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2012-03-18T03:35:34Z

71.162.111.228: New page: How does Ratchet confront demons from his past in this episode?~~~~

How does Ratchet confront demons from his past in this episode?[[Special:Contributions/71.162.111.228|71.162.111.228]] 23:35, 17 March 2012 (EDT)

Operation Bumblebee, Part 2

2012-03-18T02:40:45Z

71.162.111.228: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 31
|prev=Operation Bumblebee, Part 1
|next=Loose Cannons
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|title="Operation Bumblebee, Part 2"
|airdate=[[March 17]], [[2012]]
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|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Bumblebee discovers that MECH and Starscream are responsible for his troubles; Ratchet confronts demons from his Cybertronian past.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

"...I think I just leaked some transmission fluid."

—'''Knock Out''' sums up how intimidating his master truly is.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===

===Transformers references===
*While delirious, Ratchet refers to [[Fuzor]]s, and even names [[Bantor (Prime)|Bantor]], a reference to [[Bantor (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Bantor]].
*Optimus mentions [[Solus Prime]], one the [[Thirteen]].

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* Ratchet's random (and awkward) gibberish while in stasis is similar to Fowler's random sayings in [[Darkness Rising, Part 4]], and [[Darkness Rising, Part 5|5]].
* When Agent Fowler relays the information on MECH's whereabouts to Bumblebee, he says it really slowly and condescendingly, as if he believes Bumblebee has trouble understanding English, rather than just mute. Agent Fowler's kind of a dick.
*Starscream made fun of Bumblebee losing his T-Cog. Then when he destroyed Bumblebee's, Mech stole his. He got what was coming for him.

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[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Operation Bumblebee, Part 2

2012-03-18T02:40:12Z

71.162.111.228: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
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|next=Loose Cannons
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|title="Operation Bumblebee, Part 2"
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|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
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'''Bumblebee discovers that MECH and Starscream are responsible for his troubles; Ratchet confronts demons from his Cybertronian past.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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}}
==Quotes==

"...I think I just leaked some transmission fluid."

—'''Knock Out''' sums up how intimidating his master truly is.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===

===Transformers references===
*While delirious, Ratchet refers to [[Fuzor]]s, and even names [[Bantor (Prime)|Bantor]], a reference to [[Bantor (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Bantor]].
*Optimus mentions [[Solus Prime]], one the [[Thirteeen]].

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* Ratchet's random (and awkward) gibberish while in stasis is similar to Fowler's random sayings in [[Darkness Rising, Part 4]], and [[Darkness Rising, Part 5|5]].
* When Agent Fowler relays the information on MECH's whereabouts to Bumblebee, he says it really slowly and condescendingly, as if he believes Bumblebee has trouble understanding English, rather than just mute. Agent Fowler's kind of a dick.
*Starscream made fun of Bumblebee losing his T-Cog. Then when he destroyed Bumblebee's, Mech stole his. He got what was coming for him.

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[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Orion Pax, Part 1

2012-03-18T02:38:46Z

71.162.111.228: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 27
|prev=One Shall Rise, Part 3
|next=Orion Pax, Part 2
|image=
|caption=
|title="Orion Pax, Part 1"
|airdate=[[February 18]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

{{picsneeded}}

'''Megatron manipulates the impaired Optimus into joining the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
With the [[Autobot]]s back at base after [[Unicron]]'s defeat, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] grimly outlines the situation and speculates that [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] has reverted to Orion Pax, his pre-Prime self.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] makes a ship-wide announcement that Orion Pax is to be treated as a guest. [[Airachnid]] doesn't think it's wise to let an Autobot on board, but Megatron isn't concerned and has his own plans for Orion. Elsewhere on the ship, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] affixes a new [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]] to Orion's shoulder.

[[William Fowler|Fowler]] wonders why they can't just track down Optimus's signal, but Ratchet says it hasn't been on their sensors since they left the [[Earth]]'s core. They must find some way to track down Optimus regardless, so they can somehow restore his memory. The best bet seems to be to use the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], but the problem is, [[Vector Sigma]]'s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Megatron begins to fill Orion Pax in on what's been happening, spinning a yarn about how Orion has been a captive of the Autobots, who are led by the Warlord Ratchet. Orion is shocked at the images Megatron shows him of a war-ravaged Cybertron.

[[June Darby|June]] announces that there's no way [[Jack Darby|Jack]] is going to Cybertron, but Ratchet says only Jack can use the key to access Vector Sigma. The point's moot anyway, as they don't have any way to get to Cybertron. As [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] points out, the [[GroundBridge]] barely made orbit, though [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] wonders why Ratchet can't just "turbo-charge" it.

With Megatron finished "informing" Orion, the latter vows to help the Decepticons overcome Ratchet and the Autobots. Megatron has [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] remove any incriminating evidence from the ship's data core so Orion can be put to work furthering the Decepticon cause without any risk of him finding anything embarrassing.

[[Sierra]] turns up at [[KO Burger]] to visit Jack as he works at the drive through, confused that she never sees him outside school. Their discussion is interrupted by [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] picking him up as his shift ends. Sierra jumps to the obvious conclusion after hearing the female voice, and seems unconvinced by Jack's claim that it's his mother. Arcee reports that they haven't detected Optimus yet.

Megatron discusses their new comrade with Knock Out, specifically his task to decrypt records stolen from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives near the end of the War. Knock Out wonders if they shouldn't beef up the security, but Megatron feels that Orion will work better if he feels he is not under threat. In any case, Orion's workstation has been located close to the [[energon]] storage, which is under heavy guard.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], Ratchet is "tinkering" with the GroundBridge.

Orion has managed to decode some of the data from the Iacon archives, giving coordinates on Earth of stashed Cybertronian technology, possibly weapons. He is puzzled by the absence from the ''Nemesis'' of [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] who is mentioned in the documents as being Megatron's second-in-command, but Megatron claims Starscream is dead. Megatron returns to the bridge, where he tells Soundwave he's concerned that Orion will soon learn the truth.

Fowler contacts the Autobots to let them know that the Decepticons are attacking one of the military bases they hit two months before. Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee respond, finding Knock Out and Breakdown in the process of stealing a power source. As the pair GroundBridge out, Arcee races through after them and begins speeding through the ''Nemesis'', bashing Vehicons and hunting for Optimus. Soundwave soon relays her presence to Megatron, and though Airachnid offers to deal with it, Megatron sends Soundwave to ensure the Autobot is escorted off the ship. Alerted by the fighting, Orion emerges from his quarters, but Soundwave manages to GroundBridge Arcee off the ship just before Orion can see her.

Deposited somewhere Arctic, Arcee is soon back at base admitting she didn't succeed in determining the location of the ship or whether Optimus was even aboard. Fowler makes a brief call to yell at them for the human casualties at the base, and tensions among the Autobots soon spill over into arguing. Jack, however, believes they can commandeer the Decepticon [[space bridge]] once it's complete, and use it to reach Cybertron. The Autobots are doubtful, but determined to try and find the space bridge.

Meanwhile, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] sneaks back on board the ''Nemesis'' to steal a stack of [[energon cube]]s. Though he deals with the Vehicons guarding the energon storage, more are on their way, and he's forced to duck into a nearby room. His relief is momentary, as he finds himself face to face with Optimus Prime.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (11)
*[[Airachnid]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|"Orion Pax"]] (13)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (14)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (15)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (17)
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*[[William Fowler]] (5)
*[[June Darby]] (6)
*[[Jack Darby]] (7)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)
*[[Sierra]] (16)

|c4=
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (18)

}}

==Quotes==
"—and the first to address him as Optimus Prime will have their voice box torn out."
:—'''Megatron''' makes plain the penalty for failure.

"Your mom looks good in leather, on your bike..."
:—'''Sierra''' is unconvinced that [[Arcee (Prime)|the girl on the motorcycle]] is really Jack's mom

"One question, Megatron, why are we called 'Decepticons'?"<br>
"Another craven Autobot scare tactic. The name was meant to demonize us. Instead, we wear it as a badge of honor. For if speaking the truth is deception, then we are gladly guilty."
:—"'''Orion Pax'''" is (ironically) deceived by '''Megatron'''.

"Bulkhead—"<br>
"What? ''You needed that?!''"
:—'''Ratchet''' is eternally frustrated, and '''Bulkhead''' should invest in a punching bag.

"Whoa, that's a pretty good idea!"<br>
"Oh, well if ''Miko'' thinks it's a good idea..."
:—'''Miko''' gets no respect from '''Arcee'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*During his first appearance, the scar on Starscream's right cheek is missing. In the next scene however, it's suddenly there. It also disappears when the lights are flickering after he killed two Vehicons.
*The Vehicons fail to notice that Starscream is flying in formation behind them, and don't hear him land with them inside the ship, even though on both occasions Starscream is no more than a dozen or so meters behind them.

===Continuity notes===
* Fowler refers to the "microchip in his butt" that allows the government to track him, which was previously used for that purpose by the Autobots in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]".
*Starscream's absence is finally acknowledged by Megatron after his supposed capture in "[[Partners]]". He evidently realized that Starscream may have betrayed him again and ordered him to be detained if he returned.
*Megatron refers to Ratchet as the "Doctor of Doom", as the Autobot medic called himself in "[[Stronger, Faster]]".
*The Decepticons previously attempted to seize the same power source in "[[One Shall Fall]]", which according to Agent Fowler, was two months before this episode.
*Starscream still has the scar on his right cheek inflicted by Arcee in "[[Partners]]".

===Continuity errors===
*Ratchet says that Optimus' signal never reappeared at the end of "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]", even though it did.

===Transformers references===
*In summarizing his version of history for Orion, Megatron uses the rather specific terminology of "exodus" and "war for Cybertron", pretty blatantly alluding to the [[Transformers: Exodus|novel]] and [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|video game]]. In particular, the first name-drop is kinda forced, as the word isn't even used correctly: Megatron says they are "in exodus on another world", but he means [[Transformers: Exiles|"exile"]].
*Fowler calls Orion a "librarian" in disbelief that he has lost his memories: this was Megatron's favored insult for Optimus in ''Exodus''.
*Megatron refers to the storming of the Hall of Records in the final days of the war for Cybertron; ''Exodus'' climaxed with the Decepticons storming Iacon, and, in ''[[Transformers: Exiles| Exiles]]'', the building is occupied.
*Ratchet remarks that if the government shuts down [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], then maybe they'll "fire them into space", a fate that befell the Autobots when they fell out of favour with humanity in both the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]" and the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' film. His other suggestion, that they be shipped off to "some island", feels like a reference to ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', the cast of which operates on an isolated island (this episode's writer, Nicole Dubuc, is also the head writer for ''Rescue Bots'', strengthening the potential allusion).
*Arcee remarks that perhaps Optimus gave Jack the Key to Vector Sigma because he thought there was "more to Jack than meets the eye".

===Trivia===
*A 12-minute sneak preview of this episode was made available On Demand on [[February 10]], 2012.
*Polygon resolved the issue of the seemingly empty [[Jasper]] with roving cars!
* One has to wonder why Megatron would have told Optimus that Starscream was dead, if he was also prepared for Starscream to return alive.
* The Decepticon GroundBridge seems to be able to open anywhere inside the ship, since Arcee enters in the middle of one hallway, only to be sent back out at the end of a completely different one.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Operation Bumblebee, Part 2

2012-03-18T02:34:58Z

71.162.111.228: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 31
|prev=Operation Bumblebee, Part 1
|next=Loose Cannons
|image=
|caption=
|title="Operation Bumblebee, Part 2"
|airdate=[[March 17]], [[2012]]
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Bumblebee discovers that MECH and Starscream are responsible for his troubles; Ratchet confronts demons from his Cybertronian past.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c2=
|c3=

}}
==Quotes==

"...I think I just leaked some transmission fluid."

—'''Knock Out''' sums up how intimidating his master truly is.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===

===Transformers references===
*While delirious, Ratchet refers to [[Fuzor]]s, and even names [[Bantor (Prime)|Bantor]], a reference to [[Bantor (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Bantor]].

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* Ratchet's random (and awkward) gibberish while in stasis is similar to Fowler's random sayings in [[Darkness Rising, Part 4]], and [[Darkness Rising, Part 5|5]].
* When Agent Fowler relays the information on MECH's whereabouts to Bumblebee, he says it really slowly and condescendingly, as if he believes Bumblebee has trouble understanding English, rather than just mute. Agent Fowler's kind of a dick.
*Starscream made fun of Bumblebee losing his T-Cog. Then when he destroyed Bumblebee's, Mech stole his. He got what was coming for him.

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[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Fuzor

2012-03-18T02:32:06Z

71.162.111.228: /* IDW Beast Wars comics */

[[Image:Fuzorslogo.jpg|center|300px|]]

:''A Fuzor is a type of [[Transformer]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Coming of the Fuzors 1 Quickstrike intro.jpg|right|300px|thumb|All they wanted was a [[Wikipedia:Spider goat|stronger polymer]].]]

A '''Fuzor''' is a Transformer whose alternate mode is a fusion of two or more distinct kinds of beasts. The condition can be brought on by a [[stasis pod]] malfunction, which can cause its [[DNA scanner]] to choose two native life forms simultaneously and combine them. Such malfunctions happened on prehistoric Earth, in the wake of the [[quantum surge]] caused by the destruction of the [[Vok]] [[Planet Buster]].

Known Fuzors include:

{{collist|2|
* [[Air Hammer]]
* [[Bantor]]
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]
* [[Injector]]
* [[Magmatron]]
* [[Noctorro]]
* [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]
* [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]
* [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]]
* [[Terragator]]
* [[Tigerhawk]]
* [[Torca]]
}}

In addition, the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] were previously Fuzors who were affected by Megatron's anti-transformation virus:

* [[Icebird]]
* [[Poison Bite]]
* [[Razor Claw]]
* [[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]]

The earlier, Fuzor forms of these characters have never been seen.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[Image:Coming of the Fuzors 1 Megatron fuzors.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"So when do we get our candy?" "And why do you keep touching us?"]]
The energies of the [[Planet Buster]] caused a multitude of orbiting [[Stasis pod|stasis pods]] to crash to prehistoric [[Earth]] during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. Many of these pods were damaged in the process. Replication errors caused at least two such pods to produce Transformers with beast modes that were composed of two different animals mixed together: Silverbolt and Quickstrike.

Each of them had significant data track loss, and had personalities dominated by a single trait (Silverbolt had chivalry, while Quickstrike had cruelty). It is unclear whether these are common traits of Fuzors, or if the stasis pods experienced additional damage beyond the [[DNA scanner|DNA scanners]]. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

These two might have been partially [[Transmetal]]; the attack of the Vok [[Metal Hunter]] incapacitated the normal Beast Warriors, but the Transmetals and Fuzors quickly recovered from it. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

The practical upshot of this is that these two may well be very unusual Fuzors.

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:Crosssell-fuzors.jpg|right|400px|thumb|But beware, more are coming!]]
*'''Fuzors''' (1998)
*''Basic''
**[[Air Hammer]]
**[[Bantor]]
**[[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]
**[[Noctorro]]
**[[Terragator]]
**[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]
*''Deluxe''
**[[Injector]]
**[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]
**[[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]]
**[[Torca]]

==Notes==
* Magmatron is unique among the Fuzors in that he has three complete beast modes, which can operate separately as well as combined; he is identified as a "Tri-dinosaur Fuzor".
* [[Tigerhawk]], a fusion of two different beasts, was not officially identified as a Fuzor at any point during the Beast Wars line—presumably because the Fuzor subline had been discontinued by the time of his release, in favor of the [[Transmetal 2]] subline. It wasn't until 2010 that [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2]] declared him to finally be one.
* Evidently, it seemed that someone at Hasbro really liked the concept of mixing together wild animals to create new monstrous beasts: the same premise was used for their Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect sub-line, launched at the same time as the Fuzors were released, and advertised in the same toy catalogues.
* Hasbro reused the term "Fuzor" when launching its Zoids: Fuzors sub-line.

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