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===Transformers references=== | ===Transformers references=== | ||
*At the end of the episode, Shockwave | *Ratchet's favorite hangout is [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. | ||
*The Elite Guard | |||
*[[Rattrap (Animated)|Animated Rattrap]] looks and speaks very much like his [[Rattrap (BW)|Beast-era namesake]]. | |||
*At the end of the episode, Shockwave turns into his "true colors" purple form, represented by a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] [[redeco]] reminiscent of the G1 namesake's color scheme. | |||
*The Autobot Council's headquarters is known as "[[Metroplex]]", and the Elite Guard's battle station is "[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]". | |||
===Real-world references=== | ===Real-world references=== | ||
*Sentinel Prime's propaganda broadcast concludes with him saying "I'm Sentinel Prime and I approve this message"--in the style of contemporary [[President of the United States|political campaign ads]]. | |||
*Shockwave's slow, deadpan delivery of "I'm afraid I can't let you do that" is a reference to the menacing supercomputer HAL from Stanley Kubrick's ''[[wikipedia:2001 (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. | |||
*Rattrap is an underworld informant--you might say, a "rat". | |||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
[[Category:Animated episodes]] | [[Category:Animated episodes]] | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 9 May 2009
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Synopsis
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Quotes
Notes
Animation or technical errors
Continuity errors
Transformers references
- Ratchet's favorite hangout is Maccadam's Old Oil House.
- Animated Rattrap looks and speaks very much like his Beast-era namesake.
- At the end of the episode, Shockwave turns into his "true colors" purple form, represented by a Target exclusive redeco reminiscent of the G1 namesake's color scheme.
- The Autobot Council's headquarters is known as "Metroplex", and the Elite Guard's battle station is "Fortress Maximus".
Real-world references
- Sentinel Prime's propaganda broadcast concludes with him saying "I'm Sentinel Prime and I approve this message"--in the style of contemporary political campaign ads.
- Shockwave's slow, deadpan delivery of "I'm afraid I can't let you do that" is a reference to the menacing supercomputer HAL from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Rattrap is an underworld informant--you might say, a "rat".
