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* With Darkmount destroyed and the Autobots getting a new base courtesy of the U.S. military, both sides are pretty close to where they started off. Just like old times. | * With Darkmount destroyed and the Autobots getting a new base courtesy of the U.S. military, both sides are pretty close to where they started off. Just like old times. | ||
* Despite her last encounter with Shockwave, Arcee does not seem at all surprised to see him. Nor is she even given any interaction with him. | * Despite her last encounter with Shockwave, Arcee does not seem at all surprised to see him. Nor is she even given any interaction with him. | ||
* A returning Optimus deals with Megatron with a giant swing (grabs Megatron by the tail while he's in flight mode, spins him around and throws him), just like Megatron did with Starscream upon his own return from stasis in [[Out Of His Head]]. | |||
===Transformers references=== | ===Transformers references=== | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 22 July 2019
| This article is about the Prime episode. For the Armada episode, see Rebellion (Armada). |
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 It happens... but miracles happen, too. | ||||||
| "Rebellion" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
| Airdate | April 12, 2013 | |||||
| Written by | Steven Melching | |||||
| Directed by | Scooter Tidwell | |||||
| Animation studio | Polygon Pictures | |||||
Team Prime wages war against the Decepticon citadel.
Synopsis
As the Autobots prepare for battle, Fowler points out that the military has the weapons necessary to take down the fortress, but can't attack while Darkmount's fusion cannons are pointed at major cities. Ultra Magnus resolves to disable the cannons. As Darkmount has GroundBridge jamming capabilities, they will have to attack in a more roundabout way.
In an underground cavern, Smokescreen expresses his doubt that he's ready to be a Prime, but Optimus points out that the decision will be made by the Matrix of Leadership.
Jack uses his cellphone at a gas station, and his signal is promptly picked up by the Decepticons. Starscream dispatches his seekers to investigate, but Ratchet GroundBridges Jack back to the Harbinger before they can reach him. Miko likewise calls for pizza from a New York alley to lure Decepticons there. Ratchet has Jack make a fake transmission from an Energon Mine, forcing Starscream to send Insecticons to check the location. With the Decepticon forces thus scattered, the Autobots bridge to the fortress while Fowler stands ready at a nearby air base with a squadron of jets.
As the report comes in that the Energon Mine is safe and not under attack, Megatron demands to know why the Decepticons have been spread so thin. Soundwave solves the mystery of where the Autobots are by pointing out the existence of the Harbinger, however before Starscream can dispatch his armada to attack it, Darkmount itself comes under attack. Down below, Wheeljack and Bulkhead toss grenades at the base of the fortress and use their new weapons to stave off the Vehicons that attack them. Meanwhile Bumblebee and Arcee take a more subtle route.
Shockwave humbly suggests releasing the Predacon to repel the attackers. The beast enters the fray, but is quickly distracted by the Iron Will. As it attempts to chase Magnus, Ratchet opens a GroundBridge, sending the creature to the Arctic, where it quickly freezes. Shockwave leaves the Nemesis and starts jumping down the side of the fortress.
The dying Optimus begins to have a vision of the Allspark and Alpha Trion. Though Prime worries about the fate of the Matrix, his old teacher assures him it will pick a new leader.
Arcee reports to Magnus that she and Bumblebee have run into some trouble and are pinned down. Ultra Magnus decides to take matters into his own hands, entering the fortress and attacking the fusion cannon control room directly. He swiftly takes care of the Decepticons at the controls, only for Megatron himself to arrive. Meanwhile Shockwave reaches the bottom of the tower and incapacitates Bulkhead and Wheeljack with a single tank cannon blast, and Arcee and Bumblebee are surrounded by Decepticon troops. Ultra Magnus fights bravely against Megatron, but ultimately loses and is dragged up to the throne room.
Alpha Trion invites Optimus to join with the Allspark. In the cavern, the Optimus's optics flicker out and his chestplate opens up to reveal the Matrix. Smokescreen has other ideas, and drags the Forge of Solus Prime over in order to place it in Optimus's hand. A surge of energy emanates from the hammer.
As Ultra Magnus won't tell Megatron anything, the Decepticon leader orders the prisoners executed and the fusion cannons fired, however Starscream points out that there's something incoming. In the Harbinger, Ratchet also detects the inbound object, and it has an Autobot signature. It reaches visual range of the Decepticons, revealing itself to be Optimus himself, in a new upgraded form. Landing in the throne room, Optimus deals Megatron a series of concussions before smashing the Decepticon leader all the way into the throne. Once the other Decepticons have been dealt with, Magnus deals Starscream a shattering uppercut before briefing Optimus, who sets out to destroy the fusion cannons. The Autobots at the base of the tower, on hearing the news, overthrow their captors.
Enraged, Megatron takes to the air and attempts to shoot down Prime. The news that there are incoming human forces has Starscream order the fusion cannons to fire, but while they're still powering up, Optimus Prime punches Megatron and flings the Decepticon leader directly into the fusion cannon power core, disabling the cannons. The Autobots make a hasty withdrawal as Fowler's squadron of Skystrikers unleashes missiles on Darkmount. The Decepticons likewise retreat to their warship. Smokescreen drives up the highway in time to see the fortress come crashing to the ground.
Later, at a military base, Fowler gives the Autobots a speech of thanks. The Autobots note that the Forge's power has been completely drained, but Ratchet assures Smokescreen he made the right choice.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
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Quotes
"Guess we'll have to sneak past enemy lines, Wrecker-style."
"I couldn't deal with 'Wrecker-style' back on Cybertron, and I refuse to deal with it here."
- —Wheeljack and Ultra Magnus
"I knew the humans couldn't resist using their telecommunications... That is all they seem to do."
- —Starscream does have a point there...
"Ultra Magnus, you are no Optimus Prime."
- —Megatron
"This isn't how the story's supposed to end."
- —Smokescreen
Optimus Prime: Commander?
Ultra Magnus: Sir, you are looking... robust.
"Is it true the Forge has been drained of its power? Then any hope of rebuilding the Omega Lock has truly been lost."
"I... did what I felt was right."
"And your instincts once have again proven to be quite sound."
- —Ratchet and Smokescreen on the Forge of Solus Prime.
Notes
Continuity notes
- The Autobots dispose of Predaking in the same manner as they did the Scraplets in "Scrapheap". It doesn't work as well as they hoped.
- The Forge of Solus Prime was established to be low on energy in "Prey". Optimus' upgrade drains it completely.
- Optimus repeats the line "Megatron, begone" from "Orion Pax, Part 3", in much the same context.
- Wheeljack retains the scars inflicted by Starscream in "Scattered".
- With Darkmount destroyed and the Autobots getting a new base courtesy of the U.S. military, both sides are pretty close to where they started off. Just like old times.
- Despite her last encounter with Shockwave, Arcee does not seem at all surprised to see him. Nor is she even given any interaction with him.
- A returning Optimus deals with Megatron with a giant swing (grabs Megatron by the tail while he's in flight mode, spins him around and throws him), just like Megatron did with Starscream upon his own return from stasis in Out Of His Head.
Transformers references
- Optimus Prime (and Optimus expies) gaining a flight-capable backpack is something of an Optimus tradition by this point.
- Ultra Magnus 's "couldn't deal with" remark seems a nod to his Generation 1 counterpart's oft-referenced line from The Transformers: The Movie.
Animation and technical errors
- Wheeljack doesn't have a grenade on his hip when he and Bulkhead engage the Seekers, but it appears there immediately after he uses his energy whip to destroy a few of them.
- When Wheeljack unsheathes his katanas to attack the Decepticons, the handles remain part of his character model as he draws them. The error is fixed by the next shot.
- When Optimus flies to the scene and quickly starts pounding Megatron, the latter's leg wobbling doesn't really match with background movement.
- Ratchet's "Pfft, well..." reaction to Miko suggesting the Forge might do him some good is completely out of sync with his mouth movements. The line itself is lifted from "Scattered".
- When Megatron drops to the ground about to fight Ultra Magnus, the sound from his landing seems to stop too abruptly. Normally there is a slight echo after a crashing sound effect. Maybe the room did not create an echo?
- When Megatron shoots Ultra Magnus's rifle out of his hand, the laser is red instead of purple.
- When the Autobots sent the Scraplets to the Arctic in "Scrapheap", Ratchet reasoned that the smaller body mass of the Scraplets would render them much more vulnerable to the extreme cold. By comparison, both Optimus and Arcee remained functional, if somewhat impaired, for a significant period. Despite this, Predaking, who is even larger than Optimus (not counting the wings), is frozen solid in under a minute. In "Minus One", Predaking would engage Optimus Prime in a protracted battle in Antarctica with no signs of freezing over.
- Wheeljack is seen in Ultra Magnus' ship holding the energy whip and a blaster. However in the battle that follows said blaster is nowhere to be seen.
- Darkmount was located right next to the ruins of the Autobot base. Smokescreen retrieved Optimus from the rubble and presumably hid him in a cavern somewhere close by. Yet when Smokescreen tries to join the battle, he's seen arriving by the highway, having apparently driven a considerable distance.
Trivia
- This episode has a different map of the United States, this time with Louisiana in the right place.
- This is the first time in this series that anyone has flown in robot mode.
- Fowler refers to the jet fighters as Skystrikers, like the fighters from G.I. Joe; this was one of the set-ups for the eventually-canned Unit:E crossover project that Prime was intended to lead into.
- The "Autobits" edition of the episode mistakenly describes Shockwave's face as receiving "over 300 cable channels", rather than Soundwave's as intended.
- Bulkhead is silent throughout the whole episode, unless you count his grunts during the various battles or his laughs heard at the tail end of the episode. Kevin Michael Richardson is still credited in the episode's credits.
Foreign localization
German
- Title: "Rebellion" ("Rebellion")
- Original airdate: 22 October 2013
Hungarian
- Title: "Ostrom" ("Assault")
- Original airdate: 5 September 2013
Brazilian Portuguese
Italian
- Title: "Ribellione" ("Rebellion")
- Original airdate: 6 September 2013
Spanish (Spain)
- Title: "Rebelión" ("Rebellion")
- Original airdate: 10 October 2013
Home video releases
- DVD
2013 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Dawn of the Beast (Shout! Factory)
2013 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Season Three (Shout! Factory)
2014 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Season 3 Volume 1: Battle for Darkmount (Madman Entertainment)
2015 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Saison 3 Volume 1: Le règne de Mégatron (Primal Screen)
2015 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Season 3 Volume 1: Battle for Darkmount (Primal Screen)
2015 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Staffel 3 Teil 1: Schlacht um Darkmount (Primal Screen) — English, German, Dutch and French audio.
2015 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Season Three Collection (Madman Entertainment)
2015 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Intégrale Saison 3 (Primal Screen)
2015 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — The Complete Season 3 (Primal Screen)
2015 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Die komplette Staffel 3 (Primal Screen) — English, German, Dutch and French audio.
2015 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — The Complete Season 3 (Primal Screen) — English, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian audio.
- Blu-ray
2013 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Season Three (Shout! Factory)
2016 — Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters — Season Three Collection (Madman Entertainment)
