Upgrades
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| "Upgrades" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
| Airdate | October 22, 2016 | |||||
| Writer | Nicole Dubuc | |||||
| Director | Kevin Altieri | |||||
| Animation studio | DHX Media Top Draw Animation | |||||
When Optimus Prime splits the Rescue Bots into different teams for new assignments, the evil genius Doctor Morocco returns to wreak havoc.
Synopsis
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Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Humans | Others |
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Quotes
"Stop in the name of the Rescue Bots! It appears they have not seen our opera."
- —Chase
"Humans often use poetry to express their deepest feelings. It is thus that I bid you goodbye. Ahem.
Chief Charlie Burns is not a Bot
But the best partner I have got.
We often like to pass the time
Reciting laws and fighting crime--"
"I think he gets it, Chase. Let's start our new mission already!"
- —Chase and Blurr
"But I'm not ready to lead a team! Quickshadow is so serious. And I'm not sure High Tide even knows my name isn't really mosquito."
"C'mon, Blades. We'll do this together. Easy as flying."
"Bad example!"
- —Blades and Dani
Notes
Animation and technical errors
Continuity errors
Continuity notes
- The Morocco virus was revealed in "Back to Virtual Reality" and thawed out in "Cody's 11".
- Optimus is presumably only appearing via hologram because at this point he's still hanging out in the Realm of the Primes as per Robots in Disguise.
- The speed patch created by Doc Greene was previously seen in "Hot Rod Bot".
Transformers references
Real-world references
- Doc refers to Frankie as his "little du Chatelet" in reference to French physicist Émilie du Châtelet.
- He also swears by Gay-Lussac's gases.
- Faxian is named after the Buddhist monk Faxian.
