Operation Bumblebee, Part 2
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 So long entrusted with the mighty hammer, Mjöllnir, forged in the heart of a dying star. It's power has no equal! It's a weapon to destroy or as a tool to build. It is a fit companion for a king... | ||||||
| "Operation Bumblebee, Part 2" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
| Airdate | March 17, 2012 | |||||
| Written by | Nicole Dubuc | |||||
| Directed by | Vinton Heuck | |||||
| Animation studio | Polygon Pictures | |||||
Bumblebee discovers that MECH and Starscream are responsible for his troubles; Ratchet confronts demons from his Cybertronian past.
Synopsis
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Quotes
"...I think I just leaked some transmission fluid."
- —Knock Out sums up how intimidating his master truly is.
"Do you ever not speak?"
- —Silas says what we're all thinking.
"And the award for best use of a shield generator in a supporting role goes to—me!"
- —Knock Out prepares for the Oscars.
"MINE'S BIGGER."
- —Bulkhead compares hammers with Breakdown
Notes
Animation and technical errors
Continuity notes
Transformers references
- While delirious, Ratchet refers to Fuzors, and even names Bantor, a reference to Beast Wars Bantor.
- Optimus mentions Solus Prime, one the Thirteen.
- Knock Out unfavorably compares the results of Megatron's failed forging experiment to a "Fortress-Maximus Grade Nucleon Shock Cannon".
Real-world references
- Knock Out broadly references award shows such as the Oscars and Emmys.
Trivia
- Ratchet's random (and awkward) gibberish while in stasis is similar to Fowler's random sayings in Darkness Rising, Part 4, and 5.
- When Agent Fowler relays the information on MECH's whereabouts to Bumblebee, he says it really slowly and condescendingly, as if he believes Bumblebee has trouble understanding English, rather than just mute. Agent Fowler's kind of a dick.
- During the fight in the hanger, Bumblebee punches several MECH soldiers, sending them flying through the air with enough force to break the lenses on the prototype. The Autobots aren't even trying to use minimum force on MECH anymore, are they?
