Titans
| The name or term "Titan" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Titan (disambiguation). |
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 When there's trouble you know who to call. | |||||||||
| "Titans" (Gekitotsu! Kudakechi no Yabō) "Clash! The Crushed Ambition" | |||||||||
| Production company | TV Aichi, We've, Tōkyū Agency | ||||||||
| Airdate | September 24, 2005 (Japanese) September 11, 2006 (English) | ||||||||
| Writer | Gyō Yamatoya | ||||||||
| Director | Megumi Sakai | ||||||||
| Animation studio | GONZO | ||||||||
| Continuity | Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity | ||||||||
The Autobots' attempt to reactivate Primus leads to a literal war of the worlds!
Synopsis
Somewhere in space, aboard the Atlantis starship, Starscream is feeling very pleased with himself for gaining so much ground in the race for the fourth Cyber Planet Key. Sideways warns that they shouldn't let their guard down, but neither he nor Starscream are aware of how right he is to be so cautious. Unbeknownst to them, elsewhere in the massive ship, the stranded Bud, Jolt and Reverb are doing their part to help the other Autobots track them down. Unable to use his communicator since Starscream would detect the transmission, Bud uses a welding torch to sear the Autobot insignia into chunks of metal, which the Mini-Cons then jettison through the trash chute, leaving a proverbial trail of breadcrumbs in the Atlantis's wake.
Meanwhile, the Autobots on Cybertron are working on a plan of their own, as they try to figure out a way to combine Optimus Prime's Matrix with the three Cyber Planet Keys they have acquired in order to stabilize the black hole before they depart for Gigantion. Of course, they have to find Gigantion first, and Vector Prime is hard at work studying the Planet Map, trying to pinpoint the gateway that will lead them to the alternate universe in which the planet lies.
Jetfire and Wing Saber have been assigned to search space for the Atlantis, and are soon lucky enough to stumble across Bud's marked garbage. Unfortunately for the two Autobots, Thunderblast spies on them as they follow Bud's trail back to the Atlantis, and she soon leads Megatron and the other Decepticons after them. As the two heroes try to deal with both the firepower of the Atlantis and the threat of Megatron's Decepticons, Sideways powers up the ship's warp drive, and teleports the Atlantis away before Jetfire can get Bud and the Mini-Cons off it. The same cannot be said of the ship's other unwilling passengers, however—Decepticon stowaways Crumplezone and Ransack are able to disembark and rejoin Megatron's forces before the ship vanishes, but Megatron randomly blasts Ransack in anger over losing the Atlantis. Wing Saber and Jetfire quickly depart...and as such, they are not around to witness the sudden arrival of an enigmatic new robot, who introduces himself as Soundwave, and informs the Decepticons that he can lead them to Gigantion.
Back on Cybertron, Optimus Prime receives Jetfire's disappointing report with sadness, but is forced to put such thoughts from his mind when Override announces that they have completed setting up the equipment. Using the Matrix to activate the Omega Lock, Optimus is able to re-energize Primus, who silently focuses the entirety of his power into a beam that he shoots directly into the heart of the black hole. With the beam holding steady, things are looking good...until the Atlantis suddenly warps into view above the beam. Having sensed Primus's reactivation from across the galaxy, Starscream has arrived to finish the job he started on Earth. The treacherous Decepticon dives headlong into Primus's beam of energy and begins absorbing the power of his spark. As the horrified Autobots watch, Starscream is transformed by the power of Primus into a cosmic titan the size of a planet!
When Coby sees the Atlantis floating past, he immediately runs to leave the room, knowing that his brother is on the ship. Optimus Prime stops him and talks some sense into him: after all, what can he do with a planet-sized Starscream in the way? With Coby reined in, the Autobots rush into action, quickly erecting an energy shield to protect Primus's immobile body from the attacks that the gargantuan Starscream immediately begins unleashing upon their creator. Dragging cables and equipment with them as they run from sector to sector, the Autobots are forced to redistribute the flow of power throughout Primus's body, shutting down the black hole-stabilizing beam in an attempt to restore the god's mobility. At the last second, just after Starscream shatters the shield and unleashes a blast from his Cyber Key-powered cannon, the final connection is made, and Primus springs into life, deflecting Starscream's shot with a wave of his open palm.
Primus calls upon a Cyber Key of his own, activating giant cannons in his forearms, but Starscream is able to detonate his blasts with a swipe of his arm, and remains undeterred. Nobody is prepared for Primus's next amazing move, however: projecting beams of energy from his hands, Primus lassos his own moons, transforming the two satellites into planetary-scale flails which he uses to mercilessly pummel Starscream. A series of irresistible blows from these moon-flails sends Starscream slamming into a nearby rocky planetary body, which actually explodes from the impact. Starscream is consumed in the cosmic explosion, and, his energy drained, shrinks back down to his prior height. As his charred body floats amidst the remains of the planet, and he weakly vows to continue reaching for power, Sideways steers the Atlantis nearby and activates its warp system, teleporting Starscream away alongside it.
Down on Primus's surface, Coby collapses in tears at the sight of the Atlantis disappearing, taking his brother with it. The Autobots are silent as the boy cries, when suddenly, Vector Prime bursts into the room with the news that will change everything: he has located the gate to Gigantion!
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"Yeah, Primus! Moon that loser!"
- —Coby made a pun!
"This... is... not the end of me... even if I have to bear the unbearable... I'll keep reaching... and soon... I will hold the universe in my hands..."
- —Starscream
Notes
Differences with Galaxy Force
- Galaxy Force includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "Family".
- In Cybertron, Optimus Prime worries about Coby and Lori, thinking about how hard they are working and wishing that he could do more to help them. In Galaxy Force, he is more concerned with Wing Saber and Jetfire's ability to work together in their search.
- Galaxy Force consistently refers to "Primus's spark" when talking about his energy, with such odd turns of phrase as "focusing his spark on his chest" and "restore the spark to the other parts of his body". As that's... well, not really what a spark is, Cybertron touches the dialogue up to simply talk about his energy.
- In Galaxy Force, the battle between Primus and Starscream is not accompanied by music, and no sound escapes Primus' mouth.
- Upon Starscream's defeat, Cybertron has Sideways comment: "Guess I'm in business for myself!" which is just completely wrong, because he picks up Starscream and they're still working together in the next episode. Galaxy Force just has him say it's time for a retreat.
Animation or technical glitches
- As he and Crumplezone recline in the Atlantis, Ransack is missing the black "mask" that normally surrounds his eyes.
Real-world references
- Upon witnessing Starscream and Primus's battle, Scattorshot exclaims "Talk about when worlds collide!", referring to the 1932 science fiction novel of the same name.
Trivia
- Galaxy Force introduces its fifth and final opening sequence with this episode. This opening stands out in comparison to the four prior sequences by at last being composed almost entirely of new footage, versus the heavy use of clips and stock footage seen in the other openings. A little stock footage appears (Prime and Wing Saber's Sonic Wing Mode combination, Dark Claw Mode and Sonic Wing Mode's "super moves"), while unique footage includes: Override outracing all the other Autobots on a track; the kids watching as the Autobots swoop down out of the air; a long pan of the assembled Autobot forces; individual shots of the planet leaders standing in front of their worlds (with Metroplex blacked out for now), along with Sideways and Soundwave appearing in front of Planet X; Starscream standing among flames; the kids looking rather wistfully out over different vistas of nature; Colonel Franklin and Lucy Suzuki at an air force base at sunset on opposite sides of the fence, their backs to one another when the shot pans them pass each other (OTP kawaiii desu neeeee o^-^o); the four Cyber Planet Keys swirling around Primus; Leobreaker and Scourge battling; Jetfire and Thundercracker fighting in mid-air, Thunderblast and Wing Saber engaging in a firefight; and the assembled Autobots and Decepticons staring each other down on the Moon.
- Coby and Lori both start wearing new clothes in this episode. Cybertron doesn't mention where they come from; in the previous episode of Galaxy Force, however, it was noted that Lori's mother packed them.
- Speaking of Coby and Lori, they sure do a lot of snuggling in this episode, as he catches her when she falls, and then doesn't let her go for, like, five minutes. It's one of the first real hints (Lori's nervous laughter at the notion of their getting married in the previous episode being another) at the romance that is going to eventually bloom between the two characters.
- When Starscream becomes planet-sized, he and Primus are in toy scale.
Home video releases
- DVD
2006 — Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 10 (Victor Entertainment) — Japanese audio only.
2008 — Transformers: Cybertron — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount)
