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:''Japanese title:'' ルビークリスタルの秘密 (''Yomaigaeru Shin Hakai Taitei'', "The Revived New Emperor of Destruction") | :''Japanese title:'' ルビークリスタルの秘密 (''Yomaigaeru Shin Hakai Taitei'', "The Revived New Emperor of Destruction") | ||
:''German title:'' "'''Die fünf Gesichter der Finsternis, Teil 2'''" ("The five Faces of Darkness, Part 2") | |||
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| "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2" | |||||||||
| Production code | #700-87 | ||||||||
| Production company | Sunbow Productions | ||||||||
| Airdate | September 2, 1986 | ||||||||
| Written by | Flint Dille | ||||||||
| Continuity | Generation 1 cartoon continuity | ||||||||
As a near death experience on Chaar allows Rodimus Prime to discover who kidnapped the Autobots, Cyclonus and Scourge head to rescue Galvatron...only to find that something is very wrong with their leader.
- Japanese title: ルビークリスタルの秘密 (Yomaigaeru Shin Hakai Taitei, "The Revived New Emperor of Destruction")
- German title: "Die fünf Gesichter der Finsternis, Teil 2" ("The five Faces of Darkness, Part 2")
Synopsis
On Chaar, the Decepticons have discovered the snooping Rodimus Prime and Grimlock. However, the Decepticons cannot muster enough energy to power their weapons, so they opt to beat the two Autobots to death. They overwhelm the Rodimus and Grimlock, but scatter at the sight of a meteor...which turns out to be a Skuxxoid ship commandeered by Springer and Arcee. They grab Rodimus and Grimlock, but Rodimus is non-responsive. Cyclonus allows them to leave, as he has more pressing matters...such as finding Galvatron.
On Quintessa, the Quintessons are interrogating Kup. They seem to know the true answers to their questions, even though he lies. They learn that Cybertron is militarily secure, but that Kup is worried about Earth's security. Ultra Magnus and Spike are surprised that the Quintessons seem to know so much, but the Quintessons end their discussion by trying their hand at interrogating Spike.
Elsewhere, Springer sets the Skuxxoid ship down. A badly injured Rodimus is mumbling Springer's name and that of the Matrix, and Arcee believes that Rodimus is naming Springer as the new Autobot leader. Suddenly, Rodimus's life force disappears. Arcee assumes the worst, but Grimlock points out that the Matrix didn't appear, so he is still alive. As for Rodimus Prime's life force, it's going on a very trippy (yet poorly animated) journey through the Matrix, seeing Optimus Prime, a skull-like thing, a few robots...and the Quintessons. Coming back online, Rodimus realizes that it was the Quintessons who kidnapped the others, not the Decepticons.
On Quintessa, Spike, Magnus, and Kup overpower their guards, taking a Quintesson judge named Deliberata hostage. When they confront the court, however, the Quintessons merely sentence him to die in the Sharkticon tanks as well. The pit opens, plunging Spike and the Autobots into the pit along with Deliberata. The side of the pit opens, allowing the other Quintessons to watch. They like to watch.
Heading to Thrull, Cyclonus sends Scourge to pull Galvatron from the plasma pool. Cyclonus and the Sweeps greet their leader, only to discover that he has been driven insane by the plasma baths. Galvatron immediately proceeds to lay the smackdown on his would-be rescuers, but Scourge, who speaks crazy, manages to talk him down. Galvatron declares that they have an empire to regain, and they depart, but not before Galvatron destroys Thrull.
On Quintessa, as the Sharkticons begin to swarm in, Spike asks why they're being executed, and the Quintessons say that Spike is guilty of associating with the Autobots, who are guilty of theft. Magnus assumes that they are taking about the Decepticons, but the Quintessons point out that the Autobots inhabit Cybertron. Above, the Skuxxoid ship flies through the sky, only to be destroyed by the Quintessons' defense systems. However, the Autobots were not on board, instead arriving in Springer's copter mode. The Quintesson tribunal flees Grimlock's would-be assault, while Springer pulls the others out of the Sharkticon tank. The Aerialbots arrive with their escape ship. However, the Quintessons, obsessed with destroying the Matrix, detonate a core bomb on Quintessa. Safely in the distance, they watch their homeworld explode.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"It just don't pack the wallop it used to!"
"Yeah, because we're out of energy, dummy!"
- —Vortex and Swindle exposit for the audience.
"Mmm! Crunchy!"
- —Grimlock finds that Decepticon weapons taste great and are less filling.
Cyclonus: Those miserable Skuxxoids!
Scourge: They can't be working with the Autobots.
Swindle: Ehh, they'd sell out to anybody for the right price.
Cyclonus: If anyone would know, Swindle...
- —It takes one to know one, Swindle.
Quintesson 1: You are the Autobot Kup. You are Cybertron's chief of security.
Kup: Naw, my name's Teaspoon! And I'm Cybertron's chief dishwasher.
Quintesson 2: Zero percent probability of truth. Identification positive.
Quintesson 1: Tell us the status of Cybertron's defenses.
Kup: Total shambles after the last war. Three kids and a dog could take the planet.
Quintesson 2: Four percent probability of truth. Defenses at optimum levels. Direct assault not viable.
- —The Quintessons interrogate Kup. They apparently lack a sense of humor.
"Release us, or I turn your buddy here into bluey juice!"
- —Spike
"He alive! Me Grimlock love Arcee."
Rodimus Prime: Remember when we were shot down over the planet Quintessa? We were tried and sentenced to die?
Grimlock: Mmm. Me Grimlock rescue you.
Arcee: You must be kidding.
Rodimus Prime: No, it's true! He did!
- —The Autobots flash back to the movie before doing so was cool.
Ultra Magnus: Where are you taking us?
Quintesson: To your judgement.
Kup: Right. We're gonna get a fair trial, and then they're gonna kill us.
- —Kup already knows how the Quintessons justice system works.
"Pay us no mind. We just...like to watch.
- —The Quintessons creepily enjoy Sharkticons attacking Ultra Magnus, Kup and Spike.
Galvatron: Who disturbs my plasma bath?
Cyclonus: Mighty Galvatron, we have come to deliver you from—
Galvatron: My empire of ash?!
[Galvatron hits Cyclonus on the head.]
Galvatron: My bastion of brimstone?! Rih!
[Galvatron hits Cyclonus on the head. Again.]
Galvatron: My kingdom of desolation?! Nnah!
[Galvatron hits Cyclonus on the head yet again, and then punches him into the plasma pool.]
Galvatron: Did I ask you for deliverance? Nnah! DID I?!
[Galvatron kicks Cyclonus, who attempts to get out, back into the plasma pool. Then he proceeds to blow up a rock in the pool.]
Galvatron: Hahahahahahahaha! Hahahahahahahaha! Ah, Cyclonus! How wonderful to see you again!
- —Galvatron shows Cyclonus the true definition of craziness.
"Decepticons, your leader has returned! Long live the Empire! Long live... ahahaha GALVATRON! Hahahah."
- —Galvatron noting the humor at how totally screwed the Decepticons are.
"Mighty Galvatron, I have learned your lesson! I now know not only that you are the leader, but also why."
"Such insight is rare! Watch out for this one, Cyclonus. One day, he might take your place."
- —Scourge and Galvatron speak crazy.
Notes
Animation or technical glitches
- While walking with his fellow Decepticons, Rumble is as tall as Soundwave.
- When Kup sasses the Quintessons by referring to himself as 'Cybertron's chief dishwasher', observe the Quintesson on the throne (the one closest to the screen). One of the faces is mouthing Kup, word for word! This seems to persist for the rest of the scene.
- Even after being savagely beaten by the Decepticons to the point of death, Rodimus' character model shows absolutely no signs of damage. This is even more unusual when you consider the extremely damaged condition of the Decepticons earlier in the episode.
- When Rodimus confirms that Grimlock saved his life on Quintessa, his helmet is drawn very...oddly.
- At one point Kup says "You're confusing us with Decepticons." in Ultra Magnus's voice.
- Silverbolt is really big when escaping from Quintessa. The Autobots could board him with no problem. Now THAT'S mass shifting.
Continuity errors
- Before his life force temporarily enters the Matrix, Rodimus says "My time in the light is short..." Arcee claims that's what Optimus Prime said when he was dying. But in the movie, Optimus actually said "Do not grieve. Soon, I shall be one with the Matrix..." Although the definition was largely the same.
- In the previous episode, when Cyclonus first learns of Galvatron's location, the lava pool where Galvatron was submerged appeared in a small crater. When Cyclonus actually does find Galvatron, the location not only seem different, but the crater has gotten larger as well. Finally, when Scourge pulls Galvatron out, the lava pool is the size of a small lake.
- The Quintesson that was sentenced along with Spike, Kup and Ultra Magnus apparently vanishes after they take the plunge, at least until Rodimus makes an attempt to rescue them, where he is once again seen with them.
