Editing Human Error, Part II

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=TFAni Human Error Part2 Substitute Autobots.jpg
|caption=That tiny thing at their feet? Yeah, that's right, that's their leader...
|ep=38
|title="Human Error, Part II"
|airdate=[[April 25]], 2009
|written by=[[Tom Pugsley]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]]<br> [[Yosuke Hatta]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}
'''With the Autobots trapped in Soundwave's virtual world, Sari seeks help to rescue them.'''
==Synopsis==
In the virtual world, the Autobots struggle to get themselves free of the giant Soundwave, only for a wire damaged by Sari's recent attack to sever Soundwave's connection to the virtual world. As Soundwave makes repairs, Prowl is briefly able to escape the virtual world using [[processor-over-matter]]. However, his attempt to free Optimus Prime is interrupted as Soundwave plugs him back into the virtual world. Control reestablished, Soundwave reverts the Autobots to their human forms. Recognizing that reprogramming will take longer now, Soundwave instructs his [[Sound Wave|toy replicas]] to begin hypnotizing the humans of Detroit.

In the virtual world, Bulkhead has taken to smashing things in the hopes that it will get them out. Ratchet says that the only way they can get out is to find Soundwave's interface, a virtual icon with his representation. Bumblebee quickly notices a potential icon—Soundwave's vehicle mode, which nearly runs them down. Optimus orders the Automen to follow Soundwave in vehicles that their own [[alternate mode]]s are based on, including the virtual [[Captain Fanzone's car]]. Upon looking at the driving equipment, Optimus realizes that he may be in a little over his head.

Heading back to Sumdac Tower, Sari seeks out her father's help. She is briefly found by a Sound Wave, but knocks it aside. Observing that she is immune to his hypnotics, Soundwave decides that she must be terminated. Finding her father in the lab, Sari is horrified when he tries to attack her, but is able to delay him by burying him under a fallen shelf. Sari quickly takes flight, hoping to find help elsewhere.

[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Electrostatic Soundwave Reprogramming.jpg|thumb|left|180px|"Now you will watch as I complete ''Through the Fire and Flames'' on EXPERT!"]]
In the virtual world, the Autobots are following Soundwave's virtual icon, but not very well: Bulkhead and Bumblebee keep ramming into other drivers, Optimus's fire-suppressant equipment is out of control, Ratchet is driving backwards, and Prowl is having trouble avoiding popping wheelies. Following Soundwave into a dilapidated drive-in movie, Ratchet is convinced that they have Soundwave right where they want him—only for a dozen of the Soundwave vehicle modes to appear and surround them. It's a trap! As the Automen try to flee, Soundwave appears on the movie screen and begins broadcasting a reprogramming frequency. Prowl begins another processor-over-matter attempt, but one by one, the Autobots optics begin to turn red...

[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Beachbum Scrapper.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Surprised he didn't name the Dinobot "Friday."  Or "Wilson".]]
On Dinobot Island, Sari looks for the Dinobots, but they find her when Swoop knocks her out of the air. Grimlock shows up and declares her an intruder. Sari says that she wants their help, but Grimlock informs Sari that Dinobots don't help puny humans—they ''destroy'' puny humans! The two Dinobots transform into [[robot mode]], and Grimlock fires a blast from his [[energo-sword]], only for Sari to fire a blast from her weapon as well. Grimlock decides against destroying her, but says that they won't help either. Sari then notices that the triceratops is missing, and asks where he is, but Grimlock says that they aren't talking to him, as Dinobots aren't pets. Heading to the shore, Sari finds Scrapper, who has been marooned for almost seven weeks, and was separated from [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] after their last misadventure. Scrapper reveals that he's taken the triceratops as a pet, and named him Snarl (as he didn't take kindly to [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]). Scrapper also points out that even if he wanted to help, they're stuck on the island. Sari asks why he doesn't make himself a boat. Scrapper admits that he never thought of that.

[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Evil Autobots.jpg|180px|left|thumb|[[:Image:Tfa_widescreen2.jpg|Strangely reminiscent...]]]]
On the way to the mainland, Sari says that the three of them will need to rescue the Autobots immediately, but Scrapper reminds her that he never said he'd help. He plans to take Snarl up north, having heard it's good oil country. Sari angrily tells him that it's time to be a hero, and a voice from underwater answers, jumping onto the raft—it's Wreck-Gar! Reluctantly, Sari takes him. As the [[Substitute Autobots]] reach the mainland, Sari tells them to [[transform and roll out]], but they quickly leave without her. Catching up to them, Sari and the Substitutes are quickly confronted by Soundwave, when the Autobots appear as well. Sari is relieved at the sight of her friends (she had little hope for the Substitute Autobots). But her cheer turns to horror as she realizes that the Autobots are under Soundwave's control.

[[Image:PrimeReadyToRock.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A real Guitar Hero.]]
Converting to battle mode, Sari instructs the Substitute Autobots to attack. However, the Substitutes are not up to the Autobots' own skills. Sari is amazed that Mindless Zombies are more effective than her own team, until Scrapper comments that it's because they're being controlled by one guy. Sari realizes that he's right, and orders the Substitute Autobots to attack on their own. Sure enough, it works: Soundwave begins having trouble multitasking, and the Autobots' effectiveness begins to wear them down. Soundwave eventually decides to use just Optimus Prime instead, and is able to take down each Substitute Autobot until only Sari is left. Prime nearly slices her in half before Prowl throws his shuriken at Soundwave, knocking his keytar out of his hands and freeing the Autobots. Soundwave orders Laserbeak and Ratbat, the keytar, to attack. Soundwave tackles Prime, and knocks his axe out of his hands, so Prime decides to use Soundwave's other ax—Laserbeak. The two engage in what may be the most epic rockoff of all time as they try to counter each other's harmonics. Ultimately, Optimus Prime uses the instrument-locked Laserbeak to shatter Soundwave and Ratbat, freeing the humans from Soundwave's control. However, Laserbeak grabs Soundwave's remaining functional piece as flies off.

Later, it's a very Merry Christmas indeed for the Autobots and the Sumdacs: not only are they freed of Soundwave's control, but Porter C. Powell is about to be financially ruined by the impending Sound Wave refunds. Scrapper decides to call it quits and head back to Dinobot Island for a long vacation, but Snarl refuses to let the Constructicon ride him. Sari also has a better appreciation for what Optimus goes through being in command, while the Autobots understand the rigors of being human. As the Autobots reflect on their new-found understanding, Wreck-Gar begins distributing garbage to all the good little girls and boys.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (18)
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (19)
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] (1)
*[[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]] (7)
*[[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]] (23)
|c3=
*[[Porter C. Powell]] (8)
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (9)
*[[Mayor Edsel]] (10)
*[[Press Secretary]] (11)
*[[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|Spike Witwicky]] (12)
*[[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|Carly Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|Daniel Witwicky]] (14)
*[[Jennifer Witwicky]] (15)
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (17)
|h4=[[Substitute Autobots]]|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (16)
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (20)
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (21)
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] (22)
}}

==Quotes==

'''Driver''': Take it easy, lead foot!<br>
'''Bulkhead''': What, it's not lead any more!<br>
''[Bumblebee's car hits Bulkhead's car]''<br>
'''Bumblebee''': Virtual Fanzone is gonna be ticked!.<br>
'''Optimus''': I have to hand it to the humans, driving is much more difficult than it looks.<br>
'''Ratchet''': ''[Driving backwards]'' This ain't so hard.<br>
'''Prowl''': It's merely a matter of becoming one with the machiAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ''[Begins popping a wheelie]''
:—The Autobots take their turn at driving...and fail miserably.


"Hey, weren't there three of you? Where's the other one."<br>
"Me Grimlock not talking to him. Him traitor. Dinobots not pets."
:—'''Sari Sumdac''' and '''Grimlock''' on the status of the Dinobots.


''[Writing in the sand]'' "Day 48: Still no sign of my collea...my buds. I have befriended and trained one of the local wildlife." ''[Tide comes up and erases writing]'' "Oh, not again!"
:—'''Scrapper''' just can't win.


'''Sari''': Alright. Substitute Autobots, transform and roll out!<br>
'''Wreck-Gar''': Transform. What a good idea!<br>
''[Transforms and drives off]''<br>
'''Scrapper''': ''[Riding Snarl]'' Hi ho Snarl!<br>
''[Snarl slips on some ice, knocking Scrapper off, who transforms and follows]''<br>
'''Scrapper''': Hey Snarl, wait for daddy!<br>
'''Sari''': Hey, wait for me! I'm your leader!
:—The Substitute Autobots aren't getting off to a good start.


'''Sari''': All right, big guy. I'd hate to do this, but..<br>
''[Sari fires a blast at Optimus, but he uses Wreck-Gar as a shield, causing some of his junk to fly out and hit him]''<br>
'''Wreck-Gar''': ''[Dazed]'' Ha ha! The mighty Wreck-Gar is no match for...the mighty Wreck-Gar. Wait, whose side am I on?
:—Wreck-Gar, actually more confused than usual.


"Time to change your tune, Soundwave. Operation: face the music."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' 


'''Powell''': I'm ruined! I'll have to refund every last penny!<br>
'''Sumdac''': And you can start by refunding mine!
:—Oh, come on, Isaac, you loved it when it was dancing...

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===
* Human Ratchet has his scar on the wrong side in one scene.

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===
* Multiple [[Soundwave (Animated)#Electrostatic Soundwave|Electrostatic Soundwaves]] populate Soundwave's virtual world.
* Virtual human [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] uses [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl's]] first toy's primary weapon.
* [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] names the triceratops [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]] "Snarl" as a second choice after he took offense to "[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]", referencing the [[Snarl (Animated)#Notes|real-life name change]] for Snarl.
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] also mass-hypnotized humans in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode [[Auto-Bop]].
* Soundwave's virtual form at the begining of the episode is in the colors of TakaraTomy's "[[Soundwave (G1) toys#Music Label|Sonic White]]" Soundwave MP3 player.

===Real-world references===
*Both Wreck-Gar and his voice-actor, [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], play the [[:Image:WeirdAl.jpg|accordion]].
*Optimus refers to Laserbeak as an "axe" (a common nickname for guitars) before forcibly transforming him into his alt. mode.
*Scrapper's cry of "Hi ho Snarl!" is a reference to the Lone Ranger's cry of "Hi ho Silver!"
*Some of the sound effects used when Optimus attacks Soundwave with Laserbeak date back to Hanna-Barbara's ''Quickdraw McGraw'', whose title character's alter-ego El Kabong used a guitar as a melee weapon.
*When Soundwave breaks apart and his mind control power dissipates, the sound effect is of a dial-up modem.
*The concept of a team of C-listers filling in for the heroes in a pinch is not new.  [[wikipedia:Legion_of_Substitute_Heroes|The Legion of Substitute Heroes]] has been around since the early 60s.

===Trivia===
* Several questions were left unanswered in this two-parter, including how Soundwave was rebuilt after the destruction of his body in "[[Sound and Fury]]", and where Laserbeak and Ratbat come from.
* This episode marks the return of [[Captain Fanzone's car]] and it's still in that bad condition but hell at least it's not [[Velocity|ON FIRE]]!
*Another item of note, the inside of Virtual Fanzone's car is lined with fastfood cups and other trash. How fitting.
* Soundwave has the ability to fly, despite having a land based vehicle alt mode.
* Laserbeak's cartoon model is ''mistransformed'', whereas his tail is not fully extended in his Guitar mode. 
* Optimus grabs Laserbeak, forces him into his alt-mode, and slices Soundwave in half with him. By Primus, if that isn't awesome enough, then what is?
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