Shockblast: Rampage

2009-05-09T23:48:02Z

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|series=Energon
|series2=Superlink
|ep=21
|prev=Alpha Q: Identity
|next=Survival Instincts
|title=Shockblast: Rampage
|japanese=大暴れ! レーザーウェーブ
|romaji=Ōabare! Laserwave
|translation=Rampage! Laserwave
|image=E20_titlecard.jpg
|caption=
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|production company=[[WE'VE]]
|writer=
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|airdate=[[May 28|28 May]] 2004 (Japanese)<br>[[July 3]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Shockblast disables Cybertron's energon grid, while Kicker tries to convince the Autobots to listen to Alpha Q.'''

==Synopsis==
Ironhide careens madly across the surfaces of Unicron's head, with Kicker at the controls and Misha screaming in terror. Alpha Q is excited at the prospect of joining forces with the Autobots and gaining freedom at last; Kicker is also happy over the prospect of bringing Unicron's head to the Autobots.

Autobot troops continue searching for Shockblast. As the escaped fugitive watches from the shadows, a guard refuses Wing Dagger and Padlock entry to a restricted area, and the two head onwards in their search. Shockblast wastes no time in killing the guard after they leave and leaping through the doors. He lands in the "energon core" chamber, which blasts him.

Rad reports on Shockblast's intrusion, and Prime, Inferno and Hot Shot head that way. Padlock and Wing Dagger arrive first and find Shockblast lying inert, but it's just an act. Shockblast takes Padlock hostage, holding off the Autobots as Prime and company arrive. He exits...and kills Padlock on the way out. The doors are sealed behind him. An infuriated Wing Dagger futilely tries to bash his way out of the Primus chamber, while Hot Shot contacts Rad to open the doors.

Shockblast radios Megatron, demanding to be rescued. He informs Megatron that there's a huge cache of energon on Cybertron, enough to revive Unicron, and offers to disable the [[Energon grid|energon grid]] so the Decepticons can infiltrate the planet. Megatron sends his troops to help, despite Tidal Wave's warnings about trusting Shockblast.

Rad detects the Decepticons approaching the planet with a mobile fortress, and he powers up the energon grid. Prime and company continue their hunt for Shockblast.

Starscream and the troops arrive at Cybertron; Shockblast, who's been put in charge, orders them to crash the mobile fortress into the energon grid, over their protests. A huge explosion ensues; Shockblast uses the distraction to destroy one of the [[Energon tower|energon towers]]. Terrorcons and Decepticons swarm in through the resultant hole in the energon grid.

Shockblast links up with the Decepticons, and he and Tidal Wave immediately begin squabbling. When Shockblast begins picking on Tidal Wave, the Decepticons fight among themselves.

Rad redirects the energon grid to blast Shockblast. Megatron arrives and orders the others to rescue Shockblst, and Tidal Wave reluctantly does so. Shockblast delivers one last blast, destroying another tower, before Megatron orders a retreat.

In the wake of the battle, Wing Dagger recriminates himself for letting Shockblast get away. Jetfire radios in with news that Kicker is on his way, with Unicron's head. Alpha Q hopes he's doing the right thing.

Jetfire is shocked to see Unicron. Prime and company arrive aboard the ''Miranda II'', as does Rodimus. Optimus demands that he release Kicker; Rodimus refuses until Optimus listens to everything he has to say. Optimus is prepared to use force to get his allies back, and the two come to blows, while the puzzled Kicker watches. Summoning the Energon Saber, Kicker gets between the two and orders them to stop. He pleads with Optimus to listen to Alpha Q's plans for Unicron. Optimus reluctantly agrees, at least until Megatron is dealt with. A deal is struck, and he and Rodimus shake on it.

Aboard Unicron's body, Shockblast bashes Tidal Wave for failing to cover him adequately during the battle on Cybertron. Megatron orders him to lay off. Shockblast leaves with Snowcat and Demolishor. Megatron tells Tidal Wave that he'll eventually be allowed to deal with Shockblast himself, and that an attack on Cybertron is nigh...

Kicker leads Optimus and the rest back to Alpha Q, and Optimus prepares himself to listen to the alien's tale.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (1)
* [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] (6)
* [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] (7)
* [[Wing Saber|Wing Dagger]] (8)
* [[Padlock]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (13)
* [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (14)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (21)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (22)

|c2=
* [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] (10)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (15)
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (16)
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (17)
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (18)
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snowcat]] (19)

|c3=
* [[Kicker Jones]](2)
* [[Misha Miramond]] (3)
* [[Rad White]] (11)

|c4=
* [[Alpha Quintesson]] (4)
* [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (5)
* [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb drones]] (20)
* [[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (23)
* [[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (24)
* [[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (25)
}}

==Quotes==
"I can't believe we've actually joined forces with the talking Q-heads!"
:— '''Kicker''' reflects on his newest ally.

"Don't trust Shockblast. Shockblast BAD."
:— '''Tidal Wave''' is both eloquent and succinct.

==Notes==
===Lost in translation===
* As Ironhide careens across Unicron's head, ''Super Link'' has Kicker essentially saying to Misha, "Ha ha, this scares you? Keep it up, Ironhide!" In the dub, he just says "Relax, everything's under control."
* Alpha Q's opening lines are a bit mangled by the dub. He says "It is time to bring him to us", even though Kicker's ''already'' been brought before Alpha Q. Then he says "He sees it!" as Ironhide stops in front of nothing. In ''Super Link'', Kicker notices that the stars are moving relative to them, meaning that Unicron's head is moving, but this reaction is missing from the dub, instead replaced with the bizarre observation that "We're moving at light speed on Unicron's head!"
* The dub inserts some strange dialogue from Rodimus about Unicron's ''body'' moving. It's supposed to be about his ''head'' moving. Y'know, like, the thing that they're inside of and have control over.
* The dub scrambles Kicker and Ironhide's chat about bringing the head to Optimus; in ''Super Link'', they're worried about what he will think, while in the dub, they're just like YAY WE DID A GREAT THING GO US.
* For some reason, the dub changes the first mention of Primus's chamber into "the energon core". A moment later, it's the chamber of Primus, as intended.
* Hot Shot's bizarre "Who are they?", referring to the two Autobot guards, is a dub addition, as is Prime's rather excited "Let's go find out!" reply. In ''Super Link'', it's more along the lines of "What was that?" and "Doesn't matter; we're going our own way."
* The dub animation omits some anime teardrops falling from Wing Dagger's eyes as he mourns for Padlock. The dub animation also gives Wing Dagger blue eyes, while in ''Super Link'', they're green.
* Five seconds after informing Optimus that Unicron's head is approaching, Jetfire is shocked and alarmed at the sight of...Unicron's head.
* Kicker tells Optimus that "we're coming through the warp gate", even though they're ''already right there''. A second later, ''Rodimus'' comes through a warp gate.
* For once, someone was paying attention: the dialog for ''Super Link'' indicates that the Decepticons are using several mobile fortresses; the dub changes it to just one, as shown in the animation.
* The dub animation is missing an energon glow effect over Optimus as the Decepticons retreat.
* The dub animation is missing a brief slash of highlighting white light as Kicker steps between Rodimus and Optimus.
* After the battle, Snowcat and Demolishor lead Shockblast away to be repaired. The dub adds dialog that makes it sound like Shockblast is taking ''them'' away.

===Pain Count===
* "Uh?": 11
* Stock footage: 4
* Energon is great: 1
* Let's do this: 1
* Aw man: 2

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* When first broadcast, this episode was titled "Laser Wave: Rampage", using Shockblast's Japanese name. Amazingly, it was fixed when the episode was rebroadcast.
* In the middle of a quiet moment, Hot Shot ''yells'' at Inferno to suggest they powerlink...even though they're standing right next to each other.
* Misha's hair flows freely from the back of her space suit helmet. It even flaps around from all the wind that's blowing around in the airless vacuum of deep space. Somehow this does not kill her.

===Continuity errors===
===Miscellaneous notes===

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2009-05-06T03:27:01Z

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