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December 19

2011-01-08T09:44:34Z

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<noinclude>{{cal-date|12|19}}</noinclude>
* '''[[1954]] —''' [[Marvel Comics]] artist [[Eliot Brown]] is born.
* '''[[1957]] —''' [[Jūrōta Kosugi]] (Japanese voice of [[Master Disaster]] is born.
* '''[[1984]] —''' The ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episode "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]" premieres in the US.
* '''[[1989]] —''' The ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' run in Japan ends with the episode "[[Autobots Forever]]".
* '''[[1998]] —''' The ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' feature film is released theatrically in Japan.
* '''1998 —''' The ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars Special]] — [[Strongest Music Collection]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]] — [[Best Songs Special|BEST SONGS SPECIAL]]'' soundtrack albums are released in Japan by [[Columbia Music Entertainment]].
* '''[[2003]] —''' The ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Micron Legend]]'' episode "[[Origin|終結 (けっせん) - origin]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[2004]] —''' The ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' episode "[[Fallout|The Cost of Victory]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[2006]] —''' The 37th show in the [[Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama series]] airs in Japan on the "Transformers Kiss Play: Transformers News Center" program.
* '''[[2007]] —''' The first live-action ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' film is released in Japan on DVD and HD-DVD. As part of the promotion for its release, a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spy Changer]]-scale [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] as "movieverse" [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is given out at many stores.
* '''[[2009]] —''' [[Sebastian Evans II]], music composer for the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'' cartoon]], takes down the score for all three seasons on his website after people have the gall to download for free the free content he made freely available.
*2010- Transformers comes twelfth on Johnathon Ross' top 100 toys

December 19

2011-01-08T09:44:15Z

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December 19

2010-12-20T20:01:47Z

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<noinclude>{{cal-date|12|19}}</noinclude>
* '''[[1954]] —''' [[Marvel Comics]] artist [[Eliot Brown]] is born.
* '''[[1957]] —''' [[Jūrōta Kosugi]] (Japanese voice of [[Master Disaster]] is born.
* '''[[1984]] —''' The ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episode "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]" premieres in the US.
* '''[[1989]] —''' The ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' run in Japan ends with the episode "[[Autobots Forever]]".
* '''[[1998]] —''' The ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' feature film is released theatrically in Japan.
* '''1998 —''' The ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars Special]] — [[Strongest Music Collection]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]] — [[Best Songs Special|BEST SONGS SPECIAL]]'' soundtrack albums are released in Japan by [[Columbia Music Entertainment]].
* '''[[2003]] —''' The ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Micron Legend]]'' episode "[[Origin|終結 (けっせん) - origin]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[2004]] —''' The ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' episode "[[Fallout|The Cost of Victory]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[2007]] —''' The first live-action ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' film is released in Japan on DVD and HD-DVD. As part of the promotion for its release, a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spy Changer]]-scale [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] as "movieverse" [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is given out at many stores.
* '''[[2009]] —''' [[Sebastian Evans II]], music composer for the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'' cartoon]], takes down the score for all three seasons on his website after people have the gall to download for free the free content he made freely available.
*2010— Transformers come twelfth on 100 top toys with Jonathan Ross

December 19

2010-12-20T20:00:58Z

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<noinclude>{{cal-date|12|19}}</noinclude>
* '''[[1954]] —''' [[Marvel Comics]] artist [[Eliot Brown]] is born.
* '''[[1957]] —''' [[Jūrōta Kosugi]] (Japanese voice of [[Master Disaster]] is born.
* '''[[1984]] —''' The ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episode "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]" premieres in the US.
* '''[[1989]] —''' The ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' run in Japan ends with the episode "[[Autobots Forever]]".
* '''[[1998]] —''' The ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' feature film is released theatrically in Japan.
* '''1998 —''' The ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars Special]] — [[Strongest Music Collection]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]] — [[Best Songs Special|BEST SONGS SPECIAL]]'' soundtrack albums are released in Japan by [[Columbia Music Entertainment]].
* '''[[2003]] —''' The ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Micron Legend]]'' episode "[[Origin|終結 (けっせん) - origin]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[2004]] —''' The ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' episode "[[Fallout|The Cost of Victory]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[2007]] —''' The first live-action ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' film is released in Japan on DVD and HD-DVD. As part of the promotion for its release, a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spy Changer]]-scale [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] as "movieverse" [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is given out at many stores.
* '''[[2009]] —''' [[Sebastian Evans II]], music composer for the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'' cartoon]], takes down the score for all three seasons on his website after people have the gall to download for free the free content he made freely available.
*2010 Transformers come twelfth on 100 top toys with Jonathan Ross

Darkness Rising, Part 4

2010-12-04T21:01:07Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
|ep=4
|prev=Darkness Rising, Part 3
|next=Darkness Rising, Part 5
|image=
|caption=
|title="Darkness Rising, Part 4"
|airdate=[[December 2]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Digitalscape]]
}}
'''While Optimus and Ratchet battle Megatron's zombie horde, the others attempt to rescue Agent Fowler.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s army of [[Dark Energon]]-powered [[zombie]]s march, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] are horrified at the desecration. The Dark Energon flowing through Megatron gives him control over this new army, and he directs them to destroy the two Autobots. When the zombies keep getting up as fast as Optimus can blast them down, Ratchet discovers that dismemberment is a more effective way of dealing with them.

[[Image:darkrising4_botgroup.jpg|thumb|250px|left|]]

At the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] rescues [[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Rafael Esquivel|Raf]], who are under fire from the [[Eradicon|Decepticon sentries]]. They explain they were worried about [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], who pops up from Bulkhead's back seat. Bulkhead drops everyone off behind some cover before driving under the Decepticon ship, scaling a nearby cliff, and jumping on board. After dealing with a bunch of Decepticons, Bulkhead realizes that Miko's not with the other kids, and she pops out of his chest, having stowed away. Miko finds herself in the middle of the fight between Bulkhead and the cons, which the Autobot swiftly terminates with the help of a piece of deck plating. While the pair move into the ship, problems are occurring outside; Jack and Raf are captured by the Decepticons and taken on board the ship, where [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] abruptly appear and rescue them. The two parties run into each other in a corridor, and Jack and Raf let Arcee know where [[William Fowler|Fowler]] is, having heard their guard talking.

[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s interrogation of Fowler is finally beginning to bear fruit when the distant sound of gunfire can be heard, and Fowler stops being helpful. Starscream gives him a jolt with the prod, stunning him into unconsciousness, and sends the two guards to find out what's going on.

Back at the zombie battle, Ratchet notes that exposure to the Dark Energon is sapping their strength. The fight on, but first Optimus, then Ratchet disappear under piles of zombies. Megatron laughs... but with a cry, Optimus breaks free and helps Ratchet up.

[[Image:DarknessRising4-Optimusshootsthroughzombie.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Megatron has desecrated our ancestors and ''I'' wanted to do that!"]]

The Autobots clear out a room on the Decepticon ship for the kids to hide in. Miko and Jack immediately begin arguing over their situation, which upsets Raf. Jack and Miko try to reassure him, before Jack notices a huge computer display. Raf thinks it has important information on it.

Fowler's interrogation is complicated by the man's now-dazed state. It's further complicated when Bulkhead and Bumblebee appear in the doorway. They aim their guns at Starscream, who aims his at Fowler, only to feel a tap on the head — Arcee is balanced in a shaft right above his head, aiming her gun downwards.

The kids know they've found important information, but are at a loss as to how to get it back to Optimus. As Raf's contemplating using a flash drive, a Decepticon walks in. The kids dive for cover, but Raf goes back for his backpack and is spotted by the Decepticon.

The Mexican standoff in the brig is broken when Fowler distracts Starscream, and the Autobots start firing. Starscream decides discretion is called for, and flies off down the nearest corridor.

The Decepticon starts firing on Raf. Jack heroically runs out and tackles Raf behind one of the Decepticon corpses, before instructing Miko to take a picture. She snaps a picture of the Decepticon, before Jack redirects her at the computer screen. The kids leg it from the room, followed by the Decepticon which is promptly taken out by Bulkhead. Reunited, the kids and Autobots make their escape.

Optimus and Ratchet finish off the zombie horde, and Optimus starts climbing up to Megatron. Megatron boasts that the battle was simply a prelude to the main event, and flies off. Ratchet wonders ominously what Megatron has in store for them.

[[Image:darkrising4_phonesnap.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Kay th-enx bay-eye?"]]

Back at base, Ratchet's damaged arm is tended to, and Optimus tells off Bulkhead for letting the kids accompany him into battle. Miko defends Bulkhead and tries to claim they were doing "recon" by showing the snapped schematics, but Jack's upset about the fact they were all almost killed and decides he wants out of the whole affair. After some sad farewells (except from Ratchet), they send him home by [[ground bridge]].

Back on the Decepticon ship in orbit, Megatron abuses Starscream for disobeying his orders. Starscream manages to quell his master's anger by announcing he has a way to get their plans back on course.

Miko pays Jack a visit and tries to talk him into returning to the Autobots, but he's content to go back to his normal life.

Ratchet, meanwhile, is checking out the data Miko photographed, and realizes that it's the specs for a [[space bridge]] part. Bulkhead thinks it's great that Megatron's thinking of leaving, but Optimus points out that he's probably intending to bring an army to [[Earth]] with it, and there's only one place he can find enough Transformer corpses to build a new army — [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (10)
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (11)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (4)
* [[Eradicon|Decepticon drone]]s (5)
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (13)
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (14)

|c3=
* [[Jack Darby]] (6)
* [[Rafael Esquivel]] (7)
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (9)
* [[William Fowler]] (12)

|c4=
* [[Zombie]]s (1)

}}

==Quotes==
"Megatron has desecrated the resting place of our fallen ancestors, and his own!"<br>
"Not even the dead are free from his war mongering."
:—'''Ratchet''' states the obvious in a less-than-obvious sort of way while '''Optimus''' states the depth of Megatron's evil.

"I heaved on your floormats. Sorry!"
:—'''Miko'''

"Wake up, you pathetic lump of flesh!"<br>
"Grandma? Is it cookie time?"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Fowler'''

"I wouldn't."<br>
"Oh, but I MIGHT..."
:—'''Arcee''' threatens '''Starscream''', who doesn't feel very threatened.

"I like pie. Can we stop for pie?"<br>
"You found Fowler! ROCK ON!"
:—'''Fowler''' and '''Miko'''

"No point in long good-byes. Here's the door."
:—'''Ratchet''' showing he doesn't give a damn

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
* There's an absolutely tiny animation error at one point. On the scene after Starscream escapes, the pointing at Raf has the triangle of the barrel pointing tip upwards with flat side down and in the next shot the flat side is upwards with the point down.

===Continuity errors===
*Did Optimus forget that Arcee was supposed to be in charge? He tells Bulkhead off, but Bulkhead wasn't supposed to be in charge in the first place. Of course, Optimus could simply have been referring to the fact Bulkhead got the kids in danger (which, admittedly, was in part his fault).

===Transformers references===
*As in part 1, Cybertron appears with the same model as that used in ''War for Cybertron''.
*Optimus's guns and swords look very similar to another [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].
*Optimus's response to Jack wanting to leave is very similar to the response Optimus Prime gave to Director Galloway in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
* The children's slow-time reaction to the fighting on the ''Nemesis'' is reminiscent of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''Saving Private Ryan''.

===Trivia===
*While not the first time [[Flame (Marvel)| someone]] has used zombies as soldiers, Megatron seems to intend to make them the bulk of his forces.
*The zombies Optimus and Ratchet fight do not seem to be as tough as Cliffjumper's was (seeing as how he was still functioning despite being cut in half), but that could be chalked up to Cliff's corpse being 'fresh'.

==Home video releases==
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The Real Effing Deal

2010-11-19T22:13:36Z

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:The Real Effing Deal'' is a website and blog from the [[Movie continuity|live-action movie continuity]].''
[[Image:RotF viral TRED logo.jpg|400px]]

Many do not know this, but giant robots from outer space are all around us. The government doesn't want you to know about them, but you're in luck. Internet celebrity and all around swell guy [[Leo Spitz]] has the scoop on these strange visitors from another world, and he's willing to share. Through his website, '''''[http://www.therealeffingdeal.com/blog/ The Real Effing Deal]''''', you can educate yourself, and see some hot babes in the process.

Unfortunately the hard-working website staff often get scooped by [[Robo-Warrior]], webmaster of ''[[GiantEffingRobots.com]]''.

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==Staff==
*[[Leo Spitz]], founder and CEO.
*[[Sharsky|Sharkatron3000]], CFO and technical support.
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The Real Effing Deal sells actual merchandise via an associated [http://www.cafepress.com/realeffingmerch CafePress store]. Unfortunately, the kitten calendars are all sold out, and have been since the site opened.
*T-Shirts
*Polo shirts
*Hoodies
*Baseball caps
*Boxers
*Classic thongs

==Notes==
* ''The Real Effing Deal'' is part of the viral marketing for the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film.

* Theres a use on it called Screamer who has at least one rant about power. Hmmmmm...

==External Links==
* [http://www.therealeffingdeal.com/ The Real Effing Deal.com]
* [http://twitter.com/RealEffingDeal RealEffingDeal on Twitter.]

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