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|romaji=Bighorn no Ikari | |romaji=Bighorn no Ikari | ||
|production code= | |production code= | ||
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[ | |production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]] | ||
|written by=[[Yukiyoshi Ōhashi]] | |written by=[[Yukiyoshi Ōhashi]] | ||
|director=[[Mihiro Yamaguchi]] | |director=[[Mihiro Yamaguchi]] | ||
|animation studio=[[ | |animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]] | ||
|airdate=[[April 15|15 April]] 1998 | |airdate=[[April 15|15 April]] [[1998]] | ||
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] | |continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''After seeing a red flower, Bighorn snaps... and the Predacons are in for a world of trouble!''' | '''After seeing a red flower, Bighorn snaps... and the Predacons are in for a world of trouble!''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[Image:Bighornsrage flower.jpg|left| | [[Image:Bighornsrage flower.jpg|left|upright=1|thumb|Bighorn starts to regret that novelty septum piercing.]] | ||
As [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Bighorn]] wander through a field beside the ''[[Yukikaze ( | As [[Tasmania Kid (BW)|Tasmania Kid]] and [[Bighorn (BW)|Bighorn]] wander through a field beside the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'', Kid plucks a flower from the ground and shows it to Bighorn, commenting that he thinks the whole field is a bit on the gaudy side. The red hue of flower sends the pent-up Bighorn into a rage, and he repeatedly headbutts a rock wall as he roars about the current lack of action. Meanwhile, aboard the ship, [[Apache (BW)|Apache]] and [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] report to [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] that they are unable to get a fix on the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. Lio Convoy arranges for an on-foot search of the planet, and [[Scuba (BW)|Scuba]] and [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] go outside to inform Kid and Bighorn. Bighorn roars with delight and immediately stampedes off, followed by Kid; Diver turns to suggest that he and Scuba go in the opposite direction, but Scuba has already gone off on his own. | ||
Elsewhere, aboard the '' | Elsewhere, aboard the ''Galvaburg II'', with [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] still unconscious after his experience with the [[Mother Computer]], [[Megastorm (BW)|Megastorm]] continues to command the Predacons toward his own ends. Megastorm instructs the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatrons]] to find Lio Convoy, to merely report his location, so that he can destroy the Maximal leader himself. The four jets head out, and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB (BW)|BB]] soon come across Bighorn and Tasmania Kid in a forest. Bighorn takes offense when they try to ignore him and go on with their mission, so BB distracts him with a barrage of bombs so that they can go on their way. Up in the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Artemis]] watches the whole thing, agreeing that Bighorn is right to be so annoyed after being ignored. | ||
Somewhere nearby, [[Thrust ( | Somewhere nearby, [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] have taken Megastorm's mission less than seriously, and are sitting around complaining about him when Bighorn comes charging towards them. They sidestep his charge, realising that he can't turn very well, but once he transforms to robot mode, a hail of missiles suddenly comes streaming down out of the sky, collapsing a cliff on top of all three of them. This is, of course, Starscream and BB's doing: they're out to take Thrust and Dirge out of the running and get all the credit for finding Lio Convoy, and they fly off before Bighorn can dig himself out. Emerging from the rubble, Bullhorn is met only by the sight of Kid, teasing him that once again, the bad guys have left before he can fight them. | ||
[[Image:Bighornsrage buffalomissile.jpg|right| | [[Image:Bighornsrage buffalomissile.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|I've heard of projectile vomiting, but this is ridiculous.]] | ||
Ultimately, it is Diver who strikes it lucky, coming across the ''Galvaburg II'' berthed in a crevasse. As he radios in his discovery, Megastorm emerges from the craft to search out Lio Convoy himself, and immediately spots Diver hiding behind some rocks. Diver flees as Megastorm opens fire, but the Predacon pursues, seeking to capture the Maximal and force Lio Convoy's location from him. Diver radios for help, and his transmission is picked up by Kid and Bighorn (who has been busy plucking flower petals to see if he can or cannot go on a rampage). The pair quickly arrive to help Diver, and Bighorn body-slams Megastorm, who is not especially happy that he's being confronted with minions, instead of Lio Convoy himself. Starscream and BB show up and are ordered by Megastorm to deal with Bighorn, but the fighting-mad Maximal takes them both down by returning the favour and collapsing a cliff on them. Enraged, Megastorm transforms to tank mode and prepares to fire his cannon, but it takes so long to charge that Bighorn is able to slam into him before he can open fire. Megastorm is content to weather the beating and wait, and once his cannon reaches full charge, the blast tears up the surrounding landscape, with even a glancing blow sending Bighorn flying off into the distance. Lio Convoy and Apache arrive as the smoke clears, and Lio Convoy tells Bighorn that he can stand down, but Bighorn refuses. BB and Starscream burst out from under the rocks and try to take on Lio Convoy, but with a little help from Apache, he takes them both down, leaving Bighorn to face off with Megastorm again. Bighorn calls out to Kid to give him a hand, instructing him to pull on his tail. Kid is confused, but as Megastorm's cannon nears full charge again, Bighorn insists, and Kid complies. Tugging on Bighorn's tail activates his special ability, the [[Buffalo Missile]], which blasts Megastorm off into the sky. As the injured Predacons escape aboard the ''Galvaburg II'', Bighorn sighs with relief, and announces that he feels relaxed now. | |||
A little later, back in the field by the ''Yukikaze'', Diver shows Tasmania Kid a flower that he plans to give Bighorn as a little reward for such a great fight. Before Kid can stop him, Bullhorn spots the red flower from a distance, and comes roaring towards them...! | |||
===Featurette=== | |||
This episode's featurette, narrated by Lio Convoy, showcases the Maximals' special weapons, highlighting the shocking literalness with which the show interprets Bighorn's toy gimmick and foreshadowing Apache's third mode. Lio Convoy opts not to talk about himself. | |||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1= | |h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1= | ||
* [[Tasmania Kid]] (1) | *[[Tasmania Kid (BW)|Tasmania Kid]] (1) | ||
* [[Bighorn]] (2) | *[[Bighorn (BW)|Bighorn]] (2) | ||
* [[NAVI | *[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (3) | ||
* [[Scuba]] (4) | *[[Scuba (BW)|Scuba]] (4) | ||
* [[Diver ( | *[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (5) | ||
* [[Lio Convoy]] (6) | *[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] (6) | ||
* [[Apache]] (7) | *[[Apache (BW)|Apache]] (7) | ||
|h2=[[Predacon (BW)| | |h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2= | ||
* [[Galvatron ( | *[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (8) | ||
* [[Megastorm]] (9) | *[[Megastorm (BW)|Megastorm]] (9) | ||
* [[Starscream ( | *[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] (10) | ||
* [[BB]] (11) | *[[BB (BW)|BB]] (11) | ||
* [[Dirge ( | *[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (12) | ||
* [[Thrust ( | *[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (13) | ||
|c4= | |c4= | ||
* [[Artemis]] (14) | *[[Artemis]] (14) | ||
* [[Moon ( | *[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (15) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
=== | ===Continuity notes=== | ||
* Galvatron has been unconscious since the [[White Lion, Run!|previous episode]]. | *Galvatron has been unconscious since the [[White Lion, Run!|previous episode]]. | ||
*Bighorn will rampage at the color red again in "[[The Space Pirate Seacons!]]". | |||
*Diver recalls some of [[Diver's grandfather|his grandfather]]'s last words. | |||
*Gadgets and powers: | |||
**Diver displays his [[Diver Attack]] when Tasmania Kid helps him up. | |||
**With Tasmania Kid's assistance, Bighorn uses [[Buffalo Missile]] against Megastorm. | |||
=== | ===Real-world references=== | ||
* This episode' | *This episode makes reference to the popular myth that bulls charge at the sight of the color red because matadors use red ''{{w|Muleta|muletas}} to get them to attack. In truth, {{w|Red#Seeing red|bulls can't distinguish red and only react to the movement}}. The ''muleta'' used in a bullfight is actually red in order to mask the blood splatter when the animal is finally killed. | ||
*As Bighorn rushes along and crashes into a wall only to get up to do it all over again, Tasmania Kid chides him that he's not a member of the ''{{w|Bōsōzoku}''. The ''Bōsōzoku'' were a motorcycle-centric youth subculture particularly visible in the Japanese society in the 1980s and early 1990s. | |||
*Bighorn, as a bovine, playing a game of {{w|He loves me... he loves me not|effeuiller la marguerite}} is a reference to the game's association with specifically oxeye daisies. | |||
===Animation and technical errors=== | |||
[[File:BighornsRage Diver Attack.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The floor is but a suggestion.]] | |||
*Lio Convoy's face is blue when he brushes off NAVI's compliment. | |||
*At the moment that Bighorn charges into a wall next to a waterfall, the waterfall is not animated. It is in a following close-up. The scene of the charge is repeated at the end of the episode and the waterfall is again not animated. | |||
*Megastorm's mouth keeps moving after he's done talking to his sleeping brother. This temporarily makes it seem like Galvatron's groaning and snoring is coming from Megastorm instead. | |||
*When Starscream diffuses his accusation of Megastorm's intentions, the top of his mouthplate is colored the darker gray of his helmet instead of the lighter gray of his mouthplate. | |||
*While Artemis watches Moon panic, the glowing framework of the moon dome is not visible. | |||
*Bighorn's mouth moves more than he speaks when he threatens Dirge and Thrust. | |||
*At least two petals are left on the flower Bighorn is picking when Tasmania Kid interrupts him. In the next shot, the flower is bald. | |||
*When Tasmania Kid kneels to help Diver up, his legs, or at least his left leg, are not aligned with the ground. | |||
*Bighorn's robot eyes are red shortly before and while Megastorm fires his Lightwave Mega-Cannon. | |||
==Home video releases== | ==Home video releases== | ||
{{homevidnote|japanese}} | |||
;VHS | ;VHS | ||
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 1 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) | |||
;DVD | |||
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — DVD-BOX ([[Video Maker]]) | |||
[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]] | [[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:23, 11 May 2026
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| "Bighorn's Rage" (Bighorn no Ikari) | ||||||
| Production company | TV Tokyo, NAS, Ashi Productions | |||||
| Airdate | 15 April 1998 | |||||
| Written by | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | |||||
| Director | Mihiro Yamaguchi | |||||
| Animation studio | Ashi Productions | |||||
| Continuity | Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity | |||||
After seeing a red flower, Bighorn snaps... and the Predacons are in for a world of trouble!
Synopsis
[edit]
As Tasmania Kid and Bighorn wander through a field beside the Yukikaze, Kid plucks a flower from the ground and shows it to Bighorn, commenting that he thinks the whole field is a bit on the gaudy side. The red hue of flower sends the pent-up Bighorn into a rage, and he repeatedly headbutts a rock wall as he roars about the current lack of action. Meanwhile, aboard the ship, Apache and NAVI report to Lio Convoy that they are unable to get a fix on the Galvaburg II. Lio Convoy arranges for an on-foot search of the planet, and Scuba and Diver go outside to inform Kid and Bighorn. Bighorn roars with delight and immediately stampedes off, followed by Kid; Diver turns to suggest that he and Scuba go in the opposite direction, but Scuba has already gone off on his own.
Elsewhere, aboard the Galvaburg II, with Galvatron still unconscious after his experience with the Mother Computer, Megastorm continues to command the Predacons toward his own ends. Megastorm instructs the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy, to merely report his location, so that he can destroy the Maximal leader himself. The four jets head out, and Starscream and BB soon come across Bighorn and Tasmania Kid in a forest. Bighorn takes offense when they try to ignore him and go on with their mission, so BB distracts him with a barrage of bombs so that they can go on their way. Up in the Moon, Artemis watches the whole thing, agreeing that Bighorn is right to be so annoyed after being ignored.
Somewhere nearby, Thrust and Dirge have taken Megastorm's mission less than seriously, and are sitting around complaining about him when Bighorn comes charging towards them. They sidestep his charge, realising that he can't turn very well, but once he transforms to robot mode, a hail of missiles suddenly comes streaming down out of the sky, collapsing a cliff on top of all three of them. This is, of course, Starscream and BB's doing: they're out to take Thrust and Dirge out of the running and get all the credit for finding Lio Convoy, and they fly off before Bighorn can dig himself out. Emerging from the rubble, Bullhorn is met only by the sight of Kid, teasing him that once again, the bad guys have left before he can fight them.
Ultimately, it is Diver who strikes it lucky, coming across the Galvaburg II berthed in a crevasse. As he radios in his discovery, Megastorm emerges from the craft to search out Lio Convoy himself, and immediately spots Diver hiding behind some rocks. Diver flees as Megastorm opens fire, but the Predacon pursues, seeking to capture the Maximal and force Lio Convoy's location from him. Diver radios for help, and his transmission is picked up by Kid and Bighorn (who has been busy plucking flower petals to see if he can or cannot go on a rampage). The pair quickly arrive to help Diver, and Bighorn body-slams Megastorm, who is not especially happy that he's being confronted with minions, instead of Lio Convoy himself. Starscream and BB show up and are ordered by Megastorm to deal with Bighorn, but the fighting-mad Maximal takes them both down by returning the favour and collapsing a cliff on them. Enraged, Megastorm transforms to tank mode and prepares to fire his cannon, but it takes so long to charge that Bighorn is able to slam into him before he can open fire. Megastorm is content to weather the beating and wait, and once his cannon reaches full charge, the blast tears up the surrounding landscape, with even a glancing blow sending Bighorn flying off into the distance. Lio Convoy and Apache arrive as the smoke clears, and Lio Convoy tells Bighorn that he can stand down, but Bighorn refuses. BB and Starscream burst out from under the rocks and try to take on Lio Convoy, but with a little help from Apache, he takes them both down, leaving Bighorn to face off with Megastorm again. Bighorn calls out to Kid to give him a hand, instructing him to pull on his tail. Kid is confused, but as Megastorm's cannon nears full charge again, Bighorn insists, and Kid complies. Tugging on Bighorn's tail activates his special ability, the Buffalo Missile, which blasts Megastorm off into the sky. As the injured Predacons escape aboard the Galvaburg II, Bighorn sighs with relief, and announces that he feels relaxed now.
A little later, back in the field by the Yukikaze, Diver shows Tasmania Kid a flower that he plans to give Bighorn as a little reward for such a great fight. Before Kid can stop him, Bullhorn spots the red flower from a distance, and comes roaring towards them...!
Featurette
[edit]This episode's featurette, narrated by Lio Convoy, showcases the Maximals' special weapons, highlighting the shocking literalness with which the show interprets Bighorn's toy gimmick and foreshadowing Apache's third mode. Lio Convoy opts not to talk about himself.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Maximals | Predacons | Others |
|---|---|---|
|
Notes
[edit]Continuity notes
[edit]- Galvatron has been unconscious since the previous episode.
- Bighorn will rampage at the color red again in "The Space Pirate Seacons!".
- Diver recalls some of his grandfather's last words.
- Gadgets and powers:
- Diver displays his Diver Attack when Tasmania Kid helps him up.
- With Tasmania Kid's assistance, Bighorn uses Buffalo Missile against Megastorm.
Real-world references
[edit]- This episode makes reference to the popular myth that bulls charge at the sight of the color red because matadors use red muletas to get them to attack. In truth, bulls can't distinguish red and only react to the movement. The muleta used in a bullfight is actually red in order to mask the blood splatter when the animal is finally killed.
- As Bighorn rushes along and crashes into a wall only to get up to do it all over again, Tasmania Kid chides him that he's not a member of the {{w|Bōsōzoku}. The Bōsōzoku were a motorcycle-centric youth subculture particularly visible in the Japanese society in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- Bighorn, as a bovine, playing a game of effeuiller la marguerite is a reference to the game's association with specifically oxeye daisies.
Animation and technical errors
[edit]
- Lio Convoy's face is blue when he brushes off NAVI's compliment.
- At the moment that Bighorn charges into a wall next to a waterfall, the waterfall is not animated. It is in a following close-up. The scene of the charge is repeated at the end of the episode and the waterfall is again not animated.
- Megastorm's mouth keeps moving after he's done talking to his sleeping brother. This temporarily makes it seem like Galvatron's groaning and snoring is coming from Megastorm instead.
- When Starscream diffuses his accusation of Megastorm's intentions, the top of his mouthplate is colored the darker gray of his helmet instead of the lighter gray of his mouthplate.
- While Artemis watches Moon panic, the glowing framework of the moon dome is not visible.
- Bighorn's mouth moves more than he speaks when he threatens Dirge and Thrust.
- At least two petals are left on the flower Bighorn is picking when Tasmania Kid interrupts him. In the next shot, the flower is bald.
- When Tasmania Kid kneels to help Diver up, his legs, or at least his left leg, are not aligned with the ground.
- Bighorn's robot eyes are red shortly before and while Megastorm fires his Lightwave Mega-Cannon.
Home video releases
[edit]- VHS
1998 — Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 1 (Pioneer LDC)
- DVD
2011 — Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — DVD-BOX (Video Maker)
