The Elite Guard
| This article is about the Transformers Animated episode. For the Autobot military team featured in this episode, see Cybertron Elite Guard. |
The Cybertron Elite Guard arrives on Earth to retrieve the All Spark and relieve Prime and his crew of their post, but they prove less than adept at blending in with the human world.
Summary
Stats
- Written by: Rich Fogel
- Directed by: Matt Youngberg, Irineo Maramba, & Yutaka Kagawa
- Original airdate: April 12, 2008
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
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Quotes
Optimus: This is completely unnecessary, Sentinel!
Sentinel: Can't risk an infestation, "old buddy". Take it like a real bot.
[Jazz shuts down the decontamination system]
Jazz: Cool it, Sentinel. Whatever went down between you and Optimus, you don't need to hassle his crew.
- —Optimus Prime and Jazz are reminded that Sentinel Prime is a jerk.
Sari: They're trapped! Held against their will! You gotta get 'em out!
Captain Fanzone: Nah nah nah, I ain't about to provoke an intergalactic incedent.
- —Sari tries to get Captain Fanzone to help her Autobot friends, but fails.
Megatron: Besides I have my sight on a far bigger prize: Cybertron, itself.
Crazy Blitzwing: Ooh that sounds crazy, even to me!
- —Crazy Blitzwing doubting Megatron's newest plan.
Jazz: Man, that was some funky blinkin colored light show! What'd you call those things again?
Bulkhead: Traffic lights?
Jazz: Traffic lights. Solid.
- —Jazz discovers the wonderful world of commuting with the help of Bulkhead.
Bulkhead: It's no good! They're coming out faster than I can smash 'em!
Jazz: Is it always like this on this crazy planet?
Prowl: Pretty much.
- —Jazz learns that Prime's crew has anything but a quiet life.
Sari: Hey, why is my office locked?
Powell: Ms. Sumdac, I regret to inform you that your services will no longer be required. The board has unanimously elected me to take over as CEO of Sumdac Systems.
Sari:You can't do that! This is still my family's company!
Powell: Is it? I took the liberty of doing some research into your claim. It might interest you to know that there is no will, no birth certificate, no adoption papers, social security number, or any kind of record for a 'Sari Sumdac'.
Sari: Are you saying I can't prove I'm Isaac Sumdac's daughter?
Powell: I'm saying you can't even prove you exist.
- —Sari and Porter C. Powell create a drastic change in plot.
Other notes
Continuity errors
- Errors
Transformers references
- The AllSpark empowered machinery has a blue glow.
- Sentinel's past experience with organics is a reference to a previous episode.
- This episode reveals that both Jazz & Prowl are practitioners of the Cybertronian martial art of Metallikato, originally used by the G1 character Bludgeon.
- Jazz' curiosity and respect for Earth culture is a reference to his G1 namesake's personality.
- Prowl mentions space barnacles, first seen in Nature Calls.
Real-world references
Miscellaneous trivia
- So, what is the deal with Sari, anyway?
