Deadlock (episode)

This article is about the Prime episode. For the Generation 1 Decepticon, see Drift (G1).

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"Deadlock"
Production company	Hasbro Studios
Airdate	July 26, 2013
Written by	Steven Melching
Directed by	Shaunt Nigoghossian
Animation studio	Polygon Pictures

The Autobots face the Decepticons for a last showdown.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes

"You took my voice. You will never rob anyone, of anything, ever again."

-Bumblebee, getting payback at last.

"Rrrgh, your elbow articulator is digging into my lateral flexer!"
"Do you intend to whine for the duration of the voyage?"

-Starscream and Shockwave get used to each other's company. This is going to be a long trip.

"Ah, such luster."
"..."
"What? I'm joining the winning team."

—Knock Out proves once again just how self-important he really is, right before Miko shuts him up. Finally.

Notes

Animation and technical errors

• Even though the ship is orbiting Earth, Transformers and objects fall at a rate consistent with Earth-normal gravity outside of the ship.
• The Star Saber blade is remarkably clean for something that has just been run through Megatron's torso and vital components.

Continuity notes

• Jack, Miko, and Raf experienced the effects of crossed GroundBridges firsthand in "Shadowzone".
• Bumblebee gets his voice back in this episode. His voicebox was destroyed in the events of Tyger Pax as explained in "Operation Bumblebee, Part 2". His voicebox, as well as his wounds, were restored through the energy field generated by the Omega Lock. It is rather fitting how it is him who delivers the final blow to destroy Megatron.
• Miko previously used the Apex Armor in "Chain of Command".
• The Star Saber was previously seen in the Decepticon vault in "Prey". Despite not making a note of it then, that fact did not escape Smokescreen's notice.
• Ultra Magnus refers to Soundwave's combat GroundBridging as a "relocation trick", which he has used on Arcee in "Orion Pax, Part 1", a Predacon bone fragment in "Project Predacon", and Airachnid and her Insecticons in "Thirst".
• The Autobots fire the Omega Lock into the Well of All Sparks, last seen in flashback in "One Shall Rise, Part 1".
• Predaking is revealed to have survived Megatron's attack from the previous episode.

Trivia

• Ratchet keeps saying he wants to go back to Cybertron and that he won't forgive Optimus for leaving him on a planet with humans, he stays behind anyways! Apparently, he has grown used to them.
• Megatron is able to wield the Dark Star Saber without the use of his Prime arm. A possible explanation is that the Prime arm was only required to wield the Forge of Solus Prime to create it, not the saber itself. Alternatively, Megatron could have designed his Saber to not require a Prime's touch during its making.
• Soundwave isn't the only Decepticon who is trapped the Shadowzone.
• Bumblebee was wearing a battle mask over his mouth for the whole series.