Matt Moylan

2007-11-06T05:36:58Z

76.185.115.187:

'''Matt Moylan''' is an editor and staffer for [[Dreamwave]]'s G1 comics. He's also a contributor to [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (comic)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club]] magazine.

He has worked on:
* [[The Line]]
* [[Transformed]]
* [[Prime Directive (part 6)]]
* [[Passive Aggression]]
* [[Revelation (comic issue)]]
* [[Countdown to Extinction (comic issue)]]
* [[Original Sin]]
* [[Escalation (Dreamwave issue)]]
* [[Fragmentation]]
* [[Devastation (Dreamwave issue)]]
* [[Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine Issue 16]]
* [[Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine Issue 15]]
* [[Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine Issue 14]]
* [[Prime Directive (part 5)]]

He's been a guest at:
* [[TransformersCon]] (2007)

==External links==
* [http://MattMoylan.deviantart.com/ Matt Moylan at deviantART]<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>

Fire on the Mountain (episode)

2007-10-29T08:51:30Z

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[[Image:Fire_on_the_mountain.jpg|right|thumb|350px|"I don't understand it, baby. This has never happened to me before, honest."]]{{episodenav|g1|season=1|9|prev=S.O.S. Dinobots|next=War of the Dinobots}}

The Decepticons uncover the [[Crystal of Power]] in Peru, and the Autobots resurrect [[Skyfire]] to stop them.

==Detailed synopsis==

'''Act One:''' While patrolling a refinery, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] spot [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] stealing steel. The [[Decepticons]] get away with the loot by collapsing the refinery behind them. The Autobots report back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who is puzzled about the Decepticons’ motives. The [[Autobots]] launch a [[Sky Spy]] to hone in on any Decepticon activity, and the satellite picks up strange energy readings in the Peruvian Andes.

There, the Decepticons have followed an Incan legend to an ancient temple that rests on a shaft leading deep into the [[Earth’s core]], capped by the Crystal of Power. With the metal acquired by Starscream, the Decepticons have fashioned a weapon frame to accommodate the crystal. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] spots the Sky Spy, and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tests the weapon by blowing the satellite out of the sky. The metal, however, proves inadequate and melts with exposure to the raw energy unleashed from the Earth’s core. Starscream tries to shift blame to Thundercracker for the faulty metal, but Megatron blames them both and has them stay behind at the temple while he soars to a nearby mining town to find replacement metal.

The nearby Peruvian mining town is abuzz with the sudden show of power from the ancient temple. A reactionary elder proclaims that long-forgotten gods have come back to punish them, but her more level-headed granddaughter, [[Luisa]], realizes that someone must have uncovered the fabled Crystal of Power.

In the [[Arctic]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] are jackhammering through the ice to resurrect the fallen warrior [[Skyfire]]. The massive jet emerges from the ice and transforms into robot mode. Wheeljack immediately assigns him to fly back to Autobot headquarters to pick up Brawn and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] before heading down to the Andes mountain.

In short order, Skyfire is in the Andes, closing in on the Decepticons. Windcharger and Brawn skydive from the jet, tangling with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Reflector]] while Skyfire goes to investigate the strange energy readings from the Incan temple. While the smaller Autobots are able to hold their own against Megatron’s lieutenants, the Decepticon leader proves too powerful for them and they scatter. Windcharger desperately calls for Skyfire to return while Brawn bites off more than he can chew in the form of an angered Megatron.

'''Act Two:''' Skyfire zooms in to the rescue and gracefully airlifts Brawn and Windcharger from the thick of Decepticon danger. Skyfire quickly returns to the Ark to pick up some reinforcements and streaks back to Peru. He deposits the Autobots near the mining town to take care of Megatron while he goes to investigate the Incan temple.

The Autobots stop Megatron, Reflector and Soundwave mid-raid, with Brawn having the ball-bearings enough to swipe Megatron’s arm cannon and blast the Decepticon leader with his own weapon! Laserbeak steals back the weapon and Megatron swears vengeance. He has gathered a metal strong enough for the Crystal, and requests that [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] come to retrieve it, adding further insult to Thundercracker and Starscream who are left guarding the temple.

A stray blast during the battle nearly drops an electrical tower on top of Luisa, but she is saved by Spike and Bumblebee. Luisa quickly explains that these “evil creatures” have stolen the Crystal of Power. She leads Bumblebee and Spike to a secret entrance in the temple. Soundwave detects their presence, and dispatches Ravage to follow them.

Meanwhile, Thundercracker spots Skyfire skulking about the temple. The Decepticon warrior is torn; if he blasts Skyfire, Starscream is likely to take all the credit. Conversely, if he lets Skyfire destroy the Crystal-based weapon, perhaps Starscream can take the blame. Starscream overhears Thundercracker plotting, and blasts Skyfire. He then blackmails Thundercracker to do his bidding, lest Starscream reveal to their leader just how uncertain Thundercracker’s loyalties can be.

The Decepticons load up their stolen steal with Skywarp’s help and depart. To cover their exit, Megatron blasts a nearby mountain, creating a deadly rockfall that threatens the mining town.

'''Act Three:''' The Autobots use their firepower to reduce the falling boulders to pebbles, saving the village. Meanwhile, Megatron returns to the temple, where he successfully tests a new weapon frame that can handle the power of the crystal. Bumblebee, Spike and Luisa surreptitiously arrive in the temple, spotting the inert form of Skyfire. Spike starts repairing the fallen warrior, just as Ravage pounces. Bumblebee tries holding off the Decepticon jaguar while Spike works as fast as he can.

The rest of the Autobots arrive at the temple, but Megatron pins them down with devastating firepower from his weapon frame cannon. The Autobots are able to outflank Megatron, and the tide of battle is turned by Skyfire, freshly repaired by Spike. Skyfire strafes the weapons frame, destroying it and unleashing the power of the mountain. The Decepticons retreat, and Thundercracker takes fleeting pleasure in seeing Megatron and Starscream fail.

That night, Wheeljack caps the fire stream with a new invention that can contain the power that the crystal formerly held in check. The Autobots celebrate their victory while Bumblebee and Spike drive Luisa back to the mining town, where she promises to introduce Bumblebee to her brother’s convertible, Juanita.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 22, 1984

'''Production number:''' #700-06

'''Written by:''' [[Douglas Booth]]

===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" |
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (3)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (12)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (15)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (16)
*[[Skyfire]] (17)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (18)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (19)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (20)
*[[Gears]] (21)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (22)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (24)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (25)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (27)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (1)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (8)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (9)
*[[Reflector]] (10)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (13)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (23)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (26)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Spike Witwicky]] (6)

'''Guests'''
*[[Luisa]] (14)

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

|}

==Notable Quotes==

“Looks more like stealing to me… and I’m talking steel!”
:-- '''Brawn'''

“Awww, hexagonal nuts!”
:-- '''Trailbreaker'''

“It's cold enough to freeze the ailerons off a [[titanium moosebot]]!”
:-- '''Sideswipe'''

“Wrong again, you dipstick tapedeck!”
:-- '''Brawn''' to Soundwave

“Prepare for oblivion!”
:-– '''Soundwave''' to Brawn

“Now that was a kick!”
:-- '''Brawn''', after blasting Megatron with his own cannon

“Have a good time playing crystal-nurse, Screamer!”
:-– '''Skywarp''', being a jerk

“Fate, schmate. It isn’t over yet, Megabum!”
:-– '''Trailbreaker'''

“This is what separates the Autobots from the robot chickens!”<br>
“Ain’t nobody calling me a robot chicken!”<br>
:-– '''Ironhide''' and '''Brawn''', referencing ''Robot Chicken'' years before the Adult Swim show.

“Kiss your magnofusers goodbye, Autobots!”
:-- '''Megatron'''

“What’s the matter, fearless leader? You and Starscream look real geeky!”
:-- '''Thundercracker''' being a jerk

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* When Skyfire strafes the crystal-powered weapon, he momentarily has Skywarp's colors.

[[Image:Fitm_dvd_broadcast.jpg|right|thumb|200px|You call this restoration?]]
* The Rhino DVD version of this episode uses a number of erroneous takes as the basis of its remastered animation. As a result, the DVD introduces several coloring errors that were not present in the broadcast version. For example, Trailbreaker is colored a solid red (like Ironhide and Sideswipe) in his introductory shot. When Skywarp mocks Starcream for having to guard the Crystal, he is colored like Thundercracker. When Starscream and Thundercracker carry Skyfire’s inert form, the Autobot jet has Skywarp’s colors, and as Megatron addresses Starscream, the latter has Thundercracker's colors. The broadcast version has correct colors for all these shots. (See illustration)
* When Megatron follows Starscream and Thundercracker out of the pyramid after leaving Skyfire in, his Decepticon emblem disappears for a moment.

===Continuity Errors===
* The Incans apparently built temples with steps large enough for Transformers to use.
* Skyfire was left for dead and mourned in his previous, debut appearance in "[[Fire in the Sky]]". Why do the Autobots return to his resting spot to dig him up out of the ice for a quick ride?
* In order to do the above, the Autobots drive from the United States to the North Pole to dig up Skyfire so he can fly them down to South America. Think about that for a minute.
* Luisa evidentally can teleport.
* If the Autobots can fly, why does Brawn need rescuing when he's running from Megatron? Why doesn't he just fly away?

===Transformers References===
* This episode references "[[Fire in the Sky]]", the previous (and first) episode that Skyfire appeared in.
* This is the only episode to play on Thundercracker's uncertain loyalties, a trait called out on his Tech Specs. It's also one of the few episodes in which he displays his sonic powers, and even then, only when Starscream whines about the "awful thunder noise" he's making as they fly away. His sonic powers are also mentioned in [[Heavy Metal War]], where Megatron uses them after gathering all the Decepticon's powers.

===Real-World References===
* The Transformers visit Peru, an ancient Incan temple, and a mining village where everyone speaks heavily accented English.
* The title of this episode may be a reference to the Grateful Dead song of the same name.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Starscream is depicted having a dozen rockets within hidden chest compartments. Despite only appearing in this episode, the feature was immortalized in toy form for Statscream's ''[[Robot Masters]]'' incarnation through clip-on accessories, and again as part of his Masterpiece figure, this time actually incorporated into the figure.
* Soundwave conceals a tricorder-like scanning device in his left wrist.
* Brawn has a retractable claw that can extend in his car mode.
* The episode marks perhaps the only time when Megatron is shot by his own gun....
* Luisa's name is never spoken in the episode.
* Starscream is actually reffered to by the nickname "Screamer" in this episode.
* The chapter stops for this episode on the Rhino DVD include: Opening / Stolen Steel / It's Skyfire / To The Mining Town / Visiting Decepticon / Invention Works

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

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A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)

2007-09-13T04:02:03Z

76.185.115.187: New page: ==Detailed synopsis== The episode starts with Warpath, Hoist battle it out with Starscream, Rumble, Ravage, and Ramjet. But the Decepticons retreat out of exhaustion sensing energy in a ne...

==Detailed synopsis==
The episode starts with Warpath, Hoist battle it out with Starscream, Rumble, Ravage, and Ramjet. But the Decepticons retreat out of exhaustion sensing energy in a nearby cave. The cave transports them to the Mid-evil times where they are greeted by knights on horses thinking they are knights of their enemy kingdom. Near-by a Princess is spying their conversation and runs to warn her father where she bumps into Spike (literally) The Decepticons agree to help the knights win the war(But Starscream obviously just wants to rule and have a land of his own). Spike agrees to enter the tournament against the two kingdoms(Rigged by Decepticons of course) but quickly fails. Ramjet and Rumble then enter the tournament together (Rumble rides Ramjet in Vehicle form) and are defeated by Warpath and the king. Out of rage, Starscream kidnaps the princess and holds her hostage unless the king agrees to give up his kingdom. The Autobots take chase but cannot keep up due to lack of energy and collapse out of exhaution. Starscream then holds the princess prisoner in the castle he stole from the knight that greeted him and makes a machine that gives him energy out of anything he can find (and it's slave powered!) Starscream then sends Rumble to get Potassium-Nitrate (in other word LOTS of bird crap) to make explosive gun powder out of. Spike attempts to save the princess from her keep only to find her and the knight she was previously enemies with now a happy couple. Feeling rejected, Spike still agrees to help fight the war against the Decepticons. Mean-while the Autobots and the knights of the other kingdom charge towards the castle to battle it out with the decepticons. But the Autobots can't put up much a fight due to their dangerously low energy levels. A wizard then appears to aide the Autobots and summons lightning that fill Warpath and Hoist with enough energy to fight. Thus they continue the battle with Starscream and are victorious. Thus they are all led back to the cave in which they entered through by the wizard only to find it guarded by a Dragon. Starscream refuses to "go any closer" and the Wizard just states that alittle bit of "Dragons baine works every time." So they throw it at the dragon and it frighten hims away and they are all able to return home. When they arrive back in the normal time era they are greeted by multiple cannon blasts by Megatron. Starscream runs and glomps him in his burst of enthusiasm. Megatron on the other hand isn't so happy to see Starscream saying he "ruined his shot" and yells in anger.<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>

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