Substitute Autobot
 Plot details for Human Error, Part II follow. |
- The Substitute Autobots is a subgroup from Transformers Animated continuity family.
"All we've got is a dinosaur, a half-assed Decepticon, a twerp and a walking junk heap."
When world's destiny is at stake, when all hope seems to be lost, when every hero has been defeated, rises from the aches of despair an uncanny team, forming the most unlikely alliance to restore Hope and Justice. They are known as... the Substitute Autobots!
Yup, we are pretty much all doomed.
The team's line-up is:
- Sari Sumdac (Leader)
- Scrapper
- Snarl
- Wreck-Gar
Fiction
Animated cartoon
When the Earth-bound Autobots and the full population of Detroit were under the control of Soundwave, Sari Sumdac went to Dinobot Island, hoping to find some help to rescue them. But Grimlock and Swoop were less than responsive to her call. Determined to not give up, Sari pursued her quest and finally located Scrapper and the newly named Snarl. She quickly managed to convince them to return with her to the city. On their way, they met Wreck-Gar who was all but too happy to join the team. Thus was born the ragtag unit called the Substitute Autobots, with Sari naturally taking the lead. Well, theoretically.
Before they were able to even concoct a concrete plan, they lost both the element of surprise and their outnumbering advantage, having to face not only Soundwave, but also the whole of Optimus Prime's brainwashed team. With little choice, Sari gave the order to attack, but the fight didn't go well at first—Wreck Gar was a little too over-obedient to follow any order, and also lacking the adequate equipment; Scrapper was simply ineffective and Snarl had just not yet understood what he was supposed to do. Having to deal with both Laserbeak and Soundwave, Sari ended up losing control of her jet-pack and was ejected into the snow, soon followed by the rest of her team.
Realizing Soundwave wouldn't be able to control all the Autobots at the same time, Sari ordered they attack separately: Snarl charging on Ratchet, Scrapper taking on Bulkhead, Wreck-Gar on Bumblebee and Prowl, and her dealing herself with Optimus Prime, effectively giving too much for the Decepticon to handle at once. The team was finally getting it and were beginning to take the upper hand in the battle. And then Wreck-Gar played some accordion... Bumblebee and Prowl then tried to attack Sari, although Prowl's attack was strangely... helpful. Wreck-Gar finally immobilized Bumblebee, which meant the only ones left were Prowl and Optimus Prime. Not bad for a bunch of losers. Unfortunately, this is when Soundwave understood he only needed Prime to win the battle. Optimus whipped away the whole team in one strike. Snarl tried to charge again, but without success. Prime then took down Scrapper, and finally used Wreck-Gar as shield to block Sari's attack. Optimus was about to chop her down when it was finally revealed that, all along, Prowl was struggling against Soundwave's control. Disturbed by two of Prowl's shurikens, Soundwave lost control of Prime, who was relieved to see he hadn't harmed Sari. From this point the Substitute Autobots let Optimus Prime deal with the problem. He dealt with it pretty good.
After that, the team disbanded, Scrapper judging it was just not worth the pain, Snarl simply wanting to go home and Sari being all to happy her management duties were over. As for Wreck-Gar, well his mind was already on something else...
And so, it was the end of the Substitute Autobots... till next time? Human Error, Part II
