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A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva

2008-03-31T01:16:58Z

70.246.193.228:

[[Image:strangefriendship.jpg|right|300px|thumb|They're being forced to sit through ''Armada''.]]

{{episodenav|masterforce|12|prev=Ginrai: God On of Rage!!|next=Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}}

'''In an attempt to learn the secrets of the Godmasters, the Autobots capture Cancer, who develops the world's worst case of Stockholm Syndrome.'''

*'''English/Malay dub name:''' "A Friendship is Born"
*'''Also known as:''' "The Miraculous Friendship"

==Detailed synopsis==

Driving down a deserted highway in his [[Transtector]] in the dead of night, [[Ginrai]] is suddenly swept up by a tornado and tossed to the side of the road. Thrown from his truck, he lies unconscious for some time before awakening to see a strange, shimmering ball floating in the air above him. Bolts of energy lance from the sphere, and Ginrai attempts to flee, but he is caught by one and trapped in it, unable to cross his [[Master-Brace]]s. Just then, three small figure-eight shapes descend from the sky and fire their own energy at the sphere, causing it to vanish. The figure-eights glow brightly and surround Ginrai...

...who awakes with a start in his bed. The dream has left the [[Godmaster]] vaguely unsettled, and the feeling is only worsened when he gets in his Transtector and discovers that three new sets of Master-Braces have appeared in its glove box! He immediately meets with [[Diver]], who contacts [[Metalhawk|Hawk]], and they arrange for Ginrai to bring the bracelets to the [[Autobot]] base in [[Japan]] for study. The [[Headmaster Junior]]s meet him at the harbour as his ship comes in...but watching from the rooftops nearby are the [[Decepticon]] Juniors, having been dispatched to keep an eye on the situation. As the four Autobots return to their base, the young Decepticons shadow them by moving through the forest at the side of the road, but [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] spots them, and a battle ensues. Ginrai makes quick work of the three punks, and when [[Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn]] come around, they discover that the Autobots have captured [[Cancer]]!

Back at the Autobot base, Cancer fights and wriggles for all he's worth as Ginrai handcuffs him to a cot, much to [[Minerva]]'s disgust. She treats a cut on Cancer's cheek with minimal protestation from the boy, but when she tries offering him a glass of orange drink, he kicks it from her hand, shattering it and cutting her. Shūta and Cab are furious, but still Minerva prevents them from taking out their anger on Cancer. Meanwhile, Ginrai and Hawk attempt a scan of the bracelets Ginrai found, only for the equipment to explode when they attempt to gauge the level of power they contain. There is no doubt that these are the Master-Braces of three future Godmasters, but Ginrai is less than enthused, as his free-floating life is becoming increasing tied down by what feel like the manipulations of destiny. In a moment of anger, determined to understand properly what is happening to his life, he bursts into Cancer's cell and seizes the boy, demanding that Cancer tell him everything he knows about what Godmasters are. Minerva intervenes, getting Ginrai to back down, and offers Cancer the drink again. He relents and thirstily accepts. The Juniors are ordered from the room, and Ginrai repeats his question. This time, Cancer starts to give him answers...

Cancer relates the story of Godmasters as he has been told it by Giga and Mega. Godmasters, Giga claims, are godly beings from the depths of space, who serve as messengers for the Decepticons. The Godmasters currently on Earth came to the planet in the ancient past, although originally, they were not multiple beings, but one giant entity which split seven "offspring" off from itself when it entered Earth's atmosphere. The seven offspring fell on land, while the main body was buried deep in an ocean trench until the present day, when they awoke, took the form of Transtectors, and awaited human life with which to bond. Giga and Mega, it is revealed, are bonded to the main body.

Now aware that, although they have only three sets of Master-Braces, there are four more Godmasters hidden somewhere on Earth, the Autobots make a show of releasing Cancer. Ginrai however, slips a homing beacon onto the back of his shirt as he is taken back to the forest where Wilder and Bullhorn are still searching for him. As Cancer is being transported, [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] rendezvous with the two remaining Decepticon Juniors, arriving on the scene just as Cancer is being set free (with a wayward glance back in Minerva's direction). Hydra instantly spots the homing beacon and crushes it. The signal cutting out allows Ginrai and Hawk to realize that something is wrong, and Ginrai speeds to the Juniors' aid in battle against the Godmasters. Buster, however, has his blaster to Minerva's head...only for Cancer to snatch her away, begging the Godmaster brothers not to kill anyone! Surprised and distracted by this turn of events, Hydra is flattened by Ginrai and orders a retreat. Cancer blushes furiously as Minerva thanks him, claiming that it was merely payback for the drink and rushing off after his comrades.

==Stats==

'''Written by: ''' [[Toyohiro Ando]]

'''Original airdate:''' 28th June 1988

===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:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Metalhawk]] (2)
*[[Diver]] (3)
'''Human Autobots'''
*[[Ginrai]] (1)
*[[Shūta Gō]] (12)
*[[Minerva]] (13)
*[[Cab]] (14)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Devil Z]] (2)
*[[Blood]] (11)
'''Human Decepticons'''
*[[Giga]] (4)
*[[Mega]] (5)
*[[Cancer]] (6)
*[[Bullhorn]] (7)
*[[Wilder]] (8)
*[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] (9)
*[[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] (10)

|}

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===

*While their sudden appearance is basically just intended to be creepy and prophetic, the fact is, it's never actually explained where in the hell the other Master-Braces came from (they couldn't simply have been lying in the truck, or Ginrai would have found them when he found his own), nor why they weren't with their own Transtectors, the way [[Hydra and Buster]]'s were, or how [[Doubleclouder]]'s will be shown to be later in the series.

===Transformers references===

*The sphere of light seen by Ginrai in his prophetic dream is the same mysterious orb that viewers have been occasionally seeing in the Decepticon base. As we've explained before, it's the Decepticon emperor, [[Devil Z]], but that has not yet been revealed in the show, and the mystery surrounding it only increases with this episode.
*This episode returns to the enigmatic claim made by Mega and Giga that Godmasters are their children, as seen back in "[[A Hero is Chosen - His Name is Ginrai]]". We are now able to understand that claim—they are bonded to the "main body" (the identity of which will not be revealed until "[[Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?]]", a dozen episodes away) from which the other seven Godmaster Transtectors split off. Hence, they consider those seven Godmasters their children. HOWEVER, this story does not fit in the slightest with what the video-exclusive segment added to "[[You Too Use the Masterforce to Transform!]]" reveals about Godmasters and their origins, or, indeed some other things seen in the show itself—least of all why, if they were all originally Decepticons, Ginrai's Master-Braces had Autobot symbols on them from the outset. Go read the [[Godmaster]] article for the proper origin of these guys. All indications would be that the story related in this episode is a skewed version of the truth, full of lies and half-truths passed on to Giga and Mega by Devil Z. So it's not particularly helpful that it's the ''only'' origin story told in the entire broadcast series.
*The silhouetted figures that Ginrai imagines when thinking of the Godmasters for the first time are, indeed, the animation models for [[Lightfoot]] and [[Road King]] at least; the third one doesn't look bulky enough to be [[Ranger]]. However, the second time they are shown, at the end of the episode, none of them really seem to match up.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*It is not explicitly stated in the anime how Mega and Giga discovered the Transtector with which they became bonded. The ''Super-God Masterforce'' manga, however, reveals that they were a couple who drowned at sea. Drifting to the bottom of the chasm where the Transtector lay, they were restored to life by Devil Z and bonded with it.

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Fight or Flee (episode)

2008-03-31T00:37:19Z

70.246.193.228: /* Continutity errors */

{{episodenav|g1|season=3|21|prev=The Big Broadcast of 2006|next=Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:Fight or Flee Paradrons enslaved.JPG|thumb|350px|"Man, I hate menial labor. Don't they have machines that can do this?"]]
The [[Decepticon]]s conquer [[Paradron]], a world inhabited by pacifistic [[Autobot]]s.

==Detailed synopsis==
In space, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] are pursuing [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]. Following him into an asteroid field, the two Decepticons are surprised to see the other [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s. In the firefight, Scourge is damaged, so Cyclonus argues that they charge them. However, the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and do further damage to the Decepticons. Cyclonus spots a vortex and decides to take refuge in it. Once they've passed through, they find a planet that looks similar to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Golden Age]]. Further analysis is discontinued, however, as they crash hard.

Nursed back to health by the natives, the Decepticons discover that the planet, called [[Paradron]], is inhabited by Autobots. Native [[Sandstorm]] greets the two Decepticons, explaining their pacifistic ways, but Cyclonus and Scourge get a little too much [[energon]]...of which the planet has an unlimited supply. Contacting [[Chaar]], they inform [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] of the discovery. Sandstorm calls an assembly, warning the populace that Cyclonus and Scourge are dangerous, but the others ignore his warnings. Soon enough, the Decepticons arrive and declare the planet a part of the [[Decepticon Empire]]. Naturally, the Paradrons don't agree with that, one claiming outright that the planet is a [[democracy]]. Galvatron shoots the dissenter.

Taken to a prison, Sandstorm manages to escape, but [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] follow him. They knock him off a bridge, but Sandstorm flies away and manages to lose the two Decepticons. Heading for a long-abandoned spaceship, Sandstorm manages to power it up and take off, narrowly avoiding [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]].

Making contact with the Autobots, Sandstorm explains that his ancestors left Cybertron during the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|fourth great war]] to escape the violence. The Autobots, knowing that they can't let the Decepticons have Paradron's energon, head for the planet. By now, the Decepticons have dug in and are using the Paradrons as slave labor. Detecting the Autobot ship, the Decepticons destroy the Autobots—or so they think, as the Autobots actually used the ship as a decoy. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] takes a team to secure the energon, while [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] takes [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Sandstorm, and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to rescue the prisoners.

Breaking through the prison defenses, the Autobots present the Paradrons with weapons, but the latter are reluctant to fight. Sandstorm claims that their forefathers would fight as well. The [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] gives them a simpler choice: fight or flee. Reluctantly, the Paradrons take up arms.

Unfortunately, the Decepticons' control over the planet is too firm. Unwilling to let them have Paradron, Rodimus orders Ultra Magnus to destroy the energon core, which will destroy the planet. Sandstorm objects at first, but agrees to the plan when he learns that the Paradrons can live on Cybertron. Using escape pods, the Paradrons flee the planet, while Magnus and Sandstorm head for the core. Planting a time bomb, the two Autobots hightail it out of there. Galvatron sneers at their cowardice, then remembers that Magnus is anything but a coward. Realizing that something is wrong, Galvatron orders the Decepticons to abandon the planet.

From space, the Autobots watch the planet explode. Sandstorm remarks that even in death, it's still beautiful. Rodimus callously says that Cybertron is better anyway. [[Primus]] [[wikipedia:Jesus wept#Use as an expletive|wept]].

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' October 15, 1986

'''Written by:''' Tony Cinciripini and Larry Leahy

==Notable quotes==
"I-is there something wrong with his timing program?"<br>
:—'''Sandstorm''', asking the question we're all thinking about Blurr.

"I've never seen anything this beautiful in the entire galaxy.... All right, give me the bomb."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' with one of the greatest lines in the universe.

"Run you Autobot cowards! Hhh...perhaps he isn't coward.... Something's wrong here!"
:—'''Galvatron''' mocks Ultra Magnus, then realizes they're in deep [[Slag (slang)|slag]].

"It's as beautiful in death as it was in life."<br>
"Well, no need to get all mushy. Cybertron's a better place anyway—not so...perfect."
:—A solemn '''Sandstorm''' witnessing the destruction of his home while '''Rodimus Prime''' callously mocks him for it. Jerk.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* When the Autobots are meeting on Paradon's moon, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] is seen among the group looking at Rodimus Prime. How the hell did he get better?
* Bruticus is shown as being only a few feet taller than Galvatron.
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]'s bizarre blue-and-orange alternate color scheme, previously seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", returns in a few shots during this episode.

===Continutity errors===
* Although this episode gives Sandstorm's origin, he first appeared in [[Starscream's Ghost]]. [[Starscream's Brigade|Gee, thats ''never'' happened before.]][[To sell toys|Wonder why]]?
* When contacting Chaar, only [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and a [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] are shown, yet the voice that speaks is clearly [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. He even uses Shrapnel's unique repetition of dialogue, dialogue.
* Bruticus talks like Cyclonus in this episode.
* Brawl is shown helping [[Headstrong]] man a large gun at the same time as Bruticus is with Galvatron.
* Sandstorm claims his ancestors left during the fourth great war. According to [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]], the [[Great War|current war]] is the third.
* Apparently, Rodimus Prime is willing to destroy a whole planet rather let the Decepticons have it. And people wonder why everyone else prefers [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

===Transformers references===
* Paradron would appear in [[Dreamwave]]'s [[Micromasters|Micromaster comics]] and be the location of [[Golden Disk (Paradron)|an important plot device]].

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Trivia

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

==External links==
*

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Fight or Flee (episode)

2008-03-31T00:36:16Z

70.246.193.228: /* Continutity errors */

{{episodenav|g1|season=3|21|prev=The Big Broadcast of 2006|next=Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:Fight or Flee Paradrons enslaved.JPG|thumb|350px|"Man, I hate menial labor. Don't they have machines that can do this?"]]
The [[Decepticon]]s conquer [[Paradron]], a world inhabited by pacifistic [[Autobot]]s.

==Detailed synopsis==
In space, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] are pursuing [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]. Following him into an asteroid field, the two Decepticons are surprised to see the other [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s. In the firefight, Scourge is damaged, so Cyclonus argues that they charge them. However, the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and do further damage to the Decepticons. Cyclonus spots a vortex and decides to take refuge in it. Once they've passed through, they find a planet that looks similar to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Golden Age]]. Further analysis is discontinued, however, as they crash hard.

Nursed back to health by the natives, the Decepticons discover that the planet, called [[Paradron]], is inhabited by Autobots. Native [[Sandstorm]] greets the two Decepticons, explaining their pacifistic ways, but Cyclonus and Scourge get a little too much [[energon]]...of which the planet has an unlimited supply. Contacting [[Chaar]], they inform [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] of the discovery. Sandstorm calls an assembly, warning the populace that Cyclonus and Scourge are dangerous, but the others ignore his warnings. Soon enough, the Decepticons arrive and declare the planet a part of the [[Decepticon Empire]]. Naturally, the Paradrons don't agree with that, one claiming outright that the planet is a [[democracy]]. Galvatron shoots the dissenter.

Taken to a prison, Sandstorm manages to escape, but [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] follow him. They knock him off a bridge, but Sandstorm flies away and manages to lose the two Decepticons. Heading for a long-abandoned spaceship, Sandstorm manages to power it up and take off, narrowly avoiding [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]].

Making contact with the Autobots, Sandstorm explains that his ancestors left Cybertron during the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|fourth great war]] to escape the violence. The Autobots, knowing that they can't let the Decepticons have Paradron's energon, head for the planet. By now, the Decepticons have dug in and are using the Paradrons as slave labor. Detecting the Autobot ship, the Decepticons destroy the Autobots—or so they think, as the Autobots actually used the ship as a decoy. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] takes a team to secure the energon, while [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] takes [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Sandstorm, and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to rescue the prisoners.

Breaking through the prison defenses, the Autobots present the Paradrons with weapons, but the latter are reluctant to fight. Sandstorm claims that their forefathers would fight as well. The [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] gives them a simpler choice: fight or flee. Reluctantly, the Paradrons take up arms.

Unfortunately, the Decepticons' control over the planet is too firm. Unwilling to let them have Paradron, Rodimus orders Ultra Magnus to destroy the energon core, which will destroy the planet. Sandstorm objects at first, but agrees to the plan when he learns that the Paradrons can live on Cybertron. Using escape pods, the Paradrons flee the planet, while Magnus and Sandstorm head for the core. Planting a time bomb, the two Autobots hightail it out of there. Galvatron sneers at their cowardice, then remembers that Magnus is anything but a coward. Realizing that something is wrong, Galvatron orders the Decepticons to abandon the planet.

From space, the Autobots watch the planet explode. Sandstorm remarks that even in death, it's still beautiful. Rodimus callously says that Cybertron is better anyway. [[Primus]] [[wikipedia:Jesus wept#Use as an expletive|wept]].

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' October 15, 1986

'''Written by:''' Tony Cinciripini and Larry Leahy

==Notable quotes==
"I-is there something wrong with his timing program?"<br>
:—'''Sandstorm''', asking the question we're all thinking about Blurr.

"I've never seen anything this beautiful in the entire galaxy.... All right, give me the bomb."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' with one of the greatest lines in the universe.

"Run you Autobot cowards! Hhh...perhaps he isn't coward.... Something's wrong here!"
:—'''Galvatron''' mocks Ultra Magnus, then realizes they're in deep [[Slag (slang)|slag]].

"It's as beautiful in death as it was in life."<br>
"Well, no need to get all mushy. Cybertron's a better place anyway—not so...perfect."
:—A solemn '''Sandstorm''' witnessing the destruction of his home while '''Rodimus Prime''' callously mocks him for it. Jerk.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* When the Autobots are meeting on Paradon's moon, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] is seen among the group looking at Rodimus Prime. How the hell did he get better?
* Bruticus is shown as being only a few feet taller than Galvatron.
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]'s bizarre blue-and-orange alternate color scheme, previously seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", returns in a few shots during this episode.

===Continutity errors===
* Although this episode gives Sandstorm's origin, he first appeared in [[Starscream's Ghost]]. [[Arial Assault|Gee, thats ''never'' happened before.]][[To sell toys|Wonder why]]?
* When contacting Chaar, only [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and a [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] are shown, yet the voice that speaks is clearly [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. He even uses Shrapnel's unique repetition of dialogue, dialogue.
* Bruticus talks like Cyclonus in this episode.
* Brawl is shown helping [[Headstrong]] man a large gun at the same time as Bruticus is with Galvatron.
* Sandstorm claims his ancestors left during the fourth great war. According to [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]], the [[Great War|current war]] is the third.
* Apparently, Rodimus Prime is willing to destroy a whole planet rather let the Decepticons have it. And people wonder why everyone else prefers [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

===Transformers references===
* Paradron would appear in [[Dreamwave]]'s [[Micromasters|Micromaster comics]] and be the location of [[Golden Disk (Paradron)|an important plot device]].

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Trivia

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

==External links==
*

{{epstub}}

[[Category: Generation 1 episodes]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Fight or Flee (episode)

2008-03-31T00:36:03Z

70.246.193.228: /* Continutity errors */

{{episodenav|g1|season=3|21|prev=The Big Broadcast of 2006|next=Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:Fight or Flee Paradrons enslaved.JPG|thumb|350px|"Man, I hate menial labor. Don't they have machines that can do this?"]]
The [[Decepticon]]s conquer [[Paradron]], a world inhabited by pacifistic [[Autobot]]s.

==Detailed synopsis==
In space, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] are pursuing [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]. Following him into an asteroid field, the two Decepticons are surprised to see the other [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s. In the firefight, Scourge is damaged, so Cyclonus argues that they charge them. However, the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and do further damage to the Decepticons. Cyclonus spots a vortex and decides to take refuge in it. Once they've passed through, they find a planet that looks similar to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Golden Age]]. Further analysis is discontinued, however, as they crash hard.

Nursed back to health by the natives, the Decepticons discover that the planet, called [[Paradron]], is inhabited by Autobots. Native [[Sandstorm]] greets the two Decepticons, explaining their pacifistic ways, but Cyclonus and Scourge get a little too much [[energon]]...of which the planet has an unlimited supply. Contacting [[Chaar]], they inform [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] of the discovery. Sandstorm calls an assembly, warning the populace that Cyclonus and Scourge are dangerous, but the others ignore his warnings. Soon enough, the Decepticons arrive and declare the planet a part of the [[Decepticon Empire]]. Naturally, the Paradrons don't agree with that, one claiming outright that the planet is a [[democracy]]. Galvatron shoots the dissenter.

Taken to a prison, Sandstorm manages to escape, but [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] follow him. They knock him off a bridge, but Sandstorm flies away and manages to lose the two Decepticons. Heading for a long-abandoned spaceship, Sandstorm manages to power it up and take off, narrowly avoiding [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]].

Making contact with the Autobots, Sandstorm explains that his ancestors left Cybertron during the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|fourth great war]] to escape the violence. The Autobots, knowing that they can't let the Decepticons have Paradron's energon, head for the planet. By now, the Decepticons have dug in and are using the Paradrons as slave labor. Detecting the Autobot ship, the Decepticons destroy the Autobots—or so they think, as the Autobots actually used the ship as a decoy. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] takes a team to secure the energon, while [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] takes [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Sandstorm, and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to rescue the prisoners.

Breaking through the prison defenses, the Autobots present the Paradrons with weapons, but the latter are reluctant to fight. Sandstorm claims that their forefathers would fight as well. The [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] gives them a simpler choice: fight or flee. Reluctantly, the Paradrons take up arms.

Unfortunately, the Decepticons' control over the planet is too firm. Unwilling to let them have Paradron, Rodimus orders Ultra Magnus to destroy the energon core, which will destroy the planet. Sandstorm objects at first, but agrees to the plan when he learns that the Paradrons can live on Cybertron. Using escape pods, the Paradrons flee the planet, while Magnus and Sandstorm head for the core. Planting a time bomb, the two Autobots hightail it out of there. Galvatron sneers at their cowardice, then remembers that Magnus is anything but a coward. Realizing that something is wrong, Galvatron orders the Decepticons to abandon the planet.

From space, the Autobots watch the planet explode. Sandstorm remarks that even in death, it's still beautiful. Rodimus callously says that Cybertron is better anyway. [[Primus]] [[wikipedia:Jesus wept#Use as an expletive|wept]].

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' October 15, 1986

'''Written by:''' Tony Cinciripini and Larry Leahy

==Notable quotes==
"I-is there something wrong with his timing program?"<br>
:—'''Sandstorm''', asking the question we're all thinking about Blurr.

"I've never seen anything this beautiful in the entire galaxy.... All right, give me the bomb."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' with one of the greatest lines in the universe.

"Run you Autobot cowards! Hhh...perhaps he isn't coward.... Something's wrong here!"
:—'''Galvatron''' mocks Ultra Magnus, then realizes they're in deep [[Slag (slang)|slag]].

"It's as beautiful in death as it was in life."<br>
"Well, no need to get all mushy. Cybertron's a better place anyway—not so...perfect."
:—A solemn '''Sandstorm''' witnessing the destruction of his home while '''Rodimus Prime''' callously mocks him for it. Jerk.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* When the Autobots are meeting on Paradon's moon, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] is seen among the group looking at Rodimus Prime. How the hell did he get better?
* Bruticus is shown as being only a few feet taller than Galvatron.
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]'s bizarre blue-and-orange alternate color scheme, previously seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", returns in a few shots during this episode.

===Continutity errors===
* Although this episode gives Sandstorm's origin, he first appeared in [[Starscream's Ghost]]. [[Ariel Assault|Gee, thats ''never'' happened before.]][[To sell toys|Wonder why]]?
* When contacting Chaar, only [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and a [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] are shown, yet the voice that speaks is clearly [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. He even uses Shrapnel's unique repetition of dialogue, dialogue.
* Bruticus talks like Cyclonus in this episode.
* Brawl is shown helping [[Headstrong]] man a large gun at the same time as Bruticus is with Galvatron.
* Sandstorm claims his ancestors left during the fourth great war. According to [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]], the [[Great War|current war]] is the third.
* Apparently, Rodimus Prime is willing to destroy a whole planet rather let the Decepticons have it. And people wonder why everyone else prefers [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

===Transformers references===
* Paradron would appear in [[Dreamwave]]'s [[Micromasters|Micromaster comics]] and be the location of [[Golden Disk (Paradron)|an important plot device]].

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Trivia

===Keywords===
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