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User talk:Cyberlink420

2024-01-04T07:42:35Z

Mintyfreshtea: Thank you for your time, goodbye. -Minty

==Previous discussions==
Previous discussions from before I became an admin can be found at [[User talk:Cyberlink420/Archive1|Archive]]. However, please do not edit the Archive page.



Why are you against my merger with those go-bot page if i may be so bold to ask?--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 20:56, 3 October 2021 (EDT)

== Ok, sorry ==
Can I re-upload it after it fits the standards of this wiki? --[[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 20:08, 9 April 2021 (EDT)
:Sure, but you might be better off finding a different image of Whirl. In the one you uploaded, she's just sort of standing there, while all the other images are more dynamic and show her actually doing things. Try to find something more distinct that better conveys what the character is doing in the episode. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:39, 9 April 2021 (EDT)

== Hoist Goes Hollywood ==

You reverted my edit saying it was "still a stretch." What I wrote was:

"The Autobot cast for this episode is particularly appropriate. Apart from Hoist, all the Autobots who crash the filming in search of stardom are notably vain attention-seekers. Though this trait is rarely played up with Warpath, his ego regarding his gun and shooting skills is mentioned in his bios, and he appropriately makes his entrance by displaying his sharpshooting skills."

My question is this: How the heck is that a stretch? It notes what was clearly the writer's intention in casting the episode and explains the choice of a character who would seemingly be the odd man out.

I don't do a lot of editing on here, and I genuinely try to do so only when I feel I'm adding something or improving something in accordance with the standards as I understand them, but I've had several edits reverted recently that I had put a good amount of thought into, and the justifications for those reversions have been uniformly unsatisfying and very poorly explained. {{unsigned|Tjfosko}}
:I genuinely don't think the writer put that much thought into it. And unless you have an interview with the writer saying as much, you can't say it was clearly their intention; it was more likely as simple as them being told "here's the toy(s) we want to promote this week, write a story about them". This just feels like adding a note for the sake of adding a note on an overly crowded page. (I personally think a lot of the existing notes don't serve to add much either, so it's not just a you thing.) And please remember to sign your talk page posts. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:29, 15 May 2021 (EDT)

::So, you don't think the writer of the episode picked specifically four glory-hounds to crash a movie studio hoping for stardom, but that he instead got a note saying, "We want you to sell Hoist, Tracks, Sunstreaker, Powerglide, and Warpath this week"? Look at Earl Kress's episode credits. "The Immobilizer" is practically the only episode dealing with Ironhide's age (besides a few minor asides) and actually features a rare instance of Trailbreaker being a jokester. "B.O.T.," for all its flaws, plays up Swindle better than any other episode. "Desertion of the Dinobots" doesn't have the same degree of focus, but the episodes he wrote tend to be very strong in their depictions of characters. Even if your scenario of "promote these toys this week" is accurate (which I don't think it is, as the production materials that I've seen make it seem like Hasbro gave broad strokes with the exception of a few instances of "don't use this guy because we aren't releasing him" (Reflector) or "shove this in somewhere because it's a new toy" (Protectobots)), that only makes the cast more noteworthy, as it's an incredibly convenient accident. It seems way, way more likely that the writers, with the exception of the more mercenary jobs like "The Search for Vector Sigma," were given a box of toys and told, "these are your available characters, choose as you wish."

::As for the unsigned comment, my bad. Slipped my mind. Trying to keep up with that. [[User:Tjfosko|Tjfosko]] ([[User talk:Tjfosko|talk]]) 11:51, 17 May 2021 (EDT)

== Just a suggestion ==

Since G1 Optimus Prime and Megatron have an extremely long list of appearances and will likely have even more in the future, can I split their Game appearances into separate pages? --[[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 13:36, 16 August 2021 (EDT)
:This has actually already been proposed over at [[Talk:Optimus Prime (G1)#Another split?]] -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:43, 16 August 2021 (EDT)

== Arcana ==

Hi. I just edited the Arcana page. However, I can't make the caption link to the page. The link and the caption are separate. Could you edit it so that the caption links to the page, please? {{unsigned|Cybertron1986}} 15:09, 15 September 2021 (EDT)

I suppose I should learn how to do it on practice pages. Thank you.
{{unsigned|Cybertron1986}} 15:14, 15 September 2021 (EDT)

== My mistake ==

Wait really? Oh gosh, my extreme apologies then! I wasn't aware that was a UK English spelling! I saw both Installment and Instalment on the same page and thought it was an error. [[User:BigRobot|BigRobot]] ([[User talk:BigRobot|talk]]) 23:05, 26 September 2021 (EDT)BigRobot

==Delete==
why do you keep deleting my stuff? is it irrelevant? [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 13:27, 8 November 2021 (EST)
:Irrelevant and/or inaccurate. For example, you claimed Doublecrosser said something that was actually said by Bug Bite, and you repeatedly got Rack'n'Ruin's name wrong. Also, you really need to stop trying to remove every instance of profanity; the wiki has always been PG-13, and any words that have been used in official Transformers media like "bitch" and "shit" are okay for use. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:40, 8 November 2021 (EST)
:::Noted, but that sounds unprofessional. Also, watch the tone. you are unnecessarily rude. {{unsigned|Tylerwu}}
:What I wrote in that page is relevant, it Is understandable taking from the list [[Grimlock (WFC)]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)]] but tell me were Is Servo or Metroplex I never saw them in the list. ([[User talk: Rodezno7045]]).

==Apology==
For your politeness, I would like to formally apologize. I know I was being a jerk and being immature. That happens to me all the time. I'm sorry I did all that to you. Just please remember that not everyone needs to be treated like underlings and so. But in my case, I totally deserved it. So I'm just apologising. Thanks, [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 16:23, 8 November 2021 (EST)
:I genuinely appreciate the apology, but actions ultimately speak louder than words, so I hope you take this to heart and practice better judgment going forward. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:35, 8 November 2021 (EST)

==Universal==
Hello, can you keep some of my edits? or at least change them? I feel like the "difference from film" section might be relevant. Also, ironhide and ratchet don't speak. Should they still be credited? [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 19:58, 3 December 2021 (EST)
:It's not really meant to be explicitly based on any of the films, so it's largely unnecessary to note any differences. And as I said before, there's no reason for us to document what happens when the ride breaks because it's not standard procedure, and not everyone is going to have the same experience during a malfunction, so it's impossible to log every possible result. Also, Ratchet and Ironhide appear and speak in the queue for the ride, which the article also covers. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:21, 3 December 2021 (EST)

==Play Doh==
Hi, you deleted my stuff about the compound from the spoiler boxes from the WFC trilliogy toys because it was not marketed as playdoh, yet now, there is a new section about playdoh. Even though it IS playdoh, it was never marketed as playdoh. If you choose to keep it, why delete mine? [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 21:45, 13 January 2022 (EST)
:Apart from the fact that I didn't even realize someone had added it back until a few days ago (and was convinced to let it stay in a separate discussion), the current write-up is much more detailed and actually explains why it's mentioned in the Play-Doh article. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 22:21, 13 January 2022 (EST)

== Whirl - Marvel UK - Time Wars ==

You removed my parenthetical regarding Whirl's lack of appearance because you believed it had no bearing on his survival. However, no one knows what happened to Whirl since he never appeared, and that makes his survival ambiguous. The current note is also confusing as written because it implies Whirl appears in Time Wars, but he doesn't. I was trying to add in some clarity to answer a question I'd been trying to get answered for myself, as I looked through the wiki trying to figure out what happened to Whirl or if he'd died in a story that I somehow didn't have in my collection (since my G1 comics collection is the Titan collections, and with the weird way the UK stories were collected I wasn't 100% positive I had all the relevant stories), and it took far more digging than it should have for me to figure it out, and the Time Wars note did cause me actual confusion.[[User:Tjfosko|Tjfosko]] ([[User talk:Tjfosko|talk]]) 12:28, 17 February 2022 (EST)
:I disagree with outright questioning his survival, but I do think it's worth bringing up on his page that he stopped appearing, without us outright saying he's alive or dead. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:34, 17 February 2022 (EST)
::I added a note to Whirl's character page to that effect. It was also deleted. Like probably 90% of the edits I make. C'est la vie. And I don't really mean to so much question his survival but to say that there's never any real statement as to what happened to him.[[User:Tjfosko|Tjfosko]] ([[User talk:Tjfosko|talk]]) 12:46, 17 February 2022 (EST)

== Re:Account rename ==

Thanks for the heads up! But there were other reasons why I wanted to ditch my old account, such as it being tied to an email I don't have access to anymore and me only vaguely remembering the password. It's not like I did much on it anyway, I think my most notable contribution was correcting a typo or two. If the staff wants me to use my old account for safe-keeping purposes or something, then I'd be fine with that though. --[[User:AmeliaLH|AmeliaLH]] ([[User talk:AmeliaLH|talk]]) 00:01, 25 February 2022 (EST)
:No worries. This was more just to ask if you would rather use a renamed old account or a fresh account since the rules only permit you to have one. I'll close your old account then. Thanks, and happy editing! -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:36, 25 February 2022 (EST)

== "nipping this in the bud" ==

I take it you're just going to block me so you don't have to provide an argument, yeah? [[User:Elita1|Elita1]] ([[User talk:Elita1|talk]]) 23:14, 26 February 2022 (EST)
:I don't have to. As our [[Transformers_Wiki:Policies#Attitude_towards_authority|policy]] states, "he who owns the house, makes the rules". And as all of the admins are of the agreement that white nationalism is bad and have never been afraid to call out shitty people (see: [[Pat Lee]], [[Adam Baldwin]]), I see no reason why the paragraph should be removed. The fact that you joined just to do so indicates your intentions are less than noble. I suggest you drop it, or you will find yourself banned immediately. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:19, 26 February 2022 (EST)
::As you wish. [[User:Elita1|Elita1]] ([[User talk:Elita1|talk]]) 23:30, 26 February 2022 (EST)

== Discord ban appeal ==

Hey, not sure if you are the right person to ask, but over a year ago, I don’t quite recall when, I was (rightfully) banned from the Discord server for my immature and attention seeking behaviour, truthfully I am glad I was banned sooner than later since at that time I probably would’ve gotten myself banned for something much worst,
Now that over a year has passed, and I’ve dealt with a lot of the issues I had with my life and gotten myself in a better place, mentally socially, etc and again I’m into Transformers than ever I wanted to be able to contribute to the Wiki again, and learn how to be more professional about my edits, and I’d like to rejoin the discord server for that purpose, in order to discuss wiki contributions, unlike before when I *only* wanted it as a place to talk and receive attention when I had no one else to talk to in my life, I don’t mean to come off as sappy or anything of the sort, just me asking for a second chance and stating how I intend to be better if given it. (I was Lucas-Magic-Ninja’s on the Discord). [[User:Hexnut17|Hexnut17]] ([[User talk:Hexnut17|talk]]) 00:38, March 19 2022 (EST)
:I've spoken to the admin who issued your ban and they're willing to give you another shot. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:36, 19 March 2022 (EDT)

== Jacqueline ==

Send in a re-edited Jcqueline trivia (I don't know how to do tenses, so I apologize for that but hopefully the edited version works better).--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 10:49, 2 April 2022 (EDT)
==Rewording==
I wasn’t trying to remove Nick Studios on the EarthSpark page, I was trying to condense the sentence to be the same one that says how it is developed by eOne and Nick. There was another sentence that said Nick Studios is producing, so I wanted to merge the two and make it say that it is being co-produced and developed by them. But the caption still doesn’t make sense to me, since it isn’t for Nick alone anymore and the Nick who is a character designer isn’t really the person who the show is "by." [[User:Taylr2000|Taylr2000]] ([[User talk:Taylr2000|talk]]) 23:28, 12 April 2022 (EDT)
:It's simple wordplay, and it's still a show featuring designs ''by Nick'' Roche ''for Nick''elodeon Studios. And the existing verbiage for the paragraph is fine. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:03, 13 April 2022 (EDT)

==Misattribution note==
I added it because I saw another page that had a misattribution quote that explained it was a misattribution [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 09:59, 5 May 2022 (EDT)

== tagging images ==

I'm new in here mate, please exlain me about the image tag thing cuz i don't understand from what i've read. Thank you. {{unsigned|Cyberpunx80}} 03:55, 23 May 2022 (EDT)

== tagging images pt2 ==

Thank you very much for the help, i didn't mean to cause any trouble. {{unsigned|Cyberpunx80}} 07:10, 23 May 2022 (EDT)

==Accidental recreation==

II’ll remember the site, but as a mobile user, I can,t get to it due to parental restrictions {{unsigned|Liokaser19}} 11:40, 1 August 2022 (EDT)

==Tagging stock images==

Sorry to bother you but how do i add the stock tag to an image im uploading? {{unsigned|Kirby54}}
:Just type <nowiki>{{stock}}</nowiki> and the wiki will do the rest. We have a bunch of different stock templates for different toylines, so take a look through [[:Category:Stock image templates|this category]] and find the one that fits best, then just type the name of that template between brackets. For example, if you're uploading a stock image of a ''Collaborative'' toy, type <nowiki>{{Collaborativestock}}</nowiki>.

:(Also, make sure to sign your talk page posts! Just type <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> and the wiki will automatically fill in your signature.) -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:12, 3 November 2022 (EDT)

thank you for clearing things up. [[User:Kirby54|Kirby54]] ([[User talk:Kirby54|talk]]) 13:28, 3 November 2022 (EDT)

==Thrash Picture Caption==
I understand how the first caption could have been taken as “whining”, with the ellipses and whatnot, but please explain why you consider the second attempt as me “whining”. It has a joking tone (as I was originally going for). I would simply like explanation, for as far as I can see, it’s far from plain complaining.

[[User:Deathwingtech|DeathwingTech]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 19 November 2022 (EDT)
:Sure still came off whiny. Plus, captions where every word links to something else are a big no-no. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:07, 20 November 2022 (EST)

::Alright, in that case, how would you suggest fixing it? I do feel that it’s a good punchline, just needs a better tone. And thank you for clarifying, I’m pretty new around here! — [[User:Deathwingtech|DeathwingTech]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 19 November 2022 (EDT)
:::I don't think there's any fixing it. Like, it's not even a joke, it's just saying there are other motorcycle characters. Half your examples aren't even main characters. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2022 (EST)
::::I mean, I’ve seen multiple examples of characters’ main captions comparing them to coincidentally similar characters, but if you say so. [[User:Deathwingtech|DeathwingTech]] 01:27, 20 November 2022 (EST)

==Legout (BB)==
Arn't Legout (BB) and Tuogel just like any other toy only character. [[User:Oldmajor|Oldmajor]] ([[User talk:Oldmajor|talk]]) 08:28, 12 January 2023 (EST)

==War for Cybertron==
Hey obviously I am updating this. Dreadwing has just been mentioned in Siege episode 5 as a Seeker in the past. Not sure where to update this history for the character.--[[User:Grauntlet|Grauntlet]] ([[User talk:Grauntlet|talk]]) 20:12, 26 April 2023 (EDT)

== APOLOGIES! I AM SO SORRY! ==

I made an edit a few days back on the sg Optimus page and didn’t realize that with the context of the image, it seemed like a George Floyd joke. I was trying to make a gag about Donald trump cuz I thought it was funny but I didn’t think about the fact that the image directly mirrored the incident. I take full responsibility for this and sincerely apologize, I hope I’m using this page right also! Yours truly, --[[User:Carno|Carno]] ([[User talk:Carno|talk]]) 12:48, 29 May 2023 (EDT)

== Images ==

I don't know who to write to about it, but I saw you admonished me once about the images, so maybe you'll know something. If I have an image with an unnecessary background (e.g. [[Media:Kinder-Joy-RID15-2017-Steeljaw.jpg|Steeljaw Toy]]), can I upload this image to a graphics program and cut out the background? Thanks in advance for your answer

== This message doesn't seem very mature ==

Look at the top of Talk:Sideways (ROTF) and look at Semysane's message. [[User:SuperKilogram|SuperKilogram]] ([[User talk:SuperKilogram|talk]]) 15:52, 29 June 2023 (EDT)
:What relevance does a talk page message from 13 years ago have to anything? -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 17:01, 29 June 2023 (EDT)

== Should this be on Sideways' page ==

On the Sideways disambiguation page, there is a bullet point that says "Your mom", is that supposed to be there?
[[User:SuperKilogram|SuperKilogram]] ([[User talk:SuperKilogram|talk]]) 15:52, 29 June 2023 (EDT)
:Yes. Sideways once suggested that "your mom" was another incarnation of him in [[Ask Vector Prime]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:59, 29 June 2023 (EDT)

== ROTB Screencaps ==

Apologies for the sudden message, but I was wondering if it would be okay to upload screencaps from the YouTube Rise of the Beasts Videos for certain pages for use on character pages. They technically are within the guidelines under the ruling of "No leaks" as the screenshots are from publicly available videos on YouTube via the official Paramount Pictures Channel, and I believe they are of a good picture quality. If we need to wait until a home release is made, then I understand, but I wanted your input before jumping the gun on the matter. -- [[User:MavPolly123|MavPolly123]] ([[User talk:MavPolly123|talk]]) 18:26, 29 June 2023 (EDT)
:Yes, anything screencaps from official trailers or preview clips is fair game. If they're on an official Hasbro or Paramount channel, they're 100% okay to use. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:52, 29 June 2023 (EDT)

==ROTB Airazor==
What seems to be the issue with me merely adding that she was originally adding that she never transformed or that she was supposed to?
:Because both those things are already noted on her page. Also, sign your posts. (Type <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:56, 2 July 2023 (EDT)
:I added to one of those and that's when you replied back to stop edit-warring it.

<[[User:Calexander0713|Calexander0713]] ([[User talk:Calexander0713|talk]]) 20:59, 2 July 2023 (EDT)>

== Puffer ==

I’ve recently added information about g1 Puffer. Unfortunately you deleted my entry, because I had no source. Unfortunately the website where Puffer was first mentioned, does not exist anymore (since it has been more than 20 years ago). So that pretty much rules out any proof I have of my text.
I know for a fact that what I’ve posted, really happened. But I don’t have any proof of that. Is there any way that you do add the information? Just until someone can proof something else (which they can’t because I know what legitimately happened :-))
Hope you can reconsider!
Thanks in advance! {{unsigned|GodGinrai}}
: Sorry, but you need proof for a claim like this. Besides, even if the story was true, I genuinely doubt it's the reason the toy was named as such; like, is there literally ''any'' reason to believe that Hasbro named the toy for that reason and not just the obvious "'''P'''ipes + H'''uffer'''"? Sometimes, the simplest answer is the right one. (Also, remember to type <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to sign your talk page posts.) -- 10:49, 4 July 2023 (EDT)
::Well, hold on, I agree that there needs to be more proof, but Hasbro absolutely named the toy that because it was a long-standing fan nickname. If we can find more proof that verifies GodGinrai's story, I think it should absolutely be included; the people at Hasbro might not have known its history, but that doesn't make it any less worthy of inclusion. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 11:14, 4 July 2023 (EDT)
:::: Thanks Escargon! And I actually found some sort of proof, on the old ATT newsgroup. I do mention Puffer (although making him Klaas as I mentioned in my earlier post). But the post from early 2000 is some sort of proof: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/YkR6bBAj9ww/m/bpGU4XDJkVoJ. On April 1 2000 I say: “ The reason WHY we called him Klaas cause it's because we didn't knew it was Huffer or Pipes... so we we're discussing that..eventually it was something like: "Blue Huffer.. No.. Alter-Transform-Pipes... Puffer.. Hipes...screw it.. it's KLAAS!.. hehehehe OK :)”
::::As you see in the discussion, no one has ever seen or mentioned Puffer before. This was the first time I explained where the name came from. {{unsigned|GodGinrai}}
:::::Perhaps, but I question the ability to claim this as the name's definitive origin point, especially 14 years removed from the toy's original release; it seems more likely IMO that "Puffer" is an obvious enough portmanteau like "[[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]" that a lot of people independently came up with it, and it's just one of those things that gradually spread. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:17, 9 July 2023 (EDT)
::::::I had a search of ATT and it does look like the earliest uses of Puffer were from GodGinrai and Devvi, with it later being used by others (here's Nevermore using it in 2004 [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/d0D4qlLxObY/m/AEREJcIzHd4J]) so lacking other evidence, I can buy that they coined the term originally and it caught on in Fandom. Though I don't know that we want to go into the amount of detail present in the original note. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:42, 9 July 2023 (EDT)
:::::: so.. are we cool to post the extra info I gave on Puffer? The proof is there and I believe it’s a cool piece of background information about the origin of the name Puffer. Hope you agree! {{unsigned|GodGinrai}}
::::::: I added back a truncated version of the note with the cited source, as I agree with Abates that there didn't need to be ''that'' much detail. Also, once again, please sign your posts. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:13, 12 July 2023 (EDT)

==So there's a guy who removed my image of Bisk on his page twice==
Do you agree with why he said he removed it? He said it's cluttering the page, which isn't really the case to me. [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 4:35, 6 July 2023 (TRT)
:Don't know about Cyberlink, but I definitely agree with Saix. Three images in that short section of text is too much. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:25, 6 July 2023 (EDT)

==Partner up!==
Hi, my name is Kate and I am the founder of the Independent Fallout Wiki (over yonder at [https://fallout.wiki/ fallout.wiki]). A few members of our community recommended your wiki as one we should reach out to in order to partner up with (big fans!) The Independent Fallout Wiki split off the corporately hosted wiki to give independence a whirl in April 2022. We want to strengthen relationships between other independent wikis, as our community has interests that span beyond Fallout and are excited to check out other independent sites.

What does a partnership even mean? Good question! On our end, we feature your website on the wiki as both an article and part of the home page spotlight rotation. If you have a Discord, we also feature your invite along with links to your YouTube/website/videos. If you have similar spaces, we just ask that you do the same for us. You can check out the list of our current wiki buddies [https://fallout.wiki/wiki/FalloutWiki:Affiliates here]!

These partnerships work well to connect independent wikis, lead to new friends, and are generally good vibes across the board. I appreciate you considering our request to partner up! If you feel like giving it a go or have any questions, feel free to respond here or message me on Discord (kateaces) or let me know who I should reach out to if you aren't in the partnerin business. Thank you so much in advance! 
--- <3 [[User:Kid Aces|'''''Kate Aces''''']] [[File:SlipstreamCyberverse-magazinemodel.jpg|20px|link=User talk:Kid Aces]] [[User talk:Kid Aces|''Windblade be kinda mid ngl'']] 02:10, 23 August 2023 (EDT)
:Hi there! Appreciate you reaching out, but I spoke to other members of the team and we're not currently looking to do any sort of site affiliation right now. Wishing you all the best though. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:03, 24 August 2023 (EDT)
:: No worries at all, thank you for letting me know! [[User:Kid Aces|'''''Kate Aces''''']] [[File:SlipstreamCyberverse-magazinemodel.jpg|20px|link=User talk:Kid Aces]] [[User talk:Kid Aces|''Windblade be kinda mid ngl'']] 01:48, 27 August 2023 (EDT)

== Thanks! ==

Legitimately, thank you for fixing my bad name for the Gamerguy image. I haven’t edited a wiki in along while and forgot that would happen. Good thing you caught that!

[[User:Off-the-grounder|Off-the-grounder]] ([[User talk:Off-the-grounder|talk]]) 00:33, 6 November 2023 (EST)

== United Nations Space Law. ==

Hello, on the 18th of November you edited a post I made on the TFP episode 'Deadlock', citing that UN laws do not apply in space. I would like to present the following point to reinstate the edit accordingly;

https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/index.html

Following the few laws set in space, it is noted that any astronaut in space must be considered an 'envoy of mankind'. Whilst Knock-Out is, obviously, not a human - he is still considered an enemy of the united states based on the clandestine war being held between the US divisions assisting the Autobots and the Decepticons. Therefore, Miko is expected to maintain these laws accordingly.

Whilst considered an enemy he is still, following our laws, subject to rights of soldiers in war regardless of the invading force's following of said laws.

Ergo, legally speaking, Miko is a war-criminal and I feel it is important to educate (and entertain) readers on the matter, and I would appreciate if you would reconsider your decision.

If you decide it is not to be, then I understand and wish you a lovely day and a happy 2024 to come regardless. We all deserve a pleasant year and good fortune in these times.

Sincerely, Minty.
:You are reading ''way'' too much into a one-off gag. The edit stands. Also, please use <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to automatically sign your posts. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:07, 3 January 2024 (EST)

Thank you for the insight on the sign-off, but I would appreciate you don't speak to me like that. Telling someone they're "just reading too much" into it doesn't promote discussion. I'm not presenting a 'crack theory' or going out of my way to rant about how 'children cannot be soldiers in the Transformers show' as that would be a banal point. But Miko did assault someone who was not in a position nor a proclivity to fight back, and I feel it's important to note this at the very least.

Perhaps a compromise - without citing laws if you feel they are inappropriate for the space. Maybe "Miko is noted to attack Knock-Out after he defects" - and, if humour is what was lacking from the trivia? "Not cool." Added to the end?
Active critiques of media assist us in recognising inappropriate behaviour and analyze the writing of these shows, for example there is a section (using Knock-Out for example) where they comment on the stilted reaction of the audience during a 'QnA'.

I understand you're a big name in the community and hold a lot of weight, you've been on a lot of shows (I recognised the username admittedly) and you are an avid editor on this wiki. I respect this, and I would like to collaborate rather than us leaving this element absent entirely.

Sincerely, Minty.

[[User:Mintyfreshtea|Mintyfreshtea]] ([[User talk:Mintyfreshtea|talk]]) 02:11, 4 January 2024 (EST)

: No. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 02:32, 4 January 2024 (EST)

This does hurt to experience from two administrators. This no longer feels like a wiki where I am welcome, nor that I have been heard or that I have been respected. I have presented my case, and I have been responded to with neither care nor consideration - but, I still hope you have a good day regardless of how this exchange has made me feel

Thank you Sipher and Cyberlink for your time.
Sincerely, [[User:Mintyfreshtea|Mintyfreshtea]] ([[User talk:Mintyfreshtea|talk]]) 02:42, 4 January 2024 (EST)

User talk:Cyberlink420

2024-01-04T07:11:00Z

Mintyfreshtea: Responded! -Minty

User talk:Cyberlink420

2024-01-03T04:23:45Z

Mintyfreshtea: Presenting case for the reinstatement of my edit

Deadlock (episode)

2023-11-18T07:08:17Z

Mintyfreshtea: Miko is a legally considered a warcriminal

{{disambig3|Deadlock}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 65
|prev=Synthesis
|next=Predacons Rising (Prime)
|image=Tfp deadlock omega lock.jpg
|caption=Take that to the secondary cargo hold. We need to make room for the Stargate.
|title="Deadlock"
|season=3
|season ep=13
|airdate=[[July 26]], [[2013]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btQX2_v9TgU
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''The Autobots face the Decepticons for a final showdown.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Megatron TFPS313 standing.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Momo, time for you to go.]]
The [[Autobot]]s storm the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' via the outer hull, while [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] lets them know he's heading for the [[Omega Lock]]'s control station. As he approaches the ship, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] orders the [[Stealth Team (Prime)|Stealth Team]] to join Ratchet while [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Wreckers]] take the bridge. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] asks if they should destroy the lock, but Optimus does not intend to pass up a second chance to restore [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] has to be prompted to follow the others when he's momentarily distracted by the sight of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] arriving on the upper deck with the [[Dark Star Saber]]. The Decepticon leader uses the sword to damage Optimus's [[jet pack]]. Optimus manages to land on one of the lower spires and starts climbing up.

Telling them he has something he needs to do, Smokescreen leaves Arcee and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], much to Arcee's annoyance. Meanwhile, Ratchet reaches the control station and begins facing off, rather badly, against [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. Arcee and Bumblebee approach the control station as well, but they're cut off by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and a bunch of Seekers who open fire on them. Elsewhere, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] packs for a journey he might have to make. Smokescreen arrives at the warship's storage chamber and retrieves the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]].

Ultra Magnus and his team storm the bridge; however, their attempt is cut short by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], who [[GroundBridge]]s them to the brig, where they're quickly surrounded. Ultra Magnus notifies everyone that his team has been delayed, which gives [[Jack Darby|Jack]] an idea. He asks [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] to bridge him onto the ''Nemesis'' bridge as he's come up with a plan.

On the ''Nemesis'', Shockwave finishes pummeling Ratchet and is about to finish the Autobot off, but is interrupted by the Omega Lock signaling that it's ready to fire. As he opens the huge portal to ready the firing sequence, he spots Optimus hanging onto the Omega Lock's structure and is forced to take cover as Optimus opens fire. Megatron soon arrives to engage Optimus directly and orders Shockwave to begin the firing sequence.

Knock Out, wandering the corridors, finds himself cut off by the fighting. The bridge, meanwhile, is invaded by Jack and an [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]-clad [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]. She quickly finishes off the Vehicons onsite, but Soundwave advances on her with an open GroundBridge. Jack tells Raf to open a GroundBridge right behind Soundwave, and the conflicting bridge energies promptly transwarp Soundwave into the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]]. As Jack and Miko head to the controls, the Omega Lock begins powering up. On its rim, Optimus and Megatron continue to battle, with Optimus knocking the Dark Star Saber from Megatron's grip and decking him. Megatron orders Shockwave to prepare to fire, but is interrupted by the ship lurching while under Jack's control.

[[File:Tfp bee down.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|There can be no triumph without loss. No victory without suffering. No freedom without sacrifice.]]

Down below, Smokescreen passes Arcee and Bumblebee, carrying the Star Saber into the Omega Lock control room. He attempts to throw the sword down to Optimus, only to be blasted by Shockwave. Arcee, Bumblebee, Starscream and Shockwave all run for the weapon. Arcee is forced to take out Starscream, and Bumblebee reaches the Star Saber first. He throws it up in the air, decking Shockwave and cracking his optic before grabbing the sword midair. Ratchet warns Optimus that he must use the Star Saber to destroy the Omega Lock; however, as Bumblebee jumps to pass the weapon to Optimus, he's blasted repeatedly by Megatron. As other Autobots and Decepticons watch in horror and glee, respectively, Bumblebee's optics flicker out, and he dies. He plunges lifelessly into the Omega Lock's energy field.

[[File:Tfp megatron impaled.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Megatron: I did [[Dark Energon|it]] for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really... I was alive.]]

Outraged, Optimus smashes Megatron backward in a series of powerful blows, only to be knocked off the Omega Lock when Megatron recovers the Dark Star Saber and uses its wave attack to blast Optimus. As Prime clings to the side, Megatron prepares to finish the Autobot off, only to turn around in response to someone calling his name. Bumblebee runs him through with the Star Saber, and as everyone looks on in shock, Megatron dies and his body falls from the Omega Lock and plunges Earthward, burning as it enters the atmosphere. Bumblebee helps Optimus climb up as the remaining [[Decepticon]]s scramble to escape. As the Autobots reunite, they marvel at the fact that Bumblebee has his voice back, and Optimus passes on the news to Magnus's team and [[Hangar E]] that Megatron has perished. With the ship now under Autobot control, Optimus orders Magnus to set course for Cybertron. Bumblebee radios Raf to let him know to come up so he can be there for the restoration of Cybertron.

[[File:Tfp cybertron restored.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Peace.]]

As the ship passes through the [[space bridge]], Starscream and Shockwave reach the escape pods to find there's only one left. They cram into it and eject, though Starscream complains about the cramped conditions. Ratchet explains that he does not have the complete formula to synthesize cyber-matter (never having learned Shockwave's portion of it) and the current amount was intended to cyberform Earth, not the much larger Cybertron. Optimus directs the ship to the [[Well of All Sparks]], so they can revitalize Cybertron's core. The beam of energy strikes Cybertron's core, and the planet is soon restored and glowing a healthy blue. On the bridge, Knock Out admires the planet's new luster, and claims to be "joining the winning team", only to be decked by Miko. [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], still clinging to the hull, looks out over Cybertron before transforming and flying off.

Back on Earth, Optimus gives a speech about how they're going to miss [[Earth]]. Fowler says the three kids will be members of [[Unit:E]], June modifying it by mentioning that they'll be in a consulting capacity only until they're of age, and Ratchet takes the opportunity to announce he's staying on Earth. Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee give a tearful farewell to their respective partners, while Fowler, Magnus, Wheeljack and Smokescreen share a mutual salute. As the Autobots head through the space bridge, Optimus gives Ratchet a last goodbye, and with a final lingering look at his human companions, strides through after his team.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (3)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (1)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (15)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (17)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (18)

|c3=
*[[William Fowler]] (10)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (11)
*[[Jack Darby]] (12)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (13)
*[[June Darby]] (20)

|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c4=
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"Shut it down, Shockwave. I cannot allow you to harm Earth!" 
"The planet will not be harmed. Only its indigenous lifeforms." 
''"Over my sparkless husk!"'' 
:—'''Ratchet''' prepares to duel '''Shockwave''' for the planet he's learned to love.

"Pack light. Pack light! [''Finds his rotary buffer''] Oh! Pack ''smart''!"
:—'''Knock Out'''

"Prepare to join your scout... in the Allspark!"
:—'''Megatron's''' final words

"You took my voice. You will never rob anyone, of ''anything'', ever again."
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"I will avenge you, Master!" 
[''Shockwave grabs him''] 
"Starscream, do not be a fool!" 
[''They flee as Starscream resists''] 
"Curse you and your logic!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Shockwave'''

"Bumblebee..." 
"Your voice..." 
"My voice? What're you g-... My voice!" 
[''grabs '''Ratchet''' in a great big hug''] 
"Ratchet! I have my pipes back!" 
"Errhmm, y-yes! Yes we noticed!"
:—'''Ratchet''', '''Arcee''', and '''Bumblebee'''

"Rrrgh, your elbow articulator is digging into my lateral flexor!" 
"Do you intend to whine for the duration of the voyage?" 
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Shockwave'''

"Ah, such luster." 
''[Autobots stare in disbelief]'' 
"What? I'm joining the winning team."
:—'''Knock Out'''

"Raf..." 
"I know Bee. You don't have to say anything." 
"I never did."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Raf''' share their last exchange.

"Until we meet again, old friend..."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' says goodbye to '''Ratchet''', and in a way, to us.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Ultra Magnus refers to Soundwave's combat GroundBridging as a "relocation trick", which he had used on Arcee in "[[Orion Pax, Part 1]]", a Predacon bone fragment in "[[Project Predacon]]", and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] and her [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] in "[[Thirst]]".
* Miko previously used the Apex Armor in "[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]".
* Jack, Miko, and Raf experienced the effects of crossed GroundBridges firsthand in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]".
* The [[Immobilizer]] is seen in a stasis field in the vault, thus accounting for all the weapons left on Cybertron last season.
* The Star Saber was previously seen in the Decepticon vault in "[[Prey (episode)|Prey]]". Despite not making a note of it then, that fact did not escape Smokescreen's notice.
* Bumblebee's formerly-destroyed voicebox was the result of a run-in with Megatron at [[Tyger Pax]], as explained in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]" and the novel, ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''.
* The Autobots fire the Omega Lock into the Well of All Sparks, last seen in flashback in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]".
* This is the second time Knock Out [[Orion Pax, Part 1|has mentioned being on the "winning team"]].
* Wheeljack takes the [[Cybertronian sport#Lobbing|lobbing]] ball with him to Cybertron. It was last seen in "Project Predacon".
* Bumblebee managed to crack Shockwave's eye, making it the second time it has been damaged.
* [[Hangar E]] retains the paint modification it received in [[Persuasion]] to make it look like Hangar F, while the real Hangar F remains destroyed.
* Ratchet once again displays his immense development in character, from a bot not too fond of organics to a relentless protector of humankind.

===Real-world references===
* Raf refers to opening conflicting Space Bridge portals as "crossing the streams", a term from ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' for literally touching the energy streams created by the franchise's signature energy backpacks; a reprise of the same reference from the first time this happened in "Shadowzone".

===Errors===
* Ultra Magnus goes into the battle using his built-in blasters, but in the next scene is lugging around the same handheld cannon he used in "[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]".
* During the Autobots' attack, Bumblebee deploys his shield to charge forward but Arcee decides to run directly in front of him. Surely she should hide behind his shield if they are charging a Decepticon warship?
* Even though the ship is orbiting Earth, Transformers and objects fall at a rate consistent with Earth-normal gravity outside of the ship.
* When Jack arrives on the ''Nemesis'', Laserbeak (on Soundwave's chest) is missing its left wing.
* When Smokescreen takes a hit from Shockwave before he is able to pass the Star Saber to his leader, he falls backward onto one of the tanks while the Star Saber flies to his left side at a slight angle. After the scene cuts to him against the tanks, the sword has somehow moved a considerable distance further, enough that Smokescreen would have had to purposefully throw it in that direction to get it that far.
* As Bumblebee is blasted by Megatron, the Star Saber falls with him at the same angle, apparently towards the cybermatter pool. Yet when Bumblebee falls in, the Saber clangs to the surface of the Omega Lock rather than in the pool, as its trajectory would suggest.
* Though it makes sense that Megatron and Optimus failed to notice Bumblebee's revival, certainly the assembled Autobots and Decepticons should have, considering Bumblebee would have had to climb out of the cybermatter pool, grab the sword, then walk over to Megatron to stab him with it.
* Knock Out more or less appears out of nowhere when he comments on a restored Cybertron's beauty. He certainly wasn't on the bridge when the Wreckers finally secured it, and they should have noticed if he entered the room.
* Wheeljack picks up the lobbing ball before he enters the GroundBridge, but it disappears after he salutes Agent Fowler and walks through the portal.

===Trivia===
* Between solicitations for upcoming issues of the [[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|''Beast Hunters'' comic]] (which revealed that Cybertron would be restored), the press release for the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' movie (which revealed that Megatron was going to die) and a clip shown at the ''Prime'' panel at the San Diego Comic Con and later released online (which revealed that Bumblebee would regain his voice), a well-informed Transfan had pretty much ''every'' surprise of this episode spoiled ''by official sources'' well in advance of its airing. Boo.
* Just before Megatron retrieves the Dark Star Saber from the Omega Lock to use its wave attack to push Optimus off the side, it emits a sound very similar to the [[Star Saber (Armada)|original Star Saber sword]] whenever it was activated.
* While the limited cybermatter created to cyberform Earth was enough to restore Cybertron's core, the surface is still in ruins. Ratchet predicted this much would happen in the previous season, even though he was technically wrong at the time. The original Omega Lock could have restored both the surface and the core.
* Bumblebee was wearing a battle mask over his mouth for the whole series, which is revealed when he retracts it upon discovering he can speak again.
* Despite being exposed to space at various points along the hull, certain areas of the ''Nemesis'' appear to be airtight, specifically the bridge.
* The Omega Lock's [[Living metal|cyber-matter]] was able to fully heal Bumblebee's wounds and restore his voice box. Perhaps Ultra Magnus should have dipped his hand in before they used it to restore Cybertron.
* An extended version of Megatron's death scene is included as a bonus feature on [[Shout! Factory]]'s release of the third season. It features no extra dialogue, but includes several extra shots of Bumblebee stabbing the Star Saber deeper into Megatron as the Decepticon leader fights against the blade and tries to right himself before eventually succumbing.
* The episode's title "Deadlock" refers to a scenario where a conflict never ends due to the opposing parties waiting for the other to make a move... which doesn't really apply here, as the Autobots win the war, rendering the title pretty unfitting for this episode. (However, it does feature both a death and a lock.)
* The episode was heavily censored for its original broadcast on [[Cartoon Network]]'s Central and Eastern European division. Several seconds were cut from Megatron's death scene, mainly shots that showed the Star Saber stuck in his chest. Thus, after Bumblebee stabbed him and delivered his first spoken line, the scene abruptly cut to Megatron's body falling to Earth. As reported by the now-defunct Hungarian youth entertainment blog ''Rajzfilmövezet'', the network took an even harder stance on the side of censorship on February 12, 2017, issuing a ban affecting sixty episodes from various cartoon series that had been airing at the time. This was the only episode of ''Transformers: Prime'' to be subjected to this ban, and it was subsequently removed from Cartoon Network's programming.
* Under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court's Article 8 of War Crimes, section 2B VI, Miko Nakadai is a warcriminal. "VI. Killing or wounding a combatant who, having laid down his arms or having no longer means of defence has surrendered at discretion."

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Impasse'''" ("Deadlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 7|7 December]] [[2013]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La reconstruction'''" ("Reconstruction")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Stillstand'''" ("Deadlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 16|16 October]] [[2013]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Végjáték'''" ("Endgame")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 18|18 September]] [[2013]]
::*As mentioned under the Trivia section, Cartoon Network Central and Eastern Europe originally aired the episode by truncating Megatron's demise. Syndicated reruns on the TV station RTL Klub and their online platform restored the full scene.
::*Despite said censorship, the episode dub contained an example of blatant cussing. Starscream's line "''Curse you and your logic!''" was translated as "''Cseszd meg a logikádat!''", roughly meaning "''F-ing screw your logic!''"

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Stallo'''" ("Deadlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 6|6 September]] [[2013]]

'''Spanish (Spain)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Punto muerto'''" ("Deadlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 3|3 November]] [[2013]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2013 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season Three ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Ultimate Bumblebee (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season 3 Volume 3: Omega Lock ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season 3 Volume 2: Race for Salvation ([[Primal Screen]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season Three Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Saison 3 Volume 2: L'ultime affrontement (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Staffel 3 Teil 2: Auf zur Rettung (Primal Screen) — English, German, Dutch and French audio. 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Intégrale Saison 3 (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — The Complete Season 3 (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Die komplette Staffel 3 (Primal Screen) — English, German, Dutch and French audio. 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — The Complete Season 3 (Primal Screen) — English, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian audio.
;Blu-ray
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2013 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season Three (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2016 — ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' — Season Three Collection (Madman Entertainment) 

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Grimlock (ES)

2022-12-27T02:46:41Z

Mintyfreshtea: Flavour-text on image

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Grimlock}}{{noname-unconfirmed}}
:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Grimlock es.JPG|thumb|upright=1|"Me Grimlock like being marketable nostalgia!"]]

'''Grimlock''' is an Autobot that fought in the [[Transformer]]s' war.

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
Grimlock was one of the many Autobots to participate in the war against the [[Decepticon]]s. Initially battling on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he would follow [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and the other Autobots to [[Earth]] via the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:EarthSpark Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Balloon Up A Tree

2021-09-11T11:10:38Z

Mintyfreshtea: Minor Flavour Text

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]'' ep 31
|image=Balloon-Tree-Rocket-Crane-Tower.jpg
|caption=Life, uh, finds a way.
|prev=Who's Teaching Who?
|next=The Mystery of Dragon Mountain
|title="Balloon Up a Tree"
|airdate=[[September 14]], [[2019]]
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Nathan Cockerill]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Pete Slattery]]
}}

'''The Recruits attempt to rescue a balloon from a tree but end up on top of a rocket.'''

==Synopsis==
The recruits finish another training mission, though they're beginning to hanker for an actual rescue mission. Luckily [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] announces that there's an actual rescue mission, however the recruits are deflated when the problem turns out to be a balloon in a tree. As it might hit power lines, the recruits are tasked with retrieving it, though as it's in [[Milford]], they'll need to maintain their cover.

The recruits scramble and soon find the balloon. [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] transforms and starts climbing the tree, believing he can do it before humans show up. Unfortunately humans show up, and forcing the other recruits to provide a distraction. [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] attempts to airlift Hot Shot out of the tree, but her winch instead hooks on the tree itself and she accidentally uproots it. Losing control in the wind, she frantically searches for somewhere safe to put the tree down. [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] points her to the [[Milford Weather Station]] which should be more private, but unfortunately she gets tangled in her own tow cable and lands up in the tree, which is now perched on top of a rocket. Moments later, the rocket launches and flies uncontrollably with the tree still stuck on it.

[[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] calls [[Cody Burns|Cody]] for help. Hoist climbs up a crane and attempts to lasso the rocket with his tow lines. He succeeds, securing the rocket to the end of the crane, however the rocket is too strong and lifts the entire crane into the air. Wedge and Medix grab the bottom of the crane and are carried along with it. Cody suggests contacting Heatwave, but the recruits are determined to persevere. With the rocket booster about to run out, Wedge manages to grab the top of a nearby building and land the crane on it. Cody points out the whole thing is now very precarious, and the recruits finally decide to make a plan.

As they later explain to Heatwave, they managed to secure the crane and escape without being seen by humans. There's still the small matter of the balloon, which is currently carrying [[Tough Luck Chuck]] away.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] (1)
*[[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] (2)
*[[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] (3)
*[[Medix (RB)|Medix]] (4)
*[[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] (5)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (6)
|c3=
*Human onlookers (7-10)
*Rocket scientists (11-13)
*[[Cody Burns]] (14)
|c4=
*[[Tough Luck Chuck]] (15)
|}}

==Quotes==
'''Hot Shot:''' So what is it, chief? A volcano? 
'''Hoist:''' A meteor? 
'''Whirl:''' A swarm of giant robobadgers that are going to eat the town? ... What? We've had worse.

"Come on, Hoist, it's a simple climb and grab. What could possibly go wrong?"
:—'''Hot Shot''' tempts fate.

"We just wanted to save a balloon up a tree." 
"And now it's a balloon up a tree up a rocket up a crane up a really, really tall building!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Hoist'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*TBA

===Transformers references===
*TBA

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

===Animation and technical errors===
*TBA

===Trivia===
* When the crane is lifted up by the rocket, Cybertronian text appears (briefly) along one of the beams. Translated, it reads 'Fergal Inc', though what this means is yet unknown.

===Foreign localization===
*TBA

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

[[Category:Rescue Bots Academy episodes]]

Balloon Up A Tree

2021-09-11T11:08:42Z

Mintyfreshtea: Trivia: Cybertronian Text Easter Egg

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]'' ep 31
|image=Balloon-Tree-Rocket-Crane-Tower.jpg
|caption=
|prev=Who's Teaching Who?
|next=The Mystery of Dragon Mountain
|title="Balloon Up a Tree"
|airdate=[[September 14]], [[2019]]
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Nathan Cockerill]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Pete Slattery]]
}}

'''The Recruits attempt to rescue a balloon from a tree but end up on top of a rocket.'''

==Synopsis==
The recruits finish another training mission, though they're beginning to hanker for an actual rescue mission. Luckily [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] announces that there's an actual rescue mission, however the recruits are deflated when the problem turns out to be a balloon in a tree. As it might hit power lines, the recruits are tasked with retrieving it, though as it's in [[Milford]], they'll need to maintain their cover.

The recruits scramble and soon find the balloon. [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] transforms and starts climbing the tree, believing he can do it before humans show up. Unfortunately humans show up, and forcing the other recruits to provide a distraction. [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] attempts to airlift Hot Shot out of the tree, but her winch instead hooks on the tree itself and she accidentally uproots it. Losing control in the wind, she frantically searches for somewhere safe to put the tree down. [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] points her to the [[Milford Weather Station]] which should be more private, but unfortunately she gets tangled in her own tow cable and lands up in the tree, which is now perched on top of a rocket. Moments later, the rocket launches and flies uncontrollably with the tree still stuck on it.

[[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] calls [[Cody Burns|Cody]] for help. Hoist climbs up a crane and attempts to lasso the rocket with his tow lines. He succeeds, securing the rocket to the end of the crane, however the rocket is too strong and lifts the entire crane into the air. Wedge and Medix grab the bottom of the crane and are carried along with it. Cody suggests contacting Heatwave, but the recruits are determined to persevere. With the rocket booster about to run out, Wedge manages to grab the top of a nearby building and land the crane on it. Cody points out the whole thing is now very precarious, and the recruits finally decide to make a plan.

As they later explain to Heatwave, they managed to secure the crane and escape without being seen by humans. There's still the small matter of the balloon, which is currently carrying [[Tough Luck Chuck]] away.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] (1)
*[[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] (2)
*[[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] (3)
*[[Medix (RB)|Medix]] (4)
*[[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] (5)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (6)
|c3=
*Human onlookers (7-10)
*Rocket scientists (11-13)
*[[Cody Burns]] (14)
|c4=
*[[Tough Luck Chuck]] (15)
|}}

==Quotes==
'''Hot Shot:''' So what is it, chief? A volcano? 
'''Hoist:''' A meteor? 
'''Whirl:''' A swarm of giant robobadgers that are going to eat the town? ... What? We've had worse.

"Come on, Hoist, it's a simple climb and grab. What could possibly go wrong?"
:—'''Hot Shot''' tempts fate.

"We just wanted to save a balloon up a tree." 
"And now it's a balloon up a tree up a rocket up a crane up a really, really tall building!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Hoist'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*TBA

===Transformers references===
*TBA

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

===Animation and technical errors===
*TBA

===Trivia===
* When the crane is lifted up by the rocket, Cybertronian text appears (briefly) along one of the beams. Translated, it reads 'Fergal Inc', though what this means is yet unknown.

===Foreign localization===
*TBA

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

[[Category:Rescue Bots Academy episodes]]

Schulte

2021-08-25T12:32:57Z

Mintyfreshtea: Flavour Text: Ferris Bueller Reference (Based on character design similarities to Ben Stein's role)

:''Mr. Schulte is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'' cartoon portion]] of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TimeAfterTime Mr Schulte.jpg|thumb|150px| Bueller? Bueller? ''Bueller?'']]
'''Mr. Schulte''' is a teacher in [[Griffin Rock]] who teaches one of [[Cody Burns]]'s classes. He talks very slowly.

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] (English)}}
During one slow class day, Mr. Schulte announced that the class was taking a field trip to the dedication of the [[Mayor Luskey Clock Tower|new clock tower]]. His students' enthusiastic celebration was cut short when he immediately after announced a pop quiz. Mr. Schulte and his students were endangered by falling debris when the clock tower was damaged, however after Cody accidentally traveled in time, he was able to change events so that the accident never happened and Mr. Schulte was never endangered. {{storylink|Time After Time}}

When [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]]'s latest invention made the entire town sing, Mr. Schulte broke out with the ''Thriller'' dance. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}} Schilte gathered with the rest of town as the island flew back from the [[Arctic]] and subsequently helped keep the island in the air by powering the forcefield dome. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

Mr. Schulte was among the citizens abducted by the [[Velgrox]], and was later surprised to discover that the Rescue Bots were sentient. {{storylink|New Normal}} He was happy to take [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] up on the offer of a free helicopter ride. {{storylink|Bridge Building}} Mr. Schulte tripped while crossing the road and was only saved from being run down by [[Don]] by the mysterious Rescue Bot [[Quickshadow]]. {{storylink|Arrivals}} He helped with preparations for [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]]. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots humans]]
[[Category:Teachers]]

Sky-Byte Saves the Day

2021-08-09T08:22:39Z

Mintyfreshtea: Plot Synopsis Correction

{{episode|
|series=RiD
|ep=22
|title="Sky-Byte Saves the Day"
|japanese=正義の味方? ゲルシャーク
|romaji=Seigi no Mikata? Gelshark
|translation=Friend of Righteousness? Gelshark
|image=Skybyte Saves the Day last support breaks.jpg
|caption=Here I cooooome to save the daaaaaaay!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Studio Gallop]]
|airdate=[[August 30|30 August]] [[2000]] (Japanese) [[June 23]], [[2002]] (UK) (English)
|director=[[Akira Katō]]
|animation studio=Studio Gallop
|written by=[[Tadashi Hayakawa]] (Japanese) [[Matthew V. Lewis]] (English)
|continuity=
}}
'''A brilliant bluff''' 
'''Has gone disastrously wrong''' 
'''Sky-Byte—hold on tight!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Sky-Byte Saves the Day Tower.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Don't worry, that's normal—it's just the foundations settling.]]
[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[T-AI]] look over the sites of several [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] attacks, trying to work out what it is they're searching for. Optimus realises that [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] must be after the [[O-Part]]s, and T-AI establishes finding the remaining O-Parts as the number one priority.

Meanwhile, back in Metro City, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and the Predacon Trio arrive to disrupt the grand opening of the [[CGA Tower]], one of the tallest towers in the world. Sky-Byte plans to knock it down, believing this will make the Predacons famous (the trio is more skeptical). As they begin their attack, endangering the omnipresent [[Koji Onishi|Koji]] and [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]], Optimus orders the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] in to keep the tower up. Their arrival prompts the Predacons to launch a devastating attack on every nearby building as a warning, until [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]] pleads with Sky-Byte not to harm his hostages.

[[File:Sky-Byte Saves the Day Wedgepredacons.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"I could tolerate this for a long time if it were not for Gas Skunk's smelly armpits!" "'''HEY!!!'''"]]
This throws Sky-Byte off, as he didn't actually realise they ''could'' be hostages. In an attempt to appear in control and aware of what he's doing, he demands to talk to Optimus—and when Optimus asks for his demands, Sky-Byte randomly blabbers a desire for the "thingamajiggy". By sheer luck, T-AI believes this to be a demand for O-Parts, which Sky-Byte seizes on. Optimus prepares to take the O-Parts direct to him in exchange for the hostages' safety.

At this point, Sky-Byte is feeling pretty good about the situation—until he accidentally knocks the last tower support off. Along with Wedge, he swiftly moves to hold the tower up; unwillingly to let the rest of the Autobots hold the tower, he gets the Predacons to help. To the panicked people in the tower and the watching journalists, it looks like the Predacons are ''helping''...

[[File:Sky-Byte Saves the Day Judothrow.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|WHAT?]]
Meanwhile, Optimus is ambushed en route by [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] and [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] for the O-Parts, the latter ordered by Megatron in some vain attempt to procure the O-parts despite them being already bound for the exchange, with no clear or immediate gain for him present beyond self-sabotage. Optimus ''kicks Ruination into the air'' before blasting him into component parts, disables Scourge with a shot, then drives on—nothing will stop him protecting the hostages.

The Predacons and Wedge desperately hold onto the tower, though the Predacons are facing severe back pain and Sky-Byte has an itch he can't scratch. The younger hostages, led by [[Jenny (RID)|Jenny]], begin cheering Sky-Byte on though, something that's never happened to him before. Wedge uses this to talk him into letting the hostages go. However, when Optimus arrives, Scourge attacks out of revenge and threatens to use his firepower to destroy the tower if he doesn't get the O-Parts!

While Optimus battles Scourge and the Build Team try to keep Scourge's missiles from hitting the tower, Sky-Byte struggles to keep it upright despite the crossfire—gone completely round the bend, he now altruistically wants to save his "dear hostages". The hordes of small children cheer him on.

Once Scourge is driven off and [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] manages to dig a hole for the tower to go in, the tower is saved and he can finally scratch his back. Optimus Prime and Koji wonder why Sky-Byte helped them, while the Predacons sit near a beach at sunset still trying to recover from their crippled spines. Why, Dark Scream wonders, did they even do all that?

...which is when they realise they forgot to pick up the O-Parts.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[T-AI]] (2)
*[[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]] (11)
*[[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]] (12)
*[[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] (13)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Grimlock]] (14)
*[[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] (24)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] (3)
*[[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] (4)
*[[Dark Scream]] (5)
*[[Gas Skunk]] (6)
*[[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] (15)
*[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] (17)
*[[Movor]] (18)
*[[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] (19)
*[[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (20)
*[[Mega-Octane]] (21)
*[[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] (22)

|c3=
*[[Koji Onishi]] (7)
*[[Jenny (RID)|Jenny]] (8)
*[[Carl (RID)|Carl]] (9)
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] (10)
*[[Dorie Dutton]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==
"On a scale from one to ten—that was ''stupid''."
:—'''Slapper''' reviews Sky-Byte's plan harshly, but fairly.

'''Optimus:''' What do you want from me? 
'''Sky-Byte:''' I think you know. Don't you, Optimus?! 
'''Optimus:''' I'm afraid I ''don't'' know, Sky-Byte. 
'''Sky-Byte:''' No, you know what I'm talking about, Optimus! That... erm, er... thingamajiggy you monitor at your headquarters! 
'''Slapper:''' He wants a "thingamajiggy"? 
'''Gas Skunk:''' Wow! 
'''Dark Scream:''' Sounds important. 
'''Sky-Byte:''' My comrades know what I want! 
'''Gas Skunk:''' Er... course! The, er, thingy! 
'''Slapper:''' Yeah, that... whatchamacallit. 
'''Dark Scream:''' The frim-fram with the flibbity jibbet! 
'''Optimus:''' I'm sorry. It's a good description but I can't think of anything it might fit.
:—And yet '''Optimus''' fails to realise '''Sky-Byte''' doesn't know what he's doing.

'''Sky-Byte:''' The O-Parts, or else! ''Don't'' make me fill in the blanks. 
'''Gas Skunk:''' Hey. Do we know what an O-Part is? 
'''Slapper:''' Nope.
:—The '''Predacons''' refuse to let a little thing like utter feckless ignorance get in the way of a good scheme.

"They're cheering...for me! I've never been cheered for in my entire life! I wish '''Megatron''' would cheer for me once..."
:-'''Sky-Byte''', with some rather unrealistic expectations.

"These are ''my'' hostages! ''I'm'' protecting them! Let me have my pride!"
:—'''Sky-Byte''' begins to lose the plot.

"Lucky move, Optimus! Now face ''me!''" 
"All right." [''shoots'']
:—'''Scourge''' bites off more than he can chew with '''Optimus Prime'''.

"That's it, Sky-Byte—hold on tight!"
:—The '''children''' of Metro City find a new hero.

"Why don't we take a little vote? Everyone in favour of freeing these innocent hostages, raise your hands—I DIDN'T MEAN TO LET GO!"
:—'''Sky-Byte''', in an uncharacteristic move, fails to think things through.

"Now, more than ever before—my dear hostages need me!"
:—'''Sky-Byte''' loses the plot completely.

'''Optimus:''' Big mistake, tanker breath. 
'''Scourge:''' I will do what it takes until I leave with the O-Parts. 
'''Optimus:''' You'll be lucky to leave with all of YOUR parts. 
:--'''Optimus Prime''' gets serious(ly ticked off) with '''Scourge''' 

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Car Robots''===
"Sky-Byte Saves the Day" is the third of three ''Robots in Disguise'' episodes (after "[[Attack from Outer Space]]" and "[[Landfill (episode)|Landfill]]") not to air in the United States in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, given that its plot revolves around the impending collapse of a huge tower. In contrast to a heavily re-edited episode like "[[The Secret of the Ruins]]", no attempt is made to disguise any of this, with all the scenes of the tower in peril and other buildings being destroyed remaining in the English version of the episode.
*In the opening scene, ''Robots in Disguise'' gives T-AI a better showing, allowing her to reach conclusions on her own and express her dedication to the Autobots' mission. In ''Car Robots'', she's basically just there to parrot Optimus Prime's sentences back to him in the form of questions and worry about things while serving as the audience proxy for the new information Prime provides about the O-Parts. The only real observation she makes, which is not kept in ''Robots in Disguise'', is that each of the three locations "had a lot of people", presumably referring to the civilizations that once lived in each area.
*The basics of the Predacons' conversation at the base of the tower is the same (the other Predacons don't know what Sky-Byte wants to do with the tower, and are exasperated when they learn he wants to destroy it in order to get on TV), but the trio's dialogue is a lot more harsh and mocking in ''Robots in Disguise'', while ''Car Robots'' sees Sky-Byte take a more poetic approach, comparing the tower's heaven-piercing glory to Megatron's own. Also, Gas Skunk is impressed with the tower's height in ''Car Robots'', while in ''Robots in Disguise'', he's not wowed, as he says towers on Cybertron are bigger.
*In ''Car Robots'', it's Scourge that Sky-Byte is looking to upstage with his tower stunt, but in ''Robots in Disguise'', this sentiment is rather oddly changed into the notion that it's Megatron who will be jealous when he sees his men on TV.
*In ''Car Robots'', Kelly notes that she—and presumably everyone else up on the tower—are there by invitation, which is why they've been able to gain access before the tower is opened to the public.
[[File:SkyByteSavestheDay member select change.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*In ''Car Robots'', the scenes of Kelly looking through her binoculars, then feeling the tremor and looking up, are all part of the same, continuous shot; in ''Robots in Disguise'', it is interrupted by a new scene of the Predacons launching their first attack on the tower, made up of footage taken from elsewhere in the episode, causing the tremor that Kelly then reacts to.
*When T-AI activates the member select screen in ''Car Robots'', she first scrolls past all the Spy Changers before getting to the Build Team. As removing all their [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID numbers]] and replacing them with their English names was probably an unwieldy task, ''Robots in Disguise'' replaces this shot with footage from "[[Wedge's Short Fuse]]" that just shows the Build Team on the screen.
*In both versions of the show, the Build Team's discussion in their first scene is about how on the ball they are with their construction work at the moment. ''Car Robots'' plays it very humble, with the satisfaction of job well done being its own reward, while ''Robots in Disguise'' has them acting a little puffed up, with Wedge bragging about the team finishing ahead of schedule and Heavy Load talking about rewarding themselves with oil baths, and. The prospect of having to miss such a reward causes Grimlock to be disappointed when T-AI calls them into action in ''Robots in Disguise'', while in ''Car Robots'', he simply relays her call to Wedge without comment.
*When T-AI briefs the Build Team, the scene is extended by inserting some re-used footage before the shot of Wedge on T-AI's screen: a close-up of T-AI, and a head-on view of the Build Team driving down the space bridge.
*In ''Car Robots'', upon emerging from the space bridge, Heavy Load causes the Predacons to sweat-drop when he immediately deduces exactly what their plan is, and how silly it is. For ''Robots in Disguise'', this was completely changed into a scene of the Predacons flop-sweating when Heavy Load threatens to destroy then and use their parts for construction. This general sense of exasperation on the Predacons' part carries on into the next scene, as ''Car Robots'' has Slapper sigh and resign himself to joining in on the destruction, while in ''Robots in Disguise'', he's eager to have some fun.
*While the idea that Sky-Byte did not intend to take hostages, only being inadvertently convinced to do so by Wedge, is true in both versions, in ''Car Robots'', the Predacons were unaware that there were even any humans ''in'' the tower when they attacked. Slapper, Gas Skunk and Dark Scream then think that Sky-Byte ''did'' know and was actually planning ahead, reinforcing his need to make himself look good by playing along with the hostage scenario.
*In ''Car Robots'', Slapper also brings up that Sky-Byte has the "heart of a jellyfish", referring back to "[[The Fish Test]]", a reference removed from ''Robots in Disguise'' and replaced with Slapper complaining that he wasn't aware of any hostage-taking plan.
*Where ''Robots in Disguise'' has Sky-Byte ask to speak to Optimus, followed by Slapper telling him its a waste of time, ''Car Robots'' has him stumbles over his words, and for Slapper to encourage him to make a demand, ''after'' which he asks for Optimus.
*''Robots in Disguise'' cuts out an unintuitive shot of Grimlock relaying Optimus Prime's communication to the group, in which Grimlock's eyes glow and Prime's voice comes from nowhere with a radio-muffling effect, and replaces it with a shot of Prime in the Autobot base.
*It's never quite clear in ''Robots in Disguise'' just how much Megatron knows about the O-Parts and the information he is drawing out of Dr. Onishi; in this episode, ''Car Robots'' reveals he was not aware of the O-Parts' name before Sky-Byte bluffed it out of Prime.
*In ''Car Robots'', it's specifically noted that Optimus's tactic for defeating Ruination—hurling him into the air and blasting him—works because Ruination is in his "Land Mission" mode (Armorhide and Rollbar as arms, Ro-Tor and Movor as legs). Ruination cannot fly in this configuration, so he wasn't able to avoid Prime's blast.
*When Prime and Scourge arrive at the tower, in ''Car Robots'', the Predacons actually cheer Prime on and hope to see Scourge get eaten up, prompting a puzzled Wedge to ask whose side they're on. In ''Robots in Disguise'', this is changed to have them all discouraging the fight so the tower can be dealt with first.
*Scourge's attack on the tower is extended for ''Robots in Disguise'' with repeated footage of the Decepticon leader launching missiles and Hightower shooting them down.
*''Car Robots'' has Scourge explain his attack on the tower with the justification that relying on hostages shows Sky-Byte's weakness, and that he intends to take the O-Parts with nothing but his own strength.
[[File:SkyByteSavestheDay kelly deleted scene.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*In ''Robots in Disguse'', Grimlock, Hightower and Heavy Load talk about becoming Landfill and securing the tower, with Wedge suggesting they do so by "clearing some space". In ''Car Robots'', the trio don't know what to do, able only to figure out how much clear space they would need to move the tower, until Wedge suggests combining and destroying the surrounding buildings to make room.
*While Kelly lists many alternatives to her present predicament in ''Robots in Disguise'', in ''Car Robots'', she merely wishes she could be in her car... until she remembers [[Side Burn (RID)|that weird car that's always chasing her]], and changes her mind, in a short sequence (pictured, right) cut from ''Robots in Disguise''!
*After Gas Skunk reminds him he can scratch himself, ''Robots in Disguise'' plays Sky-Byte's subsequently flopping around like he's a dog rolling over to scratch his back. In ''Car Robots'', on the other hand, he flails about out of frustration that he can't reach the itchy spot with his fins.
*This is the last episode of ''Robots in Disguise'' to make routine use of "slightly lengthened shot" method of extending the show's run-time. The tactic will be used in occasional isolated instances in future episodes, but going forward, episodes are mostly lengthened through the creation of brief new scenes made out of recycled footage. For this last hurrah, shots extended include:
**Prime and T-AI looking at the screens, before T-AI turns around
**A close up on Prime as he wonders if the Predacons are looking for the O-Parts
**Prime telling T-AI to track Megatron closely
**The final shot of the episode, with Sky-Byte head on a black background

===Animation or technical errors===
*The CGA Tower varies dramatically in size between shots, sometimes appearing to be around the same size as the buildings around it.
*After T-AI orders the Build Team to "Just keep [their] equipment ready and get there!", what little of Hightower that is visible from behind Heavy Load (mostly just his crane arm and part of his front end) is colored in Grimlock's deco.
*After Optimus lays waste to Ruination and wounds Scourge, he re-attaches to his trailer ''which is in many separate pieces'' as if Prime had been fighting in Battle Mode, which he hadn't.

===Continuity notes===
*The locations Optimus and T-AI review at the episode's start are from the following previous episodes: The "ancient cavern ruins" are the [[Payuma ruins]] from "[[The Secret of the Ruins]]", the [[Cave of the Dragon]] is from "[[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]", and the volcano at [[Montrose Island]] is, of course, from "[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]".
**If the inclusion of the island seems a little odd compared to the ruins (where Dr. Onishi's microchip was found) and the cave (where an O-Part was found), it is because the island was originally yet another location the Predacons learned about from probing Dr. Onishi's mind in the Japanese ''Car Robots'' version, whereas the English ''Robots in Disguise'' version of that episode omitted that bit of info to instead have the Predacons detect the geothermal energy of that island on their own without any mention of Onishi's involvement.
*In this episode, the unnamed artifact recovered in "[[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]" is revealed to have been an O-Part. The reveal comes in this episode due to episode 13, "[[Hope for the Future]]", having not yet aired until much later in the series' initial run on [[Fox Kids]]. Or at least, the reveal ''would'' have come in this episode had it actually ever aired on U.S. television. Because this episode was banned, the O-Parts namedrop in this episode was originally lost on U.S. viewers during the show's initial run, making the actual first use of the word "O-Parts" in the original U.S. run not come until "[[Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus]]"... wherein no actual O-Parts appear as their relevance in that episode was a feint. When "Hope for the Future" ''eventually'' made its televised debut, U.S. viewers ''finally'' got a more proper introduction to the O-Parts (see [[Hope for the Future#Continuity Notes|that episode's article]] for more information).
*Although Megatron and Scourge know about the O-Parts, the other four Predacons apparently don't.
*Wedge takes pride in how quickly his team has completed their latest Space Bridge project, the South Ocean Underpass, which was first alluded to in the [[Landfill (episode)|previous episode]].
*This starts a plot arc of small children adoring Sky-Byte which will last the rest of the series.

===Continuity errors===
*The Autobots claim to have more than one O-Part despite having only acquired one so far onscreen. This is likely a dubbing error since, in Japanese, the word "O-Parts" ( オーパーツ ''Ōpātsu'') has no distinction between singular and plural forms. In other words, Optimus was originally going to bring Sky-Byte the ''one'' "O-Part''s''" that the Autobots had in ''Car Robots''.
*The CGA Tower and Autobot headquarters are both located in Metro City, so why does Optimus appear to be driving away from the city when the Decepticons ambush him?
**In fact, why does Optimus ''drive'' to the tower from the base instead of using the much faster Space Bridge to get to the tower like the Build Team did?

===Trivia===
*After Ruination is knocked out, Scourge fires his gun and makes a Star Wars sound effect of a stormtrooper firing.
*For whatever reason, we have rarely seen full-body scenes of Optimus Prime fighting hand-to-hand in this series, and even rarer to watch him do it in normal robot mode (as opposed to Battle Mode). The short, but extremely well-animated, sequence of Prime fighting Ruination is a notable exception.
*Interestingly, from this same scene, the idea of Prime leaping up a taller opponent to make him top-heavy and therefore easier to pull down will be repeated in a famous forest battle scene of a future [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|live action film]].
*In continuing the theme of brutal hand-to-hand(ish) combat in this episode, perhaps to accentuate the dire circumstance of children in peril, Scourge, in tanker truck mode, rams speeding fire-truck-mode Optimus Prime hard enough to make him smash -''sideways''- into a building which cracks apart from the impact. Again this episode deviates from the more typical range/ blaster fighting choreography for a more physical, in-your-face style.

===Foreign localization===
'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sky-Byte Ganha o Dia'''" ("Sky-Byte Wins the Day")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Transformers: Car Robots'' — Vol. 6 ([[Pony Canyon]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Three-Disc Box Set: Part 2 of 2 ([[Maximum Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Season Two (Maximum Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Ultimate Collection (Maximum Entertainment)

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) episodes]]

Meteorfire (Cyberverse)

2021-05-31T05:20:09Z

Mintyfreshtea: Flavour Text: Australian lingo, minor spelling mistakes rectified.

{{disambig2|the ''Cyberverse'' Autobot|the Generation 1 Transformer|Meteorfire (G1)}}
{{factions|autobot}}
:''Meteorfire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Meteorfire-Cyberverse-Boulder-model.jpg|thumb|300px|"DOINJAH, DOINJAH, DOINJAH!"]]

'''Meteorfire''' used to be a big name to the Autobots. Once the host of the extremely popular ''[[Alien Hunt!]]'' alongside his best Sheila [[Cosmos (Cyberverse)|Cosmos]], he would breathlessly teach his audiences all 'bout beautiful and dangerous alien wildlife, and got into all sorts of scrapes. Of course, that was before Cosmos went and got abducted by aliens. Meteorfire hasn't seen her since.

You'd think, maybe, the loss of the two things that mattered most to him might've made Meteorfire a little bitter or something, but nah. He's still got that same foolhardy zest for hunting (and the shine of the cameras) that made him a media darling to begin with. While he has been in a funk since Cosmos went missing, it wouldn't take that much to get this guy back into the alien-hunting game.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Rich Orlow]] (English)|[[Johannes Raspe]] (German)}}

Strewth Ruth! Pop open a can an' take a seat on me eskie. Back in the glory days, Meteorfire was the co-host of ''Alien Hunt!'', travellin' the galaxy with his best mate Cosmos and cataloguing all manner of totally wild alien lifeforms that inhabited the ol' universe, becoming a big splash on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before Cosmos went walkabout. Unable to find his mate, Meteorfire canceled ''Alien Hunt!'' and withdrew to his camper, chuggin' down [[energon]] and watching old clips of the duo's adventures. Crikey, bit sad ain'it?

After the [[Quintesson]] invasion, [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] dropped in on Meteorfire for a sausage sizzle, who badgered his help in journeyin' to [[Moonbase 3|Luna 3]], the forbidden moon, to recover a psychic shard of the [[cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]. Seeing the opportunity to make a new episode of ''Alien Hunt'', Meteorfire eagerly joined in. After breaching the moon's [[force field]], Meteorfire felt compelled to investigate the abandoned communications hub which resulted in the two being harassed by the [[ghost]] of [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], Meteorfire suspecting alien involvement.

As the two neared Windblade's shard, Meteorfire found his motor functions overridden. Still able to speak, Meteorfire directed Bumblebee on how to dodge his blows before the scout gave the host a good jolt to free him. Pressing forward, the two discovered that the culprit for the strange going-ons was an [[obicular-class parasitic entity]]. Though Meteorfire tried to put on a brave face, the entity began consuming him, only to be quickly shattered by Bumblebee's [[multiverse]] energy. After Windblade's shard was collected, Meteorfire was overjoyed to find Cosmos pulling herself up from under the entity's remains, explaining that she'd crashed herself and the alien on Luna 3 to prevent it from feasting on Cybertron's fears. Overjoyed to have his partner back, Meteorfire proceeded to revive ''Alien Hunt!'' {{storylink|Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Trooper-Meteorfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Yeah, I'm a thrill-seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing."]]
*'''Meteorfire''' (Battle Call Trooper, 2020)
::Accessories: Two tonfas, 2 translucent wing bits, translucent armor/mask piece.

:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Battle Call subline, the Trooper Class Meteorfire is a Deluxe-sized mold that converts from a robot into a Cybertronian jet and back. Like his subline brethren, Meteorfire features a "Battle Call" voice-activated gimmick, wherein if you flip the on-switch on his shoulder and shout really loud at him (or just blow on his torso), the electronic light in his chest glows brighter and flashes in different colors. He also comes with translucent armor pieces you can peg onto him in either mode, and two tonfas you can plug into his wrists.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Meteorfire is a loving parody of the late, great {{w|Steve Irwin}}.

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]

The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic

2021-05-21T10:24:16Z

Mintyfreshtea: Animation Error: Walking while floating, unusual angle. Likely repurposed animation frames.

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=33
|image=BWII 33 Angolmois freeze.jpg
|caption=
|title="The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic"
|japanese=アンゴルモア冷凍大作戦
|romaji=Angolmois Reitō Daisakusen
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[November 11|11 November]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Yukiyoshi Ōhashi]]
|director=[[Susumu Ishizaki]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''As Angolmois Energy erupts all over Gaia, the Maximals race to stop the destruction of the planet.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep33_Bighorn_Friend.jpg|thumb|left]][[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]] closes on to the [[Jupiter|fifth planet]], and the [[Angolmois Energy]] on [[Gaia]] continues to intensify. In the forest, [[Lio Junior]] finds [[Bighorn]] playing with a group of squirrels, and they both agree that they must protect Gaia for the sake of all of the life on it.

Outside the ''[[Yukikaze (BWII)|Yukikaze]]'', [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s are surprised by [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]]'s new body built by [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]]. All of the Maximals have been gathered by [[Lio Convoy]] so that he can show them his plan for the recent spate of Angolmois activity—several "[[Angolmois Energy cooling device]]s" with the ability to freeze Angolmois Energy. The Maximals split up to cover the planet more efficiently, while Lio Convoy watches [[Drill Nuts]] lead the [[Insectron]]s in building [[Niagara Cannon|an artillery cannon]].

[[File:BW_II_ep33_Volcano_Plug.jpg|thumb]]On their mission, [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] find an eruption of Angolmois Energy and freeze it, idly musing that maybe freezing the entire planet would be a better idea. The team of Bighorn, Lio Junior, [[Santon]], and [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] find a series of eruptions... and the [[Jointron]]s trying to plug them with boulders. The Magnaboss trio are introduced to their fellow Maximals and Lio Junior looks in awe as the Jointrons merge into [[Tripledacus]] to lift a giant boulder and block a larger eruption. They're spotted by [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]], who wonders just what they're doing and report their observations to [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]].

Galvatron sends a signal to Nemesis with his [[Galva-Matrix]] and commands the planet to increase its power. The artificial planet absorbs the entirety of the fifth planet and sends out a powerful blast to Gaia that causes Angolmois Energy all over the planet to erupt from the surface, frightening the observing [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] and befuddling the Maximals. For the sake of protecting the squirrel family and all of the living beings inside the forest, Lio Convoy has the Maximals bring together the cooling devices to prevent the jungle from being a scorched wasteland.

[[File:BW_II_ep33_Jupiter_Power.jpg|thumb|left]]The Maximals focus on freezing more Angolmois Energy geysers and Tripledacus comes up with a plan of his own. The Maximals' freezing efforts are hampered by Dirgegun and Thrustor, who blast away at the ice, causing the Angolmois Energy to reactivate; Bighorn and Tasmania Kid leap out of their vehicles to counteract the Predacons' attacks. Lio Convoy detects a horde of Angolmois Energy under a crater and notes that, if it erupts, it'll take the jungle with it. [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] arrives on the scene while Bighorn tries to tell the creatures inside the forest to evacuate in case the Maximals fail in protecting their home. To take care of their titanic opponent, the Maximals focus their cooling beams onto Gigastorm, and the panicking archduke orders [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]] to come to his rescue.

The pair refuse however, since they're busy with Tripledacus, who has been carrying a large iceberg to both plug and cool the Angolmois Energy. Lio Junior and Skywarp, who have been accompanying Tripledacus, protect the iceberg from Hellscream and Max-B, while the bumbling Dirgegun and Thrustor finally figure out how to warm up Gigastorm with their attacks. Gigastorm's attacks threaten to make the Angolmois Energy in the crater erupt, but Tripledacus manages to plug it with the iceberg, and [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]]'s Magna Blade makes Gigastorm call for a retreat.

[[File:BW_II_ep33_Freezing_Beam.jpg|thumb]]The day's tasks settled, NAVI alerts Lio Convoy that the fifth planet has disappeared, and the Maximal Commander declares that the time has come for them to attack.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
In this session, Moon teaches about Magnaboss, the triple fusion of Lio Junior, Santon, and Skywarp. Among its repertoire of attacks is the Angolmois Ball, compressed Angolmois Energy sealed in an electromagnetic barrier device and shot out. There are also the Sky Missiles that shoot from his chest and the Magna Blade that can emit a laser shockwave. The combination's energy source is Lio Junior himself, so Magnaboss will only become more powerful as Lio Junior ages.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Bighorn]] (1)
*[[Lio Junior]] (2)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (3)
*[[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] (4)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (5)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (6)
*[[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] (7)
*[[Scuba]] (8)
*[[Apache]] (9)
*[[Santon]] (10)
*[[Gimlet]] (14)
*[[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] (15)
*[[DJ (BWII)|DJ]] (16)
*[[Tripledacus]] (17)
*[[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] (26)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]] (18)
*[[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]] (19)
*[[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] (20)
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (21)
*[[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] (24)
*[[BB|Max-B]] (25)

|h3=[[Insectron]]s|c3=
*[[Tonbot]] (11)
*[[Bigmos]] (12)
*[[Drill Nuts]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (22)
*[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] (23)

}}

==Notes==
===Transformers references===

===Real world references===

===Trivia===
*This episode has your favourite physicist rolling in their grave.

===Errors===
[[File:BW_II_ep33_Angolois_Ball.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*Just after Hellscream and Max-B transform to confront Tripledacus, Dirgegun is shown as present instead of Hellscream.
*Lio Junior's face is drawn horrifically off-model while he builds his Angolmois Ball attack.
*As Hellscream falls from the floating iceberg, he cries out for Max-B to save him. Max-B obeys by walking off-screen whilst mid-air, rather than floating down or flying. (Likely repurposed animation frames)

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 11 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

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[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

Transformers Online (2017 video game)

2021-05-06T04:21:13Z

Mintyfreshtea: Flavour text in notes

{{disambig2|the 2017 team shooter|the 2012 MMORPG|Transformers Online (2012 video game)}}
{{picsneeded|Screenshots}}
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers Online''
|japanese=变形金刚Online
|romaji=Biànxíng Jīngāng Online
|image=变形金刚 Transformers Online.jpg
|caption=
|developer=[[Tencent Games]]
|publisher=[[Hasbro]]
|date=N/A
|platforms=Online
}}

'''''Transformers Online''''' is a Chinese multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Tencent Games and published by Hasbro. Tencent Games revealed the Unreal 4 Engine project during ChinaJoy 2016, which left most players surprised. According to MMOCulture, the game is a "role-based team shooter" similar to ''{{w|Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch}}''. The first closed beta test began on August 5th, 2016 and ended on August 26, 2016 in China. The third beta test began on May 18, 2017. The most recent update slightly updated the graphics, added a mandatory tutorial to newcomers, and gave all playable characters more skills & abilities to be up to equal caliber as ''Overwatch'' fighters. The Open Beta Test officially began on June 23, 2017. To date, no further details confirm of a Western release.

User registrations were closed on November 14, 2019, with the game being confirmed to shut down on February 13, 2020. <ref> https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2019/12/18/transformers-online-certain-affinity-tencent-g1-ps4-xb1-pc/</ref>

==Gameplay==
Similarly to ''[[Transformers Universe]]'', every character has both a shield and spark bar. However, players on both teams are able to choose their fighter regardless of faction. (Furthermore, not all characters have an ability/weapon in vehicle mode.) Each playable character also has both a melee weapon and a ranged weapon that can be interchanged in combat.

===Game modes===
After the player completes a story mode tutorial as Optimus Prime, they are able to access four playable game modes:

* '''Point Capture''' pits one team against another (regardless of faction). The team that captures the most/all points on the map wins the match.
* '''Death Match''' is a free-for-all mode, in which the winning player is declared by having the most kills after the time limit expires
* '''Blade Wars''' is a mode in which characters are limited to using their melee weapons
* '''AI Bots''' is a virtual simulation mode that allows the players to practice any character's' combat skills on practice targets

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]

|c2=
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Optimus Prime firing.jpg
File:Optimus-Prime TFO.jpg
File:Bumblebee TFO.jpg
File:Ratchet TFO.jpg
File:Bluestreak TFO.jpg
File:Jazz TFO.jpg
File:G1 Optimus Prime TFO.jpg
File:Sunstreaker TFO.jpg
File:Wheeljack TFO.jpg
File:Brawn TFO.jpg
File:Megatron TFO.jpg
File:Soundwave TFO.jpg
File:Deadend TFO.jpg
File:Brawl TFO.jpg
File:Swindle TFO.jpg
File:Drag Strip TFO.jpg
</gallery>

==Notes==
*The game is ''extremely'' similar to ''Overwatch'', with some characters having the ''exact same kits'' as existing Overwatch characters.
*We will never play this, no matter how much we might (misguidedly) want to.

==External links==
*[http://www.mmorpg.com/newsroom.cfm/read/40741/Tencent-Reveals-Transformers-Online.html/utm_campaign/MMORPG%20Newsletter/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/%5B%7Cemail%7C%5D,7]
*[http://mmoculture.com/2016/07/transformers-online-tencent-games-reveal-new-ue4-team-shooter/]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1B8jqXtwH4]
*[http://mmoculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Transformers-Online-Cash-Shop.jpg]
*[http://mmoculture.com/2016/08/transformers-online-first-look-at-unreal-engine-4-team-shooter/]

{{gamestub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Online}}
[[Category:Online games]]

Home Is Where the Spark Is

2021-02-22T09:00:21Z

Mintyfreshtea: Edit: Incorrect space rectified.

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=TFA Home Spark Megatron lives.JPG
|caption="Now you will feel the true power of the Dark Side!"
|ep=4
|ep2=6
|prev2=The Thrill of the Hunt
|next2=Total Meltdown
|title="Home Is Where the Spark Is"
|airdate=[[January 5]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Michael Ryan]]
|directed by= [[Matt Youngberg]] [[Shunji Ōga]]
|animation studio= [[The Answer Studio]]
}}

'''As the Autobots make themselves at home in an abandoned Sumdac auto factory, a disembodied Megatron uses the factory's technology to launch an attack on them.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Duelingbanjos.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Cover your shame, Mon!"]]
As an armored car leaves a bank in the dead of night, the [[Angry Archer]] robs it and makes his escape from the cops by snagging onto a fire engine, thinking the police won't stop a firetruck heading to a fire. It's the Archer's mistake, however, because he's hitched a ride on the back of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]. Prime, playing hero, subdues the thief easily and smiles for evening news cameras.

The next day, in a local park, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] observes a [[Skippy|cat]] stalking a bird and finds it amazing, only to have his nature watch cut short by awestruck humans and camera-bots. He heads back huffily to the new [[Autobot Earth Base|Autobot headquarters]], an abandoned car factory. The other [[Autobot]]s are in the middle of installing the world's largest flat-panel TV in their new home and sharing their views on their newfound stardom. Prowl returns, upset with the constant interruptions, and goes to his Japanese-decorated room. In his room, Prowl lectures Optimus on his fascination with the Earth's animals, only to have that cut short by [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s antics. Annoyed again, Prowl leaps off into a tree.

[[Image:Megsawakened.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I think, therefore I—where the heck is my body?!]]

Meanwhile, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] tries to enter her father's private lab. She uses her [[AllSpark Key]] to open the door, but [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Professor Sumdac]] leaves with her before she can enter more than a step or two, reminding her no one but he is allowed in there. As they depart, residual energy from the Key floats over and reactivates the head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Once his higher functions take control, Megatron is horrified to discover that he is without a body and is hardwired into some sort of primitive computer. As he searches for answers, he brings up video footage of the last battle between the Autobots and [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], including the latter's confession of sabotaging his leader. Megatron is understandably ticked, and not just at Starscream's betrayal, but on the sheer helplessness of his situation. Not only do the [[Decepticon]]s believe that he is dead, meaning there is no hope of rescue, but the AllSpark is finally within his reach, and he lacks the hands to take it! While lamenting his lack of a body, he discovers his new power to control machines around him. Picking up a discarded, miniature robot, Megatron decides that it's time to get...proactive.

After trashing her [[Tutor Bot]] using the AllSpark Key, Sari tells Professor Sumdac she is leaving to the Autobot base for a slumber party. Overhearing this, Megatron sends one of Isaac's [[pocketbot]]s to hide in her backpack so he can search the base for the AllSpark.

At the Autobot base, Prowl watches a nature show about caterpillars evolving into butterflies, which he finds fascinating. Bumblebee, of course, isn't interested and changes the channel on him. Annoyed yet again, Prowl pounces on Bumblebee like a cat to prove what he has learned from animals before leaping to a high point to meditate. Later, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] play high-tech Twister™ with much difficulty; Bumblebee then challenges Prowl to try. Prowl jumps in and easily touches all the spots Sari announces. Having won the game, he leaves to his room. Disgusted that the Autobots could ever get their hands on the AllSpark, Megatron uses the pocketbot to begin searching.

[[Image:TFA Home Spark assembly attack.JPG|left|200px|thumb|It's one thing to rage against the machine, but what do you do when the machine rages back?]]

Sari then tells ghost stories to the rest of the Autobots and, with a little help from the AllSpark Key, succeeds in scaring Bumblebee. Meanwhile, since the pocketbot's search for the AllSpark has proven fruitless, Megatron decides to kill the Autobots and extract info on its location from their lifeless shells. He takes control of the assembly line robots and uses pincers, riveters, a big electromagnet and a die press to pummel the Autobots. Prowl shows up and realizes that the machines are detecting the Autobots by use of motion sensors. He instructs everyone to be still, then strike in order to get to the control panel. However, while the motion sensors can't see him, Megatron can, so he gets caught by the machines as well. With [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] injured, the only bot left free to move is Bumblebee, who manages to listen to Prowl long enough to outrace the machines and destroy the control panel.

[[Image:TFA Home Spark plant ruined.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Housewarming parties are one of the leading causes of death among Autobots. Right after "Decepticons attack" and rust.]]

In a parting gesture, Megatron cuts open a fuel tank perilously close to a fire, but the Autobots team up and launch it into the sky, where it explodes harmlessly. As they wonder who tried to kill them, they discover the pocketbot under Megatron's control, but Bulkhead accidentally smashes it after catching it before they can study it.

Back at the lab, Megatron has a fit over his loss and decides to reveal more Cybertronian technology to Sumdac in order to get a new body.

At the end, Prowl again coaches Bumblebee in the art of stillness while both play a game of high-tech Twister™.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (8)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (12, video footage)
|c3=
*[[Angry Archer]] (1)
*Fan #1 (5)
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (9)
*[[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] (10)
|c4=
*[[Skippy]] (4)
*[[Tutor Bot]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"HAHAHA!!! Victory is ''mine''! Yon police would ''ne'er'' stop a firetruck from speeding to an emergency!" 
"Only one problem with that theory: ''You're'' the emergency."
:—The '''Angry Archer''''s escape is cut short by '''Optimus Prime'''

"No way, being a star rocks! If the titanium alloy plating fits, ''wear it''. And...I make it look ''good''."
:—'''Bumblebee''', being himself.

"Auut-oh-bot-MegaMegaMega-Meg-Meeeegaaa-Mega-[[Megatron (Movie)|I am Megatron]]!"
:—'''Megatron''' awakening after his fifty-year slumber

"Whoa. Looks like ''somebody'' forgot to defrag his hard drive."
:—'''Bulkhead''', using a dubious computer analogy to describe Prowl's bad mood

"You Autobot fools are the keepers of the [[AllSpark]]? This must be some cosmic joke..."
:—'''Megatron''', disgusted at the Autobots' merry-making.

"What's the matter? We're not ''still'' enough for you? Ynnh—fine! Have a great time in there watching the ''grass grow''!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' to Prowl as the latter heads off to his private quarters (presumably to have a great time watching the grass grow).

"Stillness...then strike."
:—'''Prowl''', as he sneaks past the Megatron-possessed machinery

"Let me crush that smile off your face."
:—'''Megatron''', ever the charmer, attempting to shut Bulkhead down - permanently.

==Notes==
===Animation errors===
* When Prowl pounced on Bumblebee for annoying him, his paintjob was incorrect and changed to the correct paintjob 3 frames later.
===Continuity errors===
* When the Angry Archer turns around to notice he's being followed by police cars, the bags of money he'd just tied to his waist are nowhere to be seen. They're back in other shots, though.

* Sari says "Right foot on green." during the Twister™ game. The only problem is there are no green spaces in the next shot, just purple, orange and yellow. (After that shot, they seem to appear as normal.) At the end of the episode, the problem is reversed — there are no yellow spaces, but there are green ones.

* During the assembly line's rampage, Ratchet is injured after the explosion of some airborne gas tanks. He remains in a damaged state until the very end of the episode, when, in the close-up group shot of the Autobots, he can be seen completely undamaged before the camera focuses on Bulkhead attempting to grab the pocketbot as it runs out the door.

===Transformers references===
* In a different kind of Transformers reference, the Angry Archer is designed to resemble [[Hasbro]]'s [[Aaron Archer]].
* Similarly, the bank shown in the opening sequence is the [[Izzo National Bank]], named for Hasbro executive and series co-producer [[Joshua Izzo]].
* When Megatron comes online, his first coherent words are "I am Megatron!", the same thing [[Megatron (Movie)|his movie counterpart]] said.

===Real-world references===
[[Image:Twister.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Image courtesy of the Hasbro Holiday 2106 catalog.]]
* Bumblebee's line "I make it look ''good''!" is paraphrased from Will Smith in ''{{w|Men in Black (film)|Men in Black}}''.
* A high-tech, Transformer-[[scale]]d version of {{w|Twister (game)|Twister™}} is repeatedly played in this episode.

===Trivia===
* In this episode, Tutor Bot fails to teach Sari about the {{w|quadratic equation}}. It leads a thankless life.
* According to the ''Animated'' production staff at [[BotCon 2008]], the "b-list" villain of this episode was originally meant to be a humanized version of [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] instead of the Angry Archer. Reportedly, Octopunch would have looked exactly like his G1 counterpart, except with the addition of boxing gloves.
* When Prowl jumps on Bumblebee, Bumblebee, seemingly, [[humanization|blushes due to embarrassment]].
* This episode was adapted in comic book format using screen captures as half of "[[Transformers Animated Volume 3]]", with "[[Total Meltdown]]" making up the other half.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hantise et court-circuit'''" ("Hauting and short circuit")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatrons Rückkehr'''" ("Megatron's Return")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 24|24 May]] [[2008]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Attacco Nemico'''" ("Enemy Attack")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 11|11 October]] [[2008]]

'''Spanish (Latin America)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''El hogar esta donde esta el spark'''" ("Home is where Spark Is")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 14|14 June]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fujimi no Megatron'''" (不死身のメガトロン, "The Immortal Megatron")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 8|8 May]] [[2010]]
::* Prowl does the intro
::* '''Cut:''' Sari discovers the power of her AllSpark charged key.
::* '''Cut:''' The key's burst of electricity causes Megatron to come back online and he discovers Starscream's betrayal.
::* '''Cut:''' Tutor Bot's lesson with Sari
::* Prowl and Megatron are featured in this episode's commercial bumper.
::* Dialogue has been added to Prowl's moments of silence.
::* For once, Optimus doesn't yell out "Ultra Axe" when he cuts down the rope when the Angry Archer tries to escape. However, he has "Ultra Cracker" when using his bolas.
::* The parachute sleeping bag meant for Bulkhead became Prowl's.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dom jest tam gdzie iskra'''" ("Home Is Where the Spark Is")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 12|12 October]] [[2008]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Lar é Onde Está o Spark'''" ("Home Is Where the Spark Is")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Transform and Roll Out ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio ([[Target]] [[exclusive]] version only). 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season One (Paramount) — English and Spanish audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume One: Blast from the Past (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume One: Blast from the Past (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Eins: Drachenkämpfer (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2010 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 2 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2013 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season One ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Home Is Where the Spark Is

2021-02-22T08:59:30Z

Mintyfreshtea: Megatron Quote

Lockout

2021-01-11T23:21:28Z

Mintyfreshtea: Continuity Error: Teleporting Humans.

{{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= [[June 15]], [[2015]] (Australian iTunes) [[August 8]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Guy Toubes]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]], [[drop]] (2D)
|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 (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] pauses to ask [[Russell Clay|Russell]] about football, and the boy proceeds to try to teach him, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] the game. Unbeknownst to the gang, [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and [[Steeljaw's Pack|pack]] are scoping out the scrapyard from the bushes, and Steeljaw sets his sights on the stasis pods. Putting his plan into motion, Steeljaw has the hapless [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] gagged and tied to a tree to serve as bait for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. When the Autobots come for Kickback, he quickly escapes his confinement and flees, and Bumblebee realizes something is amiss.

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

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

At the pack's base, Steeljaw is throwing a tantrum and scares out his pack, giving him some alone time. As he fumes, he is then contacted by [[The Fallen|a dark entity]] claiming to be the first [[Decepticon]]. The entity informs Steeljaw that ''he'' was responsible for the crash of the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|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 (RID)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (6)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (14)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (17)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (18)

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

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

}}

==Quotes==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Notes==
===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.
* 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.
* Even Clampdown has the decency to knock Fixit out of a verbal loop.
* While we see the roller coaster part assembled early in the episode... how did Denny and Russell rig up the ''rest'' of their complex escape/trap system so ''quickly'' while staying hidden from the Decepticons?
*Despite Clampdown and Thunderhoof travelling downhill atop roller-coaster tracks (estimated 30mph minimum), both Denny and Russell manage to get to the bottom of the hill before the speeding Decepticons, inferring that they have either developed cloning technology, or teleportation. Neither option bodes well for mankind.

===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===
* (tbd)

===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.

===Animation and technical errors===
* During the intro, Clampdown's and Fracture's insignias are missing the claw marks they received when they joined the Pack.

===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===
'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Låst ude'''" ("Locked out")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Häädetyt'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sperre'''" ("Barrier")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Frigivning'''" ("Release")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Season One ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Battlegrounds ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 

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