The Reformatting
Template:Episodenav Writers: Marty Isenberg, Bob Skir
The Maximals awaken on Cybertron in a state of confusion, and are under attack from a strange new foe.
Major Characters (in order of appearance): Optimus Primal, Rattrap, Cheetor, Blackarachnia
Minor Characters (in order of appearance): Tank Drones, Motorcycle Drones
Original Air Date: September 18, 1999
Summary
On the metal-and-steel planet of Cybertron, a single flower bizarrely grows out of a tear in the street. Suddenly, a familar munky races past, as he is pursued by a horde of Tank Drones. After a couple minutes of this, Primal decides to face them down and prepares to Maximize. But his beast-mode parts refuse to move and he screams in pain. Suddenly, his eyes glow and he recieves a strange signal from an alien source. He sees a monorail vehicle nearby and swings away from the drones, and finds another one of his missing comrades- Rattrap. Rattrap explains that he has had a lot of trouble transforming as well. Eventually, the two find Cheetor and Blackarachnia who too are all in their original forms, Optimus Primal points out that if they don't transform out of their beast modes their operating systems will shut down. The four head underground and encounter the supercomputer called the Oracle, who reformats them, using the Matrix, into techno-organic bodies. The Maximals try out their new bodies but are unable to transform. Optimus realizes they must learn how to transform as it as somehow become a lost art. He manages to transform during an attack from the Vehicons. A mysterious figure watches the battle in the citadel and vows to destroy the Maximals. This person is Megatron!
Notes
Technical/Animation Glitches
- Glitch
Continuity Errors
- Error
Transformers References
- References
Real-World References
- Rattrap says, "Ground Control to Major Optimus," which is a reference to the 1969 David Bowie song "Space Oddity."
External Links
- Link
