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Endgame, Part I

2009-05-16T17:50:03Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' episode|the ''Beast Machines'' episode|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral}}

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=
|caption=
|ep=41
|title="Endgame, Part I"
|airdate=[[May 16]], 2009
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=
}}

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (1)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Cadet Sentinel]] (flashback)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (flashback)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave/Longarm Prime]]
*[[Lugnut]]
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
*[[Dark Guardian (Animated)|Dark Guardians]]
*[[Female Starscream]]

|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]

|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===
* The initial design of Optimus' jetpack resembles the booster pack from [[Jetfire (G1)|the original Jetfire]] (and thus, the FAST Packs from ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross'').

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Spittor (BW)

2009-05-16T05:51:07Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars'' character|the ''Animated'' character|Spittor (Animated)}}
:''Spittor is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Spittor-bw-packageart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Lick me!]]
'''Spittor''' is a typical Predacon toady, full of arrogance, overconfidence, and, most of all, stupidity. His arsenal of poisons more deadly than a Cybertron [[razor snake]], however, make him a force to be reckoned with when he can focus his anger. One touch of his membranous skin can pump enough toxins into a Maximal to drive them to dementia, and then he can head-butt them into submission with his tongue.

Yes, "toady". We went there.

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Krachin'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Anfibius'''<ref>This name only seems to have been used on the cross-sell for the English/Spanish/Italian "video-pack" release of [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. The name is not used on Spittor's own cardback, nor on the cardbacks for "video-pack" Transmetal Spittor or Transmetal II Spittor.</ref>
:''Spanish name:'' '''Batracian'''

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
[[Image:3H Spittor Sonar.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He gets beat up, regardless of continuity.]]
Even after [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had left prehistoric [[Earth]], there was still war to be waged. [[Tarantulas]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], both surprisingly not dead, gathered a small army. They harvested Predacons from the Maximal [[Stasis pod|stasis pods]] left behind. One of these Predacons was a [[Transmetal 2]] Spittor. He would fire the first shot in this new altercation, scuffling with the also-not-dead [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

Sometime later, Spittor must have made peace with the Maximals, because he returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] along with his former enemies, [[Primal Prime]], Tigatron, and [[Ramulus]]. As a member of the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], he fought Megatron's control of Cybertron.

Shortly after the Wreckers rescued Optimus Primal and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] from some [[Tank Drone|Tank Drones]], they were assigned a vague mission by the [[Oracle]]. Spittor, Primal Prime, and [[Fractyl]] met up with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (Spittor playfully annoying Fractyl along the way). They then rendezvoused with the others. After a fierce battle with some [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], the group boards an [[Autobot]] shuttle. {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}

Shortly after takeoff, however, Spittor and some others were ambushed by [[Devcon]]. Rodimus conviced the former peace marshal to calm down, and Spittor went off to recuperate. Not long after the scuffle, the section of the ship holding Spittor, [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], and the [[Deployers]] suffered an explosion. [[Packrat]] chose to detonate that section rather than risk the whole ship's destruction. Thus, Spittor's life was cut short. {{storylink|Betrayal|Betrayal}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:IDW Spittor.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Frogcicle]]
[[Magmatron]] recruited Spittor, along with [[Transquito]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Manterror]], and [[Razorbeast]] to journey through time and use the abandoned [[stasis pods]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. While the rest of his teammates witnessed the births of new Predacons, Spittor did not. He got to greet [[Polar Claw]], a Maximal, who summarily squashed Spittor. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Because of this, Razorbeast, who had activated the pods, was revealed as a Maximal spy. More Maximals spilled forth, and a new Beast War was at hand. While the rest of the new Predacon army sought to quell the new Maximal army, Drill Bit and Spittor, along with Magmatron, hunted down Razorbeast. Spittor got the drop on [[Ramulus]], using his poison tongue to knock the mountain-dwelling Maximal off a cliff. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

Later, when the Predacons located the Maximal base, Spittor was among the attackers. He and his cohorts had their enemies outnumbered, but a new squad of Maximals arrived just in time. Spittor was easily thwarted by a sweep of [[Torca]]'s tusks. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

[[Image:Grimlock Vs Spittor.jpg|left|150px|thumb|GET IN MAH BELLEAH!]]
Some time later, Spittor participated in an all-out assault on the Maximal base with his fellow Earthbound Predacons, now led by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. Sadly, Spittor once again fell victim to the terrible tusks of Torca. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} As the tide began to turn in the Predacons' favor, Spittor managed to taste the sweetness of victory at long last. It was a small taste, however, as he was summarily stomped on and ripped in half by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

He managed to remain in the fight, but after the [[Pack]] arrived, he was stomped on by [[Stampy]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

While Ravage departed for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with a number of Maximal and Predacon troops to battle [[Shokaract]], Spittor remained on Earth, watching the [[Angolmois]]-infected Razorbeast battle the [[Blendtron|Blendtrons]] [[Elephorca]] and [[Drancron]]. When [[Ramulus]] tried to rally the Maximals and Predacons into battle, Spittor was apathetic, but ended up participating anyway. At first tackling Elephorca, he moved on to team up with [[Lazorbeak]] to knock Drancron onto [[Rartorata]]'s deadly stinger. Spittor's finest hour was brief, alas, as the resulting explosion consumed the Blendtrons, Lazorbeak, and himself. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

{{note|Despite Spittor's apparent demise fighting the Blendtrons, his ''[[Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' entry claims that somewhere down the road, he will be upgraded to his [[Transmetal 2]] body. So... yeah. Maybe he wasn't quite dead yet.}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Spittor''' (Basic, 1997)

: Spittor transforms into an organic "poison arrow" frog. The frog form can launch the spring-loaded robot-mode head from its mouth. This [[gimmick]] is also available in robot mode, which is really kinda creepy. It is also plainly the crappiest weapon concept of all time.

: This mold was used to make [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] and Transmetal Spittor.

::*[http://tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Spittor/spittor.htm More information on Spittor at TFU.info]

*'''Spittor''' (Video pack-in, 1998)

: A European-market-only release, the original Spittor toy was [[redeco]] of the original Spittor toy in red and black, with gold "mechanical" detailing to make it—according to its packaging—a [[Transmetal]].

*'''Spittor''' (Basic, 1999)
*''Accessories'': Tongue-mace

: Spittor transforms into a techno-organic "monstrous" [[Transmetal 2]] frog. The beast mode tongue acts as a hand-held flail weapon for robot mode. It also has a flip-up claw on his toad back, ending up on his left shoulder in robot mode. His [[spark crystal]] is located on the roof of his frog mode's mouth.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Spittor BW concept art.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Lucky for him [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s not around anymore...]]
* Concept art for [[IDW]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Gathering'' comics reveal that Spittor's Cybertronian alt mode is a bipedal walker mechanoid of some type (somewhat reminiscent of a Zentraedi walker from ''Macross'') with an acid-shooting gun. This was the inspiration for his [[Spittor (Animated)|''Animated'' version]].

* In the areas that received the European trilingual English/Spanish/Italian cardback, Spittor's toy was sold as a Maximal (on the packaging), whereas his "energon chip" remained that of a Predacon. Goes to prove, then, that you can "[[Mini-spy|rub energon chip to reveal true allegiance!]]" (Of course, his "video-pack" Transmetal and Transmetal II toys were sold as Predacons, so his ruse doesn't seem to have lasted very long.)

* Spittor was not originally going to be part of the [[3H]] Wreckers team. His place was intended for "Gūshar", the Japanese ''Car Robots'' character who uses the Transmetal 2 Spittor mold. However, when ''Car Robots'' was sold by Hasbro as ''Robots in Disguise'' and Gūshar renamed "Slapper", 3H replaced him with Spittor.

* Spittor is unique in that he is the only non-show ''Beast Wars'' character to be released as an organic beast, a Transmetal (sort of), and a Transmetal 2.

* He also bears the distinction of being the only non-show character whose upgrades are all in the same size-class.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Maximals]]
[[Category:Predacons]]
[[Category:Transmetals]]
[[Category:Transmetals 2]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

The Ascending issue 2

2009-05-14T08:52:37Z

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Ascending|''Transformers:<br/>Beast Wars:<br/>The Ascending'']] #2
|prev=The Ascending issue 1
|next=The Ascending issue 3
|image=BWAscending-02A.jpg
|caption=I think they fought the Gargoyles.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 17]], [[2007]]
|coverdate=September 2007
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Don Figueroa]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|colors assist by=[[Andrew Elder]] & [[Jeong Joo Park]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]], [[Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The secret battle between Ravage's Predacons and Razorbeast's Pack must cease in order to prevent Shokaract's ascension..'''

==Synopsis==
A disembodied Unicron commands his loyal servants to eliminate an rogue element in the timestream and to not tell the "vessel". He orders Rartorata to travel to prehistoric Earth to stop anyone from alerting of his coming.

On Earth, even with Torca and Grimlock, Ravage's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] have the advantage in the battle. Snarl calls Razorbeast outside to help fight, leaving Ravage inside the cave base, unaware that the Predacon is still functional. Using the [[Maximal]]s' hardware, Ravage shifts his chronal placement to interact with the primary ''[[Beast Wars]]''.

But before arriving in the same existence as [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s war, Ravage finds himself drawn out of time to Magmatron. Having seen the future, Magmatron explains to Ravage that a truce is in order to save Cybertron's future.

The [[Maximal Imperium]], finding their society destabilized, (unaware of the effects [[Angolmois]] energy is having on the populace of Cybertron) call for help from Big Convoy. Big Convoy, however is too busy investigating a murder—one Angolmois junkie being killed so the Angolmois could be stolen. The theft of Angolmois was perpetrated by Drancron, Elephorca, and Rarotata so they could feed the energy to Shokaract.

Lio Convoy's [[Pack]] arrives through transwarp (having received Razorbeast's distress signal—thanks to Magmatron), ready to assist the group on Earth. They descend, changing the tide of battle with their heavy weaponry. But before the battle is over, Ravage shifts himself into their time and relays the news from Magmatron: the two sides must join forces. But before he can finish explaining, Rartorata swoops out and stings Razorbeast with something that mutates the Maximal into a pig... of rage!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* [[Air Hammer]] (5)
* [[Bantor]] (6)
* [[B'Boom]] (7)
* [[Optimus Minor]] (12)
* [[Polar Claw]] (13)
* [[Ramulus]] (15)
* [[Torca]] (18)
* [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]] (20)
* [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]] (21)
* [[Cybershark]] (22)
* [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] (23)
* [[Armordillo]] (28)
* [[K-9]] (30)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (31)
* [[Razorbeast]] (32)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (35)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (36)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (37)
* [[Big Convoy]] (38)
* [[Ikard]] (39)
* [[Tasmania Kid]] (40)
* [[Apache]] (41)
* [[Break]] (42)
* [[Drill Nuts]] (43)
* [[Lio Convoy]] (44)
* [[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]] (45)
* [[Mach Kick]] (46)
* [[Stampy]] (47)
|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
* [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] (8)
* [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] (9)
* [[Jetstorm (BW)|Jetstorm]] (10)
* [[Lazorbeak]] (11)
* [[Powerpinch]] (14)
* [[Scourge (BW)|Scourge]] (16)
* [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]] (17)
* [[Transquito]] (19)
* [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]] (24)
* [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]] (25)
* [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] (26)
* [[Terragator]] (27)
* [[Claw Jaw]] (29)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (33)
* [[Magmatron]] (34)
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]] (48)
* [[Injector]] (49)
* [[Noctorro]] (50)
* [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] (51)
* [[Buzz Saw]] (52)
|c4=
* [[Drancron]] (1)
* [[Elephorca]] (2)
* [[Rartorata]] (3)
* [[Unicron]] (4)
}}

==Errors==
* [[Mark Bristow]], the colorist of the previous issue, is incorrectly credited for the colors of this issue instead of Josh Burcham.
* On the third page, Wolfang addresses one of his statements to himself, because the second two speech balloons (his and Bonecrusher's) are reversed.

==Items of note==
* Stampy is shown holding a carrot while in the Maximal ship—apparently his "beast head" hand was hungry.
* The Maximal ship used by The Pack seems to be loosely based on the Maximal symbol.
* The murdered Angolmois junkie is the [[Tonka GoBots| GoBot]] Pincher, albeit miscolored. Well, that's either him or [[Vice Grip]].
* Razorbeast's infection with Angolmois parallels the fate of another giant boar, Lord Okoto, from the anime classic ''Princess Mononoke''.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Cover RI}}
* '''Cover A:''' The Pack arrive; art by [[Don Figueroa]].
* '''Cover B:''' Ravage attacks Optimus Primal; art by [[Nick Roche]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Uncolored version of cover B

<gallery>
Image:BWAscending-02A.jpg|X-Men, assemble!
Image:BWAscending-02B.jpg|Ravage about to take a bite outta Prime
Image:BWAscending-02ri.jpg|Cover RI
</gallery>

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