Editing Disarmed

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|otherseries=''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' ep 20
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|prev=A Stygi Situation
|next=What Dwells Within
|title="Disarmed"
|season=1
|season ep=20
|airdate=[[July 28]], [[2023]]
|production company=[[Entertainment One]]<br />[[Nickelodeon]]
|writer=[[Maasai Singleton]]
|animation studio=[[Icon Creative Studio]]
|director=[[Matthew Humphreys]]
|video=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/L_6JViEB4NriVUXCdYdjngeHJXzF4oU5/
|videosite=Paramount+
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'''Robby's attempt to learn more about his cyber-sleeve attracts the attention of Mandroid, who wants the technology for himself.'''
==Synopsis==
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==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in Flashbacks.)<br>
{{featuredcharacters
|h4=[[Autobots]]s||c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] (12)
|h4=[[Decepticons]]s||c2=
*[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] (1)
*[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] (2)
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (16)
|h4=[[Humans]]s||c3=
*[[Mo Malto]] (4)
*[[Robby Malto]] (5)
*[[Dot Malto]] (6)
*[[Karen Croft|Executive Agent Croft]] (14)
*[[Mandroid]] (15)
|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (7)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (8) 
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (9)
*[[Twitch]] (10)
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (11)
|h5=Others||c5=
*''[[Quintus Prime]]'' (13)
}}

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===Transformers references===
[[File:Disarmed-TheThirteen.jpg|thumb]]
* As is the norm at this point, Optimus Prime began as the humble Orion Pax, although his past as a manual labourer specifically evokes his backstory in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]". The idea that Orion received the Matrix from  a Prime—specifically, what appears to be a version of Alpha Trion—has its roots in the episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", which established that Trion had safeguarded the Matrix for eons, waiting for a 'bot worthy of carrying the artifact; this plot beat also made its way into the "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" continuity, and, more recently, the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon episode "[[Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership]]".
* Optimus Prime's brief flashback features our first look at the [[Thirteen]] original Transformers of this universe. As evidenced by the apparent lack of [[Micronus Prime]], the Primes either don't match up to the traditional roster introduced in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', or else they've been drastically redesigned,  However, each member of the Thirteen is shown holding one object or weapon, many of which correspond to a pre-existing [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifact]]. Recognizable artifacts include what might be the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], the [[Matrix of Leadership]], held by what appears to be a version of [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Alpha Trion]], the [[Enigma of Combination]], what may be [[Amalgamous Prime]] holding the [[Transformation cog|Transformation Cog]] as it appeared in ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|#34]], and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. The other artifacts and their bearers are too abstract to draw any concrete connections, although the two 'bots on the far right are ''probably'' meant to be incarnations of [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Vector Prime]].

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