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Masquerade

2008-04-20T16:24:09Z

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[[Image:Masquerade Menasors.JPG|thumb|350px|Menasor crush...destroy [[knockoff]].]]
{{episodenav|g1|season=2|48|prev=The Revenge of Bruticus|next=B.O.T. (episode)}}
{{episodenav|SRLFtoon|61|prev=War Dawn|next=Fire in the Sky}}

'''After defeating the Stunticons, five of the Autobots pose as the crazed combiners to learn of Megatron's newest plan.'''

==Detailed synopsis==
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] sends the [[Stunticon]]s on a mission to find components for an unrevealed purpose, including the world’s largest, most perfect ruby. While searching for their components, the actions of the Stunticons catch the attention of the [[Autobot]]s, who track their movements and their crimes. Breakdown and Wildrider get the first component: laser lenses from a scientist. Dead End and Drag Strip get the second component: an experimental generator from the Army. Motormaster gets the last one: a perfect ruby from a museum.

[[Image:Masquerade Prime Motormaster chicken.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Shortly after this, Menasor threw up.]]
The Autobots split into teams and manage to be extremely effective at capturing the Stunticons in the middle of their capers. [[Grapple]], [[Hoist]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] take on [[Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider]]. [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Tracks]] take on [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip]]. Finally, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Blaster]], and [[Spike Witwicky]] go for [[Motormaster]], who challenges the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] to a game of “chicken” and ends up in a head-on collision. Spike, Bumblebee, and Blaster peer through the dust to see who survived, and it turns out that Optimus is the clear victor, while Motormaster lies in a wreck.

[[Image:Sideswipe FakeBreakdown.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sideswipe? I, Breakdown, have never heard of such a being!]]
Although all five Stunticons have been captured, the Autobots still don’t know what their plans were for the components they stole for Megatron. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] guesses that the parts are going to be made into a weapon. (Nooo, really?) Optimus hatches a scheme to disguise Autobots using camouflage paint and penetrate the Decepticon camp disguised as Stunticons: Optimus Prime as Motormaster, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] as Dead End, [[Sideswipe]] as Breakdown, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] as Drag Strip, and [[Windcharger]] as Wildrider.

The disguised Autobots infiltrate the Decepticons, although their arrival causes some raised eyebrows because they are driving too "safely". They deliver the stolen components to Megatron without being detected.

Back at the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Stunticons manage to shimmy and shake their way out of their cells, merge into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and overcome their Autobot captors. They then head back to the Decepticon base.

The Constructicons complete Megatron’s new weapon, and he reveals its power, but just then Menasor arrives and declares the Autobots as infiltrators. Using Windcharger’s electric field ability and Mirage’s illusion power, the Autobots merge into their own Menasor. The two giants battle it out, and the Autobots are overcome. Megatron trains the new weapon on the Autobots, but the device blows up in his face after a few scattered shots.

Autobot reinforcements arrive, and the Decepticons flee without their usual promises for revenge. It is revealed that Ironhide had made adjustments to the ruby back at Autobot HQ, which caused the device to explode. The Autobots head for home, victorious.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' November 28, 1985 
'''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]]
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
* [[Warpath]]
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
* [[Windcharger]]
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
* [[Motormaster]]
* [[Drag Strip]]
* [[Dead End]]
* [[Wildrider]]
* [[Breakdown]]
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
* [[Spike Witwicky]]

'''Guests'''
*

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

==Notable quotes==
"A near miss deserves a couple of near-missiles!"
:—'''Inferno'''

"I'm probably going to hate myself in the morning, but..." 
:—'''Inferno''' before he douses the flames on the Stunticon Breakdown

"Blam! Boom! Pow! I'm going to make that hot rod even hotter. HA HA HA!"
:—'''Warpath''' firing on the Stunticons Dead End and Dragstrip

"Well, look who's here! The old King of the Road! When I'm finished with ya, you'll be King of the Junkyard!"
:—'''Motormaster''' taunting '''Optimus Prime''' into a game of chicken

"You did it! You did it, Optimus! You stuffed that loudmouth once and for all." 
"I...hope so, Spike, because I'd hate to go through that again."
:—'''Spike''' congratulates a shaken '''Optimus''' after he recovers from a head-on collision with Motormaster.

''[The Autobots are towing the defeated Stunticons to the ''Ark'']'' 
'''Wheeljack''': "Here they come." 
'''Ratchet''': "I won't bother asking who won." 
'''Breakdown''' ''(taking note of the Autobots looking at them)'': "They're gawking at us! How mortifrying!" 
'''Dead End''': "The word, Breakdown, is mortiFYing, my sentiment exactly." 
'''Motormaster''': "I'm in no mood for your big words, Dead End." 
'''Ironhide''': "For you, Motormouth, this '''IS''' a dead end." 
:—'''Motormaster''' complains about Dead End's SAT-level vocabulary, and '''Ironhide''' tells him off as the Autobots drag them off.

"Man, Optimus. You're a dead ringer for Motormaster." 
"Did you have to say 'dead ringer', Spike?"
:—'''Spike Witwicky'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s vocabulary causes '''Optimus Prime''' to wince.

"All right, then...ah...Stunticons, let's roll for it. "
:—'''Optimus Prime''' disguises as Motormaster.

"Everybody out for bad behavoir!" 
:-'''Breakdown''' after freeing himself and laying out Inferno, Grapple, and Hoist.

"Imagine my turning that ray on the Autobots' headquarters. Perhaps when it's gone, someone will put up a memorial parking lot. Mwahaha!"
:—'''Megatron'''

"Machine appears unstable. Suggest abandoning it." 
"Suggestion noted—and ignored!"
:—'''Soundwave''' warns '''Megatron''', for all the good it does.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[Image:Huge Ironhide and Small Ratchet.jpg|thumb|150px|Introducing ''Ultra class'' Ironhide and ''Scout class'' Ratchet.]]
* As a result of animation cels being stacked incorrectly, Ratchet appears teeny-tiny in the front of a crowd shot, making Ironhide look colossal by comparison. The tiny Ratchet should, of course, be (barely visible) at the ''back'' of the crowd.
* When the real Menasor takes off to warn Megatron, he has an Autobot insignia.

===Continuity errors===
* reference

===Transformers references===

* Megatron's line "Suggestion noted...AND IGNORED!" when Soundwave warns him would be revisited during the [[Nemesis, Part 2|Beast Wars]] when his [[Megatron (BW)|namesake]] utters those exact sentiments to [[Dinobot II]] on board the ''[[Nemesis]]''.

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

===Miscellaneous trivia===
[[Image:Soundwave fly.jpg|thumb|150px|In fact, Soundwave can fly in his [[alt mode]], too.]]
* Ratchet's voice actor in this episode is [[Wally Burr]], not the usual [[Don Messick]], and it shows.
* Although Mirage had illusion-creating powers described in his [[bio]], the show limited it to him simply being able to turn invisible in all but this one instance, leaving it a bit anomalous within the cartoon series itself. This limitation occurred, of course, because Mirage being able to create illusions was rather redundant in the face of Hound being able to do exactly the same thing. Per their bios, though, illusions were actually supposed to be Mirage's "thing", while Hound used his holograms to create ''maps'' and could only make simple images on rare occasions.
* Did anyone know that Soundwave can fly in his tape deck mode? Because at the end of this episode he transforms and then flies off behind Starscream.

===Keywords===
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==External links==
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Cosmic Rust (episode)

2008-04-20T02:05:12Z

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{{disambig2|episode of which Cosmic Rust appears|titular term of the episode|Cosmic Rust}}
{{episodenav|g1|season=2|45|prev=Trans-Europe Express|next=Starscream's Brigade}}
{{episodenav|SRLFtoon|48|prev=Trans-Europe Express|next=The Core}}

[[Image:Rusted_megatron.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Don't ask, dude... Don't ask.]]
'''After finding a new weapon, Megatron becomes infected with a strange disease...one he intends to use against the Autobots.'''

*'''Japanese title:''' "The Terrifying Cosmic Rust!"

==Detailed synopsis==
[[Image:Cosmic Rust Megatron infected.JPG|thumb|left|150px|[[JaAm|WhY mY sHoUlDeRs hURt?]]]]
While flying through space in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Megatron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] discover a planet with the Autobot [[Insignia|symbol]] visible from orbit. Heading to investigate, they find a deserted city and a pillar inscribed with [[Cybertronian languages|Ancient Autobot]]. Activating a recorded message, they are warned to leave, or never return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]...all in [[Wheelie|rhyme]]. Disregarding the warnings, the [[Decepticon]]s discover a [[Lightning Bug]]. While attempting to move it, they set it off, causing the ceiling above them to be destroyed. Megatron is pleased{{m-}}the Autobots have created a weapon that will allow him to destroy them. While leaving the planet, an asteroid follows Astrotrain (look, just go with the flow) and Megatron destroys it. Bad idea, as the debris penetrates Astrotrain, with one piece hitting Megatron in the shoulder. Heading for their [[Decepticon space cruiser|base]], Starscream removes the rock, only to discover that Megatron's shoulder is covered in ruuusttt.

In [[New York]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] is being awarded for his creation of [[corrostop]], a new solution which prevents rust and corrosion. The Autobots plan to spray all the world's monuments with it, but for the moment, they only have enough to spray the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Meanwhile, Megatron's health is deteriorating rapidly, and he orders the [[Stunticon]]s to bring him Perceptor. Heading for Liberty Island, the Decepticons capture Perceptor and load him into [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s in pursuit. The Autobot jets follow the kidnappers all the way to the Decepticon base, but the [[Conehead]]s use the Lightning Bug to drive them off.

Taken within their base, Perceptor is horrified to discover that Megatron is covered in rust. The [[Decepticon leader]] offers Perceptor a chance to end the [[Great War|war]] in exchange for curing him. As Perceptor analyzes the Decepticon, he discovers that Megatron is infected with a metallic plague and that the lightning bug is exacerbating the condition. Perceptor offers Megatron corrostop, which manages to wash the rust away. Megatron declares that the Decepticons are about to be cured.

[[Image:Kentucky_fried_aerialbot.jpg|right|thumb|Kentucky Fried Aerialbot.]]
At the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Aerialbots are explaining what happened to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], when Megatron contacts the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Megatron says that Prime has until noon to reach Perceptor, or sunlight focused through his lens will ignite the fuse on a bomb and blow him to pieces. Despite knowing it's a trap, Prime takes all the Autobots with him to rescue Perceptor. As the Autobots arrive, Perceptor warns them to keep away, but Prime pulls Perceptor away once the bomb ignites and explodes, only for Perceptor to reveal that he is infected with [[Cosmic Rust]].

[[Image:Cosmic Rust Perceptor kick.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Fonzie would be proud.]]
Returning to the base, the Autobots query [[Teletraan I]], who tells them of the fate of [[Antilla]], the world the Decepticons visited. Then, the Autobots notice that they're infected with Cosmic Rust as well. Worse, Megatron is using the Lightning Bug to make the plague spread. Their only hope is corrostop, but [[Cosmos]] and [[Blaster]] have discovered that [[Element X]], an important ingredient for making Corrostop, is gone. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] suspects that they can use the matter duplicator to make more, if he and Perceptor can fix it. Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] does his best to stem the tide, but they're fading fast. Megatron is watching via [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], loving every minute of it, only to learn that the matter duplicator now works, thanks to a [[wikipedia:kick|unique solution]] provided by Perceptor. All they need is some corrostop from the Statue of Liberty to replicate.

[[Image:Cosmic Rust Autobots Statue of Liberty.JPG|thumb|150px|"You maniacs! You blew it up!"]]
Heading to the Statue of Liberty, Megatron orders the Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and use the Lightning Bug to destroy the statue. However, the Autobots are already there, and the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. The Autobot [[combiner]] is able to defeat [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and destroy the Lightning Bug. Megatron, out of ideas, orders a retreat. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] is quite pleased: they not only saved themselves, but also Lady Liberty.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 26, 1985

'''Written by:''' Paul Davids

==Notable quotes==

"Starscream! Keep your grubby fingers off that, it could be a booby trap!" 
"What trap? This is a prehistoric communication device, you uneducated dolt!" 
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''', doing what they do best.

"Where there's a curse on the door, there's treasure on the other side." 
:{{m-}}'''Starscream''', who has never seen an Indiana Jones movie.

"Unfortunately, the operation is successful."
:-'''Starscream''' after removing an infected meteor fragment from Megatron

"It's some weird kind of heat ray—and it ''works''!" 
:—'''Air Raid''' expressing a not-unjustified amazement at the efficiency of the Decepticons' weapon-of-the-day

"Somebody's gotta get us back to Cybertron, Prime. I never thought the end would come like this." 
:—'''Bumblebee''', dying from Cosmic Rust and apparently wanting to destroy his home planet.

"The Cosmic Rust has infiltrated your logic circuits." 
"Maybe so, but I'll bet it hasn't affected my aim."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime'''.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Apparently, Blitzwing is large enough in [[alternate mode|flight mode]] to carry the Stunticons and Perceptor.

===Continuity errors===
* Astrotrain, who got damaged a lot more by the infectious meteor than Megatron, is never shown to be infected. Starscream should likewise be infected, having pulled out the asteroid fragment from Megatron, but again this is never shown. Megatron's statement that "Decepticons - '''we''' are about to be cured!" implies that he's not the only victim, though the story focus in general implies that he is.
* Couldn't Prime have moved the explosives away from the infected and very contagious Perceptor, rather than vice versa? Though the Cosmic Rust seems capable of spreading through the air, Prime could at least ''try'' not to get infected.
* According to Teletraan 1, the "Lost Legion" of Autobots had already colonized Antilla ''at [[MSTF|the dawn of time]]''. That's a pretty ambitious timetable!
* Apparently, the Decepticons' entire hope of victory relied on Menasor being able to destroy the Statue of Liberty with the Lightning Bug, and not Menasor's own tendency to smash everything he looks at.
* Perceptor didn't keep a ''single drop'' of Corrostop? Not even a laboratory sample? Not even inside the tanks of the spray hoses used to coat the Statue of Liberty?
* Despite its seemingly great potential for all sorts of useful purposes (or mischief, as the Decepticons are well aware of its existence), the Matter Duplicator is never seen again.

===Transformers references===
* References

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

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Megatron coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust, despite [[Humanizing#Coughing|not having lungs]].
* One wonders if the reason that the Decepticons haven't yet won the war is that Megatron himself is an enormous pansy. One little chunk of asteroid embedded in his shoulder has him throwing a fit about how terribly wounded he is.
* For some reason, Megatron would rather trust Starscream to give him medical attention than, say, ''anyone else on base''.

===Keywords===
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==External links==
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The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2

2008-04-19T23:34:54Z

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{{episodenav|g1|season=2|41|prev=The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|next=Aerial Assault}}
{{episodenav|SRLFtoon|43|prev=The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|next=Sea Change}}

[[Image:Aerialbots_group.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Optimus, remind us why this is a good idea again?]]

'''To counter the new Stunticons, the Autobots create the Aerialbots, but they turn out to be much less than was hoped for, and only one of them is worth his steel.'''

==Summary==
[[Image:KeyVectorSigma Alpha merge.JPG|thumb|left|150px|It's not a mystical experience, you morons! My hand's stuck! HELP! GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Autobots are busy converting old drone rockets into [[Earth]] planes. Once their redesigns are complete, they take the ships to [[Vector Sigma]]. However, without the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], which is in the possession of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], they cannot activate the supercomputer and give [[Personality component|Cybertronic personalities]] to the new bots. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], however, intends to activate it by merging his [[Spark|lifeforce]] with the computer. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] tries to stop him, but Alpha Trion merges with the supercomputer. It gives life to the new Aerialsbots: [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Slingshot]], [[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]], [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], and [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]].

[[Image:KeyVectorSigma2 Omega boom.JPG|thumb|150px|Vulnerability to plot: disturbing.]]
The Autobots and Aerialbots prepare to leave, but Alpha Trion gives Optimus a warning: the Key to Vector Sigma will have different properties on [[Earth]], which could destroy the planet. However, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] overhears this. Heading back to the surface, the Autobots and Aerialbots encounter more [[Centurion]]s, but the Aerialbots are able to get them to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega returns them to Earth, but suddenly explodes.

[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] begin working to restore Omega, while the Autobots and Aerialbots head toward the base with the [[superfuel]]. Shockwave contacts Megatron, informing him of the recent developments on Cybertron, and the Key's power, so Megatron decides to run some tests. At the base, the [[Human]]s believe that the Autobots attacked them, and openfire. Slingshot is pissed, but [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] reminds them that they are simply confused. Suddenly, they detect high speed movement. Optimus initially believes that its [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker|jet]]s, but its the Stunticons, who quickly overwhelm the Autobots, forcing the Aerialbots take to the air. Slingshot is attacked by [[Motormaster]]. Silverbolt goes to save him, but suddenly panics. Megatron, still testing the Key, orders the Stunticons to return to base.

[[Image:KeyVectorSigma2 key metal.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Turns everything it touches into lifeless metal. Just like Nickleback.]]
However, during the tests, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] trips and drops the Key, causing it to discharge its energy...turning the ground below it into metal. Megatron realizes that the Key can not only give life to machines, but also turn organic matter into metal. He now has a new plan—convert Earth into a new Cybertron.

Back at the base, the Aerialbots are unimpressed with the Autobots and disgusted with the Humans they are supposed to defend. Optimus confronts Silverbolt about his panic, and learns that Silverbolt is afraid of hights. In a questionable command decision, Silverbolt is appointed Aerialbot leader, hoping it will give him something to focus on other than fear. Soon, [[Teletraan I]] detects the energy emissions from the Key, and its result. The [[Decepticon]]s are heading toward the Seattle, and roll out. Meanwhile, Silverbolt attempts to convince the Aerialbots to return to the [[Ark (G1)|base]], saying that if they're the best, they should run the place. He shows them that the Decepticons will destroy them, showing how bad they are. He also shows the humans capacity for compassion, letting them see how Sparkplug continues to work on Omega while Ratchet goes to recharge. Convinced, the Aerialbots move out.

[[Image:KeyVectorSigma2 Superion Menasor.JPG|thumb|150px|Say hello to my little friend.]]
Near Seattle, the Stunticons are overwhelming the Autobots, with Optimus Prime about to be crushed to death, when the Aerialbots arrive and save the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Megatron and Optimus reveal their last aces in the hole, ordering the Stunticons and Aerialbots to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Superion]], respectively. Menasor has the strength advantage, but Omega Supreme arrives, and turns the tide. The Decepticons retreat with the Key, but Silverbolt races after Megatron, knocking from his hand and destroy the key. Silverbolt believes he's about to go splat, but Slingshot manages to save him. The Aerialbots are convinced to join the Autobots, while Optimus appears convinced that Alpha Trion made the right choice.

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==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' November 26, 1985

'''Written by:''' [[David Wise]]

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===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" |

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

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]]

'''Guests'''
*

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

|}

==Notable quotes==
[[Image:Omega_cybertron.jpg|right|thumb|Did you bring me any souvenirs?]]
"He gave himself up just so we could have some jets? That's nuts!"

"No. ''One'' Autobot gave his life so that ''six'' could be born. He made a choice...the kind of choice I hope they'll be able to make when the time's right."
:--'''Blaster''' and '''Optimus Prime''' on the sacrifice of Alpha Trion to create the Aerialbots. And Prime's approval of the kamikaze concept.

"And we're supposed to protect these bird brains?"
:--'''Slingshot''' on Humans when the Army attacks the Autobots thinking them responsible for an earlier attack on their base when it was in fact the Stunticons.

"Where did you learn to drive?"
:--'''Ironhide''' after suffering a very nasty ride on Dead End.

"Somebody has got to revoke those dudes' driver licenses." 
"Those guys are out of their cotton picking minds!"
:--'''Blaster''' and '''Ironhide''' after their first encounter with the Stunticons.

"So, you want to play chicken huh?" 
"Why you runt!"
:--'''Slingshot''' attacks '''Motormaster''' after which the Stunticon leader decides to pummel Slingshot.

"He's afraid of heights, can you believe it? And you call yourself a jet?"
:--'''Slingshot''' commenting on Silverbolt's inability to save him when Motormaster attacked him in the air.

"Now Optimus Prime, we'll see who's king of the road!"
:--'''Motormaster''' as he ambushes Optimus Prime and rams him while both are in their alt-modes.

"Aerialbots, show them what you got!" 
"NO! It can't be!" 
"Surprise Megatron! Meet Superion!"
:--'''Optimus Prime''' introduces the shocked '''Megatron''' to the combined Superion.

"Repairs: Complete. Omega: Supreme!"
:--'''Omega Supreme''' after which he and Superion tag team against Menasor.

"Good bye, cruel world!"
:--'''Silverbolt''' after destroying the Key to Vector Sigma

==Notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* In the scene where Shockwave contacts Megatron in-flight, Breakdown is colored as Silverbolt.
* As the Aerialbots leave the Ark, Silverbolt is missing his right arm.

===Continuity errors===
*References

===Transformers references===
*References

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

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*The tank vehicles seen at the army base are the M.O.B.A.T. and the Armadillo from the ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' animated series.
*The Aerialbots conclude that humans are worthless after watching [[television]]. Should this tell us something?
*During the script stage, this episode had the sub-title "Fury of the Aerialbots."

*The shooting scripts for both installments of this two-parter contain several "deleted scenes" which expand greatly upon some of the more significant events in the story. In this episode:
**Omega Supreme repairs himself after his battle with Shockwave (deleted from Part 1, although this episode contains a vestigial reference to it, when Ironhide says remarks: "Now all we've gotta do is hope that Shockwave didn't get the better of Omega Supreme!"), but is only able to do a rudimentary job, noting that his personal survival is "highly improbable." It is ''this'' which causes Omega to explode upon his return to Earth - he willingly puts himself in danger to bring the Autobots back so they can stop the Stunticons.
**Later in the episode, when the Aerialbots watch as Sparkplug works to repair Omega, Sparkplug turns on the young punks, explaining what caused Omega to explode, making them realise what he did for them, and what they owe the Autobots. This is very much in contrast to the complete non-sequiter of the finished episode, in which the fact that Sparkplug can continue working when Ratchet can't makes the Aerialbots somehow realise that they owe the Autobots their lives.
**Additionally, there are some extended scenes of the Prime reaffirming that there are six Aerialbots, to squash the subtlety of the hint at Superion, and the Aerialbots watching more television.

===Keywords===
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==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/the_key_to_vector_sigma_part_2.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

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The Search for Alpha Trion

2008-04-19T16:25:05Z

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[[Image:Search for Alpha Trion.JPG|thumb|350px|The question of where Alpha Trion is just happens to be one of many philosophical questions in Transformers: What [[FIBRIR|color]] are Frenzy and Rumble? Why is Grimlock an Autobot? [[JaAm|Why do my shoulders hurt]]?]]
'''Discovering that his long-thought-dead love, Elita One, is in the hands of the Decepticons, Optimus Prime speeds to Cybertron on a rescue mission, only to end up discovering something about his own history in the process.'''

'''Japanese title:''' "Finding Alphatrin" 

==Detailed synopsis==

[[Image:Search4atmoonracer.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Oi! You! Cut it out!]]
On Cybertron, three [[female Autobots]] ([[Chromia]], [[Moonracer]] and [[Firestar]]) sneak into [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] headquarters under orders of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. They raid Shockwave's stockpile of [[energon cube]]s to power their fight against the [[Decepticon]]s, but on the way out, Moonracer accidentally trips an alarm. Shockwave, surprised to see female Autobots still alive, sends a [[sentinel]] after them.

[[Image:Search4atelitaandalpha.jpg|right|150px|thumb|I see a [[Alpha Trion|bearded man]] in your future.]]
The female Autobots escape the sentinel and return to Elita One, though Shockwave deduces the approximate location of their underground headquarters. Shockwave contacts [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] who sends [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Rumble]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] to assist in the apprehension of the female Autobots. Rumble starts an earthquake which damages their headquarters. Elita One attempts to lure them away from the base by attacking, but is captured. Rumble continues shaking things up until Starscream believes the base is suitably destroyed.

[[Image:Search4atelitakicks.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Self Defense against [[Kiss Players|sexual harassment]].]]
Megatron contacts [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and shows him the imprisoned Elita One. Optimus rushes to her rescue, even though he knows it's a trap. Apparently, 4 million years ago, Optimus and Elita had a thing going. Right before boarding the ''Ark'', Elita begged to go with him, but Optimus told her it was too dangerous. As they spoke, the Decepticons attacked and Elita vanished in the chaos, leaving Optimus to think she had perished. Not wishing to lose her a second time, Optimus heads for Cybertron via the Decepticon space bridge. [[Powerglide]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] become curious as to why Optimus is heading to Cybertron alone and follow in secret.

[[Image:Searchforatprimehanging.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[A Dream Is Born, Double Prime|I can feel the heat!]]]]
As soon as Optimus arrives, he is taken prisoner by Starscream, who dangles him over a barrel of acid. Rumble drops Optimus, but before he lands in the barrel, Elita uses her special power, which stops time. Elita rescues Prime, but at the cost of her own life force, as the special power uses up so much energy. Prime loads Elita into his cab and races to find [[Alpha Trion]], the only Autobot who can save her.

[[Image:Search4atelita&prime.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Disco didn't die. It just went into [[stasis lock]].]]
Back at Shockwave's headquarters, the Decepticons believe Optimus has perished. Just then, the three Autobots arrive and attack. In the female Autobots' underground headquarters, Moonracer comes up with a plan to dig their way out. They detonate the Energon cubes they had just stolen, freeing up their exit. Moonracer, Chromia and Firestar reunite with their boyfriends Powerglide, Ironhide and Inferno, and together they take on the Decepticons.

[[Image:SearchAlphaTrion Prime Elita Autobots.JPG|thumb|150px|You're lucky my chick's here, m—oh, hey, so's yours.]]
Optimus eventually finds Alpha Trion, who uses his skill to repair Elita One as best he can. In the end, Alpha Trion instructs Prime to interface with her for a power transfusion, as he is the only Autobot compatible with her design. Prime remarks that only his creator should know that. After the transfusion, Elita One recovers, and the two then return to help the Autobots fight off the Decepticons. Outnumbered, the Decepticons retreat. Alpha Trion then sets the female Autobots up with a new secret base, and the Autobots bid farewell to their gal pals.

==Stats==

*'''Originally aired:''' 12th November 1985

*'''Written by:''' [[Beth Bornstein]]

*'''Production number:''' 700-52

===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" |
*[[Chromia]] (1)
*[[Moonracer]] (2)
*[[Firestar]] (3)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (4)
*[[Female Autobots#Green Female|Unnamed green female]] (7)
*[[Female Autobots#Orange Female|Unnamed orange female]] (8)
*[[Alpha Trion]] (13)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (15)
*[[Powerglide]] (16)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (17)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (18)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (19)

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

*[[Shockwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (9)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Rumble]] (11)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (12)
|}

==Notable Quotes==
"Female Autobots? I thought they were extinct."
:-- '''Shockwave''' after his computer monitors detect a group of female Autobots raiding the Decepticon energy store on Cybertron.

"Such noble nonsense."
:-- '''Shockwave''' when Moonracer says that the female Autobots will always survive.

"Elita One knows no fear!"
:-- '''Elita One'''.

"Optimus Prime, something rather exciting has been discovered on Cybertron. I thought you might like to know about it."
:--'''Megatron''' calls to say he's found the females.

"Please, let him go." 
"Very well my dear... let him go... into the acid!"
:-- '''Elita One''' pleading '''Starscream''' to free Optimus Prime to which the Decepticon Air Commander complies but not in the way the female Autobot expected.

"How quaint! The girls have come to rescue their boyfriends!"
:-- '''Starscream''', jealous?

"Alpha Trion...I never expected to see you again."
:-- '''Optimus Prime''' upon finding Alpha Trion.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[Image:Optimus prime nomouthplate.jpg|thumb|Megatron has stolen my mouthplate! This time he's gone too far...]]
*When Prime recieves Megatron's call, he's missing his [[mouthplate]].
*When the Autobots are trying to work out where Prime had gone, standing at [[Teletraan I]]'s control panel is a [[Reflector]] in a red and grey color scheme.
*Observing the spacebridge from afar, Ironhide notes, "If Prime got past those guards, so can [they]." The thing is, there ''are'' no guards, and there weren't any when Prime used the bridge, either.
*Prime is hanging precariously over the vat of acid in one scene, but when the perspective changes to a view from above the vat is missing.
*When Elita revives Prime from her stasis field, he fades from his normal colours to green, rather than the other way around. Once the fade is complete, mind you, he jumps back to his normal colours when he starts to move.
*As the Decepticons are freed from Elita's stasis field, Starscream cheers, "But Prime has disintegrated!" as if responding to some unspoken line from one of the others. The missing line is also absent from the episode's shooting script.

===Continuity errors===

*When the Ark launched back in ''[[More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1]]'', there was no indication of a Decepticon attack on the launch site, as this episode's flashback shows.

===Transformers references===
*The episode marked the first appearance of [[Female Transformers]] in official fiction...and they would not appear again until the introduction of [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]].
*Alpha Trion's relationship to Optimus Prime would be touched upon again in ''[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]'', and explained more fully in ''[[War Dawn]]''.
*''War Dawn'' would also go on explain precisely why only Prime's power supply would interface with Elita's, as seen in this episode (because she was rebuilt using his schematics).

===Miscellanious trivia===

*This episode is the fouth and final appearance of Prime's trailer's "artillery robot" in the animated series.
[[image:G1 Prime Elita energy transfer.JPG|thumb|200px|''I can't wait for you to operate...When I get this feeling, I need Sexual Healing...'']]
*This episode contains the rather infamous scene in which Prime connects a cable from his midriff to Elita's, and utters an audible, not-entirely-unpleasant-sounding groan as energy is transmitted through it, to her. Sexy.
*Ironhide must hate the wall in Shockwave's base, this is at least the second time he has blown through it!
*When Optimus brings Elita to Alpha Trion's base, he takes less than a second to examine her and say that he "done all he could". Either he is a really competent scientist or a really lazy one.
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