Power to Burn!
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| "Power to Burn!" (Hatsudō! Double Matrix) "Invoke! Double Matrix" | ||||||
| Production company | TV Tokyo, NAS, Studio Gallop | |||||
| Airdate | 11 October 2000 (Japanese) October 19, 2001 (English) | |||||
| Written by | Tadashi Hayakawa (Japanese) Tom Wyner (English) | |||||
| Director | Yoshiaki Tsutsui | |||||
| Animation studio | Studio Gallop | |||||
Scourge wants a team up
Ultra Magnus turns him down
A big fight ensues
Synopsis
Optimus, T-AI and Koji puzzle over how the Autobot Brothers were able to super-charge and, on reviewing footage of the incident, realise that the power came from Ultra Magnus.
Meanwhile Scourge tells Megatron that he is going to try to persuade Ultra Magnus to join them and help them defeat Optimus. Megatron is impressed (having apparently forgotten that they just tried that).
T-AI contacts Side Burn, eventually managing to jolt him out of daydreaming about red sports cars, and asks him to be on the lookout for Magnus. The Autobot is soon distracted by the appearance of Kelly in yet another red sports car, but finds himself unexpectedly powering up. Prowl, coming up behind him, suggests this means Ultra Magnus must be near, and sure enough they spot a familiar car carrier up ahead. Magnus is not happy to see the two brothers, and speeds ahead, soon sighting Scourge.
The Decepticon lures Magnus to a clearing and proposes they join forces to destroy both Optimus and Megatron. Magnus turns him down, and the Commandos promptly appear, ready to fight, with Side Burn and Prowl quickly joining in as well. Annoyed, Magnus leaves the pair to it. The Commandos form Ruination, and the two brothers power up, with Side Burn contacting T-AI for backup.
As X-Brawn joins the fight by kicking Ruination in the head, Side Burn and Prowl both unexpectedly power down, suddenly as weak as kittens. Magnus witnesses what's happening and regrets leaving the two brothers to the Decepticons, but before he can intercede, Optimus arrives. The Autobot leader proceeds to distract the Decepticons while X-Brawn helps his brothers to safety. Ruination separates and the Decepticons begin a concentrated attack on Prime, who attempts to shoot down as many of their missiles as he can. Magnus rejoins the fight.
It's not long before Megatron turns up with Sky-Byte and the Predacon trio and attack Optimus as well. After the Autobot leader gives a stirring speech about how good will prevail, he combines with Magnus into Omega Prime and shrugs off a full salvo of all the firepower the Decepticons and Predacons can muster. After a brief amount of return fire, Megatron calls a retreat, and Optimus thanks Magnus for his help. The Autobot brothers speculate that next time Magnus just might join the Autobot team.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Predacons | Humans |
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Quotes
Side Burn: [eyes twitching and bulging] Hey, Ultra Magnus! I'm glad we found you. I wanted to thank you for that power burst you gave me. I'm handling great, got lots of acceleration and dude, I'm a whole lot faster than I ever was before! The way I'm feeling now, nobody's gonna catch me!
Ultra Magnus: Stay away from me!
- —And the lesson here is: even when you're an Autobot, people find you less approachable when you're clearly on crack.
"We can destroy both Megatron and Optimus and fulfill our destinies. Will you join me?"
- —Scourge channels Darth Vader.
X-Brawn: Don't worry, little brother. I just got to this hoedown and I'm raring to dance with these boys.
Scourge: Sorry, the first dance goes to Side Burn. I want to see him kick up his heels!
- —Scourge is really getting the hang of this "banter" thing.
"Power wielded by incompetence leads to nothing but self-destruction."
- —Scourge channels Yoda.
Optimus: As long as our circuits flow with faith and justice will prevail, you cannot win!
Slapper: Yuck! Disgusting! We should destroy him just for that!
- —Slapper doesn't appreciate corny dialog.
Notes
Differences with Car Robots
Animation errors/technical glitches
- In one shot, when Scourge is fighting Prowl, his sword is colored black instead of pink.
Continuity errors
- When Optimus, T-AI and Koji are reviewing the events of their last battle, the footage seen on the viewscreen is lifted directly from "The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus", except X-Brawn's line "What the bejillickers?" has been replaced with "What in tarnation's going on?". The new line can probably be seen as an improvement, by virtue of "tarnation" actually being a real word.
- Scourge reacts with surprise at the Autobot brothers' power up, apparently having completely forgotten the events of the previous episode.
Miscellaneous trivia
- Optimus's concerns about his death spelling destruction for the Matrix suggests that the Robots in Disguise Matrix is tethered to its holder's lifeforce, unlike the Generation 1 incarnation of the artifact. Guess they don't make Matrices like they used to...
Home video releases
- DVD
2001 — Transformers: Car Robots — Vol. 7 (Pony Canyon) — Japanese audio only.
2005 — Transformers: Robots in Disguise — Three-Disc Box Set: Part 2 of 2 (Maximum Entertainment)
2007 — Transformers: Robots in Disguise — Season Two (Maximum Entertainment)
2007 — Transformers: Robots in Disguise — Ultimate Collection (Maximum Entertainment)
