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{{episodenav|animated|15|season=1|prev=Nature Calls|next=Megatron Rising - Part 2}}<br />
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'''Prime begins to doubt his leadership abilities as the Decepticons mobilize for a big invasion of Earth.'''<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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[[Image:MegRisingBodyLab.jpg|left|thumb|This is what happens when you don't have proper [[Cosmic Rust|rust]]-proofing.]]<br />
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[[Detroit]] is in the midst of a blizzard, and as Isaac Sumdac starts to repair Megatron's body he comments that they were fortunate to have found it beforehand, while at the same time praising it for being well-constructed enough to withstand 50 years of exposure to the elements. Megatron silently gloats that Cybertronian technology is more powerful than any force on Earth. The bad weather causes a blackout and forces [[Sumdac Tower]] onto its backup generator; when Sumdac decides this will force a delay in the repairs, Megatron alternates between bluster and sweet-talk to try to get his way, but it's no use. Megatron attempts to call Lugnut again for assistance.<br />
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Lugnut and Blitzwing have just finished rebuilding themselves (after some squabbling over the last piece) in a distant forest. Starscream mocks them for in-fighting and reminds them that he is their new chosen and sworn sovereign; his two subjects retort that they serve him only under threat, not by choice. At that moment, Megatron successfully contacts Lugnut, whose newly reverential and respectful attitude both pleases and confuses (''but mostly pleases'') Starscream. When Starscream finds out Lugnut "thinks" he's hearing Megatron, the new leader is infuriated, and in his anger almost exposes that fact that it was himself, and not the Autobots, who defeated Megatron in the first place. Megatron orders Lugnut to retrieve the [[Sari Sumdac's key|Key]] and bring it to him; Starscream then notices that, regardless of the source, Lugnut is indeed being contacted by someone. He orders Lugnut and Blitzwing to obey the strange orders for now, while he himself will track the transmissions to their source and see who is trying to undermine his authority.<br />
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As the Decepticons move out, the Autobots' HQ computer notices their increased activity. The Autobots are worried about a possible full-scale Decepticon invasion. As if Optimus Prime wasn't stressed enough, Bulkhead and Prowl then take the opportunity to finally tell him about the continued survival of the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. Prime is furious that his orders were disobeyed, but decides that given the circumstances they should try to use all resources available—but insists that he will lead the new mission to contact the Dinobots.<br />
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Optimus Prime is especially worried about the Key, both because Sari can't protect it, and because she once again is using it as a toy (this time for model-plane dogfighting). When he orders her to turn it over, Sari angrily reminds him that she was chosen for this role by the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] itself. Prime then orders Ratchet to magnetically take the key from her, and, reluctantly, Ratchet obeys. Sari feels heartbroken and betrayed, and flees the base. An upset Bumblebee defends Sari's role as part of the team, to which Optimus responds that since Bumblebee has been such a poor team performer who makes so many mistakes, he isn't a good character witness. Bumblebee retorts that the Autobots' desperate, seemingly hopeless situation means Optimus isn't a good leader—then he leaves in pursuit of Sari. Prime orders Ratchet to take the Key to the [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Autobot spaceship]] beneath Lake Erie, and they all depart.<br />
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Sari walks down the street, dejected and pouting about how untrustworthy the Autobots turned out to be. But she's being watched—by Blackarachnia, who abducts the girl and mockingly praises her for seeing the light. Still hoping to cure herself of her techno-organic body, Blackarachnia attempts to bargain with Sari to hand over the key. They exchange "snappy banter" for a while, which leaves Blackarachnia bored. When Sari again mentions how the Autobots no longer trust her, Blackarachnia tells her more about her own sad past and how only the power of the AllSpark can give her back a normal life. Sari seems moved....<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Rising 1 Ratchet Blitzwing Key.jpg|thumb|right|YOINK! AHAHAHAHAHA!]]<br />
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En route to the Autobot ship, Ratchet is ambushed by Blitzwing and Lugnut, in a battle about as one-sided as Bambi vs. Godzilla. He seems to challenge Blitzwing to a battle to the finish—but the three-faced robot simply freezes Ratchet solid and cracks off his crystallized arm, taking the Key with it.<br />
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On Dinobot Island, the Autobots are confronted by the Dinobots who—again—are hostile to trespassers. Prime seemingly worsens the situation, as a stranger with a heavy-handed attitude. When their familiar protector Prowl reveals himself and tries to speak, the Dinobots calm down slightly (though Prime is further frustrated to learn the [[Meltdown (Animated)|extent of his troops' misadventures]] on Dinobot Island). But in the end, the Dinobots refuse to help against the Decepticons, saying they don't want to help any robots—they ''fight'' robots. Optimus points out that the Dinobots are robots themselves, prompting them to begin fighting each other. When Ratchet calls and informs Prime of the key's theft, the Autobots return to the mainland. Bulkhead asks what their next course of action is, and Prime admits he doesn't know, thinking that Bumblebee was right about Prime being unfit for command.<br />
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[[Image:Megatron rising 1 Starscream freakout.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Bumblebee violated rule number 37 of the good guy code: never interrupt the villain during the monologue.]]<br />
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Starscream traces the source of Lugnut's messages back to Sumdac Tower. Blasting his way in, he is shocked to find Megatron alive—but regains his composure at the sight of his former leader dismantled and helpless. The two have an elaborately deceptive conversation about loyalty: Megatron knows Starscream betrayed him, but Starscream doesn't know he knows and wants to [[Wikipedia:The Incredibles|"monologue"]] a bit before delivering the final blow. Meanwhile, Bumblebee's search for Sari leads him to the tower; when he spots Starscream through the wrecked wall, he squeezes himself into an elevator and prepares for a one-on-one battle (after using the classic "cellphone interference" ploy to avoid talking to Optimus). Right when Starscream is finally about to finish Megatron off, Bumblebee charges in, stingers blasting wildly—striking Starscream at full force and causing no damage at all. Starscream effortlessly thrashes Bumblebee, more angry at having his monologue interrupted than anything else. During this diversion, Megatron activates some of the lab machinery, propelling both Starscream and Bumblebee out of the lab and onto the tower roof.<br />
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[[Image:MegRisingHeadKey.jpg|right|thumb|Cyber Key power!]]<br />
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Dr. Sumdac rushes in, hearing the disturbance. At first Megatron keeps up his usual act, warning that the Decepticons will be back soon and that he needs his new body immediately. The doctor agrees, trying to repair it as quickly as possible, while Megatron observes the rooftop action on a viewscreen and tries to electrocute Starscream through a spotlight. Lugnut and Blitzwing arrive, with Lugnut praising his leader, belatedly noticing his damaged state. Seeing Megatron, Blitzwing finally understands that Lugnut wasn't crazy. As Sumdac demands to know who they are, Lugnut forces Sumdac to genuflect to Megatron, revealing that Megatron is a Decepticon, who in turn gloats at the sight and how easily he was able to lie to his captor. Before Sumdac can contemplate the seriousness of what he has done, Lugnut drops him into Megatron's hand to witness what will happen. Blitzwing inserts the Key into Megatron's head; its power is now his to command. Megatron quickly (''and beautifully'') repairs himself, using metal from the lab as patch-up material when necessary; in the process he steals Sumdac away to an as-yet-undisclosed location.<br />
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Up on the roof, Starscream is about to finish off Bumblebee, and down on the street the Autobots are just arriving to try to help, but all are reduced to staring in horror and disbelief as Megatron blasts up into the sky, an armored colossus.<br />
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To be continued...<br />
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==Stats== <br />
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*'''Written by:''' [[Marsha Griffin]]<br />
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Ciro Nieli]], & [[Kentaro Mizuno]]<br />
*'''Original airdate:''' March 29, 2008<br />
*'''Animation studio:Mook''' <br />
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===Featured characters===<br />
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''<br />
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"<br />
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! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s<br />
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s<br />
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s<br />
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| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (7)<br />
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (8)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (9)<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (10)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (11)<br />
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (13)<br />
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (14)<br />
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (15)<br />
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (4)<br />
* [[Lugnut]] (5)<br />
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (6) <br />
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (12)<br />
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] (1)<br />
* [[Sari Sumdac]] (3)<br />
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|}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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'''Random Blitzwing''': ''(fitting one of Lugnut's shoulder turbines onto his own shoulder)'' Almost... got it... ''(collapses under its weight)'' There! Good as new!<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': Fool! That was mine!<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': True. But I doubt it will do you much good at this point.<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': ''(shaking him)'' Give me that, or I will ''pulverize your pistons''!!!<br><br />
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': ''(grabs Lugnut and throws him overhead with suprising ease)''<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': Ahahahahaha! ''(throws the turbine at Lugnut)''<br><br />
'''Starscream''': ARE YOU TWO RUSTBUCKETS DONE YET?! The only reason you yammering metalheads are still online is because of ''me''! The Supreme Leader that you have chosen to ''crush the Autobots and lead the Decepticons to victory!''<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': YOU WERE NOT CHOSEN!<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': True. You did threaten us.<br><br />
'''Starscream''': '''SILENCE!'''<br><br />
:{{m-}}Starscream's brigade is not a willing brigade. Nor a functional one.<br />
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'''Lugnut''': And the universe will rejoice! All hail your grand and glorious return!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': Okaaay, what's ''his'' malfunction?<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Technical glitch. It happens.<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': A lot, actually! Ahahahaha!<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': It is ''not'' a glitch! It is Megatron, and he commands us to deliver him the key!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': Megatron...?! Did you just say Megatron?! Did he just say ''MEGATRON''?! ''THERE IS NO MEGATRON!'' MEGATRON IS OFFLINE! TERMINATED! I DID IT MYSEL{{m-}}''saw'' it myself.<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': No. No, lies! Lies! Megatron lives! We must obey! Our Supreme Leader has spoken!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': Aren't you forgetting something? '''''I''''' '''AM YOUR SUPREME LEADER!'''<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Decepticons, Decepticons. Can't we all just get along?<br><br />
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': OR SHOULD I CRUSH YOU INTO SCRAP METAL?!<br><br />
:{{m-}}A typical Decepticon conversation in a non-typical situation.<br />
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"Lugnut! Blitzwing! Do as our mystery caller commands! Track the energy signal and find that key! Meanwhile, I will locate the source of the transmission."<br><br />
"And locate our grand and glorious leader!"<br><br />
"Uh, fine, yes, whatever."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Lugnut'''. Screamer's the master of deception, we say!<br />
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"'''YOU STOLE THE DINOBOTS AND TOOK THEM TO AN ISLAND?!'''"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus''' learns what happened to the Dinobots<br />
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"The fate of the Earth and Cybertron hang in the balance and all I've got in my command are a bunch of undisciplined, insubordinate MALFUNCTIONS!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' has quite the bad temper when he's dissatisfied with his troops.<br />
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"What's your damage, Prime? Sari has been helping us since the day we got here. She is a part of this team!"<br><br />
"Considering your own history of mistakes, Bumblebee, I wouldn't exactly call you a great character witness."<br><br />
"Is that right?! Well let me tell ''you'' something, ''Boss-Bot'': Considering the fact that we're stuck on this planet, outnumbered, with no idea on how we're gonna beat an army of Decepticons ready to fry our circuits at any second, I wouldn't exactly call '''you''' a great leader."<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Optimus Prime''' exchange harsh words. Ouch.<br />
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': The key, Autobot! <br><br />
'''Ratchet''': You'll have to pry it from my cold, offline servo. <br><br />
''[Blitzwing switches to his icy face, freezes Ratchet, then switches to his random face]''<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': Well, it's not exactly offline, but— ''[Rips off Ratchet's arm]'' —it's certainly cold. Ahahahaha!<br><br />
:{{m-}}Blitzwing cheats by stealing the key from Ratchet instead of fighting for it.<br />
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'''Grimlock''': Cycle and car robots good! Truck robot bad!<br><br />
'''Prowl''': Truck robot good. Our ''friend''.<br><br />
'''Grimlock''': Hmmmm... friend?<br />
:{{m-}}Prowl, the Dinobot whisperer<br />
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"Evil forces are about to invade this planet and destroy everything in their path. If we want to survive, we must join forces and fight them together."<br><br />
"Dinobots not need robots to fight! Dinobots destroy robots!"<br><br />
"In case you haven't noticed, Dinobots ''are'' robots."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' gives '''Grimlock''' a dose of reality.<br />
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"Look what the capacitor dragged in."<br><br />
"Megatron?! Alive? And looking... magnificent, as always."<br><br />
"Starscream. How good it is to be reunited with such a ''devoted'' and ''faithful'' subject in my time of need."<br><br />
"I would have come sooner, o grand and illustrious leader, but naturally we all assumed you perished at the hands of the Autobot scum. What... great... joy to discover you did not."<br><br />
"Yes. Delight is written all over your face."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' exchange, ''ahem'', warm and heartfelt pleasantries.<br />
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"Sorry—CKKKKK!—Prime, you're—CKKKKK!—kinda breaking up! CKKKKK! You must be going through a canyon or something!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Bumblebee''' has been taking deception lessons from Captain Blackadder, it seems.<br />
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"'''YOU INTERRUPTED MY SPEECH!'''"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Starscream''' seriously freaks out when Bumblebee shoots him.<br />
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'''Lugnut''': We have come for our glorious leader, Megatron!<br><br />
'''Megatron''': I am here, Lugnut.<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': Oh, Master, I am not worthy! I am not worthy... What happened to your body?<br><br />
'''Megatron''': Long story.<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': So, you didn't have voices in your head...<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': ...you had a ''head'' in your head! Ahahahaha!<br />
:{{m-}}A Decepticon reunion.<br />
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"''Decepticons?'' But, you told me you were an Autobot."<br><br />
"And I hated every moment of that humiliating charade. But no more..."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Isaac Sumdac''' finally learns the truth, and from '''Megatron''' himself.<br />
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==Other notes==<br />
===Continuity errors=== <br />
* When Bulkhead brings up the Dinobots, Optimus says that they were destroyed, "weren't they?" However, the last time the Dinobots were mentioned was in "[[Survival of the Fittest]]", when Optimus thought the Dinobots were ''missing,'' and also suspected they were involved in the kidnapping of Sari. He has no known reason to think they were ''destroyed.''<br />
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* Despite her initial sarcasm, Sari has apparently forgotten (or is willing to forget) how Blackarachnia's use of the AllSpark key nearly killed Sari herself and all organic life for miles around. She also doesn't seem to mind being kidnapped onto a rooftop again. Lesson: Never betray a kid's trust; it makes them act '''really''' stupid. <br />
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* Not so much an error as just an oddity: When Starscream stands over a dangling Bumblebee on the Sumdac Tower rooftop, Megatron sends a power surge through a roof fixture and zaps Starscream. When the scene cuts back to the roof a few minutes later, Bumblebee's back on the roof, which he likely managed while Starscream was stunned, and Screamer's confronting him again. However, with no time given for them to talk or react about the transition, the previous roof scene may as well not have happened.<br />
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===Animation Errors===<br />
[[Image:Sari's leg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's a new fashion trend.]]<br />
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* The [[scale|size of Megatron's head]] fluctuates greatly between scenes, often appearing gigantic even compared to large characters.<br />
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* While Prime is shouting at the other 'Bots his insignia starts where it should be, on his shoulder. But as he gestures it seems to rotate around to the underside of his arm.<br />
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* When Sari is telling Blackarachnia about the Autobots taking away her key, her right leg is drawn awkwardly... almost as if it's growing out of her skirt. Though this is very likely in order to prevent a [[Teletraan 15|pre-teen panty shot]].<br />
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* After Ratchet reports to Prime that he lost the key, his EMP blaster wound briefly disappears as he lowers his arm.<br />
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* Starscream's Decepticon insignia is occasionally upside-down.<br />
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* Optimus has two lights on each shoulder, when he admits he was out of line and says about repairing friendships, he raises his fist hiding one of these lights, but when his fist goes down, the light he is hiding has vanished.<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
* Prime finally refers to [[Dinobot Island]] by that name.<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
* Ratchet's remark to Blitzwing about prying the key "from his cold, offline servo" is a reference to an [[Wikipedia:I'll give you my gun when you take it from my cold, dead hands|NRA slogan]] made famous in a speech by [[Wikipedia:Charlton Heston|Charlton Heston]]. Coincidentally, exactly one week after this episode aired, Heston fulfilled his statement. May he Rest in Peace.<br />
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===Miscellaneous trivia===<br />
* The Decepticon symbol on Megatron's body that was so clear [[Nature Calls|last episode]] is nowhere to be seen now. Of course, neither is the chestplate it resided on.<br />
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* The R/C Plane Sari was flying resembles a MiG-15 Fighter.<br />
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* We learn that Prowl and Bulkhead not only didn't tell Prime that the Dinobots were still around, but also didn't tell him that [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] was the one behind Sari's kidnapping in "[[Survival of the Fittest]]". So, when they returned with Sari after the events of that episode, they apparently told him ''none'' of the truth. What ''did'' they tell him?<br />
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* Apparently, when Optimus is '''really''' ticked off and breathing heavy, his engine audibly revs.<br />
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* This is the first episode in which we see an extended transformation sequence for Starscream.<br />
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* When Megatron's energized body sends out cables to its detached hand, in which Prof. Sumdac is sitting, the hand grips around Sumdac, then is yanked under the flooring and over to the body, where it opens back up—with Sumdac no longer within it. (Nothing up Megatron's sleeve!)<br />
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* At one point during Starscream's transformation, he strongly resembles the Gerwalk mode of the [http://www.new-un-spacy.com/macrossplus/yf-19.htm YF-19 Alpha One] from the anime ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_Plus Macross Plus],'' one of the apparent influences for his alternate mode.<br />
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* It appears that Grimlock has gotten over his hatred of [[Car Robots]], but [[Grimlock (G1)|he still hates Optimus Prime]].<br />
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'''Prime begins to doubt his leadership abilities as the Decepticons mobilize for a big invasion of Earth.'''<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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[[Image:MegRisingBodyLab.jpg|left|thumb|This is what happens when you don't have proper [[Cosmic Rust|rust]]-proofing.]]<br />
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[[Detroit]] is in the midst of a blizzard, and as Isaac Sumdac starts to repair Megatron's body he comments that they were fortunate to have found it beforehand, while at the same time praising it for being well-constructed enough to withstand 50 years of exposure to the elements. Megatron silently gloats that Cybertronian technology is more powerful than any force on Earth. The bad weather causes a blackout and forces [[Sumdac Tower]] onto its backup generator; when Sumdac decides this will force a delay in the repairs, Megatron alternates between bluster and sweet-talk to try to get his way, but it's no use. Megatron attempts to call Lugnut again for assistance.<br />
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Lugnut and Blitzwing have just finished rebuilding themselves (after some squabbling over the last piece) in a distant forest. Starscream mocks them for in-fighting and reminds them that he is their new chosen and sworn sovereign; his two subjects retort that they serve him only under threat, not by choice. At that moment, Megatron successfully contacts Lugnut, whose newly reverential and respectful attitude both pleases and confuses (''but mostly pleases'') Starscream. When Starscream finds out Lugnut "thinks" he's hearing Megatron, the new leader is infuriated, and in his anger almost exposes that fact that it was himself, and not the Autobots, who defeated Megatron in the first place. Megatron orders Lugnut to retrieve the [[Sari Sumdac's key|Key]] and bring it to him; Starscream then notices that, regardless of the source, Lugnut is indeed being contacted by someone. He orders Lugnut and Blitzwing to obey the strange orders for now, while he himself will track the transmissions to their source and see who is trying to undermine his authority.<br />
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As the Decepticons move out, the Autobots' HQ computer notices their increased activity. The Autobots are worried about a possible full-scale Decepticon invasion. As if Optimus Prime wasn't stressed enough, Bulkhead and Prowl then take the opportunity to finally tell him about the continued survival of the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. Prime is furious that his orders were disobeyed, but decides that given the circumstances they should try to use all resources available—but insists that he will lead the new mission to contact the Dinobots.<br />
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Optimus Prime is especially worried about the Key, both because Sari can't protect it, and because she once again is using it as a toy (this time for model-plane dogfighting). When he orders her to turn it over, Sari angrily reminds him that she was chosen for this role by the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] itself. Prime then orders Ratchet to magnetically take the key from her, and, reluctantly, Ratchet obeys. Sari feels heartbroken and betrayed, and flees the base. An upset Bumblebee defends Sari's role as part of the team, to which Optimus responds that since Bumblebee has been such a poor team performer who makes so many mistakes, he isn't a good character witness. Bumblebee retorts that the Autobots' desperate, seemingly hopeless situation means Optimus isn't a good leader—then he leaves in pursuit of Sari. Prime orders Ratchet to take the Key to the [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Autobot spaceship]] beneath Lake Erie, and they all depart.<br />
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Sari walks down the street, dejected and pouting about how untrustworthy the Autobots turned out to be. But she's being watched—by Blackarachnia, who abducts the girl and mockingly praises her for seeing the light. Still hoping to cure herself of her techno-organic body, Blackarachnia attempts to bargain with Sari to hand over the key. They exchange "snappy banter" for a while, which leaves Blackarachnia bored. When Sari again mentions how the Autobots no longer trust her, Blackarachnia tells her more about her own sad past and how only the power of the AllSpark can give her back a normal life. Sari seems moved....<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Rising 1 Ratchet Blitzwing Key.jpg|thumb|right|YOINK! AHAHAHAHAHA!]]<br />
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En route to the Autobot ship, Ratchet is ambushed by Blitzwing and Lugnut, in a battle about as one-sided as Bambi vs. Godzilla. He seems to challenge Blitzwing to a battle to the finish—but the three-faced robot simply freezes Ratchet solid and cracks off his crystallized arm, taking the Key with it.<br />
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On Dinobot Island, the Autobots are confronted by the Dinobots who—again—are hostile to trespassers. Prime seemingly worsens the situation, as a stranger with a heavy-handed attitude. When their familiar protector Prowl reveals himself and tries to speak, the Dinobots calm down slightly (though Prime is further frustrated to learn the [[Meltdown (Animated)|extent of his troops' misadventures]] on Dinobot Island). But in the end, the Dinobots refuse to help against the Decepticons, saying they don't want to help any robots—they ''fight'' robots. Optimus points out that the Dinobots are robots themselves, prompting them to begin fighting each other. When Ratchet calls and informs Prime of the key's theft, the Autobots return to the mainland. Bulkhead asks what their next course of action is, and Prime admits he doesn't know, thinking that Bumblebee was right about Prime being unfit for command.<br />
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[[Image:Megatron rising 1 Starscream freakout.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Bumblebee violated rule number 37 of the good guy code: never interrupt the villain during the monologue.]]<br />
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Starscream traces the source of Lugnut's messages back to Sumdac Tower. Blasting his way in, he is shocked to find Megatron alive—but regains his composure at the sight of his former leader dismantled and helpless. The two have an elaborately deceptive conversation about loyalty: Megatron knows Starscream betrayed him, but Starscream doesn't know he knows and wants to [[Wikipedia:The Incredibles|"monologue"]] a bit before delivering the final blow. Meanwhile, Bumblebee's search for Sari leads him to the tower; when he spots Starscream through the wrecked wall, he squeezes himself into an elevator and prepares for a one-on-one battle (after using the classic "cellphone interference" ploy to avoid talking to Optimus). Right when Starscream is finally about to finish Megatron off, Bumblebee charges in, stingers blasting wildly—striking Starscream at full force and causing no damage at all. Starscream effortlessly thrashes Bumblebee, more angry at having his monologue interrupted than anything else. During this diversion, Megatron activates some of the lab machinery, propelling both Starscream and Bumblebee out of the lab and onto the tower roof.<br />
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[[Image:MegRisingHeadKey.jpg|right|thumb|Cyber Key power!]]<br />
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Dr. Sumdac rushes in, hearing the disturbance. At first Megatron keeps up his usual act, warning that the Decepticons will be back soon and that he needs his new body immediately. The doctor agrees, trying to repair it as quickly as possible, while Megatron observes the rooftop action on a viewscreen and tries to electrocute Starscream through a spotlight. Lugnut and Blitzwing arrive, with Lugnut praising his leader, belatedly noticing his damaged state. Seeing Megatron, Blitzwing finally understands that Lugnut wasn't crazy. As Sumdac demands to know who they are, Lugnut forces Sumdac to genuflect to Megatron, revealing that Megatron is a Decepticon, who in turn gloats at the sight and how easily he was able to lie to his captor. Before Sumdac can contemplate the seriousness of what he has done, Lugnut drops him into Megatron's hand to witness what will happen. Blitzwing inserts the Key into Megatron's head; its power is now his to command. Megatron quickly (''and beautifully'') repairs himself, using metal from the lab as patch-up material when necessary; in the process he steals Sumdac away to an as-yet-undisclosed location.<br />
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Up on the roof, Starscream is about to finish off Bumblebee, and down on the street the Autobots are just arriving to try to help, but all are reduced to staring in horror and disbelief as Megatron blasts up into the sky, an armored colossus.<br />
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To be continued...<br />
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==Stats== <br />
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*'''Written by:''' [[Marsha Griffin]]<br />
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Ciro Nieli]], & [[Kentaro Mizuno]]<br />
*'''Original airdate:''' March 29, 2008<br />
*'''Animation studio:Mook''' <br />
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===Featured characters===<br />
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''<br />
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"<br />
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! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s<br />
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s<br />
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s<br />
|-<br />
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (7)<br />
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (8)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (9)<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (10)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (11)<br />
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (13)<br />
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (14)<br />
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (15)<br />
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (4)<br />
* [[Lugnut]] (5)<br />
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (6) <br />
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (12)<br />
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] (1)<br />
* [[Sari Sumdac]] (3)<br />
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|}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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'''Random Blitzwing''': ''(fitting one of Lugnut's shoulder turbines onto his own shoulder)'' Almost... got it... ''(collapses under its weight)'' There! Good as new!<br />
'''Lugnut''': Fool! That was mine!<br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': True. But I doubt it will do you much good at this point.<br />
'''Lugnut''': ''(shaking him)'' Give me that, or I will ''pulverize your pistons''!!!<br />
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': ''(grabs Lugnut and throws him overhead with suprising ease)''<br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': Ahahahahaha! ''(throws the turbine at Lugnut)''<br />
'''Starscream''': ARE YOU TWO RUSTBUCKETS DONE YET?! The only reason you yammering metalheads are still online is because of ''me''! The Supreme Leader that you have chosen to ''crush the Autobots and lead the Decepticons to victory!''<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': YOU WERE NOT CHOSEN!<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': True. You did threaten us.<br><br />
'''Starscream''': '''SILENCE!'''<br><br />
:{{m-}}Starscream's brigade is not a willing brigade.<br />
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'''Lugnut''': And the universe will rejoice! All hail your grand and glorious return!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': Okaaay, what's ''his'' malfunction?<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Technical glitch. It happens.<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': A lot, actually! Ahahahaha!<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': It is ''not'' a glitch! It is Megatron, and he commands us to deliver him the key!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': Megatron...?! Did you just say Megatron?! Did he just say ''MEGATRON''?! ''THERE IS NO MEGATRON!'' MEGATRON IS OFFLINE! TERMINATED! I DID IT MYSEL{{m-}}''saw'' it myself.<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': No. No, lies! Lies! Megatron lives! We must obey! Our Supreme Leader has spoken!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': Aren't you forgetting something? '''''I''''' '''AM YOUR SUPREME LEADER!'''<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Decepticons, Decepticons. Can't we all just get along?<br><br />
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': OR SHOULD I CRUSH YOU INTO SCRAP METAL?!<br><br />
:{{m-}}A typical Decepticon conversation in a non-typical situation.<br />
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"Lugnut! Blitzwing! Do as our mystery caller commands! Track the energy signal and find that key! Meanwhile, I will locate the source of the transmission."<br><br />
"And locate our grand and glorious leader!"<br><br />
"Uh, fine, yes, whatever."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Lugnut'''. Screamer's the master of deception, we say!<br />
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"'''YOU STOLE THE DINOBOTS AND TOOK THEM TO AN ISLAND?!'''"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus''' learns what happened to the Dinobots<br />
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"The fate of the Earth and Cybertron hang in the balance and all I've got in my command are a bunch of undisciplined, insubordinate MALFUNCTIONS!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' has quite the bad temper when he's dissatisfied with his troops.<br />
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"What's your damage, Prime? Sari has been helping us since the day we got here. She is a part of this team!"<br><br />
"Considering your own history of mistakes, Bumblebee, I wouldn't exactly call you a great character witness."<br><br />
"Is that right?! Well let me tell ''you'' something, ''Boss-Bot'': Considering the fact that we're stuck on this planet, outnumbered, with no idea on how we're gonna beat an army of Decepticons ready to fry our circuits at any second, I wouldn't exactly call '''you''' a great leader."<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Optimus Prime''' exchange harsh words. Ouch.<br />
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': The key, Autobot! <br><br />
'''Ratchet''': You'll have to pry it from my cold, offline servo. <br><br />
''[Blitzwing switches to his icy face, freezes Ratchet, then switches to his random face]''<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': Well, it's not exactly offline, but— ''[Rips off Ratchet's arm]'' —it's certainly cold. Ahahahaha!<br><br />
:{{m-}}Blitzwing cheats by stealing the key from Ratchet instead of fighting for it.<br />
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'''Grimlock''': Cycle and car robots good! Truck robot bad!<br><br />
'''Prowl''': Truck robot good. Our ''friend''.<br><br />
'''Grimlock''': Hmmmm... friend?<br />
:{{m-}}Prowl, the Dinobot whisperer<br />
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"Evil forces are about to invade this planet and destroy everything in their path. If we want to survive, we must join forces and fight them together."<br><br />
"Dinobots not need robots to fight! Dinobots destroy robots!"<br><br />
"In case you haven't noticed, Dinobots ''are'' robots."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' gives '''Grimlock''' a dose of reality.<br />
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"Look what the capacitor dragged in."<br><br />
"Megatron?! Alive? And looking... magnificent, as always."<br><br />
"Starscream. How good it is to be reunited with such a ''devoted'' and ''faithful'' subject in my time of need."<br><br />
"I would have come sooner, o grand and illustrious leader, but naturally we all assumed you perished at the hands of the Autobot scum. What... great... joy to discover you did not."<br><br />
"Yes. Delight is written all over your face."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' exchange, ''ahem'', warm and heartfelt pleasantries.<br />
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"Sorry—CKKKKK!—Prime, you're—CKKKKK!—kinda breaking up! CKKKKK! You must be going through a canyon or something!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Bumblebee''' has been taking deception lessons from Captain Blackadder, it seems.<br />
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"'''YOU INTERRUPTED MY SPEECH!'''"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Starscream''' seriously freaks out when Bumblebee shoots him.<br />
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'''Lugnut''': We have come for our glorious leader, Megatron!<br><br />
'''Megatron''': I am here, Lugnut.<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': Oh, Master, I am not worthy! I am not worthy... What happened to your body?<br><br />
'''Megatron''': Long story.<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': So, you didn't have voices in your head...<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': ...you had a ''head'' in your head! Ahahahaha!<br />
:{{m-}}A Decepticon reunion.<br />
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"''Decepticons?'' But, you told me you were an Autobot."<br><br />
"And I hated every moment of that humiliating charade. But no more..."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Isaac Sumdac''' finally learns the truth, and from '''Megatron''' himself.<br />
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==Other notes==<br />
===Continuity errors=== <br />
* When Bulkhead brings up the Dinobots, Optimus says that they were destroyed, "weren't they?" However, the last time the Dinobots were mentioned was in "[[Survival of the Fittest]]", when Optimus thought the Dinobots were ''missing,'' and also suspected they were involved in the kidnapping of Sari. He has no known reason to think they were ''destroyed.''<br />
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* Despite her initial sarcasm, Sari has apparently forgotten (or is willing to forget) how Blackarachnia's use of the AllSpark key nearly killed Sari herself and all organic life for miles around. She also doesn't seem to mind being kidnapped onto a rooftop again. Lesson: Never betray a kid's trust; it makes them act '''really''' stupid. <br />
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* Not so much an error as just an oddity: When Starscream stands over a dangling Bumblebee on the Sumdac Tower rooftop, Megatron sends a power surge through a roof fixture and zaps Starscream. When the scene cuts back to the roof a few minutes later, Bumblebee's back on the roof, which he likely managed while Starscream was stunned, and Screamer's confronting him again. However, with no time given for them to talk or react about the transition, the previous roof scene may as well not have happened.<br />
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===Animation Errors===<br />
[[Image:Sari's leg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's a new fashion trend.]]<br />
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* The [[scale|size of Megatron's head]] fluctuates greatly between scenes, often appearing gigantic even compared to large characters.<br />
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* While Prime is shouting at the other 'Bots his insignia starts where it should be, on his shoulder. But as he gestures it seems to rotate around to the underside of his arm.<br />
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* When Sari is telling Blackarachnia about the Autobots taking away her key, her right leg is drawn awkwardly... almost as if it's growing out of her skirt. Though this is very likely in order to prevent a [[Teletraan 15|pre-teen panty shot]].<br />
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* After Ratchet reports to Prime that he lost the key, his EMP blaster wound briefly disappears as he lowers his arm.<br />
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* Starscream's Decepticon insignia is occasionally upside-down.<br />
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* Optimus has two lights on each shoulder, when he admits he was out of line and says about repairing friendships, he raises his fist hiding one of these lights, but when his fist goes down, the light he is hiding has vanished.<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
* Prime finally refers to [[Dinobot Island]] by that name.<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
* Ratchet's remark to Blitzwing about prying the key "from his cold, offline servo" is a reference to an [[Wikipedia:I'll give you my gun when you take it from my cold, dead hands|NRA slogan]] made famous in a speech by [[Wikipedia:Charlton Heston|Charlton Heston]]. Coincidentally, exactly one week after this episode aired, Heston fulfilled his statement. May he Rest in Peace.<br />
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===Miscellaneous trivia===<br />
* The Decepticon symbol on Megatron's body that was so clear [[Nature Calls|last episode]] is nowhere to be seen now. Of course, neither is the chestplate it resided on.<br />
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* The R/C Plane Sari was flying resembles a MiG-15 Fighter.<br />
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* We learn that Prowl and Bulkhead not only didn't tell Prime that the Dinobots were still around, but also didn't tell him that [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] was the one behind Sari's kidnapping in "[[Survival of the Fittest]]". So, when they returned with Sari after the events of that episode, they apparently told him ''none'' of the truth. What ''did'' they tell him?<br />
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* Apparently, when Optimus is '''really''' ticked off and breathing heavy, his engine audibly revs.<br />
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* This is the first episode in which we see an extended transformation sequence for Starscream.<br />
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* When Megatron's energized body sends out cables to its detached hand, in which Prof. Sumdac is sitting, the hand grips around Sumdac, then is yanked under the flooring and over to the body, where it opens back up—with Sumdac no longer within it. (Nothing up Megatron's sleeve!)<br />
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* At one point during Starscream's transformation, he strongly resembles the Gerwalk mode of the [http://www.new-un-spacy.com/macrossplus/yf-19.htm YF-19 Alpha One] from the anime ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_Plus Macross Plus],'' one of the apparent influences for his alternate mode.<br />
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* It appears that Grimlock has gotten over his hatred of [[Car Robots]], but [[Grimlock (G1)|he still hates Optimus Prime]].<br />
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:''Quickstrike is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:BW-Quickstrike-render.jpg|thumb|right|300px|NOBODY TOUCHES PETE'S PIECE!!!]]<br />
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'''Quickstrike''' is a spastic, violent, trigger-happy cowboy who rarely thinks beyond the next "keister he's gonna kick." This simple-minded lust for beating people up seems to be his overriding personality trait. While this makes him easy to manipulate, which [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] finds extremely useful, the problem he has found is that Quickstrike is ''so'' easy to manipulate that Megatron's not the only one doing so! Both [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] have their hooks in him in some form or another, leading Megatron to consider controlling the vicious little bugger through the good old-fashioned method: fear of death. Quickstrike may be stupidly brave most of the time, but only to a point.<br />
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{{quote|Call me...Quickstrike! And good's got nuthin' to do with it.|Quickstrike|"[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]"}}<br />
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:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Clingant'''<br />
:''Alternate European-market name:'' '''Serpex'''<br />
:''Chinese name:'' '''Du Hsieh''' ("Venom Scorpion"), '''Hsiang-wei Sheh''' ("Rattlesnake") in season 3<br />
<!--TBA:''Chinese name:'' '''Hsiang-wei-shr''' ("Rattle Snake")--><br />
:''Spanish name:'' '''Sorpreviso'''<br />
:''Polish name:'' '''Szybki Cios''' (literal translation of "Quickstrike")<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Beast Wars''===<br />
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Colin Murdoch]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese), [[Fabio Tomasini]] (Portuguese)<br />
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Relishing his role as a Predacon from the moment he stepped out of his [[stasis pod]],{{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Quickstrike fit right into Megatron's band. Though he contained no traces of the Predacon [[shell program]] like Blackarachnia, his rowdy nature and love of violence made the actual facts irrelevant. Quickstrike generally filled an infantry/trooper role and followed the orders he was given. However, there are two notable instances when he was manipulated into betraying Megatron. <br />
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Tarantulas easily pushed Quickstrike's buttons, and the two, along with Blackarachnia, formed an "arachnid alliance" of their own. Their plans never came to fruition, because they were interrupted by the [[Maximal]]s, and Megatron never found out. {{storylink|Tangled Web}} After a device of Tarantulas' took over [[Optimus Primal]]'s body, Quickstrike was put in charge of the golem that controlled it. Once the Maximals were defeated, and the ''[[Ark]]'' open, Quickstrike (under orders from Tarantulas) used his control over Optimus to toss Megatron into the lava surrounding the ''Ark''. The plan backfired when Megatron rose from the lava more powerful than ever {{storylink|Master Blaster}}, and Quickstrike was put on "trial" for betraying Megatron. The trial was interrupted and Quickstrike spared by the arrival of [[Tigerhawk]]. {{storylink|Other Victories}}<br />
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Quickstrike met his end, along with [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], when Megatron used the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' to open fire on a proto-human settlement that they were inspecting as a possible new base site. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}<br />
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===''Beast Wars: The Gathering'' comic===<br />
When Quickstrike and Inferno heard what sounded like a fight involving Megatron, they rushed over to find out what was happening. When they arrived, they saw that there was no one there. Megatron had actually been taken prisoner by [[Magmatron]].<br />
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===''Beast Wars: Transmetals'' (PSX)===<br />
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ian Corlett]] (English), ? (Japanese)<br />
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===<br />
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{{-}}<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Wars===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic Fuzor, 1998)<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-45'''<br />
[[Image:BWQuickstrike.jpg|thumb|150px|Good luck holding a gun with those hands, cowboy.]]<br />
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: Quickstrike transforms into a scorpion with a cobra's head on his tail rather than a stinger. The cobra head has a soft-plastic bladder than can be used to store and squirt water. Most of his orange parts are translucent plastic, and makes extensive use of ball joints, particularly in his tail. While this provides excellent articulation, care should be taken as the joints loosen rather quickly with play.<br />
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: [[Takara]]'s version of the toy has extra paint applications on his face, most notably the eyes.<br />
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*'''Metals Airazor vs Quickstrike''' (Multi-pack, 1999)<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-45'''<br />
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: The Japanese release of Quickstrike was available individually or packaged together with [[Transmetal]] [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]].<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===3D Battle-Card Game===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (2007)<br />
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: A 33-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Quickstrike "transforms" from a gold and green scorpion to a gold and green scorpion standing on its hind legs. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (2007)|Movie]] [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]].<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* Like [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], Quickstrike did not have a Predacon shell program installed in his Maximal [[protoform]] state to turn him bad. It's possible the damage done to his stasis pod warped his personality. More unsettling is the theory that this IS his true, spark-given personality, and the Maximal programming knocked off-line by his crash would have been just as distortive on his mind as the Predacon shell program was on Blackarachnia. Another logical explanation of this could be the natures of his beast form(s) which led (or at the very least increased) his aggressiveness factor.<br />
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*In the jovial Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars Metals'', Quickstrike's cobra tail could talk and think independantly from Quickstrike. It would always end its sentences with either "-ko", "-bura" or "-kobura".<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm Quickstrike at TFU.info]<br />
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[[Category: Fuzors]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:MegRisingRebuilt.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Yep. We're boned.]]<br />
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{{episodenav|animated|15|season=1|prev=Nature Calls|next=Megatron Rising - Part 2}}<br />
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'''Prime begins to doubt his leadership abilities as the Decepticons mobilize for a big invasion of Earth.'''<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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[[Image:MegRisingBodyLab.jpg|left|thumb|This is what happens when you don't have proper [[Cosmic Rust|rust]]-proofing.]]<br />
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[[Detroit]] is in the midst of a blizzard, and as Isaac Sumdac starts to repair Megatron's body he comments that they were fortunate to have found it beforehand, while at the same time praising it for being well-constructed enough to withstand 50 years of exposure to the elements. Megatron silently gloats that Cybertronian technology is more powerful than any force on Earth. The bad weather causes a blackout and forces [[Sumdac Tower]] onto its backup generator; when Sumdac decides this will force a delay in the repairs, Megatron alternates between bluster and sweet-talk to try to get his way, but it's no use. Megatron attempts to call Lugnut again for assistance.<br />
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Lugnut and Blitzwing have just finished rebuilding themselves (after some squabbling over the last piece) in a distant forest. Starscream mocks them for in-fighting and reminds them that he is their new chosen and sworn sovereign; his two subjects retort that they serve him only under threat, not by choice. At that moment, Megatron successfully contacts Lugnut, whose newly reverential and respectful attitude both pleases and confuses (''but mostly pleases'') Starscream. When Starscream finds out Lugnut "thinks" he's hearing Megatron, the new leader is infuriated, and in his anger almost exposes that fact that it was himself, and not the Autobots, who defeated Megatron in the first place. Megatron orders Lugnut to retrieve the [[Sari Sumdac's key|Key]] and bring it to him; Starscream then notices that, regardless of the source, Lugnut is indeed being contacted by someone. He orders Lugnut and Blitzwing to obey the strange orders for now, while he himself will track the transmissions to their source and see who is trying to undermine his authority.<br />
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As the Decepticons move out, the Autobots' HQ computer notices their increased activity. The Autobots are worried about a possible full-scale Decepticon invasion. As if Optimus Prime wasn't stressed enough, Bulkhead and Prowl then take the opportunity to finally tell him about the continued survival of the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. Prime is furious that his orders were disobeyed, but decides that given the circumstances they should try to use all resources available—but insists that he will lead the new mission to contact the Dinobots.<br />
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Optimus Prime is especially worried about the Key, both because Sari can't protect it, and because she once again is using it as a toy (this time for model-plane dogfighting). When he orders her to turn it over, Sari angrily reminds him that she was chosen for this role by the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] itself. Prime then orders Ratchet to magnetically take the key from her, and, reluctantly, Ratchet obeys. Sari feels heartbroken and betrayed, and flees the base. An upset Bumblebee defends Sari's role as part of the team, to which Optimus responds that since Bumblebee has been such a poor team performer who makes so many mistakes, he isn't a good character witness. Bumblebee retorts that the Autobots' desperate, seemingly hopeless situation means Optimus isn't a good leader—then he leaves in pursuit of Sari. Prime orders Ratchet to take the Key to the [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Autobot spaceship]] beneath Lake Erie, and they all depart.<br />
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Sari walks down the street, dejected and pouting about how untrustworthy the Autobots turned out to be. But she's being watched—by Blackarachnia, who abducts the girl and mockingly praises her for seeing the light. Still hoping to cure herself of her techno-organic body, Blackarachnia attempts to bargain with Sari to hand over the key. They exchange "snappy banter" for a while, which leaves Blackarachnia bored. When Sari again mentions how the Autobots no longer trust her, Blackarachnia tells her more about her own sad past and how only the power of the AllSpark can give her back a normal life. Sari seems moved....<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Rising 1 Ratchet Blitzwing Key.jpg|thumb|right|YOINK! AHAHAHAHAHA!]]<br />
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En route to the Autobot ship, Ratchet is ambushed by Blitzwing and Lugnut, in a battle about as one-sided as Bambi vs. Godzilla. He seems to challenge Blitzwing to a battle to the finish—but the three-faced robot simply freezes Ratchet solid and cracks off his crystallized arm, taking the Key with it.<br />
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On Dinobot Island, the Autobots are confronted by the Dinobots who—again—are hostile to trespassers. Prime seemingly worsens the situation, as a stranger with a heavy-handed attitude. When their familiar protector Prowl reveals himself and tries to speak, the Dinobots calm down slightly (though Prime is further frustrated to learn the [[Meltdown (Animated)|extent of his troops' misadventures]] on Dinobot Island). But in the end, the Dinobots refuse to help against the Decepticons, saying they don't want to help any robots—they ''fight'' robots. Optimus points out that the Dinobots are robots themselves, prompting them to begin fighting each other. When Ratchet calls and informs Prime of the key's theft, the Autobots return to the mainland. Bulkhead asks what their next course of action is, and Prime admits he doesn't know, thinking that Bumblebee was right about Prime being unfit for command.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Megatron rising 1 Starscream freakout.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Bumblebee violated rule number 37 of the good guy code: never interrupt the villain during the monologue.]]<br />
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Starscream traces the source of Lugnut's messages back to Sumdac Tower. Blasting his way in, he is shocked to find Megatron alive—but regains his composure at the sight of his former leader dismantled and helpless. The two have an elaborately deceptive conversation about loyalty: Megatron knows Starscream betrayed him, but Starscream doesn't know he knows and wants to [[Wikipedia:The Incredibles|"monologue"]] a bit before delivering the final blow. Meanwhile, Bumblebee's search for Sari leads him to the tower; when he spots Starscream through the wrecked wall, he squeezes himself into an elevator and prepares for a one-on-one battle (after using the classic "cellphone interference" ploy to avoid talking to Optimus). Right when Starscream is finally about to finish Megatron off, Bumblebee charges in, stingers blasting wildly—striking Starscream at full force and causing no damage at all. Starscream effortlessly thrashes Bumblebee, more angry at having his monologue interrupted than anything else. During this diversion, Megatron activates some of the lab machinery, propelling both Starscream and Bumblebee out of the lab and onto the tower roof.<br />
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[[Image:MegRisingHeadKey.jpg|right|thumb|Cyber Key power!]]<br />
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Dr. Sumdac rushes in, hearing the disturbance. At first Megatron keeps up his usual act, warning that the Decepticons will be back soon and that he needs his new body immediately. The doctor agrees, trying to repair it as quickly as possible, while Megatron observes the rooftop action on a viewscreen and tries to electrocute Starscream through a spotlight. Lugnut and Blitzwing arrive, with Lugnut praising his leader, belatedly noticing his damaged state. Seeing Megatron, Blitzwing finally understands that Lugnut wasn't crazy. As Sumdac demands to know who they are, Lugnut forces Sumdac to genuflect to Megatron, revealing that Megatron is a Decepticon, who in turn gloats at the sight and how easily he was able to lie to his captor. Before Sumdac can contemplate the seriousness of what he has done, Lugnut drops him into Megatron's hand to witness what will happen. Blitzwing inserts the Key into Megatron's head; its power is now his to command. Megatron quickly (''and beautifully'') repairs himself, using metal from the lab as patch-up material when necessary; in the process he steals Sumdac away to an as-yet-undisclosed location.<br />
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Up on the roof, Starscream is about to finish off Bumblebee, and down on the street the Autobots are just arriving to try to help, but all are reduced to staring in horror and disbelief as Megatron blasts up into the sky, an armored colossus.<br />
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To be continued...<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Stats== <br />
<br />
*'''Written by:''' [[Marsha Griffin]]<br />
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Ciro Nieli]], & [[Kentaro Mizuno]]<br />
*'''Original airdate:''' March 29, 2008<br />
*'''Animation studio:Mook''' <br />
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===Featured characters===<br />
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''<br />
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"<br />
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! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s<br />
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s<br />
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s<br />
|-<br />
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (7)<br />
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (8)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (9)<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (10)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (11)<br />
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (13)<br />
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (14)<br />
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (15)<br />
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (4)<br />
* [[Lugnut]] (5)<br />
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (6) <br />
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (12)<br />
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] (1)<br />
* [[Sari Sumdac]] (3)<br />
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|}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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'''Lugnut''': And the universe will rejoice! All hail your grand and glorious return!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': Okaaay, what's ''his'' malfunction?<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Technical glitch. It happens.<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': A lot, actually! Ahahahaha!<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': It is ''not'' a glitch! It is Megatron, and he commands us to deliver him the key!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': Megatron?!... Did you just say Megatron?! Did he just say ''MEGATRON''?! ''THERE IS NO MEGATRON!'' MEGATRON IS OFFLINE! TERMINATED! I DID IT MYSEL{{m-}}''saw'' it myself.<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': No. No, lies! Lies! Megatron lives! We must obey! Our supreme leader has spoken!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': Aren't you forgetting something? '''''I''''' '''AM YOUR SUPREME LEADER!'''<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Decepticons, Decepticons. Can't we all just get along?<br><br />
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Or shall I CRUSH YOU INTO SCRAP METAL?!<br><br />
:{{m-}}A typical Decepticon conversation<br />
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"Lugnut! Blitzwing! Do as our mystery caller commands! Track the energy signal and find that key! Meanwhile, I will locate the source of the transmission."<br><br />
"And locate our grand and glorious leader!"<br><br />
"Uh, fine, yes, whatever."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Lugnut'''. Screamer's the master of deception, we say!<br />
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<br />
"'''YOU STOLE THE DINOBOTS AND TOOK THEM TO AN ISLAND?!'''"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus''' learns what happened to the Dinobots<br />
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"The fate of the Earth and Cybertron hang in the balance and all I've got in my command are a bunch of undisciplined, insubordinate MALFUNCTIONS!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' has quite the bad temper when he's dissatisfied with his troops.<br />
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"What's your damage, Prime? Sari has been helping us since the day we got here. She is a part of this team!"<br><br />
"Considering your own history of mistakes, Bumblebee, I wouldn't exactly call you a great character witness."<br><br />
"Is that right? Well let me tell you something ''Boss Bot'', considering the fact that we're stuck on this planet, outnumbered with no idea on how we're gonna beat an army of Decepticons ready to fry our circuits at any second, I wouldn't exactly call '''you''' a great leader."<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Optimus Prime''' exchange harsh words. Ouch.<br />
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': The key, Autobot! <br><br />
'''Ratchet''': You'll have to pry it from my cold, offline servo. <br><br />
''[Blitzwing switches to his icy face, freezes Ratchet, then switches to his random face]''<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': Well, it's not exactly offline, but— ''[Rips off Ratchet's arm]'' —it's certainly cold. Ahahahaha!<br><br />
:{{m-}}Blitzwing cheats by stealing the key from Ratchet instead of fighting for it.<br />
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'''Grimlock''': Cycle and car robots good! Truck robot bad!<br><br />
'''Prowl''': Truck robot good. Our ''friend''.<br><br />
'''Grimlock''': Hmmmm... friend?<br />
:{{m-}}Prowl, the Dinobot whisperer<br />
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"Evil forces are about to invade this planet and destroy everything in their path. If we want to survive, we must join forces and fight them together."<br><br />
"Dinobots not need robots to fight! Dinobots destroy robots!"<br><br />
"In case you haven't noticed, Dinobots ''are'' robots."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' gives '''Grimlock''' a dose of reality.<br />
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<br />
"Look what the capacitor dragged in."<br><br />
"Megatron?! Alive? And looking... magnificent, as always."<br><br />
"Starscream. How good it is to be reunited with such a ''devoted'' and ''faithful'' subject in my time of need."<br><br />
"I would have come sooner, o grand and illustrious leader, but naturally we all assumed you perished at the hands of the Autobot scum. What... great... joy to discover you did not."<br><br />
"Yes. Delight is written all over your face."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' exchange warm and heartfelt pleasantries.<br />
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"Sorry- CKKKKK! - Prime, you're - CKKKKK! - kinda breaking up! - CKKKKK! - You must be going through a canyon or something!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Bumblebee''' has been taking deception lessons from Captain Blackadder, it seems.<br />
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<br />
"'''YOU INTERRUPTED MY SPEECH!'''"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Starscream''' seriously freaks out when Bumblebee shoots him.<br />
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'''Lugnut''': We have come for our glorious leader, Megatron!<br><br />
'''Megatron''': I am here, Lugnut.<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': Oh, Master, I am not worthy! I am not worthy... what happened to your body?<br><br />
'''Megatron''': ...Long story.<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': So, you didn't have voices in your head...<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': ...you had a ''head'' in your head! Ahahahaha!<br />
:{{m-}}Typical Decepticon reunion.<br />
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<br />
"''Decepticons?'' But, you told me you were an Autobot."<br><br />
"And I hated every moment of that humiliating charade."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Isaac Sumdac''' finally learns the truth, and from '''Megatron''' himself.<br />
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{{-}}<br />
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==Other notes==<br />
===Continuity errors=== <br />
* When Bulkhead brings up the Dinobots, Optimus says that they were destroyed, "weren't they?" However, the last time the Dinobots were mentioned was in "[[Survival of the Fittest]]", when Optimus thought the Dinobots were ''missing,'' and also suspected they were involved in the kidnapping of Sari. He has no known reason to think they were ''destroyed.''<br />
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* Despite her initial sarcasm, Sari has apparently forgotten (or is willing to forget) how Blackarachnia's use of the AllSpark key nearly killed Sari herself and all organic life for miles around. She also doesn't seem to mind being kidnapped onto a rooftop again. Lesson: Never betray a kid's trust; it makes them act '''really''' stupid. <br />
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* Not so much an error as just an oddity: When Starscream stands over a dangling Bumblebee on the Sumdac Tower rooftop, Megatron sends a power surge through a roof fixture and zaps Starscream. When the scene cuts back to the roof a few minutes later, Bumblebee's back on the roof, which he likely managed while Starscream was stunned, and Screamer's confronting him again. However, with no time given for them to talk or react about the transition, the previous roof scene may as well not have happened.<br />
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===Animation Errors===<br />
[[Image:Sari's leg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's a new fashion trend.]]<br />
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* The [[scale|size of Megatron's head]] fluctuates greatly between scenes, often appearing gigantic even compared to large characters.<br />
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* While Prime is shouting at the other 'Bots his insignia starts where it should be, on his shoulder. But as he gestures it seems to rotate around to the underside of his arm.<br />
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* When Sari is telling Blackarachnia about the Autobots taking away her key, her right leg is drawn awkwardly... almost as if it's growing out of her skirt. Though this is very likely in order to prevent a [[Teletraan 15|pre-teen panty shot]].<br />
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* After Ratchet reports to Prime that he lost the key, his EMP blaster wound briefly disappears as he lowers his arm.<br />
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* Starscream's Decepticon insignia is occasionally upside-down.<br />
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* Optimus has two lights on each shoulder, when he admits he was out of line and says about repairing friendships, he raises his fist hiding one of these lights, but when his fist goes down, the light he is hiding has vanished.<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
* Prime finally refers to [[Dinobot Island]] by that name.<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
* Ratchet's remark to Blitzwing about prying the key "from his cold, offline servo" is a reference to an [[Wikipedia:I'll give you my gun when you take it from my cold, dead hands|NRA slogan]] made famous in a speech by [[Wikipedia:Charlton Heston|Charlton Heston]]. Coincidentally, exactly one week after this episode aired, Heston fulfilled his statement. May he Rest in Peace.<br />
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===Miscellaneous trivia===<br />
* The Decepticon symbol on Megatron's body that was so clear [[Nature Calls|last episode]] is nowhere to be seen now. Of course, neither is the chestplate it resided on.<br />
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* The R/C Plane Sari was flying resembles a MiG-15 Fighter.<br />
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* We learn that Prowl and Bulkhead not only didn't tell Prime that the Dinobots were still around, but also didn't tell him that [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] was the one behind Sari's kidnapping in "[[Survival of the Fittest]]". So, when they returned with Sari after the events of that episode, they apparently told him ''none'' of the truth. What ''did'' they tell him?<br />
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* Apparently, when Optimus is '''really''' ticked off and breathing heavy, his engine audibly revs.<br />
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* This is the first episode in which we see an extended transformation sequence for Starscream.<br />
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* When Megatron's energized body sends out cables to its detached hand, in which Prof. Sumdac is sitting, the hand grips around Sumdac, then is yanked under the flooring and over to the body, where it opens back up—with Sumdac no longer within it. (Nothing up Megatron's sleeve!)<br />
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* At one point during Starscream's transformation, he strongly resembles the Gerwalk mode of the [http://www.new-un-spacy.com/macrossplus/yf-19.htm YF-19 Alpha One] from the anime ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_Plus Macross Plus],'' one of the apparent influences for his alternate mode.<br />
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* It appears that Grimlock has gotten over his hatred of [[Car Robots]], but [[Grimlock (G1)|he still hates Optimus Prime]].<br />
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'''The Autobots are decimated by the Decepticon invasion, but still must rally to prevent the All Spark from falling into their clutches. '''<br />
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==Summary==<br />
[[Image:MegaPrime.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Oh, it is so on.]]<br />
As Megatron descends to ground level, Optimus, Prowl and Bulkhead look on in disbelief. As he lands, Bulkhead takes point, launching his wrecking ball, but Megatron calmly slices it off before backhanding Bulkhead into a nearby building. Prowl then attacks, but his throwing stars are easily deflected, and he finds himself on the defensive, dodging Megatron's swords. Taking cover behind a bridge support, he manages to avoid them, but Megatron's attacks destroy it, and two children are nearly crushed under the falling rubble, saved only by Optimus borrowing "a move from the Bumblebee play book", using a combination of his wheels and ax to dash forward and snatch the children up. Meanwhile, Prowl is pinned under Megatron's foot, and the Decepticon draws a sword, ready to take revenge for Prowl slicing off the remains of his arm fifty years ago. Optimus saves Prowl by using a combination of his grappler and ax to knock the sword from Megatron's grasp. The two leaders face off, but Megatron simply blocks Prime's blow and kicks him away. As Megatron reaches for his dropped sword, Optimus launches a grappler, tripping him. Megatron follows up by snapping the grappler's line and using it to swing Optimus into the side of a building.<br />
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[[Image:PayThePiper.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Megatron punishes Starscream for betrayal and goes against everything natural to Transformers lore.]]<br />
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In the tower, Blitzwing wants to join the fight, but Lugnut won't allow him to interfere in Megatron's business. As the two Decepticons argue, Dr. Sumdac tries to make a break for it, only to be blocked by Blitzwing. Meanwhile, Starscream holds a struggling Bumblebee while watching Optimus and Megatron battle, trying to decide whom he'll gain more from by helping, the Autobot or his would-be leader. On the ground, Optimus is taking a beating but says he will never reveal the AllSpark's location. Unfortunately, Megatron simply plans to use the [[Sari Sumdac's key|key]] to track down the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. Punching Prime hard enough to send him skidding across the tarmac, Megatron calls out to his loyal Decepticons. Lugnut and Blitzwing immediately respond, and Starscream casually comments on his decision being made for him and throws Bumblebee away. As Lugnut prostrates himself, Starscream drops down on his head, ready to renew his tenure as Second in Command. Megatron comments on the appropriateness of Starscream's presence, takes aim on the Autobots...then quickly jams the key into Starscream's chest, seemingly draining him of life. Dropping the offline traitor, Megatron asks if there are any other dissenters. Getting a negative response, he turns back to the Autobots, only to discover they've used the distraction to escape. Blitzwing wants to chase after them, but Megatron believes the AllSpark takes priority. At his command the Decepticons transform and roll—er, rise up, tracking their prize.<br />
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Isaac rushes outside to find the Autobots badly damaged, and confesses to them that he had rebuilt Megatron. Bulkhead and Prowl seem angry, but Prime decides they have more urgent problems to worry about: they were outclassed by the Decepticons even when in perfect operating condition, and now no longer can rely on Sari's key to repair them. Isaac suspects that there may be enough residual radiation from the key left in his lab machinery to repair the Autobots, and they give his idea a try.<br />
<br />
Ratchet, working to get the submerged [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Autobot ship]] flight-ready, sends out a security scan which detects the approach of Blackarachnia and Sari. Apparently the girl's sympathy from the previous episode was a ruse: she had been deliberately leading Blackarachnia in circles on the ice to waste time, and also had assumed the half-organic creature would not be able to stay underwater for long—a guess confirmed to be true by an outraged Blackarachnia, who becomes very threatening to Sari. Before the situation can get uglier, Ratchet surfaces the ship through the ice beneath them, rescuing Sari and catapulting Blackarachnia helplessly through the sky. Sari's gratitude at being rescued quickly fades when she finds out that despite "all that crud" about responsible handling, Ratchet lost her key. <br />
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Back at Sumdac Tower, the Autobots are more or less repaired by the leftover energy in the lab machines. Knowing they are still sore at him, Optimus apologizes for his earlier bad attitude and asks them to repair their friendships as well. Sumdac is still feeling guilty about rebuilding Megatron and offers his assistance, though the Autobots are skeptical—both of his loyalty and of what a mere human could offer them. Before they can decide, Ratchet and Sari arrive in the Autobots' ship. The Autobots board the ship, which by now has come under heavy bombardment from the Decepticons.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Megatron Rising 2 Autobots assemble.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"[[Avengers]], assemble!"]]<br />
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The Autobots attempt to fly the ship into space, drawing the Decepticons away from Earth's civilians—but some well-aimed missiles wreck the ship's vital systems and that idea along with it. The vessel crashes into the side of the volcanic cone on [[Dinobot Island]]. The Autobots gear up for what will surely be a climactic battle; Prime states he is proud to have his current team by his side, while Bumblebee says he'd just as happily have the [[Elite Guard]]. The Decepticons close in for their attack, and the Autobots use some of their tactics learned throughout the series to throw them off-balance: Ratchet and Bumblebee combine powers to generate an electromagnetic pulse that temporarily disables Blitzwing, and Bulkhead uses his sheer... ''Bulkheadness''... to force Lugnut to crash. Back on the ship, Isaac is trying to jerry-rig a weapon to use against Megatron; recognizing that they might not survive, he tries to tell Sari something that had been a secret, but instead of listening she rushes off to ask the AllSpark to give her more power so she can help her friends. She asks it why she had been chosen in the first place, but doesn't understand its cryptic "charades" answer.<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Rising 2 All Spark Megs boom.jpg|200px|thumb|Oh, this is gonna hurt...]]<br />
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Unable to match the Decepticons in sheer power, the Autobots manage to prevail by using their own teamwork and playing off the Decepticons' weaknesses—thanks to some clever 'bot tactics, the schizoid Blitzwing and overly talkative Lugnut are basically encouraged to defeat themselves. But Megatron has no apparent weaknesses, except perhaps being cluttered with little shards of Optimus Prime after he finishes beating on the Autobot. Their one-sided fight carries them into the hold of the ship, where Megatron succeeds in acquiring the AllSpark. Before he can celebrate, he is temporarily downed by Isaac, who knows enough about Megatron's circuitry to disable his equilibrium sensors—but although he drops the key in his stumble, the tyrant isn't down for long. Megatron is about to finish Prime, when Sari hurls Prime the key and he jams it into the AllSpark's spherical casing, cracking it open. A destabilized Megatron flees the ship before the AllSpark explodes inside his chest, dispersing its energy throughout the atmosphere.<br />
<br />
The key is now the single most powerful Cybertronian artifact, and too important to be entrusted to the care of an Autobot—so Prime returns it to Sari, who uses it to repair all her friends as usual. Megatron still functions and has plans for his new prisoner, Isaac Sumdac.<br />
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==Stats== <br />
<br />
*'''Written by:''' [[Marty Isenberg]] <br />
*'''Directed by:''' [[Ben Jones]], [[Ciro Nieli]], & [[Shunji Oga]] <br />
*'''Original airdate:''' April 5, 2008<br />
<br />
===Featured characters===<br />
<br />
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''<br />
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"<br />
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! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s<br />
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s<br />
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s<br />
|-<br />
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |<br />
<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (2)<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (3)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (8)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (10)<br />
<br />
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |<br />
<br />
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (4)<br />
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (5)<br />
*[[Lugnut]] (6)<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (11)<br />
<br />
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |<br />
<br />
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (7)<br />
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (12)<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Quotes==<br />
<br />
"Time to borrow a move from the Bumblebee playbook."<br><br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' realising that a giant ax can't solve everything.<br />
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<br />
'''Starscream''': I am ready to serve as your ever faithful second-in-command.<br><br />
'''Megatron''': Ah, Starscream. How fitting to have you by my side as I finally take my revenge on the one responsible for my fifty stellar cycles of helplessness and humiliation.<br><br />
''[Megatron aims the fusion cannon at Optimus, powers it up, then shoves the AllSpark key into Starscream, causing him to go offline]''<br><br />
'''Megatron''': Does anyone else have a problem with my leadership?<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': Uh, no, we're fine.<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': NEVER!<br><br />
:{{m-}}Megatron kills Starscream, reestablishes the pecking order, and causes Random Blitzwing to go an entire scene without cackling hysterically.<br />
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"Decepticons, transform and rise up!"<br><br />
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' coins his own version of [[Roll out|"Transform, and roll out!"]].<br />
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'''Isaac''': Oh dear, this is all my fault!<br><br />
'''Sari''': What? It's not like you built Megatron in your lab or anything.<br><br />
''[Isaac Sumdac looks away and uncomfortably taps his fingers]''<br><br />
'''Sari''': YOU BUILT MEGATRON IN YOUR LAB?!<br><br />
'''Ratchet''': On the bright side, now I don't feel so bad about losing your key.<br><br />
:{{m-}}One of several awkward moments in this episode for Isaac Sumdac.<br />
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"If we go down, we go down fighting. Together. And I can't think of a better band of Autobots I'd be prouder to fight alongside."<br><br />
"Not even the Cybertron Elite Guard? Because I sure wouldn't mind having them here now."<br><br />
:{{m-}} '''Optimus Prime''' prepares to [[Furmanism|fight and die]] while '''Bumblebee''' would rather fight and live. <br />
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'''Ratchet''': Kid, electromagnetic pulse!<br><br />
''[Bumblebee and Ratchet cross their powers together and short out Blitzwing]''<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Curious. My electrical systems have gone offline. Which means{{m-}}<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': I'M FALLING! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!<br />
:{{m-}} Random Blitzwing finds humor in everything.<br />
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'''Bumblebee''': I thought I saw him go down somewhere along the shore. <br><br />
''[Blitzwing appears in tank mode and starts firing at the Autobots]''<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': The only one going down, is you!<br />
:{{m-}} Random Blitzwing quickly disses Bumblebee.<br />
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'''Bumblebee''': So what do we do now? Wait for him to turn back into a tank and crash like last time?<br><br />
'''Ratchet''': Nobody gets that lucky twice.<br><br />
'''Prowl''': Perhaps we can make our own luck. I've noticed a connection between Blitzwing's multiple personalities and his vehicle modes. We can use that weakness against him...but it will require using Bumblebee's greatest strength.<br><br />
'''Bumblebee''': What, my stingers? My turbo-speed?<br><br />
'''Prowl''': Your obnoxious personality.<br><br />
:{{m-}}Prowl nails friend and foe alike with ninja precision.<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Rising 2 Blitzwing tank crash.jpg|thumb|200px|Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the tank as it fell was ''"Oh slag, not again"''. Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the tank had thought that, we would know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now.]]<br />
'''Bumblebee''': Hey, Blitzbrain! Is that your jet mode, or did your pal Lugnut dump out some spare parts?<br><br />
''[Blitzwing in jet mode fires two ice missiles at Bumblebee, narrowly missing him]''<br><br />
'''Bumblebee''': How come you have three faces? Couldn't decide which was the ugliest?<br><br />
''[Two more missiles from Blitzwing miss Bumblebee]''<br><br />
'''Bumblebee''': And who uses ice as a weapon? What are you? A refrigerator?<br><br />
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': YOU WANT HEAT?! I'LL GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE! ''[Transforms to tank mode from jet mode]'' OH SLAG, NOT AGAI{{m-}}! <br />
<br>''[Crashes through ice into the lake]''<br><br />
:{{m-}} Hothead Blitzwing is his own worst enemy.<br />
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"You all fought like Autobots! I can't tell you how proud I am of each and every one of you."<br><br />
"Go on, tell us. We can take it!"<br><br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' praises the Autobots while '''Bumblebee''' showcases his recently discussed "greatest strength".<br />
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"I trust you are comfortable in your chair!"<br><br />
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' to Isaac Sumdac. The choice of furniture was destined to come back to haunt him.<br />
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==Other notes==<br />
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===Continuity errors=== <br />
* At the beginning of the series, years were measured as solar cycles to Transformers, but Megatron refers to years as stellar cycles.<br />
* Megatron said that Prowl slashed off his arm, while he actually lost it due to Starscream planting a bomb on his back. Prowl ''did'', however, slash a part off that remained after the explosion.<br />
* In "[[Lost and Found (Animated episode)|Lost and Found]]", Ratchet reveals that even with the key, the ship would not be operational for a "long, long time," but in this episode he is able to get it spaceworthy in about two minutes—without the key and with only one arm. However, the course of the series makes it clear that many months are going by, so it's possible the Autobots had enough of a "long time" necessary to repair the ship off-camera.<br />
* Sari recognizes Megatron from his new Earth alt mode, despite never seeing it before. She also seems to know who Megatron is, despite never being told, either. Unless you count her experience with the AllSpark, which never gives a name, just an image.<br />
* Megatron asks Professor Sumdac if he is comfortable in his chair in the form of Megatron's hand, despite it being the wrong hand.<br />
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===Animation errors===<br />
* When Ratchet catches Sari after Blackarachnia drops her, his right arm is intact. In the next scene, it's gone again.<br />
* Also, when Ratchet, Bumblebee and Prowl are planning on how to stop Blitzwing, Ratchet's arm is intact again, but in the next shot, it's gone again. This happens constantly during the final battle.<br />
* When Blitzwing changes faces after Megatron coldcocks Starscream, his face rotates vertically, not horizontally as it usually does.<br />
* The black lanyard attached to Sari's [[Sari Sumdac's Key|key]] keeps disappearing and reappearing.<br />
* Optimus Prime appears ''really'' tiny when he's shown sitting at the Autobot ship's door at the end.<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
[[Image:Ark in mountain.jpg|150px||thumb|right|Moral of the story: [[Ark II|Autobots]] [[Ark-19|cannot]] [[Ark (G1)|drive]].]]<br />
* The manner in which the [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Autobot ship]] is left sticking out of the rock is reminiscent of the [[Ark (G1)|original ''Ark'']].<br />
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* [[Cyber Planet Key|A key as the most powerful Cybertronian artifact?]] [[Key to Vector Sigma|Most familiar]].<br />
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* [[Heart of Cybertron|Putting the AllSpark into his chest]] did not kill Megatron, unlike his [[Megatron (Movie)|second cousin twice removed]].<br />
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*The AllSpark gets dispersed in this episode, just like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]] did with a [[Matrix of Leadership|nearly identical artifact]] after his [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|resurrection]].<br />
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*After ''"killing"'' Starscream, Megatron asks his minions if anyone else has a problem with his leadership which is somewhat similar to the original movie where Galvatron asks if anyone else wanted to fill the destroyed Starscream's shoes.<br />
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===Miscellaneous trivia===<br />
* The intro has a number of new sound effects added in.<br />
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* Despite the fact the Autobot ship crashed on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] and company are nowhere to be seen.<br />
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* Since virtually the beginning of the series, fans have been theorizing that Sari may be more than she appears (see [[Sari Sumdac#Sari and fans|her own article]] for all the details), and this episode includes the first serious in-show hint in that direction. In addition to Professor Sumdac attempting to tell Sari "something important" when he thinks it's possible that they're about to die, a point is repeatedly made of noting that the AllSpark "chose" Sari, and when she asks it why, it projects an image of a DNA strand with a [[spark|glowing, blue orb]] at its center. Hmmm...<br />
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* Sari bites Blackarachnia's hand, and somehow, the latter feels pain. Ordinarily, this could be explained away if one supposes that Blackarachnia's hand in robot mode is organic, but you can hear a metallic clang as Sari chomps down on it. That girl has some ''teeth'' on her.<br />
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* After 24 years, the Decepticons ''finally'' have an equivalent of "Transform and Roll Out." And it's one that makes perfect sense, considering that traditionally, most Decepticons can fly. Even after taking that into consideration, the frequent depiction in Transformers lore of the Decepticons as an insurgent army ''rising'' to glory and conquest lends it a certain poetic elegance as well. "Decepticons, transform and rise up!"<br />
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* Megatron's [[stock footage|transforming sequence]] from helicopter to robot is ''mostly'' the sequence of robot to helicopter played backwards with a few shots added—or possibly, the robot-to-helicopter sequence is ''actually'' the helicopter-to-robot sequence played backwards with certain shots ''removed''. The added/deleted shots are seemingly designed solely for a vehicle-to-robot sequence (such as the reveal of his hands, head, and final elegant "Power Pose"), making the latter guess more likely.<br />
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* Megatron actually punishes Starscream for betraying him. You can count on one hand all the times that has happened in every Transformers series prior to this, combined. And [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] blasting [[Starscream (G1)|him]] to dust doesn't count. <br />
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* The ''Animated'' Decepticons seem to do a better job battling the Autobots when Megatron isn't commanding them.<br />
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* This episode proves that ''Animated'' Megatron is awesome and a total badass. But we had already guessed that.<br />
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'''Prime begins to doubt his leadership abilities as the Decepticons mobilize for a big invasion of Earth.'''<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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[[Image:MegRisingBodyLab.jpg|left|thumb|This is what happens when you don't have proper [[Cosmic Rust|rust]]-proofing.]]<br />
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[[Detroit]] is in the midst of a blizzard, and as Isaac Sumdac starts to repair Megatron's body he comments that they were fortunate to have found it beforehand, while at the same time praising it for being well-constructed enough to withstand 50 years of exposure to the elements. Megatron silently gloats that Cybertronian technology is more powerful than any force on Earth. The bad weather causes a blackout and forces [[Sumdac Tower]] onto its backup generator; when Sumdac decides this will force a delay in the repairs, Megatron alternates between bluster and sweet-talk to try to get his way, but it's no use. Megatron attempts to call Lugnut again for assistance.<br />
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Lugnut and Blitzwing have just finished rebuilding themselves (after some squabbling over the last piece) in a distant forest. Starscream mocks them for in-fighting and reminds them that he is their new chosen and sworn sovereign; his two subjects retort that they serve him only under threat, not by choice. At that moment, Megatron successfully contacts Lugnut, whose newly reverential and respectful attitude both pleases and confuses (''but mostly pleases'') Starscream. When Starscream finds out Lugnut "thinks" he's hearing Megatron, the new leader is infuriated, and in his anger almost exposes that fact that it was himself, and not the Autobots, who defeated Megatron in the first place. Megatron orders Lugnut to retrieve the [[Sari Sumdac's key|Key]] and bring it to him; Starscream then notices that, regardless of the source, Lugnut is indeed being contacted by someone. He orders Lugnut and Blitzwing to obey the strange orders for now, while he himself will track the transmissions to their source and see who is trying to undermine his authority.<br />
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As the Decepticons move out, the Autobots' HQ computer notices their increased activity. The Autobots are worried about a possible full-scale Decepticon invasion. As if Optimus Prime wasn't stressed enough, Bulkhead and Prowl then take the opportunity to finally tell him about the continued survival of the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. Prime is furious that his orders were disobeyed, but decides that given the circumstances they should try to use all resources available—but insists that he will lead the new mission to contact the Dinobots.<br />
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Optimus Prime is especially worried about the Key, both because Sari can't protect it, and because she once again is using it as a toy (this time for model-plane dogfighting). When he orders her to turn it over, Sari angrily reminds him that she was chosen for this role by the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] itself. Prime then orders Ratchet to magnetically take the key from her, and, reluctantly, Ratchet obeys. Sari feels heartbroken and betrayed, and flees the base. An upset Bumblebee defends Sari's role as part of the team, to which Optimus responds that since Bumblebee has been such a poor team performer who makes so many mistakes, he isn't a good character witness. Bumblebee retorts that the Autobots' desperate, seemingly hopeless situation means Optimus isn't a good leader—then he leaves in pursuit of Sari. Prime orders Ratchet to take the Key to the [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Autobot spaceship]] beneath Lake Erie, and they all depart.<br />
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Sari walks down the street, dejected and pouting about how untrustworthy the Autobots turned out to be. But she's being watched—by Blackarachnia, who abducts the girl and mockingly praises her for seeing the light. Still hoping to cure herself of her techno-organic body, Blackarachnia attempts to bargain with Sari to hand over the key. They exchange "snappy banter" for a while, which leaves Blackarachnia bored. When Sari again mentions how the Autobots no longer trust her, Blackarachnia tells her more about her own sad past and how only the power of the AllSpark can give her back a normal life. Sari seems moved....<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Rising 1 Ratchet Blitzwing Key.jpg|thumb|right|YOINK! AHAHAHAHAHA!]]<br />
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En route to the Autobot ship, Ratchet is ambushed by Blitzwing and Lugnut, in a battle about as one-sided as Bambi vs. Godzilla. He seems to challenge Blitzwing to a battle to the finish—but the three-faced robot simply freezes Ratchet solid and cracks off his crystallized arm, taking the Key with it.<br />
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On Dinobot Island, the Autobots are confronted by the Dinobots who—again—are hostile to trespassers. Prime seemingly worsens the situation, as a stranger with a heavy-handed attitude. When their familiar protector Prowl reveals himself and tries to speak, the Dinobots calm down slightly (though Prime is further frustrated to learn the [[Meltdown (Animated)|extent of his troops' misadventures]] on Dinobot Island). But in the end, the Dinobots refuse to help against the Decepticons, saying they don't want to help any robots—they ''fight'' robots. Optimus points out that the Dinobots are robots themselves, prompting them to begin fighting each other. When Ratchet calls and informs Prime of the key's theft, the Autobots return to the mainland. Bulkhead asks what their next course of action is, and Prime admits he doesn't know, thinking that Bumblebee was right about Prime being unfit for command.<br />
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[[Image:Megatron rising 1 Starscream freakout.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Bumblebee violated rule number 37 of the good guy code: never interrupt the villain during the monologue.]]<br />
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Starscream traces the source of Lugnut's messages back to Sumdac Tower. Blasting his way in, he is shocked to find Megatron alive—but regains his composure at the sight of his former leader dismantled and helpless. The two have an elaborately deceptive conversation about loyalty: Megatron knows Starscream betrayed him, but Starscream doesn't know he knows and wants to [[Wikipedia:The Incredibles|"monologue"]] a bit before delivering the final blow. Meanwhile, Bumblebee's search for Sari leads him to the tower; when he spots Starscream through the wrecked wall, he squeezes himself into an elevator and prepares for a one-on-one battle (after using the classic "cellphone interference" ploy to avoid talking to Optimus). Right when Starscream is finally about to finish Megatron off, Bumblebee charges in, stingers blasting wildly—striking Starscream at full force and causing no damage at all. Starscream effortlessly thrashes Bumblebee, more angry at having his monologue interrupted than anything else. During this diversion, Megatron activates some of the lab machinery, propelling both Starscream and Bumblebee out of the lab and onto the tower roof.<br />
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[[Image:MegRisingHeadKey.jpg|right|thumb|Cyber Key power!]]<br />
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Dr. Sumdac rushes in, hearing the disturbance. At first Megatron keeps up his usual act, warning that the Decepticons will be back soon and that he needs his new body immediately. The doctor agrees, trying to repair it as quickly as possible, while Megatron observes the rooftop action on a viewscreen and tries to electrocute Starscream through a spotlight. Lugnut and Blitzwing arrive, with Lugnut praising his leader, belatedly noticing his damaged state. Seeing Megatron, Blitzwing finally understands that Lugnut wasn't crazy. As Sumdac demands to know who they are, Lugnut forces Sumdac to genuflect to Megatron, revealing that Megatron is a Decepticon, who in turn gloats at the sight and how easily he was able to lie to his captor. Before Sumdac can contemplate the seriousness of what he has done, Lugnut drops him into Megatron's hand to witness what will happen. Blitzwing inserts the Key into Megatron's head; its power is now his to command. Megatron quickly (''and beautifully'') repairs himself, using metal from the lab as patch-up material when necessary; in the process he steals Sumdac away to an as-yet-undisclosed location.<br />
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Up on the roof, Starscream is about to finish off Bumblebee, and down on the street the Autobots are just arriving to try to help, but all are reduced to staring in horror and disbelief as Megatron blasts up into the sky, an armored colossus.<br />
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To be continued...<br />
{{-}}<br />
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==Stats== <br />
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*'''Written by:''' [[Marsha Griffin]]<br />
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Ciro Nieli]], & [[Kentaro Mizuno]]<br />
*'''Original airdate:''' March 29, 2008<br />
*'''Animation studio:Mook''' <br />
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===Featured characters===<br />
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''<br />
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"<br />
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! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s<br />
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s<br />
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s<br />
|-<br />
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (7)<br />
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (8)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (9)<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (10)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (11)<br />
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (13)<br />
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (14)<br />
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (15)<br />
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (4)<br />
* [[Lugnut]] (5)<br />
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (6) <br />
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (12)<br />
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |<br />
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] (1)<br />
* [[Sari Sumdac]] (3)<br />
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|}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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'''Lugnut''': "And the universe will rejoice! All hail your grand and glorious return!"<br><br />
'''Starscream''': "Okaaay, what's ''his'' malfunction?"<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': "Technical glitch. It happens."<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': "A lot, actually! Ahahahaha!"<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': "It is ''not'' a glitch! It is Megatron, and he commands us to deliver him the key!"<br><br />
'''Starscream''': "Megatron?... Did you just say Megatron?! Did he just say ''MEGATRON''?! ''THERE IS NO MEGATRON!'' MEGATRON IS OFFLINE! TERMINATED! I DID IT MYSEL{{m-}}''saw'' it myself."<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': "No, lies! Lies! Megatron lives! We must obey him! Our supreme leader has spoken!"<br><br />
'''Starscream''': "Aren't you forgetting something? '''''I''''' '''AM YOUR SUPREME LEADER!'''"<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': "Decepticons, Decepticons. Can't we all just get along?"<br><br />
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': "Or shall I CRUSH YOU INTO SCRAP METAL?!"<br><br />
:{{m-}}A typical Decepticon conversation<br />
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"Lugnut! Blitzwing! Do as our mystery caller commands! Track the energy signal and find that key! Meanwhile, I will locate the source of the transmission."<br><br />
"And locate our grand and glorious leader!"<br><br />
"Uh, fine, yes, whatever."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Lugnut'''. Screamer's the master of deception, we say!<br />
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"'''YOU STOLE THE DINOBOTS AND TOOK THEM TO AN ISLAND?!'''"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus''' learns what happened to the Dinobots<br />
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"The fate of the Earth and Cybertron hang in the balance and all I've got in my command are a bunch of undisciplined, insubordinate MALFUNCTIONS!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' has quite the bad temper when he's dissatisfied with his troops.<br />
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"What's your damage, Prime? Sari has been helping us since the day we got here. She is a part of this team!"<br><br />
"Considering your own history of mistakes, Bumblebee, I wouldn't exactly call you a great character witness."<br><br />
"Is that right? Well let me tell you something ''Boss Bot'', considering the fact that we're stuck on this planet, outnumbered with no idea on how we're gonna beat an army of Decepticons ready to fry our circuits at any second, I wouldn't exactly call '''you''' a great leader."<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Optimus Prime''' exchange harsh words. Ouch.<br />
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'''Hothead Blitzwing''': "The key, Autobot!" <br><br />
'''Ratchet''': "You'll have to pry it from my cold, offline servo." <br><br />
''[Blitzwing switches to his icy face, freezes Ratchet, then switches to his random face]''<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': "Well, it's not exactly offline, but— ''[Rips off Ratchet's arm]'' —it's certainly cold. Ahahahaha!"<br><br />
:{{m-}}Blitzwing cheats by stealing the key from Ratchet instead of fighting for it.<br />
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'''Grimlock''': "Cycle and car robots good! Truck robot bad!"<br><br />
'''Prowl''': "Truck robot good. Our ''friend''."<br><br />
'''Grimlock''': "Hmmmm... friend?"<br />
:{{m-}}Prowl, the Dinobot whisperer<br />
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"Evil forces are about to invade this planet and destroy everything in their path. If we want to survive, we must join forces and fight them together."<br><br />
"Dinobots not need robots to fight! Dinobots destroy robots!"<br><br />
"In case you haven't noticed, Dinobots ''are'' robots."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' gives '''Grimlock''' a dose of reality.<br />
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"Look what the capacitor dragged in."<br><br />
"Megatron?! Alive? And looking... magnificent, as always."<br><br />
"Starscream. How good it is to be reunited with such a ''devoted'' and ''faithful'' subject in my time of need."<br><br />
"I would have come sooner, o grand and illustrious leader, but naturally we all assumed you perished at the hands of the Autobot scum. What... great... joy to discover you did not."<br><br />
"Yes. Delight is written all over your face."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' exchange warm and heartfelt pleasantries.<br />
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"'''YOU INTERRUPTED MY SPEECH!'''"<br />
:{{m-}}'''Starscream''' seriously freaks out when Bumblebee shoots him.<br />
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'''Lugnut''': "We have come for our glorious leader, Megatron!"<br><br />
'''Megatron''': "I am here, Lugnut."<br><br />
'''Lugnut''': "Oh, Master, I am not worthy! I am not worthy... what happened to your body?"<br><br />
'''Megatron''': "...long story."<br><br />
'''Icy Blitzwing''': "So, you didn't have voices in your head..."<br><br />
'''Random Blitzwing''': "...you had a ''head'' in your head! Ahahahaha!"<br />
:{{m-}}Typical Decepticon reunion.<br />
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"''Decepticons?'' But, you told me you were an Autobot."<br><br />
"And I hated every moment of that humiliating charade."<br />
:{{m-}}'''Isaac Sumdac''' finally learns the truth, and from '''Megatron''' himself.<br />
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==Other notes==<br />
===Continuity errors=== <br />
* When Bulkhead brings up the Dinobots, Optimus says that they were destroyed, "weren't they?" However, the last time the Dinobots were mentioned was in "[[Survival of the Fittest]]", when Optimus thought the Dinobots were ''missing,'' and also suspected they were involved in the kidnapping of Sari. He has no known reason to think they were ''destroyed.''<br />
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* Despite her initial sarcasm, Sari has apparently forgotten (or is willing to forget) how Blackarachnia's use of the AllSpark key nearly killed Sari herself and all organic life for miles around. She also doesn't seem to mind being kidnapped onto a rooftop again. Lesson: Never betray a kid's trust; it makes them act '''really''' stupid. <br />
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* Not so much an error as just an oddity: When Starscream stands over a dangling Bumblebee on the Sumdac Tower rooftop, Megatron sends a power surge through a roof fixture and zaps Starscream. When the scene cuts back to the roof a few minutes later, Bumblebee's back on the roof, which he likely managed while Starscream was stunned, and Screamer's confronting him again. However, with no time given for them to talk or react about the transition, the previous roof scene may as well not have happened.<br />
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===Animation Errors===<br />
[[Image:Sari's leg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's a new fashion trend.]]<br />
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* The [[scale|size of Megatron's head]] fluctuates greatly between scenes, often appearing gigantic even compared to large characters.<br />
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* While Prime is shouting at the other 'Bots his insignia starts where it should be, on his shoulder. But as he gestures it seems to rotate around to the underside of his arm.<br />
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* When Sari is telling Blackarachnia about the Autobots taking away her key, her right leg is drawn awkwardly... almost as if it's growing out of her skirt. Though this is very likely in order to prevent a [[Teletraan 15|pre-teen panty shot]].<br />
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* After Ratchet reports to Prime that he lost the key, his EMP blaster wound briefly disappears as he lowers his arm.<br />
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* Starscream's Decepticon insignia is occasionally upside-down.<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
* Prime finally refers to [[Dinobot Island]] by that name.<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
* Ratchet's remark to Blitzwing about prying the key "from his cold, offline servo" is a reference to an [[Wikipedia:I'll give you my gun when you take it from my cold, dead hands|NRA slogan]] made famous in a speech by [[Wikipedia:Charlton Heston|Charlton Heston]]. Coincidentally, exactly one week after this episode aired, Heston fulfilled his statement. May he Rest in Peace.<br />
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===Miscellaneous trivia===<br />
* The Decepticon symbol on Megatron's body that was so clear [[Nature Calls|last episode]] is nowhere to be seen now. Of course, neither is the chestplate it resided on.<br />
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* The R/C Plane Sari was flying resembles a MiG-15 Fighter.<br />
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* We learn that Prowl and Bulkhead not only didn't tell Prime that the Dinobots were still around, but also didn't tell him that [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] was the one behind Sari's kidnapping in "[[Survival of the Fittest]]". So, when they returned with Sari after the events of that episode, they apparently told him ''none'' of the truth. What ''did'' they tell him?<br />
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* Apparently, when Optimus is '''really''' ticked off and breathing heavy, his engine audibly revs.<br />
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* This is the first episode in which we see an extended transformation sequence for Starscream.<br />
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* When Megatron's energized body sends out cables to its detached hand, in which Prof. Sumdac is sitting, the hand grips around Sumdac, then is yanked under the flooring and over to the body, where it opens back up—with Sumdac no longer within it. (Nothing up Megatron's sleeve!)<br />
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* At one point during Starscream's transformation, he strongly resembles the Gerwalk mode of the [http://www.new-un-spacy.com/macrossplus/yf-19.htm YF-19 Alpha One] from the anime ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_Plus Macross Plus],'' one of the apparent influences for his alternate mode.<br />
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* It appears that Grimlock has gotten over his hatred of [[Car Robots]], but [[Grimlock (G1)|he still hates Optimus Prime]].<br />
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:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Megatronanimated.jpg|300px|thumb|An insult to [[Megatron (G1)|G1]], we swear!]]<br />
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If you were to ask '''Megatron''' to describe himself in one word, he'd probably go with "heroic". He sees himself as a freedom fighter, [[Decepticon leader#Animated|leading]] the Decepticons out of the days of [[Autobot]] tyranny. The fact he's hoping to replace that with Decepticon tyranny isn't really a concern. A fanatic at heart, he revels in every Autobot who suffers at Decepticon hands and doesn't register humans as anything more than "collateral damage."<br />
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Megatron demands loyalty from the Decepticons, loyalty he gains by his awe-inspiring power. With the combined threat of a sharp mind, his [[fusion cannon]], a pair of deadly swords and simple brute strength, there aren't many who'd dare cross him. Still, he has no problem manhandling troops as a gentle reminder.<br />
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The loss of his body and former power was only a minor setback for him, as Megatron proved a master manipulator. He effortlessly duped [[Isaac Sumdac]] into helping him--and once Megatron was restored to full power, he turned the tables on his old captor.<br />
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{{Quote|Decepticons! Transform and rise up!|Megatron to his troops after his restoration|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
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===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
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:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German)<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Cybertron.jpg|left|thumb|Pointier than thou.]]<br />
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Aboard his [[Nemesis (Animated)|massive flagship]], Megatron went after the [[Autobot ship (Animated)|small Autobot repair vessel]] after detecting the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] volunteered to attack, Megs saw right through him, pointing out "I didn't spend the last four million solar cycles combing the galaxy just so you can get your greasy wings on the AllSpark." He even crumpled a part of said wings to make his point. Later, Starscream approached the Decepticon leader again, wishing him "luck", to which Megatron replied, "I do not believe in luck." Starscream got his own back by planting a bomb on Megatron, which blew just as his fusion cannon was about to breach the hull of the Autobots' ship. The Autobot crew managed to steer the now-failing ship through an asteroid field and into a nearby [[space bridge]].<br />
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With the ship now plummeting through the Earth's atmosphere, a wounded Megatron still managed to thrash the crew soundly and nearly claimed the AllSpark. Quick thinking on the part of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] sent the Decepticon leader out the cargo hatch and into free fall. Megatron [[Megatron (Movie)|fell from the sky]] and crashed in Paw Paw, Michigan, where his head (and later, a hand) was found by a young [[Isaac Sumdac]]. <br />
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Over the next fifty years, Sumdac built a robotics empire by reverse-engineering Megatron's components. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}} Fifty years after his fall to Earth, Megatron's inert head remained secretly in Sumdac's private lab, the source of the human's engineering genius and also a secret shame. Megatron's severed hand was there as well, used by Sumdac as a piece of furniture.<br />
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[[Image:Animatedmegatronhead1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Hey Megatron, don't lose your... oh.]]<br />
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After the Autobots re-awoke, [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] used her [[Sari Sumdac's key|AllSpark key]] to sneak into her father's lab. He stopped her from seeing anything it contained, but the AllSpark energy from the key was absorbed by Megatron's head, reawakening his spark and bringing him back online. Confused and disoriented, he automatically brought up video footage of Starscream and the Autobots. Furious both at Starscream's betrayal and the fact he didn't have the hands to reach out and take the AllSpark which was finally within his grasp, he released a burst of energy which activated a small drone Dr. Sumdac had been working on. Megatron thus realized he could control the extremely primitive (by his standards) technology around him. Learning Sari was going to spend the night at the Autobot base, he secreted his drone into her backpack. <br />
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Once she arrived, Megatron sent the drone to look for the AllSpark, but his search was fruitless. He decided to try a simpler method: kill the Autobots and extract the data from their lifeless corpses. Interfacing with the factory's assembly line, he attacked. As the Autobots fought back, he decided to cut out the middleman and knocked a hole in a fuel tank. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] arrived, realized the factory was working via motion sensors, and managed to get close to the control panel. To counter him, Megatron simply took over the factory arms and snatched up Prowl. However, he failed to stop [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], due to the primitive tools he was forced to use. With his plans foiled, Megatron was out of patience, refusing to work through these worthless machines. He needed a body. Perhaps it was time to reveal something more advanced to Sumdac... {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}<br />
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Megatron soon revealed to Isaac that he still functioned and, when Isaac guessed he was a friend of the Autobots, Megatron played along. He persuaded Isaac to keep his existence secret until Isaac had built him a new body, as then the Autobots would be more forgiving of how Isaac had reverse-engineered their friend. He then helped construct the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s, deliberately programming them to go on a rampage and building fire-breath into them as a prototype for a planned army of drones. When they were defeated, Megatron despaired he might never gain a new body, but upon discovering they'd been turned into sentient Transformers, he quickly convinced them that cars, trucks and "[[Autobot|car robots]]" were evil beings that ate dinosaurs. <br />
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During their second rampage, Isaac realized Megatron had deliberately built weapons into the Dinobots. The tyrant feigned shame, saying he'd added experimental features out of a desire to have a body again. Isaac promised not to tell the Autobots and that Megatron would have a body again one day... {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}<br />
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Soon, Dr. Sumdac began attempting to build him some new servos, but these proved inadequate. Megatron revealed that his body would need [[Destronium]] to work, but Isaac responded there was only a small amount available and that it would have to be delivered across town in less than 10 minutes or it would become unstable. Taking notice of an experimental turbo suit Sumdac's labs were developing (with flaws that possibly precluded Isaac considering it as a solution), Megatron manipulated computer systems so the suit was delivered to small-time hood [[Nanosec|Nino Sexton]]. Once Sexton began using the suit to commit crimes too quickly to be stopped, Megatron contacted him with an offer of much money out of Dr. Sumdac's private account if Sexton used the suit to steal and deliver the Destronium. Between Autobot interference and the suit aging him prematurely, Sexton failed. Worse, the Destronium was at critical levels, risking an explosion that would destroy [[Detroit]]. The Autobots barely managed to send the Destronium sample into the upper atmosphere before it exploded, and they were left to wonder why a human had tried to steal it in the first place. {{storylink|Nanosec}}<br />
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After Megatron learned of the power of [[Sari Sumdac's key|Sari's key]] and the careless nature in which she used it, he attempted to trick her into assisting him. He designed [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], a musical toy that was secretly meant to grow more powerful every time Sari used her key upon it, until eventually it would be a suitable robotic body for Megatron himself. When the Key instead brought Soundwave into independent life, Megatron changed his plan and, with convincing logic, recruited Soundwave as a Decepticon warrior. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}} <br />
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When [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut]] arrived on Earth, Megatron, remembering Starscream's betrayal, was hesitant to act. After witnessing a battle between his soldiers and the Autobots, Megatron concluded that Blitzwing was too unstable while Lugnut was genuinely loyal. He contacted Lugnut only, instructing him to locate the AllSpark, which would help restore him. Later, he also informed Lugnut about Sari's key. Unfortunately, Lugnut and Blitzwing were defeated and damaged by the Autobots, severing Lugnut's link with Megatron—and Megatron's only link to the outside world. {{storylink|Lost and Found (Animated episode)|Lost and Found}}<br />
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[[Image:Sumdac megatron's body.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Yeah, it's a fixer-upper.]]<br />
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Although Megatron himself was not mentally involved, his headless body was infected with [[space barnacles]], causing the barnacles to mutate into a semi-sentient form. After absorbing two mining bots and possibly killing a [[Sparkplug Witwicky|familiar-looking]] miner, it was defeated by Bumblebee and Prowl. Later, it was discovered (minus space barnacles) by Isaac Sumdac, and most likely brought back to his laboratory. Sumdac was heard to remark that Megatron would be ''very'' pleased... {{storylink|Nature Calls}}<br />
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[[Image:MegRisingRebuilt.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Don't call it a comeback; I've been here for years.]]<br />
Sumdac attempted to rebuild Megatron, but progress was slowed by a power failure. Frustrated, Megatron again contacted Lugnut and ordered him to bring him the Key. This communication triggered Starscream's curiosity, and the treacherous jet located Megatron. Starscream didn't have time to slay Megatron before he was distracted by the Autobots--and Megatron used that distraction to take Starscream by surprise and eject him from the lab. When Blitzwing and Lugnut arrived with the Key, Megatron revealed his true identity to his human "friend". Sumdac, seized by the mechanical hand he had so long used as a chair, could only watch and wail in horror as the Decepticon tyrant used the power of the AllSpark to reconstruct himself, more powerful than ever. Finally restored, he burst through the roof of [[Sumdac Tower]], to the horror of the Autobots and Starscream{{m-}}ready to unleash his vengeance on all of them. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part I}} <br />
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[[Image:PayThePiper.JPG|left|thumb|200px|[[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|"Will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?"]]]]<br />
Megatron's revenge was quick and brutal. Trashing the Autobots in short order, he called his Decepticons to him. As Starscream bootlicked, Megatron powered up his fusion cannon to destroy the one responsible for his defeat{{m-}}then used the key to send a painful power surge through Starscream, both punishing the traitor and reinforcing his authority over Blitzwing and Lugnut. He commanded them to "transform and rise up," and the three Decepticons took to the sky, using the key to track the AllSpark.<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Rising 2 All Spark Megs boom.jpg|200px|thumb|This is not good...]]<br />
Finding it aboard the Autobots' ship, the Decepticons caused it to crash on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where Megatron proceeded to beat the [[slag (slang)|slag]] out of Optimus Prime. Getting into the ship, Megatron removed the AllSpark from its casing and placed it in his chest, preparing to devastate Earth before conquering Cybertron. However, Professor Sumdac used his knowledge of Megatron's circuitry to disrupt his equilibrium sensors, causing Megatron to drop the key. Optimus Prime used the key to force a surge of power through the AllSpark within Megatron, causing it to explode and disperse its energy.<br />
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However, it was not a total loss for Megatron; despite the damage, he escaped and managed to abduct Sumdac. Once again, their fates were intertwined, only this time Sumdac was Megatron's prisoner. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part II}}<br />
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Establishing a base deep underground, Megatron quickly adjusted his plans after the loss of the AllSpark. During his battle aboard the Autobot ship, he had managed to download a partial [[space bridge]] schematic from their computers. He planned to use the space bridge to teleport himself, Lugnut, and Blitzwing to Cybertron, then conquer the planet from within. To facilitate this plan, Megatron used the captive Professor Sumdac to reverse-engineer the space bridge and fill in the "gaps" within the schematics. However, when a service bot suddenly malfunctioned, it was revealed that a shard of the AllSpark was imbedded within it. This gave Megatron hope that the AllSpark was not destroyed, but dispersed throughout the city of Detroit... {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}<br />
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[[Image:swordscream.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Yes, Starscream, and we'll ''keep'' doing it until you get it right!]]<br />
Finding out about the Allspark fragments, however, didn't seem to cause him to make any changes in his plans. Megatron received word from a spy that the Decepticons had begun making random assaults on the Autobots. He realized that they needed to make a concentrated effort in order to secure his victory. Once Lugnut and Blitzwing had stolen what they needed from the Elite Guard to send the message, Megatron was interrupted by a revived Starscream. After quickly beating him to a pulp, Megatron relayed his commands to the spacefaring cons, only to be repeatedly attacked by a seemingly invincible Starscream. The renegade even attempted to draw Megatron out with an AllSpark fragment. Megatron emerged victorious every time and was informed by his spy that all was going as planned: With his forces now drawing the Autobots away from Cybertron, Megatron could attack a weakened Cybertron from within as soon as his space bridge was completed. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}<br />
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Later, while at the Decepticon base, Lugnut detected an AllSpark energy signal emanating from Detroit. Megatron quickly dispatched Lugnut to retrieve the AllSpark shard before the Autobots could. Lugnut proceeded to praise his master's "grand and glorious plan", but Megatron, fed up with the adulation to the point of involuntary optic-twitching, curtly commanded his enforcer to get going.<br />
{{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Transformers Animated===<br />
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins''' (Deluxe class figure multi-pack, 2008)<br />
[[Image:TFAnimated_Deluxe_BattleBegins_Megatron_toy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|SPAAAACE ROOOAAACH!]]<br />
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: Transforms into a sleek spacecraft with VTOL turbofans (''uhh...''). Megatron's signature fusion cannon forms the central chassis and cockpit section of the spacecraft; his sword sections mount on the sides of the cannon for storage. The figure also features a silver color scheme and battle damage paint applications. <br />
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*'''CYBERTRON Mode Megatron''' (Voyager, 2008)<br />
[[Image:Animated_megatron_voyager.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Curse you, Earth's atmosphere!]]<br />
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: A larger, bulkier, more detailed, and more gimmick-laden version of the Deluxe toy above. Note that while both modes of both toys look very similar, they have different transformation mechanisms. Where the deluxe version is straight silver, this version has a pearl-gray paint scheme. <br />
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*'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2008)<br />
[[Image:Animated_megatron_leader.jpg|left|thumb|250px|He will kill you until you are dead.]]<br />
: Megatron's "Earth" robot mode bears a significant resemblance to ''Generation 1'' [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]] from the ''Battlestars'' storyline, and thus, in turn, to his original G1 body. His alt-mode is a dual-rotored helicopter design, somewhat like an [[Incinerator (Movie)|Osprey]] [[Obsidian|helicopter]] or the [[Cobra]] Mamba; its rotors form double-bladed swords. The toy has a [[gimmick|voice chip]] with three quotes: "Crush the Autobots!", "Where is the AllSpark?", and evil laughter. It is compatible with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] toy. <br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[Image:AnimatedMegatronMovieHat.jpg|150px|thumb|They moonlight as lawn darts.]]<br />
* Megatron's pre-Earth head has a rather pointed resemblance to the somewhat early head of 2007 movie's [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], which went unused in the actual movie but appeared on loads of promotional materials and merchandise.<br />
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* Also in common with Movie Megatron, ''Animated'' Megatron lay inert for many years while his technology was [[Sector 7|reverse-engineered by humans]].<br />
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* Yes, his outer-space altmode, shown for all of 20 seconds, is getting ''two'' toy molds devoted to it. <br />
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*In this series, Megatron has his own catchphrase: "Decepticons, transform and rise up!", contrasting Optimus Prime's classic "Autobots, transform and roll out!" line.<br />
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:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Megatronanimated.jpg|300px|thumb|An insult to [[Megatron (G1)|G1]], we swear!]]<br />
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If you were to ask '''Megatron''' to describe himself in one word, he'd probably go with "heroic". He sees himself as a freedom fighter, [[Decepticon leader#Animated|leading]] the Decepticons out of the days of [[Autobot]] tyranny. The fact he's hoping to replace that with Decepticon tyranny isn't really a concern. A fanatic at heart, he revels in every Autobot who suffers at Decepticon hands and doesn't register humans as anything more than "collateral damage."<br />
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Megatron demands loyalty from the Decepticons, loyalty he gains by his awe-inspiring power. With the combined threat of a sharp mind, his [[fusion cannon]], a pair of deadly swords and simple brute strength, there aren't many who'd dare cross him. Still, he has no problem manhandling troops as a gentle reminder.<br />
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The loss of his body and former power was only a minor setback for him, as Megatron proved a master manipulator. He effortlessly duped [[Isaac Sumdac]] into helping him--and once Megatron was restored to full power, he turned the tables on his old captor.<br />
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{{Quote|Decepticons! Transform and rise up!|Megatron to his troops after his restoration|"[[Megatron Rising (Part One)]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
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===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
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:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German)<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Cybertron.jpg|left|thumb|Pointier than thou.]]<br />
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Aboard his [[Nemesis (Animated)|massive flagship]], Megatron went after the [[Autobot ship (Animated)|small Autobot repair vessel]] after detecting the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] volunteered to attack, Megs saw right through him, pointing out "I didn't spend the last four million solar cycles combing the galaxy just so you can get your greasy wings on the AllSpark." He even crumpled a part of said wings to make his point. Later, Starscream approached the Decepticon leader again, wishing him "luck", to which Megatron replied, "I do not believe in luck." Starscream got his own back by planting a bomb on Megatron, which blew just as his fusion cannon was about to breach the hull of the Autobots' ship. The Autobot crew managed to steer the now-failing ship through an asteroid field and into a nearby [[space bridge]].<br />
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With the ship now plummeting through the Earth's atmosphere, a wounded Megatron still managed to thrash the crew soundly and nearly claimed the AllSpark. Quick thinking on the part of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] sent the Decepticon leader out the cargo hatch and into free fall. Megatron [[Megatron (Movie)|fell from the sky]] and crashed in Paw Paw, Michigan, where his head (and later, a hand) was found by a young [[Isaac Sumdac]]. <br />
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Over the next fifty years, Sumdac built a robotics empire by reverse-engineering Megatron's components. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}} Fifty years after his fall to Earth, Megatron's inert head remained secretly in Sumdac's private lab, the source of the human's engineering genius and also a secret shame. Megatron's severed hand was there as well, used by Sumdac as a piece of furniture.<br />
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[[Image:Animatedmegatronhead1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Hey Megatron, don't lose your... oh.]]<br />
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After the Autobots re-awoke, [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] used her [[Sari Sumdac's key|AllSpark key]] to sneak into her father's lab. He stopped her from seeing anything it contained, but the AllSpark energy from the key was absorbed by Megatron's head, reawakening his spark and bringing him back online. Confused and disoriented, he automatically brought up video footage of Starscream and the Autobots. Furious both at Starscream's betrayal and the fact he didn't have the hands to reach out and take the AllSpark which was finally within his grasp, he released a burst of energy which activated a small drone Dr. Sumdac had been working on. Megatron thus realized he could control the extremely primitive (by his standards) technology around him. Learning Sari was going to spend the night at the Autobot base, he secreted his drone into her backpack. <br />
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Once she arrived, Megatron sent the drone to look for the AllSpark, but his search was fruitless. He decided to try a simpler method: kill the Autobots and extract the data from their lifeless corpses. Interfacing with the factory's assembly line, he attacked. As the Autobots fought back, he decided to cut out the middleman and knocked a hole in a fuel tank. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] arrived, realized the factory was working via motion sensors, and managed to get close to the control panel. To counter him, Megatron simply took over the factory arms and snatched up Prowl. However, he failed to stop [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], due to the primitive tools he was forced to use. With his plans foiled, Megatron was out of patience, refusing to work through these worthless machines. He needed a body. Perhaps it was time to reveal something more advanced to Sumdac... {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}<br />
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Megatron soon revealed to Isaac that he still functioned and, when Isaac guessed he was a friend of the Autobots, Megatron played along. He persuaded Isaac to keep his existence secret until Isaac had built him a new body, as then the Autobots would be more forgiving of how Isaac had reverse-engineered their friend. He then helped construct the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s, deliberately programming them to go on a rampage and building fire-breath into them as a prototype for a planned army of drones. When they were defeated, Megatron despaired he might never gain a new body, but upon discovering they'd been turned into sentient Transformers, he quickly convinced them that cars, trucks and "[[Autobot|car robots]]" were evil beings that ate dinosaurs. <br />
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During their second rampage, Isaac realized Megatron had deliberately built weapons into the Dinobots. The tyrant feigned shame, saying he'd added experimental features out of a desire to have a body again. Isaac promised not to tell the Autobots and that Megatron would have a body again one day... {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}<br />
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Soon, Dr. Sumdac began attempting to build him some new servos, but these proved inadequate. Megatron revealed that his body would need [[Destronium]] to work, but Isaac responded there was only a small amount available and that it would have to be delivered across town in less than 10 minutes or it would become unstable. Taking notice of an experimental turbo suit Sumdac's labs were developing (with flaws that possibly precluded Isaac considering it as a solution), Megatron manipulated computer systems so the suit was delivered to small-time hood [[Nanosec|Nino Sexton]]. Once Sexton began using the suit to commit crimes too quickly to be stopped, Megatron contacted him with an offer of much money out of Dr. Sumdac's private account if Sexton used the suit to steal and deliver the Destronium. Between Autobot interference and the suit aging him prematurely, Sexton failed. Worse, the Destronium was at critical levels, risking an explosion that would destroy [[Detroit]]. The Autobots barely managed to send the Destronium sample into the upper atmosphere before it exploded, and they were left to wonder why a human had tried to steal it in the first place. {{storylink|Nanosec}}<br />
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After Megatron learned of the power of [[Sari Sumdac's key|Sari's key]] and the careless nature in which she used it, he attempted to trick her into assisting him. He designed [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], a musical toy that was secretly meant to grow more powerful every time Sari used her key upon it, until eventually it would be a suitable robotic body for Megatron himself. When the Key instead brought Soundwave into independent life, Megatron changed his plan and, with convincing logic, recruited Soundwave as a Decepticon warrior. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}} <br />
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When [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut]] arrived on Earth, Megatron, remembering Starscream's betrayal, was hesitant to act. After witnessing a battle between his soldiers and the Autobots, Megatron concluded that Blitzwing was too unstable while Lugnut was genuinely loyal. He contacted Lugnut only, instructing him to locate the AllSpark, which would help restore him. Later, he also informed Lugnut about Sari's key. Unfortunately, Lugnut and Blitzwing were defeated and damaged by the Autobots, severing Lugnut's link with Megatron—and Megatron's only link to the outside world. {{storylink|Lost and Found (Animated episode)|Lost and Found}}<br />
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[[Image:Sumdac megatron's body.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Yeah, it's a fixer-upper.]]<br />
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Although Megatron himself was not mentally involved, his headless body was infected with [[space barnacles]], causing the barnacles to mutate into a semi-sentient form. After absorbing two mining bots and possibly killing a [[Sparkplug Witwicky|familiar-looking]] miner, it was defeated by Bumblebee and Prowl. Later, it was discovered (minus space barnacles) by Isaac Sumdac, and most likely brought back to his laboratory. Sumdac was heard to remark that Megatron would be ''very'' pleased... {{storylink|Nature Calls}}<br />
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[[Image:MegRisingRebuilt.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Don't call it a comeback; I've been here for years.]]<br />
Sumdac attempted to rebuild Megatron, but progress was slowed by a power failure. Frustrated, Megatron again contacted Lugnut and ordered him to bring him the Key. This communication triggered Starscream's curiosity, and the treacherous jet located Megatron. Starscream didn't have time to slay Megatron before he was distracted by the Autobots--and Megatron used that distraction to take Starscream by surprise and eject him from the lab. When Blitzwing and Lugnut arrived with the Key, Megatron revealed his true identity to his human "friend". Sumdac, seized by the mechanical hand he had so long used as a chair, could only watch and wail in horror as the Decepticon tyrant used the power of the AllSpark to reconstruct himself, more powerful than ever. Finally restored, he burst through the roof of [[Sumdac Tower]], to the horror of the Autobots and Starscream{{m-}}ready to unleash his vengeance on all of them. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part I}} <br />
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[[Image:PayThePiper.JPG|left|thumb|200px|[[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|"Will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?"]]]]<br />
Megatron's revenge was quick and brutal. Trashing the Autobots in short order, he called his Decepticons to him. As Starscream bootlicked, Megatron powered up his fusion cannon to destroy the one responsible for his defeat{{m-}}then used the key to send a painful power surge through Starscream, both punishing the traitor and reinforcing his authority over Blitzwing and Lugnut. He commanded them to "transform and rise up," and the three Decepticons took to the sky, using the key to track the AllSpark.<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Rising 2 All Spark Megs boom.jpg|200px|thumb|This is not good...]]<br />
Finding it aboard the Autobots' ship, the Decepticons caused it to crash on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where Megatron proceeded to beat the [[slag (slang)|slag]] out of Optimus Prime. Getting into the ship, Megatron removed the AllSpark from its casing and placed it in his chest, preparing to devastate Earth before conquering Cybertron. However, Professor Sumdac used his knowledge of Megatron's circuitry to disrupt his equilibrium sensors, causing Megatron to drop the key. Optimus Prime used the key to force a surge of power through the AllSpark within Megatron, causing it to explode and disperse its energy.<br />
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However, it was not a total loss for Megatron; despite the damage, he escaped and managed to abduct Sumdac. Once again, their fates were intertwined, only this time Sumdac was Megatron's prisoner. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part II}}<br />
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Establishing a base deep underground, Megatron quickly adjusted his plans after the loss of the AllSpark. During his battle aboard the Autobot ship, he had managed to download a partial [[space bridge]] schematic from their computers. He planned to use the space bridge to teleport himself, Lugnut, and Blitzwing to Cybertron, then conquer the planet from within. To facilitate this plan, Megatron used the captive Professor Sumdac to reverse-engineer the space bridge and fill in the "gaps" within the schematics. However, when a service bot suddenly malfunctioned, it was revealed that a shard of the AllSpark was imbedded within it. This gave Megatron hope that the AllSpark was not destroyed, but dispersed throughout the city of Detroit... {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}<br />
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[[Image:swordscream.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Yes, Starscream, and we'll ''keep'' doing it until you get it right!]]<br />
Finding out about the Allspark fragments, however, didn't seem to cause him to make any changes in his plans. Megatron received word from a spy that the Decepticons had begun making random assaults on the Autobots. He realized that they needed to make a concentrated effort in order to secure his victory. Once Lugnut and Blitzwing had stolen what they needed from the Elite Guard to send the message, Megatron was interrupted by a revived Starscream. After quickly beating him to a pulp, Megatron relayed his commands to the spacefaring cons, only to be repeatedly attacked by a seemingly invincible Starscream. The renegade even attempted to draw Megatron out with an AllSpark fragment. Megatron emerged victorious every time and was informed by his spy that all was going as planned: With his forces now drawing the Autobots away from Cybertron, Megatron could attack a weakened Cybertron from within as soon as his space bridge was completed. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}<br />
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Later, while at the Decepticon base, Lugnut detected an AllSpark energy signal emanating from Detroit. Megatron quickly dispatched Lugnut to retrieve the AllSpark shard before the Autobots could. Lugnut proceeded to praise his master's "grand and glorious plan", but Megatron, fed up with the adulation to the point of involuntary optic-twitching, curtly commanded his enforcer to get going.<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Transformers Animated===<br />
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins''' (Deluxe class figure multi-pack, 2008)<br />
[[Image:TFAnimated_Deluxe_BattleBegins_Megatron_toy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|SPAAAACE ROOOAAACH!]]<br />
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: Transforms into a sleek spacecraft with VTOL turbofans (''uhh...''). Megatron's signature fusion cannon forms the central chassis and cockpit section of the spacecraft; his sword sections mount on the sides of the cannon for storage. The figure also features a silver color scheme and battle damage paint applications. <br />
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*'''CYBERTRON Mode Megatron''' (Voyager, 2008)<br />
[[Image:Animated_megatron_voyager.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Curse you, Earth's atmosphere!]]<br />
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: A larger, bulkier, more detailed, and more gimmick-laden version of the Deluxe toy above. Note that while both modes of both toys look very similar, they have different transformation mechanisms. Where the deluxe version is straight silver, this version has a pearl-gray paint scheme. <br />
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*'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2008)<br />
[[Image:Animated_megatron_leader.jpg|left|thumb|250px|He will kill you until you are dead.]]<br />
: Megatron's "Earth" robot mode bears a significant resemblance to ''Generation 1'' [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]] from the ''Battlestars'' storyline, and thus, in turn, to his original G1 body. His alt-mode is a dual-rotored helicopter design, somewhat like an [[Incinerator (Movie)|Osprey]] [[Obsidian|helicopter]] or the [[Cobra]] Mamba; its rotors form double-bladed swords. The toy has a [[gimmick|voice chip]] with three quotes: "Crush the Autobots!", "Where is the AllSpark?", and evil laughter. It is compatible with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] toy. <br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[Image:AnimatedMegatronMovieHat.jpg|150px|thumb|They moonlight as lawn darts.]]<br />
* Megatron's pre-Earth head has a rather pointed resemblance to the somewhat early head of 2007 movie's [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], which went unused in the actual movie but appeared on loads of promotional materials and merchandise.<br />
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* Also in common with Movie Megatron, ''Animated'' Megatron lay inert for many years while his technology was [[Sector 7|reverse-engineered by humans]].<br />
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* Yes, his outer-space altmode, shown for all of 20 seconds, is getting ''two'' toy molds devoted to it. <br />
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*In this series, Megatron has his own catchphrase: "Decepticons, transform and rise up!", contrasting Optimus Prime's classic "Autobots, transform and roll out!" line.<br />
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* The Pit — A location within [[Unicron]] where unfortunate Transformers have their bodies burned away and painfully re-built so they may serve his purposes.{{storylink|Abduction|Universe#1}} ''The Pit broadly resembles an early script concept of Galvatron's recreation in [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)]], which later actually appeared in [[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|Marvel UK]]. {{Storylink|The Planet Eater!}}<br />
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* The Pit — Roughly analogous to [[Wikipedia:Hell|Hell]] in both Maximal and Predacon belief systems. While the existence of its Heaven-analogue counterpart, the [[Allspark|Matrix]], is a proven fact, the Pit dwells firmly in the realm of the unproven myth. The myth could possibly be based on the location inside Unicron, though Transformers are often ignorant of the Unicron connection. The Inferno (associated myth, see comments) is said to be extremely dark. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} <br />
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* The Pit — A gigantic facility used to produce and bring [[spark|life]] to [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[protoforms]]. Located on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. ''Apparently named for the Pit myth above.'' {{storylink|The Razor's Edge|Razor's Edge (mentioned)}}<br />
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* "By the Pit!" / "By the Inferno!" — A Predacon exclamatory invective. First metioned by [[Tarantulas]] and used by [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], {{fact}} it refers to the Pit myth above.<ref>The exclamation ''could'' also refer to the Pit facility, viewed strictly from a canon standpoint, but it was originally written as the Hell-analog.</ref> ''See below for connection.''<br />
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==Behind-the-Scenes==<br />
While outlining the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars cartoon]], [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] created the made-up curse "By the Inferno" so the bad guys could swear. This was changed to "By the Pit" to avoid confusion when a Predacon named [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] was added to the cast. Having made the [[Allspark|Matrix dimension]] an analogue to Heaven, they made the Inferno/Pit their Hell.<br />
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The BW series [[bible]] included two facilities that created protoforms, the Matrix and the Pit{{fact}} (names reflecting the heaven/hell dynamic.) These were never mentioned in the series <small>(possibly it was a stand-in concept in case they ever 'needed to answer' to where protoforms came from.)</small> However, 10 years later (2007) the protoform facilities were made [[canon]] by a club-exclusive story... despite the canon now having several other sources of protoforms.<br />
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The 2004 [[Universe (comic)|Universe]] introduced the Pit within Unicron. It also introduced the idea that there is only one Unicron across all continuities, so the Pit myth would ''retroactively'' be about this version of the Pit (probably,) which even includes its own fiery inferno! A connection to/inspiration by the early version Galvatron's reformatting has never been confirmed, and is pure speculation.<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
[[Category: Beast Wars]]<br />
[[category: Beast Wars locations]]<br />
[[category: Curses]]<br />
[[Category: Dimensions]]<br />
[[Category: Timelines]]<br />
[[Category: Unicron]]<br />
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:''Prometheus Black is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Prometh_anim.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The goggles...]]<br />
[[Image:Meltdown anim closeup.jpg|right|thumb|200px|...they do nothing!]]<br />
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'''Prometheus Black''' is an entrepreneur and business rival of [[Isaac Sumdac]]. Whereas Sumdac focuses on robotics, Black's expertise is in the area of biotechnology. However, his constant loss of business to [[Sumdac Systems]] has left Black bitter toward machines, including the [[Transformer|sentient kind]]. An accident in testing a new corrosive designed to melt [[Autobot]] armor left him with the ability to melt anything he touches...and left a few screws loose, as he became the supervillain '''Meltdown'''. In addition to being able to melt things by touching them, Meltdown can also fire jets of the acid that covers him from the palms of his hands. He has a set of protective suits that allow him to walk around and manipulate objects without melting them.<br />
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He employs shrimp/giant and altogether biochemical freak [[Colossus Rhodes]]. <br />
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He also looks good in a pimp suit, which is the best superpower ever.<br />
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{{quote|Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform-shoes—booga-looga-looga-looz—Professor Isaac Sumdac? Poetic, no?|Meltdown vents some spleen regarding [[Isaac Sumdac]] and then gets [[Dancitron|his funk on]]|"[[Survival of the Fittest]]"}}<br />
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:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Stormare]] (English), [[Rainer Doering]] (German)<br />
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Prometheus Black's biotechnology business was highly successful because it played off the citizens of [[Detroit|Detroit's]] fear of <strike>illegal immigrants</strike> robots stealing their jobs. Much of his money was made on makeovers of some of the city's less physically gifted individuals, but he finally staged a promotion aimed at getting himself a contract with the city's police force. Pitting the seemingly frail old man Colossus Rhodes against [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], he hoped to win the support of [[Captain Fanzone]]. Unfortunately, Rhodes's rampage in the parking lot convinced Fanzone to recommend canceling all of Black's contracts with the city, leaving Black financially ruined. His venture capital backers, represented by [[Porter C. Powell]], pulled out.<br />
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[[Image:Meltdownaproch.jpg|thumbnail|left|Look what you've done! I'm melting! I'm melting!]]<br />
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Discovering a corrosive from Bumblebee's systems, Black attempted to make an acid which would melt Autobot body armor. However, a lab accident caused the acid to bond with Black. Now calling himself Meltdown, he decided to take his revenge on Sumdac. Meltdown broke into [[Sumdac Tower]] and nearly killed the "nerd". However, Bumblebee managed to save Sumdac, and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] imprisoned Meltdown in a [[force field]]. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}<br />
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Meltdown and Colossus discovered the [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobots' island]], and using his ability to corrode strong alloys, he forced the [[Dinobots (Animated)|Dinobots]] into servitude. Additionally, Meltdown's encounter with the Autobots had left him thinking: if a robot could [[Transformation|transform]], why not a human being? Meltdown began concentrating on developing a "human transformer". However, his early experiments (one involving his lawyer) were failures, and he decided to try again, this time with a child. He sent [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] to kidnap [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], Isaac's daughter, but [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and Captain Fanzone's interference not only put a stop to his plan, but freed the Dinobots... whose first decision was to try and rend Meltdown limb from limb. Prowl gave him a choice: Dinobots or prison. Surprise, surprise, he chose prison. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}<br />
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Meltdown was visited in prison by Sari, who wanted him to help provide evidence she could use against his old business partner, Porter C. Powell. That discussion was fruitless, but a few minutes later, the Dinobots had a lot more success in breaking into the prison and kidnapping Meltdown at the behest of their new "friend", [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. The shifty cyborg knew of Meltdown's genetic research and ordered him to cure her of her organic contamination. Meltdown played along, but when the opportunity arose, he captured Blackarachnia and attempted to make her his latest test subject in the creation of a totally organic Transformer. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] managed to disrupt the experiment and rescue Blackarachnia. During the scuffle, Meltdown was hit by a massive energy discharge from his genetic modification machine, and his body seemingly degenerated into a completely liquid state, leaking out of his containment suit and draining through the floor. Meltdown survived this and later began to reconstitute himself. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}<br />
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