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Prepare for Departure

2017-09-24T10:15:34Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 64
|image=
|caption=
|prev=Breathing Room
|next=Prisoner Principles
|title="Prepare for Departure"
|airdate=[[September 23]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=
}}
'''The Bee Team struggle to recover a canister with radioactive fuel rods from Steeljaw and his pack, while Grimlock struggles to learn the difference between work and play.'''
==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=September 23, 2017}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (9)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (10)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (11)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (13)
|c2=
*[[Underbite]] (1)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (2)
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] (3)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (4)
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] (5)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (7, voice only)
|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (12)
*[[Denny Clay]] (14)
*[[Hermit]] (15)
|c4=
*[[Goldgear]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"We will depart this realm shortly for yours. Prepare for our arrival. Or you will be deactivated. Painfully."
:—'''Soundwave''' ensures [[Steeljaw's Pack|the Pack]] knows where they stand.

"Do we ''have'' to wear disguises even in the grocery store? I don't think Steeljaw is going to attack me in the ''deli aisle''."
:—The great wizard '''Russell''' is perturbed.

"I've always wanted to open you up and see what makes you tick."
:—Once again, '''Steeljaw''' has Bumblebee at his mercy and forgets what kind of cartoon he's in

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The (very unrealistically configured) nuclear waste disposal site was previously visited in [[King of the Hill (Part 1)|the season-opening]] [[King of the Hill (Part 2)|two-parter]].
*Soundwave and the [[Activator|Activator Mini-Cons]] have been working on a secret project in the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]] through the season, but this is the first time it's indicated they're associated with Steeljaw's Pack's "benefactors".
*The Pack are forced to help a powerful Decepticon who is trapped in another dimension, [[Battlegrounds, Part 1|yet]] [[Battlegrounds, Part 2|again]].

===Transformers references===
* Thunderhoof's description of Steeljaw being "forged" draws off IDW Publishing's [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|ongoing continuity]], where the term is applied to Cybertronians who were [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|created through one of two different methods]].

===Real-world references===

===Errors===
*Bumblebee's Autobot insignia reappears on his chest after Steeljaw took it off by a jackhammer.
*While hydrochloric acid is used to balance the PH levels in swimming pools, it still seems very improbable that a swimming supplies warehouse would have several large canisters filled with a (very concentrated) corrosive solution.

===Trivia===

===Foreign localization===

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Breathing Room

2017-09-24T10:13:59Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 63
|image=TRID S3 E18 BR MSS.jpg
|caption="Protocol? There is no protocol for this?"
|prev=Exiles
|next=Prepare for Departure
|title="Breathing Room"
|airdate= [[September 16]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Julie McNally Cahill]] & [[Tim Cahill]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}

'''Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Strongarm are captured by Steeljaw's Decepticons; Fixit works to keep Steeljaw and the 'Cons at bay while the captured Autobots attempt to escape.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"That house was a secure location. Whoever crashed it didn't stop by a gas station and ask for directions to the nearest safe house. They were invited. Someone told them, Matthew. Think about it. Someone you know, so you better ask yourself, can you trust your landlord?"]]
The Autobots are settling into the cavern they've adopted as a home since the Decepticons destroyed the scrapyard, though [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] have become wedged while attempting to both get through the same crevice. They free themselves, but in the process knock the box [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is carrying out of his hands. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] arrives to check for damage and a four-way argument breaks out. After an attempt to defuse the situation fails, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] opts to go find a more suitable base and takes Fixit with him, ordering the others to stay in the cave. The pair drive down a road, unaware that they're being spied on by a remote drone controlled by [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]. They first check out a quarry, but Bumblebee doesn't think it's suitable and suggests an abandoned factory instead.

[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"In the old days, a cheap bottle of Flor de Cana kept us happy all night." "Mmm. Tastes change. People change." "People don't change. We grow old. And some of us adapt. And learn how to enjoy simple pleasures of life, like a family, a home. And for you... What's in that glass right now, for you, is as good as it's ever going to be. One day you'll understand. You got more past than future, you learn."]]
Back in the cave, Sideswipe's stir crazy and opts to go out "on patrol", and Strongarm follows him because he's disobeying orders. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] watch Grimlock carefully tiptoe around Fixit's imaginary equipment.

Bumblebee and Fixit arrive at the abandoned factory and split up to scout it. Fixit's tech detector bleeps, but his warning comes too late as Quillfire gets the jump on 'Bee, paralyzing him with a quill. Quillfire triumphantly carves his insignia in a nearby wall.

Strongarm, sirens blaring, pursues Sideswipe through [[Crown City]] to the garbage dump, observed by another remote drone. As their bickering rages, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] renders a nearby cargo container invisible using a [[light bender]], and the two Autobots' fighting results in them falling in, trapping them. After reporting via the drone, Clampdown hauls the container away to [[Crown City]]'s subway system where he joins Quillfire, who has brought Bumblebee as well. Alarmed at this turn, Sideswipe and Strongarm attempt to think of a way out of their cargo container, which mainly leads to another argument. [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] arrives and starts interrogating Bumblebee, but 'Bee won't give up the location of the rest of the Autobots. Fixit, who followed Quillfire, is spotted by the 'Cons and unconvincingly claims to be a subway maintenance bot. The three Decepticons give chase. Bumblebee, now starting to recover from the quills, tells Sideswipe and Strongarm to get their container closer, and they successfully topple it over.

[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I'm not your only enemy tonight."]]
Fixit splits the Decepticons up and brings the roof down on Clampdown and Quillfire. He then successfully gets past Steeljaw by burning a false Quillfire insignia into a wall. Clampdown and Quillfire manage to free themselves. Steeljaw returns to Bumblebee to find the cargo container toppled over. When he goes to examine it, Bumblebee jams his tail against the electrified subway rail, knocking out the 'Con. Fixit returns as well, only to be grabbed by Clampdown. An oncoming subway train results in the 'Cons standing back, and the train hits the container. [[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"That's why you and I exist. To take advantage of that. Of people's desire to believe and trust."]]Steeljaw resumes torturing Bumblebee. Strongarm and Sideswipe realise the cargo container is now damaged, and manage to get enough leverage to bust out. The pair start beating on Clampdown and Quillfire, while Bumblebee stands and faces off against Steeljaw. 'Bee has enough strength back to send Steeljaw flying, and as the 'Cons realize the Autobots have gained the upper hand, another passing subway train allows them to escape. Bumblebee is angry at failing to capture the Decepticons, but notes that Strongarm and Sideswipe displayed some surprising teamwork.

The group returns to the cave system to find Grimlock has been enlarging it in their absence. Sideswipe and Strongarm immediately call dibs on the same bit of cave, and the Clays realize they're going to need to make the cavern a little larger.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] (8)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (9)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (10)
|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (6)
*[[Denny Clay]] (7)
}}

==Quotes==

"Should we check in the cavern to make sure our team-mates haven't torn each other to scrap?" 
"Nah, I'm sure they're over that silly argument. They're not that childish."
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Bumblebee''', with the latter tempting fate

"Attention common and poorly-painted average vehicle. Pull over in the name of the law."
:—'''Strongarm''' knows how to hurt Sideswipe.

"Is that you, Mini-Con? Squeal once for yes, twice for no."
:—'''Steeljaw''' closes in on Fixit.

"One for each eye, I think."
:—'''Steeljaw''' has Bumblebee at his mercy and forgets what kind of cartoon he's in

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The red-eyed glare Fixit gives Sideswipe obviously triggered memories of when Fixit was accidentally reset to guard mode in "[[The Trouble with Fixit]]".
*The quarry Bumblebee and Fixit check out appears to be the same one [[Underbite]] fell into in "[[Pilot (Part 2)]]".
*The factory [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] used is from "[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]".
*The garbage dump was previously seen in "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]".
*Bumblebee learned about the third rail way back in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' episode "[[Tunnel Vision]]".

===Transformers references===
*Strongarm claims Clampdown is violating the [[Kaon Convention]].

===Real-world references===

===Errors===
*Hitting the cargo container should really have derailed the subway train.
*The third rail, which was powerful enough to ''kill'' an ''Insecticon'' back in "[[Tunnel Vision]]", doesn't display nearly as much killing power when Bumblebee shoves Steeljaw's tail into it.

===Trivia===
*Sideswipe must have gotten over his fear of [[Even Robots Have Nightmares|not being able to move]].
**His desire to be away from Strongarm would seem normal at first, until one remembers that these desperate times have brought out his fear of [[Exiles|being alone]].

===Foreign localization===

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Breathing Room

2017-09-22T15:24:51Z

HardyGal: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 63
|image=TRID S3 E18 BR MSS.jpg
|caption="Protocol? There is no protocol for this?"
|prev=Exiles
|next=Prepare for Departure
|title="Breathing Room"
|airdate= [[September 16]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Julie McNally Cahill]] & [[Tim Cahill]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}

'''Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Strongarm are captured by Steeljaw's Decepticons; Fixit works to keep Steeljaw and the 'Cons at bay while the captured Autobots attempt to escape.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"That house was a secure location. Whoever crashed it didn't stop by a gas station and ask for directions to the nearest safe house. They were invited. Someone told them, Matthew. Think about it. Someone you know, so you better ask yourself, can you trust your landlord?"]]
The Autobots are settling into the cavern they've adopted as a home since the Decepticons destroyed the scrapyard, though [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] have become wedged while attempting to both get through the same crevice. They free themselves, but in the process knock the box [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is carrying out of his hands. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] arrives to check for damage and a four-way argument breaks out. After an attempt to defuse the situation fails, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] opts to go find a more suitable base and takes Fixit with him, ordering the others to stay in the cave. The pair drive down a road, unaware that they're being spied on by a remote drone controlled by [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]. They first check out a quarry, but Bumblebee doesn't think it's suitable and suggests an abandoned factory instead.

[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"In the old days, a cheap bottle of Flor de Cana kept us happy all night." "Mmm. Tastes change. People change." "People don't change. We grow old. And some of us adapt. And learn how to enjoy simple pleasures of life, like a family, a home. And for you... What's in that glass right now, for you, is as good as it's ever going to be. One day you'll understand. You got more past than future, you learn."]]
Back in the cave, Sideswipe's stir crazy and opts to go out "on patrol", and Strongarm follows him because he's disobeying orders. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] watch Grimlock carefully tiptoe around Fixit's imaginary equipment.

Bumblebee and Fixit arrive at the abandoned factory and split up to scout it. Fixit's tech detector bleeps, but his warning comes too late as Quillfire gets the jump on 'Bee, paralyzing him with a quill. Quillfire triumphantly carves his insignia in a nearby wall.

Strongarm, sirens blaring, pursues Sideswipe through [[Crown City]] to the garbage dump, observed by another remote drone. As their bickering rages, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] renders a nearby cargo container invisible using a [[light bender]], and the two Autobots' fighting results in them falling in, trapping them. After reporting via the drone, Clampdown hauls the container away to [[Crown City]]'s subway system where he joins Quillfire, who has brought Bumblebee as well. Alarmed at this turn, Sideswipe and Strongarm attempt to think of a way out of their cargo container, which mainly leads to another argument. [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] arrives and starts interrogating Bumblebee, but 'Bee won't give up the location of the rest of the Autobots. Fixit, who followed Quillfire, is spotted by the 'Cons and unconvincingly claims to be a subway maintenance bot. The three Decepticons give chase. Bumblebee, now starting to recover from the quills, tells Sideswipe and Strongarm to get their container closer, and they successfully topple it over.

[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I'm not your only enemy tonight."]]
Fixit splits the Decepticons up and brings the roof down on Clampdown and Quillfire. He then successfully gets past Steeljaw by burning a false Quillfire insignia into a wall. Clampdown and Quillfire manage to free themselves. Steeljaw returns to Bumblebee to find the cargo container toppled over. When he goes to examine it, Bumblebee jams his tail against the electrified subway rail, knocking out the 'Con. Fixit returns as well, only to be grabbed by Clampdown. An oncoming subway train results in the 'Cons standing back, and the train hits the container. [[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"That's why you and I exist. To take advantage of that. Of people's desire to believe and trust."]]Steeljaw resumes torturing Bumblebee. Strongarm and Sideswipe realise the cargo container is now damaged, and manage to get enough leverage to bust out. The pair start beating on Clampdown and Quillfire, while Bumblebee stands and faces off against Steeljaw. 'Bee has enough strength back to send Steeljaw flying, and as the 'Cons realize the Autobots have gained the upper hand, another passing subway train allows them to escape. Bumblebee is angry at failing to capture the Decepticons, but notes that Strongarm and Sideswipe displayed some surprising teamwork.

The group returns to the cave system to find Grimlock has been enlarging it in their absence. Sideswipe and Strongarm immediately call dibs on the same bit of cave, and the Clays realize they're going to need to make the cavern a little larger.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] (8)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (9)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (10)
|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (6)
*[[Denny Clay]] (7)
}}

==Quotes==

"Should we check in the cavern to make sure our team-mates haven't torn each other to scrap?" 
"Nah, I'm sure they're over that silly argument. They're not that childish."
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Bumblebee''', with the latter tempting fate

"Attention common and poorly-painted average vehicle. Pull over in the name of the law."
:—'''Strongarm''' knows how to hurt Sideswipe.

"Is that you, Mini-Con? Squeal once for yes, twice for no."
:—'''Steeljaw''' closes in on Fixit.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The red-eyed glare Fixit gives Sideswipe obviously triggered memories of when Fixit was accidentally reset to guard mode in "[[The Trouble with Fixit]]".
*The quarry Bumblebee and Fixit check out appears to be the same one [[Underbite]] fell into in "[[Pilot (Part 2)]]".
*The factory [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] used is from "[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]".
*The garbage dump was previously seen in "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]".
*Bumblebee learned about the third rail way back in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' episode "[[Tunnel Vision]]".

===Transformers references===
*Strongarm claims Clampdown is violating the [[Kaon Convention]].

===Real-world references===

===Errors===
*Hitting the cargo container should really have derailed the subway train.
*The third rail, which was powerful enough to ''kill'' an ''Insecticon'' back in "[[Tunnel Vision]]", doesn't display nearly as much killing power when Bumblebee shoves Steeljaw's tail into it.

===Trivia===
*Sideswipe must have gotten over his fear of [[Even Robots Have Nightmares|not being able to move]].
**His desire to be away from Strongarm would seem normal at first, until one remembers that these desperate times have brought out his fear of [[Exiles|being alone]].

===Foreign localization===

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Breathing Room

2017-09-21T03:34:43Z

HardyGal: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 63
|image=TRID S3 E18 BR MSS.jpg
|caption="Protocol? There is no protocol for this?"
|prev=Exiles
|next=Prepare for Departure
|title="Breathing Room"
|airdate= [[September 16]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Julie McNally Cahill]] & [[Tim Cahill]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}

'''Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Strongarm are captured by Steeljaw's Decepticons; Fixit works to keep Steeljaw and the 'Cons at bay while the captured Autobots attempt to escape.'''
==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"That house was a secure location. Whoever crashed it didn't stop by a gas station and ask for directions to the nearest safe house. They were invited. Someone told them, Matthew. Think about it. Someone you know, so you better ask yourself, can you trust your landlord?"]]
The Autobots are settling into the cavern they've adopted as a home since the Decepticons destroyed the scrapyard, though [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] have become wedged while attempting to both get through the same crevice. They free themselves, but in the process knock the box [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is carrying out of his hands. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] arrives to check for damage and a four-way argument breaks out. After an attempt to defuse the situation fails, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] opts to go find a more suitable base and takes Fixit with him, ordering the others to stay in the cave. The pair drive down a road, unaware that they're being spied on by a remote drone controlled by [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]. They first check out a quarry, but Bumblebee doesn't think it's suitable and suggests an abandoned factory instead.

[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"In the old days, a cheap bottle of Flor de Cana kept us happy all night." "Mmm. Tastes change. People change." "People don't change. We grow old. And some of us adapt. And learn how to enjoy simple pleasures of life, like a family, a home. And for you... What's in that glass right now, for you, is as good as it's ever going to be. One day you'll understand. You got more past than future, you learn."]]
Back in the cave, Sideswipe's stir crazy and opts to go out "on patrol", and Strongarm follows him because he's disobeying orders. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] watch Grimlock carefully tiptoe around Fixit's imaginary equipment.

Bumblebee and Fixit arrive at the abandoned factory and split up to scout it. Fixit's tech detector bleeps, but his warning comes too late as Quillfire gets the jump on 'Bee, paralyzing him with a quill. Quillfire triumphantly carves his insignia in a nearby wall.

Strongarm, sirens blaring, pursues Sideswipe through [[Crown City]] to the garbage dump, observed by another remote drone. As their bickering rages, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] renders a nearby cargo container invisible using a [[light bender]], and the two Autobots' fighting results in them falling in, trapping them. After reporting via the drone, Clampdown hauls the container away to [[Crown City]]'s subway system where he joins Quillfire, who has brought Bumblebee as well. Alarmed at this turn, Sideswipe and Strongarm attempt to think of a way out of their cargo container, which mainly leads to another argument. [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] arrives and starts interrogating Bumblebee, but 'Bee won't give up the location of the rest of the Autobots. Fixit, who followed Quillfire, is spotted by the 'Cons and unconvincingly claims to be a subway maintenance bot. The three Decepticons give chase. Bumblebee, now starting to recover from the quills, tells Sideswipe and Strongarm to get their container closer, and they successfully topple it over.

[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I'm not your only enemy tonight."]]
Fixit splits the Decepticons up and brings the roof down on Clampdown and Quillfire. He then successfully gets past Steeljaw by burning a false Quillfire insignia into a wall. Clampdown and Quillfire manage to free themselves. Steeljaw returns to Bumblebee to find the cargo container toppled over. When he goes to examine it, Bumblebee jams his tail against the electrified subway rail, knocking out the 'Con. Fixit returns as well, only to be grabbed by Clampdown. An oncoming subway train results in the 'Cons standing back, and the train hits the container. [[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"That's why you and I exist. To take advantage of that. Of people's desire to believe and trust."]]Steeljaw resumes torturing Bumblebee. Strongarm and Sideswipe realise the cargo container is now damaged, and manage to get enough leverage to bust out. The pair start beating on Clampdown and Quillfire, while Bumblebee stands and faces off against Steeljaw. 'Bee has enough strength back to send Steeljaw flying, and as the 'Cons realize the Autobots have gained the upper hand, another passing subway train allows them to escape. Bumblebee is angry at failing to capture the Decepticons, but notes that Strongarm and Sideswipe displayed some surprising teamwork.

The group returns to the cave system to find Grimlock has been enlarging it in their absence. Sideswipe and Strongarm immediately call dibs on the same bit of cave, and the Clays realize they're going to need to make the cavern a little larger.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] (8)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (9)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (10)
|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (6)
*[[Denny Clay]] (7)
}}

==Quotes==

"Should we check in the cavern to make sure our team-mates haven't torn each other to scrap?" 
"Nah, I'm sure they're over that silly argument. They're not that childish."
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Bumblebee''', with the latter tempting fate

"Attention common and poorly-painted average vehicle. Pull over in the name of the law."
:—'''Strongarm''' knows how to hurt Sideswipe.

"Is that you, Mini-Con? Squeal once for yes, twice for no."
:—'''Steeljaw''' closes in on Fixit.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The quarry Bumblebee and Fixit check out appears to be the same one [[Underbite]] fell into in "[[Pilot (Part 2)]]".
*The factory [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] used is from "[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]".
*The garbage dump was previously seen in "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]".
*Bumblebee learned about the third rail way back in "[[Tunnel Vision]]".

===Transformers references===
*Strongarm claims Clampdown is violating the [[Kaon Convention]].

===Real-world references===

===Errors===
*Hitting the cargo container should really have derailed the subway train.
*The third rail, which was powerful enough to ''kill'' an ''Insecticon'' back in "[[Tunnel Vision]]", doesn't display nearly as much killing power when Bumblebee shoves Steeljaw's tail into it.

===Trivia===
*Sideswipe must have gotten over his fear of [[Even Robots Have Nightmares|not being able to move]].

===Foreign localization===

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Breathing Room

2017-09-19T14:15:07Z

HardyGal: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 63
|image=TRID S3 E18 BR MSS.jpg
|caption="Protocol? There is no protocol for this?"
|prev=Exiles
|next=Prepare for Departure
|title="Breathing Room"
|airdate= [[September 16]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Julie McNally Cahill]] & [[Tim Cahill]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}

'''Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Strongarm are captured by Steeljaw's Decepticons; Fixit works to keep Steeljaw and the 'Cons at bay while the captured Autobots attempt to escape.'''
==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"That house was a secure location. Whoever crashed it didn't stop by a gas station and ask for directions to the nearest safe house. They were invited. Someone told them, Matthew. Think about it. Someone you know, so you better ask yourself, can you trust your landlord?"]]
The Autobots are settling into the cavern they've adopted as a home since the Decepticons destroyed the scrapyard, though [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] have become wedged while attempting to both get through the same crevice. They free themselves, but in the process knock the box [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is carrying out of his hands. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] arrives to check for damage and a four-way argument breaks out. After an attempt to defuse the situation fails, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] opts to go find a more suitable base and takes Fixit with him, ordering the others to stay in the cave. The pair drive down a road, unaware that they're being spied on by a remote drone controlled by [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]. They first check out a quarry, but Bumblebee doesn't think it's suitable and suggests an abandoned factory instead.

[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"In the old days, a cheap bottle of Flor de Cana kept us happy all night." "Mmm. Tastes change. People change." "People don't change. We grow old. And some of us adapt. And learn how to enjoy simple pleasures of life, like a family, a home. And for you... What's in that glass right now, for you, is as good as it's ever going to be. One day you'll understand. You got more past than future, you learn."]]
Back in the cave, Sideswipe's stir crazy and opts to go out "on patrol", and Strongarm follows him because he's disobeying orders. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] watch Grimlock carefully tiptoe around Fixit's imaginary equipment.

Bumblebee and Fixit arrive at the abandoned factory and split up to scout it. Fixit's tech detector bleeps, but his warning comes too late as Quillfire gets the jump on 'Bee, paralyzing him with a quill. Quillfire triumphantly carves his insignia in a nearby wall.

Strongarm, sirens blaring, pursues Sideswipe through [[Crown City]] to the garbage dump, observed by another remote drone. As their bickering rages, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] renders a nearby cargo container invisible using a [[light bender]], and the two Autobots' fighting results in them falling in, trapping them. After reporting via the drone, Clampdown hauls the container away to [[Crown City]]'s subway system where he joins Quillfire, who has brought Bumblebee as well. Alarmed at this turn, Sideswipe and Strongarm attempt to think of a way out of their cargo container, which mainly leads to another argument. [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] arrives and starts interrogating Bumblebee, but 'Bee won't give up the location of the rest of the Autobots. Fixit, who followed Quillfire, is spotted by the 'Cons and unconvincingly claims to be a subway maintenance bot. The three Decepticons give chase. Bumblebee, now starting to recover from the quills, tells Sideswipe and Strongarm to get their container closer, and they successfully topple it over.

[[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I'm not your only enemy tonight."]]
Fixit splits the Decepticons up and brings the roof down on Clampdown and Quillfire. He then successfully gets past Steeljaw by burning a false Quillfire insignia into a wall. Clampdown and Quillfire manage to free themselves. Steeljaw returns to Bumblebee to find the cargo container toppled over. When he goes to examine it, Bumblebee jams his tail against the electrified subway rail, knocking out the 'Con. Fixit returns as well, only to be grabbed by Clampdown. An oncoming subway train results in the 'Cons standing back, and the train hits the container. [[File:TRID S3 E18 BR SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"That's why you and I exist. To take advantage of that. Of people's desire to believe and trust."]]Steeljaw resumes torturing Bumblebee. Strongarm and Sideswipe realise the cargo container is now damaged, and manage to get enough leverage to bust out. The pair start beating on Clampdown and Quillfire, while Bumblebee stands and faces off against Steeljaw. 'Bee has enough strength back to send Steeljaw flying, and as the 'Cons realize the Autobots have gained the upper hand, another passing subway train allows them to escape. Bumblebee is angry at failing to capture the Decepticons, but notes that Strongarm and Sideswipe displayed some surprising teamwork.

The group returns to the cave system to find Grimlock has been enlarging it in their absence. Sideswipe and Strongarm immediately call dibs on the same bit of cave, and the Clays realize they're going to need to make the cavern a little larger.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] (8)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (9)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (10)
|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (6)
*[[Denny Clay]] (7)
}}

==Quotes==

"Should we check in the cavern to make sure our team-mates haven't torn each other to scrap?" 
"Nah, I'm sure they're over that silly argument. They're not that childish."
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Bumblebee''', with the latter tempting fate

"Attention common and poorly-painted average vehicle. Pull over in the name of the law."
:—'''Strongarm''' knows how to hurt Sideswipe.

"Is that you, Mini-Con? Squeal once for yes, twice for no."
:—'''Steeljaw''' closes in on Fixit.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The quarry Bumblebee and Fixit check out appears to be the same one [[Underbite]] fell into in "[[Pilot (Part 2)]]".
*The factory [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] used is from "[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]".
*The garbage dump was previously seen in "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]".
*Bumblebee learned about the third rail way back in "[[Tunnel Vision]]".

===Transformers references===
*Strongarm claims Clampdown is violating the [[Kaon Convention]].

===Real-world references===

===Errors===
*Hitting the cargo container should really have derailed the subway train.
*The third rail, which was powerful enough to ''kill'' an ''Insecticon'' back in "[[Tunnel Vision]]", doesn't display nearly as much killing power when Bumblebee shoves Steeljaw's tail into it.

===Trivia===

===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Get a Clue

2017-06-16T13:47:02Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 53
|image=TRID S3 E8 GAC MSS.jpg
|caption=It's a work in progress, so I don't want anyone asking stupid questions like, "Hey, what happened to the color?" So just-Hey, what happened to the color?
|prev=The Great Divide
|next=Out of the Shadows
|title="Get a Clue"
|airdate=[[June 10]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Matt Wayne]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}

'''Strongarm flexes her detective muscles to solve a baffling series of Decepticon thefts; she may need to stand up to her teammates in order to bring a perp to justice.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E8 GAC SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You don't understand, I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum.]]
[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] searches for anyone who wants to help him sort [[capacitor sprocket]]s and finds [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] weightlifting forklifts. When she mentions she misses the Academy, as it's the time of year when cadets choose their specialty to focus their studies, Fixit helps her by bringing up a list of specialties so she can select one, though she can't decide which she should choose. The Decepticon alarm sounds and Fixit pinpoints the signal to a construction site.

The Autobots arrive at the site just after the 'Con has moved in. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] sends Strongarm and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] to cover the gate while he takes the others to search inside. [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] finds a busted-open-and-emptied explosives locker, shortly before he's attacked from behind. Bumblebee and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] find him moments later, but the 'Con is already gone and, though Fixit widens his scan, he is unable to locate the Decepticon. Strongarm recalls the teachings of her old instructor [[Dropforge]], which inspires her to ask Bumblebee if she can try out her detective skills. She starts taking pictures of the crime scene, and finds some auto paint on a nearby tree.

[[File:TRID S3 E8 GAC SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nobody escapes. Nobody ever really escapes.]]
The Autobots return to the scrapyard, where Fixit wires Grimlock and Drift up for a [[combiner]]-related experiment. The pair end up magnetically fused together temporarily, and Strongarm summons them to the "war room". This turns out to be so Strongarm can fill them in on what she's worked out — they quickly locate a car that matches the paint they found, so Strongarm is dispatched with [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] to interview the potential witness. The witness turns out to have not seen the perp, but overheard him talking about "shinies" and "step one". As the trio start heading back, Fixit contacts them to let them know there's a Decepticon signal at a fireworks factory. Strongarm, increasingly using crime-noir type language, drops off the two [[human]]s and heads off.

She arrives at the factory around the same time as the rest of [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], but before she can fill them in on what she's found, the team comes under attack from fireworks. After Grimlock is knocked down, she manages to shoot another firework headed towards him and the team take cover. The 'Con emerges, wreathed in smoke, and manages to speed past them before they can fire, leaving Strongarm to accidentally try and arrest Bumblebee in the confusion. Fixit attempts to get a lock on the Decepticon's signal, but it repeatedly appears and disappears at different places, leaving the Autobots bewildered.

[[File:TRID S3 E8 GAC SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Here's looking at you, [[Strongarm (RID)|kid]].]]
Back at base, Strongarm puzzles over the evidence and why she can't work out the case. Bumblebee gives her some encouragement and she suggests the next target may be the [[Crown City Armory]], though she immediately casts doubt on the idea as potentially being too simple. With Strongarm unable to work out the Con's nature, the team heads to stake out the armory. As the stakeout drags on, Strongarm wonders if she was wrong after all, but her doubt is cut short by an explosion in the armory. They move in to find the 'Con is a [[Corvicon|Crow Decepticon]]. Strongarm gives chase, using an unfinished overpass to give her the height to take down the flying Decepticon. Grimlock uses his traditional finishing move to make sure the Decepticon stays down.

[[File:TRID S3 E8 GAC SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Why are they doing this? Why are they doing this? They said when you got here the whole thing started. Who are you? What are you? Where did you come from? I think you're the cause of all of this. I think you're evil. EVIL!]]
Fixit explains the 'Con is [[Boostwing]], a more intelligent Crow Decepticon than average, but Strongarm and Russell aren't satisfied with the resolution. Strongarm volunteers to go out on patrol, and Russell accompanies her. She's realized that Boostwing may have a partner, explaining how he could be in many places at once and where the stolen fireworks may be. On Russell's hunch, they head to the [[Crown City Gold Depository]], and arrive to find it under attack. After calling for backup, Strongarm heads inside and finds another Crow Decepticon, Boostwing's brother [[Jacknab]]. During the resulting fight, Jacknab kicks her into a pile of gold bars, but she overloads her blaster, knocking him down. She's surprised when a ''third'' Crow Decepticon brother, [[Pilfer]], arrives, and the pair of 'Cons quickly outmatch her, threatening to steal her [[optics]] for Boostwing. The rest of the Autobots arrive to lend a hand, keeping the brothers busy, and giving Strongarm time to use a net filled with gold bars to bring the two 'Cons down, the pair being dutifully arrested.

Strongarm later explains her reasoning to the other Autobots and they compliment her on her work. Sideswipe makes a mumbled noise which to his surprise, she's able to correctly deduce was an apology for doubting her judgment earlier.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Boostwing]] (4)
*[[Jacknab]] (14)
*[[Pilfer]] (15)

|c3=
*Snoozing security guard (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
*[[Russell Clay]] (10)
*[[Damaged car owner]] (11)
*Armory soldiers (12)
*Gold Depository guards (13)
|c4=
}}

==Quotes==
"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the ordinance." 
"Huh? Where'd you learn language like that? Been hangin' out on the south side'a Kaon?"
:—'''Strongarm's''' inner noir detective effectively baffles '''Sideswipe'''.

"Sir! Permission to perform a thorough investigation?!" 
"...isn't...that...what we're ''doing''?" 
"..." 
"...okay, okay. Permission granted." 
:—'''Strongarm''' knows '''Bumblebee''' can't resist an earnestly eager expression.

"...whatever it is, I CONFESS!"
:—'''Grimlock''' has no poker face at all.

"We need to find out what makes you Autobots meld into your Ultra Bee Team Combiner form."
:—A product-name-dropping '''Fixit''' knows what [[To sell toys|the most important things]] are.

"You two have the right to silent mode operation."
:—'''Strongarm''' slaps the cuffs on Jacknab and Pilfer.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* "Crow Decepticon" is an awkward bit of renaming. The first of this type seen in the series, [[Filch]], was not given any kind of "species" identifier. Later in "[[True Colors]]", "Corvicon" was used to describe "shiny"-obsessed bots, then the book ''[[Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard]]'' confirmed the connection by calling her a Corvicon directly. But here, it's only "crow Decepticon". Maybe they thought it was easier for kids to understand?
* The Crow Decepticons in this episode don't seem to be much larger than the Autobots, whereas Filch was ''significantly'' larger.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Crustacion]], [[Ragebyte]], [[Zorillor]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], [[Boostwing]], [[Jacknab]], [[Pilfer]]

===Transformers references===
*Bumblebee swears "by [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]'s rusty knee-joints". He needs those, Bee!

===Real-world references===
*To catch Boostwing, Strongarm drives through some barricades and off the end of an unfinished freeway ramp, a maneuver most famous from ''[[w:The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]].''

===Errors===
*Bumblebee says he, Sideswipe and Grimlock will "canvass inside on foot" after arriving at the construction site. We're unclear on exactly what meaning of "canvass" is being used here.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time [[Ultra Bee]] is named on-screen.
*And you thought [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] watched [[Bots and Robbers|too many detective movies]]....

===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Sphere of Influence

2017-06-16T13:36:13Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 50
|image=TRID S3 E5 SOI MSS.jpg
|caption=We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious.
|prev=Blurred
|next=Bee Cool
|title="Sphere of Influence"
|airdate=[[May 20]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[David McDermott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}

'''The Bee Team discovers a mysterious artifact that has a strange effect on Cybertronian minds, turning the 'bots against one another.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E5 SOI SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"The Orb was made in the fires of Mount Doradus. Only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mebion and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came!"]]
A Decepticon streaks down a forest road with the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] in hot pursuit. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] argue over who should make the arrest, until [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] radios them with information on the 'Con they're chasing, a [[Skunkticon]] named [[Zorillor]]. Zorillor heads into a cave after referring to his "pal" (and peppering the Autobots with blaster shots), so Bumblebee leaves Strongarm and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] to check for other exits while taking Sideswipe and Blurr in. Sideswipe demonstrates the importance of being observant by pointing out a spike-filled pit disguised by a hologram, and then accidentally walks into a tripwire. The trio leg it as the walls start closing in. They get clear, but the way out is blocked. Meanwhile Zorillor packs his stuff so he can relocate, only to run into Drift and Strongarm. He sprays them with blinding liquid, but Drift, calling on his training to fight without relying on his senses, promptly disarms the Skunkticon before [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] manage to take him down, forcing him to drop the yellow sphere he's carrying.

[[File:TRID S3 E5 SOI SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I will take it! I will take it! I will take the Orb to Mebion." "You have my sword..." "And you have my bow." "And my axe!"]]
Back at the scrapyard, everyone puzzles over the strange orb Zorillor was carrying and, while Fixit's scans don't turn up anything conclusive, the Autobots seem enraptured with it. They contact [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] who suggests that the orb matches the description of the [[Sphere of Doradus]], a legendary object containing a map to the lost city of [[Doradus]], but which could potentially destroy a city if not opened correctly. Though skeptical that this is the legendary sphere in question, the Autobots resolve to return it to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the morning, and there's no shortage of volunteers to guard it overnight.

That night, [[Denny Clay|Denny]] finds Bumblebee guarding the Sphere and acting oddly. After Bumblebee accuses Denny of trying to steal the Sphere, the pair realize the object in question is missing. Bumblebee tackles Strongarm as she tries to sneak off with the Sphere, but the rest of the team turn up one by one and soon there's a struggle for possession of the orb. Wakened by the noise, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] realizes that it's just like the effects Optimus ascribed to the Sphere of Doradus, but his attempts to remove the orb from the area are thwarted when Fixit grabs it. A full-scale fight breaks out until Grimlock grabs the Sphere and makes off through the scrapyard with the rest of the team in pursuit. Denny and Russell give chase in Denny's truck while Fixit shakes off the object's influence.

[[File:TRID S3 E5 SOI SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Master betrayed us! Wicked, tricksy, false. We ought to wring his filthy little neck. Kill him! Kill him! Kill them both! And then we takes the precious... and we be the master!"]]
The fight over the Sphere moves onto an elevated highway, with possession moving from Grimlock to Sideswipe to Strongarm until unexpectedly [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] turns up and escapes with it. Out of range of the Sphere's influence, the Autobots recover from their bout of avarice just before Denny and Russell catch up. Fixit lets them know via comms that the Sphere is giving off low-level energy emissions that are affecting their minds, however there's a more urgent issue — if Springload tries to open the Sphere, he could cause an explosion and destroy the city.

[[File:TRID S3 E5 SOI SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"It's gone! It's done!" "Yes, Mr. Beedo. It's over now."]]
The Autobots head to the city's particle accelerator while Denny and Russell retrieve some metal foil to try to block the emissions from the Sphere. The team finds Springload at a control console and Strongarm shoots him when he tries to escape. Slipstream and Jetstorm wrap the Sphere in foil, but the Autobots are still intent on grabbing it instead of arresting Springload. Another fight breaks out, but Springload manages to escape with the Sphere and the Autobots all start experiencing a painful sound. They theorize that the energy passing through the accelerator's coils has changed the effects. Fortunately the Sphere moves out of range, and the Autobots come up with a new plan. They succeed in tackling Springload, though Grimlock takes some encouragement to ignore the Sphere and punch out Springload. The Mini-Cons slap a magnetic cage around the Sphere, but as Denny and Russell attempt to remove it from the area, Springload makes another attempt to grab it which results in it shattering.

Back at the scrapyard, they dump the remains of the Sphere in a trash compactor while musing over their success in resisting its influence. They turn and walk away as the compactor closes...missing how a holographic map flickers over it for a few seconds before disappearing.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (4)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (7)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (8)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
|c2=
* [[Zorillor]] (1)
* [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] (13)
|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (10)
*[[Russell Clay]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Blurr:''' ...did he just call his blaster 'Pal'? 
'''Drift:''' Perhaps. Criminals are often eccentric in their speech patterns. 
'''Sideswipe:''' Yeah, and they talk funny too.
:—Blurr gets a complicated explanation from Drift and the Cliff's Notes from Sideswipe.

"I need the sphere because... because... SCIENCE!"
:—'''Fixit''' channels his inner mad scientist.

"Come back with my sphere, you overgrown iguana!" 
"In your involuntary visions during shutdown periods it's yours!"
:—'''Drift''' goes after Grimlock, and '''Blurr''' shuts him down.

"''Grimlock's got the Sphere, Ugh'' 
''Grimlock's got the Sphere, Ugh'' 
''Don't know where he's goin''' 
''But he has got the Sphere--'' 
Aah!"
:—'''Grimlock''', practicing for his second career as a singer.

"You said you knew nothing of Doradus! You lied to me, lied! But my persistence has been rewarded! Doradus shall be mine!"
:—'''Springload''' channels his inner Gollum.

"Besides, if you were truly driven by the desire to possess something spectacular, you'd fight over me every day."
:—'''Fixit''' has a high opinion of himself.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* While virtually every previously-seen Decepticon was imprisoned and taken off-world by the end of "[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]", Springload was one of two Decepticons unaccounted for at the end of last season, the other being [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]]. Could the latter still be skittering around on Earth too?
* The research facility in this episode is the same building where the team battled [[Simacore]] in "[[Brainpower]]".
* Springload's seemingly scatter-brained quest for Doradus has [[Rumble in the Jungle|been]] [[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing|the]] [[Bumblebee's Night Off|theme]] of his appearances, but this is the first time there's been evidence the crazy frogbot might be ''right''.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Crustacion]], [[Ragebyte]], [[Zorillor]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]].

===Transformers references===
* (tbd)

===Real-world references===
* The Sphere's avaricious influence is similar to that of the [[Wikipedia:One Ring|One Ring]]. It could also be compared to the [[Wikipedia:Apple of Discord|golden apple of discord]].

===Errors===
* (tbd)

===Trivia===
* (tbd)

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' '''Les Autobots perdent la boule''' ("The Autobots Lose the Ball")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 24]], 2017

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Sphere of Influence

2017-06-16T13:35:43Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 50
|image=TRID S3 E5 SOI MSS.jpg
|caption=We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious.
|prev=Blurred
|next=Bee Cool
|title="Sphere of Influence"
|airdate=[[May 20]], [[2017]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[David McDermott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}

'''The Bee Team discovers a mysterious artifact that has a strange effect on Cybertronian minds, turning the 'bots against one another.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E5 SOI SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"The Orb was made in the fires of Mount Doradus. Only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mebion and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came!"]]
A Decepticon streaks down a forest road with the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] in hot pursuit. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] argue over who should make the arrest, until [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] radios them with information on the 'Con they're chasing, a [[Skunkticon]] named [[Zorillor]]. Zorillor heads into a cave after referring to his "pal" (and peppering the Autobots with blaster shots), so Bumblebee leaves Strongarm and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] to check for other exits while taking Sideswipe and Blurr in. Sideswipe demonstrates the importance of being observant by pointing out a spike-filled pit disguised by a hologram, and then accidentally walks into a tripwire. The trio leg it as the walls start closing in. They get clear, but the way out is blocked. Meanwhile Zorillor packs his stuff so he can relocate, only to run into Drift and Strongarm. He sprays them with blinding liquid, but Drift, calling on his training to fight without relying on his senses, promptly disarms the Skunkticon before [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] manage to take him down, forcing him to drop the yellow sphere he's carrying.

[[File:TRID S3 E5 SOI SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I will take it! I will take it! I will take the Orb to Mebion." "You have my sword..." "And you have my bow." "And my axe!"]]
Back at the scrapyard, everyone puzzles over the strange orb Zorillor was carrying and, while Fixit's scans don't turn up anything conclusive, the Autobots seem enraptured with it. They contact [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] who suggests that the orb matches the description of the [[Sphere of Doradus]], a legendary object containing a map to the lost city of [[Doradus]], but which could potentially destroy a city if not opened correctly. Though skeptical that this is the legendary sphere in question, the Autobots resolve to return it to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the morning, and there's no shortage of volunteers to guard it overnight.

That night, [[Denny Clay|Denny]] finds Bumblebee guarding the Sphere and acting oddly. After Bumblebee accuses Denny of trying to steal the Sphere, the pair realize the object in question is missing. Bumblebee tackles Strongarm as she tries to sneak off with the Sphere, but the rest of the team turn up one by one and soon there's a struggle for possession of the orb. Wakened by the noise, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] realizes that it's just like the effects Optimus ascribed to the Sphere of Doradus, but his attempts to remove the orb from the area are thwarted when Fixit grabs it. A full-scale fight breaks out until Grimlock grabs the Sphere and makes off through the scrapyard with the rest of the team in pursuit. Denny and Russell give chase in Denny's truck while Fixit shakes off the object's influence.

[[File:TRID S3 E5 SOI SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Master betrayed us! Wicked, tricksy, false. We ought to wring his filthy little neck. Kill him! Kill him! Kill them both! And then we takes the precious... and we be the master!"]]
The fight over the Sphere moves onto an elevated highway, with possession moving from Grimlock to Sideswipe to Strongarm until unexpectedly [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] turns up and escapes with it. Out of range of the Sphere's influence, the Autobots recover from their bout of avarice just before Denny and Russell catch up. Fixit lets them know via comms that the Sphere is giving off low-level energy emissions that are affecting their minds, however there's a more urgent issue — if Springload tries to open the Sphere, he could cause an explosion and destroy the city.

[[File:TRID S3 E5 SOI SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"It's gone! It's done!" "Yes, Mr. Beedo. It's over now."]]
The Autobots head to the city's particle accelerator while Denny and Russell retrieve some metal foil to try to block the emissions from the Sphere. The team finds Springload at a control console and Strongarm shoots him when he tries to escape. Slipstream and Jetstorm wrap the Sphere in foil, but the Autobots are still intent on grabbing it instead of arresting Springload. Another fight breaks out, but Springload manages to escape with the Sphere and the Autobots all start experiencing a painful sound. They theorize that the energy passing through the accelerator's coils has changed the effects. Fortunately the Sphere moves out of range, and the Autobots come up with a new plan. They succeed in tackling Springload, though Grimlock takes some encouragement to ignore the Sphere and punch out Springload. The Mini-Cons slap a magnetic cage around the Sphere, but as Denny and Russell attempt to remove it from the area, Springload makes another attempt to grab it which results in it shattering.

Back at the scrapyard, they dump the remains of the Sphere in a trash compactor while musing over their success in resisting its influence. They turn and walk away as the compactor closes...missing how a holographic map flickers over it for a few seconds before disappearing.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (4)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (7)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (8)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
|c2=
* [[Zorillor]] (1)
* [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] (13)
|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (10)
*[[Russell Clay]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Blurr:''' ...did he just call his blaster 'Pal'? 
'''Drift:''' Perhaps. Criminals are often eccentric in their speech patterns. 
'''Sideswipe:''' Yeah, and they talk funny too.
:—Blurr gets a complicated explanation from Drift and the Cliff's Notes from Sideswipe.

"I need the sphere because... because... SCIENCE!"
:—'''Fixit''' channels his inner mad scientist.

"Come back with my sphere, you overgrown iguana!"
"In your involuntary visions during shutdown periods it's yours!"
:—'''Drift''' goes after Grimlock, and '''Blurr''' shuts him down.

"''Grimlock's got the Sphere, Ugh'' 
''Grimlock's got the Sphere, Ugh'' 
''Don't know where he's goin''' 
''But he has got the Sphere--'' 
Aah!"
:—'''Grimlock''', practicing for his second career as a singer.

"You said you knew nothing of Doradus! You lied to me, lied! But my persistence has been rewarded! Doradus shall be mine!"
:—'''Springload''' channels his inner Gollum.

"Besides, if you were truly driven by the desire to possess something spectacular, you'd fight over me every day."
:—'''Fixit''' has a high opinion of himself.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* While virtually every previously-seen Decepticon was imprisoned and taken off-world by the end of "[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]", Springload was one of two Decepticons unaccounted for at the end of last season, the other being [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]]. Could the latter still be skittering around on Earth too?
* The research facility in this episode is the same building where the team battled [[Simacore]] in "[[Brainpower]]".
* Springload's seemingly scatter-brained quest for Doradus has [[Rumble in the Jungle|been]] [[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing|the]] [[Bumblebee's Night Off|theme]] of his appearances, but this is the first time there's been evidence the crazy frogbot might be ''right''.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Crustacion]], [[Ragebyte]], [[Zorillor]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]].

===Transformers references===
* (tbd)

===Real-world references===
* The Sphere's avaricious influence is similar to that of the [[Wikipedia:One Ring|One Ring]]. It could also be compared to the [[Wikipedia:Apple of Discord|golden apple of discord]].

===Errors===
* (tbd)

===Trivia===
* (tbd)

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' '''Les Autobots perdent la boule''' ("The Autobots Lose the Ball")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 24]], 2017

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

First (and Second) in Flight

2016-07-17T07:22:06Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''Transformers Animated: Rise of Safeguard'' ''[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival]]'' #6
|prev=The Arrival issue 5
|next=
|title="First (and Second) in Flight"
|image=Rise of Safeguard.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=2009
|coverdate=2008
|story by=[[Eric Siebenaler]] and [[Marty Isenberg]]
|written by=Marty Isenberg
|art by=[[Boo]] (pp.1~12) [[Matt Frank|Matthew Frank]] (pp13~24)
|colors by=[[Liam Shalloo]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|edits by=[[Kris Oprisko]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]
|packaged with=[[Jetfire (Animated)#Animated|Jetfire and Jetstorm]]
}}

'''The Autobot Elite Guard intends to use the captive Starscream to help create the first flying Autobot. But the resulting twin brothers Jetfire and Jetstorm are more than they bargained for.'''

==Synopsis==
In the wake of the [[Decepticon]] uprisings on the rim of the galaxy, Ultra Magnus sends a secure transmission to the Autobot troops, stressing a need for a decisive show of force to remind the Decepticons of Autobot military superiority. Though he does not feel the situation is dire enough to revive [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Project Omega]], clearly action is needed, and he is willing to pursue unorthodox combat upgrade protocols for the Autobots. Back at the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] flagship, this is met with some skepticism by Sentinel Prime and Jazz. Ultra Magnus has suggested installing flight protocols into Autobots, a feat that is entirely unprecedented. Magnus stresses that they have a rare opportunity in the form of the captured Decepticon Starscream, and that downloading his programming may allow them to do what was previously thought impossible.

Unfortunately, Starscream escapes in the process, but soon Magnus is able to address the Autobot Council on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and announce that the data download of the Decepticon's programming was successful. He turns this data over to the [[Ministry of Science]], tasking Perceptor with the means to commence with Project Safeguard. Perceptor expresses some unease at the risks involved, prompting Magnus to tell him not to endanger Elite Guard resources, and instead find test subjects that are expendable from the farms and refineries.

[[Image:Jetfirejetstormzackly.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The future of Cybertron, folks.]]
As if on cue, a pair of refinery bots are engaging in grievous shenanigans while on the job, and as a result fall victim to a catastrophic industrial accident. Perceptor promptly has them shipped back to the Ministry of Science, sensing that his "volunteers" have been procured. Indeed, as the test-subjects are split protoforms, Perceptor crows that this is a grand opportunity to experiment a bit with the project. Wheeljack reins in his comrade's scientific glee with the possibility that the data-merge will have unfortunate side-effects upon the twins.

In an upgrade process that takes the better part of a deca-cycle, the twins' structures are reinforced to better withstand the stresses of the data-merge that Red Alert is providing. Even the considerable resources of the Ministry of Science are strained, and things get a bit touch-and-go for a bit. However, Perceptor is soon able to present the finished product to Ultra Magnus.

Magnus assigns the twins to Sentinel Prime for training, who somewhat resents being busted back down to drill sergeant. Assigning the twins the codenames of Jetfire and Jetstorm, he laments that he's out of practice on naming. The twins pass his combat tests with flying colors, but sadly lay waste to most of the training grounds. Ultra Magnus arrives and recommends simulated combat in the future.

Jazz oversees the twins' servo-to-servo combat training. Initially he is able to defeat them easily, but as soon as he turns his back to them, they promptly kick his skidplate. He remarks to Magnus afterward that their flight abilities may be helping them ace the combat training, but that the twins are quickly becoming overconfident. Magnus agrees with these concerns, and Perceptor comments that Starscream's programming could be used to upgrade the combat simulator to give the twins a real challenge.

Strapped into the simulator, the twins make easy work of most of the drone troops sent after them, but have considerably more trouble once the machine tosses a simulated Starscream at them. Proving a much greater danger, Starscream brutalizes the twins up and down the battlefield, eventually grounding Jetstorm. The Starscream may be simulated, but his sadistic nature is spot-on, and he prepares to mutilate Jetstorm for the pleasure of it. Perceptor is alarmed by this, as it wasn't part of the program he'd prepared. Sentinel Prime goes to disconnect the twins before it's too late. This proves impossible, as the simulator rigs are arcing with electricity, preventing the Elite Guard from approaching.

[[Image:Safeguardriseofsafeguard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Rise of this, rise of that...]]
Incensed by his brother's treatment at Starscream's hands, Jetfire manifests a previously unknown ability to project flames, blasting the Decepticon away from his sibling. This is mirrored by his body being immolated in the simulator rig, endangering the facility. Thankfully, his recovered sibling discovers a similar ability to use his wind turbines to produce intense cold, balancing out Jetfire. Starscream recovers from Jetfire's blast and once again floors the twins. They counter by initiating a ''third'' previously unknown ability and merge into a [[Combiner|gestalt]] form. Now the potent Autobot known as Safeguard, they are finally able to dispatch Starscream, which allows Perceptor to end the simulation.

Convinced of their usefulness, Ultra Magnus inducts the twins as junior officers in the Elite Guard and assigns them to join Sentinel Prime in pursuing the Autobot traitor [[Wasp|Waspinator]].
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Sentinel Supreme]] (1)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (2)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
* [[Horsepower (Animated)|Horsepower]] (6)
* [[Sparkride (Animated)|Sparkride]] (7)
* [[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] (8)
* [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] (9)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (10)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (11)
* [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] (12)
* [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] (13)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Wheeljack:''' "We don't know how their Autobot shells will react to the Decepticon code. They may experience some slight side effects." 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Such as…" 
'''Perceptor:''' "Increased size, strength, and firepower." 
'''Wheeljack:''' "Or an overwhelming desire to destroy every Autobot in sight. …It's a joke. I hope."
:—Professional scientists

'''Jetfire:''' "You are looking different, brother." 
'''Jetstorm:''' "As are you, brother." 
'''Jetfire:''' "I didn't think it possible for you to look even '''uglier''' than before." 
'''Jetstorm:''' "'''Your''' face is no picnic on energon farm either." 
'''Jazz:''' "If these cats are Cybertron's future, I think I'm gonna stick to groovin' on the past."
:—Cybertron's future is revealed and Jazz reacts accordingly

"On the bright side, Sentinel… with these clowns, you got nowhere to go but up."
:—'''Jazz''' delivers his support of Sentinel Prime

'''Sentinel:''' ''[on Jetfire's transformation]'' "Not bad… I'm gonna call you… '''Jetfire'''!" ''[to Jetstorm]'' "Now you! '''Transform!'''" 
''[Jetstorm transforms]'' 
'''Sentinel:''' "Well, you don't get points for originality, but… I'm gonna call you… Jetfire!" 
'''Jetfire:''' "But, sir, I am already called "Jetfire", sir. Will that not be confusing, sir?" 
'''Sentinel:''' "'''Mute it, cog!''' I haven't done this in a few thousand stellar cycles, so I'm a little rusty with the nicknames, okay?! All right, how about Jet'''storm?'''"
:—In spite of his apparent loss of creativity, Sentinel succeeds in naming the twins

'''Jazz:''' "Name is Jazz, dig? I'm here to hip you to some cyber-ninjitsu martial arts moves. Circuit su. Metalikato. You dig?" 
'''Jetstorm:''' "What is this "dig"?" 
'''Jetfire:''' "We are requiring shovels?" 
'''Jazz:''' "What I mean is, are we solid?" 
'''Jetfire:''' "Solid? Oh, yes! We are most solid!" 
'''Jetstorm:''' "Except our hydraulics. They are liquid."
:—In which Jazz struggles to bridge the vocabulary barrier

'''Starscream:''' "Looking for '''this''', Auto-brat?" 
'''Jetfire:''' "Put… my… brother… down!" 
'''Starscream:''' "Not before I have a little '''fun''' with him!"
:—Starscream simulator, now with more brutal sadism!

==Errors==
* [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] is depicted as having a real left hand, when that should be the arm that ends in her hard-light surgical tool.
* Although he doesn't transform, it's clear from several shots that Sentinel Prime still has his Earth alt mode, despite the episode "[[Autoboot Camp]]" showing that he had reverted to his Cybertronian alt mode soon after leaving Earth. This was explained in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' as Sentinel changing his mind and re-adopting his Earth mode after Ultra Magnus decided to keep his (the suck-up!). By coincidence or design, this all fitted very nicely with "[[TransWarped]]", which depicted Sentinel with his Earth mode before he knew he'd be heading back to the planet again.
** Jazz also still has his Earth-mode kibble. (It's also possible that Jazz kept his Earth alt mode, since he really seemed to like it.)
* [[Wasp]] is referred to as "Waspinator" by Ultra Magnus, but is still universally called "Wasp" by both the Autobots and himself in ''Animated'' episodes which take place afterward. Somewhat surprisingly, this was corrected to "Wasp" for the European printing of the comic; likewise, the trade paperback edition of the story.
* Jetfire and Jetstorm are clearly stated to be the ''first'' flying Autobots; it seems everyone has forgotten about the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|giant Autobot that saved everyone]] in the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] (though, Project Omega was mentioned by Ultra Magnus). [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] can also fly. Everyone forgets about poor Swoop. (Swoop was built on Earth, though, so it stands to reason the twins might be the first Autobot fliers.)

==Items of note==
* This issue was available with the Jetstorm/Jetfire action figure set, with the words "Rise of Safeguard" printed on the cover. Originally, it was also supposed to be printed as the sixth issue of ''[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival|The Arrival]]'' and sold through comic book retailers, but it was canceled on the basis that the ''Arrival'' edition of the story would have wound up being released before the toys were, thereby robbing the printing included with the toys of its promised-on-package exclusivity. ''The Arrival'' trade paperback collection ''does'' contain the issue, with the addition of the proper title.
* There are two Autobots alongside Ultra Magnus in the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Autobot Council Chamber]] who look like they share [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl's]] bodyframe, but in red and green trim. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' would go on to name these characters [[Horsepower (Animated)|Horsepower]] and [[Sparkride (Animated)|Sparkride]].
*When the comic was released in Europe, it was printed in a "flip-book" style featuring two versions of the story, each in a trilingual style ''a la'' the [[Transformers: Armada (mini-comic)|''Armada'' mini-comic]]: English, French, and German; and Spanish, Italian, and Dutch. Alas, this meant that the English language section had to be edited down from the original U.S. printing in order to fit all the languages into speech bubbles. The lives of Europeans are, indeed, [[JaAm|pAiN]].
* The Elite Guard considers non-members to be "expendable", and has no problems with performing dangerous experiments on ordinary robots who don't appear to have volunteered. Wheeljack himself said that using Starscream's code could turn them both into raging psychopaths. Ultra Magnus thinks that Sentinel showed great initiative when he claims to have used live ammo for a test which could have easily resulted in both Jetstorm and Jetfire dying if they hadn't happened to be so naturally adept at flying. And then they pop them into an untested and rather buggy simulator with Starscream, which nearly kills them. ''These'' are the good guys?
* This book must extend over two or three weeks, as the beginning of the comic book is before "[[A Fistful of Energon]]", then Jetstorm and Jetfire are created a [[units of time|deca-cycle]] later, which, according to Magnus himself, is when he (Magnus) was able to contact Optimus and the Autobots. The end of this issue seems to happen shortly before the present-day events of "[[Autoboot Camp]]".

===Transformers references===
* Jazz mentions the cyber-ninjitsu martial arts [[Circuit-Su]] and [[Metallikato]].
* When Jazz is training with Jetstorm and Jetfire, there is a target practice doll of a [[Conehead]] in the background.

===Real world references===
* Jazz continues to speak in 1950s beatnik slang, using words such as "Clyde", "dig", "nowheresville", and "square".

===Covers===
* '''Cover that came w/ the 2-Pack:''' Jetstorm and Jetfire flying through space; art by [[Boo]] and colors by [[Benjamin Meier]].
* '''Unused ''The Arrival'' #6 cover:''' Sentinel Prime with Jetfire and Jetstorm; art by Boo and colors by [[Liam Shalloo]]. This was included in the TPB, along with an additional version that has the two brothers recolored to represent them using their powers.
<gallery>
Image:Rise of Safeguard.jpg|Jets. Jets with fire!
Image:Arrival issue 6 unused.jpg|Alas, it was not to be.
</gallery>

[[Category:Animated issues]]
[[Category:The Arrival issues]]
[[Category:Pack-in material]]

First (and Second) in Flight

2016-07-17T07:18:19Z

HardyGal:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''Transformers Animated: Rise of Safeguard'' ''[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival]]'' #6
|prev=The Arrival issue 5
|next=
|title="First (and Second) in Flight"
|image=Rise of Safeguard.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=2009
|coverdate=2008
|story by=[[Eric Siebenaler]] and [[Marty Isenberg]]
|written by=Marty Isenberg
|art by=[[Boo]] (pp.1~12) [[Matt Frank|Matthew Frank]] (pp13~24)
|colors by=[[Liam Shalloo]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|edits by=[[Kris Oprisko]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]
|packaged with=[[Jetfire (Animated)#Animated|Jetfire and Jetstorm]]
}}

'''The Autobot Elite Guard intends to use the captive Starscream to help create the first flying Autobot. But the resulting twin brothers Jetfire and Jetstorm are more than they bargained for.'''

==Synopsis==
In the wake of the [[Decepticon]] uprisings on the rim of the galaxy, Ultra Magnus sends a secure transmission to the Autobot troops, stressing a need for a decisive show of force to remind the Decepticons of Autobot military superiority. Though he does not feel the situation is dire enough to revive [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Project Omega]], clearly action is needed, and he is willing to pursue unorthodox combat upgrade protocols for the Autobots. Back at the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] flagship, this is met with some skepticism by Sentinel Prime and Jazz. Ultra Magnus has suggested installing flight protocols into Autobots, a feat that is entirely unprecedented. Magnus stresses that they have a rare opportunity in the form of the captured Decepticon Starscream, and that downloading his programming may allow them to do what was previously thought impossible.

Unfortunately, Starscream escapes in the process, but soon Magnus is able to address the Autobot Council on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and announce that the data download of the Decepticon's programming was successful. He turns this data over to the [[Ministry of Science]], tasking Perceptor with the means to commence with Project Safeguard. Perceptor expresses some unease at the risks involved, prompting Magnus to tell him not to endanger Elite Guard resources, and instead find test subjects that are expendable from the farms and refineries.

[[Image:Jetfirejetstormzackly.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The future of Cybertron, folks.]]
As if on cue, a pair of refinery bots are engaging in grievous shenanigans while on the job, and as a result fall victim to a catastrophic industrial accident. Perceptor promptly has them shipped back to the Ministry of Science, sensing that his "volunteers" have been procured. Indeed, as the test-subjects are split protoforms, Perceptor crows that this is a grand opportunity to experiment a bit with the project. Wheeljack reins in his comrade's scientific glee with the possibility that the data-merge will have unfortunate side-effects upon the twins.

In an upgrade process that takes the better part of a deca-cycle, the twins' structures are reinforced to better withstand the stresses of the data-merge that Red Alert is providing. Even the considerable resources of the Ministry of Science are strained, and things get a bit touch-and-go for a bit. However, Perceptor is soon able to present the finished product to Ultra Magnus.

Magnus assigns the twins to Sentinel Prime for training, who somewhat resents being busted back down to drill sergeant. Assigning the twins the codenames of Jetfire and Jetstorm, he laments that he's out of practice on naming. The twins pass his combat tests with flying colors, but sadly lay waste to most of the training grounds. Ultra Magnus arrives and recommends simulated combat in the future.

Jazz oversees the twins' servo-to-servo combat training. Initially he is able to defeat them easily, but as soon as he turns his back to them, they promptly kick his skidplate. He remarks to Magnus afterward that their flight abilities may be helping them ace the combat training, but that the twins are quickly becoming overconfident. Magnus agrees with these concerns, and Perceptor comments that Starscream's programming could be used to upgrade the combat simulator to give the twins a real challenge.

Strapped into the simulator, the twins make easy work of most of the drone troops sent after them, but have considerably more trouble once the machine tosses a simulated Starscream at them. Proving a much greater danger, Starscream brutalizes the twins up and down the battlefield, eventually grounding Jetstorm. The Starscream may be simulated, but his sadistic nature is spot-on, and he prepares to mutilate Jetstorm for the pleasure of it. Perceptor is alarmed by this, as it wasn't part of the program he'd prepared. Sentinel Prime goes to disconnect the twins before it's too late. This proves impossible, as the simulator rigs are arcing with electricity, preventing the Elite Guard from approaching.

[[Image:Safeguardriseofsafeguard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Rise of this, rise of that...]]
Incensed by his brother's treatment at Starscream's hands, Jetfire manifests a previously unknown ability to project flames, blasting the Decepticon away from his sibling. This is mirrored by his body being immolated in the simulator rig, endangering the facility. Thankfully, his recovered sibling discovers a similar ability to use his wind turbines to produce intense cold, balancing out Jetfire. Starscream recovers from Jetfire's blast and once again floors the twins. They counter by initiating a ''third'' previously unknown ability and merge into a [[Combiner|gestalt]] form. Now the potent Autobot known as Safeguard, they are finally able to dispatch Starscream, which allows Perceptor to end the simulation.

Convinced of their usefulness, Ultra Magnus inducts the twins as junior officers in the Elite Guard and assigns them to join Sentinel Prime in pursuing the Autobot traitor [[Wasp|Waspinator]].
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Sentinel Supreme]] (1)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (2)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
* [[Horsepower (Animated)|Horsepower]] (6)
* [[Sparkride (Animated)|Sparkride]] (7)
* [[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] (8)
* [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] (9)
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (10)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (11)
* [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] (12)
* [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] (13)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==

==Errors==
* [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] is depicted as having a real left hand, when that should be the arm that ends in her hard-light surgical tool.
* Although he doesn't transform, it's clear from several shots that Sentinel Prime still has his Earth alt mode, despite the episode "[[Autoboot Camp]]" showing that he had reverted to his Cybertronian alt mode soon after leaving Earth. This was explained in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' as Sentinel changing his mind and re-adopting his Earth mode after Ultra Magnus decided to keep his (the suck-up!). By coincidence or design, this all fitted very nicely with "[[TransWarped]]", which depicted Sentinel with his Earth mode before he knew he'd be heading back to the planet again.
** Jazz also still has his Earth-mode kibble. (It's also possible that Jazz kept his Earth alt mode, since he really seemed to like it.)
* [[Wasp]] is referred to as "Waspinator" by Ultra Magnus, but is still universally called "Wasp" by both the Autobots and himself in ''Animated'' episodes which take place afterward. Somewhat surprisingly, this was corrected to "Wasp" for the European printing of the comic; likewise, the trade paperback edition of the story.
* Jetfire and Jetstorm are clearly stated to be the ''first'' flying Autobots; it seems everyone has forgotten about the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|giant Autobot that saved everyone]] in the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] (though, Project Omega was mentioned by Ultra Magnus). [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] can also fly. Everyone forgets about poor Swoop. (Swoop was built on Earth, though, so it stands to reason the twins might be the first Autobot fliers.)

==Items of note==
* This issue was available with the Jetstorm/Jetfire action figure set, with the words "Rise of Safeguard" printed on the cover. Originally, it was also supposed to be printed as the sixth issue of ''[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival|The Arrival]]'' and sold through comic book retailers, but it was canceled on the basis that the ''Arrival'' edition of the story would have wound up being released before the toys were, thereby robbing the printing included with the toys of its promised-on-package exclusivity. ''The Arrival'' trade paperback collection ''does'' contain the issue, with the addition of the proper title.
* There are two Autobots alongside Ultra Magnus in the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Autobot Council Chamber]] who look like they share [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl's]] bodyframe, but in red and green trim. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' would go on to name these characters [[Horsepower (Animated)|Horsepower]] and [[Sparkride (Animated)|Sparkride]].
*When the comic was released in Europe, it was printed in a "flip-book" style featuring two versions of the story, each in a trilingual style ''a la'' the [[Transformers: Armada (mini-comic)|''Armada'' mini-comic]]: English, French, and German; and Spanish, Italian, and Dutch. Alas, this meant that the English language section had to be edited down from the original U.S. printing in order to fit all the languages into speech bubbles. The lives of Europeans are, indeed, [[JaAm|pAiN]].
* The Elite Guard considers non-members to be "expendable", and has no problems with performing dangerous experiments on ordinary robots who don't appear to have volunteered. Wheeljack himself said that using Starscream's code could turn them both into raging psychopaths. Ultra Magnus thinks that Sentinel showed great initiative when he claims to have used live ammo for a test which could have easily resulted in both Jetstorm and Jetfire dying if they hadn't happened to be so naturally adept at flying. And then they pop them into an untested and rather buggy simulator with Starscream, which nearly kills them. ''These'' are the good guys?
* This book must extend over two or three weeks, as the beginning of the comic book is before "[[A Fistful of Energon]]", then Jetstorm and Jetfire are created a [[units of time|deca-cycle]] later, which, according to Magnus himself, is when he (Magnus) was able to contact Optimus and the Autobots. The end of this issue seems to happen shortly before the present-day events of "[[Autoboot Camp]]".

===Transformers references===
* Jazz mentions the cyber-ninjitsu martial arts [[Circuit-Su]] and [[Metallikato]].
* When Jazz is training with Jetstorm and Jetfire, there is a target practice doll of a [[Conehead]] in the background.

===Real world references===
* Jazz continues to speak in 1950s beatnik slang, using words such as "Clyde", "dig", "nowheresville", and "square".

===Covers===
* '''Cover that came w/ the 2-Pack:''' Jetstorm and Jetfire flying through space; art by [[Boo]] and colors by [[Benjamin Meier]].
* '''Unused ''The Arrival'' #6 cover:''' Sentinel Prime with Jetfire and Jetstorm; art by Boo and colors by [[Liam Shalloo]]. This was included in the TPB, along with an additional version that has the two brothers recolored to represent them using their powers.
<gallery>
Image:Rise of Safeguard.jpg|Jets. Jets with fire!
Image:Arrival issue 6 unused.jpg|Alas, it was not to be.
</gallery>

[[Category:Animated issues]]
[[Category:The Arrival issues]]
[[Category:Pack-in material]]

Decepticon Island (Part 1)

2016-06-14T00:49:20Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 38
|image= DecepticonIslandPart1-surrounded.jpg
|caption= For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble.
|prev=Graduation Exercises
|next=Decepticon Island (Part 2)
|title="Decepticon Island (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[April 16]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[May 7]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''After the two teams are reunited, the Autobots get support from an old friend, and begin the raid on Decepticon Island.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots speed along a road in search of a [[Decepticon]] fugitive, however when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone off-road, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] disagrees and Bumblebee has to assert his authority over the team. The other Autobots discuss the changed dynamics since the away team returned. Learning of the concept of a "team within the team", [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] decides to team up with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], who is entirely unthrilled by the idea. Switching to bot mode, they head into the forest and encounter a panicked [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], who is closely followed by none other than [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] accompanied by the Mini-Con [[Undertone]]. A reunion takes place before they move in on Clampdown.

Back at base, Clampdown is secured in a stasis pod. Ratchet explains that the new government on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] blames Optimus for the widespread destruction on the planet, and that he was essentially exiled by assigning him to a job tracking down Decepticons. He has been brought to Earth in the pursuit of a Decepticon who he captured shortly before running into Clampdown and the Autobots. Optimus invites him to stay to help out, though it's Bumblebee who orders Drift and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] to wake Clampdown to try and get intel. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] observes that Bumblebee is having trouble with Optimus taking trying to take lead when Bumblebee is supposed to be team leader.

The Autobots attempt to interrogate Clampdown, but the Decepticon faints. Before they can do anything more, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports an unidentified Cybertronian at the front gate. The Autobots prepare for a fight, the gate opens to reveal a damaged Fixit-style Mini-Con. After some repairs are made, Fixit introduces everyone to [[Toolbox]], who it turns out is another ''[[Alchemor]]'' guard. He reveals that part of the prison ship crashed off the coast of [[Crown City]], and the freed Decepticon prisoners promptly enslaved the Mini-Con guards with [[inhibitor collar]]s. The Cons, led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] began to repair the ship for use to plunder the galaxy, though the captured Scoponok, as Toolbox reveals, has now been replaced with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]].

On "Decepticon Island", Steeljaw calls Glowstrike and Saberhorn to him and reveals that he's managed to obtain the [[Decepticon Hunter]]s from the locked cabinet. The pair are pleased, until Steeljaw turns the weapons on them.

The Autobots are meanwhile brainstorming ways to tackle the island full of Decepticons. Getting help from Cybertron is out, and they don't have enough stasis pods for that many Cons, however they have [[cryo-gas]] from Windblade's stash, and Ratchet hits on the idea of using it to make a [[stasis bomb]]. Optimus gives orders and the Autobots split up, though Strongarm again tries to encourage Bumblebee to talk to Optimus about the leadership problem. Ratchet likewise talks to Optimus who feels under the circumstances he should lead, and changes the subject. The team hits on the idea of planting the bomb in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ventilation hub, though Bumblebee again butts heads with Optimus over the plan. Windblade comes up with a way to get the team onto the island — Grimlock is modified with Decepticon insignias and signals so he can pretend to be bringing a boatload of Autobot prisoners back, and one of Denny's boats is hauled out.

The Autobots head out onto the sea, pretending to be unconscious. Grimlock manages to make contact with the Decepticons, and the ''Alchemor'' decloaks, but when the guards become suspicious, Grimlock has to knock them out. The Autobots head into the ship, and are shocked by the number of Decepticons they find. When they encounter a large chamber in which Mini-Cons are being forced to work, their presence is given away by one of the slaves spotting Toolbox. Though Optimus wants to stay and free the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee is determined to complete the mission, however the delay while they argue means even more Decepticons pour into the room and surround them. Steeljaw arrives with the deposed leadership and welcomes them to the first outpost in his new Decepticon empire.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Undertone]] (12)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (15)
*[[Toolbox]] (16)
*Slave Mini-Cons (21)
*[[Cinch]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (17)
*[[Saberhorn]] (18)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
*Various Decepticons (20)
*Even more Decepticons (23)
*OK, that's a lot of Decepticons (24)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (25)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (26)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)
*[[Denny Clay]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Undertone, careful! I need that!"
:—'''Ratchet''' is back, baby!

'''Grimlock:''' Hey Drift, want to be on a team within the team with me? 
'''Drift:''' No. 
'''Grimlock:''' He's playing hard to get.
:—No Grim, he isn't.

"Sometimes it feels like he can't help treating me like I'm still his scout."
:—'''Bumblebee''' reckons Optimus just can't let go of the Transformers Prime days

'''Bumblebee:''' Talk, Clampdown. What is Decepticon Island? 
'''Optimus:''' Where is it located? 
'''Drift:''' How many Decepticons are there? 
'''Windblade:''' What is their objective? 
'''Strongarm:''' Is Steeljaw involved somehow? 
'''Sideswipe:''' Ugh, those two took my questions! 
'''Grimlock:''' [punches his fists together, giggling] 
'''Clampdown:''' Ah… Well, y-y-ya see, I… [passes out]
:—Another successful interrogation by the Bee Team

"So we call Cybertron for backup." 
"Think about it, Slick. Reinforcements would take too long assemble, brief, and coordinate for an assault on the island." 
"Yeah, think about it."
:—'''Sideswipe''' is ganged up on by '''Windblade''' and '''Strongarm'''

"Bumblebee has come a long way since the last time I saw him." 
"He has led his team well." 
"I sense there is a 'but' coming." 
"But I worry Bumblebee is not ready to lead a team of this size, on a mission of this magnitude. And now that I am restored to the strength level I had before the Primes lent me their power…" 
"You feel you should lead."
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Optimus''' discuss Bumblebee's character arc (and Optimus's as well)

"Awkward…"
:—'''Sideswipe''' aptly sums up the general atmosphere surrounding Bumblebee and Optimus's leadership conflict

"Autobots…!" 
"Let's rev up and roll out!"
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' old battle cry is forced to make way for '''Bumblebee's''' new one

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock wears his crane disguise from "[[Impounded]]".
* Optimus's comment that the Primes rescued him before his [[spark]] was extinguished suggests he was never really dead.
* Ratchet was last seen on Cybertron during the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. In the season 3 finale "[[Deadlock]]", Ratchet announced his intention to stay on Earth for a time to help out [[Unit:E]]. Ratchet's narration implies that he did not return to Earth following the events of ''Predacons Rising''.
* We finally get an answer as to why Bumblebee - celebrated war hero and slayer of Megatron - was working as a lowly street cop all the way back in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]": the new Council isn't fond of the Autobots, especially not former members of [[Team Prime]].
* Scorponok was captured back in "[[Misdirection]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]](s), unknown Decepticon captured by Ratchet, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all at large on Decepticon Island''

===Transformers references===
* The concept of a post-war Cybertronian government that's opposed to both the Autobots and Decepticons seems very similar to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s [[NAIL]] government, over in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' comic.
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]]. [[The Trouble with Fixit|Again]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* The Decepticon captured by Ratchet goes conspicuously unidentified.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'île des Decepticons - Première'''" ("Decepticon Island - First")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 12]], 2016

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' '''L'Isola dei Decepticon (Parte prima)''' ("The Decepticon Island, first part")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 19]], 2016

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Decepticon Island (Part 1)

2016-06-07T10:00:49Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 38
|image= DecepticonIslandPart1-surrounded.jpg
|caption= For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble.
|prev=Graduation Exercises
|next=Decepticon Island (Part 2)
|title="Decepticon Island (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[April 16]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[May 7]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''After the two teams are reunited, the Autobots get support from an old friend, and begin the raid on Decepticon Island.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots speed along a road in search of a [[Decepticon]] fugitive, however when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone off-road, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] disagrees and Bumblebee has to assert his authority over the team. The other Autobots discuss the changed dynamics since the away team returned. Learning of the concept of a "team within the team", [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] decides to team up with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], who is entirely unthrilled by the idea. Switching to bot mode, they head into the forest and encounter a panicked [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], who is closely followed by none other than [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] accompanied by the Mini-Con [[Undertone]]. A reunion takes place before they move in on Clampdown.

Back at base, Clampdown is secured in a stasis pod. Ratchet explains that the new government on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] blames Optimus for the widespread destruction on the planet, and that he was essentially exiled by assigning him to a job tracking down Decepticons. He has been brought to Earth in the pursuit of a Decepticon who he captured shortly before running into Clampdown and the Autobots. Optimus invites him to stay to help out, though it's Bumblebee who orders Drift and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] to wake Clampdown to try and get intel. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] observes that Bumblebee is having trouble with Optimus taking trying to take lead when Bumblebee is supposed to be team leader.

The Autobots attempt to interrogate Clampdown, but the Decepticon faints. Before they can do anything more, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports an unidentified Cybertronian at the front gate. The Autobots prepare for a fight, the gate opens to reveal a damaged Fixit-style Mini-Con. After some repairs are made, Fixit introduces everyone to [[Toolbox]], who it turns out is another ''[[Alchemor]]'' guard. He reveals that part of the prison ship crashed off the coast of [[Crown City]], and the freed Decepticon prisoners promptly enslaved the Mini-Con guards with [[inhibitor collar]]s. The Cons, led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] began to repair the ship for use to plunder the galaxy, though the captured Scoponok, as Toolbox reveals, has now been replaced with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]].

On "Decepticon Island", Steeljaw calls Glowstrike and Saberhorn to him and reveals that he's managed to obtain the [[Decepticon Hunter]]s from the locked cabinet. The pair are pleased, until Steeljaw turns the weapons on them.

The Autobots are meanwhile brainstorming ways to tackle the island full of Decepticons. Getting help from Cybertron is out, and they don't have enough stasis pods for that many Cons, however they have [[cryo-gas]] from Windblade's stash, and Ratchet hits on the idea of using it to make a [[stasis bomb]]. Optimus gives orders and the Autobots split up, though Strongarm again tries to encourage Bumblebee to talk to Optimus about the leadership problem. Ratchet likewise talks to Optimus who feels under the circumstances he should lead, and changes the subject. The team hits on the idea of planting the bomb in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ventilation hub, though Bumblebee again butts heads with Optimus over the plan. Windblade comes up with a way to get the team onto the island — Grimlock is modified with Decepticon insignias and signals so he can pretend to be bringing a boatload of Autobot prisoners back, and one of Denny's boats is hauled out.

The Autobots head out onto the sea, pretending to be unconscious. Grimlock manages to make contact with the Decepticons, and the ''Alchemor'' decloaks, but when the guards become suspicious, Grimlock has to knock them out. The Autobots head into the ship, and are shocked by the number of Decepticons they find. When they encounter a large chamber in which Mini-Cons are being forced to work, their presence is given away by one of the slaves spotting Toolbox. Though Optimus wants to stay and free the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee is determined to complete the mission, however the delay while they argue means even more Decepticons pour into the room and surround them. Steeljaw arrives with the deposed leadership and welcomes them to the first outpost in his new Decepticon empire.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Undertone]] (12)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (15)
*[[Toolbox]] (16)
*Slave Mini-Cons (21)
*[[Cinch]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (17)
*[[Saberhorn]] (18)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
*Various Decepticons (20)
*Even more Decepticons (23)
*OK, that's a lot of Decepticons (24)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (25)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (26)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)
*[[Denny Clay]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Undertone, careful! I need that!"
:—'''Ratchet''' is back, baby!

'''Grimlock:''' Hey Drift, want to be on a team within the team with me? 
'''Drift:''' No. 
'''Grimlock:''' He's playing hard to get.
:—No Grim, he isn't.

"So times it feels like he can't help treating me like I'm still his scout."
:—'''Bumblebee''' reckons Optimus just can't let go of the Transformers Prime days

'''Bumblebee:''' Talk, Clampdown. What is Decepticon Island? 
'''Optimus:''' Where is it located? 
'''Drift:''' How many Decepticons are there? 
'''Windblade:''' What is their objective? 
'''Strongarm:''' Is Steeljaw involved somehow? 
'''Sideswipe:''' Ugh, those two took my questions! 
'''Grimlock:''' [punches his fists together, giggling] 
'''Clampdown:''' Ah… Well, y-y-ya see, I… [passes out]
:—Another successful interrogation by the Bee Team

"So we call Cybertron for backup." 
"Think about it, Slick. Reinforcements would take too long assemble, brief, and coordinate for an assault on the island." 
"Yeah, think about it."
:—'''Sideswipe''' is ganged up on by '''Windblade''' and '''Strongarm'''

"Bumblebee has come a long way since the last time I saw him." 
"He has led his team well." 
"I sense there is a 'but' coming." 
"But I worry Bumblebee is not ready to lead a team of this size, on a mission of this magnitude. And now that I am restored to the strength level I had before the Primes lent me their power…" 
"You feel you should lead."
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Optimus''' discuss Bumblebee's character arc (and Optimus's as well)

"Awkward…"
:—'''Sideswipe''' aptly sums up the general atmosphere surrounding Bumblebee and Optimus's leadership conflict

"Autobots…!" 
"Let's rev up and roll out!"
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' old battle cry is forced to make way for '''Bumblebee's''' new one

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock wears his crane disguise from "[[Impounded]]".
* Optimus's comment that the Primes rescued him before his [[spark]] was extinguished suggests he was never really dead.
* Ratchet was last seen on Cybertron during the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. In the season 3 finale "[[Deadlock]]", Ratchet announced his intention to stay on Earth for a time to help out [[Unit:E]]. Ratchet's narration implies that he did not return to Earth following the events of ''Predacons Rising''.
* We finally get an answer as to why Bumblebee - celebrated war hero and slayer of Megatron - was working as a lowly street cop all the way back in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]": the new Council isn't fond of the Autobots, especially not former members of [[Team Prime]].
* Scorponok was captured back in "[[Misdirection]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]](s), unknown Decepticon captured by Ratchet, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all at large on Decepticon Island''

===Transformers references===
* The concept of a post-war Cybertronian government that's opposed to both the Autobots and Decepticons seems very similar to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s [[NAIL]] government, over in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' comic.
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]]. [[The Trouble with Fixit|Again]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* The Decepticon captured by Ratchet goes conspicuously unidentified.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'île des Decepticons - Première'''" ("Decepticon Island - First")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 12]], 2016

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' '''L'Isola dei Decepticon (Parte prima)''' ("The Decepticon Island, first part")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 19]], 2016

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Decepticon Island (Part 1)

2016-06-07T10:00:16Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 38
|image= DecepticonIslandPart1-surrounded.jpg
|caption= For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble.
|prev=Graduation Exercises
|next=Decepticon Island (Part 2)
|title="Decepticon Island (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[April 16]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[May 7]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''After the two teams are reunited, the Autobots get support from an old friend, and begin the raid on Decepticon Island.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots speed along a road in search of a [[Decepticon]] fugitive, however when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone off-road, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] disagrees and Bumblebee has to assert his authority over the team. The other Autobots discuss the changed dynamics since the away team returned. Learning of the concept of a "team within the team", [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] decides to team up with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], who is entirely unthrilled by the idea. Switching to bot mode, they head into the forest and encounter a panicked [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], who is closely followed by none other than [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] accompanied by the Mini-Con [[Undertone]]. A reunion takes place before they move in on Clampdown.

Back at base, Clampdown is secured in a stasis pod. Ratchet explains that the new government on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] blames Optimus for the widespread destruction on the planet, and that he was essentially exiled by assigning him to a job tracking down Decepticons. He has been brought to Earth in the pursuit of a Decepticon who he captured shortly before running into Clampdown and the Autobots. Optimus invites him to stay to help out, though it's Bumblebee who orders Drift and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] to wake Clampdown to try and get intel. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] observes that Bumblebee is having trouble with Optimus taking trying to take lead when Bumblebee is supposed to be team leader.

The Autobots attempt to interrogate Clampdown, but the Decepticon faints. Before they can do anything more, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports an unidentified Cybertronian at the front gate. The Autobots prepare for a fight, the gate opens to reveal a damaged Fixit-style Mini-Con. After some repairs are made, Fixit introduces everyone to [[Toolbox]], who it turns out is another ''[[Alchemor]]'' guard. He reveals that part of the prison ship crashed off the coast of [[Crown City]], and the freed Decepticon prisoners promptly enslaved the Mini-Con guards with [[inhibitor collar]]s. The Cons, led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] began to repair the ship for use to plunder the galaxy, though the captured Scoponok, as Toolbox reveals, has now been replaced with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]].

On "Decepticon Island", Steeljaw calls Glowstrike and Saberhorn to him and reveals that he's managed to obtain the [[Decepticon Hunter]]s from the locked cabinet. The pair are pleased, until Steeljaw turns the weapons on them.

The Autobots are meanwhile brainstorming ways to tackle the island full of Decepticons. Getting help from Cybertron is out, and they don't have enough stasis pods for that many Cons, however they have [[cryo-gas]] from Windblade's stash, and Ratchet hits on the idea of using it to make a [[stasis bomb]]. Optimus gives orders and the Autobots split up, though Strongarm again tries to encourage Bumblebee to talk to Optimus about the leadership problem. Ratchet likewise talks to Optimus who feels under the circumstances he should lead, and changes the subject. The team hits on the idea of planting the bomb in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ventilation hub, though Bumblebee again butts heads with Optimus over the plan. Windblade comes up with a way to get the team onto the island — Grimlock is modified with Decepticon insignias and signals so he can pretend to be bringing a boatload of Autobot prisoners back, and one of Denny's boats is hauled out.

The Autobots head out onto the sea, pretending to be unconscious. Grimlock manages to make contact with the Decepticons, and the ''Alchemor'' decloaks, but when the guards become suspicious, Grimlock has to knock them out. The Autobots head into the ship, and are shocked by the number of Decepticons they find. When they encounter a large chamber in which Mini-Cons are being forced to work, their presence is given away by one of the slaves spotting Toolbox. Though Optimus wants to stay and free the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee is determined to complete the mission, however the delay while they argue means even more Decepticons pour into the room and surround them. Steeljaw arrives with the deposed leadership and welcomes them to the first outpost in his new Decepticon empire.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Undertone]] (12)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (15)
*[[Toolbox]] (16)
*Slave Mini-Cons (21)
*[[Cinch]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (17)
*[[Saberhorn]] (18)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
*Various Decepticons (20)
*Even more Decepticons (23)
*OK, that's a lot of Decepticons (24)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (25)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (26)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)
*[[Denny Clay]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Undertone, careful! I need that!"
:—'''Ratchet''' is back, baby.

'''Grimlock:''' Hey Drift, want to be on a team within the team with me? 
'''Drift:''' No. 
'''Grimlock:''' He's playing hard to get.
:—No Grim, he isn't.

"So times it feels like he can't help treating me like I'm still his scout."
:—'''Bumblebee''' reckons Optimus just can't let go of the Transformers Prime days

'''Bumblebee:''' Talk, Clampdown. What is Decepticon Island? 
'''Optimus:''' Where is it located? 
'''Drift:''' How many Decepticons are there? 
'''Windblade:''' What is their objective? 
'''Strongarm:''' Is Steeljaw involved somehow? 
'''Sideswipe:''' Ugh, those two took my questions! 
'''Grimlock:''' [punches his fists together, giggling] 
'''Clampdown:''' Ah… Well, y-y-ya see, I… [passes out]
:—Another successful interrogation by the Bee Team

"So we call Cybertron for backup." 
"Think about it, Slick. Reinforcements would take too long assemble, brief, and coordinate for an assault on the island." 
"Yeah, think about it."
:—'''Sideswipe''' is ganged up on by '''Windblade''' and '''Strongarm'''

"Bumblebee has come a long way since the last time I saw him." 
"He has led his team well." 
"I sense there is a 'but' coming." 
"But I worry Bumblebee is not ready to lead a team of this size, on a mission of this magnitude. And now that I am restored to the strength level I had before the Primes lent me their power…" 
"You feel you should lead."
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Optimus''' discuss Bumblebee's character arc (and Optimus's as well)

"Awkward…"
:—'''Sideswipe''' aptly sums up the general atmosphere surrounding Bumblebee and Optimus's leadership conflict

"Autobots…!" 
"Let's rev up and roll out!"
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' old battle cry is forced to make way for '''Bumblebee's''' new one

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock wears his crane disguise from "[[Impounded]]".
* Optimus's comment that the Primes rescued him before his [[spark]] was extinguished suggests he was never really dead.
* Ratchet was last seen on Cybertron during the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. In the season 3 finale "[[Deadlock]]", Ratchet announced his intention to stay on Earth for a time to help out [[Unit:E]]. Ratchet's narration implies that he did not return to Earth following the events of ''Predacons Rising''.
* We finally get an answer as to why Bumblebee - celebrated war hero and slayer of Megatron - was working as a lowly street cop all the way back in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]": the new Council isn't fond of the Autobots, especially not former members of [[Team Prime]].
* Scorponok was captured back in "[[Misdirection]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]](s), unknown Decepticon captured by Ratchet, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all at large on Decepticon Island''

===Transformers references===
* The concept of a post-war Cybertronian government that's opposed to both the Autobots and Decepticons seems very similar to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s [[NAIL]] government, over in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' comic.
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]]. [[The Trouble with Fixit|Again]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* The Decepticon captured by Ratchet goes conspicuously unidentified.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'île des Decepticons - Première'''" ("Decepticon Island - First")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 12]], 2016

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' '''L'Isola dei Decepticon (Parte prima)''' ("The Decepticon Island, first part")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 19]], 2016

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Decepticon Island (Part 1)

2016-06-07T09:58:38Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 38
|image= DecepticonIslandPart1-surrounded.jpg
|caption= For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble.
|prev=Graduation Exercises
|next=Decepticon Island (Part 2)
|title="Decepticon Island (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[April 16]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[May 7]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''After the two teams are reunited, the Autobots get support from an old friend, and begin the raid on Decepticon Island.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots speed along a road in search of a [[Decepticon]] fugitive, however when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone off-road, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] disagrees and Bumblebee has to assert his authority over the team. The other Autobots discuss the changed dynamics since the away team returned. Learning of the concept of a "team within the team", [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] decides to team up with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], who is entirely unthrilled by the idea. Switching to bot mode, they head into the forest and encounter a panicked [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], who is closely followed by none other than [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] accompanied by the Mini-Con [[Undertone]]. A reunion takes place before they move in on Clampdown.

Back at base, Clampdown is secured in a stasis pod. Ratchet explains that the new government on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] blames Optimus for the widespread destruction on the planet, and that he was essentially exiled by assigning him to a job tracking down Decepticons. He has been brought to Earth in the pursuit of a Decepticon who he captured shortly before running into Clampdown and the Autobots. Optimus invites him to stay to help out, though it's Bumblebee who orders Drift and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] to wake Clampdown to try and get intel. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] observes that Bumblebee is having trouble with Optimus taking trying to take lead when Bumblebee is supposed to be team leader.

The Autobots attempt to interrogate Clampdown, but the Decepticon faints. Before they can do anything more, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports an unidentified Cybertronian at the front gate. The Autobots prepare for a fight, the gate opens to reveal a damaged Fixit-style Mini-Con. After some repairs are made, Fixit introduces everyone to [[Toolbox]], who it turns out is another ''[[Alchemor]]'' guard. He reveals that part of the prison ship crashed off the coast of [[Crown City]], and the freed Decepticon prisoners promptly enslaved the Mini-Con guards with [[inhibitor collar]]s. The Cons, led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] began to repair the ship for use to plunder the galaxy, though the captured Scoponok, as Toolbox reveals, has now been replaced with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]].

On "Decepticon Island", Steeljaw calls Glowstrike and Saberhorn to him and reveals that he's managed to obtain the [[Decepticon Hunter]]s from the locked cabinet. The pair are pleased, until Steeljaw turns the weapons on them.

The Autobots are meanwhile brainstorming ways to tackle the island full of Decepticons. Getting help from Cybertron is out, and they don't have enough stasis pods for that many Cons, however they have [[cryo-gas]] from Windblade's stash, and Ratchet hits on the idea of using it to make a [[stasis bomb]]. Optimus gives orders and the Autobots split up, though Strongarm again tries to encourage Bumblebee to talk to Optimus about the leadership problem. Ratchet likewise talks to Optimus who feels under the circumstances he should lead, and changes the subject. The team hits on the idea of planting the bomb in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ventilation hub, though Bumblebee again butts heads with Optimus over the plan. Windblade comes up with a way to get the team onto the island — Grimlock is modified with Decepticon insignias and signals so he can pretend to be bringing a boatload of Autobot prisoners back, and one of Denny's boats is hauled out.

The Autobots head out onto the sea, pretending to be unconscious. Grimlock manages to make contact with the Decepticons, and the ''Alchemor'' decloaks, but when the guards become suspicious, Grimlock has to knock them out. The Autobots head into the ship, and are shocked by the number of Decepticons they find. When they encounter a large chamber in which Mini-Cons are being forced to work, their presence is given away by one of the slaves spotting Toolbox. Though Optimus wants to stay and free the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee is determined to complete the mission, however the delay while they argue means even more Decepticons pour into the room and surround them. Steeljaw arrives with the deposed leadership and welcomes them to the first outpost in his new Decepticon empire.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Undertone]] (12)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (15)
*[[Toolbox]] (16)
*Slave Mini-Cons (21)
*[[Cinch]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (17)
*[[Saberhorn]] (18)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
*Various Decepticons (20)
*Even more Decepticons (23)
*OK, that's a lot of Decepticons (24)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (25)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (26)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)
*[[Denny Clay]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Undertone, careful! I need that!"
:—'''Ratchet''' is back, baby.

'''Grimlock:''' Hey Drift, want to be on a team within the team with me? 
'''Drift:''' No. 
'''Grimlock:''' He's playing hard to get.
:—No Grim, he isn't.

"So times it feels like he can't help treating me like I'm still his scout."
:—'''Bumblebee''' reckons Optimus just can't let go of the Transformers Prime days

'''Bumblebee:''' Talk, Clampdown. What is Decepticon Island? 
'''Optimus:''' Where is it located? 
'''Drift:''' How many Decepticons are there? 
'''Windblade:''' What is their objective? 
'''Strongarm:''' Is Steeljaw involved somehow? 
'''Sideswipe:''' Ugh, those two took my questions! 
'''Grimlock:''' [punches his fists together, giggling] 
'''Clampdown:''' Ah… Well, y-y-ya see, I… [passes out]
:—Another successful interrogation session with the Bee Team

"So we call Cybertron for backup." 
"Think about it, Slick. Reinforcements would take too long assemble, brief, and coordinate for an assault on the island." 
"Yeah, think about it."
:—'''Sideswipe''' is ganged up on by '''Windblade''' and '''Strongarm'''

"Bumblebee has come a long way since the last time I saw him." 
"He has led his team well." 
"I sense there is a 'but' coming." 
"But I worry Bumblebee is not ready to lead a team of this size, on a mission of this magnitude. And now that I am restored to the strength level I had before the Primes lent me their power…" 
"You feel you should lead."
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Optimus''' discuss Bumblebee's character arc (and Optimus's as well)

"Awkward…"
:—'''Sideswipe''' aptly sums up the general atmosphere surrounding Bumblebee and Optimus's leadership conflict

"Autobots…!" 
"Let's rev up and roll out!"
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' old battle cry is forced to make way for '''Bumblebee's''' new one

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock wears his crane disguise from "[[Impounded]]".
* Optimus's comment that the Primes rescued him before his [[spark]] was extinguished suggests he was never really dead.
* Ratchet was last seen on Cybertron during the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. In the season 3 finale "[[Deadlock]]", Ratchet announced his intention to stay on Earth for a time to help out [[Unit:E]]. Ratchet's narration implies that he did not return to Earth following the events of ''Predacons Rising''.
* We finally get an answer as to why Bumblebee - celebrated war hero and slayer of Megatron - was working as a lowly street cop all the way back in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]": the new Council isn't fond of the Autobots, especially not former members of [[Team Prime]].
* Scorponok was captured back in "[[Misdirection]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]](s), unknown Decepticon captured by Ratchet, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all at large on Decepticon Island''

===Transformers references===
* The concept of a post-war Cybertronian government that's opposed to both the Autobots and Decepticons seems very similar to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s [[NAIL]] government, over in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' comic.
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]]. [[The Trouble with Fixit|Again]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* The Decepticon captured by Ratchet goes conspicuously unidentified.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'île des Decepticons - Première'''" ("Decepticon Island - First")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 12]], 2016

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' '''L'Isola dei Decepticon (Parte prima)''' ("The Decepticon Island, first part")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 19]], 2016

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Decepticon Island (Part 1)

2016-06-07T09:53:19Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 38
|image= DecepticonIslandPart1-surrounded.jpg
|caption= For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble.
|prev=Graduation Exercises
|next=Decepticon Island (Part 2)
|title="Decepticon Island (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[April 16]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[May 7]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''After the two teams are reunited, the Autobots get support from an old friend, and begin the raid on Decepticon Island.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots speed along a road in search of a [[Decepticon]] fugitive, however when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone off-road, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] disagrees and Bumblebee has to assert his authority over the team. The other Autobots discuss the changed dynamics since the away team returned. Learning of the concept of a "team within the team", [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] decides to team up with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], who is entirely unthrilled by the idea. Switching to bot mode, they head into the forest and encounter a panicked [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], who is closely followed by none other than [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] accompanied by the Mini-Con [[Undertone]]. A reunion takes place before they move in on Clampdown.

Back at base, Clampdown is secured in a stasis pod. Ratchet explains that the new government on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] blames Optimus for the widespread destruction on the planet, and that he was essentially exiled by assigning him to a job tracking down Decepticons. He has been brought to Earth in the pursuit of a Decepticon who he captured shortly before running into Clampdown and the Autobots. Optimus invites him to stay to help out, though it's Bumblebee who orders Drift and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] to wake Clampdown to try and get intel. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] observes that Bumblebee is having trouble with Optimus taking trying to take lead when Bumblebee is supposed to be team leader.

The Autobots attempt to interrogate Clampdown, but the Decepticon faints. Before they can do anything more, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports an unidentified Cybertronian at the front gate. The Autobots prepare for a fight, the gate opens to reveal a damaged Fixit-style Mini-Con. After some repairs are made, Fixit introduces everyone to [[Toolbox]], who it turns out is another ''[[Alchemor]]'' guard. He reveals that part of the prison ship crashed off the coast of [[Crown City]], and the freed Decepticon prisoners promptly enslaved the Mini-Con guards with [[inhibitor collar]]s. The Cons, led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] began to repair the ship for use to plunder the galaxy, though the captured Scoponok, as Toolbox reveals, has now been replaced with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]].

On "Decepticon Island", Steeljaw calls Glowstrike and Saberhorn to him and reveals that he's managed to obtain the [[Decepticon Hunter]]s from the locked cabinet. The pair are pleased, until Steeljaw turns the weapons on them.

The Autobots are meanwhile brainstorming ways to tackle the island full of Decepticons. Getting help from Cybertron is out, and they don't have enough stasis pods for that many Cons, however they have [[cryo-gas]] from Windblade's stash, and Ratchet hits on the idea of using it to make a [[stasis bomb]]. Optimus gives orders and the Autobots split up, though Strongarm again tries to encourage Bumblebee to talk to Optimus about the leadership problem. Ratchet likewise talks to Optimus who feels under the circumstances he should lead, and changes the subject. The team hits on the idea of planting the bomb in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ventilation hub, though Bumblebee again butts heads with Optimus over the plan. Windblade comes up with a way to get the team onto the island — Grimlock is modified with Decepticon insignias and signals so he can pretend to be bringing a boatload of Autobot prisoners back, and one of Denny's boats is hauled out.

The Autobots head out onto the sea, pretending to be unconscious. Grimlock manages to make contact with the Decepticons, and the ''Alchemor'' decloaks, but when the guards become suspicious, Grimlock has to knock them out. The Autobots head into the ship, and are shocked by the number of Decepticons they find. When they encounter a large chamber in which Mini-Cons are being forced to work, their presence is given away by one of the slaves spotting Toolbox. Though Optimus wants to stay and free the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee is determined to complete the mission, however the delay while they argue means even more Decepticons pour into the room and surround them. Steeljaw arrives with the deposed leadership and welcomes them to the first outpost in his new Decepticon empire.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Undertone]] (12)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (15)
*[[Toolbox]] (16)
*Slave Mini-Cons (21)
*[[Cinch]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (17)
*[[Saberhorn]] (18)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
*Various Decepticons (20)
*Even more Decepticons (23)
*OK, that's a lot of Decepticons (24)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (25)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (26)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)
*[[Denny Clay]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Undertone, careful! I need that!"
:—'''Ratchet''' is back, baby.

'''Grimlock:''' Hey Drift, want to be on a team within the team with me? 
'''Drift:''' No. 
'''Grimlock:''' He's playing hard to get.
:—No Grim, he isn't.

"So times it feels like he can't help treating me like I'm still his scout."
:—'''Bumblebee''' reckons Optimus just can't let go of the Transformers Prime days

Bumblebee: Talk, Clampdown. What is Decepticon Island? 
Optimus: Where is it located? 
Drift: How many Decepticons are there? 
Windblade: What is their objective? 
Strongarm: Is Steeljaw involved somehow? 
Sideswipe: Ugh, those two took my questions! 
Grimlock: [punches his fists together, giggling] 
Clampdown: Ah… Well, y-y-ya see, I… [passes out]
:—Another successful interrogation session with the Bee Team

"So we call Cybertron for backup." 
"Think about it, Slick. Reinforcements would take too long assemble, brief, and coordinate for an assault on the island." 
"Yeah, think about it."
:—'''Sideswipe''' is ganged up on by '''Windblade''' and '''Strongarm'''

"Bumblebee has come a long way since the last time I saw him." 
"He has led his team well." 
"I sense there is a 'but' coming." 
"But I worry Bumblebee is not ready to lead a team of this size, on a mission of this magnitude. And now that I am restored to the strength level I had before the Primes lent me their power…" 
"You feel you should lead."
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Optimus''' discuss Bumblebee's character arc (and Optimus's as well)

"Awkward…"
:—'''Sideswipe''' aptly sums up the general atmosphere surrounding Bumblebee and Optimus's leadership conflict

"Autobots…!" 
"Let's rev up and roll out!"
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' old battle cry is forced to make way for '''Bumblebee's''' new one

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock wears his crane disguise from "[[Impounded]]".
* Optimus's comment that the Primes rescued him before his [[spark]] was extinguished suggests he was never really dead.
* Ratchet was last seen on Cybertron during the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. In the season 3 finale "[[Deadlock]]", Ratchet announced his intention to stay on Earth for a time to help out [[Unit:E]]. Ratchet's narration implies that he did not return to Earth following the events of ''Predacons Rising''.
* We finally get an answer as to why Bumblebee - celebrated war hero and slayer of Megatron - was working as a lowly street cop all the way back in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]": the new Council isn't fond of the Autobots, especially not former members of [[Team Prime]].
* Scorponok was captured back in "[[Misdirection]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]](s), unknown Decepticon captured by Ratchet, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all at large on Decepticon Island''

===Transformers references===
* The concept of a post-war Cybertronian government that's opposed to both the Autobots and Decepticons seems very similar to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s [[NAIL]] government, over in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' comic.
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]]. [[The Trouble with Fixit|Again]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* The Decepticon captured by Ratchet goes conspicuously unidentified.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'île des Decepticons - Première'''" ("Decepticon Island - First")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 12]], 2016

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' '''L'Isola dei Decepticon (Parte prima)''' ("The Decepticon Island, first part")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 19]], 2016

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Portals

2016-06-07T08:39:10Z

HardyGal: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 36
|image=Portals-soundwavesback.jpg
|caption= It's been a long time. How have you been? I've been really busy being dead. You know, after you ''murdered me''.
|prev=Impounded
|next=Graduation Exercises
|title="Portals"
|airdate=[[April 9]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[April 23]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[David McDermott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Fixit's repairs to the GroundBridge go wrong, summoning two of the most dangerous Decepticons on the planet and banishing Bumblebee to another dimension.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Portals-repairedgroundbridge.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The dual portal device should be around here somewhere. Once you find it, we can start testing. Just like old times.]]

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] work on getting a defense turret set up, however a misunderstanding about which way is left results in the turret starting to overload with Strongarm trapped underneath. Luckily [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] arrives and is able to shut the turret down before it takes out most of the scrapyard, and reflects that he'll always be there to help the team.

Meanwhile over on the crashed spaceship being used as a Decepticon base, [[Thunderhoof]] complains about being under [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s leadership until Steeljaw himself arrives. Steeljaw reveals that the Decepticons in the group are divided over whether to leave Earth as the current leadership is intending to do, or conquer Earth, and he believes they can take advantage of the division. [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] arrive to have a word with Steeljaw.

As the other Autobots arrive in the main area of the scrapyard, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reveals that they're just in time for the test of the repaired [[GroundBridge]]. When he fires it up, a second portal appears and aligns with the first, creating a vortex that threatens to suck everyone in and to Bumblebee's shock, moments later [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] flies out. The Decepticon bashes Strongarm and Grimlock together, and Bumblebee sends the smaller team members to hide before trying to tackle Soundwave himself. After he's knocked down by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], Strongarm and Grimlock take another crack, only to be knocked out by Soundwave's electrically-charged tentacles. Soundwave throws Bumblebee into the vortex, and the Autobot finds himself in the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]], unable to interact with anything. Strongarm is about to meet the same fate when the GroundBridge abruptly shuts down. Soundwave, watched helplessly by Bumblebee, sets up the GroundBridge so he can activate it remotely, and starts gathering parts. Recalling the last time this happened, Bumblebee uses his radio to contact Fixit.

[[File:Portals-BBinshadowzone.jpg|thumb|right|250px|They say that the old caretaker of this place went absolutely crazy. Chopped up his entire staff of robots - all of them robots. They say at night, you can still hear the screams of their replicas.]]

Meeting the others in their hiding place, Bumblebee fills the others in on the situation and speculates that Soundwave is building a transmitter to contact [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], an action likely to bring every [[Decepticon]] in range to [[Earth]]. Though Bumblebee wants Fixit, [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] to stay put while he comes up with a plan, the trio realize they can use the salvaged ''[[Alchemor]]'' turrets to take the Decepticon out.

Glowstrike and Saberhorn reveal that they've been monitoring Steeljaw's activities. Though he initially thinks they're onto his betrayal and prepares to strike, it turns out they're impressed with his work and want to offer him a command position.

[[File:Portals-salvagedgear.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Rest assured that all lethal military androids have been taught to read and provided with one copy of the Laws of Robotics. To share.]]

Though Bumblebee advises the others against their attack on Soundwave, they go ahead. Denny attempts to shoot the communications array Soundwave is building but misses, and Soundwave sends Laserbeak after them. Russell and Fixit attempt to act as distractions to let Denny take another shot, and while the two Decepticons are occupied, Strongarm and Grimlock recover consciousness. The pair try to attack Soundwave, only for the Decepticon to start opening GroundBridge portals in an attempt to trap them, and the pair eventually disappear through one with Laserbeak. Fixit and the two humans retreat.

Grimlock and Strongarm arrive in the quarry along with Laserbeak, who shoots the Dinobot and relieves the cadet of her crossbow. Grimlock's able to catch the Mini-Con in his jaws and use it to free Strongarm's [[Decepticon Hunter]] from where it's become lodged in the rock face. The pair render Laserbeak out cold and head back to base with him. There, Bumblebee has come up with a plan after observing that Soundwave is rusty at opening GroundBridge portals.

Glowstrike and Saberhorn ask for a "show of good faith" from Steeljaw, pointing him to a [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]] group member who has been plotting against the leadership. Steeljaw is only too happy to attack the traitor.

[[File:Portals-soundwavedefeated.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Grab me, grab me, grab me! Grab meeeeeeee!]]

Soundwave is about to fit the last component to his device when he's interrupted by Denny. While Denny shelters in the crane from Soundwave, Russell swipes the component, resulting in Soundwave opening a bunch of portals to try and trap him. Fixit uses the GroundBridge controls to open another portal, creating an opening into the Shadowzone and allowing Bumblebee to emerge into the physical universe where he immediately destroys Soundwave's transmitter. Though an enraged Soundwave knocks Bumblebee to the ground and prepares to shoot him, Denny uses the crane to knock the Decepticon through the Shadowzone portal. Grimlock and Strongarm arrive to throw Laserbeak through moments before the portal closes. Though Bumblebee is impressed that the rest of his team pulled it off without him, they remind him that it was his plan they were following.

Meanwhile Glowstrike and Saberhorn show Steeljaw a locked compartment housing two Decepticon Hunters, which they're hoping he'll be able to get them access to.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Thunderhoof]] (4)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (5)
*[[Springload]] (6)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (7)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (8)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (9)
*[[Saberhorn]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (15)
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (16)
*Unidentified [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]] (17)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (18 - 21)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (12)
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)

|c4=
* Fixit-type [[Mini-Con]]s (22 - 33)
}}

==Quotes==
"Heck, we're more like a family!" 
"Even [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]?" 
"Every family has a crazy cousin."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Strongarm'''

"Don't run off so quick, I haven't given you the tour of my fists yet!"
:—'''Grimlock''' shows Soundwave what a good host he can be.

"Oh yeah! Go team Grimarm! ... Team Stronglock?"
:—'''Grimlock'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* The GroundBridge has been busted since the events of "[[Overloaded, Part 1]]" in which it exploded after Optimus walked through.
* Guess who's back? Soundwave and Laserbeak last appeared in the previous TV series, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'', in the season finale "[[Deadlock]]". They were last seen when [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] managed to trap them in the Shadowzone. Fixit exposits this information to the humans (and presumably for the benefit of viewers who haven't watched ''Prime''), even noting that his defeat took place aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''; the episode even takes a moment to explain why Soundwave was on Shadowzone-Earth, noting that he followed Megatron's body when it fell down from orbit, but was then stuck with no way to get off the planet.
*Both Soundwave's and Laserbeak's models are reused from ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''.
* Bumblebee name-drops all three of the main humans who appeared in ''Prime'': Jack, Raf, and Miko, and remembers the time that they were also trapped in the Shadowzone, which happened in the [[Shadowzone (episode)|eponymous episode]].
* Fixit mentions that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is "light-years away", suggesting that the former Decepticon leader is still in his self-imposed exile after the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''.
* More of the Fixit-style [[Mini-Con]]s we saw in "[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]" are working in the Decepticon base.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''
===Transformers references===
[[File:TRID E 36 Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Do you know who else murders people who are only trying to help them? Did you guess "sharks"? Because that's wrong. The correct answer is "nobody". Nobody but you is that pointlessly cruel.]]
* The ''Nemesis'' is referred to by name for the first time in five years (since, incidentally, "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]"), when the ''Prime'' cartoon seemed dead-set on referring to it only as "the Decepticon warship".
* Another [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]] appears, this one sporting a color scheme (and eyes) more in line with the species' [[Sharkticon (G1)|Generation 1 counterparts]].
* Soundwave's arm cannon looks identical to the [[Resonance Blaster]]. It could very well ''be'' the Resonance Blaster, as it was the only relic to go MIA after the end of ''Prime'', though it fires standard laser blasts instead of sonic bursts.

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* Grimlock uses his beast mode's jaws on a Decepticon for the second time, the first time being with [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Portails'''" ("Portals")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 1]], 2016

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Átjárók'''" ("Passageways")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 12]], 2016

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Portali'''" ("Portals")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 17]], 2016

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

More than Meets the Eye (RID)

2016-06-07T08:30:53Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3.5|the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|the ''The Transformers'' pilot|More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 4
|image=RIDMTMTE Chop Shop Fixit arm.jpg
|caption="Bad touch! BAD TOUCH! STRANGER DANGER!"
|prev=Trust Exercises
|next=W.W.O.D.?
|title="More than Meets the Eye"
|airdate=[[February 28]], [[2015]] (Australia/NZ) [[April 11]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Steven Melching]] (story) Steven Melching (Teleplay)
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''As Russell nervously tries befriending the neighborhood kids, Fixit—craving the action of a field assignment—gets in way over his head.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RIDMTMTE Butch Hank and Russell.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was important—like a league game."]]
[[Russell Clay|Russell]] looks wistfully through binoculars at [[Crown City]]'s amusement park, and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] fails to cheer him up with tales of his solitary existence on the ''[[Alchemor]]''. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] suggests Russell check out the football field where the local kids hang out, and provides him with a vintage [[Bronco Kowalski]] helmet.

Elsewhere, a groundskeeper admires the perfect state of his golf course before heading off, unaware that the [[Decepticon]] [[Bisk]] has just emerged from a water hazard nearby. Bisk is pleased with his achievements so far, but spots [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team incoming. Bisk zaps [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] with a blast of energy, knocking the Dinobot on top of [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]. He proceeds to likewise flatten Bumblebee and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], who recover while Grimlock and Sideswipe attack the Decepticon. The team quickly pulls together and defeats Bisk by dropping Grimlock on him. The groundskeeper returns to find his lawn ruined.

[[File:RIDMTMTE Strongarm Bumblebee meet Bisk.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."]]
At the football field, Russell finds a group of children playing football. He reluctantly joins them and is introduced to [[Hank]] (real name Henrietta) who is impressed with his helmet and [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. As they start playing, Russell becomes confused by their jargon and ends up face down eating grass, before heading off in frustration. Back at [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]], Grimlock is excitedly relating the fight they just had, and Fixit mentions he'd like to go out in the field someday. Fixit is disappointed at the news it's against regulations, which isn't helped by Grimlock's boasting. The Autobots all hide as Hank arrives to return Russell's helmet, and she invites him back to practice the next day.

[[File:RIDMTMTE Chop Shop zaps Bee.jpg|thumb|left|250px|What's that? You want Strawberry? Well how about RAWBERRY!! Made with lightning. REAL LIGHTNING.]]
That night, [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] walks through an airfield in search of something. His signal is detected by the Autobots who roll out to investigate. As Grimlock would stand out, the others leave him on a hill near the airfield and enter the airfield, splitting up to search for the Decepticon. Bumblebee hears a noise from one of the hangers and moves in, but is unprepared when Chop Shop splits into his five component bug forms and attacks. Sideswipe, Strongarm and Grimlock come to Bumblebee's aid, but the bugs attack them as well. Having obtained the component they need, the bugs flee the scene and down into the sewers before the Autobots can stop them. The team returns to the scrap yard, where Fixit briefs them on Chop Shop's capabilities. The [[Mini-Con]] checks local law enforcement databases for thefts, and they figure out Chop Shop's building a spaceship so he can leave [[Earth]]. Denny knows of a manufacturing plant that makes liquid oxygen, the last item Chop Shop will need to complete his ship, and since the Autobots will be too conspicuous, they decide to send Denny and Fixit in.

[[File:RIDMTMTE Fixit in disguise.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A dark day on a planet that knows how to keep its secrets, but in the scrapyard near Crown City, one Minicon is still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions. Fixit Noir: Private Eye.]]
Chop Shop arrives at the manufacturing plant and starts pumping liquid oxygen into a tanker. Russell returns to the scrapyard from football practice to find Grimlock alone in the scrapyard, and confesses he's going to quit, though Hank arrives to talk him into continuing on with football practice. Denny and Fixit (in disguise) infiltrate the manufacturing plant by driving up in Strongarm and pretending to be safety inspectors. At the scrapyard, as Grimlock tries to talk Russell into going to the football game, Russell kicks his helmet in frustration, and they both watch it go sailing over a nearby building. At the plant, Strongarm spots Chop Shop filling the tanker and tackles one of his bug components to the ground. Chop Shop attempts to merge, but missing an arm, he instead grabs Fixit and jams the Mini-Con on his shoulder. Decking Strongarm with his new limb, Chop Shop has his spare component take the tanker's wheel and jumps on the back of the vehicle as it drives off. The Autobots set off in pursuit of the tanker, but after a pincer maneuver fails, Chop Shop demolishes an overpass that lands on the three Autobots.

[[File:RIDMTMTE Chop Shop's ship.jpg|thumb|left|250px|SPACESHIP! SPACESHIP! SPACESHIP!]]
Though Chop Shop is long gone by the time they dig themselves out, Strongarm is able to track the tanker using its tire pattern, and they reach the abandoned building Chop Shop is using for a base. The Decepticon jumps the trio as they admire his rocket, and Bumblebee warns the others not to shoot, in case they ignite the rocket fuel. A reluctant Fixit is used to knock the Autobots around and flatten Bumblebee. Denny tries to creep up on one of Chop Shop's components, but his blow with a pipe does nothing, and he's forced to run from the bug. Fixit finally finds the strength to fight back, and begins punching Chop Shop, who is forced to jettison the Mini-Con. Bumblebee finishes up by uppercutting Chop Shop into the tanker, which covers the Decepticon with freezing oxygen, though one of the combiner's components scurries off.

Back at the scrapyard, Grimlock is impressed by Fixit's part in the fight. The Autobots head to the football field, where they watch from a discrete distance as Russell punts the ball between the posts. The other kids are happy with their new friend, and Denny and the Autobots celebrate.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (7)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Bisk]] (5)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (6)
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (1)
*[[Denny Clay]] (3)
*Groundskeeper (4)
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (10)
*[[Hank]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"My old friends, fun, excitement, so close and yet so far" 
"You know what I did for fun when I was the only conscious bot on the prison ship? Nothing, and lots of it. That...really didn't help did it?"
:—'''Russel''' and '''Fixit''' share different ideas about fun.

''[Tastes the grass]'' "Nitrate levels perfect. A masterpiece! No no no no no, a Grass-terpiece!"
:—The '''groundskeeper''' gets a little too into his work.

"You think I don't know how to beat this attack? It's just up-up-left-down-claw-claw!"
:—'''Bisk'''

"Whoo! and Bisk is tossin' us around with his giant claws I mean whoosh! Whoosh! So I nailed him with the Dino Demolisher! POW! Hehehe, it was epic."
:—'''Grimlock'''

"Let's roll and recapture! ''[silence]'' Yep, yep, not feeling that one either."
:—'''Bumblebee''' still tries to come up with an exciting catchphrase.

"He's a combiner named Chop Shop, a one-man heist crew with a list of crimes as long as Alpha Trion's beard. Have you seen that beard? It's more like a steel carpet actually."
:—'''Fixit's''' report on this week's criminal goes a little off topic.

"Sideswipe and I are in low-profile spots outside the plant, Strongarm. We'll move in for the collar as soon as you flush out Chop Shop." 
"Copy that. I will not forget to flush."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Strongarm'''

"Field work is fun! Let's find more humans we can fool."
:—'''Fixit''' enjoying being a robot in disguise.

"I work for my team!"
:— '''Fixit''' tells Chop Shop how it is.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
*The amusement park Russell is looking wistfully at in the first scene was not there when we saw the city in "[[Pilot (Part 2)]]".
*It's sunset when Hank invites Russell to football practice "in the morning", however practice instead appears to take place in the middle of the night. He returns from it prior to the Autobots' second nighttime battle against Chop Shop.

===Continuity notes===
* When fighting Bisk, Bumblebee notes that he helped saved the universe from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Dark Energon]].
* According to Hank, Bumblebee's current alternate mode is a Griffin Motors 1995 Windblazer. His ''Prime'' alternate mode was revealed as the [[Urbana 500]] in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]". Griffin Motors is likely a reference to ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' setting [[Griffin Rock]].
* Fixit makes a reference to [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]].

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Underbite, Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop
* ''On probation'': Grimlock
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop (possibly unknown to Bee)
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
[[File:RIDMTMTE Grimlock on Strongarm.jpg|thumb|right|300px|that's not how you ''Dino Riders''!]]
*The episode's title is a reference to one of the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s earliest taglines.
*When Hank comes over for the first time, if you look closely behind Strongarm and Grimlock, you can see a red Camaro of the same model as live-action movie [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].

===Real-world references===
*Steven Melching previously used "Poughkeepsie Piledriver" as the name of a wrestler in the [[w:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|2003 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' cartoon]] episode "Headlock Prime".
*Grimlock ploughs through a wall while yelling "Oh Yeah!", a reference to the {{w|Kool-Aid Man}}'s signature entrance.
* Denny's disguise appears to be a non-copyright-infringing version of a ''[[Star Trek]]'' dress uniform.

===Trivia===
*The first thirteen episodes of the series, this included, first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.
*Fixit notes that Chop Shop has a list of crimes longer thant [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion's]] beard. This is not the first time [[Smokescreen (Prime)|someone]] has mentioned [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Alpha Trion's beard]].
*When Grimlock is left at the base alone, he builds a house of cars, like people would be build a house of cards. Cute.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mais do Que os Olhos Vêem'''" ("More than Meets the Eye")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 14]], [[2015]]

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wúxiàn Qiánlì'''" (无限潜力, "Unlimited Potential")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Au-delà des apparences'''" ("More than Meets the Eye")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 12]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ungeahnte Fähigkeiten'''" ("Unexpected Skills")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 18]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Több mint ami szemre látszik'''" ("More than Meets the Eye")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 19]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Oltre le apparenze'''" ("Beyond appaerances")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 12]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tatakae Fixit!'''" (たたかえフィクシット!, "Fight, Fixit!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 5]], 2015

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Więcej niż dostrzega wzrok'''" ("More than meets the eye")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 19]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 5]], 2015

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bol'she, chem kajestsa''' (Больше, чем кажется; "More than Meets the Eye")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 4]], 2015

==Home video releases==
*TBA

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Lockout

2016-05-30T01:12:47Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 21
|image=RID-steeljawshostages.jpg
|caption=Not your usual hostage situation!
|prev=The Trouble with Fixit
|next=Similarly Different
|title="Lockout"
|airdate= [[August 8]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Guy Toubes]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Steeljaw and his gang break into the scrapyard to free their fellow Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Lockout Kickback chained.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Mr. Kickback will see you now."]]
[[Denny Clay|Denny]] has the Autobots hauling pieces of a roller coaster—it was a steal!—into the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] pauses to ask [[Russell Clay|Russell]] about football, and the boy proceeds to try to teach him, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] the game. Unbeknownst to the gang, [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and [[Steeljaw's Pack|pack]] are scoping out the scrapyard from the bushes, and Steeljaw sets his sights on the stasis pods. Putting his plan into motion, Steeljaw has the hapless [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] gagged and tied to a tree to serve as bait for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. When the Autobots come for Kickback, he quickly escapes his confinement and flees, and Bumblebee realizes something is amiss.

[[File:Lockout Autobots vs subsonics.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Autobots were no match for the ''Crazy Bus'' soundtrack.]]
Bumblebee attempts to call [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] and fails, and the team quickly rushes back to the scrapyard. Fixit, Russell, and Denny are set upon by the Decepticons, and Steeljaw adjusts the place's defenses to emit a subsonic pulse that will cause pain to Autobots or Dinobots. The Autobots arrive on cue and are unable to enter the premises, even after disabling their audio receptors. Steeljaw has them surrender their weapons lest the humans be killed. Back at the control console, Steeljaw orders Fixit to release the Decepticons from their pods, but the little guy tries to stall as much as possible until the Clays are threatened. Though Denny is despondent, Russell observes that [[Underbite]] is more interested in some tasty metal than keeping watch on them. The two flee into the scrapyard, but don't go unnoticed for long. Steeljaw commands [[Thunderhoof]] and [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] to recapture them, and the dream team only gets going when Steeljaw blows his top at them. The two spend half of their time together ripping into each other physically and verbally, and the Clays use the bought time to agree to challenge their captors.

[[File:Lockout rollercoaster ride.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"[[Clancy Brown|I want my mommy, Mr. Squidward!]]"]]
Thunderhoof and Clampdown are lured by Russell and Denny outside the scrapyard and into the latter's new roller coaster, taking the two for a wild ride through the woods. Denny and Russell intend to catch the Decepticons by having them slide into a waiting containment unit, but Clampdown wises up in time to stop their sliding. Russell is able to escape, but Denny is recaptured by Clampdown. Russell rejoins the Autobots outside of the scrapyard, and upon learning that attempts to go over or under the subsonic field have failed, hits on the idea that [[Mini-Con]]s might be able to breach the premises. While Grimlock, Strongarm, and Sideswipe create loud distractions around the place, Bumblebee and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] construct a catapult to launch [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] to the control console. The two Mini-Cons are able to make it in and begin tangling with [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] and [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], and disable the subsonic field. [[File:Lockout Autobots struggle with pods.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"What in the name of returning guest characters? It's villain-mageddon!"]]The rest of the Autobots enter and clash with the Decepticons while Bumblebee goes for Steeljaw. As the battle rages, Denny is swayed into resealing the Decepticons' stasis pods just as the Autobots are struggling to contain their emerging prisoners. Enraged, Steeljaw leads his pack out of the scrapyard, having lost the day. Bumblebee allows him to flee, resolving to double their defenses.

At the pack's base, Steeljaw is throwing a tantrum and scares out his pack, giving him some alone time. As he fumes, he is then contacted by [[The Fallen|a dark entity]] claiming to be the first [[Decepticon]]. The entity informs Steeljaw that ''he'' was responsible for the crash of the ''[[Alchemor]]'' and the Decepticons' freedom. Steeljaw is unimpressed with the entity, even after demonstrating he can still affect things on Earth from another dimension. The entity orders Steeljaw to build a gateway for him, and in exchange, he will rule Earth with the freed Decepticons of the ''Alchemor''. The entity disappears as Steeljaw agrees to serve him… for now.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (6)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (14)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (17)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (18)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (7)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (8)
*[[Underbite]] (9)
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] (10)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (11)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (12)
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (15)
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (16)
*[[Terrashock]] (19)
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] (20)
*[[Quillfire]] (21)
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] (22)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (1)
*[[Denny Clay]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==

'''Russell:''' Is that a roller coaster!? 
'''Bumblebee:''' Your dad bought it. He said it was a 'steal'. 
'''Strongarm:''' He claimed 'steal' was just an expression, but I'm concerned.
:—Denny's enthusiasm concerning his latest purchase causes Strongarm to call his innocence into question

"Workin' on my touchdown dance. Did you like the move?" 
"'Like' is a very strong word."
:—'''Russell''' receives some A+ parental encouragement from '''Denny'''

'''Kickback:''' I'm sensing a bit of hostility here. All I want is to be on the team. 
[Fracture duct tapes Kickback's mouth shut] 
'''Fracture:''' Congratulations, you're on the team. This is your first mission.
:—''' Fracture''' explains The Pack's induction methods with enthusiasm

'''Kickback:''' I don't suppose you Bots could use a sidekick? 
'''Strongarm:''' No, we already have Sideswipe. 
'''Sideswipe:''' ''Hey!''
:— We don't need more of a bad thing

"Smooth move, officer butterdigits."
:—'''Sideswipe''' reckons that Strongarm should spend less time zinging and more time creaming.

"We don't have a chance! Not with all these enormo-robo-crooks waiting to stomp us at any moment."
:—'''Denny Clay''' doesn't believe in "the harder they fall" principle

"I shall bring honor to our team and our missiiaaaaaaaah"
:—'''Jetstorm''' takes to the air.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
*Previously Steeljaw got hold of and opened Underbite's stasis pod without complications and without the use of the Alchemor's control systems, so it seems strange that he buys into Fixit's delaying tactics so easily.
*Where did Denny and Russell find the time and resources to rig up their Rube Goldberg machine, all while staying hidden from the Decepticons?

===Continuity notes===
*Even though Steeljaw's silhouette has been seen on the prisoner manifest since the very beginning, this is the first time his profile has been brought up.

===Prisoner manifest===
*''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock
*''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown, Kickback
*''Released'': Grimlock
*''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*After the stunt with the roller coaster goes wrong, Denny and Russell attempt to escape using a [[w:Rube Goldberg|Rube Goldberg]] device.
===Trivia===
*While fighting with Sideswipe, Thunderhoof is suddenly the recipient of an unexplained electrical shock.
*If the subsonic field affects any bots not outfitted with Steeljaw's chips, presumably it would also affect the Decepticons Steeljaw is trying to extract from the stasis pods. Hope he's brought enough spare chips!

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Etat de siège'''" ("State of Siege")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 17]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kizárás'''" ("Lockout")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 30]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sfrattati'''" ("Thrown out")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 17]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shinobi Yoru Ma no Te'''" (忍びよる魔の手, "The Thief with the Devil's Hands")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 8]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wygnańcy'''" ("Outcasts")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 16]], 2015

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Alpha/Omega

2016-05-22T08:31:58Z

HardyGal: /* Continuity errors */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 47
|prev=Legacy (episode)
|next=Hard Knocks
|image=AlphaOmega-ohmy.jpg
|caption=Simba, you have forgotten me.
|title="Alpha/Omega"
|airdate=[[September 28]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[David McDermott]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Megatron takes extreme measures to harness the power of the Primes, while Optimus learns the secret of the Omega Keys.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] volunteers to counterattack the [[Autobot]]s, but [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] points out that with the power of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the hands of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Decepticon]]s will not stand a chance against him and must find a means of meeting that power. As the Seeker mentions the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], Megatron counters that it will only work for a Prime, but then comes up with an idea.

Optimus telepathically communicates with [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], or rather a recorded message from same, through the Star Saber. Alpha Trion tells Prime that through the [[Covenant of Primus]], he foresaw the battle against the Decepticons on [[Earth]] and intentionally transported the Iacon relics there for use by the [[Autobot]]s. He furthermore informs Prime of the most important of the relics: the [[Omega Key]]s which hold the power to restore [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After Optimus comes out of his trance, he tells the other Autobots about their new mission to retrieve the keys.

The ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' reaches Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], beyond which is the Decepticon [[space bridge]], hidden there after the Autobots discovered its previous location on Earth. Megatron and Dreadwing head through it to Cybertron.

The Autobots are overjoyed at the fact they're going to be able to go back to their homeworld and truly restore it, but quickly realize they will have to leave their [[human]] friends behind. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] wonders if the keys can really restore Cybertron, and Optimus assures him that the [[Ancient]]s possessed knowledge beyond current sciences and so starts decoding the last four coordinates.

[[Image:AlphaOmegaPrimeTomb.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Insert Voldemort joke here.]]
On Cybertron, Megatron and Dreadwing break into a sealed [[Liege Maximo's tomb|tomb]] which contains the lifeless shell of a Prime. Though Dreadwing does not like the place, as it reminds him of his lost twin, Megatron has him crack open the coffin and "respectfully" takes what he needs.

[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ponder if they really want to go back to Cybertron if it means leaving their friends on Earth, with Bulkhead wondering if he can do anything other than fight. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] suggests he go back to construction as the cities will still be in ruin. Arcee reminds everyone that they still need to locate the four Omega Keys first before leaving Earth.

Having returned to the ''Nemesis'', Megatron directs [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to attach his new arm. Though the doctor suggests inducing [[stasis lock]] for the procedure, Megatron refuses and insists he witness the transplant.

Optimus finishes decoding the first Omega Key coordinates. Smokescreen immediately volunteers to go look and Arcee joins him to keep an eye on him. They arrive in [[Egypt]] and start tracking down the relic. As they search, Smokescreen attempts to apologise again for endangering [[Jack Darby|Jack]], but Arcee rebuffs him by saying that she does not want to lose a '''third''' partner.

Megatron tests his new appendage on the Forge and is elated to see it react to his touch. He starts using the Forge to pound out a new weapon from a chunk of [[Dark Energon]]. He is interrupted by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], who has decoded more Iacon coordinates.

[[Image:AlphaOmegaDarkStarSaber.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Robert Epps|Why do the Decepticons always get the good shit?]]]]
Arcee and Smokescreen follow the signal through underground ruins until they pull aside a stone and find the Omega Key they're after. They're soon back in the open air, only to find Megatron waiting for them with a shiny new sword. He sends them flying with an energy wave and when Smokescreen tries to charge at him, the Autobot is sent flying into the side of a pyramid. Megatron spares Arcee so she can tell Optimus to come get the Omega Key personally. Returning to base, Arcee reports Smokescreen's death and the other Autobots are ready to exact revenge. Optimus insists on going alone with the Star Saber. When he arrives, he's shocked to see Megatron has a new arm and a [[Dark Star Saber]]. The pair use their swords to send energy waves at each other but each manages to dodge or dispel the energy waves. They move in to close combat but it doesn't take long before Megatron's sword smashes right through the Star Saber. Megatron's about to make the killing blow when Smokescreen speaks up, having grabbed the Omega Key while Megatron was occupied. Optimus takes advantage of Megatron's distraction to renew his assault on the Decepticon leader, but after a short struggle, Megatron throws him off and flings a wave of energy. The energy wave passes right through Prime and Smokescreen, who disappear through the [[GroundBridge]].

Back at base, Smokescreen reveals that he borrowed the [[phase shifter]] again, and that's how he escaped destruction. Ratchet says Smokescreen can keep the device, but Smokescreen's joy is short-lived as they contemplate the destroyed Star Saber. Optimus, however, is right back at work decoding coordinates.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] (5)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (1)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"So, did Alpha Trion ask about me?"
:—Ego, thy name is '''Smokescreen'''

"Yeah, I don't think I'd ever wanna leave Miko." 
"We've made friends here. Family." 
"We could always... 'text' them."
:—'''Bulkhead''', '''Arcee''', and '''Ratchet'''.

"By the AllSpark, Megatron, what have you done?!" 
"This? I find it affords me certain advantages, such as the use of the Forge of Solus Prime."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' discuss Megatron's new arm.

"My first creation, fashioned from the very blood of Unicron. I call it the Dark Star Saber, Slayer of Primes, if you will."
:—'''Megatron''' introduces his newest signature weapon.

"At last we take our rightful places, Optimus, as ''gods'', wielding the power of the cosmos." 
"I am but a soldier, Megatron, and you are a prisoner of your own twisted delusions."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' exchange banter during battle.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* While the green glow can be seen from Arcee's right side, there is no rupture sound when the GroundBridge portal opens while Megatron tells Arcee to send Optimus his challenge message.
*When asking Optimus about the validity of the Omega Keys, Smokescreen has his pre-earth paint job.

===Continuity errors===
*Megatron's eyes become purple when he's around Dark Energon due to the fact that he has Dark Energon within him, but this is not consistent in this episode.
* When Smokescreen and Arcee enter the groundbridge from the base, Smokescreen's wrists are bare. When they exit the groundbridge, Smokescreen is wearing the phase shifter. It is possible that he borrowed it from the vaults earlier and simply put it on while going through the groundbridge, but you would think that Arcee would have noticed.

===Continuity notes===
* The episode continues from the end of the [[Legacy (episode)|previous one]], showing the message from Alpha Trion.
* The Autobots learned the location of the second space bridge in "[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]", necessitating its relocation.
* Dreadwing feels uneasy being in a tomb due to [[Masters & Students|what happened]] to his twin brother [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], and Megatron uses that and recalls Dreadwing's proclamation that [[Loose Cannons|every Autobot shall pay]] to egg Dreadwing on.
* Megatron uses the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], which he acquired in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]". The Dark Energon he uses it on was acquired in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]".
* Smokescreen uses the [[phase shifter]] [[New Recruit|again]], and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] allows him to keep it as a "signature weapon".

===Transformers references===
* The idea that the Covenant of Primus could give Alpha Trion a blurry glimpse into the future as well as be a recording of the past was belabored in ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''.
* The Omega Keys are an amalgam of the [[Omega Lock]] and [[Cyber Planet Key]]s from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Transformers: Cybertron]]'', which together had the power to reawaken [[Primus]]. A singular Omega Key also appears in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'', which grants access to Cybertron's core.
* Megatron and Dreadwing loot the tomb of an unnamed Prime. In ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]'', the Prime was revealed to be [[Liege Maximo]]. Strangely, though, the stolen arm is red, but Liege Maximo is not depicted as having any red coloration. However, the red on the arm could be some kind of funeral paint or rusting.
* The Dark Star Saber is most likely based on the Dark Sabers from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', one of which appeared in the comics as a form of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] when held by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and the other of which was used by [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] which was ultimately renamed the [[Vorpal Saber]].

===Real-world references===
* The battle takes place at the pyramids of [[Giza (region)|Giza]], which was also the site for the [[Operation: Firestorm|final battle]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The outdoor plaza in front of the tomb containing the Omega Key strongly resembles the area where [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] killed [[the Fallen]].

===Trivia===
* Smokescreen has a vague knowledge of Earth religion. Maybe Jack told him about it.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Omega-Schlüssel'''" ("The Omega-Keys")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 20|20 February]] [[2013]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Yogen Henkei! Toki wo Koeta Message'''" (予言変形!時を超えたメッセージ, "Prophetic Transformation! A Message from Beyond Time")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 23|23 February]] [[2013]]
:*Like the Star Saber in the previous episode, the Dark Star Saber is renamed and said to be one of the Super Combo Weapons from the [[Arms Micron]] gimmick present in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''Prime'' toyline. It's now called the "Dark Energon Saber", which in the toyline is an upgraded form of the [[Dark Matter Calibur]] included with [[Megatron (WFC)#Darkest|Final Battle Megatron]].

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Alfa/ Omega'''" ("Alpha/ Omega")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 15|15 July]] [[2013]]

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Alpha/Omega

2016-05-22T08:30:21Z

HardyGal: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 47
|prev=Legacy (episode)
|next=Hard Knocks
|image=AlphaOmega-ohmy.jpg
|caption=Simba, you have forgotten me.
|title="Alpha/Omega"
|airdate=[[September 28]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[David McDermott]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Megatron takes extreme measures to harness the power of the Primes, while Optimus learns the secret of the Omega Keys.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] volunteers to counterattack the [[Autobot]]s, but [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] points out that with the power of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the hands of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Decepticon]]s will not stand a chance against him and must find a means of meeting that power. As the Seeker mentions the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], Megatron counters that it will only work for a Prime, but then comes up with an idea.

Optimus telepathically communicates with [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], or rather a recorded message from same, through the Star Saber. Alpha Trion tells Prime that through the [[Covenant of Primus]], he foresaw the battle against the Decepticons on [[Earth]] and intentionally transported the Iacon relics there for use by the [[Autobot]]s. He furthermore informs Prime of the most important of the relics: the [[Omega Key]]s which hold the power to restore [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After Optimus comes out of his trance, he tells the other Autobots about their new mission to retrieve the keys.

The ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' reaches Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], beyond which is the Decepticon [[space bridge]], hidden there after the Autobots discovered its previous location on Earth. Megatron and Dreadwing head through it to Cybertron.

The Autobots are overjoyed at the fact they're going to be able to go back to their homeworld and truly restore it, but quickly realize they will have to leave their [[human]] friends behind. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] wonders if the keys can really restore Cybertron, and Optimus assures him that the [[Ancient]]s possessed knowledge beyond current sciences and so starts decoding the last four coordinates.

[[Image:AlphaOmegaPrimeTomb.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Insert Voldemort joke here.]]
On Cybertron, Megatron and Dreadwing break into a sealed [[Liege Maximo's tomb|tomb]] which contains the lifeless shell of a Prime. Though Dreadwing does not like the place, as it reminds him of his lost twin, Megatron has him crack open the coffin and "respectfully" takes what he needs.

[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ponder if they really want to go back to Cybertron if it means leaving their friends on Earth, with Bulkhead wondering if he can do anything other than fight. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] suggests he go back to construction as the cities will still be in ruin. Arcee reminds everyone that they still need to locate the four Omega Keys first before leaving Earth.

Having returned to the ''Nemesis'', Megatron directs [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to attach his new arm. Though the doctor suggests inducing [[stasis lock]] for the procedure, Megatron refuses and insists he witness the transplant.

Optimus finishes decoding the first Omega Key coordinates. Smokescreen immediately volunteers to go look and Arcee joins him to keep an eye on him. They arrive in [[Egypt]] and start tracking down the relic. As they search, Smokescreen attempts to apologise again for endangering [[Jack Darby|Jack]], but Arcee rebuffs him by saying that she does not want to lose a '''third''' partner.

Megatron tests his new appendage on the Forge and is elated to see it react to his touch. He starts using the Forge to pound out a new weapon from a chunk of [[Dark Energon]]. He is interrupted by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], who has decoded more Iacon coordinates.

[[Image:AlphaOmegaDarkStarSaber.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Robert Epps|Why do the Decepticons always get the good shit?]]]]
Arcee and Smokescreen follow the signal through underground ruins until they pull aside a stone and find the Omega Key they're after. They're soon back in the open air, only to find Megatron waiting for them with a shiny new sword. He sends them flying with an energy wave and when Smokescreen tries to charge at him, the Autobot is sent flying into the side of a pyramid. Megatron spares Arcee so she can tell Optimus to come get the Omega Key personally. Returning to base, Arcee reports Smokescreen's death and the other Autobots are ready to exact revenge. Optimus insists on going alone with the Star Saber. When he arrives, he's shocked to see Megatron has a new arm and a [[Dark Star Saber]]. The pair use their swords to send energy waves at each other but each manages to dodge or dispel the energy waves. They move in to close combat but it doesn't take long before Megatron's sword smashes right through the Star Saber. Megatron's about to make the killing blow when Smokescreen speaks up, having grabbed the Omega Key while Megatron was occupied. Optimus takes advantage of Megatron's distraction to renew his assault on the Decepticon leader, but after a short struggle, Megatron throws him off and flings a wave of energy. The energy wave passes right through Prime and Smokescreen, who disappear through the [[GroundBridge]].

Back at base, Smokescreen reveals that he borrowed the [[phase shifter]] again, and that's how he escaped destruction. Ratchet says Smokescreen can keep the device, but Smokescreen's joy is short-lived as they contemplate the destroyed Star Saber. Optimus, however, is right back at work decoding coordinates.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] (5)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (1)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"So, did Alpha Trion ask about me?"
:—Ego, thy name is '''Smokescreen'''

"Yeah, I don't think I'd ever wanna leave Miko." 
"We've made friends here. Family." 
"We could always... 'text' them."
:—'''Bulkhead''', '''Arcee''', and '''Ratchet'''.

"By the AllSpark, Megatron, what have you done?!" 
"This? I find it affords me certain advantages, such as the use of the Forge of Solus Prime."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' discuss Megatron's new arm.

"My first creation, fashioned from the very blood of Unicron. I call it the Dark Star Saber, Slayer of Primes, if you will."
:—'''Megatron''' introduces his newest signature weapon.

"At last we take our rightful places, Optimus, as ''gods'', wielding the power of the cosmos." 
"I am but a soldier, Megatron, and you are a prisoner of your own twisted delusions."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' exchange banter during battle.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* While the green glow can be seen from Arcee's right side, there is no rupture sound when the GroundBridge portal opens while Megatron tells Arcee to send Optimus his challenge message.
*When asking Optimus about the validity of the Omega Keys, Smokescreen has his pre-earth paint job.

===Continuity errors===
*Megatron's eyes become purple when he's around Dark Energon due to the fact that he has Dark Energon within him, but this is not consistent in this episode.

===Continuity notes===
* The episode continues from the end of the [[Legacy (episode)|previous one]], showing the message from Alpha Trion.
* The Autobots learned the location of the second space bridge in "[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]", necessitating its relocation.
* Dreadwing feels uneasy being in a tomb due to [[Masters & Students|what happened]] to his twin brother [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], and Megatron uses that and recalls Dreadwing's proclamation that [[Loose Cannons|every Autobot shall pay]] to egg Dreadwing on.
* Megatron uses the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], which he acquired in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]". The Dark Energon he uses it on was acquired in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]".
* Smokescreen uses the [[phase shifter]] [[New Recruit|again]], and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] allows him to keep it as a "signature weapon".

===Transformers references===
* The idea that the Covenant of Primus could give Alpha Trion a blurry glimpse into the future as well as be a recording of the past was belabored in ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''.
* The Omega Keys are an amalgam of the [[Omega Lock]] and [[Cyber Planet Key]]s from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Transformers: Cybertron]]'', which together had the power to reawaken [[Primus]]. A singular Omega Key also appears in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'', which grants access to Cybertron's core.
* Megatron and Dreadwing loot the tomb of an unnamed Prime. In ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]'', the Prime was revealed to be [[Liege Maximo]]. Strangely, though, the stolen arm is red, but Liege Maximo is not depicted as having any red coloration. However, the red on the arm could be some kind of funeral paint or rusting.
* The Dark Star Saber is most likely based on the Dark Sabers from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', one of which appeared in the comics as a form of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] when held by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and the other of which was used by [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] which was ultimately renamed the [[Vorpal Saber]].

===Real-world references===
* The battle takes place at the pyramids of [[Giza (region)|Giza]], which was also the site for the [[Operation: Firestorm|final battle]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The outdoor plaza in front of the tomb containing the Omega Key strongly resembles the area where [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] killed [[the Fallen]].

===Trivia===
* Smokescreen has a vague knowledge of Earth religion. Maybe Jack told him about it.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Omega-Schlüssel'''" ("The Omega-Keys")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 20|20 February]] [[2013]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Yogen Henkei! Toki wo Koeta Message'''" (予言変形!時を超えたメッセージ, "Prophetic Transformation! A Message from Beyond Time")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 23|23 February]] [[2013]]
:*Like the Star Saber in the previous episode, the Dark Star Saber is renamed and said to be one of the Super Combo Weapons from the [[Arms Micron]] gimmick present in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''Prime'' toyline. It's now called the "Dark Energon Saber", which in the toyline is an upgraded form of the [[Dark Matter Calibur]] included with [[Megatron (WFC)#Darkest|Final Battle Megatron]].

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Alfa/ Omega'''" ("Alpha/ Omega")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 15|15 July]] [[2013]]

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Decepticon Island (Part 1)

2016-05-10T02:10:04Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 38
|image= DecepticonIslandPart1-surrounded.jpg
|caption= For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble.
|prev=Graduation Exercises
|next=Decepticon Island (Part 2)
|title="Decepticon Island (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[April 16]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[May 7]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''After the two teams are reunited, the Autobots get support from an old friend, and begin the raid on Decepticon Island.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots speed along a road in search of a [[Decepticon]] fugitive, however when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone off-road, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] disagrees and Bumblebee has to assert his authority over the team. The other Autobots discuss the changed dynamics since the away team returned. Learning of the concept of a "team within the team", [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] decides to team up with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], who is entirely unthrilled by the idea. Switching to bot mode, they head into the forest and encounter a panicked [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], who is closely followed by none other than [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] accompanied by the Mini-Con [[Undertone]]. A reunion takes place before they move in on Clampdown.

Back at base, Clampdown is secured in a stasis pod. Ratchet explains that the new government on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] blames Optimus for the widespread destruction on the planet, and that he was essentially exiled by assigning him to a job tracking down Decepticons. He has been brought to Earth in the pursuit of a Decepticon who he captured shortly before running into Clampdown and the Autobots. Optimus invites him to stay to help out, though it's Bumblebee who orders Drift and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] to wake Clampdown to try and get intel. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] observes that Bumblebee is having trouble with Optimus taking trying to take lead when Bumblebee is supposed to be team leader.

The Autobots attempt to interrogate Clampdown, but the Decepticon faints. Before they can do anything more, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports an unidentified Cybertronian at the front gate. The Autobots prepare for a fight, the gate opens to reveal a damaged Fixit-style Mini-Con. After some repairs are made, Fixit introduces everyone to [[Toolbox]], who it turns out is another ''[[Alchemor]]'' guard. He reveals that part of the prison ship crashed off the coast of [[Crown City]], and the freed Decepticon prisoners promptly enslaved the Mini-Con guards with [[inhibitor collar]]s. The Cons, led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] began to repair the ship for use to plunder the galaxy, though the captured Scoponok, as Toolbox reveals, has now been replaced with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]].

On "Decepticon Island", Steeljaw calls Glowstrike and Saberhorn to him and reveals that he's managed to obtain the [[Decepticon Hunter]]s from the locked cabinet. The pair are pleased, until Steeljaw turns the weapons on them.

The Autobots are meanwhile brainstorming ways to tackle the island full of Decepticons. Getting help from Cybertron is out, and they don't have enough stasis pods for that many Cons, however they have [[cryo-gas]] from Windblade's stash, and Ratchet hits on the idea of using it to make a [[stasis bomb]]. Optimus gives orders and the Autobots split up, though Strongarm again tries to encourage Bumblebee to talk to Optimus about the leadership problem. Ratchet likewise talks to Optimus who feels under the circumstances he should lead, and changes the subject. The team hits on the idea of planting the bomb in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ventilation hub, though Bumblebee again butts heads with Optimus over the plan. Windblade comes up with a way to get the team onto the island — Grimlock is modified with Decepticon insignias and signals so he can pretend to be bringing a boatload of Autobot prisoners back, and one of Denny's boats is hauled out.

The Autobots head out onto the sea, pretending to be unconscious. Grimlock manages to make contact with the Decepticons, and the ''Alchemor'' decloaks, but when the guards become suspicious, Grimlock has to knock them out. The Autobots head into the ship, and are shocked by the number of Decepticons they find. When they encounter a large chamber in which Mini-Cons are being forced to work, their presence is given away by one of the slaves spotting Toolbox. Though Optimus wants to stay and free the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee is determined to complete the mission, however the delay while they argue means even more Decepticons pour into the room and surround them. Steeljaw arrives with the deposed leadership and welcomes them to the first outpost in his new Decepticon empire.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Undertone]] (12)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (15)
*[[Toolbox]] (16)
*Slave Mini-Cons (21)
*[[Cinch]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (17)
*[[Saberhorn]] (18)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
*Various Decepticons (20)
*Even more Decepticons (23)
*OK, that's a lot of Decepticons (24)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (25)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (26)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)
*[[Denny Clay]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Undertone, careful! I need that!"
:—'''Ratchet''' is back, baby.

'''Grimlock:''' Hey Drift, want to be on a team within the team with me? 
'''Drift:''' No. 
'''Grimlock:''' He's playing hard to get.
:—No Grim, he isn't.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock wears his crane disguise from "[[Impounded]]".
* Optimus's comment that the Primes rescued him before his [[spark]] was extinguished suggests he was never really dead.
* Ratchet was last seen on Cybertron during the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. In the season 3 finale "[[Deadlock]]", Ratchet announced his intention to stay on Earth for a time to help out [[Unit:E]]. Ratchet's narration implies that he did not return to Earth following the events of ''Predacons Rising''.
* We finally get an answer as to why Bumblebee - celebrated war hero and slayer of Megatron - was working as a lowly street cop all the way back in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]": the new Council isn't fond of the Autobots, especially not former members of [[Team Prime]].
* Scorponok was captured back in "[[Misdirection]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]](s), unknown Decepticon captured by Ratchet, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all at large on Decepticon Island''

===Transformers references===
* The concept of a post-war Cybertronian government that's opposed to both the Autobots and Decepticons seems very similar to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s [[NAIL]] government, over in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' comic.
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]]. [[The Trouble with Fixit|Again]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* The Decepticon captured by Ratchet goes conspicuously unidentified.

===Foreign localization===

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Decepticon Island (Part 1)

2016-05-10T02:09:27Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 38
|image= DecepticonIslandPart1-surrounded.jpg
|caption= For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble.
|prev=Graduation Exercises
|next=Decepticon Island (Part 2)
|title="Decepticon Island (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[April 16]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[May 7]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''After the two teams are reunited, the Autobots get support from an old friend, and begin the raid on Decepticon Island.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots speed along a road in search of a [[Decepticon]] fugitive, however when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone off-road, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] disagrees and Bumblebee has to assert his authority over the team. The other Autobots discuss the changed dynamics since the away team returned. Learning of the concept of a "team within the team", [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] decides to team up with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], who is entirely unthrilled by the idea. Switching to bot mode, they head into the forest and encounter a panicked [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], who is closely followed by none other than [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] accompanied by the Mini-Con [[Undertone]]. A reunion takes place before they move in on Clampdown.

Back at base, Clampdown is secured in a stasis pod. Ratchet explains that the new government on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] blames Optimus for the widespread destruction on the planet, and that he was essentially exiled by assigning him to a job tracking down Decepticons. He has been brought to Earth in the pursuit of a Decepticon who he captured shortly before running into Clampdown and the Autobots. Optimus invites him to stay to help out, though it's Bumblebee who orders Drift and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] to wake Clampdown to try and get intel. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] observes that Bumblebee is having trouble with Optimus taking trying to take lead when Bumblebee is supposed to be team leader.

The Autobots attempt to interrogate Clampdown, but the Decepticon faints. Before they can do anything more, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports an unidentified Cybertronian at the front gate. The Autobots prepare for a fight, the gate opens to reveal a damaged Fixit-style Mini-Con. After some repairs are made, Fixit introduces everyone to [[Toolbox]], who it turns out is another ''[[Alchemor]]'' guard. He reveals that part of the prison ship crashed off the coast of [[Crown City]], and the freed Decepticon prisoners promptly enslaved the Mini-Con guards with [[inhibitor collar]]s. The Cons, led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] began to repair the ship for use to plunder the galaxy, though the captured Scoponok, as Toolbox reveals, has now been replaced with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]].

On "Decepticon Island", Steeljaw calls Glowstrike and Saberhorn to him and reveals that he's managed to obtain the [[Decepticon Hunter]]s from the locked cabinet. The pair are pleased, until Steeljaw turns the weapons on them.

The Autobots are meanwhile brainstorming ways to tackle the island full of Decepticons. Getting help from Cybertron is out, and they don't have enough stasis pods for that many Cons, however they have [[cryo-gas]] from Windblade's stash, and Ratchet hits on the idea of using it to make a [[stasis bomb]]. Optimus gives orders and the Autobots split up, though Strongarm again tries to encourage Bumblebee to talk to Optimus about the leadership problem. Ratchet likewise talks to Optimus who feels under the circumstances he should lead, and changes the subject. The team hits on the idea of planting the bomb in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ventilation hub, though Bumblebee again butts heads with Optimus over the plan. Windblade comes up with a way to get the team onto the island — Grimlock is modified with Decepticon insignias and signals so he can pretend to be bringing a boatload of Autobot prisoners back, and one of Denny's boats is hauled out.

The Autobots head out onto the sea, pretending to be unconscious. Grimlock manages to make contact with the Decepticons, and the ''Alchemor'' decloaks, but when the guards become suspicious, Grimlock has to knock them out. The Autobots head into the ship, and are shocked by the number of Decepticons they find. When they encounter a large chamber in which Mini-Cons are being forced to work, their presence is given away by one of the slaves spotting Toolbox. Though Optimus wants to stay and free the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee is determined to complete the mission, however the delay while they argue means even more Decepticons pour into the room and surround them. Steeljaw arrives with the deposed leadership and welcomes them to the first outpost in his new Decepticon empire.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Undertone]] (12)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (15)
*[[Toolbox]] (16)
*Slave Mini-Cons (21)
*[[Cinch]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (17)
*[[Saberhorn]] (18)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
*Various Decepticons (20)
*Even more Decepticons (23)
*OK, that's a lot of Decepticons (24)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (25)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (26)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)
*[[Denny Clay]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Undertone, careful! I need that!"
:—'''Ratchet''' is back, baby.

'''Grimlock:''' Hey Drift, want to be on a team within the team with me?- 
'''Drift:''' No. 
'''Grimlock:''' He's playing hard to get.
:—No Grim, he isn't.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock wears his crane disguise from "[[Impounded]]".
* Optimus's comment that the Primes rescued him before his [[spark]] was extinguished suggests he was never really dead.
* Ratchet was last seen on Cybertron during the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. In the season 3 finale "[[Deadlock]]", Ratchet announced his intention to stay on Earth for a time to help out [[Unit:E]]. Ratchet's narration implies that he did not return to Earth following the events of ''Predacons Rising''.
* We finally get an answer as to why Bumblebee - celebrated war hero and slayer of Megatron - was working as a lowly street cop all the way back in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]": the new Council isn't fond of the Autobots, especially not former members of [[Team Prime]].
* Scorponok was captured back in "[[Misdirection]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]](s), unknown Decepticon captured by Ratchet, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all at large on Decepticon Island''

===Transformers references===
* The concept of a post-war Cybertronian government that's opposed to both the Autobots and Decepticons seems very similar to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s [[NAIL]] government, over in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' comic.
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]]. [[The Trouble with Fixit|Again]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* The Decepticon captured by Ratchet goes conspicuously unidentified.

===Foreign localization===

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Decepticon Island (Part 1)

2016-05-10T02:08:27Z

HardyGal: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 38
|image= DecepticonIslandPart1-surrounded.jpg
|caption= For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble.
|prev=Graduation Exercises
|next=Decepticon Island (Part 2)
|title="Decepticon Island (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[April 16]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[May 7]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''After the two teams are reunited, the Autobots get support from an old friend, and begin the raid on Decepticon Island.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots speed along a road in search of a [[Decepticon]] fugitive, however when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone off-road, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] disagrees and Bumblebee has to assert his authority over the team. The other Autobots discuss the changed dynamics since the away team returned. Learning of the concept of a "team within the team", [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] decides to team up with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], who is entirely unthrilled by the idea. Switching to bot mode, they head into the forest and encounter a panicked [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], who is closely followed by none other than [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] accompanied by the Mini-Con [[Undertone]]. A reunion takes place before they move in on Clampdown.

Back at base, Clampdown is secured in a stasis pod. Ratchet explains that the new government on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] blames Optimus for the widespread destruction on the planet, and that he was essentially exiled by assigning him to a job tracking down Decepticons. He has been brought to Earth in the pursuit of a Decepticon who he captured shortly before running into Clampdown and the Autobots. Optimus invites him to stay to help out, though it's Bumblebee who orders Drift and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] to wake Clampdown to try and get intel. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] observes that Bumblebee is having trouble with Optimus taking trying to take lead when Bumblebee is supposed to be team leader.

The Autobots attempt to interrogate Clampdown, but the Decepticon faints. Before they can do anything more, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports an unidentified Cybertronian at the front gate. The Autobots prepare for a fight, the gate opens to reveal a damaged Fixit-style Mini-Con. After some repairs are made, Fixit introduces everyone to [[Toolbox]], who it turns out is another ''[[Alchemor]]'' guard. He reveals that part of the prison ship crashed off the coast of [[Crown City]], and the freed Decepticon prisoners promptly enslaved the Mini-Con guards with [[inhibitor collar]]s. The Cons, led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] began to repair the ship for use to plunder the galaxy, though the captured Scoponok, as Toolbox reveals, has now been replaced with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]].

On "Decepticon Island", Steeljaw calls Glowstrike and Saberhorn to him and reveals that he's managed to obtain the [[Decepticon Hunter]]s from the locked cabinet. The pair are pleased, until Steeljaw turns the weapons on them.

The Autobots are meanwhile brainstorming ways to tackle the island full of Decepticons. Getting help from Cybertron is out, and they don't have enough stasis pods for that many Cons, however they have [[cryo-gas]] from Windblade's stash, and Ratchet hits on the idea of using it to make a [[stasis bomb]]. Optimus gives orders and the Autobots split up, though Strongarm again tries to encourage Bumblebee to talk to Optimus about the leadership problem. Ratchet likewise talks to Optimus who feels under the circumstances he should lead, and changes the subject. The team hits on the idea of planting the bomb in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ventilation hub, though Bumblebee again butts heads with Optimus over the plan. Windblade comes up with a way to get the team onto the island — Grimlock is modified with Decepticon insignias and signals so he can pretend to be bringing a boatload of Autobot prisoners back, and one of Denny's boats is hauled out.

The Autobots head out onto the sea, pretending to be unconscious. Grimlock manages to make contact with the Decepticons, and the ''Alchemor'' decloaks, but when the guards become suspicious, Grimlock has to knock them out. The Autobots head into the ship, and are shocked by the number of Decepticons they find. When they encounter a large chamber in which Mini-Cons are being forced to work, their presence is given away by one of the slaves spotting Toolbox. Though Optimus wants to stay and free the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee is determined to complete the mission, however the delay while they argue means even more Decepticons pour into the room and surround them. Steeljaw arrives with the deposed leadership and welcomes them to the first outpost in his new Decepticon empire.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Undertone]] (12)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (15)
*[[Toolbox]] (16)
*Slave Mini-Cons (21)
*[[Cinch]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (17)
*[[Saberhorn]] (18)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
*Various Decepticons (20)
*Even more Decepticons (23)
*OK, that's a lot of Decepticons (24)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (25)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (26)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)
*[[Denny Clay]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Undertone, careful! I need that!"
:—'''Ratchet''' is back, baby.

'''Grimlock:''' Hey Drift, want to be on a team within the team with me?- 
'''Drift:''' No- 
'''Grimlock:''' He's playing hard to get
:-No Grim, he isn't.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock wears his crane disguise from "[[Impounded]]".
* Optimus's comment that the Primes rescued him before his [[spark]] was extinguished suggests he was never really dead.
* Ratchet was last seen on Cybertron during the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. In the season 3 finale "[[Deadlock]]", Ratchet announced his intention to stay on Earth for a time to help out [[Unit:E]]. Ratchet's narration implies that he did not return to Earth following the events of ''Predacons Rising''.
* We finally get an answer as to why Bumblebee - celebrated war hero and slayer of Megatron - was working as a lowly street cop all the way back in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]": the new Council isn't fond of the Autobots, especially not former members of [[Team Prime]].
* Scorponok was captured back in "[[Misdirection]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]](s), unknown Decepticon captured by Ratchet, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all at large on Decepticon Island''

===Transformers references===
* The concept of a post-war Cybertronian government that's opposed to both the Autobots and Decepticons seems very similar to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s [[NAIL]] government, over in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' comic.
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]]. [[The Trouble with Fixit|Again]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* The Decepticon captured by Ratchet goes conspicuously unidentified.

===Foreign localization===

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Decepticon Island (Part 1)

2016-05-10T02:07:02Z

HardyGal: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 38
|image= DecepticonIslandPart1-surrounded.jpg
|caption= For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble.
|prev=Graduation Exercises
|next=Decepticon Island (Part 2)
|title="Decepticon Island (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[April 16]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[May 7]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''After the two teams are reunited, the Autobots get support from an old friend, and begin the raid on Decepticon Island.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots speed along a road in search of a [[Decepticon]] fugitive, however when [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone off-road, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] disagrees and Bumblebee has to assert his authority over the team. The other Autobots discuss the changed dynamics since the away team returned. Learning of the concept of a "team within the team", [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] decides to team up with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], who is entirely unthrilled by the idea. Switching to bot mode, they head into the forest and encounter a panicked [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], who is closely followed by none other than [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] accompanied by the Mini-Con [[Undertone]]. A reunion takes place before they move in on Clampdown.

Back at base, Clampdown is secured in a stasis pod. Ratchet explains that the new government on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] blames Optimus for the widespread destruction on the planet, and that he was essentially exiled by assigning him to a job tracking down Decepticons. He has been brought to Earth in the pursuit of a Decepticon who he captured shortly before running into Clampdown and the Autobots. Optimus invites him to stay to help out, though it's Bumblebee who orders Drift and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] to wake Clampdown to try and get intel. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] observes that Bumblebee is having trouble with Optimus taking trying to take lead when Bumblebee is supposed to be team leader.

The Autobots attempt to interrogate Clampdown, but the Decepticon faints. Before they can do anything more, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports an unidentified Cybertronian at the front gate. The Autobots prepare for a fight, the gate opens to reveal a damaged Fixit-style Mini-Con. After some repairs are made, Fixit introduces everyone to [[Toolbox]], who it turns out is another ''[[Alchemor]]'' guard. He reveals that part of the prison ship crashed off the coast of [[Crown City]], and the freed Decepticon prisoners promptly enslaved the Mini-Con guards with [[inhibitor collar]]s. The Cons, led by [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] began to repair the ship for use to plunder the galaxy, though the captured Scoponok, as Toolbox reveals, has now been replaced with [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]].

On "Decepticon Island", Steeljaw calls Glowstrike and Saberhorn to him and reveals that he's managed to obtain the [[Decepticon Hunter]]s from the locked cabinet. The pair are pleased, until Steeljaw turns the weapons on them.

The Autobots are meanwhile brainstorming ways to tackle the island full of Decepticons. Getting help from Cybertron is out, and they don't have enough stasis pods for that many Cons, however they have [[cryo-gas]] from Windblade's stash, and Ratchet hits on the idea of using it to make a [[stasis bomb]]. Optimus gives orders and the Autobots split up, though Strongarm again tries to encourage Bumblebee to talk to Optimus about the leadership problem. Ratchet likewise talks to Optimus who feels under the circumstances he should lead, and changes the subject. The team hits on the idea of planting the bomb in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ventilation hub, though Bumblebee again butts heads with Optimus over the plan. Windblade comes up with a way to get the team onto the island — Grimlock is modified with Decepticon insignias and signals so he can pretend to be bringing a boatload of Autobot prisoners back, and one of Denny's boats is hauled out.

The Autobots head out onto the sea, pretending to be unconscious. Grimlock manages to make contact with the Decepticons, and the ''Alchemor'' decloaks, but when the guards become suspicious, Grimlock has to knock them out. The Autobots head into the ship, and are shocked by the number of Decepticons they find. When they encounter a large chamber in which Mini-Cons are being forced to work, their presence is given away by one of the slaves spotting Toolbox. Though Optimus wants to stay and free the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee is determined to complete the mission, however the delay while they argue means even more Decepticons pour into the room and surround them. Steeljaw arrives with the deposed leadership and welcomes them to the first outpost in his new Decepticon empire.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Undertone]] (12)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (15)
*[[Toolbox]] (16)
*Slave Mini-Cons (21)
*[[Cinch]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (17)
*[[Saberhorn]] (18)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
*Various Decepticons (20)
*Even more Decepticons (23)
*OK, that's a lot of Decepticons (24)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (25)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (26)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)
*[[Denny Clay]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Undertone, careful! I need that!"
:—'''Ratchet''' is back, baby.

'''Grimlock:''' Hey Drift, want to be on a team within the team with me?- 
'''Drift:''' No- 
'''Grimlock:''' He's playing hard to get
:-No Grim, he isn't.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock wears his crane disguise from "[[Impounded]]".
* Optimus's comment that the Primes rescued him before his [[spark]] was extinguished suggests he was never really dead.
* Ratchet was last seen on Cybertron during the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. In the season 3 finale "[[Deadlock]]", Ratchet announced his intention to stay on Earth for a time to help out [[Unit:E]]. Ratchet's narration implies that he did not return to Earth following the events of ''Predacons Rising''.
* We finally get an answer as to why Bumblebee - celebrated war hero and slayer of Megatron - was working as a lowly street cop all the way back in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]": the new Council isn't fond of the Autobots, especially not former members of [[Team Prime]].
* Scorponok was captured back in "[[Misdirection]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]](s), unknown Decepticon captured by Ratchet, [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all at large on Decepticon Island''

===Transformers references===
* The concept of a post-war Cybertronian government that's opposed to both the Autobots and Decepticons seems very similar to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s [[NAIL]] government, over in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' comic.
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]]. [[The Trouble With Fixit|Again]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* The Decepticon captured by Ratchet goes conspicuously unidentified.

===Foreign localization===

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

True Colors

2016-05-10T02:04:10Z

HardyGal: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 8
|image=TrueColors Grimlock bashes Autobots.jpg
|caption=Introducing the latest edition of ''Whack-A-Mole'', comes with your own free green Dinobot!
|prev=Collect 'Em All
|next=Rumble in the Jungle
|title="True Colors"
|airdate=[[March 14]], [[2015]] (Australia/NZ) [[May 9]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''When Grimlock suddenly starts attacking his teammates, Bee must figure out why the stalwart Dinobot has turned from friend to foe.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TrueColors Bumblebee tries to calm things.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Grimlock, calm down, he did ''not'' say you would get your tail kicked by a ''[[Scorn (AOE)|Spinosaurus]]''." *beat* "It was totally Russell, go get him." ]]
[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] is putting the finishing touches to a proximity alarm for [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]], though [[Russell Clay|Russell]] is too busy playing a game to pay attention. Fixit sets the alarm off as a test and the other [[Autobot]]s, returning from a scavenging mission, are caught by surprise. Unfortunately the [[stasis pod]] they've brought back is empty, aside from some mud. When [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] complains about [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]'s laziness, Sideswipe attempts to shift the blame to [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], only to be smashed aside by the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]'s tail. As Grimlock charges on Sideswipe, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] attempts to put himself between the pair, only for Grimlock to bash him into a wall. Sideswipe prevents Strongarm from shooting Grimlock but Grimlock proceeds to flatten both of them. After Russell observes that Grimlock seems to be talking to himself, Fixit makes a futile attempt to stand up to the Dinobot and is flicked aside. Grimlock prepares to smoosh Russell but is unable to and instead goes to look for the stasis pods. Russell helps Fixit up and asks for instructions for the proximity alarm. Grimlock finds the stasis pods and loads [[Underbite]] onto a sled. He's distracted when the proximity alarm goes off, and smashes the console. Russell bluffs that [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] is coming, causing Grimlock to panic and make off with Underbite.

[[File:TrueColors Grimlock versus Fixit.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fixit proceeded to toss Grimlock into the Sun.]]
The Autobots pick themselves up and begin discussing Grimlock — Strongarm assumes Grimlock's always been bad and has been fooling them, Sideswipe thinks Grimlock was forced to attack them, and Russell points out Grimlock didn't appear to be in control of himself. Fixit's unable to track Grimlock's signal due to the damage to the console. Russell realizes the [[Crown River Dam]] is the most likely place for Grimlock to have gone, so the Autobots head out. Russell asks Fixit to call up the prisoner manifest, and the pair spot something that makes them very worried for the rest of the team.

[[File:TrueColors Steeljaw is out.jpg|thumb|left|250px|NO! Don't leave me! STAY OUTTA MY SHEEEEEED!!!]]
The others find Grimlock's footprints and start following them, but step unawares through a laser tripwire that creates a patch of ice on the ground. Bumblebee and Sideswipe go tumbling downwards but are able to stop themselves before they go over the cliff edge. Strongarm finds a cryo-inducer from the stasis pod Grimlock took and they realize Grimlock left the trap for them. At the scrapyard, Fixit struggles to repair the comms so they can warn the others and manages to get it to play music. Grimlock reaches the dam with his cargo and meets [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. Steeljaw is disappointed that Grimlock only managed to get one pod, and even more so when the other three Autobots appear. He and Bumblebee clash while Sideswipe attempts to reason with Grimlock. As they battle, Grimlock flings a reel of cable which hits Strongarm, sending her flying into Bumblebee and Steeljaw. As Steeljaw reprimands Grimlock, Sideswipe jumps on him and demands to know what he's done to Grimlock. The pair fight while Grimlock takes on Bumblebee and Strongarm. Though Sideswipe tells Steeljaw to reverse whatever he's done to Grimlock, Steeljaw points out that Grimlock is demolishing the other two Autobots. Sideswipe goes to their aid and the trio are kept occupied trying to subdue the Dinobot, allowing Steeljaw to make off with Underbite's stasis pod.

[[File:TrueColors Grimlock versus Minitron.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Minitron: "So is it true that if I stay still, you won't see me?" Grimlock: "Yes." Minitron: "Really?" Grimlock: *noms*]]
The three Autobots finally manage to bring Grimlock down by using Sideswipe as a distraction while Bumblebee and Strongarm tangle him in cables. Fixit finally gets through on the comms and fills them in — a [[Cyber-tick]] named [[Minitron]] is controlling Grimlock. The Autobots search Grimlock's armor plating until Strongarm spots that Minitron has jumped onto Bumblebee. She and Sideswipe tackle their leader, only for Minitron to jump to Strongarm. A fight breaks out between the trio and Minitron abandons them to it, heading for Grimlock. Grimlock, however, catches the tiny Decepticon but refrains from simply squishing him, instead rendering him unconscious. Later back at the scrapyard, they place Minitron in a small stasis pod, and Bumblebee announces that it's time for Grimlock to get his Autobot insignia. A jubilant Grimlock hugs Sideswipe and Russell, while the others worry about Underbite being free once more.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)

|c2=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (6)
*[[Underbite]] (7)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (8)
*[[Minitron]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)

}}

==Quotes==
"Grimlock's coming this way!" 
"I'll handle this." 
"''You'll'' handle a Dinobot? Have you ''seen'' you?" 
"You're right! I'm gonna be smooshed!... But I am still the official caretaker of the ''Alchemor''."
:—'''Russell''' is concerned as '''Fixit''' prepares for battle.

"And while I'm gone, I need you to keep your dad from touching my things."
:—'''Fixit''' gives us a sneak preview of the [[Rumble in the Jungle|next episode]].

"We should interrogate Grimlock's known associates. He's clearly been fooling us all this time." 
"We ''are'' Grimlock's known associates!"
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Sideswipe''' discuss their course of action

"I've seen Grimlock's rap-sheet, the only crime on there is severe property damage due to Grimlock being... ''Grimlock''."
:—'''Bumblebee''', saying it like it is.

"Autobots, ''maximum velocity''." ''[crickets]'' "All right, just transform, please."
:—'''Bumblebee''' continues to come up with a rallying cry, to no avail.

"Savour the daylight, things are about to get rather dark."
:—'''Steeljaw''' says one of the best Decepticon quotes EVER

'''Sideswipe:''' No... problem... 
'''Russell:''' Can I have my lungs back? 
'''Grimlock:''' In a ''minute''.
:—Grimlock dispenses some life threatening hugs.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*Visible on the prisoner manifest are Underbite, [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] and [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]].
*Grimlock — well, Minitron speaking through Grimlock — mentions "[[Corvicon]]s", which are apparently known for hoarding. Though she wasn't directly designated as such on the show, the book "[[Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard]]" revealed that [[Filch]] is a Corvicon.
*[[Thunderhoof]], who joined up with Steeljaw in "[[As the Kospego Commands!]]", is apparently off scouting for a larger base.

===Prisoner manifest===
*''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron
*''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop (possibly unknown to Bee), Thunderhoof, Underbite
*''Released'': Grimlock
*''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Strongarm swears by [[Solus Prime]].
===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
*The first thirteen episodes of the series, this included, first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A Verdadeira Face'''" ("The True Face")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 12]], 2015

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhēnshí de sècǎi'''" (真实的色彩, "True Colors")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ami ou ennemi?'''" ("Friend or Foe?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 19]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das wahre Gesicht'''" ("The true Face")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 29]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Agybaj'''" ("Insanity")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 25]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Da che parte stai?'''" ("Which side are you on?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 18]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Grimlock no Uragiri?'''" (グリムロックの裏切り?, "Grimlock's Betrayal?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 10]], 2015

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Prawdziwe oblicze'''" ("True face")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 25]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 11]], 2015

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nastoyashie cveta'''" (Настоящие цвета, "True Colors")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 6]], 2015

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Impounded

2016-05-07T08:28:50Z

HardyGal: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 35
|image=Impounded-grimlocksdisguise.jpg
|caption=But can he form Landfill?
|prev=Bumblebee's Night Off
|next=Portals
|title="Impounded"
|airdate=[[April 3]], [[2016]] (United Kingdom) [[April 16]], 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Johnny Hartmann]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''With Bumblebee and Strongarm stuck at an impound lot, Grimlock must find a disguise when Quillfire returns.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Impounded Bumblebee vs Silverhound.jpg|thumb|left|250px|For pony!]]
Just outside the carnival grounds, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is playing mechanical bull with [[Silverhound]] and contacts [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] for info on the beastly Decepticon. As [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] watches from nearby trees, Bumblebee is tossed and lands on [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and the Dinobot sees his moment to charge in and attack. Silverhound promptly throws him before beginning to flee, resulting in Grimlock ending up in the midst of the carnival-going [[human]]s. Bumblebee observes the unfolding disaster, however Strongarm is able to prevent Silverhound from fleeing and also comes up with a cover story for Grimlock, telling the humans that Grimlock's part of a new exhibit.

The next day, Silverhound is safely locked up in a [[stasis pod]], however Bumblebee announces that Grimlock can no longer go on missions in public as he's too hard to explain away when seen by the public. Later, Grimlock is smashing barrels when Fixit reports that [[Quillfire]]'s insignia has been found around [[Crown City]]. Though Grimlock's keen to go, Bumblebee's earlier order stands, — Bumblebee and Strongarm head out without him. As night falls, Fixit finds Grimlock sitting dejectedly on a bus and reveals the list of potential disguises he's made up for Grimlock. Though the Dinobot isn't enthusiastic about the first few, the last catches his attention.

[[File:Impounded Quillfire and Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|All right! Let's see if I can get a critical.]]
Bumblebee and Strongarm find Quillfire raiding an auto parts store. Bumblebee heads around the block to hem the Decepticon in, but when Strongarm tries a direct approach, Quillfire reveals the [[Mini-Con]]s [[Back]] and [[Forth]], whose magnetic powers let them form a barricade between them and Strongarm. Unfortunately Bumblebee is struck in traffic, and Strongarm is soon buried under garbage skips. Quillfire and his Mini-Cons start leaving with their plunder, knocking Bumblebee out of the way as they go, and a chase ensues. Back uses his magnetic powers to fling street signage at the Autobots, and Quillfire jettisons most of his load, along with the Mini-Cons, in an attempt to stop them before finally taking both of them out with his quills. He's about to move in and finish them off when the police arrive and he decides to flee rather than risk capture, letting slip about the "island" where his new associates are based.

[[File:Impounded Bumblebee impounded.jpg|thumb|left|250px|He thought of a good reason about no parking.]]
Some hours later, Bumblebee and Strongarm recover consciousness to find themselves in an impound lot, immobilized with [[denver boot]]s which, together with Quillfire's toxins, prevent them from transforming. They discuss the situation with Fixit and though Grimlock is keen to go free them, Denny and Russell are dispatched to help instead. Fixit suggests Grimlock try on his new disguise, and the Dinobot is soon decked out in an assemblage to make him resemble a dinosaur-themed crane. With Fixit riding in the cab, he rolls out Flintstones style.

Denny and Russell reach the impound lot pretending to be tow truck operators, but are unable to produce a work order to gain entry, so instead have to sneak inside when an actual tow truck arrives with a car. They soon find Bumblebee and Strongarm and set about freeing them. Russell successfully sabotages the lot's security, allowing the two Autobots to drive out, and a short time later, Strongarm picks up a silent alarm at a nearby auto parts distributorship.

[[File:Impounded Grimlock snares Quillfire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Come Here!]]
Meanwhile Fixit and Grimlock are holding up traffic when the former picks up the same silent alarm alert. They reach the scene first, however trapped in his disguise, Grimlock ends up toppling over. Back and Forth unleash their opposing magnetic powers on Grimlock, threatening to tear him apart. Fixit uses his drill hand to fling parts at the two Mini-Cons, resulting in the three Decepticons fleeing shortly before Bumblebee and Strongarm arrive. Though skeptical of Grimlock's new disguise, Bumblebee is convinced to let him come along. Fixit determines that Quillfire's next likely target is a nearby truck stop, so they leave the humans behind and head there. On arrival they're ambushed by the Mini-Cons, but Bumblebee takes out Back by using the Mini-Con's own power against him, and Strongarm tricks Forth into trying to move a bus, resulting in him collapsing from exhaustion. The pair close in on Quillfire, but he gets them to drive into a maintenance pit where they become stuck. The Con attempts to escape, but Grimlock uses his crane hook to catch him by the rear bumper and spin him around repeatedly.

With Quillfire loaded onto Strongarm's trailer, they start back to pick up Denny and Russell, however a family spot Grimlock. Luckily they just believe he's a crane, and Bumblebee announces Grimlock's good to go on missions again. Grimlock sings happily as they continue on their way.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (5)

|c2=
*[[Silverhound]] (2)
*[[Quillfire]] (10)
*[[Back]] (11)
*[[Forth]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Hank]] (6)
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (7)
*[[Russell Clay]] (8)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
*Impound lot guard (13)
*Family in car (14 - 16)

}}

==Quotes==
"No problem, I'll just get back to my target practice. You never know when you might be attacked by barrels!"
:—'''Grimlock''' keeps his spirits up.

"Please excuse the traffic delay. This construction crane was specifically designed to look like a dinosaur and to help build schools... because... everyone knows children love dinosaurs." 
"I'm a dino-crane! A happy dino-crane! Dino-dino-dino. Dino-craaaane!"
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Grimlock''', masters of disguise.

"Is this revolution cursed?!"
:—'''Quillfire''' is not having a good day.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When Quillfire hits Bumblebee and Strongarm with his spikes, they're clearly seen sinking quite deep into their armor, even leaving visible holes when Russel pulls couple of them out. However, Bumblebee and Strongarm appear completely patched up right in their next shot.

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Impounded Knock Out.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Admit it, you really hoped that this guy was the real thing]]
* The carnival was previously seen in Quillfire's introductory episode "[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]".
* Hank and Butch cameo as part of the crowd at the carnival. Hank should technically recognize Grimlock from having seen him in the scrapyard in "[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]".
* Among the cars in the impound lot is a copy of [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s vehicle mode. Strongarm may have noticed this, because she claimed to be with "common criminals." Given Knock Out was a Decepticon, he is likely regarded as a criminal, so Strongarm might have made the comparison.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

* Grimlock choosing a crane as his disguise? Where would he ever get that idea....[[Grimlock (RID)|Hmmm...]]

===Real-world references===
*As Russell works to mess up the impound lot's security so he and Denny can get Bumblebee and Strongarm out, the incidental music starts parodying the ''Mission: Impossible'' theme.
*Grimlock's method of pedaling his crane disguise is reminiscent of how the characters from ''[[w:The Flintstones|The Flintstones]]'' pedal their stone-age vehicles.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''En fourrière!'''" ("Impounded!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 1]], 2016

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Graduation Exercises

2016-05-01T08:50:50Z

HardyGal: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 37
|image=
|caption=
|prev=Portals
|next= Decepticon Island (Part 1)
|title="Graduation Exercises"
|airdate=April 10, 2016 (United Kingdom) April 30, 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Martin Fisher]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''Slipstream and Jetstorm try to prove that they can work effectively without Drift, but accidentally endanger their teacher.'''

==Synopsis==
The stealth team drives along a highway towards one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s supply caches, which she's detected has been interfered with. They arrive at a disused naval yard, and as they head in, [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] deploys [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]. Though not much appears to be damaged, they move further in, and Drift's Mini-Cons ask their master if they've studied enough to be able to work by themselves. As the Autobots enter a building, they're unaware that they're being watched from afar by the [[Decepticon]] [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] who is hoping to gain access to the cache.

As they reach the door to the cache, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] thinks the security is down and tries to take point, only to be knocked on his tailpipe by the still-active [[force field]]. Windblade points out that the force field is invisible thanks to lightbenders, and observes that the force field has taken some damage though it hasn't been breached. After opening the cache to make sure everything's in place, they're preparing to close it all up again when a small army of Mini-Cons crashes their party. Though individually the Mini-Cons aren't much, they have the strength of numbers. Optimus orders Drift to try and seal the cache, but the master's students disregard his order to return to him, and when he spots the Mini-Cons setting up a large weapon, he throws the pair out of the way, taking a hit to the leg. Stockade orders his troops to press the advantage, but with some help from Windblade's fans, Drift succeeds in locking himself in the cache. The others attempt to retreat, and after being hit with grenades, Optimus and Windblade are unable to escape the building. Sideswipe, Slipstream and Jetstorm get out, but pursued by Mini-Cons, are forced to take shelter in an empty armory. Optimus and Windblade likewise seal themselves in a bunker.

Stockade makes a public address, demanding the Autobots give him access to the cache in return for their lives. Optimus contacts the others for a situation report. With Drift injured and everyone effectively trapped, Optimus contacts the scrapyard, however Fixit is unable to contact Bumblebee's team. He's able to fill them in on Stockade, however. Optimus has Drift make his own public address, informing Stockade that he has a doomsday device that will destroy [[Earth]] unless Stockade leaves. Stockade doesn't buy it and orders his troops to scan the cache, just in case.

Drift's Mini-Cons reveal to Sideswipe that they ignored their master's order to undeploy, and they blame themselves for Drift's injured state. After Sideswipe points out they technically don't have to stay with Drift, the two Mini-Cons have an idea. Sideswipe's soon surrendering, however this is just a bluff — he, Jetstorm, and Slipstream swiftly take out the team tasked with capturing him. Stockade is still trying to contact the team when his troops report the results of the scan. With Drift's bluff exposed, Stockade and his Mini-Cons open fire on the cache entrance. Meanwhile Sideswipe reaches the bunker and starts helping get Optimus and Windblade out.

Stockade's forces manage to breach the cache, and though Jetstorm and Slipstream attempt to hold them off, several get through. Fortunately Drift has the cache's weaponry at his disposal and joins in the fighting, even in his injured state. Optimus and Windblade are finally free of the bunker, and with Sideswipe, they reinforce Drift and his Mini-Cons. Optimus and Stockade face off while the others deal with the Mini-Con army, and soon the Decepticons lie in disarray. Sideswipe manages to take out Stockade by firing Drift's Mini-Cons at him. Drift admits that his Mini-Cons performed admirably and their education is complete, however the pair insist on remaining as Drift's students. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] arrives through the [[GroundBridge]] in time to carry Drift back for repairs, and Optimus announces it's time they all returned the scrapyard.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (3)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (4)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (5)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (6)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (9)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (10)
|c2=
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] (7)
*[[Major Mayhem]]s (8)

|c3=

}}

==Quotes==

'''Slipstream''': Master Drift, Jetstorm was wondering- 
'''Jetstorm''': ''We'' were wondering! 
'''Slipstream''': ''We'' were wondering, respectfully, if you've felt that we have progressed enough in our studies to perhaps begin making tactical decisions for ourselves. 
'''Jetstorm''': We have fought many Decepticons. We feel we are ready. 
'''Sideswipe''': Yeah, Drift! Little guys can't spend their whole lives at the end of your leash. 
'''Drift''': My students will complete their training when ''I'' decide. And when I make that decision, I will not require assistance.
:—The Mini-Cons make their pitch, and Drift tells Sideswipe where to stick it

"Whatever security you put up doesn't look like its still here, Windy. I'll take the point in case some- AUGH!" ''[gets blown back by force field]'' 
"Oh, thank you for taking the point, Sideswipe!" ''[chuckles]''
:—'''Sideswipe''' is receiving no sympathy from '''Jetstorm'''

"You think I'm gonna let your army flank up? What am I, some wet behind the ears corporal!?"
:—'''Stockade''', about to show that he is not some wet behind the ears corporal

"You may consider your nonexistent options! Do not take long!"
:—Never say that '''Stockade''' isn't a fair negotiator

"Prepare to be defeated by your better, Optimus Prime!" 
"Prepare to be deeply disappointed, Stockade."
:—'''Stockade''' and '''Optimus''' exchange some smack talk

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Optimus turns his head to Drift and the open cache during Stockade's Mini-Cons' first assault, the faceplate sound occurs but Optimus didn't activate his faceplate.
===Continuity notes===
*Optimus mentions that he has been feeling his strength returning for quite a few weeks, giving some clue as to how long the Away Team as been, well, away from the scrapyard.
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* It is revealed that Jetstorm and Slipstream can launch themselves from any Cybertronian that lets them, with Sideswipe shown to launch the two from his own arms several times throughout the episode.
* This episode was initially listed in some places as being titled "Outstanding".

===Foreign localization===

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Graduation Exercises

2016-05-01T08:40:17Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 37
|image=
|caption=
|prev=Portals
|next= Decepticon Island (Part 1)
|title="Graduation Exercises"
|airdate=April 10, 2016 (United Kingdom) April 30, 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Martin Fisher]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''Slipstream and Jetstorm try to prove that they can work effectively without Drift, but accidentally endanger their teacher.'''

==Synopsis==
The stealth team drives along a highway towards one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s supply caches, which she's detected has been interfered with. They arrive at a disused naval yard, and as they head in, [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] deploys [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]. Though not much appears to be damaged, they move further in, and Drift's Mini-Cons ask their master if they've studied enough to be able to work by themselves. As the Autobots enter a building, they're unaware that they're being watched from afar by the [[Decepticon]] [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] who is hoping to gain access to the cache.

As they reach the door to the cache, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] thinks the security is down and tries to take point, only to be knocked on his tailpipe by the still-active [[force field]]. Windblade points out that the force field is invisible thanks to lightbenders, and observes that the force field has taken some damage though it hasn't been breached. After opening the cache to make sure everything's in place, they're preparing to close it all up again when a small army of Mini-Cons crashes their party. Though individually the Mini-Cons aren't much, they have the strength of numbers. Optimus orders Drift to try and seal the cache, but the master's students disregard his order to return to him, and when he spots the Mini-Cons setting up a large weapon, he throws the pair out of the way, taking a hit to the leg. Stockade orders his troops to press the advantage, but with some help from Windblade's fans, Drift succeeds in locking himself in the cache. The others attempt to retreat, and after being hit with grenades, Optimus and Windblade are unable to escape the building. Sideswipe, Slipstream and Jetstorm get out, but pursued by Mini-Cons, are forced to take shelter in an empty armory. Optimus and Windblade likewise seal themselves in a bunker.

Stockade makes a public address, demanding the Autobots give him access to the cache in return for their lives. Optimus contacts the others for a situation report. With Drift injured and everyone effectively trapped, Optimus contacts the scrapyard, however Fixit is unable to contact Bumblebee's team. He's able to fill them in on Stockade, however. Optimus has Drift make his own public address, informing Stockade that he has a doomsday device that will destroy [[Earth]] unless Stockade leaves. Stockade doesn't buy it and orders his troops to scan the cache, just in case.

Drift's Mini-Cons reveal to Sideswipe that they ignored their master's order to undeploy, and they blame themselves for Drift's injured state. After Sideswipe points out they technically don't have to stay with Drift, the two Mini-Cons have an idea. Sideswipe's soon surrendering, however this is just a bluff — he, Jetstorm, and Slipstream swiftly take out the team tasked with capturing him. Stockade is still trying to contact the team when his troops report the results of the scan. With Drift's bluff exposed, Stockade and his Mini-Cons open fire on the cache entrance. Meanwhile Sideswipe reaches the bunker and starts helping get Optimus and Windblade out.

Stockade's forces manage to breach the cache, and though Jetstorm and Slipstream attempt to hold them off, several get through. Fortunately Drift has the cache's weaponry at his disposal and joins in the fighting, even in his injured state. Optimus and Windblade are finally free of the bunker, and with Sideswipe, they reinforce Drift and his Mini-Cons. Optimus and Stockade face off while the others deal with the Mini-Con army, and soon the Decepticons lie in disarray. Sideswipe manages to take out Stockade by firing Drift's Mini-Cons at him. Drift admits that his Mini-Cons performed admirably and their education is complete, however the pair insist on remaining as Drift's students. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] arrives through the [[GroundBridge]] in time to carry Drift back for repairs, and Optimus announces it's time they all returned the scrapyard.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (3)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (4)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (5)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (6)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (9)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (10)
|c2=
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] (7)
*[[Major Mayhem]]s (8)

|c3=

}}

==Quotes==

'''Slipstream''': Master Drift, Jetstorm was wondering- 
'''Jetstorm''': ''We'' were wondering! 
'''Slipstream''': ''We'' were wondering, respectfully, if you've felt that we have progressed enough in our studies to perhaps begin making tactical decisions for ourselves. 
'''Jetstorm''': We have fought many Decepticons. We feel we are ready. 
'''Sideswipe''': Yeah, Drift! Little guys can't spend their whole lives at the end of your leash. 
'''Drift''': My students will complete their training when ''I'' decide. And when I make that decision, I will not require assistance.
:—The Mini-Cons make their pitch, and Drift tells Sideswipe where to stick it

"Whatever security you put up doesn't look like its still here, Windy. I'll take the point in case some- AUGH!" ''[gets blown back by force field]'' 
"Oh, thank you for taking the point, Sideswipe!" ''[chuckles]''
:—'''Sideswipe''' is receiving no sympathy from '''Jetstorm'''

"You think I'm gonna let your army flank up? What am I, some wet behind the ears corporal!?"
:—'''Stockade''', about to show that he is not some wet behind the ears corporal

"You may consider your nonexistent options! Do not take long!"
:—Never say that '''Stockade''' isn't a fair negotiator

"Prepare to be defeated by your better, Optimus Prime!" 
"Prepare to be deeply disappointed, Stockade."
:—'''Stockade''' and '''Optimus''' exchange some smack talk

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Optimus turns his head to Drift and the open cache during Stockade's Mini-Cons' first assault, the faceplate sound occurs but Optimus didn't activate his faceplate.
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* It is revealed that Jetstorm and Slipstream can launch themselves from any Cybertronian that lets them, with Sideswipe shown to launch the two from his own arms several times throughout the episode.
* This episode was initially listed in some places as being titled "Outstanding".

===Foreign localization===

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Graduation Exercises

2016-05-01T08:36:46Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 37
|image=
|caption=
|prev=Portals
|next= Decepticon Island (Part 1)
|title="Graduation Exercises"
|airdate=April 10, 2016 (United Kingdom) April 30, 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Martin Fisher]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''Slipstream and Jetstorm try to prove that they can work effectively without Drift, but accidentally endanger their teacher.'''

==Synopsis==
The stealth team drives along a highway towards one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s supply caches, which she's detected has been interfered with. They arrive at a disused naval yard, and as they head in, [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] deploys [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]. Though not much appears to be damaged, they move further in, and Drift's Mini-Cons ask their master if they've studied enough to be able to work by themselves. As the Autobots enter a building, they're unaware that they're being watched from afar by the [[Decepticon]] [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] who is hoping to gain access to the cache.

As they reach the door to the cache, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] thinks the security is down and tries to take point, only to be knocked on his tailpipe by the still-active [[force field]]. Windblade points out that the force field is invisible thanks to lightbenders, and observes that the force field has taken some damage though it hasn't been breached. After opening the cache to make sure everything's in place, they're preparing to close it all up again when a small army of Mini-Cons crashes their party. Though individually the Mini-Cons aren't much, they have the strength of numbers. Optimus orders Drift to try and seal the cache, but the master's students disregard his order to return to him, and when he spots the Mini-Cons setting up a large weapon, he throws the pair out of the way, taking a hit to the leg. Stockade orders his troops to press the advantage, but with some help from Windblade's fans, Drift succeeds in locking himself in the cache. The others attempt to retreat, and after being hit with grenades, Optimus and Windblade are unable to escape the building. Sideswipe, Slipstream and Jetstorm get out, but pursued by Mini-Cons, are forced to take shelter in an empty armory. Optimus and Windblade likewise seal themselves in a bunker.

Stockade makes a public address, demanding the Autobots give him access to the cache in return for their lives. Optimus contacts the others for a situation report. With Drift injured and everyone effectively trapped, Optimus contacts the scrapyard, however Fixit is unable to contact Bumblebee's team. He's able to fill them in on Stockade, however. Optimus has Drift make his own public address, informing Stockade that he has a doomsday device that will destroy [[Earth]] unless Stockade leaves. Stockade doesn't buy it and orders his troops to scan the cache, just in case.

Drift's Mini-Cons reveal to Sideswipe that they ignored their master's order to undeploy, and they blame themselves for Drift's injured state. After Sideswipe points out they technically don't have to stay with Drift, the two Mini-Cons have an idea. Sideswipe's soon surrendering, however this is just a bluff — he, Jetstorm, and Slipstream swiftly take out the team tasked with capturing him. Stockade is still trying to contact the team when his troops report the results of the scan. With Drift's bluff exposed, Stockade and his Mini-Cons open fire on the cache entrance. Meanwhile Sideswipe reaches the bunker and starts helping get Optimus and Windblade out.

Stockade's forces manage to breach the cache, and though Jetstorm and Slipstream attempt to hold them off, several get through. Fortunately Drift has the cache's weaponry at his disposal and joins in the fighting, even in his injured state. Optimus and Windblade are finally free of the bunker, and with Sideswipe, they reinforce Drift and his Mini-Cons. Optimus and Stockade face off while the others deal with the Mini-Con army, and soon the Decepticons lie in disarray. Sideswipe manages to take out Stockade by firing Drift's Mini-Cons at him. Drift admits that his Mini-Cons performed admirably and their education is complete, however the pair insist on remaining as Drift's students. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] arrives through the [[GroundBridge]] in time to carry Drift back for repairs, and Optimus announces it's time they all returned the scrapyard.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (3)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (4)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (5)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (6)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (9)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (10)
|c2=
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] (7)
*[[Major Mayhem]]s (8)

|c3=

}}

==Quotes==

'''Slipstream''': Master Drift, Jetstorm was wondering- 
'''Jetstorm''': ''We'' were wondering! 
'''Slipstream''': ''We'' were wondering, respectfully, if you've felt that we have progressed enough in our studies to perhaps begin making tactical decisions for ourselves. 
'''Jetstorm''': We have fought many Decepticons. We feel we are ready. 
'''Sideswipe''': Yeah, Drift! Little guys can't spend their whole lives at the end of your leash. 
'''Drift''': My students will complete their training when ''I'' decide. And when I make that decision, I will not require assistance.
:—The Mini-Cons make their pitch, and Drift tells Sideswipe where to stick it

"Whatever security you put up doesn't look like its still here, Windy. I'll take the point in case some- AUGH!" [gets blown back by force field] 
"Oh, thank you for taking the point, Sideswipe!" [chuckles]
:—'''Sideswipe''' is receiving no sympathy from '''Jetstorm'''

"You think I'm gonna let your army flank up? What am I, some wet behind the ears corporal!?"
:—'''Stockade''', about to show that he is not some wet behind the ears corporal

"You may consider your nonexistent options! Do not take long!"
:—Never say that '''Stockade''' isn't a fair negotiator

"Prepare to be defeated by your better, Optimus Prime!" 
"Prepare to be deeply disappointed, Stockade."
:—'''Stockade''' and '''Optimus''' exchange some smack talk

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Optimus turns his head to Drift and the open cache during Stockade's Mini-Cons' first assault, the faceplate sound occurs but Optimus didn't activate his faceplate.
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]], [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]], [[Major Mayhem]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* It is revealed that Jetstorm and Slipstream can launch themselves from any Cybertronian that lets them, with Sideswipe shown to launch the two from his own arms several times throughout the episode.
* This episode was initially listed in some places as being titled "Outstanding".

===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Portals

2016-04-27T11:49:53Z

HardyGal: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 36
|image=Portals-soundwavesback.jpg
|caption= It's been a long time. How have you been? I've been really busy being dead. You know, after you ''murdered me''.
|prev=Impounded
|next=Graduation Exercises
|title="Portals"
|airdate=April 9, 2016 (United Kingdom) April 23, 2016 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[David McDermott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Fixit's repairs to the GroundBridge go wrong, summoning two of the most dangerous Decepticons on the planet and banishing Bumblebee to another dimension.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Portals-repairedgroundbridge.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The dual portal device should be around here somewhere. Once you find it, we can start testing. Just like old times.]]

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] work on getting a defense turret set up, however a misunderstanding about which way is left results in the turret starting to overload with Strongarm trapped underneath. Luckily [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] arrives and is able to shut the turret down before it takes out most of the scrapyard, and reflects that he'll always be there to help the team.

Meanwhile over on the crashed spaceship being used as a Decepticon base, [[Thunderhoof]] complains about being under [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s leadership until Steeljaw himself arrives. Steeljaw reveals that the Decepticons in the group are divided over whether to leave Earth as the current leadership is intending to do, or conquer Earth, and he believes they can take advantage of the division. [[Saberhorn]] and [[Glowstrike]] arrive to have a word with Steeljaw.

As the other Autobots arrive in the main area of the scrapyard, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reveals that they're just in time for the test of the repaired [[GroundBridge]]. When he fires it up, a second portal appears and aligns with the first, creating a vortex that threatens to suck everyone in and to Bumblebee's shock, moments later [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] flies out. The Decepticon bashes Strongarm and Grimlock together, and Bumblebee sends the smaller team members to hide before trying to tackle Soundwave himself. After he's knocked down by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], Strongarm and Grimlock take another crack, only to be knocked out by Soundwave's electrically-charged tentacles. Soundwave throws Bumblebee into the vortex, and the Autobot finds himself in the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]], unable to interact with anything. Strongarm is about to meet the same fate when the GroundBridge abruptly shuts down. Soundwave, watched helplessly by Bumblebee, sets up the GroundBridge so he can activate it remotely, and starts gathering parts. Recalling the last time this happened, Bumblebee uses his radio to contact Fixit.

[[File:Portals-BBinshadowzone.jpg|thumb|right|250px|They say that the old caretaker of this place went absolutely crazy. Chopped up his entire staff of robots - all of them robots. They say at night, you can still hear the screams of their replicas. Absolutely terrifying. Though obviously not paranormal in any meaningful way.]]

Meeting the others in their hiding place, Bumblebee fills the others in on the situation and speculates that Soundwave is building a transmitter to contact [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], an action likely to bring every [[Decepticon]] in range to [[Earth]]. Though Bumblebee wants Fixit, [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] to stay put while he comes up with a plan, the trio realize they can use the salvaged ''[[Alchemor]]'' turrets to take the Decepticon out.

Glowstrike and Saberhorn reveal that they've been monitoring Steeljaw's activities. Though he initially thinks they're onto his betrayal and prepares to strike, it turns out they're impressed with his work and want to offer him a command position.

[[File:Portals-salvagedgear.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Rest assured that all lethal military androids have been taught to read and provided with one copy of the Laws of Robotics. To share.]]

Though Bumblebee advises the others against their attack on Soundwave, they go ahead. Denny attempts to shoot the communications array Soundwave is building but misses, and Soundwave sends Laserbeak after them. Russell and Fixit attempt to act as distractions to let Denny take another shot, and while the two Decepticons are occupied, Strongarm and Grimlock recover consciousness. The pair try to attack Soundwave, only for the Decepticon to start opening GroundBridge portals in an attempt to trap them, and the pair eventually disappear through one with Laserbeak. Fixit and the two humans retreat.

Grimlock and Strongarm arrive in the quarry along with Laserbeak, who shoots the Dinobot and relieves the cadet of her crossbow. Grimlock's able to catch the Mini-Con in his jaws and use it to free Strongarm's [[Decepticon Hunter]] from where it's become lodged in the rock face. The pair render Laserbeak out cold and head back to base with him. There, Bumblebee has come up with a plan after observing that Soundwave is rusty at opening GroundBridge portals.

Glowstrike and Saberhorn ask for a "show of good faith" from Steeljaw, pointing him to a [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]] group member who has been plotting against the leadership. Steeljaw is only too happy to attack the traitor.

[[File:Portals-soundwavedefeated.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Grab me, grab me, grab me! Grab meeeeeeee!]]

Soundwave is about to fit the last component to his device when he's interrupted by Denny. While Denny shelters in the crane from Soundwave, Russell swipes the component, resulting in Soundwave opening a bunch of portals to try and trap him. Fixit uses the GroundBridge controls to open another portal, creating an opening into the Shadowzone and allowing Bumblebee to emerge into the physical universe where he immediately destroys Soundwave's transmitter. Though an enraged Soundwave knocks Bumblebee to the ground and prepares to shoot him, Denny uses the crane to knock the Decepticon through the Shadowzone portal. Grimlock and Strongarm arrive to throw Laserbeak through moments before the portal closes. Though Bumblebee is impressed that the rest of his team pulled it off without him, they remind him that it was his plan they were following.

Meanwhile Glowstrike and Saberhorn show Steeljaw a locked compartment housing two Decepticon Hunters, which they're hoping he'll be able to get them access to.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Thunderhoof]] (4)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (5)
*[[Springload]] (6)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (7)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (8)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (9)
*[[Saberhorn]] (10)
*[[Glowstrike]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (15)
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (16)
*Unidentified [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]] (17)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (18 - 21)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (12)
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)

|c4=
* Fixit-type [[Mini-Con]]s (22 - 33)
}}

==Quotes==
"Heck, we're more like a family!" 
"Even [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]?" 
"Every family has a crazy cousin."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Strongarm'''

"Don't run off so quick, I haven't given you the tour of my fists yet!"
:—'''Grimlock''' shows Soundwave what a good host he can be.

"Oh yeah! Go team Grimarm! ... Team Stronglock?"
:—'''Grimlock'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* The GroundBridge has been busted since the events of "[[Overloaded, Part 1]]" in which it exploded after Optimus walked through.
* Guess who's back? Soundwave and Laserbeak last appeared in the previous TV series, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'', in the season finale "[[Deadlock]]". They were last seen when [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] managed to trap them in the Shadowzone. Fixit exposits this information to the humans (and presumably for the benefit of viewers who haven't watched ''Prime''), even noting that his defeat took place aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''; the episode even takes a moment to explain why Soundwave was on Shadowzone-Earth, noting that he followed Megatron's body when it fell down from orbit, but was then stuck with no way to get off the planet.
*Both Soundwave's and Laserbeak's models are reused from ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''.
* Bumblebee name-drops all three of the main humans who appeared in ''Prime'': Jack, Raf, and Miko, and remembers the time that they were also trapped in the Shadowzone, which happened in the [[Shadowzone (episode)|eponymous episode]].
* Fixit mentions that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is "light-years away", suggesting that the former Decepticon leader is still in his self-imposed exile after the events of ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''.
* More of the Fixit-style [[Mini-Con]]s we saw in "[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]" are working in the Decepticon base.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Ped]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], "[[Fancyclaws]]", [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Underbite]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Swelter]], [[Glacius]], [[Torpor]], [[Simacore]], [[Axiom]], [[Theorem]], [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]], [[Slicedice]], [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]], [[Clout]], [[Bisk]], [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]], [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], [[Silverhound]], [[Quillfire]], [[Back]], [[Forth]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], several unnamed Glowstrike/Scorponok associates, [[Springload]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''
===Transformers references===
[[File:TRID E 36 Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Do you know who else murders people who are only trying to help them? Did you guess "sharks"? Because that's wrong. The correct answer is "nobody". Nobody but you is that pointlessly cruel.]]
* The ''Nemesis'' is referred to by name for the first time in five years (since, incidentally, "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]"), when the ''Prime'' cartoon seemed dead-set on referring to it only as "the Decepticon warship".
* Another [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]] appears, this one sporting a color scheme (and eyes) more in line with the species' [[Sharkticon (G1)|Generation 1 counterparts]].
* Soundwave's arm cannon looks identical to the [[Resonance Blaster]]. It could very well ''be'' the Resonance Blaster, as it was the only relic to go MIA after the end of ''Prime'', though it fires standard laser blasts instead of sonic bursts.

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* Grimlock uses his beast mode's jaws on a Decepticon for the second time, the first time being with [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Portails'''" ("Portals")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 1]], 2016

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Similarly Different

2016-04-20T10:28:29Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 22
|image=RID-Grimlockvsscowl.jpg
|caption= "She is seeing all of this for the first time. She does not even know what she is. She will kill everything that moves."
|prev=Lockout
|next=The Buzz on Windblade
|title="Similarly Different"
|airdate=[[August 15]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Derek Dressler]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''A restless Grimlock ponders returning to old habits when another Dinobot goes on a rampage.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Russell Clay]] is having a rough time of it at his [[Denny Clay|dad]]'s trailer; his father's incessant snoring is keeping him awake, forcing him to sleep in the diner. The next morning, a groggy Russell confesses that their current living arrangements may not be ideal, inspiring Denny to build a brand-new trailer for his son. In his own words, it'll the "coolest trailer ever", a statement that worries both Russell and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]].

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Scowl meets Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Something's wrong. They're communicating."]]
Meanwhile, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] is on an uneventful solo patrol out in the woods. Grimlock is feeling increasingly restless and bored, and fondly remembers the days when he could smash things for fun. He eventually stumbles onto a [[human]] demolition site, where he notices something tearing down the abandoned stadium. The "something" turns out to be another [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]], who introduces himself as [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]! Scowl explains that he was also locked up on the ''[[Alchemor]]'', and invites the impressed Grimlock to help him smash the building. Grimlock, realizing that the building is already going to be demolished, happily joins his new friend. Together, they make short work of the stadium and most of the construction machinery. In the aftermath, though, Grimlock realizes that he has to do the right thing and arrest Scowl. Scowl wins him over, promising not to harm any of the "[[human|screamers]]", and Grimlock reluctantly lets him walk free.

Back at the scrapyard, an increasingly worried Russell tries to spy on his dad's construction efforts. Russell worries to Fixit about his dad's propensity to do things "Denny-style," although Fixit doesn't quite understand. They're interrupted by a suspiciously cheery Grimlock, who hastily assures [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and the gang that his patrol was completely uneventful.

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Autobots catch train.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Due to technical difficulties, all our exhibits are now closed."]]
Fixit, however, picks up a Decepticon signal in the woods, suspiciously close to where Grimlock was patrolling. Grimlock breaks down and confesses that he let Scowl go, but insists that Scowl wouldn't deliberately hurt anyone. Fixit calls up Scowl's criminal record, which reveals that Scowl used to work for [[Thunderhoof]] as hired muscle. Realizing that Scowl might lead them to Thunderhoof and the rest of [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s gang, Bumblebee orders his team to roll out. Meanwhile, Fixit and Russell continue to try and peek inside Russell's new RV, but Denny manages to keep his project a secret.

In the woods, Grimlock maintains that Scowl isn't a bad 'bot, and even suggests to Bumblebee and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] that he could mentor Scowl in the same way that Bumblebee did with him. Before they can discuss the matter further, they're interrupted by Scowl himself, who pounds Grimlock and accuses him of being a traitor. Although Grimlock tries to talk to his old "buddy", Scowl brings down a tree on the Autobots and flees.

The Autobots catch up to Scowl at a nearby train station. Scowl throws a bus at his pursuers, then clambers up onto the tracks. Although Bumblebee tries to talk him down, Scowl simply smashes the bridge, intending to bring down the elevated tracks and derail the next train. The other Autobots work to repair the bridge in time while Grimlock and Scowl face off. Eventually, Grimlock gains the upper hand against Scowl, and punts him into the station roof, temporarily taking him out. Bumblebee realizes they can't hold up the badly-damaged bridge, and together the Autobots resort to grabbing the train and turning it around, sending it back the way they came. By the time they're ready to capture Scowl, however, they discover that the Decepticon has already disappeared.

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Denny Style.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"We have the best structural engineers in the world." "Yeah, so did Hammond."]]
Russell finally confronts Denny over his pet project. Denny admits that although the job isn't easy, it's something that he genuinely enjoys, and intends to finish off his work with a roof-mounted arcade, a feature that Russell finds genuinely cool. Unfortunately, the arcade is too heavy, and summarily flattens the rest of the RV. Denny is momentarily disappointed, although he and Russell agree to work together to re-build it.

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Grimlock catches rubble.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Ladies and gentlemen. Due to a containment anomaly, all guests must take shelter immediately."]]
Scowl is terrorizing more humans at a local spa, although he's pursued by the Autobots, who split up to keep Scowl contained on the property. [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and his two students search the shower for Scowl, although he quickly gets the drop on the trio. Scowl and Grimlock tussle again, until Scowl comes across a group of meditating, oblivious humans. He tries to bring the roof down on them, only to be stopped by Grimlock, who keeps Scowl at bay while protecting the humans. Scowl manages to overpower Grimlock and knock him into the wall. Before he can finish him off, Grimlock has an apparent change of heart, and confesses that smashing is more fun and easy. Instead of giving his former buddy a tail-five, Grimlock dislodges a nearby stone ornament and sends it rolling toward Scowl, taking the Decepticon out of commission, Before Scowl passes out, Grimlock tells him just because something looks easy and fun...doesn't means it's right. Bumblebee consoles a saddened Grimlock, who muses that you can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped.

With Scowl in tow, the Autobots return to their base, where Denny, Russell, and Fixit are putting the finishing touches on Russell's new trailer. Russell decides to add a disco ball to the hood, and the trio decide to boogie down... much to the confusion of the other Autobots.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (7)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] (5)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*Hotel guests (12)

}}

==Quotes==
"I detect early onset stubbornness in Denny Clay." 
"Me too. He's going to build me my own place to live and says it's going to be the coolest place ever." 
"That sounds ominous."
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Russell''' showing confidence in Denny's interior design skills

"That was just a warmup! Let's you and me smash this lousy planet to splinters!" 
"Uh, well Scowl, the thing is… I kinda have to arrest you now." 
"What!?"
:—'''Scowl''' discovers that friendship is magic with '''Grimlock'''

'''Bumblebee''': Ok, Autobots. Let's wreck and roll! [silence] You see, 'wreck' because Scowl wrecks, and then I was like 'roll' because… that's what we do. 
'''Sideswipe''': And 'lame' because that was lame.
:—Bumblebee still doesn't have it

"What if I take him under my... claw? I could be what you were for me! Y'know, a-a minotaur." 
"Mentor. And I don't think that's a good idea, Grimlock. Based on his rap sheet, Scowl seems unlikely to change his ways any time soon." 
"His name is Scowl. I mean, it's totally a bad guy name."
:—'''Grimlock''', '''Bumblebee''' and '''Sideswipe''' discuss Scowl

"If you can't get in there, I'm gonna be stuck with a room decorated with all my ''father's'' favorite things! Eight-track tapes. Flowered wallpaper. Shag carpet!" 
"''It's too horrible to even imagine! And I don't even know what those things are!''"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Fixit''' continue to show their confidence in Denny's skills

"It's the mailman" 
"It's Sunday."
:—'''Fixit''' tries to pull off an old deceptive tactic, but '''Denny''' ain't falling for that

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock, Scowl
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown, Kickback
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Bumblebee's attempt on a catchphrase is 'wreck and roll', a play on the Wreckers' classic "Wreck and Rule!" [[Fire, When Ready!|This is not the first time]] a permutation of the Wrecker slogan has shown up in the series.

===Real-world references===
*Grimlock's fight with Scowl is reminiscent of dinosaur fights depicted in the ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' franchise.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Amis jurés'''" ("Sworn Friends")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 24]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hasonlóan különböző'''" ("Similarly Different")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 1]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ugualmente diversi'''" ("Similarly different")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 21]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mō Hitori no Dinobot'''" (もう一人のダイノボット, "Another Dinobot")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 15]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Niby tacy sami'''" ("Supposedly the same")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 17]], 2015

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Lockout

2016-04-20T10:24:38Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 21
|image=RID-steeljawshostages.jpg
|caption=Not your usual hostage situation!
|prev=The Trouble with Fixit
|next=Similarly Different
|title="Lockout"
|airdate= [[August 8]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Guy Toubes]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Steeljaw and his gang break into the scrapyard to free their fellow Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Lockout Kickback chained.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Mr. Kickback will see you now."]]
[[Denny Clay|Denny]] has the Autobots hauling pieces of a roller coaster—it was a steal!—into the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] pauses to ask [[Russell Clay|Russell]] about football, and the boy proceeds to try to teach him, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] the game. Unbeknownst to the gang, [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and his gang are scoping out the scrapyard from the bushes, and Steeljaw sets his sights on the stasis pods. Putting his plan into motion, Steeljaw has the hapless [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] gagged and tied to a tree to serve as bait for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. When the Autobots come for Kickback, he quickly escapes his confinement and flees, and Bumblebee realizes something is amiss.

[[File:Lockout Autobots vs subsonics.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Autobots were no match for the ''Crazy Bus'' soundtrack.]]
Bumblebee attempts to call [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] and fails, and the team quickly rushes back to the scrapyard. Fixit, Russell, and Denny are set upon by the Decepticons, and Steeljaw adjusts the place's defenses to emit a subsonic pulse that will cause pain to Autobots or Dinobots. The Autobots arrive on cue and are unable to enter the premises, even after disabling their audio receptors. Steeljaw has them surrender their weapons lest the humans be killed. Back at the control console, Steeljaw orders Fixit to release the Decepticons from their pods, but the little guy tries to stall as much as possible until the Clays are threatened. Though Denny is despondent, Russell observes that [[Underbite]] is more interested in some tasty metal than keeping watch on them. The two flee into the scrapyard, but don't go unnoticed for long. Steeljaw commands [[Thunderhoof]] and [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] to recapture them, and the dream team only gets going when Steeljaw blows his top at them. The two spend half of their time together ripping into each other physically and verbally, and the Clays use the bought time to agree to challenge their captors.

[[File:Lockout rollercoaster ride.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"[[Clancy Brown|I want my mommy, Mr. Squidward!]]"]]
Thunderhoof and Clampdown are lured by Russell and Denny outside the scrapyard and into the latter's new roller coaster, taking the two for a wild ride through the woods. Denny and Russell intend to catch the Decepticons by having them slide into a waiting containment unit, but Clampdown wises up in time to stop their sliding. Russell is able to escape, but Denny is recaptured by Clampdown. Russell rejoins the Autobots outside of the scrapyard, and upon learning that attempts to go over or under the subsonic field have failed, hits on the idea that [[Mini-Con]]s might be able to breach the premises. While Grimlock, Strongarm, and Sideswipe create loud distractions around the place, Bumblebee and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] construct a catapult to launch [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] to the control console. The two Mini-Cons are able to make it in and begin tangling with [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] and [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], and disable the subsonic field. [[File:Lockout Autobots struggle with pods.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"What in the name of returning guest characters? It's villain-mageddon!"]]The rest of the Autobots enter and clash with the Decepticons while Bumblebee goes for Steeljaw. As the battle rages, Denny is swayed into resealing the Decepticons' stasis pods just as the Autobots are struggling to contain their emerging prisoners. Enraged, Steeljaw leads his pack out of the scrapyard, having lost the day. Bumblebee allows him to flee, resolving to double their defenses.

At the pack's base, Steeljaw is throwing a tantrum and scares out his pack, giving him some alone time. As he fumes, he is then contacted by [[The Fallen|a dark entity]] claiming to be the first [[Decepticon]]. The entity informs Steeljaw that ''he'' was responsible for the crash of the ''[[Alchemor]]'' and the Decepticons' freedom. Steeljaw is unimpressed with the entity, even after demonstrating he can still affect things on Earth from another dimension. The entity orders Steeljaw to build a gateway for him, and in exchange, he will rule Earth with the freed Decepticons of the ''Alchemor''. The entity disappears as Steeljaw agrees to serve him… for now.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (6)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (14)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (17)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (18)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (7)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (8)
*[[Underbite]] (9)
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] (10)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (11)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (12)
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (15)
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (16)
*[[Terrashock]] (19)
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] (20)
*[[Quillfire]] (21)
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] (22)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (1)
*[[Denny Clay]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==

'''Russell:''' "Is that a roller coaster!?" 
'''Bumblebee:''' "Your dad bought it. He said it was a 'steal'." 
'''Strongarm:''' "He claimed 'steal' was just an expression, but I'm concerned."
:—Denny's enthusiasm concerning his latest purchase causes Strongarm to call his innocence into question

"Workin' on my touchdown dance. Did you like the move?" 
"'Like' is a very strong word."
:—'''Russell''' receives some A+ parental encouragement from '''Denny'''

'''Kickback:''' "I'm sensing a bit of hostility here. All I want is to be on the team." 
[Fracture duct tapes Kickback's mouth shut] 
'''Fracture:''' "Congratulations, you're on the team. This is your first mission."
:—''' Fracture''' explains The Pack's induction methods with enthusiasm

'''Kickback:''' I don't suppose you Bots could use a sidekick? 
'''Strongarm:''' No, we already have Sideswipe. 
'''Sideswipe:''' ''Hey!''
:— We don't need more of a bad thing

"Smooth move, officer butterdigits."
:—'''Sideswipe''' reckons that Strongarm should spend less time zinging and more time creaming.

"We don't have a chance! Not with all these enormo-robo-crooks waiting to stomp us at any moment."
:—'''Denny Clay''' doesn't believe in "the harder they fall" principle

"I shall bring honor to our team and our missiiaaaaaaaah"
:—'''Jetstorm''' takes to the air.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
*Previously Steeljaw got hold of and opened Underbite's stasis pod without complications and without the use of the Alchemor's control systems, so it seems strange that he buys into Fixit's delaying tactics so easily.
*Where did Denny and Russell find the time and resources to rig up their Rube Goldberg machine, all while staying hidden from the Decepticons?

===Continuity notes===
*Even though Steeljaw's silhouette has been seen on the prisoner manifest since the very beginning, this is the first time his profile has been brought up.

===Prisoner manifest===
*''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock
*''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown, Kickback
*''Released'': Grimlock
*''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*After the stunt with the roller coaster goes wrong, Denny and Russell attempt to escape using a [[w:Rube Goldberg|Rube Goldberg]] device.
===Trivia===
*While fighting with Sideswipe, Thunderhoof is suddenly the recipient of an unexplained electrical shock.
*If the subsonic field affects any bots not outfitted with Steeljaw's chips, presumably it would also affect the Decepticons Steeljaw is trying to extract from the stasis pods. Hope he's brought enough spare chips!

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Etat de siège'''" ("State of Siege")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 17]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kizárás'''" ("Lockout")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 30]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sfrattati'''" ("Thrown out")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 17]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shinobi Yoru Ma no Te'''" (忍びよる魔の手, "The Thief with the Devil's Hands")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 8]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wygnańcy'''" ("Outcasts")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 16]], 2015

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

The Trouble with Fixit

2016-04-20T10:13:07Z

HardyGal: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 20
|image=RID-Fixitsentrymode.jpg
|caption="You don't have to be a gun. You are what you choose to be."
|prev=The Champ
|next=Lockout
|title="The Trouble with Fixit"
|airdate=[[August 1]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Alex Irvine]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''An attempt to fix ailing Fixit goes horribly wrong, converting the Mini-Con into a fully weaponized and lethal prison guard who mistakes the Bee Team for Decepticon fugitives.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TroubleWithFixit bear meets Fixit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Wait, so this is not what Denny meant when he spoke of having a beer?"]]
The team searches through the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] fruitlessly before [[Denny Clay|Denny]] attempts to use the ''[[Alchemor]]'' equipment to pinpoint their quarry. It points them to the spaceship's crash site where [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and the [[Mini-Con]]s indeed find [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], stuck in place and repeating the word "escape" over and over. Unfortunately a bear picks that moment to amble out of the bushes. Sideswipe attempts to shield Fixit and ends up being chased onto a log, which breaks under his weight. The two Mini-Cons take over, and though [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] doesn't fare well, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] manages to get it to hit its head and the beast retreats. Sideswipe knocks Fixit out of his vocal rut and takes the bemused Mini-Con back to base. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] realizes that Fixit's damage may be worse than they thought, and suggests he gets repairs. Though Jetstorm and Slipstream are prepared to run a diagnostic, Fixit instead nominates Denny for the procedure. Despite Denny's objections, Fixit insists, so Denny starts reading up on Cybertronian memory arrays.

[[File:TroubleWithFixit Fixit opens fire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I'm a cybernetic organism. But I lack living tissue and I possess an exoskeleton".]]
Just outside the scrapyard, [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s right arm component emerges from the bushes and enters the base. Righty spies the rest of Chop Shop, but is forced to hide from Sideswipe and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] as they discuss the surgery, which at that moment is beginning over at the command center. Denny shuts Fixit down, before shooing Jetstorm and Slipstream out when they start chattering about the delicateness of the procedure. He's barely into the operation when Fixit suddenly reactivates. His eyes turning red, Fixit transforms his arms into a collection of weapons and turns them on Bumblebee. Realizing that Fixit now regards them as escaped prisoners, the Autobots retreat under fire.

They regroup as they notice Fixit isn't pursuing them, and start heading back to deal with the Mini-Con. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] collides with Grimlock who's running back to see what all the noise is. After she's picked up, the others explain the situation to Grimlock and Sideswipe, and Bumblebee speculates that perhaps Fixit was actually a guard on the ''Alchemor'' and forgot his guard programming in the crash. They pass by Righty, who has to pause his attempt to open Chop Shop's stasis pod in order to hide. Though Drift favors destroying Fixit, Bumblebee still believes Denny can fix the small Bot. Fixit announces the activation of "Measure 4 Defense Systems", which results in a number of automated laser guns popping up around the scrapyard. The Autobots scatter, and a blast opens Chop Shop's pod. Chop Shop spies some [[energon cube]]s and decides to liberate them.

[[File:TroubleWithFixit Chop Shop escaping.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I knew I should've brought my spider away spray!"]]
Hiding from Fixit, Bumblebee comes up with a plan to try to recapture Fixit, who's now robotically patrolling the scrapyard with his weapons at the ready. Bumblebee and Strongarm attempt to sneak up behind Fixit, only to be caught in a rapidly-assembling containment field. The same thing happens to Drift and his Mini-Cons a short time later. Dashing through the scrapyard, Sideswipe and Grimlock spy Chop Shop trying to make off with the energon, but the Decepticon evades them by separating into his component parts. Seeing the Decepticon is loose, Russell tries to draw this fact to Fixit's attention, only for the weapon systems to focus on him and Denny. Fortunately once Fixit catches sight of one of Chop Shop's components, he turns his attention to the escaped Decepticon.

[[File:RID15EP20OP.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Superman…"]]
Sideswipe totally fails to grab either Chop Shop or Fixit as the pair run past him. He start pursuing Fixit, and as the chase moves through the scrapyard, the containment fields around the other Autobots drop, and they join in. Chop Shop's components rendezvous with Fixit firing on them, and Bumblebee manages to block the Decepticon's exit. Chop Shop reassembles briefly, before a blast from Fixit knocks him to pieces again. Fixit prepares to terminate the Decepticon, and when Bumblebee interferes, he's repeatedly bashed on the ground. The other Autobots move in on Fixit and are left in a defeated pile. Fixit moves in on Chop Shop once more, only to be deactivated by Denny.

After more surgery on Denny's part, Fixit sits up and is back to normal though with no memory of the preceding events. He's shocked to see the mess that has resulted, and starts clearing it up while Drift goes to check out the defense systems which they've now learned the scrapyard is equipped with. Bumblebee briefly experiences a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who warns him of an [[The Fallen|impending evil]].
.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (4)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"I do not need despair- eclair- ''repair''! There ''are'' a few gaps in my memory banks, but some degeneration in the processors is normal for a Mini-Con of my experience." 
"He means he's old." 
"I prefer seasoned."
:—'''Fixit''' explains why he doesn't need repairs, and '''Sideswipe''' puts it bluntly

'''Slipstream''': Most delicate. To think that one tiny slip, one missed connection… 
'''Jetstorm''': …Could reduce Fixit to the usefulness of a coffee grinder. 
'''Denny''': Ok, you, you, ''out''!
:—The Mini-Cons offering their support of '''Denny''' while he performs surgery

"Dad, you ''did'' fix him. Part of him, at least." 
"Yeah. The part that wants to vaporize us."
:—'''Russell''' and '''Denny'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Slipstream and Jetstorm leave the surgery tent, the curtain rings don't move with the curtain. The same happens later when Russell and Denny open the tent to reveal Fixit.

===Continuity notes===
*The events of "[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]" are referenced regarding the Fixit-like drones found on the ship and Grimlock learning the importance of keeping yourself repaired.
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s missing arm component had previously attempted to break into the scrapyard to free the rest of Chop Shop in "[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]".
*Bumblebee has been having regular visions of Optimus since the first episode, warning of a dire peril to come.

===Prisoner manifest===
*''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock
*''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
*''Released'': Grimlock
*''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]].
===Real-world references===
*Sideswipe refers to the bear as "[[w:Yogi Bear|Yogi]]".

===Trivia===
*This episode offers at least a partial explanation for the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s seeming lack of defensive/security measures in case of prisoner escape.
*This also casts an interesting light on [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s muttering of "Fixit, yes" all the way back when he was introduced in "[[Trust Exercises]]".
*Apparently, ordinary Earth bears are capable of casually falling dozens of feet without injury or discomfort, ''jumping'' dozens of feet straight up with relative ease, and swinging their paws around with enough force to seriously threaten Minicons and throw full-sized Transformers off their feet. Who knew?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dysfonctionnement'''" ("Dysfunction")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 17]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fixit titka'''" ("Fixit's Secret")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 29]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il problema di Fixit'''" ("Fixit's problem")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 16]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fixit no Shūri'''" (フィクシットの修理, "The Fixing of Fixit")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 1]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kłopoty z Fixitem'''" ("The problems with Fixit")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 15]], 2015

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trouble With Fixit, The}}
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

The Trouble with Fixit

2016-04-20T10:12:16Z

HardyGal: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 20
|image=RID-Fixitsentrymode.jpg
|caption="You don't have to be a gun. You are what you choose to be."
|prev=The Champ
|next=Lockout
|title="The Trouble with Fixit"
|airdate=[[August 1]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Alex Irvine]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''An attempt to fix ailing Fixit goes horribly wrong, converting the Mini-Con into a fully weaponized and lethal prison guard who mistakes the Bee Team for Decepticon fugitives.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TroubleWithFixit bear meets Fixit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Wait, so this is not what Denny meant when he spoke of having a beer?"]]
The team searches through the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] fruitlessly before [[Denny Clay|Denny]] attempts to use the ''[[Alchemor]]'' equipment to pinpoint their quarry. It points them to the spaceship's crash site where [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and the [[Mini-Con]]s indeed find [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], stuck in place and repeating the word "escape" over and over. Unfortunately a bear picks that moment to amble out of the bushes. Sideswipe attempts to shield Fixit and ends up being chased onto a log, which breaks under his weight. The two Mini-Cons take over, and though [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] doesn't fare well, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] manages to get it to hit its head and the beast retreats. Sideswipe knocks Fixit out of his vocal rut and takes the bemused Mini-Con back to base. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] realizes that Fixit's damage may be worse than they thought, and suggests he gets repairs. Though Jetstorm and Slipstream are prepared to run a diagnostic, Fixit instead nominates Denny for the procedure. Despite Denny's objections, Fixit insists, so Denny starts reading up on Cybertronian memory arrays.

[[File:TroubleWithFixit Fixit opens fire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I'm a cybernetic organism. But I lack living tissue and I possess an exoskeleton".]]
Just outside the scrapyard, [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s right arm component emerges from the bushes and enters the base. Righty spies the rest of Chop Shop, but is forced to hide from Sideswipe and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] as they discuss the surgery, which at that moment is beginning over at the command center. Denny shuts Fixit down, before shooing Jetstorm and Slipstream out when they start chattering about the delicateness of the procedure. He's barely into the operation when Fixit suddenly reactivates. His eyes turning red, Fixit transforms his arms into a collection of weapons and turns them on Bumblebee. Realizing that Fixit now regards them as escaped prisoners, the Autobots retreat under fire.

They regroup as they notice Fixit isn't pursuing them, and start heading back to deal with the Mini-Con. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] collides with Grimlock who's running back to see what all the noise is. After she's picked up, the others explain the situation to Grimlock and Sideswipe, and Bumblebee speculates that perhaps Fixit was actually a guard on the ''Alchemor'' and forgot his guard programming in the crash. They pass by Righty, who has to pause his attempt to open Chop Shop's stasis pod in order to hide. Though Drift favors destroying Fixit, Bumblebee still believes Denny can fix the small Bot. Fixit announces the activation of "Measure 4 Defense Systems", which results in a number of automated laser guns popping up around the scrapyard. The Autobots scatter, and a blast opens Chop Shop's pod. Chop Shop spies some [[energon cube]]s and decides to liberate them.

[[File:TroubleWithFixit Chop Shop escaping.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I knew I should've brought my spider away spray!"]]
Hiding from Fixit, Bumblebee comes up with a plan to try to recapture Fixit, who's now robotically patrolling the scrapyard with his weapons at the ready. Bumblebee and Strongarm attempt to sneak up behind Fixit, only to be caught in a rapidly-assembling containment field. The same thing happens to Drift and his Mini-Cons a short time later. Dashing through the scrapyard, Sideswipe and Grimlock spy Chop Shop trying to make off with the energon, but the Decepticon evades them by separating into his component parts. Seeing the Decepticon is loose, Russell tries to draw this fact to Fixit's attention, only for the weapon systems to focus on him and Denny. Fortunately once Fixit catches sight of one of Chop Shop's components, he turns his attention to the escaped Decepticon.

[[File:RID15EP20OP.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Superman…"]]
Sideswipe totally fails to grab either Chop Shop or Fixit as the pair run past him. He start pursuing Fixit, and as the chase moves through the scrapyard, the containment fields around the other Autobots drop, and they join in. Chop Shop's components rendezvous with Fixit firing on them, and Bumblebee manages to block the Decepticon's exit. Chop Shop reassembles briefly, before a blast from Fixit knocks him to pieces again. Fixit prepares to terminate the Decepticon, and when Bumblebee interferes, he's repeatedly bashed on the ground. The other Autobots move in on Fixit and are left in a defeated pile. Fixit moves in on Chop Shop once more, only to be deactivated by Denny.

After more surgery on Denny's part, Fixit sits up and is back to normal though with no memory of the preceding events. He's shocked to see the mess that has resulted, and starts clearing it up while Drift goes to check out the defense systems which they've now learned the scrapyard is equipped with. Bumblebee briefly experiences a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who warns him of an [[The Fallen|impending evil]].
.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (4)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"I do not need despair- eclair- ''repair''! There ''are'' a few gaps in my memory banks, but some degeneration in the processors is normal for a Mini-Con of my experience." 
"He means he's old." 
"I prefer seasoned."
:—'''Fixit''' explains why he doesn't need repairs, and '''Sideswipe''' puts it bluntly

'''Slipstream''': Most delicate. To think that one tiny slip, one missed connection… 
'''Jetstorm''': …Could reduce Fixit to the usefulness of a coffee grinder. 
'''Denny''': Ok, you, you, ''out''!
:—The Mini-Cons offering their support of '''Denny''' while he performs surgery

"Dad, you ''did'' fix him. Part of him, at least." 
"Yeah. The part that wants to vaporize us."
:—'''Russell''' and '''Denny'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Slipstream and Jetstorm leave the surgery tent, the curtain rings don't move with the curtain. The same happens later when Russell and Denny open the tent.

===Continuity notes===
*The events of "[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]" are referenced regarding the Fixit-like drones found on the ship and Grimlock learning the importance of keeping yourself repaired.
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s missing arm component had previously attempted to break into the scrapyard to free the rest of Chop Shop in "[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]".
*Bumblebee has been having regular visions of Optimus since the first episode, warning of a dire peril to come.

===Prisoner manifest===
*''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock
*''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
*''Released'': Grimlock
*''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Fixit swears by [[Solus Prime]].
===Real-world references===
*Sideswipe refers to the bear as "[[w:Yogi Bear|Yogi]]".

===Trivia===
*This episode offers at least a partial explanation for the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s seeming lack of defensive/security measures in case of prisoner escape.
*This also casts an interesting light on [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s muttering of "Fixit, yes" all the way back when he was introduced in "[[Trust Exercises]]".
*Apparently, ordinary Earth bears are capable of casually falling dozens of feet without injury or discomfort, ''jumping'' dozens of feet straight up with relative ease, and swinging their paws around with enough force to seriously threaten Minicons and throw full-sized Transformers off their feet. Who knew?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dysfonctionnement'''" ("Dysfunction")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 17]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fixit titka'''" ("Fixit's Secret")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 29]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il problema di Fixit'''" ("Fixit's problem")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 16]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fixit no Shūri'''" (フィクシットの修理, "The Fixing of Fixit")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 1]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kłopoty z Fixitem'''" ("The problems with Fixit")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 15]], 2015

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

New Recruit

2016-04-13T11:12:14Z

HardyGal: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 44
|prev=Out of the Past
|next=The Human Factor
|image=NewRecruit-honortobehere.jpg
|caption=[[Superman]] meets [[Nolan North|Superboy]] for the first time.
|title="New Recruit"
|airdate=[[September 7]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''A Decepticon escape pod lands on Earth and the Autobot Smokescreen emerges, while Starscream uses the Apex Armor to go on a quest for Red Energon.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:NewRecruit-exercise.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Jane Fonda would be doing a facepalm at this.]]

[[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] cruise the [[Internet]] for pictures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to replace with tap-dancing monkey pictures, while [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] forces [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to exercise so his legs don't atrophy. Jack notices a picture which Raf identifies as a Cybertronian escape pod. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] suggests bringing in [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] as Bulkhead still isn't combat-ready, which [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] promptly shoots down due to [[Hurt|recent events]]. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] orders Ratchet to come along with them instead, as there might be an injured Autobot in the pod. They [[GroundBridge]] into the crash site to find it's a Decepticon pod, and they're immediately under attack from their foe. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]], augmented by [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]], turn out to be a challenge, but then a new figure appears running through the trees. The newcomer's fire accidentally hits the [[energon]] leaking from the pod, and the Autobots take cover as it explodes, taking out the Decepticons. The over-enthusiastic newcomer happens to be [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], an Autobot rookie who becomes in awe when he meets ''the'' Optimus Prime. The Autobots are initially suspicious, remembering [[Con Job|the last time a new Autobot turned up]], but Smokescreen's tales of [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] and guarding the Hall of Records convinces Prime that he is legitimate.

Back at base, Miko's excited to meet the new Autobot. Smokescreen relates the story of the last days of Iacon and how he was captured by Decepticons during the siege, before escaping from a Decepticon transport ship in an escape pod. Smokescreen thinks with him there they'll have the war ended in no time, and Bulkhead drags himself in to show the newcomer how the war is going. Miko volunteers Jack to show Smokescreen around.

[[Image:NewRecruit-Starscreammonkey.jpg|right|thumb|300px|So many gifs of animals, so little time.]]

In the ''[[Harbinger]]'', [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] searches the Internet for interesting stuff and happens on an image of [[Red Energon]] at a construction site.

Jack shows Smokescreen around where the Cybertronian relics and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] are stored. Bulkhead is upset that the others have brought in a replacement for him, but as they point out, Smokescreen is a newbie and needs a lot of training. Raf finds the same Red Energon photo that Starscream did. Smokescreen's keen to go out on the mission, but the others point out his need for training and an [[alternate mode]].

Starscream arrives at the construction site, only to find it deserted and the Red Energon gone.

Smokescreen and Jack scope out vehicles driving near [[Jasper]], and the Autobot is disappointed in the available vehicle forms. Meanwhile, Prime, Arcee and Bumblebee arrive at the dock where the Red Energon's been moved, and discover Starscream is already there. The Decepticon activates the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]] and Optimus sends Arcee and Bumblebee to get the energon while he takes on Starscream. He reports back to base what's happening, and Smokescreen wants to go help, but is overruled by Ratchet.

Having dealt with Optimus, Starscream climbs up the crane after Arcee and Bumblebee. At base, Bulkhead urges Ratchet to let him go help, but Ratchet ignores him until they realize Smokescreen is missing. Ratchet finds him in the storeroom looking at the [[phase shifter]]. Meanwhile, Starscream reaches Arcee, only for Optimus to punch him right off the crane. Starscream tries to grab some of the Red Energon on the way down, breaking off a chunk. As Optimus starts hauling up the basket with the energon in it, Starscream grabs the bottom of the crane and tips it. He's interrupted by the arrival of Smokescreen through the GroundBridge. Using the phase shifter, the new Autobot kicks Starscream right out of the Apex Armor. While Smokescreen stands triumphant, Starscream fires off a missile at the crane, the ensuing explosion destroying the Red Energon meteor. Though the Autobots atop it survive, Starscream gets away with a chunk of Red Energon he broke off.

After they return to base, Smokescreen returns the phase shifter and the Apex Armor, after which Optimus officially welcomes him to [[Team Prime]]. Bulkhead looks on sadly, and though Miko tries to give him some encouraging words, he turns and limps back down the corridor.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (8)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (11)
|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (9)
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] (10)
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*[[Raf Esquivel]] (2)
*[[Jack Darby]] (3)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (5)
|c4=
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (12)
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"The tap-dancing monkey strikes again!"
:—'''Jack''' on Raf's latest anti-Bumblebee-sighting hack.

"All these Cons came out of one pod?" 
"Humans refer to the phenomenon as a 'clown car'!"
:—'''Arcee''' asks a question, and '''Ratchet''' offers an explanation.

"A trillion gigabytes of data, ''none'' of it useful! Though some... oddly engrossing."
:—'''Starscream''' manages to sum up the internet in the best way possible.

'''Miko''': What's your story, Smoke? Where did you come from? How did you get here? How many blasters are you packing? 
'''Smokescreen''': So these are the lifeforms we're supposed to protect? Are they all like this? 
'''Ratchet''': Fortunately not.
:—Smokescreen meets Miko.

"The Red Energon is mine, humans, for you are powerless in the face of the mighty Star- What? Where is it?!"
:—'''Starscream'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> entrance is deflated.

"Any last words, Smokescreen?" 
"Just four—''kiss your armor goodbye!"
:—'''Starscream''' gets a last warning from '''Smokescreen''' before literally getting his tailpipe kicked.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Shortly after Bumblebee first exits the GroundBridge portal, a part sticks out that disappears when he transforms
*Arm weapons silently transform twice in this episode; Optimus' when he's running from the exploding pod, and Bumblebee's when he's about to climb the crane.
*The Apex Armor doesn't allow room for Starscream's wings—as Smokescreen kicks him out of the armor, his wings just suddenly appear into his back.
*Even Optimus Prime can't pronounce the name of his former profession, referring to Alpha Trion as an [[Orion Pax, Part 1|"ar-KIVE-ist]]."
*When Smokescreen looks into the Phase Shifter vault during Jack's tour, for a brief moment one can see his doorwings bear the checkered 38 design, in spite of him not having scanned such a paint-job yet.

===Continuity errors===
*The Insecticons seem to die ''very'' easily in this episode. Arcee and Bumblebee take out one in a few seconds when last time it took them an [[Tunnel Vision|entire episode]]. Things will not get any better for them in future episodes.
*As Optimus' report didn't mention the Apex Armor, how did Smokescreen know to take the phase shifter to defeat it?

===Continuity notes===
*Bumblebee has gained more pictures of himself on conspiracy websites since "[[One Shall Fall]]".
*The Autobots remember when [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] first arrived [[Con Job|and how that turned out]].
*Ratchet is still upset at Wheeljack for pulling that "revenge stunt" with Miko in "[[Hurt]]".
*Bulkhead is still recovering from the injuries he suffered in "[[Toxicity]]". By now, he can walk unaided (albeit at a slow limp), and a conversation with Ratchet implies that he can transform and drive around to some extent.
*The [[spark extractor]] ("[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]"), [[immobilizer]] ("[[Partners]]"), [[phase shifter]] ("[[Tunnel Vision]]"), and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] ("[[Armada (episode)|Armada]]") are part of Jack's tour.
*Starscream still has the Apex Armor he obtained in "[[Triangulation]]". Well, ''had''.

===Transformers references===
*Smokescreen references [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicons]], [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]], [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], and the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]].
*As in ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'', Alpha Trion is the master archivist of Iacon's Hall of Records.
*Smokescreen bears the Autobot Elite Guard symbol from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'', and upon scanning an Earth mode, [[Smokescreen (G1)|continues the tradition]] [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|of Smokescreens wearing]] [[Smokescreen (Movie)|the number "38"]].
*In a likely coincidence (but with a chance of being intentional given the "[[Binder of Revelation]]"), the "Fast" [[Arms Micron#Energon Crystals|Energon Crystals]] of the [[TakaraTomy]] [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Prime'' toyline]] are bright salmon.
*The Decepticon warship Smokescreen was held captive aboard is similar in shape to [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]' ship, ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]''.
*Smokescreen states that the Elite Guard was like a [[Autoboot Camp|boot camp]] for him.
*The recovery of an empty [[Decepticon]] escape pod, complete with a red, dirt-covered [[insignia]], could be a callback to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1]] episode: "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]", which had a similar scene, and the appearance of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]].

===Real-world references===
*Ratchet mentions the human phenomenon of the clown car.
*Starscream searches for information on the internet, or as many refer to it, "The Information Superhighway."

===Trivia===
*Starscream finds Earth humor funny, [[Darkness Rising, Part 3|even though he previously said he didn't]]. Guess Ratchet [[One Shall Fall|isn't the only one]].
*As usual, the vehicle mode Smokescreen chooses completely [[Masters & Students|matches]] [[Crisscross|his]] [[Loose Cannons|body]]. However, this ''is'' the first time a Transformer changes his paint job after getting a new vehicle mode; Smokescreen's Elite Guard logos are exchanged for his number "38" and checker racer decal.
*A new kind of Energon has been introduced alongside the regular, [[Dark Energon|Dark]], [[Synthetic Energon|Synthetic]], and [[Tox-En|Toxic]] forms. Time will tell if using Red Energon has any negative effects...
*Smokescreen refers to Starscream as having "[http://www.theshoedictionary.com/stiletto-heels.html stiletto]" heels, despite Starscream's feet more closely resembling [http://www.theshoedictionary.com/french-heels.html french/spool] heels. Clearly, Smokescreen knows very little about the finer details of women's footwear.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der neue Rekrut'''" ("The new Recuit")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 9|9 February]] [[2013]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shinsei Henkei! Smokescreen Sanjō!'''" (新星変形!スモークスクリーン参上!, "New Star Transformation! Enter Smokescreen!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 2|2 February]] [[2013]]

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Novo Recruta'''" ("New Recruit")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 26|26 June]] [[2013]]

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2016-03-07T13:27:42Z

HardyGal: /* Poll entries */

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Underrated Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Underrated|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers him separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Hot Shot--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[March 9]]th, 2016'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 13:05, 2 March 2016 (EST)

==Poll entries==


*Bulkhead (Animated and on), Optimus Primal, Ravage --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 13:18, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Sky-Byte --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 13:35, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Kup, Nightbeat, Scorponok -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:41, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Barricade-Bayverse, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker-regdog
*Fortress Maximus, Metroplex, Scorponok - [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 13:53, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lockdown, Nightbeat, Swindle - [[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 14:00, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Tarantulas --[[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:02, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 14:20, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blaster, Scorponok, Tarantulas --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 14:25, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Optimus Primal --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:27, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Optimus Primal, Rattrap, Springer [[User:Danja|Danja]] ([[User talk:Danja|talk]]) 14:31, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*The Beast, Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal--[[User:Aitherion|Aitherion]] ([[User talk:Aitherion|talk]]) 14:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Optimus Primal --[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 15:03, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Swindle [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:04, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus (IDW), Galvatron, Lockdown (Animated) --[[User:Stranded With Autobots|Stranded With Autobots]] ([[User talk:Stranded With Autobots|talk]]) 15:14, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Star Saber--[[User:NanoxVox|My Sarcasm Is Undeniable]] ([[User talk:NanoxVox|talk]]) 15:32, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Galvatron, Hot Shot, Thundercracker --[[User:Wasp-shot23|Wasp-shot23]] ([[User talk:Wasp-shot23|talk]]) 15:43, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Mirage, Scourge, Swindle --[[User:Phantom Dusclops'92|Phantom Dusclops'92]] ([[User talk:Phantom Dusclops'92|talk]]) 15:47, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Skywarp, Thundercracker --[[User:Misfire 78|Misfire78]] ([[User talk: Misfire 78|talk]] 16:16, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Swindle [[User:Awa64|Awa64]] ([[User talk:Awa64|talk]]) 16:23, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Whirl [[User:Carprillo|Carprillo]] ([[User talk:Carprillo|talk]]) 16:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Swindle --[[User:TeionneAi|TeionneAi]] ([[User talk:TeionneAi|talk]]) 17:05, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Computron, Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx--[[User:Omegatron|omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 17:08, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Demolishor, Hot Shot, Sideways--[[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 18:06, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lockdown, Perceptor, Tarantulas--[[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 18:30, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blaster, Swindle, Thundercracker - [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 18:49, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Scourge (RID 2001) - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 21:02, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Jetfire, Superion, Thundercracker [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 21:35, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*First Aid, Perceptor, Swindle - [[User:Nebay|Nebay]] ([[User talk:Nebay|talk]]) 21:43, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 21:54, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cheetor (BW), Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 22:15, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Swindle [[User:NovaSaber|NovaSaber]] ([[User talk:NovaSaber|talk]]) 22:48, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Breakdown,Knock Out (TFP),Windblade [[User: Knock Out]]
*Galvatron, Laserbeak, Sky-Byte --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:21, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Jetfire, Optimus Primal, Sideways --[[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 02:20, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Devastator, Impactor, Jetfire -[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 02:49, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Blaster, Ravage --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 06:22, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Jetfire, Lockdown, Optimus Primal --[[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 08:04, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Wreck-Gar -- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 08:10, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Tarantulas -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 09:54, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Bulkhead (Animated), Sky-Byte, Windblade -- [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]). 15:15, 3 March 2016 (GMT)
*Brainstorm, Sideswipe, Thundercracker -- [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 10:50, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Ironfist, Knock Out (Prime), Straxus -- [[User:HunterCham|HunterCham]] ([[User talk:HunterCham|talk]]) 12:51, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Knock Out (Prime), Optimus Primal, Rampage (BW) [[User:RevTibe|RevTibe]] ([[User talk:RevTibe|talk]]) 13:14, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Swindle - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 13:23, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Kup, Perceptor -[[User: TFPWrecker]]
*Impactor, Sky-Byte, Windblade - --[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 15:00, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Heatwave (RB), Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:54, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blades (RB), Heatwave (RB,Tailgate -- [[user:Lozalot|Lozalot]] ([[User talk:Lozalot|talk]]) 21:59, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Galvatron, Sky-Byte, Ravage --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 17:22, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Airazor(BW), Rewind, Windblade --[[User:Crowork|Crowork]] ([[User talk:Crowork|talk]]) 19:48, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Cliffjumper, Thundercracker--[[User:Arazyr|Arazyr]] ([[User talk:Arazyr|talk]]) 19:51, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Devastator, Galvatron, Optimus Primal--[[User:Autobot62695|Autobot62695]] ([[User talk:Autobo62695|talk]]) 19:32, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte, Swoop --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 22:22, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Knock Out (Prime), Sunstreaker, Windblade--[[User:Glowingsupernova|Glowingsupernova]] ([[User talk:Glowingsupernova|talk]]) 22:26, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Knock Out (prime), Swindle--[[User:RAKninja|RAKninja]] ([[User talk:RAKninja|talk]]) 00:34, 4 March 2016 (EST)
*Overlord, Scorponok (G1), Thunderwing -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 02:33, 4 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Rumble (blue), Silverbolt (BW) -- [[User:JediFlaherty|JediFlaherty]] 10:54, 4 March 2016 (EST)
*Delta Magnus, Deszaras, Star Saber -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 0:10, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
*Cliffjumper, Knock-Out (Prime), Lugnut [[User:Stealthyboy|Stealthyboy]] ([[User talk:Stealthyboy|talk]]) 18:19, 4 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus (IDW), Knock Out (Prime), Thundercracker (IDW) -- [[User:OvermanXAN|OvermanXAN]] ([[User talk:OvermanXAN|talk]]) 15:22, 4 March 2016 (PST)
*Knock Out (Prime), Rattrap (Beast Wars), Thundercracker (IDW) --[[User:EpsilonMagnus|EpsilonMagnus]] ([[User talk:EpsilonMagnus|talk]]) 01:05, 5 March 2016 (GMT)
*Jetfire, Superion, Thundercracker -- [[User:Knightsword|Knightsword]] ([[User talk:Knightsword|talk]]) 11:17, 5 March 2016 (CST)
*Bulkead, Sky-Byte, Wreck-Gar -- [[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:15, 5 March 2016 (EST)
*Sideways, Spacewarp, Vector Prime -- [[User:AmazingMrCat|AmazingMrCat]] ([[User talk:AmazingMrCat|talk]]) 17:22, 5 March 2016 (EST)
*Chromedome, Sunstreaker, Tarn -- [[User:Wheelpath|Wheelpath]] ([[User talk:Wheelpath|talk]]) 23:18, 5 March 2016 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Fortress Maximus, Heatwave -[[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] ([[User talk:Ookalf|talk]]) 00:04, 6 March 2016 (EST)
*Knock Out, Rattrap, Tarantulas -[[User:jknight74|jknight74]] ([[User talk:jknight74|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2016 (PST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Wreck-Gar--[[User:Cr85747|Cr85747]] ([[User talk:Cr85747|talk]]) 05:33, 6 March 2016 (EST)
*Cheetor, Sideswipe, Windblade --[[User:Koshkina|Koshkina]] ([[User talk:Koshkina|talk]]) 04:00, 6 March 2016 (EET)
*Bluestreak, Hound, Rumble (blue) --[[User:Nom|Nom]] ([[User talk:Nom|talk]]) 08:42, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
*Knock Out (Prime), Sideswipe, Silverbolt (G1 and Aligned) -- [[User:HardyGal|HardyGal]] ([[User talk:HardyGal|talk]]) 19:52, 6 March 2016 (EST)
*Devastator, Sideswipe, Thundercracker [[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 20:34, 6 March 2016 (EST)
*Airazor (BW), Optimus Primal, Thundercracker --[[User:PaulAgnew|PaulAgnew]] ([[User talk:PaulAgnew|talk]]) 23:03, 6 March 2016 (EST)





[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2016-03-07T00:52:30Z

HardyGal: /* Poll entries */

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Underrated Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Underrated|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers him separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Hot Shot--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[March 9]]th, 2016'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 13:05, 2 March 2016 (EST)

==Poll entries==


*Bulkhead (Animated and on), Optimus Primal, Ravage --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 13:18, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Sky-Byte --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 13:35, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Kup, Nightbeat, Scorponok -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:41, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Barricade-Bayverse, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker-regdog
*Fortress Maximus, Metroplex, Scorponok - [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 13:53, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lockdown, Nightbeat, Swindle - [[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 14:00, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Tarantulas --[[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:02, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 14:20, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blaster, Scorponok, Tarantulas --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 14:25, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Optimus Primal --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:27, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Optimus Primal, Rattrap, Springer [[User:Danja|Danja]] ([[User talk:Danja|talk]]) 14:31, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*The Beast, Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal--[[User:Aitherion|Aitherion]] ([[User talk:Aitherion|talk]]) 14:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Optimus Primal --[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 15:03, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Swindle [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:04, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus (IDW), Galvatron, Lockdown (Animated) --[[User:Stranded With Autobots|Stranded With Autobots]] ([[User talk:Stranded With Autobots|talk]]) 15:14, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Star Saber--[[User:NanoxVox|My Sarcasm Is Undeniable]] ([[User talk:NanoxVox|talk]]) 15:32, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Galvatron, Hot Shot, Thundercracker --[[User:Wasp-shot23|Wasp-shot23]] ([[User talk:Wasp-shot23|talk]]) 15:43, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Mirage, Scourge, Swindle --[[User:Phantom Dusclops'92|Phantom Dusclops'92]] ([[User talk:Phantom Dusclops'92|talk]]) 15:47, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Skywarp, Thundercracker --[[User:Misfire 78|Misfire78]] ([[User talk: Misfire 78|talk]] 16:16, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Swindle [[User:Awa64|Awa64]] ([[User talk:Awa64|talk]]) 16:23, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Whirl [[User:Carprillo|Carprillo]] ([[User talk:Carprillo|talk]]) 16:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Swindle --[[User:TeionneAi|TeionneAi]] ([[User talk:TeionneAi|talk]]) 17:05, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Computron, Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx--[[User:Omegatron|omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 17:08, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Demolishor, Hot Shot, Sideways--[[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 18:06, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lockdown, Perceptor, Tarantulas--[[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 18:30, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blaster, Swindle, Thundercracker - [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 18:49, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Scourge (RID 2001) - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 21:02, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Jetfire, Superion, Thundercracker [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 21:35, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*First Aid, Perceptor, Swindle - [[User:Nebay|Nebay]] ([[User talk:Nebay|talk]]) 21:43, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 21:54, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cheetor (BW), Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 22:15, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Swindle [[User:NovaSaber|NovaSaber]] ([[User talk:NovaSaber|talk]]) 22:48, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Breakdown,Knock Out (TFP),Windblade [[User: Knock Out]]
*Galvatron, Laserbeak, Sky-Byte --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:21, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Jetfire, Optimus Primal, Sideways --[[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 02:20, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Devastator, Impactor, Jetfire -[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 02:49, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Blaster, Ravage --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 06:22, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Jetfire, Lockdown, Optimus Primal --[[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 08:04, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Wreck-Gar -- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 08:10, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Tarantulas -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 09:54, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Bulkhead (Animated), Sky-Byte, Windblade -- [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]). 15:15, 3 March 2016 (GMT)
*Brainstorm, Sideswipe, Thundercracker -- [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 10:50, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Ironfist, Knock Out (Prime), Straxus -- [[User:HunterCham|HunterCham]] ([[User talk:HunterCham|talk]]) 12:51, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Knock Out (Prime), Optimus Primal, Rampage (BW) [[User:RevTibe|RevTibe]] ([[User talk:RevTibe|talk]]) 13:14, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Swindle - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 13:23, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Kup, Perceptor -[[User: TFPWrecker]]
*Impactor, Sky-Byte, Windblade - --[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 15:00, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Heatwave (RB), Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:54, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blades (RB), Heatwave (RB,Tailgate -- [[user:Lozalot|Lozalot]] ([[User talk:Lozalot|talk]]) 21:59, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Galvatron, Sky-Byte, Ravage --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 17:22, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Airazor(BW), Rewind, Windblade --[[User:Crowork|Crowork]] ([[User talk:Crowork|talk]]) 19:48, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Cliffjumper, Thundercracker--[[User:Arazyr|Arazyr]] ([[User talk:Arazyr|talk]]) 19:51, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Devastator, Galvatron, Optimus Primal--[[User:Autobot62695|Autobot62695]] ([[User talk:Autobo62695|talk]]) 19:32, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte, Swoop --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 22:22, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Knock Out (Prime), Sunstreaker, Windblade--[[User:Glowingsupernova|Glowingsupernova]] ([[User talk:Glowingsupernova|talk]]) 22:26, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus, Knock Out (prime), Swindle--[[User:RAKninja|RAKninja]] ([[User talk:RAKninja|talk]]) 00:34, 4 March 2016 (EST)
*Overlord, Scorponok (G1), Thunderwing -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 02:33, 4 March 2016 (EST)
*Blackarachnia, Rumble (blue), Silverbolt (BW) -- [[User:JediFlaherty|JediFlaherty]] 10:54, 4 March 2016 (EST)
*Delta Magnus, Deszaras, Star Saber -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 0:10, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
*Cliffjumper, Knock-Out (Prime), Lugnut [[User:Stealthyboy|Stealthyboy]] ([[User talk:Stealthyboy|talk]]) 18:19, 4 March 2016 (EST)
*Cyclonus (IDW), Knock Out (Prime), Thundercracker (IDW) -- [[User:OvermanXAN|OvermanXAN]] ([[User talk:OvermanXAN|talk]]) 15:22, 4 March 2016 (PST)
*Knock Out (Prime), Rattrap (Beast Wars), Thundercracker (IDW) --[[User:EpsilonMagnus|EpsilonMagnus]] ([[User talk:EpsilonMagnus|talk]]) 01:05, 5 March 2016 (GMT)
*Jetfire, Superion, Thundercracker -- [[User:Knightsword|Knightsword]] ([[User talk:Knightsword|talk]]) 11:17, 5 March 2016 (CST)
*Bulkead, Sky-Byte, Wreck-Gar -- [[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:15, 5 March 2016 (EST)
*Sideways, Spacewarp, Vector Prime -- [[User:AmazingMrCat|AmazingMrCat]] ([[User talk:AmazingMrCat|talk]]) 17:22, 5 March 2016 (EST)
*Chromedome, Sunstreaker, Tarn -- [[User:Wheelpath|Wheelpath]] ([[User talk:Wheelpath|talk]]) 23:18, 5 March 2016 (EST)
*Bulkhead, Fortress Maximus, Heatwave -[[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] ([[User talk:Ookalf|talk]]) 00:04, 6 March 2016 (EST)
*Knock Out, Rattrap, Tarantulas -[[User:jknight74|jknight74]] ([[User talk:jknight74|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2016 (PST)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Wreck-Gar--[[User:Cr85747|Cr85747]] ([[User talk:Cr85747|talk]]) 05:33, 6 March 2016 (EST)
*Cheetor, Sideswipe, Windblade --[[User:Koshkina|Koshkina]] ([[User talk:Koshkina|talk]]) 04:00, 6 March 2016 (EET)
*Bluestreak, Rumble (blue), Hound --[[User:Nom|Nom]] ([[User talk:Nom|talk]]) 08:42, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
*Knock Out (Prime), Sideswipe, Silverbolt --[[User:HardyGal|HardyGal]] ([[User talk:HardyGal|talk]]) 19:52, 6 March 2016 (EST)




[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Underrated

2016-03-07T00:45:58Z

HardyGal: /* Poll entries */

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Underrated Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' UNDERRATED ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Favorite Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers him separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Emirate Xaaron, Strika, Thunderblast--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[March 9]]th, 2016'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 13:01, 2 March 2016 (EST)

==Poll entries==







*Botanica, [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Fasttrack]], [[Slammer]] --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 13:23, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Botanica, Broadside, Elita One --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 13:36, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Barricade-Bayverse,Hound, Mirage -regdog
*Override (Cybertron), Scrounge, Under-3 -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:48, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cy-Kill, Nickel, Spacewarp. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:50, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Hot Spot (G1), Scrapper (G1), Skids (G1) - [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 14:05, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Brainstorm, Rampage (BW), Sixshot --[[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:07, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Elita One, Nautica, Sideways - [[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 14:13, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cryotek, Shokaract, Under-3 --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 14:23, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Computron, Steeljaw (RID), Thunderhoof -- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 14:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Heinlad, Nightbeat, Skids -- [[User:Danja|Danja]] ([[User talk:Danja|talk]]) 14:38, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Dion, Shokaract, Star Dust --[[User:Aitherion|Aitherion]] ([[User talk:Aitherion|talk]]) 14:42, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Scrounge, Spacewarp, Under-3 [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:04, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Heinlad, [[Nightstrike]], Tigatron --[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 15:08, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Barricade (Tyran), [[Devcon (G1) |Devcon]], Scourge --[[User:Stranded With Autobots|Stranded With Autobots]] ([[User talk:Stranded With Autobots|talk]]) 15:16, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Botanica, Scrounge, Signal Lancer--[[User:NanoxVox|My Sarcasm Is Undeniable]] ([[User talk:NanoxVox|talk]]) 15:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Hoist, Tow-Line (RID), Whirl--[[User:Phantom Dusclops'92|Phantom Dusclops'92]] ([[User talk:Phantom Dusclops'92|talk]]) 15:46, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blades, Brushguard, Hot Shot --[[User:Wasp-shot23|Wasp-shot23]] ([[User talk:Wasp-shot23|talk]]) 15:50, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lugnut, Misfire, Sideways --[[User:Misfire78|Misfire78]] ([[User talk:Misfire78|talk]]) 16:12, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Elita-One, Swerve, Trailbreaker --[[User:Wtrz|Wtrz]] ([[User talk:Wtrz|talk]]) 16:26, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Lord Imperious Delirious, Sari Sumdac, Signal Lancer [[User:Awa64|Awa64]] ([[User talk:Awa64|talk]]) 16:27, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Scrounge, Skids, Transquito [[User:Carprillo|Carprillo]] ([[User talk:Carprillo|talk]]) 16:37, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Blitzwing, Sari Sumdac, Wreck-Gar --[[User:TeionneAi|TeionneAi]] ([[User talk:TeionneAi|talk]]) 17:12, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Crosswise, Override, Signal Lancer--[[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 18:10, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*High Wire, Longrack, Signal Lancer--[[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 18:31, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Misfire, Scrounge, Signal Lancer ----[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 18:40, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Nautica, Rung, Tarn - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 21:00, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Air Hammer, Evac (Cybertron), Spacewarp, [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 21:36, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Botanica, Nautica, Override (Cybertron) [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 21:58, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Ginrai, Thunderwing (G1), Vector Prime --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 22:17, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Leobreaker, Override (Cybertron), Signal Lancer [[User:NovaSaber|NovaSaber]] ([[User talk:NovaSaber|talk]]) 22:55, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Broadside, Signal Lancer, Tow-Line (RID) --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:28, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Nightbeat, Trailbreaker, Vector Prime --[[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]])) 02:22 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Barricade, Depth Charge, Roadbuster --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 02:52, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Flywheels, Guzzle, Trailbreaker --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 06:26, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Hound, Scrounge, Seaspray --[[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 08:04, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Alpha Trion, Tigatron, Vector Prime -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 09:59, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Nautica, Rampage (Beast Wars), Stockade (Movie/Titan Magazines) -- [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]). 15:17, 3 March 2016 (GMT)
*Doubledealer, Quickswitch, Scrounge -- [[User:HunterCham|HunterCham]] ([[User talk:HunterCham|talk]]) 12:53, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Impactor, Nautica, Rung - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 13:24, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Botanica, Spacewarp, Transmutate [[User:RevTibe|RevTibe]] ([[User talk:RevTibe|talk]]) 13:50, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Ironfist, Rung, Sari Sumdac -- [[User:JediFlaherty|JediFlaherty]] 14:32, 3 March 2016 (CST)
*Drift, Rung, Swerve -- [[User:Lozalot|Lozalot]] ([[User talk:Lozalot|talk]]) 22:10, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Scourge (RID), Shokaract, Under-3 --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 17:20, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Nickel, Scrounge (G1), Skids (G1)--[[User:Arazyr|Arazyr]] ([[User talk:Arazyr|talk]]) 19:49, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Elita One, Sideways, Sky-Byte--[[User:Autobot62695|Autobot62695]] ([[User talk:Autobot62695|talk]]) 19:40, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Blitzwing, Wheelie, Wreck-Gar--[[User:Glowingsupernova|Glowingsupernova]] ([[User talk:Glowingsupernova|talk]]) 22:19, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Doublecross, Swindler, Vector Prime --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 22:21, 3 March 2016 (EST)
*Cy-Kill, Ratbat, Thundercracker--[[User:RAKninja|RAKninja]] ([[User talk:RAKninja|talk]]) 00:37, 4 March 2016 (EST)
*Brainstorm, Rewind, Swerve -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 02:36, 4 March 2016 (EST)
*Alpha Trion, Overlord, Double Punch -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 0:14, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
*Deszaras, Nautica, Overlord -- [[User:OvermanXAN|OvermanXAN]] ([[User talk:OvermanXAN|talk]]) 15:29, 4 March 2016 (PST)
*Countdown, Flame (Motorvator), Stalker -- [[User:Stealthyboy|Stealthyboy]] ([[User talk:Stealthyboy|talk]]) 18:54, 4 March 2016 (GMT)
*Drift (IDW), Rung (IDW), Overlord (IDW) --[[User:EpsilonMagnus|EpsilonMagnus]] ([[User talk:EpsilonMagnus|talk]]) 01:07, 5 March 2016 (EST)
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*Pharma, Smokescreen, Strongarm (Aligned) --[[User:HardyGal|HardyGal]] ([[User talk:HardyGal|talk]]) 19:45, 6 March 2016 (EST)






[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

Overloaded, Part 2

2016-03-05T02:07:21Z

HardyGal: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 28
|image=Overloaded2 Bumblebee beats on Overload.jpg|
|caption=I am going to beat you short of what Bulkhead did to that Starscream clone.
|prev=Overloaded, Part 1
|next=Metal Meltdown
|title="Overloaded, Part 2"
|airdate=[[February 27]], [[2016]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''While the away team struggles against the elements to capture Polarclaw, Bumblebee's team tracks Overload.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Overloaded2 Autobots rescue Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Sylvester Stallone, eat your heart out!"]]
With [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s grip on the ice cliff weakening, things are not being helped by the Decepticon above throwing more chunks of ice down at them, despite [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s best efforts to keep the Decepticon occupied. At his Mini-Cons' plea, [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] jumps into action and though initially objecting, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] helps him form a chain to try to pull Optimus up. Windblade joins in and they manage to get Optimus to safety. Optimus admits maybe he's affected more than he thought, however a sonic roar from the Decepticon forestalls further discussion by starting an avalanche. Windblade disregards Optimus's order to take off and uses her turbines to slow the avalanche, though the Autobots are still swept off the side of the mountain.

Bumblebee's team finds the wrecked parking lot, and Bumblebee assumes it was a battle between [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] and the Mini-Cons [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] and [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] rather than a team-up. Reasoning the two parties will have gone in different directions, Bumblebee heads after Overload by himself, despite [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]'s protests. Strongarm and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] head in the other direction in search of the Mini-Cons.

[[File:Overloaded2 recolored Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"We're now properly camouflaged for the Arctic, or this year's Oscars."]]
The Autobots in the [[Arctic]] pull themselves out of the ground and thank Windblade for her efforts in slowing the avalanche's force. Optimus contacts [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] who is able to identify the Decepticon as [[Polarclaw]], a Decepticon with exceptional vision. Sideswipe laments that they won't be able to get close before Polarclaw spots them, but Optimus leads them to a nearby [[human]] base, where he demonstrates an ability taught to him by the [[Thirteen|Primes]] — the ability to scan a vehicle and take on just its color scheme.

Grimlock and Strongarm realize that they've been tracking scout troops instead of Mini-Cons. Stuck between two oncoming troops, Grimlock comes up with a subterfuge which allows them to leave with their cover intact.

Optimus's team finishes taking on new polar camouflage color schemes and starts heading off. Sideswipe observes that Optimus seems even more wiped out by the effort, but Windblade points out one of his left wheel is squeaking, something Sideswipe shrugs off as minor. The team heads back up the mountain.

Bumblebee finds Overload pummeling an occupied recreational vehicle as a warm up to draw out Optimus, and attacks the Decepticon.

[[File:Overloaded2 Sideswipe and Polarclaw underwater.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"This...is not how a flotation device works!!"]]
The team in the Arctic use their new color schemes successfully to sneak up to the cave Polarclaw is hanging out in. Sideswipe impatiently tries to move in, but his squeaky wheel alerts the Decepticon who immediately begins to flee. The Autobots give chase only to find themselves on a cliff over water. Sideswipe slips, causing them all to fall in and plunge to the bottom, where they find the cold is increasingly compromising their systems. Optimus comes up with a new strategy and orders Windblade to fly ahead and force Polarclaw into the water.

Bumblebee's futile pounding on Overload comes to an end as Overload fights back along with the Mini-Cons. Overload manages to pin him to the ground and starts punching him instead.

[[File:Overloaded2 Mini-Cons hit Overload.jpg|thumb|right|250px|No, class. Overload is not an instrument.]]
Windblade manages to cut off Polarclaw and redirect him into the water where the other Autobots have Sideswipe grab him and drag him down to the bottom. Unable to use his sonic roar, the Decepticon is easily punched out by Optimus. The Autobots pick their captive up and start heading for one of Windblade's caches to store him.

Battered, Bumblebee notices the Cyclone Mini-Cons and manages to appeal to their love of noise to turn them against Overload. The pair start hitting Overload with pots and pans, allowing Bumblebee to render the larger Decepticon unconscious. Grimlock and Strongarm arrive and Bumblebee admits Strongarm was right in that splitting the team has left them shorthanded. They start heading back towards the scrapyard and the occupants of the RV vow never to go camping again.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (2)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (3)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (8)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (9)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (10)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Polarclaw]] (6)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (12)
*[[Denny Clay]] (13)
*Scout troops (14)
*People trapped in camper (18)
|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (16)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
"And this could be from Ransack or Backtrack! Or it's rust."
:—'''Grimlock'''

"Wait, I remember you now!" 
"You do?" 
"Yes, you once called me shameless and overdramatic. ''How dare you, sir!''" 
"That...wasn't...ME!!"
:—'''Overload''' mistakes '''Bumblebee''' for his greatest foe, a critic.

"Sideswipe, you appear to be limping. Do you require assistance?"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' to '''Sideswipe'''

"Wow, as an expert on punches, I'd say that one was downright Grimlockian."
:—'''Grimlock'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*The clanging sound that Bumblebee makes when hitting Overload with the grill is woefully out of time with the animation.
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], [[Ped (RID)|Ped]], [[Quillfire]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polarclaw]]
* ''Known at large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* The arctic camouflage Optimus and the others uses to fool Polar Claw are based of the Blizzard Strike repaints of the toys.
* Optimus still didn't get [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] his [[Scrapheap (episode)|snowball!]]

===Foreign localization===
'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' '''Sovraccarico Overload, Parte Seconda''' ("Overloaded Overload, Second Part")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 22]], 2016

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Ghosts and Impostors

2016-02-22T09:53:30Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 24
|image=GhostsAndImpostors Spooky Drift.jpg
|caption=Return the Slab, or suffer my Curse.
|prev=The Buzz on Windblade
|next=Battlegrounds, Part 1
|title="Ghosts and Impostors"
|airdate=[[August 29]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[John Loy]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''An educational trip turns into a Decepticon hunt as Bumblebee and the Autobots stumble upon a chameleon-like fugitive in a western ghost town.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:GhostsAndImpostors Grimlock flees lava.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Had Grimlock stayed and bathed in the lava, he would have either lost his color and appeal to the G1 crowd, or get a snazzy repaint only available in Japan. Alas, we'll never know.]]
[[Russell Clay|Russell]] and [[Denny Clay|Denny]] return to the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] from their camping trip, having been drenched. While the pair go to warm up, the Autobots reflect on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s many vacation spots. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] asserts that [[Earth]] has equally wondrous places to visit. Intending to prove it, Bumblebee has [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] set the [[GroundBridge]] for a vacation spot, but unwisely asks the [[Mini-Con]] to surprise him. The Autobots end up on the side of an active volcano and are forced to vacate the area at speed to avoid the lava and steam vents and falling rocks. Bumblebee radios Fixit for a different destination, and this time they emerge into somewhere in the western [[United States of America|United States]]. Fixit is able to give them some facts about the location, including that the ghost town of [[Edmondville]] is nearby.

[[File:GhostsAndImpostors Autobots in Edmondville.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I say we leave now while he's not looking."]]
The Autobots are soon pulling up in Edmondville, though Bumblebee is the only one enthusiastic to be there. As they discuss ghosts, they're unaware that they're being watched from one of the buildings. Bumblebee leaves the others and starts exploring, but quickly becomes aware that there's something else lurking in the town. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] alerts him to an incoming tour bus, and the Autobots all hide. As the bored tour guide attempts half-heartedly to spook her group, the Autobots begin making spooky noises of their own, and the terrified humans soon pile into the bus and depart. The amused Autobots regroup, but something is still bugging Bumblebee who thinks they're not alone. Indeed, there's a dark shape watching from the shadows.

[[File:GhostsAndImpostors Grimlock post-punch.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bloody hell. Those ones were my favorites!]]
The Autobots decide they must eliminate any threat in the town as it's a regular tourist stop, so they split up to search. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] venture into the bank, only to be shut in the vault. Bumblebee and Grimlock spot a cart full of explosives speeding towards town. [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] are in the saloon when a chandelier almost falls on them. The pair dive out through the nearest wall, shortly before Strongarm blasts her way out of the vault. Grimlock stops the runaway cart by punching it, which only makes it explode. Regrouping in the middle of town, Bumblebee contacts Fixit who identies a potential Decepticon as [[Pseudo]], a [[Shifter]]. On Bumblebee's suggestion, the Autobots reset their optics to detect heat sources, however from the shadows, Pseudo scans them all.

[[File:GhostsAndImpostors sunset.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Apparently, this other Earth has Groundbridges that can make Bridges that go to space. We've had guys just walking along and suddenly, a Bridge opens beneath them and they fall out of a wall. I'm thinking maybe we should just work out a truce. I'll let you know if we can get in touch with this Evil Fixit.]]
After another search, the Autobots return to the middle of town having come up empty, however Bumblebee quickly notices that the group seems to have picked up a second Drift. Both Drifts appear identical, and Bumblebee is at a loss at telling them apart until the real Drift deploys his Mini-Cons. Realizing he's been rumbled, Pseudo speeds off and enters the town's abandoned mine. The Autobots follow, but are forced to split up when the tunnels fork. Bumblebee suddenly encounters Pseudo disguised as Strongarm, who promptly punches him in the face and runs off. A few moments later, Pseudo, now in the form of Bumblebee, knocks Sideswipe down as well. The Autobots rendezvous in a cavern, where they now have two Grimlocks. A quick question about the [[Acid Wastes]] flushes out Pseudo, who turns into Sideswipe to evade them. They pursue him out of the mine and spot him trying to escape in the form of a dilapidated steam engine. He manages to evade them by knocking down rocks to block the canyon he's moving through, however Bumblebee has Grimlock hurl the two Mini-Cons. Jetstorm and Slipstream crash down on the track ahead of Pseudo, causing the Decepticon to crash. As they take Pseudo into custody, the Autobots reflect that maybe Earth is great after all, and as Fixit opens a GroundBridge for them, they're too busy admiring a sunset to go through.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (4)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (7)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (8)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (9)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Pseudo]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (1)
*[[Denny Clay]] (2)
*Tour party (12)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Sideswipe''': Are we having fun yet? 
'''Bumblebee''': Ha! C'mon, Earth is unpredictable! That's part of its charm! 
'''Drift''': I would not describe molten lava as 'charming'.
:—Different opinions on fun and charm are exchanged

"It's quiet. Too quiet" 
"A location cannot be too quiet. It is either quiet or it is not."
:—'''Sideswipe''' is wary and '''Drift''' throws logic at a bot who doesn't care

'''Bumblebee''': Can you [[Jetstorm (RID)|get]] [[Slipstream (RID)|them]] there? 
'''Grimlock''': Does a cat have whiskers that shoot lightnin'?
:—No they don't, but...

'''Jetstorm''': Did we emerge victorious?
:— ...The kick is good!

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
* Pseudo causes the cliffs running beside the track to cave inwards, but somehow after he does this, there's two handy ramps on either side of the track for the Autobots to drive up.
===Continuity notes===
* Denny and Russell return from a camping trip, possibly explaining their absence in the [[The Buzz on Windblade|previous episode]].
* Fixit references [[Shifter]]s, a Cybertronian subspecies that previously appeared in the ''Prime'' cartoon.
* Maybe the reason this Grimlock is green is because he hangs out in the acid waste so much.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock, Scowl, Razorpaw, Zizza, Pseudo
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown, Kickback
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large, others arrested by Windblade and held elsewhere''

===Transformers references===
*Potential Cybertronian travel destinations the Autobots suggest include the [[Sonic Canyons]], [[Manganese Mountains]] and the [[Acid Wastes]].

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fantômes et imposteurs'''" ("Ghosts and Impostors")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 24]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Szellemek és szélhámosok'''" ("Ghosts and Tricksters")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 5]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fantasmi e impostori'''" ("Ghosts and Impostors")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 23]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ghost Town no Kettō'''" (ゴーストタウンの決闘, "Ghost Town Shoot-Out")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 29]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Duchy i podszywacze'''" ("Ghosts and impostors")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 21]], [[2015]]

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Overloaded, Part 1

2016-02-22T09:52:35Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 27
|image=Overloadedpart1-BBvsOverload.jpg
|caption=You talking more smack Vegeta?!
|prev=Battlegrounds, Part 2
|next=Overloaded, Part 2
|title="Overloaded, Part 1"
|airdate=[[February 20]], [[2016]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''The Bee Team must cope with a global Decepticon threat and a weakened Optimus Prime.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Russell Clay|Russell]] buffs [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s side, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] watches [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] play Go Fish, [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] inspects his sword, [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] examines a [[stasis pod]], and the remaining members of Team Bee listen to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s old war tale. Sideswipe hassles [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], believing she's bothering Optimus, leading to the pair fighting and dislodging the pod Drift is carrying. After Bumblebee has Grimlock stop the pair fighting, they suddenly spot [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] manifesting as a projection on Grimlock's side. Micronus announces that Optimus must return the portions of the [[Thirteen|Prime]]s' sparks that he borrowed, and despite [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s protests, the reversal takes place. Optimus is left perceptibly weakened, though Micronus insists he will recover... eventually. Optimus insists he's mission ready, and Bumblebee announces that he's forming an "away team" consisting of Drift and Windblade to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard. Sideswipe opts to join the team too, however when Bumblebee reveals he intends for Optimus to monitor things from the command center, Optimus insists on leading the away team. Fixit detects a Decepticon in the [[Arctic]] circle, and after Optimus gives a brief speech, the away team heads through the [[GroundBridge]], which suddenly explodes!

The remaining team deals with the fire by stomping on it, using a fire extinguisher, or in Grimlock's case, dumping a water fountain over it. Fixit manages to raise Optimus and they learn that the away team has safely reached the Arctic near a research installation. Unfortunately the GroundBridge will need to be fixed to get the team back. In the Arctic, Optimus scans for the Decepticon and detects one in a nearby cave, however as they move out, it's clear that Optimus is having trouble just walking.

The other Autobots work on fixing the GroundBridge. Denny and Strongarm wonder if it was a good idea to split the team, especially since they can no longer combine their [[Decepticon Hunter]]s. At this point [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] arrives and demands they turn over Optimus Prime. The scrapyard's defense systems fire, though they simply bounce off Overload, forcing Fixit and the two humans to seek cover. Bumblebee attempts to attack the Decepticon, but is thrown, knocking the two stasis pods holding the [[Cyclone]] Minicons.

Optimus's team make their way up the mountain, though the other Autobots note their leader is slow going, and suggest he fall back. Optimus is about to agree when the Decepticon above starts tossing chunks of ice down at them. Optimus orders the others to move in while he draws the Decepticon's fire, but as they argue, he's knocked off the mountain. Windblade heads up the mountain in her jet mode to distract the Decepticon while the rest of the team try to prevent Optimus from falling. Unfortunately while [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] are able to plant themselves in the side of mountain to provide footholds, the ice quickly begins to crack.

The two Cylone Mini-Cons, freed from their stasis pods, hide themselves in the scrapyard. Fixit looks up Overload in his database, revealing the Decepticon has a history with both Optimus and Bumblebee. Overload has gotten the better of the Autobots, and when Bumblebee reveals that Optimus is absent, Overload realizes he can draw the Autobot leader out by threatening humans in nearby [[Crown City]]. The Cyclone Minicons follow him and once the Autobots pick themselves up, they follow suit. The Minicons find Overload first, and he's all too happy to team up with them and wreck the cars in the parking lot he's found. The three soon head towards the city, eager to cause more destruction.

[[Overloaded, Part 2|To be continued.]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (12)

|c2=
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (14)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (15)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (16)
*[[Polar Claw (RID)|Polar Claw]] (17)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Denny Clay]] (5)

|h4=[[Thirteen]]|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==

"Looks like you're up, away team." 
"You mean, 'Bad Bot Bashers'. Huh? Right? C'mon!" ''[awkward silence]'' "Ah, I'm just warming up."
:—'''Bumblebee''' passes the job of awkward <s>running gag</s> <s>catchphrasing</s> naming to '''Sideswipe'''. We know where this is going…

"Did I call it? Optimus is already messing us up. It's going to take us forever to drive back to the scrapyard from here." 
"Cut him some cable, Slick. It wasn't his fault the groundbridge fritzed."
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Windblade''' discuss blame

"Grimlock, please help me ''gently'' separate the pieces of the GroundBridge."
:—'''Fixit''' invites disaster.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The Cyclone Mini-Cons were previously found and captured in a series of shorts released on transformers.com.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], [[Ped (RID)|Ped]], [[Quillfire]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polar Claw (RID)|Polar Claw]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*Overload speaks entirely in stage directions and other lingo employed by Anglophone stage actors.

===Trivia===
*A new title sequence debuts with this episode, adding Optimus Prime to the lineup of named characters. Drift and Windblade are not added, though they appear along with the rest of the team in the group shot at the end of the sequence.

===Foreign localization===
'''Italian'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 22]], 2016

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Overloaded, Part 1

2016-02-22T09:50:45Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 27
|image=Overloadedpart1-BBvsOverload.jpg
|caption=You talking more smack Vegeta?!
|prev=Battlegrounds, Part 2
|next=Overloaded, Part 2
|title="Overloaded, Part 1"
|airdate=[[February 20]], [[2016]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''The Bee Team must cope with a global Decepticon threat and a weakened Optimus Prime.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Russell Clay|Russell]] buffs [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s side, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] watches [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] play Go Fish, [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] inspects his sword, [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] examines a [[stasis pod]], and the remaining members of Team Bee listen to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s old war tale. Sideswipe hassles [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], believing she's bothering Optimus, leading to the pair fighting and dislodging the pod Drift is carrying. After Bumblebee has Grimlock stop the pair fighting, they suddenly spot [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] manifesting as a projection on Grimlock's side. Micronus announces that Optimus must return the portions of the [[Thirteen|Prime]]s' sparks that he borrowed, and despite [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s protests, the reversal takes place. Optimus is left perceptibly weakened, though Micronus insists he will recover... eventually. Optimus insists he's mission ready, and Bumblebee announces that he's forming an "away team" consisting of Drift and Windblade to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard. Sideswipe opts to join the team too, however when Bumblebee reveals he intends for Optimus to monitor things from the command center, Optimus insists on leading the away team. Fixit detects a Decepticon in the [[Arctic]] circle, and after Optimus gives a brief speech, the away team heads through the [[GroundBridge]], which suddenly explodes!

The remaining team deals with the fire by stomping on it, using a fire extinguisher, or in Grimlock's case, dumping a water fountain over it. Fixit manages to raise Optimus and they learn that the away team has safely reached the Arctic near a research installation. Unfortunately the GroundBridge will need to be fixed to get the team back. In the Arctic, Optimus scans for the Decepticon and detects one in a nearby cave, however as they move out, it's clear that Optimus is having trouble just walking.

The other Autobots work on fixing the GroundBridge. Denny and Strongarm wonder if it was a good idea to split the team, especially since they can no longer combine their [[Decepticon Hunter]]s. At this point [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] arrives and demands they turn over Optimus Prime. The scrapyard's defense systems fire, though they simply bounce off Overload, forcing Fixit and the two humans to seek cover. Bumblebee attempts to attack the Decepticon, but is thrown, knocking the two stasis pods holding the [[Cyclone]] Minicons.

Optimus's team make their way up the mountain, though the other Autobots note their leader is slow going, and suggest he fall back. Optimus is about to agree when the Decepticon above starts tossing chunks of ice down at them. Optimus orders the others to move in while he draws the Decepticon's fire, but as they argue, he's knocked off the mountain. Windblade heads up the mountain in her jet mode to distract the Decepticon while the rest of the team try to prevent Optimus from falling. Unfortunately while [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] are able to plant themselves in the side of mountain to provide footholds, the ice quickly begins to crack.

The two Cylone Mini-Cons, freed from their stasis pods, hide themselves in the scrapyard. Fixit looks up Overload in his database, revealing the Decepticon has a history with both Optimus and Bumblebee. Overload has gotten the better of the Autobots, and when Bumblebee reveals that Optimus is absent, Overload realizes he can draw the Autobot leader out by threatening humans in nearby [[Crown City]]. The Cyclone Minicons follow him and once the Autobots pick themselves up, they follow suit. The Minicons find Overload first, and he's all too happy to team up with them and wreck the cars in the parking lot he's found. The three soon head towards the city, eager to cause more destruction.

[[Overloaded, Part 2|To be continued.]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (12)

|c2=
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (14)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (15)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (16)
*[[Polar Claw (RID)|Polar Claw]] (17)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Denny Clay]] (5)

|h4=[[Thirteen]]|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==

"Looks like you're up, away team." 
"You mean, 'Bad Bot Bashers'. Huh? Right? C'mon!" ''[awkward silence]'' "Ah, I'm just warming up."
:—'''Bumblebee''' passes the role of awkward <s>running gag</s> <s>catchphrasing</s> naming to '''Sideswipe'''. We know where this is going…

"Did I call it? Optimus is already messing us up. It's going to take us forever to drive back to the scrapyard from here." 
"Cut him some cable, Slick. It wasn't his fault the groundbridge fritzed."
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Windblade''' discuss blame

"Grimlock, please help me ''gently'' separate the pieces of the GroundBridge."
:—'''Fixit''' invites disaster.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The Cyclone Mini-Cons were previously found and captured in a series of shorts released on transformers.com.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], [[Ped (RID)|Ped]], [[Quillfire]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polar Claw (RID)|Polar Claw]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*Overload speaks entirely in stage directions and other lingo employed by Anglophone stage actors.

===Trivia===
*A new title sequence debuts with this episode, adding Optimus Prime to the lineup of named characters. Drift and Windblade are not added, though they appear along with the rest of the team in the group shot at the end of the sequence.

===Foreign localization===
'''Italian'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 22]], 2016

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Overloaded, Part 1

2016-02-22T09:37:15Z

HardyGal: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 27
|image=Overloadedpart1-BBvsOverload.jpg
|caption=You talking more smack Vegeta?!
|prev=Battlegrounds, Part 2
|next=Overloaded, Part 2
|title="Overloaded, Part 1"
|airdate=[[February 20]], [[2016]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''The Bee Team must cope with a global Decepticon threat and a weakened Optimus Prime.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Russell Clay|Russell]] buffs [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s side, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] watches [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] play Go Fish, [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] inspects his sword, [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] examines a [[stasis pod]], and the remaining members of Team Bee listen to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s old war tale. Sideswipe hassles [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], believing she's bothering Optimus, leading to the pair fighting and dislodging the pod Drift is carrying. After Bumblebee has Grimlock stop the pair fighting, they suddenly spot [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] manifesting as a projection on Grimlock's side. Micronus announces that Optimus must return the portions of the [[Thirteen|Prime]]s' sparks that he borrowed, and despite [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s protests, the reversal takes place. Optimus is left perceptibly weakened, though Micronus insists he will recover... eventually. Optimus insists he's mission ready, and Bumblebee announces that he's forming an "away team" consisting of Drift and Windblade to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard. Sideswipe opts to join the team too, however when Bumblebee reveals he intends for Optimus to monitor things from the command center, Optimus insists on leading the away team. Fixit detects a Decepticon in the [[Arctic]] circle, and after Optimus gives a brief speech, the away team heads through the [[GroundBridge]], which suddenly explodes!

The remaining team deals with the fire by stomping on it, using a fire extinguisher, or in Grimlock's case, dumping a water fountain over it. Fixit manages to raise Optimus and they learn that the away team has safely reached the Arctic near a research installation. Unfortunately the GroundBridge will need to be fixed to get the team back. In the Arctic, Optimus scans for the Decepticon and detects one in a nearby cave, however as they move out, it's clear that Optimus is having trouble just walking.

The other Autobots work on fixing the GroundBridge. Denny and Strongarm wonder if it was a good idea to split the team, especially since they can no longer combine their [[Decepticon Hunter]]s. At this point [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] arrives and demands they turn over Optimus Prime. The scrapyard's defense systems fire, though they simply bounce off Overload, forcing Fixit and the two humans to seek cover. Bumblebee attempts to attack the Decepticon, but is thrown, knocking the two stasis pods holding the [[Cyclone]] Minicons.

Optimus's team make their way up the mountain, though the other Autobots note their leader is slow going, and suggest he fall back. Optimus is about to agree when the Decepticon above starts tossing chunks of ice down at them. Optimus orders the others to move in while he draws the Decepticon's fire, but as they argue, he's knocked off the mountain. Windblade heads up the mountain in her jet mode to distract the Decepticon while the rest of the team try to prevent Optimus from falling. Unfortunately while [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] are able to plant themselves in the side of mountain to provide footholds, the ice quickly begins to crack.

The two Cylone Mini-Cons, freed from their stasis pods, hide themselves in the scrapyard. Fixit looks up Overload in his database, revealing the Decepticon has a history with both Optimus and Bumblebee. Overload has gotten the better of the Autobots, and when Bumblebee reveals that Optimus is absent, Overload realizes he can draw the Autobot leader out by threatening humans in nearby [[Crown City]]. The Cyclone Minicons follow him and once the Autobots pick themselves up, they follow suit. The Minicons find Overload first, and he's all too happy to team up with them and wreck the cars in the parking lot he's found. The three soon head towards the city, eager to cause more destruction.

[[Overloaded, Part 2|To be continued.]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (9)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (12)

|c2=
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (14)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (15)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (16)
*[[Polar Claw (RID)|Polar Claw]] (17)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Denny Clay]] (5)

|h4=[[Thirteen]]|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==

"Did I call it? Optimus is already messing us up. It's going to take us forever to drive back to the scrapyard from here.

"Cut him some cable, Slick. It wasn't his fault the groundbridge fritzed."
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Windblade'''

"Grimlock, please help me ''gently'' separate the pieces of the GroundBridge."
:—'''Fixit''' invites disaster.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The Cyclone Mini-Cons were previously found and captured in a series of shorts released on transformers.com.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], [[Ped (RID)|Ped]], [[Quillfire]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]], [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]], [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], [[Polar Claw (RID)|Polar Claw]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*Overload speaks entirely in stage directions and other lingo employed by Anglophone stage actors.

===Trivia===
*A new title sequence debuts with this episode, adding Optimus Prime to the lineup of named characters. Drift and Windblade are not added, though they appear along with the rest of the team in the group shot at the end of the sequence.

===Foreign localization===
'''Italian'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 22]], 2016

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Fixit (RID)

2015-08-04T01:06:19Z

HardyGal: /* IDW Robots in Disguise comic */

{{factions|autobot|minicon}}
{{disambig3|Fixit}}
[[File:Fixit-Tranformers-Robots-in-Disguise-Animated-Series.jpg|thumb|300px|Wheels for feet, no weapons... [[The Weak Component|does this mean that he'll team up with Megatron?]]]]
:''Fixit is an [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

Left in charge of the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' for who-knows-how-long, '''Fixit''' has a few tires truce- pliers moose- ''wires loose''. A long time in isolation has left him with a bit of a motor-mouth and real lack of social skills, as well as a habit of getting words wrong or getting locked in a verbal loop. He's also naïve, and a bit of a coward as he has virtually no combat skills, but despite all that he's energetic and willing to do what he can in order to help [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his team re-capture the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners left under his care.

Luckily, his scatterbrained nature hasn't affected his technical skills ''too'' much. His arms are capable of transforming into a multitude of tools, allowing him to tackle just about any repair job the [[Autobot]]s might need.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Mitchell Whitfield]] (English), [[Yoshiyuki Matsūra]] (Japanese)|[[Federico Viola]] (Italian), [[Ahmed Abdul-Hameed]] (Arabic), [[Gerald Schaale]] (German), [[Miguel Angel Leal]] (Latin American Spanish)}}
[[File:PilotPart1 Fixit zaps Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Better than the electric chair, I suppose.]]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Fixit was an avid sports fan, with a particular fondness for [[gladiatorial combat]]. His favorite competitor was the hulking gladiator [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]]. Fixit was eventually assigned to the maximum-security prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'', which contained some of Cybertron's most dangerous Decepticon war criminals. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} As the only conscious member of the ship, he spent most of his time doing nothing, {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} and relied on his various built-in weapons systems to keep the inmates under control in the event of a prison break. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}}

Unfortunately, [[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]] caused the ship to crash on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Lockout}} Fixit sustained major damage in the crash, leaving him with his verbal tic, major gaps in his memory, and an inability to access his weapons systems. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} The crash also deactivated most of the [[stasis pod|stasis cells]] intended to keep its inmates under control. Fixit struggled to reactivate the ship while trying to reestablish contact with Cybertron. He was eventually found by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], who had arrived on the planet in response to a vision from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Fixit briefed them on the ''Alchemor'' and its cargo until the ship's tracking system eventually rebooted, and the pair went to investigate a nearby signal. The Autobots encountered [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]], and ended up having a fight in the wreck of the ''Alchemor'' while Fixit tried to take cover with [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} While the others pursued Underbite, Fixit failed to make friends with [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], and continued with his repair work. He was able to get a [[stasis pod|stasis cell]] back online and scrounge up some capture tools which he supplied to the rest of the team. After Underbite's defeat, he and the other Autobots moved their equipment to [[Denny Clay]]'s [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:RIDMTMTE Fixit in disguise.jpg|thumb|right|320px|M'inicon.]]
Fixit succeeded in detecting some nearby fugitive signals, and also in receiving a human distress signal. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} After hearing tales of the Autobot's fight against [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], Fixit wished to be able to go out on a field mission, though it was against regulations. He got his chance when [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] attempted to steal liquid oxygen from a manufacturing plant, accompanying Denny while disguised as a [[human]] as they searched the plant for the Decepticon. Unfortunately Fixit found himself captured by Chop Shop and forced to act as the combiner's right arm, and to his alarm, he was used to batter his own friends. He finally managed to fight back, allowing the Autobots to capture Chop Shop. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Fixit undermined the sobriety of Bumblebee's presentation of stasis pod locations by pointing out they resembled [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. After the team was sent to the [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences]], he was able to fill them in on the [[Buffaloid]] [[Terrashock]]. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} Sideswipe took advantage of Fixit's gullibility in order to skive off. He was later able to identify a [[Decepticon Hunter]] Strongarm managed to find, and also work out that [[Thunderhoof]] was working in the area. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} While trying to monitor the capture of [[Filch]], Fixit managed to record himself on [[Larry LaRue]]'s camera in the process of trying to work out how it induced stellar fusion. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}}

Fixit rigged up a proximity alarm for the scrapyard. After Grimlock turned on the others and demolished them, including Fixit, Russell and Fixit discovered that Grimlock was being controlled by the [[cyber-tick]] [[Minitron]]. Fixit repaired the comms system so that they could warn the other Autobots. {{storylink|True Colors}} Denny began clashing with Fixit over the former's participation in the repair of the Cybertronian weapons they'd found, leading to an all-out feud between pair until Russell succeeded in getting them to work together. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

[[File:BumblebeeSitting Fixit pincer mode.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Arms up!]]
Caught up in an attempt to capture Ped, Fixit found himself being hit in the face a lot. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} He operated on Bumblebee, extracting one of [[Quillfire]]'s quills from his leader's posterior, and later guided Strongarm and Grimlock as they hunted the Decepticon. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

After Fixit pointed the Autobots to the site of two Cybertronian ship landings, they returned with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and his two Mini-Cons. When [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] turned up looking to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Fixit helped Russell attempt to bluff the Decepticon with a video game. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Fixit alerted Bumblebee to the four Decepticon signals he detected, which he later identified as [[Malodor]] and his crew of [[Skunkticon]]s. When the automated dam was about to dump a load of water, Fixit assisted Bumblebee remotely in shutting down the emergency locks. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

Fixit and Denny managed to finish two replica Decepticon Hunters, which they presented to Strongarm and Sideswipe. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

[[File:RID-fixitsnightmare.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Worthless, and there ain't nothing you can do about it!'']]

After a trip to scavenge energon with Bumblebee and Denny, Fixit joined the team as they hunted for a Decepticon in a nearby cave. The team, including the terrified Mini-Con, were captured by [[Nightstrike]], who caused them to live out their worst fears — Fixit's was being on the junk heap — so he could feed on their energon. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

During a mission in the subways, Sideswipe's head was detached from his body by [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], and Fixit got the job of reading Vertebreak's notes so he could reattach Sideswipe's head. The operation was a success, although Sideswipe was temporarily left unable to transform; a glitch Fixit promised to repair. {{storylink|Some Body, Any Body}}

Fixit warned the others of an incoming signal, which turned out to be the Mini-Con [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]. While the Autobots pursued the escaped Quillfire and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], Fixit assisted by helping maintain Denny's cover as an army major. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

After inadvertently flooding the scrapyard while [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] the team to an undersea location, an apologetic Fixit helped Denny clean up. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}}

[[File:RID-fixitvsheadlock.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]
When Groundpounder resurfaced taking part in the [[Rumbledome]]'s demolition derby, Fixit was shocked to discover that the gladiatorial warrior actually was a cheat. Fixit helped Grimlock take down Groundpounder by demonstrating moves on Groundpounder's manager [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]]. {{storylink|The Champ}}

[[File:RID-fixitdefeatschopshop.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Watch him get all turbo-charged when he eats a pie.]]

After a major malfunction left Fixit stationary and repeating the word "escape", the other Autobots insisted he get repairs. Fixit asked Denny to perform a diagnostic, however Fixit's original guard programming reactivated during the procedure. The more robotic guard Fixit revealed a plethora of weapon systems and began hunting down the Autobots, mistaking them for escaped prisoners. The escape of Chop Shop turned his attention from his friends long enough for Denny to deactivate him and restore him to his regular self. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}}

Fixit picked up a Decepticon signal from outside the scrapyard, which belonged to [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]]. Unfortunately, Kickback was bait for the other Autobots, and while the other Autobots were out Steeljaw and his gang broke into the scrapyard, intending to free their Decepticon brethren. Pressganged into following Steeljaw's orders, Fixit managed to stall long enough for the Clays to rig up a distraction. Although he was eventually forced to deactivate the stasis pods, the Autobots managed to retake their base and reactivate the stasis pods before any more Decepticons could escape. {{storylink|Lockout}}

Fixit tried to help Russel spy on Denny's attempt to build a new trailer for his son. He later called up information on the Decepticon thug [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] to assure Grimlock that Scowl had no intention of changing his ways. After Fixit and the Clays worked together to finish off the new trailer, they all celebrated by boogieing down to some disco music. {{storylink|Similarly Different}} The Autobots met [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], another Autobot on a mission of her own. She won over Fixit by complimenting his knowledge and technical expertise, and helped him to pinpoint a concealed Decepticon signal. When the other Autobots set out to recapture [[Zizza]], Fixit recounted Zizza's rap sheet, and helped to redirect air traffic away from the fight. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}}

After the Autobots decided to take a vacation of their own, Fixit helped by GroundBridging them to a random location on Earth. This turned out to be an active volcano, which wasn't as pleasant as he had hoped. Fixit tried again and sent them to scenic [[Edmondville]]. He later helped fill them in on [[Pseudo]], who was also hiding out in the town, and opened a GroundBridge home after Pseudo had been captured. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

When Strongarm and Sideswipe were kidnapped by Decepticons, Fixit managed to pinpoint the Decepticon's base. While the Autobots were out, Fracture and his Mini-Cons broke into the base and cornered Fixit and the Clays. They were saved by a resurrected Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} Fixit informed the other Autobots about the legendary [[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]], who had returned to the material plane. After Megatronus was defeated, Fixit opted to stay on Earth with the rest of the Autobot team. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===

A series of mishaps resulted in Fixit becoming lodged in Grimlock's foot. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:IDWRID1 Fixit blaster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is the good guy, we swear.]]
When the Autobots encountered a Decepticon who liked making fires, Fixit narrowed the choices down to [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]]. While the others went to hunt the Decepticon, he started on a six-hour full-spectrum diagnostic of the computer systems. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}}
{{spoilers|Robots in Disguise issue 1|August 22|float=left}}
Fixit played Decepticon for a training exercise, and the other Autobots' lack of co-ordination resulted in him winning. He later alerted them to the fact that a power transformer had been destroyed, leading to the capture of [[Spinhead]]. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
The rest of the team attempted to play [[Lobbing|lob-ball]] using Fixit as the ball, and he was relieved when they switched to using something more like an actual ball. He later looked up [[Scuzzard]] in the ''Alchemor'' database, providing the others with info that helped capture the Decepticon. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}}

Fixit detected intruders in the scrapyard, though they merely turned out to be some of Russell's classmates, and later detected some Decepticon signals at the docks. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

===''TransTech''===
[[file:Fixit lobbing.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The thrill of victory.]]
At one point, Fixit went to [[Axiom Nexus]] and won a [[Sub-Metro Amateur League Lobbing]] championship playing in a team with other [[Fixit (G1)|Fixits]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (mobile game)===
*''unlock Starter'' — 500 Energon Cubes or 10 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Legion'' — 1500 Energon Cubes or 30 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock 1-Step'' — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks

When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise (mobile game)}}
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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{anchor|OneStepChanger}}
[[File:2015 RID One-Step Fixit.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"While you were out, I spent six hours trying to reach a coffee cup up on a shelf. When I finally got it down, I was so happy, I cried. I hate my life!"]]
*'''Fixit''' (One Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': [[March 21]] 2015
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV05'''

:Part of the second wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[One Step Changer]]s, Fixit transforms into some kind of a driller unit via simple [[Autotransformation|spring-loaded auto-transformation]], triggered by the "handlebars" attached to his wheel-base.

:His scannable [[insignia]] is on his right arm, where it is inaccessible for in-package scanning. Scanning this in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]] temporarily unlocks the One Step Changer Fixit figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked it already.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version of this toy, part of the first wave of ''Adventure'' product, uses a lighter shade of orange, and features dark grey plastic, with the drills being painted in silver. He also features a different scannable badge, which is compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app.

{{-}}{{anchor|Legion}}
[[File:RID2015LegionFixit.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"Mugs, mugs, mugs! Mugs, mugs, mugs! Mug-a-mug! Mug-a-mug! Mugs! God, ''why can't I stop singing this slagging song?!''"]]
*'''Fixit''' (Legion Class, 2015)

:Part of the third wave of Legion-class toys, this considerably smaller (and therefore more accurate to show [[scale]] with the Warrior figures) version of Fixit transforms into the same drill-device-thing.

: His scannable insignia is right there in the middle of his chest, easily scanned while still in-package.

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==Merchandise==
===Tiny Titans===
*'''Fixit''' (Tiny Titan, 2015)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Number'' : '''4/12'''

: Part of the third [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this is a small, soft-plastic figurine of Fixit with one of his arms converted into a tool.

: He comes with a trading card with a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

==Notes==
*In the Japanese dub of ''Robots in Disguise'', Fixit speaks with a [[w:Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]].
*Fixit's favorite color is red.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Fixit''' (フィクシット ''Fikushitto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hēimiànshén''' (黑面神, "[http://www.hkflora.com/v2/leaf/euphor_show_plant.php?plantid=1018 Waxy Leaf]", literally "Black-faced Deity")

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:TransTech Autobots]]
[[Category:TransTech Mini-Cons]]

Some Body, Any Body

2015-07-18T21:28:26Z

HardyGal: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 16
|image=SomeBodyAnyBody Strongarm carries Sideswipe.jpg
|caption=[["Weird Al" Yankovic|And so I had them send me back to last Thursday night so I could pay my phone bill on time Just then the floating disembodied head of Colonel Sanders started yellin' EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG!]]
|prev=Even Robots Have Nightmares
|next=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|title="Some Body, Any Body"
|airdate=[[July 4]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''When the Team’s latest quarry leaves Sideswipe bodiless, the young Autobot must learn that he can’t always rely on his physical prowess.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Sideswipe on the slab.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This illustrious and greedy nation Japan will soon be under my control! A millennium of glory is at hand!]]
Speeding through a subway, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] reports in to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who is currently heading towards [[Crown City]] with [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]. Sideswipe ducks out of sight as a subway train passes by, but is so busy cracking jokes at Strongarm's expense that he doesn't notice the other train which pulls up, until it transforms into a [[Decepticon]] and attacks him.

Sometime later, the other Autobots reach the section of subway, but Sideswipe's long gone, as is the Decepticon. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] has trouble pinpointing a signal for either, so the Autobots split into pairs to go hunting.

Sideswipe wakes to find he's restrained to a table. The serpentine [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] appears and though Sideswipe asks hopefully to be untied, the madly-cackling Decepticon instead moves in with all manner of tools.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Bumblebee encounters Vertebreak.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Yeah, I bumped into that kid from Toy Story.]]
Fixit is surprised to find he's detected two signals for Sideswipe. He and Bumblebee follow one of the signals and soon spy Sideswipe coming towards them down a tunnel, however when "Sideswipe" attacks Bumblebee, it's clear that Vertebreak has grafted his head onto Sideswipe's body. Vertebreak explains that he's taken Sideswipe's attributes for his own as he wipes the floor with Bumblebee. Once he's finished testing out his new body, he intends to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to exact revenge on those who wronged him. After Strongarm calls Bee, Vertebreak takes advantage of a passing subway train to head off and continue his testing on Strongarm and Grimlock. Picking up Fixit, Bumblebee asks the Mini-Con to check the ''[[Alchemor]]'' prisoner manifest before radioing Strongarm to warn her of what's coming. Fixit's able to find Vertebreak's stats and the Autobots are shocked to learn of the Decepticon's skills in grafting.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Grimlock vs train.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Subway trains, the real villain of this episode.]]
Bumblebee and Fixit continue tracking the other signal and find Vertebreak's makeshift laboratory. As they explore, they hear Sideswipe's voice and follow it to find Sideswipe's disembodied head in a jar. The despondent Sideswipe doesn't think he'll see his body again, but Fixit thinks he can use Vertebreak's notes to fix Sideswipe up. Leaving Fixit to examine the notes, Bumblebee takes Sideswipe's head and goes to help the others.

Vertebreak attacks Strongarm and Grimlock as they dodge trains, however as Grimlock prepares to attack Sideswipe, Strongarm points out they can't damage Sideswipe's body. Vertebreak fights Strongarm while Grimlock is first held up behind a subway train, then struck by a second train as he rushes to help. Bumblebee and Sideswipe find Strongarm unconscious and once she comes around, she fills them in on the fight. Hearing Grimlock and Vertebreak fighting nearby, the trio rush to his aid, though Sideswipe is left sitting nearby while Bumblebee and Strongarm engage the Decepticon. Vertebreak is eventually defeated, however as they're picking him up, a subway train speeds down the tunnel towards them.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody team flees train.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
With the train in hot pursuit, the Autobots attempt to sprint to the next intersection. Bumblebee and Strongarm transform, allowing Grimlock to ride on them, and barely make it out in time. Unfortunately Vertebreak has the chance to recover and unsheathes his [[Decepticon Hunter]]. As the three able-bodied Autobots fight him, Sideswipe complains that they're risking damage to his body, however Bumblebee realizes that the fact they're trying not to damage Sideswipe's body is hampering them. After Sideswipe's head is knocked over and passed from Autobot to Autobot, he realizes that he's able to anticipate Vertebreak's fighting moves. By calling out instructions to his teammates, he's able to have them counter Vertebreak's moves, and the Decepticon is swiftly brought down again.

Back in the laboratory, Sideswipe's head is reattached, though he immediately pulls a prank on Strongarm. She challenges him to a race back to the scrapyard, however as they head off, Sideswipe discovers something is connected up wrong, and he can't transform. The other Autobots speed off, and Sideswipe's left trudging back to base with Fixit, who takes the opportunity to relate a blow-by-blow description of the surgery.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] (5)

|c3=

}}

==Quotes==
"I bet this is Sideswipe's idea of a joke. I can practically hear his incredibly annoying laugh."
:—'''Strongarm'''

"Hey, how 'bout you untie me, and I'll shake your hand… things." 
"HA HA HA HA HA!" 
"[laughs nervously] It's not that funny…"
:—'''Sideswipe''' tries to fool '''Vertebreak'''

"A Decepticon named Vertebreak connected his head to Sideswipe's body." 
"That's nasty."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Grimlock''' discuss the merits of science.

"So, how's your day been going?"
:—'''Sideswipe's head'''

"Nice job. It took all of you, but you subdued my nerd bodyjacker."
:—'''Sideswipe''' has taken no blows to his ego

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Vertebreak's notes.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lemme take a selfie]]
* Crown City's trains sure are durable, considering they can ram into a multi-ton metal object at top speed without even slowing down.
* When Fixit is holding Vertebreak's notes, they are very stiff and static.

===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, Malodor and the Skunkticons, "that one with all the eyes", Nightstrike, Vertebreak
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Vertebreak's removing another bot's head and jacking their body is very similar the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]'s M.O. He even has a similar nerdy voice.

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* This is the first episode in the cartoon that doesn't have a human in it.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sideswipe perd la tête'''" ("Sideswipe Loses His Head")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Some Body, Any Body

2015-07-18T21:24:36Z

HardyGal: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 16
|image=SomeBodyAnyBody Strongarm carries Sideswipe.jpg
|caption=[["Weird Al" Yankovic|And so I had them send me back to last Thursday night so I could pay my phone bill on time Just then the floating disembodied head of Colonel Sanders started yellin' EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG!]]
|prev=Even Robots Have Nightmares
|next=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|title="Some Body, Any Body"
|airdate=[[July 4]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''When the Team’s latest quarry leaves Sideswipe bodiless, the young Autobot must learn that he can’t always rely on his physical prowess.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Sideswipe on the slab.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This illustrious and greedy nation Japan will soon be under my control! A millennium of glory is at hand!]]
Speeding through a subway, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] reports in to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who is currently heading towards [[Crown City]] with [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]. Sideswipe ducks out of sight as a subway train passes by, but is so busy cracking jokes at Strongarm's expense that he doesn't notice the other train which pulls up, until it transforms into a [[Decepticon]] and attacks him.

Sometime later, the other Autobots reach the section of subway, but Sideswipe's long gone, as is the Decepticon. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] has trouble pinpointing a signal for either, so the Autobots split into pairs to go hunting.

Sideswipe wakes to find he's restrained to a table. The serpentine [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] appears and though Sideswipe asks hopefully to be untied, the madly-cackling Decepticon instead moves in with all manner of tools.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Bumblebee encounters Vertebreak.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Yeah, I bumped into that kid from Toy Story.]]
Fixit is surprised to find he's detected two signals for Sideswipe. He and Bumblebee follow one of the signals and soon spy Sideswipe coming towards them down a tunnel, however when "Sideswipe" attacks Bumblebee, it's clear that Vertebreak has grafted his head onto Sideswipe's body. Vertebreak explains that he's taken Sideswipe's attributes for his own as he wipes the floor with Bumblebee. Once he's finished testing out his new body, he intends to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to exact revenge on those who wronged him. After Strongarm calls Bee, Vertebreak takes advantage of a passing subway train to head off and continue his testing on Strongarm and Grimlock. Picking up Fixit, Bumblebee asks the Mini-Con to check the ''[[Alchemor]]'' prisoner manifest before radioing Strongarm to warn her of what's coming. Fixit's able to find Vertebreak's stats and the Autobots are shocked to learn of the Decepticon's skills in grafting.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Grimlock vs train.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Subway trains, the real villain of this episode.]]
Bumblebee and Fixit continue tracking the other signal and find Vertebreak's makeshift laboratory. As they explore, they hear Sideswipe's voice and follow it to find Sideswipe's disembodied head in a jar. The despondent Sideswipe doesn't think he'll see his body again, but Fixit thinks he can use Vertebreak's notes to fix Sideswipe up. Leaving Fixit to examine the notes, Bumblebee takes Sideswipe's head and goes to help the others.

Vertebreak attacks Strongarm and Grimlock as they dodge trains, however as Grimlock prepares to attack Sideswipe, Strongarm points out they can't damage Sideswipe's body. Vertebreak fights Strongarm while Grimlock is first held up behind a subway train, then struck by a second train as he rushes to help. Bumblebee and Sideswipe find Strongarm unconscious and once she comes around, she fills them in on the fight. Hearing Grimlock and Vertebreak fighting nearby, the trio rush to his aid, though Sideswipe is left sitting nearby while Bumblebee and Strongarm engage the Decepticon. Vertebreak is eventually defeated, however as they're picking him up, a subway train speeds down the tunnel towards them.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody team flees train.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
With the train in hot pursuit, the Autobots attempt to sprint to the next intersection. Bumblebee and Strongarm transform, allowing Grimlock to ride on them, and barely make it out in time. Unfortunately Vertebreak has the chance to recover and unsheathes his [[Decepticon Hunter]]. As the three able-bodied Autobots fight him, Sideswipe complains that they're risking damage to his body, however Bumblebee realizes that the fact they're trying not to damage Sideswipe's body is hampering them. After Sideswipe's head is knocked over and passed from Autobot to Autobot, he realizes that he's able to anticipate Vertebreak's fighting moves. By calling out instructions to his teammates, he's able to have them counter Vertebreak's moves, and the Decepticon is swiftly brought down again.

Back in the laboratory, Sideswipe's head is reattached, though he immediately pulls a prank on Strongarm. She challenges him to a race back to the scrapyard, however as they head off, Sideswipe discovers something is connected up wrong, and he can't transform. The other Autobots speed off, and Sideswipe's left trudging back to base with Fixit, who takes the opportunity to relate a blow-by-blow description of the surgery.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] (5)

|c3=

}}

==Quotes==
"I bet this is Sideswipe's idea of a joke. I can practically hear his incredibly annoying laugh."
:—'''Strongarm'''

"Hey, how 'bout you untie me, and I'll shake your hand… things." 
"HA HA HA HA HA!" 
"[laughs nervously] It's not that funny…"
:—'''Sideswipe''' tries to fool '''Vertebreak'''

"A Decepticon named Vertebreak connected his head to Sideswipe's body." 
"That's nasty."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Grimlock''' discuss the merits of science.

"So, how's your day been going?"
:—'''Sideswipe's head'''

"Nice job. It took all of you, but you subdued my nerd bodyjacker."
:—'''Sideswipe''' has taken no blows to his ego

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Vertebreak's notes.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
* Crown City's trains sure are durable, considering they can ram into a multi-ton metal object at top speed without even slowing down.
* When Fixit is holding Vertebreak's notes, they are very stiff and static.

===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, Malodor and the Skunkticons, "that one with all the eyes", Nightstrike, Vertebreak
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Vertebreak's removing another bot's head and jacking their body is very similar the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]'s M.O. He even has a similar nerdy voice.

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* This is the first episode in the cartoon that doesn't have a human in it.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sideswipe perd la tête'''" ("Sideswipe Loses His Head")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Inside Job

2015-07-09T13:36:39Z

HardyGal: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 49
|prev=Hard Knocks
|next=Patch (episode)
|image=InsideJobSmokescreenfreefall.jpg
|caption="This isn't flying! It's falling, with sty-HOLY SCRAP HEEEELLLP!!!"
|title="Inside Job"
|airdate=[[October 12]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Bob Skir|Robert N. Skir]]
|directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''When Smokescreen is captured, he learns the location of the Omega Key and attempts to retrieve all the other stolen keys.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] recovers consciousness to find himself on a slab in the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Decepticon warship]] with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] standing over him. [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] demands the final relic, pointing out [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s work decrypting the Iacon database has revealed an image of Smokescreen, but Smokescreen is merely confused as to what it means. Knock Out scans the [[Autobot]], and finds the last relic is hidden inside.
[[Image:InsideJobKnockOutSmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Having fun, Knock Out?]]
The other Autobots, meanwhile, realize that the Decepticons must have decoded the last coordinates and speculate that Smokescreen holds the [[Omega Key]] inside him, largely due to being installed within him while unconscious by [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]].

Knock Out advances on the alarmed Smokescreen with a rotary saw, only to reveal he's actually going to use the [[phase shifter]] to do the operation. He reaches inside Smokescreen and soon has the Omega Key in hand. Smokescreen refuses to tell the Decepticons what the Omega Keys are, but Megatron has ways of finding out.

[[Image:InsideJobStarscream.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Cue evil laugh in 3, 2, 1...]]
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ruminates on the one Omega Key he possesses, while talking to his [[Starscream clone (Prime)|dead clone]]. Imagining himself in charge of a reborn [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he quickly realizes that he doesn't have the resources he would need to rule it.

Megatron listens in on Prime's briefing about the Omega Keys, thanks to a [[cortical psychic patch]] hooked up to Smokescreen. Once they've learned all they need, Knock Out unplugs the pair and Megatron orders Knock Out to use the patch to find the location of the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]] so they can retrieve the other Omega Keys. After Megatron leaves to put their new key in a safe place, Knock Out moves in, only for Smokescreen to grab the phase shifter attached to his wrist and uses it to free himself. The pair grapple until Smokescreen manages to pull the device from his opponent's wrist, leaving Knock Out embedded in a bulkhead. Though Knock Out points out Smokescreen has no means of escape from the ship, Smokescreen has plans of his own. Through use of the phase shifter, he manages to catch up with Megatron near the storage area, where he snatches back the Omega Key and takes the one in storage as well. The Decepticons attempt to stop him, but their firepower passes straight through him. He eventually reaches the outer hull, only to be confronted by Megatron. With no other choice, the Autobot bails the ship.

At the Autobot base, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] picks up Smokescreen's signal, but has trouble locking on due to the fact that Smokescreen is plummeting through the air. Harried by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]], Smokescreen drops towards the [[GroundBridge]] Ratchet opens, only to be knocked off-course by Megatron. He uses the phase shifter to pass through the ground. Moments later, Megatron lands and demands his subordinates search the wreckage. Smokescreen bridges back to base, where the Autobots congratulate him, but wonder where the fourth key is. Their query is answered a moment later when they get a message from Starscream offering the key in return for the replacement of his [[transformation cog|T-Cog]]. Having considered it, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] decides it's too important to not take Starscream up on his offer.

Optimus, Ratchet and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] bridge to a forested location and approach Starscream, only to find him apparently dead. It is, of course, just the dead clone, as the real Starscream uses his [[Red Energon]] to nip through the GroundBridge into the Autobot base. Moving too fast to be seen, he is tempted at first to finish off the slow-moving Autobots, but goes back to finding the Omega Keys first. The Autobots in the field realize they've been deceived just as Starscream blows open the vault holding the keys. Though Optimus orders [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] to close the GroundBridge, it is too slow to prevent Starscream from escaping the base. He stops to mock Optimus, Ratchet and Bulkhead, only for the Red Energon to wear off right at the worst possible moment. After firing a missile at the Autobots, he frantically opens his own GroundBridge and escapes back to the ''[[Harbinger]]'', much to Optimus's despair. Though Bulkhead and Ratchet believe they can get the keys back Optimus grimly announces the fate of Cybertron is now in Starscream's hands.

[[Image:InsideJobKnockOut.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Well, this is awkward.]]
Despite Knock Out's pleas, Megatron refuses to release him from the wall. Megatron and [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] return to the bridge, where they find Starscream who has come with a peace offering of all four Omega Keys.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (1)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (3)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (4)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (11)
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] (12)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (14)
|c4=
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"Trippy."
:—'''Knock Out''' thinks the phase shifter is like, totally groovy, man.

"Get your stinkin' hand out of my gears!"
:—'''Smokescreen''' obviously doesn't like operations.

"Tell me the function of these relics." 
"Door stop? Shavers? Bling? Beats me."
:—'''Megatron''' asks a question and '''Smokescreen''' gives a vague answer.

"Fliers! I need Fliers!"
:—'''Megatron''' shortly after tossing a Vehicon trooper off the warship in pursuit of '''Smokescreen'''

"How easy it would be to gut you [Arcee]... to gut all of you."
:—Well, '''Starscream's''' already making plans.

"Autobots, maintain positions!" (said in '''very''' slow motion) 
"I'm sorry, what was that? Mblemblemble!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' is taunted by a '''Starscream''' who's hopped up on [[Red Energon]].

"RRRRRRRAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!"
:—Both '''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' being really upset after the theft of the keys.

[[Image:TFP Inside Job Starscream fistful of keys.jpg|thumb||250px|Beware Starscream bearing gifts...]]
"We ''will'' locate the Autobot base, invade it, and retrieve the Omega Keys!" 
"Been there, done that."
:—'''Megatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s thunder is stolen by '''Starscream'''.

==Notes==

===Animation and technical errors===
*Megatron's vehicle mode still has his fusion cannon, despite the arm it was attached to being removed. Furthermore, if one watches Megatron's transformation scene, it's blocked off by smoke, making it impossible to see what exactly happens with his fusion cannon and his different arm.
*An early external shot of the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' has its "eyes" and running lights illuminated in [[Dark Energon]] purple; later in the episode they are their normal red.

===Continuity errors===
*The bots in Smokescreen's memory are in different places than in "Alpha/Omega". In that episode, Smokescreen and Ratchet are on Optimus's right side, and Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee are on his left. In this episode, Bulkhead and Ratchet are on his right, Bee is in the middle, and Arcee and Smokescreen are on his left.
*How exactly was Smokescreen able to transform into his vehicle mode with an Omega Key in his chest? Sure seems as though it would have either been damaged by the transforming sequence, or disrupted said sequence entirely.

===Continuity notes===
*This episode continues from [[Hard Knocks|the previous one]], starting not long after Smokescreen's capture and subsequent restraint.
*The [[cortical psychic patch]] is used to extract information from Smokescreen, having been used previously in "[[Sick Mind]]" and "[[Out of the Past]]".
*The scene which Megatron watches in Smokescreen's mind is from "[[Alpha/Omega]]".
*Starscream lists off numerous items he's acquired or stolen in previous episodes; the Omega Key from "Hard Knocks", the processed Red Energon (which he acquired in "[[New Recruit]]" and refined in "Hard Knocks"), his GroundBridge remote first seen in "[[Triangulation]]", his murdered clone from "[[Armada (episode)|Armada]]", and the T-cog he scavenged from said clone in "Triangulation".
*Starscream previously referred to himself as an "[[Emperor of Destruction]]" in "[[Masters & Students]]".
*Ratchet recalls Starscream's lack of a T-cog, which he learned about in "[[Crossfire]]". Starscream lost his in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]".
* Once again, Starscream sends an embedded message to the Autobots, asking Ratchet to bring a medical kit. This time around, it didn't work out very well for the Autobots.
*Starscream still seems to be holding a grudge against Arcee from the events of "[[Partners]]", given his comments about gutting the Autobots start with her.
*While Starscream is looking for the Omega Keys in the Autobots' Vault, he comes across [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] in stasis, which occurred back in "[[Armada (episode)|Armada]]". The last time they interacted was in "Crossfire".
*Even though the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] was destroyed in "Alpha/Omega", Optimus still wears the hilt Ratchet made him.

===Transformers references===
* One of Starscream's self-proclaimed titles as the new ruler of Cybertron is "[[Emperor of Destruction]]". He also refers to himself as Cybertron's [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]], which originated in the Marvel UK story "[[State Games]]" as the pre-war rulers of Cybertron.

===Real-world references===
*A brain pan is real. Scientists use it to study brains of corpses without the confines of a skull.
*Arcee uses the human phrase of sounding like a broken record.

===Trivia===
*This episode explains why the phase shifter doesn't phase the user through everything, neatly tying up the issues of how it can be used with such versatility. (Well, neatly in the sense that the narrative says, "It just ''does'', okay?")
*While in Smokescreen's mind, Megatron's avatar has his own arm rather than the Prime's arm that he's since attached.
*Looks like Bulkhead finally gets to see Optimus "[[One Shall Fall|lose his cool]]."
*It would seem Megatron cannot tell which of his own soldiers are fliers or ground troopers. Then again, there's not much difference in appearance.
*When Knock Out removes the Omega Key from within Smokescreen, the Autobot's chest appears to be rising and falling rapidly much like a human's would when breathing harshly.
*Apparently it takes a long time to put the Omega Key in a pod and launch it off planet. It's shorter to knock a bot out, put the Omega Key inside him, and modify the Iacon Database entry to point back to said bot… Yeah, that makes no sense. Perhaps Alpha Trion was desperate.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Innere Angelegenheiten'''" ("Internal Affairs")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 22|22 February]] [[2013]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bukū Henkei! Kesshi no Skydive'''" (舞空変形!決死のスカイダイブ, "Sky Dance Transformation! The Suicidal Skydive")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 9|9 March]] [[2013]]

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Trabalho Sujo'''" ("Dirty Work")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 17|17 August]] [[2013]]

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

More than Meets the Eye (RID)

2015-07-09T13:31:03Z

HardyGal: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3.5|the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|the ''The Transformers'' pilot|More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 4
|image=RIDMTMTE Chop Shop Fixit arm.jpg
|caption="Bad touch! BAD TOUCH! STRANGER DANGER!"
|prev=Trust Exercises
|next=W.W.O.D.?
|title="More than Meets the Eye"
|airdate=[[February 28]], [[2015]] (Australia/NZ) [[April 11]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Steven Melching]] (story) Steven Melching (Teleplay)
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''As Russell nervously tries befriending the neighborhood kids, Fixit—craving the action of a field assignment—gets in way over his head.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RIDMTMTE Butch Hank and Russell.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was important—like a league game."]]
[[Russell Clay|Russell]] looks wistfully through binoculars at [[Crown City]]'s amusement park, and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] fails to cheer him up with tales of his solitary existence on the ''[[Alchemor]]''. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] suggests Russell check out the football field where the local kids hang out, and provides him with a vintage [[Bronko Kowalski]] helmet.

Elsewhere, a groundskeeper admires the perfect state of his golf course before heading off, unaware that the [[Decepticon]] [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] has just emerged from a water hazard nearby. Bisk is pleased with his achievements so far, but spots [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team incoming. Bisk zaps [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] with a blast of energy, knocking the Dinobot on top of [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]. He proceeds to likewise flatten Bumblebee and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], who recover while Grimlock and Sideswipe attack the Decepticon. The team quickly pulls together and defeats Bisk by dropping Grimlock on him. The groundskeeper returns to find his lawn ruined.

[[File:RIDMTMTE Strongarm Bumblebee meet Bisk.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."]]
At the football field, Russell finds a group of children playing football. He reluctantly joins them and is introduced to [[Hank]] (real name Henrietta) who is impressed with his helmet and [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. As they start playing, Russell becomes confused by their jargon and ends up face down eating grass, before heading off in frustration. Back at [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]], Grimlock is excitedly relating the fight they just had, and Fixit mentions he'd like to go out in the field someday. Fixit is disappointed at the news it's against regulations, which isn't helped by Grimlock's boasting. The Autobots all hide as Hank arrives to return Russell's helmet, and she invites him back to practice the next day.

[[File:RIDMTMTE Chop Shop zaps Bee.jpg|thumb|left|250px|What's that? You want Strawberry? Well how about RAWBERRY!! Made with lightning. REAL LIGHTNING.]]
That night, [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] walks through an airfield in search of something. His signal is detected by the Autobots who roll out to investigate. As Grimlock would stand out, the others leave him on a hill near the airfield and enter the airfield, splitting up to search for the Decepticon. Bumblebee hears a noise from one of the hangers and moves in, but is unprepared when Chop Shop splits into his five component bug forms and attacks. Sideswipe, Strongarm and Grimlock come to Bumblebee's aid, but the bugs attack them as well. Having obtained the component they need, the bugs flee the scene and down into the sewers before the Autobots can stop them. The team returns to the scrap yard, where Fixit briefs them on Chop Shop's capabilities. The [[Mini-Con]] checks local law enforcement databases for thefts, and they figure out Chop Shop's building a spaceship so he can leave [[Earth]]. Denny knows of a manufacturing plant that makes liquid oxygen, the last item Chop Shop will need to complete his ship, and since the Autobots will be too conspicuous, they decide to send Denny and Fixit in.

[[File:RIDMTMTE Fixit in disguise.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A dark day on a planet that knows how to keep its secrets, but in the scrapyard near Crown City, one Minicon is still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions. Fixit Noir: Private Eye.]]
Chop Shop arrives at the manufacturing plant and starts pumping liquid oxygen into a tanker. Russell returns to the scrapyard from football practice to find Grimlock alone in the scrapyard, and confesses he's going to quit, though Hank arrives to talk him into continuing on with football practice. Denny and Fixit (in disguise) infiltrate the manufacturing plant by driving up in Strongarm and pretending to be safety inspectors. At the scrapyard, as Grimlock tries to talk Russell into going to the football game, Russell kicks his helmet in frustration, and they both watch it go sailing over a nearby building. At the plant, Strongarm spots Chop Shop filling the tanker and tackles one of his bug components to the ground. Chop Shop attempts to merge, but missing an arm, he instead grabs Fixit and jams the Mini-Con on his shoulder. Decking Strongarm with his new limb, Chop Shop has his spare component take the tanker's wheel and jumps on the back of the vehicle as it drives off. The Autobots set off in pursuit of the tanker, but after a pincer maneuver fails, Chop Shop demolishes an overpass that lands on the three Autobots.

[[File:RIDMTMTE Chop Shop's ship.jpg|thumb|left|250px|SPACESHIP! SPACESHIP! SPACESHIP!]]
Though Chop Shop is long gone by the time they dig themselves out, Strongarm is able to track the tanker using its tire pattern, and they reach the abandoned building Chop Shop is using for a base. The Decepticon jumps the trio as they admire his rocket, and Bumblebee warns the others not to shoot, in case they ignite the rocket fuel. A reluctant Fixit is used to knock the Autobots around and flatten Bumblebee. Denny tries to creep up on one of Chop Shop's components, but his blow with a pipe does nothing, and he's forced to run from the bug. Fixit finally finds the strength to fight back, and begins punching Chop Shop, who is forced to jettison the Mini-Con. Bumblebee finishes up by uppercutting Chop Shop into the tanker, which covers the Decepticon with freezing oxygen, though one of the combiner's components scurries off.

Back at the scrapyard, Grimlock is impressed by Fixit's part in the fight. The Autobots head to the football field, where they watch from a discrete distance as Russell punts the ball between the posts. The other kids are happy with their new friend, and Denny and the Autobots celebrate.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (7)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (5)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (6)
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (1)
*[[Denny Clay]] (3)
*Groundskeeper (4)
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (10)
*[[Hank]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"My old friends, fun, excitement, so close and yet so far" 
"You know what I did for fun when I was the only conscious bot on the prison ship? Nothing, and lots of it. That...really didn't help did it?"
:—'''Russel''' and '''Fixit''' share different ideas about fun.

''[Tastes the grass]'' "Nitrate levels perfect. A masterpiece! No no no no no, a Grass-terpiece!"
:—The '''groundskeeper''' gets a little too into his work.

"You think I don't know how to beat this attack? It's just up-up-left-down-claw-claw!"
:—'''Bisk'''

"Whoo! and Bisk is tossin' us around with his giant claws I mean whoosh! Whoosh! So I nailed him with the Dino Demolisher! POW! Hehehe, it was epic"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"Let's roll and recapture! Yep, yep, not feeling that one either."
:—'''Bumblebee''' still tries to come up with an exciting catchphrase.

"He's a combiner named Chop Shop, a one-man heist crew with a list of crimes as long as Alpha Trion's beard. Have you seen that beard? It's more like a steel carpet actually."
:—'''Fixit''' gets off topic with his report on this weeks criminal.

"Sideswipe and I are in low-profile spots outside the plant, Strongarm. We'll move in for the collar as soon as you flush out Chop Shop." 
"Copy that. I will not forget to flush."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Strongarm'''

"Field work is fun! Let's find more humans we can fool."
:—'''Fixit''' enjoying being a robot in disguise.

"I work for my team!"
:— '''Fixit''' tells Chop Shop how it is.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
*The amusement park Russell is looking wistfully at in the first scene was not there when we saw the city in "[[Pilot (Part 2)]]".
*It's sunset when Hank invites Russell to football practice "in the morning", however practice instead appears to take place in the middle of the night. He returns from it prior to the Autobots' second nighttime battle against Chop Shop.

===Continuity notes===
* When fighting Bisk, Bumblebee notes that he helped saved the universe from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Dark Energon]].
* According to Hank, Bumblebee's current alternate mode is a Griffin Motors 1995 Windblazer. His ''Prime'' alternate mode was revealed as the [[Urbana 500]] in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]". Griffin Motors is likely a reference to ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' setting [[Griffin Rock]].
* Fixit makes a reference to [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]].

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Underbite, Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop
* ''On probation'': Grimlock
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop (possibly unknown to Bee)
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
[[File:RIDMTMTE Grimlock on Strongarm.jpg|thumb|right|300px|that's not how you ''Dino Riders''!]]
*The episode's title is a reference to one of the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s earliest taglines.
*When Hank comes over for the first time, if you look closely behind Strongarm and Grimlock, you can see a red Camaro of the same model as live-action movie [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].

===Real-world references===
*Steven Melching previously used "Poughkeepsie Piledriver" as the name of a wrestler in the [[w:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|2003 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' cartoon]] episode "Headlock Prime".
*Grimlock ploughs through a wall while yelling "Oh Yeah!", a reference to the {{w|Kool-Aid Man}}'s signature entrance.

===Trivia===
*The first thirteen episodes of the series, this included, first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.
*Fixit notes that Chop Shop has a list of crimes longer thant [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion's]] beard. This is not the first time [[Smokescreen (Prime)|someone]] has mentioned [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Alpha Trion's beard]].
*When Grimlock is left at the base alone, he builds a house of cars, like people would be build a house of cards. Cute.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mais do Que os Olhos Vêem'''" ("More than Meets the Eye")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 14]], [[2015]]

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wúxiàn Qiánlì'''" (无限潜力, "Unlimited Potential")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Au-delà des apparences'''" ("More than Meets the Eye")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 12]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ungeahnte Fähigkeiten'''" ("Unexpected Skills")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 18]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Több mint ami szemre látszik'''" ("More than Meets the Eye")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 19]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Oltre le apparenze'''" ("Beyond appaerances")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 12]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tatakae Fixit!'''" (たたかえフィクシット!, "Fight, Fixit!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 5]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 5]], 2015

==Home video releases==
*TBA

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Carjacked!

2015-07-09T13:27:46Z

HardyGal: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) short
|image=
|caption=
|prev=Sticky Situation
|next=Perfect
|title="Carjacked"
|airdate= [[June 23]], [[2015]] (uploaded to YouTube)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=
}}

'''One car thief's incredibly bad night'''.

==Synopsis==

It is nighttime on the streets of [[Crown City]]. A car-stealing ne'er-do-well tries to open some cars before sighting a rather nice-looking [[Bumblebee (WFC)|sports car]] with the windows open. When the thief tries to start the ignition, he gets electrified as the force of the door opening pushes him back.

Later, the thief has the gall to try his luck with a stationary [[Strongarm (RID)|police truck]]. After he opens the door, it suddenly snaps into his left hand as the truck drags him along, sirens and lights blaring. After getting a cast on the affected hand, the thief comes back to try to pinch an [[Sideswipe (WFC)|exotic car]]. After getting in, the car buckles up the thief and sends him on a fast ride, which includes being driven upside down through a tunnel and getting thrown out.

The thief then gets a cast and crutch for his right foot, yet does not give up. He manages to find a normal compact car and gets in, only to have it get eaten by [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]]. After falling out of the compact just before Underbite is done, the thief waves the symbolic white flag of defeat.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] (5)

|c3=
* Car thief (1)
}}

==Notes==
* This short was originally released on Hasbro's Transformers website.
* Clearly the "don't harm humans" principle doesn't count when the human is trying to jack you.

==External links==
* [http://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/videos Transformers.com video section]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2INblyzn5o "Carjacked" on YouTube]

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Fixit (RID)

2015-06-30T13:02:19Z

HardyGal: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot|minicon}}
{{disambig3|Fixit}}
[[File:Fixit-Tranformers-Robots-in-Disguise-Animated-Series.jpg|thumb|300px|Wheels for feet, no weapons... [[The Weak Component|does this mean that he'll team up with Megatron?]]]]
:''Fixit is an [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

Left in charge of the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' for who-knows-how-long, '''Fixit''' has a few tires truce- pliers moose- ''wires loose''. A long time in isolation has left him with a bit of a motor-mouth and real lack of social skills, as well as a habit of getting words wrong or getting locked in a verbal loop. He's also naïve, and a bit of a coward as he has virtually no combat skills, but despite all that he's energetic and willing to do what he can in order to help [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his team re-capture the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners left under his care.

Luckily, his scatterbrained nature hasn't affected his technical skills ''too'' much. His arms are capable of transforming into a multitude of tools, allowing him to tackle just about any repair job the [[Autobot]]s might need.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Mitchell Whitfield]] (English), [[Yoshiyuki Matsūra]] (Japanese)|[[Federico Viola]] (Italian), [[Ahmed Abdul-Hameed]] (Arabic), [[Gerald Schaale]] (German), [[Miguel Angel Leal]] (Latin American Spanish)}}
[[File:PilotPart1 Fixit zaps Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Better than the electric chair, I suppose.]]
Fixit was assigned to the maximum-security prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'', which contained some of Cybertron's most dangerous Decepticon war criminals. As the only conscious member of the ship, he spent most of his time doing nothing. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} Unfortunately, the ship crashed on Earth under mysterious circumstances, stranding Fixit, and deactivating most of the [[stasis pod|stasis cells]] intended to keep its inmates under control. Fixit struggled to reactivate the ship while trying to reestablish contact with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was eventually found by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], who had arrived on the planet in response to a vision from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Fixit briefed them on the ''Alchemor'' and its cargo until the ship's tracking system eventually rebooted, and the pair went to investigate a nearby signal. The Autobots encountered [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]], and ended up having a fight in the wreck of the ''Alchemor'' while Fixit tried to take cover with [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} While the others pursued Underbite, Fixit failed to make friends with [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], and continued with his repair work. He was able to get a [[stasis pod|stasis cell]] back online and scrounge up some capture tools which he supplied to the rest of the team. After Underbite's defeat, he and the other Autobots moved their equipment to [[Denny Clay]]'s [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:RIDMTMTE Fixit in disguise.jpg|thumb|right|320px|And in this moment, Fixit was euphoric.]]
Fixit succeeded in detecting some nearby fugitive signals, and also in receiving a human distress signal. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} After hearing tales of the Autobot's fight against [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], Fixit wished to be able to go out on a field mission, though it was against regulations. He got his chance when [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] attempted to steal liquid oxygen from a manufacturing plant, accompanying Denny while disguised as a [[human]] as they searched the plant for the Decepticon. Unfortunately Fixit found himself captured by Chop Shop and forced to act as the combiner's right arm, and to his alarm, he was used to batter his own friends. He finally managed to fight back, allowing the Autobots to capture Chop Shop. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Fixit undermined the sobriety of Bumblebee's presentation of stasis pod locations by pointing out they resembled [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. After the team was sent to the [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences]], he was able to fill them in on the [[Buffaloid]] [[Terrashock]]. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} Sideswipe took advantage of Fixit's gullibility in order to skive off. He was later able to identify a [[Decepticon Hunter]] Strongarm managed to find, and also work out that [[Thunderhoof]] was working in the area. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} While trying to monitor the capture of [[Filch]], Fixit managed to record himself on [[Larry LaRue]]'s camera in the process of trying to work out how it induced stellar fusion. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}}

Fixit rigged up a proximity alarm for the scrapyard. After Grimlock turned on the others and demolished them, including Fixit, Russell and Fixit discovered that Grimlock was being controlled by the [[cyber-tick]] [[Minitron]]. Fixit repaired the comms system so that they could warn the other Autobots. {{storylink|True Colors}} Denny began clashing with Fixit over the former's participation in the repair of the Cybertronian weapons they'd found, leading to an all-out feud between pair until Russell succeeded in getting them to work together. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

[[File:BumblebeeSitting Fixit pincer mode.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Arms up!]]
Caught up in an attempt to capture Ped, Fixit found himself being hit in the face a lot. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} He operated on Bumblebee, extracting one of [[Quillfire]]'s quills from his leader's posterior, and later guided Strongarm and Grimlock as they hunted the Decepticon. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

After Fixit pointed the Autobots to the site of two Cybertronian ship landings, they returned with [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and his two Mini-Cons. When [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] turned up looking to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Fixit helped Russell attempt to bluff the Decepticon with a video game. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Fixit alerted Bumblebee to the four Decepticon signals he detected, which he later identified as [[Malodor]] and his crew of [[Skunkticon]]s. When the automated dam was about to dump a load of water, Fixit assisted Bumblebee remotely in shutting down the emergency locks. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

Fixit and Denny managed to finish two replica Decepticon Hunters, which they presented to Strongarm and Sideswipe. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

{{spoilers|Even Robots Have Nightmares|July 2}}
[[File:RID-fixitsnightmare.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Worthless, and there ain't nothing you can do about it!'']]

After a trip to scavenge energon with Bumblebee and Denny, Fixit joined the team as they hunted for a Decepticon in a nearby cave. The team, including the terrified Mini-Con, were captured by [[Nightstrike]], who caused them to live out their worst fears — Fixit's was being on the junk heap — so he could feed on their energon. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

{{spoilers|Some Body, Any Body|July 2}}
During a mission in the subways, Sideswipe's head was detached from his body by [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], and Fixit got the job of reading Vertebreak's notes so he could reattach Sideswipe's head. The operation was a success, although Sideswipe was temporarily left unable to transform; a glitch Fixit promised to repair. {{storylink|Some Body, Any Body}}

{{spoilers|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing|July 2}}
Fixit warned the others of an incoming signal, which turned out to be the Mini-Con [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]. While the Autobots pursued the escaped Quillfire and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], Fixit assisted by helping maintain Denny's cover as an army major. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

{{spoilers|Deep Trouble (RID)|July 2}}
After inadvertently flooding the scrapyard while [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] the team to an undersea location, an apologetic Fixit helped Denny clean up. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}}

{{spoilers|The Champ|July 2}}

[[File:RID-fixitvsheadlock.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]
A keen sports fan, when the Decepticon [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] surfaced taking part in the [[Rumbledome]]'s demolition derby, Fixit was shocked to discover the gladiatorial warrior actually was a cheat. Fixit helped Grimlock take down Groundpounder by demonstrating moves on Groundpounder's manager [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]]. {{storylink|The Champ}}

{{spoilers|The Trouble with Fixit|July 2}}

[[File:RID-fixitdefeatschopshop.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Watch him get all turbo-charged when he eats a pie.]]

After a major malfunction left Fixit stationary and repeating the word "escape", the other Autobots insisted he get repairs. Fixit asked Denny to perform a diagnostic, however Fixit's original guard programming reactivated during the procedure. The more robotic guard Fixit revealed a plethora of weapon systems and began hunting down the Autobots, mistaking them for escaped prisoners. The escape of Chop Shop turned his attention from his friends long enough for Denny to deactivate him and restore him to his regular self. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===

A series of mishaps resulted in Fixit becoming lodged in Grimlock's foot. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
When the Autobots encountered a Decepticon who liked making fires, Fixit narrowed the choices down to [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]]. While the others went to hunt the Decepticon, he started on a six-hour full-spectrum diagnostic of the computer systems. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
The rest of the team attempted to play [[Football|lob-ball]] using Fixit as the ball, and he was relieved when they switched to using something more like an actual ball. He later looked up [[Scuzzard]] in the ''Alchemor'' database, providing the others with info that helped capture the Decepticon. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}}

Fixit detected intruders in the scrapyard, though they merely turned out to be some of Russell's classmates, and later detected some Decepticon signals at the docks. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

===''TransTech''===
At one point, Fixit went to [[Axiom Nexus]] and won a [[Sub-Metro Amateur League Lobbing]] championship playing in a team with other [[Fixit (G1)|Fixits]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (mobile game)===
*''unlock Starter'' — 500 Energon Cubes or 10 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Legion'' — 1500 Energon Cubes or 30 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock 1-Step'' — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks

When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise (mobile game)}}
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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
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*'''Fixit''' (One Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': [[March 21]] 2015
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV05'''

:Part of the second wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[One Step Changer]]s, Fixit transforms into some kind of a driller unit via simple [[Autotransformation|spring-loaded auto-transformation]], triggered by the "handlebars" attached to his wheel-base.

:His scannable [[insignia]] is on his right arm, where it is inaccessible for in-package scanning. Scanning this in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]] temporarily unlocks the One Step Changer Fixit figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked them already.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version of this toy, part of the first wave of ''Adventure'' product, uses a lighter shade of orange.

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*'''Fixit''' (Legion Class, 2015)

:Part of the third wave of Legion-class toys, this considerably smaller (and therefore more accurate to show [[scale]] with the Warrior figures) version of Fixit transforms into the same drill-device-thing.

: His scannable insignia is right there in the middle of his chest, easily scanned while still in-package.

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==Merchandise==
===Tiny Titans===
*'''Fixit''' (Tiny Titan, 2015)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Number'' : '''?/12'''

: Part of the third [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this is a small, soft-plastic figurine of Fixit with one of his arms converted into a tool.

: He comes with a trading card with a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

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==Notes==
*In the Japanese dub of ''Robots in Disguise'', Fixit speaks with a [[w:Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]].
*Fixit's favorite color is red.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Fixit''' (フィクシット ''Fikushitto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hēimiànshén''' (黑面神, "[http://www.hkflora.com/v2/leaf/euphor_show_plant.php?plantid=1018 Waxy Leaf]", literally "Black-faced Deity")

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