The episode "Fire on the Mountain" was a milestone in Transformers history for a number of reasons. Hell, it's a milestone in pop culture history period. It's the episode in which they brought back Skyfire and it also features the earliest recorded instance of the phrase "Robot Chicken". But what stuck with me was the moment when Skyfire infiltrates the Decepticon camp atop an Incan temple and Thundercracker confronts him. Earlier in the show Megatron left Starscream in charge of guarding the new Decepticon ultimate weapon there and when Thundercracker saw Skyfire he didn't eliminate the Autobot on the spot. Instead, he allowed Skyfire to continue on as he considered how bad it would make Starscream look if Skyfire were to destroy the Decepticon weapon. Thundercracker's betrayal was some fantastic characterization for a third string character that hardly ever got any lines. The writers in season one did a great job of portraying the characters in pitch perfect agreement with their tech spec bio cards.Let's change your name to PWNEDimus Prime
Megatron pulls off the ultimate pwn in the episode "The Ultimate Doom part one". The Decepticons build a space bridge large enough to transport Cybertron to earth orbit and they're one flip of a switch away from doing it when the Autobots show up. Optimus and Megatron struggle by the controls until Megatron points out that the transport of Cybertron is already two thirds of the way complete and if Prime doesn't flip the final switch, Cybertron will be destroyed. Although bringing Cybertron into such close orbit would unleash massive gravitational instability and worldwide disaster on earth, Prime is forced to finish the job. This moment more than any other established Megatron as a master manipulator and all around badass motherfucker, best of all it made Prime his little bitch.Hey Man Nice Shot
"Countdown to Extinction" was an episode title so awesome that Megadeth used it as a name for one of their albums. This episode showcased the phat haxxor skills of Starscream, who rigged the exponential generator so it would build power to infinite capacity. Infinite capacity? WTF does that even mean? Please Transfomers, my 10 year old brain could not comprehend the mind numbing scope of such a concept! Oh, and who could forget the only time Optimus pulled Megatron's trigger? Someone had to clean up Starscream's mess. Freaking awesome moment.Lightning in a Beetle
The Transformers was full of bad science. Some of it was really obvious. For example, even if Megatron did drain the heat energy from the earth's core, that still wouldn't make it snow in the desert. But the greatest bad science moment of all came in "A Plague of Insecticons" when the Autobots defeated Shrapnel's lightning bolts by transforming into their car modes and insulating themselves with their rubber tires. Rubber tires don't protect you from lightning in a car, the car's metal frame does. Just ask anybody who's been hit by lightning when they were driving a convertible. It was the cheapest Autobot victory ever. Little Shrapnel the robot stag beetle with a speech impediment should actually be an unstoppable Transformer god. And for one unforgettable moment he was.Don't make me stick my Constructicon foot up your Dinobot ass
Shortly after he was introduced, Constructicon Super Warrior Devastator became a total joke. Hell, Rumble and Frenzy the itty bitty cassette tapes took him out in the movie. But back in "Heavy Metal War" when the Constructicons made their first appearance in the season finale, "The Devastator" was an unstoppable badass. He easily dispatched the Dinobots, starting off by literally kicking Snarl's ass. That very first time the dweeby nerd Constructicons combined and beat the ass of the reigning tough guys of the show was one of the classic moments in TF history.
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I always wondered how, if the Constructicons could punt Dinobots around like I do my cat, those little cassette turds could knock him out in a few seconds. And how in the hell did Devastator fit in the back of Astrotrain in the first place?
I was hoping for answers to a lot of those kinds of questions when I listened to Flint Dille's commentary track on the animated movie DVD. But instead he punked out with stupid answers like Optimus's trailer vanishes when he transforms because it's made of dissapearium. They really were just making it up as they went along, which I think is the best explanation. We will never understand these internal consistency issues because not even the writers knew what they were thinking.
We will never understand these internal consistency issues because not even the writers knew what they were thinking.
Some things are best left unsaid. Case in point: The first Indiana Jones flick. How in the hell does Indy survive his trip clinging to the submarine? Did he sprout gills? You start asking questions, things kinda fall apart.
Thundercracker's betrayal was some fantastic characterization for a third string character that hardly ever got any lines.
It also made my mother laugh. Trust me, that was a plus. (I found it pretty funny myself.)
This moment more than any other established Megatron as a master manipulator and all around badass motherfucker, best of all it made Prime his little bitch.
And it made me hate Megatron. Not bad in a days work. "The Ultimate Doom" was probably one of the best multi-ep stories ever.
Oh, and who could forget the only time Optimus pulled Megatron's trigger? Someone had to clean up Starscream's mess. Freaking awesome moment.
Kinda makes me wish that Prime and Megs could have teamed up again. They weren't too bad as a team.
Rubber tires don't protect you from lightning in a car, the car's metal frame does.
Thank you. /Stewie Griffin
That very first time the dweeby nerd Constructicons combined and beat the ass of the reigning tough guys of the show was one of the classic moments in TF history.
Devastator scared the hell outta me when I was a kid. He still does. He could kill you and not give a shit. He was the ultimate nightmare.
Well, that was fun! I think I'm geeked out... until next week. (Transformers are my drug, man. I need frequent fixes.)
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