Mission Accomplished

2008-04-27T20:26:19Z

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[[Image:Offlinescream.JPG|right|thumb|300px|I've fallen, and I can't get up.]]

'''Convinced there are no Decepticons left on Earth, the Elite Guard prepares to take Optimus Prime and his crew back to Cybertron, unaware of the increasing Decepticon activity taking place under their very noses.'''

==Summary==
The Autobot Ironhide sends a message to the Earth Autobots, revealing he is under attack from Decepticons, and has already lost one [[space bridge]]. He requests back up but the transmission is cut off. Ultra Magnus explains this is but one of many reports of rising Decepticon activity. Jazz thinks it is due to the rumours of Megatron's survival, and Sentinel can't resist an opportunity to make a snide comment about the source of those rumours; Optimus Prime. Magnus decides that all Earth bound Autobots will make preparations to leave the planet, and when Optimus protests due to the presence of Decepticons on Earth, Ultra Magnus brushes him off. When Optimus tries to make his case, Sentinel butts in with another tirade about putting Prime up for an inquiry, with Optimus seeing it as merely another word for court martial. Ultra Magnus tries to make his position clear; that in the long run, everyone is better off believing Megatron is dead, rather then cause panic among the Autobots and strengthen the resolve of the Decepticons by putting forward the idea of the Decepticon leader surviving, and the All Spark being destroyed. An outraged Prime is forced into compliance.

Back at the factory, Sari is heartbroken by the idea of her friends being forced to leave Earth. The situation is made worse when Sentinel shows up, and with his usual grace and tact, tells Sari to belt up, and officially inducts Optimus' team in the war effort. In the middle of insulting the "repair grunts", he makes a gesture of sorts to Optimus; do as Ultra Magnus says, admit he's been lying and Sentinel will use his connections to get Optimus' military career back on track, as thanks for the recent Headmaster incident. When Optimus tells him what to do with his offer, Sentinel places him under formal arrest.

[[Image:Tooyoungtodie.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Go to your happy place, Screamer.]]
On a garbage scow moving along the river, Starscream suddenly reactivates. Disorientated, he panics when he realises not only can he not pick up any Decepticon energy signatures, he can't even pick up his own! After a moment of shock, he recovers and gets his bearings, he's alive and still on Earth. Furious at Megatron's attempt on his life, he transforms and blasts off into the sky.

At the Decepticon base, Blitwing and Lugnut successfully test out Professor Sumdac's new Decepticon signal dampener. Mildly impressed, Megatron quickly moves on, demanding the creation of a subspace communicator so he can contact his forces in space so he can call off the skirmishes until he can build his own space bridge. When Sumdac comments that Earth technology is too primitive, he smugly informs him that they will simply steal the required tech from the Elite Guard's ship. Meanwhile, the Autobots are trying to figure out what to do with Sari, and take her to the most together human they know; Captain Fanzone, although they do point out a lot of the humans they know are criminally insane. While they handle that, Optimus is on the Elite Guard's ship, with Sentinel still trying to convince him to play ball. While they argue, Lugnut and Blitzwing tunnel under the ship's shield, and steal a tachyon generator. As they make their escape, they fail to notice Starscream tailing them back to base.

[[Image:Swordscream.JPG|Left|thumb|200px|And so begins the greatest TF montage of all time.]]
As Lugnut presents his prize to Megatron, Starscream makes his presence known. What follows is a quick but decisive victory for Megatron who simply slashes Starscream, before blasting him point blank. Lugnut checks to see if Starscream is still online, and finding no spark, helps Blitzing toss his corpse into the river. After floating downstream, Starscream suddenly reactivates. He realises he lacks a spark, and discovers he is being kept alive by a fragment of the AllSpark buried in his head, effectively making him an immortal. Delighted, he declares the end of the Megatron's era. As Megatron sends his message out to the Decepticons, Starscream attacks!...and is promptly killed again. After a couple more fruitless attempts, he starts to wonder if he needs a new strategy. His fragment allows him to locate a second shard, and a plan begins to formulate...

==Stats==

*'''Written by:'''
*'''Directed by:'''
*'''Original airdate:''' April 26, 2008

===Featured characters===


(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] (1)
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (15)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Lugnut|Lugnut]] (13)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (12)
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (14)
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (16)

|}

==Quotes==
"You dare strike ME, Megatron? After all my loyal stellar cycles of- wh- wu- wait, where is everybody?"
:{{m-}}On coming back from the dead, '''Starscream''''s speech-making tendencies outweigh his observational skills.

"Is that the best you could do, Starscream? And to think you actually believed you could take over as leader of the Decepticons. You couldn't lead a parade."
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' gives Starscream [[The Transformers: The Movie|a hint]].

"Fellow Decepticons, take heed. Your leader, Megatron, still lives! Though we remain dispersed throughout the far reaches of the galaxy, exiled from our true home, we are all still Decepticons, united by a common purpose. The time has come for us to put aside our differences, and act as one under my undisputed leadership. Only then can we cast off the shackles of Autobot oppression. Working together, we can raise up our glorious Empire once more, and crush all who stand in our way!"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' has a good speechwriter.

"STARSCREAM!"<br>
"Sorry, you must have me confused with some other harrier jet"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream'''. I don't think he bought it, Screamer.

"Yeesh, Optimus, think you could have drawn that one out any longer?"<br>
"You're welcome, Sentinel."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Sentinel Prime''' and '''Optimus Prime''', same old song and dance.

==Other notes==
*This episode was first broadcast in Canada on April 26, one week before its United States premiere, and during the American premiere of the episode [[The Return of the Headmaster|The Return of the Headmaster]].

===Continuity errors===
*On the previous episodes the Autobots were seen cleaning up the place where they battled Megatron, thus one of them would have to have thrown Starscream corpse into the trash. Kinda cold hearted there.
*Megatron and the other Decepticons don't seem to wonder why it is that Starscream keeps coming back, despite the fact that they note that his spark compartment is empty.
*Megatron shattered Starscream's yellow cockpit the first time he "kills" him, leaving his empty spark chamber visible. When Starscream pulls a Captain Jack, it is still missing. After he sees his reflection in the water, it suddenly reapppears.

===Transformers references===
*Much like [[Starscream (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] is now immortal, only this time they actually explain why.

===Real-world references===
* Starscream refers to his disguise as a "Harrier Jet." Which he is not.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*Along with [[Transformer|machines]], it seems [[Captain Fanzone]] doesn't like kids.
*Starscream gets beaten up by Megatron (and thrown into a river) five times in a ''single episode''. Must be a new record.
* Double agent...[[Sideways|Hmm...]]

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