Talk:Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity

2015-04-30T20:30:46Z

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I kinda feel the way we have this and Primal's pages laid out is dishonest, because the Beast Machines stuff should be before the Universe stuff.

(Also I don't think we have to move off The Razor's Edge stuff from the Timelines stuff, it's just a version that happened in Wingsverse.) [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:41, 25 September 2014 (EDT)
:Whoops, disregard second part, I think Mimi's just making it more chorological order. I like that. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]])
::Mostly because Pete straight out said Razor's Edge and Theft aren't always in continuity with DoFP. There isn't really a way to say "this is in continuity with this in this case, but not that case", which is annoying. All of 3H is in continuity with each other, though, which is why they're constrained to one neat section. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 20:04, 25 September 2014 (EDT)

==Megatron design ==

Well, I'm not sure where it belongs more, here or in the Theft of The Golden Disk, but doesn't the Megatron's Alt-Mode look suspiciously like the Cybertron Defense Red Alert's? Especially since it came 2 years after Cybertron?
:[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines]] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:21, 30 April 2015 (EDT)

Ok. Sorry, haven't noticed that one.

Talk:Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity

2015-04-30T20:13:22Z

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Phantom of the Sea

2014-11-17T17:37:20Z

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|title="Phantom of the Sea"
|airdate=[[November 15]], [[2014]]
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'''The Rescue Bots and the Burns family get on a ghost ship that emerges once every ten years.'''

==Synopsis==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
* The reason why Phantom moves ahead 10 years was malfunctioning Time Machine desined by Marocco. It is repairede the same way as previous one.

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Seeker (body-type)

2014-11-02T11:43:05Z

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[[File:Seekers.png|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, they keep the toy-repainting fans off the streets, at least. (Generic Seekers from, clockwise: 1) MtMtE Part 3, 2) sticker sheet, 3-6) Five Faces of Darkness)]]

The term '''Seeker''' refers to [[Decepticon]] jet troopers who share [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]'s [[body-type]] but with different colors or minor variations in wing and head shapes. This is most clearly and commonly known from ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'', but any franchise with a Starscream is almost [[To sell toys|inevitably]] going to feature a similar "family" of [[redeco]]ed jet-formers.

The word "Seeker" hovered a long time in a strange gray area between official and fan-coined terms. It seems to have originated in ''extremely'' obscure official or semi-official writing, but somehow became widely used among fans. ''(See [[#Origin of the term|below]].)'' In 2002, the term appeared in dialog from the first issue of ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' from [[Dreamwave Productions]], [[Canonizing|making it truly official]] after years of controversy. It has subsequently appeared in many other places such as on toy packaging, books, and in other stories.

==Generation 1 Seekers==
===List of named Seekers===
[[File:Red wing.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Red Wing]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (leader)
*[[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]
*[[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]]
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
*[[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]]
*[[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
*[[Red Wing (MW)|Red Wing]]
*[[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]

===Originals===
[[File:MainSeekers.gif|upright=1.66|thumb|The original Seekers]]
In Generation 1, there were six Seekers originally given names and characterization: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. The first three, the season one Seekers, had animation designs done primarily by [[Shōhei Kohara]].
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===Coneheads===
[[File:ConeheadsGenerations1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Coneheads.]]
The last three Generation 1 Seekers are usually designated as "[[Conehead]]" Seekers by fans for their distinctive transformation that leaves the jet nosecone pointing up. The animation models for the Conehead Seekers were designed by [[Floro Dery]].
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===And all the rest===
[[File:MTMTEGenerics-OilField.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Aw, not "[[When Continents Collide]]" again...]]
In the Generation 1 cartoon there were large numbers of [[generic]], unnamed Seekers in addition to the named characters. They came in a wide variety of colors, from extra duplicates of Starscream or one of the other named guys, to original and distinct looks all their own. They seem to have formed the bulk of the Decepticon forces on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as well as among [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s initial troops on [[Earth]]. They gradually became less common, perhaps as a result of casualties... or the cartoon's production team becoming more careful, or more-likely having more "actual" Decepticons to work with as the toy line expanded. (Extra [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] units and alternate color cassettes were also used along with these Seekers, early on, to fill out the comparatively thin Decepticon ranks.)

These unsung Seekers would be recognized years later in ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' toy form as the [[Air Warrior]]s (all using the common lavender/white color scheme). Soon afterward, the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''Generation One'' comic series introduced an army of similarly-colored Seeker drones.

[[File:AirWarriors MTMtE.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You talking to me? Or him? Or the other one?]]

Around the same time, another background Seeker was also given a new life through toys and Dreamwave comics: [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. This yellow-orange Seeker was a nameless background character in the first episode of the ''Transformers'' cartoon, until [[e-HOBBY]] turned him into an [[exclusive]] toy (available with an [[Autobot]] also based on a [[Hauler|first-episode cameo]]). Now [[Hasbro]] [[Sunstorm (disambiguation)|can't get enough of him]]. Another generic Seeker was given attention: [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. Like Sunstorm before him, he was based on one of the background Seekers from the original cartoon, in this case the episode "Divide and Conquer" (see below). And in 2013 Botcon got in on the act by dubbing Sunstorm's partners [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]] after two Seekers from Aligned continuity.
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Unnamed Seekers with their own distinct color schemes appear in the following episodes as noted below:

[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sunstorm, Hotlink and Bitstream attack. One for all, and all for one.]]
* "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]"
:In the "return to [[Great Dome|Iacon]]" scene on Cybertron, five to seven Seekers appear (wide shots depict a group of five, but the close-ups give us seven distinct color schemes.) The first three are (as far as colors are concerned) Skywarp, Starscream (with a deeper voice), and Thundercracker. In a following shot, we see a lavender Seeker with a flamethrower pack who would years later be named Hotlink; a medium-blue Seeker with white trim, holding his arm gun like a rifle, who would eventually be named Bitstream; a yellow/orange Seeker, who would become Sunstorm... and lurking in the back, a very dark-blue Seeker with white trim barely visible, but there if you look.
[[File:More than meets the eye seeker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|More Than Meets The Eye Part 1 Seekers: 1)Sunstorm 2)one generic seeker 3)Hotlink 4)Bitstream]]

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[[File:MmteSeekers2.gif|upright=1.1|thumb|Lots of generic Seekers from this one.]]
* "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]" and "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|Part 3]]"
:The mother lode of unnamed Seekers. Especially if you like variations of blue and lavender. Crowds of them appear at the start of the final battle. At least six different Seekers of various shades and decos of blue and at least four of various shades and decos of lavender (two with black tail fins in jet mode, two with white). Also, a blue variant (seen in the picture above) missing his wings and shoulder vents appears in "Part 3".

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[[File:DivideandCon.gif|upright=1.1|thumb|Divide and Conquer Seekers]]
* "[[Divide and Conquer]]"
: Avert your eyes! One deep blue, one eye-burning bright green, and one garishly bright yellow. This trio is often referred to by fans as "the [[Rainmaker]]s" because they started an [[acid rain]] shower to irritate a group of [[Autobot]]s. The green jet in this grouping was made into the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] character, whose name was initially supposed to be "Rainmaker", then "Acid Rain".

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[[File:UltimateDoom.gif|upright=1.1|thumb|Ultimate Doom Seekers]]
* "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]"
: Two blue variants and one really nice looking pine-green Seeker appear as part of Shockwave's forces trying to prevent the rescue of [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

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* "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]"
: One all-gray Seeker, one with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s coloration, and one with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s. There's also an interesting Conehead variant. (All of which appear in the main image above.)

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[[File:NotDirge.gif|upright=1.1|thumb|Dark Awakening Seeker]]
* "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]" & "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]"
: One season 1-style [[:File:DirgeseekerTFMovie.jpg|Seeker]] with Dirge's colors appears in jet mode in the attack on Autobot City in the movie, and next to the actual Dirge in the episode.

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* Puffy stickers
: A sheet of Transformer puffy stickers featured a rare generic with a Starscream-based color scheme. He is pictured above as well.

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* [[Transformers: Punch-Out Book]]
: In addition to Starscream, Skywarp and numerous identical copies of both of them, this construct-it-yourself battle scene features two distinct color schemes. Each features a solid grey body with solid color wings and tail wings: one red, one yellow.

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* [[Project Brain Drain]]
: While Ramjet, Thrust and Dirge are named and Skywarp is identifiable, there are numerous unnamed Seekers including a second individual with Thrust-style wings.

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[[File:Returntocybertron-seeker.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Return to Cybertron Seeker.]]
* "[[Return to Cybertron]]"
: This relatively obscure [[Sticker Adventures]] tale gives us a brief glimpse of a Seeker with a Thundercracker/Skywarp mix; blue body, purple tailfins and wing stripes. You can't tell much more about him, given that he is A: partially obscured and B: exploding.

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[[File:PretenderClassicsBoxArt.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|"Classic Pretender" Seekers.]]
* [[Classic Pretender]] [[Package art|box art]]
: The box art (also used for adverts in the Marvel UK comic) for this line of toys shows Starscream attacking his Autobot counterparts alongside three others sharing his body-type. All have a silver front half in jet mode, while one has green rear fins, one has red and one is in shadow.
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[[File:TFcommagdivebombvsjhi.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb]]
* [[Transformers Comic-Magazin]] [[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|Issue 18]]
: The German comic, well known for its often wacky coloring, contained a Seeker with a [[Jhiaxus (G2)|suspiciously familiar]] color scheme.
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[[File:G2UKWarWithoutEndJetGuy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
* [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|Transformers: Generation 2'' (Fleetway)]] #1
: An unnamed Seeker with a light blue body with white face, light red helmet and thighs, and yellow cockpit cover was hanging around when Megatron boarded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

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[[File:The Ultimate Guide Maccadam's Old Oil House scene.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
* [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]
: A green seeker can be seen to the left of frame, behind the [[Maccadam's bartenders|bartender]], in the image of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]].
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===''Wings Universe''===
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[[File:WingsofHonor-Skyraiders.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|New guys, same ol' body-type.]]
The term "Skyraiders" (see [[#Alternate terms|alternate terms]]) was assigned to the prototype Starscream-like air warriors that [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] developed at the very beginning of the war. The ranks of the Skyraiders did not seem to include any of the usual Seekers, but instead comprised other flying Decepticon characters. In addition to Skyquake himself, the Skyraiders were [[Leozack]], [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]], [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]], and [[Guyhawk]]. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Seekers are elite officers in the Decepticon army, and are expected to fulfill a leadership role on the battlefield in commanding other Decepticon troops. Seekers are expected to show absolute loyalty to the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

The Seekers all take on the same body type out of respect to their commander, Starscream, and hold a position of prestige within the Decepticon ranks {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

{{note|Confusingly, the human organisation [[Skywatch]] referred to [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] as "Seekers" {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|''Devastation'' #4}}, while [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] also referred to
[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] with the term {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14#.22Rebirth.22|Rebirth}} {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|''Heart of Darkness'' #2}}. Neither use has any apparent connection to Starscream's corps.}}

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==Unicron Trilogy Seekers==
According to one minor source in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', when any Transformer converts to a jet, he is called a "seeker".<ref>''[[Transformers Armada: The Awakening]]'' DK Readers book.</ref> But the closest specific characters to the Generation 1 Seekers are this universe's own [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]/[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]/[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] trio. All three even used the same toy mold in their first release, although Skywarp was heavily [[retool]]ed from the others (including getting an entirely new-mold [[Mini-Con]] partner). While new Decepticon-allied jet characters named [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] were released in ''Armada'', they each had their own unique molds. However, whereas Ramjet was simply the Mini-Con partner of [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], Thrust was a [[bulk]] who even had a VTOL engine in jet mode, a conehead and vertically-oriented wings in robot mode. Although Thrust's original toy was green, redecos looked a bit more like his G1 incarnation. It was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]].

Though only Starscream appeared in the follow-up franchise, ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', several Seekers appeared in the final portion of the Unicron Trilogy, ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''. Starscream was back in a form heavily inspired by ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' Starscream design (itself based on the "tetrajet" (see below)), while Thundercracker received a completely different body. A Skywarp was also released as a redeco of Thundercracker.

Further, the ''[[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]]'' Starscream toy, a tiny, simplified version of his main toy, was redecoed three more times: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] as a giveaway at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2005|Comic Con 2005]], [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] as a giveaway at [[BotCon 2005]], and [[Sunstorm (LOC)|Sunstorm]] as part of the last wave of the LOC line at retail.

==Live-action film series Seekers==
{{Main|Seeker (Movie)}}
In the letters page for [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan's tie-in comic]], the movie versions of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], and [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] were first referred to as Seekers—by Starscream himself, no less. [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] was noticeably absent from Starscream's list, despite also being a jet and Thundercracker also being the name/body for a line of drones. This left it unclear what a Seeker ''is''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|#9's Star Screams}}

Later, the term was clarified to mean a [[Seeker (Movie)|particular unit led by Starscream]].
{{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}

{{note|Similarly to the IDW cases above, the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|second movie]] would use the term "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]" to refer to an entirely unrelated group of Transformers!}}

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==Animated continuity==
{{Main|Starscream clone (Animated)}}

==Aligned continuity==
The Seekers were a pre-existing group long before the formation of the Decepticons. There is some indication that the Seekers are an elite group of the best of the best fliers, although what (if anything) distinguishes a Seeker from any other flying Transformer is open to question. They tend to mostly, though not always, share a common design.

In an effort to placate the eternally feuding cities of [[Vos]] and [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] each was given something of value. Vos thus became the home of the [[Air Commander|Cybertronian Air Command]] home base of the Seekers. [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was one of their leaders before the war, and [[Autobot High Council|High Councilor]] [[Contrail]] seems to have been another. The Seekers were employed in ancient times to guard the secret of [[Dark Energon]] hidden aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Station]]. They kept this charge even when Starscream allied with the Decepticons, though for the most part they remained largely independent in the civil war.

[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], apparently upset at being pulled away from the [[Crystal City]], maneuvered Vos and Tarn into destroying each other, wiping out most of the Air Commanders that formed the basis of Starscream's power and bolstering his own position as Second-in-command.

In the aftermath of this betrayal, many of the surviving Seekers from Vos joined the Autobots, becoming the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s. [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] was one notable Seeker who defected from the Decepticons to the Autobots, helping them exploit their own flight skills further.

As part of his power play with Starscream, Megatron sent gladiators to kill many of the Air Command's scientists to finally take control of Trypticon away from the Seekers. ''{{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}''

The jet-based [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (specifically the silver "Ace" types) used by the Decepticons in the present day have been recognized as Seekers by Starscream. {{storylink|Scattered}}

'''Known Seekers:'''
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Ace Vehicons]]
*[[Bitstream (WFC)|Bitstream]]
*Contrail
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Hotlink (WFC)|Hotlink]]
*Jetfire
*[[Nacelle]]
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]]
*Starscream
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]]

==The term "Seeker"==
===Origin of the term===
Although "Seeker" is the most well-known name for these Decepticons, the reason for its wide use is a bit of a mystery.

[[File:Seekers ad text.jpg|left|197px|thumb|No, you fool, we're following orders: We were told to scour the countryside, so we're scouring it.]]

There are only a handful of official uses of the term in the 20th century, most of them in department-store advertisements from [[1984]] holiday season. The J.C. Penney catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook") featured a page dedicated to ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' that included this statement in its description of Starscream: "Airplane with sensational F-15 styling scours the countryside searching for Autobots. When they're found, the Seekers set out to destroy them." It also said [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] "sends out messages to the Seekers and other Decepticons".<ref>J.C. Penney 1984 wishbook [[:File:Seekers ad.jpg|(full-page scan)]]</ref> J.C. Penney and (now-defunct) chains Zayre and Dahlkemper's put out ads in November 1984 listing Starscream and either Thundercracker or Skywarp as "Decepticon Seeker". In addition, one of the earliest known ads for Transformers toys '''period''' is a Zayre circular from April 1984 that uses the term.<ref name="savead">1984 "Seeker" ads [http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf84.html#depl84 (scan at The Vintage Space Toaster Palace)]</ref>

Some fans interpret these instances to mean that the capitalized term "Seeker" was handed down by [[Hasbro]] in promotional materials, and those retailers happened to run with it. It's impossible to know one way or the other with any certainty, but the most curious aspect is that the online ''Transformers'' fan community was already using the word in the early '90s, when the [[fandom]] was just getting on its feet. Were those obscure toy ads strong enough in the fandom's collective memory to determine common parlance almost ten years after the fact? Or were there more official usages that have since disappeared?

Even the '90s-era fandom didn't know where the term had come from, as evidenced by confused conversations from that time on [[alt.toys.transformers]].<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/e885ffdf4355e933/13eeeeae7e2483b7?tvc=17 alt.toys.transformers thread from 1996 about the origin of "Seeker"]</ref> While no one cited those toy ads, there were plenty of ''wrong'' answers, which may explain the term's staying power. The strongest of those erroneous explanations was that it had come from the phrase "[[Ferak|hunter-seeker skyship]]" used in [[The Smelting Pool!|issue 17]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US comic]]. However, the Decepticons it is applied to are shown only in their flight modes, which look nothing like the jets in question. In fact, the Coneheads make their first appearance in the same issue, and their Cybertronian flight modes appear very similar to their [[Earth]] jet forms (if not completely identical), and completely ''different'' from the craft which are referred to as hunter-seekers. The only real connection between the hunter-seekers we were shown and the "Seekers" is that there's more than one of them and they fly.

During this phase of questionable canonicity, fans flirted with other terms such as "Skyraider" ''(see [[#Alternate terms|below]])'', but in 2002 [[Simon Furman]] used "Seeker" in a Dreamwave comic script, which sealed the deal of officiality and set the tone not just for the fandom, but for the ''Transformers'' fiction that came afterwards as well.

===Alternate terms===
[[File:86Planes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I don't know what to call you, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], but I know "plane" isn't it.]]

The most obvious alternate name for these Transformers—and the one generally used by toy [[Pack-in material|pack-in]] [[catalog]]s—is '''[[Decepticon Planes]]'''. While usually clear enough from context, this term has the weakness that there are many Decepticon planes who do not share this body-type. Also, the term is rarely, if ever, used outside of toy-specific contexts. The first [[United Kingdom|UK]] toy pack-in catalog referred to the group as '''strike planes'''.<ref name="ukcat">First UK toy catalog [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/img/toysheets/g1/uksheet01/1.jpg (scan at Transformers @ The Moon)]</ref> The 1985 European [[Milton Bradley]] catalog calls them "'''Decepticon Aeroplanes'''".<ref name="mb">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous_frame.php?art=mb "Milton Bradley Transformers"] at TF-1.com.</ref> In Japan, they were called '''Jetrons'''.

Within the fiction, the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] episode "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]" features [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] calling Thundercracker a '''Deceptijet'''. And the 1985 audio book "[[Sun Raid]]" has Megatron ordering the '''Deceptiplanes''' (Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker) to break off an attack. The audio book "[[Jaws of Terror]]" referred to them as '''Decepticon superjets'''. The multipath adventure book "[[Dinobots Strike Back]]" has Megatron order his '''warrior jets''' to attack the Autobots, just before a "good" ending which they fail to prevent.

[[File:Tetrajet seekers.jpg|thumb|Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter...]]

For a long time, it has been common among fans to refer to the Seekers' cartoon Cybertronian forms (from the episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" among others) as '''tetrajets''' because their shape resembles a [[wikipedia:tetrahedron|tetrahedron]], a pyramid with a triangular base.

If there was ever an official term that could've given "Seeker" a run for its money, it was the one used on the [[Europe]]an ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' packaging of Starscream and Ramjet: '''Skyraiders'''.<ref>Starscream and Ramjet's European ''Generation 2'' packaging [http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/1992/starscreamg2boxfront.jpg (photo at Cobra Island Toys)]</ref> That term also appeared in those characters' profiles in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|UK ''Generation 2'' comic]]. When the modern fandom dug this information up, "Seeker" was still considered a fan-generated term, so there was a push to supplant it with "Skyraider". But Furman's use of "Seeker" in the then-current Dreamwave comics, coupled with the rediscovery of the J.C. Penney wishbook, put a damper on that movement. Some years later, the term "Skyraider" was officially resurrected to describe the jet warriors in the [[BotCon 2009]] set "[[Wings of Honor]]" (based on the [[Starscream (Armada)#Energon|''Energon'' Starscream mold]]). [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] was indicated as the body-type's developer.

==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
{{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===''The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth""===
In this iteration of the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, it seems all the Decepticon possess the Seeker body-type. There are also innumerable amounts of them. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

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===Transformers: Cybertron Adventures===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

==Toys==
{{note|Because of the bodytype-sharing nature of the Seekers, this section includes only molds that have been decorated as two or more Seeker characters, omitting a large number of molds unique to a single character.}}
===Generation 1===
[[File:Redeco.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The original Seekers.]]
* '''[[Decepticon Planes]]''' (1984)
{{Columnlist|3|
:* [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]]
:* [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]
:* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]]
}}

* '''Decepticon Planes''' (1985)
{{Columnlist|3|
:* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
:* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
:* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
}}

:The original Seeker mold was the [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-15 Eagle|F-15]] ''[[Diaclone]]'' design, noted for its detailed jet mode, extremely limited robot-mode articulation, and the need to remove/add many parts during transformation.

:The mold was initially decorated as Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker. In 1985, Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust were created out of this mold, each with unique new wing toolings and color schemes. Redecorated [[retool]]s of the mold also appeared in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' as Starscream and Ramjet, featuring new accessory [[soundbox]]es.

:This mold subsequently has been extensively reissued and redecorated; see [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1) toys]] for a ridiculously long list of examples. The reissues have included the original six characters as well as the retro-Generation-1 character [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]].

* '''[[Action Master]]s''' (1990)

:This non-transforming action figure mold was sold as Starscream, and later redecorated as Thundercracker for the European market.

===''Machine Wars''===
[[File:MWSkywarp.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''Machine Wars'' Skywarp]]
* '''Basic''' (1997)

:A small [[flipchanger]] mold, originally intended for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', was issued as Thundercracker and Skywarp.

===''Armada''===
* '''Max-Con''' (2002)

:An all-new mold sold at the $20 price point was originally issued as ''Armada'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], redecorated as ''Armada'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], and retooled as ''Armada'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]]. The retooled version was later issued as the new character [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] in the first ''Universe'' toy line.

===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:STFStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Starscream]]
:The ''Smallest'' line, issued in Japan in 2003, featured a reduced-scale version of the original Generation 1 Seeker mold.

:It was issued as Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker, and retooled as Thrust.
===''Robotmasters''===
:A new Seeker mold was created for Japan's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' subline. It is based on the original toy, but redesigned at a smaller size and with enhanced articulation.

:It was issued as Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker.

===''Energon''===
*(Deluxe, 2004)
:An all new mold transforming into jet loosly based on an F22 raptor, this figure was initially released and then redecoed as [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], and was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' [[Leozack]] and [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] for their ''[[Wings of Honor]]'' "Skyraider" bodies.

===''Titanium''===
[[File:TitaniumHeroesWWThundercracker.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''Titanium'' Thundercracker]]
:A new Seeker mold created for the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' subline features a Cybertronian-based alternate mode, derived from the characters' appearance in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' (itself loosely based on the original pyramid jets seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".) This mold has been issued as Thundercracker, Starscream, Skywarp (a convention exclusive), Sunstorm, and Thrust (a Target Exclusive).

===''Cybertron''===
* '''Legends of Cybertron''' (2006)

:A tiny version of the Voyager mold, issued as ''Armada'' Starscream, and redecorated as ''Universe'' [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], ''Armada'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#LOC|Skywarp]] and [[Sunstorm (LOC)|Sunstorm]], and Generation 1 [[Ramjet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)#Universe (2008)|Thrust]].
:A small version of the Deluxe mold was available as [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] and was redecoed as [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Starscream]] for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline.

* '''Deluxe''' (2006)

: Though Thundercracker wasn't the same mold as Starscream in this series, his deluxe toy was redecoed as Skywarp.

* '''Voyager''' (2006)

:This mold, based on G1 Starscream's ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' appearance, was issued as ''Armada'' Starscream, and later redecorated as Generation 1 Dirge.

===''Classics''===
[[File:Henkei Thundercracker toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Thundercracker]]
* '''Deluxe''' (2006)

:An all-new mold at the $10 price point, the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Seeker design retains the F-15 alternate mode, but with a new transformation scheme and modern articulation.

:Like the original, this mold has been redecorated and retooled numerous times. In addition to the original six Seekers, it has also been issued as [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]], [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]], and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. In addition to its original release in ''Classics'', the various uses of this mold have occurred in the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei!]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'', ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'', and ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toylines. Versions of this mold have been mass retail releases, store exclusives, specialty exclusives, convention exclusives, and fan club exclusives.

{{Columnlist|3|
:* [[Ramjet (G1)#Classics 2|''Classics'' Ramjet]]
:* [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|''Classics'' Skywarp]]
:* [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|''Classics'' Starscream]]
:* [[Dirge (G1)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Dirge]]
:* [[Thrust (G1)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Thrust]]
:* [[Ramjet (G1)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Ramjet (G2)]]
:* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Timelines|''Timelines'' Thundercracker]]
:* [[Thundercracker (SG)|''Timelines/Shattered Glass'' Thundercracker]]
:* [[Dirge (G1)#Gentei! Gentei!|''Gentei! Gentei!'' Dirge]]
:* [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ramjet]]
:* [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Skywarp]]
:* [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Starscream]]
:* [[Starscream (G1)/toys#HenkeiGhost|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ghost Starscream]]
:* [[Thrust (G1)#Gentei! Gentei!|''Gentei! Gentei!'' Thrust]]
:* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Thundercracker]]
:* [[Acid Storm (G1)|''Universe'' Acid Storm]]
:* [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1 Series|''Universe'' Starscream]]
:* [[Dirge (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Dirge]]
:* [[Thrust (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Thrust]]
:* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generations|''Generations'' Thundercracker]]
:* [[Dirge (G1)#United|''United'' Dirge]]
:* [[Ramjet (G1)#United|''United'' Ramjet]]
:* [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#United|''United'' Skywarp]]
:* [[Starscream (G1)/toys#United|''United'' Starscream]]
:* [[Thrust (G1)#United|''United'' Thrust]]
:* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#United|''United'' Thundercracker]]
:* [[Bitstream (G1)|''Timelines'' Bitstream]]
:* [[Hotlink (G1)|''Timelines'' Hotlink]]
:* [[Sunstorm (G1)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Sunstorm]]
}}

===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TRU Masterpiece Acid Storm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Masterpiece Acid Storm]]
:A larger-scaled, highly complex mold. Issued as Starscream in 2005, with later retools as Skywarp, Thundercracker and most recently Ghost Starscream, with transparent parts. The mold was heavily retooled in 2012 for another release as Starscream along with redecoes as Thundercracker, Sunstorm and Acid Storm.

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===Movie (2007)===
* '''Legends'''

[[File:Movie Legends Starscream.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
:This Legends-class mold is a highly simplified, low-cost version of Starscream in his F-22 Raptor body. As such, he has a greatly compromised transformation sequence due to the smaller parts count, with limited articulation and detailing. In addition to numerous redecoes sold as Starscream, it was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]].
{{-}}

* '''Voyager'''

[[File:Movie Voyager Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''2007 Live Action Movie'' Starscream]]
:The mold used for the [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' live-action movie]] [[Size class|Voyager]] class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] figure was retooled and redecoed into [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (as well as a G1 recolor of Starscream.) For the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' line of toys, the original mold and the retool were recolored again as [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] and [[Skywarp (ROTF)|Skywarp]] respectively.

* '''Fast Action Battler'''

:The [[Fast Action Battlers]] version of Starscream was recolored into Ramjet in 2007.
{{-}}

===''Animated''===
* '''Legends'''

: The tiny [[Legends Class]] Starscream mold was recolored into clear versions of Thundercracker, Skywarp, Sunstorm, Ramjet and [[Starscream Clone Black Version|a black clone]].

* '''Voyager'''

[[File:Animated Skywarp Voyager.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''Animated'' Skywarp]]
:The Voyager class [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] from [[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]] was recolored into two of his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]], [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] and [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]], with a third one, [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], going unreleased.

* '''Activators'''

: Starscream's [[Activators]] mold, a smaller, auto-transforming design based on the larger toy, was recolored into Thundercracker, [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]], Skywarp and [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]], also based on the clones from the cartoon.



===''Transformers (2010)''===
[[File:Chronicletoy ez thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
* '''Legends'''

:[[Legends Class]] Starscream is a new sculpt based on his Generation 1 jet appearance with many fuselage details borrowed from the [[#Masterpiece|Masterpiece version]]. This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Chronicle|Thundercracker]], Starscream, and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Chronicle|Skywarp]].
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===''Alternity''===

:Rather than a jet, this mold transforms into a licensed 1:32 scale [[wikipedia:Mitsuoka Orochi|Mitsuoka Orochi]] and features [[die-cast]] metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors. It was used to make [[Starscream (G1)/toys|the]] [[Skywarp (G1)|usual]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|three]].

===''Dark of the Moon''===
* '''Deluxe'''

:This all-new sculpt transforms into a surprisingly accurate F-22 Raptor while hiding the robot mode parts much better than previous molds. It was later redecoed into [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (ROTF)#Dark of the Moon|Skywarp]].

===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-FOCStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream]]
*'''Deluxe'''

:This mold is based on the Seekers' appearance in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|''War For Cybertron'']] and [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']]. Transforming into a jet loosely resembling previous "Tetrajets," it was issued as [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]. The molds simultaneously represent both [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] incarnations of the characters as well as their IDW counterparts' appearances in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].

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===''Prime: First Edition===
*'''Deluxe'''

[[File:Timelinestoy-SlipstreamPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Timelines'' Slipstream]]
:The first toy to represent [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] as he appears in [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], this mold would later be redecoed and retooled into [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] in TakaraTomy's ''Prime'' line, as well as ''Timelines'' [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]].
{{-}}



==Merchandise==
[[File:HoC 3H Seeker Set.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|[[Starscream (G1)|I]] am [[Thundercracker (G1)|he]] as [[Skywarp (G1)|you]] are he as you are me and [[Air Warrior|we]] are all together.]]
===''Super Collection Figure''===
:A small, PVC plastic figure based on the Seekers' animation model design. It was imported from Takara in the 2002 ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line.

:It was issued as Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Sunstorm, and as a six-pack of the three original seekers and three generic light purple [[Air Warrior]]s. It was retooled and redecorated as Ramjet, Thrust and Dirge.

{{-}}

===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumRM Starscream.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Stop, in the name of love...]]

: A small, non-transforming die-cast metal figurine, based upon the Generation 1 cartoon appearance of the Seekers was available decoed as either Starscream or Thundercracker.
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===''MyClone''===
[[File:MyCloneRamjet.jpg|100px|thumb|''Myclone'' Ramjet]]
:A super-adorable figurine mold of Starscream was issued for this line, and redecorated as the [[chase figure]] Thundercracker. A Coneheads mold was also available, issued as Ramjet and chase figure Dirge, and retooled as Thrust.
{{-}}

===Palisades===
[[File:PalisadesStarscream.jpg|thumb]]
:Issued in 2005, this six-inch-tall polystone statue with articulated head and arms was sculpted by [[3L Creation Group]] from a design by [[George Tremarco]]. It was later redecoed as Skywarp, Sunstorm, Thundercracker, and the Ghost of Starscream.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robot Hero Skywarp.jpg|120px|thumb|Robot Heroes Skywarp]]
:Another super-adorable figurine of Starscream, this time launching himself into the air. Redecorated as Skywarp and Thundercracker. A Thrust mold from the same line has yet to be redecorated.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
:This release is a 38-point "Uncommon" piece from the [[3D Battle-Card Game]] composed of punch-out parts from two different cards that can be reconfigured to make a robot or a fighter jet. The parts layout was used to produce Movie versions of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (as well as non-Seeker characters [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]) in the initial release and Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] in the "Energon Wars" expansion set.
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:BC05InfiltrationCoverSeekette.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|VOGUE!]]
*''Generation 2'' concept art revealed in the ''[[Transformers Vault]]'' book shows an unreleased desert camo variant on the Ramjet toy (previously seen in toy mock-up form) that would have been named [[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]].

*A mostly black and grey mock-up of ''Generation 2'' Starscream was also seen from the same source as the Sandstorm mock-up. This toy has "[[:File:G2BlackDeathStarscreamMockup.jpg|Black Death]]" written on the nosecone and may perhaps have also been intended as a new character of that name. In 2012, a production colors [[:File:G2BlackDeathStarscreamProductionColor.jpg|test shot]] of this figure concept was found.

*Another mock-up deco variant of the Starscream toy in [[:File:G2SSJungleprotojet.jpg|jungle colors]] is also known to exist. As with "Black Death" Starscream and previously mentioned desert camo Ramjet, this may have been intended to be a new character.

*Lastly, ''another'' mock-up deco variant of the Ramjet toy in [[:File:WhizBangNavyRamjetRedeco.jpg|cloud camo]] is also known to exist. As with all the above mock-up decoes, this may have been intended to be a new character.

* The Transformers [[fandom]] has long mused upon the possibility of female Seekers (and produced countless [[Wikipedia:Mary Sue|self-insertion characters]] that are variants on the theme). A piece of [[Hasbro]] concept art of what appeared to be a female Seeker design appeared on the [[BotCon 2005]]-exclusive cover of [[Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0]], but the idea didn't fully see fruition until ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], the first '''[[canon]]ical''' female character to share a body template with a Starscream. This development is either great or horrible, depending on your perspective.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetron''' (ジェットロン ''Jettoron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sōu-Sǒu-jě''' (Taiwan, 搜索者, "Seeker") / '''Yóuií''' （China, 游击, "Guerilla"）
*''Polish'' '''Szperacz''' ("Seeker"/"Scout")

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Seekers| Seeker (body-type)]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Small Blessings

2014-11-01T09:13:35Z

Zxx22: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 14
|prev=The Reign of Morocco
|next=The Griffin Rock Triangle
|image=SmallBlessings Shrunken Bots on can.jpg
|title="Small Blessings"
|airdate=[[June 9]], [[2012]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[Atomic Cartoons]]
|writer=[[Ed Valentine]]
|director=[[Nathan Chew]]
}}

'''The Rescue Bots are accidentally shrunk and the Burns family must work without their partners.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:SmallBlessings Kade rescues Hayley.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I always get the dirty jobs."]]
[[Huxley Prescott]] reports on a growing situation at the [[Griffin Rock dam]] where a minivan is teetering on the edge. Though Prescott reports that [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Dani Burns|Dani]] are on their way, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] and [[Kade Burns|Kade]] are also heading there as Kade has been trying to get a date with the minivan's driver, [[Hayley]]. They take a shortcut and reach the other side of the gorge. At Kade's insistence, Heatwave dangles him over the edge using the ladder and he reaches for her as the minivan starts to fall loose. Heatwave also begins to slip, but despite Dani's offer to drop a winch, Kade manages to grab Hayley and pull her from the minivan before it falls. Prescott rushes up for an interview during which Kade is dismissive of Heatwave's contribution and then takes Hayley to get coffee. They leave, not noticing that the minivan has clogged the dam's overflow pipe.

Back at the fire station, [[Cody Burns|Cody]] and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] invite the Bots to the [[Hall of Inspiration]] with them. Blades is busy getting detailed, and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] has an enthralling afternoon of speed trap detail ahead. Heatwave is annoyed at having to clean himself and the way Kade ditched him, and Cody promises to give Kade a talk. In the end, [[Boulder]] is the only Bot who goes to the Hall. After they check out the hologram of [[Chester A. Arthur|President Arthur]], Graham heads to the basement to look at the wiring while Boulder and Cody watch a demonstration of some new inventions by [[Doc Greene]] and [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]]. His demonstration of the [[Camera Gloves]] and [[Minimizer]] go down a treat, especially with [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] and [[Myles]], a couple of local small-time criminals.

[[Image:SmallBlessings Blades and Boulder shrink.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Quick, now we must extract [[Heart of Cybertron]] from Megatron's body."]]
Kade is visited in his room by Cody, who talks to him about his treatment of Heatwave, but Kade is dismissive of Cody's concerns. They're interrupted by an alert—the burglar alarm in the Hall of Inspiration has gone off. The team soon arrives and surrounds the hall, but Kade decides to head inside. He encounters Myles, who fires the Minimizer at him. Heatwave jumps to protect Kade and is hit instead, shrinking out of sight. Myles fires again, but Kade jumps behind cover and calls for backup. Boulder, Blades, Dani and Graham all arrive through the front doors, only for the two bots to be hit by the Minimizer ray and disappear. Chase sneaks in the back door and grabs Evan and Myles, allowing [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] to arrest them, but they refuse to say what happened to the three Rescue Bots. The damaged Minimizer sets off the sprinkler system.

[[Image:SmallBlessings rats!.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Rats... why did it have to be rats..."]]
The three shrunken Bots find they can't communicate with their human partners. Even Blades, trying to talk to Dani as she fixes the sprinkler, is swatted away. Unfortunately the water from the sprinklers soon washes Boulder and Heatwave into a drain, and Blades follows them by air. They land up in the sewer where Boulder's fascination at their new perspective is cut short by the appearance of some large rats. The trio jump into a nearby empty bottle and use it to bowl the rats before escaping through a break in the line. Luckily Boulder remembers he has a map of the sewer system, and they start following it.

The Burns family mopes over their lost partners. Dad reports that the two criminals are still not talking, but also that the Griffin Rock dam is sending them an error message. Kade heads there in his old truck. Meanwhile, Chase attempts to contact the rest of the team using the main comms system to no avail. He shows Cody an image of the Minimizer, and Cody recognizes it.

The three shrunken bots finally reach daylight, just in time for a flood of water to wash them out of the end of the pipe. They manage to fly to the safety of the nearby dam, which is filled to bursting point. They start to head to the fire station, but meet Kade coming the other way. He almost runs over them in his truck, but Heatwave manages to take out a tire in time. Not seeing the Bots, Kade starts climbing down to the platform on the side of the dam.

Cody has meantime taken the Minimizer to Doc Greene to get fixed. Initial tests are at least promising, if not perfect.

[[Image:SmallBlessings Boulder presses button.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Kade discovers the state of the dam is not good, but the platform starts to give way. As he dangles from the platform, Blades drops Heatwave off on his shoulder. Heatwave's able to use Kade's comms device to contact the rest of the team and alert them to the situation at the dam. Boulder and Blades work together to lower the fire truck's hose to Kade, allowing him to grab it and climb to safety. Graham and Dani, working from the station, spot the minivan still blocking the spillway, and Cody uses the Minimizer to shrink it, releasing the water.

With the dam fixed, they return to the fire station where Cody uses the Minimizer to de-shrink the three bots. It's immediately apparent that they need to be cleaned. As the others run off to get soap and water, there's a knock at the door, which Kade says is Hayley. Though Heatwave grumbles, it turns out Kade's invited her over to help wash the Bots.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (3)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (5)
*[[Boulder]] (9)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (10)

|c3=
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (1)
*[[Hayley]] (2)
*[[Kade Burns]] (4)
*[[Dani Burns]] (6)
*[[Cody Burns]] (7)
*[[Graham Burns]] (8)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs Neederlander]] (11)
*[[Myles]] (12)
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] (13)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (14)
*[[Doc Greene]] (15)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (16)

}}

==Quotes==
"Don't take it personally. When human men and women get together, their brains seem to just stop working." 
"Hard to tell with your brother."
:—'''Cody''' and '''Heatwave'''

"For a sanitation system, it doesn't smell very sanitary."
:—'''Blades'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* The Minimizer doesn't appear to shrink anything struck as a result of Evan's missed shots.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:SmallBlessings Kade's room.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
*During the reaction shot to the picture Frankie took, the man on the left-hand side of the frame has changed from a white guy to a black guy.
*For a former high school quarterback, Kade sure has a lot of baseball stuff in his room, and not that much in the way of football paraphernalia.
*Wasn't Kade's old fire engine destroyed by lava back in "[[Under Pressure]]"?

===Continuity notes===
*Gadgets and powers:
**Boulder has a GPS system with a map of the Griffin Rock sewer system in it. It doesn't appear to be particularly successful, since the bots head for the fire station and instead end up at the dam.
*As in "[[The Reign of Morocco]]", when Chase tries to contact [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], he can't get a response. Maybe [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]]'s broken the comms.

===Transformers references===
*According to Blades, the Minimizer made them the size of "micro-[[Scraplet]]s".
*When the camera pans away from Heatwave after realizing they were swept away from the Hall of Records, there is a blink-and-miss it yellow Decepticon symbol (in the upper right hand of the screen) on the sewer wall.

===Real-world references===
*Heatwave paraphrases "The Wizard of Oz".
*Boulder recalls the story of the Pied Piper.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kleine Wohltaten'''" ("Small Benefits")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 7|7 March]] [[2013]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' ''?''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 20|20 February]] [[2013]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2013 — ''Rescue Bots'' — "Griffin Rock Rescue" ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Rescue Bots'' — "Return of the Dino Bot" ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]])

[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

City

2014-07-09T12:00:14Z

Zxx22: Undo revision 868137 by Zxx22 (talk)

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=41
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=42
|image=Cyb_ep41_cobys_symbol.jpg
|caption=...''repair'' and rule?
|title="City"
|japanese=地下世界へGO!!
|romaji=Chika Sekai he GO!!
|translation=To the Underworld, GO!!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Sōma]]
|director=[[Atsushi Takeyama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[October 22]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 15]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobots split up to head for the inner layers of Gigantion, and Coby reveals his latest creation.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Cyb ep41 enter cobybot.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]
With the discovery of the crashed ''[[Atlantis]]'' on [[Gigantion]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] gathers the [[Autobot]]s on the bridge of the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' in order to formulate a plan to finally rescue [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and the [[Mini-Con]]s, who have long been trapped on the ancient starship.

On board the ''Atlantis'', [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] comes to, and is chewed out by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. When the Autobots attack, Starscream declares he's still weakened, and sends Sideways out to handle the intruders. Sideways plays it up all loyal in front of Starscream ("''Oui, mon capitan!''"), but as soon as he's alone, he starts bitching. He heads outside and battles Optimus Prime and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], unaware that the combined Autobots are serving as a distraction while [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] infiltrate the ''Atlantis'' by ground. This quartet are not the first to get on board, however, as Bud, [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] discover when they hear an ominous rumbling in the ship's ventilation system. Before long, the creature bursts out of a vent and reveals itself to be a [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], but when the trio try to run, they find it's not an ordinary Scrapmetal... it's one piloted by Bud's brother [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], who has come to their rescue!

[[File:Cyb ep41 concrete.jpg|thumb|220px]]

Outside, Optimus fires a Cyber-Key-enhanced blast at Sideways, but [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] arrives and yanks him out of the way. Starscream mutters that once again, he's the only one he can trust, and begins pressing keys. The Autobots soon feel the effect of Starscream's machinations outside, as the ship begins rumble as they are reunited with Bud and the Mini-Cons. Optimus notes it's too damaged to fly, but [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], who's been taking readings, notes that that's not the problem: Starscream is powering up the main guns using the engines' power. [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] arrives, snarling that he's not about to let some "ratchet-headed offworlder" destroy any city, and with the aid of his Mini-Con partner [[Stripmine]], he begins pumping untold amounts of quick-drying cement that covers the entire ship and starts filling the crevice. His plans foiled, trapped and out of power, Starscream can do little more than profane.

[[File:Cyb ep41 cobybot.jpg|left|thumb|220px |MASTERFORCE!!!]]

Back on the ''Ogygia'', thanks are exchanged, and both Bud and Lori ask Coby when he's going to build each of ''them'' a giant robot. Coby apologizes for only having parts enough for one, and then goes on to show everyone what else the machine can do, transforming it into the [[Cobybot]]! Optimus sees Scattorshot's hand in the robot, but Scattorshot claims he didn't do ''that'' much of the work, and notes that the 'bot hasn't got any onboard weapons systems for safety. Optimus approves, and places an Autobot [[insignia]] on the Cobybot's shoulder-armor, telling Coby that from now on, when he changes modes, he should psyche himself up by shouting "TRANSFORM!" There is laughter all around, but Prime has to regretfully bring the merriment to an end so that the Autobots can put a plan to recover the [[Cyber Planet Key]] in motion. Using the data drive Coby had previously found, Scattorshot discovers there are four main routes to the central layer, but with no way to tell which one is the quickest, the Autobots decide to split up into teams to cover them all. A backup team remains on the ''Ogygia'' just in case.

Back in the normal universe, Primus carefully rations his energy, firing periodic blasts to keep the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] from expanding too much. Across the galaxy, on [[Velocitron]], [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], familiar faces look up at the [[space bridge]]s in the sky, and at the images of the black hole menacingly hovering above them...

[[File:RansackCrumpleKidnap.jpg|220px|thumb|ARE WE LIVE??]]

On Gigantion, there's activity all around the planet. In one location, Sideways thanks Soundwave for saving his bacon, and Soundwave reminds him that they have a purpose for being here... in another, the Decepticons buff up Galvatron's armor, before he orders them all to depart and search for the Cyber Planet Key... and in yet another, the team consisting of Optimus Prime, [[Vector Prime]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], Bud and the Mini-Cons have come across a giant pile of scrap blocking the way. Bud and Jolt crawl through a small hole, and set off charges to let the larger bots in. Jolt checks the map-box strapped to his back, and they carry on... unaware that they're being followed by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]. The Autobots come across a big door, and Metroplex forces it open... revealing an entire city under a bright daylight sky. Optimus is befuddled, as they're supposed to be underground, but Metroplex and Jolt inform him it's all an illusion set up by the ceiling above. Jolt is about to check the map when he's snatched by Ransack and Crumplezone, who give themselves an overly-extended intro, then start leaping from rooftop to rooftop, playing hot potato with the Mini-Con, who can't fly with the map strapped to his back. Optimus and Vector give chase, but can't shoot out of fear of hitting Jolt, so Bud calls Coby in for help.

[[File:Cyb ep41 angry optimus.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Hiya]]

On the ''Ogygia'', Coby preps his Cobybot, and Quickmix gives him... something. Coby assures the Autobots he can handle those two "sprocket-heads" by himself, and hovers off at speed to back Optimus's team up, arriving just as the two Decepticons start shooting down chunks of the false sky. Coby makes a suitably dramatic entrance, transforming his mech (with the appropriate "''Cobybot, TRANSFORM!!!''" and stock-footage sequence, earning a thumbs-up from the Primes and Metroplex) and hurling a steel ball at the two Decepticons, which breaks open and sprays some stuff at their feet. The two 'Cons laugh it off, until they realize they're stuck, thanks to Quickmix's super-fast-drying cement. Optimus Prime approaches the two menacingly, demanding Jolt back, and Crumplezone tosses the Mini-Con over his shoulder, hoping to send Prime after him... but Jolt is caught by [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], leaving Prime free to deal with the troublemakers. Metroplex then tosses Optimus the [[Sparkdrinker]], which stock-footages the two Decepticons far, far away.

After the brief battle, the team regroups, and Optimus thanks the backup team for coming along. He tells Coby he needs more 'bots like him on his team, which Bud takes his cue to again pester Coby to build ''him'' a robot suit.
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==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Vector Prime]] (2)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (3)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (4)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (5)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (6)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (10)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (15)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (17)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (18)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (20)
* [[Stripmine]] (21)
* [[Six-Speed]] (22)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (23)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (24)
* [[Primus]] (25)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (26)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (27)
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (29)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (34)
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (35)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (14)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (30)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (31)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (36)
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (37)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (38)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (39)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (40)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (41)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (42)

|c3=
*[[Lori]] (11)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (12)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (16)
*[[Mike Franklin]] (32)
*[[Lucy Suzuki]] (33)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (19)
*[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (28)
}}

==Quotes==
"Awww, man, never mix [[energon]] and... huh?!"
:—'''Sideways''', returning from unconsciousness

"I'm still too drained to go and fight them. Sideways! Get rid of them!" 
''"Oui, mon capitan!"''
:—'''Starscream''' is given the Napoleonic treatment by '''Sideways'''

"Aw, man, I always knew you'd rescue me! I just never dreamed you'd do it in such a cool way!" 
"Huh? You don't think I'm cool?" 
"Not ''that'' cool."
:—'''Bud''' and '''Coby'''

"But there's one more thing everyone." *long pause* "You might want to try shouting ''TRANSFORM'' when you do that, it'll really get you psyched up!"
:—'''Optimus''' on '''Coby''''s ability to transform

"Och, it's just a door. Do ye not have ''doors'' where ye come from?"
:—'''Metroplex''' pooh-poohs the grandeur

'''Ransack''': It's the terrible twosome! 
'''Crumplezone:''' The masters of disaster! 
'''Ransack''': Barons of bad!!'' 
'''Crumplezone:''' Dukes of doom! 
'''Together:''' The villaaaaaaaaains from Velocitron! *pause* (We're not done) 
'''Crumplezone:''' My name's Crumplezone, and this is my partner... 
'''Together:''' Ransack! 
'''Ransack:''' How's ''that'' for an entrance? 
'''Optimus:''' It stinks.

"Why us, Ransack?" 
"It's the Wheel of Fate, my friend." 
"''It ran right over us!''"
:—'''Ransack''', '''Crumplezone''', then the two of them together

"Come on Bud, you're not even old enough to drive!" 
"Yeah but this is a whole other universe, Earth laws don't apply 
:—'''Coby''' and '''Bud''' argue the merits of building a Budbot

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment that summarizes the final seconds of "[[Fury]]".
*In ''Cybertron'', Coby makes a disappointed face upon his reunion with Bud because his brother doesn't think he's cool. In ''Galaxy Force'', the look is because Bud is not happy to see him, but rather, happy at the prospect of eating some real food other than the emergency rations he's been surviving on.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Starscream is not powering up the ''Atlantis'''s guns, but instead setting the deck to explode.
*In ''Cybertron'', Hot Shot suggests picking a random tunnel, and his idea is shot down by Override. In ''Galaxy Force'', he is asking why they don't just use the crevice Galvatron tore in the previous episode, and Override points out that they just filled it with concrete. (This also implies that the crevice does NOT go all the way to the lowest level of the planet-if it did, the organic layer would be covered in cement.)
*The very next lines of dialogue are also different: in ''Cybertron'', Vector Prime recommends splitting up into four teams, Hot Shot inquires what they would do if one team was attacked, and Optimus Prime suggests putting together a fifth back-up team as a precaution. Conversely, ''Galaxy Force'' has Vector Prime explain how Galvatron became incorporeal and travelled underground that way (as seen in the previous episode), suggesting the Autobots find a way to separate their sparks from their bodies to replicate the effect, Hot Shot gets freaked out at the notion, and Optimus Prime decides that they should just split up into four teams (with no mention of a backup team until the rosters are being called out a minute later).
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Optimus Prime's team simply marvels at the underground city, while Jolt is given pause to think about the waste of resources it represents. In ''Cybertron'', most of the conversation is given over to explaining the technology behind the presence of a sky over their heads.

===Animation or technical errors===
* When Bud and the Mini-Cons come to, Reverb's arm is in the shot, but he's missing the entire truck-bed/wheel portion of it.

* Jolt's propeller spins when he bows in thanks to Optimus. In order to do this, it clips through the tail-rudder sticking out of his butt. This is not by any means the only time this occurs in the series, but it is a rare instance of us actually getting to ''see'' it doing so.

* When Override transforms when the teams roll out, it honestly looks like she lands ''right on top'' of Lori.

* For being unable to move thanks to having his foot cemented to the floor, Ransack's supposedly-cemented foot sure does move a lot.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Cyb ep41 rarely seen rifle.jpg|thumb]]
* When discussing the Cobybot, Scattorshot is carrying the long blue rifle that comes with his toy. The error in question here is that it proceeds to vanish after this shot, but really, it's more notable that he's got it ''at all'', because this is one of a very small number of times that the rifle ever appears in the show when he's in robot mode, the first being in "[[Assault]]".

===Transformers references===

* Coby was seen re-engineering the Scrapmetal that became his "Cobybot" in "[[Warp]]". Though not explicitly stated, it's obvious that it was the secret cargo he was seen loading in the same episode, and which was referred to again in "[[Giant]]".
* Just as Hot Shot did back in "[[Family]]", Bud refers to Optimus Prime as "Big Bot", originally used by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] as a nickname for [[Optimus Primal]].
* When the Cobybot first transforms to robot mode, it does so with the classic [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] transformation noise (and no stock footage, either!)
* Crumplezone references his rebirth in "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]" while fixing up Galvatron.

===Real-world references===
* Sideways' squeak of "mother!" when Optimus fires his Key-enhanced blast recalls cartoon legend Daffy Duck, who would frequently squeak out "mother!" right before something horrible happened to him.

* Part of the Velocitron duo's extended intro involves the line "My name's Crumplezone, and this is my partner Ransack!". This is word-for-word (aside from names, of course!) the introduction comedian-magicians [[wikipedia:Penn & Teller|Penn & Teller]] use, with the big guy (Penn/Crumplezone) introducing the little guy (Teller/Ransack). The only difference is that Ransack joins in to say his name, while Teller is never seen to talk.

===Trivia===
* This is the first time we see any connection between Sideways and Soundwave, though right now there's still little explaining Sideways' ultimate motive...
* With this episode, Bud joins Coby and Lori in donning a new set of clothes. As before, ''Cybertron'' doesn't explain where the clothes come from, while ''Galaxy Force'' explained, back in "Family", that they had been packed by Lori's mother.
* This episode sees a canonical explanation of why Transformers shout "Transform!" According to Optimus Prime it's because it's more exciting.

==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]])

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{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=41
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=42
|image=Cyb_ep41_cobys_symbol.jpg
|caption=...''repair'' and rule?
|title="City"
|japanese=地下世界へGO!!
|romaji=Chika Sekai he GO!!
|translation=To the Underworld, GO!!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Sōma]]
|director=[[Atsushi Takeyama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[October 22]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 15]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobots split up to head for the inner layers of Gigantion, and Coby reveals his latest creation.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Cyb ep41 enter cobybot.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]
With the discovery of the crashed ''[[Atlantis]]'' on [[Gigantion]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] gathers the [[Autobot]]s on the bridge of the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' in order to formulate a plan to finally rescue [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and the [[Mini-Con]]s, who have long been trapped on the ancient starship.

On board the ''Atlantis'', [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] comes to, and is chewed out by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. When the Autobots attack, Starscream declares he's still weakened, and sends Sideways out to handle the intruders. Sideways plays it up all loyal in front of Starscream ("''Oui, mon capitan!''"), but as soon as he's alone, he starts bitching. He heads outside and battles Optimus Prime and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], unaware that the combined Autobots are serving as a distraction while [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] infiltrate the ''Atlantis'' by ground. This quartet are not the first to get on board, however, as Bud, [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] discover when they hear an ominous rumbling in the ship's ventilation system. Before long, the creature bursts out of a vent and reveals itself to be a [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], but when the trio try to run, they find it's not an ordinary Scrapmetal... it's one piloted by Bud's brother [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], who has come to their rescue!

[[File:Cyb ep41 concrete.jpg|thumb|220px]]

Outside, Optimus fires a Cyber-Key-enhanced blast at Sideways, but [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] arrives and yanks him out of the way. Starscream mutters that once again, he's the only one he can trust, and begins pressing keys. The Autobots soon feel the effect of Starscream's machinations outside, as the ship begins rumble as they are reunited with Bud and the Mini-Cons. Optimus notes it's too damaged to fly, but [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], who's been taking readings, notes that that's not the problem: Starscream is powering up the main guns using the engines' power. [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] arrives, snarling that he's not about to let some "ratchet-headed offworlder" destroy any city, and with the aid of his Mini-Con partner [[Stripmine]], he begins pumping untold amounts of quick-drying cement that covers the entire ship and starts filling the crevice. His plans foiled, trapped and out of power, Starscream can do little more than profane.

[[File:Cyb ep41 cobybot.jpg|left|thumb|220px |MASTERFORCE!!!]]

Back on the ''Ogygia'', thanks are exchanged, and both Bud and Lori ask Coby when he's going to build each of ''them'' a giant robot. Coby apologizes for only having parts enough for one, and then goes on to show everyone what else the machine can do, transforming it into the [[Cobybot]]! Optimus sees Scattorshot's hand in the robot, but Scattorshot claims he didn't do ''that'' much of the work, and notes that the 'bot hasn't got any onboard weapons systems for safety. Optimus approves, and places an Autobot [[insignia]] on the Cobybot's shoulder-armor, telling Coby that from now on, when he changes modes, he should psyche himself up by shouting "TRANSFORM!" There is laughter all around, but Prime has to regretfully bring the merriment to an end so that the Autobots can put a plan to recover the [[Cyber Planet Key]] in motion. Using the data drive Coby had previously found, Scattorshot discovers there are four main routes to the central layer, but with no way to tell which one is the quickest, the Autobots decide to split up into teams to cover them all. A backup team remains on the ''Ogygia'' just in case.

Back in the normal universe, Primus carefully rations his energy, firing periodic blasts to keep the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] from expanding too much. Across the galaxy, on [[Velocitron]], [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], familiar faces look up at the [[space bridge]]s in the sky, and at the images of the black hole menacingly hovering above them...

[[File:RansackCrumpleKidnap.jpg|220px|thumb|ARE WE LIVE??]]

On Gigantion, there's activity all around the planet. In one location, Sideways thanks Soundwave for saving his bacon, and Soundwave reminds him that they have a purpose for being here... in another, the Decepticons buff up Galvatron's armor, before he orders them all to depart and search for the Cyber Planet Key... and in yet another, the team consisting of Optimus Prime, [[Vector Prime]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], Bud and the Mini-Cons have come across a giant pile of scrap blocking the way. Bud and Jolt crawl through a small hole, and set off charges to let the larger bots in. Jolt checks the map-box strapped to his back, and they carry on... unaware that they're being followed by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]. The Autobots come across a big door, and Metroplex forces it open... revealing an entire city under a bright daylight sky. Optimus is befuddled, as they're supposed to be underground, but Metroplex and Jolt inform him it's all an illusion set up by the ceiling above. Jolt is about to check the map when he's snatched by Ransack and Crumplezone, who give themselves an overly-extended intro, then start leaping from rooftop to rooftop, playing hot potato with the Mini-Con, who can't fly with the map strapped to his back. Optimus and Vector give chase, but can't shoot out of fear of hitting Jolt, so Bud calls Coby in for help.

[[File:Cyb ep41 angry optimus.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Hiya]]

On the ''Ogygia'', Coby preps his Cobybot, and Quickmix gives him... something. Coby assures the Autobots he can handle those two "sprocket-heads" by himself, and hovers off at speed to back Optimus's team up, arriving just as the two Decepticons start shooting down chunks of the false sky. Coby makes a suitably dramatic entrance, transforming his mech (with the appropriate "''Cobybot, TRANSFORM!!!''" and stock-footage sequence, earning a thumbs-up from the Primes and Metroplex) and hurling a steel ball at the two Decepticons, which breaks open and sprays some stuff at their feet. The two 'Cons laugh it off, until they realize they're stuck, thanks to Quickmix's super-fast-drying cement. Optimus Prime approaches the two menacingly, demanding Jolt back, and Crumplezone tosses the Mini-Con over his shoulder, hoping to send Prime after him... but Jolt is caught by [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], leaving Prime free to deal with the troublemakers. Metroplex then tosses Optimus the [[Sparkdrinker]], which stock-footages the two Decepticons far, far away.

After the brief battle, the team regroups, and Optimus thanks the backup team for coming along. He tells Coby he needs more 'bots like him on his team, which Bud takes his cue to again pester Coby to build ''him'' a robot suit.
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==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Vector Prime]] (2)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (3)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (4)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (5)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (6)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (10)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (15)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (17)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (18)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (20)
* [[Stripmine]] (21)
* [[Six-Speed]] (22)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (23)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (24)
* [[Primus]] (25)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (26)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (27)
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (29)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (34)
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (35)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (14)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (30)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (31)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (36)
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (37)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (38)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (39)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (40)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (41)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (42)

|c3=
*[[Lori]] (11)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (12)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (16)
*[[Mike Franklin]] (32)
*[[Lucy Suzuki]] (33)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (19)
*[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (28)
}}

==Quotes==
"Awww, man, never mix [[energon]] and... huh?!"
:—'''Sideways''', returning from unconsciousness

"I'm still too drained to go and fight them. Sideways! Get rid of them!" 
''"Oui, mon capitan!"''
:—'''Starscream''' is given the Napoleonic treatment by '''Sideways'''

"Aw, man, I always knew you'd rescue me! I just never dreamed you'd do it in such a cool way!" 
"Huh? You don't think I'm cool?" 
"Not ''that'' cool."
:—'''Bud''' and '''Coby'''

"But there's one more thing everyone." *long pause* "You might want to try shouting ''TRANSFORM'' when you do that, it'll really get you psyched up!"
:—'''Optimus''' on '''Coby''''s ability to transform

"Och, it's just a door. Do ye not have ''doors'' where ye come from?"
:—'''Metroplex''' pooh-poohs the grandeur

'''Ransack''': It's the terrible twosome! 
'''Crumplezone:''' The masters of disaster! 
'''Ransack''': Barons of bad!!'' 
'''Crumplezone:''' Dukes of doom! 
'''Together:''' The villaaaaaaaaains from Velocitron! *pause* (We're not done) 
'''Crumplezone:''' My name's Crumplezone, and this is my partner... 
'''Together:''' Ransack! 
'''Ransack:''' How's ''that'' for an entrance? 
'''Optimus:''' It stinks.

"Why us, Ransack?" 
"It's the Wheel of Fate, my friend." 
"''It ran right over us!''"
:—'''Ransack''', '''Crumplezone''', then the two of them together

"Come on Bud, you're not even old enough to drive!" 
"Yeah but this is a whole other universe, Earth laws don't apply 
:—'''Coby''' and '''Bud''' argue the merits of building a Budbot

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment that summarizes the final seconds of "[[Fury]]".
*In ''Cybertron'', Coby makes a disappointed face upon his reunion with Bud because his brother doesn't think he's cool. In ''Galaxy Force'', the look is because Bud is not happy to see him, but rather, happy at the prospect of eating some real food other than the emergency rations he's been surviving on.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Starscream is not powering up the ''Atlantis'''s guns, but instead setting the deck to explode.
*In ''Cybertron'', Hot Shot suggests picking a random tunnel, and his idea is shot down by Override. In ''Galaxy Force'', he is asking why they don't just use the crevice Galvatron tore in the previous episode, and Override points out that they just filled it with concrete. (This also implies that the crevice does NOT go all the way to the lowest level of the planet-if it did, the organic layer would be covered in cement.)
*The very next lines of dialogue are also different: in ''Cybertron'', Vector Prime recommends splitting up into four teams, Hot Shot inquires what they would do if one team was attacked, and Optimus Prime suggests putting together a fifth back-up team as a precaution. Conversely, ''Galaxy Force'' has Vector Prime explain how Galvatron became incorporeal and travelled underground that way (as seen in the previous episode), suggesting the Autobots find a way to separate their sparks from their bodies to replicate the effect, Hot Shot gets freaked out at the notion, and Optimus Prime decides that they should just split up into four teams (with no mention of a backup team until the rosters are being called out a minute later).
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Optimus Prime's team simply marvels at the underground city, while Jolt is given pause to think about the waste of resources it represents. In ''Cybertron'', most of the conversation is given over to explaining the technology behind the presence of a sky over their heads.

===Animation or technical errors===
* When Bud and the Mini-Cons come to, Reverb's arm is in the shot, but he's missing the entire truck-bed/wheel portion of it.

* Jolt's propeller spins when he bows in thanks to Optimus. In order to do this, it clips through the tail-rudder sticking out of his butt. This is not by any means the only time this occurs in the series, but it is a rare instance of us actually getting to ''see'' it doing so.

* When Override transforms when the teams roll out, it honestly looks like she lands ''right on top'' of Lori.

* For being unable to move thanks to having his foot cemented to the floor, Ransack's supposedly-cemented foot sure does move a lot.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Cyb ep41 rarely seen rifle.jpg|thumb]]
* When discussing the Cobybot, Scattorshot is carrying the long blue rifle that comes with his toy. The error in question here is that it proceeds to vanish after this shot, but really, it's more notable that he's got it ''at all'', because this is one of a very small number of times that the rifle ever appears in the show when he's in robot mode, the first being in "[[Assault]]".

===Transformers references===

* Coby was seen re-engineering the Scrapmetal that became his "Cobybot" in "[[Warp]]". Though not explicitly stated, it's obvious that it was the secret cargo he was seen loading in the same episode, and which was referred to again in "[[Giant]]".
* Just as Hot Shot did back in "[[Family]]", Bud refers to Optimus Prime as "Big Bot", originally used by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] as a nickname for [[Optimus Primal]].
* When the Cobybot first transforms to robot mode, it does so with the classic [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] transformation noise (and no stock footage, either!)
* Crumplezone references his rebirth in "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]" while fixing up Galvatron.

===Real-world references===
* Sideways' squeak of "mother!" when Optimus fires his Key-enhanced blast recalls cartoon legend Daffy Duck, who would frequently squeak out "mother!" right before something horrible happened to him.

* Part of the Velocitron duo's extended intro involves the line "My name's Crumplezone, and this is my partner Ransack!". This is word-for-word (aside from names, of course!) the introduction comedian-magicians [[wikipedia:Penn & Teller|Penn & Teller]] use, with the big guy (Penn/Crumplezone) introducing the little guy (Teller/Ransack). The only difference is that Ransack joins in to say his name, while Teller is never seen to talk.
* After Bud ate all the cookies Transformers wonder whether they should have brought some milk, to which Hot Shot replies: "Or at least kidnap a cow" - which is what aliens often do in consiparacy theories and fiction.

===Trivia===
* This is the first time we see any connection between Sideways and Soundwave, though right now there's still little explaining Sideways' ultimate motive...
* With this episode, Bud joins Coby and Lori in donning a new set of clothes. As before, ''Cybertron'' doesn't explain where the clothes come from, while ''Galaxy Force'' explained, back in "Family", that they had been packed by Lori's mother.
* This episode sees a canonical explanation of why Transformers shout "Transform!" According to Optimus Prime it's because it's more exciting.

==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]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

City

2014-05-03T11:06:39Z

Zxx22: /* Real-world references */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=41
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=42
|image=Cyb_ep41_cobys_symbol.jpg
|caption=...''repair'' and rule?
|title="City"
|japanese=地下世界へGO!!
|romaji=Chika Sekai he GO!!
|translation=To the Underworld, GO!!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Sōma]]
|director=[[Atsushi Takeyama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[October 22]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 15]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobots split up to head for the inner layers of Gigantion, and Coby reveals his latest creation.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Cyb ep41 enter cobybot.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]
With the discovery of the crashed ''[[Atlantis]]'' on [[Gigantion]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] gathers the [[Autobot]]s on the bridge of the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' in order to formulate a plan to finally rescue [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and the [[Mini-Con]]s, who have long been trapped on the ancient starship.

On board the ''Atlantis'', [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] comes to, and is chewed out by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. When the Autobots attack, Starscream declares he's still weakened, and sends Sideways out to handle the intruders. Sideways plays it up all loyal in front of Starscream ("''Oui, mon capitan!''"), but as soon as he's alone, he starts bitching. He heads outside and battles Optimus Prime and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], unaware that the combined Autobots are serving as a distraction while [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] infiltrate the ''Atlantis'' by ground. This quartet are not the first to get on board, however, as Bud, [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] discover when they hear an ominous rumbling in the ship's ventilation system. Before long, the creature bursts out of a vent and reveals itself to be a [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], but when the trio try to run, they find it's not an ordinary Scrapmetal... it's one piloted by Bud's brother [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], who has come to their rescue!

[[File:Cyb ep41 concrete.jpg|thumb|220px]]

Outside, Optimus fires a Cyber-Key-enhanced blast at Sideways, but [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] arrives and yanks him out of the way. Starscream mutters that once again, he's the only one he can trust, and begins pressing keys. The Autobots soon feel the effect of Starscream's machinations outside, as the ship begins rumble as they are reunited with Bud and the Mini-Cons. Optimus notes it's too damaged to fly, but [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], who's been taking readings, notes that that's not the problem: Starscream is powering up the main guns using the engines' power. [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] arrives, snarling that he's not about to let some "ratchet-headed offworlder" destroy any city, and with the aid of his Mini-Con partner [[Stripmine]], he begins pumping untold amounts of quick-drying cement that covers the entire ship and starts filling the crevice. His plans foiled, trapped and out of power, Starscream can do little more than profane.

[[File:Cyb ep41 cobybot.jpg|left|thumb|220px |MASTERFORCE!!!]]

Back on the ''Ogygia'', thanks are exchanged, and both Bud and Lori ask Coby when he's going to build each of ''them'' a giant robot. Coby apologizes for only having parts enough for one, and then goes on to show everyone what else the machine can do, transforming it into the [[Cobybot]]! Optimus sees Scattorshot's hand in the robot, but Scattorshot claims he didn't do ''that'' much of the work, and notes that the 'bot hasn't got any onboard weapons systems for safety. Optimus approves, and places an Autobot [[insignia]] on the Cobybot's shoulder-armor, telling Coby that from now on, when he changes modes, he should psyche himself up by shouting "TRANSFORM!" There is laughter all around, but Prime has to regretfully bring the merriment to an end so that the Autobots can put a plan to recover the [[Cyber Planet Key]] in motion. Using the data drive Coby had previously found, Scattorshot discovers there are four main routes to the central layer, but with no way to tell which one is the quickest, the Autobots decide to split up into teams to cover them all. A backup team remains on the ''Ogygia'' just in case.

Back in the normal universe, Primus carefully rations his energy, firing periodic blasts to keep the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] from expanding too much. Across the galaxy, on [[Velocitron]], [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], familiar faces look up at the [[space bridge]]s in the sky, and at the images of the black hole menacingly hovering above them...

[[File:RansackCrumpleKidnap.jpg|220px|thumb|ARE WE LIVE??]]

On Gigantion, there's activity all around the planet. In one location, Sideways thanks Soundwave for saving his bacon, and Soundwave reminds him that they have a purpose for being here... in another, the Decepticons buff up Galvatron's armor, before he orders them all to depart and search for the Cyber Planet Key... and in yet another, the team consisting of Optimus Prime, [[Vector Prime]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], Bud and the Mini-Cons have come across a giant pile of scrap blocking the way. Bud and Jolt crawl through a small hole, and set off charges to let the larger bots in. Jolt checks the map-box strapped to his back, and they carry on... unaware that they're being followed by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]. The Autobots come across a big door, and Metroplex forces it open... revealing an entire city under a bright daylight sky. Optimus is befuddled, as they're supposed to be underground, but Metroplex and Jolt inform him it's all an illusion set up by the ceiling above. Jolt is about to check the map when he's snatched by Ransack and Crumplezone, who give themselves an overly-extended intro, then start leaping from rooftop to rooftop, playing hot potato with the Mini-Con, who can't fly with the map strapped to his back. Optimus and Vector give chase, but can't shoot out of fear of hitting Jolt, so Bud calls Coby in for help.

[[File:Cyb ep41 angry optimus.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Hiya]]

On the ''Ogygia'', Coby preps his Cobybot, and Quickmix gives him... something. Coby assures the Autobots he can handle those two "sprocket-heads" by himself, and hovers off at speed to back Optimus's team up, arriving just as the two Decepticons start shooting down chunks of the false sky. Coby makes a suitably dramatic entrance, transforming his mech (with the appropriate "''Cobybot, TRANSFORM!!!''" and stock-footage sequence, earning a thumbs-up from the Primes and Metroplex) and hurling a steel ball at the two Decepticons, which breaks open and sprays some stuff at their feet. The two 'Cons laugh it off, until they realize they're stuck, thanks to Quickmix's super-fast-drying cement. Optimus Prime approaches the two menacingly, demanding Jolt back, and Crumplezone tosses the Mini-Con over his shoulder, hoping to send Prime after him... but Jolt is caught by [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], leaving Prime free to deal with the troublemakers. Metroplex then tosses Optimus the [[Sparkdrinker]], which stock-footages the two Decepticons far, far away.

After the brief battle, the team regroups, and Optimus thanks the backup team for coming along. He tells Coby he needs more 'bots like him on his team, which Bud takes his cue to again pester Coby to build ''him'' a robot suit.
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==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Vector Prime]] (2)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (3)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (4)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (5)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (6)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (10)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (15)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (17)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (18)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (20)
* [[Stripmine]] (21)
* [[Six-Speed]] (22)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (23)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (24)
* [[Primus]] (25)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (26)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (27)
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (29)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (34)
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (35)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (14)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (30)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (31)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (36)
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (37)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (38)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (39)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (40)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (41)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (42)

|c3=
*[[Lori]] (11)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (12)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (16)
*[[Mike Franklin]] (32)
*[[Lucy Suzuki]] (33)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (19)
*[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (28)
}}

==Quotes==
"Awww, man, never mix [[energon]] and... huh?!"
:—'''Sideways''', returning from unconsciousness

"I'm still too drained to go and fight them. Sideways! Get rid of them!" 
''"Oui, mon capitan!"''
:—'''Starscream''' is given the Napoleonic treatment by '''Sideways'''

"Aw, man, I always knew you'd rescue me! I just never dreamed you'd do it in such a cool way!" 
"Huh? You don't think I'm cool?" 
"Not ''that'' cool."
:—'''Bud''' and '''Coby'''

"But there's one more thing everyone." *long pause* "You might want to try shouting ''TRANSFORM'' when you do that, it'll really get you psyched up!"
:—'''Optimus''' on '''Coby''''s ability to transform

"Och, it's just a door. Do ye not have ''doors'' where ye come from?"
:—'''Metroplex''' pooh-poohs the grandeur

'''Ransack''': It's the terrible twosome! 
'''Crumplezone:''' The masters of disaster! 
'''Ransack''': Barons of bad!!'' 
'''Crumplezone:''' Dukes of doom! 
'''Together:''' The villaaaaaaaaains from Velocitron! *pause* (We're not done) 
'''Crumplezone:''' My name's Crumplezone, and this is my partner... 
'''Together:''' Ransack! 
'''Ransack:''' How's ''that'' for an entrance? 
'''Optimus:''' It stinks.

"Why us, Ransack?" 
"It's the Wheel of Fate, my friend." 
"''It ran right over us!''"
:—'''Ransack''', '''Crumplezone''', then the two of them together

"Come on Bud, you're not even old enough to drive!" 
"Yeah but this is a whole other universe, Earth laws don't apply 
:—'''Coby''' and '''Bud''' argue the merits of building a Budbot

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment that summarizes the final seconds of "[[Fury]]".
*In ''Cybertron'', Coby makes a disappointed face upon his reunion with Bud because his brother doesn't think he's cool. In ''Galaxy Force'', the look is because Bud is not happy to see him, but rather, happy at the prospect of eating some real food other than the emergency rations he's been surviving on.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Starscream is not powering up the ''Atlantis'''s guns, but instead setting the deck to explode.
*In ''Cybertron'', Hot Shot suggests picking a random tunnel, and his idea is shot down by Override. In ''Galaxy Force'', he is asking why they don't just use the crevice Galvatron tore in the previous episode, and Override points out that they just filled it with concrete. (This also implies that the crevice does NOT go all the way to the lowest level of the planet-if it did, the organic layer would be covered in cement.)
*The very next lines of dialogue are also different: in ''Cybertron'', Vector Prime recommends splitting up into four teams, Hot Shot inquires what they would do if one team was attacked, and Optimus Prime suggests putting together a fifth back-up team as a precaution. Conversely, ''Galaxy Force'' has Vector Prime explain how Galvatron became incorporeal and travelled underground that way (as seen in the previous episode), suggesting the Autobots find a way to separate their sparks from their bodies to replicate the effect, Hot Shot gets freaked out at the notion, and Optimus Prime decides that they should just split up into four teams (with no mention of a backup team until the rosters are being called out a minute later).
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Optimus Prime's team simply marvels at the underground city, while Jolt is given pause to think about the waste of resources it represents. In ''Cybertron'', most of the conversation is given over to explaining the technology behind the presence of a sky over their heads.

===Animation or technical errors===
* When Bud and the Mini-Cons come to, Reverb's arm is in the shot, but he's missing the entire truck-bed/wheel portion of it.

* Jolt's propeller spins when he bows in thanks to Optimus. In order to do this, it clips through the tail-rudder sticking out of his butt. This is not by any means the only time this occurs in the series, but it is a rare instance of us actually getting to ''see'' it doing so.

* When Override transforms when the teams roll out, it honestly looks like she lands ''right on top'' of Lori.

* For being unable to move thanks to having his foot cemented to the floor, Ransack's supposedly-cemented foot sure does move a lot.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Cyb ep41 rarely seen rifle.jpg|thumb]]
* When discussing the Cobybot, Scattorshot is carrying the long blue rifle that comes with his toy. The error in question here is that it proceeds to vanish after this shot, but really, it's more notable that he's got it ''at all'', because this is one of a very small number of times that the rifle ever appears in the show when he's in robot mode, the first being in "[[Assault]]".

===Transformers references===

* Coby was seen re-engineering the Scrapmetal that became his "Cobybot" in "[[Warp]]". Though not explicitly stated, it's obvious that it was the secret cargo he was seen loading in the same episode, and which was referred to again in "[[Giant]]".
* Just as Hot Shot did back in "[[Family]]", Bud refers to Optimus Prime as "Big Bot", originally used by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] as a nickname for [[Optimus Primal]].
* When the Cobybot first transforms to robot mode, it does so with the classic [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] transformation noise (and no stock footage, either!)
* Crumplezone references his rebirth in "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]" while fixing up Galvatron.

===Real-world references===
* Sideways' squeak of "mother!" when Optimus fires his Key-enhanced blast recalls cartoon legend Daffy Duck, who would frequently squeak out "mother!" right before something horrible happened to him.

* Part of the Velocitron duo's extended intro involves the line "My name's Crumplezone, and this is my partner Ransack!". This is word-for-word (aside from names, of course!) the introduction comedian-magicians [[wikipedia:Penn & Teller|Penn & Teller]] use, with the big guy (Penn/Crumplezone) introducing the little guy (Teller/Ransack). The only difference is that Ransack joins in to say his name, while Teller is never seen to talk.

* After Bud ate all the cookies Transformers wonder whether they should have brought some milk, to which Hot Shot replies: "Or at least kidnap a cow" - which is what aliens often do in consiparacy theories and fiction.

===Trivia===
* This is the first time we see any connection between Sideways and Soundwave, though right now there's still little explaining Sideways' ultimate motive...
* With this episode, Bud joins Coby and Lori in donning a new set of clothes. As before, ''Cybertron'' doesn't explain where the clothes come from, while ''Galaxy Force'' explained, back in "Family", that they had been packed by Lori's mother.
* This episode sees a canonical explanation of why Transformers shout "Transform!" According to Optimus Prime it's because it's more exciting.

==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]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

City

2014-05-03T11:06:12Z

Zxx22: /* Real-world references */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=41
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=42
|image=Cyb_ep41_cobys_symbol.jpg
|caption=...''repair'' and rule?
|title="City"
|japanese=地下世界へGO!!
|romaji=Chika Sekai he GO!!
|translation=To the Underworld, GO!!
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Sōma]]
|director=[[Atsushi Takeyama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[October 22]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 15]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobots split up to head for the inner layers of Gigantion, and Coby reveals his latest creation.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Cyb ep41 enter cobybot.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]
With the discovery of the crashed ''[[Atlantis]]'' on [[Gigantion]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] gathers the [[Autobot]]s on the bridge of the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' in order to formulate a plan to finally rescue [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and the [[Mini-Con]]s, who have long been trapped on the ancient starship.

On board the ''Atlantis'', [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] comes to, and is chewed out by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. When the Autobots attack, Starscream declares he's still weakened, and sends Sideways out to handle the intruders. Sideways plays it up all loyal in front of Starscream ("''Oui, mon capitan!''"), but as soon as he's alone, he starts bitching. He heads outside and battles Optimus Prime and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], unaware that the combined Autobots are serving as a distraction while [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] infiltrate the ''Atlantis'' by ground. This quartet are not the first to get on board, however, as Bud, [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] discover when they hear an ominous rumbling in the ship's ventilation system. Before long, the creature bursts out of a vent and reveals itself to be a [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], but when the trio try to run, they find it's not an ordinary Scrapmetal... it's one piloted by Bud's brother [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], who has come to their rescue!

[[File:Cyb ep41 concrete.jpg|thumb|220px]]

Outside, Optimus fires a Cyber-Key-enhanced blast at Sideways, but [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] arrives and yanks him out of the way. Starscream mutters that once again, he's the only one he can trust, and begins pressing keys. The Autobots soon feel the effect of Starscream's machinations outside, as the ship begins rumble as they are reunited with Bud and the Mini-Cons. Optimus notes it's too damaged to fly, but [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], who's been taking readings, notes that that's not the problem: Starscream is powering up the main guns using the engines' power. [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] arrives, snarling that he's not about to let some "ratchet-headed offworlder" destroy any city, and with the aid of his Mini-Con partner [[Stripmine]], he begins pumping untold amounts of quick-drying cement that covers the entire ship and starts filling the crevice. His plans foiled, trapped and out of power, Starscream can do little more than profane.

[[File:Cyb ep41 cobybot.jpg|left|thumb|220px |MASTERFORCE!!!]]

Back on the ''Ogygia'', thanks are exchanged, and both Bud and Lori ask Coby when he's going to build each of ''them'' a giant robot. Coby apologizes for only having parts enough for one, and then goes on to show everyone what else the machine can do, transforming it into the [[Cobybot]]! Optimus sees Scattorshot's hand in the robot, but Scattorshot claims he didn't do ''that'' much of the work, and notes that the 'bot hasn't got any onboard weapons systems for safety. Optimus approves, and places an Autobot [[insignia]] on the Cobybot's shoulder-armor, telling Coby that from now on, when he changes modes, he should psyche himself up by shouting "TRANSFORM!" There is laughter all around, but Prime has to regretfully bring the merriment to an end so that the Autobots can put a plan to recover the [[Cyber Planet Key]] in motion. Using the data drive Coby had previously found, Scattorshot discovers there are four main routes to the central layer, but with no way to tell which one is the quickest, the Autobots decide to split up into teams to cover them all. A backup team remains on the ''Ogygia'' just in case.

Back in the normal universe, Primus carefully rations his energy, firing periodic blasts to keep the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] from expanding too much. Across the galaxy, on [[Velocitron]], [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], familiar faces look up at the [[space bridge]]s in the sky, and at the images of the black hole menacingly hovering above them...

[[File:RansackCrumpleKidnap.jpg|220px|thumb|ARE WE LIVE??]]

On Gigantion, there's activity all around the planet. In one location, Sideways thanks Soundwave for saving his bacon, and Soundwave reminds him that they have a purpose for being here... in another, the Decepticons buff up Galvatron's armor, before he orders them all to depart and search for the Cyber Planet Key... and in yet another, the team consisting of Optimus Prime, [[Vector Prime]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], Bud and the Mini-Cons have come across a giant pile of scrap blocking the way. Bud and Jolt crawl through a small hole, and set off charges to let the larger bots in. Jolt checks the map-box strapped to his back, and they carry on... unaware that they're being followed by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]. The Autobots come across a big door, and Metroplex forces it open... revealing an entire city under a bright daylight sky. Optimus is befuddled, as they're supposed to be underground, but Metroplex and Jolt inform him it's all an illusion set up by the ceiling above. Jolt is about to check the map when he's snatched by Ransack and Crumplezone, who give themselves an overly-extended intro, then start leaping from rooftop to rooftop, playing hot potato with the Mini-Con, who can't fly with the map strapped to his back. Optimus and Vector give chase, but can't shoot out of fear of hitting Jolt, so Bud calls Coby in for help.

[[File:Cyb ep41 angry optimus.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Hiya]]

On the ''Ogygia'', Coby preps his Cobybot, and Quickmix gives him... something. Coby assures the Autobots he can handle those two "sprocket-heads" by himself, and hovers off at speed to back Optimus's team up, arriving just as the two Decepticons start shooting down chunks of the false sky. Coby makes a suitably dramatic entrance, transforming his mech (with the appropriate "''Cobybot, TRANSFORM!!!''" and stock-footage sequence, earning a thumbs-up from the Primes and Metroplex) and hurling a steel ball at the two Decepticons, which breaks open and sprays some stuff at their feet. The two 'Cons laugh it off, until they realize they're stuck, thanks to Quickmix's super-fast-drying cement. Optimus Prime approaches the two menacingly, demanding Jolt back, and Crumplezone tosses the Mini-Con over his shoulder, hoping to send Prime after him... but Jolt is caught by [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], leaving Prime free to deal with the troublemakers. Metroplex then tosses Optimus the [[Sparkdrinker]], which stock-footages the two Decepticons far, far away.

After the brief battle, the team regroups, and Optimus thanks the backup team for coming along. He tells Coby he needs more 'bots like him on his team, which Bud takes his cue to again pester Coby to build ''him'' a robot suit.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Vector Prime]] (2)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (3)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (4)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (5)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (6)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (10)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (15)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (17)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (18)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (20)
* [[Stripmine]] (21)
* [[Six-Speed]] (22)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (23)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (24)
* [[Primus]] (25)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (26)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (27)
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (29)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (34)
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (35)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (14)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (30)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (31)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (36)
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (37)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (38)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (39)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (40)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (41)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (42)

|c3=
*[[Lori]] (11)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (12)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (16)
*[[Mike Franklin]] (32)
*[[Lucy Suzuki]] (33)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (19)
*[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (28)
}}

==Quotes==
"Awww, man, never mix [[energon]] and... huh?!"
:—'''Sideways''', returning from unconsciousness

"I'm still too drained to go and fight them. Sideways! Get rid of them!" 
''"Oui, mon capitan!"''
:—'''Starscream''' is given the Napoleonic treatment by '''Sideways'''

"Aw, man, I always knew you'd rescue me! I just never dreamed you'd do it in such a cool way!" 
"Huh? You don't think I'm cool?" 
"Not ''that'' cool."
:—'''Bud''' and '''Coby'''

"But there's one more thing everyone." *long pause* "You might want to try shouting ''TRANSFORM'' when you do that, it'll really get you psyched up!"
:—'''Optimus''' on '''Coby''''s ability to transform

"Och, it's just a door. Do ye not have ''doors'' where ye come from?"
:—'''Metroplex''' pooh-poohs the grandeur

'''Ransack''': It's the terrible twosome! 
'''Crumplezone:''' The masters of disaster! 
'''Ransack''': Barons of bad!!'' 
'''Crumplezone:''' Dukes of doom! 
'''Together:''' The villaaaaaaaaains from Velocitron! *pause* (We're not done) 
'''Crumplezone:''' My name's Crumplezone, and this is my partner... 
'''Together:''' Ransack! 
'''Ransack:''' How's ''that'' for an entrance? 
'''Optimus:''' It stinks.

"Why us, Ransack?" 
"It's the Wheel of Fate, my friend." 
"''It ran right over us!''"
:—'''Ransack''', '''Crumplezone''', then the two of them together

"Come on Bud, you're not even old enough to drive!" 
"Yeah but this is a whole other universe, Earth laws don't apply 
:—'''Coby''' and '''Bud''' argue the merits of building a Budbot

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment that summarizes the final seconds of "[[Fury]]".
*In ''Cybertron'', Coby makes a disappointed face upon his reunion with Bud because his brother doesn't think he's cool. In ''Galaxy Force'', the look is because Bud is not happy to see him, but rather, happy at the prospect of eating some real food other than the emergency rations he's been surviving on.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Starscream is not powering up the ''Atlantis'''s guns, but instead setting the deck to explode.
*In ''Cybertron'', Hot Shot suggests picking a random tunnel, and his idea is shot down by Override. In ''Galaxy Force'', he is asking why they don't just use the crevice Galvatron tore in the previous episode, and Override points out that they just filled it with concrete. (This also implies that the crevice does NOT go all the way to the lowest level of the planet-if it did, the organic layer would be covered in cement.)
*The very next lines of dialogue are also different: in ''Cybertron'', Vector Prime recommends splitting up into four teams, Hot Shot inquires what they would do if one team was attacked, and Optimus Prime suggests putting together a fifth back-up team as a precaution. Conversely, ''Galaxy Force'' has Vector Prime explain how Galvatron became incorporeal and travelled underground that way (as seen in the previous episode), suggesting the Autobots find a way to separate their sparks from their bodies to replicate the effect, Hot Shot gets freaked out at the notion, and Optimus Prime decides that they should just split up into four teams (with no mention of a backup team until the rosters are being called out a minute later).
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Optimus Prime's team simply marvels at the underground city, while Jolt is given pause to think about the waste of resources it represents. In ''Cybertron'', most of the conversation is given over to explaining the technology behind the presence of a sky over their heads.

===Animation or technical errors===
* When Bud and the Mini-Cons come to, Reverb's arm is in the shot, but he's missing the entire truck-bed/wheel portion of it.

* Jolt's propeller spins when he bows in thanks to Optimus. In order to do this, it clips through the tail-rudder sticking out of his butt. This is not by any means the only time this occurs in the series, but it is a rare instance of us actually getting to ''see'' it doing so.

* When Override transforms when the teams roll out, it honestly looks like she lands ''right on top'' of Lori.

* For being unable to move thanks to having his foot cemented to the floor, Ransack's supposedly-cemented foot sure does move a lot.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Cyb ep41 rarely seen rifle.jpg|thumb]]
* When discussing the Cobybot, Scattorshot is carrying the long blue rifle that comes with his toy. The error in question here is that it proceeds to vanish after this shot, but really, it's more notable that he's got it ''at all'', because this is one of a very small number of times that the rifle ever appears in the show when he's in robot mode, the first being in "[[Assault]]".

===Transformers references===

* Coby was seen re-engineering the Scrapmetal that became his "Cobybot" in "[[Warp]]". Though not explicitly stated, it's obvious that it was the secret cargo he was seen loading in the same episode, and which was referred to again in "[[Giant]]".
* Just as Hot Shot did back in "[[Family]]", Bud refers to Optimus Prime as "Big Bot", originally used by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] as a nickname for [[Optimus Primal]].
* When the Cobybot first transforms to robot mode, it does so with the classic [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] transformation noise (and no stock footage, either!)
* Crumplezone references his rebirth in "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]" while fixing up Galvatron.

===Real-world references===
* Sideways' squeak of "mother!" when Optimus fires his Key-enhanced blast recalls cartoon legend Daffy Duck, who would frequently squeak out "mother!" right before something horrible happened to him.

* Part of the Velocitron duo's extended intro involves the line "My name's Crumplezone, and this is my partner Ransack!". This is word-for-word (aside from names, of course!) the introduction comedian-magicians [[wikipedia:Penn & Teller|Penn & Teller]] use, with the big guy (Penn/Crumplezone) introducing the little guy (Teller/Ransack). The only difference is that Ransack joins in to say his name, while Teller is never seen to talk.
* After Bud ate all the cookies Transformers wonder whether they should have brought some milk, to which Hot Shot replies: "Or at least kidnap a cow" - which is what aliens often do in consiparacy theories and fiction.

===Trivia===
* This is the first time we see any connection between Sideways and Soundwave, though right now there's still little explaining Sideways' ultimate motive...
* With this episode, Bud joins Coby and Lori in donning a new set of clothes. As before, ''Cybertron'' doesn't explain where the clothes come from, while ''Galaxy Force'' explained, back in "Family", that they had been packed by Lori's mother.
* This episode sees a canonical explanation of why Transformers shout "Transform!" According to Optimus Prime it's because it's more exciting.

==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]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Showdown (Cybertron)

2014-05-03T09:58:59Z

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{{disambig3|Showdown}}
{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=46
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=47
|image=Cyb_ep46_final_strike.jpg
|caption=The great-grandmother of all brofists.
|title="Showdown"
|japanese=大いなる野望の果て
|romaji=Ōi naru Yabō no Hate
|translation=The Extremities of a Great Ambition
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Gyō Yamatoya]]
|director=[[Naotaka Hayashi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[November 26]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 22]], [[2006]]
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Galvatron and Starscream clash for control of the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys, and the Autobots are caught in the middle.'''

==Synopsis==

[[File:Cyb ep46 starscream fragged.jpg|left|thumb|220px|'Did that hurt at all?']]

On the lowest level of [[Gigantion]], [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] hauls his battered body out of the lake into which [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] hurled him. His power levels low, Starscream focuses on the images of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Primus]] within his mind, and his determination galvanizes him.

Within the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' starship, the assembled [[Autobot]]s prepare to add the fourth and final [[Cyber Planet Key]] to the [[Omega Lock]]. The heroes are on their toes, as they are by now well aware that adding a Key to the Lock is bound to have an unusual effect...and indeed, this time is no different, as the Omega Lock shoots out a beam of energy that powers up the starship they are standing in. Its systems reboot, deactivating the security systems on Gigantion that prevent warping and causing the planet's multiple layers to split open, revealing a clear passage to the world's surface. A [[space bridge]] opens in the sky over the planet, allowing a communication from [[Mike Franklin|Colonel Franklin]] to reach the team. Alas, he does not have good news: the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]'s influence is spreading throughout the galaxy despite Primus's efforts, with the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] in particular danger. [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] chooses this moment to appear before the Autobots, wishing to offer his thanks to Optimus Prime for all that he has taught him. Having seen the images of Jungle Planet, Scourge realizes he can neglect his homeworld no longer, and with [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] by his side once again, the two old friends return there to do what they can.

[[File:Cyb ep46 showdown.jpg|thumb|220px]]

The Autobots are preparing to follow their beastly comrades to the surface when [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] makes a sudden appearance. Bringing all his deadly powers to bear, he swiftly blasts his way through the Autobots and purloins the Omega Lock. However, as he makes a break for the opening in the sky, Starscream appears in his path, and demands that he hand over the Lock and Keys. The two Decepticons lecture each other on the nature of power, and a ferocious battle breaks out between the two, which the Autobots are prevented from interfering in by the appearance by [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. The other Decepticons soon arrive to watch (and about what to do and who to cheer for), while the Gigantions down below shield the humans from falling debris.

[[File:Cyb ep46 final showdown.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

The battle between Megatron and Starscream takes another strange turn when Starscream reveals that his absorption of the power of Primus has given him the ability to increase the mass of his body at will. Eventually, the fight carries the two combatants to the surface of the planet, where they each unleash the fullest extent of their power. Pulsating with inconceivable amounts of [[energon]], the two Decepticons face off, the interaction of their energon auras threatening an explosion powerful enough to destroy a planet. The Autobots cut their losses and scramble for cover, while Sideways and Soundwave resolve to snatch the Omega Lock from the two battling 'bots before it too is destroyed by the impending blast. Unfortunately, they move too slowly: Megatron and Starscream unleash their final attacks, and the collision of forces yields an explosion visible from space, ripping a giant hole in the planet, and consuming them and the two [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] agents.
[[File:Cyb ep46 crown.jpg|thumb|220px]]
As the Autobots emerge from their cover, Starscream, Sideways and Soundwave are nowhere to be seen...but Galvatron has survived, and with the Omega Lock, he escapes through the space bridge! Unable to do anything, the Autobots watch as the other Decepticons follow him, and [[Vector Prime]] speculates that Starscream and the Planet Xers were not destroyed, but rather, blasted into another dimension. As everyone looks up at the sky, however, the space bridge starts to disintegrate, leaving the Autobots and their human allies with no means to return to their home universe...

And, high above the planet, floating on the solar winds... Starscream's crown drifts in the cosmic night...
{{--}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Vector Prime]] (3)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (4)
*[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (5)
*[[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (6)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (8)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (9)
*[[Six-Speed]] (11)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (13)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (14)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (15)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (16)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (17)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (18)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (20)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] 24)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (25)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (28)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (29)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (30)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (31)

|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (10)
*[[Lori]] (12)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (19)
*[[Mike Franklin|Colonel Franklin]] (22)

|c4=
*[[Primus]] (23)
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (26)
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (27)
}}

==Quotes==

"Spare me your lectures! You know nothing of power!" 
"Oh?" 
"Do you know what real power is?" 
"Get to the point." 
"True power...is simple determination! Making the impossible possible through sheer FORCE OF WILL!" 
[''Starscream releases a wave of force that makes Galvatron flinch and knocks the Autobots out of the sky''] 
"I have risked everything in pursuit of this power! I have given myself over to it, body and spark! Now witness...the power of one who has SACRIFICED EVERYTHING!" 
"Ha! If you believe that... then you're a bigger fool than I thought! Witness the power of one who risks NOTHING!" 
"SO BE IT!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Galvatron''', with the former revealing himself as a supporter of BURNING JUSTICE.

"Enough magic tricks! Time for some hardware!"
:-'''Galvatron''', displaying his hatred of BURNING JUSTICE (or Starscream).

"From what I hear, they're pretty lame as fighters! Maybe they want to challenge us to a dance competition, or a poetry slam!" 
"And maybe ''you'' ought to leave the comedy to the professionals!"
:—'''Jetfire''''s humor escapes '''Sideways'''.

"Thus endeth the reign of Galvatron!" 
"How can this be... am I... to be defeated... by ''Starscream?!''"
:—'''Starscream''' forces '''Galvatron''' to contemplate the unthinkable.

"''I'll'' get it. Save yourself!" 
"No way, brother. We're in this together."
:—'''Sideways''' and '''Soundwave''' face their last moment together

"You see, Starscream, when you risk ''everything'' in the pursuit of power, you could wind up with ''nothing''. That's why I never risk ''anything''."
:—'''Galvatron''' on Starscream's idea of power.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[Optimus (episode)|Optimus]]".
*As ever, ''Cybertron'' adds the [[Omega Frequency]] when relevant.
*''Galaxy Force'' doesn't bother to explain why Gigantion has a defense field that stops warping. ''Cybertron'' notes that it was a security measure added after the war with Planet X.
*For the first time in a while, Galvatron and Starscream break out "[[Burning justice|energy auras]]" as they fight, which ''Galaxy Force'' treats as perfectly normal. ''Cybertron'' has previously offered the explanation that the characters are surging with [[energon]], and while it doesn't repeat it here, it does take another sharp dig at the ridiculousness of the whole affair by having Galvatron angrily announce "Enough magic tricks!"
*On that note, Starscream seems to be a walking spokesbot for BURNING JUSTICE, as he describes true power as being a matter of determination and force of will. He also goes from beaten and blackened to mint-condition and fighting fit at the beginning of the episode with a similar (unexplained) "aura".
*Also in ''Galaxy Force'', rather than berating Starscream's opinion about the nature of power, Galvatron simply notes that he is victorious. He does, however, offer Starscream some respect by noting Starscream put up a magnificent fight. His choice of words also imply he suspects they were so similar in power he simply got lucky (his exact words being 'Doyara watashi no kachi da, Starscream'/ 'Somehow it is my victory, Starscream).
*In ''Cybertron'', Ransack and Crumplezone argue with Thunderblast about her flighty loyalties; in ''Galaxy Force'', she says they should help Galvatron in the battle, and they retort that she's not helping either. Her worrying who to cheer for right afterward, though, is the same in both.
*''Cybertron'' sees Soundwave suggest fleeing, only for Sideways to insist they get the Omega Lock. Seconds later, Sideways tells Soundwave to save himself, but Soundwave refuses to abandon him. In ''Galaxy Force'', there's none of this disagreement or camaraderie; they both want to get the Lock, and neither says a word against the other.

===Transformers references===
*As Starscream clambers from the lake, he groans "I...still...function...", a quote from [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

*Vector Prime discovered that warping was not possible on Gigantion back in "[[Giant]]". This plot point seems to have served absolutely no story purpose other than to prolong the Transformers' time on the Giant Planet.

*Several characters note that the energy being released by Starscream and Galvatron is enough to level a small planet. Similar observations were made [[Starscream (episode)|the last time the supercharged Decepticons went at it]], but this time, we get to see the effects of the blast (thankfully, Gigantion does not qualify as "a small planet").
[[File:Cyb ep46 wild takes.jpg|thumb|PD Type!]]

*One could interpret Starscream's mentioning that Galvatron treated him as a slave to be a reference to the events of ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', where Galvatron's mind-control abilities made him just that.

===Real-world references===
*Soundwave calls Optimus Prime a "space cowboy", after the song of the same name by the [[wikipedia:Steve Miller Band|Steve Miller Band]].

===Trivia===
*[[Sam Vincent]] stands in for [[Louis Chirillo]] as the voice of Ransack in this episode.
*When the Decepticons all do a wild take at the sight of Galvatron and Starscream battling, we get to see what's under Crumplezone's [[mouthplate]]!
* Technically, neither Starscream or Galvatron won or lost this fight, as it ended in a draw. Starscream was (somehow) sucked into another dimension and was unable to continue the fight. Had Starscream been able to continue the fight, it probably could've gone either way—although it DID look like Galvatron was on the ropes for a while...
* This is the last episode of the series to be aired in Poland 1st September 2006.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 12 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Balance

2014-05-02T20:00:54Z

Zxx22: /* Transformers references */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=32
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=33
|title="Balance"
|japanese=よみがえった巨大神
|romaji=Yomigaetta Kyodaishin
|translation=The Revived Giant God
|image=Cyb_ep32_balance.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Hiro Masaki]]
|director=[[Mitsuru Kawasaki]], [[Kenji Setō]] (asst. dir.)
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[August 20]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[April 15]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''Primus speaks, and ancient history is revealed, as is the location of the fourth and final Cyber Planet Key.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Jolt-avatar.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Surprisingly enough, there was never a Takara-made Lucky Draw toy of this.]]

[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has transformed into the body of [[Primus]], the [[Autobot]]s have returned to its (his?) surface to try and communicate with their creator directly. While [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] survey from above, the other Autobots set up the necessary machinery, hooking up [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] to the system on the basis that he was the one who channelled Primus in the past. The equipment is turned on, and as [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] invokes Primus, Jolt glows golden and begins to float, and Primus begins to speak through him. Primus explains the history of the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] to his children, detailing how good and evil must always be in balance. The destruction of the ultimate evil, [[Unicron]], has disrupted that balance, distorting space and time and creating the black hole. [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] has trouble grasping the concept of balancing forces, so [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] illustrates it to him with a coin.

[[File:Cyb ep32 sideways n screamer.jpg|thumb|220px]]

Primus goes on to explain that only he can close the black hole, but that his [[spark]] must be fully restored first by placing all four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s and putting them in the Omega Lock. Alas, the Autobots only have three Keys so far, and as [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] points out, even the Decepticons have not been able to locate the fourth, and ''they'' have the [[Planet Map]]. Primus answers their request for information indirectly, by first telling them of the [[space bridge]] project carried out by the [[ancient]]s. [[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Four]] [[Hyperborea|great]] [[Lemuria (Cybertron)|starships]], including the ''[[Atlantis]]'', were sent out in to the universe, each carrying a Cyber Planet Key, but the entire planetary system that the fourth colony ship departed for was caught in a wormhole and transported to another universe, which is why no-one has yet been able to locate the fourth Key. Primus's energy levels begin to dropping (a consequence of Starscream's earlier absorption of much of his power), and before the god drifts back into slumber, he names the fourth planet: [[Gigantion]], home world of [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] and the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]]!

Unbeknownst to any of the Autobots, this divine wisdom has all been eavesdropped on by [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. He warps away, departing Cybertron and rematerializing in a shadowy, unknown location, where lies the body of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who Sideways spirited away after his defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime. Starscream awakens, and is greeted by Sideways, who assures him that things have just gotten very interesting indeed.

[[File:Decepticpile-Balance.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Thunderblast likes to watch.]]

Back on Cybertron, the Autobots ask Jolt for the location of Gigantion, but the Mini-Con is, alas, unable to answer their question. He and Vector Prime explain that the Mini-Cons were accidentally launched into space aboard a shuttle when they were playing hide-and-seek in it, and were found and saved by Vector Prime. Red Alert thinks he can dig data on Gigantion's location out of Jolt's memory banks, though Jolt is not thrilled about the prospect of having his brain looked into.

In the field of debris surrounding Cybertron, [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] looks at the transformed body of Primus, and offers up a brief eulogy for Megatron before turning to the other [[Decepticon]]s and announcing that he is their leader now. Naturally, everyone starts fighting over who should take leadership, save for [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], who ducks behind an asteroid. As the one-sided battle rages, with Scourge thoroughly stomping the other Decepticons, Starscream and Sideways fly by overhead, and Thunderblast looks up at them, musing that maybe leaving Starscream was a mistake...

[[File:Primus-Starscream-GUNS.jpg|220px|thumb|RAAAAAAIIIID?!]]

Back on Cybertron, Red Alert is scanning Jolt, and makes the surprising discovery that his brain is more like that of a [[human]] than a [[Transformer]], which means it will take longer to analyze. The scan is halted by the sound of an alarm, alerting our heroes to the approach of Starscream and Sideways, who land on the planet with the intention of taking the Omega Lock. The Autobots mobilize quickly, and Optimus and Wing Saber combine into Sonic Wing Mode, and the other Decepticons soon arrive to join the fight. Using the Decepticons' arrival as a distraction, Starscream jets away with the deluded intention of finishing off Primus, and fires his cannons right at the deity's face. Much to the shock of the assembled combatants, Primus's hand moves, blocking the shots, then swatting Starscream away. Starscream keeps trying to attack Primus, causing everyone observing the fight to doubt his sanity, while Scourge avails of everyone's preoccupation to attack Optimus and begin another round of fighting. This is, again, short-lived, as everyone stops fighting to marvel as Primus unsheathes a pair of colossal cannons to knock Starscream well and truly out of the fight. Hit dead-on by the cannon blast, Starscream is hurled away, and drops the Planet Map straight into the hands of the waiting Vector Prime.

[[File:Cyb ep32 ghost of megs.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Elsewhere on the surface, [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] are sneaking around, trying to get a good position to shoot somebody in the back. Just then, a cluster of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] suddenly attack, and Crumplezone is swarmed by the insect-bots. Much to Ransack and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]'s horror, Crumplezone is buried beneath the Scrapmetal and destroyed when they cause his body to explode. The odds against them, the other Decepticons start beating a retreat, but are stopped cold when, floating in the sky above them, the ghostly shadow-image of the deceased Megatron appears!

And in the Autobot base, the kids react to Megatron's reappearance, with Coby responding very badly to Bud's suggestion that Megatron is a ghost. Then, they realize that the Mini-Cons are missing...because Sideways has warped into the building, and has nabbed them! The enigmatic 'bot warps away, but the kids leap into his warp-field before it dissipates, and reappear, floating in zero-gravity, in an unknown location...
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (1)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (3)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (4)
* [[Vector Prime]] (6)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (7)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (8)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (9)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (12)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (13)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (14)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (15)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (16)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (17)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (18)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (19)
* [[Six-Speed]] (20)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (23)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (24)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (25)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (26)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (27)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (28)
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (30)

|c3=
* [[Coby Hansen]] (2)
* [[Lori]] (10)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (11)

|c4=
* [[Primus]] (5)
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (22)
* [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] (29)
}}

==Quotes==
"He's the ''creator''! We're ''standing'' on him with our dirty feet!" 
"I sure hope we don't get smited for this!"
:—'''Leobreaker''' and '''Landmine'''

"Optimus Prime, you and the Autobots defeated the evil Unicron." 
"We kicked his planet-eatin' ''butt'' is what we did!"
:—'''Primus''' and '''Leobreaker'''

"Now hold steady. You may feel a ''slight'' sting but don't worry." 
"Gu-huh?" 
"I'm ''fairly'' certain I can put you back together again..." 
"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
:—'''Red Alert''' and '''Jolt'''

''[after being knocked away by Primus's hand]'' 
"That wasn't...so...bad...''*recovers and transforms*'' Ha! Very interesting. This might actually be half a challenge! And I HATE a challenge!"
:—'''Starscream''' is disturbingly confident in attacking ''the creator of Transformerkind''.

"Hey! Put the Mini-Cons down!" 
"Ooh, I'm so scared of you I think I'll run away! See ya!"
:—'''Coby''' fails to intimidate the Mini-Con-swiping '''Sideways'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*During Primus's explanation in ''Galaxy Force'', Unicron is not referred to by name, with only an "evil god" being spoken of instead. The defeat of this evil god is not detailed, save for a very vague summary of events that describes his being sealed away in an object "similar to" the Matrix.
*''Galaxy Force'' sees Sideways offer up a more thorough explanation for Megatron's demise in the previous episode. See, he was hit with a blast from the Cyber Planet Keys, which are designed to bring life to planets, which is to say, to create something from nothing, so, like, that means they can... also... make nothing... from... something... and... that's why Megatron's dead? Yeeeah, ''Cybertron'' sticks to its guns of him just being blown up because he got blasted.

===Animation or technical errors===
* At Autobase, Wing Saber asks the Mini-Cons about their being adrift in space with Evac's voice.
* As Scourge decides to "throw" the other Decepticons into action, he speaks in his robot-mode voice, despite being in dragon mode.
* Conversely, when Thundercracker calls Scourge to tell him they should run away (having witnessed Crumplezone's death at the claws of a Scrapmetal swarm), Scourge replies using his deeper dragon-mode voice, even though he's in robot mode.
* When Thunderblast starts running, though Evac is in the scene, he seems to be talking with Wing Saber's voice, a reversal from before. Of course, we don't see his face, so maybe Wing Saber's off-camera.

===Continuity or plotting errors===
*Sideways has ''never'' left a visible residual warp field behind him when he has teleported before, only doing so now because the plot demands it.

===Transformers references===
[[File:Cyb-WiseElders.jpg|150px|thumb|Splunge for me, sir!]]
* Jolt previously acted as a conduit for Primus in “[[Trap]]”. In glowing gold and floating as he does so, Jolt recalls [[Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron]] doing the same thing from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original Marvel Comics series]].
* So the red force represents good, and the purple force represents evil, hm? A nod to the colors of the Autobot and Decepticon faction sigils, perhaps? ''Naaaaaaaaaaaah'', coincidence, surely.
* The "wise elders" shown use the animation models of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (although Jazz would appear to have shoulder-doors, which he didn't in the original 'toon. His original toy, however, does have them).
* Jolt casually mentioned that he and the Mini-Cons weren't originally from Cybertron in “[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]”.
* As Starscream and Sideways approach Primus, the latter quips that someone seems to have stolen much of the god's spark already. Starscream himself is behind this, having absorbed a portion of Primus' power [[Revelation (episode)|during]] [[Critical|his]] [[Assault|time]] [[Starscream (episode)|on Earth]]. He'll steal even more in [[Titans|a later episode]].
* Megatron was destroyed in [[Cybertron (episode)|the previous episode]].
* Coby's fear of ghosts and other creepy things was established back in “[[Speed]]”.
* [[Starscream's Brigade| Starscream never knows when to quit]]
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===Trivia===
[[File:Gigantion-Ancient.jpg|thumb|"Normaltion" doesn't have that same "oomph".]]
*Gigantion, as it appears in this flashback, is ''way'' smaller than in later "present day" episodes. This would indicate (though it's never stated explicitly) that Gigantion's super-sizing occurred after it was pulled into the alternate universe.
* The "Mini-Con brains are more like humans" bit — intentionally or not — recalls the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' cartoon, where humans and Mini-Cons are linked together, which is elaborated on a bit more in the [[Linkage (comic)|"Linkage" mini-comics]]. In the ''Armada'' cartoon, Mini-Cons acquired souls and free wills thanks to an encounter with three time-displaced human children. The reason for the Mini-Con's human-like brains in ''Cybertron'' will be expanded on (very vaguely) in later episodes.
*This episode was the last to premiere on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Toonami]] block, and the last episode broadcast for several months. When the series returned after a five-month hiatus, it was relegated to the 6am slot on the channel, where it would premiere new episodes daily until the series ended.
*This episode would later be combined with "[[United]]", "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]" and "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]" to create the TV "movie" special, "[[Primus Unleashed (TV special)|Primus Unleashed]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[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]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Lockdown (Animated)

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{{disambig3|Lockdown}}

:''Lockdown is a bounty hunter commonly allied with the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Tfalockdowna.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Not bad, for a human."]]

Driven by the thrill of the chase, '''Lockdown''' is a bounty hunter by choice and a Decepticon only by necessity. He's got no real loyalty towards [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but the Decepticons always pay on time, better than the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], and allow him access to the systems upgrades he craves. Besides that, he's such a nasty piece of work that it's just easier for him to be a 'Con.

Lockdown has a grisly habit of collecting "trophies" from his victims for his own use. He has attached a number of parts that appear to be stolen, such as his hook, chainsaw weapons, and parts of his left leg. His collection of stolen gadgets include quick-hardening cement spray, smoke bombs, and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s EMP generator. The [[Autobot]]s consider his actions appalling, while [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] views his mercenary ways an insult to the Decepticon cause, but Lockdown doesn't care. As long as Megatron and the Decepticon leadership will give him his upgrades, Lockdown will get the job done.

{{quote|I'm not that good with names and faces, but I never forget a trophy.|Lockdown, "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Lance Henriksen]] (English), [[Akio Ōtsuka]] (Japanese)|[[Kaspar Eichel]] (German), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian, "The Thrill of the Hunt" only), [[Marco Balbi]] (Italian, second voice)}}

Lockdown was a student in [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]]'s [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]], and one of the greater students at that. However, during the Great War he somehow brought shame on the Corps and was booted out and became a bounty hunter instead. His first act as a bounty hunter was to lead a Decepticon attack on Yoketron's training center and to steal the protoforms kept in storage. During the attack, he killed his former teacher and took his helmet. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

[[Image:TFA Thrill Hunt Lockdown Optimus.JPG|right|200px|thumb|"Hnn. No cavities. Figures."]]

One of his other wartime jobs was to bring an [[Arcee (Animated)|intelligence officer]] who carried vital information in for questioning. He encountered [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], broke off one of the Autobot's forehead chevrons and stole his [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] generator, turning the healing tool into a weapon. During said encounter, Lockdown's right arm was destroyed when he launched it at Ratchet, causing him to replace it with a decidedly more menacing one (namely, the hook seen above). He was also indirectly responsible for Arcee losing her memory. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

On modern-day Earth, Lockdown was hired by [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] to bring in the Autobot presumed responsible for [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s death ''and was allowed to name his price—specifically, Lugnut's [[Punch of Kill Everything]]. Tracking the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' to the location of its crash on the moon, Lockdown, through use of the security footage, determined that a repair crew led by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] was responsible. Realizing he was not alone, he soon found himself face to face with [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who had her own reasons for being there. Being suspicious of her motives, Lockdown confronted her, only to be knocked out cold by Blackarachnia's [[cyber venom]]. Coming to and seeing her gone, he dismissed this and moved on to capture his real target'', {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4#"A Few Loose Strands"|A Few Loose Strands}} Optimus Prime. He captured Prime using the EMP generator and, impressed by Prime's own personal modifications, stole his axe and forcibly removed Optimus's grapplers, something that traumatized him later on. When the Autobots came to rescue Prime, Lockdown made short work of [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], on the other hand, proved a bigger challenge, but Lockdown came out on top (after having a tire mark smudged on his face). He was about to leave in [[Death's Head (Animated)|his ship]] with his new trophies, when Ratchet, who had been suffering from war flashbacks, came on the scene and soundly thrashed him, partially because the stolen EMP generator didn't work on Ratchet himself. Pinning Lockdown, Ratchet painfully removed both Prime's grapplers and his own EMP generator. Lockdown was forced to watch as Ratchet crippled his ship and escaped with a weakened Optimus. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

After arriving on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Blitzwing remarked that the Decepticons hadn't heard anything from Lockdown since he contacted Blitzwing. Mentioning Lockdown's name made Lugnut get a little bent out of shape. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdowninponcho.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The robot with no name.]]

As it turns out, Lockdown survived the crash and his ship was repaired. Learning of a large bounty on [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], Lockdown headed back to Earth, expecting a serious fight to take him down. It turned out that Prowl managed to take down Starscream for him. During a fight over the Decepticon, they realized that Starscream had escaped. Heading to Earth on his ship, he discovered Prowl had stowed away. Prowl offered to help Lockdown, and the bounty hunter offered a suit of armor to assist.

[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdownwithhelmet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Why, yes Prowl, I have all this Samurai armor that not only fits you and matches your color scheme, but can also turn into a sidecar that attaches to your vehicle mode! Oh, and by the way, I killed your sensei.]]

Upon landing on Earth, Lockdown and Prowl discovered Starscream ([[Clone number 3370318|both purple and more cowardly than usual]]) and Prowl managed to take him down. Lockdown contacted Megatron to set up a meet, but Prowl wanted to turn him over to the Elite Guard. Lockdown subdued Prowl and took Starscream. At the warehouse, the Autobots arrived with [[Clone number 2716057|''another'' Starscream]]. Lockdown tried to take his leave, but Megatron commanded him to stay. Then the two Starscreams revealed that they were clones with bombs in their chests. Lockdown managed to get away in the chaos, then contacted Prowl with an offer of a partnership. Prowl rejected his offer, saying that all the mods were for weak processors, and warned Lockdown never to contact him again, or he'd turn him over to the Elite Guard. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

At some point after he left Earth, Lockdown traded information to [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] in exchange for weapons. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-LockdownInYoketronHelmet.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]

He later came back to Earth, hired by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to capture Decepticons for him so he could look good. Lockdown happily complied until [[Ramjet (Animated)|one of the prisoners]] made a better deal, causing Lockdown to happily turn on the Autobots. He was able to defeat Prowl through his ninja skills and trickery, taking him away to steal his jump-jets and holo-projector so he could replicate the armour Prowl once wore. Shockingly, putting one of the heroes next to a load of kit that said hero could use ''backfired'', and Lockdown found himself fighting a stronger Prowl—especially once the Autobot realised Lockdown had been the one to murder Yoketron.

While beaten, Lockdown was able to escape once again. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}
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===Toy bios===
[[Image:Blazinglockdownpackageart.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and things with... molecular structures.]]
In the past, Lockdown stole an "active camo" mod from a member of the Autobot [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]. As it renders him nearly invisible, he uses it to do reconnaissance on his targets, learning everything he needs to know about them before striking. Unfortunately, it shorts out in the rain. {{storylink|#Stealth|Stealth Lockdown}}

Lockdown realizes that half the game is psychological, no matter what that game is. If it's bounty hunting, and you have to paint yourself blue with skeletons and a missing optic to give your target a case of the glitches, well, sometimes it's what you have to do. They'll certainly know he's ''coming''—and that nothing is going to stop him. {{storylink|#Bandit|Bandit Lockdown}}

At some point, Lockdown was exposed to exotic energy that supercharged his systems, causing his body to give off a fiery glow. This enhancement went so far as to change his mode of operations; he no longer seeks payment for his actions, and instead simply lives to see the terror coming from the Autobots he destroys. With his chainsaw and a body that now gives off so much heat that it can melt or burn through whatever he comes in contact with, that's a ''lot'' of terror... for however long the condition lasts. {{storylink|#Blazing|Blazing Lockdown}}
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===''Web of Deception''===
Blackarachnia hired Lockdown to get her revenge on Optimus Prime, sending the bounty hunter to [[Archa Seven]] to pick up one of the [[Archa Seven arachnid|giant spiders]] there and bring it back to Earth. Using [[Sparkseeker]] EMP torpedoes, he was able to abduct Optimus Prime right off the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Autobot ship]] and tie him to a bomb next to the spider as part of Blackarachnia's plan. A short time later the rest of the Autobots caused problems for him, and he opted to leave them to it. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}

{{Note|As "Web of Deception" is a multipath adventure, some accounts of the events may vary. In one particular version of events, Lockdown got a better offer from a safari hunter in the [[Kvi Cluster]] and captured Blackarachnia instead.}}

===''The Cool'' comics===
[[Image:The CoolLockdownAndRatchet01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I'm the dog, the big bad dog...]]

Upon arriving on [[Earth]], Lockdown joined [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] in attacking [[Detroit]]. Transforming from vehicle to robot mode, he faced off against [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] in an attempt to seize the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 1}}

Lockdown later joined up with Prowl (giving him a set of power-boosting armor) in hunting down what he thought was Starscream. Lockdown then doublecrossed Prowl when the Autobot began to have doubts and hauled the bounty off to Megatron by himself. The Starscream he had captured turned out to be nothing more than a clone, rigged to explode by the ''real'' Starscream. Prowl launched the clone into the sky, where it detonated harmlessly, though Lockdown disappeared in the confusion. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}

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==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lance Henriksen]] (English)
[[Image:TFAnimated Game Lockdown.jpg|thumb|right|139px]]
Lockdown was hired by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] to find [[AllSpark]] fragments in exchange for some sweet upgrades. Lockdown, always the consummate professional, delivered the goods. He later lucked into some more fragments, which had been gathered by [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], and swiped them from the Autobot. Bumblebee furiously chased him along [[Detroit]]'s streets, bumping into him until he had to reboot and the Autobot pinched the fragments back. To add insult to injury, Lockdown was subsequently hunted down and captured by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Deluxe Lockdown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Arrr, matey...]]
*'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-08'''
**''Accessories'': Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'' Deluxes, Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar, with lots of spikes and a cow-catcher on his bumper. He looks freaking terrifying. In car mode, pressing down on his engine block/EMP generator flips out twin cannon barrels. A hook can also be flipped from the center of his bumper.

: In robot mode, the entire engine block/center hood assembly pops off to form a "replacement" hook-hand gauntlet that can be used on either arm (though for [[character model|animation model]] accuracy, it would go on his right arm). The engine block can be removed and attached to the [[Ratchet (Animated)|deluxe Ratchet's]] left arm via the "war wound" socket. There was much rejoicing. But it cannot be attached to [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]'s arm. Despite being "normal" size in car mode for a Deluxe, due to his transformation, he towers over most Deluxes in robot mode.

: His wrists are susceptible to breaking off if too much pressure is applied when trying to force his wrists into a more natural "straight down" position, so don't do it. The earliest releases of the toy had issues with the EMP generator; it was hard to trigger the barrel release, plus it didn't lock onto Ratchet's arm too well. Later releases fixed these issues.

: Lockdown is slightly mistransformed in the picture to the right: his legs are not properly extended. Doing so would allow the panels at the top of his legs to fold into his legs and face down, not forward. Also, his shoulder panels should be flipped up. These steps make for a more cartoon-accurate toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Activators Lockdown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bounty-hunting goodness, now in pocket size.]]
*'''Lockdown''' (Activators, 2008)

:Part of the second wave of [[Activators]], this very simplified Scout-class version of Lockdown features a button-activated auto-transformation from vehicle to robot. He lacks the right-arm hook attachment. He's also really squat, even for an Activators toy.

: The cardback refers to his car mode as a "Prowler", for what it's worth.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/ActLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Activators Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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*'''Animated Super Collection Vol. 1''' (multipack, 2010)

: Released in October 2010 in Japan, the "Animated Super Collection Vol. 1" giftset contained slight redecos of Activators Lockdown, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]].

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[[Image:Ani-toy StealthLockdown.JPG|right|250px|thumb|"No doubt you want a Starscream redeco instead of this. Hnn, figures."]]
*'''Stealth Lockdown''' (3-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator

: Part of a Target-[[exclusive]] multi-pack, this version of the original Deluxe toy is mostly smoky-clear plastic with light gray [[Plastic|PVC]] plastic for joint tolerances, and only a small number of [[paint operation|paint applications]]. He retains his gimmicks, but it is currently unknown if his wrists have the same breakage issues as the normal version.

: He comes with the [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] versions of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. These two are ''almost'' identical to their individually carded mass-retail versions, having silver [[insignia|faction symbols]] instead of red.

: His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts a [[:Image:StealthLockdownOriginal.jpg|very different version]] of the toy, being completely transparent as opposed to the final toy's translucent-but-smokey coloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/StealthLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Stealth Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BanditLockdown.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ooga booga!]]
*'''Bandit Lockdown''' (Activators, 2008)

: Part of the fourth wave of Activators, Lockdown gets a creeeeeepy black and blue redeco with skeletons on the hood, somewhat evoking ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'''s skeleton-bedecked pirate [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]]. He even has a blacked-out left optic! Arr! Pity he lacks the hook-hand, or the whole pirate thing would be complete.

: The cardback refers to his car mode as a "Bandit Prowler." Whatever that means.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/BanditLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Bandit Lockdown at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Blazing}}
[[Image:Blazing Lockdown.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This is what happens when he takes "trophies" from a Ford Pinto.]]
*'''Blazing Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-46'''
**''Accessories'': Chainsaw attachment, engine block/EMP generator

: Part of the fifth wave of ''Animated'' Deluxes, this fiery-themed [[redeco]] and [[Retool|retooling]] of the original Lockdown toy replaces the hook in his hood-attachment with his chainsaw weapon, which is removable, but cannot flip back out of sight like the hook can. He retains all of the [[Gimmick|gimmickry]] from the previous versions of the mold. Due to the fact that the motor block can go on either hand, it is possible to place the hook on the right hand and the chainsaw on the left one on the deluxe figure, thus recreating the flashback scene seen in "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]".

: Blazing Lockdown was retooled into [[BotCon 2011]] [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Blazing Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Ani-toy BumperBattlers Lockdown.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Lockdown on his day off]]
*'''Lockdown''' (Bumper Battlers, 2009)

: Part of the fourth wave of [[Bumper Battlers]] toys, this ''extremely'' simplified toy features electronic sounds when the Decepticon symbol on his hood is pressed. Pressing in on his bumper flips up the roof of the car, revealing his robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/BBLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Bumper Battlers Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s blog, his original concept for Lockdown was as a freakish [[Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein-like monster]]. It was altered to better fit Lockdown's more business-like nature.<ref>http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/05/evolution-of-lockdown.html</ref> Lockdown's final model is "reminiscent of skull like head and an undertaker's tux"{{sic}} —hey, he even has coat-tails!<ref>https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=2803441425110630377&isPopup=true</ref>
* Meanwhile, Wyatt has explicitly said that Lockdown is ''not'' based on [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. The older bounty hunter's name was, however, later used for [[Death's Head (Animated)|Lockdown's starship]].
* The [[Character model|cartoon model]] for Lockdown shows an amusing [[homage]] to the older [[toy]]s. Instead of the ordinary Decepticon symbol seen on the toy, the animated version's chest carries what appears to be a [[rubsign]], presumably to symbolize the character's lack of allegiance to any faction.
* Lockdown's allegiance, in fact, seems to be more than meets the eye. Lockdown has stated outright that he isn't a Decepticon—and according to Derrick Wyatt, no Decepticon ever trained at [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|Master Yoketron's dojo]].<ref>http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1420346893</ref> Combined with the fact that his concept design featured a stolen part whose Decepticon symbol had been ''crossed out'', the evidence strongly points to Lockdown as having been a former ''Autobot''. Lockdown's profile in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' also supports this: Prowl "writes" that he suspects Lockdown to have been an Autobot, based on his size, powers, and car-based altmode. In "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]", [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]] is seen with the same body-type as Lockdown, and all of the [[Team Stunticon|Stunticons]] were said to have taken on Autobot shells for their mission, further pointing to Lockdown being a former Autobot.
* According to the Decepticon character descriptions sent out in the original [[Cartoon Network]] press release for ''Transformers Animated'', Lockdown "can go into a ''[[Predator (alien)|Predator]]''-like stealth mode for brief periods". Thus far, he has never been shown to ''do'' this in fiction, although the idea seems to have been the basis for the Stealth Lockdown toy—whose bio further cemented the ''Predator'' connection by saying his "active camo shorts out in rain".
* In his [[The Thrill of the Hunt|debut episode]], Lockdown's original arm (the one currently outfitted with his hook) came equipped with a rocket powered fist. This weapon was destroyed by Ratchet during the episode, and was not ever seen afterwards, either on the show or in toy form.
* His toy's vehicle mode is adorable yet terrifying. Like if ''[[wikipedia:Cars (film)|Cars]]'' had a serial-killer character.
* Despite having lost the EMP generator, Lockdown retains the external engine it comprises in his vehicle mode, as seen in "[[A Fistful of Energon]]". Perhaps he found a substitute or a replacement?
* The interior of Lockdown's vehicle mode sports a chain-steering wheel and a skull on the gear stick. Now that's hardcore. The skull gear stick was even immortalized in toy form: It's molded on the interior of the Bumper Battles figure.
* Lockdown was responsible for breaking off Ratchet's right-hand chevron, but it would appear that [[The Arrival issue 3#"'Bots of Science"|he wasn't the first]].
* Although it initially seemed that Lockdown had not [[Scanning|scanned]] a local Earth altmode, he was shown doing so [[The Arrival issue 4|in a comic]] immediately prior to the events shown in "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]". This is slightly confusing though, since the Great War flashbacks in "Thrill" do seem to show Lockdown using the same muscle car altmode he would later adopt Earthside—but to be fair, the scene was quite dark. He must have just scanned an extremely similar new form. Shrug.
* He seems to bear resemblance to another bounty hunter - original Lobo from DC comics, especialy with the black lines on his face.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lockdown''' (ロックダウン ''Rokkudaun'')

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Bounty hunters]]

Lockdown (Animated)

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:''Lockdown is a bounty hunter commonly allied with the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Tfalockdowna.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Not bad, for a human."]]

Driven by the thrill of the chase, '''Lockdown''' is a bounty hunter by choice and a Decepticon only by necessity. He's got no real loyalty towards [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but the Decepticons always pay on time, better than the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], and allow him access to the systems upgrades he craves. Besides that, he's such a nasty piece of work that it's just easier for him to be a 'Con.

Lockdown has a grisly habit of collecting "trophies" from his victims for his own use. He has attached a number of parts that appear to be stolen, such as his hook, chainsaw weapons, and parts of his left leg. His collection of stolen gadgets include quick-hardening cement spray, smoke bombs, and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s EMP generator. The [[Autobot]]s consider his actions appalling, while [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] views his mercenary ways an insult to the Decepticon cause, but Lockdown doesn't care. As long as Megatron and the Decepticon leadership will give him his upgrades, Lockdown will get the job done.

{{quote|I'm not that good with names and faces, but I never forget a trophy.|Lockdown, "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Lance Henriksen]] (English), [[Akio Ōtsuka]] (Japanese)|[[Kaspar Eichel]] (German), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian, "The Thrill of the Hunt" only), [[Marco Balbi]] (Italian, second voice)}}

Lockdown was a student in [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]]'s [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]], and one of the greater students at that. However, during the Great War he somehow brought shame on the Corps and was booted out and became a bounty hunter instead. His first act as a bounty hunter was to lead a Decepticon attack on Yoketron's training center and to steal the protoforms kept in storage. During the attack, he killed his former teacher and took his helmet. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

[[Image:TFA Thrill Hunt Lockdown Optimus.JPG|right|200px|thumb|"Hnn. No cavities. Figures."]]

One of his other wartime jobs was to bring an [[Arcee (Animated)|intelligence officer]] who carried vital information in for questioning. He encountered [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], broke off one of the Autobot's forehead chevrons and stole his [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] generator, turning the healing tool into a weapon. During said encounter, Lockdown's right arm was destroyed when he launched it at Ratchet, causing him to replace it with a decidedly more menacing one (namely, the hook seen above). He was also indirectly responsible for Arcee losing her memory. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

On modern-day Earth, Lockdown was hired by [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] to bring in the Autobot presumed responsible for [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s death ''and was allowed to name his price—specifically, Lugnut's [[Punch of Kill Everything]]. Tracking the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' to the location of its crash on the moon, Lockdown, through use of the security footage, determined that a repair crew led by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] was responsible. Realizing he was not alone, he soon found himself face to face with [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who had her own reasons for being there. Being suspicious of her motives, Lockdown confronted her, only to be knocked out cold by Blackarachnia's [[cyber venom]]. Coming to and seeing her gone, he dismissed this and moved on to capture his real target'', {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4#"A Few Loose Strands"|A Few Loose Strands}} Optimus Prime. He captured Prime using the EMP generator and, impressed by Prime's own personal modifications, stole his axe and forcibly removed Optimus's grapplers, something that traumatized him later on. When the Autobots came to rescue Prime, Lockdown made short work of [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], on the other hand, proved a bigger challenge, but Lockdown came out on top (after having a tire mark smudged on his face). He was about to leave in [[Death's Head (Animated)|his ship]] with his new trophies, when Ratchet, who had been suffering from war flashbacks, came on the scene and soundly thrashed him, partially because the stolen EMP generator didn't work on Ratchet himself. Pinning Lockdown, Ratchet painfully removed both Prime's grapplers and his own EMP generator. Lockdown was forced to watch as Ratchet crippled his ship and escaped with a weakened Optimus. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

After arriving on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Blitzwing remarked that the Decepticons hadn't heard anything from Lockdown since he contacted Blitzwing. Mentioning Lockdown's name made Lugnut get a little bent out of shape. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdowninponcho.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The robot with no name.]]

As it turns out, Lockdown survived the crash and his ship was repaired. Learning of a large bounty on [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], Lockdown headed back to Earth, expecting a serious fight to take him down. It turned out that Prowl managed to take down Starscream for him. During a fight over the Decepticon, they realized that Starscream had escaped. Heading to Earth on his ship, he discovered Prowl had stowed away. Prowl offered to help Lockdown, and the bounty hunter offered a suit of armor to assist.

[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdownwithhelmet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Why, yes Prowl, I have all this Samurai armor that not only fits you and matches your color scheme, but can also turn into a sidecar that attaches to your vehicle mode! Oh, and by the way, I killed your sensei.]]

Upon landing on Earth, Lockdown and Prowl discovered Starscream ([[Clone number 3370318|both purple and more cowardly than usual]]) and Prowl managed to take him down. Lockdown contacted Megatron to set up a meet, but Prowl wanted to turn him over to the Elite Guard. Lockdown subdued Prowl and took Starscream. At the warehouse, the Autobots arrived with [[Clone number 2716057|''another'' Starscream]]. Lockdown tried to take his leave, but Megatron commanded him to stay. Then the two Starscreams revealed that they were clones with bombs in their chests. Lockdown managed to get away in the chaos, then contacted Prowl with an offer of a partnership. Prowl rejected his offer, saying that all the mods were for weak processors, and warned Lockdown never to contact him again, or he'd turn him over to the Elite Guard. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

At some point after he left Earth, Lockdown traded information to [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] in exchange for weapons. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-LockdownInYoketronHelmet.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]

He later came back to Earth, hired by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to capture Decepticons for him so he could look good. Lockdown happily complied until [[Ramjet (Animated)|one of the prisoners]] made a better deal, causing Lockdown to happily turn on the Autobots. He was able to defeat Prowl through his ninja skills and trickery, taking him away to steal his jump-jets and holo-projector so he could replicate the armour Prowl once wore. Shockingly, putting one of the heroes next to a load of kit that said hero could use ''backfired'', and Lockdown found himself fighting a stronger Prowl—especially once the Autobot realised Lockdown had been the one to murder Yoketron.

While beaten, Lockdown was able to escape once again. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}
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===Toy bios===
[[Image:Blazinglockdownpackageart.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and things with... molecular structures.]]
In the past, Lockdown stole an "active camo" mod from a member of the Autobot [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]. As it renders him nearly invisible, he uses it to do reconnaissance on his targets, learning everything he needs to know about them before striking. Unfortunately, it shorts out in the rain. {{storylink|#Stealth|Stealth Lockdown}}

Lockdown realizes that half the game is psychological, no matter what that game is. If it's bounty hunting, and you have to paint yourself blue with skeletons and a missing optic to give your target a case of the glitches, well, sometimes it's what you have to do. They'll certainly know he's ''coming''—and that nothing is going to stop him. {{storylink|#Bandit|Bandit Lockdown}}

At some point, Lockdown was exposed to exotic energy that supercharged his systems, causing his body to give off a fiery glow. This enhancement went so far as to change his mode of operations; he no longer seeks payment for his actions, and instead simply lives to see the terror coming from the Autobots he destroys. With his chainsaw and a body that now gives off so much heat that it can melt or burn through whatever he comes in contact with, that's a ''lot'' of terror... for however long the condition lasts. {{storylink|#Blazing|Blazing Lockdown}}
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===''Web of Deception''===
Blackarachnia hired Lockdown to get her revenge on Optimus Prime, sending the bounty hunter to [[Archa Seven]] to pick up one of the [[Archa Seven arachnid|giant spiders]] there and bring it back to Earth. Using [[Sparkseeker]] EMP torpedoes, he was able to abduct Optimus Prime right off the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Autobot ship]] and tie him to a bomb next to the spider as part of Blackarachnia's plan. A short time later the rest of the Autobots caused problems for him, and he opted to leave them to it. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}

{{Note|As "Web of Deception" is a multipath adventure, some accounts of the events may vary. In one particular version of events, Lockdown got a better offer from a safari hunter in the [[Kvi Cluster]] and captured Blackarachnia instead.}}

===''The Cool'' comics===
[[Image:The CoolLockdownAndRatchet01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I'm the dog, the big bad dog...]]

Upon arriving on [[Earth]], Lockdown joined [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] in attacking [[Detroit]]. Transforming from vehicle to robot mode, he faced off against [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] in an attempt to seize the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 1}}

Lockdown later joined up with Prowl (giving him a set of power-boosting armor) in hunting down what he thought was Starscream. Lockdown then doublecrossed Prowl when the Autobot began to have doubts and hauled the bounty off to Megatron by himself. The Starscream he had captured turned out to be nothing more than a clone, rigged to explode by the ''real'' Starscream. Prowl launched the clone into the sky, where it detonated harmlessly, though Lockdown disappeared in the confusion. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}

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==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lance Henriksen]] (English)
[[Image:TFAnimated Game Lockdown.jpg|thumb|right|139px]]
Lockdown was hired by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] to find [[AllSpark]] fragments in exchange for some sweet upgrades. Lockdown, always the consummate professional, delivered the goods. He later lucked into some more fragments, which had been gathered by [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], and swiped them from the Autobot. Bumblebee furiously chased him along [[Detroit]]'s streets, bumping into him until he had to reboot and the Autobot pinched the fragments back. To add insult to injury, Lockdown was subsequently hunted down and captured by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Deluxe Lockdown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Arrr, matey...]]
*'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-08'''
**''Accessories'': Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'' Deluxes, Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar, with lots of spikes and a cow-catcher on his bumper. He looks freaking terrifying. In car mode, pressing down on his engine block/EMP generator flips out twin cannon barrels. A hook can also be flipped from the center of his bumper.

: In robot mode, the entire engine block/center hood assembly pops off to form a "replacement" hook-hand gauntlet that can be used on either arm (though for [[character model|animation model]] accuracy, it would go on his right arm). The engine block can be removed and attached to the [[Ratchet (Animated)|deluxe Ratchet's]] left arm via the "war wound" socket. There was much rejoicing. But it cannot be attached to [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]'s arm. Despite being "normal" size in car mode for a Deluxe, due to his transformation, he towers over most Deluxes in robot mode.

: His wrists are susceptible to breaking off if too much pressure is applied when trying to force his wrists into a more natural "straight down" position, so don't do it. The earliest releases of the toy had issues with the EMP generator; it was hard to trigger the barrel release, plus it didn't lock onto Ratchet's arm too well. Later releases fixed these issues.

: Lockdown is slightly mistransformed in the picture to the right: his legs are not properly extended. Doing so would allow the panels at the top of his legs to fold into his legs and face down, not forward. Also, his shoulder panels should be flipped up. These steps make for a more cartoon-accurate toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Activators Lockdown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bounty-hunting goodness, now in pocket size.]]
*'''Lockdown''' (Activators, 2008)

:Part of the second wave of [[Activators]], this very simplified Scout-class version of Lockdown features a button-activated auto-transformation from vehicle to robot. He lacks the right-arm hook attachment. He's also really squat, even for an Activators toy.

: The cardback refers to his car mode as a "Prowler", for what it's worth.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/ActLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Activators Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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*'''Animated Super Collection Vol. 1''' (multipack, 2010)

: Released in October 2010 in Japan, the "Animated Super Collection Vol. 1" giftset contained slight redecos of Activators Lockdown, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]].

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[[Image:Ani-toy StealthLockdown.JPG|right|250px|thumb|"No doubt you want a Starscream redeco instead of this. Hnn, figures."]]
*'''Stealth Lockdown''' (3-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator

: Part of a Target-[[exclusive]] multi-pack, this version of the original Deluxe toy is mostly smoky-clear plastic with light gray [[Plastic|PVC]] plastic for joint tolerances, and only a small number of [[paint operation|paint applications]]. He retains his gimmicks, but it is currently unknown if his wrists have the same breakage issues as the normal version.

: He comes with the [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] versions of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. These two are ''almost'' identical to their individually carded mass-retail versions, having silver [[insignia|faction symbols]] instead of red.

: His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts a [[:Image:StealthLockdownOriginal.jpg|very different version]] of the toy, being completely transparent as opposed to the final toy's translucent-but-smokey coloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/StealthLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Stealth Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BanditLockdown.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ooga booga!]]
*'''Bandit Lockdown''' (Activators, 2008)

: Part of the fourth wave of Activators, Lockdown gets a creeeeeepy black and blue redeco with skeletons on the hood, somewhat evoking ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'''s skeleton-bedecked pirate [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]]. He even has a blacked-out left optic! Arr! Pity he lacks the hook-hand, or the whole pirate thing would be complete.

: The cardback refers to his car mode as a "Bandit Prowler." Whatever that means.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/BanditLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Bandit Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Blazing Lockdown.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This is what happens when he takes "trophies" from a Ford Pinto.]]
*'''Blazing Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-46'''
**''Accessories'': Chainsaw attachment, engine block/EMP generator

: Part of the fifth wave of ''Animated'' Deluxes, this fiery-themed [[redeco]] and [[Retool|retooling]] of the original Lockdown toy replaces the hook in his hood-attachment with his chainsaw weapon, which is removable, but cannot flip back out of sight like the hook can. He retains all of the [[Gimmick|gimmickry]] from the previous versions of the mold. Due to the fact that the motor block can go on either hand, it is possible to place the hook on the right hand and the chainsaw on the left one on the deluxe figure, thus recreating the flashback scene seen in "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]".

: Blazing Lockdown was retooled into [[BotCon 2011]] [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Blazing Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Ani-toy BumperBattlers Lockdown.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Lockdown on his day off]]
*'''Lockdown''' (Bumper Battlers, 2009)

: Part of the fourth wave of [[Bumper Battlers]] toys, this ''extremely'' simplified toy features electronic sounds when the Decepticon symbol on his hood is pressed. Pressing in on his bumper flips up the roof of the car, revealing his robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/BBLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Bumper Battlers Lockdown at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s blog, his original concept for Lockdown was as a freakish [[Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein-like monster]]. It was altered to better fit Lockdown's more business-like nature.<ref>http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/05/evolution-of-lockdown.html</ref> Lockdown's final model is "reminiscent of skull like head and an undertaker's tux"{{sic}} —hey, he even has coat-tails!<ref>https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=2803441425110630377&isPopup=true</ref>
* Meanwhile, Wyatt has explicitly said that Lockdown is ''not'' based on [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. The older bounty hunter's name was, however, later used for [[Death's Head (Animated)|Lockdown's starship]].
* The [[Character model|cartoon model]] for Lockdown shows an amusing [[homage]] to the older [[toy]]s. Instead of the ordinary Decepticon symbol seen on the toy, the animated version's chest carries what appears to be a [[rubsign]], presumably to symbolize the character's lack of allegiance to any faction.
* Lockdown's allegiance, in fact, seems to be more than meets the eye. Lockdown has stated outright that he isn't a Decepticon—and according to Derrick Wyatt, no Decepticon ever trained at [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|Master Yoketron's dojo]].<ref>http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1420346893</ref> Combined with the fact that his concept design featured a stolen part whose Decepticon symbol had been ''crossed out'', the evidence strongly points to Lockdown as having been a former ''Autobot''. Lockdown's profile in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' also supports this: Prowl "writes" that he suspects Lockdown to have been an Autobot, based on his size, powers, and car-based altmode. In "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]", [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]] is seen with the same body-type as Lockdown, and all of the [[Team Stunticon|Stunticons]] were said to have taken on Autobot shells for their mission, further pointing to Lockdown being a former Autobot.
* According to the Decepticon character descriptions sent out in the original [[Cartoon Network]] press release for ''Transformers Animated'', Lockdown "can go into a ''[[Predator (alien)|Predator]]''-like stealth mode for brief periods". Thus far, he has never been shown to ''do'' this in fiction, although the idea seems to have been the basis for the Stealth Lockdown toy—whose bio further cemented the ''Predator'' connection by saying his "active camo shorts out in rain".
* In his [[The Thrill of the Hunt|debut episode]], Lockdown's original arm (the one currently outfitted with his hook) came equipped with a rocket powered fist. This weapon was destroyed by Ratchet during the episode, and was not ever seen afterwards, either on the show or in toy form.
* His toy's vehicle mode is adorable yet terrifying. Like if ''[[wikipedia:Cars (film)|Cars]]'' had a serial-killer character.
* Despite having lost the EMP generator, Lockdown retains the external engine it comprises in his vehicle mode, as seen in "[[A Fistful of Energon]]". Perhaps he found a substitute or a replacement?
* The interior of Lockdown's vehicle mode sports a chain-steering wheel and a skull on the gear stick. Now that's hardcore. The skull gear stick was even immortalized in toy form: It's molded on the interior of the Bumper Battles figure.
* Lockdown was responsible for breaking off Ratchet's right-hand chevron, but it would appear that [[The Arrival issue 3#"'Bots of Science"|he wasn't the first]].
* Although it initially seemed that Lockdown had not [[Scanning|scanned]] a local Earth altmode, he was shown doing so [[The Arrival issue 4|in a comic]] immediately prior to the events shown in "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]". This is slightly confusing though, since the Great War flashbacks in "Thrill" do seem to show Lockdown using the same muscle car altmode he would later adopt Earthside—but to be fair, the scene was quite dark. He must have just scanned an extremely similar new form. Shrug.
* He seems to bear resemblance to another bounty hunter - oryginal Lobo from DC comics, especialy with the black lines on his face.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lockdown''' (ロックダウン ''Rokkudaun'')

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Bounty hunters]]

Endgame, Part I

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{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' episode|the ''Beast Machines'' episode|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral}}

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=TFAni EndgamePart1 Autobots Ready.jpg
|caption=You're telling us this entire series was just to get Prime a jetpack? ''Again''?
|ep=41
|ep2=38
|prev2=This Is Why I Hate Machines
|next2=Endgame, Part II
|title="Endgame, Part I"
|airdate=[[May 16]], [[2009]]
|written by=[[Rich Fogel]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]] [[Kentaro Mizuno]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''The Autobots race to find an advantage over Megatron's control of Omega Supreme.'''

==Synopsis==
At the [[Autobot Earth Base|plant]], [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] are working on Prowl's [[processor-over-matter]] by having Prowl lift some oil cans. Jazz is impressed with Prowl's skills, and wonders why he never completed his training. Suddenly, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] come tearing in, causing Prowl to lose his concentration and drop the oil can. Bumblebee and Bulkhead skid on the spilled oil across the floor, crashing into the wall. As the two bots collect themselves, Prowl says that they're two reasons he never completed his training. Bulkhead and Bumblebee then explain why they came in so quickly: They've found [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]'s energy signature, and it's on Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]].

[[Image:TFAni EndgamePart1 Lugnut vs Shockwave.jpg|thumb|left|200px|And to think, this dance scene almost got cut.]]
On the Moon, [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] continues his efforts to probe [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s memory banks for the [[activation code]]s to Omega Supreme. However, all he's found so far are some prewar datatrax of her school-teaching days. [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] is convinced that his "most loyal servant" can find it in time. [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] takes a moment to goad [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] that Megatron has another favorite, and Lugnut bashes Shockwave aside in protest, citing his great loyalty and never-ending search for Megatron. Shockwave counters that while Lugnut was fawning at Megatron's stabilizing servos, he risked his [[spark]] by going spying on the Autobots for stellar cycles. The two get into a fight, much to Megatron's annoyance, while Starscream gloats and rolls his head out of the room...

At the plant, the Autobots debate their options. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] says that they need to act now, and that they need to use the [[Magnus Hammer]]. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] is hesitant, and thinks back to his past...

:''At the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] chambers, [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] reviews Cadet Optimus and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Cadet Sentinel]]'s recent unauthorized visit to an organic world, which resulted in the loss of Cadet [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]. Sentinel makes a final statement that he wanted to go back for Elita, but Optimus prevented him. Ultra Magnus again asks whose idea it was to go to the planet, and Optimus takes full responsibility as the senior Cadet. Ultra Magnus had high hopes for Optimus, even believing he could one day be [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]], but now that will never be. Ultra Magnus pronounces his judgment: Optimus is to be expelled from the [[Autobot Academy]] and be ineligible for service in the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]].''

Snapped back to the present, Optimus reaffirms that they don't need to use the Magnus Hammer. Instead, he was considering a flight mechanism to keep up with Megatron. Ratchet is resistant, but the other Autobots point out various examples of Autobot flight, and Ratchet finally relents. Optimus says that they need more information, so Prowl volunteers to go and spy on the Decepticons. Jazz vetoes this, saying that Prowl is on the verge of a major training breakthrough, so someone else must go. Bumblebee gets volunteered, much to his own annoyance.

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-ShockwavePointsAndLaughs.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Statement: LOL]]
In the ruins of the [[Nemesis (Animated)|Decepticon warship]], Starscream creates a new body for himself from the shell of a [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone]] and a [[protoform]]. However, as soon as the process is complete and Starscream's head is attached, Megatron reveals his presence and destroys the already complete clones. Starscream begs for mercy, saying he planned to make an army for the Decepticon cause, but Megatron has bigger plans in mind for the protoforms: Not to clone himself, nor even Lugnut. No, even bigger—about the size of Omega Supreme...

In the woods, Jazz guides Prowl in meditation, directing him to commune with the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. His efforts succeed, collecting the ambient dispersed AllSpark energy in the area and forming it into a solid AllSpark fragment. Meanwhile, Bumblebee is transwarped to the Moon. He manages to avoid being seen, but the transmitter he brought is destroyed when he avoids some construction work that Shockwave and Lugnut are doing. Making his way into Omega Supreme, he finds Arcee and realizes that she isn't quite functioning right. Since he doesn't know how to disconnect her without deactivating her, Bumblebee decides to activate her communicator to allow them to listen in on the Decepticons, and he quickly transwarps out. On Earth, the Autobots are unable to get the specifics of what's going on, but it quickly becomes obvious that Megatron is building something.

[[Image:EndGamePart1-Autobotscantfly.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Wingblade Prime]]
At the plant, Ratchet, [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], and [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] work on the jet pack they're building for Prime. Ratchet is having trouble, so Sari scans the device and discovers the problem. Once it's ready, they have Optimus take it for a test run. After he loses control, flies around the city, and crashes in front of the plant, all on five percent power, Ratchet and Sari decide to add some stabilizers. Once those are ready, Optimus conducts another test run. This one is much more successful, and Optimus actually enjoys his flying, thinking back to a conversation with Ultra Magnus...

:''Despite being expelled from the Academy, Optimus still impressed Ultra Magnus with the considerable skills he'd already shown in his stellar cycles of service. Managing to pull some strings, Ultra Magnus has been able to get Optimus promoted to [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and get him a ship to command. Although Optimus is grateful, he soon sees his ship, ''[[Teletran-1]]'', a rusted out piece of junk. Ratchet is performing maintenance and tells Optimus to ignore the appearance of the ship. Indicating Bumblebee and Bulkhead, he notes it's the young bots Optimus should be worried about...''

[[Image:TFAni EndgamePart1 Optimus FemScream.jpg|right|thumb|left|200px|"What the hell is that noise?" "Oh, that? I'm just driving with the top down."]]

While Optimus flies around the city, he attracts the attention of [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], who thinks that he's Starscream returned to Earth. Her overriding (and still unexplained) hatred of Starscream compels her fly and attack him. Optimus takes a hit and crashes into the river, while she flies off as she realizes he's not her progenitor.

On the Moon, Shockwave is finally able to bring Arcee's memory to the point where she and Ratchet were attacked by [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]. Posing as Longarm Prime, he asks if she still has the activation codes for Project: Omega, which she does. Pleased, Shockwave pulls her wires and takes her to Megatron. Bulkhead and Bumblebee alert Optimus, who is in quite a funk after being beaten by a "Starscream wannabe".

[[Image:TFAni EndgamePart1 Screamer NotAgain.jpg|left|thumb|200px|De agony of de feet.]]

Finally, the time has come to implant the protoforms into their base shells. They scan Omega Supreme, assuming his form. Longarm reawakens Arcee and instructs her to transfer the access code to Megatron, but she recognizes him and refuses. Shockwave thus deactivates her and prepares to upload the information to his leader. However, Starscream knocks Megatron aside to take the codes, but Lugnut knocks ''him'' aside and receives the codes instead—just as Megatron wanted. He knew that imprinting his personality onto the clones risked making them too ambitious, but there is no such threat from Lugnut, Megatron's "most loyal lieutenant"—a description which pleases Lugnut greatly. Furthermore, with the AllSpark fragments from Omega Supreme, they no longer have need of Starscream, whom Megatron immediately shoots, breaking his new body into several pieces.

At the plant, Optimus is being repaired, and Ratchet insists that he must use the Magnus Hammer. Optimus still believes that using it isn't in his programming. Prowl, however, believes that fate makes its own programming, prompting Optimus to think back...

:''Working on repairing the space bridge where it all started, Bumblebee and Bulkhead stumble upon Prowl meditating in a cavern, having failed to commune with the AllSpark so far despite trying for a thousand stellar cycles. Unfortunately, one of the [[energon cube]]s Ratchet was setting up falls into Prowl's cavern. They barely make it out, but Prowl's ship is destroyed. Optimus offers to take him back to Cybertron in about fifty stellar cycles, after the crew finishes there, but notes that with Prowl's help, it could be sooner. Prowl bemoans how he has strayed so far from his path, and Optimus says that he can sympathize.''

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-LugnutsSupreme.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Great, so now we know what the children would look like.]]

Optimus is snapped back to reality when Bulkhead says that he's getting several signals from the Moon. Meanwhile, Lugnut has finished uploading the codes, but a glitch forces him to remain on Omega Supreme with Shockwave to coordinate. Megatron, meanwhile, says that he will take the clones on a test run by destroying [[Detroit]]. As they launch, the Autobots head out to get a visual, while Optimus reluctantly grabs the Magnus Hammer. He asks Ratchet if they can still reason with Omega Supreme, but Ratchet doubts it, as the [[Lugnut Supreme|Lugnut Supremes]] transform and prepare to touch down.

[[Endgame, Part II|To be concluded...]]
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (1)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (14, flashback)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Cadet Sentinel]] (15, flashback)

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave / Longarm Prime]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (9)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (10)
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (17)
*Three [[Lugnut Supreme]]s (18–20)

|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (16)

|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"Uh-oh. Looks like Megatron has a new favorite, and I'll give you a hint – it ain't you!"
:—'''Starscream''' to Lugnut

[[Image:TFAni EndgamePart1 Megatron Facepalm.jpg|thumb|right|200px|*faceplateservo*]]
'''Megatron''': Can't you shut [[Arcee (Animated)|her]] up? She makes [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] sound like he's got his head screwed on straight. 
'''Starscream''': You see? Now he even likes Blitzwing better than you. 
''[Lugnut bashes Shockwave aside while making his way to Starscream]'' 
'''Lugnut''': No! ''I'' am the most faithful! 
'''Shockwave''': Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here! 
''[A scuffle ensues]'' 
'''Megatron''': Oh, for spark's sake...
:—You get what you pay for, Megatron. And these guys are free.

'''Prowl''': I'll transwarp to the Moon and spy on him. 
'''Jazz''': And take five on your Cyber-Ninja training? No dice. You're close to a real breakthrough. And I got a vibe that says we're gonna need every advantage we can get our servos on. 
'''Optimus''': Agreed. We'll send someone else. 
'''Bumblebee''': Who'd be crazy enough to volunteer for ''that'' mission? ''[Everyone looks at Bumblebee]'' Why's everyone looking at me? Why's everyone ''always'' looking at me?!
:—Bumblebee gets tired of all his suicide missions.

'''Starscream''': Have mercy, Megatron! I was merely building you an army to serve our great Decepticon cause. 
'''Megatron''': Ah, but you think too small, Starscream. I have plans for these protoforms. Much bigger plans. 
'''Starscream''': Naturally, you'd want to clone yourself, oh great one. 
'''Megatron''': Bigger. 
'''Starscream''': ''[Looks out the window]'' Not that idiot Lugnut 
''[Lugnut falls on his back, causing Shockwave to point and laugh]'' 
'''Megatron''': ''Bigger''... 
''[Starscream sees the base shells near Omega Supreme]'' 
'''Starscream''': Oh. I see... 
:—Megatron [[army-building|army-builds]] in the [[Size class|Supreme-class range]]. That's hardcore.

"Get with it, Prowl. The AllSpark ain't just in your circuits, dig. It's grooving all around us. Reach out and hook yourself into it. 
:—'''Jazz''', being all mystical ''and'' hip at the same time.

'''Sari''': ''[Scans the boosters]'' You're right. We need to add a microaerator to the fuel line. 
'''Ratchet''': And I suppose the rocket boosters just told you that? 
'''Sari''': Kinda. 
'''Ratchet''': That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever— 
''[Ratchet checks the rocket boosters]'' 
'''Ratchet''': Wait! I've got it! We'll add a microaerator to the fuel line! 
'''Sari''': Hmm, now why didn't I think of that? 
:—Ratchet is either a glory hog or going senile. Possibly both.

'''Slipstream''': [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]! You got some nerve showing your wing struts back here! ''[transforms and flies after 'Starscream'. She reaches 'him' and fires upon 'him', knocking Optimus Prime out of the sky]'' Wait. You're not Starscream. You're ... a flying Autobot? 
'''Optimus Prime''': Whoa! 
''[Optimus falls into the river. Then Slipstream stops to admire her handy-work, before transforming and flying away.]'' 
:-Slipstream making an honest mistake.

"Instilled with my own powerful personality, the clones might try to overthrow me. But not so my ''most loyal'' lieutenant..." 
''[to Megatron]'' "Ah. I am honoured, my Lord." ''[to Shockwave]'' "Hah. Megatron trusts '''me''' the most!"
:—'''Megatron''' makes all '''Lugnut'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s dreams come true. Lugnut responds by showing what a child he is.

"First I fail to protect the protoforms and now this! Do you have any idea what it's like to embark on a path, only to find it so completely twisted and turned that you have no idea where you are?!" 
"Oddly enough, I do."
:—'''Prowl''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

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

===Continuity notes===
* Prowl's failure to complete his [[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]] training, as previously mentioned in "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]", is again brought up. We learn in this episode that his failure is partially due to the fact that while trying to commune with the AllSpark, he was interrupted by Optimus Prime's crew and wound up joining up with them out of necessity, bridging the storytelling gap between "[[Five Servos of Doom]]" and "[[Transform and Roll Out]]".
* The events of the "[[Along Came a Spider]]" flashbacks are at last confirmed to be the reason that Optimus was kicked out of the [[Autobot Academy]].
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] returns for the first time since "A Bridge Too Close, Part II".
* The [[protoform]]s that [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] stole in "Five Servos of Doom" return in this episode, when it is revealed that the bounty hunter appropriated them for Megatron, and that they have been in the remains of his crashed warship all this time. As many fans had suspected, the protoforms are confirmed to have been used by Starscream to create his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]] in "[[A Fistful of Energon]]" and "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]". As the events of "Five Servos" suggested, the protoforms are shown to be [[blank]], without [[spark]]s.
* Ratchet once again repeats the oft-heard mantra that "Autobots don't fly", a common (if frequently broken) rule throughout most of the Transformers fiction, and one that has received quite a bit of attention in ''Animated''. Like quite a lot of fans before them, Bulkhead and Bumblebee promptly confront Ratchet with the harsh reality: [[Jetfire (Animated)|quite]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|a]] [[Swoop (Animated)|few]] ''[[Prowl (Animated)|Animated]]'' [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Autobots]] have taken to the skies at this point.
* In [[TransWarped]] Optimus mentions one day he'd learn how to fly. Looks like he held to that thougth.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:GodGinrai_toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now, that's some upgrade...]]
* While more viewers will likely be reminded of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s super mode, ''Animated'' Optimus's new flight attachments (specifically, the colors and details of his wings and gauntlets) are based on [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]]'s flight-endowing [[Godbomber]] components. The flight pack itself, to which the wings attach, doesn't seem to owe as much to Ginrai's, however; even its resemblance to the [[Jetfire (G1)|the original Jetfire]]'s booster pack is unintentional, according to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] (any connection between it at [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|the time Prime wore Sideswipe's jetpack]] is unconfirmed). His shoulder cannons, however, do appear to be based on his Voyager-class toy's water blaster.
* As he jets into the sky, Optimus shouts out [[Megatron (BW)|"Yessssss!" and "Excellent"]].
* The creation of the Lugnut Supremes, evil clones of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], hearkens back to previous evil Omegas such as the [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] and the [[Dark Guardian]]s.
*Starscream's line "It's so nice to have a real body again!" after rebuilding himself (for the first time) is almost word-for-word the same line he uses in [[Starscream's Ghost |a certain G1 episode]] after inhabiting [[Cyclonus (G1) |Cyclonus's]] body.

===Real-world references===
*The scene in which Optimus tests his jet pack for the first time appears to be a reference to a similar scene in the ''[[Iron Man]]'' motion picture, as he starts out using only a tiny percentage of the pack's power and still winds up shooting off out of control. When he achieves successful flight on his next test, he's also just as elated as Stark was. Amusingly, this isn't even the first time [[David Kaye]]'s played the part of Iron Man, having voiced the character in the ''[[wikipedia: Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes|Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes]]'' animated series.

===Trivia===
*Prowl had been on his optics quest for at least "a million stellar cycles" before he joined up with Optimus...and had accomplished jack squat in all that time. Of course, he could have been exaggerating out of frustration, but still...slow going.
*Megatron purposely started the Shockwave/Lugnut feud, knowing Starscream would try to seize Omega Supreme's access codes, just to be sure Lugnut would be in his most loyal state at the moment of the transfer? Now, that's some sleeky fore-thinkings...
*Shockwave has enough of a sense of humor that he can laugh. Who knew?
*Interestingly, Megatron destroys all of the remaining (albeit inert) Starscream clone shells, instead of reprogramming them to serve him and boost the number of troops under his command. [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] even suggests this, but apparently Megatron prefers [[Lugnut Supreme|sheer brute force]] over [[Air Warrior|numbers]]. Considering who they're clones of, this isn't really that surprising.
*After spending all of Season 3 as a disembodied head, Starscream finally regains his body....only to have Megatron blow it to smithereens at the end of the episode. ''Tough break'', Screamer.
*Prowl punches a boulder out of frustration and the boulder ''splits neatly in half!'' Holy crap man.
*This is not the [[Matrix Blade|first time]] that an Optimus has taken up a huge, Matrix-related melee weapon for the final battle against a Megatron.
*In this episode, Longarm's rank is "Security Chief". This is most likely because his cover has been blown or the fact that he was speaking to Arcee, who is unaware [[Great War (Animated)|the war]] has ended.
*This episode is not only the last to feature Slipstream, but the only one in the entire season.
*During Shockwave and Lugnut's fight you can actually hear Shockwave say "Liar, Lying Liar". No seriously.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La bataille finale 1/2'''" ("The Final Battle 1/2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fim de Jogo Parte 1'''" ("Game Over Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tobitate! Optimus Prime'''" (翔びたて! オプティマスプライム, "Take Off! Optimus Prime")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 18|18 December]] [[2010]]

==Home video releases==
This episode has yet to be released on home video.

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Revelations Part III: Apocalypse

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{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=9
|title="Revelations Part III: Apocalypse"
|image=Revelations3 Rhinox vision.jpg
|caption="OH GOD I'M IN WALES"
|airdate=[[November 13]], 1999
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[George Samilski]]
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuty=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Nightscream pursues Jetstorm, who has captured Blackarachnia's spark; meanwhile, Optimus and Rhinox have a heart to heart.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Jetstorm with extractor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He's a spark-breaker, he's a spark-taker...]]
[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] stands over [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s body, holding her [[spark]], as [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] looks on in anguish. Gloating, the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] transforms and flies off with the spark, and Nightscream sets off in pursuit. Watching them go, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] then eyes Blackarachnia's body.

Meanwhile, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] is skeptical of [[Rattrap]]'s theory that [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], due to the vast difference in intellect. The pair resolve to try to reach Rhinox's consciousness.

Below ground, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] tells the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] that he doesn't understand the visions he's had... and is promptly granted another vision. Walking in a field, he sees plants with his fellow [[Maximal]]s' faces on them, and is attacked by metal tentacles. The tentacles turn the plants to metal, and Optimus Primal's friends cry that he has failed them.

[[Image:Revelations3 Tankor cutting.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Tankor regains consciousness and Cheetor cautiously inquires whether Rhinox is in control. Although for a moment it seems as though Tankor's Maximal side is reasserting itself, he writhes in pain and reverts to his "TANKOR DESTROY!" persona. Cheetor is tossed aside, and Tankor advances on Rattrap, firing. After a brief attempt to reason with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]], Rattrap jumps on some large pipes, releasing them from their bonds so that they fall on Tankor. He recovers quickly, and the two Maximals turn to flee. Unfortunately they're cut off by oncoming tank drones, and race down a narrow gap between the stacked containers. Tankor begins smashing the containers aside, so the pair run up one of the arched structures they've found. On reaching the arch, Tankor merely begins cutting into the side of it, and the Maximals look at each other in alarm. It doesn't take long for Tankor to cut through enough to push the arch over, and Rattrap and Cheetor are forced to jump to the next arch which comes under attack from tank drones.

Nightscream snatches Blackarachnia's spark back from Jetstorm (who seems to have stopped to have a chat with it). The enraged Vehicon chases him but clips a freeway and slams into the side of a building. Recovering quickly, Jetstorm continues the pursuit and follows Nightscream until the Maximal drops an elevator on him.

[[Image:Revelations3 Nightscream spark.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bad touch: pending.]]
Thrust carries Blackarachnia's lifeless body through the city until he's intercepted by Nightscream. The pair fight until Nightscream is able to disable Thrust by draining his Energon. Floating in a white void, Blackarachnia encounters Optimus and he tells her that her spark must have left her body. Elsewhere, Nightscream liberates Blackarachnia's spark from its container and tries to force it back into her body. In the void, she panics and flees from Optimus, just as her spark does from Nightscream. Optimus is able to calm her, and her spark returns to her body. Nightscream suggests they find the others, as he has a feeling they'll need help.

Indeed, Tankor has just knocked over one of the arches in the row, and the rest of them begin to fall like dominoes. Rattrap and Cheetor fall from the final arch, and Cheetor finds himself trapped under some containers with Tankor towering over him. He pleads with the Vehicon to remember who he is and, after a great mental struggle, Tankor unleashes a cry which Optimus hears on his higher plane. Optimus marches through the field of his vision, pushing through the plants until he comes face-to-face with... Rhinox. Optimus talks with his old friend, who it seems sides with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], favoring technology over organic nature. Optimus is jerked back to reality with a cry of "NO!"

[[Image:Revelations3 Tankor maximals.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"''Damn it'' Tankor, ''The Phantom Menace'' was ''over a decade ago!''" "It still ''hurts'', Cheetor, ''alright''?!"]]
Blackarachnia pulls Cheetor out of the way of Tankor's descending fist, and Nightscream takes out a row of tank drones. Cheetor warns Blackarachnia not to harm Tankor, surprising her with the information that he's Rhinox. She's tossed aside by the Vehicon, disturbing a pile of containers and revealing Rattrap's hiding place. The four Maximals offer Tankor their help, but he replies in Rhinox's voice that he doesn't ''need'' their help. He reveals that he's been conscious but unable to do anything, suppressed by the Tankor personality the whole time. To their alarm, he also announces that Megatron is Cybertron's only hope for technological perfection. The Maximals wonder if Rhinox's spark has been corrupted, and attack their friend, pinning him to the ground. Cheetor tells Rattrap to use his tail interface to reprogram Rhinox, but they're interrupted by Optimus who says Rhinox has made his choice and they have to respect that. The Maximals sadly watch Rhinox leave.

Back at base, the Maximals mourn over their lost friend, and Optimus gives a speech about how the Matrix sent them to prehistoric Earth for a reason—to restore nature to Cybertron.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (1)
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (2)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (5)
* [[Rattrap]] (7)
* [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (9)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
* [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (3)
* [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (4)
* [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]/[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (6)
* [[Tank Drone]]s (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"Lookee here, ma! I caught me a lightning bug! Yeeha!"
:—Are we sure '''Jetstorm''' isn't [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]?

"Gee, good thing Tankor turned out to be a friend. Imagine if he was recycled from a ''Predacon''."
:—'''Rattrap''' getting tetchy at how the plan's going.

"C sharp... or B flat, music to my ears."
:—'''Nightscream''', as Jetstorm is flattened.

"Rattrap! Use your tail interface...if Rhinox won't change his mind, we'll change it for him!"
:—'''Cheetor''', ironically issuing a command that Megatron would have given.

"Megatron wants this planet to run harmoniously, but harmony without free will isn't harmony at all."
:—'''Optimus''' about to break out into a speech.

"Goodbye, Optimus. When we meet again, it will not be as allies."
:—'''Rhinox''''s parting words to Optimus.

"Was this planet ever natural to begin with?"
:—A humble question from '''Cheetor'''. To this day, the fandom [[Primus|is still]] [[Cybertron (planet)|divided]] over the answer.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
* Cheetor's line "I am seriously missing my old turbo-jets right now," is a reference to his old [[Transmetal]] capability in ''Beast Wars''.
* Rattrap's remark about Predacons is the only time that faction's name is spoken in the entire series.

===Real-world references===
* After destroying several Tank Drones, Nightscream refers to them as "[[Tonka]] toys".

===Trivia===
*Rattrap is relieved Tankor hadn't been built with a Predacon spark—but this actually has no bearing on the strength of the new personalities imposed by Megatron's shell program. Thrust had a Predacon spark and was often portrayed as noble in his own way, and open to at least listening to Maximals, whereas Jetstorm—whose spark was Maximal—was constantly cruel, treacherous, and menacing.
*Skir's original intention was that Rhinox had "seen all sides of the argument, and chose to go more in Megatron's direction" in ''Beast Machines'', and after a quiet chat he and Optimus part company. As Richard Newman played that scene with growling and shouting, Rhinox instead sounded not quite in his right mind after his experiences. (That said, animating Rhinox growing into a towering and menacing Tankor while backlit by storm clouds and lightning didn't quite say "quiet chat", either). [http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html]

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Révélation, Partie III'''" ("Revelation, Part III")

:*''Title:'' '''Révélations 3''' (Canada, "Revelations 3")

'''Japanese
:*''Title:'' "'''Hoshi no Shimei'''" (星の使命, "Message from the Stars")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 4]], [[2004]]

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Revelaciones, Tercera Parte: Apocalipsis'''" ("Revelations, Third Part: Apocalypse")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 3 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two ([[Sony]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season One: Volume Two — Revelations (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season One (Sony) 
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 1 (Sony) — French audio only.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Revelations part 3}}
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy

2013-12-05T15:31:13Z

Zxx22: /* Transformers references */

{{disambig2|the episode of Transformers Animated|the titular group of super-villains|Society of Ultimate Villainy}}
{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|ep=24
|ep2=22
|prev2=A Fistful of Energon
|next2=Autoboot Camp
|image=SUV.jpg
|caption=Are we there yet? No. Are we there yet? No. Are we there yet? No! Are we there yet? Yes, we're here. LIAR!
|title="SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy"
|airdate=[[May 31]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Dean Stefan]]
|directed by=[[Irineo Maramba]] [[Ciro Nieli]] [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]
|animation studio=[[The Answer Studio]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''Aided by a mysterious benefactor, Detroit's B-level villains team up to take down the Autobots once and for all.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Bumblebee Slo Mo.jpg|thumb|left|Tell me, Doctor, where are we goin' this time? Is it the '50s, or 1999?]]

[[Nanosec]] is on the loose again and leading the [[Autobot]]s for a merry chase. As they pursue him, they wonder how and why he's young again. They're no closer to catching him, so [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] instructs [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] to head off down a side street and come back around to cut off his escape. Bumblebee disregards this order, reasoning that he's the "star player" and is more than fast enough to get Nanosec on his own. As he speeds up, a mysterious force hits him and stops him in his tracks, which leaves the other Autobots no room to react. Nanosec escapes, and before Bumblebee can snap out of it, the Autobots crash into him. Optimus Prime expresses his disappointment in the little yellow one and orders him back to base so that [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] can run a diagnostic on his drivetrain.

Bumblebee ignores this order as well, resolving to find Nanosec again to prove to Optimus that he isn't malfunctioning. His search proves fruitless until [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] discovers that due to his scanning of [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]'s [[Captain Fanzone's car|car]], Bumblebee has a built-in police scanner. Hearing a report of a [[Circiut Guys Electronics|robbery in progress]], he reasons it's Nanosec and heads over. He's wrong, though, as it turns out to be the [[Angry Archer]]. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, he decides to capture the ''other'' villain. Again, he is about to pursue when mysterious blue energy skids him to a halt. Sari urges him to have Ratchet check him out, but he still believes it's nothing serious. A third and final crime scene turns out to be [[Professor Princess]] trying to level a video arcade. Yet again, Bumblebee is stopped by the blue energy, and since it affects him in his robot mode, he finally admits he has a problem. However, Sari has noticed that her key reacts when the energy lashes out, and she surmises that an AllSpark fragment may be at fault. As she deduces this, a shady figure on a rooftop skulks off.

[[Image:Clock hideout.jpg|thumb|right|The <s>Bat</s> Clock Cave]]

Soon, that same figure meets with the other three villains at her lair, introducing herself as [[Slo-Mo]]. She reveals that she has aided each of them on their respective heists recently by using her timepiece, which can disable machines, even Transformers. She and Nanosec hit it off immediately, due in no small part to the fact that her time-based superpowers are what restored him to the prime of youth. She proposes to all of them that they make a great team and should form a crime syndicate. Professor Princess protests that she is not a criminal, but is quickly convinced.

Soon, news reports are everywhere regarding the new crime wave and its perpetrators. Bumblebee is quite frustrated at being repeatedly thwarted by Slo-Mo, but is soon hopeful when he hears a burglar alarm. This time, the criminals have bitten off more than they can chew, having loaded themselves down with too much loot. They try to escape and are initially successful, stopping Bumblebee. However, the cops soon have them surrounded without any getaway car. Slo-Mo receives a call on her watch phone and gets an offer from an anonymous benefactor. Taking the deal, the gang pile into a dull-yellow Hummer and peel out. With the police in hot pursuit, their patron speaks through the vehicle's console and tells them he's a big fan of their weird, wacky adventures. He says to consider the Hummer a down payment on what he hopes will be a beautiful business relationship. Slo-Mo seems less than impressed, as she considers herself the leader of the cartel, and it's just a truck. The voice then tells her to press the red button. A humongous turret rises from the back of the Hummer, blasting the police to smithereens. Having gotten their attention, their newfound benefactor mentions a scheme of heists that should make them all fabulously rich, as they will be stealing components to a weapon they can sell on the open market.

Definitely interested, the gang heads to a Sumdac Systems factory. Angry Archer attempts to blast the lock open with an explosive arrow, but Professor Princess announces that she has defused all of his weapons because she disapproves of violence...unless it is really colorful and pretty. Gleefully blasting an even ''bigger'' hole in the fence, she leads them in. The voice instructs them on what to steal, which is quickly rounded up by Nanosec while Slo-Mo takes care of the police robots.

[[Image:Watching SUVs.jpg|thumb|left|Bee: Where are the donuts? Sari: Huh? Bee: You can't have a stakeout without donuts!]]

Bumblebee and Sari spot them and speculate on what they're up to based off of the items they stole, but hang back as they realize they'll never catch the crooks if they get blasted by Slo-Mo again. Shadowing the cartel from a safe distance, they follow them to the roof of a parking garage. The gang's unseen patron instructs them on how to assemble the device in spite of their skepticism. Archer and Nanosec ask the purpose of the device and how it's going to make them money. The voice explains that it's ultimately useless without the final piece: Slo-Mo's superpowered timepiece. The crazy doll refuses to give up her superpowers, which angers her benefactor, who reveals himself to ''be'' their getaway vehicle, the Decepticon [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]].

Swindle makes it clear to them that he isn't about to take "no" for an answer, and he isn't above using his multitude of weapons systems against the puny fleshlings either. Blasting the floor out from under her cohorts, he squares off against Slo-Mo. She's initially confident that her timepiece will take care of him, but a useful purchase from the Vok proves more than enough to deflect it. Bumblebee races to intervene, but the debilitating blasts ricocheting off of Swindle's [[force field]] mean he can't get near the battle. Realizing he's in over his head, with much haranguing from Sari, he calls in Optimus and the other Autobots. Leveling his main cannon at Slo-Mo, Swindle is reminded by the dame that if he blasts her, he risks destroying her watch as well. Feeling a bit silly, the Decepticon recovers quickly and reveals he could simply take it using his integrated tractor beam. The MacGuffin retrieved, he then blasts the floor out from under ''her'' too.

[[Image:TFASwindlefullyarmed.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Swindle is the reason the Autobots of ''Animated'' don't have guns. He stole them all.]]

Slipping the timepiece into its intended slot in the device, Swindle quickly dials up his favorite warmonger, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Expressing how glad he is that the old despot is still functional (and looking well), he brags about a weapon that would easily turn the tide against the Autobots and consign them to a fate worse than being offlined. Though his interest is piqued, Megatron is nonetheless dubious as to whether Swindle could pull it off. The arms dealer proves only too eager to show off the many merits of his wondrous new invention, and pulls a "But wait, that's not all!" that succeeds in blacking out every mechanical device in Detroit...even the Autobots!

Both Bumblebee and the Autobots speeding to the scene are left frozen, unable to move or talk, but aware of their surroundings. Sari notices, however, that [[Sumdac Tower]] is still powered up, and she deduces that its emergency force field kicked in, protecting it from the device as long as the emergency generators held. Unfortunately, being a mere child, Sari has no real chance of dragging Bumblebee to the safety of the tower. She receives aid from an unexpected source: the spurned cartel, who want to even the score with Swindle. Aiding her in transporting Bumblebee, they watch as she uses her key to gain access to the tower and suffers dismay when the Reception Bot announces their location as [[Porter C. Powell|Powell Tower]]. Once within the shield, both Bumblebee and [[Powdered Sugar]] are quickly revived, and Sari is able to use her key to jury-rig personal force fields for both the Autobot and his new, reluctantly accepted team of villainous backup. She also reprograms the Reception Bot's greeting to her satisfaction.

[[Image:Swindle gettin towed.jpg|left|thumb|And this is why [[Carmine Fanzone|I]] ''like'' tow trucks!]]

Though Swindle proves quite ready for the big payback, the villains manage to buy enough time for Bumblebee to sucker-punch the Decepticon with his stingers, whilst Sari deactivates the device with her key. Slo-Mo attempts to retrieve her timepiece, and a scuffle ensues, resulting in it falling over the ledge and directly into Swindle's hands. All seems lost, but the rest of the Autobots arrive on the scene. Swindle is about to turn the timepiece upon Bumblebee's backup, but the little yellow Autobot charges in and lets his force field deflect the Decepticon's shot, paralyzing Swindle. Optimus Prime once again scolds the young hot shot, but Bumblebee gloats, shooting out Swindle's tires. Meanwhile the villains, showing ''why'' they're B-grade, attempt to escape in Swindle, only to be apprehended by the timely arrival of Captain Fanzone and the police. Fanzone notes that Swindle will be stripped at a police impound lot and sold for parts. He seems quite confident that the police department will get their Christmas bonus checks this year.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (14)

|c2 =
*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (13)

|c3 =
*[[Nanosec]] (1)
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Angry Archer]] (7)
*[[Professor Princess]] (8)
*[[Slo-Mo]] (9)
*[[Lester Black]] (10)
*[[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] (17)

|c4 =
* [[Police drone]]s (12)
* [[Trash Bot]] (15)
* [[Reception Bot]] (16)
}}

==Quotes==

"An Autobot. Verily, the arrows of outrageous misfortune seek to pierce me to the quick. ''Exeunt!''"
:—'''Angry Archer'''. Yon criminal maketh his escape...or something.

"Explosions aren't nice...except when they look like ''BEAUTIFUL RAINBOWS!''"
:—'''Professor Princess''', ever the fashion plate.

"Ooh, I like a man who works fast!" 
"And I like a girl who takes it slow."
:—'''Slo-Mo''' and '''Nanosec''' go over the target audience's heads. Hopefully.

"Negatronic force field emitter. A little something I picked up in an arms deal with the Vok of Nexus Zero. Nice creatures, the Vok. If you're ever in the Nexus Zero area, do yourself a favor and check them out. You won't be sorry."
:—'''Swindle''' thinks the Vok are quite nice. It probably helps if they're not [[Planet Buster|destroying your planet]].

"Megatron, you old warmonger! It's been stellar cycles. I can't tell you how tickled I was to learn that my favorite customer was still online. You look great by the way." 
"Oh, spare me the platitudes, Swindle. How did you get this frequency?" 
"A mutual bounty-hunting friend provided it in exchange for a weapon or two. Professional scruples prevent me from revealing his name." 
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."
:—'''Swindle''' pours on the charm while '''Megatron''' pours on the acid.

"Are you seeing this? Are you loving this? Every machine, every robot in Detroit, inoperable! I could spring a leak, I'm so excited!"
:—'''Swindle''' about to sell you some Ginsu knives.

"Welcome to Sumdac Tower. Porter C. Powell is a booger-head."
:—'''Receptionist-Bot''' calls it like it is...with a little help from Sari Sumdac.

"Where's the off switch on this thing? Oh yeah, right here."
:—'''Sari.''' Yep, she found the right thing.

'''Optimus''': You should have called us sooner. If that weapon had gotten into Megatron's hands— 
'''Bumblebee''': I know. I guess I just wanted to prove that I still had my touch. 
'''Ratchet''': Well, I hope you've learned something about team work. 
'''Bumblebee''': Oh, yeah. Even the star player needs backup sometimes.
:—Bumblebee learns the value of teamwork. Humility? Not so much...

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Slo-Mo pushes "the red button", and Swindle's cannon fires, they're going in reverse for a second.

===Continuity errors===
*Angry Archer uses an arrow that looks like a magnet to catch the bus. Except that it sticks to the window, which is NOT metal.
*The Archer also narrates his own escape by declaring "exeunt!" - in keeping with his character idiom, this is a well-known element of stage direction in the plays of [[wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]]. However, it is also a plural; if he really knew what he was talking about and wasn't just cosplaying, he would have used the singular "exit."
*Nanosec's mugshot should either have a long beard, as he was [[Nanosec (episode)|apprehended]] right after Bumblebee had run him into old age, or be out of his costume, as he was also apprehended ''before'' he became a super-speedster.
*It was shown throughout the episode that the watch's slowdown effect was only temporary. It only gained the ability to "freeze" its targets permanently when it was put into Swindle's machine. Yet later, Swindle is said to be frozen "permanently" by a reflected blast from just the watch itself. Maybe it was holding a last fully charged shot?
*On the other hand, Swindle did seem to "charge" his shot longer than the short bursts Slo-Mo was using, so the shot that reflected back at him had a longer effect. And maybe Bumblebee was just wrong. (Imagine that!)
*Swindle is all impressed by Vok force field technology, but apparently force fields designed by [[Isaac Sumdac]] are just as powerful. Of course, Sumdac did steal all his technology from Megatron, so perhaps a deal with the Vok was just (much, ''much, MUCH'') safer for Swindle.
*Either the S.U.V. team knew Swindle was time-blocked and so should have known he wouldn't move, or they thought he was still fully functional and were ready to climb into the Decepticon that had tried to kill them 5 minutes ago. So what was their plan, exactly?
*Furthermore, when Angry Archer opens the window to ask for a push, it's clearly an electric window and even sounds like one, so it shouldn't have worked at all.
*While it's explained why Nanosec had the accelerated aging reversed, there's no given reason for the effect to have ''stopped'' once he was young again. Possibly Slo-Mo gave him "booster shots" off-camera.
*While selling Swindle's parts is a nice piece of poetic justice, realistically, his parts won't sell for much, if anything at all, since they're all shut down. It's probably why [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] [[Five Servos of Doom|could have just bought him with a fine]].

===Continuity notes===
*Swindle mentions that he got Megatron's frequency from a "mutual bounty-hunting friend" in exchange for new weaponry. Gee, who could [[Lockdown (Animated)|THAT]] be?

===Transformers references===
*The final numbers on the cards the villains hold up in their mugshots correspond to the episodes in which they first appeared.
*Swindle mentions having dealings with the [[Vok]] on [[Nexus Zero]].
*[[Slo-Mo]]'s watch functions similarly to the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], including how Autobots turn gray when frozen by it.
*Bumblebee has Touch.

===Real-world references===
*Nanosec and the Archer's team name suggestions of "The Fast and the Villainous" and "The League of Extraordinary Criminals" are references to ''[[Wikipedia:The Fast and the Furious|The Fast and the Furious]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'', respectively.
*Nanosec calls the Archer "William Smell", referencing legendary Swiss archer [[Wikipedia:William Tell|William Tell]].
*Nanosec says he is "tanned, rested, and ready," which was a slogan attached to a [http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/11/us/after-nixon-and-reagan-young-republicans-face-88-with-uncertainty.html fake 1988 presidential campaign] for Richard Nixon.
*The sign outside the videogame arcade features several blocks from ''Tetris'' as well as miscolored renderings of a Goomba and a Spiny from ''Super Mario Bros.''

===Trivia===
*This episode was first shown in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It made its English language debut in Canada, one week before its American debut.
*This episode has the most "guest" voice actors yet, at three: [[Brian Posehn]] (Nanosec), [[Kath Soucie]] (Professor Princess), and [[Fred Willard]] (Swindle).
*Bulkhead appears, but has no dialogue.
*Professor Princess... flowers in a wide spread attack beam? Seriously?
*Bumblebee's stingers actually knock Swindle down—the first time in the entire series that this weapon hasn't just bounced ineffectually off a Decepticon's hide. Maybe Swindle should trade off some of his weapons for a little more armor.
*That... or Bumblebee's stingers plus the assault of Angry Archer and Professor Princess gave him enough power.
*When Professor Princess falls butt-first on Nanosec's face, there's an odd squishy sound, followed by her looking very surprised. Either this is a case of cartoon sound-effects gone wrong, or that fall REALLY scared her.
*In the end, Swindle is trapped in a state that Bumblebee could not stand being in for less than an hour, ''forever'', and the Autobots don't seem to object to him being ripped apart and sold for spare parts. That seems a ''tad'' excessive.
*Bumblebee and Sari discover that he has a built-in police scanner, which makes sense, since Bumblebee scanned Captain Fanzone's car for his vehicle mode.
*The Society members all put their seat belts on when they clamber into their getaway SUV. Even among villains, safety must always come first! [[Public service announcement|Now you know...]]
*''Now'' we get to see if Sari's hair grew back from "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]".

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''S.U.C la société ultime du crime'''" ("U.S.C.: The Ultimate Society of Crime")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Zeitblocker'''" ("The Timeblocker")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 24|24 July]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Swindle no Sakuryaku'''" (スィンドルの策略, "Swindle's Scheme")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 28|28 August]] [[2010]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Towarzystwo Zbrodni Wszelakich"''' ("Society of All Kinds of Crimes")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Fünf: Der Doppelte Starscream (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 6 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.

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[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Beginning

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{{disambig3|Beginnings}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=51
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=52
|image=Cyb ep51 til all are one.jpg
|caption=Isn't it more like a kind of beginning in a way? Like a new beginning? For everyone? Hmm... I wonder.
|title="Beginning"
|japanese=新たなる旅立ち
|romaji=Arata naru Tabidachi
|translation=A New Journey
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Manabu Ishikawa]]
|director=[[Mitsuru Yamazaki]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[December 31]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 29]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''With the threats of Galvatron and the black hole at last extinguished, the Autobots must look to the future.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Cyb ep51 peace conference.jpg|left|thumb|220px|[[commercial bumper|Transformers will return after these massages.]]]]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moon, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] finally brings [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s evil to an end, destroying his eternal foe with the added power of [[Vector Prime]]'s sword.

Weeks later, as life returns to normal on Cybertron and the other colony worlds, Optimus Prime calls an "intergalactic peace conference" to decide what should be done with the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. With [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] filming the whole shebang for posterity, [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and Colonel [[Mike Franklin]] arrive from their respect planets to attend the talks, but none of them is expecting the suggestion Optimus Prime then makes. Rather than hide the Keys and the [[Omega Lock]] away, Optimus proposes that they follow in the footsteps of their ancestors, and begin a new [[space bridge]] project! Everyone enthusiastically supports his proposal...except for [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who is unsure about accepting command of Cybertron in Prime's absence. All the other Autobots stand up for Jetfire and agree to support him in his new role, and he takes it on with gusto, even giving Bud an interview.

[[File:Thundercracker-Autobot.jpg|thumb|220px|Everything's comin' up Thundercracker!]]

Also on the interview roster are [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and Scourge, who relate the royal rumble that was held on [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] to decide its new leader. Scourge wound up winning the boxing match, and so stays on as leader, appointing Leobreaker the Jungle Planet representative for the colonization mission. A leader also has to be found for [[Velocitron]], and so the [[Speedia 500]] is held to make the decision. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] wins the race, but had no idea of the prize, while the prize [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] was racing for—[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]'s heart—seems forever destined to elude him.

[[File:Cyb ep51 aaawwww.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Down on [[Earth]], the civilian Autobots and [[Ancient Decepticon]]s are pitching in with the relief effort, and even [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] seems to enjoy being an Autobot. [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] wonder what their next step in life should be, and Evac is convinced by [[Lugnutz]] to join the colonization program. Also on Earth, in the Autobot base, Bud is editing his film together, while [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] looks at [[Vector Prime]]'s old launch pad from outside, and wistfully remembers the image of his old partner flying out of the base. Nearby, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] and [[Lori]] are also contemplating the stars, as Coby tells her of his dream to build a spaceship and join the Transformers in space in the future. Lori hopes that she'll be able to come with him, and although she tries to backpedal on her reason for saying so, both these young people know what is truly in their hearts.

Also on Earth, Coby and Bud's brother [[Tim Hansen|Tim]] is getting a lift from [[Chief Dobson]], who sees a future filled with chores for Tim now that his brothers can boast that they saved the universe. As they drive on their way, they pass the [[Signal Lancer|traffic light Autobot]] and his payphone pal, and once they have moved off out of view, the traffic light can stand it no longer, transforms to robot mode, and runs off to join the colonization mission!

[[File:Cyb ep51 nothing emotional here.jpg|thumb|220px|"It's NOT like I was going to cry because you're leaving! My optics just caught some dust, that's all!!!"]]

The next day, all the Transformers gather on Cybertron to board the four ancient starships. Many goodbyes are said, and many new friendships are forged: the [[Gigantion]]s are thrilled at the prospect of building a bridge across the universe... Scourge tries to hide his sadness at Leobreaker's departure... the kids give Override a farewell gift... [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] and [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] arrive to join the mission too, Brakedown determined not to be outdone by all these youngsters... Evac strikes up a conversation with [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]... the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] bid a tearful farewell to Safeguard and the Gigantion Mini-Cons... [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] thanks the kids for all they have done for him... the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] vows to always be bound together, even if they are apart... [[Lucy Suzuki]] says goodbye to Colonel Franklin before joining the small human team that is also going on the mission, and the Colonel is left dumbfounded by her cheerful belief that he wants to marry her... and finally, Optimus Prime formally hands over command to Jetfire. When Prime calls him "commander," Jetfire corrects him: now and forever, there is only one ''true'' commander, and that's Optimus Prime.

[[File:Cyb ep51 ships depart.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Just before launch, a transmission comes through from [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (who had previously departed Cybertron when the peace conference began to seek adventure elsewhere), informing the Autobots that he has discovered a lead on Starscream's location. Landmine overhears and request to be relieved of his duties on the space bridge mission so that he may join Wing Saber in this quest, and Optimus agrees to allow him and [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] to do so. With this final order given, Optimus says his goodbyes to the children, and is given Vector Prime's [[Planet Map]] by Bud with the request to return it to the aged Autobot if they should meet him somewhere in the universe. With tears flowing freely throughout the crowd of assembled humans and Transformers, Optimus Prime gives the command to launch, and the great starships take to the skies.

[[File:Cyb ep51 vector in space.jpg|thumb|220px]]
Flying by as the ships take off, Thundercracker wishes Optimus Prime farewell, but then, his attention is caught by a small, rattletrap rocket carying Thunderblast, Ransack and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] away. He flies over to see what's going on, and they tell him they're tired of playing nice, and have decided to become the "[[New Decepticon Army]]". They grab Thundercracker, haul him into the rocket, and strip him of the Autobot symbol he has pasted onto his chest, as he wails and cries about wanting to be on the winning side.

As the starships leave Earth's atmosphere, the Planet Map glows in Optimus Prime's hand, and the image of Vector Prime appears before him, written across the stars, a smile on his face. Optimus nods once, solemnly, and calls for the engines to be set to full throttle. And so, the Transformers set course for the far reaches of the universe... for new worlds... and new adventures.

[['Til all are one]]!
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===Further adventures===
[[File:Cyb ep51 new decepticons crash.jpg|thumb|"In retrospect, Honest Pete's Used Cars was not a reputable ship dealer."]]
[[File:InitialT.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:CobyLoriWedding.jpg|thumb|The ultimate photo-bomb.]]
Played across the closing credits are a series of still images showing what the Transformers and humans got up to in the following years. These images show:

*Optimus Prime giving out orders to Scattorshot and Red Alert on the space bridge mission
*Crosswise passing by Mr. [[Stanton]]'s garage on Earth
*Scourge lifting a giant boulder
*Evac flying to the rescue of some Ancient Decepticons who have fallen through a sheet of ice
*The "New Decepticon Army"'s rocket, crashed on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]
*Metroplex supervising a construction project being worked on by Signal Lancer, Undermine and Brimstone
*Wing Saber, Mudflap and Landmine confronting Starscream as he rises out of some lava
*Jetfire in charge on Cybertron
*Hot Shot and Clocker racing on Velocitron with various Velocitronian cars.
*The spirits of Galvatron and Vector Prime battling in the next world
*Leobreaker and Menasor confronting the mysterious [[Initial T]]
*Override, Quickmix and Brakedown on an alien planet
*Sideways, Soundwave and Laserbeak, somewhere out there in the multiverse, having found another version of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]
*Coby as an astronaut...
*...sharing his ship with Lori...
*...as they watch Bud win an Oscar.
*Optimus Prime and the Recon Mini-Con Team attending Coby and Lori's wedding. Also in attendance are the kids' parents (Robert Hansen grew a rockin' beard), Tim and his girlfriend (now wife) and their daughter, and the married Lucy Suzuki and Colonel Franklin, with their new baby.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (4)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (5)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (6)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (10)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (11)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (12)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (13)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (19)
* [[Six-Speed]] (21)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (22)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (23)
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (28)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (32)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (33)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (34)
* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (35)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (39)
* [[Vector Prime]] (40)
* [[Signal Lancer]] (41)
* [[Pay phone refugee]] (42)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (45)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (46)
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (51)
* [[Stripmine]] (52)
* [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (53)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (36)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (2)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (15)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (25)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (26)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (27)
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (29)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (30)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (31)
* [[Lugnutz]] (37)
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (63)

|c3=
* [[Coby Hansen]] (3)
* [[Mike Franklin]] (16)
* [[President of the United States#Cybertron cartoon|The US President]] (17)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (18)
* [[Lori]] (20)
* [[Tim Hansen]] (43)
* [[Chief Dobson]] (44)
* [[Robert Hansen]] (47)
* Mrs. Hansen (48)
* [[Ernesto]] (49)
* Lori's mother (50)
* Investigation team members (54-56)
* [[Lucy Suzuki]] (57)
* [[Carlos Lopez]] (58)
* [[Rad White]] (59)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (60)
* [[Kicker Jones]] (61)
* [[Stanton]] (62)
* Tim's wife (68)
* Tim's daughter (69)
* Franklin and Lucy's baby (70)

|c4=
* Cybertronian audience (14)
* Jungle Planet natives (24)
* [[Ancient Decepticon]] ex-prisoners (38)
* Velocitron natives (64)
* [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (65)
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] (66)
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (67)
}}

==Quotes==
"I think I've only got seven lives left.."
:—'''Leobreaker''' after losing a wrestling match with '''Scourge'''.

"Ahhh, I was so close, If only I'd changed my tires before we started!". 
"Oh you ''always'' blame your tires"
:—'''Dirt Boss''' and '''Brakedown'''

'''Crumplezone''': "Man, it's always pretty boys like [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] that win the races." 
'''Ransack''': "Yeah, and I was trying to impress the ladies!" 
'''Thunderblast''': "There's nothing you could do to ever impress me." 
'''Ransack''': "CZ! I'm so embarrassed, Why didn't ya tell me she was behind me?" 
'''Crumplezone''': "Buddy, give it up. She's not interested in little guys like you." 
'''Ransack''': "Some friend you are, wide load!!" 
'''Crumplezone''': "''Wide load?!?!?''"
[''punch fight'']

"I ''hate'' emotional goodbyes." 
"What could be emotional about saying goodbye to you?"
:—'''Leobreaker''' and '''Scourge''', who is about to burst into tears.

"Fire up the engines to full throttle! We have a course set to the far reaches of the universe, and it's time to go! Courage, hope for the future, and teamwork—our adventure will continue as long as we remember the words of Primus: 'Til all are one!" 
"TRANSFORM!!!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''everyone''' go forth.

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

For whatever reason, the final episode of the series has the most changes out of any of 'em!

*All of the dialogue delivered by a [[narrator]] in ''Galaxy Force'' is, as usual, given to a character in ''Cybertron''. For this episode, that character is exclusively Optimus Prime, leading to a few odd moments where he refers to himself in the third person.
*The opening scene of this episode is a replay of the finale scene of the previous one, as Optimus Prime finishes off Galvatron. There is one piece of new footage mixed in with the old: after Prime bids his foe farewell, this episode sees Galvatron open his mouth and reply. However, while he can be heard to groan Prime's name in ''Galaxy Force'', in ''Cybertron'', no sound escapes his lips.
*As in the previous two episodes, the landscape of Cybertron differs between each version of this episode, with ''Galaxy Force'' featuring background paintings of organic trees and fields of grass, and ''Cybertron'' replacing the trees with CGI-animated [[technorganic]] equivalents and the grass with circuits boards. Check out the previous two episode articles for some visual examples.
*Optimus Prime does not immediately appoint Jetfire leader in his place in ''Galaxy Force''; Jetfire's reaction is not shock at being appointed, but discontent at Prime deciding to leave on the mission. When Prime and Jetfire talk later, Jetfire starts out by opposing the notion as Cybertron will be left without a leader, at which point Prime gives him the task.
*In ''Galaxy Force'' Ransack is not racing merely to impress Thunderblast, but because she has promised to marry him if he wins. Ransack and Crumplezone start fighting after they lose because Ransack gets angry at Crumplezone for telling him Thunderblast isn't interested in him in ''Cybertron'', but in ''Galaxy Force'', it's because Crumplezone wasn't aware of the marriage proviso.
*In ''Cybertron'', Bud freaks out and runs out of the Autobot base to get more tape for his film; in ''Galaxy Force'', Jolt has reminded him that it's dinner time and he needs to get home.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Tim has been picked up by the nameless driver after another automotive breakdown, who says he was happy to do it because of his brothers' role in saving the Earth, causing Tim to express amazement that he knows them. In ''Cybertron'', the driver is turned into "[[Chief Dobson]]", who jokes that Tim will be doing all the chores for his universe-saving brothers for a long time.
[[File:CybertronArmadaKids.jpg|thumb|Ghost Mini-Cons!]][[File:CybertronKicker.jpg|thumb|Good riddance to bad mullets.]]
*In ''Cybertron'', Brimstone is looking down dismissively on all the other Transformers who want to fly, until Undermine tells him to leave them alone. In ''Galaxy Force'', he can't remember which ship he's supposed to be on, until Undermine calls him over to the right one.
* Scourge's attempt at feigning disinterest in Leobreaker's departure is more convincing in ''Galaxy Force'', where he is not about to burst into tears as he in ''Cybertron''.
* The marriage proposal between Colonel Franklin and Lucy Suzuki is flip-flopped across the two version. In ''Cybertron'', Lucy proposes on behalf of Colonel Franklin, believing that it's what he wants to say, and the colonel is left incredulous. In ''Galaxy Force'', on the other hand, Franklin says that he will wait for her to return, and Lucy teases him by saying that he should come chasing after her. He doesn't, but he promises quite excitedly to wait!
* As all four ships take off, the music accompanying their departure in ''Galaxy Force'' is the show's first opening song "[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]", which has not been heard since "[[Revelation (episode)|Countdown to the Destruction of the Galaxy]]". Naturally, ''Cybertron'' replace this with its own theme music.
*In what is easily the biggest, most famous change made to the entire series, the montage of the starships departing has two scenes of new animation added into the ''Cybertron'' version of the episode (pictured at right) to further tie the series in with the two preceding parts of the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. One depicts thirtysomething versions of [[Rad White]], [[Carlos Lopez]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], the Autobots' human allies from the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, with the image of their old partners the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] behind them, while the second features a late-twenties [[Kicker Jones]], their ally from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''. Kicker has an image of Hot Shot in his ''Energon'' body behind him, but let's be honest—that was probably supposed to have been [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. Ironically both the Street Action Team's and Hotshot's depictions are their Japanese packaging art.
*''Cybertron'' cuts out one of the "further adventures" images seen in the credits, which is a nice, clear close-up of Bud winning his Oscar. The scene is still in the show, but only as a less-visible image on a television screen that Coby and Lori are watching.
* After the ending credits in ''Galaxy Force'' in the TV broadcast, Optimus addresses the audience and says "Thank you for everything!"
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===Animation or Technical errors===
*Optimus is [[scale|rather oversized]] in the wedding still. This does not make it look any less cool.

===Transformers references===
[[File:Beginning-SoundwaveSideways.jpg|thumb|Yeah, because we want to see VILLAINS lived happily everafter.]]

*In the brief glimpse we get of the President appointing Franklin as Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, there is [[:Image:Alexis cybertron.jpg|one other young woman]] visible on stage, standing to the far left. By all appearances, this is Alexis, drawn to the specifications of ''Energon'' character model, in her purple jacket and skirt, with name-tag and un-fashion-conscious white sneakers. And the thing is, this ''was'' in the ''Galaxy Force'' version too!
*In Soundwave and Sideways's scene during the credits, Soundwave is carrying the music player based on [[Soundwave (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] that Sideways was seen using back in "[[Memory]]".
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===Real-life references===
[[File:Cyb ep51 ashita no leobreaker.jpg|thumb]]
*When Scourge uppercuts Leobreaker, the camera angle shifts to show a mouthguard flying up into the sunlight (see right). While surely downright baffling if you don't know what you're looking at (why would a robot wear a [[Mouthplate|mouthguard]]?), this image is an iconic shot associated with the boxing manga ''[[Wikipedia:Tomorrow's Joe|Tomorrow's Joe]]''.
*Backstop describes Scourge as "the once and future king" of Jungle Planet, referencing the book of [[wikipedia:The Once and Future King|the same name]] by T.H. White.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Bud contemplates changing his name to "Steve" when he becomes a director, probably a reference to a certain [[Steven Spielberg|Mr. Spielberg]].
*As Jolt gives Safeguard his farewell embrace, he says: "I'll miss you most of all, Tin Man!", a paraphrased line from the movie version of ''[[Wikipedia:The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. In the movie itself, it was the Scarecrow that would be missed most of all, but, see, they're robots, so... Tin Man.
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===Trivia===
*Chronologically speaking, this is the final episode of the ''Cybertron'' storyline, and was indeed the final episode of ''Galaxy Force'' broadcast. However, since the ''Cybertron'' broadcast of the series had smooshed the first two episodes together to create "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]", the episode count was down by one, and the second episode, "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]" was dubbed in its entirety to make up the numbers, becoming a "lost episode" that was broadcast (and released on DVD) as the 52nd and final episode of the ''Cybertron'' series.
*As Optimus Prime gives Jetfire a pep-talk about leadership, we're treated to an unnecessarily toy-accurate extreme close-up of the switch on the back of Optimus Prime's head that flips up the figure's [[mouthplate]].

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 13 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Dark Energon

2013-07-05T12:01:48Z

Zxx22: /* Prime cartoon */

:''Dark Energon is a form of [[energon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|400px|I'm like a chocoholic, but for Dark Energon.]]

'''Dark Energon''' is a powerful, corrupted version of [[energon]] which can be used as a violent weapon and explosive. As energon is the emanation of [[Primus]], from which all Transformer life and power is formed, Dark Energon is similarly the emanation of [[Unicron]], released after his first battle with the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]]. Even the smallest particle of Dark Energon can corrupt any amount of regular energon.

{{quote|No! No one can control Dark Energon! It dominates and destroys everything it touches!|[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Effects==
The violet-glowing Dark Energon supercharges any Transformer who ingests it, making them stronger, faster, more powerful...and more aggressive. It turns pain into pleasure, rendering any blows inflicted on a user futile and heals their wounds as well. However, it also acts as a powerful narcotic, filling the user with thrilling, dark sensations and causing addiction. Dark Energon withdrawal turns the user into a raving brute desperate to do anything for more. If the craving is not satisfied, the user devolves to a beast-like state and eventually dies.

Those who imbibe Dark Energon have been seen to project it from their bodies for various destructive purposes, such as attacking enemies, overloading computers, and bringing machines under their control. When a user is killed, the energy acts like a sentient thing (a worrying aspect for a force originating from Unicron) and flies from their corpse to empower any other user nearby.

Pieces of Cybertron infected by Dark Energon tend to turn purple and explode upward into twisted, sharp spikes and growths of metal. Some Dark Energon wielders have even shown the ability to detonate a cluster of these spikes in order to produce a group of mechanical spider-like creatures, which swarm anything nearby.

A Cybertronian corpse injected with Dark Energon will reanimate itself as a feral [[zombie]], intent on destroying all in its path. They are mostly mindless berserkers, but can be commanded by a living Cybertronian who has also been corrupted by the evil energy.
*It has been shown (in the cartoon series) that if part of a reanimated Cybertronian corpse is cut off from the main body, it loses its function to animate. So far in the show, two exceptions have been shown: Cliffjumper's corpse still moving even after being cut in half and Skyquake's arm moving on its own after falling off the body. (It is unknown whether the fact that each were revived by a single shard is a factor to these exceptions.)
**It should be noted that in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' Megatron was revived with the use of Dark Energon, but suffered no ill effects, let alone be zombified.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus'' novel===
The gathering and storage of Dark Energon aboard the newly constructed [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] was organized by an early assembly of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] that included [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]]. The station was guarded by [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s who were mostly unaware of the nature of Dark Energon. During the civil war, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] claimed the station for the [[Decepticon]]s, but of fear he did not let [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] know about Trypticon's significance, and despite his allies' attempts they could not find much of the information about Trypticon on the [[DataNet]] had been censored (by [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]], who knew that knowledge of Dark Energon was dangerous).

During the last days of the war [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] found forgotten corners of the DataNet referring to "Sparks of Unicron". Megatron forgave Starscream, acknowledging his fears about Dark Energon's overly destructive use on the battlefield, and because the Air Commander had not tried to use it against him. [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] forced two of Starscream's scientists to ingest Dark Energon and the explosive result led to the Darkening of all of Megatron's soldiers. Megatron and Starscream both found the substance invigorating, but a deprivation study of the first two subjects showed they had become rabid, and Megatron vowed he would kill all his soldiers before he was deprived. The Darkened Decepticons attacked the remaining Autobot outposts on Cybertron, but to the Autobots' advantage, whenever a battle was prolonged, the Decepticons would have to flee or risk having the Dark Energon run out.

Soundwave learned of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], which could transport vast amounts of energon from Cybertron to Trypticon to be corrupted. Starscream activated it, but it proved futile in quenching the Decepticons' thirst. Soundwave recalled the [[Plasma energy]] Chamber within [[Teletraan-1]] and the [[Code Key]]s required to activate it. The Chamber would enable Megatron to corrupt Cybertron's [[core]] and flood the planet with Dark Energon. During the ensuing battle with [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] for the Chamber, the more the Autobots killed the Decepticons, the more Dark Energon left their corpses to empower Megatron, who was able to knock Omega down and tear the Chamber from his chest.

After Megatron Darkened the core, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] launched a rescue of Sentinel Prime in [[Kaon]]. They were met with little resistance, aside from two gibbering guards. Optimus recognized the Dark Energon had taken its toll on Decepticon competence. Afterwards, he, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] ventured to the core to rid it of the poisonous Chamber. The Dark Energon briefly tempted Jetfire to try some, while it distressed Bumblebee to the point he physically tore out the corruption spikes on the core, though it allowed Optimus to remove the Chamber. The core told Optimus the Autobots would have to leave Cybertron while it healed the planet, and gave him the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which would one day act in concert with the core to restore their world. While leaving, Optimus chastised Megatron for turning his soldiers into addicts just to win the war. Starscream also vowed never to use the substance again. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Dark Energon was so rare on Cybertron that it was practically non-existent. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-beholddarkenergon!.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Cue Vincent Price voiceover.]]

When Megatron returned from deep space after three years away, he revealed he'd found a new way to win the war: Dark Energon, a substance rumoured to be the blood of [[Unicron]] and possessing the power to raise the dead. A test with the corpse of [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] proved it could indeed do this, turning the dead into berserker [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]; it could also turn machinery into animalistic robots, and merely touching it could render a Transformer ill. Megatron, being Megatron, thought it'd be a jolly good idea to shove some into his own [[spark]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} He survived and began to gibber and rant about the power and how it was like he could hear Unicron's thoughts...

Optimus Prime recognised what Dark Energon was, and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] was stunned to learn that's what they were facing. They went to the site of an old Transformer battle, knowing Megatron would plan to raise the fallen as an undead army with the Dark Energon... but got there too late to stop the tyrant! {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Megatron showed off by sending waves of Terrorcons to exhaust the two, and then revealed that was not his endgame. Discovering the Decepticons had built a [[space bridge]], they realized Megatron intended to reawaken Cybertron's fallen soldiers, and send them to destroy Earth. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Megatron threw his store of Dark Energon crystals into the space bridge, but before the Terrorcons could cross the space bridge, the Autobots sabotaged it, causing it to collapse on itself, taking Megatron and the Terrorcons with it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Luckily for Megatron, his Dark Energon infusion kept him alive until Starscream found him floating in space. Discovering the cause of his survival, Starscream ripped the Dark Energon crystal out and prepared to leave Megatron to die, only to have to take Megatron back to the ship when [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployer]] discovered them. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Megatron escaped from his own body into [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s, and made him recover the Dark Energon crystal he had used to create the Terrorcon during the battle with Optimus and Ratchet, thereby facilitating his own body's revival. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

While Megatron had revived himself, he had forgotten that Starscream possessed the original shard of Dark Energon ripped from him. Now back in a subordinate position, Starscream's previous opposition to using Dark Energon to raise an undead army vanished when he tried to raise [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] from the dead. Starscream broke the shard in half, one to raise Skyquake, the other to achieve symbiosis. While it managed to raise Skyquake, the new Terrorcon became trapped in the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]], depriving Starscream of his new warrior. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

Following this time, Megatron angrily commented that his vision for Dark Energon was to give him an unstoppable army of the undead to command and conquer the cosmos. However, he was relegated to only holding a small piece that now still animated his spark and thus became determined to locate more. As such, he ordered his Decepticons to gather components for a new Space Bridge so that he could use it to find more Dark Energon. He also attacked Bumblebee and wounded [[Raf Esquivel]] who became infected with Dark Energon which Ratchet was forced to expel by using normal Energon to counteract its effect. Megatron also became plagued by visions of a dark figure and a volcano site.

Traveling alone to the site, he believed that the volcano on Earth was the location where his new Space Bridge would bring him a new source of Dark Energon from space. This led in a confrontation with Optimus Prime where Megatron eventually gained the upper hand. At the climax of the battle, a large deposit of Dark Energon erupted from the volcano to which a delighted Megatron learned that it was not to come from space from the planet Earth itself. This left a confused Optimus Prime to wonder about Dark Energon come from beneath the planet with the event coinciding with the tale told by the [[Ancient]]s in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} The Dark Energon eruption was later determined to be pumped from Unicron himself, as he awakened in the Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

The ''Nemesis'' still had stocks of Dark Energon on board when it crashed. Megatron used some to reactivate the warship's power core, only to discover that as a side effect, he had awoken an intelligence which controlled the ship. The warship's mind only returned to dormancy when the Dark Energon was extracted from the power core. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

Megatron used a chunk of Dark Energon to forge the [[Dark Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

During Knock Out's experiments with [[Synthetic Energon]], Starscream had the bright idea of adding some Dark Energon into the mix, so that Megatron would be able to control the resulting troopers. Unfortunately the mix instead altered those it was infused into, causing them to burn through their energon reserves and turning them into energon-sucking zombies. {{storylink|Thirst}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===
Dark Energon was discovered over ten thousand years ago. When the [[Transformer]] race learned of its powerful yet volatile nature, it was sealed away in an orbital space station and placed under the watchful eye of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], including the scientific Jetfire and the former [[Sky Commander]], Starscream. At some point, experimentation on Dark Energon began, and a small quantity of the substance became unstable. The resulting explosion ripped apart an entire section of the space station; a level of destruction beyond any weapon known to the Cybertronians. The horrors of Dark Energon were noted by many, such as Jetfire, and it was deemed that it must remain sealed for the rest of time. This continued to be the case for centuries, causing the existence of Dark Energon to become a myth that few believed.

After learning the existence of this substance, Megatron took a fleet of cruisers to lay siege to the station, crashing his own ship into it to gain entrance. Once inside, he had to battle the forces of Starscream and Jetfire, both of whom attempted to dissuade him, claiming that Dark Energon was impossible to control. As Megatron drew closer to the storage chamber, Starscream attempted to destroy the last remnants of Dark Energon, but Megatron was able to breach the core before the Sky Commander could complete the destruction. When the dark substance was finally revealed, Megatron, believing himself to be worthy of such a weapon, confidently immersed himself in it.

Despite Starscream's insistence that Dark Energon destroyed everything it touched, the Decepticon leader managed to control it, emerging more powerful than ever. His first act was to infuse [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] and [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] with Dark Energon; claiming it was their birthright. His second act was to cut through the final defenses between himself and the Seekers in a matter of seconds, thanks to his new power. Seeing Dark Energon being tamed, Starscream offered his services to Megatron, claiming he knew of an Energon Bridge that could produce more of the substance. Seeing this as an act of betrayal, Jetfire escaped the station in order to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] of this treachery.

Shortly after this, Starscream, [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] travelled into the depths of Cybertron in order to reactivate the Energon Bridge. Facing many defenses and enemy [[Autobot]]s, they managed to corrupt the central generator of the Energon Bridge. Fending off the initial infection, the core attempted to defend itself and purge the Seekers, but the evil planes quickly brought it down. This allowed the Energon Bridge to activate and beam its contents to the orbital station, allowing mass production of Dark Energon.

With mass quantities of Dark Energon in his possession, Megatron sought to corrupt the whole of Cybertron by infesting the Core itself. To do so, he needed the [[Omega Key]] in order to get past the [[Omega Gate]] that barred entry to the centre of the Transformer homeworld. Thus, he assaulted [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] in order to claim it from the [[Stellar Galleries]]. However, Zeta Prime learnt of this and spirited the key to his [[Vaults]]. During his journey to claim the Key, Megatron used his personal store of Dark Energon to corrupt doorways that blocked his entry, and his army made use of bombers carrying payloads tainted with the stuff. By this time, the Autobots had developed defenses against the Dark Energon (including auto-purging turrets and doors resistant to the energy), but the Decepticons were able to cut through them in short order.

Megatron eventually claimed the Omega Key, but this simply activated Omega Supreme: the true key to the Core of Cybertron. During the battle with the giant Autobot, Megatron made liberal use of Dark Energon to corrupt the Guardian of Iacon: first by tainting the Energon batteries he used to repair himself, and then by blasting a huge beam of Dark Energon straight into his damaged chest. Using him to open the Omega Gate, the Decepticons placed Corruptors into position and infected the Core itself, spreading Dark Energon all across the planet.

The effects were immediate; Dark Energon crystals began sprouting all around the planet. Megatron made frequent announcements to the remaining Cybertronian population, urging them to accept the "gift" of Dark Energon. Cybertronian repair arrays attempted to contain the damage, but they could not slow down its effects; even the planet's [[Space slug|natural cleansing organisms]] were incapable of stopping it. In fact, Dark Energon even corrupted one such beast, transforming it into a ghastly abomination that spread Dark Energon and fed on the corrupted Core.

Upon his appointment to the position of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] led the Autobots to free Omega Supreme from the Decepticons, curing him of his Dark Energon infection. Gaining entry past the Omega Gate, they went into the depths of Cybertron in order to reach the Core, where they aided the space slugs in clearing Dark Energon crystals and Decepticons alike. Eventually, they reached the Core and killed the corrupted slug, but the corruption had already taken its toll on the Core. In order to preserve itself, it had to enter into a hibernation mode that would last for millions of years, rendering the planet uninhabitable. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
The Dark Energon infection on Cybertron caused the planet's production of life-giving Energon to shut down, forcing the Autobots and Decepticons to stock pile every last drop they had. Megatron blamed Optimus Prime's interference for this turn of events. The infection of Cybertron's core also forced the Insecticons who lived near Cybertron's core to rise further to the surface to search for Energon. This allowed Shockwave to recruit them into the Decepticon ranks. When rebuilding Megatron after his defeat at the hands of [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]], Soundwave used Dark Energon to revive the Decepticon leader. The infusion made him stronger, faster and a much deadlier foe than he was before. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Dark Energon was the main point of struggle in the game as the selected Autobot had to keep away Vehicon forces from retrieving them and returning with Terrorcon reinforcements.

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
[[Image:Transformers prime the game dark energon meteor.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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==Notes==
*Dark Energon shares several aspects of its nature with [[Angolmois]]; both are powerful, corrupting energies described as the life force of Unicron and buried in Earth. At [[BotCon 2011]], the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' staff stated the similarity was a coincidence.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hēi-àn Néng-liàng''' (黑暗能量, "Dark Energy")
*''Polish:'' '''Mroczny Energon'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Energon Oscuro'''

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Trypticon (WFC)

2013-06-29T16:31:09Z

Zxx22: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambig3|Trypticon}}
{{disambig3|Nemesis}}
:''Trypticon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC One Shall Stand Trailer.jpg|thumb|400px|Yes, there was a grammatically incorrect caption regarding my discharge of energy weaponry. Why do you ask?]]
A titan of a Decepticon, '''Trypticon''' casts a vast shadow across the battlefield whenever he appears. Though he once turned into Trypticon Station, a neutral scientific outpost, Trypticon's intelligence is only just enough to make him an effective warrior, even if it hardly seems needed with his vast array of weapons. He is equally formidable in his current alternate form of the Decepticons' fortress of a warship, the '''''Nemesis''''', even after a [[space bridge]] accident sent his personality into [[stasis lock|stasis]]. Carrying [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and the remnants of his Decepticon uprising, the ''Nemesis'' is still a force to be reckoned with.

{{quote|You cannot stop me, Autobots. I am... Trypticon. I am... your death.|Trypticon, before he goes [[Godzilla]] on everyone|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Prior to the war, Trypticon Station was used for research that could not be conducted planetside, including the first forays into sequestering the [[Dark Energon]] that had resulted from [[Unicron]]'s attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Its security was seen to by the [[Seeker (body-type)#Aligned continuity|Seeker]] caste. There were records that indicated that at the time Dark Energon was placed aboard by an ancient High Council, the station underwent a major overhaul: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] confirmed that it was given a spark and made a living being at that point. [[Air Commander]] [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was one of the few with knowledge of its secrets. As a result, he ordered his forces to occupy it after the capture of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Megatron and his growing Decepticon army. Megatron decided he tired of negotiations and took Trypticon Station by force. Upon Starscream's return to the station, Megatron pressed the Seeker and ultimately gained access to the facility's research on Dark Energon. Megatron noted to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] that there was potential for a spark within Trypticon, though Shockwave pointed out the [[Well of All Sparks|Well]] no longer produced sparks. Megatron suggested he use the sparks of the scientists killed and maimed in the seize of Trypticon to give life to the station.

The supplies of Dark Energon from the initial harvest were slender, so Megatron required the means to transfer large quantities of [[energon]] to the station so that they could be converted into the rarer resource. As Trypticon Station was configured to receive fuel from the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] in [[Crystal City]], the Decepticons were able to transfer an initial supply, but not nearly enough for the ravenous rate at which they were consuming Dark Energon. This was eventually remedied by Megatron's capture of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], which provided a nearly unlimited source of fuel directly from Cybertron's core.

After a team led by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ventured into the planet's core to cut off the transfer, Megatron decided to switch tactics. He allowed Shockwave to apply the experimental knowledge he had gleaned over the course of the war, and Trypticon was granted true life, including the ability to shape its corridors into a dizzying array of defense drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicon]]s. Ultimately, a team of Autobots aboard the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' found a gap in the station's external defenses and managed to venture within and knock the behemoth from orbit.

Victory was brief, however, as Trypticon revealed a robot form and crawled from the wreckage planetside. Though initially the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] were tasked with keeping the gargantuan Decepticon away from the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' launch, this proved to be in vain, as Megatron boarded Trypticon along with a hand-picked crew of the Decepticon elite. Transforming into a ''Nemesis''-class battleship, Trypticon pursued the ''Ark'' to, and subsequently through, the last remaining functional [[space bridge]] in Cybertronian orbit. As the ''Ark'' emerged in unknown space, the ''Nemesis'' was nowhere within sensor range. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

The ''Nemesis'' was heavily damaged due to its traveling through the last remaining, yet faulty, space bridge, and thus Trypticon's sentient functionality and transformation abilities were lost, perhaps forever. Megatron didn't care too much. The ''Nemesis'' was still a functioning, fearsome battleship, and that's all he required. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English)}}
[[Image:Nemesis-Primepainting.jpg|right|thumb|400px|This doesn't look like [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] at all!]]

Long after Cybertron had been rendered uninhabitable, the ''Nemesis'' was in orbit of planet when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream's]] [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] forces captured the Autobots [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], the latter of whom had received a coded Autobot transmission. Starscream attempted to gain this information by torturing and then imprisoning Cliffjumper alongside Arcee on board the ''Nemesis'', but failed to get any satisfaction. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

The ''Nemesis'' served as the Decepticons' primary base of operations during their time on [[Earth]]. Constantly moving through the skies of the planet and cloaked against detection by either Autobot or human systems, it provided the villains with a mobile headquarters that allowed them to often remain one step ahead of their adversaries.

Sometime after arriving on Earth, Cliffjumper got a taste of the power of the ''Nemesis'' first-hand when he found it hovering over an [[Energon]]-filled crater, and it opened fire on him. Captured by Vehicon and brought aboard, Cliffjumper was slain on the ship's bridge by his old adversary Starscream, his body unable to be reclaimed by his fellow Autobots due to the ship's perpetual cloaking field hiding its location. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Soon after, Starscream relinquished command of the ''Nemesis'' to Megatron when he returned from his three-year sojourn in deep space, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} but when he left to explore the properties of [[Dark Energon]], control of the craft returned to Starscream, who had the Autobots' human ally [[William Fowler]] captured and brought to the ship's brig for interrogation. The Autobots subsequently invaded the ship on a rescue mission, during which [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] damaged the ship's interstellar navigation array, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} leaving it unable to triangulate co-ordinates for the Decepticons' new orbital space bridge. [[Image:Masters&Students-Nemesisbridgescreen.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The ''Nemesis'' bridge must be great for watching the Super Bowl.]] Using a human installation as a substitute, the Decepticons moved the ''Nemesis'' into space so Megatron could send Dark Energon through the bridge to Cybertron, but when the Autobots sabotaged the bridge and caused it to explode, Starscream betrayed Megatron, moving the ''Nemesis'' out of range and leaving the Decepticon leader to be consumed in the blast. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}


Although Starscream was re-instated as commander of the ''Nemesis'' with Megatron's seeming death, the crew responded unenthusiastically to his dramatic first address. Soon after, when it was discovered that Megatron had actually survived the explosion thanks to Dark Energon, his stasis-locked body became a fixture of the ship's medical bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} The ship later gained another new resident in the Autobot [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], who was captured and locked up in the brig while the evil [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] took his place among the Autobots before escaping. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:OutHead-Arcticbeam.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Romulans!]]

When the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s electromagnetic shielding broke while orbiting above [[China]], the Autobots were able to locate the ship and infiltrate it in hopes of locating a cure for the [[Cybonic plague]] Optimus Prime had recently become infected with. Although successful, their actions set in motion the reawakening of Megatron, {{storylink|Sick Mind}} who returned to life and retook command in the middle of Starscream's newest plan, which involved equipping the ''Nemesis'' with a powerful heat ray. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}} With Megatron back in charge, the ''Nemesis'' continued its stoic, continuous motion around the Earth, at one point moving out of Earth's atmosphere and into orbit. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

As the Decepticons began looking for components for their new space bridge, the ''Nemesis'' returned to Earth's atmosphere and headed for a human military installation so Megatron could personally steal the new power source it contained. Optimus Prime and Bulkhead made it aboard the ''Nemesis'' and stole the power source back, but Optimus proceeded to go on a rampage through the ship's corridors until Megatron had him [[GroundBridge]]d out. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Megatron subsequently left the ''Nemesis'' under [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s command while he prostrated himself before [[Unicron]], {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} who took the ship back to orbit. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} When Airachnid attempted to incite rebellion among the crew, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] smacked her down and took charge of the ''Nemesis'' until Megatron returned with an amnesiac Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Though the Decepticons tried their best to keep "Orion Pax" in the dark, they had a security lapse when Arcee managed to get on board to hunt for the lost Autobot leader. Soundwave was able to get her back off the ship through deft use of the GroundBridge. It happened again sometime later when Starscream sneaked on board to steal [[energon cube]]s and stumbled on Orion. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Starscream fled the ship, but his visit raised Orion's suspicions and he accessed the Decepticon database to find out the truth. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} The Decepticons had a full log of his activities and he was left under Vehicon guard to continue his work, but soon broke free and left the ship to help the Autobots. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

In control of a vast swarm of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]], Airachnid launched an attack on the ''Nemesis'' in an attempt to kill Megatron. Meanwhile, Starscream was ''also'' gunning for Megatron after creating several clones of himself, which he dispatched to the ''Nemesis''. In the middle of these attempted coups was a very confused Bulkhead who was inadvertently beamed up to the ''Nemesis'' whilst investigating an energon signal. Seeking an avenue of escape, he crippled the ship's power core, causing it to crash land and allowing Bulkhead to escape in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

Megatron infused the ship's core with Dark Energon, bringing it back online, but also awakening the ship's mind. It immediately began its mission, decoding the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] database and heading towards the first of the coordinates in [[New York City]]. When the Decepticons resisted, the warship put them all into stasis. Fowler and the three kids GroundBridged aboard, and the ship at first failed to detect them as it wasn't scanning for organic life, which gave them the opportunity to try to reverse the ship's energon supply. Though the warship tried to stop them, they succeeded, and the warship returned to its mindless state. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

During the hunt for the relics, [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] was infected with a virus by Ratchet so when Soundwave returned to the ship, the Iacon database was transmitted to the Autobot mainframe. {{storylink|Triage}}

Tensions rose between [[Hardshell]], Knock Out, the Insecticons and the rank and file Vehicons on the ''Nemesis'', leading to an all-out brawl. {{storylink|Hurt}}

MECH leader [[Silas]] - integrated into the corpse of [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] - approached the Decepticons in an attempt to join their ranks, offering [[Project Damocles]], a space-based particle cannon, as a token of friendship. The Decepticons launched an operation to retrieve the satellite weapon's interface codes from human military servers while the ''Nemesis'' deployed Damocles into space. Though the weapon worked as intended, the Autobots and their human allies ultimately destroyed Damocles, and for his failure Silas was dragged away to Knock Out's dissection table on the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

The ''Nemesis'' was deployed to a set of coordinates from the Iacon database that indicated the resting place of an ancient relic. There, Megatron discovered that the relic was the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], a weapon of immense power, and one that must not fall into the hands of Optimus Prime. After failing to retrieve the weapon or otherwise blast it out himself, he ordered the Decepticons to carve out the massive boulder in which the sword was embedded so the ''Nemesis'' could carry it away. As it was in the process of doing so, the Autobots suddenly attacked, with Optimus Prime charging in after the Star Saber. Despite Megatron's best efforts, Optimus managed to pull the sword from the boulder and then cleaved the rock in twain when Megatron had the ''Nemesis'' drop it on the Autobot leader out of spite. As Megatron watched on helplessly, Optimus followed this up by unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis'' which destroyed part of its engine array, causing it to narrowly miss crashing into a mountainside and forcing the ship to limp away. {{Storylink|Legacy}}

[[Image:DarkestHour-Basedestroyed.JPG‎ |right|thumb|300px|The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.]]

The ''Nemesis'' flew Megatron and Dreadwing to the Decepticons' space bridge orbiting the dark side of the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] when they returned to Cybertron to find a way to counter the Star Saber's power. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} When [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] was determined to be an [[Omega Key]], he was captured and brought aboard the ship. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} After being interrogated via cortical psychic patch, the Autobot stole the Keys stored aboard the ''Nemesis'', and escaped by literally jumping ship. Starscream later returned to the ship with all four Keys in an effort to return to the Decepticons, {{storylink|Inside Job}} and is allowed to once he is deemed fit to return by Megatron after a cortical psychic patch. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} An enraged and disillusioned Dreadwing steals the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] and gives it to the Autobots, and is killed in the ship's medical bay by Megatron when he tried to kill Starscream. The ship later flew Megatron and an army of flying Vehicons to the space bridge when the time came for a battle on Cybertron over the [[Omega Lock]]. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} When Megatron created a [[Darkmount (Earth)|new fortress]] on Earth with the Omega Lock's power, the ''Nemesis'' arrived in [[Jasper]], and was the launch point for the assault on the newly discovered [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. As the battle between the Autobots' [[Wheeljack (Prime)|other]] [[William Fowler|allies]] and the Decepticons' flyers raged, the ''Nemesis'' positioned itself over the base. When the battle had ended (with Wheeljack being shot down and Fowler forced to retreat), the ''Nemesis'' fired a colossal cannon on the base, destroying the mountain. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

The ''Nemesis'' was docked at Darkmount with the Decepticons now using the fortress as their main base of operations. However, the ship was still used for coordinating attacks {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} storage of the Forge, the stasis-locked Airachnid, the Apex Armor, and the Star Saber. Smokescreen retrieved the Forge from the ship when prompted to save a dying Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} The ''Nemesis'' was finally deployed once again when an Autobot assault destroyed Darkmount, the Decepticons regrouping onboard the ship. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

The ship's communication dish was damaged by the [[Predaking (Prime)|Predacon]], blacking out Decepticon communications, and Starscream unsuccessfully tried to have it repaired before Megatron found out. {{storylink|Plus One}}

==Games==
===''War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}

{{quote|Ha! Ha! Ha! You haven't defeated me, Autobots. You have only untethered your own destroyer!|Trypticon decides to freak out the Aerialbots|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

[[Image:WFC-Trypticontrackingdescent.jpg|left|thumb|250px|'CUZ I'M FREE! FREE FALLIN'!]]

After Optimus Prime learned of the coming corruption of the [[Core]], he ordered an evacuation of all Autobots. When Megatron started using his space station to blow up the ships, Optimus Prime sent Jetfire, Air Raid, and Silverbolt to destroy the station. Flooding it with coolant while under heavy fire, the jets were about to blow it up...until they discovered that the station itself was alive. At this point, the Trypticon orbital weapon gun began first targeting locations on Cybertron such as [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]'s [[Vaults]], the [[Hall of Ancients]], the [[Stellar Galleries]] and the [[Code Archives]] before finally acquiring the coordinates for Optimus Prime. The fliers hoped that they could prevent Iacon's destruction by destroying Trypticon's [[Transformation cog|conversion cog]], reverting him to his robot mode.

[[Image:WFC-Trypticonyoulost.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Well hello it's me, the giant.]]

Unfortunately for the aerial Autobots, his robot mode was a gigantic, metal dinosaur. Jetfire destroyed his jetpack, and Trypticon plummeted to the planet below. Optimus, Ironhide, and Bumblebee went to investigate the crash and battled the titan, destroying his shoulder-mounted weapons systems by overloading them with energon batteries. The Autobots proceeded to shoot his exposed heat vents and to destroy a set of three power cores along his shoulders and back. Defeated, Trypticon made a last-ditch effort to attack, but lost his balance and fell into an energon lake below when Optimus Prime hit him with his axe. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}
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===''Cybertron Adventures''===
After his weapons were restored, Trypticon made a stand for the Decepticons and started destroying Autobots. Optimus, convincing the Autobots to keep the fight going, made a stand with Bumblebee and Ironhide. The bad news was that Trypticon's only weak spot was in his mouth, but the good news was the Autobots didn't give up.

After half of his health depleted, Trypticon made one more stand, and used his true power. Even though the blasts were powerful, Optimus and the Autobots fired one huge blast, making the monster fall to his demise. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures}}

===''War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[Image:WFC-TrypticonDS.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]
Megatron conquered Trypticon Space Station to manufacture Dark Energon to aid in his planet-wide conquest. However, Megatron found he needed to access the Core of Cybertron to continue to power their Dark Energon supply. Upon defeating Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and later Omega Supreme, Megatron succeeded in his quest.

However, not too long afterwards, newly ascended Autobot leader Optimus Prime freed the Core from the Dark Energon, and ordered a planet-wide evacuation of the population from Cybertron. Megatron began using Trypticon Space Station to fire upon the evacuating Autobot masses, prompting a strike from Optimus' team. The Autobots were able to make Trypticon Space Station crash to Cybertron... only for it to transform into a city-sized Decepticon dinosaur. Luckily, Optimus and his men finally defeated the titan, and ended the threat of Dark Energon for good. {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron}}
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===''Fall of Cybertron''===
{{quote|Nemesis superior, Trypticon inferior}}

After his defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime, Trypticon's body was salvaged from the Energon pool, and dismantled, kept in (still very large) pieces.

Sometime later, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] informed Megatron of a [[Earth|planet]] rich with resources that they could reach by space bridge, and all they needed was a vessel to take them there. While the scientist worked on the space bridge, the leader led an assault on the labs where Trypticon's body parts were being held. Piece by piece, the Decepticons were able to retake the monster's body. Eventually, after some tinkering, Soundwave was able to reassemble Trypticon despite his gargantuan size. Soundwave stated that there was massive damage to the reptilian Decepticon, and it would likely take some time to repair.

Megatron had other plans and informed Trypticon that as he'd failed in his task of destroying the Autobots, he would be rebuilt into a new warship form. Though Soundwave informed Megatron that due to the damage, Trypticon would be stuck as a warship, Megatron ordered him to begin the procedure. Once Soundwave's work was complete, the ''Nemesis'', as it was now referred to, pursued the Ark as it departed Cybertron, and engaged it in a fierce ship-to-ship battle in front of the wormhole of a space bridge. As Optimus and Megatron dueled, the space bridge began tearing both ships apart, and ultimately sucked both ships through to parts unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
[[Image:Transformers prime the game trypticon.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]

{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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==Notes==
* Trypticon's head is available as a Fire Breather-type component for [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]]-class characters in ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer.
* Trypticon has two seemingly conflicting origins in ''Exodus''. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] researches the station and discovers that in "ancient times" it was secretly "recreated" from a simple space station and was raised to sentience, given a living [[spark]] (pg. 82) when [[Dark Energon]] was hidden aboard by an "ancient" iteration of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] headed by Sentinel Prime. Alpha Trion confirms this to be true. Beforehand, however [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] refers to the station as being "semi-sentient" and afterwards as a sparkless drone before Shockwave makes it into a Transformer with ''many'' sparks.
*When asked whether Trypticon was alive after that first sparking or not until Shockwave, Alex Irvine passed on commenting on the grounds that to do so would give something important away...
* In the end credits for ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'', Trypticon is briefly seen grappling with [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Now if we had only seen ''that'' in gameplay.

===Foreign names===
====''Nemesis''====
*''Japanese:'' '''''Nemesis''''' (ネメシス ''Nemeshisu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Bàoyìng Hào''''' (报应号, "''Retribution''")
*''Russian: '''Nemesis''' (Немезида ''Nemezida'')

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Armada (episode)

2013-04-05T14:59:13Z

Zxx22: /* Real-world references */

{{disambig3|Armada}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 36
|prev=Grill
|next=Flying Mind
|image=Armada-clonessurroundMegatron.jpg
|caption=Megatron remembers seeing this scenario on Tumblr.
|title="Armada"
|airdate=[[April 21]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Matt Wayne]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Bulkhead is trapped on the ''Nemesis'' amid dual attempts on Megatron's life.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] recovers consciousness, and realizes he's on the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. Unable to contact base, he begins to explore, but while hiding from [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]], he runs into [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Starscream is reluctant to help, and strikes at Bulkhead, so Bulkhead returns the favor by jumping on Starscream and literally beating the life out of him. Guiltily justifying his actions by muttering that Starscream left him no choice, Bulkhead returns to his exploration.

[[Image:Armada-protoforms.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Quick! Reprogram them into Combaticons!]]

Some 24 hours before, Starscream reaches the wreck of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' in his search for [[energon]]. Instead, he finds a laboratory containing five [[protoform]]s. Elsewhere, Bulkhead picks up a strong energon reading. Starscream finds information in the ''Harbinger''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> computer on cloning, and fires up the lab equipment. Soon, five [[Starscream clone (Prime)|duplicates of himself]] stand before him. Meanwhile Bulkhead, clambering into a hole he's found, realizes there's boxed energon at the bottom of it, and that the ''Nemesis'' is arriving overhead, ready to pick it up. As he struggles, he falls among the energon and, losing consciousness, is transported up to the Decepticon ship with it.

Starscream discovers that his clones are complete duplicates of himself, personality, memories, and all. The one significant difference seems to be that the clones have intact [[Transformation Cog]]s, and thus can fly. As the ''Harbinger'' is able to track where the ''Nemesis'' is, he sends his clones to eliminate [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] once and for all. The five clones board the ''Nemesis'' and split up, one of them running into Bulkhead, who terminates the clone. The original Starscream is dismayed to discover that he feels the same pain his clones feel. Bulkhead locates a comm unit and attempts to use it to contact the other Autobots, only to set off an alarm and bring Vehicons running. As he escapes, the Vehicons are distracted by another Starscream clone, but unbeknownst to anyone, Bulkhead has inadvertently triggered a Decepticon beacon.

The beacon is detected by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who releases her [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] army from their [[stasis pod]]s to go terminate Megatron. The activity is detected by the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] [[GroundBridge]] to the location to investigate, discovering Airachnid in the middle of sending her troops. She sets some of the Insecticons after the trio, but Arcee bursts through the explosions and begins pursuing her. Optimus and Bumblebee begin mowing down Insecticons.

Bulkhead crawls through a service duct, and spots Megatron. Megatron starts heading for the bridge in response to reports that Starscream's there.

Arcee continues her pursuit of Airachnid, despite having to contend with two Insecticons. After the Insecticons are taken out, Airachnid disappears underground, and Arcee follows.

On the ''Nemesis'' bridge, Megatron finds himself face-to-faces with the four remaining Starscream clones. He offers to make them all [[second-in-command]] if they terminate Starscream for him, but the clones are stable enough to keep to the mission. Before they can open fire, the ship is attacked by Insecticons. The distraction is all Megatron needs, and he starts taking out clones. The last of the clones manages to escape as the Insecticon attack intensifies, and Megatron finally checks on what's going on outside.

[[Image:Armada-armadasurroundMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Megatron also remembers ''this'' from Tumblr.]]

Optimus and Bumblebee finish off the last of the Insecticons that were attacking them, and start looking for Arcee. Their comrade is currently deep underground hunting Airachnid. Arcee exchanges fire with her foe, and manages to manoeuvre Airachnid onto one of the open stasis pods, which promptly closes and puts the rogue Decepticon on ice. The Insecticons attacking the ''Nemesis'' all immediately stop their attack, drop on to the ship's hull, and proclaim their loyalty to a bemused Megatron.

Within the ''Nemesis'', Bulkhead finds the ship's power core, and severely damages it with his mace, causing it to explode. The ship slowly begins its descent. As he runs to the exit, Bulkhead encounters the Starscream clone, who promptly takes off. Bulkhead is puzzled at the fact that Starscream is alive and can transform. Once the ''Nemesis'' has crashed to earth, Bulkhead is able to drive off and speed away. He soon reaches base, where the Autobots are inspecting the stasis-locked Airachnid.

The last Starscream clone returns to the ''Harbinger'' and lets the original Starscream know the mission failed. He's about to shoot his progenitor, when Starscream turns and blasts him, complaining about the shared pain he experiences as he finally terminates him.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (7)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (2)
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (5)
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (6)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (11)
|c4=
*[[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream clones]] (3)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
"This is for [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]! For [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]! For ''everything''."
:—'''Bulkhead''' delivers some much-deserved payback unto Starscream. Well, actually his clone, but what's the difference?

"You left me no choice."
:—'''Bulkhead''' pulling an [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].

"My genetic code provides my clones with a [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]] I no longer possess and all I get is their agony?!"
:—'''Starscream''' laments over the side-effects of cloning.

"Exterminating you was so gratifying the first three times."
:—'''Megatron''' approaching the last of Starscream's clones.

"When you extinguish my spark, make it hurt. You know I would extend that courtesy to you."
:—'''Airachnid''', creepy to the last.

'''Bulkhead''' (rushing inside the Autobot's base)''':''' Guys, you are not gonna believe the day I had! 
''Bulkhead spots Airachnid in stasis, then looks at Ratchet and Arcee'' 
'''Bulkhead:''' Oh, you too, huh?
:—It's been a busy day for everyone.

"AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGHHH! ''Scrap'', that hurt!"
:—'''Starscream''' after killing the last clone.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Airachnid commands the Insecticon rear guard to fight, 6 are seen flying off the group. In the next scene, there are 5.
*Apparently, nobody on the Nemesis could hear Bulkhead's yells and the sound of pounding Starscream into scrap.

===Continuity errors===
* Previously, one Insecticon was so powerful that it was able to fight toe-to-toe with Megatron (deprived of his fusion cannon). The Insecticons in this episode are considerably weaker, enough that several go down in one hit and another is taken out by crashing into a tree. You can do plenty of rationalizing—the Autobots have an open battlefield and their ranged weapons which Megatron did not, a lot of Insecticons die from crashing out the air rather than from attacks—but this downgrade is nothing special, being a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConservationOfNinjitsu widely observed phenomenon] with armies of generic henchmen in fiction of all kinds. The Insecticons' position as freakishly powerful is restored in "[[Tunnel Vision]]" and "[[Toxicity]]", but gone in "[[New Recruit]]".
*So where does Starscream keep getting those replacement missiles from, anyway?

===Continuity notes===
* Starscream returns to the ''[[Harbinger]]'', first seen in "[[Partners]]", the episode in which he defected.
* Starscream references sneaking on board the ''Nemesis'' and meeting Optimus Prime in "[[Orion Pax, Part 1]]".
* Starscream mentions [[Darkness Rising, Part 1|killing Cliffjumper]] and [[Crossfire|sparing Arcee's life]]... again.
* Bulkhead pounds Starscream (well, his clone really, but still...) for killing Cliffjumper and damaging Bumblebee's T-cog in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]".
* Starscream laments over losing his T-cog in "Operation Bumblebee, Part 2".
* Airachnid had apparently repaired her [[Crossfire|severed limb]]. It didn't last.
* In "[[Grill]]", Agent Fowler said the next time Arcee and Airachnid meet, only one is going to walk away. That's exactly what happened.

===Transformers references===
*Starscream follows in the footsteps of his [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' predecessor]], who also once cloned [[Starscream clone (Animated)|multiple copies of himself]], though he knows how to handle the treacherous clones better than his predecessor.
*Starscream's clones are mentally linked to him via [[binary bonding]].
*We see protoforms again.
*The crash of the ''Nemesis'' on a cliff edge resembles the one of [[Axalon (BW)|a certain other Transformer spacecraft]].

===Real-world references===
* Starscream's activation of the clones, with all the electricity and cackling, seems inspired by [[Frankenstein|''Frankenstein'']].
* The Nemesis has [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Jefferies_tube Jefferies tubes].
* It seems Reploids from ''Megaman X'' series are not the only robots, which posess DNA.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Angriff auf Megatron'''" ("Attack on Megatron")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 7|7 November]] [[2012]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mugen Henkei! Zōshoku suru Teki'''" (無限変形!増殖する敵, "Infinite Transformation! Multiplying Enemies")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 8|8 December]] [[2012]]
*Starscream's clones have a different speech pattern from the real deal, speaking in a kind of countryside dialect.
*The Japanese-dubbed Insecticons continue being very talkative even in a swarm, filling any scene they appear in with buzzing onomatopoeia when they fly and cries of "You got me!" when they die.

===Trivia===
* The Insecticons speak for the first time. They're still vermin, though.
* Soundwave, Knock Out, and Dreadwing do not seem to be on board the Nemesis to defend it from its Insecticon assailants for some unknown reason. While you could argue they were present and simply off-screen (e.g. when Megatron arrives, Vehicons are seen in the background firing on the Insecticons), considering how prominent the three of them are their absence is rather odd. Dreadwing, in particular, would most likely be heading the counterattack because of his position of second in command.
* Oddly, immediately after he laments the lack of energon on the ''Harbinger'', and after spending episodes going on about how he needed to scrounge for scraps just to survive, Starscream, on finding the protoforms, takes some of his own energon from his arm to power the clones. Perhaps his ambitions got the better of his common sense, or he was counting on the clones winning and he could then resupply on the Nemesis.
* This is the second time Arcee has basically "saved" Megatron. Even though she couldn't think of a reason why she would want to stop that, Arcee's greater hatred towards Airachnid then starts a chase after her trying to kill her and Airachnid got trapped in a stasis egg freeing the Insecticons from her control, making them loyal to Megatron again. Arcee defeats Airachnid but saves Megatron and boosts the Decepticon ranks in the process.
* Starscream apparently has DNA as carrier of his genetic information. Odd for an inorganic lifeform.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Desperate

2013-03-30T08:24:53Z

Zxx22: /* Foreign localization */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=29
|prev=Awakening
|next=Runaway
|title="Desperate"
|furigana=うたごえ
|japanese=共鳴
|romaji=Utagoe
|translation=Resonance: Singing Voice
|image=desperatemegatron.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-29
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Yukio Okazaki]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[March 15]], [[2003]] (English) [[July 25|25 July]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''With the Autobots losing badly, the kids search for the Mini-Cons needed for the Requiem Blaster.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] towers over [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on the beach, the other [[Autobot]]s fire on the [[Decepticon]], giving their leader time to escape but causing the giant Decepticon to turn his weapons on them.

In the caves around the Autobot base, the newly discovered [[Mini-Con]] [[Sky Blast]] takes a shot at the kids. [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] attempts to tackle the rogue Mini-Con, who hides behind [[Rad White|Rad]]. They soon realise that Sky Blast is merely frightened, and Rad attempts to calm him. The three [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Cons]] combine into [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]].

[[File:Desperate Tidal Wave blocked.jpg|left|275px|thumb|]]
On the beach, Tidal Wave destroys Optimus's cover, and the Autobots again combine their fire power to distract the giant. He walks towards them, shrugging off the weapons fire and laughing. Although Optimus calls a retreat, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] calls for the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] and uses it to block Tidal Wave's punch. [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] tries to come to Hot Shot's aid but is slapped away by the Decepticon. Optimus kicks Tidal Wave in the head, finally felling the titan, and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] orders [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and a group of Mini-Cons into the battle. The Autobots begin to fall back, and Optimus takes to the air once more with Tidal Wave in pursuit, and runs straight into [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]].

[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] worries about the Autobots, but she and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] are relieved when the other kids turn up with Sky Blast. Though the other kids joke, she tells them the Autobots are in trouble and they need to send Sky Blast to the battlefield right away.

As Optimus is bombarded with fire from the Decepticons, Thrust informs his leader that they've reserved the final blow for him. Tidal Wave swoops down, breaking into several pieces which combine with Megatron, granting him a more powerful mode. The Autobots fire on the Decepticon leader as he lifts off, and Megatron and Optimus trade laser fire.

Alarmed, Red Alert starts towards the launch room, but Alexis stops him, reminding him that the only way to help Optimus is to assemble the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. Sky Blast is too afraid to help, until Rad promises that he and Red Alert will be there to protect him. The trio, along with [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], warp to the beach and begin looking for the second [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Mini-Con]] while Alexis alerts the other Autobots. Hot Shot is dispatched from the battle to help, but is pursued by [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. Meanwhile, Thrust spots Red Alert but is intercepted by Blurr. Red Alert lends Blurr a hand, and Rad takes a moment to reassure Sky Blast.

In the sky above, Megatron announce it's time to finish it and wields the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. At Alexis' instruction, [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] fires the Skyboom Shield into the air, where Optimus is able to catch it.

Sky Blast is still frightened at the raging battle, which Rad explains is because the Mini-Cons were designed to be labourers, not fighters. Red Alert shields the trio from an incoming shell and is knocked to the ground. Hot Shot arrives in time to save them from a second shell. The Autobot stresses the importance of finding the other two Mini-Cons, but Rad asks what they'll do if the other Mini-Cons don't want to fight either. Sky Blast walks away and then begins playing a musical sequence so loud that the Autobots and Decepticons stop battling in surprise. High above, the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield resonate, drawing together and releasing two beams of energy. As the energy fades, Megatron knocks the shield from Optimus's hands and closes in for the kill.

A wall of surf reveals a new Mini-Con, [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]], and Blurr has to restrain Thrust from grabbing it. Megatron slices Optimus in half, separating the Autobot leader from Jetfire, who transforms and immediately comes under fire from Megatron. Optimus himself plummets towards the ground. Sky Blast runs forward, playing his musical sequence once again, and on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Astroscope]] awakens. The three Space Mini-Cons combine into the Requiem Blaster, and both Optimus and Thrust reach for it. While they struggle, the weapon goes off, almost hitting Megatron. Finally Optimus takes control of the weapon and kicks Thrust away. Aiming the blaster downwards, Optimus uses it as a retro-rocket to slow his descent, landing safely. Rad realises that the Mini-Cons weren't afraid of fighting, just of the power they possess falling into the wrong hands.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (3)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (4)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (5)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (6)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (26)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (27)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (31)

|c2=
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (2)
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (16)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (17)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (18)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (28)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (29)

|c3=
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (9)
*[[Rad White]] (10)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (11)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (14)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (25)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Sky Blast]] (7)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (8)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (12)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (13)
*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (15)
*[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (19)
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (20)
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (21)
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (22)
*[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] (23)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (24)
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] (30)
*[[Astroscope]] (32)
}}

==Quotes==
"Oh boy, here we go again."
:—'''Thrust''', spotting an incoming Optimus

"Ha ha ha! The power is mine!"
:—'''Megatron''' has a Captain Planet moment.

"Shoulda stayed in bed."
:—'''Hot Shot''' after being attacked by Starscream

"Fee fi fo fum, I smell wimpy Autobot scum!"
:—'''Cyclonus''', massacring the classics again

"I ran into some trouble with Cyclonus back there. Boy, that is one disturbed Decepticon."
:—'''Hot Shot''' speaks the truth.

==Other notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
===Animation and technical errors===
*Rad calls Perceptor "Leader-1".
*Tidal Wave seems to vary in size between shots.
*Smokescreen is missing his antenna/horn after the Requiem Blaster is fired for the second time. Maybe that strange edge on the side of his head is his antenna/horn, but if so, it's on the wrong side.

===Continuity errors===
*Thrust somehow knows about the warning Sideways gave about the Requiem Blaster, despite the fact that it was sent specifically to the Autobot base.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aller guten Dinge sind Drei'''" ("All good things come in threes")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.
'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Desperacja'''" ("Desperation")

===Trivia===
*Shortly after Red Alert's arrival Starscream attacks Hot Shot in a half transformed configuration, with this legs still back and nosecone up. Whether intentional or not, it can easily be reproduced with the toy.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 8 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:10 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Power of the Mini-Cons ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Volcano (episode)

2013-01-02T21:21:57Z

Zxx22: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|series=RiD
|ep=16
|title="Volcano"
|japanese=対決! ふたりのコンボイ!
|romaji=Taiketsu! Futari no Convoy!
|translation=En Garde! Two Convoys!
|image=Volcano Titlecard.JPG
|caption=YA THINK?
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Studio Gallop]]
|written by=[[Tadashi Hayakawa]] (Japanese) [[Tom Wyner]] (English)
|director=[[Akira Katō]]
|animation studio=Studio Gallop
|airdate=[[July 19|19 July]] [[2000]] (Japanese) [[September 25]], [[2001]] (English)
|continuity=
}}

'''A volcanic plot''' 
'''But Sky-Byte's true mission is''' 
'''Arguing with Scourge'''

==Synopsis==
[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] has discovered that a volcano at a Caribbean resort on [[Montrose Island]] holds vast amounts of energy that could be tapped into, and he dispatches the Predacon trio to investigate—while [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] guard the volcano (and glare at each other). While investigating, the Predacons accidentally trigger a volcanic eruption and have to flee for their lives from molten lava. ([[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] happens to be at this same resort and is using the hot springs—as it gets hotter under the eruption, she relaxes, thinking the hotel workers turned the heat up for her.)

Discovering the situation and realising the resort could be wiped out, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] heads there with the [[Spy Changer|Spy Changers]]. Sky-Byte is eager to take on his enemy once more—and has composed a haiku for the occasion—but Scourge wants to kill Optimus himself, and interferes with Sky-Byte's attack to launch his own. Sky-Byte is livid but can't get the Decepticon to let him in on the battle.

[[Image:Volcano Skybytescourge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Tonight on Fox: When Shriners Attack!]]
Optimus is unable to convince the enemy to call off the fight until after the volcano is stopped. When [[T-AI]] reports in that only his Blizzard Storm attack can stop a lava overflow, he orders the Spy Changers to take on Sky-Byte and Scourge while he stops the eruption. Unfortunately for him, the [[Commando|Commandos]] have arrived and attempt to shoot him down!

The Spy Changers quickly regroup to shoot it out with the Commandos, while [[Hot Shot (RID)|Hot Shot]] orders [[Mirage (RID)|Mirage]] to hold off Scourge—that doesn't work very well, and Optimus Prime is blasted from behind. [[W.A.R.S.]] intervenes to hold Scourge back, allowing Optimus to use his Blizzard Storm and freeze the lava, but this will only last for eight minutes. To make matters worse, the Commandos combine into [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] and unleash a rapid-fire barrage on the Spy Changers. Down below, the resort is evacuated... except for Kelly, still relaxing in the spring and not noticing what's going on.

[[Image:Volcano Ruinationspychangers.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Scramble City! Ruination is in non-standard configuration.]]
Sky-Byte decides to get rid of both Optimus and Scourge in one swoop, destroying the ice plug and part of the volcano to speed up the lava flow. Under orders, the Spychangers quickly take down Ruination (by... pushing him over) and then erect a makeshift rock barricade to hold the lava back. (Meanwhile, Kelly finds the spring getting too hot but is too embarrassed to get out and ask for it to be turned down after she asked to have it turned up.) [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] recovers and attacks the barricade, forcing Prime to take him down again-but now they're surrounded by lava and the island is doomed. Scourge confronts Sky-Byte over trying to attack him, with the shark desperately lying that he was only after Optimus.

[[Image:Volcano Predaconslava.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Oh no, our toys must be out of production!"]]
The Predacon trio finally escapes the lava flow only to emerge outside the volcano with even more lava—"it's following us!"

Hot Shot quickly figures out they can save the resort by redirecting the lava flow, and the Spychangers initiate their group attack "[[Inferno Blast]]" to carve a path for it. The Predacons—still fleeing—are ordered to attack and stop the Autobots, with Scourge joining in with a barrage attack (which deliberately hits the Preds too—"what goes around comes around, Sky-Byte."), but it fails to stop them from successfully finishing their path to the ocean. As Optimus takes down Ruination, the Predacons fall into the ocean and are blasted off when the lava comes after them.

With the resort saved, Optimus thanks the Spy Changers for their help. Hot Shot tells him they'll always be ready for action. And back at the resort, Kelly finally decides to emerge from the spring—boiled to the point of collapse.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[T-AI]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[W.A.R.S.]] (11)
*[[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]] (12)
*[[Mirage (RID)|Mirage]] (13)
*[[Hot Shot (RID)|Hot Shot]] (14)
*[[Crosswise (RID)|Crosswise]] (15)
*[[R.E.V.]] (16)

|h2=[[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Gas Skunk]] (3)
*[[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] (4)
*[[Dark Scream]] (5)
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] (6)
*[[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] (7)
*[[Mega-Octane]] (17)
*[[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (18)
*[[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] (19)
*[[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] (20)
*[[Movor]] (21)
*[[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] (22)

|c3=
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] (1)
*[[Montrose Island#Hotel_worker|Hotel worker]] (2)
*[[Montrose Island#Bellboy|Bellboy]] (8)
}}

==Notable quotes==
"No! Optimus is mine! Welcome, Optimus. I've composed a Haiku especially for this occasion: 
"Blasted into dust, 
Optimus Prime is destroyed— 
Day of reckoning."
:—'''Sky-Byte''' busts out the poetry smackdown.

"If you two insist on fighting us, name the time and the place. But not here and not now. That volcano is already unstable. If it's hit by a missile cell or a laser beam, it's likely to erupt, which would endanger the lives of everyone on this island. A battle here is too risky." 
"Why should I care what happens to the humans? I am a Decepticon warrior. My only concern is defeating my enemy."
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Scourge''' demonstrate key philosophical differences.

"Optimus, we're running out of time! The volcano's gonna blow!" 
''<As he plummets into the volcano>'' "Be with you in a minute, T-AI."
:—'''T-AI''' unwittingly delivers a painfully obvious warning to '''Optimus'''.

'''Dark Scream:''' "Aaaah!" 
'''Gas Skunk:''' "It's following us, almost as if..." 
'''Slapper:''' "...it's alive!"
:—The Predacon trio on lava

[[Image:Volcano Bakedkelly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"What smells like bacon?"]]
"We did it! We beat the lava!" 
"Incoming! ''Dive!'' '''Dive!'''"
:—'''Gas Skunk''', '''Sky-Byte''' and the other Predacons discover even water is no escape from their nemesis, lava.

"Just a little bit longer. I may never get another chance to relax in a volcanic hot spring. I should make it last as long as I can."
:—'''Kelly''', being boiled to death
{{-}}
==Notes==
===Differences with ''Car Robots''===

===Transformers References===
* Slapper calls Dark Scream "Screamer", a fan nickname for [[Starscream (G1)|the original Starscream]].

===Trivia===
*Kelly is capable of both surviving intense heat and ignoring volcanic eruptions, robot battles and mass evacuations occurring out of earshot. Those constant "talking car" encounters have left their mark...
*Ruination forms into a different configuration to the one in "[[Commandos]]". Right arm: Armorhide, left arm: Rollbar, right leg, Ro-Tor, left leg: Movor. In ''Car Robots'', this was known as his "Land Mission" mode, and both modes are used throughout the rest of the series.
*Ruination believes he can survive a volcanic eruption. ([[Galvatron's Revenge|Later]] [[The Final Battle (RID)|episodes]] indicate he's probably right.)
*The Predacons are given harder and more boring jobs than the Decepticons, or so they believe. The two groups still hate each other to the point of murder.
*The Spychangers' Inferno Blast is only a short-term move—the longer it's used, the more danger there is of burning out their engines. This is the longest they've done it.
*The Spychangers are also able to pop their arms out of their vehicle modes, allowing them to use their weapons without transforming. The toys are capable of this, as well.
*This episode prominently features two of the "main" rivalries of the series: Optimus vs. Scourge and Scourge vs. Sky-Byte (wonder what would have happened if [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] had appeared).
*In "[[Sky-Byte Saves the Day]]", it's retroactively revealed that Megatron sent his troops in because Montrose Island appeared in [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]]'s memories and, it seems, was the location of an [[O-Part]] (as the Autobots now had two). Megatron might have had better luck if he'd ''told the Predacons this''.
*Lava is ''alive!'' Apparently, it also freezes into ''ice'' instead of rock!
*Dark Scream note, that in his altmode he is only able to glide, not fly is true. Makes you wonder how exacly does Sky-Byte fly in his shrkmode?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Transformers: Car Robots'' — Vol. 4 ([[Pony Canyon]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Three-Disc Box Set: Part 1 of 2 ([[Maximum Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Season One (Maximum Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Ultimate Collection (Maximum Entertainment)

==External links==
*[http://www.ridforever.info/transformers-transcripts/rid-episode-16-volcano.php "Volcano" transcript on RiDForever.info]

[[Category:Robots in Disguise episodes]]

Autobot Brothers

2012-12-30T21:30:49Z

Zxx22: /* Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''The Autobot Brothers are a trio of Autobot brothers from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:UltraMagnus Autobot Brothers.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Team Vehicle Kibble! From left: Side Burn, Prowl, and X-Brawn.]]
The '''Autobot Brothers''' are [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s first choice for backup and three of his most-trusted men. Whenever he goes on a mission, the brothers are usually close behind, bickering with each other. The eldest brother is [[X-Brawn]], a rough-and-tumble cowpoke whose strength is his wild outdoors nature. Meanwhile [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] is a strict, by-the-book cop who has a full time job keeping his brothers in line, especially the youngest, [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] who loves nothing more than slacking off and ogling sexy red sports cars. More so than the other Autobots, the three brothers tend to be the ones who interact with [[human]]s, especially [[Koji Onishi]].

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[Image:ExplosiveSituation Side Burn Prowl talking.jpg|thumb|left|230px]]
The Autobot Brothers were among the first Autobots to establish themselves on Earth to defend it against the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s. When the Predacons attacked the [[International Scientific Symposium]] in [[New York City|New York]], Optimus initiated [[Battle Protocol]]. X-Brawn was forced to dump [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]], and Side Burn was interrupted during a flirting session with a red sports car, but with Prowl's urging, the three of them reached New York. They kept [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], [[Dark Scream]] and [[Gas Skunk]] busy, but [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] managed to kidnap [[Kenneth Onishi|Dr Onishi]]. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} They began patrolling the streets after a series of attacks on vehicles. This eventually paid off when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] attacked a red sports car that Side Burn had his eye on. While Prowl saved the vehicle's driver, Kelly, X-Brawn stole the explosive device that Sky-Byte had obtained, and took it to the top of a radio tower so Prime could fire it into space. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}}

Optimus and the three brothers accompanied the [[Linear RFG]] on its maiden journey. They failed to prevent the Predacons from blowing up a bridge ahead of the train, but with [[Team Bullet Train]]'s help, the Linear RFG was halted before disaster could occur. Side Burn briefly wondered by he and his brothers couldn't [[Combiner|combine]] like Team Bullet Train, before concluding he wouldn't want to combine with his brothers anyway. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}} They helped Prime protect the [[Plutonium Energy Generator]] from another Predacon attack, though Prime had to chide Side Burn for his recklessness. When the generator was moved, the brothers provided an escort for the truck, but were unsuccessful in preventing its theft by the Predacons. The [[Spy Changer|Spychangers]] were called in, and Optimus instructed the brothers to observe the team as it recovered the generator. {{storylink|Spychangers to the Rescue}}

[[Image:HuntBlackPyramid Autobot Brothers prepare to jump.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
An attack on an experimental ship near the [[Black Pyramid]] resulted in [[T-AI]] calling out the Autobot Brothers again, though Side Burn required some extra coercion. Because the ship was far out to sea, they had to jump off the end of the [[Global Space Bridge]], which took some doing, but soon Optimus and the brothers had saved the ship from the Predacons. {{storylink|The Hunt for Black Pyramid}} Side Burn took [[Koji Onishi]] to the [[Payuma ruins]], only to stumble on the fact that Sky-Byte was scouting out the ruins in search of something. Optimus and the other brothers came to his assistance, and they found [[Doctor Onishi's microchip|a microchip]] left by Dr Onishi. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

[[Image:Sideburn's Obsession Prowl XBrawn.jpg|thumb|left|220px]]
Side Burn's sports car fetish proved a liability when he was lured into a trap by Megatron disguised as a red sports
car. Optimus attempted to come to Side Burn's aid and was captured too, leading to Prowl and X-Brawn adopting a disguise and rescuing the pair with the help of some of the Spychangers. {{Storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}} The Autobot Brothers were called in to help protect the steam engine "[[Grandpa]]" with Prime and Team Bullet Train, though their contribution to the effort was mostly limited to Side Burn chasing off Kelly. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}} After [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]] came to Earth and went a bit loopy, Prowl tried to intercept him without success during the [[Europa 400]]. All of the Autobots subsequently entered the [[International Grand Prix]] under the assumption that race-crazy Skid-Z would put in an appearance. He did, and manage to resist the call of the race long enough to save Prime and the three Brothers who had become stuck trying to hold up a huge boulder. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}

The arrival of [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]] spelled trouble for Side Burn as he found himself being towed away. Prowl was put in charge of acclimating the new recruit, which caused him much stress as Tow-Line was indiscriminate in his towing. The new Autobot became corrupted by a Predacon program, and towed away Side Burn and X-Brawn along with [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]] and placed them in a pit. Prowl and Optimus managed to trap and repair Tow-Line, and the trio in the pit were rescued. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}} The brothers turned up at a temple to help Rapid Run, who'd found Slapper interfering with a statue. After a clue from Koji, T-AI dispatched the Autobot Brothers to scout the [[Cave of the Dragon]], and sure enough, Sky-Byte was snooping around. The brothers' acting abilities were pressed into use as Prime and Team Bullet Train disguised themselves as a huge statue and the [[dragon]] it was supposed to turn into. They succeeded in chasing off the Decepticons and found an [[O-Part]] into the bargain. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}}

[[Image:Commandos angry Prowl.jpg|thumb|right|260px]]
T-AI ordered the brothers in to base, where they reviewed footage of their past battle in the hopes of gaining a clue to the location of the Predacon base. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}} The brothers accompanied Prime to [[Castle Peak]], where they found a crashed Autobot ship. Unfortunately they were unable to prevent Megatron from stealing the [[protoform]]s inside and turning them into a new squad of [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} X-Brawn caught the newly minted Decepticons at [[Sherman Dam]] and was tossed into the water by [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]. Prowl and Side Burn arrived there after Koji alerted them, and found themselves being tossed in too. Unable to swim out, they sat at the bottom of the lake and played 'I Spy' until the dam ruptured, and they were washed out so they could help fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commandos}}

[[Movor]] got shot into space as part of a new Decepticon plan to try and find the Autobot base. Trouble was that the Autobot Brothers were too occupied to go back to base. The Decepticons followed Side Burn around, until X-Brawn tricked Side Burn into going to [[Pier 7B]], where the Autobots set up an ambush for the Decepticons. Side Burn was disappointed that the red sports car he was promised wasn't there. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}} When the Decepticons claimed they wanted to defect to the Autobots, Prime placed them under the guardianship of the Autobot Brothers, who had them carry out various menial tasks as a test. The Decepticons passed with flying colors, but Scourge blew it when they were within moments of finding the location of the Autobot base, and the brothers watched Prime furiously chase the Decepticons off. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

[[Image:WedgesShortFuse Autobot Brothers vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
The Autobot Brothers foiled a Decepticon attack on a power plant. A short time later, they were warned by Sky-Byte that the Decepticons were going to attack the [[Bayshore power plant]]. Unfortunately the Decepticons instead attacked the [[Crestline power plant]], and the brothers got there to find Team Bullet Train had been forced to handle things. During a later attack, they were able to take some revenge on Sky-Byte. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} The brothers were dispatched to [[Antarctica]] to foil a Predcon plan, only to be stopped by an unfinished Space Bridge tunnel. The [[Build Team]] ended up going in their stead. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}} Decepticon interference with the Global Space Bridge resulted in the Autobot Brothers being deposited in all sorts of strange places. Once it was fixed, they watched as the Build Team fought off Megatron. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}} When the Decepticons tried to draw out the Build Team by attacking construction sites, the Autobot Brothers attempted to stop them, but they'd retreat as soon as the brothers arrived. Later they took a relaxing oil bath on an island the Build Team found. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] interrupted the brothers when they were trying to stop the Decepticons from stealing oil. After some conveniently-intercepted communications, the brothers set out to find Sky-Byte, only to be ambushed and disabled by Ultra Magnus, who left them in a junkyard. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Returning to base, they discovered that Magnus was beating up Optimus, and the trio came to their leader's aid. They took the battered Prime to an island to recuperate, and Side Burn listened to Prime's tale about how he'd been chosen to lead the Autobots over Magnus. When the Decepticons later attacked Optimus on the island, the brothers attempted to help, only to find that Sky-Byte had blocked the exit to the Space Bridge. They eventually broke through to find that Optimus and Ultra Magnus had combined into [[Omega Prime]], and didn't need their help after all. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

[[Image:PowerToBurn enhanced brothers.jpg|thumb|right|230px|From the front: [[Wheeljack]] [[knock off]]; [[Hot Rod]] knock off and rarely seen blue [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|Bluestreak]]]]
On Optimus's orders, the three brothers helped test that the Global Space Bridge was working properly. {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}} Out searching for Magnus, the brothers found the rogue Autobot talking to Sky-Byte. When they confronted him, the Decepticons took them captive and used them to lure Prime into a trap. Fortunately Magnus rescued the trio. During the course of the ensuing battle, the brothers somehow received a [[Super Mode|burst of energy]] (and [[Spontaneous recoloration|new color schemes]]) via Ultra Magnus and helped fight the Predacons off. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} They tracked down Magnus again, only to find him with Scourge and the [[Commando]]s. The brothers began fighting [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]], but found that they were suffering an unexpected loss of power. They had to sit out the rest of the battle while Omega Prime chased the baddies off. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}}

A clue to what the Predacons were after led the Autobot to investigate [[Metro City]]'s underground. They began experiencing hallucinations, which in Side Burn's case consisted of red sports cars, and eventually found some ruins which concealed [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} While the other Autobots were hiding Maximus, the brothers caught Sky-Byte talking to Koji. They fought the startled shark until Koji discovered that Sky-Byte was simply returning his dad to them. The brothers apologized to Sky-Byte for the misunderstanding. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} With Maximus located, the Autobot Brothers and the Build Team had a contest to see who could find the most O-Parts, despite being hampered by Sky-Byte and the Decepticons. The Build Team won. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}}

[[Image:MaximusEmerges Autobot Brothers combat ready.jpg|thumb|left|260px]]
The assembled O-Parts sent Prime and the brothers to the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]]. Side Burn and Koji were separated from the others, who located the [[Orb of Sigma]]. A battle over the artifact ensued, during which Side Burn caught up with them and helped retrieve the orb before the Decepticons did. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}} The brothers and the Build Team attempted to retrieve [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]] from an ancient temple, only for him to be snatched from their grasp by the Decepticons. The Autobots showed out in force to protect Maximus, thought Side Burn had to be towed there by Tow-Line to avoid any distractions. There wasn't much they could do when they were facing the activated Fortress Maximus as well as Megatron reborn as Galvatron. Luckily Koji somehow commanded the giant to stop. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[Image:HumanElement Autobot Brothers splitscreen.jpg|thumb|right|230px]]
When Scourge made another attempt to activate Maximus in a desert, Prime and the brothers turned out in a fairly futile attempt to stop him. Side Burn attempted to get Koji close enough to try a repeat performance of his trick back in Metro City, but it wasn't until Dr Onishi's idea to bring a thousand children out to the desert paid off that Maximus was stopped. {{storylink|The Human Element}} With Koji under obvious threat with his ability to control Maximus, the brothers were forced to watch over him constantly. Somehow he switched clothing with his friend [[Karl]] and gave the brothers the slip, which unfortunately resulted in Karl being kidnapped by Sky-Byte. Optimus worked up a mission to rescue Karl, and Koji talked Side Burn into letting him come along. The brothers, Optimus and Ultra Magnus working together all managed to rescue Karl. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}}

[[Image:GalvatronsRevenge jumping on Prowl.jpg|thumb|left|230px]]
The Predacons and Decepticons launched an attack on the Autobot base. The Autobot Brothers joined the other Autobots in preparing an ambush for the foe, only for Galvatron to bring in his fortress, the ''[[Megastar]]''. The Autobots ended up having to sit back and watch as Fortress Maximus fought the ''Megastar'', eventually destroying it. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Galvatron, however, began siphoning energy from Maximus, and the brothers made an abortive attempt to stop him. After Galvatron used [[cyber-bat]]s to attack the world's children, Optimus ordered a retreat. Galvatron burst the Global Space Bridge tunnel they were using, flooding it with lava, but the Autobots were able to escape. Only they then found themselves under attack from Galvatron once again. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} The Autobots rallied against the Decepticons, but Galvatron seized them all in an energy field. There they remained until Omega Prime and Galvatron had a duel at the center of the Earth, which Prime decisively won.

Before the Autobots returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Autobot brothers took the opportunity to engage in their usual leisure activities. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
{{--}}

===Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?===
[[Image:DWSummerspecial RID Autobrothers Megs.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
The Autobot Brothers tangled with Megatron in [[Oregon]] and were thus occupied when T-AI called on them to respond to an emergency in [[Arizona]]. After Megatron fled the battle, the brothers went to Arizona only to find that Optimus and Ultra Magnus had already dealt with the problem. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}
{{--}}
===''Universe'' comic===
{{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1}}
{{charstubfiction}}

===''Cybertron'' comic===
[[Image:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|thumb|left]]
Prowl and Side Burn participated in the [[Universe war]]. As [[Unicron]] disappeared due to [[The Sun|his destruction in another universe]], the war ended and [[Omega Prime]] hurriedly tossed Prowl and Side Burn into a portal, presumably to their home universe. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
[[Image:Crosssell-rid.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
===''Robots in Disguise''===
* '''Deluxe Autobots''' (2001)
** [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]
** [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]
** [[X-Brawn]]

Each of these molds was later [[redeco]]ed as a powered-up version of the same character.

* '''Spychangers''' (2002)
** Side Burn
** X-Brawn
** [[Prowl 2#Controversy|Prowl 2]] (sorta)

==Notes==
* A working name for the Autobot Brothers, mentioned in the introduction to the script for "[[Battle Protocol!]]" was the "Alpha Brothers".
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Car Robo 3 Kyōdai''' (カーロボ3兄弟, "Car Robo 3 Brothers")

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise]]

Ratchet (G1)

2012-12-30T21:17:58Z

2012-12-01T21:16:53Z

Zxx22: /* Synopsis */

{{disambig3|Beginnings}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=51
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=52
|image=Cyb ep51 til all are one.jpg
|caption=Isn't it more like a kind of beginning in a way? Like a new beginning? For everyone? Hmm... I wonder.
|title="Beginning"
|japanese=新たなる旅立ち
|romaji=Arata naru Tabidachi
|translation=A New Journey
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Manabu Ishikawa]]
|director=[[Mitsuru Yamazaki]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[December 31]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 29]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''With the threats of Galvatron and the black hole at last extinguished, the Autobots must look to the future.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb_ep51_peace_conference.jpg|left|thumb|220px|[[commercial bumper|Transformers will return after these massages.]]]]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moon, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] finally brings [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s evil to an end, destroying his eternal foe with the added power of [[Vector Prime]]'s sword.

Weeks later, as life returns to normal on Cybertron and the other colony worlds, Optimus Prime calls an "intergalactic peace conference" to decide what should be done with the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. With [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] filming the whole shebang for posterity, [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and Colonel [[Mike Franklin]] arrive from their respect planets to attend the talks, but none of them is expecting the suggestion Optimus Prime then makes. Rather than hide the Keys and the [[Omega Lock]] away, Optimus proposes that they follow in the footsteps of their ancestors, and begin a new [[space bridge]] project! Everyone enthusiastically supports his proposal...except for [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who is unsure about accepting command of Cybertron in Prime's absence. All the other Autobots stand up for Jetfire and agree to support him in his new role, and he takes it on with gusto, even giving Bud an interview.

[[Image:Thundercracker-Autobot.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Everything's comin' up Thundercracker!]]

Also on the interview roster are [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and Scourge, who relate the royal rumble that was held on [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] to decide its new leader. Scourge wound up winning the boxing match, and so stays on as leader, appointing Leobreaker the Jungle Planet representative for the colonization mission. A leader also has to be found for [[Velocitron]], and so the [[Speedia 500]] is held to make the decision. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] wins the race, but had no idea of the prize, while the prize [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] was racing for—[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]'s heart—seems forever destined to elude him.

[[Image:Cyb_ep51_aaawwww.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Down on [[Earth]], the civilian Autobots and [[Ancient Decepticon]]s are pitching in with the relief effort, and even [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] seems to enjoy being an Autobot. [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] wonder what their next step in life should be, and Evac is convinced by [[Lugnutz]] to join the colonization program. Also on Earth, in the Autobot base, Bud is editing his film together, while [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] looks at [[Vector Prime]]'s old launch pad from outside, and wistfully remembers the image of his old partner flying out of the base. Nearby, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] and [[Lori]] are also contemplating the stars, as Coby tells her of his dream to build a spaceship and join the Transformers in space in the future. Lori hopes that she'll be able to come with him, and although she tries to backpedal on her reason for saying so, both these young people know what is truly in their hearts.

Also on Earth, Coby and Bud's brother [[Tim Hansen|Tim]] is getting a lift from [[Chief Dobson]], who sees a future filled with chores for Tim now that his brothers can boast that they saved the universe. As they drive on their way, they pass the [[Signal Lancer|traffic light Autobot]] and his payphone pal, and once they have moved off out of view, the traffic light can stand it no longer, transforms to robot mode, and runs off to join the colonization mission!

[[Image:Cyb_ep51_nothing_emotional_here.jpg|right|thumb|220px|"It's NOT like I was going to cry because you're leaving! My optics just caught some dust, that's all!!!"]]

The next day, all the Transformers gather on Cybertron to board the four ancient starships. Many goodbyes are said, and many new friendships are forged: the [[Gigantion]]s are thrilled at the prospect of building a bridge across the universe... Scourge tries to hide his sadness at Leobreaker's departure... the kids give Override a farewell gift... [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] and [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] arrive to join the mission too, Brakedown determined not to be outdone by all these youngsters... Evac strikes up a conversation with [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]... the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] bid a tearful farewell to Safeguard and the Gigantion Mini-Cons... [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] thanks the kids for all they have done for him... the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] vows to always be bound together, even if they are apart... [[Lucy Suzuki]] says goodbye to Colonel Franklin before joining the small human team that is also going on the mission, and the Colonel is left dumbfounded by her cheerful belief that he wants to marry her... and finally, Optimus Prime formally hands over command to Jetfire. When Prime calls him "commander," Jetfire corrects him: now and forever, there is only one ''true'' commander, and that's Optimus Prime.

[[Image:Cyb_ep51_ships_depart.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Just before launch, a transmission comes through from [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (who had previously departed Cybertron when the peace conference began to seek adventure elsewhere), informing the Autobots that he has discovered a lead on Starscream's location. Landmine overhears and request to be relieved of his duties on the space bridge mission so that he may join Wing Saber in this quest, and Optimus agrees to allow him and [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] to do so. With this final order given, Optimus says his goodbyes to the children, and is given Vector Prime's [[Planet Map]] by Bud with the request to return it to the aged Autobot if they should meet him somewhere in the universe. With tears flowing freely throughout the crowd of assembled humans and Transformers, Optimus Prime gives the command to launch, and the great starships take to the skies.

[[Image:Cyb_ep51_vector_in_space.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]
Flying by as the ships take off, Thundercracker wishes Optimus Prime farewell, but then, his attention is caught by a small, rattletrap rocket carying Thunderblast, Ransack and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] away. He flies over to see what's going on, and they tell him they're tired of playing nice, and have decided to become the "[[New Decepticon Army]]". They grab Thundercracker, haul him into the rocket, and strip him of the Autobot symbol he has pasted onto his chest, as he wails and cries about wanting to be on the winning side.

As the starships leave Earth's atmosphere, the Planet Map glows in Optimus Prime's hand, and the image of Vector Prime appears before him, written across the stars, a smile on his face. Optimus nods once, solemnly, and calls for the engines to be set to full throttle. And so, the Transformers set course for the far reaches of the universe... for new worlds... and new adventures.

[['Til all are one]]!
{{-}}
===Further adventures===
[[Image:Cyb ep51 new decepticons crash.jpg|right|thumb|"In retrospect, Honest Pete's Used Cars was not a reputable ship dealer."]]
[[Image:InitialT.jpg|right|thumb]]
[[Image:CobyLoriWedding.jpg|right|thumb]]
Played across the closing credits are a series of still images showing what the Transformers and humans got up to in the following years. These images show:

*Optimus Prime giving out orders to Scattorshot and Red Alert on the space bridge mission
*Crosswise passing by Mr. [[Stanton]]'s garage on Earth
*Scourge lifting a giant boulder
*Evac flying to the rescue of some Ancient Decepticons who have fallen through a sheet of ice
*The "New Decepticon Army"'s rocket, crashed on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]
*Metroplex supervising a construction project being worked on by Signal Lancer, Undermine and Brimstone
*Wing Saber, Mudflap and Landmine confronting Starscream as he rises out of some lava
*Jetfire in charge on Cybertron
*Hot Shot and Clocker racing on Velocitron with various Velocitronian cars.
*The spirits of Galvatron and Vector Prime battling in the next world
*Leobreaker and Menasor confronting the mysterious [[Initial T]]
*Override, Quickmix and Brakedown on an alien planet
*Sideways, Soundwave and Laserbeak, somewhere out there in the multiverse, having found another version of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]
*Coby as an astronaut...
*...sharing his ship with Lori...
*...as they watch Bud win an Oscar.
*Optimus Prime and the Recon Mini-Con Team attending Coby and Lori's wedding. Also in attendance are the kids' parents (Robert Hansen grew a rockin' beard), Tim and his girlfriend (now wife) and their daughter, and the married Lucy Suzuki and Colonel Franklin, with their new baby.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (4)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (5)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (6)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (10)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (11)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (12)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (13)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (19)
* [[Six-Speed]] (21)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (22)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (23)
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (28)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (32)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (33)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (34)
* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (35)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (39)
* [[Vector Prime]] (40)
* [[Signal Lancer]] (41)
* [[Pay phone refugee]] (42)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (45)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (46)
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (51)
* [[Stripmine]] (52)
* [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (53)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (36)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (2)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (15)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (25)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (26)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (27)
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (29)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (30)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (31)
* [[Lugnutz]] (37)
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (63)

|c3=
* [[Coby Hansen]] (3)
* [[Mike Franklin]] (16)
* [[President of the United States#Cybertron cartoon|The US President]] (17)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (18)
* [[Lori]] (20)
* [[Tim Hansen]] (43)
* [[Chief Dobson]] (44)
* [[Robert Hansen]] (47)
* Mrs. Hansen (48)
* [[Ernesto]] (49)
* Lori's mother (50)
* Investigation team members (54-56)
* [[Lucy Suzuki]] (57)
* [[Carlos Lopez]] (58)
* [[Rad White]] (59)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (60)
* [[Kicker Jones]] (61)
* [[Stanton]] (62)
* Tim's wife (68)
* Tim's daughter (69)
* Franklin and Lucy's baby (70)

|c4=
* Cybertronian audience (14)
* Jungle Planet natives (24)
* [[Ancient Decepticon]] ex-prisoners (38)
* Velocitron natives (64)
* [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (65)
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] (66)
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (67)
}}

==Quotes==
"I think I've only got seven lives left.."
:—'''Leobreaker''' after losing a wrestling match with '''Scourge'''.

"Ahhh, I was so close, If only I'd changed my tires before we started!". 
"Oh you ''always'' blame your tires"
:—'''Dirt Boss''' and '''Brakedown'''

'''Crumplezone''': "Man, it's always pretty boys like [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] that win the races." 
'''Ransack''': "Yeah, and I was trying to impress the ladies!" 
'''Thunderblast''': "There's nothing you could do to ever impress me." 
'''Ransack''': "CZ! I'm so embarrassed, Why didn't ya tell me she was behind me?" 
'''Crumplezone''': "Buddy, give it up. She's not interested in little guys like you." 
'''Ransack''': "Some friend you are, wide load!!" 
'''Crumplezone''': "''Wide load?!?!?''"
[''punch fight'']

"I ''hate'' emotional goodbyes." 
"What could be emotional about saying goodbye to you?"
:—'''Leobreaker''' and '''Scourge''', who is about to burst into tears.

"Fire up the engines to full throttle! We have a course set to the far reaches of the universe, and it's time to go! Courage, hope for the future, and teamwork—our adventure will continue as long as we remember the words of Primus: 'Til all are one!" 
"TRANSFORM!!!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''everyone''' go forth.

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

For whatever reason, the final episode of the series has the most changes out of any of 'em!

*All of the dialogue delivered by a [[narrator]] in ''Galaxy Force'' is, as usual, given to a character in ''Cybertron''. For this episode, that character is exclusively Optimus Prime, leading to a few odd moments where he refers to himself in the third person.
*The opening scene of this episode is a replay of the finale scene of the previous one, as Optimus Prime finishes off Galvatron. There is one piece of new footage mixed in with the old: after Prime bids his foe farewell, this episode sees Galvatron open his mouth and reply. However, while he can be heard to groan Prime's name in ''Galaxy Force'', in ''Cybertron'', no sound escapes his lips.
*As in the previous two episodes, the landscape of Cybertron differs between each version of this episode, with ''Galaxy Force'' featuring background paintings of organic trees and fields of grass, and ''Cybertron'' replacing the trees with CGI-animated [[technorganic]] equivalents and the grass with circuits boards. Check out the previous two episode articles for some visual examples.
*Optimus Prime does not immediately appoint Jetfire leader in his place in ''Galaxy Force''; Jetfire's reaction is not shock at being appointed, but discontent at Prime deciding to leave on the mission. When Prime and Jetfire talk later, Jetfire starts out by opposing the notion as Cybertron will be left without a leader, at which point Prime gives him the task.
*In ''Galaxy Force'' Ransack is not racing merely to impress Thunderblast, but because she has promised to marry him if he wins. Ransack and Crumplezone start fighting after they lose because Ransack gets angry at Crumplezone for telling him Thunderblast isn't interested in him in ''Cybertron'', but in ''Galaxy Force'', it's because Crumplezone wasn't aware of the marriage proviso.
*In ''Cybertron'', Bud freaks out and runs out of the Autobot base to get more tape for his film; in ''Galaxy Force'', Jolt has reminded him that it's dinner time and he needs to get home.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Tim has been picked up by the nameless driver after another automotive breakdown, who says he was happy to do it because of his brothers' role in saving the Earth, causing Tim to express amazement that he knows them. In ''Cybertron'', the driver is turned into "[[Chief Dobson]]", who jokes that Tim will be doing all the chores for his universe-saving brothers for a long time.
[[Image:CybertronArmadaKids.jpg|right|thumb|Ghost Mini-Cons!]][[Image:CybertronKicker.jpg|right|thumb|Good riddance to bad mullets.]]
*In ''Cybertron'', Brimstone is looking down dismissively on all the other Transformers who want to fly, until Undermine tells him to leave them alone. In ''Galaxy Force'', he can't remember which ship he's supposed to be on, until Undermine calls him over to the right one.
* Scourge's attempt at feigning disinterest in Leobreaker's departure is more convincing in ''Galaxy Force'', where he is not about to burst into tears as he in ''Cybertron''.
* The marriage proposal between Colonel Franklin and Lucy Suzuki is flip-flopped across the two version. In ''Cybertron'', Lucy proposes on behalf of Colonel Franklin, believing that it's what he wants to say, and the colonel is left incredulous. In ''Galaxy Force'', on the other hand, Franklin says that he will wait for her to return, and Lucy teases him by saying that he should come chasing after her. He doesn't, but he promises quite excitedly to wait!
* As all four ships take off, the music accompanying their departure in ''Galaxy Force'' is the show's first opening song "[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]", which has not been heard since "[[Revelation (episode)|Countdown to the Destruction of the Galaxy]]". Naturally, ''Cybertron'' replace this with its own theme music.
*In what is easily the biggest, most famous change made to the entire series, the montage of the starships departing has two scenes of new animation added into the ''Cybertron'' version of the episode (pictured at right) to further tie the series in with the two preceding parts of the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. One depicts thirtysomething versions of [[Rad White]], [[Carlos Lopez]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], the Autobots' human allies from the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, with the image of their old partners the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] behind them, while the second features a late-twenties [[Kicker Jones]], their ally from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''. Kicker has an image of Hot Shot in his ''Energon'' body behind him, but let's be honest—that was probably supposed to have been [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. Ironically both the Street Action Team's and Hotshot's depictions are their Japanese packaging art.
*''Cybertron'' cuts out one of the "further adventures" images seen in the credits, which is a nice, clear close-up of Bud winning his Oscar. The scene is still in the show, but only as a less-visible image on a television screen that Coby and Lori are watching.
* After the ending credits in ''Galaxy Force'' in the TV broadcast, Optimus addresses the audience and says "Thank you for everything!"
{{-}}

===Animation or Technical errors===
*Optimus is [[scale|rather oversized]] in the wedding still. This does not make it look any less cool.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Beginning-SoundwaveSideways.jpg|right|thumb]]

*In the brief glimpse we get of the President appointing Franklin as Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, there is [[:Image:Alexis cybertron.jpg|one other young woman]] visible on stage, standing to the far left. By all appearances, this is Alexis, drawn to the specifications of ''Energon'' character model, in her purple jacket and skirt, with name-tag and un-fashion-conscious white sneakers. And the thing is, this ''was'' in the ''Galaxy Force'' version too!
*In Soundwave and Sideways's scene during the credits, Soundwave is carrying the music player based on [[Soundwave (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] that Sideways was seen using back in "[[Memory]]".
{{-}}

===Real-life references===
[[Image:Cyb_ep51_ashita_no_leobreaker.jpg|right|thumb]]
*When Scourge uppercuts Leobreaker, the camera angle shifts to show a mouthguard flying up into the sunlight (see right). While surely downright baffling if you don't know what you're looking at (why would a robot wear a [[Mouthplate|mouthguard]]?), this image is an iconic shot associated with the boxing manga ''[[Wikipedia:Tomorrow's Joe|Tomorrow's Joe]]''.
*Backstop describes Scourge as "the once and future king" of Jungle Planet, referencing the book of [[wikipedia:The Once and Future King|the same name]] by T.H. White.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Bud contemplates changing his name to "Steve" when he becomes a director, probably a reference to a certain [[Steven Spielberg|Mr. Spielberg]].
*As Jolt gives Safeguard his farewell embrace, he says: "I'll miss you most of all, Tin Man!", a paraphrased line from the movie version of ''[[Wikipedia:The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. In the movie itself, it was the Scarecrow that would be missed most of all, but, see, they're robots, so... Tin Man.
{{-}}

===Trivia===
*Chronologically speaking, this is the final episode of the ''Cybertron'' storyline, and was indeed the final episode of ''Galaxy Force'' broadcast. However, since the ''Cybertron'' broadcast of the series had smooshed the first two episodes together to create "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]", the episode count was down by one, and the second episode, "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]" was dubbed in its entirety to make up the numbers, becoming a "lost episode" that was broadcast (and released on DVD) as the 52nd and final episode of the ''Cybertron'' series.
*As Optimus Prime gives Jetfire a pep-talk about leadership, we're treated to an unnecessarily toy-accurate extreme close-up of the switch on the back of Optimus Prime's head that flips up the figure's [[mouthplate]].

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 13 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Beginning

2012-12-01T21:16:26Z

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{{disambig3|Beginnings}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=51
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=52
|image=Cyb ep51 til all are one.jpg
|caption=Isn't it more like a kind of beginning in a way? Like a new beginning? For everyone? Hmm... I wonder.
|title="Beginning"
|japanese=新たなる旅立ち
|romaji=Arata naru Tabidachi
|translation=A New Journey
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Manabu Ishikawa]]
|director=[[Mitsuru Yamazaki]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[December 31]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 29]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''With the threats of Galvatron and the black hole at last extinguished, the Autobots must look to the future.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb_ep51_peace_conference.jpg|left|thumb|220px|[[commercial bumpers|Transformers will return after these massages.]]]]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moon, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] finally brings [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s evil to an end, destroying his eternal foe with the added power of [[Vector Prime]]'s sword.

Weeks later, as life returns to normal on Cybertron and the other colony worlds, Optimus Prime calls an "intergalactic peace conference" to decide what should be done with the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. With [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] filming the whole shebang for posterity, [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and Colonel [[Mike Franklin]] arrive from their respect planets to attend the talks, but none of them is expecting the suggestion Optimus Prime then makes. Rather than hide the Keys and the [[Omega Lock]] away, Optimus proposes that they follow in the footsteps of their ancestors, and begin a new [[space bridge]] project! Everyone enthusiastically supports his proposal...except for [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who is unsure about accepting command of Cybertron in Prime's absence. All the other Autobots stand up for Jetfire and agree to support him in his new role, and he takes it on with gusto, even giving Bud an interview.

[[Image:Thundercracker-Autobot.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Everything's comin' up Thundercracker!]]

Also on the interview roster are [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and Scourge, who relate the royal rumble that was held on [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] to decide its new leader. Scourge wound up winning the boxing match, and so stays on as leader, appointing Leobreaker the Jungle Planet representative for the colonization mission. A leader also has to be found for [[Velocitron]], and so the [[Speedia 500]] is held to make the decision. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] wins the race, but had no idea of the prize, while the prize [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] was racing for—[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]'s heart—seems forever destined to elude him.

[[Image:Cyb_ep51_aaawwww.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Down on [[Earth]], the civilian Autobots and [[Ancient Decepticon]]s are pitching in with the relief effort, and even [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] seems to enjoy being an Autobot. [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] wonder what their next step in life should be, and Evac is convinced by [[Lugnutz]] to join the colonization program. Also on Earth, in the Autobot base, Bud is editing his film together, while [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] looks at [[Vector Prime]]'s old launch pad from outside, and wistfully remembers the image of his old partner flying out of the base. Nearby, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] and [[Lori]] are also contemplating the stars, as Coby tells her of his dream to build a spaceship and join the Transformers in space in the future. Lori hopes that she'll be able to come with him, and although she tries to backpedal on her reason for saying so, both these young people know what is truly in their hearts.

Also on Earth, Coby and Bud's brother [[Tim Hansen|Tim]] is getting a lift from [[Chief Dobson]], who sees a future filled with chores for Tim now that his brothers can boast that they saved the universe. As they drive on their way, they pass the [[Signal Lancer|traffic light Autobot]] and his payphone pal, and once they have moved off out of view, the traffic light can stand it no longer, transforms to robot mode, and runs off to join the colonization mission!

[[Image:Cyb_ep51_nothing_emotional_here.jpg|right|thumb|220px|"It's NOT like I was going to cry because you're leaving! My optics just caught some dust, that's all!!!"]]

The next day, all the Transformers gather on Cybertron to board the four ancient starships. Many goodbyes are said, and many new friendships are forged: the [[Gigantion]]s are thrilled at the prospect of building a bridge across the universe... Scourge tries to hide his sadness at Leobreaker's departure... the kids give Override a farewell gift... [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] and [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] arrive to join the mission too, Brakedown determined not to be outdone by all these youngsters... Evac strikes up a conversation with [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]... the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] bid a tearful farewell to Safeguard and the Gigantion Mini-Cons... [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] thanks the kids for all they have done for him... the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] vows to always be bound together, even if they are apart... [[Lucy Suzuki]] says goodbye to Colonel Franklin before joining the small human team that is also going on the mission, and the Colonel is left dumbfounded by her cheerful belief that he wants to marry her... and finally, Optimus Prime formally hands over command to Jetfire. When Prime calls him "commander," Jetfire corrects him: now and forever, there is only one ''true'' commander, and that's Optimus Prime.

[[Image:Cyb_ep51_ships_depart.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Just before launch, a transmission comes through from [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (who had previously departed Cybertron when the peace conference began to seek adventure elsewhere), informing the Autobots that he has discovered a lead on Starscream's location. Landmine overhears and request to be relieved of his duties on the space bridge mission so that he may join Wing Saber in this quest, and Optimus agrees to allow him and [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] to do so. With this final order given, Optimus says his goodbyes to the children, and is given Vector Prime's [[Planet Map]] by Bud with the request to return it to the aged Autobot if they should meet him somewhere in the universe. With tears flowing freely throughout the crowd of assembled humans and Transformers, Optimus Prime gives the command to launch, and the great starships take to the skies.

[[Image:Cyb_ep51_vector_in_space.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]
Flying by as the ships take off, Thundercracker wishes Optimus Prime farewell, but then, his attention is caught by a small, rattletrap rocket carying Thunderblast, Ransack and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] away. He flies over to see what's going on, and they tell him they're tired of playing nice, and have decided to become the "[[New Decepticon Army]]". They grab Thundercracker, haul him into the rocket, and strip him of the Autobot symbol he has pasted onto his chest, as he wails and cries about wanting to be on the winning side.

As the starships leave Earth's atmosphere, the Planet Map glows in Optimus Prime's hand, and the image of Vector Prime appears before him, written across the stars, a smile on his face. Optimus nods once, solemnly, and calls for the engines to be set to full throttle. And so, the Transformers set course for the far reaches of the universe... for new worlds... and new adventures.

[['Til all are one]]!
{{-}}
===Further adventures===
[[Image:Cyb ep51 new decepticons crash.jpg|right|thumb|"In retrospect, Honest Pete's Used Cars was not a reputable ship dealer."]]
[[Image:InitialT.jpg|right|thumb]]
[[Image:CobyLoriWedding.jpg|right|thumb]]
Played across the closing credits are a series of still images showing what the Transformers and humans got up to in the following years. These images show:

*Optimus Prime giving out orders to Scattorshot and Red Alert on the space bridge mission
*Crosswise passing by Mr. [[Stanton]]'s garage on Earth
*Scourge lifting a giant boulder
*Evac flying to the rescue of some Ancient Decepticons who have fallen through a sheet of ice
*The "New Decepticon Army"'s rocket, crashed on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]
*Metroplex supervising a construction project being worked on by Signal Lancer, Undermine and Brimstone
*Wing Saber, Mudflap and Landmine confronting Starscream as he rises out of some lava
*Jetfire in charge on Cybertron
*Hot Shot and Clocker racing on Velocitron with various Velocitronian cars.
*The spirits of Galvatron and Vector Prime battling in the next world
*Leobreaker and Menasor confronting the mysterious [[Initial T]]
*Override, Quickmix and Brakedown on an alien planet
*Sideways, Soundwave and Laserbeak, somewhere out there in the multiverse, having found another version of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]
*Coby as an astronaut...
*...sharing his ship with Lori...
*...as they watch Bud win an Oscar.
*Optimus Prime and the Recon Mini-Con Team attending Coby and Lori's wedding. Also in attendance are the kids' parents (Robert Hansen grew a rockin' beard), Tim and his girlfriend (now wife) and their daughter, and the married Lucy Suzuki and Colonel Franklin, with their new baby.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (4)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (5)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (6)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (10)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (11)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (12)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (13)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (19)
* [[Six-Speed]] (21)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (22)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (23)
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (28)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (32)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (33)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (34)
* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (35)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (39)
* [[Vector Prime]] (40)
* [[Signal Lancer]] (41)
* [[Pay phone refugee]] (42)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (45)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (46)
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (51)
* [[Stripmine]] (52)
* [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (53)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (36)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (2)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (15)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (25)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (26)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (27)
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (29)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (30)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (31)
* [[Lugnutz]] (37)
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (63)

|c3=
* [[Coby Hansen]] (3)
* [[Mike Franklin]] (16)
* [[President of the United States#Cybertron cartoon|The US President]] (17)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (18)
* [[Lori]] (20)
* [[Tim Hansen]] (43)
* [[Chief Dobson]] (44)
* [[Robert Hansen]] (47)
* Mrs. Hansen (48)
* [[Ernesto]] (49)
* Lori's mother (50)
* Investigation team members (54-56)
* [[Lucy Suzuki]] (57)
* [[Carlos Lopez]] (58)
* [[Rad White]] (59)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (60)
* [[Kicker Jones]] (61)
* [[Stanton]] (62)
* Tim's wife (68)
* Tim's daughter (69)
* Franklin and Lucy's baby (70)

|c4=
* Cybertronian audience (14)
* Jungle Planet natives (24)
* [[Ancient Decepticon]] ex-prisoners (38)
* Velocitron natives (64)
* [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (65)
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] (66)
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (67)
}}

==Quotes==
"I think I've only got seven lives left.."
:—'''Leobreaker''' after losing a wrestling match with '''Scourge'''.

"Ahhh, I was so close, If only I'd changed my tires before we started!". 
"Oh you ''always'' blame your tires"
:—'''Dirt Boss''' and '''Brakedown'''

'''Crumplezone''': "Man, it's always pretty boys like [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] that win the races." 
'''Ransack''': "Yeah, and I was trying to impress the ladies!" 
'''Thunderblast''': "There's nothing you could do to ever impress me." 
'''Ransack''': "CZ! I'm so embarrassed, Why didn't ya tell me she was behind me?" 
'''Crumplezone''': "Buddy, give it up. She's not interested in little guys like you." 
'''Ransack''': "Some friend you are, wide load!!" 
'''Crumplezone''': "''Wide load?!?!?''"
[''punch fight'']

"I ''hate'' emotional goodbyes." 
"What could be emotional about saying goodbye to you?"
:—'''Leobreaker''' and '''Scourge''', who is about to burst into tears.

"Fire up the engines to full throttle! We have a course set to the far reaches of the universe, and it's time to go! Courage, hope for the future, and teamwork—our adventure will continue as long as we remember the words of Primus: 'Til all are one!" 
"TRANSFORM!!!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''everyone''' go forth.

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

For whatever reason, the final episode of the series has the most changes out of any of 'em!

*All of the dialogue delivered by a [[narrator]] in ''Galaxy Force'' is, as usual, given to a character in ''Cybertron''. For this episode, that character is exclusively Optimus Prime, leading to a few odd moments where he refers to himself in the third person.
*The opening scene of this episode is a replay of the finale scene of the previous one, as Optimus Prime finishes off Galvatron. There is one piece of new footage mixed in with the old: after Prime bids his foe farewell, this episode sees Galvatron open his mouth and reply. However, while he can be heard to groan Prime's name in ''Galaxy Force'', in ''Cybertron'', no sound escapes his lips.
*As in the previous two episodes, the landscape of Cybertron differs between each version of this episode, with ''Galaxy Force'' featuring background paintings of organic trees and fields of grass, and ''Cybertron'' replacing the trees with CGI-animated [[technorganic]] equivalents and the grass with circuits boards. Check out the previous two episode articles for some visual examples.
*Optimus Prime does not immediately appoint Jetfire leader in his place in ''Galaxy Force''; Jetfire's reaction is not shock at being appointed, but discontent at Prime deciding to leave on the mission. When Prime and Jetfire talk later, Jetfire starts out by opposing the notion as Cybertron will be left without a leader, at which point Prime gives him the task.
*In ''Galaxy Force'' Ransack is not racing merely to impress Thunderblast, but because she has promised to marry him if he wins. Ransack and Crumplezone start fighting after they lose because Ransack gets angry at Crumplezone for telling him Thunderblast isn't interested in him in ''Cybertron'', but in ''Galaxy Force'', it's because Crumplezone wasn't aware of the marriage proviso.
*In ''Cybertron'', Bud freaks out and runs out of the Autobot base to get more tape for his film; in ''Galaxy Force'', Jolt has reminded him that it's dinner time and he needs to get home.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Tim has been picked up by the nameless driver after another automotive breakdown, who says he was happy to do it because of his brothers' role in saving the Earth, causing Tim to express amazement that he knows them. In ''Cybertron'', the driver is turned into "[[Chief Dobson]]", who jokes that Tim will be doing all the chores for his universe-saving brothers for a long time.
[[Image:CybertronArmadaKids.jpg|right|thumb|Ghost Mini-Cons!]][[Image:CybertronKicker.jpg|right|thumb|Good riddance to bad mullets.]]
*In ''Cybertron'', Brimstone is looking down dismissively on all the other Transformers who want to fly, until Undermine tells him to leave them alone. In ''Galaxy Force'', he can't remember which ship he's supposed to be on, until Undermine calls him over to the right one.
* Scourge's attempt at feigning disinterest in Leobreaker's departure is more convincing in ''Galaxy Force'', where he is not about to burst into tears as he in ''Cybertron''.
* The marriage proposal between Colonel Franklin and Lucy Suzuki is flip-flopped across the two version. In ''Cybertron'', Lucy proposes on behalf of Colonel Franklin, believing that it's what he wants to say, and the colonel is left incredulous. In ''Galaxy Force'', on the other hand, Franklin says that he will wait for her to return, and Lucy teases him by saying that he should come chasing after her. He doesn't, but he promises quite excitedly to wait!
* As all four ships take off, the music accompanying their departure in ''Galaxy Force'' is the show's first opening song "[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]", which has not been heard since "[[Revelation (episode)|Countdown to the Destruction of the Galaxy]]". Naturally, ''Cybertron'' replace this with its own theme music.
*In what is easily the biggest, most famous change made to the entire series, the montage of the starships departing has two scenes of new animation added into the ''Cybertron'' version of the episode (pictured at right) to further tie the series in with the two preceding parts of the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. One depicts thirtysomething versions of [[Rad White]], [[Carlos Lopez]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], the Autobots' human allies from the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, with the image of their old partners the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] behind them, while the second features a late-twenties [[Kicker Jones]], their ally from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''. Kicker has an image of Hot Shot in his ''Energon'' body behind him, but let's be honest—that was probably supposed to have been [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. Ironically both the Street Action Team's and Hotshot's depictions are their Japanese packaging art.
*''Cybertron'' cuts out one of the "further adventures" images seen in the credits, which is a nice, clear close-up of Bud winning his Oscar. The scene is still in the show, but only as a less-visible image on a television screen that Coby and Lori are watching.
* After the ending credits in ''Galaxy Force'' in the TV broadcast, Optimus addresses the audience and says "Thank you for everything!"
{{-}}

===Animation or Technical errors===
*Optimus is [[scale|rather oversized]] in the wedding still. This does not make it look any less cool.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Beginning-SoundwaveSideways.jpg|right|thumb]]

*In the brief glimpse we get of the President appointing Franklin as Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, there is [[:Image:Alexis cybertron.jpg|one other young woman]] visible on stage, standing to the far left. By all appearances, this is Alexis, drawn to the specifications of ''Energon'' character model, in her purple jacket and skirt, with name-tag and un-fashion-conscious white sneakers. And the thing is, this ''was'' in the ''Galaxy Force'' version too!
*In Soundwave and Sideways's scene during the credits, Soundwave is carrying the music player based on [[Soundwave (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] that Sideways was seen using back in "[[Memory]]".
{{-}}

===Real-life references===
[[Image:Cyb_ep51_ashita_no_leobreaker.jpg|right|thumb]]
*When Scourge uppercuts Leobreaker, the camera angle shifts to show a mouthguard flying up into the sunlight (see right). While surely downright baffling if you don't know what you're looking at (why would a robot wear a [[Mouthplate|mouthguard]]?), this image is an iconic shot associated with the boxing manga ''[[Wikipedia:Tomorrow's Joe|Tomorrow's Joe]]''.
*Backstop describes Scourge as "the once and future king" of Jungle Planet, referencing the book of [[wikipedia:The Once and Future King|the same name]] by T.H. White.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Bud contemplates changing his name to "Steve" when he becomes a director, probably a reference to a certain [[Steven Spielberg|Mr. Spielberg]].
*As Jolt gives Safeguard his farewell embrace, he says: "I'll miss you most of all, Tin Man!", a paraphrased line from the movie version of ''[[Wikipedia:The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. In the movie itself, it was the Scarecrow that would be missed most of all, but, see, they're robots, so... Tin Man.
{{-}}

===Trivia===
*Chronologically speaking, this is the final episode of the ''Cybertron'' storyline, and was indeed the final episode of ''Galaxy Force'' broadcast. However, since the ''Cybertron'' broadcast of the series had smooshed the first two episodes together to create "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]", the episode count was down by one, and the second episode, "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]" was dubbed in its entirety to make up the numbers, becoming a "lost episode" that was broadcast (and released on DVD) as the 52nd and final episode of the ''Cybertron'' series.
*As Optimus Prime gives Jetfire a pep-talk about leadership, we're treated to an unnecessarily toy-accurate extreme close-up of the switch on the back of Optimus Prime's head that flips up the figure's [[mouthplate]].

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 13 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Gigantion

2012-12-01T20:56:17Z

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{{faction|gigantion}}

[[Image:PlanetGigantion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Despite its Saturn-like appearance, Gigantion was only a gas giant on energon taco night.]]
[[Image:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|right|150px|thumb|The symbol on Gigantion's Cyber Keys.]]

'''Gigantion''', the '''Giant Planet''' <s>or '''Planet of only Scottish man'''</s>, is not the kind of planet the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] would appreciate, but it's a nice, cozy home for a robot. The planet is an enormous mechanical megapolis, a vastly upscaled analogue of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but constructed mostly by its inhabitants. These Transformers settled on an [[Earth]]-like, rocky, organic-covered planet, and built their cities on it. The Transformers of Gigantion, are enormous, towering over the largest Cybertronian. Depite their imposing size and strength, they are not much given to violence or warfare. Most are gentle and peaceful, desiring only to hone their skills and build ever grander structures. They work closely with the small [[Mini-Con]] Transformers, who can tackle the delicate tasks too refined for the heavy manipulators of their [[bulk]] comrades. Construction is the order of the day for any proper Gigantion, and as such the denizens of the planet transform into heavy-duty construction vehicles.

The dominant language of Gigantion is practically identical to a Scottish dialect of the English tongue. The Mini-Cons beep with a Scottish accent, no doubt. At the time the planet was re-discovered, it was led by the gigantic [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]].

According to Gigantian tradition, old cities are to be left alone. The population constantly moves to unbuilt areas, constructing new cities, never returning to the old ones. They even go so far as to dump the data on those old cities from their computers. Why this custom came about is lost to time, but it's tradition, and if you stopped doing traditional things just because they make no sense, then really, what's ''wrong'' with you? The Gigantions continually rebuilt their cities right on top the old ones, until the planet was completely enveloped in a vast series of artificial layers, complete with artificial foliage, simulated skies and day/night cycles. At its heart, though, the original planet remains, well-preserved and even supplied with artificial light, but long forgotten. With it lies the forgotten starship the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'', the vessel that carried their (comparatively) diminutive forebears to their new home as part of the galaxy spanning [[space bridge]] project.

Gigantion is surrounded not just by a ring, but by a debris field made up of the detritus of ancient building projects...and probably bits of a long-gone planet.

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===

[[Image:Gigantion-Ancient.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Teeny Gigantion, as it was before it got wormholed.]]
Gigantion was plotted out as one of the four worlds to serve as a focal point for the galaxy-spanning [[Space Bridge]] project. The starship ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' was sent to the planet, along with a [[Cyber Planet Key]], but like the other colony worlds, a space bridge accident caused the world to be cut off from all others, and over the years, it was lost to time.

[[Image:Cyb_ep39_gigantion_landscape.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Just you wait, the Fraggles will show up any minute now.]]

''Unlike'' the other worlds, Gigantion got even ''more'' lost, as at some point in the planet's ancient history, after the original colonists arrived, the entire system was sucked into a wormhole, transporting it to an alternate universe. {{storylink|Balance|Balance}} This impromptu interdimensional shift was brought about by the warlike inhabitants of the nefarious [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], who had pulled Gigantion into their universe so that they could consume the world for its rich energy supplies and raw materials. The Gigantians turned to the power of the Cyber Planet Key, which caused both the planet and its inhabitants (save the Mini-Cons, of course) to grow to massive size, allowing them to fight Planet X to a standstill. When Planet X was detonated by one of its own malfunctioning weapons, peace returned, and the inhabitants of Gigantion went back to their jobs. Tales of the war were eventually lost to the centuries, being little more than rumor and myth to its modern inhabitants. {{storylink|Challenge|Challenge}}

Gigantion itself remained trapped in the parallel universe, with the only means of access between it and its home continuum being a tunnel in time and space in the [[Skeleton Nebula]], which was only open for a few days every year...though other methods have since been found. {{storylink|Warp|Warp}}

{{stub}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Gigantion was a robotic planet in the [[Autobot Commonwealth]] and located in the [[Skeleton Nebula]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Exodus''===
Gigantion was a colony world linked to Cybertron by [[space bridge]]s during the [[Golden Age]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

==Known Gigantion residents==
{{collist|3|
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]]
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]]
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]]
* [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]]
* [[Recon Mini-Con Team]]
** [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]
** [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]]
** [[Six-Speed]]
* [[Stripmine]]
* [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]]
* [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]]
** [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]]
** [[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]]
** [[Deepdive]]
* [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]]
* [[Steel Reinforcement Team]]
** [[Repeater]]
** [[Rock Krusher]]
** [[Saw Boss]]
* [[Dead End General]]
* [[Dead End Drone]]
* Unnamed crane
* Unnamed dump truck
|}}

==Notes==
* The original idea for Gigantion involved colossal [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]-like scrap-robots, according to [[Aaron Archer]] at [[BotCon 2006]].

* The reason for Gigantion's endless build-cycle is never actually addressed in the show. Again according to Mister Archer, this time from [[BotCon 2005]], the reason is that Gigantion was supposed to become the hub of the galaxy-spanning [[Space Bridge]] network, so they were building to accommodate the millions of Transformers that would soon populate and pass through the world - however, the idea of them continuing to build for a project that had ended in disaster centuries before makes just as little sense as what was portrayed on the show.

* According to ''Cybertron'' dub-writer [[David McDermott]], the Gigantions' Scottish accents were inspired by the "greatest sci-fi engineer" of all time, "Scotty" from [[Wikipedia: Star Trek|Star Trek]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gigalonia''' (ギガロニア ''Gigaronia'')

[[Category:Animated planets]]
[[Category:Cybertron planets]]
[[Category:Gigantion| ]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron planets]]

Ambush (episode)

2012-12-01T20:51:35Z

Zxx22: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=42
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=43
|image=Cyb ep42 cowardly Scourge.jpg
|caption=SAY MY NAME.
|title="Ambush"
|japanese=対決! ローリ VS クロミア
|romaji=Taiketsu! Lori tai Chromia
|translation=Showdown! Lori VS Chromia
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Gyō Yamatoya]]
|director=[[Atsushi Nakayama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[October 29]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 18]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Autobots split up to search the lower levels of Gigantion for its Cyber Planet Key, while the Decepticons do the same. Lori and Thunderblast get acquainted.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep42_feeling_run_down.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]
Deep in the lower levels of [[Gigantion]], the four [[Autobot]] teams are making fast progress in their search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]. [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] have enjoyed an uneventful journey, and soon discover a large chasm that they decide to leap into to continue their mission. Elsewhere, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s team (the [[Recon Mini-Con Team|Recon Mini-Con Team]], [[Vector Prime]] and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]) are having only a ''slightly'' more eventful time of it, as they find their way barred by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]...only to run straight over them. The two [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] bemoan their fate, then encourage themselves to try even harder in spite of all their past failures... then kinda deflate again as reality sets in. Poor dumb schmucks.

Elsewhere again, the team of [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] and [[Lori]] take an elevator to a lower level. When they hit the bottom, Override advises caution entering the new area, and Wing Saber glibly notes the perfect getting-ambushed opportunities there. [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] takes this as her cue to enter, backed up by [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Lori, however, immediately begins verbally browbeating Scourge for his cowardly tactics and continued association with the Decepticons, and Scourge flinches. A lot. Thunderblast eventually gets sick of it and insults the both of them, calling Lori a "mouse". Lori, her temper already frayed, challenges Thunderblast to a fight, and the [[Autobot|Autobots]] take fighting positions.

[[Image:Cyb_ep42_wild_take.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Back with Jetfire's team, the trio finally land at the bottom of the pit, where they're attacked by [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Jetfire tackles the Decepticon himself, ordering the other two to go ahead without him. They hesitate for a moment, but then move to depart, realizing that, after all, "it's only Thundercracker." Furious at this disrespect, Thundercracker throws Jetfire aside and draws a bead on the retreating Autobots, but Jetfire recovers quickly and opens fire on the Decepticon, allowing his comrades to get away. Grinning wickedly, Thundercracker announces that it's time to reveal his new "forbidden attack", much to Jetfire's befuddlement.

On all three fronts, battle is the order of the day, as Optimus Prime blasts the interfering Ransack and Crumplezone far off into the distance once again.

[[Image:Tcracker-SELTCP.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Dragon Ball T]]

Thunderblast distracts Lori with a rather puerile ruse, and beats cheeks out of there. [[:Image:LoriPissed.jpg|Lori's last nerve snapped]], she glowers at Wing Saber until he submits to bringing her along to chase Thunderblast down. The pair fly off on Thunderblast tail, leaving (a rather relieved) Scourge to battle Override, though Wing Saber soon realizes that she's clearly leading them into a trap. Lori is adamant, though, and they soon find out where they're being led to: a harbor area with a ''lot'' of open water.

Elsewhere, Thundercracker is charging up his "Super Electric Lightning Thundercrackin' Punch" with much pomp and grandeur. Jetfire is incredulous when the Decepticon finishes crying the attack's name and he finds out it's only a punch, but to Thundercracker's credit, his fist connects and knocks Jetfire for six. Jetfire is actually impressed, complimenting Thundercracker on finally landing a legitimately good attack, and Thundercracker grins happily.

[[Image:Thundercranes.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Wow, they weren't even using the right bait for floozies.]]

While Scourge and Override's battle continues, with plenty of trash talk, Thunderblast launches her own attack, shooting missiles at Wing Saber from underwater. Wing Saber has a rare moment of clarity and suggests a retreat, knowing he can't tackle Thunderblast like this, but Lori insists they have to outsmart her. Wing Saber drops Lori off on dry land, and she enters a control console for a ring of eight cranes in the middle of the harbor water. Wing Saber allows himself to get "shot down" and dives underwater in robot mode. Thunderblast follows and corners him... and then realizes that she herself has just been led into a trap. Lori drops the crane-claws all around Thunderblast, surrounding her, and then one final one right on top of her head. Thunderblast demands to be released, and Wing Saber obliges, courtesy of pretty much every missile he's packing. The explosion sends Thunderblast flying away uncontrollably, wailing in defiance.

[[Image:MasswaysMasses.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Buy us at only $60 a pop!]]

Elsewhere, Jetfire and Thundercracker have beaten each other silly, and both collapse, exhausted. The back-up team of [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] arrive, and Coby tends to Jetfire while Quickmix keeps the gibbering Thundercracker quiet by dumping a lot of quick-drying concrete on top of him.

Scourge and Override's fight blasts a hole in the floor of a level above them, and their fight moves into this new room. Scourge hurls his axe, which misses and slams into the wall... right above the doorway that Lori then comes running through. Wing Saber dives in and saves Lori before she's crushed by the falling debris, and Scourge uses the opportunity to run for an elevator. Lori, quickly over her near-death experience, berates Scourge again, who sheepishly says he's not ''running away'' so much as making a ''strategic withdrawal''. The doors close, and Override and Lori both express their frustration by hitting the wall. But Lori finds that she has inadvertently kicked a hidden button in the wall, which causes the lights in the room to turn off, and a large device to rise out of the middle of the floor. As the device powers up, the trio realize they are looking at a planetarium-like hologram device, which begins to project images of Gigantion in ancient times. The video images show a [[Planet X (Cybertron)|huge dark sphere]] appearing above the planet, and hundreds of robots emerging from it and filling the skies of Gigantion... robots of the same design as [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]....
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (1)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (2)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (3)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Six-Speed|Six-Speed]] (5)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (6)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (7)
* [[Vector Prime]] (8)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (9)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (12)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (13)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (20)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (21)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (22)

|c2=
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (10)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (11)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (15)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (16)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (17)

|c3=
* [[Lori]] (14)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (18)
* [[Coby Hansen]] (19)

|c4=
* [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version|Noisemazes Mass Production Type Version]] (23)
* [[Laserbeak drone]]s (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"Ah...I'm feelin' a bit rundown." 
"Don't make me laugh! It hurts!"
:—'''Crumplezone''' and '''Ransack''' after being run over by Metroplex.

"When he sees our real strength and ''feels'' our vengeance, he'll regret beating us over and over and over..."
:—'''Crumplezone'''

"What could be dangerous? It's dark with only one exit! Looks like a ''great'' place to get ambushed!"
:—'''Wing Saber'''

"What in the world are you ''thinking''?! Back on [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]], you were all about honor and rule of law, but ''now'' look at you! Skulking around in the shadows with a Decepticon floozy—" 
"HEY!" 
"—plotting ambushes and, and sneak attacks?! What's the ''matter'' with you?! Have you completely lost your honor or ''what''?!"
:—'''Lori''' browbeats Scourge (with objection by '''Thunderblast''')

"Little sister, you better check yo'self!"
:—'''Thunderblast''' (to Lori)

"We are chasing her, Wing Saber!" 
"Huh?! You're not serious." 
"I am serious." 
"Uh, but...but Lori...." 
"We're. Chas. Ing. Her." 
"Yes...ma'am...." 
:—'''Lori''' has '''Wing Saber''' totally whipped.

"Here I go! [[SUPER 'LECTRIC LIGHTNIN' THUNDERCRACKER PUNCH]]!" 
"All that for a punch?"
:—'''Jetfire''' doesn't see the reason behind '''Thundercracker's''' build up.

[[Image:JetCracker-punch.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]
"Man... I'm impressed! Good punch, mate! Fair dinkum! 'Bout time you brought some muscle to the tussle!"
:—'''Jetfire''' revises his opinion of the above punch.

"Don't worry about a thing. I aced a B+ in computers class." 
"Why not an A?" 
"Well...." 
"Just don't tell me you crashed the computer."
:—'''Lori''' and '''Wing Saber'''

"Bring me a 'get well' card..."
:—'''Thundercracker'''

==Other Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[City]]".
*Immediately after the "previously" segment, before the title card appears, ''Galaxy Force'' also includes a brief original scene of Override, Wing Saber and Lori making their way down a corridor, taking about being first to their objective. In removing the "previously" segment, ''Cybertron'' also removes this short scene (perhaps unintentionally?).
* In ''Cybertron'', after Lori challenges Thunderblast to a battle, Wing Saber and Override make sounds as if they are preparing to battle. In ''Galaxy Force'', they both claim that Lori is scary.
*In ''Cybertron'', at the end of the episode, Lori berates Scourge for retreating. In ''Galaxy Force'', she is angry because she suspects he may have thrown his axe and collapsed the wall with the deliberate intention of killing her.

===Continuity errors===
* So, did Scourge get his tail-axe back or what?

===Real-world references===
* As she and Wing Saber jet off after Thunderblast, Lori cries "Hi-yo Saber!", a reference to the command western hero [[Wikipedia:The Lone Ranger|the Lone Ranger]] gave his horse, Silver, to begin running.
* "She can lead an Autobot to water..." Wing Saber says of Thunderblast's plan, with Lori adding, "...but can she make us drink?", paraphrasing that old saying about horses.
* While she's chasing Wing Saber underwater, Thunderblast starts singing the [[wikipedia:Jaws_(film)#Music|theme from ''Jaws'']].

===Trivia===
[[Image:Override-Teeth.jpg|right|thumb|Override uses Crest Whitening strips.]]
* There's a noticeably greater amount of facial emoting from the CGI cast in this episode than normal. Where previously, the height of facial animation has literally been limited to the changing shape of the mouth, this episode features several characters getting "normal" [[Teeth|teeth]] for certain expressions which are not present in most other sequences, more fluid lip-motions, and even eyes that change shape. It's a nice change of pace.
* On that note, the scene in which Lori is almost crushed by falling debris has one of the few instances of "precise" lip-synching in the series: a close-up of Override's face as she yells "LORI!!!" The shot of her afterwards saying her name again in a relieved tone is also synched, but no teethies. A close-up of Thunderblast just before she's crushed also has precise lip-synch, but it's synched to Japanese words, not English. Oh well.
* During his indecision on whether or not to follow Thunderblast, Wing Saber displays the comical, large [[wikipedia:Sweat_drop|anime sweat drop]] on the side of his head. This means that Lori is so scary that she makes robots sweat. Also, Lori can be seen with a fang sticking out of her mouth when she's mad. O.o
* On that note, Lori is so scary, that she makes ''Wing Saber'' listen to her orders!
* As Thunderblast runs across the rooftops while luring Wing Saber and Lori along, her breasts actually... ''jiggle''. Seriously, Gonzo, we despair of you.

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

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Titans

2012-11-30T21:33:39Z

Zxx22: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Titan}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=37
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=38
|title="Titans"
|japanese=激突! 砕け散る野望
|romaji=Gekitotsu! Kudakechi no Yabō
|translation=Clash! The Crushed Ambition
|image=Cyb_ep37_war_of_the_worlds.jpg
|caption=When there's trouble you know who to call.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Gyō Yamatoya]]
|director=[[Megumi Sakai]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[September 24]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 11]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Autobots' attempt to reactivate Primus leads to a literal war of the worlds!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep37_bud_welding.jpg|left|thumb|220px|The moral of this story is that it's okay to deface public property.]]

Somewhere in space, aboard the ''[[Atlantis]]'' starship, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] is feeling very pleased with himself for gaining so much ground in the race for the fourth [[Cyber Planet Key]]. [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] warns that they shouldn't let their guard down, but neither he nor Starscream are aware of how right he is to be so cautious. Unbeknownst to them, elsewhere in the massive ship, the stranded [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] are doing their part to help the other [[Autobot]]s track them down. Unable to use his communicator since Starscream would detect the transmission, Bud uses a welding torch to sear the Autobot [[insignia]] into chunks of metal, which the Mini-Cons then jettison through the trash chute, leaving a proverbial trail of breadcrumbs in the ''Atlantis'''s wake.

Meanwhile, the Autobots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] are working on a plan of their own, as they try to figure out a way to combine [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] with the three [[Cyber Planet Key]]s they have acquired in order to stabilize the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] before they depart for [[Gigantion]]. Of course, they have to ''find'' Gigantion first, and [[Vector Prime]] is hard at work studying the [[Planet Map]], trying to pinpoint the gateway that will lead them to the alternate universe in which the planet lies.

[[Image:Cyb_ep37_meet_soundwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] have been assigned to search space for the ''Atlantis'', and are soon lucky enough to stumble across Bud's marked garbage. Unfortunately for the two Autobots, [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] spies on them as they follow Bud's trail back to the ''Atlantis'', and she soon leads [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and the other [[Decepticon]]s after them. As the two heroes try to deal with both the firepower of the ''Atlantis'' and the threat of Megatron's Decepticons, Sideways powers up the ship's warp drive, and teleports the ''Atlantis'' away before Jetfire can get Bud and the [[Mini-Con]]s off it. The same cannot be said of the ship's other unwilling passengers, however—Decepticon stowaways [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] are able to disembark and rejoin Megatron's forces before the ship vanishes, but Megatron randomly blasts Ransack in anger over losing the ''Atlantis''. Wing Saber and Jetfire quickly depart...and as such, they are not around to witness the sudden arrival of an enigmatic new robot, who introduces himself as [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], and informs the Decepticons that he can lead them to Gigantion.

[[Image:Cyb_ep37_gimmie_that_spark.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Back on Cybertron, Optimus Prime receives Jetfire's disappointing report with sadness, but is forced to put such thoughts from his mind when [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] announces that they have completed setting up the equipment. Using the Matrix to activate the [[Omega Lock]], Optimus is able to re-energize Primus, who silently focuses the entirety of his power into a beam that he shoots directly into the heart of the black hole. With the beam holding steady, things are looking good...until the ''Atlantis'' suddenly warps into view above the beam. Having sensed Primus's reactivation from across the galaxy, Starscream has arrived to finish the job he started on Earth. The treacherous Decepticon dives headlong into Primus's beam of energy and begins absorbing the power of his [[spark]]. As the horrified Autobots watch, Starscream is transformed by the power of Primus into a cosmic titan the size of a planet!

[[Image:Cyb_ep37_primus_cannons.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

When Coby sees the ''Atlantis'' floating past, he immediately runs to leave the room, knowing that his brother is on the ship. Optimus Prime stops him and talks some sense into him: after all, what can he do with a planet-sized Starscream in the way? With Coby reined in, the Autobots rush into action, quickly erecting an energy shield to protect Primus's immobile body from the attacks that the gargantuan Starscream immediately begins unleashing upon their creator. Dragging cables and equipment with them as they run from sector to sector, the Autobots are forced to redistribute the flow of power throughout Primus's body, shutting down the black hole-stabilizing beam in an attempt to restore the god's mobility. At the last second, just after Starscream shatters the shield and unleashes a blast from his [[Cyber Key]]-powered cannon, the final connection is made, and Primus springs into life, deflecting Starscream's shot with a wave of his open palm.

[[Image:Cyb_ep37_moon_maces.jpg|left|thumb|220px|EPIC FLAIL!]]

Primus calls upon a Cyber Key of his own, activating giant cannons in his forearms, but Starscream is able to detonate his blasts with a swipe of his arm, and remains undeterred. Nobody is prepared for Primus's next amazing move, however: projecting beams of energy from his hands, Primus lassos ''his own moons'', transforming the two satellites into planetary-scale flails which he uses to mercilessly pummel Starscream. A series of irresistible blows from these moon-flails sends Starscream slamming into a nearby rocky planetary body, which actually ''explodes'' from the impact. Starscream is consumed in the cosmic explosion, and, his energy drained, shrinks back down to his prior height. As his charred body floats amidst the remains of the planet, and he weakly vows to continue reaching for power, Sideways steers the ''Atlantis'' nearby and activates its warp system, teleporting Starscream away alongside it.

Down on Primus's surface, Coby collapses in tears at the sight of the ''Atlantis'' disappearing, taking his brother with it. The Autobots are silent as the boy cries, when suddenly, Vector Prime bursts into the room with the news that will change everything: he has located the gate to Gigantion!
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (4)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (5)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (7)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (8)
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (11)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (12)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (13)
*[[Vector Prime]] (14)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (15)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (16)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (17)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (18)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (27)
*[[Six-Speed]] (28)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (29)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (19)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (20)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (21)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (22)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (23)
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (24)

|c3=
*[[Bud Hansen]] (3)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (9)
*[[Lori]] (10)

|c4=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (1)
*[[Primus]] (6)
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] (25)
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"The power! ''So'' much power! With all this power flowing through me, I fear ''nothing!'' Not even '''Primus!'''"
:-'''Starscream''', after growing to planet-size.

"Yeah, Primus! Moon that loser!"
:—'''Coby''' made a pun!

"MOMMAAAA!!!"
:— '''Starscream''', about to get owned by Primus.

"This... is... not the end of me... even if I have to bear the unbearable... I'll keep reaching... and soon... I will hold the universe in my hands..."
:—'''Starscream''', after taking a beating from Primus.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[Family]]".
*In ''Cybertron'', Optimus Prime worries about Coby and Lori, thinking about how hard they are working and wishing that he could do more to help them. In ''Galaxy Force'', he is more concerned with Wing Saber and Jetfire's ability to work together in their search.
*''Galaxy Force'' consistently refers to "Primus's spark" when talking about his energy, with such odd turns of phrase as "focusing his spark on his chest" and "restore the spark to the other parts of his body". As that's... well, not really what a spark ''is'', ''Cybertron'' touches the dialogue up to simply talk about his energy.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', the battle between Primus and Starscream is not accompanied by music, and no sound escapes Primus' mouth.
*Upon Starscream's defeat, ''Cybertron'' has Sideways comment: "Guess I'm in business for myself!" which is just completely wrong, because he picks up Starscream and they're still working together in the next episode. ''Galaxy Force'' just has him say it's time for a retreat.

===Animation or technical glitches===
*As he and Crumplezone recline in the ''Atlantis'', Ransack is missing the black "mask" that normally surrounds his eyes.

*When Lori says "they're enormous" in reference to Primus's moon flails her mouth is oddly on the side of her face leaving her lips from the side view intact.

===Real-world references===
*Upon witnessing Starscream and Primus's battle, Scattorshot exclaims "Talk about when worlds collide!", referring to the 1932 science fiction novel [[Wikipedia: When Worlds Collide|of the same name]].

===Trivia===
* ''Galaxy Force'' introduces its fifth and final [[title sequence|opening sequence]] with this episode. This opening stands out in comparison to the four prior sequences by at last being composed almost entirely of ''new'' footage, versus the heavy use of clips and stock footage seen in the other openings. A little stock footage appears (Prime and Wing Saber's Sonic Wing Mode combination, Dark Claw Mode and Sonic Wing Mode's "super moves"), while unique footage includes: Override outracing all the other Autobots on a track; the kids watching as the Autobots swoop down out of the air; a long pan of the assembled Autobot forces; individual shots of the planet leaders standing in front of their worlds (with [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] blacked out for now), along with Sideways and Soundwave appearing in front of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]; Starscream standing among flames; the kids looking rather wistfully out over different vistas of nature; Colonel Franklin and Lucy Suzuki at an air force base at sunset on opposite sides of the fence, their backs to one another (OTP ''kawaiii desu neeeee'' o^-^o); the four Cyber Planet Keys swirling around Primus; Leobreaker and Scourge battling; Jetfire and Thundercracker fighting in mid-air, Thunderblast and Wing Saber engaging in a firefight; and the assembled Autobots and Decepticons staring each other down on the [[moon (moon)|Moon]].
*Coby and Lori both start wearing new clothes in this episode. ''Cybertron'' doesn't mention where they come from; in the previous episode of ''Galaxy Force'', however, it was noted that Lori's mother packed them.
*Speaking of Coby and Lori, they sure do a lot of snuggling in this episode, as he catches her when she falls, and then doesn't let her go for, like, five minutes. It's one of the first real hints (Lori's nervous laughter at the notion of their getting married in the [[Family|previous episode]] being another) at the romance that is going to eventually bloom between the two characters.
*When Starscream becomes planet-sized, he and Primus are in toy scale.
* So how exacly does the blasting black hole with energy work? Wouldn't it... you know, make it bigger?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 10 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

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{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=49
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=50
|title="End"
|japanese=終末の時、希望の光を
|romaji=Shūmatsu no Toki, Kibō no Hikari wo
|translation=The Final Moments, Light of Hope
|image=Cyb_ep49_giant_galvatron.jpg
|caption="Fools! Galvatron can be any size Galvatron wants!"
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kenji Sugihara]]
|director=[[Atsushi Takeyama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[December 17]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 27]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''In the dark heart of the black hole, the five planet leaders battle Galvatron for the fate of the universe.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cyb ep49 supersized cons.jpg|left|thumb|220px|[[Size class|Supreme Class]] Syndrome on crack]]

The assembled [[Autobot]]s stand on the bow of the great ship, the [[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]], and confront [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] and his small band of [[Decepticon]]s. Although massively outnumbered, Galvatron is unfazed, as he still wields the power of the [[Omega Lock]] and the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, and he lectures [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] on the nature of power. Prime rejects Galvatron's speech, so Galvatron provides a visual aid, using the power of the Lock to transform his followers into giants. As his now-towering minions launch their attack on the Autobots, Galvatron himself makes a break for the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]], but finds his way barred by [[Primus]]. Unfortunately for the deity, his power is so diminished from his attempts to slow the expansion of the black hole that the Omega Lock-powered Galvatron is able to blast him into unconsciousness.

[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] shrugs off attacks from [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] and [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] before coming under fire from the [[Earth]] Transformers, including her old friend [[Lugnutz]]. At the same time, [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] finds that his new size doesn't make him a better racer when he is confronted by his old foes from [[Velocitron]], while [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] literally gets the short end of things when he comes under attack by the [[Gigantion]]s, who are the same size as him even after his height increase! Finally, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] is given the honor of holding back Optimus Prime, but before long, the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] come to their leader's aid, taking over the fight so Prime can combine with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to pursue Galvatron. Just before he heads off, Optimus is approached by [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], who wish to join him on his mission. They have also brought [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]] along in the [[Mini-Con]]s, at the children's insistence, and Optimus agrees to allow them to join the group, vowing that the five leaders together will protect them.

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_over_nine_thousand.jpg|right|thumb|220px|I AM A CHAMPION! LOVELY PUNCH!]]

On Earth, [[Mike Franklin|Colonel Franklin]] and [[Lucy Suzuki]] survey the destruction that the black hole is wreaking upon the planet from the relative safety of the Autobot base. As many people as possible have been evacuated to shelters, and now, all they can do is watch, wait... and hope...

Heading for the black hole, the five planet leaders come upon the unconscious body of Primus, who awakens just long enough to tell them that Galvatron is within the black hole and is using the Omega Lock to destabilize it. The Autobots pursue him, flying into the singularity and past the tortured [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]], which was recently caught in its inexorable pull. Just as they begin to wonder why Galvatron wishes to expand the black hole, the Decepticon leader himself appears before them, now a giant himself, and gives them their answer: It is his intention to use the black hole to bring the universe to end, after which he will use the power of the Lock and Keys to create a new universe, moulded in his image! Disgusted by Galvatron's willingness to destroy even his own Decepticons in his pursuit of power, the five leaders dive into battle, countering Galvatron's blast with their combined strength and eventually combining their [[Cyber Key]] powers into one five-pronged attack that manages to take him down. In one final act of spite, Galvatron hurls the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys at the core of the black hole, resolving to see the universe destroyed if he cannot have it himself.

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_vector_ghost.jpg|left|thumb|220px|]]

With the black hole destabilizing all around them thanks to its prior exposure to Galvatron's power, the five Autobots dive for the core, hot on the Omega Lock's trail, but when they spot it, they discover that the Cyber Planet Keys have come loose and are floating all around them. With the aid of the kids and Mini-Cons, the leaders of the four colony worlds successfully retrieve their planets' Keys, leaving the tumbling Omega Lock for Optimus to grab. With Coby acting as his eyes, Prime navigates the debris and pushes himself to the limit, trying to catch up to the Lock. Just when it seems that he will not make it, the [[Planet Map]] in Bud possession begins to glow...and before Optimus's eyes, the ethereal form of [[Vector Prime]] appears. Vector lays his ghostly hand alongside Optimus's, and together, the two Primes reach out and seize the Omega Lock. As the sound of the [[Omega Frequency]] rings out, the Omega Lock and Keys fly from the Autobots' hands in a coalescing wave of golden energy, soaring out of the black hole and recombining with Primus. His power restored fully at last, the rejuvenated god springs to life and seizes the Ark, through which he channels all his energy in one titanic blast. This beam of holy energy stabs directly into the heart of the black hole, which shudders...glows like a dying star...and at last, is no more!

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_primus_smiles.jpg|right|thumb|220px|When you do things right, people won't be sure you’ve done anything at all.]]

His purpose complete, Primus smiles and transforms back into Cybertron, but not Cybertron as the Transformers once knew their planet. Restored by the power of the four Cyber Planet Keys, their homeworld now encompasses the greatest aspects of all four colony worlds. With the black hole finally destroyed, its effects upon the universe are no more, and peace returns to Earth.

Out in space, learning that Galvatron was intending to abandon them in pursuit of his goals, the four remaining Decepticons turn the tables on their leader and abandon him instead, leaving Galvatron alone in the void.

And down on Earth, the Autobots bring the kids back to their homes, where they are reunited with their parents.

At last, the universe has been saved!
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (7)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (8)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (9)
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (10)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (11)
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (12)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattershot]] (15)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (16)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (17)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (22)
* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (23)
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (24)
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (25)
* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (26)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (27)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (28)
* [[Vector Prime]] (38)

'''[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]'''
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (29)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (30)
* [[Six-Speed]] (31)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (1)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (2)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (3)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (4)
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (5)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (10)
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] (13)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] (18)
* [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] (20)
* [[Lugnutz]] (21)

|c3=
* [[Lori]] (32)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (33)
* [[Coby Hansen]] (34)
* [[Tim Hansen]] (35)
* [[Robert Hansen]] (36)
* Mrs. Hansen (37)
* [[Ernesto]] (39)

|c4=
* [[Primus]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Brimstone:''' It's rodeo time! 
'''Thunderblast:''' Did you just compare me to a ''cow''?! 
'''Undermine:''' Actually, a bull, but... 
'''Thunderblast:''' A BOY cow?! I'm a BOY COW to you?! 
'''Undermine:''' If the udder fits... 
'''Thunderblast:''' You're asking for it! A girl gets a little bigger and they call her a cow...
:—Thunderblast discovers the drawbacks of size increasing.

''[Thundercracker fires off ream after ream of missiles]'' 
"Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot..." 
''[notices a stream of Autobot fire heading right for him, and that he's out of missiles]'' 
"AW, SHOOT!"
:—'''Thundercracker''' just can't win.

"You kids are going to ruin my bad reputation!"
:—'''Scourge'''

"Uh-oh".
:—'''Galvatron''' has an "oh, crap" moment right as all five leaders shoot him.

"This is your destiny. Reach out...and save the future."
:—'''Vector Prime'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
[[Image:Cyb ep49 different animation.jpg|right|thumb|Either way, this is [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|too familiar]].]]
In addition to ''Cybertron'''s customary expansion and modification of dialogue, differences include:
*In ''Galaxy Force'', just before the leaders take off after the Lock and Keys, Optimus Prime tells the Mini-Cons to keep the children safe. In ''Cybertron'', he requests that they help them track the keys.
*The conversation Prime has with Coby soon after this is flip-flopped across the two versions. In ''Galaxy Force'', he asks Coby to help him follow the Lock, Coby doesn't believe he can do it, and Prime assures him he can. Conversely, in ''Cybertron'', Prime tells Coby to get away to safety and leave him, and Coby insists that he be allowed to help him.
*As ever, the sound of the Omega Frequency is added when the Omega Lock powers up.
*In a startling rarity that has never happened before now, some ''animation'' is different between the two versions of the show! After Cybertron is recreated, ''Galaxy Force'' shows the planet with ordinary organic plants and trees that are part of the background painting. In their place, ''Cybertron'' features CGI-animated, apparently [[technorganic]] trees, as well as replacing a featureless purple metal plain with a textured blue one, decorated with the symbol of the Omega Lock.

===Animation or technical errors===
*As he is super-sized, and then again during part of his fight with the Gigantions, Ransack is once ''again'' missing the black "mask" around his eyes.
*When Coby says "Work together, guys!" his voice is mistakenly given the metallic amplification reserved for Transformers.
*Soooo... How exacly the kids can hear the Omega Frequency... IN SPACE!

===Transformers references===
*Galvatron's final words to Prime are "It's over, Prime," the final words said by [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Optimus Prime]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Episodes flashed back to in the final moments of this adventure include "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]", "[[Haven]]", "[[Primal]]", "[[Ship]]" and "[[Champion]]".
*The addition of technorganic plants in ''Cybertron'' could be a nod to ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.

===Real-world references===
* in ''Cybertron'', Optimus instructs the planet leaders to "Come together right now, over me," a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]]' song "[[Wikipedia:Come Together|Come Together]]".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 13 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]