Jungle



We learn just how whiny a single Decepticon can be as the teams battle it out for another Mini-Con.

Summary
The episode opens up to action almost immediately, with Starscream, Cyclonus and Demolishor having a shoot-out with Optimus Prime, Hot Shot and Red Alert. The 3 Decepticons are arguing about tactics until they reach a decision.  Demolishor and Cyclonus move around to flank the Autobots while Starscream transforms to jet mode and flies overhead to bombard the Autobots with lasers.  Unfortunatly, a "lucky shot" (as Starscream puts it) from Optimus connects, causing Starscream to veer off while preparing to fire.  As such, his shot hits Cyclonus and his body hits Demolishor. At that point we see Megatron, who reveals that this was merely a training program.  Starscream whines about him not having a Mini-Con yet.

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Directed by: ??? (栗井重紀, ')

Animation and/or technical glitches

 * When Hot Shot is driving down the cleared path, he should still be getting hit by the tree stumps. Either the loggers cut the stumps unusually low down, or Hot Shot's got reinforced suspension.

Continuity errors

 * Once again, Sparkplug gets called "Leader-1" many times. Not only that - first he's referred to as "Leader-1", then about 10 minutes later gets called "Sparkplug", and THEN a minute later gets called "Leader-1".  Make up your minds, guys!

Miscellaneous trivia

 * This has got to be the most "environmental" Transformers episode ever, telling us that illegal logging is bad.