Human Error, Part II

Quotes
Wreck-Gar: ho ho ho, Merry Christmas, garbage for all the good little children!

Transformer references

 * Soundwave controls numerous amounts of mindless drones in pursuit of a small group of heroes led by a technorganic... seems Kinda familiar.


 * Just like Beast Machines Megatron, Soundwave has trouble controlling all of his "minions" at the same time.


 * Scrapper tells Sari that he was considering calling his new pet "Slag", but he dismissed the thought because he thinks it an insult. This a is reference to G1 Slag, who is a triceratops (while Snarl is a stegosaurus), as well as the real-life reason for Transformers Animated Snarl not being called Slag.


 * Grimlock and Swoop call Snarl a traitor for becoming a "pet" in a way like Beast Wars Dinobot who left the Predacons and was labeled as a traitor as well.


 * In the virtual world, not only does giant Soundwave have his Shattered Glass colors, the normal-sized Soundwave(s) are colored as the "electrostatic Soundwave" redeco toys.

Real-world references

 * Scrapper being found on an island and making an unlikely friend is similar to the movie "Cast Away".


 * Wreck-Gar challenges Soundwave's musical attacks by pulling out an accordion, the favorite instrument of his voice actor, "Weird Al" Yankovic.


 * Soundwave informs the Autobots that resistance is futile, even pronouncing "futile" as the Borg do.


 * The name "Substitute Autobots" is a reference to the Legion of Substitute Heroes.


 * Bumblebee carjacks Captain Fanzone and responds by telling Prime, "What? It's not like the guy's real". This could be a reference to the Grand Theft Auto game series.

Miscellaneous trivia

 * Ratbat is seen in his bat mode for the first time.


 * Where are Sari's other weapons, like the arm-blades and hammer?


 * Snarl is finally referred to by name for the first time. Apparently, he didn't have a name until Scrapper gave it to him. One must assume the same goes for Swoop, who was recently referred to as "Swoopy" by Blackarachnia. As of this point, though, whether Swoop will take on this description as a name is unknown.


 * Yes, Optimus Prime used his axe to chop down a tree, he's officially a lumberjack.


 * This episode marks the triumphant return of Wreck-Gar.


 * It's still unknown where Mixmaster and Dirt Boss are after the events of "Three's a Crowd".


 * That is one incredibly tough raft, holding Snarl, Scrapper, and later Wreck-Gar, who leaps onto it. Scrapper may not be that much of a hero (or villain, for that matter) but a Constructicon, he knows.


 * Insert numerous "Guitar Hero" jokes here.


 * Grimlock says he's not talking to Snarl, so he can talk afterall?