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| + | ''Springer to transform Autobot City (presumably into the robot mode of the giant Autobot Metroplex)'' |
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| + | I don't think there's any evidence of that parenthetical supposition. Is there? [[User:JW|JW]] 01:21, 10 October 2007 (UTC) |
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| + | No, but some backwards reasoning suggests it: according to one of the alterations made after I created this page, the Decepticons' first strike probably took out Metroplex's transformation cog, preventing the Autobots from converting the city to robot mode. Personally I don't buy that explanation either, but given they did a TV episode on the subject later (referenced in the article on the cog) I was just retconning the article to reflect it. |
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| − | '''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 1 |Season 1 ]]''' |
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| + | Although I see the point you're probably making: to transform Autobot City into Metroplex might well have resulted in some injuries and deaths given a solid number of Autobots were inside the city when it would have gone to robot mode. (User 210.185.64.133 ... I am going to create an account, I swear...) |
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| − | The [[Decepticons]] continue raiding Earth's energy sources, including [[Sherman Dam]] and the [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma]]. |
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| − | ==Detailed synopsis== |
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| − | '''Act One:''' The fire at the off-shore oil rig continues to grow. Poor [[Huffer]] is caught in some girders, but is freed by [[Brawn]]. Not so easy to extricate are the humans [[Spike]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. As [[Optimus Prime]] grapples with the debris trapping the workers, [[Trailbreaker]] and [[Wheeljack]] put out the fire. Rescued by Prime, Spike and Sparkplug introduce themselves to the [[Autobots]], offering their terrestrial knowledge to help them. |
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| − | Their newfound human friends return with the Autobots to their headquarters. As Spike explores the [[Ark]], he finds a small cassette player and brings it in with him, setting it aside. Little does he realize he has brought [[Soundwave]] into Autobot Headquarters. Soundwave and his minion [[Ravage]] begin using [[Teletraan-1]] to locate [[Earth]]'s most plentiful energy resources. Meanwhile Spike enjoys a tour of the headquarters and some sunset joyriding with [[Hound]]. Returning to the base, Spike spots Soundwave's intrusion and sounds the alarm. Soundwave escapes, but the Autobots catch Ravage. |
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| − | Soundwave briefs [[Megatron]] on his findings. Megatron decides to attack [[Sherman Dam]], causing a tidal wave to increase the dam's output. The next day, the [[Decepticons]] arrive at the dam. [[Rumble]] dives into the river and activates his piledrivers to whip the river into dangerous rapids. The energy output is detected by Teletraan-1, and the Autobots rush there to stop the Decepticons. |
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| − | '''Act Two:''' With the river at its peak, the Decepticons begin producing [[energon cube]]s. The Autobots arrive, and a battle ensues. Hound dives into the river to stop Rumble's quaking, and the two scuffle in the depths. [[Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] help divert the course of the river to save a nearby neighborhood from being flooded. Megatron and Optimus Prime duel with energy melee weapons atop Sherman Dam. Megatron knocks Prime into the rapids and he and his Decepticons escape with their spoils. |
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| − | '''Act Three:''' [[Jazz]] helps pull Prime from the river. The Autobots regroup, and vow to stop the Decepticons as they continue their activities across the land. The space cruiser they are developing is almost complete, and they are one more energy raid away from having enough fuel to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unfortunately, the impudent [[Starscream]] feels the need to test some of the energon cubes. His wasteful experimenting forces the Decepticons to now make two trips. Their first destination, the [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma]]. These plans are overheard by Trailbreaker, Spike and Sparkplug who are eavesdropping on the Decepticons. |
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| − | The Decepticons are soon in Burma, pulling energetic rubies from the Earth's crust. The Autobots wait for them outside the mine. Wheeljack has developed a powerful and compact explosive. Bumblebee and Sparkplug volunteer to plant the charge in the mine. They do so, but are caught by [[Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp]]. |
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| − | Concerned that Sparkplug and Bumblebee haven't returned, Optimus Prime drives up the mine's entrance and dispatches [[Roller]] into the mine. The explosive detonates, and the blast knocks Prime off his wheels, sending him tumbling down the mountainside. |
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| − | '''[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3|To be continued...]]''' |
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| − | ==Stats== |
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| − | '''Original airdate:''' September 18, 1984 |
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| − | '''Written by:''' [[George Arthur Bloom]] |
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| − | ===Featured Characters=== |
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| − | (''Numbers indicate order of appearance.) |
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| − | {|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000" |
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| − | ! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]] |
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| − | ! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]] |
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| − | ! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]] |
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| − | ! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others |
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| − | *[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (1) |
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| − | *[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (2) |
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| − | *[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3) |
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| − | *[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (6) |
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| − | *[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (7) |
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| − | *[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (8) |
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| − | *[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10) |
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| − | *[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (11) |
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| − | *[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (12) |
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| − | *[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (13) |
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| − | *[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (14) |
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| − | *[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (16) |
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| − | *[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (17) |
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| − | *[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (18) |
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| − | *[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (19) |
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| − | *[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (26) |
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| − | *[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (24) |
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| − | *[[Roller (G1)|Roller]] (26) |
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| − | *[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (9) |
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| − | *[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (15) |
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| − | *[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (20) |
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| − | *[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (21) |
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| − | *[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (22) |
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| − | *[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (23) |
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| − | *[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (24) |
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| − | *[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (25) |
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| − | *[[Spike Witwicky]] (4) |
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| − | *[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (5) |
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| − | '''Guests''' |
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| − | ==Notable quotes== |
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| − | ''After discovering and brutally subduing [[Bumblebee]] in the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma.''<br> |
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| − | '''[[Skywarp]]''': Let's give Megatron a little present.<br> |
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| − | '''[[Thundercracker]]''': Heh. Maybe we oughtta wrap him up and put a little bow on him.<br> |
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| − | ''(Not seen: Bumblebee's humiliated weeping.)'' |
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| − | ==Other notes== |
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| − | ===Animation and/or technical glitches=== |
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| − | * As Huffer and Brawn converse, Brawn's lips move for Huffer's line, "Let's take off." |
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| − | * When Gears transforms, his blue parts change to red, but in the subsequent shot, they are the correct shade of blue. |
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| − | * One of the neighbors that Ironhide and Bumblebee rescue appears to be a woman in a pink dress, with a man's voice as she says, "Thanks, neighbor!" |
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| − | * In one scene of Decepticons filling energon cubes, there is a registration error that causes Soundwave's legs to vanish several frames before the foreground content is meant to block them. |
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| − | * In the establishing shot of the Autobots outside the Burma ruby mines, Ratchet's head is black and gray. The next time the shot is repeated, Bluestreak's head is yellow. |
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| − | ===Continutity errors=== |
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| − | * Continuity errors |
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| − | ===Transformers references=== |
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| − | * References |
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| − | ===Real-world references=== |
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| − | * References |
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| − | ===Miscellaneous trivia=== |
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| − | * The likelihood of rubies being a viable power source is questionable. But given the explosive evidence provided in this episode, its probably best to never purchase rubies for your spouse. |
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| − | (''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'') |
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| − | ==External links== |
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| − | * [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/more_than_meets_the_eye_part_2.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle] |
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Revision as of 03:18, 10 October 2007
Springer to transform Autobot City (presumably into the robot mode of the giant Autobot Metroplex)
I don't think there's any evidence of that parenthetical supposition. Is there? JW 01:21, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
No, but some backwards reasoning suggests it: according to one of the alterations made after I created this page, the Decepticons' first strike probably took out Metroplex's transformation cog, preventing the Autobots from converting the city to robot mode. Personally I don't buy that explanation either, but given they did a TV episode on the subject later (referenced in the article on the cog) I was just retconning the article to reflect it.
Although I see the point you're probably making: to transform Autobot City into Metroplex might well have resulted in some injuries and deaths given a solid number of Autobots were inside the city when it would have gone to robot mode. (User 210.185.64.133 ... I am going to create an account, I swear...)