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*Inferno is flying as he and Thrust attack Jetfire. | |||
*After Blurr powerlinks with Incinerator (deploying his wings in the process) and Hot Shot powerlinks with Jolt, the two jump a dune. During and after this jump, Blurr's wings are folded back into his pre-powerlinked configuration and Incinerator is nowhere to be seen. | *After Blurr powerlinks with Incinerator (deploying his wings in the process) and Hot Shot powerlinks with Jolt, the two jump a dune. During and after this jump, Blurr's wings are folded back into his pre-powerlinked configuration and Incinerator is nowhere to be seen. | ||
*Carlos calls Grindor "High Wire". | *Carlos calls Grindor "High Wire". | ||
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| "Awakening" (Shōgeki) "Stout Arm: Impact" | ||||||
| Production code | TF: A-28 | |||||
| Production company | TV Tokyo, NAS | |||||
| Airdate | March 8, 2003 (English) 18 July 2003 (Japanese) | |||||
| Writer | Shōji Tonoike | |||||
| Director | Shigeki Hatayama | |||||
| Animation studio | Actas Inc. | |||||
| Continuity | Unicron Trilogy | |||||
Decepticon reinforcements arrive, and the hunt is on for a new weapon.
Synopsis
The Autobots and Decepticons are fighting on a beach as something huge moves into range. The ground begins to shake, causing everyone to stop fighting and look up in wonder. The ship crashes into the surf, and Thrust announces that Tidal Wave has arrived from the planet Dabola with reinforcements. Megatron asks for a demonstration of Tidal Wave's abilities and, at Thrust's urging, the ship opens fire on the Autobots. Smokescreen attempts to line up a shot, but is injured by weapons fire. Jetfire and Starscream clash above the battlefield. Hot Shot and Blurr link with their Mini-Cons, diving into the ocean to attack the ship from below. Thrust attempts to take out Jetfire, who transforms to robot mode, grabbing Thrust for a power-dive into the sea. Unfortunately the Decepticon becomes invisible long enough to escape. Jetfire turns his attention to the Decepticon ship in an attempt to draw its fire, but soon realises he's no match for its fire power.
Explosions rock the huge ship as Hot Shot and Blurr begin firing on it from beneath the waves. The pair grab the side of the ship, pushing it over before sharing a celebratory high-five on its upturned hull. Thrust flees as they turn their weapons on him. Back at base, the kids celebrate, but the alarm soon sounds for the detection of two new Mini-Cons, which means the Autobots now have three to collect. Alexis is confused, however, by the reported location of the Mini-Cons. At that moment, the Street Action Mini-Con Team run in and tell the kids that one of the detected Mini-Cons is located somewhere on the base. Rad, Carlos, Billy and Fred run after the three Street Action Mini-Cons.
In the caves around the base, a Mini-Con storage panel glows, as does another in a crevasse on the Moon. The third one pulses, lying on the sand of the beach where the Autobots and Decepticons are battling.
Megatron looks disgusted that Thrust's reinforcements have sunk, and the Decepticon tactician calls out desperately to Tidal Wave.
Alexis works out one of the Mini-Cons they're searching for is on the Moon. Sideways promptly appears on the monitor, saying he's impressed she figured it out and that he's got a message for them. The three Mini-Cons can unite to form the Requiem Blaster, a weapon with massive destructive power. He says the Autobots must find the Mini-Cons to win their current battle, which puzzles Alexis as the Autobots appear to be winning. Red Alert thinks there's some merit to what Sideways has said.
The Autobots are indeed on the verge of winning their battle when the ground begins to shake once more. A huge robot emerges from the ocean—Tidal Wave. The massive robot opens fire on the Autobots, and Alexis realises that Sideways was right.
The kids trudge through the caves after their Mini-Cons, with Fred complaining loudly. Finally he gives out a cry and the others discover he's fallen through the rock floor, revealing a flight of stairs.
Meanwhile, the Autobots are still pinned down on the beach. Optimus and Jetfire powerlink to launch an attack on Tidal Wave.
The kids find the first of the Space Mini-Con Team, Sky Blast, and introduce themselves.
Jet Optimus loses his weapon and is blasted by Tidal Wave while trying to retrieve it. He drops into the sea as the Decepticon laughs.
The kids are confused as Sky Blast takes a step back and fires at High Wire. The Mini-Con runs off, despite their protests, and they give chase.
Back on the beach, the Autobots fire on Tidal Wave to allow Optimus time to escape. He's able to get to cover, but the Decepticon turns his weapons on the other Autobots instead. With the Autobots taken care of, Tidal Wave returns his attention back to Optimus, looming over him while the Autobot leader can do no more than hide behind a boulder.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Mini-Cons | Misc |
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Quotes
"All right, who's our next victim? How about conehead there?"
- —Hot Shot getting cocky.
"Ah, would you stop whining, Fred?"
"I can't! I was born this way."
- —Carlos and Fred.
"Hey guys, my thighs are rubbing and my underwear's riding up."
- —TMI, Fred, TMI.
"Hey, Fred, are you sure you didn't land on your head?"
- —Carlos
Notes
Differences with Micron Legend
Animation and technical errors
- In the opening pan across the Autobots, the rocks in front of them jump to the left between frames.
- Inferno is flying as he and Thrust attack Jetfire.
- After Blurr powerlinks with Incinerator (deploying his wings in the process) and Hot Shot powerlinks with Jolt, the two jump a dune. During and after this jump, Blurr's wings are folded back into his pre-powerlinked configuration and Incinerator is nowhere to be seen.
- Carlos calls Grindor "High Wire".
- The narrator refers to Tidal Wave as "Shockwave", his Japanese name.
- When running for cover, Optimus Prime's head is huge compared to his body.
Transformers references
- Hot Shot refers to Thrust as a "Conehead", a fan term used to describe the group of Seekers from G1, of which the G1 Thrust was a part.
Foreign localization
German
- Title: "Der Riesenroboter" ("The Giant Robot")
- Original airdate: This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.
Trivia
- Hot Shot fires his Axlezooka from the side rather than the top.
Home video releases
- CD-ROM
2003 — Transformers: Universe (Hasbro)
- DVD
2003 — Transformers: Micron Legend — Volume 7 (Columbia Music Entertainment) — Japanese audio only.
2003 — Transformers: Armada — Vol:09 (Warner Music Video)
2006 — Transformers: Armada — Season One: Part Two (Rhino Entertainment)
2009 — Transformers: Armada — Volume Two (New KSM) — English and German audio.
