Cybertron City (episode)
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Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, a new threat arises...
- Japanese title: "Surface! Ocean City"
Detailed synopsis
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Written by: ???
Original airdate: 31st January 2004
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
Other notes
This English-language dub of this episode exists in two distinct versions - the version broadcast on television, which is a straight dub of the Japanese edition of the episode, and the substantially-altered version released on DVD. In addition to a heavily re-written script, the DVD version re-orders several scenes, chief among them the opening sequence with Alpha Q and Kicker's flashbacks, and inserts a new opening monologue from Optimus Prime, along with clips from Armada.
Lost in translation
- The TV-broadcast version of this episode inserts a new line into the opening sequence, which has Alpha Q state that Unicron has brought him back on-line, in order to stop Unicron from going offline. This was Hasbro's intention for the character, and it's how he is portrayed in the Dreamwave comic, but the Japanese production staff created an entirely different story for the character that would unfold as the series went on. As such, the line was not in the original Japanese version of the episode, and would be totally contradicted by later events in the show. It was, thankfully, removed from the DVD version.
Animation and/or technical glitches
Continuity errors
- In the English broadcast version of this episode, Optimus Prime is somehow able to identify the Terrorcons by name. Again, this was removed for the DVD version.
Transformers references
Miscellaneous trivia
- The prolonged sequence of Ocean City rising up from beneath the waves differs across the various editions of this episode. The original Japanese version features only music and sound effects. The English TV-broadcast version features a monologue from Demolishor touching upon the events of the last ten years, to cement the series as a continuation of Armada. The English DVD version replaces this monologue with an argument between Kicker and Misha about raising the city. Misha does not actually appear in the episode, though, and shouldn't actually be in Ocean City anyway.
