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Tyrannosaurus Wrecked

2022-05-11T18:18:42Z

KaydenLocky:

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|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]'' ep 35
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|prev=Life of the Party
|next=Dino Hard
|title="Tyrannosaurus Wrecked"
|airdate=[[September 28]], [[2019]]
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Jodi Reynolds]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Ray Quigley]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNwZdawEqXk
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'''Hoist fears new academy teacher Grimlock, until the team stages an intervention to show him that everyone is afraid of something.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] has great news for the other recruits—they're getting a new teacher! Unfortunately she was so excited, she didn't ask who it was, so the recruits are left to speculate over who is going to be teaching them. [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] offhandedly reveals [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is his uncle, which distracts the group for a few moments. The students finally assemble outside and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] reveals their new teacher is [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]. The recruits celebrate as the [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]] himself arrives, all except [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], who is terrified.

Class convenes in the gym, where Grimlock demonstrates how size isn't everything when dealing with bad guys by knocking [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] over with his tail. [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] fares better until Grimlock catches him unawares. Hoist points out their new teacher is making a mess of the gym. Grimlock attempts to instruct Hoist on the topic of dealing with [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, which mainly results in Hoist fleeing in terror. The next class takes place outside, with Grimlock supplying the students with protective bubbles and tasking them with trying to catch him. Hoist is conspicuously absent, which Grimlock later brings up with Heatwave.

Hot Shot finds Hoist covered with pink blotches and claiming to have "rust rot", but Heatwave isn't as easy to convince and sends Hoist to class. As Grimlock regales the recruits with stories of other less-friendly Dinobots, the other recruits realize Hoist is under the bleachers, where he claims to be looking for a tape measure. Grimlock goes for more supplies, and the other recruits finally get Hoist to admit he's afraid of Dinobots. The recruits point out everyone's afraid of something and promise to help him get over his fear. When Grimlock returns and encounters [[Mister Pettypaws]], Hoist realizes the Dinobot is terrified of [[cat]]s, and rescues him by luring Mister Pettypaws with a ball. Hoist promises he can work through his fears.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] (1)
*[[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] (2)
*[[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] (3)
*[[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] (4)
*[[Medix (RB)|Medix]] (5)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (7)
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*[[Mister Pettypaws]] (8)
|}}

==Quotes==
"I see why Grimlock is a legend, among bots ''and'' cleaning staff."
:—'''Medix'''

"Stop! Don't get any closer. I have... rust rot!" 
"Oh no! What's rust rot?" 
"It's a super-contagious and completely not made up Cybertronian disease."
:—'''Hoist''' and '''Hot Shot'''

"Spaghetti! It's like a million tiny snakes... with tomatoes!"
:—'''Whirl''' on her greatest fear.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*It's Grimlock! After having appeared in the background of the show's [[title sequence]] since the beginning, the big guy finally makes his debut. Despite visually being based on his [[evergreen]] design, in a concession to Hasbro's push for a unified brand look, the dialogue makes it clear that this is still the lovable lug from the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' series rather than a new incarnation or the [[Grimlock (WFC)|other Aligned Grimlock]].
*Wedge knows Grimlock from his collector card, presumably [[Heroes of Cybertron (cards)|the same cards]] introduced in "[[Battle of the Bots]]".
*Grimlock is still afraid of cats, a trait he first exhibited in the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode "[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]".

===Transformers references===
*Medix mentions his uncle [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]].
*Other suggestions for potential teachers include [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]].
*Grimlock recalls battling the Decepticons [[Underbite]] and [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]].
*Hot Shot says "Noble". Which is [[Cody Burns|Cody's]] catchphrase.

===Real-world references===
*The title is of course a pun on ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Grimlock's [[alternate mode]].
*Ripples form in a puddle when Grimlock approaches, mimicking the infamous scene of the water cup rippling when the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' creeps up in ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.

===Trivia===
*Heatwave previously said the title phrase in the ''Rescue Bots'' episode "[[Return of the Dino Bot]]".
*Medix also mentions his great aunt [[Apax]], grandpa [[Torquesteer]] and his second cousin [[Wrench (RBA)|Wrench]].
*Grimlock categorizes [[Chompazoid]]s as a subspecies of [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]].
*Grimlock's evergreen-styled body features wheels on the sides of his legs and giant rockets on his back resembling [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s cannons, hinting a new vehicle mode (presumably the motorcycle form of his [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Rescue Bots Academy|''Rescue Bots Academy'' toy]]), though he never uses it in the show itself.
*Hopefully, Hoist doesn't find out about the other teachers' Dinobot forms.
*The training center is on the mainland, so we are left to wonder how exactly Mister Pettypaws made his way over from Griffin Rock.

===Animation and technical errors===
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===Foreign localization===
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==Home video releases==
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Humanization

2022-05-09T20:11:02Z

KaydenLocky:

Throughout the various Transformers [[canon]], there have been several instances of [[Transformer]]s with humanistic traits and having very [[human]] actions that possibly conflict with their status as mechanical robots. Many of these instances can be dismissed as stylistic choices by the artists or as gags not to be taken seriously.

==Glandular, digestive, and respiratory==
===Sweating===
[[File:LandsharkWOH-energondelivery.jpg|thumb]]

*In [[Prime Time!|issue twelve]] of the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US comic]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is seen [[:File:PrimeTime Rumble sweat.JPG|leaking lubricant]] from his head during a stressful confrontation with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (as Shockwave points out), in a manner resembling sweating.
*Numerous times in the Marvel UK comic, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] can be seen "sweating".
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' featured Transformers displaying the traditional anime "sweat drop", a giant bead of liquid appearing at the side of the head to convey embarrassment or exasperation.
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] sweatdrops upon seeing a particularly scary expression on [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]'s face. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}
*[[Leozack]] sweatdrops oil when [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] attacks him. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

===Coughing===
*In the G1 episode "[[Roll for It]]", when the Autobots emerge from the ruins of a demolished [[antimatter]] laboratory, they are coughing.
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] coughs when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] surrounds him with smoke.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
*In "[[Call of the Primitives]]", a fiery blast from [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] causes both the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to cough.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] begins to cough for no reason while making a triumphant speech. Much like Powerglide's "heart", this could be a one-shot joke. He also coughs while sleeping, and when amidst the smoky remains of an electrical fire.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] fake-coughed in the episode "[[Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege]]" of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] to draw [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s attention to the matter of [[Noble (BM)|Noble]].
*In [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] episode "[[Secret Weapon: D-5]]", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], and [[Dark Scream]] all cough after inhaling smoke.
*In the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Mortal Combat]]", right after Optimus Prime says "I wish I could accommodate you," he coughs silently.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] visibly coughs after [[Sam Witwicky]] uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restore him to life in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', even expelling what appears to be dust.
*In "[[Rock Bottom]]", [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] coughs after escaping the collapsed mine. Ironically, Bulkhead later claims ''in the same episode'' that Autobots don't need to breathe.
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] coughs once he activates himself in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''

===Breathing===
On ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', it was explained that the android [[memoryalpha:Data|Data]]'s breathing served to cool his inner components, but mostly so that he doesn't appear unnatural to the humans he was designed to resemble. He also blinks for this reason. It could be argued that breathing serves the same "cooling" purpose in Transformers, as it is possible for their internal systems to overheat with use, but this explanation is always going to smack of desperation.

*In an ''Energon'' episode, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] instructs [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] that they have to synchronize their breathing before they can [[Powerlinx]].
*At the climax of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] tries to strangle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], complete with sounds of Hot Rod gagging and struggling to breathe. It's possible that Galvatron was trying to compress Hot Rod's neck until the Autobot's head popped off, but that isn't likely.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], calling for help as a python constricts him, says he can't breathe. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] gags a bit when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] lifts him into the air by his throat. When told by Rhinox, "I'm in a bad mood. Understand?" Dinobot responds with a weak, breathless "Uh huh." {{storylink|Aftermath}}
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is shown to be breathing heavily after trying to chase down Blurr, even though he quips in a previous episode that not needing to breathe is useful for an Autobot. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}
**Blurr did the same thing when he had completed running all the way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*On the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] breath can be seen due to condensation in the cold ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] breathes heavily as he runs in fear from [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] and the slave mines on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is visibly breathing while in stasis. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}
*"[[A Team Effort]]" confirms that Transformers require ventilation airways in their neck to prevent system overheating, as when [[Charger]] strangles [[Roadgrabber]] in a fit of rage.
*When [[Vigil]] filled the atmosphere with a sleeping agent, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] melodramatically held his breath until [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] assured him that the air was safe for Autobots to breathe. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} Air does not seem to be a requirement, however, as Rescue Bots operate perfectly well in space. {{storylink|Space Bots}} {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}

===Spitting===
*Throughout his term on the Marvel UK comic letters page, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] would regularly say "(Puttup)" after mentioning the Autobots or an Autobot's name to represent him spitting in disgust. This habit made an in-story appearance, with him spitting at [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] despite his [[mouthplate]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}
*After [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] escapes from the Decepticons's New Jersey base via a sewer, he spits as he complains about their poor choice of back door.{{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Tangled Web]]", [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] "spits" after reissuing his challenge to tangle with [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], despite the fact that, like Soundwave, he has no apparent mouth.
*In ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] repeatedly spits while talking to [[Sam Witwicky]] and his companions. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] also has to spit his mouth clean after being blasted across a forest by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] spits thrice: once at Sam while in the [[Broadwater Metal Works]] foundry, again when he mentions Prime's name and lastly when facing down Sam in Chicago. [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] also spits, albeit for no real reason, when addressing Sam and the humans outside of [[Chicago]] in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].''
*[[Galvatron II]] is seen spitting and drooling while explaining the situation.{{storylink|Out of Time!}} Both Megatron and Galvatron II are seen both spitting on each other. Gross! {{storylink|Exodus!}}

===Crying===
[[File:Omega Supreme tears up.jpg|thumb|Tissue: desired.]]

*A twinkle of light that may not literally be a tear, but is clearly intended to imply one, can be seen in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s eye at the end of "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]".
*When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dies in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is seen to dab at her eyes.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] told his colleagues he was about to "leak optical lubricant" when they wouldn't stop about giving up on [[Operation: Volcano]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
*In "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] has tears falling from his eyes, presumably in pain, during his monstrous disfigurement after he gains the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].
*There is a teardrop on young [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s face after being beaten by Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
[[File:BurdenHardestToBearScourgeCries.jpg|thumb|My allergies are bad this year.]]
*At the end of "[[The Grand Victory War]]", some Decepticons are crying over their defeat.
*As he mourns his dead friend [[Snowstalker]] and decides he can never fight again, [[Tigatron]] cries a single tear in beast mode.
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] wiped a fake tear when [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] put on the heroic act. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*When pondering [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s fate in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] is shown to shed a single tear from one of her spider eyes. This may be due to her technoganic nature though. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}
[[File:Bw2 ep6 twinwaterfalls.jpg|thumb|Surf's up—and I'm talkin' ''up''!]]
*Throughout ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and occasionally in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, several characters are seen crying in hyperbolic anime fashion.
*Tears can be seen welling up in [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]'s eyes and falling to the ground in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' as he mourns a fallen comrade.
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] told [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] to "cry him a river". {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}
*Ratchet ''actually'' cries tears of defeat when outwitted by Megatron. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] cries over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death in [[The Art of War issue 5|''The Art of War'' #5]].
*In ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]'', [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] cries, though this "ability" could be part of her partially organic nature. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] cries after [[Sam Witwicky]] tells him cars are not allowed on campus, although he was exaggerating his sorrow and was likely deliberately leaking fluids to enhance the visual. ''{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}''
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was crying in the corner for not being in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]] game. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to talk to him. Again. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12#Law and Disorder|Law and Disorder}}
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] sometimes manifests streams of light from his optics resembling tears. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon}}
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] cries after the death of [[Chela]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}
{{note|In the 2005 IDW continuity, [[Authorial intent]] is that this is an overheating of the optical gauze covering their eyes.[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/396070452738535424]}}
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] was crying while watching a cowboys movie with [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and a childlike [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}
*Windblade cried after [[Maxima]]'s death. {{storylink|The Fall}}

===Eating===
[[File:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Probably contains [[energon goodie]]s in the shape of a happy face.]]

*There are references to [[Cybertronian food]].
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] has been known to eat Autobots as well as humans and other organics, despite not needing to do so to survive. Other Decepticons are disgusted by this practice.
*There are Pepsi and [[Destron Pizza|pizza]] in the refrigerator in [[Pepsi Convoy]]'s home.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', the Maximals and Predacons are shown to eat:
**[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] even displays something of a voracious appetite, eating rats and leaving webs to catch prey. At one point, he captures Cheetor and prepares to drain the Maximal's fluids, claiming that it is the act he prefers over the nourishment (which adds just another level of creepy to the already creepy Tarantulas). {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] eats apples. {{storylink|The Web}}
**And garbage. {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] eats a bird. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}}
**[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] eats [[Clone One|his clone]]. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] remarks that he is "disgusting". {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
**While suffering from an [[Energon discharge virus]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] eats wild beans to build up his power. This later ends disastrously for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
*In ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] wants to eat the underground tree's fruit; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] protests that "we don't eat food, we process [[energon]]—PERIOD!", but is overruled. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}
*According to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] eats [[Autobot]] [[Protoform]]s for breakfast. But of course that could just be a rumour. {{Storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*[[Brains]] is seen chewing on a screw, while [[Igor]] and the [[hatchling]]s are clearly shown to be ingesting minerals. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] complains that he shouldn't have eaten a lot of "Tijuana street machinery" when he returns to the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]]. [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] has also developed a bad habit of eating cars. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', Decepticons are seen eating food with human allies. Dauros chokes on a chicken bone. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

===Flatulence===
*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Low Road]]", Rhinox lets out an extreme amount of flatulence after consuming wild bean vines. This could be due to Maximals having organic parts in their makeup.
*In the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Bad Spark]]", [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] also lets out flatulence, blaming it on a large buildup of energy from his [[Transmetal]] body.
*Just go watch ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Happens every five minutes. You can set a clock by it.
*One of the [[Mini-Constructicon]]s "cuts one", causing the others to laugh and request someone to open a window in "[[Spotlight: Ramjet]]".
*[[Fottle Barts]] farts. And farts. And farts and farts and farts...

===Eructation===
*In an Earth Wars event, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] gets a bit gassy after having eaten his fill of Sharkticons.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Death's Trap}}
*[[Twerple Burple]].
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] belches after devouring his own clone, much to the disgust of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
*In the ''Transformers Animated'' episode "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] AND [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] belch a few times after downing some oil.
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] drunkenly belch and hiccup quite a few times after getting well and wasted.{{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}

===Urination===
[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|upright=1.95|thumb|Sorry, this was the best image we could find.]]
*[[Tasmania Kid]] urinates (in beast mode) to put out a fire.
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] performs a similar action on [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] by popping off his automobile oil filter in [[robot mode]]. Optimus Prime claims that 'Bee is just leaking [[lubricant]]s on him. Presumably, this action was inspired from witnessing a [[Mojo|similar incident]].
*[[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] apparently urinates himself in [[Do Over]].
*In Beast Wars II, [[DJ (BW)|DJ]] is known for wetting himself whenever he drinks too much oil.
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] claims that he "sprung a leak" after freaking out about [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s goal to take on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] shoots at [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to test an energy shield, the latter claims that the trauma caused him to "leak some transmission fluid." {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}
*A brain-damaged [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] "drains his tank" on the floor, much to the dismay and disgust of his fellow [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] admits that while in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' shoulder turrets, he "may've leaked a little" when [[Leozack]] went to attack them earlier. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage}}

===Defecation===
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] defecates on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' from Marvel UK issue [[Robo-Capers issue 87|#87]].

===Use of bathrooms in general===
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is at one point seen running into an outhouse. It isn't clear which of the previously covered wastes he needs to excrete. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}
*[[Kreon]] [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] had to go to the bathroom so bad, he drove right through the Decepticon's forces to get to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
*The Cyberverse version of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] has signs in Cybertronian showing the location of the bathroom. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

===Blushing===
[[File:SeaChange Seaspray Blush.JPEG|thumb]]
*In the G1 episode "[[Sea Change]]", [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] has his whole face turn bright red, even before he jumps into the [[Well of Transformation]] and gets turned into a humanoid.
*''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee has also been shown to be able to blush in a few episodes. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*''Transformers Cybertron'' Override blushes when speaking to Lori, which is an indication of the character's original male gender in ''Galaxy Force''. {{storylink|Honor}}

===Intoxication===
*In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] episode "[[Microbots]]", the [[Decepticon]]s behaving in a noticeably intoxicated fashion after consuming high-grade [[energon]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] refers to this as "over-energizing".
*In the UK comic, the [[Wrecker]]s frequent a "bar" on Cybertron called [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where they consume high-grade energon, presumably for the purposes of getting intoxicated. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] pay a visit to this establishment in a later story, and get so hammered that they don't even notice [[Quickswitch]] fighting with some [[Mecannibal]]s.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] gets "drunk" on numerous occasions.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' manga, [[Lio Convoy]] gets drunk once and messes up [[Apache]]'s room.{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}}
*The [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] in ''Animated'', whose personalities are shout-outs to construction worker stereotypes, seem to drink oil the way humans drink beer. However, they never actually get drunk.
**However, the Autobots did feel dizzy after a mini Soundwave spiked the oil nog. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Alchemist Prime]] is known for his love of alcoholic beverages. Some say that he came up with the legend of Cybertron's [[Chosen One]] after downing twelve drams of rancid [[Engex]].

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:IDW Kup's non-cigar.jpg|250px|thumb|You can't get the really good ones anymore thanks to Castrol.]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] once gets a cold, causing him to cough and have a fever, in an issue of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]]. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] got a bump on his head after being hit by Deathsaurus with a staff when they were young boys. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
* ''Transformers Armada'' [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] is seen in bandages after being attacked by [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Past II}}
*In ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] chomps on a [[cy-gar|cy-]][[Cigar|gar]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}}
*As does [[Hound (Movie) |Hound]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)| its sequel]] {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)| Age of Extinction}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] has bandages wrapped around his middle after Sari is knocked out and the Autobots return to their base. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] wore a cast over his arm after being hit by a falling building. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*In Transformers Rescue Bots, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] sneezes when he was coated in flour. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

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==Body parts==
===Mouths/teeth/tongues===
{{Main|Teeth|Tongue|Mouthplate}}
*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] is the only major piece of fiction to ''not'' present Transformers as possessing [[teeth]] and/or [[tongue]]s. The features appear in both the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics, [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|''The Battlestars'' manga]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' animated series (where teeth would even be knocked out on occasion), the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and the [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons and comics.
*In an episode of [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]], [[Browning]] sticks his tongue out at [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] after they insult [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]].
*In the [[live-action film series]], the more human-like the robot, the more they are likely to have teeth. In the case of, say, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his teeth are mechanical cubes overlaid on each other, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has bona fide fangs. Optimus spits out a piece of his shattered faceplate in the second film, which is intended to resemble a boxer spitting out a tooth after a brutal match. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*One of the most prevalent examples of this tradition is the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|''Kiss Players'' manga]], in which a [[Legion]] character is equipped with a distinctive prehensile (and phallic) tongue.
*In ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', a majority of the Transformers possess teeth and throats, but completely lack tongues.

===Eyeballs/eyelashes===
[[File:AutoBerserk OptimusPrime closedeyes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, my eyes!!]]

*Most Transformers have eyes. They see with them.
*In the episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", Optimus Prime's eyes are closed (apparently to shield them against the smoke) much like a human's when the Autobots stagger out of the fire and smoke of the Negavator's destruction.
*While dying from life force depletion, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] occasionally closes her eyes. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'s ''Brontosaurus''-mode eyes briefly pop out in a cartoonish manner when he is punched by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] clench their eyes shut when their ship is grabbed by a claw. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
*Cyclonus also closes his eyes when Galvatron is about to go through the [[Alya]] treatment and he cannot bear to watch. {{storylink|Webworld}}
*[[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] sports some pretty heavy-duty eyelashes for her brief appearance in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]'' manga. So does [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] clenches his eyes shut when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] shines blinding headlights in his face. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
*In [[Spotlight: Hot Rod]], Hot Rod is shown to have what appears to be blast shields for his optics when he passes out after landing. Dealer's optics are mostly covered by his eyelids, so he looks half-passed out.
{{Note|Per an email query to IDW, their response is that Transformers do not have eyelids; it's just artistic license.}}
*The robots in the [[live-action film series]] have eyes designed to resemble cameras, enabling them to dilate and blink.
*''Animated'' [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] has eyelids. He also blinks frequently.
*The cyborg [[GoBots]], as portrayed in the animated cartoon, do in fact possess eyelids (when the eyes aren't covered by a visor) and frequently blink. Some also have visible pupils.
*Most robots in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' possess camera-like eyes similar to those seen in the live-action films, which dilate, contract, and blink in a highly human-like fashion. Notably, they also replicate the involuntary saccades of the human eye when idle.
*Likewise the robots in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' blink. [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] once ruined a photo [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] was taking of the recruits by blinking. {{storylink|Screen Time}}

<center><gallery>
File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|She puts it on with a paint roller.
File:LyzackEyelashes01.jpg|About 15 gallons of mascara for those things.
File:HotRodOpticShields.jpg|Hey, wake up!
File:Dealerseyelids.jpg|Got munchies?
</gallery></center>

===Obesity===
[[File:AOE-HoundStuck.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"911, what's the nature of your emergency?" "I'm looking at twenty tons of fat robot ass stuck in my window!"]]
Although Transformers come in all shapes and sizes anyway, some characters have particularly round appearances that suggest something equivalent to human obesity.

*In [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams #94]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] mentioned that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] weighs a little over 90 tons and "could stand to lose a little around the fuel storage system".
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] complained that the Decepticons had grown "fat and complacent" under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s rule. {{storylink|Surrender!}}
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] is virtually as wide as he is tall and is depicted as extremely round, with very short, stubby legs. It gives him more than a passing resemblance to a heavily obese person, or at best one of those huge, flabby, off-season wrestlers.
*Much the same could be said of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Being big-chassised is no excuse to let yourself go.
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] has a prominent gut that resembles a human paunch. Although ordinarily this might be considered merely a feature of his [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] (ala [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]), he is specifically designed to be a crotchety "old man" character, and in flashback sequences to his younger days in the Great War, he notably ''lacks'' said paunch.
*[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. Well, all the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], really, but seriously. It's kind of comically appropriate that the robots which do absolutely nothing but hang out and eat stuff all day are so roly-poly.
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] has a set of metal plates that form the front of his Alt mode forming a sort of "beer gut" on his abdomen. His buddy [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], a fat ballerina, is also pretty darn bulbous, and though it got him stuck in a building once, his weight doesn't really slow him down too much.
** [[Daytrader]] is very portly, but he insists that he is less likely to die in battle than his "corpulent comrade" Hound is of dying from carbon monoxide poisoning and his oil drinking problem. Later, when asked if he's actually overweight by [[Izabella]], Hound insists it's just all his gear and "this is like if somebody packed ten pounds of shit in a five pound sack". [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] disagrees and jokes he's just a chunky Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===Masculine characteristics===
====Facial hair====
{{Main|Facial hair}}
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Unicron]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] all sport "facial hair" in the G1 cartoon. In addition to that, ''Energon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the films' Optimus (who has a goatee), [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] and ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], and [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|the other Wreck-Gar]] all have varying amounts of facial hair. (The last of these was modeled after [["Weird Al" Yankovic|his voice actor's]] own, prior to his appearance's overhaul.) The ''Shattered Glass'' versions of [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] also have "facial hair", probably as a homage to Evil [[Spock]]'s appearance in ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Many characters in the live-action series have facial hair, like [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]], and [[The Fallen]].

====Nuts, bolts, and screws====
[[File:LightfootDramaticEncounter Gilmer's injury.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hit a Decepticon in its voonerables, he said, and you've killed it.]]
*[[Gilmer]] got rammed in his crotch by [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], causing it to become red and Gilmer to clutch it, groaning he got "kicked in the balls". {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] kicks [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in the groin, causing apparent pain and giving him a high-pitched voice. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] once suggested a kick to the "unmentionables" as a workable battle tactic. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] has a set in [[Beast mode|tanuki mode]]. Since tanuki are known for their massive testicles, his equipment's existence actually makes sense.
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] interpreted the word "[[AllSpark Key|key]]" in "{{w|Ghostbusters|keymaster}}" a little differently than [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] intended. {{storylink|Bee in the City}}
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] has a pair of dangling wrecking balls in a... very unfortunate place. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Dickbot the blender guy|Blenderbot]] has a... well... [[:File:Appliancebots2.jpg|just look for yourself (NSFW?)]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' one of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s takedown animations has him kicking a Decepticon Sharpshooter in the crotch.
*The same animation is used for [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] in his fight with [[Sharpshot]] in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' if the player chooses to preform a stealth takedown.

===Feminine characteristics===
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|And her beast mode isn't even mammalian!]]
{{main|Female Transformer}}

====Breasts====
Protruding chest areas are a common sight on Transformers, with characters like [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] wearing their vehicle mode hoods as huge "monoboobs." Female Transformers, however, will more often than not be designed with protruding chest pieces not as a consequence of [[Alternate mode|alt mode]], but deliberately to resemble a human female silhouette. Some even have two separate and even more distinctly rounded breast-like protuberances, particularly in their fictional depictions. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] and [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] all fall into this category. One, [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], even has [[:File:ThunderblastBoobsAndNipples01.jpg|visible nipples]]. ''(You're going to look, aren't you...?)'' Meanwhile, ''Legends'' Arcee had ''partially visible cleavage'' as her armor is consumed by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]].

====Lips====
[[File:G1 Silverbolt cartoon.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Though not female, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s got <s>sexy</s> nice lips.]]
Another common feature to denote gender in female Transformers is distinctly fuller, plumper lips than is standard, such as Blackarachnia's in ''Beast Wars''. Sometimes, however, they will additionally have red or otherwise different/darker coloration to their lips, with an evident similarity to human lipstick. Such paint-mouthed female Cybertronians include Blackarachnia in ''Beast Machines'', her [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|''Animated'' cousin]], and the [[Female Autobots|G1 Female Autobots]].

As far as males go, none of them have differently colored lips, but some do have noticeably thicker lips. Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Shouki]], for instance, have lips that can easily compete with the females', as does [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]]. [[Megatron (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Megatron]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon takes things to a whole other level.

====Hips====
[[File:SpacePirates Arcee Bunsofsteel.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Dan Reed, you perv.]]

Much like humans, many female Transformers have a more highly curved hip structure.

:''See also the '''[[Humanization#Sexuality|Sexuality]]''' section below.

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===Questionable body parts===
[[File:Powerglide heart.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Not {{w|Astroboy}}, we swear!]]

*Nearly all Transformers seem to possess noses for no discernible functional reason, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters and movieverse [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] being exceptions. Movie [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] also notes that he can smell [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] when the latter is trying to escape from him, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] remarks that he can "smell" [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. This would seem to imply that movieverse Transformers have a form of olfactory systems. The idea of noses is somewhat 'fixed' in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers Prime]]'' by having the noses be a visible part of the robot's helmet as opposed to being part of their face.
*At the end of the G1 episode "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]", [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] is seen to have the LED outline of a cartoon heart within his chassis. This is somewhat nonsensical even within in the context of the show (the contents of Transformers chest cavities had been shown several times before), and is doubtless merely meant as a one-off sight gag.
*Although listed separately above, breasts and "nuts, bolts and screws" would also fit under this category quite well, seeing as there doesn't appear to be any use for them on Transformers, other than to show them off.
*''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' and its eyebrows... my God, the eyebrows...
*''Transformers: Prime'' also has Megatron (and sometimes other Decepticons) referring to consumed Dark Energon "flowing through my veins!" Whether they were being poetic, or if it was part of ''Prime's'' attempt to redefine the technobiological nature of the Transformers, is unknown.
*''Animated'' [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] have buttcracks.

;Brains
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Predaking: All brawn AND brains!]]

*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] has an organic brain when he is sliced in half in the [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Zone'' cartoon]].
*[[Unicron]] also has an organic brain in the G.I. Joe crossover, [[Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon Part 2]]. Later handwaved by explaining that the particular Unicron in the crossover came from the [[universal stream]] Gargent 984.08 Alpha and had taken on an organic brain in a similar fashion as the native [[GoBots]].
*[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']]'s Sentinel Prime seemed to have something in his head resembling a brain after Optimus executed him.
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==Other biological functions==
===Sleep===
*In the Marvel G1 comic, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] plays a prank on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while he is in "rest mode." {{storylink|The Transformers Universe|Trailbreaker's ''Universe'' profile}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] falls asleep and dreams (or rather, has a nightmare), an experience Prime refers to as an "involuntary systems shutdown". {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Kup later attempts to rouse a vision-struck Optimus Prime by urging him to "wake up"—then reminds himself that "we don't sleep!" {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} When [[Donny Finkleberg]] remarks that unlike machines, humans need to rest, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] informs him Transformers need to as well to conserve fuel. Skids also has an on/off button in his dashboard. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}
*In the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] is able to use a form of hypnotism on the Autobots, which can include lulling them to sleep. In the [[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] notes the strangeness of a robot feeling sleepy.
*This ability is also shown by [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'' cartoon]].
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', it has been firmly established that (perhaps partially due to their organic components), all Transformers within the cartoon sleep. Some prime examples of this are:
**Megatron has been shown to sleep in the command chair of the ''Darksyde'', while his dino head mounted on the end of his arm stays awake, looks around, and smiles slyly. Wonder what it thinks about...
**Cheetor has been shown asleep at many points, complete with (occasionally prophetic) dreams. In "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", he also purrs when he's asleep. How cute!
**In "[[Call of the Wild]]", the Maximals are kept awake for two days by the Predacons' non-stop attacks on their base, which exacerbate their beast instincts overriding their logic circuits.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] often nods off in a narcoleptic-like fashion.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' manga, Lio Convoy sleeps and has a nightmare at one point.
*''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] is quite fond of catching forty winks when possible. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] does the same on one occasion. Armada Megatron is also seen asleep twice in the episode "Rebellion".
*''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] enters a form of sleep he calls a "stasis nap", during which he gets several parking tickets. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*Also in ''Animated'', when the Autobots feel tired after drinking an oil-nog (which Soundwave had spiked), they decide to go to sleep, pardon, to take a stasis nap. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] even yawns. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Nightstrike]]'s screams put his victims in a sleep-like state, while also stimulating the "fear centers" of their [[processor]] and forcing them to have nightmares based on their worst fears. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] falls asleep and has a bad dream about the [[Dark Dawn]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

===Aging===
: ''Main article: [[Transformer#Transformer life cycle|Life cycle]]''
Some Transformers have been depicted as aging.

*[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]][[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] has been depicted in three different eras: 11 million years in the past, 9 million years in the past, and the present day. Though his [[character model]] undergoes many changes, his facial hair changes seem to mimic human aging. In his (chronologically) earliest depiction, he has a small black mustache. In his second depiction, his mustache has turned white. By the modern era, he sports a long mustache and beard.
*The [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] was so old that his body needed a regular energy supply to keep him functioning. {{storylink|State Games}}
*[[Xaaron]] couldn't transform anymore because he was old.[[File:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Young and Innocent]]
*In an issue of the Marvel UK G1 comics, Kup's systems are going to shut down because he is too old.
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] are depicted in flashbacks as "child" Transformers, complete with childlike temperaments. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Colada]] is depicted as "child" in his flashback in the issue "[[A Battle Fought Alone]]".
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] has a cane and is rusting. Some parts even fall off him when he transforms! However, he states that the reason for his decrepit condition is not just that he is very, very old, but mainly due to the fact that his Energon supplies are very low.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] claimed to have been a classic car when he was younger, and a tricycle when he was even younger in [[Sideburn's Obsession]]. While he was lying, his story was plausible enough for [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]. On the other hand, Slapper is an idiot.
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] says she grew up on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] in the short "[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]" and is even depicted as a child in flashback.
*[[Stardrive]] mentions growing up faster than her friends on Elonia. {{storylink|Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor}}

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===Sexuality===
[[File:Sideburnhearts.jpg|thumb|Sorry, Side Burn, I don't think Wedge rolls that way.]]
{{Main|Transformer romance|Reproduction}}

One of the most controversial aspects of Transformers is the idea of sexuality. While it is established in most continuities that Transformers do not reproduce sexually, most continuities nonetheless have distinctive male and [[Female Transformer|female characters]] and sometimes drops a hint Transformers may engage in (recreational) sex.

The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] brought the first official female Transformers into the canon, including [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The characters are noticeably more feminine in design and some have clearly defined romantic relationships with male Transformers. In contrast, such relations between two individuals of the same gender are [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|virtually]] [[Airazor (BW)#Gender|unheard]] of, outside of the 2005 IDW continuity, where it's [[Conjunx Endura|commonly accepted]].

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==Accents==
{{Main|Accent}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|LMAO.]]
*[[Mobage]] wound up on the wrong end of the "feminine characteristics" conversation over [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s character art in the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|''Transformers Legends'']] game. The initial art featured what can only be described as a "boobs and butt" pose, complete with shiny pink "underboob" and a very defined gluteal region. Following outcry from users, the game art was modified to a less obviously sultry version.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]
*[[Anatomic euphemism]]
*[[Relatives]]
*[[Transformer clothing|Clothing]]

==External links==
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=106&page=5 Transformers #94 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Back to Virtual Reality

2022-05-08T20:49:03Z

KaydenLocky:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 83
|prev=Plus One (RB)
|next=Vanishing Returns
|image=BackToVirtualReality Morocco virus.jpg
|caption=Pegasus Ryu Sei Ken!
|title="Back to Virtual Reality"
|airdate=[[May 14]], [[2016]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|director=[[Patrick Archibald]]
}}

'''When Chief is convinced by Cody to try a virtual reality video game, an old nemesis is uncovered; the team must stop the villain from destroying the real Griffin Rock.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BackToVirtualReality Jerry falls in pool.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Can you photoshop your life with better decisions, Jerry?]]
Everyone's coming to the [[Griffin Rock Community Pool]] for the last day of the season before it turns into a skating rink. [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] calls [[Cody Burns|Cody]] to reveal that she's found an update to ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'' and ask if he wants to come over to the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]] to try it out, but he doesn't want to miss the last game of "Burnso". [[Kade Burns|Kade]], who [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] soaked, asks the lifeguard to turn the water heat up; unfortunately, the lifeguard is distracted by some running kids as he goes to adjust the temperature, and he accidentally puts it into ice rink mode. The pool freezes over immediately, and [[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]]'s son Timmy says that his father was under the water when it froze!

[[Boulder]] breaks the ice and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] pulls Jerry out. [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] offers to take him over to the hospital for a checkup, and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] determines that the temperature control system is stuck on "ice rink"; fixing it is doable, but will take a while. The Burnses opt to head over to the Fun Zone, except for Boulder, who wants to get a library card, and [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] and Chase, who intend to go out on patrol instead. Cody asks his father to come try out ''Element Quest'' 2.0 with them, and Chase points out that he's perfectly capable of patrolling by himself. Chief is convinced to go with the rest of his family to the Fun Zone.

[[File:BackToVirtualReality players in Element Quest.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

At the Fun Zone, the group separates almost immediately, although Blades requests Chief's prize tickets. Heatwave, Cody, Chief, and Frankie decide to try out ''Element Quest'''s new four-player mode. Chief takes a little while to figure out the controls, but once he does he starts enjoying the game quickly. The group opts to play the new level, Air. Meanwhile, at the library, Boulder encounters trouble getting a library card due to his lack of a driver's license. Graham is busy playing pinball and can't provide his own driver's license information, and the librarian is unimpressed with his offer of a license plate number.

In the Air level, the team discovers a wooden horse that shows them how to get wings to fly up to the goal. When they reach the target, the horse splits apart to reveal a virtual [[Doctor Morocco]], much to everyone's surprise. Chief ends the game and calls the rest of the rescue team over to explain matters. Frankie determines that the game is functioning normally and nothing's gotten into it from the outside, and the power immediately cuts out. Everything with a screen starts displaying Morocco's logo. Cody suggests that this is the effect of a virus embedded in the ''Element Quest'' 2.0 update. Boulder calls from the library; he can't check out the book of American folktales he wants to get because everything in the system is inexplicably checked out to Thaddeus Morocco. Chase reports that the bank is also showing that all the money in every account has been transferred to Thaddeus Morocco; he and [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] have barricaded themselves inside the bank to get away from the angry mob outside demanding their money. Chief instructs him to keep everyone calm until they've got this sorted out, so he decides to try to tell a joke.

[[File:BackToVirtualReality virtual boating.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Graham shuts down the wireless so the virus can't spread, and Frankie gets a program to remove the virus from her father. When she tries to upload it, everything seems to be going back to normal for a few seconds, but the virus quickly reasserts itself. The group concludes that the virtual Morocco from ''Element Quest'' is the virus itself, and winning the game should let them delete it. Chief, Cody, Blades, and Heatwave prepare to go into the program. Dani and Kade are dispatched to help Chase at the bank and Graham is sent to work on the library, both with copies of the virus-deleting program.

In the game, Griffin Rock appears to have been transformed into [[Moropolis]]. Morocco appears and forces them into the Earth level, but with the enemies and items of the Water level, like sharks. Cody gets everyone into the boats which came with the sharks, but Morocco sends a group of [[CAT]]s after them. When Heatwave prepares to jump up and attack him, he summons a dragon, which immediately kills virtual Heatwave. Back in the real world, Heatwave attempts to reenter the game, but Frankie realizes that she can't get him back into the program; the virus has control. Blades similarly dies to the dragon. Chief and Cody take one of the boats and make a break for it, and conclude that the bots can't get back into the game. They seize upon the idea of defeating Morocco permanently.

[[File:BackToVirtualReality Morocco virus on the loose.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You wouldn't download a supervillain.]]

Cody notices a jump power boost Morocco hasn't noticed, and tells his father to go get it and try to attack. Cody distracts Morocco by throwing arrows at him long enough for Chief to get the flag, which defeats him. With the Morocco virus gone, Frankie can easily fix the Fun Zone computers, and the bank and library computers are even simpler. However, the Morocco virus prints itself into one of the prizes and makes a break for the street, only to discover that it's tiny and can't do much outside a video game. The team forces him into the pool, which has been melting and now has water at the surface, and freezes it. Frankie cuts out the block of ice containing the miniature Morocco and puts it in the frozen section of the [[Hall of Inspiration|Best Left Forgotten Room]] archives.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Boulder]] (1)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (2)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (3)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (4)

|c3=
*Lifeguard (5)
*[[Timmy]] (6)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (7)
*[[Cody Burns]] (8)
*[[Graham Burns]] (9)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (10)
*[[Kade Burns]] (11)
*[[Dani Burns]] (12)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (13)
*[[Lima|Ms. Lima]] (15)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (17)

|c4=
*[[CAT]] (14)
*[[Morocco virus]] (16)

}}

==Quotes==
"I still do not understand why human children enjoy swimming but dislike baths."
:—'''Chase'''

"Age. That's in Earth years, right?"
:—'''Boulder''' filling out an application for a library card.

"The cake is a lie!"
:—'''Blades''' channels old memes.

"But...but he's-he's in the future. In France!" ''[everyone looks at him]'' "What? I pay attention."
:—'''Kade'''

"Well, at least I lasted longer than Heatwa-"
:—'''Blades'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* ''Griffin Rock Element Quest'' was previously seen in "[[A Virtual Disaster]]". In that episode, the game was located in the [[Hall of Inspiration]].
* The prizes available at the Fun Zone include 3D printable versions of [[Rayvenous]] (seen in "[[The Attack of Humungado]]") and a lemur (like those seen in "[[Walk on the Wild Side]]"), as well as the ''Element Quest'' dragon.
* Morocco's fate was shown in "[[The Last of Morocco]]".
* In "[[Four Bots and a Baby]]", the bank was situated on a large, grassy property. This doesn't appear to be the case in this episode, as its front door opens directly onto one of the main streets of the town. The bank building itself appears to be different as well. Maybe they relocated after the events of the earlier episode?

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

===Real-world references===
* This episode's title seems to be a reference to the ''{{w|Red Dwarf}}'' episode "Back to Reality," in which the cast also wind up trapped inside a video game.
* The wooden horse that hides the virtual Morocco is a reference to the {{w|Trojan horse}}; viruses that hide themselves in benign programs are known as "{{w|Trojan horse (computing)|Trojan horse viruses}}".
* "Do a barrel roll!", "the cake is a lie", "ramming speed" and "you're winner" are all memes, originating respectively from [[Nintendo]]'s ''{{w|Star Fox 64}}'', ''{{w|Portal (video game)|Portal}}'', ''{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur}}'' and ''{{w|Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing}}''.
* Boulder's suggestion to turn the computers off and on again is a common tech support solution.
* As with ''Element Quest''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> previous appearance, the game's soundtrack is a medley of 8-bit arrangements of classical music. An example for this time is In The Hall Of The Mountain King.

===Animation and technical errors===
* (tbd)

===Trivia===
* [[Scene transition]]s between Griffin Rock Element Quest and the "real" world use a rudimentary version of the Rescue Bots [[insignia]] in imitation of early video games.
* When Cody tells Chief to do a barrel roll, what he performs is an actual barrel roll, as opposed to what the ''Star Fox'' franchise calls a barrel roll, which is more accurately termed an aileron roll. Seems like somebody watched [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSQcPIt1BQU this informative video].
* Exactly how sentient ''is'' the Morocco virus? If it is a fully sentient being then trapping it in a block of ice and leaving it immoblised on a shelf could definitely be considered torture. Oops?
* If applying for [[Mayor Luskey Library|a library card]] requires a driver's license, how do children apply for them? Or, for that matter, non-drivers like [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]]?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Retour à la réalité virtuelle'''" ("Back to Virtual Reality")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ritorno alla realtà virtuale'''" ("Return to Virtual Reality")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 13|13 September]] [[2017]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Back to Virtual Reality

2022-05-08T19:58:26Z

KaydenLocky:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 83
|prev=Plus One (RB)
|next=Vanishing Returns
|image=BackToVirtualReality Morocco virus.jpg
|caption=Pegasus Ryu Sei Ken!
|title="Back to Virtual Reality"
|airdate=[[May 14]], [[2016]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|director=[[Patrick Archibald]]
}}

'''When Chief is convinced by Cody to try a virtual reality video game, an old nemesis is uncovered; the team must stop the villain from destroying the real Griffin Rock.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BackToVirtualReality Jerry falls in pool.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Can you photoshop your life with better decisions, Jerry?]]
Everyone's coming to the [[Griffin Rock Community Pool]] for the last day of the season before it turns into a skating rink. [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] calls [[Cody Burns|Cody]] to reveal that she's found an update to ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'' and ask if he wants to come over to the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]] to try it out, but he doesn't want to miss the last game of "Burnso". [[Kade Burns|Kade]], who [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] soaked, asks the lifeguard to turn the water heat up; unfortunately, the lifeguard is distracted by some running kids as he goes to adjust the temperature, and he accidentally puts it into ice rink mode. The pool freezes over immediately, and [[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]]'s son Timmy says that his father was under the water when it froze!

[[Boulder]] breaks the ice and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] pulls Jerry out. [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] offers to take him over to the hospital for a checkup, and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] determines that the temperature control system is stuck on "ice rink"; fixing it is doable, but will take a while. The Burnses opt to head over to the Fun Zone, except for Boulder, who wants to get a library card, and [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] and Chase, who intend to go out on patrol instead. Cody asks his father to come try out ''Element Quest'' 2.0 with them, and Chase points out that he's perfectly capable of patrolling by himself. Chief is convinced to go with the rest of his family to the Fun Zone.

[[File:BackToVirtualReality players in Element Quest.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

At the Fun Zone, the group separates almost immediately, although Blades requests Chief's prize tickets. Heatwave, Cody, Chief, and Frankie decide to try out ''Element Quest'''s new four-player mode. Chief takes a little while to figure out the controls, but once he does he starts enjoying the game quickly. The group opts to play the new level, Air. Meanwhile, at the library, Boulder encounters trouble getting a library card due to his lack of a driver's license. Graham is busy playing pinball and can't provide his own driver's license information, and the librarian is unimpressed with his offer of a license plate number.

In the Air level, the team discovers a wooden horse that shows them how to get wings to fly up to the goal. When they reach the target, the horse splits apart to reveal a virtual [[Doctor Morocco]], much to everyone's surprise. Chief ends the game and calls the rest of the rescue team over to explain matters. Frankie determines that the game is functioning normally and nothing's gotten into it from the outside, and the power immediately cuts out. Everything with a screen starts displaying Morocco's logo. Cody suggests that this is the effect of a virus embedded in the ''Element Quest'' 2.0 update. Boulder calls from the library; he can't check out the book of American folktales he wants to get because everything in the system is inexplicably checked out to Thaddeus Morocco. Chase reports that the bank is also showing that all the money in every account has been transferred to Thaddeus Morocco; he and [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] have barricaded themselves inside the bank to get away from the angry mob outside demanding their money. Chief instructs him to keep everyone calm until they've got this sorted out, so he decides to try to tell a joke.

[[File:BackToVirtualReality virtual boating.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Graham shuts down the wireless so the virus can't spread, and Frankie gets a program to remove the virus from her father. When she tries to upload it, everything seems to be going back to normal for a few seconds, but the virus quickly reasserts itself. The group concludes that the virtual Morocco from ''Element Quest'' is the virus itself, and winning the game should let them delete it. Chief, Cody, Blades, and Heatwave prepare to go into the program. Dani and Kade are dispatched to help Chase at the bank and Graham is sent to work on the library, both with copies of the virus-deleting program.

In the game, Griffin Rock appears to have been transformed into [[Moropolis]]. Morocco appears and forces them into the Earth level, but with the enemies and items of the Water level, like sharks. Cody gets everyone into the boats which came with the sharks, but Morocco sends a group of [[CAT]]s after them. When Heatwave prepares to jump up and attack him, he summons a dragon, which immediately kills virtual Heatwave. Back in the real world, Heatwave attempts to reenter the game, but Frankie realizes that she can't get him back into the program; the virus has control. Blades similarly dies to the dragon. Chief and Cody take one of the boats and make a break for it, and conclude that the bots can't get back into the game. They seize upon the idea of defeating Morocco permanently.

[[File:BackToVirtualReality Morocco virus on the loose.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You wouldn't download a supervillain.]]

Cody notices a jump power boost Morocco hasn't noticed, and tells his father to go get it and try to attack. Cody distracts Morocco by throwing arrows at him long enough for Chief to get the flag, which defeats him. With the Morocco virus gone, Frankie can easily fix the Fun Zone computers, and the bank and library computers are even simpler. However, the Morocco virus prints itself into one of the prizes and makes a break for the street, only to discover that it's tiny and can't do much outside a video game. The team forces him into the pool, which has been melting and now has water at the surface, and freezes it. Frankie cuts out the block of ice containing the miniature Morocco and puts it in the frozen section of the [[Hall of Inspiration|Best Left Forgotten Room]] archives.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Boulder]] (1)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (2)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (3)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (4)

|c3=
*Lifeguard (5)
*[[Timmy]] (6)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (7)
*[[Cody Burns]] (8)
*[[Graham Burns]] (9)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (10)
*[[Kade Burns]] (11)
*[[Dani Burns]] (12)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (13)
*[[Lima|Ms. Lima]] (15)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (17)

|c4=
*[[CAT]] (14)
*[[Morocco virus]] (16)

}}

==Quotes==
"I still do not understand why human children enjoy swimming but dislike baths."
:—'''Chase'''

"Age. That's in Earth years, right?"
:—'''Boulder''' filling out an application for a library card.

"The cake is a lie!"
:—'''Blades''' channels old memes.

"But...but he's-he's in the future. In France!" ''[everyone looks at him]'' "What? I pay attention."
:—'''Kade'''

"Well, at least I lasted longer than Heatwa-"
:—'''Blades'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* ''Griffin Rock Element Quest'' was previously seen in "[[A Virtual Disaster]]". In that episode, the game was located in the [[Hall of Inspiration]].
* The prizes available at the Fun Zone include 3D printable versions of [[Rayvenous]] (seen in "[[The Attack of Humungado]]") and a lemur (like those seen in "[[Walk on the Wild Side]]"), as well as the ''Element Quest'' dragon.
* Morocco's fate was shown in "[[The Last of Morocco]]".
* In "[[Four Bots and a Baby]]", the bank was situated on a large, grassy property. This doesn't appear to be the case in this episode, as its front door opens directly onto one of the main streets of the town. The bank building itself appears to be different as well. Maybe they relocated after the events of the earlier episode?

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

===Real-world references===
* This episode's title seems to be a reference to the ''{{w|Red Dwarf}}'' episode "Back to Reality," in which the cast also wind up trapped inside a video game.
* The wooden horse that hides the virtual Morocco is a reference to the {{w|Trojan horse}}; viruses that hide themselves in benign programs are known as "{{w|Trojan horse (computing)|Trojan horse viruses}}".
* "Do a barrel roll!", "the cake is a lie", "ramming speed" and "you're winner" are all memes, originating respectively from [[Nintendo]]'s ''{{w|Star Fox 64}}'', ''{{w|Portal (video game)|Portal}}'', ''{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur}}'' and ''{{w|Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing}}''.
* Boulder's suggestion to turn the computers off and on again is a common tech support solution.
* As with ''Element Quest''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> previous appearance, the game's soundtrack is a medley of 8-bit arrangements of classical music. This time it is In The Hall Of The Mountain King.

===Animation and technical errors===
* (tbd)

===Trivia===
* [[Scene transition]]s between Griffin Rock Element Quest and the "real" world use a rudimentary version of the Rescue Bots [[insignia]] in imitation of early video games.
* When Cody tells Chief to do a barrel roll, what he performs is an actual barrel roll, as opposed to what the ''Star Fox'' franchise calls a barrel roll, which is more accurately termed an aileron roll. Seems like somebody watched [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSQcPIt1BQU this informative video].
* Exactly how sentient ''is'' the Morocco virus? If it is a fully sentient being then trapping it in a block of ice and leaving it immoblised on a shelf could definitely be considered torture. Oops?
* If applying for [[Mayor Luskey Library|a library card]] requires a driver's license, how do children apply for them? Or, for that matter, non-drivers like [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]]?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Retour à la réalité virtuelle'''" ("Back to Virtual Reality")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ritorno alla realtà virtuale'''" ("Return to Virtual Reality")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 13|13 September]] [[2017]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Tip of the Iceberg

2022-05-06T19:14:29Z

KaydenLocky:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 30
|prev=One for the Ages
|next=A Virtual Disaster
|image=TipOfTheIceberg rescuing cars.jpg
|caption=Arendelle's solution to the next time Elsa freezes the fjord.
|title="Tip of the Iceberg"
|airdate=[[March 15]], [[2014]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[Vision Animation]]
|writer=[[Brandon M. Easton]]
|director=[[Nathan Chew]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2q0Kr7HVlE
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''A mysterious iceberg off the coast of Griffin Rock brings both danger and the interest of an old nemesis.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TipOfTheIceberg Chase pushes iceberg.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Why do you push everyone away?"]]
Riding on the [[Griffin Rock ferry]], [[Cody Burns]] takes lookout to try and see a rumored sea monster that [[Arthur Shaw|Captain Shaw]] claims had circled the ship on three other days. The ferry is moments later hit by chunks of ice and an iceberg suddenly appears. [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] yanks Cody out of the way of some falling ice, and orders [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] to put some space between the ferry and the iceberg. Once they're safe, Cody wonder what an iceberg is doing in this warm weather, and thinks he sees someone walking around on the ice. Chief Burns throws his comlink onto the iceberg so they can track it later.

[[File:TipOfTheIceberg flashfrozen Blades.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cody: "Only an act of true love can thaw a frozen heart." Heatwave: "Cody, cut the scrap, we have sparks!"]]
Some time later, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] tracks the signal, though he tells [[Dani Burns|Dani]] he wants to fly higher to avoid sea monsters. They land on the iceberg where Cody spots an iced-over control panel. When ge presses a button on it, a cargo hold hatch opens under Blades's feet, and they realize the iceberg's actually a ship covered in ice. Cody finds the log book identifying it as the [[S.S. Isolde]] and contacts the [[Griffin Rock Firehouse Headquarters|fire station]] while Dani searches for passengers. Chief Burns says the ship was used to transport technology to [[Griffin Rock]], but was lost in [[1966]] when some cargo became unstable. Cody's fascinated to learn that the captain was [[Zachary Burns]], his great grandfather, and wants to retrieve a portrait of the elder Burns from the wall, but it's frozen on. The trio on the ship find the cargo causing the deep freeze, but when Blades tries to shut it off, it powers up ''more'' and freezes him. Once he's defrosted, Cody grabs the log book, and they return to base.

[[File:TipOfTheIceberg Doc Morocco is in town.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Morocco: "Does my [[Jonny Rees|new voice]] sound bad?" *beat* Chief: "No." Morocco: "You hesitated."]]
Graham reports that he's learned from [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] that the cargo causing the problem is the [[Sub-Zero Expander]], originally intended to bolster [[Earth]]'s ice caps. [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] suggest the safest course is to blow it up, and Chief Burns agrees. While the team heads out on the ''[[Darby Ava]]'', Cody is forced to stay back at base and starts reading the log book. The Bots soon have a couple of bombs installed on the iceberg, but as they move away, Cody spots something that looks like a shark near the iceberg. Not wanting to endanger anything living, Blades and Heatwave dispose of the bombs, and the shark approaches their boat, only to reveal itself to be a [[shark submarine]] — [[Doctor Morocco]] is claiming the Isolde as salvage. The ''Darby Ava'' heads away as Morocco starts loading the cargo onto his submarine.

[[File:TipOfTheIceberg Burns family in trouble.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''It's funny how some distance'' ''Makes everything seem small'' ''And the 'Bots that usually protect me'' ''Can't get to me at all!'']]
Cody is horrified to get to the last log entry, which says any attempt to move the Expander would risk an explosion, flash-freezing everything in five miles, and the Griffin Rock ferry is currently within range. Rushing back to the S.S. Isolde, the team evicts Morocco back into his submarine, but with the Sub-Zero Expander going overloading, the humans only just have time to jump into the Rescue Bots before it goes off. The ocean freezes right up to the Griffin Rock shoreline, trapping the ferry. The Rescue Bots are also frozen solid, with the humans unable to get out. [[Boulder]] manages to move, but just ends up falling and landing upside down. Cody starts out across the ice on the [[Turbo Cycle (RB)|Turbo Cycle]], and a number of impatient drivers on the ferry start driving their cars back towards shore. The youngest Burns soon reaches the Isolde and defrosts the bots, but they realize that the ice is starting to melt at the edges, endangering the drivers from the ferry. The four Rescue Bots race on ahead, and are able to save the four drivers as the ice begins to break apart. Meanwhile the rest of the team run into problems as ice busts a hole in the ''Darby Ava'' and the ship starts to sink. Help comes in an unlikely form as the boat is hoisted out of the water on the back of Morocco's shark submarine. As the Bots safely return the four drivers to shore, they witness the ''Darby Ava'' being dropped off shortly before Morocco's sub submerges once more.

Chief Burns and Cody later wonder if Morocco got away with any useful tech, only to hear the doorbell — they find a package from Doctor Morocco containing the portrait of Zachary Burns from the ship. Elsewhere, Morocco cracks open one of the crates, and is delighted at the contents...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (3)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (6)
*[[Boulder]] (8)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Cody Burns]] (1)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (2)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Shaw]] (4)
*[[Doctor Morocco]] (5)
*[[Dani Burns]] (7)
*[[Kade Burns]] (10)
*[[Graham Burns]] (11)

}}
==Quotes==
"Where's your spirit of adventure, Blades?" 
"I keep it back at the fire house."
:—'''Cody''' and '''Blades'''

"Exploring ghost ships requires the whole team. And the Navy. And it'd be a good idea to give Optimus a call."
:—'''Blades'''

"No. More. Pressing. Random. Buttons."
:—'''Blades''' giving us all a useful safety tip.

"All right, team. You have ten minutes and then boom goes the dynamite."
:—'''Chief Burns''', showing a decent knowledge of [[Internet]] memes.

"A grateful bone? Where exactly on a human is that located?" 
"Probably next to the funny bone we've heard about."
:—'''Chase''' and '''Boulder''' on human anatomy.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Blades says to call for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], though when this episode first aired, viewers had already seen Optimus Prime sacrifice himself for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. The creators have said this season of ''Rescue Bots'' is set early in the second season of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', so Optimus is still alive, though he [[Orion Pax, Part 1|may not think he's Optimus Prime]].
* Morocco previously utilized a shark submarine, though of a different design, in "[[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]".
* In his last chronological appearance, "[[The Reign of Morocco]]", Morocco escaped the island by stealing [[H. B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]]'s schooner, the ''[[Floating Xanadu]]'', which he says he has returned to the mayor to "patch things up".
* Heatwave uses his Energize water cannon to shoot fire.

===Real-world references===
* The ''Isolde'' is named after the composers [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]'s daughter.
* The title is a direct reference to the quote "tip of the iceberg", meaning one event is just the start of a larger one.

===Animation and technical errors===
When Dr. Morocco picks up the Burns Family, their boat is wrecked. But as soon as they reached the island it is fine again.

===Trivia===
* (tbd)

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le retour du docteur Morocco'''" ("The Return of Doctor Morocco")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A jéghegy csúcsán'''" ("On the Tip of the Iceberg")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 12|12 November]] [[2014]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La Punta dell'Iceberg'''" ("The Tip of the Iceberg")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 13|13 July]] [[2017]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ponta do Iceberg'''" ("Tip of the Iceberg")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 1|1 April]] [[2015]] (Netflix)

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Rescue Bots'' — "Serve and Protect" ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 

[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

The Other One

2022-03-02T20:37:50Z

KaydenLocky:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 62
|image=Cyberverse TheOtherOne.jpg
|caption=Please tell the [[Batman|big man]] I said, "hello".
|prev=Silent Strike
|next=The Immobilizers
|title="The Other One"
|airdate=[[February 26]], [[2020]] (UK) [[June 7]], 2020 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Randolph Heard]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Jean Texier]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ImHo2i5JA
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''The Autobots and Decepticons confront The Other One, a more powerful and tyrannical version of Megatron from another universe.'''

==Synopsis==
Within [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]'s [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] reaches the pillars that bear the names of the [[Thirteen]] [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. From one of these pillars emerges [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]], explaining her status as a psychic shard. But much to the [[cityspeaker]]'s surprise, he insists that he is not the Optimus that she knows and serves with. Seeing her confusion, Optimus gives her one simple order: destroy the Matrix.

Within [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]], Optimus recognizes the [[Decepticon supersoldier|soldiers]] surrounding them as the "perfect Decepticons" that Megatron had dreamed of creating. [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] points out that it has been impossible for the tyrant have created them without manipulating the [[AllSpark|Allspark]]. Megatron confirms the scout's skepticism, proclaiming that the soldiers, everything he dreamed of, were created by "the Other One." The soldiers' stillness is revealed to be the result of them waiting for their master, whose impending arrival causes [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]] to flee. This shakes everyone out of their shock with [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]] and [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)|Thunderhowl]] leading the charge into battle. Unfortunately, the soldiers are too powerful to be bested by standard weapons, forcing Optimus and Megatron to channel their [[multiverse]] energy and atomize the invaders. Though Optimus reiterates that the alternate Matrix must be destroyed, Megatron insists that both it and its local counterpart must be combined to fell the Other One.

Before the debate can continue, a second wave teleports in, Megatron contemptuously blasting them all away to [[unspace]]. Just as Megatron lowers his guard, a teleport flare appears behind him, from which steps forth the Other One, [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|a towering black-armored alternate version of Megatron]]. Swatting away his smaller counterpart's weapon, Megatron X fatally wounds the primary Megatron and sends him flying back towards the assembled Transformers. [[Alpha Strike]] attempts to avenge her master only for her artillery to be deflected and fired back at her by the invader. As Megatron X observes the Autobots and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]], [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] demands to know who he is, prompting the warlord to tell his tale.

''[[Megatron Is My Hero|When Optimus Prime refused to join the Decepticons]], Megatron realized that his old friend would forever oppose him and fired a point blank round from his [[fusion cannon]], fatally wounding the newly minted Prime, and then stole the Matrix. In this reality, the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] was quickly won by the Decepticons before Megatron used the Allspark to create his perfect race of Decepticon warriors. Years later, when the [[Quintesson]]s sought to invade [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron destroyed their ship with a [[laser snare]], salvaging their multiversal technology from its wreckage.''

Suitably cowed, the Decepticons bow to Megatron X only for him to laugh them off before he telekinetically reclaims his Matrix, felling his counterpart in the process. Before he can bond with the talisman once again, Bumblebee steals it and races for the border. Dodging several supersoldiers, the scout reaches the border but cannot breach the now hemisphere-encompassing shield. Circling for a gap to fly through, he is downed by Megatron X. Though the tyrant commends Bumblebee's effort, the arrival of Optimus causes him to reassess his priorities. Optimus instantly unleashes the power of the Matrix on the invader. Initially caught off-guard by the attack, Megatron X quickly retaliates with a blast of his own, his beam steadily overcoming Optimus'.
[[File:Cyberverse TheOtherOne Ending.jpg|300px|thumb|right]]

Within Megatron X's Matrix, Windblade, pressed on by the ghost of the alternate Optimus, unleashes her sword on the psychic pillars of the Primes, short-circuiting the talisman in the physical world and allowing Optimus to overcome his foe, immobilizing him. Getting up, Bumblebee collects Windblade's fragment as it rises from the broken tyrant's chest. As Optimus ponders what to do with Megatron X, Astrotrain arrives. Thanking the confused Optimus for his heroics, Astrotrain seizes the prone form of his old master and opens another portal into the multiverse where he intends to keep Megatron X trapped forever as revenge for his cruelty against him.

Under the light of the rising sun, [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]] presents the healed Windblade to the [[Autobot]]s, to everyone's hearty delight.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]] (9)
*[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)|Thunderhowl]] (10)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (11)
*[[Whirl (Cyberverse)|Whirl]] (20)
*[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]] (21)
*Autobot soldiers (22)
*[[Jetfire (Cyberverse)|Jetfire]] (23)
*[[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]] (24)
*[[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] (25)
*[[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] (26)
*[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] (27)
*[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] (28)
*[[Kup (Cyberverse)|Kup]] (29)
*[[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]] (4)
*[[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)|Wildwheel]] (5)
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]] (6)
*[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (12)
*[[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] (14)
*[[Alpha Strike]] (16)

|h4=Megatron X Timeline Inhabitants|c4=
*Optimus Prime (2)
*[[Decepticon supersoldier]]s (3)
*[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]] (15)
*''[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]'' (17)
*''Bumblebee'' (18)
*''Shadow Striker'' (19)
}}

==Quotes==
Megatron: "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fa-"
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The alternate Optimus Prime within Megatron X's Matrix mentions only meeting Windblade once at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], which was depicted in the first flashback of "[[Maccadam's]]."
*The [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]]-esque supersoldiers from the previous episode are revealed to be Megatron's race of perfect Decepticons that he intended to have Vector Sigma and the Allspark create back in "[[Megatron Is My Hero]]."
**However, Bumblebee and Megatron are quick to point out that they are not his creations, given how Vector Sigma was destroyed and the Allspark was returned to its rightful place in the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of the Allspark]] in "[[Battle For Cybertron IV]]".
*"The Other One", first mentioned in "[[Enemy Line]]", is revealed to be none other than a more ruthless alternate Megatron from the same dimension as Astrotrain and the [[Insecticon (Cyberverse)|Insecticon]]s.
*Megatron X's timeline diverged during the third flashback of "Megatron Is My Hero", which also reveals that those events took place after Megatron killed the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] and Optimus received the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in the [[Matrix of Leadership (episode)|eponymous episode]].
**In hindsight, it reveals that Optimus split from Megatron ''because'' he murdered the council.
*Upon seeing Shadow Striker, Megatron X comments that she looks like one of [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]]'s experiments, referencing her reconstruction by ol' one eye in "[[Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker]]".
*Megatron X defeated his reality's version of the [[Quintesson]]s with a [[laser snare]], the device that Shockwave used to destroy the ''[[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]]'' back in "[[Battle For Cybertron I]]."
*Dead End is once again using his battle mask from "Enemy Line".

===Transformers references===
*[[Prima]] and [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] are namedropped, being confirmed on-screen to be among this universe's version of the [[Thirteen]].
*Megatron quotes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s famous line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'': "One shall stand, one shall fall."

===Real-world references===
*TBA

===Other trivia===
*According to [[Mae Catt]], the ''Cyberverse'' crew wanted to invert the [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|longstanding tradition]] of killing Optimus by instead killing off the primary Megatron. However, she kind of enjoyed the ambiguity of his fate in the finished episode, rather than offering a definitive answer, though the subsequent season would make his demise much more clear.<ref>"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>
*In an interesting blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Soundwave and Shadow Striker can be seen celebrating Windblade's revival alongside the Autobots. According to Catt, their cameos were added in the episode by the animation team, as they were not in the script.<ref>" [https://moonbase2.libsyn.com/moonbase-2-interview-mae-catt Moonbase 2 Podcast interview with Mae Catt] "</ref>
**The fact that Soundwave and Shadow Striker are on the Autobot half of Cybertron without causing trouble suggests that Megatron's request for the split control of the planet was repealed following his death.
*The season ends with Perceptor ''still'' being blind. Guess he prefers seeing the unconventional way.

===Animation and technical errors===
*During the altered flashback from "Megatron Is My Hero", Bumblebee has an Autobot symbol after Optimus Prime is fatally shot, despite not being one in the original scene. As this is an alternate universe, it is entirely possible Bumblebee joined the Autobots prior to that moment, though it is likely an error.
*Later in the flashback, Megatron X's universe's Shadow Striker is seen in her post-accident model, when it is said Megatron X's acts like she never got into said accident while interacting with the primary Shadow Striker.
*When the Decepticons kneel before Megatron X, pledging their loyalty, in the next shot Wildwheel is missing his poncho.
*When Windblade begins destroying Megatron's Matrix, she gains her wings in one shot and they disappear for the rest of the scene.
*Just before Astrotrain returns, Megatron X is missing his Decepticon emblem.

===Foreign localization===
'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Outro'''" ("The Other One")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 14]], 2021

==Home video releases==
*TBA

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Other One, The}}
[[Category:Cyberverse episodes]]

Hot Rod (Cyberverse)

2022-03-01T21:10:31Z

KaydenLocky: /* Cyberverse cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Hot Rod}}
:''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Hot Rod Cyberverse concept.jpg|thumb|250px|"You get a driver to a funeral before he's actually dead, you've made history, darlin'."]]
'''Hot Rod''' is a very brave [[Autobot]], to the point where his [[function]] within the Autobot ranks is "Daring Hero". According to [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], older Autobots consider him a show-off, but he is Bumblebee's favorite person to pull off reckless stunts with, and is always "down for a friendly race to prove that he rules the roads"; however, he will demand infinite rematches until he wins. This immaturity is probably why it's sometimes hard to realise that beneath the bravado lies a natural leader, with the right mix of skill, confidence and charisma to draw even the most unlikely ally to his side. Hot Rod is willing to die for his friends without a moment's hesitation. But by living, he's able to inspire them to fight for themselves when it's needed most.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Artz]] (English), [[Takuya Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Alessandro Germano]] (Italian), [[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Alain Eloy]] (French), [[Sebastian Kluckert]] (German)}}
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e10-Maccadam's-Hot-Rod-and-Shadow-Striker-argue-over-Cube-at-Maccadam's.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Now when you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9000 RPMs, that's ''bad''."]]
In the days before the Autobot-Decepticon war, Hot Rod was a patron of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]]. During one visit to the bar, he argued with [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] over who should've won the latest [[Cube (sport)|cube]] match. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} He was present at Maccadam's when the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]] cube team won. {{storylink|The Citizen}}

[[File:Hot Rod - Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity promo.jpg|thumb|right|"I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car."]]
Sometime after the war had started, Hot Rod visited [[Velocitron]] with [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and was challenged to a race by [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]]. He got into an argument with the speedster when the latter failed to mention that part of the track was being repaired. This altercation was cut short with a crashing repair drone infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|a spreading epidemic]] and the Autobots were eventually forced to flee the planet in spite of Blurr's initial apprehension to leave his home. However, upon realizing that someone needed to stay behind to operate the [[Space bridge|space bridge]], Blurr volunteered, despite Hot Rod's protests, revealing he had unwittingly caught the plague himself and couldn't risk spreading it. After commending the speedster's bravery, Hot Rod went through the portal with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}

[[File:Hot Rod's altmode (Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity).jpg|thumb|left|"Those tires are matched perfect and staggered special."]]
After arriving on [[Earth]], Hot Rod was videoed falling into a chasm, winning the dubious honor of #1 on [[TOP3WEEKLY]]'s "TOP ROBOT FAILS!!" video. Later he took part in a battle on Earth's [[Moon_(moon)|moon]] where he and [[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]] were ambushed by Shadow Striker while attempting to reach [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave's]] [[Planet Smasher]]. Later, after the device was destroyed, he was the first to spot the Decepticons retreating down a hidden elevator. He and Bumblebee attempted to stop them but the doors closed and the 'Cons descended into the moon. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}} {{storylink|The Visitor}} {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Trials}} {{storylink|Dark Birth}} {{storylink|Parley}} {{storylink|Starscream's Children}} {{storylink|Spotted}} {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}} {{storylink|Escape From Earth}} {{storylink|Party Down}} {{storylink|Wiped Out}} {{storylink|Ghost Town}} {{storylink|Perfect Storm}} {{storylink|The Crossroads}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

= Hot Rod sacrificed himself to defeat Drift. It was later found he had survived. He returned in The Loop. =
{{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

{{storylink|The Dead End}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} {{storylink|The Citizen}} {{storylink|The Trial}} {{storylink|The Prisoner}}{{storylink|The Scientist}} {{storylink|The Alliance}} {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}} {{storylink|Enemy Line}} {{storylink|Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos}} {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}} {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}} {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} {{storylink|The Immobilizers}} {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}}}

====Alternate universes====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Crossroads}} {{storylink|The Other One}}}}

===''Transformers Stop Motion Series''===
While Hot Rod and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] were racing, they were attacked by [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] eventually intervened to help them defeat the Decepticons.<ref>[https://youtu.be/FHCujZVu8XI Autobots VS Decepticons! | Episode 1 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref>

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
====One-Step Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse 1 step hot rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I create feelings in others that they themselves don't understand.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (1-Step Changer, [[2019]])
**''Japanese Name'': '''Turbo Change Hot Rod'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': December ???, [[2019]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-24'''
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Released as part of the third wave of [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|''Cyberverse'']] [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)#1-Step Changers|1-Step Changers]], Hot Rod uses the same engineering as ''The Last Knight'' 1-Step [[Cogman#1Step|Cogman]] and transforms from supercar into a robot by twisting the back section of the vehicle. His left arm also features a "Fusion Flame" Action Attack, a spinning saw that homages his [[Hot Rod (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart's]] sawblade.

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[[File:Cyberverse-2018-Sharkticons-Attack-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sharkticons Attack''' (2020)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:A [[black repaint]] of the One-Step figure above switching his red plastic out for black. He comes packaged with three Tiny Turbo Changer [[Sharkticon (species)#SharkticonSet|Sharkticon]] figures in a box labeled "Battle for Cybertron," and "Cybertronian Villains"

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====Warrior Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I wanted to give the folks a little sizzle.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Warrior Class, 2019)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod is a deluxe-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a supercar and back. Like all Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod features an Action Attack gimmick; his "Fusion Flame" pops out transparent blue flame effects from little doors in his arms when they are spread outwards. This makes it look like the exhaust pipes on his forearms are jetting flame, just not really in the direction you'd expect for an attack...

:The cross-sell photo on Prowl and Soundwave's rear packaging erroneously depicts Hot Rod with a circular image of a Deception Logo on the side.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BCA-Warrior-Stealth-Force-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Snout's rule, am I right?!]]
*'''Stealth Force Hot Rod''' (Warrior Class, January 2020)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Like the 1-step figure above, Warrior Hot Rod also received a black redeco, swapping the red parts for a metallic black plastic. He retains the "Fusion Flame" gimmick which still casts the flames in blue.

:Product renders on the back of the packaging depict Hot Rod with bright blue wheels which are not present on the final toy.

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====Tiny Turbo Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse-Hot-Rod-Turbo-Changer.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Bag code'': '''D'''

: Part of the first Series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Hot Rod is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian supercar. In robot mode, his shoulder-pipes have flames shooting upwards, which don't have enough clearance to not bump into his back-spoiler, limiting his "useful" arm articulation.

: This mold was also used to make [[Sideswipe (Cyberverse)#Toys|Sideswipe]].

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*'''Stealth Force Hot Rod''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Bag code'': '''H2'''
{{charstubtoys}}

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====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-(2018)-Ultra-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Second Coming of ''Animated''.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Ultra Class, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Crossbow

:Released as part of the reinvented Ultra Class lineup, ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Hot Rod is a voyager-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a Cybertronian supercar. Like the other Ultra Class toys, Hot Rod features a flip-out armor gimmick and he features a crossbow weapon.

:This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it. Speaking of leaks, this Hot Rod was meant to be released for the Japanese markets by [[TakaraTomy]], under the name "TCV-36 Weapon Trigger Hot Rod" with an April 2020 release date. Unfortunately, unlike the Deluxe Class figures, the toy's release is canceled due to either poor sales or the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or both.

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====Deluxe Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''Build-a-Figure part'': [[Maccadam]]'s right leg
**''Accessories'': 2 [[Fire Blast effect|effect parts]]
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"
:This version of Hot Rod is a brand-new show accurate mold with more articulation and a more complex transformation. He comes with 2 flame effects to represent his flamethrower ability.

:This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it, though with VERY faint yellow paint apps.
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====Ultimate Class====
[[File:CV-toy Ultimate HotRod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Ultimate Class, [[2021]])
{{charstubtoys}}
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==Notes==
*As with several ''Cyberverse'' main characters, Hot Rod uses an [[evergreen]] design inspired by his [[Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*Hot Rod's "Stealth Force" coloration taken on during the events of Season 3 features dark red surfaces which the corresponding toys omit entirely. This leaves them bearing a striking resemblance to [[Dark Hot Rod]], and this is indeed how the character is credited in "The Loop"! This paint-job also homages [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|his live-action counterpart]].
*Rodimus Prime was never considered for the show, but the crew was adamant about portraying Hot Rod as someone who wanted to be a leader and was learning to be one.<ref name="Q+A">"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>
*During the production of Chapter Two, the crew wanted Hot Rod to be super into Earth culture, such as winning races and driving off before humans could realize no one was in the car. However, they never had time to really get into that.<ref name="Q+A" />
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Hot Rod (Cyberverse)

2022-03-01T21:09:18Z

KaydenLocky: /* Cyberverse cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Hot Rod}}
:''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Hot Rod Cyberverse concept.jpg|thumb|250px|"You get a driver to a funeral before he's actually dead, you've made history, darlin'."]]
'''Hot Rod''' is a very brave [[Autobot]], to the point where his [[function]] within the Autobot ranks is "Daring Hero". According to [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], older Autobots consider him a show-off, but he is Bumblebee's favorite person to pull off reckless stunts with, and is always "down for a friendly race to prove that he rules the roads"; however, he will demand infinite rematches until he wins. This immaturity is probably why it's sometimes hard to realise that beneath the bravado lies a natural leader, with the right mix of skill, confidence and charisma to draw even the most unlikely ally to his side. Hot Rod is willing to die for his friends without a moment's hesitation. But by living, he's able to inspire them to fight for themselves when it's needed most.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Artz]] (English), [[Takuya Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Alessandro Germano]] (Italian), [[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Alain Eloy]] (French), [[Sebastian Kluckert]] (German)}}
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e10-Maccadam's-Hot-Rod-and-Shadow-Striker-argue-over-Cube-at-Maccadam's.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Now when you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9000 RPMs, that's ''bad''."]]
In the days before the Autobot-Decepticon war, Hot Rod was a patron of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]]. During one visit to the bar, he argued with [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] over who should've won the latest [[Cube (sport)|cube]] match. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} He was present at Maccadam's when the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]] cube team won. {{storylink|The Citizen}}

[[File:Hot Rod - Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity promo.jpg|thumb|right|"I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car."]]
Sometime after the war had started, Hot Rod visited [[Velocitron]] with [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and was challenged to a race by [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]]. He got into an argument with the speedster when the latter failed to mention that part of the track was being repaired. This altercation was cut short with a crashing repair drone infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|a spreading epidemic]] and the Autobots were eventually forced to flee the planet in spite of Blurr's initial apprehension to leave his home. However, upon realizing that someone needed to stay behind to operate the [[Space bridge|space bridge]], Blurr volunteered, despite Hot Rod's protests, revealing he had unwittingly caught the plague himself and couldn't risk spreading it. After commending the speedster's bravery, Hot Rod went through the portal with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}

[[File:Hot Rod's altmode (Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity).jpg|thumb|left|"Those tires are matched perfect and staggered special."]]
After arriving on [[Earth]], Hot Rod was videoed falling into a chasm, winning the dubious honor of #1 on [[TOP3WEEKLY]]'s "TOP ROBOT FAILS!!" video. Later he took part in a battle on Earth's [[Moon_(moon)|moon]] where he and [[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]] were ambushed by Shadow Striker while attempting to reach [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave's]] [[Planet Smasher]]. Later, after the device was destroyed, he was the first to spot the Decepticons retreating down a hidden elevator. He and Bumblebee attempted to stop them but the doors closed and the 'Cons descended into the moon. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}} {{storylink|The Visitor}} {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Trials}} {{storylink|Dark Birth}} {{storylink|Parley}} {{storylink|Starscream's Children}} {{storylink|Spotted}} {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}} {{storylink|Escape From Earth}} {{storylink|Party Down}} {{storylink|Wiped Out}} {{storylink|Ghost Town}} {{storylink|Perfect Storm}} {{storylink|The Crossroads}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

= Hot Rod sacrificed himself to defeat Drift. It was later found he had survived. He returned in The Loop. =
{{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

= Hot Rod is named as Dark Hot Rod in the credits. =
{{storylink|The Loop}}

{{storylink|The Dead End}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} {{storylink|The Citizen}} {{storylink|The Trial}} {{storylink|The Prisoner}}{{storylink|The Scientist}} {{storylink|The Alliance}} {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}} {{storylink|Enemy Line}} {{storylink|Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos}} {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}} {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}} {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} {{storylink|The Immobilizers}} {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}}}

====Alternate universes====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Crossroads}} {{storylink|The Other One}}}}

===''Transformers Stop Motion Series''===
While Hot Rod and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] were racing, they were attacked by [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] eventually intervened to help them defeat the Decepticons.<ref>[https://youtu.be/FHCujZVu8XI Autobots VS Decepticons! | Episode 1 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref>

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
====One-Step Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse 1 step hot rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I create feelings in others that they themselves don't understand.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (1-Step Changer, [[2019]])
**''Japanese Name'': '''Turbo Change Hot Rod'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': December ???, [[2019]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-24'''
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Released as part of the third wave of [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|''Cyberverse'']] [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)#1-Step Changers|1-Step Changers]], Hot Rod uses the same engineering as ''The Last Knight'' 1-Step [[Cogman#1Step|Cogman]] and transforms from supercar into a robot by twisting the back section of the vehicle. His left arm also features a "Fusion Flame" Action Attack, a spinning saw that homages his [[Hot Rod (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart's]] sawblade.

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{{anchor|SharkticonSet}}
[[File:Cyberverse-2018-Sharkticons-Attack-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sharkticons Attack''' (2020)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:A [[black repaint]] of the One-Step figure above switching his red plastic out for black. He comes packaged with three Tiny Turbo Changer [[Sharkticon (species)#SharkticonSet|Sharkticon]] figures in a box labeled "Battle for Cybertron," and "Cybertronian Villains"

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====Warrior Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I wanted to give the folks a little sizzle.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Warrior Class, 2019)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod is a deluxe-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a supercar and back. Like all Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod features an Action Attack gimmick; his "Fusion Flame" pops out transparent blue flame effects from little doors in his arms when they are spread outwards. This makes it look like the exhaust pipes on his forearms are jetting flame, just not really in the direction you'd expect for an attack...

:The cross-sell photo on Prowl and Soundwave's rear packaging erroneously depicts Hot Rod with a circular image of a Deception Logo on the side.

{{-}}{{anchor|WarriorStealth}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BCA-Warrior-Stealth-Force-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Snout's rule, am I right?!]]
*'''Stealth Force Hot Rod''' (Warrior Class, January 2020)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Like the 1-step figure above, Warrior Hot Rod also received a black redeco, swapping the red parts for a metallic black plastic. He retains the "Fusion Flame" gimmick which still casts the flames in blue.

:Product renders on the back of the packaging depict Hot Rod with bright blue wheels which are not present on the final toy.

{{-}}{{anchor|Tiny Turbo Changers}}

====Tiny Turbo Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse-Hot-Rod-Turbo-Changer.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Bag code'': '''D'''

: Part of the first Series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Hot Rod is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian supercar. In robot mode, his shoulder-pipes have flames shooting upwards, which don't have enough clearance to not bump into his back-spoiler, limiting his "useful" arm articulation.

: This mold was also used to make [[Sideswipe (Cyberverse)#Toys|Sideswipe]].

{{-}}{{anchor|TTCStealth}}
*'''Stealth Force Hot Rod''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Bag code'': '''H2'''
{{charstubtoys}}

{{-}}{{anchor|Ultra Class}}

====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-(2018)-Ultra-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Second Coming of ''Animated''.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Ultra Class, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Crossbow

:Released as part of the reinvented Ultra Class lineup, ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Hot Rod is a voyager-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a Cybertronian supercar. Like the other Ultra Class toys, Hot Rod features a flip-out armor gimmick and he features a crossbow weapon.

:This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it. Speaking of leaks, this Hot Rod was meant to be released for the Japanese markets by [[TakaraTomy]], under the name "TCV-36 Weapon Trigger Hot Rod" with an April 2020 release date. Unfortunately, unlike the Deluxe Class figures, the toy's release is canceled due to either poor sales or the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or both.

{{-}}{{anchor|Deluxe Class}}

====Deluxe Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''Build-a-Figure part'': [[Maccadam]]'s right leg
**''Accessories'': 2 [[Fire Blast effect|effect parts]]
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"
:This version of Hot Rod is a brand-new show accurate mold with more articulation and a more complex transformation. He comes with 2 flame effects to represent his flamethrower ability.

:This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it, though with VERY faint yellow paint apps.
{{-}}

====Ultimate Class====
[[File:CV-toy Ultimate HotRod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Ultimate Class, [[2021]])
{{charstubtoys}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*As with several ''Cyberverse'' main characters, Hot Rod uses an [[evergreen]] design inspired by his [[Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*Hot Rod's "Stealth Force" coloration taken on during the events of Season 3 features dark red surfaces which the corresponding toys omit entirely. This leaves them bearing a striking resemblance to [[Dark Hot Rod]], and this is indeed how the character is credited in "The Loop"! This paint-job also homages [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|his live-action counterpart]].
*Rodimus Prime was never considered for the show, but the crew was adamant about portraying Hot Rod as someone who wanted to be a leader and was learning to be one.<ref name="Q+A">"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>
*During the production of Chapter Two, the crew wanted Hot Rod to be super into Earth culture, such as winning races and driving off before humans could realize no one was in the car. However, they never had time to really get into that.<ref name="Q+A" />
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Hot Rod (Cyberverse)

2022-03-01T21:08:36Z

KaydenLocky: /* Cyberverse cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Hot Rod}}
:''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Hot Rod Cyberverse concept.jpg|thumb|250px|"You get a driver to a funeral before he's actually dead, you've made history, darlin'."]]
'''Hot Rod''' is a very brave [[Autobot]], to the point where his [[function]] within the Autobot ranks is "Daring Hero". According to [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], older Autobots consider him a show-off, but he is Bumblebee's favorite person to pull off reckless stunts with, and is always "down for a friendly race to prove that he rules the roads"; however, he will demand infinite rematches until he wins. This immaturity is probably why it's sometimes hard to realise that beneath the bravado lies a natural leader, with the right mix of skill, confidence and charisma to draw even the most unlikely ally to his side. Hot Rod is willing to die for his friends without a moment's hesitation. But by living, he's able to inspire them to fight for themselves when it's needed most.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Artz]] (English), [[Takuya Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Alessandro Germano]] (Italian), [[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Alain Eloy]] (French), [[Sebastian Kluckert]] (German)}}
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e10-Maccadam's-Hot-Rod-and-Shadow-Striker-argue-over-Cube-at-Maccadam's.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Now when you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9000 RPMs, that's ''bad''."]]
In the days before the Autobot-Decepticon war, Hot Rod was a patron of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]]. During one visit to the bar, he argued with [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] over who should've won the latest [[Cube (sport)|cube]] match. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} He was present at Maccadam's when the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]] cube team won. {{storylink|The Citizen}}

[[File:Hot Rod - Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity promo.jpg|thumb|right|"I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car."]]
Sometime after the war had started, Hot Rod visited [[Velocitron]] with [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and was challenged to a race by [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]]. He got into an argument with the speedster when the latter failed to mention that part of the track was being repaired. This altercation was cut short with a crashing repair drone infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|a spreading epidemic]] and the Autobots were eventually forced to flee the planet in spite of Blurr's initial apprehension to leave his home. However, upon realizing that someone needed to stay behind to operate the [[Space bridge|space bridge]], Blurr volunteered, despite Hot Rod's protests, revealing he had unwittingly caught the plague himself and couldn't risk spreading it. After commending the speedster's bravery, Hot Rod went through the portal with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}

[[File:Hot Rod's altmode (Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity).jpg|thumb|left|"Those tires are matched perfect and staggered special."]]
After arriving on [[Earth]], Hot Rod was videoed falling into a chasm, winning the dubious honor of #1 on [[TOP3WEEKLY]]'s "TOP ROBOT FAILS!!" video. Later he took part in a battle on Earth's [[Moon_(moon)|moon]] where he and [[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]] were ambushed by Shadow Striker while attempting to reach [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave's]] [[Planet Smasher]]. Later, after the device was destroyed, he was the first to spot the Decepticons retreating down a hidden elevator. He and Bumblebee attempted to stop them but the doors closed and the 'Cons descended into the moon. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}} {{storylink|The Visitor}} {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Trials}} {{storylink|Dark Birth}} {{storylink|Parley}} {{storylink|Starscream's Children}} {{storylink|Spotted}} {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}} {{storylink|Escape From Earth}} {{storylink|Party Down}} {{storylink|Wiped Out}} {{storylink|Ghost Town}} {{storylink|Perfect Storm}} {{storylink|The Crossroads}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

== Hot Rod sacrificed himself to defeat Drift. It was later found he had survived. He returned in The Loop. ==
{{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

== Hot Rod is named as Dark Hot Rod in the credits. ==
{{storylink|The Loop}}

{{storylink|The Dead End}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} {{storylink|The Citizen}} {{storylink|The Trial}} {{storylink|The Prisoner}}{{storylink|The Scientist}} {{storylink|The Alliance}} {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}} {{storylink|Enemy Line}} {{storylink|Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos}} {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}} {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}} {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} {{storylink|The Immobilizers}} {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}}}

====Alternate universes====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Crossroads}} {{storylink|The Other One}}}}

===''Transformers Stop Motion Series''===
While Hot Rod and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] were racing, they were attacked by [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] eventually intervened to help them defeat the Decepticons.<ref>[https://youtu.be/FHCujZVu8XI Autobots VS Decepticons! | Episode 1 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref>

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
====One-Step Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse 1 step hot rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I create feelings in others that they themselves don't understand.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (1-Step Changer, [[2019]])
**''Japanese Name'': '''Turbo Change Hot Rod'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': December ???, [[2019]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-24'''
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Released as part of the third wave of [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|''Cyberverse'']] [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)#1-Step Changers|1-Step Changers]], Hot Rod uses the same engineering as ''The Last Knight'' 1-Step [[Cogman#1Step|Cogman]] and transforms from supercar into a robot by twisting the back section of the vehicle. His left arm also features a "Fusion Flame" Action Attack, a spinning saw that homages his [[Hot Rod (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart's]] sawblade.

{{-}}
{{anchor|SharkticonSet}}
[[File:Cyberverse-2018-Sharkticons-Attack-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sharkticons Attack''' (2020)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:A [[black repaint]] of the One-Step figure above switching his red plastic out for black. He comes packaged with three Tiny Turbo Changer [[Sharkticon (species)#SharkticonSet|Sharkticon]] figures in a box labeled "Battle for Cybertron," and "Cybertronian Villains"

{{-}}{{anchor|Warrior}}

====Warrior Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I wanted to give the folks a little sizzle.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Warrior Class, 2019)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod is a deluxe-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a supercar and back. Like all Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod features an Action Attack gimmick; his "Fusion Flame" pops out transparent blue flame effects from little doors in his arms when they are spread outwards. This makes it look like the exhaust pipes on his forearms are jetting flame, just not really in the direction you'd expect for an attack...

:The cross-sell photo on Prowl and Soundwave's rear packaging erroneously depicts Hot Rod with a circular image of a Deception Logo on the side.

{{-}}{{anchor|WarriorStealth}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BCA-Warrior-Stealth-Force-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Snout's rule, am I right?!]]
*'''Stealth Force Hot Rod''' (Warrior Class, January 2020)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Like the 1-step figure above, Warrior Hot Rod also received a black redeco, swapping the red parts for a metallic black plastic. He retains the "Fusion Flame" gimmick which still casts the flames in blue.

:Product renders on the back of the packaging depict Hot Rod with bright blue wheels which are not present on the final toy.

{{-}}{{anchor|Tiny Turbo Changers}}

====Tiny Turbo Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse-Hot-Rod-Turbo-Changer.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Bag code'': '''D'''

: Part of the first Series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Hot Rod is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian supercar. In robot mode, his shoulder-pipes have flames shooting upwards, which don't have enough clearance to not bump into his back-spoiler, limiting his "useful" arm articulation.

: This mold was also used to make [[Sideswipe (Cyberverse)#Toys|Sideswipe]].

{{-}}{{anchor|TTCStealth}}
*'''Stealth Force Hot Rod''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Bag code'': '''H2'''
{{charstubtoys}}

{{-}}{{anchor|Ultra Class}}

====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-(2018)-Ultra-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Second Coming of ''Animated''.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Ultra Class, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Crossbow

:Released as part of the reinvented Ultra Class lineup, ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Hot Rod is a voyager-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a Cybertronian supercar. Like the other Ultra Class toys, Hot Rod features a flip-out armor gimmick and he features a crossbow weapon.

:This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it. Speaking of leaks, this Hot Rod was meant to be released for the Japanese markets by [[TakaraTomy]], under the name "TCV-36 Weapon Trigger Hot Rod" with an April 2020 release date. Unfortunately, unlike the Deluxe Class figures, the toy's release is canceled due to either poor sales or the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or both.

{{-}}{{anchor|Deluxe Class}}

====Deluxe Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''Build-a-Figure part'': [[Maccadam]]'s right leg
**''Accessories'': 2 [[Fire Blast effect|effect parts]]
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"
:This version of Hot Rod is a brand-new show accurate mold with more articulation and a more complex transformation. He comes with 2 flame effects to represent his flamethrower ability.

:This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it, though with VERY faint yellow paint apps.
{{-}}

====Ultimate Class====
[[File:CV-toy Ultimate HotRod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Ultimate Class, [[2021]])
{{charstubtoys}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*As with several ''Cyberverse'' main characters, Hot Rod uses an [[evergreen]] design inspired by his [[Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*Hot Rod's "Stealth Force" coloration taken on during the events of Season 3 features dark red surfaces which the corresponding toys omit entirely. This leaves them bearing a striking resemblance to [[Dark Hot Rod]], and this is indeed how the character is credited in "The Loop"! This paint-job also homages [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|his live-action counterpart]].
*Rodimus Prime was never considered for the show, but the crew was adamant about portraying Hot Rod as someone who wanted to be a leader and was learning to be one.<ref name="Q+A">"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>
*During the production of Chapter Two, the crew wanted Hot Rod to be super into Earth culture, such as winning races and driving off before humans could realize no one was in the car. However, they never had time to really get into that.<ref name="Q+A" />
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Hot Rod (Cyberverse)

2022-03-01T21:07:56Z

KaydenLocky: /* Cyberverse cartoon */ added info

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Hot Rod}}
:''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Hot Rod Cyberverse concept.jpg|thumb|250px|"You get a driver to a funeral before he's actually dead, you've made history, darlin'."]]
'''Hot Rod''' is a very brave [[Autobot]], to the point where his [[function]] within the Autobot ranks is "Daring Hero". According to [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], older Autobots consider him a show-off, but he is Bumblebee's favorite person to pull off reckless stunts with, and is always "down for a friendly race to prove that he rules the roads"; however, he will demand infinite rematches until he wins. This immaturity is probably why it's sometimes hard to realise that beneath the bravado lies a natural leader, with the right mix of skill, confidence and charisma to draw even the most unlikely ally to his side. Hot Rod is willing to die for his friends without a moment's hesitation. But by living, he's able to inspire them to fight for themselves when it's needed most.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Artz]] (English), [[Takuya Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Alessandro Germano]] (Italian), [[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Alain Eloy]] (French), [[Sebastian Kluckert]] (German)}}
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e10-Maccadam's-Hot-Rod-and-Shadow-Striker-argue-over-Cube-at-Maccadam's.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Now when you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9000 RPMs, that's ''bad''."]]
In the days before the Autobot-Decepticon war, Hot Rod was a patron of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]]. During one visit to the bar, he argued with [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] over who should've won the latest [[Cube (sport)|cube]] match. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} He was present at Maccadam's when the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]] cube team won. {{storylink|The Citizen}}

[[File:Hot Rod - Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity promo.jpg|thumb|right|"I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car."]]
Sometime after the war had started, Hot Rod visited [[Velocitron]] with [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and was challenged to a race by [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]]. He got into an argument with the speedster when the latter failed to mention that part of the track was being repaired. This altercation was cut short with a crashing repair drone infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|a spreading epidemic]] and the Autobots were eventually forced to flee the planet in spite of Blurr's initial apprehension to leave his home. However, upon realizing that someone needed to stay behind to operate the [[Space bridge|space bridge]], Blurr volunteered, despite Hot Rod's protests, revealing he had unwittingly caught the plague himself and couldn't risk spreading it. After commending the speedster's bravery, Hot Rod went through the portal with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}

[[File:Hot Rod's altmode (Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity).jpg|thumb|left|"Those tires are matched perfect and staggered special."]]
After arriving on [[Earth]], Hot Rod was videoed falling into a chasm, winning the dubious honor of #1 on [[TOP3WEEKLY]]'s "TOP ROBOT FAILS!!" video. Later he took part in a battle on Earth's [[Moon_(moon)|moon]] where he and [[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]] were ambushed by Shadow Striker while attempting to reach [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave's]] [[Planet Smasher]]. Later, after the device was destroyed, he was the first to spot the Decepticons retreating down a hidden elevator. He and Bumblebee attempted to stop them but the doors closed and the 'Cons descended into the moon. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}} {{storylink|The Visitor}} {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Trials}} {{storylink|Dark Birth}} {{storylink|Parley}} {{storylink|Starscream's Children}} {{storylink|Spotted}} {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}} {{storylink|Escape From Earth}} {{storylink|Party Down}} {{storylink|Wiped Out}} {{storylink|Ghost Town}} {{storylink|Perfect Storm}} {{storylink|The Crossroads}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

Hot Rod sacrificed himself to defeat Drift. It was later found he had survived. He returned in The Loop. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

Hot Rod is named as Dark Hot Rod in the credits.{{storylink|The Loop}}

{{storylink|The Dead End}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} {{storylink|The Citizen}} {{storylink|The Trial}} {{storylink|The Prisoner}}{{storylink|The Scientist}} {{storylink|The Alliance}} {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}} {{storylink|Enemy Line}} {{storylink|Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos}} {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}} {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}} {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} {{storylink|The Immobilizers}} {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}}}

====Alternate universes====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Crossroads}} {{storylink|The Other One}}}}

===''Transformers Stop Motion Series''===
While Hot Rod and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] were racing, they were attacked by [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] eventually intervened to help them defeat the Decepticons.<ref>[https://youtu.be/FHCujZVu8XI Autobots VS Decepticons! | Episode 1 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref>

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
====One-Step Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse 1 step hot rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I create feelings in others that they themselves don't understand.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (1-Step Changer, [[2019]])
**''Japanese Name'': '''Turbo Change Hot Rod'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': December ???, [[2019]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-24'''
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Released as part of the third wave of [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|''Cyberverse'']] [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)#1-Step Changers|1-Step Changers]], Hot Rod uses the same engineering as ''The Last Knight'' 1-Step [[Cogman#1Step|Cogman]] and transforms from supercar into a robot by twisting the back section of the vehicle. His left arm also features a "Fusion Flame" Action Attack, a spinning saw that homages his [[Hot Rod (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart's]] sawblade.

{{-}}
{{anchor|SharkticonSet}}
[[File:Cyberverse-2018-Sharkticons-Attack-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sharkticons Attack''' (2020)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:A [[black repaint]] of the One-Step figure above switching his red plastic out for black. He comes packaged with three Tiny Turbo Changer [[Sharkticon (species)#SharkticonSet|Sharkticon]] figures in a box labeled "Battle for Cybertron," and "Cybertronian Villains"

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====Warrior Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I wanted to give the folks a little sizzle.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Warrior Class, 2019)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod is a deluxe-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a supercar and back. Like all Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod features an Action Attack gimmick; his "Fusion Flame" pops out transparent blue flame effects from little doors in his arms when they are spread outwards. This makes it look like the exhaust pipes on his forearms are jetting flame, just not really in the direction you'd expect for an attack...

:The cross-sell photo on Prowl and Soundwave's rear packaging erroneously depicts Hot Rod with a circular image of a Deception Logo on the side.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BCA-Warrior-Stealth-Force-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Snout's rule, am I right?!]]
*'''Stealth Force Hot Rod''' (Warrior Class, January 2020)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Like the 1-step figure above, Warrior Hot Rod also received a black redeco, swapping the red parts for a metallic black plastic. He retains the "Fusion Flame" gimmick which still casts the flames in blue.

:Product renders on the back of the packaging depict Hot Rod with bright blue wheels which are not present on the final toy.

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====Tiny Turbo Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse-Hot-Rod-Turbo-Changer.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Bag code'': '''D'''

: Part of the first Series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Hot Rod is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian supercar. In robot mode, his shoulder-pipes have flames shooting upwards, which don't have enough clearance to not bump into his back-spoiler, limiting his "useful" arm articulation.

: This mold was also used to make [[Sideswipe (Cyberverse)#Toys|Sideswipe]].

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*'''Stealth Force Hot Rod''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Bag code'': '''H2'''
{{charstubtoys}}

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====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-(2018)-Ultra-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Second Coming of ''Animated''.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Ultra Class, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Crossbow

:Released as part of the reinvented Ultra Class lineup, ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Hot Rod is a voyager-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a Cybertronian supercar. Like the other Ultra Class toys, Hot Rod features a flip-out armor gimmick and he features a crossbow weapon.

:This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it. Speaking of leaks, this Hot Rod was meant to be released for the Japanese markets by [[TakaraTomy]], under the name "TCV-36 Weapon Trigger Hot Rod" with an April 2020 release date. Unfortunately, unlike the Deluxe Class figures, the toy's release is canceled due to either poor sales or the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or both.

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====Deluxe Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''Build-a-Figure part'': [[Maccadam]]'s right leg
**''Accessories'': 2 [[Fire Blast effect|effect parts]]
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"
:This version of Hot Rod is a brand-new show accurate mold with more articulation and a more complex transformation. He comes with 2 flame effects to represent his flamethrower ability.

:This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it, though with VERY faint yellow paint apps.
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====Ultimate Class====
[[File:CV-toy Ultimate HotRod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Ultimate Class, [[2021]])
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==Notes==
*As with several ''Cyberverse'' main characters, Hot Rod uses an [[evergreen]] design inspired by his [[Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*Hot Rod's "Stealth Force" coloration taken on during the events of Season 3 features dark red surfaces which the corresponding toys omit entirely. This leaves them bearing a striking resemblance to [[Dark Hot Rod]], and this is indeed how the character is credited in "The Loop"! This paint-job also homages [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|his live-action counterpart]].
*Rodimus Prime was never considered for the show, but the crew was adamant about portraying Hot Rod as someone who wanted to be a leader and was learning to be one.<ref name="Q+A">"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>
*During the production of Chapter Two, the crew wanted Hot Rod to be super into Earth culture, such as winning races and driving off before humans could realize no one was in the car. However, they never had time to really get into that.<ref name="Q+A" />
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Collect 'Em All

2022-02-12T23:06:42Z

KaydenLocky: /* Continuity notes */

{{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/NZ) [[May 2]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Steven Melching]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[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 (RID)|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 (RID 2015)|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 (RID)|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 [[Mighty Big Trouble|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.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Filch]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|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''' shows that even bad jokes can make you want to, "crack up."

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

'''Bumblebee''': "Grimlock, we need you!" 
'''Grimlock''': "Say it again. Slooooower." 
'''Bumblebee''': "JUST GET OVER HERE!"
:—'''Grimlock''' wants to savor his usage. '''Bumblebee''' doesn't tolerate scrud like that

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

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

===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, Thunderhoof
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

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

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

===Animation and technical errors===
* (tbd)

===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]]

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Samlermani'''" ("Collector Mania")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kerää koko sarja!'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ta alle sammen!'''" ("Get them all!")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Zbierz je wszystkie!'''" ("Collect 'em all!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 24]], 2015

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

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Collekcioneri'''" (Коллекционеры, "Collectors")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 6]], 2015

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Samlarmani'''" ("Collector Mania")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Collect 'em All ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — A New Mission ([[Primal Screen]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Season One ([[Shout! Factory]]) 

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

As the Kospego Commands!

2022-02-12T22:46:10Z

KaydenLocky: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{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/NZ) [[April 25]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (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 (RID)|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 (RID)|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 (RID)|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 (RID 2015)|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 a 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 (RID)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|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.

'''Grimlock:''' Hey, are my arms and legs still attached? 
'''Strongarm:''' Did you see what hit you? 
'''Grimlock:''' All I saw were horns coming at me. You know that feeling when someone throws you through a mountain? 
'''Strongarm:''' No. 
'''Bumblebee:''' Yes. 
'''Grimlock:''' Well, it was like that, only painful-er.
:—A Groggy Grimlock explains to Strongarm and Bumblebee what happened.

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

===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===
*Grimlock wonders why he cannot [[Flight|fly]]. Oddly, Grimlock was one of the very few Autobots to fly in the Generation 1 cartoon.

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

===Animation and technical errors===
*Strongarm mentions The Dam, but she wasn't present when Arnold mentioned it before leaving a moment earlier.
*When Steeljaw slashes Thunderhoof's Decepticon insignia, the claw marks are in a different direction to the motion of Steeljaw's arm.

===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]]

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospegos vilje'''" ("The Will of Kospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospego käskee'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''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).

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Som Kospegoen befaler!'''" ("As the Kospego Commands!")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Według rozkazów Kospego'''" ("In compliance with Kospego's orders")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 23]], 2015

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

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Prikaz Kospego'''" (Приказ Коспиго, "Kospego's Order")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 5]], 2015

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospegons vilja'''" ("The Will of the Kospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Collect 'em All ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — A New Mission ([[Primal Screen]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Season One ([[Shout! Factory]]) 

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

As the Kospego Commands!

2022-02-12T22:45:52Z

KaydenLocky: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{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/NZ) [[April 25]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (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 (RID)|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 (RID)|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 (RID)|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 (RID 2015)|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 a 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 (RID)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|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.

'''Grimlock:''' Hey, are my arms and legs still attached? 
'''Strongarm:''' Did you see what hit you? 
'''Grimlock:''' All I saw were horns coming at me. You know that feeling when someone throws you through a mountain? 
'''Strongarm:''' No. 
'''Bumblebee:''' Yes. 
'''Grimlock:''' Well, it was like that, only painful-er.
:—A Groggy Grimlock explains to Strongarm and Bumblebee what happened.

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

===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===
*Grimlock wonders why he cannot [[Flight|fly]]. Oddly, Grimlock was one of the very few Autobots to fly in the Generation 1 cartoon.

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

===Animation and technical errors===
*Strongarm mentions The Dam, but she wasn't present when Arnold mentioned it before leaving a moment earlier.*
*When Steeljaw slashes Thunderhoof's Decepticon insignia, the claw marks are in a different direction to the motion of Steeljaw's arm.

===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]]

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospegos vilje'''" ("The Will of Kospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospego käskee'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''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).

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Som Kospegoen befaler!'''" ("As the Kospego Commands!")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Według rozkazów Kospego'''" ("In compliance with Kospego's orders")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 23]], 2015

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

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Prikaz Kospego'''" (Приказ Коспиго, "Kospego's Order")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 5]], 2015

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospegons vilja'''" ("The Will of the Kospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Collect 'em All ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — A New Mission ([[Primal Screen]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Season One ([[Shout! Factory]]) 

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

Conjunx Endura

2022-02-05T13:47:50Z

KaydenLocky: changed transformer to cybertronian, the correct term in this contextual notice.

[[File:TheGloaming-iloveyou.jpg|thumb|300px|Also, when are you going to take out the trash?]]
A '''Conjunx Endura''' is a [[Cybertronian]]'s significant other, an individual that they deeply [[Transformer romance|love]]. In [[human]] terms, Conjunx Endurae<ref>Official plural form used by Sentinel Prime in [[Last Light (issue)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #57]]; in ''real'' Latin, it would be "Conjuges."</ref> are the equivalent of spouses; for example, when the life of a Transformer is threatened to the point of unconsciousness, it falls upon their Conjunx Endura to make medical decisions on their behalf.<ref>"[[Before & After]]"</ref> Traditionally, a Transformer chooses a prospective partner through the ritual known as the '''Conjunx Ritus''': four acts of affection and mutual kindness which cement the bond between the two individuals.<ref>"[[The Lopsided Triangle]]"</ref> A bonded pair may be referred to as '''Junxies''' as an affectionate nickname.<ref>"[[Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet]]"</ref>

Some Transformers think close relationships like these are embarrassing. Bluntly asking a stranger about their Conjunx is considered a bit gauche.<ref>"[[slaughterhouse]]"</ref>

{{bigquote|I've always been terrified that you'd die before I did, because you and me apart strikes me as intensely wrong.|Part of [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s final message to [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|his Conjunx Endura]]|"[[The Gloaming]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===

Back in [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime's]] day, the concept of Conjunx Endurae was known as "Sparkmates". {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Few Transformers have more than one Conjunx Endura in their lifespan, and many don't even have one. [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] was an exception, having had at least four. This may be a unique case as every time one of his Conjunx Endurae died, Chromedome used his abilities as a [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] to remove all his memories of [[Scattergun]], [[Mach (G1)|Mach]] and [[Pivot]] in turn, making it as if they had never existed in order to spare himself the pain. Each time [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] objected and each time Chromedome appeared to agree to hold off, before performing the procedure the moment Brainstorm left the room. This had the side effect of leading Chromedome to believe he was "born dry," the only person in history born without [[innermost energon]]. In fact, he had taken part in the ceremony of leaving a vial of innermost energon next to a friend or loved one so often, he literally had nothing left to give. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

When [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] died, {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Chromedome planned to remove the memory again, over Brainstorm's by-then ritualistic objections, but a final message from Rewind convinced him not to go through with it. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

Before the war, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] would needle [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] by saying his brother's friend [[Horri-Bull]] was his Conjunx. Needlenose denied it at the time, but millions of years later, he'd angrily tell Tracks that Horri-Bull was the only one he'd ever loved. It is unknown if Horri-Bull returned his feelings. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

[[File:ChooseMe-engagement.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Some Transformers on the thirteen colony worlds maintained the tradition. Two such planets are [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} and [[Velocitron]]. [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]'s Conjunx Endura is [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], an atypically slow Velocitronian. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} The [[Torchbearer]]s [[Dust Up]] and [[Jumpstream]] are Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] are portrayed in a romantic relationship (as usual), but it is unknown if the inhabitants of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] would refer to this bond as a Conjunx Endura. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} The Camien [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] formed a bond of affection with the [[Firecon]] [[Sparkstalker]], leading the latter to ask her to become his Conjunx Endura, which she agreed to. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

[[Getaway]] described a preliminary set of rituals that would lead to becoming Conjunx Endurae, but as he was trying to manipulate Tailgate at the time, the validity of these rituals is dubious. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] noted that [[Anode]] had made [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] "collapse in front of his Conjunx Endura." Drift was with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] at the time, but awoke in the arms of [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie}} Later in Lost Light, Drift is confirmed to be Ratchet's Conjux Endura. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}} Lug and Anode themselves were later confirmed to be bonded through a "previously in" recap. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
The songwriter [[Feedback]] of the [[Rock Bot (G1)|Rock Bots]] had three sequential Conjunx Endura relationships since achieving interstellar stardom. His [[syk]]-addiction may have something to do with the rapid spousal turnover. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/28}} [[Vector Prime]] and [[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]] became Conjunx Endurae on their voyage to Nebulos. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/02/14}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The [[Cyberdroid]]s [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] and [[Kari]] were Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] and [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]] had developed a close bond during their adventures on [[Metascan Omega]], leading acting-captain [[Magmatron]] to wonder if he would have to perform a Conjunx Ritus in the near future. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

==Notes==
*[[James Roberts]] found that both IDW and Hasbro were "supportive and indeed encouraging" about having Chromedome and Rewind as an explicit couple.<ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:40:47 to 01:41:24]</ref>
*"Conjunx" is Latin for "spouse".
*An alternate term for essentially the same concept, "'''lifebond partner'''", was given with the [[Cyber Key Codes]]-unlocked bonus content for ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Conjunx Endura''' (コンジャンクス・エンデュラ ''Konjankusu Endyura'')

==See also==
*[[Amica Endura]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Transformer culture]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer culture]]

Decepticon Air

2022-01-03T10:01:45Z

KaydenLocky:

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=TFAni Decepticon Air Decepticons Freed.jpg
|caption=So which one of them is [[John Malkovich]]?
|ep=39
|ep2=36
|prev2=Human Error, Part II
|next2=This Is Why I Hate Machines
|title="Decepticon Air"
|airdate=[[May 2]], 2009
|written by=[[Michael Ryan]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]] [[Shigeharu Takahashi]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''The Decepticons aboard the Elite Guard ship decide to take down the Autobots that turned them in.'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Earth]], [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Professor Sumdac]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] have completed a [[space bridge]] terminal in record time, for which [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] congratulates them. However, the [[unspace|transwarp]] field sequencers still have to be recalibrated, and Sumdac and Bulkhead argue over whose fault that is. [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] insists she could have helped get it right, but both builders politely rebuff her as insufficiently knowledgeable. As they continue arguing about getting the resequencing done, she takes matters into her own hands—almost literally. Using her new abilities, she fixes the terminal's calibrations and gets it to activate, to the surprise of the others.

[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air Sentinel Typing.jpg|thumb||left|"[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] has poked me on Facebook ''how many'' times?"]]
Meanwhile, out in space, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] fruitlessly attempts to interrogate his [[Decepticon]] prisoners for info on the military cells that have been attacking space bridge outposts. He returns to the bridge after [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] tells him there's an incoming message from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]], [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] indicate that the [[Autobot High Council]] has decided to make public the news of the assault on [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]. Sentinel tries to pull rank on them, since he's now technically the ''pro tempore'' [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]], and advises them to keep it quiet, but Alpha Trion makes it clear that they don't quite recognize his authority. Frustrated, Sentinel tries to pull rank on Jazz instead, commanding him to take the ship at full thrust through an energy cloud, despite any risks, as that heading will be the shortest route to Cybertron. Jazz complies despite objections, and of course, his worries prove justified: The energy strikes and flows through the ship, re-energizing [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] and bringing him out of time-stasis. Swindle soon frees and re-arms the other Decepticons, even if they don't have payment up front for it, as they work for [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], his best customer. With the alarms muted by Swindle's [[Sonic Jammer 3000]], the Decepticons strike at the ship's bridge just after the ship emerges from the energy cloud. Swindle quickly takes out [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] with a demo of the SJ3K's other function, a [[stasis suspension ray]]. Sentinel and Jazz put up a fight, but to little avail, and finally, Sentinel sends a brief, encrypted call for help to his old buddy, Optimus Prime (as he's too embarrassed to call Cybertron). Shortly afterward, [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] strikes him down, but Swindle convinces the massive Decepticon to spare their prisoners' lives: Not only could selling off their [[Elite Guard]] parts earn a fortune, but they could be a bargaining chip in finding Megatron.

[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air Swindle Optimus Hand.jpg|thumb|HUNGER GETS WHAT HUNGER WANTS.]]
On Earth, Optimus receives Sentinel's message, which decrypts to "[[Broken Lance]]", a coded call for help that Sentinel used with him back in their [[Autobot Academy|academy]] days. Bulkhead notes the space bridge terminal detects an unusual transwarp field aboard the Elite Guard's ship. With Sari's help, the terminal locks onto the field, providing stable coordinates for an arrival point. The space bridge is activated, and Optimus steps through... only to emerge from Swindle's chest, having arrived via the private storage dimension he uses for holding all his stock.

Rather than attack against overwhelming odds and attempt to free Sentinel and the others, Optimus takes off down the ship's corridors to better his situation. Most of the Decepticons give pursuit, with Lugnut ordering Swindle to watch the prisoners in the meantime. Taking an elevator to the ship's energon storage chamber, Optimus perforates a group of energon cubes with his axe, destabilizing them just enough. He then puts them in the elevator car and slices its cables, so it explodes near the bottom just as the Decepticons pry open the doors. Slightly charred from the backblast, Optimus enters one of the service ducts and works his way back to the brig area, grumbling as he does.

Meanwhile, Swindle's greed is still holding sway, and the arms dealer leaves his prisoners unguarded so he can raid the ship's stores. Prime arrives almost immediately afterward and frees his fellow Autobots, earning no gratitude from the power-tripping Sentinel. The Decepticons then return, so Optimus tells Jazz to rewire the decontamination unit on the bridge into a freezing chamber to trap them, his Autobot emblem blinking all the while. Optimus severs a steam duct, giving Jazz cover to escape, but then Lugnut punches a hole in the hull, sending everyone else in the brig out into space.

The Jet Twins prove far more capable in space combat than anticipated, giving the Decepticons a fair amount of trouble. Noting their predicament through a porthole in the storage depot, Swindle metaphorically shrugs and goes back to looting. Meanwhile, despite Sentinel's continued objections and struggling, Optimus uses him as a living spiked slingshot against Lugnut. Sentinel insists he be obeyed as leader, but this only prompts [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] to freeze him and hold him hostage. Sentinel demands they don't surrender, but Optimus convinces the Jet Twins to follow his lead instead, and they capitulate.

[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air Optimus Jazz HighFive.jpg|thumb|left|Slip me some metal, O.P.!]]
On the bridge, Blitzwing, [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]], and [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] put Sentinel, Optimus and the Jet Twins in the decontamination unit with Jazz. Blitzwing sneers that Optimus shouldn't have blabbed his plan where all could hear it, as now the Autobots will suffer freezing instead. However, when he activates the chamber, the freezing tubes reverse direction, icing all the Decepticons on the bridge and leaving the Autobots safe. Optimus explains to a surprised Sentinel that back in the brig, he'd used his blinking emblem to send a different message to Jazz in Cybertronian [[cybertronian optical code|optical code]]. They all pause as they hear a roar of engines, courtesy of a loot-filled Swindle taking off in one of the ship's shuttles. As the Decepticons are imprisoned again, Sentinel offers Optimus the Elite Guard spot that will be opening when Sentinel becomes Magnus, but Prime demurs, as he's still got plenty to do on Earth.

At [[Sumdac Tower]], Bulkhead frets as Swindle's transwarp signal moves too far away to warp Optimus back. Sari offers to help fix it, but her father points out it won't be necessary, as the Elite Guard ship has come to them. Optimus steps off the ship, and he and Sentinel trade salutes before it departs.

On Cybertron, Sentinel has a victory parade, displaying his prisoners to a cheering crowd. He vows to hunt down and offline [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and any other Decepticon if the citizens of the planet accept him as the new Magnus. Perceptor and Alpha Trion exchange dubious glances but say nothing.

[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air Lugnut Megatron.jpg|thumb|Ugh...I'll get the squeegee...]]
Out in space, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] warps into place near a drifting Lugnut, who abruptly finds himself plastered on the front window—right in front of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (8)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (9)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (12)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (13)
*[[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] (14)
*[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] (15)
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] (16)
*[[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] (17)
*[[Dug Base]] (18)
*[[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]] (19)
*[[Carrera (Animated)|Carrera]] (20)
*[[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]] (21)
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] (22)
*[[Furão]] (23)
*[[Freeway (Animated)|Freeway]] (24)
*[[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]] (25)
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] (26)
*[[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] (27)
*[[Powerglide (Animated)|Powerglide]] (28)
*[[Seaspray (Animated)|Seaspray]] (29)
*[[Rattletrap]] (30)
*[[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]] (31)
*[[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]] (32)
*[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]] (33)
*[[Mainframe (Animated)|Mainframe]] (34)
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] (35)
*[[Cosmos (Animated)|Cosmos]] (36)
*[[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]] (37)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (38)
|c2=
*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (5)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (6)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (7)
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (10)
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (39)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (40)
|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] (3)
|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (4)
|}}

==Quotes==
'''Sentinel Prime''': All due respect, Alpha Trion, the Council should concern itself with more important matters, like beefing up security for the Decepticon prisoners that...ahem...''I'' captured. 
'''Cliffjumper''': I thought that was [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]].
:—Actually, they're [[Lockdown (Animated)|both wrong]].

"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own [[Anatomic euphemism#Diode|diode]]s with a bitmap and a homing beacon."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' talks behind the council's back.

'''Sunstorm''': May I just say what an admirer I am of the noble arms dealing profession? 
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Enough talk. Let's kick some Autobot skidplate! 
'''Ramjet''': Oh but I would never do that.
:— The re-armed Decepticons prepare to seize control of the ship.

"You Autobots will pay! Pay with your sparks!" 
"I also take all major credit downloads."
:—'''Lugnut''' and '''Swindle''' are on two different pages.

"The Sonic Jammer 3000! Don't leave Cybertron without it! But wait—there's more! It also has a stasis suspension ray, handy for those tight spots. Picked this baby up on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. Nice folks, the [[Quintesson]]s; give you a good deal and all the [[oil]] you can drink."
:—'''Swindle''', ready as ever with a sales pitch.

"Guard the prisoners, or... loot the ship? It's a no-processor...er."

"Maybe I should help them.... or maybe I should just help myself!"

"Nothing beats a shopping spree... especially when it's all ''free!''"
:—The Tao of '''Swindle'''.

"Maybe that energon was a little ''too'' unstable!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' realizes he may not have thought his plan through very well.

==Notes==

===Transformers references===
[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air BoxScream ConeScream.jpg|thumb|"Your conehead makes my ears look silly in comparison!" "No it doesn't!"]]
[[File:DecepticonAirCrowdFullPan01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*Swindle claims to have had business dealings on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], suggests they could make enough from Elite Guard parts to "retire to a beach island on [[Nebulos]]", and swears by "the fifth moon of [[Pz-Zazz]]".
*His reference to a "personal storage dimension" from which accessories can be pulled at a moments' notice hearkens back to the concept of [[subspace storage pocket|subspace]].
*To help tell the Starscream clones apart, Swindle gives Ramjet a [[conehead]] accessory and Sunstorm a boxy helmet resembling those of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. The new cone-head is topped with a drill.
*Sentinel's adoring public consists of a seriously crazy amount of cameos, a great many of which have not been seen before this episode. While many of them could be identified right away, it would take a further few episodes, and some more crowd scenes in "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]" and "[[Endgame, Part II]]", before some of the more obscure characters could all be named and shamed. The crowd includes [[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]], [[Carrera (Animated)|Carrera]], [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]], [[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]], [[Furão]], [[Freeway (Animated)|Freeway]], [[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]], [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], [[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]], [[Powerglide (Animated)|Powerglide]], [[Seaspray (Animated)|Seaspray]], [[Rattletrap]], [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]], [[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]], [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]] (based on [[Autorooper]]), [[Mainframe (Animated)|Mainframe]], [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]], [[Cosmos (Animated)|Cosmos]] and [[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]]. The widescreen-to-fullscreen crop also manages to cut off [[Lickety-Split]] (her forearm can be seen for a split-second poking into shot over Rosanna's head) who would reappear in "Endgame, Part II", and a mysterious skinny red-and-orange robot (behind Hot Shot). Recolored [[generic]] robots in the crowd include ''two'' Tracks-colored Mainframes, a [[Sky Garry (Animated)|Sky Garry]]-colored Warpath, and a [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]]-colored Cosmos, sans nacelles.
**The widescreen-to-fullscreen conversion also excised larger appearances by [[Rattletrap]] and [[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]], got rid of most of [[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], and entirely removed [[Bumper (Animated)|Bumper]], [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]], and the then-unnamed [[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]].
*Sentinel and the Autobot Council are carried upon [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]]. Behind them, the Decepticon prisoners are carried by a [[Dug Base|Grandus lookalike]] with yellow detailing; Derrick Wyatt stated that this was supposed to represent [[Grandus (G1)|''Return of Convoy'' Grandus]]'s ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' [[redeco]], Dag Base.
*The "[[Lance]]" in "[[Broken Lance]]" refers to Sentinel's weapon of choice.

===Real-world references===
*The title is a play on ''{{w|Con Air}}'', a Nicolas Cage movie where prisoners being transported by plane get free and do bad things.
*Sentinel's phrase "[[Broken Lance]]" is similar to the [[United States of America|U.S.]] military term "{{w|United States military nuclear incident terminology#Broken Arrow|Broken Arrow}}", which is used to describe a cock-up involving [[nuclear weapon]]s. In this context, it is more likely to be a reference to the 1996 action film {{w|Broken Arrow (1996 film)|of the same name}}, in which John Travolta hijacks a stealth bomber (in order to sell the nuclear missiles on board).
*Speaking of action movies, Optimus taking on all the Decepticons by himself using hit & run tactics and then crawling through an air shaft while sarcastically complaining about how much fun he's having, is very similar to a famous sequence from ''{{w|Die Hard}}''. The exploding elevator trick also appears in the film.
*When Optimus drops out of the air shaft suspended by a wire harness, it's similar to a famous sequence from the Tom Cruise version of ''{{w|Mission Impossible (film)|Mission Impossible}}''.
*Optimus claiming to have a small chamber that can trap his foes, only for them to double-cross him and force him inside it, only for him to ''triplecross'' them when the chamber is the only place safe from the real trap, is similar to a famous sequence from ''{{w|Superman II}}''.
*Sari's fingers extending and separating when she types are a reference to ''{{w|Ghost in the Shell}}''.
*When Sentinel uses his remote to unlock and re-lock Lugnut's mouth clamps, it makes the same noise as a car alarm remote.
* When Swindle first hears Megatron's name, his facial expression changes with the sound of a cash register.
* Swindle's personal storage dimension features old Hanna-Barbera stock sound effects, typically used to denote magic spells.
* Swindle's "Don't leave Cybertron without it!" is a variation of the American Express credit card slogan "Don't leave home without it." He immediately follows that up with "But wait, there's more!", one of TV huckster {{w|Ron Popeil}}'s most famous catchphrases.
* When Swindle uses the stasis suspension ray, the sound effect is identical to that of the Zat Guns used in ''Stargate SG-1''.

===Animation or technical errors===
*When Sentinel calls for Jetfire and Jetstorm, the prisoners do not have their facemasks.
*Character heights vary wildly throughout the episode, mostly with the non-Swindle Decepticons being various levels of undersized. The kneeling Decepticons still tower over Swindle as he first talks to them (which seems correct, as Swindle is small), but do not appear to gain any height on him once they're upright. The final scene in particular, Blitzwing and the two clones are downright tiny, looking to be about as big as the average Autobot.
*When Swindle is handing out weapons to the Decepticons, he gives Ramjet his guns, but when he goes to hand Sunstorm's weapons to him, he's still holding Ramjet's guns.
*While convincing Lugnut to let the elite guard live, Swindle's bolo tie suddenly disappears.
*When Swindle crosses over to Blitzwing, talking Lugnut into letting Sentinel, Jazz, and the Jet-twins live, the Triple-Changer's wings ''and'' cannons are gone.
*Right before Swindle gives helmets to Ramjet and Sunstorm, both clones are missing their null rays. They are back in the next shot.
*When Sunstorm and Ramjet trap the Autobots in the chamber, Sunstorm's chin seems like it's been cut down, and looks similar to the G1 Seekers' chin size.
*In the crowd scenes towards the end of this episode, characters change positions relative to each other every time the camera angle switches. Beachcomber, in particular, appears in literally four different places at once.
*When Lugnut crashes against Omega Supreme at the end of the episode, his Decepticon insignia is missing.
*How exactly did Jetfire/Jetstorm create a whirlwind in space?
*When Optimus explains to Sentinel how he talked to Jazz in Cybertronian Optical Code, When He Finishes Explaining, His Insignia Shifts Upwards.

===Continuity errors===
*Up until the part where [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] orders [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] to guard the prisoners, all of the captive Atutobots were confined within the prison cells. Later, when Swindle contemplates whether to stay to guard the prisoners or loot the ship, all of the captured Autobots are now ''outside'' of their cells. Jetfire and Jetstorm have also been removed from the spherical forcefield and placed in stasis cuffs, despite still being inside the forcefield while in the cell. Unless this was an oversight by the animators, why would Swindle let them out in the first place?
*Optimus transforms into his full firetruck [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to escape the Decepticons when he first arrives, yet is able to detach his trailer several seconds before he actually transforms into [[robot mode]]. The trailer slides down an adjacent hall as he reaches the elevator.
*A possible error occurs during Sentinel's interrogation of the prisoners. When Lugnut declares "Megatron is everywhere!", Sentinel offhandedly comments "You don't know how true that is." While it is conceivable that the Earth-bound Autobots informed Sentinel of Megatron's fate, in the next episode he expresses shock at the fact that [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] is still online, which would suggest that he was either never told or they, for some reason, left that part out.
*What were the chances of Lugnut just randomly bumping into Omega Supreme like that? Space is ''huge''.

===Trivia===
*Sentinel Prime went through the space disturbance to gain some time, but in the end, agreed to go all the way back to Earth to drop off Optimus Prime. So the whole thing ended up being a rather pointless act. Lesson learned, Sentinel?
*Sentinel seems to have decided to keep his Earth alt mode [[Autoboot Camp|this time]].
*At the end of "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Captain Fanzone claimed that Swindle would be stripped down for parts. But other than his weapons (which would have been confiscated by the Elite Guard if the Detroit Police hadn't already taken them), nothing obvious seems to be missing from his person. Maybe Fanzone was just trying to freak him out?
*When he's giving the helmets to Sunstorm and Ramjet, Swindle mentions in a very casual manner that he "never could get the hang of cloning." Thinking back, no one was really shocked to see the army of clones that Starscream created. So maybe, cloning is something fairly common among Decepticons, or at least was at some point.
**Later, [[Dirge (Animated)|he does get]] [[Thrust (Animated)|the hang of cloning]].
*Ramjet and Sunstorm are pretty quiet throughout this episode, probably because their strange speech patterns make it nigh-impossible for them to have a normal conversation.
*Lugnut gets to tell his fellow Decepticons "Transform and rise up!" as glorious Megatron isn't there to say it.
*This episode marks the last appearance of Blitzwing, Sunstorm, Ramjet, and Swindle.

===Foreign localization===
'''Spanish (Latin America)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aire Decepticon'''" ("Decepticon Air")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 8|8 December]] [[2009]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Decepticon dans l'espace'''" ("Decepticon in Space")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Decepticons Aéreos'''" ("Decepticon Air")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Uchūsen wo Tsuisekiseyo'''" (宇宙船を追跡せよ, "Chase the Spaceship")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 4|4 December]] [[2010]]
::*Blitzwing's turn at new [[stock footage]] and the viewing warning, starting with from tank to jet to robot mode. Hothead, Random, and Icy each take a turn in robot mode while delivering the line, respectively. Blitzwing also does the intro.

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2011]] — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 10 ([[Paramount]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Madman Entertainment]])

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

2009

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{{yearofthe|2009}}

The year '''2009''' (MMIX) is the twenty-sixth year of the [[Transformers brand]] and the brand's 25th anniversary. This anniversary was used as a marketing aspect on many products.

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Events==
===Non-Fiction===
* Exact date unknown — [[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]], producers of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers:Prime]]'', is founded.
* [[July 1]] — [[General Motors]], manufacturer of several [[alternate mode|alt modes]] for the [[live-action film series]], files for [[President of the United States|US government]]-assisted bankruptcy protection.

====Deaths====
* [[April 20]] — [[Romeo Francisco]]
* [[July 12]] — [[François Leccia]]
* [[October 22]] — [[Katsutoshi Sasaki]]
* [[November 3]] — [[Jyrki Kovaleff]]

==== Conventions ====
* [[BotCon 2009]]: [[May 28]]–[[May 31]]

*Auto Assembly 2009: August 15 and 16
*TF-Conversions 2009: June 14
*Cybcon 2009: July 25
*C.O.N.S. 2009: July 19
*Dairycon 2009: April 24 and 25
*TFcon 2009: April 25 and 26

==Media==
=== Television ===
* ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' Season 3 episodes 27–42

=== Movies (Theatrical) ===
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''

=== Online ===
* ''Transformers: Universe'' episode 2 ''[[Fight for Energon]]''

=== Music ===
==== Albums ====
* ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Album|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — The Album]]''
* ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Score|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — The Score]]''
==== Singles====
* ''[[The Touch|The Touch - Sam's Theme]]''

==Print==
===Comics===
==== [[IDW Publishing]] ====
* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Transformers: Spotlight]]'' (irregular 1-shots)
** ''[[Spotlight: Jazz]]''
** ''[[Spotlight: Drift]]''
** ''[[Spotlight: Cliffjumper]]''
** ''[[Spotlight: Metroplex]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' (issues #7–16, 16 issues)
* ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: City of Fear|Best of UK: City of Fear]]'' (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
* ''[[Transformers Animated (IDW)|Transformers Animated]]'' (volumes #6–12, 13 volumes)
* ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' (issues #2–4, 4 issues)
* ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'' (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
* ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'' (issues #2–5, 5 issues)
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
* ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Prey|Best of UK: Prey]]'' (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
* ''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen|Tales of the Fallen]]'' (issues #1–5, 6 issues)
* ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' (issues #1–2, ongoing)
* ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]'' (issue #1, 4 issues)

==== [[Fun Publications]] ====
* ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]'' [[Wings of Honor|#4]]
* ''[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club]]'' (issues #25–30, ongoing)

==== [[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]] ====
* TBD

==== [[Comic Bun Bun]] ====
* ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' (chapters #4–12, 12 chapters)

=== Books ===
* ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''
* ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' novelization
* ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]''
* ''[[Metal Warriors]]''

====Profile Books====
*''[[Masters of Deception!]]''
*''[[More Than Meets The Eye!]]''
*''[[Robots in Disguise!]]''

== Games ==
===Console===
* Various [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' games]]

===Online===
* ''[[Battle for the Allspark v2]]''
* ''[[Autobot Stronghold|LG Autobot Stronghold]]''
* ''[[Starscream Showdown]]''

== Collections ==
=== Video ===
==== [[New KSM|KSMFilm]] (Germany) ====
'''DVD'''
* ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two

==== [[Madman Entertainment]] (AUS) ====
'''DVD'''
* ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition
* ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection

==== [[Medianetwork Communication]] (Italy) ====
'''DVD'''
* ''Transformers'' — Volume 04: Stagione Due Parte Seconda
* ''Transformers'' — Volume 05: Stagione Due Parte Terza
* ''Transformers'' — Volume 06: Stagione Due Parte Quarta

==== [[Metrodome]] (UK) ====
'''DVD'''
* ''Transformers'' — Season One
* ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One
* ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part Two
* ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}}

==== [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Home Video]] ====
'''Blu-ray'''
* ''Transformers'' — Two-Movie Mega Collection
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[Best Buy]] Limited Edition Blu-ray Giftset)
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[Target]] exclusive transforming [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] packaging)
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Big Screen Edition ([[Walmart]] exclusive)

'''DVD'''
* ''Transformers'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[7-Eleven]] exclusive transforming [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] packaging)
* ''Transformers'' — Two-Movie Mega Collection
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[F.Y.E.]] exclusive steelbook packaging)
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[Target]] exclusive exclusive transforming [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] packaging)
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition

==== [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Home Video]] (CAN) ====
'''Blu-ray'''
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[Best Buy]] exclusive packed with T-Shirt)
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[Future Shop]] exclusive steelbook packaging)

==== [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Home Video]] (Germany) ====
'''Blu-ray'''
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[Amazon.de]] exclusive transforming [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] packaging)

'''DVD'''
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Zwei: Die Alten Waffen
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Drei: Megatrons Auferstehung
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Vier: Mission Erfüllt
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Fünf: Der Doppelte Starscream
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[Müller]] exclusive steelbook packaging)

==== [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Home Video]] (UK/AUS) ====
'''Blu-ray'''
* ''Transformers'' — The Complete Collection: Mega Edition
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[HMV]] exclusive transforming [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] packaging)

'''DVD'''
* ''Transformers'' — The Complete Collection: Mega Edition
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Two: Lost and Found
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Three: Megatron Rising
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Four: Mission Accomplished
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon
* ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday
* ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' — Two Disc Special Edition ([[HMV]] exclusive transforming [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] packaging)

==== [[Shout! Factory]] ====
'''DVD'''
* ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition
* ''The Transformers'' — More than Meets the Eye
* ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition
* ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection

==== [[Sony]] (France) ====
'''DVD'''
* ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1
* ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 2

===Comics===
==== [[IDW Publishing]] ====
* ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' Volume 1
* ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' Volume 2
* ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' Volume 3
* ''[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival|The Arrival]]'' TPB
* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Omnibus|Beast Wars Omnibus]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: City of Fear|Best of UK: City of Fear]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars|Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK|Best of UK Omnibus]]'' TPB
* ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' TPB
* ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 3]]''
* ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 4]]''
* ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 5]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection|The Premiere Collection]]'' Volume 2
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]'' TPB
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]'' [[Target]]-Exclusive TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]'' Volume 4: ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' TPB
* ''[[Transformers: War Within Omnibus|War Within Omnibus]]'' TPB

==== [[Comic Bun Bun]] ====
* ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' Collected Edition volume 1 (chapters 1–6)

==== [[Brain-Navi Comics]] ====
* ''[[Transformers: The Battle of the Star Gate|The Battle of the Star Gate]]'' Collected Edition

== Merchandise ==
*TBD

==Toys==
===Hasbro===


====[[Titanium Series]]====
=====Exclusives=====
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{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Titanium_Series|Hot Zone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titanium_Series|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Titanium_Series|Thrust]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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====[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]====
=====Deluxe Class=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Samurai|Samurai Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wasp#Toys|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#Freeway|Freeway Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Electrostatic Soundwave|Electrostatic Soundwave]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

=====Voyager Class=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#Atomic|Atomic Lugnut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}

=====Leader Class=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)#Roadbuster|Roadbuster Ultra Magnus]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
=====Entertainment Packs=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetstorm (Animated)#Toys|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)#Toys|Jetfire]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
=====Activators=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Animated)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (Animated)#Toys|Dirge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Fireblast|Fireblast Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Activators|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#ActivBattlefield|Battlefield Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#ActivatorArmorUp|Armor Up Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}

=====Bumper Battlers=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#BumperBattler|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (non-US)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Workzone|Workzone Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#BumperBattlerStealthNinja|Stealth Ninja Jazz]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}
=====Power Bots=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#PowerStreetPatrol|Street Patrol Bumblebee]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

=====Exclusives=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]/Zellers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sunstorm (Animated)#Fantastic toys|Sunstorm]] vs [[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Shockwave (Animated)#Target|Shockwave]] vs [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Activators|Bumblebee]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}

====[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe (2008)]]====
=====Legends Class=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Warpath]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Wheelie]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}
=====Deluxe Class=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Smokescreen]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Hot Shot]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}
=====Voyager Class=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Universe (2008)|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Overload]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy#Universe (2008)|Leo Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}
=====Ultra Class=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Bruticus (RID)#Universe (2008)|Predacon Bruticus]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}
=====Exclusives=====
{{note|U.S. only}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s" ([[Blurr (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Blurr]], [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Buzzsaw]], [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Longrack]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Runamuck]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hasbro Toy Shop]] / [[San Diego Comic-Con]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Buzzsaw]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Laserbeak]], [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#UniReissue|Ratbat]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#UniReissue|Ravage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Titanium Series|Hot Zone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy#Target|Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titanium Series 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Thrust]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Countdown (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Countdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Universe (2008)|Darkwind]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (G1)#Universe (2008)|Insecticons]] ([[Bombshell (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hardshell]], [[Kickback (G1)#Universe (2008)|Kickback]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sharpshot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Perceptor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hardhead (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hardhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#WalmartRed|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyjack (G2)#Universe (2008)|Skyfall]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Data War" ([[Clocker (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Clocker]] vs. [[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Hardtop]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"War of the Waves" ([[Air Raid (Universe 2008)|Air Raid]] vs. [[Storm Surge (Universe)|Storm Surge]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[Market six]]" stores'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Universe)#SingleCard|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bodyblock (Universe)#SingleCard|Bodyblock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Boltflash#SingleCard|Boltflash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brimstone (Universe)#Single|Brimstone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Makeshift (Universe)#SingleCard|Makeshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Suppressor (Universe)#SingleCard|Suppressor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Warriors From Three Worlds" ([[Ransack (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Ransack GTS]], [[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Repugnus]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Scattorshot]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]====
=====Marvel=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
*[[Captain America]]
*[[Carnage]] (Venom redeco)
*[[Iron Man]] ("War Machine" redeco)
*[[Thor]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
*[[Spider-Man]]/[[Iron Man]] combiner
*[[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]] (brown redeco)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
*[[Hulk]] (new bulldozer mold)
*[[Spider-Man]] (new sports car mold)
*[[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]] (black redeco)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

=====Star Wars=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
*[[Captain Rex]] to [[AT-TE]]
*[[Clone pilot]] to [[V-19 Torrent Starfighter]]
*[[Darth Vader]] to [[TIE Fighter|TIE Advanced X1 Starfighter]] (repackaged from ''Star Wars Transformers'')
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
*[[Ahsoka Tano]] 'Delta-7B + Hyperdrive Docking Ring' to [[Jedi Starfighter]]
*[[MagnaGuard]] to [[MagnaGuard Starfighter]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
*[[Plo Koon]] 'Delta-7B + Hyperdrive Docking Ring' to [[Jedi Starfighter]]
*[[Shock trooper]] to [[V-wing Starfighter]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
*[[battle droid|Battle Droid]] to [[Armored Assault Tank|AAT]]
*[[Jedi Starfighter]] 'Delta-7B + Hyperdrive Docking Ring' to [[Kit Fisto]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
*Battle Droid Commander to [[Armored Assault Tank]]
*[[Clone pilot]] to V-wing Starfighter
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
*[[General Grievous]] to [[Grievous Starfighter|Grievous' Starfighter]] (repackaged)
*[[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] to Jedi Starfighter 'Eta-2' (repackaged from ''Star Wars Transformers'')
|}
{{-}}

====[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]====
=====Action figures "main line"=====
======Legends Class======
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (ROTF)#Toys|Autobot Springer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#Legends Class toys|The Fallen]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Grindor (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|Enforcer Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsRecon|Recon Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Legends Class toys|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tankor (ROTF)#toys|Tankor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

======Scout Class======
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (ROTF)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (ROTF)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Knock Out (ROTF)#Toys|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (ROTF)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Depthcharge (ROTF)#Toys|Depthcharge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (ROTF)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Dune Runner (ROTF)#Toys|Dune Runner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Reverb (ROTF)#Toys|Reverb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scalpel (ROTF)#Toys|Scalpel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ejector#Toys|Ejector]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (ROTF)#Toys|Nightbeat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}

======Deluxe Class======
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Preview wave'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Breakaway (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Breakaway]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Sideways]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Deep Desert Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromia (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Autobot Wheelie]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class Toys 2|Interrogator Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cannon|Cannon Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Mudflap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ravage (ROTF)#Deluxe|Ravage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blazemaster#Toys|Blazemaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (ROTF)#Deluxe|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#Deluxe|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Icecreamtruck|Autobot Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Icecreamtruck|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#RA23|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys 2|Stalker Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Swerve]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Autobot Gears]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Thrust]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

======Voyager Class======
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#Voyager Class toys|The Fallen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Desert Tracker Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Mixmaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Stratosphere#Revenge of the Fallen|Stratosphere]] (w/ [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyagerMini-figure|Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grindor (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Long Haul]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

======Human Alliance======
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance|Bumblebee]] / [[Sam Witwicky#Human Alliance|Sam Witwicky]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance|Sideswipe]] / [[Robert Epps#Revenge of the Fallen|Tech Sergeant Epps]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Autobot Skids]] / [[Arcee (Movie)#Human Alliance|Arcee]] / [[Mikaela Banes#Human Alliance|Mikaela Banes]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance|Barricade]] / [[Frenzy (Movie)#Human Alliance|Decepticon Frenzy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}

======Leader Class======
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Movie)#Leader Class toys|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

======Ultimate======
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Ultimate 2|Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged]]}}</ul>
{{-}}

======Supreme Combiner Class======
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|'''[[Devastator (ROTF)#Supreme Class toys|Constructicon Devastator]]''' ([[Hightower (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Hightower]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Mixmaster]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Rampage]], [[Scavenger (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)#Combiner Class toys|Scrapper]])}}</ul>
{{-}}

=====Fast Transformers Fun=====
======Gravity Bots======
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Gravity Bots|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Gravity Bots|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Gravity Bots|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Gravity Bots|Mudflap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Gravity Bots|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Gravity Bots|Bolt Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Gravity Bots|Autobot Skids]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
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======Fast Action Battlers======
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Pulse Blast Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Electro Whip Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Cannon Blast Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Double Blade Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Photon Missile Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Devastation Blast Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Beam Blast Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Magna Missile Sideways]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Cannon Force Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Grapple Grip Mudflap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Battle Blade Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Sword Slash Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Sand Attack Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Grindor (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Missile Assault Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Missile Blast Skids]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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======RPMs - Robot Powered Machines======
;Battle Chargers
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Battle Chargers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Battle Chargers|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Battle Chargers|Stealth Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
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;27 MHz radio controlled toys
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Radio Control|Optimus Prime]]}}</ul>
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{{note|For brevity, only the standard transforming figures have been listed. For Role Play, non-transforming [[Robot Powered Machines]], Power Bots, [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]], [[Robot Replicas]], and multitudes of store exclusives, please see the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|main article]]. Also, some items may in the Merchandise section.}}
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====[[BotCon 2009]] Exclusives====
;'''Convention Box Set'''
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Timelines|Kup]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Flak (G1)#Timelines|Flak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landshark (G1)#Timelines|Landshark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunder Clash#Timelines|Thunderclash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Timelines|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
;'''Attendee-Only Bonus Toy'''
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Leozack#Timelines|Leozack]]}}
</ul>
;'''Customization Class Toy'''
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-sa|''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Thunderclash (SG)#Timelines|Thunderclash]]}}
</ul>

;'''At-Show Souvenir Toys (3-Packs)'''
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (G1)#Timelines|Skyquake]] and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Timelines|Banzai-Tron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Three [[Sweep (G1)#Timelines|Sweeps]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Elita One (G1)#Timelines|Elita-1]] and [[Razorclaw (G1)#Timelines|Razorclaw]]}}
</ul>
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====[[San Diego Comic-Con]] International 2009====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Soundwave]] (G1 reissue with [[Ravage (G1)/toys#UniReissue|Ravage]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G1 Series|Ratbat]])}}
</ul>
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===TakaraTomy===
====[[Collector's Edition]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|16-S Megatron Black Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (G1)#Collector's Edition|89 Sunstorm]] (re-release)}}
</ul>
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====[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-8 Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Eldedroid#Masterpiece|MP-1B Convoy Black Version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#MP8X|MP-8X King Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
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====[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1d1|15 Great [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] Operation ([[Eject (G1)#Encore|Eject]], [[Rewind (G1)#Encore|Rewind]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Encore|Jaguar]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Encore|Buzzsaw]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus (G1)#Encore|16 Bruticus]] ([[Onslaught (G1)/toys#Encore|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)/toys#Encore|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)/toys#Encore|Brawl]], [[Blast Off (G1)/toys#Encore|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (G1)/toys#Encore|Vorter]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|17 Great [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] Operation Vol.2 ([[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Encore|Ratbat]], [[Slugfest (G1)#Encore|Slugfest]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#Encore|Ramhorn]] and [[Steeljaw (G1)#Encore|Steeljaw]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Encore|18 Skids]]}}
{{Bp-d1|19 Great [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] Operation Vol.3 ([[Rumble (G1)/toys#Encore|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Encore|Frenzy]], [[Overkill (G1)#Encore|Overkill]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Encore|Condor]])}}
</ul>
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====[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[January 22]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-07 [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Nightstick (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Nightstick]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[February 26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-14 [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-15 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Cybertron Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[March 12]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|C-16 [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-17 [[Hot Shot (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Cybertron Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Jolt (Henkei!)#Henkei! Henkei!|Jolt]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[March 26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-18 Minibot Attack Team ([[Beachcomber (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Beachcomber]], [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Gong]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Cliff]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-19 Minibot Spy Team ([[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Adams]], [[Warpath (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]], [[Wheelie (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Wheelie]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[April 25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-20 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-21 [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Smokescreen]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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=====Exclusives=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Visa'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Micron Sling]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Micron Vorter]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|}
{{-}}

====[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)#Gentei! Gentei!|Gentei! Gentei!]]====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ganbo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Gentei! Gentei!|Thrust]]}} 
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall|Toy Hobby Market]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Gentei! Gentei!|Dirge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Basecamp]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)#Gentei! Gentei! 2|Strafe]] (w/ [[Rocketbot#Toys|Rocketbot]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Generations 2009#Volume 1|Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#ElectroDisruptor|Electro Disruptor Ligier]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Generations 2009#Volume 2|Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 2]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#HenkeiGhost|Ghost Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}{{-}}

====[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]====
{{note|As expected, most of the Hasbro ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toys were released in Japan with very little changes. The main article unfortunately does not list the toys by Wave, but does list exclusive Japanese variants and molds. For a basic list of Japanese releases with ID numbers, please see [[List of Japanese ID numbers#Revenge of the Fallen|this list]].}}
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====[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[February 26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|A-01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] - Vibrant Red}}
{{Bp-a1|A-01 Convoy - Ultimate Metal Silver}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 27)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|A-01 [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Alternity 2|Convoy]] - Super Black}}
{{Bp-d1|A-02 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Alternity|Megatron]] - Blade Silver}}
{{Bp-d1|A-02 Megatron - Premium LeMans Blue}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[October 1]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|A-02 Megatron - Diamond Black}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[November 28]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|A-03 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Alternity|Bumble]] - Champion Yellow}}
{{Bp-a1|A-03 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Alternity|Cliff]] - Supreme Red Pearl}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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====[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage 2GB thumb drive]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Device Label|Tigatron 2GB thumb drive]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Device Label|Dinosaurer optical mouse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Device Label|Grimlock optical mouse]]}}
</ul>
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====[[Transformers Disney Label|Disney Label]]====
* [[Mickey Mouse#Toys|Mickey Mouse Trailer]]
* Mickey Mouse Trailer Monochrome
* Mickey Mouse Trailer Halloween Version
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{{stub}}

[[Category:Real-world events by year]]

Human Error, Part II

2022-01-02T23:39:05Z

KaydenLocky:

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=TFAni Human Error Part2 Substitute Autobots.jpg
|caption=That tiny thing at their feet? Yeah, that's right, that's their leader...
|ep=38
|ep2=35
|prev2=Human Error, Part I
|next2=Decepticon Air
|title="Human Error, Part II"
|airdate=[[April 25]], 2009
|written by=[[Tom Pugsley]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]] [[Yosuke Hatta]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''While the Autobots are held captive by one of their deadliest foes, Sari must recruit a team of "Substitute Autobots" to rescue them.'''
==Synopsis==
[[File:TFA Human Error Part II Ratchet fleshbag.jpg|thumb|left|"No, this big, I swear!"]]
In Soundwave's virtual reality, the Autobots struggle to get themselves free of the giant Soundwave, only for a wire damaged by Sari's recent attack to sever Soundwave's connection to them. As Soundwave makes repairs, Prowl is briefly able to escape the virtual world using [[processor-over-matter]]. However, his attempt to free Optimus Prime is interrupted as Soundwave plugs him back into the VR computer. His control reestablished, Soundwave reverts the Autobots to their human forms. Recognizing that reprogramming will take longer now, Soundwave instructs his [[Sound Wave|toy replicas]] to begin hypnotizing the humans of Detroit.

In the virtual world, Bulkhead has taken to smashing things in the hopes that it will get them out. Ratchet says that the only way they can do that is to find Soundwave's interface, a virtual icon with his representation. Bumblebee quickly notices a potential icon: Soundwave's vehicle mode, which nearly runs them down. Optimus orders the Automen to follow Soundwave in vehicles on which their own [[alternate mode]]s are based, including the virtual [[Captain Fanzone's car]]. Upon looking at the driving equipment, however, Optimus realizes that he may be in a little over his head.

Heading back to Sumdac Tower, Sari seeks out her father's help. She is briefly found by a Sound Wave toy, but knocks it aside. Observing that she is immune to his hypnotics, Soundwave decides that she must be terminated. Finding her father in the lab, Sari is horrified when he tries to attack her, but is able to delay him by burying him under a fallen shelf. Sari quickly takes flight, hoping to find help elsewhere.

[[File:TFAni Human Error Part2 Electrostatic Soundwave Reprogramming.jpg|thumb|"Now you will watch as I complete ''Through the Fire and Flames'' on EXPERT!"]]
In the virtual reality, the Autobots are following Soundwave's avatar, but not very well: Bulkhead and Bumblebee keep ramming into other drivers, Optimus's fire-suppressant equipment is out of control, Ratchet is driving backwards, and Prowl is having trouble avoiding popping wheelies. Cornering Soundwave at a dilapidated drive-in movie, Ratchet is convinced that they have the Decepticon right where they want him—only for a dozen of the Soundwave vehicle modes to appear and surround them. It's a trap! As the Automen try to flee, Soundwave appears on the movie screen and begins broadcasting a reprogramming frequency. Prowl begins another processor-over-matter attempt, but one by one, the Autobots' optics begin to turn red...

[[File:TFAni Human Error Part2 Beachbum Scrapper.jpg|thumb|left|{{w|Cast Away|Surprised he didn't name the Dinobot "Friday". Or "Wilson".}}]]
On Dinobot Island, Sari looks for the Dinobots, but they find her when Swoop knocks her out of the air. Grimlock shows up and declares her an intruder. Sari says that she wants their help, but Grimlock informs Sari that Dinobots don't help puny humans—they ''destroy'' puny humans! The two Dinobots transform and Grimlock attacks, only for Sari to return fire with a blast from her weapon as well. Grimlock decides against destroying her, but says that they won't help either. Sari then notices that the triceratops is missing and asks where he is, but Grimlock says that they aren't talking to him, as Dinobots aren't pets. Heading to the shore, Sari finds Scrapper, who has been marooned for almost seven weeks, separated from [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] after their last misadventure. Scrapper reveals that he's taken the triceratops as a pet and named him Snarl (as the Dinobot didn't take kindly to [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]). Scrapper also points out that even if he wanted to help, they're stuck on the island. Sari asks why he doesn't make himself a boat. Scrapper admits that he never thought of that.

[[File:TFAni Human Error Part2 Evil Autobots.jpg|thumb|Quick! [[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Drain their evil and recharge their good!]].]]
On the way to the mainland, Sari says that the three of them will need to rescue the Autobots immediately, but Scrapper reminds her that he never said he'd help. He plans to take Snarl up north, having heard it's good [[oil]] country. Sari angrily tells him that it's time to be a hero, and a voice from underwater answers, jumping onto the raft—it's [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]]! Reluctantly, Sari takes him. As the [[Substitute Autobot]]s reach the mainland, Sari tells them to [[transform and roll out|roll out]], but they quickly leave without her. Once she catches up to them, Sari and the Substitutes are quickly confronted by Soundwave, when the Autobots appear as well. Sari is relieved at the sight of her friends, as she had little hope for the Substitute Autobots. But her cheer turns to horror as she realizes that the Autobots are under Soundwave's control.

[[File:PrimeReadyToRock.jpg|thumb|left|"Autobots, transform and ''rock out!''"]]
Converting to battle mode, Sari instructs the Substitute Autobots to attack. However, the Substitutes are not up to the Autobots' own skills. Wreck-Gar follows the orders of everyone too literally, Scrapper's snowball attack is just plain ineffective, and Snarl barely does anything. Sari is amazed that mindless zombies are more effective than her own team, until Scrapper comments that it's because they're being controlled by one guy. Sari realizes that he's right, and orders the Substitute Autobots to attack on their own. Sure enough, it works: Soundwave begins having trouble multitasking, and the Substitute Autobots' effectiveness begins to wear them down. One of Prowl's attacks even saves Sari from being blasted by Bumblebee. Soundwave eventually decides to use just Optimus Prime instead, and he is able to take down each Substitute Autobot until only Sari is left. Prime nearly slices her in half before Prowl throws his [[shuriken]] at Soundwave, knocking his keytar out of his hands and freeing the Autobots. Sari had suspected that he had been faking, but Prowl admits that it took a great deal of effort to fight off Soundwave's control.

[[File:TFAni Human Error Part2 Soundwave Destroyed.jpg|thumb|The day the music died.]]
Furious at Prowl's deception, Soundwave orders Laserbeak and Ratbat, the keytar, to attack. Ratbat dispatches Prowl, while Laserbeak goes for Sari. Soundwave himself tackles Prime and knocks Optimus's axe out of his hands, so Prime decides to use Soundwave's other axe—Laserbeak. The two engage in what may be the most epic rock-off of all time as they try to counter each other's harmonics. Ultimately, Optimus Prime uses the instrument-locked Laserbeak to shatter Soundwave and Ratbat, freeing the humans from Soundwave's control. However, Laserbeak grabs Soundwave's remaining functional piece and flies off.

Later, it's a very merry Christmas indeed for the Autobots and the Sumdacs: Not only are they freed of Soundwave's control, but Porter C. Powell is about to be financially ruined by the impending Sound Wave refunds. Scrapper decides to call it quits and head back to Dinobot Island for a long vacation, but Snarl refuses to let the Constructicon ride him. Wreck-Gar, however, chooses to stay and help clean up the mess from the battle, ending the fine career of the Substitute Autobots. Sari also has a better appreciation for what Optimus goes through being in command, while the Autobots understand the rigors of being human. As the Autobots reflect on their newfound understanding, Wreck-Gar begins distributing garbage to all the good little girls and boys.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (18)
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (19)

|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] (1)
*[[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]] (7)
*[[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]] (23)

|c3=
*[[Porter C. Powell]] (8)
*[[Carmine Fanzone]] (9)
*[[Augustus Edsel]] (10)
*[[Adrias]] (11)
*[[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|Spike Witwicky]] (12)
*[[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|Carly Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|Daniel Witwicky]] (14)
*[[Nancy Witwicky]] (15)
*[[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] (17)

|h4=[[Substitute Autobot]]s|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (16)
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (20)
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (21)
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] (22)

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Trash Bot]]s (24)
}}

==Quotes==

'''Driver''': Hey! Take it easy, leadfoot! 
'''Bulkhead''': What, it's not lead any more! 
''[Bumblebee's car hits Bulkhead's car]'' 
'''Bumblebee''': Virtual Fanzone's gonna be ticked! 
'''Optimus''': I have to hand it to the humans, driving is much more difficult than it looks. 
'''Ratchet''': ''[Driving backwards]'' This ain't so hard. 
'''Prowl''': It's merely a matter of becoming one with the machiAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ''[Begins popping a wheelie]''
:—The Autobots take their turn at driving... and fail miserably.

"Hey, weren't there three of you? Where's the other one?" 
"Me Grimlock not talking to him. Him traitor. Dinobots not pets."
:—'''Sari Sumdac''' and '''Grimlock''' on the status of the Dinobots.

''[Writing in the sand]'' "Day 48: Still no sign of my collea-...my buds. I have befriended and trained one of the local wildlife." ''[Tide comes up and erases writing]'' "Oh, not again!"
:—'''Scrapper''' just can't win.

'''Sari''': All right. Substitute Autobots, transform and roll out! 
'''Wreck-Gar''': Transform. What a good idea! 
''[Transforms and drives off]'' 
'''Scrapper''': ''[Riding Snarl]'' Hi-ho, Snarl! 
''[Snarl slips on some ice, knocking off Scrapper, who transforms and follows]'' 
'''Scrapper''': Hey, Snarl, wait for Daddy! 
'''Sari''': Hey, wait for me! I'm your leader!
:—The Substitute Autobots aren't getting off to a good start.

'''Sari''': All right, big guy. I'd hate to do this, but.. 
''[Sari fires a blast at Optimus, but he uses Wreck-Gar as a shield, causing some of his junk to fly out and hit him]'' 
'''Wreck-Gar''': ''[Dazed]'' Ha ha! The mighty Wreck-Gar is no match for...the mighty Wreck-Gar. Wait, whose side am I on again?
:—Wreck-Gar, actually more confused than usual.

"Time to change your tune, Soundwave. Operation: face the music."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', being awesome.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Dinobot Island is missing a huge chunk of itself after the events of "[[Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising]]".
* Scrapper is revealed to have survived the explosion the Constructicons were caught in back in "[[Three's a Crowd]]". According to him, it's been forty-eight days since the events of that episode. The fates of [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], however, are less certain.
* [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] names the triceratops [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]] "Snarl" as a second choice after the Dinobot took offense to "[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]", referencing the [[Snarl (Animated)#Notes|real-life name change]] for Snarl. This is the first time Snarl has been given a name in the cartoon—[[Swoop (Animated)|the pteranodon]] was never named in the show itself. The closest we got was [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] nicknaming him "Swoopy".
* Wreck-Gar has been at the bottom of the lake since his debut episode, "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]".

===Transformers references===
* While it's unclear if the reference is intentional, "Soundwave hypnotises humans using miniature duplicates of himself" was also the plot of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' toyline. A definite ''Music Label'' reference, though, is the coloration of Soundwave's virtual form at the beginning of the episode: it's based on the line's "[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|Sonic White]]" Soundwave MP3 player figure.
* Soundwave is heard saying "Soundwave superior, Autobots inferior" a reference of a similar line spoken by the [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|original cartoon's Soundwave]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Soundwave's virtual avatars are depicted in the color scheme of the [[Soundwave (Animated)#Electrostatic Soundwave|Electrostatic Soundwave]] toy.
* The traffic light [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] swings around is based on the weapon that came with [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl's]] first toy.
* Laserbeak carrying away Soundwave's core component is a reference to G1 Soundwave's minions carrying his remains off after his destruction in [[The Headmasters]]

===Real-world references===
* The "castaway" Scrapper is dressed in {{w|Robinson Crusoe}} garb, including a rust beard.
* Both Wreck-Gar and his voice actor, [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], play the [[:File:WeirdAl.jpg|accordion]].
* Optimus refers to Laserbeak as an "axe" (a common nickname for guitars) before forcibly transforming him into his alt mode.
* Scrapper's cry of "Hi-ho, Snarl!" is a reference to the Lone Ranger's cry of "Hi-ho, Silver!"
* Sari's naming of her team as "The Substitute Autobots" is likely a reference to the DC Comics team the {{w|Legion of Substitute Heroes}}, as similarly rag-tag band of misfit "losers" mostly composed of rejected applicants to the Legion of Super-Heroes, who have nevertheless blundered their way into saving the Earth on occasion.
* The Christmas carols continue in this episode, as Scrapper starts singing a bit of "{{w|Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!}}" and Wreck-Gar offers up his own unique version of "{{w|Deck the Halls}}" (given his voice actor, this isn't much of a surprise). Sari's comment, "It's supposed to be a 'Silent Night.'" as she shuts Soundwave off refers to the carol of the same name. As in the previous episode, "{{w|God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen}}" is incorporated into the background music of this episode's final scene.
* Some of the sound effects used when Optimus attacks Soundwave with Laserbeak date back to Hanna-Barbara's ''Quickdraw McGraw'', whose title character's alter ego, El Kabong, used a guitar as a melee weapon.
* Meanwhile, Ratbat's shrieks are taken directly from the original ''{{w|Scooby Doo|Scooby Doo, Where Are You!}}'' intro.
* The stylized animation of Optimus Prime's final strike with Laserbeak is highly reminiscent of {{w|Haruko Haruhara}}'s attacks with her guitar in ''{{w|FLCL}}''—one of Derrick J. Wyatt's admitted influences for this show.
* When Soundwave breaks apart and his mind control power dissipates, the sound effect is of a dial-up modem.
* After Soundwave bursts out of the street in front of Sari and the Substitute Autobots, Soundwave says "I am Soundwave; resistance is futile," which is a reference to the {{w|Borg (Star Trek)|Borg}} from Star Trek.
*When the Soundwave toys leave the shop, the name of the Toy Shop is Wyatt Toys, homage to Art Director, Derrick J. Wyatt.

===Animation or technical errors===
[[File:TFAni Human Error Part2 Laserbreak.jpg|thumb|To be precise, one has no frets.]]
* After Soundwave catches up to the Autobots at the drive-in theater, Optimus' arm is missing as he leans out of the window.
* Human Ratchet has his scar on the wrong side of his face in one scene.
* After Sari says, "Well, I sure am glad that's over," Snarl begins to walk off, and puts some good distance between himself and the group as Scrapper talks. Immediately after Scrapper hits the floor when Snarl kicks him off, Snarl appears close up again to the group, almost as if he's just ''now'' leaving
* After Wreck-Gar is thrown to the ground by Optimus the hole in his backpack is missing although that AllSpark fragment could have fixed that.
*When Optimus is smacking Soundwave around with Laserbeak, the squares on Soundwave's backpack are the same lavender color as Ratbat, rather than the gold they should be.
[[File:TFAni Human Error Part2 Laserbeack&Soundwave Flee.jpg|thumb|Next time, Gadget! Next time!]]
* When Optimus delivers his final strike with Laserbeak, the force of the blow snaps off the Decepticon bird's frets, leaving a jagged break (circled in the image at right). When Laserbeak pops back up a few moments later to carry Soundwave off, however, he's still in one piece; at the very least, he should be missing his tail.

===Continuity errors===
* Sari's upgrade sequence from "[[TransWarped]]" is used as stock footage for her transformation sequence, even though she grows taller during the sequence.

===Trivia===
*Several questions were left unanswered in this two-parter, including how Soundwave was rebuilt after the destruction of his body in "[[Sound and Fury]]", and where Laserbeak and Ratbat come from.
*This episode marks the return of [[Captain Fanzone's car]]. Even in the virtual world, it's still absolutely filthy, inside and out.
*Soundwave says he "reprograms" the Autobots into Decepticons. However, it seems more like he put a receiver in their bodies and used them as puppets. If they were properly processor-washed, then they would do what he says on their own, not need directions from a remote. Perhaps the reprogramming is simply to make them easier to control.
*This episode marks the last appearance of quite a few characters, namely, Wreck-Gar, Scrapper, Soundwave, all three Dinobots, Porter C. Powell, Mayor Edsel and his aide, and the Witwickies.
*Captain Fanzone appears several times in the episode, but has no speaking lines. Even after coming out of hypnosis, he doesn't make a remark about his reasons for disliking mechanical entities.
*The tag on Fanzone's present reads "A machine even you could love."
*Who knew Optimus could shred?
*Angry Archer was meant to make his Season 3 debut in this episode, but the scene was cut during production. Also cut was a cameo for [[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Erreur humaine, partie 2'''" ("Human Error, part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Spanish (Latin America)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Error humano, segunda parte'''" ("Human Error, part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 1|1 December]] [[2009]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Virtual Reality no Wana'''" (ヴァーチャルリアリティの罠, "The Virtual Reality Trap")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 27|27 November]] [[2010]]
::*Soundwave delivers the warning. For the intro, Optimus talks about being caught in Soundwave's virtual reality trap while Sari talks about her problem in the real world. Both mention that Sari's situation is similar to [[Momotarō]] on gathering extra help.

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 10 ([[Paramount]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Madman Entertainment]])

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Mission Accomplished

2022-01-01T23:22:54Z

KaydenLocky:

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=Jagged.JPG
|caption=Starscream refused to invoke his right to remain silent, so the Autobots decided to enforce it.
|ep=19
|ep2=18
|prev2=The Return of the Headmaster
|next2=Garbage In, Garbage Out
|title="Mission Accomplished"
|airdate= [[April 26]], [[2008]] (Canada) [[May 3]], 2008 (USA)
|written by= [[Marsha Griffin]]
|directed by=[[Irineo Maramba]] [[Yoshio Frank Chatani|Yoshio Chatani]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''Convinced there are no Decepticons left on Earth, the Elite Guard prepares to take Optimus Prime and his crew back to Cybertron, unaware of the increasing Decepticon activity taking place under their very noses.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobot [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] sends a message to the Earth-based Autobots, revealing he is under [[Decepticon Uprisings|attack]] from Decepticons and has already lost one [[space bridge]]. He requests backup, but the transmission is cut off. Ultra Magnus explains this is but one of many reports of rising Decepticon activity. Jazz thinks it is due to the rumours of Megatron's survival, and Sentinel can't resist an opportunity to make a snide comment about the source of those rumours: Optimus Prime. Magnus therefore decides that all Earth-bound Autobots will make preparations to leave the planet. When Optimus protests due to the presence of Decepticons on Earth, Ultra Magnus brushes him off, whilst Sentinel butts in with another tirade about putting Prime up for an inquiry (or a {{w|court-martial}}, as Optimus perceives it). Ultra Magnus tries to make his position clear; that in the long run, everyone is better off believing Megatron is dead. Putting forward the idea of the Decepticon leader surviving and the [[AllSpark]] being destroyed would cause panic among the Autobots and strengthen the resolve of the Decepticons. An outraged Optimus is forced into compliance.

Back at the [[Autobot Earth Base|factory]], Sari is heartbroken by the idea of her friends being forced to leave Earth. The situation is made worse when Sentinel shows up. With his usual grace and tact, he tells Sari to belt up and officially inducts Optimus's team into the war effort. In the middle of insulting the "repair grunts", he makes a gesture of sorts to Optimus: Do as Ultra Magnus says, admit he's been lying, and Sentinel will use his connections to get Optimus's military career back on track, as thanks for [[The Return of the Headmaster|the recent Headmaster incident]]. When Optimus tells him what to do with his offer, Sentinel places him under formal arrest.

[[File:Tooyoungtodie.JPG|left|thumb|Go to your happy place, Screamer.]]

On a garbage scow moving along the river, Starscream suddenly reactivates. Disorientated, he panics when he realises that not only can he not pick up any other Decepticon energy signatures, he can't even pick up his own! After a moment of shock, he recovers and gets his bearings: he's alive and still on Earth. Furious at Megatron's attempt on his life, he transforms and blasts off into the sky.

At the Decepticon base, Blitzwing and Lugnut successfully test out Professor Sumdac's new Decepticon signal dampener. Mildly impressed, Megatron quickly moves on, demanding the creation of a subspace communicator so he can contact his forces in space to cease their aimless attacks in favor of a coordinated assault. When Sumdac comments that Earth technology is too primitive to create a tachyon transmitter, Megatron smugly informs him that they will simply steal the required tech from the Elite Guard's ship. Meanwhile, the Autobots are trying to figure out what to do with Sari, so they take her to the most together human they know, Captain Fanzone—although they do point out that most of the humans they know are criminally insane, such as [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] and [[Nanosec]].

[[File:MissionAccomplished-Fanzoneindressinggown.jpg|right|thumb|It's not what it looks like.]]

While they handle that, Optimus is on the Elite Guard's ship, with Sentinel still trying to convince him to play ball. Optimus refuses to lie, while Sentinel says that confirming there are no Decepticons on Earth would merely confirm what their sensors are saying. While they argue, Lugnut and Blitzwing tunnel under the ship's shield and steal a tachyon transmitter. As they make their escape, they fail to notice Starscream tailing them back to base.

[[File:Swordscream.JPG|left|thumb|And so begins the greatest ''Transformers'' montage of all time.]]

As Lugnut presents his prize to Megatron, Starscream makes his presence known. What follows is a quick but decisive victory for Megatron, who simply slashes Starscream before blasting him point-blank. Lugnut checks to see if Starscream is still online, and finding no spark, helps Blitzwing toss his corpse into the river. After floating downstream, Starscream suddenly reactivates again. He realises he lacks a spark and discovers he is being kept alive by a fragment of the AllSpark buried in his head, effectively making him immortal. Delighted, he declares the end of Megatron's era. As Megatron sends his message out to the Decepticons, Starscream attacks...and is promptly killed again. After a couple more fruitless attempts, he starts to wonder if he needs a new strategy. His fragment allows him to locate a second shard, and a plan begins to formulate...

[[File:Sentinel Prime shocked.jpg|right|thumb|Sentinel Prime: Totally owned. Again.]]

At the Elite Guard ship, Magnus presses Optimus Prime to cooperate, when Jazz reveals that he's discovered a sudden surge in AllSpark energy. Concluding that it's another shard, Magnus and Jazz go to retrieve it, while Sentinel is to remain and watch Optimus. As Sentinel moans, Optimus realizes that they had only found AllSpark shards before due to [[AllSpark Key|Sari's key]]. Doing a thermal scan, he discovers Starscream. Optimus tries to warn Ultra Magnus, but Sentinel threatens to put him in [[stasis cuffs]] if he tries to leave. Optimus is able to take down Sentinel and place him in the cuffs, then [[Roll out|rolls out]].

Meanwhile, Optimus' crew are watching Sari "interview" Captain Fanzone, who is not very fond of children, when Optimus contacts them and tells his team to meet him en route to the train.

As Starscream gloats about his plan to draw out Megatron and kill him in a massive explosion, Ultra Magnus and Jazz arrive, as do Megatron and Blitzwing. Megatron realizes that it's a trap set by Starscream, while Magnus and Jazz have trouble extracting the shard. An energy surge throws the Elite Guard off the train. Further ahead along the tracks, Optimus orders Prowl to sever the passenger cars from the main car, while Bumblebee takes Sari to use her key to remove the shard. They succeed, but the train still nearly crashes, only stopped because Ratchet uses his magnets from ahead while Bulkhead, anchored by Optimus Prime, grabs the rear of the train. High in the air, as Starscream fumes about the lost opportunity, Megatron appears, ready to beat him senseless.

On the ground, Ultra Magnus reprimands Optimus Prime, while Sentinel Prime arrives and accuses him of assault. Though Optimus defends his position, both Elite Guardsmen point out that there is no evidence of Decepticons—only for Starscream to crash into the ground mere meters away, causing Sentinel Prime to freak out at the sight of an actual Decepticon. Quickly coming back online, Starscream takes advantage of Magnus's momentary inattention to blast the Autobot leader into unconsciousness from point-blank range, taking the shard with him. The Autobots' attempts to take down Starscream fail, until Optimus comes up with a plan—although an intervention from Jazz is required to make Sentinel go along with it. Having Sentinel draw Starscream's attention, Optimus uses the stasis cuffs on the Decepticon, who is then taken to the Elite Guard ship—with his mouth riveted shut.

Ultra Magnus admits that Optimus Prime was right about there being Decepticons on Earth, and though Sentinel Prime brings up the assault and insubordination charges, Magnus still supports Optimus's actions. Magnus decides that Optimus Prime's crew will remain on Earth to locate the remaining AllSpark shards and capture the Decepticons, while the Elite Guard returns to Cybertron for Magnus to conduct the war effort. Sari is overjoyed that the Autobots are staying, but promises Captain Fanzone that they can still hang out.

Meanwhile, Megatron tells his minions to inform their [[Shockwave (Animated)|double agent]] on Cybertron that the Decepticons have repledged their allegiance to him and are proceeding with their leader's plan to make coordinated strikes on the edge of the galaxy so as to draw the Autobots away from Cybertron. Once the space bridge technology is fully developed, Megatron's group will return to the defenseless Cybertron and conquer the planet from within...

==Featured characters==

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|c1=
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] (1)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (2)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (3)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (12)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (13)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] (14)
*[[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] (16)
}}

==Quotes==
"You dare strike ME, Megatron? After all my loyal stellar cycles of—wh-wu-wait, where is everybody? How did I get here? I'm not picking up any Decepticon energy signatures... not even my own. I'm too young to be offline!"
:—On coming back from the dead, '''Starscream''''s speech-making tendencies outweigh his observational skills.

'''Starscream''': Ahhh. If it isn't my old pal Megatron. And by old pal, I mean the piece of scum who tried to incinerate me into oblivion! 
'''Megatron''': Starscream... you're alive. 
'''Starscream''': What's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost. Well, maybe you ''have!'' 
''[Starscream opens fire on Megatron, who simply picks up his sword and strikes Starscream with it]'' 
'''Megatron''': Is that the best you can do, Starscream? And to think you actually believed you could take over as leader of the Decepticons. You couldn't lead a parade. 
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron''' get reacquainted again.

[[File:Number one wink.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Thumbs up, soldier!]]
'''Fanzone''': Why me? 
'''Bumblebee''': You're tops on the list of all the humans we know personally. 
'''Bulkhead''': Although, it is kind of a short list. 
'''Prowl''': And it does include [[Meltdown (Animated)|Prometheus Black]] and [[Nanosec]]. 
'''Bumblebee''': But still, you're number one! 
:—The Autobots try to get Captain Fanzone to adopt Sari. They need to work on their sales pitch.

"Fellow Decepticons, take heed. Your leader, Megatron, still lives! Though we remain dispersed throughout the far reaches of the galaxy, exiled from our true home, we are all still Decepticons, united by a common purpose. The time has come for us to put aside our differences and act as one under my undisputed leadership. Only then can we cast off the shackles of Autobot oppression. Working together, we can raise up our glorious empire once more and crush all who stand in our way!"
:—'''Megatron''' has a good speechwriter

"When are you going to get it through your thick processor? There are no Decepticons on this planet! So keep your audio unit shut or I'll do it for you." ''[brandishes stasis cuffs]'' 
''[beat]'' "I'd like to see you try, you worthless crankshaft!" 
"THAT'S IT!" ''[ten seconds later]'' "You put me in stasis lock?!"
:—'''Sentinel Prime''', owned by '''Optimus Prime''' yet again.

"This day couldn't possibly get any worse!" ''[Megatron appears in front of him]'' "I stand corrected." 
"'''''STARSCREEEEEEAM!!!!!'''''" 
"Sorry, you must have me confused with some other harrier jet."
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''. We don't think he bought it, Screamer.

'''Sentinel''': Optimus Prime, you are under arrest for assaulting an Elite Guard officer. Add that to the other charges against you, and you can kiss your career goodbye. Do you have anything to say for yourself? 
'''Optimus''': ...Incoming! 
''[Starscream crashes from high altitude into the ground.]'' 
'''Sentinel''': WHAT IS THAT THING?! 
'''Optimus''': Oh, that's right, you've never seen one up close. It's called...a Decepticon.
:—Starscream crashes to Earth, freaks out Sentinel Prime, and gives Optimus Prime the proof he needs.

"Yeesh, Optimus, think you could have drawn that one out any longer?" 
"You're welcome, Sentinel." 
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' and '''Optimus Prime''', same old song and dance.

==Notes==
*This episode was first broadcast in Canada on April 26, one week before its United States premiere, and during the American premiere of the episode "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]".

===Transformers references===
* Much like [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|his Generation 1 counterpart]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] is now immortal, only this time they actually explain why and leave him with a body.

===Real-world references===
* The episode's title refers to [[George W. Bush]]'s {{w|Mission Accomplished speech|infamous 2003 address}} during the {{w|2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq}}, in which a banner reading "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" hung prominently behind the President.
* Starscream refers to his disguise as a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier Jet}}. Pity his model won't turn up for another hundred years or so.
* When Bumblebee and Sari jump onto the train, the bionic sound effect from ''{{w|The Six Million Dollar Man}}'' plays while they are in mid-air.

===Animation or technical errors===
*When Optimus stops Bumblebee from going after Sari when she learns they're leaving Earth, his crotch is missing all detail.
* When Starscream drops into Megatron's mountain base for the first time, the "glow" effect on his jet exhaust is misaligned for several seconds until he 'catches up' to it.
* Just before Prime activates the thermal scan of the cloud bank supposedly concealing Starscream, Starscream is already plainly visible on the viewscreen. If Starscream wasn't meant to be concealed, then it's a continuity error, as Prime wouldn't need a thermal scan to detect him, just a magnified visual, unless Starscream has a different heat signature than normal Harrier Jets.
* When Megatron comments on the success of Isaac Sumdac's Decepticon signal dampener, Blitzwing's wings disppear. This error is repeated in "[[A Fistful of Energon]]".
*When the screen scrolls to the side after Isaac Sumdac starts working on Megatron's body, Megatron's head is clearly too big for the body, and it's farther away.
*When informing Ultra Magnus about the Allspark Fragment, his voice actor says "Allspike" instead of "Allspark".

===Continuity errors===
* Megatron shatters Starscream's yellow cockpit the first and fourth times he "kills" him in the episode, leaving his empty spark chamber visible. When Starscream pulls a {{w|Jack Harkness|Captain Jack}}, it is still missing. After he sees his reflection in the water the first time, and simply when they cut to a different angle on the fourth time, it is suddenly present and intact once more. (It's possible that's because of the miraculous powers of the AllSpark shard; if it can keep Starscream online, it surely can regenerate any damage he has taken.)
* The AllSpark shard Starscream recovers changes size constantly, from barely fitting into Starscream's hand, to small enough to fit into Optimus's palm with his hand closed.
* How did Sentinel get the stasis cuffs off?
* Captain Fanzone's wife is mentioned in "[[Total Meltdown]]", but she's neither seen nor mentioned here. A possible divorce, perhaps?
* When Optimus Prime puts the newly acquired fragment of the AllSpark into its housing, there are four shards total, even though only two have been recovered by the Autobots on-screen by this episode. It is possible that they located the additional fragments off-screen, as Optimus notes that, in the past, [[AllSpark Key|Sari's key]] had been the primary tool used to locate fragments of the AllSpark. Since this has only been done once before, it can be assumed they used the same technique to find those fragments.
* As Lugnut and Blitzwing tunnel under the force shield to the Elite Guard's ship, they leave a gigantic hole, which no one notices. And later on, the hole has mysteriously disappeared.
* When the Autobots stop the train, Sari is somehow not hurled forward off its roof by her own momentum, even though she is not restrained in any fashion.

===Trivia===
* Along with [[Transformer|machines]] and [[Survival of the Fittest|lawyers]], it seems [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] doesn't like kids.
* It's not clear from the episode itself how Starscream ended up in the garbage scow, but according to ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' the other Decepticons threw him in there.
* In the first interior shot of the Decepticons' hideout, we see the markings on the top of their computer station resemble the upper half of the Decepticon sigil, complete with glowing eyes.
* In his speech, Megatron goes on about how the Decepticons are united by a common purpose and need to put aside their differences, yet Megatron himself is beating the slag out of a fellow Decepticon for the duration of the speech. How ironic.
* Starscream is not just beaten up, but ''killed'' by Megatron five times in a ''single episode''. Definitely a new record.
** Yet any of the Decepticons don't seem to be interested about taking time to actually try to figure out just how Starscream keeps coming back even after seemingly extinguishing his spark or why his body doesn't turn grey like what's already been [[Transform and Roll Out|established]] to happen to a Transformer's corpse in this continuity, instead they just keep throwing his husk in the river over and over again.
* The Elite Guard does not come off very well in this episode: Ultra Magnus and Jazz fail to notice a large hole the size of [[Lugnut (Animated)|a B2 bomber]] when leaving their ship, a tachyon transmitter gets ripped off their ship without them even noticing, Sentinel Prime freaks out at the mere sight of a Decepticon, and Ultra Magnus gets defeated by Starscream after only one shot. (To be fair, it ''was'' at point-blank range, ''right in the face''.)
* Megatron mentions having a double agent on Cybertron. [[Shockwave (Animated)|Who could it be?]]
* With this episode, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|all]] [[Ironhide (Movie)|five]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)|of]] [[Jazz (Movie)|the]] [[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobots]] from [[Transformers (film)|the live-action movie]] have appeared in ''Transformers: Animated''.
* When Sentinel is trying to bribe Optimus, he says he could get Optimus re-instated in the Elite Guard, yet in the flashback in "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Optimus would be expelled from the Autobot Academy, and rendered permanently ineligible from joining the Elite Guard in the first place.
* Optimus Prime's crew has already proven to be smaller and less powerful than the Decepticons yet these Autobots are all that the great Autobot Supreme Commander could think of to leave behind on Earth to fight and capture the really powerful MEGATRON!? Sure, he left some stasis cuffs, but it's still a gross overestimation of their abilities. That plan is worse than movie Optimus Prime's.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mission accomplie'''" ("Mission Accomplished")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mission erfüllt'''" ("Mission Fulfilled")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 17|17 July]] [[2008]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Missione Compiuta'''" ("Mission Complete")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 31|31 January]] [[2009]]

'''Spanish (Latin America)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Misión Cumplida'''" ("Mission Accomplished")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 27|27 September]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bakuchin Kanryō!'''" (爆鎮完了!, "Blast-Extinguishing Complete!")<ref>This is the title of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whraac3aqhc second opening theme] for ''{{w|Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire}}'', the live-action ''{{w|tokusatsu}}'' show that previously held ''Transformers: Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s time slot. It was sung by [[JAM Project]], who also sings the [[Japanese themes|Japanese]] [[Transformers Evo.|opening theme to ''Animated'']]. In-jokes, ahoy!</ref>
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 31|31 July]] [[2010]]
::* New stock footage of Prowl transforming has him delivering the "watch TV in a bright room" message, while Jazz does the intro.
::* The scene where Sentinel tells Optimus to "Stand down" and having a temporarily feud with him and Jazz talking down both Primes are cut.
::* In this [[Otoboto family]] segment, [[Hiroyuki Otoboto|Hiroyuki]] and [[Tatsuya Otoboto|Tatsuya]] are demonstrating gameplay of ''[[Transformers Animated: The Chase]]'' and ''[[Transformers Animated: The Shooting]]''. ...all to see who gets to eat a {{w|taiyaki}}.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Misja wykonana'''" ("Mission Accomplished")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Missão Cumprida'''" ("Mission Accomplished")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Four: Mission Accomplished (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Four: Mission Accomplished (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Vier: Mission Erfüllt (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2010 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 5 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

== Footnotes ==
<references/>

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Deus ex Machina

2022-01-01T13:14:42Z

KaydenLocky: added an error

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 10
|prev=Convoy (episode)
|next=Speed Metal
|image=DeusExMachina-Screamer grins.jpg
|caption="With this map, I shall find all of the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet K]]— wait. Wrong franchise."
|title="Deus ex Machina"
|airdate=[[March 11]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''When Bulkhead makes a discovery in Greece, the race is on to recover an Energon Harvester.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] is failing to enjoy some detention when Bulkhead hauls up outside [[Memorial High School|the school]], blaring loud music. She takes advantage of an inattentive teacher to sneak out and join her Autobot buddy, who's obliged to act as her getaway car when a teacher approaches. They head for [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] while Bulkhead tries to explain to Miko that she'll never get into college if she flunks out. Ratchet reports he's found an [[energon]] pulse in [[Greece]].

Meanwhile, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] has finally arrived on the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', which took some time as he had to drive (something [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] disdains). Knock Out assumes he's been brought to provide [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] with a laboratory assist, when Starscream takes him to the [[Decepticon leader]]'s sick bed.

Bulkhead and Miko arrive at an excavation site in Greece, but to her disappointment, he's intending her to research her history report. Bulkhead says the humans have hit an energon vein, but then he spots something Cybertronian in an ancient fresco among the ruins.

[[Image:TFPrime_KnockOutDrill.JPG|left|thumb|300px|Ha HA! Phallic symbolism.]]

Starscream explains Megatron's condition to Knock Out. While Starscream was content to let nature take its course with Megatron, the crew of the ''Nemesis'' took a vote and decided to bring in a specialist. Knock Out says things would be easier with his assistant, but [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] is on the trail of some energon.

Bulkhead identifies the object in the fresco as an [[Energon Harvester]], but as Miko snaps a picture, they're interrupted by the arrival of Breakdown. Wondering if Bulkhead's new pet plays fetch, Breakdown throws a pillar at Miko. Bulkhead intercepts the pillar and is tackled by Breakdown, who slams him into the fresco, shattering it. The Decepticon races off, but Miko shows Bulkhead the image she snapped of the fresco.

Back at base, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] confirms that the depicted device is an Energon Harvester. The Autobots are relieved that the fresco was broken, as they think it means the Decepticons won't be able to find the Harvester, but [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] points out that there are photos of the thing online, as the actual Harvester is held in a museum. The Autobots try to contact [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] for help, but he's away on a training retreat. Optimus says they'll have to obtain the Harvester themselves, and Miko volunteers the kids to help.

[[Image:DeusExMachina-fourcons.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Would you say this episode has a...''plethora'' of named Decepticons?]]

[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] has found the same photo using Breakdown's description of the Harvester, and Starscream says Megatron's revival will have to wait.

The Autobots move into position around the museum before the kids move in via [[GroundBridge]] on a motorized scissor lift. Miko deals with a security camera by taking a picture of the Harvester and balancing [[Miko's phone|her phone]] on top of the camera. While they move towards the statue holding the Harvester, Optimus has an encounter outside with Knock Out and Breakdown, the latter of whom fires a missile at the museum. Optimus manages to catch the missile, but Knock Out shocks him with an energon staff. Breakdown barrels towards the museum entrance, with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] failing to stop him. Bulkhead joins the fight as well, but the disturbance sets off the museum's alarms, alerting the security guard. The kids finally manage to get the Harvester onto their lift platform and head for the exit. Miko, scouting ahead on foot, is caught by the security guard, who whisks her away. Raf and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] run toward a half-open loading ramp door, expecting Arcee, but instead it's Soundwave, who grabs the Harvester and departs. Knock Out and Breakdown spot him leaving and make their getaway as well. Meanwhile, Miko attempts to spin a yarn to the security guard about how she got locked in the museum while researching her history report.

[[Image:Tfprime_Soundwave_flying.jpg‎ ‎|left|thumb|300px|Hi dere, ima stealin ur golden ball. K thx bai.]]
Believing that Starscream will attempt to use the Harvester to gather energon as quickly as possible, Optimus, Bumblebee and Arcee go out attempting to intercept them. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] works on a replica Harvester to return to the museum in place of the stolen one, while Bulkhead realizes that the Decepticons might be intending to go after the energon seam in Greece.

Indeed, Starscream, Knock Out and Breakdown are at the excavation site. When the other two Decepticons attempt to correct him on who's to thank for the Harvester, Starscream demonstrates the device's effectiveness on a hapless [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]], and the pair are suddenly a lot more submissive. While Starscream starts tapping the energon seam, Bulkhead attempts to sneak up behind the Decepticons but clumsily lets them know he's there. He manages to deal with Knock Out and Breakdown until Starscream turns the Harvester on him. Struggling to stay upright, Bulkhead reaches Starscream, smashes the 'Con in the face, and breaks the Harvester. He throws the device into the sky, where it explodes. The Decepticons are about to move in and finish the weakened Bulkhead when the rest of the Autobots arrive and chase them off.

Miko is starting to run out of Greek history to bore the museum security guard with, when Fowler turns up to collect her. The guard is surprised when Fowler points out the replica Harvester in place on the statue. Outside, Miko is reunited with Bulkhead and tells him all about how she's going to write her report on how the Autobots interacted with ancient Greece.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (14)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (15)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (7)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (8)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (16)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (1)
*[[Sierra's friend]] (2)
*[[Miko's teacher]] (3)
*[[Jack Darby]] (5)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (13)
*[[Museum security guard]] (17)
*[[William Fowler]] (18)

}}

==Quotes==
"Look Miko, before I became a warrior I was a laborer—construction. I can build stuff, I can break stuff, and that's it." 
"I love breaking stuff! I wanna be just like you, Bulk." 
"Aaargh...why would you wanna be like me, when you can be a medic like Ratchet?"
:—'''Bulkhead''' fails to convince '''Miko''' regarding the benefits of education.

"It's about time, Knock Out. I do not enjoy being kept waiting!" 
"Ah, it was a long drive, Starscream. I'm still picking bugs out of my grille." 
"Yes, right, you're one of ''those''." 
"Come again?" 
"Never understood why any self-respecting Decepticon would choose 'automobile' as his vehicle mode when he could have [[flight]]!" 
"I like the way I look in steel-belted radials."
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Knock Out''' discuss an infraction of [[Autobot Cars|the]] [[Decepticon Planes|norm]].

"We have a history." 
"''(chuckles)'' And you have a [[Miko Nakadai|pet]]. Does it play catch?"
:—'''Bulkhead''' and '''Breakdown'''

"You've reached Special Agent William Fowler. I'm currently on an ''intensive training retreat'' and unavailable until Tuesday." 
"I hate talking to machines."
:—'''Agent Fowler''''s answering machine and '''Ratchet''' doesn't realize that all of his friends (including himself) are machines.

"[wolf whistles] Sweet rims. 24 gauge? You're ''reeeeeeal'' heavy-duty! Just like my [[Breakdown (WFC)|friend]] here!"
:—[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s got red cars, '''Knock Out''''s got [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|red trucks]].

"We're already trespassers and thieves. Why not add forgery to the list?"
:—'''Jack''' sarcastically comments on the crimes.

"Wait! What are you doing?!" 
"What I do best: ''(grabs Energon Harvester)'' Breaking things!" ''(punches Starscream)''
:—'''Starscream''' is no match for '''Bulkhead''''s sheer awesomeness.

"He's a glutton for punishment." 
''(Autobots arrive)'' 
"Fight?" 
"Mmm, drive."
:—'''Knock Out''' and '''Breakdown''' are prevented from killing Bulkhead.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Knock Out is the first ''Prime'' Decepticon to debut after the pilot miniseries and survive the experience. Breakdown might be considered to share that distinction, but technically he debuted ''before'' the cartoon, as he appeared in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|''War for Cybertron'' video games]] and the [[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|''Prime'' comic]] first.
* Knowledge of Megatron's condition appears to have been confined to the crew of the ''Nemesis''.

===Real-world references===
[[Image:DeusexMachina-godfresco.jpg|thumb|250px|"Nothing is true, everything is permitted."]]
* A ''{{w|deus ex machina}}'', meaning "god from the machine", is a plot device in which a major conflict is instantly resolved by the uncanny, often unexpected appearance of a character, object, or other form of deliverance. Miko explains this to the museum security guard just before Fowler suddenly walks in and saves her from her predicament. While this is obviously intended to be a ''deus ex machina'' itself, there ''had'' been plenty of foreshadowing, with Optimus even declaring earlier that Fowler was Miko's best hope.
* The god depicted on the fresco is presumably {{w|Poseidon}}, because he bears his symbolic trident. The soldiers appear to be {{w|Sparta}}ns, as their shields bear the {{w|Lambda}}—which is odd, as their patron god was {{w|Ares}}.

===Errors===
* The police have the worst response time imaginable. The guard presumably called them right after the Harvester was stolen, yet they never show up. Even accounting for the fact that Fowler would have called them off eventually, it should have only taken them minutes to get there.
* Miko's teacher is reading a copy of ''[[The Jasper Daily]]''. It is once again printed with the "Sports" page on the left instead of the right. The security guard at the museum is reading the same issue, despite the museum being located in a big city that is obviously not [[Jasper]]. It's also the same issue of the publication (with the same reverse page order) that Raf was using to make his papier-mâché volcano in "[[Masters & Students]]", despite being a daily.
* The two pages in Miko's open textbook are mirror images of each other.
* Bulkhead picks Miko up from school during detention—presumably 3pm-ish, Nevada time. They teleport to Greece later that same day, probably within an hour or two. Given that Greece is nine time zones later than Nevada, it should be the middle of the night there, but instead it appears to be dusk.
* When Miko takes a picture of the Energon Harvester, She is right infront of it. Moments later, when she shows Bulkhead, it appears to be taken farther away than it was.
* The normally clear bits of Arcee's chest are pink in this episode.
* When Knock Out stands on top of Optimus and signals to Breakdown with his headlights, the sound of his Energon Prod is still going, despite there being no glow to signify its still on.
* When Miko takes a picture and puts the cellphone display in front of the security camera, the picture comes out flawless on the guard's screen. In real life, it would look blurry.
* As Knock Out drives off from the parking area, a couple of laser blasts appear to strike his car mode, yet the "hit effects" appear on the ground, right next to him.

===Trivia===
*''No One Cares About Vehicons'': Starscream's contempt for Knock Out choosing a non-flight alternate mode is strange, as most of the Vehicons are cars. Did they ''not'' get to choose?
*''No One Cares About Vehicons, Redux'': Despite reportedly being right on top of a motherlode of energon, Starscream instead uses the energon harvester to kill one of his own Vehicon troopers. Just 'cause.
* If Knock Out wants to get technical, when he calls the Harvester "a gift from Breakdown and myself", it was really a "gift" from Soundwave, as he was the one who actually obtained it from the museum.
* Some fans have interpreted Starscream's "you're one of ''those"'' line, Knock Out's wolf-whistling appraisal of Optimus's truck mode, the vanity about his appearance, and [[Daran Norris]]'s somewhat campy performance to be clues that Knock Out is [[Transformer romance|gay]]. Moreover, the term "knockout" is commonly used to describe an attractive ''woman,'' and the character's vanity suggests that that correlation is intentional. Make of all this what you will; very little [[Humanization#Sexuality|robotic sexuality]] of any kind has been evident in ''Prime''.
* There is a painting of [[Big Rocks National Park]] in the security guard's office, as well as a calendar set to March, which handily matches the month this episode first aired. Although on that calendar, March started on a Sunday instead of a Tuesday.
* The sound of the Energon Harvester's activation is the same as that of a [[wikia:stargate:Zat'nik'tel|zat gun]] from ''{{w|Stargate SG-1}}''.
* In his several decades of acting, this is [[Reggie Bannister]]'s first and so far only appearance in animation. In an episode that features a sphere that can kill Cybertronians with relative ease. {{w|Phantasm (film)|Hmmm...}}
* Initial descriptions of this episode, as well as the one on HubWorld.com's episode-viewing page,<ref name="hubworld">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110321182119/http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime/videos/tfp-deus-ex-machina Archive copy of HubWorld's "Deus ex Machina" video page]</ref> say that "Miko and Bulkhead head to Greece on a field trip to bring back an Energon Harvester." Miko and Bulkhead do indeed go on what Bulkhead calls a "field trip" to Greece, but the Harvester is in an American museum at that point. By the time Bulkhead actually ''does'' go back to Greece to get the stolen Harvester, Miko is stuck in said museum.
* The guard seems very nonchalant about the museum's shattered front entrance and cratered parking lot. He treats Miko like a teen prankster, not like someone connected to a possible ''terrorist bombing.''
* Twice in promotional blurbs for the episode, it was mentioned [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] would be in the episode,<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31247 Comic Book Resources sneak-peek article]</ref><ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/8582/20/ Allspark.com episode blurb]</ref> an error repeated on HubWorld.com's episode-viewing page.<ref name="hubworld" /> At [[BotCon 2011]] it was revealed that Lugnut was a pre-production name for [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] that was ultimately changed for not being "sexy" enough. Adding another wrinkle, the Season 1 Blu-Ray commentary claims that Breakdown's place in the show was originally intended to belong to Lugnut, since a fiercely loyal Decepticon bruiser was desired, but the show creators wanted a land-based Decepticon instead.
* Adaptations of this episode include a prose version as part of ''[[Bulkhead's Biggest Battle]]''.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Collecteur'''" ("The Collector")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Energon-Erntekugel'''" ("The Energon-Harvestingball")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 18|18 November]] [[2011]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Deus ex machina'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 20|20 January]] [[2012]]

'''Indonesian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pemanen Energon'''" ("Energon Harvester")
:*''Original airdate:'' 13 September [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Deus ex machina'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 29|29 October]] [[2011]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' '''Mōgeki Henkei! Futari no Shikaku''' (猛撃変形!二人の刺客, ''All-Out Assault Transformation! The Pair of Assassins'')
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 9|9 June]], [[2012]]
:**Starscream sings when using the Harvester on Cybertronians.

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Eneojon Chuchulgi'''" (에너존 추출기, "The Energon Harvester")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 27|27 September]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Deus ex machina'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 16|16 December]] [[2011]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Deus da Máquina'''" ("The God in the Machine")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 9|9 January]] [[2012]]

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 9|9 January]] [[2012]]

'''Spanish (Spain)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Deus ex machina'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 31|31 October]] [[2011]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Hub promotional DVD ([[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One Collection ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Folge 3: Nur dieses eine Mal ([[EDEL:kids]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Volume 2: Unfamiliar Enemies (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Vol. 5 ([[Avex Trax]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Saison 1 Vol. 2: Terrain miné ([[Universal|Universal Pictures France]]) — English, French, Italian, Dutch and Spanish audio. 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Staffel 1 - Das Bündnis (EDEL:kids) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Stagione 1 Vol. 2: Terre Pericolose ([[Universal|Universal Pictures IT]]) — English, Italian, Dutch, French and Spanish audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2013 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One: Dangerous Ground ([[Universal|Universal Pictures UK]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Saison 1: L'intégrale (Universal Pictures France) — English, French, Italian, Dutch and Spanish audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One (Universal Pictures UK)
;Blu-ray
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season One Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Staffel 1 - Das Bündnis (EDEL:kids) — English and German audio. 

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Prime episodes]]