Animation error

2009-04-29T06:41:38Z

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[[Image:Intro3 4 with error.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The error you've seen over 33 times.]]
'''Animation errors''' are phenomena in cartoons, which means some scenes are weird, inconsistent, or even illogical. Sometimes these represented multiples of otherwise unique characters, characters appearing in inappropriate scenes (even after their original deaths in some cases), inexplicable deviations from [[Character model|character models]], and odd size variations. They were most rampant in the original [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1]] cartoon, due to the low animation budget. However, the cartoon was not alone in this respect considering the production values of most other cartoons in the 1980s.

==Types of animation errors==
Animation errors are often separated into two types:

===Animation and technical glitches===
====Discoloring====
[[Image:FFOD4 mass mistakes.JPG|right|180px|thumb|Best example, ever. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]
Perhaps the most common error is when a character is colored incorrectly. Sometimes they are colored like other characters mistakenly; other times the coloring is totally off, like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] painted white (and not as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]). Discoloring should not be confused with [[Palette swap|palette swaps]], which are for the most part intentional.
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====Sizing errors====
====Layer issues====
These amusing cases involve the various animation cels for individual characters being stacked wrong, leading to characters who should be in the back in group shots appearing in the front. Since they were supposed to be in the background, of course, they were drawn as being smaller, hence when they inadvertently get moved up front, they're hilariously dinky. Layer issues should not be confused with the [[Size changing]].

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Image:Tinybluestreak.jpg|Looks like Bluestreak participated in bring-your-kid-to-work-day. Not to mention GIANT OPTIMUS PRIME.<br /> {{storylink|City of Steel|City of Steel}}
Image:Huge Ironhide and Small Ratchet.jpg|Aw, look. So did Ratchet. They're so cute.<br /> {{storylink|Masquerade|Masquerade}}
Image:CarnageMiniBlaster.jpg|Okay, this is getting annoying.<br /> {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor|Carnage in C-Minor}}
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===Continuity error===
====Dead men standing====
There have been several examples of characters appearing after they have supposedly died, most notably in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] made appearances in the third season of the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|cartoon]], while [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] showed up in the [[The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'']] and [[Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'']] cartoons.

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Image:DeceptiBrawn1.jpg|[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] appears in the third season while he has died [[The Transformers: The Movie|previously]].<br /> {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor|Carnage in C-Minor}}
Image:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] appears in the third season while he has died [[The Transformers: The Movie|previously]], too. <br /> {{storylink|Call of the Primitives|Call of the Primitives}}
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====Wrong place at the wrong time====
Sometimes, characters who have been captured or gone missing will suddenly show up in their base or team with no explanation.

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Image:Transfixatron.jpg|Came to Earth to search for his right hand.<br /> {{storylink|The Autobot Run|The Autobot Run}}
Image:Decepticons w galvatron.jpg|"Yay, we're going to save me, Galvatron!"<br /> {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
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==Notable examples==
===Generation One===
<div class="center">[[Image:Optimus prime nomouthplate.jpg|none|300px|thumb|The Epic "Missing Piece Optimus Prime" (Not [[Masterpiece]])]]<br>{{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}</div>
<center><small>For more pictures, please visit the [[Animation error/Gallery|Gallery]].</small></center>

===Beast Wars===
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==Animation errors in remastered versions==
Some animation errors could happen after remastering, such as [[:Image:Fitm dvd broadcast.jpg|those]] in the episode "[[Fire on the Mountain]]".

==Notable episodes==
*[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]
*[[Carnage in C-Minor]]
*[[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]

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Soundwave (ROTF)

2009-04-23T04:09:48Z

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

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'''Soundwave''', superior?

== Fiction ==
=== Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics ===
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was in talks with Soundwave to get him to join in the attack on Earth and be in [[Michael Bay]]'s next documentary. Soundwave is known for talking in several frequencies at once, apparently just to be annoying. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|#15's Star Screams}} Starscream doesn't trust Soundwave but notes his intelligence, and so views him as a worthy successor in the event of his death. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|#21's Star Screams}}

=== IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics ===
Soundwave was assigned by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to take command of the newly built ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' with the sarcophogus containing [[the Fallen]]. Soundwave's task was to find a planet with a star harvester that could be used to free their mysterious benefactor. Soundwave left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] just before the outbreak of war. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

[[Image:SoundwaveAllianceIssue2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Alas, poor Dreadwing. I knew him, Ravage.]]
Presumed dead for years, Soundwave arrived on [[Mars]] one month after Megatron's death. He quickly took stock of the situation, scanning both [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing's]] remains, and an imprint of [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy's]] body. He contacted [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] after his battle with [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], informing him that he had sent troops from his ship to Earth, with more waiting in stasis. As Starscream headed for the ship, Soundwave informed him he still had orders to follow. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2}}

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== Toys ==
=== Revenge of the Fallen ===
==== Deluxe Class toys ====
[[Image:Soundwaverotfpreviewtoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|War fork!]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2009)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-04'''
*''Accessories:'' 1 missile

Part of the initial Movie Preview wave, Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronian jet and a satellite mode that looks rather similar to the jet mode. Somehow, this makes him a [[Triple Changer]]. In robot mode, Soundwave has a bulky body structure, making him a rather small robot. In jet mode, he looks something like Cybertron [[Vector Prime]]. His satellite mode design is rather focused on deploying his missile, which is detailed enough that it looks like it could transform into something itself—apparently, it's supposed to be [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]. Both jet and satellite modes feature a face on the back that looks like an armored version of Soundwave's face.



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== Trivia ==
[[Image:EarlyMovieBlackout.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A Soundwave-headed Blackout from an animatic.]]
* Soundwave was originally supposed to feature in [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'']]: he fulfilled both [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]'s roles, hacking into the CIA headquarters as a portable stereo, then [[Mass-shifting|morphed]] into a Humvee to track down [[Sam Witwicky]].<ref>Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref> [[Michael Bay]]'s decision to minimalize the amount of morphing in the film resulted in a change to a helicopter who openly attacks the army. Soundwave and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] were changed to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] as the film's location was changed from a jungle to a desert.<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage was replaced by Scorponok at the official movie boards]</ref><ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage would have appeared in a different terrain at the official movie boards]
</ref> Hasbro had also insisted on Soundwave having a musical mode, so he was changed to the character eventually known as Frenzy, to the extent that he had to be renamed.

*According to the trade paperback, Soundwave was a major character in the third draft of ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]''

*Hasbro's description and arrangement of Soundwave's toy as a triple changer runs counter to the filmmakers' intent to introduce the technology in the next film.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-will-not-feature-triple-changers-165854/ News from TFW2005.com on September 23, 2008,] detailing [[Roberto Orci]]'s confirmation that there would be no triple-changers in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.</ref> [[Aaron Archer]] acknowledged in ''Toyfare'' #140 (February 2009) they had altered Soundwave's Cybertronian form from the film for the sake of creating a decent toy.

== References ==
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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

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