The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification

2012-07-11T16:32:19Z

86.163.164.147: Star Saber designed the combination, Perceptor only did the rebuilding and added the circuit to SS under pressure.

{{episode
|series=Victory
|ep=30
|image=Tideturnedvictoryunification.jpg
|title="The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification"
|japanese=逆転! 必殺のビクトリー合体
|romaji=Gyakuten! Hissatsu no Victory Gattai
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=17 October 1989
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Jōhei Matsūra]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''Deathsaurus threatens the Earth with orbital missile bombardment to keep the Autobots at bay, but he hasn't reckoned with the ultimate power that is Victory Saber!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Victory30 destruction.jpg|left|180px|thumb|]]
[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] issues his latest threat to the [[Autobot]]s via video-tape, bragging that he has developed a super smart-missile that can strike anywhere in the world. The deadly projectiles are launched from an orbiting satellite and fire automatically, meaning that even Star Saber will be unable to reach the satellite in time to stop their launch. Deathsaurus quickly demonstrates by targeting Sambalpur, [[India]], and despite the speed with which [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] issues emergency orders, the [[Multiforce]] and [[Rescue Patrol Team|Rescue Team]] arrive at the location only seconds before the missile impacts. Upon impact, the missile detonates and scatters multiple smaller missiles across the immediate area, hitting Kathmandu, Calcutta, the Bay of Bengal and the Deccan Plateau, causing widespread devastation. After providing aid in Kathmandu, the Rescue Team and Multiforce head for Calcutta, after being given one strict order by Star Saber: Do not engage any [[Decepticon]]s under any circumstances. This is Deathsaurus's true goal—using the threat of his new missiles to stay the Autobots' hand so that his forces can freely gather as much energy as they want.

At an oil refinery in [[Pakistan]], [[Leozack]] and the [[Dinoforce]] casually steal energy from a power plant, while Leozack grumbles over the cowardly nature of the plan. When the Autobots learn of this attack, an alarmed Star Saber instructs the [[Brainmaster]]s to head out at once—[[Victory Leo]] is on patrol in Pakistan and is unaware of Deathsaurus's missile plan, meaning that he's sure to attack the Decepticons on sight! Star Saber's fear proves correct as Victory Leo tears through the Dinoforce, dismissing Leozack's warning about the missiles as a bluff. The Brainmasters arrive just in time to stop him before [[Gōryū]] reports the attack to Deathsaurus, and find themselves having to restrain Victory Leo physically.

[[Image:Victory30 victorysaber.jpg|right|180px|thumb|You are the Last Dragon! You possess the power of the Glow!]]
Back at the [[Shuttle Base]], Star Saber realizes that in order to defeat Deathsaurus's scheme, there is only one option: use the special circuit [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] has implanted within him to combine with Victory Leo. Perceptor tries to dissuade Star Saber from the strategy, fearful of the strain the process will put upon the [[Supreme Commander]]'s body, but Star Saber is resolute and departs.

On their way to Calcutta, [[Wingwaver]], [[Pīpō]], [[Holi]] and [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]] run into [[Jallguar]], [[Guyhawk]] and [[Killbison]], who are in the middle of carrying off some energy, pausing only to mock the Autobots before heading off on their way. In Pakistan, Victory Leo and the Brainmasters are getting the same treatment from the Dinoforce (particularly [[Kakuryū]], who just can't help himself) when Star Saber arrives. Thinking that Star Saber's arrival means that the fighting is back on, Victory Leo charges at Leozack, only to be intercepted by Star Saber, who tries to explain that the true enemy is in space. Victory Leo ignores him and tries to press his attack, forcing Star Saber to lay him out. Predictably, this hurls Victory Leo into a flaming rage, and he unleashes a barrage of blows on Star Saber, but the Supreme Commander does not strike back, simply taking the hits and pleading for Victory Leo to work with him. As their eyes meet and Victory Leo sees the determination in his commander's eyes, he agrees, and the combination circuit implanted in Star Saber's head is activated. Star Saber and Victory Leo transform into their flight modes, fuse together into the colossal "Victory Saber", and immediately rocket into the heavens at monumental speed. With this additional speed, Star Saber is easily able to outrace Deathsaurus's satellite, reaching it before it launches the next volley of missiles. Star Saber and Victory Leo disconnect, transform and recombine into a mighty new Victory Saber robot mode, and are about to destroy the satellite when Deathsaurus himself appears to hold them off. Although he puts up a good fight, Deathsaurus is unable to stand up to Victory Saber's power and is blasted off into space, allowing Victory Saber to destroy the satellite and missiles.

News of victory quickly reaches the Autobots on Earth, and the Brainmasters make short work of Leozack and the Dinoforce, while Wingwaver looks under rocks for Decepticons to fight, much to Holi and Jean's amusement.

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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wingwaver]] (1)
*[[Dash (Victory)|Dash]] (2)
*[[Tacker]] (3)
*[[Mach]] (4)
*[[Tackle]] (5)
*[[Dashtacker]] (6)
*[[Machtackle]] (7)
*[[Pīpō]] (8)
*[[Holi]] (9)
*[[Boater]] (10)
*[[Fire]] (11)
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]] (13)
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] (14)
*[[Blacker]] (15)
*[[Braver]] (16)
*[[Laster]] (17)
*[[Victory Leo]] (25)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (27)
*[[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] (28)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (29)

|c2=
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (18)
*[[Doryū]] (19)
*[[Yokuryū]] (20)
*[[Kakuryū]] (21)
*[[Gairyū]] (22)
*[[Leozack]] (23)
*[[Gōryū]] (24)
*[[Jallguar]] (30)
*[[Guyhawk]] (31)
*[[Killbison]] (32)
*[[Rairyū]] (33)

|c3=
*[[Jean Minakaze]] (12)

|h4=[[Breast Animal]]s|c4=
*[[Lionbreast]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==

"This isn't a circus! Walk straight!"
:—'''Gōryū''' is unimpressed with Kakuryū's antics.

"What kind of world allows something this stupid?!" 
"Our insides are boiling over this as well!"
:—'''Victory Leo''' and '''Blacker'''

{{Note|The following quotes are from the Omni Productions dub}}

"The evil Decepticons are very devious. They're capable of anything, you know."
:—'''Wingwaver'''

"That evil man!"
:—'''Laster''' on Deathsaurus

"You want to destroy the missiles? Go away!" 
"Deathsaurus, get out of my way!" 
"It's not a threat!"
:—'''Deathsaurus''' and '''Victory Saber''' making even less sense than usual.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Victory Leo agrees to work together with Star Saber, Star Saber's head is gray instead of blue.
* While ''Transformers'' has never really striven for realism, at one point when Victory Saber and Deathsaurus are fighting in space, the Decepticon leader unleashes his [[fire-breath]]. In space.
* In the Latin dub, Minerva has a male voice.

===Continuity errors===
* In this episode, both [[Wingwaver]] and [[Boater]] run in robot mode while their team mates roll or fly, presumably because their boat modes wouldn't be able to move across land. In the [[Awaken! Victory Leo|previous episode]], however, [[Waver]] was able to cross the ground despite a distinct lack of wheels.

===Transformers references===
*Perceptor, Wheeljack and Minerva have been on Earth since "[[Ginrai Dies!!]]". The show continues to refrain from actually referring to them by name.
*It was also back in "Ginrai Dies!!" that Victory Leo's body design was established to be a power-up for Star Saber. The combination circuit to allow this merger was implanted in Star Saber's head in the [[Awaken! Victory Leo|previous episode]].

===Foreign dubbing===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''The Indestructible Combination'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::* Jean says he and Holi were "working in North America" when they got the call to get to India.
::* Instead of wondering if the incoming missile is a dud, Wingwaver shouts that it is a "multi-headed missile" before it's done anything to suggest as such.
::* The four missile targets are listed as "north to Tibet, east to Chungnan island, south to the Pacific Ocean, west to Central Asia". Of course, the ''Indian'' ocean is south of India...
::* Deathsaurus specifically mentions that the missiles he's using are multi-headed missiles in the recorded warning he sent Star Saber, raising the question of why the Autobots were taken by surprise at the missile's nature.
::* As usual, Kakuryū's singing of "[[Cybertron Banzai]]" is absent from the English dub.
::* Gōryū says the energy will explode if Kakuryū drops it.
::* Perceptor says Star Saber's flight speed will be "doubled" rather than multiplied many times.

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Una Combinación Indestuctible'''" ("A Indestructible Combination")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Trivia===
* There was a two-week break between the previous episode and this one when the series originally aired.
* Yet another episode that defers use of one of the show's stock title cards, which present the title as white-text-on-black.
* Minerva speaks for the first time since she first appeared in ''Victory''. She has a different voice actress from her ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' appearances.
* When Deathsaurus is told that Star Saber is heading towards his missile launcher, he's seen communicating using a phone as opposed to something more futuristic.
* Deathsaurus's plan with the missile launcher is a little overthought. He decides to tell the Autobots about it and just uses it as a threat to keep them from interfering with his flunkies collecting energy, and never even seems to consider using it on the Autobots.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Victory'' — DVD Box 02 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 3 — ''Transformers: Victory'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Victory'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) — Optional [[Omni Productions|Omni]] dub. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) — Optional Omni dub.

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