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AzimuthAcolyte: Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

2026-04-08T17:40:20Z

Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	* The framing device used for the script is set some time after the events of the IDW Publishing ''Beast Wars'' mini-series, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending\|The Ascending]]'', following on from the cliffhanger of the [[The Ascending issue 4\|fourth issue]], where Megatron arrived on Cybertron before [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] and his Maximals as seen in "[[Revelations Part II: Descent]]", setting the stage for the events of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]''. Mention is made of the defeat of Shokaract and the Blendtrons, from the same issue of ''The Ascending'', and both Lio Convoy and Big Convoy's role in the story follow on somewhat from their roles in ''The Ascending''. It's also noted that, until recently, Megatron's spark extraction and creation of the Vehicons were just rumors. Hot Rod's interviews, meanwhile, take place shortly after the events of "[[Dawn of the Predacus]]", with the Advanced Plasma Energy Reactor incident and Megatron's battle with Grimlock taking shortly before it.		* The framing device used for the script is set some time after the events of the IDW Publishing ''Beast Wars'' mini-series, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending\|The Ascending]]'', following on from the cliffhanger of the [[The Ascending issue 4\|fourth issue]], where Megatron arrived on Cybertron before [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] and his Maximals as seen in "[[Revelations Part II: Descent]]", setting the stage for the events of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]''. Mention is made of the defeat of Shokaract and the Blendtrons, from the same issue of ''The Ascending'', and both Lio Convoy and Big Convoy's role in the story follow on somewhat from their roles in ''The Ascending''. It's also noted that, until recently, Megatron's spark extraction and creation of the Vehicons were just rumors. Hot Rod's interviews, meanwhile, take place shortly after the events of "[[Dawn of the Predacus]]", with the Advanced Plasma Energy Reactor incident and Megatron's battle with Grimlock taking shortly before it.
	* The Pack, Lio Convoy's elite special ops group of Maximals, were first mentioned in IDW Publishing's ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]'', where Pack member [[Razorbeast]] was sent undercover into [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons, before appearing in full in ''The Ascending''.		* The Pack, Lio Convoy's elite special ops group of Maximals, were first mentioned in IDW Publishing's ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]'', where Pack member [[Razorbeast]] was sent undercover into [[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]]'s Predacons, before appearing in full in ''The Ascending''.
	* Both Lio Convoy and Big Convoy are reminded of Megatron's past when they see him as being red and a dragon; they were members of the [[Primal Council]] in "Dawn of the Predacus", where Megatron (in his "TM3" form) tried to kill them while the Autobots were still recovering from [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]'s death.		* Both Lio Convoy and Big Convoy are reminded of Megatron's past when they see him as being red and a dragon; they were members of the [[Primal Council]] in "Dawn of the Predacus", where Megatron (in his "TM3" form) tried to kill them while the Autobots were still recovering from [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]'s death.
	* Hot Rod notes he misses Blaster; this seems to indicate he's among the many dead Autobots listed in "Dawn of the Predacus".		* Hot Rod notes he misses Blaster; this seems to indicate he's among the many dead Autobots listed in "Dawn of the Predacus".

AzimuthAcolyte: Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

2026-04-01T02:51:00Z

Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	''On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], the threat of [[Shokaract]] and the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]] has been [[The Ascending issue 4\|dealt with]]... but now the planet faces invasion from [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]], who is using his [[transformation virus]] to take out both civilians and peacekeepers. [[Big Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] meet with [[Legend Convoy]], reporting that Megatron has completely taken over [[Quadrant Epsilon]], and that Lio Convoy's special ops team, the [[Pack]], have confirmed that Megatron is extracting the [[spark]]s of those affected, melting their bodies down and rebuilding them into his [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] army. The three try to figure out a plan to stop Megatron; Lio Convoy remembers Megatron's role in the [[Dawn of the Predacus\|final days]] of the war, and is suddenly reminded of something. After ordering the computer to pull up [[Soundbyte]]'s files from the onset of the armistice, Lio Convoy has it play the last entry: an investigation by [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]].''		''On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], the threat of [[Shokaract]] and the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]] has been [[The Ascending issue 4\|dealt with]]... but now the planet faces invasion from [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]], who is using his [[transformation virus]] to take out both civilians and peacekeepers. [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] meet with [[Legend Convoy]], reporting that Megatron has completely taken over [[Quadrant Epsilon]], and that Lio Convoy's special ops team, the [[Pack]], have confirmed that Megatron is extracting the [[spark]]s of those affected, melting their bodies down and rebuilding them into his [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] army. The three try to figure out a plan to stop Megatron; Lio Convoy remembers Megatron's role in the [[Dawn of the Predacus\|final days]] of the war, and is suddenly reminded of something. After ordering the computer to pull up [[Soundbyte]]'s files from the onset of the armistice, Lio Convoy has it play the last entry: an investigation by [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]].''

	300 years ago, Soundbyte records Hot Rod's spoken testimony on an incident at the [[Advanced Plasma Energy Reactor]] project and the fate of [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]; Hot Rod explains that the following footage comprises his interviews with those participants that still survive. Hot Rod briefly muses on the changeover from Autobots to Maximals, commenting on how he's changed his name and job titles all too often throughout the war, and then proceeds on with his recordings. The first interviewee, the dry and sarcastic Maximal history professor [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]] (who is unimpressed with the former Autobot leader's interview skills and will almost certainly never become evil on day when her protoform is found by Predacons) tells of her role in the events. Working at the projects in the days leading up to [[Armistice Day]], she was there when Megatron, then an ambitious Decepticon, fought with the remaining Dinobots as he attempted to break into the project. After throwing [[Sludge (G1)\|Sludge]] through White Propionica's office, as Megatron enters while mocking his foe's archaic form. White Proponica, unfazed by Megatron, tells him that she won't be threatened into helping the Decepticon. Megatron doesn't need her help—recording her voice sample, he has his onboard computer synthesize it so he can access her secure terminal, and uploads a cyber-virus to the system. White Propionica is distraught—if the reactor collapses, the chain reaction will blow a hole into Cybertron, killing thousands! The nonchalant Megatron reasons it will wipe out some secret Autobot bases and figues the majority of the victims with be Autobots. But before he can finish his speech, he is attacked by Grimlock. As the two fight, White Propionica is knocked into stasis lock, later awakening to find that, while her lab was destroyed, the reactor control systems were repaired, now with an advanced artificial intelligence in control of it. She has no idea who to thank for saving thousands of lives, and Hot Rod is curious about the mystery.		300 years ago, Soundbyte records Hot Rod's spoken testimony on an incident at the [[Advanced Plasma Energy Reactor]] project and the fate of [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]; Hot Rod explains that the following footage comprises his interviews with those participants that still survive. Hot Rod briefly muses on the changeover from Autobots to Maximals, commenting on how he's changed his name and job titles all too often throughout the war, and then proceeds on with his recordings. The first interviewee, the dry and sarcastic Maximal history professor [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]] (who is unimpressed with the former Autobot leader's interview skills and will almost certainly never become evil on day when her protoform is found by Predacons) tells of her role in the events. Working at the projects in the days leading up to [[Armistice Day]], she was there when Megatron, then an ambitious Decepticon, fought with the remaining Dinobots as he attempted to break into the project. After throwing [[Sludge (G1)\|Sludge]] through White Propionica's office, as Megatron enters while mocking his foe's archaic form. White Proponica, unfazed by Megatron, tells him that she won't be threatened into helping the Decepticon. Megatron doesn't need her help—recording her voice sample, he has his onboard computer synthesize it so he can access her secure terminal, and uploads a cyber-virus to the system. White Propionica is distraught—if the reactor collapses, the chain reaction will blow a hole into Cybertron, killing thousands! The nonchalant Megatron reasons it will wipe out some secret Autobot bases and figues the majority of the victims with be Autobots. But before he can finish his speech, he is attacked by Grimlock. As the two fight, White Propionica is knocked into stasis lock, later awakening to find that, while her lab was destroyed, the reactor control systems were repaired, now with an advanced artificial intelligence in control of it. She has no idea who to thank for saving thousands of lives, and Hot Rod is curious about the mystery.
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	\|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s\|c1=		\|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s\|c1=
	*[[Big Convoy]] (1)		*[[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] (1)
	*[[Legend Convoy]] (2)		*[[Legend Convoy]] (2)
	*[[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] (3)		*[[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] (3)
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	*'''The cast:'''		*'''The cast:'''
	**[[David Kaye]]: [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]		**[[David Kaye]]: [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]
	**[[Gregg Berger]]: [[Big Convoy]], [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]		**[[Gregg Berger]]: [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]], [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]
	**[[Venus Terzo]]: [[Legend Convoy]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]]		**[[Venus Terzo]]: [[Legend Convoy]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]]
	**[[Judd Nelson]]: [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]		**[[Judd Nelson]]: [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]

AzimuthAcolyte: Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

2026-03-26T00:11:23Z

Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	''On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], the threat of [[Shokaract]] and the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]] has been [[The Ascending issue 4\|dealt with]]... but now the planet faces invasion from [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]], who is using his [[transformation virus]] to take out both civilians and peacekeepers. [[Big Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy]] meet with [[Legend Convoy]], reporting that Megatron has completely taken over [[Quadrant Epsilon]], and that Lio Convoy's special ops team, the [[Pack]], have confirmed that Megatron is extracting the [[spark]]s of those affected, melting their bodies down and rebuilding them into his [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] army. The three try to figure out a plan to stop Megatron; Lio Convoy remembers Megatron's role in the [[Dawn of the Predacus\|final days]] of the war, and is suddenly reminded of something. After ordering the computer to pull up [[Soundbyte]]'s files from the onset of the armistice, Lio Convoy has it play the last entry: an investigation by [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]].''		''On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], the threat of [[Shokaract]] and the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]] has been [[The Ascending issue 4\|dealt with]]... but now the planet faces invasion from [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]], who is using his [[transformation virus]] to take out both civilians and peacekeepers. [[Big Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] meet with [[Legend Convoy]], reporting that Megatron has completely taken over [[Quadrant Epsilon]], and that Lio Convoy's special ops team, the [[Pack]], have confirmed that Megatron is extracting the [[spark]]s of those affected, melting their bodies down and rebuilding them into his [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] army. The three try to figure out a plan to stop Megatron; Lio Convoy remembers Megatron's role in the [[Dawn of the Predacus\|final days]] of the war, and is suddenly reminded of something. After ordering the computer to pull up [[Soundbyte]]'s files from the onset of the armistice, Lio Convoy has it play the last entry: an investigation by [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]].''

	300 years ago, Soundbyte records Hot Rod's spoken testimony on an incident at the [[Advanced Plasma Energy Reactor]] project and the fate of [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]; Hot Rod explains that the following footage comprises his interviews with those participants that still survive. Hot Rod briefly muses on the changeover from Autobots to Maximals, commenting on how he's changed his name and job titles all too often throughout the war, and then proceeds on with his recordings. The first interviewee, the dry and sarcastic Maximal history professor [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]] (who is unimpressed with the former Autobot leader's interview skills and will almost certainly never become evil on day when her protoform is found by Predacons) tells of her role in the events. Working at the projects in the days leading up to [[Armistice Day]], she was there when Megatron, then an ambitious Decepticon, fought with the remaining Dinobots as he attempted to break into the project. After throwing [[Sludge (G1)\|Sludge]] through White Propionica's office, as Megatron enters while mocking his foe's archaic form. White Proponica, unfazed by Megatron, tells him that she won't be threatened into helping the Decepticon. Megatron doesn't need her help—recording her voice sample, he has his onboard computer synthesize it so he can access her secure terminal, and uploads a cyber-virus to the system. White Propionica is distraught—if the reactor collapses, the chain reaction will blow a hole into Cybertron, killing thousands! The nonchalant Megatron reasons it will wipe out some secret Autobot bases and figues the majority of the victims with be Autobots. But before he can finish his speech, he is attacked by Grimlock. As the two fight, White Propionica is knocked into stasis lock, later awakening to find that, while her lab was destroyed, the reactor control systems were repaired, now with an advanced artificial intelligence in control of it. She has no idea who to thank for saving thousands of lives, and Hot Rod is curious about the mystery.		300 years ago, Soundbyte records Hot Rod's spoken testimony on an incident at the [[Advanced Plasma Energy Reactor]] project and the fate of [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]; Hot Rod explains that the following footage comprises his interviews with those participants that still survive. Hot Rod briefly muses on the changeover from Autobots to Maximals, commenting on how he's changed his name and job titles all too often throughout the war, and then proceeds on with his recordings. The first interviewee, the dry and sarcastic Maximal history professor [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]] (who is unimpressed with the former Autobot leader's interview skills and will almost certainly never become evil on day when her protoform is found by Predacons) tells of her role in the events. Working at the projects in the days leading up to [[Armistice Day]], she was there when Megatron, then an ambitious Decepticon, fought with the remaining Dinobots as he attempted to break into the project. After throwing [[Sludge (G1)\|Sludge]] through White Propionica's office, as Megatron enters while mocking his foe's archaic form. White Proponica, unfazed by Megatron, tells him that she won't be threatened into helping the Decepticon. Megatron doesn't need her help—recording her voice sample, he has his onboard computer synthesize it so he can access her secure terminal, and uploads a cyber-virus to the system. White Propionica is distraught—if the reactor collapses, the chain reaction will blow a hole into Cybertron, killing thousands! The nonchalant Megatron reasons it will wipe out some secret Autobot bases and figues the majority of the victims with be Autobots. But before he can finish his speech, he is attacked by Grimlock. As the two fight, White Propionica is knocked into stasis lock, later awakening to find that, while her lab was destroyed, the reactor control systems were repaired, now with an advanced artificial intelligence in control of it. She has no idea who to thank for saving thousands of lives, and Hot Rod is curious about the mystery.
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	*[[Big Convoy]] (1)		*[[Big Convoy]] (1)
	*[[Legend Convoy]] (2)		*[[Legend Convoy]] (2)
	*[[Lio Convoy]] (3)		*[[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] (3)
	*''[[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]'' (5)		*''[[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]'' (5)
	*''[[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]]'' (7)		*''[[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]]'' (7)
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*'''The cast:'''		*'''The cast:'''
	**[[David Kaye]]: [[Lio Convoy]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]		**[[David Kaye]]: [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]
	**[[Gregg Berger]]: [[Big Convoy]], [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]		**[[Gregg Berger]]: [[Big Convoy]], [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]
	**[[Venus Terzo]]: [[Legend Convoy]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]]		**[[Venus Terzo]]: [[Legend Convoy]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]]

Saix: /* Other trivia */

2024-01-26T17:49:05Z

Other trivia

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	[[Category:Beast Wars media]]		[[Category:Beast Wars media]]
	[[Category:Script ~~reading~~]]		[[Category:Script readings]]
	[[Category:Timelines media]]		[[Category:Timelines media]]

Escargon at 17:56, 28 August 2023

2023-08-28T17:56:34Z

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	\|written by=		\|written by=[[John-Paul Bove]] and [[Jesse Wittenrich]]
	\|directed by=		\|directed by=
	\|original presentation=[[April 8]], [[2016]] (BotCon)		\|original presentation=[[April 8]], [[2016]] (BotCon)

Escargon: /* Transformers references */

2023-05-18T13:29:20Z

Transformers references

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	* White Propionica claims that no one will ever hear her use the activation code of "terrorize" after Megatron shouts it while transforming, after which the Decepticon looks to the audience knowingly. She does, of course, get reprogrammed into a Predacon in ''Beast Wars''.		* White Propionica claims that no one will ever hear her use the activation code of "terrorize" after Megatron shouts it while transforming, after which the Decepticon looks to the audience knowingly. She does, of course, get reprogrammed into a Predacon in ''Beast Wars''.
	* White Propionica calls her computer "Navi", after the name given to both Maximal and Predacon computers in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' cartoons.		* White Propionica calls her computer "Navi", after the name given to both Maximal and Predacon computers in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' cartoons.
	* Hot Rod consistently interrupts anytime he feels that Grimlock isn't being portrayed right, objecting over using "too many" words. The IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic version of Grimlock was, as usual under [[Simon Furman]]'s pen, ever so slightly more eloquent than his cartoon counterpart.		* Hot Rod consistently interrupts anytime he feels that Grimlock isn't being portrayed right, objecting over him using "too many" words. The IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic version of Grimlock was, as usual under [[Simon Furman]]'s pen, ever so slightly more eloquent than his cartoon counterpart.
	* When Megatron tries to replicate Grimlock's voice, he slips into the voice of ''Animated'' [[Grimlock (Animated)\|Grimlock]], who was also voiced by David Kaye.		* When Megatron tries to replicate Grimlock's voice, he slips into the voice of ''Animated'' [[Grimlock (Animated)\|Grimlock]], who was also voiced by David Kaye.
	* Megatron specifically refers to Grimlock's sword by the name given to it on his original toy's packaging: an [[Energo weapon\|Energo sword]].		* Megatron specifically refers to Grimlock's sword by the name given to it on his original toy's packaging: an [[Energo weapon\|Energo sword]].

Saix: clean up, replaced: Wrecker → Wrecker, [[Wrecker| → [[Wreckers|, typos fixed: a ambitious → an ambitious

2023-01-20T18:59:46Z

clean up, replaced: Wrecker → Wrecker, [[Wrecker| → [[Wreckers|, typos fixed: a ambitious → an ambitious

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	''On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], the threat of [[Shokaract]] and the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]] has been [[The Ascending issue 4\|dealt with]]... but now the planet faces invasion from [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]], who is using his [[transformation virus]] to take out both civilians and peacekeepers. [[Big Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy]] meet with [[Legend Convoy]], reporting that Megatron has completely taken over [[Quadrant Epsilon]], and that Lio Convoy's special ops team, the [[Pack]], have confirmed that Megatron is extracting the [[spark]]s of those affected, melting their bodies down and rebuilding them into his [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] army. The three try to figure out a plan to stop Megatron; Lio Convoy remembers Megatron's role in the [[Dawn of the Predacus\|final days]] of the war, and is suddenly reminded of something. After ordering the computer to pull up [[Soundbyte]]'s files from the onset of the armistice, Lio Convoy has it play the last entry: an investigation by [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]].''		''On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], the threat of [[Shokaract]] and the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]] has been [[The Ascending issue 4\|dealt with]]... but now the planet faces invasion from [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]], who is using his [[transformation virus]] to take out both civilians and peacekeepers. [[Big Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy]] meet with [[Legend Convoy]], reporting that Megatron has completely taken over [[Quadrant Epsilon]], and that Lio Convoy's special ops team, the [[Pack]], have confirmed that Megatron is extracting the [[spark]]s of those affected, melting their bodies down and rebuilding them into his [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] army. The three try to figure out a plan to stop Megatron; Lio Convoy remembers Megatron's role in the [[Dawn of the Predacus\|final days]] of the war, and is suddenly reminded of something. After ordering the computer to pull up [[Soundbyte]]'s files from the onset of the armistice, Lio Convoy has it play the last entry: an investigation by [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]].''

	300 years ago, Soundbyte records Hot Rod's spoken testimony on an incident at the [[Advanced Plasma Energy Reactor]] project and the fate of [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]; Hot Rod explains that the following footage comprises his interviews with those participants that still survive. Hot Rod briefly muses on the changeover from Autobots to Maximals, commenting on how he's changed his name and job titles all too often throughout the war, and then proceeds on with his recordings. The first interviewee, the dry and sarcastic Maximal history professor [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]] (who is unimpressed with the former Autobot leader's interview skills and will almost certainly never become evil on day when her protoform is found by Predacons) tells of her role in the events. Working at the projects in the days leading up to [[Armistice Day]], she was there when Megatron, then a ambitious Decepticon, fought with the remaining Dinobots as he attempted to break into the project. After throwing [[Sludge (G1)\|Sludge]] through White Propionica's office, as Megatron enters while mocking his foe's archaic form. White Proponica, unfazed by Megatron, tells him that she won't be threatened into helping the Decepticon. Megatron doesn't need her help—recording her voice sample, he has his onboard computer synthesize it so he can access her secure terminal, and uploads a cyber-virus to the system. White Propionica is distraught—if the reactor collapses, the chain reaction will blow a hole into Cybertron, killing thousands! The nonchalant Megatron reasons it will wipe out some secret Autobot bases and figues the majority of the victims with be Autobots. But before he can finish his speech, he is attacked by Grimlock. As the two fight, White Propionica is knocked into stasis lock, later awakening to find that, while her lab was destroyed, the reactor control systems were repaired, now with an advanced artificial intelligence in control of it. She has no idea who to thank for saving thousands of lives, and Hot Rod is curious about the mystery.		300 years ago, Soundbyte records Hot Rod's spoken testimony on an incident at the [[Advanced Plasma Energy Reactor]] project and the fate of [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]; Hot Rod explains that the following footage comprises his interviews with those participants that still survive. Hot Rod briefly muses on the changeover from Autobots to Maximals, commenting on how he's changed his name and job titles all too often throughout the war, and then proceeds on with his recordings. The first interviewee, the dry and sarcastic Maximal history professor [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]] (who is unimpressed with the former Autobot leader's interview skills and will almost certainly never become evil on day when her protoform is found by Predacons) tells of her role in the events. Working at the projects in the days leading up to [[Armistice Day]], she was there when Megatron, then an ambitious Decepticon, fought with the remaining Dinobots as he attempted to break into the project. After throwing [[Sludge (G1)\|Sludge]] through White Propionica's office, as Megatron enters while mocking his foe's archaic form. White Proponica, unfazed by Megatron, tells him that she won't be threatened into helping the Decepticon. Megatron doesn't need her help—recording her voice sample, he has his onboard computer synthesize it so he can access her secure terminal, and uploads a cyber-virus to the system. White Propionica is distraught—if the reactor collapses, the chain reaction will blow a hole into Cybertron, killing thousands! The nonchalant Megatron reasons it will wipe out some secret Autobot bases and figues the majority of the victims with be Autobots. But before he can finish his speech, he is attacked by Grimlock. As the two fight, White Propionica is knocked into stasis lock, later awakening to find that, while her lab was destroyed, the reactor control systems were repaired, now with an advanced artificial intelligence in control of it. She has no idea who to thank for saving thousands of lives, and Hot Rod is curious about the mystery.

	Hot Rod's second interview is with a [[Dinobot (BW)\|young Predacon]] who witnessed the battle between Megatron and Grimlock. Hot Rod asks if he saw anyone else enter the facility while they fought, but the Predacon hadn't. He then prosaically describes the honor of both Megatron and Grimlock as their fight raged, battling as both Autobot and Decepticon joined them, till only the two original combatants were left standing. [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] then arrived, dragging off Megatron for their later plans, and fought Grimlock for hours till the Autobot was defeated. Grimlock enters stasis lock as he proclaims he will not die, and the young Predacon muses on how honorable a name Dinobot is. Hot Rod is frustrated that no information was gleaned from the interview.		Hot Rod's second interview is with a [[Dinobot (BW)\|young Predacon]] who witnessed the battle between Megatron and Grimlock. Hot Rod asks if he saw anyone else enter the facility while they fought, but the Predacon hadn't. He then prosaically describes the honor of both Megatron and Grimlock as their fight raged, battling as both Autobot and Decepticon joined them, till only the two original combatants were left standing. [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] then arrived, dragging off Megatron for their later plans, and fought Grimlock for hours till the Autobot was defeated. Grimlock enters stasis lock as he proclaims he will not die, and the young Predacon muses on how honorable a name Dinobot is. Hot Rod is frustrated that no information was gleaned from the interview.
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	Soon after, Hot Rod is surprised when White Propionica calls him back, having found something else: a recording from Grimlock himself buried within the code of the A.I., left for Grimlock! The recording reveals that he made it when he was [[Grimlock's New Brain\|briefly granted super intelligence]], and that, while he could not keep this intelligence (needing it to perfect the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technobots]]), he could see trends and probabilities that led to disastrous outcomes. Unwilling to let these events come to pass, he left behind a small fragment of himself deep with Grimlock's brain module, and provided him with the resources he would need to stop the events of a Plasma Energy Reactor meltdown, worldwide nucleonic disintegration, or a [[transmatter]] event, and bade himself farewell. Hot Rod realizes Grimlock must have uploaded the A.I. into the systems of the reactor, saving thousands of lives. White Propionica solemnly reflects that Grimlock died saving everyone, but Hot Rod reveals the old Dinobot is still alive; unfortunately, he was in stasis lock when the transmatter bomb hit, and was reduced to the [[protoform]] stage with his memory wiped. Hot Rod wonders if they could use the A.I. to restore Grimlock, and while White Propionica is unsure if the incomplete A.I. can fully restore Grimlock, Hot Rod orders her to try, getting a feeling that Grimlock won't be down for long. After compiling his interviews, Hot Rod begins to sign off, prepared to head off and undergo downsizing, becoming a Maximal... but stops, realizing that there will be Predacons who will want to finish what the Decepticons started. Hot Rod leaves a message for [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], telling him not to come look for him; if the peace falls through, he promises to be back with the big guns. Ending his message, Hot Rod warns Prowl to keep an eye on Megatron's cell...		Soon after, Hot Rod is surprised when White Propionica calls him back, having found something else: a recording from Grimlock himself buried within the code of the A.I., left for Grimlock! The recording reveals that he made it when he was [[Grimlock's New Brain\|briefly granted super intelligence]], and that, while he could not keep this intelligence (needing it to perfect the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technobots]]), he could see trends and probabilities that led to disastrous outcomes. Unwilling to let these events come to pass, he left behind a small fragment of himself deep with Grimlock's brain module, and provided him with the resources he would need to stop the events of a Plasma Energy Reactor meltdown, worldwide nucleonic disintegration, or a [[transmatter]] event, and bade himself farewell. Hot Rod realizes Grimlock must have uploaded the A.I. into the systems of the reactor, saving thousands of lives. White Propionica solemnly reflects that Grimlock died saving everyone, but Hot Rod reveals the old Dinobot is still alive; unfortunately, he was in stasis lock when the transmatter bomb hit, and was reduced to the [[protoform]] stage with his memory wiped. Hot Rod wonders if they could use the A.I. to restore Grimlock, and while White Propionica is unsure if the incomplete A.I. can fully restore Grimlock, Hot Rod orders her to try, getting a feeling that Grimlock won't be down for long. After compiling his interviews, Hot Rod begins to sign off, prepared to head off and undergo downsizing, becoming a Maximal... but stops, realizing that there will be Predacons who will want to finish what the Decepticons started. Hot Rod leaves a message for [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], telling him not to come look for him; if the peace falls through, he promises to be back with the big guns. Ending his message, Hot Rod warns Prowl to keep an eye on Megatron's cell...

	''After the computer finishes playback, the gathered Convoys realize that Megatron has tried to use viruses before. Legend Convoy, recalling that Lio Convoy had returned from Earth with Grimlock, asks if he's still available and wonders if what's left of the A.I. program can come up with something to stop the virus. Lio Convoy has bad news: he was one of the many struck by the transformation virus last week. Legend Convoy then has Big Convoy message Hot Rod, still at Autobot size, with the [[Wrecker]] frequency, hoping for his help along with any additional reinforcements. Elsewhere, Megatron laughs as his empire grows...''		''After the computer finishes playback, the gathered Convoys realize that Megatron has tried to use viruses before. Legend Convoy, recalling that Lio Convoy had returned from Earth with Grimlock, asks if he's still available and wonders if what's left of the A.I. program can come up with something to stop the virus. Lio Convoy has bad news: he was one of the many struck by the transformation virus last week. Legend Convoy then has Big Convoy message Hot Rod, still at Autobot size, with the [[Wreckers\|Wrecker]] frequency, hoping for his help along with any additional reinforcements. Elsewhere, Megatron laughs as his empire grows...''

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	**[[Judd Nelson]]: [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]		**[[Judd Nelson]]: [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]
	**[[Frank Todaro]]: [[Dinobot (BW)\|A Grimlock admirer]], computer voice		**[[Frank Todaro]]: [[Dinobot (BW)\|A Grimlock admirer]], computer voice
	* Characters mentioned but not seen include: [[Shokaract]], the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]], the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicons]], the [[Pack]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)\|Daniel]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)\|Hun-Grrr]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)\|Sinnertwin]], [[Doublecross]], [[Cutthroat (G1)\|Cutthroat]], [[Bristleback]], [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]], [[Unicron]], [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]], [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]], the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technobots]], [[Primus]], and the [[~~Wrecker\|~~Wreckers]].		* Characters mentioned but not seen include: [[Shokaract]], the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]], the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicons]], the [[Pack]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)\|Daniel]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)\|Hun-Grrr]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)\|Sinnertwin]], [[Doublecross]], [[Cutthroat (G1)\|Cutthroat]], [[Bristleback]], [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]], [[Unicron]], [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]], [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]], the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technobots]], [[Primus]], and the [[Wreckers]].

	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===

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	Hot Rod's second interview is with a [[Dinobot (BW)\|young Predacon]] who witnessed the battle between Megatron and Grimlock. Hot Rod asks if he saw anyone else enter the facility while they fought, but the Predacon hadn't. He then prosaically describes the honor of both Megatron and Grimlock as their fight raged, battling as both Autobot and Decepticon joined them, till only the two original combatants were left standing. [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] then arrived, dragging off Megatron for their later plans, and fought Grimlock for hours till the Autobot was defeated. Grimlock enters stasis lock as he proclaims he will not die, and the young Predacon muses on how honorable a name Dinobot is. Hot Rod is frustrated that no information was gleaned from the interview.		Hot Rod's second interview is with a [[Dinobot (BW)\|young Predacon]] who witnessed the battle between Megatron and Grimlock. Hot Rod asks if he saw anyone else enter the facility while they fought, but the Predacon hadn't. He then prosaically describes the honor of both Megatron and Grimlock as their fight raged, battling as both Autobot and Decepticon joined them, till only the two original combatants were left standing. [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] then arrived, dragging off Megatron for their later plans, and fought Grimlock for hours till the Autobot was defeated. Grimlock enters stasis lock as he proclaims he will not die, and the young Predacon muses on how honorable a name Dinobot is. Hot Rod is frustrated that no information was gleaned from the interview.

	Later, Hot Rod ~~preforms~~ his third interview with Megatron himself, imprisoned after his failed bid to take down the [[Primal Council]]. Megatron tells the events already recounted by White Propionica, exaggerating details to make himself look more ruthless and powerful, and ends with the defeat of the "old relic". Hot Rod is unimpressed, pointing out that his supposedly "flawless plan" failed. Megatron ignores the Autobot's attempts to get a rise out of him, and monologues about how this chaotic world's unorganized and sloppy inhabitants are the cause of shortages and suffering. Hot Rod ignores the rant and leaves Megatron to his fate.		Later, Hot Rod performs his third interview with Megatron himself, imprisoned after his failed bid to take down the [[Primal Council]]. Megatron tells the events already recounted by White Propionica, exaggerating details to make himself look more ruthless and powerful, and ends with the defeat of the "old relic". Hot Rod is unimpressed, pointing out that his supposedly "flawless plan" failed. Megatron ignores the Autobot's attempts to get a rise out of him, and monologues about how this chaotic world's unorganized and sloppy inhabitants are the cause of shortages and suffering. Hot Rod ignores the rant and leaves Megatron to his fate.

	Soon after, Hot Rod is surprised when White Propionica calls him back, having found something else: a recording from Grimlock himself buried within the code of the A.I., left for Grimlock! The recording reveals that he made it when he was [[Grimlock's New Brain\|briefly granted super intelligence]], and that, while he could not keep this intelligence (needing it to perfect the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technobots]]), he could see trends and probabilities that led to disastrous outcomes. Unwilling to let these events come to pass, he left behind a small fragment of himself deep with Grimlock's brain module, and provided him with the resources he would need to stop the events of a Plasma Energy Reactor meltdown, worldwide nucleonic disintegration, or a [[transmatter]] event, and bade himself farewell. Hot Rod realizes Grimlock must have uploaded the A.I. into the systems of the reactor, saving thousands of lives. White Propionica solemnly reflects that Grimlock died saving everyone, but Hot Rod reveals the old Dinobot is still alive; unfortunately, he was in stasis lock when the transmatter bomb hit, and was reduced to the [[protoform]] stage with his memory wiped. Hot Rod wonders if they could use the A.I. to restore Grimlock, and while White Propionica is unsure if the incomplete A.I. can fully restore Grimlock, Hot Rod orders her to try, getting a feeling that Grimlock won't be down for long. After compiling his interviews, Hot Rod begins to sign off, prepared to head off and undergo downsizing, becoming a Maximal... but stops, realizing that there will be Predacons who will want to finish what the Decepticons started. Hot Rod leaves a message for [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], telling him not to come look for him; if the peace falls through, he promises to be back with the big guns. Ending his message, Hot Rod warns Prowl to keep an eye on Megatron's cell...		Soon after, Hot Rod is surprised when White Propionica calls him back, having found something else: a recording from Grimlock himself buried within the code of the A.I., left for Grimlock! The recording reveals that he made it when he was [[Grimlock's New Brain\|briefly granted super intelligence]], and that, while he could not keep this intelligence (needing it to perfect the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technobots]]), he could see trends and probabilities that led to disastrous outcomes. Unwilling to let these events come to pass, he left behind a small fragment of himself deep with Grimlock's brain module, and provided him with the resources he would need to stop the events of a Plasma Energy Reactor meltdown, worldwide nucleonic disintegration, or a [[transmatter]] event, and bade himself farewell. Hot Rod realizes Grimlock must have uploaded the A.I. into the systems of the reactor, saving thousands of lives. White Propionica solemnly reflects that Grimlock died saving everyone, but Hot Rod reveals the old Dinobot is still alive; unfortunately, he was in stasis lock when the transmatter bomb hit, and was reduced to the [[protoform]] stage with his memory wiped. Hot Rod wonders if they could use the A.I. to restore Grimlock, and while White Propionica is unsure if the incomplete A.I. can fully restore Grimlock, Hot Rod orders her to try, getting a feeling that Grimlock won't be down for long. After compiling his interviews, Hot Rod begins to sign off, prepared to head off and undergo downsizing, becoming a Maximal... but stops, realizing that there will be Predacons who will want to finish what the Decepticons started. Hot Rod leaves a message for [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], telling him not to come look for him; if the peace falls through, he promises to be back with the big guns. Ending his message, Hot Rod warns Prowl to keep an eye on Megatron's cell...

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	* Megatron specifically refers to Grimlock's sword by the name given to it on his original toy's packaging: an [[Energo weapon\|Energo sword]].		* Megatron specifically refers to Grimlock's sword by the name given to it on his original toy's packaging: an [[Energo weapon\|Energo sword]].
	* Megatron starts to sing "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" (see "real-world reference" below) before Hot Rod stops him, saying they already did that gag. The Generation 1 and ''Animated'' incarnations of Grimlock preformed a... paraphrased version of the song as part of the script reading version of [[BotCon 2011]]'s comic, "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".		* Megatron starts to sing "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" (see "real-world reference" below) before Hot Rod stops him, saying they already did that gag. The Generation 1 and ''Animated'' incarnations of Grimlock preformed a... paraphrased version of the song as part of the script reading version of [[BotCon 2011]]'s comic, "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
	* When Hot Rod tells White Propionica that he didn't think she'd call him back, she jokingly tells him she likes her men "dumb and noble", as we will see with [[Silverbolt (BW)\|Silverbolt]] in the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' cartoon.		* When Hot Rod tells White Propionica that he didn't think she'd call him back, she jokingly tells him she likes her men "dumb and noble", as we will see with [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)\|Silverbolt]] in the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' cartoon.
	* Hot Rod solemnly claims that Grimlock was "not a bozo... he's a king", paraphrasing Grimlock's own quote from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.		* Hot Rod solemnly claims that Grimlock was "not a bozo... he's a king", paraphrasing Grimlock's own quote from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
	* Hot Rod is noted to have stayed at his Autobot size, and is called back to Cybertron using the old frequency of the Wreckers; he was shown to be the Wrecker leader of the Beast Era, and one of the few remaining Autobot/Decepticon scale Transformers on Cybertron, in the [[3H Productions]] comic, ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]''.		* Hot Rod is noted to have stayed at his Autobot size, and is called back to Cybertron using the old frequency of the Wreckers; he was shown to be the Wrecker leader of the Beast Era, and one of the few remaining Autobot/Decepticon scale Transformers on Cybertron, in the [[3H Productions]] comic, ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]''.

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	''On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], the threat of [[Shokaract]] and the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]] has been [[The Ascending issue 4\|dealt with]]... but now the planet faces invasion from [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]], who is using his [[transformation virus]] to take out both civilians and peacekeepers. [[Big Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy]] meet with [[Legend Convoy]], reporting that Megatron has completely taken over [[Quadrant Epsilon]], and that Lio Convoy's special ops team, the [[Pack]], have confirmed that Megatron is extracting the [[spark]]s of those affected, melting their bodies down and rebuilding them into his [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] army. The three try to figure out a plan to stop Megatron; Lio Convoy remembers Megatron's role in the [[Dawn of the Predacus\|final days]] of the war, and is suddenly reminded of something. After ordering the computer to pull up [[Soundbyte]]'s files from the onset of the armistice, Lio Convoy has it play the last entry: an investigation by [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]].''		''On [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], the threat of [[Shokaract]] and the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]] has been [[The Ascending issue 4\|dealt with]]... but now the planet faces invasion from [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]], who is using his [[transformation virus]] to take out both civilians and peacekeepers. [[Big Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy]] meet with [[Legend Convoy]], reporting that Megatron has completely taken over [[Quadrant Epsilon]], and that Lio Convoy's special ops team, the [[Pack]], have confirmed that Megatron is extracting the [[spark]]s of those affected, melting their bodies down and rebuilding them into his [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] army. The three try to figure out a plan to stop Megatron; Lio Convoy remembers Megatron's role in the [[Dawn of the Predacus\|final days]] of the war, and is suddenly reminded of something. After ordering the computer to pull up [[Soundbyte]]'s files from the onset of the armistice, Lio Convoy has it play the last entry: an investigation by [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]].''

	300 years ago, Soundbyte records Hot Rod's spoken testimony on an incident at the [[Advanced Plasma Energy Reactor]] project and the fate of [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]; Hot Rod explains that the following footage comprises his interviews with those participants that still survive. Hot Rod briefly muses on the changeover from Autobots to Maximals, commenting on how he's changed his name and job titles all too often throughout the war, and then proceeds on with his recordings. The first interviewee, the dry and sarcastic Maximal history professor [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]] (who is unimpressed with the former Autobot leader's interview skills and will almost certainly never become evil on day when her protoform is found by Predacons) tells of her role in the events. Working at the projects in the days leading up to [[Armistice Day]], she was there when Megatron, then a ambitious Decepticon, fought with the remaining Dinobots as he attempted to break into the project. After throwing [[Sludge (G1)\|Sludge]] through White Propionica's office, as Megatron enters while mocking his foe's archaic form. White Proponica, unfazed by Megatron, tells him that she won't be threatened into helping the Decepticon. Megatron doesn't need her help—recording her voice sample, he has his onboard computer synthesize it so he can access her secure terminal, and uploads a cyber-virus to the system. White Propionica is distraught—if the reactor collapses, the chain reaction will blow a hole into Cybertron, killing thousands! The nonchalant Megatron reasons it will wipe out some secret Autobot bases and figues the majority of the victims with be Autobots. But before he can finish his speech, he is attacked by Grimlock. As the two fight, White Propionica is knocked into stasis lock, later awakening to find that, while her lab was destroyed, the reactor control systems were repaired, now with an advanced artificial intelligence in control of it. She has no idea who to thank for saving thousands of lives, and Hot Rod is curious about the mystery.		300 years ago, Soundbyte records Hot Rod's spoken testimony on an incident at the [[Advanced Plasma Energy Reactor]] project and the fate of [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]]; Hot Rod explains that the following footage comprises his interviews with those participants that still survive. Hot Rod briefly muses on the changeover from Autobots to Maximals, commenting on how he's changed his name and job titles all too often throughout the war, and then proceeds on with his recordings. The first interviewee, the dry and sarcastic Maximal history professor [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|White Propionica]] (who is unimpressed with the former Autobot leader's interview skills and will almost certainly never become evil on day when her protoform is found by Predacons) tells of her role in the events. Working at the projects in the days leading up to [[Armistice Day]], she was there when Megatron, then an ambitious Decepticon, fought with the remaining Dinobots as he attempted to break into the project. After throwing [[Sludge (G1)\|Sludge]] through White Propionica's office, as Megatron enters while mocking his foe's archaic form. White Proponica, unfazed by Megatron, tells him that she won't be threatened into helping the Decepticon. Megatron doesn't need her help—recording her voice sample, he has his onboard computer synthesize it so he can access her secure terminal, and uploads a cyber-virus to the system. White Propionica is distraught—if the reactor collapses, the chain reaction will blow a hole into Cybertron, killing thousands! The nonchalant Megatron reasons it will wipe out some secret Autobot bases and figues the majority of the victims with be Autobots. But before he can finish his speech, he is attacked by Grimlock. As the two fight, White Propionica is knocked into stasis lock, later awakening to find that, while her lab was destroyed, the reactor control systems were repaired, now with an advanced artificial intelligence in control of it. She has no idea who to thank for saving thousands of lives, and Hot Rod is curious about the mystery.

	Hot Rod's second interview is with a [[Dinobot (BW)\|young Predacon]] who witnessed the battle between Megatron and Grimlock. Hot Rod asks if he saw anyone else enter the facility while they fought, but the Predacon hadn't. He then prosaically describes the honor of both Megatron and Grimlock as their fight raged, battling as both Autobot and Decepticon joined them, till only the two original combatants were left standing. [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] then arrived, dragging off Megatron for their later plans, and fought Grimlock for hours till the Autobot was defeated. Grimlock enters stasis lock as he proclaims he will not die, and the young Predacon muses on how honorable a name Dinobot is. Hot Rod is frustrated that no information was gleaned from the interview.		Hot Rod's second interview is with a [[Dinobot (BW)\|young Predacon]] who witnessed the battle between Megatron and Grimlock. Hot Rod asks if he saw anyone else enter the facility while they fought, but the Predacon hadn't. He then prosaically describes the honor of both Megatron and Grimlock as their fight raged, battling as both Autobot and Decepticon joined them, till only the two original combatants were left standing. [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] then arrived, dragging off Megatron for their later plans, and fought Grimlock for hours till the Autobot was defeated. Grimlock enters stasis lock as he proclaims he will not die, and the young Predacon muses on how honorable a name Dinobot is. Hot Rod is frustrated that no information was gleaned from the interview.
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	Soon after, Hot Rod is surprised when White Propionica calls him back, having found something else: a recording from Grimlock himself buried within the code of the A.I., left for Grimlock! The recording reveals that he made it when he was [[Grimlock's New Brain\|briefly granted super intelligence]], and that, while he could not keep this intelligence (needing it to perfect the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technobots]]), he could see trends and probabilities that led to disastrous outcomes. Unwilling to let these events come to pass, he left behind a small fragment of himself deep with Grimlock's brain module, and provided him with the resources he would need to stop the events of a Plasma Energy Reactor meltdown, worldwide nucleonic disintegration, or a [[transmatter]] event, and bade himself farewell. Hot Rod realizes Grimlock must have uploaded the A.I. into the systems of the reactor, saving thousands of lives. White Propionica solemnly reflects that Grimlock died saving everyone, but Hot Rod reveals the old Dinobot is still alive; unfortunately, he was in stasis lock when the transmatter bomb hit, and was reduced to the [[protoform]] stage with his memory wiped. Hot Rod wonders if they could use the A.I. to restore Grimlock, and while White Propionica is unsure if the incomplete A.I. can fully restore Grimlock, Hot Rod orders her to try, getting a feeling that Grimlock won't be down for long. After compiling his interviews, Hot Rod begins to sign off, prepared to head off and undergo downsizing, becoming a Maximal... but stops, realizing that there will be Predacons who will want to finish what the Decepticons started. Hot Rod leaves a message for [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], telling him not to come look for him; if the peace falls through, he promises to be back with the big guns. Ending his message, Hot Rod warns Prowl to keep an eye on Megatron's cell...		Soon after, Hot Rod is surprised when White Propionica calls him back, having found something else: a recording from Grimlock himself buried within the code of the A.I., left for Grimlock! The recording reveals that he made it when he was [[Grimlock's New Brain\|briefly granted super intelligence]], and that, while he could not keep this intelligence (needing it to perfect the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technobots]]), he could see trends and probabilities that led to disastrous outcomes. Unwilling to let these events come to pass, he left behind a small fragment of himself deep with Grimlock's brain module, and provided him with the resources he would need to stop the events of a Plasma Energy Reactor meltdown, worldwide nucleonic disintegration, or a [[transmatter]] event, and bade himself farewell. Hot Rod realizes Grimlock must have uploaded the A.I. into the systems of the reactor, saving thousands of lives. White Propionica solemnly reflects that Grimlock died saving everyone, but Hot Rod reveals the old Dinobot is still alive; unfortunately, he was in stasis lock when the transmatter bomb hit, and was reduced to the [[protoform]] stage with his memory wiped. Hot Rod wonders if they could use the A.I. to restore Grimlock, and while White Propionica is unsure if the incomplete A.I. can fully restore Grimlock, Hot Rod orders her to try, getting a feeling that Grimlock won't be down for long. After compiling his interviews, Hot Rod begins to sign off, prepared to head off and undergo downsizing, becoming a Maximal... but stops, realizing that there will be Predacons who will want to finish what the Decepticons started. Hot Rod leaves a message for [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], telling him not to come look for him; if the peace falls through, he promises to be back with the big guns. Ending his message, Hot Rod warns Prowl to keep an eye on Megatron's cell...

	''After the computer finishes playback, the gathered Convoys realize that Megatron has tried to use viruses before. Legend Convoy, recalling that Lio Convoy had returned from Earth with Grimlock, asks if he's still available and wonders if what's left of the A.I. program can come up with something to stop the virus. Lio Convoy has bad news: he was one of the many struck by the transformation virus last week. Legend Convoy then has Big Convoy message Hot Rod, still at Autobot size, with the [[Wrecker]] frequency, hoping for his help along with any additional reinforcements. Elsewhere, Megatron laughs as his empire grows...''		''After the computer finishes playback, the gathered Convoys realize that Megatron has tried to use viruses before. Legend Convoy, recalling that Lio Convoy had returned from Earth with Grimlock, asks if he's still available and wonders if what's left of the A.I. program can come up with something to stop the virus. Lio Convoy has bad news: he was one of the many struck by the transformation virus last week. Legend Convoy then has Big Convoy message Hot Rod, still at Autobot size, with the [[Wreckers\|Wrecker]] frequency, hoping for his help along with any additional reinforcements. Elsewhere, Megatron laughs as his empire grows...''

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	**[[Judd Nelson]]: [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]		**[[Judd Nelson]]: [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]
	**[[Frank Todaro]]: [[Dinobot (BW)\|A Grimlock admirer]], computer voice		**[[Frank Todaro]]: [[Dinobot (BW)\|A Grimlock admirer]], computer voice
	* Characters mentioned but not seen include: [[Shokaract]], the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]], the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicons]], the [[Pack]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)\|Daniel]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)\|Hun-Grrr]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)\|Sinnertwin]], [[Doublecross]], [[Cutthroat (G1)\|Cutthroat]], [[Bristleback]], [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]], [[Unicron]], [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]], [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]], the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technobots]], [[Primus]], and the [[~~Wrecker\|~~Wreckers]].		* Characters mentioned but not seen include: [[Shokaract]], the [[Blentron\|Blendtrons]], the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicons]], the [[Pack]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)\|Daniel]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)\|Hun-Grrr]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)\|Sinnertwin]], [[Doublecross]], [[Cutthroat (G1)\|Cutthroat]], [[Bristleback]], [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]], [[Unicron]], [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]], [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]], the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technobots]], [[Primus]], and the [[Wreckers]].

	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===

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	* Megatron was downgraded and imprisoned after the events of "Dawn of the Predacus".		* Megatron was downgraded and imprisoned after the events of "Dawn of the Predacus".
	* Hot Rod brings up how he defeated Unicron and Galvatron in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and took down the latter again continually throughout the third season of the cartoon. He also brings up how Galvatron was "responsible" for nearly destroying "the entire population," which Megatron considers to be Autobot lies; the [[Tripredacus Council]] blamed Galvatron for the transmatter explosion in "Dawn of the Predacus".		* Hot Rod brings up how he defeated Unicron and Galvatron in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and took down the latter again continually throughout the third season of the cartoon. He also brings up how Galvatron was "responsible" for nearly destroying "the entire population," which Megatron considers to be Autobot lies; the [[Tripredacus Council]] blamed Galvatron for the transmatter explosion in "Dawn of the Predacus".
	* Grimlock was granted super-intelligence in the season 3 episode of ''The Transformers'', "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]", which he had to sacrifice to ~~prefect~~ the Technobots' combined form of [[Computron (G1)\|Computron]].		* Grimlock was granted super-intelligence in the season 3 episode of ''The Transformers'', "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]", which he had to sacrifice to perfect the Technobots' combined form of [[Computron (G1)\|Computron]].
	* Grimlock was seen among the victims of the transmatter bomb in "Dawn of the Predacus".		* Grimlock was seen among the victims of the transmatter bomb in "Dawn of the Predacus".
	* Grimlock was seen as one of the Maximals who was part of the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'s'' crew in [[stasis pod]]s in ''The Gathering'' and ''The Ascending''. He returned to Cybertron with Lio Convoy to fight Shokaract in issue [[The Ascending issue 3\|#3]] of ''The Ascending''.		* Grimlock was seen as one of the Maximals who was part of the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'s'' crew in [[stasis pod]]s in ''The Gathering'' and ''The Ascending''. He returned to Cybertron with Lio Convoy to fight Shokaract in issue [[The Ascending issue 3\|#3]] of ''The Ascending''.
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	* When Megatron tries to replicate Grimlock's voice, he slips into the voice of ''Animated'' [[Grimlock (Animated)\|Grimlock]], who was also voiced by David Kaye.		* When Megatron tries to replicate Grimlock's voice, he slips into the voice of ''Animated'' [[Grimlock (Animated)\|Grimlock]], who was also voiced by David Kaye.
	* Megatron specifically refers to Grimlock's sword by the name given to it on his original toy's packaging: an [[Energo weapon\|Energo sword]].		* Megatron specifically refers to Grimlock's sword by the name given to it on his original toy's packaging: an [[Energo weapon\|Energo sword]].
	* Megatron starts to sing "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" (see "real-world reference" below) before Hot Rod stops him, saying they already did that gag. The Generation 1 and ''Animated'' incarnations of Grimlock ~~preformed~~ a... paraphrased version of the song as part of the script reading version of [[BotCon 2011]]'s comic, "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".		* Megatron starts to sing "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" (see "real-world reference" below) before Hot Rod stops him, saying they already did that gag. The Generation 1 and ''Animated'' incarnations of Grimlock performed a... paraphrased version of the song as part of the script reading version of [[BotCon 2011]]'s comic, "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]".
	* When Hot Rod tells White Propionica that he didn't think she'd call him back, she jokingly tells him she likes her men "dumb and noble", as we will see with [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)\|Silverbolt]] in the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' cartoon.		* When Hot Rod tells White Propionica that he didn't think she'd call him back, she jokingly tells him she likes her men "dumb and noble", as we will see with [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)\|Silverbolt]] in the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' cartoon.
	* Hot Rod solemnly claims that Grimlock was "not a bozo... he's a king", paraphrasing Grimlock's own quote from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.		* Hot Rod solemnly claims that Grimlock was "not a bozo... he's a king", paraphrasing Grimlock's own quote from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
	* Hot Rod is noted to have stayed at his Autobot size, and is called back to Cybertron using the old frequency of the Wreckers; he was shown to be the Wrecker leader of the Beast Era, and one of the few remaining Autobot/Decepticon scale Transformers on Cybertron, in the [[3H Productions]] comic, ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]''.		* Hot Rod is noted to have stayed at his Autobot size, and is called back to Cybertron using the old frequency of the Wreckers; he was shown to be the Wrecker leader of the Beast Era, and one of the few remaining Autobot/Decepticon scale Transformers on Cybertron, in the [[3H Productions]] comic, ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]''. Though, in contrast to his undergoing the Maximal upgrade in that series, he opts not to in this story.

	===Real-world references===		===Real-world references===