Secret Weapon: D-5 - Revision history

BerylRoll at 21:27, 14 May 2026

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	[[File:Secret Weapon D5 Dark Scream coal.jpg\|right\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"I've been working on the rail-" No, I'm NOT going to finish the song!]]		[[File:Secret Weapon D5 Dark Scream coal.jpg\|right\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"I've been working on the rail-" No, I'm NOT going to finish the song!]]
	[[Sky-Byte (RID)\|Sky-Byte]] begins the Predacons' attack on Grandpa, attempting to invade the train's interior by sneaking down the train's smokestack, but he's quickly knocked off course by a face full of smoke. Dark Scream tries to grab onto the top of the train, but receives a face full of smoke when the train goes into a tunnel. Not entirely giving up his fight, Dark Scream gets up, but is literally railroaded by [[Rapid Run (RID)\|Rapid Run]]. Slapper gives his shot at invading the antique, but Midnight Express notices the amphibian attacking Grandpa and evicts the interloper. The two battle on a beach, and the Autobot clearly has the upper hand. The dastardly [[Gas Skunk]] waits ahead with a weapon, and when the train passes, he traps the two remaining train-bots in a pulse field that disturbed their fuses, but Grandpa, having no fuses, passes through.		[[Sky-Byte (RID)\|Sky-Byte]] begins the Predacons' attack on Grandpa, attempting to invade the train's interior by sneaking down the train's smokestack, but he's quickly knocked off course by a face full of smoke. Dark Scream tries to grab onto the top of the train, but receives a face full of smoke when the train goes into a tunnel. Not entirely giving up his fight, Dark Scream gets up, but is literally railroaded by [[Rapid Run (RID)\|Rapid Run]]. Slapper gives his shot at invading the antique, but Midnight Express notices the amphibian attacking Grandpa and evicts the interloper. The two battle on a beach, and the Autobot clearly has the upper hand. The dastardly [[Gas Skunk (RID)\|Gas Skunk]] waits ahead with a weapon, and when the train passes, he traps the two remaining train-bots in a pulse field that disturbed their fuses, but Grandpa, having no fuses, passes through.

	[[File:Secret Weapon- D-5 Autobots.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Whose bright idea was to put a cleaning station AT THE OCEAN?]]		[[File:Secret Weapon- D-5 Autobots.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Whose bright idea was to put a cleaning station AT THE OCEAN?]]
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	*[[Gas Skunk]] (1)		*[[Gas Skunk (RID)\|Gas Skunk]] (1)
	*[[Dark Scream]] (2)		*[[Dark Scream]] (2)
	*[[Slapper (RID)\|Slapper]] (3)		*[[Slapper (RID)\|Slapper]] (3)

Nightsqueak at 06:09, 17 August 2025

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	*When Slapper and Gas Skunk try to pull the switch in different ways, ''Robots in Disguise'' has them fight about which way is right, while ''Car Robots'' has Slapper just goofing around deliberately.		*When Slapper and Gas Skunk try to pull the switch in different ways, ''Robots in Disguise'' has them fight about which way is right, while ''Car Robots'' has Slapper just goofing around deliberately.
	*Where ''Car Robots'' cuts directly from the image of the tracks poking out over the cliff to Megatron in the water below, ''Robots in Disguise'' adds a dissolve between the two shots, shortening their total running time.		*Where ''Car Robots'' cuts directly from the image of the tracks poking out over the cliff to Megatron in the water below, ''Robots in Disguise'' adds a dissolve between the two shots, shortening their total running time.
	*When Midnight Express prevents Megatron from catching Grandpa, ''Robots in Disguise'' has Megatron frustrated and swearing that the day of reckoning will come (and come soon), while ''Car Robots'' has him unfazed by this ~~interferecne~~, confidently bellowing and chuckling that even if with "the weapon", the Autobots will never beat the Predacons.		*When Midnight Express prevents Megatron from catching Grandpa, ''Robots in Disguise'' has Megatron frustrated and swearing that the day of reckoning will come (and come soon), while ''Car Robots'' has him unfazed by this interference, confidently bellowing and chuckling that even if with "the weapon", the Autobots will never beat the Predacons.
	*Before he starts raging about the failure of their mission, ''Robots in Disguise'' adds a new composited scene of Megatron, seen from behind, watching footage of "Grandpa" on one of his screens.		*Before he starts raging about the failure of their mission, ''Robots in Disguise'' adds a new composited scene of Megatron, seen from behind, watching footage of "Grandpa" on one of his screens.
	*In ''Robots in Disguise'', Megatron angrily realizes that the vintage train was not a secret weapon but just a hobby of Dr. Onishi's. As his minions try to sneak off to avoid punishment, Megatron rages at them for their being "beaten by an old steam engine!" In ''Car Robots'', however, Megatron's still somewhat in the dark about D-5's true nature and demands to know what it really is. As his minions try to sneak off avoid telling him the truth, he yells at his minions to "get back here" to explain themselves.		*In ''Robots in Disguise'', Megatron angrily realizes that the vintage train was not a secret weapon but just a hobby of Dr. Onishi's. As his minions try to sneak off to avoid punishment, Megatron rages at them for their being "beaten by an old steam engine!" In ''Car Robots'', however, Megatron's still somewhat in the dark about D-5's true nature and demands to know what it really is. As his minions try to sneak off avoid telling him the truth, he yells at his minions to "get back here" to explain themselves.

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	===Real-world references===		===Real-world references===
	*In the train, Dark Scream sings ''[[w:I've Been Working on the Railroad\|I've Been Working on the Railroad]]''.		*In the train, Dark Scream sings "[[w:I've Been Working on the Railroad\|I've Been Working on the Railroad]]".

	===Trivia===		===Trivia===

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	:*''Title:'' "'''L'arma segreta'''" ("The secret weapon")		:*''Title:'' "'''L'arma segreta'''" ("The secret weapon")
	::*[[Battle Protocol!#Foreign localization\|Again]], at the beginning of the episode, the fire truck is referred to as a "firefighters car", despite not being a car.		::*[[Battle Protocol!#Foreign localization\|Again]], at the beginning of the episode, the fire truck is referred to as a "firefighters car", despite not being a car.
	::*Interestingly, when the Predacons try to guess what does "D-5" stand for, "Dilithium-5" is changed to "Dynamite-5" and "Destron-5" is changed to "~~Wrecker~~-5" ~~(which starts with a D in Italian)~~. Curiously, "Dynamite-5" was used in Japanese for what became "Destructor-5" in English.		::*Interestingly, when the Predacons try to guess what does "D-5" stand for, "Dilithium-5" is changed to "Dynamite-5" and "Destron-5" is changed to "Demolisher-5". Curiously, "Dynamite-5" was used in Japanese for what became "Destructor-5" in English.
	::*"D-512 Stanwich" is misnamed as "'''D-5''' Stanwi'''ck'''".		::*"D-512 Stanwich" is misnamed as "'''D-5''' Stanwi'''ck'''".
	::*When Yoshimoto and Koji talk about the disk, this dub has a pretty big translation mistake since Koji's line: ~~«Yeah~~! The Predacons took it, but they won't get away with it!» is changed to: ~~«Yeah~~! The Predacons kidnapped him, but he will get home!», so, instead of talking about the disk, he's actually talking about his father, despite the fact that Yoshimoto was clearly talking about the ~~disk~~.		::*When Yoshimoto and Koji talk about the disk, this dub has a pretty big translation mistake since Koji's line: "Yeah! The Predacons took it, but they won't get away with it!" is changed to: "Yeah! The Predacons kidnapped him, but he will get home!", so, instead of talking about the disk, he's actually talking about his father, despite the fact that Yoshimoto was clearly talking about the floppy.
	::*Kelly's line: ~~«Ha~~! Gave him the slip! Not too bad!» becomes: ~~«Ha~~! I left him behind! Well done, Kelly!», thus having Kelly actually naming herself, something that never happens in the English dub.		::*Kelly's line: "Ha! Gave him the slip! Not too bad!" becomes: "Ha! I left him behind! Well done, Kelly!", thus having Kelly actually naming herself, something that never happens in the English dub.
	::*Some of Midnight's lines are wrongly voiced by Rapid Run's actor.		::*Some of Midnight's lines are wrongly voiced by Rapid Run's actor.
	::*Dark Scream singing ''I've Been Working on the Railroad'' is changed by having him singing three Italian songs, one for each time. The songs are ''Binario'' by [[w:Claudio Villa\|Claudio Villa]], ''Il cavallo scalpita'' from ''[[w:Cavalleria rusticana\|Cavalleria rusticana]]'' and ''Fatti mandare dalla mamma a prendere il latte'' by [[w:Gianni Morandi\|Gianni Morandi]]. The last two are slightly modified to fit better in the scenes.		::*Dark Scream singing "I've Been Working on the Railroad" is changed by having him singing three Italian songs, one for each time. The songs are "Binario" by [[w:Claudio Villa\|Claudio Villa]], "Il cavallo scalpita" from ''[[w:Cavalleria rusticana\|Cavalleria rusticana]]'' and "Fatti mandare dalla mamma a prendere il latte" by [[w:Gianni Morandi\|Gianni Morandi]]. The last two are slightly modified to fit better in the scenes.

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	::*Interestingly, when the Predacons try to guess what does "D-5" stand for, "Dilithium-5" is changed to "Dynamite-5" and "Destron-5" is changed to "Wrecker-5" (which starts with a D in Italian). Curiously, "Dynamite-5" was used in Japanese for what became "Destructor-5" in English.		::*Interestingly, when the Predacons try to guess what does "D-5" stand for, "Dilithium-5" is changed to "Dynamite-5" and "Destron-5" is changed to "Wrecker-5" (which starts with a D in Italian). Curiously, "Dynamite-5" was used in Japanese for what became "Destructor-5" in English.
	::*"D-512 Stanwich" is misnamed as "'''D-5''' Stanwi'''ck'''".		::*"D-512 Stanwich" is misnamed as "'''D-5''' Stanwi'''ck'''".
	::*When Yoshimoto and Koji ~~talks~~ about the disk, this dub has a pretty big translation mistake since Koji's line: «Yeah! The Predacons took it, but they won't get away with it!» is changed to: «Yeah! The Predacons kidnapped him, but he will get home!», so, instead of talking about the disk, he's actually talking about his father, despite the fact that Yoshimoto was clearly talking about the disk.		::*When Yoshimoto and Koji talk about the disk, this dub has a pretty big translation mistake since Koji's line: «Yeah! The Predacons took it, but they won't get away with it!» is changed to: «Yeah! The Predacons kidnapped him, but he will get home!», so, instead of talking about the disk, he's actually talking about his father, despite the fact that Yoshimoto was clearly talking about the disk.
	::*Kelly's line: «Ha! Gave him the slip! Not too bad!» becomes: «Ha! I left him behind! Well done, Kelly!», thus having Kelly actually naming herself, something that never happens in the English dub.		::*Kelly's line: «Ha! Gave him the slip! Not too bad!» becomes: «Ha! I left him behind! Well done, Kelly!», thus having Kelly actually naming herself, something that never happens in the English dub.
	::*Some of Midnight's lines are wrongly voiced by Rapid Run's actor.		::*Some of Midnight's lines are wrongly voiced by Rapid Run's actor.

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	*Dark Scream suggests that D-5 stands for "[[Destron (disambiguation)\|Destron]]-5".		*Dark Scream suggests that D-5 stands for "[[Destron (disambiguation)\|Destron]]-5".

			===Real-world references===
			*In the train, Dark Scream sings ''[[w:I've Been Working on the Railroad\|I've Been Working on the Railroad]]''.

	===Trivia===		===Trivia===

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 ===Foreign localization===
 '''Portuguese'''
 :*''Title:'' "'''A Arma Secreta: D-5'''" ("The Secret Weapon: D-5")

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	===Continuity errors===		===Continuity errors===
	*When "Grandpa" fell into the ocean with his coal-burning furnace still going, he should have exploded. But that would have just broken Midnight Express' heart... or circuits, or whatever.		*When "Grandpa" fell into the ocean with his coal-burning furnace still going, he should have exploded. But that would have just broken Midnight Express' heart... or circuits, or whatever.
	*So, uh... how is it that Rail Racer is standing with everyone on the cliff when Midnight Express (aka Rail Racer's legs) is down on the beach towing Grandpa back?

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===

Crossfire: /* Continuity errors */

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	===Continuity errors===		===Continuity errors===
	*When "Grandpa" fell into the ocean with his coal-burning furnace still going, he should have exploded. But that would have just broken Midnight Express' heart... or circuits, or whatever.		*When "Grandpa" fell into the ocean with his coal-burning furnace still going, he should have exploded. But that would have just broken Midnight Express' heart... or circuits, or whatever.
			*So, uh... how is it that Rail Racer is standing with everyone on the cliff when Midnight Express (aka Rail Racer's legs) is down on the beach towing Grandpa back?

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===

NexusShard17 at 19:47, 14 July 2021

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	The [[Predacon (~~RID~~)\|Predacons]] mug the absent-minded [[Yoshimoto\|Dr. Yoshimoto]] to steal a [[floppy disk\|disk]] that belongs to [[Kenneth Onishi\|Dr. Onishi]]. His fellow scientist tries to fight off [[Dark Scream]] by tossing a [[fire extinguisher]]. A fire engine arrives, and the Predacons think it might be [[Optimus Prime (RID)\|Optimus Prime]]. So [[Slapper (RID)\|Slapper]] licks the disk up and the three retreat.		The [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] mug the absent-minded [[Yoshimoto\|Dr. Yoshimoto]] to steal a [[floppy disk\|disk]] that belongs to [[Kenneth Onishi\|Dr. Onishi]]. His fellow scientist tries to fight off [[Dark Scream]] by tossing a [[fire extinguisher]]. A fire engine arrives, and the Predacons think it might be [[Optimus Prime (RID)\|Optimus Prime]]. So [[Slapper (RID)\|Slapper]] licks the disk up and the three retreat.

	[[T-AI]] and Optimus wonder why the Predacons are so concerned with stealing a regular disk. [[Prowl (RID)\|Prowl]] and [[Side Burn (RID)\|Side Burn]] are contacted to be placed on alert.		[[T-AI]] and Optimus wonder why the Predacons are so concerned with stealing a regular disk. [[Prowl (RID)\|Prowl]] and [[Side Burn (RID)\|Side Burn]] are contacted to be placed on alert.
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	*[[Rail Racer (RID)\|Rail Racer]] (19)		*[[Rail Racer (RID)\|Rail Racer]] (19)

	\|h2=[[Predacon (~~RID~~)\|Predacons]]		\|h2=[[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]]
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	*[[Gas Skunk]] (1)		*[[Gas Skunk]] (1)