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The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1

2008-05-10T20:29:00Z

70.122.65.175: /* Animation and/or technical glitches */

[[Image:ReturnOptimusPrime1 Optimus lives.JPG|thumb|350px|And there was much rejoicing (yay).]]
{{episodenav|g1|season=3|29|prev=The Burden Hardest to Bear|next=The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

'''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''' is the first part of the two-part season finale of Season 3 of the ''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 animated series]]''.

'''Japanese title:''' "The Resurrection of Convoy - Part 1"

==Detailed synopsis==
While on a deep-space mission to test a new [[Impervious Alloy|heat- and radiation-resistant alloy]] that they have developed, scientists [[Jessica Morgan]] and [[Gregory Swofford]] detect a ship carrying Optimus Prime's body (see ''[[Dark Awakening]]'') on a collision course with a planetoid orbiting a star they are researching nearby. Despite Gregory's reservations (his face was scarred in a previous scuffle between Optimus and Megatron, which he blames on Optimus), he is talked into helping Jessica rescue Prime's body before the ship collides with the planetoid, the impact of which also sets off the star into a supernova and coating their ship with unusual spores.

Upon return to Earth, Jessica's father studies the spores and learns that they are not only alive, but are an [[Hate Plague|incredibly contagious viral agent]] that induces hatred and destructive urges into whoever they contaminate. After a new scuffle between the Technobots and Terrorcons over the new alloy gravely injures Jessica, her father is convinced by Gregory to try and resurrect Prime's body as a carrier of the spores against the Autobots, a sentiment exacerbated when it's learned Jessica was paralyzed from the waist down in the accident and now needs a special exosuit to walk. However, when reviving Prime's body turns out to be impossible for them, Gregory and Jessica's father decide to use it as bait for the other Autobots. Dr. Morgan forces Jessica to lure them into a spore trap at the lab.

The trap goes off without a hitch, mostly due to Rodimus' reckless haste in recovering his predecessor's corpse in lieu of caution, and several Autobots - including Superion and Defensor, two of the most powerful Autobot gestalts - are infected. The Decepticons have learned about Optimus Prime's recovery as well, and have shown up to terminate the once Autobot leader permanently, but are instead infected themselves. Fortunately, Rodimus, Jessica, and Galvatron manage to escape unharmed, the former two with Optimus' body; a few other Autobots manage to escape infection as well, but are badly wounded while attempting to subdue a sickened and crazed Superion.

Back at Autobot City, Rodimus pleads to Wreck-Gar to try and repair Prime, but Prime is too far gone even for Junkion medical experience. Desperate, Rodimus contacts Sky Lynx and orders him to locate and bring back a Quintesson, remembering that they had [[Dark Awakening|once before restored Optimus to life]]. He then sets about disconnecting Metroplex to keep the city-former from becoming infected. However, just as he finishes the final steps to do so, an infected Ultra Magnus appears. He gives chase to Rodimus before he's temporarily subdued by Wreck-Gar...who ends up becoming infected, and infecting Rodimus in return.

With the Hate Plague, as it's now called, rampaging even to the ends of the galaxy, Sky Lynx finds an uninfected Quintesson who he saves from infected Sharkticons in exchange for reviving Optimus. The Quint warns that - should anything go too awry during the process - there's a good chance that Optimus will never live again. It's touch-and-go for a while, but eventually, the Quintesson manages to pull through and Optimus is restored to full life, declaring that "no force in the Universe can stop me."

[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|To be continued]]...

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' February 24, 1987

===Featured characters===
("Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (10)
*[[Strafe]] (11)
*[[Lightspeed]] (12)
*[[Scattershot]] (13)
*[[Nosecone]] (14)
*[[Computron]] (16)
*[[First Aid]] (17)
*[[Blades]] (18)
*[[Hot Spot]] (19)
*[[Wide Load (G1)|Wide Load]] (20)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (21)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (22)
*[[Rodimus Prime]] (23)
*[[Streetwise]] (25)
*[[Groove]] (26)
*[[Defensor]] (27)
*[[Silverbolt]] (28)
*[[Skydive]] (29)
*[[Fireflight]] (30)
*[[Slingshot]] (31)
*[[Superion]] (32)
*[[Chase]] (33)
*[[Freeway]] (34)
*[[Searchlight]] (35)
*[[Wheelie]] (36)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (37)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (38)
*[[Steeljaw]] (39)
*[[Kup]] (50)
*[[Sky Lynx]] (52)
*[[Metroplex]] (53)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Cutthroat]] (5)
*[[Rippersnapper]] (6)
*[[Sinnertwin]] (7)
*[[Blot]] (8)
*[[Hun-Gurrr]] (9)
*[[Abominus]] (15)
*[[Ratbat]] (24)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (40)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (41)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (42)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (43)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (44)
*[[Drag Strip]] (45)
*[[Motormaster]] (46)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (47)
*[[Wildrider]] (48)
*[[Brakedown]] (49)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (54)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (55)
*[[Razorclaw]] (56)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*Gregory Swofford (1)
*[[Jessica Morgan]] (2)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (51)
*[[Quintesson]] (57)
*[[Sharkticon]] (58)

|}

==Notable quotes==
"Computron think too much!" 
:-- '''Abominus''', who subsequently shoots Computron.

"Where's that punk Rodimus Prime?! I want him!" 
"There you are, you wimp!" 
"You can't escape, Rodimus! I can track your gas fumes anywhere!" 
:-- several lines from infected '''Ultra Magnus''' as he tracks down Rodimus Prime. ''In virus veritas,'' indeed.

"The Autobots are acting like madmen!" 
"It's a madness plague, Galvatron. If one of those Transformers touches you, you're infected." 
"You're lying!" 
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster." 
:-- '''Galvatron''' and '''Rodimus Prime'''

"I'm a doctor, not a forklift!" 
"His engines, they cannae take the strain!" 
"He's dead, Jim." 
:-- '''Wreck-gar''''s inspired medical descriptions of Optimus Prime's condition

"It's over kid. I've won!" 
"Don't believe it, old friend!" 
:-- infected '''Ultra Magnus''' blocks '''Rodimus Prime''', who evades him.

"It's as I said before, kid. It's all over. What...? ARGH!" 
"And as I said before: Don't believe it." 
:-- infected '''Ultra Magnus''' corners '''Rodimus Prime''', only to be lassoed by Wreck-gar.

"I'm a pepper! Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?" 
:-- '''Wreck-gar''' merrily spreads the infection.

"The world needs a leader, now!" 
:-- '''Sky Lynx''' on the reactivation of Optimus Prime.

"I've done it! Optimus Prime lives!" 
"It's true. Our leader is back." 
"Yes, Sky Lynx, and this time, no force in the universe can stop me." 
:-- '''Quintesson''' and '''Sky Lynx''' as the decidedly confident '''Optimus Prime''' is revived.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[Image:Swindle_TROOP.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"So we bought your daughter's exosuit from a Decepticon . . . what's so bad about that?"]]
*When Rodimus is done talking to Optimus's statue, his head slides backwards. Twice.
*When Gregory and Jessica's father rush at the hospital and find the Autobots, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] is amongst them.
*When Soundwave looks down after having Ratbat inserted into him, his faceplate stays in its old position of looking upwards.
*When Ratbat is inserted into Soundwave, he is white instead of a purplish-magenta colour.
*Also pertaining to Soundwave, those wacky voice editors forgot to use the [[vocoder]] on his voice in this ep, again [[Roll For It|making him sound like Dr. Claw]]
*In one scene, Bruticus is the same size as all the regular Decepticons, or the regular Decepticons are the same size as Bruticus.
* Before entering the lab to retrieve Prime's body, Rodimus gives orders to Defensor...though Defensor is shown as the one making all of those orders.
*In the same scene as above, Goldbug is somehow right in front of Defensor, but Bumblebee wasn't rebuilt into him yet.
*When Wreck Gar is about to infect Rodimus, Rodimus is all red before he's been infected.

===Continuity errors===
*Optimus Prime's body is shown to be in perfect condition despite him having lost an arm and half of his face at the end of [[Dark Awakening]]. In addition, when his body is rescued, the ship is not being fired upon as it was shown to be previously.
*When Jessica Morgan asks who built Optimus Prime in the first place, Rodimus Prime responds by saying the Quintessons did so, yet Optimus was modified from [[Orion Pax]] who was repaired by [[Alpha Trion]], though he might have meant who built him in his original form.

===Transformers references===
*References

===Real-world references===
*Wreck-Gar's lines: "I'm a doctor, not a forklift!" and "He's dead, Jim." Reference popular quotes from Star Trek medic [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Leonard_H._McCoy/ Dr. Leonard H. McCoy].
**Similarly "His engines, they cannot take the strain!" comes from another Star Trek character, namely [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Montgomery_Scott Montgomery Scott] (AKA Scotty), though this is often claimed to not be attributed to the character except for its use in parodies.
*Wreck-Gar's comment: "I'm a pepper! Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?" is a reference to an old [[Wikipedia:Dr. Pepper|Dr. Pepper]] ad campaign in the late 70's to early 80's.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*Trivia

==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/the_return_of_optimus_prime_part_1.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

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Bad Spark

2008-05-04T03:03:30Z

70.122.65.175: /* Summary */

{{epstub}}
{{picsneeded}}

[[Image:BadSpark title.jpg|thumb|350px|An excellent choice of environment to introduce a homicidal maniac.]]

'''An oversized stasis pod reveals the secrets of Protoform X.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=2 |8 |prev=Other Visits (Part 2) |next=Code of Hero}}

==Summary==
Cheetor, on recon patrol, spots a giant stasis pod (labeled with a big yellow "X") crashed inside a patch of unstable [[energon]] deep inside a murky swamp. Optimus Primal orders Cheetor not to open the pod until he arrives. As Optimus and Silverbolt leave, Rhinox invokes the help of [[Primus]] if "that thing survived". However, the Predacons intercept the transmission, and Megatron sends Blackarachnia and Waspinator to retrieve it, subtly planting a listening device on the former. He calmly taps his chair armrest, possibly aware that Tarantulas left a bug of his own under it.

When Optimus and Silverbolt meet Cheetor beside the pod, Primal tells them what the pod means: The stasis pod holds "the dark secret of [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']]'s journey," Protoform X. Protoform X was created in experiments attempting to replicate the mutation in the [[spark]] of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], making it indestructible, but the subject was treacherous and insane, so the ''Axalon'' was to dump the protoform "somewhere far, someplace barren."

Blackarachnia and Waspinator strike, attempting to take Protoform X for themselves. Attacking Silverbolt, Blackarachnia is angry that his code of honor won't allow him to fight back by hitting a female. Then Tarantulas arrives and threatens her. Silverbolt defends her, but the battle accidentally ignites the energon beneath Protoform X's stasis pod, which explodes and triggers an energon storm that scatters everyone for miles.

Blackarachnia and Silverbolt crash-land next to each other. They agree to work together, as they are far from their respective teams and Silverbolt's wing is broken. Tarantulas lands next to the pod; he investigates it, only to find it empty. He then turns to find ''something'' looming over him through the mist. His scream echoes for miles...

Optimus Primal and Cheetor return to the ''Axalon'', too damaged to search for Silverbolt. Blackarachnia and Silverbolt journey by foot, learning to trust each other, but Megatron is eavesdropping on them. They soon discover a piece of Tarantulas and conclude with dark humor that he is no longer a threat. Inferno is disgusted by their alliance, but Megatron notes that with Tarantulas out of the way, Blackarachnia no longer needs a protector. However, he's disappointed when Blackarachnia saves Silverbolt's life from an attacking sabertooth cat, making it apparent that she may have feelings for the Maximal.

Tarantulas' body is found—in several pieces. Silverbolt notes that Protoform X must have done this. Megatron, still eavesdropping, fashions an energon blade in preparation. Blackarachnia, freaked, prepares to high-tail it out of the area as an ominous form skitters through the fog behind them. Suddenly, the two find themselves face-to-face with Protoform X! Huge and frightening, it knocks them around effortlessly and is immune to their firepower. The monster lifts Silverbolt in its powerful claw, relishing his victim's mounting terror. Silverbolt screams in pain as X crushes him.

Primal and Cheetor arrive in the nick of time and attack, freeing Silverbolt. Blackarachnia joins them in blasting Protoform X, eventually driving it off a cliff edge. However, it transforms into tank mode and ascends the cliffside. Silverbolt throws a feather missile, knocking him down into another pile of raw energon, but not before Protoform X fires at Blackarachnia, knocking her off the other side of the cliff. Silverbolt jumps after her, unsure if his wing mechanism is healed, but he succeeds, and she is saved. The Maximals let her go before returning home. Blackarachnia watches them depart, then uses her grappling wire to depart, emphasizing a claim that she didn't need Silverbolt's last rescue.

Helpless in the pile of raw energon, Protoform X sees Megatron appear over him with the energon blade. X wakes up in the Predacon base to find that Megatron has carved out a piece of his spark and put it in tiny cage that, when squeezed, causes him tremendous pain. Megatron has Protoform X at his mercy and renames him "Rampage".

==Quotes==
"Primus help us all if that thing survived."
:—'''Rhinox''', on Protoform X

"Spiders spin their webs, yes. But I spin them larger."
:—'''Megatron''' after placing a cloaked tracking device on Blackarachnia

"Are you...damaged?" 
"Ah...just enough to make me...interesting."
:—'''Silverbolt''' and '''Blackarachnia'''

"Tarantulas!" 
"Where?!" 
"Do not worry. He has...been disarmed." 
"To say the least." 
:—'''Silverbolt''' and '''Blackarachnia''' share a dark joke.

"Are ya...damaged?" 
"Just enough to make me...interesting."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Silverbolt''' trade roles and lines.

'''Silverbolt:''' "Why did you save me?" 
'''Blackarachnia:''' "Well, uh...there...might be other...creatures..." 
'''Megatron:''' "Eww, yuck."
:—'''Megs''' listens in on '''Silverbolt''' and '''Blackarachnia'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s conversation.

"Forget the rescue plan, Optimus, and start devising an attack plan! Megatron has lost two, but we have only lost one." 
"I'll remember that...next time ''you're'' out missing in an energon storm." 
:—'''Dinobot''' and '''Optimus Primal''' debate priorities.

"Is that fear you're feeling, Maximal? Mmm...yes. My spark, it feeds on terror. Let it grow! Let it consume your circuitry! Feel it! Yes, feel it! Feel the fear!"
:—'''Protoform X''' with Silverbolt in his claws

"Your persistence is futile! I rise again...!" 
"In that case, let us give you further to fall!"
:—'''Protoform X''' and '''Silverbolt'''

"You are much more than a Predacon, my lady. Someday, you will come to realise that."
:—'''Silverbolt''' to the departed Blackarachnia.

"Welcome to the Predacons, '''RAMPAGE'''. You shall be an honored member...so long as you never forget one important fact about your new life: ''It's mine.''"
:—'''Megatron'''

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Greg Johnson]] 
'''Original Air Date:''' February 22, 1998

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]] 
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Quickstrike]]

==Notes==

* This is the debut appearance of Rampage.

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

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
* Rhinox notes, "[[Primus]] help us all if that thing survived," which was the first reference to the Creator-God of the Transformers outside of the original Marvel comics.
* Protoform X was created as an attempt to duplicate [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s "mutant indestructible spark." This is a reference (and a retcon in technobabble jargon) to Starscream's ghost in the third season of the original animated series and, more recently, to Starscream's appearance in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]." It also explains why, as Optimus noted in "Possession", Starscream's records were sealed; the Council didn't want anyone else to make the same mistake they did and try to recreate Starscream's spark condition.

===Additional notes===
* Cheetor's [[Transmetal]] body can soak up energon, and instead of seizing up, he can shunt it away from his body in a burst of gas. Primal thinks this is rude, and Cheetor apologizes for "blasting one off." In other words, Transformers can [[The Low Road|fart]]. This absorption and release of energon radiation was rarely mentioned in the series.
*[[Rattrap]] does not appear in this episode.
*Apparently Blackarachnia can shoot a line downwards to save Silverbolt, however she can't shoot one upwards to scale the wall of the chasm they must venture through on foot. Her usual ability to scuttle up walls in beast mode is also seemingly offline. Wacky mis-matched buddy adventures can be a tricky business.

===Theatrical Release===

This episode was released theatrically in Japan as the second segment in the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]''. The episode was included to get fans anticipating the long-awaited Japanese release of ''[[Beast Wars Metals]]'', seasons 2 and 3 of the American series. The episode was undubbed, however, meaning the dialogue was the original English version. There were no subtitles, either.

==External Links==
*Link

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Bad Spark

2008-05-04T03:02:34Z

70.122.65.175: /* Summary */

{{epstub}}
{{picsneeded}}

[[Image:BadSpark title.jpg|thumb|350px|An excellent choice of environment to introduce a homicidal maniac.]]

'''An oversized stasis pod reveals the secrets of Protoform X.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=2 |8 |prev=Other Visits (Part 2) |next=Code of Hero}}

==Summary==
Cheetor, on recon patrol, spots a giant stasis pod (labeled with a big yellow "X") crashed inside a patch of unstable [[energon]] deep inside a murky swamp. Optimus Primal orders Cheetor not to open the pod until he arrives. As Optimus and Silverbolt leave, Rhinox invokes the help of [[Primus]] if "that thing survived". However, the Predacons intercept the transmission, and Megatron sends Blackarachnia and Waspinator to retrieve it, subtly planting a listening device on the former. He calmly taps his chair armrest, possibly aware that Tarantulas left a bug of his own under it.

When Optimus and Silverbolt meet Cheetor beside the pod, Primal tells them what the pod means: The stasis pod holds "the dark secret of [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']]'s journey," Protoform X. Protoform X was created in experiments attempting to replicate the mutation in the [[spark]] of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], making it indestructible, but the subject was treacherous and insane (just like starscream), so the ''Axalon'' was to dump the protoform "somewhere far, someplace barren."

Blackarachnia and Waspinator strike, attempting to take Protoform X for themselves. Attacking Silverbolt, Blackarachnia is angry that his code of honor won't allow him to fight back by hitting a female. Then Tarantulas arrives and threatens her. Silverbolt defends her, but the battle accidentally ignites the energon beneath Protoform X's stasis pod, which explodes and triggers an energon storm that scatters everyone for miles.

Blackarachnia and Silverbolt crash-land next to each other. They agree to work together, as they are far from their respective teams and Silverbolt's wing is broken. Tarantulas lands next to the pod; he investigates it, only to find it empty. He then turns to find ''something'' looming over him through the mist. His scream echoes for miles...

Optimus Primal and Cheetor return to the ''Axalon'', too damaged to search for Silverbolt. Blackarachnia and Silverbolt journey by foot, learning to trust each other, but Megatron is eavesdropping on them. They soon discover a piece of Tarantulas and conclude with dark humor that he is no longer a threat. Inferno is disgusted by their alliance, but Megatron notes that with Tarantulas out of the way, Blackarachnia no longer needs a protector. However, he's disappointed when Blackarachnia saves Silverbolt's life from an attacking sabertooth cat, making it apparent that she may have feelings for the Maximal.

Tarantulas' body is found—in several pieces. Silverbolt notes that Protoform X must have done this. Megatron, still eavesdropping, fashions an energon blade in preparation. Blackarachnia, freaked, prepares to high-tail it out of the area as an ominous form skitters through the fog behind them. Suddenly, the two find themselves face-to-face with Protoform X! Huge and frightening, it knocks them around effortlessly and is immune to their firepower. The monster lifts Silverbolt in its powerful claw, relishing his victim's mounting terror. Silverbolt screams in pain as X crushes him.

Primal and Cheetor arrive in the nick of time and attack, freeing Silverbolt. Blackarachnia joins them in blasting Protoform X, eventually driving it off a cliff edge. However, it transforms into tank mode and ascends the cliffside. Silverbolt throws a feather missile, knocking him down into another pile of raw energon, but not before Protoform X fires at Blackarachnia, knocking her off the other side of the cliff. Silverbolt jumps after her, unsure if his wing mechanism is healed, but he succeeds, and she is saved. The Maximals let her go before returning home. Blackarachnia watches them depart, then uses her grappling wire to depart, emphasizing a claim that she didn't need Silverbolt's last rescue.

Helpless in the pile of raw energon, Protoform X sees Megatron appear over him with the energon blade. X wakes up in the Predacon base to find that Megatron has carved out a piece of his spark and put it in tiny cage that, when squeezed, causes him tremendous pain. Megatron has Protoform X at his mercy and renames him "Rampage".

==Quotes==
"Primus help us all if that thing survived."
:—'''Rhinox''', on Protoform X

"Spiders spin their webs, yes. But I spin them larger."
:—'''Megatron''' after placing a cloaked tracking device on Blackarachnia

"Are you...damaged?" 
"Ah...just enough to make me...interesting."
:—'''Silverbolt''' and '''Blackarachnia'''

"Tarantulas!" 
"Where?!" 
"Do not worry. He has...been disarmed." 
"To say the least." 
:—'''Silverbolt''' and '''Blackarachnia''' share a dark joke.

"Are ya...damaged?" 
"Just enough to make me...interesting."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Silverbolt''' trade roles and lines.

'''Silverbolt:''' "Why did you save me?" 
'''Blackarachnia:''' "Well, uh...there...might be other...creatures..." 
'''Megatron:''' "Eww, yuck."
:—'''Megs''' listens in on '''Silverbolt''' and '''Blackarachnia'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s conversation.

"Forget the rescue plan, Optimus, and start devising an attack plan! Megatron has lost two, but we have only lost one." 
"I'll remember that...next time ''you're'' out missing in an energon storm." 
:—'''Dinobot''' and '''Optimus Primal''' debate priorities.

"Is that fear you're feeling, Maximal? Mmm...yes. My spark, it feeds on terror. Let it grow! Let it consume your circuitry! Feel it! Yes, feel it! Feel the fear!"
:—'''Protoform X''' with Silverbolt in his claws

"Your persistence is futile! I rise again...!" 
"In that case, let us give you further to fall!"
:—'''Protoform X''' and '''Silverbolt'''

"You are much more than a Predacon, my lady. Someday, you will come to realise that."
:—'''Silverbolt''' to the departed Blackarachnia.

"Welcome to the Predacons, '''RAMPAGE'''. You shall be an honored member...so long as you never forget one important fact about your new life: ''It's mine.''"
:—'''Megatron'''

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Greg Johnson]] 
'''Original Air Date:''' February 22, 1998

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]] 
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Quickstrike]]

==Notes==

* This is the debut appearance of Rampage.

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

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
* Rhinox notes, "[[Primus]] help us all if that thing survived," which was the first reference to the Creator-God of the Transformers outside of the original Marvel comics.
* Protoform X was created as an attempt to duplicate [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s "mutant indestructible spark." This is a reference (and a retcon in technobabble jargon) to Starscream's ghost in the third season of the original animated series and, more recently, to Starscream's appearance in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]." It also explains why, as Optimus noted in "Possession", Starscream's records were sealed; the Council didn't want anyone else to make the same mistake they did and try to recreate Starscream's spark condition.

===Additional notes===
* Cheetor's [[Transmetal]] body can soak up energon, and instead of seizing up, he can shunt it away from his body in a burst of gas. Primal thinks this is rude, and Cheetor apologizes for "blasting one off." In other words, Transformers can [[The Low Road|fart]]. This absorption and release of energon radiation was rarely mentioned in the series.
*[[Rattrap]] does not appear in this episode.
*Apparently Blackarachnia can shoot a line downwards to save Silverbolt, however she can't shoot one upwards to scale the wall of the chasm they must venture through on foot. Her usual ability to scuttle up walls in beast mode is also seemingly offline. Wacky mis-matched buddy adventures can be a tricky business.

===Theatrical Release===

This episode was released theatrically in Japan as the second segment in the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]''. The episode was included to get fans anticipating the long-awaited Japanese release of ''[[Beast Wars Metals]]'', seasons 2 and 3 of the American series. The episode was undubbed, however, meaning the dialogue was the original English version. There were no subtitles, either.

==External Links==
*Link

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S.O.S. Dinobots

2008-03-16T19:22:39Z

70.122.65.175: /* Animation and/or technical glitches */

[[Image:Sos_dinobots.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Hooray! New toys!]]

{{episodenav|g1|season=1|8|prev=Fire in the Sky|next=Fire on the Mountain}}
{{episodenav|SRLFtoon|7|prev=Divide and Conquer|next=War of the Dinobots}}

'''The Autobots create the Dinobots, but can barely control these new powerful warriors.'''

'''Japanese title:''' "Birth of the Dinobots"

==Detailed synopsis==
[[Image:SOSDinobots_fossilcavern.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Guys, I think we found [[Carnivac]]'s stash.]]

A series of tremors turn the attentions of the Autobots into the ancient stone surrounding their volcano headquarters. Deep sensor scans reveal [[dinosaur]] fossils, which pique the curiosity of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. [[Spike]] explains that dinosaurs were very powerful reptiles that lived on [[Earth]] millions of years ago. He takes [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] on a tour of a natural history museum to further illustrate his paleontological crash-course. Hound snaps a few holograms of dinosaur bone displays, inspiring [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to construct robotic versions of dinosaurs.

[[Image:SOSDinobots_Grimlockwrecks_Teletraan.jpg|thumb|right|150px|When the [[television|TV]] doesn't work, Me know how to fix it!]]

Elsewhere, the Decepticons stake out the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power facility. [[Reflector]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] return with the data they gathered, and Megatron orders a strike.

Wheeljack unveils the three new additions to their ranks: the Dinobots [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. The demonstration of their power turns sour as they run amuck, their primitive brains unable to control their raw strength. The Dinobots begin attacking their fellow Autobots, even destroying [[Teletraan I]].

[[Image:SOSDinobots_Ravage_window.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Holy [[Pit|Hell]]!]]

The Autobots finally rein in the rampaging Dinobots thanks to Wheejack’s [[magnetic inducer]]. Prime declares the terrible trio as too dangerous. Despite Wheeljack’s desperate entreaties, Prime pulls the plug on the project, and orders the Dinobots holed up in a cavern in the Ark, never to be activated again.

The Decepticons arrive at the Great Falls, and the humans try to reach the Autobots via Teletraan I. Their distress signal goes unheard, as Teletraan I is currently offline thanks to the Dinobot rampage.

[[Image:SOSDinobots_Autobotsfall.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bet you wished you scanned air vehicle forms now, huh?]]

With Teletraan I out of commission, it’s up to individual Autobots scouts like Hound to be on the lookout for Decepticon activity. Hound’s sensors detect the ransacking of the Great Falls plant, and he and Spike go to investigate. Hound radios in his findings to the Ark, and Optimus Prime leaves with a strike force, leaving Bumblebee behind to guard the base.

The Autobots arrive at the Great Falls, but the Decepticons are ready for them. A battle erupts, and Megatron fires his fusion cannon directly powered by the Great Falls output. He blasts the cliff-face where the Autobots stand, sending them falling into the raging waters below.

[[Image:SOSDinobots_Megatron_falls.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I've warned you about that, mighty Megatron.]]

Disobeying orders, Bumblebee arrives at the Great Falls and picks up Spike. They return to the Ark, informing Wheeljack and Ratchet of the Autobots’ failure at the Great Falls. Wheeljack decides to reactivate the Dinobots. He has secretly developed a series of memory components that would upgrade the Dinobots’ brains. The Dinobots awaken. Still relatively simple-minded, they are now much more intelligent than the mindless monsters that first appeared. Sludge, Slag and Grimlock carry out Wheeljack’s orders and fly to the Great Falls.

[[Image:SOSDinobots_SSMegatron_attacks_Dinobots.jpg|thumb|right|150px|When you get shot at, you die. When the Dinobots get shot at, they glow with a holy light.]]

The Decepticons pull the soggy Autobots from the drink and truss them up with [[Energon chains]]. Just as the Decepticons are about the execute the captives, the Dinobots arrive and make short work of the Decepticons who retreat as Wheeljack frees the Autobot captives. Wheeljack and Bumblebee brace themselves for reprimands for disobeying Prime’s direct orders, but Prime concedes he was wrong. He accepts the Dinobots as the newest members of the Autobot forces. The Autobots cheer the decision, and the Dinobots growl their approval.

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' October 27, 1984

'''Production number:''' #700-05

'''Written by:''' [[Donald F. Glut]]

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (4)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (6)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (7)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (8)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (11)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (12)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (13)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (14)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (19)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (20)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (21)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (22)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (23)
*[[Gears]] (24)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (25)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (27)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (28)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (29)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (8)
*[[Reflector]] (9)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (16)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (17)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] {18)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (30)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Spike Witwicky]] (5)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (26)

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

|}

==Notable Quotes==

"Well I’ll be a Cybertronic bolt-bat!"
:{{m-}} '''Sideswipe'''

"Wow, man. That’s what I call heavy metal!"
:{{m-}} '''Unidentified museum-going punk''', upon seeing Hound

"It’ll never work. Big waste of time."
:{{m-}} '''Huffer''', cheerleading the Dinobot project

"Hey, not the face, okay? I just had it chromed."
:{{m-}} '''Sunstreaker''', after Trailbreaker deflects Slag's flamethrower with his force field

"Maybe Hound’s got glitch-mice in his databanks again!"
:{{m-}} '''Bluestreak''', mocking Hound's radar accuracy, to the amusement of no-one

"You’re too slow, rusty-pants!"
:{{m-}} '''Starscream''' trashtalking Ironhide

"Nice shooting, if you were aiming for the sky!"
:{{m-}} '''Rumble''' goading Bluestreak

"Which ones friends?" 
"Ones with face like this, I think." 
"That good enough for Slag." 
:{{m-}} '''Slag''' and '''Sludge''' determining friend from foe by using faction symbols

"If on Decepticon turf you happen to tumble, look out robot, because here comes Rumble."
:{{m-}} '''Rumble's''' clever combat banter

"Heat-seeking missles, seek heat!"
:{{m-}} '''Skywarp's''' not-so-clever combat banter

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* The exposition-spouting tourist visiting the Great Falls hydroelectric power plant has hair that turns from red to black from one shot to the next.

* Spike identifies a brontosaurus during his tour of the museum’s dinosaur exhibit, though there does not appear to be a brontosaurus on display. Though, to be fair, it may just be Spike’s error, or the brontosaurus skeleton might be out of the camera’s view. (Also, by the time this episode took place, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brontosaurus the brontosaurus was a deprecated genus], but that's just picking nits.)

[[Image:dvd broadcast.jpg|right|thumb|Can you see the difference?]]

* Wheeljack’s line of dialogue, “Autobots, meet Dinobots” is delivered by Ratchet.

* As Wheeljack introduces the Dinobots, the foreground characters slide magically against the background scenery due to an error in animation.

* The varied Autobot reactions upon seeing the Dinobots: “Look at the size of those things,” “Great Cybertron,” “Holy hetradyne” all come out of Bluestreak’s mouth.

* Optimus Prime’s line, “Interesting, but what else can they do?” is delivered by Cliffjumper.

* The Rhino DVD version of this episode uses a faulty take for the shot where the Dinobots demonstrate their power by clearing rubble. In the DVD, the blasts from the Dinobots’ mouths is missing, and the rubble does not vanish. The broadcast version, though, has both effects. (See illustration).

* After Ratchet rights a tipped over Bumblebee in the thick of the Dinobot rampage, the section of Ratchet obscured by a foreground Bumblebee is still missing.

* When the Decepticons arrive at the Great Falls plant, a foreground Decepticon seeker’s leg is colored a deep yellow… an error, but as close as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] ever came to appearing on Earth in a G1 cartoon.

* In the Rhino DVD version of the episode, when the Autobots arrive at the Great Falls and they transform from vehicle mode to robot mode, the shot of Bluestreak is reversed, and he is shown transforming from robot to car. The broadcast version used the correct take.

* Bluestreak is shown knocked over by Gears, and then immediately standing in the next shot.

[[Image:SOSDinobots_bluePrime.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Not [http://www.diaclone.net/orid/dia057/index.html Powered Convoy]. And don't even think about [[redeco|it]], [[e-Hobby]]!]]

* Quite a few coloring mix-ups in the battle at the Great Falls, including Sunstreaker painted as Sideswipe, Bluestreak as Trailbreaker, Brawn as Hound, Optimus Prime as Sideswipe, Trailbreaker as Gears, and Mirage as Bluestreak. There are also two very noticeable shots of Prime painted blue.

* While the Autobots are trapped in Energon Chains, Optimus is colored entirely blue and Trailbreaker is entirely grey.

* When Skywarp drops bombs on Grimlock, all the parts on Grimlock that are ment to be grey are black.

* When the Decepticons retreat at the end of the episode, Skywarp is painted in Starscream colors.

* Near the end, Bumblebee's Autobot insignia in his chest is missing in one shot.

===Continuity errors===
* Though the holographic dinosaurs illustrated in the episodes matched some of the concepts of the early ‘80s, their depiction is outdated by today’s standards. The dinosaurs in the show are the sluggish, tail-dragging cold-blooded variety not in keeping with more modern theories of warm-blooded, bird-like animals.

* The data gathered by Reflector and Soundwave leads Megatron to conclude with relish that the Great Falls contain enough energy exists to vanquish the Autobots and control the universe… but that’s really nothing new. The Decepticons have targeted hydroelectric power sources before.

* Though it’s possible the editorial pace of the show plays with time and space, but taken at face value, the Autobots build three Dinobots in the span of time it takes the Decepticons to decide to attack the Great Falls.

===Transformers References===
*The Autobots' ability to fly, seen in More Than Meets The Eye and [[Roll For It]], is shown again in this episode, when Gears attacks the Decepticons at the power plant. Wheeljack and the Dinobots are also capable of flight. Still, along with Sideswipe, Gears and Wheeljack are the original Autobots SUPPOSED to be air-borne{{m-}}Gears is equipped with compressed air boosters and Wheeljack has solid-fuel rockets in his arms.

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

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* Ironhide is equipped with a [[sonadar]] sensor array that extends form his forearm, capable of penetrating solid rock. The findings of the sensor are displayed in the windshield in his chest.

* Sideswipe is equipped with piston arms, that allow him to punch through stone walls.

* Slag’s triceratops frill can reflect Optimus Prime’s laser rifle.

* Not so much a goof, but the Rhino DVD version of this episode has a rainbow visible at the Great Falls when Megatron lands. This is not in the broadcast version.

* Another difference in the broadcast version and the Rhino DVD version is when Hound contacts the Ark with a recon report. The glowing light on his chest and forehead are blue in the broadcast version, but red in the DVD version.

* Laserbeak does not appear but is mentioned in this episode, as Megatron credits him for gathering intelligence at the Great Falls.

* The chapter stops for this episode on the Rhino DVD are: Opening / Old Bones / "Dinobots Must Die" / Fusion Power / Permanent Dysfunction / Dinobots Will Stay

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

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Fire in the Sky

2008-03-12T21:59:43Z

70.122.65.175: /* Animation and/or technical glitches */

[[Image:Fire_in_the_sky.jpg|right|thumb|350px|"If I talk to you for two minutes, I consider you my friend."]]
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{{episodenav|SRLFtoon|62|prev=Masquerade|next=Fire on the Mountain}}

While siphoning the [[Earth]] of its energy, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] discovers a long-lost colleague of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]].

==Detailed synopsis==
[[Image:FireintheSky_snowball.jpg|thumb|left|150px|This snow isn't as fun as Spike said it was!]]

What’s this? A blanket of snow over the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']]'s volcano? The Autobots and [[Spike]] engaged in a snowball fight? In July? In the middle of the desert? Something is amiss with the world’s weather. According to [[Teletraan I]]'s scans, temperatures are 40 degrees below normal and falling rapidly.

[[Image:FireintheSky_Reflector_draincrystal.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Im in ur ice cave, steamcleanin ur crystal]]

The Decepticons have tapped a crystal shaft leading directly to the [[Earth's core]] to siphon the planet's heat energy into [[Energon Cube]]s. While excavating the icy caverns surrounding the crystal, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] uncovers a Transformer frozen in the ice. Starscream recognizes it as his old colleague Skyfire.

The Autobots finally pinpoint the source of the Earth’s energy drain, and Teletraan I confirms Decepticon activity surrounding a crystal outgrowth in the Arctic Circle. Optimus Prime hastily assembles an assault team, and they [[roll out]], with Spike and [[Sparkplug]] accompanying.

[[Image:FireintheSky_DecepticonsrepairingSkyfire.jpg|thumb|left|150px|I don't care if he is a fat bastard, Thundercracker. You don't weld a bot in the pills. It's just not cricket.]]

The Decepticons have hauled the frozen titan out of the ice and proceed to repair it. Starscream explains his past: millions of years ago, before the final falling out between the Autobots and Decepticons, Starscream and [[Skyfire]] were both explorers. They were charting an unknown planet, Earth, when a storm separated the two and Skyfire was lost.

Skyfire awakens and Megatron welcomes him to the Decepticon cause. Though Skyfire is grateful for having been thawed out, he shows doubts about being a warrior rather than a scientist. He commits to the cause out of loyalty to Starscream. When the Autobots arrive in the Arctic, Skyfire targets them for destruction.

[[Image:FireintheSky_Skyfire_peers_in.jpg|thumb|right|150px|I see you.]]

Skyfire opens fire, scattering the Autobots. Spike tumbles through the ice into the arctic waters. Sparkplug pulls him out, but they are trapped on an ice floe. They cry out for help. Skyfire is intrigued by the new lifeforms and tries to befriend them, not realizing that they are terrified by Decepticons. Spike and Sparkplug tries to explain that it’s the Decepticons that are the true monsters. The naïve Skyfire takes the humans to Megatron to prove the Decepticons’ good intentions. Megatron and Starscream promptly imprison Spike and Sparkplug behind bars of ice, and plan their execution, leaving Skyfire troubled.

[[Image:FireintheSky_pileofparts.jpg|thumb|left|150px|They got better.]]

Optimus leads his Autobot team into the icy caverns, but a cave-in splits the team in two. Prime’s group finds the humans and frees them, while the other team – including [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] – find the crystal shaft tap. Megatron discovers this second group and has his soldiers capture them. To test Skyfire’s loyalty, Starscream orders Skyfire to execute the captives. Skyfire refuses, and in a fit of rage, Starscream blasts his old friend. Starscream then blasts the prisoners to pieces.

[[Image:FireintheSky_Skyfires_magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A changing faction symbol? It's [[Sideways]]! Get him!]]

Well, not really. Once again, one of Hound’s holograms has saved the day, creating the illusion of blasted Autobot parts. When Starscream departs, Hound drops the illusion. An ailing Skyfire awakens and is pleased to see the Autobots functioning. The disparate Autobots teams unite as Ratchet repairs the fallen titan. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] spies Ratchet’s work and reports to Megatron. The Decepticon leader chews out Starscream for failing to kill the prisoners. Megatron orders his soldiers to attack.

[[Image:FireintheSky_Memorial.jpg|thumb|left|150px|"Rest in peace, Skyfire." "I'm [[Fire on the Mountain|not dead]]!"]]

As the battle progresses, Prime and Megatron each grab shards of crystals and engage in a duel. Skyfire appears on the battlefield, and Megatron orders him to attack Prime. Skyfire refuses, and proudly declares himself an Autobot, attacking Megatron and his Decepticons instead.

The battle takes to the air as Starscream and Skyfire engage in an aerial dogfight. A midair collision sends Skyfire out of control. In a last ditch effort, his blasts bury the crystal, but Skyfire crashes into the ice. The Autobots mourn Skyfire’s heroic sacrifice.

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 8, 1984

'''Production number:''' #700-04

'''Written by:''' [[Alfred A. Pegal]]

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (4)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (5)
*[[Ratchet]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Gears]] (8)
*[[Skyfire]] (14)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (15)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (9)
*[[Reflector]] (10)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (18)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (19)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (20)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Spike Witwicky]] (1)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (16)

'''Guests'''

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

|}

==Notable Quotes==
"Not snowman, Spike. Snowbot! There's a flurry in a hurry!"
:{{m-}} A snow-covered '''Jazz''', surprising Spike

"Okay, Spike. You rat on me, I'll splat on you!"
:{{m-}} '''Bumblebee''', after Spike warns Ratchet about Bumblebee's incoming snowball

"Ironhide's carrying too much lead in his caboose!"
:{{m-}} '''Ratchet''', predating the "junk in the trunk" standard after they all fall through an ice sheet

"I'm a scientist, not an executioner!"
:{{m-}} '''Skyfire''' objecting to Starscream's demand that he execute the captive

"He won't be forgotten, Spike. He will live forever... so long as freedom exists. We shall remember you, Skyfire."
:{{m-}} '''Optimus Prime's''' eulogy for Skyfire

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* When the Autobots roll out, the background is moving far too quickly, making the Autobots appear to be sliding across frame while transforming. It doesn't help that they aren't drawn very well, either.

* Right after he wakes up, Skyfire has a red Decepticon insignia in his chest in one shot, before they actually imprint the symbol on him.

* In the Rhino DVD version, Skyfire's Decepticon insignia is colored red in several shots.

* When Skyfire is talking about how he dosem't harm the innocent, his mouth isn't moving.

* When Bumblebee tells Optimus that he can't find Ironhide and the others, the animation makes him look like he's flying. In the same scene, Optimus is shown with his trailer, though it wasn't there before, and it isn't there in the next shots.

* Megatron’s order to Skyfire to destroy Optimus Prime is voiced, oddly enough, by Optimus Prime.

===Continuity Errors===
[[Image:FireintheSky_Gears_AninconvienientTruth.jpg|thumb|right|200px|ManBearPig - I'm serial!]]

* As Optimus Prime muses about how the heat from the Earth's core is being drained away, Gears can be seen in the background sitting in front of a console with a very small screen. But during the closeup of Gears, the screen is ''much'' larger.

* Starscream transforms into an F-15 millions of years before his arrival on Earth, or the invention of jets.

* In the flashback sequence, the Earth appears to be going through an Ice Age. This cannot be the Ice Age of Pleistocene, since the Ark would have been buried for a million years when this Ice Age began.

* It's never adequately explained where Skyfire got an Autobot badge from.

* Were Starscream and Skyfire really friends? Starscream seems to shoot his old friend and call him "Traitor!" quite a lot. Then again, Starscream is a royal jerk.

*What exactly do green crystals have to do with the Earth's core?

===Transformers References===
* Reference

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

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* Soundwave can transform his right forearm into a cylindrical electricity firing module capable of generating a million volts.

* Aside from astroseconds, Transformers also use astrominutes as units of time.

* In a rather odd shot set up, Skyfire is too big to fit into a cave that Megatron and Starscream stand in. He’s forced to peer through the cave’s opening.

* Prime’s [[Combat Deck]] cannons make a rare appearance in this episode, emerging from a non-transformed trailer.

* Megatron can rotate his lower torso 180 degrees, which makes for some cool hand-to-hand combat maneuvers.

* Spike and Sparkplug have fashionable fur-lined cold-weather hardhats with ear flaps.

* This episode was produced as the seventh in the season, though it aired after the eighth-produced episode, [[S.O.S. Dinobots]].

* The chapter stops for this episode on the Rhino DVD are Opening / Snowbot / At the Arctic Circle / "Destruction to Autobots" / An Illusion / Skyfire is Gone

*The Autobots can apparently drive from North America to the Arctic in a fairly short amount of time.

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

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