Megatron Rising - Part 2



'''The Autobots are decimated by the Decepticon invasion, but still must rally to prevent the All Spark from falling into their clutches. '''

Summary
As Megatron descends to ground level, Optimus, Prowl and Bulkhead look on in disbelief. As he lands, Bulkhead takes point, launching his wrecking ball, but Megatron calmly slices it off, before backhanding Bulkhead into a nearby building. Prowl then attacks, but his throwing stars are easily deflected, and he finds himself on the defensive, dodging Megatron's swords. Taking cover behind a bridge support, he manages to avoid them, but Megatron's attacks destroy it, and two children are nearly crushed under the falling rubble, saved only by Optimus borrowing "a move from the Bumblebee play book", using a combination of his wheels and ax to dash forward and snatch the children up. Meanwhile Prowl is pinned under Megatron's foot, who draws a sword, ready to take revenge for Prowl slicing off the remains of his arm fifty years ago. Optimus saves him by using a combination of his grappler and his ax to knock the sword from Megatron's grasp. The two leaders face off, but Megatron simply blocks Prime's blow, and kicks him away. As he reaches for his dropped sword, Optimus launches a grappler, tripping him. Megatron follows up by snapping the grappler's line, and using it to swing Optimus into the side of a building. In the tower, Blitzwing wants to join the fight, but Lugnut won't allow him to interfere in Megatron's business. As the two Decepticons argue, Dr. Sumdac tries to make a break for it, only to be blocked by Blitzwing. Meanwhile Starscream holds a struggling Bumblebee while watching Optimus and Megatron battle, trying to decide who he gains more from by helping, the Autobot or his would-be leader? On the ground, Optimus is taking a beating but says he will never reveal the AllSpark's location. Unfortunately Megatron simply plans to use the key to track down the AllSpark. Punching Prime hard enough to send him skidding across the tarmac, Megatron calls out to his loyal Decepticons. Lugnut and Blitzwing immediately respond, and Starscream casually comments on his decision being made for him and throws Bumblebee away. As Lugnut prostrates himself, Starscream drops down on his head, ready to renew his tenure as Second in Command. Megatron comments on the appropriateness of Starscream's presence, takes aim on the Autobots...then quickly jams the key into Starscream's chest, seemingly draining him of life. Dropping the offline seeker, Megatron asks if there are any other dissenters. Getting a negative response, he turns back to the Autobots, only to discover they used the distraction to escape. Blitzwing wants to chase after them, but Megatron believes the AllSpark takes priority. At his command the Decepticons transform and roll- er, rise up.

Stats

 * Written by: Marty Isenberg
 * Directed by:
 * Original airdate: April 5, 2008

Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes
"Time to borrow a move from the Bumblebee playbook."
 * Optimus Prime realising that a giant ax can't solve everything.

"Decepticons, transform and rise up!"
 * Megatron has his own version of roll out.

"Oh dear, this is all my fault!" "What? It's not like you built Megatron in your lab or anything."
 * Isaac Sumdac and Sari have an awkward moment.

"If we go down, we go down fighting. And I can't think of a better band of Autobots I'd be prouder to fight along side." "Not even the Cybertron Elite Guard? Because I sure wouldn't mind having them here now."
 * Optimus Prime prepares to fight and die while Bumblebee would rather fight and live.

"YOU WANT HEAT!? I'LL GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE--OH SLAG, NOT AGA!"
 * Angry Blitzwing, his own worst enemy.

"I trust you are comfortable in your chair!"
 * Megatron to Isaac Sumdac. The choice of furniture was destined to come back to haunt him.

Continuity errors

 * At the beginning of the series, years were measured as solar cycles to Transformers, but Megatron refers to years as stellar cycles.
 * Megatron said that Prowl slashed off his arm, while he actually lost it due to Starscream who planted a bomb on Megatron's back. Prowl did, however, slash a part off that remained after the explosion.

Animation errors

 * When Ratchet catches Sari after Blackarachnia drops her, his right arm is intact. In the next scene, it's gone again.


 * When Blitzwing changes faces after Megatron coldcocks Starscream, his face rotates vertically, not horizontally as it usually does.


 * The black lanyard attached to Sari's key keeps disappearing and reappearing.

Transformers references

 * The manner in which the Ark sticks out of the rock is reminescent to the original Ark.
 * Megatron's method of absorbing the power of the Allspark, as well as Optimus's way of defeating him, are both nods to the 2007 Movie.

Real-world references

 * The scene where the Ark crashes is nearly identical to a similar sequence in Watchmen.

Miscellaneous trivia

 * The intro has a number of new sound effects added in.


 * Despite the fact the Ark crashed on Dinobot Island, Grimlock and co are nowhere to be seen.  Slag!!!!


 * Putting the allspark into his chest did not kill Megatron, unlike his second cousin twice removed.


 * Profesor Sumdac wanted to tell something to Sari before she went to the Allspark, and while Sari was talking to it, there is an image of a DNA strand. This might be a forshadowing to something later in the show. It would also play into a comment made by Tara Strong.


 * This episode proves that Animated Megatron is awesome and a total badass. But we had already guessed that.


 * After 24 years, the Decepticons finally have an equivalent of "Transform and roll out". And it's one that makes perfect sense, to, considering that traditionally, all Decepticons can fly.