Re: Transformers 3 Announced For 2011
Someone said on another forum that there was an episode of the cartoon where Megatron and Shockwave use a sky bridge to try and bring Cybertron into Earth's atmosphere. I tried to google it but couldn't pull it up. Anyone know the name of the episode?
There were a few to use a space bridge.
“Transport to Oblivion”
US Airdate: 10-6-84
Japan Airdate: 7-27-85
Japan Title: “Operation: Spacebridge!”
Animation: Toei Studio
Synopsis: The Autobots are content to believe that the Decepticons were killed when their starship crashed into the ocean, however, that’s not actually the case. The Decepticons have built the remains of their ship into an underwater headquarters. Back on Cybertron, Shockwave has finally run low on Energon. He contacts Megatron and together they plot to build a “spacebridge” to transport Megatron’s plundered Energon back to Cybertron.
Megatron attacks a power plant, causing a city-wide blackout, and the Autobots mobilize to deal with him. After a skirmish, the Decepticons escape with their energy and wound Ironhide. The Autobots repair themselves and then send Spike and Bumblebee out to track down Megatron. The Decepticons have constructed their spacebridge in a dried-up riverbed but are having trouble getting it to work. Apparently, without manual guidance, the Energon cubes can’t get from Earth to Cybertron effectively. Megatron spots Spike and Bumblebee and the Decepticons attack. Spike is taken prisoner. Megatron becomes determined to use Spike as a guinea pig for the next spacebridge delivery. Bumblebee attempts to escape, but is eventually caught and his memory chips hacked into.
Bumblebee returns to Autobot headquarters with faulty news that Spike is being held prisoner in a cave. The Autobots go to rescue their friend but are ambushed in the cave by the Decepticons. The Decepticons make short work of the Autobots and leave them buried inside the cavern. Back at the spacebridge, Megatron prepares Spike for his voyage. Before he can send him on his way, the Autobots escape from the cave and show up in the nick of time.
They free Spike and stop the Energon cargo from making it into the spacebridge. Megatron attempts to toss the Energon cubes into the bridge by hand but is instead shot by Optimus and knocked into the teleportation spiral. Megatron gets blasted off into oblivion and the Autobots head home. Starscream, assuming Megatron’s death, takes command of the Decepticons. However, back on Cybertron, Megatron has managed to make it through the spacebridge successfully.
“The Ultimate Doom, Part 1”
US Airdate: 11-3-84
Japan Airdate: 11-7-86
Japan Title: “Day of Destruction, Part 1”
Animation: Toei Studio
Synopsis: Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker attack a Maharaja’s solar energy plant in India and the Autobots respond by rallying a large number of troops, leaving their base largely unguarded. At Decepticon headquarters, Megatron has joined forces with a half-man/half-machine mad scientist named Dr. Arkeville, who needs a guinea pig for his evil scheme. While the Autobot base is under-manned, Soundwave and his Cassettes kidnap Sparkplug. With their true mission a success, Starscream and the other Seekers retreat from the solar energy plant, as it was all just a diversion.
Meanwhile, Dr, Arkeville installs his “hypno-chip” into Sparkplug, reducing him to a mindless slave of the Decepticons’ whims. At the same time, Megatron is finishing up plans to create a massive spacebridge to Earth in order to transport a secret cargo. Optimus rallies the Autobots and they proceed to attack the underwater Decepticon base. While the others engage in battle, Brawn, Cliffjumper and Windcharger sneak in and rescue Sparkplug. The Autobots retreat with their rescued comrade, though Megatron and Dr. Arkeville don’t seem too concerned.
Back at Autobot HQ, Sparkplug is acting strangely, “repairing” all the Autobots. Before they can figure out what’s wrong, Megatron attacks without warning. The Autobots attempt to fight back but their weapons malfunction. During the fight, Spike notices Sparkplug’s wrench next to a disabled Teletran-1 and puts two and two together. Before the Decepticons can administer the final blow, Spike instructs Teletran to hose them down with a fire-retardant foam which damages their circuitry. The Decepticons, along with Sparkplug, retreat.
Later, Megatron reveals his full plan to Dr. Arkevill; he intends to use a massive spacebridge to bring Cybertron into Earth’s orbit and harvest the resulting chaotic energies caused by Cybertron’s gravitational pull. Megatron uses Arkevill’s hypno-chips to gather an army of slaves to build the spacebridge device, which the Autobots discover using one of Teletran’s Skyspies. The Autobots show up to stop the Decepticons, but most of their forces are subdued by an army of mind-controlled slaves. Sparkplug and Thundercracker activate the first two spacebridge pylons, as Megatron and Optimus do battle next to the third and final one. Megatron tells Optimus to flip the switch himself, because if he doesn’t, Cybertron will be destroyed. Optimus, fearing for the lives of all the Transformers on his home planet, flips the switch and Cybertron materializes in Earth’s orbit. Optimus laments that by saving Cybertron he may have doomed the Earth.
“The Ultimate Doom, Part 2”
US Airdate: 11-10-17
Japan Airdate: 11-7-86
Japan Title: “Day of Destruction, Part 2”
Animation: Toei Studio
Synopsis: Cybertron’s orbital gravity causes natural disasters all over the planet, including earthquakes and tidal waves. The Decepticons, using Soundwave’s sonic disrupter waves, force the Autobots to retreat. However, the sonic disrupter waves short out the hypno-chips in the human slaves. The Decepticons return to base with their only remaining slave, Sparkplug, and send Laserbeak to gather more humans.
While retreating, Spike and Bumblebee fall into a deep crevice created by a sudden earthquake. The Autobots rescue the pair and return to the Ark. The Decepticons begin producing Energon cubes from the geological chaos and send Skywarp and Sparkplug to deliver the first load to Cybertron. Dr. Arkevill protests, not wanting his slaves to leave the planet, but Megatron informs him that his hypno-chip control mainframe has been duplicated on Cybertron, slimming-down the mad scientist’s usefulness.
Back at the Ark, The Autobots deploy the reluctant Dinobots to help fight the most devastating natural disasters around the world, including a massive tidal wave. Optimus tries to cheer up the depressed Spike, promising to rescue Sparkplug. Suddenly, the volcano the Ark is situated in becomes active and erupts. Most of the Autobots make it out safely, with Skyfire rescuing those caught in the eruption. Ironhide races into the core of the Volcano and smothers the lava pit in a rockslide. The Autobots regroup and learn that Sparkplug has been taken to Cybertron. Spike demands to accompany the rescue party, much to Optimus’ refusal. Wheeljack vouches for Spike, and along with Skyfire, Trailbreaker, Brawn and Bumblebee, head to Cybertron. After landing, Brawn, Bumblebee and Spike fall into a trap and become separated from the rest of the group. They stumble upon the hypno-chip mainframe and discover how Megatron has been controlling the slaves. Sparkplug shows up and Spike tries to reason with him. Sparkplug fights the hypno-chip controlling his brain, only to lose and sounds the intruder alert.
