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===Differences with ''Micron Legend''=== | ===Differences with ''Micron Legend''=== | ||
*Rad's "previously on" narration is an ''Armada'' addition, since the footage it's playing over ''isn't'' from the previous episode. In ''Micron Legend'', Alexis provides a different narration in which she reintroduces herself, her friends and the Autobots to the audience. | *Rad's "previously on" narration is an ''Armada'' addition, since the footage it's playing over ''isn't'' from the previous episode. In ''Micron Legend'', Alexis provides a different narration in which she reintroduces herself, her friends and the Autobots to the audience. She also provides the closing narration for the episode. | ||
*After being saved from the landslide, Alexis wonders where Megatron is in ''Armada'', but in ''Micron Legend'', she expresses her fear that she was going to die. | |||
*Upon powerlinking with Jolt, the beam Hot Shot fires from his cannon is red in ''Armada'', but yellow in ''Micron Legend''. As the series consistently makes Autobot firepower red, that would mean that this was actually changed to be ''wrong'' for the Japanese version... | |||
*Megatron remarks not on the incompetence of his soldiers in ''Micron Legend'', but on the fact that Hot Shot and Red Alert have obtained Mini-Cons. Additionally, he's simply calling retreat when he warps away, while in ''Armada'', he announces a puzzling intent to "take matters into his own hands". | |||
*The discussion between the kids and the Autobots after the battle is... ''basically'' the same in both versions, but it hits a lot of different beats along the way. | |||
**Where ''Armada'' has them talking about the Decepticons' imminent return, in ''Micron Legend'', they discuss the crashed spaceship. **While the kids and Prime are introducing themselves to one another in ''Armada'', Optimus Prime is responding to their inquiries by explaining the nature of Cybertron and the Transformer race in ''Micron Legend''; introductions come later, which ''Armada'' replaces with the kids volunteering their help to the Autobots. | |||
**Instead of hollering on about how great the Autobots are, Carlos is telling them that they already know who Megatron and the Decepticons are. | |||
**''Armada'' has Rad question why the Autobots motives for finding the Mini-Cons are different to the Autobots, while ''Micron Legend'' sees him worry more about the Pandora's Box he fears he's opened. ''Armada'' re-adds this in a bit later while the kids are offering to help. | |||
**Last episode, ''Armada'' had the kids unable to understand Mini-Con speech; in this episode, Rad fluctuates between accurately translating for High Wire and only guessing at his intent. In ''Micron Legend'', they all can, and Optimus specifically singles this out as a unique thing, talking about the kids and Mini-Cons being bound by fate. He follows this by talking about how they must destroy the Decepticons, while in ''Armada'', he talks about the history of the Mini-Cons. | |||
**While ''Armada'' just has Rad claim he was guessing what the Mini-Cons were saying, followed by him teasing her about it, ''Micron Legend'' has him make a joke about how Alexis is going to break from her studies to be part of the Autobot experience. Alexis's resultant anger is over being teased in ''Armada'', but righteous fury over their apparent shirking of responsibility in ''Micron Legend''. | |||
*Billy and Fred spout generic sporting trash talk in ''Armada'', while ''Micron Legend'' has them actively questioning the others about what they were doing in the caves, leading into the rest of the discussion, post-game. A point in their conversation that ''Armada'' loses is that the Cosmoscope Research Center's computers were knocked offline at the time of the earthquake, which is why it wasn't recorded. | |||
*Carlos downplays his skateboard in ''Armada'', but sings its praises in ''Micron Legend''. | |||
*Billy pines after Alexis in ''Armada'', but in ''Micron Legend'', he's just talking about going back to the caves. | |||
*In ''Armada'', Starscream and Demolishor fight over who will be Megatron's right hand man, but in ''Micron Legend'', they're having a contest to see who will get the second Mini-Con Cyclonus nabbed earlier. Megatron gives it to Demolishor not to spite Starscream, as ''Armada'' implies, but because he believes Starscream actually has the skill to find one on his own. | |||
*Megatron's speech to his troops about gaining Mini-Con power is an ''Armada'' addition; in ''Micron Legend'', his pontifications are directed at the panel itself as he beseeches the Mini-Con within to come forth. | |||
*The shots of both the Mini-Con panel as Megatron works his wicked way upon it, and Laserbeak transforming in Alexis's hands are both cropped much tighter in ''Micron Legend''. | |||
*After the scene with the Decepticons, the camera trucks in towards Earth in ''Micron Legend'', but zooms out away from it in ''Armada''. | |||
*The downward pan from Billy and Fred to the Autobot base beneath is sped up for ''Armada''. | |||
*Rather that criticize Carlos's analysis of the base as overly obvious as she does in ''Armada'', in ''Micron Legend'', Alexis chastizes him for just using the word "awesome" over and over. When Rad pops out and starts talking about how cool it is, in ''Micron Legend'', he's suggesting other words he could use. Hilarious. | |||
*Hot Shot merely talks about kicking butt in ''Armada'', while in ''Micron Legend'', he explains to the confused kids that Ratchet has repaired the control room. | |||
===Animation and/or technical glitches=== | ===Animation and/or technical glitches=== | ||
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 All yours belong to us. | ||||||
| "Base" (Nakama [Tomodachi]) "Friends" | ||||||
| Production code | TF: A-03 | |||||
| Production company | TV Tokyo, NAS | |||||
| Airdate | August 23, 2002 (English) 24 January 2003 (Japanese) | |||||
| Writer | Ryō Motohira | |||||
| Director | Issa Kobayashi | |||||
| Animation studio | Actas Inc. | |||||
| Continuity | Unicron Trilogy | |||||
More Mini-cons are found and the Autobots get their base set up
- Polish title: "Baza"
- Brazilian title: "Base"
Synopsis
The Decepticons open fire on Optimus, forcing him to his knees. Megatron reveals Leader-1 and combines with the Mini-Con, activating the huge cannon at his waist. The cannon fires with such force that the Decepticon leader is flung backwards. Fortunately the shot misses its intended target and destroys the hill behind Optimus. Though Optimus is amused, Megatron merely states that that was only a taste of his power, and laughs maniacally. At length. Then he begins repeatedly firing on the Autobots while sliding backwards and finally falling over on his back. Unfortunately the blasts cause a landslide which tumbles towards Alexis, Carlos and Rad. Hot Shot shields the three kids, keeping them safe, while Red Alert does the same with the Mini-Cons. Alexis wonders what's happened to Megatron, and quickly spots three glints of light: more Mini-Con storage panels.
Starscream and Demolishor rush to their fallen leader to check on his health, and he tells them to go destroy Optimus Prime. The conversation is interrupted by Optimus himself, who grabs Starscream by the head and throws him at Demolishor before grappling directly with Megatron.
Red Alert pulls one of the Mini-Con panels from the ground, activating it. Hot Shot gains the Mini-Con Jolt while Red Alert combines with Longarm and the pair fire on the Decepticons with the new weapons they've just unlocked. Megatron, Starscream and Demolishor promptly teleport away. Cyclonus sticks around long enough to steal two Mini-Cons the children just dug up, and then teleports away as well, cackling insanely. On the Moon, Megatron is not at all pleased—until Cyclonus arrives and presents one of the stolen Mini-Cons.
Optimus tells the kids that Megatron is likely to return, now that he knows there are more Mini-Cons to be had. Rad complains that the whole thing was an accident, leading into a flashback to the discovery of High Wire. He'd never have done it had he known it would start a war. Proper introductions are made, and further exposition about the function of the Mini-Cons and purpose of the Decepticons on Earth given. Rad asks if the Autobots want the Mini-Cons for power like the Decepticons do, and Optimus assures him that the Autobots treat Mini-Cons as equals while the Decepticons treat them as slaves. The three kids offer to help. After Rad and Carlos joke that they tricked Alexis over being able to understand Mini-Con speech, they make up and bump fists. The Autobots are intrigued by this Earth custom and bump fists as well, making the ground shake.
The next day at school, there's a basketball game, and Fred gets hit in the face with the ball several times. Rad and Carlos play dumb when Billy asks them about the earthquake, and Alexis points out that they would have heard about any earthquake on the radio. Rad and Carlos also explain away their new bicycle and skateboard, though Billy still suspects them of being up to something. Alexis catches up to her friends to inform them that they almost blew it.
On the Moon, Starscream and Demolishor have a sharp argument about who's going to be Megatron's right-hand man when he takes over the universe, and they end up fighting. Demolishor is more massive stronger, but Starscream proves to be faster and more adroit, ultimately winning. But they're interrupted by Megatron himself, who orders them to stop wasting their energy and reminds them of their mission to search out all the Mini-Cons. He activates one of the Mini-Cons Cyclonus recovered, Blackout, and presents him to Demolishor as his "little partner in crime". While Starscream fumes, Megatron tells him he has to capture his own Mini-Con.
Billy and Fred go into the mountains again and observe that it looks like a bulldozer drove though. Below ground, Carlos and Rad are marvelling at the activated spaceship. The Autobots present the kids with Laserbeak, a small bird which transforms into a video camera. After Optimus explains its purpose, High Wire alerts them to the fact more Mini-Cons are coming on-line.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Others |
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Guests |
Quotes
"Hot Shot, are you all right?!"
- —Optimus has no concern for the Mini-Cons or the children (or even for Red Alert), apparently.
"Ah, yes, now I find out they're all incompetent."
- —Megatron should really have noticed that earlier.
"Ah, man, that guy burns me up."
- —Rad's reaction to Cyclonus making off with a Mini-Con.
"Come on, boys, we've got work to do!"
- —Megatron... refers to his troops as "boys" apparently.
"I am totally surrounded by weirdos."
- —Alexis has an epiphany.
Notes
Differences with Micron Legend
- Rad's "previously on" narration is an Armada addition, since the footage it's playing over isn't from the previous episode. In Micron Legend, Alexis provides a different narration in which she reintroduces herself, her friends and the Autobots to the audience. She also provides the closing narration for the episode.
- After being saved from the landslide, Alexis wonders where Megatron is in Armada, but in Micron Legend, she expresses her fear that she was going to die.
- Upon powerlinking with Jolt, the beam Hot Shot fires from his cannon is red in Armada, but yellow in Micron Legend. As the series consistently makes Autobot firepower red, that would mean that this was actually changed to be wrong for the Japanese version...
- Megatron remarks not on the incompetence of his soldiers in Micron Legend, but on the fact that Hot Shot and Red Alert have obtained Mini-Cons. Additionally, he's simply calling retreat when he warps away, while in Armada, he announces a puzzling intent to "take matters into his own hands".
- The discussion between the kids and the Autobots after the battle is... basically the same in both versions, but it hits a lot of different beats along the way.
- Where Armada has them talking about the Decepticons' imminent return, in Micron Legend, they discuss the crashed spaceship. **While the kids and Prime are introducing themselves to one another in Armada, Optimus Prime is responding to their inquiries by explaining the nature of Cybertron and the Transformer race in Micron Legend; introductions come later, which Armada replaces with the kids volunteering their help to the Autobots.
- Instead of hollering on about how great the Autobots are, Carlos is telling them that they already know who Megatron and the Decepticons are.
- Armada has Rad question why the Autobots motives for finding the Mini-Cons are different to the Autobots, while Micron Legend sees him worry more about the Pandora's Box he fears he's opened. Armada re-adds this in a bit later while the kids are offering to help.
- Last episode, Armada had the kids unable to understand Mini-Con speech; in this episode, Rad fluctuates between accurately translating for High Wire and only guessing at his intent. In Micron Legend, they all can, and Optimus specifically singles this out as a unique thing, talking about the kids and Mini-Cons being bound by fate. He follows this by talking about how they must destroy the Decepticons, while in Armada, he talks about the history of the Mini-Cons.
- While Armada just has Rad claim he was guessing what the Mini-Cons were saying, followed by him teasing her about it, Micron Legend has him make a joke about how Alexis is going to break from her studies to be part of the Autobot experience. Alexis's resultant anger is over being teased in Armada, but righteous fury over their apparent shirking of responsibility in Micron Legend.
- Billy and Fred spout generic sporting trash talk in Armada, while Micron Legend has them actively questioning the others about what they were doing in the caves, leading into the rest of the discussion, post-game. A point in their conversation that Armada loses is that the Cosmoscope Research Center's computers were knocked offline at the time of the earthquake, which is why it wasn't recorded.
- Carlos downplays his skateboard in Armada, but sings its praises in Micron Legend.
- Billy pines after Alexis in Armada, but in Micron Legend, he's just talking about going back to the caves.
- In Armada, Starscream and Demolishor fight over who will be Megatron's right hand man, but in Micron Legend, they're having a contest to see who will get the second Mini-Con Cyclonus nabbed earlier. Megatron gives it to Demolishor not to spite Starscream, as Armada implies, but because he believes Starscream actually has the skill to find one on his own.
- Megatron's speech to his troops about gaining Mini-Con power is an Armada addition; in Micron Legend, his pontifications are directed at the panel itself as he beseeches the Mini-Con within to come forth.
- The shots of both the Mini-Con panel as Megatron works his wicked way upon it, and Laserbeak transforming in Alexis's hands are both cropped much tighter in Micron Legend.
- After the scene with the Decepticons, the camera trucks in towards Earth in Micron Legend, but zooms out away from it in Armada.
- The downward pan from Billy and Fred to the Autobot base beneath is sped up for Armada.
- Rather that criticize Carlos's analysis of the base as overly obvious as she does in Armada, in Micron Legend, Alexis chastizes him for just using the word "awesome" over and over. When Rad pops out and starts talking about how cool it is, in Micron Legend, he's suggesting other words he could use. Hilarious.
- Hot Shot merely talks about kicking butt in Armada, while in Micron Legend, he explains to the confused kids that Ratchet has repaired the control room.
Animation and/or technical glitches
- The animation during the battle in the beginning of the episode is atrociously bad, almost on par with that of the episode Decisive Battle.
- Demolishor's transforming animation during his battle with Starscream on the moon consists of his robot model leaning offscreen or onscreen.
Trivia
- Cyclonus stole two Mini-Con storage panels from the children and presented only one to Megatron. Crumplezone was seen perched on Cyclonus's shoulder when Megatron presented the other panel to Demolishor so Cyclonus must have activated him off-screen.
- After all the talk of Starscream needing to find his own Mini-Con, Megatron presents one Cyclonus found to Demolishor. Huh?
- This episode was included on Rhino's "Best Battles" DVD compilation, along with Metamorphosis, Confrontation, and Decisive Battle.
Home video releases
- DVD
2003 — Transformers: Micron Legend — Volume 1 (Columbia Music Entertainment) — Japanese audio only.
2003 — Transformers: Armada — Vol:01 (Universal)
2004 — Transformers: Armada — Best Battles (Rhino Entertainment)
2004 — Transformers: Armada — Season One: Part One (Rhino Entertainment)
2005 — Transformers: Armada — Triple Collection (Universal)
2008 — Transformers: Armada — Bumper Double DVD Collection (Universal)
2008 — Transformers: Armada — Volume One (New KSM) — English and German audio.
