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Kevin Michael Richardson

2017-10-23T23:22:15Z

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[[Image:KMRichardson.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Oh, Blitznak. He's not the Backstreet Boy.]]
'''Kevin Michael Richardson''' (born [[October 25]], [[1964]]) is an American actor and voice artist. His best known voice over roles are Captain Gantu on ''Lilo & Stitch'', the [[Joker]] on ''The [[Batman]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] on ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', Panthro from 2011 reboot of ''ThunderCats'', and the Grimace from ''[[McDonald's|The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald]]''.

His on-screen roles include Rockefeller Butts on ''The Knights of Prosperity'', Ed Ward on ''Like Family'', and a cameo near the end of ''Clerks II''.

Richardson also does the best Bill Cosby impression known to mankind.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers Animated''===
* [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (season 2 only)

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
* [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime #2]]
* [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] (credited as Skipjack)

===''Transformers: Prime''===
* Announcer ("[[T.M.I.]]")
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]
* [[Science fair judge|Judge]]
* [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]]
* [[MECH Commando]] ("[[Operation: Breakdown]]")
* [[Decepticon Miner|Miner]]
* Newscaster ("[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]", "[[One Shall Rise, Part 2|Part 2]]", "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3|Part 3]]")
* [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Trooper]] ("[[Masters & Students]]", "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]", "[[Sick Mind]]", "[[One Shall Fall]]")
* Trooper Pilot ("[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]")
* "[[Trypticon (WFC)|Warship]]" ("[[Flying Mind]]")

===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''===
*[[Terrashock]]
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2011]]

==Notes==
* Yes, he is a fan of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the G1 cartoon]].
* He is the voice of "Sir Can-A-Lot", the official mascot of everyone's favorite canned meat product, Spam.

==External links==
* [http://www.kevinmichaelrichardson.com/ KMR's Official website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724656/ Kevin Michael Richardson on the Internet Movie Database]

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Kevin Michael Richardson

2017-10-23T23:20:47Z

Jazz-meister:

[[Image:KMRichardson.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Oh, Blitznak. He's not the Backstreet Boy.]]
'''Kevin Michael Richardson''' (born [[October 25]], [[1964]]) is an American actor and voice artist. His best known voice over roles are Captain Gantu on ''Lilo & Stitch'', the [[Joker]] on ''The [[Batman]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] on ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', Panthro from 2011 reboot of ''ThunderCats'', and the Grimace from ''[[McDonald's|The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald]]''.

His on-screen roles include Rockefeller Butts on ''The Knights of Prosperity'', Ed Ward on ''Like Family'', and a cameo near the end of ''Clerks II''.

Richardson also does the best Bill Cosby impression known to mankind.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers Animated''===
* [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (season 2 only)

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
* [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime #2]]
* [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] (credited as Skipjack)

===''Transformers: Prime''===
* Announcer ("[[T.M.I.]]")
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]
* [[Science fair judge|Judge]]
* [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]]
* [[MECH Commando]] ("[[Operation: Breakdown]]")
* [[Decepticon Miner|Miner]]
* Newscaster ("[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]", "[[One Shall Rise, Part 2|Part 2]]", "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3|Part 3]]")
* [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Trooper]] ("[[Masters & Students]]", "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]", "[[Sick Mind]]", "[[One Shall Fall]]")
* Trooper Pilot ("[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]")
* "[[Trypticon (WFC)|Warship]]" ("[[Flying Mind]]")

===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
*Bulkhead

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''===
*[[Terrashock]]
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2011]]

==Notes==
* Yes, he is a fan of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the G1 cartoon]].
* He is the voice of "Sir Can-A-Lot", the official mascot of everyone's favorite canned meat product, Spam.

==External links==
* [http://www.kevinmichaelrichardson.com/ KMR's Official website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724656/ Kevin Michael Richardson on the Internet Movie Database]

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2017-10-21T13:57:36Z

Jazz-meister: /* Main cast */

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that acts as the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''. Set years after its predecessor, the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905]. The series subsequently debuted on Cartoon Network in numerous countries before the first 26-episode season finally premiered in the US on [[March 14]], [[2015]]. A second season of 13 episodes began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, followed by a 6-episode "mini-series"/"TV event" later in the year. A full third season of 26 episodes, with the subtitle ''Combiner Force'', is currently airing on Cartoon Network.

The mini-series has caused some confusion over how the seasons of ''Robots in Disguise'' should be counted. It was initially promoted as "season 3"<ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team]</ref> before viewers properly understood it was only six episodes in length, but when "Combiner Force" was announced, it was also treated as the third season.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2016/10/06/exclusive-transformers-robots-in-disguise-renewed-for-season-3/ "Transformers: Robots In Disguise Renewed For Season 3," Comicbook.com</ref>. There has been no obvious consensus; Amazon.com groups it in with season 2, while Netflix labels it season 3. For bookkeeping purposes TFWiki refers to it as "Season 2½."

Seasons 1, 2, and 2½ (labelled "season 3") of the show are currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions

The show will conclude with its third season and be replaced by ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' in 2018.

==Overview==
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|thumb|left|400px|CHEESE!]]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an [[Steeljaw's Pack|effective cabal]] to conquer the planet.

The first season had a "villain of the week" approach, in which most episodes would follow a pattern: it would feature a new Decepticon foe, usually with an animal-motif, that would prove to be a threat to the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], only to be taken down by the end of the episode and be placed back into a [[stasis pod]]. Most Decepticons featured, barring those who became part of Steeljaw's Pack, had little-to-nothing to do with eachother besides being ''Alchemor'' immates. Early episodes rarely deviated from this pattern, but this theme was effectively toned down in later seasons when larger, overaching threats came into play.

Most episodes also featured recurring subplots and running-gags focusing on certain characters: Bumblebee's trouble coming up with a [[Roll out|rallying cry]] and trouble leading his team in general, Strongarm and Sideswipe's rivalry with eachother, Grimlock's difficulty finding an appropriate Earth disguise (because being a giant metal dinosaur would attract alot of attention) and Fixit's glitching problem. These smaller stories would often affect the main plot, causing Bee's Team to face additional obstacles in several episodes.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor'', which they call "Decepticon Island". True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features more frequent references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of multiple regulars from ''Prime'' in special guest appearances: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]], and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], still accompanied by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. This season also begins to drop the "villain of the week" theme, though it is still present, in favor of having a larger overarching threat in the form of Decepticon Island.

This season was also very [[To sell toys|toy-driven]] in that it featured several returning Decepticons from the first season, as well as new Mini-Con and Deployer characters, who had newly received toys. As such, Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season, with at least one appearing in every episode. Following the Season 2 proper, this trend would continue into a "mini-series" of sorts, referred to as "Season 3" by several official sources before the announcement of a full third season. This six-episode run sees the return of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who seeks the mysterious Mini-Con [[Weaponizer]]s, who have reluctantly partnered with a group of Decepticon [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] searching Earth for abandoned Cybertronian relics.

The actual Season 3 is titled "Combiner Force". Bumblebee and his crew must harness the power of combination in order to defeat the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s. At the same time, Soundwave has sent a group of Minicons to steal Team Bee's Decepticon Hunters, with this subplot playing a small background role until the Stunticons are captured and returned to Cybertron by the end of the first half of the season. In order to keep the "Con of the Week" theme present after the Alchemor's departure, caches set up by Windblade after her arrival on Earth contain Decepticons who end up getting free and require recapture. Some filler episodes will feature Decepticons who managed to escape the Alchemor before it left Earth. Others will feature [[Shadow Raker|Decepticons]] [[Nightra|or]] [[Blastwave|others]] coming to Earth due to connections to members of the Bee Team or other reasons. The one exception being [[Flamesnort]] who was left on Earth during the Great War.

Corruption on Cybertron, which had been building up conflict in the background for the entire series and has generally served as a way introduce new characters, seems to finally take the center stage during the second half of the season where mysterious benefactors on Cybertron free Steeljaw and his pack and grant them full pardons. They are sent back to Earth, where they ally with Soundwave and are tasked with capturing the Autobots. Steeljaw and the others make a grand return to Earth by nearly destroying the Scrapyard and forcing the Autobots and Clays to find a new base. By this point, the "villain of the week" approach is only used a few more times, but is otherwise abandoned in favor of having the Autobots face off against recurring teams of enemies such as the Stunticons and then Steeljaw's Pack.

==Main cast==
(Recurring characters only.)
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''The [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Roger Craig Smith)

'''Recurring'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]], [[Erica Lindbeck‏]])
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Ultra Bee]] (Will Friedle)

|c2=
{{collist|2|
'''[[Steeljaw's Pack]]'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])

'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])

'''[[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]]'''
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Thermidor]] (Jim Cummings)

'''Starscream's Bounty Hunters'''
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
*[[RoughEdge]]
*[[Razorhorn]]

'''[[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticons]]'''
*[[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Heatseeker]] ([[Mikey Kelley]])
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Wildbreak]] ([[Dave Wittenberg]])
*[[Slashmark]] ([[David Kaye]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Heatmark]] (Mikey Kelley)
*[[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]] (Travis Willingham)

'''Recurring'''
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]

}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Hermit]] ([[Trevor Devall]])

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])

'''[[Weaponizer]] Mini-Cons'''
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Tricerashot]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
*[[Windstrike]]
*[[Bashbreaker]]
*[[Lancelon]]

'''Activator Mini-Cons'''
*[[Stuntwing]]
*[[Trickout]]
*[[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]]
*[[Goldgear]]
|nonumbering=true}}

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 2½=== 
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
#"[[Worthy]]"
}}

===Season 3: Combiner Force===
{{collist|3|
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 1)]]"
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Defrosted]]"
#"[[Blurred]]"
#"[[Sphere of Influence]]"
#"[[Bee Cool]]"
#"[[The Great Divide]]"
#"[[Get a Clue]]"
#"[[Out of the Shadows]]"
#"[[Disordered Personalities]]"
#"[[Guilty As Charged]]"
#"[[The Golden Knight]]"
#"[[The Fastest Bot Alive!]]"
#"[[Railroad Rage]]"
#"[[Combine and Conquer]]"
#"[[Moon Breaker]]"
#"[[Exiles]]"
#"[[Breathing Room]]"
#"[[Prepare for Departure]]"
#"[[Prisoner Principles]]"
#"[[Collateral Damage]]"
#"[[Something He Ate]]"
#"[[Sick as a Bot]]"
#"[[Five Fugitives]]"
#"[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy]]"
#"[[Freedom Fighters]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Daytime Emmy Awards===
*Outstanding Special Class Animated Program

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-'' (''New Enemies'')===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

The season 2 and "season 2½" (or "miniseries") episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were combined into a newly branded sequel series which began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it aired on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

In November of 2016, the "season 2½" episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were given a special distinction under the modified title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki''). The title which appears on-screen does not display the "New Enemies" distinction, with the phrase instead appearing in broadcast schedule listings for Animax.

The rebranding for this sequence of episodes to include the word ''Prime'' in the title was likely a measure to create stronger ties with the continuity of the previous series, ''Transformers: Prime'', as the season 2(½) episodes begin making more direct references to the events of the past series. While the continuity is maintained, the guest characters from ''Prime'' are not played by their previous voice actors in the dub and are instead substituted with sound-alikes.

''Prime of Micron'' includes a newly cobbled together title sequence (comprised of clips from episodes), but maintains the same theme song as ''Adventure''. Likewise, the end credits sequence and song are the same.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; to date, every episode of the series bar the first half-dozen of season 2 has been released through an international venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**After the first six episodes of season 2 were broadcast on US television, Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**The "History Lessons" through "Worthy" mini-series aired in its entirety on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
**The first four episodes of season 3 aired on French channel Gulli on the Tuesday before the US premiere.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki'', "season 2½")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

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[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that acts as the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''. Set years after its predecessor, the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905]. The series subsequently debuted on Cartoon Network in numerous countries before the first 26-episode season finally premiered in the US on [[March 14]], [[2015]]. A second season of 13 episodes began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, followed by a 6-episode "mini-series"/"TV event" later in the year. A full third season of 26 episodes, with the subtitle ''Combiner Force'', is currently airing on Cartoon Network.

The mini-series has caused some confusion over how the seasons of ''Robots in Disguise'' should be counted. It was initially promoted as "season 3"<ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team]</ref> before viewers properly understood it was only six episodes in length, but when "Combiner Force" was announced, it was also treated as the third season.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2016/10/06/exclusive-transformers-robots-in-disguise-renewed-for-season-3/ "Transformers: Robots In Disguise Renewed For Season 3," Comicbook.com</ref>. There has been no obvious consensus; Amazon.com groups it in with season 2, while Netflix labels it season 3. For bookkeeping purposes TFWiki refers to it as "Season 2½."

Seasons 1, 2, and 2½ (labelled "season 3") of the show are currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions

The show will conclude with its third season and be replaced by ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' in 2018.

==Overview==
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|thumb|left|400px|CHEESE!]]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an [[Steeljaw's Pack|effective cabal]] to conquer the planet.

The first season had a "villain of the week" approach, in which most episodes would follow a pattern: it would feature a new Decepticon foe, usually with an animal-motif, that would prove to be a threat to the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], only to be taken down by the end of the episode and be placed back into a [[stasis pod]]. Most Decepticons featured, barring those who became part of Steeljaw's Pack, had little-to-nothing to do with eachother besides being ''Alchemor'' immates. Early episodes rarely deviated from this pattern, but this theme was effectively toned down in later seasons when larger, overaching threats came into play.

Most episodes also featured recurring subplots and running-gags focusing on certain characters: Bumblebee's trouble coming up with a [[Roll out|rallying cry]] and trouble leading his team in general, Strongarm and Sideswipe's rivalry with eachother, Grimlock's difficulty finding an appropriate Earth disguise (because being a giant metal dinosaur would attract alot of attention) and Fixit's glitching problem. These smaller stories would often affect the main plot, causing Bee's Team to face additional obstacles in several episodes.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor'', which they call "Decepticon Island". True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features more frequent references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of multiple regulars from ''Prime'' in special guest appearances: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]], and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], still accompanied by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. This season also begins to drop the "villain of the week" theme, though it is still present, in favor of having a larger overarching threat in the form of Decepticon Island.

This season was also very [[To sell toys|toy-driven]] in that it featured several returning Decepticons from the first season, as well as new Mini-Con and Deployer characters, who had newly received toys. As such, Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season, with at least one appearing in every episode. Following the Season 2 proper, this trend would continue into a "mini-series" of sorts, referred to as "Season 3" by several official sources before the announcement of a full third season. This six-episode run sees the return of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who seeks the mysterious Mini-Con [[Weaponizer]]s, who have reluctantly partnered with a group of Decepticon [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] searching Earth for abandoned Cybertronian relics.

The actual Season 3 is titled "Combiner Force". Bumblebee and his crew must harness the power of combination in order to defeat the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s. At the same time, Soundwave has sent a group of Minicons to steal Team Bee's Decepticon Hunters, with this subplot playing a small background role until the Stunticons are captured and returned to Cybertron by the end of the first half of the season. In order to keep the "Con of the Week" theme present after the Alchemor's departure, caches set up by Windblade after her arrival on Earth contain Decepticons who end up getting free and require recapture. Some filler episodes will feature Decepticons who managed to escape the Alchemor before it left Earth. Others will feature [[Shadow Raker|Decepticons]] [[Nightra|or]] [[Blastwave|others]] coming to Earth due to connections to members of the Bee Team or other reasons. The one exception being [[Flamesnort]] who was left on Earth during the Great War.

Corruption on Cybertron, which had been building up conflict in the background for the entire series and has generally served as a way introduce new characters, seems to finally take the center stage during the second half of the season where mysterious benefactors on Cybertron free Steeljaw and his pack and grant them full pardons. They are sent back to Earth, where they ally with Soundwave and are tasked with capturing the Autobots. Steeljaw and the others make a grand return to Earth by nearly destroying the Scrapyard and forcing the Autobots and Clays to find a new base. By this point, the "villain of the week" approach is only used a few more times, but is otherwise abandoned in favor of having the Autobots face off against recurring teams of enemies such as the Stunticons and then Steeljaw's Pack.

==Main cast==
(Recurring characters only.)
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''The [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Roger Craig Smith)

'''Recurring'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]], [[Erica Lindbeck‏]])
*[[Ratchet (RID)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Ultra Bee]] (Will Friedle)

|c2=
{{collist|2|
'''[[Steeljaw's Pack]]'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])

'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])

'''[[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]]'''
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Thermidor]] (Jim Cummings)

'''Starscream's Bounty Hunters'''
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
*[[RoughEdge]]
*[[Razorhorn]]

'''[[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticons]]'''
*[[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Heatseeker]] ([[Mikey Kelley]])
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Wildbreak]] ([[Dave Wittenberg]])
*[[Slashmark]] ([[David Kaye]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Heatmark]] (Mikey Kelley)
*[[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]] (Travis Willingham)

'''Recurring'''
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]

}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Hermit]] ([[Trevor Devall]])

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])

'''[[Weaponizer]] Mini-Cons'''
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Tricerashot]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
*[[Windstrike]]
*[[Bashbreaker]]
*[[Lancelon]]

'''Activator Mini-Cons'''
*[[Stuntwing]]
*[[Trickout]]
*[[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]]
*[[Goldgear]]
|nonumbering=true}}

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 2½=== 
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
#"[[Worthy]]"
}}

===Season 3: Combiner Force===
{{collist|3|
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 1)]]"
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Defrosted]]"
#"[[Blurred]]"
#"[[Sphere of Influence]]"
#"[[Bee Cool]]"
#"[[The Great Divide]]"
#"[[Get a Clue]]"
#"[[Out of the Shadows]]"
#"[[Disordered Personalities]]"
#"[[Guilty As Charged]]"
#"[[The Golden Knight]]"
#"[[The Fastest Bot Alive!]]"
#"[[Railroad Rage]]"
#"[[Combine and Conquer]]"
#"[[Moon Breaker]]"
#"[[Exiles]]"
#"[[Breathing Room]]"
#"[[Prepare for Departure]]"
#"[[Prisoner Principles]]"
#"[[Collateral Damage]]"
#"[[Something He Ate]]"
#"[[Sick as a Bot]]"
#"[[Five Fugitives]]"
#"[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy]]"
#"[[Freedom Fighters]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Daytime Emmy Awards===
*Outstanding Special Class Animated Program

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-'' (''New Enemies'')===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

The season 2 and "season 2½" (or "miniseries") episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were combined into a newly branded sequel series which began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it aired on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

In November of 2016, the "season 2½" episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were given a special distinction under the modified title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki''). The title which appears on-screen does not display the "New Enemies" distinction, with the phrase instead appearing in broadcast schedule listings for Animax.

The rebranding for this sequence of episodes to include the word ''Prime'' in the title was likely a measure to create stronger ties with the continuity of the previous series, ''Transformers: Prime'', as the season 2(½) episodes begin making more direct references to the events of the past series. While the continuity is maintained, the guest characters from ''Prime'' are not played by their previous voice actors in the dub and are instead substituted with sound-alikes.

''Prime of Micron'' includes a newly cobbled together title sequence (comprised of clips from episodes), but maintains the same theme song as ''Adventure''. Likewise, the end credits sequence and song are the same.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; to date, every episode of the series bar the first half-dozen of season 2 has been released through an international venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**After the first six episodes of season 2 were broadcast on US television, Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**The "History Lessons" through "Worthy" mini-series aired in its entirety on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
**The first four episodes of season 3 aired on French channel Gulli on the Tuesday before the US premiere.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki'', "season 2½")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Kevin Michael Richardson

2017-10-21T13:52:24Z

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[[Image:KMRichardson.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Oh, Blitznak. He's not the Backstreet Boy.]]
'''Kevin Michael Richardson''' (born [[October 25]], [[1964]]) is an American actor and voice artist. His best known voice over roles are Captain Gantu on ''Lilo & Stitch'', the [[Joker]] on ''The [[Batman]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] on ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', Panthro from 2011 reboot of ''ThunderCats'', and the Grimace from ''[[McDonald's|The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald]]''.

His on-screen roles include Rockefeller Butts on ''The Knights of Prosperity'', Ed Ward on ''Like Family'', and a cameo near the end of ''Clerks II''.

Richardson also does the best Bill Cosby impression known to mankind.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers Animated''===
* [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (season 2 only)

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
* [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime #2]]
* [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] (credited as Skipjack)

===''Transformers: Prime''===
* Announcer ("[[T.M.I.]]")
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]
* [[Science fair judge|Judge]]
* [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]]
* [[MECH Commando]] ("[[Operation: Breakdown]]")
* [[Decepticon Miner|Miner]]
* Newscaster ("[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]", "[[One Shall Rise, Part 2|Part 2]]", "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3|Part 3]]")
* [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Trooper]] ("[[Masters & Students]]", "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]", "[[Sick Mind]]", "[[One Shall Fall]]")
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Trooper Pilot]] ("[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]")
* "[[Trypticon (WFC)|Warship]]" ("[[Flying Mind]]")

===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''===
*[[Terrashock]]
*[[Bulkhead]]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2011]]

==Notes==
* Yes, he is a fan of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the G1 cartoon]].
* He is the voice of "Sir Can-A-Lot", the official mascot of everyone's favorite canned meat product, Spam.

==External links==
* [http://www.kevinmichaelrichardson.com/ KMR's Official website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724656/ Kevin Michael Richardson on the Internet Movie Database]

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2017-10-21T13:48:07Z

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[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that acts as the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''. Set years after its predecessor, the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905]. The series subsequently debuted on Cartoon Network in numerous countries before the first 26-episode season finally premiered in the US on [[March 14]], [[2015]]. A second season of 13 episodes began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, followed by a 6-episode "mini-series"/"TV event" later in the year. A full third season of 26 episodes, with the subtitle ''Combiner Force'', is currently airing on Cartoon Network.

The mini-series has caused some confusion over how the seasons of ''Robots in Disguise'' should be counted. It was initially promoted as "season 3"<ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team]</ref> before viewers properly understood it was only six episodes in length, but when "Combiner Force" was announced, it was also treated as the third season.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2016/10/06/exclusive-transformers-robots-in-disguise-renewed-for-season-3/ "Transformers: Robots In Disguise Renewed For Season 3," Comicbook.com</ref>. There has been no obvious consensus; Amazon.com groups it in with season 2, while Netflix labels it season 3. For bookkeeping purposes TFWiki refers to it as "Season 2½."

Seasons 1, 2, and 2½ (labelled "season 3") of the show are currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions

The show will conclude with its third season and be replaced by ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' in 2018.

==Overview==
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|thumb|left|400px|CHEESE!]]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an [[Steeljaw's Pack|effective cabal]] to conquer the planet.

The first season had a "villain of the week" approach, in which most episodes would follow a pattern: it would feature a new Decepticon foe, usually with an animal-motif, that would prove to be a threat to the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], only to be taken down by the end of the episode and be placed back into a [[stasis pod]]. Most Decepticons featured, barring those who became part of Steeljaw's Pack, had little-to-nothing to do with eachother besides being ''Alchemor'' immates. Early episodes rarely deviated from this pattern, but this theme was effectively toned down in later seasons when larger, overaching threats came into play.

Most episodes also featured recurring subplots and running-gags focusing on certain characters: Bumblebee's trouble coming up with a [[Roll out|rallying cry]] and trouble leading his team in general, Strongarm and Sideswipe's rivalry with eachother, Grimlock's difficulty finding an appropriate Earth disguise (because being a giant metal dinosaur would attract alot of attention) and Fixit's glitching problem. These smaller stories would often affect the main plot, causing Bee's Team to face additional obstacles in several episodes.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor'', which they call "Decepticon Island". True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features more frequent references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of multiple regulars from ''Prime'' in special guest appearances: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]], and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], still accompanied by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. This season also begins to drop the "villain of the week" theme, though it is still present, in favor of having a larger overarching threat in the form of Decepticon Island.

This season was also very [[To sell toys|toy-driven]] in that it featured several returning Decepticons from the first season, as well as new Mini-Con and Deployer characters, who had newly received toys. As such, Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season, with at least one appearing in every episode. Following the Season 2 proper, this trend would continue into a "mini-series" of sorts, referred to as "Season 3" by several official sources before the announcement of a full third season. This six-episode run sees the return of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who seeks the mysterious Mini-Con [[Weaponizer]]s, who have reluctantly partnered with a group of Decepticon [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] searching Earth for abandoned Cybertronian relics.

The actual Season 3 is titled "Combiner Force". Bumblebee and his crew must harness the power of combination in order to defeat the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s. At the same time, Soundwave has sent a group of Minicons to steal Team Bee's Decepticon Hunters, with this subplot playing a small background role until the Stunticons are captured and returned to Cybertron by the end of the first half of the season. In order to keep the "Con of the Week" theme present after the Alchemor's departure, caches set up by Windblade after her arrival on Earth contain Decepticons who end up getting free and require recapture. Some filler episodes will feature Decepticons who managed to escape the Alchemor before it left Earth. Others will feature [[Shadow Raker|Decepticons]] [[Nightra|or]] [[Blastwave|others]] coming to Earth due to connections to members of the Bee Team or other reasons. The one exception being [[Flamesnort]] who was left on Earth during the Great War.

Corruption on Cybertron, which had been building up conflict in the background for the entire series and has generally served as a way introduce new characters, seems to finally take the center stage during the second half of the season where mysterious benefactors on Cybertron free Steeljaw and his pack and grant them full pardons. They are sent back to Earth, where they ally with Soundwave and are tasked with capturing the Autobots. Steeljaw and the others make a grand return to Earth by nearly destroying the Scrapyard and forcing the Autobots and Clays to find a new base. By this point, the "villain of the week" approach is only used a few more times, but is otherwise abandoned in favor of having the Autobots face off against recurring teams of enemies such as the Stunticons and then Steeljaw's Pack.

==Main cast==
(Recurring characters only.)
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''The [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Roger Craig Smith)

'''Recurring'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]], [[Erica Lindbeck‏]])
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Ultra Bee]] (Will Friedle)

|c2=
{{collist|2|
'''[[Steeljaw's Pack]]'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])

'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])

'''[[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]]'''
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Thermidor]] (Jim Cummings)

'''Starscream's Bounty Hunters'''
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
*[[RoughEdge]]
*[[Razorhorn]]

'''[[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticons]]'''
*[[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Heatseeker]] ([[Mikey Kelley]])
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Wildbreak]] ([[Dave Wittenberg]])
*[[Slashmark]] ([[David Kaye]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Heatmark]] (Mikey Kelley)
*[[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]] (Travis Willingham)

'''Recurring'''
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]

}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Hermit]] ([[Trevor Devall]])

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])

'''[[Weaponizer]] Mini-Cons'''
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Tricerashot]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
*[[Windstrike]]
*[[Bashbreaker]]
*[[Lancelon]]

'''Activator Mini-Cons'''
*[[Stuntwing]]
*[[Trickout]]
*[[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]]
*[[Goldgear]]
|nonumbering=true}}

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 2½=== 
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
#"[[Worthy]]"
}}

===Season 3: Combiner Force===
{{collist|3|
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 1)]]"
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Defrosted]]"
#"[[Blurred]]"
#"[[Sphere of Influence]]"
#"[[Bee Cool]]"
#"[[The Great Divide]]"
#"[[Get a Clue]]"
#"[[Out of the Shadows]]"
#"[[Disordered Personalities]]"
#"[[Guilty As Charged]]"
#"[[The Golden Knight]]"
#"[[The Fastest Bot Alive!]]"
#"[[Railroad Rage]]"
#"[[Combine and Conquer]]"
#"[[Moon Breaker]]"
#"[[Exiles]]"
#"[[Breathing Room]]"
#"[[Prepare for Departure]]"
#"[[Prisoner Principles]]"
#"[[Collateral Damage]]"
#"[[Something He Ate]]"
#"[[Sick as a Bot]]"
#"[[Five Fugitives]]"
#"[[Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy]]"
#"[[Freedom Fighters]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Daytime Emmy Awards===
*Outstanding Special Class Animated Program

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-'' (''New Enemies'')===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

The season 2 and "season 2½" (or "miniseries") episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were combined into a newly branded sequel series which began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it aired on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

In November of 2016, the "season 2½" episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were given a special distinction under the modified title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki''). The title which appears on-screen does not display the "New Enemies" distinction, with the phrase instead appearing in broadcast schedule listings for Animax.

The rebranding for this sequence of episodes to include the word ''Prime'' in the title was likely a measure to create stronger ties with the continuity of the previous series, ''Transformers: Prime'', as the season 2(½) episodes begin making more direct references to the events of the past series. While the continuity is maintained, the guest characters from ''Prime'' are not played by their previous voice actors in the dub and are instead substituted with sound-alikes.

''Prime of Micron'' includes a newly cobbled together title sequence (comprised of clips from episodes), but maintains the same theme song as ''Adventure''. Likewise, the end credits sequence and song are the same.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; to date, every episode of the series bar the first half-dozen of season 2 has been released through an international venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**After the first six episodes of season 2 were broadcast on US television, Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**The "History Lessons" through "Worthy" mini-series aired in its entirety on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
**The first four episodes of season 3 aired on French channel Gulli on the Tuesday before the US premiere.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki'', "season 2½")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)

2017-10-18T12:45:43Z

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[[File:Transformers Cyberverse Chapter One.jpg|thumb|right|250px|G3 cometh.]]
'''''Transformers: Cyberverse''''' is an upcoming animated series. Developed by [[Boulder Media Studio]], "Chapter One" is set to air in [[2018]], with a second "Chapter" aimed for a [[2019]] release.

The series focuses on the adventures of [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]]; having damaged his memory chips, he and his best friend [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] must recover his missing memories in order to help him remember his mission on [[Earth]]. Unfortunately, The Decepticons are after their friends.

The series is intended to "focus more on characters and their mythology".

==Cast==
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*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]]
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==Episodes==
===Chapter One===

===Chapter Two===

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/03/tfw2005-coverage-hasbro-media-investor-day-2017-346226 ''Cyberverse'' first teased at Hasbro Media And Investor Day 2017]

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Something He Ate

2017-09-22T15:12:52Z

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'''When Underbite eats part of the Autobots' GroundBridge, the Bee Team have to chase the teleporting 'Con through the desert, the forest, and even outer space!'''
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Decepticon Island (Part 2)

2016-09-04T12:55:51Z

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'''The severely outnumbered Autobots on Decepticon Island desperately search for a way to stop Steeljaw and his army. Tensions between Bumblebee and Optimus could put the mission, and the entire world, at risk.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots, having infiltrated the crashed ''[[Alchemor]]'', are surrounded by Decepticons. [[Saberhorn]] and [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] bicker over the latter's leadership coup, and though [[Glowstrike]] is tempted to strike, the fact Steeljaw has two [[Decepticon Hunter]]s stops her. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] disagree on their next course of action, so [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] takes matters into her own hands, taking off as a distraction. The other Autobots make a run for it, but [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and Bumblebee are hit by fire from Steeljaw in the process. Though they escape, it's with the loss of Windblade and Bumblebee's [[Decepticon Hunter]].

As Windblade is carried away, Glowstrike picks up the lost Decepticon Hunter and prepares to take back leadership from Steeljaw, but she and Saberhorn are merely blasted by their betrayer who claims the weapon himself.

Bumblebee and Optimus again clash over the latter trying to take leadership from the former. The team splits up, with Drift and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] going to rescue Windblade; [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] trying to free the [[Mini-Con]] captives; and Bumblebee, Optimus and [[Toolbox]] continuing with the [[stasis bomb]] plan.

On shore, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] is determined to help the captive Mini-Cons. While [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell Clay]] are distracted readying disguises, he steals a boat and heads out towards the ''Alchemor''.

[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] is securing Windblade in a stasis pod when Drift and Ratchet burst in on him. A fight ensues and the Autobots are knocked into stasis pods, however Drift's Mini-Cons manage to detach and avoid being trapped as well.

Strongarm, Sideswipe and Grimlock stumble on a communications room, which they realize can be used to transmit a signal to deactivate the [[inhibitor collar]]s enslaving the Mini-Cons. Before they can do so, they're found by [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Thunderhoof]] who engage them in battle.

Bumblebee's trio is making their way through the ship, though Bumblebee's irritation is boiling over and he and Optimus are forced to talk out their problem, with Bumblebee managing to persuade Optimus to let him lead. They reach the ventilation hub and start planting the cryo bomb but are interrupted by Steeljaw. The Decepticon combines his Decepticon Hunters, granting himself tremendous power.

Fixit sneaks through the ''Alchemor'' until he stumbles on his enslaved fellow Mini-Cons. When one of the slaves collapses and it appears that a Decepticon is about to terminate, Fixit steps in to block his shot.

Jetstorm and Slipstream manage to free Ratchet and Windblade who successfully take out Overload shortly before Drift is freed. They head for the rendezvous.

Meanwhile Strongarm's team is having trouble against Groundpounder and Thunderhoof. Strongarm manages to kick Sideswipe over to the communication controls, and he sets up a signal which incapacitates the two Decepticons. He then sets the console to deactivate the inhibitor collars, allowing Fixit and his newly-freed Mini-Con pals overcome the Decepticon guards.

Bumblebee and Optimus struggle with the supercharged Steeljaw, however a mayday from Toolbox has Fixit's group come to their aid. While the Mini-Cons keep Steeljaw busy, Bumblebee attempts to complete the bomb, and Optimus helps out after Steeljaw overcomes the Mini-Cons. The bomb is soon complete, but they need to find some way to keep Steeljaw on the island so he'll be affected when it goes off. As the three larger bots clash, the Mini-Cons manage to deprive Steeljaw of his weapon, which Bumblebee promptly takes possession of. He uses it to trap Steeljaw in the floor. The Autobots speed back to the boats and manage to get clear before the bomb goes off. Fixit reports the Decepticons on board the ship are now all in stasis.

In the aftermath, Toolbox announces that he and the other Mini-Cons will complete repairs to the ''Alchemor'' and use it to take the Decepticons back to Cybertron. Windblade and Ratchet intend to accompany them, and Optimus intends to go as well, so he can investigate the new ruling body. After watching the boat leave, Bumblebee tells the rest of the team that it's time to establish a permanent base on Earth, and they all head back to the scrapyard.

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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (9)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (10)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (11)
*[[Toolbox]] (12)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (17)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (18)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (19)
*[[Undertone]] (22)
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*[[Saberhorn]] (2)
*Lots of generic Decepticons (3)
*[[Glowstrike]] (13)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (14)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (15)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] (16)

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*[[Russell Clay]] (20)
*[[Denny Clay]] (21)

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==Quotes==
"Imagine that. A Decepticon turning out to be less than trustworthy."
:—'''Steeljaw'''

"I'm surprised you're not freaked out since it was your new bestie the Decepticons took prisoner." 
"I am worried about Windblade, but I'm trying not to lose my cool. If they captured ''you'' on the other hand, I'd definitely be a basket case."
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Strongarm'''

"It ain't who wins the most fights, just who wins the last one!"
:—'''Thunderhoof''' dispenses a beatdown.

"I feel like I could take down all the Primes together! What chance do '''''YOU''''' have?!"
:—'''Steeljaw''' channels his inner Furman.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Steeljaw's tail disappears when he is fused to the floor and remains missing afterwards.

===Continuity errors===
* The Mini-Con slaves are worked to exhaustion by the Decepticons, to the point where they cannot stand. However, during their escape from the ''Alchemor'', they are shown keeping up with Optimus and Bumblebee's car modes until they latch on. Could it be the Mini-Con adrenaline kicking in?

===Continuity notes===
* Why does Bumblebee finish off both [[Battlegrounds, Part 2|season finales]] telling the Autobots that they can leave if they want to? Does he really think he can take on what remains of the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s escapees all by himself?

===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]], [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Overload (RID)|Overload]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]], unknown number of Decepticon Island inhabitants
* ''Known at large'': N/A
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Status unknown'': [[Springload]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]]
* ''Unknown number missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* [[Springload]] and [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] seem to have disappeared, leaving their fates unknown.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'île des Decepticons - Deuxième'''" ("Decepticon Island - Second")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 19]], 2016

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' '''L'Isola dei Decepticon, Parte Seconda''' ("The Decepticon Island, Part Second")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 23]], 2016

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Strongarm's Big Score

2016-09-04T12:54:56Z

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Strongarm's Big Score

2016-09-04T12:54:09Z

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2016-09-04T12:52:50Z

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2016-09-04T12:45:53Z

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[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>
[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> in the United States on [[March 14]], 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

In September 2015, Hasbro announced a second season of the show.<ref>[http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/52681 MIPJunior Spotlight: Hasbro Studios]</ref> Season 2 began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, with a third season set for release in fall 2016. <ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team] </ref>

Season 1 of the show is currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions.

==Overview==
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features a much larger amount of references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]]. Also returning is [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. <s>[[Pokeformers]]</s> Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season with at least one appearing in every episode.

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(Autobots listed in order of which they join the team.) 
(Decepticons (except for Steeljaw) listed in order of arrest.) 
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*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])

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*[[Toolbox]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Cinch]] (Mitchell Whitfield)

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*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
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*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
*[[Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])

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'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] ([[Mark Hildreth]])
*[[Zizza]] ([[Jackée Harry]])
*[[Pseudo]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Polarclaw]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Razorpaw]] ([[Jonathan Adams]])
**[[Swelter]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
**[[Glacius]] ([[Yuri Lowenthal]])

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Torpor]]
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
**[[Axiom]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
**[[Theorem]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]] ([[Dee Bradley Baker]])
*[[Clout]] (Dee Bradley Baker)
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]] ([[Carlos Alazraqui]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Silverhound]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Back]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Forth]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
**[[Major Mayhem]]s
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (Various)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
{{!}}}
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'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] ([[Kate Bond]])
*[[Farnum]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Morton]]
*[[Nigel]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Ziegler]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[Vector Prime]] ([[Troy Baker]])
|nonumbering=true}}

*[[Ian James Corlett]] and [[Frank Welker]] will be providing voices while [[Christopher Swindle]] will be voicing a character that's been described with “big teeth… and fins”.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|2|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|2|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm’s Big Score]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|2|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Season 2 began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it airs on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; in fact, every single episode of the first season was released through a different venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**Things seemed like they were going better for the second season, which managed to debut 6 episodes on US television, before Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2015-06-10T21:47:08Z

Jazz-meister:

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Hopefully we won't be calling it "''Transformers: [[Cartoon Network|Cancelled]]''" within a year or two...]]
'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> on [[March 14]] 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', it will follow [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he leads a ragtag group of [[Autobot]]s back to [[Earth]], pursuing a [[Decepticon]] prison ship that has crash-landed on the planet.

Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref>. [[Adam Beechen]] will serve as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] are serving as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] are handling the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

==Story==
When the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], its cargo of [[stasis pod]]s carrying several hundred of the most-wanted [[Decepticon]]s is scattered around the countryside, releasing their contents. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] sends a mayday, however on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], now working as a street cop for the repopulated planet, is instead alerted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus gives Bumblebee a new mission on Earth, sending the young Autobot to the nearest [[space bridge]]. Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by his cop partner [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]. Joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], and two [[human]]s — [[Denny Clay]], owner of a [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist]] (a scrapyard) and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]], and later bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] are added to the team — Bumblebee and his team must track down the escaped prisoners and prevent harm coming to Earth or its native population. Chief among the threats poised by the Decepticons is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

==Cast==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
|c2=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Razorpaw]]
*[[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]] ([[Travis Willingham]])

|c3=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Morton]]
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
|nonumbering=true}}

Other characters from ''Prime'' will appear in the show's second season.<ref name="SDCC 2014">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/sdcc-2014-hasbro-transformers-panel-pics-part-2-robots-in-disguise-180790/ SDCC 2014 Hasbro Transformers Panel Pics Part 2 - Robots in Disguise]</ref>

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
{{collist|2|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
}}
===Shorts===
*"[[Fixit Jam]]"
*"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
*"[[Sticky Situation]]"

==Japanese release==
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Re-titled '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー, ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā''), the series airs on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' is the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series is headed by [[Kei'ichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. Despite that, Miyoshi is making a clear effort to emulate Iwanami's style, including lots of adlibbing and additional gags.

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. How this will affect the localization of ''Adventure'' is currently unknown; whether the missing material will be accounted for or the scripts reworked to ignore it. We'll just have to wait and see.

The episodes is also currently available in TakaraTomy's Youtube site. However...sometimes you may not be able to watch it due to country restrictions.

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock and Optimus Prime).

==Notes==
*The first 13 episodes were released with Mandarin Chinese dubs on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3-4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
*The show would go on to premiere on Canal J in France, Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the USA screenings began.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'')
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù De Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2015-06-10T21:34:54Z

Jazz-meister:

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Hopefully we won't be calling it "''Transformers: [[Cartoon Network|Cancelled]]''" within a year or two...]]
'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> on [[March 14]] 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', it will follow [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he leads a ragtag group of [[Autobot]]s back to [[Earth]], pursuing a [[Decepticon]] prison ship that has crash-landed on the planet.

Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref>. [[Adam Beechen]] will serve as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] are serving as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] are handling the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

==Story==
When the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], its cargo of [[stasis pod]]s carrying several hundred of the most-wanted [[Decepticon]]s is scattered around the countryside, releasing their contents. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] sends a mayday, however on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], now working as a street cop for the repopulated planet, is instead alerted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus gives Bumblebee a new mission on Earth, sending the young Autobot to the nearest [[space bridge]]. Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by his cop partner [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]. Joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], and two [[human]]s — [[Denny Clay]], owner of a [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist]] (a scrapyard) and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]], and later bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] are added to the team — Bumblebee and his team must track down the escaped prisoners and prevent harm coming to Earth or its native population. Chief among the threats poised by the Decepticons is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

==Cast==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
|c2=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Razorpaw]]
*[[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]] ([[Travis Willingham]])

|c3=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Morton]]
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
|nonumbering=true}}

Other characters from ''Prime'' will appear in the show's second season.<ref name="SDCC 2014">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/sdcc-2014-hasbro-transformers-panel-pics-part-2-robots-in-disguise-180790/ SDCC 2014 Hasbro Transformers Panel Pics Part 2 - Robots in Disguise]</ref>

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
{{collist|2|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
}}
===Shorts===
*"[[Fixit Jam]]"
*"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
*"[[Sticky Situation]]"

==Japanese release==
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Re-titled '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー, ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā''), the series airs on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' is the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series is headed by [[Kei'ichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. Despite that, Miyoshi is making a clear effort to emulate Iwanami's style, including lots of adlibbing and additional gags.

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. How this will affect the localization of ''Adventure'' is currently unknown; whether the missing material will be accounted for or the scripts reworked to ignore it. We'll just have to wait and see.

The episodes is also currently available in TakaraTomy's Youtube site. However...sometimes you may not be able to watch it due to country restrictions.

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock and Optimus Prime).

==Notes==
*The first 13 episodes were released with Mandarin Chinese dubs on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3-4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
*The show would go on to premiere on Canal J in France, Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the USA screenings began.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'')
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù De Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2015-06-10T21:32:06Z

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{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Hopefully we won't be calling it "''Transformers: [[Cartoon Network|Cancelled]]''" within a year or two...]]
'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> on [[March 14]] 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', it will follow [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he leads a ragtag group of [[Autobot]]s back to [[Earth]], pursuing a [[Decepticon]] prison ship that has crash-landed on the planet.

Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref>. [[Adam Beechen]] will serve as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] are serving as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] are handling the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

==Story==
When the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], its cargo of [[stasis pod]]s carrying several hundred of the most-wanted [[Decepticon]]s is scattered around the countryside, releasing their contents. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] sends a mayday, however on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], now working as a street cop for the repopulated planet, is instead alerted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus gives Bumblebee a new mission on Earth, sending the young Autobot to the nearest [[space bridge]]. Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by his cop partner [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]. Joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], and two [[human]]s — [[Denny Clay]], owner of a [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist]] (a scrapyard) and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]], and later bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] are added to the team — Bumblebee and his team must track down the escaped prisoners and prevent harm coming to Earth or its native population. Chief among the threats poised by the Decepticons is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

==Cast==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
|c2=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Razorpaw]]
*[[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]]

|c3=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Morton]]
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
|nonumbering=true}}

Other characters from ''Prime'' will appear in the show's second season.<ref name="SDCC 2014">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/sdcc-2014-hasbro-transformers-panel-pics-part-2-robots-in-disguise-180790/ SDCC 2014 Hasbro Transformers Panel Pics Part 2 - Robots in Disguise]</ref>

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
{{collist|2|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[State Of Siege]]"
#"[[Sworn Friends]]"
#"[[The Queen Bee]]"
}}
===Shorts===
*"[[Fixit Jam]]"
*"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
*"[[Sticky Situation]]"

==Japanese release==
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Re-titled '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー, ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā''), the series airs on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' is the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series is headed by [[Kei'ichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. Despite that, Miyoshi is making a clear effort to emulate Iwanami's style, including lots of adlibbing and additional gags.

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. How this will affect the localization of ''Adventure'' is currently unknown; whether the missing material will be accounted for or the scripts reworked to ignore it. We'll just have to wait and see.

The episodes is also currently available in TakaraTomy's Youtube site. However...sometimes you may not be able to watch it due to country restrictions.

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock and Optimus Prime).

==Notes==
*The first 13 episodes were released with Mandarin Chinese dubs on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3-4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
*The show would go on to premiere on Canal J in France, Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the USA screenings began.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'')
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù De Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015)]]
[[Category:Television series]]

The Trouble with Fixit

2015-06-10T21:20:28Z

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{{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=State Of Siege
|title="The Trouble with Fixit"
|airdate=[[August 1]] [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Alex Irvine]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[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==
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.

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.

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.

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.

[[File:RID15EP20OP.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
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 warned him of an 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===
===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]]".
===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 (Prime)|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]]".

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

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

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

Pilot (Part 1)

2015-06-09T16:49:03Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 1
|image=RID2015Bumblebeefacepalms.jpg
|caption=You kids these days don't understand, you weren't around to see Starscream dancing to ''Saturday Night Fever''!
|prev=Predacons Rising (Prime)
|next=Pilot (Part 2)
|title="Pilot (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[February 21]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[March 14]], [[2015]] (US)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Adam Beechen]], [[Duane Capizzi]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[David Hartman]]
}}
'''Assigned on a solo mission to Earth, Bumblebee unexpectedly finds himself saddled with a team.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:PilotPart1 ghost Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You see? He lives ''in you!'']]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is once again a populous, thriving planet. Among its inhabitants is Lieutenant [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] - now on street patrol duty - and his new cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. While Strongarm is slightly awed at getting to work with the great hero Bumblebee, she's surprised that he didn't get a better position than street cop. The duo receives an alert about an in-progress 211. They find [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] driving around a park with huge statues, scratching up the ground. While Bumblebee is in the middle of telling his partner that Sideswipe's not actually dangerous, he's suddenly distracted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] in a reflecting pool. Strongarm leaves him to his vision and heads off to deal with Sideswipe, and Optimus points Bumblebee to a diagram on a nearby building, indicating something to do with [[Earth]]. After an abortive attempt to stop Sideswipe, Strongarm manages to bash the renegade Autobot into the statue of Optimus Prime, and then slaps the cuffs on him, but to her horror, the damaged statue topples over, almost crushing Bumblebee. Snapped out of his trance, Bumblebee orders Strongarm to take the perp to the station while he heads towards the building Optimus pointed to.

On Earth, [[Denny Clay]] is moving a train car around [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|his scrapyard]] when his son, [[Russell Clay]] arrives to stay while his mother's in [[Copenhagen]]. Russell is less than enthusiastic about this arrangement, but Denny shows off the 14th Street diner which he's recently had moved to the yard. Their discussion is interrupted by a loud boom from somewhere. Not far away in the woods, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] crawls from the shattered hulk of the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]''.

[[File:PilotPart1 Strongarm checks regs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)| Ultra Magnus']] daughter, folks.]]
On Cybertron, Bumblebee enters the [[Cybertron History Museum]] and pokes around the back rooms, where he finds a [[space bridge]] with Earth co-ordinates already input. Optimus speaks to him in a another vision, telling him he's needed on Earth. In the middle of the vision Bumblebee's found by Strongarm, who's followed him there as per a regulation which means she has to accompany him at all times. Naturally she also still has Sideswipe handcuffed to her, and after Bumblebee explains he's received a mission from Optimus, he tells Strongarm to try to get the space bridge working while he distracts the guards.

A news report about a meteor piques Denny's interest, and he suggests he and Russell go look for it, though first Denny has to talk to a man who wants to sell him some [[Billy the Breakfast Beaver]] figures. Russell opts to go look for the meteor instead of helping with the deal. At the crash site, Fixit attempts to send a mayday to Cybertron Control, reporting that he's lost most of the [[stasis cell]]s the ship was carrying.

[[File:PilotPart1 Bumblebee Strongarm find Fixit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"No I'm not playing hard to get, I'm telling you, it's not that kind of phone line!"]]
Bumblebee manages to distract the museum guards for a brief time until they catch on to the fact that he's up to something. He's forced to deal with the pair, disabling them just as Sideswipe gets the bridge working. Ordering Strongarm to remain behind, Bumblebee charges through the open space bridge to Earth. Naturally Strongarm follows him with Sideswipe still cuffed to her, and though Bumblebee destroys the cuffs and orders Sideswipe to return to Cybertron, the punk runs off. Wandering through the woods elsewhere, Russell completely misses a set of giant footprints. Bumblebee and Strongarm find Fixit working on the wreckage of his ship, and he explains the situation with the missing prisoners. As the tracking systems come back online, Fixit detects a nearby Cybertronian signal. Figuring it's Sideswipe, Bumblebee and Strongarm head off to recapture the rogue Autobot.

[[File:PilotPart1 Underbite and Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The legend exists. A tasty one, too!]]
Sideswipe is testing out the acoustics in a nearby rock formation when he bumps into Russell. They're both recovering from the shock when [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] strolls up. Sideswipe introduces himself, but is none the wiser when Underbite reveals his name, though Underbite clarifies that he's the Decepticon who ate [[Nuon City]]. Sideswipe and Russell run for it, and Underbite consumes a nearby derelict van for energy. The fleeing pair find a clearing where Sideswipe transforms. As Underbite catches up with them, Sideswipe's able to speed off with Russell, and eventually finds Bumblebee and Strongarm. The Decepticon chases all four of them back to the crash site, where Fixit and Russell hid behind the last intact stasis cell, shortly before [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] pokes his head out of the end of it. After Underbite knocks the Autobots aside, Grimlock manages to goad Underbite into wrecking the stasis cell he's trapped in, freeing him. This only keeps Underbite busy for a short time, and the Decepticon spots the scrapyard through the trees, driving off to investigate. As the Autobots recover from the fight, Fixit tells them that Underbite is a [[Chompazoid]], and gains power by eating metal. The Autobots realize that the scrapyard has enough material to make the Decepticon unstoppable.

[[Pilot (Part 2)|To be continued...]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (7)
*[[Matronly Docent]] (8)
*[[Museum Guards]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] (10)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (5)
*[[Russell Clay]] (6)

}}

==Quotes==

"It's kinda weird. Like living in a scrapyard." 
"''Please'', 'vintage salvage depot for the discriminating nostalgist'."
:—'''Russell''' and '''Denny Clay'''

"Bumblebee, I knew you would understand.
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"PLEASE take me to jail. This place is so much worse!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' on his trip to the Cybertron Museum

"You're a punk, you know how to take out security systems, don't you?" 
"NO!" ''[pause]'' "Maybe."
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"Now, I've reconned the crash site and we're missing most of our stasis cells. Several nearby have ruptured, their inmates are presumably at large." 
"How many is 'several'?" 
"Oh, a couple of hundred."
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Strongarm'''

"You ever been to Nuon City?" 
"Nooo." 
"THAT'S 'CAUSE I ATE IT!"
:—'''Underbite''' tells '''Sideswipe''' of his over eating habits.

"I hear fighting! Who's fighting? I wanna fight!"
:—'''Grimlock'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s very first line in the series. Says it all, really.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The opening shot of Cybertron is identical to how it looked in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'' games.
*It's later revealed in the episode "[[Can You Dig It?]]" that Bumblebee and Strongarm were on patrol in [[Kaon]].
*In this and part 2, the capsules holding the Decepticons are referred to as "stasis cells", whereas in later episodes they're referred to using the more standard name "stasis pods". This change appears to have been made due to the amount of spitting the term "stasis cell" produced in the recording booth.[https://twitter.com/sonnova/status/576869010010075136]

===Transformers references===
*The statues in the park depict the [[Thirteen]] Primes.
*Sidewipe's use of 'No...maybe' is rather similar to what Bulkhead sometimes said.

===Real-world references===
*211 is actually Earth police code for a robbery. Sideswipe just seems to be causing a public nuisance though.

===Trivia===
[[File:PilotPart1 Sideswipe interior.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"It makes no logical sense! Why is this here!?"]]
*As with the following dozen episodes, this first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.
*Unlike ''Prime'', Strongarm and Sideswipe have unique Cybertronian robot and vehicle forms.
*Before even scanning an Earth vehicle, Sideswipe's Cybertronian alt mode has a normal vehicle interior, including seats and seat belts, even though these would serve no practical purpose on Cybertron. Maybe it's a holdover from the [[Age of Wrath]]?
*Fixit states his favorite color is Red.
*Strongarm throws Sideswipe into the shins of the Optimus Prime statue and it all comes crashing down. Either Strongarm seriously lives up to her name or the statue was made of sawdust.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Piloto - Part 1 '''" ("Pilot - Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 31]], 2015

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dìqiú Rènwù (shàng)'''" (地球任务（上）, "Mission Earth (on)")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nouvelle mission sur Terre'''" ("New Mission on Earth")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 9]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mission Erde - Episode 1'''" ("Mission Earth - Episode 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 28]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 16]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Più di quanto non sembri, parte 1'''" ("More than how it looks like, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 28]], 2015 (preview in select cinemas); [[March 7]], 2015 (TV airing)

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aratana Bōken no Hajimari'''" (新たな冒険のはじまり, "Beginning of a New Adventure")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 15]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pilot - Part 1 '''" ("Pilot - Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 2]], 2015

'''Spanish (Latin American)'''
:*''Title'' "'''Piloto. parte 1'''" (Pilot, part 1)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 31]] (Along with Pilot-part 2)

==Home video releases==
*TBA

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

Pilot (Part 2)

2015-06-09T16:48:44Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 2
|image=RID2015 Underbite chases autobots.jpg
|caption="Hey, I didn't order this dinner to go!"
|prev=Pilot (Part 1)
|next=Trust Exercises
|title="Pilot (Part 2)"
|airdate=[[February 21]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[March 14]], [[2015]] (US)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Adam Beechen]], [[Duane Capizzi ]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[David Hartman]]
}}
'''Bumblebee and his new team must stop a Decepticon from reaching nearby Crown City.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:PilotPart2 Underbite Grimlock square off.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Walking with Beasts: Hasbro Edition'']]
[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] prevents [[Russell Clay|Russell]] from pursuing [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]], insisting it's too dangerous, but [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] points out the incoming [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], who transforms to dino mode. Though Bumblebee's braced to fight Grimlock off, the Dinobot simply sniffs at them and then dashes off into the woods after Underbite. Telling the others to stay put, Bumblebee gives pursuit, however when Russell runs off as well, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] uses it as an excuse to follow suit. Also [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]'s jabbering results in Sideswipe going after them. Grimlock intercepts Underbite at [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]] and the pair begin grappling. Though Underbite suggests that they're on the same side and therefore don't need to fight, Grimlock disagrees and they continue to toss each other around, while an oblivious [[Denny Clay]] puts away the [[Billy the Breakfast Beaver]] statues he's bought. Bumblebee arrives and prepares to subtly intervene, however the element of surprise is spoiled by the arrival of the rest of his team, who dive straight in. After tossing Grimlock aside, Underbite starts chowing on the Beaver statues, until Strongarm manages to attract his attention.

[[File:PilotPart2 Denny is anguished.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Yeah, Fowler had that reaction too the first time we broke something of his."]]
Sideswipe and Russell find Denny in the old diner, and Russell points his dad to the Autobots and Decepticon rapidly bearing down on them. Grimlock jumps on Underbite and begins punching him repeatedly. While the Decepticon is thus busy, Bumblebee suggests Denny take his son somewhere safe and complains about his team not following orders. Underbite again manages to get the better of Grimlock, and begins chowing down on the junk, however he soon spots [[Crown City]] in the distance, and immediately sets out for it. With the Autobots gathering themselves together, Grimlock again springs to his feet, only to find his foe has gone. Realizing where Underbite is headed, Bumblebee prepares to give chase, and the others insist on going too. Strongarm scans a new vehicle mode on Bumblebee's insistence that they maintain a low profile. Fixit also arrives with the news that he's got a single [[stasis cell]] back online, and some capture devices which he distributes to the team. Bumblebee, Strongarm, Denny and Grimlock soon roll out, leaving Sideswipe to take care of Russell.

[[File:PilotPart2 Bumblebee Strongarm vs Underbite.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], and [[William Fowler|Fowler]] were right, this ''is'' tingly!]]
Driving along, Underbite is slowly weakening from the lack of sustenance — organic material being unsuitable for him to consume. Meanwhile Sideswipe finally finds a car to scan, and Russell has the idea to take along the rest of the Beaver statues. The rest of the team has already caught up with Underbite at the bridge to Crown City and start using Fixit's capture tools on him, however the tools swiftly fail. They attempt to block Underbite's way, though a fight proves unnecessary as Sideswipe arrives and lures Underbite away with the trailer-load of Beaver statues. They lead the Decepticon to the edge of the quarry, and the team starts trying to push Underbite over the edge. Unfortunately when Sideswipe joins in, it allows Underbite to grab some statues from the Autobot's trailer and powers himself up. Tossed aside, the Autobots can only watch in alarm as Underbite picks up Denny's truck and begins crushing it.

[[File:PilotPart2 Optimus ex Machina.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Did you really think Hasbro would let him [[To sell toys|stay]] [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dead]]?]]
At which point [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] suddenly grabs Underbite and tosses him into the quarry. After revealing that Denny is fine, Optimus admits he's not quite sure whether he's alive or not. After complimenting the team Bumblebee has put together, Optimus gives a stirring speech and tells them he does not know what fate has in store for him, before dematerializing. Some time later, Underbite is resecured in the working stasis cell as the Autobots move the equipment salvaged from the ''[[Alchemor]]'' in to the scrapyard. Grimlock's concerned that they'll put him back into a stasis cell too, but Bumblebee instead puts him on probation. The inevitable team squabbling begins.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (4)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (6)
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] (8)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Denny Clay]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==
"Oh mercy, his dad's in there!" <pause> "What's a dad?" 
"Um...it's an older member of this planet's dominant species that shares genetic material with the younger member and assists in the rearing and education of that member." 
"Oh. Why didn't you just say that?"
:—'''Fixit''' gets a brief lecture on [[relatives]] from '''Bumblebee'''.

"I'm no fighter either, I'm a lover. Let's see if ol' Fixit can find something to help out with these fugitives. Maybe some weapons... gear... I can tell we're going to be great friends, Sideswipe. Hey, do you have a nickname? No no, wait, let me guess. Scooter? Rumblejack? Bill? Mine is M.C. It's actually a loooong story... Sideswipe? Hello?"
:—'''Fixit'''

"We got a dance to finish skrud!" 
"You're from the prison ship too. I'm not gonna eat the whole planet. Just the crunchy parts. So why're you botherin' me?" 
"I like to pick on things my own size. And just because we rode here together, doesn't make us travel buds." 
:—'''Grimlock''' picks a fight with '''Underbite'''.

"Fixit, you are my favorite Mini-Con." ''[Capture device breaks]'' "Fixit, I'm rethinking my rankings."
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"Together you will confront many challenges. The forces facing Earth are immense and formidable, but I am certain you will accomplish great things. As you did today." 
"But we needed your help, Optimus. We always will." 
"You are ready to lead, Bumblebee, do not doubt yourself." 
:—''' Optimus Prime''' talks to '''Bumblebee''' and gives Team Bumblebee the pep talk.

"YEAH! I'm on probaaaation. Yes on probaaation."
:—'''Grimlock'''

"I... we... won't let you down Optimus. And if I say it enough, maybe I'll actually believe it."
:—'''Bumblebee''' has high hopes for his new team.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*In this and part 1, the capsules holding the Decepticons are referred to as "stasis cells", whereas in later episodes they're referred to using the more standard name "stasis pods". This change appears to have been made due to the amount of spitting the term "stasis cell" produced in the recording booth.[https://twitter.com/sonnova/status/576869010010075136]
*The capture devices Fixit brings are:
**A device Bumblebee uses which looks like the [[Decepticon Hunter]] introduced in "[[As the Kospego Commands!]]". It's unclear if this is actually meant to be another Decepticon Hunter, and it doesn't function the same way.
**A crossbow claimed by Strongarm, which malfunctions in this episode, but she'll be seen using it in later episodes.
**A sword, which goes unclaimed but can be seen being used by Sideswipe in later episodes.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Underbite
* ''On probation'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Fixit's quoted question about dads is similar to what [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] asked in [[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]].
*Fixit's nickname M.C. could stand for [[Mini-Con]].

===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:'' "'''Piloto - Part 2 '''" ("Pilot - Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 31]], 2015

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dìqiú Rènwù (xià)'''" (地球任务（下）, "Mission Earth (below)")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le dévoreur'''" ("The Devourer")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 9]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mission Erde - Episode 2'''" ("Mission Earth - Episode 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 4]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 17]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Più di quanto non sembri, parte 2'''" ("More than how it looks like, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 28]], 2015 (preview in select cinemas); [[March 7]], 2015 (TV airing)

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Team Bumblebee, Tanjou'''" (チーム・バンブルビー、誕生, "The Birth of Team Bumblebee")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 22]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 3]], 2015

'''Spanish (Latin American)'''
:*''Title'' "'''Piloto. parte 2''" (Pilot, part 2)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 31]] (Along with Pilot-part 1)

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

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

Trust Exercises

2015-06-09T16:48:28Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 3
|image=TrustExercises boating.jpg
|caption=''I'M ON A BOAT''
|prev=Pilot (Part 2)
|next=More than Meets the Eye (RID)
|title="Trust Exercises"
|airdate=[[February 22]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[April 4]], [[2015]] (US)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Adam Beechen]], [[Marsha Griffin]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''The Autobot team must learn to work together as they face two Decepticon fugitives.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TrustExercises Grimlock holds Bumblebee.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Grimlock and Bumblebee were married that afternoon in a private ceremony on Sanibel Island...]]
[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] carry out trust exercises, however Sideswipe doesn't bother catching Strongarm, which results in her comm unit being damaged. The pair start fighting, and are reprimanded by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], whose words are somewhat undermined by him being held in [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s arms. The pair resume fighting until [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] calls all four of them back to [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]]. As they head off, [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] watches them go. Fixit reports he has detected some nearby fugitive signals and possibly intact stasis pods. They also receive a distress call from the oil tanker ''[[Windward]]'' near the coast, which is being attacked by a metal shark. Fixit notes that the ''[[Alchemor]]'' had a [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]] on board, and it's probably him. Bumblebee takes Grimlock and a boat to investigate the tanker, while Sideswipe and Strongarm head off to check out the fugitive signals.

[[File:TrustExercises Steeljaw convincing Strongarm.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Who'a afraid of the big bad wolf? Just wait until the [[Decepticon Justice Division|DJD]] gets a load of this guy.]]
Bee and Grimlock find the oil tanker deserted and climb on board. The tanker's soon struck by something which looks like a submarine. Meanwhile, Sideswipe and Strongarm, still squabbling, split up and with Strongarm's comms down, she's unable to keep in touch with Sideswipe. Grimlock jumps off the oil tanker and attacks the submarine—in reality a [[Decepticon]]. The Decepticon manages to shake Grimlock off and boards the oil tanker, quickly crushing Bumblebee's capture device. Strongarm finds the stasis pods, and the Decepticon [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. Steeljaw tries to bluff her, claiming that he's a guard who was aboard the ''Alchemor'', however when she points out he has Decepticon [[insignia]], he instead renders her unconscious. When Sideswipe returns to the scrapyard alone, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and Fixit tell him they got a garbled message from Strongarm indicating she's in trouble and Sideswipe realizes he has to go deal with it or get in trouble with Bumblebee. Back on the boat, [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] and Bumblebee fight. Grimlock, now stuck at the bottom of the sea, is unable to lend a fist, but Bumblebee is able to get Hammerstrike down solo. The arrival of the coast guard distracts Bumblebee long enough for Hammerstrike to turn the tables and escape.

[[File:TrustExercises Grimlock catches Hammerstrike.jpg|left|250px|thumb|''LAND SHARK!!'']]
Bumblebee and Grimlock arrive back at the scrapyard to find everyone but Fixit gone. Fixit looks up information on Sharkticons, and Bumblebee reasons that Hammerstrike is trying to recreate his home environment by flooding the sea with oil. Bumblebee and Grimlock head to a nearby automated oil refinery on the assumption that that's where Hammerstrike will head next. Meanwhile Russell and Sideswipe find an old ranger station with signs a Decepticon has been there recently. Sideswipe complains that Strongarm will continue treating him badly, and Russell suggests if he treats people with respect, he'll get respect. They find Steeljaw still trying to convince a chained-up Strongarm that he's changed and wants to live in peace. Russell quickly comes up with an idea. At the oil refinery, Bumblebee and Grimlock break in and track down Hammerstrike, however the tricky Decepticon breaks a pipe, flooding the ground with oil and making it slippery, an environment that he is suited for.

[[File:TrustExercises Steeljaw Strongarm tied up.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hey, don't laugh, you'd be constantly squatting like that too if you were on a steady diet of pork and little girls in red hoods.]]
Steeljaw almost gets Strongarm to tell him where the Autobots are based when Sideswipe reappears, disguised as the Decepticon "Grimbee". He engages Steeljaw in conversation unconvincingly, while Russell attempts to free Strongarm. Bumblebee and Grimlock are still skidding around in the oil refinery while Hammerstrike runs rings around them. The pair resort to teamwork, and manage to trap the Decepticon in an empty oil barrel. Meanwhile, Steeljaw spots Russell and realizes Sideswipe's an Autobot. After a brief pursuit, the Decepticon is kicked in the head by Strongarm, however she's forced to save Russell from a falling tree and Steeljaw escapes. The two Autobots return to the scrapyard, where they tell the others about Steeljaw and Bumblebee makes Steeljaw the #1 wanted Decepticon. Strongarm catches Sideswipe when he slips in some mud, and Russell observes that perhaps the pair will be able to work together eventually.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (5)

|c2=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (6)
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (7)
*[[Russell Clay]] (8)

}}

==Quotes==
"Oh sorry, maybe when it was my turn you shouldn't have let me fall three times in a row." 
"That's because you weren't falling correctly!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Strongarm''' failing at trust exercises.

"Don't feel bad, it's not easy to be a model teammate like me."
:—'''Grimlock'''

"Fixit never said anything about a guard being on the ''Alchemor''..." 
"Fixit, yes...well, he wouldn't have known. I was in stasis also, my pod programmed to wake in case of a riot." 
"Then why would you have a Decepticon logo?" 
"Ahehehe, you're very well trained, asking excellent questions. The logo is meant to confuse the otherGWARRR"
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Steeljaw''', the latter of whom showing just how much of a wolf in sheep's clothing he is.

"You have forced me to walk on two legs like some foul land dweller. HOW DARE YOU!"
:—'''Hammerstrike''' is prejudiced.

[[File:TrustExercises Grimbee.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This is what Hasbro finds every time they let kids test out their latest Construct Bots.]]
"I don't trust him. He's too cool."
:—'''Sideswipe''' on Steeljaw

"Greetings brother, I'm Steeljaw. And you are?" 
"Oh I'm, I'm...Grim..Bee"
:—'''Steeljaw''' and '''Sideswipe''', proving that all the good names really are taken.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*As Sideswipe and Strongarm drive along and bicker over whether they're going the right way, Strongarm clips through some rocks.

===Continuity notes===
*Without too much fanfare, Sideswipe's now carrying around the sword which Fixit brought to the scrapyard in "[[Pilot (Part 2)]]".
*Grimlock, who went conspicuously unnamed in the two-part pilot, is finally named onscreen.
*Stasis pods revert to their traditional name after being called "stasis cells" in the two-part pilot.
*Bumblebee is still trying to use the capture device he got off Fixit in "Pilot (Part 2)", at least until it gets pretty conclusively destroyed by Hammerstrike.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Underbite, Hammerstrike
* ''On probation'': Grimlock
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] is a term originating from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

===Real-world references===
*The "[[w:trust fall|trust falls]]" which the team are practicing at the start of the episode are a common trust-building game.
*When asked how he was captured, "Grimbee" starts his story off "[[w:It was a dark and stormy night|It was a dark and stormy night]]," a now cliché phrase often mocked, notably by Charles Schulz in his comic ''Peanuts'' in which Snoopy repeatedly used it when writing.

===Trivia===
*So who ''was'' in the stasis pod Steeljaw found? Strongarm later says they found only open pods, but Steeljaw was still trying to get that one open when she encountered him.
*The first thirteen episodes of the series, this included, first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Exercícios de Confiança'''" ("Trust Exercises")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 7]], 2015

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Xìnrèn Liànxí'''" (信任练习, "Trust Exercises")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mise en confiance'''" ("Building Trust")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 10]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Teamwork'''" ("Teamwork")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 11]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Csapatmunka'''" ("Teamwork")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 18]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Esercizi di Fiducia'''" ("Trust Exercises")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 11]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Daiji nanoha Teamwork'''" (大事なのはチームワーク, "The Value of Teamwork")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 29]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 4]], 2015

==Home video releases==
*TBA

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

More than Meets the Eye (RID)

2015-06-09T16:47:51Z

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{{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) [[April 11]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Steven Melching]] (story) Steven Melching (Teleplay)
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[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 then Alpha Trion's beard. This is not the first time [[Smokescreen (Prime)|someone]] has mentioned [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Alpha Trion's beard]].
*When Grimlock was left at the base alone, he was building a house of cars, like people would be building a house of cards.

===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]]

W.W.O.D.?

2015-06-09T16:47:34Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 5
|image=RID2015-BumblebeecontactsOptimus.jpg
|caption="Is it a ghost?" 
"There's no such thing as ghosts, you donkey monkey! It's a robot ghost."
|prev=More than Meets the Eye (RID)
|next=As the Kospego Commands!
|title="W.W.O.D.?"
|airdate=[[March 1]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[April 18]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Guy Toubes]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''Beleaguered Bumblebee must learn to lead in his own way as the team struggles to bring in a brutish Decepticon whose stasis pod has been discovered by human authorities.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:WWOD Strongarm punching ball.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Poor girl, probably thinks beating it will cause coins to pop out of it.]]
[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] attempts to give a presentation on where they've found [[stasis pod]]s, though [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] becomes distracted by the idea that the location map resembles [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. While Bumblebee continues with his presentation, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] attempts to administer a wet willy to [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and ends up face down on the ground. As the pair continue to fight, Bumblebee laments that he's not the leader [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] was. He attempts to contact Optimus for advice by talking into some mirrors, however he gets no response. Meanwhile, Sideswipe scales a pile of junk, threatening to tip it onto Strongarm, and Bumblebee has to knock the cadet out of the way. The pile falls on him instead, adding to his misery. After digging himself out, Bumblebee decides what he needs to do is to try to emulate Optimus, however his attempt at an Optimus impression just results in his team falling about in laughter. Fixit reports he's detected a Decepticon signal, which [[Denny Clay|Denny]] backs up — a news report reveals that a stasis pod has been found by humans and is now housed in the [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences]] where scientists are working to open it. Denny comes up with a plan to infiltrate the museum, involving him posing as an archaeologist, and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] insists on coming too.

[[File:WWOD Nevada Flieber and McPlank.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Wang Fire pulled this off in a Fire Nation principal's office and this is the best you've got?!]]
Sometime later "Nevada Flieber, noted archeologist" is telling the museum staff that he's come with an important artifact to give them, and Russell hams it up as "McPlank". The staff are keen to take them on a tour. The Autobots haul up behind the museum, with [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] covered in a tarp. Strongarm and Sideswipe shortly end up tangled up in the tarp and struggle with each other. Bumblebee pulls the tarp off shortly before Denny opens the loading bay door and pulls the fire alarm. The museum's staff and visitors evacuate, leaving the museum empty. Entering the building, the team stops to admire an Old West display, and Bumblebee gives an explanation that just leaves the others confused. He again tries to do an Optimus impression, but the rest of the team leaves to hunt for the stasis pod before he can finish. Denny turns around to find Russell is gone as well. Narrating his own adventures as "McPlank", Russell quickly finds the stasis pod, however it promptly breaks open, revealing a buffalo-shaped bot. The bewildered Decepticon says he was sent by [[Contrail]] to wise up a bot, and smashes through a nearby wall in search of an exit. Sideswipe finds them, but is smashed aside as [[Terrashock]] bounds off down a corridor. Sideswipe and Russell give chase, ending up at the loading bay where Bumblebee and Denny are waiting. Fixit fills the team in on Terrashock, the [[Buffaloid]] enforcer, and Bumblebee realizes they've got a problem on their hands. He again breaks out the Optimus impression to describe his plan to lure Terrashock to the museum's grand hall. No one is impressed.

[[File:WWOD head to head.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The collision triggered flashbacks to nearly ''every fight scene ever'' in ''Prime''.]]
Terrashock finds the cowboy display and mistakes an animatronic buffalo for another enforcer. Strongarm finds him stomping on it, but proves unable to stop him on her own. Terrashock then stumbles on the museum's planetarium and mistakes it for a transmitter. While he's disoriented by the star patterns, Grimlock attempts to head butt him, but comes off second best. Continuing to search for the outside world, Terrashock is confused by an audio-visual presentation on water and Sideswipe pounces on him, only to be thrown against a wall. In the main hall, Bumblebee is lamenting his lack of leadership skills when Terrashock bounds into view. Despite Bumblebee's attempt to catch him, the Decepticon head butts him through the front of the museum, transforms and drives off. Bumblebee picks himself up in front of a crowd of humans, however Denny and Russell cover for him by claiming he's an animatronic exhibit.

[[File:WWOD wrangling Terrashock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|We are gonna have ourselves one heaping Buffalo Burrito!]]
The trio head back into the museum where Bumblebee comms the others to tell them he's heading for the loading dock. Optimus puts in a ghostly appearance to talk to Bumblebee, and dispenses the advice that Bumblebee is not him, disappearing before he can clarify further. Russell suggests Bumblebee needs to lead like himself. Gazing at the cowboy exhibit gives Bumblebee an idea. Bumblebee joins the rest of his team at the loading dock and they head out to find Terrashock. The Decepticon is zooming down a nearby highway, yelling for Contrail when they catch up with him, and whooping like cowboys, they zigzag through the traffic to pull alongside him. He transforms and starts bounding along the other side of the road, until Bumblebee is able to nudge him back to the right-hand side. As they spot some low scaffolding ahead, Bumblebee hauls in front of Terrashock and slams on the brakes, sending the Buffaloid tumbling down an exit ramp before Grimlock does a cannonball, flattening him. To maintain the Autobots' cover, Russell gives an announcement suggesting to the stunned onlookers that it was a promotion for a stunt car rally. The victorious team, Terrashock loaded on Strongarm's trailer, heads off into the sunset.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Terrashock]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (6)
*[[Russell Clay]] (7)
*Museum staffers (8)

}}

==Quotes==

"That's the worst Starscream imitation ever!" 
:—'''Sideswipe''' does not have a high opinion of Bumblebee's Optimus act.

"No one puts Terrashock in a tiny box!"
:—'''Terrashock''' upon being freed.

"Hey, are you the bot that Contrail sent me to wise up?" 
"Prrrobably not?" 
"'Course you're gonna say that. What do you think I am? Stupid?" 
"Is that a trick question?"
:—'''Terrashock''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"[talking to an animatronic buffalo] What are you doing here? Did Contrail send you? He said I was his only enforcer." 
"No need to call the rest of the team for this genius." 
"Ain't nobody stealing my job!"
:—'''Terrashock''' worries about job security while '''Strongarm''' watches from afar.

"The museum's been working on some new animatronics! Watch! Hey, big guy! What's the density of mercury?" 
"The density of mercury is, uh, bzzt, error, bzzt, error."
:—'''Denny Clay''' tries the old [[Rescue Bot]] cover-up trick with '''Bumblebee'''.

"Cowboy Grimlock. I like the sound of that."
:—'''Grimlock'''

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
*Shouldn't the Crown City fire department be responding to the fire alarm Denny pulls? If so, they're awfully slow!
*Several museum staff are standing on the museum steps when Bumblebee and Terrashock come crashing through the front door, but disappear by the time Bumblebee picks himself up.

===Continuity notes===
*Fixit makes a reference to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]].
*Sideswipe thinks Bumblebee's Optimus impression is supposed to be [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].
*Contrail appeared in ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''.
*Optimus notes that he can only contact Bumblebee when the [[Thirteen|Primes]] believe his need is dire.

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

===Real-world references===
*"W.W.O.D.?" is short for "What Would Optimus Do?", a reference to the popular "What Would [[Jesus]] Do?" meme which has previously been adapted for other famous characters.
*Russell and Denny's disguises bear a striking resemblance to [[w:Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones]] and Short Round.
*The episode's score features music patterned after the main themes of the [[W:Indiana Jones (franchise)|''Indiana Jones'' films]] and [[W:The Magnificent Seven|''The Magnificent Seven'']].

===Trivia===
*The first thirteen episodes of the series, this included, first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.
*Nevada Flieber and McPlank's adventures include finding the Flengi Tribe in the lost city of Pantra, and recovering the Sammurabi idol from Cartagascar.

===Foreign localization===
'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zuò Zìjǐ'''" (做自己, "Do It Yourself")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Une journée au musée'''" ("A Day at the Museum")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 13]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cowboys und Büffeljagd'''" ("Cowboys and Buffalohunt")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 24]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A bikát a szarvánál fogva'''" ("[Take] The Bull by the Horns")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 20]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Che cosa farebbe Optimus?'''" ("What would Optimus do?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 13]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bumblebee no Nayami'''" (バンブルビーの悩み, "Bumblebee's Dilemma")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 12]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 6]], 2015

==Home video releases==
*TBA

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

As the Kospego Commands!

2015-06-09T16:47:10Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 6
|image=AsTheKospegoCommands the Kospego.jpg
|caption=Get up, Bambi! You must get up!
|prev=W.W.O.D.?
|next=Collect 'Em All
|title="As the Kospego Commands!"
|airdate=[[March 7]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[April 25]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Michael Ryan]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Sideswipe's loyalty to the team comes into question as he and Bumblebee track down a Cybertronian crime boss.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:AsTheKospegoCommands Arnold's shopping list.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Altogether with those moose calls! "AUGH AUGH AUGH!!!"]]
[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] manages to avoid a falling stack of [[stasis pod]]s just in the nick of time, only to almost be flattened by another pod which [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] catches. Bumblebee asks why [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] isn't helping him, but it turns out Sideswipe has given an excuse so he can slack off and listen to music. Bumblebee's attempt to tell Sideswipe off is sidetracked when Bumblebee starts listening to the music himself, but he gets his point across. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] announces a customer has arrived, and the bots disguise themselves as a vehicle pulls up. The teens who hop out announce they've come on behalf of the [[Kospego]], a local legendary creature. The Kospego has demanded [[Arnold]] and his friends acquire for it a number of components. When Arnold rattles off the list of components needed, Bumblebee recognizes what they're needed for and asks Russell not to let them have the generator they need. Arnold is unhappy when he finds he can't get a generator, as the only other place to get one would be the [[Crown River Dam|dam]].

[[File:AsTheKospegoCommands Strongarm Decepticon hunter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|THUNDERCATS HOOOOOOOO!!!]]
As the Kospego's minions drive off, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] returns from searching the ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash site with a strange device she's found, which Fixit identifies as a [[Decepticon Hunter]] — a multi-purpose weapon that adapts to its wielder's desires. After Strongarm attempts to make it turn into a protoblaster unsuccessfully, taking out Denny's vintage refrigerator collection in the process, Bumblebee reveals he believes the Kospego is a Decepticon aiming to build a [[space bridge]]. Though the other Autobots are excited at the prospect of returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Bumblebee doubts that the space bridge will be stable, and will more likely produce a black hole that could destroy Earth. Fixit checks the database and finds the likely Decepticon is [[Thunderhoof]]. The Autobots set out for the dam to make sure the Kospego's minions don't steal the generator.

[[File:AsTheKospegoCommands Sideswingo and Bumbeego.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Dear God, I hope it's not mating season for these damn beasts."]]
Leaving [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and Sideswipe to guard the generator, Bumblebee and Strongarm begin searching the area. Sideswipe naturally grows bored and decides to go scout the perimeter, or more precisely go listen to music somewhere quiet. Bumblebee and Strongarm find him boogieing, and while Bumblebee reprimands him, they hear Grimlock being confronted by someone over the comms. They return to find the generator gone and Grimlock flattened. Bumblebee pointedly blames Sideswipe for leaving his post. When Grimlock proves unable to get back to [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]] under his own steam — he seems to have forgotten he can't fly — Bumblebee orders Strongarm to help him. Bumblebee and Sideswipe meanwhile go looking and soon find the space bridge Arnold and his pals are building. Needing to get the humans away from the site, Sideswipe comes up with a plan — he and Bumblebee disguise themselves with tree branches and pretend to be the legendary creatures "Sideswingo" and "Bumbeego". Once they act menacingly and Sideswipe breaks a tree, Arnold and his friends flee.

[[File:AsTheKospegoCommands Thunderhoof space bridge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Little does Thunderhoof know, he's actually going to be sucked into the Brony convention if he falls in.]]
As the two Autobots inspect the space bridge, Thunderhoof himself arrives and is unimpressed that his workers have been scared off. He offers to cut a deal with the pair and let them have some of his criminal empire if they help him return to Cybertron, but Bumblebee is naturally uncompromising, though Sideswipe actually seems to consider it a good idea. While Bumblebee fights the Decepticon, Sideswipe stands back, and when Thunderhoof has Bumblebee on the ground, Sideswipe announces he wants to help with the space bridge. He convinces Thunderhoof not to stomp Bumblebee and instead they fire up the space bridge, which seems to work until it turns an ominous purple color and start sucking things in. Thunderhoof decides to test it out by sending a reluctant Sideswipe through first, but Sideswipe uses the Decepticon Hunter as a mace, knocking Thunderhoof off balance and towards the space bridge. Thunderhoof stops himself on the threshold, but Bumblebee releases some girders which knock Thunderhoof in and he disappears. The two Autobots realize they can stop the black hole with an explosion and throw the generator into the space bridge. There's a explosion, and the whole space bridge is history. The Autobots pick themselves up and wonder what happened to Thunderhoof.

Elsewhere in the woods, Thunderhoof rematerializes to discover he's still on Earth, and decides to set up a new empire here instead. He's interrupted by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who invites him to a team up. Also, Arnold and his friends are searching in the forest fruitlessly for Sideswingo and Bumbeego.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Thunderhoof]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (9)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (4)
*[[Russell Clay]] (5)
*[[Arnold]] (6)
*[[Morton]] (10)

}}

==Quotes==
"Oh Fixit, we don't have any elephants." 
"Oh...Then what have I been cleaning?!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Fixit'''

"The music on this planet is pretty great. The melodies are complex and the lyrics frequently have multiple meanings." 
"I like the UNZA UNZA parts."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"I need stuff and yous gonna get it for me. Or else I'm gonna break some junk, and by junk I mean yous."
:—'''Thunderhoof''' gives his first command to his followers.

'''Bumblebee:''' Autobots! 
'''Sideswipe:''' Here comes another stinker. 
'''Strongarm:''' Nope, this time he nails it. 
'''Bumblebee:''' Let's rev, rock and rumble! [sees Sideswipe and Strongarm's faces] Oh really? I kinda liked that one.
:—Bumblebee tries out another motto.

"Since when can't I fly?"
:—'''Grimlock''' (whilst dizzy) thinks he can fly. Poor, poor Grimlock.

"There are other legendary creatures of, great, legendary-ness that walk the forest. Such as me Sideswingo." 
"And me, Bumbeego."
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"Why do legendary creatures hate trees so much?!"
:—'''Arnold'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
*The Decepticon hunter looks exactly like one of the capture tools the Autobots used in "[[Pilot (Part 2)]]". While it could just be that that tool was also a Decepticon hunter, Fixit makes a big deal in this episode over how Strongarm managed to find one.

===Continuity notes===
*The Decepticons were previously able to use stolen Earth technology to build a space bridge in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''.
*The Autobots are established as not possessing any elephants.

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

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*The Kospego's name and description is similar to a real world mythical creature, the [[w:Wendigo|Wendigo]].

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

===Foreign localization===
'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospego de Yuànwàng Qīngdān'''" (科斯佩戈的愿望清单, "Wish List of Kospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sous les ordres du Cospego'''" ("Under the Orders of Cospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 16]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Kospego'''" ("The Kospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 27]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospego parancsol'''" ("Kospego Commands")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 23]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Come vuole Kospego'''" ("As Kospego wants")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 16]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Densetsu no Yōkai Shikapyon, Arawaru!?'''" (伝説の妖怪シカピョン、あらわる!?, "The Legendary Spirit Shikapyon, Revealed!?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 19]], 2015
::*The Japanese name for the Kospego, "Shikapyon" (シカピョン), is a portmanteau of "shika" (鹿), which means "deer" or "elk", and "pyonpyon" (ぴょんぴょん), a mimetic adverb which means "hopping" or "repeatedly jumping" (as deer and elk are known to do).

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 9]], 2015

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

Collect 'Em All

2015-06-09T16:46:53Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 7
|image=CollectEmAll Denny meets Filch.jpg
|caption="Let's start with the shirt. Take it off. ... What? It's hideous!"
|prev=As the Kospego Commands!
|next=True Colors
|title="Collect 'Em All"
|airdate=[[March 8]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[May 2]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Steven Melching]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''As Denny and Russell work to stave off a greedy memorabilia collector, Bee and his Team chase a collector of their own - a Decepticon with an impulsive urge to hoard all things "shiny."'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:CollectEmAll Denny and Larry.jpg|thumb|left|250px|But wait! There's more!]]
A family, including their unenthusiastic kid, stop at a gas station on their way to a campout. The kid's wish for someone to save him from the family vacation is granted when a giant mechanical bird swoops down, grabs their camper and flies off. Meanwhile the Autobots are patrolling in search of a Decepticon signal without much luck. Monitoring from [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]], [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] notes that the signal is on the move, and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] soon spot their quarry as it lands atop a transmission tower. As Fixit continues to monitor events in the field, the front bell at the scrapyard rings. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] head to back up their teammates as [[Denny Clay|Denny]] answers the front door and is irked to find it's [[Larry LaRue]], an ex-collector who's now hosting a reality TV show called ''[[Scrapmeisters]]''. Denny is not keen on being TV and throws Larry out. Elsewhere the bird Decepticon is getting the better of Sideswipe and Strongarm and starts carrying them off, until Bumblebee ninja-kicks her out of the air. A glint from an insulator on a nearby transmission tower catches the bird's eye, and she flies up to grab it. As Bumblebee tries to scale the tower to grab her, the power lines break, electrocuting him, and she flies off.

[[File:CollectEmAll Grimlock is a truck.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Who knew Grimlock liked cosplay?]]
Back at the scrap yard, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] asks his father why he doesn't want to be a star on television, which Fixit misinterprets. Denny says he doesn't have a desire to be rich and famous. The Autobots returns, and Fixit checks the ''[[Alchemor]]'' database and determines that the Decepticon they're after is compulsive thief [[Filch]], who has been merrily stealing everything shiny. Sideswipe observes that Strongarm's been hitting the rulebook hard lately, and Bumblebee attempts to give Strongarm a pep talk as he thinks she's feeling homesick. Meanwhile Filch launches from atop [[Crown City Colossus|the statue]] near [[Crown City]] and is detected by Fixit's instruments. The Autobots prepare to roll out, but Grimlock is disappointed when Bumblebee says he's not going because there's the risk of being seen by humans. Diving behind a stack of junk, he attaches wheels and a grill to himself in an attempt to look like a truck. Bumblebee isn't convinced.

[[File:CollectEmAll tug of war.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Hey, Filch! Go hunt down some students out of bed or something!]]
The other three Autobots head out with Denny, and find Filch attempting to pull a beam from the bridge into Crown City. Unfortunately they're not fast enough to stop her pulling it free, but Bumblebee grabs onto it as she flies overhead. A tug-of-war ensues as the bridge starts to crack, keeping Strongarm and Sideswipe occupied as they have to stabilize the structure. Denny adopts a disguise and manages to stop a police officer, whom he convinces to set up a road block by pretending to be from an exotic bird sanctuary. Back at the scrapyard, Grimlock reports that someone's climbing over the outer wall — it turns out to be Larry LaRue. Russell thinks having the scrapyard on TV might be a good thing as they might actually sell something, while Fixit is mainly confused as to how LaRue's video camera induces stellar fusion. Russell approaches LaRue and gets briefly interviewed before LaRue goes wandering around.

[[File:CollectEmAll Grimlock takes over bridge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Thank goodness Starscream's dead, otherwise he'd be here stroking my chin or something. What, you didn't see the last time a big green guy [[Rock Bottom|held up some scrap]] like this?"]]
The struggle continues on the bridge, until Filch notices the shine on Denny's helmet. She promptly grabs him and makes off with both him and the bridge beam. Grimlock soon gets a call for help from Bee, but has to again disguise himself as a truck to get past LaRue. Unfortunately LaRue sees him. Denny recovers consciousness to find himself along with a bunch of other scrap in the torch at the top of the statue near Crown City. He bumps into Filch who seems more hostile now he's not shiny, but he points out a recycling plant in the distance which sees her heading off in that direction. Unfortunately his phone battery is flat. Russell meanwhile covers for Grimlock by claiming he's a remote-controlled dinotruck. While he's dealing with that, Fixit picks up LaRue's video camera and accidentally films himself. As Grimlock heads off to help the others, LaRue ventures deeper into the scrapyard.

[[File:CollectEmAll Sideswipe looks down.jpg|thumb|left|250px|He was thinking he should go help them. But, sometimes he thinks about doing [[Dark Energon]], and thinks, "Ehh, better not!"]]
Grimlock rolls up to the bridge, stealthily avoiding the backed up traffic, and finds the other Autobots supporting the structure. He takes over while the others go look for Denny. Denny's finally found power for his phone and calls Russell. Bumblebee, Strongarm and Sideswipe are soon pulling up to the statue to rescue Denny. As they start climbing, Filch turns up and tackles Bumblebee right off the side of the statue. Meanwhile LaRue finds something in the scrapyard that interests him. As Bumblebee grapples with Filch, Strongarm comes to a decision to disobey orders and aids him by punching Filch. Sideswipe reaches the torch at the top of the statue and hurls the bridge beam, knocking out Filch. Bumblebee takes the beam back to the bridge so he can relieve Grimlock. Denny arrives at the scrapyard, where LaRue demands Denny sell him some stuff. As the Autobots sneak past, Denny agrees, and confiscates the memory cards from his camera. Bumblebee congratulates Strongarm for breaking the rules for a change.
{{--}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Filch]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)

|c3=
*Family (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (8)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
*[[Larry LaRue]] (10)
*Policeman (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"Shiny!"
:—'''Filch''' showing off her extensive vocabulary.

"Polly wants to crack me!"
:—'''Sideswipe'''

"Pardon the interruption, but I'm confused. How would appearing on television induce stellar fusion?"
:—'''Fixit''', on becoming a "star"

"Grimlock, we need you!" 
"Say it again. Slooooower." 
"JUST GET OVER HERE!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Grimlock'''

'''Bumblebee''': Grimlock, how are you holding up? 
'''Grimlock''': Awesomely. I am ''literally'' holding up awesomely. 
''(Bridge starts to crumble)'' 
'''Grimlock''': Slightly less awesomely now.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
*Bumblebee orders Strongarm and Sideswipe to take Denny and Filch back to the scrapyard, then a scene later, Denny arrives at the scrapyard in Bumblebee.

===Continuity notes===
*Denny previously used the "Nevada Flieber" name in "[[W.W.O.D.?]]".

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

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*Junior's use of hashtags suggest he is using the micro-blogging website Twitter.
*Denny mentions playing Sudoku on his phone. Sudoku is a logic based combination number-placement puzzle.

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

===Foreign localization===
'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shōucáng Àihào Zhě'''" (收藏爱好者, "Collectors")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Un voleur de haut vol'''" ("A High-Flying Thief")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 17]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sammlerstücke'''" ("Collectibles")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 28]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Szerezd meg mind!'''" ("Get them all")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 24]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Gazza Ladra'''" ("Thieving magpie")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 17]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Homesick'''" (ホームシック)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 26]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 10]], 2015

==Home video releases==
*TBA

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

True Colors

2015-06-09T16:46:33Z

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{{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) [[May 9]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[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 (RID)|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 (RID)|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''."
:—'''Fixit''' prepares for battle, despite '''Russell''''s concern.

"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'''

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

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

"Savour the daylight, things are about to get rather dark."
:—'''Steeljaw'''

'''Sideswipe:''' No... problem... 
'''Russell:''' Can I have my lungs back? 
'''Grimlock:''' In a ''minute''.
:—Grimlock dispenses some 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.
*Strongarm swears by [[Solus Prime (Prime)|Solus Prime]].

===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===
===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

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

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

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

Rumble in the Jungle (RID)

2015-06-09T16:46:20Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 9
|image=RumbleJungle Denny Fixit tug of war.jpg
|caption="Oh, I just remembered! It's your birthday! Happy birthday!" "No, Merry Christmas!" "It's not Christmas!" "Happy Hanukkah!"
|prev=True Colors
|next=Can You Dig It?
|title="Rumble in the Jungle"
|airdate=[[March 15]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[May 16]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Dean Stefan]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''While Strongarm's first "solo" mission is marred by an over-protective Bumblebee, Denny's and Fixit's rivalry comes to a head.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RumbleJungle unimpressed Strongarm.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Anything you say can and will be held against you!" "Boobs!"]]
[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] drives down a desert road, some two thousand miles from [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]] on a solo mission. As she contemplates a possible promotion, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] contacts her for a status report. He's distracted partway through by [[Denny Clay]] passing by with some spark plugs, but Strongarm assures him she'll contact him if she runs into trouble, before spotting a dust plume in her rear view. It turns out to be [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who to Strongarm's dismay has followed her. After she expresses concern that he doesn't trust her, he agrees to leave her to the mission.

Fixit repairs [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], who says it was Denny's idea to turbo-charge their spark plugs. Moments later [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] is fishing Denny out from under some [[stasis pod]]s, and Fixit tries to explain that Cybertronian tech is too complicated for [[human]]s. Denny still thinks he can help, and Fixit suggests he fix the leak in the lavatory.

As Strongarm closes in on the Decepticon signal in a jungle, she again finds Bumblebee following her. He insists he's coming along as an observer.

At the scrapyard, Fixit interrupts Denny working on a Cybertronian blaster. An argument breaks out as Denny points out Fixit hasn't made any progress on getting the weapons working. As Fixit tries to take back the weapon, Denny tries to scrape some corrosion off, and the weapon explodes, leaving both of them blackened.

[[File:RumbleJungle Springload interrogates carving.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Lugnut (Animated)|WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH OUR BELOVED LEADER MEGA-]] Oh, wrong line...]]
Strongarm and Bumblebee find their Decepticon talking to stone carvings and demanding to know the location of the lost city of [[Doradus]]. He spots the two Autobots and, believing them to be fellow treasure hunters, makes a run for it. The pair give chase, but the Decepticon jumps across a chasm and they lose him. As he drives off, Strongarm contacts Fixit to get an ID on the con. Fixit identifies him as [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], a nutcase who's in search of the lost city of Doradus, and says he'll send the rest of the team. Strongarm disagrees with Bumblebee that this is the right move, and secretly contacts Fixit again to claim she's caught Springload.

Denny searches the scrapyard for the [[Decepticon Hunter]], believing he can fix it too. Fixit inadvertently gives away the device's location thanks to his verbal tick and the pair end up in a tug of war over it. Fixit breaks the war by announcing he's going to rearrange the scrapyard using Cybertronian principals.

Bumblebee and Strongarm find Springload has gone into a temple, and Bumblebee reluctantly agrees to going inside to try and capture the Decepticon.

[[Russell Clay|Russell]] finds Denny rewiring the command center while [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] discover their stuff has been rearranged by either Fixit or Denny and can no longer be found. Russell scolds the pair, but it's not enough to stop them fighting, and they both go to undo whatever the other one has done. Russell has another idea.

[[File:RumbleJungle Strongarm Bumblebee prop up ceiling.jpg|thumb|left|250px|At least we don't have to worry about saving a [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Mini-Con]] [[Palace|this time]].]]
Springload puzzles over the markings in the temple as the two Autobots move in. Strongarm tries to grab him, only to discover his armor is coated in acid. The temple starts collapsing, and Springload swiftly makes an exit. Bumblebee and Strongarm pick up a pillar to prop up the ceiling, but it's not enough, and Strongarm has to blast a hole in the wall so they can escape. Once Bumblebee reprimands Strongarm, she admits she told Fixit not to send the rest of the team, and asks for one last chance to complete the mission herself.

Having rearranged Fixit's stuff, Denny sits down to watch TV, only to find Fixit has tampered with it and he can now only see the ''[[Alchemor]]'' prison manifest. As Fixit attempts to block him from rearranging the command console, Russell, Sideswipe and Grimlock appear with the Decepticon Hunter which is making an alarming noise. Denny and Fixit soon realize they have to work together to disarm it lest it explodes.

[[File:RumbleJungle Springload in temple.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers, and me.]]
Back at the temple, Strongarm and Bumblebee catch up with Springload, who assumes they're ghosts and flees. They manage to box him in, but he splats Bumblebee with acid and manages to escape once again. Strongarm asks Bumblebee to stop being an observer and officially help.

Fixit and Denny manage to extract a kazoo from the Decepticon Hunter, and the others observe that they're working together. The pair spot a disconnected wire in the device and repair it, successfully as it happens. They head off to make more Decepticon Hunters, while Russell, Sideswipe and Grimlock declare victory with a fist-bump.

Springload is still pleading with carvings to tell him where Doradus is when Bumblebee and Strongarm find him. Strongarm imitates a spirit and tells Springload he's unworthy, allowing Bumblebee to sneak up and knock him into a casket. With the Decepticon trapped, Bumblebee admits Strongarm did well on her first solo mission.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] (8)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (3)
*[[Russell Clay]] (6)

}}

==Quotes==
"Personal journal: I have driven 2,000 miles from the scrapyard and my pistons are positively tingling. Successfully completing this mission might mean a promotion! ''Sergeant'', Strongarm. ''Lieutenant'' Strongarm. ''President'' Strongarm!
:—'''Strongarm''' is dreaming big.

""Uh, look, this isn't how it looks, Strongarm. I just forgot to give you something before you left. It's... my good luck rock! Took it on my very first mission. Musta dropped it, right? Here."
:—'''Bumblebee''' is unconvincing.

"I am well versed in human emotion based upon viewing of a certain doctor on your televisions. He would say you have an unhealthy need to prove yourself. He would also say that you should tune in every afternoon at three."
:—'''Fixit'''

"Fixit, good news. Springload fell into my lap. I've made the arrest. No need to send backup." 
"All this happened since we spoke sixty seconds ago?" 
"Yes! Remember? We're in a different time zone." 
"Oh! well, good. Uh, congratulations and see all three of you when you get back."
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Fixit'''

"You moved my snow sleds next to the microwaves? What kind of system is that?!" 
"Alphabetical. ''Cybertronian'' Alphabet."
:—'''Denny''' and '''Fixit'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*As per the end of the previous episode, Grimlock is now sporting Autobot insignia.
*The [[Museum Guards]] in the footage Fixit displays of Springload's rampage have identical body types to those seen in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]".
*Denny's TV displays the prison records for [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]], [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Thunderhoof]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]] and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]].

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload
* ''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===
===Real-world references===
*Fixit refers to TV personality [[w:Phil McGraw|Dr. Phil]].
*"Rome wasn't built in a day" gets a Cybertronian twist with "[[Pellechrome]] wasn't built in a millennium."
*Doradus appears to be a reference to lost city [[El Dorado]], while the fountain of [[energon]] it is meant to contain bears some resemblance to the legendary Fountain of Youth.
*Springload's acidic coating is similar to the defense mechanism of the [[w: Poison Dart Frog| poison dart frog]].
*The episode's title is a reference to the 1974 [[w:The Rumble in the Jungle|Ali-Foreman]] boxing match.

===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:'' "'''O Barulho da Floresta'''" ("Noise of the Jungle")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 19]], [[2015]]

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zònghéng cónglín'''" (纵横丛林, "Aspect Jungle")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Poursuite dans la jungle'''" ("Pursuit in the Jungle")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 20]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Solo-Mission'''" ("Solo Mission")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 30]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dzsungeltúra'''" ("Jungle Tour")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 26]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Divergenze'''" ("Divergences")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 19]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Strongarm no Bōken'''" (ストロングアームの冒険, "Strongarm's Adventure")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 17]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 12]], 2015

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

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

Can You Dig It?

2015-06-09T16:46:08Z

Jazz-meister:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 10
|image=CanYouDigIt Ped hug.jpg
|caption=We dig Optimus Prime and not Galvatron
|prev=Rumble in the Jungle
|next=Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!
|title="Can You Dig It?"
|airdate=[[March 21]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[May 23]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Stan Berkowitz]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''The Bee Team welcomes a visiting Autobot veteran just in time to fend off a Decepticon fugitive bent on monopolizing one of the Bots' most precious commodities.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:CanYouDigIt Sideswipe meets Jazz.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Rule number one: first, you give me everything you've got. Rule number two: then you give me more. And rule number three: I make the rules."]]
At a construction site in [[Crown City]], a worker using an excavator digs up an [[energon cube]]. When he goes to inspect this strange object, the ground suddenly gives way. Though he manages to scramble out of the sinkhole, the energon cube is spirited away by a robotic claw, and the worker's excavator tumbles into the hole.

That night at [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and the Autobots are watching a [[television]] show about a motorcycle gang. [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] tries to explain how their identical jackets indicate non-conformism to [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] and ends up leaving in frustration. Wandering through the scrapyard, he spots another Bot lurking in the darkness and attempts to ambush them only to be knocked on his can. The others arrive and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] recognizes the newcomer as [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], who turns out to have been sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to investigate the distress call sent from the ''[[Alchemor]]''. By the next morning, explanations have been given and Jazz offers to take them all back to Cybertron in his ship, however Bumblebee points out that there are still a lot of Decepticon to round up on [[Earth]]. Their discussion is interrupted when a hole opens up in the ground and a [[Decepticon]] pops out.

[[File:CanYouDigIt Bumblebee rallying cry.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Autobots, assemble!]]
As the Decepticon makes a bee line for their [[energon]] stash, Fixit identifies their new foe as [[Ped (RID)|Ped]]. He's halfway through the description when Sideswipe springs into action and attacks Ped, only to be zapped by the stinging mandibles that Fixit hadn't finished telling them about. Ped dives back into the ground, and another hole opens behind the two humans. As Russell falls in, Bumblebee dives in after him and with the help of the other Autobots, manages to fish Russell out. Unfortunately Ped has made off with some of their energon, so leaving [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and the humans behind, the other Autobots dive into the hole to hunt for the Decepticon. They split up, with Sideswipe insisting on going with Jazz and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] paired with Bumblebee. As they drive through the tunnels, Sideswipe starts complaining to Jazz about the others holding him back and Jazz suggests he pace himself. Bumblebee and Strongarm spot Ped and start chasing him as he digs through the ground, only to realize that his tunnels are undermining Crown City, and a section is about to collapse.

[[File:CanYouDigIt Ped meets Jazz.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Love at first sight.]]
Bumblebee begins propping up the roof while Strongarm reinforces it with rocks, however Ped attacks Bumblebee. Strongarm is unable to go to his aid, as she now has to hold the ceiling up. As Ped hold Bumblebee in his claw, a comm message comes in from Jazz revealing that he and Sideswipe have found Ped's energon stash. The alarmed Decepticon drops Bumblebee and hurries away to secure his energon. Forewarned by Bumblebee over the comm, Sideswipe attempts to tackle Ped himself, only to be again zapped. Jazz plays along with the Decepticon, suggesting he'd make a good second-in-command, and Ped reveals he's building up a stash of energon to use as currency with the other Decepticons. Having learned enough, Jazz blasts Ped with a bit of sound and light, but it has the side effect of making the roof cave in. By the time Jazz and Sideswipe dig themselves out, Ped has left and taken the energon with him. The pair return to the scrapyard, where the others have rigged up a trap for Ped — an open [[stasis pod]] hidden in a pile of energon cubes and boxes painted to look like same.

[[File:CanYouDigIt Sideswipe lures Ped.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"You surrender and you give us Doc, and then we surrender and we give you the jeep!"]]
As night falls, the team observes the pile of cubes from elevated positions, and sure enough the ground begins to quake, however the Autobots soon find that Ped is wise to them and the train car they're standing on falls into a pit. Menaced by Ped, Russell and Denny point him to the energon cubes and he starts moving towards the loot, only to decide at the last moment to deal with the humans first. His hesitation has given Denny enough time to fetch a construction vehicle and hit him with it. In the pit, the Autobots stand on each other's shoulders, and though they're unable to reach the edge of the pit, Sideswipe's able to jump between them and the sides of the pit and escape. He begins keeping Ped occupied while Denny fishes the Autobots out with the electromagnet, though Grimlock and Strongarm are left in the hole after the combined weight is too much for the machine to handle. Jazz is grabbed and zapped by Ped, however Sideswipe has come up with a plan. Taunting Ped, he manages to get the Decepticon to attack him, and they both tumble into the stasis pod. Though Sideswipe tells Bumblebee to activate the pod, Jazz jumps in to lend a hand, enabling the pair to extricate themselves from the pod. Denny crowns the emerging Ped with the electromagnet before Bumblebee activates the pod.

Morning comes and Denny fishes Strongarm out of the hole, though the cable breaks in the process, leaving Grimlock still stranded down there. Jazz promises to smooth things over with [[Autobot High Council|the council]] once he gets back to Cybertron, and promises he'll be back.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] (1)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (6)
*[[Denny Clay]] (8)

}}

==Quotes==
"Okaaay, I get that they're fast and make lots of noise, but when are they gonna transform?" 
"Those are just plain old motorcycles, Grimlock. One mode only." 
"Woooah, that is ''tragic''!"
:—'''Grimlock''' and '''Russell'''

"Why are they [[Kiss|smashing their mouths together]]?"
:—'''Strongarm''' on kissing.

"Is it time for my solo?"
:—'''Jazz'''

"What do you call that takedown anyway?" 
"Don't know, didn't really plan it. It just kind of flowed."
:—'''Sideswipe''', meet '''Jazz'''.

"Alright then. Autobots, lets bug out!" 
[dog barks in the distance] 
"Cause y'know, we're kinda chasing a bug." 
"''That's'' your rallying cry?" 
"I'm working on it."
:— '''Bumblebee''' tries a new motto on '''Jazz'''. He's not diggin' it.

"You Autobots, you think you're so much better than everyone else. Let me tell you something, there's a new boss bot around here, and no one's ever gonna laugh at me again!"
:—'''Ped'''

"Maybe we should have tried that the other way around." 
"You think?!"
:—'''Grimlock''' and '''Fixit'''

"Helloooo! Anybody up there? Dinobot in a hole!"
:—'''Grimlock'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* The distress signal Fixit sent during "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]" is revealed to have indeed reached Cybertron, which is confirmed to be governed by a new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]].
* Bumblebee reveals to Jazz that he and Strongarm were patrolling in [[Kaon]] City in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]". Up until this episode it was never revealed where they were.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped
* ''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===
*Though unnamed, Jazz possesses the same [[sound and light show]] [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] had in the 80s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon. He also possesses a retractable visor like his [[Jazz (Movie)|live-action counterpart]].

===Real-world references===
*Ped's paralyzing bite and digging capabilities are similar to the [[w:Mongolian death worm|Mongolian death worm]].

===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:'' "'''Consegue Cavar?'''" ("Can You Dig It?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 26]], [[2015]]

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wājué néngshǒu'''" (挖掘能手, "Mining Expert")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Combats en sous-sol'''" ("Fighting Underground")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 23]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Áskálódók'''" ("Schemers"; "áskál" also means "to dig around")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 27]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sottoterra'''" ("Underground")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 20]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Elite Guard, Jazz Tōjō'''" (エリートガード、ジャズ登場, "Enter: Jazz of the Elite Guard")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 24]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 13]], 2015

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

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

Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!

2015-06-09T16:45:50Z

Jazz-meister:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 11
|image=BumblebeeSitting Bumblebee watches tv.jpg
|caption=Bumblebee is in your junkyard, watching you transform.
|prev=Can You Dig It?
|next=Hunting Season
|title="Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!"
|airdate=[[March 22]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[May 30]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Michael Ryan]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''While in pursuit of a rebellious Decepticon, Bumblebee is exposed to a toxin that impacts his maturity, leaving the rest of the Bee Team to deal with both an escaped fugitive and a hyperactive leader.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BumblebeeSitting Grimlock car.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Not as good as the way [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] would do it, but that's progress!]]
[[Quillfire]] dashes through a car park, pausing to fire quills at [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] who blocks them with a car. The other Autobots speed past Grimlock and as they continue the pursuit, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone to split up. The four Autobots surround Quillfire in a warehouse area, but he begins firing quills at them, and Bumblebee has to knock Grimlock out of the way. With the pair down, Quillfire triumphantly carves his signature into a cargo container and departs. Bumblebee barely makes it to his feet before collapsing again, a quill embedded in him. Back at [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]], [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] works on Bumblebee before transforming into a tool so that [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] can extricate the quill. Analyzing the weapon, Fixit reports that each of Quillfire's quills have unpredictable toxins and there's no knowing what effect it will have on Bumblebee. Strongarm realizes that with Bumblebee incapacitated, she's in charge, much to the alarm of the other Autobots. Bumblebee recovers consciousness and immediately pulls a prank and drives off — Fixit surmises that the toxin has caused Bumblebee to regress in maturity. Elsewhere, Quillfire spots something he intends to liberate as part of his rebellion against authority.

[[File:BumblebeeSitting Strongarm vs bathtub.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
The Autobots split up to search for Bumblebee in the scrapyard, and soon become the victim of various pranks — Grimlock gets an oil pie to the face while [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] hits a tripwire and gets a load of bolts flung at him. Sideswipe returns to Fixit, as does Strongarm who is now covered in [[fire extinguisher]] [[Fire-retardant foam|foam]]. The [[Mini-Con]] has determined that they'll have to wait for the poison to pass through Bumblebee's system. [[Russell Clay|Russell]] thinks babysitting Bumblebee will be easy, though Bumblebee's antics while balancing on top of a stack of clothes dryers cause him to think he was a little too optimistic. As night falls, the [[elephant]]s at a local carnival get a visit by Quillfire, who intends to liberate them from oppression, however he merely succeeds in stampeding them. Quillfire once again triumphantly makes his mark. Back at the scrapyard, Strongarm gets her foot stuck in a washtub full of rubber cement and requires Grimlock's help in getting free. Leaving Sideswipe, who seems amused by the whole thing, to look after Bumblebee, Strongarm takes Grimlock to go find Quillfire.

[[File:BumblebeeSitting Bumblebee rides Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Grimlock and Bumblebee prepare to rescue Baby Luigi from Kamek.]]
Pondering how to get Bumblebee to sit still, Russell and Sideswipe strike on getting him to watch [[television]]. Unfortunately once Russell leaves to get popcorn, and Sideswipe goes to dry his eyes, the television hits a commercial and Bumblebee loses interest. Overhearing that Quillfire's in a carnival, Bee takes off before Sideswipe and Russell return. At the carnival, Strongarm and Grimlock are contemplating the police cars guarding the area when Bumblebee arrives. After getting Grimlock to sit on Bumblebee, Strongarm goes down and draws the police cars away by reporting a fake emergency in town. Feeling smug, Strongarm enters the carnival, only to be confronted by the stampeding elephants. As she runs, Bumblebee appears running alongside her, followed by Grimlock who tackles the elephants. Strongarm persuades Bumblebee to round up the elephants, though to Grimlock's dismay, he has to serve as Bumblebee's mount.

[[File:BumblebeeSitting bouncytent.jpg|thumb|right|250px|It's-a-me, Bumblebee!]]
Fixit alerts the trio that Quillfire is nearby and as she's telling everyone to be quiet so they can surprise the Decepticon, the carnival's rides all suddenly power up, thanks to Bumblebee. While Bee's busy using the dodgems as skates, Strongarm and Grimlock go Decepticon hunting, unaware Quillfire has already spotted them. The pair are lured onto one of the amusement rides by one of Quillfire's signatures, and the Decepticon activates it, causing them to be spin and pinned against the ride's walls. Quillfire goes into a tent to hide, only to find the floor is extremely bouncy. He's joined by Bumblebee who bounces around happily, causing an alarmed Quillfire to bounce high in the air. Strongarm manages to use her crossbow to stop the ride and she and Grimlock quickly track Bee to the tent thanks to Quillfire's terrified cries. Quillfire attempts to fire quills at Bumblebee, only to be bounced in the air and become a victim of his own weapon, swiftly passing out as a result.

Outside, Bumblebee is distracted by some distorted mirrors. Strongarm quickly gets an idea, and Bumblebee is soon chained up at the top of a tower. Morning eventually comes, and Bumblebee is back to his old self. Back at the scrapyard, Quillfire is secured in a [[stasis pod]], and Bumblebee thanks Strongarm for her work.

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

|c2=
*[[Quillfire]] (1)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (7)
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (8)

}}

==Quotes==
"Autobots, roll up...and..a..roll up." [''faints''] 
"That was Bumblebee's worst battle cry ''yet''."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Grimlock'''

"Young Bee is an evil genius!"
:—'''Sideswipe'''

"Yes, I understand you're overwhelmed by the prospect of freedom, but you can't stay in this cage out of fear!"
:—'''Quillfire''' trying to inspire some elephants

"OK, so how did my babysitter get me to sit still?" 
"Duct tape?"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Sideswipe'''

''(Excitedly)'' "I '''''love''''' cowboys!" 
''(With a warm smile.)'' "I know."
:—The incapacitated '''Bumblebee''' and his substitute '''Strongarm''' share a touching moment.

'''Bumblebee''': Can I be the cowboy that rides a dinosaur? 
'''Grimlock''': No. 
'''Strongarm''': Yes.
:—Bee follows the example of his predecessor

"I just wish I could remember what happened." 
"Nah, you don't. Really."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Grimlock'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When Grimlock is making his way down the pole after restraining the poisoned Bumblebee, he is wearing a [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]] even though Bumblebee decided to have Grimlock's insignia changed to that of an [[Autobot]] after the events of [[True Colors]].
===Continuity notes===
* The movie Bumblebee watches is interrupted by a commercial for "Flieber-brand lunchmeat". Perhaps this is where Denny got his "Nevada Flieber" alias?

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire
* ''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===
* Bumblebee rides Grimlock. [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Now all he needs is a sword…]]

===Real-world references===
* The episode's title references the 1987 comedy film ''[[w:Adventures in Babysitting|Adventures in Babysitting]]''.
* Quillfire's porcupine-based appearance, his ability to launch spikes, and the intelligence-lowering effect they have on Bumblebee are very similar to Spike (Experiment 319) from ''[[w:Lilo & Stitch: The Series|Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]''.
* When Russell used the term "booyah!", it's similar to how Cyborg says it in ''[[w:Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' given that Grimlock & Cyborg share the same [[Khary Payton|voice actor]].

===Trivia===
*The first thirteen episodes of the series, this included, first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.
*The cowboy movie that Bumblebee watches has the same background music that played during the team's pursuit of [[Terrashock]] in [[W.W.O.D.?]].

===Foreign localization===
'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhàokàn dà huángfēng lìxiǎn jì'''" (照看大黄蜂历险记, "Bumblebee Care Adventures")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Une nounou pour Bumblebee'''" ("A Nanny for Bumblebee")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 24]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Gyerekagy'''" ("Child Brain")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 30]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bumblebee torna bambino'''" ("Bumblebee becomes a baby")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 23]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Itazurakko, Bumblebee-kun'''" (いたずらっ子、バンブルビー君, "The Rascal, Li'l Bumblebee")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 31]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 16]], 2015

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

Hunting Season

2015-06-09T16:45:34Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 12
|image=HuntingSeason splitscreen.jpg
|caption=Rabbit season!Duck season!
|prev=Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!
|next=Out of Focus
|title="Hunting Season"
|airdate=[[March 28]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[June 6]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[David McDermott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''When two rival bounty hunters land on Earth, Bumblebee discovers that there's a price on his head.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:HuntingSeason Drift vs Fracture.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
[[Denny Clay|Denny]] shows off some of his disguises, impressing [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]. [[Russell Clay|Russell]] tries to join in, but Denny breaks the news that he wants to not involve Russell in future missions, as he's suddenly realized it counts as child endangerment. Russell is disappointed, but before they can discuss it further, the alarm sounds and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports that he's detected two Cybertronian spacecraft landing at a nearby hunting lodge. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tells Grimlock to stay put, as a giant metal dinosaur would be hard to explain to humans, however when he, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and Denny reach the lodge, it turns out to be deserted. Denny heads for cover just in time, as [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] appears out of the woods, followed moments later by [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]. The two newcomers launch their respective Mini-Cons, and as the two groups square off, Fracture announces his intent to claim a bounty. As the Decepticon gets the upper hand, Bumblebee suddenly recognizes Drift. With the other three Autobots reinforcing Drift, Fracture and his partners retreat. Drift reveals that the council has placed a bounty on Bumblebee's head, but Drift now owes him a life debt and will protect him from Fracture. Denny emerges from hiding, and Drift mistakes him for a pet.

[[File:HuntingSeason Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
In Fracture's spaceship, the three Decepticons use their camera micro-drones to spy on the Autobots and Fracture promises to get rid of Drift. The Autobots reach [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]], and Drift is appalled at its lack of defenses and the inexperience of Bumblebee's team. While the larger Autobots organize things, Russell shows [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] the command center. The two Mini-Cons express how they wish Drift to show his approval of them more, and Russell shows off a video game. The other Autobots start barricading the entrance, however Fixit detects a Cybertronian lifeform already inside the scrapyard. The Autobots go to check it out, but can't find anything, and Fixit detects a second signal on the other side of the yard. As Grimlock and Strongarm go to investigate, the power promptly goes out, forcing Denny and Sideswipe to go get the backup generator working.

[[File:HuntingSeason Mini-Cons grab Denny.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Spotting the micro-drone buzzing around, Drift spears it with his sword, and Fixit reports the life signal has disappeared. Grimlock spots a moving bush and moves in to stomp on it, however it turns out to be a trap, and he and Strongarm are incapacitated. Denny is still struggling to get the generator working when Fracture steps out of a [[GroundBridge]] nearby. He tazes Sideswipe before ordering his Mini-Cons to grab Denny. Russell arrives in time to see the Decepticons disappearing through the GroundBridge with their prizes. Bumblebee, Drift and Russell rendezvous at the command center, where Bumblebee announces his intent to rescue everyone, however Drift believes they should stay put, determined to fulfill his life debt to protect Bee. Fracture arrives by GroundBridge and offers to return the prisoners so long as Bumblebee turns himself in. Bumblebee refuses and charges at Fracture, only to be blinded by flashes of light. Fracture and Drift again clash, with Drift ordering his Mini-Cons to protect Bumblebee.

[[File:HuntingSeason Fracture cornered.jpg|thumb|right|250px|We have you surrounded, at least from this side!]]
As they battle, [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] menaces Russell and Fixit. Torn between obeying orders or protecting the pair, Jetstorm chooses to help Russell and Fixit. When the Mini-Con addresses him as "commander", Russell remembers the video game. The battle turns against Drift, as Fracture stealthily plants an explosive on his back, and as the Autobot goes down, Russell fires up the video game and tries to bluff Fracture that it's a real alien battle fleet he's called in as backup. Unfortunately an untimely "game over" gives the game away, and Fracture's Mini-Cons seize Russell and Fixit. Fracture is about to strike the final blow on Drift when his own spaceship appears overhead, having been hijacked by Drift's Mini-Cons. With the ship's guns trained on him and three freed Autobots freshly arrived through the GroundBridge, Fracture threatens to blow up his own ship unless they let him go. Bumblebee settles the matter by punching Fracture, who proceeds to blind everyone with flashes of light before fleeing with his Mini-Con partners. Jetstorm and Slipstream crash the ship in the scrapyard, much to Denny's distress.

Drift announces the life debt is repaid, but he's realized that Bumblebee is honorable and won't collect the bounty on him after all, and Russell manages to get Drift to complement Jetstorm and Slipstream before the trio blast off in their ship. Fixit reports that though Fracture's ship won't fly again, it still has a working GroundBridge. Denny says he's changed his mind and Russell can take part in future missions.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (7)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (12)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (13)

|c2=
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] (8)
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (10)
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (3)

}}

==Quotes==
"Oh yeah aye, I'm from the park service. Sorry but this trail is closed don'tcha know." 
"Woooow, it's like one minute you're that guy, and then ''boom'', suddenly you're somebody else!" 
"The secret, is to really get inside a character's head."
:—'''Denny''' and '''Grimlock'''

"Hi, Denny Clay." [tries to shake Drift's hand] 
"Your pet has poor manners."
:—'''Denny''' and '''Drift'''

"Your inexperienced law officer, juvenile delinquent, oafish Dinobot, damaged Mini-Con, and human pets are no match for an enemy as devious as Fracture." 
[Everyone together] "HEY!" 
"Strongarm is ''not'' oafish!"
:—'''Drift''' does not have much faith in Team Bee and '''Sideswipe''' defends Strongarm.

"Hey, do I tell you how to do... whatever you do?" 
"Nope, that's Strongarm's job."
:—'''Denny''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"It can be this simple Drift. I collect this bounty, you collect the next. ''Perhaps''." 
"This is no longer about a bounty." 
"It's always about a bounty!"
:—'''Fracture''' and '''Drift'''

"I saved you, you saved me. I hereby release you from your life debt, with my deepest thanks." 
"That is not how you conclude a life debt."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Drift'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* After Fracture's initial appearance Bumblebee's mouth is missing for a few seconds before reappearing.
* Fracture's silhouette appears in the ''Alchemor'' prisoner manifest scan sequence, despite him not being a prisoner on the ''Alchemor''.

===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock recalls his fights against [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Terrashock]], and "the one with all the eyes", which may be a reference to [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]].
* The bounty on Bumblebee's head was placed by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] in response to his actions in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes"
* ''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===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* The first thirteen episodes of the series, this included, first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.
* When Fixit offers to call up the list of captured Decepticons, there are some conspicuous silhouettes shown in the prisoner manifest we hadn't seen before, offering some sneak peeks at future characters. [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] appears here, won't properly appear until [[Sideways (episode)|episode 14]]. [[Nightstrike]] also appears; he would not make his first real appearance until [[Even Robots Have Nightmares|episode 15]].

===Foreign localization===
'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dǎliè shíjié'''" (打猎时节, "Hunting Season")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La saison de la chasse'''" ("The Hunting Season")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 26]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Vadászidény'''" ("Hunting Season")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 31]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Stagione di caccia'''" ("Hunting season")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 24]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 17]], 2015

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

Out of Focus

2015-06-09T16:45:20Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 13
|image=OutOfFocus Grimlock dive.jpg
|caption=Grimlock always hated Super Soaker fights, as the other team always makes him envious of their new Hydrostorm blasters.
|prev=Hunting Season
|next=Sideways (episode)
|title="Out of Focus"
|airdate=[[April 15]], [[2015]] (Singapore) [[June 13]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
}}
'''While Bee and his Team try to bring in a gang of Decepticon thieves, Optimus readies himself for a coming evil that will threaten both Earth and Cybertron.'''

==Synopsis==
As his team once again descends into petty bickering, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tries to focus himself, however fortunately for Bumblebee's stress levels, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports he's detected four [[Decepticon]] signals and the team meeting is adjourned. The Autobots head out to investigate, though [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] continue their petty feud as they drive. The team soon comes upon a collection of [[stasis pod]]s, which Strongarm observes have been broken open from the inside.

In a formless other plane of existence which is the [[Realm of the Primes]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] stands ready to face whatever challenge [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] has for him. Micronus warns Optimus's greatest test will be when he returns to [[Earth]], but produces a hill which he says Optimus must climb. As Optimus observes things can't be that simple, Micronus reveals a small group of [[human]]s, and a robot foe approaches.

Bumblebee has Fixit check the [[Alchemor]] prisoner manifest for four Bot teams, and Fixit comes up with [[Malodor]]'s team of [[Skunkticon]]s. There are tracks leading north towards the [[Crown River Dam|automated dam]], but though Bee thinks they should head back to [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]] and get protective gear for the Skunkticons' toxin, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] immediately heads for the dam with the rest of the team following.

Optimus places himself between the humans and the incoming foe, which launches four balls at him. Optimus is knocked down, and the balls transform into Mini-Cons which begin menacing the humans. As the Mini-Cons fire, Optimus does his level best to protect the humans, losing his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] in the process.

Bee's team enters the dam to find it apparently empty. Fixit says the ambient electricity may be masking the Decepticon signals, and as Sideswipe fools around, the Skunkticons amble into the dam. The four Decepticons unleash their toxin, and Grimlock heroically throws himself in front of the others, taking the full brunt of it. As Grimlock is disorientated, the other Autobots get hit as well and with them all incapacitated, Malodor decides to take Grimlock hostage. The Skunkticons bundle Grimlock into the cargo lift and head up.

Optimus continues to battle the robotic foes he's been pitted again, body slamming a Mini-Con and knocking the others about with his truck mode. Retrieving the Prime Decepticon Hunter, He pleads with Micronus to tell him how to use the weapon to its full potential, but Micronus remains cryptic. Two of the Mini-Cons restrain Optimus so the larger foe can hit him, while the remaining Mini-Con goes after the humans. Optimus manages to break free and throws the hunter at the Mini-Con, though it manages to zap one of the humans before being impaled.

Bumblebee, Strongarm and Sideswipe recover from the toxin, and Bee has to stop the other two Autobots bickering. They find the trail left by Grimlock's tail and follow it to the cargo lift, which the Decepticons have wrecked. The trio climb onto the roof of the lift and start manually pulling it up. On the upper control level, Strongarm and Sideswipe resume their infighting until the Skunkticons arrive with Grimlock, whom Malodor threatens to shoot unless the Autobots back off. On hearing Bumblebee's voice, Grimlock immediately gets up, inadvertently knocking down the Decepticons, and Bumblebee and his team spring into action. As the battle resumes, Grimlock blunders around blindly, damaging the dam controls and initiating an emergency flood release. Malodor throws Bumblebee while he's distracted by the alarm, then the Skunkticons dose Strongarm and Sideswipe with toxin and flee.

In the Realm of the Primes, Optimus continues to try to protect the humans while pleading with an impassive Micronus to help. He's unable to prevent the Mini-Cons from blasting all but one of the humans, and is himself knocked back by the Mini-Cons lasers. The larger robot and two remaining Mini-Cons surround the last human.

Faced with bedlam, Bumblebee finds his focus and nudges the other Autobots away from the edge of the dam, which they've strayed perilously close to in their blind panic. With Fixit's help, he then shuts down the dam's emergency locks so that the water isn't released. The rest of the team recovers from the Skunkticon toxins, and they head down one of the maintenance tunnels to find the four Decepticons.

Micronus reminds Optimus that he's been so focused on what he's doing that he's forgotten what the original challenge was. Optimus bounds up the hill, at the top of which he finds a stone carving of a sword. This allows him to power up the Prime Decepticon Hunter and unleash an arc of electricity that takes out the three remaining robot foes. The last human disappears in a flash of light, and Optimus realizes that the humans were never real, just a part of the test. Micronus warns him of the trials to come.

Team Bee reach a section of tunnel and crash through into the neighboring tunnel, cutting off the Skunkticons. Though one of them manages to spray Grimlock with toxin, the four Decepticons are soon incapacitated.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Malodor]] (10)
*[[Skunkticon|Skunkticons]] (11)

|h3=[[Thirteen]]|c3=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] (7)

|h4=Others|c4=
*Illusionary humans (8)
*Illusionary Decepticon (9)
*Illusionary Mini-Cons (12)
}}

==Quotes==
"Looks like the team meeting'll have to wait. Too bad, so sad. Ok, Autobots! Let's hit the trail!" 
"Cause Bee wants to bail." 
"Hey! ''I'' do the rallying cries!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"Bee, do I look like a go-back-for-protective-gear-wearer, or a punch-happy dino-demolisher?"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"The center of the storm is always still, and it's easiest to find a solution from there."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"I don't like small, dark places. You don't think they have any of those Earth cats in here, do you?"
:—'''Grimlock''' admits his ailurophobia.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*Optimus was previously revealed to be training with the [[Thirteen|Primes]] in "[[W.W.O.D.?]]".
*Bumblebee and his team found Steeljaw and co were using the dam as a base in "[[True Colors]]". They've since been seen using a new base in "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]".
*Micronus was first named in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop (possibly unknown to Bee), Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
*The next episode "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" was erroneously screened in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] in place of this one, though it was still listed as this one, leading to confusion when Optimus Prime didn't appear.
*Despite the humans and Transformers that appeared in the Realm of the Primes being illusions, this is technically the first episode in the show where someone died.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'oeil du cyclone'''" ("The Eye of the Storm")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 3]], [[2015]]

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

Sideways (episode)

2015-06-09T16:45:07Z

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{{disambig3|Sideways}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 14
|image=Sideways stay.jpg
|caption=Unfortunately this article must now be merged with [[Sideways (RID)]].
|prev=Out of Focus
|next=Even Robots Have Nightmares
|title="Sideways"
|airdate=[[March 29]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[June 20]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Steven Melching]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Bee and his team encounter a new Decepticon who inadvertently leads them to discover Steeljaw's gang.'''

==Synopsis==
A couple of street racers speed along a drainage canal in [[Crown City]], however a glimpse of a scuttling shape causes the lead driver to brake heavily. As they emerge from their cars, a massive claw snatches one of the vehicles and drags into a nearby drain. The two drivers rapidly exit the scene in the remaining car.

The next day, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] returns to [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]] by sneaking in over the wall, only to be caught by [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]. Sideswipe seizes the opportunity to engage in a bit of blackmail in return for his silence. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] paces at the command center, only to be startled by [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], and admits he's on edge due to the lack of Decepticon activity. As the other [[Autobot]]s arrive Denny and Fixit explain they've made two duplicate [[Decepticon Hunter]]s. The alarm sounds as they pick up a Decepticon signal in the flood drains under Crown City and the team head out, though not before Bumblebee embarrasses himself with another attempt at a rallying cry.

The Autobots head into the storm drains and split up to search. Sideswipe exercises his blackmail over Strongarm by getting her to go down the worst of the tunnels, however Bee soon locates tracks. He finds a crab-like Decepticon hiding in a pile of refuse, and the Autobots arrive to help, however the Decepticon attempts to make a deal as there's another bot he's more afraid of. As they attempt to cuff him, the Decepticon scurries away, and they're forced to chase him through the storm drains. After Sideswipe manages to cut him off, they trap him at the end of a tunnel, however he breaks some pipes and unleashes a torrent of water at them. The four Autobots are washed out of a storm drain into the river. The Decepticon climbs out through a manhole where he encounters [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. The Autobots recover from their impromptu bath, and Fixit is able to identify the Decepticon as the snitch and blackmailer [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]].

Steeljaw and Clampdown arrive at the Decepticon hideout where [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] and [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] are waiting. [[Thunderhoof]] arrives during introductions and recognizes Clampdown as the Con who got him arrested and put in prison. Though Steeljaw makes it clear that's all in the past, Thunderhoof is still enraged, and Clampdown flees as a result. Strongarm later spots Clampdown climbing onto a garbage barge and the Autobots are able to reach the garbage tip and ambush Clampdown when he reaches it. He tries to use his knowledge of Steeljaw's activities to cut a deal, but the other Decepticons arrive as well. The Decepticons attack and Sideswipe tries to stop Thunderhoof from chasing Clampdown, but is waylaid by Fracture. Steeljaw manages to get the better of Bee, and tosses the Autobot in a garbage compactor, however Sideswipe manages to stop it closing. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] takes out Underbite by feeding him some plastic and then cannonballing him, Sideswipe succeeds in taking out Fracture, and Strongarm cuffs [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] and [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]]. Thunderhoof pins Clampdown in a crater, but they accidentally headbutt each other and are knocked out. Bumblebee also defeats Steeljaw, and the group of Decepticons are soon all secured.

While Bumblebee announces he's feeling more relaxed now, Steeljaw manages to slip his cuffs and runs off. The Autobots give chase, but as Steeljaw runs along the dock, he smashes the moorings of a garbage barge. The ship starts drifting into the path of a tour boat, and Bumblebee orders the rest of his team to help prevent a collision. They all grab the mooring ropes and manage to pull the barge back out of the way, with the tour boat passing safely by.

Back at their hideout, Steeljaw slashes Clampdown's insignia, severing the tracking signal. Though the other Cons are still dubious of Clampdown's loyalty, Steeljaw assures everyone that the newcomer won't turn on them... ''or else''.

Driving back to the scrapyard, Sideswipe attempts to again blackmail Strongarm into doing his patrol for him, but Strongarm refuses. Bumblebee revels he already knows that Strongarm's been sneaking off base and punishes Sideswipe for blackmail by giving him double shifts. At Bee's prompting, Strongarm reveals that she's been sneaking off to a car wash in order to maintain a proper appearance... and that it's pretty relaxing, as Bumblebee declares from under the spinning brushes.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (2)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (10)
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] (11)
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] (12)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (13)
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (14)
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (15)

|c3=
*Street racers (1)
*[[Denny Clay]] (6)
*[[Russell Clay]] (9)
*[[Tour boat captain]] (16)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Denny:''' ''Eureka!'' Sorry Bee, did we startle you? 
'''Bumblebee:''' Maybe a little. With no Decepticon activity lately I've been kinda jumpy because I, I mean I know ''something's'' coming, I just don't know when. So all I can do is obsess about it and I guess I just don't know how- 
'''Fixit:''' ''Big news!'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' GAH!...to relax.
:—In which Bumblebee needs therapy

"What is it? Oh uhh... let's speed and succeed!... Well come on, I mean w-we...y-you put me on the spot!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' is forced to try out a new battle cry.

"Who moves like that? It's just weird!"
:—'''Grimlock''' on Clampdown

"Don't underestimate any Con. Clampdown may be capable of things we haven't seen yet, He might shoot lasers out of his eyes or blow flames from his tailpipes, it's always ''something''."
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"How do we know he won't turn on us the first time things get... ''tricky''?" 
"Clampdown realizes that after all we've done for him, if he sided against us, I wouldn't rest until I've made him eat his own claws."
:—'''Fracture''' and '''Steeljaw'''

"A carwash? That's your big secret? Wooow, even your secrets are boring."
:—'''Sideswipe''' on Strongarm's secret

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Thunderhoof attempts to attack Clampdown the second time just before causing latter to flee, Steeljaw's lips move while he tries to hold Thunderhoof back, but he speaks no lines.
*The tour boat captain says that the collision is on the starboard side, but it's shown to be on the port side.

===Continuity notes===
* Fixit and Denny finish working on two additional Decepticon Hunters, a project they started in "[[Rumble in the Jungle]]".
* Fracture has taken on an Earth mode since he turned up in "[[Hunting Season]]".

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop (possibly unknown to Bee), Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
*On its original screening down under, this episode was mistakenly played instead of "Out of Focus", though the latter episode was still the one listed.
*The first thirteen episodes of the series first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905, however this episode was screened instead of "Out of Focus" in that case as well.

===Foreign localization===
'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Déng Xíngzhě'''" (横行者, "Sideways Walker")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le secret de Strongarm'''" ("The Secret of Strongarm")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 27]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Rákoldalas'''" ("Crabwise")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 1]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Accordi sottobanco'''" ("Secret deals")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 25]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 18]], 2015

==Home video releases==
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Even Robots Have Nightmares

2015-06-09T16:44:29Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 15
|image=RobotsHaveNightmares Grimlock dream.jpg
|caption=Hang in there, baby.
|prev=Sideways (episode)
|next=Some Body, Any Body
|title="Even Robots Have Nightmares"
|airdate=[[June 27]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[John Loy]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''Denny and the Autobots are captured by a Decepticon who can bring their worst fears to life.'''

==Synopsis==
Nighttime sees young [[Russell Clay]] setting a dish of milk down for a stray cat. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] is heading out with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] to look for [[energon]] while Russell is intending to watch ''[[Invasion of the Zombie Vampire Swamp Creatures]]'' with the rest of the team, claiming he doesn't get scared. As the trio heads off, Denny mopes that he feels like he's missing Russell's childhood, but all three of them are unaware that [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s missing Mini-Con component Righty is heading into the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. Righty jumps the fence and locates the [[stasis pod]] containing the rest of Chop Shop, only to be attacked by an unseen assailant.

Russell watches the film with [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] who are surprised by his lack of fear, and as he goes to get more popcorn, decide to attempt to scare him. Sideswipe's improvised [[zombie]] costume fails, as does a ruse with Strongarm pretending to be hacked up and Grimlock in costume as an axe murderer [[Decepticon]]. Bumblebee, Denny and Fixit return with a trailer-load of energon which they unload. Afterwards Fixit picks up some Decepticon signals in a nearby cave system, but they quickly disappear. Figuring it might be [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], the Autobots head there. Leaving Fixit and Russell outside, the others head inside and split up to search, taking luminescent paint to mark their way. Denny quickly gets lost and loses his walkie.

While the Autobots start trading banter over the comms, a bat-like shape suddenly attacks Sideswipe. Outside the caves, Sideswipe's signal disappears off Fixit's monitoring device. Grimlock is attacked next, and as Fixit and Russell watch, his signal disappears, followed by Strongarm's. As Bumblebee is attacked, Fixit realizes the whole team has been taken out, though Russell is sure Denny's OK. Denny is still lost. The bat appears out of the mouth of the cave, allowing Fixit to identify it as [[Nightstrike]], a vampiric Decepticon with a fear-inducing scream. Nightstrike swoops down and grabs Fixit, taking back into the cave and incidentally picking up Denny who had finally found his way out.

Russell grimly heads into the cave to find everyone, though he's momentarily frightened by the shadow of a mouse. Deeper in the cave, the stricken Autobots are having fearful hallucinations. Bumblebee sees [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] being disappointed in him, Strongarm is on the wrong side of the law, Sideswipe is stuck in traffic, Fixit is on the scrap heap, and Grimlock is being menaced by a kitten. Denny, meanwhile, is conscious but stuck in one of the same partial cocoons as the others. Help isn't far away, as Russell stumbles on the captured team just as Nightstrike returns. As Nightstrike feeds on Strongarm, Denny points out he's a human and doesn't have any energon to feed on, but Nightstrike is disinterested in releasing him. He manages to bluff Nightstrike into leaving by claiming that there's help on the way, giving Russell time to break him out of the cocoon with a rock. Russell starts on freeing Bumblebee, but Nightstrike returns to find them working. While Russell draws Nightstrike off, Denny continues trying to free the Bots. Bumblebee, now conscious, is able to free Righty using his [[Decepticon Hunter]], and asks the Decepticon to help against Nightstrike. Though Righty heads for the door, when he spies a can of paint, he flings it at Nightstrike, temporarily blinding the Decepticon long enough for Denny to take cover. Now free enough to act, Bumblebee manages to deck Nightstrike, and the other Autobots are soon released as well. The Autobots turn off their [[Sensors|audio receptors]], making Nightstrike's cry ineffectual, and Grimlock soon has the Decepticon pinned to the ground.

Back at the scrapyard, Nightstrike is placed safely into a stasis pod and Russell admits he was terrified. Grimlock claims not be terrified of anything, but the sight of the stray cat sends him screaming into the night.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] (5)
*[[Nightstrike]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (1)
*[[Denny Clay]] (3)

}}

==Quotes==
"Did you hear something out there?" 
"Who can tell? The human on screen has been screaming for ten minutes straight. Doesn't she ever stop to breathe?"
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"OK team! Gas it up and blow it out! …Honestly it sounded better in my head."
:—'''Bumblebee'''

'''Grimlock:''' I don't like small dark places! 
'''Sideswipe:''' You mean like the inside of Strongarm's head? 
'''Strongarm:''' Why don't you bring your head over this way and I'll- 
'''Bumblebee:''' Keep all your heads on the mission, please.
:—Typical Team Bee conversation

"I'm disappointed in you, Bee. I chose you to lead this mission, and look what you allowed to happen. [indicates to a burning city] You were not ready for command. You are not capable of leading."
:—The '''Optimus Prime''' of Bumblebee's nightmares

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s arm component, which had escaped custody back in [[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]], reappears and tries to free the rest of Chop Shop.
* Added to the prisoner manifest are the silhouettes of [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] who wasn't originally a prisoner of the Alchemor but known to have joined [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s gang in [[Sideways (episode)|ep 13]] and [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] who won't debut for another [[Deep Trouble (RID)|two episodes]].
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* The costume that Grimlock dons in an attempt to spook Russell bears many similarities to the slasher movie villain [[w:Leatherface|Leatherface]], in particular the apron and stitched-together mask.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Même pas peur!'''" ("Not Afraid!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 3]], [[2015]]

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

Some Body, Any Body

2015-06-09T16:44:02Z

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{{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 powerless, the young Autobot must learn that he can’t always rely on his physical prowess.'''

==Synopsis==
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.

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.

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.

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 Vertabreak connected his head to Sideswipe's body." 
"That's nasty."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Grimlock'''

"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===
* Crown City's trains sure are durable, considering they can ram into a multi-ton metal object at top speed without even slowing down.

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

One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing

2015-06-09T16:43:47Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 17
|image=OneMiniConsMissing zap.jpg
|caption=Alternate Title: Attack of the Miscolored [[Tiny Titans]]
|prev=Some Body, Any Body
|next=Deep Trouble (RID)
|title="One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing"
|airdate=[[July 11]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Drift returns to Earth in pursuit of a disgruntled, runaway Jetstorm—just as the Bee Team must contend with Springload and Quillfire flying the coop.'''

==Synopsis==
During a football game, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] fails to catch a pass from [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. [[Hank]] prods Russell into standing up to Butch's trash talk and as they resume playing, Hank suggests Russell "pay it forward". Later in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], Russell explains to [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] that it means now he has to find someone to help. The alarm sounds as a capsule falls from the sky onto the stock of [[stasis pod]]s and then crushes [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s gnome collection. They move in to find it's an escape pod, and out steps the Mini-Con [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], who explains he has been forced to leave [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s tutelage and now wants to become Russell's student.

Over in the pod collection, [[Quillfire]] emerges from a damaged pod. Proclaiming that he will free his fellows, he levers open the nearest pod, releasing [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] who immediately resumes the search for [[Doradus]]. Quillfire recognizes the frog Decepticon as a powerful ally and attempts to convince Springload that he knows the way to the mythical city.

Checking the sensors, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] is startled by [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] who has come in search of his missing Mini-Con. He unleashes [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] to search, though Jetstorm is already approaching along with the other Autobots. Russell is unimpressed when Drift immediately starts scolding Jetstorm and says so, to his father's alarm. Fixit breaks the news that Quillfire and Springload have escaped and are nearing a [[human]] military base. Though Drift is prepared to leave, Jetstorm stands with Russell instead, and Bumblebee steps in to break the tension by asking Drift to help recapture the Decepticons.

Quillfire and an increasingly-suspicious Springload reach the military base, where they spy a massive experimental tank being tested. Once the humans leave it, Quillfire convinces Springload to help him steal it, believing it will lend him even more protection against the pursuing Autobots. Blasting a hole in the fence, they depart.

The Autobots drive down a nearly road towards the military base and Fixit tells them that he's intercepting military transmissions about a stolen tank. When they spot some military vehicles which appear to be in search of said tank, Denny and Russell adopt disguises and the vehicles are soon being turned around by "Major Thaddeus Q. Flieber" and "General McPlank", with some help from Fixit when the [[Ziegler|lieutenant]] in charge attempts to contact base. Detecting the Decepticons ahead, the Autobots take a shortcut through the woods. After Drift leaves his Mini-Cons with the two humans, Jetstorm reveals that he fled his master's service because he polished Drift's sword improperly and could not bear the shame. Russell is going to give Drift a piece of his mind, but the tank arrives and the Autobots face off against it.

The Decepticons open fire, bringing rocks down on the Autobots. Sideswipe manages to avoid the first wave, but is taken out by a boulder while helping Russell and Denny. The tank continues on, but the Decepticons soon find their way blocked by Drift and his Mini-Cons. After Drift is hit by a blast from the tank, the Mini-Cons rush to his aid rather than follow the plan. With Grimlock's help, they pull Drift out of the way of the tank. Bumblebee, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and Sideswipe are able to bring the tank to a halt, however the Decepticons open fire with the vehicle's weapons and manage to get moving again.

Drift reprimands his Mini-Cons until Russell blows up at him. Jetstorm has come up with a plan, which Drift reluctantly listens to. The other Autobots have meanwhile come up with their own plan to take out the tank's weapons when Drift catches up. With some deft teamwork, they manage to destroy most of the guns and Jetstorm and Slipstream jump inside. The two Mini-Cons manage to get the two Decepticons fighting each other and trashing the controls inside the tank which slows to a halt. The Decepticons and Mini-Cons abandon tank as the bent main cannon attempts to fire and the whole vehicle explodes. Drift manages to compliment his Mini-Cons.

Back at base, the Decepticons are returned to their stasis pods. Drift announces that he intends to stay on Earth and learn teamwork from Bumblebee.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Quillfire]] (11)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Hank]] (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
*[[Ziegler]] (15)

}}

==Quotes==
"Time to bring the zoom and lower the boom!"
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"Send your minions large and small, none shall sway me!"
:—'''Springload'''

"I got ya! I got ya!" 
''[Quillfire jumps]'' 
"Nah."
:—'''Grimlock''' pranks Quillfire.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When the stolen military vehicle is about to run over an unconscious Drift, it looks more like it will pass safely over him.

===Continuity notes===
*Springload was originally captured in "[[Rumble in the Jungle]]", while Quillfire was captured in "[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
*Drift and his Mini-Cons were previously introduced in "[[Hunting Season]]".
* Some of the vehicles in the military convoy are copies of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] [[M.A.S.K.]] truck mode from season 3 of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, 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===

===Real-world references===
*The title is a reference to the 1942 film ''[[w:One of Our Aircraft Is Missing|One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]]''.

===Trivia===
*Drift, Jetstorm, and Slipstream are added to the main cast in this episode as permanent members of Bumblebee's team.
*This is the first episode of the series to not feature a new Decepticon character.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'honneur avant tout'''" ("The Honor Above All")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

==Home video releases==
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Deep Trouble (RID)

2015-06-09T16:43:24Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 18
|image=RID-Octopunchfight.jpg
|caption= You're a kid! You're a squid!
|prev=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|next=The Champ
|title="Deep Trouble"
|airdate=[[July 18]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Howie Nicoll]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Grimlock tries to hide an injury while the Autobots track down an aquatic Decepticon.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots race through an obstacle course set up in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], though while [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] carefully navigate the barricades, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] smashes straight through them. At the finishing line, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] wait. Bee signals [[Denny Clay|Denny]] to unleash the next part of the course. The racing Autobots are able to avoid the heavy objects which swing in their path, but Grimlock takes a blow to the side. He limps over the finishing line behind the others, but puts on a brave face.

Off the coast, a submarine moves through the water and is picked up by [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] as a [[Decepticon]] signal. He fires up the [[GroundBridge]] so the Autobots can head there. Russell observes Grimlock looking pained and suggests he get Fixit to check him out, but the Dinobot is raring to go. Moments after the Autobots step through the GroundBridge, a flood of sea water comes back out, washing Fixit and the two humans away.

The Autobots soon find the octopus Decepticon who has discovered a crashed Cybertronian spacecraft at the bottom of the sea. They contact Fixit, who is sloshing around in a foot of water along with Russell and Denny. Fixit identifies the Decepticon as [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who has a habit of causing shipwrecks so he can salvage them. Concerned he'll use the ship to leave [[Earth]], the Autobots move in. Strongarm's attempt to arrest the Decepticon goes about as well as expected, and when the other Autobots join the attack, Octopunch swiftly throws them aside before jumping into the ship. The Autobots are just picking themselves up when the ship's external defenses come online and start firing at them. Sideswipe determines the pattern in which the lasers are firing, and is able to lead them safely through the field of fire.

Entering through a hatch in the rear of the ship, the Autobots break into a nearby corridor, though Grimlock is visibly hurt at having to crash through a door but makes an excuse. They hear one of the ship's four engines firing up, and start heading towards the front of the ship. On the bridge, Octopunch is alerted to the intruders and starts closing doors in an attempt to head them off. Drift and Sideswipe are separated from the others and trapped in a section of corridor.

Back in the scrapyard, Denny and Russell employ water pumps in an attempt to get rid of the lingering sea water. Fixit manages to find one of Denny's antique model cars, but Denny's still not happy.

Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock hear a second engine come online, but have to split up when they reach a cross-junction. Strongarm immediately runs into a host of Mini-Cons which tie her up and throw her in a closet. Grimlock, still suffering from his injury, runs into Bumblebee. The pair find a room with communications equipment, where they're attacked by nano-drones and collapse as the third engine fires up. Struggling to his feet, Grimlock accidentally activates a console which takes out the nano-drones, but Bumblebee spots his injury and he has to admit to having hidden it. Elsewhere Drift attempts to meditate, though he's hampered by his companions' inability to sit still. Still in a cupboard, Strongarm finds her comms are only picking up Earth radio.

Octopunch is finally ready to start take off, but Bumblebee and Grimlock pick that moment to reach the bridge. The Decepticon blinds them with ink and batters them, but as he resumes trying to take off, Bumblebee starts tying his tentacles to the bulkheads while Grimlock punches him. With Octopunch subdued, Grimlock smashes the launch mechanism, however that activates the ship's self destruct. Grabbing Octopunch, the pair round up the rest of the team and head for the exit with as much haste as they can muster. It's soon clear they're not going to make it out in time, but they realize that their comms may have started working again.

Fixit receives a call from Bumblebee and opens a GroundBridge on the ship. As the ship explodes, the team comes through the portal with a torrent of water. Octopunch is soon safely stored away in a [[stasis pod]]. As Fixit extends his systems probe to fix Grimlock, Strongarm has memories of the Mini-Cons on the ship and opts to go off on patrol.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (3)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] (10)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (8)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)

}}

==Quotes==
"Maybe Fixit should take a look at you before you go." 
"All he'd find is one handsome Dinobot ready to rumble!"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Grimlock'''

"Solutions to the most troubling problems come to the calmed mind."
:—'''Drift'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The Autobots obtained a GroundBridge in "[[Hunting Season]]". This is the first time we've seen them use it, though Fixit mentions that he's been working on it since their "last outing".
* The layout of the Cybertronian ship is nearly-identical to the those seen in the ''[[Harbinger]]'' and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. It is stated to be an ancient craft possibly accounting for the differences.
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*Strongarm's capture by the Mini-cons is similar to a scene from the 1998 film, ''Small Soldiers''.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La blessure de Grimlock'''" ("The Injury to Grimlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

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

The Trouble with Fixit

2015-06-09T16:42:40Z

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{{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=
|title="The Trouble with Fixit"
|airdate=[[August 1]] [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Alex Irvine]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[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==
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.

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.

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.

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 warned him of an 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===
===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]]".
===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 (Prime)|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]]".

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

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

The Champ

2015-06-09T16:42:06Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 19
|image=RID-GroundpoundervsGrimlock.jpg
|caption=BAH GAWD KING ITS A SLOBBERKNOCKER
|prev=Deep Trouble (RID)
|next=The Trouble with Fixit
|title="The Champ"
|airdate=[[July 25]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Steven Melching]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''When a Decepticon gladiator and his cheating manager enter a human demolition derby, Grimlock, Denny and Fixit pose as competitors.'''

==Synopsis==
On a [[Crown City]] construction site, the Decepticons [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] are laying low. Gladiator Groundpounder is anxious to get back in the ring, and the pair spot a promo commercial for the demo derby at the [[Rumbledome]], including a monster machine bout featuring the dino-themed [[Mechanosaurus]].

The [[Autobot]]s are rearranging their [[stasis pod]] collection as Fixit works on repairing more of them. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] picks up two pods at once in an attempt to impress [[Russell Clay|Russell]], but overbalances and sends [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s forklift barreling towards Russell. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] gets Russell out of the way, but a loose pod knocks [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] down. The others' irritation with Grimlock is interrupted by a message from [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], whose information allows Fixit to zero in on two Decepticon signals.

At the Rumbledome, a demolition derby ends and the [[Farnum|MC]] announces the main event, a bust up between Mechanosaurus and [[Truckaladon]]. The two dino-trucks clash, though it's not long before Truckaladon is on its side and the MC presents the winner's trophy to Mechanosaurus's driver [[Casey (RID)|Casey]]. Groundpounder makes his entrance, tossing the damaged Truckaladon aside and announcing his intent to take on Mechanosaurus himself. His coach Headlock gives him some prep talk as Casey gets her vehicle ready. After Groundpounder tosses Mechanosaurus around a few times, Casey unleashes the flamethrower, but it doesn't appear to phase the Decepticon.

Fixit pinpoints the Decepticon signals, but Russell's already found the Rumbledome's broadcast showing the fight in progress. Fixit, a gladiatorial aficionado, recognizes Groundpounder, whom he discovers was arrested for cheating. Bumblebee has Fixit fire up the [[GroundBridge]], though Fixit warns he hasn't worked out all the glitches. Grimlock's forced to stay at base for stealth reasons, however after passing through the GroundBridge, the other Autobots find themselves somewhere arctic. Fixit opens another portal, but the Autobots still arrive several hundred miles from [[Crown City]]. Giving instructions to the others at base to disguise Grimlock as a contestant, Bumblebee puts Denny in charge.

Casey manages to pin Groundpounder to the wall with her rig, however Headlock crawls under Mechanosaurus and starts disconnecting things. Fixit spots the sabotage on the broadcast and is disappointed to learn Groundpounder was a cheater after all. Casey abandons Mechanosaurus as Groundpounder totals the rig. The MC, assuming the two Decepticons are simply more human-piloted rigs, presents them with the trophy and offers them a permanent spot in the show.

Fixit attempts to prepare Grimlock to face Groundpounder as Denny builds a rollcage so they can disguise Grimlock as a rig. They're soon presenting "Dino-bash" to the Rumbledome MC who is hesitant but agrees to let Grimlock enter. While another demolition derby takes place, Grimlock, Denny and Russell explore the facilities in an attempt to locate the Decepticons but are unable to. A short time later Grimlock and Denny are about to face Groundpounder in the dome itself, with Bumblebee's group is still stuck in traffic on city limits. Though Fixit warns Grimlock to fight smart, the Dinobot wades in and is promptly thrown around by Groundpounder. Denny's cage is battered during the fight, leaving him trapped inside. Grimlock starts successfully fighting back, and as the Rumbledome itself starts taking damage, the crowd flees. Headlock steps in to assist Groundpounder, leaving Grimlock on the defense before the two-Con onslaught. Fixit joins the fight as well, attacking Headlock and having Grimlock duplicate his moves. The two Decepticons are decked in time for Bumblebee's group to arrive and watch Grimlock finish off Groundpounder. Fixit releases Denny from the mangled cage while Headlock attempts to make a run for it, only to be arrested by Strongarm. As the Autobots are ready to return to the scrapyard, Russell presents the winner's trophy to Grimlock and Fixit.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (1)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (2)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (7)
*[[Russell Clay]] (9)
*[[Farnum]] (11)
*Truckaladon's driver (12)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
"Grimlock's going for the gold, but can this handsome Dinobot actually handle that much weight? Yes, he can! The crowd goes wild!" ''[applause noises]'' ''[falsetto]'' "Oh, Grimlock, you're so suave!"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"But all that gladiator stuff was staged right? Just like pro-wrestling on Earth." 
"Wait, pro-wrestling is staged?"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Denny'''

'''Bumblebee:''' Grimlock, Denny's in charge. Do precisely what he says. 
'''Denny:''' Me?! 
'''Grimlock:''' Come on! 
'''Strongarm:''' Denny?! 
'''Bumblebee:''' He's the closest thing to a responsible adult.
==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* Right as Grimlock begins to stumble while carrying the two stasis pods, his shoulder pads are missing.

===Continuity notes===
* [[Gladiatorial combat]] was previously established as a popular Cybertronian blood sport in other works of Aligned fiction, most prominently the ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'' novel and the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon series.
* Groundpounder is said to hail from [[Kaon]], which the aforementioned works of fiction described as a major player in the gladiator games. As he's stated to be the champion, presumably he debuted after [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] left the career behind.
* Bumblebee mentions the [[Elite Guard]], which has also been established as existing in the Aligned continuity family.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of 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, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
* The Rumbledome announcer refers to the various monster trucks as [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|"beast machines"]].
* The Rumbledome manager asks if Grimlock [[fire-breath|breathes fire]], a traditional power for Grimlocks and one he previously possessed in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' and related comics.

===Real-world references===
[[File:Mst3k-godzillakick.gif|right|thumb|200px|Kaiju movies are serious business.]]
* Groundpounder shares a fighting style and [[John DiMaggio|voice actor]] with Rath from ''Ben 10''.
* Headlock is heavily based on ''Rocky'' coach Mickey Goodmill.
* The walkie-talkie codenames "Pigpen" and "Rubber Duck" are references to the C.W. McCall song "Convoy".
* Grimlock's sliding tail kick is more than a little similar to an infamous moment from ''[[Godzilla]] vs. Megalon''.
* Of course, the premise of a gorilla fighting a ''T''. ''rex'' is a reference to the showdown in ''[[King Kong]]''. This wouldn't be the [[Optimus Primal|first]] [[Megatron (BW)|time]] this was referenced in Transformers.
* Groundpounder's calling Mechanosaurus out as "no Dinobot" is a modification of the famous "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" speech given by Michael Dukakis to Lloyd Bensten during the 1988 vice presidential debate.

===Trivia===

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Champion'''" ("The Champion")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 17]], [[2015]]

==Home video releases==
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Deep Trouble (RID)

2015-06-09T16:41:50Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 18
|image=RID-Octopunchfight.jpg
|caption= You're a kid! You're a squid!
|prev=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|next=The Champ
|title="Deep Trouble"
|airdate=[[July 18]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Howie Nicoll]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Grimlock tries to hide an injury while the Autobots track down an aquatic Decepticon.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots race through an obstacle course set up in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], though while [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] carefully navigate the barricades, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] smashes straight through them. At the finishing line, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] wait. Bee signals [[Denny Clay|Denny]] to unleash the next part of the course. The racing Autobots are able to avoid the heavy objects which swing in their path, but Grimlock takes a blow to the side. He limps over the finishing line behind the others, but puts on a brave face.

Off the coast, a submarine moves through the water and is picked up by [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] as a [[Decepticon]] signal. He fires up the [[GroundBridge]] so the Autobots can head there. Russell observes Grimlock looking pained and suggests he get Fixit to check him out, but the Dinobot is raring to go. Moments after the Autobots step through the GroundBridge, a flood of sea water comes back out, washing Fixit and the two humans away.

The Autobots soon find the octopus Decepticon who has discovered a crashed Cybertronian spacecraft at the bottom of the sea. They contact Fixit, who is sloshing around in a foot of water along with Russell and Denny. Fixit identifies the Decepticon as [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who has a habit of causing shipwrecks so he can salvage them. Concerned he'll use the ship to leave [[Earth]], the Autobots move in. Strongarm's attempt to arrest the Decepticon goes about as well as expected, and when the other Autobots join the attack, Octopunch swiftly throws them aside before jumping into the ship. The Autobots are just picking themselves up when the ship's external defenses come online and start firing at them. Sideswipe determines the pattern in which the lasers are firing, and is able to lead them safely through the field of fire.

Entering through a hatch in the rear of the ship, the Autobots break into a nearby corridor, though Grimlock is visibly hurt at having to crash through a door but makes an excuse. They hear one of the ship's four engines firing up, and start heading towards the front of the ship. On the bridge, Octopunch is alerted to the intruders and starts closing doors in an attempt to head them off. Drift and Sideswipe are separated from the others and trapped in a section of corridor.

Back in the scrapyard, Denny and Russell employ water pumps in an attempt to get rid of the lingering sea water. Fixit manages to find one of Denny's antique model cars, but Denny's still not happy.

Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock hear a second engine come online, but have to split up when they reach a cross-junction. Strongarm immediately runs into a host of Mini-Cons which tie her up and throw her in a closet. Grimlock, still suffering from his injury, runs into Bumblebee. The pair find a room with communications equipment, where they're attacked by nano-drones and collapse as the third engine fires up. Struggling to his feet, Grimlock accidentally activates a console which takes out the nano-drones, but Bumblebee spots his injury and he has to admit to having hidden it. Elsewhere Drift attempts to meditate, though he's hampered by his companions' inability to sit still. Still in a cupboard, Strongarm finds her comms are only picking up Earth radio.

Octopunch is finally ready to start take off, but Bumblebee and Grimlock pick that moment to reach the bridge. The Decepticon blinds them with ink and batters them, but as he resumes trying to take off, Bumblebee starts tying his tentacles to the bulkheads while Grimlock punches him. With Octopunch subdued, Grimlock smashes the launch mechanism, however that activates the ship's self destruct. Grabbing Octopunch, the pair round up the rest of the team and head for the exit with as much haste as they can muster. It's soon clear they're not going to make it out in time, but they realize that their comms may have started working again.

Fixit receives a call from Bumblebee and opens a GroundBridge on the ship. As the ship explodes, the team comes through the portal with a torrent of water. Octopunch is soon safely stored away in a [[stasis pod]]. As Fixit extends his systems probe to fix Grimlock, Strongarm has memories of the Mini-Cons on the ship and opts to go off on patrol.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (3)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] (10)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (8)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)

}}

==Quotes==
"Maybe Fixit should take a look at you before you go." 
"All he'd find is one handsome Dinobot ready to rumble!"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Grimlock'''

"Solutions to the most troubling problems come to the calmed mind."
:—'''Drift'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The Autobots obtained a GroundBridge in "[[Hunting Season]]". This is the first time we've seen them use it, though Fixit mentions that he's been working on it since their "last outing".
* The layout of the Cybertronian ship is nearly-identical to the those seen in the ''[[Harbinger]]'' and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. It is stated to be an ancient craft possibly accounting for the differences.
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*Strongarm's capture by the Mini-cons is similar to a scene from the 1998 film, ''Small Soldiers''.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La blessure de Grimlock'''" ("The Injury to Grimlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

==Home video releases==
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Out of Focus

2015-06-09T16:41:18Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 13
|image=OutOfFocus Grimlock dive.jpg
|caption=Grimlock always hated Super Soaker fights, as the other team always makes him envious of their new Hydrostorm blasters.
|prev=Hunting Season
|next=Sideways (episode)
|title="Out of Focus"
|airdate=[[April 15]], [[2015]] (Singapore) [[June 13]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
}}
'''While Bee and his Team try to bring in a gang of Decepticon thieves, Optimus readies himself for a coming evil that will threaten both Earth and Cybertron.'''

==Synopsis==
As his team once again descends into petty bickering, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tries to focus himself, however fortunately for Bumblebee's stress levels, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports he's detected four [[Decepticon]] signals and the team meeting is adjourned. The Autobots head out to investigate, though [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] continue their petty feud as they drive. The team soon comes upon a collection of [[stasis pod]]s, which Strongarm observes have been broken open from the inside.

In a formless other plane of existence which is the [[Realm of the Primes]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] stands ready to face whatever challenge [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] has for him. Micronus warns Optimus's greatest test will be when he returns to [[Earth]], but produces a hill which he says Optimus must climb. As Optimus observes things can't be that simple, Micronus reveals a small group of [[human]]s, and a robot foe approaches.

Bumblebee has Fixit check the [[Alchemor]] prisoner manifest for four Bot teams, and Fixit comes up with [[Malodor]]'s team of [[Skunkticon]]s. There are tracks leading north towards the [[Crown River Dam|automated dam]], but though Bee thinks they should head back to [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]] and get protective gear for the Skunkticons' toxin, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] immediately heads for the dam with the rest of the team following.

Optimus places himself between the humans and the incoming foe, which launches four balls at him. Optimus is knocked down, and the balls transform into Mini-Cons which begin menacing the humans. As the Mini-Cons fire, Optimus does his level best to protect the humans, losing his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] in the process.

Bee's team enters the dam to find it apparently empty. Fixit says the ambient electricity may be masking the Decepticon signals, and as Sideswipe fools around, the Skunkticons amble into the dam. The four Decepticons unleash their toxin, and Grimlock heroically throws himself in front of the others, taking the full brunt of it. As Grimlock is disorientated, the other Autobots get hit as well and with them all incapacitated, Malodor decides to take Grimlock hostage. The Skunkticons bundle Grimlock into the cargo lift and head up.

Optimus continues to battle the robotic foes he's been pitted again, body slamming a Mini-Con and knocking the others about with his truck mode. Retrieving the Prime Decepticon Hunter, He pleads with Micronus to tell him how to use the weapon to its full potential, but Micronus remains cryptic. Two of the Mini-Cons restrain Optimus so the larger foe can hit him, while the remaining Mini-Con goes after the humans. Optimus manages to break free and throws the hunter at the Mini-Con, though it manages to zap one of the humans before being impaled.

Bumblebee, Strongarm and Sideswipe recover from the toxin, and Bee has to stop the other two Autobots bickering. They find the trail left by Grimlock's tail and follow it to the cargo lift, which the Decepticons have wrecked. The trio climb onto the roof of the lift and start manually pulling it up. On the upper control level, Strongarm and Sideswipe resume their infighting until the Skunkticons arrive with Grimlock, whom Malodor threatens to shoot unless the Autobots back off. On hearing Bumblebee's voice, Grimlock immediately gets up, inadvertently knocking down the Decepticons, and Bumblebee and his team spring into action. As the battle resumes, Grimlock blunders around blindly, damaging the dam controls and initiating an emergency flood release. Malodor throws Bumblebee while he's distracted by the alarm, then the Skunkticons dose Strongarm and Sideswipe with toxin and flee.

In the Realm of the Primes, Optimus continues to try to protect the humans while pleading with an impassive Micronus to help. He's unable to prevent the Mini-Cons from blasting all but one of the humans, and is himself knocked back by the Mini-Cons lasers. The larger robot and two remaining Mini-Cons surround the last human.

Faced with bedlam, Bumblebee finds his focus and nudges the other Autobots away from the edge of the dam, which they've strayed perilously close to in their blind panic. With Fixit's help, he then shuts down the dam's emergency locks so that the water isn't released. The rest of the team recovers from the Skunkticon toxins, and they head down one of the maintenance tunnels to find the four Decepticons.

Micronus reminds Optimus that he's been so focused on what he's doing that he's forgotten what the original challenge was. Optimus bounds up the hill, at the top of which he finds a stone carving of a sword. This allows him to power up the Prime Decepticon Hunter and unleash an arc of electricity that takes out the three remaining robot foes. The last human disappears in a flash of light, and Optimus realizes that the humans were never real, just a part of the test. Micronus warns him of the trials to come.

Team Bee reach a section of tunnel and crash through into the neighboring tunnel, cutting off the Skunkticons. Though one of them manages to spray Grimlock with toxin, the four Decepticons are soon incapacitated.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Malodor]] (10)
*[[Skunkticon|Skunkticons]] (11)

|h3=[[Thirteen]]|c3=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] (7)

|h4=Others|c4=
*Illusionary humans (8)
*Illusionary Decepticon (9)
*Illusionary Mini-Cons (12)
}}

==Quotes==
"Looks like the team meeting'll have to wait. Too bad, so sad. Ok, Autobots! Let's hit the trail!" 
"Cause Bee wants to bail." 
"Hey! ''I'' do the rallying cries!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"Bee, do I look like a go-back-for-protective-gear-wearer, or a punch-happy dino-demolisher?"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"The center of the storm is always still, and it's easiest to find a solution from there."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"I don't like small, dark places. You don't think they have any of those Earth cats in here, do you?"
:—'''Grimlock''' admits his ailurophobia.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*Optimus was previously revealed to be training with the [[Thirteen|Primes]] in "[[W.W.O.D.?]]".
*Bumblebee and his team found Steeljaw and co were using the dam as a base in "[[True Colors]]". They've since been seen using a new base in "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]".
*Micronus was first named in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop (possibly unknown to Bee), Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
*The next episode "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" was erroneously screened in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] in place of this one, though it was still listed as this one, leading to confusion when Optimus Prime didn't appear.
*Despite the humans and Transformers that appeared in the Realm of the Primes being illusions, this is technically the first episode in the show where someone died.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'oeil du cyclone'''" ("The Eye of the Storm")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 3]], [[2015]]

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One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing

2015-06-09T16:40:37Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 17
|image=OneMiniConsMissing zap.jpg
|caption=Alternate Title: Attack of the Miscolored [[Tiny Titans]]
|prev=Some Body, Any Body
|next=Deep Trouble (RID)
|title="One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing"
|airdate=[[July 11]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Drift returns to Earth in pursuit of a disgruntled, runaway Jetstorm—just as the Bee Team must contend with Springload and Quillfire flying the coop.'''

==Synopsis==
During a football game, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] fails to catch a pass from [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. [[Hank]] prods Russell into standing up to Butch's trash talk and as they resume playing, Hank suggests Russell "pay it forward". Later in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], Russell explains to [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] that it means now he has to find someone to help. The alarm sounds as a capsule falls from the sky onto the stock of [[stasis pod]]s and then crushes [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s gnome collection. They move in to find it's an escape pod, and out steps the Mini-Con [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], who explains he has been forced to leave [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s tutelage and now wants to become Russell's student.

Over in the pod collection, [[Quillfire]] emerges from a damaged pod. Proclaiming that he will free his fellows, he levers open the nearest pod, releasing [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] who immediately resumes the search for [[Doradus]]. Quillfire recognizes the frog Decepticon as a powerful ally and attempts to convince Springload that he knows the way to the mythical city.

Checking the sensors, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] is startled by [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] who has come in search of his missing Mini-Con. He unleashes [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] to search, though Jetstorm is already approaching along with the other Autobots. Russell is unimpressed when Drift immediately starts scolding Jetstorm and says so, to his father's alarm. Fixit breaks the news that Quillfire and Springload have escaped and are nearing a [[human]] military base. Though Drift is prepared to leave, Jetstorm stands with Russell instead, and Bumblebee steps in to break the tension by asking Drift to help recapture the Decepticons.

Quillfire and an increasingly-suspicious Springload reach the military base, where they spy a massive experimental tank being tested. Once the humans leave it, Quillfire convinces Springload to help him steal it, believing it will lend him even more protection against the pursuing Autobots. Blasting a hole in the fence, they depart.

The Autobots drive down a nearly road towards the military base and Fixit tells them that he's intercepting military transmissions about a stolen tank. When they spot some military vehicles which appear to be in search of said tank, Denny and Russell adopt disguises and the vehicles are soon being turned around by "Major Thaddeus Q. Flieber" and "General McPlank", with some help from Fixit when the [[Ziegler|lieutenant]] in charge attempts to contact base. Detecting the Decepticons ahead, the Autobots take a shortcut through the woods. After Drift leaves his Mini-Cons with the two humans, Jetstorm reveals that he fled his master's service because he polished Drift's sword improperly and could not bear the shame. Russell is going to give Drift a piece of his mind, but the tank arrives and the Autobots face off against it.

The Decepticons open fire, bringing rocks down on the Autobots. Sideswipe manages to avoid the first wave, but is taken out by a boulder while helping Russell and Denny. The tank continues on, but the Decepticons soon find their way blocked by Drift and his Mini-Cons. After Drift is hit by a blast from the tank, the Mini-Cons rush to his aid rather than follow the plan. With Grimlock's help, they pull Drift out of the way of the tank. Bumblebee, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and Sideswipe are able to bring the tank to a halt, however the Decepticons open fire with the vehicle's weapons and manage to get moving again.

Drift reprimands his Mini-Cons until Russell blows up at him. Jetstorm has come up with a plan, which Drift reluctantly listens to. The other Autobots have meanwhile come up with their own plan to take out the tank's weapons when Drift catches up. With some deft teamwork, they manage to destroy most of the guns and Jetstorm and Slipstream jump inside. The two Mini-Cons manage to get the two Decepticons fighting each other and trashing the controls inside the tank which slows to a halt. The Decepticons and Mini-Cons abandon tank as the bent main cannon attempts to fire and the whole vehicle explodes. Drift manages to compliment his Mini-Cons.

Back at base, the Decepticons are returned to their stasis pods. Drift announces that he intends to stay on Earth and learn teamwork from Bumblebee.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Quillfire]] (11)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Hank]] (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
*[[Ziegler]] (15)

}}

==Quotes==
"Time to bring the zoom and lower the boom!"
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"Send your minions large and small, none shall sway me!"
:—'''Springload'''

"I got ya! I got ya!" 
''[Quillfire jumps]'' 
"Nah."
:—'''Grimlock''' pranks Quillfire.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When the stolen military vehicle is about to run over an unconscious Drift, it looks more like it will pass safely over him.

===Continuity notes===
*Springload was originally captured in "[[Rumble in the Jungle]]", while Quillfire was captured in "[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
*Drift and his Mini-Cons were previously introduced in "[[Hunting Season]]".
* Some of the vehicles in the military convoy are copies of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] [[M.A.S.K.]] truck mode from season 3 of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, 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===

===Real-world references===
*The title is a reference to the 1942 film ''[[w:One of Our Aircraft Is Missing|One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]]''.

===Trivia===
*Drift, Jetstorm, and Slipstream are added to the main cast in this episode as permanent members of Bumblebee's team.
*This is the first episode of the series to not feature a new Decepticon character.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'honneur avant tout'''" ("The Honor Above All")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

==Home video releases==
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Some Body, Any Body

2015-06-09T16:40:15Z

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{{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 powerless, the young Autobot must learn that he can’t always rely on his physical prowess.'''

==Synopsis==
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.

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.

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.

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 Vertabreak connected his head to Sideswipe's body." 
"That's nasty."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Grimlock'''

"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===
* Crown City's trains sure are durable, considering they can ram into a multi-ton metal object at top speed without even slowing down.

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

Even Robots Have Nightmares

2015-06-09T16:39:50Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 15
|image=RobotsHaveNightmares Grimlock dream.jpg
|caption=Hang in there, baby.
|prev=Sideways (episode)
|next=Some Body, Any Body
|title="Even Robots Have Nightmares"
|airdate=[[June 27]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[John Loy]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''Denny and the Autobots are captured by a Decepticon who can bring their worst fears to life.'''

==Synopsis==
Nighttime sees young [[Russell Clay]] setting a dish of milk down for a stray cat. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] is heading out with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] to look for [[energon]] while Russell is intending to watch ''[[Invasion of the Zombie Vampire Swamp Creatures]]'' with the rest of the team, claiming he doesn't get scared. As the trio heads off, Denny mopes that he feels like he's missing Russell's childhood, but all three of them are unaware that [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s missing Mini-Con component Righty is heading into the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. Righty jumps the fence and locates the [[stasis pod]] containing the rest of Chop Shop, only to be attacked by an unseen assailant.

Russell watches the film with [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] who are surprised by his lack of fear, and as he goes to get more popcorn, decide to attempt to scare him. Sideswipe's improvised [[zombie]] costume fails, as does a ruse with Strongarm pretending to be hacked up and Grimlock in costume as an axe murderer [[Decepticon]]. Bumblebee, Denny and Fixit return with a trailer-load of energon which they unload. Afterwards Fixit picks up some Decepticon signals in a nearby cave system, but they quickly disappear. Figuring it might be [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], the Autobots head there. Leaving Fixit and Russell outside, the others head inside and split up to search, taking luminescent paint to mark their way. Denny quickly gets lost and loses his walkie.

While the Autobots start trading banter over the comms, a bat-like shape suddenly attacks Sideswipe. Outside the caves, Sideswipe's signal disappears off Fixit's monitoring device. Grimlock is attacked next, and as Fixit and Russell watch, his signal disappears, followed by Strongarm's. As Bumblebee is attacked, Fixit realizes the whole team has been taken out, though Russell is sure Denny's OK. Denny is still lost. The bat appears out of the mouth of the cave, allowing Fixit to identify it as [[Nightstrike]], a vampiric Decepticon with a fear-inducing scream. Nightstrike swoops down and grabs Fixit, taking back into the cave and incidentally picking up Denny who had finally found his way out.

Russell grimly heads into the cave to find everyone, though he's momentarily frightened by the shadow of a mouse. Deeper in the cave, the stricken Autobots are having fearful hallucinations. Bumblebee sees [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] being disappointed in him, Strongarm is on the wrong side of the law, Sideswipe is stuck in traffic, Fixit is on the scrap heap, and Grimlock is being menaced by a kitten. Denny, meanwhile, is conscious but stuck in one of the same partial cocoons as the others. Help isn't far away, as Russell stumbles on the captured team just as Nightstrike returns. As Nightstrike feeds on Strongarm, Denny points out he's a human and doesn't have any energon to feed on, but Nightstrike is disinterested in releasing him. He manages to bluff Nightstrike into leaving by claiming that there's help on the way, giving Russell time to break him out of the cocoon with a rock. Russell starts on freeing Bumblebee, but Nightstrike returns to find them working. While Russell draws Nightstrike off, Denny continues trying to free the Bots. Bumblebee, now conscious, is able to free Righty using his [[Decepticon Hunter]], and asks the Decepticon to help against Nightstrike. Though Righty heads for the door, when he spies a can of paint, he flings it at Nightstrike, temporarily blinding the Decepticon long enough for Denny to take cover. Now free enough to act, Bumblebee manages to deck Nightstrike, and the other Autobots are soon released as well. The Autobots turn off their [[Sensors|audio receptors]], making Nightstrike's cry ineffectual, and Grimlock soon has the Decepticon pinned to the ground.

Back at the scrapyard, Nightstrike is placed safely into a stasis pod and Russell admits he was terrified. Grimlock claims not be terrified of anything, but the sight of the stray cat sends him screaming into the night.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] (5)
*[[Nightstrike]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (1)
*[[Denny Clay]] (3)

}}

==Quotes==
"Did you hear something out there?" 
"Who can tell? The human on screen has been screaming for ten minutes straight. Doesn't she ever stop to breathe?"
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"OK team! Gas it up and blow it out! …Honestly it sounded better in my head."
:—'''Bumblebee'''

'''Grimlock:''' I don't like small dark places! 
'''Sideswipe:''' You mean like the inside of Strongarm's head? 
'''Strongarm:''' Why don't you bring your head over this way and I'll- 
'''Bumblebee:''' Keep all your heads on the mission, please.
:—Typical Team Bee conversation

"I'm disappointed in you, Bee. I chose you to lead this mission, and look what you allowed to happen. [indicates to a burning city] You were not ready for command. You are not capable of leading."
:—The '''Optimus Prime''' of Bumblebee's nightmares

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s arm component, which had escaped custody back in [[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]], reappears and tries to free the rest of Chop Shop.
* Added to the prisoner manifest are the silhouettes of [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] who wasn't originally a prisoner of the Alchemor but known to have joined [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s gang in [[Sideways (episode)|ep 13]] and [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] who won't debut for another [[Deep Trouble (RID)|two episodes]].
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* The costume that Grimlock dons in an attempt to spook Russell bears many similarities to the slasher movie villain [[w:Leatherface|Leatherface]], in particular the apron and stitched-together mask.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Même pas peur!'''" ("Not Afraid!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 3]], [[2015]]

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

The Champ

2015-06-09T16:39:01Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 19
|image=RID-GroundpoundervsGrimlock.jpg
|caption=BAH GAWD KING ITS A SLOBBERKNOCKER
|prev=Deep Trouble (RID)
|next=The Trouble with Fixit
|title="The Champ"
|airdate=[[July 25]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Steven Melching]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''When a Decepticon gladiator and his cheating manager enter a human demolition derby, Grimlock, Denny and Fixit pose as competitors.'''

==Synopsis==
On a [[Crown City]] construction site, the Decepticons [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] are laying low. Gladiator Groundpounder is anxious to get back in the ring, and the pair spot a promo commercial for the demo derby at the [[Rumbledome]], including a monster machine bout featuring the dino-themed [[Mechanosaurus]].

The [[Autobot]]s are rearranging their [[stasis pod]] collection as Fixit works on repairing more of them. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] picks up two pods at once in an attempt to impress [[Russell Clay|Russell]], but overbalances and sends [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s forklift barreling towards Russell. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] gets Russell out of the way, but a loose pod knocks [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] down. The others' irritation with Grimlock is interrupted by a message from [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], whose information allows Fixit to zero in on two Decepticon signals.

At the Rumbledome, a demolition derby ends and the [[Farnum|MC]] announces the main event, a bust up between Mechanosaurus and [[Truckaladon]]. The two dino-trucks clash, though it's not long before Truckaladon is on its side and the MC presents the winner's trophy to Mechanosaurus's driver [[Casey (RID)|Casey]]. Groundpounder makes his entrance, tossing the damaged Truckaladon aside and announcing his intent to take on Mechanosaurus himself. His coach Headlock gives him some prep talk as Casey gets her vehicle ready. After Groundpounder tosses Mechanosaurus around a few times, Casey unleashes the flamethrower, but it doesn't appear to phase the Decepticon.

Fixit pinpoints the Decepticon signals, but Russell's already found the Rumbledome's broadcast showing the fight in progress. Fixit, a gladiatorial aficionado, recognizes Groundpounder, whom he discovers was arrested for cheating. Bumblebee has Fixit fire up the [[GroundBridge]], though Fixit warns he hasn't worked out all the glitches. Grimlock's forced to stay at base for stealth reasons, however after passing through the GroundBridge, the other Autobots find themselves somewhere arctic. Fixit opens another portal, but the Autobots still arrive several hundred miles from [[Crown City]]. Giving instructions to the others at base to disguise Grimlock as a contestant, Bumblebee puts Denny in charge.

Casey manages to pin Groundpounder to the wall with her rig, however Headlock crawls under Mechanosaurus and starts disconnecting things. Fixit spots the sabotage on the broadcast and is disappointed to learn Groundpounder was a cheater after all. Casey abandons Mechanosaurus as Groundpounder totals the rig. The MC, assuming the two Decepticons are simply more human-piloted rigs, presents them with the trophy and offers them a permanent spot in the show.

Fixit attempts to prepare Grimlock to face Groundpounder as Denny builds a rollcage so they can disguise Grimlock as a rig. They're soon presenting "Dino-bash" to the Rumbledome MC who is hesitant but agrees to let Grimlock enter. While another demolition derby takes place, Grimlock, Denny and Russell explore the facilities in an attempt to locate the Decepticons but are unable to. A short time later Grimlock and Denny are about to face Groundpounder in the dome itself, with Bumblebee's group is still stuck in traffic on city limits. Though Fixit warns Grimlock to fight smart, the Dinobot wades in and is promptly thrown around by Groundpounder. Denny's cage is battered during the fight, leaving him trapped inside. Grimlock starts successfully fighting back, and as the Rumbledome itself starts taking damage, the crowd flees. Headlock steps in to assist Groundpounder, leaving Grimlock on the defense before the two-Con onslaught. Fixit joins the fight as well, attacking Headlock and having Grimlock duplicate his moves. The two Decepticons are decked in time for Bumblebee's group to arrive and watch Grimlock finish off Groundpounder. Fixit releases Denny from the mangled cage while Headlock attempts to make a run for it, only to be arrested by Strongarm. As the Autobots are ready to return to the scrapyard, Russell presents the winner's trophy to Grimlock and Fixit.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (1)
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] (2)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (7)
*[[Russell Clay]] (9)
*[[Farnum]] (11)
*Truckaladon's driver (12)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
"Grimlock's going for the gold, but can this handsome Dinobot actually handle that much weight? Yes, he can! The crowd goes wild!" ''[applause noises]'' ''[falsetto]'' "Oh, Grimlock, you're so suave!"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"But all that gladiator stuff was staged right? Just like pro-wrestling on Earth." 
"Wait, pro-wrestling is staged?"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Denny'''

'''Bumblebee:''' Grimlock, Denny's in charge. Do precisely what he says. 
'''Denny:''' Me?! 
'''Grimlock:''' Come on! 
'''Strongarm:''' Denny?! 
'''Bumblebee:''' He's the closest thing to a responsible adult.
==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* Right as Grimlock begins to stumble while carrying the two stasis pods, his shoulder pads are missing.

===Continuity notes===
* [[Gladiatorial combat]] was previously established as a popular Cybertronian blood sport in other works of Aligned fiction, most prominently the ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'' novel and the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon series.
* Groundpounder is said to hail from [[Kaon]], which the aforementioned works of fiction described as a major player in the gladiator games. As he's stated to be the champion, presumably he debuted after [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] left the career behind.
* Bumblebee mentions the [[Elite Guard]], which has also been established as existing in the Aligned continuity family.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of 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, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
* The Rumbledome announcer refers to the various monster trucks as [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|"beast machines"]].
* The Rumbledome manager asks if Grimlock [[fire-breath|breathes fire]], a traditional power for Grimlocks and one he previously possessed in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' and related comics.

===Real-world references===
[[File:Mst3k-godzillakick.gif|right|thumb|200px|Kaiju movies are serious business.]]
* Groundpounder shares a fighting style and [[John DiMaggio|voice actor]] with Rath from ''Ben 10''.
* Headlock is heavily based on ''Rocky'' coach Mickey Goodmill.
* The walkie-talkie codenames "Pigpen" and "Rubber Duck" are references to the C.W. McCall song "Convoy".
* Grimlock's sliding tail kick is more than a little similar to an infamous moment from ''[[Godzilla]] vs. Megalon''.
* Of course, the premise of a gorilla fighting a ''T''. ''rex'' is a reference to the showdown in ''[[King Kong]]''. This wouldn't be the [[Optimus Primal|first]] [[Megatron (BW)|time]] this was referenced in Transformers.
* Groundpounder's calling Mechanosaurus out as "no Dinobot" is a modification of the famous "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" speech given by Michael Dukakis to Lloyd Bensten during the 1988 vice presidential debate.

===Trivia===

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Champion'''" ("The Champion")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 17]], [[2015]]

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

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

Deep Trouble (RID)

2015-06-09T16:38:34Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 18
|image=RID-Octopunchfight.jpg
|caption= You're a kid! You're a squid!
|prev=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|next=The Champ
|title="Deep Trouble"
|airdate=[[July 18]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Howie Nicoll]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Grimlock tries to hide an injury while the Autobots track down an aquatic Decepticon.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots race through an obstacle course set up in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], though while [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] carefully navigate the barricades, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] smashes straight through them. At the finishing line, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] wait. Bee signals [[Denny Clay|Denny]] to unleash the next part of the course. The racing Autobots are able to avoid the heavy objects which swing in their path, but Grimlock takes a blow to the side. He limps over the finishing line behind the others, but puts on a brave face.

Off the coast, a submarine moves through the water and is picked up by [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] as a [[Decepticon]] signal. He fires up the [[GroundBridge]] so the Autobots can head there. Russell observes Grimlock looking pained and suggests he get Fixit to check him out, but the Dinobot is raring to go. Moments after the Autobots step through the GroundBridge, a flood of sea water comes back out, washing Fixit and the two humans away.

The Autobots soon find the octopus Decepticon who has discovered a crashed Cybertronian spacecraft at the bottom of the sea. They contact Fixit, who is sloshing around in a foot of water along with Russell and Denny. Fixit identifies the Decepticon as [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who has a habit of causing shipwrecks so he can salvage them. Concerned he'll use the ship to leave [[Earth]], the Autobots move in. Strongarm's attempt to arrest the Decepticon goes about as well as expected, and when the other Autobots join the attack, Octopunch swiftly throws them aside before jumping into the ship. The Autobots are just picking themselves up when the ship's external defenses come online and start firing at them. Sideswipe determines the pattern in which the lasers are firing, and is able to lead them safely through the field of fire.

Entering through a hatch in the rear of the ship, the Autobots break into a nearby corridor, though Grimlock is visibly hurt at having to crash through a door but makes an excuse. They hear one of the ship's four engines firing up, and start heading towards the front of the ship. On the bridge, Octopunch is alerted to the intruders and starts closing doors in an attempt to head them off. Drift and Sideswipe are separated from the others and trapped in a section of corridor.

Back in the scrapyard, Denny and Russell employ water pumps in an attempt to get rid of the lingering sea water. Fixit manages to find one of Denny's antique model cars, but Denny's still not happy.

Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock hear a second engine come online, but have to split up when they reach a cross-junction. Strongarm immediately runs into a host of Mini-Cons which tie her up and throw her in a closet. Grimlock, still suffering from his injury, runs into Bumblebee. The pair find a room with communications equipment, where they're attacked by nano-drones and collapse as the third engine fires up. Struggling to his feet, Grimlock accidentally activates a console which takes out the nano-drones, but Bumblebee spots his injury and he has to admit to having hidden it. Elsewhere Drift attempts to meditate, though he's hampered by his companions' inability to sit still. Still in a cupboard, Strongarm finds her comms are only picking up Earth radio.

Octopunch is finally ready to start take off, but Bumblebee and Grimlock pick that moment to reach the bridge. The Decepticon blinds them with ink and batters them, but as he resumes trying to take off, Bumblebee starts tying his tentacles to the bulkheads while Grimlock punches him. With Octopunch subdued, Grimlock smashes the launch mechanism, however that activates the ship's self destruct. Grabbing Octopunch, the pair round up the rest of the team and head for the exit with as much haste as they can muster. It's soon clear they're not going to make it out in time, but they realize that their comms may have started working again.

Fixit receives a call from Bumblebee and opens a GroundBridge on the ship. As the ship explodes, the team comes through the portal with a torrent of water. Octopunch is soon safely stored away in a [[stasis pod]]. As Fixit extends his systems probe to fix Grimlock, Strongarm has memories of the Mini-Cons on the ship and opts to go off on patrol.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (3)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] (10)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (8)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)

}}

==Quotes==
"Maybe Fixit should take a look at you before you go." 
"All he'd find is one handsome Dinobot ready to rumble!"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Grimlock'''

"Solutions to the most troubling problems come to the calmed mind."
:—'''Drift'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The Autobots obtained a GroundBridge in "[[Hunting Season]]". This is the first time we've seen them use it, though Fixit mentions that he's been working on it since their "last outing".
* The layout of the Cybertronian ship is nearly-identical to the those seen in the ''[[Harbinger]]'' and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. It is stated to be an ancient craft possibly accounting for the differences.
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*Strongarm's capture by the Mini-cons is similar to a scene from the 1998 film, ''Small Soldiers''.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La blessure de Grimlock'''" ("The Injury to Grimlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

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

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

One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing

2015-06-09T16:38:10Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 17
|image=OneMiniConsMissing zap.jpg
|caption=Alternate Title: Attack of the Miscolored [[Tiny Titans]]
|prev=Some Body, Any Body
|next=Deep Trouble (RID)
|title="One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing"
|airdate=[[July 11]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Drift returns to Earth in pursuit of a disgruntled, runaway Jetstorm—just as the Bee Team must contend with Springload and Quillfire flying the coop.'''

==Synopsis==
During a football game, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] fails to catch a pass from [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. [[Hank]] prods Russell into standing up to Butch's trash talk and as they resume playing, Hank suggests Russell "pay it forward". Later in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], Russell explains to [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] that it means now he has to find someone to help. The alarm sounds as a capsule falls from the sky onto the stock of [[stasis pod]]s and then crushes [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s gnome collection. They move in to find it's an escape pod, and out steps the Mini-Con [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], who explains he has been forced to leave [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s tutelage and now wants to become Russell's student.

Over in the pod collection, [[Quillfire]] emerges from a damaged pod. Proclaiming that he will free his fellows, he levers open the nearest pod, releasing [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] who immediately resumes the search for [[Doradus]]. Quillfire recognizes the frog Decepticon as a powerful ally and attempts to convince Springload that he knows the way to the mythical city.

Checking the sensors, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] is startled by [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] who has come in search of his missing Mini-Con. He unleashes [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] to search, though Jetstorm is already approaching along with the other Autobots. Russell is unimpressed when Drift immediately starts scolding Jetstorm and says so, to his father's alarm. Fixit breaks the news that Quillfire and Springload have escaped and are nearing a [[human]] military base. Though Drift is prepared to leave, Jetstorm stands with Russell instead, and Bumblebee steps in to break the tension by asking Drift to help recapture the Decepticons.

Quillfire and an increasingly-suspicious Springload reach the military base, where they spy a massive experimental tank being tested. Once the humans leave it, Quillfire convinces Springload to help him steal it, believing it will lend him even more protection against the pursuing Autobots. Blasting a hole in the fence, they depart.

The Autobots drive down a nearly road towards the military base and Fixit tells them that he's intercepting military transmissions about a stolen tank. When they spot some military vehicles which appear to be in search of said tank, Denny and Russell adopt disguises and the vehicles are soon being turned around by "Major Thaddeus Q. Flieber" and "General McPlank", with some help from Fixit when the [[Ziegler|lieutenant]] in charge attempts to contact base. Detecting the Decepticons ahead, the Autobots take a shortcut through the woods. After Drift leaves his Mini-Cons with the two humans, Jetstorm reveals that he fled his master's service because he polished Drift's sword improperly and could not bear the shame. Russell is going to give Drift a piece of his mind, but the tank arrives and the Autobots face off against it.

The Decepticons open fire, bringing rocks down on the Autobots. Sideswipe manages to avoid the first wave, but is taken out by a boulder while helping Russell and Denny. The tank continues on, but the Decepticons soon find their way blocked by Drift and his Mini-Cons. After Drift is hit by a blast from the tank, the Mini-Cons rush to his aid rather than follow the plan. With Grimlock's help, they pull Drift out of the way of the tank. Bumblebee, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and Sideswipe are able to bring the tank to a halt, however the Decepticons open fire with the vehicle's weapons and manage to get moving again.

Drift reprimands his Mini-Cons until Russell blows up at him. Jetstorm has come up with a plan, which Drift reluctantly listens to. The other Autobots have meanwhile come up with their own plan to take out the tank's weapons when Drift catches up. With some deft teamwork, they manage to destroy most of the guns and Jetstorm and Slipstream jump inside. The two Mini-Cons manage to get the two Decepticons fighting each other and trashing the controls inside the tank which slows to a halt. The Decepticons and Mini-Cons abandon tank as the bent main cannon attempts to fire and the whole vehicle explodes. Drift manages to compliment his Mini-Cons.

Back at base, the Decepticons are returned to their stasis pods. Drift announces that he intends to stay on Earth and learn teamwork from Bumblebee.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Quillfire]] (11)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Hank]] (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)
*[[Ziegler]] (15)

}}

==Quotes==
"Time to bring the zoom and lower the boom!"
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"Send your minions large and small, none shall sway me!"
:—'''Springload'''

"I got ya! I got ya!" 
''[Quillfire jumps]'' 
"Nah."
:—'''Grimlock''' pranks Quillfire.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When the stolen military vehicle is about to run over an unconscious Drift, it looks more like it will pass safely over him.

===Continuity notes===
*Springload was originally captured in "[[Rumble in the Jungle]]", while Quillfire was captured in "[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
*Drift and his Mini-Cons were previously introduced in "[[Hunting Season]]".
* Some of the vehicles in the military convoy are copies of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] [[M.A.S.K.]] truck mode from season 3 of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, 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===

===Real-world references===
*The title is a reference to the 1942 film ''[[w:One of Our Aircraft Is Missing|One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]]''.

===Trivia===
*Drift, Jetstorm, and Slipstream are added to the main cast in this episode as permanent members of Bumblebee's team.
*This is the first episode of the series to not feature a new Decepticon character.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'honneur avant tout'''" ("The Honor Above All")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

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

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

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2015-05-18T12:43:12Z

Jazz-meister:

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Hopefully we won't be calling it "''Transformers: [[Cartoon Network|Cancelled]]''" within a year or two...]]
'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> on [[March 14]] 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', it will follow [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he leads a ragtag group of [[Autobot]]s back to [[Earth]], pursuing a [[Decepticon]] prison ship that has crash-landed on the planet.

Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref>. [[Adam Beechen]] will serve as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] are serving as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] are handling the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

==Story==
When the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], its cargo of [[stasis pod]]s carrying several hundred of the most-wanted [[Decepticon]]s is scattered around the countryside, releasing their contents. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] sends a mayday, however on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], now working as a street cop for the repopulated planet, is instead alerted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus gives Bumblebee a new mission on Earth, sending the young Autobot to the nearest [[space bridge]]. Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by his cop partner [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]. Joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and two [[human]]s — [[Denny Clay]], owner of a [[vintage salvage depot for the discriminating nostalgist]] (a scrapyard) and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]] — Bumblebee and his team must track down the escaped prisoners and prevent harm coming to Earth or its native population. Chief among the threats poised by the Decepticons is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

==Cast==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
|c2=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Razorpaw]]
*[[Megatronus Prime|The Fallen]]

|c3=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])

|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
|nonumbering=true}}

Other characters from ''Prime'' will appear in the show's second season.<ref name="SDCC 2014">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/sdcc-2014-hasbro-transformers-panel-pics-part-2-robots-in-disguise-180790/ SDCC 2014 Hasbro Transformers Panel Pics Part 2 - Robots in Disguise]</ref>

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"

===Shorts===
*"[[Fixit Jam]]"
*"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
*"[[Sticky Situation]]"

==Japanese release==

[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Re-titled '''''Transformers: Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー, ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā''), the series airs on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' is the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series is headed by [[Kei'ichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. Despite that, Miyoshi is making a clear effort to emulate Iwanami's style, including lots of adlibbing and additional gags.

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. How this will affect the localization of ''Adventure'' is currently unknown; whether the missing material will be accounted for or the scripts reworked to ignore it. We'll just have to wait and see.

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers: Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock and Optimus Prime).

==Notes==
*The first 13 episodes were released with Mandarin Chinese dubs on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3-4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
*The show would go on to premiere on Canal J in France, Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the USA screenings began.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Secret Mission''''' (Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète)
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Transformers: Leader's Challenge''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' (Transformers: Roboti v utajení)
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Disguised Robots''''' (Transformers: Getarnte Roboter)
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)}}
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015)]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2015-05-18T12:41:24Z

Jazz-meister:

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Hopefully we won't be calling it "''Transformers: [[Cartoon Network|Cancelled]]''" within a year or two...]]
'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> on [[March 14]] 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', it will follow [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he leads a ragtag group of [[Autobot]]s back to [[Earth]], pursuing a [[Decepticon]] prison ship that has crash-landed on the planet.

Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref>. [[Adam Beechen]] will serve as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] are serving as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] are handling the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

==Story==
When the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], its cargo of [[stasis pod]]s carrying several hundred of the most-wanted [[Decepticon]]s is scattered around the countryside, releasing their contents. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] sends a mayday, however on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], now working as a street cop for the repopulated planet, is instead alerted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus gives Bumblebee a new mission on Earth, sending the young Autobot to the nearest [[space bridge]]. Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by his cop partner [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]. Joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and two [[human]]s — [[Denny Clay]], owner of a [[vintage salvage depot for the discriminating nostalgist]] (a scrapyard) and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]] — Bumblebee and his team must track down the escaped prisoners and prevent harm coming to Earth or its native population. Chief among the threats poised by the Decepticons is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

==Cast==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
|c2=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Razorpaw]]
*[[Megatronus]]

|c3=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])

|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
|nonumbering=true}}

Other characters from ''Prime'' will appear in the show's second season.<ref name="SDCC 2014">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/sdcc-2014-hasbro-transformers-panel-pics-part-2-robots-in-disguise-180790/ SDCC 2014 Hasbro Transformers Panel Pics Part 2 - Robots in Disguise]</ref>

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"

===Shorts===
*"[[Fixit Jam]]"
*"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
*"[[Sticky Situation]]"

==Japanese release==

[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Re-titled '''''Transformers: Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー, ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā''), the series airs on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' is the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series is headed by [[Kei'ichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. Despite that, Miyoshi is making a clear effort to emulate Iwanami's style, including lots of adlibbing and additional gags.

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. How this will affect the localization of ''Adventure'' is currently unknown; whether the missing material will be accounted for or the scripts reworked to ignore it. We'll just have to wait and see.

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers: Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock and Optimus Prime).

==Notes==
*The first 13 episodes were released with Mandarin Chinese dubs on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3-4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
*The show would go on to premiere on Canal J in France, Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the USA screenings began.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Secret Mission''''' (Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète)
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Transformers: Leader's Challenge''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' (Transformers: Roboti v utajení)
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Disguised Robots''''' (Transformers: Getarnte Roboter)
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Out of Focus

2015-05-10T13:32:24Z

Jazz-meister:

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'''While Bee and his Team try to bring in a gang of Decepticon thieves, Optimus readies himself for a coming evil that will threaten both Earth and Cybertron.'''

==Synopsis==
As his team once again descends into petty bickering, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tries to focus himself, however fortunately for Bumblebee's stress levels, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports he's detected four [[Decepticon]] signals and the team meeting is adjourned. The Autobots head out to investigate, though [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] continue their petty feud as they drive. The team soon comes upon a collection of [[stasis pod]]s, which Strongarm observes have been broken open from the inside.

In a formless other plane of existence which is the [[Realm of the Primes]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] stands ready to face whatever challenge [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] has for him. Micronus warns Optimus's greatest test will be when he returns to [[Earth]], but produces a hill which he says Optimus must climb. As Optimus observes things can't be that simple, Micronus reveals a small group of [[human]]s, and a robot foe approaches.

Bumblebee has Fixit check the [[Alchemor]] prisoner manifest for four Bot teams, and Fixit comes up with [[Malodor]]'s team of [[Skunkticon]]s. There are tracks leading north towards the automated dam, but though Bee thinks they should head back to [[Vintage salvage depot for the discriminating nostalgist|the scrapyard]] and get protective gear for the Skunkticons' toxin, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] immediately heads for the dam with the rest of the team following.

Optimus places himself between the humans and the incoming foe, which launches four balls at him. Optimus is knocked down, and the balls transform into Mini-Cons which begin menacing the humans. As the Mini-Cons fire, Optimus does his level best to protect the humans, losing his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] in the process.

Bee's team enters the dam to find it apparently empty. Fixit says the ambient electricity may be masking the Decepticon signals, and as Sideswipe fools around, the Skunkticons amble into the dam. The four Decepticons unleash their toxin, and Grimlock heroically throws himself in front of the others, taking the full brunt of it. As Grimlock is disorientated, the other Autobots get hit as well and with them all incapacitated, Malodor decides to take Grimlock hostage. The Skunkticons bundle Grimlock into the cargo lift and head up.

Optimus continues to battle the robotic foes he's been pitted again, body slamming a Mini-Con and knocking the others about with his truck mode. Retrieving the Prime Decepticon Hunter, He pleads with Micronus to tell him how to use the weapon to its full potential, but Micronus remains cryptic. Two of the Mini-Cons restrain Optimus so the larger foe can hit him, while the remaining Mini-Con goes after the humans. Optimus manages to break free and throws the hunter at the Mini-Con, though it manages to zap one of the humans before being impaled.

Bumblebee, Strongarm and Sideswipe recover from the toxin, and Bee has to stop the other two Autobots bickering. They find the trail left by Grimlock's tail and follow it to the cargo lift, which the Decepticons have wrecked. The trio climb onto the roof of the lift and start manually pulling it up. On the upper control level, Strongarm and Sideswipe resume their infighting until the Skunkticons arrive with Grimlock, whom Malodor threatens to shoot unless the Autobots back off. On hearing Bumblebee's voice, Grimlock immediately gets up, inadvertently knocking down the Decepticons, and Bumblebee and his team spring into action. As the battle resumes, Grimlock blunders around blindly, damaging the dam controls and initiating an emergency flood release. Malodor throws Bumblebee while he's distracted by the alarm, then the Skunkticons dose Strongarm and Sideswipe with toxin and flee.

In the Realm of the Primes, Optimus continues to try to protect the humans while pleading with an impassive Micronus to help. He's unable to prevent the Mini-Cons from blasting all but one of the humans, and is himself knocked back by the Mini-Cons lasers. The larger robot and two remaining Mini-Cons surround the last human.

Faced with bedlam, Bumblebee finds his focus and nudges the other Autobots away from the edge of the dam, which they've strayed perilously close to in their blind panic. With Fixit's help, he then shuts down the dam's emergency locks so that the water isn't released. The rest of the team recovers from the Skunkticon toxins, and they head down one of the maintenance tunnels to find the four Decepticons.

Micronus reminds Optimus that he's been so focused on what he's doing that he's forgotten what the original challenge was. Optimus bounds up the hill, at the top of which he finds a stone carving of a sword. This allows him to power up the Prime Decepticon Hunter and unleash an arc of electricity that takes out the three remaining robot foes. The last human disappears in a flash of light, and Optimus realizes that the humans were never real, just a part of the test. Micronus warns him of the trials to come.

Team Bee reach a section of tunnel and crash through into the neighboring tunnel, cutting off the Skunkticons. Though one of them manages to spray Grimlock with toxin, the four Decepticons are soon incapacitated.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Malodor]] and Skunkticons (8)

|h3=[[Thirteen]]|c3=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==
"Bee, do I look like a go-back-for-protective-gear-wearer, or a punch-happy dino-demolisher?"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"The center of the storm is always still, and it's easiest to find a solution from there."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"I don't like small, dark places. You don't think they have any of those Earth cats in here, do you?"
:—'''Grimlock''' admits his ailurophobia.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*Optimus was previously revealed to be training with the [[Thirteen|Primes]] in "[[W.W.O.D.?]]".
*Bumblebee and his team found Steeljaw and co were using the dam as a base in "[[True Colors]]". They've since been seen using a new base in "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]".
*Micronus was first named in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop (possibly unknown to Bee), Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
*When the previous episode "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" was screened in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], it was erroneously listed as this episode, leading to confusion when Optimus Prime didn't appear.
*The confusion over the two episodes resulted in this episode airing in place of "Sideways" when the show first screened on Okto in Singapore.
*Despite the humans and Transformers that appeared in the Realm of the Primes being illusions, this is technically the first episode in the show where someone died.

===Foreign localization===

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

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2015-05-10T13:30:04Z

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{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Hopefully we won't be calling it "''Transformers: [[Cartoon Network|Cancelled]]''" within a year or two...]]
'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> on [[March 14]] 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', it will follow [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he leads a ragtag group of [[Autobot]]s back to [[Earth]], pursuing a [[Decepticon]] prison ship that has crash-landed on the planet.

Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref>. [[Adam Beechen]] will serve as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] are serving as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] are handling the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

==Story==
When the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], its cargo of [[stasis pod]]s carrying several hundred of the most-wanted [[Decepticon]]s is scattered around the countryside, releasing their contents. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] sends a mayday, however on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], now working as a street cop for the repopulated planet, is instead alerted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus gives Bumblebee a new mission on Earth, sending the young Autobot to the nearest [[space bridge]]. Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by his cop partner [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]. Joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and two [[human]]s — [[Denny Clay]], owner of a [[vintage salvage depot for the discriminating nostalgist]] (a scrapyard) and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]] — Bumblebee and his team must track down the escaped prisoners and prevent harm coming to Earth or its native population. Chief among the threats poised by the Decepticons is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

==Cast==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
|c2=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Razorpaw]]

|c3=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])

|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
|nonumbering=true}}

Other characters from ''Prime'' will appear in the show's second season.<ref name="SDCC 2014">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/sdcc-2014-hasbro-transformers-panel-pics-part-2-robots-in-disguise-180790/ SDCC 2014 Hasbro Transformers Panel Pics Part 2 - Robots in Disguise]</ref>

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Episode 15]]"
#"[[Episode 16]]"

==Japanese release==

[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Re-titled '''''Transformers: Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー, ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā''), the series airs on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' is the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series is headed by [[Kei'ichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. Despite that, Miyoshi is making a clear effort to emulate Iwanami's style, including lots of adlibbing and additional gags.

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. How this will affect the localization of ''Adventure'' is currently unknown; whether the missing material will be accounted for or the scripts reworked to ignore it. We'll just have to wait and see.

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers: Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock and Optimus Prime).

==Notes==
*The first 13 episodes were released with Mandarin Chinese dubs on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3-4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
*The show would go on to premiere on Canal J in France, Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the USA screenings began.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Secret Mission''''' (Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète)
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Transformers: Leader's Challenge''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' (Transformers: Roboti v utajení)
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Disguised Robots''''' (Transformers: Getarnte Roboter)
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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