Only Human
Rodimus Prime, Springer, Arcee, and Ultra Magnus have their bodies stolen and their minds placed into synthoid bodies by crime lord Victor Drath and the strangely familiar Old Snake.
Detailed synopsis
Tired of the Autobots interfering with his operations, crime lord Victor Drath contacts the mysterious Old Snake who apparently ran some kind of terrorist organization in the past. Drath purchases Old Snake’s assistance and technology and after trapping the Autobots Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Arcee and Springer, he transfers their minds to newly created snythoid human bodies. He has the human Autobots taken away to be disposed at the junk yard, while the Autobots’ former robot bodies are adapted so that Drath’s men can operate them. However, the human Autobots escape the crusher in time and hide.
After realizing what has happened to them, the four Autobots split up to try to regain the robot forms while avoiding Drath’s men. Rodimus, spotted and nearly killed, takes refuge with Drath’s girlfriend Michelle who seems to show sympathy for him at first but later turns him in to Drath at his house. Arcee makes it to Autobot City, but security doesn’t believe her story and instead places her in detention. Springer and Ultra Magnus manage to snag Springer’s old body from Drath’s troops but are unable to regain the other three. Drath hurries and sends Rodimus, Ultra Magnus and Acree’s former bodies to drive into Metroplex and detonate explosives to kill the rest of the Autobots. Luckily, Rodimus breaks free of his captors and apprehends Drath. Old Snake gets away, though
Springer and Ultra Magnus fly Springer’s robot form to catch up with the other three Autobots en route to Metroplex. Knowing that the Autobots in the city won’t realize three Trojan horses are coming until it’s too late, Ultra Magnus tells Springer to attack the city himself. Firing on Metroplex before they arrive, Blaster has time to activate the city’s defenses and waylay the oncoming Autobots.
Later, after the Autobots have put together the pieces, Perceptor rigs the equipment at Drath’s former hideout and transfers Rodimus Prime and the other’s minds back to their rightful place. When asked about their adventure, Rodimus give extra consideration to Michelle as she’s led away along with Drath’s other men. Meanwhile, safely away, Old Snake muses to himself how they just don’t make terrorists like they used to. He also tries to yell out the rallying cry of his former organization but breaks down into coughing, so it’s absolutely impossible to tell what group he used to run.
Stats
- Overalls.
Notable quotes
- "They simply don't make terrorists like they used to! COOOOOBRA *hackcoughcoughcough*"-Old Snake
Other Notes
- [interrobang]¿¡Seriously dude,overalls,c'mon!?[/interrobang].
Animation and/or technical glitches
- At one point Arcee's alt mode has Springer's color scheme.
Continuity errors
- Overalls.
Transformers references
- References
Real-world references
- Overalls.
Miscellaneous trivia
- Rodimus totally gets some in this episode. Wow.
- Artwork for the episode featured in TV Magazine showed "Snake" ominously leading a number of Cobra Rattlers and other Cobra vehicles, implying some sort of massive Autobot vs. Cobra action. This, obviously, never happened, leaving one to wonder what the Japanese were thinking by breaking our hearts like that.
- Why are they wearing overalls?
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