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Any last words? Oh, that's right, | Any last words? Oh, that's right, you'rE the silent type. | ||
:-Wheeljack remembers only too late that Soundwave ISN'T going to say anything. | :-Wheeljack remembers only too late that Soundwave ISN'T going to say anything. | ||
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| Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
| Airdate | May 19, 2012 | |||||
| Written by | Marty Isenberg | |||||
| Directed by | Vinton Heuck | |||||
| Animation studio | Polygon Pictures | |||||
During the third relic hunt, Ratchet and Wheeljack get a one-of-a-kind opportunity when Soundwave's Deployer is disabled.
Synopsis
Ratchet rendezvous with Wheeljack in a wooded area to search for the third of four relics. Though Wheeljack rubs Ratchet up the wrong way, they take off in the Jackhammer to find the relic and soon pick up Soundwave as company. After Wheeljack dogfights with Soundwave for a few minutes, Soundwave releases Laserbeak to take over the attack on the ship. Wheeljack is more than happy to chase Laserbeak instead, though as they chase the drone, it almost causes them to hit the side of a mountain, much to Ratchet's panic. He finally scores a hit on Laserbeak, but as it goes down, a random shot hits the Jackhammer, bringing the ship down as well.
Ratchet is keen to resume the search for the relic, but Wheeljack spots the downed Laserbeak. They examine it, and Wheeljack hits on the idea of planting a grenade in it to provide the Decepticons with a surprise. It gives Ratchet a better idea—implanting a virus to get them access to the Nemesis computer and uplift the Iacon database. He contacts base and asks Raf to prepare a virus. At Raf's suggestion, they implant a grenade into Laserbeak as well to provide a decoy that the Decepticons will find and throw them off the scent of the virus. Wheeljack leaves Ratchet to find Soundwave so he can buy Ratchet time.
Meanwhile, Soundwave has located the relic, the Resonance Blaster, and dug it up. Wheeljack quickly locates him and attacks. They trade blows until Soundwave relieves Wheeljack of a sword and uses his tentacles to throw the Autobot around. Wheeljack manages to use Soundwave's tentacles against each other and cracks the Decepticon's visor with his head. They go flying off the cliff, but Wheeljack finally has Soundwave at his mercy, at least until Soundwave grabs the Resonance Blaster with a tentacle and uses it on Wheeljack. Wheeljack succumbs to the weapon's effects.
Ratchet and Raf begin uploading the virus into Laserbeak, but as they need it online to do so, the drone activates and tries to fly off, forcing Ratchet to hold it down. Soundwave is about to finish off Wheeljack when he detects activity from Laserbeak and heads off to investigate. Wheeljack has time to warn Ratchet before falling unconscious, and the virus download finishes in time for Ratchet to hide before Soundwave arrives. After some tense moments, the Decepticon picks up Laserbeak, but appears to be alerted to Ratchet. Soundwave's tentacles venture into Ratchet's hiding place, but as it turns out they're merely after a lost piece of Laserbeak. Having retrieved it, Soundwave heads off back to the Nemesis. Ratchet, unable to raise Wheeljack, goes to help his comrade.
Megatron is happy with Soundwave's find, though disappointed at Dreadwing and Knock Out's performance. Megatron has Knock Out examine Laserbeak and they find the grenade which Knock Out disposes of (after some initial panic). Soundwave returns to working on the Iacon database.
Returning to the Jackhammer, Ratchet calls for a GroundBridge, having forged a mutual respect with Wheeljack. He bridges back to base, where the computers are busily downloading the Iacon database. A short time later, Raf reports that Bulkhead is returning to base, but as they open the GroundBridge, Bulkhead comes flying through, his back smoking.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Quotes
“I'll be sure to be on my best behavior, Doc."
"Please don't call me 'Doc'."
"Whatever you say, Sunshine."
- —Wheeljack pulls out a rather unfitting nickname for Ratchet.
"Wait a minute, a grenade inside of Laserbeak, inside of Soundwave? Like a turducken!"
"I'm sorry?"
"It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a... never mind."
- —Raf fails to enlighten Ratchet.
Any last words? Oh, that's right, you'rE the silent type.
- -Wheeljack remembers only too late that Soundwave ISN'T going to say anything.
Notes
Animation and technical errors
- After Soundwave's face lens is cracked by Wheeljack, the cracks disappear and reappear at various times.
Continuity notes
- This episode happens concurrently with the previous two and the following one. Knock Out returns from his mission in "Tunnel Vision", which was a failure, and Dreadwing has already returned after losing the Apex Armor to Starscream in "Triangulation". On the Autobot side of things, Bulkhead returns from his mission, which takes place in the following episode, diving through the GroundBridge with severe damage to his back.
Transformers references
Real-world references
- For those who are wondering, turducken is real.
Trivia
- Laserbeak is named for the first time in-series.
