Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

2022-11-11T03:54:46Z

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{{episode
|series=Headmasters
|ep=1
|prev=The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
|image=4soldiers.jpg
|caption=Warriors! Come out to PLAY-AY-YEEEEE!
|title="Four Warriors Come out of the Sky"
|japanese=空から来た四人の戦士
|romaji=Sora Kara Kita Yonin no Senshi
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|writer=[[Keisuke Fujikawa]]
|director=[[Katsutoshi Sasaki]]
|airdate=[[July 3]], [[1987]]
|animation studio=Toei
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''In the year 2011, the Decepticons are back, and they've got added power in the form of the newest addition to the Transformers' war—Headmasters!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:FourWarriors Decepticon attack viewscreen.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"The Decepticons are attacking! Darn them all to heck!"]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the year [[2011]], the [[space bridge]] suddenly reactivates, and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] steps through with a small force including the mysterious new recruits [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. Galvatron aims to take control of [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Vector Sigma]], and Weirdwolf volunteers the three [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s for this task. Galvatron is irritated at his impudence, but the Headmasters rush off anyway. Galvatron sends the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s to attack the [[Autobot]]s.

At [[Great Dome|Autobot Base]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and [[Carly|Carly Witwicky]]'s tea is interrupted by the Decepticon attack, and they rush to the control room, where Spike contacts the Autobot base on [[Athenia]]. The message reaches Athenia, where [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] theorises that the loss of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]'s energy has destabilised Vector Sigma. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] arranges for troops from [[Earth]] to reinforce those on Cybertron while he and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] also prepare to head there. He also suggests Spike and Carly evacuate to Athenia.

[[File:FourWarriors Galvatron abuses Skullcruncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
On Cybertron, Mindwipe turns his hypnotic powers on the Autobots, sending [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] to sleep. Unfortunately Skullcruncher also succumbs, much to Galvatron's fury. Spike realises that the Decepticons are after control of Vector Sigma, alarming [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]].

Meanwhile, on Earth, the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s command have received orders to join the conflict on Cybertron, but their way to the space bridge is barred by a Decepticon contingent led by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], and he and Magnus square off. At the same time, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] are plotting ways to get a ride to Cybertron when they accidentally run into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. He chases them until Wheelie gets the bright idea to run across a bridge over a ravine, and Trypticon is dumb enough to try to follow them. The bridge snaps under his weight and he plunges into the river below.

[[File:FourWarriors Shoki rescues Magnus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Sixshot has Ultra Magnus pinned when the [[Trainbot]]s arrive and free their leader. The Autobots head for the space bridge, but are cut off again by Sixshot. Ultra Magnus sends the Trainbots on while he, [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] keep the Decepticons busy. The Trainbots are attacked by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]], but luckily [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] chooses this moment to join the battle, and the Autobots succeed in reaching [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and the Earth space bridge terminal. The troops are carried through the space bridge aboard the Trainbots, while Wheelie and Daniel stow away.

[[File:FourWarriors Decepticon Headmasters flaming balls.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Fire! Water! Heart!]]
As the battle escalates and conditions worsen on Cybertron, Optimus arrives with more troops. On Athenia, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] is reminded of the early days of the war when many Autobots fled Cybertron to escape the conflict. As if on cue, a mysterious light appears in the sky, approaching Cybertron—a light that [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] soon realises is not a star, but a star''ship''! As the Decepticons approach their goal, demolishing the Autobots that stand in their way thanks to Mindwipe's sleep-inducing hypnosis power, this ship appears in the skies over Cybertron, and four new warriors soar out to bar their advance—[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
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*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (3)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (4)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (7)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] (8)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (9)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (10)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (18)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (19)
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*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod]] (21)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (23)
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (24)
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] (25)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (27)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (31)
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*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (48)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (49)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (50)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (51)
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (52)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (53)
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*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (59)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (60)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (61)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (67)
*[[Shouki]] (69)
*[[Seizan]] (70)
*[[Getsuei]] (71)
*[[Suiken]] (72)
*[[Kaen]] (73)
*[[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]] (74)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (81)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (82)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (83)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Spaceship Maximus]] (84)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (85)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (93)
*[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (94)
*[[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (95)
*[[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (96)
*[[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] (97)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] (98)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (99)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (100)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (101)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] (102)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (103)
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*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (17)
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*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (29)
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*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] (36)
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (37)
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (38)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (39)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (40)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (41)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (42)
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*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (63)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (64)
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (65)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (68)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (75)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (76)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (77)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (78)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (79)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (80)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (86)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (87)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (88)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (89)
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Holy ''crap''.

==Quotes==
{{note|The following quotes are from the [[Omni Productions]] dub.}}

"This is so strange. How come a robot would feel sleepy?"
:—'''Grimlock''' is confused by the effectiveness of Mindwipe's hypnotic abilities.

"All right, listen up! I'm the ninja consultant for the Decepticons. My name is Sixshot."
:—'''Sixshot''' introduces himself.

"Well, well the game's over. So whaddaya think huh?"
:—'''Sixshot''' after he defeated Ultra Magnus

==Notes==

===Transformers references===
*This episode occurs a year after "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]" (which takes place in 2010 in Japanese continuity, compared to America's 2006), taking the place of "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]" for this continuity.
*The events of [[The Great Transformer War issue 3|issue #3]] of ''[[The Great Transformer War]]'' take place almost immediately before this episode, focusing on the Autobot Headmasters' hunt for the Decepticon Headmasters, who are joining [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] for his assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].
*Athenia previously appeared in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]", but it has been seriously re-worked since then.
*The energy of the Matrix was released in "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2".
*The concept of Autobots fleeing Cybertron to escape the war was established in "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]", and revisited in "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]".
*Up to this point, the space bridge has been the province of the Decepticons alone, but this episode establishes that the Autobots have now created their own network, linking Autobot City on Earth to Cybertron and Athenia.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:FourWarriors Metroplex drives in.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Metroplex misses the "low bridge" sign.]]
*When the Decepticons emerge from the space bridge at the start of the episode, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] is missing from the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] is missing from the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and both Divebomb and Headstrong are missing from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The two Predacons reappear later on, but the others don't, and Rippersnapper actually gives out orders to the team.
*Similarly, when the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] appear, Strafe is missing, but when the angle switches, Scattershot has disappeared, and Strafe is in his place (just as ''Lightspeed'' issues orders to the team!).
*Perhaps in an attempt to outdo his brother (who appeared in two places at once in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''), Sideswipe is seen on both Athenia and Earth.
*Right before Sixshot introduces himself to Magnus, a shot of Soundwave shows him with his optics colored white instead of red.
*Despite being huge in most shots, Metroplex is somehow able to drive right into one of the tunnels leading into Autobot City.
*As Chromedome steps forward to introduce himself, Hardhead's mouth is missing.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Headmasters-primedies.jpg|thumb|225px|"Did Prime just... die?" "You know, it was really unclear."]]
*This episode begins with a montage recapping the vague basics of Transformer history, covering their eons-long war, their migration to Earth, the death of Optimus Prime, the rise of Rodimus Prime and Megatron's recreation as Galvatron. The death of Prime is of particular note, as it shows him perishing in a fire-fight in front of [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], rather than accurately replicating his actual death from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This was a bit of a continuity patch-job on the part of ''The Headmasters'', as the movie still hadn't reached Japan yet at this point (and wouldn't until 1989, when ''Victory'' was airing), so the actual circumstances of Prime's death hadn't been chronicled outside of similarly vague explanations in the pages of ''[[TV Magazine]]''.
*Although he does not speak, Prowl appears quite prominently in a few scenes, despite his death in the movie. The fact that the movie had not yet been released in Japan at this point is often cited as a reason for this, but Prowl's name ''was'' included on the list of dead Autobots in the Japanese dub of "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]", so they ''did'' know. The ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' storyline [[Prowl II|seemed like it was going to explain this]], but got shunted off into its own alternate reality when it ended.
**Years later the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] finally gave a full explanation: Japanese cartoon Prowl did die in the events of the movie and was subsequently replaced by his dimension-hopping counterpart from [[BT World|a closely-related alternate universe]].
*Blitzwing is shown with the Decepticons, but he was banished from their ranks in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]". This previously occurred in "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]", and it will not be the last time that this occurs in ''The Headmasters''.
*Many characters who'd previously been quite different in height are now scaled down to match other characters. Most noticeably, Grimlock is now the same height as Blurr and Wreck-Gar. In dino-mode, he's the same height as Goldbug.

===Trivia===
*The Japanese-language version of this episode released on DVD by [[Metrodome]], [[Madman Entertainment]], and [[Shout! Factory]] is missing the opening montage.
*The Metrodrome DVDs translate the title as "'''Four Warriors from Outer Space'''".
*The [[Shout! Factory]] DVDs translate the title as "'''Warriors from Space'''".
*This episode marks the first appearance of [[:File:Broadsidecharactermodels.jpg|Broadside's final jet mode]] [[character model]]. The [[Carnage in C-Minor|last time]] he was shown in jet mode, the animators used his pre-final model, which had previously been used in the [[1986]] [[Triple Changer]] toy [[commercial]].

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''The Four Soldiers from the Sky'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 12]], [[1992]]

:*''Title:'' "'''Warriors from Space'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub), "'''Four Warriors from Outer Space'''" (Shout! Factory menu)
::*Sixshot refers to himself as a "[[Phase Sixer|Phase Six]] Decepticon officer" instead of the original "Decepticon Dinobase Ninja Commander".

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Los soldados del pasado'''" ("Soldiers of the past")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cóng Tiān ér Jiàng de Sì-yǒngshì '''" (从天而降的四勇士, "The Four Warriors Come down from the Sky")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Chetvero Nebesnykh Voyinov'''" (Четверо небесных воинов, "The Four Sky Warriors")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''I quattro guerrieri dello spazio'''" ("The four warriors of space")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1996]] — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2001]] — ''Transformers: The Movie'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) — Omni dub only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2002]] — ''Transformers: Takara'' (Sony Wonder) — Omni dub only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[Metrodome]]) — Omni dub only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2005]] — ''Transformers: The Movie'' — Reconstructed (Metrodome) — Japanese audio with optional English subtitles only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' (Metrodome) — Optional commentary by [[Chris McFeely]]. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2007]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) — Optional commentary by Chris McFeely. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2009]] — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''Transformers Japanese Collection: Headmasters'' ([[Shout! Factory]]) — Japanese audio with optional English subtitles only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2012]] — ''Transformers: The Japanese Collection'' (Shout! Factory) — Japanese audio with optional English subtitles only.

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