Ironhide Team



Cybertron is overrun by giant insect Terrorcons.

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Featured characters
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes
"Look, that light! Primus is expanding the energy of the Energon!"
 * — Dr. Jones scoffs at the second law of thermodynamics.

Continuity errors

 * "Ironhide Team" is about Team Ironide. *sigh*


 * Snowcat and Demolisher's dialog before being attacked by the giant Insecticon is different from last episode.


 * Bulkhead, Downshift and Prowl disappear for the first half of the episode, and then reappear later when Rodimus shows up and needs someone to Powerlink with, apparently they were with Optimus, Omega Supreme and Superion Maximus all along.


 * When Ironhide tells Kicker to "Take the Energon and go to Primus," he's clearly shown with en Energon star on his arm. What Kicker actually took was the Omnicons- which are barely visible in two longshots in this scene due to poor shot composition- without whom the actions and reactions of the characters make no sense at all.


 * When Kicker asks Rad where his father is, Rat tells him Dr Jones went off on his own to get help. No Rad, last time you saw Dr. Jones he was being led off by two Decepticons and he was hoping you would be able to escape!

Real-world references

 * Starscream's symbolic apology in Galvatron's case- and Six Shot's acceptance of it- is a reference (or sorts) to the relationships feudal lords and their retainers specific to Japan. The scene would make perfect sense to a Japanese viewer, recognizing the symbolic gestures and social norms that demanded Six Shot accept a completely insincere apology.  The dub (naturally) laid no groundwork to support this outside of that context, so the scene come off as absolutely looney i you don't know what's going on- especially Six Shot's immediate acceptance.