Talk:Darkness Rising, Part 2

2010-11-29T01:59:40Z

Joalro:

Someone posted a continuity error for this episode stating that Dark Energon was a new discovery. Indeed Megatron found a ''new'' source for dark energon, but Arcee references it when they are talking about it back at the base saying that was the stuff the Decepticons experimented with during the Great War. So it is not a continuity error.
:I believe she said that what happened to Cliffjumper was like experiments the Decepticons performed during the war. As far as I recall, she made no actual reference to Dark Energon itself. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 03:06, 28 November 2010 (EST)

The mention of Unicron is is an obvious reference to the Unicron of several series, namely G1. Also, Unicron from G1 had the ability to bring back the dead, giving the ghost of Starscream a new body. The fact that "Unicron's Blood" brings back the dead is a reference to this as well. I'm unsure as to why others will not allow these facts to go under "Transformers References"
:Because Unicron has never used his "blood" to resurrect anyone before, and Starscream's resurrection was only possible because he has an immortal spark. And there is no Unicron of G1, there is only one Unicron. One cannot be a reference to oneself. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 18:19, 28 November 2010 (EST)
---There have been several disconnected series, so it would not make sense to say that each Unicron was the exact same one. Would you argue that all the Optimus Prime's were the same? And although Starscream had an immortal spark, only Unicron was able to actually fully resurrect him.

Darkness Rising, Part 2

2010-11-28T13:44:41Z

Joalro: /* Real-world references */

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'''The Autobots try to get Cliffjumper back, unaware of what the Decepticons have done to him.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] shows off the massive [[energon (fuel)|energon]] deposit that the [[Decepticon]]s have located. After [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] reminds his subordinate who's boss, he shows off what ''he's'' found — [[Dark Energon]], the blood of [[Unicron]], which Starscream claims is said to have the power to resurrect the dead. Though Megatron inquires if Starscream is willing to volunteer to try it out, it turns out they still have [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]'s corpse handy.

In Autobot HQ, Optimus Prime tells the kids that the Autobots will have to protect them, as the Decepticons will likely be interested in the Autobots' new allies. A proximity alert lets the Autobots know that Agent [[Fowler]], their liaison with the US government, is paying them a visit. Fowler is not happy with the Autobots' antics during the recent freeway chase, but [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] points out no humans were hurt. After Prime's assurances that the Autobots will take care of things, Fowler leaves.

Megatron uses the Dark Energon on Cliffjumper, who revives as a snarling savage beast and immediately attacks a couple of Decepticon soldiers. The thing that was Cliffjumper then turns on Megatron, who slices him in two and announces that the Dark Energon is the key to a vast indestructible army.

Ratchet reports that he's detected Cliffjumper's signal and the chance that Cliffjumper's alive is too much for the Autobots to resist. Leaving the kids with Ratchet, they take the [[ground bridge]] out. Ratchet explains the ground bridge to the amazed kids, and threatens to send them to Tokyo. Meanwhile the rest of the Autobots arrive in the energon mine and start fighting Decepticon drones. Starscream alerts Megatron, who feels he needs more time to prepare to face Optimus, and orders the ship made ready for departure. He also order Starscream to blow up the mine. As the battle rages, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] spots Cliffjumper. The other Autobots cover her, and she reaches her fellow Autobot, or what's left of him, only to discover what the Decepticons have done. Starscream stops by to drop off a bomb, before making a rapid exit. The Autobots race through the mine ahead of the explosion, back to their entry point as Optimus radios Ratchet to order the opening of the Ground Bridge.

After the team arrives back at base, Arcee tells the others what she saw. She becomes dizzy, and Ratchet scans her and finds contamination on her wrist. While Arcee goes and gets cleaned up, the kids explain to Optimus that they really need to get home, or their relatives will send the cops out looking for them. Prime assigns Bulkhead to take [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] home, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] to take care of [[Rafael Esquivel|Raf]], and Arcee to [[Jack Darby|Jack]]. Arcee and Jack arrive home shortly before [[June Darby|Jack's mother]] hauls up in her car. Mom's less than impressed that Jack appears to have bought a motorcycle, but Jack talks her around. The next morning, despite Jack's protests that it's a Saturday, Arcee insists that they need to get to HQ.

On the Decepticon ship, Megatron is skeptical that Optimus perished in the destruction of the energon mine. Starscream is concerned that Megatron is being affected by too much exposure to the Dark Energon, but Megatron responds by taking a sliver of the substance and plunging it into his own spark.

Ratchet's analysis of the Dark Energon sample he retrieved from Arcee is incomplete due to his lack of the necessary technology. As he moves the sample to another part of the lab, some of it drips on the manipulator arm Bulkhead broke earlier. Unseen by Ratchet, the arm twitches into life, turning into a one eyed, spider like creature.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]'s corpse (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (9)

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*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Eradicon|Decepticon drones]] (2)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (3)

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*[[Miko Nakadai]] (10)
*[[Jack Darby]] (11)
*[[Rafael Esquivel]] (12)
*[[Fowler]] (13)
*[[June Darby]] (14)

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==Quotes==
"Then as your humble servant, shall I ready the space bridge to bring forth the Decepticon army you have surely gathered during your three years in space."
:—'''Starscream''' drips with sarcasm.

"They have no protective shell! If they get underfoot they will go... squish."<br>
:—'''Ratchet''' on humans.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===
*Dark Energon is a central MacGuffin for Megatron in this continuity, first being used in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]]'' games, as well as in the ''[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|Exodus]]'' novel. Megatron and Starscream's introductory conversation about the substance is ''very'' expository for the benefit of viewers who haven't read the book or played the game, to the extent that it sounds like neither of them has encountered it before, but Arcee does later note that the Decepticons experimented with Dark Energon during the war on Cybertron. Though previously it didn't make anyone crazed zombies... on the other hand, it was never used on a dead guy before (that we know of). Sorry Cliff, thems the breaks.
*The purple goo shares the similar property of changing ordinary machines into Transformers with the [[AllSpark]].
*The [[spark]], first established as a part of the Transformers mythos by ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', returns in ''Prime''.

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