Where Is Thy Sting?



'''A crazed Wasp finds his way to Earth to exact his revenge on Bumblebee... but he doesn't count on the Elite Guard following him.'''

Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes
Sentinel Prime: "I hate this planet."
 * And, we hate ya back.

Wasp: "Bumblebot and Wasp alot alike, except one innocent and one guilty. Can Bumblebot guess which?" Bumblebot: "uhh, neither?"
 * And the award for creepiest Transformers Animated moment goes to.....

Shockwave: Megatron, this is Shockwave. Do you read me? Come in, Megatron! [static] Shockwave: "If Optimus and his crew make contact with Ultra Magnus, my cover will be blown in any cycle now.  If you recieve this message, know that I am taking matters into my own servos.  Shockwave, out."
 * Shockwave feels the pressure bearing down on him.

Optimus Prime: "How do you put up with him?" Jazz: "I just tune out half of everything he spits out." Optimus Prime: "Only half?"
 * Jazz gives Optimus a tip on jerk management.

Ratchet: "What's the matter with you Cybertronians?  Don't you know how to drive in the rain?!"
 * Tourists.

Jazz:"So, hit me with that one more time: a robot in disguise swaps metal with a double-agent who's really on the level?" Bulkhead:"Makes even less sense when you say it."
 * Bulkhead attempts to make sense out of nonsense.

Other notes

 * This episode had an early airing, 3/24/09.

Animation errors

 * Right after Jetstorm puts the Stasis cuffs on  "Wasp", when  Jetfire is punched toward the two it is  Jazz and not Jetstorm standing next to the detained  Bumblebee.  In the next shot, Jazz is driving with  Sentinel,  Optimus and  Ratchet towards them.

Continuity errors

 * Bumblebee (as Wasp) was still standing, despite being stasis cuffed.
 * When Ratchet is about to put the stasis cuffs on Bumblebee (as Wasp) his hand seems to be way to small in porportion to his body, maybe his old age is causing him to shrink?

Transformers references

 * In the video game, "Ninja Gladiator" in the background, TORQ III can be seen.
 * The insect creature Bumblebee was fighting against and Wasp was playing as resembles Wasp's future self.
 * This is the second time Ultra Magnus was in Pieces. The first was Transformers: The Movie.
 * With his helmet off, Bumblebee looks kind of like his movie counterpart.

Real-world references

 * The completely black image of a ninja in "Ninja Gladiator" is most likely a reference to Noob Saibot, of Mortal Kombat fame.

Miscellaneous trivia



 * We see what Bumblebee looks like underneath his Cranial Superstruc... Helmet, his helmet.
 * Why didn't the Autobots call in Sari? She would most likely to know who was real.
 * The Autobots didn't notice 'Bumblebee's' eyes were purple and have no white pupils.
 * Why didn't Bumblebee just use his boosters?
 * Jetfire, Jetstorm, Optimus and Ratchet really should've mentioned what faction they were before they started to slag each other.
 * When Ironhide finds Ultra Magnus in pieces, the first thing he asks is "Where's your hammer?" Really?!
 * By the way, when did Ironhide return to Cybertron?
 * As of this episode, Shockwave has been responsible for most, if not all, onscreen deaths in the series.
 * So... why do Jetstorm and Jetfire have Russian accents?
 * Apparently, Sentinel Prime has a really bad or selective memory.
 * Bumblebee claims Wasp swapped their voice synthesisers yet Wasp still talks in his normal voice as Bumblebee. Why didn't Bumblebee just do the same thing?
 * After seeing Jetfire and Jetstorm Ratchet says "No Autobot flys!", seems like he's already forgotten about his ol' pal Omega Supreme, so much for old war buddies. (Unless you assume that 200 meter high Autobots don't quite count as normal)
 * Bulkhead seems to think that just because Wasp was a jerk to him and Bumblebee that it's ok that Wasp was locked up in the stockades, yet Sentinel is allowed to walk free? So much for justice.