The Decepticons, having lost the shield, retreat to their base again. The
==Synopsis==
Autobots congratulate Smokescreen for changing the tide of battle (that is,
Testing the power of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] Shield, Megatron disintegrates an entire comet. Satisfied with his new toy's power, Megatron anticipates the next conflict will allow the [[Decepticons|Decepticons]] to end the routine of battling for new [[Mini-Cons|Mini-Cons]] and finish the [[Autobots|Autobots]].
before he was caught under a rock), and Fred hugs Carlos.
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In the Autobots' base, Hot Shot is running through an obstacle course of suspended metal pieces, while the Mini-Cons try to slow him down by tossing stuff at him. But before Hot Shot can win, Blurr catches up and captures the flag. Smokescreen arrives and asks to join in the training, and Blurr goads Smokescreen to attempt a run by challenging his performance hardware. While taking several hits in the process, Smokescreen eventually manages to grab the flag.
In the Autobot control room, Optimus receives a direct challenge from Megatron. Optimus knows that despite being hopelessly overpowered, it is his job to accept the challenge. The Autobots all rush out to teleport to the location Megatron specified.
When the Autobots arrive to battle the Decepticons, Megatron summons his [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and Skyboom Shield and tells Demolishor to hold back, as he anticipates that with his new weapons, he can defeat the Autobots on his own. The shield blocks attacks from Hot Shot and Blurr, and then all of the Autobots' firepower. Megatron moves forward and slices apart Optimus's rifle. Cyclonus and Demolishor contribute by raining down gunfire on the scattering Autobots, allowing Megatron and Optimus to be separated from the rest of the group.
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*<A title="Fred (Armada)"
Hot Shot and Blurr notice Optimus fighting Megatron by himself, and the two transform and rush to aid their leader. Starscream and Cyclonus chase the duo from the air. Hot Shot provides cover fire while Blurr attempts to lose his pursuers. Blurr and Hot Shot trade positions, and eventually Cyclonus and Starscream fly out of range. Powerlinking with Swindle, Starscream "lays a pounding" on the two cars.
In a move even Demolishor finds unwise, Sideways dives directly onto Red Alert, but is soundly blasted away. Smokescreen, tired of the Decepticons holding an advantage, powerlinks with Liftor and disrupts Starscream. Demolishor rolls a large boulder at Smokescreen, who is pinned to the ground. When Cyclonus observes that the Decepticons are maintaining their advantage, he's blasted out of the sky by Sideways, whom neither side sees.
Near a crevice, Optimus is still surviving against Megatron. Hot Shot and Blurr arrive to distract Megatron, allowing Optimus to grab onto the Skyboom Shield while Megatron is still holding it. Trying to slice Optimus away, Megatron accidentally tosses the shield into the crevice. Angry, he attempts to impale Optimus but is halted by Sparkplug.
With Megatron intending to get at Optimus by slicing through Sparkplug, the Skyboom Shield activates and levitates from the crevice to protect the Autobot. The two weapons used against each other send out a bright light that Rad notes is similar to the light that reactivated all the Mini-Cons in the [[First Encounter|start]] of their Earth encounters.
"He kinda reminds me of myself when I was working out more."<BR>"Somehow I
find that a little hard to believe, Fred."
The Decepticons, having lost the shield, retreat to their base again. The Autobots congratulate Smokescreen for changing the tide of battle (that is, before he was caught under a rock), and Fred hugs Carlos.
:—'''Fred''' pays '''Blurr''' a dubious compliment.
"Hahaha! In your face. Hahahaha!"<BR>"Sorry, Hot Shot, but it looks like
Smokescreen smoked you, but good."
==Featured characters==
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*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (6)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (11)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (17)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (18)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (19)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (20)
:—'''Smokescreen''' and '''Blurr''', after Smokescreen successfully runs
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the obstacle course
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (1)
"Aw, man, that creep really gives me the creeps."
*[[Sideways|Sideways]] (2)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (3)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (4)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (5)
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*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (12)
*[[Rad White|Rad White]] (13)
*[[Alexis|Alexis]] (14)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos Lopez]] (15)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (16)
:—'''Carlos''' needs a thesaurus.
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"We've been expecting you, Optimus."<BR>"Didn't think we'd show, did ya,
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (7)
ya overgrown motherboard?"
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (8)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (9)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (10)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (21)
*[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Mini-Con Team]] (22)
*[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (23)
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (24)
*[[Liftor|Liftor]] (25)
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (26)
}}
==Quotes==
"He kinda reminds me of myself when I was working out more."<br />
"Somehow I find that a little hard to believe, Fred."
:—'''Fred''' pays '''Blurr''' a dubious compliment.
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Hot Shot''', who should really have his audio
receptors checked
"Hey, where are you going?"<BR>"For a Sunday drive! What do you think,
you moron?"<BR>"He's such a kidder!"
"Hahaha! In your face. Hahahaha!"<br />
"Sorry, Hot Shot, but it looks like Smokescreen smoked you, but good."
:—'''Smokescreen''' and '''Blurr''', after Smokescreen successfully runs the obstacle course
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Cyclonus'''
"Lock onto shield."
"Aw, man, that creep really gives me the creeps."
:—'''Carlos''' needs a thesaurus.
:—'''Sparkplug''' gives us the first words spoken by a Mini-Con.
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*This is the first time a Mini-Con speaks English.
"Hey, where are you going?"<br />
*This is one of the three Armada episodes with more than one word in the
"For a Sunday drive! What do you think, you moron?"<br />
title.
"He's such a kidder!"
*Sideways' poorly thought out attack on Red Alert could have been to
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Cyclonus'''
intentionally get himself disabled, helping the sides stay level so the
conflict endures. This is consistent with his secret long-term agenda.
*The opening narration has changed for this episode. It did not set up the
"Lock onto shield."
whole Mini-Con premise but rather the small plot point of the rogue meteor
:—'''Sparkplug''' gives us the first words spoken by a Mini-Con.
==Other Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*Oh, God.
*Starscream appearing in a couple of shots as a solid black dot with wings.
*There are various instances of what should be glowing energy appearing black, such as Starscream's exhaust, and the shot that takes down Cyclonus.
*The boulder chasing Smokescreen jumps back and forth in one shot.
*Cyclonus's rotors are missing shortly before he's shot down by Sideways.
*After Megatron loses the shield, he raises Star Saber, and the arm which should be holding it is totally missing.
===Continuity errors===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Miscellaneous trivia===
*This is the first time a Mini-Con speaks English.
*This is one of the three Armada episodes with more than one word in the title.
*Sideways' poorly thought out attack on Red Alert could have been to intentionally get himself disabled, helping the sides stay level so the conflict endures. This is consistent with his secret long-term agenda.
*The opening narration has changed for this episode. It did not set up the whole Mini-Con premise but rather the small plot point of the rogue meteor heading for the Decepticon base.
Testing the power of the Skyboom Shield, Megatron disintegrates an entire comet. Satisfied with his new toy's power, Megatron anticipates the next conflict will allow the Decepticons to end the routine of battling for new Mini-Cons and finish the Autobots.
In the Autobots' base, Hot Shot is running through an obstacle course of suspended metal pieces, while the Mini-Cons try to slow him down by tossing stuff at him. But before Hot Shot can win, Blurr catches up and captures the flag. Smokescreen arrives and asks to join in the training, and Blurr goads Smokescreen to attempt a run by challenging his performance hardware. While taking several hits in the process, Smokescreen eventually manages to grab the flag.
Autobots have the best screensavers.
In the Autobot control room, Optimus receives a direct challenge from Megatron. Optimus knows that despite being hopelessly overpowered, it is his job to accept the challenge. The Autobots all rush out to teleport to the location Megatron specified.
When the Autobots arrive to battle the Decepticons, Megatron summons his Star Saber and Skyboom Shield and tells Demolishor to hold back, as he anticipates that with his new weapons, he can defeat the Autobots on his own. The shield blocks attacks from Hot Shot and Blurr, and then all of the Autobots' firepower. Megatron moves forward and slices apart Optimus's rifle. Cyclonus and Demolishor contribute by raining down gunfire on the scattering Autobots, allowing Megatron and Optimus to be separated from the rest of the group.
Hot Shot and Blurr notice Optimus fighting Megatron by himself, and the two transform and rush to aid their leader. Starscream and Cyclonus chase the duo from the air. Hot Shot provides cover fire while Blurr attempts to lose his pursuers. Blurr and Hot Shot trade positions, and eventually Cyclonus and Starscream fly out of range. Powerlinking with Swindle, Starscream "lays a pounding" on the two cars.
In a move even Demolishor finds unwise, Sideways dives directly onto Red Alert, but is soundly blasted away. Smokescreen, tired of the Decepticons holding an advantage, powerlinks with Liftor and disrupts Starscream. Demolishor rolls a large boulder at Smokescreen, who is pinned to the ground. When Cyclonus observes that the Decepticons are maintaining their advantage, he's blasted out of the sky by Sideways, whom neither side sees.
Near a crevice, Optimus is still surviving against Megatron. Hot Shot and Blurr arrive to distract Megatron, allowing Optimus to grab onto the Skyboom Shield while Megatron is still holding it. Trying to slice Optimus away, Megatron accidentally tosses the shield into the crevice. Angry, he attempts to impale Optimus but is halted by Sparkplug.
Ruffolo?
With Megatron intending to get at Optimus by slicing through Sparkplug, the Skyboom Shield activates and levitates from the crevice to protect the Autobot. The two weapons used against each other send out a bright light that Rad notes is similar to the light that reactivated all the Mini-Cons in the start of their Earth encounters.
The Decepticons, having lost the shield, retreat to their base again. The Autobots congratulate Smokescreen for changing the tide of battle (that is, before he was caught under a rock), and Fred hugs Carlos.
"He kinda reminds me of myself when I was working out more."
"Somehow I find that a little hard to believe, Fred."
—Fred pays Blurr a dubious compliment.
"Hahaha! In your face. Hahahaha!"
"Sorry, Hot Shot, but it looks like Smokescreen smoked you, but good."
—Smokescreen and Blurr, after Smokescreen successfully runs the obstacle course
"Aw, man, that creep really gives me the creeps."
—Carlos needs a thesaurus.
"We've been expecting you, Optimus."
"Didn't think we'd show, did ya, ya overgrown motherboard?"
—Megatron and Hot Shot, who should really have his audio receptors checked
"Hey, where are you going?"
"For a Sunday drive! What do you think, you moron?"
"He's such a kidder!"
—Starscream and Cyclonus
"Lock onto shield."
—Sparkplug gives us the first words spoken by a Mini-Con.
Other Notes
Animation and/or technical glitches
Oh, God.
Starscream appearing in a couple of shots as a solid black dot with wings.
There are various instances of what should be glowing energy appearing black, such as Starscream's exhaust, and the shot that takes down Cyclonus.
The boulder chasing Smokescreen jumps back and forth in one shot.
Cyclonus's rotors are missing shortly before he's shot down by Sideways.
After Megatron loses the shield, he raises Star Saber, and the arm which should be holding it is totally missing.
Continuity errors
Transformers references
Real-world references
Miscellaneous trivia
This is the first time a Mini-Con speaks English.
This is one of the three Armada episodes with more than one word in the title.
Sideways' poorly thought out attack on Red Alert could have been to intentionally get himself disabled, helping the sides stay level so the conflict endures. This is consistent with his secret long-term agenda.
The opening narration has changed for this episode. It did not set up the whole Mini-Con premise but rather the small plot point of the rogue meteor heading for the Decepticon base.
