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Darkness Rising, Part 1

2010-11-27T07:33:01Z

98.112.122.132: /* Real-world references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
|ep=1
|next=Darkness Rising, Part 2
|image=
|caption=
|title="Darkness Rising, Part 1"
|airdate=[[November 26]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]
|directed by=[[Dave Hartman|David Hartman]]
|animation studio=[[Digitalscape]]
}}
'''Optimus Prime and the Autobots investigate the return of the Decepticons while forced to account for a group of young humans who have unwittingly become involved in their centuries-old conflict.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] is on the open road when he finds a large amount of energon nearby. As he goes to investigate, [[Eradicon]]s drop from the decepticon shuttle and attack him, destroying the energon. On board the shuttle, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] executes Cliffjumper. The [[Autobot|Autobots]] arrive at the energon site to help, only to find that they're too late. Meanwhile, [[Jack Darby]] just got done serving burgers at "KO Burger", when [[Arcee (Prime)|a lovely motorcycle]] catches his eye. After talking too it, and being harassed by a few girls, the bike starts to drive off on its own, pursued by 2 muscle cars. As the chase rages, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|another car]] arrives to help them out. As they chase comes to a close, the robots fight under a bridge as Jack, and [[Rafael Esquivel|another kid]] watch on. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Yet another robot]] joins the fight, and the two Eradicons flee. At Autobot headquarters, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] informs the Autobots that since the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] have seen the humans, they may be targeted. At Jack and Raf's high school, Bumblebee and Arcee come to take them to HQ, when [[Miko Nakadai|yet another kid]] sees Arcee in robot mode. After they are taken to Autobot HQ, Optimus informs them of the transformers war and his concern about [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron's]] return. Somewhere, not far from [[Earth]], Megatron emerges through the [[Space bridge]], announcing his return.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] (1)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Eradicon|Decepticon drones]] (3)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (10)
*[[Sierra]] (11)
*Sierra's friend (12)
*[[Rafael Esquivel]] (13)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"We are autonomous robots from the planet Cybertron..."

'''Optimus Prime''' likes to [[Transformers (2007)|repeat the same introduction over and over again.]]

"Decepticons! I have returned."

'''Megatron''' likes to state the obvious.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
* Jack's statement "The first rule of robot fight club is that you don't talk about robot fight club" is a reference to, well, Fight Club.

===Trivia===
* So Megatron just ''happens'' to return just as Optimus just ''happens'' to be expressing his fear of that exact event. Riiiiiight.

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Darkness Rising, Part 1

2010-11-27T07:32:09Z

98.112.122.132: /* Real-world references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
|ep=1
|next=Darkness Rising, Part 2
|image=
|caption=
|title="Darkness Rising, Part 1"
|airdate=[[November 26]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]
|directed by=[[Dave Hartman|David Hartman]]
|animation studio=[[Digitalscape]]
}}
'''Optimus Prime and the Autobots investigate the return of the Decepticons while forced to account for a group of young humans who have unwittingly become involved in their centuries-old conflict.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] is on the open road when he finds a large amount of energon nearby. As he goes to investigate, [[Eradicon]]s drop from the decepticon shuttle and attack him, destroying the energon. On board the shuttle, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] executes Cliffjumper. The [[Autobot|Autobots]] arrive at the energon site to help, only to find that they're too late. Meanwhile, [[Jack Darby]] just got done serving burgers at "KO Burger", when [[Arcee (Prime)|a lovely motorcycle]] catches his eye. After talking too it, and being harassed by a few girls, the bike starts to drive off on its own, pursued by 2 muscle cars. As the chase rages, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|another car]] arrives to help them out. As they chase comes to a close, the robots fight under a bridge as Jack, and [[Rafael Esquivel|another kid]] watch on. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Yet another robot]] joins the fight, and the two Eradicons flee. At Autobot headquarters, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] informs the Autobots that since the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] have seen the humans, they may be targeted. At Jack and Raf's high school, Bumblebee and Arcee come to take them to HQ, when [[Miko Nakadai|yet another kid]] sees Arcee in robot mode. After they are taken to Autobot HQ, Optimus informs them of the transformers war and his concern about [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron's]] return. Somewhere, not far from [[Earth]], Megatron emerges through the [[Space bridge]], announcing his return.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] (1)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Eradicon|Decepticon drones]] (3)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (10)
*[[Sierra]] (11)
*Sierra's friend (12)
*[[Rafael Esquivel]] (13)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"We are autonomous robots from the planet Cybertron..."

'''Optimus Prime''' likes to [[Transformers (2007)|repeat the same introduction over and over again.]]

"Decepticons! I have returned."

'''Megatron''' likes to state the obvious.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
* Jack's statement "The first rule of robot fight club is that you don't talk about robot fight club." This statement is a reference to, well, Fight Club.

===Trivia===
* So Megatron just ''happens'' to return just as Optimus just ''happens'' to be expressing his fear of that exact event. Riiiiiight.

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Prime episodes]]