Decepticon Air

Quotes
Isaac Sumdac: Fine, I'll just recalibrate the field-sequencers myself Bulkhead: Not before I do the calculations myself Isaac Sumdac: You think I can not isolate a transwarp frequency barrier?! Bulkhead: I'm just saying you don't have the same experience as me. Isaac Sumdac: I have done it before! Bulkhead: Yeah, for Megatron!
 * What happened to the good ol' days where Bulkhead would just break stuff...I miss the destruction.

Sentinel Prime: All due respect, Alpha Trion, the Council should concern itself with more important matters, like beefing up security for the Decepticon prisoners that...ahem...I captured. Cliffjumper: I thought that was Prowl.
 * Sentinel, a jerk to transend the ages.

Sentinel Prime: Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon.
 * Looks like Prime isn't the only one who talks behind bot's backs.

Swindle: My My, what a golden opprotunity. Lugnut:The Autobot fools will pay for their insolence. Remove these Stasis Cuffs at one! Swindle: All in good time. First we need to discuss compensation, you get freedom but what do I get? You see where I'm going here?
 * You too can have freedom at an all new low cost of only three easy payments of $19.99!

Lugnut: The honor of serving of Megatron should be reward enough! Swindle: Megatron! Why didn't you say so!? The ol' warmonger's my #1 customer!
 * I wonder who his #2 customer is?

Swindle: Now let's see about getting you rearmed. It's been stellar cycles but I never forget a weapon.
 * Where have I heard that before ?

Swindle:Naturally everything comes with a million solar cycle warranty, excluding battle damage of course.
 * Swindle does aim to please.

Lugnut: You Autobots will pay! Pay with your Sparks! Swindle: I also accept all major credit-downloads.
 * Swindle also accepts Visa, Mastercard, and anything that goes bing, bang, or boom

Jazz: The alarms didn't make a peep! Sentinel: How is that even possible? Swindle The Sonic Jammer 3000! Don't leave Cybertron without it! But wait, there's more, it also has a stasis dispention ray, handy for those tight spots.
 * Buy now and get this lovely assortment of Supreme Class Cheetors for free! Call now before this offer ends!

Swindle: Never could get the hang of cloning, why don't you try these on for size, just so I can tell you bots apart.
 * And so I can make plans for future sales

"So... we're picking up hitchhikers now?"
 * Starscream is bitter, while Megatron is not amused.

Continuity errors

 * Swindle gives the new helmets to the Starcreams so he can "Tell them apart", so even with all those upgrades Swindle is color-blind? Then again, its not like anybody ELSE has noticed that the clones are different colors...
 * How did Swindle get the starscream clones' weapons or the exact same weapons with their color schemes. What happened Primus?

Transformer references

 * The Elite Guard Ship's elevator duct looks very similar to the the passageways of the Axalon from Beast Wars.
 * When Sari types on the computer her hands somewhat resembles that of Frenzy from the Transformers moive.
 * Swindle gives new helmets to Liar Starscream and Sycophant Starscream making them look much more like the G1 characters their color schemes come from
 * Swindle also mentions both the planets Quintessa and Nebulos, both of which came from the Transformers: The Animated Movie, quite fondly.

Real-world references

 * Sentinel tells Jazz, "Full energon ahead", this is a "Cybertronian" twist on "Full steam ahead".
 * When Sentinel remotely shuts Lugnut's mouth clamp the noise the remote makes is similar to that of a someone locking their car.
 * The episode's title is a reference to the movie Con Air

Miscellaneous trivia

 * Sentinel is still a jerk.
 * It would seem that Sentinel is to become the next Magnus....We're still all gonna die.
 * Also thrust into an awkward leadership role, Lugnutz seems to call the shots in this episode but finds his new command rather brief.
 * Alpha Trion speaks for the first time in Animated.
 * Swindle returns to steal the show. And his favorite weapons from the ship's storage bay.
 * All the Decepticons are still missing their weaponry in the beginning due to past events.
 * Sentinel wrongly takes credit for the capture of the Decepticons when it was really Prowl. Jerk. At least Cliffjumper seems to remember correctly.
 * Swindle's transwarp compartment makes generic video game power up sound with each component acquired.
 * Since their new head gear is not a natural part of their designs, it seems sort of odd that the Starscream clones are both able to transform without them getting in the way.
 * There are multiple movie homages in this episode including, Superman 2, Die-Hard, Con-Air, Broken Arrow and Mission Impossible.
 * What is with the Autobots and Magnus' Hammer?
 * Many cameos of templates near the end include the "Animated" versions of Warpath, Mainframe, Huffer, Flip Sides, Tracks, Cosmos, and Beachcomber.
 * Prowl is mentioned but never appears or speaks in this episode