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Commercial/Beast Wars

2010-12-04T23:22:15Z

69.217.164.127: /* 1998 */

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Just as ''Beast Wars'' represented a revamping of the Transformers brand, the commercials represented a change in the approach to advertising. As a way of changing the feel of the advertising (and possibly as a cost saving measure) [[Victor Caroli]] was phased out as the narrator. Starting with the Dinobot/Waspinator/Tarantulas commercial, [[SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!]] became the narrator for the remainder of the Beast Era.

The focus of the advertising shifted from covering nearly the entire line, to focusing mainly on the larger Mega and Ultra size classes. As lower price point figures tend to sell better, a heavier push for the slower selling large figures made sense. Curiously, and despite being the largest ''Beast Wars'' toy, [[Optimal Optimus]] does not appear to have gotten a commercial.

===1996===
[[Image:BW_Wave1_Deluxe_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Waspinator ready for Waspinator's close-up, Mr. DeVille-bot."]]
* '''Wave 1 Deluxe class toys''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-1YTqgyq2E]

: ''Animation:'' CGI Bat Optimus Primal and Crocodile Megatron transform and slug it out in a swamp.
: ''Narration:'' [[Victor Caroli]], in what is probably his last work with Transformers.
: ''Toy segment:'' New MAXIMALS! [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] vs. [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. "Evil Waspinator, full of venom, changes like never before, from insect — to high-tech — and puts the sting on Cheetor! But treacherous [[Tarantulas|Tarantula]] mutates and counter-attacks!"
: ''Notes:'' Includes tail-end bit for the free 2-pack comic.
: ''In the beginning, came the beasts, and all that creeps, crawls and flies. But nature lies, they're robots in disguise!''
:* '''Cheetor and Waspinator''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0syId07dIE] - Edited from the previous commercial. ''Under the skin... lurks a robot within!''
:* '''Dinobot, Waspinator, Tarantulas''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFGjwDybho&#t=4m23s] - Edited from the previous, with narration by [[SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!]] and cartoon excerpts of both changing to robot mode.

* '''Wave 1 Mega class toys''' ([[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] versus [[Grizzly-1|Grizz-]] I mean [[Survive|Survi-]] I mean [[Polar Claw]]) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csd_HBQNKTg]

: ''Narration:'' SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Polar Claw]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] fire their drones at each other to no avail.
: ''A robot in disguise with a bee inside!''

[[Image:BW_Wave1_Ultras_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hey kids, own your very own vomiting Barney!]]
* '''Ultra class toys''' ([[Optimus Primal]] versus Ultra [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdCtKquPPqI]

: ''Animation:'' Cartoon excerpts, with both changing to robot mode.
: ''Narration:'' SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!
: ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Primal and Megatron battle amongst plant life.
: ''Notes:'' This commercial remained on television even into ''Beast Wars''' third or fourth year, long after production stopped on the toys shown in the commercial.

* '''Season One cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KD1oixQbMs]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]] and [[Beast Wars (Part 2)]].
: ''Narration:'' [[Beast Wars promo guy]] and various local announcers
: ''It's 3-D computer animation that's so real, so exciting, you won't believe your eyes!''

===1997===
[[Image:Cybershark_and_Inferno_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Left on the cutting room floor.]]
[[Image:Cybershark_and_Inferno_Commercial2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
* '''[[Cybershark]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQdqjfScQlo]

: ''Animation:'' Cartoon excerpt - Inferno transforms, as rendered in "[[Spider's Game]]". A crude CGI Cybershark emerges from a shoreline, changes to robot mode and fires.
: ''Narration:'' [[SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!]]
: ''Toy segment:'' Inferno and Cybershark roam around a rocky diorama.
: ''New Inferno is evil king of the anthill! With stinger missiles he's the ultimate surprise!'' (This line is what earned this narrator the placeholder title of SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!)

* '''Magnaboss and Tripredacus''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFOuHfE6UQw]

: ''Animation:'' CGI Magnaboss and Tripredacus smack each other around a little.
: ''Narration:'' SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!
: ''Toy segment:'' Magnaboss and Tripdredacus combine and ineffectively bounce missiles off each other.
: ''This triple team equals one big bot! Beast Wars are three times as hot!''

* '''B'Boom and Transquito''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWqx-Ar_QO4]

: ''Animation:'' CGI [[B'Boom]] pounces on [[Transquito]]. They transform and shoot at each other.
: ''Narration:'' SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!
: ''Toy segment:'' Each toy goes through all three modes in a rocky "desert" set. B'Boom blasts Transquito, burying him in rocks. ''From beast to bot, the action's three times as hot!''
: ''Maximal heroes battle Predacon creeps! There's more than meets the eye to new Mega Beasts!''
: '''B'Boom and Transquito''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1WSnULRL3s&#t=2m11s] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.

===1998===
[[Image:Fuzors_commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Hey, you got wolf in my eagle!" "You got eagle in my wolf!"]]
[[Image:Fuzors_commercial2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Warming shelves near YOU!"]]
* '''Fuzors''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFGjwDybho&#t=5m19s]

: ''Animation:'' An eagle and a wolf scream in horrifying agony as they're sucked inexoribly toward their searing, fiery death in a lava pit. The lava explodes and beast-mode Silverbolt flies out.
: ''Narration:'' [[SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!]]
: ''Toy segment:'' Noble [[Fuzor]] [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] fights the evil Predacons [[Injector|Aquasting]] and [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]]!

* '''Mega class Transmetals''' (Megatron versus Optimus Primal) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BosuSpZzcE]

: ''Animation:'' Cartoon excerpt - [[Transmetal]] Megatron transforms to robot mode; Primal flies past the camera.
: ''Narration:'' SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!
: ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Primal battles the evil Megatron and knocks over a few tin cans.
: ''Mechanized, metalized, in disguise, BEAST WARS!'' Metalized machines with three modes of mean! TRANSMETALS!

* '''Beast Wars/[[My Little Pony]] Happy Meal''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG2yVTFhpAQ&#t=1m37s]
:This was an end tag to a generic, kid-aimed [[McDonald's]] commercial. A kid and his dad watch a McDonald's restaurant change into a robot. Kids are then shown playing with the toys inside of a presumably different McDonald's restaurant before the spot cuts back to father and son. Dad: "Cool." Kid: "But where's the door?"
:''What's changing at McDonald's?''

* '''Season Three cartoon promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrOor8pTEbQ]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from [[Deep Metal]], most involving Depthcharge.
: ''Narration:'' Beast Wars promo guy and various local announcers
: ''Join the new bots on the block, Depthcharge and Optimal Optimus!''

* '''Beast Wars on [[Toonami]]''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDgP9EbSFm0]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from [[wikipedia:The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest|The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest]] and the second season of Beast Wars.
: ''Narration:'' Moltar ([[C. Martin Croker]])
: ''All next week at 5:30 Johnny Quest packs his bags, and Toonami goes to war.''

* '''Toonami Beast Wars toy giveaway''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFGjwDybho&#t=2m56s] (ad) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFGjwDybho&#t=5m05s](cue to call)
: ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from [[Aftermath]] and Coming of the Fuzors parts 1 & 2.
: ''Narration:'' [[Toonami Gal]]
: ''We've got five hundred Beast Wars Transformers to give away and a toll free number to do it. You get through, you get one.''

===1999===
* '''Ultra class Transmetals''' ([[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] versus [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFGjwDybho&#t=3m39s]
: ''Animation:'' None.
: ''Narration:'' [[SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!]]
: ''Toy segment:'' Evil new Transmetal Rampage and Heroic Depthcharge triple change.
: "Heroic Depthcharge triple changes from metallic manta ray to grenade loaded ultra robot!"

[[Image:Cybershark Commercial.JPG|right|200px|thumb|You mean the pool table DOESN'T come with the toy?!?]]
* '''Deluxe and Mega class Transmetals II''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lau7F-ziQY0]
: ''Animation:'' Cartoon excerpt - Cheetor breaks out of his room, from "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]".
: ''Narration:'' SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!
: ''Toy segment:'' Evil [[Dinobot II|Dinobot]] battles the heroic missile maned feline Cheetor and Cybershark!
: ''Notes:'' This commercial marks the shift from using real-time figure transformations to fast motion transformations. The segments are marked as "Sped-Up Footage" in this commercial. Subsequently, they would be marked as "Fast Motion" or "Fast Motion Sequence". Apparently, it was also thought necessary to mark part of the Dinobot segment with the disclaimer, "Props not included".
: "Dinobot's gonna ''whip'' your robot!"

[[Image:TM2_Ultras_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
* '''Ultra class Transmetals II''' ([[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] versus [[Tigerhawk]]) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCWJyTwdRjw]

: ''Animation:'' Cartoon excerpt - Megatron battles Tigerhawk from "[[Other Victories]]".
: ''Narration:'' SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!
: ''Toy segment:'' New giant Megatron and new giant Tigerhawk fly around a canyon diorama and take shots at each other.
: "Without <s>sacrifice</s> change, there is no victory!"

* '''Beast Wars on Fox Kids''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktFHQib3JvM]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from Beast Wars Season One.
: ''Narration:'' [[Brian Cummings]] and various local announcers
: ''Weekdays are primed for...'' "Beast Wars!"

* '''Who Wants to Be a Transformer?''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIVfsIVWOJc] (Incomplete)
: ''Animation:'' Various cartoon excerpts.
: ''Narration:'' [[I Wanna Be Regis]]
: ''Notes:'' This promo is a parody of the popular TV game show "[[wikipedia:Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]", with the narrator trying to impersonate prime time Millionaire host [[wikipedia:Regis Philbin|Regis Philbin]]. When [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] is revealed as a possible answer to the first question, [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] is shown instead. Another possible error is the shot of [[Rattrap]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] shown when "Predacons" is listed as an answer. Though Rattrap and Dinobot were Predacons [[Beast Wars (Part 1)|for one]] [[Double Jeopardy|episode each]].
: ''Is that your '''final''' answer?''
:* '''Who Wants to Be a Transformer?''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJIqq6O5BdM] - A severly edited down version of the previous commercial.
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==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFGjwDybho Beast Wars commercial compilation]

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Darkness Rising, Part 4

2010-12-04T23:08:43Z

69.217.164.127: /* Synopsis */

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'''While Optimus and Ratchet battle Megatron's zombie horde, the others attempt to rescue Agent Fowler.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s army of [[Dark Energon]]-powered [[zombie]]s march, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] are horrified at the desecration. The Dark Energon flowing through Megatron gives him control over this new army, and he directs them to destroy the two Autobots. When the zombies keep getting up as fast as Optimus can blast them down, Ratchet discovers that dismemberment is a more effective way of dealing with them.

[[Image:darkrising4_botgroup.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Pretty sure war zones don't count for bring your daughter to work day Bulky.]]

At the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] rescues [[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Rafael Esquivel|Raf]], who are under fire from the [[Eradicon|Decepticon sentries]]. They explain they were worried about [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], who pops up from Bulkhead's back seat. Bulkhead drops everyone off behind some cover before driving under the Decepticon ship, scaling a nearby cliff, and jumping on board. After dealing with a bunch of Decepticons, Bulkhead realizes that Miko's not with the other kids, and she pops out of his chest, having stowed away. Miko finds herself in the middle of the fight between Bulkhead and the cons, which the Autobot swiftly terminates with the help of a piece of deck plating. While the pair move into the ship, problems are occurring outside; Jack and Raf are captured by the Decepticons and taken on board the ship, where [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] abruptly appear and rescue them. The two parties run into each other in a corridor, and Jack and Raf let Arcee know where [[William Fowler|Fowler]] is, having heard their guard talking.

[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s interrogation of Fowler is finally beginning to bear fruit when the distant sound of gunfire can be heard, and Fowler stops being helpful. Starscream gives him a jolt with the prod, stunning him into unconsciousness, and sends the two guards to find out what's going on.

Back at the zombie battle, Ratchet notes that exposure to the Dark Energon is sapping their strength. The fight on, but first Optimus, then Ratchet disappear under piles of zombies. Megatron laughs... but with a cry, Optimus breaks free and helps Ratchet up.

[[Image:DarknessRising4-Optimusshootsthroughzombie.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Megatron has desecrated our ancestors and ''I'' wanted to do that!"]]

The Autobots clear out a room on the Decepticon ship for the kids to hide in. Miko and Jack immediately begin arguing over their situation, which upsets Raf. Jack and Miko try to reassure him, before Jack notices a huge computer display. Raf thinks it has important information on it.

Fowler's interrogation is complicated by the man's now-dazed state. It's further complicated when Bulkhead and Bumblebee appear in the doorway. They aim their guns at Starscream, who aims his at Fowler, only to feel a tap on the head — Arcee is balanced in a shaft right above his head, aiming her gun downwards.

The kids know they've found important information, but are at a loss as to how to get it back to Optimus. As Raf's contemplating using a flash drive, a Decepticon walks in. The kids dive for cover, but Raf goes back for his backpack and is spotted by the Decepticon.

The Mexican standoff in the brig is broken when Fowler distracts Starscream, and the Autobots start firing. Starscream decides discretion is called for, and flies off down the nearest corridor.

The Decepticon starts firing on Raf. Jack heroically runs out and tackles Raf behind one of the Decepticon corpses, before instructing Miko to take a picture. She snaps a picture of the Decepticon, before Jack redirects her at the computer screen. The kids leg it from the room, followed by the Decepticon which is promptly taken out by Bulkhead. Reunited, the kids and Autobots make their escape.

Optimus and Ratchet finish off the zombie horde, and Optimus starts climbing up to Megatron. Megatron boasts that the battle was simply a prelude to the main event, and flies off. Ratchet wonders ominously what Megatron has in store for them.

[[Image:darkrising4_phonesnap.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Kay th-enx bay-eye?"]]

Back at base, Ratchet's damaged arm is tended to, and Optimus tells off Bulkhead for letting the kids accompany him into battle. Miko defends Bulkhead and tries to claim they were doing "recon" by showing the snapped schematics, but Jack's upset about the fact they were all almost killed and decides he wants out of the whole affair. After some sad farewells (except from Ratchet), they send him home by [[ground bridge]].

Back on the Decepticon ship in orbit, Megatron abuses Starscream for disobeying his orders. Starscream manages to quell his master's anger by announcing he has a way to get their plans back on course.

Miko pays Jack a visit and tries to talk him into returning to the Autobots, but he's content to go back to his normal life.

Ratchet, meanwhile, is checking out the data Miko photographed, and realizes that it's the specs for a [[space bridge]] part. Bulkhead thinks it's great that Megatron's thinking of leaving, but Optimus points out that he's probably intending to bring an army to [[Earth]] with it, and there's only one place he can find enough Transformer corpses to build a new army — [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Featured characters==
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* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (10)
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (11)

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* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (4)
* [[Eradicon|Decepticon drone]]s (5)
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (13)
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (14)

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* [[Jack Darby]] (6)
* [[Rafael Esquivel]] (7)
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (9)
* [[William Fowler]] (12)

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* [[Zombie]]s (1)

}}

==Quotes==
"Megatron has desecrated the resting place of our fallen ancestors, and his own!" 
"Not even the dead are free from his war mongering."
:—'''Ratchet''' states the obvious in a less-than-obvious sort of way while '''Optimus''' states the depth of Megatron's evil.

"I heaved on your floormats. Sorry!"
:—'''Miko'''

"Wake up, you pathetic lump of flesh!" 
"Grandma? Is it cookie time?"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Fowler'''

"I wouldn't." 
"Oh, but I MIGHT..."
:—'''Arcee''' threatens '''Starscream''', who doesn't feel very threatened.

"I like pie. Can we stop for pie?" 
"You found Fowler! ROCK ON!"
:—'''Fowler''' and '''Miko'''

"No point in long good-byes. Here's the door."
:—'''Ratchet''' showing he doesn't give a damn

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
*Did Optimus forget that Arcee was supposed to be in charge? He tells Bulkhead off, but Bulkhead wasn't supposed to be in charge in the first place. Of course, Optimus could simply have been referring to the fact Bulkhead got the kids in danger (which, admittedly, was in part his fault).

===Transformers references===
*As in part 1, Cybertron appears with the same model as that used in ''War for Cybertron''.
*Optimus's guns and swords look very similar to another [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].
*Optimus's response to Jack wanting to leave is very similar to the response Optimus Prime gave to Director Galloway in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
* The children's slow-time reaction to the fighting on the ''Nemesis'' is reminiscent of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''Saving Private Ryan''.

===Trivia===
*While not the first time [[Flame (Marvel)| someone]] has used zombies as soldiers, Megatron seems to intend to make them the bulk of his forces.
*The zombies Optimus and Ratchet fight do not seem to be as tough as Cliffjumper's was (seeing as how he was still functioning despite being cut in half), but that could be chalked up to Cliff's corpse being 'fresh'.

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Darkness Rising, Part 4

2010-12-03T16:45:47Z

69.217.164.127: /* Transformers references */

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|ep=4
|prev=Darkness Rising, Part 3
|next=Darkness Rising, Part 5
|image=
|caption=
|title="Darkness Rising, Part 4"
|airdate=[[December 2]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Digitalscape]]
}}
'''While Optimus and Ratchet battle Megatron's zombie horde, the others attempt to rescue Agent Fowler.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s army of [[Dark Energon]]-powered [[zombie]]s march, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] are horrified at the desecration. The Dark Energon flowing through Megatron gives him control over this new army, and he directs them to destroy the two Autobots. When the zombies keep getting up as fast as Optimus can blast them down, Ratchet discovers that dismemberment is a more effective way of dealing with them.

At the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] rescues [[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Rafael Esquivel|Raf]], who are under fire from the [[Eradicon|Decepticon sentries]]. They explain they were worried about [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], who pops up from Bulkhead's back seat. Bulkhead drops everyone off behind some cover before driving under the Decepticon ship, scaling a nearby cliff, and jumping on board. After dealing with a bunch of Decepticons, Bulkhead realizes that Miko's not with the other kids, and she pops out of his chest, having stowed away. Miko finds herself in the middle of the fight between Bulkhead and the cons, which the Autobot swiftly terminates with the help of a piece of deck plating. While the pair move into the ship, problems are occurring outside; Jack and Raf are captured by the Decepticons and taken on board the ship, where [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] abruptly appear and rescue them. The two parties run into each other in a corridor, and Jack and Raf let Arcee know where [[William Fowler|Fowler]] is, having heard their guard talking.

[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s interrogation of Fowler is finally beginning to bear fruit when the distant sound of gunfire can be heard, and Fowler stops being helpful. Starscream gives him a jolt with the prod, stunning him into unconsciousness, and sends the two guards to find out what's going on.

Back at the zombie battle, Ratchet notes that exposure to the Dark Energon is sapping their strength. The fight on, but first Optimus, then Ratchet disappear under piles of zombies. Megatron laughs... but with a cry, Optimus breaks free and helps Ratchet up.

The Autobots clear out a room on the Decepticon ship for the kids to hide in. Miko and Jack immediately begin arguing over their situation, which upsets Raf. Jack and Miko try to reassure him, before Jack notices a huge computer display. Raf thinks it has important information on it.

Fowler's interrogation is complicated by the man's now-dazed state. It's further complicated when Bulkhead and Bumblebee appear in the doorway. They aim their guns at Starscream, who aims his at Fowler, only to feel a tap on the head — Arcee is balanced in a shaft right above his head, aiming her gun downwards.

The kids know they've found important information, but are at a loss as to how to get it back to Optimus. As Raf's contemplating using a flash drive, a Decepticon walks in. The kids dive for cover, but Raf goes back for his backpack and is spotted by the Decepticon.

The Mexican standoff in the brig is broken when Fowler distracts Starscream, and the Autobots start firing. Starscream decides discretion is called for, and flies off down the nearest corridor.

The Decepticon starts firing on Raf. Jack heroically runs out and tackles Raf behind one of the Decepticon corpses, before instructing Miko to take a picture. She snaps a picture of the Decepticon, before Jack redirects her at the computer screen. The kids leg it from the room, followed by the Decepticon which is promptly taken out by Bulkhead. Reunited, the kids and Autobots make their escape.

Optimus and Ratchet finish off the zombie horde, and Optimus starts climbing up to Megatron. Megatron boasts that the battle was simply a prelude to the main event, and flies off. Ratchet wonders ominously what Megatron has in store for them.

Back at base, Ratchet's damaged arm is tended to, and Optimus tells off Bulkhead for letting the kids accompany him into battle. Miko defends Bulkhead, but Jack's upset about the fact they were all almost killed and decides he wants out of the whole affair. After some sad farewells (except from Ratchet), they send him home by [[ground bridge]].

Back on the Decepticon ship in orbit, Megatron abuses Starscream for disobeying his orders. Starscream manages to quell his master's anger by announcing he has a way to get their plans back on course.

Miko pays Jack a visit and tries to talk him into returning to the Autobots, but he's content to go back to his normal life.

Ratchet, meanwhile, is checking out the data Miko photographed, and realizes that it's the specs for a [[space bridge]] part. Bulkhead thinks it's great that Megatron's thinking of leaving, but Optimus points out that he's probably intending to bring an army to [[Earth]] with it, and there's only one place he can find enough Transformer corpses to build a new army — [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (10)
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (11)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (4)
* [[Eradicon|Decepticon drone]]s (5)
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (13)
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (14)

|c3=
* [[Jack Darby]] (6)
* [[Rafael Esquivel]] (7)
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (9)
* [[William Fowler]] (12)

|c4=
* [[Zombie]]s (1)

}}

==Quotes==
"Megatron has desecrated the resting place of our fallen ancestors, and his own!" 
"Not even the dead are free from his war mongering."
:—'''Ratchet''' states the obvious in a less-than-obvious sort of way while '''Optimus''' states the depth of Megatron's evil.

"I heaved on your floormats. Sorry!"
:—'''Miko'''

"Wake up, you pathetic lump of flesh!" 
"Grandma? Is it cookie time?"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Fowler'''

"I wouldn't." 
"Oh, but I MIGHT..."
:-'''Arcee''' threatens '''Starscream''', who doesn't feel very threatened.

"I like pie. Can we stop for pie?" 
"You found Fowler! ROCK ON!"
:—'''Fowler''' and '''Miko'''

"No point in long good-byes. Here's the door."
:—'''Ratchet''' showing he doesn't give a damn

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
*Did Optimus forget that Arcee was supposed to be in charge? He tells Bulkhead off, but Bulkhead wasn't supposed to be in charge in the first place. Of course, Optimus could simply have been referring to the fact Bulkhead got the kids in danger (which, admittedly, wasn't his fault).
*So there was a huge battle between Autobots and Decepticons on Earth ages and ages in the past, and the remains of the fallen were left unburied, and yet no one's ever stumbled upon them?

===Transformers references===
*The final sequence between Megatron and Starscream harkens back to the old G1 dynamic.
*Cybertron appears with a similar model to the one used in War for Cybertron.
*Optimus' guns and swords look very similar to another [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
*While not the first time [[Flame (Marvel)| someone]] has used zombies as soldiers, Megatron seems to intend to make them the bulk of his forces.
*The zombies Optimus and Ratchet fight do not seem to be as tough as Cliffjumper's was (seeing as how he was still functioning despite being cut in half), but that could be chalked up to Cliff's corpse being 'fresh'.

==Home video releases==
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