Desperate Actions
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 So long-eh, Bowser! | ||||||
| "Desperate Actions" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios, Machinima | |||||
| Airdate | December 12, 2017 | |||||
| Written by | Eric S. Calderon F.J. DeSanto Adam Beechen | |||||
| Director | Yuzo Sato | |||||
| Animation studio | Tatsunoko Production | |||||
Optimus takes back what was his, while Megatron finds a fight instead of answers.
Synopsis
As Trypticon continues his march through the city, Optimus Prime barrels into the Primal Basilica, where Perceptor continues activating the defenses. At Fortress Maximus, Victorion decides the Combiners should return to Metroplex City, but Megatron appears and tells her not to bother, as the city is a lost cause. Instead, he has sought Victorion to seek answers of a religious nature, as she is the next best resource after the now-deceased Mistress of Flame. Upon learning of the Mistress's death, Victorion accuses Megatron of her murder and the Combiners attack him, though he evades all their blows and asserts his innocence.
Perceptor runs to the Prayer Chamber to find the Mistress of Flame, only to discover her corpse with no evidence of her killer's identity. Optimus arrives and attempts to calm the panicked scientist, reminding him of the more urgent matters at hand. Optimus finishes activating the defenses in the form of a massive electrical blast that fires at Trypticon and repels him, believing it will delay the Titan at least for a while. As Optimus leads Perceptor to the chamber of the Chorus of the Primes, he explains that he was summoned to the Basilica by the Matrix of Leadership, now understanding why after Perceptor reveals Rodimus had reverted to Hot Rod. Finding the Matrix inside the chamber, Prime calls on the Chorus and asks to bear it once more; they agree and restore it to him.
Still fighting, Megatron grows increasingly angry that no one will listen to his claims, but the Combiners point out the Decepticon isn't exactly known for his honesty. Despite the odds, he finally manages to fight them all off, even picking up Devastator single-handedly and throwing him aside, leaving them all on the ground and demanding they listen. An indignant Victorion throws her sword at him when his back is turned, but it's knocked away at the last second by Windblade, who arrives on the scene with Emissary and demands to know what is going on. Megatron once again asserts that he did not kill the Mistress, this time displaying a holographic video of her last words that proves Overlord's guilt. Victorion insists the Combiners return to Metroplex City to punish the murderer, but Megatron first asks her if the Enigma of Combination's discovery and the Titans' return are meant to signal the beginning of the end. While Victorion is unsure, she too believes unseen forces are behind the events at play, and suggests Megatron seek answers directly from the one he worships. Emissary claims the Combiners alone won't be enough to stop Trypticon, but Victorion states that she and the other Combiners should be able to form themselves into a super-Combiner, though his has never before been willingly attempted. The others can only stand and watch as the four Combiners are pulled into the air and, in a bright flash, transform into a giant spectral being that radiates energy as it teleports away. Resuming their initial mission as Megatron departs, Emissary states that his attempts to wake Fortress Maximus are failing due to the Titan's mind being inaccessible. Instead, he attempts to link Windblade to Fortress Maximus's systems to control him directly. Windblade reluctantly agrees to the process, but as Emissary begins linking her to Fortress Maximus's limbs, she is overwhelmed by the energy and begins screaming in pain. Emissary finishes the operation and yells at Windblade to disconnect, but she can only continue to scream as everything is engulfed in a bright light.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"Combiners, to arms! Do not give this vile, traitorous fuse box a chance to sway us with his honeyed words!"
- —Victorion isn't interested in talking.
"Statement: past falsehoods indicate probable current dishonesty."
- —Computron lays the facts bare.
"I seek to reclaim that which is all of ours...and what was once mine."
- —Optimus Prime bears the Matrix once more.
Computron: "Observation: Megatron has not proven trustworthy for the last 14,281 cycles."
Victorion: "When have you ever told the truth, fiend?!"
Megatron: "Well...now, for once, I-"
- —Even Megatron knows he doesn't have the best track record.
"I will cut you from hood ornament to rear spoiler!"
"Good luck with that."
- —Victorion and Megatron engage in good old-fashioned banter.
"Why didn't you show us this before?"
"I didn't exactly have a free second before a sword was thrown at my head!"
- —Emissary and Megatron.
"Perhaps, Megatron, you are finally seeing the light beyond control through tyranny."
- —Victorion finally calms down.
Emissary: "With any procedure, there's always a slight possibility of something going wrong."
Windblade: "How 'slight' a possibility?"
Emissary: "Maybe...2 in 3?"
Windblade: "2 in 3?!"
Emissary: "You got a better option?"
Megatron: "...well, don't look at me."
- —Never tell Windblade the odds.
Notes
Continuity notes
- Megatron's holovideo plays a clip from the previous episode. Why he was recording it, or how he managed to continuously capture the scene from multiple angles, is anyone's guess.
- Victorion mentions Starscream's previous unsuccessful attempt to become a super-Combiner.
Transformers references
- Victorion claims she follows the will of Nexus Prime, the original Combiner.
Animation and technical errors
- The pool of internal fluid that Mistress of Flame had been lying dead in seems to have disappeared.
- Emissary demands to know why they weren't shown Megatron's footage sooner, but he literally had only arrived with Windblade about 30 seconds prior; not exactly like he'd been waiting long or like he knew why they were fighting in the first place.
- How, exactly, did Megatron reach Fortress Maximus before Windblade? She can fly!
References
External links
- "Desperate Actions" on Go90 (US only)
