Crashing the K-Wave
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| Production company | Allspark Animation | |||||
| Airdate | August 18, 2020 | |||||
| Director | Mickey Lee | |||||
| Animation studio | Counter656 | |||||
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To beat the Decepticons' social media numbers, the Autobots decide to make a K-drama.
Synopsis
While the Autobots relax in their headquarters watching Netflix on Teletraan I, Optimus Prime checks his social media on his phone. Checking a post from Megatron, Optimus discovers that Megatron has more likes and followers then he does. He grows angry and throws a fit until the music from the TV catches his attention.
All the other Autobots are enraptured watching Crash Landing on You. Optimus gets an idea, showing how many likes it has on social media. Everyone agrees they should make their own K-drama, with Ironhide and Chromia as the stars, much to their surprise.
As Chromia waits nervously in the rain under an awning, Ironhide runs up to her, umbrella in hand. He opens it, covering them both. Chromia reaches up, wiping a bit or rain off his face. A pulse of blue energy bursts from them, and their eyes glow brightly as they stare at each other. After arriving at Chromia's, Ironhide mentions a kiss, then gives an embarrassed. As Chromia gets embarrassed and turns to leave, Ironhide reaches out to stop her, pulling her close. Another burst of energy flows from them as they lock glowing eyes once more. They lean in close to kiss...
A bell rings and the scene cuts, the Autobot cast and crew celebrating the completed filming.
In Decepticon headquarters, all are crowded around Megatron as he watches the Crashing the K-wave video. Shockwave and Starscream aren't fans, but Soundwave and Mirage absolutely love it. Megatron then sees the amount of views the video has and fires off a blistering comment, then storms off.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
💢👿☣️💣🏹💥🤬🛡️🔥(ง'̀-'́)ง💪⚡🔫😡☢️
- —Megatron's comment on what he thought of the Autobot video.
Notes
- The short was initially released via the Netflix Japan Anime account on Twitter in August 2020, followed by releases on Counter656's YouTube channel in September and the English Netflix Anime YouTube channel in December.
- Tons of BotBots appear in their alt modes as props around the Autobot base. We see Duderoni, Hawt Diggity, Shredder Jack, Sippyberry, The Fizz, and Twerple Burple are on the table as snacks. Greeny Rex and Smerg the Sad are on the side wall while Blabberbook, Bogus Pocus, and Professor Wellread are in a bookshelf to the side of the TV. Finally Game Over, Goggly Spy P.I., S.A. Cheez, Snorg the Conquerer, and Writer's Blockhead are on shelving in the back of the room.
Transformers references
- The commenters seen on Prime's social media and on the video are a mix of Genmeration 1 and live action movie characters.
- Movie Ratchet, Arcee, and Brawn are all shown on Prime's social media.
- Movie Bumblebee and Skywarp are shown commenting on the Crash Landing on You post.
- The Crashing the K-Wave video has comments on it by Movie Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, Arcee, Brawn, Bonecrusher, and Omega Supreme.
- Speaking of Brawn, the emoji message in his post was 😴💀🤬💤. This may be a reference to his death in the 1986 movie.
Real-world references
- Crash Landing on You was a Korean drama that aired from December 2019 to February 2020; Netflix held the international distribution rights, hence its promotion in the short.
- Optimus has #BotLivesMatter in his profile, referencing the Black Lives Matter movement.
