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|caption=We are the champions, my friends.
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
[[File:Cyb ep18 woohoo.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|The Autobots play Dance Dance! Revolution]]


[[File:Cyb ep18 woohoo.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]
On [[Velocitron]], [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] assemble before the [[Planet Cup]] shrine. All four racers begin to glow as the shrine recognizes them as participants in the final round of the great race, and a new subterranean course is unlocked on which the final race will take place. Hot Shot is excited at tackling the roller-coaster-esque track, but [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] gives him some grave news: injuries he has sustained throughout the course of the race have damaged the circuit pathways that deliver commands to his main engine. He will need a passenger to ride with him for the duration of the race and to constantly make corrections to his system. [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who has recently arrived from [[Earth]], suggests [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] for the job, but the [[Mini-Con]]'s rotor blades make him too big to fit into Hot Shot's cockpit. Reminded of a time when he lost a moto-cross race in his younger years, and the importance of the lesson he learned on not giving up, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] volunteers for the task, and after clearing it with Override, the Autobots allow it.


On [[Velocitron]], [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] assemble before the [[Planet Cup]] shrine. All four racers begin to glow as the shrine recognizes them as participants in the final round of the great race, and a new subterranean course is unlocked on which the final race will take place. Hot Shot is excited at tackling the roller-coaster-esque track, but [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] gives him some grave news: injuries he has sustained throughout the course of the race have damaged the circuit pathways that deliver commands to his main engine. He will need a passenger to ride with him for the duration of the race and to constantly make corrections to his system. [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who has recently arrived from [[Earth]], suggests [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] for the job, but the [[Mini-Con]]'s rotor blades make him too big to fit into Hot Shot's cockpit. Reminded of a time when he lost a moto-cross race in his younger years, and the importance of the lesson he learned on not giving up, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] volunteers for the task, and after clearing it with Override, the Autobots allow it.
[[File:Cyb ep18 stealing the cup.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Explosions and smoke are often purple in ''Cybertron'']]
 
[[File:Cyb ep18 stealing the cup.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]


The last race soon commences, and Override and Hot Shot quickly outstrip their two Decepticon opponents. Crumplezone and Ransack have not been resting on their laurels, however: they have installed several new gimmicks and gadgets into their systems, and begin their trickery by using springs to launch themselves across the raceway, quickly closing the gap between the racers. Hot Shot's speed begins to drop as the group nears a huge vertical loop, but Coby soon fixes the problem with a little prompting from [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]]. Crumplezone and Ransack reveal their second modification, activating new nitrous boosters to speed them through the loop... except the two goons run out of nitrous at the top of the loop, and fall off the track, knocking themselves right out of the race. Abandoning any pretense of following the rules, the troublemaking pair then try to steal the Planet Cup outright, but they can't get through the forcefield protecting it. Override and Hot Shot break off the race long enough to send the partners in crime packing, but as he and Override laugh at the retreating Decepticons, a sudden twinge of pain shoots through Hot Shot...
The last race soon commences, and Override and Hot Shot quickly outstrip their two Decepticon opponents. Crumplezone and Ransack have not been resting on their laurels, however: they have installed several new gimmicks and gadgets into their systems, and begin their trickery by using springs to launch themselves across the raceway, quickly closing the gap between the racers. Hot Shot's speed begins to drop as the group nears a huge vertical loop, but Coby soon fixes the problem with a little prompting from [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]]. Crumplezone and Ransack reveal their second modification, activating new nitrous boosters to speed them through the loop... except the two goons run out of nitrous at the top of the loop, and fall off the track, knocking themselves right out of the race. Abandoning any pretense of following the rules, the troublemaking pair then try to steal the Planet Cup outright, but they can't get through the forcefield protecting it. Override and Hot Shot break off the race long enough to send the partners in crime packing, but as he and Override laugh at the retreating Decepticons, a sudden twinge of pain shoots through Hot Shot...


[[File:Cyb ep18 coby cable.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]
[[File:Cyb ep18 coby cable.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Ka....me...ha...me.....]]


The race resumes, with the next obstacle on the course taking the form of dangerous high-speed 90° cornering. As the two Transformers tear up the track, Hot Shot's speed starts to drop once more, and the cause is soon traced to Hot Shot's fried main engine connector, a physical problem that Coby cannot fix through his computer. Risking his own safety by unlatching his harness, Coby opens an access panel in Hot Shot's cockpit and manually rewires his circuits. Holding the key cables together with his bare hands, Coby gives Hot Shot the power boost he needs, and the Autobot racer draws level with Override once again. For the final push, Hot Shot activates his [[Cyber Key]] power, and the two opponents tear through the goal in a photo finish! After a long, tense moment, the photo comes in... and Hot Shot is the winner! Though stunned at her loss, Override congratulates Hot Shot on his victory, and Hot Shot thanks Coby for all his help.
The race resumes, with the next obstacle on the course taking the form of dangerous high-speed 90° cornering. As the two Transformers tear up the track, Hot Shot's speed starts to drop once more, and the cause is soon traced to Hot Shot's fried main engine connector, a physical problem that Coby cannot fix through his computer. Risking his own safety by unlatching his harness, Coby opens an access panel in Hot Shot's cockpit and manually rewires his circuits. Holding the key cables together with his bare hands, Coby gives Hot Shot the power boost he needs, and the Autobot racer draws level with Override once again. For the final push, Hot Shot activates his [[Cyber Key]] power, and the two opponents tear through the goal in a photo finish! After a long, tense moment, the photo comes in... and Hot Shot is the winner! Though stunned at her loss, Override congratulates Hot Shot on his victory, and Hot Shot thanks Coby for all his help.


[[File:Cyb ep18 megs cup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
[[File:Cyb ep18 megs cup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Hm, I thought it'd be bigger.]]


With the race complete, the forcefield around the Planet Cup dissolves... at which point, a [[dimension gate]] materializes in the air above the track, and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons arrive to steal the trophy! He has been followed, however, by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Vector Prime]], and a battle breaks out between the two sides as Megatron seizes the Planet Cup. Override and Hot Shot charge Megatron in vehicle mode, throwing him off balance, and Leobreaker and Optimus Prime combine into Savage Claw Mode to exploit this opening and take the Decepticon leader down. The Planet Cup goes flying, but Override nimbly snatches it out of the air. The battle and the prize lost to them, the Decepticons retreat, leaving Hot Shot to be crowned the new champion of Velocitron! After Override hands him the Planet Cup, she informs him that she wishes to join the Autobots and help save the universe. Optimus Prime happily accepts her into his team.
With the race complete, the forcefield around the Planet Cup dissolves... at which point, a [[warp gate|dimension gate]] materializes in the air above the track, and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons arrive to steal the trophy! He has been followed, however, by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Vector Prime]], and a battle breaks out between the two sides as Megatron seizes the Planet Cup. Override and Hot Shot charge Megatron in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], throwing him off balance, and Leobreaker and Optimus Prime combine into Savage Claw Mode to exploit this opening and take the Decepticon leader down. The Planet Cup goes flying, but Override nimbly snatches it out of the air. The battle and the prize lost to them, the Decepticons retreat, leaving Hot Shot to be crowned the new champion of Velocitron! After Override hands him the Planet Cup, she informs him that she wishes to join the Autobots and help save the universe. Optimus Prime happily accepts her into his team.


[[File:Cyb ep18 adding the key.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]
[[File:Cyb ep18 adding the key.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb| Wait, is it too late to change my mind?]]


The Autobots all return to their base on Earth, where Override is given the honor of adding the Planet Cup to the [[Omega Lock]]. As Override holds the cup up to the Lock, it dissolves into particles of light before reforming into the first [[Cyber Planet Key]]. Override inserts the key into the Lock, which begins to pulse with energy and fires a beam of light off into the depths of space. The energy wave is felt by Megatron in the [[fire dimension]], by Starscream out in space, and by [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] on [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. The Autobots' computers are activated by the wave, as the Omega Lock feeds them co-ordinates to a location somewhere on Earth. But where do these co-ordinates lead...?
The Autobots all return to their base on Earth, where Override is given the honor of adding the Planet Cup to the [[Omega Lock]]. As Override holds the cup up to the Lock, it dissolves into particles of light before reforming into the first [[Cyber Planet Key]]. Override inserts the key into the Lock, which begins to pulse with energy and fires a beam of light off into the depths of space. The energy wave is felt by Megatron in the [[fire dimension]], by Starscream out in space, and by [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] on [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. The Autobots' computers are activated by the wave, as the Omega Lock feeds them coordinates to a location somewhere on Earth. But where do these coordinates lead...?
{{-}}
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|c1=
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (4)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (4)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (5)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (5)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (6)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (6)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (7)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (7)
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*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (11)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (11)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (12)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (12)
*[[Six-Speed]] (13)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (13)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (15)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (15)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (19)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (19)
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*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (3)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (18)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (18)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (25)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (25)
|c3=
|c3=
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*[[Robert Hansen]] (14, flashback)
*[[Robert Hansen]] (14, flashback)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (23)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (23)
*[[Lori]] (24)
*[[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] (24)
|c4=
|c4=
*"[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Not Buzzsaw]]" (1)
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] (1)
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (17)
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (17)
}}
}}


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'''Megatron:''' This isn't over!<br>
'''Megatron:''' This isn't over!<br>
'''Optimus Prime:''' Give it a second!<br>
'''Optimus Prime:''' Give it a second!<br>
''[Boom!]''<br>
''[KA-BOOM!]''<br>
:—Take ''that'', drawn-out stock footage!
:—Take ''that'', drawn-out stock footage!


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*When Coby rewires Hot Shot's systems for the big finish, ''Galaxy Force'' starts playing the show's opening song, "[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]". Rather than replace this with its own [[theme song|theme tune]], the ''Cybertron'' dub substitutes in another piece of suitably dramatic music from the show's soundtrack.
*When Coby rewires Hot Shot's systems for the big finish, ''Galaxy Force'' starts playing the show's opening song, "[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]". Rather than replace this with its own [[theme song|theme tune]], the ''Cybertron'' dub substitutes in another piece of suitably dramatic music from the show's soundtrack.
*As in the previous episode, the Savage Claw Mode stock footage is cut short for ''Cybertron'' by having the final "pose against the insignia" shot removed.
*As in the previous episode, the Savage Claw Mode stock footage is cut short for ''Cybertron'' by having the final "pose against the insignia" shot removed.
*After Override is welcomed into the Autobots, in ''Cybertron'', Hot Shot says that she will have to learn to follow orders, and Red Alert jokes that Hot Shot gets along fine without doing that. In ''Galaxy Force'', on the other hand, Hot Shot is thinking about installing a race track in the Autobot base, and Red Alert chides him for even thinking about it given his condition, banning him from racing until he is fixed up.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', the Autobot computers are detecting something on Earth that is reacting to the activation of the Omega Lock, while in ''Cybertron'', the location of the object is ''provided'' by the Omega Lock.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', the Autobot computers are detecting something on Earth that is reacting to the activation of the Omega Lock, while in ''Cybertron'', the location of the object is ''provided'' by the Omega Lock.
*''Cybertron'' adds the customary reference to the [[Omega Frequency]] when Velocitron's Cyber Planet Key is added to the Omega Lock.
*''Cybertron'' adds the customary reference to the [[Omega Frequency]] when Velocitron's Cyber Planet Key is added to the Omega Lock.
*As with the previous episode, the cluttering of otherwise dialogue-less scenes in ''Galaxy Force'' continues in ''Cybertron'': announcer narrating the start lights before the race (again), Leobreaker partially narrating the link-up transformation sequence with Optimus (again), additional jargon about keeping Coby safe, and Optimus smack-talking Megatron whilst clobbering him with his Savage Claw attack, to name a few.
*At the end of the episode in ''Cybertron'', Hot Shot strictly says that to be a good Autobot, Override must learn to follow orders. In response, Red Alert jokingly says that Hot Shot does just fine despite never following orders, causing everyone to laugh. In ''Galaxy Force'', the humour is the other way around. Hot Shot jokingly says the secret base on Earth must be converted to a race track for himself and Override, and Red Alert strictly says that racing is off-limits due to the severe damage Hot Shot took, causing everyone to laugh at his misery. Jerks.


===Animation or technical errors===
===Animation or technical errors===
*When Optimus Prime and Megatron stare each other down after Savage Claw Mode is formed, the Planet Cup has disappeared from Megatron's hands.
*When Optimus Prime and Megatron stare each other down after Savage Claw Mode is formed, the Planet Cup has disappeared from Megatron's hands.
*As Megatron and the others escape, the portal closes before Sideways enters it.
*As Megatron and the others escape, the portal closes before Sideways enters it.


===Transformers references===
===Trivia===
[[File:Cyb ep18 buzzsaw.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Cyb ep18 buzzsaw.jpg|thumb]]
*In all past installments of the great race, the action has been narrated by a flying blue robot with a camera in his chest. For this final race, the announcer is replaced with a new robot based on the toy of the ''Cybertron'' Decepticon [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]], who spends the whole episode in his helicopter mode. However, this can't actually be ''the'' Buzzsaw, as other ''Cybertron'' fiction depicts Buzzsaw as being a native Cybertronian off doing other things with other Decepticons in the stories "[[Force of Habit]]" and "[[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]]". Even in Japan, where those stories weren't released, Buzzsaw's toy came with a Decepticon-branded Cybertron-styled Cyber Key, rather than the Velocitronian key that he should have if he was native to that planet. Notably, though, even though the 'bot onscreen changes, the announcer's voice is the same as the old one!
===Trivia===
*Numerous online sources list this episode with the title "Champion'''s'''". It doesn't appear to have ever aired under this title, however.
*Numerous online sources list this episode with the title "Champion'''s'''". It doesn't appear to have ever aired under this title, however.
*In all past installments of the great race, the action has been narrated by a flying blue robot with a camera in his chest. For this final race, the announcer is replaced with a Velocitronian variant of the Decepticon [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]]. Amusingly, though the 'bot onscreen changes, the announcer's voice is the same as the old one!
{{--}}


==Home video releases==
==Home video releases==
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;DVD
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 05 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 05 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])


[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]
[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Latest revision as of 16:35, 28 May 2025

« Transformers: Cybertron ep 18 »
Galaxy Force ep 19

We are the champions, my friends.
"Champion"
栄光のプラネットカップ ()
(Eikō no Planet Cup)
"The Glorious Planet Cup"
Production company TV Aichi, We've, Tōkyū Agency
Airdate May 14, 2005 (Japanese)
October 12, 2005 (English)
Writer Kazuhiko Sōma
Director Kei'ichirō Kawaguchi
Animation studio GONZO
Continuity Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity

It's Hot Shot and Coby versus Override in the final stage of the race for the Planet Cup!

Synopsis

[edit]
The Autobots play Dance Dance! Revolution

On Velocitron, Override, Hot Shot, Crumplezone and Ransack assemble before the Planet Cup shrine. All four racers begin to glow as the shrine recognizes them as participants in the final round of the great race, and a new subterranean course is unlocked on which the final race will take place. Hot Shot is excited at tackling the roller-coaster-esque track, but Red Alert gives him some grave news: injuries he has sustained throughout the course of the race have damaged the circuit pathways that deliver commands to his main engine. He will need a passenger to ride with him for the duration of the race and to constantly make corrections to his system. Jetfire, who has recently arrived from Earth, suggests Jolt for the job, but the Mini-Con's rotor blades make him too big to fit into Hot Shot's cockpit. Reminded of a time when he lost a moto-cross race in his younger years, and the importance of the lesson he learned on not giving up, Coby volunteers for the task, and after clearing it with Override, the Autobots allow it.

Explosions and smoke are often purple in Cybertron

The last race soon commences, and Override and Hot Shot quickly outstrip their two Decepticon opponents. Crumplezone and Ransack have not been resting on their laurels, however: they have installed several new gimmicks and gadgets into their systems, and begin their trickery by using springs to launch themselves across the raceway, quickly closing the gap between the racers. Hot Shot's speed begins to drop as the group nears a huge vertical loop, but Coby soon fixes the problem with a little prompting from Clocker. Crumplezone and Ransack reveal their second modification, activating new nitrous boosters to speed them through the loop... except the two goons run out of nitrous at the top of the loop, and fall off the track, knocking themselves right out of the race. Abandoning any pretense of following the rules, the troublemaking pair then try to steal the Planet Cup outright, but they can't get through the forcefield protecting it. Override and Hot Shot break off the race long enough to send the partners in crime packing, but as he and Override laugh at the retreating Decepticons, a sudden twinge of pain shoots through Hot Shot...

Ka....me...ha...me.....

The race resumes, with the next obstacle on the course taking the form of dangerous high-speed 90° cornering. As the two Transformers tear up the track, Hot Shot's speed starts to drop once more, and the cause is soon traced to Hot Shot's fried main engine connector, a physical problem that Coby cannot fix through his computer. Risking his own safety by unlatching his harness, Coby opens an access panel in Hot Shot's cockpit and manually rewires his circuits. Holding the key cables together with his bare hands, Coby gives Hot Shot the power boost he needs, and the Autobot racer draws level with Override once again. For the final push, Hot Shot activates his Cyber Key power, and the two opponents tear through the goal in a photo finish! After a long, tense moment, the photo comes in... and Hot Shot is the winner! Though stunned at her loss, Override congratulates Hot Shot on his victory, and Hot Shot thanks Coby for all his help.

Hm, I thought it'd be bigger.

With the race complete, the forcefield around the Planet Cup dissolves... at which point, a dimension gate materializes in the air above the track, and Megatron and his Decepticons arrive to steal the trophy! He has been followed, however, by Optimus Prime, Leobreaker and Vector Prime, and a battle breaks out between the two sides as Megatron seizes the Planet Cup. Override and Hot Shot charge Megatron in vehicle mode, throwing him off balance, and Leobreaker and Optimus Prime combine into Savage Claw Mode to exploit this opening and take the Decepticon leader down. The Planet Cup goes flying, but Override nimbly snatches it out of the air. The battle and the prize lost to them, the Decepticons retreat, leaving Hot Shot to be crowned the new champion of Velocitron! After Override hands him the Planet Cup, she informs him that she wishes to join the Autobots and help save the universe. Optimus Prime happily accepts her into his team.

Wait, is it too late to change my mind?

The Autobots all return to their base on Earth, where Override is given the honor of adding the Planet Cup to the Omega Lock. As Override holds the cup up to the Lock, it dissolves into particles of light before reforming into the first Cyber Planet Key. Override inserts the key into the Lock, which begins to pulse with energy and fires a beam of light off into the depths of space. The energy wave is felt by Megatron in the fire dimension, by Starscream out in space, and by Scourge on Jungle Planet. The Autobots' computers are activated by the wave, as the Omega Lock feeds them coordinates to a location somewhere on Earth. But where do these coordinates lead...?

[edit]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans Others

Quotes

[edit]

"You sure about this?"
"*pauses hammering* Er.... yeah, of course! Trust me, you're gonna be a sure winner after I give you this super duper tune-up!"
"It's super duper? Well, why didn't you say so?! Hit me again!"

—Ransack and Crumplezone


[Optimus strikes Megatron with his Savage Claw attack.]
Megatron: This isn't over!
Optimus Prime: Give it a second!
[KA-BOOM!]

—Take that, drawn-out stock footage!


"This'll be great! Of course you'll have to learn to follow orders, Override."
"Doubt it. I mean, you do just fine, and you never follow orders."
"But...Hey!"

—Hot Shot and Red Alert discuss Override joining the team.

Notes

[edit]

Differences with Galaxy Force

[edit]
  • Galaxy Force features a short sequence before its title card that features a narrator summing up recent events, with footage of Red Alert working on Hot Shot.
  • When Coby rewires Hot Shot's systems for the big finish, Galaxy Force starts playing the show's opening song, "CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai". Rather than replace this with its own theme tune, the Cybertron dub substitutes in another piece of suitably dramatic music from the show's soundtrack.
  • As in the previous episode, the Savage Claw Mode stock footage is cut short for Cybertron by having the final "pose against the insignia" shot removed.
  • In Galaxy Force, the Autobot computers are detecting something on Earth that is reacting to the activation of the Omega Lock, while in Cybertron, the location of the object is provided by the Omega Lock.
  • Cybertron adds the customary reference to the Omega Frequency when Velocitron's Cyber Planet Key is added to the Omega Lock.
  • As with the previous episode, the cluttering of otherwise dialogue-less scenes in Galaxy Force continues in Cybertron: announcer narrating the start lights before the race (again), Leobreaker partially narrating the link-up transformation sequence with Optimus (again), additional jargon about keeping Coby safe, and Optimus smack-talking Megatron whilst clobbering him with his Savage Claw attack, to name a few.
  • At the end of the episode in Cybertron, Hot Shot strictly says that to be a good Autobot, Override must learn to follow orders. In response, Red Alert jokingly says that Hot Shot does just fine despite never following orders, causing everyone to laugh. In Galaxy Force, the humour is the other way around. Hot Shot jokingly says the secret base on Earth must be converted to a race track for himself and Override, and Red Alert strictly says that racing is off-limits due to the severe damage Hot Shot took, causing everyone to laugh at his misery. Jerks.

Animation or technical errors

[edit]
  • When Optimus Prime and Megatron stare each other down after Savage Claw Mode is formed, the Planet Cup has disappeared from Megatron's hands.
  • As Megatron and the others escape, the portal closes before Sideways enters it.

Trivia

[edit]
  • Numerous online sources list this episode with the title "Champions". It doesn't appear to have ever aired under this title, however.
  • In all past installments of the great race, the action has been narrated by a flying blue robot with a camera in his chest. For this final race, the announcer is replaced with a Velocitronian variant of the Decepticon Buzzsaw. Amusingly, though the 'bot onscreen changes, the announcer's voice is the same as the old one!

Home video releases

[edit]
All releases listed are in English audio unless otherwise noted.
DVD

Japan 2005 — Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 05 (Victor Entertainment) — Japanese audio only.
United States of America 2008 — Transformers: Cybertron — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount)
United States of America 2014 — Transformers: Cybertron — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)

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