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Australia

2026-01-03T23:23:04Z

Cr85747:

{{factions|australia}}
[[File:Whatliesbeneath Australia.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Crikey. Fair dinkum. Too right. G'Don ya, mate. Bonzer. Didgeridoo.]]
'''Australia''' (also called '''Region 4''') is a nation-state on the planet [[Earth]]'s Southern Hemisphere. The world's sixth largest country, the majority of it seems to consist of semi-arid or desert regions known as the [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]. The majority of the fauna and flora is unique to the country, and all of it deadly to [[human]]s, most notably the infamous and murderous dropbears.

In [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|some continuities]] at least, the [[Accent|Australian accent]] is supposedly very similar to that of the inhabitants of the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], or vice-versa.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
After the initial [[Decepticon]] threat was repulsed, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] wrote in his journal that "all of the world's governments" were assisting the [[Autobot]]s' attempts to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. This would presumably include Australia. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
Circa [[2008]] of the [[BT World]] in an unnamed Australian city, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] planned an experiment in which he would extract the minds of the city's inhabitants to help him build his own synthetic [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. However, before he could set this plan into motion, the Autobots surrounded him and he faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Nemesis Prime initially gained the upper hand against his Autobot counterpart, but the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]] united with Optimus Prime, who was then easily able to reflect Nemesis Prime's attacks, resulting in the dark clone's destruction. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:Headmasters Canberra.jpg|left|thumb|Diamondbolt was here]]
The Decepticons built one of their 'Death Towers' under the capital city, [[Canberra]]. [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was left there to watch over it and thereby treated the locals to a show of him kicking [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'s skidplate. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
The Decepticons built an underwater base off the coast of Australia, their construction efforts causing increased volcanic activity and earthquakes that damaged the city of [[Sydney]], which then drew the attention of the Autobot [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]]. While the [[Headmaster Junior]]s performed rescue operations in Sydney, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] and Lightfoot fought against the threat of [[King Poseidon]]. {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
By the time [[Earth]] was known as [[Gaia]], [[human]]s had long left the planet. When [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] waged war on Gaia over [[Angolmois Energy]], they knew of Australia as the "Sea Continent" (海の大陸 ''Umi no Tairiku''). This was where the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] made their temporary territory. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
After flying out of [[Tokyo]], [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] clashed in the high atmosphere before landing in the Australian Outback. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

===''Energon'' comic===
The West Australian outback was the site of [[Alterenergy]]'s [[Energon|01 Source]] Exploratory Excavation/Drilling Operation, where both Dr. [[Brian Jones]] and his son [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] worked. The mining drew both a group of protesters including [[Alexis Thi Dang]], as well as a squad of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] searching for [[Energon]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath|What Lies Beneath}}

===Live-action film series===
====''Transformers'' film====
Based on her accent, NSA analyst [[Maggie Madsen]] originates from Australia. Why she's working for a foreign government is unknown; maybe she just wants to buy cheaper toys. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====IDW movie comics====
When [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave's]] forces arrived to Earth, Australia was one of the nations targeted by the second wave of Decepticons. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
[[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]] landed in Oobagooma, deep in the Western Australia outback, to mine the huge deposits of uranium there, which they hoped could be used as a power source to revive [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. However, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] led a [[Ironhide (Movie)|team of]] [[Salvage (Movie)|Autobots]] and [[NEST]] [[Kaminari Ishihara|operatives]] Down Under and destroyed the Decepticons before they could carry out this plan. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====Titan movie comics====
When the Decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] made a landing in the Northern Territory, Optimus Prime and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] were sent to capture him. This took a while, Sideways turning out to be quite the road warrior! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' Annual====
[[NEST Satellite Orion]] detected [[energon]] signatures at [[Olympic Dam]], suggesting that the Decepticons were deploying [[Pillar]]s there. {{storylink|Transformers Dark of the Moon Annual 2012|Transformers Dark of the Moon Annual 2012}}

====Transformers Are Dangerous====
[[File:Transformers are Dangerous Transformers Go Home.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We don't want their sort round 'ere!]]

After the sacking of [[Chicago]], the Australian parliament held a symbolic meeting in solidarity with America. The Speaker of the Lower House condemned the Transformers as a threat and legislation was already being drafted to criminalise anyone harbouring a dirty robot combatant. Naval yards were reported as ramping up construction. {{storylink|Transformers Are Dangerous}}
{{-}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] claimed that [[Abraham Lincoln]] had once been president of the United States of Australia, though it's not clear if this is a result of his fuzzy knowledge of Earth history or some kind of alternate history. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/07}}

===Spacewarp's Log===
In the 31st century, Australia became part of the global island-based United Kingdom, the only Earth nation to not be overrun by [[Inhumanoid]]/[[Darkling Lord]] conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log (2), 2015/12/05}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
[[Brushfire (RB)|Brushfire]] spent time in the Australian outback on her own, however she had to call in the [[Rescue Bot]] recruits to help her deal with unruly mobs of [[kangaroo]]s that were threatening to overrun a town. They were able to help her put out the fires that were scaring the kangaroos. {{storylink|Brushfire (episode)|Brushfire}} [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] later returned to the outback to pick up Brushfire for help with preventing [[Citadel Secundus]] from crash-landing. {{storylink|Crash of the Titan}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[File:ROTF-toy PowerBots Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|Crikey!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Power Bots, 2009)

: [[Power Bots]] Sideswipe has a North Americanised stereotypical Australian accent!

==Notes==
*Everything costs considerably more in Australia than it does in America, including ''Transformers'' toys, which are usually twice or even thrice as expensive.
*In 1985 Milton Bradley released a set of G1 [[Action Cards]] in Australia. However the set was limited to 100 cards while the U.S. received the full set of 192.
*[[Chris Hemsworth]], [[Scott McNeil]], [[Peter Kelamis]], [[Rachael Taylor]], [[Isabel Lucas]], and [[Shane McCarthy]] are all Australian natives who've been involved with the ''Transformers'' franchise. Only Shane still resides there. We'll trade him if we can get Scott McNeil back.
*Australia is also home to [[Madman Entertainment]], who release ''Transformers'' [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]], ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' DVDs to the Aussie and New Zealand markets. They give the Aussies more DVD features than we get, the ''bastards''.
*The first live action movie also premiered Down Under almost a month before it did in the United States.
*For some reason, the first and second waves of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]], ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toylines were available at mass retail in Australia several months before their scheduled release date elsewhere in the world.
*"Transformers are Dangerous" gets the title of Australia's Speaker of the House of Representatives wrong. That's a minor mistake but the bigger one is they're taking a public stance on security/foreign policy in the House: the Speaker in Australia is meant to be impartial and ''not'' do that.
*The characters [[Falcatron]] and [[Torque (FOC)|Torque]] were created in 2012 by Ford Australia and [[High Moon Studios]], as a promotion for the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game.

==External links==
*{{w|Australia}} at Wikipedia

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[[Category:Oceania]]
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[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]

Australia

2026-01-03T23:22:43Z

Cr85747:

{{factions|australia}}
[[File:Whatliesbeneath Australia.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Crikey. Fair dinkum. Too right. G'Don ya, mate. Bonzer. Didgeridoo.]]
'''Australia''' (also called ''Region 4'') is a nation-state on the planet [[Earth]]'s Southern Hemisphere. The world's sixth largest country, the majority of it seems to consist of semi-arid or desert regions known as the [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]. The majority of the fauna and flora is unique to the country, and all of it deadly to [[human]]s, most notably the infamous and murderous dropbears.

In [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|some continuities]] at least, the [[Accent|Australian accent]] is supposedly very similar to that of the inhabitants of the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], or vice-versa.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
After the initial [[Decepticon]] threat was repulsed, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] wrote in his journal that "all of the world's governments" were assisting the [[Autobot]]s' attempts to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. This would presumably include Australia. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
Circa [[2008]] of the [[BT World]] in an unnamed Australian city, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] planned an experiment in which he would extract the minds of the city's inhabitants to help him build his own synthetic [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. However, before he could set this plan into motion, the Autobots surrounded him and he faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Nemesis Prime initially gained the upper hand against his Autobot counterpart, but the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]] united with Optimus Prime, who was then easily able to reflect Nemesis Prime's attacks, resulting in the dark clone's destruction. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:Headmasters Canberra.jpg|left|thumb|Diamondbolt was here]]
The Decepticons built one of their 'Death Towers' under the capital city, [[Canberra]]. [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was left there to watch over it and thereby treated the locals to a show of him kicking [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'s skidplate. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
The Decepticons built an underwater base off the coast of Australia, their construction efforts causing increased volcanic activity and earthquakes that damaged the city of [[Sydney]], which then drew the attention of the Autobot [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]]. While the [[Headmaster Junior]]s performed rescue operations in Sydney, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] and Lightfoot fought against the threat of [[King Poseidon]]. {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
By the time [[Earth]] was known as [[Gaia]], [[human]]s had long left the planet. When [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] waged war on Gaia over [[Angolmois Energy]], they knew of Australia as the "Sea Continent" (海の大陸 ''Umi no Tairiku''). This was where the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] made their temporary territory. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
After flying out of [[Tokyo]], [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] clashed in the high atmosphere before landing in the Australian Outback. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

===''Energon'' comic===
The West Australian outback was the site of [[Alterenergy]]'s [[Energon|01 Source]] Exploratory Excavation/Drilling Operation, where both Dr. [[Brian Jones]] and his son [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] worked. The mining drew both a group of protesters including [[Alexis Thi Dang]], as well as a squad of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] searching for [[Energon]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath|What Lies Beneath}}

===Live-action film series===
====''Transformers'' film====
Based on her accent, NSA analyst [[Maggie Madsen]] originates from Australia. Why she's working for a foreign government is unknown; maybe she just wants to buy cheaper toys. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====IDW movie comics====
When [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave's]] forces arrived to Earth, Australia was one of the nations targeted by the second wave of Decepticons. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
[[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]] landed in Oobagooma, deep in the Western Australia outback, to mine the huge deposits of uranium there, which they hoped could be used as a power source to revive [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. However, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] led a [[Ironhide (Movie)|team of]] [[Salvage (Movie)|Autobots]] and [[NEST]] [[Kaminari Ishihara|operatives]] Down Under and destroyed the Decepticons before they could carry out this plan. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====Titan movie comics====
When the Decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] made a landing in the Northern Territory, Optimus Prime and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] were sent to capture him. This took a while, Sideways turning out to be quite the road warrior! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' Annual====
[[NEST Satellite Orion]] detected [[energon]] signatures at [[Olympic Dam]], suggesting that the Decepticons were deploying [[Pillar]]s there. {{storylink|Transformers Dark of the Moon Annual 2012|Transformers Dark of the Moon Annual 2012}}

====Transformers Are Dangerous====
[[File:Transformers are Dangerous Transformers Go Home.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We don't want their sort round 'ere!]]

After the sacking of [[Chicago]], the Australian parliament held a symbolic meeting in solidarity with America. The Speaker of the Lower House condemned the Transformers as a threat and legislation was already being drafted to criminalise anyone harbouring a dirty robot combatant. Naval yards were reported as ramping up construction. {{storylink|Transformers Are Dangerous}}
{{-}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] claimed that [[Abraham Lincoln]] had once been president of the United States of Australia, though it's not clear if this is a result of his fuzzy knowledge of Earth history or some kind of alternate history. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/07}}

===Spacewarp's Log===
In the 31st century, Australia became part of the global island-based United Kingdom, the only Earth nation to not be overrun by [[Inhumanoid]]/[[Darkling Lord]] conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log (2), 2015/12/05}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
[[Brushfire (RB)|Brushfire]] spent time in the Australian outback on her own, however she had to call in the [[Rescue Bot]] recruits to help her deal with unruly mobs of [[kangaroo]]s that were threatening to overrun a town. They were able to help her put out the fires that were scaring the kangaroos. {{storylink|Brushfire (episode)|Brushfire}} [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] later returned to the outback to pick up Brushfire for help with preventing [[Citadel Secundus]] from crash-landing. {{storylink|Crash of the Titan}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[File:ROTF-toy PowerBots Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|Crikey!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Power Bots, 2009)

: [[Power Bots]] Sideswipe has a North Americanised stereotypical Australian accent!

==Notes==
*Everything costs considerably more in Australia than it does in America, including ''Transformers'' toys, which are usually twice or even thrice as expensive.
*In 1985 Milton Bradley released a set of G1 [[Action Cards]] in Australia. However the set was limited to 100 cards while the U.S. received the full set of 192.
*[[Chris Hemsworth]], [[Scott McNeil]], [[Peter Kelamis]], [[Rachael Taylor]], [[Isabel Lucas]], and [[Shane McCarthy]] are all Australian natives who've been involved with the ''Transformers'' franchise. Only Shane still resides there. We'll trade him if we can get Scott McNeil back.
*Australia is also home to [[Madman Entertainment]], who release ''Transformers'' [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]], ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' DVDs to the Aussie and New Zealand markets. They give the Aussies more DVD features than we get, the ''bastards''.
*The first live action movie also premiered Down Under almost a month before it did in the United States.
*For some reason, the first and second waves of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]], ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toylines were available at mass retail in Australia several months before their scheduled release date elsewhere in the world.
*"Transformers are Dangerous" gets the title of Australia's Speaker of the House of Representatives wrong. That's a minor mistake but the bigger one is they're taking a public stance on security/foreign policy in the House: the Speaker in Australia is meant to be impartial and ''not'' do that.
*The characters [[Falcatron]] and [[Torque (FOC)|Torque]] were created in 2012 by Ford Australia and [[High Moon Studios]], as a promotion for the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game.

==External links==
*{{w|Australia}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Age of Extinction locations]]
[[Category:Continents]]
[[Category:Countries of Earth]]
[[Category:Cybertron locations]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon locations‎]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) locations]]
[[Category:Islands of Earth]]
[[Category:Oceania]]
[[Category:Movie locations]]
[[Category:Real-world countries]]
[[Category:Real-world islands]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]

My Nezha and Transformers

2025-12-14T18:16:38Z

Cr85747:

{{nav-Nezha|logo=My Nezha and Transformers logo.png}}
[[File:My Nezha And Transformers.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Nezha Kid! Familiar tales, new adventures!]]

'''''My Nezha and Transformers''''' (我的哪吒与变形金刚 ''Wǒ de Nézhā yǔ Biànxíng Jīngāng'') is a [[computer-generated imagery|computer-animated]] cartoon for the [[China|Chinese market]], a joint effort between [[Hasbro Entertainment]] and [[China Central Television]] (CCTV). The series is an original story that combines the casts of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and the 2003 cartoon ''The Legend of Nezha'', a previous CCTV production.

Having been in development since as far back as 2013,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=今晚是怀旧局，这部动画片终于上映了，这个动画片的启动是在12年前，这12年未曾间断，在几个上映的关键节点都因为意想不到的事情而延后，早期经手的孩之宝同事已经全部都离职了包括我。今晚的各种老同事微信群此起彼伏，回忆当年的事儿，虽然大家都有很大变化，虽然大家已不再年轻，但感觉又重新聚在了一起。今晚这个动画片我最后还是没看，因为我怕修改之后的故事改变我之前看到的最早期那一版的印象，虽然那一版永远也不会播出了，但对我来讲那个才是原汁原味的[心]#幸好还有玩具#|link=https://m.weibo.cn/status/5241025287161332|name=NOTRAB|site=Weibo|year=2025|month=12|day=6}}</ref> the series was originally announced in 2017 under the title ''Nezha: Transformers'' (哪吒与变形金刚 ''Nézhā yǔ Biànxíng Jīngāng''). Following the release of a trailer in December 2019,<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/12/11/nezha-x-transformers-official-posters-and-promotional-video-402018 Nezha announcement trailer] at TFW2005</ref> the series vanished without a trace, presumably due to development complications from the 2020 {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}, with many assuming it had been totally cancelled. However, a new trailer suddenly emerged in August 2024, revealing the show's new premise and new title of ''My Nezha and Transformers''.

The show is set to run for 52 episodes, with an 11 minute runtime like ''Cyberverse''. The series premiered on [[December 6]], 2025, on CCTV's children's network, {{w|CCTV-14}}, and aired its first 26 episodes over the course of just nine days. Episodes were subsequently released to various Chinese streaming platforms, such as iQIYI and Bilibili, immediately after airing. According to former Hasbro CEO [[Brian Goldner]], broadcast stations outside of China had previously expressed interest in airing the show,<ref>[https://investor.hasbro.com/events/event-details/hasbro-first-quarter-2019-earnings-conference-call Hasbro First Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call]</ref> but no international distribution announcements have been made.

==Storyline==
The series follows [[Xiaozha]], a young boy with an active imagination who has dreams of becoming a hero, fighting villains alongside his idols [[Nezha]] and the [[Autobot]]s. One night as he sleeps, he finds himself pulled into a dream world, where he meets and befriends the Autobots. However, a failed [[Decepticon]] plot causes the disappearance of the divine stones that were containing the evil [[Shiji]], who clashes with Nezha before the two fall to Earth. Gaining powerful new mechanical armor that allows him to fight, Xiaozha works with Nezha and the Autobots to retrieve the stones and stop Shiji and the Decepticons from taking over the world. But as he struggles and fails along the way, Xiaozha will need to learn that heroism isn't all powers and gadgets, and that it is what lies inside him that will truly decide if he is to become the hero he always wanted to be.

==Characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] ([[Yang Mo]])
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Yang Suokun]])
*[[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]]
*[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]] ([[Zhang Zhankun]])

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] (Zhang Zhankun)
*[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] ([[Zhang Kang]])
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]]
**[[Shockwave's drones]]
*[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]]

|c3=
*[[Xiaozha]] ([[Si Xi]])

|c4=
*[[Nezha]] (Zhang Kang)
*[[Xiaozhuxiong]] ([[Wang Chenguang]])
*[[Shiji]] ([[Zhang Hui]])
**[[Pipa]] ([[Gao Feng]])
*[[Xiaolongnü]]
*[[Lei Zhenzi]]
*[[Tu Xingsun]]

|nonumbering=true}}

==Episodes==
{{collist|3|
#[[A Dreamlike Journey Begins]]
#[[A Wonderful Encounter at the Base]]
#[[First Encounter with Nezha]]
#[[Petrified Forest]]
#[[Righteous Warriors]]
#[[Armor Model]]
#[[Xiaozha Creates his Armor]]
#[[Eagerness to Succeed]]
#[[Donning the Armor]]
#[[Trap Battle]]
#[[Reigniting Fighting Spirit]]
#[[Cleverly Capturing the Pipa]]
#[[Precious Armor]]
#[[A Strange Encounter in Search of the Stone]]
#[[Outsmarting the Divine Stone]]
#[[Perilous Situation]]
#[[Trapped in a Tiger's Den]]
#[[A Trap Set]]
#[[Battle at the Demon Furnace]]
#[[Invincible Xiaozha]]
#[[Displaying Divine Power]]
#[[The Spark Mech]]
#[[The Wind Stone Appears]]
#[[Chasing the Wind and Seizing the Stone]]
#[[The Divine Bird Guardians]]
#[[Embarking on the Journey]]
}}

==Notes==
* In August 2025, the pilot episode was unearthed on the portfolio page of art director [[Walter Gatus]], though it was taken down shortly thereafter. The pilot is evidently from an earlier version of the show, before Xiaozha and the ''{{w|isekai}}'' elements were added, with several scenes having also been featured in the original 2019 trailer. That said, several shots from the pilot ended up being reused wholesale in the first batch of episodes.
* Despite the character designs being taken directly from ''Cyberverse'' and ''Legend of Nezha'', none of the voice actors from those series reprise their roles.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*''[https://www.iq.com/album/the-legend-of-nezha-2003-snmxdpmf49?lang=en_us The Legend of Nezha]'' English dub on Asian streaming platform iQIYI

[[Category:Nezha]]
[[Category:Television series]]

The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)

2025-12-12T01:35:51Z

Cr85747: /* Real world references */

{{disambig2|the comic story|the Generation 1 cartoon episode it was adapted from|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #43
|prev=People Power!
|next=The Cosmic Carnival
|title="The Big Broadcast of 2006"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #180–181
|prev2=The Cosmic Carnival
|next2=Space Pirates!
|image=MarvelUS-43.jpg
|caption=I don't care if this isn't really happening! It's ''still'' gonna feel good to knock that goofy look off your face!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|shippingdate=[[April 26]], [[1988]]
|onsaledate=[[May 17]], 1988
|coverdate=August 1988
|adaptation= [[Ralph Macchio]]
|script=[[Simon Furman]] (UK framing sequence)
|pencils=[[Alan Kupperberg]], [[Lee Sullivan]] (UK framing sequence)
|inks=[[Dave Elliott]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]], [[Steve White]] (UK framing sequence)
|letters=[[Kurt Hathaway]], [[Gary Gilbert|GLIB]] (UK framing sequence) 
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]] (UK version) Alternate future (US version)
}}

'''Tales from a hopefully-forgotten future, ''or Wreck-Gar's story-time torture theatre!'''''

==Synopsis==
{{noteukonly}}
''On a distant planet, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] is being tortured for information about a mysterious but valuable canister. He finally gives in to the pain, and begins to "squeal"...''

[[File:BigBroadcastUS-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
The [[Quintesson]]s disgorge the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] to recover a lost artifact. When Wreck-Gar learns of their presence, he leads his fellow [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] in driving off the Sharkticons. Realizing that the Junkions' power and defensive nature will make recovering their canister by force too difficult, the Quintessons arrange for a more passive approach.

The next day, Wreck-Gar and his people awaken to find a massive new projection [[Television|TV]] and satellite dish waiting for them, transmitting the Universal Broadcasting Network. Instilling the programming with hypnotic harmonics, the Quintessons begin broadcasting subliminal xenophobic messages to the Junkions, convincing them that "all other lifeforms are their enemies!"

As word of the Junkions' transfixation spreads, space scouts [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] bring word of it to their respective Autobot and Decepticon camps. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] instructs the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to commit further surveillance, but [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] couldn't be any less interested.

On Junk, the second hypnotic signal begins transmitting, influencing the Junkions to adopt the principles of neatness and organization. In effect, the Quintessons are making the Junkions search for their canister, and leave it neatly labeled and categorized somewhere for them to retrieve.

As the Aerialbots begin their reconnaissance run, though, they get caught in a crossfire between the now-xenophobic Junkions and the hiding Quintessons. [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] uses his photon displacer gun to disrupt the Quintesson ship so that they can't track the Aerialbots anymore. The Autobots manage to regroup and form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], attacking the Quintesson ship head-on. His attack on the ship's [[force field]] overloads their systems, causing a feedback explosion which knocks Superion for a loop, but also destroys the Quintessons' weapons. They beat a hasty retreat while Superion is rescued by Sky Lynx.

Back on Junk, though, another aspect of the Quintessons' system damage becomes evident, as the Junkions are now being fed the message of "caring and sharing". In following that directive, Wreck-Gar realigns the satellite dish to broadcast the Quintessons' subliminal message out into the universe. This puts the entire universe on the edge of interstellar war, and the center of the conflict is the planet Junk, where the majority of hypnotized warmongers felt compelled to travel to.

As the Autobots and Decepticons arrive, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] deals with the space armada while Rodimus Prime heads down to Junk and battles a hypnotized Galvatron, who was also drawn into the conflict. By freak coincidence, he happens to redirect one of Galvatron's blasts perfectly to catch a passing Quintesson ship, sending the canister it had come to retrieve hurling out through the vacuum of space.

In the meantime, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] have come up with a plan to stop the hypnotic broadcasting. Omega Supreme carries Blaster high into the air, where he broadcasts a high volume musical jamming signal. His mind momentarily cleared, Galvatron wails about how TeeVee bewitched him, and destroys the projection screen and antenna.

Freed of their mind control, the Junkions join the Autobots in driving the Decepticons off of Junk. It's all over, but the Autobots still have no idea what this all was about. In the meantime, the Quintessons lament the loss of their canister.

''With Wreck-Gar's story concluded, [[Mister Regan|the torturer]] turns to his shadowy employers with pride at a job well done. Unfortunately for him, his employers are the Quintessons and they know full well that Wreck-Gar's story is full of [[Slag (slang)|slag]]. They sentence the torturer to death for his incompetence. The Junkion concludes the story with a touching "Good night children... everywhere!"''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (7)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (8)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (9)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (14)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (15)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (16)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (17)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (18)
* [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (19)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (21)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (22)

|c2=
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (10)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (11)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (12)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (20)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (23)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (24)

|h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=
* [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (1)
* [[Nancy|Junkion lady]] (4)
* [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]] (5)
* [[Short Junkion]] (13)

|h4=Others|c4=
* [[Mister Regan]] (2)
* [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] (3)
* [[Quintesson]]s (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"The '''fools!''' They made such a racket, the whole planet's been alerted! The canister is '''lost''' to us!" 
"And we came so close! So close!" 
"Shut up!"
:—The '''Quintessons''' are jerks even to each other.

"I'll take American history for five hundred, please." 
"With ketchup."
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' and '''Junkion lady'''

"And this combination granny and attack-dog bot can be yours if you name that price!"
:—'''Gameshow host''' offering the product of the century.

"The television! It '''bewitched''' me!"
:—'''Galvatron''' says one of his best lines ever.

"Imbecile! Wreck-Gar's whole account is full of absurdities and contradictions, not to mention '''lies!''' ...You have fallen for the equivalent of a '''children's story!''' I accuse you of feeble-minded '''stupidity!'''"
:—The '''Quintessons''' are not impressed with this issue.

==Production notes==
* This story is a "fill-in" issue, adapting the [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|1986 cartoon episode of the same name]] into comic form. It was produced as an "inventory story," written and drawn and kept in reserve so that it could be slotted between issues of the ongoing comic to give the regular creative team a break, or buy them some time if they were running behind; at least one other cartoon episode, "[[The Dweller in the Depths]]", got the same treatment, but that story was never actually published. Issue #43 was originally solicited as containing the "[[The Cosmic Carnival]]," while issue #44 was meant to contain "[[Monstercon from Mars!]]"; with the insertion of this fill-in, "Carnival" was bumped to #44, and "Monstercon" to #45.

===Continuity notes===
*As an adaptation of a cartoon episode, the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' are part of the story's intended backstory, and it even makes reference to cartoon-exclusive backstory elements like the Quintessons having once ruled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When it was published, there was still a chance the comic would take a path similar enough to the movie that the issue would blend right into the continuity. This didn't happen so the issue doesn't work at all with the backstory intended by the writers and its place in the Marvel Comics continuity is left ambiguous. In 2015, [[Vector Prime]] declared that the issue existed in a fragmented [[universal stream]], [[Primax 488.0 Gamma]], while existing as a fictional work in [[Primax 986.13 Gamma]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
* This issue marks the only appearance of several characters in the US comic: Ultra Magnus, the Junkions, the Quintessons, and the Sharkticons.
* The UK-only framing sequence picks up the tale of the future Autobots, last seen in "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]".
* The story's spelling of "[[Chaar]]" (two As, one R) matches the spelling that would be found years later in internal [[Sunbow Productions]] documents, such as the [[dialogue script]]s. This means that the planet's official spelling has been known since 1988... yet "Charr" still persists in the [[fandom]] to this day. Oh well.
* The Sharkticons rather hilariously communicate with verbalizations such as "WRONK! WRONK!" and "SNART! SNART!" and "BNORT!"
* The narrative box refers to Omega Supreme as an "it".
* The text mentions the [[Atechnogenesis|evolution]] of mechanical life alongside organic life. This is given as the origin of the Quintessons, and possibly the Sharkticons and Junkions.

===Errors===
* On page 13, panel 4, Wreck-Gar is misnamed as Junk-Gar.
* Superion is depicted as barely taller than Rodimus and Ultra Magnus on one page.
* The two Transformers riding inside Omega Supreme look like unrecognizable generics, but they are apparently Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime.
* In one panel, Omega Supreme is depicted as large enough for Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime to be comfortably riding inside. On the next page, he's barely taller than Galvatron.
* Galvatron's first line on page 17 is directed toward Omega Supreme.
* Three panels later, Cyclonus is drawn in place of Galvatron.
* Scourge is referred to as "[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]".
* On page 18, Galvatron buries Rodimus in a rock slide. On 19, their battle continues. On 20, Rodimus finally breaks free of the rocks holding him down. Uh...?

===Real world references===
The US adaptation cuts some of the original cartoon episode's Junkion-spouted pop culture references and retains others. See "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]" for a complete list. Additional references include:
* "I'll take American History for five hundred, please"—Wreck-Gar spouts a random line in the style of the game show ''{{w|Jeopardy!}}''
* The narrative box tells us that the giant TV announces its presence by playing ''[[Thus Spake Zarathustra]]'', famous among other things as the main [[theme song|theme]] of ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}''.
* As they approach the box, Wreck-Gar says "Trust me... I know what I'm doing"—the catchphrase of the cop parody show ''{{w|Sledge Hammer!}}''
* The starship ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' can be seen among the ships departing Junkion on the Quintessons' monitor screen.

The UK framing story adds more:
* When Wreck-Gar first acquiesces to the [[Mister Regan|torturer]], he exclaims, "I'll squeal, Mister Regan," a reference to the lead character in the classic British police drama, ''{{w|The Sweeney}}''.
* Wreck-Gar then opens his story by asking, "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin...", the famous opening quote from the British radio programme, ''{{w|Listen with Mother}}''.
* After dropping a direct reference to ''{{w|Lost in Space}}'', Wreck-Gar also says "Same time, same channel," a phrase made most famous by the 1960s ''[[Batman]]'' television series.
* Wreck-Gar's closing line, "Good night children... everywhere!", was the catchphrase sign-off line spoken by the much-loved {{w|Derek McCulloch}} at the end of every episode of the kids' radio show ''{{w|Children's Hour}}'', broadcast in the UK from 1922 to 1964. The phrase became so ingrained on the British national consciousness that in 1940 it was used as a song title by singer {{w|Vera Lynn|Dame Vera Lynn}}, and also as the title of an award-winning 1997 {{w|Goodnight Children Everywhere|play}}. The phrase was also memorably quoted in the surreal 1960s British TV series ''{{w|The Prisoner}}'' (specifically, the episode "{{w|The Girl Who Was Death}}") - as with the aforementioned ''Children's Hour'' radio show (and also Wreck-Gar in this story), it was used to signify that a reader had finished recounting an imaginary tale, itself a reuse of an unproduced script for ''{{w|Danger Man}}'', the previous series starring Patrick McGoohan.
* Also from ''The Prisoner'', one of that's show's trademark icons, the image of a Penny Farthing bicycle, is silhouetted across Wreck-Gar's face in the final panel.

===Changes from the episode===
Quite a few changes were made to the episode for its adaptation. Some were clearly to compress the story into 22 pages; others make less sense.
* The comic begins with the Sharkticon landing and subsequent battle. In the cartoon, this doesn't happen till after the Quintessons have analyzed the Junkions' culture and concluded that they "must attack by more subtle means". Considering that the very next scene shows a pack of freakin' SHARKTICONS landing on Junkion (about as unsubtle as you can get), it seems that the comic might feature the original, intended order of these scenes.
* In comic and cartoon, Wreck-Gar opens his attack on the Sharkticons with a hearty "Live from New York, it's..." In the cartoon, his fellow Junkions respond with "Your Hit Parade!" In the comic, this is changed to "No problem!", which was a catchphrase of the title character of the TV series ''[[ALF]]''. ALF also had a Marvel comic book series at the time, originally published under the Star Comics imprint.
* During the following battle, one of the Junkions rather randomly says "Where's my lunchbox?!"
* Instead of announcing that they "will return to the air at 6 A.M.", "Nancy" randomly says "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness," a reference to {{w|The Christophers}}, a religious order which has a long-running television series.
* The Quintessons have various added lines during this whole segment.
* Subsequently, an entire scene not present in the cartoon shows the Quintessons setting up their hypnotic subliminal feed, and the Junkions discovering a giant projection TV that has appeared on their planet. The Junkions are hypnotized while watching the action movie ''[[Crambo]]''.
* Sky Lynx's run-in with Astrotrain over Junkion is omitted entirely; he just reports back to Rodimus.
* Rodimus and Magnus's conversation about leadership is omitted, leaving only Magnus's perfunctory line about "the new [[hyper generator]]".
* Some minor dialog changes during Sky Lynx and Astrotrain's reports to their respective leaders.
* The Junkions' initial reaction the Aerialbots' arrival ("Warning, Will Robinson!") is omitted from the comic.
* Unlike the cartoon, Silverbolt actually manages to command the team to combine before doing so. The comic, however, hilariously misparses a script instruction to have only Air Raid and Silverbolt combined. In the cartoon, they're both in Superion mode, so it's just Superion with only one leg. In the comic, however, they're just kind of stuck together in jet mode (referred to as "semi-Superion mode".)
* The comic includes a subsequent scene with Fireflight using his [[photon displacer gun]] to disrupt local light rays, buying the Aerialbots time to combine. This causes them to disappear from the Junkions' sight as well—explaining Wreck-Gar's otherwise-random line of "Jeepers, Mr. Kent! Where'd they go?"
* The entire battle sequence of Cyclonus and the Sweeps attacking Junkion is omitted from the comic.
* The "[[combination granny and attack-dog-bot]]" line is still present—but it's drawn coming from an aerobics class instead of a [[If You Can Name That Price|game show]].
* Superion's return to Cybertron is compressed down to a single panel and two lines of dialog.
* The Quintessons' lines about selling arms to the warring factions is omitted from the comic.
* Cyclonus's second encounter with Galvatron is completely omitted; instead he and Scourge are surprised to see Galvatron leaving Chaar, and follow him.
* The cat-like inhabitants of [[Delta Pavonis IV]] get hypnotized by watching the show "Space Ace Jack" instead of "[[Space-Age Jack]]".
* Galvatron receives the subliminal message while he "watches the broadcast in his bubbling pool" (which, by the by, doesn't actually show the broadcast.)
* The Autobots' run-in with Cyclonus and the Sweeps while en route to Junkion is omitted.
* The Quintesson's last strategy discussion ("War rages everywhere!") is omitted.
* Naturally, the meeting of Cyclonus and Galvatron in space is omitted.
* "Laser wars..." gets changed back into the original "Star Wars... nothing but Star Wars!"
* Omega finally shows up at this point; he flies around in robot mode the entire issue.
* The scene of Omega taking the shot for Rodimus is omitted.
* Rodimus is given Galvatron's line of "A scrapyard! What an appropriate place for you to meet your end." Rodimus's response of "You're the one that'll be junk" is given to... Cyclonus. Oops!
* Wreck-Gar's line of "substantial penalty for early withdrawal", originally said as the Decepticons retreat, is randomly placed in the early stages of the battle instead.
* The comic inserts a whole page of battle and comic-style banter between Galvatron and Rodimus, including Rodimus getting buried under some rubble.
* Again, as Blaster counters the hypnotics, Omega flies in robot mode, rather than rocket mode. He's carrying a giant radio-mode Blaster, rather than Magnus carrying him.

===UK printing===
[[File:WreckGar Quintessons Story MarvelUK181.jpg|thumb|"HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW HE WAS QUOTING A TV SHOW?! THAT'S ALL HE DOES!"]]
* While the UK offices were in no position to pass up on any US material being produced, issue #180 also completely conflicted with the Movie-Future they had established. To sidestep continuity problems, Simon Furman wrote a framing sequence establishing US issue #43 as an imaginary story dreamed up by Wreck-Gar, as part of a lead in to his "[[Space Pirates!]]" arc.

'''Issue #180'''
*'''Published:''' [[August 20|20th August]], 1988
*'''Cover date:''' [[August 27|27th August]], 1988
* '''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' ("Launch Base," Part 3) and ''[[Combat Colin]]''

'''Issue #181'''
*'''Published:''' [[August 27|27th August]] 1988
*'''Cover date:''' [[September 3|3rd September]] 1988
* '''Back-up strips:''' ''Action Force'' ("Launch Base," Part 4) and ''Combat Colin''; the ''Action Force'' story is given the ending tag "To be continued in the near future," as the comic will be taking a break from ''Action Force'' to reprint ''[[Visionaries]]'' for a few months.
* In issue #181, UK writer Furman takes a not-so-subtle dig at the quality of the story via his Quintesson interrogator.

===Courtesy of my...===
* Fireflight transforms and fires his [[photon displacer gun]].
* The Quintesson ship fires charged [[Particle beam cannon|particle beams]].

===Covers (3)===
* '''US issue #43 cover:''' Rodimus vs Galvatron by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #180 cover:''' Wreck-Gar reading the story itself by [[Lee Sullivan]].
* '''UK issue #181 cover:''' Wreck-Gar dreaming of Rodimus and Galvatron fighting by Lee Sullivan.

<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-43.jpg|'''US issue #43''' – That's it Galvatron, hit his fist with your chin...
File:MarvelUK-180.jpg|'''UK Issue #180''' – If the Big Bad Wolf turns out to be a Sharkticon, we quit.
File:MarvelUK-181.jpg|'''UK Issue #181''' – Wreck-Gar always kicked off the bondage sessions by fantasizing first.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
====US====
* Capcom's ''Gun Smoke'' game - inside front cover
* Nintendo's ''Double Dragon'' - between pages 4 & 5
* Candilicious candy - between pages 5 & 6
* East Coast Comics - between pages 9 & 10
* Konami NES video games - between pages 12 & 13 (2 pages)
* Mark Jewelers rings (glossy insert)
* ''Rambo'' for Nintendo (sadly not adjacent to the comic appearance of [[Crambo]]) / Great Eastern comic book conventions - between pages 15 & 16
* Bullpen Bulletins and checklist - between pages 19 & 20
* Marvel's Super Mart - between pages 20 & 21
* [[Letters page|Transmissions]]
* Marvel subscription service
* TSR ''Hunt for Red October'' board game - inside back cover
* Chips Ahoy! (back cover)

====UK====
????

===Reprints===
* '''''[[Classic Transformers]] [[Classic Transformers Volume 3|Volume 3]]''''' – Panels from US issues [[Child's Play (issue)|#35]], [[Spacehikers!|#36]], [[People Power!|#42]] and [[The Cosmic Carnival|#44]], by [[José Delbo]], [[Don Perlin]], [[Dave Hunt]], [[Don Hudson]], [[Ian Akin]], [[Brian Garvey]], and [[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]].
* '''''[[The Transformers Classics]], [[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 4|Vol. 4]]''''' – [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], by [[Guido Guidi]].
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 14: Space Pirates''''' – [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and a scene of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] strung up, by [[Don Figueroa]], [[Dougie Braithwaite]] and [[Dave Harwood]].

<gallery>
File:Classic Transformers Vol3.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers Volume 3''''' (IDW Publishing, 2009)
File:TFClassicsVol4.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics, Vol. 4''''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v14.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 14: Space Pirates''''' (Hachette Partworks, 2017)
</gallery>

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{{disambig2|the comic story|the Generation 1 cartoon episode it was adapted from|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #43
|prev=People Power!
|next=The Cosmic Carnival
|title="The Big Broadcast of 2006"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #180–181
|prev2=The Cosmic Carnival
|next2=Space Pirates!
|image=MarvelUS-43.jpg
|caption=I don't care if this isn't really happening! It's ''still'' gonna feel good to knock that goofy look off your face!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|shippingdate=[[April 26]], [[1988]]
|onsaledate=[[May 17]], 1988
|coverdate=August 1988
|adaptation= [[Ralph Macchio]]
|script=[[Simon Furman]] (UK framing sequence)
|pencils=[[Alan Kupperberg]], [[Lee Sullivan]] (UK framing sequence)
|inks=[[Dave Elliott]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]], [[Steve White]] (UK framing sequence)
|letters=[[Kurt Hathaway]], [[Gary Gilbert|GLIB]] (UK framing sequence) 
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]] (UK version) Alternate future (US version)
}}

'''Tales from a hopefully-forgotten future, ''or Wreck-Gar's story-time torture theatre!'''''

==Synopsis==
{{noteukonly}}
''On a distant planet, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] is being tortured for information about a mysterious but valuable canister. He finally gives in to the pain, and begins to "squeal"...''

[[File:BigBroadcastUS-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
The [[Quintesson]]s disgorge the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] to recover a lost artifact. When Wreck-Gar learns of their presence, he leads his fellow [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] in driving off the Sharkticons. Realizing that the Junkions' power and defensive nature will make recovering their canister by force too difficult, the Quintessons arrange for a more passive approach.

The next day, Wreck-Gar and his people awaken to find a massive new projection [[Television|TV]] and satellite dish waiting for them, transmitting the Universal Broadcasting Network. Instilling the programming with hypnotic harmonics, the Quintessons begin broadcasting subliminal xenophobic messages to the Junkions, convincing them that "all other lifeforms are their enemies!"

As word of the Junkions' transfixation spreads, space scouts [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] bring word of it to their respective Autobot and Decepticon camps. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] instructs the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to commit further surveillance, but [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] couldn't be any less interested.

On Junk, the second hypnotic signal begins transmitting, influencing the Junkions to adopt the principles of neatness and organization. In effect, the Quintessons are making the Junkions search for their canister, and leave it neatly labeled and categorized somewhere for them to retrieve.

As the Aerialbots begin their reconnaissance run, though, they get caught in a crossfire between the now-xenophobic Junkions and the hiding Quintessons. [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] uses his photon displacer gun to disrupt the Quintesson ship so that they can't track the Aerialbots anymore. The Autobots manage to regroup and form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], attacking the Quintesson ship head-on. His attack on the ship's [[force field]] overloads their systems, causing a feedback explosion which knocks Superion for a loop, but also destroys the Quintessons' weapons. They beat a hasty retreat while Superion is rescued by Sky Lynx.

Back on Junk, though, another aspect of the Quintessons' system damage becomes evident, as the Junkions are now being fed the message of "caring and sharing". In following that directive, Wreck-Gar realigns the satellite dish to broadcast the Quintessons' subliminal message out into the universe. This puts the entire universe on the edge of interstellar war, and the center of the conflict is the planet Junk, where the majority of hypnotized warmongers felt compelled to travel to.

As the Autobots and Decepticons arrive, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] deals with the space armada while Rodimus Prime heads down to Junk and battles a hypnotized Galvatron, who was also drawn into the conflict. By freak coincidence, he happens to redirect one of Galvatron's blasts perfectly to catch a passing Quintesson ship, sending the canister it had come to retrieve hurling out through the vacuum of space.

In the meantime, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] have come up with a plan to stop the hypnotic broadcasting. Omega Supreme carries Blaster high into the air, where he broadcasts a high volume musical jamming signal. His mind momentarily cleared, Galvatron wails about how TeeVee bewitched him, and destroys the projection screen and antenna.

Freed of their mind control, the Junkions join the Autobots in driving the Decepticons off of Junk. It's all over, but the Autobots still have no idea what this all was about. In the meantime, the Quintessons lament the loss of their canister.

''With Wreck-Gar's story concluded, [[Mister Regan|the torturer]] turns to his shadowy employers with pride at a job well done. Unfortunately for him, his employers are the Quintessons and they know full well that Wreck-Gar's story is full of [[Slag (slang)|slag]]. They sentence the torturer to death for his incompetence. The Junkion concludes the story with a touching "Good night children... everywhere!"''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (7)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (8)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (9)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (14)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (15)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (16)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (17)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (18)
* [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (19)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (21)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (22)

|c2=
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (10)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (11)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (12)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (20)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (23)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (24)

|h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=
* [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (1)
* [[Nancy|Junkion lady]] (4)
* [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]] (5)
* [[Short Junkion]] (13)

|h4=Others|c4=
* [[Mister Regan]] (2)
* [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] (3)
* [[Quintesson]]s (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"The '''fools!''' They made such a racket, the whole planet's been alerted! The canister is '''lost''' to us!" 
"And we came so close! So close!" 
"Shut up!"
:—The '''Quintessons''' are jerks even to each other.

"I'll take American history for five hundred, please." 
"With ketchup."
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' and '''Junkion lady'''

"And this combination granny and attack-dog bot can be yours if you name that price!"
:—'''Gameshow host''' offering the product of the century.

"The television! It '''bewitched''' me!"
:—'''Galvatron''' says one of his best lines ever.

"Imbecile! Wreck-Gar's whole account is full of absurdities and contradictions, not to mention '''lies!''' ...You have fallen for the equivalent of a '''children's story!''' I accuse you of feeble-minded '''stupidity!'''"
:—The '''Quintessons''' are not impressed with this issue.

==Production notes==
* This story is a "fill-in" issue, adapting the [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|1986 cartoon episode of the same name]] into comic form. It was produced as an "inventory story," written and drawn and kept in reserve so that it could be slotted between issues of the ongoing comic to give the regular creative team a break, or buy them some time if they were running behind; at least one other cartoon episode, "[[The Dweller in the Depths]]", got the same treatment, but that story was never actually published. Issue #43 was originally solicited as containing the "[[The Cosmic Carnival]]," while issue #44 was meant to contain "[[Monstercon from Mars!]]"; with the insertion of this fill-in, "Carnival" was bumped to #44, and "Monstercon" to #45.

===Continuity notes===
*As an adaptation of a cartoon episode, the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' are part of the story's intended backstory, and it even makes reference to cartoon-exclusive backstory elements like the Quintessons having once ruled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When it was published, there was still a chance the comic would take a path similar enough to the movie that the issue would blend right into the continuity. This didn't happen so the issue doesn't work at all with the backstory intended by the writers and its place in the Marvel Comics continuity is left ambiguous. In 2015, [[Vector Prime]] declared that the issue existed in a fragmented [[universal stream]], [[Primax 488.0 Gamma]], while existing as a fictional work in [[Primax 986.13 Gamma]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
* This issue marks the only appearance of several characters in the US comic: Ultra Magnus, the Junkions, the Quintessons, and the Sharkticons.
* The UK-only framing sequence picks up the tale of the future Autobots, last seen in "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]".
* The story's spelling of "[[Chaar]]" (two As, one R) matches the spelling that would be found years later in internal [[Sunbow Productions]] documents, such as the [[dialogue script]]s. This means that the planet's official spelling has been known since 1988... yet "Charr" still persists in the [[fandom]] to this day. Oh well.
* The Sharkticons rather hilariously communicate with verbalizations such as "WRONK! WRONK!" and "SNART! SNART!" and "BNORT!"
* The narrative box refers to Omega Supreme as an "it".
* The text mentions the [[Atechnogenesis|evolution]] of mechanical life alongside organic life. This is given as the origin of the Quintessons, and possibly the Sharkticons and Junkions.

===Errors===
* On page 13, panel 4, Wreck-Gar is misnamed as Junk-Gar.
* Superion is depicted as barely taller than Rodimus and Ultra Magnus on one page.
* The two Transformers riding inside Omega Supreme look like unrecognizable generics, but they are apparently Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime.
* In one panel, Omega Supreme is depicted as large enough for Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime to be comfortably riding inside. On the next page, he's barely taller than Galvatron.
* Galvatron's first line on page 17 is directed toward Omega Supreme.
* Three panels later, Cyclonus is drawn in place of Galvatron.
* Scourge is referred to as "[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]".
* On page 18, Galvatron buries Rodimus in a rock slide. On 19, their battle continues. On 20, Rodimus finally breaks free of the rocks holding him down. Uh...?

===Real world references===
The US adaptation cuts some of the original cartoon episode's Junkion-spouted pop culture references and retains others. See "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]" for a complete list. Additional references include:
* "I'll take American History for five hundred, please"—Wreck-Gar spouts a random line in the style of the game show ''{{w|Jeopardy!}}''
* The narrative box tells us that the giant TV announces its presence by playing ''[[Thus Spake Zarathustra]]'', famous among other things as the main [[theme song|theme]] of ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}''.
* As they approach the box, Wreck-Gar says "Trust me... I know what I'm doing"—the catchphrase of the cop parody show ''{{w|Sledge Hammer!}}''
* The starship ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' can be seen among the ships departing Junkion on the Quintessons' monitor screen.

The UK framing story adds more:
* When Wreck-Gar first acquiesces to the [[Mister Regan|torturer]], he exclaims, "I'll squeal, Mister Regan," a reference to the lead character in the classic British police drama, ''{{w|The Sweeney}}''.
* Wreck-Gar then opens his story by asking, "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin...", the famous opening quote from the British radio programme, ''{{w|Listen with Mother}}''.
* After dropping a direct reference to ''{{w|Lost in Space}}'', Wreck-Gar also says "Same time, same channel," a phrase made most famous by the 1960s ''[[Batman]]'' television series.
* Wreck-Gar's closing line, "Good night children... everywhere!", was the catchphrase sign-off line spoken by the much-loved {{w|Derek McCulloch}} at the end of every episode of the kids' radio show ''{{w|Children's Hour}}'', broadcast in the UK from 1922 to 1964. The phrase became so ingrained on the British national consciousness that in 1940 it was used as a song title by singer {{w|Vera Lynn|Dame Vera Lynn}}, and also as the title of an award-winning 1997 {{w|Goodnight Children Everywhere|play}}. The phrase was also memorably quoted in the surreal 1960s British TV series ''{{w|The Prisoner}}'' (specifically, the episode "{{w|The Girl Who Was Death}}") - as with the aforementioned ''Children's Hour'' radio show (and also Wreck-Gar in this story), it was used to signify that a reader had finished recounting an imaginary tale, itself a reuse of an unproduced script for ''{}w|Danger Man}}'', the previous series starring Patrick McGoohan.
* Also from ''The Prisoner'', one of that's show's trademark icons, the image of a Penny Farthing bicycle, is silhouetted across Wreck-Gar's face in the final panel.

===Changes from the episode===
Quite a few changes were made to the episode for its adaptation. Some were clearly to compress the story into 22 pages; others make less sense.
* The comic begins with the Sharkticon landing and subsequent battle. In the cartoon, this doesn't happen till after the Quintessons have analyzed the Junkions' culture and concluded that they "must attack by more subtle means". Considering that the very next scene shows a pack of freakin' SHARKTICONS landing on Junkion (about as unsubtle as you can get), it seems that the comic might feature the original, intended order of these scenes.
* In comic and cartoon, Wreck-Gar opens his attack on the Sharkticons with a hearty "Live from New York, it's..." In the cartoon, his fellow Junkions respond with "Your Hit Parade!" In the comic, this is changed to "No problem!", which was a catchphrase of the title character of the TV series ''[[ALF]]''. ALF also had a Marvel comic book series at the time, originally published under the Star Comics imprint.
* During the following battle, one of the Junkions rather randomly says "Where's my lunchbox?!"
* Instead of announcing that they "will return to the air at 6 A.M.", "Nancy" randomly says "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness," a reference to {{w|The Christophers}}, a religious order which has a long-running television series.
* The Quintessons have various added lines during this whole segment.
* Subsequently, an entire scene not present in the cartoon shows the Quintessons setting up their hypnotic subliminal feed, and the Junkions discovering a giant projection TV that has appeared on their planet. The Junkions are hypnotized while watching the action movie ''[[Crambo]]''.
* Sky Lynx's run-in with Astrotrain over Junkion is omitted entirely; he just reports back to Rodimus.
* Rodimus and Magnus's conversation about leadership is omitted, leaving only Magnus's perfunctory line about "the new [[hyper generator]]".
* Some minor dialog changes during Sky Lynx and Astrotrain's reports to their respective leaders.
* The Junkions' initial reaction the Aerialbots' arrival ("Warning, Will Robinson!") is omitted from the comic.
* Unlike the cartoon, Silverbolt actually manages to command the team to combine before doing so. The comic, however, hilariously misparses a script instruction to have only Air Raid and Silverbolt combined. In the cartoon, they're both in Superion mode, so it's just Superion with only one leg. In the comic, however, they're just kind of stuck together in jet mode (referred to as "semi-Superion mode".)
* The comic includes a subsequent scene with Fireflight using his [[photon displacer gun]] to disrupt local light rays, buying the Aerialbots time to combine. This causes them to disappear from the Junkions' sight as well—explaining Wreck-Gar's otherwise-random line of "Jeepers, Mr. Kent! Where'd they go?"
* The entire battle sequence of Cyclonus and the Sweeps attacking Junkion is omitted from the comic.
* The "[[combination granny and attack-dog-bot]]" line is still present—but it's drawn coming from an aerobics class instead of a [[If You Can Name That Price|game show]].
* Superion's return to Cybertron is compressed down to a single panel and two lines of dialog.
* The Quintessons' lines about selling arms to the warring factions is omitted from the comic.
* Cyclonus's second encounter with Galvatron is completely omitted; instead he and Scourge are surprised to see Galvatron leaving Chaar, and follow him.
* The cat-like inhabitants of [[Delta Pavonis IV]] get hypnotized by watching the show "Space Ace Jack" instead of "[[Space-Age Jack]]".
* Galvatron receives the subliminal message while he "watches the broadcast in his bubbling pool" (which, by the by, doesn't actually show the broadcast.)
* The Autobots' run-in with Cyclonus and the Sweeps while en route to Junkion is omitted.
* The Quintesson's last strategy discussion ("War rages everywhere!") is omitted.
* Naturally, the meeting of Cyclonus and Galvatron in space is omitted.
* "Laser wars..." gets changed back into the original "Star Wars... nothing but Star Wars!"
* Omega finally shows up at this point; he flies around in robot mode the entire issue.
* The scene of Omega taking the shot for Rodimus is omitted.
* Rodimus is given Galvatron's line of "A scrapyard! What an appropriate place for you to meet your end." Rodimus's response of "You're the one that'll be junk" is given to... Cyclonus. Oops!
* Wreck-Gar's line of "substantial penalty for early withdrawal", originally said as the Decepticons retreat, is randomly placed in the early stages of the battle instead.
* The comic inserts a whole page of battle and comic-style banter between Galvatron and Rodimus, including Rodimus getting buried under some rubble.
* Again, as Blaster counters the hypnotics, Omega flies in robot mode, rather than rocket mode. He's carrying a giant radio-mode Blaster, rather than Magnus carrying him.

===UK printing===
[[File:WreckGar Quintessons Story MarvelUK181.jpg|thumb|"HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW HE WAS QUOTING A TV SHOW?! THAT'S ALL HE DOES!"]]
* While the UK offices were in no position to pass up on any US material being produced, issue #180 also completely conflicted with the Movie-Future they had established. To sidestep continuity problems, Simon Furman wrote a framing sequence establishing US issue #43 as an imaginary story dreamed up by Wreck-Gar, as part of a lead in to his "[[Space Pirates!]]" arc.

'''Issue #180'''
*'''Published:''' [[August 20|20th August]], 1988
*'''Cover date:''' [[August 27|27th August]], 1988
* '''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' ("Launch Base," Part 3) and ''[[Combat Colin]]''

'''Issue #181'''
*'''Published:''' [[August 27|27th August]] 1988
*'''Cover date:''' [[September 3|3rd September]] 1988
* '''Back-up strips:''' ''Action Force'' ("Launch Base," Part 4) and ''Combat Colin''; the ''Action Force'' story is given the ending tag "To be continued in the near future," as the comic will be taking a break from ''Action Force'' to reprint ''[[Visionaries]]'' for a few months.
* In issue #181, UK writer Furman takes a not-so-subtle dig at the quality of the story via his Quintesson interrogator.

===Courtesy of my...===
* Fireflight transforms and fires his [[photon displacer gun]].
* The Quintesson ship fires charged [[Particle beam cannon|particle beams]].

===Covers (3)===
* '''US issue #43 cover:''' Rodimus vs Galvatron by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #180 cover:''' Wreck-Gar reading the story itself by [[Lee Sullivan]].
* '''UK issue #181 cover:''' Wreck-Gar dreaming of Rodimus and Galvatron fighting by Lee Sullivan.

<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-43.jpg|'''US issue #43''' – That's it Galvatron, hit his fist with your chin...
File:MarvelUK-180.jpg|'''UK Issue #180''' – If the Big Bad Wolf turns out to be a Sharkticon, we quit.
File:MarvelUK-181.jpg|'''UK Issue #181''' – Wreck-Gar always kicked off the bondage sessions by fantasizing first.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
====US====
* Capcom's ''Gun Smoke'' game - inside front cover
* Nintendo's ''Double Dragon'' - between pages 4 & 5
* Candilicious candy - between pages 5 & 6
* East Coast Comics - between pages 9 & 10
* Konami NES video games - between pages 12 & 13 (2 pages)
* Mark Jewelers rings (glossy insert)
* ''Rambo'' for Nintendo (sadly not adjacent to the comic appearance of [[Crambo]]) / Great Eastern comic book conventions - between pages 15 & 16
* Bullpen Bulletins and checklist - between pages 19 & 20
* Marvel's Super Mart - between pages 20 & 21
* [[Letters page|Transmissions]]
* Marvel subscription service
* TSR ''Hunt for Red October'' board game - inside back cover
* Chips Ahoy! (back cover)

====UK====
????

===Reprints===
* '''''[[Classic Transformers]] [[Classic Transformers Volume 3|Volume 3]]''''' – Panels from US issues [[Child's Play (issue)|#35]], [[Spacehikers!|#36]], [[People Power!|#42]] and [[The Cosmic Carnival|#44]], by [[José Delbo]], [[Don Perlin]], [[Dave Hunt]], [[Don Hudson]], [[Ian Akin]], [[Brian Garvey]], and [[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]].
* '''''[[The Transformers Classics]], [[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 4|Vol. 4]]''''' – [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], by [[Guido Guidi]].
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 14: Space Pirates''''' – [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and a scene of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] strung up, by [[Don Figueroa]], [[Dougie Braithwaite]] and [[Dave Harwood]].

<gallery>
File:Classic Transformers Vol3.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers Volume 3''''' (IDW Publishing, 2009)
File:TFClassicsVol4.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics, Vol. 4''''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v14.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 14: Space Pirates''''' (Hachette Partworks, 2017)
</gallery>

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Rick Astley

2025-12-10T11:06:11Z

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[[File:Rick Astley.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|His sister will just have to settle for a ton of misleading links.]]
'''Rick Astley''' (born [[February 6]], [[1966]]) is a pop singer from the [[United Kingdom]]. According to [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], people who [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|ask]] for a poster of him to be printed in next week's issue have a sense of humour, which is something he appreciates.<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 166|Grim Grams, issue 166]]</ref>

Information about Astley and what role, if any, he played in the Cybertronian conflict on Earth, is still fairly sketchy. What is known is that Astley was noted for his steadfast resilience—it was said he would never give up or ever let anyone down, and the idea that he would ever desert his cause was so unlikely as to be laughable. He was also known for a willingness to tell others exactly how he was feeling about a situation, for good or for ill.

==Fiction==
===''Bumblebee'' film===
After installing a new radio into his body, [[Charlie Watson]] attempted to introduce [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] to music she enjoyed, placing a cassette in his tape deck that began playing Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up". Bumblebee clearly did not share her tastes, as he promptly ejected the tape at high speed. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

==Notes==
*Rick Astley's single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was released on [[July 27]], [[1987]] which means that the Bumblebee film would've had to have taken place sometime after July.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|Rick Astley}} at Wikipedia
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ You know what this link is, so there's no real point in pretending it's something else anymore.]

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What Goes Up

2025-12-03T06:23:27Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 8
|prev=Hunter vs Hunted
|next=Storm the Desert
|title=What Goes Up
|season=1
|season ep=8
|image=Cyberworld Ep8 OptimusVsMegatron.jpg
|caption=Fighting over who gets to play ''Silksong'' first.
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[September 6]], 2025
|writers=[[Gretchen Mallorie]]|
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cwaF2yMJ8s
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Three Autobots, three Decepticons, one race to the top.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] and [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] race towards a spawn point in search of [[energon]]. [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] takes the chance to show off his speed, but as they arrive, [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] is there waiting. Him and Prime stare each other down, as he compliments Bumblebee on his resilience, and tells Grimlock that teaming up with Prime definitely violates their truce. [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] drops out of the sky, his leg sparking from injury, and before he can slink away, Megatron grabs him, furious. [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] wanders into the gathering, muttering to himself about energon, paying little heed to the others. With everyone arrived, the module activates, forming a climbing challenge to scale to the summit of various platforms.

Optimus Prime selects himself, Elita-1, and Grimlock, while Megatron conscripts Mirage and Chop Shop. Even as they start to climb, Megatron berates Mirage for not eliminating Optimus Prime, refusing to hear out his excuses. Running through a corridor with lasers shooting back and forth, Chop Shop is blasted away, and Megatron coldly abandons him to catch up. On the Autobot side, Elita-1 bickers with Prime about being able to trust Grimlock, especially after hearing about a truce with Megatron, but Optimus notes they are short on allies as is. Grimlock throws them both up through a vent, although they instantly trigger a trap, being forced to run downwards from a boulder, until Grimlock catches up to knock it sideways. Both groups make it to open platforms, but each fall into traps as they jump. Mirage and Chop Shop are chained together and Grimlock is magnetised to one, although their allies manage to "free" them - for the Decepticons, Megatron knocks them both down, while the Autobots jump and spin the platform around, sending Grimlock flying upwards. As Optimus and Elita try to catch up, they are accosted by Megatron, who wastes no time knocking Elita off the platform just as he already did to Grimlock. Prime right away pulls out his axe, but Megatron counters with his own, taunting Prime for fighting so impulsively. Prime tries to ask Megatron if he brought them all to [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]], but Megatron doesn't answer, instead hitting a button to make the platform disappear as he jumps away, leaving Prime to fall to the ground. In the commotion, Mirage and Chopshop make it to the top, with Megatron quickly joining them, rewarding them with the win and the energon. Descending to the ground, Megatron insults the Autobots, promising them that they will not be spared next time they meet. He walks away, dragging Mirage by the collar.

With their truce now definitely over, Grimlock advocates for fighting [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] sooner rather than later, to escape Cyberworld before Megatron comes back. Optimus notes that the Tech Specs showed his weak spots, but having lost a lot of energon, they are more than ever counting on Bumblebee.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (4)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==

"Hello Prime. I'd heard of your arrival. It's... ''horrible'' to see you."
:—'''Megatron''' greets his old nemesis.

"Chops and I are at the top! Just need you now, Megs." 
"Call me Megs again, and you won't see another rotation."
:—'''Mirage''' and '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Megatron found out about Optimus's arrival from [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] back in "[[River Race Ruckus]]". He then recruited Mirage to "eliminate" him, which we saw him try in "[[Smoke & Mirrors]]".
* We learn the truce that Grimlock and [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] had was with Megatron, previously hinted at in the [[Hunter vs Hunted|previous episode]].

===Character levels===
* Optimus Prime is Level 3, halfway to Level 4
* Grimlock is Level 5.
* Bumblebee is Level 3, very close to levelling up.
* At the start of the challenge, Elita-1 is Level 3, halfway to Level 4 - identical to Prime, in fact. Midway through, she's dropped down to Level 2, almost at Level 3.
* Megatron is Level 9. Someone's been grinding.

===Transformers references===

===Real world references===
* Mirage's line "Look at us, who'd have thought? Not me!" is a quote-turned-meme originally said by Paul Rudd on ''Hot Ones.''
* The boulder chasing Optimus and Elita-1 is a common enough trope, made most famous by ''[[Indiana Jones]]''.

===Animation and technical errors===

===Trivia===
* As usual, this was initially uploaded in a combined video with [[Hunter vs Hunted|the previous episode]] with an SEO-baiting title ("Optimus and Megatron Race to the Top"). The individual title comes from series writer [[Ali Lightfoot|Ali Lightfoot's]] Twitter feed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Something creepy this way comes...

Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 8 "What Goes Up" goes live Saturday 6 September|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1963294102927077542|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=3}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Rencontre au sommet'''" ("Summit meeting")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 6]], 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Gipfelsturmer'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' September 6, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Hasbro Entertainment

2025-12-03T06:21:41Z

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'''Hasbro Entertainment''' is the current media production arm of [[Hasbro]]. First established on [[August 16]], [[2023]], It is the successor to both [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]] and their previous title, '''Hasbro Studios''' in the wake of the sale of [[Entertainment One]], minus their family-related brands to {{w|Lionsgate}} for $500 million.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/08/lionsgate-eone-hasbro-acquisition-confirmed-1235453869/ Deadline: Hasbro Confirms Sale Of eOne To Lionsgate For $500M]</ref> The company's key figures include Olivier Dumont as president, Zev Foreman as head of film, and Gabriel Marano as head of television.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/hasbro-entertainment-eone-olivier-dumont-zev-foreman-gabriel-marano-1235698163 Variety: Hasbro Launches Entertainment Division Led by eOne Executives Olivier Dumont, Zev Foreman, Gabriel Marano]</ref> After two years since the branch's formation, Dumont later exited the company in September 2025 with Kim Boyd being handpicked as his successor.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2025/09/hasbro-olivier-dumont-exiting-kim-boyd-eone-peppa-pig-1236545139/ Hasbro Entertainment Boss Olivier Dumont Exiting]</ref>

Relevant to this wiki, their first ''Transformers''-related productions under their new name are the ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|EarthSpark]]'' animated series on [[Nickelodeon]] and the feature film, ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' released by [[Paramount Pictures]].

==Films==
* ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' (2024)

==Television==
* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' (seasons 2-4; 2024-2025)
* ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Hasbro subsidiaries]]

Storm the Desert

2025-12-01T12:25:37Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 9
|prev=What Goes Up
|next=A Bug's Lie
|title=Storm The Desert
|season=1
|season ep=9
|image=Cyberworld Episode9 ScorponokRobot.jpg
|caption=Look upon my giant scorpion robot, ye mighty, and despair!
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[September 17]], 2025
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]|
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdCWlXEwnKM
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Our heroes try to rush the boss ahead of schedule.'''

==Synopsis==

In the desert region, [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] still guards the crashed Autobot Shuttle, as [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] and [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] discuss tactics over radio. Neither Elita or Bee are happy to be in the desert, but Optimus tries to keep them on task. He and Grimlock will distract the humongous bot head on, while Elita and Bee aim for his weak spots. Scorponok proves impervious to their blaster fire, deploying his own shoulder mounted cannons to force the group together, whereupon he uses the same "dig underground and erupt" move he tried on Optimus Prime in their first encounter. Grimlock is caught up, but Prime rescues him with his axe. Bumblebee manages to jump onto his back, out of reach of his claws and sword-tail, where he finds a weak spot under a grille. He takes potshots at it, paining the giant robot, but his success is short lived, as Scorponok simply transforms to an equally humongous robot mode, plucks Bee of his back, and dives fist first, Bee included, into the ground, leaving the smaller bot unable to move. Elita is thrown onto his head and finds another weak spot, bashing at it with the butt of her gun, but is also thrown off into the desert sands. With Bee weakened, Scorponok goes to use his buzzsaw claw, forcing Elita and Grimlock to pry it off his chest while Optimus aims for the weak spots. It's no use, though - Optimus cannot do enough damage while Bumblebee is losing a lot of energon to the attack. In the end, Prime goes to Bee's aid, helping lift the claw before it can do fatal damage to Bee. Dangerously low on health, one of their group unable to fight any longer, Prime calls to retreat.

Grimlock throws his ''T.rex'' head, which transforms into a hoverbike for Elita-1 to get Bumblebee out of there, and while they make it to safety, Optimus Prime and Grimlock struggle to outrun Scorponok. It looks like they're goners, until [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] runs in, forcing Scorponok to pause with an energy wave from his sword, and the group make it riding atop Grimlock. Grimlock chews Prime out for wasting their chance to take out Scorponok and escape just to save Bumblebee. Now, in his eyes, the truce with [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] was sacrificed for nothing, and he and Snarl have been pointlessly forced back into the cruel cycle of fighting to survive. The two debate over Prime's leadership style, and in the end, Grimlock says he gave Optimus a chance, and he blew it, before leaving with Snarl.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"None of us have the tyres to keep this up for long." 
"I don't even ''have'' tyres."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Elita-1'''

"I hope saving little one was worth, when Megatron turn you all to scrap."
:—'''Grimlock'''

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* The Autobots discovered the existence of Scorponok's weak spots back in "[[Screamer City Arena]]".

===Character levels===
* Optimus begins the fight at Level 2, half way to Level 3. By the end of the fight, he's at Level 1, dangerously close to no XP.

===Transformers references===

===Real world references===
[[File:Cyberworld Episode9 AkiraSlide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Elita-1's ready to take on Rainbow Road.]]
* Bumblebee complains that the desert sand is "coarse, and rough, irritating, and it gets everywhere", quoting [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]]'s infamous flirting dialogue from ''[[wikia:starwars:Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones|Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]''.
*Grimlock refers to Bumblebee as [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RWZGDKf1eTQ Bumblebeans], referencing a joke once made by [[Thew Adams]] when reviewing [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Titan Changers|Titan Changer Bumblebee]].
* Elita-1 announces her dodge rolls (repeatedly), likely in order to bring the audience's attention to her performance of a common move in action video games; dodge rolls typically offer a moment's invulnerability, allowing the player character to avoid damage. Which clearly work in the Cyberworld.
* Elita-1 does the {{w|Akira_(1988_film)#Akira_slide|Akira Slide}} on the dino-head hoverbike.
* Snarl is, once again, a ninja from a ''shonen'' anime, with his run and his sword attacks.

===Trivia===
[[File:Cyberworld Ep9 GrimlockMouth.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Come quietly, or there will be...trouble!]]
* Unlike other Cyberworld episodes, which debut on a Saturday, this one debuted on a Wednesday to line up with "Transformers Day" (no episode aired the Saturday prior). Like other Cyberworld episodes, it was initially uploaded alongside the [[What Goes Up|previous episode]] with an SEO baiting title ("Boss Battle! Optimus Prime VS Scorponok"). The title comes from writer Ali Lightfoot's twitter feed. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=A sneak peek of Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 9 "Storm the Desert" has gone live on the official channel.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1967946373904654440|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=16}}</ref>
* Grimlock and Optimus Prime are both animated without mouthplates in the final scene. It's not an error, but it does come out of nowhere. Also, mouthed Grimlock is ''freaking weird''.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Les combattants du désert'''" ("Desert fighters")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 17]], 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Stürmt die Wüste'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' September 17, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

A Bug's Lie

2025-12-01T12:25:14Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 10
|prev=Storm the Desert
|next=Game-a-Tron
|title=A Bug's Lie
|season=1
|season ep=10
|image=Bumblebee drags Chop Shop across the jungle.jpg
|caption="I ''SWEAR'' if I hadn’t promised Mother on her death bed I wouldn’t kill you… I’d ''KILL'' you."
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[October 4]], 2025
|writers=[[Ryan Denham]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbHEpXm7Ok4
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Bumblebee and Chop Shop team up to raid a secret treasure from a lost temple.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] tries to convince [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus]] and [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita]] to take some energon that they have found instead of him, citing his perceived responsibility for the team's recent loss and the departure of [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]]. Optimus and Elita reassure Bumblebee that none of that was his fault, and he caves and takes the extra EXP, repairing the damage [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] recently inflicted on him. Meanwhile, the Autobots are being stalked by [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]], who tries to steal Optimus' [[Energon-axe|axe]]. Elita stops Chop Shop before he can succeed and dares him to make another move. Chop Shop begs for mercy and promises the team great treasure if they let him go, but Elita is not fazed by his pleas and moves to shoot him. It takes Optimus reminding Elita of the Autobots' ideals to make her back off.

Bumblebee grabs Chop Shop before he can flee and promises that he's going to "take care" of him. When the two of them are alone, Bumblebee asks Chop Shop for more information about this "treasure" he's on about. Chop Shop leads Bumblebee to the entrance of a stone temple. Bumblebee agrees to go in after reminding his accomplice to not play any tricks on him. Inside the temple, the two of them find their path blocked by a door, but Chop Shop is not deterred and digs/eats his way around, with Bumblebee following close behind. Bumblebee then stumbles upon a surprisingly modern-tech hallway, but Chop Shop stops him before can take another step. A bit of muck falls from Chop Shop's mouth, revealing the tile below them to be booby-trapped with spikes as it hits. In order to get through unharmed, Bumblebee has to resign himself to being held by the hand and carried as Chop Shop walks across the room's ceiling. After they're done with the spikes, Chop Shop lets go of Bumblebee and goes to a place where he can guide him from afar. Bumblebee decides to go forward on his own, believing that Chop Shop had abandoned him, only to be jumpscared by a falling corpse. Chop Shop, now inside a control room, lets Bumblebee know that he hasn't left him, and shows him the way through the rest of the temple via light-up paths.

When Bumblebee reaches the artifact they were both after atop a pedestal, Chop Shop builds it up as something grand and wonderful... and when Bumblebee remarks that it's just a simple rock, Chop Shop shoots back that it is a "''special'' rock!". Bumblebee grumbles that maybe Scorponok should have finished him off, but he still takes the rock on Chop Shop's insistence. Of course, it's trapped, and lava begins to pour into the room. Bumblebee asks Chop Shop to help him out, but the Decepticon seems to have abandoned him, and Bee has to make his way back on his own. When Bee reaches the exit, he gets stuck trying to hold up the door. Chop Shop returns to Bumblebee to get the "special rock", and leaves Bee there when he hands it to him. Bumblebee's hands quickly give out, sealing him inside the temple, with the lava closer to him than ever. Bumblebee beats himself up about his supposed stupidity, but a crack in the wall sparks a memory, and he digs his way out like Chop Shop did earlier by bashing through loose walls.

Once outside the collapsing temple, Bee makes his way back to Optimus and Elita. He proceeds to explain to them he doesn't need to be saved all the time, and show off his prize: the "special rock"! In the scramble to escape, he had actually grabbed a second normal rock and gave ''that'' one to Chop Shop. Bumblebee then gives Optimus the real "special rock"... which is revealed to not be a rock at all, the crust breaking open to reveal a metal orb that instantly levels up Optimus and turns his experience bar from blue to purple.

At the same time, Chop Shop is celebrating getting the artifact he was after, only to realize that Bumblebee had fooled him. Glumly, he puts the rock in a pile with number of other seemingly normal rocks.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (3)

|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (4)

}}

==Quotes==
"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings, Elita. Even... that."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' doesn't have to sound that disgusted at his own beliefs.

"The amazing, the wondrous, the beautiful-" 
"It's a rock." 
"Correction! Is a special rock!"
:—'''Chop Shop''' overestimates '''Bumblebee's''' enthusiasm.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Bumblebee mentions [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] bailing, which happened at the end of the [[Storm the Desert|prior episode]].

===Character levels===
* Bumblebee is Level 2, gaining about half a level of XP when he takes the energon. He is back to low level by the end of the episode.
* Chop Shop is Level 6.
* Optimus Prime is Level 1.

===Transformers references===
* Optimus drops his usual catchphrase, "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings".
* Chop Shop calls Bee “Bumblebot”, much like [[Wasp]] did back in ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.

===Real world references===
[[File:Cyberworld Ep10 Seeker Corpse.jpg|thumb|I WAS THE LAW!]]
* This episode's name is a reference to the [[Disney]]-Pixar film ''{{w|A Bug's Life}}''.
* The Seeker corpse that falls on Bumblebee is colored after {{w|Judge Dredd}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Fun fact about him, though: It's hard to see in the episode lighting, but because of his visor design, I asked that he be painted Judge Dredd colours. So that's a little easter egg reveal.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1993368847483912395|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=11|day=25}}</ref>
* As the lair is collapsing, Bumblebee slides under a door, only to have to reach back to grab something important, referencing the famous scene from ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''.
* Chop Shop's continued exclamation of "special rock!" is very reminiscent of Gollum from {{w|The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)|''The Lord of the Rings''}}.

===Trivia===
* Like other Cyberworld episodes, this one was initially uploaded alongside the [[Storm the Desert|previous episode]] with an SEO baiting title ("Bumblebee TRAPPED in Haunted Dungeon"). The title comes from writer Ali Lightfoot's twitter feed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Set your alarms, Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 10 "A Bug's Lie" goes live this Saturday 4th October.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1973803122339291420|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=10|day=2}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Opération cafard'''" ("Operation: Cockroach")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 4]], 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Des Käfers Lüge'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' October 4, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Game-a-Tron

2025-12-01T12:25:02Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 11
|prev=A Bug's Lie
|next=Oh Scrap!
|title=Game-a-Tron
|season=1
|season ep=11
|image=CyberworldEp11-OptimusPrimeSlidesToVictory.jpg
|caption=Optimus shows off his B-Boy moves for the next Olympic Games.
|airdate=[[October 11]], 2025
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx95vke4rZo
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Optimus, Elita, and Bumblebee see who's the best at taking on what Cyberworld has to offer.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:CyberworldEp11-BumblebeeAndSkyByte.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|He'll serve your carburettor with fava beans and a nice chianti.]]
As [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] examines the mysterious orb found by [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]], the yellow bot and [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] spar, but Elita-1 easily dodges and pins him. Optimus tells them to calm down - their rate of collecting energon is slow, and they cannot afford to waste any. Elita-1 comes up with a plan for the three of them to split up and take on challenges individually, which will allow them to earn more energon faster, and also not risk each other's reserves in the process. Bumblebee makes it into a competition, with the winner deciding what they do after. They agree to meet back up at the Rotation Median, and with Bumblebee racing off, they roll out.

Bumblebee ends up in [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]], finding a spawn containing a race, only to be joined by [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] and an angry [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]. Meanwhile, Elita-1 faces [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] in a disc-throwing contest, where they bicker over how little information Mirage was provided to them. Optimus takes on an obstacle course by himself. On the race track, Bumblebee dodges hazardous terrain set by Sky-Byte, while Starscream shoots at them from above, only managing to hit the shark. Trying to cut out the middleman, he makes a straight line for the endpoint, but this puts him out of bounds, and he is forced back to the ground, where he is overtaken by the cars, and Bumblebee wins. Optimus struggles through the obstacles, even with the energy boost from the orb, and hopes the others are having an easier time. In between shooting targets, smashing buttons, stealing flags from behind [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl's]] back, and solving puzzles, they're doing fine, winning several modules in the same time it takes Optimus to win one.

Back in the forest, Optimus arrives to an awaiting Elita-1 and Bumblebee, proudly declaring that he's reached Level 3. Unfortunately for him, they're both Level 5. As the overall winner, Elita suggests they do some reconnaissance on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]], and so they head into the desert. As Elita-1 and Bumblebee shove each other around to get the best view through some rocks, the three are surprised from behind by [[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|a stranger]] holding them at gunpoint.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] (7)
|c2=
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (4)
*[[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]] (5)
*[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] (8)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (6)
*[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|Junkyard Ron]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"Such a gloomy gears." 
"Yeah, lighten up, O.P. Why don't we race? Would you like that, champ?"
:— '''Elita-1''' and '''Bumblebee''' discuss Optimus's mood.

"All right, a race! Right up my alley. Literally." 
"Ah, yes, the snack sized one! Tell me, do you think you are one bite, or two?"
:— '''Bumblebee''' and '''Sky-Byte''' engage in a little pre-match banter.

'''Optimus:''' Ha! Level three! 
'''Elita-1:''' We're both level five. 
'''Optimus:''' ...ah nuts.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Optimus opens the episode inspecting the orb found by Bumblebee [[A Bug's Lie|last episode]].
* However time works on Cyberworld, it has a "rotation medium", presumably the local equivalent of midday.

===Character levels===
* Bumblebee starts at a very low Level 2, but is Level 5 by the end.
* Optimus Prime starts halfway into Level 1, and by the end is a high Level 3.
* Starscream is Level 7.
* At the end of the episode, Elita-1 is Level 5.

===Transformers references===
* Starscream calls Bumblebee a "filthy [[retrorat]]".

===Real world references===

===Trivia===
* Starting this episode, the ending credits feature the episode's title. Sometimes, it's the little things in life that can make you smile.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La chasse à l'énergon'''" ("Energon Hunt")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 11]], 2025
::*The title has a typo on the official channel, "energon" being spelled "energeon".

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Energon-Wettkampf'''"
:*''Alternate Title:'' "'''Turbo-Rennen!"
:*''Original airdate:'' October 11, 2025
::*The episode was re-released on [[October 16]], 2025 with an alternative or YouTube title.
[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Oh Scrap!

2025-12-01T12:24:42Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 12
|prev=Game-a-Tron
|next=Carousel Chaos
|title=Oh Scrap!
|season=1
|season ep=12
|image=Cyberworld-Ep12-StickEmUp.jpg
|caption=Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[October 18]], 2025
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRG2pL3hv8A
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Meet Junkyard Ron, Cyberworld's favourite friendly junk collector with nothing suspicious about him, no siree!'''

==Synopsis==
Held at gunpoint by a [[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|mysterious stranger]], [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] explain that they are there to investigate [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]]. When Bumblebee lets slip their interest in the crashed Autobot shuttle, the stranger recognises it, but before any questions can be answered, a dust storm blow in, and the stranger takes them to his shack to wait for it to blow over. When asked for his name, the bot says he doesn't quite recall, but says he used to be known as Ron. Having been trapped on [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]] for longer than he can remember, he's since become a collector of junk and assorted scrap. Bumblebee and Elita fill him in on their own backstory - whilst making an assault back on Cybertron, they were engulfed in a huge blast, and found themselves inexplicably transported to Cyberworld. Optimus suspects [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] may be behind it, and they want to get to the shuttle to make an escape. Ron doesn't know anything about Scorponok, but he warns them they will need a lot of Energon to try it, to which Bumblebee brags they have plenty.

[[File:CyberworldEp12-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33|You thought it was Junkyard Ron, but it was I, Galvatron!]]
The storm clears, but when they step out the door, Ron despairs, for his collection has been blown to the four corners. To repay him for sheltering them, Optimus offers their services collecting it, and they role out, even as Elita-1 casts a suspicious glance backwards. Splitting up, Bumblebee is stalked and taken by surprise by a shape in the dusty haze. Elita-1 is next, and while she pulls her blaster out as a precaution, she is still jumped. Optimus sees the laser shots through the sand clouds, and runs to help Elita, but crashes right into Ron, who claims he too heard the shouting and came to help, but was also attacked. Optimus carries Ron back to his shack, but finds Bumblebee there, lying unconscious on the floor, two glowing marks on his neck. Before he can examine himself, Elita bursts in, yelling that it was Ron who attacked them both! Ron jumps Optimus, overpowering him as he opens a slot on his neck and plugs in a prong emerging from his hand. Energon flows from Optimus to Ron, draining him to critical levels, and then Optimus is thrown to the ground. This new infusion gives Ron new life, and he discards his junkyard armour, glowing and reformatting to his true self - Galvatron! The shack is destroyed as dust tornado lands right on top of it, and Galvatron thanks the trio for helping him out, announcing his intentions to return properly to Cyberworld and take control. Optimus tries to stop him, powering himself up with his orb, but his axe is unable to move Galvatron an inch, and the warlord throws him off, before crushing the orb in his palm. Galvatron transforms to dragon mode, torches the remains of the shack, and flies off.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|Junkyard Ron / Galvatron]] (1)
*''[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]]'' (5)

}}

==Quotes==
"Well Bumblebee, somehow you're a courier bot. ''You've become everything you've ever hated.''"
:— '''Bumblebee''' gripes.

"At last! All those cycles waiting, rusting, '''corroding''' away! No longer. I am reborn! Galvatron rises!"
:— '''Galvatron''' knows how to make a dramatic entrance.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The Autobots were engaged in a battle with the Decepticons before being transported to Cyberworld in a huge explosion, which matches what we've seen in [[Commence Program|prior]] [[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|flashbacks]].

===Character levels===
* Bumblebee is halfway through Level 5 when attacked.
* Elita-1 is Level 5, higher than Bumblebee.
* Optimus is Level 3, close to Level 4. Ron draining his energon sends him right down to the lowest of Level 1.
** This all matches up with the results of the competition from [[Game-a-Tron|last episode!]] Nice!

===Transformers references===
* Before they landed on Cyberworld, our Autobot trio were manning an assault on [[Tesarus Minor]], a location introduced in the [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|2005 IDW continuity]].
* Other Bumblebees have been couriers in other continuities, such as the [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW]] or [[Bumblebee_(G1)/Marvel_Comics_continuity#Royal_Mail_stamp_bio|Marvel Comics]] incarnations.

===Real world references===

===Trivia===
* Galvatron is only credited as "Junkyard Ron", even after his identity reveal.
* This is the first episode to be packaged with three previous episodes instead of one upon its initial release. It was specifically uploaded with [[Crate Point, Well Fought]], [[Smoke & Mirrors]], and [[Hunter vs Hunted]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Optimus rencontre un survivant mystérieux'''" ("Optimus meets a mysterious survivor")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 18]], 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Überlebende der Sandstürme'''"
:*''Alternate Title:'' "'''DIE ANKUNFT VON GALVATRON!'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' October 18, 2025
::*The episode was re-released on [[October 23]], 2025 with an alternative or YouTube title.

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Oh Scrap!

2025-12-01T12:24:19Z

Cr85747:

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 12
|prev=Game-a-Tron
|next=Carousel Chaos
|title=Oh Scrap!
|season=1
|season ep=12
|image=Cyberworld-Ep12-StickEmUp.jpg
|caption=Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[October 18]], 2025
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRG2pL3hv8A
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Meet Junkyard Ron, Cyberworld's favourite friendly junk collector with nothing suspicious about him, no siree!'''

==Synopsis==
Held at gunpoint by a [[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|mysterious stranger]], [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] explain that they are there to investigate [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]]. When Bumblebee lets slip their interest in the crashed Autobot shuttle, the stranger recognises it, but before any questions can be answered, a dust storm blow in, and the stranger takes them to his shack to wait for it to blow over. When asked for his name, the bot says he doesn't quite recall, but says he used to be known as Ron. Having been trapped on [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]] for longer than he can remember, he's since become a collector of junk and assorted scrap. Bumblebee and Elita fill him in on their own backstory - whilst making an assault back on Cybertron, they were engulfed in a huge blast, and found themselves inexplicably transported to Cyberworld. Optimus suspects [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] may be behind it, and they want to get to the shuttle to make an escape. Ron doesn't know anything about Scorponok, but he warns them they will need a lot of Energon to try it, to which Bumblebee brags they have plenty.

[[File:CyberworldEp12-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33|You thought it was Junkyard Ron, but it was I, Galvatron!]]
The storm clears, but when they step out the door, Ron despairs, for his collection has been blown to the four corners. To repay him for sheltering them, Optimus offers their services collecting it, and they role out, even as Elita-1 casts a suspicious glance backwards. Splitting up, Bumblebee is stalked and taken by surprise by a shape in the dusty haze. Elita-1 is next, and while she pulls her blaster out as a precaution, she is still jumped. Optimus sees the laser shots through the sand clouds, and runs to help Elita, but crashes right into Ron, who claims he too heard the shouting and came to help, but was also attacked. Optimus carries Ron back to his shack, but finds Bumblebee there, lying unconscious on the floor, two glowing marks on his neck. Before he can examine himself, Elita bursts in, yelling that it was Ron who attacked them both! Ron jumps Optimus, overpowering him as he opens a slot on his neck and plugs in a prong emerging from his hand. Energon flows from Optimus to Ron, draining him to critical levels, and then Optimus is thrown to the ground. This new infusion gives Ron new life, and he discards his junkyard armour, glowing and reformatting to his true self - Galvatron! The shack is destroyed as dust tornado lands right on top of it, and Galvatron thanks the trio for helping him out, announcing his intentions to return properly to Cyberworld and take control. Optimus tries to stop him, powering himself up with his orb, but his axe is unable to move Galvatron an inch, and the warlord throws him off, before crushing the orb in his palm. Galvatron transforms to dragon mode, torches the remains of the shack, and flies off.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|Junkyard Ron / Galvatron]] (1)
*''[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]]'' (5)

}}

==Quotes==
"Well Bumblebee, somehow you're a courier bot. ''You've become everything you've ever hated.''"
:— '''Bumblebee''' gripes.

"At last! All those cycles waiting, rusting, '''corroding''' away! No longer. I am reborn! Galvatron rises!"
:— '''Galvatron''' knows how to make a dramatic entrance.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The Autobots were engaged in a battle with the Decepticons before being transported to Cyberworld in a huge explosion, which matches what we've seen in [[Commence Program|prior]] [[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|flashbacks]].

===Character levels===
* Bumblebee is halfway through Level 5 when attacked.
* Elita-1 is Level 5, higher than Bumblebee.
* Optimus is Level 3, close to Level 4. Ron draining his energon sends him right down to the lowest of Level 1.
** This all matches up with the results of the competition from [[Game-a-Tron|last episode!]] Nice!

===Transformers references===
* Before they landed on Cyberworld, our Autobot trio were manning an assault on [[Tesarus Minor]], a location introduced in the [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|2005 IDW continuity]].
* Other Bumblebees have been couriers in other continuities, such as the [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW]] or [[Bumblebee_(G1)/Marvel_Comics_continuity#Royal_Mail_stamp_bio|Marvel Comics]] incarnations.

===Real world references===

===Trivia===
* Galvatron is only credited as "Junkyard Ron", even after his identity reveal.
* This is the first episode to be packaged with three previous episodes instead of one upon its initial release. It was specifically uploaded with [[Crate Point, Well Fought]], [[Smoke & Mirrors]], and [[Hunter vs Hunted]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Optimus rencontre un survivant mystérieux'''" ("Optimus meets a mysterious survivor")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 18]], 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Überlebende der Sandstürme'''"
:*''Alternate Title:'' "'''DIE ANKUNFT VON GALVATRON!'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' October 18, 2025
::*The episode was re-released on [[October 23]], 2025 with an alternative or YouTube title.

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Carousel Chaos

2025-12-01T12:24:05Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 13
|prev=Oh Scrap!
|next=Shoot 'N' Loot
|title=Carousel Chaos
|season=1
|season ep=13
|image=Optimus tries to help Grimlock up.jpg
|caption="Long Live the King!"
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[October 25]], 2025
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxocC3-essA
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''It's every bot out for themself as Autobots race against Decepticons to press the button that will allow them to win!'''

==Synopsis==
A green light shines in the desert, indicating the beginning of a challenge. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] tiredly stumble upon this challenge and enter it, hoping it will be easy. Much to their displeasure, they soon find out that the game appears to be glitched, and all three fall through the sand and into the game's arena. The arena is a dark space filled with floating platforms that surround a larger platform with a button at its center. The fall seems to trigger another flashback from Optimus, one in which the purple power-up from earlier features prominently. After [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] and [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] also fall in, Grimlock sarcastically remarks that Prime isn't looking all that good, and Mirage continues, stating that this whole program feels off. [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]], [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]], and [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] land next, with Elita none too happy about the appearance of Sky-Byte. Megatron takes a brief moment to comment about the convenience of all the bots he wants offline being in one room, and verbally spars with Starscream before the fight begins.

With all the contestants assembled, the game can finally start, and the [[Narrator]] tells everyone that they must press the button in the center of the battlefield to win. Bumblebee goes first, recklessly stepping onto a red platform, which falls to the abyss beneath his feet, forcing him to quickly move to a blue platform. Megatron begins shortly after Bee, jumping through the floating patches of ground like it's second nature, only coming to a stop when the platform in front of him turns red. Starscream takes this opportunity to try and eliminate Megatron, but is quickly kicked into Optimus, triggering Prime's second round of flashbacks for the day. Megatron proceeds to press the button that is now within his reach, but due to being in its blue "treat" phase, it gives all his foes a power boost instead of eliminating them like he had hoped. Emboldened by his increased strength, Mirage tries to take on Megatron, only to be quickly thrown into the abyss and removed from the competition.

Starscream attempts to menace Optimus, but is convinced by Prime to assist in fighting Megatron instead. Optimus leads the charge, making Megatron think that he's clashing with Optimus, only for Starscream to launch a surprise attack. After a brief exchange of blows between all three of them, the Decepticon leader comes out on top, taking the time to gloat at Optimus. Starscream, however, manages to surprise Megatron once more by grabbing him, triumphantly announcing to Megs that his nemesis has won. Megatron knocks Starscream off of him with ease, explaining that Starscream is not his nemesis; Optimus Prime is. The truth enrages Starscream, causing him to lunge at Megatron, hurling them both into the pit below.

Elita-1 reaches the center platform soon after, with Sky-Byte not far behind her. Ignoring Optimus's protests, Elita presses the button while it's in its red "trick" phase, causing all the red platforms to start falling, including the ones Bumblebee and Grimlock are standing on. Distraught, Optimus runs after his fellow Autobots while Elita shoots at Sky-Byte's grappling hook, preventing him from latching on to a platform and causing him to be eliminated. Elita then goes to follow Optimus, but he tells her to guard the center platform. With Elita agreeing to keep watch and Bumblebee assuring him of his well-being, Optimus moves to help Grimlock, who is unable to get off the edge of the platform he's on. Unfortunately for both of them, Grimlock's platform gives way soon after Optimus arrives. Optimus quickly grabs another platform, but can barely hang on to it. Grimlock tells Optimus to let him go and Optimus does, joining the others in the center as they watch Megatron and Starscream fight.

Bumblebee presses the button while it's red to try to get the two Decepticons eliminated. As the room is filled with vision-hindering smoke, Optimus has a third flashback, causing him to press the button while it's blue. The button press sets off the challenge's win condition, and with Starscream being defeated previously, Optimus, Bumblebee, Elita, and Megatron are declared winners. Megatron tells Optimus that his hesitation is a weakness before they are separated.

Back in the jungle, Megatron spots a [[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|large flying creature]]. Meanwhile, Optimus's memories continue to surge forth, and Elita asks him if he's alright.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]] (6)
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|Galvatron]] (9)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"You have been bested, Megatron. Emperor Starscream, your greatest nemesis, has won!" 
''[Megatron laughs]'' 
"Prime is my nemesis, Starscream." 
''[Knocks him to the ground]'' 
"You are a mere nuisance."
:—'''Megatron''' clears up '''Starscream's''' misconception.

"Win requires sacrifice. Let me go."
:—'''Grimlock''' proves he is not a hypocrite.

"Hesitation is weakness Prime, and weakness cannot be afforded."
:—'''Megatron''' helpfully lays down his philosophy.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Optimus, Bumblebee and Elita are all exhausted after Galvatron drained them of their EXP in the [[Oh Scrap!|last episode]].
* Elita-1 continues to hold her grudge against Sky-Byte for [[River Race Ruckus|"eliminating" her old teammates]].
* Megatron makes reference to the city Starscream has [[Smoke & Mirrors|taken over]].

===Character levels===
* Megatron is at level seven.
* Optimus Prime starts at the bottom of level one but makes it halfway to level two thanks to Megatron's poorly timed button press.
* Starscream is at low level six.

===Transformers references===
* Starscream's two-headed spear homages ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Deluxe Class Starscream]]'s [[MechTech]] weapon.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=bit of an homage to this guy [''image of DOTM Deluxe Starscream'']
|link=https://twitter.com/HedlesChkn/status/1982350739822526716#m|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=10|day=26}}</ref>

===Real world references===
* The NPC Narrator uses the [[Halloween]] terms "Trick" and "Treat" for the negative and positive effects of the button respectively. This episode was aired the Saturday before the holiday.

* Right before shooting Sky-Byte’s grappling hook, Elita-1 tells him to “Smile you spawn of a-”, a parody of Chief Brody’s famous phrase from the ending of ''Jaws''.

===Trivia===
* Like [[Oh Scrap!]] before it, this episode was initially uploaded in a bundle alongside three previous episodes. This installment specifically was uploaded with "[[What Goes Up]]", "[[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|Prime Target]]", and "[[Screamer City Arena]]".
* In addition to his previously revealed [[Storm the Desert|mouth]], Grimlock is shown to have two blue eyes behind his retractable visor.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Appuie sur le bouton, Autobot !'''" ("Press the button, Autobot!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 25]], 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Drück den KNOPF, Autobot!'''"
:*''Alternate Title:'' "'''Megatron und der Verbotene Rote Knopf!'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' October 25, 2025
::*The episode was re-released on [[October 30]], 2025 with an alternative or YouTube title.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Hunter vs Hunted

2025-12-01T03:20:01Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 7
|prev=Screamer City Arena
|next=What Goes Up
|title=Hunter vs Hunted
|season=1
|season ep=7
|image=Cyberworld Ep7 GrimlockCaught.jpg
|caption=Prime finds a real-world use for his ''Monster Hunter'' skills.
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[August 30]], 2025
|writers=[[Ryan Denham]]|
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhZQejLCPDA
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''It's Optimus vs. Grimlock in a high-stakes game of tag!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] walks through the forest, stalked by [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]]. While they try to be stealthy, communicating in hand signals, they are still ambushed by Snarl and captured by a net. They say they are looking for [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]], and the [[Dinobot (Cyberworld)|Dinobot]] approaches, chiding them for not staying away. Grimlock reveals Snarl has been following them and recording their recent trip to [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]] — he knows they want to defeat [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]], and has come to him for help, which he laughs off. He will not do as Prime demands. Module 1.01.88 activates behind him, and Prime strikes a bargain to earn his loyalty. He will challenge Grimlock, and if he wins, Grimlock will work with him and his group... but if Grimlock wins, the trio will serve him instead. Grimlock agrees, and the challenge begins.

The challenge is Hunter vs Hunted, with Optimus challenged to strike Grimlock as his weapons and onboard navigation are disabled. Grimlock disappears into the bushes, before jumping out to attack. Prime manages to turn the tables with a decoy, but as he moves in to win, Snarl comments that he has only sealed his own fate. Indeed, a timer sounds, and the roles are switched! Now Optimus is the hunted, in plain view of his hunter, Grimlock! Optimus is able to escape as Grimlock stalks him through the forest, until the roles switch again. Prime follows a large set of muddy tracks, suspicious that Grimlock is being so obvious, only to wind up stuck in a mud pool, unable to move. Grimlock approaches, praising Prime for lasting longer than most, but as the roles switch back, making Grimlock the hunter, Prime pulls his own trap. Yanking on a vine, Grimlock is whacked by a tree-trunk which Prime grabs on the rebound to escape. Pursuing Prime, it becomes Grimlock's turn to be caught by a net. The roles change one final time, and Grimlock is unable to escape as Prime casually walks up and lays a single finger on his snout, winning the bout. True to his word, Grimlock agrees to help Prime, even as Snarl warns him it will harm "the truce".

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (5)
|h5=Others||c5=
*''[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]]'' (6)

}}

==Quotes==

'''Elita-1:''' We're looking for the other guy. He around? 
'''Bumblebee:''' You know — tall, terrible breath, anger management issues?
:—Grimlock gets no respect, he tells ya.

'''Bumblebee:''' You didn't see ''everything'', did you? 
''[Snarl turns ominously]'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' ''Oh Primus.''

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Snarl was shown to be following the group in the last two episodes from a distance. Turns out he's been conducting surveillance for Grimlock, even showing the group's attempted heist of Scorponok's [[Tech Spec]]s from the previous episode

===Character levels===
* Before winning the challenge, Optimus Prime is a low level 2, down from the last time we saw his level in [[River Race Ruckus|episode 4]].

===Transformers references===
* Grimlock says there is [[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|"More to you than meet eye, little Prime"]].

===Real world references===
[[File:Cyberworld Ep7 SnarlAllAccordingToKeikaku.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Hmph! These fools don't stand a chance of beating my stand, 『WALK THE DINOSAUR』!!!"]]
* Bumblebee, Elita-1, and Snarl stand around commenting on the fight, explaining Optimus and Grimlock's tactics to the audience, in a very stereotypical ''shōnen '' anime fashion, complete with mono-colour backdrops. Snarl even pretends to push up his non-existant glasses as he says it's all part of the plan!
* The on-screen radar indicating Optimus and Grimlock's positions, complete with a "field of vision" for each player, is an homage to the Soliton Radar from the ''{{w|Metal Gear}}'' series. Complimenting the shout-out is Optimus diving from cover to cover to evade Grimlock's detection and creating sound distractions. Grimlock even responds "Huh, what was that noise?", much in the manner of enemy sentries when [[Solid Snake]] alerts them in the game.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=This guy gets it.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1961840905414918310|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=30}}</ref>

===Animation and technical errors===

===Trivia===
* As usual, this was initially uploaded in a combined video with [[Screamer City Arena|the previous episode]] with an SEO-baiting title ("Hide and Seek with Optimus Prime!"). The individual title comes from series writer [[Ali Lightfoot]]'s Twitter feed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Shh, don't tell anyone but this is an exclusive frame from Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 7! "Hunter vs Hunted" should be going live this Saturday 30th of August @ 2PM BST {{!}} 1PM UTC {{!}} 9AM EST {{!}} 6AM EST|link=https://twitter.com/HedlesChkn/status/1961026639930007603|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=28}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La loi du plus fort'''" ("Survival of the fittest")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 30]], 2025

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cacciatore e preda'''" ("Hunter and prey")
:*''Original airdate:'' August 30, 2025

'''German''
:*''Title:'' "'''Jäger gegen Gejagte'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' August 30, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Screamer City Arena

2025-12-01T03:19:48Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 6
|prev=Smoke & Mirrors
|next=Hunter vs Hunted
|title=Screamer City Arena
|season=1
|season ep=6
|image=Cyberworld_Ep6_AllBots.jpg
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|caption=Our Cyberworlds are in danger!
|airdate=[[August 23]], 2025
|writers=[[Ryan Denham]]|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7nYyq4mYcQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''The Autobots face off against the Emperor of Cyber City, Starscream!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Cyberworld_Ep6_StarscreamDescends.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|You know Screamer's imagining "One Winged Angel" playing as he does this.]]

As they sneak through [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]] by holographically hiding among the many, many statues of [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]], [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] explains the predicament to [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]], and [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]]. They don't trust each other, but they all want off Cyberworld, and while the trio know what they want and where to find it, Mirage holds the know-how to actually getting it. Fighting through drones to reach a computer terminal, Mirage hacks the system and locates a map with all the drops and missions, which would allow them to reach any ahead of all the other competitors. Mirage also finds schematics of [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]]. When they try to download it onto their own drive, however, the system is locked down by a broadcast of Starscream, which fries the data. They run for it, escaping the building and hiding behind a holographic wall.

Unfortunately, just as Mirage tries to cockily celebrate saving them, Starscream approaches from above with a flotilla of drones. A mission portal opens up, and the four allies run into it, closely followed by Starscream (but not before he leaves his crown behind for safekeeping), transporting them to a high, levitating platform. The mission title is "Last Bot Standing" - the last bot in the area wins the energon. Mirage decides to cut his losses and go by himself, taking to the skies, but is followed closely by Starscream, who grabs him and tries to tear his wings off, before throwing him back down. Elita-1 and Bumblebee grab an upgrade, which gives Elita a pair of rocket boosters that she uses to knock out Starscream momentarily. Prime volunteers to concede, as only one of them can win, although both Bee and Elita declare "Not it!" Starscream takes this chance to remind them he is still in the game, and as Elita's upgrades wear off, he grabs her and throws her off the edge. She's saved by Mirage, but this is only momentary, as Starscream just throws them both off, this time eliminating them both.

Inspired by his taunting, Optimus and Bumblebee pretend to fight to lure Starscream into complacency. Jubilant at having seemingly turned the allies against each other, he flies in to claim victory, but Optimus grapples him and jumps them both off the arena, leaving Bee the winner. Back on the ground, Starscream swears revenge, grabbing his crown and flying away angrily, only to be hit with the energon drain at just the right time to have him fly into his own statue. As the winner, Bumblebee's laser weapon is upgraded as the others are drained. Elita-1 thanks Mirage for saving her, and he offers to stay in Cyber City and try hacking the system again when things cool off, although in the meantime, the allies need another plan to gain strength. Seeing [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|a silhouette]] in the distance, Optimus Prime says he has an idea of where to find some strength.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]] (5)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==

"I often wondered what a Starscream rule would look like. This is way worse."
:—'''Bumblebee''' isn't fond of Starscream's municipal decor.

'''Mirage:''' Okay. I don't like you, and you don't like me. 
'''Optimus Prime:''' I never said that. 
'''Elita-1:''' I did. 
'''Bumblebee:''' Eh, I'm undecided.

"You don't have to do this. We always have a choice." 
"Can you go five seconds without some patronizing speech?"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Optimus Prime''' never took acting lessons back on Cybertron.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Snarl is still following the group from a distance, as per [[Smoke & Mirrors|last time]].

===Character levels===
* None seen

===Transformers references===
* Optimus Prime refers to a schematic of Scorponok as his [[Tech Spec]]s.
* Emperor Starscream's crown is designed after [[Starscream (G1)|''Generation 1'' Starscream's]] crown from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* The mission's name, "Last Bot Standing", is also the name of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Transformers: Last Bot Standing|swansong for their Transformers output]].
* Optimus Prime's "One shall stand, but two shall fall" is riffing off the usual "One shall fall".
* Optimus Prime says "Holy Heterodyne", an exclamation coined back in "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" and more recently used by [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] in "[[Togetherness]]".

===Real world references===
* Some of the translated signs in Cyber City reveal text that simply reads "CONSUME" and "OBEY", which may be referencing the similarly hidden messages on signs in the film ''{{w|They Live}}''.
* In a rather overt nod to the (often nonsensical) portrayal of computer hacking in most popular media, Mirage refers to his hacking methods as "infodumping the jargon".
* The mission is referred to as both "Bot Royale" and "Last Bot Standing", Transformers-isations of "Battle Royale" and "Last Man Standing". These are both common multiplayer modes in video games where the objective is to be the last player surviving out a given number.

===Animation and technical errors===
*The credits list Starscream as being voiced by [[Jack Ayres]] instead of [[Shogo Miyakita]].
*In the original upload of this episode Starscream's back was clipping to itself, this actually got fixed in the reupload that came with the [[Hunter vs Hunted|next episode]] the following weekend.

===Trivia===
* As you might expect by now, this was initially uploaded in a combined video with [[Smoke & Mirrors|the previous one]] with an SEO-baiting title ("Bot Battle Royale!"). The individual title comes from series writer [[Ali Lightfoot|Ali Lightfoot's]] twitter feed. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=2 hours until Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 6 "Screamer City Arena" drops on the TransformersOfficial YT channel!|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1959211406470861249|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=23}}</ref>
* While Starscream still has his Decepticon insignia, it's been painted over with a new red insignia based ''(shockingly enough)'' on his own face.
* Originally, the script called for Starscream to try and sway Mirage to his side, leading to his save of Elita-1 being more impactful than the on-screen version. This was cut for time. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Originally, there were actually some moments where Starscream tries to get Mirage to side with him, that we had to cut for time. 🥲 The Elita save was much more of a pivotal choice in that version.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1959271694608056441|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=23}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il ne peut en rester qu'un'''" ("There can only be one")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 23]], 2025
::*The title contains a typo on YouTube, with "Il ''en'' peut" instead of "Il ''ne'' peut".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'Arena di Screamer City'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' August 23, 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Schreihals-City Arena'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' August 23, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Smoke & Mirrors

2025-12-01T03:19:35Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 5
|prev=River Race Ruckus
|next=Screamer City Arena
|title=Smoke & Mirrors
|season=1
|season ep=5
|image=CyberworldEp5_AutobotsSurrounded.jpg
|caption=We now return to the abandoned city of Beast Machines!
|airdate=[[August 16]], 2025
|writers=[[Gretchen Mallorie]] [[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbsTP6AwRo0
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Sneaking into Cyber City, our trio are ambushed by the master of mirages.'''

==Synopsis==

Hiding from hovering surveillance drones amongst some crates, [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] shows [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] a gap in a towering fence of solid metal through which they can sneak into [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]]. As [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] watches from above, they head on through. Once inside, Bumblebee is immediately distracted by a crate drop, and runs to grab it, ignoring Elita's advice that they lay low in the back streets. It equips him with a jetpack, but Elita is confused, as the drop was never shown on their internal maps. Before they can question it further, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] and [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] show themselves. Elita and Sky-Byte engage in some mutual taunting, but Mirage interrupts, letting them know [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] hired them to remove them from Cyberworld. Optimus Prime, never learning, tries to talk peace, but Mirage cuts him off and surrounds them with illusory copies of himself. Bumblebee tries to demonstrate his new jetpack's power to fly out of the circle, only to fall flat on his face. The surprise crate drop had also been another of Mirage's illusions.

The Autobot trio brawl with the Mirage duplicates, who go down easily, but outnumber them five to one. Mirage at first disguises himself as Sky-Byte to use his throwing blades, but after a couple of hits, resorts to hiding in the shadows as himself. Bumblebee is tackled by the real Sky-Byte, but saved by Elita-1, and he goes to chase Mirage. Optimus follows Bee, but Elita is unable to resist trying to take her vengeance on the shark. As they run, Optimus and Bee are mocked by yet more Mirage holograms, picking on Bee especially for needing Optimus to protect him. Meanwhile, Elita has Sky-Byte backed into a corner, until he has Mirage drop another illusion, revealing he got an upgrade from Megatron since their last meeting - a set of wheels, letting him transform into a land-bound alt-mode and chase her down.

Still pursuing Mirage, Bumblebee is startled by the sudden appearance of Megatron, which is of course another illusion, as Mirage tackles him from the side. The two come to physical blows, but Mirage is able to use his illusions to turn invisible and steal Bumblebee's gun. Bumblebee mouthing off about they have a plan to beat [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] and return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a ship catches him off guard, though, and while he tries to ask questions, Bumblebee kicks him off a building, and he cannot transform into jet mode fast enough to stop himself hitting the ground. Meanwhile, Sky-Byte nips at Elita's heels hungrily, but Optimus Prime saves her. He tries to call Mirage for back-up to even the numbers, but Bumblebee arrives instead. Outnumbered three-to-one, he flees in shark-car mode. The trio give chase, but when Elita tells them to take a route to hide from surveillance, they instead run into a limping Mirage, who asks to talk about their escape plan.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (6)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (illusion, 7)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=There are a number of factors, but the quickest I can give is that the events of the show happen early enough in the general timeline that he hasn't chosen a side in the war for Cybertron.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1959427447344210273|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=24}}</ref>
}}

==Quotes==
"Give it up, Sky-Byte! You're a fish out of water here." 
"Funny, I was thinking something similar."
:—'''Elita-1''' and '''Sky-Byte''' engage in battlefield banter.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Optimus and Bumblebee are still trying to get to the crashed Autobot shuttle from "[[Commence Program]]."

===Character levels===
*Bumblebee is still at level 2, though now a bit lower then what we saw in [[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|episode 2]].

===Transformers references===
[[File:CyberworldEp5-SkyByteVehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hasbro realised they owned Power Rangers RPM and decided to use something from it.]]
* The idea of Mirage not being a loyal Autobot dates back all the way to the [[Mirage (G1)|original Mirage's character bio]], although that never blossomed into outright taking on jobs for Megatron, unless he's [[Transformers:_War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy_(cartoon)|undercover again]].
* Sky-Byte transforming into a shark-with-wheels resembles what happened to his [[Sky-Byte (RID)|''Robots In Disguise'' counterpart]] in "[[Skid Z's Choice]]."

===Real world references===

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Bumblebee says the line "And you thought I was fast ''before''!" after getting the jetpack, his neck is missing and his head is just floating above his torso.

===Trivia===
* As with all other Cyberworld episodes, this was initially uploaded in a combined video with [[River Race Ruckus|the previous one]] with an SEO-baiting title ("Surprise Crate Drop in Cyber City"). The individual title comes from series writer [[Ali Lightfoot|Ali Lightfoot's]] twitter feed. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Who's excited!? Transformers: CYBERWORLD ep 5 "Smoke & Mirrors" is out Sat 16 Aug at 2PM BST 1PM UTC | 9AM EST | 6AM PST Mild spoilers in the images - but also so much intrigue, oooh, marketing, oooh!|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1956086611256730079|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=14}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Faux semblants'''" ("False Pretenses")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 16]], 2025

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Illusioni ottiche'''" ("Optical illusions")
:*''Original airdate:'' August 16, 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Rauch & Spiegel'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' August 16, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

River Race Ruckus

2025-12-01T03:19:19Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 4
|prev=Crate Point, Well Fought
|next= Smoke & Mirrors
|title="River Race Ruckus"
|season=1
|season ep=4
|image=CyberworldEp4-Elita1.jpg
|caption=Enjoying her time as a main character before Hasbro decides to try for Windblade again in a couple of years
|airdate=[[August 2]], 2025
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP0kwTfYLfw
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Meeting with a friend''' 
'''Chased by a menacing shark''' 
'''Can they win the fight?'''

==Synopsis==

[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] races along a river through the jungle region, sealed inside an energy tube, with [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] in hot pursuit. Switching rapidly between speedboat and robot mode, she dodges mines, blasts her opponent, and is handily in the lead. Meanwhile, [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] tries to show [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] a cool jump as they walk a little way downstream, only to be thwacked by the energy tube as it generates ahead of the [[energon]] challenge. They turn to examine it as Elita rushes past. Her and Optimus catch each other's gaze, both surprised to see the other, and this is enough to throw her off her game, hitting a mine on the way down. Optimus and Bee set off in pursuit, taking turns riding the other to break into the barrier separating them from their comrade, even as Elita yells for them to stop. Bee's attempts are thwarted by incoming branches, but Optimus manages to use his new axe to shatter the barrier, then throws it at Sky-Byte, knocking him away. However, due to their outside interference, Elita is declared forfeit, and is drained of energon while Sky-Byte is refuelled.

Elita-1 and Sky-Byte exchange barbs, with Sky-Byte bringing up the loss of her entire team at his hand before attacking. As they dive for cover, Elita fills Optimus in on the backstory - while he was indisposed, Elita-1 had been leading a team of Autobots, including [[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)|Wheeljack]], only for Sky-Byte to take them all out. With her experience facing him, she knows they can take out Sky-Byte even with his energon boost by working together. Optimus decides on a different route, leaving cover to try and negotiate a peaceful solution. Sky-Byte rebuffs him, focused on finally eliminating Elita after all this time, but when she tries to call him back by name, he realises he is facing down a Prime, and decides he now has a much more satisfying target. He harpoons Optimus to a rock with his energy blaster and jumps him, which gives Bumblebee and Elita the opening they need to catch him off guard. Elita tackles him, but he uses her as a Cybertronian shield to ward off Bee's blasts. Optimus leaps into the fray, and seeing that he is injured and outnumbered three-to-one, Sky-Byte takes his chance to run off. Elita goes to give chase, but Optimus refuses, letting him retreat. She calls him out, angrily wanting Sky-Byte to pay for what he did to her entire team, and rebuffs accusations of this being unlike her. Optimus and Bee fill her in on their side of the story - they still want to get to the Autobot shuttle in the desert, but have no way past [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]]. Elita recognises the name, having heard that beating him is the key to victory on Cyberworld, and apologises to the pair. Her anger was partly born out of worry, with the Autobots on Cyberworld having thought Optimus and Bee hadn't made it. She knows a way that they could potentially defeat Scorponok, but the way to it is guarded, and she will only help them acquire it if they help her defeat Sky-Byte. Optimus acquiesces, agreeing to bring him to justice.

In a stone temple, Sky-Byte reports to [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]], informing him Optimus Prime has arrived.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (2)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sky-Byte, there's no need for us to fight! You seem a reasonable bot." 
"'He does??'"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' attempts to negotiate. '''Bumblebee''' doesn't fancy his chances.

"Lord Megatron! Optimus Prime is on Cyberworld!" 
"How upsetting."
:—'''Sky-Byte''' gives '''Megatron''' the bad news about the better gamer arriving.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Elita-1 has been on Cyberworld for many [[Units of time|cycles]] prior to Optimus and Bee's arrival. She did have a team of Autobots, including [[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)|Wheeljack]], but they are all "gone". According to head writer [[Ali Lightfoot]], the show operates under the assumption that a single cycle is equivalent to a year, and a "rotation" is equivalent to a day.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=When Elita says she's been on CYBERWORLD for "cycles" - that's using the definition closest to the Energon comics. 1 cycle = 1 year (a full cycle around the orbital point.) 1 rotation = 1 day (a full 360 rotation on the planetary axis.) She's been alone for a while 😢|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1952036264485556330|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=03}}</ref>
* Despite Megatron's comments [[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|a couple of episodes ago]] about there not being "Autobots or Decepticons, only survivors" on Cyberworld, he seems to have set himself up as a Decepticon leader anyway. Lightfoot would elaborate online that, while factions have generally broken down on Cyberworld, Megatron carries enough clout to bully others into his service. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sides were formed in the war for Cybertron - but since landing on this new world, all bets are off. Some fall into old habits, others are doing their own thing. (They're all just survivors here. 😉) Megs also just assumes he can tell anyone what to do (and rarely proven wrong.)|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1964365773687677319|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=06}}</ref>

===Character levels===
*Elita-1 is at level 4, close to level 5.
*Optimus seems to have done a bit of leveling between episodes as he's now halfway thorough level 2.

===Transformers references===
* Elita-1 asks, "What in [[Primus]]'s name were you thinking?"
* Elita-1 leading an ill-fated team of Autobots while Optimus Prime is elsewhere, leading to conflict between her angry war-driven outlook and his cooler head, calls to mind the set-up of the recent [[Skybound Entertainment]] ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' comic.
* Elita-1's gun resembles the gun she used in [[Transformers: Tactical Arena]].
* Sky-Byte's voice evokes a bit of his [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Cyberverse incarnation]].

===Real world references===

===Trivia===
* Following the pattern of previous Cyberworld episodes, this episode was initially uploaded in a combined video with [[Crate Point, Well Fought|the previous one]] with the SEO-baiting title "Elita-1's High Speed Jungle Race". The title comes from series writer [[Ali Lightfoot]]'s twitter feed. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=If my musings are correct, Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 4 "River Race Ruckus" will drop this Saturday 2nd August - @ 2PM BST <nowiki>| 1PM UTC | 9AM EST |</nowiki> 6AM PST What are y'all excited to see?|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1950613706477371490|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=07|day=30}}</ref>
* Sky-Byte's horrible, horrible tongue was pitched by [[Gretchen Mallorie]] in the show's writers' room.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Fun fact: The tongue licking was initially a pitch from Gretchen Mallorie in the writer's room that we all agreed was suitably creepy and off-putting for a villain. Evidently, it has NOT been received that way! 🤣 (no shame)|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1956733806838174151|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=16}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Chaos sur la rivière'''" ("Chaos on the river")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 2]], 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Regatta Randale'''" ("Regatta riot")
:*''Original airdate:'' August 2, 2025

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Gara lungo il fiume'''" ("Race along the river")
:*''Original airdate:'' August 2, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Crate Point, Well Fought

2025-12-01T03:19:03Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 3
|prev=Prime Target (Cyberworld)
|next=River Race Ruckus
|title="Crate Point, Well Fought"
|season=1
|season ep=3
|airdate=[[July 26]], 2025
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|writers=[[Gretchen Mallorie]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfWlx10QjqM
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Optimus Prime and Bumblebee clash with Grimlock and Snarl for a crate drop.'''

==Synopsis==

In the jungle region, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] discuss their next move. Bumblebee notes that the menacing [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] is still blocking the path to the [[Autobot]] shuttle, and doubts whether they should risk facing the giant. Optimus concludes that the shuttle is the only clue to where they are and how they got there. The two are distracted by an orange glow in the distance, which their HUDs identify as a "crate drop". They decide to check it out, but have to dive into the bushes as [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] and [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] thunder onto the path. Not seeing the pair, the [[Dinobot (Cyberworld)|Dinobots]] openly discuss that they could use the crate's upgrades. Grimlock is especially eager after only getting battle damage the last time they tried. After the Dinobots stomp away, Bumblebee is ready to speed off and get to the crate first. He proclaims the upgrades are just the thing they need to help them defeat Scorponok. Optimus is reluctant to pick a fight with Grimlock, saying Bee is not ready for a fight after his encounter with [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]], but Bumblebee persists, and the pair transform and roll out.

Later, the pair find themselves in a valley of thick mud with the crate on a cliff-face on the far side. As the two Autobots approach the cliff, the Dinobots appear. Grimlock mocks Bumblebee before opening fire, knocking Bee backward. The Dinobots charge, but Bumblebee grabs a vine and throws it around Grimlock's legs, sending him sliding. Snarl attacks Bee with his sword, only to be rammed by Optimus in truck mode. Optimus orders Bee to get to the crate, while he fights the Dinobots. Bee is half way up the cliff when he sees Optimus getting cornered. He tries to help, but that only reveals his position. Grimlock launches Snarl up to the cliff, and the nimble Dinobot smugly forces Bumblebee back down. After an argument, Optimus and Bee use the mud to trap the Dinobots and disable Grimlock's cannon. Optimus and Bee are about to grab the crate, but the Dinobots arrive atop the cliff via a geyser. The Dinobots transform and charge, but Bee unlocks the crate and finds an Energon ax and a wrist-mounted blaster. He tosses the ax to Optimus, who whacks Grimlock upside the head with it. Working together, the two Autobots use their new armaments to drive the Dinobots to the edge of the cliff. After a brief stare-down, Grimlock concedes, and warns Optimus to stay out of his way in the future. The battle won, Optimus spies a new green beacon, and declares it their next objective.

{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] (5)

|c2=
*[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"Okay, ''don't'' throw weapons!" 
[throws axe at Grimlock] 
"...do as I say, not as I do."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' teaches valuable morals.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
*Scorponok is shown guarding the ship that Optimus tried to reach in "[[Commence Program]]".
*Grimlock remarks that there has not been a crate drop in a long time and is shown to have some battle damage after the previous upgrades.

===Character levels===
*Bumblebee remains at level 2, nearly at level 3.
*Optimus remains at level 1, nearly at level 2.

===Transformers references===

===Real world references===
*This episode's title is a punning play on the expression "Good point, well made."
*When Bumblebee scans Scorponok, translating one of the readouts reveals the text 'THREAT LEVEL MIDNIGHT', a reference to {{w|Threat Level Midnight|Michael Scott's crappy movie}} from ''{{w|The Office|The Office}}.''
*Snarl is shown running with his arms hanging back and his body hunched over, which is how ninjas are shown to run in popular media such as the ''[[Kurama|Naruto]]'' franchise and the 2012 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' animated series.
*Optimus' axe is shown to come back to him after he throws it, similar to how the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] character [[Thor]] is shown throwing Mjolnir and Stormbreaker in the MCU. Both Thor and [[Optimus Prime (One)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' have been played by [[Chris Hemsworth]].

===Trivia===
* The viscosity of the mud is... highly ''variable'' throughout the episode. Sometimes characters quickly sink up to the waist in it. Sometimes they run across is like it's solid ground with not even a hint of splash.
* This episode was uploaded with the [[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|previous episode]] in a combined video titled "Optimus Prime Fights Grimlock in Extraction Mission", similar to the second episode being uploaded in a second combined video with the first episode, but being shown before the predecessor episode. Series writer [[Ali Lightfoot]] later revealed the official names for the first three episodes. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Incidentally:
Episode 01 is "Commence Program" 
Episode 02 is "Prime Target" 
Episode 03 is "Crate Point, Well Fought" 

The YT titles change to maximise SEO & game the algo. I know it has confused some of y'all.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1949098695070240914?t=D78-KcaaMeZeEaplj6rrDA|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=07|day=26}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Première victoire'''" ("First victory")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 26]], 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Abwurf, Gut Gekämpft'''" ("Drop, well fought")
:*''Original airdate:'' July 26, 2025

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sfida avvincente, cassa vincente!'''" ("Exciting challenge, winning money!")
:*''Original airdate:'' July 26, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Prime Target (Cyberworld)

2025-12-01T03:18:50Z

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{{disambig3|Prime Target}}

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 2
|prev=Commence Program
|next=Crate Point, Well Fought
|title="Prime Target"
|image=CyberworldEp2-ChallengeArena.jpg
|caption=With the death of [[Transformers: Reactivate|''Reactivate'']], this is the closest glimpse we have to what a Transformers game in 2025 might look like.
|season=1
|season ep=2
|airdate=[[July 12]], 2025
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|writers=[[Ryan Denham]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xseROpF4R8
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Megatron shows a newly-arrived Bumblebee the ropes of surviving on Cyberworld.'''

==Synopsis==

Newly arrived on [[Cyberworld]], [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] is confronted by [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]], holding him at axe point. Confused at where he is, he accuses Megatron and his 'Decepticreeps' of having caused their predicament, flashing back to an explosion that engulfed [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], but Megatron shrugs off the factionalism, offering him a hand. Here, there are no Autobots and Decepticons, only survivors. Speaking of, Optimus is still on the run from [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]], but a jungle vine is able to tie up his Dinobot foe, and he drives off to find Bumblebee.

Bumblebee and Megatron are bonding on a walk through the jungle, Bumblebee mocking Megatron's proclamations of doom and gloom, but basking in the praise Megatron offers him for being a courageous bot. They stumble upon a clearing, and while it looks like another patch of random jungle at first, the ground starts emitting a bright green column of light, announcing the beginning of a Target Blaster challenge, Megatron declares this is where they can find [[Energon]], pushing Bee in before striding in himself.

On the inside, an array of metallic platforms generate, with an automated announcer telling the duo to destroy all 50 targets enclosed in the green area. Megatron immediately transforms to bull mode and charges in, switching back and forth to charge through, punch, throw his axe, and even headbutt target after target. Bumblebee, meanwhile, grabs a blaster generated by him, and tries to tell his partner that, with the name being "Target Blaster", the blasters might be more key to the task than expected. Megatron doesn't listen, though, eventually destroying 49 of the targets all by himself, while Bee is only able to shoot one. In the end, though, Bumblebee is proved right - he wins for actually hitting the target, not smashing it, and is rewarded with a gift of Energon. Megatron, meanwhile, is hit with a red glow of doom for losing. Bee goes to celebrate with a little dance, only to be caught off guard when Megatron deploys his fusion cannon, and blasts him across the map. He hears an approaching engine, and is too wounded to move, but it's Optimus Prime. He cradles Bee in his arms, who comments on the good news of his arrival before passing out.

{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (2)
|h3=Others
|c3=
*[[NPC Narrator]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==

"I am no Decepticon. And you are no Autobot. We're all just survivors here."
:—'''Megatron''' explains to '''Bumblebee''' the concept of a Battle Royale mode

"It's like taking Energon from a [[Mini-Con]]."
:—'''Megatron''' is on a winning streak

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Bumblebee doesn't have the clearest memories of how he ended up on Cyberworld, but does remember Optimus Prime being engulfed in a large explosion from below - perhaps this is how he ended up in freefall last episode? The shadows of other Transformers can just about be seen in the background.
* Megatron has been on Cyberworld long enough to know the ropes with challenges, although has yet to get the hang of actually listening to what you are supposed to do.
* According to head writer [[Ali Lightfoot]], the programs give a period of immunity at the start and end of challenges, but during the challenges themselves and outside of them it's usually a free-for-all. Megatron failing to finish off Bumblebee isn't informed by any sort of rule, but rather personal hubris.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It's generally a free-for-all in & out of programs unless explicitly against the rules. There's a degree of immunity at the start & end of programs - which Megs waited to drop. Hubris, really - he left him for dead rather than ran away. He didn't think someone would save him.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1953920399340974313|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=08}}</ref>

===Character levels===
*Bumblebee went from level 1 to 2.
*Megatron was level 8.

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee and Megatron face off against Module 17.09.84, numbered after the official airdate of the [[More_than_Meets_the_Eye,_Part_1|first Generation 1 episode]].
* Megatron references Mini-Cons, the small diminuitive race of robots first introduced in the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada franchise]].

===Real world references===
[[File:CyberWorld_Bumblebee_FamilyGuyPose.jpg|thumb|''Bumblebee: Scouts Die Twice'']]
* After being shot by Megatron, Bumblebee once again lands in a widely memed "[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/family-guy-death-pose-peter-falls-down-the-stairs death pose]", this time from ''{{w|Family Guy}}'', it's also not the [[Home, Part 1|first time in the franchise we've seen that happen]].
* The target challenge with its floating platforms bears more than a passing resemblance to the target-smashing mini-games from Nintendo's ''Super Smash Bros'' series.
* After Grimlock headbutts Optimus,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It was when Grimlock headbutted Optimus and he rolled down the hill to the cliff. I immediately thought of that HOT ROD scene when i read the script and giggling while drawing the board haha|link=https://x.com/rendigrimkvlt/status/1956759342503641596|name=@rendigrimkvlt|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=16}}</ref> the animators originally had an extended sequence of Prime falling down the hill in homage to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tnGey1OrE0 a similar scene] from the movie ''{{w|Hot Rod (2007 film)|Hot Rod}}'', but it was cut for time.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I don't know if you remember or notice in the first pass of the animatic episode 2 there was a part in the episode that i tried to pay homage to this scene but it was cut for time haha|link=https://x.com/rendigrimkvlt/status/1956751757155197374|name=@rendigrimkvlt|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=16}}</ref>

===Trivia===
*This episode was initially released in a single video combined with episode 1. Episode 2 was uploaded separately on July 24 with it titled "Bumblebee VS Megatron Target Showdown", which may not be the official title for the episode similar to how episode 1 went through multiple titles after it was uploaded. Series writer [[Ali Lightfoot]] later revealed the official names for the first three episodes. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Incidentally:
Episode 01 is "Commence Program" 
Episode 02 is "Prime Target" 
Episode 03 is "Crate Point, Well Fought" 

The YT titles change to maximise SEO & game the algo. I know it has confused some of y'all.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1949098695070240914?t=D78-KcaaMeZeEaplj6rrDA|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=07|day=26}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Objectif vital'''" ("Vital goal")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 12]], 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Primärziel'''" ("Primary goal")
:*''Original airdate:'' July 12, 2025

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'obiettivo di Prime'''" ("Prime's goal")
:*''Original airdate:'' July 12, 2025
:* The title was obviously mistranslated, with the translator thinking that the "Prime" in the title was referring to Optimus.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Commence Program

2025-12-01T03:18:32Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 1
|next=Prime Target (Cyberworld)
|title="Commence Program"
|image=CyberworldEp1-ScorponokOptimus.jpg
|caption=[[William Lennox|I don't have a credit card!]]
|season=1
|season ep=1
|airdate=[[July 12]], 2025
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOvM2IeSNH4
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Optimus Prime crash-lands on a strange planet and tries to find an Autobot ally... or at the very least, someone who's not looking to destroy him.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] plummets through the air, seemingly unconscious, as he hears [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] shouting desperately. He comes to and ungracefully flails in his free-fall, slamming right into some thick tree branches before landing in a jungle. He gets an unexpected firmware update which disorients him and makes his field of vision acquire what looks like a gaming HUD. Unimpressed with the bio-organic fauna of the planet, he discovers a desert right outside of the jungle. After a short trek over one of the dunes, he discovers an [[Autobot]] ship. Hoping to find an ally, he approaches and calls out to whoever may be inside, only to receive a nasty shock when [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] bursts out of the sand. After an attempt to take out his [[energon-axe]] fails, and it becomes clear Scorponok isn't interested in talking, Optimus flees back into the jungle. Scorponok, unable to follow him, leaves.

[[File:Cyberworld optimus firmware.jpg|thumb|left|200px|No this is not that [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers game.]]]]

Optimus discovers the [[energon]] readings in the area are spiking, and a blue cube appears out of the ground. As Optimus takes it, he absorbs it, and his level meter at the top of his screen goes up. No sooner has this happened that a shout accusing him of being a thief erupts from the jungle, along with an angry [[Dinobot (Cyberworld)|Dinobot]]. Uninterested in Optimus' attempt to make peace, [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] attacks him, then gives chase. Some clever maneuvering on Optimus' part causes Grimlock to get his head stuck between two branches, allowing him to escape.

Looking up, Optimus sees a falling Autobot escape pod in the sky, and follows its trail in the hope that Bumblebee is inside. Meanwhile Bumblebee has also crash-landed, and is having trouble getting used to a firmware update of his own. However, he's soon distracted by heavy footsteps behind him. Hopeful it's an ally, he turns around, only to meet [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]]...
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] (2)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Not registering any anomalies, but this is... ''quite'' abnormal."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', discovering the vast difference in the neighboring biomes

"Not just any Dinobot! You speak with me, Grimlock- KING of Dinobots!"
:—'''Grimlock''', humble as ever

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Optimus Prime and Bumblebee arrive on Cyberworld, unaware of where they are and what it is. Scorponok, Grimlock, and Megatron all appear to have been there longer. Grimlock is the only one to give an estimate of his time there, having waited for the energon cube to spawn for "weeks".
*Optimus and Bumblebee have their firmware updated for compatibility with the planet's "system".

===Character levels===
*As a fresh spawn in Cyberworld, we see Optimus start at level 1 and gain enough Energon to almost level up to 2. While don't see Bumblebee's level, we can assume he started at level 1 as well.
*Grimlock, Megatron and Scorponok's levels are unknown.

===Transformers references===
*Optimus comments that the planet is certainly not [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].
*Bumblebee, a bit prematurely, thanks [[Primus]] that he's not alone in his new surroundings.

===Real-world references===
[[File:Cyberworld bumblebee crashlanding.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Ah... where did you bury me anyway?" "Bury?"]]
*The shot of Grimlock's reflection in dinosaur mode in Optimus Prime's rearview mirror refers to the famous similar shot from ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.
*Bumblebee crash-lands in a position that looks an awful lot like the infamous [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yamchas-death-pose/ Yamcha death pose] from ''Dragon Ball Z''.

===Trivia===
*This episode was initially released in a single video combined with episode 2. The episode would later receive a standalone release on July 17.
*The standalone video went through three different titles on its first day of release, presumably to drive engagement and chase the YouTube algorithm: "Rumble in the Jungle", then "Jungle Face-Off", and finally, "Jungle Escape". Series writer [[Ali Lightfoot]] later revealed the official names for the first three episode. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Incidentally:
Episode 01 is "Commence Program" 
Episode 02 is "Prime Target" 
Episode 03 is "Crate Point, Well Fought" 

The YT titles change to maximise SEO & game the algo. I know it has confused some of y'all.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1949098695070240914?t=D78-KcaaMeZeEaplj6rrDA|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=07|day=26}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Initialisation'''" ("Initialization")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 12]], 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Programmstart'''" ("Program start")
:*''Original airdate:'' July 12, 2025

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Avvio del programma'''" ("Starting the program")
:*''Original airdate:'' July 12, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Aftermath (ES episode)

2025-12-01T03:18:00Z

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{{disambig3|Aftermath}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' ep 27
|image=Aftermath-Aftermath.jpg
|caption=Hasta la vista, baby.
|prev=The Last Hope, Part 2
|next=In Ruins
|title="Aftermath"
|season=2
|season ep=1
|airdate=[[June 7]], [[2024]] (Paramount+) [[September 28]], [[2024]] (Nickelodeon)
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]] [[Nickelodeon]] Productions
|writer=[[Dale Malinowski]]
|animation studio=[[88 Pictures]]
|director=[[Sheldon Vella]]
|video=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/qA5GRE8E3HAZ4bIc7wb0H9qxxqCAyIDq/
|videosite=Paramount+
}}

'''A year after Mandroid's defeat, a new foe arises.'''

==Synopsis==
One year after Mandroid's defeat, [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] race down a highway with [[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] in pursuit. Swindle's fire hits the storage container holding the [[Emberstone]] shard the Autobots are transporting, and though [[Mo Malto|Mo]] attempts to grab it, [[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] teleports in and beats her to it. Mo and [[Robby Malto|Robby]] swing into action, successfully knocking the [[Decepticon]] off Prime's trailer. The kids recall how the Cons were initially helping them collect the shards of the Emberstone until the truce collapsed and under [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]]'s leadership, are now competing with them for the shards.

The Autobots are almost to safety when [[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] snares the shard with an electromagnet cable, and though Mo tells Robby to let go, he's yanked off the trailer with the shard. [[Twitch]] severs the cable, picking up the end with Robby on it, but Nova Storm fires on them, causing Robby to drop the shard. Twitch saves Robby, and Optimus heads for the falling shard... only for [[Breakdown (ES)|Breakdown]] to reach it first. [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] give chase, though the Con is stopped by [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]]. Refusing to surrender the shard, Breakdown instead crushes its container and throws the shard. It lands in a puddle of water and unleashes energy wildly, spontaneously birthing a new [[Terran]]. The newcomer scans a towtruck which moments later crashes into him. After cutting his way through the towtruck, the newcomer starts attacking the other Terrans present, using his tow hook to slam Hashtag into the nearest highway support. Breakdown moves in and quickly talks the new Terran into going with him to join the Decepticons. The pair drive off as everyone goes to check on Hashtag.

At the Decepticon base, Starscream is outraged that Breakdown's actions have resulted in the new Terran, who introduces himself as [[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]]. As Starscream points out, he needs all of the Emberstone back to activate the weapon he's learned of which lies beneath [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]]. Meanwhile at the Malto farm [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] marvels at the idea anyone with a shard of the Emberstone can create a Terran, though Robby says Aftermath was more like a "Chaos Terran". [[Alex Malto|Alex]] reasons that Starscream may be trying to build up a force of Chaos Terrans as soldiers. While Bumblebee is keen to go on the hunt for more shards, Robby thinks they should instead steal the shards Starscream has already recovered and he has a plan.

The Autobots head down a highway as [[Dot Malto|Dot]] briefs them that they're after three shards located at the naval yard. Above them, [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] listens in and transmits the information back to Starscream, who orders the Decepticons into action. Not Breakdown, however, whom he tasks with babysitting Aftermath. As the Cons head out, Twitch, [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] and Robby sneak in through the open gate, avoiding the skies due to the base's anti-air defenses. They soon witness Breakdown failing to take charge of Aftermath, who starts pummeling the Con. The Autobots at the naval yard triumphantly hold up the three shards, just as the Decepticons swoop in. Chaos ensues with the Autobots doing their best to keep the shards out of Decepticon hands. The trio at the Decepticon base reach the command center and extract the Emberstone shards held there. Meanwhile Starscream and Skywarp finally manage to snag a shard from [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]], only for Starscream to realize it's fake and he quickly orders everyone back to base.

At said base, Nightshade, Twitch and Robby are waiting for the main door to open so they can escape when Aftermath and Breakdown's tussle lands the pair right next to them. Seeing an opportunity, Breakdown sets the Chaos Terran on the intruders, and Aftermath's first shot breaks the door, slamming it closed. The Terrans plead for Aftermath to come with them, but their arguments fall on deaf ears. A blast from Aftermath bounces off Robby's shield and detonates the stockpile of ammunition, causing a massive explosion. Breakdown throws himself in front of Aftermath, shielding the latter from the blast. The Maltos head for the new hole in the base's defensive wall, but Aftermath hooks the shard container with his tow line, and in the ensuing tug of war, the Maltos are forced to let it go so they can escape before the rest of the Decepticons arrive. As they take flight, the base's anti-air defenses fire a swarm of missiles, which they successfully lead into Starscream and the other returning Decepticons.

Back at the farm, Alex bandages an unhappy Robby's arm and the family reassures the boy that there will be more opportunities in future. Outside, a recovered Hashtag rejoins the other Terrans.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Elita-1_(ES)|Elita-1]] (15)
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] (26)
|c2=
*[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] (5)
*''[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]]'' (11)
*[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]] (22)
*[[Breakdown (ES)|Breakdown]] (23)
*[[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] (24)
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] (25)
|c3=
*[[Robby Malto]] (3)
*[[Mo Malto]] (4)
*[[Alex Malto]] (17)
*[[Dot Malto]] (18)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (7)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (8)
*[[Twitch]](16)
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (19)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (20)
*[[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]] (27)

|h5=Others||c5=
* ''[[Quintus Prime]] '' (6)
*''[[Blitzwave]]'' (9)
*''[[Razor-Fin]]'' (10)

}}

==Quotes==
"Family first, always."
:—'''Twitch'''

"Speed beats size every time."
:—'''Breakdown'''

"Power beats speed every time!"
:—'''Jawbreaker'''

"Anyone have eyes on Breakdown or the Chaos Terran?" 
"He's probably looking for a rainbow to punch."
:—'''Nightshade''' and '''Robby'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Emberstone shattered at the end of "[[The Last Hope, Part 2]]", when Robby and Mo used it to restore the Autobots, Decepticons and Terrans to life. This episode establishes that a year has passed since those events.

===Transformers references===
*The concept of new Terrans being created out of Embershards is similar to the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film and the second season of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', where new characters would be brought to life by fragments of the [[AllSpark]].
*This isn't the first time an episode titled "[[Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath]]" served as the second season premiere of a [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'' cartoon]].

===Real-world references===

===Errors===
[[File:EarthsparkAftermathStarscreamError.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Mirage (G1)|Now you see me... now you don't]]!]]
* After Starscream and Megatron face off, Starscream disappears for a frame when transforming. (This can be explained by the animation team swapping the robot and vehicle models, but missing a frame during the process).

===Trivia===
*

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aftermath'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 6]], 2024

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aftermath'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' July 6, 2024

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aftermath'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' July 6, 2024

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aftermath'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' July 6, 2024

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Fox Kids

2025-10-21T05:22:55Z

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[[File:Fox Kids logo.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Ah, halcyon days...]]
[[File:Jetix logo.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Cute, or not cute? You decide.]]
During the [[1999]]-[[2000]] television season in the United States, the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] was rebroadcast on the {{w|Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Broadcasting}} network's children's programming block (which, depending on the market, may have been on a WB, UPN or independent station, as many of Fox's larger stations, often ones that had switched from ABC, [[CBS]] or NBC at some point, did not carry the block) alongside the first season of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. In conjunction with these reruns, [[Hasbro]] released a few [[wave]]s of [[redeco]]ed [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'' toys]] with the '''Fox Kids''' logo on the packaging; hence, these toys have become known as "Fox Kids redecoes" (or more commonly but less correctly, "Fox Kids repaints") among collectors.

Fox Kids would later go on to air the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] in [[2001]]-[[2002]].

==Censorship==
The Beast Wars episodes aired on Fox Kids were conspicuously re-edited to remove sequences of graphic and not-so-graphic violence. These edits often took the form of a relatively slow and ''extremely obvious'' onscreen fade-to-black; during a prolonged fight scene, several such fades could occur in quick succession. Sequences edited out for Fox Kids broadcast include:

* [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] being impaled by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] in "[[Gorilla Warfare]]".
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] being brutally pummelled by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] in "[[The Spark]]".
* Tarantulas being set on fire by [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] in "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]".
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] grabbing and lifting [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] by the throat in "[[Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath]]".
* [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] being headbutted by Blackarachnia in "[[Proving Grounds (BW)|Proving Grounds]]".

Though, other, non-violence-related edits would also be made (possibly for time constraints), such as cutting Rattrap's immediate reaction to Blackarachnia's slipping away in "[[Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath]]".

Though the ''RID'' cartoon, adapted from ''Car Robots'', had always been lighter fare than Beast Wars, it too was edited for violent content on Fox Kids. In particular, depictions of characters (especially Autobots) firing missiles or other projectile [[weapon]]s would be removed. In such cases the cuts were handled much more smoothly and unobtrusively than had been the case with the Beast Wars edits.

In the aftermath of the [[September 11]] terrorist attacks, Fox Kids was leery of cartoon imagery of skyscrapers being bombarded. Several ''RID'' episodes were pulled altogether, others never re-aired again, and many significantly edited to remove the offending sequences.

==Toys==
The following Deluxe toys were redecos released in promotion of the ''Beast Wars'' reruns on Fox Kids
===1999===
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Jungle Roar</s> Cheetor]] (cheetah, redeco of Cheetor)
*[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Live Wire</s> Dinobot]] (''Velociraptor'', redeco of Dinobot)
*[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Energon Surge</s> Rhinox]] (black rhinoceros, redeco of Rhinox)
*[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Power Flight</s> Waspinator]] (hornet, redeco of Waspinator)

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#FKTM|<s>Mech-Tech</s> Cheetor]] ([[Transmetal]] cheetah, redeco of Transmetal Cheetor)
*[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#FKTM|<s>Steel Force</s> Tarantulas]] (Transmetal tarantula, redeco of Transmetal Tarantulas)
{{note|Initial Hasbro solicitations gave the toys in the Fox Kids assortment "power up"-style descriptors, but these did not make it to their final packaging. Only "Steel Force" Tarantulas was ever worked into fiction in such a manner, appearing as his [[Vok]]-empowered form in "[[Primeval Dawn]]".}}

===2000===
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#FKTM|Rattrap]] (Transmetal rat, Fox Kids redeco)
*[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#FKTM|Rhinox]] (Transmetal rhinoceros, Fox Kids redeco)

'''Wave 3'''
*[[Airazor (BW)#FKTM|Airazor]] (Transmetal falcon, Fox Kids redeco)

'''Wave 4'''
*[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#FKTM|Waspinator]] (Transmetal hornet, Fox Kids redeco)
{{note|2000's toys shared an assortment with the ''[[Transformers: Mutant Beast Wars|Mutant Beast Wars]]'' line, and not every wave included a new Fox Kids figure.}}

==Notes==
*[[Disney]] bought Fox Kids in 2002 and renamed it '''Jetix'''. As such, it is the Jetix logo that appears on all [[Maximum Entertainment|DVD releases]] of the ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon (so far).
*Transformers alumni [[Maurice LaMarche]], [[Neil Ross]], [[Corey Burton]] and [[Jess Harnell]] did voice over promos for ''Fox Kids'' including several for the Transformers series that aired on the network.

==External links==
*{{w|Fox Kids}}

[[Category:Beast Wars]]
[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Programming blocks]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001)]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Hasbro Presents: The Transformers: Beast Wars Original Soundtrack

2025-10-21T05:18:37Z

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{{album
|series=''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
|image= Hasbro Presents The Transformers Beast Wars Original Soundtrack Cover.jpg
|caption=
|label=[[Hasbro Entertainment|HCPLL]]
|releasedate=[[August 23]], [[2024]]
|prodnumber=
|asin=
}}
'''''Hasbro Presents: The Transformers: Beast Wars Original Soundtrack''''' is an album featuring various instrumental music pieces from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon composed by [[Robert Buckley]].

==Track listing and length==
===Score===
# [[Theme song#Beast Era|Opening Theme]] (0:30)
# The Probe (2:06)
# Posesssion (2:02)
# Into Battle (2:21)
# The Web (1:56)
# Other Voices (2:44)
# Fallen Comrades (1:08)
# Gorilla Warfare (2:53)
# Call of the Wild (1:42)
# The Low Road (2:42)
# One Unusual Planet (2:45)
# Victory (1:08)
# Spider's Game (2:45)
# Closing Theme (0:49)

==Trivia==
*The opening theme in this album is a shortened version of the full 1-minute theme that was used in the [[Power Block]] airings of Season 1.

==External links==
* [https://open.spotify.com/album/0S2l7pFe7KOoilGZejfnzz Spotify page]
* [https://music.apple.com/us/album/hasbro-presents-the-transformers-beast-wars-original/1760375956 Apple Music page]
* [https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DBRD6BXJ Amazon Music page]
* [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kGEdos1reJvRssa1Miem34wAThC8vasg0&si=fqxNdeFeyjWHgoQF YouTube page]

[[Category:Beast Wars]] [[Category:Beast Wars media]] [[Category:Albums]]

Hasbro Presents: The Transformers: Beast Wars Original Soundtrack

2025-10-21T05:18:16Z

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{{album
|series=''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
|image= Hasbro Presents The Transformers Beast Wars Original Soundtrack Cover.jpg
|caption=
|label=[[HCPLL]]
|releasedate=[[August 23]], [[2024]]
|prodnumber=
|asin=
}}
'''''Hasbro Presents: The Transformers: Beast Wars Original Soundtrack''''' is an album featuring various instrumental music pieces from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon composed by [[Robert Buckley]].

==Track listing and length==
===Score===
# [[Theme song#Beast Era|Opening Theme]] (0:30)
# The Probe (2:06)
# Posesssion (2:02)
# Into Battle (2:21)
# The Web (1:56)
# Other Voices (2:44)
# Fallen Comrades (1:08)
# Gorilla Warfare (2:53)
# Call of the Wild (1:42)
# The Low Road (2:42)
# One Unusual Planet (2:45)
# Victory (1:08)
# Spider's Game (2:45)
# Closing Theme (0:49)

==Trivia==
*The opening theme in this album is a shortened version of the full 1-minute theme that was used in the [[Power Block]] airings of Season 1.

==External links==
* [https://open.spotify.com/album/0S2l7pFe7KOoilGZejfnzz Spotify page]
* [https://music.apple.com/us/album/hasbro-presents-the-transformers-beast-wars-original/1760375956 Apple Music page]
* [https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DBRD6BXJ Amazon Music page]
* [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kGEdos1reJvRssa1Miem34wAThC8vasg0&si=fqxNdeFeyjWHgoQF YouTube page]

[[Category:Beast Wars]] [[Category:Beast Wars media]] [[Category:Albums]]

Amazon (website)

2025-10-13T22:44:23Z

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{{Disambig3|Amazon|Amazon|the online store that sells Transformers}}

[[File:Amazon.png|thumb|350px|From abominable to zilch.]]

'''Amazon''' is an online store that sells a wide variety of products, including Transformers. Sometimes they get [[exclusive]]s, too!

==Amazon Exclusive Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' in 2011, Hasbro released their own version of the G1-ified ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' retool Universal Dominator Unicron figure produced by Takara a year prior exclusively through Amazon.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Supreme Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Transformers (2010)|Unicron]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Generation 2===
Though a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, this giftset comes in ''Generation 2'' branded packaging. It was a shared exclusive between Amazon and [[BigBadToyStore]].
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Giftset'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] ([[Brawl (G1)#Generations|Brawl]], [[Blast Off (G1)#Generations|Blast Off]], [[Onslaught (G1)#Generations|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)#Generations|Swindle]], [[Vortex (G1)#Generations|Vortex]])}}
|}
{{--}}

===Dark of the Moon===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''MechTech Supreme'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AmazonJetwing|Jetwing Optimus Prime]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Age of Extinction===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''"First Edition" Toys'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#"First Edition" toys|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Tribute===
Intended as a celebration of the [[Transformers (film)|first live action movie]]'s tenth anniversary, Tribute was a small line consisting of three Amazon exclusive releases.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TributeLeader|10th Anniversary Optimus Prime]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Evolution 2-Pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute2Pack|Autobot Legacy 2-Pack]] (Orion Pax / Optimus Prime)}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Evolution 3-Pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Bumblebee Evolution 3-Pack]] (1967, 1977, & 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee)}}
|}
{{--}}

===Prime Wars Trilogy===
====Power of the Primes====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Evolution Nemesis Prime]] (w/ [[Giza (POTP)|Giza]])}}
|}
{{--}}

====Special Edition====
During the course of ''Power of the Primes'' in 2018, Hasbro released three Amazon exclusive "Special Edition" figures to commemorate the Prime Wars Trilogy, with each figure representing one part of the trilogy. All three figures also came with a special edition [[Prime Master]] done up in translucent plastic.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Combiner Wars'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#SpecialEdition|Decepticon Blast Off]] (w/ [[The Fallen/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatronus]])}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titans Return'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#SpecialEdition|Repugnus]] (w/ [[Dastard#Titans Return|Dastard]] and [[Solus Prime#Titans Return|Solus Prime]])}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power of the Primes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] (w/ [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima]])}}
|}
{{--}}

===War for Cybertron Trilogy===
The ''War for Cybertron'' Trilogy saw a marked increase in the number of retailer exclusives compared to earlier lines, which of course Amazon was a part of.
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
In what would become an ongoing trend for Amazon exclusives, the "Final Strike Figure Series" were a pair of boxsets featuring interconnected artwork along with a storyline that could be found in the product description. Though not officially a part of the Final Strike Figure Series, fellow Amazon exclusive Greenlight can also be spotted in the background of the Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron's boxart. A 3-pack of alternate versions of 2019 fan vote winners Mirage and Impactor, along with Aragon, was also made available via Amazon.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Greenlight#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Greenlight]] & [[Dazzlestrike#War for Cybertron: Siege|Dazzlestrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Fan Vote 3-Pack ([[Impactor (G1)#AmazonFanVote3Pack|Decepticon Impactor]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#AmazonFanVote3Pack|Holo Mirage]], [[Aragon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Powerdasher Aragon]]}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Final Strike Figure Series'''
{{Bp-a1|Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce ([[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#S26|Covert Clone Sideswipe]], [[Slamdance (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slamdance]], [[Trenchfoot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Trenchfoot]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron ([[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]], [[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Fracas]], [[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shrute]], [[Terror-Daxtyl#War for Cybertron: Siege|Terror-Daxtyl]])}}
|}
{{--}}

====War for Cybertron: Earthrise====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#AUOP|Alternate Universe Optimus Prime]]}}

|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Seeker Elite 2-Pack ([[Ramjet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ramjet]] / [[Dirge (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Dirge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Autobot Alliance 2-Pack ([[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ironhide]] / [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Prowl]])}}

|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Galactic Odyssey Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Paradron Medics ([[Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ratchet]] & [[Lifeline (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Lifeline]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Micron Micromasters ([[Fireguard#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fireguard]], [[Roadburner#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Roadburner]], [[Barricade (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Decepticon Runner]], [[Motorhead (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Motorhead]], [[Stingracer#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Stingracer]], & [[Windstorm#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Windstorm]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Biosfera Autobot Clones ([[Fastlane#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fastlane]] & [[Cloudraker (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cloudraker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Dominus Criminal Pursuit ([[Barricade (IDW)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Barricade]] & [[Punch (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Punch-Counterpunch]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Botropolis]] Rescue Mission ([[Overair (facility)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Overair]], [[Ironworks (facility)#Botropolis|Ironworks]] & the [[Astro Squad#Botropolis|Astro Squad]])}}
|}
{{--}}

====War for Cybertron: Kingdom====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Battle Across Time Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Mirage]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Sideswipe]] & [[Skywarp (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Skywarp]]}}

|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Golden Disc Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Chapter 1: Through the Vortex ([[Puffer#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Puffer]] & [[Road Ranger#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Road Ranger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Chapter 2: ...And Out the Other Side ([[Jackpot (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Jackpot]] & [[Sights (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Sights]])}}
{{Bp-m1|Chapter 3: Enter the Mutant Warrior ([[Tigatron#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Mutant Tigatron]])}}
{{Bp-p1|Chapter 4: The Terrorfying Conclusion ([[Terrorsaur (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Terrorsaur]])}}
|}
{{--}}

===Legacy===
====Legacy====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wreck 'n Rule Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wr|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Impactor (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Impactor]] & [[Spindle#Legacy|Spindle]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Leadfoot]] & [[Masterdominus#Legacy|Masterdominus]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Springer]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Twin Twist]]}}
|}

====Legacy: Evolution====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Humble Origins 2-Pack ([[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]])}}
{{Bp-multi|Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack ([[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]] & [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseofTyranny|Miner Megatron]])}}
{{Bp-multi|Deadeye Duel 2-Pack ([[Kaskade#Legacy|Ascenticon Kaskade]] VS [[Javelin#Legacy|Senate Guard Autobot Javelin]])}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nacelle (G1)#Legacy|Nacelle]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nova Prime#Legacy|Nova Prime]]}}
|}
{{--}}
</ul>

==Non-toy Amazon exclusives==
===Books===
* '''''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''''' ([[2013]])
{{businessstub}}

==Notes==
* In the United States, Amazon's Prime Video service sells episodes of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' (first season only), ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' (first two seasons only), ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'', ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise (2015)]]'', ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'', ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'', ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Botbots]]'', and ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|EarthSpark]]'' as well as ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', the [[live-action film series]] and ''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]''. [[Paramount+]] and MGM+ subscriptions can also be purchased on top of Prime or Prime Video memberships.
* The manga ''[[Transformers × Dialect Girl: My Toys]]'' features [[Kahori Hanamura]] ordering multiple packages through the legally-distinct "Amazo'''m'''".
* Amazon reportedly provides Hasbro with more space for product copy than many other retailers do. As such, Amazon exclusive products from ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' onwards have often featured a greater degree of "lore" and [[bio]]s than mainline product or exclusives from other retailers.<ref>[[May 22]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfimkf3el8Q&t=1766s Interview] with the "Adventures in Collecting" podcast.</ref>
* Following the acquisition of MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Studios in 2021, Amazon became co-owner of the [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|James Bond]] films, as well as distributor of the first ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator|Terminator]]'' film, the ''[[Mattel|Masters of the Universe]]'' movies (both 1987 and 2026), ''[[Spaceballs]]'', and ''[[High Noon (film)|High Noon]]''.

==External links==
* [https://www.amazon.com Amazon.com]
* {{w|Amazon (company)|Amazon}} at Wikipedia

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Retailers]]
[[Category:Websites]]

Hasbro Presents: Transformers: Music from the Original Animated Series

2025-10-13T22:41:43Z

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|series=''Hasbro Presents: Transformers: Music from the Original Animated Series
|image=G1SoundtrackLP2024.jpg
|caption=
|label=[[Magic Star Records]]
|releasedate=[[July 26]], [[2024]]
|prodnumber=
|asin=
}}

'''''Hasbro Presents: Transformers: Music from the Original Animated Series''''' is an official LP release of the score and background music of the G1 [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]] cartoon, as composed by [[Robert J. Walsh]], [[Johnny Douglas]], [[Anne Bryant]], and [[Ford Kinder]]. Each disc was pressed in clear vinyl, with one having [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]-themed red and blue swirls, the other with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]-yellow.

It was released in July 2024 to coincide with the Transformers 40th anniversary. Compared to [[Hasbro Studios Presents 80s TV Classics: Music From The Transformers|the prior soundtrack LP from 2018]], this version has remastered sound and two additional tracks: one of them is a combination of two previously unreleased cues, the other a new remix of the original theme song.

==Track listing==
{|style="margin-left:1em" width="50%"
! width="50%" align="left" style="text-decoration:underline" |Disc 1, Side A
! width="50%" align="left" style="text-decoration:underline" |Disc 1, Side B
|-
| valign="top" |
#[[Theme song#Generation 1|Opening Theme Song]]
#Life
#Cybertron Sorrow
#The Bridge to Iacon
#Unwelcoming Committee
#Prepare
#Attack! Attack!
#Decepticon Drama
#Explore! Repair!
#Facing Disaster
#Ominous Discovery
| valign="top" |
#Elements of Danger
#Something’s Wrong
#Overcoming the Unstoppable
#No More Worries
#Unyielding
#Heavy Mettle
#Man and Machine
#Matters and Antimatters
#Battle Fearlessly
#Ancient Legends
#The March of War
#Roll For Home
#The Glimmer of Hope
#Earth to Cybertron
|}

{|style="margin-left:1em" width="50%"
! width="50%" align="left" style="text-decoration:underline" |Disc 2, Side A
! width="50%" align="left" style="text-decoration:underline" |Disc 2, Side B
|-
| valign="top" |
#Into the Jaws of Death
#Doomed Together
#The Wrong Readings Mean the Right Doom
#Transformers Medley
#Mad Planet
#Conflict on Cassette
#Pastoral Tranquility
#From the Secret Files of Teletraan II
| valign="top" |
#Separation Anxiety
#Synthesized Magic
#Sinister
#Uneasy Advances
#Epic Struggles
#Mysterious Airs
#Waking Nightmare
#Storm & Strife / Urgent!
#Transformers Theme Tune (40th anniversary remix)
|}

[[Category:Generation 1 albums]]

Big Man

2025-09-23T13:53:06Z

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[[File:RockAndRollOut-showmustgoon.jpg|Right|thumb|250px|]]

'''Big Man''' is a member of [[Brick Springstern]]'s Tenth Avenue band! He plays the saxophone!

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:RockAndRollOut-BigMan.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]

The [[Decepticon]]s used the band's popularity to their advantage, sabotaging a concert at [[Municipal Stadium]] in an unknown city in northwestern [[Oregon]]. The Autobot [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] popped up in the middle of the concert to stop it from falling and repair it, and asked Big Man and the other musicians to continue playing. Big Man was skeptical of this approach, but Brick Springstern decided the giant robot had the right idea. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Big Man is real-life "The Big Man", aka Clarence Clemons. A usable nickname means no pseudonym for him!

==External links==
*{{w|Clarence Clemons|Clarence Clemons}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Earth culture]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:Real people]]

Meet Ballpoint!

2025-08-24T17:14:37Z

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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''Transformers: Worst Bot Ever''
|title="Meet Ballpoint!"
|image=Worst Bot Ever - Meet Ballpoint!.jpg
|caption="You don’t understand! I was gonna write ‘mightier than the sword’ at the end, honest!"
|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound Comet]]
|date=[[July 9]], [[2025]]
|written by=[[Brian "Smitty" Smith]]
|art by=[[Marz Jr.]]
|colors by=Marz Jr.
|letters by=Marz Jr.
|editor=[[Alex Antone]]
|design by=[[Andres Juarez]]
|production by=[[Richard Mercado]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 continuity family]]
|ISBN=ISBN 1534327991 / ISBN 978-1534327993
}}

'''After being kicked out of the Decepticons, Ballpoint decides to win their favor by destroying all the Autobots single-handedly.'''

==Synopsis==
===Chapter 1===
''[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Home of the [[Transformer]]s. The [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s have been engaged in war over the planet's [[Energon]] reserves for centuries. And the Decepticon war effort is running smoothly thanks entirely to [[Ballpoint]], "The PEN who's mightier than the SWORD!" He's an incredible fighter, spy, tactician, pilot, mechanic, and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s best friend. When the Autobots departed Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons followed and boarded the vessel, before crash landing on [[Earth]]. It was Ballpoint who brought everyone back online, with the other Decepticons singing his praises all along the way...''

Ballpoint's story to his best friend, the blender, is interrupted by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who sneeringly informs Ballpoint and "Smoothie" that not only is none of that true, they didn't even know Ballpoint was ''aboard'' the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when they departed Cybertron. Their discussion is interrupted once more by an announcement over the loudspeaker: Megatron is about to give a briefing. The Decepticons assemble in the throne room, with Starscream taking from Ballpoint the report on the solar farm they're about to raid, warning the diminutive Decepticon that he better not have messed it up. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] rushes past, holding a piece of paper, which Ballpoint interprets as the cyclops wanting an autograph, and happily obliges. Shockwave flicks Ballpoint across the room.

===Chapter 2===
Megatron demands Shockwave hand over his report on Autobot activity near their target, but finds it illegible due to Ballpoint autographing over it. Starscream seizes the opportunity to suck up to his leader, and proudly inserts the [[Floppy disk]] Ballpoint compiled for him. To everyone's horror, it begins playing a homemade music video featuring Ballpoint's sick moves. Megatron declares everyone incompetent, but reveals he anticipated this and gathered all the intel himself. The Decepticons all hitch a ride on Starscream (plus [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] grabs [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]) and depart for the solar farm.

Arriving, Ballpoint asks Megatron what his assignment is. Megatron, unsure who Ballpoint is, asks Shockwave if he's capable. The answer is no, so Megatron orders Shockwave to kill him if he gets in the way. Shockwave tells Ballpoint to monitor the energy output and keep a lookout for those pesky Autobots.

As the Decepticons siphon Energon from the solar farm, Ballpoint begins telling his story to the computer display he's been tasked with watching, and gets so engrossed in it that he completely fails to notice the Autobots arriving. The Autobots thoroughly ''trounce'' the Decepticons, with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in particular plowing into Megatron as Starscream leaps out of the way. Megatron orders a retreat, at which point our hero ''finally'' notices what's going on and joins his brethren in running away.

===Chapter 3===
Back at Decepticon headquarters, Ballpoint spins a tall tale about how he was busy trouncing bigger and stronger Autobots, and it's really only thanks to ''him'' that they got out of there. This time, Starscream calls Ballpoint on his BS in front of everyone; the [[Rumble (G1)|rank]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|file]] are angered to learn exactly what Ballpoint was doing while they were getting their asses kicked. While Starscream is pontificating about how unacceptable it is that Megatron was injured, the Decepticon leader himself enters and dresses down Starscream for ''his'' role in one of said injuries. Megatron orders Starscream to fetch him an Energon shake, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] scrambles away. Megatron then angrily questions why his minions keep failing him. All present unanimously point their fingers at...Ballpoint. Megatron seethes with anger, knocking the Energon shake out of Starscream's hands — and more importantly, Smoothie the blender, whose "death" Ballpoint mourns. Megatron, sick of the tiny bot, banishes him from the Decepticon ranks, having him thrown out to the curb with the rest of the garbage. Ballpoint brainstorms ways to get himself back in Megatron's good graces, and hits upon the idea to destroy all the Autobots by himself. Great plan!

===Chapter 4===
At the crash site of the ''Ark'', the Autobots celebrate and recuperate from their latest victory. Prime laments the need for violence, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] gets repairs from [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], the [[Sideswipe (G1)|Lam]][[Sunstreaker (G1)|Bros]] trash-talk each other, and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] tries desperately to get ''someone'' to laugh at an epic quip he made during the battle. To get away from Jazz, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] runs off to relieve [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] from watch duty. As Prowl settles in, Ballpoint tries to figure out a way to distract him, settling on ordering a whole stack of pizzas. While Prowl argues with the pizza guy, Ballpoint sneaks into the ''Ark'', using his alternate mode to gain access to Wheeljack's office. Ballpoint first decides to try turning the Autobots against each other by leaving a fake note. Wheeljack's just happy someone fixed the printer! Next, he tries to beat up [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], but the [[Mini-Vehicle|Minibot]] doesn't even notice his attacker. After being nonchalantly stepped on by Optimus Prime, Ballpoint realizes this isn't working, and turns to psychological warfare.

===Chapter 5===
First, Ballpoint sneaks into Sunstreaker and Sideswipe's room and doodles mustaches and the like on their faces. They just think it's hilarious and walk into the halls laughing. Ballpoint decides enough is enough, he's going to take out the leader. He sneaks into Optimus' office and pretends to be a dentist, offering the Prime a cleaning. Prime points out that Cybertronians don't have [[teeth]], and he himself might not even have a mouth. At that, Ballpoint gives up and comes clean, explaining who he is and why he's here. He begs not to be destroyed, only for Optimus to praise him for his bravery and offer him a chance to join them as the Decepticons begin an assault on the ''Ark''.

===Chapter 6===
As Prime gears up to face Megatron, he passes Ballpoint to Bumblebee and orders them to stop Starscream from destroying the ''Ark''. Ballpoint freaks out, believing the two of them can't ''possibly'' stand a chance against the [[Air Commander]]. Bumblebee quickly proves his new ally wrong; by grabbing onto Starscream's wing, the seeker loses his stability and begins falling to the ground. Bumblebee jumps off at the last second, but Ballpoint doesn't react in time; bouncing along with Starscream until he's thrown off and lands right between Optimus Prime and Megatron! Megatron stands triumphant over his eternal foe, and sees an opportunity: he orders Ballpoint (calling him "Felt-Tip") to finish off Prime, wanting the irony of Prime falling to the weakest and most worthless Decepticon. Prime nods to Ballpoint, giving him the courage he needs to do the right thing. He clambers up Megatron and squirts ink all over his eyes, enabling Prime to get up and send Megatron careening trough the air. Megatron wearily orders a retreat. As the defeated Decepticons fly off, the Autobots all praise Ballpoint for his contributions, with Prime giving him a brand-new Autobot [[Insignia]].

Optimus suggests Jazz give him a tour; after bonding over Jazz's hilarious battle quips, he spots an old friend: Smoothie! Ecstatic that his best friend survived and is also an Autobot now, he runs over and hugs the Autobot's blender, to the confusion of Jazz and Bumblebee.

Back at the Decepticon base, Megatron paces angrily in front of his troops, unaware that Ballpoint has written "Space Fartts" on his butt.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (6)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (9)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (10)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (11)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (12)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (13)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (22)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (23)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (24)
|c2=
*[[Ballpoint]] (1)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (14)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (15)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (16)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (17)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (18)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (19)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (20)
*[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] (21)
|c4=
*[[Teletraan I|Teletraan 1]] (25)
*"Smoothie" (26)
*Pizza guy (27)
}}

==Quotes==
"The '''pen''' who's mightier than the '''sword'''! I totally coined that phrase, BTW...100% copyright Ballpoint."
:—Guess who

"Perhaps you could wear name tags?"
:—Even '''Soundwave''' has trouble with [[FIRRIB]].

"How can such a miniscule {{sic}} creature contain so much delusion?"
:—'''Shockwave''' sums up Ballpoint efficiently.

"Do not return. We will also be changing the wi-fi password."
:—'''Soundwave''' gives Ballpoint the boot

'''Bumblebee:''' Can you check this out for me? I think I '''sprained''' my '''ankle'''. 
'''Wheeljack:''' Wish I could help you out, Bee. I'm a '''mechanic''', not a '''medic'''. You'll have to wait for '''Ratchet''' over there. 
'''Bumblebee:''' ''(to himself)'' '''Seriously?!?''' That line will take forever! What if...? 
''(Transforms to vehicle mode)'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' Uh... how about taking a look at my '''front wheel axle?''' 
'''Wheeljack:''' '''Sure thing!'''

"I dunno, bro. This was a '''really''' specific order. Like, '''half''' of these have '''batteries''' on them." 
"Is that even on the menu?"
:—The '''pizza guy''' argues with '''Prowl'''

"UPTIMAS PRINE STINKS! LOVE BUNDLEBEAN"
:—Ballpoint's planted note

"I'm '''Dr. Point''' from the dental office of '''Dr. Point DDS''', here to discuss the state of your teeth. It seems you '''haven't had a cleaning in''' the past, let me check...'''several million years.'''"
:—Cut Optimus Prime some slack, "'''Dr. Point'''", everyone gets behind on appointments sometimes.

"While I can't say I '''agree''' with your plan, I'm impressed by the '''bravery''' it took to '''come clean'''. Everyone deserves a chance to shine, Ballpoint."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' being Optimus Prime

==Notes==
*A few months before the release of this graphic novel, [[Skybound Entertainment]] released the first chapter in a one-shot for [[Free Comic Book Day]].
*Backmatter for this issue includes a "How to draw" segment of, naturally, Ballpoint (narrated by stylized Autobot and Decepticon insignias referred to as 'Aurora' and 'Steve', respectively), a model sheet of (most) of the characters appearing in the book, an "About the Authors" section, and a reading guide with some critical thinking questions for the youngins, plus adverts for other graphic novels from [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound Comet]].

===Transformers references===
*Overall, this graphic novel is a loving tribute to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]], featuring many themes from and nods to it throughout the whole story. It's deliberately goofy and campy and the action scenes are filled with cheesy quips, but more specifically:
**The basic backstory of the ''Ark'''s departure, crash, and lengthy slumber period, of course, isn't unique to the cartoon, but the stock-plot style Decepticon scheme to raid a solar farm to steal energy is typical of a G1 cartoon episode.
**The Decepticons explicitly all having to hitch a ride on Starscream and Laserbeak feels kind of like an ''anti''-reference — in the cartoon, all Decepticons could fly in robot mode, which is evidently not the case here. The specific way this is called out feels very deliberate.
**The Decepticon base is portrayed as a big, honkin' Decepticon insignia, much like their temporary base in the episode "[[Enter the Nightbird]]."
**Soundwave generates the [[Energon cube]]s from his cassette window.
**Optimus Prime is portrayed less like the [[Thirteenth Prime|stoic demigod]] he's become in the 21st century and more like the friendly fatherly figure that his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|original cartoon counterpart]] was.
**[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] turns invisible in the same way as the cartoon, creating a glowy cube around himself that makes him disappear.
**The pizza guy is dressed in the same hard hat, tan shirt, and blue pants as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] (and practically every other background human) in the cartoon (though the pizza guy does not sport the yellow boots that would complete the outfit).
**[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] tries to sing along to music playing on his headphones; first singing "''You got the clutch!''" and then later "''Dare to be brainless!''" He's, of course, listening to "[[The Touch]]" and "[[Dare to Be Stupid]]", both featured in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].
**Optimus Prime's trailer vanishes when he turns to robot mode, and comes out of nowhere when going back to vehicle mode.
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is decked out in his [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] color scheme, with blue trim instead of his usual black.
*In past stories, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] has been portrayed as both an intelligent, talking bot, and a squawking, feral animal. This comic splits the difference, and makes him into basically a parrot.
*The comic makes a toungue-in-cheek reference to [[FIRRIB]], portraying ''[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'' as confusing the two! (For the record, the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|cassettes]] make it clear that for this continuity, Rumble is the blue one while Frenzy is red.)
*Energon is shown to be blue, as it was portrayed in most media of the 2010s.
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] appears to take design cues from her ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|EarthSpark]]'' [[Elita-1 (ES)|counterpart]].
*The talking Decepticon insignia in the “How to draw” segment is named “[[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]]”.

===Real-world references===
*"No shake for you!" shouts an indignant Megatron, co-opting the memetic catchphrase of the infamous "{{w|The Soup Nazi|Soup Nazi}}" from ''{{w|Seinfeld}}''.
*Fans have often used "LamBros" as an informal term for [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (a pun on their classic Lamborghini alt-modes), but this is the first time that term has been used in-fiction, with the brothers having pasted "LAMbros 4EVA" on the door to their quarters.
*Brawn reads a workout magazine called "Muscle Bodies" that features [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] characters [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] and [[Lady Jaye]] on the front and back covers, respectively. The magazine even says "G.I. Joe" on the corner!

===Trivia===
*Both Autobot and Decepticon headquarters have great big posters hanging up. The Autobot base's posters are largely motivational-type, while the Decepticon base is decorated mainly with Megatron's athletic accolades (looks like he was Cybertron's world champion thumb wrestler, [[1986]]).
*The [[Cybertronian language#Real-life alphabets|Ancient Autobot]] on Shockwave's paper (or what's legible of it) seems to be just a bunch of random letters.
*Prowl has a mustache.
*Despite what Prime says, basically everyone with a mouth ''is'' drawn with teeth. You could argue that it's artistic license, but that doesn't hold water for [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]].
*The character model sheet in the back includes [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], neither of whom appear in the story (though Marz. Jr did draw Jetfire for [[:File:Void Rivals 1 2nd Ptg Cover B.jpg|one of the covers]] of ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 1|issue 1]]'s second printing), and omits [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, all of whom ''do'' appear.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Worst Bot Ever - Meet Ballpoint!}}
[[Category:Generation 1 issues]]
[[Category:Skybound titles]]

Europa 2000

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[[File:Europa 2000.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Funny geography in the Sunbow cartoon universe!]]
The '''Europa 2000''' stretches from [[Paris]] to [[Istanbul]], a course of some 2000 miles, with racers from all over the world participating for its million dollar prize.

In reality, the Race was arranged by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to bring American driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] to him in Istanbul. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

==Notes==
*The map of the Europa 2000's route does not conform to the international borders that existed at the time in the real world. This ''perhaps'' suggests that in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 animated universe]], as of 1985 the following things have occurred:
**[[Spain]] has annexed the Montpellier region of [[France]].
**France has conquered [[Belgium]], Luxembourg and a large portion of [[Germany]] (and probably also Poland).
**Paris has been relocated to the place where Saint-Étienne is located in the real world.
**Istanbul has moved from the coast of [[Europe]] to inland [[Asia]] Minor.
**[[Bulgaria]] has conquered [[Greece]] and renamed itself into "[[Bulgaria|Bulgalia]]".
**[[Austria]] now incorporates Slovenia and thus borders the Mediterranean Sea (however small the coast may be).
**Czechoslovakia has renamed itself into "[[Ciech]]", a slight mangling of the acceptable abbreviation "Czech." This probably occurred because of sloppy handwriting.
**[[Hungary]] gained back some of its former land.
**[[Rumania|Romania]] goes by its accepted alternate spelling of "Rumania".
**[[Russia]] incorporates [[Ukraine]] (like the [[Soviet Union]] used to), thereby bordering the Black Sea, and shares Poland's former territory with France.
**[[Corsica]], Sardinia, Crete and any other large-scale islands other than [[Sicily]] are completely gone.
**What's left of Germany has re-united.
*Additionally, the map does not include the Soviet Union, instead including a country simply labeled "Russia". The Soviet Union was shown to exist in the earlier Season 2 episode "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]" as well as later in the Season 3 episode "[[Thief in the Night]]", set in 2006. Then again, it was not uncommon to refer to the Soviet Union as a whole as "Russia", even though this is inaccurate.
*One might wonder how much the [[Transformer]]s' presence on [[Earth]] has added to this massive territorial shuffle. Of course, it ''could'' just be a particularly poor map... naaaaaah.
*On the map, [[Switzerland]] has been abbreviated into "Switz", which is understandable for its visible size.

==See also==
*[[Europa 400]]

[[Category:Generation 1 history]]
[[Category:Earth culture]]
[[Category:Races]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]

Nicholas Fury

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{{disambigm|Nicholas (disambiguation)|Fury (disambiguation)}}
:''Nicholas Fury is a [[human]] from [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]].''

[[File:Nicholas.jpg|thumb|Some day we may learn more about this mysterious eyepatch-wearing man.]]
Colonel '''Nicholas Fury''' works for America's super-spy organization [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] with his pal [[Dum Dum]]. He smokes [[cigar]]s and wears an eyepatch.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
When the [[Transformer]]s caused their first ruckus upon waking up in 1984, Nicholas hoped it wasn't "[[Godzilla|that big green, fire-snortin' lizard]]" again. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

It doesn't appear that the two ever actually looked into what was going on in [[Oregon]] at all. Or if they did, they sure didn't do anything about it.

==Notes==
* ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' featured a crossword clue "Big green, fire-snortin' lizard that menaces Col Fury", filling out the rest of Nicholas's name and rank. The answer to the clue was "Godzilla".
* Col. Fury has been voiced by a few ''Transformers'' voice actors, including [[Jack Angel]], [[Jim Byrnes]], [[Keith David]], [[Dave Fennoy]], [[David Kaye]], [[Kevin Michael Richardson]], [[Khary Payton]], [[Phil LaMarr]], [[Sean Chiplock]], [[Dave Boat]], [[Charles Parnell]] and [[John Eric Bentley]].

==External links==
* [[wikia:marvel:Nicholas Fury (Earth-616)|Nicholas Fury]] at Marvel Database
* {{w|Nick Fury|Nicholas Fury at Wikipedia}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fury, Nicholas}}
[[Category:Marvel characters]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:United States military officers]]

Amazon (website)

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{{Disambig3|Amazon|Amazon|the online store that sells Transformers}}

[[File:Amazon logo.jpg|thumb|250px|From abominable to zilch.]]

'''Amazon''' is an online store that sells a wide variety of products, including Transformers. Sometimes they get [[exclusive]]s, too!

==Amazon Exclusive Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' in 2011, Hasbro released their own version of the G1-ified ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' retool Universal Dominator Unicron figure produced by Takara a year prior exclusively through Amazon.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Supreme Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Transformers (2010)|Unicron]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Generation 2===
Though a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, this giftset comes in ''Generation 2'' branded packaging. It was a shared exclusive between Amazon and [[BigBadToyStore]].
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Giftset'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] ([[Brawl (G1)#Generations|Brawl]], [[Blast Off (G1)#Generations|Blast Off]], [[Onslaught (G1)#Generations|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)#Generations|Swindle]], [[Vortex (G1)#Generations|Vortex]])}}
|}
{{--}}

===Dark of the Moon===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''MechTech Supreme'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AmazonJetwing|Jetwing Optimus Prime]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Age of Extinction===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''"First Edition" Toys'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#"First Edition" toys|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Tribute===
Intended as a celebration of the [[Transformers (film)|first live action movie]]'s tenth anniversary, Tribute was a small line consisting of three Amazon exclusive releases.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TributeLeader|10th Anniversary Optimus Prime]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Evolution 2-Pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute2Pack|Autobot Legacy 2-Pack]] (Orion Pax / Optimus Prime)}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Evolution 3-Pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Bumblebee Evolution 3-Pack]] (1967, 1977, & 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee)}}
|}
{{--}}

===Prime Wars Trilogy===
====Power of the Primes====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Evolution Nemesis Prime]] (w/ [[Giza (POTP)|Giza]])}}
|}
{{--}}

====Special Edition====
During the course of ''Power of the Primes'' in 2018, Hasbro released three Amazon exclusive "Special Edition" figures to commemorate the Prime Wars Trilogy, with each figure representing one part of the trilogy. All three figures also came with a special edition [[Prime Master]] done up in translucent plastic.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Combiner Wars'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#SpecialEdition|Decepticon Blast Off]] (w/ [[The Fallen/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatronus]])}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titans Return'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#SpecialEdition|Repugnus]] (w/ [[Dastard#Titans Return|Dastard]] and [[Solus Prime#Titans Return|Solus Prime]])}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power of the Primes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] (w/ [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima]])}}
|}
{{--}}

===War for Cybertron Trilogy===
The ''War for Cybertron'' Trilogy saw a marked increase in the number of retailer exclusives compared to earlier lines, which of course Amazon was a part of.
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
In what would become an ongoing trend for Amazon exclusives, the "Final Strike Figure Series" were a pair of boxsets featuring interconnected artwork along with a storyline that could be found in the product description. Though not officially a part of the Final Strike Figure Series, fellow Amazon exclusive Greenlight can also be spotted in the background of the Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron's boxart. A 3-pack of alternate versions of 2019 fan vote winners Mirage and Impactor, along with Aragon, was also made available via Amazon.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Greenlight#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Greenlight]] & [[Dazzlestrike#War for Cybertron: Siege|Dazzlestrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Fan Vote 3-Pack ([[Impactor (G1)#AmazonFanVote3Pack|Decepticon Impactor]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#AmazonFanVote3Pack|Holo Mirage]], [[Aragon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Powerdasher Aragon]]}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Final Strike Figure Series'''
{{Bp-a1|Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce ([[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#S26|Covert Clone Sideswipe]], [[Slamdance (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slamdance]], [[Trenchfoot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Trenchfoot]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron ([[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]], [[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Fracas]], [[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shrute]], [[Terror-Daxtyl#War for Cybertron: Siege|Terror-Daxtyl]])}}
|}
{{--}}

====War for Cybertron: Earthrise====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#AUOP|Alternate Universe Optimus Prime]]}}

|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Seeker Elite 2-Pack ([[Ramjet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ramjet]] / [[Dirge (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Dirge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Autobot Alliance 2-Pack ([[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ironhide]] / [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Prowl]])}}

|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Galactic Odyssey Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Paradron Medics ([[Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ratchet]] & [[Lifeline (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Lifeline]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Micron Micromasters ([[Fireguard#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fireguard]], [[Roadburner#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Roadburner]], [[Barricade (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Decepticon Runner]], [[Motorhead (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Motorhead]], [[Stingracer#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Stingracer]], & [[Windstorm#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Windstorm]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Biosfera Autobot Clones ([[Fastlane#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fastlane]] & [[Cloudraker (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cloudraker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Dominus Criminal Pursuit ([[Barricade (IDW)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Barricade]] & [[Punch (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Punch-Counterpunch]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Botropolis]] Rescue Mission ([[Overair (facility)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Overair]], [[Ironworks (facility)#Botropolis|Ironworks]] & the [[Astro Squad#Botropolis|Astro Squad]])}}
|}
{{--}}

====War for Cybertron: Kingdom====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Battle Across Time Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Mirage]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Sideswipe]] & [[Skywarp (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Skywarp]]}}

|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Golden Disc Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Chapter 1: Through the Vortex ([[Puffer#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Puffer]] & [[Road Ranger#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Road Ranger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Chapter 2: ...And Out the Other Side ([[Jackpot (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Jackpot]] & [[Sights (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Sights]])}}
{{Bp-m1|Chapter 3: Enter the Mutant Warrior ([[Tigatron#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Mutant Tigatron]])}}
{{Bp-p1|Chapter 4: The Terrorfying Conclusion ([[Terrorsaur (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Terrorsaur]])}}
|}
{{--}}

===Legacy===
====Legacy====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wreck 'n Rule Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wr|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Impactor (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Impactor]] & [[Spindle#Legacy|Spindle]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Leadfoot]] & [[Masterdominus#Legacy|Masterdominus]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Springer]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Twin Twist]]}}
|}

====Legacy: Evolution====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Humble Origins 2-Pack ([[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]])}}
{{Bp-multi|Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack ([[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]] & [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseofTyranny|Miner Megatron]])}}
{{Bp-multi|Deadeye Duel 2-Pack ([[Kaskade#Legacy|Ascenticon Kaskade]] VS [[Javelin#Legacy|Senate Guard Autobot Javelin]])}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nacelle (G1)#Legacy|Nacelle]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nova Prime#Legacy|Nova Prime]]}}
|}
{{--}}
</ul>

==Non-toy Amazon exclusives==
===Books===
* '''''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''''' ([[2013]])
{{businessstub}}

==Notes==
* In the United States, Amazon's Prime Video service sells episodes of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' (first season only), ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' (first two seasons only), ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'', ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise (2015)]]'', ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'', ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'', ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Botbots]]'', and ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|EarthSpark]]'' as well as ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', the [[live-action film series]] and ''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]''. [[Paramount+]] subscriptions can also be purchased on top of Prime or Prime Video memberships.
* The manga ''[[Transformers × Dialect Girl: My Toys]]'' features [[Kahori Hanamura]] ordering multiple packages through the legally-distinct "Amazo'''m'''".
* Amazon reportedly provides Hasbro with more space for product copy than many other retailers do. As such, Amazon exclusive products from ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' onwards have often featured a greater degree of "lore" and [[bio]]s than mainline product or exclusives from other retailers.<ref>[[May 22]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfimkf3el8Q&t=1766s Interview] with the "Adventures in Collecting" podcast.</ref>
* Following the acquisition of MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Studios in 2021, Amazon became co-owner of the [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|James Bond]] films, as well as distributor of the first ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator|Terminator]]'' film, the ''[[Mattel|Masters of the Universe]]'' movies (both 1987 and 2026), ''[[Spaceballs]]'', and ''[[High Noon (film)|High Noon]]''.

==External links==
* [https://www.amazon.com Amazon.com]
* {{w|Amazon (company)|Amazon}} at Wikipedia

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Retailers]]
[[Category:Websites]]

Amazon (website)

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{{Disambig3|Amazon|Amazon|the online store that sells Transformers}}

[[File:Amazon logo.jpg|thumb|250px|From abominable to zilch.]]

'''Amazon''' is an online store that sells a wide variety of products, including Transformers. Sometimes they get [[exclusive]]s, too!

==Amazon Exclusive Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' in 2011, Hasbro released their own version of the G1-ified ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' retool Universal Dominator Unicron figure produced by Takara a year prior exclusively through Amazon.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Supreme Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Transformers (2010)|Unicron]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Generation 2===
Though a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, this giftset comes in ''Generation 2'' branded packaging. It was a shared exclusive between Amazon and [[BigBadToyStore]].
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Giftset'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] ([[Brawl (G1)#Generations|Brawl]], [[Blast Off (G1)#Generations|Blast Off]], [[Onslaught (G1)#Generations|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)#Generations|Swindle]], [[Vortex (G1)#Generations|Vortex]])}}
|}
{{--}}

===Dark of the Moon===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''MechTech Supreme'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AmazonJetwing|Jetwing Optimus Prime]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Age of Extinction===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''"First Edition" Toys'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#"First Edition" toys|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Tribute===
Intended as a celebration of the [[Transformers (film)|first live action movie]]'s tenth anniversary, Tribute was a small line consisting of three Amazon exclusive releases.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TributeLeader|10th Anniversary Optimus Prime]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Evolution 2-Pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute2Pack|Autobot Legacy 2-Pack]] (Orion Pax / Optimus Prime)}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Evolution 3-Pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Bumblebee Evolution 3-Pack]] (1967, 1977, & 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee)}}
|}
{{--}}

===Prime Wars Trilogy===
====Power of the Primes====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Evolution Nemesis Prime]] (w/ [[Giza (POTP)|Giza]])}}
|}
{{--}}

====Special Edition====
During the course of ''Power of the Primes'' in 2018, Hasbro released three Amazon exclusive "Special Edition" figures to commemorate the Prime Wars Trilogy, with each figure representing one part of the trilogy. All three figures also came with a special edition [[Prime Master]] done up in translucent plastic.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Combiner Wars'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#SpecialEdition|Decepticon Blast Off]] (w/ [[The Fallen/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatronus]])}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titans Return'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#SpecialEdition|Repugnus]] (w/ [[Dastard#Titans Return|Dastard]] and [[Solus Prime#Titans Return|Solus Prime]])}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power of the Primes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] (w/ [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima]])}}
|}
{{--}}

===War for Cybertron Trilogy===
The ''War for Cybertron'' Trilogy saw a marked increase in the number of retailer exclusives compared to earlier lines, which of course Amazon was a part of.
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
In what would become an ongoing trend for Amazon exclusives, the "Final Strike Figure Series" were a pair of boxsets featuring interconnected artwork along with a storyline that could be found in the product description. Though not officially a part of the Final Strike Figure Series, fellow Amazon exclusive Greenlight can also be spotted in the background of the Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron's boxart. A 3-pack of alternate versions of 2019 fan vote winners Mirage and Impactor, along with Aragon, was also made available via Amazon.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Greenlight#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Greenlight]] & [[Dazzlestrike#War for Cybertron: Siege|Dazzlestrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Fan Vote 3-Pack ([[Impactor (G1)#AmazonFanVote3Pack|Decepticon Impactor]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#AmazonFanVote3Pack|Holo Mirage]], [[Aragon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Powerdasher Aragon]]}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Final Strike Figure Series'''
{{Bp-a1|Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce ([[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#S26|Covert Clone Sideswipe]], [[Slamdance (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slamdance]], [[Trenchfoot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Trenchfoot]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron ([[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]], [[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Fracas]], [[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shrute]], [[Terror-Daxtyl#War for Cybertron: Siege|Terror-Daxtyl]])}}
|}
{{--}}

====War for Cybertron: Earthrise====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#AUOP|Alternate Universe Optimus Prime]]}}

|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Seeker Elite 2-Pack ([[Ramjet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ramjet]] / [[Dirge (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Dirge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Autobot Alliance 2-Pack ([[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ironhide]] / [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Prowl]])}}

|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Galactic Odyssey Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Paradron Medics ([[Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ratchet]] & [[Lifeline (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Lifeline]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Micron Micromasters ([[Fireguard#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fireguard]], [[Roadburner#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Roadburner]], [[Barricade (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Decepticon Runner]], [[Motorhead (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Motorhead]], [[Stingracer#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Stingracer]], & [[Windstorm#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Windstorm]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Biosfera Autobot Clones ([[Fastlane#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fastlane]] & [[Cloudraker (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cloudraker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Dominus Criminal Pursuit ([[Barricade (IDW)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Barricade]] & [[Punch (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Punch-Counterpunch]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Botropolis]] Rescue Mission ([[Overair (facility)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Overair]], [[Ironworks (facility)#Botropolis|Ironworks]] & the [[Astro Squad#Botropolis|Astro Squad]])}}
|}
{{--}}

====War for Cybertron: Kingdom====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Battle Across Time Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Mirage]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Sideswipe]] & [[Skywarp (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Skywarp]]}}

|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Golden Disc Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Chapter 1: Through the Vortex ([[Puffer#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Puffer]] & [[Road Ranger#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Road Ranger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Chapter 2: ...And Out the Other Side ([[Jackpot (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Jackpot]] & [[Sights (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Sights]])}}
{{Bp-m1|Chapter 3: Enter the Mutant Warrior ([[Tigatron#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Mutant Tigatron]])}}
{{Bp-p1|Chapter 4: The Terrorfying Conclusion ([[Terrorsaur (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Terrorsaur]])}}
|}
{{--}}

===Legacy===
====Legacy====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wreck 'n Rule Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wr|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Impactor (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Impactor]] & [[Spindle#Legacy|Spindle]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Leadfoot]] & [[Masterdominus#Legacy|Masterdominus]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Springer]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Twin Twist]]}}
|}

====Legacy: Evolution====
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Humble Origins 2-Pack ([[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]])}}
{{Bp-multi|Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack ([[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]] & [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseofTyranny|Miner Megatron]])}}
{{Bp-multi|Deadeye Duel 2-Pack ([[Kaskade#Legacy|Ascenticon Kaskade]] VS [[Javelin#Legacy|Senate Guard Autobot Javelin]])}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nacelle (G1)#Legacy|Nacelle]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nova Prime#Legacy|Nova Prime]]}}
|}
{{--}}
</ul>

==Non-toy Amazon exclusives==
===Books===
* '''''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''''' ([[2013]])
{{businessstub}}

==Notes==
* In the United States, Amazon's Prime Video service sells episodes of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' (first season only), ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' (first two seasons only), ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'', ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise (2015]]'', ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'', ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'', ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Botbots]]'', and ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|EarthSpark]]'' as well as ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', the [[live-action film series]] and ''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]''. [[Paramount+]] subscriptions can also be purchased on top of Prime or Prime Video memberships.
* The manga ''[[Transformers × Dialect Girl: My Toys]]'' features [[Kahori Hanamura]] ordering multiple packages through the legally-distinct "Amazo'''m'''".
* Amazon reportedly provides Hasbro with more space for product copy than many other retailers do. As such, Amazon exclusive products from ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' onwards have often featured a greater degree of "lore" and [[bio]]s than mainline product or exclusives from other retailers.<ref>[[May 22]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfimkf3el8Q&t=1766s Interview] with the "Adventures in Collecting" podcast.</ref>
* Following the acquisition of MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Studios in 2021, Amazon became co-owner of the [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|James Bond]] films, as well as distributor of the first ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator|Terminator]]'' film, the ''[[Mattel|Masters of the Universe]]'' movies (both 1987 and 2026), ''[[Spaceballs]]'', and ''[[High Noon (film)|High Noon]]''.

==External links==
* [https://www.amazon.com Amazon.com]
* {{w|Amazon (company)|Amazon}} at Wikipedia

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Retailers]]
[[Category:Websites]]

Fire and Ice

2024-12-12T23:44:12Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' ep 41
|image=FireandIce-TwitchHides.jpg
|caption=
|prev=No Soldier Left Behind
|next=The Truth Is Out There
|title="Fire and Ice"
|season=3
|season ep=5
|airdate=[[October 25]], [[2024]] (Paramount+) [[TBA]], [[2024]] (Nickelodeon)
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]] [[Nickelodeon]]
|writer=[[Aiko Hilkinger]]
|animation studio=[[88 Pictures]]
|director=[[Sheldon Vella]]
|video=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/UFy7yecpXLwNCWA6JYs7oK4_yrL__EQm/
|videosite=Paramount+
}}

'''A plague of hate threatens to tear the Autobots apart.
'''

==Synopsis==
[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] uses her hacking skills to deactivate the lockdown on the [[Hypershuttle]]. Everyone piles in, though [[Robby Malto|Robby]] is busy texting [[Izzy (ES)|Izzy]]. She video calls him and he explains that he can't ditch Autobot base because he's off on a supersecret mission, before [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] grabs him and pulls him into the Hypershuttle, resulting in him dropping his backpack and phone. The Hypershuttle launches and deposits the kids on a snow-covered landscape where they start to enjoy their "snow day".

Elsewhere in the base, [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] reunites [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] with [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] and [[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]]. Prowl and Arcee engage in arm wrestling. Optimus thinks their time is better served tracking the recently departed Decepticons — [[Cosmos (ES)|Cosmos]] has reported that he's lost visual contact, though they have received mocking images from [[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]]. The discussion is cut short by the arrival of an uncharacteristically angry [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]], apparently furious at being left out of the mission into the [[Chaos Dome]]. Elita-1 tries to calm the raging scout, only to be physically grabbed and thrown aside. Arcee goes to help Elita-1 up, but Elita snaps and throws Arcee against a nearby wall. Optimus observes that the three Autobots seem to have lost all control, as they begin to glow red. Things go from bad to worse as [[Grimlock (ES)|Grimlock]] arrives and is immediately infected by Arcee. Optimus, [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] and Prowl flee to avoid being infected as well.

In the [[Arctic]], [[Twitch]] realizes they left the snacks at base, and jumps in the Hypershuttle to retrieve them. As a result, she's there when the base enters lockdown. The other kids quickly discover she and the Hypershuttle are both missing and they can't contact base. Twitch explores the base in search of anyone and finally finds Elita-1 standing over Arcee. The two Autobots immediately start menacing Twitch. Megatron and Optimus meanwhile disagree over their next course of action, as Megatron thinks they should leave the base to seek help while Optimus doesn't want to abandon the Autobots. The trio reach the parking garage where Bumblebee is waiting and charges at Optimus, only for Prowl to intercept him. While Bee and Prowl fight, Optimus prepares to let Megatron out to get help while he intends to stay. They don't get a chance to enact the plan, as Prowl tackles Optimus, infecting him. The raging Optimus flails with his Energon axe, inadvertently reactivating the lockdown. As Optimus advances on Megatron, Twitch hits the Autobot leader with a truck full of freezing gas which seems to momentarily affect the Autobot leader's red glow. Using more of the trucks, Megatron and Twitch manage to get past the infected Autobots and back into the main part of the base.

They reach the Hypershuttle only to find it's still locked down. While Twitch works on releasing it, Optimus arrives and charges, but she manages to get the Hypershuttle working and drag Megatron in just in the nick of time. Unfortunately Megatron reveals he has been infected and when they arrive in the Arctic, he's steadily turning red. Twitch warns the others, though Megatron proves able to handle the hate. That's not their only problem, as the Hypershuttle returns carrying Optimus Prime. As the two giants battle, Twitch is surprised that the cold isn't helping like it did in the base, but [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] reasons that they just need it to be a liquid cold. The Maltos begin breaking up the ice covering the lake that the pair are battling on and Optimus and Megatron start sinking. Twitch dives in after them, and the Maltos successfully rescue the pair. Optimus has Hashtag flood the Autobot base with the coolant gas, curing the other Autobots as well. Optimus and Megatron have a heart to heart, and Robby takes a call from Izzy, letting her know it's been a crazy day but everyone's OK. Optimus and Megatron believe foul play is at work and wonder who's to blame, but don't notice [[Teletraan-1 (ES)|Teletraan-1]] displaying a warning and a [[Quintesson]] insignia.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] (10)
*[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] (13)
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] (18)
*[[Grimlock (ES)|Grimlock]] (19)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (14)
*[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] (16)
*[[Breakdown (ES)|Breakdown]] (17)
|c3=
*[[Mo Malto]] (3)
*[[Robby Malto]] (6)
*[[Izzy (ES)|Izzy]] (8)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (1)
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (2)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (4)
*[[Twitch]] (5)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (7)

|h5=Others||c5=
}}

==Quotes==
"Why would I need help from you, Arcee? I'm your superior." 
"Superior? More like Inferior-1."
:—'''Elita-1''' and '''Arcee''' fight

"Maltos, we must break the ice!" 
"Okay okay okay, if you could live on any planet-" 
"Not that kind of icebreaker!"
:—'''Nightshade''' and '''Jawbreaker'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The Decepticons stole Prowl's ship in the last episode.
* Laserbeak and Frenzy continue their habit of trolling the Autobots and Maltos with a series of selfies.
* This is the first episode since her debut back in "[[Decoy (episode)|Decoy]]" where Arcee has a speaking role.

===Transformers references===
* The [[Hate Plague]] has infected numerous Transformers continuities. This iteration of the plague is very similar to its G1 counterpart; it is spread by touch and engulfs the victims in red energy. A key difference is that the cure is a simple ice bath and not the collective wisdom of the ancients.
* The Quintesson insignia Teletraan-1 displays was originally used for the [[e-HOBBY]] release of [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]].
* Megatron and Optimus Prime's battle is yet another homage to their G1 versions' fight in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".

===Real-world references===
*
===Errors===

===Trivia===
* This episode marks the first time in a ''Transformers'' TV series that versions of Arcee and Elita-1 have appeared in scenes together.

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Judgment Day, Part 1

2024-12-12T23:42:19Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' ep 43
|image=JudgementDayPt1-Quintessonjudge.jpg
|caption="What if you could change your mind, Judge?" "...I think we're gonna have to kill this guy, Mo."
|prev= The Truth Is Out There
|next= Judgement Day, Part 2
|title="Judgement Day, Part 1"
|season=3
|season ep=7
|airdate=[[October 25]], [[2024]] (Paramount+) [[TBA]], [[2024]] (Nickelodeon)
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]] [[Nickelodeon]]
|writer=[[Dale Malinowski]]
|animation studio=[[88 Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck|Vinton T. Heuck]]
|video=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/sGi2dXMWngwWsz1v8GxMN27TcbTNcduq/
|videosite=Paramount+
}}

'''An ancient evil arrives to lay claim to Quintus Prime's power.
'''

==Synopsis==
[[Robby Malto]] is still moping over the fact [[Izzy (ES)|Izzy]] turned out to be a Quintesson shapeshifter. [[Mo Malto|Mo]] tries to talk to him, continuing to hang out on the roof and chat when he tries to shrug her off. She's finally managing to get through to him when a Quintesson ship appears in the sky above the farm and moves to hover over the [[Chaos Dome]].

[[Autobot]]s, [[human]]s and [[Terran]]s are soon assembled at the edge of the dome. A [[hologram]] of the [[Quintesson Judge (ES)|Quintesson Judge]] appears in front of them and offers to unite with Robby and Mo to restore [[Quintus Prime]]'s power and "usher forth a new era of harmony for all." Robby, burnt by the Quintesson shapeshifter, is not keen on accepting the offer, and when [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] questions why they should even trust the Quintessons, the Judge uses the cruiser's firepower to shatter the dome. Mo realizes she and Robby have no choice but to head up to the Quintesson ship while the others handle the unleashed chaos energies, and volunteers [[Twitch]] and [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] to come with them. The kids cyber-sync and fly off, while at Dot's request, [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] provides backup for them with [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] and [[Cosmos (ES)|Cosmos]]. The ship opens fire as they approach, not targeting the kids but just the backup, successfully shooting Megatron out of the sky and forcing Prowl and Cosmos to turn back while the kids continue on.

The Autobots meanwhile deal with the effects of the chaos tornado unleashed by the shattering of the dome, protecting [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]] citizens from flying vehicles and debris while the town is evacuated. [[Dot Malto|Dot]] eventually reports from the bridge out of town that everyone is safe. [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] has spent the time coming up with an idea to contain the chaos energy.

Robby, Mo, Twitch and Thrash reach the Quintesson ship, where Thrash complains about the random fish he's found — Robby turns out to be carrying the sardines from the funnel cake he shared with Izzy, much to the disgust of the others. Twitch has him hand them over and shreds them in her rotors. They're confronted by [[Quintesson Executioner (ES)|Quintesson Executioner]]s who seize Twitch and Thrash and take the pair away. The lead executioner announces Robby and Mo will be taken to the Pit of Judgement.

Nightshade works on modifying Optimus's trailer and outlines the plan: they'll use the [[Cyber Slayer]] to collect the chaos energy and channel it into [[Spitfire (ES)|Spitfire]] and [[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]], which should theoretically revive the two Chaos Terrans and also get rid of the storm. To this end, Optimus is leading a group to [[Terratronus]] to collect the Cyber Slayer and the Chaos Terrans.

The Executioner shows Robby and Mo into the chamber holding the Pit of Judgement where the Judge expresses an interest in their [[cyber-sleeve]]s, threatening to drop them in the pit full of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s unless they turn the devices over. Mo almost falls in when Robby can't maintain his grip on her wrist, but he manages to pull her back up with the help of a rope from his cyber-sleeve. The two kids reject the Judge's ultimatum and prepare to fight, only for the Judge to drop them into the pit.

Optimus's team reaches Terratronus's spark chamber, where they find [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] holding a tea party with the corpses of the two Chaos Terrans. [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]], who's had enough of Prowl's comments disparaging the Terrans, scolds his fellow Autobot. Starscream attempts to bargain for his freedom until [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] deactivates him from behind with the Cyber Slayer. While Prowl drags Starscream off to the brig in the Autobot base, the others start gathering up the Chaos Terrans.

Robby and Mo attempt to fend off the Sharkticons underwater, until finally the Sharkticons start swimming in circles, resulting in a vortex that drags the pair to the bottom of the pit. Reasoning that there must be some incredible technology down there, Mo digs through the layer of scrap and pulls out a massive cannon that clears the entire pit when she fires it. She turns the weapon on the Judge and Executioners, but it appears to be spent, so the pair instead have to flee. Unfortunately as the Executioners hunt them through the ship, they hit a dead end, and the Quintessons move in...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] (5)
*[[Grimlock (ES)|Grimlock]] (7)
*[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]] (13)
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] (15)
*[[Cosmos (ES)|Cosmos]] (17)
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] (18)
*[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] (19)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] (23)

|c3=
*[[Robby Malto]] (2)
*[[Mo Malto]] (3)
*[[Dot Malto]] (10)
*[[Alex Malto]] (11)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Terratronus]] (1)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (6)
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (8)
*[[Twitch]] (9)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (12)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (14)
*[[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]] (24)
*[[Spitfire (ES)|Spitfire]] (25)

|h5=Others||c5=
*[[Quintesson Judge (ES)|Quintesson Judge]] (20)
*[[Quintesson Executioner (ES)|Quintesson Executioners]] (21)
*[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s (22)
}}

==Quotes==
"Worst case scenario is the top, and peachy keen is the bottom. Stop me when I get to where we are right now." 
''[Megatron moves his arm way up]'' 
"Oh." 
"Yeah."
:—'''Cosmos''' and '''Megatron'''

"Phew, what do they feed you up here?" 
"Bots and rude kids."
:—'''Mo''' and the '''Quintesson Execution'''

"All the bad stuff aside, how cool is it that we're on a real alien spaceship?" 
"Sometimes I wonder if we're even related."
:—'''Robby''' and '''Mo'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This is the first time Wheeljack has had any spoken dialogue since his apparent death back in "[[The Imposters]]", after making a silent cameo in "[[Witwicky, Part 2]]".
*Cosmos returns for the first time since "[[The Butterfly Effect]]". Dialog in several previous episodes has established that he's been tracking ships coming and going from Earth.
*The lead Quintesson Executioner is the same one Mo fought with in "[[In Ruins]]" — though this goes unspecified in dialogue, it has a damaged left arm following the final fight in that episode.
*The Sharkticons seen in this episode are very different looking from [[Blitzwave]] and [[Razor-Fin]] who were previously introduced in "[[The Last Hope, Part 1]]" and look more like their [[Sharkticon#Generation_1_continuity_family|Generation One]] selves.

===Transformers references===
*Various aspects of the Quintessons and their technology originate from their original appearance in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
**The Quintesson Judge is a redesign of the original [[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Quintesson Judge]].
**The Quintesson ship shares design aspects with the [[Quintesson Cruiser]] such as the oddly-angled disc sections.
**The original Quintessons also dropped their prisoners into a pit filled with liquid and Sharkticons, which at one point became a whirlpool.

===Real-world references===
*
===Errors===
* Just as Robby, Mo, Twitch, and Thrash fly towards the Quintesson Judge’s ship, Hashtag is briefly seen in her previous design where she turned into a [[G.H.O.S.T.]] van, which was changed after getting a new alt-mode in “[[Control Alt Delete]]”.

===Trivia===
*This is the first episode to feature every Autobot in the present day in EarthSpark altogether.

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Judgment Day, Part 1

2024-12-12T23:02:27Z

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Judgment Day, Part 1

2024-12-12T23:01:53Z

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Judgment Day, Part 1

2024-12-12T23:00:50Z

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Judgment Day, Part 1

2024-12-12T23:00:27Z

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Fire and Ice

2024-11-02T10:26:01Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' ep 41
|image=FireandIce-TwitchHides.jpg
|caption=
|prev=No Soldier Left Behind
|next=The Truth Is Out There
|title="Fire and Ice"
|season=3
|season ep=5
|airdate=[[October 25]], [[2024]] (Paramount+) [[TBA]], [[2024]] (Nickelodeon)
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]] [[Nickelodeon]]
|writer=[[Aiko Hilkinger]]
|animation studio=[[88 Pictures]]
|director=[[Sheldon Vella]]
|video=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/UFy7yecpXLwNCWA6JYs7oK4_yrL__EQm/
|videosite=Paramount+
}}

'''A plague of hate threatens to tear the Autobots apart.
'''

==Synopsis==
[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] uses her hacking skills to deactivate the lockdown on the [[Hypershuttle]]. Everyone piles in, though [[Robby Malto|Robby]] is busy texting [[Izzy (ES)|Izzy]]. She video calls him and he explains that he can't ditch Autobot base because he's off on a supersecret mission, before [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] grabs him and pulls him into the Hypershuttle, resulting in him dropping his backpack and phone. The Hypershuttle launches and deposits the kids on a snow-covered landscape where they start to enjoy their "snow day".

Elsewhere in the base, [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] reunites [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] with [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] and [[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]]. Prowl and Arcee engage in arm wrestling. Optimus thinks their time is better served tracking the recently departed Decepticons — [[Cosmos (ES)|Cosmos]] has reported that he's lost visual contact, though they have received mocking images from [[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]]. The discussion is cut short by the arrival of an uncharacteristically angry [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]], apparently furious at being left out of the mission into the [[Chaos Dome]]. Elita-1 tries to calm the raging scout, only to be physically grabbed and thrown aside. Arcee goes to help Elita-1 up, but Elita snaps and throws Arcee against a nearby wall. Optimus observes that the three Autobots seem to have lost all control, as they begin to glow red. Things go from bad to worse as [[Grimlock (ES)|Grimlock]] arrives and is immediately infected by Arcee. Optimus, [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] and Prowl flee to avoid being infected as well.

In the [[Arctic]], [[Twitch]] realizes they left the snacks at base, and jumps in the Hypershuttle to retrieve them. As a result, she's there when the base enters lockdown. The other kids quickly discover she and the Hypershuttle are both missing and they can't contact base. Twitch explores the base in search of anyone and finally finds Elita-1 standing over Arcee. The two Autobots immediately start menacing Twitch. Megatron and Optimus meanwhile disagree over their next course of action, as Megatron thinks they should leave the base to seek help while Optimus doesn't want to abandon the Autobots. The trio reach the parking garage where Bumblebee is waiting and charges at Optimus, only for Prowl to intercept him. While Bee and Prowl fight, Optimus prepares to let Megatron out to get help while he intends to stay. They don't get a chance to enact the plan, as Prowl tackles Optimus, infecting him. The raging Optimus flails with his Energon axe, inadvertently reactivating the lockdown. As Optimus advances on Megatron, Twitch hits the Autobot leader with a truck full of freezing gas which seems to momentarily affect the Autobot leader's red glow. Using more of the trucks, Megatron and Twitch manage to get past the infected Autobots and back into the main part of the base.

They reach the Hypershuttle only to find it's still locked down. While Twitch works on releasing it, Optimus arrives and charges, but she manages to get the Hypershuttle working and drag Megatron in just in the nick of time. Unfortunately Megatron reveals he has been infected and when they arrive in the Arctic, he's steadily turning red. Twitch warns the others, though Megatron proves able to handle the hate. That's not their only problem, as the Hypershuttle returns carrying Optimus Prime. As the two giants battle, Twitch is surprised that the cold isn't helping like it did in the base, but [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] reasons that they just need it to be a liquid cold. The Maltos begin breaking up the ice covering the lake that the pair are battling on and Optimus and Megatron start sinking. Twitch dives in after them, and the Maltos successfully rescue the pair. Optimus has Hashtag flood the Autobot base with the coolant gas, curing the other Autobots as well. Optimus and Megatron have a heart to heart, and Robby takes a call from Izzy, letting her know it's been a crazy day but everyone's OK. Optimus and Megatron believe foul play is at work and wonder who's to blame, but don't notice [[Teletran-1 (ES)|Teletran-1]] displaying a warning and a [[Quintesson]] insignia.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] (10)
*[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] (13)
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] (18)
*[[Grimlock (ES)|Grimlock]] (19)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (14)
*[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] (16)
*[[Breakdown (ES)|Breakdown]] (17)
|c3=
*[[Mo Malto]] (3)
*[[Robby Malto]] (6)
*[[Izzy (ES)|Izzy]] (8)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (1)
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (2)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (4)
*[[Twitch]] (5)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (7)

|h5=Others||c5=
}}

==Quotes==
"Why would I need help from you, Arcee? I'm your superior." 
"Superior? More like Inferior-1."
:—'''Elita-1''' and '''Arcee''' fight

"Maltos, we must break the ice!" 
"Okay okay okay, if you could live on any planet-" 
"Not that kind of icebreaker!"
:—'''Nightshade''' and '''Jawbreaker'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The Decepticons stole Prowl's ship in the last episode.
* Laserbeak and Frenzy continue their habit of trolling the Autobots and Maltos with a series of selfies.
* This is the first episode since her debut back in "[[Decoy (episode)|Decoy]]" where Arcee has a speaking role.

===Transformers references===
* The [[Hate Plague]] has infected numerous Transformers continuities. This iteration of the plague is very similar to its G1 counterpart; it is spread by touch and engulfs the victims in red energy. A key difference is that the cure is a simple ice bath and not the collective wisdom of the ancients.
* The Quintesson insignia Teletraan-1 displays was originally used for the [[e-HOBBY]] release of [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]].
* Megatron and Optimus Prime's battle is yet another homage to their G1 versions' fight in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".

===Real-world references===
*
===Errors===

===Trivia===

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

No Soldier Left Behind

2024-11-02T10:17:54Z

Cr85747: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' ep 40
|image=NoSoldierLeftBehind-OptimusMediates.jpg
|caption=
|prev=The Great Escape
|next=Fire and Ice
|title="No Soldier Left Behind"
|season=3
|season ep=4
|airdate=[[October 25]], [[2024]] (Paramount+) [[TBA]], [[2024]] (Nickelodeon)
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]] [[Nickelodeon]]
|writer=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|animation studio=[[88 Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck|Vinton T. Heuck]]
|video=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/JGI91AezxbUjnnbHhB7H2YhowFR2VA_W/
|videosite=Paramount+
}}

'''A new Autobot arrives on Earth, but crash-lands in enemy territory.
'''

==Synopsis==
[[Twitch]], [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]], [[Robby Malto|Robby]] and [[Mo Malto|Mo]] spy a spaceship rapidly descending as they drive along a road. The ship punches through the [[Chaos Dome]] and crashes inside. The kids arrive at the edge of the dome to find [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Dot Malto|their mom]] already waiting, thanks to advance warning from [[Cosmos (ES)|Cosmos]]. As it's an Autobot troop transport, it can only have come from the long-lost [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], so Optimus and Megatron launch into a argument over the all-important next step. Megatron is set on battering his way in, but Mo demonstrates her ability to create an opening in the dome. This naturally comes as a surprise to all else present bar Thrash, but the group moves into the dome. Megatron and Dot believe the kids should stay put, but Optimus has them accompany the group in case they need to make a quick exit.

They pause under the immobile [[Terratronus]] to admire the Titan and also [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] still trapped behind her eye. Mo soon spots the smoke from the crashed ship, however [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]'s [[Decepticon]]s reach it first and open fire, intending to flush out whoever's inside. Optimus's group arrives, but stays concealed behind a boulder as Optimus believes the situation is in hand. Sure enough, a drone pops out of the ship and scans the area, at which point the Decepticons' faction symbols begin pulsing red and a pair of massive cannons appear from the ship's upper hull. The following barrage of firepower sends the Decepticons into an immediate retreat, to the delight of the watching Autobot team — Optimus explains that the guns are programmed to fire on Decepticons and then moments later has to shield Megatron from more blasts. While Megatron and Dot remain in cover, the others head to the ship and head inside, only to find it mostly empty except for the pilot, Optimus's "most trusted adviser" [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]].

Optimus is eager for news from Cybertron, but Prowl says he left ages ago. The attempts to rebuild Cybertron were being hampered by the flaring up of Autobot/Decepticon hostilities and he lost all contact with the planet.The ship is out of [[Energon]] and though Optimus is keen to move out, Prowl says he has to stay and protect it as he's brought the [[Spark Regenerator Key]], an artifact capable of restoring an extinguished [[Spark]]. Prowl spots Megatron on the monitors outside, and before Optimus can stop him, rushes out to confront the former Decepticon leader. Megatron has been forced to leave cover to intercept [[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]], but loses his grip on the Con when Prowl tackles him. Optimus manages to stop Prowl before the fight becomes serious, and Megatron and Prowl come to a state of mutual distrust. Meanwhile the Decepticons spy on the discussion via [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] and realize Prowl has come alone.

As they need to get the ship out of the dome somehow, the kids realize maybe they can harness the chaos lightning to provide the power. Robby and Mo can use their [[cyber-sleeve]]s to create a sort of jumper cable between the ship and Terratronus's helm. Prowl is skeptical that such a mission can be entrusted to a group of protoforms and Megatron, of all bots, but as the Decepticons pick that moment to attack, it's the plan they have to go with. As Megatron heads off with the rest of the team, Optimus and Prowl start defending the ship against the approaching Decepticons. Megatron is suddenly struck by chaos lightning as he approaches the Titan, causing his passengers to spill out, though he catches them on the way groundward. While the cable's still attached, Megatron's not able to fly any further so the kids instead cyber-sync to take it the rest of the way.

Though Optimus and Prowl do their best against superior numbers, the Decepticons are proving a challenge. The kids reach the top of Terratronus and hold the other end of the jumper cable high. The Decepticons finally get the upper hand when Shockwave restrains Prowl and the Cons take control of the ship. Meanwhile the jumper cable breaks, causing the kids to fall, though Megatron swoops in for a rescue. Though the cable's broken, it's done its job and the ship crackles with energy, allowing the Decepticons to pile aboard and lift off. Optimus and Prowl vainly cling to the boarding ramp as the ship punches through the dome, tailed by Megatron. Prowl falls and Megatron tells Optimus to let go as well, before landing on the boarding ramp and demanding Shockwave surrender. Shockwave offers Megatron a place on the ship, but when Optimus falls, Megatron opts to save his friend instead.

The ship streaks off into the sky. Optimus is unhappy Megatron chose him over securing the ship, while Thrash observes that at least they're free of the Decepticons at last, bar Starscream. Prowl is more concerned about the loss of the Spark Regenerator Key, but it turns out Mo swiped that earlier.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] (23)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] (9)
*[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] (10)
*[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] (11)
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] (12)
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] (13)
*[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] (14)
*[[Breakdown (ES)|Breakdown]] (15)
*[[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] (16)
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (17)
*[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]] (18)
*[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] (19)
*[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] (20)
*[[Bombshell (ES)|Bombshell]] (21)
*[[Shrapnel (ES)|Shrapnel]] (22)

|c3=
*[[Robby Malto]] (2)
*[[Mo Malto]] (4)
*[[Dot Malto]] (6)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Twitch]] (1)
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (3)
*[[Terratronus]] (5)

|h5=Others||c5=
}}

==Quotes==
"Why are you traveling with the tiny bots and organics? Are they some kind of pets?"
:—'''Prowl'''

"Ah, hold still or you're going to learn what curiosity did to the cat."
:—'''Dot Malto''' versus Ravage

"Easy. Prowl is my friend." 
"I thought ''I'' was your friend."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron'''

"Cool, love this plan. And by love, I mean seriously question all of my life choices."
:—'''Thrash'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Mo's ability to open up the dome was first revealed in "[[The Need for Read]]"
===Transformers references===
*Prowl's shuttle resembles the Ark and its shuttles from the G1 continuity.
*The premise of this episode is reminiscent of "[[New Recruit]]" which was also written by Marty Isenberg.

===Real-world references===
*
===Errors===

===Trivia===
*

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Attack of the Drive-In Movie

2024-11-02T10:16:56Z

Cr85747: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' ep 38
|image=AttackOfTheDriveInMovie-MoleBots.jpg
|caption=Insert ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' reference here.
|prev=The Need for Read
|next=The Great Escape
|title="Attack of the Drive-In Movie"
|season=3
|season ep=2
|airdate=[[October 25]], [[2024]] (Paramount+) [[TBA]], [[2024]] (Nickelodeon)
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]] [[Nickelodeon]]
|writer=[[Ian Busch]]
|animation studio=[[88 Pictures]]
|director=[[Sheldon Vella]]
|video=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/FstHJkPV6FJJ0ZzDpUFBvirnLoPzylmc/
|videosite=Paramount+
}}

'''Robby and Izzy’s movie hangout goes wrong when Nightshade's invention brings the movie monsters to life.
.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Robby Malto|Robby]] emerges from [[Witwicky Charter|school]] in time to have the world's most awkward conversation with [[Izzy (ES)|Izzy]] as she boards the bus, somehow culminating in Izzy agreeing to hang out with Robby that evening.

In the [[Dugout]], [[Mo Malto|Mo]] asks Robby what he's planning to do for the hang out. His lackluster response results in Mo suggesting he and Izzy watch a movie, which [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] asserts must be done on a big screen and [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] volunteers their new hyper-reality film projector for the task. [[Alex Malto]] is ready to provide snacks, and soon the Malto parents are driving Robby and Izzy to the drive in venue the rest of the family have set up. Robby introduces Izzy to the Terrans on the way, but is surprised when they reach the drive in and find it's packed — Hashtag explains she posted about the screening of ''[[The Alien Mole Bots Who Ate Philadelphia]]'' on social media and it went viral. Even [[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] are watching from inside the [[Chaos Dome]]. Hashtags loudly tests the sound system while Alex provides popcorn from the [[Bumble Beestro]], before the movie starts, much to Robby's shortlived relief.

As the movie begins, the first jump scare causes Hashtag to accidentally bump the 3D printer button on the projector, allowing a [[Mole Bot]] to emerge from the screen unnoticed by the audience. Izzy takes interest in Robby's [[cyber-sleeve]], but while he's enjoying his hand being held, the pair are suddenly hit by leaves which [[Twitch]] and [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] are blowing to simulate the movie effects. This is followed by a bucket of water as it begins raining in the movie, and Robby goes to find towels. Jawbreaker and Twitch investigate a car alarm and are attacked by the loose Mole Bot whih they chase to the edge of the dome, where it again attacks Jawbreaker, much to the amusement of the Decepticons. Robby and Izzy's viewing is again interrupted, this time by [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and Alex with movie snacks. Unseen by Robby or Izzy, the Mole Bot gets into the car and starts eating their snacks until Twitch tackles it while Jawbreaker keeps the pair distracted and unaware.

The Mole Bot slips into the projection booth and hits the 3D printer button on the projector, resulting in a crowd of Mole Bots emerging from the screen. Unseen by Robby or Izzy, the rest of the family attempts to fight the horde. Hashtag goes to turn the projector off, only to find the booth is full of Mole Bots chanting "Mama". The rest of the Mole Bots also start chanting as the Kaiju-sized Mother Mole Bot appears on the movie screen and starts emerging into the real world. The creature's claw picks up the car Robby and Izzy are in, though they assume it's Jawbreaker acting out more special effects. Hashtag manages to switch the projector, resealing the Mother Mole Bot into the movie, but with the side effect that Robby and Izzy are now trapped in there too. The pair manage to escape the giant Mole Bot, only to realize their predicament.

Nightshade realizes that if Robby and Izzy are still in there when the movie ends, they'll be trapped there forever. Meanwhile Izzy is having a great time fleeing from a giant Mole Bot with Robby. The pair use a discarded web gun and Robby's cyber-sleeve powers to take down the Mother, which makes Hashtag realize they're running out of time. Nightshade asserts they still has 19 minutes to figure out a solution, at which point Hashtag realizes she accidentally grabbed the sequel instead of the original movie, and they've been watching ''[[The Alien Mole Bots Who Ate Philadelphia Again Versus Nucleadon]]''. They have one minute before [[Nucleadon]]'s atomic death ray destroys the movie city. Fortunately Robby and Izzy, trapped between Nucleadon and a flat city backdrop, proclaim their mutual like, leading to almost a kiss which gives Nightshade the shot needed to extract them from the movie. With the movie and crisis over, Izzy agrees to another future date with Robby and kisses him on the cheek.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c2=
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Robby Malto]] (1)
*[[Izzy (ES)|Izzy]] (2)
*[[Dot Malto]] (7)
*[[Alex Malto]] (8)
*[[Mo Malto]] (10)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (3)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (4)
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (5)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (6)
*[[Twitch]] (9)

|h5=Others||c5=
* Mole Bots (13)

}}

==Quotes==
"Hey, Laserbeak! Shut it, or I'll come in there and shut it for you!"
:—'''Hashtag'''

"Robby, you OK? If you're scared, Mama can come sit next to you."
:—'''Dot Malto'''

"No way. It's not a Mole Bot. They're not real." 
"Well, maybe it's a cosplaying baby?"
:—'''Twitch''' and '''Jawbreaker'''

"Why didn't I pick a documentary on teddy bears and rainbows?!"
:—'''Hashtag'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This is the first time since its introduction in "[[Friends and Family]]" that we see the [[Witwicky Charter]] school appear.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*The 50s movie evokes the flood of low-budget monster movies that proliferated during 1950s Hollywood.
*The Mole Bots naming and designs may be based on the Canadian animated series ''RollBots''.

===Errors===
*Witwicky Charter has acquired a tree to the left of the front doors which didn't exist back in "[[Friends and Family]]".

===Trivia===
* This is the only ''EarthSpark'' episode so far to feature Decepticons and not feature any Autobots.

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Attack of the Drive-In Movie

2024-11-02T10:16:46Z

Cr85747: /* Real-world references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' ep 38
|image=AttackOfTheDriveInMovie-MoleBots.jpg
|caption=Insert ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' reference here.
|prev=The Need for Read
|next=The Great Escape
|title="Attack of the Drive-In Movie"
|season=3
|season ep=2
|airdate=[[October 25]], [[2024]] (Paramount+) [[TBA]], [[2024]] (Nickelodeon)
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]] [[Nickelodeon]]
|writer=[[Ian Busch]]
|animation studio=[[88 Pictures]]
|director=[[Sheldon Vella]]
|video=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/FstHJkPV6FJJ0ZzDpUFBvirnLoPzylmc/
|videosite=Paramount+
}}

'''Robby and Izzy’s movie hangout goes wrong when Nightshade's invention brings the movie monsters to life.
.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Robby Malto|Robby]] emerges from [[Witwicky Charter|school]] in time to have the world's most awkward conversation with [[Izzy (ES)|Izzy]] as she boards the bus, somehow culminating in Izzy agreeing to hang out with Robby that evening.

In the [[Dugout]], [[Mo Malto|Mo]] asks Robby what he's planning to do for the hang out. His lackluster response results in Mo suggesting he and Izzy watch a movie, which [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] asserts must be done on a big screen and [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] volunteers their new hyper-reality film projector for the task. [[Alex Malto]] is ready to provide snacks, and soon the Malto parents are driving Robby and Izzy to the drive in venue the rest of the family have set up. Robby introduces Izzy to the Terrans on the way, but is surprised when they reach the drive in and find it's packed — Hashtag explains she posted about the screening of ''[[The Alien Mole Bots Who Ate Philadelphia]]'' on social media and it went viral. Even [[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] are watching from inside the [[Chaos Dome]]. Hashtags loudly tests the sound system while Alex provides popcorn from the [[Bumble Beestro]], before the movie starts, much to Robby's shortlived relief.

As the movie begins, the first jump scare causes Hashtag to accidentally bump the 3D printer button on the projector, allowing a [[Mole Bot]] to emerge from the screen unnoticed by the audience. Izzy takes interest in Robby's [[cyber-sleeve]], but while he's enjoying his hand being held, the pair are suddenly hit by leaves which [[Twitch]] and [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] are blowing to simulate the movie effects. This is followed by a bucket of water as it begins raining in the movie, and Robby goes to find towels. Jawbreaker and Twitch investigate a car alarm and are attacked by the loose Mole Bot whih they chase to the edge of the dome, where it again attacks Jawbreaker, much to the amusement of the Decepticons. Robby and Izzy's viewing is again interrupted, this time by [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and Alex with movie snacks. Unseen by Robby or Izzy, the Mole Bot gets into the car and starts eating their snacks until Twitch tackles it while Jawbreaker keeps the pair distracted and unaware.

The Mole Bot slips into the projection booth and hits the 3D printer button on the projector, resulting in a crowd of Mole Bots emerging from the screen. Unseen by Robby or Izzy, the rest of the family attempts to fight the horde. Hashtag goes to turn the projector off, only to find the booth is full of Mole Bots chanting "Mama". The rest of the Mole Bots also start chanting as the Kaiju-sized Mother Mole Bot appears on the movie screen and starts emerging into the real world. The creature's claw picks up the car Robby and Izzy are in, though they assume it's Jawbreaker acting out more special effects. Hashtag manages to switch the projector, resealing the Mother Mole Bot into the movie, but with the side effect that Robby and Izzy are now trapped in there too. The pair manage to escape the giant Mole Bot, only to realize their predicament.

Nightshade realizes that if Robby and Izzy are still in there when the movie ends, they'll be trapped there forever. Meanwhile Izzy is having a great time fleeing from a giant Mole Bot with Robby. The pair use a discarded web gun and Robby's cyber-sleeve powers to take down the Mother, which makes Hashtag realize they're running out of time. Nightshade asserts they still has 19 minutes to figure out a solution, at which point Hashtag realizes she accidentally grabbed the sequel instead of the original movie, and they've been watching ''[[The Alien Mole Bots Who Ate Philadelphia Again Versus Nucleadon]]''. They have one minute before [[Nucleadon]]'s atomic death ray destroys the movie city. Fortunately Robby and Izzy, trapped between Nucleadon and a flat city backdrop, proclaim their mutual like, leading to almost a kiss which gives Nightshade the shot needed to extract them from the movie. With the movie and crisis over, Izzy agrees to another future date with Robby and kisses him on the cheek.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c2=
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Robby Malto]] (1)
*[[Izzy (ES)|Izzy]] (2)
*[[Dot Malto]] (7)
*[[Alex Malto]] (8)
*[[Mo Malto]] (10)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (3)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (4)
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (5)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (6)
*[[Twitch]] (9)

|h5=Others||c5=
* Mole Bots (13)

}}

==Quotes==
"Hey, Laserbeak! Shut it, or I'll come in there and shut it for you!"
:—'''Hashtag'''

"Robby, you OK? If you're scared, Mama can come sit next to you."
:—'''Dot Malto'''

"No way. It's not a Mole Bot. They're not real." 
"Well, maybe it's a cosplaying baby?"
:—'''Twitch''' and '''Jawbreaker'''

"Why didn't I pick a documentary on teddy bears and rainbows?!"
:—'''Hashtag'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This is the first time since it's introduction in "[[Friends and Family]]" that we see the [[Witwicky Charter]] school appear.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*The 50s movie evokes the flood of low-budget monster movies that proliferated during 1950s Hollywood.
*The Mole Bots naming and designs may be based on the Canadian animated series ''RollBots''.

===Errors===
*Witwicky Charter has acquired a tree to the left of the front doors which didn't exist back in "[[Friends and Family]]".

===Trivia===
* This is the only ''EarthSpark'' episode so far to feature Decepticons and not feature any Autobots.

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Hasbro Entertainment

2024-11-02T08:21:09Z

Cr85747: /* Television */

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[[File:Hasbro Entertainment logo.png|thumb|350px|]]
'''Hasbro Entertainment''' is the current media production arm of [[Hasbro]]. First established on [[August 16]], [[2023]], It is the successor to both [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]] and their previous title, '''Hasbro Studios''' in the wake of the sale of [[Entertainment One]], minus their family-related brands to {{w|Lionsgate}} for $500 million.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/08/lionsgate-eone-hasbro-acquisition-confirmed-1235453869/ Deadline: Hasbro Confirms Sale Of eOne To Lionsgate For $500M]</ref> The company's key figures include Olivier Dumont as president, Zev Foreman as head of film, and Gabriel Marano as head of television.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/hasbro-entertainment-eone-olivier-dumont-zev-foreman-gabriel-marano-1235698163 Variety: Hasbro Launches Entertainment Division Led by eOne Executives Olivier Dumont, Zev Foreman, Gabriel Marano]</ref>

Relevant to this wiki, their first ''Transformers''-related productions under their new name are the ongoing ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|EarthSpark]]'' animated series on [[Nickelodeon]] and the feature film, ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' released by [[Paramount Pictures]].

==Films==
* ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' (2024)

==Television==
* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' (season 2 onward; 2024-present)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Hasbro subsidiaries]]

2024

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{{yearofthe|2024}}

The year '''2024''' (MMXXIV) is the 41st year since the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] began.

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Events==
===Fiction===
===Non-fiction===
====Deaths====
* [[January 19]] — [[Michael Rüth]]
* [[February 1]] — [[Carl Weathers]]
* [[February 5]] — [[José Delbo]]
* [[February 13]] — [[Alain Dorval]]
* [[March 8]] — [[Andy Couzens]], [[Angelo Nicotra]]
* [[March 27]] — [[Mark Bright]]
* [[April 12]] — [[Jeffrey Veregge]]
* [[April 26]] — [[José Santa Cruz]]
* [[April 29]] — [[Arianne Borbach]]
* [[May 3]] — [[Jörg Hengstler]]
* [[May 14]] — [[Don Perlin]]
* [[May 16]] — [[Carmen Sheila]]
* [[May 17]] — [[Hideyuki Umezu]]
* [[June 14]] — [[Nancy McKenzie]]
* [[June 19]] — [[Chen Chun]]
* [[June 30]] — [[Tom Wyner]]
* [[August 20]] — [[Atsuko Tanaka]]
* [[September 8]] — [[Peter Renaday]]

==Print==
===Comics===
====Skybound====
* ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' #4–15 (ongoing) ''*in progress*''
* ''[[Void Rivals]]'' #7–15 (ongoing) ''*in progress*''
* ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' #2–5 (of 5 issues)
* ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' #1–5 (of 5 issues)
* ''[[Energon Universe Special 2024]]'' (one-shot)
* ''[[Scarlett (comic)|Scarlett]]'' #1–5 (of 5 issues) ''*in progress*''
* ''[[Destro (comic)|Destro]]'' #1–5 (of 5 issues) ''*in progress*''
* ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' #1–2 (ongoing) ''*scheduled*''

===Books===
* TBD

==Collections==
===Comics===
* ''[[Void Rivals]] Volume 1: More Than Meets The Eye'' TPB
* ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]] Volume 1: Robots in Disguise'' TPB
* ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]] Volume 1: Knowing is Half the Battle'' TPB
* ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]] Volume 1: Determined to Rule the World'' TPB
* ''[[Void Rivals]] Volume 2: Hunted Across the Wasteland'' TPB

==Media==
=== Movies (Theatrical) ===
* ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''

===Television===
* ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' seasons 2-3

===Video games===
* ''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials]]''
* ''[[Overwatch 2]]'' featured a ''Transformers'' collaboration event in July 2024.

==Toys==
===Hasbro===
* TBA

===TakaraTomy===
====[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy (TakaraTomy)|Legacy]]====
* TBA

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Star Trek

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[[Image:Trek-infest01 coverdetail.jpg|thumb|300px|"Space. The final frontier..." "Permission to speak, commander?" "Permission granted." "You're a dork!"]]
'''''Star Trek''''' is a [[human]] [[television]] series.

{{quote|''Star Trek'', I've seen that one.|[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] is momentarily enthusiastic, then disappointed|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''}}

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
[[Packrat]] felt like a "red shirt" in ''Star Trek'' after recognizing that he was not a recurring character. {{storylink|Visitations}}

===''Transformers'' film===
[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] used audio of [[Nyota Uhura]] saying "''Messages from [[Starfleet]], captain''" after downsizing the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Verity Carlo]] compared her communication work to Uhura. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
While rolling around [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]'s apartment, Wheelie was mildly interested to see an episode of ''Star Trek'' playing on television. At least, he was until he realized that he'd already seen the episode. It was [[memoryalpha:Amok Time (episode)|the one]] where [[Spock]] goes nuts. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' novel===
When Wheelie realized that he had already seen the particular episode playing, he suggested a plotline he'd like to see: the ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' revealed as a [[Decepticon]], with the nacelles becoming cannons. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Age of Extinction'' film===
After being injured by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[fusion cannon|fusion shotgun]], Lucas said that the resulting welt on his head made him look like a ''Star Trek'' character. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
:''See [[Star Trek vs. Transformers]]''

In one universe, the characters depicted on the television series are real people who have had adventures with Cybertronians.

==Notes==
[[File:Intersectionality humans.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Boldly going...'']]
* Inside the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] toy's [[Combat Deck (G1)#The Transformers|trailer]], one of the [[sticker]]s depicts the Romulan Neutral Zone.
* Several well-known actors from ''Star Trek'' have played prominent roles in ''Transformers'', including [[Leonard Nimoy]], [[George Takei]], [[Michael Dorn]], [[Wil Wheaton]], [[LeVar Burton]], [[Jeffrey Combs]], [[Michelle Yeoh]] and [[John Noble]].
* Also, many IDW ''Transformers'' staff have done work on the ''Star Trek'' comics, including [[Chee Yang Ong]], [[Chris Mowry]], and [[Andy Schmidt]].
* [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] have written entries in the current series of ''Star Trek'' films.
* [[Ikard]]'s name is a combination of the Japanese word for squid (''ika'') and "Picard", because Ikard is a starship captain.
* ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' takes place largely in the 24th century. As such, it includes a large number of ''Star Trek'' nods, including having Ikard speak many of Captain Picard's catchphrases, ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''-inspired uniforms for the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet]], and a [[The Inexorable March#Quotes|glorious string of classic TNG technobabble]].
* [[Tantalus Five|Tantalus V]], a planet from the original ''Star Trek'' series, appears in both "[[Intimidation Game]]" and ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]''.

{{-}}

==External links==
* The official [http://www.startrek.com/ ''Star Trek'' website]
* ''{{w|Star Trek}}'' on Wikipedia
* [[memoryalpha:|Memory Alpha]], the ''Star Trek'' Wiki

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[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Star Trek| ]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Television programs]]

Star Trek

2024-09-26T01:27:26Z

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[[Image:Trek-infest01 coverdetail.jpg|thumb|300px|"Space. The final frontier..." "Permission to speak, commander?" "Permission granted." "You're a dork!"]]
'''''Star Trek''''' is a [[human]] [[television]] series.

{{quote|''Star Trek'', I've seen that one.|[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] is momentarily enthusiastic, then disappointed|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''}}

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
[[Packrat]] felt like a "red shirt" in ''Star Trek'' after recognizing that he was not a recurring character. {{storylink|Visitations}}

===''Transformers'' film===
[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] used audio of [[Nyota Uhura]] saying "''Messages from [[Starfleet]], captain''" after downsizing the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Verity Carlo]] compared her communication work to Uhura. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
While rolling around [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]'s apartment, Wheelie was mildly interested to see an episode of ''Star Trek'' playing on television. At least, he was until he realized that he'd already seen the episode. It was [[memoryalpha:Amok Time (episode)|the one]] where [[Spock]] goes nuts. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' novel===
When Wheelie realized that he had already seen the particular episode playing, he suggested a plotline he'd like to see: the ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' revealed as a [[Decepticon]], with the nacelles becoming cannons. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Age of Extinction'' film===
After being injured by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[fusion cannon|fusion shotgun]], Lucas said that the resulting welt on his head made him look like a ''Star Trek'' character. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
:''See [[Star Trek vs. Transformers]]''

In one universe, the characters depicted on the television series are real people who have had adventures with the Transformers.

==Notes==
[[File:Intersectionality humans.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Boldly going...'']]
* Inside the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] toy's [[Combat Deck (G1)#The Transformers|trailer]], one of the [[sticker]]s depicts the Romulan Neutral Zone.
* Several well-known actors from ''Star Trek'' have played prominent roles in ''Transformers'', including [[Leonard Nimoy]], [[George Takei]], [[Michael Dorn]], [[Wil Wheaton]], [[LeVar Burton]], [[Jeffrey Combs]], [[Michelle Yeoh]] and [[John Noble]].
* Also, many IDW ''Transformers'' staff have done work on the ''Star Trek'' comics, including [[Chee Yang Ong]], [[Chris Mowry]], and [[Andy Schmidt]].
* [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] have written entries in the current series of ''Star Trek'' films.
* [[Ikard]]'s name is a combination of the Japanese word for squid (''ika'') and "Picard", because Ikard is a starship captain.
* ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' takes place largely in the 24th century. As such, it includes a large number of ''Star Trek'' nods, including having Ikard speak many of Captain Picard's catchphrases, ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''-inspired uniforms for the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet]], and a [[The Inexorable March#Quotes|glorious string of classic TNG technobabble]].
* [[Tantalus Five|Tantalus V]], a planet from the original ''Star Trek'' series, appears in both "[[Intimidation Game]]" and ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]''.

{{-}}

==External links==
* The official [http://www.startrek.com/ ''Star Trek'' website]
* ''{{w|Star Trek}}'' on Wikipedia
* [[memoryalpha:|Memory Alpha]], the ''Star Trek'' Wiki

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[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Star Trek| ]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Television programs]]

Pluto TV

2024-09-26T01:19:56Z

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[[File:Pluto TV logo 2020.svg.png|thumb|250px]]

'''Pluto TV''' is a free ad-supported streaming service owned by Paramount Global. It primarily offers a selection of programming content through digital linear channels designed to emulate the experience of traditional broadcast programming.

==History==

Pluto TV was originally co-founded by Thomas V. Ryan, Ilya Pozin and Nick Grouf in 2013 and launched its website in 2014. Originally owned by Pluto Inc., it was developed to provide curated channels of existing online content, offering a slate of nearly 100 categorized channels featuring content from various video-sharing platforms and additional content provided through partnerships with original web content services and television networks (including Funny or Die, QVC, and RocketJump)<ref>https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/pluto-tv-launches-live-web-video-service-with-backing-from-utas-jeremy-zimmer-terry-semel-1201150269/</ref>. The number of channels would expand over the years.

In 2017, Pluto launched a video-on-demand offering featuring a library of licensed television shows and movies from distributors such as [[Sony]] and [[Paramount Pictures]]<ref>https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/pluto-tv-on-demand-free-spotify-1202427136/</ref>. On October 1st, 2018, Pluto TV expanded to other parts of Europe with a platform on Sky's Now TV in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<ref>https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018/10/02/pluto-tv-makes-european-debut-on-now-tv-in-the-uk/</ref>. On December 4th, 2018, it expanded to Germany and Austria, also through an agreement with Sky<ref>https://www.mediaplaynews.com/pluto-tv-bows-service-in-germany-austria/</ref>.

On January 22nd, 2019, Viacom announced their intention of buying Pluto TV from Pluto Inc., with the deal being completed on March 4th<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/viacom-acquires-free-streaming-platform-pluto-tv-340-million-1178191/</ref>. On March 18th, Viacom announced plans to launch Pluto TV worldwide<ref>https://deadline.com/2019/03/viacom-pluto-tv-avod-1202577324/</ref>. On May 1st, Pluto TV introduced branded channels based on Viacom-cable outlets and other Viacom properties, including content from Paramount and [[Nickelodeon]]. These channels focus primarily on archival content and series that Pluto TV has acquired from other content providers<ref>https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/viacom-newfronts-pluto-tv-channels-originals-slate-1203200042/</ref>.

On August 13th, 2019, National Amusements announced that Viacom and [[CBS]] Corporation, which had split into two separate companies in 2005, would re-merge to become ViacomCBS. Pluto TV already had CBS News' 24/7 streaming network CBSN prior to the announcement<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cbs-viacom-strike-deal-recombine-1075545/</ref>.

On February 3rd, 2020, ViacomCBS announced that Pluto TV would launch in South America, at the end of March, offering 17 channels available in Spanish and Portuguese at launch.<ref>https://deadline.com/2020/02/pluto-tv-sets-latin-america-launch-in-march-with-brazil-coming-by-year-end-1202849672/</ref> The service was expected to launch in Brazil in December 2020 but was launched on November 17th instead.<ref>http://vcfaz.tv/pluto-tv-adianta-lancamento-e-ja-esta-disponivel-no-brasil/</ref> On October 8th, ViacomCBS announced Pluto TV's launch in Spain, Italy and France.<ref>https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/viacomcbs-pluto-tv-spain-france-italy-movistar-plus-1234797184/</ref> On November 29, 2021, ViacomCBS announced that Pluto TV would launch in Sweden, Norway and Denmark by 2022 as part of a joint venture with Nordic Entertainment Group.<ref>https://variety.com/2021/streaming/global/pluto-tv-nent-group-viafree-1235121007/</ref> On May 18, 2022, Pluto TV launched in the Nordics.<ref>https://www.aussieosbourne.com/2022/05/pluto-tv-paramount-company-launches-in.html</ref> On June 8th, Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS<ref>https://www.paramount.com/press/viacomcbs-unveils-new-company-name-global-content-slate-and-international-expansion-plans-for-paramount-at-investor-event</ref>), and Corus Entertainment announced that Pluto TV will launch in Canada in the Fall.<ref>https://www.corusent.com/media-centre/press-releases/pluto-tv-to-launch-with-corus-in-canada-this-fall/</ref> On the 29th, it was announced that a Transformers-themed channel created by Nickelodeon would launch on June 13. <ref>https://thestreamable.com/news/what-s-coming-to-pluto-tv-in-june-2022-including-star-trek-beyond-zoolander-transformers-tv</ref> Currently the United States, Latin American, Brazilian, United Kingdom, French, Italian, and Nordic versions are available.

==On demand ''Transformers'' shows==
*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers: Original Series]]'' (except ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'')
*''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers Beast Wars]]''
*''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers: Beast Machines]]''
*''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]]''
*''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon]]''
*''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''
*''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]''
*''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' (Season 4)
*''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' (Seasons 3 and 4, listed separately)

==External links==

*[https://pluto.tv/ Pluto TV website]
*[https://pluto.tv/en/live-tv/60fb053712f22a0007ff14d2 Watch Transformers TV on Pluto TV]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category: Streaming platforms]]

Injured Racer

2024-09-21T06:36:37Z

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:''The injured racer is a [[Transformer]] from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].''

{{mainpic}}

The '''injured racer''' probably wishes the [[Iacon 5000]] has participation trophies.

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Dillon Bryan]] (English)}}

The unlucky racer took part in the [[Iacon 5000]] race, only to end up heavily damaged. As a medic carted him off on a stretcher to be repaired, he asked the medic if he had won the race. The medic's only reply was that he had... "participated". {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:One Transformers]]

Aftermath (ES episode)

2024-06-10T13:03:06Z

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