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The Human Factor

2012-09-17T21:09:31Z

78.86.210.84: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the episode of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''|the story originally published in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (Marvel US)]] #68|The Human Factor!}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 45
|prev=New Recruit
|next=Legacy
|image=TheHumanFactor Cylas and Megatron.jpg
|caption=
|title="The Human Factor"
|airdate=[[September 14]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Bob Skir|Robert N. Skir]]
|directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Silas is given a new lease on life and approaches Megatron with a plan to join the Decepticon ranks.'''

==Synopsis==
In a [[MECH]] base, a small team of surgeons and technicians hook [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]'s reassembled remains up to their computer and infuse them with electricity and Energon. Breakdown awakens, only it's not Breakdown—MECH has implanted [[Silas]] within the Decepticon's corpse. Silas is impressed with their ingenuity, but decides that, as he is no longer human, he no longer needs their services, and slaughters them.

[[Image:TheHumanFactorCylas.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Some time later, Silas drives up to the entrance to a military facility, stopping at the gate to introduce himself. Meanwhile in the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] are trying to encourage [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to keep up his recuperation, despite the Wrecker's belief that he is being replaced. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] suggests he uses the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]] for extra strength and power, but Bulkhead sees it as a crutch and knocks it aside, causing it to damage the computer system. As Ratchet grumbles over the negative atmosphere, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] talks with [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] on the phone and is surprised to learn that Raf's been grounded for his slipping grades.

The Decepticons on the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', namely [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], are likewise surprised when Breakdown's signal shows up on their scanners. Knock Out and some [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] are sent to investigate and find the military base wrecked. Moments after they arrive, what appears to be Breakdown strides out of the smoke. In response to the Decepticons' reaction to his marred appearance, "Breakdown" asks in Silas's voice to be taken to [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]].

[[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] briefs the Autobots on the theft of the [[Project Damocles]] satellite apparently by Breakdown assisted by a human whom Fowler believes is Silas. Ratchet strongly dismisses the idea of Decepticons and humans pairing together, rebuffed only by Jack's reasoning of the alliance working for the Autobots. Aboard the warship, Megatron is introduced to the Breakdown/Silas combo, now calling himself Cylas: "Cybernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis". Though Megatron is disgusted by such an abomination and Knock Out is keen to dissect Cylas as revenge for Breakdown, the MECH commander wants to strike a deal with the Decepticons and offers the Damocles weapon as a token of friendship. As Fowler's briefing in the Autobot base ends, the Autobots realize they must protect the satellite's interface codes, currently stored on servers in [[Colorado]].

[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has already gotten to the Colorado base, clearing it using a recording of Fowler's voice, and by the time the Autobots get there, the place is already heavily guarded by Decepticons. Cylas points out to Megatron that since Soundwave is now connected to the mainframe, he can operate the satellite. The Damocles satellite is duly launched from the ''Nemesis'', and Soundwave starts targeting the Autobots on the ground. His first shot narrowly misses Smokescreen, and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] contacts base for backup. Bulkhead is ready to go but Ratchet stops him as Optimus is actually after ''technical'' help to disable the satellite. Ratchet decides Raf is required for this mission and so Raf gets unexpected visitors in the form of Fowler, Miko and Jack.

While the Autobots try to keep Soundwave distracted, Bulkhead attempts to talk Ratchet into sending him to help. Ratchet finally concedes, but has his own ideas. While Raf works on a way to crash the satellite and Fowler tries to work out a way to get to the toilet without Raf's mom seeing, the Decepticons detect Raf's hacking attempt. When they track the source to [[Jasper]], Megatron sends Cylas to deal with the matter, despite Cylas's chagrin. Cylas soon hauls up outside Raf's house and takes aim, only for Bulkhead to come barreling down the street and slam him into a nearby drainage canal. After a tense reintroduction, Bulkhead realizes his opponent is not Breakdown—and is shocked to find that it is actually Silas/Cylas operating the Con's body. The pair start fighting, but Bulkhead's weakness quickly begins to show.

[[Image:TheHumanFactorProjectDamocles.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Ratchet contacts Optimus who is still running from the Damocles beam, to report that Bulkhead needs backup. Indeed, the Wrecker is still not operating fully and not doing well against Cylas, but the addition of Smokescreen to the fight helps. Megatron, impatient at Cylas's failure, orders Soundwave to target the source of the hack. The Autobots take advantage of the cessation of the Damocles attack to try to storm the command center. The kids, meanwhile, see that the satellite has moved and is now aiming at them. Raf manages to get the satellite's thrusters under his control, and the shot does little more than knock the corner off the [[KO Burger]] sign before the satellite starts reentry. Their celebration is interrupted by Raf's mom, but luckily they break out the "study group" defense. Meanwhile, the Autobots break into the command center in time to see Soundwave leaving. Elsewhere, Cylas begins to lose his fight and is called back to the ''Nemesis''. Bulkhead and Smokescreen see the satellite's reentry and congratulate each other.

Back on the ship, Megatron announces that Cylas has earned his place at the table—Knock Out's dissection table, that is—explaining that the MECH commander was correct about the human factor tipping the war's scales, but in the Autobots' favor. Cylas is then zapped from behind and dragged away for "study", much to his fearful displeasure and Knock Out's delight.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (7)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (16)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (17)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (18)

|c2=
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (13)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (14)

|c3=
*[[MECH Commando]]s (1)
*[[MECH Surgeon]] (2)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (5)
*[[Jack Darby]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)
*[[Raf's mom]] (10)
*[[William Fowler]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Silas|Cylas]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==

"Thank you all for your dedication and a life time of service. But I now seem more suited to keep the exclusive company... of titans"
:—'''"Cylas"''' before killing his own men. Cold.

"Bulkhead! I ''needed'' that!"
:—'''Ratchet''' ''still'' hasn't learned that saying that phrase won't change anything.

'''Jack''': You've got to be kidding, Raf! You of all people, grounded? 
'''Raf''': Big time. I misplaced some homework and blew a couple of tests. 
'''Miko''': Translation, A- instead of A.
:—'''Miko''' thinks '''Raf''' is Mr. Perfect when it comes to school, unlike herself.

"Breakdown may act the brute, but he's a maestro behind a rotary buffer!"
:-'''Knock Out''' gives us his little secret for auto-detailing - a pal skilled with a rotary buffer.

"This is the human who dissected Breakdown!" 
''*Knock Out activates his circular saw*'' 
"Please, my liege, allow me to return the favor."
:—'''Knock Out''', finally confirming the fans' belief that he ''does'' care about his former partner.

"Megatron, relax." 
''*Megatron glares at Cylas*'' 
"''Lord'' Megatron."
:—'''Cylas''' learns that Megatron doesn't want to be his friend.

"What? No! If my mom sees you..." 
"Relax, I trained in covert ops." 
"I don't care if you were trained by ninja! My mom has eyes in the back of ''your'' head."
:—'''Raf''' tells '''Agent Fowler''' why he can't use the restroom.

'''Megatron''': Cylas, you have earned your place at the table. 
'''Cylas''': Lord Megatron, I am honored. 
'''Megatron''': Knock Out's dissection table! 
'''Knock Out''': Breakdown would be tickled.
:—Well, '''Knock Out''' finally got ''his'' wish.

"He will be a fascinating case for study." 
"I will leave no fiber or ''fiber optic'' unexamined."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Knock Out''' get a new science project.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When Knock Out detects Breakdown's signal, the image of Breakdown on the screen is shows his current appearance, when logically the last image they should have had on file would be one with his optic patch. However, this may not be a mistake, since it is unclear how such images are obtained in the first place. Cybertronian self-portraits may well update themselves, much like real life technology is capable of similar things.
* On the same screen as Breakdown's image, the map of the United States shows the state of Louisiana inside Texas, with an empty spot where it's supposed to be. The same map error reappears when Soundwave begins operating the Damocles satellite.
* When Cylas targets the window of Raf's room, his zoomed-in view is from the wrong angle. To be able to see Jack and the others within, he would have to be firing from the opposite side.
* The final shot of the satellite fires parallel to Raf's house. To do this, the satellite would have to be in position below the equator. When it fires, it is shown to be above North America, and burns up in the skies above Jasper not long after. In addition, the beam is constant, even though it should be changing position with the satellite.
* Cylas can talk after being zapped with the energon prod, a phenomenon that didn't appear on other robots such as Optimus Prime. This may not be an error, as the unique interface between the human 'Silas' and the robot 'Breakdown' may have prevented Silas himself from being electrocuted.

===Continuity notes===
* The base in which Silas is revived is the same one used in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]".
* The place in which Cylas, Bulkhead and Smokescreen fight is the same place Arcee and Bumblebee engaged the Vehicons back in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]".
* MECH was preparing to save Silas using Breakdown's corpse at the end of "[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]".
* Silas refers to his merger with Breakdown's corpse as "the perfect meld of man and machine", the same line he used to describe [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] in its eponymous episode.
* Smokescreen offers Bulkhead the use of the Apex Armor, which he took from Starscream in the [[New Recruit|previous episode]]. Bulkhead's resentment of the newbie also started in that episode, but he seems to have resolved it by this one's end.
* Bulkhead uses the [[Cybertronian sport#Lobbing|lobbing]] ball from "[[Con Job]]" as a medicine ball.
* After taking crippling injuries in "[[Toxicity]]", Bulkhead is finally well enough to go out in the field. He's far from 100%, but he can put up a fight.
* Knock Out references the events of "[[Operation: Breakdown]]" and wants vengeance for it.
* Project Damocles, and Silas' role in it, was first mentioned in "[[Grill]]".
* Before fighting Bulkhead, Cylas states that the former will never again interfere with his operations, which references "Operation: Breakdown".
* Soundwave displays the picture he took of Jack, Miko, and Raf back in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".

===Transformers references===
* This isn't the [[Autobot Spike|first time]] a human mind was placed in a robot body to preserve it.
* Nor is this the [[Novo|first MECH operative]] who would control a mechanical body.
* Nor is it the [[Attack from Outer Space|first time]] the Decepticons attempted to target Autobots from space.

===Real-world references===
* The surging electricity and twitching hand during Silas' revival reflects toward the animation of [[Frankenstein's monster]].
* The missing-eye appearance on Breakdown's face resembles that of the ''Terminator''.
* Cylas' request of "take me to your leader" is a stereotypical phrase used in early sci-fi movies involving aliens arriving to Earth from another world.

===Trivia===
* This is the first episode of a non-Japanese ''Transformers'' cartoon to depict the killing of a human. There was a heavily ''implied'' death back in "Darkness Rising, Part 5", but here... well, even though we didn't directly witness it... it's pretty aggressively obvious that Cylas is murdering his old crew. In addition, considering the wreckage seen when Knock Out and the Vehicons arrive at the Damocles storage base and the fact there wasn't even time to alert the Autobots, things don't look good for the soldiers on that base.
* Aww, Knock Out is willing to avenge Breakdown.
* We learn Raf's full name in this episode.
* The satellite's name, Damocles, refers to the ancient anecdote referred to as "[[wikipedia:Damocles|the Sword of Damocles]]".
* One of Silas' biological eyes appears to be permanently dilated. Not only does it match Breakdown's missing-eye look, a permanently dilated pupil can also be a sign of serious cranial injury.
* Silas identified himself as Leyland Bishop to the guards at the military base - possibly a reference to humanoid android Bishop, built by Weyland-Yutani in the Aliens franchise.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Human Factor}}
[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Metrodome

2010-02-14T11:15:06Z

78.86.210.84: /* Notes */

[[Image:Metrodome.JPG|frame|Can't we just get beyond Metrodome?]]
'''Metrodome''' is a UK-based company that produces and distributes DVDs to the country, and is the current official distributor of ''Transformers'' [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] DVDs. Unlike [[Madman Entertainment|other]] [[Kid Rhino|distributors]], they have not secured the rights to any other Transformers series, but have distinguished themselves by being the first to release the various Japanese Generation 1 series.

Metrodome is owned by [[TV-Loonland]], who, until 2008, were the owners of [[Sunbow Productions]] and master license holder of the ''Generation 1'' television series.

The budget label '''Prism Leisure''' was a sub-distributor of Metrodome's until they went into [[wikipedia:administration (law)|administration]] in June 2007.<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUS103785+28-Mar-2008+RNS20080328 Metrodome Group PLC Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2007] at Reuters.</ref>

==Releases==
Having inherited the Transformers license from previous holder [[Maverick Entertainment]], who had only managed to release the first season before losing the licence, Metrodome, in a surprising move, opted to pick up where that company had left off, saving their own first season release until after they had gotten through the other seasons.

===Generation 1===
*PPA1412 — '''''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Movie]]''''' ([[June 2]], 2003)
:The first release by Metrodome was a budget-range vanilla DVD of the Transformers movie, released through Prism Leisure.
*MTD5118 — '''''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' — Season 2 Part 1''' ([[November 17]], 2003)
:Contains the episodes "[[Autobot Spike]]" through to "[[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]" across three discs, plus extra features on the third disc including a blooper reel, the [[dialogue script]] to "Autobot Spike", some footage shot at [[Unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly 2003]], character profiles, a [[Titan Books|Titan]] comic strip, a fan art gallery, a promotional toy gallery and a quiz.
:Also comes packaged with exclusive postcards feauring new artwork by [[Lee Sullivan]].
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special''' ([[April 5]], 2004)
:Re-release of the first disc from the Season 2 Part 1 set. Contains the episodes "Autobot Spike" through to "[[Enter the Nightbird]]".
*MTD5150 — '''''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2''' ([[May 3]], 2004)
:Contains the episodes "[[The Golden Lagoon]]" through to "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]" across three discs, plus extra features on the third disc including more character profiles and scripts, another quiz and fan art gallery, [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|the Atari video game's]] trailer and a game called "[[Scrambled Transformers]]".
:Also comes packaged with exclusive postcards featuring new artwork by [[Andrew Wildman]], and "[[The Beast Within]]" mini-comic.
<center><gallery>
Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie DVD.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'''''
Image:Metrodome G1Season2Part1 DVD.jpg|'''Season 2 Part 1'''
Image:Metrodome BumperCollection DVD.jpg|'''Bumper Collection'''
Image:Metrodome G1Season2Part2 DVD.jpg|'''Season 2 Part 2'''
</gallery></center>
{{-}}

*MTD5162 — '''''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4''' ([[August 30]], 2004)
:Contains the complete seasons three and four across four discs, plus extra features on the fourth disc including ''another'' quiz and fan art gallery, even more scripts, masks to print and cut out, some footage shot at Auto Assembly 2004 and exclusive interviews with Lee Sullivan, Andrew Wildman and [[Simon Furman]].
:Also comes packaged with exclusive postcards featuring new artwork by Andrew Wildman, Bill Gilson and Isabel Monstran (Age 9), as well as "[[The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences]]" mini-comic.
*MTD5168 — '''''Transformers'' — Season 1''' ([[October 11]], 2004)
:Contains the complete first season across two discs, plus a third disc full of extra features including the perennial quiz and scripts, some more character profiles, [[commercial]]s, [[Public service announcement|PSAs]], footage shot at Transformerscon 2004, a run-down of animation errors from season 2, and interviews with [[Flint Dille]], [[Earl Kress]], [[Buzz Dixon]] and [[David Wise]]
:Also comes packaged with exclusive postcards featuring new artwork by Lee Sullivan.
*MTD5169 — '''''Transformers'' — Season 1''' (October 11, 2004)
:Limited run of the Season 1 set as above that also came with a "Free Collector's Tin" big enough to comfortably accommodate all four G1 box sets.
*MTD5214 — '''''Transformers: The Movie'' — Reconstructed''' ([[September 5]], 2005)
:Given that the movie had seen multiple VHS and budget DVD releases in then-recent years, Metrodome sought to produce a special version of the movie that would distinguish itself from these cheaper options. "Reconstructed" was the result, featuring a new remastered version of the film that exposed the entire visible picture from the film's negative. An assortment of extras including TV adverts, trailers and comparisons between the US and UK versions of the film could not, however, make up for the poor standards conversion, inconsistent remaster, and general pointlessness of the project.
<center><gallery>
Image:Metrodome G1Seasons3&4 DVD.jpg|'''Season 3 and Season 4'''
Image:Metrodome G1Season1 DVD.jpg|'''Season 1'''
Image:Metrodome G1Collector'sTin.jpg|'''Free Collector's Tin'''
Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie Reconstructed DVD.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'' Reconstructed'''
</gallery></center>
{{-}}

*MTD???? — '''''Transformers: The Movie''''' (UMD, [[September 12]], 2005)
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection''' ([[September 4]], 2006)
:All four Generation 1 box sets, along with ''Transformers: The Movie'' — Reconstructed, collected together in one fourteen-disc set.
:This set also contains a free double-sided poster depicting the US and UK movie poster artwork.
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes''' ([[April 30]], 2007)
:Contains the episodes "[[More than Meets the Eye (episode)|More than Meets the Eye]]", "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", "[[Dark Awakening]]", "[[Heavy Metal War]]", "The Golden Lagoon", "[[Call of the Primitives]]", "[[Starscream's Brigade]]" and "[[Ghost in the Machine]]".
*MTD5296 — '''''Transformers: The Movie'' — Ultimate Edition''' ([[June 4]], 2007)
:In the same vein as [[Sony]]'s 20th Anniversary Edition of the movie, this two-disc set features a new widescreen remaster of the film. A multitude of extras include trailers, tv spots, character profiles, interviews with Flint Dille and [[Peter Cullen]] and commentary on the film by Chris McFeely. Like the other special editions of the film released around this time, the set includes "[[Scramble City]]", also with commentary from McFeely.
<center><gallery>
Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie UMD 2005.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'' UMD''' (2005 release)
Image:Metrodome G1CompleteCollection DVD.jpg|'''Complete Generation One Collection'''
Image:Metrodome ClassicEpisodes DVD.jpg|'''The Classic Episodes'''
Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie UltimateEdition DVD.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'' Ultimate Edition'''
</gallery></center>
{{-}}

*MTD???? — '''''Transformers: The Movie''''' (Blu-ray, [[October 1]], 2007)
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers: The Movie''''' (UMD, [[December 7]], 2007)
*MTD???? — '''''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part One''' ([[December 26]], 2007)
:Re-release of the first disc from the Season 1 set. Contains the episodes "More than Meets the Eye" through to "S.O.S. Dinobots".
*MTD???? — '''''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part Two''' (December 26, 2007)
:Re-release of the second disc from the Season 1 set. Contains the episodes "[[Fire on the Mountain]]" through to "Heavy Metal War".
<center><gallery>
Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie Blu-ray.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'' Blu-ray'''
Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie UMD 2007.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'' UMD''' (2007 release)
Image:Metrodome G1Series1Part1 DVD.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Series One: Part One'''
Image:Metrodome G1Series1Part2 DVD.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Series One: Part Two'''
</gallery></center>
{{-}}

*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — Season One''' ([[June 15]], 2009)
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One''' (June 15, 2009)
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part Two''' (June 15, 2009)
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four''' {{sic}} (June 15, 2009)
<center><gallery>
Image:Metrodome G1Season1 DVD 2009.jpg|'''Season One'''
Image:Metrodome G1Season2Part1 DVD 2009.jpg|'''Season Two: Part One'''
Image:Metrodome G1Season2Part2 DVD 2009.jpg|'''Season Two: Part Two'''
Image:Metrodome G1Seasons3&4 DVD 2009.jpg|'''Season's Three & Four'''
</gallery></center>
{{-}}

===The Takara Collection===
*MTD5197 — '''The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] Collection Vol 1 — ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: Headmasters]]''''' ([[September 26]], 2005)
:A four-disc box set collecting the entire ''Headmasters'' anime series. The set features the original Japanese audio track with newly-created (and inconsistent) English subtitles, with the infamous [[Omni Productions]] dub as a second option. The masters supplied to Metrodome proved slightly incomplete, however, lacking the "next episode" previews, and the few segments that come before the title cards of certain episodes. The set features audio commentaries on three episodes by UK fan [[Chris McFeely]].
*MTD5249 — '''The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce]]''''' ([[May 15]], 2006)
:A five-disc box set collecting the ''Super-God Masterforce'' anime series (omitting the clip show that was broadcast as the final episode of the series in Japan). This set includes only the Japanese audio with subtitles, this time translated by [[Jordan L. Derber]]. The set again features three audio commentaries by McFeely. Cover art by [[Nick Roche]].
*MTD5262 — '''The Takara Collection Vol 3 — ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Transformers: Victory]]''''' (December 26, 2006)
:A four-disc box set collecting the entire ''Victory'' anime series. As with ''Masterforce'', the set includes only the Japanese audio, subs by Derber, and three commentaries by McFeely. Notably, the set omits the six (!) clip shows present in the original broadcast run of the series, featuring only the core 32 episodes. Cover art by Nick Roche.
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection''' ([[September 3]], 2007)
:A collection of the three ''Headmasters'', ''Super-God Masterforce'' and ''Victory'' box sets. The final disc of the ''Victory'' set is re-authored to include the set's sole new exclusive - ''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Zone]]'', with a commentary by McFeely.
<center><gallery>
Image:Metrodome Headmasters DVD.jpg|'''Headmasters'''
Image:Metrodome Masterforce DVD.jpg|'''Masterforce'''
Image:Metrodome Victory DVD.jpg|'''Victory'''
Image:Metrodome Takara CompleteCollection DVD.jpg|'''Complete Collection'''
</gallery></center>
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Metrodome's Generation 1 releases use the remastered production masters which originated with the [[Kid Rhino]] release of the series (and contain all the inherent errors). Additionally, they include [[Magno Sound & Video]]'s 5.1 audio (with added sound effects), but use a modified version of their 2.0 track.
*One of the sets' most distinctive extra features is a collection of [[Dialogue script|dialogue scripts]] for nearly every Generation 1 episode.
*The packaging and title menu for the third disc of the Season 2 Part 1 set both claim that it includes the dialogue scripts for "Episodes 16-17", but only the script for episode 17, "Autobot Spike", is actually included on the disc.
*in-keeping with the low production values of the disks themselves, [[Doctor Arkeville|Doctor Arkeville]]'s name is misspelled 'Dr. Octoville' throughout the Season 1 set menus.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersdvd.com/ Metrodome's Transformers DVD homepage]

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[[Category:Home video]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Headmasters franchise]]
[[Category:Masterforce]]
[[Category:Victory]]
[[Category:Zone]]

Metrodome

2010-02-14T11:14:48Z

78.86.210.84: /* Notes */

[[Image:Metrodome.JPG|frame|Can't we just get beyond Metrodome?]]
'''Metrodome''' is a UK-based company that produces and distributes DVDs to the country, and is the current official distributor of ''Transformers'' [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] DVDs. Unlike [[Madman Entertainment|other]] [[Kid Rhino|distributors]], they have not secured the rights to any other Transformers series, but have distinguished themselves by being the first to release the various Japanese Generation 1 series.

Metrodome is owned by [[TV-Loonland]], who, until 2008, were the owners of [[Sunbow Productions]] and master license holder of the ''Generation 1'' television series.

The budget label '''Prism Leisure''' was a sub-distributor of Metrodome's until they went into [[wikipedia:administration (law)|administration]] in June 2007.<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUS103785+28-Mar-2008+RNS20080328 Metrodome Group PLC Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2007] at Reuters.</ref>

==Releases==
Having inherited the Transformers license from previous holder [[Maverick Entertainment]], who had only managed to release the first season before losing the licence, Metrodome, in a surprising move, opted to pick up where that company had left off, saving their own first season release until after they had gotten through the other seasons.

===Generation 1===
*PPA1412 — '''''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Movie]]''''' ([[June 2]], 2003)
:The first release by Metrodome was a budget-range vanilla DVD of the Transformers movie, released through Prism Leisure.
*MTD5118 — '''''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' — Season 2 Part 1''' ([[November 17]], 2003)
:Contains the episodes "[[Autobot Spike]]" through to "[[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]" across three discs, plus extra features on the third disc including a blooper reel, the [[dialogue script]] to "Autobot Spike", some footage shot at [[Unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly 2003]], character profiles, a [[Titan Books|Titan]] comic strip, a fan art gallery, a promotional toy gallery and a quiz.
:Also comes packaged with exclusive postcards feauring new artwork by [[Lee Sullivan]].
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special''' ([[April 5]], 2004)
:Re-release of the first disc from the Season 2 Part 1 set. Contains the episodes "Autobot Spike" through to "[[Enter the Nightbird]]".
*MTD5150 — '''''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2''' ([[May 3]], 2004)
:Contains the episodes "[[The Golden Lagoon]]" through to "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]" across three discs, plus extra features on the third disc including more character profiles and scripts, another quiz and fan art gallery, [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|the Atari video game's]] trailer and a game called "[[Scrambled Transformers]]".
:Also comes packaged with exclusive postcards featuring new artwork by [[Andrew Wildman]], and "[[The Beast Within]]" mini-comic.
<center><gallery>
Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie DVD.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'''''
Image:Metrodome G1Season2Part1 DVD.jpg|'''Season 2 Part 1'''
Image:Metrodome BumperCollection DVD.jpg|'''Bumper Collection'''
Image:Metrodome G1Season2Part2 DVD.jpg|'''Season 2 Part 2'''
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*MTD5162 — '''''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4''' ([[August 30]], 2004)
:Contains the complete seasons three and four across four discs, plus extra features on the fourth disc including ''another'' quiz and fan art gallery, even more scripts, masks to print and cut out, some footage shot at Auto Assembly 2004 and exclusive interviews with Lee Sullivan, Andrew Wildman and [[Simon Furman]].
:Also comes packaged with exclusive postcards featuring new artwork by Andrew Wildman, Bill Gilson and Isabel Monstran (Age 9), as well as "[[The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences]]" mini-comic.
*MTD5168 — '''''Transformers'' — Season 1''' ([[October 11]], 2004)
:Contains the complete first season across two discs, plus a third disc full of extra features including the perennial quiz and scripts, some more character profiles, [[commercial]]s, [[Public service announcement|PSAs]], footage shot at Transformerscon 2004, a run-down of animation errors from season 2, and interviews with [[Flint Dille]], [[Earl Kress]], [[Buzz Dixon]] and [[David Wise]]
:Also comes packaged with exclusive postcards featuring new artwork by Lee Sullivan.
*MTD5169 — '''''Transformers'' — Season 1''' (October 11, 2004)
:Limited run of the Season 1 set as above that also came with a "Free Collector's Tin" big enough to comfortably accommodate all four G1 box sets.
*MTD5214 — '''''Transformers: The Movie'' — Reconstructed''' ([[September 5]], 2005)
:Given that the movie had seen multiple VHS and budget DVD releases in then-recent years, Metrodome sought to produce a special version of the movie that would distinguish itself from these cheaper options. "Reconstructed" was the result, featuring a new remastered version of the film that exposed the entire visible picture from the film's negative. An assortment of extras including TV adverts, trailers and comparisons between the US and UK versions of the film could not, however, make up for the poor standards conversion, inconsistent remaster, and general pointlessness of the project.
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Image:Metrodome G1Seasons3&4 DVD.jpg|'''Season 3 and Season 4'''
Image:Metrodome G1Season1 DVD.jpg|'''Season 1'''
Image:Metrodome G1Collector'sTin.jpg|'''Free Collector's Tin'''
Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie Reconstructed DVD.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'' Reconstructed'''
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*MTD???? — '''''Transformers: The Movie''''' (UMD, [[September 12]], 2005)
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection''' ([[September 4]], 2006)
:All four Generation 1 box sets, along with ''Transformers: The Movie'' — Reconstructed, collected together in one fourteen-disc set.
:This set also contains a free double-sided poster depicting the US and UK movie poster artwork.
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes''' ([[April 30]], 2007)
:Contains the episodes "[[More than Meets the Eye (episode)|More than Meets the Eye]]", "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", "[[Dark Awakening]]", "[[Heavy Metal War]]", "The Golden Lagoon", "[[Call of the Primitives]]", "[[Starscream's Brigade]]" and "[[Ghost in the Machine]]".
*MTD5296 — '''''Transformers: The Movie'' — Ultimate Edition''' ([[June 4]], 2007)
:In the same vein as [[Sony]]'s 20th Anniversary Edition of the movie, this two-disc set features a new widescreen remaster of the film. A multitude of extras include trailers, tv spots, character profiles, interviews with Flint Dille and [[Peter Cullen]] and commentary on the film by Chris McFeely. Like the other special editions of the film released around this time, the set includes "[[Scramble City]]", also with commentary from McFeely.
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Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie UMD 2005.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'' UMD''' (2005 release)
Image:Metrodome G1CompleteCollection DVD.jpg|'''Complete Generation One Collection'''
Image:Metrodome ClassicEpisodes DVD.jpg|'''The Classic Episodes'''
Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie UltimateEdition DVD.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'' Ultimate Edition'''
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*MTD???? — '''''Transformers: The Movie''''' (Blu-ray, [[October 1]], 2007)
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers: The Movie''''' (UMD, [[December 7]], 2007)
*MTD???? — '''''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part One''' ([[December 26]], 2007)
:Re-release of the first disc from the Season 1 set. Contains the episodes "More than Meets the Eye" through to "S.O.S. Dinobots".
*MTD???? — '''''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part Two''' (December 26, 2007)
:Re-release of the second disc from the Season 1 set. Contains the episodes "[[Fire on the Mountain]]" through to "Heavy Metal War".
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Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie Blu-ray.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'' Blu-ray'''
Image:Metrodome TFTheMovie UMD 2007.jpg|'''''Transformers: The Movie'' UMD''' (2007 release)
Image:Metrodome G1Series1Part1 DVD.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Series One: Part One'''
Image:Metrodome G1Series1Part2 DVD.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Series One: Part Two'''
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*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — Season One''' ([[June 15]], 2009)
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One''' (June 15, 2009)
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part Two''' (June 15, 2009)
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four''' {{sic}} (June 15, 2009)
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Image:Metrodome G1Season1 DVD 2009.jpg|'''Season One'''
Image:Metrodome G1Season2Part1 DVD 2009.jpg|'''Season Two: Part One'''
Image:Metrodome G1Season2Part2 DVD 2009.jpg|'''Season Two: Part Two'''
Image:Metrodome G1Seasons3&4 DVD 2009.jpg|'''Season's Three & Four'''
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===The Takara Collection===
*MTD5197 — '''The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] Collection Vol 1 — ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: Headmasters]]''''' ([[September 26]], 2005)
:A four-disc box set collecting the entire ''Headmasters'' anime series. The set features the original Japanese audio track with newly-created (and inconsistent) English subtitles, with the infamous [[Omni Productions]] dub as a second option. The masters supplied to Metrodome proved slightly incomplete, however, lacking the "next episode" previews, and the few segments that come before the title cards of certain episodes. The set features audio commentaries on three episodes by UK fan [[Chris McFeely]].
*MTD5249 — '''The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce]]''''' ([[May 15]], 2006)
:A five-disc box set collecting the ''Super-God Masterforce'' anime series (omitting the clip show that was broadcast as the final episode of the series in Japan). This set includes only the Japanese audio with subtitles, this time translated by [[Jordan L. Derber]]. The set again features three audio commentaries by McFeely. Cover art by [[Nick Roche]].
*MTD5262 — '''The Takara Collection Vol 3 — ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Transformers: Victory]]''''' (December 26, 2006)
:A four-disc box set collecting the entire ''Victory'' anime series. As with ''Masterforce'', the set includes only the Japanese audio, subs by Derber, and three commentaries by McFeely. Notably, the set omits the six (!) clip shows present in the original broadcast run of the series, featuring only the core 32 episodes. Cover art by Nick Roche.
*MTD???? — '''''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection''' ([[September 3]], 2007)
:A collection of the three ''Headmasters'', ''Super-God Masterforce'' and ''Victory'' box sets. The final disc of the ''Victory'' set is re-authored to include the set's sole new exclusive - ''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Zone]]'', with a commentary by McFeely.
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Image:Metrodome Headmasters DVD.jpg|'''Headmasters'''
Image:Metrodome Masterforce DVD.jpg|'''Masterforce'''
Image:Metrodome Victory DVD.jpg|'''Victory'''
Image:Metrodome Takara CompleteCollection DVD.jpg|'''Complete Collection'''
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==Notes==
*Metrodome's Generation 1 releases use the remastered production masters which originated with the [[Kid Rhino]] release of the series (and contain all the inherent errors). Additionally, they include [[Magno Sound & Video]]'s 5.1 audio (with added sound effects), but use a modified version of their 2.0 track.
*One of the sets' most distinctive extra features is a collection of [[Dialogue script|dialogue scripts]] for nearly every Generation 1 episode.
*The packaging and title menu for the third disc of the Season 2 Part 1 set both claim that it includes the dialogue scripts for "Episodes 16-17", but only the script for episode 17, "Autobot Spike", is actually included on the disc.
*in-keeping with the low production values of the disks themselves, [Doctor Arkeville|Doctor Arkeville]]'s name is misspelled 'Dr. Octoville' throughout the Season 1 set menus.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.transformersdvd.com/ Metrodome's Transformers DVD homepage]

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