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Barrage cannon

2010-05-05T17:16:16Z

BumbleBee19811:

[[Image:ROTF Prime guns.jpg|thumb|250px]]
When he's not shooting through [[Decepticon]] body armor with his [[ion blaster]] or slicing off heads with his [[Dual Energon Swords|battle blade]]s, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] will use his '''barrage cannon''' against his opponents. With a range of up to sixty miles, the laser sighted barrage cannon fires plutonium tipped warheads at a rate of 6 warheads per second, with each warhead carrying the equivalent of 3,000 lbs of TNT.<ref>[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]</ref>

Remember that, people: Optimus Prime is carrying nuclear weapons to keep humanity safe from the Decepticons.

== Notes ==
* At the firing rate of 6 shots per second, range of 60 miles and 1.36 tons of TNT per shell, '''Prime doesn't need any other weapons'''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cannons]]

Transformers Comic issue 21

2010-04-28T03:48:07Z

BumbleBee19811:

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Transformers Universe'' (Titan)]] #21
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 20
|next=Transformers Comic issue 22
|image=Tf mag 21 2008.JPG
|caption="Hey, kids! Buy my toy or '''I'll kill you!'''" (He means it!)
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]]
|date=[[January 29|29 January]] [[2009]]
|editor=[[Steve White]]
|designer=[[Danny Preston]]
|deputy editor=[[Den Patrick]]
|contributing editors=
|publishing manager=[[Darryl Curtis]]
}}
'''Jazz - Freelance peacekeeper!'''

==Contents==
===Hard Target===
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|next=Transformers Comic issue 22#The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself
|title=Hard Target
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|caption=
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Casey Coller]]
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|colours=[[Jodie Azhar]]
|lettering=[[Jimmy Betancourt]]/[[Comicraft]]
|continuity=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Alternate universe|Twilight's Last Gleaming]]
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The mysteriously undestroyed ''[[Straxus (Movie)|Straxus]]'' has arrived back at the Autobot base—only to come under fire! The Decepticons have taken over, and the Autobots are outgunned, forcing Optimus to declare a retreat to [[Washington, D.C.]]—which means leaving a brainwashed [[Mikaela Banes]] in [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] hands...

The Autobots land at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, to face a chilly welcome and a request by [[Theodore Allen|President Allen]] to meet [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]...alone. He heads out, escorted to the rendezvous point by the incredibly bald General Seward, unknowingly trailed by [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. When the rendezvous turns out to be a derelict building, both Optimus and Seward realise something's wrong (making Seward [[Joshua Red|much smarter than the competition]]), but too late to escape before Jazz makes his attack!

Optimus comes under fire, clearly the target of his old, corrupted comrade, who's quite happy to boast about being a gun-for-hire. Optimus can only lament Jazz as a lost cause and flee to draw him away from the humans. Jazz merrily chases after while Optimus finds all frequencies are jammed and he's on his own. He decides to make a stand (here, now)...

...when ''another'' enemy attacks, a flying killer robot named [[Kullt]]! Jazz is outraged at the realisation his employer hired two mercenaries, not trusting him to kill his old commander, and so blows Kullt to pieces. Optimus gets up and, in Jazz's gunsights, tells him he's not a lost cause after all: He ''could'' have let Prime die and then killed Kullt. Jazz is rattled by this and, noticing Seward leading reinforcements, decides to leave, declaring Prime's wrong.

Later on, President Allen denies arranging a meeting with Optimus, and Seward believes they were all set up. Neither Optimus or [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] do, though, realising the Decepticons may be controlling the President!

{{-}}
===Articles & features===
* 10 Reasons Why I Like Being A: Saleen S281, by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].
* Character Profile: [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. As well as giving a character background, it mentions she used to have a [[Arcee (G1)|hover car form]] on Cybertron...
* Bumblebee's Way Past Cool Reviews: Video game reviews.
* Top Gear: non-Transformers competition and product placement.
* Competition to win an [[Acid Storm]] toy.
* Artobots: Fan-art section. Someone's drawn the ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' Megs!
* Star Screams: Letters, art and photos from readers, answered by Starscream.
* Poster of the cover.

===Free Gift===
* "Free! '''Trans-Dimensional''' Sticker Set!" - stickers and a pencil. It's not trans-dimensional.

===Reprints===
''Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.''

* [[Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin, part 3a]] (7 pages)
* [[The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending part 3a]] (6 pages)

==Errors==
* The editor's page claims [[Unicron]] has followed the Autobots home to eat Earth...which was ''last issue''. Similarly, the "Previously" recap for ''Hard Target'' says Starscream [[All Hail Megatron issue 4|has conquered Earth when he hasn't]]. Oh, and the editor's page claims this is Part 6 of the ''four-part'' "Return to Cybertron".
* The ''Straxus'' is amazingly intact considering Unicron blew it to scrap.
* The Arcee profile shows an image of G1 Arcee, when she's never looked like that, as reprints in [[Transformers Comic issue 1|#1]] to [[Transformers Comic issue 2|#2]] show. Worse still, it uses an image of ''[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]]''. Still, it [[Transformers Comic issue 16|could have been worse...]]
* Oh, and Coller's name is misspelt "Collier".
* Seriously, were the editors drunk?

==Quotes==
===Strip===

"I wonder, is there still some small part of you that ''remembers'' and yearns for rescue? Inside, behind the blank eyes, are you screaming, "Come ''back!''"?"
:—'''Starscream''' taunts the brainwashed '''Mikaela'''

"Y'know what...I've had ''warmer'' welcomes." 
"Stay frosty, ''Skyblast'', and keep it buttoned. When they needed us, [[Transformers Comic issue 20|we weren't around]]—remember that."
:—'''Skyblast''' and '''Ironhide'''

"''Jazz'' is the name. Wetwork's the game."
:—'''Jazz''' (duh)

"I was wrong. Perhaps you're not ''quite'' a lost cause." 
"''Oh''?" ''[Raises guns]'' "How you figure?" 
"You could have just let Kullt finish me, ''then'' dealt with him. Instead... you ''saved'' me. Inside you, still, is ''Autobot'' Jazz." 
"I—you're ''wrong'', Prime. And when next we meet...I'll show you ''how'' wrong."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Jazz'''

===Star Screams===
On a 6-year-old Decepticon cosplayer: "Just the sort of reinforcements I need.... It is moments like these when I briefly forget about paving over this planet (after napalming it, naturally)."

"Seven Starscreams?! I'm glad you are just talking about toys—I'm not sure there is a [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|universe]] big enough to contain [[Starscream clone (Animated)|that much ambition]]—we'd be looking not so much at sibling rivalry as sibling genocide. Still, I'm glad to hear you are worshipping idols cast in my image."

Fan: "When you come to England, can I join you?" 
"Of course you may join me. I'll need some human lackeys to polish my paintwork after I have achieved domination of the [[United Kingdom]]. I understand the throne of your queen is quite comfortable."

"It would seem your optics units are malfunctioning, Andrew. I suggest you replace them with cybernetic phase-lens infra-optronics. Or just buy some glasses. Now watch the film again and pay attention this time!"

==Items of note==
* The cover preview in #20 showed a more sickly [[neon]] acid, was a larger image (Jazz appears to have been given more focus), had a different logo and ad for the Sticker Set!!... and also had [[Jazz (G1)|''G1 Jazz'']] in the corner box.
* The plot of the Earth being destroyed is not touched on, except in the recap which informs us "using Nucleon saved Earth". Would've been nice to ''see'' this resolution of a plot arc that's been going on since #14, guys...
* Andrews Air Force Base is a real location eight miles east of Washington, D.C. . Shockingly for this run, Furman didn't dig up a lesser-known one nobody's heard of.
* Jazz is almost certainly working for Starscream, though he never states it. He's fully embraced his corruption, begun in [[Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark]].
* Kullt appears to be a Decepticon, but this is never stated. He's a boring git, too.
* The [[United States military|United States Military]] is on view again, as opposed to [[NATO]].
* "Autobot Jazz" is almost certainly a reference to the [[Jazz (Movie)|official name of the toy]].
* Arcee's profile refers to a Movie-verse [[Kup (Movie)|Kup]].
* There's a new, "glowing" logo on this issue rather than the usual metal design.
* Starscream tells a five-year-old he has no use for such a young minion, as he'd have nothing of value. He's still more polite than [[Starscream (Armada)|that other ]] [[Armada (Panini comic)|Starscream though.]].

[[Category:Comics]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Transformers Magazine issues]]

Transformers Comic issue 2.4

2010-04-27T19:03:32Z

BumbleBee19811: /* Quotes */

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|caption=''Oh I believe in [[Transformers Comic issue 2.3|yesterday]]...''
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]]
|date=10 September 2009
|editor=[[Steve White]]
|designer=[[Danny Preston]]
|deputy editor=[[Den Patrick]]
|publishing manager=[[Darryl Curtis]]
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'''Like a medium-sized, predatory cat...'''

==New Tricks==

*'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]] 
*'''Art:''' [[Jon Davis-Hunt]] 
*'''Colours:''' [[Hi-Fi Design]] 
*'''Letters:''' [[Andrew James]] 
*'''Continuity:''' [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]] (prequel)

The sinister figure of [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] emerges from the waters around [[United Kingdom|Scotland's]] Orkney Islands, a [[NEST]] forward operating location. Undetected, the beast is directed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to locate [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]: Soundwave wants to know how much they know about [[the Fallen]]'s plans and who they've told it to, and then he wants them dead!

In NEST's base, the twins are being bored to death by constant training exercises against drone units ("sim-com"). While they've been told by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] that this is a trust-building exercise and meant to put them through their paces, they've got the sneaking suspicion that's just a story to keep them out of everyone else's way. They're ''not'' pleased when their instructor [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] tells them there's still room for improvement and they've got to do it again, but when they protest they're not trainees he just bluntly reminds them they caused [[Grindor (ROTF)|a Decepticon]] to escape. Having shut them up with that, Sideswipe tells them he thinks Ironhide should have charged them; instead, he gave them to ''him'' for training, and unless they want to get banged up they do what he says.

Sideswipe goes off to start the sim-com again, moaning about being stuck doing this work and deciding to put the drones on maximum setting... but Ravage has infiltrated the base and quickly takes him down! When the twins decide to investigate, wondering what all the noise is, they come under attack by the metal mogggy and quite sensibly ''run away''. Ravage pursues, being led into an ambush where Skids brings the roof down on him... but the creature emerges unscathed! Pursued again, Mudflap suddenly hits on an idea...

Mudflap leads Ravage into the training room, where a broadcasted Soundwave demands he explains everything he knows in exchange for a quick death. Having none of this, the guy just has Skids trigger the trap: locking the door and starting up the combat simulation again! While Mudflap is honed to perfection and easily avoids the drones (not to mention having the proper limbs to use the ropes and trapeze), the surprised Ravage is quickly hemmed in and gunned down, howling in pain.

Victory to the Autobots! Except no, because Ravage merely faked unconsciousness until the twins left and then did a runner. Now there's no evidence to back up their claim to the recovered Sideswipe that mysterious, unknown Decepticons broke into a NEST base just to get to them. He believes they just got fed up of sim-com and decided to belt him one, and this is their cover story. As far as he's concerned, this and the Grindor business is evidence that there's something dodgy about them.

And Soundwave, listening in through a hidden bug, finds this turn of events quite interesting...

===Quotes===
"Look, Sideswipe—we could do this in our sleep!" 
"In fact, I think I just ''did''!"
:—'''Skids''' and '''Mudflap'''

"You mean like the one [Decepticon] you allowed to escape? No, no... My mistake. The one you ''helped'' escape."
:—'''Sideswipe'''

"I fear our trademark snappy patter is wasted on our four-legged friend." 
:—'''Mudflap'''

"...you're telling me, some hitherto unknown Decepticon intruder, on the orders of some ''other'' Decepticon, also unknown, sidestepped the most sophisticated security grid on the planet... ''just'' to get at you two?"
:—'''Sideswipe'''

===Errors===

* A hitherto unknown Decepticon ''did'' try to kill them when they [[Transformers Comic issue 2.2|arrived on Earth]] and someone is clearly ordering about the Earthen Decepticons, so why's Sideswipe so incredulous?

===Notes===
* It initially seemed like the twins were still refusing to talk to anyone who isn't Optimus, which made little sense after they Learned A Lesson last issue. Issue five, however, indicated they ''had'' tried to pass the intel on: it's just nobody's listening because nobody trusts them and thinks the information is legit.
* Another NEST base outside of [[Diego Garcia]] is introduced, and the first not to be a US base.
* Neither Ravage or Soundwave are known to the Autobots (or at least to the twins).
* The Autobots use live rounds in their training drones. ''Dude''.
* This is the first example of Sideswipe acting as Combat Instructor, his stated role in his Battle Bio.
* Considering what [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] did to him in the film, Ravage is surprisingly tough here.

{{-}}

==Contents==
===Articles & features===
[[Image:Titan4_megatronbirthdaycard.jpg|left|250px|thumb|''It's your party, and you'll die if he wants you to...'']]
* Quarter Past Megatron: a feature on the 25th anniversary of the franchise, charting some key events. [[Transformers Comic issue 1|Titan's first issue]] is on there and gets a more enthusiastic summary than the combined [[Dreamwave]]/[[IDW]] mention, naturally!
* Message In A Battle: a DIY [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] birthday card.
* Competitions, including one for Voyager Class toys and the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Nintendo DS game]].
* Character Profile: Ravage
* Way Past Cool: Video game plugs and a competition.
* Which Transformer Are You?!: short feature that identifies which character you are based on your answers.
* Law and Disorder: Letters, art and photos from readers, answered by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]].
* Starscream's Stars: Comedy horrorscope.
* Posters of the Ironhide stock image and ''[[All Hail Megatron issue 4]]'s'' [[Trevor Hutchison]] cover.

===Free Gift===
* "Missile Launcher!" — another [[FREE! Blaster!|free weapon]], this fires a squidgy foam missile when you pull it back.
* Haribo sweets.

===Reprints===

* [[All Hail Megatron issue 3|''All Hail Megatron: Going Underground'']] (14 pages)

===Law and Disorder===
"Ah, Barricade, I've just been playing ''TRANSFORMERS Revenge Of The Fallen—The Game'' on my Xbox 360. You aren't even in it!" 
"That's correct. I wouldn't give the game designers permission to use my likeness."
:—'''Ironhide''' and '''Barricade'''

"Ah, Sam, perhaps we should send the Star Prize to your grandparents? After all, they are very dedicated to spreading the word about the Autobots." 
"Or perhaps we should send Ravage to pay them a visit?"

====Starscream's Stars====

"GEMINI (21 May — 21 Jun): The apocalypse is upon us! [[Unicron]] has returned and will eat every planet in his path! We're doomed! DOOOOOOMED! Oh wait... I forgot to move the decimal point. It's all fine. All your dreams are about to come true. Apparently." 

"CANCER (22 Jun — 22 July): Spend time with your real friends. Oh wait. You don't have any! HAHAHAHAHA!!!" 

"SAGITTARIUS (22 Nov — 21 Dec): Behind every successful Transformer is Starscream. In the shadows. With a photon cannon." 

"CAPRICORN (22 Dec — 19 Jan): You never believed in horoscopes and now you missed out on the chance for true love, getting that condo in [[Tyger Pax]] and becoming god emperor of the known universe. Serves you right." 

==Errors==
* Where to ''begin'' with Quarter Past Megatron:
** It uses the cover date for [[The Transformers (issue)|the first Marvel comic]] rather than the actual release, giving the impression the cartoon came first. It also gets the launch date for the [[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars toyline]] and [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|cartoon]] wrong.
** The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|80s cartoon]] is said to have opened with a ''five'' part story instead of three part.
** It omits to mention the [[Generation 1 Europe (toyline)|European G1 toys of the early 90s]], which you'd think would be considered important by a European audience.
** The Dreamwave and IDW comics are down as "2002–2005", which gives the impression they stopped then.
** Those comics are the ''only'' thing mentioned as happening after Beast Wars and before the first film; eight years of franchises and fictions are ignored. (Ignoring [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]] may not be a bad thing though)

* The DIY card is on the opposite page of Quarter Past, so you have to sacrifice half of that feature to make the card.

* Law and Disorder promises you can win ''Starscream's'' Star Letter prize, even though he's not the host anymore.

==Notes==
[[Image:Tf mag vol2 4 alternate.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Knives, brawling, a foreigner: give him a hoodie and he's the Daily Mail's worst nightmare.]]
* The cover shown in #3's Next Issue is entirely absent. Worse, the new cover works more for ''last'' issue's story!

* Titan is celebrating the ''UK's'' 25th Anniversary of Transformers, as it debuted here later than in the States.

* The ''All Hail'' reprints are now getting their own titles instead of just "Part X".

* Ironhide is a big fan of the game's multiplayer function, and wants you all to try it out!

* The title is no longer registered with [http://www.abc.org.uk/ ABC], who compile circulation data, and so no longer shows sales figures. Whether this is because it's in Vol.2 now or if there's another reason is not known.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Transformers Comic issue 2.04}}
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Magazine issues]]

Mars (planet)

2010-04-27T15:38:55Z

BumbleBee19811:

{{disambig2|the planet|the ''Armada'' episode|Mars (episode)}}
{{picsneeded|More than just that one still from Headmasters}}

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun located within [[Earth|Earth's]] solar system.

Mars is almost always a [[wikipedia:Admiral_Ackbar|trap]], statistically.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Kasei''' (火星 "Fire Planet")

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
The [[Earth Defense Command]] has a base operating on Mars. EDC Commander [[Marissa Faireborn]] received [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster's]] request for assistance to the beleaguered [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] on [[Io]] and lifted off in her spaceship. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Having harnessed the [[plasma energy]] released when the Transformers' homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was destroyed, Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] sought to generate and collect more of the energy to fuel his ambitions. To accomplish this, Scorponok plotted the destruction of Mars, and ordered the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] to plant plasma energy bombs beneath the surface of the planet Mars at strategic points which would, when detonated, rip the planet apart.

The Decepticons' activities were discovered by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and the [[Trainbot|Trainbots]], who were on Mars conducting a geological survey at the time. The [[Autobot]] Headmasters were called in to deal with the threat, but during the battle that ensued, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was de-powered by a plasma energy blast. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[Image:ExplosionMarsMegaZarak MarsExplodes.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's a God-awful small affair/To the girl with the mousy hair...]]
Scorponok took the opportunity to activate his newly constructed [[Transtector]] and travel to Mars where he pummeled Maximus before ordering the planet's destruction. Two clusters of bombs placed at the Martian planetary poles were detonated simultaneously by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]], beginning a chain reaction that started to tear Mars apart. Scorponok and the Decepticons evacuated while the Autobots were consumed by the inferno, but Fortress Maximus was able to absorb some of the energy released in the early stages of the conflagration and made his escape as Mars exploded. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Incredibly, the destruction of Mars had a minimal impact on the various planetary orbits throughout the Sol system, and the fate of its moon was not divulged, but its absence did disrupt the gravimetric balance of [[space bridge]] travel, destabilizing it.

{{note|An extra line is added into the [[Omni Productions]] dub version of "[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)]]" that has Fortress state that the Autobots plan to "rebuild Mars" somehow. While it is, of course, hard to credit ''any'' changes from the RTM 1 dub as being deliberate, this particular change happens to patch a continuity error from ''Victory'' very well, as noted below.}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
Ore acquired from Mars, coupled with ores from Earth and other planets, was used in the creation of [[Schaeffer Energy]]. [[Jean Minakaze]] happened to be visiting the Schaeffer Energy plant in [[United States of America|America]] as a cargo ship carrying a payload of Martian ore returned from its space mission. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}}

{{note|When the origins of Schaeffer Energy are related, it is implied that Mars still exists. Although apparently just a plain ol' continuity error, it ''does'' line up with Fortress's RTM 1 dub promise (above) surprisingly well, making one wonder if it could have actually been done deliberately. Setting this oddity aside, though, it might be theorised that the ore was obtained from the remains of Mars floating in space.}}

===Unicron Trilogy continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] once travelled to Mars in search of the [[Mini-Con]] panel containing [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]]. Upon hearing this, the kids asked the two Transformers to buy them something from the souvenir shop. Sadly, as Mars was uninhabited by either human or alien lifeforms, there were no shops to be found. Starscream did however find a mysterious [[Good Luck Necklace|glowing green rock]] and gave it to the children. They were so happy. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

Joke's on them—it's probably radioactive.

====''Energon'' cartoon====
Ten years after the defeat of [[Unicron]], the Cybertronian Alliance and the Earth Federation installed a facility on the surface of Mars to mine the potent naturally-occurring ore [[Energon (Energon)|Energon]]. Unfortunately, this facility was decimated by the initial [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] attack, leading [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] to aptly remark "[[Frijole|Holy frijoles]]". {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

Also [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] was stationed on Mars by the Autobots during the Cybertronian Alliance, to guard the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]] who were sent there.

A little while later, the survivors of the first attack, [[Autobot]], [[Decepticon]] and Mini-Con, made a valiant last stand against a second Terrorcon attack, this time being personally led by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Scorpinok|Scorpinok}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] left Earth on a rickety rocket, attempting to forge the [[New Decepticon Army]]. Their rocket made it as far as Mars before crashing and stranding them on the planet.

===''Transformers'' movie continuity===
====''Transformers'' (2007)====
An indistinct Transformer destroys the [[Beagle 2 Rover]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}

====IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics====
[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] accidentally stepped on the Beagle 2, alerting [[Sector Seven]] to the fact that other Transformers were coming to Earth. {{storylink|Movie Prequel (2007)|Movie Prequel}}

Later, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s forces land and set up a camp on Mars. Some go ahead to [[Earth]] to search for the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], but a few stay behind. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number One}} When Starscream returns after losing the All Spark, a group of Autobots has a brief skirmish with them, but is quickly subdued and the Decepticons use a [[space bridge]] to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Three}} Still later, the treacherous [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] returns through the space bridge, but remains alive only long enough to be killed by Starscream, who promptly sets out for Earth once more. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Five}}

Soon after, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] arrives upon the debris field and similarly heads for Earth to find Starscream. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2}}

====Titan ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====

Soundwave's Decepticons are based out of Phobos, one of Mars' moons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}

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Barrage cannon

2010-04-23T17:09:33Z

BumbleBee19811:

Escalation issue 3

2010-04-23T17:07:53Z

BumbleBee19811:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Escalation (IDW)|The Transformers: Escalation]]'' #3
|prev=Escalation issue 2
|next=Escalation issue 4
|image=Escalation 3a.jpg
|caption=Must... have... MP-05!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[January 24]], [[2007]]
|coverdate=January 2007
|story by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[Zac Atkinson]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
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'''As Optimus Prime calls in reinforcements, the Decepticons heat things up in the Eastern Europe.'''

== Synopsis ==
[[Image:Massdisplacement.jpg|left|300px|thumb|I'll do whatever I have to to make it more like 1984!]]
In the former Soviet breakaway state of [[Brasnya]], rebel leader [[Georgi Koska]] assures his subordinate Alexi that they will be taking action against the Russians soon. Koska drives off alone to rendezvous with his real master, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The Decepticon leader transforms and, with the help of [[Ore-13]], reveals his new alt-mode of a [[Mass displacement|human-sized handgun]]. In Koska's hands, Megatron orders his [[Facsimile Construct|facsimile construct]] to fire at the Russians' primary oil pipeline, therefore agitating Brasnya's political enemies. Megatron then orders [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to take off and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to engage his [[chameleon mesh]], which renders him invisible. The trap is baited and set.

On the ''[[Ark-19]]'', [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] lets his troops know that he's calling in reinforcements. The situation on Earth has escalated to a point that requires more force. Prowl disagrees, but Prime overrules him. At this point, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] breaks the chain of command and asks Prime if he can search for Sunstreaker, who is still missing. The Autobot leader says no without giving an explanation and walks off. Prowl orders everyone else to their duties, and then gets into Ironhide's face for going over his head, again.

In Brasnya, Koska's rebel forces attack a Russian convoy, further escalating the tensions between nations, which is exactly what Megatron wants.

Back at Autobot HQ, Ratchet walks in on Verity and Jimmy looking over the faked remains of Sunstreaker. Jimmy uses his mechanic's expertise to find a possible clue to the people behind the kidnapping. He suggests that they investigate further for clues in cyberspace, but Ratchet isn't sure. He mulls over bringing this evidence to Prowl, but decides to do the work himself with the humans since Prowl will likely ignore him. However, someone is eavesdropping on this conversation.

Russians roll into Brasnya where Koska's forces and the Decepticons are waiting. The previous battle between the humans catches the attention of the Autobots, mainly due to the power of Megatron's blasts. Prowl pinpoints Megatron's location in the hands of Koska, and Prime comments on the rarity and energy requirement needed for this method of mass displacement, hinting that he's using Ore-13. He and Prowl agree on their next course of action: head to Brasnya to confront the Decepticons.

A convoy of Brasnyan tanks arrive in the area and the soldiers hold positions. They do not expect a battle and hope that the politicians will settle the conflict. However, Megatron has other plans. Blitzwing attacks this convoy and the Brasnyan commander interprets it as a Russian attack. The fight between the humans has begun.

Prime, Prowl, Jazz, Wheeljack and Prime's [[Combat Deck|trailer]] arrive in Brasnya via [[orbital bounce]]. Their plan is for Prime to draw Megatron out while the others capture Koska, the Decepticon facsimile. Blitzwing sights Prime driving through the countryside and alerts Megatron, who calls in Skywarp and Astrotrain to assist.

In Earth orbit aboard ''[[Ark-32]]'', [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] await orders.

Ratchet, Jimmy and Verity are searching auto supply records and find the lead they need to search for Sunstreaker and Hunter. But Ironhide steps out from the shadows and says they can't go anywhere... without him.
{{-}}

== Featured characters ==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (17)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (18)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (10)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (16)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (7)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (11)
|c2=
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (4)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (3)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (5)
|c3=
* [[Alexi]] (2)
* [[Breski]] (15)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (14)
* [[Georgi Koska]] (1)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (13)
}}

== Errors ==
* Skywarp is colored like [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] throughout the entire issue.

== Items of note ==
* The comic refers to the [[Soviet Union]] in the present tense. In the fifth issue, it will be talking about Russia. No explanation has been given for why IDW appeared to forget the Cold War was over.
* This issue marks the first official use of the term [[mass displacement]].
* The "Decepticomments" section has readers' mail answered by [[Dan Taylor]] and an ad for [[Escalation issue 4|''Escalation'' #4]].

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Blitzwing grabbing for Koska, who's firing Megatron; art by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''Cover B:''' Megatron holding hologram globe; art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]].
* '''Cover RI-A:''' cover A, uncolored
<gallery>
Image:Escalation 3a.jpg|Cover A
Image:Escalation 3b.jpg|No, not iconic at all.
Image:Escalation 3ria.jpg|Cover RI-A
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* 2-page "IDWords" section about the [[Movie Prequel (2007)|Movie Prequel]] comic
* Optimus Prime [[Alternators]] toy
* 4-page preview of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between''
* [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] with Kung Fu Grip
* ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD (back cover)

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Revelation (episode)

2010-01-20T11:17:08Z

BumbleBee19811: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Revelation}}
{{episode|
|series=Cybertron
|ep=26
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=27
|title="Revelation"
|japanese=宇宙滅亡へのカウントダウン
|romaji=Uchūmetsubō no Countdown
|translation=Countdown to the Destruction of the Galaxy
|image=Cyb ep26 death machine gun.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Hiro Masaki]]
|director=[[Atsushi Nakayama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[July 9]], 2005 (Japanese) [[October 24]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''As if searching for Starscream and decoding a mysterious message from Cybertron wasn't trouble enough for the Autobots, Megatron and the Decepticons are free and back on Earth!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep26_you_shall_not_pass.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Out in space, riding atop an asteroid, [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] leads [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] to the sphere holding [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and the other [[Decepticon]]s prisoner. Scourge's flame breath and axe fail to even make a dent in the globe, but Megatron knows that it is only a matter of time until he is free.

On [[Earth]], the [[Autobot]]s are confronted by [[Colonel Franklin]], who tells them his story. As a child, he fell into the [[Green River Rapids]], and was rescued by a shadowy figure that changed shape into a helicopter. Nobody ever believed his story, but he knew what he had seen was real, and dedicated himself to finding other such stories. As he grew older, he joined the military to further his search for the truth, and now, it's standing right in front of him. It even turns out that his rescuer was [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]]! Now that everyone at last realizes that Colonel Franklin is on the side of the angels, he offers up all his military resources to help the Autobots find [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and the stolen [[Omega Lock]] and [[Cyber Planet Key]]s.

[[Image:Cyb_ep26_starscream_with_key.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

In the seas of the South Pacific, one of the [[Ancient Decepticon]]s awakened by Starscream, the wily [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], is out looking for some fun, and scans a human speedboat for an [[alternate mode]]. As she is enjoying the sun and surf, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] appears in the sky overhead. They fight briefly, before Thunderblast suddenly vanishes into thin air. Jetfire transmits the info to the Autobot base, where [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] deduces that Thunderblast has disappeared into a [[Camouflage Shield]] that is hiding something in the middle of the ocean. That something, as we soon learn, is a volcanic island that Starscream is using as a staging base, to which Thunderblast returns, arriving just in time to witness Starscream adding the Earth's Cyber Planet Key to the Omega Lock. As in the past, the addition of the key causes the lock to open a [[space bridge]], launching a beam of energy into space, and into the heart of the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]. Across the galaxy, on [[Velocitron]], on [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] and on Earth, a space bridge portal hangs in the sky, displaying the terrifying image of the black hole to all onlookers. Concerns over the secrecy of the Autobots' mission have to be put on the back burner, however, when a strange energy burst is detected by the Autobots' computers. Despite fears that it has come from the black hole or the space bridge, it turns out that it is a encrypted signal sent back from Cybertron itself, a response to the original signal the Omega Lock sent out in the past.

In space, Scourge and Megatron combine their power, striking the sphere from within and without simultaneously. The tactic succeeds in shattering the sphere, freeing the Decepticons within, and Megatron immediately plans to head for Earth and revenge himself upon Starscream. Scourge requests that he be allowed to join Megatron, as he hungers to visit new worlds and experience new challenges. Megatron permits it, and the group leaves through a [[dimension gate]].

[[Image: Cyb_ep26_message.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on Earth, while [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] randomly reveals he's ''not'' from Cybertron after all, [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Vector Prime]] have decrypted all they can of the signal from Cybertron, which seems to be telling the Autobots to bring the Omega Lock and Cyber Planet Keys back to the planet. Of course, they have to get them back from Starscream, first...but before they can start making plans to do so, Megatron's dimension gate appears in the sky above [[Niagara Falls]]. Acting quickly, Prime's team calls upon the help of several refugee Autobots to evacuate the humans out of the surrounding area with warnings of a tornado, after which Scattorshot surrounds it with a camouflage shield to hide what is about to transpire. The Autobots roll out for Niagara Falls and meet Megatron's forces there, but when both sides admit that there are more pressing concerns at hand, the Decepticons attempt to depart. As letting them go is not an option, Optimus Prime opens fire on their dimension gate, collapsing it, and starting off a major battle. As [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] deal with Crumplezone and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] clash with Scourge, [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] is confronted by [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] and almost paralyzed with shock. Vector Prime comes to his aid, and Landmine reveals that he practically raised Mudflap back on Cybertron.

[[Image:Cyb ep26 machine gunned.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Megatron and Prime go head-to-head, meanwhile, but their battle is interrupted by Red Alert, Scattorshot and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], who entreat their leader to help Leobreaker and Snarl, who have been trapped by Scourge's flame, while they hold off Megatron. Prime does so, and the three Autobot troops give a surprisingly good account of themselves against the much more powerful Decepticon leader. As his rage at being thwarted by weaker warriors boils over, Megatron taps into the power of the Omega Lock and Earth's Cyber Planet Key. The Lock fires a beam of energy around the planet, which strikes Megatron and unlocks in him a new [[Cyber Key]] Power: a powerful machine gun that he uses to mow down Hot Shot, Red Alert and Scattorshot in one deadly volley. Optimus Prime turns in time to see his warriors fall, and charges at Megatron with a howl of fury...
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Six-Speed]] (7)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (8)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise ]] (12)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (13)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (14)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (16)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (18)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (19)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (20)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl ]] (22)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (23)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (24)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (25)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override ]] (26)
*[[Vector Prime]] (30)
*[[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop ]] (31)
*[[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (32)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker ]] (33)
*Payphone Autobot (34)
*Trash bin Autobot (35)
*[[Motorcycle refugee]] (36)
*[[Signal Lancer]] (37)
*Sports car Autobots (38-40)

|c2=
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (1)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (2)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (3)
* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (5)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack ]] (6)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (27)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream ]] (28)
*Hundreds of [[Ancient Decepticons]]

|c3=
*[[Bud Hansen]] (9)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (10)
* [[Colonel Franklin]] (11)
*[[Lori]] (15)
* [[Lucy Suzuki]] (17)
*Franklin's father (21, flashback)

|c4=
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (29)
}}

==Quotes==

'''Jetfire:''' No sign of Starscream...but most speedboats on Earth don't come with missile launchers! 
''[Jetfire's shadow appears over Thunderblast]'' 
'''Thunderblast:''' Hey! Where's my sun? 
'''Jetfire:''' Ahoy there! I haven't seen you around here before! 
'''Thunderblast:''' Quit blocking my sun, you big goon! 
'''Jetfire:''' Well, excuse me! 
'''Thunderblast:''' You spend thirty years in an ice cave and see how friendly you are! 
'''Jetfire:''' You mean you're one of those escaped monsters?" 
'''Thunderblast:''' HEY! Who are you calling a monster?! 
'''Jetfire:''' But that's... I didn't mean...! 
''[Thunderblast shoots Jetfire down]'' 
'''Thunderblast:''' Sayonara, Mister Buzz-Kill! 
'''Jetfire:''' No doubt about it... she really is a monster! 
:—Croikey! She's a feisty Sheila!

'''Crumplezone:''' I missed you, Ransack! *sobbing* 
'''Ransack:''' Hey, hey - ''hey!'' No hugging! 

"So you're pretty sure the black hole isn't going to turn us all into a cosmic smoothie?" 
"Oh, come on, Lori, now you're just being silly! We'd look more like root beer, anyways."
:—'''Lori''' discusses astrophysics with '''Bud''' in his own inimitable fashion.

'''Landmine:''' What ''happened'' to you? Mudflap, you're no Decepticon! 
'''Mudflap:''' Landmine, listen, I... you know you and me go way back. I don't want to hurt you, but I gotta do what I gotta do! ''Cyber Key Power!'' Walk away, Landmine. Just walk away! 
'''Landmine:''' Mudflap! Look at what you're ''doing here''! 
'''Mudflap:''' ''I said walk away!''

"Nice moves." 
"I know."
:—'''Override''' and the ever-humble '''Crosswise'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*As ever, ''Cybertron'' adds the customary reference to the [[Omega Frequency]] when the Omega Lock is fired up.
*''Galaxy Force'' sees Bud see a lot of rather uncharacteristic scientific observations, as he tells Lori that a normal black hole could never expand, and that it wouldn't return anything sent into it. ''Cybertron'' just replaces it with him making jokes (mostly about brownies). In large part, this change is also necessitated by the fact that in ''Galaxy Force'', it's a lead-in to the shocking discovery that Cybertron is still intact within the black hole. Since ''Cybertron'' changed things so that the planet was never consumed in the first place, this lead-in is entirely unnecessary, and excised.
*When the battle starts, Crumplezone and Ransack transform and...just drive off. ''Galaxy Force'' gives no reason for this odd "tactic", least of all why Override should bother following a fleeing enemy, so ''Cybertron'' adds the explanation that they are attempting to exit the camouflage shield.
*In ''Cybertron'', Mudflap is much more apologetic to Landmine, and would rather not fight him if he could avoid it. In ''Galaxy Force'', he's terribly righteous. Jerk.

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*When the Autobots confront Megatron, a dubbing error sees Optimus Prime deliver a prolonged speech while Vector Prime's mouth is moving, carrying on directly into when his own mouth starts moving.

===Continuity errors===
*The sphere containing Megatron and the Decepticons has changed from an opaque metallic globe to a translucent purple shimmering one.
*Vector Prime claims that a signal was sent into space "each time" a Cyber Planet Key was placed into the Omega Lock, when it only happened with the Velocitron Key. The error is not present in ''Galaxy Force'', where Vector Prime only mentions the Velocitron Key incident.

===Transformers references===
* When faced with Leobreaker and Snarl, Scourge transforms to beast mode himself, with the promise of giving them a "[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast War]]".
* A black tanker truck resembling ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] can be seen in the traffic jam created by the Autobot refugees after Scattorshot tries to stop Megatron's warp gate.

===Real-world references===
* In response to the sight of Scourge unleashing his fire breath, Crumplezone gasps "Woah, flame on!", quoting the catchphrase of superhero the [[Human Torch]], a member of the [[Fantastic Four]].

===Trivia===
* "Revelation" was the last episode of the series to premiere on [[Kids' WB]], and the final new episode to air in 2005. When the series returned in 2006, it was back on [[Cartoon Network]].
* Scourge is not voiced by [[Trevor Devall]] in this episode, but the identity of the stand-in actor is unknown.
* As in "[[Retreat]]", actress [[Chiara Zanni]] stands in for [[Sarah Edmondson]] as Lori for ths episode. She will do so once more, in "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]".
*''Cybertron'' has Thunderblast intimate that Crosswise only sealed her away thirty years ago. While not impossible, that just doesn't seem long enough ago, really, does it?
*When the Decepticons arrive on Earth, Crumplezone gets the planet's name wrong, calling it "Dirt". The same joke would later be made in the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' movie by [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]].

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Time (episode)

2010-01-14T00:21:10Z

BumbleBee19811: /* Real-world references */

{{disambig2|the ''Cybertron'' episode|the concept of time|time}}
{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=9
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=10
|title="Time"
|japanese=ベクタープライムの決断
|romaji=Vector Prime no Ketsudan
|translation=Vector Prime's Decision
|image=Cyb ep9 time slip.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Hiro Masaki]]
|director=[[Tsuyoshi Masui]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[March 12]], 2005 (Japanese) [[August 13]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The quest for the Omega Lock forces Vector Prime to take the greatest of risks!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep9_laser_loggins.jpg|left|thumb|220px|"You love the plane'arium! To not be at the plane'arium causes you great pain!"]]

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] return from their most recent excursion to the [[Autobot]] base, where [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] inform them that [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]] have left with [[Vector Prime]] and the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]], ostensibly to search for the [[Omega Lock]]. This so-called "search" has led them to a tropical island, where Bud and Coby frolic in the surf and Lori relaxes in the shade (not being a fan of the whole "nature" thing), while Vector Prime and [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] actually do all the work. Safeguard scans an [[Atlantis Pattern]] on some ruins just off the island shore, but it turns out to be another dead end. As the kids discuss how the Atlantis Pattern has pervaded popular culture, leading to copies all over the world, they ask Vector Prime to tell them more about the Omega Lock and [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, and he treats them to a holographic history lesson. After a brief interruption by a passing shepherd and his flock, Vector Prime continues to explain that the Omega Lock contains a map to the location of the four colony worlds where the Keys are located. Vector Prime grows frustrated as he recalls Megatron's theft of his map, perpetually putting the Decepticons one step ahead.

[[Image:Cyb ep9 hotshot vs redalert.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

And speak of the devil...[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] has successfully divined the location of the second planet to hold a Cyber Planet Key. While he studies this "[[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]]" from afar, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] search for more leads in west [[Africa]], but find only a blue crate.

Meanwhile, on [[Velocitron]], [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] and [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] help tune up [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] in preparation for the race for the [[Planet Cup]]. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alet]] once again accuses Hot Shot of racing for his own ego, leading to a big argument between the two that almost degenerates into a fistfight until Brakedown breaks it up and kicks Red Alert out of the workshop.

Back on the island, the kids start grilling Vector Prime on his powers over space and time. As Vector Prime tells them that his abilities are not what they once were, Safeguard emerges from the sea and reports that unfortunately, the island is definitely a dead end. Bud searches up some more information on Atlantis on his laptop, and the group heads for the location of another pattern in the Sahara desert. Jolt puts in a call to Autobot headquarters for a little assist, and Jetfire and Optimus Prime roll out to join them.

On Velocitron, the tuned-up Hot Shot hits the road for a test drive, but when he activates his [[Cyber Key]], he once again skids out of control and almost crashes through the guard wall. Acting quickly, Clocker transforms to robot mode and blasts a hole the wall, allowing Hot Shot to careen safely through the gap. Brakedown deduces that they have made Hot Shot too light, and Hot Shot hopes they can fix it, as he is willing to do anything to defeat [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and save the universe.

[[Image:Cyb ep9 meteor attack.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

In the Sahara, Optimus and Jetfire arrive as Vector Prime is using his jets to blow away sand and excavate some ruins. Jetfire uses his Turbine Wave to finish the job quickly, revealing the remains of some grand amphitheatre...and what appears to be the Omega Lock itself! Just as the two Primes begin to lift it, however, Starscream and Thundercracker arrive, having following the kids from the island, and a battle erupts. Megatron himself soon arrives to join the fight, and with the added power of their leader, the Decepticons are able to overpower the Autobots, even Super Mode Optimus Prime. The Mini-Cons urge the kids to get to safety, leaving them to defend the Omega Lock alone, and the children regretfully comply. Megatron is highly amused and charges his body with flaming energy before hurling himself at the Mini-Cons. Vector Prime is unable to stop Megatron's meteoric descent, and the Decepticon leader impacts violently, causing a huge explosion that destroys the Mini-Cons.

[[Image:Cyb ep9 phoney lock.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Shame there's probably no water in the Fire Dimension, that's a lovely vase.]]

The horrified Vector Prime blames himself for leaving the Mini-Cons to protect the Lock alone, and he calls upon his long-neglected powers to rewind time to before the Mini-Cons' destruction. All the combatants realise that time has slid backward, and this time, the Mini-Cons and kids get to safety together. Unfortunately, this means that while the Autobots are occupied tending to the exhausted Vector Prime, who collapses after exerting himself to such an extent, Megatron and Starscream are able to seize the Omega Lock and prepare to take it through a portal to the Jungle Planet. When Optimus Prime takes off after them, Thundercracker tries to shoot the Autobot leader from behind...but at the last second, Prime swerves out of the way of Thundercracker's blast, which hits the Omega Lock and reduces it to so many fragments. Megatron is calm in defeat, however: Thundercracker has inadvertently discovered that this "Omega Lock" was actually an imitation, as the genuine article could never have been destroyed with such ease. Megatron and Starscream pull out for Jungle Planet, while Thundercracker escapes over the horizon, leaving the Autobots to pick up the pieces of their defeat.

A little later, as the sun begins to set, Vector Prime awakens to the concerned faces of the Autobots looking down at him. Despite all this concern from his comrades, Vector Prime is not happy, lamenting his initial failure to protect the Mini-Cons, his dangerous use of his own power, and the fact that Megatron has discovered the location of the second planet. But the kids find the silver lining: With both Megatron and Starscream busy on Jungle Planet, the Autobots can search Earth and find the Omega Lock first.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (2)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] (3)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (4)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (5)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (9)
*[[Vector Prime]] (10)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (11)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (12)
*[[Six-Speed]] (13)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (17)
*[[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (18
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (19
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (20)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (21)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (16)
|h3=[[Human]]s
|c3=
*[[Bud Hansen]] (6)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (7)
*[[Lori]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"Discussion of my butt aside, we were talking about the lock and keys." 
:—'''Vector Prime'''

"Stop. Don't give Bud any ideas. He might disrupt history altogether." 
"I guess they do say that in every single sci-fi movie ever made in the world." 
:—'''Lori''' and '''Bud'''

"Seems awful elaborate just for a takeoff. Ah, light at the end of the tunnel." 
"This elevator can use a window. First floor—housewares." 
:—'''Jetfire''' and '''Optimus Prime''' comment on the use of stock footage.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Cybertron'' inserts a few beats of new music into the opening seconds of the episode, which were otherwise entirely silent in ''Galaxy Force''.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Vector Prime explicitly notes that his powers over time have weakened due to the black hole's effect upon the fabric of reality. A limitation is also imposed that ''Cybertron'' leaves out: He can only rewind time by exactly one minute, lest the distortion of which he speaks come to pass.
*In ''Cybertron'', Jolt jokes that he is able to stop time, while in ''Galaxy Force'', he is claiming that stopping time is an ability Vector Prime still has.
*''Cybertron'' notes that Starscream and Thundercracker follow Vector Prime and company to the Sahara after hacking into Bud's laptop and discovering their intended destination. In ''Galaxy Force'', it's apparently just coincidence.

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

[[Image:Cyb ep9 no shading.jpg|right|thumb]]
*In the opening scene of the episode, as Scattorshot and Landmine speak to each other, they are both missing most, if not all, of their shading and texture effects. It's like an ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' flashback!
*When Starscream lands in the forest, he is ''crazy'' out of [[scale]] with his surroundings. The trees only come up to his ''ankles''!
*When Safeguard emerges from the water, Vector Prime greets him unusually: "Still nothing...thank you thank you, Safeguard." While the line does match the lip-flap animation, it ''sounds'' very much like two different recordings spliced together.
*As Clocker leaps down to join Hot Shot after the latter skids off the track, he shouts "Clocker, transform!" ...except he had already transformed about twenty seconds beforehand.
*Optimus Prime's mouth doesn't move when he says "Laugh at this!" (because he doesn't speak in ''Galaxy Force'').
*The blast Optimus fires at Megatron is a huge blue beam as it departs his cannon, but when the angle changes to Megatron swatting it away, it's thin and red.

===Continuity errors===

*What in the blue fudge is the deal with the crate Starscream and Thundercracker find? They track a signal to Africa, and...it's a crate. Why? There's no explanation in either version of the show.

===Transformers references===

* Hot Shot's accident, which almost repeats itself this episode, occurred in "[[Speed]]".

===Real-world references===

* "All in all, it's just a brick in the wall!" Clocker cries as he shoots out the guard wall, paraphrasing the lyrics of Pink Floyd's ''The Wall''.
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