director=[[Atsushi Takeyama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[December 17]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 27]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''In the dark heart of the black hole, the five planet leaders battle Galvatron for the fate of the universe.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb ep49 supersized cons.jpg|left|thumb|220px|[[Size class|Supreme Class]] Syndrome on crack]]

The assembled [[Autobot]]s stand on the bow of the great ship, the [[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]], and confront [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] and his small band of [[Decepticon]]s. Although massively outnumbered, Galvatron is unfazed, as he still wields the power of the [[Omega Lock]] and the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, and he lectures [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] on the nature of power. Prime rejects Galvatron's speech, so Galvatron provides a visual aid, using the power of the Lock to transform his followers into giants. As his now-towering minions launch their attack on the Autobots, Galvatron himself makes a break for the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]], but finds his way barred by [[Primus]]. Unfortunately for the deity, his power is so diminished from his attempts to slow the expansion of the black hole that the Omega Lock-powered Galvatron is able to blast him into unconsciousness.

[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] shrugs off attacks from [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] and [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] before coming under fire from the [[Earth]] Transformers, including her old friend [[Lugnutz]]. At the same time, [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] finds that his new size doesn't make him a better racer when he is confronted by his old foes from [[Velocitron]], while [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] literally gets the short end of things when he comes under attack by the [[Gigantion]]s, who are the same size as him even after his height increase! Finally, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] is given the honor of holding back Optimus Prime, but before long, the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] come to their leader's aid, taking over the fight so Prime can combine with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to pursue Galvatron. Just before he heads off, Optimus is approached by [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], who wish to join him on his mission. They have also brought [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]] along in the [[Mini-Con]]s, at the children's insistence, and Optimus agrees to allow them to join the group, vowing that the five leaders together will protect them.

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_over_nine_thousand.jpg|right|thumb|220px|I AM A CHAMPION! LOVELY PUNCH!]]

On Earth, [[Mikey Franklin]] and [[Lucy Suzuki]] survey the destruction that the black hole is wreaking upon the planet from the relative safety of the Autobot base. As many people as possible have been evacuated to shelters, and now, all they can do is watch, wait... and hope...

Heading for the black hole, the five planet leaders come upon the unconscious body of Primus, who awakens just long enough to tell them that Galvatron is within the black hole and is using the Omega Lock to destabilize it. The Autobots pursue him, flying into the singularity and past the tortured [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], which was recently caught in its inexorable pull. Just as they begin to wonder why Galvatron wishes to expand the black hole, the Decepticon leader himself appears before them, now a giant himself, and gives them their answer: It is his intention to use the black hole to bring the universe to end, after which he will use the power of the Lock and Keys to create a new universe, moulded in his image! Disgusted by Galvatron's willingness to destroy even his own Decepticons in his pursuit of power, the five leaders dive into battle, countering Galvatron's blast with their combined strength and eventually combining their [[Cyber Key]] powers into one five-pronged attack that manages to take him down. In one final act of spite, Galvatron hurls the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys at the core of the black hole, resolving to see the universe destroyed if he cannot have it himself.

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_vector_ghost.jpg|left|thumb|220px|]]

With the black hole destabilizing all around them thanks to its prior exposure to Galvatron's power, the five Autobots dive for the core, hot on the Omega Lock's trail, but when they spot it, they discover that the Cyber Planet Keys have come loose and are floating all around them. With the aid of the kids and Mini-Cons, the leaders of the four colony worlds successfully retrieve their planets' Keys, leaving the tumbling Omega Lock for Optimus to grab. With Coby acting as his eyes, Prime navigates the debris and pushes himself to the limit, trying to catch up to the Lock. Just when it seems that he will not make it, the [[Planet Map]] in Bud possession begins to glow...and before Optimus's eyes, the ethereal form of [[Vector Prime]] appears. Vector lays his ghostly hand alongside Optimus's, and together, the two Primes reach out and seize the Omega Lock. As the sound of the [[Omega Frequency]] rings out, the Omega Lock and Keys fly from the Autobots' hands in a coalescing wave of golden energy, soaring out of the black hole and recombining with Primus. His power restored fully at last, the rejuvenated god springs to life and seizes the Ark, through which he channels all his energy in one titanic blast. This beam of holy energy stabs directly into the heart of the black hole, which shudders...glows like a dying star...and at last, is no more!

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_primus_smiles.jpg|right|thumb|220px|When you do things right, people won't be sure you’ve done anything at all.]]

His purpose complete, Primus smiles and transforms back into Cybertron, but not Cybertron as the Transformers once knew their planet. Restored by the power of the four Cyber Planet Keys, their homeworld now encompasses the greatest aspects of all four colony worlds. With the black hole finally destroyed, its effects upon the universe are no more, and peace returns to Earth.

Out in space, learning that Galvatron was intending to abandon them in pursuit of his goals, the four remaining Decepticons turn the tables on their leader and abandon him instead, leaving Galvatron alone in the void.

And down on Earth, the Autobots bring the kids back to their homes, where they are reunited with their parents.

At last, the universe has been saved!
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (7)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (8)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (9)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (10)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (11)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattershot]] (15)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (16)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (17)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (22)
* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (23)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (24)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (25)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (26)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (27)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (28)
* [[Vector Prime]] (38)

'''[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]'''
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (29)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (30)
* [[Six-Speed]] (31)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (1)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (2)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (3)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (4)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (5)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (10)
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (13)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (18)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (20)
* [[Lugnutz]] (21)

|c3=
* [[Lori]] (32)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (33)
* [[Coby Hansen]] (34)
* [[Tim Hansen]] (35)
* [[Robert Hansen]] (36)
* Mrs. Hansen (37)
* [[Ernesto]] (39)

|c4=
* [[Primus]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Brimstone:''' It's rodeo time! 
'''Thunderblast:''' Did you just compare me to a ''cow''?! 
'''Undermine:''' Actually, a bull, but... 
'''Thunderblast:''' A BOY cow?! I'm a BOY COW to you?! 
'''Undermine:''' If the udder fits... 
'''Thunderblast:''' You're asking for it! A girl gets a little bigger and they call her a cow...
:—Thunderblast discovers the drawbacks of size increasing.

''[Thundercracker fires off ream after ream of missiles]'' 
"Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot..." 
''[notices a stream of Autobot fire heading right for him, and that he's out of missiles]'' 
"AW, SHOOT!"
:—'''Thundercracker''' just can't win.

"You kids are going to ruin my bad reputation!"
:—'''Scourge'''

"COME TOGETHER RIGHT NOW OVER ME!"
Optimus being a badass and quoting The Beatles.

" It's time for you to go galvatron!" 
" See ya later!" 
" I hope this stings a wee bit!" 
" Let me get this off my back!" 
" Just because!" 
"Uh-oh".
:—'''Galvatron''' has an "oh, crap" moment right as all five leaders shoot him.

"This is your destiny. Reach out...and save the future."
:—'''Vector Prime'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
[[Image:Cyb ep49 different animation.jpg|right|thumb|Either way, this is [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|too familiar]].]]
In addition to ''Cybertron'''s customary expansion and modification of dialogue, differences include:
*In ''Galaxy Force'', just before the leaders take off after the Lock and Keys, Optimus Prime tells the Mini-Cons to keep the children safe. In ''Cybertron'', he requests that they help them track the keys.
*The conversation Prime has with Coby soon after this is flip-flopped across the two versions. In ''Galaxy Force'', he asks Coby to help him follow the Lock, Coby doesn't believe he can do it, and Prime assures him he can. Conversely, in ''Cybertron'', Prime tells Coby to get away to safety and leave him, and Coby insists that he be allowed to help him.
*As ever, the sound of the Omega Frequency is added when the Omega Lock powers up.
*In a startling rarity that has never happened before now, some ''animation'' is different between the two versions of the show! After Cybertron is recreated, ''Galaxy Force'' shows the planet with ordinary organic plants and trees that are part of the background painting. In their place, ''Cybertron'' features CGI-animated, apparently [[technorganic]] trees, as well as replacing a featureless purple metal plain with a textured blue one, decorated with the symbol of the Omega Lock.

===Animation or technical errors===
*As he is super-sized, and then again during part of his fight with the Gigantions, Ransack is once ''again'' missing the black "mask" around his eyes.
*When Coby says "Work together, guys!" his voice is mistakenly given the metallic amplification reserved for Transformers.

===Transformers references===
*Galvatron's final words to Prime are "It's over, Prime," the final words said by [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Optimus Prime]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Episodes flashed back to in the final moments of this adventure include "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]", "[[Haven]]", "[[Primal]]", "[[Ship]]" and "[[Champion]]".
*The addition of technorganic plants in ''Cybertron'' could be a nod to ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.

===Real-world references===
* in ''Cybertron'', Optimus instructs the planet leaders to "Come together right now, over me," a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]]' song "[[Wikipedia:Come Together|Come Together]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 13 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

End

2011-08-21T05:38:31Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=49
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=50
|title="End"
|japanese=終末の時、希望の光を
|romaji=Shūmatsu no Toki, Kibō no Hikari wo
|translation=The Final Moments, Light of Hope
|image=Cyb_ep49_giant_galvatron.jpg
|caption="Fools! Galvatron can be any size Galvatron wants!"
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kenji Sugihara]]
|director=[[Atsushi Takeyama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[December 17]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 27]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''In the dark heart of the black hole, the five planet leaders battle Galvatron for the fate of the universe.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb ep49 supersized cons.jpg|left|thumb|220px|[[Size class|Supreme Class]] Syndrome on crack]]

The assembled [[Autobot]]s stand on the bow of the great ship, the [[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]], and confront [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] and his small band of [[Decepticon]]s. Although massively outnumbered, Galvatron is unfazed, as he still wields the power of the [[Omega Lock]] and the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, and he lectures [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] on the nature of power. Prime rejects Galvatron's speech, so Galvatron provides a visual aid, using the power of the Lock to transform his followers into giants. As his now-towering minions launch their attack on the Autobots, Galvatron himself makes a break for the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]], but finds his way barred by [[Primus]]. Unfortunately for the deity, his power is so diminished from his attempts to slow the expansion of the black hole that the Omega Lock-powered Galvatron is able to blast him into unconsciousness.

[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] shrugs off attacks from [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] and [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] before coming under fire from the [[Earth]] Transformers, including her old friend [[Lugnutz]]. At the same time, [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] finds that his new size doesn't make him a better racer when he is confronted by his old foes from [[Velocitron]], while [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] literally gets the short end of things when he comes under attack by the [[Gigantion]]s, who are the same size as him even after his height increase! Finally, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] is given the honor of holding back Optimus Prime, but before long, the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] come to their leader's aid, taking over the fight so Prime can combine with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to pursue Galvatron. Just before he heads off, Optimus is approached by [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], who wish to join him on his mission. They have also brought [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]] along in the [[Mini-Con]]s, at the children's insistence, and Optimus agrees to allow them to join the group, vowing that the five leaders together will protect them.

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_over_nine_thousand.jpg|right|thumb|220px|I AM A CHAMPION! LOVELY PUNCH!]]

On Earth, [[Mikey Franklin]] and [[Lucy Suzuki]] survey the destruction that the black hole is wreaking upon the planet from the relative safety of the Autobot base. As many people as possible have been evacuated to shelters, and now, all they can do is watch, wait... and hope...

Heading for the black hole, the five planet leaders come upon the unconscious body of Primus, who awakens just long enough to tell them that Galvatron is within the black hole and is using the Omega Lock to destabilize it. The Autobots pursue him, flying into the singularity and past the tortured [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], which was recently caught in its inexorable pull. Just as they begin to wonder why Galvatron wishes to expand the black hole, the Decepticon leader himself appears before them, now a giant himself, and gives them their answer: It is his intention to use the black hole to bring the universe to end, after which he will use the power of the Lock and Keys to create a new universe, moulded in his image! Disgusted by Galvatron's willingness to destroy even his own Decepticons in his pursuit of power, the five leaders dive into battle, countering Galvatron's blast with their combined strength and eventually combining their [[Cyber Key]] powers into one five-pronged attack that manages to take him down. In one final act of spite, Galvatron hurls the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys at the core of the black hole, resolving to see the universe destroyed if he cannot have it himself.

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_vector_ghost.jpg|left|thumb|220px|]]

With the black hole destabilizing all around them thanks to its prior exposure to Galvatron's power, the five Autobots dive for the core, hot on the Omega Lock's trail, but when they spot it, they discover that the Cyber Planet Keys have come loose and are floating all around them. With the aid of the kids and Mini-Cons, the leaders of the four colony worlds successfully retrieve their planets' Keys, leaving the tumbling Omega Lock for Optimus to grab. With Coby acting as his eyes, Prime navigates the debris and pushes himself to the limit, trying to catch up to the Lock. Just when it seems that he will not make it, the [[Planet Map]] in Bud possession begins to glow...and before Optimus's eyes, the ethereal form of [[Vector Prime]] appears. Vector lays his ghostly hand alongside Optimus's, and together, the two Primes reach out and seize the Omega Lock. As the sound of the [[Omega Frequency]] rings out, the Omega Lock and Keys fly from the Autobots' hands in a coalescing wave of golden energy, soaring out of the black hole and recombining with Primus. His power restored fully at last, the rejuvenated god springs to life and seizes the Ark, through which he channels all his energy in one titanic blast. This beam of holy energy stabs directly into the heart of the black hole, which shudders...glows like a dying star...and at last, is no more!

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_primus_smiles.jpg|right|thumb|220px|When you do things right, people won't be sure you’ve done anything at all.]]

His purpose complete, Primus smiles and transforms back into Cybertron, but not Cybertron as the Transformers once knew their planet. Restored by the power of the four Cyber Planet Keys, their homeworld now encompasses the greatest aspects of all four colony worlds. With the black hole finally destroyed, its effects upon the universe are no more, and peace returns to Earth.

Out in space, learning that Galvatron was intending to abandon them in pursuit of his goals, the four remaining Decepticons turn the tables on their leader and abandon him instead, leaving Galvatron alone in the void.

And down on Earth, the Autobots bring the kids back to their homes, where they are reunited with their parents.

At last, the universe has been saved!
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (7)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (8)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (9)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (10)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (11)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattershot]] (15)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (16)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (17)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (22)
* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (23)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (24)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (25)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (26)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (27)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (28)
* [[Vector Prime]] (38)

'''[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]'''
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (29)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (30)
* [[Six-Speed]] (31)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (1)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (2)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (3)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (4)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (5)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (10)
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (13)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (18)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (20)
* [[Lugnutz]] (21)

|c3=
* [[Lori]] (32)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (33)
* [[Coby Hansen]] (34)
* [[Tim Hansen]] (35)
* [[Robert Hansen]] (36)
* Mrs. Hansen (37)
* [[Ernesto]] (39)

|c4=
* [[Primus]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Brimstone:''' It's rodeo time! 
'''Thunderblast:''' Did you just compare me to a ''cow''?! 
'''Undermine:''' Actually, a bull, but... 
'''Thunderblast:''' A BOY cow?! I'm a BOY COW to you?! 
'''Undermine:''' If the udder fits... 
'''Thunderblast:''' You're asking for it! A girl gets a little bigger and they call her a cow...
:—Thunderblast discovers the drawbacks of size increasing.

''[Thundercracker fires off ream after ream of missiles]'' 
"Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot..." 
''[notices a stream of Autobot fire heading right for him, and that he's out of missiles]'' 
"AW, SHOOT!"
:—'''Thundercracker''' just can't win.

"You kids are going to ruin my bad reputation!"
:—'''Scourge'''

" It's time for you to go galvatron!" 
" See ya later!" 
" I hope this stings a wee bit!" 
" Let me get this off my back!" 
" Just because!" 
"Uh-oh".
:—'''Galvatron''' has an "oh, crap" moment right as all five leaders shoot him.

"This is your destiny. Reach out...and save the future."
:—'''Vector Prime'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
[[Image:Cyb ep49 different animation.jpg|right|thumb|Either way, this is [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|too familiar]].]]
In addition to ''Cybertron'''s customary expansion and modification of dialogue, differences include:
*In ''Galaxy Force'', just before the leaders take off after the Lock and Keys, Optimus Prime tells the Mini-Cons to keep the children safe. In ''Cybertron'', he requests that they help them track the keys.
*The conversation Prime has with Coby soon after this is flip-flopped across the two versions. In ''Galaxy Force'', he asks Coby to help him follow the Lock, Coby doesn't believe he can do it, and Prime assures him he can. Conversely, in ''Cybertron'', Prime tells Coby to get away to safety and leave him, and Coby insists that he be allowed to help him.
*As ever, the sound of the Omega Frequency is added when the Omega Lock powers up.
*In a startling rarity that has never happened before now, some ''animation'' is different between the two versions of the show! After Cybertron is recreated, ''Galaxy Force'' shows the planet with ordinary organic plants and trees that are part of the background painting. In their place, ''Cybertron'' features CGI-animated, apparently [[technorganic]] trees, as well as replacing a featureless purple metal plain with a textured blue one, decorated with the symbol of the Omega Lock.

===Animation or technical errors===
*As he is super-sized, and then again during part of his fight with the Gigantions, Ransack is once ''again'' missing the black "mask" around his eyes.
*When Coby says "Work together, guys!" his voice is mistakenly given the metallic amplification reserved for Transformers.

===Transformers references===
*Galvatron's final words to Prime are "It's over, Prime," the final words said by [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Optimus Prime]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Episodes flashed back to in the final moments of this adventure include "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]", "[[Haven]]", "[[Primal]]", "[[Ship]]" and "[[Champion]]".
*The addition of technorganic plants in ''Cybertron'' could be a nod to ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.

===Real-world references===
* in ''Cybertron'', Optimus instructs the planet leaders to "Come together right now, over me," a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]]' song "[[Wikipedia:Come Together|Come Together]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 13 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

End

2011-08-21T05:37:51Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=49
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=50
|title="End"
|japanese=終末の時、希望の光を
|romaji=Shūmatsu no Toki, Kibō no Hikari wo
|translation=The Final Moments, Light of Hope
|image=Cyb_ep49_giant_galvatron.jpg
|caption="Fools! Galvatron can be any size Galvatron wants!"
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kenji Sugihara]]
|director=[[Atsushi Takeyama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[December 17]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 27]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''In the dark heart of the black hole, the five planet leaders battle Galvatron for the fate of the universe.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb ep49 supersized cons.jpg|left|thumb|220px|[[Size class|Supreme Class]] Syndrome on crack]]

The assembled [[Autobot]]s stand on the bow of the great ship, the [[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]], and confront [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] and his small band of [[Decepticon]]s. Although massively outnumbered, Galvatron is unfazed, as he still wields the power of the [[Omega Lock]] and the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, and he lectures [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] on the nature of power. Prime rejects Galvatron's speech, so Galvatron provides a visual aid, using the power of the Lock to transform his followers into giants. As his now-towering minions launch their attack on the Autobots, Galvatron himself makes a break for the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]], but finds his way barred by [[Primus]]. Unfortunately for the deity, his power is so diminished from his attempts to slow the expansion of the black hole that the Omega Lock-powered Galvatron is able to blast him into unconsciousness.

[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] shrugs off attacks from [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] and [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] before coming under fire from the [[Earth]] Transformers, including her old friend [[Lugnutz]]. At the same time, [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] finds that his new size doesn't make him a better racer when he is confronted by his old foes from [[Velocitron]], while [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] literally gets the short end of things when he comes under attack by the [[Gigantion]]s, who are the same size as him even after his height increase! Finally, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] is given the honor of holding back Optimus Prime, but before long, the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] come to their leader's aid, taking over the fight so Prime can combine with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to pursue Galvatron. Just before he heads off, Optimus is approached by [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], who wish to join him on his mission. They have also brought [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]] along in the [[Mini-Con]]s, at the children's insistence, and Optimus agrees to allow them to join the group, vowing that the five leaders together will protect them.

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_over_nine_thousand.jpg|right|thumb|220px|I AM A CHAMPION! LOVELY PUNCH!]]

On Earth, [[Mikey Franklin]] and [[Lucy Suzuki]] survey the destruction that the black hole is wreaking upon the planet from the relative safety of the Autobot base. As many people as possible have been evacuated to shelters, and now, all they can do is watch, wait... and hope...

Heading for the black hole, the five planet leaders come upon the unconscious body of Primus, who awakens just long enough to tell them that Galvatron is within the black hole and is using the Omega Lock to destabilize it. The Autobots pursue him, flying into the singularity and past the tortured [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], which was recently caught in its inexorable pull. Just as they begin to wonder why Galvatron wishes to expand the black hole, the Decepticon leader himself appears before them, now a giant himself, and gives them their answer: It is his intention to use the black hole to bring the universe to end, after which he will use the power of the Lock and Keys to create a new universe, moulded in his image! Disgusted by Galvatron's willingness to destroy even his own Decepticons in his pursuit of power, the five leaders dive into battle, countering Galvatron's blast with their combined strength and eventually combining their [[Cyber Key]] powers into one five-pronged attack that manages to take him down. In one final act of spite, Galvatron hurls the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys at the core of the black hole, resolving to see the universe destroyed if he cannot have it himself.

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_vector_ghost.jpg|left|thumb|220px|]]

With the black hole destabilizing all around them thanks to its prior exposure to Galvatron's power, the five Autobots dive for the core, hot on the Omega Lock's trail, but when they spot it, they discover that the Cyber Planet Keys have come loose and are floating all around them. With the aid of the kids and Mini-Cons, the leaders of the four colony worlds successfully retrieve their planets' Keys, leaving the tumbling Omega Lock for Optimus to grab. With Coby acting as his eyes, Prime navigates the debris and pushes himself to the limit, trying to catch up to the Lock. Just when it seems that he will not make it, the [[Planet Map]] in Bud possession begins to glow...and before Optimus's eyes, the ethereal form of [[Vector Prime]] appears. Vector lays his ghostly hand alongside Optimus's, and together, the two Primes reach out and seize the Omega Lock. As the sound of the [[Omega Frequency]] rings out, the Omega Lock and Keys fly from the Autobots' hands in a coalescing wave of golden energy, soaring out of the black hole and recombining with Primus. His power restored fully at last, the rejuvenated god springs to life and seizes the Ark, through which he channels all his energy in one titanic blast. This beam of holy energy stabs directly into the heart of the black hole, which shudders...glows like a dying star...and at last, is no more!

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_primus_smiles.jpg|right|thumb|220px|When you do things right, people won't be sure you’ve done anything at all.]]

His purpose complete, Primus smiles and transforms back into Cybertron, but not Cybertron as the Transformers once knew their planet. Restored by the power of the four Cyber Planet Keys, their homeworld now encompasses the greatest aspects of all four colony worlds. With the black hole finally destroyed, its effects upon the universe are no more, and peace returns to Earth.

Out in space, learning that Galvatron was intending to abandon them in pursuit of his goals, the four remaining Decepticons turn the tables on their leader and abandon him instead, leaving Galvatron alone in the void.

And down on Earth, the Autobots bring the kids back to their homes, where they are reunited with their parents.

At last, the universe has been saved!
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (7)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (8)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (9)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (10)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (11)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattershot]] (15)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (16)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (17)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (22)
* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (23)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (24)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (25)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (26)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (27)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (28)
* [[Vector Prime]] (38)

'''[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]'''
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (29)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (30)
* [[Six-Speed]] (31)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (1)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (2)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (3)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (4)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (5)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (10)
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (13)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (18)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (20)
* [[Lugnutz]] (21)

|c3=
* [[Lori]] (32)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (33)
* [[Coby Hansen]] (34)
* [[Tim Hansen]] (35)
* [[Robert Hansen]] (36)
* Mrs. Hansen (37)
* [[Ernesto]] (39)

|c4=
* [[Primus]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Brimstone:''' It's rodeo time! 
'''Thunderblast:''' Did you just compare me to a ''cow''?! 
'''Undermine:''' Actually, a bull, but... 
'''Thunderblast:''' A BOY cow?! I'm a BOY COW to you?! 
'''Undermine:''' If the udder fits... 
'''Thunderblast:''' You're asking for it! A girl gets a little bigger and they call her a cow...
:—Thunderblast discovers the drawbacks of size increasing.

''[Thundercracker fires off ream after ream of missiles]'' 
"Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot..." 
''[notices a stream of Autobot fire heading right for him, and that he's out of missiles]'' 
"AW, SHOOT!"
:—'''Thundercracker''' just can't win.

"You kids are going to ruin my bad reputation!"
:—'''Scourge'''

" It's time for you to go galvatron!" 
" See ya later!" 
" I hope this stings a wee bit!" 
" Let me get this off my back!" 
" Just because!" 
"Uh-oh".<small
:—'''Galvatron''' has an "oh, crap" moment right as all five leaders shoot him.

"This is your destiny. Reach out...and save the future."
:—'''Vector Prime'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
[[Image:Cyb ep49 different animation.jpg|right|thumb|Either way, this is [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|too familiar]].]]
In addition to ''Cybertron'''s customary expansion and modification of dialogue, differences include:
*In ''Galaxy Force'', just before the leaders take off after the Lock and Keys, Optimus Prime tells the Mini-Cons to keep the children safe. In ''Cybertron'', he requests that they help them track the keys.
*The conversation Prime has with Coby soon after this is flip-flopped across the two versions. In ''Galaxy Force'', he asks Coby to help him follow the Lock, Coby doesn't believe he can do it, and Prime assures him he can. Conversely, in ''Cybertron'', Prime tells Coby to get away to safety and leave him, and Coby insists that he be allowed to help him.
*As ever, the sound of the Omega Frequency is added when the Omega Lock powers up.
*In a startling rarity that has never happened before now, some ''animation'' is different between the two versions of the show! After Cybertron is recreated, ''Galaxy Force'' shows the planet with ordinary organic plants and trees that are part of the background painting. In their place, ''Cybertron'' features CGI-animated, apparently [[technorganic]] trees, as well as replacing a featureless purple metal plain with a textured blue one, decorated with the symbol of the Omega Lock.

===Animation or technical errors===
*As he is super-sized, and then again during part of his fight with the Gigantions, Ransack is once ''again'' missing the black "mask" around his eyes.
*When Coby says "Work together, guys!" his voice is mistakenly given the metallic amplification reserved for Transformers.

===Transformers references===
*Galvatron's final words to Prime are "It's over, Prime," the final words said by [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Optimus Prime]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Episodes flashed back to in the final moments of this adventure include "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]", "[[Haven]]", "[[Primal]]", "[[Ship]]" and "[[Champion]]".
*The addition of technorganic plants in ''Cybertron'' could be a nod to ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.

===Real-world references===
* in ''Cybertron'', Optimus instructs the planet leaders to "Come together right now, over me," a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]]' song "[[Wikipedia:Come Together|Come Together]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 13 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Scourge (episode)

2011-08-20T05:33:18Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Scourge}}
{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=44
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=45
|image=Cyb ep44 scourge.jpg
|caption=Must be [[Sweep|Sweeps]] week.
|title="Scourge"
|japanese=大きな星の小さな町
|romaji=Ōki na Hoshi no Chiisa na Machi
|translation=The Large Planet's Little City
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kenji Sugihara]]
|director=[[Matsuo Asami]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[November 12]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 20]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Scourge comes to some tough decisions about himself, with the help of some little friends.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep44_secret_passage.jpg|left|thumb|220px|"No, Mr Hansen, I expect you to die."]]

As [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] descends further into [[Gigantion]]'s depths, he reflects on his past fight with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]. Recalling Leobreaker's claim that strength is more than just physical, Scourge grows furious, unable to comprehend his meaning, and on a deeper level, fearing that his power may not be enough to save [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]].

On [[Gigantion]], [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] have found Leobreaker and [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]], left where Scourge beat them, unconscious but not too badly injured. Coby calls the main [[Autobot]] group on [[Lori]]'s communicator, and informs them of the situation, prompting Lori to talk smack about Scourge. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] reins her in, as they prepare to open the doorway to the next level of the planet. And Optimus is not the only one keeping the troops in line—Bud has been organizing the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]] to a mini-army, a feat that impresses [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], and they all troop through the door ahead of the other Autobots. They find reliefs of several small robots on the walls, and recognize them as more Mini-Cons, leaning up against the wall to compare the carvings to their own height. Unfortunately, when Lori joins them and leans on the wall as well, she accidentally triggers a switch that opens up a secret passage and sends Bud and the four Mini-Cons tumbling downward.

Elsewhere, the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] races along a highway to meet up with the other Autobots. When they run across [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] and [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] along the way, they challenge the Decepticon leader to a battle in pursuit of payback for their defeat in their last meeting, but Menasor jumps in the way first.

[[Image:Cyb_ep44_museum_fun.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Back with Prime's group, Metroplex realizes that the legends of the secret Mini-Con passages must be true. Lori insists on going down the passage herself, as she blames herself for the accident, but Optimus claims he is as much to blame for letting them go into the tunnel first, and convinces her that they're better off finding Bud and the others by sticking together. The Autobots wonder where the passage leads, and Metroplex recounts the legend of a city built especially for Mini-Cons...which is, indeed, exactly where Bud and the Mini-Cons have found themselves! [[Six-Speed]] leads them to a museum nearby, and once inside, [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] discovers some history data, which explains that, after the war with [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], the citizens of Gigantion were too big, so the Mini-Cons did all the "detail work" and computer repair, which made them mentally similar to humans. (Uh, yeah. Just... go with us on this, okay?) Bud instantly forgets everything, but Jolt shrugs it off.

Meanwhile, the Cybertron Defense Team triple-team Menasor, who is standing up to their assault pretty well. However, the three attack simultaneously in a [[triangle formation]] with their [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber-Key-enhanced]] attacks, which fells the giant. Galvatron is not impressed, and launches into battle with the trio, but they manage to hold their own, and raise their standing in the Decepticon leader's eyes, even if he does still just shrug off their attacks.

[[Image:Cyb_ep44_raise_your_hand.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Im the Mini-Con city, Bud's group have found a playground, and Jolt remarks there's even a tale of an amusement park. The quintet leave to find it, but instead find a rubble-strewn wasteland with fresh claw-marks. Jolt and the Mini-Cons promptly panic, so in order to get them to calm down, Bud fakes a stomachache, causing them all to rush to his aid. They leave to go back to the museum, but literally run into Scourge, who was responsible for the damage they found. Bud has been told by Lori not to be scared of Scourge, and so he is able to have a moderately pleasant conversation with the dragon-bot, who reveals he was impressed by Bud's handling of the Mini-Cons' panic. Bud decides he can teach Scourge to be a leader who ''doesn't'' have to bust a head to make a point, and gets a blackboard and some chalk from... somewhere... to hold a class on the subject. Bud confounds Scourge with some hypothetical situations, telling Scourge that his solutions involving the stronger taking the spoils and the weaker going without are wrong. Scourge objects to Bud's solutions that involve just "making stuff up", which Bud then explains is the entire point: to be a good leader, you have to be a creative thinker, and who said ''he'' couldn't make stuff up? Scourge starts laughing, having had it put to him so plainly and innocently: he realizes he's been locked in his "might makes right" mentality so much it's actually ''weakened'' him.

[[Image:Cyb_ep44_scourge_defeated.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

The Autobots arrive on the scene, and Scourge challenges them to a duel, much to Bud's confusion, but Lori says it's okay. In an open field during a dramatic sunset, Metroplex goes first, soundly thrashing Scourge without the dragon landing a single blow. But Scourge challenges the next Autobot to step up, Vector Prime. Again, Scourge is bested, but even then, challenges another. [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] steps up, but Optimus says he'll go next instead, and instructs [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to link up with him. Wing Saber is confused, but Scourge laughs and insists. The two leaders charge at one another, landing blows simultaneously as they pass... and as they pause, back to back... a small wound opens on Prime's shoulder. Scourge laughs, but then, as the sun sets, he topples over backwards, completely immobilized, and admits defeat. The Autobots drive away, with Bud wishing that Scourge could have joined the Autobots. "Maybe someday," Lori tells him... and Scourge... still lying on the ground, staring up the stars, laughs softly to himself.

Elsewhere, Galvatron carries Menasor away from the city in flames, leaving the Cybertron Defense Team to pick themselves up, though he admits to himself they put up a good fight.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (2)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (4)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (5)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (7)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (8)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Six-Speed]] (11)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (12)
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (13)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (14)
* [[Vector Prime]] (15)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (16)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (17)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (18)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (1)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (19)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (20)

|c3=
*[[Lori]] (3)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (6)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (12)
}}

==Quotes==
"Strength is what leads the masses, commands their respect! ''My'' strength united an entire world! Now it seems it's not enough?! '''''Impossible!!''''' Strength will save my world! Strength ''must'' be enough! It ''must'' be! '''''It's all I have!!!'''''"
:—'''Scourge'''

"They said that Scourge was still around here somewhere, so be careful." 
"Pfft, ''right''. ''He'' should look out for ''me''!" 
"Huh? Oh, man! Lori just totally dissed a fire-breathing dragon! ... That's actually pretty awesome!"
:—'''Coby''' and '''Lori'''

"I'm fixin' to use your head as a hood ornament!" 
"Whoah, now ''that's'' some trash-talking!" 
"Straight up!"
:—'''Scattorshot''' and '''Hot Shot'''

"Being lost is what I do best!"
:—'''Bud'''

"And just what's ''that'' supposed to—UUUAGH!!!" 
[''explosion clears''] 
"Aye, that'll do ye." (faints)
:—'''Menasor'''

"I wish I could use such guile. You brought order out of chaos... and you didn't even have to beat up anyone!"
:—'''Scourge'''

"But if ''you've'' been reborn, and ''I've'' been reborn, then that places us back where we started, doesn't it?"
:—'''Galvatron'''

"This is a duel of honor. Just like in the movies. I think you should be able to understand ''that''."
:—'''Lori'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment that summarizes the events of "[[Challenge]]".
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Jolt's explanation for the origin of the Mini-Cons doesn't mention the war with Planet X, instead noting that Mini-Cons were created when the Gigantion Transformers found they couldn't get any ''bigger'', and so some started becoming ''smaller'' instead. The "detail work" explanation is not mentioned (but had been previously brought up in the ''Galaxy Force'' version of "[[Giant]]", so it ''is'' still part of that version of the series), with the even ''more'' vague claim that Mini-Cons are like humans simply because they are "born small"!
*In ''Cybertron'', Bud mentions that his dad always told him that great leaders think outside the box. ''Galaxy Force'' is a bit more specific: his dad actually told him the riddles with which he confounds Scourge, saying that Bud could be a great leader if he could solve them.

===Continuity errors===
* Not so much an error, but... where did the blackboard come from?

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Mini-Releifs.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Later on, they punched holes in the heads for you to put your face through.]]
* Several ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' Mini-Con character models show up in this episode. [[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit (no relation)]], [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], and [[Runway]]'s models show up as reliefs on the walls of the hallway, while Runway is also seen in statue form inside the museum (pictured above).
*Jolt refers to the time Red Alert scanned his mind, back in "[[Balance]]".
*Jolt also recalls seeing an amusement park in the Hansens' home movies, waaay back in "[[Collapse]]".
*Galvatron and the Cybertron Defense Team refer back to their previous battles in "[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]" and "[[Fury]]".

===Real-world references===
*Metroplex refers to the Mini-Cons as "Wee Folk," an antiquated Celtic term for fairies.

===Trivia===
*This is the second switch Lori accidentally activates on Gigantion, having done so once before in "[[Ambush]]". She's got some luck.
*We get an explanation for the whole "Mini-Con brains work like human brains" thing, but it... doesn't work very well. Essentially, we are asked to believe the unlikely idea that ordinary Transformers are unimaginative beings that have no concept of detailed design or function, but that humans do, and that the Mini-Cons' years of working on the details for the Gigantion Transformers' constructions has given them that ability, thereby making their brains like humans'. It would appear that this was foreshadowed as far back as "[[Haven]]", when the Autobots constructed their base on Earth; Scattorshot was able only to produce a basic design with inefficient layout, but Lori was the one who put her human sense of imagination, detail and function to work and created the finalized, highly efficient design. But that doesn't change the fact that it's hard to believe that Transformers wouldn't be able to construct sufficient buildings or other structures without human or Mini-Con help. After all, how would anything have ever been built on any other planets?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 12 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Ambush (episode)

2011-08-20T02:10:42Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=42
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=43
|image=Scourge-Pansy.jpg
|caption=SAY MY NAME.
|title="Ambush"
|japanese=対決! ローリ VS クロミア
|romaji=Taiketsu! Lori tai Chromia
|translation=Showdown! Lori VS Chromia
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Gyō Yamatoya]]
|director=[[Atsushi Nakayama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[October 29]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 18]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Autobots split up to search the lower levels of Gigantion for its Cyber Planet Key, while the Decepticons do the same. Lori and Thunderblast get acquainted.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep42_feeling_run_down.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]
Deep in the lower levels of [[Gigantion]], the four [[Autobot]] teams are making fast progress in their search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]. [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] have enjoyed an uneventful journey, and soon discover a large chasm that they decide to leap into to continue their mission. Elsewhere, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s team (the [[Recon Mini-Con Team|Recon Mini-Con Team]], [[Vector Prime]] and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]) are having only a ''slightly'' more eventful time of it, as they find their way barred by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]...only to run straight over them. The two [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] bemoan their fate, then encourage themselves to try even harder in spite of all their past failures... then kinda deflate again as reality sets in. Poor dumb schmucks.

Elsewhere again, the team of [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] and [[Lori]] take an elevator to a lower level. When they hit the bottom, Override advises caution entering the new area, and Wing Saber glibly notes the perfect getting-ambushed opportunities there. [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] takes this as her cue to enter, backed up by [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Lori, however, immediately begins verbally browbeating Scourge for his cowardly tactics and continued association with the Decepticons, and Scourge flinches. A lot. Thunderblast eventually gets sick of it and insults the both of them, calling Lori a "mouse". Lori, her temper already frayed, challenges Thunderblast to a fight, and the [[Autobot|Autobots]] take fighting positions.

[[Image:Cyb_ep42_wild_take.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Back with Jetfire's team, the trio finally land at the bottom of the pit, where they're attacked by [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Jetfire tackles the Decepticon himself, ordering the other two to go ahead without him. They hesitate for a moment, but then move to depart, realizing that, after all, "it's only Thundercracker." Furious at this disrespect, Thundercracker throws Jetfire aside and draws a bead on the retreating Autobots, but Jetfire recovers quickly and opens fire on the Decepticon, allowing his comrades to get away. Grinning wickedly, Thundercracker announces that it's time to reveal his new "forbidden attack", much to Jetfire's befuddlement.

On all three fronts, battle is the order of the day, as Optimus Prime blasts the interfering Ransack and Crumplezone far off into the distance once again.

[[Image:Tcracker-SELTCP.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Dragon Ball T]]

Thunderblast distracts Lori with a rather puerile ruse, and beats cheeks out of there. [[:Image:LoriPissed.jpg|Lori's last nerve snapped]], she glowers at Wing Saber until he submits to bringing her along to chase Thunderblast down. The pair fly off on Thunderblast tail, leaving (a rather relieved) Scourge to battle Override, though Wing Saber soon realizes that she's clearly leading them into a trap. Lori is adamant, though, and they soon find out where they're being led to: a harbor area with a ''lot'' of open water.

Elsewhere, Thundercracker is charging up his "Super Electric Lightning Thundercrackin' Punch" with much pomp and grandeur. Jetfire is incredulous when the Decepticon finishes crying the attack's name and he finds out it's only a punch, but to Thundercracker's credit, his fist connects and knocks Jetfire for six. Jetfire is actually impressed, complimenting Thundercracker on finally landing a legitimately good attack, and Thundercracker grins happily.

[[Image:Thundercranes.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Wow, they weren't even using the right bait for floozies.]]

While Scourge and Override's battle continues, with plenty of trash talk, Thunderblast launches her own attack, shooting missiles at Wing Saber from underwater. Wing Saber has a rare moment of clarity and suggests a retreat, knowing he can't tackle Thunderblast like this, but Lori insists they have to outsmart her. Wing Saber drops Lori off on dry land, and she enters a control console for a ring of eight cranes in the middle of the harbor water. Wing Saber allows himself to get "shot down" and dives underwater in robot mode. Thunderblast follows and corners him... and then realizes that she herself has just been led into a trap. Lori drops the crane-claws all around Thunderblast, surrounding her, and then one final one right on top of her head. Thunderblast demands to be released, and Wing Saber obliges, courtesy of pretty much every missile he's packing. The explosion sends Thunderblast flying away uncontrollably, wailing in defiance.

[[Image:MasswaysMasses.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Buy us at only $60 a pop!]]

Elsewhere, Jetfire and Thundercracker have beaten each other silly, and both collapse, exhausted. The back-up team of [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] arrive, and Coby tends to Jetfire while Quickmix keeps the gibbering Thundercracker quiet by dumping a lot of quick-drying concrete on top of him.

Scourge and Override's fight blasts a hole in the floor of a level above them, and their fight moves into this new room. Scourge hurls his axe, which misses and slams into the wall... right above the doorway that Lori then comes running through. Wing Saber dives in and saves Lori before she's crushed by the falling debris, and Scourge uses the opportunity to run for an elevator. Lori, quickly over her near-death experience, berates Scourge again, who sheepishly says he's not ''running away'' so much as making a ''strategic withdrawal''. The doors close, and Override and Lori both express their frustration by hitting the wall. But Lori finds that she has inadvertently kicked a hidden button in the wall, which causes the lights in the room to turn off, and a large device to rise out of the middle of the floor. As the device powers up, the trio realize they are looking at a planetarium-like hologram device, which begins to project images of Gigantion in ancient times. The video images show a [[Planet X (Cybertron)|huge dark sphere]] appearing above the planet, and hundreds of robots emerging from it and filling the skies of Gigantion... robots of the same design as [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]....
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (1)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (2)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (3)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Six-Speed|Six-Speed]] (5)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (6)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (7)
* [[Vector Prime]] (8)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (9)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (12)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (13)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (20)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (21)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (22)

|c2=
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (10)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (11)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (15)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (16)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (17)

|c3=
* [[Lori]] (14)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (18)
* [[Coby Hansen]] (19)

|c4=
* [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version|Noisemazes Mass Production Type Version]] (23)
* [[Laserbeak drone]]s (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"Ah...I'm feelin' a bit rundown." 
"Don't make me laugh! It hurts!"
:—'''Crumplezone''' and '''Ransack''' after being run over by Metroplex.

"When he sees our real strength and ''feels'' our vengeance, he'll regret beating us over and over and over..."
:—'''Crumplezone'''

"What could be dangerous? It's dark with only one exit! Looks like a ''great'' place to get ambushed!"
:—'''Wing Saber'''

"What in the world are you ''thinking''?! Back on [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], you were all about honor and rule of law, but ''now'' look at you! Skulking around in the shadows with a Decepticon floozy—" 
"HEY!" 
"—plotting ambushes and, and sneak attacks?! What's the ''matter'' with you?! Have you completely lost your honor or ''what''?!"
:—'''Lori''' browbeats Scourge (with objection by '''Thunderblast''')

"Little sister, you better check yo'self!"
:—'''Thunderblast''' (to Lori)

"We are chasing her, Wing Saber!" 
"Huh?! You're not serious." 
"I am serious." 
"Uh, but...but Lori...." 
"We're. Chas. Ing. Her." 
"Yes...ma'am...." 
:—'''Lori''' has '''Wing Saber''' totally whipped.

"Here I go! SUPER 'LECTRIC LIGHTNIN' THUNDERCRACKER PUNCH!"
"All that for a punch?"
:—'''Jetfire''' doesn't see the reason behind '''Thundercracker's''' build up.

[[Image:JetCracker-punch.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]
"Man... I'm impressed! Good punch, mate! Fair dinkum! 'Bout time you brought some muscle to the tussle!"
:—'''Jetfire'''

"Don't worry about a thing. I aced a B+ in computers class." 
"Why not an A?" 
"Well...." 
"Just don't tell me you crashed the computer."
:—'''Lori''' and '''Wing Saber'''

"Bring me a 'get well' card..."
:—'''Thundercracker'''

==Other Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[City]]".
*Immediately after the "previously" segment, before the title card appears, ''Galaxy Force'' also includes a brief original scene of Override, Wing Saber and Lori making their way down a corridor, taking about being first to their objective. In removing the "previously" segment, ''Cybertron'' also removes this short scene (perhaps unintentionally?).
* In ''Cybertron'', after Lori challenges Thunderblast to a battle, Wing Saber and Override make sounds as if they are preparing to battle. In ''Galaxy Force'', they both claim that Lori is scary.
*In ''Cybertron'', at the end of the episode, Lori berates Scourge for retreating. In ''Galaxy Force'', she is angry because she suspects he may have thrown his axe and collapsed the wall with the deliberate intention of killing her.

===Continuity errors===
* So, did Scourge get his tail-axe back or what?

===Real-world references===
* As she and Wing Saber jet off after Thunderblast, Lori cries "Hi-yo Saber!", a reference to the command western hero [[Wikipedia:The Lone Ranger|the Lone Ranger]] gave his horse, Silver, to begin running.
* "She can lead an Autobot to water..." Wing Saber says of Thunderblast's plan, with Lori adding, "...but can she make us drink?", paraphrasing that old saying about horses.
* While she's chasing Wing Saber underwater, Thunderblast starts singing the [[wikipedia:Jaws_(film)#Music|theme from ''Jaws'']].

===Trivia===
[[Image:Override-Teeth.jpg|right|thumb|Override uses Crest Whitening strips.]]
* There's a noticeably greater amount of facial emoting from the CGI cast in this episode than normal. Where previously, the height of facial animation has literally been limited to the changing shape of the mouth, this episode features several characters getting "normal" [[Teeth|teeth]] for certain expressions which are not present in most other sequences, more fluid lip-motions, and even eyes that change shape. It's a nice change of pace.
* On that note, the scene in which Lori is almost crushed by falling debris has one of the few instances of "precise" lip-synching in the series: a close-up of Override's face as she yells "LORI!!!" The shot of her afterwards saying her name again in a relieved tone is also synched, but no teethies. A close-up of Thunderblast just before she's crushed also has precise lip-synch, but it's synched to Japanese words, not English. Oh well.
* During his indecision on whether or not to follow Thunderblast, Wing Saber displays the comical, large [[wikipedia:Sweat_drop|anime sweat drop]] on the side of his head. This means that Lori is so scary that she makes robots sweat. Also, Lori can be seen with a fang sticking out of her mouth when she's mad. O.o
* As Thunderblast runs across the rooftops while luring Wing Saber and Lori along, her breasts actually... ''jiggle''. Seriously, Gonzo, we despair of you.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 11 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Ambush (episode)

2011-08-20T00:47:48Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=42
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=43
|image=Scourge-Pansy.jpg
|caption=SAY MY NAME.
|title="Ambush"
|japanese=対決! ローリ VS クロミア
|romaji=Taiketsu! Lori tai Chromia
|translation=Showdown! Lori VS Chromia
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Gyō Yamatoya]]
|director=[[Atsushi Nakayama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[October 29]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 18]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Autobots split up to search the lower levels of Gigantion for its Cyber Planet Key, while the Decepticons do the same. Lori and Thunderblast get acquainted.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep42_feeling_run_down.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]
Deep in the lower levels of [[Gigantion]], the four [[Autobot]] teams are making fast progress in their search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]. [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] have enjoyed an uneventful journey, and soon discover a large chasm that they decide to leap into to continue their mission. Elsewhere, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s team (the [[Recon Mini-Con Team|Recon Mini-Con Team]], [[Vector Prime]] and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]) are having only a ''slightly'' more eventful time of it, as they find their way barred by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]...only to run straight over them. The two [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] bemoan their fate, then encourage themselves to try even harder in spite of all their past failures... then kinda deflate again as reality sets in. Poor dumb schmucks.

Elsewhere again, the team of [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] and [[Lori]] take an elevator to a lower level. When they hit the bottom, Override advises caution entering the new area, and Wing Saber glibly notes the perfect getting-ambushed opportunities there. [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] takes this as her cue to enter, backed up by [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Lori, however, immediately begins verbally browbeating Scourge for his cowardly tactics and continued association with the Decepticons, and Scourge flinches. A lot. Thunderblast eventually gets sick of it and insults the both of them, calling Lori a "mouse". Lori, her temper already frayed, challenges Thunderblast to a fight, and the [[Autobot|Autobots]] take fighting positions.

[[Image:Cyb_ep42_wild_take.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Back with Jetfire's team, the trio finally land at the bottom of the pit, where they're attacked by [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Jetfire tackles the Decepticon himself, ordering the other two to go ahead without him. They hesitate for a moment, but then move to depart, realizing that, after all, "it's only Thundercracker." Furious at this disrespect, Thundercracker throws Jetfire aside and draws a bead on the retreating Autobots, but Jetfire recovers quickly and opens fire on the Decepticon, allowing his comrades to get away. Grinning wickedly, Thundercracker announces that it's time to reveal his new "forbidden attack", much to Jetfire's befuddlement.

On all three fronts, battle is the order of the day, as Optimus Prime blasts the interfering Ransack and Crumplezone far off into the distance once again.

[[Image:Tcracker-SELTCP.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Dragon Ball T]]

Thunderblast distracts Lori with a rather puerile ruse, and beats cheeks out of there. [[:Image:LoriPissed.jpg|Lori's last nerve snapped]], she glowers at Wing Saber until he submits to bringing her along to chase Thunderblast down. The pair fly off on Thunderblast tail, leaving (a rather relieved) Scourge to battle Override, though Wing Saber soon realizes that she's clearly leading them into a trap. Lori is adamant, though, and they soon find out where they're being led to: a harbor area with a ''lot'' of open water.

Elsewhere, Thundercracker is charging up his "Super Electric Lightning Thundercrackin' Punch" with much pomp and grandeur. Jetfire is incredulous when the Decepticon finishes crying the attack's name and he finds out it's only a punch, but to Thundercracker's credit, his fist connects and knocks Jetfire for six. Jetfire is actually impressed, complimenting Thundercracker on finally landing a legitimately good attack, and Thundercracker grins happily.

[[Image:Thundercranes.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Wow, they weren't even using the right bait for floozies.]]

While Scourge and Override's battle continues, with plenty of trash talk, Thunderblast launches her own attack, shooting missiles at Wing Saber from underwater. Wing Saber has a rare moment of clarity and suggests a retreat, knowing he can't tackle Thunderblast like this, but Lori insists they have to outsmart her. Wing Saber drops Lori off on dry land, and she enters a control console for a ring of eight cranes in the middle of the harbor water. Wing Saber allows himself to get "shot down" and dives underwater in robot mode. Thunderblast follows and corners him... and then realizes that she herself has just been led into a trap. Lori drops the crane-claws all around Thunderblast, surrounding her, and then one final one right on top of her head. Thunderblast demands to be released, and Wing Saber obliges, courtesy of pretty much every missile he's packing. The explosion sends Thunderblast flying away uncontrollably, wailing in defiance.

[[Image:MasswaysMasses.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Buy us at only $60 a pop!]]

Elsewhere, Jetfire and Thundercracker have beaten each other silly, and both collapse, exhausted. The back-up team of [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] arrive, and Coby tends to Jetfire while Quickmix keeps the gibbering Thundercracker quiet by dumping a lot of quick-drying concrete on top of him.

Scourge and Override's fight blasts a hole in the floor of a level above them, and their fight moves into this new room. Scourge hurls his axe, which misses and slams into the wall... right above the doorway that Lori then comes running through. Wing Saber dives in and saves Lori before she's crushed by the falling debris, and Scourge uses the opportunity to run for an elevator. Lori, quickly over her near-death experience, berates Scourge again, who sheepishly says he's not ''running away'' so much as making a ''strategic withdrawal''. The doors close, and Override and Lori both express their frustration by hitting the wall. But Lori finds that she has inadvertently kicked a hidden button in the wall, which causes the lights in the room to turn off, and a large device to rise out of the middle of the floor. As the device powers up, the trio realize they are looking at a planetarium-like hologram device, which begins to project images of Gigantion in ancient times. The video images show a [[Planet X (Cybertron)|huge dark sphere]] appearing above the planet, and hundreds of robots emerging from it and filling the skies of Gigantion... robots of the same design as [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]....
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (1)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (2)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (3)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Six-Speed|Six-Speed]] (5)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (6)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (7)
* [[Vector Prime]] (8)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (9)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (12)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (13)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (20)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (21)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (22)

|c2=
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (10)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (11)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (15)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (16)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (17)

|c3=
* [[Lori]] (14)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (18)
* [[Coby Hansen]] (19)

|c4=
* [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version|Noisemazes Mass Production Type Version]] (23)
* [[Laserbeak drone]]s (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"Ah...I'm feelin' a bit rundown." 
"Don't make me laugh! It hurts!"
:—'''Crumplezone''' and '''Ransack''' after being run over by Metroplex.

"When he sees our real strength and ''feels'' our vengeance, he'll regret beating us over and over and over..."
:—'''Crumplezone'''

"What could be dangerous? It's dark with only one exit! Looks like a ''great'' place to get ambushed!"
:—'''Wing Saber'''

"What in the world are you ''thinking''?! Back on [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], you were all about honor and rule of law, but ''now'' look at you! Skulking around in the shadows with a Decepticon floozy—" 
"HEY!" 
"—plotting ambushes and, and sneak attacks?! What's the ''matter'' with you?! Have you completely lost your honor or ''what''?!"
:—'''Lori''' browbeats Scourge (with objection by '''Thunderblast''')

"Little sister, you better check yo'self!"
:—'''Thunderblast''' (to Lori)

"We are chasing her, Wing Saber!" 
"Huh?! You're not serious." 
"I am serious." 
"Uh, but...but Lori...." 
"We're. Chas. Ing. Her." 
"Yes...ma'am...." 
:—'''Lori''' has '''Wing Saber''' totally whipped.

[[Image:JetCracker-punch.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]
"Man... I'm impressed! Good punch, mate! Fair dinkum! 'Bout time you brought some muscle to the tussle!"
:—'''Jetfire'''

"Don't worry about a thing. I aced a B+ in computers class." 
"Why not an A?" 
"Well...." 
"Just don't tell me you crashed the computer."
:—'''Lori''' and '''Wing Saber'''

"Bring me a 'get well' card..."
:—'''Thundercracker'''

==Other Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[City]]".
*Immediately after the "previously" segment, before the title card appears, ''Galaxy Force'' also includes a brief original scene of Override, Wing Saber and Lori making their way down a corridor, taking about being first to their objective. In removing the "previously" segment, ''Cybertron'' also removes this short scene (perhaps unintentionally?).
* In ''Cybertron'', after Lori challenges Thunderblast to a battle, Wing Saber and Override make sounds as if they are preparing to battle. In ''Galaxy Force'', they both claim that Lori is scary.
*In ''Cybertron'', at the end of the episode, Lori berates Scourge for retreating. In ''Galaxy Force'', she is angry because she suspects he may have thrown his axe and collapsed the wall with the deliberate intention of killing her.

===Continuity errors===
* So, did Scourge get his tail-axe back or what?

===Real-world references===
* As she and Wing Saber jet off after Thunderblast, Lori cries "Hi-yo Saber!", a reference to the command western hero [[Wikipedia:The Lone Ranger|the Lone Ranger]] gave his horse, Silver, to begin running.
* "She can lead an Autobot to water..." Wing Saber says of Thunderblast's plan, with Lori adding, "...but can she make us drink?", paraphrasing that old saying about horses.
* While she's chasing Wing Saber underwater, Thunderblast starts singing the [[wikipedia:Jaws_(film)#Music|theme from ''Jaws'']].

===Trivia===
[[Image:Override-Teeth.jpg|right|thumb|Override uses Crest Whitening strips.]]
* There's a noticeably greater amount of facial emoting from the CGI cast in this episode than normal. Where previously, the height of facial animation has literally been limited to the changing shape of the mouth, this episode features several characters getting "normal" [[Teeth|teeth]] for certain expressions which are not present in most other sequences, more fluid lip-motions, and even eyes that change shape. It's a nice change of pace.
* On that note, the scene in which Lori is almost crushed by falling debris has one of the few instances of "precise" lip-synching in the series: a close-up of Override's face as she yells "LORI!!!" The shot of her afterwards saying her name again in a relieved tone is also synched, but no teethies. A close-up of Thunderblast just before she's crushed also has precise lip-synch, but it's synched to Japanese words, not English. Oh well.
* During his indecision on whether or not to follow Thunderblast, Wing Saber displays the comical, large [[wikipedia:Sweat_drop|anime sweat drop]] on the side of his head. This means that Lori is so scary that she makes robots sweat. Also, Lori can be seen with a fang sticking out of her mouth when she's mad. O.o
* As Thunderblast runs across the rooftops while luring Wing Saber and Lori along, her breasts actually... ''jiggle''. Seriously, Gonzo, we despair of you.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 11 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

City

2011-08-20T00:27:27Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=41
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=42
|image=Cyb_ep41_cobys_symbol.jpg
|caption=...''repair'' and rule?
|title="City"
|japanese=地下世界へGO!!
|romaji=Chika Sekai he GO!!
|translation=To the Underworld, GO!!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Sōma]]
|director=[[Atsushi Takeyama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[October 22]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 15]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobots split up to head for the inner layers of Gigantion, and Coby reveals his latest creation.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb_ep41_enter_cobybot.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]
With the discovery of the crashed ''[[Atlantis]]'' on [[Gigantion]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] gathers the [[Autobot]]s on the bridge of the ''[[Ogygia]]'' in order to formulate a plan to finally rescue [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and the [[Mini-Con]]s, who have long been trapped on the ancient starship.

Onboard the ''Atlantis'', [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] comes to, and is chewed out by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. When the Autobots attack, Starscream declares he's still weakened, and sends Sideways out to handle the intruders. Sideways plays it up all loyal in front of Starscream ("''Oui, mon capitan!''"), but as soon as he's alone, he starts bitching. He heads outside and battles Optimus Prime and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], unaware that the combined Autobots are serving as a distraction while [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] infiltrate the ''Atlantis'' by ground. This quartet are not the first to get on board, however, as Bud, [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] discover when they hear an ominous rumbling in the ship's ventilation system. Before long, the creature bursts out of a vent and reveals itself to be a [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], but when the trio try to run, they find it's not an ordinary Scrapmetal... it's one piloted by Bud's brother [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], who has come to their rescue!

[[Image:Cyb_ep41_concrete.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Outside, Optimus fires a Cyber-Key-enhanced blast at Sideways, but [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] arrives and yanks him out of the way. Starscream mutters that once again, he's the only one he can trust, and begins pressing keys. The Autobots soon feel the effect of Starscream's machinations outside, as the ship begins rumble as they are reunited with Bud and the Mini-Cons. Optimus notes it's too damaged to fly, but [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], who's been taking readings, notes that that's not the problem: Starscream is powering up the main guns using the engines' power. [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] arrives, snarling that he's not about to let some "ratchet-headed offworlder" destroy any city, and with the aid of his Mini-Con partner [[Stripmine]], he begins pumping untold amounts of quick-drying cement that covers the entire ship and starts filling the crevice. His plans foiled, trapped and out of power, Starscream can do little more than profane.

[[Image:Cyb_ep41_cobybot.jpg|left|thumb|220px |MASTERFORCE!!!]]

Back on the ''Ogygia'', thanks are exchanged, and both Bud and Lori ask Coby when he's going to build each of ''them'' a giant robot. Coby apologizes for only having parts enough for one, and then goes on to show everyone what else the machine can do, transforming it into the [[Cobybot]]! Optimus sees Scattorshot's hand in the robot, but Scattorshot claims he didn't do ''that'' much of the work, and notes that the 'bot hasn't got any onboard weapons systems for safety. Optimus approves, and places an Autobot [[insignia]] on the Cobybot's shoulder-armor, telling Coby that from now on, when he changes modes, he should psyche himself up by shouting "TRANSFORM!" There is laughter all around, but Prime has to regretfully bring the merriment to an end so that the Autobots can put a plan to recover the [[Cyber Planet Key]] in motion. Using the data drive Coby had previously found, Scattorshot discovers there are four main routes to the central layer, but with no way to tell which one is the quickest, the Autobots decide to split up into teams to cover them all. A backup team remains on the ''Ogygia'' just in case.

Back in the normal universe, Primus carefully rations his energy, firing periodic blasts to keep the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] from expanding too much. Across the galaxy, on [[Velocitron]], [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], familiar faces look up at the [[space bridge]]s in the sky, and at the images of the black hole menacingly hovering above them...

[[Image:RansackCrumpleKidnap.jpg|right|220px|thumb|ARE WE LIVE??]]

On Gigantion, there's activity all around the planet. In one location, Sideways thanks Soundwave for saving his bacon, and Soundwave reminds him that they have a purpose for being here... in another, the Decepticons buff up Galvatron's armor, before he orders them all to depart and search for the Cyber Planet Key... and in yet another, the team consisting of Optimus Prime, [[Vector Prime]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], Bud and the Mini-Cons have come across a giant pile of scrap blocking the way. Bud and Jolt crawl through a small hole, and set off charges to let the larger bots in. Jolt checks the map-box strapped to his back, and they carry on... unaware that they're being followed by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]. The Autobots come across a big door, and Metroplex forces it open... revealing an entire city under a bright daylight sky. Optimus is befuddled, as they're supposed to be underground, but Metroplex and Jolt inform him it's all an illusion set up by the ceiling above. Jolt is about to check the map when he's snatched by Ransack and Crumplezone, who give themselves an overly-extended intro, then start leaping from rooftop to rooftop, playing hot potato with the Mini-Con, who can't fly with the map strapped to his back. Optimus and Vector give chase, but can't shoot out of fear of hitting Jolt, so Bud calls Coby in for help.

[[Image:Cyb_ep41_angry_optimus.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Hiya]]

On the ''Ogygia'', Coby preps his Cobybot, and Quickmix gives him... something. Coby assures the Autobots he can handle those two "sprocket-heads" by himself, and hovers off at speed to back Optimus's team up, arriving just as the two Decepticons start shooting down chunks of the false sky. Coby makes a suitably dramatic entrance, transforming his mech (with the appropriate "''Cobybot, TRANSFORM!!!''" and stock-footage sequence, earning a thumbs-up from the Primes and Metroplex) and hurling a steel ball at the two Decepticons, which breaks open and sprays some stuff at their feet. The two 'Cons laugh it off, until they realize they're stuck, thanks to Quickmix's super-fast-drying cement. Optimus Prime approaches the two menacingly, demanding Jolt back, and Crumplezone tosses the Mini-Con over his shoulder, hoping to send Prime after him... but Jolt is caught by [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], leaving Prime free to deal with the troublemakers. Metroplex then tosses Optimus the [[Sparkdrinker]], which stock-footages the two Decepticons far, far away.

After the brief battle, the team regroups, and Optimus thanks the backup team for coming along. He tells Coby he needs more 'bots like him on his team, which Bud takes his cue to again pester Coby to build ''him'' a robot suit.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Vector Prime]] (2)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (3)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (4)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (5)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (6)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (10)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (15)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (17)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (18)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (20)
* [[Stripmine]] (21)
* [[Six-Speed]] (22)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (23)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (24)
* [[Primus]] (25)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (26)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (27)
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (29)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (34)
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (35)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (14)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (30)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (31)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (36)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (37)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (38)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (39)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (40)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (41)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (42)

|c3=
*[[Lori]] (11)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (12)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (16)
*[[Mikey Franklin]] (32)
*[[Lucy Suzuki]] (33)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (19)
*[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (28)
}}

==Quotes==
"Awww, man, never mix [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] and... huh?!"
:—'''Sideways''', returning from unconsciousness

"I'm still too drained to go and fight them. Sideways! Get rid of them!" 
''"Oui, mon capitan!"''
:—'''Starscream''' is given the Napoleonic treatment by '''Sideways'''

"Aw, man, I always knew you'd rescue me! I just never dreamed you'd do it in such a cool way!" 
"Huh? You don't think I'm cool?" 
"Not ''that'' cool."
:—'''Bud''' and '''Coby'''

"Mother." 
"HOLD THAT NOTE!" 
"YOINK!"
:—'''Soundwave''' saves '''Sideways''' from Sonic Wing Mode's blast.

"Och, it's just a door. Do ye not have ''doors'' where ye come from?"
:—'''Metroplex''' pooh-poohs the grandeur

'''Ransack''': It's the terrible twosome! 
'''Crumplezone:''' The masters of disaster! 
'''Ransack''': Barons of bad!!'' 
'''Crumplezone:''' Dukes of doom! 
'''Together:''' The villaaaaaaaaains from Velocitron! *pause* (We're not done) 
'''Crumplezone:''' My name's Crumplezone, and this is my partner... 
'''Together:''' Ransack! 
'''Ransack:''' How's ''that'' for an entrance? 
'''Optimus:''' It stinks.

"Why us, Ransack?" 
"It's the Wheel of Fate, my friend." 
"''It ran right over us!''"
:—'''Ransack''', '''Crumplezone''', then the two of them together

"Come on Bud, you're not even old enough to drive!" 
"Yeah but this is a whole other universe, Earth laws don't apply 
:—'''Coby''' and '''Bud''' argue the merits of building a Budbot

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment that summarizes the final seconds of "[[Fury]]".
*In ''Cybertron'', Coby makes a disappointed face upon his reunion with Bud because his brother doesn't think he's cool. In ''Galaxy Force'', the look is because Bud is not happy to see him, but rather, happy at the prospect of eating some real food other than the emergency rations he's been surviving on.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Starscream is not powering up the ''Atlantis'''s guns, but instead setting the deck to explode.
*In ''Cybertron'', Hot Shot suggests picking a random tunnel, and his idea is shot down by Override. In ''Galaxy Force'', he is asking why they don't just use the crevice Galvatron tore in the previous episode, and Override points out that they just filled it with concrete. (This also implies that the crevice does NOT go all the way to the lowest level of the planet-if it did, the organic layer would be covered in cement.)
*The very next lines of dialogue are also different: in ''Cybertron'', Vector Prime recommends splitting up into four teams, Hot Shot inquires what they would do if one team was attacked, and Optimus Prime suggests putting together a fifth back-up team as a precaution. Conversely, ''Galaxy Force'' has Vector Prime explain how Galvatron became discorporeal and travelled underground that way (as seen in the previous episode), suggesting the Autobots find a way to separate their sparks from their bodies to replicate the effect, Hot Shot gets freaked out at the notion, and Optimus Prime decides that they should just split up into four teams (with no mention of a backup team until the rosters are being called out a minute later).
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Optimus Prime's team simply marvels at the underground city, while Jolt is given pause to think about the waste of resources it represents. In ''Cybertron'', most of the conversation is given over to explaining the technology behind the presence of a sky over their heads.

===Animation or technical errors===
* When Bud and the Mini-Cons come to, Reverb's arm is in the shot, but he's missing the entire truck-bed/wheel portion of it.

* Jolt's propeller spins when he bows in thanks to Optimus. In order to do this, it clips through the tail-rudder sticking out of his butt. This is not by any means the only time this occurs in the series, but it is a rare instance of us actually getting to ''see'' it doing so.

* When Override transforms when the teams roll out, it honestly looks like she lands ''right on top'' of Lori.

* For being unable to move thanks to having his foot cemented to the floor, Ransack's supposedly-cemented foot sure does move a lot.

===Continuity errors===
[[Image:Cyb_ep41_rarely_seen_rifle.jpg|right|thumb]]
* When discussing the Cobybot, Scattorshot is carrying the long blue rifle that comes with his toy. The error in question here is that it proceeds to vanish after this shot, but really, it's more notable that he's got it ''at all'', because this is one of a very small number of times that the rifle ever appears in the show when he's in robot mode, the first being in "[[Assault]]".

===Transformers references===

* Coby was seen re-engineering the Scrapmetal that became his "Cobybot" in "[[Warp]]". Though not explicitly stated, it's obvious that it was the secret cargo he was seen loading in the same episode, and which was referred to again in "[[Giant]]".
* Just as Hot Shot did back in "[[Family]]", Bud refers to Optimus Prime as "Big Bot", originally used by ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] as a nickname for [[Optimus Primal]].
* When the Cobybot first transforms to robot mode, it does so with the classic [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] transformation noise (and no stock footage, either!)
* Crumplezone references his rebirth in "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]" while fixing up Galvatron.

===Real-world references===
* Sideways' squeak of "mother!" when Optimus fires his Key-enhanced blast recalls cartoon legend Daffy Duck, who would frequently squeak out "mother!" right before something horrible happened to him.

* Part of the Velocitron duo's extended intro involves the line "My name's Crumplezone, and this is my partner Ransack!". This is word-for-word (aside from names, of course!) the introduction comedian-magicians [[wikipedia:Penn_&_Teller|Penn & Teller]] use, with the big guy (Penn/Crumplezone) introducing the little guy (Teller/Ransack). The only difference is that Ransack joins in to say his name, while Teller is never seen to talk.

===Trivia===
* This is the first time we see any connection between Sideways and Soundwave, though right now there's still little explaining Sideways' ultimate motive...
* With this episode, Bud joins Coby and Lori in donning a new set of clothes. As before, ''Cybertron'' doesn't explain where the clothes come from, while ''Galaxy Force'' explained, back in "Family", that they had been packed by Lori's mother.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 11 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Warp

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{{disambig2|the episode of [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]|the transportation technology|warp drive}}
{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=38
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=39
|image=Cyb_ep38_warp.jpg
|caption=Attack of the ''Super Friends'' Scene Change
|title="Warp"
|japanese=超時空トンネル突破
|romaji=Chōjikū Tunnel Toppa
|translation=Breaking Through the Super Space-Time Tunnel
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Manabu Ishikawa]]
|director=[[Matsuo Asami]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[October 1]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 12]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Autobots head for the warp-hole leading to the alternate universe where Gigantion rests.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep38_not_depressed_honestly.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Give Optimus a shirt to rip off, and this could be straight from Superdickery.com.]]

In the [[Autobot]] base on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (which is still in the form of [[Primus]]'s robot mode), [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] is working on a deactivated [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] checks in on him, and Coby enthusiastically replies he's been tinkering...though Optimus knows he's doing it to keep from being depressed about his brother [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], who is stranded along with [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] aboard the missing ''[[Atlantis]]'' starship. Presently, [[Vector Prime]] contacts them, calling them up to the command room so that he can tell the assembled Autobots about the space-time tunnel he has discovered in the [[Skeleton Nebula]], which leads to the alternate universe where [[Gigantion]] and the final [[Cyber Planet Key]] wait. He explains that the tunnel is only open for a few days before closing down for an entire year. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] warns that travelling through the unstable, constantly warping tunnel could separate their minds from their bodies, a prospect that scares Jetfire considerably, though Red assures them all that they've created a vaccine program to keep them safe. Coby and [[Lori]] express some concern over their own well-being, but Vector Prime reminds them that [[human]] children and [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]] are already immune to the tunnel's effects.

[[Image:Ogygia-landing.jpg|right|thumb|220px|You wanna get that thing outta my driveway? I gotta get to work!]]
[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] is ready and raring to go, but the Autobots have no ship capable of getting the non-flying Autobots there (or, as Leobreaker quips, a "really big slingshot"). [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] grins that it's not going to be a problem, as he patches in a communication from [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] who has returned to Cybertron with a surprise...the colony-ship that brought [[Ancients|her ancestors]] and a Cyber Planet Key to [[Velocitron]], the ''[[Ogygia]]''. She recounts that [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] and [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] had been searching for the legendary craft and finally uncovered it recently. As the Autobots prep the ''Ogygia'' and load it with supplies, Coby, Lori and [[Six-Speed]] pique [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]'s curiosity with a large crate that they are pushing into the bay. Coby simply says it's a surprise.

[[Image:Cyb_ep38_this_may_sting.jpg|left|thumb|220px|That's the look my dentist gives me all the time.]]

With the ship ready, the Autobots line up to install Red Alert's vaccine program, which apparently is done via injection. Leobreaker is apprehensive about needles, but not as much as Jetfire, the last Autobot in line. To try and avoid the shot, Jetfire suggests that he should stay behind to keep watch over the power-drained Primus...and then Primus steps in via glowing orb, saying his power levels are rising and he'll be just fine, thank you, so you can all go on to Gigantion. Shut down by god, Jetfire hems and haws a lot, then finally admits defeat and gets the shot, which Red Alert takes a mild sadistic pleasure in administering.

With everyone all shot up, the ''Ogygia'' takes off for the tunnel. Vector Prime warns everyone that the tunnel is unstable, and that even the psychic imprints formed by doubts, fears, etc. might distort the warp and basically destroy them. Coby grips Lori's hand to reassure her (aww). However, as they enter the tunnel, they come under attack from behind by the ''Atlantis''! The Autobots realize they can't shoot back, because of their comrades trapped aboard the ship.

Speaking of, Bud peers out a window to see the ''Ogygia'', confused by the appearance of what looks like another ''Atlantis''. Jolt picks up Six-Speed's energy signature coming from it, which gets Bud excited and ready to act! He encourages the Mini-Cons to follow him: Jolt is scared, but Reverb doesn't hesitate.

[[Image:WarpBudWrench.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Bud has been reading too many comics.]]

Another blast takes out the ''Ogygia''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main engine, and the ship starts to sink towards the edges of the tunnel. Coby volunteers his mechanical skills to fix the engines, and Optimus sends Red Alert and Six-Speed to help him. The trio speed to the engine room, where Coby hits on the idea of re-routing the power from the weapons, which they are unable to use, to the engines. He and Six-Speed re-patch the cables and hit the activation switch at the last moment, bringing the engines back online and allowing the ''Ogygia'' to pull away from the tunnel edge. The celebration is short-lived, however, when Scattorshot reports that a gigantic asteroid is now right in the ''Ogygia''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s path, with no room to dodge and no weapon power to blast it! Things are looking bad, until Coby gets a communication from Bud on the ''Atlantis'', who has a plan of his own.

[[Image:Cyb_ep38_full_blast.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Care Bears stare!]]

Bud, Jolt and Reverb start smashing up the engine room, which causes the ship to lag behind and give the Autobots some breathing room. Optimus Prime decides the only way to get past the asteroid is to get up close and personal with it, and all of the available Autobots with projectile [[Cyber Key]]s exit the ship and stand on its bow. As one, the Autobots unleash a mighty combined blast upon the asteroid, the power of their attack actually ''melting'' a hole clean through the gigantic space rock, which allows the ''Ogygia'' to fly through it safely.

A little later, Coby wakes up, having been knocked out by a jolt of a feedback when the asteroid was blasted, to find they have safely traversed the tunnel and are now in the alternate universe. The Autobots thank Coby for saving them, and they head for Gigantion...

...but they are not the first to get there. Guided through the [[fire dimension]] by [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and his [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] have made it to Gigantion first! Megatron surveys the planet and vows to obtain the fourth Cyber Planet Key and become ruler of the universe!
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Vector Prime]] (3)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (4)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (5)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (6)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (7)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (8)
* [[Six-Speed]] (10)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (11)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (12)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (13)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (14)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (15)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (17)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (18)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (19)
* [[Primus]] (20)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (21)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (22)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (25)
* [[Nemesis Breaker]] (26)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (27)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (28)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (29)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (30)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (31)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (34)

|c3=
* [[Coby Hansen]] (1)
* [[Lori]] (9)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (23)

|c4=
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (16)
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (24)
* [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (32)
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] (33)
}}

==Quotes==
"What matters is not how you ''start'' a race, but how you ''finish'' it."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

'''Leobreaker''': Would you cool your turbines, Wing Saber?! Some of us can't just take off, y'know! 
'''Wing Saber''': Uh, I almost forgot! Not all Transformers know how to fly. 
'''Snarl''': That doesn't mean flying Autobots are better. 
'''Hot Shot''': Yeah, but where are we gonna find a spaceship? 
'''Leobreaker''': Or a really big slingshot?
:—The Autobots' "strategy" on how to get to Gigantion

"Hey, Big Sister! Where you been?" 
"Well, I took your advice, Lori...and went ''shopping''."
:—'''Lori''' and '''Override''' as the latter returns with the ''Ogygia''
[[Image:Coby-plug.jpg|right|180px|thumb|So many quips, so little space.]]

"Are you Auto''bots'' or Auto''nots''?"
:—'''Bud'''

"I've learned from the Autobots that sometimes one must save the moment before he can save the whole day!"
:—'''Coby'''

"WHOA! I feel funky..." 
"NEVER MIND! FIRE FIRE FIRE!" 
"Trippy... outta... ALRIGHT! FIRE!"
:—'''Sideways''' didn't get that vaccine, did he? But somehow '''Starscream''' is fine.

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment that summarizes the events of "[[Titans]]".
*The Skeleton Nebula is not named in ''Galaxy Force''.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Leobreaker wonders what the odds are of another ship crashing nearby, causing Snarl to facefault. Like Bud's crack about the possibility of Cybertron transforming back in "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]", this is terribly on the nose (and Snarl's reaction is a bit excessive), so ''Cybertron'' replaces it with the slingshot gag quoted above.
*In ''Cybertron'', Coby guesses the name of the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]]'s starship as "Brigadoon" (see "Real-world references," below). In ''Galaxy Force'', on the other hand, he (correctly, somehow!) guesses it as "[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]". For the ''Cybertron'' dub, "Lemuria" was made the name of the Gigantion starship; the Jungle Planet's ship is later named the ''[[Hyperborea]]''.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Coby responds to Vector Prime's warning to not let his emotions rule him by pointing out that he would not have been able to pass through the tunnel if he was not focused. In ''Cybertron'', he instead makes the "save the day" remark quoted above.
*The Velocitronian ship is named "Mu" in ''Galaxy Force'', another legendary continent. ''Cybertron'' calls it the "Ogygia" instead, mainly because "Mu" would have led to a number of bad jokes (sounding similar to the onomatopoeia of a cow's call).

===Animation or technical errors===
* When Override asks Jetfire why he thinks he should stay behind, it's Hot Shot who steps forward. Of course, we don't see anyone's lips moving...but characters in this series tend not to move unless they have lines...so take whichever way it works out that makes you happier.

===Continuity or plotting errors===
* Why doesn't Red Alert push the toggle switch to restart the engines, being right there and not apparently doing much, rather than have the two tiny beings that are ''smaller'' than the switch do it? Other than laziness, that is.

===Transformers references===

*Red Alert's work on the vaccine program was introduced back in "[[Family]]".
*Sideways obtained the data on the location of the warp tunnel from Jolt's memory in "[[Memory]]".

===Real-world references===
* Just as the ''Atlantis'' is named after a "real" mythical lost land, so too is the [[wikipedia:Ogygia|Ogygia]].

* Coby guesses "Brigadoon" as the name of another colony-ship. "[[wikipedia:Brigadoon|Brigadoon]]" is actually a musical play from 1947, about a (made-up) town in Scotland that only appears one day every hundred years. [[Brigadoon]] is also the Japanese-given name of the Vok island seen in the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' two-parter, "[[The Trigger, Part 1|The]] [[The Trigger, Part 2|Trigger]]".

* Optimus gives the order "Second star to the right, then straight on 'til Gigantion!", referencing the directions for flying to [[wikipedia:Neverland|Neverland]] in the "[[wikipedia:Peter_Pan|Peter Pan]]" stories. ("Second star to the right, then straight on 'til morning!") In a way, this mirrors Vector Prime's whole "happy thoughts" deal in the warp-hole later...intentional?

* Bud muses "Do Mini-Cons dream of electric ships?" This is a play on the title of the [[wikipedia:Philip_K._Dick|Philip K. Dick]] novel ''[[wikipedia:Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep?|Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]]'', which was adapted into the movie ''[[wikipedia:Blade_Runner|Blade Runner]]''.

* This is one reference-heavy episode! Wing Saber quips "It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that Wing!", a play on the jazz hit "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)".

===Trivia===
*Dirt Boss is barely seen in the flashback to the ''Ogygia'''s uncovering; he's got his back to the camera in the slow pan across the crew. Apparently, he turned over a new leaf. (Hence his being listed as an "Other" in the cast list above.)
*Nemesis Breaker makes one of his two exceedingly rare robot-mode, non-stock-footage appearances here. The other is in [[Escape (episode)|"Escape"]].
*Vector Prime uses his Cyber Key-activated chest-cannon for the first time since "[[Haven]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 10 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Escape (episode)

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{{disambig3|Escape}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=35
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=36
|title="Escape"
|japanese=それゆけ脱出大作戦
|romaji=Sore Yuke Dasshutsu Daisakusen
|translation=The Big Escape Plan Go
|image=Cyb_ep35_kids_and_minicons.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kenji Sugihara]]
|director=[[Masashi Nagao]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[September 10]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 7]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''With Sideways on their tail, the kids and the Mini-Cons must navigate the labyrinth of the ''Atlantis'' and alert the Autobots on Cybertron to their plight.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb ep35 jolt gate.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

In the starship ''[[Atlantis]]'', [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Lori]] and the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] are confronted by [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], but are able to quickly escape through one of [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]'s [[dimension gate]]s. They teleport to another location within the ship, and begin a plan to shut down the electromagnetic jamming shield that is keeping them from contacting the [[Autobot]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Coby brings up the map of the ''Atlantis'' that he downloaded into his communicator, and the team set off to find the jamming signal controls.

On Cybertron, [[Vector Prime]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] continue to use the base computers to scan for some trace of the kids and Mini-Cons, while the battle between [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s forces continues to rage outside. The only Decepticon not actively getting involved in the fight is [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], who has been ordered to retrieve the [[Omega Lock]] by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. Fearing for her life if she does not complete the mission, the scheming Thunderblast contacts Starscream, who is observing the battle from a safe vantage point out in space, and asks him to come and help her carry the Omega Lock.

[[Image:Cyb_ep35_face_of_foam.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Back on the ''Atlantis'', Bud comes up with a very good point: since the kids and Mini-Cons have identified the location of the control room, why are they ''walking'' there instead of warping? Jolt tries to open a warp gate, only to discover that he cannot, at which point Sideways emerges from the shadows and reveals that he has set up an anti-warping energy field within the ship. The team turns to run, but Sideways hurls his sword to block their path, and the kids push their luck, trying to distract Sideways by claiming that [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] is standing behind him. Recalling their previous trick with the hologram, Sideways doesn't fall for it, so they push it even further by claiming Optimus Prime is there instead. While he doesn't buy it for a second, Sideways decides to play along to mock the kids, but he only winds up giving Coby time to use his communicator to activate a fire extinguisher in the roof of the corridor. The extinguisher blinds Sideways with a faceful of foam, and the kids and Mini-Cons all leg it.

[[Image:Cyb_ep35_thunderblast_cowers.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back with the battle on Cybertron, Optimus Prime and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] decide they are took evenly matched against Megatron and [[Nemesis Breaker]], and so they decide to switch up their tactics and pull back. Megatron moves to pursue them, but is shot out of the air by none other than Thunderblast, who then claims Starscream ordered her to do it! Starscream himself promptly arrives, and the two Decepticons are about to fight when Optimus Prime returns with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. As they merge into Sonic Wing Mode, Thunderblast slinks away, exploiting her self-made distraction to make a break for the Omega Lock.

On the ''Atlantis'', Coby downloads his map into Jolt's brain, so the Mini-Con can lead them to their objective quickly. Although they have to drive because of the anti-warp field, they are able to move around comparatively quickly, since Sideways is also unable to warp after them. The team stops in the engine room, where they realized that the ship's self-repair function isn't working, and that Sideways has been fixing up the ship himself, putting an idea in their heads...

[[Image:Escape-Sidewaysmeandrawing.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Meanwhile, down on [[Earth]], [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] despairs over his current situation. Although he is done with the Decepticons, he realizes that he cannot return to the Autobots after his traitorous actions. [[Lugnutz]] observes his passage, and sagely acknowledges his plight, before wondering whatever happened to Starscream. Little does the hipster realize that his former boss is currently battling most of the Autobots on Cybertron!

Back on the ''Atlantis'', Jolt leads the kids to the ship's control room. Well aware that Sideways is waiting for them on the other side of the door, they trigger their plan for the engine room, remotely triggering an explosion there that Sideways heads out to investigate. Once in the engine room, he finds only an insulting doodle scrawled on the wall before the kids, now in the control room, eject him out of the ship through the garbage chute. Unable to warp himself to safety, Sideways is shot out into space and with his threat removed, the kids shut down the jamming signal and make contact with the Autobots on Cybertron.

[[Image:Cyb_ep35_in_the_warp_field.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Vector Prime picks up the kids signal and immediately informs Optimus Prime before opening a warp gate to the ''Atlantis'' through which he, Red Alert and Scattorshot depart. Before the gate shuts, however, [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] jump through it after the Autobots. As they appear in space near the ''Atlantis'', they radio Megatron to inform him of their discovery, and the Decepticon leader breaks off the fight on Cybertron, heading for the ''Atlantis'' through a dimension gate of his own.

Starscream, meanwhile, has also left the battle on Cybertron and returns to the ''Atlantis'', calling for Sideways to ready the ship for warp. Sideways, unbeknownst to him, is still drifting through space, so he activates the warp system himself. Realizing what Starscream has done, the kids and Mini-Cons immediately make for the escape pods, while Vector Prime's team prepares to meet them outside. The pods successfully launch but alas, the pod containing Bud, Jolt and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] collides with Sideways's drifting body, and as a result, fails to escape the reach of the ''Atlantis'''s warp field. Megatron and Nemesis Breaker arrive just in time to witness the ship warp away...taking Bud and his two Mini-Con friends with it!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (2)
*[[Six-Speed]] (3)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (7)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (8)
*[[Vector Prime]] (9)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (15)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (16)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (18)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (19)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (20)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (21)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (23)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (24)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (27)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (31)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (13)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (14)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (17)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (22)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (25)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (26)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (28)
*[[Lugnutz]] (29)
*[[Nemesis Breaker]] (30)

|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (4)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (5)
*[[Lori]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (1)
*[[Primus]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==

"Oh no! Optimus Prime?! I'd better completely let my guard down and look! Like I'm gonna fall for that! I'd have to be a complete WAAAGH!"
:—'''Sideways''' is, in fact, a complete waaagh.

"Forget about holding your own in ''this'' battle! This time you're taking the express train to Loserville!" 
"Oh ''please''. 'The express train to Loserville'?"
:—'''Wing Saber's''' battle-cry gets critiqued by '''Optimus'''

"I'm tellin' ya! I had him on the ropes!" 
"Uh-huh."
:—'''Wing Saber's''' combines with '''Optimus'''. Again. (its also much funnier to hear it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrYK05UwxM0&NR=1)

"Another malfunction in the engine room? Slaggit! This is the crummiest evil hideout ''ever''!"
:—'''Sideways''' reacts to the kids' sabotage.

"Aw, now that's just mean!"[[Image:Cyb_ep35_wheeeeee.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]
:—'''Sideways''' is not impressed with the kids' drawing of him.

"Why do they care about those annoying kids anyway?" 
"I think they know stuff about that Omega Block thingy." 
"So, if we told Megatron where they are, maybe he'd give us a big reward!" 
"Maybe he'd even make us co-rulers of the universe!" 
"We could crush anyone we wanted!" 
"Or have your people do our crushing for us!" 
"Aw, Ransack, you used to be all about the crushing! Now look at you!"
:—'''Crumplezone''' and '''Ransack''' let power go to their heads.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment that summarizes the events of "[[Memory]]".
*''Galaxy Force'' has Coby actively radio Vector Prime to let them know they are boarding the escape pods, while ''Cybertron'' has Vector Prime determine this independently by tracking the signal of Coby's communicator. Not exactly drowning in differences, this episode!

===Animation or technical errors===
*Thunderblast's voice is once again ''very'' heavily amplified in this episode.
*Ransack's voice is changed to Thunderblast's voice when he tries to destroy Landmine and Crosswise.

===Continuity or plotting errors===
*Sideways spends the vast majority of this episode just standing around when he could be doing things. It takes the kids and Mini-Cons five whole seconds to get through Jolt's warp gate, and he just stands there and watches it happen, and when he confronts them in the hallway soon after, he ''just stands there'' and lets them plot instead of, I don't know, just ''stepping on them'', or something.

===Transformers references===
*Thunderblast refers to Starscream with the nickname "Screamer", an epithet used to refer to the [[Starscream (G1)|original Starscream]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episodes "[[Fire on the Mountain]]" and "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]". The nickname is used much more frequently in the [[fandom]] than it ever is in official material, to refer to all the different [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscreams]] down the years.

===Real-world references===
* "Wherever you go, there you are," Lugnutz comments, quoting the title of the book by [[Wikipedia: Jon Kabat-Zinn|Jon Kabat-Zinn]].
* In addition to mistakenly calling the Omega Lock the "Omega Block" (as quoted above), another of Ransack's misnomers for the device is the "Elmyra Lock", apparently referencing the [[Wikipedia:Elmyra Duff|character of the same name]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toon Adventures]]''!
===Trivia===
* This episode is remarkably over-padded, even for ''Cybertron''. The random Autobot fights with the Decepticons, already essentially filler, is padded even more by the addition of several stock transformation sequences. Starscream's full transformation sequence is shown twice, as is Sonic Wing Mode's. In fact, Optimus Prime separates from Wing Saber to converse with Vector Prime, and then initiates the combination ''again'' only 50 seconds later.
* Nemesis Breaker makes one of his two exceedingly rare non-stock-footage appearances in robot mode this episode. The other is in "[[Warp]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 09 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Darkness (episode)

2011-08-19T03:32:27Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{disambig2|the ''Cybertron'' episode|the mysterious energy from Generation 1|Darkness (G1)}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=33
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=34
|title="Darkness"
|japanese=暗黒からの逆襲
|romaji=Ankoku kara no Gyakushū
|translation=Counterattack from the Darkness
|image=Cyb ep33 am i a ghost.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhisa Sakaguchi]]
|director=[[Atsushi Nakayama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[August 27]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 5]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Megatron is back, and his mysterious dark powers give birth to two new threats!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep33_dark_crumplezone.jpg|left|thumb|220px|For once, Crumplezone actually manages to look menacing.]]

In the sky above [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the deceased [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] has reappeared as an ethereal image, his ghostly body enshrouded by an enigmatic black fog. Even Megatron himself is unaware of what has befallen him, but he impassively descends to the planet's surface as the [[Autobot]]s look on. [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] follow the spectral Decepticon's descent, and watch as he approaches [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and the fatally wounded [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]. As he glides towards his former followers, a lone [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] crests a nearby building and starts firing at him. The creature only succeeds in drawing Megatron's attention, as its shots disappear into the fog surrounding him. The Scrapmetal lunges at Megatron instead, only to wind up being dissolved and absorbed by the mysterious mist. Megatron returns his attention to the fallen Crumplezone, and immerses the wounded Decepticon in his fog, repairing and reformatting him into a powerful new form. While Crumplezone puts his new power to use attacking his old racing rivals Override and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], Megatron realizes that the black fog is a product of his [[Armor of Unicron]], which has preserved him after his death-and made him stronger than ever!

Simultaneously, [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] informs [[Vector Prime]] that he has lost contact with the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]], and the elderly Autobot returns to headquarters to investigate. Consulting the security recordings, he discovers that [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] has kidnapped the Mini-Cons, and that the kids leapt through his warp field in pursuit. He informs [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] of this development, but Prime is caught up battling [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] and can do nothing to help.

[[Image:Cyb_ep33_good_kitty.jpg|right|thumb|220px|And [[Ravage (disambiguation)|Ravage]]s across the [[Continuity|multiverse]] began hissing uncontrollably.]]

The other Autobots, meanwhile, are engaged in battles of their own. While [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] faces off against [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] and his latest (surprisingly effective) "super move", and Crumplezone continues to harrass Override, the rest of the heroes are firing upon Megatron, to absolutely no effect. Seeing that the Decepticons have been galvanized by the return of their leader, [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] is determined to take Megatron down, and lunges at him in lion mode. He slashes at the black fog with his [[Cyber Key]]-powered claws, which causes a very unexpected reaction: the fog recedes, and Megatron stands triumphantly before the Autobots, reborn! At Megatron's command, the last remnants of the fog surround Leobreaker, and although the Autobot is able to leap clear, the fog has taken from him what it needs, and coalesces into a dark duplicate of Leobreaker himself! Megatron introduces the dark clone as "[[Nemesis Breaker]]", explaining that he has been created from Leobreaker's own dark side. The two lion 'bots engage in a brief battle, which Megatron then stops so that he can reveal Nemesis Breaker's ultimate power: the ability to combine with Megatron in Dark Claw Mode!

[[Image:Cyb_ep33_dark_claw_mode.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Giving the phrase "strong-armed" a whole new meaning.]]

At Autobot headquarters, [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] have joined Vector Prime to try and help him track down the kids and Mini-Cons. Scattorshot complains about the fact that he gave [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] an Autobot communicator, and yet the boy is not using it. Little does Scattorshot realize, however, that using the communicator is paramount in Coby's mind—he's just having trouble getting his hands on it, as it and the kids are all floating around in zero gravity in [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s hideout!

Back on Cybertron, Optimus Prime breaks off his fight with Scourge and separates from [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] so that he and Leobreaker can merge into Savage Claw Mode to battle Megatron and Nemesis Breaker. After a brief comedy interlude in which Hot Shot finally takes out the reborn Crumplezone (who, as it turns out, really isn't any tougher than he was before), the two leaders get down to business, and their Cyber Key-powered attacks collide in an explosion so indescribably massive that it can be seen from space. When Optimus comes to afterwards, he discovers that Megatron and the Decepticons have disappeared. Wing Saber is quick to locate the villains from the air: they have used the cover of the explosion to make a break for the [[Omega Lock]]! The Autobots transform and immediately give chase, and the race is on!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Vector Prime]] (1)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (7)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (8)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (9)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (10)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (16)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (17)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (18)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (19)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (23)
* [[Six-Speed]] (24)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (26)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (28)

|c2=
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (4)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (5)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (6)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (12)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (13)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (15)
* [[Nemesis Breaker]] (27)

|c3=
* [[Lori]] (20)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (21)
* [[Coby Hansen]] (22)

|c4=
* [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] (14)
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (25)
* [[Primus]] (29)

}}

==Quotes==

"Crumplezone! Hang in there, big guy! We haven't even learned how to play the violin! Waaaaaaah!"
:—'''Ransack''' on Crumplezone's death.

"Crumplezone! Oh, the horror! Oh, JEEZ! That's gotta hurt! Oh, man! WOW! Where did THOSE come from? The humanity of it all!"
:—'''Ransack''' on Crumplezone's rebirth.
"THAT DECEPTI-CAT IS GONNA GET NEUTERED!"
:—'''Leo Breaker''' on his doppelganger.

"Hey Ransack! How's it going, little buddy?" 
"F-f-fine. How 'bout you?" 
"Are you kiddin'? I never felt ''better''."
:—The reborn '''Crumplezone''''s first words to '''Ransack'''

"Enough with the comic relief!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' on Ransack and Crumplezone!

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[Balance]]".
*In ''Galaxy Force'', despite it being the ''major plot point of the episode'', with the script ''actively calling attention to how mysterious it is'', the black fog is '''''completely and totally unexplained'''''. As usual, it's ''Cybertron'' to the rescue with a quick explanation that's neatly tied in to the established canon of the show: it's the "shadow spark" of Unicron, the power of the [[Armor of Unicron]] that Megatron wears. This even ties in very nicely with aspects of Unicron's power seen in previous Transformers fiction; that is to say, his power to [[The Transformers: The Movie|reformat]] [[All_Fall_Down_(issue)|beings]], as he does with Crumplezone, and [[Ghost in the Machine|create bodies]], as with Nemesis Breaker.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Megatron notes that one of Leobreaker's dark thoughts from which Nemesis Breaker was created is his resentment of Optimus Prime for ignoring their combination and favoring Wing Saber instead. ''Cybertron'' omits this specific.
* In ''Cybertron'', Vector Prime notes that Starscream's island base on Earth has been "cleared out". In ''Galaxy Force'', the island is said to have actually collapsed.

===Animation errors===
* As Megatron's "ghost" descends on Cybertron at the beginning of the episode, Override and Scattorshot transform and head towards him. However, in the next scene, Override is seen with Hot Shot and Red Alert instead.
* Implausible viewpoints: The "security footage" reviewed by Vector Prime is just the final moments of [[Balance|the previous episode]], which leads to some camera placement issues.
* A small animation cheat occurs as Ransack and the newly-minted Dark Crumplezone attack Hot Shot and Override. When the partners in grime charge the Autobots, they're in vehicle mode, but when Dark Crumplezone activates his "Dark Bazooka" attack, he's in robot mode! After the Autobots are blown into the distance, Ransack is also shown in robot mode, despite never being shown to transform. Not necessarily an error, but certainly a bit of laziness here.
* Speaking of bizarre animation, when Crumplezone sneers "What's the matter, Override?", a panel in his exhaust port clips in and out of the scene, making it seem like he's literally speaking through his rear!

===Transformers references===
*Wing Saber says that Megatron is making for the Omega Lock "like a 'bot outta [[Chaar]]"!
*[[Starscream (G1)|Another]] indestructible spark?

===Real-world references===
*Of course, Wing Saber's above mentioned quote also paraphrases the common turn of phrase, "like a bat out of hell".
*Megatron says "Let this be our last battlefield" when preparing to take on Optimus. This could be a reference to the ''Star Trek'' episode "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield."

===Trivia===
* This episode did not premiere until nearly five months after the previous one. By the time "Darkness" was finally aired, ''Cybertron'' had been relegated to the unenviable 6am "death slot" on [[Cartoon Network]], where new episodes would premiere every weekday morning for the remainder of the month, bringing the series to a conclusion nearly a year after its Japanese broadcast ended.
* This episode would later be combined with "[[United (episode)|United]]", "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]" and "[[Balance]]" to create the TV "movie" special, "[[Primus Unleashed (TV special)|Primus Unleashed]]".
* After reformatting Crumplezone, Megatron notes that he has remade him in his own image. This may possibly be the source of his ultimate goal in "[[End]]".
* While he is introduced a bit late in the game, more than halfway through the series, Nemesis Breaker, or something like him, must have been planned from the beginning, as evidenced by the combination ports in Megatron's arms.
* Despite being a [[redeco]] of Leobreaker, Nemesis Breaker has all-new stock footage sequences for combining with Megatron and activating Dark Claw Mode's Cyber Key power.
* Keeping up the whole "dark mirror" angle with Nemesis Breaker, the evil lion's transformation into arm mode is the reverse of Leobreaker's, first folding up his legs, detaching his forearms one at a time, then folding up his upper body, retracting his robot head, and finally attaching the new fist to the folded-up legs (the only part of the transformation similar to Leobreaker, for obvious reasons). Nemesis Breaker also replaces Megatron's left arm, as opposed to Leobreaker replacing Optimus' right arm.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 09 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

United (episode)

2011-08-18T05:21:42Z

67.169.151.145: /* Animation or Technical Glitches */

{{disambig2|the episode of Transformers: Cybertron|the Japanese toyline|Transformers United}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=30
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=31
|title="United"
|japanese=高速機動合体ソニックコンボイ
|romaji=Kōsoku Kidō Gattai Sonic Convoy
|translation=High Speed Fusion—Sonic Convoy
|image=Cyb_ep30_sonic_wing_mode.jpg
|caption="Remember that thing we did all the time last year? I think we could do it... now as well!"
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Gyō Yamatoya]]
|director=[[Megumi Sakai]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[August 6]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[April 1]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Memories of the past push Wing Saber and Optimus Prime to try a dangerous technique in hopes of defeating the super-powered Starscream.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb_ep30_king_of_the_hill.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Struck by the mighty fist of the gargantuan [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] are hit so hard they split apart. Thinking of the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]'s struggle against the [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] swarm on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Optimus appoints Leobreaker, [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] to go to their aid, taking the [[Omega Lock]] with them, while the other Autobots remain on [[Earth]] to deal with the [[Decepticon]]s. Unfortunately, as the trio depart on the [[space bridge]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] alerts [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] to their actions, and the Decepticon leader decides to abandon the fight against Starscream so that he can follow them and steal the Lock with comparative ease. Starscream attempts to stop the Decepticons from giving chase through the space bridge, but his attentions are drawn away by a barrage of Autobot firepower, so he instead delegates [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] to pursue them in his place.

[[Image:Cyb_ep30_clang.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] attacks Starscream solo, and unsurprisingly, gets blasted out of the sky. As the other Autobots fire in concert at the giant Decepticon, Wing Saber swallow his pride and asks Optimus Prime if he remembers a past incident in the [[Chaar asteroid belt]]. Whatever this past incident entailed, Prime believes it will not work here, but Wing Saber is undeterred, and runs head-long at Optimus in an attempt to replicate its effects. Deeply amused at the sight of two Autobots repeatedly running into each other, Starscream uses his incredible new powers to rip up the ground surrounding him, filling the air with a deadly field of rocks and debris. Prime and Wing Saber take to the air, but are brought down to Earth with a bump by the flying rocks. Wing Saber is ready to throw in the towel, but a pep talk from Optimus soon brings him around.

Out in space, Leobreaker, Override and Evac continue their race along the space bridge to Cybertron, with Decepticon fire blazing all around them. Megatron is in no great hurry to catch up to the three Autobots, though: after all, he knows exactly where they're going. As such, he is able to turn his attention from them for a moment when Thunderblast emerges through the space bridge behind them, and immediately offers Megatron her services, claiming that she has no desire to keep working for Starscream. Megatron agrees and accepts her into his fold, sending her on ahead after the Autobots, before commenting to Scourge that he doesn't trust her, but will happily sacrifice a willing pawn.

[[Image:Cyb_ep30_back_to_back.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on Earth, Wing Saber and Optimus Prime recall some of the specifics of the Chaar asteroid belt incident, which involved them flying back-to-back to navigate a massive field of asteroids and save the life of a stranded spacefarer, and Wing Saber very nearly meeting a messy end when he lost control. With the other Autobots covering them as best they can, the pair repeat the strategy and dive into the heart of Starscream's makeshift barrier. Weaving and dodging, the pair are nearly through the field when Optimus is struck by a rock and sent careening. Wing Saber swoops to his aid, repaying the favor from long ago, and together, the pair burst free of the rock field and reveal the hidden power they experienced in the original Chaar incident—the power of combination!

[[Image:Cyb_ep30_who_has_won.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

As the amazed Autobots watch from below, Optimus Prime and Wing Saber merge into "Sonic Wing Mode", and face off against Starscream with their incredible speed and strength. Stunned by their power, far in excess of merely the sum of the two Autobots' own, Starscream demands to know where their strength is coming from, and Prime tells him that their true power comes from their team and working to save the universe, not just fighting for themselves. Starscream denies this, declaring that power is all that matters, but Prime soon proves him wrong as he weaves between his laser blasts and brings him to his knees with a slash of his new swords.

As the Autobot celebrate, [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] sneaks onto the scene and teleports the fallen Starscream away. Not noticing this strange development, Prime address his Autobots, and informs them that they are all heading to Cybertron right now. The Autobots have been fighting against the odds for too long... now it's time to take charge!
{{--}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (4)
*[[Vector Prime]] (5)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (6)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (13)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (14)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (15)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (18)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (19)
*[[Six-Speed]] (20)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (21)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (22)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (23)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (24)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (25)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (26)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (7)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (8)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (9)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (10)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (3)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (16)
*[[Lori]] (17)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (28)
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]

}}

==Quotes==
"Megatron, I'm a friend! I want to crash your party." 
"Crash my party...?" 
"I've been working for that lame-o Starscream, but this girl needs someone with shoulders broad enough to hold the universe — shoulders like yours." 
"Ha! So you say you wish to turn against Starscream to ally with me?" 
"What do you say? Can I join your team?" 
"You can join us, but I will make you work hard. No breaks because you're... cute."
:—'''Thunderblast''' and '''Megatron'''.

"You can't glue two guppies together to make a shark!"
:—'''Starscream''' on Sonic Wing Mode. Oh, how wrong he is!

"Time for plan B! Okay, Starscream! You might've had a little growth spurt, but I can change too! Spinnin' around, big ol' guns comin' out, SHOWIN' MY WINGSPAN!"
:—'''Wing Saber''' on transforming.

'''Optimus Prime:''' I'm! Too! Fast! For! You! 
'''Lori:''' Amazing! Optimus Prime and Wing Saber just linked together, and now it looks like they're twice as fast! 
'''Starscream:''' Too fast? Lasers move at the speed of light! 
''[Prime avoids Starscream's lasers with ease]'' 
'''Starscream:''' That ''is'' fast! 
:—Take ''that'', laws of physics!

'''Starscream:''' What is this, they link up and become super-powerful? 
'''Optimus Prime:''' You're too self-centered to get it. We didn't just "link up." Our power comes from being part of a team, and working with others for the good of the universe, ''not'' just for ourselves! ''THAT'' is the Autobot way! 
'''Starscream:''' Eh, give it a rest. What matters is power, and I'm still the most powerful here! 
'''Optimus Prime:''' Not for long!
:—Optimus Prime being Optimus Prime, and Starscream being arrogant.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
[[Image:C30 charr.jpg|right|thumb]]
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Wing Saber and Optimus Prime have never combined before, and Wing Saber only gets the idea after having seen Prime and Leobreaker combined in the previous episode. He is then reminded of the Chaar asteroid belt incident after Starscream fills the air with rocks. ''Cybertron'' combines the two threads into one, with Prime and Wing Saber having previously combined to navigate the Chaar belt.
*The Chaar asteroid belt fracas is described in ''Galaxy Force'' as an incident on the planet Astorea. Presumably, this was changed because careless animation causes the so-called "planet" to be ''ridiculously'' tiny. Neither version mentions where the spacefarer the pair save is from, but in ''Galaxy Force'', one might presume he was an Astorean.

===Animation or Technical Glitches===
*There are some shots that show Sonic Wing Mode Optimus Prime holding the swords formed from the wing flaps...but also show the flaps and handles still in place. Other shots lack this error.
*When Landmine says something about not stopping, Prime's Ion Blaster is on his wing pack... thingy. But then, it's in his hand! This may be because he magically has two, but still.

===Continuity errors===
*Internal to the ''Cybertron'' series alone, this episode ''really'' puts the lie into Optimus Prime's claim back in "[[Sand]]" that he had never heard of two Autobots combining before. Of course, ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' and ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' had already done that, but still, you know what we mean.

===Transformers references===
*The Chaar asteroid belt is named for the [[Chaar|planet of the same name]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].

===Real-world references===
*Of the Scrapmetal, Scattorshot says: "Destroy 'em all an' let Primus sort 'em out!", a reference to a popular English translation of a saying by Abbot [[:wikipedia:Arnaud Amalric|Arnold Amaury]], before the massacre of Béziers during the Albigensian Crusade: "Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out."
* "Scrapmetals to the left of me, Decepticons to the right, and here we are, stuck in the middle with the Omega Lock!" complains Leobreaker, paraphrasing the lyrics of Stealers Wheel's "[[wikipedia:Stuck_in_the_Middle|Stuck in the Middle]]".
* The quote regarding speed and lasers pokes fun at how most so-called laser weapons in science fiction do not actually behave like real lasers. These ''are'' closer than some, being useless underwater as shown in "[[Deep]]".

===Trivia===
*When Mudflap draws a bead on Thunderblast as she emerges from the space bridge, he's using one of the hand-held guns he was seen with back in "[[Ice]]". In that episode, they were demanded by the plot; in this one, we'd just like to know why he doesn't just use the ''gun mounted in his arm''.
*Starscream unveils his new Cyber Key powers in this episode, and reveals that his left arm-sword has been replaced with a cannon. It's not mentioned explicitly in dialogue in either version of the episode, but this cannon actually takes the place of the sword which Leobreaker broke off back in "[[Retreat]]".
*Assuming Wing Saber is not being hyperbolic, Starscream is now roughly twenty stories tall.
*This episode would later be combined with "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]", "[[Balance]]" and "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]" to create the TV "movie" special, "[[Primus Unleashed (TV special)|Primus Unleashed]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

United (episode)

2011-08-18T05:18:15Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{disambig2|the episode of Transformers: Cybertron|the Japanese toyline|Transformers United}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=30
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=31
|title="United"
|japanese=高速機動合体ソニックコンボイ
|romaji=Kōsoku Kidō Gattai Sonic Convoy
|translation=High Speed Fusion—Sonic Convoy
|image=Cyb_ep30_sonic_wing_mode.jpg
|caption="Remember that thing we did all the time last year? I think we could do it... now as well!"
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Gyō Yamatoya]]
|director=[[Megumi Sakai]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[August 6]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[April 1]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Memories of the past push Wing Saber and Optimus Prime to try a dangerous technique in hopes of defeating the super-powered Starscream.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb_ep30_king_of_the_hill.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Struck by the mighty fist of the gargantuan [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] are hit so hard they split apart. Thinking of the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]'s struggle against the [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] swarm on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Optimus appoints Leobreaker, [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] to go to their aid, taking the [[Omega Lock]] with them, while the other Autobots remain on [[Earth]] to deal with the [[Decepticon]]s. Unfortunately, as the trio depart on the [[space bridge]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] alerts [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] to their actions, and the Decepticon leader decides to abandon the fight against Starscream so that he can follow them and steal the Lock with comparative ease. Starscream attempts to stop the Decepticons from giving chase through the space bridge, but his attentions are drawn away by a barrage of Autobot firepower, so he instead delegates [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] to pursue them in his place.

[[Image:Cyb_ep30_clang.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] attacks Starscream solo, and unsurprisingly, gets blasted out of the sky. As the other Autobots fire in concert at the giant Decepticon, Wing Saber swallow his pride and asks Optimus Prime if he remembers a past incident in the [[Chaar asteroid belt]]. Whatever this past incident entailed, Prime believes it will not work here, but Wing Saber is undeterred, and runs head-long at Optimus in an attempt to replicate its effects. Deeply amused at the sight of two Autobots repeatedly running into each other, Starscream uses his incredible new powers to rip up the ground surrounding him, filling the air with a deadly field of rocks and debris. Prime and Wing Saber take to the air, but are brought down to Earth with a bump by the flying rocks. Wing Saber is ready to throw in the towel, but a pep talk from Optimus soon brings him around.

Out in space, Leobreaker, Override and Evac continue their race along the space bridge to Cybertron, with Decepticon fire blazing all around them. Megatron is in no great hurry to catch up to the three Autobots, though: after all, he knows exactly where they're going. As such, he is able to turn his attention from them for a moment when Thunderblast emerges through the space bridge behind them, and immediately offers Megatron her services, claiming that she has no desire to keep working for Starscream. Megatron agrees and accepts her into his fold, sending her on ahead after the Autobots, before commenting to Scourge that he doesn't trust her, but will happily sacrifice a willing pawn.

[[Image:Cyb_ep30_back_to_back.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on Earth, Wing Saber and Optimus Prime recall some of the specifics of the Chaar asteroid belt incident, which involved them flying back-to-back to navigate a massive field of asteroids and save the life of a stranded spacefarer, and Wing Saber very nearly meeting a messy end when he lost control. With the other Autobots covering them as best they can, the pair repeat the strategy and dive into the heart of Starscream's makeshift barrier. Weaving and dodging, the pair are nearly through the field when Optimus is struck by a rock and sent careening. Wing Saber swoops to his aid, repaying the favor from long ago, and together, the pair burst free of the rock field and reveal the hidden power they experienced in the original Chaar incident—the power of combination!

[[Image:Cyb_ep30_who_has_won.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

As the amazed Autobots watch from below, Optimus Prime and Wing Saber merge into "Sonic Wing Mode", and face off against Starscream with their incredible speed and strength. Stunned by their power, far in excess of merely the sum of the two Autobots' own, Starscream demands to know where their strength is coming from, and Prime tells him that their true power comes from their team and working to save the universe, not just fighting for themselves. Starscream denies this, declaring that power is all that matters, but Prime soon proves him wrong as he weaves between his laser blasts and brings him to his knees with a slash of his new swords.

As the Autobot celebrate, [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] sneaks onto the scene and teleports the fallen Starscream away. Not noticing this strange development, Prime address his Autobots, and informs them that they are all heading to Cybertron right now. The Autobots have been fighting against the odds for too long... now it's time to take charge!
{{--}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (4)
*[[Vector Prime]] (5)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (6)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (13)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (14)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (15)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (18)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (19)
*[[Six-Speed]] (20)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (21)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (22)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (23)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (24)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (25)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (26)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (7)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (8)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (9)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (10)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (3)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (16)
*[[Lori]] (17)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (28)
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]

}}

==Quotes==
"Megatron, I'm a friend! I want to crash your party." 
"Crash my party...?" 
"I've been working for that lame-o Starscream, but this girl needs someone with shoulders broad enough to hold the universe — shoulders like yours." 
"Ha! So you say you wish to turn against Starscream to ally with me?" 
"What do you say? Can I join your team?" 
"You can join us, but I will make you work hard. No breaks because you're... cute."
:—'''Thunderblast''' and '''Megatron'''.

"You can't glue two guppies together to make a shark!"
:—'''Starscream''' on Sonic Wing Mode. Oh, how wrong he is!

"Time for plan B! Okay, Starscream! You might've had a little growth spurt, but I can change too! Spinnin' around, big ol' guns comin' out, SHOWIN' MY WINGSPAN!"
:—'''Wing Saber''' on transforming.

'''Optimus Prime:''' I'm! Too! Fast! For! You! 
'''Lori:''' Amazing! Optimus Prime and Wing Saber just linked together, and now it looks like they're twice as fast! 
'''Starscream:''' Too fast? Lasers move at the speed of light! 
''[Prime avoids Starscream's lasers with ease]'' 
'''Starscream:''' That ''is'' fast! 
:—Take ''that'', laws of physics!

'''Starscream:''' What is this, they link up and become super-powerful? 
'''Optimus Prime:''' You're too self-centered to get it. We didn't just "link up." Our power comes from being part of a team, and working with others for the good of the universe, ''not'' just for ourselves! ''THAT'' is the Autobot way! 
'''Starscream:''' Eh, give it a rest. What matters is power, and I'm still the most powerful here! 
'''Optimus Prime:''' Not for long!
:—Optimus Prime being Optimus Prime, and Starscream being arrogant.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
[[Image:C30 charr.jpg|right|thumb]]
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Wing Saber and Optimus Prime have never combined before, and Wing Saber only gets the idea after having seen Prime and Leobreaker combined in the previous episode. He is then reminded of the Chaar asteroid belt incident after Starscream fills the air with rocks. ''Cybertron'' combines the two threads into one, with Prime and Wing Saber having previously combined to navigate the Chaar belt.
*The Chaar asteroid belt fracas is described in ''Galaxy Force'' as an incident on the planet Astorea. Presumably, this was changed because careless animation causes the so-called "planet" to be ''ridiculously'' tiny. Neither version mentions where the spacefarer the pair save is from, but in ''Galaxy Force'', one might presume he was an Astorean.

===Animation or Technical Glitches===
*There are some shots that show Sonic Wing Mode Optimus Prime holding the swords formed from the wing flaps...but also show the flaps and handles still in place. Other shots lack this error.

===Continuity errors===
*Internal to the ''Cybertron'' series alone, this episode ''really'' puts the lie into Optimus Prime's claim back in "[[Sand]]" that he had never heard of two Autobots combining before. Of course, ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' and ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' had already done that, but still, you know what we mean.

===Transformers references===
*The Chaar asteroid belt is named for the [[Chaar|planet of the same name]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].

===Real-world references===
*Of the Scrapmetal, Scattorshot says: "Destroy 'em all an' let Primus sort 'em out!", a reference to a popular English translation of a saying by Abbot [[:wikipedia:Arnaud Amalric|Arnold Amaury]], before the massacre of Béziers during the Albigensian Crusade: "Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out."
* "Scrapmetals to the left of me, Decepticons to the right, and here we are, stuck in the middle with the Omega Lock!" complains Leobreaker, paraphrasing the lyrics of Stealers Wheel's "[[wikipedia:Stuck_in_the_Middle|Stuck in the Middle]]".
* The quote regarding speed and lasers pokes fun at how most so-called laser weapons in science fiction do not actually behave like real lasers. These ''are'' closer than some, being useless underwater as shown in "[[Deep]]".

===Trivia===
*When Mudflap draws a bead on Thunderblast as she emerges from the space bridge, he's using one of the hand-held guns he was seen with back in "[[Ice]]". In that episode, they were demanded by the plot; in this one, we'd just like to know why he doesn't just use the ''gun mounted in his arm''.
*Starscream unveils his new Cyber Key powers in this episode, and reveals that his left arm-sword has been replaced with a cannon. It's not mentioned explicitly in dialogue in either version of the episode, but this cannon actually takes the place of the sword which Leobreaker broke off back in "[[Retreat]]".
*Assuming Wing Saber is not being hyperbolic, Starscream is now roughly twenty stories tall.
*This episode would later be combined with "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]", "[[Balance]]" and "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]" to create the TV "movie" special, "[[Primus Unleashed (TV special)|Primus Unleashed]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Starscream (episode)

2011-08-18T04:19:59Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Starscream}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=29
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=30
|title="Starscream"
|next=United (episode)
|japanese=野望の王邪心全開
|romaji=Yabō no Ō Jashin Zenkai
|translation=The King of Treachery—Evil Completely Unleashed
|image=Cyb_ep29_super_screamer.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Hiro Masaki]]
|director=[[Naotaka Hayashi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[July 30]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[March 25]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The reign of Starscream has begun!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb ep29 dogfight.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

While the kids and [[Mini-Con]]s at the [[Autobot]] base help the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] navigate the treacherous temporal warps created by the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] as they travel along the [[space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the battle between the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s is still raging on [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s island base in the South Pacific. As [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and newcomer Autobot [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] continue to dogfight, [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] try to help their respective comrades, and wind up battling each other; [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] engage in a little sea-to-air warfare, both turning their missiles on [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] when he gets in their way; and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] corner [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], only for the diminutive Decepticon to leap out of the way at the last second, causing them to collide. Feeling very pleased with himself, Ransack happens upon [[Lugnutz]], who has decided to take a break from the battle, dubbing it "too heavy". Ransack takes a leaf out of his book and sits down next to him.

Inside the island's volcano, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Vector Prime]] continue their descent, with [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] close behind. [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] attempts to trigger another of his traps, firing blasts of electricity at the approaching Autobots, but Vector Prime is ready for him this time, and uses a [[dimension gate]] to redirect the current, striking Scourge with it instead. The group reaches the bottom of the caldera where Sideways is waiting for them, and a battle quickly breaks out, but the Autobots are unable to score a hit on Sideways thanks to his frantic warping around. To overcome this, Vector Prime surreptitiously plants [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] on Sideways's back, and tracks his signal, allowing him to predict where Sideways will next appear. Optimus and Leobreaker fuse into Savage Claw Mode and strike Sideways down as soon as he rematerializes, at which point Scourge savagely enters the fray! He challenges Optimus Prime, but proves no match for the power of the Savage Claw.

[[Image:C29 synchro-control.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Simultaneously, the Cybertron Defense Team's journey gets doubly perilous as they hit a particularly rough stretch of space bridge, and come under bombardment from asteroids. With the enhanced firepower of their new modes, the team can easily blow the space-rocks to dust, but [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] gets a nasty surprise when one destroyed asteroid spews out a glob of goo that splatters over his windscreen and blinds him. To navigate the bridge safely, Hot Shot gives manual control of his systems over to Coby, who controls him remotely from [[Earth]] using a [[synchro-control]]. With [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] keeping the asteroids clear, Coby steers Hot Shot safely until the goo clears up and the Autobot can resume control.

[[Image:Cyb_ep29_staredown.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on the island, Evac, Wing Saber and Crosswise continue to battle Megatron, while Landmine confronts Mudflap, trying to talk his old friend out of his current course of action. When Megatron tries to break off the fight and make it to the volcano, Mudflap disappoints Landmine by coming to the Decepticon leader's aid, knocking the pursuing Evac out of the sky.

Within the volcano, Sideways returns to the side of Starscream, who continues to absorb the power of [[Primus]]'s [[spark]] through the [[Omega Lock]], and warns him of Megatron's approach. Starscream is undeterred, and Sideways decides to cut his losses and escape, but just as he departs, the Omega Lock erupts with power. All the Transformers within the volcano are forced to quickly exit as the mountain begins to erupt... but no-one expects to see, rising out of the flame, lava and ash... a gargantuan Starscream, transformed into a skyscraper-sized giant by the power of Primus! From the flames, Starscream produces a huge crown, which he places upon his head, declaring that his reign as ruler of the universe has now begun. Megatron, however, is unimpressed, and the two stare each other down, surging with so much [[energon (Energon)|energon]] power that their battle threatens to tear the Earth in half. Realizing this, Scourge leads the Decepticons in an attack on Starscream that proves ineffectual, convincing Megatron that he must take matters into his own hands. The land-based Autobots all join forces to stop Megatron from advancing, while the flying Autobots push Starscream back, in an effort to keep the two Decepticons' terrifying energon auras from colliding.

[[Image: Cyb_ep29_giant_punch.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Watching everything from the Autobot base, the kids suddenly realize that Vector Prime is nowhere to be seen, having warped inside the volcano to recover the Omega Lock. They contact the elderly Autobot and discover that he has been pinned by falling rubble, unable to warp his way out, and so they communicate with the other Autobots to get someone to rescue him. Wing Saber steps up to the task and frees Vector Prime, but no sooner has Vector Prime stood upright than the pair come under attack by Thunderblast. Wing Saber's [[Cyber Key]] power is enough to do away with the flighty female, and the two Autobots escape the volcano with the Omega Lock in hand.

Back with the Cybertron Defense Team, the situation is getting worse as the space bridge deteriorates around them. Just then, finally, Cybertron itself comes into view... but the team are horrified to see the planet is infested by metal-eating [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]! The Autobot trio bounds into action, opening fire on the huge swarm of insectoid Transformers, but the odds are several million to three, and not looking good! The kids let Optimus Prime know of the Cybertron Defense Team's plight, but even as the Autobot leader hears the news, Starscream's massive fist comes soaring through the air, and smashes him into the ground...!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Six-Speed]] (4)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (5)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (6)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (7)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (9)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (10)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (13)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (18)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (19)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (21)
*[[Vector Prime]] (22)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (25)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (26)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (29)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (12)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (16)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (17)
*[[Lugnutz]] (20)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (23)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (28)

|c3=
*[[Bud Hansen]] (1)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (2)
*[[Lori]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (24)
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]
}}

==Quotes==

"Which side are you on ''today'', Sideways?"
:—'''Leobreaker'''

"Hahahaha...." 
"What are you laughing at?!" 
"I'm laughing at a coward, a gutless wonder, a wimp—who I trained to be a warrior. But you could never cut it, Starscream. No matter how big you become, you're still the same pathetic wannabe! Oh yes...you're the king alright. The king of fools!" 
"Ever notice how much noise an insect makes, buzzing and clacking, until you crush it underfoot? That's what you are Megatron—a bug with a big mouth!" 
"We'll see—when I knock that crown off your head!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' upon Starscream's "coronation".

"A girl has to choose the right accessories...like this rocket launcher that doubles as an ''even bigger'' rocket launcher! Don't you just love it?"
:—'''Thunderblast''' detects the logical fallacy of her toy's gimmick and rolls with it.

"Hey... You're pretty spry for an old guy." 
"I might say the same for you!" 
"Okay... THAT'S IT!YOU GUYS ARE TOAST!" 
"HEY! I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!" 
:—'''Vector Prime''' deflecting shots from '''Thunderblast''' with his sharp sword and equally sharp wit. And '''Wing Saber''' has to pay for it

"You know, I think we should get points for blasting these things." 
"If we're keeping track, ''I'' have the high score."
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Scattorshot''' play Asteroids

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*In ''Galaxy Force'', the journey to Cybertron is a treacherous one because the planet is inside the black hole. ''Cybertron'' changed this plot point at the very beginning of the series, establishing that the black hole is merely ''near'' Cybertron, so this episode inserts mention of temporal warps and such surrounding the planet as an explanation for why the journey is so dangerous.
*Just before Starscream emerges from the volcano, ''Galaxy Force'' has Wing Saber react with shock to the sight of Optimus Prime merged with Leobreaker, and then express an interest in the idea of a combination when Evac explains the story behind it. ''Cybertron'' changes this to Wing Saber and Evac deciding to get down to ground-level and back Optimus up, removing the reference for a very pertinent reason that will become apparent in the next episode: namely, in ''Cybertron'', Wing Saber and Optimus have already combined in the past.
[[Image:Cyb_ep29_magic_glowy_auras.jpg|right|thumb| Their power levels are over 9000!]]
*When Jolt starts freaking out after Starscream emerges, in ''Galaxy Force'', he's distressed by Starscream's power, while in ''Cybertron'', he fears for their ability to get the Omega Lock back from him and Cybertron's fate if they don't.
*As Megatron and Starscream face off, they perform a baffling action that has been briefly glimpsed in the past, but which will recur with increasing frequency from here on in: to represent characters summoning up their strength, in the ultimate example of [[Burning justice|Burning Justice]], they suddenly start glowing without explanation, like we were watching ''Dragonball Z'' or something. Here and forevermore, ''Galaxy Force'' treats this as completely normal; ''Cybertron'' attempts to explain it by having an amazed Optimus note that they are surging with energon, which threatens to ignite. In this case, it almost makes sense-given Megatron's Unicron armor and Starscream's recent Primus-based power-up, it's practically a battle between the primordial Transformers all over again!
*Just before the Cybertron Defense Team arrive at Cybertron, ''Galaxy Force'' just has them bemoaning their situation. In ''Cybertron'', they are quipping about who has blasted the most asteroids.
{{--}}

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[Image:Cyb_ep29_scale_nightmare.jpg|right|thumb]]
*Thunderblast's voice is ''crazy'' over-amplified in this episode.
*When Scourge emerges from the volcano and says "What's this?" he is speaking with the deeper, growling voice of his dragon mode, when he's actually in robot mode.
*Thundercracker is positively ''gargantuan'' when carrying the Decepticons on his back. That, or they're tiny.

===Transformers references===
* Leobreaker asks Sideways whose side he's on today. This is clearly a jab at Sideways' usual tendency to play both sides against the middle, but may be a specific reference to [[Sand|the time he tricked the Autobots into a battle with Scourge]]. At the end of that skirmish, Leobreaker tried to interrogate Sideways, only for the latter to escape.
* Starscream's [[Transformer clothing|crown]] is, of course, identical to the one briefly worn by [[Starscream (G1)|the original Starscream]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This Starscream manages to wear it for a lot longer!

===Real world references===

* Ransack cackles "two wheels are better than four!", a paraphrase of the common saying "two heads are better than one".
* Thunderblast says "You're pretty spry for an ''old'' guy." This is a reference to the saying, "Pretty fly for a white guy".

===Trivia===
*They manage to avoid saying "Cyber Key Power" for the majority of the episode. Thank GOD
*This is bad comedy.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Starscream (episode)

2011-08-18T04:19:02Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Starscream}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=29
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=30
|title="Starscream"
|next=United (episode)
|japanese=野望の王邪心全開
|romaji=Yabō no Ō Jashin Zenkai
|translation=The King of Treachery—Evil Completely Unleashed
|image=Cyb_ep29_super_screamer.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Hiro Masaki]]
|director=[[Naotaka Hayashi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[July 30]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[March 25]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The reign of Starscream has begun!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb ep29 dogfight.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

While the kids and [[Mini-Con]]s at the [[Autobot]] base help the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] navigate the treacherous temporal warps created by the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] as they travel along the [[space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the battle between the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s is still raging on [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s island base in the South Pacific. As [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and newcomer Autobot [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] continue to dogfight, [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] try to help their respective comrades, and wind up battling each other; [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] engage in a little sea-to-air warfare, both turning their missiles on [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] when he gets in their way; and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] corner [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], only for the diminutive Decepticon to leap out of the way at the last second, causing them to collide. Feeling very pleased with himself, Ransack happens upon [[Lugnutz]], who has decided to take a break from the battle, dubbing it "too heavy". Ransack takes a leaf out of his book and sits down next to him.

Inside the island's volcano, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Vector Prime]] continue their descent, with [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] close behind. [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] attempts to trigger another of his traps, firing blasts of electricity at the approaching Autobots, but Vector Prime is ready for him this time, and uses a [[dimension gate]] to redirect the current, striking Scourge with it instead. The group reaches the bottom of the caldera where Sideways is waiting for them, and a battle quickly breaks out, but the Autobots are unable to score a hit on Sideways thanks to his frantic warping around. To overcome this, Vector Prime surreptitiously plants [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] on Sideways's back, and tracks his signal, allowing him to predict where Sideways will next appear. Optimus and Leobreaker fuse into Savage Claw Mode and strike Sideways down as soon as he rematerializes, at which point Scourge savagely enters the fray! He challenges Optimus Prime, but proves no match for the power of the Savage Claw.

[[Image:C29 synchro-control.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Simultaneously, the Cybertron Defense Team's journey gets doubly perilous as they hit a particularly rough stretch of space bridge, and come under bombardment from asteroids. With the enhanced firepower of their new modes, the team can easily blow the space-rocks to dust, but [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] gets a nasty surprise when one destroyed asteroid spews out a glob of goo that splatters over his windscreen and blinds him. To navigate the bridge safely, Hot Shot gives manual control of his systems over to Coby, who controls him remotely from [[Earth]] using a [[synchro-control]]. With [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] keeping the asteroids clear, Coby steers Hot Shot safely until the goo clears up and the Autobot can resume control.

[[Image:Cyb_ep29_staredown.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on the island, Evac, Wing Saber and Crosswise continue to battle Megatron, while Landmine confronts Mudflap, trying to talk his old friend out of his current course of action. When Megatron tries to break off the fight and make it to the volcano, Mudflap disappoints Landmine by coming to the Decepticon leader's aid, knocking the pursuing Evac out of the sky.

Within the volcano, Sideways returns to the side of Starscream, who continues to absorb the power of [[Primus]]'s [[spark]] through the [[Omega Lock]], and warns him of Megatron's approach. Starscream is undeterred, and Sideways decides to cut his losses and escape, but just as he departs, the Omega Lock erupts with power. All the Transformers within the volcano are forced to quickly exit as the mountain begins to erupt... but no-one expects to see, rising out of the flame, lava and ash... a gargantuan Starscream, transformed into a skyscraper-sized giant by the power of Primus! From the flames, Starscream produces a huge crown, which he places upon his head, declaring that his reign as ruler of the universe has now begun. Megatron, however, is unimpressed, and the two stare each other down, surging with so much [[energon (Energon)|energon]] power that their battle threatens to tear the Earth in half. Realizing this, Scourge leads the Decepticons in an attack on Starscream that proves ineffectual, convincing Megatron that he must take matters into his own hands. The land-based Autobots all join forces to stop Megatron from advancing, while the flying Autobots push Starscream back, in an effort to keep the two Decepticons' terrifying energon auras from colliding.

[[Image: Cyb_ep29_giant_punch.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Watching everything from the Autobot base, the kids suddenly realize that Vector Prime is nowhere to be seen, having warped inside the volcano to recover the Omega Lock. They contact the elderly Autobot and discover that he has been pinned by falling rubble, unable to warp his way out, and so they communicate with the other Autobots to get someone to rescue him. Wing Saber steps up to the task and frees Vector Prime, but no sooner has Vector Prime stood upright than the pair come under attack by Thunderblast. Wing Saber's [[Cyber Key]] power is enough to do away with the flighty female, and the two Autobots escape the volcano with the Omega Lock in hand.

Back with the Cybertron Defense Team, the situation is getting worse as the space bridge deteriorates around them. Just then, finally, Cybertron itself comes into view... but the team are horrified to see the planet is infested by metal-eating [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]! The Autobot trio bounds into action, opening fire on the huge swarm of insectoid Transformers, but the odds are several million to three, and not looking good! The kids let Optimus Prime know of the Cybertron Defense Team's plight, but even as the Autobot leader hears the news, Starscream's massive fist comes soaring through the air, and smashes him into the ground...!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Six-Speed]] (4)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (5)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (6)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (7)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (9)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (10)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (13)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (18)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (19)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (21)
*[[Vector Prime]] (22)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (25)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (26)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (29)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (12)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (16)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (17)
*[[Lugnutz]] (20)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (23)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (28)

|c3=
*[[Bud Hansen]] (1)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (2)
*[[Lori]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (24)
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]
}}

==Quotes==

"Which side are you on ''today'', Sideways?"
:—'''Leobreaker'''

"Hahahaha...." 
"What are you laughing at?!" 
"I'm laughing at a coward, a gutless wonder, a wimp—who I trained to be a warrior. But you could never cut it, Starscream. No matter how big you become, you're still the same pathetic wannabe! Oh yes...you're the king alright. The king of fools!" 
"Ever notice how much noise an insect makes, buzzing and clacking, until you crush it underfoot? That's what you are Megatron—a bug with a big mouth!" 
"We'll see—when I knock that crown off your head!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' upon Starscream's "coronation".

"A girl has to choose the right accessories...like this rocket launcher that doubles as an ''even bigger'' rocket launcher! Don't you just love it?"
:—'''Thunderblast''' detects the logical fallacy of her toy's gimmick and rolls with it.

"Hey... You're pretty spry for an old guy." 
"I might say the same for you!" 
"Alright... THAT'S IT!" 
"HEY! I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!" 
:—'''Vector Prime''' deflecting shots from '''Thunderblast''' with his sharp sword and equally sharp wit. And '''Wing Saber''' has to pay for it

"You know, I think we should get points for blasting these things." 
"If we're keeping track, ''I'' have the high score."
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Scattorshot''' play Asteroids

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*In ''Galaxy Force'', the journey to Cybertron is a treacherous one because the planet is inside the black hole. ''Cybertron'' changed this plot point at the very beginning of the series, establishing that the black hole is merely ''near'' Cybertron, so this episode inserts mention of temporal warps and such surrounding the planet as an explanation for why the journey is so dangerous.
*Just before Starscream emerges from the volcano, ''Galaxy Force'' has Wing Saber react with shock to the sight of Optimus Prime merged with Leobreaker, and then express an interest in the idea of a combination when Evac explains the story behind it. ''Cybertron'' changes this to Wing Saber and Evac deciding to get down to ground-level and back Optimus up, removing the reference for a very pertinent reason that will become apparent in the next episode: namely, in ''Cybertron'', Wing Saber and Optimus have already combined in the past.
[[Image:Cyb_ep29_magic_glowy_auras.jpg|right|thumb| Their power levels are over 9000!]]
*When Jolt starts freaking out after Starscream emerges, in ''Galaxy Force'', he's distressed by Starscream's power, while in ''Cybertron'', he fears for their ability to get the Omega Lock back from him and Cybertron's fate if they don't.
*As Megatron and Starscream face off, they perform a baffling action that has been briefly glimpsed in the past, but which will recur with increasing frequency from here on in: to represent characters summoning up their strength, in the ultimate example of [[Burning justice|Burning Justice]], they suddenly start glowing without explanation, like we were watching ''Dragonball Z'' or something. Here and forevermore, ''Galaxy Force'' treats this as completely normal; ''Cybertron'' attempts to explain it by having an amazed Optimus note that they are surging with energon, which threatens to ignite. In this case, it almost makes sense-given Megatron's Unicron armor and Starscream's recent Primus-based power-up, it's practically a battle between the primordial Transformers all over again!
*Just before the Cybertron Defense Team arrive at Cybertron, ''Galaxy Force'' just has them bemoaning their situation. In ''Cybertron'', they are quipping about who has blasted the most asteroids.
{{--}}

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[Image:Cyb_ep29_scale_nightmare.jpg|right|thumb]]
*Thunderblast's voice is ''crazy'' over-amplified in this episode.
*When Scourge emerges from the volcano and says "What's this?" he is speaking with the deeper, growling voice of his dragon mode, when he's actually in robot mode.
*Thundercracker is positively ''gargantuan'' when carrying the Decepticons on his back. That, or they're tiny.

===Transformers references===
* Leobreaker asks Sideways whose side he's on today. This is clearly a jab at Sideways' usual tendency to play both sides against the middle, but may be a specific reference to [[Sand|the time he tricked the Autobots into a battle with Scourge]]. At the end of that skirmish, Leobreaker tried to interrogate Sideways, only for the latter to escape.
* Starscream's [[Transformer clothing|crown]] is, of course, identical to the one briefly worn by [[Starscream (G1)|the original Starscream]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This Starscream manages to wear it for a lot longer!

===Real world references===

* Ransack cackles "two wheels are better than four!", a paraphrase of the common saying "two heads are better than one".
* Thunderblast says "You're pretty spry for an ''old'' guy." This is a reference to the saying, "Pretty fly for a white guy".

===Trivia===
*They manage to avoid saying "Cyber Key Power" for the majority of the episode. Thank GOD
*This is bad comedy.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Starscream (episode)

2011-08-18T04:18:35Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Starscream}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=29
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=30
|title="Starscream"
|next=United (episode)
|japanese=野望の王邪心全開
|romaji=Yabō no Ō Jashin Zenkai
|translation=The King of Treachery—Evil Completely Unleashed
|image=Cyb_ep29_super_screamer.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Hiro Masaki]]
|director=[[Naotaka Hayashi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[July 30]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[March 25]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The reign of Starscream has begun!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb ep29 dogfight.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

While the kids and [[Mini-Con]]s at the [[Autobot]] base help the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] navigate the treacherous temporal warps created by the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] as they travel along the [[space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the battle between the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s is still raging on [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s island base in the South Pacific. As [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and newcomer Autobot [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] continue to dogfight, [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] try to help their respective comrades, and wind up battling each other; [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] engage in a little sea-to-air warfare, both turning their missiles on [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] when he gets in their way; and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] corner [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], only for the diminutive Decepticon to leap out of the way at the last second, causing them to collide. Feeling very pleased with himself, Ransack happens upon [[Lugnutz]], who has decided to take a break from the battle, dubbing it "too heavy". Ransack takes a leaf out of his book and sits down next to him.

Inside the island's volcano, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Vector Prime]] continue their descent, with [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] close behind. [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] attempts to trigger another of his traps, firing blasts of electricity at the approaching Autobots, but Vector Prime is ready for him this time, and uses a [[dimension gate]] to redirect the current, striking Scourge with it instead. The group reaches the bottom of the caldera where Sideways is waiting for them, and a battle quickly breaks out, but the Autobots are unable to score a hit on Sideways thanks to his frantic warping around. To overcome this, Vector Prime surreptitiously plants [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] on Sideways's back, and tracks his signal, allowing him to predict where Sideways will next appear. Optimus and Leobreaker fuse into Savage Claw Mode and strike Sideways down as soon as he rematerializes, at which point Scourge savagely enters the fray! He challenges Optimus Prime, but proves no match for the power of the Savage Claw.

[[Image:C29 synchro-control.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Simultaneously, the Cybertron Defense Team's journey gets doubly perilous as they hit a particularly rough stretch of space bridge, and come under bombardment from asteroids. With the enhanced firepower of their new modes, the team can easily blow the space-rocks to dust, but [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] gets a nasty surprise when one destroyed asteroid spews out a glob of goo that splatters over his windscreen and blinds him. To navigate the bridge safely, Hot Shot gives manual control of his systems over to Coby, who controls him remotely from [[Earth]] using a [[synchro-control]]. With [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] keeping the asteroids clear, Coby steers Hot Shot safely until the goo clears up and the Autobot can resume control.

[[Image:Cyb_ep29_staredown.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on the island, Evac, Wing Saber and Crosswise continue to battle Megatron, while Landmine confronts Mudflap, trying to talk his old friend out of his current course of action. When Megatron tries to break off the fight and make it to the volcano, Mudflap disappoints Landmine by coming to the Decepticon leader's aid, knocking the pursuing Evac out of the sky.

Within the volcano, Sideways returns to the side of Starscream, who continues to absorb the power of [[Primus]]'s [[spark]] through the [[Omega Lock]], and warns him of Megatron's approach. Starscream is undeterred, and Sideways decides to cut his losses and escape, but just as he departs, the Omega Lock erupts with power. All the Transformers within the volcano are forced to quickly exit as the mountain begins to erupt... but no-one expects to see, rising out of the flame, lava and ash... a gargantuan Starscream, transformed into a skyscraper-sized giant by the power of Primus! From the flames, Starscream produces a huge crown, which he places upon his head, declaring that his reign as ruler of the universe has now begun. Megatron, however, is unimpressed, and the two stare each other down, surging with so much [[energon (Energon)|energon]] power that their battle threatens to tear the Earth in half. Realizing this, Scourge leads the Decepticons in an attack on Starscream that proves ineffectual, convincing Megatron that he must take matters into his own hands. The land-based Autobots all join forces to stop Megatron from advancing, while the flying Autobots push Starscream back, in an effort to keep the two Decepticons' terrifying energon auras from colliding.

[[Image: Cyb_ep29_giant_punch.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Watching everything from the Autobot base, the kids suddenly realize that Vector Prime is nowhere to be seen, having warped inside the volcano to recover the Omega Lock. They contact the elderly Autobot and discover that he has been pinned by falling rubble, unable to warp his way out, and so they communicate with the other Autobots to get someone to rescue him. Wing Saber steps up to the task and frees Vector Prime, but no sooner has Vector Prime stood upright than the pair come under attack by Thunderblast. Wing Saber's [[Cyber Key]] power is enough to do away with the flighty female, and the two Autobots escape the volcano with the Omega Lock in hand.

Back with the Cybertron Defense Team, the situation is getting worse as the space bridge deteriorates around them. Just then, finally, Cybertron itself comes into view... but the team are horrified to see the planet is infested by metal-eating [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]! The Autobot trio bounds into action, opening fire on the huge swarm of insectoid Transformers, but the odds are several million to three, and not looking good! The kids let Optimus Prime know of the Cybertron Defense Team's plight, but even as the Autobot leader hears the news, Starscream's massive fist comes soaring through the air, and smashes him into the ground...!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Six-Speed]] (4)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (5)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (6)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (7)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (9)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (10)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (13)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (18)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (19)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (21)
*[[Vector Prime]] (22)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (25)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (26)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (29)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (12)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (16)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (17)
*[[Lugnutz]] (20)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (23)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (28)

|c3=
*[[Bud Hansen]] (1)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (2)
*[[Lori]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (24)
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]
}}

==Quotes==

"Which side are you on ''today'', Sideways?"
:—'''Leobreaker'''

"Hahahaha...." 
"What are you laughing at?!" 
"I'm laughing at a coward, a gutless wonder, a wimp—who I trained to be a warrior. But you could never cut it, Starscream. No matter how big you become, you're still the same pathetic wannabe! Oh yes...you're the king alright. The king of fools!" 
"Ever notice how much noise an insect makes, buzzing and clacking, until you crush it underfoot? That's what you are Megatron—a bug with a big mouth!" 
"We'll see—when I knock that crown off your head!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' upon Starscream's "coronation".

"A girl has to choose the right accessories...like this rocket launcher that doubles as an ''even bigger'' rocket launcher! Don't you just love it?"
:—'''Thunderblast''' detects the logical fallacy of her toy's gimmick and rolls with it.

"Hey... You're pretty spry for an old guy." 
"I might say the same for you!"
"Alright... THAT'S IT!"
"HEY! I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!"
:—'''Vector Prime''' deflecting shots from '''Thunderblast''' with his sharp sword and equally sharp wit. And '''Wing Saber''' has to pay for it

"You know, I think we should get points for blasting these things." 
"If we're keeping track, ''I'' have the high score."
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Scattorshot''' play Asteroids

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*In ''Galaxy Force'', the journey to Cybertron is a treacherous one because the planet is inside the black hole. ''Cybertron'' changed this plot point at the very beginning of the series, establishing that the black hole is merely ''near'' Cybertron, so this episode inserts mention of temporal warps and such surrounding the planet as an explanation for why the journey is so dangerous.
*Just before Starscream emerges from the volcano, ''Galaxy Force'' has Wing Saber react with shock to the sight of Optimus Prime merged with Leobreaker, and then express an interest in the idea of a combination when Evac explains the story behind it. ''Cybertron'' changes this to Wing Saber and Evac deciding to get down to ground-level and back Optimus up, removing the reference for a very pertinent reason that will become apparent in the next episode: namely, in ''Cybertron'', Wing Saber and Optimus have already combined in the past.
[[Image:Cyb_ep29_magic_glowy_auras.jpg|right|thumb| Their power levels are over 9000!]]
*When Jolt starts freaking out after Starscream emerges, in ''Galaxy Force'', he's distressed by Starscream's power, while in ''Cybertron'', he fears for their ability to get the Omega Lock back from him and Cybertron's fate if they don't.
*As Megatron and Starscream face off, they perform a baffling action that has been briefly glimpsed in the past, but which will recur with increasing frequency from here on in: to represent characters summoning up their strength, in the ultimate example of [[Burning justice|Burning Justice]], they suddenly start glowing without explanation, like we were watching ''Dragonball Z'' or something. Here and forevermore, ''Galaxy Force'' treats this as completely normal; ''Cybertron'' attempts to explain it by having an amazed Optimus note that they are surging with energon, which threatens to ignite. In this case, it almost makes sense-given Megatron's Unicron armor and Starscream's recent Primus-based power-up, it's practically a battle between the primordial Transformers all over again!
*Just before the Cybertron Defense Team arrive at Cybertron, ''Galaxy Force'' just has them bemoaning their situation. In ''Cybertron'', they are quipping about who has blasted the most asteroids.
{{--}}

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[Image:Cyb_ep29_scale_nightmare.jpg|right|thumb]]
*Thunderblast's voice is ''crazy'' over-amplified in this episode.
*When Scourge emerges from the volcano and says "What's this?" he is speaking with the deeper, growling voice of his dragon mode, when he's actually in robot mode.
*Thundercracker is positively ''gargantuan'' when carrying the Decepticons on his back. That, or they're tiny.

===Transformers references===
* Leobreaker asks Sideways whose side he's on today. This is clearly a jab at Sideways' usual tendency to play both sides against the middle, but may be a specific reference to [[Sand|the time he tricked the Autobots into a battle with Scourge]]. At the end of that skirmish, Leobreaker tried to interrogate Sideways, only for the latter to escape.
* Starscream's [[Transformer clothing|crown]] is, of course, identical to the one briefly worn by [[Starscream (G1)|the original Starscream]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This Starscream manages to wear it for a lot longer!

===Real world references===

* Ransack cackles "two wheels are better than four!", a paraphrase of the common saying "two heads are better than one".
* Thunderblast says "You're pretty spry for an ''old'' guy." This is a reference to the saying, "Pretty fly for a white guy".

===Trivia===
*They manage to avoid saying "Cyber Key Power" for the majority of the episode. Thank GOD
*This is bad comedy.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Starscream (episode)

2011-08-18T04:17:16Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Starscream}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=29
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=30
|title="Starscream"
|next=United (episode)
|japanese=野望の王邪心全開
|romaji=Yabō no Ō Jashin Zenkai
|translation=The King of Treachery—Evil Completely Unleashed
|image=Cyb_ep29_super_screamer.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Hiro Masaki]]
|director=[[Naotaka Hayashi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[July 30]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[March 25]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The reign of Starscream has begun!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb ep29 dogfight.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

While the kids and [[Mini-Con]]s at the [[Autobot]] base help the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] navigate the treacherous temporal warps created by the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] as they travel along the [[space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the battle between the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s is still raging on [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s island base in the South Pacific. As [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and newcomer Autobot [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] continue to dogfight, [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] try to help their respective comrades, and wind up battling each other; [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] engage in a little sea-to-air warfare, both turning their missiles on [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] when he gets in their way; and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] corner [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], only for the diminutive Decepticon to leap out of the way at the last second, causing them to collide. Feeling very pleased with himself, Ransack happens upon [[Lugnutz]], who has decided to take a break from the battle, dubbing it "too heavy". Ransack takes a leaf out of his book and sits down next to him.

Inside the island's volcano, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Vector Prime]] continue their descent, with [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] close behind. [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] attempts to trigger another of his traps, firing blasts of electricity at the approaching Autobots, but Vector Prime is ready for him this time, and uses a [[dimension gate]] to redirect the current, striking Scourge with it instead. The group reaches the bottom of the caldera where Sideways is waiting for them, and a battle quickly breaks out, but the Autobots are unable to score a hit on Sideways thanks to his frantic warping around. To overcome this, Vector Prime surreptitiously plants [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] on Sideways's back, and tracks his signal, allowing him to predict where Sideways will next appear. Optimus and Leobreaker fuse into Savage Claw Mode and strike Sideways down as soon as he rematerializes, at which point Scourge savagely enters the fray! He challenges Optimus Prime, but proves no match for the power of the Savage Claw.

[[Image:C29 synchro-control.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Simultaneously, the Cybertron Defense Team's journey gets doubly perilous as they hit a particularly rough stretch of space bridge, and come under bombardment from asteroids. With the enhanced firepower of their new modes, the team can easily blow the space-rocks to dust, but [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] gets a nasty surprise when one destroyed asteroid spews out a glob of goo that splatters over his windscreen and blinds him. To navigate the bridge safely, Hot Shot gives manual control of his systems over to Coby, who controls him remotely from [[Earth]] using a [[synchro-control]]. With [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] keeping the asteroids clear, Coby steers Hot Shot safely until the goo clears up and the Autobot can resume control.

[[Image:Cyb_ep29_staredown.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on the island, Evac, Wing Saber and Crosswise continue to battle Megatron, while Landmine confronts Mudflap, trying to talk his old friend out of his current course of action. When Megatron tries to break off the fight and make it to the volcano, Mudflap disappoints Landmine by coming to the Decepticon leader's aid, knocking the pursuing Evac out of the sky.

Within the volcano, Sideways returns to the side of Starscream, who continues to absorb the power of [[Primus]]'s [[spark]] through the [[Omega Lock]], and warns him of Megatron's approach. Starscream is undeterred, and Sideways decides to cut his losses and escape, but just as he departs, the Omega Lock erupts with power. All the Transformers within the volcano are forced to quickly exit as the mountain begins to erupt... but no-one expects to see, rising out of the flame, lava and ash... a gargantuan Starscream, transformed into a skyscraper-sized giant by the power of Primus! From the flames, Starscream produces a huge crown, which he places upon his head, declaring that his reign as ruler of the universe has now begun. Megatron, however, is unimpressed, and the two stare each other down, surging with so much [[energon (Energon)|energon]] power that their battle threatens to tear the Earth in half. Realizing this, Scourge leads the Decepticons in an attack on Starscream that proves ineffectual, convincing Megatron that he must take matters into his own hands. The land-based Autobots all join forces to stop Megatron from advancing, while the flying Autobots push Starscream back, in an effort to keep the two Decepticons' terrifying energon auras from colliding.

[[Image: Cyb_ep29_giant_punch.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Watching everything from the Autobot base, the kids suddenly realize that Vector Prime is nowhere to be seen, having warped inside the volcano to recover the Omega Lock. They contact the elderly Autobot and discover that he has been pinned by falling rubble, unable to warp his way out, and so they communicate with the other Autobots to get someone to rescue him. Wing Saber steps up to the task and frees Vector Prime, but no sooner has Vector Prime stood upright than the pair come under attack by Thunderblast. Wing Saber's [[Cyber Key]] power is enough to do away with the flighty female, and the two Autobots escape the volcano with the Omega Lock in hand.

Back with the Cybertron Defense Team, the situation is getting worse as the space bridge deteriorates around them. Just then, finally, Cybertron itself comes into view... but the team are horrified to see the planet is infested by metal-eating [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]! The Autobot trio bounds into action, opening fire on the huge swarm of insectoid Transformers, but the odds are several million to three, and not looking good! The kids let Optimus Prime know of the Cybertron Defense Team's plight, but even as the Autobot leader hears the news, Starscream's massive fist comes soaring through the air, and smashes him into the ground...!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Six-Speed]] (4)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (5)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (6)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (7)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (9)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (10)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (13)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (18)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (19)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (21)
*[[Vector Prime]] (22)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (25)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (26)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (29)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (12)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (16)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (17)
*[[Lugnutz]] (20)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (23)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (28)

|c3=
*[[Bud Hansen]] (1)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (2)
*[[Lori]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (24)
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]
}}

==Quotes==

"Which side are you on ''today'', Sideways?"
:—'''Leobreaker'''

"Hahahaha...." 
"What are you laughing at?!" 
"I'm laughing at a coward, a gutless wonder, a wimp—who I trained to be a warrior. But you could never cut it, Starscream. No matter how big you become, you're still the same pathetic wannabe! Oh yes...you're the king alright. The king of fools!" 
"Ever notice how much noise an insect makes, buzzing and clacking, until you crush it underfoot? That's what you are Megatron—a bug with a big mouth!" 
"We'll see—when I knock that crown off your head!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' upon Starscream's "coronation".

"A girl has to choose the right accessories...like this rocket launcher that doubles as an ''even bigger'' rocket launcher! Don't you just love it?"
:—'''Thunderblast''' detects the logical fallacy of her toy's gimmick and rolls with it.

"Pretty spry for an old guy." 
"I might say the same for you!"
:—'''Vector Prime''' deflecting shots from '''Thunderblast''' with his sharp sword and equally sharp wit.

"You know, I think we should get points for blasting these things." 
"If we're keeping track, ''I'' have the high score."
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Scattorshot''' play Asteroids

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*In ''Galaxy Force'', the journey to Cybertron is a treacherous one because the planet is inside the black hole. ''Cybertron'' changed this plot point at the very beginning of the series, establishing that the black hole is merely ''near'' Cybertron, so this episode inserts mention of temporal warps and such surrounding the planet as an explanation for why the journey is so dangerous.
*Just before Starscream emerges from the volcano, ''Galaxy Force'' has Wing Saber react with shock to the sight of Optimus Prime merged with Leobreaker, and then express an interest in the idea of a combination when Evac explains the story behind it. ''Cybertron'' changes this to Wing Saber and Evac deciding to get down to ground-level and back Optimus up, removing the reference for a very pertinent reason that will become apparent in the next episode: namely, in ''Cybertron'', Wing Saber and Optimus have already combined in the past.
[[Image:Cyb_ep29_magic_glowy_auras.jpg|right|thumb| Their power levels are over 9000!]]
*When Jolt starts freaking out after Starscream emerges, in ''Galaxy Force'', he's distressed by Starscream's power, while in ''Cybertron'', he fears for their ability to get the Omega Lock back from him and Cybertron's fate if they don't.
*As Megatron and Starscream face off, they perform a baffling action that has been briefly glimpsed in the past, but which will recur with increasing frequency from here on in: to represent characters summoning up their strength, in the ultimate example of [[Burning justice|Burning Justice]], they suddenly start glowing without explanation, like we were watching ''Dragonball Z'' or something. Here and forevermore, ''Galaxy Force'' treats this as completely normal; ''Cybertron'' attempts to explain it by having an amazed Optimus note that they are surging with energon, which threatens to ignite. In this case, it almost makes sense-given Megatron's Unicron armor and Starscream's recent Primus-based power-up, it's practically a battle between the primordial Transformers all over again!
*Just before the Cybertron Defense Team arrive at Cybertron, ''Galaxy Force'' just has them bemoaning their situation. In ''Cybertron'', they are quipping about who has blasted the most asteroids.
{{--}}

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[Image:Cyb_ep29_scale_nightmare.jpg|right|thumb]]
*Thunderblast's voice is ''crazy'' over-amplified in this episode.
*When Scourge emerges from the volcano and says "What's this?" he is speaking with the deeper, growling voice of his dragon mode, when he's actually in robot mode.
*Thundercracker is positively ''gargantuan'' when carrying the Decepticons on his back. That, or they're tiny.

===Transformers references===
* Leobreaker asks Sideways whose side he's on today. This is clearly a jab at Sideways' usual tendency to play both sides against the middle, but may be a specific reference to [[Sand|the time he tricked the Autobots into a battle with Scourge]]. At the end of that skirmish, Leobreaker tried to interrogate Sideways, only for the latter to escape.
* Starscream's [[Transformer clothing|crown]] is, of course, identical to the one briefly worn by [[Starscream (G1)|the original Starscream]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This Starscream manages to wear it for a lot longer!

===Real world references===

* Ransack cackles "two wheels are better than four!", a paraphrase of the common saying "two heads are better than one".
* Thunderblast says "You're pretty spry for an ''old'' guy." This is a reference to the saying, "Pretty fly for a white guy".

===Trivia===
*They manage to avoid saying "Cyber Key Power" for the majority of the episode. Thank GOD
*This is bad comedy.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Starscream (episode)

2011-08-18T04:16:31Z

67.169.151.145: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Starscream}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=29
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=30
|title="Starscream"
|next=United (episode)
|japanese=野望の王邪心全開
|romaji=Yabō no Ō Jashin Zenkai
|translation=The King of Treachery—Evil Completely Unleashed
|image=Cyb_ep29_super_screamer.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Hiro Masaki]]
|director=[[Naotaka Hayashi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[July 30]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[March 25]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The reign of Starscream has begun!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb ep29 dogfight.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

While the kids and [[Mini-Con]]s at the [[Autobot]] base help the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] navigate the treacherous temporal warps created by the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] as they travel along the [[space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the battle between the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s is still raging on [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s island base in the South Pacific. As [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and newcomer Autobot [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] continue to dogfight, [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] try to help their respective comrades, and wind up battling each other; [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] engage in a little sea-to-air warfare, both turning their missiles on [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] when he gets in their way; and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] corner [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], only for the diminutive Decepticon to leap out of the way at the last second, causing them to collide. Feeling very pleased with himself, Ransack happens upon [[Lugnutz]], who has decided to take a break from the battle, dubbing it "too heavy". Ransack takes a leaf out of his book and sits down next to him.

Inside the island's volcano, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Vector Prime]] continue their descent, with [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] close behind. [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] attempts to trigger another of his traps, firing blasts of electricity at the approaching Autobots, but Vector Prime is ready for him this time, and uses a [[dimension gate]] to redirect the current, striking Scourge with it instead. The group reaches the bottom of the caldera where Sideways is waiting for them, and a battle quickly breaks out, but the Autobots are unable to score a hit on Sideways thanks to his frantic warping around. To overcome this, Vector Prime surreptitiously plants [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] on Sideways's back, and tracks his signal, allowing him to predict where Sideways will next appear. Optimus and Leobreaker fuse into Savage Claw Mode and strike Sideways down as soon as he rematerializes, at which point Scourge savagely enters the fray! He challenges Optimus Prime, but proves no match for the power of the Savage Claw.

[[Image:C29 synchro-control.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Simultaneously, the Cybertron Defense Team's journey gets doubly perilous as they hit a particularly rough stretch of space bridge, and come under bombardment from asteroids. With the enhanced firepower of their new modes, the team can easily blow the space-rocks to dust, but [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] gets a nasty surprise when one destroyed asteroid spews out a glob of goo that splatters over his windscreen and blinds him. To navigate the bridge safely, Hot Shot gives manual control of his systems over to Coby, who controls him remotely from [[Earth]] using a [[synchro-control]]. With [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] keeping the asteroids clear, Coby steers Hot Shot safely until the goo clears up and the Autobot can resume control.

[[Image:Cyb_ep29_staredown.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on the island, Evac, Wing Saber and Crosswise continue to battle Megatron, while Landmine confronts Mudflap, trying to talk his old friend out of his current course of action. When Megatron tries to break off the fight and make it to the volcano, Mudflap disappoints Landmine by coming to the Decepticon leader's aid, knocking the pursuing Evac out of the sky.

Within the volcano, Sideways returns to the side of Starscream, who continues to absorb the power of [[Primus]]'s [[spark]] through the [[Omega Lock]], and warns him of Megatron's approach. Starscream is undeterred, and Sideways decides to cut his losses and escape, but just as he departs, the Omega Lock erupts with power. All the Transformers within the volcano are forced to quickly exit as the mountain begins to erupt... but no-one expects to see, rising out of the flame, lava and ash... a gargantuan Starscream, transformed into a skyscraper-sized giant by the power of Primus! From the flames, Starscream produces a huge crown, which he places upon his head, declaring that his reign as ruler of the universe has now begun. Megatron, however, is unimpressed, and the two stare each other down, surging with so much [[energon (Energon)|energon]] power that their battle threatens to tear the Earth in half. Realizing this, Scourge leads the Decepticons in an attack on Starscream that proves ineffectual, convincing Megatron that he must take matters into his own hands. The land-based Autobots all join forces to stop Megatron from advancing, while the flying Autobots push Starscream back, in an effort to keep the two Decepticons' terrifying energon auras from colliding.

[[Image: Cyb_ep29_giant_punch.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Watching everything from the Autobot base, the kids suddenly realize that Vector Prime is nowhere to be seen, having warped inside the volcano to recover the Omega Lock. They contact the elderly Autobot and discover that he has been pinned by falling rubble, unable to warp his way out, and so they communicate with the other Autobots to get someone to rescue him. Wing Saber steps up to the task and frees Vector Prime, but no sooner has Vector Prime stood upright than the pair come under attack by Thunderblast. Wing Saber's [[Cyber Key]] power is enough to do away with the flighty female, and the two Autobots escape the volcano with the Omega Lock in hand.

Back with the Cybertron Defense Team, the situation is getting worse as the space bridge deteriorates around them. Just then, finally, Cybertron itself comes into view... but the team are horrified to see the planet is infested by metal-eating [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]! The Autobot trio bounds into action, opening fire on the huge swarm of insectoid Transformers, but the odds are several million to three, and not looking good! The kids let Optimus Prime know of the Cybertron Defense Team's plight, but even as the Autobot leader hears the news, Starscream's massive fist comes soaring through the air, and smashes him into the ground...!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Six-Speed]] (4)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (5)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (6)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (7)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (9)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (10)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (13)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (18)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (19)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (21)
*[[Vector Prime]] (22)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (25)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (26)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (29)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (30)

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*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (12)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (16)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (17)
*[[Lugnutz]] (20)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (23)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (28)

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*[[Bud Hansen]] (1)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (2)
*[[Lori]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (24)
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]
}}

==Quotes==

"Which side are you on ''today'', Sideways?"
:—'''Leobreaker'''

"Hahahaha...." 
"What are you laughing at?!" 
"I'm laughing at a coward, a gutless wonder, a wimp—who I trained to be a warrior. But you could never cut it, Starscream. No matter how big you become, you're still the same pathetic wannabe! Oh yes...you're the king alright. The king of fools!" 
"Ever notice how much noise an insect makes, buzzing and clacking, until you crush it underfoot? That's what you are Megatron—a bug with a big mouth!" 
"We'll see—when I knock that crown off your head!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' upon Starscream's "coronation".

"A girl has to choose the right accessories...like this rocket launcher that doubles as an ''even bigger'' rocket launcher! Don't you just love it?"
:—'''Thunderblast''' detects the logical fallacy of her toy's gimmick and rolls with it.

"Pretty spry for an old guy."
"I might say the same for you!"
:—'''Vector Prime''' deflecting shots from '''Thunderblast''' with his sword and equally sharp wit.

"You know, I think we should get points for blasting these things." 
"If we're keeping track, ''I'' have the high score."
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Scattorshot''' play Asteroids

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*In ''Galaxy Force'', the journey to Cybertron is a treacherous one because the planet is inside the black hole. ''Cybertron'' changed this plot point at the very beginning of the series, establishing that the black hole is merely ''near'' Cybertron, so this episode inserts mention of temporal warps and such surrounding the planet as an explanation for why the journey is so dangerous.
*Just before Starscream emerges from the volcano, ''Galaxy Force'' has Wing Saber react with shock to the sight of Optimus Prime merged with Leobreaker, and then express an interest in the idea of a combination when Evac explains the story behind it. ''Cybertron'' changes this to Wing Saber and Evac deciding to get down to ground-level and back Optimus up, removing the reference for a very pertinent reason that will become apparent in the next episode: namely, in ''Cybertron'', Wing Saber and Optimus have already combined in the past.
[[Image:Cyb_ep29_magic_glowy_auras.jpg|right|thumb| Their power levels are over 9000!]]
*When Jolt starts freaking out after Starscream emerges, in ''Galaxy Force'', he's distressed by Starscream's power, while in ''Cybertron'', he fears for their ability to get the Omega Lock back from him and Cybertron's fate if they don't.
*As Megatron and Starscream face off, they perform a baffling action that has been briefly glimpsed in the past, but which will recur with increasing frequency from here on in: to represent characters summoning up their strength, in the ultimate example of [[Burning justice|Burning Justice]], they suddenly start glowing without explanation, like we were watching ''Dragonball Z'' or something. Here and forevermore, ''Galaxy Force'' treats this as completely normal; ''Cybertron'' attempts to explain it by having an amazed Optimus note that they are surging with energon, which threatens to ignite. In this case, it almost makes sense-given Megatron's Unicron armor and Starscream's recent Primus-based power-up, it's practically a battle between the primordial Transformers all over again!
*Just before the Cybertron Defense Team arrive at Cybertron, ''Galaxy Force'' just has them bemoaning their situation. In ''Cybertron'', they are quipping about who has blasted the most asteroids.
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===Animation and/or technical glitches===
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*Thunderblast's voice is ''crazy'' over-amplified in this episode.
*When Scourge emerges from the volcano and says "What's this?" he is speaking with the deeper, growling voice of his dragon mode, when he's actually in robot mode.
*Thundercracker is positively ''gargantuan'' when carrying the Decepticons on his back. That, or they're tiny.

===Transformers references===
* Leobreaker asks Sideways whose side he's on today. This is clearly a jab at Sideways' usual tendency to play both sides against the middle, but may be a specific reference to [[Sand|the time he tricked the Autobots into a battle with Scourge]]. At the end of that skirmish, Leobreaker tried to interrogate Sideways, only for the latter to escape.
* Starscream's [[Transformer clothing|crown]] is, of course, identical to the one briefly worn by [[Starscream (G1)|the original Starscream]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This Starscream manages to wear it for a lot longer!

===Real world references===

* Ransack cackles "two wheels are better than four!", a paraphrase of the common saying "two heads are better than one".
* Thunderblast says "You're pretty spry for an ''old'' guy." This is a reference to the saying, "Pretty fly for a white guy".

===Trivia===
*They manage to avoid saying "Cyber Key Power" for the majority of the episode. Thank GOD
*This is bad comedy.

==Home video releases==
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;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]