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* The Luxury Cruises captain says that Carbombya is off the ship's starboard bow. The country is actually on the port side of the ship. | * The Luxury Cruises captain says that Carbombya is off the ship's starboard bow. The country is actually on the port side of the ship. | ||
* First Trypticon crunches the energon cubes, then they melt in his mouth, then he drinks from them. | * First Trypticon crunches the energon cubes, then they melt in his mouth, then he drinks from them. | ||
* Also, no matter if Trypiticon is "crunching" them or Octane is drinking from them. Once the Cubes are empty, notice they take on a rusted brownish color when previously, the Cubes becomes clear when empty, such as when the Decepticons, including Megatron got "over energized" on some during the episode "Microbots". | |||
* ''Nobody'' noticed Trypticon as he just strolled up to Fort Knox? What about all the guards who are supposed to be around the main building? | * ''Nobody'' noticed Trypticon as he just strolled up to Fort Knox? What about all the guards who are supposed to be around the main building? | ||
* Given their need for the energon cubes, why did Octane and Trypticon just leave several laying there at Fort Knox? | * Given their need for the energon cubes, why did Octane and Trypticon just leave several laying there at Fort Knox? | ||
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 Looks more like a "Thief in the Day" to us. | |||||||||
| "Thief in the Night" | |||||||||
| Production code | 700-96 | ||||||||
| Production company | Sunbow Productions | ||||||||
| Airdate | October 6, 1986 | ||||||||
| Written by | Paul Davids | ||||||||
| Animation studio | AKOM | ||||||||
| Continuity | Generation 1 cartoon continuity | ||||||||
Octane steals Trypticon in an attempt to use him to control the Decepticons.
Synopsis
Rodimus Prime, Grimlock, Perceptor, and the Aerialbots are reviewing the footage of Metroplex's battle with Trypticon. Grimlock declares that he wants to see the "good part", where Metroplex destroyed Trypticon, but Teletraan II states that Trypticon survived the encounter. Broadside and Seaspray travel to where Trypticon landed in the ocean, and learn that he walked underwater to avoid being caught.
Meanwhile, the Triple Changer Octane is nursing Trypticon back to health, using energon made from the oil of Carbombya. Octane hopes that with Trypticon to back him up, he can overthrow Galvatron and become leader of the Decepticons. However, Abdul Fakkadi, the leader of the desert nation, is unhappy with Trypticon's constant consumption of oil. Fakkadi demands that the two Decepticons leave, or he will call the Autobots. Octane offers to bring Fakkadi gold in exchange for being able to stay, but Fakkadi declares that it would take all the gold of the United States to allow them to stay. The simple answer? Octane has Trypticon steal Fort Knox.
Pacified, Fakkadi agrees to allow the Decepticons to remain in Carbombya until the next crescent moon, and Trypticon is put under strict ration of one thousand barrels a day. Octane declares that Trypticon will starve, and negotiates a new plan: give Fakkadi a new palace, and he will let them stay and have more oil. To make Fakkadi "more happy", Trypticon steals the Taj Mahal.
While the Autobots investigate the disappearance of Fort Knox ('cause that's something that directly involves the Autobots), Grimlock finds energon cubes which he says "smell different". As Perceptor begins analyzing the energon, Grimlock also smells Dinosaur transform static, and fears one of his own Dinobots may have been involved. Metroplex decides to interrogate all the Dinobots.
At Carbombya, Fakkadi is pleased, declaring that with enough monuments, they will soon have a thriving tourist attraction. However, Galvatron has been tracking down Trypticon. He declares Octane a traitor, saying he stole Trypticon from Dinobot Island. Thinking fast, Octane claims that he brought Trypticon to Carbombya to help him get better, with a more powerful form of energon, and tosses Galvatron a cube. As Trypticon says nothing to contradict the story, Galvatron takes a swig, and finds that it is stronger.
Meanwhile, Six-Gun and Scamper are interrogating the Dinobots, as well as Sky Lynx, under the watchful eye of Metroplex. Sky Lynx angrily objects to being called a Dinobot, and refuses to participate. Perceptor runs in declaring that the energon Grimlock found was made via a Decepticon formula, with Carbombyan oil. Perceptor believes that Trypticon is responsible for the thefts. Broadside takes the Aerialbots to investigate, and spots the two stolen buildings. However, Trypticon surfaces, carrying the Eiffel Tower. Galvatron and Octane are explaining to Fakkadi that the Decepticons will supply Carbombya with more buildings, such as the Kremlin, while they take over the oil fields. However, Trypticon spots the Aerialbots, and converts to battle mode, forcing the Aerialbots to retreat.
Having learned that Trypticon intends to take the Kremlin, the Autobots head to Moscow, but Metroplex is late. In the night fog, Trypticon arrives and steals the Kremlin, but Metroplex interrupts him. Metroplex takes back the Kremlin while Trypticon flees, and the Soviet government accuses the Autobots of the theft, as does India. Grimlock laments the Autobots' sad fate.
At Carbombya, Fakkadi is recording a message to send to the Autobots, authorizing them to invade Carbombya and attack the Decepticons. Galvatron, however, simply locks up the dictator. Rodimus, the Dinobots, the Aerialbots, Metroplex, and Broadside arrive to fight off the Decepticons, and Metroplex throws Trypticon into the ocean (again). Without Trypticon to even the odds, Galvatron orders the 'Cons to retreat. Metroplex returns the monuments, clearing the Autobots' name. Rodimus asks Fakkadi to never ally with the Decepticons again. Fakkadi promises the Autobot leader that he will not, swearing by the livestock of his various family members.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
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Quotes
"Trypticon and me wanna turn your country into a paradise!"
"It already is a paradise"
- —Octane's offer elicits an icy response from Abdul Fakkadi.
Galvatron: You're a traitor, Octane! You had no permission to take Trypticon away from Dinobot Island! I needed Trypticon for my plans of conquering the Earth. Now, thanks to you, he may never recover!
Octane: But you got it all wrong, Galvatron! Me and Trypticon found this fantastic new type of energon. It's helping Trypticon get all better real quick! Try some, you'll love it!
Trypticon: Drink! Drink and CRUSH!
Galvatron: That's good! Makes me feel stronger, more powerful!
- —Galvatron is soothed by Octane and Trypticon
"Why am I under investigation? I'm not a Dinobot."
"Ya got Dinosaur electrons in yer circuits, Sky Lynx."
"Never the less, I am definitely not a Dinobot! I refuse to participate in this...kangaroo court!"
- —Sky Lynx denounces Six-Gun's prosecution skills.
"Me Grimlock say this grim. Whole world thinks Autobots are building snatchers."
- —Grimlock laments the Autobots' sad fate.
Notes
- Considering that Fakkadi hired Trypticon and Octane to keep the American "imperialist fanatic" tourists away from Carbombya, it is rather unclear why he would desire his nation to become a tourist mecca via the appropriated world monuments. Did he suddenly realize the economic potential of having foreigners bringing their money to his country?
Animation or technical glitches
- In the second shot of the episode (people running away from Trypticon), the woman in orange is missing her eyes.
- In Teletraan II's recap (of "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), Metroplex is shown throwing Trypticon over an icy environment (it was actually more like a desert), and Trypticon slides over a flat-topped brown cliffside on his way into the ocean (he actually bounced over some grey cliffs).
- When Rodimus Prime, Perceptor, Grimlock, and the Aerialbots are watching the footage on the battle of Metroplex and Trypticon, Grimlock is seen in robot mode from behind. When he starts to talk, he is in dinosaur mode.
- Abdul's throne has five steps in front of it. When he starts talking to his men about Octane and Trypticon, he walks down three of the steps. Two shots later, he takes two steps forwards, and then the shot changes and he's suddenly only on the third step and needs to take three more to reach the main floor.
- Speaking of the steps, they start out as a small platform around his throne but are much larger a few shots later.
- Once again, the commercial bumpers have an extra second or two of music.
- Abdul's medals (especially the one with white and red stripes) change colors and shapes during his chat with Octane after the Fort Knox heist.
- As Grimlock notices the energon cubes around the Fort Knox site, the top of his head disappears a few times.
- As Octane notes their partnership, there are six lines around the top of his Decepticon logo instead of four.
- Trypticon clips through the left side of the Taj Mahal as he steals it.
- In the first shot of Galvatron's troops, Cyclonus is missing half his left leg (and the top half is blue instead of grey) and Dirge is colored as Beachcomber.
- A few shots later, there are two Ramjets behind Galvatron. Note that Ramjet does not appear in the rest of the episode.
- When we pan down from Metroplex (in robot mode) to see Six-Gun for his first (and only) animated appearance, Metroplex is still wearing the shoulder cannons that supposedly form Six-Gun's arms.
- As Perceptor notes that the Dinobots are innocent, his Autobot logo is framed in black instead of white.
- When the Autobots jump off Broadside, Grimlock disappears.
- When the Autobots are shown firing after Trypticon is hurled into the ocean, there are three Rodimus Primes, two Perceptors, and two Blurrs.
- Despite the dialogue, the building Trypticon attempts to steal from Moscow is not the Kremlin but nearby Saint Basil's Cathedral.
- When the Decepticons fly into Carbombya to retrieve Trypticon, their ranks include Bombshell miscolored as Beachcomber.
- After Galvatron shoots Octane's energon cube, in a shot there are two Thrusts walking behind him.
Continuity errors
- This episode is actually set before "Starscream's Ghost" as it explains why Galvatron has it in for Octane.
- The Luxury Cruises captain says that Carbombya is off the ship's starboard bow. The country is actually on the port side of the ship.
- First Trypticon crunches the energon cubes, then they melt in his mouth, then he drinks from them.
- Also, no matter if Trypiticon is "crunching" them or Octane is drinking from them. Once the Cubes are empty, notice they take on a rusted brownish color when previously, the Cubes becomes clear when empty, such as when the Decepticons, including Megatron got "over energized" on some during the episode "Microbots".
- Nobody noticed Trypticon as he just strolled up to Fort Knox? What about all the guards who are supposed to be around the main building?
- Given their need for the energon cubes, why did Octane and Trypticon just leave several laying there at Fort Knox?
- Abdul just gets away with helping the Decepticons. Even if he denied responsibility, what is his explanation for all those priceless buildings in his country? You'd think Rodimus would at least want to take him in to prove to the world that the Autobots weren't responsible for the thefts.
Transformers references
- Trypticon had been taken to Dinobot Island in an attempt to help him recover. When the Decepticons last visited the island, they had been attacked by the natives.
Real-world references
- While the title is a rather literal description of Trypticon's activities, the phrase comes from the Bible, regarding the second coming of Jesus: "The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night."
Foreign localization
German
- Title: "Wie ein Dieb in der Nacht" ("Like a Thief in the Night")
- Original airdate: ?
Japanese
- Title: メトロフレックスVSダイナザウラー (Metroflex VS Dinosaurer)
- Original airdate: December 19, 1986
Trivia
- This was one of twelve episodes of the original cartoon released as audio adventures by the German company Karussell Musik und Video.
- It's pretty weird that Teletraan II didn't immediately inform the Autobots that a robot as dangerous as Trypticon was still alive.
- Trypticon is the most energy inefficient robot ever. Seriously.
- Amazing that the various buildings that Trypticon stole weren't damaged while he stole them.
- Amazing that Abdul wasn't held slightly accountable for the deaths of the soldiers crushed by the falling gold in Fort Knox.
- Amazing that after being carried by hand to a separate hemisphere the gold bars are still stacked neatly in Fort Knox.
- Amazing that all the gold of the United States was stacked so neatly when it was last seen falling on soldiers.
- Amazing that all the gold of the United States was not slathered in red, human blood after crushing and smashing American soldiers.
- Okay, seriously... dinosaur transform static? WTF?
- Although this episode is set in the year 2006, the Soviet Union still exists. In the real world, the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.
Home video releases
- VHS
1991 — Transformers — Thief in the Night / Surprise Party (Tempo Video)
- Laserdisc
1999 — The Transformers: 2010 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only.
- DVD
2001 — The Transformers: 2010 — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only.
2003 — The Original Transformers — Season 3 Part 1 (Rhino Entertainment)
2003 — The Original Transformers — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 2 (Rhino Entertainment)
2004 — Transformers — Season 3 and Season 4 (Metrodome)
2004 — Transformers — Collection 4: Series 3.1 (Madman Entertainment)
2006 — Transformers — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome)
2007 — The Transformers — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)
2009 — Transformers — Season's Three & Four [sic] (Metrodome)
2009 — The Transformers — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment)
2009 — The Transformers — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory)
2010 — The Transformers — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)
