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<td class="tti_buttonlink">'''[[Spider's Game|«]]'''
</td><td>'''''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' ep <strong class="selflink">19'''
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<td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; background-color:#ffffff;" align="center"> [[Call of the Wild Optimus scope.jpg|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/7/7c/Call_of_the_Wild_Optimus_scope.jpg/300px-Call_of_the_Wild_Optimus_scope.jpg" width="300" height="227" border="0" />]]<br />Scopes munky trial?
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<td> '''Production company'''
</td><td> [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe Entertainment]]
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<td> '''Airdate'''
</td><td> [[January 7|January 7]], 1997
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<td> '''Written by'''
</td><td> [[Bob Forward|Bob Forward]]
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<td> '''Directed by'''
</td><td> [[Jonathan Goodwill|Jonathan Goodwill]]
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</td><td> [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe Entertainment]]
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'''The Predacons steal the rectifier coil from the Maximal base, which causes the Maximals to revert into a more feral state.'''
'''The Predacons steal the rectifier coil from the Maximal base, which causes the Maximals to revert into a more feral state.'''


{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |19 |prev=Spider's Game |next=Dark Voyage}}


:''Japanese title:'' よみがえれビーストパワー! (''Yomigaere Beast Power!'', "Revive, Beast Power!")
==Synopsis==
A cheetah enthusiastically chases some antelopes, when the ground around it breaks up and it is sent falling into hot lava. Before the cat gets burned, the sequence ends, revealed to be a dream of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s. Cheetor awakens from his nightmare in time to hear the alarms triggered by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] assault.  As the other [[Maximals|Maximals]] prepare [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] drags Cheetor outside to battle.
[[Image:Call of the Wild Waspinator Terrorsaur.jpg|left|200px|thumb|What do we do about the slime?]]
[[Optimus Primal|Primal]] exits the Maximals' control room via the roof hatch, but is unable to prevent [[Waspinator|Waspinator]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] from grabbing a piece of Maximal hardware off the roof and retreating with the other Predacons. A well-placed rocket from [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] prevents Primal from chasing the fliers. [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] is just able to catch the Maximal leader before he crashes into the ground, but lowering Primal after taking a hit from Terrorsaur seriously taxes Airazor's systems. On the upside, the Predacons are no longer attacking.
Inside the base, recuperating, the Maximals suddenly feel the harmful effects of Energon build-up. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] explains that without the [[Rectifier coil|rectifier coil]] the Predacons stole, the Maximals will have to stay in Beast Mode. Meanwhile, the Predacons, after an uncharacteristically successful mission, enjoy a hearty laugh together.


==Summary==
A cheetah enthusiastically chases some antelopes, when the ground around it breaks up and it is sent falling into hot lava. Before the cat gets burned, the sequence ends, revealed to be a dream of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor's]]. Cheetor awakens from his nightmare in time to hear the alarms triggered by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] assault.  As the other [[Maximals]] prepare [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] drags Cheetor outside to battle.


[[Optimus Primal|Primal]] exits the Maximals' control room via the roof hatch, but is unable to prevent [[Waspinator]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] from grabbing a piece of Maximal hardware off the roof and retreating with the other Predacons. A well-placed rocket from [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] prevents Primal from chasing the fliers. [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] is just able to catch the Maximal leader before he crashes into the ground, but lowering Primal after taking a hit from Terrorsaur seriously taxes Airazor's systems. On the upside, the Predacons are no longer attacking.
[[Image:Call of the Wild Rhinox Optimus Rattrap.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Maximals look on as Michael Bay attempts to direct a scene.]]
Days later, Rhinox interrupts a dream Primal has (of being a real ape) to mention that Predacons are still haunting the local area. [[Rattrap|Rattrap]] suffers frustration from his Beast Mode's diminutive size and limb length.  Primal and Rattrap almost get into a fight with each other, their minds suffering from bestial traits leaking into their personalities, but Rhinox lays down the line. Once the Preds leave, the Maximals take some much-needed rest.


Inside the base, recuperating, the Maximals suddenly feel the harmful effects of Energon build-up. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] explains that without the [[rectifier coil]] the Predacons stole, the Maximals will have to stay in Beast Mode. Meanwhile, the Predacons, after an uncharacteristically successful mission, enjoy a hearty laugh together.


Days later, Rhinox interrupts a dream Primal has (of being a real ape) to mention that Predacons are still haunting the local area. [[Rattrap]] suffers frustration from his Beast Mode's diminutive size and limb length.  Primal and Rattrap almost get into a fight with each other, their minds suffering from bestial traits leaking into their personalities, but Rhinox lays down the line. Once the Preds leave, the Maximals take some much-needed rest.
[[Image:Call of the Wild Hunt.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Be very, very quiet. We're hunting Maxies.]]
In his dreams, Primal is tormented by eyes glowing in the dark, Dinobot dreams of hunting surprisingly tiny hadrosaurs, and Rattrap dreams of rat stuff. The dreams overpower their respective dreamers, and the Maximals awaken, trapped in the mindsets of the creatures whose forms they wear. The animals all eventually exit [[Axalon (BW)|their base]]. Their foes' intellects gone, Megatron and the Predacons begin their hunt.


In his dreams, Primal is tormented by eyes glowing in the dark, Dinobot dreams of hunting surprisingly tiny hadrosaurs, and Rattrap dreams of rat stuff. The dreams overpower their respective dreamers, and the Maximals awaken, trapped in the mindsets of the creatures whose forms they wear. The animals all eventually exit [[Axalon|their base]]. Their foes' intellects gone, Megatron and the Predacons begin their hunt.
Airazor exits the [[CR Chamber|CR Chamber]] to meet [[Tigatron|Tigatron]] in the empty Maximal base. Tigatron resolves to reform his Maximal companions before they're killed, while Airazor has her own mission. She heads to the unoccupied [[Darksyde|Predacon base]], deftly dodging the automated defenses. Inside, the rectifier coil is under no protection she can't destroy.


Airazor exits the [[CR Chamber]] to meet [[Tigatron]] in the empty Maximal base. Tigatron resolves to reform his Maximal companions before they're killed, while Airazor has her own mission. She heads to the unoccupied [[Darkside|Predacon base]], deftly dodging the automated defenses. Inside, the rectifier coil is under no protection she can't destroy.
In the jungle, Tigatron comes to face the feral Cheetor and Rhinox. The two follow him for reasons their animal minds don't comprehend. Next Tigatron recruits the primal Optimus into his party, and finally Dinobot and Rattrap. His friends gathered, Tigatron speaks to the dormant minds of his friends. He explains how the schism that exists between the Maximals' two modes is a side effect of a programming block, and as long as that program exists, the animal and Maximal identities will never reach cohesion. Now embracing the beasts within, the restored Maximals are ready to "Slag some bot!"


In the jungle, Tigatron comes to face the feral Cheetor and Rhinox. The two follow him for reasons their animal minds don't comprehend. Next Tigatron recruits the primal Optimus into his party, and finally Dinobot and Rattrap. His friends gathered, Tigatron speaks to the dormant minds of his friends. He explains how the schism that exists between the Maximal's two modes is a side effect of a programming block, and as long as that program exists, the animal and Maximal identities will never reach cohesion. Now embracing the beasts within, the restored Maximals are ready to "Slag some bot!"


[[Image:Call of the Wild Optimus Megatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Peter Jackson likely watched this episode.]]
Primal swings Megatron off of his throne as the two Maximal cats tackle the two Predacon goons who were carrying their leader. Dinobot's raptor mode conquers [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Rhinox knocks over a tree to ground the Predacon fliers, and a ratball special puts Rattrap into position to pump gunfire into Terrorsaur. After the Predacons start to feel the effects of Energon build-up, Megatron orders a retreat.
Primal swings Megatron off of his throne as the two Maximal cats tackle the two Predacon goons who were carrying their leader. Dinobot's raptor mode conquers [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Rhinox knocks over a tree to ground the Predacon fliers, and a ratball special puts Rattrap into position to pump gunfire into Terrorsaur. After the Predacons start to feel the effects of Energon build-up, Megatron orders a retreat.


==Featured characters==
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
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<th style="background:#FFEEEE"> [[Maximal|Maximals]]</th><th style="background:#EEEEFE"> [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
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* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
* [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] (4)
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (5)
* [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (6)
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (7)
* [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (11)
* [[Tigatron|Tigatron]] (13)
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* [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]](2)
* [[Tarantulas|Tarantulas]] (3)
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (8)
* [[Waspinator|Waspinator]] (9)
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (10)
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (11)
* [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (12)
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==Quotes==
==Quotes==
"Man, I swear them polka-dots go clear through to the brain."
:—'''Rattrap''' on Cheetor.
"Trouble with the neighbours again."
:—'''Airazor''' spots the Axalon under attack.


"Predacons, fall back!"<br>
"Predacons, fall back!"&lt;br /&gt;
"Now he tells me!"
"Now he tells me!"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s order comes a wee bit too late to save '''Tarantulas'''.
 
 
:—'''Megatron''''s order comes a wee bit too late to save '''Tarantulas'''.




"Hunting from the air with automatic weapons—now ''that's'' a sport!"
"Hunting from the air with automatic weapons—now ''that's'' a sport!"
:{{m-}}'''Terrorsaur'''
 
 
:—'''Terrorsaur'''




"She stoops to conquer!"
"She stoops to conquer!"
:{{m-}}'''Airazor''' shows some wit.




"Rat...robot. Rat...robot. I'm a robot ''and'' a rat! Yeahh, I ''like'' it!"<br>
:—'''Airazor''' shows some wit.
 
 
"Rat...robot. Rat...robot. I'm a robot ''and'' a rat! Yeahh, I ''like'' it!"&lt;br /&gt;
"Hrmf, I do not see why."
"Hrmf, I do not see why."
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap''' and '''Dinobot'''




"Remember, do not fight your beast instincts. Let them help your robot forms both in battle and in peace. But for now, let us maximize (''transforms into robot mode), AND SLAG SOME BUTT!"
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Dinobot'''
:{{m-}}'''Tigatron''' delivers solid advice.
 
 
"Remember, do not fight your beast instincts. Let them help your robot forms both in battle and in peace. But for now, let us maximize (''transforms into robot mode), AND SLAG SOME BUTT!"''
 
 
:—'''Tigatron''' delivers solid advice.
 
==Other notes==
===Animation errors===
===Continuity errors===
* In one of the bigger continuity errors in ''Beast Wars''&mdash;because it is actually in the spoken dialogue and not a result of [[Code of Hero|careless animation]] or [[Transmutate (episode)|time-filling sound edits]]&mdash;Megatron says his plan is contingent on his research of Maximal programming, and Tigatron later confirms the existence of this specifically Maximal weakness.  So ''why is Dinobot affected at all?''
 
===Other errors===
* In his beast dream, Dinobot--supposedly experiencing the instincts of his beast mode, Asia's ''Velociraptor''--dreams of chasing what appears to be a ''Parasaurolophus'', which only lived in the Americas and which furthermore is portrayed as far too small.  Since the creature is never actually named, it may be taken as representing a different dinosaur species as-yet-undiscovered. It's also likely that the Parasuralophus was a youngster.


==Stats==
===Transformers references===
'''Writers:''' [[Bob Forward]]<br>
===Real-world references===
'''Original Air Date:''' January 7, 1997
* The episode was likely named after &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Jack_London"&gt;Jack London&lt;/a&gt;'s 1903 novel ''&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Call_of_the_Wild" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:The_Call_of_the_Wild"&gt;The Call of the Wild&lt;/a&gt;''.
* Airazor's "she stoops to conquer" line is a ''double'' reference: first, and most obviously, to 1773 play ''&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Stoops_to_Conquer" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:She_Stoops_to_Conquer"&gt;She Stoops to Conquer&lt;/a&gt;'', and secondly to a ''stoop'', which is the dive of a bird of prey.  [[Ben Yee|Some people]] do not get it.


'''Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]], [[Tarantulas]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Waspinator]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Tigatron]]
===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This episode marks the only use of Megatron's right arm-mounted missile launcher, which fires from the same port the laser beam emanates from. What is with Transformers and the one-use weapons?
* This episode explores many themes that several of the same characters would later explore in ''[[Beast Machines|Beast Machines]]''. The idea of the Maximals taking on more bestial personalities because of their beast modes is used in the episode "[[Forbidden Fruit|Forbidden Fruit]]".  A similar concept would have been touched on in the unproduced ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[A Greater Ape|A Greater Ape]]".
* When the Maximal computer announces that the Predacons are withdrawing from the area, text in the Maximal version of the Cybertronix [[Cybertronian languages|language]] scrolls by the bottom of the screen, and more text flashes in blue in the middle of the screen.  The blue flashing text reads "area clear", and the text on the bottom reads "its been a long time since ive had sweet thistle pie".


==Notes==
* In his beast dream, Dinobot is chasing a ''Parasaurolophus''. While his toy bios and a previous statement from Rattrap seem to establish that Dinobot's beast mode is a ''Velociraptor'', scaled up to match Dinobot's size, that would make Dinobot's Mongolian beast mode quite a traveler in order to hunt instinctively a North American Hadrosaur—which, by the way, was waaay to small for a ''Parasaurolophus''. (It may have been a juvenile or infant, although the crest may have been too developed.) Although Dinobot may actually be a Utahraptor, which did live in North America, it still doesn't explain the [[scale|size discrepancy]], since while Utahraptors were bigger than Velociraptors, they were still considerably smaller than a full-grown Parasaurolophus.
* This episode may or may not get its title from the name of a song by Deep Purple or a novel by Jack London.
* This episode explores many themes that several of the same characters would later explore in ''[[Beast Machines]]''. The idea of the Maximals taking on more bestial personalities because of their beast modes is used in the episode "[[Forbidden Fruit]]".  A similar concept would have been touched on in the unproduced ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[A Greater Ape]]".


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<tr> <td> Production company </td><td> Mainframe Entertainment </td></tr> <tr> <td> Airdate </td><td> January 7, 1997 </td></tr>




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<tr> <td> Directed by </td><td> Jonathan Goodwill </td></tr>


<tr> <td> Animation studio </td><td> Mainframe Entertainment </td></tr> <tr> <td> Continuity </td><td> Beast Wars continuity </td></tr></table> The Predacons steal the rectifier coil from the Maximal base, which causes the Maximals to revert into a more feral state.


Japanese title: よみがえれビーストパワー! (Yomigaere Beast Power!, "Revive, Beast Power!")

Synopsis

A cheetah enthusiastically chases some antelopes, when the ground around it breaks up and it is sent falling into hot lava. Before the cat gets burned, the sequence ends, revealed to be a dream of Cheetor's. Cheetor awakens from his nightmare in time to hear the alarms triggered by a Predacon assault. As the other Maximals prepare Sentinel, Dinobot drags Cheetor outside to battle.


What do we do about the slime?

Primal exits the Maximals' control room via the roof hatch, but is unable to prevent Waspinator and Terrorsaur from grabbing a piece of Maximal hardware off the roof and retreating with the other Predacons. A well-placed rocket from Megatron prevents Primal from chasing the fliers. Airazor is just able to catch the Maximal leader before he crashes into the ground, but lowering Primal after taking a hit from Terrorsaur seriously taxes Airazor's systems. On the upside, the Predacons are no longer attacking.

Inside the base, recuperating, the Maximals suddenly feel the harmful effects of Energon build-up. Rhinox explains that without the rectifier coil the Predacons stole, the Maximals will have to stay in Beast Mode. Meanwhile, the Predacons, after an uncharacteristically successful mission, enjoy a hearty laugh together.


The Maximals look on as Michael Bay attempts to direct a scene.

Days later, Rhinox interrupts a dream Primal has (of being a real ape) to mention that Predacons are still haunting the local area. Rattrap suffers frustration from his Beast Mode's diminutive size and limb length. Primal and Rattrap almost get into a fight with each other, their minds suffering from bestial traits leaking into their personalities, but Rhinox lays down the line. Once the Preds leave, the Maximals take some much-needed rest.


Be very, very quiet. We're hunting Maxies.

In his dreams, Primal is tormented by eyes glowing in the dark, Dinobot dreams of hunting surprisingly tiny hadrosaurs, and Rattrap dreams of rat stuff. The dreams overpower their respective dreamers, and the Maximals awaken, trapped in the mindsets of the creatures whose forms they wear. The animals all eventually exit their base. Their foes' intellects gone, Megatron and the Predacons begin their hunt.

Airazor exits the CR Chamber to meet Tigatron in the empty Maximal base. Tigatron resolves to reform his Maximal companions before they're killed, while Airazor has her own mission. She heads to the unoccupied Predacon base, deftly dodging the automated defenses. Inside, the rectifier coil is under no protection she can't destroy.

In the jungle, Tigatron comes to face the feral Cheetor and Rhinox. The two follow him for reasons their animal minds don't comprehend. Next Tigatron recruits the primal Optimus into his party, and finally Dinobot and Rattrap. His friends gathered, Tigatron speaks to the dormant minds of his friends. He explains how the schism that exists between the Maximals' two modes is a side effect of a programming block, and as long as that program exists, the animal and Maximal identities will never reach cohesion. Now embracing the beasts within, the restored Maximals are ready to "Slag some bot!"


Peter Jackson likely watched this episode.

Primal swings Megatron off of his throne as the two Maximal cats tackle the two Predacon goons who were carrying their leader. Dinobot's raptor mode conquers Blackarachnia. Rhinox knocks over a tree to ground the Predacon fliers, and a ratball special puts Rattrap into position to pump gunfire into Terrorsaur. After the Predacons start to feel the effects of Energon build-up, Megatron orders a retreat.


(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)


<table border="5" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" align="center" style="border:#800000"> <tr> <th style="background:#FFEEEE"> Maximals</th><th style="background:#EEEEFE"> Predacons </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top">

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Quotes

"Man, I swear them polka-dots go clear through to the brain."


—Rattrap on Cheetor.


"Trouble with the neighbours again."


—Airazor spots the Axalon under attack.


"Predacons, fall back!"<br /> "Now he tells me!"


—Megatron's order comes a wee bit too late to save Tarantulas.


"Hunting from the air with automatic weapons—now that's a sport!"


—Terrorsaur


"She stoops to conquer!"


—Airazor shows some wit.


"Rat...robot. Rat...robot. I'm a robot and a rat! Yeahh, I like it!"<br /> "Hrmf, I do not see why."


—Rattrap and Dinobot


"Remember, do not fight your beast instincts. Let them help your robot forms both in battle and in peace. But for now, let us maximize (transforms into robot mode), AND SLAG SOME BUTT!"


—Tigatron delivers solid advice.

Other notes

Animation errors

Continuity errors

  • In one of the bigger continuity errors in Beast Wars—because it is actually in the spoken dialogue and not a result of careless animation or time-filling sound edits—Megatron says his plan is contingent on his research of Maximal programming, and Tigatron later confirms the existence of this specifically Maximal weakness. So why is Dinobot affected at all?

Other errors

  • In his beast dream, Dinobot--supposedly experiencing the instincts of his beast mode, Asia's Velociraptor--dreams of chasing what appears to be a Parasaurolophus, which only lived in the Americas and which furthermore is portrayed as far too small. Since the creature is never actually named, it may be taken as representing a different dinosaur species as-yet-undiscovered. It's also likely that the Parasuralophus was a youngster.

Transformers references

Real-world references

Miscellaneous trivia

  • This episode marks the only use of Megatron's right arm-mounted missile launcher, which fires from the same port the laser beam emanates from. What is with Transformers and the one-use weapons?
  • This episode explores many themes that several of the same characters would later explore in Beast Machines. The idea of the Maximals taking on more bestial personalities because of their beast modes is used in the episode "Forbidden Fruit". A similar concept would have been touched on in the unproduced Beast Wars episode "A Greater Ape".
  • When the Maximal computer announces that the Predacons are withdrawing from the area, text in the Maximal version of the Cybertronix language scrolls by the bottom of the screen, and more text flashes in blue in the middle of the screen. The blue flashing text reads "area clear", and the text on the bottom reads "its been a long time since ive had sweet thistle pie".
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