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Battlegrounds, Part 2

2015-11-21T12:55:25Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */ and then season two happens

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 26
|image=RID-Decepticonhunterarmor.jpg
|caption=Gives new meaning to the term "plot armor".
|prev=Battlegrounds, Part 1
|next=
|title="Battlegrounds, Part 2"
|airdate=[[September 12]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''Reunited with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and his team must use everything they’ve learned to stop the annihilation of both Earth and Cybertron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Battlegrounds2 Megatronus drills Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Right now Optimus is glad this version of The Fallen isn't on fire.]]
As the Autobots pick themselves up following [[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]]'s arrival, [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] contacts [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] to find out who the newcomer is and Fixit is able to tell him that Megatronus is one of the original [[Thirteen]] Primes. While [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] faces the new Decepticon, Bumblebee and Drift go to free [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], only to be hit be a deflected blast from Optimus's [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]]. Optimus is prevented from going to their aid by Megatronus, who attacks him.

Over on the bridge, [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay|Russell]] pose as filmmakers to try and cover up the giant robot battle; however, their attempts to get a police officer to clear the area are hampered when the officer turns out to be a wannabe screenwriter.

Grimlock attempts to attack Megatronus, only to be slung at Drift. [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] prevent Megatronus from moving in on the Autobots long enough for Optimus to get up and resume combat. Though Optimus boasts the power of the Primes, Megatronus says he has been granted power too, and sends Optimus flying into the river. Megatronus moves to pick up a staff, but Windblade manages to break free from her bonds and opens fire on him. Bumblebee runs to attend to Optimus, leaving Drift to free Sideswipe and Strongarm. With Windblade down, Drift and the two freed Autobots attempt to stop Megatronus reaching the staff, only to be seen off with a barrage of firepower and are then attacked by the other Decepticons.

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Megatronus levitates Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Down, boy! Down!]]
Megatronus picks up the staff and reveals the extent of his plan to [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]: the staff will draw the remnants of the Anti-Spark from [[Unicron]] still in [[Earth's core]], then summon the [[AllSpark]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. This, Steeljaw realizes, will destroy both planets. As the staff creates a shaft of energy that lances into the sky, the enraged Steeljaw attacks Megatronus but is backhanded out of sight. Not fancying their chances, the other Decepticons flee, only to run into the Autobots. As Sideswipe and Strongarm draw their [[Decepticon Hunter]]s, their weapons touch and momentarily surge with power. A fight ensues between the two sides. Meanwhile as Bumblebee watches, Optimus's wound closes.

On the bridge, Denny is still having no luck convincing the officer to clear the area.

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Optimus and Megatronus fight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You have learned much, young one. You'll find I'm full of surprises.]]
Optimus awakens and identifies the staff Megatronus is carrying as a [[spark fuser]]. Steeljaw continues fighting Megatronus, but is tossed into the distance shortly before Optimus and Bumblebee return to the fight. Megatronus blasts Optimus, sending Bumblebee flying, and the smaller Autobot takes advantage of his momentum to take out [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]]. The rest of the Decepticon team is taken out in short order, leaving only Megatronus and Optimus locked in combat. After turning their Decepticon Hunters into the same forked sword shape as the Prime Decepticon Hunter, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Strongarm are endowed with new armor. With the combined power of the Hunters, they give Megatronus a brief blast, but Bumblebee has a new plan, and contacts Optimus over the comm. It may be already too late, as the AllSpark appears through a portal in the sky and moves down towards Megatronus; however, Optimus flings his Decepticon Hunter, destroying the spark fuser. The AllSpark returns to the sky and the Anti-Spark to the ground. Megatronus starts attacking the Autobots furiously.

Denny is still trying to convince the officer to clear everyone from the area when a stray blast destroys the officer's hat. The officer is suddenly very keen for everyone to evacuate.

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Megatronus lifts arm.jpg|thumb|right|250px|That's it! No more Mr.Nice Guy!]]
While Optimus keeps Megatronus busy, Drift, Windblade, and Sideswipe head up to the top of the [[Crown City Colossus]] and begin hacking. Megatronus finally has the better of Optimus, however Grimlock joins in, and between him, Optimus, and the other Autobots, Megatronus is kept busy until the arm of the immense statue falls on him. Even this doesn't stop him, and he lifts up the enormous arm, however Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Strongarm combine the power of their Decepticon Hunters, unleashing a powerful blast of energy on him. When the smoke clears, there is only a crater where Megatronus stood. With the news that emergency crews are on the way, Bumblebee finally manages to nail a rallying cry, and the Autobots rev up and roll out.

Back in the scrapyard, the captured Decepticons are all safely placed in [[stasis pod]]s. Though Bumblebee says the other Autobots are free to go back to Cybertron, the other Autobots are all in favor of staying. Optimus says he's no longer needed, but Bumblebee insists he stay, and Optimus agrees so long as he's Bumblebee's equal rather than leader.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (7)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (8)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (15)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (16)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (17)

|c2=
*[[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]] (4)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (9)
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] (10)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (11)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (18)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (12)
*[[Russell Clay]] (13)
*Police officer (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"Don't get too comfortable with your new dance partner, Windblade." 
"Don't worry, Slick. You can have the next twenty dances." 
"I do not understand. The plan does not call for any danciiiiiing!"
:—'''Sideswipe''', '''Windblade''' and '''Drift "'discuss brief playful banter'''

"All I wanted was a place for Decepticons to call their own! A place I could rule!" 
"I'm very sorry for your loss."
:—'''Steeljaw''' bemoans his foolishness and '''Megatronus''' tells him to man up

"You've earned your reward, Steeljaw. Though I can't imagine why you would want a pile of dust." 
"''Dust''?" 
"This staff will first extract what remains of the Anti-Spark from Unicron, lying dormant at the earth's core. Then I will summon the Allspark from Cybertron, and bring the two together!" 
"But combining the Sparks will blow both planets to…!" 
"Precisely."
:—'''Megatronus''' reveals his plan, and '''Steeljaw''' sees what happens when you deal with ancient evils

"I waited years in exile, burned with desire for vengeance, and I will not be denied!"
:—'''Megatronus''' tells the Autobots that he's through being a soccer ball

'''Bumblebee''': Let's rev up and roll out! 
[''silence''] 
'''Sideswipe''': Now ''there's'' a battle cry! 
'''Grimlock''': I'm feelin' all inspired! 
'''Strongarm''': That's the one, sir!
:— It only took twenty-six episodes, [[To Catch a Phrase|and a short]], but Bumblebee scores

"If I stay, it would no longer be as your leader, but as your equal."
:— '''Optimus Prime''' has spoken

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* Megatronus appears to be listed in the ''Alchemor'''s prisoner manifest, despite the fact that he has never been aboard the ''Alchemor''.

===Continuity errors===
*Drift's Mini-Cons go missing off his arms as he and Bumblebee go to free the rest of the team. They're back once he recovers consciousness during Grimlock's attempt to tackle Megatronus. 

*Optimus isn't usually so doubtful in Bumblebee's abilities, showing extensive trust in his plans in '''Prime'''.

===Continuity notes===
* Fixit's brief exposition about Megatronus is a more-or-less faithful retelling of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon and ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'': Megatronus was a member of the [[Thirteen]], was responsible for the death of [[Solus Prime (Prime)|Solus Prime]], and provided the inspiration for [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s name. However, this is the first piece of [[Aligned continuity family]] fiction to return to the character's evil roots; up until now, retellings of his story have depicted him as a tragic figure, a victim of circumstance manipulated by others, but this version has much more in common with the unambiguously villainous [[The Fallen|earlier version of the character]] (see "Transformers references", below).
* Megatronus's ultimate plan involves the Anti-Spark of Unicron, who was previously established to have formerly dwelled at the core of Earth in the ''Prime'' cartoon.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], [[Terrashock]], [[Filch]], [[Minitron]], [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], [[Ped (RID)|Ped]], [[Quillfire]], "that one with all the eyes", [[Malodor]] and the [[Skunkticon]]s, [[Nightstrike]], [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]], [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Zizza]], [[Pseudo]], Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown
* ''New prisoners in stasis'': [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]]
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
* Megatronus is introduced as the "first Decepticon", a role for the character that originated with his [[The Fallen|live-action counterpart]]; up to now, the Aligned version of Megatronus has had no direct connection to the Decepticons, except for having a helmet shaped like their insignia, something else he takes from the live-action film character. He also exhibits the movie character's telekinetic powers.
* Additionally, Megatronus enigmatically refers to having been "granted additional power from a source far greater than the Primes"; though there's room for this plot to go a different route, it's certainly evocative of the original character's pact with [[Unicron]], as originally described in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''.
* Megatronus's listed quote about his desire for revenge and Bumblebee mentioning his energy signature should stand out like a bonfire are probably a reference to The Fallen's usual flame-wreathed appearance.

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
* Optimus is back from the dead. [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Again]]. Optimus Prime: Cheating Death since [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|1987]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La vengeance de Megatronus'''" ("The Revenge of Megatronus")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 1]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A vihar kezdete, 2. rész'''" ("The Beginning of the Storm, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 7]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Campi di Battaglia, Seconda parte'''" ("Battlefields, Second part")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 13]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ostateczne starcie - część druga'''" ("The final showdown - part two")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 23]], [[2015]]

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

Battlegrounds, Part 1

2015-11-21T12:55:01Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 25
|image=Battlegrounds1 Megatronus has arrived.jpg
|caption="Hi everybody!" "Hi Megatronus!"
|prev=Ghosts and Impostors
|next=Battlegrounds, Part 2
|title="Battlegrounds, Part 1"
|airdate=[[September 5]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[David McDermott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''As Optimus prepares to return to Earth to face the mysterious "evil" he's prophesied, the Bee Team must prevent Steeljaw's pack from teleporting that same threat onto Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Battlegrounds1 Sideswipe captured.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Uh, you can keep him!"]]
[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] sprints through the woods, but is knocked down mid-stride by [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], who has managed to track him even while he's running. He tags her back and runs off, but when she catches up, Sideswipe is caught by [[Thunderhoof]] and [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]].

In the [[Realm of the Primes]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s training is still ongoing, and he rescues a holographic human from an island in the middle of a lake of lava by shooting down some flying drones and using them as stepping stones. [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] is unimpressed and says Optimus is still unready, however the environment suddenly darkens and crackles with lightning; a sign, Micronus says, that the time has come.

As Strongarm flees Underbite, she contacts base, but walks straight into a trap set by [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]'s Mini-Cons [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] and [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]]. The Decepticons start heading back to base with their prisoners.

In the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], the Autobots are alarmed at Strongarm's transmission suddenly cutting off and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] realizes that they're going to have to mount a rescue. At his suggestion, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] searches for nearby sites the Decepticons might be using as a base, and the Mini-Con finds a steel mill. As [[Denny Clay|Denny]] argues that he should go too, since the team's numbers are depleted, [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] arrives having been drawn to the place. She goes on ahead to scope out the mill and the other Autobots follow on the ground. Fixit activates the scrapyard's security system.

[[File:Battlegrounds1 Optimus + Primes.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Weren't there suppose to be thirteen of you?"]]
[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] is for once pleased with his team, though the Decepticons puzzle over what the "First [[Decepticon]]" wants with the electronics they've collected. Steeljaw is more interested in freeing the captive Decepticons in the Scrapyard, and sends Fracture to go capture Fixit. The visage of the first Decepticon appears to Steeljaw once again and demands he complete the device required. When Steeljaw is insistent on freeing the Decepticons first, the first Decepticon tortures [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (much to the amusement of Thunderhoof) until he changes his mind. The first Decepticon informs him that they need a metal mass of sufficient size to dissipate the energy caused by the first Decepticon's transition into the material universe.

Micronus takes Optimus to [[Thirteen|the Primes]], who are disappointed that Optimus is yet unready. Optimus convinces them to send him anyway. They imbue him with a portion of their power, upgrading him into a new form.

Windblade reaches the steel mill but is knocked out of the air by a flying chunk of metal thrown by Underbite. While the other Autobots speed up in an attempt to go to her aid, the Decepticons are already making off with her.

Fracture reaches the scrapyard, but the security system gives him pause. [[Hank]] arrives to give Russell a spare [[Bronko Kowalski]] trading card, and Russell manages to convince her that it's unsafe to enter the scrapyard as they're spraying for bugs.

[[File:Battlegrounds1 Optimus has arrived.jpg|thumb|left|250px|When gone am I, the last of the Jedi you will be.]]
The other Autobots fruitlessly search the steel mill, however [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] finds clues which put them back on the Decepticons' trail.

Russell's called back to the gate by Hank, who convinces him to open the gate. Unfortunately for him, this Hank is actually Airazor with a holographic disguise. Holding Russell hostage, Fracture demands Denny turn over Fixit.

The Autobots find that the Decepticons have chained their captured comrades to the [[Crown City Colossus]] and are erecting a huge and ominous archway in front of it.

[[File:Battlegrounds1 Steeljaw in front of portal.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This time, I'll be back.]]
Fixit confronts Fracture and manages to help Denny and Russell escape the Decepticon's grip. The trio take shelter in the diner. Grabbing weapons, they rush out to make a final stand, only to find that the Decepticons have already been defeated by Optimus Prime. Russell convinces Optimus to take him and his dad along to find the grave evil he's come to face.

At the statue, the first Decepticon demands the process begin to bring him into this universe. The three captive Autobots recover consciousness, but find themselves in agony as Steeljaw activates the arch. On the other side of the river, Bumblebee and his team start moving in. The Decepticons spot Bumblebee and Drift incoming, and when the pair arrive they're faced by Thunderhoof and Underbite. Grimlock arrives having taken a more direct route, but is prevented from destroying the arch by Clampdown. Above them, a huge vortex forms and a portal opens within the arch, through which a form begins to emerge. Optimus himself also arrives, and manages to destroy the arch. It explodes, sending everyone flying, however Optimus is too late: [[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]] has made it through the portal.

[[Battlegrounds, Part 2|To be continued...]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (11)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (12)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (13)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (14)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (17)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (18)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (19)

|c2=
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] (3)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (4)
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (8)
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (9)
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] (10)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (20)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (21)
*[[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]] (22)

|c3=
*Illusionary human (6)
*[[Russell Clay]] (15)
*[[Denny Clay]] (16)
*[[Hank]] (25)

|h4=[[Thirteen]]|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] (7)
*[[Vector Prime (WFC)|Vector Prime]] (23)
*Four other Primes (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"Drift, Grim, let's roll to the rescue! Wait, no, somebody's already using that battle cry."
:—'''Bumblebee''' apparently remembers the Rescue Bots.

"Dis is what I call entertainment!"
:—'''Thunderhoof''' enjoys Clampdown being tortured.

"Micronus, the crisis is upon us, and we sense our chosen champion is not prepared." 
"If innocents are threatened, preparation comes secondary to swift action, determination and will. Send me to Earth, please."
:—'''Vector Prime''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

"Our oafish teammate's enthusiasm is as large as he is."
:—'''Drift''' on Grimlock

"At long last, Megatronus stands triumphant!"
:—'''Megatronus''' has come to mess scrap up

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock, Scowl, Razorpaw, Zizza, Pseudo
* ''New prisoners in stasis'': [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]], [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown, Kickback
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee orders his team to "[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|roll to the rescue]]", but then remembers that "[[Heatwave (RB)|someone else]]" is already using that catchphrase.

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le retour d'Optimus'''" ("The Return of Optimus")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 1]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A vihar kezdete, 1. rész'''" ("The Beginning of the Storm, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 6]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Campi di battaglia, Prima parte'''" ("Battlefields, First Part")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 24]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 6]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ostateczne starcie - część pierwsza'''" ("The final showdown - part one")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 22]], [[2015]]

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

Ghosts and Impostors

2015-11-21T12:54:21Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 24
|image=GhostsAndImpostors Spooky Drift.jpg
|caption=Return the Slab, or suffer my Curse.
|prev=The Buzz on Windblade
|next=Battlegrounds, Part 1
|title="Ghosts and Impostors"
|airdate=[[August 29]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[John Loy]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''An educational trip turns into a Decepticon hunt as Bumblebee and the Autobots stumble upon a chameleon-like fugitive in a western ghost town.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:GhostsAndImpostors Grimlock flees lava.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Had Grimlock stayed and bathed in the lava, he would have either lost his color and appeal to the G1 crowd, or get a snazzy repaint only available in Japan. Alas, we'll never know.]]
[[Russell Clay|Russell]] and [[Denny Clay|Denny]] return to the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] from their camping trip, having been drenched. While the pair go to warm up, the Autobots reflect on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s many vacation spots. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] asserts that [[Earth]] has equally wondrous places to visit. Intending to prove it, Bumblebee has [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] set the [[GroundBridge]] for a vacation spot, but unwisely asks the [[Mini-Con]] to surprise him. The Autobots end up on the side of an active volcano and are forced to vacate the area at speed to avoid the lava and steam vents and falling rocks. Bumblebee radios Fixit for a different destination, and this time they emerge into somewhere in the western [[United States of America|United States]]. Fixit is able to give them some facts about the location, including that the ghost town of [[Edmondville]] is nearby.

[[File:GhostsAndImpostors Autobots in Edmondville.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I say we leave now while he's not looking."]]
The Autobots are soon pulling up in Edmondville, though Bumblebee is the only one enthusiastic to be there. As they discuss ghosts, they're unaware that they're being watched from one of the buildings. Bumblebee leaves the others and starts exploring, but quickly becomes aware that there's something else lurking in the town. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] alerts him to an incoming tour bus, and the Autobots all hide. As the bored tour guide attempts half-heartedly to spook her group, the Autobots begin making spooky noises of their own, and the terrified humans soon pile into the bus and depart. The amused Autobots regroup, but something is still bugging Bumblebee who thinks they're not alone. Indeed, there's a dark shape watching from the shadows.

[[File:GhostsAndImpostors Grimlock post-punch.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bloody hell. Those ones were my favorites!]]
The Autobots decide they must eliminate any threat in the town as it's a regular tourist stop, so they split up to search. [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] venture into the bank, only to be shut in the vault. Bumblebee and Grimlock spot a cart full of explosives speeding towards town. [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] are in the saloon when a chandelier almost falls on them. The pair dive out through the nearest wall, shortly before Strongarm blasts her way out of the vault. Grimlock stops the runaway cart by punching it, which only makes it explode. Regrouping in the middle of town, Bumblebee contacts Fixit who identies a potential Decepticon as [[Pseudo]], a [[Shifter]]. On Bumblebee's suggestion, the Autobots reset their optics to detect heat sources, however from the shadows, Pseudo scans them all.

[[File:GhostsAndImpostors sunset.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Apparently, this other Earth has Groundbridges that can make Bridges that go to space. We've had guys just walking along and suddenly, a Bridge opens beneath them and they fall out of a wall. I'm thinking maybe we should just work out a truce. I'll let you know if we can get in touch with this Evil Fixit.]]
After another search, the Autobots return to the middle of town having come up empty, however Bumblebee quickly notices that the group seems to have picked up a second Drift. Both Drifts appear identical, and Bumblebee is at a loss at telling them apart until the real Drift deploys his Mini-Cons. Realizing he's been rumbled, Pseudo speeds off and enters the town's abandoned mine. The Autobots follow, but are forced to split up when the tunnels fork. Bumblebee suddenly encounters Pseudo disguised as Strongarm, who promptly punches him in the face and runs off. A few moments later, Pseudo, now in the form of Bumblebee, knocks Sideswipe down as well. The Autobots rendezvous in a cavern, where they now have two Grimlocks. A quick question about the [[Acid Wastes]] flushes out Pseudo, who turns into Sideswipe to evade them. They pursue him out of the mine and spot him trying to escape in the form of a dilapidated steam engine. He manages to evade them by knocking down rocks to block the canyon he's moving through, however Bumblebee has Grimlock hurl the two Mini-Cons. Jetstorm and Slipstream crash down on the track ahead of Pseudo, causing the Decepticon to crash. As they take Pseudo into custody, the Autobots reflect that maybe Earth is great after all, and as Fixit opens a GroundBridge for them, they're too busy admiring a sunset to go through.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (4)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (7)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (8)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (9)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Pseudo]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (1)
*[[Denny Clay]] (2)
*Tour party (12)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Sideswipe''': Are we having fun yet? 
'''Bumblebee''': Ha! C'mon, Earth is unpredictable! That's part of its charm! 
'''Drift''': I would not describe molten lava as 'charming'.
:—Different opinions on fun and charm are exchanged

"It's quiet. Too quiet" 
"A location cannot be too quiet. It is either quiet or it is not."
:—'''Sideswipe''' is wary and '''Drift''' throws logic at a bot who doesn't care

'''Bumblebee''': Can you [[Jetstorm (RID)|get]] [[Slipstream (RID)|them]] there? 
'''Grimlock''': Does a cat have whiskers that shoot lightnin'?
:—No they don't, but...

'''Jetstorm''': Did we emerge victorious?
:— ...The kick is good!

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
* Pseudo causes the cliffs running beside the track to cave inwards, but somehow after he does this, there's two handy ramps on either side of the track for the Autobots to drive up.
===Continuity notes===
* Denny and Russell return from a camping trip, possibly explaining their absence in the [[The Buzz on Windblade|previous episode]].
* Fixit references [[Shifter]]s, a Cybertronian subspecies that previously appeared in the ''Prime'' cartoon.
* Maybe the reason this Grimlock is green is because he hangs out in the acid waste so much.

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

===Transformers references===
*Potential Cybertronian travel destinations the Autobots suggest include the [[Sonic Canyons]], [[Manganese Mountains]] and the [[Acid Wastes]].

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fantômes et imposteurs'''" ("Ghosts and Impostors")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 24]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Szellemek és szélhámosok'''" ("Ghosts and Tricksters")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 5]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fantasmi e impostori'''" ("Ghosts and Impostors")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 23]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ghost Town Shoot-Out'''" (ゴーストタウンの決闘, ''Ghost Town no Kettou'')
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 29]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Duchy i podszywacze'''" ("Ghosts and impostors")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 21]], [[2015]]

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

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

The Buzz on Windblade

2015-11-21T12:43:01Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 23
|image=RID-windbladeandsideswipe.jpg
|caption="Windblade to Cybertron, I've got an AWOL Autobot." "Tell me I wasn't this delude-" "No backtalk! I have a sword and I will use it!" "You mean a sword made out of plastic?"
|prev=Similarly Different
|next=Ghosts and Impostors
|title="The Buzz on Windblade"
|airdate=[[August 22]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''The Bee Team encounters a new Autobot, sent to Earth long ago.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] is giving an impromptu lecture to the other [[Autobot]]s about the dangers of horses, using a toy rocking horse as a teaching aide. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is skeptical, but Strongarm maintains that since many of the ''[[Alchemor]]'''s inmates resemble Earth animals, it never hurts to be prepared. [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] is less than impressed, and heads off to train in the woods alone.

[[File:BuzzOnWindblade Sideswipe fights Windblade.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Only after we have mistakenly fought can we team up.]]
While racing through the forest, Sideswipe overhears a fight, and stumbles across the [[Decepticon]] [[Razorpaw]], locked in combat with a jet. The jet gains the upper hand and transforms into an unfamiliar Autobot, who overpowers and incapacitates Razorpaw. Sideswipe tries to compliment her on her takedown, but she mistakes him for another escaped Decepticon. The Autobot nearly takes him down until she notices his [[Autobot]] insignia. The Autobot introduces herself as [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], a fellow Autobot on a mission of her own.

Back at the scrapyard, Razorpaw is safely in a [[stasis pod]]. Windblade is quickly making friends with Bumblebee and his team, much to Strongarm's dismay. Strongarm asks if she was sent by the Council, but Windblade reveals [[Primus]] himself sent her to [[Earth]]! She recounts that a thousand years ago, Primus warned her of a rising evil, and sent her into stasis after modifying her body and enhancing her sensors. Having reawakened a month ago, Windblade has been secretly tracking down and imprisoning fugitive Decepticons. Strongarm is still skeptical of Windblades's story, but Sideswipe is even more impressed with her. Windblade detects another Decepticon signal nearby, and helps [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] get a lock on it. The team rolls out after Windblade comes up with a catchy motto, impressing Bumblebee.

[[File:RID-zizza.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Humans, bring me a year's worth of newspapers!]]
The team eventually arrive outside a nearby airfield, where a trio of [[human]] planes are behaving erratically. Strongarm is still unenthusiastic about having to work with Windblade, but finds herself partnered with Windblade, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], and Sideswipe. They work their way toward the airport's entrance, but Strongarm accidentally tips off one of the humans, who orders the nearest "drones" to divebomb the Autobots. The four Autobots make a run for the hangar — although Strongarm thinks that they should contact Bumblebee first — and manage to get inside.

Once inside, the Autobots discover their target: a bee-like Decepticon who controls humans with her toxic sting. Even worse, the Decepticon boasts that her loyal workers are planning to spread this toxin to airports all over the world! As the Autobots move closer, the Decepticon takes her two nearest workers hostage, and threatens to kill them if the Autobots try to arrest her. Windblade calls the bluff and promptly draws her sword, but Strongarm trips her before the Decepticon notices. Realizing that they cannot endanger innocent humans, the Autobots temporarily retreat.

[[File:BuzzOnWindblade humans vs Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"What do we do now?" "We can take 'em; it's not like they have man-made Transformers, right?"]]
Outside, Windblade confronts Strongarm about her interference. Strongarm retorts that all human lives are worth saving. Windblade is surprised, but realizes that Strongarm is right. After filling Bumblebee and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] in on the situation, Bumblebee has Fixit try to find a match for their quarry. Fixit tells them that they're up against [[Zizza]], a Decepticon who tried to pull a similar mind-control stunt back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Strongarm, having studied the behavior of Earth bees, hatches a new plan. Realizing that Zizza needs heat to stay active, Strongarm tells her allies that she knows how to make Zizza "chill out".

The group surrounds the hangar and swings into action; Grimlock distracts some of Zizza's drones while [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] cut the power, deactivating Zizza's heat lamps. Fixit warns Bumblebee that there's a plane requesting landing clearance. Bumblebee orders Fixit to hack into the control tower and divert the plane. Meanwhile, the mind-controlled pilots move in to intercept the plane. Bumblebee asks Windblade to reach the landing plane first, and Sideswipe tags along to assist. After Sideswipe forces the brainwashed pilots to land, Fixit manages to hack into the Control Tower, and diverts the plane to another airfield.

[[File:BuzzOnWindblade Strongarm battles Zizza.jpg|thumb|right|250px|“Such bees!" Strongarm had never seen anything like it.
"If one were to sting me," she thought "I should swell up as big as I am!” .]]
Strongarm watches the interception, but then notices Zizza trying to flee. Strongarm tries to weigh Zizza down while dodging her stingers. Windblade and Sideswipe pass by, and their combined efforts manage to knock Zizza into a tanker filled with refrigerated foam, incapacitating the temperature-sensitive Decepticon and allowing Strongarm to slap a pair of [[stasis cuffs]] on her target.

With the airfield back to normal and the humans recovering with no memory of the event, Windblade announces that she's off to continue her own mission. Sideswipe begs her not to go, even pleading Bumblebee to say otherwise. Before she leaves though, Windblade makes amends with Strongarm, admitting that her reckless plan almost cost innocent lives. With a mutual respect slowly growing between the two, Windblade transforms and flies away. Sideswipe compliments Strongarm on her plan... leaving Strongarm wondering if she just heard a genuine compliment from her comrade.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Razorpaw]] (9)
*[[Zizza]] (12)

|c3=
*Hypnotized humans (11)
*Pilot (13)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Strongarm''': And the lower appendages, or 'hooves', of real horses can cause significant injury. 
'''Bumblebee''': Uh, Strongarm, horses aren't generally aggressive unless provoked. 
'''Strongarm''': Perhaps not, sir. But given how many of the Alchemor's inmates are analogous to Earth's animals, it is vital that we understand any- 
'''Sideswipe''': Enough!
:—In the classroom with Miss Strongarm

'''Windblade''': Looks like this team you've put together has had a pretty high success rate. The mark of good leadership. 
'''Bumblebee''': [bashful] Heh, well… I had raw materials to begin with. 
'''Windblade''': If [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Slick]] here is any indication, I'd say that's probably true. 
'''Strongarm''': [muttering] ''Slick''?
:—The rest of the team meets Windblade

'''Windblade''': Let's crank some pistons and cross some distance! 
'''Sideswipe''': Yeah-ha-ha, alright! 
'''Grimlock''': That's how you do it! 
'''Bumblebee''': Now, how did you come up with that so fast? Cause I've had the worst time.
:—In which Bumblebee finds a catchphrase mentor

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*Windblade mentions having been reactivated a month ago, suggesting that is how much time has passed since the ''Alchemor'' crash.

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

===Transformers references===
*As per ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'', Primus is depicted as being the [[core]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].
*Sideswipe performs [[Jet judo]].

===Real-world references===
* Grimlock clambers up the air control tower while being attacked by planes, an obvious homage to ''[[King Kong]]''.
* Windblade's transformation by Primus is a direct reference to the transformation sequences in magical girl anime, most famously ''Sailor Moon''.

===Trivia===
*To answer Grimlock's question, yes - cats can snore.
* Far be it from us to question the Lord of Light, but one does wonder why Windblade wasn't awoken to help deal with the [[Darkness Rising|Terrorcon apocalypse]], [[One Shall Rise, Part 1|Unicron's reactivation]], or the [[Deadlock|potential obliteration of Earth's biosphere]].
* Strongarm brought up the fact that most of the Alchemor's prisoners resemble Earth animals, and how they share some of the same strengths and weaknesses.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La reine des abeilles'''" ("The Queen Bee")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 24]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A királynő'''" ("The Queen")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 2]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Windblade'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 22]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''The Legendary Female Warrior, Windblade'''" (伝説の女性戦士、ウィンドブレード, ''Densetsu no Joseisenshi, Windblade'')
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 22]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ach ta Windblade'''" ("Oh that Windblade"; as in a 'Oh you' remark)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 18]], 2015

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buzz on Windblade, The}}
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Similarly Different

2015-11-21T12:38:59Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lockout

2015-11-21T12:36:39Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

==Quotes==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Trouble with Fixit

2015-11-21T12:33:23Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Champ

2015-11-21T12:32:24Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

==Synopsis==
[[File:TheChamp Groundpounder and Headlock spot sign.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Here's the plan: win. If we lose, that's because you didn't follow the plan!]]
On a [[Crown City]] construction site, the Decepticons [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] are laying low. Gladiator Groundpounder is anxious to get back in the ring, and the pair spot a promo commercial for the demo derby at the [[Rumbledome]], including a monster machine bout featuring the dino-themed [[Mechanosaurus]].

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

[[File:TheChamp Groundpounder vs Mechanosaurus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'd beat my chest to show off, but my back's hurtin'.]]
At the Rumbledome, a demolition derby ends and the [[Farnum|MC]] announces the main event, a bust up between Mechanosaurus and [[Truckalodon]]. The two dino-trucks clash, though it's not long before Truckalodon is on its side and the MC presents the winner's trophy to Mechanosaurus's driver [[Casey (RID)|Casey]]. Groundpounder makes his entrance, tossing the damaged Truckalodon aside and announcing his intent to take on Mechanosaurus himself. His coach Headlock gives him some prep talk as Casey gets her vehicle ready. After Groundpounder tosses Mechanosaurus around a few times, Casey unleashes the flamethrower, but it doesn't appear to faze the Decepticon.

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

[[File:TheChamp Grimlock in disguise.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Now, this is how you walk the dinosaur.]]
Casey manages to pin Groundpounder to the wall with her rig, however Headlock crawls under Mechanosaurus and starts disconnecting things. Fixit spots the sabotage on the broadcast and is disappointed to learn Groundpounder was a cheater after all. Casey abandons Mechanosaurus as Groundpounder totals the rig. The MC, assuming the two Decepticons are simply more human-piloted rigs, presents them with the trophy and offers them a permanent spot in the show.

[[File:TheChamp Grimlock punches Groundpounder.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rocky! Rocky! Rock-Sorry, wrong fight.]]
Fixit attempts to prepare Grimlock to face Groundpounder as Denny builds a rollcage so they can disguise Grimlock as a rig. They're soon presenting "Dino-bash" to the Rumbledome MC who is hesitant but agrees to let Grimlock enter. While another demolition derby takes place, Grimlock, Denny and Russell explore the facilities in an attempt to locate the Decepticons but are unable to. A short time later Grimlock and Denny are about to face Groundpounder in the dome itself, with Bumblebee's group is still stuck in traffic on city limits. Though Fixit warns Grimlock to fight smart, the Dinobot wades in and is promptly thrown around by Groundpounder. Denny's cage is battered during the fight, leaving him trapped inside. Grimlock starts successfully fighting back, and as the Rumbledome itself starts taking damage, the crowd flees. Headlock steps in to assist Groundpounder, leaving Grimlock on the defense before the two-Con onslaught. Fixit joins the fight as well, attacking Headlock and having Grimlock duplicate his moves. The two Decepticons are decked in time for Bumblebee's group to arrive and watch Grimlock finish off Groundpounder. Fixit releases Denny from the mangled cage while Headlock attempts to make a run for it, only to be arrested by Strongarm. As the Autobots are ready to return to the scrapyard, Russell presents the winner's trophy to Grimlock and Fixit.

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

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

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

}}

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

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

'''Bumblebee:''' Grimlock, Denny's in charge. Do precisely what he says. 
'''Denny:''' Me?! 
'''Grimlock:''' Come on! 
'''Strongarm:''' Denny?! 
'''Bumblebee:''' He's the closest thing to a responsible adult. 
'''Drift:''' Then I ''respectfully'' suggest we make haste.

"I knew Dinobots, I fought Dinobots. You're no Dinobot."
:—'''Groundpounder''' on Grimlock in their match.

'''Denny:''' "Presenting... Dinobash!" 
'''Farnum:''' "Looks like it was made out of scrap." 
'''Grimlock:''' "Scrap? Lucky I don't squash you..." 

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* Right as Grimlock begins to stumble while carrying the two stasis pods, his shoulder pads are missing.

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

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

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

===Real-world references===
[[File:Mst3k-godzillakick.gif|right|thumb|200px|Kaiju movies are serious business.]]
* Headlock is heavily based on ''Rocky'' coach Mickey Goodmill.
* The walkie-talkie codenames "Pigpen" and "Rubber Duck" are references to the C.W. McCall song "Convoy".
* Grimlock's sliding tail kick is more than a little similar to an infamous moment from ''[[Godzilla]] vs. Megalon''.
* Of course, the premise of a gorilla fighting a ''T''. ''rex'' is a reference to the showdown in ''[[King Kong]]''. This wouldn't be the [[Optimus Primal|first]] [[Megatron (BW)|time]] this was referenced in Transformers.
* Groundpounder's calling Mechanosaurus out as "no Dinobot" is a modification of the famous "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" speech given by Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle during the 1988 vice presidential debate.
* Farnum's name harkens to 1800s live entertainment promoter and circus founder {{w|wikipedia|P. T. Barnum}}.

===Trivia===

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

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bajnokok és kihívók'''" ("Champions and Challengers")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il Campione'''" ("The Champion")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 15]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Monstercar Battle'''" (モンスターカー・バトル, "Monstercar Battle")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 25]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mistrz'''" ("The master")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 14]], 2015

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

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

Deep Trouble (RID)

2015-11-21T12:31:43Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|the ''Rescue Bots'' episode|Deep Trouble (RB)}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 18
|image=RID-Octopunchfight.jpg
|caption= [[Splatoon|You're a kid! You're a squid!]]
|prev=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|next=The Champ
|title="Deep Trouble"
|airdate=[[July 18]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Howie Nicoll]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Grimlock tries to hide an injury while the Autobots track down an aquatic Decepticon.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Grimlock gets hit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You do not frighten me! Pain does not hurt! *thwack!* I stand corrected! AUGH!]]
The Autobots race through an obstacle course set up in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], though while [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] carefully navigate the barricades, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] smashes straight through them. At the finishing line, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] wait. Bee signals [[Denny Clay|Denny]] to unleash the next part of the course. The racing Autobots are able to avoid the heavy objects which swing in their path, but Grimlock takes a blow to the side. He limps over the finishing line behind the others, but puts on a brave face.

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

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Autobots avoid lasers.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Do not sing "Under the Sea"!]]
The Autobots soon find the octopus Decepticon who has discovered a crashed Cybertronian spacecraft at the bottom of the sea. They contact Fixit, who is sloshing around in a foot of water along with Russell and Denny. Fixit identifies the Decepticon as [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who has a habit of causing shipwrecks so he can salvage them. Concerned he'll use the ship to leave [[Earth]], the Autobots move in. Strongarm's attempt to arrest the Decepticon goes about as well as expected, and when the other Autobots join the attack, Octopunch swiftly throws them aside before jumping into the ship. The Autobots are just picking themselves up when the ship's external defenses come online and start firing at them. Sideswipe determines the pattern in which the lasers are firing, and is able to lead them safely through the field of fire.

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

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

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Strongarm vs MiniCons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Let's see if her head comes off!]]
Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock hear a second engine come online, but have to split up when they reach a cross-junction. Strongarm immediately runs into a host of Mini-Cons which tie her up and throw her in a closet. Grimlock, still suffering from his injury, runs into Bumblebee. The pair find a room with communications equipment, where they're attacked by nano-drones and collapse as the third engine fires up. Struggling to his feet, Grimlock accidentally activates a console which takes out the nano-drones, but Bumblebee spots his injury and he has to admit to having hidden it. Elsewhere Drift attempts to meditate, though he's hampered by his companions' inability to sit still. Still in a cupboard, Strongarm finds her comms are only picking up Earth radio.

[[File:RIDDeepTrouble punching Octopunch.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is what happens when you don't give an octopus a Mr. Potato Head to play with...]]
Octopunch is finally ready to start take off, but Bumblebee and Grimlock pick that moment to reach the bridge. The Decepticon blinds them with ink and batters them, but as he resumes trying to take off, Bumblebee starts tying his tentacles to the bulkheads while Grimlock punches him. With Octopunch subdued, Grimlock smashes the launch mechanism, however that activates the ship's self destruct. Grabbing Octopunch, the pair round up the rest of the team and head for the exit with as much haste as they can muster. It's soon clear they're not going to make it out in time, but they realize that their comms may have started working again.

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

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

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

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

|c4=
*Fixit-type [[Mini-Con]]s (12)

}}

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

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

"So long, Earth! It's been absolutely miserable." 
"It's about to get worse, Octopunch. You're coming with us." 
"I don't ''ink'' so!"
:—'''Octopunch's''' departure gets delayed by '''Bumblebee'''

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

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
*Strongarm's capture by the Mini-Cons is similar to a scene from the 1998 film, ''Small Soldiers''. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on the viewer, we don't get to see if her head comes off.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Grandes Apuros'''" ("Big Trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 29]], [[2015]]

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

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nyakig a bajban'''" ("Neck Deep in Trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 25]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cattive acque'''" ("Bad water")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 14]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kaitei no Uchūsen'''" (海底の宇宙船, "The Ocean Floor Spaceship")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 18]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Podwodny kłopot'''" ("Underwater trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 11]], 2015

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

One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing

2015-11-21T12:30:50Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

==Synopsis==
[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Jetstorm revealed.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I'm sorry, I seem to have slain this small bearded being."]]
During a football game, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] fails to catch a pass from [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. [[Hank]] prods Russell into standing up to Butch's trash talk and as they resume playing, Hank suggests Russell "pay it forward". Later in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], Russell explains to [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] that it means now he has to find someone to help. The alarm sounds as a capsule falls from the sky onto the stock of [[stasis pod]]s and then crushes [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s gnome collection. They move in to find it's an escape pod, and out steps the Mini-Con [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], who explains he has been forced to leave [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s tutelage and now wants to become Russell's student.

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

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Springload suspicious of Quillfire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If the sight of him doesn't kill ya, his ribbits will.]]
Checking the sensors, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] is startled by [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] who has come in search of his missing Mini-Con. He unleashes [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] to search, though Jetstorm is already approaching along with the other Autobots. Russell is unimpressed when Drift immediately starts scolding Jetstorm and says so, to his father's alarm. Fixit breaks the news that Quillfire and Springload have escaped and are nearing a [[human]] military base. Though Drift is prepared to leave, Jetstorm stands with Russell instead, and Bumblebee steps in to break the tension by asking Drift to help recapture the Decepticons.

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

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing tank approaches.jpg|thumb|left|250px|We need to kill that tank!]]
The Autobots drive down a nearly road towards the military base and Fixit tells them that he's intercepting military transmissions about a stolen tank. When they spot some military vehicles which appear to be in search of said tank, Denny and Russell adopt disguises and the vehicles are soon being turned around by "Major Thaddeus Q. Flieber" and "General McPlank", with some help from Fixit when the [[Ziegler|lieutenant]] in charge attempts to contact base. Detecting the Decepticons ahead, the Autobots take a shortcut through the woods. After Drift leaves his Mini-Cons with the two humans, Jetstorm reveals that he fled his master's service because he polished Drift's sword improperly and could not bear the shame. Russell is going to give Drift a piece of his mind, but the tank arrives and the Autobots face off against it.

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

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing awesome.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Way ta go, pally!]]
Drift reprimands his Mini-Cons until Russell blows up at him. Jetstorm has come up with a plan, which Drift reluctantly listens to. The other Autobots have meanwhile come up with their own plan to take out the tank's weapons when Drift catches up. With some deft teamwork, they manage to destroy most of the guns and Jetstorm and Slipstream jump inside. The two Mini-Cons manage to get the two Decepticons fighting each other and trashing the controls inside the tank which slows to a halt. The Decepticons and Mini-Cons abandon tank as the bent main cannon attempts to fire and the whole vehicle explodes. Drift manages to compliment his Mini-Cons.

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

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

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

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

}}

==Quotes==
"Time to bring the zoom and lower the boom!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' gives us another stinker. PU!

"Send your minions large and small, none shall sway me!"
:—'''Springload''' tells the Mini-Cons to prepare themselves for a tongue thrashing

'''Springload'''- "and beware those who keep me from Doronus, by force- 
"[Springload looks pointedly at Quillfire] 
- or by lies" 
'''Quillfire'''- *gulp* yes!, lies are very bad!
:— '''Springload''' isn't the only one who's Green

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

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

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

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

===Transformers references===

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

===Trivia===
*Drift, Jetstorm, and Slipstream are added to the main cast in this episode as permanent members of Bumblebee's team.
*This is the first episode of the series to not feature a new Decepticon character.
*The real "bad guys" of this episode are the humans who built such a powerful military vehicle. And if that isn't deep, we don't know what is...
*According to [[Roger Craig Smith]], he took great pains to make sure neither he nor [[Mitchell Whitfield]] lost their composure and started laughing when he was talking about "polishing his master's sword"...<ref>http://geeknation.com/podcasts/cast-of-characters-ep-4-roger-craig-smith/</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Um dos Nossos Mini-Cons Sumiu'''" ("One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 22]], [[2015]]

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

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Az eltűnt Mini-Con'''" ("The Missing Mini-Con")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 24]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Si è perso un Mini-Con'''" ("A Mini-Con got lost")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 10]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Drift no Sairai'''" (ドリフトの再来, "The Return of Drift")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 11]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zaginął minicon'''" ("A minicon is missing")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 10]], 2015

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

Some Body, Any Body

2015-11-21T12:30:13Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 16
|image=SomeBodyAnyBody Strongarm carries Sideswipe.jpg
|caption=[["Weird Al" Yankovic|And so I had them send me back to last Thursday night so I could pay my phone bill on time Just then the floating disembodied head of Colonel Sanders started yellin' EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG!]]
|prev=Even Robots Have Nightmares
|next=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|title="Some Body, Any Body"
|airdate=[[July 4]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''When the Team’s latest quarry leaves Sideswipe bodiless, the young Autobot must learn that he can’t always rely on his physical prowess.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Sideswipe on the slab.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This illustrious and greedy nation Japan will soon be under my control! A millennium of glory is at hand!]]
Speeding through a subway, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] reports in to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who is currently heading towards [[Crown City]] with [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]. Sideswipe ducks out of sight as a subway train passes by, but is so busy cracking jokes at Strongarm's expense that he doesn't notice the other train which pulls up, until it transforms into a [[Decepticon]] and attacks him.

Sometime later, the other Autobots reach the section of subway, but Sideswipe's long gone, as is the Decepticon. [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] has trouble pinpointing a signal for either, so the Autobots split into pairs to go hunting.

Sideswipe wakes to find he's restrained to a table. The serpentine [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] appears and though Sideswipe asks hopefully to be untied, the madly-cackling Decepticon instead moves in with all manner of tools.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Bumblebee encounters Vertebreak.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Yeah, I bumped into that kid from Toy Story.]]
Fixit is surprised to find he's detected two signals for Sideswipe. He and Bumblebee follow one of the signals and soon spy Sideswipe coming towards them down a tunnel, however when "Sideswipe" attacks Bumblebee, it's clear that Vertebreak has grafted his head onto Sideswipe's body. Vertebreak explains that he's taken Sideswipe's attributes for his own as he wipes the floor with Bumblebee. Once he's finished testing out his new body, he intends to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to exact revenge on those who wronged him. After Strongarm calls Bee, Vertebreak takes advantage of a passing subway train to head off and continue his testing on Strongarm and Grimlock. Picking up Fixit, Bumblebee asks the Mini-Con to check the ''[[Alchemor]]'' prisoner manifest before radioing Strongarm to warn her of what's coming. Fixit's able to find Vertebreak's stats and the Autobots are shocked to learn of the Decepticon's skills in grafting.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Grimlock vs train.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Subway trains, the real villain of this episode.]]
Bumblebee and Fixit continue tracking the other signal and find Vertebreak's makeshift laboratory. As they explore, they hear Sideswipe's voice and follow it to find Sideswipe's disembodied head in a jar. The despondent Sideswipe doesn't think he'll see his body again, but Fixit thinks he can use Vertebreak's notes to fix Sideswipe up. Leaving Fixit to examine the notes, Bumblebee takes Sideswipe's head and goes to help the others.

Vertebreak attacks Strongarm and Grimlock as they dodge trains, however as Grimlock prepares to attack Sideswipe, Strongarm points out they can't damage Sideswipe's body. Vertebreak fights Strongarm while Grimlock is first held up behind a subway train, then struck by a second train as he rushes to help. Bumblebee and Sideswipe find Strongarm unconscious and once she comes around, she fills them in on the fight. Hearing Grimlock and Vertebreak fighting nearby, the trio rush to his aid, though Sideswipe is left sitting nearby while Bumblebee and Strongarm engage the Decepticon. Vertebreak is eventually defeated, however as they're picking him up, a subway train speeds down the tunnel towards them.

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody team flees train.jpg|thumb|right|250px|In Crown City, the trains catch you.]]
With the train in hot pursuit, the Autobots attempt to sprint to the next intersection. Bumblebee and Strongarm transform, allowing Grimlock to ride on them, and barely make it out in time. Unfortunately Vertebreak has the chance to recover and unsheathes his [[Decepticon Hunter]]. As the three able-bodied Autobots fight him, Sideswipe complains that they're risking damage to his body, however Bumblebee realizes that the fact they're trying not to damage Sideswipe's body is hampering them. After Sideswipe's head is knocked over and passed from Autobot to Autobot, he realizes that he's able to anticipate Vertebreak's fighting moves. By calling out instructions to his teammates, he's able to have them counter Vertebreak's moves, and the Decepticon is swiftly brought down again.

Back in the laboratory, Sideswipe's head is reattached, though he immediately pulls a prank on Strongarm. She challenges him to a race back to the scrapyard, however as they head off, Sideswipe discovers something is connected up wrong, and he can't transform. The other Autobots speed off, and Sideswipe's left trudging back to base with Fixit, who takes the opportunity to relate a blow-by-blow description of the surgery.

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

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

|c3=

}}

==Quotes==
"I bet this is Sideswipe's idea of a joke. I can practically hear his incredibly annoying laugh."
:—'''Strongarm'''

"Hey, how 'bout you untie me, and I'll shake your hand… things." 
"HA HA HA HA HA!" 
"[laughs nervously] It's not that funny…"
:—'''Sideswipe''' tries to fool '''Vertebreak'''

"A Decepticon named Vertebreak connected his head to Sideswipe's body." 
"That's nasty."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Grimlock''' discuss the merits of science.

"So, how's your day been going?"
:—'''Sideswipe's head'''

"Nice job. It took all of you, but you subdued my nerd bodyjacker."
:—'''Sideswipe''' has taken no blows to his ego

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Vertebreak's notes.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lemme take a selfie]]
* Crown City's trains sure are durable, considering they can ram into a multi-ton metal object at top speed without even slowing down.
* When Fixit is holding Vertebreak's notes, they are very stiff and static.

===Continuity notes===
* Some of the tools in Vertebreak's lab made appearances in the ''Prime'' cartoon.

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

===Trivia===
* The fight choreography in this episode is for some reason leagues above the series' standard fare. Vertebreak With Sideswipe's Body pulls off martial arts moves comparable to ''Prime'' [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] at her best!

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 15]], [[2015]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sideswipe perd la tête'''" ("Sideswipe Loses His Head")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 10]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A testrabló'''" ("The Body Snatcher")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 23]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Un corpo, una testa'''" ("A body, a head")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 9]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sideswipe, Kiki Ippatsu!'''" (サイドスワイプ、危機一髪！, "Close Call, Sideswipe!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 4]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ciało do pożyczenia'''" ("A body to borrow")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 9]], 2015

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

Even Robots Have Nightmares

2015-11-21T12:29:49Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */ welp

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 15
|image=RobotsHaveNightmares Grimlock dream.jpg
|caption=Hang in there, baby.
|prev=Sideways (episode)
|next=Some Body, Any Body
|otherseries2=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Adventure]]'' ep 15
|prev2=Out of Focus
|title="Even Robots Have Nightmares"
|airdate=[[June 27]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[John Loy]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''Denny and the Autobots are captured by a Decepticon who can bring their worst fears to life.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares Autobots Russell watch film.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The bots would soon come to regret that Adam Sandler movie marathon...]]
Nighttime sees young [[Russell Clay]] setting a dish of milk down for a stray cat. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] is heading out with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] to look for [[energon]] while Russell is intending to watch ''[[Invasion of the Zombie Vampire Swamp Creatures]]'' with the rest of the team, claiming he doesn't get scared. As the trio heads off, Denny mopes that he feels like he's missing Russell's childhood, but all three of them are unaware that [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s missing Mini-Con component Righty is heading into the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. Righty jumps the fence and locates the [[stasis pod]] containing the rest of Chop Shop, only to be attacked by an unseen assailant.
[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares Autobots arrive at cave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bumblebee: ...We'll be safer if we stick together, right? Everyone: Right! Bumblebee ...So let's split up, gang! Everyone: HUH???]]
Russell watches the film with [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] who are surprised by his lack of fear, and as he goes to get more popcorn, decide to attempt to scare him. Sideswipe's improvised [[zombie]] costume fails, as does a ruse with Strongarm pretending to be hacked up and Grimlock in costume as an axe murderer [[Decepticon]]. Bumblebee, Denny and Fixit return with a trailer-load of energon which they unload. Afterwards Fixit picks up some Decepticon signals in a nearby cave system, but they quickly disappear. Figuring it might be [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], the Autobots head there. Leaving Fixit and Russell outside, the others head inside and split up to search, taking luminescent paint to mark their way. Denny quickly gets lost and loses his walkie.

[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares nightstrike grabs fixit denny.jpg|thumb|left|250px|I am vengeance! I am the night! I am-Wait, I'm not [[Batman]]. Dang it!]]
While the Autobots start trading banter over the comms, a bat-like shape suddenly attacks Sideswipe. Outside the caves, Sideswipe's signal disappears off Fixit's monitoring device. Grimlock is attacked next, and as Fixit and Russell watch, his signal disappears, followed by Strongarm's. As Bumblebee is attacked, Fixit realizes the whole team has been taken out, though Russell is sure Denny's OK. Denny is still lost. The bat appears out of the mouth of the cave, allowing Fixit to identify it as [[Nightstrike]], a vampiric Decepticon with a fear-inducing scream. Nightstrike swoops down and grabs Fixit, taking back into the cave and incidentally picking up Denny who had finally found his way out.

[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares Russell finds Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Looks like a god damn town meeting."]]
Russell grimly heads into the cave to find everyone, though he's momentarily frightened by the shadow of a mouse. Deeper in the cave, the stricken Autobots are having fearful hallucinations. Bumblebee is berated by a disappointed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], Strongarm is on the wrong side of the law, Sideswipe is stuck in traffic, Fixit is on the scrap heap, and Grimlock is being menaced by a kitten. Denny, meanwhile, is conscious but stuck in one of the same partial cocoons as the others. Help isn't far away, as Russell stumbles on the captured team just as Nightstrike returns. As Nightstrike feeds on Strongarm, Denny points out he's a human and doesn't have any energon to feed on, but Nightstrike is disinterested in releasing him. He manages to bluff Nightstrike into leaving by claiming that there's help on the way, giving Russell time to break him out of the cocoon with a rock. Russell starts on freeing Bumblebee, but Nightstrike returns to find them working. While Russell draws Nightstrike off, Denny continues trying to free the Bots. Bumblebee, now conscious, is able to free Righty using his [[Decepticon Hunter]], and asks the Decepticon to help against Nightstrike. Though Righty heads for the door, when he spies a can of paint, he flings it at Nightstrike, temporarily blinding the Decepticon long enough for Denny to take cover. Now free enough to act, Bumblebee manages to deck Nightstrike, and the other Autobots are soon released as well. The Autobots turn off their [[Sensors|audio receptors]], making Nightstrike's cry ineffectual, and Grimlock soon has the Decepticon pinned to the ground.

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

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

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

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

}}

==Quotes==
"He's growing up so fast! I feel like missed the... 'little kid' part of his life." 
"Just remember, scientifically, statistically, and genetically, he will always be your son." 
"...thanks, Fixit."
:—'''Denny''' and '''Fixit''' have a moment

"Did you hear something out there?" 
"Who can tell? The human on screen has been screaming for ten minutes straight. Doesn't she ever stop to breathe?"
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Sideswipe''' wait for the victim to die so they can hear the creeping darkness

[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares horror reactions.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bumblebee was never a pretty sight before his first cup of coffee in the morning. ]]
"OK team! Gas it up and blow it out! …Honestly it sounded better in my head."
:—'''Bumblebee''' makes a fart joke while trying to nail a catchphrase. Why can't he just go with the usual?

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

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

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s arm component, which had escaped custody back in "[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]", reappears and tries to free the rest of Chop Shop.
* Added to the prisoner manifest are the silhouettes of [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] —who wasn't originally a prisoner of the ''Alchemor'' but known to have joined [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s gang in [[Sideways (episode)|episode 14]]— and [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who won't debut for another [[Deep Trouble (RID)|two episodes]].
* The cops who arrest Strongarm in her nightmare have the same models as the [[Museum Guards]] from "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]".

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

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

===Trivia===
* Fixit's monitor displays ''five'' Decepticon life-signals inside the cave... but by the time Nightstrike's lair is discovered, there are only ''two'' Decepticons there: Nightstrike and Righty. Interference splitting the signals, or did Nightstrike make Team Bee's job just a little easier by permanently removing some prisoners from the picture?

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Até Robôs Têm Pesadelos'''" ("Even Robots Have Nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 8]], [[2015]]

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

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Terrortaktika'''" ("Terror Tactics")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 22]], [[2015]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Anche i robot hanno gli incubi'''" ("Even Robots Have Nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 8]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kyōfu tono Tatakai'''" (恐怖との戦い, "The Terrifying Battle")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 27]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nawet roboty mają koszmary'''" ("Even robots have nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 8]], 2015

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

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

Even Robots Have Nightmares

2015-11-21T12:29:22Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 15
|image=RobotsHaveNightmares Grimlock dream.jpg
|caption=Hang in there, baby.
|prev=Sideways (episode)
|next=Some Body, Any Body
|otherseries2=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Adventure]]'' ep 15
|prev2=Out of Focus
|title="Even Robots Have Nightmares"
|airdate=[[June 27]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[John Loy]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''Denny and the Autobots are captured by a Decepticon who can bring their worst fears to life.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares Autobots Russell watch film.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The bots would soon come to regret that Adam Sandler movie marathon...]]
Nighttime sees young [[Russell Clay]] setting a dish of milk down for a stray cat. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] is heading out with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] to look for [[energon]] while Russell is intending to watch ''[[Invasion of the Zombie Vampire Swamp Creatures]]'' with the rest of the team, claiming he doesn't get scared. As the trio heads off, Denny mopes that he feels like he's missing Russell's childhood, but all three of them are unaware that [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s missing Mini-Con component Righty is heading into the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. Righty jumps the fence and locates the [[stasis pod]] containing the rest of Chop Shop, only to be attacked by an unseen assailant.
[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares Autobots arrive at cave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bumblebee: ...We'll be safer if we stick together, right? Everyone: Right! Bumblebee ...So let's split up, gang! Everyone: HUH???]]
Russell watches the film with [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] who are surprised by his lack of fear, and as he goes to get more popcorn, decide to attempt to scare him. Sideswipe's improvised [[zombie]] costume fails, as does a ruse with Strongarm pretending to be hacked up and Grimlock in costume as an axe murderer [[Decepticon]]. Bumblebee, Denny and Fixit return with a trailer-load of energon which they unload. Afterwards Fixit picks up some Decepticon signals in a nearby cave system, but they quickly disappear. Figuring it might be [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], the Autobots head there. Leaving Fixit and Russell outside, the others head inside and split up to search, taking luminescent paint to mark their way. Denny quickly gets lost and loses his walkie.

[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares nightstrike grabs fixit denny.jpg|thumb|left|250px|I am vengeance! I am the night! I am-Wait, I'm not [[Batman]]. Dang it!]]
While the Autobots start trading banter over the comms, a bat-like shape suddenly attacks Sideswipe. Outside the caves, Sideswipe's signal disappears off Fixit's monitoring device. Grimlock is attacked next, and as Fixit and Russell watch, his signal disappears, followed by Strongarm's. As Bumblebee is attacked, Fixit realizes the whole team has been taken out, though Russell is sure Denny's OK. Denny is still lost. The bat appears out of the mouth of the cave, allowing Fixit to identify it as [[Nightstrike]], a vampiric Decepticon with a fear-inducing scream. Nightstrike swoops down and grabs Fixit, taking back into the cave and incidentally picking up Denny who had finally found his way out.

[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares Russell finds Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Looks like a god damn town meeting."]]
Russell grimly heads into the cave to find everyone, though he's momentarily frightened by the shadow of a mouse. Deeper in the cave, the stricken Autobots are having fearful hallucinations. Bumblebee is berated by a disappointed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], Strongarm is on the wrong side of the law, Sideswipe is stuck in traffic, Fixit is on the scrap heap, and Grimlock is being menaced by a kitten. Denny, meanwhile, is conscious but stuck in one of the same partial cocoons as the others. Help isn't far away, as Russell stumbles on the captured team just as Nightstrike returns. As Nightstrike feeds on Strongarm, Denny points out he's a human and doesn't have any energon to feed on, but Nightstrike is disinterested in releasing him. He manages to bluff Nightstrike into leaving by claiming that there's help on the way, giving Russell time to break him out of the cocoon with a rock. Russell starts on freeing Bumblebee, but Nightstrike returns to find them working. While Russell draws Nightstrike off, Denny continues trying to free the Bots. Bumblebee, now conscious, is able to free Righty using his [[Decepticon Hunter]], and asks the Decepticon to help against Nightstrike. Though Righty heads for the door, when he spies a can of paint, he flings it at Nightstrike, temporarily blinding the Decepticon long enough for Denny to take cover. Now free enough to act, Bumblebee manages to deck Nightstrike, and the other Autobots are soon released as well. The Autobots turn off their [[Sensors|audio receptors]], making Nightstrike's cry ineffectual, and Grimlock soon has the Decepticon pinned to the ground.

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

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

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

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

}}

==Quotes==
"He's growing up so fast! I feel like missed the... 'little kid' part of his life." 
"Just remember, scientifically, statistically, and genetically, he will always be your son." 
"...thanks, Fixit."
:—'''Denny''' and '''Fixit''' have a moment

"Did you hear something out there?" 
"Who can tell? The human on screen has been screaming for ten minutes straight. Doesn't she ever stop to breathe?"
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Sideswipe''' wait for the victim to die so they can hear the creeping darkness

[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares horror reactions.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bumblebee was never a pretty sight before his first cup of coffee in the morning. ]]
"OK team! Gas it up and blow it out! …Honestly it sounded better in my head."
:—'''Bumblebee''' makes a fart joke while trying to nail a catchphrase. Why can't he just go with the usual?

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

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

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s arm component, which had escaped custody back in "[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]", reappears and tries to free the rest of Chop Shop.
* Added to the prisoner manifest are the silhouettes of [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] —who wasn't originally a prisoner of the ''Alchemor'' but known to have joined [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s gang in [[Sideways (episode)|episode 14]]— and [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who won't debut for another [[Deep Trouble (RID)|two episodes]].
* The cops who arrest Strongarm in her nightmare have the same models as the [[Museum Guards]] from "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]".

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

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

===Trivia===
* Fixit's monitor displays ''five'' Decepticon life-signals inside the cave... but by the time Nightstrike's lair is discovered, there are only ''two'' Decepticons there: Nightstrike and Righty. Interference splitting the signals, or did Nightstrike make Team Bee's job just a little easier by permanently removing some prisoners from the picture?

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Até Robôs Têm Pesadelos'''" ("Even Robots Have Nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 8]], [[2015]]

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

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Terrortaktika'''" ("Terror Tactics")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 22]], [[2015]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Anche i robot hanno gli incubi'''" ("Even Robots Have Nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 8]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kyōfu tono Tatakai'''" (恐怖との戦い, "The Terrifying Battle")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 27]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nawet roboty mają koszmary'''" ("Even robots have nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 9]], 2015

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

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

Sideways (episode)

2015-11-21T12:27:48Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{disambig3|Sideways}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 14
|image=Sideways stay.jpg
|caption=Unfortunately, this article must now be merged with [[Sideways (RID)]].
|prev=Out of Focus
|next=Even Robots Have Nightmares
|otherseries2=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Adventure]]'' ep 13
|prev2=Hunting Season
|next2=Out of Focus
|title="Sideways"
|airdate=[[March 29]], [[2015]] (Australia/NZ) [[June 20]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Steven Melching]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Bee and his team encounter a new Decepticon who inadvertently leads them to discover Steeljaw's gang.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Sideways Clampdown grabs car.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Get in my belly! Come on!]]
A couple of street racers speed along a drainage canal in [[Crown City]], however a glimpse of a scuttling shape causes the lead driver to brake heavily. As they emerge from their cars, a massive claw snatches one of the vehicles and drags into a nearby drain. The two drivers rapidly exit the scene in the remaining car.

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

[[File:Sideways Clampdown cornered.jpg|thumb|right|250px|¯\_(ツ)_/¯]]
The Autobots head into the storm drains and split up to search. Sideswipe exercises his blackmail over Strongarm by getting her to go down the worst of the tunnels, however Bee soon locates tracks. He finds a crab-like Decepticon hiding in a pile of refuse, and the Autobots arrive to help, however the Decepticon attempts to make a deal as there's another bot he's more afraid of. As they attempt to cuff him, the Decepticon scurries away, and they're forced to chase him through the storm drains. After Sideswipe manages to cut him off, they trap him at the end of a tunnel, however he breaks some pipes and unleashes a torrent of water at them. The four Autobots are washed out of a storm drain into the river. The Decepticon climbs out through a manhole where he encounters [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. The Autobots recover from their impromptu bath, and Fixit is able to identify the Decepticon as the snitch and blackmailer [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]].

[[File:Sideways steeljaw separates squabblers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Look, we're going out tonight, to get some fantastic [[Filch|birds!]] Remember? We don't have to take out our frustrations on each other, we can take them out on them! Okay?" "Okay." "Okay, come on, let's shake and make up."]]
Steeljaw and Clampdown arrive at the Decepticon hideout where [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] and [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] are waiting. [[Thunderhoof]] arrives during introductions and recognizes Clampdown as the Con who got him arrested and put in prison. Though Steeljaw makes it clear that's all in the past, Thunderhoof is still enraged, and Clampdown flees as a result. Strongarm later spots Clampdown climbing onto a garbage barge and the Autobots are able to reach the garbage tip and ambush Clampdown when he reaches it. He tries to use his knowledge of Steeljaw's activities to cut a deal, but the other Decepticons arrive as well. The Decepticons attack and Sideswipe tries to stop Thunderhoof from chasing Clampdown, but is waylaid by Fracture. Steeljaw manages to get the better of Bee, and tosses the Autobot in a garbage compactor, however Sideswipe manages to stop it closing. [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] takes out Underbite by feeding him some plastic and then cannonballing him, Sideswipe succeeds in taking out Fracture, and Strongarm cuffs [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] and [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]]. Thunderhoof pins Clampdown in a crater, but they accidentally headbutt each other and are knocked out. Bumblebee also defeats Steeljaw, and the group of Decepticons are soon all secured.

[[File:Sideways Autobots pull barge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tug-O-War: Extreme Edition]]
While Bumblebee announces he's feeling more relaxed now, Steeljaw manages to slip his cuffs and runs off. The Autobots give chase, but as Steeljaw runs along the dock, he smashes the moorings of a garbage barge. The ship starts drifting into the path of a tour boat, and Bumblebee orders the rest of his team to help prevent a collision. They all grab the mooring ropes and manage to pull the barge back out of the way, with the tour boat passing safely by.

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

"Don't underestimate any Con. Clampdown may be capable of things we haven't seen yet, He might shoot lasers out of his eyes or blow flames from his tailpipes, it's always ''something''."
:—'''Bumblebee''' has developed '''Starscream''' pessimistic disorder by cause of stress. There's probably no cure.

"How do we know he won't turn on us the first time things get... ''tricky''?" 
"Clampdown realizes that after all we've done for him, if he sided against us, I wouldn't rest until I've made him eat his own claws."
:—'''Fracture''' asks if his antlered friend has the right idea about the Mr. Crabs , and '''Steeljaw''' makes a threat that will give him nightmares

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

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

===Continuity notes===
* Fixit and Denny finish working on two additional Decepticon Hunters, a project they started in "[[Rumble in the Jungle]]".
* Fracture has taken on an Earth mode since he turned up in "[[Hunting Season]]". His Decepticon symbol has also been slashed, despite him not having been a prisoner aboard the ''[[Alchemor]]''.

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

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
*On its original screening in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], this episode was mistakenly played instead of "[[Out of Focus|Out of Focus]]" - albeit with the correct episode title and synopsis for "Sideways" - leading to confusion. Other countries also made this mistake. The Japanese broadcast also aired this episode as the thirteenth rather than the fourteenth.
*The first thirteen episodes of the series first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese video streaming site "M1905", however this episode was screened instead of "Out of Focus" there, too.
*Sideswipe is a ''real'' jerk in this episode.

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

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

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

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

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Taiketsu! Decepticon Gundan'''" (対決!ディセプティコン軍団, "Showdown! The Decepticon Army")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 14]], 2015
:**This episode was aired as number 13, following the incorrect broadcast order from countries that aired Robots in Disguise early, rather than the US order. However, as the rest of the season would not resume airing until three months later, this episode serves as an adequate "mid-season finale" to end the season halfway before the hiatus.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kraby chodzą bokiem'''" ("Crabs walk sideways")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 1]], 2015

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

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

Out of Focus

2015-11-21T12:27:10Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 13
|image=OutOfFocus Grimlock dive.jpg
|caption=Grimlock always hated Super Soaker fights, as the other team always makes him envious of their new Hydrostorm blasters.
|prev=Hunting Season
|next=Sideways (episode)
|otherseries2=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Adventure]]'' ep 14
|prev2=Sideways (episode)
|next2=Even Robots Have Nightmares
|title="Out of Focus"
|airdate=[[April 15]], [[2015]] (Singapore) [[June 13]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
}}
'''While Bee and his Team try to bring in a gang of Decepticon thieves, Optimus readies himself for a coming evil that will threaten both Earth and Cybertron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:OutOfFocus Optimus and Micronus.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You must ''unlearn'' what you have learned." "All right, I'll give it a try." "No! Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try."]]
As his team once again descends into petty bickering, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tries to focus himself, however fortunately for Bumblebee's stress levels, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports he's detected four [[Decepticon]] signals and the team meeting is adjourned. The Autobots head out to investigate, though [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] continue their petty feud as they drive. The team soon comes upon a collection of [[stasis pod]]s, which Strongarm observes have been broken open from the inside.

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

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

[[File:OutOfFocus Skunticons abduct Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Hi ho! Hi ho! It's off to work we go!"]]
Optimus places himself between the humans and the incoming foe, which launches four balls at him. Optimus is knocked down, and the balls transform into Mini-Cons which begin menacing the humans. As the Mini-Cons fire, Optimus does his level best to protect the humans, losing his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] in the process.

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

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

[[File:OutOfFocus confused Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Marco!" "Marco!!" "MARCO!!!"]]
Bumblebee, Strongarm and Sideswipe recover from the toxin, and Bee has to stop the other two Autobots bickering. They find the trail left by Grimlock's tail and follow it to the cargo lift, which the Decepticons have wrecked. The trio climb onto the roof of the lift and start manually pulling it up. On the upper control level, Strongarm and Sideswipe resume their infighting until the Skunkticons arrive with Grimlock, whom Malodor threatens to shoot unless the Autobots back off. On hearing Bumblebee's voice, Grimlock immediately gets up, inadvertently knocking down the Decepticons, and Bumblebee and his team spring into action. As the battle resumes, Grimlock blunders around blindly, damaging the dam controls and initiating an emergency flood release. Malodor throws Bumblebee while he's distracted by the alarm, then the Skunkticons dose Strongarm and Sideswipe with toxin and flee.

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

[[File:OutOfFocus tunnel battle.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"What an incredible smell you've discovered."]]
Faced with bedlam, Bumblebee finds his focus and nudges the other Autobots away from the edge of the dam, which they've strayed perilously close to in their blind panic. With Fixit's help, he then shuts down the dam's emergency locks so that the water isn't released. The rest of the team recovers from the Skunkticon toxins, and they head down one of the maintenance tunnels to find the four Decepticons.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Bee, do I look like a go-back-for-protective-gear-wearer, or a punch-happy dino-demolisher?"
:—'''Grimlock''' reminds the audience of his story arc role

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

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

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*The ''human'' elevator in the Crown River Dam is large enough to fit an entire ''Dinobot'' inside (albeit, not without effort).

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

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

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*The alarm which sounds as the dam prepares to release water is the red alert siren from the original series of ''[[Star Trek]]''.

===Trivia===
*The next episode "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" was erroneously screened in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] in place of this one, though it was still listed as this one, leading to confusion when Optimus Prime didn't appear. This mixup happened in a lot of countries, starting with China including "Sideways" instead of this one when the first thirteen episodes were made available on a Chinese video streaming site "M1905". Japan continued the mistake, airing "Sideways" as the thirteenth episode.
*Despite the humans and Transformers that appeared in the Realm of the Primes being illusions, this is technically the first episode in the show where someone died.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 1]], [[2015]]

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

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Koncentráció'''" ("Concentration")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 21]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sfocato'''" ("Blurred")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 7]], [[2015]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Optimus Prime no Shiren'''" (オプティマスプライムの試練, "The Trials of Optimus Prime")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 20]], [[2015]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nic nie widzę'''" ("I can't see anything")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 7]], 2015

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

Hunting Season

2015-11-21T12:24:59Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 12
|image=HuntingSeason splitscreen.jpg
|caption=Rabbit season!Duck season!
|prev=Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!
|next=Out of Focus
|otherseries2=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Adventure]]'' ep 12
|next2=Sideways (episode)
|title="Hunting Season"
|airdate=[[March 28]], [[2015]] (Australia/NZ) [[June 6]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[David McDermott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''When two rival bounty hunters land on Earth, Bumblebee discovers that there's a price on his head.'''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock recalls his fights against [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]], [[Terrashock]], and "the one with all the eyes", which may be a reference to [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]].
* The bounty on Bumblebee's head was placed by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] in response to his actions in "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]". Wasn't [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] supposed to have [[Can You Dig It?|taken care of that..?]]

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

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

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

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Temporada de Caça'''" ("Hunting Season")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 16]], [[2015]]

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

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

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

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

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Samurai Transformer, Kenzan!'''" (侍トランスフォーマー、見参!, "Meeting of the Samurai Transformers!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 7]], 2015

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sezon na polowanie'''" ("Hunting Season")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 31]], 2015

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

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

Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!

2015-11-21T12:24:38Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

"Young Bee is an evil genius!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' bonds with a fellow brat

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

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

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

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

"I just wish I could remember what happened." 
"Nah, you don't. Really."
:— and '''Grimlock''' shows another astonishing amount of intelligence

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

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

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee rides Grimlock. [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Now all he needs]] is a [[Decepticon hunter|sword]]...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Poszukiwana: opiekunka do dziecka'''" ("Wanted: A Babysitter")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 30]], 2015

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

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

Can You Dig It?

2015-11-21T12:23:08Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===Transformers references===
*Though unnamed, Jazz possesses the same [[sound and light show]] [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] had in the 80s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon. He also possesses a retractable visor like his [[Jazz (Movie)|live-action counterpart]].

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kto pod kim dołki kopie...''' ("He who digs a pit for others..."; refers to the proverb)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 27]], 2015

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

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

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

Rumble in the Jungle (RID)

2015-11-21T12:20:31Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Zaginione miasto'''" ("The lost town")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 26]], 2015

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

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Odin v pole ne voin'''" (Один в поле не воин, "One on the battlefield is not a warrior")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 7]], 2015

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

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

Collect 'Em All

2015-11-21T12:18:37Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{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=[[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 (WFC)|Sideswipe]] soon spot their quarry as it lands atop a transmission tower. As Fixit continues to monitor events in the field, the front bell at the scrapyard rings. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] head to back up their teammates as [[Denny Clay|Denny]] answers the front door and is irked to find it's [[Larry LaRue]], an ex-collector who's now hosting a reality TV show called ''[[Scrapmeisters]]''. Denny is not keen on being TV and throws Larry out. Elsewhere the bird Decepticon is getting the better of Sideswipe and Strongarm and starts carrying them off, until Bumblebee ninja-kicks her out of the air. A glint from an insulator on a nearby transmission tower catches the bird's eye, and she flies up to grab it. As Bumblebee tries to scale the tower to grab her, the power lines break, electrocuting him, and she flies off.

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

"Polly wants to crack me!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' 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==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
*Bumblebee orders Strongarm and Sideswipe to take Denny and Filch back to the scrapyard, then a scene later, Denny arrives at the scrapyard in Bumblebee.

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

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

===Transformers references===

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''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

==Home video releases==
*TBA

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

True Colors

2015-11-21T12:18:05Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As the Kospego Commands!

2015-11-21T12:17:30Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

{{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=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Michael Ryan]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Sideswipe's loyalty to the team comes into question as he and Bumblebee track down a Cybertronian crime boss.'''

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

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

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

[[File:AsTheKospegoCommands Thunderhoof space bridge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Little does Thunderhoof know, he's actually going to be sucked into 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 (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Steeljaw slashes Thunderhoof's Decepticon insignia, the claw marks are in a different direction to the motion of Steeljaw's arm.

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

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

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

===Transformers references===
*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]].

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''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

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

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

W.W.O.D.?

2015-11-21T12:12:08Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

==Quotes==

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Notes==

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

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

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

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

===Trivia===
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4320054/?ref_=nm_flmg_anm_1 The Internet Movie Database] credits this episode under the title "A Day At The Museum", which is actually the French title for this episode.
*The first thirteen episodes of the series, this included, first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.
*Nevada Flieber and McPlank's adventures include finding the Flengi Tribe in the lost city of Pantra, and recovering the Sammurabi idol from Cartagascar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Gdyby Optimus tu był...'''" ("If Optimus was here...")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 20]], 2015

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

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bit' liderom'''" (Быть лидером, "To be a leader")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 5]], 2015

==Home video releases==
*TBA

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

More than Meets the Eye (RID)

2015-11-21T12:11:35Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Home video releases==
*TBA

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

Trust Exercises

2015-11-21T12:09:24Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Ćwiczenie na zaufanie'''" ("Trust Exercise")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 18]], 2015

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

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Komandnaya rabota''' (Командная работа, "Team work")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 4]], 2015

==Home video releases==
*TBA

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

Pilot (Part 2)

2015-11-21T12:07:28Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*In this and part 1, the capsules holding the Decepticons are referred to as "stasis cells", whereas in later episodes they're referred to using the more standard name "stasis pods". This change appears to have been made due to the amount of spitting the term "stasis cell" produced in the recording booth.[https://twitter.com/sonnova/status/576869010010075136]
*The capture devices Fixit brings are:
**A device Bumblebee uses which looks like the [[Decepticon Hunter]] introduced in "[[As the Kospego Commands!]]". It's unclear if this is actually meant to be another Decepticon Hunter, and it doesn't function the same way.
**A crossbow claimed by Strongarm, which malfunctions in this episode, but she'll be seen using it in later episodes.
**A sword, which goes unclaimed but can be seen being used by Sideswipe in later episodes.
*When the Autobots confront Underbite near the bridge, Underbite is so low on energy that he can barely walk. However, even after being attacked by Bumblebee and Strongarm, he somehow has the energy to run after Sideswipe and then transform and chase after him. It's ''possible'' that the weapons Bumblebee and Strongarm used somehow energized Underbite, but there's nothing in the scene to suggest this.
*While not an error per se, it seems highly unlikely that a Lamborghini-esque sports car would be lying around in the junkyard for Sideswipe to scan.

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

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

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

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

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dìqiú Rènwù (xià)'''" (地球任务（下）, "Mission Earth (Part 2)")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

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

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

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

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

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

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Pilot - część druga'''" ("Pilot - part two")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 17]], 2015

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

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

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Пилот, часть 2'''" (Pilot, Part 2)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 3]] (Along with "Pilot, Part 1")

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

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

Pilot (Part 1)

2015-11-21T12:05:53Z

Kurwotron: /* Foreign localization */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

==Quotes==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The opening shot of Cybertron is identical to how it looked in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'' games.
*It's later revealed in the episode "[[Can You Dig It?]]" that Bumblebee and Strongarm were on patrol in [[Kaon]].
*In this and part 2, the capsules holding the Decepticons are referred to as "stasis cells", whereas in later episodes they're referred to using the more standard name "stasis pods". This change appears to have been made due to the amount of spitting the term "stasis cell" produced in the recording booth.[https://twitter.com/sonnova/status/576869010010075136]
*Bumblebee's actions would earn him a bounty placed on his head as seen in [[Hunting Season]].
*Bumblebee shouldn't be nearly so cavalier about taking the space bridge to Earth. Based on the events of Transformers Prime, Bumblebee doesn't have the capability to create a new space bridge to return to Cybertron, or even a way of contacting Cybertron at all. The spectre of Optimus Prime sure is convincing, it seems.

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

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

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

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

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dìqiú Rènwù (shàng)'''" (地球任务（上）, "Mission Earth (Part 1)")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

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

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

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

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

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

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Pilot - część pierwsza'''" ("Pilot - part one")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 16]], 2015

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

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

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Пилот, часть 1'''" (Pilot, Part 1)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 3]] (Along with "Pilot, Part 2")

==Home video releases==
*TBA

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