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|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|englishadaptation=[[Ward Perry]]
|englishadaptation=[[Ward Perry]]
|director=[[Tokio Yamauchi]]
|director=[[Tomio Yamauchi|Tokio Yamauchi]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[November 7|7 November]] [[2003]] (Japanese)<br>[[November 21]], [[2003]] (English)
|airdate=[[September 26]], [[2003]] (English, United Kingdom)<br>[[November 7|7 November]] [[2003]] (Japanese)<br>[[November 21]], [[2003]] (English, United States)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}
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'''Hot Shot goes on a solo mission to convince Galvatron that the Autobots and Decepticons should unite to stop Unicron.'''
'''Hot Shot goes on a solo mission to convince Galvatron that the Autobots and Decepticons should fight to stop Unicron.'''


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] command the rest of the [[Decepticon]]s not to pay any attention to the black hole outside and to disregard the [[Autobot]]s' offer for a collaborative effort against it. Away from the rest of the Decepticons, Thrust cackles at how he's manipulating both armies.
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] command the rest of the [[Decepticon]]s not to pay any attention to the black hole outside and to disregard the [[Autobot]]s' offer for a collaborative effort against it. While away from the rest of the Decepticons, Thrust cackles at how he's manipulating both armies.


The Autobots wait, impatient and tense. The kids aboard the ship feel depressed as they watch the combat lights on Cybertron's surface. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] passes them, on his way to personally charge into the Decepticons' stronghold and reason with Galvatron. The kids and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] do their best to dissuade him—but [[Rad White|Rad]] realizes that everybody should let Hot Shot go and convinces the others that it's the best idea.
[[File:Dash-Hot Shot on fire.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
The Autobots wait, impatient and tense. The kids aboard the ship feel depressed as they watch the combat lights on Cybertron's surface. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] passes them on his way to personally charge into the Decepticons' stronghold and reason with Galvatron. The kids and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] do their best to dissuade him—but [[Rad White|Rad]] realizes that everybody should let Hot Shot go and convinces the others that it's the best idea.


Once Hot Shot is gone, the rest of the Autobots fly to assist [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] but come under attack. The [[Mini-Con]]s assist by forming several holographic copies of the ship to distract the Decepticons.  
[[File:Dash-Galvatron breaks Hydra Cannon.jpg|200px|thumb]]
Once Hot Shot is gone, the rest of the Autobots fly to assist [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] but come under attack. The [[Mini-Con]]s help by forming several holographic copies of the ship to distract the Decepticons.  


Fully armed, Hot Shot takes a small craft and buzzes through the Decepticon's defenses to their front door. He motors around their base, passing plenty of opposition. Eventually, [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] arrives to fight Hot Shot one-on-one. The rumble between the two carries into the Decepticons' throne room, where Thrust was seconds away from receiving the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] from Galvatron.
Fully armed, Hot Shot takes a small craft and buzzes through the Decepticon's defenses to their front door. He motors around their base, passing plenty of opposition. Eventually, [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] arrives to fight Hot Shot one-on-one. The rumble between the two carries on into the Decepticons' throne room, where Thrust was seconds away from receiving the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] from Galvatron.


Wheeljack tries to convince Galvatron to listen to Hot Shot's message, and Wheeljack's compassion convinces Galvatron to open his ears. As Hot Shot explains Unicron, Galvatron notices Thrust panicking and connects the sudden presence of [[Unicron]] to the ''[[Hydra Cannon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s un-Cybertronian technology. Starscream pipes up, mentioning that Thrust has been conspiring against Galvatron. With his plans exposed, Thrust grabs the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] and reveals that he's been working in the service of Unicron, then he runs away. Starscream, Hot Shot, and Wheeljack chase after the traitor.
[[File:Dash-Galvatron warns Thrust.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Wheeljack tries to convince Galvatron to listen to Hot Shot's message, and Wheeljack's compassion convinces Galvatron to open his ears. As Hot Shot explains Unicron, Galvatron notices Thrust panicking and connects the sudden presence of [[Unicron]] to the ''[[Hydra Cannon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s un-Cybertronian technology. Starscream pipes up, mentioning that Thrust has been conspiring against Galvatron. With his plans exposed, Thrust grabs the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] and reveals that he's been working in the service of Unicron, then he runs away. Starscream, Hot Shot, and Wheeljack chase after the traitor.
{{--}}


==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
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|c1=
|c1=
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (7)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (7)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (8)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (8)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (9)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (10)
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*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (13)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (13)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] (14)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] (14)
*Autobot officer (24)
*Autobot officer (26)


|c2=
|c2=
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*Decepticon fleet commander (21)
*Decepticon fleet commander (21)
*Decepticon infantry commander (22)
*Decepticon infantry commander (22)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (23)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (25)


|c3=
|c3=
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*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (16)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (16)
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (17)
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (17)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]] (18)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (18)
*[[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos]] (19)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (19)
 
|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (23)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (24)
}}
}}


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"...and stop overworking your brain by thinking!"
"...and stop overworking your brain by thinking!"
:—'''Thrust''' to Cyclonus
:—'''Thrust''' to Cyclonus
"Ugh, ripoff. I'm a decorated flying ace and thanks to these Decepticons, I've been grounded."
:—'''Jetfire''' faces the biggest challenge of his life.




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"Galvatron, you were never worthy of controlling the Transformers. I've got news for you: You're nothing compared to my true master, Unicron!"
"Galvatron, you were never worthy of controlling the Transformers. I've got news for you: You're nothing compared to my true master, Unicron!"
:—'''Thrust''' declares his true allegiance
:—'''Thrust''' declares his true allegiance
{{--}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
===Differences with ''Legends of the Microns''===
*After Scavenger stops Hoist from going after Hot Shot, Scavenger states it's important that the Autobots stay together right now and that Hot Shot can take care of himself. The kids then object that Hot Shot needs their help since he is doing it for all of them, but Blurr says it's too risky to follow him, and the Decepticons will be all over them. ''Legends of the Microns'' changes this dialogue to a more negative tone as Scavenger says Hot Shot would have to face punishment for his decision disrupting military discipline. Then the kids say that Hot Shot is doing what he thinks is best for the Autobots, followed by Blurr saying they aren't playing any games. The shot of the kids is also entirely redrawn from the ''Armada'' version.
*The last scene has Thrust saying with the Mini-Con weapons he stole, he can finally see Unicron in ''Legends of the Microns'', but he's silent in ''Armada''. It's the opposite when Starscream appears, as he's silent in the Japanese dub but says he's coming for Thrust in ''Armada''.
 
===Translation errors===
*While staking out the surface of the planet, Jetfire says "let's see if I can turn things around", as if he's about to launch his own plan against the Decepticons. In Japanese, the line is more along the lines of "just you wait, Decepticons", explaining why it doesn't go anywhere.
*As the kids try to talk Hot Shot out of infiltrating the Decepticon base to convince Galvatron to join forces after all, Billy says, "You can't change his mind, Alexis!" Would it surprise you to learn that in the original Japanese, he wasn't addressing Alexis, but rather speaking to Hot Shot, ''same as the other kids?'' Clearly, it's "You can't change [Galvatron's] mind, [Hot Shot]!"
*When Hot Shot is setting off on this unauthorized mission, Red Alert finally agrees, "All right, I'll cover for you!" He then apparently immediately goes to tell all the other Autobots. In Japanese, Red Alert's only agreeing to let Hot Shot go, and says nothing about "covering" for him.
** In Japanese, Red Alert does mention "one more thing", referring to the otherwise-unexplained asteroid camoflage—when Hot Shot uses it to slip past the Decepticon ships, he even says, "Hey, thanks a lot, Red Alert! I owe you one!" in the dub.
*As Hot Shot leaves, Rad says: "He'll be all right, guys. Hot Shot's smart, he knows how to take care of himself." In the subsequent scene, when all the Autobots are discussing this, Scavenger says almost the exact same thing: "Hot Shot can take care of himself." At this, the kids immediately become upset and insist that the Autobots should follow and back him up—including Rad, who protests: "But what if Hot Shot can convince Galvatron to join us?" Dude sure seems to have lost faith in Hot Shot pretty quick! The original conversation in Japanese is different, and so naturally doesn't have this inconsistency.
*Multiple times this episode, ''Armada'' forgets to translate the name of the heroic faction—the "Cybertrons" in Japanese. When referring to the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'', the [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]-lookalike starship officer says, "The Cybertron ship has begun to move!" Later, he says, "Sir! Which one of these is the real Cybertron ship?" But then when he refers to the ship for a third and final time, suddenly the translators ''do'' remember what they're supposed to be doing, and he instead says, "We've got them now. One of those is the ''real'' Autobot ship." At the end of the episode, meanwhile, Scavenger says: "Deep inside, Optimus appreciates what Hot Shot did for us today—but he's the commander of the Cybertron army and he can't play favorites."


===Animation and technical errors===
===Animation and technical errors===
* In the fifth shot, Demolishor has an Autobot logo, albeit in purple.
*Demolishor has an Autobot logo, albeit purple in the fifth shot.
* The second time Jetfire radios the rest of the Autobots, he's colored like Optimus.
*The second time Jetfire radios the other Autobots, he's colored like Optimus. ''Legends of the Microns'' corrects this mistake.
* Right after Jetfire radios the Autobots, Blurr's head is behind the headrest of his seat.
*Right after Jetfire radios the Autobots, Blurr's head is behind his seat's headrest.
* The Decepticons' starship officers refer to the ''Axalon'' as the "Cybertron ship" as a general description, Cybertron being the Japanese name for the Autobots.
*Wheeljack's Autobot insignia is colored purple in one shot.
* In one shot, Wheeljack's Autobot insignia is colored purple.
*When Thrust declares his true loyalty to Unicron, he initially appears without the Requiem Blaster and the Skyboom Shield he grabbed moments before, instead of holding one of his missile launchers (which are also missing from his legs). They appear subsequently after a reaction shot of Galvatron.
* When Thrust declares his true loyalty to Unicron, he initially appears without the Requiem Blaster and the Skyboom Shield he grabbed moments before, instead holding one of his missile launchers (which are also missing from his legs). They appear subsequently after a reaction shot of Galvatron.
*After the Decepticons are all blown away by Thrust's spinning wings attack, the spinning animation has disappeared, and he merely fades away instead of being animated running away (which is how he escapes moments later).
* After the Decepticons are all blown away by Thrust's spinning wings attack, the spinning animation has disappeared and he merely fades away instead of being animated running away (which is how he is shown to be escaping moments later)
 
* Though the [[character model]] of Generation 1 Decepticon [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] also appears as a Decepticon weapons officer in the blockade fleet, he later appears in different colours, missing half of his cockpit backpack as an Autobot questioning Optimus Prime's orders for a withdrawal.
===Continuity notes===
* Scavenger calls Optimus Prime the commander of the 'Cybertron' army, yet another case of the dubbing team not translating instances of 'Cybertron' (the faction) into 'Autobot'.
*Rad feeling that he met High Wire before his arrival on Earth foreshadows the reveal in the [[Drift (episode)|next episode]].
*Gadgets and powers:
**Hot Shot wields two generic rifles and a portable turret in this episode.
**Wheeljack uses his guns as swords.
**This episode depicts the only use of Thrust's toy spinning wing gimmick, though he activates it independently of his Mini-Con [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]].


===Continuity errors===
===Continuity errors===
* It is unclear how Wheeljack's missile/guns/sword things are able to withstand the power of the Star Saber when he saves Hot Shot from Galvatron's enraged attack.
*It is unclear how Wheeljack's missile/guns/sword things can withstand the Star Saber's power when he saves Hot Shot from Galvatron's enraged attack.
*Red Alert agrees to "cover for" Hot Shot when the latter is planning to make an unauthorized mission to Galvatron on Cybertron. The very next scene sees Hoist describing, in precise detail, the events of the previous scene, while Hot Shot has barely cleared the Axalon. Apparently Red Alert's definition of "cover for" is "run and tell everyone that". It could be a poorly translated reference to the decoy pod and rock disguise for Hot Shot's pod though, since Hot Shot thanks him for it not long after.
*According to Starscream all the way back in "[[Swoop (episode)|Swoop]]", lasers don't run out of ammo. Despite this, one of Hot Shot's laser rifles ran out of ammo while storming the Decepticon base.
*In the same sequences, when Scavenger insists that Hot Shot "can take care of himself", the kids, including Rad, get upset and urge the other Autobots follow him and back him up. This, in spite of the fact that Rad said ''exactly the same thing'' only moments ago to convince the other kids and Red Alert into letting Hot Shot go in the first place. Erratic tween emotions or bipolar script writers? You decide.


===Trivia===
===Trivia===
*The Decepticon starship crew attacking the [[Axalon (Armada)|''Axalon'']] use recoloured character models of Generation 1 Decepticons Misfire and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]].
[[File:Generic Space Team Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]? What are you doing here? [[Spychanger|How did you get so small]]?]]
*This episode depicts the only use of Thrust's toy spinning wings gimmick, though he activates it independently of his Mini-Con [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]].
*The Decepticon starship crew attacking the ''Axalon'' use recoloured [[character model]]s of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] Decepticons Misfire and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]].
*Alongside Bonecrusher and Grindor, [[generic]] recolors of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] appear very briefly. The generic recolor of [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] also somewhat resembles the [[2001]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Basic Class [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Basic|Optimus Prime]] toy, while [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]]'s recolor shares Thrust's color scheme.
*''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' has some tidbits on this episode:
**Wheeljack was thinking of rejoining the Autobots once he chases Thrust with Hot Shot; however, [[Hidehito Ueda]] thought it would be emotionally unforgivable, which is why he returns to Galvatron in "[[Portent]]."
**Wheeljack's loyalty and Thrust's true intentions being at play in this episode raise the team's tension.
**The Decepticon's base alarm is played by Rad's voice actor, while Fred's voice actor plays the Decepticon soldiers during Hot Shot's break-in.
*Though the [[character model]] of Generation 1 Decepticon [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] also appears as a Decepticon weapons officer in the blockade fleet, he later appears in different colors, missing half of his cockpit backpack as an Autobot questioning Optimus Prime's orders for a withdrawal.


===Foreign localization===
===Foreign localization===
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:*''Title:'' "'''Enthüllungen'''" ("Revelations")
:*''Title:'' "'''Enthüllungen'''" ("Revelations")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 17|17 December]] [[2003]]
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 17|17 December]] [[2003]]


'''Hungarian'''
'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Összeütközés'''" ("Collision")
:*''Title:'' "'''Összeütközés'''" ("Collision")
'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La missione'''" ("The Mission")
::*Red Alert never states that he's going to cover for Hot Shot, which in fact makes more sense.
'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Golpe'''" ("Hit")
===Toys inspired by this episode===
{{Twoimages|File:DashHotShotGuns.jpg|w1=200
|File:Legacytoy-PowerlinxHotShotJolt.jpg|w2=250|caption=&nbsp;|float=right}}
*'''''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Transformers: Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot]] / [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Jolt]] (Multi-pack, 2023)
: The two rifles Hot Shot wields in this episode were immortalised in plastic as part of a multipack with Jolt and some [[Fire Blast effect]]s in the ''Legacy: Evolution'' toyline.
{{-}}


==Home video releases==
==Home video releases==
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;DVD
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:14 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]])<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:14 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]])<br>
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 12 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Legends of the Microns'' — Volume 12 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]])<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Collector's Edition ([[Universal]])<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Collector's Edition ([[Universal]])<br>
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])


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« Transformers: Armada ep 45 »
"Dash"
確信 (うらぎり)
(Uragiri)
"Confidence: Betrayal"
Production code TF: A-45
Production company TV Tokyo, NAS
Airdate September 26, 2003 (English, United Kingdom)
7 November 2003 (Japanese)
November 21, 2003 (English, United States)
Writer Isao Shizuya
English adaptation Ward Perry
Director Tokio Yamauchi
Animation studio Actas Inc.
Continuity Unicron Trilogy

Hot Shot goes on a solo mission to convince Galvatron that the Autobots and Decepticons should unite to stop Unicron.

Synopsis

[edit]

On Cybertron, Galvatron and Thrust command the rest of the Decepticons not to pay any attention to the black hole outside and to disregard the Autobots' offer for a collaborative effort against it. While away from the rest of the Decepticons, Thrust cackles at how he's manipulating both armies.

The Autobots wait, impatient and tense. The kids aboard the ship feel depressed as they watch the combat lights on Cybertron's surface. Hot Shot passes them on his way to personally charge into the Decepticons' stronghold and reason with Galvatron. The kids and Red Alert do their best to dissuade him—but Rad realizes that everybody should let Hot Shot go and convinces the others that it's the best idea.

Once Hot Shot is gone, the rest of the Autobots fly to assist Jetfire but come under attack. The Mini-Cons help by forming several holographic copies of the ship to distract the Decepticons.

Fully armed, Hot Shot takes a small craft and buzzes through the Decepticon's defenses to their front door. He motors around their base, passing plenty of opposition. Eventually, Wheeljack arrives to fight Hot Shot one-on-one. The rumble between the two carries on into the Decepticons' throne room, where Thrust was seconds away from receiving the Star Saber from Galvatron.

Wheeljack tries to convince Galvatron to listen to Hot Shot's message, and Wheeljack's compassion convinces Galvatron to open his ears. As Hot Shot explains Unicron, Galvatron notices Thrust panicking and connects the sudden presence of Unicron to the Hydra Cannon's un-Cybertronian technology. Starscream pipes up, mentioning that Thrust has been conspiring against Galvatron. With his plans exposed, Thrust grabs the Requiem Blaster, and the Skyboom Shield and reveals that he's been working in the service of Unicron, then he runs away. Starscream, Hot Shot, and Wheeljack chase after the traitor.

[edit]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans Mini-Cons

Quotes

[edit]

"...and stop overworking your brain by thinking!"

—Thrust to Cyclonus


"Ugh, ripoff. I'm a decorated flying ace and thanks to these Decepticons, I've been grounded."

—Jetfire faces the biggest challenge of his life.


"I wonder what's gonna happen now."
"Stressful times like these call for large quantities of comfort food."

—Billy and Fred show just what humans are made of.


"Galvatron, you were never worthy of controlling the Transformers. I've got news for you: You're nothing compared to my true master, Unicron!"

—Thrust declares his true allegiance

Notes

[edit]

Differences with Legends of the Microns

[edit]
  • After Scavenger stops Hoist from going after Hot Shot, Scavenger states it's important that the Autobots stay together right now and that Hot Shot can take care of himself. The kids then object that Hot Shot needs their help since he is doing it for all of them, but Blurr says it's too risky to follow him, and the Decepticons will be all over them. Legends of the Microns changes this dialogue to a more negative tone as Scavenger says Hot Shot would have to face punishment for his decision disrupting military discipline. Then the kids say that Hot Shot is doing what he thinks is best for the Autobots, followed by Blurr saying they aren't playing any games. The shot of the kids is also entirely redrawn from the Armada version.
  • The last scene has Thrust saying with the Mini-Con weapons he stole, he can finally see Unicron in Legends of the Microns, but he's silent in Armada. It's the opposite when Starscream appears, as he's silent in the Japanese dub but says he's coming for Thrust in Armada.

Translation errors

[edit]
  • While staking out the surface of the planet, Jetfire says "let's see if I can turn things around", as if he's about to launch his own plan against the Decepticons. In Japanese, the line is more along the lines of "just you wait, Decepticons", explaining why it doesn't go anywhere.
  • As the kids try to talk Hot Shot out of infiltrating the Decepticon base to convince Galvatron to join forces after all, Billy says, "You can't change his mind, Alexis!" Would it surprise you to learn that in the original Japanese, he wasn't addressing Alexis, but rather speaking to Hot Shot, same as the other kids? Clearly, it's "You can't change [Galvatron's] mind, [Hot Shot]!"
  • When Hot Shot is setting off on this unauthorized mission, Red Alert finally agrees, "All right, I'll cover for you!" He then apparently immediately goes to tell all the other Autobots. In Japanese, Red Alert's only agreeing to let Hot Shot go, and says nothing about "covering" for him.
    • In Japanese, Red Alert does mention "one more thing", referring to the otherwise-unexplained asteroid camoflage—when Hot Shot uses it to slip past the Decepticon ships, he even says, "Hey, thanks a lot, Red Alert! I owe you one!" in the dub.
  • As Hot Shot leaves, Rad says: "He'll be all right, guys. Hot Shot's smart, he knows how to take care of himself." In the subsequent scene, when all the Autobots are discussing this, Scavenger says almost the exact same thing: "Hot Shot can take care of himself." At this, the kids immediately become upset and insist that the Autobots should follow and back him up—including Rad, who protests: "But what if Hot Shot can convince Galvatron to join us?" Dude sure seems to have lost faith in Hot Shot pretty quick! The original conversation in Japanese is different, and so naturally doesn't have this inconsistency.
  • Multiple times this episode, Armada forgets to translate the name of the heroic faction—the "Cybertrons" in Japanese. When referring to the Axalon, the Misfire-lookalike starship officer says, "The Cybertron ship has begun to move!" Later, he says, "Sir! Which one of these is the real Cybertron ship?" But then when he refers to the ship for a third and final time, suddenly the translators do remember what they're supposed to be doing, and he instead says, "We've got them now. One of those is the real Autobot ship." At the end of the episode, meanwhile, Scavenger says: "Deep inside, Optimus appreciates what Hot Shot did for us today—but he's the commander of the Cybertron army and he can't play favorites."

Animation and technical errors

[edit]
  • Demolishor has an Autobot logo, albeit purple in the fifth shot.
  • The second time Jetfire radios the other Autobots, he's colored like Optimus. Legends of the Microns corrects this mistake.
  • Right after Jetfire radios the Autobots, Blurr's head is behind his seat's headrest.
  • Wheeljack's Autobot insignia is colored purple in one shot.
  • When Thrust declares his true loyalty to Unicron, he initially appears without the Requiem Blaster and the Skyboom Shield he grabbed moments before, instead of holding one of his missile launchers (which are also missing from his legs). They appear subsequently after a reaction shot of Galvatron.
  • After the Decepticons are all blown away by Thrust's spinning wings attack, the spinning animation has disappeared, and he merely fades away instead of being animated running away (which is how he escapes moments later).

Continuity notes

[edit]
  • Rad feeling that he met High Wire before his arrival on Earth foreshadows the reveal in the next episode.
  • Gadgets and powers:
    • Hot Shot wields two generic rifles and a portable turret in this episode.
    • Wheeljack uses his guns as swords.
    • This episode depicts the only use of Thrust's toy spinning wing gimmick, though he activates it independently of his Mini-Con Inferno.

Continuity errors

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  • It is unclear how Wheeljack's missile/guns/sword things can withstand the Star Saber's power when he saves Hot Shot from Galvatron's enraged attack.
  • According to Starscream all the way back in "Swoop", lasers don't run out of ammo. Despite this, one of Hot Shot's laser rifles ran out of ammo while storming the Decepticon base.

Trivia

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Optimus Prime? What are you doing here? How did you get so small?
  • The Decepticon starship crew attacking the Axalon use recoloured character models of Generation 1 Decepticons Misfire and Weirdwolf.
  • Alongside Bonecrusher and Grindor, generic recolors of the Space Mini-Con Team appear very briefly. The generic recolor of Payload also somewhat resembles the 2001 Robots in Disguise Basic Class Optimus Prime toy, while Sky Blast's recolor shares Thrust's color scheme.
  • Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003 has some tidbits on this episode:
    • Wheeljack was thinking of rejoining the Autobots once he chases Thrust with Hot Shot; however, Hidehito Ueda thought it would be emotionally unforgivable, which is why he returns to Galvatron in "Portent."
    • Wheeljack's loyalty and Thrust's true intentions being at play in this episode raise the team's tension.
    • The Decepticon's base alarm is played by Rad's voice actor, while Fred's voice actor plays the Decepticon soldiers during Hot Shot's break-in.
  • Though the character model of Generation 1 Decepticon Misfire also appears as a Decepticon weapons officer in the blockade fleet, he later appears in different colors, missing half of his cockpit backpack as an Autobot questioning Optimus Prime's orders for a withdrawal.

Foreign localization

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German


Hungarian

  • Title: "Összeütközés" ("Collision")


Italian

  • Title: "La missione" ("The Mission")
  • Red Alert never states that he's going to cover for Hot Shot, which in fact makes more sense.


Portuguese

  • Title: "Golpe" ("Hit")

Toys inspired by this episode

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The two rifles Hot Shot wields in this episode were immortalised in plastic as part of a multipack with Jolt and some Fire Blast effects in the Legacy: Evolution toyline.


Home video releases

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

Australia 2003 — Transformers: Armada — Vol:14 (Warner Music Video)
Japan 2004 — Transformers: Legends of the Microns — Volume 12 (Columbia Music Entertainment) — Japanese audio only.
United States of America 2006 — Transformers: Armada — Season One: Part Two (Rhino Entertainment)
United Kingdom 2007 — Transformers: Armada — The Collector's Edition (Universal)
Germany 2009 — Transformers: Armada — Volume Two (New KSM) — English and German audio.
United States of America 2014 — Transformers: Armada — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)

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