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Fortnite

2023-10-16T04:01:18Z

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{{videogame
|title=''Fortnite''
|image=FortniteLogo.jpg
|caption=Making families poorer since 2017!
|developer=[[Epic Games]]
|publisher=Epic Games
|date=[[July 21]], [[2017]]
|platforms=Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android
|rating=ESRB: T
}}

'''''Fortnite''''' is a massively popular online video game developed by [[Epic Games]], most famous for its 100-player "Battle Royale" game mode where players battle it out until only one remains. In June 2023, themed skins and accessories based on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] were made available as part of a ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' promotion. Additional skins and accessories based on [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and even a Transformer version of the Fortnite Battle Bus are set for release in October 2023.

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==Synopsis==
[[File:FortniteWilds.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Sadly, this is as close as we ever got to [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] showing up in ''Rise of the Beasts''.]]

Given the game's widespread perception, it may be surprising to learn that ''Fortnite'' actually has a fairly complicated story that has played out in both the game and a few comic book tie-ins, involving characters and items from worlds throughout the [[omniverse]], including (but ''far'' from limited to) the worlds of [[Marvel Comics]], [[DC Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', the [[Ghostbusters]], and fellow [[Hasbro]] series ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' arriving in the dimension where ''Fortnite'' occurs. Compared to a couple other fictional universes involved in the game's plot, ''Transformers'' only plays a fairly small role — small enough to be described in a ''single sentence'', in fact — so we'll try and keep this summary of the events leading up to the collab as concise as we can.

===The Basics===
''Fortnite'''s Battle Royale mode takes place within a universe known as "Reality Zero", which primarily consists of a large island home to the "Zero Point", the nexus from which all existence emerged. This naturally makes it very powerful, and thousands of years before we enter the picture, a clandestine organization known as the Imagined Order (or "IO", for short) took control of the Zero Point and used it as a sort of omniversal teleporter to traverse the omniverse and adjust the various universes and realities within to fit their definition of "order". To ensure their control of the Zero Point and test strong individuals that might be worthy of joining their ranks, the IO also used the Zero Point to establish a time loop (referred to as simply "The Loop") on the island that renders its victims mute, restrains any superhuman abilities they might have, and nearly destroys one's memories and self-identity. These individuals, called "loopers", are forced to battle each other until one of them survives as a damaging storm closes in. At the same time, a mysterious, alien force known as the Last Reality has been traversing the omniverse and destroying reality after reality until only they remain, hence their name. These factions are opposed by "The Seven", a group dedicated to protecting the Zero Point and breaking the Loop at all costs.

===Chapters 1-3===
After the events of Chapter 1 (which can basically be described as "stuff happens without much context as to why, then the universe is destroyed and reborn"), the player's looper is shunted back and forth between the island and the IO's base of operations, "The Bridge", by the energy output of a powerful device built during Chapter 2's second "season" that tries (and fails) to destroy the storm, encountering IO agent John "Jonesy" Jones in the process. After the draining of a massive flood caused by the device, various heroes and villains from the Marvel universe are brought to the island at the behest of [[Thor]], at the time the herald of Galactus due to events going on in his comic. With the help of the heroes, in particular the genius mind of [[Iron Man]], the loopers are able to prevent Galactus from pulling a [[Unicron]] on the Zero Point and send the Marvel characters home, but not before Galactus rips the Zero Point from its hold in The Bridge, sending the IO into chaos. Agent Jones is ordered by his boss, Doctor Slone, to enter the Loop, reseal The Bridge, and prevent the loopers and anyone else from escaping; Jones goes about accomplishing the last task by hopping between realities (read: the worlds of other franchises) and dragging "hunters" into Reality Zero. This only causes the Zero Point to grow incredibly unstable, a problem the IO seemingly ignores, and an upset Jones decides he's going to ditch the IO and contact The Seven so they can fix things. One of their members, [[Dwayne Johnson|The Foundation]], arrives and agrees to help in exchange for information about the IO's enigmatic founder, a man named Geno. Foundation is eventually forced to seal both himself and the Zero Point in a massive crystalline spire to prevent it from going haywire, but an artifact borne of the spire causes a spike in energy that draws the Last Reality to the island, who destroy the spire to get at the Zero Point, freeing The Foundation in the process. Slone works with (and inevitably betrays) the loopers to blow up the mothership that arrives, only for the alien cubes onboard to crash onto the island and summon various monsters and the alien Cube Queen, who opens a portal that summons her vast army, ready to destroy the island. As chaos ensues on the island, Jones is tortured by Slone for his betrayal, only to be rescued by The Foundation and other members of The Seven, who use a mechanism within The Bridge to ''flip the island upside down'', defeating the Cube Queen and her forces.

In the aftermath, the present members of The Seven argue about how best to combat the IO when Slone and her forces emerge from the ground via drill tanks. The loopers then work with The Seven to take back the island and defeat Slone. A massive celebration party ensues, but the good times end when members of the Seven begin vanishing and an icky chrome substance, courtesy of the Last Reality, consumes and destroys the island, taking Reality Zero with it. However, thanks to the plans of the last surviving Seven member, the Zero Point is reawakened from a period of dormancy that followed the IO's defeat, and a process called "Zero Fusion" is used to reforge Reality Zero anew.

===Chapter 4, Seasons 1-3===
After a day-long camping break, the player's looper returns to the island to find all of The Seven missing. AMIE, an AI created by one of The Seven, having gained free will as a consequence of their absence, becomes unstable (in the violent, psychologial sense), asking the player's looper to help her use the kinetic ore found on the new island to build her an exoskeleton so she can finally move about and interact with the world. The Oathbound, the main faction on the island and (seemingly) a past version of the Imagined Order, begins construction on a Rift Gate. The project's leader, The Warden (real name Stellan), has the player's looper assist in the project, which AMIE takes advantage of when a test of the Gate's capabilities reveals that The Seven are trapped and being "sculpted anew" by some dark entity. AMIE disconnects as her new body begins construction, and when the player's looper and Stellan activate the finished Rift Gate, things... don't go to either side's plan. The unstable Rift Gate creates a massive crack in the sky, which eventually opens up and drops a [[Japan]]-inspired landmass on top of part of the island. A largely-disconnected plot about uniting the syndicates of the region ensues.

The island soon begins experiencing earthquakes, which eventually cause a part of the island to crumble away and reveal a massive jungle that was hidden underground. Slone, as it turns out, survived her ordeal and was trapped here after Reality Zero was reforged. Now independent from the IO and working with a group of explorers (using them for her own means, naturally), she begins working to make her plans for the island a reality... whatever those are.

...Oh, and some guy named [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] begins sending messages to the island through the vehicle radios, warning the loopers of reality's impending collapse at the hands of some "formidable enemy" that's caught wind of the island's power fading.

As the weeks go by, a picture comes into focus: an ancient, broken-down "Apparatus", regularly described as some kind of "stellar projector", is discovered in the jungle, which Slone and the explorers gradually dig up and rebuild over the course of Season 3. The player's looper (optionally in-game, but canonically story-wise) uncovers the prisms needed to get the Apparatus up and running. During the season's eighth week, Slone, having evidently fallen out with the explorers, tasks the player's looper with recovering schematics created by Stellan as part of his Rift Gate project, then uses them to track down some of the ore Stellan used to build the Rift Gate, which the looper uncovers and places at the Apparatus. The Apparatus is then turned on, after which Slone divulges that her plans might just be what gets the island and the loopers away from their enemies for good, and an audio log of hers indicates that the key involves some kind of "Eclipse"...

...But since ''Transformers'' stops being actively involved at this point (''for now'', at least), we're going to have to leave things off there. Go check the [[fandom:fortnite:Fortnite Wiki|''Fortnite'' wiki]] if you want to know what happens next.

==Quotes==
{{note|The following are a collection of Optimus Prime's in-game voice lines. Unless specified otherwise, all of these lines could be heard in-game by tuning into the "Mysterious Transmission" radio station while driving a vehicle.}}

"I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my allies. There is grave danger on the horizon.
The power that once flowed through your island has faded, and formidable enemies have taken notice.
You must brave the unknown... The answers you seek lie deep within the starless void that brought you here.
Fight on, and roll out."
:—Heard by accessing a mural within Rumble Ruins.

"Greetings. My name is Optimus Prime. If you are hearing this, the time has come to make your escape.
This reality is doomed to collapse, but hope is not yet lost.
I cannot sustain this broadcast for much longer. Listen and more will follow."
:—Week 1's radio transmission.

"I have been in contact with the one you call Slone.
And while she may be an unlikely ally...
She alone, knows the path forward."
:—Week 2's radio transmission.

"Those who lived here long ago discovered a secret hidden among the stars.
The artifacts they left behind will guide you.
You will find everything you need to study the stars hidden throughout the island."
:—Week 3's radio transmission.

"The key to your future lies in the past... You must brave the unknown.
Fight on, and roll out!"
:—The final radio transmission.

==''Transformers'' content==
Several skins and accompanying accessories based on ''Transformers'' characters have been made available, either for purchase from the in-game shop or earnable through gameplay:
* A skin based on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was available as part of the Battle Pass for Chapter 4, Season 3, which began on June 9, 2023, to tie in with the release of ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''. The skin could only be unlocked after reaching level 100 and unlocking every other item on the pass, including a "Cybertronian Axe" pickaxe skin, an [[Autobot]] [[Insignia|Emblem]] "Back Bling", an animated emoticon of the Autobot insignia morphing into the phrase "[[Roll out|ROLL OUT!]]" and back, a graffiti tag of Optimus (based on the in-game skin, but labelled as "[[The Transformers (franchise)|G1]] Optimus Prime") posing in front of a silhouetted [[Cybertron]], and a replacement for the game's loading screen featuring Prime rushing towards the camera. Gaining an extra 25 levels after finishing the Battle Pass allowed the player to earn some additional ''Transformers''-themed "Bonus Rewards", including an "Autobot Signal Flare" contrail (a particle effect visible as the player falls towards the island), a "Battle-Tested" variation of the Prime skin with added battle damage, and a player banner based on the Autobot insignia. As Battle Pass rewards are only available via purchasing the Pass itself and then unlocking them, Prime and his associated items became unobtainable following the end of Chapter 4, Season 3 on [[August 25]], 2023. ''Boo.''
* Also as part of Chapter 4, Season 3, an [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] skin was made available alongside a Back Bling based on the [[Maximal]] insignia via the in-game shop for 1600 of the game's in-game currency, V-Bucks (roughly $12.78 US dollars at the time), with his twin swords (referred to as "[[Sonic sword|Sonic Swords]]") also available as a pickaxe skin for 800 V-Bucks; a bundle containing both sets was also added, costing 1800 V-Bucks. Unlike Battle Pass items, shop items ''do'' tend to return every so often, meaning that it's likely Primal will be brought back for short stints.
* A ''Fortnite Transformers'' Pack is scheduled for release in physical retailers on October 12, 2023, followed by a digital release on October 21. The pack will cost $24.99, and will include 1000 V-bucks, along with the following:
** A [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] skin, which comes with a built-in "Battle Ready" emote, along with an accompanying "Flight of the Bumblebee" Back Bling and [[Stinger Sword]] pickaxe skin.
** A [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] skin, which comes with a built-in [[Fusion cannon]] emote, along with an accompanying [[Decepticon]] Emblem Back Bling and an [[Energon mace|Energon Mace]] pickaxe skin.
** A skin based on a hypothetical robot mode for the ''Fortnite'' [[fandom:fortnite:Battle Bus|Battle Bus]], complete with a "Bot Air Balloon" Back Bling and a "Pick Axle" pickaxe skin. As the announcement is ''very'' careful to note that "BattleBus is not an official ''Transformers'' character", we do not currently cover it in depth.
* A series of "Transformers Quests" were made available for players to complete from June 9 to June 22, 2023, with each individual quest rewarding Battle Pass XP. Two additional rewards were also available, earned for completing enough quests overall: 5 quests earned the "Jungle King" spray (a graffiti tag of Optimus Primal), and 10 quests earned the "[[Maximize]]!" emoji (the Maximal equivalent of the aforementioned "Roll Out!" emoji).
* During Chapter 4, Season 3, a "Cybertron Cannon" was temporarily added to the list of possible weapon drops. Outside of the name and the fact that it transforms into a compact backpack bearing the Autobot insingia for the user when not in-hand, it doesn't have any real connection to ''Transformers''.

==Notes==
* Bafflingly, while all the ''Transformers'' skins have unique, built-in emotes, none of them involve the character [[Transformation|transforming]] into their [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]]. It's likely that Epic decided that it would be too confusing and unbalanced to have skins with emotes that cause the player's character (and therefore, their hitboxes and hurtboxes) to radically change in size and shape, thereby potentially giving those who bought the skins a competitive advantage over those who didn't.
* The "Autobot Signal Flare" contrail features the [[Transwarp Key]] appearing above the player and opening a portal. If the player has the Optimus Primal skin and the Autobot Signal Flare contrail equipped at the same time, the Autobot insignia that normally appears is replaced with the Maximal insignia instead. (Sadly, no Decepticon insignia when using Megatron.)
* [[Peter Cullen]] voiced Optimus Prime's radio messages during Chapter 4, Season 3.
* The promotional images for the ''Fortnite Transformers'' Pack feature the word "Fortnite" written in the Autobot [[alphabet]] along the left edge.
* Unlike that of his pack-in partner Bumblebee, Megatron's skin is based directly on his [[evergreen]] design, with multiple details lifted near-1:1 from his [[:File:Quidd-evergreen-Megatron-robot-mode.jpg|character model]].
* [[G.I. Joe (team)| G.I. Joe]] operative [[Snake-Eyes]] was pulled into Reality Zero by Agent Jones on January 31, 2021, as one of the "hunters" intended to keep loopers from escaping. While stuck in the Loop, he engaged in countless, massive fights with [[Batman]] before the mutual respect that had grown between the two led Snake-Eyes to sacrifice himself to the storm so that Batman could escape the Loop.<ref>''Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #3''</ref>
* ''Transformers'' is officially canon to ''Fortnite'' and, by extension, the many, ''many'' franchises whose characters, locations, and objects have been variously deposited in its universe. One of those "franchises", by the way, is ''our own Earth'', which has experienced multiple incursions from Reality Zero and had multiple real-life celebrities and internet personalities plucked from it to become loopers. Make of this information what you will.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* ''{{w|Fortnite}}'' at Wikipedia
* [https://fortnite.fandom.com/wiki/Fortnite_Wiki ''Fortnite'' wiki]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2JnTforl_4 Chapter 4 season 3 trailer]

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Big Boss

2022-11-26T15:02:12Z

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[[File:NGBigBoss.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is good... isn't it?]]
The villainous '''Brandon "Big Boss" Babel''' is committing crime... in a future time!

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
According to [[Ask Vector Prime|a reliable source]], Big Boss was a crime lord in the 2020s of universal stream [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]] and fought the [[Central Organization of Police Specialists]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Big Boss was the villain in the popular [[1987]] game ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]''. The game "story" was that in the year [[2021]], with the [[Earth Corps]] indisposed, Big Boss freed five of the terrible [[Inhumanoid]]s and unleashed them on the [[Earth]]! {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
* "Big Boss" Babel is the central villain of the [[Hasbro]] toyline and DiC show ''[[C.O.P.S.]]''. This had no relation to Transformers—though one character, Checkpoint, was quietly made the son of [[Beachhead]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''—until ''The AllSpark Almanac II'' came along and, in an [[Easter egg]], explicitly stated the shows were in canon with each other. This is what [[fandom|fans]] do when they get the chance, and ''you love it''. (Unless you're trying to reconcile all of it for the wiki.)

==External links==
*''{{w|C.O.P.S.}}'' at Wikipedia

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Chris Batista

2022-11-26T05:18:10Z

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'''Chris Batista''' is an American comic artist. He studied at the School of Visual Arts in [[New York City|New York]] under Klaus Janson, and in 1993 got his first work at [[Marvel Comics]] on ''X-Factor'' and ''X-Men Adventures''. The following year he picked up work at DC Comics on ''Steel'', and since has worked for both companies on titles including ''Extreme Justice'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Spider-Girl'', ''Spaceknights'' and ''Thunderbolts''. In 2005, he signed exclusively with DC and has worked for them on ''52'', ''Animal Man'' and ''Booster Gold''.

==Penciling work==
*"[[Realignments]]"
*"[[Goin' South]]"

==External links==
*{{w|Chris Batista}} at Wikipedia

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The Transformers (Theme)

2022-10-18T02:12:45Z

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{{disambig2|the song from The Transformers: The Movie|other versions of the Transformers theme|theme song}}
{{disambig2|the Lion song|the MuteMath song|Transformers Theme (MuteMath)}}
{{song
|title=The Transformers (Theme)
|image=Unicron head orbit.jpg
|caption=
|series=[[The Transformers: The Movie]]
|position=theme song
|genre=Hard Rock
|performer=[[Lion]]
|written by=[[Anne Bryant]], [[Ford Kinder]], [[Kal Swan|Norman Swan]] and [[Douglas Aldrich]]
|arrangement=[[Vince DiCola]] and Lion
|production=[[Richie Wise]]
}}
"'''The Transformers (Theme)'''" is an extended version of the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' [[theme song]] written and recorded especially for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

It is played over both the [[title sequence]] and closing credits of the movie, edited in both instances to fit the time allotted. The version used during the title sequence features only the intro, second chorus and outro. As such it includes only the original lyrics from the G1 cartoon's theme. For the credits, the song's play time is significantly extended by looping from the end of the guitar solo back into the first verse, albeit with said solo edited down to just a few bars the second time around.

==Single release==
[[Image:The Touch picture disc.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
#"[[The Touch]]"
#"[[Dare to Be Stupid]]"
#"The Transformers (Theme)"

'''Release date:''' 
'''Labels:''' [[Scotti Bros. Records]] (Germany), [[Epic Records]] (UK) 
'''Prod. codes:''' INT127.311 (Germany), WA-7318 (UK)
{{-}}

===Album releases===
*1986 — ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|The Transformers: The Movie — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' ([[Scotti Bros. Records]])
*1994 — Lion: ''Dangerous Attraction'' ([[Pony Canyon]]) — Japanese CD release only.
*1997 — ''[['Til All Are One: Featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola]]'' ([[3H Productions]]) — Alternate version by [[Stan Bush]] and [[Vince DiCola]].
*2001 — ''[[Vince DiCola Presents: The Protoform Sessions]]'' (3H Productions) — Demo versions by Vince DiCola, with [[Ed Frugé|Ed Fruge]] and [[Gary Falcone]].
*2001 — ''[[Lighting Their Darkest Hour: The Complete Music Score for TFTM]]'' ([[3H Productions]]) — Alternate version by Stan Bush and Vince DiCola.
*2001 — ''[[Artistic Transformations: Themes and Variations]]'' (3H Productions) — Solo piano performance by Vince DiCola.
*2007 — ''The Transformers: The Movie — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: 20th Anniversary Edition'' ([[Legacy Recordings]])

==Notes==
*While the lyrics refer to "the evil Unicron", the word as sung sounds more like [[Unicorn]] or Unicon.
*The song was sampled during two tracks in the [[PlayStation]] 2 game ''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''.
*The band Black Lab performed a cover of this song on their ''Technologie'' album, albeit with the mention of Unicron changed to Megatron.
*Some lyrics from this song were later used in [[Cheap Trick]]'s "[[Transformers: The Fallen Remix]]".

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Transformers: Deviations

2022-09-25T02:57:36Z

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{{comicstory
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|image=TFDev_subcvr.jpg
|caption=Did you want to read an embarrassing 1994-era [[alt.toys.transformers]] fanfic in official comic form? Good news!
|title=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 16]], 2016
|coverdate=March, 2016
|written by=[[Brandon M. Easton]]
|art by=[[Priscilla Tramontano]]
|colors by=Priscilla Tramontano and [[John-Paul Bove]]
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|editor=[[John Barber]]
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}}

'''What if... Optimus Prime did not die?'''

==Synopsis==
In [[The Transformers: The Movie|the world we know]], the [[Decepticon]]s launched a devastating attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], during which the young [[Autobot]] [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], against the advice of [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], interfered in a battle between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] when he spotted the Decepticon leader reaching for a fallen weapon. Megatron seized the young Autobot and used him as a shield to prevent Prime from firing, then blasted Prime, inflicting injuries that claimed his life soon after. But in this world, things take a different turn...

Rather than just call after Hot Rod, Kup actually tackles the young 'bot to the ground, preventing him from becoming involved in Prime and Megatron's fight. Megatron grabs the gun, but Optimus is able to react, dodging the blast, and—with no options remaining—regretfully pulls the trigger on his own weapon, slaying Megatron. With the loss of their leader, the Decepticons fall into disarray and flee aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]; [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] recovers Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] as proof of his death, and nominates himself as the new leader. Soon after, partway into their journey back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the wounded Decepticons are tossed into the void of space, where they are found by [[Unicron]]—but as Megatron is not among them in this universe, the planet-eater simply consumes them. Unicron then continues on his way to Cybertron, arriving in the middle of Starscream's coronation ceremony. At [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]'s urging, Starscream flies out to make first contact with the living planet, and, ever the self-preservationist, is quick to accept when Unicron demands that he serve him. In return for destroying the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Starscream requests upgrades to himself and his inner circle, and Unicron agrees.

On [[Earth]], Optimus Prime decides to press the Autobots' current advantage, pursuing the Decepticons back to Cybertron and defeating them once and for all. Hot Rod is unsure, believing that they do not have to rush as the Decepticons will be demoralized and disorganized, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] silences him, sure that the villains will have reorganized under a new leader before long. Prime steps in before Magnus and Hot Rod's argument can escalate and gets things moving forward: he will lead a group on one shuttle to [[Moonbase One]], while Magnus will take a second group to [[Moonbase Two]]. Hot Rod is not happy about being assigned to Magnus's crew; Optimus charges him with looking after [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] until they can reunite him with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|his father]]. The shuttles soon depart Earth, and Hot Rod spends the journey telling Daniel that he has begun to see images in his mind of Optimus dying, like a human "dream." He believes they are the work of the Matrix, but when Ultra Magnus overhears, he is ready to accuse Hot Rod of plotting treachery! Just then, the shuttles suddenly come under attack from the Decepticons, led by the upgraded Starscream, now calling himself "Megascream"! Hot Rod proposes that they buy themselves some time by throwing their engines into a hard reverse, causing the Decepticons to overshoot them, but Magnus and [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] refuse, believing such a tactic will burn the engines out. However, when a blast hits the ship and injures Magnus, Hot Rod seizes his chances and does it anyway... and the engines do indeed burn out. Fortunately, just then, Megascream receives a transmission from Soundwave on Cybertron, alerting him to the fact that Unicron is consuming Moonbase One. Outraged, Megascream calls off the attack and has the Decepticons return to their homeworld.

While Magnus's crippled shuttle drifts off in the direction of the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]], Optimus's crew set down on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] to repair their own ship's damage before collecting their stranded teammates. No sooner have they landed than they are approached by a shoal of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]; Kup tries the [[universal greeting]], but the creatures do not take kindly to it and a battle breaks out. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] soon overpower the Sharkticons, and the Autobots trace them back to their point of origin, the [[Quintesson]]s' citadel. The resident five-faced aliens promptly flee, and the Autobots liberate their prisoners, including [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], last survivor of the planet [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], who tells them of Unicron.

Meanwhile, as Ultra Magnus's shuttle hurtles toward Junkion, the wounded Magnus urges Hot Rod to get Daniel into the only escape pod that remains functional. The young 'bot complies, and he and Daniel escape down to the planet's surface but must watch as all their friends perish when the shuttle crashes and explodes. Hot Rod apologizes for everything, but Daniel tells him that it must all be part of the Matrix's plan, and that the other Autobots' sacrifice must mean something. Presently, Optimus's group arrives to rescue them, and they all head for Cybertron together.

Concurrently, Megascream confronts Unicron over his consumption of the Moonbase, but Unicron tires of his pawn's whining and transforms to robot mode to begin attacking Cybertron itself. As his assault begins, the Autobots gather on [[Moonbase Two]], where Optimus Prime announces his intent to take a small ship on a solo mission to Unicron's surface, believing that the Matrix has the power to destroy the monster planet. When he arrives, he is met by Megascream, who demands the Autobot hand over the Matrix so he can use it to destroy Unicron himself. Megascream unveils the "enhancements" he had Unicron make to his warriors, merging with Soundwave, Astrotrain, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to form a giant [[combiner]], and promptly crushes Prime beneath his colossal fist. He picks up the shattered Autobot, but Hot Rod—who stowed away on Prime's ship—appears to wrest his leader free. Following the call of the Matrix, Hot Rod removes the talisman from Optimus's chest, then slips a teleport disc from [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s lab onto the injured Autobot leader, sending him back to Moonbase Two. Megascream blasts Hot Rod, but even damaged, he crawls to the Matrix and manages to pull it open. The resulting burst of brilliant blue energy can be seen from space, causing an explosion that destroys Unicron... but both Megascream and Hot Rod are also lost in the blast.

In the aftermath, Optimus Prime declares the Cybertronian Wars at an end, and speaks of a future of peace and prosperity. In the skies above, he sees the image of his mentor, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], and that of the newest shining light to join the ranks of great Autobots within the Matrix: Rodimus Prime.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (7)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (10)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (23)
*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] (24)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (25)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (26)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (27)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]'s body (28)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]]'s body (29)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s body (30)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s body (31)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (32)
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] (33)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (36)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (43)
*[[Dagbase]] (44)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (45)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (vision, 46)

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*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (2)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (3)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (4)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (6, see [[#Errors|Errors]])
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream/Megascream]] (11)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (12)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (13)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (14)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (15)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (16)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (17)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (18)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (19)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (20)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (21)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (35)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (37)
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (38)
*[[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] (39)

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*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (34)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (39)

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*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (22)
*[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] (40)
*[[Quintesson]]s (41)
*[[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] (42)
}}

==Quotes==
"Yield, Megatron, '''''now!''''' Don't make me destroy you." 
''Megatron shoots at him'' 
"Forgive me..."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' kills his old foe after attempts to talk him down fail.

"I was trying to help Optimus win this war. Where were you during the heat of battle? I didn't see you anywhere close to the frontline." 
"'''''Back down''''', soldier, or you'll be picking my knuckle shards out of your grill shaft."
:—'''Hot Rod''' and an uncharacteristically dickish '''Ultra Magnus'''

"Take a good look at your fallen brothers. They made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could one day reclaim Cybertron. Chirping at each other like malfunctioning scrap droids is no way to honor their memory. You're Autobot warriors...or have you forgotten?" 
"They've found an eternal resting place within the Matrix of Leadership. Their heroism will echo through space and time...[['til all are one]]."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Hot Rod''' right before Kup smacks the latter in the head for speaking. No, seriously.

"Uncharismatic bore...transforms into a cassette player. What's his value anyway?"
:—'''Starscream''' after Soundwave reminds him that being leader comes with responsibilities.

"You worried about your dad?" 
"He's everything to me. I don't know what I'd do without him." 
"I think I understand. I wanted to protect Optimus Prime but it feels like every decision I make is the wrong one."
:—'''Hot Rod''' and '''Daniel'''

"I guess things got lost in translation!"
:—'''Kup''''s universal greeting fails to pacify the Sharkticons.

"I have grown tired of your whining. For a time I considered sparing your wretched little planet of Cybertron. But now...you shall witness its dismemberment!" 
"'''''NOOOOOOOO!!!'''''"
:—'''Unicron''' and '''Megascream'''

"I'll do what Megatron was never capable of doing...ending the life of the great Optimus Prime." 
"You're '''''worse''''' than Megatron! At least '''''he''''' had style. You're just a pompous jerk with '''''delusions''''' of '''''adequacy!'''''"
:—'''Megascream''' gets a sick burn from '''Hot Rod'''

"Alpha Trion...and Rodimus Prime. I will never again question the ways of the Matrix. 'Til all are one."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' plays us out.

==Notes==
''Deviations'' is IDW's multi-franchise crossover event for 2016, following in the footsteps of the ''[[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers|The X-Files: Conspiracy]]'', ''[[Mars Attacks: The Transformers|Mars Attacks]]'', and ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'' [[Infestation 2|events]] of previous years. The concept is a take on [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s "What If?" comic book, with each comic telling a story about a world in which a key event in the franchise's history happened differently; in this issue's case, it asks what would have happened if [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] had not interfered with Optimus Prime's battle against Megatron, and thereby been the indirect cause of his death, in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

Other franchises involved in the ''Deviations'' event include ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' ("What if the Ghostbusters never crossed the streams?"), ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' ("What if [[Cobra]] won?"), ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' ("What if the Turtles joined Shredder?"), and ''The X-Files'' ("What if [[Fox Mulder]] was abducted as a child?"). A second ''Deviations'' event followed in 2017, featuring ''[[My Little Pony]]'' ("What if Prince Blueblood was Princess Celestia's pupil?"), ''[[Star Trek]]'' ("What if Earth made first contact with the Romulans?"), ''Judge Dredd'' ("What if Judge Dredd stayed a werewolf?"), and ''The X-Files'' (a continuation of the previous year's story).

===Continuity notes===
*The "What Really Happened" introductory page uses artwork from IDW's ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' adaptation. Remember that?
*True to form, there's no sign of [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] anywhere in the issue, reflecting his mysterious absence from [[:File:G1TFTM_Snarl_cameo.JPG|most of]] the film.
*Hot Rod remarks that Ultra Magnus was nowhere to be seen during the battle of Autobot City, which is an accurate summary of his role in that part of the film. He was supposed to battle [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] alongside a team of Autobots, but the scene got deleted from the movie.
*So, uh, Ultra Magnus is kind of a massive asshole to Hot Rod in this, isn't he? They didn't have this kind of relationship in the film, though the original ''script'' for the movie did show Magnus butting heads with the young 'bot as he took him to task for breaking Kup's security cordon.
*In a cute touch, Shrapnel and Kickback can still be seen at Starscream's coronation despite being thrown out of Astrotrain, in a faithful replication of one of the movie's more famous animation/continuity errors. Continuing this theme in a new direction, Thundercracker appears among Megascream's troops (though it's worth mentioning that the comic ''doesn't'' show him being tossed into space in the earlier scene).
*The statues in the Decepticon [[Hall of Heroes]] are faithfully represented here, meaning we get a look at the figures of [[Gladiaron]], [[Floron]], [[Dery]], and [[Ghoulon]]. Gladiaron's missing his mohawk-crest, though.
*Hot Rod's tactic of reversing the engines comes from the original script to the movie (and the [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics adaptation]] based on it), in which Kup used it to shake off the [[moleculon missile]]s that were pursuing their shuttle. Even in the script, however, the move was described with the sci-fi nonsense phrase "inverting polarities," and for the finished film, it was changed to the shuttle actually blasting the missiles with some kind of scrambler beam that screwed up their trajectories.
*The reference to Ultra Magnus's ship covering "a much larger distance than expected" thanks to "plasma burnout" sounds like a reference to "[[The Rebirth]]," in which an Autobot ship was catapulted across the galaxy when struck by [[plasma energy]].
*Grimlock wants to "bash Decepticons in their turbo chargers," recalling [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]]'s desire to "boot some Decepticon right in his turbo charger" from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".
*The Quintessons recognize the Autobots, and Prime deems their planet "familiar," alluding to the aliens' status as the creators of the Transformers, which the main timeline Autobots would not discover until shortly ''after'' the film, in the five-part "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" mini-series.
*Thanks to Starscream pushing Unicron's patience harder and faster than Galvatron ever did, the planet-eater foregoes noshing on Moonbase Two, and just goes straight for Cybertron, meaning Bumblebee and Spike don't get eaten in this version of events.
*In addition to the above fact, [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and Cliffjumper are still eaten with Moonbase One, and as this timeline has no Autobot group entering Unicron and saving them, they either perished in Unicron's innards or were destroyed when his body exploded.

===Real-world references===
*In the first panel, the narration goes "A simple turn to the left can avert catastrophe while a right turn can trigger an apocalypse". That might be a reference to the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "{{w|Turn Left (Doctor Who)|Turn Left}}", in which both paths of that exact scenario play out.

===Transformers references===
*In the first panel of the story, an [[Autotrooper (Animated)|''Animated'' Autotrooper]] can be seen amongst the wreckage.
*Two "executioner" Quintessons are seen fleeing on page 16; one is colored in animation-accurate white-and-green, the other in Marvel comic-accurate purple-and-teal.
*Also on page 16, Marvel character [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] is among those saved from the Quintessons' cells.
*A [[generic]] on page 20 is colored like [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]].
*On page 24, [[Dagbase]] from ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' is visible in the crowd; his design is likely based on [[Dug Base|''Animated'' Dug Base]].

===Errors===
*In the first panel, there's an all-grey Seeker with no visible wings. Given the scene from the film this panel represents, and the fact that the other 'Cons being mowed down by Prime in this panel (Blitzwing and Shrapnel) were shown receiving the same treatment in animated form, this was presumably supposed to be [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], who was prominently clobbered by Prime in the movie scene. Thrust is in the comic either way, showing up in later scenes.
*Also in the first panel, the fallen Swoop's body is colored red instead of blue.
*On page 4, Rumble is colored in Insecticon black-and-purple, rather than his cartoon two-tone purple color scheme.
*In the last panel of page 4, Blitzwing looks pretty off-color, with a greyish helmet and purplish face, but it might just be because he's in the back of the shot, and partially in shadow. It ''does'' kinda make him look like a Constructicon, who he's standing next to.
*On page 5, Ramjet has black forearms—an easy mistake to make, since it's standard protocol for Seekers to have forearms the same color as their fists, but Ramjet's the prominent exception; he has white arms from wrist to shoulder in the animated series.
*Also on page 5, Astrotrain is, um, missing his wing when he takes off. Maybe he's not done transforming?
*On page 7, the deceased Prowl's helmet is white in panel 1, but black in panel 4.
*He's only tiny, but Mixmaster is off-color on page 8, with one black arm and one green, a black headpiece, and a green mixing barrel.
*In the second panel of page 14, Optimus Prime is missing both smokestacks. His right smokestack disappears again on page 16 panel 3, and the first panel of page 22.
*"Lithone" is consistently misspelled "Linthone."
*Bumblebee's got yellow shoulders instead of black on page 20.
*Why is Blurr on Cybertron? He's not seen getting into either ship, and since the titular "deviation" kicks in before Blurr could have conceivably left Earth, he should still be in Autobot City. Perhaps he's so fast he just ran home.

===Other notes===
*This issue's story is 24 pages in length, as opposed to the current standard of 20. The story is followed by eight pages of back-matter, including a letter from Easton introducing himself to the audience, a "story so far" cross-sell summarizing the current goings-on over in ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', and a "process" segment showing how the first page of the comic went from script to finished form. The end result is a book that retails at $4.99, instead of IDW's usual $3.99.
* The speech balloons are done in the same style as those of the Marvel G1 comics.
*As one might glean from the article, the comic takes a rather... ''dismissive'' tone towards the characters introduced in the movie. The Season 3 Autobots are all killed en masse in a shuttle explosion, the 'Cons who would become the Season 3 Decepticons are unceremoniously munched up by Unicron, and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s never even ''show up'', since the characters don't stay on-planet long enough to meet them. The only movie characters to actually survive until the climax of the story are Hot Rod, Blurr, and Kup... and then Hot Rod dies at the end. Ho-hum.
*The Autobots really hate Hot Rod for some reason. Ho-hum indeed.
*The planet [[Betamax-Nine]] and warring [[Veechezez]] group are both references to former [[Home video|home video]] formats.

===Covers (2)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime stands over Megatron's fallen body, by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Hot Rod spots Optimus Prime and Megatron fighting and plans to help, but Kup has other ideas, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
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===Advertisements===
*IDW ''Transformers'' reading guide
*[[The Transformers issue 50|''The Transformers'' #50]] and [[More than Meets the Eye issue 50|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]]
*''Deviations''

===Collections===
* ''Deviations'' TPB ([[July 13]], [[2016]]) ISBN 1631406752 / ISBN 9781631406751
:*Collects all of the ''Deviations'' specials.
:*No Transformers extras besides cover.

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Buzz Lightyear

2022-04-11T02:32:56Z

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{{disambig3|Buzz}}
:''Buzz Lightyear is a spaceman from the [[Transformers Disney Label|Disney-Pixar Label]] continuity.''

[[File:DisneyLabel Buzz Lightyear.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Quick! Help me prop up [[Mr. Potato Head|Vegetable Man]], or we're done for!]]
'''Buzz Lightyear''' is a [[toy]] that presumably ventures out into infinity... and quite possibly even ''beyond''.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Buzz Lightyear was a seven time [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Olympic]] winner. [[Lickety-Split]] idolized him as a hero and hoped to someday beat his record or get [[Transformer romance|bonded to him]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Toys==
===''Disney-Pixar Label''===
*'''Buzz Lightyear Spaceship''' (2010)
**''Accessories'': Buzz Lightyear mini-figure/ head

:The third unique sculpt created for ''[[Transformers Disney Label]]'', Buzz Lightyear transforms from a movie-accurate Spaceman into a vehicle closely resembling his spaceship from ''{{w|Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story}}'' fiction.

:As the other two Disney Label transformers have their respective pilots disappear and reappear in different uniforms during transformation, Buzz Lightyear's figure features a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]-like method; the Buzz Lightyear pilot figure is removed during transformation, and then flipped over to reveal the robot mode head on the other side of him, which is then inserted into the robot body. When the head is inserted it activates an auto-transformation gimmick which causes his waist to pop out from his torso and his wings to extend. The head doesn't securely lock into the torso too well, and somewhat relies on his helmet canopy to hold it in position.

:He is the only Disney Label figure to not have a "transformerized" robot head, and instead looks just as he does in the movies.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/DisneyLabel/BuzzLightyear/buzzlightyear.htm More information on Buzz Lightyear at TFU.info]''
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[[File:DisneyLabel Buzz Lightyear cosmic black.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Space Rangers don't do monochrome.‎]]
*'''Buzz Lightyear Spaceship Cosmic Black''' (2010)
**''Accessories'': Buzz Lightyear mini-figure/ head

:Buzz Lightyear was [[redeco]]ed in black, white and gray, in sticking with the Disney Label theme of "monochrome" redecoes recalling the days before cartoons were in color. Despite, you know, Buzz Lightyear's whole gig being that he's the brand-spanking-new, hi-tech ''modern'' toy that any other toy would give their moving parts to be, along with the fact that Buzz Lightyear's film series was made in an era in which color was prominent. But hey, gotta get the most from every mold, right?

:The particular pattern of monochrome appears to be an homage to Buzz Lightyear's own toy history, as the colors retained line up closely with the black-and-chrome [[wikia:toystorymerchandise:Intergalactic Buzz Lightyear|Intergalactic Buzz Lightyear]] that was made available as a second release in 1996.
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[[File:DisneyLabel Buzz Lightyear gentei.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Space Rangers get festive for Christmas.‎]]
*'''Buzz Lightyear Spaceship Gentei Version''' (2010)
**''Accessories'': Buzz Lightyear mini-figure/ head

:This [[Christmas]]-themed redeco of Buzz was made available through 7-Eleven's web shop on [[October 19]], and shipped out at some point in [[Calendar|December]].
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==Notes==
* He is named after [[Buzz Aldrin]].
* Unlike previous [[Transformers Disney Label|Disney Label]] figures, Buzz Lightyear does not feature a distinctive faction. His box and the TakaraTomy website seem to label him as being in a "Toy Story" faction, whereas the toy itself unsurprisingly features a [[Wikia:Disney:Star Command|Star Command]] insignia.
* [[Frank Todaro]] voiced Buzz Lightyear in the ''Toy Story Level Kit'' downloadable content for ''{{w|LittleBigPlanet 2}}''. In the Japanese market, [[Minoru Inaba]] voiced the character in the ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' animated series and later reprised the role in ''Kingdom Hearts III''.
* The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode title "[[To Infinity... And Back]]" is a play on reference to Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase "To Infinity and Beyond".

==External links==
*{{w|Buzz Lightyear}} at Wikipedia
*[[Wikia:Disney:Buzz Lightyear|Buzz Lightyear]] at Disney Wiki

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Phil Jimenez

2021-10-12T02:21:17Z

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[[File:PhilJimenez creator.jpg‎|right|thumb|150x|Okay... but with ''what?'']]
'''Phil Jimenez''' (born [[July 12]], [[1970]]) is an American comic book artist and writer, well known for his work on ''Wonder Woman'', ''Infinite Crisis'', ''New [[X-Men]]'', ''The Invisibles'', and ''Amazing [[Spider-Man]]''. Jimenez makes no secret out of his professional admiration of famous comic book artist {{w|George Pérez}}, whom he considers his primary influence, to the point where the two artists' art styles are nearly indistinguishable.

==Cover art==
* ''[[Transformers: Rage in Heaven]]'' (hardcover)
* ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' issues [[Shockwaves|17]] & [[Second Exodus|18]] (retailer incentive covers)

==Package art==
* [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013 [[exclusive]] [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]]

==Comic art==
* [[2005 IDW continuity|The Transformers]]: [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]] Chapters: [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|1]] and [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|12]] (layouts)

==Notes==
* In the late 2000s, Jimenez, in collaboration with [[IDW Publishing]] editor-in-chef [[Chris Ryall]], pitched a comic book crossover between the Transformers and [[DC Comics]]' {{w|Justice League}}. Sadly, the pitch never came to fruition.<ref name="jla">[http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/08/phil-jimenezs-jlatransformers-crossover-pitch-was-undeniably-epic/ Phil Jimenez’s JLA/Transformers crossover pitch was undeniably ‘epic’] at Comic Book Resources</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{w|Phil Jimenez}} at Wikipedia

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Vintage Horror Movie Series

2021-09-11T03:08:59Z

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[[File:DraculaTransformer01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I never drink... ''energon''...]]

The '''Vintage Horror Movie Series''' (ビンテージホラー映画シリーズ ''Vintage Horror Eiga Series'') was a proposed subline to the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 toyline]] which never made it past the conceptualization phase (more specifically, the concept ''art'' phase).

The series would have seen several monsters from classic horror movies realized as transforming robots. Exactly what fiction, if any, might have originally been devised to ''explain'' why these monsters were suddenly turned into giant robots and how they might interact with the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s is unknown. But Facebook came up with something 30 years later, so we're good.

Known monsters within the Vintage Horror Movie Series include:

*[[Dracula]]
*The [[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]
*The [[Fly]]

Sorry, no [[Frankenstein's monster]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
When asked why Transformers based on classic movie monsters exist, [[Vector Prime]] replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, they are actually the alternate forms of unknown Cybertronians, not the real monsters. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10|Ask Vector Prime, 10 June 2015}}

==Toys==
Concept art of the toys was printed in the Deluxe edition of the guidebook ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]''.

Oddly, the legal feasibility of this proposed series is highly questionable. While the character of Count Dracula dwells within the public domain, the Creature from the Black Lagoon is owned by [[Universal|Universal Studios]], whereas the Fly is owned by 20th Century Fox. ''Generations'' identifies the toys as ''being'' these characters specifically, not parodies or approximations. Whether any actual attempts were made by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] or [[Hasbro]] to obtain rights from the proper studios is unknown, though that fact may have contributed to the series' cancellation at the early concept art phase.

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Transformers/Back to the Future issue 4

2021-07-01T01:10:28Z

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|caption=So take me away, I don't mind.
But you better promise me, I'll be back in time!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 23]], [[2021]]
|coverdate=January 2021
|written by=[[Cavan Scott]]
|art by=[[Juan Samu]]
|colors by=[[Candice Han]]
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|editor=[[David Marriotte]] and [[Chase Marotz]]
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'''Can Marty and Gigawatt beat the clock and get back in time to change history?'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Autobot]]s do their best to fight back against the [[Watchtower|towering Decepticon warrior]] disguised as [[Hill Valley]]'s venerable courthouse, and although [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] orders [[Marty McFly]] and [[Doc Brown]] to get Marty's parents to safety, Doc refuses to abandon his new allies and tells Marty to hand him the [[ionic nullifier]] weapon so that he can join the fight. Marty reminds him that they can't risk losing him again—not before he repairs [[Gigawatt]]'s [[flux capacitor]]. When Doc realizes that Gigawatt needs his help, the human scientist quickly gets to work; as the other Autobots do what they can to distract the giant Decepticon and buy time for the humans, Marty watches as [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] takes a direct hit from the giant and dies on the spot. As Doc announces that Gigawatt's good to go, the Decepticon spies the two humans, draws a bead on the pair and opens fire!

Thinking quickly, Gigawatt transforms, dives in front of the two humans, and shields them from the blast with his own body—although his flux capacitor is still intact, he's badly injured, and Doc wonders if he'll be able to reach the requisite eighty-eight miles per hour required for time travel. Damaged but determined, Gigawatt shifts into vehicle mode as Marty clambers in—he has to try. As he holds off their Decepticon foe, Rodimus shouts for [[Skilz]] to support them; the little Autobot promptly transforms into his new hoverboard mode and invites Doc to climb aboard. As Gigawatt struggles to accelerate, Marty shouts that Gigawatt can't make it—at that moment, however, a burst of acceleration flattens him against the seat, and Marty looks behind him to see Doc and Skilz giving them a much-needed speed boost! Despite Rodimus's boasts that the Decepticons can ''never'' defeat humans and Autobots working together, the Autobot leader is finally crushed underfoot and dies; the Decepticon opens fire as it lumbers after Marty and Gigawatt. Gigawatt inches ever closer to time-travel speed as Marty shouts for Doc to jump aboard, but his friend points out there's no time; he and Marty will have to save history by themselves. Heartbroken, Marty tells Gigawatt if there's ''anything'' they can do, and Gigawatt tells him that the only thing they can do now is travel back to [[1984]], stop the time-travelling [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and prevent this terrible timeline from ever coming to pass. As the two disappear in a final burst of fiery energy, Doc and Skilz briefly rejoice; as their Decepticon foe closes in on them, however, all they can do is hope that Marty and Gigawatt succeed in their mission...

In the year 1984, Marty and Gigawatt stake out [[Mount St. Hilary]] and spy two conspicuous vehicles making their way towards the mountain to reactivate [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the other Decepticons: Rumble inside the [[DeLorean time machine]], while [[Biff Tannen]] follows behind with a dump truck full of [[energon cube]]s. Thinking quickly, Gigawatt transforms and uses his alternate mode to run Rumble off the road and overturn the real DeLorean; Rumble is baffled by the sight of ''two'' time machines, until Gigawatt transforms and points Doc's ionic nullifier at the small Decepticon. The damaged Gigawatt is no match for Rumble, however, who promptly blasts him with his own weapons! Intent on avenging his friend, Marty charges at Rumble, but the Decepticon uses his pile-driver weapons to easily throw Marty off-balance. Before he can finish off the young human for good, however, a blast of electrical energy arcs across the battlefield and sends Rumble flying—a unlikely rescue courtesy of Biff, who's recovered the ionic nullifier from Gigawatt's body! Biff's had enough of Rumble pushing him around; if a "loser" like Marty can fight back against the aliens, then he can too... but when he lines up a second shot, he discovers that the weapon's out of power. Taking advantage of the confusion, Rumble sends the unlikely pair diving for cover with another shot from his blasters, then opens up a fissure in the Earth and leaps in.

Underground, Rumble kicks open one of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s access hatches, storms onto the flight deck, and shouts for [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] to reactivate the other Decepticons... before a familiar voice cuts him off, and multiple sets of headlights flare to life—[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the other Autobots! The Autobot leader explains that Marty and Gigawatt had ''already'' broken into the Autobot starship and reactivated their allies ahead of schedule. Realizing that he's been outmaneuevered, Rumble feigns surrender long enough to generate another earthquake and flee back up the fissure. At that moment, however, Marty orders Biff to dump his entire cargo, and the resulting avalanche of energon crushes Rumble under the weight. With the day saved, Marty reunites with Gigawatt; unfortunately, however, the time-travelling Autobot is too badly damaged and can only sputter a weak goodbye to Marty before he finally shuts down. Though Marty's devastated by the loss, Optimus reminds the human that there's still one loose end to tie of: to put history back on its proper course, he has to take the original DeLorean back to the future.

When Marty arrives in [[2015]], he discovers that Doc Brown's waiting for him; although he initially thinks that Doc won't believe his story, he's surprised to see a DeLorean time machine ''already'' parked inside Doc's workshop. At that moment, however, the DeLorean speaks up... then transforms into Gigawatt, fully repaired and better than ever! Doc and the Autobots explain that they worked together to repair Gigawatt. Optimus explains that the Autobots have successfully protected the Earth and its inhabitants for thirty years thanks to Marty's efforts... and Hot Rod cuts in to introduce Marty to their ''other'' human ally—Biff Tannen! With history back on its proper course, Gigawatt and Skilz take Marty back to 1985, and Doc explains that with his new energon-powered time machine he'll be able to visit the past whenever he wants. As a result of their multiple adventures across history, Marty discovers that his parents have become confident, successful, and wealthy enough to buy him the pickup truck he'd always wanted. Though Skilz wonders if Marty will be alright, Gigawatt points out that the Autobots will be keeping an eye on him—but even as they say this, neither of them notice the Decepticon insignia on the grille of Marty's new truck...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashback. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod]] (2)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (3)
* [[Gigawatt]] (4)
* [[Skilz]] (6)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (14)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (15)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (16)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (17)

|c2=
* [[Watchtower]] (1)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (11)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (13)

|c3=
* [[Doc Brown|Doc Brown]] (5)
* [[Lorraine Baines-McFly]] (7)
* [[George McFly]] (8)
* [[Marty McFly]] (9)
* [[Biff Tannen]] (12)

|c4=
* [[Einstein (dog)|Einstein]] (10)

}}

==Quotes==
"Ha! This is why you'll never win, Decepticon. Autobots and humans, working side-by-side. Freedom for all!" 
"No—'''destruction for all!'''"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' goes out fighting at the <s>hands</s> feet of '''Watchtower'''

"You've pushed me around long enough, metalhead. McFly may be a '''pathetic Earthlet'''—" 
 "It's Earthling, you idiot." 
 "Don't push it, McFly." 
:—'''Biff''' and '''Marty''' team up

"Wow! Talk about a '''crushing defeat'''!" 
"Heh! Couldn't happen to a nicer guy."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Brawn''' on Rumble's demise

"You reckon he's gonna be okay, Gigs?" 
"With the Autobots watching out for him? Of course he is, Skilz--Marty McFly is going to have the time of his life!"
:—'''Skilz''' and '''Gigawatt''' close us out

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Rumble recognizes Marty as "the human from the parking lot", referencing his very first encounter with Marty back in [[Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|issue #1]] where he saw Marty travel to and return from the year 1955.
* The comic ends by copying Doc's preamble from issue #1, assuring readers that this is just an imaginary tale with no actual impact on the overall ''Back to the Future'' timeline.

===Transformers references===
* While discussing the Cybertronians, Marty reminds Biff that there's "[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|more to these guys than meets the eye]]", in reference to... look, do we really have to spell it out at this point?
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] sports a white crest, red helmet, and a yellow-orange windshield on his chest—a palette based on how he appeared in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' miniseries.

===Back to the Future references===
* As Gigawatt travels back in time, he leaves behind his license plate, which spins on its corner a few times; the same thing happened in the original ''Back to the Future'' film during Doc's first test of the DeLorean, and again in the ending of ''Part III'' when an oncoming train finally destroyed the time machine for good.
* In the new timeline, Biff has become a trusted human ally of the Autobots; likewise, the first film ended with Biff becoming a dopey, good-natured auto mechanic as a result of Marty changing history in 1955.
* The final page of the comic mirrors the ending of the original ''Back to the Future''—Marty returns to 1985 to find that his parents have become much happier and wealthier as a result of his time-travel adventures, and that they've bought him the truck he'd always wanted. ''Un''like the film, however, Marty's truck might just be a Decepticon in disguise...

===Errors===
* On page eight, Rumble's face is miscolored pink.
* Rumble immediately recognizes Gigawatt as an Autobot... except [[Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|issue #2]] established that Gigawatt was a ''Decepticon'', whom Rumble reactivated along with Megatron and all the others in 1984. Shouldn't 1985 Rumble still think he's a Decepticon?
* As he poses with the other Autobots, Jazz's hood-stripe is black instead of blue.

===Other trivia===
* Whether as a result of IDW's ongoing scheduling problems or some kind of time-travel mishap, the grand finale arrives a whopping ''five months'' late, three months after its already-delayed third issue; with an average of three months between each issue, this lands the series the inglorious reward of quite possibly the most delayed ''Transformers'' comic ever.
* Unusually, Gigawatt's [[license plate]] is not the same as the "OUTTATIME" plate that appears in the film and on his toy; it's instead a made-up plate that reads "GIGS".
* Brawn has been drawn based on the unlicensed FansToys "Hunk" figure. Whoops.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Our heroes up against the Decepticons, by [[Juan Samu]] and [[Candice Han]]
* '''Cover B:''' Schematics for Gigawatt, by [[Chris Panda]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Marty rocks out, by [[Dan Schoening]] and [[Luis Antonio Delgado]]

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Enemy of My Enemy Part Four

2021-02-10T04:26:44Z

Rwe1138: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig3|Enemy of My Enemy}}

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' #4
|prev=Enemy of My Enemy Part Three
|next=
|image=TFTerminator 4 cvrB.jpg
|title="Enemy of My Enemy Part Four"
|caption=So when he's going to meet [[Joker|the Joker]] next?
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] and [[Dark Horse Comics]]
|date=[[September 30]], [[2020]]
|coverdate=September 2020
|story by= [[David Mariotte]], [[Tom Waltz]] and [[John Barber]]
|written by=[[David Mariotte]] and [[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[David García Cruz]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[Tom Waltz]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
}}

'''The future hangs in the balance as Optimus Prime and Megatron face off in final battle—but will Earth's inheritors be human, machine, or Cybertronian?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s made an offer he's sure the [[T-800]] can't turn down: since his robotic foe hails from the future, he gloats that the timeline now hangs on whether or not he executes the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] employees he's holding hostage—and he ''will'' spare the humans, but only if the Terminator returns the favor by helping him to depose [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. But what Starscream ''doesn't'' realize is that the Terminator has already seen through his ploy by analyzing the captives, deducing that none of them are crucial to [[Skynet]]'s creation, and feigning surrender; unaware of the deceit, Starscream lays out his plan...

[[Sarah Connor]] takes cover inside Cyberdyne's parking booth, where she uses the two-way radio to try and contact the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' for reinforcements. She gets no answer, however, and the situation gets worse when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] locks on to her position. Surrounded on all sides by the Decepticons shortly after [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] slays [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], it seems like the end for the trio of her, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]... until [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] detects Sarah's transmission and breaks off from the fight to investigate. He deduces that she cannot reach the ''Ark'', but before he can inform [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] that there are no Autobot reinforcements on the way, Starscream swoops overhead and blasts him through the torso! As Megatron duels [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream swoops in over the pair and ejects the Terminator from his cockpit. This living missile streaks right towards Megatron, but even his heavy-duty weapons only dent the Decepticon leader's thick armor. Tired of the irritating little robot, Megatron contemptuously hurls his attacker back into the sky, and his impact against Starscream's cockpit sends the Air Commander crashing to the ground. The interruption gives Prime the opening he needs to cleave his [[energon-axe]] straight into Megatron's chest, but in spite of this grievous injury, the Decepticon leader still refuses to surrender.

As Ravage witnesses Starscream's betrayal and Soundwave's near-destruction, he finds himself torn away from his mission to stop Sarah and help Soundwave... and that gives the once-meek human the opportunity to grab a handgun and wrestle the feline Decepticon long enough to shove the gun into his mouth and shoot him through the head. Arcee takes out [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] while Velocity and Bumblebee incapacitate [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]]. Sarah tries to pull the badly damaged Terminator out from underneath Starscream, but only retrieves the top half of his body from the wreckage. Starscream has survived the crash, however; as he transforms and prepares to kill the android for his failure, a blast from a furious Soundwave prompts him to make a cowardly retreat. Sparking and leaking, the dying Soundwave accuses the pair of having destroyed the Decepticons... but his words only encourage the pair to join forces and blast him with small-arms fire until he finally collapses.

By the time Bumblebee arrives, Sarah tells him that she couldn't raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and suspects that nobody's coming to help them. Without legs, the Terminator can't complete his mission; he informs Bumblebee that he needs Bumblebee's help. On his instructions, the yellow Autobot tosses the Terminator to Velocity, who hurls him to Arcee... and as Arcee tosses the T-800 at Megatron, the smaller robot flies right into Megatron's chest wound and blasts his [[spark]]! The surge of energy annihilates the Terminator on the spot and rips Megatron apart from the inside; as he dies, Megatron spits defiance at his old friend, who bids him a weary goodbye before turning his attention to their four Decepticon captives. As the Autobots load their prisoners into Optimus's trailer and prepare to return to the ''Ark'', Bumblebee asks Sarah if she'd like to join them as an honorary [[Autobot]]. Sarah declines; she'll do what she can to help the human survivors and keep the police off their trail. They'll keep in touch, Sarah promises, and she'll do her best to keep an eye on her alien friends.

Once Optimus and the Autobots arrive at the molten remains of [[Mount St. Hilary]], however, everything becomes clear—the Terminator had ''always'' intended to double-cross the Transformers, and his betrayal has left them stranded on [[Earth]] without reinforcements or a way home. Velocity can't process the loss, but Optimus urges them to let the past lie and try and find a new way forward. With Megatron gone, Autobots and Decepticons should lay down their arms and live on Earth in secret until they can find a way to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]; both sides agree, and as Prime stares out at the lake of molten magma, he briefly eulogizes the Terminator as best he could: in death, he completed his mission and ended the Cybertronian war.

Time passes, and Sarah eventually gets a job at the [[Skywatch]] corporation, where she uses her new connections to keep an eye on the Transformers in hiding. It seems a happy ending, and perhaps it might be... if not for Skywatch's ''new'' top-secret project. In Skynet's secret [[Omega Base|Alpha Base]], scientists dissect, study, and reverse-engineer Megatron's lifeless remains to create a computerized defense network. Armies of robotic tanks and airborne drones take shape. Legions of skeletal Terminator androids stand ready. Skynet activates... and Megatron lives again.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (9)
* [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (10)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (13)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (14)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (3)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (5)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] (6)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (7)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (8)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (11)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (12)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (15)

|c3=
* [[Sarah Connor]] (4)
* [[Chet]] (16)

|h4=[[Skynet]]|c4=
* [[T-800]] (2)
* [[T-8000]]s (17)
}}

==Quotes==
"We got this, right, Bee? You and I each take an Insecticon and Arcee takes the other two?" 
"I dunno, Lotty. Mebbe if we didn't have Soundwave coming up on our rear, too." 
"Oh... then we're '''doomed''', huh?" 
"Mmm... yep." 
:—'''Velocity''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"I don't fear you. I don't fear your Autobots or the meatbags or the children's toys or Starscream. '''FOR I AM FEAR ITSELF!'''" 
:—'''Megatron'''

"Guess you always land on your feet, huh? Time for your permanent catnap." 
:—'''Sarah Connor''' versus Ravage

"This was supposed to be '''your''' death, Prime. Your death..."
:—'''Megatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s last words

"No use wondering if I ever got through to the Terminator. His mission was accomplished and from '''that''', he is free. I can only hope that was enough."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* As he pretends to accept [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s offer, the Terminator remembers the battle against the 2029 Decepticons from [[Enemy of My Enemy Part One|issue #1]], including the exchange where Starscream calls the Terminators "slave-bots".
* Sarah describes her fight against [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] as "round two", having previously tangled with the Decepticon aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' in [[Enemy of My Enemy Part Two|issue #2]].
* [[Skywatch]] appears in the final page; although issue #2 depicted it as a purely anti-Cybertronian military operation formed in response to the Cybertronian invasion of Earth, in this new timeline it seems to be a more generalized research and development firm, since the invasion never occurred. That's not to say that this new version Skywatch doesn't have ''some'' connections to the Transformers, however...
* ...because the final scene of the comic is set in the same secret bunker underneath the Big Jeff's restaurant that appeared in issue #1, which now hosts a new version of Skynet reverse-engineered from Megatron's remains. Here, however, it's called "Alpha Base" instead of that comic's "[[Omega Base|Omega]]". Much like Omega Base, it features regular Terminator robots, HK tanks and jets, and a new version of the giant [[T-8000]] units, but since ''these'' models are directly reverse-engineered from Megatron's remains, they sport his famous bucket helmet instead.

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee calls Velocity "Lotty", the nickname she frequently went by in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.
* The duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron involves Optimus injuring Megatron with his energon axe and preparing to put him down with it, only for an injured and fallen Megatron to retaliate with a two-handed haymaker uppercut - a reversed homage to their famous duel in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', in which Megatron injured Optimus with a laser sword and Optimus delivered the uppercut. Somewhat tellingly, Megatron dies shortly after making said move, just like Optimus did in the film.
* The Cybertronians ratify their truce by solemnly chanting "[['Til all are one|Till all are one]]", in what's probably a reference to the ending of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', where the victorious Autobots marked the apparent end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] by repeating the phrase.

===Terminator references===
* The Terminator loses his legs when he and Starscream crash; in the {{w|The Terminator|original film}}, he had his legs blown off by Kyle Reese during the final showdown only to continue chasing Sarah Connor as a legless torso.
* The loading bay on the side of Cyberdyne System features signage that reads "T2" and "T3", the generally-accepted fan acronyms for the {{w|Terminator 2: Judgement Day|second}} and {{w|Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines|third}} films in the series.
* The final scene of the miniseries, featuring a new version of Skynet poised and ready to unleash itself upon humanity, appears to tie into a theme from the ''Terminator'' films in its third installation and onwards: the eventual extinction of mankind cannot be stopped, only delayed. Whether it's extensive time-travel manipulation, an entirely new AI taking Skynet's place, or—as seen here—an alien intelligence hijacking the network, the machines ''will'' rise...
** Of course, it also ties into the revelation of ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day''; that the Terminator sent back to kill Sarah Connor was responsible for Skynet's creation, its remains having been found by Cyberdyne.

===Real-life references===
* The calendar inside the Cyberdyne parking booth on page three features a depiction of the ''[[USS Enterprise]]'' battling the ''USS Reliant'' from the film ''[[Star Trek]] II: The Wrath of Khan.''

===Other trivia===
* Originally solicited for a June 24th release, this issue was pushed back to September 16th as a result of IDW Publishing suspending operations, then slipped to the 30th as a result of regular production delays.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Sarah, the Terminator, and Megatron, by [[Gavin Fullerton]]
* '''Cover B''': Optimus Prime and the Terminator, by [[Billie Montfort]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Optimus merged with the Terminator's skull, by [[Freddie E. Williams]] and [[Jeremy Colwell]]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Enemy of My Enemy Part 4}}

Enemy of My Enemy Part Two

2021-02-10T04:13:09Z

Rwe1138: /* Synopsis */

{{disambig3|Enemy of My Enemy}}

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' #2
|prev=Enemy of My Enemy Part One
|next=Enemy of My Enemy Part Three
|image=TFTerminator 2 cvrB.jpg
|title="Enemy of My Enemy Part Two"
|caption=Part metal, part meat. Like a tin of spam.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] and [[Dark Horse Comics]]
|date=[[June 24]], [[2020]]
|coverdate=June 2020
|story by= [[David Mariotte]], [[Tom Waltz]] and [[John Barber]]
|written by=[[David Mariotte]] and [[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[David García Cruz]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[Tom Waltz]], [[Riley Farmer]] and [[Megan Brown]]
}}

'''The Terminator battles Megatron's forces while Sarah Connor makes some unexpected allies, but can the T-800 cooperate with the very beings he's been sent to destroy?'''

==Synopsis==
With the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' having reawakened [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his [[Decepticon]]s, it seems as though nothing can spoil the Decepticon leader's moment of triumph as he levels his [[fusion cannon]] at the still-dormant [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]... but he didn't bargain on the [[T-800]]! Although his first shotgun blast simply bounces off his enemy's armor, Megatron's bemused overconfidence gives the Terminator—armed with superhuman aim and extensive knowledge of Cybertronian weak points—an opening to take out his left optic with one well-placed shot! Wounded and furious, Megatron orders [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to destroy the intruder. The Terminator's unwilling companion [[Sarah Connor]] weighs her options and decides to make a run for it before the aliens notice her, but Soundwave detects her presence and dispatches [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to eliminate her.

Soundwave and Starscream struggle to pin down the smaller and more maneuverable T-800, but Megatron's chief concern is getting his fellow Decepticons back online, using [[Teletraan I]]'s restorative beam to repair and reactivate the remaining Decepticons before eliminating the [[stasis lock]]ed-Autobots. In the meantime, the Terminator withstands Soundwave's sonic blasts and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s lasers, then returns fire by hefting a discarded Cybertronian weapon off the ground and using it to send the purple [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] flying. Ravage pursues Sarah Connor as the [[human]] clambers up a nearby cable and the chase takes them onto Teletraan's console. Ravage's pounce knocks the computer's scanner so that the repair beam intended for [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] hits ''Optimus'' instead; as Starscream and Soundwave try to pin down the Terminator, they're caught off-guard when the revitalized Autobot leader promptly catches the two by surprise and sends them both sprawling! The Decepticons promptly break off their attack on the Terminator and turn their attention to Prime; correctly deducing that there might be ''two'' factions at play here, Sarah turns the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s repair systems on another robot who sports Optimus Prime's symbol... and, a few seconds later, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] joins the fight!

A panicked Starscream assumes that ''all'' the Autobots are coming back to life and orders a retreat. Despite his low opinion of the air commander, Megatron sees wisdom in Starscream's words, and orders his Decepticons to fall back as he blasts a hole in the side of the ship and flies off. The explosion leaves Prime and Bumblebee shaken but unhurt... but Prime, dismayed, notes the collateral damage has killed many Autobots and left more badly injured. Optimus thanks his strange rescuer for intervening, but the Terminator, now reduced to his metal endoskeleton, informs the pair that they too must be terminated!

The Terminator lands a shot on Optimus before Bumblebee wrestles him to the ground, but all three of the robots stop in their tracks when Sarah intervenes, and points out that, as far as she can tell, the Terminator's aggression makes him the ''real'' menace. As an intrigued Optimus mulls over the prospect of sentient organics, Sarah demands an explanation of his mission and whether she should simply let the two bigger machines destroy him. The Terminator finally admits the course that history takes from this point: after the [[Mount St. Hilary]] eruption awakens the Cybertronians, Megatron's war against humanity will prompt the people of Earth to form [[Skywatch]], an anti-Transformer taskforce, and develop the [[Skynet]] supercomputer network to coordinate armies of man-made Terminator robots. But, despite Skynet's efforts, the war will end with total Cybertronian victory, the complete conquest of Earth... and mankind's extinction. Skynet only survives by feigning surrender and secretly constructing a time machine to retroactively win the war, but the Terminator's explanation deliberately omits the ''other'' part of his time-travelling mission—to ensure the creation of ''Skynet''.

Although Bumblebee's unmoved, Optimus mulls over the implications of this story. In the Terminator's future, he eventually concludes, he and the Autobots must have died today, or else they surely would've stood up against Megatron's tyranny. Thus, the Terminator's interference has ''already'' altered the timeline; if that's true, Prime concludes, then they still have a chance to work together, prevent this dire future from ever coming to pass, and ensure the freedom of ''all'' sentient beings on Earth—biological or mechanical. With Sarah's encouragement, the Terminator weighs his options and then, reluctantly, accepts Prime's truce. The strange alliance ratified, Optimus asks for Sarah's help with reviving more Autobots; Sarah accepts, if he'll take her home afterwards... but when the Autobot leader assumes his new [[alternate mode]], based on the truck that the Terminator hijacked to get them to [[Oregon]] in the first place, the reminder causes her to turn down the free ride.

On Oregon's west coast, the Decepticons regroup at a beach, where Starscream explains that their mysterious attacker was a cleverly-disguised machine, not one of the planet's native organic sentients. The fragile humans should give them no trouble, and Starscream illustrates this point by casually annihilating a nearby group of beachgoers. Pleased at the prospect of easy conquest, Megatron turns his attention to [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s as they return from scouting the surrounding area for energy. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] reports that they've found a suitable power source to fuel their invasion: a nearby robotics laboratory that he suspects might be connected to their mechanical foe. The Decepticons eagerly lay siege to the lab, unaware of the building's portentous position in history... the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (10)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (15)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (16)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (17)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (18)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (19)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (20)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (2)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
* [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] (6)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (7)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (9)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (11)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (12)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (13)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] (14)

|c3=
* [[Sarah Connor]] (8)
* Beachgoers (22)

|h4=[[Skynet]]|c4=
* [[T-800]] (4)

}}

==Quotes==
"Goodbye, Optimus Prime. You die as you lived... ignorant and useless."
:—'''Megatron'''

"Look, I get that you have your reasons, but right now, I only see '''one''' killer robot. I mean, the yellow one's called Bumblebee. That's ridiculous."
:—'''Sarah Connor''' chews out '''the Terminator'''

"Together, we shall ensure '''both''' your people's survival... for freedom is the right of '''all''' sentient beings."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Refraktor (or, well, ''a'' Refraktor)'s dead body appeared in [[Enemy of My Enemy Part One|the previous issue]]; the T-800's story in this issue shows an army of Terminators gunning him down in the post-apocalyptic [[Los Angeles]] battleground we glimpsed in the first splash panel of issue #1.
* Curiously, this series depicts the three [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s as stasis-locked Decepticons aboard the ''Ark''. This isn't true for the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], which introduced the trio as having bailed from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' during its crash in the episode "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]," nor the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], where the three travelled to Earth from Cybertron by [[space bridge]].

===Transformers references===
* As he prepares to put down Optimus Prime, Megatron takes a moment to thank Skywarp for waking him first; this sequence of events is consistent with "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", where Skywarp was the first Transformer aboard the ''Ark'' to be reformatted and reactivated by Teletraan I, and promptly interfered with the computer's scanning beams to bring Megatron and the other Decepticons back online.
* The Terminator's tactical overlay identifies Starscream as "MODEL 0022^15" in reference to both his traditional {{w|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15}} alternate mode and his [[Starscream (Movie)|film counterpart]]'s {{w|Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor|F-22}} form, Soundwave as "MODEL MC^10", a nod to the [[Micro Change|Micro Change "Cassette Man"]] toy and the "MC-10" molded on its door, and, finally, Megatron as "MODEL P38^UNC", an allusion to the [[Micro Change]] "MC-13 Gun Robo Walther P-38 U.N.C.L.E.", named for its {{w|Walther P38}} altmode and accessories inspired by the television show {{w|''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.}}''
* A cocky Skywarp sardonically compares his battle against the Terminator to "shooting [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s in a barrel."
* It's not clear if [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is dead or simply injured after Megatron leaves, but he's shown leaking fire and smoke from a hole on his left side, evoking his death in the infamous opening battle of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Other Cybertronians, such as [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], are colored gray, evoking [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s fate from the film.
* In this universe, [[Skynet]] is revealed to have been created by [[Skywatch|Sky''watch'']]; first a clandestine US government agency, then a full-blown international taskforce, this anti-Transformer organization was an off-again, on-again antagonist during IDW Publishing's [[2005 IDW continuity|first ongoing ''Transformers'' continuity]], before the more famous [[Earth Defense Command]] replaced it during a [[2014]] storyline.
* The Terminator's story shows a victorious Megatron defacing the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]] by turning it into his personal throne, in reference to a similar moment from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]". The scene recieved a prior shout-out during the second act of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' and one of the endings of ''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game]].
* Bumblebee calls Prime "Big Bot," a nickname [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] used for [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' cartoons.
* The dune buggy on the beach is drawn and colored to resemble [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]'s [[alternate mode]].

===Terminator references===
* As she reactivates Bumblebee, Sarah ruefully notes that it "seems like Judgement Day's coming anyway" in reference to both {{w|Terminator 2: Judgment Day|the second ''Terminator'' film}} and the [[fandom:terminator:Judgment Day|in-universe event]]—although the latter incident does not actually appear to have ''occurred'' in this particular timeline, with the devastated landscape from issue #1 apparently the result of a protracted Decepticon occupation, not a nuclear apocalypse.
* The [[fandom:terminator:Cyberdyne Systems|Cyberdyne Systems]] corporation plays a major role in ''Terminator'' lore; the factory that Megatron attacks is based on the location from {{w|The Terminator|the first ''Terminator'' film}}, where Sarah finally outsmarted the killer robot and fatally crushed him beneath a hydraulic press. {{w|Terminator 2: Judgment Day|The sequel}} then revealed that Cyberdyne had helped ''create'' Skynet's technology after salvaging and reverse-engineering the Terminator's remains in a classic {{w|bootstrap paradox|bootstrap paradox}}. As the Skynet of ''this'' universe, is, at least in part, a creation of Skywatch, it remains to be seen just how Megatron's attack on the facility might change the future...

===Errors===
* On page five, Sideswipe is colored gray instead of red before the fight breaks out—although, given the nature of the scene, it’s possible that he's already dead.

===Other trivia===
* Originally solicited for an April 22nd release, this issue was deliberately pushed back to late June due to [[IDW Publishing]] temporarily suspending operations due to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
* Backmatter for this issue is a four-page "How the Machines Are Made," feature, which feature a behind-the-scenes look at how the first two pages went from script, to layout, to inks, to color.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Optimus Prime and a time sphere, by [[Gavin Fullerton]]
* '''Cover B''': The T-800 triumphant, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[David García Cruz]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Optimus Prime and an army of Terminators, by [[Freddie E. Williams]] and [[Jeremy Colwell]]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Enemy of My Enemy Part 2}}

Enemy of My Enemy Part One

2021-02-10T04:10:55Z

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{{disambig3|Enemy of My Enemy}}

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' #1
|prev=
|next=Enemy of My Enemy Part Two
|image=TFTerminator 1 cvrB.jpg
|title="Enemy of My Enemy Part One"
|caption=More brutal than being in ''Mortal Kombat 11''.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] and [[Dark Horse Comics]]
|date=[[March 25]], [[2020]]
|coverdate=March 2020
|story by= [[David Mariotte]], [[Tom Waltz]] and [[John Barber]]
|written by=[[David Mariotte]] and [[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[David García Cruz]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[Tom Waltz]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
}}

'''To save the future, a Terminator unit must travel to the past to carry out a critical mission: end the Cybertronian war on Earth before it ever begins!'''

==Synopsis==
The year [[2029]]: in the war-torn ruins of [[Los Angeles]], a lone resistance fighter makes his way through a mass graveyard of mangled Cybertronian corpses, slips past the machines that patrol the burned-out city, and makes his way to his rendezvous, only to be met by a skeletal Terminator android! But all is not as it seems; this resistance fighter is ''himself'' a Terminator, an advanced [[T-800]] unit clad in human flesh, sourced by [[Skynet]] for a desperate, last-ditch mission. In [[Skynet]]'s subterranean [[Omega Base]], legions of Terminators prepare this cyborg infiltrator for a trip through time via Skynet's experimental [[time displacement device]], but their window of opportunity is closing fast. Sure enough, an aboveground explosion shakes the bunker, a sure sign that an enemy patrol's found their position—a patrol that consists of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], his [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s... for in ''this'' upside-down future, ''Skynet'' is the resistance, whose mechanical soldiers wage a losing war against the forces of the [[Decepticon]]s!

War machines from two different worlds clash as Skynet tries to stall out the Decepticons for as long as possible: hordes of T-800 Terminators attempt to overwhelm their foes but are quickly blown to bits, and even Skynet's gigantic, Cybertronian-derived [[T-8000]]s only impede the Transformers for a moment before [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] get the upper hand. With the destruction of Skynet's last holdout, the Decepticons have seemingly completed their conquest of [[Earth]], until Starscream glimpses the activation of the time machine. Although he's unaware of the true nature of Skynet's final gambit, Starscream nevertheless tries to snatch the T-800 out of the glowing energy sphere that envelops the cyborg, but he's not fast enough to stop his foe from disappearing in a blinding flash of light...

The year [[1984]]: in a Los Angeles alleyway, a crackling time sphere deposits the naked form of the T-800 just outside of the [[Big Jeff's]] restaurant that will, in his future, eventually become the site of Omega Base. Inside that restaurant, a news broadcast reports on the impending eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in [[Oregon]], but waitress [[Sarah Connor]] has other concerns on her mind as she serves coffee to a particularly surly trucker, whose enthusiasm about his new shotgun causes her to accidentally spill coffee on his shirt. At the behest of her manager, Sarah goes after the man when he storms out without paying his bill, and although Sarah tries to get him to see sense, the trucker grows more and more irate. Right when it seems that the situation is about to get violent, however, he finds himself grabbed by the still-nude Terminator, who demands that the man hand over his clothes. Naturally, the trucker refuses and immediately goes for his gun, but although his shot goes right through his assailant's hand, it doesn't even slow him down—and the Terminator promptly kills the man with a single punch. Understandably terrified by this encounter, Sarah tries to get out of the situation as fast as she can, but freezes when her rescuer, now dressed in the other man's clothing, points a gun at ''her'' and demands to know her name. When Sarah introduces herself, the Terminator asks if she knows anything about Mount St. Hilary and how he can get there. Sarah stammers that he could take the freeway up to Oregon... but the Terminator intimidates her into joining him as he climbs into the truck.

The unlikely duo make their way north along the interstate to Oregon as Sarah tries to press this mysterious man for more information, but the Terminator remains cagey and simply tells her that they need to reach the volcano before it erupts, the only way to prevent the end of the world. Although she's understandably confused, Sarah takes the opportunity to point out that this plan has already gone awry: the volcano has ''already'' begun its fateful eruption. Sarah's compatriot informs her that, although they can't stop the volcano from erupting, he can switch to his secondary directive... seconds before he stomps on the gas pedal and smashes through a state trooper roadblock! Terrified, Sarah tries to shout that she's being kidnapped as she wrestles for control of the wheel, but the Terminator misunderstands the gesture and takes it as a cue to veer their truck right off the road and into the foothills. Sarah initially thinks that they're driving their truck straight into the lava until the Terminator corrects her... they're headed towards the looming shape of a [[Ark (G1)|gigantic starship]] lodged in the mountainside.

As the truck approaches the vessel, a tiny machine emerges from the wreck; this [[Sky Spy|strange probe]] promptly envelops their truck in a beam of blue light... at which point the Terminator uses the trucker's shotgun to blow the machine out of the sky. The critically damaged probe loses altitude and slams into the driver's side of the vehicle, crumpling the Terminator beneath a mass of metal—and although it takes much more than that to put down a Terminator, a horrified Sarah realizes that her captor isn't human at all when the impact sloughs off half of the robot's organic face. Ignoring her questions, the Terminator grinds the ruined truck to a halt deep inside the cavernous starship and explains that ''this'' is where it all began: this is the ship that brought Skynet's enemies to Earth, and the probe is a sign that the alien invaders have already awoken. Sarah asks what'll happen to ''her'', but the Terminator doesn't care: she played no role in the development of Skynet, and her survival in the coming machine war is irrelevant. Although Skynet did not send him back far enough to achieve his ''primary'' directive—to prevent the awakening of the Cybertronians entirely—his ''secondary'' directive is to terminate Skynet's enemies; a fact that he boldly announces to the Decepticons as a reactivated [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] looms over a still-dormant [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (2)
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (3)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (7)
* [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] (9)
* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (10)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] (4)
* Unknown [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] (5)
* Another Seeker (8)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (12)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (13)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (14)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (15)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (16)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] (17)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (22)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (23)

|c3=
* [[Sarah Connor]] (18)
* Trucker (19)
* Sarah’s manager (20)

|h4=[[Skynet]]|c4=
* [[T-800]] (1)
* [[T-8000]]s (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"You were right, 'Screamer. They were nesting underground! Like those... watchamacallem... mole people!"
:—'''Thundercracker'''

"Don't you dare do... '''whatever''' you're doing!"
:—'''Starscream''' witnesses the activation of the time machine

"Hello? Earth to... guy? '''What's''' at Mount St. Hilary?" 
"A chance to prevent the end of the world and protect Earth's population. It is '''imperative''' we reach Mount St. Hilary before it erupts." 
"Okay, maybe we don't talk anymore."
:—'''Sarah''' and the '''T-800''' don't get on well

"So, ah—you're '''not''' a machine?" 
"I am a machine from Earth. Not an invader." 
"Of course. Obviously."
:—'''Sarah''' and the '''T-800'''

"'''Cybertronians'''—'''I will see you in hell.'''"
:—The Terminator gets ready to do what it does best

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* As is to be expected for a franchise involving copious amounts of [[time travel]], ''Terminator''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s continuity is... ''tangled'', to say the least. While the {{w|The Terminator (film)|first}} and {{w|Terminator 2: Judgement Day|second}} films logically flow into one another and form the loose foundation for what could be considered the "''Terminator'' universe," things get fraught from there: ''{{w|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles|The Sarah Connor Chronicles}}'', ''{{w|Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines|Rise of the Machines}}'', ''{{w|Terminator Salvation|Salvation}}'', and ''{{w|Terminator Genisys|Genisys}}'' are all basically irreconcilable with one another, presenting conflicting accounts of both past and future events; indeed, 2019's ''{{w|Terminator: Dark Fate|Dark Fate}}'', in its push to market itself as the "true" sequel to ''Judgement Day'', would eventually dismiss all of these other works as irreconcilable alternate timelines. So—all this to say, ''Transformers vs. The Terminator'' (perhaps unsurprisingly) presents an entirely new chronology that doesn't gel with any of these aforementioned films: in ''this'' comic's future, Skynet is at war with the Decepticons, Sarah's son [[fandom:terminator:John Connor|John]] and his [[fandom:terminator:Resistance|anti-Skynet militia]] don't seem to exist, and the Terminator unit sent back to 1984 has no knowledge of nor any interest in Sarah Connor—a stark contrast to the original film, where the T-800's primary mission was to kill Sarah before she could conceive John.
* The past segments of this comic are set in 1984, the release years for both the ''Transformers'' and ''Terminator'' franchises.

===Transformers references===
* The 2029 version of Starscream takes heavy inspiration from his [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Starscream (Armada)|counterpart]], more specifically, his 2005 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' toy]] (and, by extension, so do the two other Seekers).
* The [[Sky Spy]] probe that scans Sarah and the Terminator's stolen truck—the truck that will obviously go on to provide the basis for Optimus Prime's alternate mode—briefly envelops it in a glowing cube of energy, recalling the [[scanning]] sequence from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]."

===Terminator references===
* The comic's opening narration tweaks the original preface for the first ''Terminator'' film and turns it on its head: where the opening narration to ''that'' film ended with the line "...the final battle would not be fought in the future. It would be fought here, in our present," the line is amended here to read "the final battle will '''not''' be fought in the present."
* The 2029 versions of Starscream and the Seekers all transform into [[fandom:terminator:HK-Aerial|hunter-killer aerials]], airborne drones that have appeared in every ''Terminator'' film in some capacity. Likewise, the treaded vehicle that the T-800 hitches a ride on are ground-based [[fandom:terminator:HK-Tank|hunter-killer tanks]], although given the nature of the scene it's not clear if these belong to Skynet or the Decepticons.
* Skynet's Omega Base is built underneath the ruins of a [[fandom:terminator:Big Jeff's|Big Jeff's restaurant]], the fictional franchise that appeared in the first ''Terminator'' film (and indeed, we see Sarah working as a restaurant waitress there in this very comic, her day job before the events of ''The Terminator'').
* The time machine as it appears in this comic is specifically drawn to resemble its appearance in ''Terminator: Genysis'', which was itself based off of unused concept art from ''Judgement Day''.
* The Terminator attempts to smile several times throughout the comic, although the effect is more unsettling than anything else; a deleted scene in ''Judgement Day'' (included in the Special Edition of the film) had that film's Terminator attempt to smile, with a similarly rictus-like effect.
* The comic occasionally features panels from the Terminator's perspective, which use a red-tinted overlay and a scrolling stream of data in homage to similar POV shots from the various ''Terminator'' films. In one instance, when Sarah Connor is needling the Terminator for information, his HUD shows several options of response, recreating the scene in the original film where the Terminator is questioned by the tenet of the apartment he's stationed in, including two of the options: "Yes/No" and "Go away". What isn't replicated, however, is the response he chose: "F*** you asshole."
* Starscream announces that Skynet's "judgement" is at hand, which might be a reference to both ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' and the [[fandom:terminator:Judgment Day|in-universe nuclear holocaust]] from whence that film derived its name.
* One of the established rules of ''Terminator'' time travel is that only organic material (and inorganic material surrounded by organic flesh, such as a Terminator) can travel in time; as a result, every time traveler arrives in the past naked, and must find era-appropriate clothes after arriving. Like in the first ''Terminator'' movie, the T-800 winds up having to kill a human to steal his clothes, which, in keeping with tradition, just happen to include a pair of sunglasses and a slick leather jacket.
* The Terminator repeats several phrases from both Starscream and the trucker he kills, homaging the scene in the original film where the Terminator repeated several phrases spoken to him by the punks he first encountered. Furthering the homage, the trucker refers to the Terminator as "Laundry Day", in reference to one of the punk's lines: "Wash day tomorrow? Nothing clean, right?"
* The Terminator implores Sarah to join him by telling her to "come with [him] if you want to live," a phrase that's been (more or less) uttered in all six films; it was originally uttered by Kyle Reese in the first film, but was used by the T-800 himself in ''Judgement Day'', and has generally since been used by other T-800s and even other characters in the sequels, including Connor herself in ''Genisys'' and ''Dark Fate''.
* When the Sky Spy crashes into the T-800, the left side of his face is destroyed, revealed his robotic eye underneath; the same way the original Terminator had his left eye ruined in the first film, revealing his robotic eye underneath. This has happened to the heroic T-800s in each of the sequels as well-although it varies from film to film which side of the face is destroyed (with ''Judgement Day'' having the right eye ruined). The only film in which this doesn't happen is ''Salvation''—Schwarzenegger was not in the film physically at the time (serving as the governor of [[California]]), and the mocap-based CGI stand-in had his artificial skin burned off very quickly.
* When Sarah cries for help in the highway, she describes the T-800 as a "psycho [[Germany|german]] guy", probably referencing to his accent. Well, this {{w|Arnold Schwarzenegger|shouldn't be a surprise}}...

===Real-life references===
* Thundercracker compares the forces in the Skynet bunker to "{{w|mole people}}."
* Big Jeff's may be a fictional franchise, but artist [[Alex Milne]] has reinterpreted the restaurant's chubby blond mascot to more closely resemble {{w|Bob's Big Boy}}, the face of the real-world {{w|Big Boy Restaurants}} franchise.

===Errors===
* On page 5, the word that should be "costs" is instead in its singular form.
*On page 9, Mount St. Hilary’s name is misspelled as "Mount St. Hillary," with an extra L.
* On the last panel on page 14, "prerogative" is misspelled as "perogative".

===Other trivia===
* The second line of binary on page four, "00111010 00101001?", translates to ":)?", presumably, a response his fellow Terminator's awkward smile. None of the other binary codes in the scene translate into anything meaningful.
* Backmatter for this issue includes [[Alex Milne]]'s concept art for the Seekers and Skynet's [[T-8000]] robots.

===Covers (14)===
* '''Cover A''': The Terminator wears Optimus Prime's face, by [[Gavin Fullerton]]
* '''Cover B''': The forces of Skynet stand triumphant over the Cybertronians, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[David García Cruz]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover A''': Megatron and the machines, by [[Freddie E. Williams]] and [[Jeremy Colwell]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover B''': Optimus Prime and a T-800, by [[Francesco Francavilla]]
* '''Diamond Retailer summit exclusive''': [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] lunges for a Terminator, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Frankie's Comics exclusive''': The Terminator and the Decepticon sigil, by [[Ultraraw28]]
* '''Dallas Fan Expo exclusive''': Optimus Prime teams up with a T-800, by [[Kael Ngu]]
* '''Slabbed Heroes exclusive''': Megatron adorned in fallen robots, by [[John Giang]]
* '''Unknown Comics exclusive''': A collage of preexisting artwork depicting a battle between Autobots, Decepticons, and Skynet, by [[Alan Quah]] and [[Komikaki Studio]]
* '''Jolzar Comics exclusive''': The T-800 poses next to Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's remains, by [[Diego Galindo]]
* '''Bell County Comic Con exclusive A''': Optimus Prime is swarmed by Terminators, by [[Phil Salazar]]
* '''Bell County Comic Con exclusive B''': Optimus, Bumblebee, Terminators, and Megatron, by [[Edward Kraatz]] and Phil Salazar
* '''Scorpion Comics exclusive''': The Terminator fires his gun, by [[Monte Moore]]
* '''IDW Convention exclusive''': Soundwave and Skynet, by [[Livio Ramondelli]]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Enemy of My Enemy Part 1}}

Enemy of My Enemy Part One

2021-02-10T04:05:49Z

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{{disambig3|Enemy of My Enemy}}

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' #1
|prev=
|next=Enemy of My Enemy Part Two
|image=TFTerminator 1 cvrB.jpg
|title="Enemy of My Enemy Part One"
|caption=More brutal than being in ''Mortal Kombat 11''.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] and [[Dark Horse Comics]]
|date=[[March 25]], [[2020]]
|coverdate=March 2020
|story by= [[David Mariotte]], [[Tom Waltz]] and [[John Barber]]
|written by=[[David Mariotte]] and [[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[David García Cruz]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[Tom Waltz]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
}}

'''To save the future, a Terminator unit must travel to the past to carry out a critical mission: end the Cybertronian war on Earth before it ever begins!'''

==Synopsis==
The year [[2029]]: in the war-torn ruins of [[Los Angeles]], a lone resistance fighter makes his way through a mass graveyard of mangled Cybertronian corpses, slips past the machines that patrol the burned-out city, and makes his way to his rendezvous, only to be met by a skeletal Terminator android! But all is not as it seems; this resistance fighter is ''himself'' a Terminator, an advanced [[T-800]] unit clad in human flesh, sourced by [[Skynet]] for a desperate, last-ditch mission. In [[Skynet]]'s subterranean [[Omega Base]], legions of Terminators prepare this cyborg infiltrator for a trip through time via Skynet's experimental [[time displacement device]], but their window of opportunity is closing fast. Sure enough, an aboveground explosion shakes the bunker, a sure sign that an enemy patrol's found their position—a patrol that consists of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], his [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s... for in ''this'' upside-down future, ''Skynet'' is the resistance, whose mechanical soldiers wage a losing war against the forces of the [[Decepticon]]s!

War machines from two different worlds clash as Skynet tries to stall out the Decepticons for as long as possible: hordes of T-800 Terminators attempt to overwhelm their foes but are quickly blown to bits, and even Skynet's gigantic, Cybertronian-derived [[T-8000]]s only impede the Transformers for a moment before [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] get the upper hand. With the destruction of Skynet's last holdout, the Decepticons have seemingly completed their conquest of [[Earth]], until Starscream glimpses the activation of the time machine. Although he's unaware of the true nature of Skynet's final gambit, Starscream nevertheless tries to snatch the T-800 out of the glowing energy sphere that envelops the cyborg, but he's not fast enough to stop his foe from disappearing in a blinding flash of light...

The year [[1984]]: in a Los Angeles alleyway, a crackling time sphere deposits the naked form of the T-800 just outside of the [[Big Jeff's]] restaurant that will, in his future, eventually become the site of Omega Base. Inside that restaurant, a news broadcast reports on the impending eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in [[Oregon]], but waitress [[Sarah Connor]] has other concerns on her mind as she serves coffee to a particularly surly trucker, whose enthusiasm about his new shotgun causes her to accidentally spill coffee on his shirt. At the behest of her manager, Sarah goes after the man when he storms out without paying his bill, and although Sarah tries to get him to see sense, the trucker grows more and more irate. Right when it seems that the situation is about to get violent, however, he finds himself grabbed by the still-nude Terminator, who demands that the man hand over his clothes. Naturally, the trucker refuses and immediately goes for his gun, but although his shot goes right through his assailant's hand, it doesn't even slow him down—and the Terminator promptly kills the man with a single punch. Understandably terrified by this encounter, Sarah tries to get out of the situation as fast as she can, but freezes when her rescuer, now dressed in the other man's clothing, points a gun at ''her'' and demands to know her name. When Sarah introduces herself, the Terminator asks if she knows anything about Mount St. Hilary and how he can get there. Sarah stammers that he could take the freeway up to Oregon... but the Terminator intimidates her into joining him as he climbs into the truck.

The unlikely duo make their way north along the interstate to Oregon as Sarah tries to press this mysterious man for more information, but the Terminator remains cagey and simply tells her that they need to reach the volcano before it erupts, the only way to prevent the end of the world. Although she's understandably confused, Sarah takes the opportunity to point out that this plan has already gone awry: the volcano has ''already'' begun its fateful eruption. Sarah's compatriot informs her that, although they can't stop the volcano from erupting, he can switch to his secondary directive... seconds before he stomps on the gas pedal and smashes through a state trooper roadblock! Terrified, Sarah tries to shout that she's being kidnapped as she wrestles for control of the wheel, but the Terminator misunderstands the gesture and takes it as a cue to veer their truck right off the road and into the foothills. Sarah initially thinks that they're driving their truck straight into the lava until the Terminator corrects her... they're headed towards the looming shape of a [[Ark (G1)|gigantic starship]] lodged in the mountainside.

As the truck approaches the vessel, a tiny machine emerges from the wreck; this [[Sky Spy|strange probe]] promptly envelops their truck in a beam of blue light... at which point the Terminator uses the trucker's shotgun to blow the machine out of the sky. The critically damaged probe loses altitude and slams into the driver's side of the vehicle, crumpling the Terminator beneath a mass of metal—and although it takes much more than that to put down a Terminator, a horrified Sarah realizes that her captor isn't human at all when the impact sloughs off half of the robot's organic face. Ignoring her questions, the Terminator grinds the ruined truck to a halt deep inside the cavernous starship and explains that ''this'' is where it all began: this is the ship that brought Skynet's enemies to Earth, and the probe is a sign that the alien invaders have already awoken. Sarah asks what'll happen to ''her'', but the Terminator doesn't care: she played no role in the development of Skynet, and her survival in the coming machine war is irrelevant. Although Skynet did not send him back far enough to achieve his ''primary'' directive—to prevent the awakening of the Cybertronians entirely—his ''secondary'' directive is to terminate Skynet's enemies; a fact that he boldly announces to the Decepticons as a reactivated [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] looms over a still-dormant [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (2)
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (3)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (7)
* [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] (9)
* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (10)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] (4)
* Unknown [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] (5)
* Another Seeker (8)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (12)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (13)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (14)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (15)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (16)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] (17)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (22)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (23)

|c3=
* [[Sarah Connor]] (18)
* Trucker (19)
* Sarah’s manager (20)

|h4=[[Skynet]]|c4=
* [[T-800]] (1)
* [[T-8000]]s (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"You were right, 'Screamer. They were nesting underground! Like those... watchamacallem... mole people!"
:—'''Thundercracker'''

"Don't you dare do... '''whatever''' you're doing!"
:—'''Starscream''' witnesses the activation of the time machine

"Hello? Earth to... guy? '''What's''' at Mount St. Hilary?" 
"A chance to prevent the end of the world and protect Earth's population. It is '''imperative''' we reach Mount St. Hilary before it erupts." 
"Okay, maybe we don't talk anymore."
:—'''Sarah''' and the '''T-800''' don't get on well

"So, ah—you're '''not''' a machine?" 
"I am a machine from Earth. Not an invader." 
"Of course. Obviously."
:—'''Sarah''' and the '''T-800'''

"'''Cybertronians'''—'''I will see you in hell.'''"
:—The Terminator gets ready to do what it does best

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* As is to be expected for a franchise involving copious amounts of [[time travel]], ''Terminator''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s continuity is... ''tangled'', to say the least. While the {{w|The Terminator (film)|first}} and {{w|Terminator 2: Judgement Day|second}} films logically flow into one another and form the loose foundation for what could be considered the "''Terminator'' universe," things get fraught from there: ''{{w|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles|The Sarah Connor Chronicles}}'', ''{{w|Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines|Rise of the Machines}}'', ''{{w|Terminator Salvation|Salvation}}'', and ''{{w|Terminator Genisys|Genisys}}'' are all basically irreconcilable with one another, presenting conflicting accounts of both past and future events; indeed, 2019's ''{{w|Terminator: Dark Fate|Dark Fate}}'', in its push to market itself as the "true" sequel to ''Judgement Day'', would eventually dismiss all of these other works as irreconcilable alternate timelines. So—all this to say, ''Transformers vs. The Terminator'' (perhaps unsurprisingly) presents an entirely new chronology that doesn't gel with any of these aforementioned films: in ''this'' comic's future, Skynet is at war with the Decepticons, Sarah's son [[fandom:terminator:John Connor|John]] and his [[fandom:terminator:Resistance|anti-Skynet militia]] don't seem to exist, and the Terminator unit sent back to 1984 has no knowledge of nor any interest in Sarah Connor—a stark contrast to the original film, where the T-800's primary mission was to kill Sarah before she could conceive John.
* The past segments of this comic are set in 1984, the release years for both the ''Transformers'' and ''Terminator'' franchises.

===Transformers references===
* The 2029 version of Starscream takes heavy inspiration from his [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Starscream (Armada)|counterpart]], more specifically, his 2005 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' toy]] (and, by extension, so do the two other Seekers).
* The [[Sky Spy]] probe that scans Sarah and the Terminator's stolen truck—the truck that will obviously go on to provide the basis for Optimus Prime's alternate mode—briefly envelops it in a glowing cube of energy, recalling the [[scanning]] sequence from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]."

===Terminator references===
* The comic's opening narration tweaks the original preface for the first ''Terminator'' film and turns it on its head: where the opening narration to ''that'' film ended with the line "...the final battle would not be fought in the future. It would be fought here, in our present," the line is amended here to read "the final battle will '''not''' be fought in the present."
* The 2029 versions of Starscream and the Seekers all transform into [[fandom:terminator:HK-Aerial|hunter-killer aerials]], airborne drones that have appeared in every ''Terminator'' film in some capacity. Likewise, the treaded vehicle that the T-800 hitches a ride on are ground-based [[fandom:terminator:HK-Tank|hunter-killer tanks]], although given the nature of the scene it's not clear if these belong to Skynet or the Decepticons.
* Skynet's Omega Base is built underneath the ruins of a [[fandom:terminator:Big Jeff's|Big Jeff's restaurant]], the fictional franchise that appeared in the first ''Terminator'' film (and indeed, we see Sarah working as a restaurant waitress there in this very comic, her day job before the events of ''The Terminator'').
* The time machine as it appears in this comic is specifically drawn to resemble its appearance in ''Terminator: Genysis'', which was itself based off of unused concept art from ''Judgement Day''.
* The Terminator attempts to smile several times throughout the comic, although the effect is more unsettling than anything else; a deleted scene in ''Judgement Day'' (included in the Special Edition of the film) had that film's Terminator attempt to smile, with a similarly rictus-like effect.
* The comic occasionally features panels from the Terminator's perspective, which use a red-tinted overlay and a scrolling stream of data in homage to similar POV shots from the various ''Terminator'' films. In one instance, when Sarah Connor is needling the Terminator for information, his HUD shows several options of response, recreating the scene in the original film where the Terminator is questioned by the tenet of the apartment he's stationed in, including two of the options: "Yes/No" and "Go away". What isn't replicated, however, is the response he chose: "F*** you asshole."
* Starscream announces that Skynet's "judgement" is at hand, which might be a reference to both ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' and the [[fandom:terminator:Judgment Day|in-universe nuclear holocaust]] from whence that film derived its name.
* One of the established rules of ''Terminator'' time travel is that only organic material (and inorganic material surrounded by organic flesh, such as a Terminator) can travel in time; as a result, every time traveler arrives in the past naked, and must find era-appropriate clothes after arriving. Like in the first ''Terminator'' movie, the T-800 winds up having to kill a human to steal his clothes, which, in keeping with tradition, just happen to include a pair of sunglasses and a slick leather jacket.
* The Terminator repeats several phrases from both Starscream and the trucker he kills, homaging the scene in the original film where the Terminator repeated several phrases spoken to him by the punks he first encountered. Furthering the homage, the trucker refers to the Terminator as "Laundry Day", in reference to one of the punk's lines: "Wash day tomorrow? Nothing clean, right?"
* The Terminator implores Sarah to join him by telling her to "come with [him] if you want to live," a phrase that's been (more or less) uttered in all six films; it was originally uttered by Kyle Reese in the first film, but was used by the T-800 himself in ''Judgement Day'', and has generally since been used by other T-800s and even other characters in the sequels, including Connor herself in ''Genisys'' and ''Dark Fate''.
* When the Sky Spy crashes into the T-800, the left side of his face is destroyed, revealed his robotic eye underneath; the same way the original Terminator had his left eye ruined in the first film, revealing his robotic eye underneath. This has happened to the heroic T-800s in each of the sequels as well-although it varies from film to film which side of the face is destroyed (with ''Judgement Day'' having the right eye ruined). The only film in which this doesn't happen is ''Salvation''—Schwarzenegger was not in the film physically at the time (serving as the governor of [[California]]), and the mocap-based CGI stand-in had his artificial skin burned off very quickly.
* When Sarah cries for help in the highway, describes the T-800 as a "psycho [[Germany|german]] guy", probably referencing to his accent. Well, this {{w|Arnold Schwarzenegger|shouldn't be a surprise}}...

===Real-life references===
* Thundercracker compares the forces in the Skynet bunker to "{{w|mole people}}."
* Big Jeff's may be a fictional franchise, but artist [[Alex Milne]] has reinterpreted the restaurant's chubby blond mascot to more closely resemble {{w|Bob's Big Boy}}, the face of the real-world {{w|Big Boy Restaurants}} franchise.

===Errors===
* On page 5, the word that should be "costs" is instead in its singular form.
*On page 9, Mount St. Hilary’s name is misspelled as "Mount St. Hillary," with an extra L.
* On the last panel on page 14, "prerogative" is misspelled as "perogative".

===Other trivia===
* The second line of binary on page four, "00111010 00101001?", translates to ":)?", presumably, a response his fellow Terminator's awkward smile. None of the other binary codes in the scene translate into anything meaningful.
* Backmatter for this issue includes [[Alex Milne]]'s concept art for the Seekers and Skynet's [[T-8000]] robots.

===Covers (14)===
* '''Cover A''': The Terminator wears Optimus Prime's face, by [[Gavin Fullerton]]
* '''Cover B''': The forces of Skynet stand triumphant over the Cybertronians, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[David García Cruz]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover A''': Megatron and the machines, by [[Freddie E. Williams]] and [[Jeremy Colwell]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover B''': Optimus Prime and a T-800, by [[Francesco Francavilla]]
* '''Diamond Retailer summit exclusive''': [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] lunges for a Terminator, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Frankie's Comics exclusive''': The Terminator and the Decepticon sigil, by [[Ultraraw28]]
* '''Dallas Fan Expo exclusive''': Optimus Prime teams up with a T-800, by [[Kael Ngu]]
* '''Slabbed Heroes exclusive''': Megatron adorned in fallen robots, by [[John Giang]]
* '''Unknown Comics exclusive''': A collage of preexisting artwork depicting a battle between Autobots, Decepticons, and Skynet, by [[Alan Quah]] and [[Komikaki Studio]]
* '''Jolzar Comics exclusive''': The T-800 poses next to Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's remains, by [[Diego Galindo]]
* '''Bell County Comic Con exclusive A''': Optimus Prime is swarmed by Terminators, by [[Phil Salazar]]
* '''Bell County Comic Con exclusive B''': Optimus, Bumblebee, Terminators, and Megatron, by [[Edward Kraatz]] and Phil Salazar
* '''Scorpion Comics exclusive''': The Terminator fires his gun, by [[Monte Moore]]
* '''IDW Convention exclusive''': Soundwave and Skynet, by [[Livio Ramondelli]]

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==External links==
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Enemy of My Enemy Part One

2021-02-10T04:01:49Z

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{{disambig3|Enemy of My Enemy}}

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' #1
|prev=
|next=Enemy of My Enemy Part Two
|image=TFTerminator 1 cvrB.jpg
|title="Enemy of My Enemy Part One"
|caption=More brutal than being in ''Mortal Kombat 11''.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] and [[Dark Horse Comics]]
|date=[[March 25]], [[2020]]
|coverdate=March 2020
|story by= [[David Mariotte]], [[Tom Waltz]] and [[John Barber]]
|written by=[[David Mariotte]] and [[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[David García Cruz]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[Tom Waltz]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
}}

'''To save the future, a Terminator unit must travel to the past to carry out a critical mission: end the Cybertronian war on Earth before it ever begins!'''

==Synopsis==
The year [[2029]]: in the war-torn ruins of [[Los Angeles]], a lone resistance fighter makes his way through a mass graveyard of mangled Cybertronian corpses, slips past the machines that patrol the burned-out city, and makes his way to his rendezvous, only to be met by a skeletal Terminator android! But all is not as it seems; this resistance fighter is ''himself'' a Terminator, an advanced [[T-800]] unit clad in human flesh, sourced by [[Skynet]] for a desperate, last-ditch mission. In [[Skynet]]'s subterranean [[Omega Base]], legions of Terminators prepare this cyborg infiltrator for a trip through time via Skynet's experimental [[time displacement device]], but their window of opportunity is closing fast. Sure enough, an aboveground explosion shakes the bunker, a sure sign that an enemy patrol's found their position—a patrol that consists of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], his [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s... for in ''this'' upside-down future, ''Skynet'' is the resistance, whose mechanical soldiers wage a losing war against the forces of the [[Decepticon]]s!

War machines from two different worlds clash as Skynet tries to stall out the Decepticons for as long as possible: hordes of T-800 Terminators attempt to overwhelm their foes but are quickly blown to bits, and even Skynet's gigantic, Cybertronian-derived [[T-8000]]s only impede the Transformers for a moment before [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] get the upper hand. With the destruction of Skynet's last holdout, the Decepticons have seemingly completed their conquest of [[Earth]], until Starscream glimpses the activation of the time machine. Although he's unaware of the true nature of Skynet's final gambit, Starscream nevertheless tries to snatch the T-800 out of the glowing energy sphere that envelops the cyborg, but he's not fast enough to stop his foe from disappearing in a blinding flash of light...

The year [[1984]]: in a Los Angeles alleyway, a crackling time sphere deposits the naked form of the T-800 just outside of the [[Big Jeff's]] restaurant that will, in his future, eventually become the site of Omega Base. Inside that restaurant, a news broadcast reports on the impending eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in [[Oregon]], but waitress [[Sarah Connor]] has other concerns on her mind as she serves coffee to a particularly surly trucker, whose enthusiasm about his new shotgun causes her to accidentally spill coffee on his shirt. At the behest of her manager, Sarah goes after the man when he storms out without paying his bill, and although Sarah tries to get him to see sense, the trucker grows more and more irate. Right when it seems that the situation is about to get violent, however, he finds himself grabbed by the still-nude Terminator, who demands that the man hand over his clothes. Naturally, the trucker refuses and immediately goes for his gun, but although his shot goes right through his assailant's hand, it doesn't even slow him down—and the Terminator promptly kills the man with a single punch. Understandably terrified by this encounter, Sarah tries to get out of the situation as fast as she can, but freezes when her rescuer, now dressed in the other man's clothing, points a gun at ''her'' and demands to know her name. When Sarah introduces herself, the Terminator asks if she knows anything about Mount St. Hilary and how he can get there. Sarah stammers that he could take the freeway up to Oregon... but the Terminator intimidates her into joining him as he climbs into the truck.

The unlikely duo make their way north along the interstate to Oregon as Sarah tries to press this mysterious man for more information, but the Terminator remains cagey and simply tells her that they need to reach the volcano before it erupts, the only way to prevent the end of the world. Although she's understandably confused, Sarah takes the opportunity to point out that this plan has already gone awry: the volcano has ''already'' begun its fateful eruption. Sarah's compatriot informs her that, although they can't stop the volcano from erupting, he can switch to his secondary directive... seconds before he stomps on the gas pedal and smashes through a state trooper roadblock! Terrified, Sarah tries to shout that she's being kidnapped as she wrestles for control of the wheel, but the Terminator misunderstands the gesture and takes it as a cue to veer their truck right off the road and into the foothills. Sarah initially thinks that they're driving their truck straight into the lava until the Terminator corrects her... they're headed towards the looming shape of a [[Ark (G1)|gigantic starship]] lodged in the mountainside.

As the truck approaches the vessel, a tiny machine emerges from the wreck; this [[Sky Spy|strange probe]] promptly envelops their truck in a beam of blue light... at which point the Terminator uses the trucker's shotgun to blow the machine out of the sky. The critically damaged probe loses altitude and slams into the driver's side of the vehicle, crumpling the Terminator beneath a mass of metal—and although it takes much more than that to put down a Terminator, a horrified Sarah realizes that her captor isn't human at all when the impact sloughs off half of the robot's organic face. Ignoring her questions, the Terminator grinds the ruined truck to a halt deep inside the cavernous starship and explains that ''this'' is where it all began: this is the ship that brought Skynet's enemies to Earth, and the probe is a sign that the alien invaders have already awoken. Sarah asks what'll happen to ''her'', but the Terminator doesn't care: she played no role in the development of Skynet, and her survival in the coming machine war is irrelevant. Although Skynet did not send him back far enough to achieve his ''primary'' directive—to prevent the awakening of the Cybertronians entirely—his ''secondary'' directive is to terminate Skynet's enemies; a fact that he boldly announces to the Decepticons as a reactivated [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] looms over a still-dormant [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (2)
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (3)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (7)
* [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] (9)
* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (10)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] (4)
* Unknown [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] (5)
* Another Seeker (8)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (12)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (13)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (14)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (15)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (16)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] (17)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (22)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (23)

|c3=
* [[Sarah Connor]] (18)
* Trucker (19)
* Sarah’s manager (20)

|h4=[[Skynet]]|c4=
* [[T-800]] (1)
* [[T-8000]]s (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"You were right, 'Screamer. They were nesting underground! Like those... watchamacallem... mole people!"
:—'''Thundercracker'''

"Don't you dare do... '''whatever''' you're doing!"
:—'''Starscream''' witnesses the activation of the time machine

"Hello? Earth to... guy? '''What's''' at Mount St. Hilary?" 
"A chance to prevent the end of the world and protect Earth's population. It is '''imperative''' we reach Mount St. Hilary before it erupts." 
"Okay, maybe we don't talk anymore."
:—'''Sarah''' and the '''T-800''' don't get on well

"So, ah—you're '''not''' a machine?" 
"I am a machine from Earth. Not an invader." 
"Of course. Obviously."
:—'''Sarah''' and the '''T-800'''

"'''Cybertronians'''—'''I will see you in hell.'''"
:—The Terminator gets ready to do what it does best

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* As is to be expected for a franchise involving copious amounts of [[time travel]], ''Terminator''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s continuity is...''tangled'', to say the least. While the {{w|The Terminator (film)|first}} and {{w|Terminator 2: Judgement Day|second}} films logically flow into one another and form the loose foundation for what could be considered the "''Terminator'' universe," things get fraught from there: ''{{w|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles|The Sarah Connor Chronicles}}'', ''{{w|Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines|Rise of the Machines}}'', ''{{w|Terminator Salvation|Salvation}}'', and ''{{w|Terminator Genisys|Genisys}}'' are all basically irreconcilable with one another, presenting conflicting accounts of both past and future events; indeed, 2019's ''{{w|Terminator: Dark Fate|Dark Fate}}'', in its push to market itself as the "true" sequel to ''Judgement Day'', would eventually dismiss all of these other works as irreconcilable alternate timelines. So—all this to say, ''Transformers vs. The Terminator'' (perhaps unsurprisingly) presents an entirely new chronology that doesn't gel with any of these aforementioned films: in ''this'' comic's future, Skynet is at war with the Decepticons, Sarah's son [[fandom:terminator:John Connor|John]] and his [[fandom:terminator:Resistance|anti-Skynet militia]] don't seem to exist, and the Terminator unit sent back to 1984 has no knowledge of nor any interest in Sarah Connor—a stark contrast to the original film, where the T-800's primary mission was to kill Sarah before she could conceive John.
* The past segments of this comic are set in 1984, the release years for both the ''Transformers'' and ''Terminator'' franchises.

===Transformers references===
* The 2029 version of Starscream takes heavy inspiration from his [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Starscream (Armada)|counterpart]], more specifically, his 2005 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' toy]] (and, by extension, so do the two other Seekers).
* The [[Sky Spy]] probe that scans Sarah and the Terminator's stolen truck—the truck that will obviously go on to provide the basis for Optimus Prime's alternate mode—briefly envelops it in a glowing cube of energy, recalling the [[scanning]] sequence from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]."

===Terminator references===
* The comic's opening narration tweaks the original preface for the first ''Terminator'' film and turns it on its head: where the opening narration to ''that'' film ended with the line "...the final battle would not be fought in the future. It would be fought here, in our present," the line is amended here to read "the final battle will '''not''' be fought in the present."
* The 2029 versions of Starscream and the Seekers all transform into [[fandom:terminator:HK-Aerial|hunter-killer aerials]], airborne drones that have appeared in every ''Terminator'' film in some capacity. Likewise, the treaded vehicle that the T-800 hitches a ride on are ground-based [[fandom:terminator:HK-Tank|hunter-killer tanks]], although given the nature of the scene it's not clear if these belong to Skynet or the Decepticons.
* Skynet's Omega Base is built underneath the ruins of a [[fandom:terminator:Big Jeff's|Big Jeff's restaurant]], the fictional franchise that appeared in the first ''Terminator'' film (and indeed, we see Sarah working as a restaurant waitress there in this very comic, her day job before the events of ''The Terminator'').
* The time machine as it appears in this comic is specifically drawn to resemble its appearance in ''Terminator: Genysis'', which was itself based off of unused concept art from ''Judgement Day''.
* The Terminator attempts to smile several times throughout the comic, although the effect is more unsettling than anything else; a deleted scene in ''Judgement Day'' (included in the Special Edition of the film) had that film's Terminator attempt to smile, with a similarly rictus-like effect.
* The comic occasionally features panels from the Terminator's perspective, which use a red-tinted overlay and a scrolling stream of data in homage to similar POV shots from the various ''Terminator'' films. In one instance, when Sarah Connor is needling the Terminator for information, his HUD shows several options of response, recreating the scene in the original film where the Terminator is questioned by the tenet of the apartment he's stationed in, including two of the options: "Yes/No" and "Go away". What isn't replicated, however, is the response he chose: "F*** you asshole."
* Starscream announces that Skynet's "judgement" is at hand, which might be a reference to both ''Terminator 2: Judgement Day'' and the [[fandom:terminator:Judgment Day|in-universe nuclear holocaust]] from whence that film derived its name.
* One of the established rules of ''Terminator'' time travel is that only organic material (and inorganic material surrounded by organic flesh, such as a Terminator) can travel in time; as a result, every time traveler arrives in the past naked, and must find era-appropriate clothes after arriving. Like in the first ''Terminator'' movie, the T-800 winds up having to kill a human to steal his clothes, which, in keeping with tradition, just happen to include a pair of sunglasses and a slick leather jacket.
* The Terminator repeats several phrases from both Starscream and the trucker he kills, homaging the scene in the original film where the Terminator repeated several phrases spoken to him by the punks he first encountered. Furthering the homage, the trucker refers to the Terminator as "Laundry Day", in reference to one of the punk's lines: "Wash day tomorrow? Nothing clean, right?"
* The Terminator implores Sarah to join him by telling her to "come with [him] if you want to live," a phrase that's been (more or less) uttered in all six films; it was originally uttered by Kyle Reese in the first film, but was used by the T-800 himself in ''Judgement Day'', and has generally since been used by other T-800s and even other characters in the sequels, including Connor herself in ''Genisys'' and ''Dark Fate''.
* When the Sky Spy crashes into the T-800, the left side of his face is destroyed, revealed his robotic eye underneath; the same way the original Terminator had his left eye ruined in the first film, revealing his robotic eye underneath. This has happened to the heroic T-800s in each of the sequels as well-although it varies from film to film which side of the face is destroyed (with ''Judgement Day'' having the right eye ruined). The only film in which this doesn't happen is ''Salvation''—Schwarzenegger was not in the film physically at the time (serving as the governor of [[California]]), and the mocap-based CGI stand-in had his artificial skin burned off very quickly.
* When Sarah cries for help in the highway, describes the T-800 as a "psycho [[Germany|german]] guy", probably referencing to his accent. Well, this {{w|Arnold Schwarzenegger|shouldn't be a surprise}}...

===Real-life references===
* Thundercracker compares the forces in the Skynet bunker to "{{w|mole people}}."
* Big Jeff's may be a fictional franchise, but artist [[Alex Milne]] has reinterpreted the restaurant's chubby blond mascot to more closely resemble {{w|Bob's Big Boy}}, the face of the real-world {{w|Big Boy Restaurants}} franchise.

===Errors===
* On page 5, the word that should be "costs" is instead in its singular form.
*On page 9, Mount St. Hilary’s name is misspelled as "Mount St. Hillary," with an extra L.
* On the last panel on page 14, "prerogative" is misspelled as "perogative".

===Other trivia===
* The second line of binary on page four, "00111010 00101001?", translates to ":)?", presumably, a response his fellow Terminator's awkward smile. None of the other binary codes in the scene translate into anything meaningful.
* Backmatter for this issue includes [[Alex Milne]]'s concept art for the Seekers and Skynet's [[T-8000]] robots.

===Covers (14)===
* '''Cover A''': The Terminator wears Optimus Prime's face, by [[Gavin Fullerton]]
* '''Cover B''': The forces of Skynet stand triumphant over the Cybertronians, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[David García Cruz]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover A''': Megatron and the machines, by [[Freddie E. Williams]] and [[Jeremy Colwell]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover B''': Optimus Prime and a T-800, by [[Francesco Francavilla]]
* '''Diamond Retailer summit exclusive''': [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] lunges for a Terminator, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Frankie's Comics exclusive''': The Terminator and the Decepticon sigil, by [[Ultraraw28]]
* '''Dallas Fan Expo exclusive''': Optimus Prime teams up with a T-800, by [[Kael Ngu]]
* '''Slabbed Heroes exclusive''': Megatron adorned in fallen robots, by [[John Giang]]
* '''Unknown Comics exclusive''': A collage of preexisting artwork depicting a battle between Autobots, Decepticons, and Skynet, by [[Alan Quah]] and [[Komikaki Studio]]
* '''Jolzar Comics exclusive''': The T-800 poses next to Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's remains, by [[Diego Galindo]]
* '''Bell County Comic Con exclusive A''': Optimus Prime is swarmed by Terminators, by [[Phil Salazar]]
* '''Bell County Comic Con exclusive B''': Optimus, Bumblebee, Terminators, and Megatron, by [[Edward Kraatz]] and Phil Salazar
* '''Scorpion Comics exclusive''': The Terminator fires his gun, by [[Monte Moore]]
* '''IDW Convention exclusive''': Soundwave and Skynet, by [[Livio Ramondelli]]

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==External links==
[https://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2020/03/20/idw-preview-transformers-vs-terminator-1/ Preview]

[[Category:Transformers vs. The Terminator issues]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Enemy of My Enemy Part 1}}

Dylan O'Brien

2021-01-18T04:03:05Z

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{{disambig3|Dylan}}

[[File:Dylan O' Brien.jpg|thumb|300px]]
'''Dylan O'Brien''' (born [[August 26]], [[1991]] in [[New York City]]) is an American actor. After creating a series of short films released via YouTube, he got a role as one of the main cast on MTV's ''Teen Wolf'' TV series, and was cast in the lead role of Thomas in the ''Maze Runner'' film trilogy. Other films he has featured in include ''American Assassin'', ''Deepwater Horizon'', ''Love and Monsters'' and ''The Education of Fredrick Fitzell''.

==Voice roles==
===Bumblebee===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]

==External links==
*{{w|Dylan O'Brien}} on Wikipedia
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3729721/ Dylan O'Brien on the IMDB]

{{DEFAULTSORT:O'Brien, Dylan}}
[[Category: English voice actors]]
[[Category: DreamWorks]]

Swindler

2020-10-08T02:03:47Z

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:''Swindler is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Swindler boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"My Cybertronian name translates to what?"]]
'''Swindler''' knows when to hold 'em, and more importantly, he knows when to fold 'em. The physically weakest of the [[Race Car Patrol]], Swindler instead relies on his brains to get through tight spots. Extremely bright, he knows how to accomplish his goals using as little [[energon]] as possible, all while keeping a cool head and a straight face.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''Swindler and the rest of the Race Car Patrol, along with the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]], were tasked with preventing the [[Decepticon]]s from experimenting on their fellow Autobot Micromasters from the [[Battle Patrol]], previously captured during a scouting mission. They were given explosive charges to destroy the facility where the Battle Patrol were being held, but chafed against [[Xaaron]]'s orders that did not permit a rescue. Ultimately they disobeyed his orders and braved the installation. Entry to the facility proved a little too easy... Turns out the Decepticons had already successfully reverse-engineered Micromaster technology, and were now using the Autobots to test their new Air Strike Patrol. With a bit of trickery on [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]'s part, the Autobots nonetheless managed to liberate their comrades and fled from the installation.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

[[File:Swindler king con.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
The Race Car Patrol was brought from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]] via trans-dimensional portal in order to reinforce the Autobot forces on the planet. They were all pretty cynical about it, with Swindler complaining that the higher-ups had been looking for a good reason to get them off Cybertron. Along with the [[Off Road Patrol]], Prime informed them on a pair of recent news reports involving giant creatures spotted in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] swamps and unusual storm activity consolidating over Manhattan. Believing there was a Decepticon link between the stories, the Race Car Patrol went to patrol the nearby roads. There, they ran into [[Cecilia Santiago]], a reporter who was already investigating recent developments. With her help, they located [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] in [[New York City]], as he was planting an [[electrostator|energy-collecting device]] on top of the [[Empire State Building]]. A couple of police officers, mistaking them for humans in costumes, attempted to bar the Micromasters' way, forcing Swindler and his teammates to tie them to nearby lampposts to proceed. Eventually puzzling out how to work the building's elevators, the Race Car Patrol made it to the roof, and prevented Iguanus from collecting any of the storm's energies, sending him plummeting down to the street in the process. After the mission's completion, the Micromasters regrouped at the base of the Empire State Building, where Optimus offered to pick them up, so they could avoid any trouble from the local law enforcement agents. The Micromasters refused Optimus's help, preferring to instead act as an independent unit and deal with such matters their own way. They decided to stay in New York from then on. {{storylink|King Con!}}

[[File:Casanova Brown.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"My client, Roadhandler, conquered Jake "The Jackhammer" Jackson's streak at Wrestlemania!"]]
When [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] was challenged by professional wrestler [[Jake "The Jackhammer" Jackson]] to fight him in the ring, the former saw a new forum with which to demonstrate Autobot virtues to a larger human audience, and accepted. He had Swindler and Free Wheeler accompany him to his first meeting with Jackson, and when [[Casanova Brown]] introduced himself as Jackson's manager, Swindler decided to follow suit and introduced himself as Roadhandler's manager. He got into the swing of things quickly, and when Brown suggested that Roadhandler throw the match as part of his performance, Swindler insisted that an Autobot only loses to "a superior opponent." Despite Swindler throttling him to get his point across, Brown was more than happy to let the Autobots dictate the match's outcome. Roadhandler rose to fame after his first victory, with Swindler accompanying him to all subsequent matches. Eventually, Roadhandler's fame attracted the unwanted attentions of the Decepticons, who challenged him to take on [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] in the ring. Knowing that [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] and his troops wouldn't play fair, Cecilia approached Swindler and asked him to keep an eye out for Roadhandler's fanclub during the match. Cecilia's intuition turned out to be on the money, as several kidnapping attempts were made on Raodhandler's fans during the match, in a bid to force him to forfeit the match. Thanks to the other Micromasters' efforts, all abductions were thwarted, and Roadhandler claimed victory without fear of casualties. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

[[File:Race car patrol double deal of the century.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
''Swindler and the Race Car Patrol were out with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on Earth when they saw [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] being attacked and abducted by [[Doubledealer|a mysterious Decepticon]]. Shortly afterwards, the Decepticon radioed Optimus, and offered to sell the plans back to him for 5000 energon units. Optimus agreed to "Dealer's" terms, and turned to the Race Car Patrol for volunteers on the exchange. The group was then approached by a [[Doubledealer|a mysterious Autobot]] who offered to retrieve the sensitive information that Chainclaw had been carrying. Optimus allowed "Double" to go through with the mission, but grew antsy when there appeared to be a delay on his return. He did come back, badly damaged and carrying Chainclaw, claiming that the Decepticons had ambushed him and taken both the plans and the energon. Angered by the betrayal, the rest of the Autobots present vowed to deal with the Decepticons themselves, and charged into battle against [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s troops, holed up in a nearby building.'' {{storylink|(Double) Deal of the Century!}}

''Swindler attended the [[Transformer]]s' [[Christmas]] party [[1989]], where for some reason he sat atop the tree.'' {{storylink|:File:MarvelUK-250.jpg|''The Transformers'' #250 cover}}
{{-}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Swindler and the Race Car Patrol were among the Autobots and Decepticons who arrived on Earth and began battling over its resources. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

The Race Car Patrol and [[Off Road Patrol]] were later involved in a mission to Alaska to protect an oil tanker. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages====
When [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Race Car Patrol helped rebuild Planet [[Micro]] into Planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked the aquatic planet of [[Wall]], the Race Car Patrol team were deployed to defend it. With the aid of Commanders [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], [[Missile Bull]], and [[Skywave]], they emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 3}}

The Race Car Patrol were one of the numerous Micromaster teams that helped defend Planet Zone from the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. Unfortunately, they were not able to prevent [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] from stealing the planet's [[Zodiac]] energy capsule. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

====''Legends'' comic====

Swindler was stationed on [[Micro|Zone]] when [[Violen Jiger]] attacked, using the possessed bodies of the [[Powered Master]]s. They staged a counterattack using [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and the real Powered Masters as a rallying point. Having mastered the use of [[Schaeffer Energy]], the Micromasters could now transform and combine into powerful weapons. Swindler and [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] linked up into a particle exhaust cannon, wielded by their enlarged comrade, [[Tread Bolt|Jetmaster]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Swindler was among the Micromasters in [[Little Iacon]] who watched [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] challenge Roadhandler to a race. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Swindler Roadhandler Free Wheeler.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
Swindler was one of the denizens of [[Gorlam Prime]] who accosted [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] when they arrived on the planet. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Swindler was among the many Autobot Micromasters unleashed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' lair and muck up the place. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Swindler.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"The way I see it, if you're gonna [[Scanning|scan]] a car for an [[alternate mode]], why not one with [[Gigawatt|some style?]]"]]
*'''Race Car Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1988]])

:Swindler transforms into a gray DeLorean DMC-12 sports car. He was sold only as part of a [[Micromaster]] Patrol four-pack with [[Free Wheeler#Toys|Free Wheeler]], [[Roadhandler (G1)#Toys|Roadhandler]] and [[Tailspin#Toys|Tailspin]]. Swindler is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with Tailspin, sharing the same plastic colors.

:Together with the [[Air Strike Patrol]] and the [[Off Road Patrol]], the Race Car Patrol was released by Hasbro in late 1988 (basically, a case of "next year product" being released at the end of the old year), in packaging that differed from the "proper" 1989 Micromasters' redesigned packaging (silver cards and boxes featuring an all-new "Transformers" logo) by retaining a variation of the faction-specific color-coded gradiant background on the card and featuring a unique "Micro Transformers" title in a variation of the old, pre-1989 "Transformers" logo. This same basic packaging design was also used for Canada (albeit bilingual English/French) and parts of Europe (bilingual French/Dutch, and Italian-only packaging distributed by [[GiG]]). However, a [[variant#Running changes|running change variant]] of the French/Dutch version featuring the later 1989 packaging design also exists, and most likely a similar version (in English-only packaging) was also released in the United Kingdom alongside similar versions of the Air Strike Patrol and the Off Road Patrol.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Swindler/swindler.htm More information on Swindler at TFU.info]''

===''Zone''===
*'''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer Team, [[1990]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-334'''

:The Race Car Patrol was sold in Japan as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' series. The toys are identical to the [[Hasbro]] versions.
{{-}}

===''Generations''===
====''War for Cybertron: Siege''====
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Micro-Master-Race-Car-Patrol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Roads? Where I'm going, I don't ''need'' roads.]]
*'''Roadhandler & Swindler''' (Micromaster, [[2018]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S4'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SG-03'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[February 23]], [[2019]]'''
:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Micromasters, Swindler transforms into a grey vaguely-Cybertronian sports car. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate [[Roadhandler (G1)#Generations|Roadhandler]] to form a "Multi-Mech Particle Exhaust Cannon." As a part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a [[5 mm post]]-hole. "Fire Blasts" can also be attached to their barrels. Alternatively he can be turned into a single blaster without the need of his teammate as a [[fan mode]].

:Swindler's shoulder joints don't offer much clearance, which heavily hinders both articulation and transformation. A small amount of force is required to shift all the parts into place to properly tab in, as well as to pull the parts apart far enough to move them out of the way for robot mode.

:He was later redecoed as [[Blackjack#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blackjack]].
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==Notes==
*Swindler's name may well have been a jab at carmaker {{w|John DeLorean}}'s... ''dubious'' business practices.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Glorean''' (グロリアン ''Gurorian''), '''Swindler''' (スウィンドラー ''Suwindorā'')
*''French:'' '''Virage''' (Canada, "Turn")
*''Italian:'' '''Neutron'''

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Death's Head (G1)

2020-09-23T21:42:03Z

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{{disambig2|the <s>bounty hunter</s> freelance peacekeeping agent from Generation 1|the starship from ''Animated''|Death's Head (Animated)}}
:''Death's Head is a <s>bounty hunter</s> freelance peacekeeping agent from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], yes?''
[[File:Deathshead113heardofme.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Said I was handsome, right?]]
Hrn. '''Death's Head''' is the name. I'm a "Freelance Peacekeeping Agent". Some call me a "bounty hunter," but never twice, yes? Handsome, resourceful, deadly—all words used to describe me. Modest too, eh? In the past I've been accused of ending statements as questions.<ref>This happened in an interview with Death's Head and Simon Furman(!) in issue 13 of ''Strip Magazine''. (As in "Comic Strip Magazine"—sheesh, get your minds out of the gutter.)</ref> Never could understand why, right?

Learned a long time ago that if a mechanoid is to survive in this life, you've got to respect the economy. Money is everything. Still, it's also nice to enjoy one's job, yes? Use a wide range of weapons, most of which (unlike my plasma rifle) I can use in place of my right hand. Missiles, [[titanium shott blaster]]—but sometimes it's just more satisfying to use a good old-fashioned axe, hrn?

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive}}
[[File:Deathshead113bartab.jpg|left|thumb|One must always settle one's tab, eh?]]
First got involved with the Transformers on [[Elpasos]], around Earthdate [[2007]], yes? Mission 531, according to my log. Was just picking up some oil when I noticed a bounty on the head of some mechanoid named [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. [[Elpasos barkeep|Bartender]] filled me in on the details. An Autobot named [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]<ref>Death's Head never met Optimus Prime, so Rodimus Prime is '''his''' Prime.</ref> had put a 10,000-[[Shanix]] reward on the Decepticon's head. Lot of money, hrm? So I settled my account with the bar and went after the two Decepticons most likely to know Galvatron's whereabouts—his lieutenants, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].

Scourge quickly learned he shouldn't call me a bounty hunter, thanks to my plasma rifle.

Cyclonus decided he'd rather talk and told me where to find Galvatron. Wasn't long before I was using the Decepticon leader's [[Time-jump mechanism|time travel platform]] to [[Time travel|transport myself]] to [[1987]], eh? Time jump-displaced [[First Aid (G1)|some Autobot]] to [[Limbo]] during the [[Mass substitution|mass exchange]]. Also had to destroy his [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|companion]]. Didn't want any witnesses at that stage, right? {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}}

Information is always the first key to a mission. Knew '''when''' Galvatron was, needed to find out where. Who better than the local Decepticons? Gambled they'd be keeping track of a... hrn... loose cannon. Ambushed [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and beat the information out of him—had to down his [[Laserbeak (G1)|pet bird]] in the process. Good times, yes?

Should have known it wouldn't last, right?

[[File:Deathshead117laserbash.jpg|thumb|Ahh, yes. Definitely good times, no?]]
When I found Galvatron, he was in the throes of battle with Rodimus Prime. Hrn, hate it when a client decides he can do the job himself, eh? Usually means they don't intend to pay. Bad form, if you ask me. Allowed my annoyance with Prime to distract me—that let Galvatron blast me with his [[particle cannon]]. Sloppy. Had to retreat and make repairs. Cost me some precious time. {{storylink|Hunters}}

Still, some things never change—when I returned, Galvatron and Prime were at it again.<ref>Though Ultra Magnus and Death's Head were both big players in this ongoing arc, they never met. Instead, every time DH saw Galvatron, he was fighting Rodimus Prime. The closest Magnus and DH came to meeting was when the Freelance Peacekeeping Agent passed by Magnus' unconscious body during his initial retreat.</ref> Luckily Prime wasn't doing very well, so I finally had my chance against Galvatron, eh? Had better fights. Lost a very nice mace, then an arm to which I was particularly attached. Then [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] triggered a time jump, sending us all back to 2007, all except Galvatron. Turned out the Decepticon leader had prepared for such an eventuality and rigged his time jump trigger device so he couldn't be sent back forcibly.

[[File:Deathshead120armless.jpg|left|thumb|Ouch, yes?]]
Typical, yes? Would have simply extracted my lost fee from Rodimus Prime's hide then and there, if not for the garrison of Autobots waiting for us at the other end of the time jump. {{storylink|Fire on High!}} {{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

Next time I dealt with the Transformers, I was working out of [[Scarvix]]. Some stinky little peon named [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] walked into my office with an offer. Name couldn't have suited him better, eh? Still, his offer was enticing—10,000 Shanix to kill Rodimus Prime. Jumped at the chance. Revenge doesn't pay the bills, but it's a satisfying fringe benefit, yes?

Decepticons gave me free passage to Cybertron and pointed me in the right direction. What I didn't know at the time was that Decepticon commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was using me, right? I attacked Prime in one of his trenches and was moments from the killing blow, when the ground collapsed underneath us. Ended up in the sewers, yes? Hrn, worse than that, lost my trusty axe in the fall. Frustrating, right?

Still, [[titanium shott blaster]] would have done just as well, except moments before I could kill Prime, I was shot in the back by Scourge. Told you Shockwave was using me, eh? He tricked Cyclonus and Scourge into going after Prime too, hoping I'd eliminate them as well. And for free!

Shield took the brunt of the blow. Still, Prime got away in the process. Pursued him up a ladder, only to find he'd led me straight into Autobase, eh? Hate how he always does that. On the other hand, got to love his business acumen. Rather than throw me out, he sent me off with 10,000 Shanix in advance and a contract to kill Cyclonus and Scourge.<ref>This is the only time that Death's Head actually made any money in his dealings with the Transformers.</ref> {{storylink|Headhunt}}

[[File:Deathshead150unicronsmind.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Not good times, right?]]
Caught up with Cyclonus and Scourge [[January 1|New Year's Day]], Earth Year [[2008]]. Hrn. The events that followed were not pleasant, right? So much killing, for absolutely no profit.

[[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] was under the thrall of a giant head calling itself [[Unicron]]. The Junkions were busy trying to build their planet into Unicron's new body. Worse still, Unicron put Cyclonus, Scourge and myself under his thrall. Stopped me completing my contract, huh? Yes, those were unpleasant times. Unicron used me to kill the Decepticon leader at the time, Shockwave, and put Cyclonus and Scourge in charge as the new leaders of the Decepticons. Distasteful work, killing without profit. Especially against a foe who deserved better, right?

[[File:Deathshead151portaldash.jpg|left|thumb|Last time I had to deal with any Transformers, hrn?]]
Unicron was playing all the angles—had Cyclonus and Scourge start a campaign against the Autobots that neither side could win, huh? Even had the Junkions build a giant time portal so he'd be able to fetch Galvatron from the past to tie up that loose end.

The mental power of Unicron was incredible, yes? Once I was back on Junk, I was forced to fight Wreck-Gar. Have no particular liking for the Junkion—he's cost me my fee in the past—but I defied Unicron and allowed Wreck-Gar to escape. Punishment followed... but still, it was a small victory, eh?

Also realised a weakness in Unicron's control: The mind link he used to control me was a two-way street. Destroyed a couple of his Junkion stooges, forcing him to punish me and establish the link. This allowed an attack on the astral plane, psychically assaulting him. At the time, I thought that would even the odds. After all, he's just a big robot, right?

Hrn.

Sometimes even I can be a little bit wrong, yes?

Unicron's mind was unfathomable. Impossible to describe it—an infinite swirling miasma of... hrn, I'm not a poet, I'm a hired killer, right? Suffice to say, trying to comprehend him on the astral plane, let alone battle him, was beyond even my abilities. Unicron revealed the reason for it, too—turns out he was a '''dark god of chaos''' bent on destroying the entire universe. Some vendetta with the Transformers' planet or something. Which is why he's afraid of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], eh? No, I don't understand it either, and I was '''in''' Unicron's mind.

Still, the net result is that when Rodimus Prime attacked, we joined forces. Used the mindlink to let Prime attack Unicron directly—and shortly after that, I discovered that Wreck-Gar had planted enough explosives under Unicron to destroy him. Dark god or not, I knew he was finished. So did he, so he recalled Cyclonus and Scourge from Cybertron, and I saw a chance to complete my most recent contract, yes?

Only problem was that the explosives started a little sooner than expected, so I grabbed Cyclonus and Scourge and dived through the time portal with them. Kill them another time, hrn? Too bad it didn't work out that way. No idea what happened to Cyclonus and Scourge, but I ended up careening through the time vortex. Inconvenient, yes? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Deathshead151matrixholder.jpg|center|upright=1.95|thumb|Hrn. Haven't really got the hang of these funny captions on this wiki. Can't think of anything amusing to say here, yes?]]

===2005 IDW continuity===
Getting blown through time portal not a pleasant experience, right? Spent some time ricocheting around the multiverse; ran into the Transformers again when I had a stop-over in another universe and bumped into [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Think I made an impression on him, yes? {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Impactor's Autopedia article}}

Almost got a cushy job from Rodimus to avenge his death against [[Getaway]], paid in the man's own Matrixy blood! Good deal, hmm? Sadly, Rodimus lived. Easy come, easy go. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Used Cybertronian [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology to "double up" with partner [[Spratt]], yes? Not convinced having his voice in my head is a plus, but use any advantage at hand, eh? Still, met like-minded Transformer named [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] with an eye for profitable jobs. Took down pirates called [[Star Seeker]]s with no muss, no fuss. Maybe last job on Cybertron for a while, though, yes? Doesn't seem like they'll have much to pay with in the future. {{storylink|Safe Spaces|Star Dasher's profile}}
{{note|Wasn't ''explicitly'' named in the text thanks to rights being owned by [[Marvel Comics]] rather than [[Hasbro]], but it's pretty obvious who he's meant to be, yes?}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[Melody Keen]] suggested that I might be doing freelance work for [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. Decided licensing issues would get in the way of my involvement, yes?

==Notes==
===Transformers notes===
Ahhh, my time with the Transformers, eh? Here's a few juicy tidbits about my relationship with them.

[[File:Deathshead147shockdeath.jpg|thumb|Why do the captions have to be funny anyway? Stupid policy, right? Not very informative.]]
*Turns out I was the centre of a difference between the Transformers reality chronicled by Marvel US and the reality chronicled by Marvel UK. Hrn. Alternate realities can be a pain. There was an Autobot who was always destined to die and be reborn as a mechanoid named [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. In one reality, he was killed by some human team called [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. In the much more interesting timeline I was a part of, it was I who killed him. Clearly, this was the superior timeline, in that case, right?
*When fighting Transformers, I recommend a swift strike to the [[neural cluster]], eh? Weakest spot on any mechanoid from Cybertron.<ref>Death's Head tried to deliver just such a blow to Galvatron, only to have his mace blasted to atoms before he could do it.</ref>
*When I killed Shockwave, I did a thorough job. Even if I wasn't getting paid, huh? Transformers' brains are the key to their life—at least in the timeline I visited. Shockwave's was particularly large for a Transformer, but I still crushed it between thumb and forefinger, yes?
*Including Shockwave, killed only five Transformers in all my dealings with them, eh?
*Only ever got paid once by any Transformer, and I never finished that contract. Hrn. Dealing with them was a nightmare, right?

===External notes===
[[File:Deathshead113timejump.jpg|thumb|My first time jump. Who knew what I was getting myself into?]]
Hrm. What else to tell you about myself? So much of it has nothing to do with the Transformers, right? That's why I've separated it off into this additional segment.

*Was years later, give or take—it's tricky to judge actually when there's so much time travel involved—that I discovered my origin. Turns out I was originally built as a new body for some other-dimensional wizard named Lupex, right? His consort, Pyra, gave me a personality, so I'd kill Lupex. Parents. Typical, eh?
*Unicron's time gate left me flying through the [[wikia:tardis:Time Vortex|time vortex]] where I bumped, quite literally, into a miscreant being calling itself the [[Doctor]]. [[wikia:tardis:Death's Head|Had a few encounters with him]]: First he shrank me to human size, then he transported me to 8162 in a timeline without Transformers. Not all bad, right? More frustrating when he later dumped me on the roof of the Baxter Building.
*The [[Fantastic Four]] were just the first super heroes I met, eh? Iron Man 2020, She-Hulk, [[Thor]], [[Spider-Man]], even the original [[Iron Man]]. Met 'em all, no? Though according to this {{w|Kieron Gillen}} chap, I actually met some of them before I went to the Transformers' universe.<ref>In Gillen's ''S.W.O.R.D.'' in [[2009]], we meet a Death's Head who is still Transformer-sized and picks up the term "freelance peacekeeper" from Hank McCoy.</ref> Why didn't I recognise them later, you ask? Can't remember ''everyone'' I beat up, yes? Be here all day.
[[File:MarvelInfinite-Death'sHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Blue doesn't suit me nearly as well, no?]]
*Hrn. Then there's the matter of that possible future (well, relatively speaking for a time traveller such as myself, right?) where I take over the body of the AIM-created monstrosity ''Minion'', becoming the cyborg some have dubbed Death's Head II. Let's... not talk of that further, eh?
*There's another possible future where I kill Minion and don't die myself. Much prefer that one, right?<ref>In ''What If?'' Volume 2, issue 54. The last Death's Head collaboration between Simon Furman and Geoff Senior, his creators. This is also the only Death's Head appearance where he uses his face tusks in battle.</ref>
*As to the comic books which have chronicled my exploits, nearly all my tales had been recounted by [[Simon Furman]], until his untimely death,<ref>Remember that interview we told you about? When both Furman and the interviewer stopped listening to DH, he killed Simon Furman, effectively ending the interview. We can only assume that the Simon Furman seen since that time is actually some sort of [[Cloning|clone]] or [[facsimile construct]].</ref> and the first artist to draw me was [[Geoff Senior]]. Marvel liked me so much that they published a one-page story about me (drawn by some fleshling named [[Bryan Hitch]]) in various Marvel mags to prevent [[Hasbro]] from securing the rights to my adventures. Have to admire that kind of mercenary cunning, right?
*There's reportedly a third creature called Death's Head out there. Hrn, they were a legion of alien robots that bothered the [[Hulk|Incredible Hulk]] on the planet Sakaar. On an alternate future Earth, one of these robots was bonded to a synthetic duplicate of the sentient energy-force known as the Uni-Power—he was Death's Head 3.0. Reportedly, he also understood the importance of freelance peacekeeping, yes? Apparently, his adventures were also penned by the fleshling known as Furman.
*Made a ''big'' impression on ''Transformers'' readers who became writers, you know? That Gillen says "if Impactor was our Jean Grey, Death's Head was our [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]". (Obviously better than him, not all that weird hair, right?) That's why I just keep coming back, yes? <ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/18988-deaths-head-is-cool-yes-marvels-uk-import-poised-for-push.html Newsarama: "DEATH’S HEAD Is Cool, Yes? Marvel’s UK Import Poised for Push"], and as well as the X-Men comparison, Gillen adds "Who didn't love Death's Head? He was great."</ref>
*While I'm not an official ''Transformers'' product, I have received the toy treatment through Hasbro's ''Marvel Infinite'' series as well as a little figure in a game called Heroclix. Who knew freelance peace-keeping agents were popular amongst younger beings?
*That Killatoa fellow in Furman and Senior's ''[http://to-the-death.com/ To The Death]'' sure seems a lot like me, though considerably less handsome. Should sue, yes?

==External links==
*[[wikia:Marvel:Death's Head (Earth-TRN234)|Death's Head(s)]] at Marvel Database
*[[wikia:tardis:Death's Head|Death's Head]] at the ''Doctor Who'' wiki
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/deathsheadfpa.htm Death's Head I and II info] at the Marvel Universe Appendix

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising characters]]
[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) aliens]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 aliens]]
[[Category:Marvel properties]]
[[Category:Robots]]

Death's Head (G1)

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{{disambig2|the <s>bounty hunter</s> freelance peacekeeping agent from Generation 1|the starship from ''Animated''|Death's Head (Animated)}}
:''Death's Head is a <s>bounty hunter</s> freelance peacekeeping agent from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], yes?''
[[File:Deathshead113heardofme.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Said I was handsome, right?]]
Hrn. '''Death's Head''' is the name. I'm a "Freelance Peacekeeping Agent". Some call me a "bounty hunter," but never twice, yes? Handsome, resourceful, deadly—all words used to describe me. Modest too, eh? In the past I've been accused of ending statements as questions.<ref>This happened in an interview with Death's Head and Simon Furman(!) in issue 13 of ''Strip Magazine''. (As in "Comic Strip Magazine"—sheesh, get your minds out of the gutter.)</ref> Never could understand why, right?

Learned a long time ago that if a mechanoid is to survive in this life, you've got to respect the economy. Money is everything. Still, it's also nice to enjoy one's job, yes? Use a wide range of weapons, most of which (unlike my plasma rifle) I can use in place of my right hand. Missiles, [[titanium shott blaster]]—but sometimes it's just more satisfying to use a good old-fashioned axe, hrn?

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive}}
[[File:Deathshead113bartab.jpg|left|thumb|One must always settle one's tab, eh?]]
First got involved with the Transformers on [[Elpasos]], around Earthdate [[2007]], yes? Mission 531, according to my log. Was just picking up some oil when I noticed a bounty on the head of some mechanoid named [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. [[Elpasos barkeep|Bartender]] filled me in on the details. An Autobot named [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]<ref>Death's Head never met Optimus Prime, so Rodimus Prime is '''his''' Prime.</ref> had put a 10,000-[[Shanix]] reward on the Decepticon's head. Lot of money, hrm? So I settled my account with the bar and went after the two Decepticons most likely to know Galvatron's whereabouts—his lieutenants, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].

Scourge quickly learned he shouldn't call me a bounty hunter, thanks to my plasma rifle.

Cyclonus decided he'd rather talk and told me where to find Galvatron. Wasn't long before I was using the Decepticon leader's [[Time-jump mechanism|time travel platform]] to [[Time travel|transport myself]] to [[1987]], eh? Time jump-displaced [[First Aid (G1)|some Autobot]] to [[Limbo]] during the [[Mass substitution|mass exchange]]. Also had to destroy his [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|companion]]. Didn't want any witnesses at that stage, right? {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}}

Information is always the first key to a mission. Knew '''when''' Galvatron was, needed to find out where. Who better than the local Decepticons? Gambled they'd be keeping track of a... hrn... loose cannon. Ambushed [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and beat the information out of him—had to down his [[Laserbeak (G1)|pet bird]] in the process. Good times, yes?

Should have known it wouldn't last, right?

[[File:Deathshead117laserbash.jpg|thumb|Ahh, yes. Definitely good times, no?]]
When I found Galvatron, he was in the throes of battle with Rodimus Prime. Hrn, hate it when a client decides he can do the job himself, eh? Usually means they don't intend to pay. Bad form, if you ask me. Allowed my annoyance with Prime to distract me—that let Galvatron blast me with his [[particle cannon]]. Sloppy. Had to retreat and make repairs. Cost me some precious time. {{storylink|Hunters}}

Still, some things never change—when I returned, Galvatron and Prime were at it again.<ref>Though Ultra Magnus and Death's Head were both big players in this ongoing arc, they never met. Instead, every time DH saw Galvatron, he was fighting Rodimus Prime. The closest Magnus and DH came to meeting was when the Freelance Peacekeeping Agent passed by Magnus' unconscious body during his initial retreat.</ref> Luckily Prime wasn't doing very well, so I finally had my chance against Galvatron, eh? Had better fights. Lost a very nice mace, then an arm to which I was particularly attached. Then [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] triggered a time jump, sending us all back to 2007, all except Galvatron. Turned out the Decepticon leader had prepared for such an eventuality and rigged his time jump trigger device so he couldn't be sent back forcibly.

[[File:Deathshead120armless.jpg|left|thumb|Ouch, yes?]]
Typical, yes? Would have simply extracted my lost fee from Rodimus Prime's hide then and there, if not for the garrison of Autobots waiting for us at the other end of the time jump. {{storylink|Fire on High!}} {{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

Next time I dealt with the Transformers, I was working out of [[Scarvix]]. Some stinky little peon named [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] walked into my office with an offer. Name couldn't have suited him better, eh? Still, his offer was enticing—10,000 Shanix to kill Rodimus Prime. Jumped at the chance. Revenge doesn't pay the bills, but it's a satisfying fringe benefit, yes?

Decepticons gave me free passage to Cybertron and pointed me in the right direction. What I didn't know at the time was that Decepticon commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was using me, right? I attacked Prime in one of his trenches and was moments from the killing blow, when the ground collapsed underneath us. Ended up in the sewers, yes? Hrn, worse than that, lost my trusty axe in the fall. Frustrating, right?

Still, [[titanium shott blaster]] would have done just as well, except moments before I could kill Prime, I was shot in the back by Scourge. Told you Shockwave was using me, eh? He tricked Cyclonus and Scourge into going after Prime too, hoping I'd eliminate them as well. And for free!

Shield took the brunt of the blow. Still, Prime got away in the process. Pursued him up a ladder, only to find he'd led me straight into Autobase, eh? Hate how he always does that. On the other hand, got to love his business acumen. Rather than throw me out, he sent me off with 10,000 Shanix in advance and a contract to kill Cyclonus and Scourge.<ref>This is the only time that Death's Head actually made any money in his dealings with the Transformers.</ref> {{storylink|Headhunt}}

[[File:Deathshead150unicronsmind.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Not good times, right?]]
Caught up with Cyclonus and Scourge [[January 1|New Year's Day]], Earth Year [[2008]]. Hrn. The events that followed were not pleasant, right? So much killing, for absolutely no profit.

[[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] was under the thrall of a giant head calling itself [[Unicron]]. The Junkions were busy trying to build their planet into Unicron's new body. Worse still, Unicron put Cyclonus, Scourge and myself under his thrall. Stopped me completing my contract, huh? Yes, those were unpleasant times. Unicron used me to kill the Decepticon leader at the time, Shockwave, and put Cyclonus and Scourge in charge as the new leaders of the Decepticons. Distasteful work, killing without profit. Especially against a foe who deserved better, right?

[[File:Deathshead151portaldash.jpg|left|thumb|Last time I had to deal with any Transformers, hrn?]]
Unicron was playing all the angles—had Cyclonus and Scourge start a campaign against the Autobots that neither side could win, huh? Even had the Junkions build a giant time portal so he'd be able to fetch Galvatron from the past to tie up that loose end.

The mental power of Unicron was incredible, yes? Once I was back on Junk, I was forced to fight Wreck-Gar. Have no particular liking for the Junkion—he's cost me my fee in the past—but I defied Unicron and allowed Wreck-Gar to escape. Punishment followed...but still, it was a small victory, eh?

Also realised a weakness in Unicron's control: The mind link he used to control me was a two-way street. Destroyed a couple of his Junkion stooges, forcing him to punish me and establish the link. This allowed an attack on the astral plane, psychically assaulting him. At the time, I thought that would even the odds. After all, he's just a big robot, right?

Hrn.

Sometimes even I can be a little bit wrong, yes?

Unicron's mind was unfathomable. Impossible to describe it—an infinite swirling miasma of... hrn, I'm not a poet, I'm a hired killer, right? Suffice to say, trying to comprehend him on the astral plane, let alone battle him, was beyond even my abilities. Unicron revealed the reason for it, too—turns out he was a '''dark god of chaos''' bent on destroying the entire universe. Some vendetta with the Transformers' planet or something. Which is why he's afraid of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], eh? No, I don't understand it either, and I was '''in''' Unicron's mind.

Still, the net result is that when Rodimus Prime attacked, we joined forces. Used the mindlink to let Prime attack Unicron directly—and shortly after that, I discovered that Wreck-Gar had planted enough explosives under Unicron to destroy him. Dark god or not, I knew he was finished. So did he, so he recalled Cyclonus and Scourge from Cybertron, and I saw a chance to complete my most recent contract, yes?

Only problem was that the explosives started a little sooner than expected, so I grabbed Cyclonus and Scourge and dived through the time portal with them. Kill them another time, hrn? Too bad it didn't work out that way. No idea what happened to Cyclonus and Scourge, but I ended up careening through the time vortex. Inconvenient, yes? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Deathshead151matrixholder.jpg|center|upright=1.95|thumb|Hrn. Haven't really got the hang of these funny captions on this wiki. Can't think of anything amusing to say here, yes?]]

===2005 IDW continuity===
Getting blown through time portal not a pleasant experience, right? Spent some time ricocheting around the multiverse; ran into the Transformers again when I had a stop-over in another universe and bumped into [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Think I made an impression on him, yes? {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Impactor's Autopedia article}}

Almost got a cushy job from Rodimus to avenge his death against [[Getaway]], paid in the man's own Matrixy blood! Good deal, hmm? Sadly, Rodimus lived. Easy come, easy go. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Used Cybertronian [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology to "double up" with partner [[Spratt]], yes? Not convinced having his voice in my head is a plus, but use any advantage at hand, eh? Still, met like-minded Transformer named [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] with an eye for profitable jobs. Took down pirates called [[Star Seeker]]s with no muss, no fuss. Maybe last job on Cybertron for a while, though, yes? Doesn't seem like they'll have much to pay with in the future. {{storylink|Safe Spaces|Star Dasher's profile}}
{{note|Wasn't ''explicitly'' named in the text thanks to rights being owned by [[Marvel Comics]] rather than [[Hasbro]], but it's pretty obvious who he's meant to be, yes?}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[Melody Keen]] suggested that I might be doing freelance work for [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. Decided licensing issues would get in the way of my involvement, yes?

==Notes==
===Transformers notes===
Ahhh, my time with the Transformers, eh? Here's a few juicy tidbits about my relationship with them.

[[File:Deathshead147shockdeath.jpg|thumb|Why do the captions have to be funny anyway? Stupid policy, right? Not very informative.]]
*Turns out I was the centre of a difference between the Transformers reality chronicled by Marvel US and the reality chronicled by Marvel UK. Hrn. Alternate realities can be a pain. There was an Autobot who was always destined to die and be reborn as a mechanoid named [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. In one reality, he was killed by some human team called [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. In the much more interesting timeline I was a part of, it was I who killed him. Clearly, this was the superior timeline, in that case, right?
*When fighting Transformers, I recommend a swift strike to the [[neural cluster]], eh? Weakest spot on any mechanoid from Cybertron.<ref>Death's Head tried to deliver just such a blow to Galvatron, only to have his mace blasted to atoms before he could do it.</ref>
*When I killed Shockwave, I did a thorough job. Even if I wasn't getting paid, huh? Transformers' brains are the key to their life—at least in the timeline I visited. Shockwave's was particularly large for a Transformer, but I still crushed it between thumb and forefinger, yes?
*Including Shockwave, killed only five Transformers in all my dealings with them, eh?
*Only ever got paid once by any Transformer, and I never finished that contract. Hrn. Dealing with them was a nightmare, right?

===External notes===
[[File:Deathshead113timejump.jpg|thumb|My first time jump. Who knew what I was getting myself into?]]
Hrm. What else to tell you about myself? So much of it has nothing to do with the Transformers, right? That's why I've separated it off into this additional segment.

*Was years later, give or take—it's tricky to judge actually when there's so much time travel involved—that I discovered my origin. Turns out I was originally built as a new body for some other-dimensional wizard named Lupex, right? His consort, Pyra, gave me a personality, so I'd kill Lupex. Parents. Typical, eh?
*Unicron's time gate left me flying through the [[wikia:tardis:Time Vortex|time vortex]] where I bumped, quite literally, into a miscreant being calling itself the [[Doctor]]. [[wikia:tardis:Death's Head|Had a few encounters with him]]: First he shrank me to human size, then he transported me to 8162 in a timeline without Transformers. Not all bad, right? More frustrating when he later dumped me on the roof of the Baxter Building.
*The [[Fantastic Four]] were just the first super heroes I met, eh? Iron Man 2020, She-Hulk, [[Thor]], [[Spider-Man]], even the original [[Iron Man]]. Met 'em all, no? Though according to this {{w|Kieron Gillen}} chap, I actually met some of them before I went to the Transformers' universe.<ref>In Gillen's ''S.W.O.R.D.'' in [[2009]], we meet a Death's Head who is still Transformer-sized and picks up the term "freelance peacekeeper" from Hank McCoy.</ref> Why didn't I recognise them later, you ask? Can't remember ''everyone'' I beat up, yes? Be here all day.
[[File:MarvelInfinite-Death'sHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Blue doesn't suit me nearly as well, no?]]
*Hrn. Then there's the matter of that possible future (well, relatively speaking for a time traveller such as myself, right?) where I take over the body of the AIM-created monstrosity ''Minion'', becoming the cyborg some have dubbed Death's Head II. Let's... not talk of that further, eh?
*There's another possible future where I kill Minion and don't die myself. Much prefer that one, right?<ref>In ''What If?'' Volume 2, issue 54. The last Death's Head collaboration between Simon Furman and Geoff Senior, his creators. This is also the only Death's Head appearance where he uses his face tusks in battle.</ref>
*As to the comic books which have chronicled my exploits, nearly all my tales had been recounted by [[Simon Furman]], until his untimely death,<ref>Remember that interview we told you about? When both Furman and the interviewer stopped listening to DH, he killed Simon Furman, effectively ending the interview. We can only assume that the Simon Furman seen since that time is actually some sort of [[Cloning|clone]] or [[facsimile construct]].</ref> and the first artist to draw me was [[Geoff Senior]]. Marvel liked me so much that they published a one-page story about me (drawn by some fleshling named [[Bryan Hitch]]) in various Marvel mags to prevent [[Hasbro]] from securing the rights to my adventures. Have to admire that kind of mercenary cunning, right?
*There's reportedly a third creature called Death's Head out there. Hrn, they were a legion of alien robots that bothered the [[Hulk|Incredible Hulk]] on the planet Sakaar. On an alternate future Earth, one of these robots was bonded to a synthetic duplicate of the sentient energy-force known as the Uni-Power—he was Death's Head 3.0. Reportedly, he also understood the importance of freelance peacekeeping, yes? Apparently, his adventures were also penned by the fleshling known as Furman.
*Made a ''big'' impression on ''Transformers'' readers who became writers, you know? That Gillen says "if Impactor was our Jean Grey, Death's Head was our [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]". (Obviously better than him, not all that weird hair, right?) That's why I just keep coming back, yes? <ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/18988-deaths-head-is-cool-yes-marvels-uk-import-poised-for-push.html Newsarama: "DEATH’S HEAD Is Cool, Yes? Marvel’s UK Import Poised for Push"], and as well as the X-Men comparison, Gillen adds "Who didn't love Death's Head? He was great."</ref>
*While I'm not an official ''Transformers'' product, I have received the toy treatment through Hasbro's ''Marvel Infinite'' series as well as a little figure in a game called Heroclix. Who knew freelance peace-keeping agents were popular amongst younger beings?
*That Killatoa fellow in Furman and Senior's ''[http://to-the-death.com/ To The Death]'' sure seems a lot like me, though considerably less handsome. Should sue, yes?

==External links==
*[[wikia:Marvel:Death's Head (Earth-TRN234)|Death's Head(s)]] at Marvel Database
*[[wikia:tardis:Death's Head|Death's Head]] at the ''Doctor Who'' wiki
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/deathsheadfpa.htm Death's Head I and II info] at the Marvel Universe Appendix

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising characters]]
[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
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Death's Head (G1)

2020-07-29T05:54:15Z

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{{disambig2|the <s>bounty hunter</s> freelance peacekeeping agent from Generation 1|the starship from ''Animated''|Death's Head (Animated)}}
:''Death's Head is a <s>bounty hunter</s> freelance peacekeeping agent from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], yes?''
[[File:Deathshead113heardofme.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Said I was handsome, right?]]
Hrn. '''Death's Head''' is the name. I'm a "Freelance Peacekeeping Agent". Some call me a "bounty hunter," but never twice, yes? Handsome, resourceful, deadly—all words used to describe me. Modest too, eh? In the past I've been accused of ending statements as questions.<ref>This happened in an interview with Death's Head and Simon Furman(!) in issue 13 of ''Strip Magazine''. (As in "Comic Strip Magazine"—sheesh, get your minds out of the gutter.)</ref> Never could understand why, right?

Learned a long time ago that if a mechanoid is to survive in this life, you've got to respect the economy. Money is everything. Still, it's also nice to enjoy one's job, yes? Use a wide range of weapons, most of which (unlike my plasma rifle) I can use in place of my right hand. Missiles, [[titanium shott blaster]]—but sometimes it's just more satisfying to use a good old-fashioned axe, hrn?

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Deathshead113bartab.jpg|left|thumb|One must always settle one's tab, eh?]]
First got involved with the Transformers on [[Elpasos]], around Earthdate [[2007]], yes? Mission 531, according to my log. Was just picking up some oil when I noticed a bounty on the head of some mechanoid named [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. [[Elpasos barkeep|Bartender]] filled me in on the details. An Autobot named [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]<ref>Death's Head never met Optimus Prime, so Rodimus Prime is '''his''' Prime.</ref> had put a 10,000-[[Shanix]] reward on the Decepticon's head. Lot of money, hrm? So I settled my account with the bar and went after the two Decepticons most likely to know Galvatron's whereabouts—his lieutenants, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].

Scourge quickly learned he shouldn't call me a bounty hunter, thanks to my plasma rifle.

Cyclonus decided he'd rather talk and told me where to find Galvatron. Wasn't long before I was using the Decepticon leader's [[Time-jump mechanism|time travel platform]] to [[Time travel|transport myself]] to [[1987]], eh? Time jump-displaced [[First Aid (G1)|some Autobot]] to [[Limbo]] during the [[Mass substitution|mass exchange]]. Also had to destroy his [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|companion]]. Didn't want any witnesses at that stage, right? {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}}

Information is always the first key to a mission. Knew '''when''' Galvatron was, needed to find out where. Who better than the local Decepticons? Gambled they'd be keeping track of a... hrn... loose cannon. Ambushed [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and beat the information out of him—had to down his [[Laserbeak (G1)|pet bird]] in the process. Good times, yes?

Should have known it wouldn't last, right?

[[File:Deathshead117laserbash.jpg|thumb|Ahh, yes. Definitely good times, no?]]
When I found Galvatron, he was in the throes of battle with Rodimus Prime. Hrn, hate it when a client decides he can do the job himself, eh? Usually means they don't intend to pay. Bad form, if you ask me. Allowed my annoyance with Prime to distract me—that let Galvatron blast me with his [[particle cannon]]. Sloppy. Had to retreat and make repairs. Cost me some precious time. {{storylink|Hunters}}

Still, some things never change—when I returned, Galvatron and Prime were at it again.<ref>Though Ultra Magnus and Death's Head were both big players in this ongoing arc, they never met. Instead, every time DH saw Galvatron, he was fighting Rodimus Prime. The closest Magnus and DH came to meeting was when the Freelance Peacekeeping Agent passed by Magnus' unconscious body during his initial retreat.</ref> Luckily Prime wasn't doing very well, so I finally had my chance against Galvatron, eh? Had better fights. Lost a very nice mace, then an arm to which I was particularly attached. Then [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] triggered a time jump, sending us all back to 2007, all except Galvatron. Turned out the Decepticon leader had prepared for such an eventuality and rigged his time jump trigger device so he couldn't be sent back forcibly.

[[File:Deathshead120armless.jpg|left|thumb|Ouch, yes?]]
Typical, yes? Would have simply extracted my lost fee from Rodimus Prime's hide then and there, if not for the garrison of Autobots waiting for us at the other end of the time jump. {{storylink|Fire on High!}} {{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

Next time I dealt with the Transformers, I was working out of [[Scarvix]]. Some stinky little peon named [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] walked into my office with an offer. Name couldn't have suited him better, eh? Still, his offer was enticing—10,000 Shanix to kill Rodimus Prime. Jumped at the chance. Revenge doesn't pay the bills, but it's a satisfying fringe benefit, yes?

Decepticons gave me free passage to Cybertron and pointed me in the right direction. What I didn't know at the time was that Decepticon commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was using me, right? I attacked Prime in one of his trenches and was moments from the killing blow, when the ground collapsed underneath us. Ended up in the sewers, yes? Hrn, worse than that, lost my trusty axe in the fall. Frustrating, right?

Still, [[titanium shott blaster]] would have done just as well, except moments before I could kill Prime, I was shot in the back by Scourge. Told you Shockwave was using me, eh? He tricked Cyclonus and Scourge into going after Prime too, hoping I'd eliminate them as well. And for free!

Shield took the brunt of the blow. Still, Prime got away in the process. Pursued him up a ladder, only to find he'd led me straight into Autobase, eh? Hate how he always does that. On the other hand, got to love his business acumen. Rather than throw me out, he sent me off with 10,000 Shanix in advance and a contract to kill Cyclonus and Scourge.<ref>This is the only time that Death's Head actually made any money in his dealings with the Transformers.</ref> {{storylink|Headhunt}}

[[File:Deathshead150unicronsmind.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Not good times, right?]]
Caught up with Cyclonus and Scourge [[January 1|New Year's Day]], Earth Year [[2008]]. Hrn. The events that followed were not pleasant, right? So much killing, for absolutely no profit.

[[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] was under the thrall of a giant head calling itself [[Unicron]]. The Junkions were busy trying to build their planet into Unicron's new body. Worse still, Unicron put Cyclonus, Scourge and myself under his thrall. Stopped me completing my contract, huh? Yes, those were unpleasant times. Unicron used me to kill the Decepticon leader at the time, Shockwave, and put Cyclonus and Scourge in charge as the new leaders of the Decepticons. Distasteful work, killing without profit. Especially against a foe who deserved better, right?

[[File:Deathshead151portaldash.jpg|left|thumb|Last time I had to deal with any Transformers, hrn?]]
Unicron was playing all the angles—had Cyclonus and Scourge start a campaign against the Autobots that neither side could win, huh? Even had the Junkions build a giant time portal so he'd be able to fetch Galvatron from the past to tie up that loose end.

The mental power of Unicron was incredible, yes? Once I was back on Junk, I was forced to fight Wreck-Gar. Have no particular liking for the Junkion—he's cost me my fee in the past—but I defied Unicron and allowed Wreck-Gar to escape. Punishment followed...but still, it was a small victory, eh?

Also realised a weakness in Unicron's control: The mind link he used to control me was a two-way street. Destroyed a couple of his Junkion stooges, forcing him to punish me and establish the link. This allowed an attack on the astral plane, psychically assaulting him. At the time, I thought that would even the odds. After all, he's just a big robot, right?

Hrn.

Sometimes even I can be a little bit wrong, yes?

Unicron's mind was unfathomable. Impossible to describe it—an infinite swirling miasma of...hrn, I'm not a poet, I'm a hired killer, right? Suffice to say, trying to comprehend him on the astral plane, let alone battle him, was beyond even my abilities. Unicron revealed the reason for it, too—turns out he was a '''dark god of chaos''' bent on destroying the entire universe. Some vendetta with the Transformers' planet or something. Which is why he's afraid of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], eh? No, I don't understand it either, and I was '''in''' Unicron's mind.

Still, the net result is that when Rodimus Prime attacked, we joined forces. Used the mindlink to let Prime attack Unicron directly—and shortly after that, I discovered that Wreck-Gar had planted enough explosives under Unicron to destroy him. Dark god or not, I knew he was finished. So did he, so he recalled Cyclonus and Scourge from Cybertron, and I saw a chance to complete my most recent contract, yes?

Only problem was that the explosives started a little sooner than expected, so I grabbed Cyclonus and Scourge and dived through the time portal with them. Kill them another time, hrn? Too bad it didn't work out that way. No idea what happened to Cyclonus and Scourge, but I ended up careening through the time vortex. Inconvenient, yes? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Deathshead151matrixholder.jpg|center|upright=1.95|thumb|Hrn. Haven't really got the hang of these funny captions on this wiki. Can't think of anything amusing to say here, yes?]]

===2005 IDW continuity===
Getting blown through time portal not a pleasant experience, right? Spent some time ricocheting around the multiverse; ran into the Transformers again when I had a stop-over in another universe and bumped into [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Think I made an impression on him, yes? {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Impactor's Autopedia article}}

Almost got a cushy job from Rodimus to avenge his death against [[Getaway]], paid in the man's own Matrixy blood! Good deal, hmm? Sadly, Rodimus lived. Easy come, easy go. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

Used Cybertronian [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology to "double up" with partner [[Spratt]], yes? Not convinced having his voice in my head is a plus, but use any advantage at hand, eh? Still, met like-minded Transformer named [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] with an eye for profitable jobs. Took down pirates called [[Star Seeker]]s with no muss, no fuss. Maybe last job on Cybertron for a while, though, yes? Doesn't seem like they'll have much to pay with in the future. {{storylink|Safe Spaces|Star Dasher's profile}}
{{note|Wasn't ''explicitly'' named in the text thanks to rights being owned by [[Marvel Comics]] rather than [[Hasbro]], but it's pretty obvious who he's meant to be, yes?}}

==Notes==
===Transformers notes===
Ahhh, my time with the Transformers, eh? Here's a few juicy tidbits about my relationship with them.

[[File:Deathshead147shockdeath.jpg|thumb|Why do the captions have to be funny anyway? Stupid policy, right? Not very informative.]]
*Turns out I was the centre of a difference between the Transformers reality chronicled by Marvel US and the reality chronicled by Marvel UK. Hrn. Alternate realities can be a pain. There was an Autobot who was always destined to die and be reborn as a mechanoid named [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. In one reality, he was killed by some human team called [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. In the much more interesting timeline I was a part of, it was I who killed him. Clearly, this was the superior timeline, in that case, right?
*When fighting Transformers, I recommend a swift strike to the [[neural cluster]], eh? Weakest spot on any mechanoid from Cybertron.<ref>Death's Head tried to deliver just such a blow to Galvatron, only to have his mace blasted to atoms before he could do it.</ref>
*When I killed Shockwave, I did a thorough job. Even if I wasn't getting paid, huh? Transformers' brains are the key to their life—at least in the timeline I visited. Shockwave's was particularly large for a Transformer, but I still crushed it between thumb and forefinger, yes?
*Including Shockwave, killed only five Transformers in all my dealings with them, eh?
*Only ever got paid once by any Transformer, and I never finished that contract. Hrn. Dealing with them was a nightmare, right?

===External notes===
[[File:Deathshead113timejump.jpg|thumb|My first time jump. Who knew what I was getting myself into?]]
Hrm. What else to tell you about myself? So much of it has nothing to do with the Transformers, right? That's why I've separated it off into this additional segment.

*Was years later, give or take—it's tricky to judge actually when there's so much time travel involved—that I discovered my origin. Turns out I was originally built as a new body for some other-dimensional wizard named Lupex, right? His consort, Pyra, gave me a personality, so I'd kill Lupex. Parents. Typical, eh?
*Unicron's time gate left me flying through the [[wikia:tardis:Time Vortex|time vortex]] where I bumped, quite literally, into a miscreant being calling itself the [[Doctor]]. [[wikia:tardis:Death's Head|Had a few encounters with him]]: First he shrank me to human size, then he transported me to 8162 in a timeline without Transformers. Not all bad, right? More frustrating when he later dumped me on the roof of the Baxter Building.
*The [[Fantastic Four]] were just the first super heroes I met, eh? Iron Man 2020, She-Hulk, [[Thor]], [[Spider-Man]], even the original [[Iron Man]]. Met 'em all, no? Though according to this {{w|Kieron Gillen}} chap, I actually met some of them before I went to the Transformers' universe.<ref>In Gillen's ''S.W.O.R.D.'' in [[2009]], we meet a Death's Head who is still Transformer-sized and picks up the term "freelance peacekeeper" from Hank McCoy.</ref> Why didn't I recognise them later, you ask? Can't remember ''everyone'' I beat up, yes? Be here all day.
[[File:MarvelInfinite-Death'sHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Blue doesn't suit me nearly as well, no?]]
*Hrn. Then there's the matter of that possible future (well, relatively speaking for a time traveller such as myself, right?) where I take over the body of the AIM-created monstrosity ''Minion'', becoming the cyborg some have dubbed Death's Head II. Let's... not talk of that further, eh?
*There's another possible future where I kill Minion and don't die myself. Much prefer that one, right?<ref>In ''What If?'' Volume 2, issue 54. The last Death's Head collaboration between Simon Furman and Geoff Senior, his creators. This is also the only Death's Head appearance where he uses his face tusks in battle.</ref>
*As to the comic books which have chronicled my exploits, nearly all my tales had been recounted by [[Simon Furman]], until his untimely death,<ref>Remember that interview we told you about? When both Furman and the interviewer stopped listening to DH, he killed Simon Furman, effectively ending the interview. We can only assume that the Simon Furman seen since that time is actually some sort of [[Cloning|clone]] or [[facsimile construct]].</ref> and the first artist to draw me was [[Geoff Senior]]. Marvel liked me so much that they published a one-page story about me (drawn by some fleshling named [[Bryan Hitch]]) in various Marvel mags to prevent [[Hasbro]] from securing the rights to my adventures. Have to admire that kind of mercenary cunning, right?
*There's reportedly a third creature called Death's Head out there. Hrn, they were a legion of alien robots that bothered the [[Hulk|Incredible Hulk]] on the planet Sakaar. On an alternate future Earth, one of these robots was bonded to a synthetic duplicate of the sentient energy-force known as the Uni-Power—he was Death's Head 3.0. Reportedly, he also understood the importance of freelance peacekeeping, yes? Apparently, his adventures were also penned by the fleshling known as Furman.
*Made a ''big'' impression on ''Transformers'' readers who became writers, you know? That Gillen says "if Impactor was our Jean Grey, Death's Head was our [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]". (Obviously better than him, not all that weird hair, right?) That's why I just keep coming back, yes? <ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/18988-deaths-head-is-cool-yes-marvels-uk-import-poised-for-push.html Newsarama: "DEATH’S HEAD Is Cool, Yes? Marvel’s UK Import Poised for Push"], and as well as the X-Men comparison, Gillen adds "Who didn't love Death's Head? He was great."</ref>
*While I'm not an official ''Transformers'' product, I have received the toy treatment through Hasbro's ''Marvel Infinite'' series as well as a little figure in a game called Heroclix. Who knew freelance peace-keeping agents were popular amongst younger beings?
*That Killatoa fellow in Furman and Senior's ''[http://to-the-death.com/ To The Death]'' sure seems a lot like me, though considerably less handsome. Should sue, yes?

==External links==
*[[wikia:Marvel:Death's Head (Earth-TRN234)|Death's Head(s)]] at Marvel Database
*[[wikia:tardis:Death's Head|Death's Head]] at the ''Doctor Who'' wiki
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/deathsheadfpa.htm Death's Head I and II info] at the Marvel Universe Appendix

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) aliens]]
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Death's Head (Animated)

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|''This article is about Lockdown's ship from ''Animated''. For the Marvel Comics <s>bounty hunter</s> freelance peacekeeping agent, see [[Death's Head (G1)]], yes?
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:''The ''Death's Head'' is a starship from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:ThrilloftheHunt_DeathsHead.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Han Solo|It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.]]]]

The '''''Death's Head''''' is the personal vessel of the neutral bounty hunter, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]. It is a heavily modified IG-2000 class vessel equipped with two [[Deckard cannon]]s and three [[Samus-blaster]]s, along with Vandarian holographic technology purchased from [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]<ref>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' page 164</ref>.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{note|Events from [[IDW Publishing]] comics are in italics}}

When Lockdown captured [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] many years in the past, he brought them aboard the ''Death's Head'' in order to take them to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but they managed to escape.

Some four million [[Units of time|stellar cycles]] later, Lockdown was hired to bring in [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and tracked him to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} ''After a brief scuffle with [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], he continued to the planet's surface, not knowing that the female Decepticon had stowed aboard his ship. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4|A Few Loose Strands}}'' Landing in [[Detroit]], Lockdown disguised the ''Death's Head'' as an inconspicuous warehouse before capturing Optimus and tying him down inside the ship. When the other [[Autobot]]s came to save their leader, Lockdown activated a number of defensive turrets, but [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] destroyed them. Lockdown eventually defeated the Autobots and took off in the ''Death's Head'', only to find Ratchet had infiltrated the ship. In the ensuing fight, Ratchet blasted its controls with his [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP generator]]. With its engines shut off, the ''Death's Head'' crashed into a river and exploded violently. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

The damage to Lockdown's ship was apparently not all that it seemed, however, as he used it later on to track down his next target, [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]. He cloaked the ''Death's Head'' near the wreckage of the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' on the Moon, but soon had to move it when [[Clone number 2716057|it seemed]] Starscream was escaping to Earth. The ship had a stowaway this time as well: Prowl, who wanted to use the ship's sensors to track Starscream. The ''Death's Head'' was again disguised as a building in Detroit during Lockdown and Prowl's temporary partnership. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

During Lockdown's third visit to Earth, he captured Prowl and summoned the ''Death's Head'' to [[Tigatron Stadium]] via remote control. The ninja fought back, however, and Lockdown escaped on his ship. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

===''Web of Deception''===
Lockdown had a [[Trobulum]] cage fitted into his ship when Blackarachnia hired him to capture one of the [[Archa Seven arachnid|giant spiders]] which had contaminated her. Lockdown flew his ship to Earth and parked it on the bottom of [[Lake Erie]] while he abducted Optimus Prime and secured the Autobot to a bomb. While it was there, a trio of Autobots may have broken in accompanied by a couple of small [[human]]s and promptly been caught, either by the ship's many automated defenses, or by Lockdown himself. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}
{{note|As "Web of Deception" is a [[multipath adventure]], some accounts of the events may vary.}}

==Notes==
*The Death's Head's class and armament names are taken from other science fiction franchises. IG-2000 is the name of the ship belonging to IG-88, a droid bounty hunter from the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' franchise. The "Deckard cannons" take their names from bounty hunter Rick Deckard, the protagonist from ''{{w|Blade Runner}}'', while the "Samus blasters" take their names from bounty hunter (are you sensing a pattern here?) [[Samus Aran]], the heroine of the ''{{w|Metroid}}'' franchise. Not to mention that the ship itself is named after Marvel Comics' <s>bounty hunter</s> Freelance Peacekeeping Agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who has previously been featured in the ''Transformers'' universe, yes? It's also stated Lockdown scavenged parts from [[Taxxon]] sources; Taxxons were alien creatures from the ''[[Animorphs]]'' series, which once had a ''Transformers''-related subline; one of the figures was a Taxxon, but was unreleased in the US.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Decepticon starships]]

Prime's Directive, Part Two

2020-03-11T04:30:09Z

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{{disambig2|the IDW issue|the Dreamwave issue|Prime Directive issue 2}}

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|prev=Prime's Directive, Part One
|next=Prime's Directive, Part Three
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|title="Prime's Directive, Part Two"
|caption=''It's life, Jim, but not as we know it'' ''Not as we know it'' ''Not as we know it'' ''It's life, Jim, but not as we know it'' ''Not as we know it, captain.''
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 14]], [[2018]]
|coverdate=October 2018
|written by=[[John Barber]] and [[Mike Johnson]]
|art by=[[Philip Murphy]]
|colors by=[[Leonardo Ito]] & [[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Christa Miesner]]
|editor=[[Chase Marotz]] and [[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=''[[Star Trek vs. Transformers]]''
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'''Kirk gets a crash course in Cybertronian history while the Decepticons and Klingons form a deadly alliance.'''

==Synopsis==
On the surface of [[Cygnus Seven]], [[Doctor McCoy]] and [[Spock]] eye [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body suspiciously; despite [[Scotty]]'s assurances, McCoy wonders, ''can'' they trust the gigantic robot, given their prior encounter? Spock is more optimistic, noting that the robot's comatose form is marked with a [[Autobot|symbol]] that distinguishes him from the hostile mechanoids they've just driven off. Scotty, meanwhile, remains eager to try and jumpstart their unusual patient, but is unsure ''how'' to do it until Spock comes up with a theory of his own; noting that the electrical signals of Prime's head are similar to those of humanoid brains, Spock uses the traditional [[Vulcan]] mind meld procedure to merge his consciousness with that of the Cybertronian's.

''Entering Optimus's mind, the science officer is quickly overwhelmed by a kaleidoscope of ancient memories: a [[Cybertron (planet)|metal planet]] locked in an [[Great War (G1)|endless war]], a [[Ark (G1)|starship]] crash, a battle against an [[Megatron (G1)|eternal foe]] on archaic [[Earth]]...'' and this emotional deluge causes the half-Vulcan to sever the telepathic link. Spock is shaken by his experience, but assures McCoy that he's unharmed. Scotty, on the other hand, is overjoyed; the brief mental connection has successfully roused their patient from stasis! Introductions are made all around as Prime thanks his rescuers, but when Spock reminds him of the circumstances behind his deactivation, Prime's concerns immediately go back to the Decepticons responsible for the attack on the planet. Spock reassures him that they've already sent the Decepticons packing... but Prime gravely corrects Spock's assertion that he's the last robot left on the planet—he's ''not''.

Deep beneath the planet's [[dilithium]] mine, [[James Kirk|Captain Kirk]], [[Sulu]], and [[M'Ress]] are learning this fact firsthand; an irate [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] is in no mood to play nicely with the organics, demanding to know what they've done with Optimus. Despite their best efforts to evade the colossal aliens, the captain and his shipmates find themselves pinned down by Autobots, with Jazz snarling that he knows what humans are capable of. Kirk tries a different tack, and after connecting the wounded robotic truck he encountered and the name "Optimus Prime," he convinces the Autobots to stand down. Kirk assures them that Prime is still alive and in the care of his capable associates, and that he and his team entered the mineshaft because of their unusual energy signatures. Kirk and his crew come in peace and mean no harm; indeed, all he wants to know is... who ''are'' they?

Meanwhile, on a nearby moon, the routed Decepticons themselves regroup inside [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gets to grips with their unusual new [[Klingon]] allies. Commander [[Kuri]] explains how the starship ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' shot down their ship, and is all too eager to get revenge on Kirk, proposing that an alliance may prove beneficial for both parties. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] shares Megatron's dismissive attitude at first, believing that the Decepticons stand nothing to gain by allying with the Klingons, but Kuri has an ace up his sleeve: do the Decepticons know anything about cloaking technology?

With the Autobots now assured of Kirk's good intentions, Jazz has [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] tell him and his crew their unusual history. Four million years ago, Bumblebee relates, the Autobots left their home planet of Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and crash-landed on Earth, pursued by the warlike Decepticons, who sought to conquer other worlds in pursuit of [[energon]]. Reawakening in the years before humanity developed warp travel, the Autobots and Decepticons disguised themselves as human machines and fought a secret war on Earth for many years... until the beginning of [[World War III]] posed an existential threat to the Autobots. Prime's troops left Earth for good aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and travelled through deep space for decades in search of fuel, unaware that the Decepticons had given chase aboard their own living starship, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. When the Decepticons caught up with the Autobots over Cygnus Seven, Megatron and his warriors breached Fortress Maximus's hull, and in the chaos the Titan plummeted onto the barren planet, the impact incapacitating all aboard for many centuries. When the [[Federation]] recently colonized Cygnus Seven, miners stumbled on the abandoned ship and inadvertently reactivated the Titan's autonomous repair systems, bringing the Decepticons back online while giving them the chance to flee before the ship could bring Prime back online—but the moment Prime reactivated, Kirk realises, he headed to the planet's surface to defend the innocents caught in the crossfire.

Aboard the ''Enterprise'', acting-captain [[Arex (Star Trek)|Arex]] reports to Spock that he's followed the Decepticons to their current base of operations. When they arrive, however, they discover nothing but an empty crater... immediately followed up by Kuri's [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] decloaking itself, shooting down the starship in a surprise attack! Arex attempts to send a distress transmission to Spock before the ship goes down. Perched atop the warbird, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] confirms that the ''Enterprise'' crew have left themselves divided and ripe for the taking, while Megatron enthuses over their success: now the planet's abundant supplies of energon are ripe for Decepticon conquest!

In the mineshaft, M'Ress receives the transmission on her communicator, but the thickness of the mineshaft walls mean that they can't send a message ''back'' to the ''Enterprise''. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] offers them a lift up to the surface, unaware that, as they speak, Prime and his three passengers are already en route to the mine to regroup with the other Autobots. Prime and his allies arrive, at the mineshaft, only to be ambushed by [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]], Starscream, and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], their blasts causing an avalanche that seals the entrance to the mine shut! Prime and his new allies take shelter behind a fallen building, but Scotty worries that the entrance to the mine won't hold for much longer.
Underground, Kirk and the trapped Autobots weigh up their options. Outgunned, outmanned, and outmaneuvered by the Decepticons, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] hatches a risky plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]/''Orion Pax'' (4)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (8)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (10)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (13)
*''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'' (21)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (6)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (12)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] (14)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (19)

|h3=[[Federation]]|c3=
*[[Doctor McCoy]] (1)
*[[Scotty]] (2)
*[[Spock]] (3)
*[[James Kirk]] (7)
*[[M'Ress]] (9)
*[[Sulu]] (11)
*[[Arex (Star Trek)|Arex]] (22)

|h4=[[Klingon]]s|c4=
*[[Kor]] (15)
*[[Kuri]] (16)
*[[Kali]] (17)
*[[Kaz]] (18)

|h5=Others|c5=
*''[[World War III|WWIII]] soldiers'' (20)
*''[[Zefram Cochrane]]'' (22)
*''[[Lily Sloane]]'' (23)
}}

==Quotes==
"My name is Optimus Prime. And you have my gratitude."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' greets the crew of the ''Enterprise''

"I hit one with my phaser, only to see it... '''change''', and say it wanted to '''protect''' human life." 
"I knew it! '''''You killed Optimus!''''' ... what's a 'phaser?'"
:—'''Kirk''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"Under all that '''metal''' and '''circuitry''', they're as human as '''you''' or—well, as human as '''me''', anyway."
:—'''Scotty''' to '''Arex'''

==Notes==
* Though the issue preceding it is called "[[Prime's Directive, Part One]]", and while it ''should'' logically follow that this is "Part Two" of this story, this issue doesn't receive a title of any kind.

===Continuity notes===
*Following on from last issue, this issue confirms that our ''Transformers'' cast is, indeed, native to this universe and not the result of any cross-dimensional shenanigans. Jazz and Bumblebee's narration implies that a series of events ''akin'' to those of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] or [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] went down, however, though Jazz explicitly notes that the Earthbound Transformers attempted to keep a "low profile", which is quite unlike the brazenly conspicuous antics of both the Autobots and Decepticons of these continuities.

===Transformers references===
*During his mind-meld with Prime, Spock glimpses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and witnesses a vision of Orion Pax, looking identical to the young 'bots appearance in the ''Transformers'' episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]".
* Another sequence of panels in the mind meld depict the Transformers' arrival to Earth, based on the events of "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]": the dogfight between the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s subsequent crash into [[Mount St. Hilary]], and [[Teletraan I]] zapping an unidentified [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] with a repair beam. The bottommost panel features Optimus and Megatron facing off at what is presumably [[Sherman Dam]], a nod to the oft-homaged battle between the two leaders from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
* Bumblebee notes that the ''Ark'' originally left Cybertron, here, described as "hurtling through space", so as to "blast some asteroids", referencing Cybertron's backstory and the original purpose of the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s voyage as described in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel G1 comic]].
* While detailing the Transformers' history on Earth, an event resembling the [[Battle of Autobot City]] from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film]] is shown.
*Bumblebee says that the Cybertronians were forced off Earth by the humans' "very own World War III", the Great War having been established to be the "Third Cybertronian War" in the Sunbow universe.
* Bumblebee identifies Fortress Maximus and Trypticon as [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, a name for colossal Cybertronians first used in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], with Trypticon being one in that continuity.
* Fortress Maximus and Trypticon being used together reflects them having recently received figures in the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toyline.
* Fortress Maximus's use in the story as an impromptu starship, left buried on an alien planet for centuries, evokes the fate of his 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|counterpart]].
* The battle aboard Fortress Maximus, and the deactivation and reactivation of the Cybertronian combatants after years of stasis, is pretty blatantly lifted from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"; it can barely even be called a reference, as Bumblebee straight-up mentions that this is "history repeating itself!"

===Star Trek references===
*Kuri threatens Megatron with a [[memoryalpha:D'k tahg|D'k tahg]] knife.
*Following on from last issue's mention of the [[Eugenics Wars]], this issue goes on to incorporate the ''next'' global conflict to sweep ''Star Trek'''s version of Earth—[[memoryalpha:World War III|World War III]]—into the plot. The narcotically-controlled soldier seen in Bumblebee's story is shown wearing the period-appropriate uniform, briefly adopted by omnipotent trickster [[memoryalpha:Q|Q]] in the ''The Next Generation'' episode "[[memoryalpha:Encounter at Farpoint (episode)|Encounter at Farpoint]]."
*This also establishes that in this continuity the Eugenics Wars and World War III were separate conflicts; in the Original Series (which the comic-using Animated Series was an extension of) they were implied to have been the ''same'' conflict, something that was retconned in later Trek series.
*[[Zefram Cochrane]]—the eccentric inventor of the [[memoryalpha:warp drive|warp drive]] and best known in the series' canon for his role in the film ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: First Contact|First Contact]]'', although he ''did'' have an [[memoryalpha:Metamorphosis (episode)|encounter with Kirk]] as well—appears during the flashback to World War III. Alongside him is [[Lily Sloane]], who was Cochrane's collaborator in ''First Contact''.
*While driving towards the dilithium mine, Optimus passes by a [[memoryalpha:Gossamer mouse|gossamer mouse]], a creature that made an appearance in ''The Animated Series''.

===Other notes===
*Originally solicited for mid-October, this issue arrives rather late, midway through November.
*Backmatter for this issue includes an interview with ''Star Trek'' artist [[memoryalpha:Carlos Nieto|Carlos Nieto]].

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Kirk beams down while Prime and Megatron duke it out, by [[Philip Murphy]]
*'''Cover B:''' Spock, Cybertron, and the battle of Sherman Dam, by [[Marcelo Ferreira]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Optimus and Spock greet one another with the [[memoryalpha:Vulcan salute|Vulcan salute]] as Kirk and Arex look on, by [[Derek Charm]]
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File:STvsTF2 cvrRI.jpg|Live long and prosper - REAL long!
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:''Windblade is a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Revolution5-Windbladeprofile.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|YOU MAAAAAAAAADE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!]]

'''Windblade''' is a young [[Transformer]] who puts duty and truth first, even when both are difficult. Her friend and bodyguard [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] can get frustrated at times with the strength of Windblade's convictions, and Chromia believes Windblade trusts too much. This may not be a worldview that can survive sharing a planet with [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], and she may learn that at times she will have to choose between truth or duty.

Windblade is a better-than-average swordswoman, but her claim to fame is her rare talent for communicating with dormant [[Titan (group)|Titans]], for which she bears the title of [[Cityspeaker]]. Like other Cityspeakers, her face bears the markings of [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]].

{{quote|I am a child of the Titan '''Caminus'''. I am the cityspeaker for the last city on '''Cybertron'''. And '''both''' are my home. I have only '''begun''' to fight.|Windblade|[[Windblade issue 4|''Windblade'' vol. 1 #4]]}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|''Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye'' #26]]

====Cityspeaker====
[[File:Windblade4-leavingCaminus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Caminus's Angels]]

Windblade was a Transformer who hailed from the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], born from the [[hot spot]] within the [[Caminus (Titan)|Titan]] who had colonized the planet long ago; as with other Cybertronian colonies, the inhabitants of Caminus, isolated from Cybertron, maintained gender dimorphism, with Windblade being female. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Like many Camiens, Windblade was a devout adherent of the [[Way of Flame]], which venerated the [[Thirteen]] [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s as living gods and regarded [[Solus Prime]] as the greatest member of this pantheon. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} In her youth, Windblade was friends with [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and sometimes discussed science and engineering with the latter, {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} and eventually trained to become a [[cityspeaker]], throwing herself into her work even when others told her to hold back. {{storylink|If I Know You}}

Long cut off from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Caminus' isolation ended with the arrival of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]; Windblade, her bodyguard [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and quantum engineer [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] joined his crew in hopes of reconnecting with their homeworld and gaining aid for their ailing planet. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Secretly, however, Windblade wondered if she'd been chosen for the mission so that Caminus could be rid of her, and swore not to fail at the daunting task ahead of her. {{storylink|If I Know You}} {{storylink|The Chosen One}} Days after their joining Thunderclash's crew, his ship, the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'', came across the Autobot sage [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who informed them that his longstanding partner, the Titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], was grievously wounded and required help. With Trion unable to help due to a quest that otherwise occupied him, and Thunderclash unwell, Windblade and her friends boarded a fast shuttlecraft and sped to the ocean world of [[Hydrophena]], where Metroplex was currently in hiding as an [[alchemical virus]] ravaged his body. The trio set themselves up inside his body, and began attempting to repair him. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}

[[File:BurningBright-Windblade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|''They're Windblade and the brain Yes, Windblade and the brain One is an organ The other's fan-made!'']]

After some time, Windblade's group was found by a team of Autobots from the ''[[Lost Light]]'', who had been summoned there through complicated means by Metroplex himself. Using their ship's engines, they were able to give Metroplex's [[spark]] a jump-start, giving him the strength to [[space bridge]] back to Cybertron, where a battle between its inhabitants and the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] was taking place. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Though surprised by the sight of another Titan, Windblade and the other Autobots refused to abandon Metroplex's body; presently, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned Metroplex's severed thumb, laden with the transmutative [[Ore-7]], to him, healing him allowing him to defeat the Necrotitan. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Following the battle, Windblade asked Metroplex about the ore's origins, and he explained that he had picked it up during his travels and jettisoned it when he was attacked by [[Ammonite]]s. Windblade related her findings to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], but was unable to coax any information out of Metroplex that would help Magnus and the rest of the ''Lost Light'' crew in their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Not long afterwards, Ammonites began to swarm Cybertron, forcing Magnus to radio Windblade to ask Metroplex for aid. The titan needed no encouragement, and began to fight the horde. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} The Ammonites were subsequently destroyed by Metalhawk, after which Windblade and her fellow Camiens were called on by [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] to engage the splintered components of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

When the fighting was done, Windblade sought out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], to pass on a one-word message given to her by Alpha Trion before she had parted company with him: "[[Earth]]". {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Prime first had to preside over the trial of Megatron, which Windblade was in the audience for, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} but after that was done, he prepared to leave to follow Trion's trail. Windblade and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] stayed behind on Cybertron, now under [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s leadership; Prime warned her to be wary of the Seeker, but Windblade simply returned that she was wary of ''everyone'' on this war-blighted world. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

[[File:BotAndHerCity-illustriousleader.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|But aside from that, he's great!]]

Six months after the battle of the Titans, Windblade had tried settling into life on Cybertron as it had settled into Metroplex. She had an important role as Cityspeaker to the heavily-damaged Metroplex, though she was a novice at it and Starscream, the planet's leader, grew impatient and suspicious of her. Rolling blackouts threatened the city, and after she investigated the cause of those with Chromia, she also sought advice for how to best interact with Starscream. After talking with many of the denizens of [[Blurr (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]]'s bar, she came to the sobering realization that Starscream was a scheming opportunist who shouldn't be trusted. Not long after this revelation, an explosion seriously damaged her and put her under medical care. Moments before the explosion, she had seen [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Starscream's henchman, leaving the scene, and as she awoke from her medical bed, seeing Starscream approach her, she suspected Cybertron's leader had tried to kill her. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

[[File:Windblade3-altmodes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

After giving Windblade a veiled threat, Starscream and Rattrap departed. Windblade revealed to Chromia that she had found traces of explosives, before the bodyguard discovered reporters spying on them. Later the two of them met up with Ironhide, who they had sent to guard Metroplex's brain. Windblade searched Metroplex's brain for reasons why Starscream would cause the blackouts, when Chromia noticed that [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] had let slipped in an interview that he knew something. Windblade was able to convince him to show her what he discovered despite his unwillingness to talk; a "mine" Starscream had build inside Metroplex, used to sift the Titan for the Regenesis ore in his body. Windblade returned to the reporters and brought them and the denizens of Blurr's bar down there to reveal the mine to them. Three of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s guarded the mine, and they were more than happy to try to take down Windblade and her friends. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} Though she fought back valiantly, at a moment of weakness Starscream and Rattrap interrupted the battle to arrest Windblade and the others (minus Chromia and Sky-Byte) for "crimes against Cybertron."

While the others were jailed, Windblade was interrogated violently by Rattrap. However, this interaction convinced her that while Starscream may be responsible for the mine, he was not responsible for the bomb that killed several citizens and nearly her. Then, Chromia and Sky-Byte invaded the compound to free Windblade and the others, and Windblade confided in her friend that she had discovered that Starscream was not the culprit they were after, to Chromia's shock. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}} Starscream and his goons were swiftly upon them, and the battle recommenced. Windblade and Chromia barely managed to duck inside Metroplex's brain room as Windblade attempted to hook up directly to Metroplex and solve everything. Merged mentally with Metroplex, finally she understood everything. She saw other Transformer colony worlds that had also broken off from Cybertron. She saw Caminus before he went lost. And, sadly, she saw Chromia in all her rage, and realized that her friend, her bodyguard, was the one who had placed the bombs in that street corner, that Chromia was willing to murder others to scare Windblade off the planet and to safety.

[[File:Windblade4-nolongerwindblade.jpg|thumb|left|350px|"I am the Windblade Collective."]]

Supremely disappointed in Chromia, Windblade nevertheless had to keep the peace for the greater good. She plotted with Starscream to keep things buried, so that there would be a Cybertron for those lost colonies to eventually return to. Windblade left the both of them, wiser, but morally compromised. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

Windblade was present when [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] emerged from medical rehabilitation. Recently betrayed by Chromia and bewildered by Starscream's machinations, Windblade sought out the nearly-murdered engineer as someone she could potentially trust. After Wheeljack reluctantly agreed to help rebuild [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], she and Ironhide observed in silent solidarity. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

When Optimus Prime returned from Earth, Windblade, Starscream, and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] told him about a series of murders that were targeting Decepticons. {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} The murderer struck again outside of [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s bar, killing one of his friends, and so she helped Optimus Prime follow this apparent lead. Inside the bar they found a very angry Gutcruncher and an expatriated [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]. It seemed to be a dead end, and the two left, but shortly afterwards the bar exploded, {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} killing everyone inside. After Windblade returned with them to investigate, Sandstorm snapped at Optimus Prime for killing his friends. This anger was short lived, however, ending when a new lead surfaced with the discovery of a an [[infernus bullet]] shell in the wreckage. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}}

This lead culminated in the brutal treatment and incarceration of the [[Firecon]]s, and Windblade took this opportunity to raise an eyebrow at the Autobots' violent methods. Things escalated further when it seemed [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] was responsible for the murders, causing Windblade to pull Optimus Prime out of an imminent battle with him. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Optimus Prime realized who the real culprit was, and he enlisted Windblade and Starscream to set up a ruse to draw him out. Ultimately, the murderer was revealed to be Sandstorm. Afterwards, Windblade accompanied Optimus Prime on a personal errand to return the remaining half of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the spot where he had been given it millions of years ago. Optimus confided in Windblade that he was worried that violent Autobots like Slug and Sandstorm who had trouble acclimating to a post-war climate were the greatest threat to their race's newfound peace. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:FirstContact-lostcolonies.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

On their way home, Optimus and Windblade were attacked by a group of angry Decepticons, but their attackers dispersed following the arrival of Ironhide and Chromia. The group returned to Metroplex, where Windblade finally revealed the culmination of her work: the Titan's space bridge was back on line, ready to connect with the long-lost Cybertronian colonies, including Caminus. Though Windblade knew that reopening contact between Caminus and Cybertron could mean that Cybertron could help her impoverished homeworld, she was ''also'' aware that Starscream could very well use the space bridge to build a new Cybertronian empire with himself at the head, and expressed her worries to Optimus.

These fears were proven immediately correct; when Starscream learned of the project, he chafed at the idea of forming representative government despite Optimus and Windblade's protestations, but only after a brief communique from the ''Lost Light'' did Windblade realize the true scope of Starscream's machinations: Ironhide and Chromia, who had been guarding the active spacebridge portal, had been struck down by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], rebuilt by the powers of the recently purloined [[Enigma of Combination]], and, led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], had staged an attack on Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

[[File:TheSumAndItsParts-MistressofFlame.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"Can't you see I'm a little busy~?"]]

After bringing the two guards round, the pair dashed into the portal after Menasor, and Windblade, aware that her colony would surely deify the Prime, instructed Optimus to stay behind. Once she was through to Caminus, Windblade helped rescue Chromia, and after sizing up the threat she contacted Optimus Prime for support. After [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] joined the battle and decisively ended it, Windblade met with her world's [[Forgefire Parliament]] and pleaded for understanding in response to Cybertron's terrible first impression, and then returned to Cybertron to explain the Way of Flame to Optimus: as a "living Prime," her people would surely regard Prime as a god, and follow his every command... and while this would surely undercut Starscream's own grab for power, Optimus was himself wary of harnessing this power for his own ends. As Windblade expected, when she and Optimus walked back to Caminus through the space bridge, the [[Mistress of Flame]] and her citizens immediately ignored Starscream's bloviating and circled around Optimus to bow. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

As Starscream tried to salvage his grab for power, having staged the entire incident as a way to win the goodwill of the people of Caminus, Optimus and the Mistress of Flame bristled at their differences—Optimus insisted on helping Caminus rebuild, the Mistress of Flame considered the Prime's devotion to the will of the people to be sacrilege, and Windblade grimaced at the awkwardness. Later on, during the relief efforts, Optimus fielded a call from [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], and "neglected" to mention Superion's involvement in the attack. Windblade noted that recently Optimus had claimed he never lied. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

Subsequent efforts to build a functioning parliament continued to stall, with Cybertronian and Camien representatives—including Windblade—at a deadlock regarding Optimus's status on the Council. Just as a group of representatives from the ''Lost Light'' had arrived, Windblade received word that Caminus was under attack by Prowl's [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was determined to cut off Cybertron from its colony worlds in order to stop Starscream from growing an empire. Though Devastator was then defeated by the newly-created [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], Windblade insisted that Prowl would be tried on Caminus for his actions, saving him from an immediate execution on Cybertron. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

[[File:AllThatRemains-WindbladevsMenasor.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Although she was busy with her political duties, Windblade found the time to work on Metroplex's space bridge with Wheeljack, where the two chatted about the future and the potential implications of re-contacting Cybertron's lost colonies. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Events came to a head, however, when Menasor and a group of disenfranchised Decepticons sparked a riot at the spacebridge, and while Prowl forcibly took control of Prime through "[[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]," Windblade helped provide crowd control alongside Starscream and the [[Badgeless]] while Windblade summoned reinforcements from Caminus, including Chromia and some emigrant Decepticons, and Windblade subsequently helped keep a defeated Menasor down while Optimus Maximus took on Devastator.

[[File:AnUneventfulNight-WindbladeArcee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Oh no, don't get her started on [[Spotlight: Arcee|that]] again.]]

After the conclusion of the "Combiner Wars", Windblade reported back to the Mistress of Flame and informed her that their long negotiations had finally borne fruit in the form of the "[[Council of Worlds]]:" an interplanetary parliament where Cybertron and its colonies would all have an equal voice, with Windblade the new delegate for Caminus, opposite Cybertron's delegate Rattrap and Council head Starscream. Although Windblade was still troubled by her looming duties and the prospect of having to keep Starscream's ambitions in check, the Mistress reminded her that a true servant of Solus Prime never stopped trying to forge a better world. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

The Mistress of Flame decided to celebrate the Caminus-Cybertron alliance by declaring an official holiday; Windblade temporarily donned some ceremonial paint in honor of the occasion. Windblade was soon contacted by Chromia, who informed her that [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] had just stolen the Enigma of Combination. The duo chased Arcee out to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], where they encountered [[Pyra Magna]] and her [[Torchbearer]]s, Camien explorers on a mission of their own. In the ensuing fight, [[Rust Dust]] accidentally activated the Enigma, fusing the Torchbearers together into the huge and angry [[Victorion]]. After rescuing Arcee from the vengeful combiner and taking down the giant's weapons, Windblade was able to persuade Victorion to disassemble, and later returned the Enigma to Badgeless custody. Despite Arcee's obejctions, Windblade was able to cover up the events of the day so as to protect the fragile peace. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

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====Representative of Caminus====
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With the inauguration of the Council of Worlds as the newest addition to the [[Republic of Cybertron]], Windblade's status as official Camien delegate meant that she took the lead on a number of intercultural issues, including a dispute between some Camien immigrants over the Decepticon's siphoning of energy from Metroplex's structure. As a result, she was late for the first meeting between Cybertron and [[Velocitron]], another of the colony worlds, and as a result failed to impress Velocitronian ambassador [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]], who declined their offer to join the Council. Windblade attempted to salvage the situation by inviting Knock Out and his cohort [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] to a party at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], and learned from Moonracer that Velocitron was in a period of cultural stagnation. In the hopes of brokering an alliance, Windblade recruited the help of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to win the [[Benefit 500]], which would allow them to make a request of Velocitronian ruler [[Override (BW)|Override]]. Though Metroplex's cryptic comments on his brother [[Navitas]] proved unhelpful, the group—joined by Chromia and Ironhide—secretly bridged to Velocitron... only to be confronted by freezing cold temperatures, a wall of fire, and the wheeled city of [[Delta]] bearing down on them. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

[[File:RaceAgainstTheLight-sowecanwin.jpg|thumb|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Windblade, champion of honor!]]

With Moonracer's help, the quartet were soon safely aboard, and on their tour of the city the group learned more about the stratified nature of Velocitronian society and the sharp social divide between racers and non-racers. While Blurr registered for the race, Windblade and Chromia met [[Clocker (G1)|Clocker]], who showed them to Navitas's brain chamber. Windbalde had hoped to use her talents as a cityspeaker to help manipulate the track above to Blurr's advantage, but years of neglect had rendered Navitas all but senile, forcing Windblade to take drastic action. Clambering into the Titan's brain, Windblade took manual control of the Titan, eliminating the other competitors, guiding Blurr to a suitably flashy victory, and finally persuading the Velocitronians to join the Council. The mood was quickly squelched, however, when Wheeljack contacted her to reveal that Starscream had made his ''own'' play for power while Windblade was offworld, and had secured the allegiance of another colony planet. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

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That planet turned out to be [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], and after meeting representatives [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]], Windblade confronted Starscream about his deceptions and the two reached a shaky agreement: they would visit the next planet ''together''. The next morning, the pair visited [[Eukaris]], with Windblade receiving a helpful tip to lean on [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] from Rattrap, who had secretly visited the planet before. The Eukarian [[beast mode]] Transformers proved distrustful of Transformers with vehicle modes, and although Windblade's Camien origins allowed her to speak. The presence of vehicular "standard-formers" on the planet awoke Eukaris's Titan [[Chela]], intent on killing the intruders so as to fulfill the directives of his "master" [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. Though Windblade tried to reach his brain to negotiate, Chela manipulated his own internal structures to pin her down, and Starscream simply shot the Titan in his brain module, instantly killing the giant. Although Windblade was saddened by Chela's death, Blackarachnia consoled her by reciting one of her prophecies: Chela's death was the first step on changing Eukaris for the better. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

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Windblade returned to Cybertron disgruntled at how events had gone, but after some encouraging words from Chromia and Metroplex, was soon accompanying Starscream to visit the next Titan, [[Tempo]]. They found not the ship of pacifistic philosophers they were expecting, however; rather, they learned that this Titan had been renamed "[[Vigilem|Carcer]]," crewed by a group of warriors and led by the fearsome [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. Though Starscream's deceitful ways nearly persuaded Elita to execute the Seeker, Windblade was able to cover for her compatriot at the last moment, and persuaded the crew of the ship to join the alliance. She was disturbed, however, at the secrets Elita One's people were keeping, despite their vocal adherence to "truth:" Elita One claimed that her people had renamed Tempo to [[Vigilem|Carcer]], when Windblade knew from talking to Metroplex that "Carcer" was in fact the name of a different Titan. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Windblade went to confer with Metroplex regarding the names of the Titan and the lack of records on "Carcer" on either Cybertron or Caminus, but Metroplex, aware that "Carcer" was but an alias for the evil [[Vigilem]], whom he and his fellow Titans had banished at the conclusion of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], chose to keep the truth from Windblade. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

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With a steady tide of colonists travelling to Cybertron, Starscream suggested a new holiday in his honour: "[[Chosen One Day]]". Although Starscream's egocentric holiday didn't turn out as he had hoped, Windblade, her friends, and several Council members visited Starscream's quarters to throw him a party anyway, putting aside their differences for one night. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

Over the coming weeks, Windblade continued to serve on the Council while Optimus Prime and his group of Earthbound Autobots contended with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s splinter cell of Decepticon radicals on Earth. When Optimus made a brief visit to Caminus to meet with the Mistress of Flame, Windblade filled him in on the situation on Cybertron, and the pair watched as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s came into conflict with visiting Camiens [[Aileron]] and [[Sterling]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Starscream later contacted Windblade after [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]'s Decepticons sparked a riot. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:NewWorldsOrder-WindbladeStarscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"An empire has ''followed me home''!"]]

In the ensuing struggle, Windblade and her team tried to maintain order against those Decepticons who had chosen to join Galvatron and warp to Earth via Metroplex's space bridge as part of Galvatron's dream of conquering Earth. Even though both Victorion and Superion were called in to successfully quash the insurgents, with Wheeljack able to restore the device to full functionality, Optimus Prime saw a way to permanently forestall Cybertronian aggression and bridged to Earth to declare that the planet was now a protectorate of the Council of Worlds—much to Windblade's concern. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

The Council of Worlds held an emergency meeting to discuss Optimus's course of action, and though Windblade suggested that they hear Optimus out, she maintained that the Prime should not hold a seat on the council, and that the Council itself should only govern the interactions between those worlds colonized by Cybertronians. Starscream was left agitated by how Windblade was willing ''to'' give Prime that benefit, when it was worse than anything ''he'd'' done.{{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

At some point after this meeting, Windblade was left distraught by a broadcast from the crew of the ''Lost Light'': her old friend Velocity, among others, facing execution and making requests for her funeral. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

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While the Council tried to keep order on Cybertron itself, a slew of [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] attacks on Iacon's Decepticon population, including a supplier of parts for Carcer, forced a reluctant Starscream to investigate the matter at Windblade and Obsidian's demands. When the meeting had been adjourned, their guest Ironhide invited Windblade and Chromia to help him deal with a rowdy customer at Maccadam's, but Windblade declined, citing paperwork. However, things soon got out of hand, and [[Drunkatron|a bystander]] was killed in the incident. Windblade accused Starscream of orchestrating the attacks, causing Starscream to threaten to drop the news about Chromia's bombings... but before they could discuss this further, [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] revealed that footage of the shooting had already been broadcast live across Iacon. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

[[File:ApplicableSkills-windbladeandstarscream.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply doesn't work.]]

The footage incited an angry mob, who marched on Starscream's office demanding the truth about the attack, prompting Windblade to storm into Starscream's office and blame him for his increasingly totalitarian government. At a later meeting of the Council, Windblade was present when Ironhide volunteered to step up as the new head of the Badgeless. As the crowd dispersed, Windblade pressed Starscream for answers about Swindle - thought dead since the disastrous "Combiner War" - but Starscream refused to play along, putting Windblade in charge of shutting down Onslaught and the surviving Combaticons, and once again threatening to spill the beans about the Metroplex bombings. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

Following Starscream's instructions to keep watch on Onslaught, Windblade visited Metroplex's brain chamber; when Chromia arrived, she revealed that she was being blackmailed by Starscream. Neither one of them were able to recover a cache from Chromia's hidden files which documented the space bridge incident, which had been corrupted by someone else. As weeks passed, Chromia worked to unscramble the files while Windblade played along with Starscream's forces - until things finally came to a head when Rattrap revealed Swindle to the other Combaticons, using the Enigma of Combination to probe Swindle's mind and inadvertently creating a new combiner: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]!. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

[[File:TheLineBetweenUs-Windbladedroopy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Droopy wings = Sad Windblade.]]

As Bruticus ran amok in the streets of Iacon, Starscream blamed Windblade for failing to keep an eye on the Combaticon leader and demanded that she kill the combiner. Windblade initially refused, but when Starscream threatened to reveal Chromia's secret Windblade finally pushed back and contacted Chromia. Windblade asked her to help the Combaticons expose Starscream's own dirty secrets and return to Caminus before Starscream could retaliate. Windblade tried to talk down Bruticus, but the combiner retaliated against her - only Ironhide's intervention saved the two Camiens. When Bruticus had been reduced to his components, Windblade tried to resuscitate the unconscious Combaticons in the hopes of getting them to talk. With no other alternatives, Chromia finally went on live television and announces that she was responsible for the Acrolight bombings. All Windblade could do was watch as her best friend was arrested. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

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Shortly after the conclusion of the Bruticus incident, the Council would meet with Optimus to hear his side of the story, and although Windblade tried to be diplomatic, [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] was quick to demand an explanation. Although Prime insisted that his motives were pure, Windblade couldn't side with Prime's recent actions, and the Council unanimously voted against allowing Earth a seat on the council. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} During a subsequent emergency meeting, however, footage from Earth that depicted Optimus raising the Titan [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] from the ground prompted the religious colonists to reconsider their vote, and it was decided that Earth, "ruled" as it were, by a Prime, would, indeed, received a seat on the Council. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

When a massive energy discharge was detected at the former site of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], Windblade pushed Starscream to investigate, and the two fliers headed out. Shockingly, they found the city intact within a crater, but this matter was quickly forgotten when the two received news that the [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had seemingly returned from the dead, and was slaughtering Decepticons in their ghetto. When the ex-Prime attacked Starscream with a [[Spark disruptor]], Windblade was able to jump the disruptor onto her own spark, where its detonation was non-fatal thanks to the differing frequency of Camien sparks. The pair quickly flew to regroup with the forces fighting Sentinel Prime at the space bridge. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} When Optimus and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] returned to Cybertron from their encounter with Sentinel on [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], Windblade met up with the duo, and encouraged the demoralized Autobot leader to take his victories where he could get them. {{storylink|White Heat}}

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Some time later, Pyra Magna and Soundwave called Windblade to Earth to help deal with the recalcitrant Metrotitan, who had gone dormant and refused to communicate with anyone. However, days of searching his systems turned up no mechanical faults. {{storylink|Informed}} In between repairs, Windblade remainedon Earth for a time, helping to coordinate Prime's goodwill missions across the globe, meaning that she was on hand after a mysterious [[Ore-13]] explosion on [[Mount Olympus]]. The explosion coincided with Jazz and Arcee running afoul of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], Earth's newest defense force, in [[Oregon]], but the standoff was interrupted by the arrival of [[Rom]] the [[Space Knight]], who interrupted the fracas to kill several members of [[G.I. Joe]], including what appeared to be [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] himself. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} Realizing that the Cybertronians would be blamed for the attack, the Autobots and Soundwave pursued the alien to [[Umpqua National Forest]], where the alien, Rom, explained that he was tracking the malevolent, shapeshifting [[Dire Wraith]]s, who had infiltrated the human forces. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}

[[File:Informed-WindbladeLadyShazraella.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|[[George Takei|Oh, my.]]]]

Back at Autobot City, the efforts to communicate with Metrotitan continued, until Pyra Magna happened to suggest that the Titan hadn't "malfunctioned"—his silence was ''deliberate'', and he was waiting for a Prime to communicate with him. Unsure of Metrotitan's true intentions and unwilling to endanger Optimus, Windblade opted to merge her own mind with Metrotitan's. The Titan wasn't happy to be communicating with her; he explained that he was merely trying to pass on a message from one of the Thirteen before shunting Windblade's consciousness into [[Microspace]], where she encountered [[Micronus Prime]], its creator. The Prime warned her that she would have to experience his message for herself, and so her new avatar was set adrift in the destructive [[entropy cloud]] that threatened that realm. Before long, the forces of the evil [[Baron Karza]] found the young Camien, and Windblade was interrogated by his wife [[Shazraella|Lady Shazraella]]; there, Windblade learned about the war that threatened the stability of the Microverse. One of Shazraella's handmaidens sacrificed herself to set Windblade free as soon as her mistress's back was turned, allowing Windblade's avatar to fade away and return her consciousness to her normal body. Optimus was hesitant to follow through on her plea to help Microspace, wary of the dark lineage of the Primes despite Windblade's insistence that Primes were divine beings. Unable to blaspheme against Optimus Prime, Windblade grudgingly promised to follow her Prime and understand his motives. {{storylink|Informed}}

[[File:OShipOfState-Windblade.jpg|right|thumb|250px|You can feel the cyber-spittle splattering from here.]]

When the Transformers and Rom convened to strategize, Windblade continued to argue that assisting Microspace should be their top priority - a sentiment that Soundwave agreed with, believing that all of the recent events had to be connected. Optimus took command and decided that the Autobots would need to help Earth first. When Rom took matters into his own hands by sending Ore-13 through Metrotitan's space bridge to put them beyond the reach of the Wraiths, the Autobots moved to stop the Space Knight, and Optimus realized the error of his ways, resolving that they would have to find a way to save both worlds. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

Meanwhile, [[Snake-Eyes]] had infiltrated Autobot City and distracted Windblade long enough to sneak into the complex. There, he encountered Arcee and the recently arrived ''[[Heliopolis]]''; crew member [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] joined the fight and drew the attention of the three Cybertronians. When Windblade investigated the tiny spaceship, she recognized the lifeforms from her own adventures within that realm. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} Things only got worse when Karza showed up in their universe, and fused with the Dire Wraiths and the technology of [[M.A.S.K.]] to form a gigantic, super-powered colossus. Windblade realized that the monster was speaking Ancient Cybertronian. Following an impromptu team-up with the resident do-gooders, the team hatched a plan to send Karza back to whence he had came, and in the ensuing batlte Windblade used her cityspeaking talents to activate Metrotitan's flight mode and lift the entire city to safety. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

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====Vigilem====
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After helping to save the Earth and ensuring that Optimus and Earth's other heroes would help keep the planet safe, Windblade returned to Cybertron feeling very unsure of her role in the future of both worlds. Despite everything, Windblade was once again forced to step up when a horde of undead Titans—summoned by [[Infinitus]] several months ago after her encounter with "Sentinel Prime"—prepared to make landfall on Cybertron. As Starscream and the other members of the Council dug in for war, Windblade took control of Metroplex's combat functions as the [[zombies]] arrived but was unable to prevent the Titan from being dragged down by his undead brethren. {{storylink|Ping}} Trapped inside Metroplex, Windblade and [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] disconnected Metroplex's brain module so that the undead would think that Metroplex had perished. Regrouping at the [[Spire]], Starscream informed everyone that despite his repeated pleas, Elita One would ''not'' transform her own Titan to provide additional firepower, and so Windblade proposed a risky plan to sneak aboard Carcer and manually reactivate the Titan. After Lightbright had been given a holographic disguise to look like Windblade, the group boarded Carcer while Devastator led a frontal assault on Carcer as a distraction. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

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While the disguised Lightbright and her team distracted Carcer's security forces, Windblade's managed to breach the Titan's brain module, only to be confronted by Obsidian, who refused them access. Though Windblade and her group brought down Obsidian, the subsequent mental merge revealed that Elita's Titan was neither Carcer, nor Tempo, but rather ''[[Vigilem]]'', villainous Titan of [[Liege Maximo]]. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} As Vigilem struggled to awaken after millennia of hibernation, Windblade took control of his body directly to battle the horde, but the dual strain of resisting his whispers while puppeteering his form proved too much for her; instead, Vigilem agreed to a truce, taking partial control to destroy the zombies so that Vigilem himself could then take revenge on Cybertron. Indeed, as the last of the Titans were felled, Vigilem turned his attentions to Metroplex, until Windblade forced him away and then shifted her mental energies to try and stop him from freeing [[Liege Maximo]], imprisoned at the center of his body. Were it not for the last of the undead distracting her, she may very well have succeeded but Vigilem used her moment of weakness to seize control of ''both'' their bodies. When Elita arrived to destroy Vigilem's brain, the Titan downloaded his mind into Windblade's, and sending her into stasis lock. {{storylink|Rubicon}} To the outside world however, Windblade appeared dead. {{storylink|If I Know You}}

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Her body was brought to a hospital where [[Windblade's doctor|a doctor]] deduced that Vigilem's mind had jumped into Windblade's own body; indeed, inside her mind, Windblade's consciousness was very much alive, forced to contend with Vigilem's own avatar, who tried to convince her to merge their [[Spark]]s into one so that they could both survive. Despite Vigilem's temptations and attempts to undercut her own morals, Windblde continued to resist, {{storylink|If I Know You}} doubling down on her attempts to safely contain Vigilem until she realized that such a feat was impossible; rather, she would defend herself until her mind collapsed from the strain, killing them both. This stalemate continued until Starscream, with the [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] assistance of [[Airachnid]], patched himself into their shared mind to rescue Windblade—unaware that Vigilem himself could make the jump into his ''own'' consciousness. Enraged by Starscream's recklessness, Windblade watched as Vigilem did just that: taking the form of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], Windblade followed the pair into a mental representation of Kaon, rescuing Starscream's spark before Vigilem could obliterate it and seize control of the Seeker's body.

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Thinking his foe destroyed, Vigilem began rewriting the Seeker's mind while Windblade glimpsed Starscream's memories and was horrified at the process of cold construction by which he was created. Glimpsing Starscream's spark being placed in one of many identical, pre-built bodies, she speculated that Starscream's constant changing of bodies was his spark's attempt to find its "true form." Summoning a mental copy of the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], Windblade began forging Starscream's "true" form out of his spark, each strike summoning a spectre of a Cybertronian who'd had a great impact on Starscream's life to fight off Vigilem... and, eventually, Starscream's mental avatar was reborn into a towering vision of his "true form," which promptly stomped on Vigilem. Assuming a resplendent form of her own, Windblade defeated Vigilem by shoving his avatar into her own spark, "burning away" his impurities until only the truth of his being remained. Befitting the Titan of Liege Maximo, however, Vigilem's spark contained ''no'' truth, and the Titan's mind finally died.

Returning to the waking world, Windblade cheekily smiled at Starscream and told him that by helping him find his truth, she'd found her own as well. No longer would she be a mouthpiece for others, or subservient to the Way of Flame and the lineage of Primes: she would be her own 'bot, unafraid to speak her mind. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

[[File:FirstStrike1-RedShadows.jpg||thumb|left|300px|Ninja vs. geisha, in a battle of the pastiches!]]

Soon afterwards, the time came for [[Earth]] to properly join the Council of Worlds, having appointed [[Marissa Faireborn]] as an ambassador. Windblade was present in [[Iacon]] during the ceremony, but as Starscream prepared to give a speech, an explosion sent the crowd into a panic—unbeknownst to the Cybertronians, [[Joe Colton]] and his [[Iron Ring]] had chosen to launch a genocidal attack on Cybertron in the name of [[human]] sovereignty. As security conducted evacuations, Windblade attempted to help a fallen civilian... only for the wounded Transformer to reveal itself as a Trojan horse filled with a horde of [[Red Shadows]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Even with Ironhide's authorization of lethal force and Optimus Prime providing backup, she and the Prime retreated back to the [[Spire]], where the other members of the Council struggled to pick up the pieces—and Windblade's fears regarding Elita and Starscream's ability to work together was well founded when Elita announced her decision to kill Marissa and all the other humans. {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} When [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] and [[Stormclash]] arrived on Cybertron, they glimpsed Windblade exasperatedly throwing her hands up during a Council meeting before members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[M.A.S.K.]] were brought before them, with Elita ordering their execution. {{storylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}}

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Windblade objected to that, feeling the Council should not be reduced to genocide by fear prompting Elita to instead propose mass deportation. After [[Scarlett]] had given something vaguely resembling an explanation regarding the [[Iron Ring]]'s plan, Starscream threw her and her forces in jail. Nonetheless, Starscream ordered a mobilization against the threat with Windblade volunteering to confer with Metroplex. When Optimus offered aid however, she coldly rebuked him later explaining to Ironhide that she tired of his constant military mindset as she pulled up cameras in the central district eventually finding the villains in the filtration systems. Observing everything from the security cameras, Windblade watched in shock and horror as Colton's forces easily routed both squads. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} Windblade began brainstorming a plan, only to find Optimus had taken his leave. Intercepting Optimus outside the prison, a skeptical Windblade let he and his team pass, if only to prevent further damage to Iacon, but noted that that had been the last time she would bow to any [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Windblade then went to Starscream to report on Optimus's actions only to find [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] had already done so. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}}

Windblade remained behind to keep an optic on Metroplex, when the Council moved out to arrest Optimus, and after the battle in Cybertron's core concluded shortly thereafter, the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] that [[Merklynn]] had activated prompted a "scream" from the planet as the device corrupted Cybertron's supply of energon. Windblade was on hand to persuade Metroplex into translating the signal that Cybertron beamed into deep space, and its meaning was simple: "Welcome. Death." {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

====First Delegate====
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As Iacon began yet another reconstruction, Windblade was due to retake her spot on the Council of Worlds which Starscream had chosen to commemorate with a photo-op. When Windblade nearly let slip that [[Liege Maximo]] had escaped, Starscream kicked out the press shocking the cityspeaker that he hadn't told the populace. Learning that the Mistress of Flame supported this was the last straw for Windblade who stormed out and told [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] about the truth regarding "Carcer". The resulting news wave resulted in Windblade being banished from Caminus before she was attacked by a sympathetic Camien and a rather miffed Carcerian. After those two had been chased off, Windblade was approached by Blurr, Fat Tankor and Waspinator who pushed her to run for the post of Chancellor. She took their advice and soon garnered enough signatures to become a candidate but faced with the monumental responsibility, she caved and sought solace at Metroplex. She confessed to the Titan that she while she did indeed want to rule Cybertron, she feared that her desire to do so was in fact a remnant of Vigilem's personality. Metroplex told her that Vigilem had listened to no one but Liege Maximo and if Windblade honestly listened to others and worked to make their lives better, she would know herself to be free of the evil Titan's impulses.

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Acting on that advice, Windblade organized an event in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] where bots from all walks of life could come and vent their grievances while offering her advice on how to make Cybertron a better world. Once the event wrapped up, Windblade was approached by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] who revealed that he was behind the recent [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] uprising presenting her with a briefcase full of devastating ''kompromat'' on Starscream. When Windblade queried as to why he didn't use the case himself, the ex-Autobot revealed his uncertainty about whether or not Starscream had genuinely turned over a new leaf... and also, since Windblade now knew about the briefcase, ignoring the contents was essentially endorsing them, so they were ''her'' problem now.

Windblade eventually read their contents and discovered Starscream's laundry list of crimes, swearing to the Seeker that she would expose him at the debates. At the debates, Windblade spoke briefly of her own past before she praised Cybertron for being a place that transcended differences and welcomed everyone. Starscream spoke next and, in the bravest act Windblade had ever seen, confessed to all his crimes. The result was a landslide victory for Windblade, who decided to change her title from "Supreme Ruler" to "First Delegate". Visiting Starscream in his cell, she presented him with a holo-image of his "true self" as means to symbolize his fulfilling the Chosen One prophecy— by having all of Cybertron turn against him, he'd finally united the planet. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

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In [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|biopic]] of Starscream, the meeting between the two jets was recreated with [[Aileron]] acting as Windblade. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

With Cybertron's energon unpalatable to its people following being tainted by the Talisman's [[magic]], Optimus Prime oversaw the extraction of a large supply of [[Ore-13]] from Earth which he delivered to the assembled Council of Worlds before a solar eclipse struck the planet. Though Windblade was correct in believing this was Liege Maximo's long feared return, the Prime of Lies was now a prisoner of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] whom Optimus invited to the surface for a reasonable discussion. Onyx agreed to the request viewing Optimus as none other than [[The Arisen]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} In the following discussion, Windblade tried to make her voice heard only for Onyx and the Mistress of Flame to defer solely to Optimus. When [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] attempted to defend Windblade and Onyx, the Mistress brought the latter's attack on Caminus. An attack that Windblade demanded the Mistress tell her about before an explosion ripped through the [[Spire]]. With Optimus, Windblade shielded Marissa Faireborn before Soundwave drew attention to Alpha Trion's demise. Onyx took the opportunity to assert authority and declared Soundwave and his Decepticons would be tried by the Primes alongside Liege Maximo. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

Windblade and Optimus quickly came to Soundwave's defense, but Onyx used an old crime of Soundwave's to turn even his fellow Decepticons against him. Fighting broke out in the streets between the faithful, the faithless, and the merely angered. Windblade and Optimus tried to reach Onyx Prime, but they were shot at and Windblade lost her grip on Optimus. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} He was rescued by Onyx, only to be tossed into the singularity at Crystal City. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Windblade regrouped with the Mistress of Flame as they tried to restore order. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} Windblade was unable to approach Onyx Prime's ship, the [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], no matter how well she flew. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Onyx Prime was eventually brought down and revealed as the lost Decepticon Shockwave. Windblade assured Soundwave no charges would be brought against him, but he had still lost the faith of the Decepticons by the revelations. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} Once [[New Prysmos]] had begun to fill up with [[Prysmosian]] refugees, Windblade sent [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and Ironhide to negotiate with the aliens while sending [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] to examine the Talisman. {{storylink|Schismatic}}

[[File:UnstoppedAndUnstoppable-windbladebumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Why do I have a weird feeling that I should be helping [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|you]] [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|recover your missing memories?]]"]]

Some time later, Windblade sent a small group of Autobots to Velocitron to discover why Cybertron had abruptly lost contact with the planet; though they did not return, a fragmented video clip recovered from the mission depicted the planet's destruction at the hands of a monstrous planet and a second message beamed into space by the Talisman during the conflict with the Prysmosians dubbed the threat "[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]." {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Velocitron was but one planet targeted by Unicron; as the monster planet tore his way through the galaxy, Optimus Prime led a small Autobot detachment to the organic world of [[Elonia]] to coordinate that planet's evacuation before Unicron destroyed it, with Windblade heading a teleconference with the [[Elonian]] [[Space Knight]] [[Rom]] to explain the threat that Unicron posed. {{storylink|Our Darkest}}

Despite the best efforts of the Autobots, Unicron was able to consume almost all of the "thirteen colonies" affiliated with the Cybertronian race, until only Windblade's homeworld of Caminus remained. As Unicron and his [[Maximal]] hordes descended over the besieged planet, Windblade helped coordinate the evacuation efforts from Cybertron while Optimus unsuccessfully attempted to defeat Unicron from the inside out, but this was ultimately in vain, as Optimus was unable to find any clues on how to stop the beast as it overran and consumed Caminus. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} As the forces of Cybertron coordinated their next move, Starscream—a Decepticon once more—announced his plan to unite the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] for an all-out attack on Unicron, shooting down Windblade's proposal to add what remained of the Cybertronian fleet to his armada. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

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As it turned out, the D.V.D. was a ruse, allowing [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to doublecross and mutate the Decepticons with supplies of [[Ore-11]] to transform them into loyal servants of his own, and as Unicron appeared in the skies above Cybertron Windblade desperately weighed up their options with Starscream, Soundwave, and Optimus. Information obtained by Bumblebee revealed that Unicron was, in reality, [[Antilla]], the first planet to encounter the Transformers and the world where the terrible history of Cybertron truly began. Shockwave had planned this all, millions of years in advance, as part of a long game to kill Cybertron and its legacy for good, allowing the Transformers to begin again on Earth; though Windblade was initially furious at Caminus and the other colonies having to pay for the sins of Cybertron, it was Arcee who reminded her that Caminus, like the other Transformer worlds, had been built off the expansionism that began with Antilla. A furious Windblade flew away, to be followed by Arcee, and though the latter initially assumed that Windblade was simply running from her responsibilities, the Cityspeaker informed Arcee that she had a plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

At [[New Prysmos]], Windblade and Ironhide parleyed with [[Leoric]] for use of the Talisman, and as Unicron began his final attack on the metal planet the [[Spectral Knight]]s pooled their magic to activate the Talisman, projecting a beam of mystical light that began teleporting the inhabitants of Iacon to Earth. Ironhide and Windblade were the first to be saved, arriving in [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]] on Earth, before they were joined by Metroplex and the millions of other Transformers who had narrowly escaped deactivation, {{storylink|Road's End}} regrouping in and around [[Victoria Falls]]. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}} That evening, Windblade and Chromia reunited, and the two joined the other high-ranking Autobots in Metroplex's command center for a briefing, where Jetfire explained that the [[black hole]] in the center of Unicron threatened the entire galaxy.

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The next morning, however, Unicron's Maximals descended on the planet, and their invasion prompted the population of Cybertron to begin their final do-or-die play against Unicron and his forces, with Metroplex and Trypticon teleporting into low Earth orbit with the assembled heroes and villains in a final battle. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

As they did so, Windblade, Jetfire and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived at [[Mount Rushmore]] in order to put a secondary plan into action, and though their efforts were briefly threatened by [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], their gambit worked, and using the [[Enigma of Combination]] Soundwave was able to tap into the afterlife, using the spirits of the deceased to bolster the spirit of Optimus Prime as he battled [[Unicron's creator]] in [[infraspace]]. When the threat had passed, Windblade and Chromia looked out upon their new homeworld, intent on fulfilling Optimus Prime's dream of uniting humanity and Cybertron. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Shortly afterwards, Windblade presided over Optimus Prime's funeral in [[Little Cybertron]], and quickly deviated from her prepared remarks to eulogize the ''true'' Optimus: that they would celebrate Optimus while denouncing the legacy of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s that he represented, so that they may move beyond them and build a new future on their adopted homeworld. {{storylink|Post}}

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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Windblade was one of several Autobots under attack by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
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Windblade, "little sister" to [[Nijika]], was created by the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] to keep watch on their dream world of the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], where wishes could come true. When it was decided that the experiment had come to a conclusion, Windblade announced the universe's imminent destruction to its denizens and used her fans to form a devastating storm. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], realizing that the universe could grant any wish, summoned [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to his world; the gigantic robot pulled Windblade from the sky, causing her to reset in the process and forget all about her mission. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}}

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Without any memory, Windblade fell into a waitress job at a "little sister cafe" in [[Akihabara]], where she proved skilled at selling very expensive lunches to adoring customers. She also ended up squatting at [[Tigatron]]'s home, much to the chagrin of [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}} Windblade was among the dimensionally-displaced Autobots and [[Transformers sickness]]-afflicted Maximals who gathered to defend the Legends Universe from the intruding [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} During [[Halloween]], she dressed up as a schoolgirl to attend a Halloween party with Tigatron and Airazor, but they were interrupted by the trick-or-treating Slipstream, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]]. Windblade teamed up with the similarly dressed up [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to stop the Decepticons' antics, but all three were defeated and tied up by Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}}

As the [[Chōkon Power|spirit energy]] generated by [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Megatron]]'s greed empowered the Zamojin, they began working to regain control of Windblade, causing her to fall ill. She collapsed in the street, prompting the nearby [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]] to fill in for her at the cafe. When she arrived there herself, she had fallen back under her makers' control and was muttering that she would destroy the world. Getting a hold of herself, she explained the situation to Starscream, lamenting that she was enjoying her new life in the Legends world and didn't want to destroy it. Starscream set out to put at end to Megatron's ambition, but warned Windblade that if it bad came to worse, he'd stop her himself. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}}

Megatron would not give up on his desires, however, and the Zamojin were able to take full control of Windblade. Starscream was ready to sacrifice himself to destroy her in a bid to save the world, but [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] found an alternate solution that led to both Megatron and Starscream being returned to their own universe. Restored to normal, Windblade was left chastising the local toy nerds for being just as greedy as Megatron when it came to rare toys. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}} When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] arrived in the Legends Universe, Windblade and Chromia were ''very'' impressed with his handsome new body. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} She was later caught up in another [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s attack on the city after he was turned into the insane [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} Windblade was harassed by [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] while acting as cheerleader at a soccer game, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} and witnessed [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]'s living [[transtector]] run away from him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 30|Bonus Edition Vol. 30}}

Windblade was working at the cafe when [[Flywheels]] came to see her fellow waiter, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}} and was among the citizens pestered by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]'s clone army. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Metroplex later recalled how he was brought to the Legends World to defeat Windblade. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} When the world was threatened by three out-of-control [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] who overpowered any resistance, Windblade sought out her creator, [[Katsu Don]], and struck a deal: in return for her rejoining the Zamojin, he would convert her into a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] who could combine with the upgraded body of Nijika. With the additional power of her sister on her side, Windblade was able to capture [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] and use him to defeat the other Targetmasters, saving the world at the cost of becoming a Zamojin puppet once more. Before rejoining the Zamojin, she left a message for Tigatron, thanking him for their time together and asking the people of the Legends World to destroy her if she ever returned to attack them again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 62|Bonus Edition Vol. 62}}

Indeed, it wasn't long before Katsu Don had Windblade assault the Legends World a second time, {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter}} this time using her connection to Pinpointer to take control of the other two Targetmasters and wreak havoc until confronted by the [[Wrecker]]s. She made short work of [[Twin Twist]] by decapitating him, but he survived using the [[Zodiac]] and separated her from [[Spoilsport]], who he then used to sever her connection to [[Peacemaker]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}} Windblade then clashed with [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] before teaming up with Katsu Don to battle the [[Jumpstarter]]s, only to be defeated by their combined mode, [[Attack Powered]]. Fortunately she was mostly unharmed and her defeat served to set her free from Katsu Don's control once more. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}} She later fought back against an army of other Zamojin summoned by her creator {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} and celebrated the defeat of [[Majin Zarak]], though ultimately the Legends World ended up destroyed and she and the rest of its residents evacuated to the [[OG World|G1 World]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

Windblade, [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]], and Perceptor traveled to [[Zamojin]] and asked Katsu Don for his assistance in restoring the Legends World. Windblade promised to the defend the world and Perceptor told Katsu Don the people of Legends World deserved to have their home back, or else he would be no better than the Quintessons. Katsu Don relented, and lent his psychic power to the Powered Masters and other forces to bring back Legends World. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Legends Final Chapter}}

===''TransTech''===
Two separate Windblades were members of a crowd of countless off-worlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City on the morning of the [[Waruder]] invasion. One of them had [[Windblade (G1)#Legends|black thighs]], the other had [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|red thighs]]. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
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Windblade was a cityspeaker from Caminus. She resented the Mistress of Flame for abandoning the planet in favor of a position on the council on Cybertron. Giving up her job, she vowed to destroy the Combiners that had laid waste to her home world. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} She and [[Maxima]] encountered [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] shortly after the Combiner dispatched [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. Windblade sliced Menasor in two, at which point he revealed that the council had the [[Enigma of Combination]] and intended to use it to create an army of Combiners. After mourning the loss of Maxima, Windblade headed to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Fall}}

There, she attempted to snipe the Enigma, only for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to knock her aim off target as she fired. {{storylink|The Council}} Attacking the former Autobot leader, Windblade asserted that the Autobots, Decepticons and Combiners were all alike. He eventually managed to relieve her of her sword; however, when she revealed that the Council had the Enigma, he joined forces with her. {{storylink|The Duel}} The pair paid a visit to Megatron and managed to persuade him to aid them, though not before Windblade had to deck him. {{storylink|Unforgotten}}

The trio headed to the council tower where they were met with hostility. Windblade accused the Mistress of Flame of deserting Caminus and inevitably Megatron shot [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] resulting in a clash between the two groups. As the trio fought the automated defenses, Windblade heard a mysterious voice in her head. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} The arrival of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] resulted in Optimus, Megatron and Windblade fighting him instead, as he tried to claim the Engima for the Combiners. Things were further complicated by the arrival of [[Victorion]], at which point Starscream used the Enigma to merge with all the Combiners as Windblade and the others watched. {{storylink|A War of Giants}}
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Windblade attempted to attack the out-of-control Starscream, only to be blasted by lightning and fall lifeless to the ground. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} Finding herself in a featureless void, Windblade spoke with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and admitted she was wrong to want to destroy everyone. Recalling her role as a Cityspeaker, Windblade recovered and got Metroplex to crush Starscream, allowing Optimus and Megatron to finish him off. Megatron presented Windblade with the Enigma, and she passed it on to Victorion for safekeeping. As the Mistress of Flame congratulated Windblade on ending the Combiner Wars, the cityspeaker observed that now the Titans had returned. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

As the cleanup of the city progressed, Windblade was disappointed that Optimus had chosen to leave. She found [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] examining Starscream's remains and left him to it, returning to Metroplex just in time to see a distant light as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] rose from the ground. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} She communed with Metroplex and realized the Titan had been planning to leave Cybertron before Starscream's stunt with the Enigma. Metroplex prepared to battle Trypticon, though Windblade believed he was too damaged to stand up to the evil Titan. She and Perceptor located the Mistress of Flame in the [[Primal Basilica]] and raised the alarm. Windblade resolved to stick by Metroplex's side as he fought, even as the [[Elite Air Resistance Squadron|reinforcements]] the Mistress called in were destroyed. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}
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She continued to plead with Metroplex to not battle Trypticon, but her pleas went unheeded, and she was shocked when Trypticon spoke with Starscream's voice. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} Joined by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], Windblade attempted to assault Trypticon, but was too late to prevent Metroplex from perishing. After Hot Rod rescued [[Emissary (Generations)|Emissary]] from Trypticon, the [[Titan Master]] and Windblade headed off to find [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], {{storylink|At the Last Second}} arriving there to find Megatron brawling with the Combiners. Once that was resolved, Emissary linked Windblade to Maximus's mind so she could awaken him. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} The process was painful, but Windblade managed to persuade Maximus to act before Emissary terminated the link for her own safety. {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}}

The trio headed back to the city, as Optimus Prime and the Combiners were battling Trypticon, arriving just in time to save Optimus. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} As Fortress Maximus faced off against Trypticon, Windblade and the others split up to work as a distraction; however, Trypticon ate Victorion, much to Windblade's horror. Trypticon used the Enigma to control the remaining Combiners into attacking Maximus, and when Windblade attempted to shoot them off, she herself was shot down by Computron. She was forced instead to once again convince Megatron to help out, for which he demanded a favor in exchange. {{storylink|Consumed}} The battle abruptly ended when Trypticon ate Perceptor, and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which Perceptor was carrying rejected him. Once Trypticon expired, Windblade and the others were treated to an appearance by [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who terminated Optimus before leaving with the Matrix and Enigma. Windblade was inclined to agree with Menasor's plan to kill Megatron, as he appeared to have betrayed them, but he convinced them that they instead needed to work together to face this new threat. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Still indebted to Megatron for saving Fortress Maximus, Windblade followed him to [[Primal Swamp]] in search of the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. While searching, their group were attacked by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Windblade tussled with [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] before managing to toss him aside, only for the five to combine into [[Volcanicus (Generations)|Volcanicus]]. {{storylink|The Swamp}} She attempted to combat the Combiner, but he laid her out flat with one punch. Before he could finish her off, he was attacked by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], who soon turned on Windblade and the others as well. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} She held her own against Predaking, attacking until he released the captive Victorion, prompting her and the others to make their escape. All of them came to a halt, however, as they watched Megatron enter a strange dome. {{storylink|Without Warning}} As they waited, Predaking began attacking again. Windblade attempted to stop him, but was shot down. She recovered as Megatron emerged from the dome, Blaster in hand, and they discussed their next course of action. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}}
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Following Megatron's lead, Windblade and the others traveled to [[Cataclysm Tundra]]. Though still unsure of Megatron's good intentions, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] reassured her of his honesty as they located the entrance to the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. As they began doing research, they were interrupted by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and Hot Rod, now redubbed Rodimus Cron. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Windblade did her best to fight against the two, calling Primal a coward when she caught him trying to escape with the Requiem Blaster. As Rodimus prepared to finish Megatron, Windblade stepped into his path to protect Megatron, but Rodimus began strangling her instead. She attempted to reach any remaining trace of the old Hot Rod, but the [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] within assured her there was nothing left and tossed aside her unresponsive body. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} When she came to, Megatron had destroyed Overlord with the Requiem Blaster. Megatron thanked her for saving him, saying they were square, as did Primal for stopping him from retreating. When Megatronus arrived to take back the Blaster, she tried to stop him, but was powerless against the Fallen as he and Rodimus escaped. Though she continued to believe Hot Rod could be saved, the others convinced her that if the time came, they might need to destroy him. After a speech encouraging Megatron to lead them, she and the others headed for the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]]. {{storylink|Consequences}}
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In spite of being weakened by Megatronus's weapon, Windblade and the others reached the Well. She attempted to draw Megatronus's fire, but she was shot down and very nearly perished if not for Optimus Primal's intervention. Ultimately, she and the others were engulfed in Megatronus's flames, unable to fight back. {{storylink|Collision Course}} When the flames finally died down, Windblade nearly passed out, but finally got to her feet and resumed attacking the device, now less affected by Megatronus's shots thanks to his weakening state. After watching Primal transform into Optimal Optimus, she and the others tackled Megatron to prevent him from reclaiming the Enigma and Blaster. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} She helped restrain Rodimus, allowing Optimal to remove the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] from him and return him to Hot Rod. When Unicron tried to take control of Megatron, necessitating they both be killed, she desperately sought another solution. Finding none, she was left to mourn her friend's sacrifice. She was, however, overjoyed to see Optimus Prime revived from the dead as a result of their efforts. In the aftermath of the incident, Windblade was named Magistrate of Cityspeakers and worked to coordinate the efforts of all those who communicated with the Titans. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===''All Spark'' comic===
Windblade was part of an Autobot team led by [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] who helped [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] defeat [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

===''Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare''===
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Windblade was one of a number of Autobots who took part in a battle over a fallen [[Cybertonium]] meteorite. Over the course of the struggle, she dogfought with [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] before spying some [[human]]s caught in the crossfire that [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] helped ferry to safety. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go For the Gold}}

A few days later, Windblade was present aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' after Bumblebee returned to duty before flying out to survey the nearby coast for any signs of Decepticon activity. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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When the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' departed Cybertron four million years ago, Windblade was among the Autobots who joined Optimus Prime aboard the ship, only for the vessel and its occupants to crash-land on prehistoric Earth alongside Megatron's Decepticons. When the two sides reawakened in the years before humanity's invention of warp travel, they secretly battled for control of Earth's resources... until the outbreak of the [[Eugenics Wars]] and [[World War III]] prompted the Autobots to flee aboard the Titan [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and travel the [[Milky Way]] in search of energon, unaware that the Decepticons had given chase aboard their ''own'' Titan, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]].

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After decades of travel, the Decepticons caught up with their quarry over the barren moon of [[Cygnus Seven]]; when Megatron and his forces attempted to board their ship, Fortress Maximus crashed into the planetoid, knocking everyone aboard into [[stasis lock]]. There they remained for two hundred years, dormant until Cygnus Seven was colonized by the [[Federation]], and a team of [[dilithium]] miners accidentally stumbled on the alien ship and triggered its repair protocols. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

After first reawakening the Decepticons, the still-dormant Maximus then reactivated the Autobots, with Prime immediately going forth to confront the Decepticons. The other Autobots came online shortly after [[James Kirk|Captain Kirk]] and his away team investigated the mineshaft; aware of the dangers that humanity posed to their kind, they demanded to know Prime's location. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}} The Autobots initially tried to subdue the [[Starfleet]] personnel until Kirk was able to convince them of their good intentions, but after the two parties agreed to an alliance the Decepticons bombarded the mineshaft, sealing them in. Undaunted, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] hatched a plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

[[File:PrimesDirective3-insidefortmax.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Do you guys have a self-destruct code? Like 'destruct sequence 1-A, 2-B, 3-'" "Thanks a lot, Takei, now ''everybody'' knows!"]]

A doubtful Windblade watched as Ratchet assembled a device that would bring Fortress Maximus back into fighting shape by analyzing Kirk's own memories for a suitable shape, but despite her worries over Kirk's mental fortitude the device was indeed able to reconfigure Maximus's alternate mode into a copy of the starship ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'', allowing him to burst free from the ground—just in time to rescue Optimus, [[Spock]], and [[Scotty]] from a group of [[Kuri]]'s group of Decepticon-allied [[Klingon]]s. With [[Sulu]] riding in her cockpit, the pair engaged [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], before the arrival of a similarly rejuvenated Trypticon in the form of a Klingon [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] eventually prompted the Autobot Titan to transform into the mighty "Fortress Tiberius." {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

Regrouping with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and the other Autobots, Windblade watched as the two Titans battled it out... before the conspicuous absence of Starscream prompted Megatron to abruptly retreat. Windblade correctly deduced that Starscream had stolen a load of dilithium and blasted off in search of a world to claim as his own, and Kirk beamed the heroes aboard Fortress Tiberius to give chase, first rendezvousing with the damaged ''Enterprise'' and beaming the Autobots over to the starship. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

[[File:PrimesDirective5-autobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

After some deliberation, Kirk opted to pursue Starscream, with the two ships breaching the [[Neutral Zone]] to reach [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]], capital of the [[Klingon Empire]], only to learn that Megatron and his loyal Decepticons had wrested Kronos from Starscream, intent on turning the world into the capital of a new [[Decepticon Empire]]. Joined by a series of [[Crewbot|armored battlesuits]], the Autobots and their [[Starfleet]] allies took on the Decepticons with the help of Kuri and his Klingons, but were laid low by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s deployment of a paralyzing counterfrequency. Fortunately, Soundwave had reckoned without the Klingons being ''immune'' to said signal, and the Decepticons were summarily ambushed and defeated by the Klingon armada.

In the aftermath, Windblade and the other Autobots opted to continue travelling the universe aboard Fortress Tiberius, but pledged to assist the Federation should Kirk or the crew of the ''Enterprise'' ever require their assistance again. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPartOne-windblade.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Windblade was a member of Cybertron's [[Security Operations]] and a friend of Bumblebee's before the yellow 'bot left the force to pursue a career in search and rescue. One evening, she encountered him and the newly-forged [[Rubble]] on a tour of Cybertron, scaring off a [[Voin]] scavenger along the way. She accompanied them to an energon station run by [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], only to find signs of sabotage... and Brainstorm's dead body. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} She was subsequently joined by Security Operations head [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to scope out the crime scene, though their investigation turned up no new leads. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}} {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Windblade and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] were dispatched from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to explore a distant planet. There they met a group of Decepticons, and joined forces with them to battle their mutual foes, the Ammonites. Though several Ammonite attacks were thwarted by the alliance, soon differing opinions caused infighting in the group. Eventually, both the Ammonites and the Decepticons were defeated, and the two Autobots returned to their spaceship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Windblade.jpg|thumb|thumb|upright=2|]]
Windblade participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was an Epic character who could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Windblade-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}
*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star (was 3 star)
*'''Weaponry:''' Wind has a rifle she fires a few shots from before slashing a target with her sword.
*'''Ability: Quick Strike:''' - Fires 6 rockets at a target, then lands nearby an empty space and engages it!
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:windblade Windblade at Transformers : Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Windblade-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=2|]]
Windblade was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|her universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. She eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of her running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

[[File:ForgedToFight-Windbladepromo.jpg|thumb|left|250px]|She can defeat Cybertronians, but can she defeat AIRMAN?]]

A controlled Windblade was under the tutelage of Bludgeon. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|The Way of the Blade}} Windblade was again exposed to a refined strain of Dark Energon as a test by the Quintesson Scientist, hearing deafening voices in her head. Optimus urged her to focus and overcome the Dark Energon's effects of amplifying her cityspeaking ability, but she said the voices compelled her to focus on his destruction. She believed the spirits of the Titans demanded retribution for the wars and destruction wrought by Optimus. Optimus again urged her to resist the figments of her delusion, but she sought vengeance. Oddly, the Commander had a final showdown with Mirage instead of her. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Voices}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
====''Thrilling 30''====
[[File:Generationstoy-Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Built by the fans, for the fans, and... incorporating fans.]]
*'''Windblade''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**'''30 OF 30'''
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #019'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Stormfall Sword]]", scabbard, tessen

:Part of the tenth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations#T30|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Windblade transforms from a jet with tilting, spinning VTOL fans and fold in front landing gear, into a robot with 'facepaint' evocative of Japanese {{w|Kabuki}} theatre makeup. She comes with the Stormfall Sword, a translucent blade with a turbine at the hilt, which she can hold via its [[5 mm post]]. The sword sheathes into the included scabbard, which can be held or tabbed onto slots on her thighs and back/cockpit sides, as well as be stored underneath her jet mode. Her headdress can also detach and be used as a "tessen" fan. A port under her nosecone is compatible with some action figure stands.

:She comes packaged with a copy of "[[Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8]]", and has a designated number as part of the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' celebration.

:Care must be taken when detaching her headdress, as its painted ''and'' clear-plastic nature makes it very tight and susceptible to breakage. It must be pulled/wiggled '''back''', not pulled up as the [[instructions]] say. Due to a combination of back-heavy kibble and weak swivel tolerances on her heels and hip joints, getting Windblade to stand can often prove difficult, as she will often collapse when trying.

:She was retooled to create ''Legends'' [[Slipstream (Animated)#Legends|Slipstream]], who was then redecoed into [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir [[Airazor (BW)#Generations|Airazor]]. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Stiletto (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Stiletto]] and the ''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Combiner Wars]]'' character [[Maxima]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenWindblade/windblade.htm More information on Windblade at TFU.info]''

====''Combiner Wars''====
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[[File:Transformers-SDCC-Combiner-Hunters-Windblade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ho! Haha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust!]]
*'''Combiner Hunters''' (Multi-pack, [[July 9]], 2015)
**''Accessories'': "Stormfall Sword," scabbard, tessen, Spectrospear

:The ''Combiner Hunters'' [[redeco]] of Windblade not only has many of her coloring details changed, but in fact mostly stands out for its new accessory: a gigantic [[Spectrospear]] pole-arm which is taller than Windblade herself. The tooling for this weapon was originally used for the 16"-tall electronic version of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' ''[[Titan Heroes]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys|Bumblebee]].

:This version of Windblade was only available in a [[giftset|gift set]] together with ''Combiner Hunters'' redecos of ''Generations'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#CHunters|Arcee]] and [[Chromia (G1)#CHunters|Chromia]], each with their own giant new melee weapons. In the U.S., this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCWindblade/windblade.htm More information on ''Combiner Hunters'' Windblade at TFU.info]''

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====''Titans Return''====
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Titan-Force-Windblade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And next year, Hasbro will release a ''different'' version of me in an exclusive three pack.]]
*'''Titan Force''' (Multi-pack, [[July 21]], [[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Sheath

:Titan Force Windblade is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Windblade (RID)#WarriorClass|Warrior Class Windblade]] in a colour scheme reminiscent of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. She was only available in a [[giftset|gift set]] together with ''Titan Force'' redecoes of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#TitanForce|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)#TitanForce|Brainstorm]],

:In the United States, this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016. In the United Kingdom, it was exclusive to the A1 Toys website and their booth at London Film & Comic Con 2016 (with Brainstorm renamed into "Charon" for [[trademark]] reasons); in China, it was exclusive to Cybertron Con Shanghai; in Hong Kong, it was exclusive to Animation-Comic-Game 2016; and in Canada, it was exclusive to the HasbroStore booth at Fan Expo 2016.

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[[File:TitansReturn-Windblade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And then Hasbro said, "Wait, we can make ''anyone'' into Titan Masters?"]]
*'''Scorchfire & Windblade''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])
**''Accessories'': Swords, [[Scorchfire#Generations|Scorchfire]] Titan Master

: Windblade is an extensive [[retool]] of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class [[Highbrow (G1)#Generations|Highbrow]] (who was already an extensive retool of the same line's [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Scourge]], the three only sharing the innermost torso assemblies and the upper legs), transforming into a VTOL jet. She comes with the [[Titan Master]] [[Scorchfire]], who fits into her vehicle mode cockpit and transforms into her robot mode head. As with other ''Titans Return'' toys, Windblade can accommodate any Titan Master figure in both robot and vehicle mode. Windblade's two swords can stow on her back or combine into a larger weapon/Titan Master vehicle which can also attach just behind the cockpit in jet mode.

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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Better red than dead.]]
*'''Windblade''' ([[February 14]], [[2015]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG12'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, scabbard, tessen

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Windblade is a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class Windblade with various changes in color layout, mostly in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]] which features much more red. Her wings and much of her fuselage are cast in red, pushing most of the black to her tail section and some highlights such as around the VTOL fans. Her nosecone features more extensive white paint and some new yellow eye-like markings on her nosecone, as well as a translucent dark blue canopy. In [[robot mode]] she has some changes to be more comic-accurate, like a slightly different hue of her Stormfall blade, red pelvis with black upper legs and much more accurate facepaint.

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[[File:TF-Legends-LG-62-Targetmaster-Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Pinpointer? I barely knew 'er! (I'm sorry)]]
*'''Targetmaster Windblade''' ([[February 24]], [[2018]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG62'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, scabbard, Headmaster, [[Pinpointer (G1)#Legends|Pointech]] Targetmaster partner

:The second ''Legends'' figure of Windblade is a redeco of her ''Titans Return'' Deluxe Class figure, once again featuring paint apps that make her resemble her comic coloration a bit better. Among these are added blue paint apps on her brow with a less blank stare looking face paint, a white nosecone and VTOL fans, completely black shoulders, and black knees with blue highlights (similar to those seen in her character art at the top of the page). Windblade ditches the Titan Master-compatible swords in exchange for a sword and scabbard similar, if not identical, to her ''Thrilling 30''/''Legends'' one. She also gains a Targetmaster partner that uses the same transformation scheme as [[Recoil (G1)#Legends|Recoil]], but is decoed to resemble [[Pinpointer (G1)#Legends|Pinpointer/Pointech]]. Her Headmaster gimmick remains intact with additional paint apps on the mini figure's arms and shins.
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Windblade''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], this Windblade is a [[super deformed]] toy with a big head. Her [[gimmick]] is that she has a button on her back that, when you push it, turns her turbines.

:The toy was available in South Korea, Italy, Russia, and Malaysia. This toy was rereleased in the US for the ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' promotion, thus creating [[Windblade (BB)#McDonalds|a new character]].
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===Mighty Muggs===
[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Windblade''' ([[2019]])

: Part of the second wave of the 2018 [[Mighty Muggs]] relaunch, Windblade features sculpted turbine wings and a helmet that can be pressed down to change her expression. She features three different faces: neutral, appalled, and gleeful.
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===Furai Model===
*'''Windblade'''(2020)
**''Number'': TBA
**''Accessories'': TBA
:Produced by Flame Toys, this Windblade is a new addition for the Furai Model line of plastic model kits. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, She features a rather...unique stylized design that consists of a human-like female body designed by Ban (ばん!), a designer for very NSFW PVC statues.

:After the prototype's reveal, the model kit also generated a fair number of controversy regarding her curvy proportions, notably her well-endowed rear skidplates. The official Facebook and Twitter pages later removed the prototype pics, which indicate that they might redesign the kit.

{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Windblade concept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The face of [[democracy]].]]

*Windblade is the first "officially fan-created" Transformer ever, the culmination of [[Hasbro]]'s "[[Fan polls|Fan Built Bot]]" initiative program. Two polls on Hasbro's official website allowed fans to determine her character and physical traits (well, ''most'' of her traits - her [[Japan]]ese motifs ''weren't'' an option in the poll and seem to be the work of the design team).
**From [[April 18]]th to [[May 5]]th, 2013,<ref>http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=757648</ref> fans decided her faction (Autobot over Decepticon), alternate mode (jet over car, truck, tank, spaceship, terran beast [land], avian beast [airborne], helicopter, motorcycle, and construction), signature weapon (sword over blaster cannon, flame thrower, mace, spear/harpoon, morning star, Cybertronian taser, nunchucks, crossbow, and long-range blaster), color scheme (red & black over green & gold, blue & silver, orange & white, or purple & bronze) and personality (valiant over sneaky, hotshot, secretive, wild man, and grumpy).<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-fan-built-bot-poll/27089/</ref>
**From [[May 10]]th to [[May 17]]th, fans voted on name (Windblade over Autobot Eclipse, Charon, Centuritron, Cashtron, Autobot Wraith), gender (female over male), origin (from Kaon over Iacon, Altihex, Kalis, and Praxus) and specialty (telepath over combat medic, bodyguard, recon, and close combat specialist).<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-fan-built-bot-poll-second-round/27272/</ref>
**Subsequently, Windblade was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con 2013]], where concept sketches of her (and the piece of finished art to the right) were part of the ''Transformers'' brand presentation.
**Some of the concepts that fans voted for were tweaked or outright dropped when Windblade made her official debut. Rather than hailing from Kaon, she originated on the planet Caminus. Instead of being broadly telepathic, Windblade's job was being a cityspeaker for Metroplex.
*Concept sketches at San Diego Comic-Con showed that European knight (with visor, arm shield, and fencing foil-esque sword) and Roman warrior (with twin swords) concepts for Windblade were considered before her Japanese stylings were finalized. A different pre-production sketch gave her a Japanese hand-fan weapon in addition to her sword. Speaking of her Japanese motifs, her finalized helmet was apparently designed to resemble the hairstyle commonly worn by the ''{{w|onna bugeisha}}'', the upper-class warrior-women of feudal Japan.
*At [[Toy Fair 2014]], Windblade was noted as being the handiwork of designer [[Lenny Panzica]], who put "probably five times as much energy" into her as the rest of his workload. A [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/723592181044312 gallery] of his work was posted by Hasbro on Facebook.
*Her name works on many levels: "Wind Blade" is a real variety of industrial fan blade; she turns into a jet with VTOL turbofans; Hasbro designers had said they envisioned her coursing more energy into her sword blade through a spinning turbine fan in the hilt; she has a tessen, or iron fan; and, of course, she was the fans' choice character.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Windblade is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. She uses the [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]] helmet, the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]] wing-pack and the curved blade first used by [[Insecticon (WFC)#Kre-O|Insecticon]] and [[Rampage (G1)#Kre-O|Rampage]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Windblade''' (ウインドブレード ''Uindoburēdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēngrèn''' (China, 风刃, "Windblade")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Windblade
|disambig=Windblade (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], the Autobot on a mission from [[Primus|God]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]], the protective friend to [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''.}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{i|Windblade}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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Valley Forge

2020-01-30T04:55:56Z

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|next=Crisis Intervention
|next2=New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen
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|title=Revolution Chapter 5: "Valley Forge"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 30]], 2016
|coverdate=November 2016
|written by=[[John Barber]] and [[Cullen Bunn]]
|art by=[[Fico Ossio]]
|colors by=[[Sebastian Cheng]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Hedgecock]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}

'''Heroes unite for the final battle with Baron Karza!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:ValleyForge-MonsterKarza.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]
Battle rages beneath [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] as the fearsome fusion of [[Baron Karza]] and the [[Dire Wraith]]s unleashes hell upon the Transformers, [[Rom]], [[Snake-Eyes]], the [[Micronaut]]s, and [[M.A.S.K.]]. Just as Windblade realizes that Karza is speaking [[Ancient Cybertronian]], the forces of M.A.S.K. regroup and collectively attack everyone else, still being mislead by [[Miles Mayhem]] into thinking all the aliens are working together. The infuriated [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] fights back, smashing through the windscreen of [[Matt Trakker]]'s [[Thunderhawk]] to strike at the pilot directly; Rom, trying to maintain peace, turns to help Trakker, but Snake-Eyes misinterprets his action as an attack, and leaps to engage the space knight. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] tries to encourage co-operation with one of his characteristic speeches, but it falls on deaf ears, forcing the miffed Autobot leader to take more direct action. He scoops up the grappling Acroyear, Rom, and Snake-Eyes, transforming and holding them all inside his truck mode cab, then speeds across the battlefield with Trakker in hot pursuit. Prime bears straight toward the towering figure of Karza, who now crackles with the power of [[Ore-13]], making all involved realize that ''he'' is their enemy, not each other. Even Trakker finally comes to his senses and agrees to have M.A.S.K. co-operate with Optimus.

Just then, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] arrives on the scene, piloting a small army of their classic vehicles. [[Agent Helix]]'s "total battlefield awareness" allows her to perceive that all combatants are operating on the same attack vector, against Karza, and so the Joes join the heroes' united front. The battlefield is a frenzy of activity: [[Victorion]] leaps in from outside to tackle Karza, but is forced to de-combine into the [[Torchbearer]]s to equalize numbers when Karza releases several of the Wraiths he is merged with to battle them; a blast from Karza cripples Trakker's Thunderhawk, but he is helped from the wreck by [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] and [[Aileron]]; and even more reinforcements arrive in the form of [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and [[Action Man]]!

Karza brings down the [[Dragonfly]] helicopter containing [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] and [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], but it is snatched to safety by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], who apologizes to Mainframe for the wrongs he has done him. Mainframe is not satisfied, but greater concerns demand the group's attention: the Ore-13 is beginning to destabilize as Karza funnels its energy through the [[space bridge|spacebridge]] into [[Microspace]]. Realizing that they can use Ancient Cybertronian as a shared language to communicate with one another, Soundwave, Rom, the Micronauts, Mainframe, and Trakker assemble a complex plan to thwart Karza's ambition... though it is one that will potentially doom Microspace. Using his mysterious ability to resonate with the space bridge, Rom acts as a link between the bridge and the Micronauts, allowing them to "Enerchange" with it just as Karza did with the Wraiths and take full control of it. Simultaneously, Soundwave formulates a counter-frequency that will cancel out the Ore-13 crystals' destabilization and prevent their detonation, which is patched into Trakker's "Spectrum" mask by Mainframe and from there, beamed into the bridge.

[[File:ValleyForge-TheTeamup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
As the plan goes into motion, Windblade calls upon [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], the Titan who makes up Autobot City, to help them. In response, the entire city levitates into the air, carrying all the combatants up to safety. Karza grabs onto Optimus Prime to prevent him from escaping, but the Autobot leader is saved by a surprise sacrifice play by Miles Mayhem, determined to be considered a patriot and hero to the end. Mayhem crashes his [[Switchblade (M.A.S.K.)|Switchblade]] into Karza, and the vehicle goes up in a fireball, loosening Karza's grip on Optimus. Karza tumbles back to the ground, whereupon Soundwave and his tech-team use the spacebridge to suck the villain back into Microspace. The bridge explodes dramatically, and though Rom is able to fly Trakker to the safety of the city above, it seems that the Micronauts, half of M.A.S.K., Soundwave, and Mainframe have perished in the blast. A guilty Rom apologizes to [[Scarlett]] for everything he has done, and leaves in somber silence... just before a battered, battle-blasted Soundwave comes staggering out of the flames, with Mainframe safely protected inside his chest compartment. This united victory provides Optimus Prime with a change in perspective; he annexed the Earth in order to protect it, but now he sees that the planet has protectors of its own, and invites them all to work to defend it together.

Elsewhere, some time later, the Micronauts are revealed to have survived the explosion, but have been captured by human scientists who are preparing to vivisect them.

The G.I. Joe base on [[Governor's Island]] is decomissioned as the Joes prepare to go it alone, having severed ties with the U.S. government. Matt Trakker is unsure what to do next, until Scarlett shows him the salvaged wreck of the Thunderhawk, and he finds a note on its windscreen. The note is from Mayhem, who still lives, having staged his own death as proof that "illusion is the ultimate weapon," and who promises he will see Matt soon—meaning that life is going to remain exciting for the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (9)
*[[Victorion]] (26)
*[[Rust Dust]] (27)
*[[Dust Up]] (28)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (29)
*[[Pyra Magna]] (30)
*[[Jumpstream]] (31)
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*[[Stormclash]] (32)
*[[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (33)
*[[Aileron]] (34)
*[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] (35)
*[[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] (37)

{{!}}}
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] (6)

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'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Ayana Jones]] (20)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (21)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (22)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (23)
*[[Scarlett]] (24)
*[[Agent Helix]] (25)
*[[Polly]] (40)
*[[Shipwreck]] (41)
*[[Quick Kick]] (42)

'''[[Action Man Programme]]'''
*[[Action Man]] (36)

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'''[[M.A.S.K.]]'''
*[[Brad Turner]] (2)
*[[Julio Lopez]] (10)
*[[Bruno Sheppard]] (11)
*[[Matt Trakker]] (13)
*[[Miles Mayhem]] (14)
*[[Vanessa Warfield]] (15)
*[[Sly Rax]] (18)
*[[Gloria Baker]] (19)

'''Others'''
*Head scientist (43)
*Dr. [[Dell]] (44)
{{!}}}

|h4=[[Micronaut]]s|c4=
*[[Biotron]] (5)
*[[Oziron Rael]] (8)
*[[Larissa]] (12)
*[[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] (16)
*[[Phenolo-Phi]] (38)
*[[Microtron]] (39)

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Baron Karza]] /[[Dire Wraith]] hybrid (1)
*[[Rom]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
"Optimus, that thing's speaking Ancient Cybertronian!" 
"Then by all means, '''reason''' with it."
:—'''Windblade''' makes an observation about Karza, '''Optimus Prime''' makes a snark

"If I am to be '''swallowed''', leviathan, '''indigestion''' shall be your fate!"
:—'''Acroyear''' reacts to being scooped into Optimus's cab

"My kind have painted a target on this planet. I returned here to '''save''' your world. But '''now''' I understand... Earth does not need '''protection'''—it is a planet of '''equals.''' We must not remain at '''odds''' with '''one another.''' Doubtless, we still face '''many threats'''... but let us '''defend''' our world... '''together.'''"
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"The world just keeps getting '''stranger.'''" 
"That's not a '''bad thing,''' Matt. It just means we'll always have '''something''' to do."
:—'''Matt Trakker''' and '''Scarlett'''

==Notes==
===IDW continuity notes===
*For the first time in IDW ''G.I. Joe'' continuity, Mainframe wears his classic grey Joe uniform. Prior to this, he's just worn army fatigues, and has never particularly looked like the classic incarnation of the character.
*Action Man and Kup arrive to join the action following the [[The Modern World|''Action Man: Revolution'']] one-shot, in which the titular hero broke Kup out of G.I. Joe headquarters, and which ended with them driving across the ocean floor back toward Autobot City.
*Rom discovered that his armor resonated with the space bridge back in [[O Ship of State|issue #3]]. Later, in [[The New Colossus|issue #4]], he discovered that Acroyear's armor also resonated with his, which combines with his ability to speak Ancient Cybertronian revealed in this issue to suggest a common ancestor or link. {{i|Cold Fire|The 2017 ''ROM'' Annual}} went on to show that the Space Knights' armor was created from a mysterious material of unknown extraterrestrial origin...
*When Karza tears Optimus Prime's chest open, the [[Matrix of Leadership]] is visible inside. Prime currently possesses only half the talisman, after the destruction of the other half in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]], but see "Errors."
*Mayhem made his remark about the Transformers being "the ultimate weapon" back in issue #3; as we surmised, it was indeed an allusion (and a lead-in) to the ''M.A.S.K.'' slogan, "Illusion is the ultimate weapon," used in full this issue.
*The fate of the Micronauts is continued in {{i|Micronauts issue 7|issue #7 of their own series}}, which, due to scheduling problems, actually came out two weeks before this issue.
*G.I. Joe get the "fresh start" Scarlett remarks she's looking forward to in their [[G.I. Joe vol. 5|new series]], launching next month from IDW, starring the small group of Joes seen in ''Revolution'' as a core cast, with the addition of [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] to their ranks.
*The adventures of M.A.S.K. continue into the {{i|M.A.S.K. issue 1|first issue}} of their new series, in which Miles Mayhem goes underground and forms [[V.E.N.O.M.]] with Warfield, Rax, and Sheppard, as Trakker and M.A.S.K. try to hunt them down.

===Transformers references===
*The [[cyberglyphics]] used to represent Baron Karza's speech last issue were not just an in-joke; in this issue, we learn he really is speaking Ancient Cybertronian, which is logical enough for an occupant of a universe created by [[Micronus Prime|an ancient Cybertronian]]. Cyberglyphics were presented as an ancient Cybertronian language in the media that introduced them, [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie]]. Karza's line on page 1 translates to "I WANT MY DOLLARS."

===Other franchise references===
*Classic G.I. Joe vehicles brought back into service this issue include multiple [[MOBAT]]s, [[Wolverine (G.I. Joe)|Wolverines]], [[Dragonfly|Dragonflies]], and [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystrikers]], and at least one [[VAMP]], [[RAM]], and [[Conquest X-30]].

===Real-life references===
*Like all chapters of ''Revolution'', this issue takes its title from a poem: in this case, "Valley Forge" by {{w|Thomas Buchanan Read}}.
*Matt Trakker says, "You know what they say... we have not yet begun to fight!", paraphrasing the famous quote supposedly spoken by {{w|John Paul Jones}}.

===Errors===
*Windblade's introduction caption spells "City Speaker" as two words instead of one.
*Rock 'n Roll's introduction caption misrenders the middle word as 'n', with an erroneous extra apostrophe at the end.
*Optimus should have the complete Matrix casing in his chest, holding half of its broken crystal core, but here, he's only got half the casing.
*Rom buggers right off right after apologizing to Scarlett, not waiting to talk things over with anyone, before Soundwave and Mainframe are revealed to still be alive. This is at odds with the {{i|Reinforcements: Part One|following issue}} of Rom's own comic (which, again, due to delays came out a week before this issue), which showed him sticking around until everything had settled down, and parting ways peacefully with everyone.

===Other trivia===
*Backmatter for this issue consists of more full-page character profiles, this time for Optimus Prime (a two-page spread, written by [[John Barber]], art by [[Guido Guidi]]), Windblade (written by [[Mairghread Scott]] and [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]), Agent Helix (written by [[Aubrey Sitterson]], art by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Simon Gough]]), and Phenolo-Phi (written by [[Cullen Bunn]], art by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Ander Zarate]]).

===Covers (8)===
*'''Regular cover:''' The stars of the show, by [[Tradd Moore]] and [[Felipe Subreiro]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Baron Karza surging with power, by [[Brandon Peterson]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Wraparound cover of [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in his stealth-bomber body from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing]]... which is confusing because he's ''right next to'' Megatron in his ''classic'' look ...[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], [[Spirit]], [[Action Man]], [[Cover Girl]], [[Bruno Sheppard]], [[Zartan]], an [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] II, [[Vanessa Warfield]], non-IDW classic-brand honky [[Matt Trakker]], [[Oziron Rael]], and... what is ''that'', is that supposed to be [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]?... uh, all charging into battle; part of a series of interlinking covers that homage Byrne's original covers to the ''{{w|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition}}'' from the late 1980s.
*'''Subscription cover C:''' Propaganda poster of Miles Mayhem by [[James Biggie]]

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*'''Subscription cover D:''' Baron Karza and Miles Mayhem action figures by [[Adam Riches]]; part of a series of "action figure" variant covers by Riches.
*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Miles Mayhem, Optimus Prime, Action Man, Soundwave, Rom, Scarlett, Roadblock, and Mainframe, by [[Ken Christiansen]]; the second half of a combined image formed with Christiansen's cover to [[Concorde Hymn|issue #1]].
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' ''Generation 2'' [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and Snake-Eyes, cross-hatched to 90s extreme, by [[Guido Guidi]]; part of a series of "retro" covers by Guidi.
*'''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Baron Karza, Matt Trakker, Bruce Sato, Brad Turner on his [[Condor]], and Julio Lopez in the Firefly, by [[Art Baltazar]]; part of a series of interlinking covers. Sato and the Firefly have not yet appeared in IDW continuity.

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==External links==
*[http://www.cbr.com/revolution-5-exclusive-preview/ Preview]

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When Worlds Collide

2020-01-30T04:34:10Z

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{{Comicstory
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|title="When Worlds Collide"
|caption=Buckle up for the sweetest ride, and prepare to have your mind blown wide, when worlds collide.
|publisher=[[Hasbro]]
|date=[[September 7]], [[2017]] ([[HasCon 2017]])
|price=
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'''When Megatron and Cobra Commander steal the Matrix, Optimus Prime and the Autobots receive some unexpected help!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], with the help of [[Cobra Commander]], has stolen the [[Matrix of Leadership]]! The dastardly duo of villains intend to use the powerful ornament to take over the world... but when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] lay down the battle lines, they receive some unexpected help from a trio of Nerf-gun wielding [[My Little Pony|ponies]], who promptly lay down a hail of foam fire on the two evildoers.

With the help of [[Mr. Potato Head]], the two villains escape through a nearby portal and the Autobots and ponies give chase. Pursuing their foes through [[Hanazuki]]'s moon, the heroes are bogged down. Megatron thinks he's made a clean getaway, but doesn't expect to see Optimus Prime and some fresh reinforcements waiting for him on the other side of his next portal! It's all building up to an explosive finale... only for the kids in charge of reenacting the whole scenario to be called down to dinner.

Cobra Commander and Megatron are briefly frustrated by their failure, but Cobra Commander realizes that not even he can stay mad for long looking at cute puppies.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==

{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (2)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (26)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (4)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (40)

|h3=[[Humans]]|c3=
* [[Cobra Commander]] (5)
*Guy with two guns (18)
* [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (20)
* [[Mr. Monopoly]] (25)
*Masked guy (27)
* [[Jem]] (28)
* [[Scarlett]] (29)
* [[Snake-Eyes]] (30)
*[[Miles Mayhem]] (32)
*[[Matt Trakker]] (33)
*Boy (36)
*Girl (37)

|h4=[[My Little Pony|My Little Ponies]]|c4=
*[[Twilight Sparkle]] (7)
*[[Pinkie Pie]] (8)
*[[Rarity]] (9)
*[[Rainbow Dash]] (22)

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] (10)
*[[Mr. Potato Head]] (11)
*Pink bunny head (12)
*[[Felina Meow]] (14)
*Deer? (15)
*[[Nutmeg Dash]] (16)
*Bellina Bellears? (17)
*[[Rom]] (19)
*White cat (21)
*[[Hemka]]s (23-24)
*[[Baron Karza]] (31)
*[[Biotron]] (34)
*[[Hanazuki]] (35)
*[[Calla Boxton]] (38)
*Gray cat (40)
*Porcupine? (41)
}}

==Notes==
* This mini-comic was produced for [[HasCon 2017|HasCon]] in September 2017.

===Transformers references===
* The ''Transformers'' characters are based on their 1984 selves, with Bumblebee as a VW Beetle and Megatron as a gun (though they don't transform, the [[kibble]] is unmistakable).
* Jazz appears in [[Kreon]] form!

===Hasbro references===
* Optimus Prime notes that he and the heroes caught up with Megatron by taking a shortcut through Park Place, one of the properties of ''Monopoly.''
* Mr. Potato Head a villain? Welllll, aside from his frequent cosplay as villain characters in his own crossover toylines, he ''did'' "play" the villain "One-Eyed Bart" during the opening sequences of two of the ''Toy Story'' movies...

===Errors===
* Children are depicted playing with ''G.I. Joe'' toys in the modern day.

==Covers==

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Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5

2019-10-03T03:30:17Z

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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]'' #5
|prev=Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4
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|title="Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 1]], [[2019]]
|coverdate=October 2019
|written by=[[Erik Burnham]]
|art by=[[Dan Schoening]]
|colors by=[[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
|letters by=[[Christa Meisner]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Tom Waltz]]
|continuity=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]''
}}

'''The Autobots and Ghostbusters must work together to save New York City from Megatron and his ghostly Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
The battle is on at [[Grosbeak Generating Station]] as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] battles against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[ghost]], his proton-charged [[energon axe]] keeping the [[Decepticon]] leader at bay. Furious, Megatron shouts for his ghostly followers—[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]—to destroy his old nemesis... but Shockwave refuses, pointing out that they'll ''need'' to work with the Autobots if they have any hope of regaining their corporeal bodies, a sentiment that Soundwave agrees with. Disgusted with his old lackeys, Megatron turns his attention back to his nemesis, berating the Autobot commander for abandoning their homeworld just before [[Gozer]]'s arrival. From the sidelines, the four [[Ghostbusters]] watch as the fight unfolds, but are taken by surprise when they're jumped by Starscream, who wants nothing more than to exact revenge on [[Peter Venkman]]!

Shockwave wonders if they should stop the Air Commander from this rash course of action, but then decides that, after a thousand years as a prisoner of [[Kremzeek]], it would be an entertaining change of pace to ''destroy'' some lesser beings. Assailed by spectral laser fire, the four humans draw their [[proton pack]]s and [[Winston Zeddemore|Winston]] manages to quickly entangle Soundwave—but is unprepared when the Decepticon unleashes his three minions: [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], now reincarnated as slime-spewing phantoms! Though they're briefly sidetracked by the ghostly cassettes, Winston is able to take out Soundwave with a [[ghost trap]], which promptly dissipates his minions, but not before their dispersal leaves Ray covered in slime.

In the meantime, Peter tangles with Starscream, who's intent on making the Ghostbuster pay for humiliating him, while [[Ectotron]] is up against Shockwave, with the Autobot scientist eager to prove his worth in his first real fight. When a blast from the one-eyed Decepticon nearly scorches Peter, however, Starscream is able to break free of the proton stream; although the Decepticon briefly contemplates revenge, the Seeker realizes that he's at a disadvantage and promptly retreats, laughing that one day he'll make Venkman pay. After capturing Shockwave, Peter himself is more interested in watching Optimus duke it out with Megatron. As they fight, Prime tries to reason with Megatron: he wants to help his old foe, telling him that their war is long over... but a punch from the Autobot leader sends Megatron's ghost flying back... directly ''into'' Ectotron!

Now possessing Ectotron's body, Megatron is quick to turn the tables on Optimus Prime—gloating aloud that he knows that Prime would never harm a fellow Autobot, the Decepticon leader uses his newfound corporeality to send Prime to his knees. As the Ghostbusters weigh up their options, Peter notices that Ray's carrying a canister of [[mood slime]], and the four hatch a desperate plan to force Megatron out of their friend's body. Ray shouts for Prime to get Ectotron flat on his back; as Megatron goes in for the kill, Prime is able to flip the possessed Autobot with a surprise kick and pin him down. While he's incapacitated, Ray is able to scramble up and dump the slime into Ectotron's mouth. As Megatron breaks free from Prime's grip, he finds his ghost forced back out of his host, rematerializing in a monstrous new form.

Megatron taunts Prime, by pointing out that his last plan was been short-sighted: why possess an Autobot and destroy Prime when he can simply possess Optimus himself, sieze leadership of the Autobots, and assemble a new [[Decepticon Empire]]? Megatron lunges for Prime, but, at the last second, he finds himself restrained by a lone proton beam: a beam that belongs to Ectotron! Ray hurls a trap at the Decepticon leader, and, in a flash of light, Megatron is finally captured.

As the Ghostbusters and their Autobot allies take stock of their victory, Prime announces that he'll be taking the three captured Decepticons with him, rather than letting the Ghostbusters drop them in their containment unit. Prime hopes that they'll find a way to restore them to full corporeality, and then, perhaps, find a way to rehabilitate their old enemies... even Megatron. Ectotron will also be leaving Earth, though he promises that he'll repair the [[Ecto-1]] and the [[Ghostbusters firehouse|firehouse]] before he does. He won't be returning to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', however, not after learning that ghosts really ''do'' exist—he's got something else planned.

Peter jokes about the possibility of the first intergalactic Ghostbusters franchise; although they don't have a uniform in his size, they ''can'' at least give him a name tag. Ectotron agrees, using his [[nanochromatic camouflauge]] to instantly generate one as he explains his plan: the universe might be ''full'' of Cybertronian ghosts that need saving... that is, if Optimus agrees. The Autobot leader graciously does so: Ectotron's adventure has proven himself as both an Autobot ''and'' a Ghostbuster. Ray eagerly speculates about the possibility of ghosts in outer space, but Winston and Peter shut him down—they have ''enough'' problems to deal with down on good old ''terra firma''.

[[Egon Spengler|Egon]] wonders just what Ectotron will find out there, however. Some time later, as the newest Ghostbuster blasts off for new adventures, he's blissfully unaware that someone ''else'' is watching his departure, smirking as the last Cybertronian leaves the [[Solar System]] behind... Starscream!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in a fantasy sequence. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Ectotron]] (13)
* ''[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'' (14)
* ''[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'' (15)
* ''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (16)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (4)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (10)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (11)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (12)

|h3=[[Ghostbusters]]|c3=
* [[Winston Zeddemore]] (6)
* [[Ray Stantz]] (7)
* [[Peter Venkman]] (8)
* [[Egon Spengler]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"You will taste my wrath yet, Pete Venkman!" 
"Does it taste like orange sherbet? That's my '''favorite'''."
:—'''Starscream''' vs. '''Peter'''

"Analysis: confinement imminent. Strategies: unlikely to succeed. Conclusion: oh, scrap..."
:—'''Soundwave''' analyzes his own entrapment.

"We can't do that. Ectronymous is a sentient living being—organic or not. ...though the autopsy would be fascinating." 
"Egon! We're not going to kill him. He's one of us. You wouldn't try to kill... '''most''' of us."
:—'''Egon''' and '''Ray'''

"Megatron—'''struggling''' is how we learn to '''succeed!'''" 
"How about that? Pop psychology made it to space."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' takes on Megatron while '''Peter''' offers commentary

"I'm not gonna let you dirty up anyone else's body, Megatron! Not while I have the tools to stop it! Er, Ray, you guys—you '''do''' have another trap, right? Please?" "What? Oh, sure. Thought maybe you had a speech going or something to that effect. Didn't want to interrupt."
:—'''Ectotron''' and '''Ray'''

"You kinda want to step on him right now, don't you? Be honest." 
"Well... it '''had''' crossed my mind."
:—'''Peter''' and '''Optimus Prime''' discussing the trapped Megatron

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* A canister of [[mood slime]] was one of the many objects Ectotron procured from his interior in the [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4|previous issue]].

===Transformers references===
* Megatron's possession of Ectotron—and his eventual capture via ghost trap—both feature a purple-outlined partial cross-section of Megatron's internal workings, a screengrab lifted directly from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film]] during the character's transformation into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].
* After being forced out of Ectotron's body, Megatron rematerializes in a new body based on his [[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" counterpart]]; more specifically, he takes the form of that version of Megatron as he would have appeared in the cancelled ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' MMORPG.
* As Optimus explains his plan to restore the Cybertronian ghosts, Ray points out that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings," one of Prime's most famous catchphrases (causing the genuine article to feel a sense of ''déjà vu''); the Autobot leader, in turn, expresses his hope that by doing so, "[['Til all are one|all will be one again]]."
* Ectotron's shuttle, which he flew to Earth back in [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1|issue #1]], had not appeared on-panel prior to this issue, which reveals that it's based off the [[Autobot shuttle|Autobot lifepod]] from the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]."

===Ghostbusters references===
* Ray recalls the time when they used mood slime to animate the [[Statue of Liberty]], as per the climax of ''{{w|Ghostbusters II}}''. Additionally, the slime’s ability to exorcise ghosts from possessed bodies was an ability first introduced in that film; both the 2009 video game and IDW’s tie-in media would go on to connect the slime’s origin back to the cult of [[Gozer]] from the original film.

===Real-world references===
* Winston notes that the battlefield reminds him of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' cartoon, specifically citing excessive laserfire as the cause; this is presumably a dig at the 1983 cartoon, and its decision to substitute real-world firearms with more family-friendly laser weapons.
* Megatron notes that [[Yoda|there is no trying]]. Venkman even comments on "pop psychology" having made it to space.

===Other notes===
* The comic ends with a note that simply reads "Ectotron will return..." although nothing has been ''officially'' confirmed yet, author [[Erik Burnham]] has teased the possibility of a sequel miniseries several times, so... stay tuned?

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Egon and the Autobots vs. several Decepticons, by [[Dan Schoening]] and [[Luis Antonio Delgado]], part 5 of a 5-part composite cover
* '''Cover B''': The Ghostbusters and their new friends dance down the streets of New York City, in a homage to the original ''Ghostbusters'' music video, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Optimus and the Ghostbusters, by [[Evan Stanley]]

<gallery>
File:TFGB05-cvrA.jpg
File:TFGB05-cvrB.jpg
File:TFGB05-cvrRI.jpg
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
TBD

==External links==
* [http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/10/comic-book-preview-transformers-ghostbusters-5/ Preview]

[[Category:Transformers/Ghostbusters issues]]

Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5

2019-10-03T03:28:24Z

Rwe1138: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]'' #5
|prev=Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4
|next=
|image=TFGB05-cvrB.jpg
|title="Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 1]], [[2019]]
|coverdate=October 2019
|written by=[[Erik Burnham]]
|art by=[[Dan Schoening]]
|colors by=[[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
|letters by=[[Christa Meisner]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Tom Waltz]]
|continuity=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]''
}}

'''The Autobots and Ghostbusters must work together to save New York City from Megatron and his ghostly Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
The battle is on at [[Grosbeak Generating Station]] as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] battles against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[ghost]], his proton-charged [[energon axe]] keeping the [[Decepticon]] leader at bay. Furious, Megatron shouts for his ghostly followers—[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]—to destroy his old nemesis... but Shockwave refuses, pointing out that they'll ''need'' to work with the Autobots if they have any hope of regaining their corporeal bodies, a sentiment that Soundwave agrees with. Disgusted with his old lackeys, Megatron turns his attention back to his nemesis, berating the Autobot commander for abandoning their homeworld just before [[Gozer]]'s arrival. From the sidelines, the four [[Ghostbusters]] watch as the fight unfolds, but are taken by surprise when they're jumped by Starscream, who wants nothing more than to exact revenge on [[Peter Venkman]]!

Shockwave wonders if they should stop the Air Commander from this rash course of action, but then decides that, after a thousand years as a prisoner of [[Kremzeek]], it would be an entertaining change of pace to ''destroy'' some lesser beings. Assailed by spectral laser fire, the four humans draw their [[proton pack]]s and [[Winston Zeddemore|Winston]] manages to quickly entangle Soundwave—but is unprepared when the Decepticon unleashes his three minions: [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], now reincarnated as slime-spewing phantoms! Though they're briefly sidetracked by the ghostly cassettes, Winston is able to take out Soundwave with a [[ghost trap]], which promptly dissipates his minions, but not before their dispersal leaves Ray covered in slime.

In the meantime, Peter tangles with Starscream, who's intent on making the Ghostbuster pay for humiliating him, while [[Ectotron]] is up against Shockwave, with the Autobot scientist eager to prove his worth in his first real fight. When a blast from the one-eyed Decepticon nearly scorches Peter, however, Starscream is able to break free of the proton stream; although the Decepticon briefly contemplates revenge, the Seeker realizes that he's at a disadvantage and promptly retreats, laughing that one day he'll make Venkman pay. After capturing Shockwave, Peter himself is more interested in watching Optimus duke it out with Megatron. As they fight, Prime tries to reason with Megatron: he wants to help his old foe, telling him that their war is long over... but a punch from the Autobot leader sends Megatron's ghost flying back... directly ''into'' Ectotron!

Now possessing Ectotron's body, Megatron is quick to turn the tables on Optimus Prime—gloating aloud that he knows that Prime would never harm a fellow Autobot, the Decepticon leader uses his newfound corporeality to send Prime to his knees. As the Ghostbusters weigh up their options, Peter notices that Ray's carrying a canister of [[mood slime]], and the four hatch a desperate plan to force Megatron out of their friend's body. Ray shouts for Prime to get Ectotron flat on his back; as Megatron goes in for the kill, Prime is able to flip the possessed Autobot with a surprise kick and pin him down. While he's incapacitated, Ray is able to scramble up and dump the slime into Ectotron's mouth. As Megatron breaks free from Prime's grip, he finds his ghost forced back out of his host, rematerializing in a monstrous new form.

Megatron taunts Prime, by pointing out that his last plan was been short-sighted: why possess an Autobot and destroy Prime when he can simply possess Optimus himself, sieze leadership of the Autobots, and assemble a new [[Decepticon Empire]]? Megatron lunges for Prime, but, at the last second, he finds himself restrained by a lone proton beam: a beam that belongs to Ectotron! Ray hurls a trap at the Decepticon leader, and, in a flash of light, Megatron is finally captured.

As the Ghostbusters and their Autobot allies take stock of their victory, Prime announces that he'll be taking the three captured Decepticons with him, rather than letting the Ghostbusters drop them in their containment unit. Prime hopes that they'll find a way to restore them to full corporeality, and then, perhaps, find a way to rehabilitate their old enemies... even Megatron. Ectotron will also be leaving Earth, though he promises that he'll repair the [[Ecto-1]] and the [[Ghostbusters firehouse|firehouse]] before he does. He won't be returning to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', however, not after learning that ghosts really ''do'' exist—he's got something else planned.

Peter jokes about the possibility of the first intergalactic Ghostbusters franchise; although they don't have a uniform in his size, they ''can'' at least give him a name tag. Ectotron agrees, using his [[nanochromatic camouflauge]] to instantly generate one as he explains his plan: the universe might be ''full'' of Cybertronian ghosts that need saving... that is, if Optimus agrees. The Autobot leader graciously does so: Ectotron's adventure has proven himself as both an Autobot ''and'' a Ghostbuster. Ray eagerly speculates about the possibility of ghosts in outer space, but Winston and Peter shut him down—they have ''enough'' problems to deal with down on good old ''terra firma''.

[[Egon Spengler|Egon]] wonders just what Ectotron will find out there, however. Some time later, as the newest Ghostbuster blasts off for new adventures, he's blissfully unaware that someone ''else'' is watching his departure, smirking as the last Cybertronian leaves the [[Solar System]] behind... Starscream!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in a fantasy sequence. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Ectotron]] (13)
* ''[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'' (14)
* ''[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'' (15)
* ''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (16)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (4)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (10)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (11)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (12)

|h3=[[Ghostbusters]]|c3=
* [[Winston Zeddemore]] (6)
* [[Ray Stantz]] (7)
* [[Peter Venkman]] (8)
* [[Egon Spengler]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"You will taste my wrath yet, Pete Venkman!" 
"Does it taste like orange sherbet? That's my '''favorite'''."
:—'''Starscream''' vs. '''Peter'''

"Analysis: confinement imminent. Strategies: unlikely to succeed. Conclusion: oh, scrap..."
:—'''Soundwave''' analyzes his own entrapment.

"We can't do that. Ectronymous is a sentient living being—organic or not. ...though the autopsy would be fascinating." 
"Egon! We're not going to kill him. He's one of us. You wouldn't try to kill... '''most''' of us."
:—'''Egon''' and '''Ray'''

"Megatron—'''struggling''' is how we learn to '''succeed!'''" 
"How about that? Pop psychology made it to space."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' takes on Megatron while '''Peter''' offers commentary

"I'm not gonna let you dirty up anyone else's body, Megatron! Not while I have the tools to stop it! Er, Ray, you guys—you '''do''' have another trap, right? Please?" "What? Oh, sure. Thought maybe you had a speech going or something to that effect. Didn't want to interrupt."
:—'''Ectotron''' and '''Ray'''

"You kinda want to step on him right now, don't you? Be honest." 
"Well... it '''had''' crossed my mind."
:—'''Peter''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* A canister of [[mood slime]] was one of the many objects Ectotron procured from his interior in the [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4|previous issue]].

===Transformers references===
* Megatron's possession of Ectotron—and his eventual capture via ghost trap—both feature a purple-outlined partial cross-section of Megatron's internal workings, a screengrab lifted directly from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film]] during the character's transformation into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].
* After being forced out of Ectotron's body, Megatron rematerializes in a new body based on his [[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" counterpart]]; more specifically, he takes the form of that version of Megatron as he would have appeared in the cancelled ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' MMORPG.
* As Optimus explains his plan to restore the Cybertronian ghosts, Ray points out that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings," one of Prime's most famous catchphrases (causing the genuine article to feel a sense of ''déjà vu''); the Autobot leader, in turn, expresses his hope that by doing so, "[['Til all are one|all will be one again]]."
* Ectotron's shuttle, which he flew to Earth back in [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1|issue #1]], had not appeared on-panel prior to this issue, which reveals that it's based off the [[Autobot shuttle|Autobot lifepod]] from the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]."

===Ghostbusters references===
* Ray recalls the time when they used mood slime to animate the [[Statue of Liberty]], as per the climax of ''{{w|Ghostbusters II}}''. Additionally, the slime’s ability to exorcise ghosts from possessed bodies was an ability first introduced in that film; both the 2009 video game and IDW’s tie-in media would go on to connect the slime’s origin back to the cult of [[Gozer]] from the original film.

===Real-world references===
* Winston notes that the battlefield reminds him of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' cartoon, specifically citing excessive laserfire as the cause; this is presumably a dig at the 1983 cartoon, and its decision to substitute real-world firearms with more family-friendly laser weapons.
* Megatron notes that [[Yoda|there is no trying]]. Venkman even comments on "pop psychology" having made it to space.

===Other notes===
* The comic ends with a note that simply reads "Ectotron will return..." although nothing has been ''officially'' confirmed yet, author [[Erik Burnham]] has teased the possibility of a sequel miniseries several times, so... stay tuned?

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Egon and the Autobots vs. several Decepticons, by [[Dan Schoening]] and [[Luis Antonio Delgado]], part 5 of a 5-part composite cover
* '''Cover B''': The Ghostbusters and their new friends dance down the streets of New York City, in a homage to the original ''Ghostbusters'' music video, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Optimus and the Ghostbusters, by [[Evan Stanley]]

<gallery>
File:TFGB05-cvrA.jpg
File:TFGB05-cvrB.jpg
File:TFGB05-cvrRI.jpg
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
TBD

==External links==
* [http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/10/comic-book-preview-transformers-ghostbusters-5/ Preview]

[[Category:Transformers/Ghostbusters issues]]

Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5

2019-10-03T03:27:51Z

Rwe1138: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]'' #5
|prev=Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4
|next=
|image=TFGB05-cvrB.jpg
|title="Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 1]], [[2019]]
|coverdate=October 2019
|written by=[[Erik Burnham]]
|art by=[[Dan Schoening]]
|colors by=[[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
|letters by=[[Christa Meisner]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Tom Waltz]]
|continuity=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]''
}}

'''The Autobots and Ghostbusters must work together to save New York City from Megatron and his ghostly Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
The battle is on at [[Grosbeak Generating Station]] as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] battles against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[ghost]], his proton-charged [[energon axe]] keeping the [[Decepticon]] leader at bay. Furious, Megatron shouts for his ghostly followers—[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]—to destroy his old nemesis... but Shockwave refuses, pointing out that they'll ''need'' to work with the Autobots if they have any hope of regaining their corporeal bodies, a sentiment that Soundwave agrees with. Disgusted with his old lackeys, Megatron turns his attention back to his nemesis, berating the Autobot commander for abandoning their homeworld just before [[Gozer]]'s arrival. From the sidelines, the four [[Ghostbusters]] watch as the fight unfolds, but are taken by surprise when they're jumped by Starscream, who wants nothing more than to exact revenge on [[Peter Venkman]]!

Shockwave wonders if they should stop the Air Commander from this rash course of action, but then decides that, after a thousand years as a prisoner of [[Kremzeek]], it would be an entertaining change of pace to ''destroy'' some lesser beings. Assailed by spectral laser fire, the four humans draw their [[proton pack]]s and [[Winston Zeddemore|Winston]] manages to quickly entangle Soundwave—but is unprepared when the Decepticon unleashes his three minions: [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], now reincarnated as slime-spewing phantoms! Though they're briefly sidetracked by the ghostly cassettes, Winston is able to take out Soundwave with a [[ghost trap]], which promptly dissipates his minions, but not before their dispersal leaves Ray covered in slime.

In the meantime, Peter tangles with Starscream, who's intent on making the Ghostbuster pay for humiliating him, while [[Ectotron]] is up against Shockwave, with the Autobot scientist eager to prove his worth in his first real fight. When a blast from the one-eyed Decepticon nearly scorches Peter, however, Starscream is able to break free of the proton stream; although the Decepticon briefly contemplates revenge, the Seeker realizes that he's at a disadvantage and promptly retreats, laughing that one day he'll make Venkman pay. After capturing Shockwave, Peter himself is more interested in watching Optimus duke it out with Megatron. As they fight, Prime tries to reason with Megatron: he wants to help his old foe, telling him that their war is long over... but a punch from the Autobot leader sends Megatron's ghost flying back... directly ''into'' Ectotron!

Now possessing Ectotron's body, Megatron is quick to turn the tables on Optimus Prime—gloating aloud that he knows that Prime would never harm a fellow Autobot, the Decepticon leader uses his newfound corporeality to send Prime to his knees. As the Ghostbusters weigh up their options, Peter notices that Ray's carrying a canister of [[mood slime]], and the four hatch a desperate plan to force Megatron out of their friend's body. Ray shouts for Prime to get Ectotron flat on his back; as Megatron goes in for the kill, Prime is able to flip the possessed Autobot with a surprise kick and pin him down. While he's incapacitated, Ray is able to scramble up and dump the slime into Ectotron's mouth. As Megatron breaks free from Prime's grip, he finds his ghost forced back out of his host, rematerializing in a monstrous new form.

Megatron taunts Prime, by pointing out that his last plan was been short-sighted: why possess an Autobot and destroy Prime when he can simply possess Optimus himself, sieze leadership of the Autobots, and assemble a new [[Decepticon Empire]]? Megatron lunges for Prime, but, at the last second, he finds himself restrained by a lone proton beam: a beam that belongs to Ectotron! Ray hurls a trap at the Decepticon leader, and, in a flash of light, Megatron is finally captured.

As the Ghostbusters and their Autobot allies take stock of their victory, Prime announces that he'll be taking the three captured Decepticons with him, rather than letting the Ghostbusters drop them in their containment unit. Prime hopes that they'll find a way to restore them to full corporeality, and then, perhaps, find a way to rehabilitate their old enemies... even Megatron. Ectotron will also be leaving Earth, though he promises that he'll repair the [[Ecto-1]] and the [[Ghostbusters firehouse|firehouse]] before he does. He won't be returning to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', however, not after learning that ghosts really ''do'' exist—he's got something else planned.

Peter jokes about the possibility of the first intergalactic Ghostbusters franchise; although they don't have a uniform in his size, they ''can'' at least give him a name tag. Ectotron agrees, using his [[nanochromatic camouflauge]] to instantly generate one as he explains his plan: the universe might be ''full'' of Cybertronian ghosts that need saving... that is, if Optimus agrees. The Autobot leader graciously does so: Ectotron's adventure has proven himself as both an Autobot ''and'' a Ghostbuster. Ray eagerly speculates about the possibility of ghosts in outer space, but Winston and Peter shut him down—they have ''enough'' problems to deal with down on good old ''terra firma''.

[[Egon Spengler|Egon]] wonders just what Ectotron will find out there, however...but some time later, as the newest Ghostbuster blasts off for new adventures, he's blissfully unaware that someone ''else'' is watching his departure, smirking as the last Cybertronian leaves the [[Solar System]] behind... Starscream!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in a fantasy sequence. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Ectotron]] (13)
* ''[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'' (14)
* ''[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'' (15)
* ''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (16)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (4)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (10)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (11)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (12)

|h3=[[Ghostbusters]]|c3=
* [[Winston Zeddemore]] (6)
* [[Ray Stantz]] (7)
* [[Peter Venkman]] (8)
* [[Egon Spengler]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"You will taste my wrath yet, Pete Venkman!" 
"Does it taste like orange sherbet? That's my '''favorite'''."
:—'''Starscream''' vs. '''Peter'''

"Analysis: confinement imminent. Strategies: unlikely to succeed. Conclusion: oh, scrap..."
:—'''Soundwave''' analyzes his own entrapment.

"We can't do that. Ectronymous is a sentient living being—organic or not. ...though the autopsy would be fascinating." 
"Egon! We're not going to kill him. He's one of us. You wouldn't try to kill... '''most''' of us."
:—'''Egon''' and '''Ray'''

"Megatron—'''struggling''' is how we learn to '''succeed!'''" 
"How about that? Pop psychology made it to space."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' takes on Megatron while '''Peter''' offers commentary

"I'm not gonna let you dirty up anyone else's body, Megatron! Not while I have the tools to stop it! Er, Ray, you guys—you '''do''' have another trap, right? Please?" "What? Oh, sure. Thought maybe you had a speech going or something to that effect. Didn't want to interrupt."
:—'''Ectotron''' and '''Ray'''

"You kinda want to step on him right now, don't you? Be honest." 
"Well... it '''had''' crossed my mind."
:—'''Peter''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* A canister of [[mood slime]] was one of the many objects Ectotron procured from his interior in the [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4|previous issue]].

===Transformers references===
* Megatron's possession of Ectotron—and his eventual capture via ghost trap—both feature a purple-outlined partial cross-section of Megatron's internal workings, a screengrab lifted directly from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film]] during the character's transformation into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].
* After being forced out of Ectotron's body, Megatron rematerializes in a new body based on his [[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" counterpart]]; more specifically, he takes the form of that version of Megatron as he would have appeared in the cancelled ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' MMORPG.
* As Optimus explains his plan to restore the Cybertronian ghosts, Ray points out that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings," one of Prime's most famous catchphrases (causing the genuine article to feel a sense of ''déjà vu''); the Autobot leader, in turn, expresses his hope that by doing so, "[['Til all are one|all will be one again]]."
* Ectotron's shuttle, which he flew to Earth back in [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1|issue #1]], had not appeared on-panel prior to this issue, which reveals that it's based off the [[Autobot shuttle|Autobot lifepod]] from the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]."

===Ghostbusters references===
* Ray recalls the time when they used mood slime to animate the [[Statue of Liberty]], as per the climax of ''{{w|Ghostbusters II}}''. Additionally, the slime’s ability to exorcise ghosts from possessed bodies was an ability first introduced in that film; both the 2009 video game and IDW’s tie-in media would go on to connect the slime’s origin back to the cult of [[Gozer]] from the original film.

===Real-world references===
* Winston notes that the battlefield reminds him of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' cartoon, specifically citing excessive laserfire as the cause; this is presumably a dig at the 1983 cartoon, and its decision to substitute real-world firearms with more family-friendly laser weapons.
* Megatron notes that [[Yoda|there is no trying]]. Venkman even comments on "pop psychology" having made it to space.

===Other notes===
* The comic ends with a note that simply reads "Ectotron will return..." although nothing has been ''officially'' confirmed yet, author [[Erik Burnham]] has teased the possibility of a sequel miniseries several times, so... stay tuned?

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Egon and the Autobots vs. several Decepticons, by [[Dan Schoening]] and [[Luis Antonio Delgado]], part 5 of a 5-part composite cover
* '''Cover B''': The Ghostbusters and their new friends dance down the streets of New York City, in a homage to the original ''Ghostbusters'' music video, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Optimus and the Ghostbusters, by [[Evan Stanley]]

<gallery>
File:TFGB05-cvrA.jpg
File:TFGB05-cvrB.jpg
File:TFGB05-cvrRI.jpg
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
TBD

==External links==
* [http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/10/comic-book-preview-transformers-ghostbusters-5/ Preview]

[[Category:Transformers/Ghostbusters issues]]

Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5

2019-10-03T03:26:48Z

Rwe1138: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]'' #5
|prev=Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4
|next=
|image=TFGB05-cvrB.jpg
|title="Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 1]], [[2019]]
|coverdate=October 2019
|written by=[[Erik Burnham]]
|art by=[[Dan Schoening]]
|colors by=[[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
|letters by=[[Christa Meisner]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Tom Waltz]]
|continuity=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]''
}}

'''The Autobots and Ghostbusters must work together to save New York City from Megatron and his ghostly Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
The battle is on at [[Grosbeak Generating Station]] as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] battles against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[ghost]], his proton-charged [[energon axe]] keeping the [[Decepticon]] leader at bay. Furious, Megatron shouts for his ghostly followers—[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]—to destroy his old nemesis... but Shockwave refuses, pointing out that they'll ''need'' to work with the Autobots if they have any hope of regaining their corporeal bodies, a sentiment that Soundwave agrees with. Disgusted with his old lackeys, Megatron turns his attention back to his nemesis, berating the Autobot commander for abandoning their homeworld just before [[Gozer]]'s arrival. From the sidelines, the four [[Ghostbusters]] watch as the fight unfolds, but are taken by surprise when they're jumped by Starscream, who wants nothing more than to exact revenge on [[Peter Venkman]]!

Shockwave wonders if they should stop the Air Commander from this rash course of action, but then decides that, after a thousand years as a prisoner of [[Kremzeek]], it would be an entertaining change of pace to ''destroy'' some lesser beings. Assailed by spectral laser fire, the four humans draw their [[proton pack]]s and [[Winston Zeddemore|Winston]] manages to quickly entangle Soundwave—but is unprepared when the Decepticon unleashes his three minions: [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], now reincarnated as slime-spewing phantoms! Though they're briefly sidetracked by the ghostly cassettes, Winston is able to take out Soundwave with a [[ghost trap]], which promptly dissipates his minions, but not before their dispersal leaves Ray covered in slime.

In the meantime, Peter tangles with Starscream, who's intent on making the Ghostbuster pay for humiliating him, while [[Ectotron]] is up against Shockwave, with the Autobot scientist eager to prove his worth in his first real fight. When a blast from the one-eyed Decepticon nearly scorches Peter, however, Starscream is able to break free of the proton stream; although the Decepticon briefly contemplates revenge, the Seeker realizes that he's at a disadvantage and promptly retreats, laughing that one day he'll make Venkman pay. After capturing Shockwave, Peter himself is more interested in watching Optimus duke it out with Megatron. As they fight, Prime tries to reason with Megatron: he wants to help his old foe, telling him that their war is long over... but a punch from the Autobot leader sends Megatron's ghost flying back... directly ''into'' Ectotron!

Now possessing Ectotron's body, Megatron is quick to turn the tables on Optimus Prime—gloating aloud that he knows that Prime would never harm a fellow Autobot, the Decepticon leader uses his newfound corporeality to send Prime to his knees. As the Ghostbusters weigh up their options, Peter notices that Ray's carrying a canister of [[mood slime]], and the four hatch a desperate plan to force Megatron out of their friend's body. Ray shouts for Prime to get Ectotron flat on his back; as Megatron goes in for the kill, Prime is able to flip the possessed Autobot with a surprise kick and pin him down. While he's incapacitated, Ray is able to scramble up and dump the slime into Ectotron's mouth. As Megatron breaks free from Prime's grip, he finds his ghost forced back out of his host, rematerializing in a monstrous new form.

Megatron taunts Prime, by pointing out that his last plan was been short-sighted: why possess an Autobot and destroy Prime when he can simply possess Optimus himself, sieze leadership of the Autobots, and assemble a new [[Decepticon Empire]]? Megatron lunges for Prime, but, at the last second, he finds himself restrained by a lone proton beam: a beam that belongs to Ectotron! Ray hurls a trap at the Decepticon leader, and, in a flash of light, Megatron is finally captured.

As the Ghostbusters and their Autobot allies take stock of their victory, Prime announces that he'll be taking the three captured Decepticons with him, rather than letting the Ghostbusters drop them in their containment unit. Prime hopes that they'll find a way to restore them to full corporeality, and then, perhaps, find a way to rehabilitate their old enemies... even Megatron. Ectotron will also be leaving Earth, though he promises that he'll repair the [[Ecto-1]] and the [[Ghostbusters firehouse|firehouse]] before he does. He won't be returning to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', however, not after learning that ghosts really ''do'' exist—he's got something else planned.

Peter jokes about the possibility of the first intergalactic Ghostbusters franchise; although they don't have a uniform in his size, they ''can'' at least, give him a name tag. Ectotron agrees, using his [[nanochromatic camouflauge]] to instantly generate one as he explains his plan: the universe might be ''full'' of Cybertronian ghosts that need saving... that is, if Optimus agrees. The Autobot leader graciously does so: Ectotron's adventure has proven himself as both an Autobot ''and'' a Ghostbuster. Ray eagerly speculates about the possibility of ghosts in outer space, but Winston and Peter shut him down—they have ''enough'' problems to deal with down on good old ''terra firma''.

[[Egon Spengler|Egon]] wonders just what Ectotron will find out there, however...but some time later, as the newest Ghostbuster blasts off for new adventures, he's blissfully unaware that someone ''else'' is watching his departure, smirking as the last Cybertronian leaves the [[Solar System]] behind... Starscream!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in a fantasy sequence. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Ectotron]] (13)
* ''[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'' (14)
* ''[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'' (15)
* ''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (16)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (4)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (10)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (11)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (12)

|h3=[[Ghostbusters]]|c3=
* [[Winston Zeddemore]] (6)
* [[Ray Stantz]] (7)
* [[Peter Venkman]] (8)
* [[Egon Spengler]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"You will taste my wrath yet, Pete Venkman!" 
"Does it taste like orange sherbet? That's my '''favorite'''."
:—'''Starscream''' vs. '''Peter'''

"Analysis: confinement imminent. Strategies: unlikely to succeed. Conclusion: oh, scrap..."
:—'''Soundwave''' analyzes his own entrapment.

"We can't do that. Ectronymous is a sentient living being—organic or not. ...though the autopsy would be fascinating." 
"Egon! We're not going to kill him. He's one of us. You wouldn't try to kill... '''most''' of us."
:—'''Egon''' and '''Ray'''

"Megatron—'''struggling''' is how we learn to '''succeed!'''" 
"How about that? Pop psychology made it to space."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' takes on Megatron while '''Peter''' offers commentary

"I'm not gonna let you dirty up anyone else's body, Megatron! Not while I have the tools to stop it! Er, Ray, you guys—you '''do''' have another trap, right? Please?" "What? Oh, sure. Thought maybe you had a speech going or something to that effect. Didn't want to interrupt."
:—'''Ectotron''' and '''Ray'''

"You kinda want to step on him right now, don't you? Be honest." 
"Well... it '''had''' crossed my mind."
:—'''Peter''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* A canister of [[mood slime]] was one of the many objects Ectotron procured from his interior in the [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4|previous issue]].

===Transformers references===
* Megatron's possession of Ectotron—and his eventual capture via ghost trap—both feature a purple-outlined partial cross-section of Megatron's internal workings, a screengrab lifted directly from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film]] during the character's transformation into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].
* After being forced out of Ectotron's body, Megatron rematerializes in a new body based on his [[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" counterpart]]; more specifically, he takes the form of that version of Megatron as he would have appeared in the cancelled ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' MMORPG.
* As Optimus explains his plan to restore the Cybertronian ghosts, Ray points out that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings," one of Prime's most famous catchphrases (causing the genuine article to feel a sense of ''déjà vu''); the Autobot leader, in turn, expresses his hope that by doing so, "[['Til all are one|all will be one again]]."
* Ectotron's shuttle, which he flew to Earth back in [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1|issue #1]], had not appeared on-panel prior to this issue, which reveals that it's based off the [[Autobot shuttle|Autobot lifepod]] from the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]."

===Ghostbusters references===
* Ray recalls the time when they used mood slime to animate the [[Statue of Liberty]], as per the climax of ''{{w|Ghostbusters II}}''. Additionally, the slime’s ability to exorcise ghosts from possessed bodies was an ability first introduced in that film; both the 2009 video game and IDW’s tie-in media would go on to connect the slime’s origin back to the cult of [[Gozer]] from the original film.

===Real-world references===
* Winston notes that the battlefield reminds him of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' cartoon, specifically citing excessive laserfire as the cause; this is presumably a dig at the 1983 cartoon, and its decision to substitute real-world firearms with more family-friendly laser weapons.
* Megatron notes that [[Yoda|there is no trying]]. Venkman even comments on "pop psychology" having made it to space.

===Other notes===
* The comic ends with a note that simply reads "Ectotron will return..." although nothing has been ''officially'' confirmed yet, author [[Erik Burnham]] has teased the possibility of a sequel miniseries several times, so... stay tuned?

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Egon and the Autobots vs. several Decepticons, by [[Dan Schoening]] and [[Luis Antonio Delgado]], part 5 of a 5-part composite cover
* '''Cover B''': The Ghostbusters and their new friends dance down the streets of New York City, in a homage to the original ''Ghostbusters'' music video, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Optimus and the Ghostbusters, by [[Evan Stanley]]

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Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4

2019-09-04T20:53:52Z

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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]'' #4
|prev=Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3
|next=Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5
|image=TFGB04-cvrB.jpg
|title="Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4"
|caption=We have the tools, and we have the talent!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 4]], [[2019]]
|coverdate=September 2019
|written by=[[Erik Burnham]]
|art by=[[Dan Schoening]]
|colors by=[[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Tom Waltz]]
|continuity=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]''
}}

'''It's a showdown in Queens as the Ghostbusters and their Autobot allies search for the missing Starscream... and find more than they bargained for!'''

==Synopsis==
Having relocated to their spacious [[Red Hook]] warehouse to accommodate their extraterrestrial guests, the [[Ghostbusters]], [[Ectotron]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—the latter having used his built-in [[nanochromatic camouflage]] to cover up his graffiti underneath a Ghostbusters-inspired livery—take stock of their current situation and gear up for their next ghostly encounter. [[Ray Stantz|Ray]] and [[Egon Spengler|Egon]]'s analysis of the burnt-out [[ghost trap]] confirms that Starscream didn't just ''escape'', however... the duplicitous [[Decepticon]] was ''released'', as evidenced by the presence of a second PKE signature.

Ectotron wonders just who would free Starscream; Optimus, still humoring the group, suggests that it might be part of a larger gambit, in keeping with Starscream's naturally treacherous nature. Even though he's still skeptical about the existence of "[[ghost]]s," he admits, he trusts the word of his fellow [[Autobot]]. Optimus trades a few wisecracks with [[Peter Venkman]], much to the [[human]]'s surprise; the Autobot suggests that his new colour scheme may be having an influence on his personality. The conversation is cut short when [[Winston Zeddemore|Winston]] and Ray reveal the end result of their work: a pair of power-amplifying adapters designed to accommodate conventional Ghostbusters [[proton pack]]s, allowing the Autobots to wield Cybertronian-sized versions of their traditional gear, though Ectotron's impulsive early test fire annihilates some of the warehouse's gear. Peter naturally grumbles at the prospects of ''more'' repairs, but Egon cuts in, revealing that he's gotten a fix on Starscream's PKE signature.

Their mission clear, the team rolls out, pursuing Starscream's signal to the [[Grosbeak Generating Station]] in [[Queens]]. The plant is only evacuated after some copious wheel-greasing from Peter, but as a result, the Cybertronians can safely transform without attracting attention. As Egon confirms the presence of the second PKE signature, the one responsible for freeing Starscream, the sky darkens, thunder rumbles, and Starscream appears! Optimus, skeptical to the last, is momentarily shocked by the sight of the ghostly Starscream. The four Ghostbusters, on the other hand, are unfazed, and promptly restrain the Air Commander with their four proton beams. Everything seems to be going according to plan... until Starscream shrieks for his "master" to save him. As if on cue, a bolt of supernatural lightning disgorges the red-robed figure of [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek]], but despite Starscream's assurance that he's fulfilled Kremzeek's wishes in luring Optimus Prime to Earth, Kremzeek makes his displeasure known. Starscream has consistently failed in every task he's been given; the Decepticon ghost was supposed to bring the ''[[AllSpark]]'' to Kremzeeek from its hiding place aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and has further angered his master by allowing the Ghostbusters and Autobots to kill one of his "children", and so, ignoring Starscream's pathetic pleas for mercy, the ghost announces that he must be punished for his many failures... and so Starscream's ghostly form is absorbed back into Kremzeek's electrically-charged body.

Confused, Winston asks what the AllSpark ''is''; Ectotron explains that the device gives life to Transformers, and Kremzeek agrees. The ghost tells his side of the story: when [[Gozer]] invaded [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] a thousand years ago, Kremzeek "saved" [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his inner retinue of Decepticons by changing them into ghosts, but only Starscream willingly pledged his services to their impromptu savior. Starscream was supposed to bring the AllSpark to Kremzeek, so that he could absorb its power, the way he did with the other Decepticons, become as strong as Gozer, and decide the fate of worlds... but the Ghostbusters aren't having it, and after taking the opportunity to diss on the would-be conqueror, the four men and their Autobot allies open fire, quickly ensnaring the monster with their combined proton beams. Kremzeek's electrical powers, however, allow him to burst free of his bonds, the shockwave almost knocking the heroes off their feet. Kremzeek has been weakened by overexertion, but he's still very much in the game... and when he kills Optimus Prime, he'll absorb ''him'' too, then learn the location of the AllSpark! Prime swears that that won't happen, and sends his foe flying with another mighty punch. Though Prime puts up a good fight, time is running out: Kremzeek quickly rebuilds his strength by leeching off the power plant generators. The other five members of the team quickly analyze their options, and Ray muses that it's a shame that they don't have the [[Killerwatt|electricity-eating ghost]] they encountered last night on their side. That's when Ectotron-after rummaging through his inner compartments—produces the same trap! While Peter cuts the power, Ray opens the trap, and, just as he hoped, the energy-eater goes straight for the biggest, juiciest meal on the menu: Kremzeek. In a blinding explosion, the two electroplasmic beings cancel one another out, dispelling them both.

The day is seemingly saved... until a familiar voice cuts through the smoke: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]! The destruction of Kremzeek has freed him and his fellow Decepticon ghosts from the creature's control, and now the Decepticon leader is eager to reignite their long war on [[Earth]]. Prime tries to get his ancient foe to see reason... but Megatron insists that the only way that the war will end is if he destroys his ancient foe. As he hooks his new proton back directly into his body, and produces an [[energon-axe]] that crackles with protonic power, Prime warns Megatron to back down, because he's not afraid of no ghosts!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ectotron]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (4)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (7)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (10)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (11)

|h3=[[Ghostbusters]]|c3=
* [[Winston Zeddemore]] (2)
* [[Peter Venkman]] (3)
* [[Ray Stantz]] (5)
* [[Egon Spengler]] (6)

|h4=Others|c4=
* [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek]] (8)
* "[[Killerwatt]]" (12)

}}

==Quotes==
"Shame you can't, y'know, '''shrink'''." 
"Actually, some of us '''can''' modify our size. There was a powerful Decepticon who could transform into a '''handheld weapon'''. I accidentally stepped on him once and set off a '''thousand years of war'''." 
"Is that—'''really?'''" 
"No, not really. But it certainly wouldn't have '''helped''' matters." 
"...you're a '''funny guy''', Prime."
:— '''Peter''' is just as stunned as we are at '''Optimus Prime''' cracking jokes

"You can't do this to me! Not '''again!'''" 
"Sure we can! I swear, you ghosts always seem so surprised that our gear works like it's '''supposed''' to..."
:—'''Starscream''' vs. '''Ray'''

"Wow. When did they start making so many speeches?" 
"I thought it was normal. Decepticons did it '''all''' the time."
:—'''Ray''' and '''Optimus'''

"You left it in my vehicle form, Ray. Along with these empty traps, a canister of slime, and enough '''food crumbs''' to compose another meal. You four are '''disgusting'''." 
"I'm not disgusting—I'm just focused."
:—'''Ectotron''' and '''Egon'''

"I'm just tired of '''war''', Megatron. But what I am '''not''', as an old friend once said—is '''afraid''' of a ghost."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' says it's on

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The issue opens in the Ghostbuster's auxiliary [[wikia:ghostbusters:Warehouse|warehouse]], located in the real-world neighborhood of {{w|Red Hook, Brooklyn}}. Another comics-original invention, this offsite holding facility is generally used to store the various "Ecto" vehicles used by the [[Ghostbusters]] in between their various adventures, and served as a training center during 2017's ''[[wikia:ghostbusters:IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 101: Everyone Answers The Call TPB|Ghostbusters 101]]'' miniseries.
* Present in the warehouse are the partially disassembled remains of the [[wikia:ghostbusters:Ecto-4 (IDW)|Ecto-4]], which saw action (and was subsequently destroyed) in the aforementioned ''Ghostbusters 101'' storyline. While testing his proton pack, Ectotron accidently blasts the [[wikia:ghostbusters:Ecto-Gyro|unnamed miniature helicopter]] (though it's based on the [[wikia:Ghostbusters:Ecto-2|Ecto-2]] from the ''Real Ghostbusters'' cartoon) that's seen infrequent use throughout the comic continuity.
* The Ghostbusters describe Kremzeek as a "jumped-up [[wikia:ghostbusters:Class 5|Class 5]]", this term has been used to describe inhuman, and sometimes mindless, manifestations—"[[Slimer]]" is one such ghost.
* While weighing up their options, Ray rues the fact that they don't have a [[wikia:ghostbusters:boson caster|boson caster]], a proton pack attachment invented by their one-time business rival, and current Chicago-based Ghostbuster, [[wikia:ghostbusters:Ron Alexander|Ron Alexander]].
* Optimus quotes Grimlock from the prior issue, who noted that, as per the Ghostbusters theme song, he wasn't afraid of no ghosts.

===Transformers references===
* Optimus Prime's new ''Ghostbusters''-themed colour scheme is, of course, a reference to his concurrently-released [[Optimus_Prime (G1)/toys#Collaborative|''Collaborative'' toy]]. The protonically-charged [[energon-axe]] that he wields here, however, while an iconic and well-remembered part of the cartoon iteration of the character despite only appearing once in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]", did not appear with this version of the toy; it's a comic-original concept.
* Several computer monitors in the warehouse display stills from the various G1 [[commercial bumper]]s that aired alongside the cartoon. Another computer readout in the Ghostbusters warehouse reads "[[Hypno-chip|HYPNO-CHIP]] CONTROL," alongside a copy of the hypno-chip infographic that appeared in "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2]]."
* Kremzeek is surrounded by his "children"; these smaller Kremzeeks are coloured to resemble the various multi-hued Kremzeek copies that appeared in the episode "[[Kremzeek!]]", including orange and purple.
* The real Kremzeek, known as "the Scavenger" in what's presumably a riff off Gozer's own appellation as "the Traveller", is revealed to be the architect behind the ghostly rebirth of Megatron and the other Decepticons. Unlike any of his other depictions, Kremzeek is portrayed with a far more humanoid frame, though the idea of recasting the wacky electrical pest as a more serious, supernatural menace is not a new one: [[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|issue #12]] of ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' did something similar, re-imagining the character as a gluttonous, obese "eater of souls" who dwelt in the realm that led to the [[Transformer afterlife]].
* Killerwatt's consumption of Kremzeek, and his subsequent explosion, is all rendered with a single, all-consuming "CHOOM" sound effect—a consistently popular onomatopoeia among ''Transformers'' authors to describe weaponsfire and explosions.

===Ghostbusters references===
* Winston refers to the team's prior defeat of Gozer, as seen in the original ''Ghostbusters'' movie.
* Among the many odds and ends Ectotron finds in his vehicle mode compartment includes a canister of [[wikia:ghostbusters:mood slime|mood slime]], the primary MacGuffin from ''{{w|Ghostbusters II}}''.

===Real-world references===
* Regarding Prime's new paint job, Peter pokes fun at the concept of an "Ecto-semi" and notes that all they need now are "cowboy hats and a Firebird", as per the protagonists of 1977's trucker comedy ''{{w|Smokey and the Bandit}}''.
* There is indeed a {{w|Ravenswood Generating Station|real power plant}} located in {{w|Long Island City}}, which matches up pretty closely to the fictional "[[Grosbeak Generating Station]]" that appears in this issue. Just like the real-world power plant, Grosbeak is owned and operated by the real-world {{w|Con Edison}} company... whose logo appearing in this issue might, in itself, be a sneaky Transformers reference (''Con'' Edison, see?)
* After defeating Kremzeek, Ray thanks {{w|Coulomb's Law|Coulomb's Law}} for the mutual destruction of both Kremzeek and "Killerwatt." Egon points out that the law doesn't work that way, however, though Ray argues that it might be different for electrical ghosts... and, well, we can't argue with that, can we?

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': [[Slimer]] vs. the Decepticons, by [[Dan Schoening]] and [[Luis Antonio Delgado]], part 4 of a 5-part composite cover
* '''Cover B''': Optimus, Ectotron, and the Ghostbusters fight various ghosts, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Blueprints for Ectotron, done in the style of several other "schematics" covers across the IDW ''Ghostbusters'' continuity, by [[Chris Panda]]

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[[Category:Transformers/Ghostbusters issues]]

Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3

2019-08-19T14:07:19Z

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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]'' #3
|prev=Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2
|next=Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4
|image=TFGB03-cvrB.jpg
|title="Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3"
|caption="We'd like to shoot the monster. Could you move, please?"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 7]], [[2019]]
|coverdate=July 2019
|written by=[[Erik Burnham]]
|art by=[[Dan Schoening]]
|colors by=[[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Tom Waltz]]
|continuity=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]''
}}

'''Optimus Prime arrives on Earth, while Ectronymous and the Ghostbusters contend with another electrostatic phantom on their latest assignment.'''

==Synopsis==
At the [[Ghostbusters]]' [[Ghostbusters Firehouse|firehouse headquarters]], [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] is having trouble getting accustomed to life in [[New York City]]. Though the Ghostbusters' long-suffering secretary [[Janine Melnitz|Janine]], completely unfazed by the existence of giant robots, takes his presence in stride, she's not particularly interested in having to deal with the collateral damage caused by his size and bulk, or having to pronounce his ponderous name. She and [[Peter Venkman|Peter]] settle on a suitable nickname—"Ectotron"—that the [[Autobot]] grudgingly accepts. When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrives, the four men have to dissuade her from blasting the ghostly [[Decepticon]] with a proton grenade. An exasperated Starscream stalks upstairs, while Peter follows him, ostensibly to keep an eye on their guest.

Though Starscream is initially frustrated by his ponderous size in a world of humans, his ghostly state has some advantages, and although the former Air Commander is able to shrink himself to a more suitable size, he's unable to find any kind of technology he can use—except for the holding tank that contains one of the Ghostbusters' long-term guests, a [[Slimer|slimy, gluttonous phantasm]]. An irritated Starscream briefly tries to take his frustrations out on the slovenly ghost, but finds, much to his dismay, that his ghostly blasts of energy are unable to penetrate the specially reinforced tank, much to the amusement of Peter.

Unfooled by Starscream's act, Venkman asks the Decepticon pointblank what he's ''really'' after. While Starscream maintains that he just wants his body back, Peter retorts that he's not taken in, as he recognizes a sneaky character when he sees one. Starscream warns Peter against taunting him, but the psychologist is already prepared: pushing a hidden switch, Starscream is caught off-guard by a secret [[ghost trap]] built into the wall, and promptly sucked inside. Confident that Starscream will be cooling his heels for a good while, Peter returns downstairs, where [[Egon Spengler|Egon]] and [[Ray Stantz|Ray]] have just finished repairing Ectotron's communications. Confident that he'll be able to reach [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Ectotron's signal reaches the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', currently in orbit around the far side of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], where it's picked up by Optimus and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Ectotron fills in his leader on everything that's happened thus far, and asks when he'll be able to come to Earth, but his call is interrupted by a ringing phone as someone phones the firehouse—there's a ghost that needs busting! Ectotron is confused why everyone's staring at ''him'' until Peter reminds him that, with the real [[Ecto-1]] out of commission, ''he'll'' need to pull double-duty as their ride. Ectotron has reservations, not wanting to keep the Autobot leader waiting when he arrives on Earth, but nevertheless transforms and hits the siren as the team heads out.

In space, Optimus discusses the situation with both Grimlock and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]; Wheeljack is immediately skeptical of Ectotron's report of "Decepticon ghosts," and suggests that ''he'' be the one to head to [[Earth]] and investigate. Optimus politely declines, noting that part of being a leader is supporting your followers, and admits he himself is curious to see just ''what'' has Ectotron so worked up.

In [[Brooklyn]], meanwhile, the Ghostbusters have arrived at their destination: an abandoned power plant. Egon detects high PKE readings, similar to those displayed by the [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek]] entity during their encounter in [[Prospect Park]]. Remembering their last encounter with the ghost, the team sets about modifying their trap in order to better contain any potential electrostatic interference. Ectronymous volunteers to assist, and though Peter is skeptical, it's [[Winston Zeddemore|Winston]] who comes up with the plan: while he and Peter flush out the ghost, the other three will ready Ectotron's modified trap.

None of them are aware, however, that Optimus Prime has already touched down on Earth in [[Westchester County]], [[scanning]] a local disguise from a nearby travel plaza—and after an hour of travel, he's arrived at the Ghostbusters' firehouse HQ. While he awaits Ectotron's return, the Autobot leader parks in a nearby alleyway for a rest cycle, unaware that he's been found by a pair of young hoodlums...

Half an hour later, Peter and Winston have combed the building for anything supernatural to no avail, so Peter comes up with the idea to try and bait the electrically-charged ghost out by shutting off the power. The plan works—''too'' well, in fact, as the fuse box explodes, knocking Peter across the room and releasing a monstrous ghost that crackles with electrical power! Ectotron and the other two Ghostbusters are taken aback when Peter and Winston burst out of the door, their [[proton pack]]s ineffective against the ghost, rapidly swelling in size and bursting free from the factory roof. Though the four men swing into action, even all four of their proton packs can't restrain the ghost, and Egon theorizes that it may be drawing energy by tapping into the city's power grid. Ectotron and his mechanical vision corroborate this theory, and the Autobot joins the fight by tackling and smashing the nearest telephone pole! The monster's supply of energy momentarily cut off, Ray hurls Ectotron's modified ghost trap at their enraged quarry—and, with a blinding flash, the modified trap proves able to safely absorb and contain the ghost.

On returning to the firehouse, Peter and the Ghostbusters are ready to turn in for the night, but are surprised when they find that Optimus Prime has arrived, his graffiti-covered body proving that he's already been introduced to the wonders of New York City. Introductions are made all around, though Ectotron steps in to curtail Peter's usual sarcasm. When the conversation turns towards Starscream, Peter goes to retrieve the trap where he's been safely stored. In the interim, Prime and Janine make some awkward conversation, but things take a serious turn when Peter returns with the trap and reveals the bad news: Starscream has vanished!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] (1)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (11)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (4)

|h3=[[Ghostbusters]]|c3=
* [[Janine Melnitz]] (2)
* [[Peter Venkman]] (3)
* [[Winston Zeddemore]] (6)
* [[Ray Stantz]] (7)
* [[Egon Spengler]] (8)

|h4=Others|c4=
* "[[Slimer]]" (5)
* "[[Killerwatt]]" (12)
* Punks (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"Ugh. You look like a bag of human excrement. I should blast you out of your misery... Starscream is nothing if not '''merciful''', after all..."
:—'''Starscream''' meets Slimer

"...Is that you, Ectronymous?" 
"You can call me Ectotron, Optimus. I've been convinced that it's easier." 
"Oh, thank Primus."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Ectotron'''

"Let me ask you something—is it weird we were just riding around '''inside''' you a minute ago?" 
"Let's... just agree to '''never''' speak of it." 
"Fair."
:—'''Peter''' and '''Ectotron'''

"Son of a gun. You really '''do''' know how to push everyone's buttons." 
"It's a talent."
:—'''Winston''' and '''Peter'''

"Apparently, some of your kind saw fit to '''decorate me''' while I was waiting." 
"Well, when in '''Rome''', I guess. I hope this doesn't make you a Pessimus—"
:—A graffiti'd '''Optimus''' meets '''Peter'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* On seeing Starscream's ghost, Janine prepares to lob a grenade at him. These "[[wikia:ghostbusters:Proton Grenade|proton grenade]]s" are a comic-original invention, having been designed by Egon during the first arc of the ongoing.
* While children of the '80's will probably best remember [[Slimer]] as the team's happy-go-lucky sidekick in the ''Real Ghostbusters'' cartoon, the IDW version of the character sticks closer to the nameless, repellent green ghost seen on the silver screen. Although he escapes from time to time, he's most frequently seen under lock and key in a [[wikia:ghostbusters:Paranormal Containment Research Tank|transparent holding tank]] for research purposes, as originally introduced in ''[[wikia:ghostbusters:Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions)|Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''.
* Peter imprisons Starscream in a [[wikia:ghostbusters:Wall-Trap|Wall-Trap]], another creation of the comic introduced in the second volume of the ongoing. The trap was voice-activated in previous appearances, but now seems to allow manual activation by switch as well.

===Transformers references===
* Snacks on Janine's desk include a drink of "Sugar [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]," and a box of candy with an [[Energon cube]] displayed on the front.
* Slimer's holding tank features a photo of [[Alana]] in her robotic form.
* One of the vehicles in the travel plaza is an orange truck hauling a blue trailer. While it is not shown on screen, it is heavily implied that this the vehicle from which Optimus Prime assumes a suitable disguise; the same truck appeared in the opening act of "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]," in which it also provided the template for Prime's vehicle mode.
* Also present in the parking lot of the travel plaza are a quintet of vehicles based on the Generation 1 [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s: a black tractor-trailer ([[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]), a yellow race car ([[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]), a black sports car ([[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]), a red coupe ([[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]), and a red and white car ([[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]).
* Graffiti on Optimus Prime reads both "'84," referencing the debut year of both the ''Transformers'' and ''Ghostbusters'' franchises, and "HUMANƧ ARE WIMPƧ," the infamous message that the [[Battlecharger]]s spray-painted on the [[Statue of Liberty]] in [[Decepticon Graffiti!|issue #23]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]].

===Ghostbusters references===
* The painting of [[wikia:ghostbusters:Vigo|Vigo the Carpathian]], the main antagonist of ''Ghostbusters II'', can be glimpsed in its usual position in the firehouse's main foyer.
* While suggesting a nickname for Ectronymous, Janine notes that "Robo-Buster" is taken; the original holder of the name was a [[wikia:ghostbusters:Robo-Buster/Animated|one-off character]] from the ''Real Ghostbusters'' cartoon, though IDW's iteration of the team joined forces with an alternate-reality version of that character in 2018's "[[wikia:ghostbusters:IDW PublishingComics-Ghostbusters Crossing Over TPB|Crossing Over]]" miniseries.
* Peter derogatorily refers to Slimer as a "spud," a nickname for the green ghost that originated in the original ''Ghostbusters'' film.
* And, of course, it wouldn't be a Ghostbusters crossover without someone saying the iconic line from the {{w|Ghostbusters (song)|theme song}}: in this case, it's Grimlock, who boasts that he "ain't afraid of no ghosts." Taking bets now: who's gonna be the one to drop "more than meets the eye"?
* The electrically-charged ghost and his ''modus operandi'' are based off ''Real Ghostbusters'' one-off villain [[wikia:ghostbusters:Killerwatt/Animated|Killerwatt]], who appeared in the [[wikia:ghostbusters:Killerwatt|episode of the same name]]. Furthering the reference, a piece of abandoned machinery in the factory is drawn to resemble Killerwatt's final form from that episode, a possessed mass of technology.
* More graffiti fun: the number "555-1383," on Prime's right shoulder, is the phone number of the Merideth family from the ''Real Ghostbusters'' episode "[[wikia:ghostbusters:The Grundel|The Grundel]]."

===Real-world references===
* While coming up with a nickname for Ectronymous, Janine compares the suffix "-Tron" to the {{w|Tron|film of the same name}}.
* Peter compares Ectotron to {{w|E.T. the Extraterrestiral|E.T.}} and suggests that he "phone home."
* Janine's phone call from a "[[Mr. Colchamiro]]" is likely a reference to writer [[Erik Burnham]]'s real-life acquaintance Ethan Colchamiro.
* A cameo right out of left field, the [[Outlaw]] vehicle from the [[M.A.S.K.]] franchise ''also'' makes a surprise appearance in the travel plaza, next to "Motormaster." Believe it or not, this isn't the first time that the vehicle has crossed paths with the Transformers; it previously appeared in the ''[[First Strike]]'' miniseries alongside its inventor and driver [[Miles Mayhem]].
* Graffiti fun, continued: another tag on Optimus reads "[[Destro]]."

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Optimus Prime and Peter vs. the Decepticons, by [[Dan Schoening]] and [[Luis Antonio Delgado]], part 3 of a 5-part composite cover
* '''Cover B''': Ectotron and the Ghostbusters blast their way outta trouble, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Ectotron gets slimed by Slimer, by [[Philip Murphy]]

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==External links==
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[[Category:Transformers/Ghostbusters issues]]

Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2

2019-07-19T13:13:20Z

Rwe1138: /* Transformers references */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]'' #2
|prev=Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1
|next=Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3
|image=TFGB02-cvrRI.jpg
|title="Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 17]], [[2019]]
|coverdate=July 2019
|written by=[[Erik Burnham]]
|art by=[[Dan Schoening]]
|colors by=[[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Tom Waltz]]
|continuity=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]''
}}

'''Teamwork skills are put to the test as Ectronymous and the Ghostbusters contend with a spectral Starscream and an electrically-charged menace.'''

==Synopsis==
In [[Prospect Park]], [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] introduces himself to the [[Ghostbusters]]—and while the [[Autobot]] expects the humans to be shocked by his appearance, he's more surprised by their nonplussed reaction than they are by him—after all, as [[Peter Venkman|Peter]] points out, they've seen ''far'' stranger things over the course of their careers. Ectronymous points out that he's come to [[Earth]] in pursuit of a mysterious signal, and the [[ghost trap]] that currently contains [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s spectral form is interfering with that signal.

His original plan to simply intimidate the Ghostbusters into depowering the trap having fallen through, Ectotron asks them to comply. The four men, however, are more interested in trying to figure out what Ectotron ''is''—[[Ray Stantz|Ray]] wonders if he's a ghost who's possessed a vehicle, which [[Egon Spengler|Egon]] shoots down, then immediately dismisses [[Winston Zeddemore|Winston]] when he points out that Ectronymous clearly told them that he was from another planet. Ray tries to reason with Ectronymous, pointing out that if he depowers the ghost trap then he'll immediately release Starscream... but Ectronymous insists that he can't fail on his very first field mission. One zap from his wrist knocks the trap out of Ray's hands, and the vengeful ghost of Starscream is freed once more! The Ghostbusters scatter for cover as Starscream fires his weapons wildly, while Ectronymous realizes something: Starscream isn't just a hologram, ''he's'' the signal that he's been tracking! As Ectronymous watches, the four Ghostbusters unsling their [[proton pack]]s and swing into action, quickly entangling the [[Decepticon]] phantom in their beams.

Before Starscream can be trapped again, the former Air Commander sees Ectronymous and, thinking quickly, tries to arrange a temporary truce so that he can talk things out with the heroes. Peter is understandably skeptical, but agrees to give him the chance to explain himself under stay of ghost trap. Ectronymous warns the four that Starscream is about the least trustworthy Cybertronian there is, but the Decepticon makes it clear that he just wants to speak with the Autobot. When Ectronymous asks him what he wants, Starscream reveals that he has one desire: to return to life, and claim a corporeal body for his own. Ectronymous wonders how such a fate could befall a Transformer, and Starscream explains...

''After the arrival of [[Gozer]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his forces rallied to defend their homeworld—to no avail, as Gozer proved too strong for even the mightiest of the Decepticon [[combiner]]s. One by one, the Decepticons fell, but, despite Starscream's insistence on fleeing while there was still time, Megatron refused to abandon their homeworld. That's when Megatron found himself approached by a mysterious, red-cloaked figure, who informed the Decepticon leader that there was no way to defeat Gozer--only to flee, or die.''

Ray interrupts Starscream's story; after all, the Ghostbusters encountered Gozer when the deity arrived in New York some years ago. Ectronymous wonders aloud, was it Gozer who reduced Starscream to this phantasmal form? Starscream tells them that it was not the Traveller who did this to him, and continues his story...

''The mysterious figure offered the Decepticons a choice, a way to escape Gozer's vengeance: though Megatron initially shouted down [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s consideration of this offer, Shockwave's comment that Megatron's pride would see them all destroyed made the Decepticon leader reconsider. The price would be high, the figure warned him, but Megatron accepted... and was instantly killed, his body reduced to dust. Despite Starscream's momentary jubilation that Megatron had finally fallen for good, Megatron lived on as a ghost—like all of the Decepticons would become, permanently bound to the will of the dread being who supposedly called itself "[[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek]]." Starscream would find a way to escape Kremzeek's control, and found his way to Earth... but despite everything, he was unable to reconstitute himself into a corporeal body''—and that's why he sent a signal to the Autobots, in the hopes that they would assist him.

The Ghostbusters are decidedly unmoved by Starscream's tale: Winston is the first to admit that something is off, Peter agrees, but Egon is detecting another surge of psychokinetic energy... a surge that is borne out when a spectral lightning bolt hits the ground, coalescing into a tiny servant of Kremzeek! Starscream shrieks for them to kill it; Peter obliges by slinging another ghost trap, but the trap is only able to hold the high-energy creature for a few seconds before Kremzeek overheats and short-circuits the delicate device, blowing it apart from the inside! Starscream howls that they need to ''destroy'' it, not merely trap it, and although Egon is initially hesitant, he agrees that dispelling the ghost—a hybrid of electricity and psychokinetic energy—is the only way to stop it... if only they can safely ground the electrically charged creature.

While Winston pins it in place with his proton pack, Ectronymous finds himself the newest member of the Ghostbusters as Winston encourages the hesitant Autobot to carry out his role in the plan—when he touches the restrained Kremzeek, the discharge evaporates the electric phantom. Though the Ghostbusters congratulate him, Starscream isn't as moved, and not-so-delicately them of his own desire to get his body back. Unfortunately, the electrical surge has fried Ectronymous's communicator, and his ship's antennae was damaged while entering the atmosphere; Ray offers the assistance of the Ghostbusters if Ectronymous takes them home. Ectotron agrees to invite [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to Earth as soon as he can... and so neither Autobot nor Ghostbusters see Starscream smirk behind them, confident that he's played them all for fools...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] (1)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (6)
* ''[[Guardian robot]]'' (7)
* ''[[Dropkick (G1)|Dropkick]]s'' (8)
* ''[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'' (9)
* ''[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (10)
* ''[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'' (11)
* ''[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]'' (13)
* ''[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'' (15)
* ''[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'' (16)
* ''[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'' (17)
* ''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'' (18)

|h3=[[Ghostbusters]]|c3=
* [[Winston Zeddemore]] (2)
* [[Egon Spengler]] (3)
* [[Ray Stantz]] (4)
* [[Peter Venkman]] (5)

|h4=Others|c4=
* ''[[Gozer]]'' (12)
* ''[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]'' (14)
* ''[[Mara-Al-Utha]]'' (19)
* [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek]] (20)
}}

==Quotes==
"We always tell 'em it's a bad idea to turn off the power to a thing, and they '''never''' believe us." 
"Nope." 
"Good news is, if it happens again, we get a '''free hat''' from the insurance agency."
:—'''Peter''' and '''Winston'''

"How did this happen?" 
"Usually they '''die''' first."
:—'''Ectronymous''' and '''Peter''' on Starscream's ghost

'''Winston''': Something about this guy smells '''off'''. What's your read? 
'''Peter''': Oh yeah. '''Big time''' off. 
'''Ray''': Is it our place to interfere here? 
'''Peter''': Not without a paycheck.
:—The Ghostbusters remain skeptical of Starscream

"I tried to warn you, but would you listen? '''No!''' It's a wonder your species ever managed to pull itself out of the muck!"
:—'''Starscream'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The opening dramatis personae page notes that Egon "knows that aliens don't exist;" as Ectronymous explains that he's not from Earth, Egon indeed points out that he can't accept that. Dr. Spengler was previously established to be skeptical about the prospects of extraterrestrial life in [[wikia:ghostbusters:IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 11|issue #11]] of the first ongoing, in which he butted heads with FBI agent and alien believer [[wikia:ghostbusters:Special Agent Jim Savage|Jim Savage]] while investigating paranormal activity in [[Roswell]], [[New Mexico]].
* When faced with an un-trappable Kremzeek, Egon points out that he's hesitant about "dispelling"—outright ''destroying''—ghosts rather than his tried-and-true method of capture and containment. He saw the effects of dispelling firsthand in the storyline that ran from [[wikia:ghostbusters:IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 13|issue #13]] through [[wikia:ghostbusters:IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 15|#15]] of the first ongoing, in which the Ghostbusters contended with a sleazy knock-off company, the [[wikia:ghostbusters:Ghost Smashers (IDW)|Ghost Smashers]]. Their slipshod practices of merely "blowing up" ghosts rather than capturing them ended with the remnants of those destroyed ghosts reconstituting and combining themselves into a far larger, nastier form.

===Transformers references===
* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references: characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]]—presumably based on the one that Shockwave repaired during the events of "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]"—as well as multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors|warrior robot]]s, and one [[Dropkick (G1)|transport drone]]. The next page features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] fan-favorites [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]].
* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.
* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.
* There's definitely ''something'' amiss with Starscream's story, as anyone who's seen the ''Transformers'' cartoon will immediately recognize the red-hooded figure in his story—who ''supposedly'' goes by the name "Kremzeek"—as the "Red Wizard" [[Mara-Al-Utha]], a [[Quintesson]] who appeared in the episode "[[Madman's Paradise]]." Iconography lifted from that episode also appeared in [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1|the previous issue]] in the [[Temple of Gozer]]... curiouser and curiouser...
* And then, of course, there's Kremzeek himself: it's anyone's guess as to whether or not Starscream is telling a fib regarding his ''true'' identity, but the little guy is pretty much lifted right out of his sole appearance in the cartoon episode "[[Kremzeek!]]," right down to his Pokémon-like verbal tic.

===Ghostbusters references===
* Peter grimly muses that "we always tell 'em it's a bad idea to turn off the power to a thing;" naturally, this has happened several times in various ''Ghostbusters'' series, though the most famous one is, of course, [[wikia:ghostbusters:Walter Peck|Walter Peck]]'s decision to deactivate the firehouse containment unit in the original ''Ghostbusters'' film.
* Corroborating at least part of Starscream's story, Egon points out that Gozer ''has'' indeed visited and destroyed other worlds before, a fact that they learned from [[Vinz Clortho]] in the original ''Ghostbusters'' film.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Winston and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] leap into action, by [[Dan Schoening]] and [[Luis Antonio Delgado]], part 2 of a 5-part composite cover
* '''Cover B''': Starscream poses in a spoof of the logo for ''{{w|Ghostbusters II}}'', by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': The Ghostbusters take on Starscream and a horde of Kremzeeks, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Thomas Deer]]

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==External links==
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[[Category:Transformers/Ghostbusters issues]]

The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2

2019-07-07T23:54:52Z

Rwe1138: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=95
|ep2=32
|prev2=The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1
|next2=Four Warriors Come out of the Sky
|image=ReturnOptimusPrime2 Matrix open.JPG
|caption=Hmm, this looks familiar...
|title="The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"
|production code=700-116
|airdate=[[February 25]], 1987
|teleplay by=[[Michael Charles Hill]]
|story by=[[Cherie Wilkerson]] and [[Marv Wolfman]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''Optimus and a handful of Autobots make a desperate bid to recover the Matrix, in the hopes that a cure for the Hate Plague can be found.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Primeandjessicamorgan.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Chip Chase, is that you?]]
Within [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] has been fully restored to life by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and [[Klementia|a Quintesson survivor]] of the rampant [[Hate Plague]] that's infecting the universe. Prime demands to know what has happened during his time on the [[Transformer afterlife|other side]]. Sky Lynx recaps the events that had conspired to bring him back, including [[Jessica Morgan]]'s valiant play to save him from total destruction, the discovery of the Hate Plague spores, and the trap laid out by [[Mark Morgan|Jessica's father]] and her partner [[Gregory Swofford]] to infect the [[Autobot]]s with the spores in revenge, which ultimately spiraled out of control. It was thought by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]], before his infection, that Prime would know what it would take to stop the plague. Prime asks who is available, and learns of the Autobots injured battling [[Superion (G1)|Superion]].

The survivors are brought back to Autobot City, where the [[Quintesson]] manages to reactivate them, completely rebuilding [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] into Goldbug. When Goldbug asks what the plan is, Prime admits that he doesn't have a plan. Without the accumulated wisdom within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] (which now resides in Rodimus), he doesn't have a clue as to where to start. That is, until Jessica comes forward with the experimental alloy that she, her father, and Gregory had worked on, which proved strong enough to block the spores. Theoretically, coating Optimus with this alloy would protect himself from the spores' infection and allow him to get close enough to Rodimus to extract the Matrix from him. However, all remaining alloy samples were stolen by the Decepticons. The Autobots decide to retrieve the metal.

[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime2 crazycons.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Cyclonus and Scourge each spent 2,000 XP to create the Level 7 Flame Barrier spell. Unfortunately Galvatron has Protection from Fire with Permanency effect.]]
Meanwhile, on [[Chaar]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is pinned down by his own mutinously diseased soldiers, unable to fight back against their maddening ferocity... until Optimus and his team arrive to save the day, convincing Galvatron that it would be in his best interest to join in an alliance with them. As is his way, however, the Decepticon leader is suspicious of Optimus's motives, especially when he learns they need the alloy he stole, but cannot get a reason for it out of them. He agrees to join in and leads Optimus and his gang down a series of boobytrapped tunnels, their numbers dwindling from the tunnel's natural hazards and the infected Decepticon mob behind them, until only Optimus, Galvatron, Sky Lynx, and Jessica arrive at the alloy's hiding place. Unfortunately, Jessie accidentally lets slip their plan to coat Optimus with the metal after confirming there would be enough of it to do the job, prompting Galvatron to turn on Optimus in hopes of using the process on himself, but he is soon subdued by Sky Lynx. Under coercion, Galvatron loads the alloy onto Prime's trailer, but doesn't notice that an infected [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] has managed to sneak in, infecting Jessica in the process. Jessica, in turn, infects Galvatron, forcing Sky Lynx and Optimus to flee back to Earth.

[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime2 Primes duel.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|So I guess Rodimus is a bottom... to Ultra Magnus?]]
Once on Earth, Optimus is coated with the alloy, and sets out to find Rodimus. He finds him taking down infected Transformers with reckless glee, and attempts to reason with him, which fails. Unwilling to hurt his successor, Prime lures Rodimus to a nearby auto shop, attempting to peacefully subdue and talk Rodimus into helping him, but the Hate Plague is overriding any effort to do so, forcing Optimus to knock Rodimus out and take the Matrix back by force.

Back at Autobot City, Optimus dives into the Matrix to question the elders of the past in reverse chronological order (of their history) to try and find out any information on the spores. The spirit of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] warns him that if he travels too far, he risks becoming lost within the Matrix itself. During Prime's journey, the Quintesson that revived him notices a troop of infected Transformers attempting to get in, and manages to temporarily shut them out, giving Optimus the time he needs to finally find his answer. He learns that, in a period of pre-Cybertronian history, the Plague ''has'' visited the planet before, but was contained and sealed inside the star Jessica and Gregory found it in using sheer wisdom, though even back then, no one had the wisdom to destroy the spores, and now that it has spread so much throughout the galaxy, it's doubtful that anyone has the wisdom to even contain them again. Optimus then realizes that a source of raw wisdom may be available to destroy the infection once and for all: the accumulated wisdom within the Matrix of Leadership.

The infected Transformers finally break into the base, and corner the Quintesson, who begs them to stop. Galvatron grabs a metal pole, intending to impale Prime. However, Prime's chest opens to reveal a glowing Matrix, surprising the Transformers. Asking it to "light our [[darkest hour]]", Optimus Prime releases the energy of the Matrix of Leadership, which spreads across the world and across universe, and totally eradicates the Plague.

Some while later, in Autobot City, a remorseful Gregory and Jessica's father offer deep apologies to the Autobots, while Galvatron, in a rare moment of calm, shakes his old enemy's hand, proclaiming that Prime has earned his respect and that "there will be no war today." Rodimus (now once more Hot Rod, without the Matrix within him) notes that the Matrix is now empty, its wisdom supposedly lost in order to stop the plague. Optimus, however, disagrees; they have all become a little wiser, now, and although the Matrix is indeed empty of wisdom, it is up to them from then on to fill it again with their knowledge and experience. Optimus, once again the Autobot leader, orders his troops to "Transform and [[roll out]]".

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (2)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (6)
*[[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (7)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (8)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (10)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (11)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (12)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee/Goldbug]] (13)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (14)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (15)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod]] (26)
*[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (27)
*[[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (28)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (29)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (31)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (32)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (33)
|c2=
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (16)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (17)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (18)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (19)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (20)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (21)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (22)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (23)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (24)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (25)
|c3=
*[[Jessica Morgan]] (4)
*[[Gregory Swofford]] (5)
*[[Mark Morgan]] (34)
|c4=
*[[Klementia|Quintesson judge]] (3)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] (9)
*[[It]] (30)
}}

==Quotes==
"We need a plan! Okay, Optimus, what's the plan?" 
"I... have no plan."
:—'''Goldbug''' and '''Optimus Prime''', the latter of whom is not exactly inspiring confidence

"[[Roll out|Autobots, transform and roll out]]!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', getting back into the swing of things.

"Fools, I am your leader! ... It's no use. You're all crazed!"
:—'''Galvatron''' fighting his infected and insane troops. The irony fairy just had a coronary.

"Have I no friends left?!" 
"Well, well, what have we here?" 
"Looks like something the cat dragged in."
:—'''Galvatron''' is no longer so impressive to '''Cyclonus''' and '''Predaking'''

[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime2 Prime Galvatron.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Come on, Optimus, why can't we be friends?"
 "When we first met, you shot me and my girlfriend. You make a bad first impression."]]

[[File:Roop2 prime vs prime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"NO ONE is innocent!" ...especially not after this series of screencaps.]]

"Come on, Optimus, tell me! Why do you want this metal? How will it be used? Why is it so precious?" 
"I've explained it to you." 
"You told me it was important, but you didn't tell me why!" 
"That's because I know you too well, Galvatron."
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' resuming their same old song and dance

"I don't need you anymore, Optimus. So much for your resurrection!"
:—'''Galvatron''', same song, different tune

"I don't want to hurt you, Rodimus!" 
"Don't worry, Optimus, you won't! HAHAHAHAH!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Rodimus Prime''' throw down.

"No more games, Rodimus! Innocent lives are at stake!" 
"''No one'' is innocent!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Rodimus Prime''' throw down some more... right before Optimus clocks him.

"Now, light our darkest hour!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', proving that destiny and Chosen Ones mean nothing when pitted against letters from angry kids and parents.

"There will be no war today, Optimus Prime. You have earned Galvatron's respect."
:—'''Galvatron''', totally sane for the first time since... ever

"The wisdom of the ages! It's lost!" 
"No, not lost. We're all a little wiser now." 
"But the Matrix is empty!" 
"It's up to all of us to fill it again—with the wisdom we accumulate from this moment on. Autobots, transform and roll out!"
:—'''Hot Rod''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}
[[File:GetThatMicrophoneOuttaMyFace.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Tommy Kennedy|Tommy]] meets with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ("The greatest fighter in the galaxy") in the barren wasteland to continue their interview for the [[Autobot City News]]. Optimus takes exception to being called a "fighter", as he doesn't agree that fighting is always the solution. In fact, in order to cure the galaxy of the [[Hate Plague]], he had to find a solution ''other'' than fighting...

With the tale concluded, Optimus asks Tommy if he'd like to help him refuel [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]]. Tommy is psyched to participate in such a "privilege" and signs off his report. He then clings to Prime's head as they blast off into space.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:It wireframe.gif|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Excuse me sir! Do you have Prince Albert in a can? You do?? Well, you better let the poor guy out! WUHAH! WUHAH!
WUHAH!"]]
*Prime says of Galvatron: "That's because I know you too well..." As this is the first time he's really dealt with Galvatron (apart from a brief firefight while being a half-alive quasi-zombie in "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]"), it seems clear that he regards him as little different from his earlier incarnation as [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]].
*Furthering the sense that the Throttlebots were thrown into this two-parter at the last minute, the only dialogue they receive comes in this episode: a collection of generic barely-on-screen shouts delivered by [[Frank Welker]] ("Smash Rodimus!") and [[Jack Angel]] ("After him!") that aren't attributed to any individual members of the group. Dedicated performers would later be cast to play the individual Throttlebots in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]".
*Optimus's journey through the Matrix gives us a look at some of its early bearers. It almost goes without saying that these robots don't resemble any of the ones we saw back in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]". Moving backwards in time, they include:
**A broad-faced 'bot with prominent cheekguards
**A slimmer, decrepit-looking 'bot in similar colors.
**A heavily-bearded 'bot
**A wireframe-style entity referred to in the script as "[[It]]", bearing a strong resemblance to a Quintesson Judge's Death head. A version of this design appeared previously in Rodimus Prime's dream sequence in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]".
*Upon entering the Matrix of Leadership, the first Autobot that Optimus Prime encounters is Rodimus Prime; then he converses with Alpha Trion. The latter's appearance there is somewhat puzzling, as it was [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2|previously established]] (and [[The Rebirth, Part 2|later reiterated]]) that he had merged with Vector Sigma. Alpha Trion's presence makes even ''less'' sense considering that it was clearly stated in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" that he had never taken the Matrix for himself, thus eliminating the possibility that a "backup copy" of himself had somehow been "uploaded" into it. A variety of later fiction would, indirectly, offer explanations centering around the connection between the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the Matrix, Vector Sigma and Primus. In Alpha Trion's case he's in the afterlife, which one can communicate with through both the Matrix and Vector Sigma. Rodimus's presence is more murky, but can be accounted for by the notion of the Matrix as a gateway to the Allspark.
*Optimus using the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague bears more than a passing resemblance to when Rodimus Prime used the Matrix to destroy [[Unicron]] in [[The Transformers: The Movie|''The Movie'']]. They've even got "[[The Touch]]" playing in the background.
*In Japanese continuity, the events of [[The Great Transformer War issue 3|issue 3]] of ''[[The Great Transformer War]]'' take place shortly after this episode, helping to bridge the gap between it and "[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]", the first episode of ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''.

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**A mix of [[TIE Fighter]] and [[X-wing Fighter|X-Wing]] engines as Sky Lynx rescues the Quintesson during the recap.
**The sound of the darting Seeker ball can briefly be heard as Prime's chest pops open to unleash the Matrix's power.
===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Goldbugtroop1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.85]]
*The chair Optimus was sitting on is missing at the beginning of the episode.
*Optimus's fog lights are entirely red, even at the bulbs, which should be yellow or white.
*The recap animation shows Prime's body being pulled out of his ship with several cables. While this idea makes perfect sense, no cables were used during the actual event last episode.
*As Sky Lynx recaps last episode's events, the animation shows the exploding detonator/asteroid/planet/whatever-else-the-script-has-retconned-it-into-being... while he describes the ''star'' going nova. Granted, it's repeating the same goof as the previous ep.
*When the small group of Autobots is restored, Steeljaw's paws are over the side of the table in one shot and beside him in the next shot.
*In his first full body shot, Goldbug's head is drawn off-model, with pointier horns, smaller eyes and a much simpler mouthplate that looks more like Optimus Prime's than Goldbug's zigzag-shaped plate.
*As he speaks with the group, the closeups of Optimus's face from the side have the panel on the left side of his head in gray instead of blue. The long shots don't show his mouth plate moving as he speaks.
*During Blurr's "let's go!" rambling, the Quintesson wobbles around a bit.
*After Kup suggests the Autobots steal the metal back, Steeljaw (who's very close to the camera) is Rampage colored like Steeljaw.
*When Optimus Prime kneels down to talk to Jessica Morgan, Goldbug's feet (in the background) are colored gray instead of gold, even though his shins are still gold.
[[File:Roop kup and prime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*When the small group of Autobots is restored, Optimus suddenly has his rifle back, though he wasn't holding it in the previous shots.
*As the group "rolls out," Kup is shown driving backwards (unless he turns around after the scene transition...).
*The red squares are missing from the tops of Galvatron's shoulders in several shots. His chin is gray in some and dark gray in others as well.
*The Autobots on Charr transform to robot mode with the decending-pitch transformation noise, rather than the ascending-pitch version that usually goes with car-to-robot transformations.
*Optimus's rifle has the basic Autobot gun sound effect rather than its usual sound effect.

*As Optimus drives through the cave, his trailer is missing its Autobot symbol.
*Just before he transforms in the cave, Optimus' bumper and grille are red instead of gray.

*In the distant shot of the Autobots, just before the spider approaches them, Blaster appears to have Blast Off's colors.
*Some shots show the crest on Optimus's helmet framed in gray, while others (such as during his "know you too well" line) have it framed in blue.
*A close-up of Jessica reacting to the spider's approach shows her without her exo-suit, which she is shown wearing immediately before and after.
*Blaster's forehead is red instead of white in the following shot.
*As the energy leeches drop on Optimus, his fog lights are long cylinders rather than short triangles.
*Just before getting infected, Blaster has no lines on his switch plate.
*"We have to get out of here!" - Optimus's faceplate is misaligned with his helmet.
*When Galvatron shoots the top of the cave the second time, some of the rocks stay in mid-air.
*When they enter the Decepticon lab, Galvatron is taller than Optimus. In most other shots, he's shorter than Optimus.
*As Jessica discovers the alloy in the lab, Optimus is missing the Autobot symbol on his shoulder.
*After she makes the discovery, a shot shows the sides of Optimus' midsection in white instead of red.
*When Galvatron is threatening Optimus after they find the heat-resistant metal, Galvatron's cannon has a trigger on it.
*When escaping after Galvatron is infected, Optimus and his cab are colored entirely white (as if already coated in the resistant metal!)
*Searchlight and Chase fire their first few laser shots at Rodimus without any sound effects. Their first shots are purple, but in the next shot they're firing orange lasers.
*During the subsequent fighting, nobody gets the right sound effect; the Throttlebots and Rodimus all use a non-standard laser sound.
*When he first meets Optimus, Rodimus is missing his Autobot symbol.
*The subsequent shots show Rodimus as semi-transparent.
*As Rodimus drives out of the junkyard a few moments later, he floats above the ground.
[[File:Hate Plague Rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|"Hey, Kay, nah, nah, c'mon on man, you get a Series Four De-atomizer and I get a little - little midget cricket?"]]
*Rodimus's gun fires yellow shots at times and purple shots in others. And what happened to his rifle?
*As Optimus grapples with Rodimus, Rodimus's Autobot logo disappears in a few frames.
*The inside of Rodimus' mouth is gray as he delivers the "no one is innocent!" line.
[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime2 Alpha Trion miscolored.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|Trust the Gorton's fisherbot!]]
*The close-up of Optimus aboard the newly-infected Sky Lynx shows a standard non-infected coloration behind him.
*The ceiling of the junkyard plant has beams framing the glass, yet the beams disappear when Sky Lynx crashes through them.
*Sky Lynx ''also'' disappears after crashing through the glass.
*As Optimus struggles with Rodimus the second time, Optimus's Autobot logo is framed in white in some shots, black in others.
*When Optimus takes the Matrix from Rodimus, the "glow" from the Matrix lags behind the Matrix itself when he raises it up. Rodimus's chest cavity is also a huge chasm, rather than the usual Matrix-sized compartment.
*In the next shot, Rodimus is laying there with his chest suddenly closed again.
*When Optimus is talking to Alpha Trion, Alpha Trion is miscolored. He's grey, slate blue and orange when shown from the front, and entirely orange when shown from the side. He should be grey, dark red and dark blue. It seems the colorists confused him with the Custodiobot from "[[Surprise Party]]".
*When Headstrong and Tantrum get smushed by the doors, they cry out in generic, distinctly non-Predacon voices.
*When Optimus activates the Matrix, its handles disappear. They're back again in the next shot.
*Jessica's facial appearance in this episode is different than it was in Part 1.
*"But the Matrix is empty!" - Hot Rod has the extra lines on his face that accompany his incarnation as Rodimus.
*As Optimus is explaining that the Matrix must be refilled with the future wisdom, he is colored as if he still has the heat resistant metal on him.
*In the same shot, Hot Rod looks bigger than Optimus even though he should be much smaller (especially now that he's not Rodimus anymore).
*In the last shot of the episode, Optimus is missing his smoke stacks, the front of his cab has the gray stripes but the sides do not, and his trailer is again missing its Autobot logo; meanwhile, Blurr clips into Kup and his front end disappears from the frame.

===Continuity errors===
*Optimus's last line in Part 1 was "This time, no force in the universe can stop me." His first line here is "''Now'', no force in the universe ''will'' stop me."
*Sky Lynx is in two parts at the beginning. He was the full walking bird at the end of the last episode.
*After Sky Lynx's recap, Optimus is seen getting up from a table and walking over to where he was a minute earlier. There was no table behind him in previous shots, and no reason for him to lay down for a moment.
*So....how ''exactly'' does Sky Lynx know every single detail of what happened in the previous episode? He wasn't even there when half of those recapped events took place!
*Given that the Autobots are in a rush to save the galaxy, why did the Quintessons take the time to retool Bumblebee into Goldbug?
*How did Kup know that Rodimus had been contaminated? He was deactivated by Superion before that happened, and wasn't around for Sky Lynx's recap.
* Wouldn’t the Autobots and Decepticons have to worry about Trypticon getting infected?
*The alloy is heat-resistant to the point of surviving a supernova in the [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|previous episode]]. Yet it now can be melted down to coat Optimus Prime with it.
*A machine is used to coat Optimus Prime with this superheated alloy. What was ''it'' made out of, and why wasn't that material used?
*And did anyone manage to explain how heat resistance works against spores? What exactly do the writers think {{w|spore}}s are?
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**The Transformers wounded by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (and listed by Sky Lynx) included Steeljaw and Wheelie. At the Autobot lab, Wheelie is replaced by Blaster.
**Steeljaw is revived at the Autobot City lab, but not seen afterwards.
*Continuing the confusion started by the combiners last episode, the infected Decepticons work ''together'' to fight Galvatron and the others, instead of attacking each other.
*Worse, when outnumbered by the Autobots, Cyclonus orders the other Decepticons to retreat, and they follow his command.
*Sky Lynx doesn't help during the spider attack, even though he ''can'' fly.
*Where's the trailer go?
**Optimus is coated in the alloy in robot mode. How does his trailer get coated?
**For that matter, where's the trailer been hanging out for the past couple of years since Optimus died, and how did he get back together with it? It just kinda rolls in as usual when he first transforms.
*Goldbug, Kup and Blaster get infected without being touched; in fact they don't even try to avoid it. Sky Lynx was right next to them but doesn't get infected. Huh?
[[File:Rodimus Matrix Chamber FFOD DA TROOP.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|One toy, four variants.]]
*Sky Lynx suddenly grows a pair of hands to pick up Galvatron's [[particle cannon]] with. Even if they're supposed to be his bird mode legs (which they appear to be based on), what is he standing on?
*Shouldn't Jessica's full-body exo-suit protect her from direct contact and infection?
*After Jessica Morgan and Galvatron got infected, Optimus and Sky Lynx speed off. Jessica makes a jump for Sky Lynx and briefly clings onto his tail before losing her grip, yet Sky Lynx ''still'' doesn't get infected.
*How do the support beams in the junkyard plant hold Optimus and Rodimus' weight?
*Rodimus's Matrix chamber opens via a pair of rectangular swing-out doors much like Optimus' chamber. In "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4," the door opened in the middle of the flame on his chest. In "Dark Awakening", it hinged across the left side of the flame, and the whole design opened to reveal the chamber.
*When Optimus puts the Matrix into his chest, he puts it in ''lengthwise''. Surely his months of deactivation haven't made him forget how the thing sat in his chest for ''millions of years''?
*The infected transformers work ''together'' to find Optimus Prime, instead of attacking each other.
*"It" tells Prime that "a wise man was able to contain the spores, but...no one had the wisdom to [destroy them]." The implication seems to be that a smart dude figured out a way to control the spores. Yet Prime - and the plot - proceed to interpret this as meaning that "wisdom" is like some kind of laser beam spore-cleaning agent - just point it at the spores and pull the trigger!
*In the movie, the Matrix took up the top half of Optimus' chest compartment and was behind a flip-up panel. Here, it fills in the whole (now hollow) cavity with no panel or other electronics to be seen.
*How exactly did Jessica get off [[Chaar]]?
[[File:Swafford&morganG1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Take our hands! Please!" "Make it your faces and we'll talk."]]
*And what are she and Gregory Swofford doing in [[Moscow]] by the time they're cured of the Hate Plague? It's not just a case of an accidentally recycled background from the previous shot (which did depict actual Russians being cured of the Hate Plague)—even though both shots feature onion domes reminiscent of Saint Basil's Cathedral, they're definitely different background paintings. So... what gives?
*How did they get the alloy ''off'' Optimus Prime? And why would they want to, if it's so resilient? (Unless... they just painted over the alloy?)
*The timing of the last scene is odd. It's long enough after the cure is unleashed for Optimus to have the metal removed or painted over, and for Kup, Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus, and the three humans to arrive at Autobot City. Yet Galvatron is still hanging around, and both he and Hot Rod speak as though the previous scene's events just happened.
**Interestingly, Galvatron is consistently portrayed without his cannon in this scene.
*Does anyone else think that Dr. Swofford and Morgan get off waaaaay too easy at the end of the episode? They ''willingly'' unleash the hate plague that causes widespread devastation (and probably death) across not just the world but the entire galaxy, just to spite the Autobots, and they get off by just saying "sorry"? (Then again, we don't actually ''see'' Optimus shaking their hands. Burn!)

===Trivia===
[[File:DialogueScriptTROOPOrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So this is odd.]]
*Following the average-for-[[Toei Animation]] Part 1, this episode's artwork quality is among the series' best, with loads of detailed shading, the same pink-glowing-smoke-explosions seen in ''Transformers: The Movie'', and characters generally on-model and well-drawn.
*The portion of "The Touch" that plays includes the line about "Hell breaking loose," an unusually strong word for an American '80s TV cartoon. Guess the censors were looking elsewhere that day. (Amusing timing as a bamboozled Galvatron says "What is this?", seemingly in reaction to the song replacing the show's usual background music!)
*The [[Sunbow Productions]] cast list entry for this episode lists Orion Pax as appearing. A flashback to Optimus Prime's early days that was removed for time constraints, you might think? No. According to the [[dialogue script]] for the episode, Orion Pax was originally going to be the one to ask Prime why he had returned to the Matrix! Presumably someone on staff caught the error early enough, as Pax's line in the final cut went to Alpha Trion. (The dialogue script also misspells "Trion" as "Tion", for that matter.)
*[[Jack Angel]] takes over as the voice for Cyclonus following the death of [[Roger C. Carmel]].
*This is the final episode of the original American G1 cartoon to be animated by Toei. All of the Japanese-made G1 cartoons would be animated by Toei.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' '''Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime, Teil 2''' ("The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il ritorno di Commander, Parte 2'''" (First dub, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), "'''Il ritorno di Optimus Prime, Parte 2'''" (Second dub, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' コンボイの復活パート2 (''Convoy no Fukkatsu Part 2'', "The Resurrection of Convoy Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 25]], [[1987]]
::*The Japanese version of this episode has an alternate ending. After Optimus Prime and the Autobots ride off into the sunset and "The Touch" ends, the music changes to "[[Transformer 2010|TRANSFORMER 2010]]" by [[Shō Hirose]] and the scene shifts to a montage of all the major characters from the series.
::*This montage replaces the "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment focusing on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] used in the US broadcast. The Ultra Magnus "Secret Files" segment was never used in the Japanese broadcast of the series.
::*Following this episode, Japanese cartoon continuity diverges from the Western continuity. Rather than lead into "[[The Rebirth]]" three-parter, Japanese continuity instead continues in their domestically produced series, ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Qíngtiānzhù Fùhuó (Xià)'''" (擎天柱复活(下),"Optimus Prime Resurrects, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1987 — ''The Transformers'' — The Return of Optimus Prime ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Zweiter Teil) ([[Polyband]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — The Return of Optimus Prime: Optimus Prime the Ultimate Robot ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime / Cosmic Rust (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 7: The Return of Optimus Prime ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-116.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

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Jessica Morgan

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:''Jessica Morgan is a [[human]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:JessicaMorgan.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Working alloys, Dead Autobots, hate spores; she brought back the plot motherload.]]
'''Jessica Morgan''' is a scientist in the far flung future of 2007. While [[Earth]] still suffers the threats of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] between the [[Transformer]]s, Jessica is well aware of the difference between the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s.

The men in her life don't have a clue about the difference. They also tend to be jerks.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:JessicaMorganexo.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.55|This will help you walk and protect your chastity.]]
{{voiceactor|? (English), [[Gara Takashima]] (Japanese)}}

While testing the new heat resistant metal Jessica's father and her colleague/boyfriend [[Gregory Swofford]] had developed, their ship came across the ship that was carrying the [[Spark|lifeless]] body of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Gregory was willing to leave it to be destroyed in the impending supernova, as he had been scarred during a fight between Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Jessica, however, decided to retrieve it, and convinced Gregory to help her. After loading the body, the sun went nova. The special alloy on their ship succeeded in protecting it from the heat and radiation, but it coated the ship with a strange spore.

Returning to Earth, Jessica and Gregory met with Jessica's father, [[Mark Morgan|Mark]], who had helped them develop the metal, discovering that the spore that coated the ship induced rage. However, the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] attacked, trying to retrieve the metal for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] arrived to stop them, and Jessica was injured in the battle, paralyzing her. Enraged, Mark and Gregory decided to play god and bring Optimus Prime back to life in an attempt to infect the Transformers with the spores. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] developed an exosuit to help Jessica walk, but Mark and Gregory, driven by their hatred for robots, forced her to lead the Autobots into a trap. Jessica warned [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] of the trap, but the [[Supreme Commander|Autobot commander]] ran headlong into it when he learned that the scientists had Optimus' body. Unfortunately, the plan worked as intended, and Transformers were infected with the [[Hate Plague]]...which quickly spread all over the world. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

[[File:Primeandjessicamorgan.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Did you cry when I died in the movie too?]]
After Optimus Prime was revived by a [[Quintesson]], the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] found himself at a loss without the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Jessica recommended that he coat himself with the heat resistant metal she and Swofford developed, as it would allow him to remove the Matrix from the infected Rodimus without being infected himself. Though she was asked to remain in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Jessica convinced the Autobots to take her with them to [[Chaar]] to retrieve the metal with Galvatron's help. One by one, they were whittled down until all that remained were Prime, Jessica, Galvatron, and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Upon seeing the metal, Jessica declared that there was enough to coat Optimus with it...which Galvatron heard. Jessica jumped in Galvatron's line of fire, distracting the Decepticon leader enough for Prime and Sky Lynx to disarm him. Unfortunately, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] arrived and infected both Galvatron and Jessica. However, Jessica's idea worked: with the heat resistant metal, Optimus Prime recovered the Matrix and used it to cure the universe. Upon regaining her senses, Jessica found and embraced Gregory. Some time after, Jessica was present for the apology that her father and Gregory gave to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

==Notes==
*Jessica Morgan is named after creator [[Marv Wolfman]]'s daughter.<ref>http://www.marvwolfman.com/marv/Speaking_With_Larry_Ditillio.html</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jessica Morgan''' (ジェシカ・モーガン ''Jeshika Mōgan'')

==References==
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The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1

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{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=94
|ep2=31
|prev2=The Desperate Struggle of Justice
|next2=The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
|image=ReturnOptimusPrime1 Optimus lives.JPG
|caption=And there was much rejoicing (yay).
|title="The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"
|production code=700-115
|airdate=[[February 24]], [[1987]]
|written by=[[Marv Wolfman]] [[Cherie Wilkerson]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''An embittered scientist uses the body of Optimus Prime to unleash a dangerous plague on the Autobots and, ultimately, the universe.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:ReturnofOptimus1 Prime rescue.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"You're right, it is athlete's foot."]]
While on a deep-space mission in the ''[[Solaris]]'' to test a new [[Impervious alloy|heat-and-radiation-resistant alloy]] that they have developed, scientists [[Jessica Morgan]] and [[Gregory Swofford]] detect a ship carrying [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s body on a collision course with a planetoid orbiting a star they are researching nearby. Despite Gregory's reservations (his face was scarred in a previous scuffle between Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], which he blames on Optimus), he is talked into helping Jessica rescue Prime's body before the ship collides with the planetoid, the impact of which also sets off the star into a supernova and coating their ship with unusual spores.

[[File:ReturnofOptimus1 Scattershot rescues Jessica.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Don't worry, I'll help you rescue your daug-OOH LOOK, A BUNNY!]]
Upon their return to [[Earth]], [[Mark Morgan|Jessica's father]] studies the spores and learns that they are not only alive, but are an [[Hate Plague|incredibly contagious viral agent]] that induces hatred and destructive urges into whoever they contaminate. After a new scuffle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] over the new alloy gravely injures Jessica, her father is convinced by Gregory to try and resurrect Prime's body as a carrier of the spores against the [[Autobot]]s, a sentiment exacerbated when it's learned Jessica was paralyzed from the waist down in the accident and now needs a special [[exosuit]] to walk. However, when reviving Prime's body turns out to be impossible for them, Gregory and Jessica's father decide to use it as bait for the other Autobots. Dr. Morgan forces Jessica to lure them into a spore trap at the lab.

The trap goes off without a hitch, mostly due to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]]' reckless haste in recovering his predecessor's corpse in lieu of caution, and several Autobots—including [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], two of the most powerful Autobot gestalts—are infected. The [[Decepticon]]s have learned about Optimus Prime's recovery as well, and have shown up to terminate the former Autobot leader permanently, but are instead infected themselves. Fortunately, Rodimus, Jessica, and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] manage to escape unharmed, the former two with Optimus' body; a few other Autobots manage to escape infection as well, but are badly wounded while attempting to subdue a sickened and crazed Superion.

[[File:ReturnofOptimus1 Magnus sneaks up.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Rodimus has [[Energy vampire|no reflection]]?]]
Back at Autobot City, Rodimus pleads to [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] to try and repair Prime, but Prime is too far gone even for [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] medical experience. Desperate, Rodimus contacts [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and orders him to locate and bring back a [[Quintesson]], remembering that they had [[Dark Awakening (episode)|once before restored Optimus to life]]. He then sets about disconnecting [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to keep the city-former from becoming infected. However, just as he finishes the final steps to do so, an infected [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] appears. He gives chase to Rodimus before he's temporarily subdued by Wreck-Gar... who ends up becoming infected, and infecting Rodimus in return.

[[File:ReturnofOptimus1 Quintesson fixing Prime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You put your right arm in. You put your right arm out.]]
TV station [[KSUN]] reports that the Hate Plague, as it's now called, has spread like wildfire across the planet. Scenes of chaos and destruction unfold in [[Washington, D.C.]] and elsewhere. The plague has even made its way off-world, sending the Quintessons into hiding at the ends of the galaxy. Sky Lynx finds [[Klementia|an uninfected Quintesson]] who he saves from infected Sharkticons in exchange for reviving Optimus. The Quintesson warns that—should anything go too awry during the process — there's a good chance that Optimus will never live again. It's touch-and-go for a while, but eventually, the Quintesson manages to pull through and Optimus is restored to full life, declaring that "no force in the Universe can stop me."

[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|To be continued]]...
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (11)
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (12)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (13)
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (14)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (15)
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (17)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (18)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (19)
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (20)
*[[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] (21)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (22)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (24)
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (26)
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (27)
*[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (28)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (29)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (30)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (31)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (32)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (33)
*[[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (34)
*[[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (35)
*[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (36)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (37)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (38)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (39)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (40)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (51)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (52)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (53)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (54)
}}
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (5; flashback)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (6)
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (7)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (8)
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (9)
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (10)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (16)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (25)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (41)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (42)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (43)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (44)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (45)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (46)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (47)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (48)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (49)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (50)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (56)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (57)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (58)
|c3=
*[[Gregory Swofford]] (1)
*[[Jessica Morgan]] (2)
*[[Mark Morgan]] (3)
*[[Bonnie Carlson]] (55)
|c4=
*[[Klementia|Quintesson judge]] (59)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (60)
}}

==Notable quotes==
"Computron think too much!"
:—'''Abominus''', who subsequently shoots Computron

"Why do I keep seeing you in my dreams, Optimus? Are you telling me I'm not the leader ''you'' were? I already know that, Optimus. I always have."
:—'''Rodimus''' ponders in front of [[Optimus Prime memorial|Optimus's memorial statue]] in Metroplex.

[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime1 hate-plague Magnus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
"Where's that punk Rodimus Prime?! I want him!" 
"There you are, you puny wimp!" 
"You can't escape, Rodimus! I can track your gas fumes anywhere!"
:—Several lines from infected '''Ultra Magnus''' as he tracks down Rodimus Prime. ''In virus veritas,'' indeed.

"The Autobots are acting like madmen!" 
"It's a madness plague, Galvatron. If one of those Transformers touches you, you're infected." 
"You're lying!" 
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Rodimus Prime'''

"I'm a doctor, not a forklift!" 
"His engines, they cannae take the strain!" 
"He's dead, Jim." 
:—'''Wreck-Gar'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s inspired medical descriptions of Optimus Prime's condition

"It's over, kid. I've won!" 
"Don't believe it, old friend!"
:—Infected '''Ultra Magnus''' blocks '''Rodimus Prime''', who evades him.

"Like I said before, kid. It's all over. What...? ARGH!" 
"And as ''I'' said before: Don't believe it."
:—Infected '''Ultra Magnus''' corners '''Rodimus Prime''', only to be lassoed by Wreck-Gar.

"I'm a pepper! Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?"
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' merrily spreads the infection.

"They've all gone mad. This is no place for me!"
:—The irony is lost on '''Galvatron.'''

"The world needs a leader now!"
:—'''Sky Lynx''' on the reactivation of Optimus Prime

"I've done it! Optimus Prime lives!" 
"It's true. Our leader is back." 
"Yes, Sky Lynx, and this time, no force in the universe can stop me."
:—'''Quintesson''' and '''Sky Lynx''' as the decidedly confident '''Optimus Prime''' is revived

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}
[[File:PrimeTommyInterviewAgain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Tommy Kennedy|Tommy]] meets with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the barren wasteland to continue his interview inquiring as to how Optimus came back from the dead. Tommy recaps the time Prime came back as a zombie and was blown to smithereens and is curious how Optimus escaped ''that'' one. Optimus proceeds to relate the adventures of his inanimate corpse...

Tommy wants to know the rest of the tale, but Optimus only teases the conclusion. Apparently, he promised [[Cloudburst]] that he would help him redesign his retro-rockets and the appointment can't wait. Prime sets Tommy down, but promises to return soon to transform his day into an adventure.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime1 Chase infected.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Here begins an almost criminal legacy of scriptwriters abusing the Throttlebots.]]
*Seemingly thrown in at the last moment, the [[Throttlebot]]s make their debut. They're only visible in a handful of shots, [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] is missing, and none of them are identified by name.
*Swofford and Morgan must've spent ''one hell of a long time'' repairing Optimus Prime if they managed to retrieve him from the Quintessons' detonator all the way back to [[Dark Awakening (episode)|"Dark Awakening"]]. Either that, or Optimus died before his ship hit the detonator and his ship drifted precariously off course for the last several months.
*It's not clear what Rodimus means by "disconnecting" Metroplex; he apologizes as though it's a terrible thing, leading some fans to speculate that he was shutting him down for good - but later he says that Metroplex is "safe", implying that he's just... separated somehow.
*The Hate Plague can apparently infect any creature, both purely mechanical and biological.
*The Autobots are implied to have created the exosuit for Jessica so she can walk again. Hmm, one wonders if this technology could have been [[Chip Chase|useful before now]]…
*Even though it occurs in a flashback, this is ''technically'' the last appearance of Megatron in the original American series.

===Real-world references===
*Jessica mentions [[World War II]].
*Courtesy of Wreck-Gar:
**"Lucy, Lucy, what have you done now?" Is a reference to ''{{w|I Love Lucy}}''.
**"I'm a doctor, not a forklift!" and "He's dead, Jim," reference popular quotes from ''[[Star Trek]]'' medic [[Doctor McCoy|Dr. Leonard H. McCoy]].
**Similarly, "His engines, they cannae take the strain!" comes from another ''Star Trek'' character, namely [[Scotty|Montgomery Scott]], though this is often claimed to not be attributed to the character except for its use in parodies.
**"I'm a pepper! Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?" is a reference to an old {{w|Dr Pepper}} ad campaign in the late '70s to early '80s.
**"Well, excuuuuse us!" is a reference to a catchphrase of {{w|Steve Martin}}.
*A couple of the infection rioting scenes seem to portray [[Washington, D.C.]]. Humans are shown rioting at a badly-drawn Lincoln Memorial; the monument that Defensor throws ''may'' be intended to be the [[Washington Monument]], though it's awfully stumpy and shouldn't have a projecting cap on top. He throws it into a Classically styled building, another common DC element.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Swindle TROOP.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"So we bought your daughter's exosuit from a Decepticon... what's so bad about that?"]]
*The first shot of Prime's ship shows it colored in orange. In all other shots, it's white with orange landing gear. And it looks totally different from its [[Dark Awakening (episode)|last appearance]].
*The first shot of Optimus Prime on Gregory's display shows him sitting in a red chair. It's yellow in other shots.
*As the duo first come upon Prime's body, he's missing the vertical line on his abs/grille.
*The animation and editing seem to conflate Prime's ship hitting the asteroid (shown using rather incongruently recycled animation from "Dark Awakening") with the star going nova at the same instant, conveying them as though they were the same event.
*If the star is going nova - shouldn't its light be visible outside the windows behind Jessica?
*In the first interior shot of Morgan's lab, the two test rats are already red before they've been infected. One is layered behind the glass box that's containing him, too.
*The screen separating the infected rats rises up out of solid table. In the same shot, the three humans' colors all change shade several times; meanwhile, the infected rats aren't glowing anymore.
*As Computron falls through the lab's ceiling, the hand that breaks through the building is colored purple like Abominus's.
*Abominus's visor is white instead of red as he stomps on the building; his helmet has some gray parts that should be purple as well.
*There's no transition between the Terrorcons being merged as they stomp on the building, and them showing up separated just a shot or two later.
*The Terrorcons grab the alloy in their beast modes, yet in the next shot they're running out with it in robot mode.
*As Jessica is being loaded into First Aid, Gregory and Mark are wearing smocks, not the suits and ties they wear in other shots.
*When Gregory and Jessica's father rush at the hospital and find the Autobots, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] is amongst them. This does at least explain why Hot Spot is standing around in a ''hospital'' with a gun in his hand. Hot Spot's chestplate is also blue, instead of its proper red.
*Jessica grabs tops of Optimus' arm to try and save him from the incinerator (though one of her hands fails to actually connect with Prime's arm, instead floating just above it.) The next shot shows it towering over her.
*As he drives Jessica into Autobot City, Ultra Magnus is shown driving into a tunnel in one shot, but in the next he's in open air.
*Optimus' statue is missing the smoke stacks on its arms.
*The depressions on Rodimus' shoulders are white again in this episode. They were burgundy in the previous one.
*Rodimus' helmet is missing its horizontal line in this episode.
*When Rodimus is done talking to Optimus' statue, his head slides backwards. Twice.
*Rodimus' helmet is missing its horizontal line in this episode.
*When Defensor is shown after the Protectobots combine, his left arm is missing, and his forehead is colored blue instead of his eyes.
*After transforming to jet mode during Magnus's rollcall, Silverbolt sort of floats along at an angle.
*Steeljaw just pops into the frame during the Autobot rollcall.
*When Ratbat returns:
**A layering error has him in front of Soundwave's chest compartment door, instead of disappearing behind it.
**His cassette form is white instead of purple.
**Soundwave looks down after his chest closes up, but his faceplate stays in its previous position of looking upwards.
**Soundwave's vocoded voice processing (provided by [[Scott Brownlee]]) sounds higher pitched than usual. Presumably it was fed through a different synthesizer for this episode.
*When Galvatron says, "So Optimus Prime may yet live." For a second his chin turns black.
*When the Jessica exits Rodimus, she's wearing her space suit and not wearing her exoskeleton.
*When Jessica points at the lab, her neckline is layered over her hand.
*When Rodimus dispatches some of the Autobots to watch the area around the lab, Wheelie is missing his Autobot symbol.
*Before entering the lab to retrieve Prime's body, Rodimus gives orders to Defensor...though Defensor is shown as the one mouthing all of those orders. In the same shot, Chase is colored as Goldbug (who hasn't even been built yet!)
*The red glow around infected characters seemed to create all kinds of problems for the animators:
**The glow aura is frequently out of step with the animation or visible through objects in front of them
**Infected characters often become briefly transparent, allowing background objects to be seen through them.
**Often characters are just red, without the glowing aura effect, as when Superion breaks through the lab roof.
*When the Autobots get infected, several are shown clipping through each other.
*Slingshot is shown mouthing Magnus's lines about "that punk Rodimus Prime".
*Jessica's bracelet disappears from and re-appears on her right wrist throughout the episode - including during the shot when she turns to run back to the lab (when Rodimus says "We've got to get Optimus outta here!")
[[File:ROOP1 superion hateplague.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Superion shoots a gun with the sound effect of Megatron's cannon. Defensor fires back with Optimus Prime's usual sound effect.
**Superion's still using the same sound effect later, along with a whining after-effect, when he takes out Kup and company.
**Then Ultra Magnus gets in on the act as he blasts his way into the Autobot lab with the same sound effects.
*Superion is not nearly as huge as he should be when he takes on the police officers.
*As Rodimus first makes his escape from Magnus, he drives past two [[Throttlebot]]s... with the Decepticon Wildrider standing between them. (at this point, the Decepticons have yet to arrive on the scene, let alone become infected.)
*Mark's thrown jar doesn't leave behind any pieces after it shatters.
*Galvatron's chin is gray in some shots, dark gray in others.
*As the Decepticons walk into the loading area, Bruticus is the same size as all the regular Decepticons.
*Rodimus's windshield is colored solid as he makes his escape from the lab.
*First Aid is shown brawling with the Decepticons at the lab; at this point he is out with the Protectobots, not yet infected.
*Kup's vehicle mode is drawn like a van instead of a truck as he pulls up behind Superion.
*Flying Autobots:
**Blurr sort of floats along sideways as he shoots at Superion.
*Superion manages to hit all the Autobots attacking him... without lifting his gun arm to shoot!
*Defensor's chest plates are blue instead of black as he tries to clear the bridge.
*Rodimus's mouth doesn't move as he starts talking about Quintessons.
*Sky Lynx is shown flying out of the solar system past Saturn, but it's colored white instead of yellow.
*When Rodimus notices Magnus behind him, his eyes are lined thicker than usual. He sees Magnus's reflection in the viewscreen, but not his own.
*When Wreck-Gar is about to infect Rodimus, Rodimus is all red before he's been infected.
*During Brawl's rampage, he somehow manages to infect an inanimate truck.
*As an unconscious man leans against this truck, a pair of infected people fight over both him and the truck, overlapping them as if it they weren't there.
*Headstrong bumps into Razorclaw; as Razorclaw gains the infected glow effect, a layering error causes him to jump from behind Headstrong to in front of him, and back again.
[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime1 InfectedVortex.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Vortex, meanwhile, flies into a commercial jetliner through its passenger door! In the same shot, he's visible through the arm of a passing human. He also gets the Autobot laser sound effect when he opens fire.
*The rioting humans at the Lincoln Memorial are wielding bats which also glow infection-red.
*When Defensor picks up a stone monument to throw, the monument gains a red aura around it, but does not become red. The red aura disappears when the monument is thrown.
*Before being picked up by Sky Lynx, one of the Quintesson's faces flashes red for a moment.
*The Quintesson's death face is missing its left-side cresting as he prepares to reactivate Prime.
*The Quintesson's Egyptian-styled head is facing Optimus at the end, but one shot shows it facing backwards.
*During his famous line at the end of the episode, Optimus Prime's mouthplate isn't moving.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Retcon.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Someone fixed Prime's body, but no one can fix the story.]]
*More or less this entire episode is a massive continuity error, as it purports to pick up at the end of Optimus Prime's last prior appearance in "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]", yet actually presents entirely different conditions. In the prior episode, Optimus Prime lost an arm and half of his face (on top of his longstanding physical damage still left from the [[The Transformers: The Movie|animated movie]]), but was still alive as he managed to steer his ship at high speed through the heavy fire of a massed Quintesson spacefleet, deliberately ramming a detonator that caused a binary supernova and obliterated the ship and the entire solar system around it. Yet in this new episode, Optimus Prime is shown completely intact and pristine, albeit dead, as his (completely different) ship drifts, slowly and alone, through the system.
**Some of these inconsistencies can be attributed to the fact that "Dark Awakening" was animated by AKOM, and this episode by Toei.
**The original script addressed the events of "Dark Awakening," right down to his severely damaged state. It included sequences in which he was repaired by Dr. Morgan and Dr. Swofford in order to weaponize him with the spores. Interestingly enough, there were also scenes showing Rodimus Prime experiencing nightmares playing out in the celestial Autobot tomb, where he encountered his zombified predecessor. For some reason, most likely running time, these scenes didn't make it into the final episode.
*Jessica Morgan and Gregory Swofford detect life-signs aboard Optimus Prime's ship, but the Autobot is dead.
*Gregory says Prime's ship is about to collide with a planet, while the animation shows the ship approaching a small, irregular asteroid.
*Unlikely viewpoints:
**Gregory and Jessica get a shot of Prime sitting inside his ship.
*Superhuman <s>Spike</s> humans:
**Jessica Morgan and Gregory Swofford are able to lift, push and pull Optimus Prime's massive body out of his chair and onto their ship without any mechanical assistance or devices except a rope. There's no gravity in space, but objects still have mass and therefore inertia.
*Why didn't any of the Autobots notice Optimus Prime's body when they were loading Jessica into the ambulance? Sure he was half buried under rubble, but a truck-sized leader of your own faction shouldn't be ''that'' hard to notice?
*Why is Steeljaw part of the Autobot roll call when Blaster is not?
*Even though Ratbat's reconnaissance recording consists of nothing more than an ambiguous, one-line statement by Jessica Morgan - "My father has his body in the lab." - Galvatron immediately knows that she's referring to Optimus Prime.
*Why have the Protectobots merge before traveling to the lab? Did Defensor have to [[:File:Loveandsteel-runfortmaxrun.jpg|run the whole way?]]
*Doctor Morgan throws spores at Rodimus, apparently not noticing that ''his own daughter'' is inside him, even though we see her clearly through his windows in several other shots.
*When Jessica Morgan asks who built Optimus Prime in the first place, Rodimus Prime responds by saying the Quintessons did so - but it was [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] who rebuilt Orion Pax into Optimus. While the Quintessons are credited with creating the Transformer race, the timeline shown by "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" would have to be seriously stretched out of shape for Orion Pax to have been directly created by them - Orion's clearly meant to be a youngish 'bot in "War Dawn", long after the Quints have been driven off Cybertron.
*Why is Rodimus so desperate to bring Optimus back from the dead even after he's aware of the much more pressing concern of the Hate Plague?
*Improbable viewpoints:
**Rodimus contacts Sky Lynx and gets an exterior visual of him somehow.
*Rodimus decides to deactivate Metroplex to stop him from catching the plague, but Magnus is infected and already walking around on him well before Rodimus pushes the last switch.
*If the Quintessons really are "in hiding in the far reaches of the galaxy" as Sky Lynx claims, then how did any of the at-the-time-still-Earthbound Hate Plague carriers manage to find them, much less get all the way out there to infect them in the first place?
*For that matter, how the hell did these theoretical Hate Plague carriers manage to ''beat Sky Lynx to the Quintessons''?
*How are Sky Lynx and the Quintesson able to take the time to revive Optimus Prime without being attacked? Did all the other Autobots and humans leave Autobot City?
*And how does Sky Lynx know the Quintesson is repairing Prime back to the way he was before he died, rather than the brainwashed version from "Dark Awakening"? It's possible he stood and watched as they worked to ensure they didn't do just that.
*Sky Lynx seems to have shrunk to an average size Transformer when he was with the Quintesson repairing Optimus Prime.

===Trivia===
*The resurrection of Optimus Prime in the show was a direct result of children's reactions to his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and subsequent letters, as acknowledged by a Hasbro exec in a 1986 newspaper article. He didn't even have a toy on the shelves (which changed in 1988 with the release of Powermaster Optimus Prime).
*Jessica Morgan is named after co-writer Marv Wolfman's daughter.<ref>http://www.marvwolfman.com/marv/Speaking_With_Larry_Ditillio.html</ref>
*When Rodimus wants to put together a team to pick up a dead body from a couple of humans, he doesn't mess around, does he? (Although not without [[Hate Plague|good reason]].)

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime, Teil 1'''" ("The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il ritorno di Commander, Parte 1'''" (First dub, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), "'''Il ritorno di Optimus Prime, Parte 1'''" (Second dub, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' コンボイの復活パート1 (''Convoy no Fukkatsu Part 1'', "The Resurrection of Convoy Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 18]], [[1987]]
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to the end of this episode. It focuses on the many battles between the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s. It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment which focused on the Autobots.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Qíngtiānzhù Fùhuó (shàng)'''" (擎天柱复活(上),"Optimus Prime Resurrects, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1987 — ''The Transformers'' — The Return of Optimus Prime ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Erster Teil) ([[Polyband]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — The Return of Optimus Prime: Optimus Prime the Ultimate Robot ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime / Cosmic Rust (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 7: The Return of Optimus Prime ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-115.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

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[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1

2019-07-07T18:12:52Z

Rwe1138: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=94
|ep2=31
|prev2=The Desperate Struggle of Justice
|next2=The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
|image=ReturnOptimusPrime1 Optimus lives.JPG
|caption=And there was much rejoicing (yay).
|title="The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"
|production code=700-115
|airdate=[[February 24]], [[1987]]
|written by=[[Marv Wolfman]] [[Cherie Wilkerson]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''An embittered scientist uses the body of Optimus Prime to unleash a dangerous plague on the Autobots and, ultimately, the universe.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:ReturnofOptimus1 Prime rescue.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"You're right, it is athlete's foot."]]
While on a deep-space mission in the ''[[Solaris]]'' to test a new [[Impervious alloy|heat-and-radiation-resistant alloy]] that they have developed, scientists [[Jessica Morgan]] and [[Gregory Swofford]] detect a ship carrying [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s body on a collision course with a planetoid orbiting a star they are researching nearby. Despite Gregory's reservations (his face was scarred in a previous scuffle between Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], which he blames on Optimus), he is talked into helping Jessica rescue Prime's body before the ship collides with the planetoid, the impact of which also sets off the star into a supernova and coating their ship with unusual spores.

[[File:ReturnofOptimus1 Scattershot rescues Jessica.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Don't worry, I'll help you rescue your daug-OOH LOOK, A BUNNY!]]
Upon their return to [[Earth]], [[Mark Morgan|Jessica's father]] studies the spores and learns that they are not only alive, but are an [[Hate Plague|incredibly contagious viral agent]] that induces hatred and destructive urges into whoever they contaminate. After a new scuffle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] over the new alloy gravely injures Jessica, her father is convinced by Gregory to try and resurrect Prime's body as a carrier of the spores against the [[Autobot]]s, a sentiment exacerbated when it's learned Jessica was paralyzed from the waist down in the accident and now needs a special [[exosuit]] to walk. However, when reviving Prime's body turns out to be impossible for them, Gregory and Jessica's father decide to use it as bait for the other Autobots. Dr. Morgan forces Jessica to lure them into a spore trap at the lab.

The trap goes off without a hitch, mostly due to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]]' reckless haste in recovering his predecessor's corpse in lieu of caution, and several Autobots—including [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], two of the most powerful Autobot gestalts—are infected. The [[Decepticon]]s have learned about Optimus Prime's recovery as well, and have shown up to terminate the former Autobot leader permanently, but are instead infected themselves. Fortunately, Rodimus, Jessica, and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] manage to escape unharmed, the former two with Optimus' body; a few other Autobots manage to escape infection as well, but are badly wounded while attempting to subdue a sickened and crazed Superion.

[[File:ReturnofOptimus1 Magnus sneaks up.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Rodimus has [[Energy vampire|no reflection]]?]]
Back at Autobot City, Rodimus pleads to [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] to try and repair Prime, but Prime is too far gone even for [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] medical experience. Desperate, Rodimus contacts [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and orders him to locate and bring back a [[Quintesson]], remembering that they had [[Dark Awakening (episode)|once before restored Optimus to life]]. He then sets about disconnecting [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to keep the city-former from becoming infected. However, just as he finishes the final steps to do so, an infected [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] appears. He gives chase to Rodimus before he's temporarily subdued by Wreck-Gar...who ends up becoming infected, and infecting Rodimus in return.

[[File:ReturnofOptimus1 Quintesson fixing Prime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You put your right arm in. You put your right arm out.]]
TV station [[KSUN]] reports that the Hate Plague, as it's now called, has spread like wildfire across the planet. Scenes of chaos and destruction unfold in [[Washington, D.C.]] and elsewhere. The plague has even made its way off-world, sending the Quintessons into hiding at the ends of the galaxy. Sky Lynx finds [[Klementia|an uninfected Quintesson]] who he saves from infected Sharkticons in exchange for reviving Optimus. The Quintesson warns that—should anything go too awry during the process — there's a good chance that Optimus will never live again. It's touch-and-go for a while, but eventually, the Quintesson manages to pull through and Optimus is restored to full life, declaring that "no force in the Universe can stop me."

[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|To be continued]]...
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (11)
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (12)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (13)
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (14)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (15)
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (17)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (18)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (19)
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (20)
*[[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] (21)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (22)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (24)
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (26)
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (27)
*[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (28)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (29)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (30)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (31)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (32)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (33)
*[[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (34)
*[[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (35)
*[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (36)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (37)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (38)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (39)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (40)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (51)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (52)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (53)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (54)
}}
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (5; flashback)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (6)
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (7)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (8)
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (9)
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (10)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (16)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (25)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (41)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (42)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (43)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (44)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (45)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (46)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (47)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (48)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (49)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (50)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (56)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (57)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (58)
|c3=
*[[Gregory Swofford]] (1)
*[[Jessica Morgan]] (2)
*[[Mark Morgan]] (3)
*[[Bonnie Carlson]] (55)
|c4=
*[[Klementia|Quintesson judge]] (59)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (60)
}}

==Notable quotes==
"Computron think too much!"
:—'''Abominus''', who subsequently shoots Computron

"Why do I keep seeing you in my dreams, Optimus? Are you telling me I'm not the leader ''you'' were? I already know that, Optimus. I always have."
:—'''Rodimus''' ponders in front of [[Optimus Prime memorial|Optimus's memorial statue]] in Metroplex.

[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime1 hate-plague Magnus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
"Where's that punk Rodimus Prime?! I want him!" 
"There you are, you puny wimp!" 
"You can't escape, Rodimus! I can track your gas fumes anywhere!"
:—Several lines from infected '''Ultra Magnus''' as he tracks down Rodimus Prime. ''In virus veritas,'' indeed.

"The Autobots are acting like madmen!" 
"It's a madness plague, Galvatron. If one of those Transformers touches you, you're infected." 
"You're lying!" 
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Rodimus Prime'''

"I'm a doctor, not a forklift!" 
"His engines, they cannae take the strain!" 
"He's dead, Jim." 
:—'''Wreck-Gar'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s inspired medical descriptions of Optimus Prime's condition

"It's over, kid. I've won!" 
"Don't believe it, old friend!"
:—Infected '''Ultra Magnus''' blocks '''Rodimus Prime''', who evades him.

"Like I said before, kid. It's all over. What...? ARGH!" 
"And as ''I'' said before: Don't believe it."
:—Infected '''Ultra Magnus''' corners '''Rodimus Prime''', only to be lassoed by Wreck-Gar.

"I'm a pepper! Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?"
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' merrily spreads the infection.

"They've all gone mad. This is no place for me!"
:—The irony is lost on '''Galvatron.'''

"The world needs a leader now!"
:—'''Sky Lynx''' on the reactivation of Optimus Prime

"I've done it! Optimus Prime lives!" 
"It's true. Our leader is back." 
"Yes, Sky Lynx, and this time, no force in the universe can stop me."
:—'''Quintesson''' and '''Sky Lynx''' as the decidedly confident '''Optimus Prime''' is revived

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}
[[File:PrimeTommyInterviewAgain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Tommy Kennedy|Tommy]] meets with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the barren wasteland to continue his interview inquiring as to how Optimus came back from the dead. Tommy recaps the time Prime came back as a zombie and was blown to smithereens and is curious how Optimus escaped ''that'' one. Optimus proceeds to relate the adventures of his inanimate corpse...

Tommy wants to know the rest of the tale, but Optimus only teases the conclusion. Apparently, he promised [[Cloudburst]] that he would help him redesign his retro-rockets and the appointment can't wait. Prime sets Tommy down, but promises to return soon to transform his day into an adventure.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime1 Chase infected.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Here begins an almost criminal legacy of scriptwriters abusing the Throttlebots.]]
*Seemingly thrown in at the last moment, the [[Throttlebot]]s make their debut. They're only visible in a handful of shots, [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] is missing, and none of them are identified by name.
*Swofford and Morgan must've spent ''one hell of a long time'' repairing Optimus Prime if they managed to retrieve him from the Quintessons' detonator all the way back to [[Dark Awakening (episode)|"Dark Awakening"]]. Either that, or Optimus died before his ship hit the detonator and his ship drifted precariously off course for the last several months.
*It's not clear what Rodimus means by "disconnecting" Metroplex; he apologizes as though it's a terrible thing, leading some fans to speculate that he was shutting him down for good - but later he says that Metroplex is "safe", implying that he's just... separated somehow.
*The Hate Plague can apparently infect any creature, both purely mechanical and biological.
*The Autobots are implied to have created the exosuit for Jessica so she can walk again. Hmm, one wonders if this technology could have been [[Chip Chase|useful before now]]…
*Even though it occurs in a flashback, this is ''technically'' the last appearance of Megatron in the original American series.

===Real-world references===
*Jessica mentions [[World War II]].
*Courtesy of Wreck-Gar:
**"Lucy, Lucy, what have you done now?" Is a reference to ''{{w|I Love Lucy}}''.
**"I'm a doctor, not a forklift!" and "He's dead, Jim," reference popular quotes from ''[[Star Trek]]'' medic [[Doctor McCoy|Dr. Leonard H. McCoy]].
**Similarly, "His engines, they cannae take the strain!" comes from another ''Star Trek'' character, namely [[Scotty|Montgomery Scott]], though this is often claimed to not be attributed to the character except for its use in parodies.
**"I'm a pepper! Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?" is a reference to an old {{w|Dr Pepper}} ad campaign in the late '70s to early '80s.
**"Well, excuuuuse us!" is a reference to a catchphrase of {{w|Steve Martin}}.
*A couple of the infection rioting scenes seem to portray [[Washington, D.C.]]. Humans are shown rioting at a badly-drawn Lincoln Memorial; the monument that Defensor throws ''may'' be intended to be the [[Washington Monument]], though it's awfully stumpy and shouldn't have a projecting cap on top. He throws it into a Classically styled building, another common DC element.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Swindle TROOP.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"So we bought your daughter's exosuit from a Decepticon... what's so bad about that?"]]
*The first shot of Prime's ship shows it colored in orange. In all other shots, it's white with orange landing gear. And it looks totally different from its [[Dark Awakening (episode)|last appearance]].
*The first shot of Optimus Prime on Gregory's display shows him sitting in a red chair. It's yellow in other shots.
*As the duo first come upon Prime's body, he's missing the vertical line on his abs/grille.
*The animation and editing seem to conflate Prime's ship hitting the asteroid (shown using rather incongruently recycled animation from "Dark Awakening") with the star going nova at the same instant, conveying them as though they were the same event.
*If the star is going nova - shouldn't its light be visible outside the windows behind Jessica?
*In the first interior shot of Morgan's lab, the two test rats are already red before they've been infected. One is layered behind the glass box that's containing him, too.
*The screen separating the infected rats rises up out of solid table. In the same shot, the three humans' colors all change shade several times; meanwhile, the infected rats aren't glowing anymore.
*As Computron falls through the lab's ceiling, the hand that breaks through the building is colored purple like Abominus's.
*Abominus's visor is white instead of red as he stomps on the building; his helmet has some gray parts that should be purple as well.
*There's no transition between the Terrorcons being merged as they stomp on the building, and them showing up separated just a shot or two later.
*The Terrorcons grab the alloy in their beast modes, yet in the next shot they're running out with it in robot mode.
*As Jessica is being loaded into First Aid, Gregory and Mark are wearing smocks, not the suits and ties they wear in other shots.
*When Gregory and Jessica's father rush at the hospital and find the Autobots, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] is amongst them. This does at least explain why Hot Spot is standing around in a ''hospital'' with a gun in his hand. Hot Spot's chestplate is also blue, instead of its proper red.
*Jessica grabs tops of Optimus' arm to try and save him from the incinerator (though one of her hands fails to actually connect with Prime's arm, instead floating just above it.) The next shot shows it towering over her.
*As he drives Jessica into Autobot City, Ultra Magnus is shown driving into a tunnel in one shot, but in the next he's in open air.
*Optimus' statue is missing the smoke stacks on its arms.
*The depressions on Rodimus' shoulders are white again in this episode. They were burgundy in the previous one.
*Rodimus' helmet is missing its horizontal line in this episode.
*When Rodimus is done talking to Optimus' statue, his head slides backwards. Twice.
*Rodimus' helmet is missing its horizontal line in this episode.
*When Defensor is shown after the Protectobots combine, his left arm is missing, and his forehead is colored blue instead of his eyes.
*After transforming to jet mode during Magnus's rollcall, Silverbolt sort of floats along at an angle.
*Steeljaw just pops into the frame during the Autobot rollcall.
*When Ratbat returns:
**A layering error has him in front of Soundwave's chest compartment door, instead of disappearing behind it.
**His cassette form is white instead of purple.
**Soundwave looks down after his chest closes up, but his faceplate stays in its previous position of looking upwards.
**Soundwave's vocoded voice processing (provided by [[Scott Brownlee]]) sounds higher pitched than usual. Presumably it was fed through a different synthesizer for this episode.
*When Galvatron says, "So Optimus Prime may yet live." For a second his chin turns black.
*When the Jessica exits Rodimus, she's wearing her space suit and not wearing her exoskeleton.
*When Jessica points at the lab, her neckline is layered over her hand.
*When Rodimus dispatches some of the Autobots to watch the area around the lab, Wheelie is missing his Autobot symbol.
*Before entering the lab to retrieve Prime's body, Rodimus gives orders to Defensor...though Defensor is shown as the one mouthing all of those orders. In the same shot, Chase is colored as Goldbug (who hasn't even been built yet!)
*The red glow around infected characters seemed to create all kinds of problems for the animators:
**The glow aura is frequently out of step with the animation or visible through objects in front of them
**Infected characters often become briefly transparent, allowing background objects to be seen through them.
**Often characters are just red, without the glowing aura effect, as when Superion breaks through the lab roof.
*When the Autobots get infected, several are shown clipping through each other.
*Slingshot is shown mouthing Magnus's lines about "that punk Rodimus Prime".
*Jessica's bracelet disappears from and re-appears on her right wrist throughout the episode - including during the shot when she turns to run back to the lab (when Rodimus says "We've got to get Optimus outta here!")
[[File:ROOP1 superion hateplague.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Superion shoots a gun with the sound effect of Megatron's cannon. Defensor fires back with Optimus Prime's usual sound effect.
**Superion's still using the same sound effect later, along with a whining after-effect, when he takes out Kup and company.
**Then Ultra Magnus gets in on the act as he blasts his way into the Autobot lab with the same sound effects.
*Superion is not nearly as huge as he should be when he takes on the police officers.
*As Rodimus first makes his escape from Magnus, he drives past two [[Throttlebot]]s... with the Decepticon Wildrider standing between them. (at this point, the Decepticons have yet to arrive on the scene, let alone become infected.)
*Mark's thrown jar doesn't leave behind any pieces after it shatters.
*Galvatron's chin is gray in some shots, dark gray in others.
*As the Decepticons walk into the loading area, Bruticus is the same size as all the regular Decepticons.
*Rodimus's windshield is colored solid as he makes his escape from the lab.
*First Aid is shown brawling with the Decepticons at the lab; at this point he is out with the Protectobots, not yet infected.
*Kup's vehicle mode is drawn like a van instead of a truck as he pulls up behind Superion.
*Flying Autobots:
**Blurr sort of floats along sideways as he shoots at Superion.
*Superion manages to hit all the Autobots attacking him... without lifting his gun arm to shoot!
*Defensor's chest plates are blue instead of black as he tries to clear the bridge.
*Rodimus's mouth doesn't move as he starts talking about Quintessons.
*Sky Lynx is shown flying out of the solar system past Saturn, but it's colored white instead of yellow.
*When Rodimus notices Magnus behind him, his eyes are lined thicker than usual. He sees Magnus's reflection in the viewscreen, but not his own.
*When Wreck-Gar is about to infect Rodimus, Rodimus is all red before he's been infected.
*During Brawl's rampage, he somehow manages to infect an inanimate truck.
*As an unconscious man leans against this truck, a pair of infected people fight over both him and the truck, overlapping them as if it they weren't there.
*Headstrong bumps into Razorclaw; as Razorclaw gains the infected glow effect, a layering error causes him to jump from behind Headstrong to in front of him, and back again.
[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime1 InfectedVortex.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Vortex, meanwhile, flies into a commercial jetliner through its passenger door! In the same shot, he's visible through the arm of a passing human. He also gets the Autobot laser sound effect when he opens fire.
*The rioting humans at the Lincoln Memorial are wielding bats which also glow infection-red.
*When Defensor picks up a stone monument to throw, the monument gains a red aura around it, but does not become red. The red aura disappears when the monument is thrown.
*Before being picked up by Sky Lynx, one of the Quintesson's faces flashes red for a moment.
*The Quintesson's death face is missing its left-side cresting as he prepares to reactivate Prime.
*The Quintesson's Egyptian-styled head is facing Optimus at the end, but one shot shows it facing backwards.
*During his famous line at the end of the episode, Optimus Prime's mouthplate isn't moving.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Retcon.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Someone fixed Prime's body, but no one can fix the story.]]
*More or less this entire episode is a massive continuity error, as it purports to pick up at the end of Optimus Prime's last prior appearance in "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]", yet actually presents entirely different conditions. In the prior episode, Optimus Prime lost an arm and half of his face (on top of his longstanding physical damage still left from the [[The Transformers: The Movie|animated movie]]), but was still alive as he managed to steer his ship at high speed through the heavy fire of a massed Quintesson spacefleet, deliberately ramming a detonator that caused a binary supernova and obliterated the ship and the entire solar system around it. Yet in this new episode, Optimus Prime is shown completely intact and pristine, albeit dead, as his (completely different) ship drifts, slowly and alone, through the system.
**Some of these inconsistencies can be attributed to the fact that "Dark Awakening" was animated by AKOM, and this episode by Toei.
**The original script addressed the events of "Dark Awakening," right down to his severely damaged state. It included sequences in which he was repaired by Dr. Morgan and Dr. Swofford in order to weaponize him with the spores. Interestingly enough, there were also scenes showing Rodimus Prime experiencing nightmares playing out in the celestial Autobot tomb, where he encountered his zombified predecessor. For some reason, most likely running time, these scenes didn't make it into the final episode.
*Jessica Morgan and Gregory Swofford detect life-signs aboard Optimus Prime's ship, but the Autobot is dead.
*Gregory says Prime's ship is about to collide with a planet, while the animation shows the ship approaching a small, irregular asteroid.
*Unlikely viewpoints:
**Gregory and Jessica get a shot of Prime sitting inside his ship.
*Superhuman <s>Spike</s> humans:
**Jessica Morgan and Gregory Swofford are able to lift, push and pull Optimus Prime's massive body out of his chair and onto their ship without any mechanical assistance or devices except a rope. There's no gravity in space, but objects still have mass and therefore inertia.
*Why didn't any of the Autobots notice Optimus Prime's body when they were loading Jessica into the ambulance? Sure he was half buried under rubble, but a truck-sized leader of your own faction shouldn't be ''that'' hard to notice?
*Why is Steeljaw part of the Autobot roll call when Blaster is not?
*Even though Ratbat's reconnaissance recording consists of nothing more than an ambiguous, one-line statement by Jessica Morgan - "My father has his body in the lab." - Galvatron immediately knows that she's referring to Optimus Prime.
*Why have the Protectobots merge before traveling to the lab? Did Defensor have to [[:File:Loveandsteel-runfortmaxrun.jpg|run the whole way?]]
*Doctor Morgan throws spores at Rodimus, apparently not noticing that ''his own daughter'' is inside him, even though we see her clearly through his windows in several other shots.
*When Jessica Morgan asks who built Optimus Prime in the first place, Rodimus Prime responds by saying the Quintessons did so - but it was [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] who rebuilt Orion Pax into Optimus. While the Quintessons are credited with creating the Transformer race, the timeline shown by "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" would have to be seriously stretched out of shape for Orion Pax to have been directly created by them - Orion's clearly meant to be a youngish 'bot in "War Dawn", long after the Quints have been driven off Cybertron.
*Why is Rodimus so desperate to bring Optimus back from the dead even after he's aware of the much more pressing concern of the Hate Plague?
*Improbable viewpoints:
**Rodimus contacts Sky Lynx and gets an exterior visual of him somehow.
*Rodimus decides to deactivate Metroplex to stop him from catching the plague, but Magnus is infected and already walking around on him well before Rodimus pushes the last switch.
*If the Quintessons really are "in hiding in the far reaches of the galaxy" as Sky Lynx claims, then how did any of the at-the-time-still-Earthbound Hate Plague carriers manage to find them, much less get all the way out there to infect them in the first place?
*For that matter, how the hell did these theoretical Hate Plague carriers manage to ''beat Sky Lynx to the Quintessons''?
*How are Sky Lynx and the Quintesson able to take the time to revive Optimus Prime without being attacked? Did all the other Autobots and humans leave Autobot City?
*And how does Sky Lynx know the Quintesson is repairing Prime back to the way he was before he died, rather than the brainwashed version from "Dark Awakening"? It's possible he stood and watched as they worked to ensure they didn't do just that.
*Sky Lynx seems to have shrunk to an average size Transformer when he was with the Quintesson repairing Optimus Prime.

===Trivia===
*The resurrection of Optimus Prime in the show was a direct result of children's reactions to his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and subsequent letters, as acknowledged by a Hasbro exec in a 1986 newspaper article. He didn't even have a toy on the shelves (which changed in 1988 with the release of Powermaster Optimus Prime).
*Jessica Morgan is named after co-writer Marv Wolfman's daughter.<ref>http://www.marvwolfman.com/marv/Speaking_With_Larry_Ditillio.html</ref>
*When Rodimus wants to put together a team to pick up a dead body from a couple of humans, he doesn't mess around, does he? (Although not without [[Hate Plague|good reason]].)

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime, Teil 1'''" ("The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il ritorno di Commander, Parte 1'''" (First dub, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), "'''Il ritorno di Optimus Prime, Parte 1'''" (Second dub, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' コンボイの復活パート1 (''Convoy no Fukkatsu Part 1'', "The Resurrection of Convoy Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 18]], [[1987]]
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to the end of this episode. It focuses on the many battles between the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s. It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment which focused on the Autobots.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Qíngtiānzhù Fùhuó (shàng)'''" (擎天柱复活(上),"Optimus Prime Resurrects, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1987 — ''The Transformers'' — The Return of Optimus Prime ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Erster Teil) ([[Polyband]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — The Return of Optimus Prime: Optimus Prime the Ultimate Robot ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime / Cosmic Rust (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 7: The Return of Optimus Prime ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-115.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

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[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Call of the Primitives

2019-07-07T17:55:43Z

Rwe1138: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' event|Call of the Primitives (Legends)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=91
|series2=2010
|ep2=26
|prev2=Grimlock's New Brain
|next2=The Face of the Nijika
|image=PrimitiveCall.jpg
|caption=Prim and Proper
|title="Call of the Primitives"
|production code=700-112
|airdate=[[November 18]], 1986
|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]
|directed by=[[Eiji Suganuma]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|Unknown]] (See [[Call of the Primitives#Trivia|''Notes'']])
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''All Transformers with animal modes are summoned to battle a being called Tornedron, the little brother of Unicron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|They're not dead! Dead is gray. This is white.]]
In an ancient-looking laboratory, a sinister voice describes the process of creation as he brings an energy creature into being: first feeding off flame, then an [[energon cube]], growing in size and power. "[[Tornedron]]" is more than his creator could have hoped; he flies forth into the universe, as his creator gloats that he will succeed where "the other" failed. Touching a comet, Tornedron leaves it dark and bereft of energy. Soon, it attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Autobot]]s attack it, but it simply drains their energy from them. The creature's creator is pleased with him, saying he's done better than his predecessor, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]].

[[File:Ejectcall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Ravage, why are you running away?]]
On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] is leading a rather badly outnumbered group of Autobots against the [[Decepticon]]s. However, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the animal-form [[Mini-Cassette]]s are all summoned by a mysterious voice. They stop fighting and board Trypticon, who—with Sky Lynx alongside him—rockets off into space, leaving behind a puzzled Rodimus and an infuriated [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. As the Decepticons take off in pursuit, Tornedron arrives and drains the energy from the Moon - and the remaining Autobots along with it. Galvatron's Decepticons in space are next, followed by the entire planet Earth.

Aboard Trypticon, it doesn't take long for tempers to flare after [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] picks a fight with the Dinobots by insulting [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggests they stomp him. The Preds stick with their teammate and fight the Dinobots, and the Terrorcons decide to fight everyone. At Sky Lynx's suggestion, Trypticon shakes his passengers up a bit to put an end to the squabbling. The group arrives on [[Methuselah|an ancient planet]] near the center of the galaxy. After touching down, Sky Lynx assumes command of the group, despite the objections of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]. Finding a cave, they encounter [[Oracle (G1)|a strange entity]]. He explains that he summoned the [[Primitive]]s, all animal-based Transformers, to come to fight Tornedron, the energy being who was created by [[Primacron]]. The entity, who was once Primacron's assistant, explains how Primacron created Unicron but was nearly destroyed by his creation. After Unicron's defeat, Primacron created Tornedron as a replacement. Primacron's assistant hopes that the Primitives' simple instincts will allow them to defeat Primacron's complex plans.

[[File:Terrorconcall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|How bright are all these guys? Well, the freaking ''Terrorcons'' were the first and only ones to figure out that shooting the energy creature doesn't work and to try something else. So, not real bright.]]
Suddenly, Tornedron arrives and drains Trypticon of his energy. Trypticon crashes, and Grimlock is believed destroyed. Sky Lynx attacks, only to have his energy drained as well. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] leads the Dinobots in retreat, while the other Primitives split up, believing that Tornedron can't catch up to all of them if they go separate ways. Unfortunately, they prove to be wrong, as Tornedron separates into four parts to track them all down. He easily dispatches the Mini-Cassettes, chewing on [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in the process. Headstrong declares that it would be better to [[Furmanism|fight and die]], and the Predacons form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], only to have their energy sucked away as well. The Terrorcons try to fight back, but are also drained. The Dinobots ambush Tornedron, but they too are dispatched. Declaring victory against the Primitives, Primacron orders Tornedron to return [[Protos|home back to his lab]]. Unknown to Tornedron and Primacron, however, Grimlock has survived his impact from Trypticon, and he secretly follows them.

[[File:Tornedroncall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Two scoops of raisins.]]
At his base, Primacron is having trouble controlling Tornedron, ordering him to stop. Tornedron refuses to take any more orders and declares that he intends to feed on Primacron, and that all of Primacron's failsafes have failed, realizing that Tornedron is rebelling against him. Grimlock breaks into Primacron's lab to find that Primacron is a tiny little monkey-like alien... thing. Grimlock grabs Primacron and orders him to reverse his damage, but Primacron declares that he's tried everything. Grimlock fixes things easily: He throws the reverse switch, which reverses Tornedron's energy polarity, destroying Tornedron and restoring the life energy to the drained Transformers and planets of the galaxy. In celebration, Grimlock destroys Primacron's lab, declaring it the "smartest" thing he's ever done.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (15)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (16)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (17)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (19)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (20)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (21)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (22)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (23)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (25)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (26)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (27)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (28)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (29)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (30)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (31)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (32)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (36)
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (42)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (43)
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (3)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (4)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (5)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (6)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (7)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (8)
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (9)
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (10)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (11)
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (12)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (13)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (14)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (18)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (24)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (33)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (34)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (35)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (37)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (38)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (39)
*[[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] (40)
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] (41)
}}
|c4=
*[[Primacron]] (1)
*[[Tornedron]] (2)
*[[Oracle (G1)|The Oracle]] (44)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (45)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:CotP-BlasterEject.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Whoops, my barn door's open.]]
"What's with the Dinobots?" 
"I'd say they're losing their minds... ''if'' they had any to lose!"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' and '''Springer'''

"Save your ammunition, Autobots! Superior forces are taking over." 
"Well, well, Commander Modesty's here!"
:—'''Sky Lynx''' and '''Springer''', as Sky Lynx arrives to save the day.

'''Sky Lynx:''' "I'm tracking the waves to the center of the galaxy. Even my advanced technology can't pinpoint the exact destination." 
'''Grimlock:''' "Me Grimlock not know where ''I'' go!" 
'''Headstrong:''' "That's not surprisin'. Grimlock don't know nothin'!"
:— With this crew, it doesn't take much to get a brawl going.

"Now remember, before you do anything, think, 'Is this what Sky Lynx would do in my position?', and you will not go far wrong."
:—'''Sky Lynx's''' sensible instructions to the rest of the Primitives.

[[File:CallofthePrimitives SkyLynx ruetheday.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|So how's that whole 'rue the day' thing workin' out for ya there, Sky Lynx?]]
"Suffer my rage, monster! I will show you no mercy! You will rue the day you crossed Sky—aaahhh!"
:—'''Sky Lynx'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s righteous fury at the deaths of Trypticon and Grimlock.

'''Ramhorn''': Sky Lynx is destroyed! Who will lead us now? 
'''Slag''': I, Slag, lead Dinobots away, till I get better idea. 
'''Hun-Gurrr''': Best idea yet! We run too!
:—Strategy is not their strong suit.

[[File:Predaking primatives.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|He is power. He is fear. He is awe-inspiring might. He is... dead in about 5 seconds.]]
'''Headstrong''': I detest fleeing! I would rather die fighting! 
'''Razorclaw''': He is right! Predacons, unite! 
''[The Predacons combine.]'' 
'''Predaking''': Tornedron... face Predaking! ''To the end!''
:—The Predacons decide that [[Furmanism|it is better to fight and die than live with the knowledge that they ran]].

"Grimlock here to save universe!"
:—'''Grimlock''' has an elegantly simple mission statement

"''[chuckles]'' "''You'' are creator?" 
"Unfortunately... yes." 
"Grimlock laugh at little wimp who cause big trouble!"
:—'''Grimlock''', about to give '''Primacron''' a wedgie.

[[File:CallofthePrimitives Grimlock Primacron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Give me Grimlock your lunch money.]]
'''Grimlock''': Grimlock saved universe! Oh, Grimlock hero!! [Grimlock stomps in victory, causing the place to begin to collapse] 
'''Primacron''': Stop it! You stupid—! 
'''Grimlock''': Why you call Grimlock stupid? 
'''Primacron''': You've ruined my lab! 
'''Grimlock''': Me Grimlock think that is smartest thing I ever done!
:—You know, that probably ''is'' the smartest thing he's ever done.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Primacron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Grimlock laugh at little wimp who cause big trouble! Unfortunately, so did the audience.]]
[[File:Firecall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock like 'cons Cajun style!]]
*We get our first official origin story for Unicron, painting him as the creation of an obsessive scientist guy. It's... a bit lackluster, especially considering the demi-god nature of the character depicted in the contemporaneous Marvel UK comics. That god-style origin would carry over into the Marvel US comics in 1989, and later media would use it almost exclusively, quietly ignoring poor Primacron.
*[[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]] is an enigma. What is supposed to be his essence leaving his body is rather inexplicably portrayed looking just like the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. (This ''might'' be explained as the artist recognizing and replicating the object that killed Unicron at the end of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]], but not knowing it had any deeper connection to the Autobots.)
*"Sweeps 6 and 7" identify themselves at the start of the moon battle, the only time any Sweeps had any sort of individual designation. Fun Publications would later produce toys of these characters.
*The rollcall of known Primitives isn't quite complete, omitting [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Instead, Soundwave unleashes two new cassette Decepticons: [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]... who are then never seen again. Gee.
*When Grimlock uses his [[fire-breath|flame breath]] on the Predacons and Terrorcons, they start to ''[[Humanization#Coughing|cough]]''... cause that's what you do when you're being hit with fire reaching several hundred degrees.
*This is the first and only time in the cartoon Swoop fires his wing blasters.
*This episode seems to resolidify the Dinobots' position as freakishly powerful (which took a beating in Season 3), as Grimlock alone seems to be a match for three Terrorcons and two Predacons, and the only Autobot sent flying is Swoop, who takes a blast to the chest early on.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Grimlock can fly in ''T. rex'' mode! All his past flying has been done in robot mode, apart from some falling-with-style back in ''Transformers: The Movie''.
**Trypticon fires a laser from his head-mounted gun at Tornedron that takes the form of a series of energy rings. This MIGHT be a visual reference to the "hypno-beam" his [[bio]] traditionally claims he wields, however if it is meant to hypnotize Tornedron, it fails miserably.
*This episode marks the last appearance of the Dinobots, Trypticon, Ravage, [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (he is seen running by in the background during the red alert on Cybertron), and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in the western cartoon... bummer.
*Neither the Moon nor Earth are mentioned by name. Nor do we see anything to suggest what happens when the entire planet - and every human being on it - is drained of energy; we may surmise that it's non-fatal.

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as Trypticon launches into the moon battle, then again as Sky Lynx takes off to answer the call.
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Galvatron & co. take off after Trypticon.
**[[Lightsaber]] ignition as Tornedron takes off from Earth.
**Seeker ball bolts as Tornedron starts his attack on Trypticon.
**[[TIE Fighter]] roar from Swoop as the Dinobots flee.
**Lightsabers slashing equipment and sparking as Tornedron takes down the cassette crew, and as he approaches the Terrorcons and Dinobots.

===Animation and technical errors===
"Call of the Primitives" is renowned for its highly stylized and often very detailed artwork. Many fans regard it as head and shoulders above every other episode in the series (admittedly not a terribly high bar). More objectively, it is one of the least error-prone episodes of the entire show:
*Rodimus's gun doesn't have the usual Prime rifle sound effect.
*In the second overhead shot of the Autobots during the opening battle, Rodimus is missing his (freakin' huge) spoiler.
*When we first see him, Wheelie is missing his Autobot logo.
*When Blades, Slingshot and Wheelie open fire on Tornedron, the first shots are fired before they even raise their weapons.
*As Tornedron, in the form of a giant bug, steps over the bodies of Blades, Slingshot and Wheelie, its glowing aura is on a lower cel than their bodies, making it appear to pass under them, despite the fact they're lying on the ground.
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look alive, people! Uh, no offense, Windcharger."]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] is seen running around on Cybertron, despite having been killed in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. But hey, that [[Carnage in C-Minor|happens]] [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|all]] [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the]] [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|time]].
*When the Dinobots are being summoned, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] is referred to as [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]. In the script, Sweep #6 is given dialogue indicating he hears the call, too: Sweep #6: Someone from -- "up there"! It is unknown whether Donald F. Glut assumed that Sweep(s) would hear the call because they're "Primitives" due to being mostly recycled Insecticons, or because they're creations of Unicron (and thus by extension, creations of Primacron). The animation paired with this line focuses on Swoop and when Galvatron later pursues the "deserters" only Cyclonus and Soundwave are with him. No word on why the Oracle (as it's called in the script), or the writer for that matter, forgot to mention Sludge specifically.
*Galvatron's sporting a red Decepticon [[insignia]] when he calls in Trypticon.
*When Ravage and the other animal Mini-Cassettes eject from Soundwave, Cyclonus is shown several heads taller than Galvatron and Soundwave. While some scale guides ''do'' show him as larger than the average Transformer (reflecting his original role as Galvatron's transport), the cartoon generally shows him about the same height as Galvatron.
*Grimlock's whole neck is supposed to be gold, but the back of it is gray in several shots.
*As Sky Lynx tracks the signal, we see waves of energy expanding out towards him. In the next shot, they're flowing out'' from'' him.
*As the Predacons start firing on the Dinobots while inside Trypticon, one of the glowing effects doesn't quite match up with Headstrong's horn as it should (he moves his horn to the right position a moment later).
[[File:Calloftheprimitives trypticon vs tornedron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Pictured: wrong sound effect.]]
*Some of the Decepticon Primitives' lasers have the sound effect of Galvatron's cannon. So does Trypticon's laser later on.
*When the Primitives rush to peer over the cliff that Grimlock falls off of, they slide statically into the frame.
*When Sky Lynx tells the Dinobots to find the "alien" a star can be seen on his leg.
*When Tornedron drains Predaking's power and fall over, the Predacons transform back to [[robot mode]]... but the image of Predaking is still there, layered beneath them.
*When Grimlock gets out from under Trypticon, his forearms are huge and his chest looks more boxy than usual.
*Restoring the energy to the Moon also appears to rearrange all the craters.
*When Rodimus' team is restored, Rodimus is lying face up (he was face down), Ultra Magnus' shins are blue instead of white, and Blaster's chest is missing its detailing, switches and Autobot logo.

===Continuity errors===
*Sky Lynx asks Grimlock if he's all right ''as he's falling down a cliff.''

===Trivia===
[[File:Unicroncall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Where am I from?]]
*The art style in this episode is very different from all others in the Generation 1 series, with highly stylized "anime-like" [[character model]]s and proportions. Although popularly claimed to be, the models are most assuredly ''not'' those designed by [[Studio OX]]; they're simply more stylized versions of the standard animation models, lacking the additional toyetic touches and copious mecha-greeblies found in the OX designs.

:Since the 1990s, it has widely been believed that this lone episode was animated by [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], though no evidence has ever been found to actually confirm this. [[Masami Ōbari]] was popularly cited as the animation director.<ref>{{w|lang=ja|大張正己|Masami Ōbari's Japanese Wikipedia article}}</ref> However, Ōbari was asked on Twitter regarding the episode and he himself did not know! This led to animator [[Eiji Suganuma]] chiming in<ref>https://twitter.com/LandSoda/status/487278887332638721</ref> to say that in fact he was the animation director for the episode and to explain that the money shot of the combined Predaking was animated by [[Shin Matsuo]], who ''was'' a member of Studio OX, and brought much of their artistic aesthetic to the standard animation models, accounting for the widespread assumption that the actual Studio OX character models were used in this episode. Given the timeframe and the personnel overlap, the real animation studio culprit is very likely {{w|Production Reed|Ashi Productions}}, hot off animating the similarly styled {{w|Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God|Dancouga}} for 1985, and a known [[Toei Animation]] subcontractor at the time.

===Foreign localization===
[[File:TVMagazineOverkill.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"Eject—operation: Understudy."]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das geheimnisvolle Orakel'''" ("The Mysterious Oracle")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tornedron'''" (First dub), "'''La chiamata dei primitivi'''" (Second dub, "Call of the Primitives")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 原始の呼び声 (''Genshi no Yobigoe'', "Primeval Call")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 5]], [[1987]]
:*Episode preview art published in [[TV Magazine]] inexplicably displays [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] as if they were the stars of the episode.
:*In Japanese continuity, the scene where the Primitives encounter the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] is set in the past; apparently, the Primitives arrived there via time travel. This is done to accommodate the idea that the Oracle later evolved into [[Vector Sigma]] and later [[Primus]].
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to the end of this episode. The segment focuses on the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment focusing on the [[Mini-Cassette]]s used in the Western broadcast. That segment was never used in the Japanese broadcast of the series.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhìzūn Tàijūn'''" (至尊太君, "Supreme Great Lord")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — Call of the Primitives / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Fight or Flee / Call of the Primitives (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video (Tempo Video)
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-112.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Call of the Primitives

2019-07-07T17:53:59Z

Rwe1138: /* Quotes */

{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' event|Call of the Primitives (Legends)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=91
|series2=2010
|ep2=26
|prev2=Grimlock's New Brain
|next2=The Face of the Nijika
|image=PrimitiveCall.jpg
|caption=Prim and Proper
|title="Call of the Primitives"
|production code=700-112
|airdate=[[November 18]], 1986
|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]
|directed by=[[Eiji Suganuma]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|Unknown]] (See [[Call of the Primitives#Trivia|''Notes'']])
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''All Transformers with animal modes are summoned to battle a being called Tornedron, the little brother of Unicron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|They're not dead! Dead is gray. This is white.]]
In an ancient-looking laboratory, a sinister voice describes the process of creation as he brings an energy creature into being: first feeding off flame, then an [[energon cube]], growing in size and power. "[[Tornedron]]" is more than his creator could have hoped; he flies forth into the universe, as his creator gloats that he will succeed where "the other" failed. Touching a comet, Tornedron leaves it dark and bereft of energy. Soon, it attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Autobot]]s attack it, but it simply drains their energy from them. The creature's creator is pleased with him, saying he's done better than his predecessor, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]].

[[File:Ejectcall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Ravage, why are you running away?]]
On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] is leading a rather badly outnumbered group of Autobots against the [[Decepticon]]s. However, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the animal-form [[Mini-Cassette]]s are all summoned by a mysterious voice. They stop fighting and board Trypticon, who—with Sky Lynx alongside him—rockets off into space, leaving behind a puzzled Rodimus and an infuriated [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. As the Decepticons take off in pursuit, Tornedron arrives and drains the energy from the Moon - and the remaining Autobots along with it. Galvatron's Decepticons in space are next, followed by the entire planet Earth.

Aboard Trypticon, it doesn't take long for tempers to flare after [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] picks a fight with the Dinobots by insulting [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggests they stomp him. The Preds stick with their teammate and fight the Dinobots, and the Terrorcons decide to fight everyone. At Sky Lynx's suggestion, Trypticon shakes his passengers up a bit to put an end to the squabbling. The group arrives on [[Methuselah|an ancient planet]] near the center of the galaxy. After touching down, Sky Lynx assumes command of the group, despite the objections of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]. Finding a cave, they encounter [[Oracle (G1)|a strange entity]]. He explains that he summoned the [[Primitive]]s, all animal-based Transformers, to come to fight Tornedron, the energy being who was created by [[Primacron]]. The entity, who was once Primacron's assistant, explains how Primacron created Unicron but was nearly destroyed by his creation. After Unicron's defeat, Primacron created Tornedron as a replacement. Primacron's assistant hopes that the Primitives' simple instincts will allow them to defeat Primacron's complex plans.

[[File:Terrorconcall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|How bright are all these guys? Well, the freaking ''Terrorcons'' were the first and only ones to figure out that shooting the energy creature doesn't work and to try something else. So, not real bright.]]
Suddenly, Tornedron arrives and drains Trypticon of his energy. Trypticon crashes, and Grimlock is believed destroyed. Sky Lynx attacks, only to have his energy drained as well. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] leads the Dinobots in retreat, while the other Primitives split up, believing that Tornedron can't catch up to all of them if they go separate ways. Unfortunately, they prove to be wrong, as Tornedron separates into four parts to track them all down. He easily dispatches the Mini-Cassettes, chewing on [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in the process. Headstrong declares that it would be better to [[Furmanism|fight and die]], and the Predacons form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], only to have their energy sucked away as well. The Terrorcons try to fight back, but are also drained. The Dinobots ambush Tornedron, but they too are dispatched. Declaring victory against the Primitives, Primacron orders Tornedron to return [[Protos|home back to his lab]]. Unknown to Tornedron and Primacron, however, Grimlock has survived his impact from Trypticon, and he secretly follows them.

[[File:Tornedroncall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Two scoops of raisins.]]
At his base, Primacron is having trouble controlling Tornedron, ordering him to stop. Tornedron refuses to take any more orders and declares that he intends to feed on Primacron, and that all of Primacron's failsafes have failed, realizing that Tornedron is rebelling against him. Grimlock breaks into Primacron's lab to find that Primacron is a tiny little monkey-like alien... thing. Grimlock grabs Primacron and orders him to reverse his damage, but Primacron declares that he's tried everything. Grimlock fixes things easily: He throws the reverse switch, which reverses Tornedron's energy polarity, destroying Tornedron and restoring the life energy to the drained Transformers and planets of the galaxy. In celebration, Grimlock destroys Primacron's lab, declaring it the "smartest" thing he's ever done.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (15)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (16)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (17)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (19)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (20)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (21)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (22)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (23)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (25)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (26)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (27)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (28)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (29)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (30)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (31)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (32)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (36)
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (42)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (43)
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (3)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (4)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (5)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (6)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (7)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (8)
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (9)
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (10)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (11)
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (12)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (13)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (14)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (18)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (24)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (33)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (34)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (35)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (37)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (38)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (39)
*[[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] (40)
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] (41)
}}
|c4=
*[[Primacron]] (1)
*[[Tornedron]] (2)
*[[Oracle (G1)|The Oracle]] (44)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (45)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:CotP-BlasterEject.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Whoops, my barn door's open.]]
"What's with the Dinobots?" 
"I'd say they're losing their minds... ''if'' they had any to lose!"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' and '''Springer'''

"Save your ammunition, Autobots! Superior forces are taking over." 
"Well, well, Commander Modesty's here!"
:—'''Sky Lynx''' and '''Springer''', as Sky Lynx arrives to save the day.

'''Sky Lynx:''' "I'm tracking the waves to the center of the galaxy. Even my advanced technology can't pinpoint the exact destination." 
'''Grimlock:''' "Me Grimlock not know where ''I'' go!" 
'''Headstrong:''' "That's not surprisin'. Grimlock don't know nothin'!"
:— With this crew, it doesn't take much to get a brawl going.

"Now remember, before you do anything, think, 'Is this what Sky Lynx would do in my position?', and you will not go far wrong."
:—'''Sky Lynx's''' sensible instructions to the rest of the Primitives.

[[File:CallofthePrimitives SkyLynx ruetheday.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|So how's that whole 'rue the day' thing workin' out for ya there, Sky Lynx?]]
"Suffer my rage, monster! I will show you no mercy! You will rue the day you crossed Sky—aaahhh!"
:—'''Sky Lynx'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s righteous fury at the deaths of Trypticon and Grimlock.

'''Ramhorn''': Sky Lynx is destroyed! Who will lead us now? 
'''Slag''': I, Slag, lead Dinobots away, till I get better idea. 
'''Hun-Gurrr''': Best idea yet! We run too!
:—Strategy is not their strong suit.

[[File:Predaking primatives.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|He is power. He is fear. He is awe-inspiring might. He is... dead in about 5 seconds.]]
'''Headstrong''': I detest fleeing! I would rather die fighting! 
'''Razorclaw''': He is right! Predacons, unite! 
''[The Predacons combine.]'' 
'''Predaking''': Tornedron... face Predaking! ''To the end!''
:—The Predacons decide that [[Furmanism|it is better to fight and die than live with the knowledge that they ran]].

"Grimlock here to save universe!"
:—'''Grimlock''' has an elegantly simple mission statement

"''[chuckles]'' "''You'' are creator?" 
"Unfortunately... yes." 
"Grimlock laugh at little wimp who cause big trouble!"
:—'''Grimlock''', about to give '''Primacron''' a wedgie.

[[File:CallofthePrimitives Grimlock Primacron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Give me Grimlock your lunch money.]]
'''Grimlock''': Grimlock saved universe! Oh, Grimlock hero!! [Grimlock stomps in victory, causing the place to begin to collapse] 
'''Primacron''': Stop it! You stupid—! 
'''Grimlock''': Why you call Grimlock stupid? 
'''Primacron''': You've ruined my lab! 
'''Grimlock''': Me Grimlock think that is smartest thing I ever done!
:—You know, that probably ''is'' the smartest thing he's ever done.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Primacron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Grimlock laugh at little wimp who cause big trouble! Unfortunately, so did the audience.]]
[[File:Firecall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock like 'cons Cajun style!]]
*We get our first official origin story for Unicron, painting him as the creation of an obsessive scientist guy. It's... a bit lackluster, especially considering the demi-god nature of the character depicted in the contemporaneous Marvel UK comics. That god-style origin would carry over into the Marvel US comics in 1989, and later media would use it almost exclusively, quietly ignoring poor Primacron.
*[[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]] is an enigma. What is supposed to be his essence leaving his body is rather inexplicably portrayed looking just like the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. (This ''might'' be explained as the artist recognizing and replicating the object that killed Unicron at the end of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]], but not knowing it had any deeper connection to the Autobots.)
*"Sweeps 6 and 7" identify themselves at the start of the moon battle, the only time any Sweeps had any sort of individual designation. Fun Publications would later produce toys of these characters.
*The rollcall of known Primitives isn't quite complete, omitting [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Instead, Soundwave unleashes two new cassette Decepticons: [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]...who are then never seen again. Gee.
*When Grimlock uses his [[fire-breath|flame breath]] on the Predacons and Terrorcons, they start to ''[[Humanization#Coughing|cough]]''...cause that's what you do when you're being hit with fire reaching several hundred degrees.
*This is the first and only time in the cartoon Swoop fires his wing blasters.
*This episode seems to resolidify the Dinobots' position as freakishly powerful (which took a beating in Season 3), as Grimlock alone seems to be a match for three Terrorcons and two Predacons, and the only Autobot sent flying is Swoop, who takes a blast to the chest early on.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Grimlock can fly in ''T. rex'' mode! All his past flying has been done in robot mode, apart from some falling-with-style back in ''Transformers: The Movie''.
**Trypticon fires a laser from his head-mounted gun at Tornedron that takes the form of a series of energy rings. This MIGHT be a visual reference to the "hypno-beam" his [[bio]] traditionally claims he wields, however if it is meant to hypnotize Tornedron, it fails miserably.
*This episode marks the last appearance of the Dinobots, Trypticon, Ravage, [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (he is seen running by in the background during the red alert on Cybertron), and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in the western cartoon...bummer.
*Neither the Moon nor Earth are mentioned by name. Nor do we see anything to suggest what happens when the entire planet - and every human being on it - is drained of energy; we may surmise that it's non-fatal.

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as Trypticon launches into the moon battle, then again as Sky Lynx takes off to answer the call.
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Galvatron & co. take off after Trypticon.
**[[Lightsaber]] ignition as Tornedron takes off from Earth.
**Seeker ball bolts as Tornedron starts his attack on Trypticon.
**[[TIE Fighter]] roar from Swoop as the Dinobots flee.
**Lightsabers slashing equipment and sparking as Tornedron takes down the cassette crew, and as he approaches the Terrorcons and Dinobots.

===Animation and technical errors===
"Call of the Primitives" is renowned for its highly stylized and often very detailed artwork. Many fans regard it as head and shoulders above every other episode in the series (admittedly not a terribly high bar). More objectively, it is one of the least error-prone episodes of the entire show:
*Rodimus's gun doesn't have the usual Prime rifle sound effect.
*In the second overhead shot of the Autobots during the opening battle, Rodimus is missing his (freakin' huge) spoiler.
*When we first see him, Wheelie is missing his Autobot logo.
*When Blades, Slingshot and Wheelie open fire on Tornedron, the first shots are fired before they even raise their weapons.
*As Tornedron, in the form of a giant bug, steps over the bodies of Blades, Slingshot and Wheelie, its glowing aura is on a lower cel than their bodies, making it appear to pass under them, despite the fact they're lying on the ground.
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look alive, people! Uh, no offense, Windcharger."]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] is seen running around on Cybertron, despite having been killed in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. But hey, that [[Carnage in C-Minor|happens]] [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|all]] [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the]] [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|time]].
*When the Dinobots are being summoned, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] is referred to as [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]. In the script, Sweep #6 is given dialogue indicating he hears the call, too: Sweep #6: Someone from -- "up there"! It is unknown whether Donald F. Glut assumed that Sweep(s) would hear the call because they're "Primitives" due to being mostly recycled Insecticons, or because they're creations of Unicron (and thus by extension, creations of Primacron). The animation paired with this line focuses on Swoop and when Galvatron later pursues the "deserters" only Cyclonus and Soundwave are with him. No word on why the Oracle (as it's called in the script), or the writer for that matter, forgot to mention Sludge specifically.
*Galvatron's sporting a red Decepticon [[insignia]] when he calls in Trypticon.
*When Ravage and the other animal Mini-Cassettes eject from Soundwave, Cyclonus is shown several heads taller than Galvatron and Soundwave. While some scale guides ''do'' show him as larger than the average Transformer (reflecting his original role as Galvatron's transport), the cartoon generally shows him about the same height as Galvatron.
*Grimlock's whole neck is supposed to be gold, but the back of it is gray in several shots.
*As Sky Lynx tracks the signal, we see waves of energy expanding out towards him. In the next shot, they're flowing out'' from'' him.
*As the Predacons start firing on the Dinobots while inside Trypticon, one of the glowing effects doesn't quite match up with Headstrong's horn as it should (he moves his horn to the right position a moment later).
[[File:Calloftheprimitives trypticon vs tornedron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Pictured: wrong sound effect.]]
*Some of the Decepticon Primitives' lasers have the sound effect of Galvatron's cannon. So does Trypticon's laser later on.
*When the Primitives rush to peer over the cliff that Grimlock falls off of, they slide statically into the frame.
*When Sky Lynx tells the Dinobots to find the "alien" a star can be seen on his leg.
*When Tornedron drains Predaking's power and fall over, the Predacons transform back to [[robot mode]]... but the image of Predaking is still there, layered beneath them.
*When Grimlock gets out from under Trypticon, his forearms are huge and his chest looks more boxy than usual.
*Restoring the energy to the Moon also appears to rearrange all the craters.
*When Rodimus' team is restored, Rodimus is lying face up (he was face down), Ultra Magnus' shins are blue instead of white, and Blaster's chest is missing its detailing, switches and Autobot logo.

===Continuity errors===
*Sky Lynx asks Grimlock if he's all right ''as he's falling down a cliff.''

===Trivia===
[[File:Unicroncall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Where am I from?]]
*The art style in this episode is very different from all others in the Generation 1 series, with highly stylized "anime-like" [[character model]]s and proportions. Although popularly claimed to be, the models are most assuredly ''not'' those designed by [[Studio OX]]; they're simply more stylized versions of the standard animation models, lacking the additional toyetic touches and copious mecha-greeblies found in the OX designs.

:Since the 1990s, it has widely been believed that this lone episode was animated by [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], though no evidence has ever been found to actually confirm this. [[Masami Ōbari]] was popularly cited as the animation director.<ref>{{w|lang=ja|大張正己|Masami Ōbari's Japanese Wikipedia article}}</ref> However, Ōbari was asked on Twitter regarding the episode and he himself did not know! This led to animator [[Eiji Suganuma]] chiming in<ref>https://twitter.com/LandSoda/status/487278887332638721</ref> to say that in fact he was the animation director for the episode and to explain that the money shot of the combined Predaking was animated by [[Shin Matsuo]], who ''was'' a member of Studio OX, and brought much of their artistic aesthetic to the standard animation models, accounting for the widespread assumption that the actual Studio OX character models were used in this episode. Given the timeframe and the personnel overlap, the real animation studio culprit is very likely {{w|Production Reed|Ashi Productions}}, hot off animating the similarly styled {{w|Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God|Dancouga}} for 1985, and a known [[Toei Animation]] subcontractor at the time.

===Foreign localization===
[[File:TVMagazineOverkill.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"Eject—operation: Understudy."]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das geheimnisvolle Orakel'''" ("The Mysterious Oracle")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tornedron'''" (First dub), "'''La chiamata dei primitivi'''" (Second dub, "Call of the Primitives")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 原始の呼び声 (''Genshi no Yobigoe'', "Primeval Call")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 5]], [[1987]]
:*Episode preview art published in [[TV Magazine]] inexplicably displays [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] as if they were the stars of the episode.
:*In Japanese continuity, the scene where the Primitives encounter the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] is set in the past; apparently, the Primitives arrived there via time travel. This is done to accommodate the idea that the Oracle later evolved into [[Vector Sigma]] and later [[Primus]].
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to the end of this episode. The segment focuses on the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment focusing on the [[Mini-Cassette]]s used in the Western broadcast. That segment was never used in the Japanese broadcast of the series.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhìzūn Tàijūn'''" (至尊太君, "Supreme Great Lord")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — Call of the Primitives / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Fight or Flee / Call of the Primitives (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video (Tempo Video)
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-112.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Steeljaw (G1)

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:''Steeljaw is an [[Autobot]] [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Steeljawboxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Ravage may get more screentime, but Steeljaw always beats Ravage to the catnip.]]
Where [[Ravage (G1)|the Decepticon cassette with a cat-mode]] is a master of moving about undetected, it is fitting that his Autobot counterpart is one of the best at tracking down robots who don't want to be found. '''Steeljaw''' is a tenacious tracker of unmatched skill, whose [[Sensors|olfactory sensors]] can track even the faintest scent for a range of 800 miles. All business when on the job, he can come off as cold, even rude to others, but that's just his professionalism and determination getting the better of him. Off the clock, he loves to investigate odors of all shapes and sizes, and Earth has many new and unusual smells for him to enjoy - the perfume of young women being one of his favorites. Steeljaw has a nearly unbreakable bite, from which he takes his name, and is armed with two solar-powered pellet guns. He can electromagnetize himself to stick to surfaces in cassette mode. His only real weakness is a tendency to [[rust]].

Sometimes he is known as '''Cubbie'''.

{{bigquote|My man Steeljaw can sniff out any trail — if it's hot or if it's not.|[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]|"[[Madman's Paradise]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|N/A (English, see [[#Notes|Notes]]), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}

In 2005, during Megatron's attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] ejected several of his cassette warriors to prevent Blaster from sending a radio transmission to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Moonbase One]]. To fend off Soundwave's cassettes, Blaster ejected his own force, including Steeljaw. Blaster's cassettes and Soundwave's cassettes appeared to be evenly matched, and Steeljaw had no small bit of fun gnawing on [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Steeljaw’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

[[File:SteeljawRamhornCallPrimitives.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Guess which band he has recorded on himself.]]
In the year 2006, Steeljaw was summoned by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to help track down [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], after he vanished from a dignitary's party on Cybertron. Steeljaw tracked the boy and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] to an old abandoned corridor and a hidden chamber, where the [[Quintesson]]s had once exiled their unwanteds into other dimensions. Along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Blaster and the other cassettes, Steeljaw followed the trail into [[Menonia]]. He ultimately found Daniel trying to free a great sorcerer known as the [[Golden One]] from a tomb. With [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]'s help, they broke open the mouth of the cave, and the Golden One helped the Autobots defeat the Quintesson exile who had enslaved the locals. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

Steeljaw also helped recover a lost Quintesson journal, {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}, briefly fought alongside Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus in Europe {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}, and was chosen as a "Primitive" by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]] to face the threat of [[Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
Megatron sent [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to find the secret location of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s construction site. Blaster ejected his own cassette troops, Steeljaw among them, to counter the Decepticon threat. His cassette army failed, allowing Ratbat to slip through and discover the location of Metroplex. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{note|In this series, Steeljaw had the power to talk in normal Japanese.}}

[[File:GreatCassetteOperation sad Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Sleeping on a hard surface always makes Steeljaw's neck feel stiff. That and that fact that 85% of his upper back is a damned metal box.]]
Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes journeyed to the Arctic with Blaster to help [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] in the search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They confronted the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s and Steeljaw battled the tiger, [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]. Tragedy struck when Blaster was killed in battle with his arch-foe, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Steeljaw tried to recover whatever remnants of his friend that he could. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Steeljaw and the Cassettes mourned the loss of their friend so greatly that they couldn't even go on missions. Eventually, Rodimus Prime had Blaster rebuilt using [[Master (planet)|Master]] technology as [[Twincast]]. Reunited, Steeljaw and Twincast infiltrated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the planet [[Chaar]] to stop Galvatron's [[Madmachine]] from being used against the Autobots. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Later, in a form of stealth mission usually reserved for ''Decepticon'' Cassettes, Ramhorn and Steeljaw somehow managed to reach Chaar on their own and spy on [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], learning all about his plans for [[plasma energy]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

After the Decepticons abandoned the solar system to seek out more energy, Twincast, Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes joined Fortress' crew in hunting them down. On [[Paradise]], Steeljaw was dispatched on a scouting mission, and learned [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] had been kidnapped by the Decepticons. He alerted Twincast to what he had discovered. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

[[File:GreatCassetteOperation cassette walkoff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Back on Earth, Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes ejected to help Twincast gather information on the recent upsurge of Decepticon activity. Steeljaw and Twincast went to investigate a non-responsive outpost in Alaska, only to discover Scorponok had eliminated all the Autobots stationed there. They were spotted by [[Sixshot]], and Twincast commanded Steeljaw to flee back to Autobot City with their report. Steeljaw remained behind, hidden by a rocky outcrop, long enough to see his commander shot down by the Ninja Commander, and vowed to return with help. True to his silent vow, Steeljaw, eventually came back with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and Metroplex. Now ''that's'' a cavalry. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Steeljaw and his fellow Mini-Cassettes did some investigating to make sure they were gone. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

In the final battle at the North Pole, Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes were unleashed on [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to save the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}}}

=====''15 Go! Go!''=====
[[File:TGGSteeljaw.jpg|thumb|Both a noble protector and apparently rather creepy.]]
As [[Teletraan 15]] recovered from her injuries at the hands (and mouth) of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] gave her a cassette tape to cheer her up, saying, "A princess like you deserves happier music." When she listened to it, she discovered that it was in fact entirely full of depressing songs. {{storylink|Blaster Volume}}

It was also apparently Steeljaw, who became her companion in her next adventure, when she visited the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' timeframe and encountered the [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] of that era. Steeljaw commented that the Autobot smelled "like a warrior I know" and asked if he was the same person in a new body. {{storylink|Steeljaw Volume}} {{storylink|Battle Convoy Volume}}

Steeljaw accompanied and protected Teletraan 15 on her journey as she filled his recording space with data on the Transformers whom she had been sent to study. {{storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 14}} The observing [[Teletraan 10]], on the other hand, was more than perturbed by Steeljaw's fondness for the smell of young women, and threatened to reveal publicly his tendency to rust. When the pair returned to the artificial satellite [[Nana]], Teletraan 15 was suddenly possessed by the disembodied spirit of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]... and Steeljaw was not seen in her company again. {{storylink|Starscream? Volume}}
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=====''Transformers Legends'' comic=====
In the year 2021, Steeljaw and the other cassettes were inside Twincast when a battle caused many Autobots to be infected with "[[blackball]]s", thus saving them from the same fate. They left Twincast's body before it was destroyed by blackballs, and aided in converting him and others into [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Headmasters Chapter Prologue}} Steeljaw then accompanied the group to the [[Legends Universe]] in search of new bodies for everyone who'd been reduced to heads. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} He and the other cassettes were released from Twincast's service when he returned to being Blaster and set out to be a professional musician. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In an amalgamated universe created by the machinations of [[gbwiki:Gong|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], Steeljaw was one of the many cassettes deployed by Blaster against [[gbwiki:Re-Volt|Re-Volt]], [[gbwiki:Chaos|Chaos]], and [[gbwiki:Traitor|Traitor]] when the [[Renegade]]s tried to breach Autobot City. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Arcee rewind steeljaw.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Hold the Quintessons' what?]]
====Marvel UK future timelines====
In an alternate timeline of the year 2008, Steeljaw was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when it was sacked by [[Quintesson]]s. He survived, hidden within [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]'s tape compartment, and was activated by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to help them fight off the invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Steeljaw was part of a team sent by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to stop a [[Cobra]]-rebuilt [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Steeljaw was killed rather abruptly, being the first victim of Megatron's new [[rail gun]]. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

====''Classics''====
[[File:Recordicons13-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Steeljaw looked forward to meeting negative-polarity [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]], but was taken aback when Ravage socked him and announced they would be enemies forever. {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #13|Recordicons #13}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{Unreleased WW comic}}
After the Decepticons had taken over Cybertron, Steeljaw accompanied Blaster as he used an ancient map of Cybertron's depths to infiltrate Megatron's slave camp, only for them to be discovered by Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}}

Steeljaw was with Blaster when Optimus rallied the splintered Autobot forces into an organized resistance movement against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s totalitarian rule of Cybertron. He participated in the final conflict against the Decepticons and the [[Guardian robot]]s, bringing the planet back under Autobot control. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Steeljaw squared off against Ravage as the carnage of a savage Autobot-Decepticon battle raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Before & After|Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #12]]

[[File:Before&After Overkill vs Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

In the era of [[Zeta Prime]], Steeljaw was seen among the crowd of protesters rallying against the [[Outback (G1)|Autobot cop]] who reportedly killed an unarmed [[Hefter|Decepticon agitator]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

Steeljaw joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. He and [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] battled [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] on [[Sensensica]] where a group of Decepticons were practicing [[pink alchemy]] on the inhabitants. {{storylink|Before & After}}

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===Ask Vector Prime===
Realities where [[Stinger (G1)|Stinger]], [[Bolts]], Cubbie, and [[Stripes]] were among Blaster's cassettes often included Anibots as well. [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] thought it cruel to keep them in a [[roboto-zoo]] but [[Vector Prime]] saw little alternative. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/24}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Blaster deployed Steeljaw in the final battle with the Decepticons and [[Cobra]], during which he was ridden into battle by an unidentified [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Steeljaw was among Blaster's team which infiltrated a human base in an attempt to prevent the Decepticons raiding the technology there. Unfortunately they discovered that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his tapes had beaten them to it. {{storylink|Espionage}}
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{note|Steeljaw appears as a wearable accessory in the game.}}
{{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}
{{charstubgame|Who is he an accessory for? Does he do anything, game-play wise? How about adding to the note how much it costs?}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Steeljaw - alongside Ramhorn, Eject, and Rewind - are minions released by Blaster as the larger bot's special ability.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1toy-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Imagine this toy had stickers instead of tampos.]]
*'''Rewind & Steeljaw''' (Cassette 2-pack, 1986/1987)
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

: Steeljaw transforms from a microcassette into a robotic lion. His cassette mold can fit in the tape compartments of [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]. For the [[Hasbro]] line, he was only available in a two-pack with [[Rewind (G1)#Generation 1|Rewind]].

: There is a notable [[Variant|variation]] concerning Steeljaw's add-on weapons; initial releases have gold-colored chrome, while later (and more common) versions have silver-chromed weapons.

: It is commonly assumed that the sticker design for his details in cassette mode was originally intended to go on the other side; not only would the "sunburst" line up perfectly with the seams that way, it would also give the impression of a lion's "mane" in robot mode. The most likely reason for the reversal is the fact that it matches the orientation of [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ravage]]'s sticker details.

: This mold was later used to make [[Nightstalker (G1)|Nightstalker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Steeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on Steeljaw at TFU.info]''

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{{anchor|G1Japan}}
*'''Steeljaw''' (Cassettebot, 1986/1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-65''', '''C-120'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

: In Japan, Steeljaw — like most of the "Cassettebots" and "Cassettetrons" — was only (originally) individually available, and was released again in the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (toyline)|Headmasters]]''. He was only ever released with silver weapons in Japan.
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{{anchor|TwincastG1}}
*'''Twincast''' (Autobot, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-116'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

: Steeljaw was later packed in with [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TwincastG1|Twincast]], the "reborn" version of Blaster. This release added a special decal to his "tape window", which showed the weak point of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] when viewed through Twincast's chestplate-window, in a manner like the [[Tech Spec]] decoders. Also, this version is made of two slightly different colored yellow plastics. His body is the same color as other releases, while his legs, feet, head, and tail are a shade lighter.

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===The Transformers Collection===
*'''Broadcast''' (Autobot, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TFC-21'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns", tape case

: Although he had originally been packed in with Twincast in Japan, for ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series, Steeljaw came with plain old Blaster instead; his place in the ''[[Collector's Edition]]'' Twincast re-release taken by [[Flip Sides (G1)#Collector's Edition|Flip Sides]]. He also came with a clear-plastic cassette case to be "stored" in, which was originally available only with the first three individual Cassettetrons: [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]], and [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]]. This version of Steeljaw featured gold weapons, one yellow plastic color, and stickers for his tape details.

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===Encore===
*'''Great Cassette Operation 2''' (2009)
**''Encore number'': '''17'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

: As part of the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Generation 1 [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] line, Steeljaw was released with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]]. His add-on weapons are gold-colored. As with the version released with the Twincast reissue, the feet, legs, and tail are a much lighter color of yellow plastic than the rest of the body. The metal on his legs are a bright silver and his stickers are now tampographs, yet the cassette details are still on the wrong side.

:In 2014, Steeljaw and the rest of the Cassettes were re-released as a lucky draw prize (along with the other 2 box sets) for the ''Transformers Celebration 2014'' event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's Toys"R"Us, though this was very likely to be remaining stock.
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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 SDCC G1Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|{{w|Silverhawks|Wings of silver, jaws of steel.}}]]
*'''Autobot Blaster''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''G1 Series'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

:Steeljaw was available in this [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] reissue of Blaster (originally available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2010) alongside [[Ramhorn (G1)#Universe (2008)|Ramhorn]] and [[Eject (G1)#Universe (2008)|Eject]]. Released as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' toyline]], the packaging also has a special foil-detailed outer slip case. This release has the gold-colored weapons and consistent yellow color throughout his body, similar to the Transformers Collection release, but tampographed tape details, like the ''Encore'' release, only darker in color. The cassette details are still on the wrong side, alas.

:This set was also made available at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair 2010.
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===Generations===
[[File:Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Intel-Ops-Blaster.jpg|thumb|400px]]
*'''Autobot Intel Ops''' (2015)
**''Accessories'': Concussion rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles, 6 slides, slide holder

:Hasbro again released [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Blaster]] in 2015 as part of the [[Transformers: Platinum Edition|''Platinum Edition'']] toyline. He was co-packed with [[Perceptor (G1)#IntelOps|Perceptor]], [[Eject (G1)#Generations|Eject]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#Generations|Ramhorn]], and Steeljaw in a box with an opening front cover.

:In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though it was initially only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. It was later revealed that multiple Target stores had kept it in their stockroom and eventually put it out on instant clearance many months later. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.

:In the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and officially available via the UK division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], making this the first official UK release of all the toys contained within! In Spain, it was officially available via the Spanish division of Amazon. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in [[Nerf]] blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Autobot Intel Ops sets as a result.
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==Notes==
*For the original draft of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and several revisions, Steeljaw was going to be called "'''Cubbie'''".<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html TFTM script draft at Disciples of Boltax]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/transformers.html Early script for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' at dailyscript.com]</ref> Between the original draft and actual product, Cubbie/Steeljaw is the only [[Autobot Mini-Cassette]] whose concept did not change.
*Where Ravage and Laserbeak had dedicated vocal performers in the Generation 1 animated series, the noises Steeljaw makes are mostly library sound effects of growling, hissing cats, and metallic "wronk wonk" sounds, with the occasional human-made sniff or snort that was probably delivered by whatever actor was handy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Steeljaw''' (スチールジョー ''Suchīrujō'')
*''French:'' '''Machoire''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Fender'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gāng È''' (Taiwan, 鋼顎, "Steel Jaw"), '''Gāngqián''' (China, 钢钳, "Steel Clamp")
*''Russian:'' '''Stal'noj''' (Стальной, "Made of Steel")
*''Spanish:'' '''Carter''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cats]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Trackers]]

Call of the Primitives

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{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' event|Call of the Primitives (Legends)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=91
|series2=2010
|ep2=26
|prev2=Grimlock's New Brain
|next2=The Face of the Nijika
|image=PrimitiveCall.jpg
|caption=Prim and Proper
|title="Call of the Primitives"
|production code=700-112
|airdate=[[November 18]], 1986
|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]
|directed by=[[Eiji Suganuma]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|Unknown]] (See [[Call of the Primitives#Trivia|''Notes'']])
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''All Transformers with animal modes are summoned to battle a being called Tornedron, the little brother of Unicron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|They're not dead! Dead is gray. This is white.]]
In an ancient-looking laboratory, a sinister voice describes the process of creation as he brings an energy creature into being: first feeding off flame, then an [[energon cube]], growing in size and power. "[[Tornedron]]" is more than his creator could have hoped; he flies forth into the universe, as his creator gloats that he will succeed where "the other" failed. Touching a comet, Tornedron leaves it dark and bereft of energy. Soon, it attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Autobot]]s attack it, but it simply drains their energy from them. The creature's creator is pleased with him, saying he's done better than his predecessor, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]].

[[File:Ejectcall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Ravage, why are you running away?]]
On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] is leading a rather badly outnumbered group of Autobots against the [[Decepticon]]s. However, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the animal-form [[Mini-Cassette]]s are all summoned by a mysterious voice. They stop fighting and board Trypticon, who—with Sky Lynx alongside him—rockets off into space, leaving behind a puzzled Rodimus and an infuriated [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. As the Decepticons take off in pursuit, Tornedron arrives and drains the energy from the Moon - and the remaining Autobots along with it. Galvatron's Decepticons in space are next, followed by the entire planet Earth.

Aboard Trypticon, it doesn't take long for tempers to flare after [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] picks a fight with the Dinobots by insulting [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggests they stomp him. The Preds stick with their teammate and fight the Dinobots, and the Terrorcons decide to fight everyone. At Sky Lynx's suggestion, Trypticon shakes his passengers up a bit to put an end to the squabbling. The group arrives on [[Methuselah|an ancient planet]] near the center of the galaxy. After touching down, Sky Lynx assumes command of the group, despite the objections of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]. Finding a cave, they encounter [[Oracle (G1)|a strange entity]]. He explains that he summoned the [[Primitive]]s, all animal-based Transformers, to come to fight Tornedron, the energy being who was created by [[Primacron]]. The entity, who was once Primacron's assistant, explains how Primacron created Unicron but was nearly destroyed by his creation. After Unicron's defeat, Primacron created Tornedron as a replacement. Primacron's assistant hopes that the Primitives' simple instincts will allow them to defeat Primacron's complex plans.

[[File:Terrorconcall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|How bright are all these guys? Well, the freaking ''Terrorcons'' were the first and only ones to figure out that shooting the energy creature doesn't work and to try something else. So, not real bright.]]
Suddenly, Tornedron arrives and drains Trypticon of his energy. Trypticon crashes, and Grimlock is believed destroyed. Sky Lynx attacks, only to have his energy drained as well. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] leads the Dinobots in retreat, while the other Primitives split up, believing that Tornedron can't catch up to all of them if they go separate ways. Unfortunately, they prove to be wrong, as Tornedron separates into four parts to track them all down. He easily dispatches the Mini-Cassettes, chewing on [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in the process. Headstrong declares that it would be better to [[Furmanism|fight and die]], and the Predacons form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], only to have their energy sucked away as well. The Terrorcons try to fight back, but are also drained. The Dinobots ambush Tornedron, but they too are dispatched. Declaring victory against the Primitives, Primacron orders Tornedron to return [[Protos|home back to his lab]]. Unknown to Tornedron and Primacron, however, Grimlock has survived his impact from Trypticon, and he secretly follows them.

[[File:Tornedroncall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Two scoops of raisins.]]
At his base, Primacron is having trouble controlling Tornedron, ordering him to stop. Tornedron refuses to take any more orders and declares that he intends to feed on Primacron, and that all of Primacron's failsafes have failed, realizing that Tornedron is rebelling against him. Grimlock breaks into Primacron's lab to find that Primacron is a tiny little monkey-like alien... thing. Grimlock grabs Primacron and orders him to reverse his damage, but Primacron declares that he's tried everything. Grimlock fixes things easily: He throws the reverse switch, which reverses Tornedron's energy polarity, destroying Tornedron and restoring the life energy to the drained Transformers and planets of the galaxy. In celebration, Grimlock destroys Primacron's lab, declaring it the "smartest" thing he's ever done.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (15)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (16)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (17)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (19)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (20)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (21)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (22)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (23)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (25)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (26)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (27)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (28)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (29)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (30)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (31)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (32)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (36)
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (42)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (43)
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (3)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (4)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (5)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (6)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (7)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (8)
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (9)
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (10)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (11)
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (12)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (13)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (14)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (18)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (24)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (33)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (34)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (35)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (37)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (38)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (39)
*[[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] (40)
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] (41)
}}
|c4=
*[[Primacron]] (1)
*[[Tornedron]] (2)
*[[Oracle (G1)|The Oracle]] (44)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (45)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:CotP-BlasterEject.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Whoops, my barn door's open.]]
"What's with the Dinobots?" 
"I'd say they're losing their minds... ''if'' they had any to lose!"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' and '''Springer'''

"Save your ammunition, Autobots! Superior forces are taking over." 
"Well, well, Commander Modesty's here!"
:—'''Sky Lynx''' and '''Springer''', as Sky Lynx arrives to save the day.

'''Sky Lynx:''' "I'm tracking the waves to the center of the galaxy. Even my advanced technology can't pinpoint the exact destination." 
'''Grimlock:''' "Me Grimlock not know where ''I'' go!" 
'''Headstrong:''' "That's not surprisin'. Grimlock don't know nothin'!"
:— With this crew, it doesn't take much to get a brawl going.

"Now remember, before you do anything, think, 'Is this what Sky Lynx would do in my position?', and you will not go far wrong."
:—'''Sky Lynx's''' sensible instructions to the rest of the Primitives.

[[File:CallofthePrimitives SkyLynx ruetheday.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|So how's that whole 'rue the day' thing workin' out for ya there, Sky Lynx?]]
"Suffer my rage, monster! I will show you no mercy! You will rue the day you crossed Sky—aaahhh!"
:—'''Sky Lynx'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s righteous fury at the deaths of Trypticon and Grimlock.

'''Ramhorn''': Sky Lynx is destroyed! Who will lead us now? 
'''Slag''': I, Slag, lead Dinobots away, till I get better idea. 
'''Hun-Gurrr''': Best idea yet! We run too!
:—Strategy is not their strong suit.

[[File:Predaking primatives.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|He is power. He is fear. He is awe-inspiring might. He is... dead in about 5 seconds.]]
'''Headstrong''': I detest fleeing! I would rather die fighting! 
'''Razorclaw''': He is right! Predacons, unite! 
''[The Predacons combine.]'' 
'''Predaking''': Tornedron... face Predaking! ''To the end!''
:—The Predacons decide that [[Furmanism|it is better to fight and die than live with the knowledge that they ran]].

"Grimlock here to save universe!"
:—'''Grimlock''' has an elegantly simple mission statement

"''[chuckles]'' "''You'' are creator?" 
"Unfortunately....yes." 
"Grimlock laugh at little wimp who cause big trouble!"
:—'''Grimlock''', about to give '''Primacron''' a wedgie.

[[File:CallofthePrimitives Grimlock Primacron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Give me Grimlock your lunch money.]]
'''Grimlock''': Grimlock saved universe! Oh, Grimlock hero!! [Grimlock stomps in victory, causing the place to begin to collapse] 
'''Primacron''': Stop it! You stupid—! 
'''Grimlock''': Why you call Grimlock stupid? 
'''Primacron''': You've ruined my lab! 
'''Grimlock''': Me Grimlock think that is smartest thing I ever done!
:—You know, that probably ''is'' the smartest thing he's ever done.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Primacron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Grimlock laugh at little wimp who cause big trouble! Unfortunately, so did the audience.]]
[[File:Firecall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock like 'cons Cajun style!]]
*We get our first official origin story for Unicron, painting him as the creation of an obsessive scientist guy. It's... a bit lackluster, especially considering the demi-god nature of the character depicted in the contemporaneous Marvel UK comics. That god-style origin would carry over into the Marvel US comics in 1989, and later media would use it almost exclusively, quietly ignoring poor Primacron.
*[[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]] is an enigma. What is supposed to be his essence leaving his body is rather inexplicably portrayed looking just like the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. (This ''might'' be explained as the artist recognizing and replicating the object that killed Unicron at the end of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]], but not knowing it had any deeper connection to the Autobots.)
*"Sweeps 6 and 7" identify themselves at the start of the moon battle, the only time any Sweeps had any sort of individual designation. Fun Publications would later produce toys of these characters.
*The rollcall of known Primitives isn't quite complete, omitting [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Instead, Soundwave unleashes two new cassette Decepticons: [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]...who are then never seen again. Gee.
*When Grimlock uses his [[fire-breath|flame breath]] on the Predacons and Terrorcons, they start to ''[[Humanization#Coughing|cough]]''...cause that's what you do when you're being hit with fire reaching several hundred degrees.
*This is the first and only time in the cartoon Swoop fires his wing blasters.
*This episode seems to resolidify the Dinobots' position as freakishly powerful (which took a beating in Season 3), as Grimlock alone seems to be a match for three Terrorcons and two Predacons, and the only Autobot sent flying is Swoop, who takes a blast to the chest early on.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Grimlock can fly in ''T. rex'' mode! All his past flying has been done in robot mode, apart from some falling-with-style back in ''Transformers: The Movie''.
**Trypticon fires a laser from his head-mounted gun at Tornedron that takes the form of a series of energy rings. This MIGHT be a visual reference to the "hypno-beam" his [[bio]] traditionally claims he wields, however if it is meant to hypnotize Tornedron, it fails miserably.
*This episode marks the last appearance of the Dinobots, Trypticon, Ravage, [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (he is seen running by in the background during the red alert on Cybertron), and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in the western cartoon...bummer.
*Neither the Moon nor Earth are mentioned by name. Nor do we see anything to suggest what happens when the entire planet - and every human being on it - is drained of energy; we may surmise that it's non-fatal.

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as Trypticon launches into the moon battle, then again as Sky Lynx takes off to answer the call.
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Galvatron & co. take off after Trypticon.
**[[Lightsaber]] ignition as Tornedron takes off from Earth.
**Seeker ball bolts as Tornedron starts his attack on Trypticon.
**[[TIE Fighter]] roar from Swoop as the Dinobots flee.
**Lightsabers slashing equipment and sparking as Tornedron takes down the cassette crew, and as he approaches the Terrorcons and Dinobots.

===Animation and technical errors===
"Call of the Primitives" is renowned for its highly stylized and often very detailed artwork. Many fans regard it as head and shoulders above every other episode in the series (admittedly not a terribly high bar). More objectively, it is one of the least error-prone episodes of the entire show:
*Rodimus's gun doesn't have the usual Prime rifle sound effect.
*In the second overhead shot of the Autobots during the opening battle, Rodimus is missing his (freakin' huge) spoiler.
*When we first see him, Wheelie is missing his Autobot logo.
*When Blades, Slingshot and Wheelie open fire on Tornedron, the first shots are fired before they even raise their weapons.
*As Tornedron, in the form of a giant bug, steps over the bodies of Blades, Slingshot and Wheelie, its glowing aura is on a lower cel than their bodies, making it appear to pass under them, despite the fact they're lying on the ground.
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look alive, people! Uh, no offense, Windcharger."]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] is seen running around on Cybertron, despite having been killed in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. But hey, that [[Carnage in C-Minor|happens]] [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|all]] [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the]] [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|time]].
*When the Dinobots are being summoned, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] is referred to as [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]. In the script, Sweep #6 is given dialogue indicating he hears the call, too: Sweep #6: Someone from -- "up there"! It is unknown whether Donald F. Glut assumed that Sweep(s) would hear the call because they're "Primitives" due to being mostly recycled Insecticons, or because they're creations of Unicron (and thus by extension, creations of Primacron). The animation paired with this line focuses on Swoop and when Galvatron later pursues the "deserters" only Cyclonus and Soundwave are with him. No word on why the Oracle (as it's called in the script), or the writer for that matter, forgot to mention Sludge specifically.
*Galvatron's sporting a red Decepticon [[insignia]] when he calls in Trypticon.
*When Ravage and the other animal Mini-Cassettes eject from Soundwave, Cyclonus is shown several heads taller than Galvatron and Soundwave. While some scale guides ''do'' show him as larger than the average Transformer (reflecting his original role as Galvatron's transport), the cartoon generally shows him about the same height as Galvatron.
*Grimlock's whole neck is supposed to be gold, but the back of it is gray in several shots.
*As Sky Lynx tracks the signal, we see waves of energy expanding out towards him. In the next shot, they're flowing out'' from'' him.
*As the Predacons start firing on the Dinobots while inside Trypticon, one of the glowing effects doesn't quite match up with Headstrong's horn as it should (he moves his horn to the right position a moment later).
[[File:Calloftheprimitives trypticon vs tornedron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Pictured: wrong sound effect.]]
*Some of the Decepticon Primitives' lasers have the sound effect of Galvatron's cannon. So does Trypticon's laser later on.
*When the Primitives rush to peer over the cliff that Grimlock falls off of, they slide statically into the frame.
*When Sky Lynx tells the Dinobots to find the "alien" a star can be seen on his leg.
*When Tornedron drains Predaking's power and fall over, the Predacons transform back to [[robot mode]]... but the image of Predaking is still there, layered beneath them.
*When Grimlock gets out from under Trypticon, his forearms are huge and his chest looks more boxy than usual.
*Restoring the energy to the Moon also appears to rearrange all the craters.
*When Rodimus' team is restored, Rodimus is lying face up (he was face down), Ultra Magnus' shins are blue instead of white, and Blaster's chest is missing its detailing, switches and Autobot logo.

===Continuity errors===
*Sky Lynx asks Grimlock if he's all right ''as he's falling down a cliff.''

===Trivia===
[[File:Unicroncall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Where am I from?]]
*The art style in this episode is very different from all others in the Generation 1 series, with highly stylized "anime-like" [[character model]]s and proportions. Although popularly claimed to be, the models are most assuredly ''not'' those designed by [[Studio OX]]; they're simply more stylized versions of the standard animation models, lacking the additional toyetic touches and copious mecha-greeblies found in the OX designs.

:Since the 1990s, it has widely been believed that this lone episode was animated by [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], though no evidence has ever been found to actually confirm this. [[Masami Ōbari]] was popularly cited as the animation director.<ref>{{w|lang=ja|大張正己|Masami Ōbari's Japanese Wikipedia article}}</ref> However, Ōbari was asked on Twitter regarding the episode and he himself did not know! This led to animator [[Eiji Suganuma]] chiming in<ref>https://twitter.com/LandSoda/status/487278887332638721</ref> to say that in fact he was the animation director for the episode and to explain that the money shot of the combined Predaking was animated by [[Shin Matsuo]], who ''was'' a member of Studio OX, and brought much of their artistic aesthetic to the standard animation models, accounting for the widespread assumption that the actual Studio OX character models were used in this episode. Given the timeframe and the personnel overlap, the real animation studio culprit is very likely {{w|Production Reed|Ashi Productions}}, hot off animating the similarly styled {{w|Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God|Dancouga}} for 1985, and a known [[Toei Animation]] subcontractor at the time.

===Foreign localization===
[[File:TVMagazineOverkill.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"Eject—operation: Understudy."]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das geheimnisvolle Orakel'''" ("The Mysterious Oracle")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tornedron'''" (First dub), "'''La chiamata dei primitivi'''" (Second dub, "Call of the Primitives")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 原始の呼び声 (''Genshi no Yobigoe'', "Primeval Call")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 5]], [[1987]]
:*Episode preview art published in [[TV Magazine]] inexplicably displays [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] as if they were the stars of the episode.
:*In Japanese continuity, the scene where the Primitives encounter the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] is set in the past; apparently, the Primitives arrived there via time travel. This is done to accommodate the idea that the Oracle later evolved into [[Vector Sigma]] and later [[Primus]].
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to the end of this episode. The segment focuses on the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment focusing on the [[Mini-Cassette]]s used in the Western broadcast. That segment was never used in the Japanese broadcast of the series.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhìzūn Tàijūn'''" (至尊太君, "Supreme Great Lord")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — Call of the Primitives / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Fight or Flee / Call of the Primitives (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video (Tempo Video)
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-112.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Primitive

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:''The Primitives are a group of Transformers from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. ''

[[File:Primitives Calling.jpg|upright=2.8|thumb|Gathering of the most savage and destructive beings in the universe, or MENSA.]]
The '''Primitives''' are a group of Transformers, all featuring robot animal [[alternate mode]]s.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Primacron (G1)|Primacron]] built some of the primitives in the ancient past. Over time, he improved his work, building them bigger and nastier until his greatest achievement, [[Unicron]] turned on him, deciding not to allow himself to be controlled by Primacron. Unicron attacked Primacron's lab. Primacron survived. [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]]'s body was destroyed, but his life essence escaped.

In 2006, the Primitives were brought together by Primacron's assistant to combat the threat posed by the scientist and his latest creation, [[Tornedron]]. The assistant hoped that the Primitives' "simple instincts" could overcome the brilliant scientist's complex plans. The assistant was proved correct when Grimlock broke into Primacron's control room and toggled the "reverse switch," a solution that eluded Primacron himself. Reversing the energy polarity destroyed Tornedron and reversed all the destruction he caused. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

==List of Primitives==
{{collist|3|
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]]
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]
}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Yajū''' (野獣, "Beast")

[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]

Call of the Primitives

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{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' event|Call of the Primitives (Legends)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=91
|series2=2010
|ep2=26
|prev2=Grimlock's New Brain
|next2=The Face of the Nijika
|image=PrimitiveCall.jpg
|caption=Prim and Proper
|title="Call of the Primitives"
|production code=700-112
|airdate=[[November 18]], 1986
|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]
|directed by=[[Eiji Suganuma]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|Unknown]] (See [[Call of the Primitives#Trivia|''Notes'']])
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''All Transformers with animal modes are summoned to battle a being called Tornedron, the little brother of Unicron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|They're not dead! Dead is gray. This is white.]]
In an ancient-looking laboratory, a sinister voice describes the process of creation as he brings an energy creature into being: first feeding off flame, then an [[energon cube]], growing in size and power. "[[Tornedron]]" is more than his creator could have hoped; he flies forth into the universe, as his creator gloats that he will succeed where "the other" failed. Touching a comet, Tornedron leaves it dark and bereft of energy. Soon, it attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Autobot]]s attack it, but it simply drains their energy from them. The creature's creator is pleased with him, saying he's done better than his predecessor, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]].

[[File:Ejectcall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Ravage, why are you running away?]]
On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] is leading a rather badly outnumbered group of Autobots against the [[Decepticon]]s. However, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the animal-form [[Mini-Cassette]]s are all summoned by a mysterious voice. They stop fighting and board Trypticon, who—with Sky Lynx alongside him—rockets off into space, leaving behind a puzzled Rodimus and an infuriated [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. As the Decepticons take off in pursuit, Tornedron arrives and drains the energy from the Moon - and the remaining Autobots along with it. Galvatron's Decepticons in space are next, followed by the entire planet Earth.

Aboard Trypticon, it doesn't take long for tempers to flare after [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] picks a fight with the Dinobots by insulting [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggests they stomp him. The Preds stick with their teammate and fight the Dinobots, and the Terrorcons decide to fight everyone. At Sky Lynx's suggestion, Trypticon shakes his passengers up a bit to put an end to the squabbling. The group arrives on [[Methuselah|an ancient planet]] near the center of the galaxy. After touching down, Sky Lynx assumes command of the group, despite the objections of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]. Finding a cave, they encounter [[Oracle (G1)|a strange entity]]. He explains that he summoned the [[Primitive]]s, all animal-based Transformers, to come to fight Tornedron, the energy being who was created by [[Primacron]]. The entity, who was once Primacron's assistant, explains how Primacron created Unicron but was nearly destroyed by his creation. After Unicron's defeat, Primacron created Tornedron as a replacement. Primacron's assistant hopes that the Primitives' simple instincts will allow them to defeat Primacron's complex plans.

[[File:Terrorconcall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|How bright are all these guys? Well, the freaking ''Terrorcons'' were the first and only ones to figure out that shooting the energy creature doesn't work and to try something else. So, not real bright.]]
Suddenly, Tornedron arrives and drains Trypticon of his energy. Trypticon crashes, and Grimlock is believed destroyed. Sky Lynx attacks, only to have his energy drained as well. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] leads the Dinobots in retreat, while the other Primitives split up, believing that Tornedron can't catch up to all of them if they go separate ways. Unfortunately, they prove to be wrong, as Tornedron separates into four parts to track them all down. He easily dispatches the Mini-Cassettes, chewing on [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in the process. Headstrong declares that it would be better to [[Furmanism|fight and die]], and the Predacons form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], only to have their energy sucked away as well. The Terrorcons try to fight back, but are also drained. The Dinobots ambush Tornedron, but they too are dispatched. Declaring victory against the Primitives, Primacron orders Tornedron to return [[Protos|home back to his lab]]. Unknown to Tornedron and Primacron, however, Grimlock has survived his impact from Trypticon, and he secretly follows them.

[[File:Tornedroncall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Two scoops of raisins.]]
At his base, Primacron is having trouble controlling Tornedron, ordering him to stop. Tornedron refuses to take any more orders and declares that he intends to feed on Primacron, and that all of Primacron's failsafes have failed, realizing that Tornedron is rebelling against him. Grimlock breaks into Primacron's lab to find that Primacron is a tiny little monkey-like alien...thing. Grimlock grabs Primacron and orders him to reverse his damage, but Primacron declares that he's tried everything. Grimlock fixes things easily: He throws the reverse switch, which reverses Tornedron's energy polarity, destroying Tornedron and restoring the life energy to the drained Transformers and planets of the galaxy. In celebration, Grimlock destroys Primacron's lab, declaring it the "smartest" thing he's ever done.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (15)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (16)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (17)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (19)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (20)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (21)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (22)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (23)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (25)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (26)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (27)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (28)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (29)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (30)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (31)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (32)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (36)
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (42)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (43)
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (3)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (4)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (5)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (6)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (7)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (8)
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (9)
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (10)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (11)
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (12)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (13)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (14)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (18)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (24)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (33)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (34)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (35)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (37)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (38)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (39)
*[[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] (40)
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] (41)
}}
|c4=
*[[Primacron]] (1)
*[[Tornedron]] (2)
*[[Oracle (G1)|The Oracle]] (44)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (45)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:CotP-BlasterEject.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Whoops, my barn door's open.]]
"What's with the Dinobots?" 
"I'd say they're losing their minds... ''if'' they had any to lose!"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' and '''Springer'''

"Save your ammunition, Autobots! Superior forces are taking over." 
"Well, well, Commander Modesty's here!"
:—'''Sky Lynx''' and '''Springer''', as Sky Lynx arrives to save the day.

'''Sky Lynx:''' "I'm tracking the waves to the center of the galaxy. Even my advanced technology can't pinpoint the exact destination." 
'''Grimlock:''' "Me Grimlock not know where ''I'' go!" 
'''Headstrong:''' "That's not surprisin'. Grimlock don't know nothin'!"
:— With this crew, it doesn't take much to get a brawl going.

"Now remember, before you do anything, think, 'Is this what Sky Lynx would do in my position?', and you will not go far wrong."
:—'''Sky Lynx's''' sensible instructions to the rest of the Primitives.

[[File:CallofthePrimitives SkyLynx ruetheday.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|So how's that whole 'rue the day' thing workin' out for ya there, Sky Lynx?]]
"Suffer my rage, monster! I will show you no mercy! You will rue the day you crossed Sky—aaahhh!"
:—'''Sky Lynx'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s righteous fury at the deaths of Trypticon and Grimlock.

'''Ramhorn''': Sky Lynx is destroyed! Who will lead us now? 
'''Slag''': I, Slag, lead Dinobots away, till I get better idea. 
'''Hun-Gurrr''': Best idea yet! We run too!
:—Strategy is not their strong suit.

[[File:Predaking primatives.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|He is power. He is fear. He is awe-inspiring might. He is... dead in about 5 seconds.]]
'''Headstrong''': I detest fleeing! I would rather die fighting! 
'''Razorclaw''': He is right! Predacons, unite! 
''[The Predacons combine.]'' 
'''Predaking''': Tornedron... face Predaking! ''To the end!''
:—The Predacons decide that [[Furmanism|it is better to fight and die than live with the knowledge that they ran]].

"Grimlock here to save universe!"
:—'''Grimlock''' has an elegantly simple mission statement

"''[chuckles]'' "''You'' are creator?" 
"Unfortunately....yes." 
"Grimlock laugh at little wimp who cause big trouble!"
:—'''Grimlock''', about to give '''Primacron''' a wedgie.

[[File:CallofthePrimitives Grimlock Primacron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Give me Grimlock your lunch money.]]
'''Grimlock''': Grimlock saved universe! Oh, Grimlock hero!! [Grimlock stomps in victory, causing the place to begin to collapse] 
'''Primacron''': Stop it! You stupid—! 
'''Grimlock''': Why you call Grimlock stupid? 
'''Primacron''': You've ruined my lab! 
'''Grimlock''': Me Grimlock think that is smartest thing I ever done!
:—You know, that probably ''is'' the smartest thing he's ever done.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Primacron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Grimlock laugh at little wimp who cause big trouble! Unfortunately, so did the audience.]]
[[File:Firecall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock like 'cons Cajun style!]]
*We get our first official origin story for Unicron, painting him as the creation of an obsessive scientist guy. It's... a bit lackluster, especially considering the demi-god nature of the character depicted in the contemporaneous Marvel UK comics. That god-style origin would carry over into the Marvel US comics in 1989, and later media would use it almost exclusively, quietly ignoring poor Primacron.
*[[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]] is an enigma. What is supposed to be his essence leaving his body is rather inexplicably portrayed looking just like the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. (This ''might'' be explained as the artist recognizing and replicating the object that killed Unicron at the end of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]], but not knowing it had any deeper connection to the Autobots.)
*"Sweeps 6 and 7" identify themselves at the start of the moon battle, the only time any Sweeps had any sort of individual designation. Fun Publications would later produce toys of these characters.
*The rollcall of known Primitives isn't quite complete, omitting [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Instead, Soundwave unleashes two new cassette Decepticons: [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]...who are then never seen again. Gee.
*When Grimlock uses his [[fire-breath|flame breath]] on the Predacons and Terrorcons, they start to ''[[Humanization#Coughing|cough]]''...cause that's what you do when you're being hit with fire reaching several hundred degrees.
*This is the first and only time in the cartoon Swoop fires his wing blasters.
*This episode seems to resolidify the Dinobots' position as freakishly powerful (which took a beating in Season 3), as Grimlock alone seems to be a match for three Terrorcons and two Predacons, and the only Autobot sent flying is Swoop, who takes a blast to the chest early on.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Grimlock can fly in ''T. rex'' mode! All his past flying has been done in robot mode, apart from some falling-with-style back in ''Transformers: The Movie''.
**Trypticon fires a laser from his head-mounted gun at Tornedron that takes the form of a series of energy rings. This MIGHT be a visual reference to the "hypno-beam" his [[bio]] traditionally claims he wields, however if it is meant to hypnotize Tornedron, it fails miserably.
*This episode marks the last appearance of the Dinobots, Trypticon, Ravage, [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (he is seen running by in the background during the red alert on Cybertron), and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in the western cartoon...bummer.
*Neither the Moon nor Earth are mentioned by name. Nor do we see anything to suggest what happens when the entire planet - and every human being on it - is drained of energy; we may surmise that it's non-fatal.

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as Trypticon launches into the moon battle, then again as Sky Lynx takes off to answer the call.
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Galvatron & co. take off after Trypticon.
**[[Lightsaber]] ignition as Tornedron takes off from Earth.
**Seeker ball bolts as Tornedron starts his attack on Trypticon.
**[[TIE Fighter]] roar from Swoop as the Dinobots flee.
**Lightsabers slashing equipment and sparking as Tornedron takes down the cassette crew, and as he approaches the Terrorcons and Dinobots.

===Animation and technical errors===
"Call of the Primitives" is renowned for its highly stylized and often very detailed artwork. Many fans regard it as head and shoulders above every other episode in the series (admittedly not a terribly high bar). More objectively, it is one of the least error-prone episodes of the entire show:
*Rodimus's gun doesn't have the usual Prime rifle sound effect.
*In the second overhead shot of the Autobots during the opening battle, Rodimus is missing his (freakin' huge) spoiler.
*When we first see him, Wheelie is missing his Autobot logo.
*When Blades, Slingshot and Wheelie open fire on Tornedron, the first shots are fired before they even raise their weapons.
*As Tornedron, in the form of a giant bug, steps over the bodies of Blades, Slingshot and Wheelie, its glowing aura is on a lower cel than their bodies, making it appear to pass under them, despite the fact they're lying on the ground.
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look alive, people! Uh, no offense, Windcharger."]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] is seen running around on Cybertron, despite having been killed in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. But hey, that [[Carnage in C-Minor|happens]] [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|all]] [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the]] [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|time]].
*When the Dinobots are being summoned, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] is referred to as [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]. In the script, Sweep #6 is given dialogue indicating he hears the call, too: Sweep #6: Someone from -- "up there"! It is unknown whether Donald F. Glut assumed that Sweep(s) would hear the call because they're "Primitives" due to being mostly recycled Insecticons, or because they're creations of Unicron (and thus by extension, creations of Primacron). The animation paired with this line focuses on Swoop and when Galvatron later pursues the "deserters" only Cyclonus and Soundwave are with him. No word on why the Oracle (as it's called in the script), or the writer for that matter, forgot to mention Sludge specifically.
*Galvatron's sporting a red Decepticon [[insignia]] when he calls in Trypticon.
*When Ravage and the other animal Mini-Cassettes eject from Soundwave, Cyclonus is shown several heads taller than Galvatron and Soundwave. While some scale guides ''do'' show him as larger than the average Transformer (reflecting his original role as Galvatron's transport), the cartoon generally shows him about the same height as Galvatron.
*Grimlock's whole neck is supposed to be gold, but the back of it is gray in several shots.
*As Sky Lynx tracks the signal, we see waves of energy expanding out towards him. In the next shot, they're flowing out'' from'' him.
*As the Predacons start firing on the Dinobots while inside Trypticon, one of the glowing effects doesn't quite match up with Headstrong's horn as it should (he moves his horn to the right position a moment later).
[[File:Calloftheprimitives trypticon vs tornedron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Pictured: wrong sound effect.]]
*Some of the Decepticon Primitives' lasers have the sound effect of Galvatron's cannon. So does Trypticon's laser later on.
*When the Primitives rush to peer over the cliff that Grimlock falls off of, they slide statically into the frame.
*When Sky Lynx tells the Dinobots to find the "alien" a star can be seen on his leg.
*When Tornedron drains Predaking's power and fall over, the Predacons transform back to [[robot mode]]... but the image of Predaking is still there, layered beneath them.
*When Grimlock gets out from under Trypticon, his forearms are huge and his chest looks more boxy than usual.
*Restoring the energy to the Moon also appears to rearrange all the craters.
*When Rodimus' team is restored, Rodimus is lying face up (he was face down), Ultra Magnus' shins are blue instead of white, and Blaster's chest is missing its detailing, switches and Autobot logo.

===Continuity errors===
*Sky Lynx asks Grimlock if he's all right ''as he's falling down a cliff.''

===Trivia===
[[File:Unicroncall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Where am I from?]]
*The art style in this episode is very different from all others in the Generation 1 series, with highly stylized "anime-like" [[character model]]s and proportions. Although popularly claimed to be, the models are most assuredly ''not'' those designed by [[Studio OX]]; they're simply more stylized versions of the standard animation models, lacking the additional toyetic touches and copious mecha-greeblies found in the OX designs.

:Since the 1990s, it has widely been believed that this lone episode was animated by [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], though no evidence has ever been found to actually confirm this. [[Masami Ōbari]] was popularly cited as the animation director.<ref>{{w|lang=ja|大張正己|Masami Ōbari's Japanese Wikipedia article}}</ref> However, Ōbari was asked on Twitter regarding the episode and he himself did not know! This led to animator [[Eiji Suganuma]] chiming in<ref>https://twitter.com/LandSoda/status/487278887332638721</ref> to say that in fact he was the animation director for the episode and to explain that the money shot of the combined Predaking was animated by [[Shin Matsuo]], who ''was'' a member of Studio OX, and brought much of their artistic aesthetic to the standard animation models, accounting for the widespread assumption that the actual Studio OX character models were used in this episode. Given the timeframe and the personnel overlap, the real animation studio culprit is very likely {{w|Production Reed|Ashi Productions}}, hot off animating the similarly styled {{w|Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God|Dancouga}} for 1985, and a known [[Toei Animation]] subcontractor at the time.

===Foreign localization===
[[File:TVMagazineOverkill.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"Eject—operation: Understudy."]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das geheimnisvolle Orakel'''" ("The Mysterious Oracle")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tornedron'''" (First dub), "'''La chiamata dei primitivi'''" (Second dub, "Call of the Primitives")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 原始の呼び声 (''Genshi no Yobigoe'', "Primeval Call")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 5]], [[1987]]
:*Episode preview art published in [[TV Magazine]] inexplicably displays [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] as if they were the stars of the episode.
:*In Japanese continuity, the scene where the Primitives encounter the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] is set in the past; apparently, the Primitives arrived there via time travel. This is done to accommodate the idea that the Oracle later evolved into [[Vector Sigma]] and later [[Primus]].
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to the end of this episode. The segment focuses on the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment focusing on the [[Mini-Cassette]]s used in the Western broadcast. That segment was never used in the Japanese broadcast of the series.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhìzūn Tàijūn'''" (至尊太君, "Supreme Great Lord")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — Call of the Primitives / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Fight or Flee / Call of the Primitives (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video (Tempo Video)
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-112.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Call of the Primitives

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{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' event|Call of the Primitives (Legends)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=91
|series2=2010
|ep2=26
|prev2=Grimlock's New Brain
|next2=The Face of the Nijika
|image=PrimitiveCall.jpg
|caption=Prim and Proper
|title="Call of the Primitives"
|production code=700-112
|airdate=[[November 18]], 1986
|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]
|directed by=[[Eiji Suganuma]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|Unknown]] (See [[Call of the Primitives#Trivia|''Notes'']])
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''All Transformers with animal modes are summoned to battle a being called Tornedron, the little brother of Unicron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|They're not dead! Dead is gray. This is white.]]
In an ancient-looking laboratory, a sinister voice describes the process of creation as he brings an energy creature into being: first feeding off flame, then an [[energon cube]], growing in size and power. "[[Tornedron]]" is more than his creator could have hoped; he flies forth into the universe, as his creator gloats that he will succeed where "the other" failed. Touching a comet, Tornedron leaves it dark and bereft of energy. Soon, it attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Autobot]]s attack it, but it simply drains their energy from them. The creature's creator is pleased with him, saying he's done better than his predecessor, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]].

[[File:Ejectcall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Ravage, why are you running away?]]
On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] is leading a rather badly outnumbered group of Autobots against the [[Decepticon]]s. However, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the animal-form [[Mini-Cassette]]s are all summoned by a mysterious voice. They stop fighting and board Trypticon, who—with Sky Lynx alongside him—rockets off into space, leaving behind a puzzled Rodimus and an infuriated [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. As the Decepticons take off in pursuit, Tornedron arrives and drains the energy from the Moon - and the remaining Autobots along with it. Galvatron's Decepticons in space are next, followed by the entire planet Earth.

Aboard Trypticon, it doesn't take long for tempers to flare after [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] picks a fight with the Dinobots by insulting [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggests they stomp him. The Preds stick with their teammate and fight the Dinobots, and the Terrorcons decide to fight everyone. At Sky Lynx's suggestion, Trypticon shakes his passengers up a bit to put an end to the squabbling. The group arrives on [[Methuselah|an ancient planet]] near the center of the galaxy. After touching down, Sky Lynx assumes command of the group, despite the objections of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]. Finding a cave, they encounter [[Oracle (G1)|a strange entity]]. He explains that he summoned the [[Primitive]]s, all animal-based Transformers, to come to fight [[Tornedron]], the energy being who was created by [[Primacron]]. The entity, who was once Primacron's assistant, explains how Primacron created Unicron but was nearly destroyed by his creation. After Unicron's defeat, Primacron created Tornedron as a replacement. Primacron's assistant hopes that the Primitives' simple instincts will allow them to defeat Primacron's complex plans.

[[File:Terrorconcall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|How bright are all these guys? Well, the freaking ''Terrorcons'' were the first and only ones to figure out that shooting the energy creature doesn't work and to try something else. So, not real bright.]]
Suddenly, Tornedron arrives and drains Trypticon of his energy. Trypticon crashes, and Grimlock is believed destroyed. Sky Lynx attacks, only to have his energy drained as well. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] leads the Dinobots in retreat, while the other Primitives split up, believing that Tornedron can't catch up to all of them if they go separate ways. Unfortunately, they prove to be wrong, as Tornedron separates into four parts to track them all down. He easily dispatches the Mini-Cassettes, chewing on [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in the process. Headstrong declares that it would be better to [[Furmanism|fight and die]], and the Predacons form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], only to have their energy sucked away as well. The Terrorcons try to fight back, but are also drained. The Dinobots ambush Tornedron, but they too are dispatched. Declaring victory against the Primitives, Primacron orders Tornedron to return [[Protos|home back to his lab]]. Unknown to Tornedron and Primacron, however, Grimlock has survived his impact from Trypticon, and he secretly follows them.

[[File:Tornedroncall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Two scoops of raisins.]]
At his base, Primacron is having trouble controlling Tornedron, ordering him to stop. Tornedron refuses to take any more orders and declares that he intends to feed on Primacron, and that all of Primacron's failsafes have failed, realizing that Tornedron is rebelling against him. Grimlock breaks into Primacron's lab to find that Primacron is a tiny little monkey-like alien...thing. Grimlock grabs Primacron and orders him to reverse his damage, but Primacron declares that he's tried everything. Grimlock fixes things easily: He throws the reverse switch, which reverses Tornedron's energy polarity, destroying Tornedron and restoring the life energy to the drained Transformers and planets of the galaxy. In celebration, Grimlock destroys Primacron's lab, declaring it the "smartest" thing he's ever done.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (15)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (16)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (17)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (19)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (20)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (21)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (22)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (23)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (25)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (26)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (27)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (28)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (29)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (30)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (31)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (32)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (36)
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (42)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (43)
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (3)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (4)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (5)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (6)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (7)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (8)
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (9)
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (10)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (11)
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (12)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (13)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (14)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (18)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (24)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (33)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (34)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (35)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (37)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (38)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (39)
*[[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] (40)
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] (41)
}}
|c4=
*[[Primacron]] (1)
*[[Tornedron]] (2)
*[[Oracle (G1)|The Oracle]] (44)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (45)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:CotP-BlasterEject.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Whoops, my barn door's open.]]
"What's with the Dinobots?" 
"I'd say they're losing their minds... ''if'' they had any to lose!"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' and '''Springer'''

"Save your ammunition, Autobots! Superior forces are taking over." 
"Well, well, Commander Modesty's here!"
:—'''Sky Lynx''' and '''Springer''', as Sky Lynx arrives to save the day.

'''Sky Lynx:''' "I'm tracking the waves to the center of the galaxy. Even my advanced technology can't pinpoint the exact destination." 
'''Grimlock:''' "Me Grimlock not know where ''I'' go!" 
'''Headstrong:''' "That's not surprisin'. Grimlock don't know nothin'!"
:— With this crew, it doesn't take much to get a brawl going.

"Now remember, before you do anything, think, 'Is this what Sky Lynx would do in my position?', and you will not go far wrong."
:—'''Sky Lynx's''' sensible instructions to the rest of the Primitives.

[[File:CallofthePrimitives SkyLynx ruetheday.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|So how's that whole 'rue the day' thing workin' out for ya there, Sky Lynx?]]
"Suffer my rage, monster! I will show you no mercy! You will rue the day you crossed Sky—aaahhh!"
:—'''Sky Lynx'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s righteous fury at the deaths of Trypticon and Grimlock.

'''Ramhorn''': Sky Lynx is destroyed! Who will lead us now? 
'''Slag''': I, Slag, lead Dinobots away, till I get better idea. 
'''Hun-Gurrr''': Best idea yet! We run too!
:—Strategy is not their strong suit.

[[File:Predaking primatives.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|He is power. He is fear. He is awe-inspiring might. He is... dead in about 5 seconds.]]
'''Headstrong''': I detest fleeing! I would rather die fighting! 
'''Razorclaw''': He is right! Predacons, unite! 
''[The Predacons combine.]'' 
'''Predaking''': Tornedron... face Predaking! ''To the end!''
:—The Predacons decide that [[Furmanism|it is better to fight and die than live with the knowledge that they ran]].

"Grimlock here to save universe!"
:—'''Grimlock''' has an elegantly simple mission statement

"''[chuckles]'' "''You'' are creator?" 
"Unfortunately....yes." 
"Grimlock laugh at little wimp who cause big trouble!"
:—'''Grimlock''', about to give '''Primacron''' a wedgie.

[[File:CallofthePrimitives Grimlock Primacron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Give me Grimlock your lunch money.]]
'''Grimlock''': Grimlock saved universe! Oh, Grimlock hero!! [Grimlock stomps in victory, causing the place to begin to collapse] 
'''Primacron''': Stop it! You stupid—! 
'''Grimlock''': Why you call Grimlock stupid? 
'''Primacron''': You've ruined my lab! 
'''Grimlock''': Me Grimlock think that is smartest thing I ever done!
:—You know, that probably ''is'' the smartest thing he's ever done.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Primacron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Grimlock laugh at little wimp who cause big trouble! Unfortunately, so did the audience.]]
[[File:Firecall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock like 'cons Cajun style!]]
*We get our first official origin story for Unicron, painting him as the creation of an obsessive scientist guy. It's... a bit lackluster, especially considering the demi-god nature of the character depicted in the contemporaneous Marvel UK comics. That god-style origin would carry over into the Marvel US comics in 1989, and later media would use it almost exclusively, quietly ignoring poor Primacron.
*[[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]] is an enigma. What is supposed to be his essence leaving his body is rather inexplicably portrayed looking just like the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. (This ''might'' be explained as the artist recognizing and replicating the object that killed Unicron at the end of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]], but not knowing it had any deeper connection to the Autobots.)
*"Sweeps 6 and 7" identify themselves at the start of the moon battle, the only time any Sweeps had any sort of individual designation. Fun Publications would later produce toys of these characters.
*The rollcall of known Primitives isn't quite complete, omitting [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Instead, Soundwave unleashes two new cassette Decepticons: [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]...who are then never seen again. Gee.
*When Grimlock uses his [[fire-breath|flame breath]] on the Predacons and Terrorcons, they start to ''[[Humanization#Coughing|cough]]''...cause that's what you do when you're being hit with fire reaching several hundred degrees.
*This is the first and only time in the cartoon Swoop fires his wing blasters.
*This episode seems to resolidify the Dinobots' position as freakishly powerful (which took a beating in Season 3), as Grimlock alone seems to be a match for three Terrorcons and two Predacons, and the only Autobot sent flying is Swoop, who takes a blast to the chest early on.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Grimlock can fly in ''T. rex'' mode! All his past flying has been done in robot mode, apart from some falling-with-style back in ''Transformers: The Movie''.
**Trypticon fires a laser from his head-mounted gun at Tornedron that takes the form of a series of energy rings. This MIGHT be a visual reference to the "hypno-beam" his [[bio]] traditionally claims he wields, however if it is meant to hypnotize Tornedron, it fails miserably.
*This episode marks the last appearance of the Dinobots, Trypticon, Ravage, [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (he is seen running by in the background during the red alert on Cybertron), and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in the western cartoon...bummer.
*Neither the Moon nor Earth are mentioned by name. Nor do we see anything to suggest what happens when the entire planet - and every human being on it - is drained of energy; we may surmise that it's non-fatal.

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as Trypticon launches into the moon battle, then again as Sky Lynx takes off to answer the call.
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Galvatron & co. take off after Trypticon.
**[[Lightsaber]] ignition as Tornedron takes off from Earth.
**Seeker ball bolts as Tornedron starts his attack on Trypticon.
**[[TIE Fighter]] roar from Swoop as the Dinobots flee.
**Lightsabers slashing equipment and sparking as Tornedron takes down the cassette crew, and as he approaches the Terrorcons and Dinobots.

===Animation and technical errors===
"Call of the Primitives" is renowned for its highly stylized and often very detailed artwork. Many fans regard it as head and shoulders above every other episode in the series (admittedly not a terribly high bar). More objectively, it is one of the least error-prone episodes of the entire show:
*Rodimus's gun doesn't have the usual Prime rifle sound effect.
*In the second overhead shot of the Autobots during the opening battle, Rodimus is missing his (freakin' huge) spoiler.
*When we first see him, Wheelie is missing his Autobot logo.
*When Blades, Slingshot and Wheelie open fire on Tornedron, the first shots are fired before they even raise their weapons.
*As Tornedron, in the form of a giant bug, steps over the bodies of Blades, Slingshot and Wheelie, its glowing aura is on a lower cel than their bodies, making it appear to pass under them, despite the fact they're lying on the ground.
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look alive, people! Uh, no offense, Windcharger."]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] is seen running around on Cybertron, despite having been killed in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. But hey, that [[Carnage in C-Minor|happens]] [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|all]] [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the]] [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|time]].
*When the Dinobots are being summoned, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] is referred to as [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]. In the script, Sweep #6 is given dialogue indicating he hears the call, too: Sweep #6: Someone from -- "up there"! It is unknown whether Donald F. Glut assumed that Sweep(s) would hear the call because they're "Primitives" due to being mostly recycled Insecticons, or because they're creations of Unicron (and thus by extension, creations of Primacron). The animation paired with this line focuses on Swoop and when Galvatron later pursues the "deserters" only Cyclonus and Soundwave are with him. No word on why the Oracle (as it's called in the script), or the writer for that matter, forgot to mention Sludge specifically.
*Galvatron's sporting a red Decepticon [[insignia]] when he calls in Trypticon.
*When Ravage and the other animal Mini-Cassettes eject from Soundwave, Cyclonus is shown several heads taller than Galvatron and Soundwave. While some scale guides ''do'' show him as larger than the average Transformer (reflecting his original role as Galvatron's transport), the cartoon generally shows him about the same height as Galvatron.
*Grimlock's whole neck is supposed to be gold, but the back of it is gray in several shots.
*As Sky Lynx tracks the signal, we see waves of energy expanding out towards him. In the next shot, they're flowing out'' from'' him.
*As the Predacons start firing on the Dinobots while inside Trypticon, one of the glowing effects doesn't quite match up with Headstrong's horn as it should (he moves his horn to the right position a moment later).
[[File:Calloftheprimitives trypticon vs tornedron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Pictured: wrong sound effect.]]
*Some of the Decepticon Primitives' lasers have the sound effect of Galvatron's cannon. So does Trypticon's laser later on.
*When the Primitives rush to peer over the cliff that Grimlock falls off of, they slide statically into the frame.
*When Sky Lynx tells the Dinobots to find the "alien" a star can be seen on his leg.
*When Tornedron drains Predaking's power and fall over, the Predacons transform back to [[robot mode]]... but the image of Predaking is still there, layered beneath them.
*When Grimlock gets out from under Trypticon, his forearms are huge and his chest looks more boxy than usual.
*Restoring the energy to the Moon also appears to rearrange all the craters.
*When Rodimus' team is restored, Rodimus is lying face up (he was face down), Ultra Magnus' shins are blue instead of white, and Blaster's chest is missing its detailing, switches and Autobot logo.

===Continuity errors===
*Sky Lynx asks Grimlock if he's all right ''as he's falling down a cliff.''

===Trivia===
[[File:Unicroncall.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Where am I from?]]
*The art style in this episode is very different from all others in the Generation 1 series, with highly stylized "anime-like" [[character model]]s and proportions. Although popularly claimed to be, the models are most assuredly ''not'' those designed by [[Studio OX]]; they're simply more stylized versions of the standard animation models, lacking the additional toyetic touches and copious mecha-greeblies found in the OX designs.

:Since the 1990s, it has widely been believed that this lone episode was animated by [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], though no evidence has ever been found to actually confirm this. [[Masami Ōbari]] was popularly cited as the animation director.<ref>{{w|lang=ja|大張正己|Masami Ōbari's Japanese Wikipedia article}}</ref> However, Ōbari was asked on Twitter regarding the episode and he himself did not know! This led to animator [[Eiji Suganuma]] chiming in<ref>https://twitter.com/LandSoda/status/487278887332638721</ref> to say that in fact he was the animation director for the episode and to explain that the money shot of the combined Predaking was animated by [[Shin Matsuo]], who ''was'' a member of Studio OX, and brought much of their artistic aesthetic to the standard animation models, accounting for the widespread assumption that the actual Studio OX character models were used in this episode. Given the timeframe and the personnel overlap, the real animation studio culprit is very likely {{w|Production Reed|Ashi Productions}}, hot off animating the similarly styled {{w|Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God|Dancouga}} for 1985, and a known [[Toei Animation]] subcontractor at the time.

===Foreign localization===
[[File:TVMagazineOverkill.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"Eject—operation: Understudy."]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das geheimnisvolle Orakel'''" ("The Mysterious Oracle")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tornedron'''" (First dub), "'''La chiamata dei primitivi'''" (Second dub, "Call of the Primitives")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 原始の呼び声 (''Genshi no Yobigoe'', "Primeval Call")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 5]], [[1987]]
:*Episode preview art published in [[TV Magazine]] inexplicably displays [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] as if they were the stars of the episode.
:*In Japanese continuity, the scene where the Primitives encounter the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] is set in the past; apparently, the Primitives arrived there via time travel. This is done to accommodate the idea that the Oracle later evolved into [[Vector Sigma]] and later [[Primus]].
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to the end of this episode. The segment focuses on the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment focusing on the [[Mini-Cassette]]s used in the Western broadcast. That segment was never used in the Japanese broadcast of the series.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhìzūn Tàijūn'''" (至尊太君, "Supreme Great Lord")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — Call of the Primitives / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Fight or Flee / Call of the Primitives (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video (Tempo Video)
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-112.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Only Human

2019-07-07T02:29:43Z

Rwe1138: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the ''Legends'' event|Only Human (Legends)}}
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|series=G1toon
|ep=88
|series2=2010
|ep2=22
|prev2=The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)
|next2=Money Is Everything (episode)
|image=Autobot synthoids.jpg
|caption=
|title="Only Human"
|production code=700-108
|airdate=[[November 13]], 1986
|written by=[[Susan K. Williams]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|Unknown]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''When several Autobots interfere with his "business", a powerful crime lord has their minds placed into synthoid bodies, with the help of the strangely familiar "Old Snake".'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:CC-OldSnake01.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Doing a crossover... in style!]]

As buildings explode across the futuristic cityscape of [[New York City]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] attempts to save as many people as he can. At the docks, crime lord [[Victor Drath]]'s men, led by [[Dutch (G1)|Dutch]], attempt to steal a canister of [[newtronium]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] stop them; however, Dutch shoots the canister which explodes in Rodimus's hands, allowing the criminals to escape in their flying car.

Tired of the [[Autobot]]s interfering with his operations, Drath contacts the mysterious [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]] who apparently ran some kind of terrorist organization in the past. Drath purchases Old Snake's assistance and technology, setting up a laboratory at his home. Lured to the laboratory, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] are trapped and their minds transferred into newly created [[synthoid]] human bodies. While the human [[Autobot]]s are taken away to be disposed at the junk yard, Snake suggests that Drath can make use of the Autobots' former robot bodies.

[[File:ArceeSpringerHuman.JPG|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Hey Arcee, biologically we can...you know." "What? Huh?" "Nevermind."]]

The four Autobots manage to escape from the crusher in the junk yard before they're pulverised. They find clothing in a nearby building and swiftly realize what has happened. They split up—Magnus and Arcee decide to attempt to contact [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] while Rodimus and Springer go after Drath. Once the pair reaches Drath's house, Rodimus attempts to draw the guards away, but is wounded. He is given refuge by Drath's girlfriend [[Michelle]]. Springer spots Drath's men taking the Autobots' robot bodies for a test drive, taking the opportunity to rob a jewellery store. He is offers to help operate his old body, claiming that he has experience with heavy machinery, and gains the thugs' confidence.

Meanwhile Arcee and Ultra Magnus are having no luck contacting the police chief they'd worked with after the earlier bombings. They notice a nearby warehouse is owned by Drath and break in, discovering it's full of weapons. Unfortunately Arcee trips a silent alarm, and they're interrupted by thugs driving their old bodies. Magnus threatens them with a grenade, giving Arcee time to escape on a stolen motorcycle, but he is captured by Dutch a short time later.

[[File:OnlyHuman Rodimus Michelle breakfast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|- Coffee in bed, sir? - Yeah, caffeine is ''very'' bad, honey!]]

Rodimus shares breakfast with Michelle, who confides that she knows who he is, but will help him get into Drath's house. Arcee makes it to Autobot City, but the human security guards don't believe her story and instead place her in detention. Rodimus and Michelle enter Drath's home... only for Drath's men to spring the trap which Michelle has lured him into. Drath tells Rodimus that Snake has come up with a new plan — load the Autobots' robot bodies with explosives and use them to blow up Autobot City. Springer discovers the plan as well, when he drives his robot body to pick up the explosives. He and Ultra Magnus liberate both his old body, though it is damaged in the escape. The three remaining Autobot forms are dispatched for Autobot City.

[[File:OnlyHuman Thugs in Rodimus.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]

Rodimus manages to get free of the goons and take down Drath himself. Drath gloats that Autobot City is still doomed. Indeed, Drath's thugs are nearing the city in the three purloined Autobot forms. Springer and Ultra Magnus fly Springer's robot form to catch up with the other three Autobots en route to Metroplex. Knowing that the Autobots in the city won't realize three Trojan horses are coming until it's too late, Ultra Magnus tells Springer to attack the city himself. Their firing on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] alerts the inhabitants, and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] has time to activate the city’s defenses and waylay the oncoming Autobots.

Later, after the Autobots have put together the pieces, [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] rigs the equipment at Drath's former hideout and transfers Rodimus Prime and the other's minds back to their rightful place. When asked about their adventure, Rodimus gives extra consideration to Michelle as she's led away along with Drath's other men. Meanwhile, safely away, Old Snake muses to himself how they just don't make terrorists like they used to. He also tries to yell out the rallying cry of his former organization but breaks down into coughing, so it's absolutely impossible to tell what group he used to run.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (2)
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (4)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (10)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (11)
*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] (12)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (13)

|c3=
*[[Dutch (G1)|Dutch]] (1)
*[[Turan|Chief Turan]] (6)
*[[Victor Drath]] (7)
*[[Michelle]] (8)
*[[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]] (9)
*Rodimus Prime (5)
*Ultra Magnus (4)
*Springer (2)
*Arcee (3)
}}

==Quotes==
"We will deal with the Autobots as we would any other impediment to business." 
"Yer gonna ICE them robots?!"
:—'''Victor Drath''' and '''Dutch''' talk business

"Yer 'trash' got up an' took a hike before I could squash 'em!"
:—'''Junkyard goon'''

'''Victor Drath:''' Does that technology still exist, Snake? Is it for sale? 
'''"Old Snake":''' This is the world, Mr. Drath. ''Everything'' is for sale. 
:—Often from toy companies!

"The Path to True Humanity! Only $4.95, tax deductible!" 
''[Springer shoves him aside]'' 
"Sorry, pal, I'm a ''robot'' at heart. ...Terrific. I already need a shave."
:—'''Street proselytizer''' and humanized '''Springer'''

'''Springer''': Need a hand? I, uh...operate heavy equipment. 
'''Goon #1''': Uh...yeah. 
'''Goon #2''': But dere's only room for ''two'' in here! 
''[#1 boots #2 out the hatch]'' 
'''Goon #1''': Yeah! Yer right!
:—Springer gets a lift from his own body.

"Don't think for a moment that I haven't the nerve to use this—I ''have!''"
:—Even humanized, '''Ultra Magnus''' is a badass.

"What's this?" 
"It's called breakfast, dummy." 
"Mph. Smells better than it tastes."
:—Humanized '''Rodimus''' discovers coffee, courtesy of '''Michelle'''

"Snake pointed out to me a problem with eliminating only the four of you...namely, an entire city of Autobots who might be tempted to vengeance. I believe in solutions, not problems. You can watch the destruction of Metroplex before you die."
:—'''Victor Drath''' rubs Rodimus's nose in it.

[[File:CC-OldSnake02.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
"Well, did you enjoy your sojourn, Rodimus?" 
"Maybe a little ''too'' much, Perceptor."
:—'''Perceptor''' innocently asks a very loaded question of '''Rodimus''', as the camera pointedly zooms in on Michelle.

"Poor Mr. Drath. Not quite smart enough, were you? They simply don't make terrorists like they ''used'' to! COOOOOBRA-ha-*hackcoughcoughcough*"
:—"'''Old Snake'''" gets away scot-free.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:OldSnakeYellowFingers1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Or maybe Old Snake was eating Cheet-os and the animators miscolored his fingers.]]
*[[Synthoid]]s originally appeared in the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' episodes "The Synthoid Conspiracy" and "There's No Place Like Springfield".
*Throughout the episode, Old Snake's fingers, visible through his torn-up gloves, are colored yellow and occasionally detailed with scales. This fits in with the timeline of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' animated series, as in ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', Cobra Commander was mutated into a yellow-scaled snake-man and then an actual cobra. He was eventually restored to his yellow-scaled snake-man form in the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' episode "Operation: Dragonfire, Day 2", though that episode aired three years ''after'' this one. Regardless, hey, with this episode taking place in "the future", that means the continuity works out!
*This episode, along with "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]" and "[[Madman's Paradise]]", is one of the few episodes to not feature Decepticons. In fact, this episode marks the only time in the G1 cartoon where all of the antagonists are human (or [[Cobra Commander|humanoid]]). Of course, they still get the Decepticon logo during the scene transitions.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Springer can deploy his arms while still in helicopter mode.
*More than most, this episode plays up the "futuristic" aspect of the show's 2006 setting, with flying cars, crazy looking non-flying cars with sci-fi engine sounds, humans with laser guns, and New York's crazy huge Jetsons buildings.
*It also paints a picture of a close alliance between the humans and the Autobots. The Autobots are working directly with the NYPD, and have a load of humans helping to staff Autobot City (something not seen in any other episode).
*This episode might answer a question [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] asked at the end of the Season 2 episode "[[Autobot Spike]]" about what would happen if an Autobot's mind were placed in a human's body.

===Real world references===
[[File:OnlyHuman New York opening cityscape.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|[[New Cybertron]] redux? ]]
*Though never called out by name, the episode is set in and around a futuristic [[New York City]]. Badly drawn versions of the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center towers can be glimpsed in the opening shot - absolutely ''dwarfed'' by the crazy future buildings behind them - and "NYPD" markings on the first police hovercar can also be glimpsed.
*This episode uses a number of common cartoon sound effects for helicopter rotors and laser beams that had not been heard on ''Transformers'' before... but which were very common on its contemporary competitor, ''[[GoBots#Cartoon|Challenge of the GoBots]]''.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The C-3PO "NO!" laser effect is used as the Rodimus-mecha blasts Springer, and again for all the shots coming from Autobot City.

===Animation and technical errors===
*Rodimus, Kup, Arcee, and Springer all appear with their outdated character models for the duration of the episode. Rodimus has done this before in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]," but Kup's, Springer's and Arcee's early designs have only been briefly glimpsed in some [[AKOM]] episodes before now.
*Like in a lot of AKOM episodes, the inside of Ultra Magnus's mouth is often blue.
*Throughout their time as piloted mecha, the Autobots' bodies are ''huge''.
*The glow effect from the fire engine's flashing light isn't aligned with the light itself.
*During the rescue at the start, Springer, in helicopter mode, somehow catches a falling human on his nose, despite the fact the human would have to pass through his spinning rotors. A few shots later, his arms separate from his helicopter body without the transformation sound effect.
**He extends his arms to rescue two trapped humans, but folds them away again before the explosion that knocks him down has even started.
*As the trapped couple watches Springer crash, they're floating slightly above the ledge they're supposed to be sitting on.
*At the docks, Magnus transforms to his full robot mode from just his cab, leaving his trailer sitting behind him!
**Rodimus does the same thing, though the cartoon was less consistent on whether or not his trailer is a separate component.
*As he runs up to the waterfront, Rodimus' spoiler is all-yellow when it should be orange in the middle. This error occurs throughout the episode.
*Old Snake wasn't "pacing," as his subordinate said. When Drath finds him, he appears to be sitting on a curb.
*Old Snake's yellow fingers are inconsistently detailed; sometimes having a scaly texture and sometimes simply being smooth.
*"Still amused, Springer?" - Ultra Magnus's mouth doesn't move. Neither does Rodimus for his subsequent "This way!" line.
*Magnus ''physically shrinks'' as the mind-transfer helmet thing comes down onto his head. He's also got a lot of miscolored bits - gray cheekguards that should be blue, red torso-top that should be blue, and missile-launcher fronts that are red instead of white.
*The commercial bumpers have a couple extra seconds' worth of music.
*"As the humanized Autobots plan their first move, Rodimus is drawn mouthing Magnus's lines.
*Despite being human, there are occasions when the Autobots' voices are still synthesized to sound robotic.
*"And risk our both getting caught?" - Rodimus' mouth isn't moving.
*When Old Snake first has the Autobots transform, Hot Rod is drawn in place of Rodimus, transforming into his trailer-less sports car mode. He's still colored like his older self, though.
*When human Springer offers to pilot his robot form, the guy saying there's only room for two is on the right, then the shot changes and he's on the left.
*When human Springer climbs into his robot form, his crotch clips over a control rod.
*Drath throws open a window shade, dazzling Rodimus with the sunlight - but it's shown as though some sort of laser rays are striking him. They even get a sound effect. Haven't the animators ever seen sunlight before?
*As Drath views a video of Arcee and Ultra Magnus, in vehicle mode, outside his warehouse, Magnus is missing his missile launchers.
*As the vehicle modes of Springer and Rodimus pull up to Drath's warehouse, Rodimus is drawn with Hot Rod's vehicle mode again.
*When Springer grabs the map of Autobot City (which isn't much of a map), his glove is brown, but the next shot shows it (correctly) in white.
*As Springer and Magnus escape, Springer's body converts from car to helicopter without the transforming sound, or even any visible transformation sequence.
*Drath sees a video of Springer escaping and crashing... but doesn't react to anything till the video randomly changes to the other Autobots still sitting outside the warehouse.
*After Rodimus kicks Drath and prepares to slug him:
**Rodimus mouths Drath's "Go ahead" line.
**The display shows Magnus' cab with blue on top instead of all-white, and Rodimus's vehicle form without his trailer.
**And in today's episode of Improbable Viewpoints, how ''does'' Drath get that traveling head-on view of the three Autobots driving down the road?
*When Blaster sees the first three Autobots approaching Autobot City, Springer is shown instead of Arcee.
*Blaster's voice is way over synthesized.
*Arcee mouths part of Blaster's dialogue in her cell.
*Blaster has one big switch instead of three individual ones in a few shots.
*Perceptor is shown cheering for the returning Autobots. His chest is red instead of white, and his Autobot logo is framed in black instead of white (throughout the episode). Next to him, Grimlock's chest is white instead of gold.
**The next shot shows Kup, Perceptor and Grimlock in a much smaller opening than they were in previously.
*When Magnus presses the firing button, the button's glow effect is layered in front of his finger.
*As Blaster observes Springer opening fire on Autobot City, the laser beams are coming right out of the screen.
*Sudden starry night:
**Springer encounters the street proselytizer by daylight... but once he encounters Drath's goons just a moment later, the rest of the scene happens in the nighttime.
**Night sky behind a shot of some guns and turrets as Autobot City finishes transforming.
**And again as Springer draws the Autobots' fire toward the other non-Autobots.
*Blaster and another Autobot are shown standing on the transformed city; Blaster was at his control station like two seconds ago.
**Also, what happened to all those big servos and switches that had to be activated last time? Here, Blaster just pushes one button and the whole city transforms.
*Springer is briefly layered in front of Rodimus Prime's vehicle mode as he draws the Autobots' fire.
*Springer crashes on a concrete road, then is shown on a dirt path leading to Autobot City.
*Magnus is inexplicably in truck mode when the Autobots are about to be restored.
*Perceptor vanishes from the scene as the Autobots leave Drath's house, replaced by Magnus and Springer.
*As the Autobots leave Drath's house, a doorway (with outer space behind it) is seen ''behind'' them. They were in an enclosed room.

===Continuity errors===
*Michelle’s motivation is a little murky. She seems genuinely upset when the Autobots are supposedly killed by Drath, and later she saves Rodimus from his pursuers—yet later, she happily turns him over to Drath. Was she actually attracted to Rodimus and changed her mind, or was she just luring him into a trap all along? If she was working for Drath from the get-go, why didn’t she just let his men capture him when they asked for him earlier? It couldn’t have been because she wanted to snuggle with Rodimus that night, could it? This is a children’s show, you know.
*The Autobots adapt to being human REALLY easily. Other than Springer needing a shave, there’s very little attention paid to the new problems with suddenly being biological. Shouldn’t the Autobots have problems understanding such concepts as going to the bathroom or breathing? Then again, that stuff veers into uncomfortable territory. This is a children’s show after all.
*In hindsight, just what was Victor Drath’s plan with the Autobots? He obviously has no trouble capturing the Autobots on his own, but purchased the synthoid equipment and went through all the trouble to set it up anyway to transfer the Autobots' minds into human bodies which he would simply dispose of. He also is going to take their former robot bodies and also simply dispose of them. It’s Ol’ Snake that gives him the idea actually to use the robot bodies. Why couldn’t he just capture the Autobots and simply dispose of them intact? Then again, maybe that’s overthinking it. This is a...well, you know.
*Where is the Matrix during all this body-switching anyway?
*It's a bit of a stretch that Michelle was able to recognize Rodimus "by the look in his eyes" - not only has he gone from being a robot to being a human, she only saw him operational for a few seconds! (Things like him saying "Circuits shorted" and not recognizing coffee might be bigger hints.)

===Trivia===
[[File:OnlyHumanlineup.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Ultra Magnus didn't want to admit he wanted the pink overalls.]]
[[File:Only Human Rodimus (synthoid) breaks door.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rodimus the Terminator.]]
[[File:Michelle.JPG|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.]]
*In general, this episode is ''really'' rushed, storywise. Scenes are raced through at a pretty breakneck pace, and on the whole, there's a tremendous sense of the episode having to hold back from actually ''doing'' anything with the potential-laden concept of the Autobots becoming human. Many of the ideas in the episode only seem half-developed, and what few subtleties do manage to break through the constant hurtle towards the final scene are often blunted by the complete lack of even just a reflective second or two to let them sink in; the final few minutes of the episode in particular are a collection of brief, perfunctory, checklist-ticking scenes surrounded by noisy [[scene transition]]s that don't even last 30 seconds each. The episode really cries out to be a two-parter, which is a real shame, since the annotations for the episode included amongst the original documentation featured on [[Metrodome]]'s DVDs suggest that the production staff were ''really'' excited and enthusiastic about it.
*While not an error, since the reason for it is clear enough, it is a fun coincidence that once human, our four heroes find overalls to wear that perfectly match their former bodies' color schemes. It was also convenient for the new synthoid bodies to form complete with tee shirts and pants. This is a children’s show, you know.
*The humanized Autobots' synthoid bodies are much stronger than humans are. For example, during their escape from the junkyard, synthoid Rodimus is able to break through padlocked metal doors, an impossible feat for a human. In another example, humanized Ultra Magnus and Arcee push a container which is taller and heavier than they are and jump on it to penetrate into Drath's warehouse.
*For some reason, human Arcee doesn't look like Princess Leia. Even her hair is different.
*Human Rodimus and Human Springer look a lot like their respective voice actors, [[Dick Gautier]] and [[Neil Ross]]. Seriously, go look at the actors' pictures and compare.
*Human Arcee rides a motorcycle in this episode. She turns ''into'' one in [[Arcee (Energon)|several]] [[Arcee (Movie)|other]] [[Arcee (SG)|continuity]] [[Arcee (WFC)|families]].
*After Dutch and company escape, there's no background music for them, or for Magnus and Rodimus as they climb out of the water - one of the ''very'' few moments of silence in the show. A second, shorter gap happens as Dutch proposes robbing the jewelry store.
*Although new background music tracks were introduced to the series beginning with "[[Nightmare Planet]]", in a similar situation to "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]", this episode uses none of the new music tracks heard in Season 3 and in the [[The Dweller in the Depths|two]] [[Grimlock's New Brain|episodes]] that immediately surround it. Since this episode was one of the few non-AKOM and non-[[Toei Animation|Toei]] animated episodes of Season 3, the ''possibility'' exists of this episode having suffered a production delay and subsequently being assigned a different production number (not unprecedented in television production). As yet, however, no production documentation has surfaced to confirm this.
*This episode was lampooned at [[BotCon 2005]]'s [[MSTF]] presentation, as part of a "theme show" where all of the ''Transformers'' episodes featured had (sometimes really tenuous) ties to ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]''. Because this was the first year of [[Fun Publications]]' take on BotCon, and they run the Joe convention, you see.
*The ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]'' episode "[[Human Error, Part I|Human Error]]" would revisit the idea of Transformers becoming humans, as would approximately eight billion different works of [[fan fiction]].
*Rodimus totally gets some in this episode. Wow.

===Foreign localization===
[[File:OnlyHumanJap1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Someone put a hat on that football.]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nur ein Mensch'''" (''Only Human'')
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Solo umano'''" (First dub, "Only Human"), "'''Soltanto un essere umano'''" (Second dub, "Just a Human Being")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhǐbuguò shì Fánrén '''" (只不过是凡人, "Just Human Beings")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 人間トランスフォーマー (''Ningen Transformer'', "Human Transformers")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 7]], [[1987]]
::*[[Ryōichi Tanaka]], voice of Cobra Commander in the Japanese dub of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', reprises the role for Old Snake.
::*In the Japanese dub of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', the [[Cobra]] battlecry is "Co-Co-Cobraaa!" rather than just plain ole "Cobraaa!" As such, Old Snake's battlecry in the closing scene is appropriately localized (though he still bursts into a coughing fit).
::*'''Cut:''' The scene where the informant tells Victor Drath that Old Snake is down the street pacing back and forth, then gets punched in the face as payment, was cut for time.
::*This episode was very heavily promoted in the pages of ''[[TV Magazine]]'', featuring two pieces of unique promotional art by [[Ban Magami]] across two separate issues (a rarity for episode promos). Oddly, neither promo seemed to accurately describe the contents of the episode. The May 1987 issue boasted a "special news" emblem, indicating its importance over other episodes promoted that issue. The blurb described the episode, then tantalized children with the reveal that Cobra Commander, "the archenemy of [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Grant]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]", would be leading his [[Cobra]] army in a fight against the Autobots. The June 1987 issue continued this misinformation campaign, even going so far as to feature a full-page promo of the episode with artwork depicting "Old Snake" ominously leading a number of Cobra [[Rattler]]s and [[F.A.N.G.]]s. The campaign was either deliberately misinformative, or Magami was working from outdated story summaries (a similar screw-up appeared in his promo artwork for "[[Starscream's Ghost]]").

===Toys inspired by this episode===
[[File:GIJ-TF-Club-Crossover-Only-Human-Rodimus-Prime.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|right|Only a toy.]]
*'''''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' [[Cobra Commander#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Old Snake]] with [[Battle Android Trooper#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Advanced Stealth B.A.T. Duo]] ([[Fun Publications]], 2015)'''
:A figure composed mostly of reused and redecoed parts from other ''G.I. Joe'' figures (although the hat is new) that represents "Old Snake" as he appears in "Only Human", available exclusively through Fun Publications' ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' Collectors Club online stores, as part of a three-pack with two B.A.T.s (which are unrelated to this episode).

*'''''Transformers Collectors' Club'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Collectors Club|Autobot Leader Code Name: Rodimus Prime]] (Fun Publications, 2016)'''
:A figure composed mostly of reused and redecoed parts from other ''G.I. Joe'' figures that represents Rodimus Prime's synthoid human body seen in this episode, available exclusively through Fun Publications' ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' Collectors Club online stores.

*'''''Transformers Collectors' Club'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Transformers Collectors Club|Autobot Warrior Code Name: Arcee]] (Fun Publications, 2016)'''
:A figure composed mostly of reused and redecoed parts from other ''G.I. Joe'' figures (although the head is new) that represents Arcee's synthoid human body seen in this episode, available exclusively through Fun Publications' ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' Collectors Club online stores.

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==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Only Human ([[Tempo Video|Tempo Kids Club]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-108.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the comic adaptation of this episode|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|image=Big Broadcast subliminal message.JPG
|caption=The judge is on the court, bweeeeeeeeeoooop!
|prev=The Ultimate Weapon
|next=Fight or Flee (episode)
|ep=85
|series2=2010
|ep2=21
|prev2=The Ultimate Weapon
|next2=Only Human
|title="The Big Broadcast of 2006"
|production code=700-105
|airdate=[[November 12]], 1986
|written by=[[Michael Reaves]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Attempting to retrieve their lost records journal, the Quintessons use subliminal messages on the Junkions, and inadvertently the entire galaxy.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Sharkticons journal.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"THE PRIME RIB IS GONE!"]]

On the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and his [[Nancy|special lady friend]] are concluding a fine day of watching television... as observed by the inquisitive [[Quintesson]]s, who are searching for one of their lost [[Quintesson Journal|journals]]. After observing the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], the Quintessons send a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] retrieval team. The Sharkticons locate the journal quickly, but Wreck-Gar leads a force of Junkions against them and drives them off.

The Quintessons hijack the [[television]] [[Space-Age Jack|broadcasts]] the Junkions watch, planting subliminal messages telling the Junkions that being neat is a good thing... and the other races are their enemies. Wreck-Gar and his people are soon cleaning up and sorting out their accumulated detritus, and soon find the journal that the Quintessons seek.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Nancy explodes.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They always fall for the exploding machine trick.]]

Travelling through the Junkion sector, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] comes under attack by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. While the two battle, the Junkions fire on ''both'' [[Transformer]]s. Sky Lynx races back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and informs [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. The [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] sends the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to investigate. Astrotrain also returns to [[Chaar]] to report his encounter, but [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] doesn't care. [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], however, is interested, and takes [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] to investigate.

The Aerialbots arrive over Junkion, and are attacked by both the Junkions and the Quintessons. The Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and target the Quintessons. Superion inflicts massive damage on the Quintesson ship, but is knocked out in the process and rescued by Sky Lynx. The Quintessons withdraw.

Wreck-Gar and his cohort are eager to get back to watching television, but Cyclonus and the Sweeps arrive to investigate, prompting another battle. The Decepticons withdraw after Cyclonus is satisfied with his observations.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Omega Supreme looming.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Omega Supreme has yet to realise that he isn't good at playing Hide and Seek.]]

The Quintessons discover that Superion's attack damaged the transmitter sending the messages to the Junkions, causing the Junkions to believe that they should transmit their broadcasts to other races. The [[Delta Pavonis IV|affected races]] soon begin lashing out at their neighbors, causing what promises to become an interstellar dark age. The Quintessons see a good possibility here, as they can sell weapons to the warring races, but decide that the recovery of the journal is the higher priority.

Back on Chaar, Galvatron displays anger at Cyclonus for going to investigate Junkion, but Cyclonus continues on, believing that to turn the Junkions on the [[Autobot]]s is too good an opportunity for the [[Decepticon]]s. Hoping to find answers, Rodimus, Magnus, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] head to investigate in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], but come under attack by Cyclonus and the Sweeps. Omega is damaged, and the Autobots draw the Decepticons away from the wounded [[Guardian robot]]. Finally, Omega Supreme is repaired, and the Decepticons retreat.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Junkions Blaster broadcast.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|We're sorry, but this wiki has exceeded its quota of "compensating for something" jokes.]]

Meanwhile, the affected races have converged on Junkion, and are firing on everyone in sight. Chaar has also been targeted, and Galvatron is drawn into the bedlam. Knowing they have one chance, the Quintessons make a move for the journal, but a stray blast from Galvatron damages their shuttle and sends the journal hurtling into the void. Arriving, Blaster determines that the transmissions are the cause of the violence, and sends out transmissions to counter them. Their senses restored, the Junkions stop fighting everyone... and start concentrating on the Decepticons, who retreat. Rodimus asks Wreck-Gar what happened, but Wreck-Gar doesn't know.

Returning to their ship, the two Quintessons prepare to accept their punishment, but their superior declares that finding the journal is now their priority... before their clients do.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (5)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (7)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (12)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (13)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (14)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (15)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (16)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (17)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (19)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (21)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (22)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (23)
|c2=
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (8)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (9)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (10)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (18)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (20)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (cameo) (24)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (cameo) (25)
|h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (1)
*[[Nancy]] (2)
*[[Short Junkion]] (11)
|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Quintesson]]s (3)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
"I know you're bored, Rodimus, but with the mantle of leadership comes obligations." 
"Mmm. Don't suppose I could interest you in a used mantle?"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus Prime'''

"Life support functional. Weapon system: charred beyond recognition!"
:—The '''Quintesson''' sense of humor is wry indeed

"To share is to care. To care is to share."
:—'''Quintesson'''

"Mrs. Peel, we're needed. Our five year mission: to boldly share our signal with all the sloppy lifeforms who are our enemies. There is nothing wrong with your television set. We are controlling transmission. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. We've got the touch!" 
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' channeling Stan Bush and being badass in his own way.

"Mighty Galvatron, where are you going?" 
"To the signal. To be a winner! Because I believe in me!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Galvatron''' discuss the latter's newfound belief in positive thinking.

'''Blaster''': We're outgunned, man! We don't have a chance! 
'''Kup''': Boy, that's what makes life interesting. 
'''Rodimus''': Or over! 
:—The Autobots discuss their situation.

"It's a war! And it looks like half the galaxy's involved!" 
"Whatever happened to the good old uninvolved galaxy I used to know?"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''', awestruck, and '''Rodimus Prime''', cavalier

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Nancy2006.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*The first bit of television that Wreck Gar watches, in the first scene, features a very brief cameo by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]! He's trading shots with [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (and his blue jet bits are colored gray. And he's missing his wing stripes. But it's definitely Starscream!) It seems to be a direct reference to the opening scene of "[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]" from the second season.
*Nancy's character model is actually a recycled, recolored [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]].
*Gadgets and powers:
**The Sharkticons are shown - [[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|again]] - to be flight-capable in their shark modes, however absurd and ungainly it may be.
**The Aerialbots are shown having flown all the way from Cybertron to Junkion. Interstellar flight has not been part of their retinue till now.
**Nancy gets blown up and instantly flies back together, a variant on the Junkions' ability to reassemble themselves during battle.
*Places affected by the subliminals include [[Delta Pavonis IV]], the green moon of [[Antar]], and [[Cygnus Seven]].
*This episode is Omega Supreme's only Season 3 appearance, and last appearance in the cartoon. Consistent with pretty much every other appearance, he transforms from just his rocket ship section (his arms) into his full robot self. Future episode "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]" will mention in passing that Omega is "away on a mission", perhaps an attempt to explain his absence for most of the season.
*The adventures of the Quintesson journal will continue in (you guessed it) "[[The Quintesson Journal]]".

===Real-world references===
*The title is a takeoff of the {{w|The Big Broadcast|"Big Broadcast" series of movies}} in the 1930s.
*The ''[[If You Can Name That Price]]'' game show is an obvious parody of ''{{w|The Price is Right}}''.
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Wreck-Gar journal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Omnidirectional Relay.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*As a Junkion-centric episode, this story is positively ''drowning'' in pop culture references. In addition to generic phrases like "this concludes our broadcast day," "it slices, it dices" and "waxy yellow build-up," specific references spewed by the various Junkions include:
**"Here's looking at you, kid." – Humphrey Bogart's famous line from ''{{w|Casablanca (1942)|Casablanca}}''.
**"For a transcript, send $1 to Merkle Press." Merkle Press used to charge $1 to print the weekly transcript of ''{{w|Meet the Press}}''.
**"Live from New York, it's… your hit parade!" – a dual reference to ''{{w|Saturday Night Live}}'' and ''{{w|Your Hit Parade}}''.
**"Say goodnight, Gracie!" – a reference to comedienne {{w|Gracie Allen}}.
**"Oh, Cisco!" and "Oh, Pancho!" refer to {{w|The Cisco Kid}} and his sidekick, but Wreck-Gar and his lady friend use the names in a swooning, romantic way, which is... not... right.
**"Fly somebody else's friendly skies!" – a warped version of the United Airlines slogan, "Fly the Friendly Skies."
**"And that's the name of that tune!" – the catchphrase of the titular character in 1970s detective show ''{{w|Baretta}}'', itself a reference to ''{{w|Name That Tune}}''.
**"Tenk you veddy much!" – the catchphrase of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman) on the sitcom ''{{w|Taxi (TV series)|Taxi}}''.
**"Your mission, should you choose to accept it…" – the famous introductory line from the ''{{w|Mission: Impossible}}'' TV series.
**Wreck-Gar and his little buddy assume the roles of {{w|Perry White}} and {{w|Jimmy Olsen}} from [[Superman]], respectively. "Jimmy" refers to Wreck-Gar as "Chief", at which point Wreck-Gar quotes Perry by shouting "And don't call me Chief!"
**Following on from Wreck-Gar's insistence that he not be called "Chief," the "Jimmy" Junkion responds with "Sorry about that, Chief!", in the style of Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) from 1960s spy comedy, ''{{w|Get Smart}}''. Wreck-Gar also later mimics Smart with a cry of "Missed me by ''that'' much!"
**"Warning, Will Robinson! Danger! Danger!" – the famous line from ''{{w|Lost in Space}}.''
**Wreck-Gar assumes the role of Jimmy Olsen when he refers to "{{w|Clark Kent|Mr. Kent}}".
**"I pity the fool!" – catchphrase of {{w|Mr. T}}.
**"Let's consume mass quantities of TV!" – ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch characters the {{w|Coneheads}} liked consuming mass quantities of stuff.
**Finally, Nancy takes the role of Jimmy Olsen when she screams: "Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...", and Wreck-Gar quotes Perry's catchphrase, "Great Caesar's Ghost!"
**Wreck-Gar cries out to his lady by calling her "{{w|Lassie}}."
**"Baby, you're the greatest!" – common catchphrase of Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) from ''{{w|The Honeymooners}}''.
**"Mrs. Peel, we're needed." – Wreck-Gar adopts the role of John Steed (Patrick Macnee) from ''{{w|The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers}}'' and calls on his teammate Emma Peel (Diana Rigg).
**"Our five-year mission...to boldly share..." – ''[[Star Trek]]'', naturally.
**"There is nothing wrong with your television set..." – Wreck-Gar recites verbatim several lines from the opening narrative of ''{{w|The Outer Limits}}''.
**"We've got the touch!" — Possibly a callback to the [[The Touch|rock anthem]] from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' but also identical to an old CBS tagline in the 80s.
**"Lookin' goooood!" – catchphrase of Chico Rodriguez (Freddie Prinze Sr.) on ''{{w|Chico and the Man}}''.
**"Laser Wars...nothing but Laser Wars...!" – Wreck-Gar parodies a parody, mimicking Bill Murray's comedic rendition of the ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' [[theme song|theme]] on ''Saturday Night Live''.
**"Ward, I think we've been a little rough on the Beaver." – reference to the 1950s sitcom ''{{w|Leave It to Beaver}}''.
**{{w|Go ahead, make my day|"Go ahead...make my day."}} – Clint Eastwood's famous line from ''{{w|Sudden Impact}}''.
**"I dunno! I wuz a victim of soicumstance! Yuk yuk yuk!" – banter in the style of the {{w|Three Stooges}}.
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Space-Age Jack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*The television show "Space Age Jack" that is broadcast is a parody of [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], with the titular "Jacks" facing off against "[[Cobra|those lousy reptiles]]" while screaming the battlecry "Yo, Jack!" [[Michael Bell]], who voiced [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] in the ''G.I. Joe'' animated series (and numerous Transformers), plays the part of the battlecrying Space-Age Jack.
*And then, to cap it all off, the Quintessons emphatically tell one another that the journal was "''{{w|Lost in Space}}.''"
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Cyclonus and the Sweeps take off from Chaar.
**Deactivating [[lightsaber]] as Omega's hatch opens.
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as the Quintessons launch their recovery ship.
**Snowspeeder engines as the Decepticons flee Junkion.

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[File:BigBroadcast Magnus generator.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|''Magnus the Red-Mouthed Robot Had a very AKOM mouth'']]
*AKOM episode. Stock errors to watch for include:
**Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
**Colored character mouths. Magnus = red (sometimes blue), Cyclonus = purple
**Cyclonus's eyebrows (and sometimes "eyelids") are dark purple.
**The Sweeps are drawn with the heads-sticking-up model in their hovercraft forms.
*Five voices of doom:
**Several unique and recurring voices were cast for the five-faced Quintesson Judges, who, in AKOM episodes, were keyed to specific faces. [[Regis Cordic]] voices "Quintesson #1," speaking from the face of Doubt; [[Roger C. Carmel]] performs "Quintesson #2," who uses the face of Laughter; and [[Jack Angel]] portrays "Quintesson #3," represented by the face of Death. Of course, it's hard to call any divergence from this an ''error'', since the voices are those of a specific individual ''Quintesson'', not a specific ''face'', and the Quintessons can change faces as they please, but "Big Broadcast" does stand out as an episode with larger number of instances than normal of the face and voice not "matching up."
**[[Charlie Adler]] jumps in to voice a fourth Quintesson this episode. He speaks only one line while talking with his fellows, delivered by the face of Bitterness; otherwise, his voice is the one that delivers the Quintessons' subliminal message, which is shown being spoken by the face of Death.
*While driving off the Sharkticons in the beginning, Wreck-Gar is shooting lasers from his axe. It changes to a gun in the last shot.
*Wreck-Gar shoots the journal out of one of the Sharkticon's hands. A moment later, he ''slices'' it out of the Sharkticon's hands again with his shield-wheel.
*Sky Lynx's transporter section sort of gets shoved out of the way when he transforms to bird mode.
*Astrotrain appears to be the same size as Sky Lynx while in his robot form. Sky Lynx usually appears to be the size of a combiner. (This ''does'' continue a trend of the Movie/post-Movie era occasionally treating Astrotrain as this enormous looming threat... but probably it's just cruddy animation.)
*After the Junkions drive off the Sharkticons, Wreck-Gar is shown standing next to... Wreck-Gar and Wreck-Gar.
*As he notes Rodimus' boredom, Ultra Magnus has an Autobot logo on each shoulder. There should only be one on his right shoulder.
*Ultra Magnus' back is shown as plain red in several scenes, where it should have a grey panel with differently colored squares.
*After Sky Lynx's (unheard) report, Rodimus's spoiler seems to have rotated to one side.
*Astrotrain transforms and lands without any transformation sound effect.
*Astrotrain's missing the fin on his back as he "reports" to Galvatron.
*In the same scene, Cyclonus is missing the lower orange shape on his waist, and Galvatron mouths part of his dialogue.
*Astrotrain's face is the same light gray as his helmet as he flees from Galvatron, rather than white.
*The Quintessons open fire on the Aerialbots, who do not react ''at all''. Then the Junkions also open fire, and the Aerialbots still ''do not react in the slightest''.
*After the commercial break, Silverbolt and Air Raid are suddenly combined as 2/5ths of Superion, while Silverbolt still gives orders in his own voice. Then they're shot, knocking Air Raid loose - but even as he tumbles off in another direction, most of him is still attached to Silverbolt!
*As Superion's blast overloads the Quintesson ship, a red alarm light flashes on a console and is visible through a Quintesson standing in front of it.
*Superion's face is rounded (missing all its angles) and all-black (should have a gray mouthplate) as Sky Lynx deposits him on Cybertron.
[[File:DogAliens.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|The cat aliens actually attacked them because ''they hate the 1940s''.]]
*A sign on the dog planet reads "Lee,s Restrant" [sic].
*During the montage of the transmission's effects, one shot shows the Quintessons subliminal message as if it's a hologram, when it should be inside of the tv screen.
*In the last few shots of the Quintessons discussing the effects of the transmission on different planets, the Death faces on the Quintessons have orange-framed eyes (instead of green).
*"He hasn't change his mind?" - Cyclonus' back windows are not colored in (they should be orange).
*The first shots of Blaster show him with five buttons on his chest instead of three.
*Voice problems:
**Throughout the episode, Omega Supreme's voice is missing its usual self-echo reverberation and bass-heavy modulation. He sounds a lot less impressive without it.
**Blaster is likewise missing his usual voice modulation.
*When Omega comes under attack, Rodimus starts asking what happened to Omega before anything actually happens.
*As he and Kup fire back at the Decepticons, Blaster's hips are ''massive''. We then pan over to Ultra Magnus, who is just standing there doing nothing while the Decepticons shoot at him.
*"War rages everywhere!" - in the next shot, the lower half of a Quintesson's orange face disappears as he leans to push a button.
*When we return to the same shot a second later, the same Quintesson's mouth is lined in orange when only the inside should be orange.
*As he looks at Omega Supreme's panel, Magnus is missing most of his detailing as well as his Autobot logo.
*"Draw them away from Omega Supreme" - Rodimus's spoiler vanishes as he turns toward Kup.
*When Ultra Magnus is repairing Omega Supreme, one shot is missing... well... everything but Magnus's hands. He appears to be repairing empty space.
*As he finishes the repairs, Magnus closes a panel that's already closed.
*Galvatron comes to a halt when he encounters Cyclonus in space; however, the closeup shot shows the stars still moving behind him. He then swats Cyclonus out of the way with no sound effect.
*As the Quintessons watch the big space battle, the display shows a grey background behind the ships instead of space.
*As Omega Supreme approaches the battle, one of his rocket fins is gray instead of orange.
*After he blasts Omega, Galvatron returns to robot mode without a transformation sound effect.
*When he lands on Junkion, Cyclonus is missing the lower orange shape on his waist.
*When Galvatron lifts Rodimus to throw him, Rodimus' spoiler is all-yellow when it should be orange in the middle.
*The Quintesson scout ship is hit by Galvatron's blast, sending the ship one way and the journal the other. Except... the animation shows them drifting away from entirely different spots, as if they had never been anywhere close!
*After Galvatron blows up the hypnotic TV, the next shot shows a poorly drawn and miscolored Soundwave, Cyclonus missing the orange shapes on his chest, and Rodimus' spoiler in all-yellow.
*As the Decepticons retreat, Soundwave's chest is white instead of blue and is missing its Decepticon logo. There's also three Cyclonuses (Cycloni?) in the shot.
*The last shot shows the Death faces on the Quintessons with orange-framed eyes again.


===Continuity errors===
*This episode aired out of order, as its ending scene leads directly into "[[The Quintesson Journal]]" - which had already aired. It is [[Aerial Assault|hardly the first time]] the cartoon [[Thief in the Night|had goofed up]] on such simple continuity beats.
*The episode was badly butchered in the editing stages, a fact made more evident by its alternate incarnation as an issue of the Marvel comic book series (see Trivia, below):
**The opening scenes are mis-ordered. The more logical ordering appears in the comic, which features the Sharkticons seeking the journal and being repulsed, ''then'' the Quintessons analyzing the Junkions and concluding that they must be subtle in their attack - triggering the whole subliminal message plot. In the cartoon, the analysis comes first - "we must resort to more subtle means" - and is immediately followed by the Sharkticons' flagrantly un-subtle invasion.
**Where the scene of the Sharkticon attack occurs in the finished episode is where the scene introducing the episode's central McGuffin, the hypnotic television that the Quintessons place on Junkion, ''ought'' to be. As seen in the Marvel comic, the scene features Wreck-Gar and Nancy waking up to find it having been left for them during the night. The television does appear in the finished episode multiple times, but without the introductory scene, it never appears to be anything more than a normal Junkion TV, and nothing connects it to the Quintessons' vague explication about "subliminals" until Galvatron declares it to be the source of the problem and blows it up at the episode's end.
**Astrotrain's report seems to be badly edited: Astrotrain: "I have something strange to report, Galvatron!" [long pause] Galvatron: "Fool! Do you think I care w" It would seem that Astrotrain's report got cut out completely, and the end of Galvatron's line clipped off. In the comic book version, Galvatron's line is "Fool! Do you think I care what the Junkions do? Leave me!" In the episode, Cyclonus then tries to reason with Galvatron - with information Astrotrain hasn't actually shared!
**A plot point included in the comic involves Fireflight disrupting local vision fields with his special weapon, giving the Aerialbots time to recover and combine. With the scene cut, Wreck-Gar's "Jeepers, Mr. Kent! Where'd they go?" line becomes a non-sequitur.

===Trivia===
*When the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US comic]] needed a fill-in issue, this episode was chosen and script adapted. While the UK offices were in no position to pass up on any US material being produced, this issue also completely conflicted with the Movie-Future they had established. To sidestep continuity problems, [[Simon Furman]] wrote a framing sequence establishing [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|US #43]] as an imaginary story dreamed up by Wreck-Gar, as part of a lead in to his "[[Space Pirates!]]" arc.
*The EDC officer that gets dragged off on Cygnus Seven is pretty much [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s character model, with a screechy Southern belle accent so we know it's not actually her.
*Blast Off's appearance serves ''absolutely no purpose at all''. He's not shown fighting or speaking or ''anything''. All he does is follow Galvatron around, then discharge his lone passenger Soundwave - who ''also'' proceeds to serve absolutely no purpose at all.
*Interesting that while the warring forces are drawn in by messages of violence and destruction, Galvatron responds to a message about "believing in himself".

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Hyperraumprogramm'''" ("The Hyperspace-Program")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Messaggi subliminali'''" (First dub, "Subliminal Messages"), "'''Il grande programma del 2006'''" (Second dub, "The Great TV Show of 2006")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 2010年の大放送 (''2010 Nen no Daihōsō'', "The Big Broadcast of 2010")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 30]], [[1987]]
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to this episode. This segment recapped the events of "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]". It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment which focused on the Autobots.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''2006 Nián Zhòngyào Guǎngbō '''" (2006年重要广播, "The Significant Broadcast of 2006")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — The Big Broadcast of 2006 / Fight or Flee ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video (Tempo Video)
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-105.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

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The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the comic adaptation of this episode|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|image=Big Broadcast subliminal message.JPG
|caption=The judge is on the court, bweeeeeeeeeoooop!
|prev=The Ultimate Weapon
|next=Fight or Flee (episode)
|ep=85
|series2=2010
|ep2=21
|prev2=The Ultimate Weapon
|next2=Only Human
|title="The Big Broadcast of 2006"
|production code=700-105
|airdate=[[November 12]], 1986
|written by=[[Michael Reaves]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Attempting to retrieve their lost records journal, the Quintessons use subliminal messages on the Junkions, and inadvertently the entire galaxy.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Sharkticons journal.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"THE PRIME RIB IS GONE!"]]

On the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and his [[Nancy|special lady friend]] are concluding a fine day of watching television... as observed by the inquisitive [[Quintesson]]s, who are searching for one of their lost [[Quintesson Journal|journals]]. After observing the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], the Quintessons send a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] retrieval team. The Sharkticons locate the journal quickly, but Wreck-Gar leads a force of Junkions against them and drives them off.

The Quintessons hijack the [[television]] [[Space-Age Jack|broadcasts]] the Junkions watch, planting subliminal messages telling the Junkions that being neat is a good thing... and the other races are their enemies. Wreck-Gar and his people are soon cleaning up and sorting out their accumulated detritus, and soon find the journal that the Quintessons seek.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Nancy explodes.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They always fall for the exploding machine trick.]]

Travelling through the Junkion sector, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] comes under attack by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. While the two battle, the Junkions fire on ''both'' [[Transformer]]s. Sky Lynx races back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and informs [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. The [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] sends the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to investigate. Astrotrain also returns to [[Chaar]] to report his encounter, but [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] doesn't care. [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], however, is interested, and takes [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] to investigate.

The Aerialbots arrive over Junkion, and are attacked by both the Junkions and the Quintessons. The Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and target the Quintessons. Superion inflicts massive damage on the Quintesson ship, but is knocked out in the process and rescued by Sky Lynx. The Quintessons withdraw.

Wreck-Gar and his cohort are eager to get back to watching television, but Cyclonus and the Sweeps arrive to investigate, prompting another battle. The Decepticons withdraw after Cyclonus is satisfied with his observations.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Omega Supreme looming.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Omega Supreme has yet to realise that he isn't good at playing Hide and Seek.]]

The Quintessons discover that Superion's attack damaged the transmitter sending the messages to the Junkions, causing the Junkions to believe that they should transmit their broadcasts to other races. The [[Delta Pavonis IV|affected races]] soon begin lashing out at their neighbors, causing what promises to become an interstellar dark age. The Quintessons see a good possibility here, as they can sell weapons to the warring races, but decide that the recovery of the journal is the higher priority.

Back on Chaar, Galvatron displays anger at Cyclonus for going to investigate Junkion, but Cyclonus continues on, believing that to turn the Junkions on the [[Autobot]]s is too good an opportunity for the [[Decepticon]]s. Hoping to find answers, Rodimus, Magnus, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] head to investigate in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], but come under attack by Cyclonus and the Sweeps. Omega is damaged, and the Autobots draw the Decepticons away from the wounded [[Guardian robot]]. Finally, Omega Supreme is repaired, and the Decepticons retreat.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Junkions Blaster broadcast.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|We're sorry, but this wiki has exceeded its quota of "compensating for something" jokes.]]

Meanwhile, the affected races have converged on Junkion, and are firing on everyone in sight. Chaar has also been targeted, and Galvatron is drawn into the bedlam. Knowing they have one chance, the Quintessons make a move for the journal, but a stray blast from Galvatron damages their shuttle and sends the journal hurtling into the void. Arriving, Blaster determines that the transmissions are the cause of the violence, and sends out transmissions to counter them. Their senses restored, the Junkions stop fighting everyone... and start concentrating on the Decepticons, who retreat. Rodimus asks Wreck-Gar what happened, but Wreck-Gar doesn't know.

Returning to their ship, the two Quintessons prepare to accept their punishment, but their superior declares that finding the journal is now their priority... before their clients do.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (5)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (7)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (12)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (13)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (14)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (15)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (16)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (17)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (19)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (21)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (22)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (23)
|c2=
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (8)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (9)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (10)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (18)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (20)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (cameo) (24)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (cameo) (25)
|h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (1)
*[[Nancy]] (2)
*[[Short Junkion]] (11)
|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Quintesson]]s (3)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
"I know you're bored, Rodimus, but with the mantle of leadership comes obligations." 
"Mmm. Don't suppose I could interest you in a used mantle?"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus Prime'''

"Life support functional. Weapon system: charred beyond recognition!"
:—the '''Quintesson''' sense of humor is wry indeed

"To share is to care. To care is to share."
:—'''Quintesson'''

"Mrs. Peel, we're needed. Our five year mission: to boldly share our signal with all the sloppy lifeforms who are our enemies. There is nothing wrong with your television set. We are controlling transmission. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. We've got the touch!" 
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' channeling Stan Bush and being badass in his own way.

"Mighty Galvatron, where are you going?" 
"To the signal. To be a winner! Because I believe in me!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Galvatron''' discuss the latter's newfound belief in positive thinking.

'''Blaster''': We're outgunned, man! We don't have a chance! 
'''Kup''': Boy, that's what makes life interesting. 
'''Rodimus''': Or over! 
:—The Autobots discuss their situation.

"It's a war! And it looks like half the galaxy's involved!" 
"Whatever happened to the good old uninvolved galaxy I used to know?"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''', awestruck, and '''Rodimus Prime''', cavalier

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Nancy2006.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*The first bit of television that Wreck Gar watches, in the first scene, features a very brief cameo by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]! He's trading shots with [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (and his blue jet bits are colored gray. And he's missing his wing stripes. But it's definitely Starscream!) It seems to be a direct reference to the opening scene of "[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]" from the second season.
*Nancy's character model is actually a recycled, recolored [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]].
*Gadgets and powers:
**The Sharkticons are shown - [[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|again]] - to be flight-capable in their shark modes, however absurd and ungainly it may be.
**The Aerialbots are shown having flown all the way from Cybertron to Junkion. Interstellar flight has not been part of their retinue till now.
**Nancy gets blown up and instantly flies back together, a variant on the Junkions' ability to reassemble themselves during battle.
*Places affected by the subliminals include [[Delta Pavonis IV]], the green moon of [[Antar]], and [[Cygnus Seven]].
*This episode is Omega Supreme's only Season 3 appearance, and last appearance in the cartoon. Consistent with pretty much every other appearance, he transforms from just his rocket ship section (his arms) into his full robot self. Future episode "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]" will mention in passing that Omega is "away on a mission", perhaps an attempt to explain his absence for most of the season.
*The adventures of the Quintesson journal will continue in (you guessed it) "[[The Quintesson Journal]]".

===Real-world references===
*The title is a takeoff of the {{w|The Big Broadcast|"Big Broadcast" series of movies}} in the 1930s.
*The ''[[If You Can Name That Price]]'' game show is an obvious parody of ''{{w|The Price is Right}}''.
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Wreck-Gar journal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Omnidirectional Relay.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*As a Junkion-centric episode, this story is positively ''drowning'' in pop culture references. In addition to generic phrases like "this concludes our broadcast day," "it slices, it dices" and "waxy yellow build-up," specific references spewed by the various Junkions include:
**"Here's looking at you, kid." – Humphrey Bogart's famous line from ''{{w|Casablanca (1942)|Casablanca}}''.
**"For a transcript, send $1 to Merkle Press." Merkle Press used to charge $1 to print the weekly transcript of ''{{w|Meet the Press}}''.
**"Live from New York, it's… your hit parade!" – a dual reference to ''{{w|Saturday Night Live}}'' and ''{{w|Your Hit Parade}}''.
**"Say goodnight, Gracie!" – a reference to comedienne {{w|Gracie Allen}}.
**"Oh, Cisco!" and "Oh, Pancho!" refer to {{w|The Cisco Kid}} and his sidekick, but Wreck-Gar and his lady friend use the names in a swooning, romantic way, which is... not... right.
**"Fly somebody else's friendly skies!" – a warped version of the United Airlines slogan, "Fly the Friendly Skies."
**"And that's the name of that tune!" – the catchphrase of the titular character in 1970s detective show ''{{w|Baretta}}'', itself a reference to ''{{w|Name That Tune}}''.
**"Tenk you veddy much!" – the catchphrase of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman) on the sitcom ''{{w|Taxi (TV series)|Taxi}}''.
**"Your mission, should you choose to accept it…" – the famous introductory line from the ''{{w|Mission: Impossible}}'' TV series.
**Wreck-Gar and his little buddy assume the roles of {{w|Perry White}} and {{w|Jimmy Olsen}} from [[Superman]], respectively. "Jimmy" refers to Wreck-Gar as "Chief", at which point Wreck-Gar quotes Perry by shouting "And don't call me Chief!"
**Following on from Wreck-Gar's insistence that he not be called "Chief," the "Jimmy" Junkion responds with "Sorry about that, Chief!", in the style of Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) from 1960s spy comedy, ''{{w|Get Smart}}''. Wreck-Gar also later mimics Smart with a cry of "Missed me by ''that'' much!"
**"Warning, Will Robinson! Danger! Danger!" – the famous line from ''{{w|Lost in Space}}.''
**Wreck-Gar assumes the role of Jimmy Olsen when he refers to "{{w|Clark Kent|Mr. Kent}}".
**"I pity the fool!" – catchphrase of {{w|Mr. T}}.
**"Let's consume mass quantities of TV!" – ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch characters the {{w|Coneheads}} liked consuming mass quantities of stuff.
**Finally, Nancy takes the role of Jimmy Olsen when she screams: "Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...", and Wreck-Gar quotes Perry's catchphrase, "Great Caesar's Ghost!"
**Wreck-Gar cries out to his lady by calling her "{{w|Lassie}}."
**"Baby, you're the greatest!" – common catchphrase of Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) from ''{{w|The Honeymooners}}''.
**"Mrs. Peel, we're needed." – Wreck-Gar adopts the role of John Steed (Patrick Macnee) from ''{{w|The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers}}'' and calls on his teammate Emma Peel (Diana Rigg).
**"Our five-year mission...to boldly share..." – ''[[Star Trek]]'', naturally.
**"There is nothing wrong with your television set..." – Wreck-Gar recites verbatim several lines from the opening narrative of ''{{w|The Outer Limits}}''.
**"We've got the touch!" — Possibly a callback to the [[The Touch|rock anthem]] from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' but also identical to an old CBS tagline in the 80s.
**"Lookin' goooood!" – catchphrase of Chico Rodriguez (Freddie Prinze Sr.) on ''{{w|Chico and the Man}}''.
**"Laser Wars...nothing but Laser Wars...!" – Wreck-Gar parodies a parody, mimicking Bill Murray's comedic rendition of the ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' [[theme song|theme]] on ''Saturday Night Live''.
**"Ward, I think we've been a little rough on the Beaver." – reference to the 1950s sitcom ''{{w|Leave It to Beaver}}''.
**{{w|Go ahead, make my day|"Go ahead...make my day."}} – Clint Eastwood's famous line from ''{{w|Sudden Impact}}''.
**"I dunno! I wuz a victim of soicumstance! Yuk yuk yuk!" – banter in the style of the {{w|Three Stooges}}.
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Space-Age Jack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*The television show "Space Age Jack" that is broadcast is a parody of [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], with the titular "Jacks" facing off against "[[Cobra|those lousy reptiles]]" while screaming the battlecry "Yo, Jack!" [[Michael Bell]], who voiced [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] in the ''G.I. Joe'' animated series (and numerous Transformers), plays the part of the battlecrying Space-Age Jack.
*And then, to cap it all off, the Quintessons emphatically tell one another that the journal was "''{{w|Lost in Space}}.''"
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Cyclonus and the Sweeps take off from Chaar.
**Deactivating [[lightsaber]] as Omega's hatch opens.
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as the Quintessons launch their recovery ship.
**Snowspeeder engines as the Decepticons flee Junkion.

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[File:BigBroadcast Magnus generator.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|''Magnus the Red-Mouthed Robot Had a very AKOM mouth'']]
*AKOM episode. Stock errors to watch for include:
**Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
**Colored character mouths. Magnus = red (sometimes blue), Cyclonus = purple
**Cyclonus's eyebrows (and sometimes "eyelids") are dark purple.
**The Sweeps are drawn with the heads-sticking-up model in their hovercraft forms.
*Five voices of doom:
**Several unique and recurring voices were cast for the five-faced Quintesson Judges, who, in AKOM episodes, were keyed to specific faces. [[Regis Cordic]] voices "Quintesson #1," speaking from the face of Doubt; [[Roger C. Carmel]] performs "Quintesson #2," who uses the face of Laughter; and [[Jack Angel]] portrays "Quintesson #3," represented by the face of Death. Of course, it's hard to call any divergence from this an ''error'', since the voices are those of a specific individual ''Quintesson'', not a specific ''face'', and the Quintessons can change faces as they please, but "Big Broadcast" does stand out as an episode with larger number of instances than normal of the face and voice not "matching up."
**[[Charlie Adler]] jumps in to voice a fourth Quintesson this episode. He speaks only one line while talking with his fellows, delivered by the face of Bitterness; otherwise, his voice is the one that delivers the Quintessons' subliminal message, which is shown being spoken by the face of Death.
*While driving off the Sharkticons in the beginning, Wreck-Gar is shooting lasers from his axe. It changes to a gun in the last shot.
*Wreck-Gar shoots the journal out of one of the Sharkticon's hands. A moment later, he ''slices'' it out of the Sharkticon's hands again with his shield-wheel.
*Sky Lynx's transporter section sort of gets shoved out of the way when he transforms to bird mode.
*Astrotrain appears to be the same size as Sky Lynx while in his robot form. Sky Lynx usually appears to be the size of a combiner. (This ''does'' continue a trend of the Movie/post-Movie era occasionally treating Astrotrain as this enormous looming threat... but probably it's just cruddy animation.)
*After the Junkions drive off the Sharkticons, Wreck-Gar is shown standing next to... Wreck-Gar and Wreck-Gar.
*As he notes Rodimus' boredom, Ultra Magnus has an Autobot logo on each shoulder. There should only be one on his right shoulder.
*Ultra Magnus' back is shown as plain red in several scenes, where it should have a grey panel with differently colored squares.
*After Sky Lynx's (unheard) report, Rodimus's spoiler seems to have rotated to one side.
*Astrotrain transforms and lands without any transformation sound effect.
*Astrotrain's missing the fin on his back as he "reports" to Galvatron.
*In the same scene, Cyclonus is missing the lower orange shape on his waist, and Galvatron mouths part of his dialogue.
*Astrotrain's face is the same light gray as his helmet as he flees from Galvatron, rather than white.
*The Quintessons open fire on the Aerialbots, who do not react ''at all''. Then the Junkions also open fire, and the Aerialbots still ''do not react in the slightest''.
*After the commercial break, Silverbolt and Air Raid are suddenly combined as 2/5ths of Superion, while Silverbolt still gives orders in his own voice. Then they're shot, knocking Air Raid loose - but even as he tumbles off in another direction, most of him is still attached to Silverbolt!
*As Superion's blast overloads the Quintesson ship, a red alarm light flashes on a console and is visible through a Quintesson standing in front of it.
*Superion's face is rounded (missing all its angles) and all-black (should have a gray mouthplate) as Sky Lynx deposits him on Cybertron.
[[File:DogAliens.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|The cat aliens actually attacked them because ''they hate the 1940s''.]]
*A sign on the dog planet reads "Lee,s Restrant" [sic].
*During the montage of the transmission's effects, one shot shows the Quintessons subliminal message as if it's a hologram, when it should be inside of the tv screen.
*In the last few shots of the Quintessons discussing the effects of the transmission on different planets, the Death faces on the Quintessons have orange-framed eyes (instead of green).
*"He hasn't change his mind?" - Cyclonus' back windows are not colored in (they should be orange).
*The first shots of Blaster show him with five buttons on his chest instead of three.
*Voice problems:
**Throughout the episode, Omega Supreme's voice is missing its usual self-echo reverberation and bass-heavy modulation. He sounds a lot less impressive without it.
**Blaster is likewise missing his usual voice modulation.
*When Omega comes under attack, Rodimus starts asking what happened to Omega before anything actually happens.
*As he and Kup fire back at the Decepticons, Blaster's hips are ''massive''. We then pan over to Ultra Magnus, who is just standing there doing nothing while the Decepticons shoot at him.
*"War rages everywhere!" - in the next shot, the lower half of a Quintesson's orange face disappears as he leans to push a button.
*When we return to the same shot a second later, the same Quintesson's mouth is lined in orange when only the inside should be orange.
*As he looks at Omega Supreme's panel, Magnus is missing most of his detailing as well as his Autobot logo.
*"Draw them away from Omega Supreme" - Rodimus's spoiler vanishes as he turns toward Kup.
*When Ultra Magnus is repairing Omega Supreme, one shot is missing... well... everything but Magnus's hands. He appears to be repairing empty space.
*As he finishes the repairs, Magnus closes a panel that's already closed.
*Galvatron comes to a halt when he encounters Cyclonus in space; however, the closeup shot shows the stars still moving behind him. He then swats Cyclonus out of the way with no sound effect.
*As the Quintessons watch the big space battle, the display shows a grey background behind the ships instead of space.
*As Omega Supreme approaches the battle, one of his rocket fins is gray instead of orange.
*After he blasts Omega, Galvatron returns to robot mode without a transformation sound effect.
*When he lands on Junkion, Cyclonus is missing the lower orange shape on his waist.
*When Galvatron lifts Rodimus to throw him, Rodimus' spoiler is all-yellow when it should be orange in the middle.
*The Quintesson scout ship is hit by Galvatron's blast, sending the ship one way and the journal the other. Except... the animation shows them drifting away from entirely different spots, as if they had never been anywhere close!
*After Galvatron blows up the hypnotic TV, the next shot shows a poorly drawn and miscolored Soundwave, Cyclonus missing the orange shapes on his chest, and Rodimus' spoiler in all-yellow.
*As the Decepticons retreat, Soundwave's chest is white instead of blue and is missing its Decepticon logo. There's also three Cyclonuses (Cycloni?) in the shot.
*The last shot shows the Death faces on the Quintessons with orange-framed eyes again.


===Continuity errors===
*This episode aired out of order, as its ending scene leads directly into "[[The Quintesson Journal]]" - which had already aired. It is [[Aerial Assault|hardly the first time]] the cartoon [[Thief in the Night|had goofed up]] on such simple continuity beats.
*The episode was badly butchered in the editing stages, a fact made more evident by its alternate incarnation as an issue of the Marvel comic book series (see Trivia, below):
**The opening scenes are mis-ordered. The more logical ordering appears in the comic, which features the Sharkticons seeking the journal and being repulsed, ''then'' the Quintessons analyzing the Junkions and concluding that they must be subtle in their attack - triggering the whole subliminal message plot. In the cartoon, the analysis comes first - "we must resort to more subtle means" - and is immediately followed by the Sharkticons' flagrantly un-subtle invasion.
**Where the scene of the Sharkticon attack occurs in the finished episode is where the scene introducing the episode's central McGuffin, the hypnotic television that the Quintessons place on Junkion, ''ought'' to be. As seen in the Marvel comic, the scene features Wreck-Gar and Nancy waking up to find it having been left for them during the night. The television does appear in the finished episode multiple times, but without the introductory scene, it never appears to be anything more than a normal Junkion TV, and nothing connects it to the Quintessons' vague explication about "subliminals" until Galvatron declares it to be the source of the problem and blows it up at the episode's end.
**Astrotrain's report seems to be badly edited: Astrotrain: "I have something strange to report, Galvatron!" [long pause] Galvatron: "Fool! Do you think I care w" It would seem that Astrotrain's report got cut out completely, and the end of Galvatron's line clipped off. In the comic book version, Galvatron's line is "Fool! Do you think I care what the Junkions do? Leave me!" In the episode, Cyclonus then tries to reason with Galvatron - with information Astrotrain hasn't actually shared!
**A plot point included in the comic involves Fireflight disrupting local vision fields with his special weapon, giving the Aerialbots time to recover and combine. With the scene cut, Wreck-Gar's "Jeepers, Mr. Kent! Where'd they go?" line becomes a non-sequitur.

===Trivia===
*When the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US comic]] needed a fill-in issue, this episode was chosen and script adapted. While the UK offices were in no position to pass up on any US material being produced, this issue also completely conflicted with the Movie-Future they had established. To sidestep continuity problems, [[Simon Furman]] wrote a framing sequence establishing [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|US #43]] as an imaginary story dreamed up by Wreck-Gar, as part of a lead in to his "[[Space Pirates!]]" arc.
*The EDC officer that gets dragged off on Cygnus Seven is pretty much [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s character model, with a screechy Southern belle accent so we know it's not actually her.
*Blast Off's appearance serves ''absolutely no purpose at all''. He's not shown fighting or speaking or ''anything''. All he does is follow Galvatron around, then discharge his lone passenger Soundwave - who ''also'' proceeds to serve absolutely no purpose at all.
*Interesting that while the warring forces are drawn in by messages of violence and destruction, Galvatron responds to a message about "believing in himself".

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Hyperraumprogramm'''" ("The Hyperspace-Program")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Messaggi subliminali'''" (First dub, "Subliminal Messages"), "'''Il grande programma del 2006'''" (Second dub, "The Great TV Show of 2006")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 2010年の大放送 (''2010 Nen no Daihōsō'', "The Big Broadcast of 2010")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 30]], [[1987]]
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to this episode. This segment recapped the events of "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]". It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment which focused on the Autobots.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''2006 Nián Zhòngyào Guǎngbō '''" (2006年重要广播, "The Significant Broadcast of 2006")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — The Big Broadcast of 2006 / Fight or Flee ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video (Tempo Video)
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-105.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

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The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the comic adaptation of this episode|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|image=Big Broadcast subliminal message.JPG
|caption=The judge is on the court, bweeeeeeeeeoooop!
|prev=The Ultimate Weapon
|next=Fight or Flee (episode)
|ep=85
|series2=2010
|ep2=21
|prev2=The Ultimate Weapon
|next2=Only Human
|title="The Big Broadcast of 2006"
|production code=700-105
|airdate=[[November 12]], 1986
|written by=[[Michael Reaves]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Attempting to retrieve their lost records journal, the Quintessons use subliminal messages on the Junkions, and inadvertently the entire galaxy.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Sharkticons journal.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"THE PRIME RIB IS GONE!"]]

On the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and his [[Nancy|special lady friend]] are concluding a fine day of watching television... as observed by the inquisitive [[Quintesson]]s, who are searching for one of their lost [[Quintesson Journal|journals]]. After observing the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], the Quintessons send a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] retrieval team. The Sharkticons locate the journal quickly, but Wreck-Gar leads a force of Junkions against them and drives them off.

The Quintessons hijack the [[television]] [[Space-Age Jack|broadcasts]] the Junkions watch, planting subliminal messages telling the Junkions that being neat is a good thing... and the other races are their enemies. Wreck-Gar and his people are soon cleaning up and sorting out their accumulated detritus, and soon find the journal that the Quintessons seek.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Nancy explodes.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They always fall for the exploding machine trick.]]

Travelling through the Junkion sector, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] comes under attack by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. While the two battle, the Junkions fire on ''both'' [[Transformer]]s. Sky Lynx races back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and informs [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. The [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] sends the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to investigate. Astrotrain also returns to [[Chaar]] to report his encounter, but [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] doesn't care. [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], however, is interested, and takes [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] to investigate.

The Aerialbots arrive over Junkion, and are attacked by both the Junkions and the Quintessons. The Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and target the Quintessons. Superion inflicts massive damage on the Quintesson ship, but is knocked out in the process and rescued by Sky Lynx. The Quintessons withdraw.

Wreck-Gar and his cohort are eager to get back to watching television, but Cyclonus and the Sweeps arrive to investigate, prompting another battle. The Decepticons withdraw after Cyclonus is satisfied with his observations.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Omega Supreme looming.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Omega Supreme has yet to realise that he isn't good at playing Hide and Seek.]]

The Quintessons discover that Superion's attack damaged the transmitter sending the messages to the Junkions, causing the Junkions to believe that they should transmit their broadcasts to other races. The [[Delta Pavonis IV|affected races]] soon begin lashing out at their neighbors, causing what promises to become an interstellar dark age. The Quintessons see a good possibility here, as they can sell weapons to the warring races, but decide that the recovery of the journal is the higher priority.

Back on Chaar, Galvatron displays anger at Cyclonus for going to investigate Junkion, but Cyclonus continues on, believing that to turn the Junkions on the [[Autobot]]s is too good an opportunity for the [[Decepticon]]s. Hoping to find answers, Rodimus, Magnus, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] head to investigate in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], but come under attack by Cyclonus and the Sweeps. Omega is damaged, and the Autobots draw the Decepticons away from the wounded [[Guardian robot]]. Finally, Omega Supreme is repaired, and the Decepticons retreat.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Junkions Blaster broadcast.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|We're sorry, but this wiki has exceeded its quota of "compensating for something" jokes.]]

Meanwhile, the affected races have converged on Junkion, and are firing on everyone in sight. Chaar has also been targeted, and Galvatron is drawn into the bedlam. Knowing they have one chance, the Quintessons make a move for the journal, but a stray blast from Galvatron damages their shuttle and sends the journal hurtling into the void. Arriving, Blaster determines that the transmissions are the cause of the violence, and sends out transmissions to counter them. Their senses restored, the Junkions stop fighting everyone... and start concentrating on the Decepticons, who retreat. Rodimus asks [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] what happened, but Wreck-Gar doesn't know.

Returning to their ship, the two Quintessons prepare to accept their punishment, but their superior declares that finding the journal is now their priority... before their clients do.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (5)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (7)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (12)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (13)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (14)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (15)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (16)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (17)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (19)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (21)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (22)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (23)
|c2=
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (8)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (9)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (10)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (18)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (20)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (cameo) (24)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (cameo) (25)
|h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (1)
*[[Nancy]] (2)
*[[Short Junkion]] (11)
|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Quintesson]]s (3)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
"I know you're bored, Rodimus, but with the mantle of leadership comes obligations." 
"Mmm. Don't suppose I could interest you in a used mantle?"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus Prime'''

"Life support functional. Weapon system: charred beyond recognition!"
:—the '''Quintesson''' sense of humor is wry indeed

"To share is to care. To care is to share."
:—'''Quintesson'''

"Mrs. Peel, we're needed. Our five year mission: to boldly share our signal with all the sloppy lifeforms who are our enemies. There is nothing wrong with your television set. We are controlling transmission. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. We've got the touch!" 
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' channeling Stan Bush and being badass in his own way.

"Mighty Galvatron, where are you going?" 
"To the signal. To be a winner! Because I believe in me!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Galvatron''' discuss the latter's newfound belief in positive thinking.

'''Blaster''': We're outgunned, man! We don't have a chance! 
'''Kup''': Boy, that's what makes life interesting. 
'''Rodimus''': Or over! 
:—The Autobots discuss their situation.

"It's a war! And it looks like half the galaxy's involved!" 
"Whatever happened to the good old uninvolved galaxy I used to know?"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''', awestruck, and '''Rodimus Prime''', cavalier

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Nancy2006.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*The first bit of television that Wreck Gar watches, in the first scene, features a very brief cameo by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]! He's trading shots with [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (and his blue jet bits are colored gray. And he's missing his wing stripes. But it's definitely Starscream!) It seems to be a direct reference to the opening scene of "[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]" from the second season.
*Nancy's character model is actually a recycled, recolored [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]].
*Gadgets and powers:
**The Sharkticons are shown - [[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|again]] - to be flight-capable in their shark modes, however absurd and ungainly it may be.
**The Aerialbots are shown having flown all the way from Cybertron to Junkion. Interstellar flight has not been part of their retinue till now.
**Nancy gets blown up and instantly flies back together, a variant on the Junkions' ability to reassemble themselves during battle.
*Places affected by the subliminals include [[Delta Pavonis IV]], the green moon of [[Antar]], and [[Cygnus Seven]].
*This episode is Omega Supreme's only Season 3 appearance, and last appearance in the cartoon. Consistent with pretty much every other appearance, he transforms from just his rocket ship section (his arms) into his full robot self. Future episode "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]" will mention in passing that Omega is "away on a mission", perhaps an attempt to explain his absence for most of the season.
*The adventures of the Quintesson journal will continue in (you guessed it) "[[The Quintesson Journal]]".

===Real-world references===
*The title is a takeoff of the {{w|The Big Broadcast|"Big Broadcast" series of movies}} in the 1930s.
*The ''[[If You Can Name That Price]]'' game show is an obvious parody of ''{{w|The Price is Right}}''.
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Wreck-Gar journal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Omnidirectional Relay.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*As a Junkion-centric episode, this story is positively ''drowning'' in pop culture references. In addition to generic phrases like "this concludes our broadcast day," "it slices, it dices" and "waxy yellow build-up," specific references spewed by the various Junkions include:
**"Here's looking at you, kid." – Humphrey Bogart's famous line from ''{{w|Casablanca (1942)|Casablanca}}''.
**"For a transcript, send $1 to Merkle Press." Merkle Press used to charge $1 to print the weekly transcript of ''{{w|Meet the Press}}''.
**"Live from New York, it's… your hit parade!" – a dual reference to ''{{w|Saturday Night Live}}'' and ''{{w|Your Hit Parade}}''.
**"Say goodnight, Gracie!" – a reference to comedienne {{w|Gracie Allen}}.
**"Oh, Cisco!" and "Oh, Pancho!" refer to {{w|The Cisco Kid}} and his sidekick, but Wreck-Gar and his lady friend use the names in a swooning, romantic way, which is... not... right.
**"Fly somebody else's friendly skies!" – a warped version of the United Airlines slogan, "Fly the Friendly Skies."
**"And that's the name of that tune!" – the catchphrase of the titular character in 1970s detective show ''{{w|Baretta}}'', itself a reference to ''{{w|Name That Tune}}''.
**"Tenk you veddy much!" – the catchphrase of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman) on the sitcom ''{{w|Taxi (TV series)|Taxi}}''.
**"Your mission, should you choose to accept it…" – the famous introductory line from the ''{{w|Mission: Impossible}}'' TV series.
**Wreck-Gar and his little buddy assume the roles of {{w|Perry White}} and {{w|Jimmy Olsen}} from [[Superman]], respectively. "Jimmy" refers to Wreck-Gar as "Chief", at which point Wreck-Gar quotes Perry by shouting "And don't call me Chief!"
**Following on from Wreck-Gar's insistence that he not be called "Chief," the "Jimmy" Junkion responds with "Sorry about that, Chief!", in the style of Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) from 1960s spy comedy, ''{{w|Get Smart}}''. Wreck-Gar also later mimics Smart with a cry of "Missed me by ''that'' much!"
**"Warning, Will Robinson! Danger! Danger!" – the famous line from ''{{w|Lost in Space}}.''
**Wreck-Gar assumes the role of Jimmy Olsen when he refers to "{{w|Clark Kent|Mr. Kent}}".
**"I pity the fool!" – catchphrase of {{w|Mr. T}}.
**"Let's consume mass quantities of TV!" – ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch characters the {{w|Coneheads}} liked consuming mass quantities of stuff.
**Finally, Nancy takes the role of Jimmy Olsen when she screams: "Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...", and Wreck-Gar quotes Perry's catchphrase, "Great Caesar's Ghost!"
**Wreck-Gar cries out to his lady by calling her "{{w|Lassie}}."
**"Baby, you're the greatest!" – common catchphrase of Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) from ''{{w|The Honeymooners}}''.
**"Mrs. Peel, we're needed." – Wreck-Gar adopts the role of John Steed (Patrick Macnee) from ''{{w|The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers}}'' and calls on his teammate Emma Peel (Diana Rigg).
**"Our five-year mission...to boldly share..." – ''[[Star Trek]]'', naturally.
**"There is nothing wrong with your television set..." – Wreck-Gar recites verbatim several lines from the opening narrative of ''{{w|The Outer Limits}}''.
**"We've got the touch!" — Possibly a callback to the [[The Touch|rock anthem]] from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' but also identical to an old CBS tagline in the 80s.
**"Lookin' goooood!" – catchphrase of Chico Rodriguez (Freddie Prinze Sr.) on ''{{w|Chico and the Man}}''.
**"Laser Wars...nothing but Laser Wars...!" – Wreck-Gar parodies a parody, mimicking Bill Murray's comedic rendition of the ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' [[theme song|theme]] on ''Saturday Night Live''.
**"Ward, I think we've been a little rough on the Beaver." – reference to the 1950s sitcom ''{{w|Leave It to Beaver}}''.
**{{w|Go ahead, make my day|"Go ahead...make my day."}} – Clint Eastwood's famous line from ''{{w|Sudden Impact}}''.
**"I dunno! I wuz a victim of soicumstance! Yuk yuk yuk!" – banter in the style of the {{w|Three Stooges}}.
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Space-Age Jack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*The television show "Space Age Jack" that is broadcast is a parody of [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], with the titular "Jacks" facing off against "[[Cobra|those lousy reptiles]]" while screaming the battlecry "Yo, Jack!" [[Michael Bell]], who voiced [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] in the ''G.I. Joe'' animated series (and numerous Transformers), plays the part of the battlecrying Space-Age Jack.
*And then, to cap it all off, the Quintessons emphatically tell one another that the journal was "''{{w|Lost in Space}}.''"
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Cyclonus and the Sweeps take off from Chaar.
**Deactivating [[lightsaber]] as Omega's hatch opens.
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as the Quintessons launch their recovery ship.
**Snowspeeder engines as the Decepticons flee Junkion.

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[File:BigBroadcast Magnus generator.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|''Magnus the Red-Mouthed Robot Had a very AKOM mouth'']]
*AKOM episode. Stock errors to watch for include:
**Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
**Colored character mouths. Magnus = red (sometimes blue), Cyclonus = purple
**Cyclonus's eyebrows (and sometimes "eyelids") are dark purple.
**The Sweeps are drawn with the heads-sticking-up model in their hovercraft forms.
*Five voices of doom:
**Several unique and recurring voices were cast for the five-faced Quintesson Judges, who, in AKOM episodes, were keyed to specific faces. [[Regis Cordic]] voices "Quintesson #1," speaking from the face of Doubt; [[Roger C. Carmel]] performs "Quintesson #2," who uses the face of Laughter; and [[Jack Angel]] portrays "Quintesson #3," represented by the face of Death. Of course, it's hard to call any divergence from this an ''error'', since the voices are those of a specific individual ''Quintesson'', not a specific ''face'', and the Quintessons can change faces as they please, but "Big Broadcast" does stand out as an episode with larger number of instances than normal of the face and voice not "matching up."
**[[Charlie Adler]] jumps in to voice a fourth Quintesson this episode. He speaks only one line while talking with his fellows, delivered by the face of Bitterness; otherwise, his voice is the one that delivers the Quintessons' subliminal message, which is shown being spoken by the face of Death.
*While driving off the Sharkticons in the beginning, Wreck-Gar is shooting lasers from his axe. It changes to a gun in the last shot.
*Wreck-Gar shoots the journal out of one of the Sharkticon's hands. A moment later, he ''slices'' it out of the Sharkticon's hands again with his shield-wheel.
*Sky Lynx's transporter section sort of gets shoved out of the way when he transforms to bird mode.
*Astrotrain appears to be the same size as Sky Lynx while in his robot form. Sky Lynx usually appears to be the size of a combiner. (This ''does'' continue a trend of the Movie/post-Movie era occasionally treating Astrotrain as this enormous looming threat... but probably it's just cruddy animation.)
*After the Junkions drive off the Sharkticons, Wreck-Gar is shown standing next to... Wreck-Gar and Wreck-Gar.
*As he notes Rodimus' boredom, Ultra Magnus has an Autobot logo on each shoulder. There should only be one on his right shoulder.
*Ultra Magnus' back is shown as plain red in several scenes, where it should have a grey panel with differently colored squares.
*After Sky Lynx's (unheard) report, Rodimus's spoiler seems to have rotated to one side.
*Astrotrain transforms and lands without any transformation sound effect.
*Astrotrain's missing the fin on his back as he "reports" to Galvatron.
*In the same scene, Cyclonus is missing the lower orange shape on his waist, and Galvatron mouths part of his dialogue.
*Astrotrain's face is the same light gray as his helmet as he flees from Galvatron, rather than white.
*The Quintessons open fire on the Aerialbots, who do not react ''at all''. Then the Junkions also open fire, and the Aerialbots still ''do not react in the slightest''.
*After the commercial break, Silverbolt and Air Raid are suddenly combined as 2/5ths of Superion, while Silverbolt still gives orders in his own voice. Then they're shot, knocking Air Raid loose - but even as he tumbles off in another direction, most of him is still attached to Silverbolt!
*As Superion's blast overloads the Quintesson ship, a red alarm light flashes on a console and is visible through a Quintesson standing in front of it.
*Superion's face is rounded (missing all its angles) and all-black (should have a gray mouthplate) as Sky Lynx deposits him on Cybertron.
[[File:DogAliens.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|The cat aliens actually attacked them because ''they hate the 1940s''.]]
*A sign on the dog planet reads "Lee,s Restrant" [sic].
*During the montage of the transmission's effects, one shot shows the Quintessons subliminal message as if it's a hologram, when it should be inside of the tv screen.
*In the last few shots of the Quintessons discussing the effects of the transmission on different planets, the Death faces on the Quintessons have orange-framed eyes (instead of green).
*"He hasn't change his mind?" - Cyclonus' back windows are not colored in (they should be orange).
*The first shots of Blaster show him with five buttons on his chest instead of three.
*Voice problems:
**Throughout the episode, Omega Supreme's voice is missing its usual self-echo reverberation and bass-heavy modulation. He sounds a lot less impressive without it.
**Blaster is likewise missing his usual voice modulation.
*When Omega comes under attack, Rodimus starts asking what happened to Omega before anything actually happens.
*As he and Kup fire back at the Decepticons, Blaster's hips are ''massive''. We then pan over to Ultra Magnus, who is just standing there doing nothing while the Decepticons shoot at him.
*"War rages everywhere!" - in the next shot, the lower half of a Quintesson's orange face disappears as he leans to push a button.
*When we return to the same shot a second later, the same Quintesson's mouth is lined in orange when only the inside should be orange.
*As he looks at Omega Supreme's panel, Magnus is missing most of his detailing as well as his Autobot logo.
*"Draw them away from Omega Supreme" - Rodimus's spoiler vanishes as he turns toward Kup.
*When Ultra Magnus is repairing Omega Supreme, one shot is missing... well... everything but Magnus's hands. He appears to be repairing empty space.
*As he finishes the repairs, Magnus closes a panel that's already closed.
*Galvatron comes to a halt when he encounters Cyclonus in space; however, the closeup shot shows the stars still moving behind him. He then swats Cyclonus out of the way with no sound effect.
*As the Quintessons watch the big space battle, the display shows a grey background behind the ships instead of space.
*As Omega Supreme approaches the battle, one of his rocket fins is gray instead of orange.
*After he blasts Omega, Galvatron returns to robot mode without a transformation sound effect.
*When he lands on Junkion, Cyclonus is missing the lower orange shape on his waist.
*When Galvatron lifts Rodimus to throw him, Rodimus' spoiler is all-yellow when it should be orange in the middle.
*The Quintesson scout ship is hit by Galvatron's blast, sending the ship one way and the journal the other. Except... the animation shows them drifting away from entirely different spots, as if they had never been anywhere close!
*After Galvatron blows up the hypnotic TV, the next shot shows a poorly drawn and miscolored Soundwave, Cyclonus missing the orange shapes on his chest, and Rodimus' spoiler in all-yellow.
*As the Decepticons retreat, Soundwave's chest is white instead of blue and is missing its Decepticon logo. There's also three Cyclonuses (Cycloni?) in the shot.
*The last shot shows the Death faces on the Quintessons with orange-framed eyes again.


===Continuity errors===
*This episode aired out of order, as its ending scene leads directly into "[[The Quintesson Journal]]" - which had already aired. It is [[Aerial Assault|hardly the first time]] the cartoon [[Thief in the Night|had goofed up]] on such simple continuity beats.
*The episode was badly butchered in the editing stages, a fact made more evident by its alternate incarnation as an issue of the Marvel comic book series (see Trivia, below):
**The opening scenes are mis-ordered. The more logical ordering appears in the comic, which features the Sharkticons seeking the journal and being repulsed, ''then'' the Quintessons analyzing the Junkions and concluding that they must be subtle in their attack - triggering the whole subliminal message plot. In the cartoon, the analysis comes first - "we must resort to more subtle means" - and is immediately followed by the Sharkticons' flagrantly un-subtle invasion.
**Where the scene of the Sharkticon attack occurs in the finished episode is where the scene introducing the episode's central McGuffin, the hypnotic television that the Quintessons place on Junkion, ''ought'' to be. As seen in the Marvel comic, the scene features Wreck-Gar and Nancy waking up to find it having been left for them during the night. The television does appear in the finished episode multiple times, but without the introductory scene, it never appears to be anything more than a normal Junkion TV, and nothing connects it to the Quintessons' vague explication about "subliminals" until Galvatron declares it to be the source of the problem and blows it up at the episode's end.
**Astrotrain's report seems to be badly edited: Astrotrain: "I have something strange to report, Galvatron!" [long pause] Galvatron: "Fool! Do you think I care w" It would seem that Astrotrain's report got cut out completely, and the end of Galvatron's line clipped off. In the comic book version, Galvatron's line is "Fool! Do you think I care what the Junkions do? Leave me!" In the episode, Cyclonus then tries to reason with Galvatron - with information Astrotrain hasn't actually shared!
**A plot point included in the comic involves Fireflight disrupting local vision fields with his special weapon, giving the Aerialbots time to recover and combine. With the scene cut, Wreck-Gar's "Jeepers, Mr. Kent! Where'd they go?" line becomes a non-sequitur.

===Trivia===
*When the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US comic]] needed a fill-in issue, this episode was chosen and script adapted. While the UK offices were in no position to pass up on any US material being produced, this issue also completely conflicted with the Movie-Future they had established. To sidestep continuity problems, [[Simon Furman]] wrote a framing sequence establishing [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|US #43]] as an imaginary story dreamed up by Wreck-Gar, as part of a lead in to his "[[Space Pirates!]]" arc.
*The EDC officer that gets dragged off on Cygnus Seven is pretty much [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s character model, with a screechy Southern belle accent so we know it's not actually her.
*Blast Off's appearance serves ''absolutely no purpose at all''. He's not shown fighting or speaking or ''anything''. All he does is follow Galvatron around, then discharge his lone passenger Soundwave - who ''also'' proceeds to serve absolutely no purpose at all.
*Interesting that while the warring forces are drawn in by messages of violence and destruction, Galvatron responds to a message about "believing in himself".

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Hyperraumprogramm'''" ("The Hyperspace-Program")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Messaggi subliminali'''" (First dub, "Subliminal Messages"), "'''Il grande programma del 2006'''" (Second dub, "The Great TV Show of 2006")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 2010年の大放送 (''2010 Nen no Daihōsō'', "The Big Broadcast of 2010")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 30]], [[1987]]
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to this episode. This segment recapped the events of "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]". It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment which focused on the Autobots.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''2006 Nián Zhòngyào Guǎngbō '''" (2006年重要广播, "The Significant Broadcast of 2006")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — The Big Broadcast of 2006 / Fight or Flee ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video (Tempo Video)
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-105.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

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[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Space-Age Jack

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:Space-Age Jack ''is a television program from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Space-Age Jack.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Jack Colton?]]

'''''Space-Age Jack''''' is a [[human]] television program. It appears to focus on a conflict between a military organization and an opposing group of lizard-men. Any resemblance between this program and [[G.I. Joe (team)|actual events]] is no doubt purely coincidental.

It is also called '''''Space Ace Jack'''''.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
When the [[Quintesson]]s introduced subliminal messages into the television signals picked up by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], these signals ended up being rebroadcast via the Junkions' [[omni-directional relay]] to the entire galaxy.

The ''Space-Age Jack'' program was thus seen on the planet [[Delta Pavonis IV]]. As a result, its cat-like humanoid inhabitants came under the influence of a subliminal message. This caused them to view all other life forms as their enemies and launch an attack on a species of dog-like humanoids that lived on the same planet. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

===The Big Broadcast of 2006===
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
When the [[Quintesson]]s introduced subliminal messages into the television signals picked up by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], these signals ended up being rebroadcast via the Junkions' [[omni-directional relay]] to the entire galaxy.

The ''Space Ace Jack'' program was thus seen on the planet [[Delta Pavonis IV]]. As a result, its cat-like humanoid inhabitants came under the influence of a subliminal message. This caused them to view all other life forms as their enemies and launch an attack on a species of dog-like humanoids that lived on the same planet. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

==Notes==
*''Space-Age Jack'' is, of course, one of several references to ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' that made its way into the third season of the Generation 1 cartoon. In addition to the "military versus reptile-themed villains" set-up and the battle cry of "Yo Jack!", [[Michael Bell]], voice of ''G.I. Joe''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], even provided Jack's voice for this short clip.

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Television programs]]

The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)

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Rwe1138: /* Synopsis */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the comic adaptation of this episode|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|image=Big Broadcast subliminal message.JPG
|caption=The judge is on the court, bweeeeeeeeeoooop!
|prev=The Ultimate Weapon
|next=Fight or Flee (episode)
|ep=85
|series2=2010
|ep2=21
|prev2=The Ultimate Weapon
|next2=Only Human
|title="The Big Broadcast of 2006"
|production code=700-105
|airdate=[[November 12]], 1986
|written by=[[Michael Reaves]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Attempting to retrieve their lost records journal, the Quintessons use subliminal messages on the Junkions, and inadvertently the entire galaxy.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Sharkticons journal.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"THE PRIME RIB IS GONE!"]]

On the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and his [[Nancy|special lady friend]] are concluding a fine day of watching television... as observed by the inquisitive [[Quintesson]]s, who are searching for one of their lost [[Quintesson Journal|journals]]. After observing the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], the Quintessons send a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] retrieval team. The Sharkticons locate the journal quickly, but Wreck-Gar leads a force of Junkions against them and drives them off.

The Quintessons hijack the [[television]] [[Space-Age Jack|broadcasts]] the Junkions watch, planting subliminal messages telling the Junkions that being neat is a good thing...and the other races are their enemies. Wreck-Gar and his people are soon cleaning up and sorting out their accumulated detritus, and soon find the journal that the Quintessons seek.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Nancy explodes.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They always fall for the exploding machine trick.]]

Travelling through the Junkion sector, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] comes under attack by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. While the two battle, the Junkions fire on ''both'' [[Transformer]]s. Sky Lynx races back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and informs [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. The [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] sends the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to investigate. Astrotrain also returns to [[Chaar]] to report his encounter, but [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] doesn't care. [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], however, is interested, and takes [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] to investigate.

The Aerialbots arrive over Junkion, and are attacked by both the Junkions and the Quintessons. The Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and target the Quintessons. Superion inflicts massive damage on the Quintesson ship, but is knocked out in the process and rescued by Sky Lynx. The Quintessons withdraw.

Wreck-Gar and his cohort are eager to get back to watching television, but Cyclonus and the Sweeps arrive to investigate, prompting another battle. The Decepticons withdraw after Cyclonus is satisfied with his observations.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Omega Supreme looming.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Omega Supreme has yet to realise that he isn't good at playing Hide and Seek.]]

The Quintessons discover that Superion's attack damaged the transmitter sending the messages to the Junkions, causing the Junkions to believe that they should transmit their broadcasts to other races. The [[Delta Pavonis IV|affected races]] soon begin lashing out at their neighbors, causing what promises to become an interstellar dark age. The Quintessons see a good possibility here, as they can sell weapons to the warring races, but decide that the recovery of the journal is the higher priority.

Back on Chaar, Galvatron displays anger at Cyclonus for going to investigate Junkion, but Cyclonus continues on, believing that to turn the Junkions on the [[Autobot]]s is too good an opportunity for the [[Decepticon]]s. Hoping to find answers, Rodimus, Magnus, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] head to investigate in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], but come under attack by Cyclonus and the Sweeps. Omega is damaged, and the Autobots draw the Decepticons away from the wounded [[Guardian robot]]. Finally, Omega Supreme is repaired, and the Decepticons retreat.

[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Junkions Blaster broadcast.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|We're sorry, but this wiki has exceeded its quota of "compensating for something" jokes.]]

Meanwhile, the affected races have converged on Junkion, and are firing on everyone in sight. Chaar has also been targeted, and Galvatron is drawn into the bedlam. Knowing they have one chance, the Quintessons make a move for the journal, but a stray blast from Galvatron damages their shuttle and sends the journal hurtling into the void. Arriving, Blaster determines that the transmissions are the cause of the violence, and sends out transmissions to counter them. Their senses restored, the Junkions stop fighting everyone...and start concentrating on the Decepticons, who retreat. Rodimus asks [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] what happened, but Wreck-Gar doesn't know.

Returning to their ship, the two Quintessons prepare to accept their punishment, but their superior declares that finding the journal is now their priority...before their clients do.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (5)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (7)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (12)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (13)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (14)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (15)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (16)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (17)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (19)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (21)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (22)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (23)
|c2=
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (8)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (9)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (10)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (18)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (20)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (cameo) (24)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (cameo) (25)
|h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (1)
*[[Nancy]] (2)
*[[Short Junkion]] (11)
|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Quintesson]]s (3)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
"I know you're bored, Rodimus, but with the mantle of leadership comes obligations." 
"Mmm. Don't suppose I could interest you in a used mantle?"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus Prime'''

"Life support functional. Weapon system: charred beyond recognition!"
:—the '''Quintesson''' sense of humor is wry indeed

"To share is to care. To care is to share."
:—'''Quintesson'''

"Mrs. Peel, we're needed. Our five year mission: to boldly share our signal with all the sloppy lifeforms who are our enemies. There is nothing wrong with your television set. We are controlling transmission. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. We've got the touch!" 
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' channeling Stan Bush and being badass in his own way.

"Mighty Galvatron, where are you going?" 
"To the signal. To be a winner! Because I believe in me!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Galvatron''' discuss the latter's newfound belief in positive thinking.

'''Blaster''': We're outgunned, man! We don't have a chance! 
'''Kup''': Boy, that's what makes life interesting. 
'''Rodimus''': Or over! 
:—The Autobots discuss their situation.

"It's a war! And it looks like half the galaxy's involved!" 
"Whatever happened to the good old uninvolved galaxy I used to know?"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''', awestruck, and '''Rodimus Prime''', cavalier

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Nancy2006.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*The first bit of television that Wreck Gar watches, in the first scene, features a very brief cameo by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]! He's trading shots with [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (and his blue jet bits are colored gray. And he's missing his wing stripes. But it's definitely Starscream!) It seems to be a direct reference to the opening scene of "[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]" from the second season.
*Nancy's character model is actually a recycled, recolored [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]].
*Gadgets and powers:
**The Sharkticons are shown - [[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|again]] - to be flight-capable in their shark modes, however absurd and ungainly it may be.
**The Aerialbots are shown having flown all the way from Cybertron to Junkion. Interstellar flight has not been part of their retinue till now.
**Nancy gets blown up and instantly flies back together, a variant on the Junkions' ability to reassemble themselves during battle.
*Places affected by the subliminals include [[Delta Pavonis IV]], the green moon of [[Antar]], and [[Cygnus Seven]].
*This episode is Omega Supreme's only Season 3 appearance, and last appearance in the cartoon. Consistent with pretty much every other appearance, he transforms from just his rocket ship section (his arms) into his full robot self. Future episode "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]" will mention in passing that Omega is "away on a mission", perhaps an attempt to explain his absence for most of the season.
*The adventures of the Quintesson journal will continue in (you guessed it) "[[The Quintesson Journal]]".

===Real-world references===
*The title is a takeoff of the {{w|The Big Broadcast|"Big Broadcast" series of movies}} in the 1930s.
*The ''[[If You Can Name That Price]]'' game show is an obvious parody of ''{{w|The Price is Right}}''.
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Wreck-Gar journal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Omnidirectional Relay.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*As a Junkion-centric episode, this story is positively ''drowning'' in pop culture references. In addition to generic phrases like "this concludes our broadcast day," "it slices, it dices" and "waxy yellow build-up," specific references spewed by the various Junkions include:
**"Here's looking at you, kid." – Humphrey Bogart's famous line from ''{{w|Casablanca (1942)|Casablanca}}''.
**"For a transcript, send $1 to Merkle Press." Merkle Press used to charge $1 to print the weekly transcript of ''{{w|Meet the Press}}''.
**"Live from New York, it's… your hit parade!" – a dual reference to ''{{w|Saturday Night Live}}'' and ''{{w|Your Hit Parade}}''.
**"Say goodnight, Gracie!" – a reference to comedienne {{w|Gracie Allen}}.
**"Oh, Cisco!" and "Oh, Pancho!" refer to {{w|The Cisco Kid}} and his sidekick, but Wreck-Gar and his lady friend use the names in a swooning, romantic way, which is... not... right.
**"Fly somebody else's friendly skies!" – a warped version of the United Airlines slogan, "Fly the Friendly Skies."
**"And that's the name of that tune!" – the catchphrase of the titular character in 1970s detective show ''{{w|Baretta}}'', itself a reference to ''{{w|Name That Tune}}''.
**"Tenk you veddy much!" – the catchphrase of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman) on the sitcom ''{{w|Taxi (TV series)|Taxi}}''.
**"Your mission, should you choose to accept it…" – the famous introductory line from the ''{{w|Mission: Impossible}}'' TV series.
**Wreck-Gar and his little buddy assume the roles of {{w|Perry White}} and {{w|Jimmy Olsen}} from [[Superman]], respectively. "Jimmy" refers to Wreck-Gar as "Chief", at which point Wreck-Gar quotes Perry by shouting "And don't call me Chief!"
**Following on from Wreck-Gar's insistence that he not be called "Chief," the "Jimmy" Junkion responds with "Sorry about that, Chief!", in the style of Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) from 1960s spy comedy, ''{{w|Get Smart}}''. Wreck-Gar also later mimics Smart with a cry of "Missed me by ''that'' much!"
**"Warning, Will Robinson! Danger! Danger!" – the famous line from ''{{w|Lost in Space}}.''
**Wreck-Gar assumes the role of Jimmy Olsen when he refers to "{{w|Clark Kent|Mr. Kent}}".
**"I pity the fool!" – catchphrase of {{w|Mr. T}}.
**"Let's consume mass quantities of TV!" – ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch characters the {{w|Coneheads}} liked consuming mass quantities of stuff.
**Finally, Nancy takes the role of Jimmy Olsen when she screams: "Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...", and Wreck-Gar quotes Perry's catchphrase, "Great Caesar's Ghost!"
**Wreck-Gar cries out to his lady by calling her "{{w|Lassie}}."
**"Baby, you're the greatest!" – common catchphrase of Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) from ''{{w|The Honeymooners}}''.
**"Mrs. Peel, we're needed." – Wreck-Gar adopts the role of John Steed (Patrick Macnee) from ''{{w|The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers}}'' and calls on his teammate Emma Peel (Diana Rigg).
**"Our five-year mission...to boldly share..." – ''[[Star Trek]]'', naturally.
**"There is nothing wrong with your television set..." – Wreck-Gar recites verbatim several lines from the opening narrative of ''{{w|The Outer Limits}}''.
**"We've got the touch!" — Possibly a callback to the [[The Touch|rock anthem]] from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' but also identical to an old CBS tagline in the 80s.
**"Lookin' goooood!" – catchphrase of Chico Rodriguez (Freddie Prinze Sr.) on ''{{w|Chico and the Man}}''.
**"Laser Wars...nothing but Laser Wars...!" – Wreck-Gar parodies a parody, mimicking Bill Murray's comedic rendition of the ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' [[theme song|theme]] on ''Saturday Night Live''.
**"Ward, I think we've been a little rough on the Beaver." – reference to the 1950s sitcom ''{{w|Leave It to Beaver}}''.
**{{w|Go ahead, make my day|"Go ahead...make my day."}} – Clint Eastwood's famous line from ''{{w|Sudden Impact}}''.
**"I dunno! I wuz a victim of soicumstance! Yuk yuk yuk!" – banter in the style of the {{w|Three Stooges}}.
[[File:G1-BigBroadcast Space-Age Jack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*The television show "Space Age Jack" that is broadcast is a parody of [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], with the titular "Jacks" facing off against "[[Cobra|those lousy reptiles]]" while screaming the battlecry "Yo, Jack!" [[Michael Bell]], who voiced [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] in the ''G.I. Joe'' animated series (and numerous Transformers), plays the part of the battlecrying Space-Age Jack.
*And then, to cap it all off, the Quintessons emphatically tell one another that the journal was "''{{w|Lost in Space}}.''"
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Cyclonus and the Sweeps take off from Chaar.
**Deactivating [[lightsaber]] as Omega's hatch opens.
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as the Quintessons launch their recovery ship.
**Snowspeeder engines as the Decepticons flee Junkion.

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[File:BigBroadcast Magnus generator.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|''Magnus the Red-Mouthed Robot Had a very AKOM mouth'']]
*AKOM episode. Stock errors to watch for include:
**Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
**Colored character mouths. Magnus = red (sometimes blue), Cyclonus = purple
**Cyclonus's eyebrows (and sometimes "eyelids") are dark purple.
**The Sweeps are drawn with the heads-sticking-up model in their hovercraft forms.
*Five voices of doom:
**Several unique and recurring voices were cast for the five-faced Quintesson Judges, who, in AKOM episodes, were keyed to specific faces. [[Regis Cordic]] voices "Quintesson #1," speaking from the face of Doubt; [[Roger C. Carmel]] performs "Quintesson #2," who uses the face of Laughter; and [[Jack Angel]] portrays "Quintesson #3," represented by the face of Death. Of course, it's hard to call any divergence from this an ''error'', since the voices are those of a specific individual ''Quintesson'', not a specific ''face'', and the Quintessons can change faces as they please, but "Big Broadcast" does stand out as an episode with larger number of instances than normal of the face and voice not "matching up."
**[[Charlie Adler]] jumps in to voice a fourth Quintesson this episode. He speaks only one line while talking with his fellows, delivered by the face of Bitterness; otherwise, his voice is the one that delivers the Quintessons' subliminal message, which is shown being spoken by the face of Death.
*While driving off the Sharkticons in the beginning, Wreck-Gar is shooting lasers from his axe. It changes to a gun in the last shot.
*Wreck-Gar shoots the journal out of one of the Sharkticon's hands. A moment later, he ''slices'' it out of the Sharkticon's hands again with his shield-wheel.
*Sky Lynx's transporter section sort of gets shoved out of the way when he transforms to bird mode.
*Astrotrain appears to be the same size as Sky Lynx while in his robot form. Sky Lynx usually appears to be the size of a combiner. (This ''does'' continue a trend of the Movie/post-Movie era occasionally treating Astrotrain as this enormous looming threat... but probably it's just cruddy animation.)
*After the Junkions drive off the Sharkticons, Wreck-Gar is shown standing next to... Wreck-Gar and Wreck-Gar.
*As he notes Rodimus' boredom, Ultra Magnus has an Autobot logo on each shoulder. There should only be one on his right shoulder.
*Ultra Magnus' back is shown as plain red in several scenes, where it should have a grey panel with differently colored squares.
*After Sky Lynx's (unheard) report, Rodimus's spoiler seems to have rotated to one side.
*Astrotrain transforms and lands without any transformation sound effect.
*Astrotrain's missing the fin on his back as he "reports" to Galvatron.
*In the same scene, Cyclonus is missing the lower orange shape on his waist, and Galvatron mouths part of his dialogue.
*Astrotrain's face is the same light gray as his helmet as he flees from Galvatron, rather than white.
*The Quintessons open fire on the Aerialbots, who do not react ''at all''. Then the Junkions also open fire, and the Aerialbots still ''do not react in the slightest''.
*After the commercial break, Silverbolt and Air Raid are suddenly combined as 2/5ths of Superion, while Silverbolt still gives orders in his own voice. Then they're shot, knocking Air Raid loose - but even as he tumbles off in another direction, most of him is still attached to Silverbolt!
*As Superion's blast overloads the Quintesson ship, a red alarm light flashes on a console and is visible through a Quintesson standing in front of it.
*Superion's face is rounded (missing all its angles) and all-black (should have a gray mouthplate) as Sky Lynx deposits him on Cybertron.
[[File:DogAliens.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|The cat aliens actually attacked them because ''they hate the 1940s''.]]
*A sign on the dog planet reads "Lee,s Restrant" [sic].
*During the montage of the transmission's effects, one shot shows the Quintessons subliminal message as if it's a hologram, when it should be inside of the tv screen.
*In the last few shots of the Quintessons discussing the effects of the transmission on different planets, the Death faces on the Quintessons have orange-framed eyes (instead of green).
*"He hasn't change his mind?" - Cyclonus' back windows are not colored in (they should be orange).
*The first shots of Blaster show him with five buttons on his chest instead of three.
*Voice problems:
**Throughout the episode, Omega Supreme's voice is missing its usual self-echo reverberation and bass-heavy modulation. He sounds a lot less impressive without it.
**Blaster is likewise missing his usual voice modulation.
*When Omega comes under attack, Rodimus starts asking what happened to Omega before anything actually happens.
*As he and Kup fire back at the Decepticons, Blaster's hips are ''massive''. We then pan over to Ultra Magnus, who is just standing there doing nothing while the Decepticons shoot at him.
*"War rages everywhere!" - in the next shot, the lower half of a Quintesson's orange face disappears as he leans to push a button.
*When we return to the same shot a second later, the same Quintesson's mouth is lined in orange when only the inside should be orange.
*As he looks at Omega Supreme's panel, Magnus is missing most of his detailing as well as his Autobot logo.
*"Draw them away from Omega Supreme" - Rodimus's spoiler vanishes as he turns toward Kup.
*When Ultra Magnus is repairing Omega Supreme, one shot is missing... well... everything but Magnus's hands. He appears to be repairing empty space.
*As he finishes the repairs, Magnus closes a panel that's already closed.
*Galvatron comes to a halt when he encounters Cyclonus in space; however, the closeup shot shows the stars still moving behind him. He then swats Cyclonus out of the way with no sound effect.
*As the Quintessons watch the big space battle, the display shows a grey background behind the ships instead of space.
*As Omega Supreme approaches the battle, one of his rocket fins is gray instead of orange.
*After he blasts Omega, Galvatron returns to robot mode without a transformation sound effect.
*When he lands on Junkion, Cyclonus is missing the lower orange shape on his waist.
*When Galvatron lifts Rodimus to throw him, Rodimus' spoiler is all-yellow when it should be orange in the middle.
*The Quintesson scout ship is hit by Galvatron's blast, sending the ship one way and the journal the other. Except... the animation shows them drifting away from entirely different spots, as if they had never been anywhere close!
*After Galvatron blows up the hypnotic TV, the next shot shows a poorly drawn and miscolored Soundwave, Cyclonus missing the orange shapes on his chest, and Rodimus' spoiler in all-yellow.
*As the Decepticons retreat, Soundwave's chest is white instead of blue and is missing its Decepticon logo. There's also three Cyclonuses (Cycloni?) in the shot.
*The last shot shows the Death faces on the Quintessons with orange-framed eyes again.


===Continuity errors===
*This episode aired out of order, as its ending scene leads directly into "[[The Quintesson Journal]]" - which had already aired. It is [[Aerial Assault|hardly the first time]] the cartoon [[Thief in the Night|had goofed up]] on such simple continuity beats.
*The episode was badly butchered in the editing stages, a fact made more evident by its alternate incarnation as an issue of the Marvel comic book series (see Trivia, below):
**The opening scenes are mis-ordered. The more logical ordering appears in the comic, which features the Sharkticons seeking the journal and being repulsed, ''then'' the Quintessons analyzing the Junkions and concluding that they must be subtle in their attack - triggering the whole subliminal message plot. In the cartoon, the analysis comes first - "we must resort to more subtle means" - and is immediately followed by the Sharkticons' flagrantly un-subtle invasion.
**Where the scene of the Sharkticon attack occurs in the finished episode is where the scene introducing the episode's central McGuffin, the hypnotic television that the Quintessons place on Junkion, ''ought'' to be. As seen in the Marvel comic, the scene features Wreck-Gar and Nancy waking up to find it having been left for them during the night. The television does appear in the finished episode multiple times, but without the introductory scene, it never appears to be anything more than a normal Junkion TV, and nothing connects it to the Quintessons' vague explication about "subliminals" until Galvatron declares it to be the source of the problem and blows it up at the episode's end.
**Astrotrain's report seems to be badly edited: Astrotrain: "I have something strange to report, Galvatron!" [long pause] Galvatron: "Fool! Do you think I care w" It would seem that Astrotrain's report got cut out completely, and the end of Galvatron's line clipped off. In the comic book version, Galvatron's line is "Fool! Do you think I care what the Junkions do? Leave me!" In the episode, Cyclonus then tries to reason with Galvatron - with information Astrotrain hasn't actually shared!
**A plot point included in the comic involves Fireflight disrupting local vision fields with his special weapon, giving the Aerialbots time to recover and combine. With the scene cut, Wreck-Gar's "Jeepers, Mr. Kent! Where'd they go?" line becomes a non-sequitur.

===Trivia===
*When the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US comic]] needed a fill-in issue, this episode was chosen and script adapted. While the UK offices were in no position to pass up on any US material being produced, this issue also completely conflicted with the Movie-Future they had established. To sidestep continuity problems, [[Simon Furman]] wrote a framing sequence establishing [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|US #43]] as an imaginary story dreamed up by Wreck-Gar, as part of a lead in to his "[[Space Pirates!]]" arc.
*The EDC officer that gets dragged off on Cygnus Seven is pretty much [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s character model, with a screechy Southern belle accent so we know it's not actually her.
*Blast Off's appearance serves ''absolutely no purpose at all''. He's not shown fighting or speaking or ''anything''. All he does is follow Galvatron around, then discharge his lone passenger Soundwave - who ''also'' proceeds to serve absolutely no purpose at all.
*Interesting that while the warring forces are drawn in by messages of violence and destruction, Galvatron responds to a message about "believing in himself".

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Hyperraumprogramm'''" ("The Hyperspace-Program")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Messaggi subliminali'''" (First dub, "Subliminal Messages"), "'''Il grande programma del 2006'''" (Second dub, "The Great TV Show of 2006")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 2010年の大放送 (''2010 Nen no Daihōsō'', "The Big Broadcast of 2010")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 30]], [[1987]]
:*A "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to this episode. This segment recapped the events of "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]". It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment which focused on the Autobots.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''2006 Nián Zhòngyào Guǎngbō '''" (2006年重要广播, "The Significant Broadcast of 2006")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — The Big Broadcast of 2006 / Fight or Flee ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Super Video (Tempo Video)
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-105.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

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|image=GhostMachine Starscream Scourge Unicron.JPG
|caption=Screw you guys, I'm going home.
|title="Ghost in the Machine"
|production code=700-100
|airdate=[[October 21]], 1986
|written by=[[Joey Kurihara Piedra]] [[Michael Charles Hill]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Set on regaining a physical body, the ghost of Starscream possesses Scourge and makes a deal with the devil.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:GhostMachine Scourge approaches Unicron.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Your ''break''fast, Sir!]]

On [[Chaar]], the [[Decepticon]]s are following [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], when [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost appears and possesses [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]]. Despite his better efforts, Starscream forces Scourge to fire on Galvatron, then flees with [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] in pursuit. Cyclonus follows as far as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he breaks off, assuming that Scourge has defected to the [[Autobot]]s. But that is not Starscream's goal. He instead flies to the severed head of [[Unicron]]. Using Scourge to reactivate the Dark God, Starscream offers his services in exchange for a new body. Unicron agrees to restore him to life in exchange for three labors. The first labor is to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Sensors|eyes]] to Unicron. With nowhere else to go, Scourge agrees to serve Unicron.

[[File:GhostMachine Metroplex eye explode.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|There are no eye-drops for this.]]

On Earth, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] arrives for an inspection of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], when Scourge and Starscream make their move. Destroying Metroplex's security system, the two Decepticons steal the eyes, but [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] cause Scourge to drop one, shattering it. Fleeing, Metroplex [[Transformation|transforms]], but cannot see, and begins firing on the Autobots. However, a photon bomb disables Metroplex, causing him to crash. Lacking one eye, the two head back for Chaar, where they dispatch the [[Battlecharger]]s, outwit Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|former soldiers]], and steal one of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s eyes. In addition, Starscream possesses [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to serve as their ride home, where Astrotrain is left to the mercy of the Autobots. Upon learning of what happened, Galvatron reacts in a rational, controlled manner... for Galvatron.

[[File:Dirge AlmostDeath.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron settles an old score with the wall.]]

Pleased with his new eyes, Unicron informs Starscream and Scourge of their next labor: bring Trypticon to Unicron (should have told them that before they left). Starscream heads off to complete the task. Meanwhile, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] interrogates Astrotrain, who claims not to remember what happened, but [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] reveals that Unicron has his eyes back! [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] takes [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to investigate, but Unicron drives them off. Scourge is becoming nervous, but Unicron warns his creation that he can take what he has given. On Chaar, Galvatron orders the Battlechargers and [[Conehead]]s to locate Starscream and Scourge, only for Trypticon to transform, under Starscream's control, and depart, with the Decepticons in pursuit.

As the Autobots prepare for the Decepticon assault, Unicron commands Starscream to remove Trypticon's [[transformation cog]] and place it in Unicron. The Decepticons arrive and attack, but Starscream uses Trypticon to disable their weapons. As the Decepticons flee, Unicron commands his minions to complete the third labor—connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, making it his new body. Scourge decides to book it, and Starscream is left to complete the task. Scourge tries to warn Galvatron, but he doesn't care. Scourge then heads to the Autobots, and warns them of Unicron's intentions.

[[File:GhostMachine Unicron starscream jumpers.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Refusing to call AAA, Starscream prepares to jumpstart Unicron.]]

Within Trypticon, the Battlechargers and the Coneheads disable Starscream's control over Trypticon, so Starscream demands his body to complete the labors. Unicron restores his body, but Starscream (surprise, surprise), tells Unicron to connect himself to Cybertron. However, the Autobots manage to plant some [[energon cube]]s on Unicron's head. They detonate the [[energon]], causing Unicron's head to return to orbit and Starscream to go flying. Thrown past the Decepticons, Galvatron orders them to fire on Starscream. When their shots begin hitting him, Cyclonus wonders why Starscream's ghost has lost control.

On Cybertron, Rodimus agrees to allow Scourge and Astrotrain to leave, in exchange for their help. He then tells the Autobots of their new mission to retrieve Metroplex's eye, but then reveals that he was joking, saying that the eyes were probably destroyed in the explosion.

Unseen by the Autobots, Unicron's eye twinkles in the night...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (with [[Scamper]]) (9)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (10)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (11)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (13)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (14)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (15)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (16)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (17)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (18)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (19)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (26)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (27)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (28)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (29)
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (30)
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (31)
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] (cameo) (33)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (2)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (3)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (4)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (5)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (6)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (7)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (20)
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (21)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (22)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (23)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (24)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (25)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (32)

|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (12)

|c4=
*[[Unicron|Unicron's head]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"THERE IS NO REASONING WITH HIM! DESTROY HIM! HE'S LOST HIS MIND!"
:—'''Galvatron''', calling [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the kettle]] black.

"Decepticon intruders IN MY BRAIN!"
:—'''Metroplex''', on the perils of being city-sized.

"First, you two let Scourge and Starscream steal one of Trypticon's eyes. And then you two allowed Astrotrain to be used as their escape vehicle. So Scourge is helping Starscream voluntarily, and you four were unable to stop them! Well, all I can say is...BWWWAAAAAAA!"
:—'''Galvatron''', giving his outburst a rare preamble.

"Why did Galvatron have you attack Cybertron all by yourself? Are you stupid or just obedient?"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''', getting sassy with Astrotrain

"I don't have to show you no stinking passes."
:—'''Starscream''' has picked up some {{w|Stinking badges|Earth culture}}.

"Starscream! You are a dead mechanism!" 
"Of course I'm dead, Galvatron! But not for much longer. And then are you going to be sorry!" 
"I'm already sorry!"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Starscream''', bickering like [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|old times]].

"Unicron! If you want the connection made, you'd better give me a new body now!" 
"You shall have it." 
''(Unicron shoots lasers from his eyes, and Starscream's body is reformed)'' 
"I live again!" 
"Now, do my bidding. Complete the connection!" 
"Ha! Do it yourself!"
:—'''Unicron''' bet on the wrong pony, and '''Starscream''' just loves being a prick.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:G1toon starscreams last appearance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
[[File:GhostMachine Decepticon execution.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|"Death comes to me. It just doesn't ''stay''."]]
*This episode is the second appearance of Starscream's ghost. His first appearance was in the G1 episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]". His ghost makes a third appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Possession]]" in which he takes over [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]].
**Starscream is last seen tumbling away through space in his new body, damaged from Galvatron's attacks but still very much alive. This is sometimes seen as a point of conflict with his appearance as a ghost in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]". Fans have reconciled this by speculating that he died again off-screen, or else traveled through time to the ''Beast Wars'' era (and back) before this episode took place chronologically. Alternatively, the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon does not follow strictly from any specific Generation 1 continuity, allowing the "error" to be dismissed entirely.
*Speaking of dying, Dirge's appearance here - clearly scripted and complete with a single spoken line - rather flagrantly contradicts his two "deaths" and his seeming appearance in the Decepticon crypt.
*Only appearance of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]].
*Of all the Transformers Starscream is seen possessing in both this episode and "[[Starscream's Ghost]]", Scourge is the only one who puts up a fight for control of his own body and retains his memories of what happened while "under the influence". (This is admittedly inconsistent with the ending of the prequel to this episode, however.)
*Unicron displays the ability to electrocute the Autobots inside his head and expel them through his neck.
*Unicron off-handedly tells Scourge that "what I have given you, I can also take away", in reference to his creation of Scourge during the events of the movie.

===Real-world references===
*The title's literal meaning obviously applies to the events of the episode, but the phrase has a history in philosophical discourse. It was {{w|Ghost in the machine|coined as a pejorative}} against the {{w|Mind-body dichotomy|mind-body split}} of {{w|René Descartes|Cartesian}} dualism, and by the time this episode was made, it had also been used as the title of {{w|The Ghost in the Machine|a book}} and {{w|Ghost in the Machine (album)|a rock album}}.
*Starscream delivers the line, "I don't have to show you no {{w|Stinking badges|stinking passes}}".
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst as Scourge smashes his way out of Metroplex.
**[[TIE Fighter]] roar as Silverbolt dives back toward Metroplex after the explosion, and again as Starscream exits Trypticon's body.
**[[X-wing Fighter|X-wing]] diving whine as Scourge flees from Unicron.
**[[Lightsaber]] hum as Unicron recreates Starscream.
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Scourge and Astrotrain make their exit.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:GhostMachine Magnus with hands on hips.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
[[File:GhostintheMachine-Scourgealt.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Wrong color models used by AKOM include:
**Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
**Cyclonus's eyebrows are purple. His chin is still grey, though.
**And of course the movie-original characters have colored mouths: purple for Galvatron, red for Ultra Magnus.
**Scourge is consistently shown with the outdated "head-sticking-up" model of his hovercraft form.
**The circle on Bumblebee's back is black instead of yellow.
*"There is no reasoning with him!" - Galvatron's head clips through his cannon barrel.
*Headstrong has Galvatron's cannon sound effect as he opens fire on Scourge.
*"He is a traitor! Give him no quarter!" - Headstrong is colored with Breakdown's color scheme.
*Scourge disappears into the sky... then is shown cruising along at ground level for a lengthy shot, then disappears into the sky ''again''.
*Unicron's helmet was all gold [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|the last time we saw it]]. Now it's blue with gold horns.
*After entering Unicron, Scourge/Starscream lands and walks forward for several seconds. The scrolling background behind him isn't long enough to make it through the whole shot, however - at one point it abruptly jumps back to the start.
*As he says, "Only three?," Starscream's eyes are suddenly huge.
*Scamper, shown at toy-based scale in one of Metroplex's vehicle bays as Sky Lynx lands, is HUGE, dwarfing the shuttle.
*In the next shot, Sky Lynx takes off again, but Kup and Spike are gone. And so is the giant Scamper!
*Kup and Spike enter Metroplex through an upward-sliding door... which disappears into a solid doorframe, with no gap to actually accommodate the door.
*Blaster's voice is missing its usual reverb effect.
[[File:GhostintheMachine blaster startled.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*The Autobots react a little too quickly to Blaster accidentally turning on some music - the music and their laughter all occur at the same instant.
*As Blaster warns Kup, Kup's mouth is hanging wide open for no real reason. It's also colored the same light gray as his face.
*When Scourge first approaches Metroplex's eye, it's almost as big as he is. Later it's small enough for him to carry with ease.
[[File:GhostInTheMachine Bumblebee huge wheels.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Top this Putt-Putt.]]
*When Bumblebee and Spike discover Scourge stealing Metroplex's eyes, Bumblebee has enormous wheels.
*Bumblebee gets the wrong transformation sound effect (descending pitch) as he returns to robot mode.
*Just before setting the charge inside Metroplex, Scourge's eyes are green instead of red.
*"I don't see any enemy" - Silverbolt is the one speaking, but both he and Skydive mouth the line.
*After the bomb goes off, the next shot of the inside of Metroplex shows a star background on his monitor. A few shots later, it's the usual Earth sky.
*Metroplex has "regular" small eyes as he stumbles around firing, rather than his usual large goggles.
*An explosion comes out of each of Metroplex's eyes... without actually shattering his eyes or causing any visible damage.
*As Scourge exits Astrotrain/Starscream to dig out Metroplex's eye, he's still carrying Trypticon's eye. It disappears in the next shot.
*As he re-enters Astrotrain/Starscream, Scourge just sort of clips into him through a solid wall.
*When Galvatron is chewing out the four henchmen, Runamuck and Runabout switch places between the shot from behind and the following panning shot across their guilty faces.
[[File:GhostMachine Blurr violated airspace.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*In a layering error, the "Unidentified craft" warning message that flashes up on Blurr's screen overlays his head.
*In his first several shots, Hot Spot has a mouth on his faceplate. It disappears between shots as he prepares to fire on Astrotrain.
[[File:G1 GhostintheMachine Groove lockedloaded.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Groove has a totally different voice for his one line ("Locked and loaded!"), sounding somewhat like Beachcomber. Usually, he sounds more like a higher-pitched Trailbreaker.
*In the panning shot of the Autobots as Rodimus Prime asks Astrotrain if he's "stupid or just obedient," Rodimus' mouth doesn't move. In addition, the visual of space on the viewscreen behind them doesn't move with the pan.
*When he accuses Astrotrain of stealing Metroplex's eyes, Magnus's whole face is blue.
*As Rodimus realizes that Unicron has his eyes again, rough pencil marks are visible on him and Magnus.
*In the second shot of Sky Lynx approaching him, Unicron's eyes are missing again. Unicron is also shown in front of some massive hunk of space debris that's far bigger than he is.
*During Scourge's attack on him, Sky Lynx has a Decepticon symbol on his nose.
*Hot Spot says, "Look out, Scourge!" with the emphasis of the line suggesting that he's addressing Scourge, when he's actually reacting to Scourge.
*As he berates his troops, the tops of Galvatron's shoulders are missing their red squares.
*As Magnus's team floats through space, Springer is colored as Kup.
*When Trypticon approaches Unicron, Scourge is standing in Unicron's mouth. He vanishes between shots, however, and Unicron's mouth goes from having a hollow inside to being a solid gray field.
*Galvatron's squad includes three Divebombs. (One of them, along with a Sweep, is obliterated a moment later!)
*As Scourge is brought to Rodimus, an overhead shot shows Ultra Magnus with circular cogs on his shoulders instead of the usual white pillars.
*When Galvatron shoots at Starscream, his cannon sounds like a regular Decepticon laser.
*When Rodimus shakes Magnus's hand, Magnus has an Autobot symbol on his left shoulder. He should only have one on his right shoulder.
*As Rodimus jokes about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, a reaction shot shows Magnus's other (right) shoulder. This ''should'' have an Autobot symbol, but doesn't!
*The next shot shows a solid wall behind Rodimus even though he's still standing in front of the display (showing space).
*Rodimus's mouth isn't moving when he says "Just kidding."
*After Rodimus jokes about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, Hot Spot is shown with Ultra Magnus's color scheme.

===Continuity errors===
*While Scourge makes a respectable attempt at fighting off Starscream's control of his body in this episode, he displayed no such strength of will when he was possessed by the latter at the end of "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".
*Cyclonus won't go near Unicron's head because that would alert the Autobots, but they don't seem to notice Scourge approaching it.
*Putting one wire back together is enough to reactivate Unicron's mind! You'd think a body-consuming explosion would have done more serious damage.
*Powerglide's appearance seems to contradict "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]", where he was among a fleet of Autobot ships getting blown up by the Quintessons. But considering the Aerialbots were also blown up, and recalling AKOM's propensity for grabbing whatever random animation model off the shelf, it's probably ''that'' episode which contains the error. (It would also be a serious violation of the cartoon's ethos to kill off ''any'' main character, especially one with a toy on the shelf.)
*And incidentally, Powerglide is implied to be one of the "Aerialbots" in both Silverbolt and Warpath's lines in the scene where they take off together. Though this may seem like less of an error retroactively in light of [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|recent events]].
[[File:Gitm kup and screamer.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Starscream enters Kup's body and somehow immediately causes an explosion in a random wall that blows out Metroplex's ''entire'' security system.
*Following that scene, Scourge is already in Metroplex. Nobody noticed him fly to Earth? What happened to the Earth Defense Command satellites?
*What is Trypticon doing on that random planet? And why doesn't he notice Scourge stealing his eye?
*Although undoubtedly big, Metroplex and Trypticon's eyes should be ''way'' too small for Unicron to use as like-for-like replacements.
*Flying Autobots:
**Magnus's team flies out of Sky Lynx and into Unicron's head with no obvious means of propulsion.
*Why don't the Autobots just blast Unicron's repaired circuits as soon as they enter his head?
*When Scourge approaches Galvatron he says, "Galvatron, don't shoot!" Galvatron states he couldn't even if he wanted to, because Trypticon neutralized their weapons. Yet, when Starscream's out of control body flies past him, he begins firing on him.
*Why doesn't Rodimus just jump inside Unicron's head and open the Matrix again?
*The plot seems to forget that Trypticon is still hanging out on Cybertron at the end of the episode! Once Starscream loses his control over him, he just vanishes from the story.

*Warpath and Bumblebee appear (for one shot each) on the Autobots' base on Cybertron at the end of the episode. Is there some reason why they made the trip there from Earth?



===Trivia===

===Foreign localization===

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Geist im Roboter'''" ("The Ghost inside the Robot")
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Starscream kehrt zurück'''" ("Starscream Returns")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Lo spettro nella macchina'''" (First dub, "The Phantom in the Machine"), "'''Il fantasma nella macchina'''" (Second dub, "The Ghost in the Machine")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' スタースクリームの復活 (''Starscream no Fukkatsu'', "Starscream's Revival")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 13]], [[1987]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Guǐhún Zuòsuì '''" ('鬼魂作祟, "Ghost Haunt")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Prizrak v mashine'''" (''Призрак в машине'', "Ghost in the Machine")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine ([[St. Michael Video Library]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — A Ghost in the Machine / Heavy Metal Wars ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — The Action Adventure Collection II (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 11: The Decepticon Possession ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-100.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]

Webworld

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{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|image=Webworld Galvatron psychiatrist.jpg
|caption="So, Galvatron, tell me about your mother." "She was delicious."
|ep=81
|series2=2010
|ep2=17
|prev2=Ghost in the Machine (G1)
|next2=The Dweller in the Depths
|title="Webworld"
|production code=700-101
|airdate=[[October 20]], [[1986]]
|written by=[[Len Wein]] [[Diane Duane]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''In an attempt to cure Galvatron's madness, Cyclonus takes him to the medical planet Torkulon.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:GalvatronUltraWebworld.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Help! He's touching my special area!]]
The [[Decepticon]]s approach an asteroid belt in deep space, searching for a material known as [[isidrite]] to repair their weaponry. As [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] rants about crushing his enemies and everyone else, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] finds an isidrite deposit — already being mined by the [[Autobot]]s. A battle ensues, during which Galvatron spends nearly as much time bashing his own troops aside as he does firing at the Autobots. With his "help", the bemused Autobots make a clean escape aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].

Back on [[Chaar]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] have words with [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]]: either do something about Galvatron's madness, or face rebellion. A holographic image of a [[Quintesson]] appears to Cyclonus, and advises him that there are planets which specialize in repairing damaged minds, such as [[Torkulon]]. Not knowing what else to do, Cyclonus considers the idea, while the Quintessons gloat among themselves that shortly they will have several less [[Transformer]]s to deal with — including the "most dangerously unpredictable of them all."

[[File:GalvatronWebworld.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Planet of the Psychiatrist Apes]]
Cyclonus lies to Galvatron, informing him that the Autobots are resting on Torkulon after their most recent skirmish; the deranged leader eagerly takes the bait, flying to the planet with Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. Upon landing, Galvatron threatens several alien flesh creatures, demanding that they hand over [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. The intelligent [[Torkuli]] arrive shortly; when Galvatron predictably refuses their orders for non-violence, they restrain him. Galvatron quickly realizes Cyclonus has deceived him. Galvatron is carried away to begin his therapy, while Cyclonus fills out a small ream of paperwork.

As the therapy proceeds, [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] has his doubts — "This is stupid! Let's get him out of here!" Cyclonus says to at least give it a chance. The Torkuli are unsuccessful in getting Galvatron to talk about his problems, and even less successful when they have him put together external objects to repair his damaged psyche: Galvatron builds himself a blaster and tries to escape. Finally they attempt "exo-drama" where patients act out their problems but a bouncing [[alien]] screaming at Galvatron finally causes him to snap further, shouting back that "I'll give you something to scream about!!" Galvatron becomes immune to the electromagnetic restraints of the Torkuli; they throw everything they have at him, restraining him for their last resort — the [[Alya]] solution.

The chief therapist reveals that Torkulon itself is a living planet, and can manifest itself in the form of insectoid creatures that consume the damaged portions of those who cannot be helped, in effect lobotomizing the planet's victims and leaving them mindless. Cyclonus protests and demands Galvatron's release, but he and Scourge are also restrained by the Torkuli.

[[File:GalvatronAliaWebworld.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Should've chosen a BUPA home.]]
The Alya begin to feed on Galvatron who continues to resist: "You have no right to change what I am!" The Torkuli doctor informs him [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|"You've]] already been [[Unicron/Generation 1|changed]]; that's the problem." Cyclonus can barely watch as his leader's mind is invaded by Torkulon — but something goes wrong. The madness of Galvatron proves to be too strong for the living planet, causing it to malfunction. In the chaos, Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus are released from the planet's grasp. After taking a few shots at Cyclonus for getting him in this mess, Galvatron fights to the center of the planet, having seen into its mind while it was inside his. The planet fears Galvatron's madness and destructive potential and attempts to restrain him, but Galvatron powers his way through to its living-computer core. Several cannon mode blasts render the entire planet inoperable. Galvatron informs Cyclonus he will now destroy whatever is left, and warns Cyclonus against stopping him.

After the planet is reduced to smoke and rubble, Galvatron gloats over the beauty of "devastation wrought with precision and care," seemingly just a little more sane... until Cyclonus informs Galvatron that it will take the Torkuli centuries to rebuild. Galvatron decides his work isn't done if it's going to take "only centuries", but a weary Cyclonus suggests that the Autobots might be a more pressing concern. Galvatron smiles at the prospect of killing Ultra Magnus; the Decepticons flee the planet, leaving the Torkuli at the mercy of their insane former patients.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] (7)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (8)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (9)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (10)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (11)
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*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (2)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (3)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (4)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (5)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (6)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (12)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (14)
|c4=
*[[Quintesson]]s (15)
*[[Torkuli]] (16)
*[[Alya]] (17)
*[[Torkulon]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:GalvatronCyclonusWebworld.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|We never talk anymore.]]
"Eyes aloft, gentlemen! A rival geological survey has arrived!" 
:—'''Sky Lynx''' notes the arrival of the Decepticons in typical fashion

"Remarkable. Galvatron is doing most of the work for us." 
:—'''Perceptor''' watches Galvatron bash his way through his own troops

"I have no head... I have no head... I have no head...!"
:—A three-headed '''patient'''

"Before we start, there are certain formalities. Does the patient have a service contract with us? ...Then we'll require a credit reference. I believe we can waive the customary deposit. Should the patient require permanent care, payment will be made in consciousness units rather than conventional currency." 
"What I want to know is--" 
"''Do you understand'' and agree to these terms?" 
"Yes, yes!" 
"Then if you'll validate the forms right here... and here for diagnostics... and for therapeutics... and one for parts and labor... and accounting... and there. That's your copy." 
''[Cyclonus immediately shreds it]''
:—The '''Torkulons''' present '''Cyclonus''' with his mightiest foe yet: [[Bee in the City|bureaucracy]].

"Just say whatever comes to mind." 
"Kill... smash... destroy!" 
"Err... yes... go on." 
"Rend... MANGLE... DISTORT!"
:—A '''therapist''' starts '''Galvatron''' on word association

"I'll destroy everything here—everything! And THEN, I'll destroy the Autobots!" 
"Yes... tell me about the Autobots." 
"I ''hate'' Autobots! I hate ''Cyclonus''! And I'm not very fond of ''you'', either!"
:—'''Galvatron''' ends word association, and attempts to end his '''therapist'''

"Once he is tied into the planetary computer, Torkulon itself will enter his mind and disable the metaprocessor. The Alya will consume the damaged intelligence and the planet will absorb its energy, including the madness." 
"He'll have no ''mind'' left! He'll be just a machine!" 
"Aren't we all, in a way?" 
:—'''The head therapist''' and '''Cyclonus'''

"I'll do whatever you want! I'll do nothing at all!!" 
:—'''Galvatron''', in a rare moment of total helplessness

"You cannot stop me! I am ''Galvatron!'' I am your ''destruction!''" 
"He ''is'' crazy."
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Cyclonus'''. It took him long enough to notice it.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:LaserbeakWebworld.jpg|right|thumb|He wants to know why Soundwave doesn't return his calls.]]
* The reason for the Decepticons needing to repair their weapons is never stated. However, the [[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|episode right before this one]] ended with Galvatron stating the Starscream-controlled Trypticon had "neutralized all our weapons".
*Some allusion is made to Galvatron's former life as Megatron. While the Torkulons attempt to lobotomize the Decepticon leader, he states that they have "no right" to change what he is, to which the Torkulon doctor replies, "You have already been changed, that's the problem." On the other hand, this could also be taken to mean the change away from his saner personality from the movie. Speaking of which...
*The Torkuli diagnose Galvatron's madness as being caused by a "plasma accident," referring to the dunk he took in [[Thrull]]'s plasma pools in "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]".
*This is the final appearance of Laserbeak in the (US) Generation 1 cartoon continuity, and one of only two appearances in Season 3 (the first was a brief cameo in "The Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"). No, he doesn't perch on Galvatron's shoulder.
*This is also the last episode in which Sludge can be seen in robot mode.

===Real-world references===
*A classic Looney Tunes sound effect (used for the Road Runner) shows up as the Decepticons fly across the title screen.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst: when Sky Lynx launches at the start of the battle; when he launches a second time during the battle; when he launches a third time to leave the battle; when Laserbeak flies off with Motormaster and Swindle; as Galvatron takes off to destroy the planetary core
**[[X-wing Fighter|X-Wing]] diving whine: as Cyclonus follows Galvatron toward the core.
*Large portions of the episode, especially the therapy sessions, seem to parody real psychological treatment methods such as {{w|word association}} and {{w|dramatherapy}}. The intentions of the Alya to consume Galvatron's mind could also be taken as a reference to a {{w|lobotomy}}, a process that can "cure" certain mental illnesses but removes significant parts of the patient's personality.
===Animation and technical errors===
*Coloring errors:
**Soundwave is missing all his yellow stripes as he looms up to eject Ratbat.
**As he speaks his one line, he's missing his yellow stripes again.
**Just before Galvatron jumps him, Magnus's shoulder superstructure is blue instead of white.
**Magnus has a white missile as he grapples with Galvatron.
**The last time he grapples with Galvatron, the top of Magnus's back is red instead of grey.
**Galvatron's gun mode is mostly purple instead of its usual gray as Sludge bashes him aside.
**Cyclonus's gun is white instead of gray as he points it at Swindle.
**Soundwave is missing his stripes and insignia as he watches Galvatron being repaired.
**Galvatron has a "goatee" in most shots, but is "clean-shaven" in others (his chin is sometimes dark grey, sometimes just grey).
**In the shot before Galvatron is sent to Advanced Treatment, the rectangle on Cyclonus's chest isn't colored orange. In the shot after, the "eyes" on his Decepticon symbol are colored in (purple) instead of blue.
**As he vows to destroy the planet, then the Autobots, Galvatron's shoulder pieces are dark grey. In the next shot, they're back to having light grey tops with red squares. A few shots later (as he shoots the gun he built), the red squares are missing.
**During the Torkuli's line, "That's why your friend brought you here," the rectangle on Cyclonus's chest is yellow instead of orange. A few shots later (just before the commercial break), it's not colored in at all.
**While Galvatron is being lobotomized, while begging Cyclonus to help him, he's completely light grey, missing the purple of his armour entirely.
**Cyclonus's eyes are black instead of red as he observes that the planet has become infected with Galvatron's madness.
**The white rectangle near Galvatron's elbow flashes between white and purple as he struggles with the web stuff in mid-air.
**As he picks up the last Torkulon, the red squares on Galvatron's shoulders are missing.
**All the characters have little to no shading throughout the show, which is not common at all in Toei episodes.
*Ratbat is given a high-pitched series of squeaks as he ejects...and another, lower-pitched caw at the same time, layered on top of the squeaks.
*Perhaps the script called for Galvatron's forehead to blaze with energies, as it's been seen to do on occasion. Instead, two random spots on his temples are animated lighting up like console buttons.
*As Ratbat flaps over the horizon, his wings are layered behind the planet's limb instead of above it.
*Soundwave's only line in this episode once again lacks the trademark harmonics processed by [[Scott Brownlee]], meaning it once again sounds like {{w|Dr. Claw}}. This marks [[Roll for It|the second time]] it is known to have happened.
*The laser blasts' colors in this episode are...odd. When the Decepticons attack the Autobots on the asteroid, their blasts are yellow (usually an Autobot blast color), orange and red. Perceptor fires a blue laser blast at Galvatron, who fires blue lasers back at him! This is a trademark element seen in the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' cartoon, which is animated by the [[Toei Animation|same company]]: The Joes' kid-friendly lasers are red while [[Cobra Commander|Cobra]] has blue kid-friendly lasers.
*After the Sweeps miss colliding with Springer, Sky Lynx is back on the ground and takes off a second time. He rather oddly leaves his lower half just standing there, rather than converting to lynx form. When he lands at the battle's end, he's once again combined with his lower portion.
*Scourge and his accompanying Sweeps are at least partially animated based on their older, "incorrect" [[character model]]s. Their heads are visible in their vehicle modes:
**when Sky Lynx grabs one of them in his claws.
**when they transform to leave Torkulon.
*As the Autobots flee, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] can be seen among the damaged Sweeps, despite not being seen approaching the asteroid.
*In the wide shot of Cyclonus and company walking, they are sliding across the screen far more rapidly than the speed of their walk.
*Roger C. Carmel's inconsistency with the voice of Cyclonus starts to affect Motormaster. In this episode and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]" (Motormaster's last speaking role in the series) his voice for Motormaster sounds weaker than before. The voice lacks most of its usual heavy flanging.
*In the second wide shot of Cyclonus speaking with the Quintesson, he's not quite standing flat on the ground.
*In the closeup of the Quintesson hologram, his mouth isn't animated as he speaks.
*As Galvatron struggles against the inhibitor blast, the Sweeps behind him are set too low on the landscape, making them look like they only come up to Galvatron's knees.
*After he's immobilized on the arena floor, a few shots show Galvatron floating in mid-air above the steps.
*An odd edit cuts off the head therapist: "We cannot allow you to interfere. Besides."
*As he yells, "Free me!" a closeup shows outer space behind Galvatron's face instead of the ground (or the purple webbing that surrounds him).
*As he says, "He'll be nothing at all!" Cyclonus's eyebrows are white instead of grey.
*The Sweep that transforms after the planetary overload is inexplicably given an energy glow as he does so.
*In a closeup shot, Galvatron has two ragged holes in his forehead, but they're not seen in any other view.
*Galvatron's emblem is missing just before he leaps into the crevasse.
*When Cyclonus says "He IS crazy," part of the Autobot symbol is on his chest.

===Continuity errors===
*Despite appearing in the group approaching the asteroid, Soundwave promptly disappears and doesn't play any part in the following battle.
*Galvatron is grappling with Magnus when the Sweep offers to help; when he bashes the Sweep aside in the very next shot, Magnus is nowhere to be seen.
*A wide shot shows Galvatron, Cyclonus, and three Sweeps arriving on Torkulon. The rest of the episode shows only two Sweeps, however.

===Trivia===
*This is by far the most Decepticon-centric episode of the series; the Autobots are only onscreen for part of the first act.
*Twice in this episode (when Cyclonus takes him to Torkulon to look for the Autobots, and when leaving the planet in search of the Autobots), Galvatron says "Ultra Magnus", as if Magnus is the [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|leader of the Autobots]]. To be fair, by this point in the show Magnus is usually the one issuing orders, so...
*It is ironic that Motormaster is the one to declare an ultimatum of rebellion against Galvatron to Cyclonus, considering he was the first Decepticon to loyally donate Energon to help find Galvatron in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]".
*The Torkulons diagnose Galvatron with a few [[processor]] problems such as "A severe failure in reality processing, malignant plasma-neural tick and 'embrittlement' of the metaprocessing circuitry", all of which leave him constantly on the brink of a perceptual crash. Poor guy.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Galvatron dreht durch'''" ("Galvatron goes Crazy")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il pianeta della pazzia'''" (First dub, "The Madness Planet"), "'''Il mondo rete"''' (Second dub, "The Web World")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' クモの巣惑星 (''Kumo no Su Wakusei'', "The Planet of the Spider's Nest")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 20]], [[1987]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhūwǎng Shìjiè '''" (蛛网世界, "Webworld")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mir pawootiny'''" (''Мир паутины'', "Webworld")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2000]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 8: Evil Experiments ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1999]] — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2004]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2010]] — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-101.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]