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Race

2010-09-20T01:20:15Z

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{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=14
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=15
|title="Race"
|japanese=バドとホップの都会旅行
|romaji=Bud to Hop no Tokairyokō
|translation=Bud and Hop's Trip to the City
|image=Cyb_ep14_override_victorious.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhisa Sakaguchi]]
|director=[[Masashi Nagao]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[April 16]], 2005 (Japanese) [[September 17]], 2005
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''While the great race kicks into high gear on Velocitron, Bud and Lori go undercover on Earth, and Starscream recruits a new Decepticon.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb ep14 secret mission.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

On [[Velocitron]], the great race for the [[Planet Cup]] has finally begun! [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] battle it out for the lead, while the other [[Autobot]]s keep an eye on [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]]. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] blocks the two goons' path, while [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] watch them from behind. The two trouble-makers allow the Autobots to pass...but only so they can fire on them from behind! The explosions catch Hot Shot's attention, but Prime encourages him to leave things to the other Autobots and for him to focus on winning.

Video of the race is transmitted to the Autobots [[Earth]], where it proves to be the only entertainment available for [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], who is caught in a traffic jam in the city, having been sent there on a mission with [[Lori]] and the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] by [[Vector Prime]]. Bud is not happy to be in the noisy, cramped city, but Lori is thrilled to be back in her element. Once they get out of the traffic jam, Jolt leads the team to a university campus to search for a strange gear-shaped artifact, but when they try to sneak inside, a security guard chases after them.

[[Image:Cyb ep14 little red wagon.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Back with the race, Ransack transforms to robot mode and leaps on top of Crumplezone, using his new position to launch a spring that hooks onto Optimus Prime's rear end. The spring catapults Ransack ahead of the Autobots, where he unleashes a smokescreen that allows Crumplezone to sneak up to join him. The pair then switch positions, with Crumplezone riding on top of Ransack! They draw up level with Hot Shot and Dirt Boss, and are able to cause the two racers to crash into each other, allowing them to pull ahead. Hot Shot recovers from his spin first, and gives chase.

[[Image:Cyb ep14 mudflap recruited.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Typical, the two guys with Generation 1 counterparts bully the new character.]]

Also watching the race from Earth are [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], who are soon contacted by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. When Megatron instructs Starscream to go to Velocitron and aid Crumplezone and Ransack, Starscream refuses point-blank and Megatron silently terminates their communication links. Thundercracker is shocked at his actions, but Starscream intimates that it is time for them to start making some decision for themselves, and their first one is to approach the civilian Autobot, [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]]. A fight immediately breaks out between Thundercracker and Mudflap, but Starscream steps in to stop the brawl and offers Mudflap membership in the [[Decepticon]]s. Unable to fathom humans and discontented with life on Earth in general, Mudflap is swayed by Starscream's honeyed words and agrees. Switching his symbol to a Decepticon [[insignia]], Mudflap hops aboard Thundercracker and is taken back to the [[fire dimension]], leaving Starscream to cackle to himself at the beginning of the "fall of Megatron".

[[Image:Cyb ep14 kids meet suzuki.jpg|right|thumb|220px|So, what do you think of the caption?]]

Meanwhile, Bud and Lori manage to evade the campus security guard by ducking into a room. No sooner do they have time to observe that the room is a mess before someone else enters, and the pair quickly dive into a supply closet. Their hiding place is immediately discovered when the female professor who has just entered spills a cup of orange juice and opens the closet in search of cleaning supplies. Surprisingly enough, she takes this quite well, introduces herself as Professor [[Lucy Suzuki]], and even shows the kids her collection of strange archaeological artefacts, which she believes to be alien in origin. One of the pieces turns out to be the object Bud and Lori are looking for, so the kids quickly excuse themselves and depart. Lucy is poised to go after them before she gets a phone call from the front desk to inform her that [[Colonel Franklin|someone from the government]] is here to see her urgently...

[[Image:Cyb ep14 feeling flat.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on Velocitron, Crumplezone and Ransack use their lead to blast out a bridge, leaving Dirt Boss and all the Autobots behind them unable to proceed. Optimus helps Hot Shot clear the gap by driving off the edge into mid-air and using his cannons as a ramp for Hot Shot to vault off of, making it safely to the other side. Dirt Boss, meanwhile, goes off road, and quickly closes the gap on Crumplezone and Ransack, crashing down on top of them from above and flattening them down into the asphalt. While all this excitement goes on, Override crosses the finish line in first place, and Hot Shot then uses his [[Cyber Key]] Power to take second, securing his position in the next heat of the race.

Across the galaxy on [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] , [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] entreats [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] to listen to [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]]'s pleas. Unfortunately, Overhaul's gruff, confrontational manner means that the "discussion" doesn't go very well, almost immediately degenerating into a face-off between the two...
{{-}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (2)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (8)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (9)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (10)
*[[Vector Prime]] (11)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (12)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (14)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (15)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (17)
*[[Six-Speed]] (18)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (20)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (29)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] (31)
*[[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (32)
|c2=
*[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (3)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (6)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (7)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (22)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (23)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (24)
*[[Undermine]] (27)
*[[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (28)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (30)
|h3=[[Human]]s
|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (13)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (16)
*[[Lori]] (19)
*Campus guard (21)
*[[Lucy Suzuki|Professor Lucy Suzuki]] (25)
*[[Colonel Franklin]] (26)
|c4=
*Race announcer (1)
}}

==Quotes==

"My theory... is that the item... is in a ''room''."
:—Elementary, my dear '''Bud'''!

"Has Crumplezone overheated and mistaken Ransack for his little red wagon?"
:—'''Race announcer''' after Crumplezone jumps upon Ransack

"Was that an ''explosion''? What's going on back there?!"
"Don't worry about it!"
:-Yeah, no need to worry about the fact that you're being chased by a [[Ransack (Cybertron)| crazy midget]] and a [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)| big, dumb powerhouse]] and that you almost got [[Death|blown to bits!]]

"You rode on ''my'' back!"
:—'''Crumplezone''', on why he is riding Ransack

"What's weeth zeez humans, anyway? Zey are one bunch of deesorderly cats, eh?"
:—Zut alors! '''Mudflap''' is French! Why? Dang if we know!

"Ask yourself, friend, why is Optimus Prime so concerned with humans? Shouldn't the focus be on us? Do you enjoy a life suffering humans?" 
"No. I don't." 
"Just join with me, and you will no longer have to worry about trivial human problems!" 
"But... you are evil. So is Megatron." 
"That, Mudflap, is an unfortunate misunderstanding! The Decepticons and the Autobots want the same thing! We all live in the same universe. ''We're'' just trying to save it with a more ''direct'' method." 
"Hmmm..." 
"You ''know'' I'm right." 
"...we should come first! Forget the humans! I'll join!"
:—'''Starscream''' wins over '''Mudflap'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===

This episode features no notable changes from the ''Galaxy Force'' version, beyond the usual modifications and extensions made to dialogue and music.

===Transformers references===
*The ''Galaxy Force'' version of "[[Ship]]" had Vector Prime inform the kids he had something for them to do while he was on Velocitron. While it's not directly stated, evidently, this mission was the task in question.
*Thundercracker says of Mudflap, "This guy's about as neighborly as a hungry [[Tigatron]]!"
*The mysterious government operative previously appeared in "[[Hidden]]" and "[[Collapse]].

===Real-world references===

*Bud dubs Jolt "Double-Oh-Zero", a variation of famous spy [[Wikipedia: James Bond|James Bond]]'s codename, Double-Oh-Seven (the joke is also in ''Galaxy Force'', though the term used is "0099"). Bud later does his best impression of Bond-as-played-by-[[wikipedia:Sean Connery|Sean Connery]], referring to a "Miss Pennymoney" (a reference to Bond's eternally unrequited love interest, Miss Moneypenny).

===Trivia===
*"Race" was the last episode of ''Cybertron'' to premiere on [[Cartoon Network]] in 2005; following its broadcast, the series moved to [[Kids' WB]] and switched to a daily broadcast, beginning with the debut of the first two episodes of the series, "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]" and "[[Haven]]", which Cartoon Network had originally skipped.
*The unknown actor who replaced [[Ryan Hirakida]] as Bud in "[[Hero]]" continues to voice the character in this episode.
*Ransack is somehow able to bear Crumplezone's weight without appreciably slowing down. What is ''in'' that guy's Energon?
*The green filter that tinges Megatron's brief communication with Starscream indicate that he's still in his unexplained regeneration bubble-thingy, as seen in the previous episode. This is the last we see of this little oddity; at the start of the next episode, he rolls up in vehicle mode and no mention is made of it again. It ''does'' seem a bit similar to his means of regeneration in [[Darkness|a later episode]]...(A possible explanation is that Megatron's power is constantly increasing throughout the series, so when he is injured in later episodes, he can recover without the regenerative bubble.)

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 04 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Race

2010-09-20T01:19:36Z

Primus00: /* Quotes */

Race

2010-09-20T00:56:52Z

Primus00: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=14
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=15
|title="Race"
|japanese=バドとホップの都会旅行
|romaji=Bud to Hop no Tokairyokō
|translation=Bud and Hop's Trip to the City
|image=Cyb_ep14_override_victorious.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhisa Sakaguchi]]
|director=[[Masashi Nagao]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[April 16]], 2005 (Japanese) [[September 17]], 2005
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''While the great race kicks into high gear on Velocitron, Bud and Lori go undercover on Earth, and Starscream recruits a new Decepticon.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb ep14 secret mission.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

On [[Velocitron]], the great race for the [[Planet Cup]] has finally begun! [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] battle it out for the lead, while the other [[Autobot]]s keep an eye on [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]]. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] blocks the two goons' path, while [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] watch them from behind. The two trouble-makers allow the Autobots to pass...but only so they can fire on them from behind! The explosions catch Hot Shot's attention, but Prime encourages him to leave things to the other Autobots and for him to focus on winning.

Video of the race is transmitted to the Autobots [[Earth]], where it proves to be the only entertainment available for [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], who is caught in a traffic jam in the city, having been sent there on a mission with [[Lori]] and the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] by [[Vector Prime]]. Bud is not happy to be in the noisy, cramped city, but Lori is thrilled to be back in her element. Once they get out of the traffic jam, Jolt leads the team to a university campus to search for a strange gear-shaped artifact, but when they try to sneak inside, a security guard chases after them.

[[Image:Cyb ep14 little red wagon.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Back with the race, Ransack transforms to robot mode and leaps on top of Crumplezone, using his new position to launch a spring that hooks onto Optimus Prime's rear end. The spring catapults Ransack ahead of the Autobots, where he unleashes a smokescreen that allows Crumplezone to sneak up to join him. The pair then switch positions, with Crumplezone riding on top of Ransack! They draw up level with Hot Shot and Dirt Boss, and are able to cause the two racers to crash into each other, allowing them to pull ahead. Hot Shot recovers from his spin first, and gives chase.

[[Image:Cyb ep14 mudflap recruited.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Typical, the two guys with Generation 1 counterparts bully the new character.]]

Also watching the race from Earth are [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], who are soon contacted by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. When Megatron instructs Starscream to go to Velocitron and aid Crumplezone and Ransack, Starscream refuses point-blank and Megatron silently terminates their communication links. Thundercracker is shocked at his actions, but Starscream intimates that it is time for them to start making some decision for themselves, and their first one is to approach the civilian Autobot, [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]]. A fight immediately breaks out between Thundercracker and Mudflap, but Starscream steps in to stop the brawl and offers Mudflap membership in the [[Decepticon]]s. Unable to fathom humans and discontented with life on Earth in general, Mudflap is swayed by Starscream's honeyed words and agrees. Switching his symbol to a Decepticon [[insignia]], Mudflap hops aboard Thundercracker and is taken back to the [[fire dimension]], leaving Starscream to cackle to himself at the beginning of the "fall of Megatron".

[[Image:Cyb ep14 kids meet suzuki.jpg|right|thumb|220px|So, what do you think of the caption?]]

Meanwhile, Bud and Lori manage to evade the campus security guard by ducking into a room. No sooner do they have time to observe that the room is a mess before someone else enters, and the pair quickly dive into a supply closet. Their hiding place is immediately discovered when the female professor who has just entered spills a cup of orange juice and opens the closet in search of cleaning supplies. Surprisingly enough, she takes this quite well, introduces herself as Professor [[Lucy Suzuki]], and even shows the kids her collection of strange archaeological artefacts, which she believes to be alien in origin. One of the pieces turns out to be the object Bud and Lori are looking for, so the kids quickly excuse themselves and depart. Lucy is poised to go after them before she gets a phone call from the front desk to inform her that [[Colonel Franklin|someone from the government]] is here to see her urgently...

[[Image:Cyb ep14 feeling flat.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on Velocitron, Crumplezone and Ransack use their lead to blast out a bridge, leaving Dirt Boss and all the Autobots behind them unable to proceed. Optimus helps Hot Shot clear the gap by driving off the edge into mid-air and using his cannons as a ramp for Hot Shot to vault off of, making it safely to the other side. Dirt Boss, meanwhile, goes off road, and quickly closes the gap on Crumplezone and Ransack, crashing down on top of them from above and flattening them down into the asphalt. While all this excitement goes on, Override crosses the finish line in first place, and Hot Shot then uses his [[Cyber Key]] Power to take second, securing his position in the next heat of the race.

Across the galaxy on [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] , [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] entreats [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] to listen to [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]]'s pleas. Unfortunately, Overhaul's gruff, confrontational manner means that the "discussion" doesn't go very well, almost immediately degenerating into a face-off between the two...
{{-}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (2)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (8)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (9)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (10)
*[[Vector Prime]] (11)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (12)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (14)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (15)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (17)
*[[Six-Speed]] (18)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (20)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (29)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] (31)
*[[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (32)
|c2=
*[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (3)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (6)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (7)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (22)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (23)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (24)
*[[Undermine]] (27)
*[[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (28)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (30)
|h3=[[Human]]s
|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (13)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (16)
*[[Lori]] (19)
*Campus guard (21)
*[[Lucy Suzuki|Professor Lucy Suzuki]] (25)
*[[Colonel Franklin]] (26)
|c4=
*Race announcer (1)
}}

==Quotes==

"My theory... is that the item... is in a ''room''."
:—Elementary, my dear '''Bud'''!

"Has Crumplezone overheated and mistaken Ransack for his little red wagon?"
:—'''Race announcer''' after Crumplezone jumps upon Ransack

"Was that an ''explosion''? What's going on back there?!"
"Don't worry about it!"
:-Yeah, no need to worry about the fact that you're being chased by two maniacal speed demons and that you almost got blown to bits!

"You rode on ''my'' back!"
:—'''Crumplezone''', on why he is riding Ransack

"What's weeth zeez humans, anyway? Zey are one bunch of deesorderly cats, eh?"
:—Zut alors! '''Mudflap''' is French! Why? Dang if we know!

"Ask yourself, friend, why is Optimus Prime so concerned with humans? Shouldn't the focus be on us? Do you enjoy a life suffering humans?" 
"No. I don't." 
"Just join with me, and you will no longer have to worry about trivial human problems!" 
"But... you are evil. So is Megatron." 
"That, Mudflap, is an unfortunate misunderstanding! The Decepticons and the Autobots want the same thing! We all live in the same universe. ''We're'' just trying to save it with a more ''direct'' method." 
"Hmmm..." 
"You ''know'' I'm right." 
"...we should come first! Forget the humans! I'll join!"
:—'''Starscream''' wins over '''Mudflap'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===

This episode features no notable changes from the ''Galaxy Force'' version, beyond the usual modifications and extensions made to dialogue and music.

===Transformers references===
*The ''Galaxy Force'' version of "[[Ship]]" had Vector Prime inform the kids he had something for them to do while he was on Velocitron. While it's not directly stated, evidently, this mission was the task in question.
*Thundercracker says of Mudflap, "This guy's about as neighborly as a hungry [[Tigatron]]!"
*The mysterious government operative previously appeared in "[[Hidden]]" and "[[Collapse]].

===Real-world references===

*Bud dubs Jolt "Double-Oh-Zero", a variation of famous spy [[Wikipedia: James Bond|James Bond]]'s codename, Double-Oh-Seven (the joke is also in ''Galaxy Force'', though the term used is "0099"). Bud later does his best impression of Bond-as-played-by-[[wikipedia:Sean Connery|Sean Connery]], referring to a "Miss Pennymoney" (a reference to Bond's eternally unrequited love interest, Miss Moneypenny).

===Trivia===
*"Race" was the last episode of ''Cybertron'' to premiere on [[Cartoon Network]] in 2005; following its broadcast, the series moved to [[Kids' WB]] and switched to a daily broadcast, beginning with the debut of the first two episodes of the series, "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]" and "[[Haven]]", which Cartoon Network had originally skipped.
*The unknown actor who replaced [[Ryan Hirakida]] as Bud in "[[Hero]]" continues to voice the character in this episode.
*Ransack is somehow able to bear Crumplezone's weight without appreciably slowing down. What is ''in'' that guy's Energon?
*The green filter that tinges Megatron's brief communication with Starscream indicate that he's still in his unexplained regeneration bubble-thingy, as seen in the previous episode. This is the last we see of this little oddity; at the start of the next episode, he rolls up in vehicle mode and no mention is made of it again. It ''does'' seem a bit similar to his means of regeneration in [[Darkness|a later episode]]...(A possible explanation is that Megatron's power is constantly increasing throughout the series, so when he is injured in later episodes, he can recover without the regenerative bubble.)

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 04 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Landmine (episode)

2010-09-19T22:24:58Z

Primus00: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Landmine}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=4
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=5
|title="Landmine"
|japanese=チップスクエアを探せ!
|romaji=Chip Square wo Sagase!
|translation=Find the Chip Square!
|image=Cyb ep4 optimus and landmine.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Genki Yoshimura]]
|director=[[Kunitoshi Okajima]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[February 5]], 2005 (Japanese) [[July 9]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=
}}
'''The Autobots investigate their first clue to the Omega Lock, and Landmine reveals there's more to him than meets the eye.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb ep4 megatron in pursuit.jpg|left|thumb|225px|You two seem useless and inept enough. Welcome to the club.]]
On [[Velocitron]], native racers [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] are driving along, minding their own business, when they suddenly find [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] standing in their paths. The Decepticon leader attacks the pair, and they opt for flight over fight, but Megatron has no intentions of letting them escape. The pair transform to robot mode to try and give a decent account of themselves, but Megatron slaps them around with ease and informs them they now work for him. The defeated duo can do little but obey.

Meanwhile, on [[Earth]], [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] is feeling useless due to the fact that he is still recovering from his injuries at the hands of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] reassures him he'll be back up to fighting strength again soon. Soon, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]] arrive to cheer Landmine up, and Optimus leaves them alone, departing for a meeting with the other Autobots to discuss a plan of action for finding the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. They agree that more info on the [[Atlantis Pattern]] and the [[Omega Lock]] is needed, so [[Vector Prime]] begins analyzing the pattern while the others head out to gather intel. Lori and Bud go too, with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], respectively. Optimus, meanwhile, goes looking for [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and finds him goofing off at a local race track. Optimus reprimands him for being reckless when discretion is needed, and the apologetic Hot Shot swears it won't happen again.

[[Image:Cyb ep4 landmine altmode.jpg|right|thumb|225px|With the kibble he exposes in robot mode, it's hard to imagine what Landmine transformed into before he chose this.]]

Back at the base, Coby is giving Landmine a checkup. He tells him he's not completely healed yet, but Landmine is eager to help look for info, so Coby agrees to let him go out, so long as he picks an Earth vehicle mode, first. They head out to a construction site, where Landmine chooses a front loader as his [[alternate mode]], then he and Coby start their search.

Elsewhere, Bud has been surfing the net from within Jolt, and has discovered a report of an archaeological artifact bearing the Atlantis Pattern at a museum in [[Mexico]]. Jolt passes the news to Optimus, who orders the whole team to the museum. Unfortunately, Starscream and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] spot them en route, and follow them to Mexico.

[[Image:Cyb ep4 landmine vs starscream.jpg|left|thumb|225px|]]

The Autobots arrive at the museum first, under cover of night, but it isn't long before the two Decepticons show up. Thundercracker shows off his new [[Cyber Key]], blasting Jetfire, and the two airborne nemeses take off to duel in the skies. The [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] and the kids clear the battlefield, and Vector Prime heads inside to check out the pattern, covered by Hot Shot and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] while Optimus Prime faces down Starscream. The treacherous Decepticon unveils his own Cyber Key Power, but before a fight can begin between the two, Landmine comes charging in, determined to get a piece of the Decepticon. Prime orders him to stand back, as he's not ready for combat, but Landmine hesitates, and Starscream takes the opportunity to shoot at him. Optimus takes the shot for Landmine, and Landmine charges at Starscream with righteous fury, but the Decepticon knocks him down, and flies toward the museum to take out Vector Prime. Scattorshot and Hot Shot hold him off, but as they battle, Jetfire and Thundercracker appear overhead, still dogfighting. One of Thundercracker's shots goes wide, heading for the kids and Mini-Cons, and Landmine leaps to defend them. Summoning his Cyber Key for the first time, Landmine activates his "Cyber Tempest" attack to detonate the incoming fire, proving that he's ready for action again.

[[Image:Cyb ep4 velocitron landscape.jpg|right|thumb|225px]]

At this point, Vector Prime emerges and declares that the object inside is not the Omega Lock, but rather an imitation. With the object of their search proven a fake, and with [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] arriving to reinforce the Autobots, Starscream calls for a retreat.

Back at base, Landmine and Coby share a moment, as Landmine tells him that their friendship has made saving Earth just as important to him as saving Cybertron. As the Autobots lament that they appear to be back to square one, Vector Prime reveals that while the object at the base was an imitation, it did contain a star map giving the location of Velocitron, where one of the Cyber Planet Keys is located. Optimus dispatches Hot Shot and Red Alert to Velocitron, with orders to be discreet and make no contact with the locals. Vector Prime combines the power of his [[Rhisling|sword]] with Optimus's [[Matrix of Leadership]] to open a dimension gate to Velocitron, and the pair waste no time in heading through. Hot Shot is agog at the endless speedways of the planet...and aghast when he is suddenly passed by the speeding form of a [[Override (Cybertron)|female Velocitronian]], who seems to be even faster than him.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (4)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Vector Prime]] (9)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (10)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (11)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] (12)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (13)
* Generic sports cars (14, 15)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (16)
* [[Six-Speed]] (20)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (21)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (21)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (22)

|c2=
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (1)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (2)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (3)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (17)
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (18)

|c3=
* [[Coby Hansen]] (6)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (7)
* [[Lori]] (8)
* Museum guard (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"Hey, there's [[Megatron (Armada)|some big guy]] parked up on the road! So, you think he's friendly?" 
"Ah . . ." [''Megatron fires on them''] "No, ''not'' friendly!"
(both) "AAAAAHHH! Make tracks buddy!" [''They scarper.''] "What's with him?" 
"I don't know, maybe he's related to that cute scooter you dumped. You should have been ''nicer'' to her." 
:—'''Crumplezone''' and '''Ransack'''

"Jolt! Jetfire and Lori just burned us! Can't you fly any faster?" 
"If you wanted to fly fast, you picked the wrong Mini-Con."
:—'''Bud''' and '''Jolt'''

"Man, wha'cha reckon this Omega Lock thing looks like? Where exactly ''are'' we headed? Gotta picture of it?" 
"Oh, quit ''whining'' and keep searching." 
"Aww, whining?! I'm ''thinking!'' Out ''loud!'' [''Starscream accelerates away.''] Hey, I was talking to you!"
:—'''Thundercracker''' and '''Starscream''' keep up the Decepticon army's record of jovial camaraderie.

"So, Atlantis is in Mexico?" 
"Can't say that for sure, but I do love tacos!"
:—'''Jolt''' and '''Bud'''

"I don't wanna work!" 
"Ah, it's an offer we can't refuse, Crumplezone." 
"But this guy is mean! He kinda scares the oil out of me." 
"Eh, go with the flow."
:—'''Crumplezone''' and '''Ransack''' having been recruited into the Decepticon army.

"Got it. Keepin' it on the [[wikipedia:Down-low_(MSM)|down-low]]. The D.L." 
"Oh, be still my beating heart. A secret mission with Hot Shot? I'm dizzy..."
:—'''Hot Shot''' + '''Red Alert''' OTP!

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
[[Image:Cyb ep4 deleted scene.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
*Rather inexplicably, ''Cybertron'' cuts off the short sequence which precedes the title card of the ''Galaxy Force'' version of the episode, in which Crumplezone and Ransack are racing along, discussing the weather. They run a white car off the road, then drive into the mouth of a tunnel, which is where we rejoin them after the title card, and where the ''Cybertron'' episode begins.
*Crumplezone and Ransack's reaction to Megatron's proclamation that they work for him is reversed; in ''Galaxy Force'', Crumplezone immediately agrees to work for him, prompting an irritated Ransack to ask why he's speaking for him, while in ''Cybertron'', it is Crumplezone who turns Megatron down, with Ransack claiming it's an offer they can't refuse.
*During Landmine's talk with Coby at episode's end, ''Galaxy Force'' has Landmine refer to Cybertron being swallowed up by the black hole, a plot point consistently excised from the ''Cybertron'' dub. In its place, Landmine talks about how he was not initially interested in saving Earth, but that his new friendship with Coby has convinced him otherwise.

===Pain count===
*"Cyber Key Power!": 4
*"Super mode!": 1

===Animation or technical errors===
* When Starscream and Thundercracker arrive at the museum, they both announce their own names...but the cry of "Transform!" that should follow is absent.
* When Thundercracker says, "I just love parties, don't you, Starscream?" his mouth is not moving.

===Transformers references===
* Landmine is still recovering from injuries he took back in "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]".
* The generic sports car Autobots based on [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]]'s bodyform appear again in this episode, having previously been seen in "[[Hidden]]". The white Velocitronian sports car cut from the ''Cybertron'' version of this episode is also a Blurr-type.

===Trivia===
*Landmine takes an Earth [[Alternate mode|altmode]] in this episode. However, he pretty clearly had a lot of [[kibble]] from this altmode before he acquired it (as the animators didn't have the budget to design a pre-Earth body... but couldn't they at least have removed the shovels before then? 'Course, he could have been a ''Cybertronian'' loader).
*Thundercracker and Starscream can now summon Cyber Keys, despite the fact that back in "[[Haven]]", the Autobots could not do so before Vector Prime awoke the ability within them. It is never explained how these two Decepticons (as well as Megatron, who will soon get in on the act) obtained the ability. On the colony worlds the Transformers will go on to visit through the series, however, Cyber Key Powers are common knowledge, and all the Transformers there have always had them.
*Landmine's transformation to robot mode is awfully ''balletic'' for a rough, tough, front loader.
*Landmine can use his shovel halves as shields, capable of blocking Starscream's Null Cannons, hence his ''Galaxy Force'' name 'Guardshell'.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — A New Beginning ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — A New Beginning (Paramount) 
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 02 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — A New Beginning (Paramount) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — A New Beginning (Paramount) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — A New Beginning (Paramount) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount)

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Hologram

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A '''hologram''' is an artificially created image using [[photon]]s arranged in a manner to better display information...or trick people, depending on the situation at hand.

==Fiction==
In addition to physically changing form, Transformers across all continuities use holograms to maintain disguise in their [[alternate mode]], especially when battle damage would otherwise make that difficult.<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/August 2009: Answers]]</ref>

===Generation 1 cartoon===
The [[Autobot]] [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] often made use of holograms. While guarding [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] with [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], Hound came up with the idea to use a hologram to trick the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] and lead them into an ambush. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] agreed, and Ravage was allowed to escape, believing he had learned of a military base with large amounts of rocket fuel. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], however, saw through Ravage's escape, sending the Decepticons to the real base, while he went with a group of shoddy constructions to rub it in Prime's face. The hologram of the base worked just fine, though... {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was using a [[holographic projector]] to train with [[Sentinel (G1)|Sentinel drones]] when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] arrived and attacked them. Later, Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the holographic projector to create various images of hostiles. This successfully distracted the Combaticons for some time, until [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] discovered that their attackers were holograms. The Combaticons aren't really smart. That's why they let [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] do all the thinking. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Recognizing that the Autobots' lack of drivers would attract attention, they used [[Holomatter]] avatars to avoid detection. However, security measures can be devised specifically to detect holomatter, showing that organizations such as the [[Machination]] already anticipated Cybertronian interference.

===Beast Wars/Beast Machines===
By the [[Beast Era]], holograms were in more wide scale use, including such applications as entertainment and military use. The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde]]'' both made extensive use of hologram technology to run simulations and observe events in real time. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], there were [[Holo-chip|holo-chips]] which allowed [[Transformer|Transformers]] to interface with them and see things virtually—some of which were not always virtuous, if you get our meaning. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}}.

[[Image:Starscreamhologram.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This seat's taken.]]

===Cybertron cartoon===
Transformers were capable of creating holographic illusions of car interiors and drivers. A great many of these holographic drivers were based off of [[Bud Hansen]], with others presumably being based off of Bud's brother [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] and his brother's (soon-to-be) girlfriend [[Lori]]. {{Storylink|Hidden|Hidden}}

===Movie===
After introducing the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] showed [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] a hologram of the devastation Cybertron suffered during the war with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The Decepticons also made use of holograms, using [[Moustache Man|a single, mustached male]] as a display to avoid attracting attention. Oddly enough, the Decepticon holograms appear to have solid machinery underneath them, but when activated they appear to be a projection with nothing under the surface. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}

While on a mission chasing down Decepticons in the [[Australia]]n outback, a [[NEST]] team mistakenly raided a party of humans. When they realized their mistake, the Autobots had to urgently try to keep their cover, so they rezzed up some driver holograms in a rush. They were in such a hurry that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] copied [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]]'s driver exactly. Fortunately none of the humans noticed the triplet drivers.

The next site the NEST team came to, they were more cautious to prevent making the same mistake. They discovered three construction vehicles. The vehicles were the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]]. Their holographic drivers were realistic enough and able to carry out casual human conversation convincingly enough that they very nearly fooled even the human members of the NEST team. Just to make sure [[Kaminari Ishihara]] tossed a rock to one of the miners that was standing around outside of the Constructicon's cab. When he let it drop at his feet, [[William Lennox]] threw another rock, this time intending to hit him. The rock passed right through him blowing their cover. A fight ensued. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

==Notes==
* This should NOT be confused with [[T-AI]], who is really a [[computer]] program-she just chooses to manifest a [[human]] form via hologram.

==References==
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==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Holography|Holography]] and [[wikipedia:Volumetric_display|Volumetric display]] on Wikipedia

[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Abilities]]

Fang

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:''Fang is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]''

[[Image:Jukebot.jpg|right|238px|thumb|Fang is the one acting like a jerk.]]
'''Fang''' is a jerk, an @#!*% if you will. He likes to go into bars and beat up innocent [[Piano Transformer guy|Piano Transformer guys]] because they don't play the music he wants.

His [[alternate mode]] is unknown.

Also, he's really spiky.
==Comics==
===Marvel Comics UK continuity===
Fang entered [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] in a bad mood. Annoyed that the piano was not playing the music he wanted he started beating the machine up with his pile driver hand, and demanded the poor bot call him "sir", firing a laser from his foot. He beat the piano transformer up some more, then asked if anyone else wanted to take him on.

[[Twin Twist]] did. It didn't go too well for Fang after that point. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers5-SquadronX_uhoh.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The dastardly villains escaping their bonds!]]

Fang was a member of the Decepticons' elite group of killers, [[Squadron X]]. He and his teammates had a long-standing feud with the [[Wreckers]], until they were ultimately captured by [[Impactor]]'s crew. Then they...escaped their bonds...and had to be executed by the Autobot strike team. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} They ''certainly'' weren't murdered, helpless in chains, by Impactor. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

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==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/ukcomics/fang.htm Fang at the Obscure Transformers Website]

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[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:European-original characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]