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Similarly Different

2022-11-15T17:24:40Z

T3Knikolor:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 22
|image=RID-Grimlockvsscowl.jpg
|caption= "She is seeing all of this for the first time. She does not even know what she is. She will kill everything that moves."
|prev=Lockout
|next=The Buzz on Windblade
|title="Similarly Different"
|title="Similarly Different"
|season=1
|season ep=22
|airdate= [[June 15]], [[2015]] (Australian iTunes) [[August 15]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Derek Dressler]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''A restless Grimlock ponders returning to old habits when another Dinobot goes on a rampage.'''

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

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Scowl meets Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Something's wrong. They're communicating."]]
Meanwhile, [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is on an uneventful solo patrol out in the woods. Grimlock is feeling increasingly restless and bored, and fondly remembers the days when he could smash things for fun. He eventually stumbles onto a [[human]] demolition site, where he notices something tearing down the abandoned stadium. The "something" turns out to be another [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]], who introduces himself as [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]! Scowl explains that he was also locked up on the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', and invites the impressed Grimlock to help him smash the building. Grimlock, realizing that the building is already going to be demolished, happily joins his new friend. Together, they make short work of the stadium and most of the construction machinery. In the aftermath, though, Grimlock realizes that he has to do the right thing and arrest Scowl. Scowl wins him over, promising not to harm any of the "[[human|screamers]]", and Grimlock reluctantly lets him walk free.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (7)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (11)

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

"It's the mailman!" 
"It's Sunday."
:—'''Fixit''' tries to pull off an old deceptive tactic, but '''Denny''' ain't falling for that

"Scowl is being seen by too many humans! I have an idea." 
"''Sigh''. Go for it." 
"Please exit the spa! A rare kangaroo has escaped from the exotic animal park." 
''(Humans scream in distance) 
"A kangaroo?"
:—It's '''Sideswipe's''' turn to make up the unbelievable cover-up, much to '''Bumblebee's''' disbelief.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Scowl firmly establishes Dinobots as a "species" of Transformer like [[Chompazoid]]s or [[Corvicon]]s, not just a specific sub-team of individuals as is the norm for [[Dinobot (disambiguation)|Dinobot]]s in the ''Transformers'' multiverse (which includes this universe's [[Dinobot (FOC)|own version of that team]]). The notion was introduced in the [[Lockout|preceding episode]] when Steeljaw's subsonic pulse was described as affecting both Autobots ''and'' Dinobots, although not Mini-Cons, with the implication being distinct biological differences.

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

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

===Real-world references===
* The RV Denny attempts to convert into Russell's new living quarters is the same model that Cousin Eddie drives in the film ''{{w|National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation}}''.

===Trivia===
* In "[[Collateral Damage]]" we learn that the "demolition site" was actually a ''construction'' site. Whoops!

===Foreign localization===
'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Grimlocks dilemma'''" ("Grimlock's dilemma")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Erilaiset samanlaiset'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Like, men forskjellige'''" ("The same, but different")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Likvärdigt olika'''" ("Equally Different")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

Similarly Different

2022-11-15T17:18:01Z

T3Knikolor:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 22
|image=RID-Grimlockvsscowl.jpg
|caption= "She is seeing all of this for the first time. She does not even know what she is. She will kill everything that moves."
|prev=Lockout
|next=The Buzz on Windblade
|title="Similarly Different"
|title="Similarly Different"
|season=1
|season ep=22
|airdate= [[June 15]], [[2015]] (Australian iTunes) [[August 15]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Derek Dressler]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''A restless Grimlock ponders returning to old habits when another Dinobot goes on a rampage.'''

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

[[File:SimilarlyDifferent Scowl meets Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Something's wrong. They're communicating."]]
Meanwhile, [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is on an uneventful solo patrol out in the woods. Grimlock is feeling increasingly restless and bored, and fondly remembers the days when he could smash things for fun. He eventually stumbles onto a [[human]] demolition site, where he notices something tearing down the abandoned stadium. The "something" turns out to be another [[Dinobot (RID)|Dinobot]], who introduces himself as [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]! Scowl explains that he was also locked up on the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', and invites the impressed Grimlock to help him smash the building. Grimlock, realizing that the building is already going to be demolished, happily joins his new friend. Together, they make short work of the stadium and most of the construction machinery. In the aftermath, though, Grimlock realizes that he has to do the right thing and arrest Scowl. Scowl wins him over, promising not to harm any of the "[[human|screamers]]", and Grimlock reluctantly lets him walk free.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (7)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (11)

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

"It's the mailman!" 
"It's Sunday."
:—'''Fixit''' tries to pull off an old deceptive tactic, but '''Denny''' ain't falling for that

"Scowl is being seen by too many humans! I have an idea." 
"''Sigh''. Go for it." 
"Please exit the spa! A rare kangaroo has escaped from the exotic animal park." 
''(Humans scream in distance) 
"A kangaroo?"
:—It's '''Sideswipe's''' turn to make up the unbelievable cover-up, much to '''Bumblebee's''' disbelief.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Scowl firmly establishes Dinobots as a "species" of Transformer like [[Chompazoid]]s or [[Corvicon]]s, not just a specific sub-team of individuals as is the norm for [[Dinobot (disambiguation)|Dinobot]]s in the ''Transformers'' multiverse (which includes this universe's [[Dinobot (FOC)|own version of that team]]). The notion was introduced in the [[Lockout|preceding episode]] when Steeljaw's subsonic pulse was described as affecting both Autobots ''and'' Dinobots, although not Mini-Cons, with the implication being distinct biological differences.

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

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

===Trivia===
* In "[[Collateral Damage]]" we learn that the "demolition site" was actually a ''construction'' site. Whoops!

===Foreign localization===
'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Grimlocks dilemma'''" ("Grimlock's dilemma")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Erilaiset samanlaiset'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Like, men forskjellige'''" ("The same, but different")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Likvärdigt olika'''" ("Equally Different")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

Lockout

2022-11-15T17:17:48Z

T3Knikolor:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 21
|image=RID-steeljawshostages.jpg
|caption=Not your usual hostage situation!
|prev=The Trouble with Fixit
|next=Similarly Different
|title="Lockout"
|title="Lockout"
|season=1
|season ep=21
|airdate= [[June 15]], [[2015]] (Australian iTunes) [[August 8]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Guy Toubes]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]], [[drop]] (2D)
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}

'''Steeljaw and his gang break into the scrapyard to free their fellow Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Lockout Kickback chained.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Mr. Kickback will see you now."]]
[[Denny Clay|Denny]] has the Autobots hauling pieces of a roller coaster—it was a steal!—into the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] pauses to ask [[Russell Clay|Russell]] about football, and the boy proceeds to try to teach him, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] the game. Unbeknownst to the gang, [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and [[Steeljaw's Pack|pack]] are scoping out the scrapyard from the bushes, and Steeljaw sets his sights on the stasis pods. Putting his plan into motion, Steeljaw has the hapless [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] gagged and tied to a tree to serve as bait for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. When the Autobots come for Kickback, he quickly escapes his confinement and flees, and Bumblebee realizes something is amiss.

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (6)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (14)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (17)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (18)

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

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

}}

==Quotes==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Even though Steeljaw's silhouette has been seen on the prisoner manifest since the very beginning, this is the first time his profile has been brought up.
* Previously Steeljaw got hold of and opened Underbite's stasis pod without complications and without the use of the Alchemor's control systems, so it seems strange that he buys into Fixit's delaying tactics so easily.
* Even Clampdown has the decency to knock Fixit out of a verbal loop.
* While we see the roller coaster part assembled early in the episode... how did Denny and Russell rig up the ''rest'' of their complex escape/trap system so ''quickly'' while staying hidden from the Decepticons?
*Despite Clampdown and Thunderhoof travelling downhill atop roller-coaster tracks (estimated 30mph minimum), both Denny and Russell manage to get to the bottom of the hill before the speeding Decepticons, inferring that they have either developed cloning technology, or teleportation. Neither option bodes well for mankind.

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

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

===Real-world references===
* After the stunt with the roller coaster goes wrong, Denny and Russell attempt to escape using a [[w:Rube Goldberg|Rube Goldberg]] device.

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

===Trivia===
* While fighting with Sideswipe, Thunderhoof is suddenly the recipient of an unexplained electrical shock.
* If the subsonic field affects any bots not outfitted with Steeljaw's chips, presumably it would also affect the Decepticons Steeljaw is trying to extract from the stasis pods. Hope he's brought enough spare chips!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Trouble with Fixit

2022-11-15T17:17:35Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 20
|image=RID-Fixitsentrymode.jpg
|caption="You don't have to be a gun. You are what you choose to be."
|prev=The Champ
|next=Lockout
|title="The Trouble with Fixit"
|title="The Trouble with Fixit"
|season=1
|season ep=20
|airdate= [[June 2]], [[2015]] (Australian iTunes) [[August 1]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Alex Irvine]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''An attempt to fix ailing Fixit goes horribly wrong, converting the Mini-Con into a fully weaponized and lethal prison guard who mistakes the Bee Team for Decepticon fugitives.'''

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

[[File:TroubleWithFixit Fixit opens fire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I'm a cybernetic organism. But I lack living tissue and I possess an exoskeleton".]]
Just outside the scrapyard, [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s right arm component emerges from the bushes and enters the base. Righty spies the rest of Chop Shop, but is forced to hide from Sideswipe and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] as they discuss the surgery, which at that moment is beginning over at the command center. Denny shuts Fixit down, before shooing Jetstorm and Slipstream out when they start chattering about the delicateness of the procedure. He's barely into the operation when Fixit suddenly reactivates. His eyes turning red, Fixit transforms his arms into a collection of weapons and turns them on Bumblebee. Realizing that Fixit now regards them as escaped prisoners, the Autobots retreat under fire.

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

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (4)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (3)
*[[Denny Clay]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] (12)

|c4=
*Bear (11)

}}

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

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

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

"I'm gonna put you back together so I can tear you apart!"
:—'''Grimlock''' chasing one of Chop Shop's components.

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

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

===Real-world references===
* Sideswipe refers to the bear as "[[w:Yogi Bear|Yogi]]".

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Slipstream and Jetstorm leave the surgery tent, the curtain rings don't move with the curtain. The same happens later when Russell and Denny open the tent to reveal Fixit.
* As the Bee Team are hiding from Fixit's initial rampage, a medium shot of Strongarm and Bumblebee is followed by an immediate close-up of Bumblebee, but the background remains the same between both shots.

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

===Foreign localization===
'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Balladen om Fixit'''" ("The ballad of Fixit")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fixitin ongelmat'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Problemet med Fixit'''" ("The problem with Fixit")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fixa Fixit'''" ("Fix Fixit")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

The Champ

2022-11-15T17:17:19Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 19
|image=RID-GroundpoundervsGrimlock.jpg
|caption=BAH GAWD KING IT'S A SLOBBERKNOCKER!
|prev=Deep Trouble (RID)
|next=The Trouble with Fixit
|title="The Champ"
|title="The Champ"
|season=1
|season ep=19
|airdate= [[June 2]], [[2015]] (Australian iTunes) [[July 25]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Steven Melching]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]], [[GONZO]] (2D)
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''When a Decepticon gladiator and his cheating manager enter a human demolition derby, Grimlock, Denny and Fixit pose as competitors.'''

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

The [[Autobot]]s are rearranging their [[stasis pod]] collection as Fixit works on repairing more of them. [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] picks up two pods at once in an attempt to impress [[Russell Clay|Russell]], but overbalances and sends [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s forklift barreling towards Russell. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] gets Russell out of the way, but a loose pod knocks [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] down. The others' irritation with Grimlock is interrupted by a message from [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], whose information allows Fixit to zero in on two Decepticon signals.

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

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (10)

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

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

}}

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

"But all that gladiator stuff was staged right? Just like pro-wrestling on Earth." 
"Wait, pro-wrestling is staged?"
:—'''Russell''' thinks that gladiatorial combat is a farce, and '''Denny''' suffers the disappointment we've all had to endure

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

"I knew Dinobots, I fought Dinobots. You're no Dinobot."
:—'''Groundpounder''' trash talking Mechanosaurus.

'''Denny:''' "Presenting... Dinobash!" 
'''Farnum:''' "Looks like it was made out of scrap." 
'''Grimlock:''' "Scrap? Lucky I don't squash you..." 
:— '''Grimlock''' channels his inner Decepticon/Knock Out

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

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

===Transformers references===
* The Rumbledome announcer refers to the various monster trucks as [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|"beast machines"]].
* The Rumbledome manager asks if Grimlock [[fire-breath|breathes fire]], a traditional power for [[Grimlock (disambiguation)|Grimlock]]s.

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

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

===Trivia===
* (tbd)

===Foreign localization===
'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Gladiatoren'''" ("The gladiator")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mestari'''" ("The master")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mesteren'''" ("The master")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mästaren'''" ("The master")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

Deep Trouble (RID)

2022-11-15T17:17:08Z

T3Knikolor:

{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|the ''Rescue Bots'' episode|Deep Trouble (RB)}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 18
|image=RID-Octopunchfight.jpg
|caption= [[Splatoon|You're a kid! You're a squid!]]
|prev=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|next=The Champ
|title="Deep Trouble"
|title="Deep Trouble"
|season=1
|season ep=18
|airdate=[[June 2]], [[2015]] (Australian iTunes) [[July 18]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Howie Nicoll]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]], [[drop]] (2D)
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Grimlock tries to hide an injury while the Autobots track down an aquatic Decepticon.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RIDDeepTrouble Grimlock gets hit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You do not frighten me! Pain does not hurt! *thwack!* I stand corrected! AUGH!]]
The Autobots race through an obstacle course set up in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], though while [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] carefully navigate the barricades, [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] smashes straight through them. At the finishing line, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] wait. Bee signals [[Denny Clay|Denny]] to unleash the next part of the course. The racing Autobots are able to avoid the heavy objects which swing in their path, but Grimlock takes a blow to the side. He limps over the finishing line behind the others, but puts on a brave face.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (3)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (11)

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

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

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

}}

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

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

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

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The Autobots obtained a GroundBridge in "[[Hunting Season]]". This is the first time we've seen them use it, though Fixit mentions that he's been working on it since their "last outing".
* The layout of the Cybertronian ship is nearly-identical to the those seen in the ''[[Harbinger]]'' and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. It is stated to be an ancient craft, possibly accounting for the differences.

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

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

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

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''På dybt vand'''" ("In deep water")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Syvälle mennään'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dyp trøbbel'''" ("Deep Trouble")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Problem på djupet'''" ("Problems in the deep")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing

2022-11-15T17:16:51Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 17
|image=OneMiniConsMissing zap.jpg
|caption=Alternate Title: Attack of the Miscolored [[Tiny Titans]]
|prev=Some Body, Any Body
|next=Deep Trouble (RID)
|title="One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing"
|title="One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing"
|season=1
|season ep=17
|airdate=[[June 2]], [[2015]] (Australian iTunes) [[July 11]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}
'''Drift returns to Earth in pursuit of a disgruntled, runaway Jetstorm—just as the Bee Team must contend with Springload and Quillfire flying the coop.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Jetstorm revealed.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I'm sorry, I seem to have slain this small bearded being."]]
During a football game, [[Russell Clay|Russell]] fails to catch a pass from [[Butch (RID)|Butch]]. [[Hank]] prods Russell into standing up to Butch's trash talk and as they resume playing, Hank suggests Russell "pay it forward". Later in the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], Russell explains to [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] that it means now he has to find someone to help. The alarm sounds as a capsule falls from the sky onto the stock of [[stasis pod]]s and then crushes [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s gnome collection. They move in to find it's an escape pod, and out steps the Mini-Con [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], who explains he has been forced to leave [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s tutelage and now wants to become Russell's student.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (14)

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

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

}}

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

"And beware those who keep me from Doradus, by force-" 
''[Springload looks pointedly at Quillfire]'' 
"- or by '''lies'''." 
''[Quillfire nods his head rapidly]'' 
"Yes, lies are very bad!"
:—'''Springload''' gets the point across to '''Quillfire'''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fanger på flugt'''" ("Prisoners on the run")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Yksi Mini-Con kadoksissa'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Vi mangler en av Mini-Conene våre'''" ("We're missing one of our Mini-Cons")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''En Minicon på rymmen'''" ("A Minicon on the run")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

Some Body, Any Body

2022-11-15T17:16:34Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 16
|image=SomeBodyAnyBody Strongarm carries Sideswipe.jpg
|caption=[["Weird Al" Yankovic|And so I had them send me back to last Thursday night so I could pay my phone bill on time Just then the floating disembodied head of Colonel Sanders started yellin' EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG!]]
|prev=Even Robots Have Nightmares
|next=One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
|title="Some Body, Any Body"
|title="Some Body, Any Body"
|season=1
|season ep=16
|airdate=[[June 2]], [[2015]] (Australian iTunes) [[July 4]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''When the Team’s latest quarry leaves Sideswipe bodiless, the young Autobot must learn that he can’t always rely on his physical prowess.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Sideswipe on the slab.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This illustrious and greedy nation Japan will soon be under my control! A millennium of glory is at hand!]]
Speeding through a subway, [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] reports in to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who is currently heading towards [[Crown City]] with [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]. Sideswipe ducks out of sight as a subway train passes by, but is so busy cracking jokes at Strongarm's expense that he doesn't notice the other train which pulls up, until it transforms into a [[Decepticon]] and attacks him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)

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

|c3=

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===Trivia===
* The fight choreography in this episode is for some reason leagues above the series' standard fare. Vertebreak with Sideswipe's body pulls off martial arts moves comparable to ''Prime'' [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] at her best!
* While not established in the episode itself, [[Adam Beechen]] has [https://adambeechen.com/comment-page-1/#comment-268 stated] that he considers that Vertebreak "was a [[Snaketicon]] originally", before he started on his one-bot mad-SCIENCE! crusade of self-improvement.
* It's never explained how Vertebreak managed to ''disconnect his own head'', and then ''perform his own surgery'' to attach it to Sideswipe's body. That's some hardcore surgeon-ing.

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

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hit med min krop!'''" ("Give me my body!")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Manglende krop'''" ("Missing body")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Huvudbry'''" ("Confusion", lit. "head bother")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

Even Robots Have Nightmares

2022-11-15T17:13:33Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 15
|image=RobotsHaveNightmares Grimlock dream.jpg
|caption=Hang in there, baby.
|prev=Sideways (episode)
|next=Some Body, Any Body
|otherseries2=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Adventure]]'' ep 15
|prev2=Out of Focus
|title="Even Robots Have Nightmares"
|title="Even Robots Have Nightmares"
|season=1
|season ep=15
|airdate=[[June 2]], [[2015]] (Australian iTunes) [[June 27]], 2015 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[John Loy]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
}}
'''Denny and the Autobots are captured by a Decepticon who can bring their worst fears to life.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares Autobots Russell watch film.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The bots would soon come to regret that Adam Sandler movie marathon...]]
Nighttime sees young [[Russell Clay]] setting a dish of milk down for a stray cat. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] is heading out with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] to look for [[energon]] while Russell is intending to watch ''[[Invasion of the Zombie Vampire Swamp Creatures]]'' with the rest of the team, claiming he doesn't get scared. As the trio heads off, Denny mopes that he feels like he's missing Russell's childhood, but all three of them are unaware that [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s missing Mini-Con component Righty is heading into the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. Righty jumps the fence and locates the [[stasis pod]] containing the rest of Chop Shop, only to be attacked by an unseen assailant.
[[File:RobotsHaveNightmares Autobots arrive at cave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bumblebee: ...We'll be safer if we stick together, right? Everyone: Right! Bumblebee ...So let's split up, gang! Everyone: HUH???]]
Russell watches the film with [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] who are surprised by his lack of fear, and as he goes to get more popcorn, decide to attempt to scare him. Sideswipe's improvised [[zombie]] costume fails, as does a ruse with Strongarm pretending to be hacked up and Grimlock in costume as an axe murderer [[Decepticon]]. Bumblebee, Denny and Fixit return with a trailer-load of energon which they unload. Afterwards Fixit picks up some Decepticon signals in a nearby cave system, but they quickly disappear. Figuring it might be [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], the Autobots head there. Leaving Fixit and Russell outside, the others head inside and split up to search, taking luminescent paint to mark their way. Denny quickly gets lost and loses his walkie.

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (7)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (10)

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===Animation and technical errors===
* Sideswipe says he'll "need a week's worth of, ugh, detailing" to get the remainder of Nightstrike's cocoon slime off him. However, by the time they've imprisoned Nightstrike in a stasis pod - which should have been priority #1 upon their return to the scrapyard - they're all completely clean again.

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

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

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Robotter kan også være bange'''" ("Even Robots Can Be Afraid")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Roboteillakin on painajaisensa'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Selv roboter har mareritt'''" ("Even Robots Have Nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Även robotar drömmer mardrömmar'''" ("Even Robots Have Nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

Sideways (episode)

2022-11-15T17:13:19Z

T3Knikolor:

{{disambig3|Sideways}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 14
|image=Sideways stay.jpg
|caption=Unfortunately, this article must now be merged with [[Sideways (RID)]].
|prev=Out of Focus
|next=Even Robots Have Nightmares
|otherseries2=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Adventure]]'' ep 13
|prev2=Hunting Season
|next2=Out of Focus
|title="Sideways"
|title="Sideways"
|season=1
|season ep=14
|airdate=[[March 29]], [[2015]] (Australia/NZ) [[June 20]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Steven Melching]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''Bee and his team encounter a new Decepticon who inadvertently leads them to discover Steeljaw's gang.'''

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

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

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

[[File:Sideways steeljaw separates squabblers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Look, we're going out tonight, to get some fantastic [[Filch|birds!]] Remember? We don't have to take out our frustrations on each other, we can take them out on them! Okay?" "Okay." "Okay, come on, let's shake and make up."]]
Steeljaw and Clampdown arrive at the Decepticon hideout where [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] and [[Underbite]] are waiting. [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] arrives during introductions and recognizes Clampdown as the Con who got him arrested and put in prison. Though Steeljaw makes it clear that's all in the past, Thunderhoof is still enraged, and Clampdown flees as a result. Strongarm later spots Clampdown climbing onto a garbage barge and the Autobots are able to reach the garbage tip and ambush Clampdown when he reaches it. He tries to use his knowledge of Steeljaw's activities to cut a deal, but the other Decepticons arrive as well. The Decepticons attack and Sideswipe tries to stop Thunderhoof from chasing Clampdown, but is waylaid by Fracture. Steeljaw manages to get the better of Bee, and tosses the Autobot in a garbage compactor, however Sideswipe manages to stop it closing. [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] takes out Underbite by feeding him some plastic and then cannonballing him, Sideswipe succeeds in taking out Fracture, and Strongarm cuffs [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] and [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]]. Thunderhoof pins Clampdown in a crater, but they accidentally headbutt each other and are knocked out. Bumblebee also defeats Steeljaw, and the group of Decepticons are soon all secured.

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (8)

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

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

}}

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

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

'''Clampdown:''' Just don't hurt me, alright? It makes me so- 
'''Sideswipe:''' Crabby? 
''(The whole team cracks up)'' 
'''Clampdown:''' That's hilarious. Never heard that one before.
:—Clampdown is a bit of a softshell.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===Real-world references===
*Sideswipe calls Clampdown "Crusty", since Clampdown is a crab, this could be a reference to the "Krusty Krab" dining establishment from the series [[Tom Kenny|Spongebob Squarepants]].

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

===Trivia===
*On its original screening in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], this episode was mistakenly played instead of "[[Out of Focus]]," leading to confusion among fans when the synopsis didn't match the episode content, and the title had nothing to do with it either. Other countries also made this mistake. The Japanese broadcast also aired this episode as the thirteenth rather than the fourteenth.
*The first thirteen episodes of the series first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese video streaming site "M1905", however this episode was screened instead of "Out of Focus" there, too.
*Sideswipe is a ''real'' jerk in this episode.

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

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sidelæns'''" ("Sideways")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sidelengs'''" ("Sideways")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Krabbledes'''" ("Crabwise")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Rumble in the Jungle ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Season One ([[Shout! Factory]]) 

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

Out of Focus

2022-11-15T17:13:05Z

T3Knikolor:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 13
|image=OutOfFocus Grimlock dive.jpg
|caption=Grimlock always hated Super Soaker fights, as the other team always makes him envious of their new Hydrostorm blasters.
|prev=Hunting Season
|next=Sideways (episode)
|otherseries2=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Adventure]]'' ep 14
|prev2=Sideways (episode)
|next2=Even Robots Have Nightmares
|title="Out of Focus"
|title="Out of Focus"
|season=1
|season ep=13
|airdate=[[April 15]], [[2015]] (Singapore) [[June 13]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|director=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
}}

'''While Bee and his Team try to bring in a gang of Decepticon thieves, Optimus readies himself for a coming evil that will threaten both Earth and Cybertron.'''

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

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

Bumblebee has Fixit check the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' prisoner manifest for four Bot teams, and Fixit comes up with [[Malodor]]'s team of [[Skunkticon]]s. There are tracks leading north towards the [[Crown River Dam|automated dam]], but though Bee thinks they should head back to [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]] and get protective gear for the Skunkticons' toxin, [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] immediately heads for the dam with the rest of the team following.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (6)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Optimus was previously revealed to be training with the [[Thirteen|Primes]] in "[[W.W.O.D.?]]".
* Bumblebee and his team found Steeljaw and company using the dam as a base in "[[True Colors]]".
* Micronus was first named in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''.
* The illusory Decepticon Optimus fought in the Realm of the Primes was later used as a base for [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]. Considering that "[[Overloaded, Part 1]]" alluded to a significant battle between Optimus and Overload, this might be seen as a deliberate move on Micronus's part.

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

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

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

===Animation and technical errors===
* The ''human'' elevator in the Crown River Dam is large enough to fit an entire ''Dinobot'' inside (albeit not without effort).
* Although [[Rik Alvarez]] has stated<ref>Transformers: Prime DVD Extra: Development Team Interview</ref> that "Optimus Prime doesn't speak with contractions," the core lesson in both realms, taught to Bumblebee by Optimus Prime himself, and repeated by both in the episode, does.

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

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

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Koncentration'''" ("Concentration")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ute av fokus'''" ("Out of Focus")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

Hunting Season

2022-11-15T17:12:47Z

T3Knikolor:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 12
|image=HuntingSeason splitscreen.jpg
|caption=Rabbit season!Duck season!
|prev=Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!
|next=Out of Focus
|otherseries2=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Adventure]]'' ep 12
|next2=Sideways (episode)
|title="Hunting Season"
|title="Hunting Season"
|season=1
|season ep=12
|airdate=[[March 28]], [[2015]] (Australia/NZ) [[June 6]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[David McDermott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
}}

'''When two rival bounty hunters land on Earth, Bumblebee discovers that there's a price on his head.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:HuntingSeason Drift vs Fracture.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Let's ''dance''!]]
[[Denny Clay|Denny]] shows off some of his disguises, impressing [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]. [[Russell Clay|Russell]] tries to join in, but Denny breaks the news that he wants to not involve Russell in future missions, as he's suddenly realized it counts as child endangerment. Russell is disappointed, but before they can discuss it further, the alarm sounds and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] reports that he's detected two Cybertronian spacecraft landing at a nearby hunting lodge. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tells Grimlock to stay put, as a giant metal dinosaur would be hard to explain to humans, however when he, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and Denny reach the lodge, it turns out to be deserted. Denny heads for cover just in time, as [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] appears out of the woods, followed moments later by [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]. The two newcomers launch their respective Mini-Cons, and as the two groups square off, Fracture announces his intent to claim a bounty. As the Decepticon gets the upper hand, Bumblebee suddenly recognizes Drift. With the other three Autobots reinforcing Drift, Fracture and his partners retreat. Drift reveals that the council has placed a bounty on Bumblebee's head, but Drift now owes him a life debt and will protect him from Fracture. Denny emerges from hiding, and Drift mistakes him for a pet.

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

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (7)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (12)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (13)

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===Real-world references===
* When joining in on the disguise fun in the episode's opening scene, Russell dubs the new identity he has created "Duke of Earl," after the {{w|Duke of Earl|song of the same name}}.

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

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

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

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

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Jagtsæson'''" ("Hunting Season")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Jagtsesong'''" ("Hunting Season")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Jaktsäsong'''" ("Hunting Season")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!

2022-11-15T17:12:30Z

T3Knikolor:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 11
|image=BumblebeeSitting Bumblebee watches tv.jpg
|caption=Bumblebee is in your junkyard, watching you transform.
|prev=Can You Dig It?
|next=Hunting Season
|title="Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!"
|title="Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!"
|season=1
|season ep=11
|airdate=[[March 22]], [[2015]] (Australia/NZ) [[May 30]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Michael Ryan]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}

'''While in pursuit of a rebellious Decepticon, Bumblebee is exposed to a toxin that impacts his maturity, leaving the rest of the Bee Team to deal with both an escaped fugitive and a hyperactive leader.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BumblebeeSitting Grimlock car.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Not as good as the way [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] would do it, but that's progress!]]
[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] dashes through a car park, pausing to fire quills at [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] who blocks them with a car. The other Autobots speed past Grimlock and as they continue the pursuit, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] orders everyone to split up. The four Autobots surround Quillfire in a warehouse area, but he begins firing quills at them, and Bumblebee has to knock Grimlock out of the way. With the pair down, Quillfire triumphantly carves his signature into a cargo container and departs. Bumblebee barely makes it to his feet before collapsing again, a quill embedded in him. Back at [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]], [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] works on Bumblebee before transforming into a tool so that [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] can extricate the quill. Analyzing the weapon, Fixit reports that each of Quillfire's quills have unpredictable toxins and there's no knowing what effect it will have on Bumblebee. Strongarm realizes that with Bumblebee incapacitated, she's in charge, much to the alarm of the other Autobots. Bumblebee recovers consciousness and immediately pulls a prank and drives off — Fixit surmises that the toxin has caused Bumblebee to regress in maturity. Elsewhere, Quillfire spots something he intends to liberate as part of his rebellion against authority.

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

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

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

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (5)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (6)

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

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

}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The movie Bumblebee watches is interrupted by a commercial for "Flieber-brand lunchmeat". Perhaps this is where Denny got his "Nevada Flieber" alias?

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

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee rides Grimlock. [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Now all he needs]] is a [[Decepticon Hunter|sword]]...
* In the episode's Hungarian dub, when Bumblebee pulls a joke on his team, his line "It's a three-winged sparkle-armored shlopticon!" was replaced with "There flies [[Solus Prime]]'s metal wire hair brush!" It's a double gag since it can either refer to a mundane "wire hairbrush" or a "wire-hair brush", and the Prime in question does appear to have wire-like hair in many of her depictions.

===Real-world references===
* The episode's title references the 1987 comedy film ''{{w|Adventures in Babysitting}}''.
* Quillfire's porcupine-based appearance, his ability to launch spikes, and the intelligence-lowering effect they have on Bumblebee are very similar to Spike (Experiment 319) from ''{{w|Lilo & Stitch: The Series}}''.
* Russell's "booyah!" comes out very similar to how Cyborg from ''{{w|Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans}}'' delivered the line. Grimlock & Cyborg are both voiced by [[Khary Payton]]. Coincidence or intent?

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Grimlock is making his way down the pole after restraining the poisoned Bumblebee, he is wearing a [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]] even though Bumblebee decided to have Grimlock's insignia changed to that of an [[Autobot]] after the events of [[True Colors]].
* Starting the ride up required both levers on the control panel. But [[tvtropes:Main/DestructionEqualsOffSwitch|shooting out the control panel]] somehow achieves a controlled level-off and slow-down of the ride.
* Animals that emit toxins are typically immune to that toxin. Porcupine quills, however, do not carry any toxin.

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

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

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bumblebee går i barndom'''" ("Bumblebee acts childish")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Vauhdikas ilta kaupungilla'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

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

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

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bumblebee-passing'''" ("Bumblebee-sitting")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Barnsliga Bumblebee'''" ("Childish Bumblebee")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

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

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

Countdown (POTP)

2018-07-06T20:50:43Z

T3Knikolor: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{disambig3|Countdown}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' ep 6
|prev=Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)
|next=Consequences
|image=POTP-Cartoon-Ep6-Strangle.jpg
|caption="You pathetic little sea rat!"
|title="Countdown"
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]], [[Machinima]]
|written by=[[F.J. DeSanto]] [[Adam Beechen]] [[Jamie Iracleanos]]
|director=[[Yuzo Sato]]
|airdate=[[June 5]], [[2018]]
|animation studio=[[Tatsunoko Production]]}}

'''Team Megatron and Megatronus's acolytes get into a 10-minute fight scene.'''

==Synopsis==
In the halls of the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] can only watch as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] blasts [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] into an info terminal and crushes [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] beneath falling rubble, only to be jumped by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. She tries to appeal to her former comrade, but her words fall on deaf ears as he attempts to escape her grip. Meanwhile, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] has [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] pinned down and continually electrocutes him, but pauses as Perceptor holds him at gunpoint with the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. While Overlord calls Perceptor's bluff, it provides enough of a distraction for Megatron to shoot him in the face with his [[fusion cannon]] and escape. Overlord splits into his vehicle components and engages in a tank-on-tank battle with Megatron.

As Primal and Grimlock get back on their feet, Rodimus grabs Megatron from behind and tosses him into Perceptor, who drops the Requiem Blaster. Rodimus punches Megatron into unconsciousness, while Overlord turns back Windblade's fire to incapacitate her. Grimlock grapples with Overlord, but even the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] proves too weak to overpower him. While the others are distracted, Primal grabs the Requiem Blaster and attempts to flee the Sanctorum, only to be blocked by Windblade. Despite her pleas, Primal declares removing the Blaster from [[Primal Swamp]] was a mistake. As he runs off, Windblade accuses him of cowardice and jumps back into battle. Perceptor attempts to continue downloading information from the terminal as Megatron gets back up and starts fighting back against Rodimus. The two are evenly matched until Rodimus taps into [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s essence and pins Megatron underfoot. Overlord nearly finishes Grimlock before he is saved by a timely intervention from Windblade.

With Megatron too weak to fight, Rodimus prepares to fire the final shot. Windblade attempts to defend Megatron, only for Rodimus to begin strangling her instead. As his hand tightens, she once again tries to reach the old Hot Rod, but Rodimus declares that Hot Rod is dead and tosses her limp body aside. Rodimus begins charging to fire at Megatron again, but Overlord insists that Megatron is his to kill. As Megatron struggles to his feet, Overlord gloats that his time has finally come. But Megatron stalls just long enough for Optimus Primal, who was hiding in the shadows, to toss him the Requiem Blaster, and Overlord is engulfed in light as Megatron charges the Blaster to fire.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (7)

|h4=[[Caminus|Camien]]s|c4=
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (5)
*[[Victorion]] (8)

|c5=
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]* (9)
}}
:''*Voice-only appearance''

==Quotes==
"Please try not to get punched into the irreplaceable knowledge before I can download what we need!"
:—'''Perceptor''' can't read the room.

"Maybe I'll make a throne for myself out of your chassis!"
:—'''Overlord''' savors his revenge.

"The Matrix of Chaos has made me strong enough to destroy even you, Megatron!" 
"Destroy me how? By ''annoying'' me to death, Junior Prime?"
:—'''Rodimus Cron''' falls victim to '''Megatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sass.

"Sorry. There's no place for Dinobots in the Cybertron to come. Enjoy your extinction!"
:—'''Overlord''' prepares to finish off Grimlock.

"If you want to kill Megatron, Hot Rod, you'll have to kill me." 
"As you wish."
:—'''Windblade''' wishes she had chosen her words more carefully around '''Rodimus Cron'''.

"Is it too late to change sides?"
:—'''Megatron''' takes a cue from Starscream.

"Well, at least I die knowing you needed help to beat me. Didn't have the lugnuts to do it on your own, eh, Overlord?" 
"I know you're stallin', Megatron, but your luck really has run out." 
"You sure about that?"
:—'''Megatron''' goes right for '''Overlord'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s pride. And his gun.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* [[Victorion]]'s body, which was [[decapitation|decapitated]] in the previous episode, makes a split-second appearance.

===Transformers references===
* Rodimus claims that for a time, Megatron had been transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] by Unicron, a trait he shares with several other incarnations of the character. Surprisingly few, however, have ever been shown to transform back from Galvatron to Megatron.

===Errors===
====Continuity errors====
*When Rodimus Cron starts shooting at Optimus Primal, both arms are transformed into his blasters. When Optimus Primal starts walking towards him, however, only his right arm is in blaster mode.
* So...how did Unicron turn Megatron into Galvatron when all evidence indicates that he's been nothing but a derelict floating head since [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] shot him millions of years ago?

====Animation and technical errors====
*When Overlord says that he has been waiting so long to fight Megatron, the subtitles mistake it for "So-Lon."
*Bizarrely, when Overlord is fighting Grimlock, the subtitles also mistake his "the Cybertron to come" for "the Sov-tron-con".

===Trivia===
* ...so, apparently you can [[Humanization|choke out a robot]], now.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.go90.com/videos/9kPB8SamSFb "Countdown" on Go90] (US only)
*[https://transformersprimewars.tumblr.com/post/174588394383/transformers-prime-wars-trilogy-s3e6-countdown "Countdown" on Tumblr] (worldwide)

[[Category:Power of the Primes episodes]]

Where Is Thy Sting?

2018-05-11T17:35:19Z

T3Knikolor: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=WhereIsThySting-reflectingface.jpg
|caption=Get out of my head!
|ep=34
|ep2=31
|prev2=Three's a Crowd
|next2=Five Servos of Doom
|title="Where Is Thy Sting?"
|airdate=[[March 28]], 2009
|written by=[[Todd Casey]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]] [[Shigeharu Takahashi]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''A crazed Wasp finds his way to Earth to exact his revenge on Bumblebee... but he doesn't count on the Elite Guard following him.'''

==Synopsis==
Drawing closer to [[Earth]] in their pursuit of the presumed traitor [[Wasp]], [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] are at their stations on the bridge of the [[Elite Guard]]'s ship when [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] contacts them and demands to know what they are doing in Earth Sector. [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] joins the conference call to apologize for not letting Longarm know of the situation, pointing out that they couldn't risk tipping off Wasp when he stands poised to lead them to his Decepticon contact on the planet. Except, as Jazz points out, Wasp isn't headed for the [[Decepticon]]s... he's making a <s>bee</s>waspline for the [[Autobot Earth Base|Autobots' base]]!

In the Autobots' headquarters, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is immersed in a game of ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'' when [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] shuts the television off and reprimands Bumblebee for neglecting his monitor duty. In mid-argument, the base computers detect a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] signal nearby, but no other information can be obtained due to interference caused by recent torrential rain. Prime and the other [[Autobot]]s thus have to depart to investigate firsthand. Bumblebee, of course, returns to playing his video game.

The Elite Guard ship touches down in Detroit, and Sentinel and Jazz disembark. Sentinel is immediately disgusted by the notion of liquid falling from the sky, and he finds himself all but incapable of driving on the slick roads, but Jazz just rolls with it.

[[Image:WhereIsThySting-Bumblebeecreepilydefeated.jpg|left|thumb|200px|We enjoyed that together.]]
Back at the base, Bumblebee continues playing games until the base is suddenly plunged into darkness. As the red emergency lights come on, Bumblebee finds himself staring into the all-too-familiar face of Wasp, now sporting an Earth-mode body styled after Bumblebee's own. Bumblebee tries to explain that they had both been set up by Longarm, but the insane Wasp doesn't care. He downs Bumblebee with a blast of his stingers and takes off his own helmet, revealing a wound on the top of his head. Just before passing out, Bumblebee sees Wasp standing over him, holding a strange gun fitted with a glowing green canister and vowing to make Bumblebee lose everything, just like he did...

A little later, Bumblebee awakens to find the other Autobots all staring down at him, including...himself? Looking down at himself, Bumblebee is horrified to discover that Wasp has repainted his armor, swapped their helmets, and exchanged their vocal synthesizers, making each a dead ringer for the other. As Wasp stands there, with Bumblebee's [[battle mask]] "stuck" up, Bumblebee attempts to convince the other Autobots that he is himself, but they aren't sold. When [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] attempts to [[stasis cuffs|stasis cuff]] him, Bumblebee is forced to shoot out the lights and make a break for it. He zooms out of the plant, right past Sentinel Prime and Jazz, who intercept Prime and the other Autobots when they try to pursue him. Sentinel demands to know why Optimus's Autobots haven't checked in in so long, but when Optimus tries to explain, Sentinel refuses to listen, informing them he is here to bring in Wasp...who, Optimus points out, just drove right past him. Sentinel ignores Optimus when he tries to tell him that Longarm is the real traitor, and departs immediately to hunt down "Wasp". Optimus instructs his Autobots to locate Wasp first, and they head out to search, while the true Wasp tells them he will stay behind in case Bumblebee comes back.

On Cybertron, Shockwave desperately makes another attempt to contact the missing [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. He transmits a message to him alerting him to the direness of the situation, adding that Shockwave is about to take matters into his own hands...

[[Image:WhereIsThySting-obligatorymisunderstanding.jpg|right|thumb|200px|I has logos-Autobot on my shoulders, da?]]
Back on Earth, Optimus and Ratchet are discussing how odd "Bumblebee" has been behaving when two jets suddenly come roaring by overhead. Knowing that no organic could pilot a plane the way these two crafts fly, the two Autobots assume they are dealing with Decepticons and zoom after them in hot pursuit. The two jets soon track down "Wasp", who is desperately attempting to rub his green paint off with a discarded couch cushion, and transform to robot mode to attack him with blasts of flame and roaring hurricane winds. Ratchet and Optimus arrive to hold off these apparent Decepticons, who reveal a remarkable power to combine into [[Safeguard (Animated)|one mighty robot]], but before the fighting can get too intense, Sentinel and Jazz arrive to reveal that these two are, in fact, Autobots! Sentinel introduces [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], Elite Guard warriors created using specs from [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], and orders the duo to resume their mission.

In the Autobots' base, Wasp is playing (and losing) ''Ninja Gladiator'', and he decides that he could get used to being Bumblebee. In order to complete the illusion, Wasp scans the Autobots' computer files, so that he can learn everything about Bumblebee and better pass himself off as his old rival.

[[Image:WhereIsThySting-hotdogbot.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Bumblebee needs a lesson in [[customizing]].]]
Racing through the city streets, Bumblebee discovers a hot dog cart and desperate tries slathering his armor in mustard to make him look more like himself. He is caught in the act by [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], but he is finally able to convince Bulkhead of his true identity when he tells him something only he could know: namely, that he took the blame for Bulkhead knocking a tower over on Sentinel Prime at [[Autobot boot camp|boot camp]]. Jetfire and Jetstorm arrive just in time to witness this happy scene, but get the wrong end of the stick and assume that Bulkhead and Prowl are traitors as well! The twins report this to Sentinel, and he, Optimus, Jazz and Ratchet head for their position, with Sentinel obstinately refusing to listen to Optimus's attempts to explain the numerous misunderstandings that have happened. When everyone reunites, Bulkhead explains that Bumblebee is definitely Bumblebee, and Optimus orders everyone back to the plant to straighten everything out.

A little later, back at the plant, Wasp cheerily denies Bumblebee's accusations, using the information he has gleaned from the Autobots' files to "prove" he is who he claims. When interrogation yields no results, Bulkhead comes up with the best way to figure out who's who: a versus match on ''Ninja Gladiator''! Before the game even starts, Wasp chokes and grabs Bumblebee, holding his stinger to 'Bee's neck. Wasp insists that he was always a good bot, but Bulkhead says that isn't true; he might not be a traitor, but he was always mean to Bulkhead and Bumblebee and was hardly good. Wasp blasts out the lights to cover his escape, and when the emergency lights kick in, both Wasp and Bumblebee are gone.

[[Image:WhereIsThySting-UltraMagnusOffline.jpg|thumb|right|200px|If anyone inserts a "He's been dealt with" caption here, so help us...]]

The Autobots head outside, where they spot what looks like Bumblebee lying on the ground. Bulkhead assumes it is Wasp and leaps upon the prone figure, pummeling him and ripping off his helmet... only to find out that it really is Bumblebee underneath. Prowl examines Bumblebee's helmet and discovers that their colors were switched so quickly because Wasp had hit him with an [[electronic paint job]] that he could turn off with the press of a button. As things begin to calm down, the truth of the whole matter hits Jazz—if Wasp really was innocent, that means that Longarm Prime really is a Decepticon spy!

Sometime later, on Cybertron, [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] is searching for Longarm in order to apprehend him. Entering the council chamber, Ironhide is horrified to discover the mangled, barely-alive body of Ultra Magnus. He asks the Supreme Commander where [[Magnus Hammer|his hammer]] is and who was responsible. Before collapsing, Ultra Magnus manages to choke out, "Shock...wave..."

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c1=
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (1)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (2)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Wasp]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (11)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (12)
*[[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] (13)
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] (15)

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave/Longarm Prime]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Hot Dog Bot]] (14)
|}}

==Quotes==
"Besides, if I'm playing ''Ninja Gladiator'', I'm at least getting valuable combat training." 
:—'''Bumblebee''' gives justification for slacking off.

"Liquid falling from the sky? What is ''wrong'' with this planet?!" 
"Crazy! It's like a planet ''and'' a car wash! You diggin' this or what?"
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' and '''Jazz''' share their thoughts on the rain.

"Wasp—I mean, Bumblebot—I mean, ''I'' will stay here in case Bumblebot—I mean, Wasp comes back." 
:—'''Wasp''' blows his cover several times, but the Autobots still don't pick it up.

'''Ratchet''': Come on! You're doing it wrong! Turn ''into'' the skid! 
'''Sentinel''': Into the skid? That's stupid! 
'''Jazz''': Just gotta go with the flow, S.P.! 
'''Optimus''': How do you put up with him? 
'''Jazz''': I just tune out half of everything he spits out. 
'''Optimus''': Only half?
:—The Autobots attempt to put up with the jerk, with no such luck.

"You're not arresting ''anyone'', Sentinel." 
"So you ''are'' in on it, Optimus." 
"No, Sentinel. I just have something you never will: respect for my teammates." 
:—'''Optimus Prime''' defines exactly ''how'' '''Sentinel Prime''' is a jerk.

"So hit me with that one more time. A robot in disguise swaps metal with a double agent, who is really on the level?" 
"Makes even less sense when you say it."
:—'''Jazz''' and '''Bulkhead''' try their best to fathom what's been going on.

"You were always mean to me and Bumblebee. You may not be a traitor... but you were ''never'' a good bot."
:—'''Bulkhead''' has a go at the traumatised victim of a frame-job—who's holding his best friend hostage.

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===
* Optimus Prime's right arm, after he turns off the TV, is at a weird angle.
*When Bulkhead knocks Jetfire back, Jazz (who isn't even ''there'' yet), instead of Jetstorm, is standing next to Bumblebee.
*When Wasp is playing Bumblebee's video game (and liking it), the characters on screen switch sides as he loses.
*It seems that the animators can't decide which parts of the city are raining.
*Oddly, for a cartoon that tries to stay close to the transformation of the actual toys, Safeguard's transformation is nothing like the toy.
*When Wasp is on his own playing ''Ninja Gladiator'' and later, when he breaks character near the end, he has his original voice. How come Bumblebee couldn't do that?
*For that matter, after Wasp leaves Bumblebee behind, he has his original voice back too. Bumblebee is also still sporting a yellow version of Wasp's helmet.
*At certain points in the episode, Wasp (as Bumblebee) and Bumblebee (as Wasp) wear the design of their false identity's thighs.
*During the close up of Bumblebee (as Wasp), Jetfire and Jetstorm switch places. They're in the correct order in the next scene.

===Continuity errors===
*This isn't an ''error'' as such, but just when did Wasp get an identical Earth form to Bumblebee's? And perhaps more to the point, ''how'' did he change form - both Optimus' crew and the Elite Guard reformatted on their well-equipped ships. Wasp was last seen beside a space bridge with no ship of any kind. Though it's possible that Wasp has the same ability as [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] to scan and adapt [[alternate mode]]s on his own.
*Given how close Ratchet is to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] you'd think he'd know better than to say "no Autobot flies."
*After Jetfire is punched by Bulkhead, Jetfire lands next to what appears Jazz and Bumblebee. Jazz is seen in the next scene driving with Optimus and Sentinel.

===Continuity notes===
*We last saw Wasp in "[[Autoboot Camp]]", to which this episode is essentially a sequel. A brief flashback from the episode is shown after Bumblebee says he "took the rap" for Bulkhead for what happened to Sentinel Prime. In an attempt to maintain his ruse, Wasp also mentions all the things that Bumblebee had done then which accidentally embarrassed Sentinel Prime. He also mentions the events in "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]".
* Optimus' Autobots discovered that Wasp wasn't guilty in "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]".
* Sentinel Prime discusses the modifications made to Jetfire and Jetstorm, which took place in the "[[First (and Second) in Flight]]" comic book.
* Sentinel Prime still doesn't remember his time with Bumblebee and Bulkhead, as he did (didn't?) in "[[The Elite Guard]]".

===Transformers references===
[[Image:WhereIsThySting-Bumblebeesvideogame.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Referenciality!]]
* The background of the ''Ninja Gladiator'' video game prominently features [[TORQ III]].
* In the scene before he switches places with "Bumble-Bot", Wasp is wearing a [[rubsign]] in place of a conventional Autobot insignia. This is identical to [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]—at this time he does not belong to either faction.
* [[Tigatron Stadium]], which will be seen in the next episode, can be seen in the background.

===Real-world references===
* The episode's title is a reference to a Bible verse: namely, [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2015:55&version=31 1 Corinthians 15:55]: "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"
* Sentinel Prime's cry of "Arrest 'em all and let Ultra Magnus sort 'em out!" is a reference to a popular English translation of a saying by Abbot [[:wikipedia:Arnaud Amalric|Arnold Amaury]], before the massacre of Béziers during the Albigensian Crusade: "Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out." It's not the first time the phrase [[United|has been used]] in ''Transformers'' fiction.
** According to [[David Kaye]], [[Jeff Bennett]] once used this line in a recording session during the first season, causing the cast to burst into laughter and forcing them to take five.{{fact}}
* The four-armed insect from ''Ninja Gladiator'' is [http://www.micro-outpost.com/pictures/aliens/antron/antron.html Antron] from the ''[[Micronauts]]''. According to Derrick Wyatt, the black figure the insect fights is [[Snake-Eyes]].[http://twitter.com/SentinelPrime/status/1418651506][http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1418656175]
* The Jet bros. combination sequence, like much else about them, is based on the stock footage sequences of the various Symmetrical Docking robots from ''[[Brave (franchise)|King Of Braves GaoGaiGar]]''.
* Bumblebee's line, 'Decepticons, why'd it have to be Decepticons?' hearkens back to the [[Indiana Jones]] film, ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.

===Trivia===
*This episode received an impromptu online debut on [[March 25]], [[2009]], when a copy loaded onto the [[Cartoon Network]] website's server, intended to go live after the episode aired a few days later, was pilfered and leaked by some ne'er-do-wells. The next episode, "[[Five Servos of Doom]]", was leaked a few days later.
*Wasp has purple eyes, which were visible even with Bumblebee's battle mask up, and retained the striped design on his thighs. Bumblebee still had his blue eyes and other retained properties. The Autobots didn't notice this because...?
*You could ask the same question regarding the Jet twins. Although their Elite Guard insignias are on their hips, Optimus and Ratchet should have seen the insignia on their shoulders when they merged into Safeguard.
*Not to mention that Optimus and Ratchet have very obvious Autobot symbols. Why didn't the twins try to introduce themselves before diving into battle with them? Of course, if Sentinel trained them, they might be bigger jerks than we realize and just assumed them traitors.
*When Bulkhead runs into the green Bumblebee in the street, Bumblebee puts his hands in the air to surrender and starts wailing that he's Bumblebee. Bulkhead ''knows'' Wasp was framed, locked up in the stockade for years, may well be traumatised, and has not as yet EVER actually hurt anybody, but he still starts swinging his wrecking ball with intent to pummel. Later on when Wasp is revealed and uses Bumblebee as a shield, Bulkhead starts telling the ''frightened and angry'' mech that he was "never a good bot." And when Wasp runs off ''without hurting anybody,'' and Bulkhead sees a yellow mech lying outside face down and motionless, he instantly attacks what he thinks is Wasp. This episode doesn't do anything for Bulkhead's rep as an Autobot ''at all.''
**None of the other Autobots seem to have a problem with his actions either.
*Bulkhead squeaks like a rubber ducky when he's hopping back and forth telling Optimus, Jazz and Ratchet that the green bot is Bumblebee.
*Apparently it doesn't rain on Cybertron, because Sentinel Prime was irritated that liquid falls from the sky on Earth.
*Strangely, the Autobots don't try and work out who's Wasp and who's Bumblebee by [[A Prime Problem|having a race]].
*This is the last episode to feature [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La revanche de Wasp'''" ("The Revenge of Wasp")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Spanish (Latin America)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''¿Dónde está tu aguijón?'''" ("Where is your sting?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 3|3 November]] [[2009]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wasp no Fukushū'''" (ワスプの復讐, "Wasp's Revenge")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 30|30 October]] [[2010]]

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 9 ([[Paramount]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Madman Entertainment]])

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Where Is Thy Sting?

2018-05-11T17:33:37Z

T3Knikolor: /* Real-world references */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=WhereIsThySting-reflectingface.jpg
|caption=Get out of my head!
|ep=34
|ep2=31
|prev2=Three's a Crowd
|next2=Five Servos of Doom
|title="Where Is Thy Sting?"
|airdate=[[March 28]], 2009
|written by=[[Todd Casey]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]] [[Shigeharu Takahashi]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''A crazed Wasp finds his way to Earth to exact his revenge on Bumblebee... but he doesn't count on the Elite Guard following him.'''

==Synopsis==
Drawing closer to [[Earth]] in their pursuit of the presumed traitor [[Wasp]], [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] are at their stations on the bridge of the [[Elite Guard]]'s ship when [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] contacts them and demands to know what they are doing in Earth Sector. [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] joins the conference call to apologize for not letting Longarm know of the situation, pointing out that they couldn't risk tipping off Wasp when he stands poised to lead them to his Decepticon contact on the planet. Except, as Jazz points out, Wasp isn't headed for the [[Decepticon]]s... he's making a <s>bee</s>waspline for the [[Autobot Earth Base|Autobots' base]]!

In the Autobots' headquarters, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is immersed in a game of ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'' when [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] shuts the television off and reprimands Bumblebee for neglecting his monitor duty. In mid-argument, the base computers detect a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] signal nearby, but no other information can be obtained due to interference caused by recent torrential rain. Prime and the other [[Autobot]]s thus have to depart to investigate firsthand. Bumblebee, of course, returns to playing his video game.

The Elite Guard ship touches down in Detroit, and Sentinel and Jazz disembark. Sentinel is immediately disgusted by the notion of liquid falling from the sky, and he finds himself all but incapable of driving on the slick roads, but Jazz just rolls with it.

[[Image:WhereIsThySting-Bumblebeecreepilydefeated.jpg|left|thumb|200px|We enjoyed that together.]]
Back at the base, Bumblebee continues playing games until the base is suddenly plunged into darkness. As the red emergency lights come on, Bumblebee finds himself staring into the all-too-familiar face of Wasp, now sporting an Earth-mode body styled after Bumblebee's own. Bumblebee tries to explain that they had both been set up by Longarm, but the insane Wasp doesn't care. He downs Bumblebee with a blast of his stingers and takes off his own helmet, revealing a wound on the top of his head. Just before passing out, Bumblebee sees Wasp standing over him, holding a strange gun fitted with a glowing green canister and vowing to make Bumblebee lose everything, just like he did...

A little later, Bumblebee awakens to find the other Autobots all staring down at him, including...himself? Looking down at himself, Bumblebee is horrified to discover that Wasp has repainted his armor, swapped their helmets, and exchanged their vocal synthesizers, making each a dead ringer for the other. As Wasp stands there, with Bumblebee's [[battle mask]] "stuck" up, Bumblebee attempts to convince the other Autobots that he is himself, but they aren't sold. When [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] attempts to [[stasis cuffs|stasis cuff]] him, Bumblebee is forced to shoot out the lights and make a break for it. He zooms out of the plant, right past Sentinel Prime and Jazz, who intercept Prime and the other Autobots when they try to pursue him. Sentinel demands to know why Optimus's Autobots haven't checked in in so long, but when Optimus tries to explain, Sentinel refuses to listen, informing them he is here to bring in Wasp...who, Optimus points out, just drove right past him. Sentinel ignores Optimus when he tries to tell him that Longarm is the real traitor, and departs immediately to hunt down "Wasp". Optimus instructs his Autobots to locate Wasp first, and they head out to search, while the true Wasp tells them he will stay behind in case Bumblebee comes back.

On Cybertron, Shockwave desperately makes another attempt to contact the missing [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. He transmits a message to him alerting him to the direness of the situation, adding that Shockwave is about to take matters into his own hands...

[[Image:WhereIsThySting-obligatorymisunderstanding.jpg|right|thumb|200px|I has logos-Autobot on my shoulders, da?]]
Back on Earth, Optimus and Ratchet are discussing how odd "Bumblebee" has been behaving when two jets suddenly come roaring by overhead. Knowing that no organic could pilot a plane the way these two crafts fly, the two Autobots assume they are dealing with Decepticons and zoom after them in hot pursuit. The two jets soon track down "Wasp", who is desperately attempting to rub his green paint off with a discarded couch cushion, and transform to robot mode to attack him with blasts of flame and roaring hurricane winds. Ratchet and Optimus arrive to hold off these apparent Decepticons, who reveal a remarkable power to combine into [[Safeguard (Animated)|one mighty robot]], but before the fighting can get too intense, Sentinel and Jazz arrive to reveal that these two are, in fact, Autobots! Sentinel introduces [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], Elite Guard warriors created using specs from [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], and orders the duo to resume their mission.

In the Autobots' base, Wasp is playing (and losing) ''Ninja Gladiator'', and he decides that he could get used to being Bumblebee. In order to complete the illusion, Wasp scans the Autobots' computer files, so that he can learn everything about Bumblebee and better pass himself off as his old rival.

[[Image:WhereIsThySting-hotdogbot.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Bumblebee needs a lesson in [[customizing]].]]
Racing through the city streets, Bumblebee discovers a hot dog cart and desperate tries slathering his armor in mustard to make him look more like himself. He is caught in the act by [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], but he is finally able to convince Bulkhead of his true identity when he tells him something only he could know: namely, that he took the blame for Bulkhead knocking a tower over on Sentinel Prime at [[Autobot boot camp|boot camp]]. Jetfire and Jetstorm arrive just in time to witness this happy scene, but get the wrong end of the stick and assume that Bulkhead and Prowl are traitors as well! The twins report this to Sentinel, and he, Optimus, Jazz and Ratchet head for their position, with Sentinel obstinately refusing to listen to Optimus's attempts to explain the numerous misunderstandings that have happened. When everyone reunites, Bulkhead explains that Bumblebee is definitely Bumblebee, and Optimus orders everyone back to the plant to straighten everything out.

A little later, back at the plant, Wasp cheerily denies Bumblebee's accusations, using the information he has gleaned from the Autobots' files to "prove" he is who he claims. When interrogation yields no results, Bulkhead comes up with the best way to figure out who's who: a versus match on ''Ninja Gladiator''! Before the game even starts, Wasp chokes and grabs Bumblebee, holding his stinger to 'Bee's neck. Wasp insists that he was always a good bot, but Bulkhead says that isn't true; he might not be a traitor, but he was always mean to Bulkhead and Bumblebee and was hardly good. Wasp blasts out the lights to cover his escape, and when the emergency lights kick in, both Wasp and Bumblebee are gone.

[[Image:WhereIsThySting-UltraMagnusOffline.jpg|thumb|right|200px|If anyone inserts a "He's been dealt with" caption here, so help us...]]

The Autobots head outside, where they spot what looks like Bumblebee lying on the ground. Bulkhead assumes it is Wasp and leaps upon the prone figure, pummeling him and ripping off his helmet... only to find out that it really is Bumblebee underneath. Prowl examines Bumblebee's helmet and discovers that their colors were switched so quickly because Wasp had hit him with an [[electronic paint job]] that he could turn off with the press of a button. As things begin to calm down, the truth of the whole matter hits Jazz—if Wasp really was innocent, that means that Longarm Prime really is a Decepticon spy!

Sometime later, on Cybertron, [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] is searching for Longarm in order to apprehend him. Entering the council chamber, Ironhide is horrified to discover the mangled, barely-alive body of Ultra Magnus. He asks the Supreme Commander where [[Magnus Hammer|his hammer]] is and who was responsible. Before collapsing, Ultra Magnus manages to choke out, "Shock...wave..."

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c1=
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (1)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (2)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Wasp]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (11)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (12)
*[[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] (13)
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] (15)

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave/Longarm Prime]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Hot Dog Bot]] (14)
|}}

==Quotes==
"Besides, if I'm playing ''Ninja Gladiator'', I'm at least getting valuable combat training." 
:—'''Bumblebee''' gives justification for slacking off.

"Liquid falling from the sky? What is ''wrong'' with this planet?!" 
"Crazy! It's like a planet ''and'' a car wash! You diggin' this or what?"
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' and '''Jazz''' share their thoughts on the rain.

"Wasp—I mean, Bumblebot—I mean, ''I'' will stay here in case Bumblebot—I mean, Wasp comes back." 
:—'''Wasp''' blows his cover several times, but the Autobots still don't pick it up.

'''Ratchet''': Come on! You're doing it wrong! Turn ''into'' the skid! 
'''Sentinel''': Into the skid? That's stupid! 
'''Jazz''': Just gotta go with the flow, S.P.! 
'''Optimus''': How do you put up with him? 
'''Jazz''': I just tune out half of everything he spits out. 
'''Optimus''': Only half?
:—The Autobots attempt to put up with the jerk, with no such luck.

"You're not arresting ''anyone'', Sentinel." 
"So you ''are'' in on it, Optimus." 
"No, Sentinel. I just have something you never will: respect for my teammates." 
:—'''Optimus Prime''' defines exactly ''how'' '''Sentinel Prime''' is a jerk.

"So hit me with that one more time. A robot in disguise swaps metal with a double agent, who is really on the level?" 
"Makes even less sense when you say it."
:—'''Jazz''' and '''Bulkhead''' try their best to fathom what's been going on.

"You were always mean to me and Bumblebee. You may not be a traitor... but you were ''never'' a good bot."
:—'''Bulkhead''' has a go at the traumatised victim of a frame-job—who's holding his best friend hostage.

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===
* Optimus Prime's right arm, after he turns off the TV, is at a weird angle.
*When Bulkhead knocks Jetfire back, Jazz (who isn't even ''there'' yet), instead of Jetstorm, is standing next to Bumblebee.
*When Wasp is playing Bumblebee's video game (and liking it), the characters on screen switch sides as he loses.
*It seems that the animators can't decide which parts of the city are raining.
*Oddly, for a cartoon that tries to stay close to the transformation of the actual toys, Safeguard's transformation is nothing like the toy.
*When Wasp is on his own playing ''Ninja Gladiator'' and later, when he breaks character near the end, he has his original voice. How come Bumblebee couldn't do that?
*For that matter, after Wasp leaves Bumblebee behind, he has his original voice back too. Bumblebee is also still sporting a yellow version of Wasp's helmet.
*At certain points in the episode, Wasp (as Bumblebee) and Bumblebee (as Wasp) wear the design of their false identity's thighs.
*During the close up of Bumblebee (as Wasp), Jetfire and Jetstorm switch places. They're in the correct order in the next scene.

===Continuity errors===
*This isn't an ''error'' as such, but just when did Wasp get an identical Earth form to Bumblebee's? And perhaps more to the point, ''how'' did he change form - both Optimus' crew and the Elite Guard reformatted on their well-equipped ships. Wasp was last seen beside a space bridge with no ship of any kind. Though it's possible that Wasp has the same ability as [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] to scan and adapt [[alternate mode]]s on his own.
*Given how close Ratchet is to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] you'd think he'd know better than to say "no Autobot flies."
*After Jetfire is punched by Bulkhead, Jetfire lands next to what appears Jazz and Bumblebee. Jazz is seen in the next scene driving with Optimus and Sentinel.

===Continuity notes===
*We last saw Wasp in "[[Autoboot Camp]]", to which this episode is essentially a sequel. A brief flashback from the episode is shown after Bumblebee says he "took the rap" for Bulkhead for what happened to Sentinel Prime. In an attempt to maintain his ruse, Wasp also mentions all the things that Bumblebee had done then which accidentally embarrassed Sentinel Prime. He also mentions the events in "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]".
* Optimus' Autobots discovered that Wasp wasn't guilty in "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]".
* Sentinel Prime discusses the modifications made to Jetfire and Jetstorm, which took place in the "[[First (and Second) in Flight]]" comic book.
* Sentinel Prime still doesn't remember his time with Bumblebee and Bulkhead, as he did (didn't?) in "[[The Elite Guard]]".

===Transformers references===
[[Image:WhereIsThySting-Bumblebeesvideogame.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Referenciality!]]
* The background of the ''Ninja Gladiator'' video game prominently features [[TORQ III]].
* In the scene before he switches places with "Bumble-Bot", Wasp is wearing a [[rubsign]] in place of a conventional Autobot insignia. This is identical to [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]—at this time he does not belong to either faction.
* [[Tigatron Stadium]], which will be seen in the next episode, can be seen in the background.

===Real-world references===
* The episode's title is a reference to a Bible verse: namely, [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2015:55&version=31 1 Corinthians 15:55]: "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"
* Sentinel Prime's cry of "Arrest 'em all and let Ultra Magnus sort 'em out!" is a reference to a popular English translation of a saying by Abbot [[:wikipedia:Arnaud Amalric|Arnold Amaury]], before the massacre of Béziers during the Albigensian Crusade: "Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out." It's not the first time the phrase [[United|has been used]] in ''Transformers'' fiction.
** According to [[David Kaye]], [[Jeff Bennett]] once used this line in a recording session during the first season, causing the cast to burst into laughter and forcing them to take five.{{fact}}
* The four-armed insect from ''Ninja Gladiator'' is [http://www.micro-outpost.com/pictures/aliens/antron/antron.html Antron] from the ''[[Micronauts]]''. According to Derrick Wyatt, the black figure the insect fights is [[Snake-Eyes]].[http://twitter.com/SentinelPrime/status/1418651506][http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1418656175]
* The Jet bros. combination sequence, like much else about them, is based on the stock footage sequences of the various Symmetrical Docking robots from ''[[Brave (franchise)|King Of Braves GaoGaiGar]]''.
* Bumblebee's line, 'Decepticons, why'd it have to be Decepticons?' hearkens back to the [[Indiana Jones]] film, ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.

===Trivia===
*This episode received an impromptu online debut on [[March 25]], [[2009]], when a copy loaded onto the [[Cartoon Network]] website's server, intended to go live after the episode aired a few days later, was pilfered and leaked by some ne'er-do-wells. The next episode, "[[Five Servos of Doom]]", was leaked a few days later.
*Wasp has purple eyes, which were visible even with Bumblebee's battle mask up, and retained the striped design on his thighs. Bumblebee still had his blue eyes and other retained properties. The Autobots didn't notice this because...?
*You could ask the same question regarding the Jet twins. Although their Elite Guard insignias are on their hips, Optimus and Ratchet should have seen the insignia on their shoulders when they merged into Safeguard.
*Not to mention that Optimus and Ratchet have very obvious Autobot symbols. Why didn't the twins try to introduce themselves before diving into battle with them? Course, if Sentinel trained them, they might be bigger jerks than we realize and just assumed them traitors.
*When Bulkhead runs into the green Bumblebee in the street, Bumblebee puts his hands in the air to surrender and starts wailing that he's Bumblebee. Bulkhead ''knows'' Wasp was framed, locked up in the stockade for years, may well be traumatised, and has not as yet EVER actually hurt anybody, but he still starts swinging his wrecking ball with intent to pummel. Later on when Wasp is revealed and uses Bumblebee as a shield, Bulkhead starts telling the ''frightened and angry'' mech that he was "never a good bot." And when Wasp runs off ''without hurting anybody,'' and Bulkhead sees a yellow mech lying outside face down and motionless, he instantly attacks what he thinks is Wasp. This episode doesn't do anything for Bulkhead's rep as an Autobot ''at all.''
**None of the other Autobots seem to have a problem with his actions either.
*Bulkhead squeaks like a rubber ducky when he's hopping back and forth telling Optimus, Jazz and Ratchet that the green bot is Bumblebee.
*Apparently it doesn't rain on Cybertron, because Sentinel Prime was irritated that liquid falls from the sky on Earth.
*Strangely, the Autobots don't try and work out who's Wasp and who's Bumblebee by [[A Prime Problem|having a race]].
*This is the last episode to feature [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La revanche de Wasp'''" ("The Revenge of Wasp")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Spanish (Latin America)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''¿Dónde está tu aguijón?'''" ("Where is your sting?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 3|3 November]] [[2009]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wasp no Fukushū'''" (ワスプの復讐, "Wasp's Revenge")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 30|30 October]] [[2010]]

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 9 ([[Paramount]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Madman Entertainment]])

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Superman

2018-05-04T20:43:55Z

T3Knikolor: /* Transformers Legends anthology */

{{disambig2|the character|the story titled "The Man of Steel"|All Hail Megatron issue 16}}

'''Superman''' is a powerful being.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] compared the power granted by [[transtector]]s to that of Superman, noting that people would want to use such power beyond the constraints of society. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
[[Jake Williams]] knew of [[w:Superman (1940s cartoons)|Superman cartoons]] made by [[w:Max Fleischer|Max Fleischer]]. Through them, he had learned of Superman's alter ego: '''Clark Kent.''' {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

===''Transformers'' film===
[[Robert Epps]] referred to the [[United States Air Force]]'s Combat Control as "Superman School". {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

==Notes==
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s rescue of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Victory (episode)|Victory]]" was an homage to a traditional Superman rescue, complete with "Is it a bird?" "Maybe a plane?" and some very Superman-esque musical cues.
*Superman, [[Batman]], and the rest of the Justice League would've met the Transformers in a comic book crossover pitched by [[Phil Jimenez]]: alas, the pitch never came to fruition.[http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/08/phil-jimenezs-jlatransformers-crossover-pitch-was-undeniably-epic/]
*''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Toxitron (Animated)|Toxitron]] is an homage to Bizarro, a failed clone of Superman.
*As with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Superman is considered an analogue to [[Jesus]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Superman''' (スーパーマン ''Sūpāman'')

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Superman|Superman]] at Wikipedia

[[Category:Real-world cultural references]]
[[Category:Movie characters]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce characters]]
[[Category:Superheroes]]

Megatron Rising - Part 2

2018-05-03T21:20:57Z

T3Knikolor: /* Continuity errors */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=Megatron Rising Megatron descends.JPG
|caption=I'm here to find the AllSpark and kick some skidplate...and I can't seem to find the AllSpark.
|ep=16
|ep2=15
|prev2=Megatron Rising - Part 1
|next2=The Elite Guard
|title="Megatron Rising - Part 2"
|airdate=[[April 5]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=[[Ben Jones]] [[Ciro Nieli]] [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]
|animation studio= [[The Answer Studio]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''The Autobots are beaten down by the Decepticon invasion, but still must rally to prevent the AllSpark from falling into their clutches.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:MegaPrime.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Oh, it is so on.]]

As Megatron descends to ground level, Optimus, Prowl, and Bulkhead look on in disbelief. As he lands, Bulkhead takes point, launching his wrecking ball, but Megatron calmly slices it off before backhanding Bulkhead into a nearby building. Prowl then attacks, but his throwing stars are easily deflected, and he finds himself on the defensive, dodging Megatron's swords. Taking cover behind a bridge support, he manages to avoid them, but Megatron's attacks destroy it, and two children are nearly crushed under the falling rubble, saved only by Optimus borrowing "a move from the Bumblebee play book", using a combination of his wheels and ax to dash forward and snatch the children up. Meanwhile, Prowl is pinned under Megatron's foot, and the Decepticon draws a sword, ready to take revenge for Prowl slicing off the remains of his arm fifty years ago. Optimus saves Prowl by using a combination of his grappler and ax to knock the sword from Megatron's grasp. The two leaders face off, but Megatron simply blocks Prime's blow and kicks him away. As Megatron reaches for his dropped sword, Optimus launches a grappler, tripping him. Megatron follows up by snapping the grappler's line and using it to swing Optimus into the side of a building.

[[File:PayThePiper.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron punishes Starscream for betrayal and goes against everything natural to Transformers lore.]]

In the tower, Blitzwing wants to join the fight, but Lugnut won't allow him to interfere in Megatron's business. As the two Decepticons argue, Dr. Sumdac tries to make a break for it, only to be blocked by Blitzwing. Meanwhile, Starscream holds a struggling Bumblebee while watching Optimus and Megatron battle, trying to decide whom he'll gain more from by helping, the Autobot or his would-be leader. On the ground, Optimus is taking a beating but says he will never reveal the AllSpark's location. Unfortunately, Megatron simply plans to use the [[AllSpark Key]] to track down the [[AllSpark#Animated continuity family|AllSpark]]. Punching Prime hard enough to send him skidding across the tarmac, Megatron calls out to his loyal Decepticons. Lugnut and Blitzwing immediately respond, and Starscream casually comments on his decision being made for him and throws Bumblebee away. As Lugnut prostrates himself, Starscream drops down on his head, ready to renew his tenure as Second in Command. Megatron comments on the appropriateness of Starscream's presence, takes aim on the Autobots...then quickly jams the Key into Starscream's chest, seemingly draining him of life. Dropping the offline traitor, Megatron asks if there are any other dissenters. Getting a negative response, he turns back to the Autobots, only to discover they've used the distraction to escape. Blitzwing wants to chase after them, but Megatron believes the AllSpark takes priority. At his command the Decepticons transform and roll—er, rise up, tracking their prize.

Isaac rushes outside to find the Autobots badly damaged, and confesses to them that he had rebuilt Megatron. Bulkhead and Prowl seem angry, but Prime decides they have more urgent problems to worry about: they were outclassed by the Decepticons even when in perfect operating condition, and now no longer can rely on Sari's AllSpark Key to repair them. Isaac suspects that there may be enough residual radiation from the Key left in his lab machinery to repair the Autobots, and they give his idea a try.

Ratchet, working to get the submerged [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Teletran-1]] flight-ready, sends out a security scan which detects the approach of Blackarachnia and Sari. Apparently the girl's sympathy from the previous episode was a ruse: she had been deliberately leading Blackarachnia in circles on the ice to waste time, and also had assumed the half-organic creature would not be able to stay underwater for long—a guess confirmed to be true by an outraged Blackarachnia, who becomes very threatening to Sari. Before the situation can get uglier, Ratchet surfaces the ship through the ice beneath them, rescuing Sari and catapulting Blackarachnia helplessly through the sky. Sari's gratitude at being rescued quickly fades when she finds out that despite "all that crud" about responsible handling, Ratchet lost the AllSpark Key.
[[File:Megatron Rising Sari chomp.JPG|upright=1|thumb|The Luis Suarèz of Transformers, everybody!]]

Back at Sumdac Tower, the Autobots are more or less repaired by the leftover energy in the lab machines. Knowing they are still sore at him, Optimus apologizes for his earlier bad attitude and asks them to repair their friendships as well. Sumdac is still feeling guilty about rebuilding Megatron and offers his assistance, though the Autobots are skeptical—both of his loyalty and of what a mere human could offer them. Before they can decide, Ratchet and Sari arrive in the Autobots' ship. The Autobots board the ship, which by now has come under heavy bombardment from the Decepticons.

[[File:Megatron Rising 2 Autobots assemble.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Avengers, assemble!"]]

The Autobots attempt to fly the ship into space, drawing the Decepticons away from Earth's civilians—but some well-aimed missiles wreck the ship's vital systems and that idea along with it. The vessel crashes into the side of the volcanic cone on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. The Autobots gear up for what will surely be a climactic battle; Prime states he is proud to have his current team by his side, while Bumblebee says he'd just as happily have the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]. The Decepticons close in for their attack, and the Autobots use some of their tactics learned throughout the series to throw them off-balance: Ratchet and Bumblebee combine powers to generate an electromagnetic pulse that temporarily disables Blitzwing, and Bulkhead uses his sheer... ''Bulkheadness''... to force Lugnut to crash. Back on the ship, Isaac is trying to jerry-rig a weapon to use against Megatron; recognizing that they might not survive, he tries to tell Sari something that had been a secret, but instead of listening she rushes off to ask the AllSpark to give her more power so she can help her friends. She asks it why she had been chosen in the first place, but doesn't understand its cryptic "charades" answer.

[[File:Megatron Rising 2 All Spark Megs boom.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Oh, this is gonna hurt...]]

Unable to match the Decepticons in sheer power, the Autobots manage to prevail by using their own teamwork and playing off the Decepticons' weaknesses—thanks to some clever 'bot tactics, the schizoid Blitzwing and overly talkative Lugnut are basically encouraged to defeat themselves. But Megatron has no apparent weaknesses, except perhaps being cluttered with little shards of Optimus Prime after he finishes beating on the Autobot. Their one-sided fight carries them into the hold of the ship, where Megatron succeeds in acquiring the AllSpark. Before he can celebrate, he is temporarily downed by Isaac, who knows enough about Megatron's circuitry to disable his equilibrium sensors—but although he drops the AllSpark Key in his stumble, the tyrant isn't down for long. Megatron is about to finish Prime, when Sari hurls Prime the Key and he jams it into the AllSpark's spherical casing, cracking it open. A destabilized Megatron flees the ship before the AllSpark explodes inside his chest, dispersing its energy throughout the atmosphere.

The AllSpark Key is now the single most powerful Cybertronian artifact, and too important to be entrusted to the care of an Autobot—so Prime returns it to Sari, who uses it to repair all her friends as usual. Megatron still functions and has plans for his new prisoner, Isaac Sumdac.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (8)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (9)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (5)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (6)
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (12)

|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] (7)
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Teletran-1]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Megatron''': Ah, Starscream. How fitting to have you by my side as I finally take my revenge on the one responsible for my fifty stellar cycles of helplessness and humiliation. ''(Megatron aims his cannon at Optimus, then kills Starscream with the key)'' Does anyone else have a problem with my leadership? 
'''Random Blitzwing''': Uh, no, we're fine. 
'''Lugnut''': NEVER!
:—Megatron quickly reestablishes the Decepticon pecking order.

'''Sari''': No problem, we'll just fix 'em up. I mean, it's not like you lost my ''key'' or anything. 
(Ratchet looks away awkwardly) 
'''Sari''': You ''lost'' my key!? 
'''Ratchet''': Technically, I lost my ''hand''. It...just happened to have your key attached to it. 
:—One of many attempts to shift/avoid/lessen blame in this two-parter.

'''Isaac''': Oh dear, this is all my fault! 
'''Sari''': What? It's not like you built Megatron in your lab or anything. 
''[Isaac Sumdac looks away and uncomfortably taps his fingers]'' 
'''Sari''': YOU BUILT MEGATRON IN YOUR LAB?! 
'''Ratchet''': On the bright side, now I don't feel so bad about losing your key. 
:—One of several awkward moments in this episode for Isaac Sumdac.

"If we go down, we go down fighting. Together. And I can't think of a better band of Autobots I'd be prouder to fight alongside." 
"Not even the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]? Because I sure wouldn't mind having them here now." 
:— '''Optimus Prime''' prepares to [[Furmanism|fight and die]] while '''Bumblebee''' would rather fight and live.

"Curious, my electrical systems have gone offline. Which means..." 
"I"M FALLING! WAHAHAHAHAHA!"
:- '''Icy Blitzwing''' explains the situation while '''Random Blitzwing''' states the obvious.

'''Bumblebee''': So what do we do now? Wait for him to turn back into a tank and crash like last time? 
'''Ratchet''': Nobody gets that lucky twice. 
'''Prowl''': Perhaps we can make our own luck. I've noticed a connection between Blitzwing's multiple personalities and his vehicle modes. We can use that weakness against him...but it will require using Bumblebee's greatest strength. 
'''Bumblebee''': What, my stingers? My turbo-speed? 
'''Prowl''': Your obnoxious personality. 
:—Prowl nails friend and foe alike with ninja precision.

[[File:Megatron Rising 2 Blitzwing tank crash.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the tank as it fell was "Oh slag, not again". Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the tank had thought that, we would know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now.]]]

'''Bumblebee''': Hey, Blitzbrain! Is that your jet mode, or did your pal Lugnut dump out some spare parts? ...How come you have three faces? Couldn't decide which was the ugliest? ...And who uses ice as a weapon? What are you? A refrigerator? 
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': You want heat? I'll give you more than you can handle! ''[Transforms into a tank and promptly falls]'' Oh, [[Slag (slang)|slag]]! Not AGA-! ''[Crashes through the ice]''
:— Hothead Blitzwing is his own worst enemy.

"You all fought like Autobots! I can't tell you how proud I am of each and every one of you." 
"Go on, tell us. We can take it!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' praises the Autobots while '''Bumblebee''' showcases his recently discussed "greatest strength".

"I trust you are comfortable in your chair!"
:—'''Megatron''' to Isaac Sumdac. The choice of furniture was destined to come back to haunt him.

==Notes==

===Continuity errors===
* At the end of the last episode, Megatron grabbed Professor Sumdac as he was being rebuilt. He apparently put him back down though, as we see that at the start of this episode Sumdac is still in the lab being guarded by Blitzwing and Lugnut. Who then, upon being called by Megatron, fly off and leave Sumdac behind. This leaves Megatron to grab Isaac ''again'' right at the end of the episode. You'd almost think that the guy wanted to get captured.
* At the beginning of the series, years were measured as solar cycles to Transformers, but Megatron refers to years as stellar cycles.
* Megatron said that Prowl slashed off his arm, while he actually lost it due to Starscream planting a bomb on his back. Prowl ''did'', however, slash a part off that remained after the explosion.
* In "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Ratchet reveals that even with the AllSpark Key, the ship would not be operational for a "long, long time," but in this episode he is able to get it spaceworthy in about two minutes—without the Key and with only one arm. However, the course of the series makes it clear that many months are going by (notice the changing seasons), so it's possible the Autobots had enough of a "long time" necessary to repair the ship off-camera.
* On that note, every other Transformer was shown to have scanned a vehicle in some way in order to get their alt mode. Megatron appears to have skipped that altogether. Of course he may have simply gotten his alt mode off the internet during his time in waiting. Who can say?
* Megatron asks Professor Sumdac if he is comfortable in his chair in the form of Megatron's hand, despite it being the wrong hand.
* The Autobots defeat Blitzwing by using his multiple personalities against him, despite the fact that in the last episode when Triple Changer is seen firing at Ratchet, he speaks in his Hothead voice, while being in jet mode. In addition, he later transforms from jet to Hothead robot mode directly-and still managed to stay in the air as he threatened Ratchet. So, ''are'' Blitzwing's vehicle modes connected with his personalities or are they not? (Possibly, the tank is only Hothead's ''preferred'' alt mode-he can use the more manuverable jet form if he's not ultra-peeved.)
* Blackarachnia says her organic half can't resist being underwater for long, though [[Dispatches|her trip through the void]] didn't harm her at all.
* Speaking of whom, did she even do anything in this episode (or the last) except bring Sari closer to the Autobots? Seemed like a waste of time that could have been used elsewhere in this already packed episode.

===Animation errors===
* During their initial fight, when Prime says that he won't give up the position of the AllSpark, Megatron seems to be three times the size of Optimus, despite the fact the majority of shots of them together he is only around half again as tall at the most. This might be intentional, to make Megatron even MORE intimidating (or just to give him time to rant while the camera pans up his frame).
*When Prowl dodged Megatron's second blast behind a concrete pillar, Prowl's forehead was gray.
* When Ratchet catches Sari after Blackarachnia drops her, his right arm is intact. In the next scene, it's gone again.
* Also, when Ratchet, Bumblebee and Prowl are planning on how to stop Blitzwing, Ratchet's arm is intact again, but in the next shot, it's gone again. This happens constantly during the final battle.
* When Blitzwing changes faces after Megatron coldcocks Starscream, his face rotates vertically, not horizontally as it usually does.
* The black lanyard attached to the AllSpark Key keeps disappearing and reappearing.
* Optimus Prime appears ''really'' tiny when he's shown sitting at the Autobot ship's door at the end.
* The [[stock footage]] of Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] shows it has some sort of lens in the barrel, which isn't present during the normal animation.
* The joystick Ratchet was using to pilot the ship moved along with his hand when he revealed how he lost his other arm.

===Transformers references===
[[File:Ark in mountain.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Moral of the story: Autobots cannot drive.]]
* The manner in which the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Autobot ship]] is left sticking out of the rock is reminiscent of the [[Ark (G1)|original ''Ark'']].
* [[Cyber Planet Key|A key as the most powerful Cybertronian artifact?]] [[Key to Vector Sigma|Most familiar]].
* [[Heart of Cybertron|Putting the AllSpark into his chest]] did not kill Megatron, unlike his [[Megatron (Movie)|second cousin twice removed]].
* The AllSpark gets dispersed in this episode, just like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|G1 cartoon Optimus Prime]] did with a [[Matrix of Leadership|nearly identical artifact]] after his [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|resurrection]].
* Starscream's entire death contains references to the original [[The Transformers: The Movie|animated movie]]. First, an attempt on [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|his]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|leader's]] life is ruined when said leader returns in a new [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|body]] and kills Starscream for his betrayal. Then, the returning leader asks if anyone else has a problem with his leadership ("Will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?"), and the remaining Decepticons pledge their loyalty.
* The damage Megatron receives after his battle with Optimus Prime is near identical to his [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation One self's]] damage after his final showdown with Prime in [[The Transformers: The Movie]].

===Trivia===
* The intro has a number of new sound effects added in. This version will be used for some future episodes, while others will (for no apparent reason) use the original version of the [[theme song]].
* Though they have never been seen together as a unit since landing on Earth (save for a [[Starscream Heckles Megatron|certain, non-canon short]],) this is the last episode [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|where]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|all]] [[Lugnut (Animated)|members]] [[Starscream (Animated)|of]] [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s original crew are present.
* Despite the fact the Autobot ship crashed on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] and company are nowhere to be seen. In an interview,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/tfw2005-interviews-transformers-animated-story-editor-marty-isenberg-165509/ August 1, 2008 interview on TFW2005.com]</ref> Marty Isenberg said that there was a cut scene in which the Dinobots did come and fight, only to be defeated one-by-one by Megatron in order to show how powerful Megatron was. However, the poor quality of the animation caused the scene to be dropped. Additionally, in retrospect, Isenberg felt things might have worked out for the best, since the scene probably would have annoyed Dinobot fans (not to mention contradicted Grimlock's profile).
[[File:Megatron Rising 2 Sari AllSpark charades.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"The seeds of the future lie buried in the past." "What the heck does that mean?" "Wait, you're not [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|the munky!]]"]]
* Since virtually the beginning of the series, fans have been theorizing that Sari may be more than she appears (see [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|her own article]] for all the details), and this episode includes the second serious in-show hint in that direction, the first being in the very first episode, when Professor Sumdac's microbot cockroach experiment expanded into an out of control monster and devoured anything made of machinery, and the only human it grabbed was Sari. In addition to Professor Sumdac attempting to tell Sari "something important" when he thinks it's possible that they're about to die, a point is repeatedly made of noting that the AllSpark "chose" Sari, and when she asks it why, it projects an image of a DNA strand with a [[Spark|glowing, blue orb]] at its center. Hmmm...
* Sari bites Blackarachnia's hand, and somehow, the latter feels pain. Ordinarily, this could be explained away if one supposes that Blackarachnia's hand in robot mode is organic, but you can hear a metallic clang as Sari chomps down on it. That girl has some ''teeth'' on her.
* After 24 years, the Decepticons ''finally'' have an equivalent of "[[Roll out|Transform and Roll Out]]." And it's one that makes perfect sense, considering that traditionally, most Decepticons can fly. Even after taking that into consideration, the frequent depiction in [[Aligned continuity family|modern Transformers lore]] of the Decepticons being - [[Megatron (Animated)|in their own minds, at least]] - heroic freedom fighters rising up to retake and liberate their rightful homeworld from the tyranny of the oppressive Autobots who have usurped and exiled them from their birthright. Which lends it a certain poetic elegance as well. "Decepticons, transform and rise up!"
* Megatron's [[Stock footage|transforming sequence]] from helicopter to robot is ''mostly'' the sequence of robot to helicopter played backwards with a few shots added—or possibly, the robot-to-helicopter sequence is ''actually'' the helicopter-to-robot sequence played backwards with certain shots ''removed''. The added/deleted shots are seemingly designed solely for a vehicle-to-robot sequence (such as the reveal of his hands, head, and final elegant "Power Pose"), making the latter guess more likely.
* Megatron actually punishes Starscream for betraying him. You can count on one hand all the times that has happened in every Transformers series prior to this, combined. And [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] blasting [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|him]] to dust doesn't count.
* The ''Animated'' Decepticons seem to do a better job battling the Autobots when Megatron isn't commanding them.
* This episode proves that ''Animated'' Megatron is awesome and a total badass. But we had already guessed that.
*However, Megatron ''gently whisks away'' Sari. [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Maybe he has a soft spot for children]]?
*This episode, along with part 1, was adapted in comic book format using screen captures as "[[Transformers Animated Volume 7]]".

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Retorno de Megatron, parte 2'''" ("The Return of Megatron, part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le retour de Megatron 2/2'''" ("The Return of Megatron 2/2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatrons Auferstehung, Teil 2'''" ("Megatron's Resurrection, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 14|14 July]] [[2008]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatron Risorge (Seconda Parte)'''" ("Megatron Resurrects (Second Part)")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 10|10 January]] [[2009]]

'''Spanish (Latin America)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatron se Levanta, 2da perte'''" ("Megatron Awakes, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 6|6 September]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatron no Fukkatsu Part 2'''" (メガトロンの復活パート2, "Megatron's Resurrection, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 10|10 July]] [[2010]]
::*'''Cut:''' A recap on what happened in the previous episode.
::*'''Cut:''' Sari confronts Ratchet about losing her key, but the two of them realize that the Decepticons are chasing them.
::*'''Cut''' The rest of the Autobots admit they weren't exactly Academy 'bot material and wonder what Optimus expected from a "bunch of insubordinate malfunctions".
::*'''Cut:''' Sari realizes that her father built Megatron in his laboratory this whole time.
::*'''Cut:''' As Teletraan-1 reports every system failing, Bumblebee yells out if it ever reports any good news.
::* The [[Transformers Evo.|theme song]] plays as the Autobots battle the Decepticons.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Powrót Megatrona, Część 2'''" ("The Return of Megatron, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season One ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Three: Megatron Rising (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Three: Megatron Rising (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Drei: Megatrons Auferstehung (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2010 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 4 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2013 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season One ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Fury (Cybertron)

2018-04-18T18:32:39Z

T3Knikolor: /* Differences with Galaxy Force */

{{disambig3|Fury}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=40
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=41
|image=GalvatronPepClub.jpg
|caption= Megatron, Galvatron- make up your mind already!! Just because you keep getting a [[spontaneous recoloration|new chrome white and purple color scheme and a power boost]] per series doesn't mean you have to arbitrarily re-brand yourself!
|title="Fury"
|japanese=マスターガルバトロン降臨
|romaji=Master Glavatron Kōrin
|translation=The Advent of Master Galvatron
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kenji Sugihara]]
|director=[[Kei'ichirō Kawaguchi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[October 15]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 14]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''In the wake of defeat, Galvatron isn't happy.'''

==Synopsis==

[[File:Cyb ep40 wounded megs.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|A little kid's gonna give "Mean Megatron" Greene a Coke.]]

In a lower layer of [[Gigantion]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] helps the battered [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] walk after his thrashing at the hands of [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]. The [[Decepticon]]s offer words of encouragement, but Megatron isn't listening, as he growls that he needs more power.

Up on the surface of the planet, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] recalls the [[Autobot]]s' brief but tumultuous time on Gigantion, before asking Metroplex to guide them to the central layer. The planet leader unfortunately tells Prime that they cannot: It's not that they don't ''want'' to, but their customs dictate that data on old cities be erased, so the lower levels are as much a mystery to them as they are to the newcomers. Undeterred by this turn of events, the Autobots determine to search the old cities for any remaining data. Given the size of the planet, narrowing down their search radius is a necessity, and to that end, they start unloading equipment from the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' which will help [[Vector Prime]] get a general fix on the location of the [[Cyber Planet Key]] via the [[Omega Lock]].

[[File:SpectralMegatronKey.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|BURNING HEART-O I MUST SUCCEED!]]

Back underground, Megatron is fuming, literally. Ransack and Crumplezone get a little too close and get knocked backwards by the sheer force of Megatron's "aura of fury". Scourge assures everyone that it's not ''them'' he's angry at... and then Megatron's fury boils over, creating an energy blast that scatters the Decepticons and punches a hole to the surface. Megatron rises high into the air, and the Decepticons pull themselves from the rubble. Soundwave announces he's "droppin' outta this session" and flies off.
Megatron rumbles that he needs more power, and the Gigantion Cyber Planet Key reacts to his anger... as does the Omega Lock, which starts emitting the [[Omega Frequency]]. Megatron's spirit resonates with the Key, and he becomes intangible, plunging downward, through layer after layer of the planet, all the way to the lowest level and the resting place of the Key. When he reaches out to take it, the Key resists him, but Megatron persists and begins to draw energy from it. In a mighty blast of energy, Megatron shoots back through to the surface, tearing a huge hole in the planet. As the Decepticons look up at their leader, Megatron stands shrouded in a black miasma, and Thunderblast swoons at the sight.

[[File:Cyb ep40 dark megs.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|There's a monster on the loose, and it's not in Loch Ness!]]

Back at the ''Ogygia'', the Omega Lock's reaction has allowed Vector Prime to pinpoint the general location of the Key, but he warns that someone else has obviously located it first, and drawn energy from it. The Autobots split into groups to search (the fliers turning it into a little race), but by dividing themselves, the Autobots inadvertently make themselves the perfect target for the darkness-enshrouded Megatron. [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] are the first to fall to the superpowered Decepticon leader, who takes them out so fast that their battle does not even damage the surrounding area. The three Autobots' unconscious bodies found by Optimus's team when Vector Prime realizes they have not reported in, but even as they are tending to them, elsewhere on the planet, [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] finds herself being pursued by Megatron. She is knocked into the air, but [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] catches her and fires at Megatron before engaging him hand-to-hand...only to be quickly knocked out and smashed into the ground (literally). Optimus's team soon finds them, too, and Override warns Optimus about the upgraded Megatron, prompting the Autobot leader to recall all his troops.

[[File:Cyb ep40 meet galvatron.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|[[Puppet|Déjà]] [[Wishes|vu]], anyone?]]

Jetfire's team receives the recall order just as [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] is crawling through an old computer, and he instructs the human to get out immediately. Coby, however, spots a data chip in the distance, and asks for five minutes to check it out. While he successfully recovers the chip, those five minutes prove to be a fatal delay: having bested the [[Cybertron Defense Team]], Megatron and the Decepticons arrive at Jetfire's team's position. [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] tackle Megatron so Jetfire can get Coby and [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] away safely, but this attempt is in vain, as Megatron wipes out all three Autobots pretty much instantly. As he turns on the humans, the wounded Jetfire grabs his leg, but is saved from being completely destroyed by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime. Prime fires on Megatron, to virtually no effect, and Megatron responds by knocking Prime out of the air with a single flying kick. As he stands over his fallen foe, Megatron's black aura dissipates, and his newly colored armor is revealed as he announces he is now '''Galvatron''' (again)!

[[File:Cyb ep40 one finger.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Apparently, Galvatron has been taking [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]'s "Totally Lopsided Takedowns" class.]]

Metroplex has at Galvatron, but the Decepticon stops the giant's [[Sparkdrinker]] axe with ''a single finger'', then pushes him back easily. Metroplex powers up his weapon with a Cyber Key, but Galvatron actually takes the weapon from Metroplex's hands and bashes him with it, knocking him out for the count. Vector Prime leaps in, but is dispatched with a single swipe of Galvatron's hand, and the Decepticon leader then activates his bladed shield to bash Optimus around some. Prime refuses to stay down, so Galvatron whips out his gatling cannon, which sends Optimus flying. In victory, Galvatron emits a lightning storm, and one bolt screams towards the kids at the top of a high tower... but Optimus ''somehow'' gets in the way of the bolt, saving them.

[[File:Cyb ep40 prime vs galvy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|It doesn't get more anime than this...]]

Recalling the promise he made to their parents to keep the children safe, Optimus powers up into [[Super Mode]] and the two leaders charge one another. Their fists collide spectacularly, and Galvatron is pushed back. But Prime falters, and Galvatron is ready to go again... until Metroplex hurls the gigantic Sparkdrinker at Optimus. Prime manages to summon a Cyber Key to power it up, and the two rush at each other ''again'', this time to do the classic run-past-each-other-then-stand-dramatically deal. When the dust clears, Optimus falls to his knees, and Galvatron stands triumphant...for about five seconds, as numerous wounds open on him. The Decepticons rush to Galvatron's aid, and he decides to call it a day. They run, and Soundwave, who has been watching this whole time, also flies off.

The Autobots return to the ''Ogygia'', and use the machinery Coby recovered to plot a course underground. The ship heads for the coordinates, but along their way, they pass by the crevice Galvatron tore when he emerged from within the planet... which now contains the ''[[Atlantis]]'' starship!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (7)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (8)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (9)
* [[Vector Prime]] (10)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (11)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (12)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (13)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (14)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (15)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (16)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (18)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (19)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (20)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (23)
* [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (27)
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (28)

|c2=
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (1)
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron/Galvatron]] (2)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (3)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (4)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (5)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (17)
* [[Nemesis Breaker]] (19)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (24)

|c3=
* [[Coby Hansen]] (21)
* [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] (22)
* [[Ernesto Jiménez|Ernesto]] (29)
* [[Gloria Jiménez|Lori's mother]] (30)
* [[Robert Hansen]] (31)
* [[Mrs. Hansen]] (32)

|c4=
* [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (25)
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"We'll find that needle a whole lot faster if we're searching only part of a haystack!"
:—'''Scattorshot'''

"He's trippin' 'cuz he got served."
:—'''Soundwave''', referring to '''Megatron''''s strange behaviour

"You're ''so'' square."
:—'''Wing Saber''' to '''Jetfire'''

[[File:Cyb ep40 thunderswoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|*sigh* Women-swooning over the first guy who powers up and beats the mortal crap out of the Autobots.]]

'''Ransack:''' "He beat them like a drum!" 
'''Thundercracker:''' "Megatron opened a ''big'' can o' whoop-butt on them!" 
'''Crumplezone:''' "Whooooop-''butt!''" 
'''Menasor:''' "Aye, laugh, but his power scares me." 
'''Thunderblast:''' "It scares ''me'' how hunky he is! Hee hee hee!" 
'''Scourge:''' "Hunky?"
:—The Decepticons discuss Galvatron's power.

"I have changed. I am no longer Megatron. Megatron was a ''loser''!"
:—<s>'''Megatron'''</s> '''Galvatron''' introducing his new identity.

"I am invincible. I am Galvatron!" 
"New look, same old lines."
:—'''Galvatron''', who is lame, and '''Optimus Prime''', who is right.

"I want to thank you." 
"Thank me?" 
"Losing to you...inspired me to evolve. But now I'm going to take your weapon from your grasp and ''disgrace'' you with it!"
:—'''Galvatron''' taunts '''Metroplex''' before making good on his boast.

"Nothing you say or do will make you my equal!" 
"You're right!" 
"I ''know''!" 
"I'd ''never'' stoop down low enough to be ''your'' equal!"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' deliver less-than-impressive banter.

[[File:Cyb ep40 take a whack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|We were wrong, it does get more anime.]]"You're not the only one around here who can generate some power!"
"Ah, you do have something left, but you really can't to expect to fight Galvatron with an axe?" 
"I'm gonna take a whack!"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' again.

"If you keep asking for it, I'll keep giving it! It's on!" 
"I wish you'd shut up!"
:—'''Galvatron''' gets the best comeback ever from '''Optimus'''.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Cybertron'' adds the customary sound of the Omega Frequency when the Lock powers up.
*Soundwave, in ''Cybertron'' continues to spout hepcat/DJ lingo -- when he sees Megatron rocket into the sky in a blast of light and energy, he states "I'm dropping out of this scene. I'll be back to see the final mix." In ''Galaxy Force'' he simply and succinctly states that he'll be back when Megs has "calmed down".
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Vector Prime is specifically trying to get the Gigantion Cyber Planet Key to react by focusing his mind and energy through the Omega Lock. He feels it suddenly react, but ''not to him''. He realizes that someone else has triggered a reaction from the key, to which Optimus wonders with concern, ''who''. In ''Cybertron'' Vector Prime merely feels a "disturbance in the Force". See below for real-world reference.
*A small but significant difference is seen between the two versions' take on the beaten Megatron's comment on needing more power -- in ''Cybertron'' he states that the additional strength he needs should belong only to him (meaning only he is ''worthy'' to receive it) while in ''Galaxy Force'' his comment is that the ''power'' he seeks must be exceptional to be ''worthy'' for him to take. Could just be a difference in translation.
*After Galvatron smacks Prime around, he unleashes a tremendous lightning storm during which he exclaims "I am all powerful!" in ''Cybertron'' (seeming to completely have written off Optimus as done-for), whereas in ''Galaxy Force'', he announces that the light show is the start of his "finishing move" on the Autobot leader, indicating he is still very much engaged in the fight with his quintessential arch-enemy.
*After Prime and Megatron's final attacks upon each other, ''Cybertron'' has Megatron mock Prime, before his injuries suddenly get the better of him. In ''Galaxy Force'', Megatron is ''aware'' that he has been injured before his wounds open, and calmly dubs the outcome "interesting".
*As Galvatron and his posse prepare to leave, in ''Cybertron'' he says "one lucky swipe doesn't mean you win" to Prime, whereas in ''Galaxy Force'' he takes a much more thoughtful tack, saying that it looks like he won't be bored after all.

===Animation or technical errors===
[[File:Cyb ep40 biggest fans.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|And still more anime.]]
* Ransack is missing the black "mask" around his eyes at several points during this episode. We have seen this error in a few prior episodes, but it really started to happen with noticeable frequency on Gigantion.
* The three Decepticon fans on Crumplezone's back when he and Ransack celebrate Galvatron's reveal are gone in the next shot, even though the fans in their hands are still there (compare the picture at right with the one at the head of this article).

===Continuity or plotting errors===
* So... now there's this gigantic hole in the planet, yes? Which presumably leads from the Key at the center of the planet... all the way to the surface where the Decepticons are... so... why don't they just fly down the hole and snag the Key all easy-peasey? The ''Galaxy Force'' version of the next episode will even see the Autobots suggest doing this! (To be fair, it ''does'' look like the hole doesn't go to the bottom of the planet's layers and only a few Autobots can fly...)
* When Metroplex throws his axe to Optimus, Galvatron fires a few shots from his machine gun...that never hit anything! The shots are never seen again as Optimus activates Cyber Key power on Sparkdrinker for the final clash with Galvatron. (Though right after the shots are fired, Optimus lifts the Sparkdinker, possibly deflecting the shots in the process.)
* Speaking of which, Galvatron spontaneously switches weapons in the following clash. Before the stock footage, he's using his machine gun, but after Optimus powers up Sparkdrinker, he's wearing his arm blade instead.

===Continuity notes===
*Optimus Prime flashes back to the events of "[[Family]]", recalling the promise he made to the children's parents.

===Transformers references===
* Galvatron mutters "Such heroic nonsense" before powering up with a Cyber Key, the infamous line [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon's]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] uttered before brutally killing [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Scourge previously offered a different spin on the line back in "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]".
** On that note, the way Jetfire grabs Galvatron's legs to try and protect the children seems very similar to the way Ironhide grabbed Megatron immediately before his death. Luckily for Jetfire, he does not pay for this act with his life.
**Additionally Galvatron telling Prime to "fall already" is not unlike Megatron telling Prime to fall in the movie while shooting him.
* Later, Galvatron adds another instance of the use of movie lines with "Why throw away your life so recklessly?", (which would later be used again in "[[Unfinished]]").

===Real-world references===
* When Megatron communes with the Key, Vector mutters he "felt great disturbance within the force", a line ripped straight from the first ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' movie, spoken by [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and referring to the [[Force]].

===Trivia===
*Starting about this episode, the CGI animation of the series seems to have been taken up a notch. We'll see more (and somewhat smoother) movement from the characters, more diverse camera angles including some really nice pan shots, and more expressive faces and body language from here until the end of the series. Enjoy!
*The blacked-out figure of Metroplex that has been seen in the ''Galaxy Force'' opening sequence since "[[Titans]]" is now blacked-out no longer, transitioning the sequence into the finalized form it will retain until the end of the series.
*Okay, okay, ''this'' is ''technically'' the last time we see Nemesis Breaker... but it's only in flashbacks to last episode.
*Quickmix uses his left-arm pipes as a hand-held blaster here, which the Quickmix toy can actually do!
*And yes, Optimus' toy can hold the toy version of Sparkdrinker.
* While the development of the Coby-Lori romance is ''extremely'' subtle throughout the series (to the point of invisibility), this episode brings it slightly out of the subtext, with Lori fondly cleaning Coby's face. The moment when Coby instantly interposes himself between her and ''Galvatron'' also indicates his affection for her (and is frankly one of his finest moments).
*Upon changing to Galvatron (and getting, really, ''really'' angry in front of the Giant Planet Key), Megatron's optics permanently shift from blue to red, returning them to the eye color he's had for the better portion of the Unicron Trilogy.
*This episode displays what is probably the most dramatic case of [[Burning justice]] that we have seen thus far in the series. Not only does Megs maintain a flaming aura for longer than any other character, he also appears to have healed his grievous wounds and/or regained his strength after his terrible fight with Metroplex, somehow transmogrifies his still-flaming body into an intangible form, plunges some extreme distance through a ''solid planet'', sucks MORE energy from the Cyber Key, then re-erupts through the ground ''still flaming''. No wonder Thunderblast swoons!

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 11 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Darkness (episode)

2018-04-16T22:34:09Z

T3Knikolor: /* Real-world references */

{{disambig2|the ''Cybertron'' episode|the mysterious energy from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]|Darkness (G1)}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=33
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=34
|title="Darkness"
|japanese=暗黒からの逆襲
|romaji=Ankoku kara no Gyakushū
|translation=Counterattack from the Darkness
|image=Cyb ep33 am i a ghost.jpg
|caption= Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhisa Sakaguchi]]
|director=[[Atsushi Nakayama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[August 27]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 5]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Megatron is back, and his mysterious dark powers give birth to two new threats!'''

==Synopsis==

[[File:Cyb ep33 dark crumplezone.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|For once, Crumplezone actually manages to look menacing.]]

In the sky above [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the deceased [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] has reappeared as an ethereal image, his ghostly body enshrouded by an enigmatic black fog. Even Megatron himself is unaware of what has befallen him, but he impassively descends to the planet's surface as the [[Autobot]]s look on. [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] follow the spectral Decepticon's descent, and watch as he approaches [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and the fatally wounded [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]. As he glides towards his former followers, a lone [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] crests a nearby building and starts firing at him. The creature only succeeds in drawing Megatron's attention, as its shots disappear into the fog surrounding him. The Scrapmetal lunges at Megatron instead, only to wind up being dissolved and absorbed by the mysterious mist. Megatron returns his attention to the fallen Crumplezone, and immerses the wounded Decepticon in his fog, repairing and reformatting him into a powerful new form. While Crumplezone puts his new power to use attacking his old racing rivals Override and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], Megatron realizes that the black fog is a product of his [[Armor of Unicron]], which has preserved him after his death-and made him stronger than ever!

Simultaneously, [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] informs [[Vector Prime]] that he has lost contact with the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]], and the elderly Autobot returns to headquarters to investigate. Consulting the security recordings, he discovers that [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] has kidnapped the Mini-Cons, and that the kids leapt through his warp field in pursuit. He informs [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] of this development, but Prime is caught up battling [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] and can do nothing to help.

[[File:Cyb ep33 good kitty.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|And [[Ravage (disambiguation)|Ravage]]s across the [[Continuity|multiverse]] began hissing uncontrollably.]]

The other Autobots, meanwhile, are engaged in battles of their own. While [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] faces off against [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] and his latest (surprisingly effective) "super move", and Crumplezone continues to harrass Override, the rest of the heroes are firing upon Megatron, to absolutely no effect. Seeing that the Decepticons have been galvanized by the return of their leader, [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] is determined to take Megatron down, and lunges at him in lion mode. He slashes at the black fog with his [[Cyber Key]]-powered claws, which causes a very unexpected reaction: the fog recedes, and Megatron stands triumphantly before the Autobots, reborn! At Megatron's command, the last remnants of the fog surround Leobreaker, and although the Autobot is able to leap clear, the fog has taken from him what it needs, and coalesces into a dark duplicate of Leobreaker himself! Megatron introduces the dark clone as "[[Nemesis Breaker]]", explaining that he has been created from Leobreaker's own dark side. The two lion 'bots engage in a brief battle, which Megatron then stops so that he can reveal Nemesis Breaker's ultimate power: the ability to combine with Megatron in Dark Claw Mode!

[[File:Cyb ep33 dark claw mode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Giving the phrase "strong-armed" a whole new meaning.]]

At Autobot headquarters, [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] have joined Vector Prime to try and help him track down the kids and Mini-Cons. Scattorshot complains about the fact that he gave [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] an Autobot communicator, and yet the boy is not using it. Little does Scattorshot realize, however, that using the communicator is paramount in Coby's mind—he's just having trouble getting his hands on it, as it and the kids are all floating around in zero gravity in [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s hideout!

Back on Cybertron, Optimus Prime breaks off his fight with Scourge and separates from [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] so that he and Leobreaker can merge into Savage Claw Mode to battle Megatron and Nemesis Breaker. After a brief comedy interlude in which Hot Shot finally takes out the reborn Crumplezone (who, as it turns out, really isn't any tougher than he was before), the two leaders get down to business, and their Cyber Key-powered attacks collide in an explosion so indescribably massive that it can be seen from space. When Optimus comes to afterwards, he discovers that Megatron and the Decepticons have disappeared. Wing Saber is quick to locate the villains from the air: they have used the cover of the explosion to make a break for the [[Omega Lock]]! The Autobots transform and immediately give chase, and the race is on!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Vector Prime]] (1)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (7)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (9)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (10)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (11)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (16)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (17)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (18)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (19)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (23)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (24)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (26)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (28)

|c2=
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (4)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (5)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (12)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (13)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (15)
*[[Nemesis Breaker]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] (20)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (21)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (22)

|c4=
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] (14)
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (25)
*[[Primus]] (29)

}}

==Quotes==

"Crumplezone! Hang in there, big guy! We haven't even learned how to play the violin! Waaaaaaah!"
:—'''Ransack''' on Crumplezone's death.

"Crumplezone! Oh, the horror! Oh, JEEZ! That's gotta hurt! Oh, man! WOW! Where did THOSE come from? The humanity of it all!"
:—'''Ransack''' on Crumplezone's rebirth.

"Hey Ransack! How's it going, little buddy?" 
"F-f-fine. How 'bout you?" 
"Are you kiddin'? I never felt ''better''."
:—The reborn '''Crumplezone''''s first words to '''Ransack'''

"THAT DECEPTI-CAT IS GONNA GET NEUTERED!"
:—'''Leobreaker''' on his doppelganger.

"Enough with the comic relief!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' on Ransack and Crumplezone!

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[Balance]]".
*In ''Galaxy Force'', despite it being the ''major plot point of the episode'', with the script ''actively calling attention to how mysterious it is'', the black fog is '''''completely and totally unexplained'''''. As usual, it's ''Cybertron'' to the rescue with a quick explanation that's neatly tied in to the established canon of the show: it's the "shadow spark" of Unicron, the power of the [[Armor of Unicron]] that Megatron wears. This even ties in very nicely with aspects of Unicron's power seen in previous Transformers fiction; that is to say, his power to [[The Transformers: The Movie|reformat]] [[All Fall Down|beings]], as he does with Crumplezone, and [[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|create bodies]], as with Nemesis Breaker.
**Boy, after trudging through the nightmare that is the ''Energon'' dub, it sure is nice to have a dub that makes ''more'' sense than the original anime, isn't it?
*As Leobreaker charges to attack the spectral visage of Megatron, Snarl, in ''Cybertron'', reminds Leobreaker to use his Cyber Key power-up first, whereas in ''Galaxy Force'' he takes a much less reckless approach and instead warns his fellow animal-bot that it is too dangerous to engage Megatron, since they have no idea what they're dealing with.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Megatron notes that one of Leobreaker's dark thoughts from which Nemesis Breaker was created is his resentment of Optimus Prime for ignoring their combination and favoring Wing Saber instead. ''Cybertron'' omits this specific.
*In ''Cybertron'', Vector Prime notes that Starscream's island base on Earth has been "cleared out". In ''Galaxy Force'', the island is said to have actually collapsed.

===Animation errors===
*As Megatron's "ghost" descends on Cybertron at the beginning of the episode, Override and Scattorshot transform and head towards him. However, in the next scene, Override is seen with Hot Shot and Red Alert instead.
*Implausible viewpoints: The "security footage" reviewed by Vector Prime is just the final moments of [[Balance|the previous episode]], which leads to some camera placement issues.
*A small animation cheat occurs as Ransack and the newly minted Dark Crumplezone attack Hot Shot and Override. When the partners in grime charge the Autobots, they're in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], but when Dark Crumplezone activates his "Dark Bazooka" attack, he's in [[robot mode]]! After the Autobots are blown into the distance, Ransack is also shown in robot mode, despite never being shown to transform. Not necessarily an error, but certainly a bit of laziness here.
*Speaking of bizarre animation, when Crumplezone sneers "What's the matter, Override?", a panel in his exhaust port clips in and out of the scene, making it seem like he's literally speaking through his rear!

===Transformers references===
*Wing Saber says that Megatron is making for the Omega Lock "like a 'bot outta [[Chaar]]"!
*[[Starscream (G1)|Another]] [[Rampage (BW)|indestructible]] spark?

===Real-world references===
*Of course, Wing Saber's above mentioned quote also paraphrases the common turn of phrase, "like a bat out of hell".
*Megatron says "Let this be our last battlefield" when preparing to take on Optimus. This could be a reference to the ''Star Trek'' episode "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield."
*When chasing Override and Hot Shot, Crumplezone's taunt, "Override, come out and play-ay!" is a clear reference to Luther's taunt, "Warriors, come out to play-ay!" from ''The Warriors.''

===Trivia===
*This episode did not premiere until nearly five months after the previous one. By the time "Darkness" was finally aired, ''Cybertron'' had been relegated to the unenviable 6am "death slot" on [[Cartoon Network]], where new episodes would premiere every weekday morning for the remainder of the month, bringing the series to a conclusion nearly a year after its Japanese broadcast ended.
*This episode would later be combined with "[[United]]", "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]" and "[[Balance]]" to create the TV "movie" special, "[[Primus Unleashed (TV special)|Primus Unleashed]]".
*After reformatting Crumplezone, Megatron notes that he has remade him in his own image. This may possibly be the source of his ultimate goal in "[[End]]".
*While he is introduced a bit late in the game, more than halfway through the series, Nemesis Breaker, or something like him, must have been planned from the beginning, as evidenced by the combination ports in Megatron's arms.
*Despite being a [[redeco]] of Leobreaker, Nemesis Breaker has all-new stock footage sequences for combining with Megatron and activating Dark Claw Mode's Cyber Key power.
*Keeping up the whole "dark mirror" angle with Nemesis Breaker, the evil lion's transformation into arm mode is the reverse of Leobreaker's, first folding up his legs, detaching his forearms one at a time, then folding up his upper body, retracting his robot head, and finally attaching the new fist to the folded-up legs (the only part of the transformation similar to Leobreaker, for obvious reasons). Nemesis Breaker also replaces Megatron's left arm, as opposed to Leobreaker replacing Optimus' right arm. The camera angles for the transformation sequence are even switched around.

==Home video releases==
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[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 09 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]