Wiped Out
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 So here I am! Growing older all the time! Looking older all the time! Feeling younger in my mind! | ||||||
| "Wiped Out" | ||||||
| Season | 2 | |||||
| No. in season | 15 | |||||
| Production company | Allspark Animation | |||||
| Airdate | September 15, 2019 (Australia/NZ) December 6, 2019 (CN app/website) December 14, 2019 (USA) | |||||
| Writer | Benjamin Townsend | |||||
| Director | Jean Texier | |||||
| Animation studio | Boulder Media Studio | |||||
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Hot Rod takes Bumblebee and Cheetor spaceboarding through an asteroid field where they encounter Sharkticons.
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Synopsis
In space, Hot Rod and Bumblebee are cleaning the Ark's window from the from the outside, with Hot Rod complaining about how he and Bumblebee are always getting window duty. They soon start teasing each other with their buffers only for the ship to enter an asteroid field. The two quickly retreat back inside, with Hot Rod commenting on the unusually high amount of debris in the field.
Inside the ship, Optimus Prime declares that they have to take a safer route. Teletraan-X is able to find one, but mentions that the solar winds are really strong today. That doesn't bother Hot Rod and Bumblebee however as both of them are thinking the same thing with Cheetor unaware as to what they are thinking.
Bumblebee, Hot Rod and Cheetor head to the launch pad to get their solar-wave boards where Hot Rod and Bumblebee explain to Cheetor that they plan to surf the solar winds and asteroids. Cheetor is concerned about leaving the Ark but Hot Rod reassures him that they will be waiting for it on the other side. This immediately makes Cheetor excited and ready for something 'awesome'.
The three jump out of the ship with Cheetor not particularly enjoying himself. This does not diminish Hot Rod and Bumblebee's fun as they do all sorts of stunts and go through a doughnut-shaped asteroid. They decide to take a break, where they give Cheetor some tips and encouragement. Cheetor is able to balance the solar-wave board by transforming to beast mode, managing to pull off some impressive stunts, impressing both his friends. Not to be outdone, Hot Rod and Bumblebee decide break time is over and recommence surfing, unaware that something is in the debris field.
In the asteroid field, Bumblebee realizes that something is strange about the asteroids and the trio soon realize that the 'asteroids' appear to be the remains of a temple. They manage to rebuild it but before they even get a chance to admire their work, Cheetor hears a crackling noise and they soon realize that a solar wave is heading their way. They try to surf out of there but Cheetor is unable to escape in time.
Cheetor eventually awakens and is greeted by two Sharkticons and is unable to contact Bumblebee and Hot Rod. The big boss of the Sharkticon group greets him and tells him that he is on the turf of the Fins. Cheetor tries to leave but the Sharkticons aren't to willing to let him leave. Cheetor fights a few of them of and is ready to battle the big boss, but said boss, impressed by Cheetor, decides to draft him, ordering his group to the Park, his subordinates carrying Cheetor with them against his will.
At the Park, Cheetor asks the leader why their world is in pieces, who explains to him that their planet was destroyed and that the Park is the biggest chunk left. However, the Tails have taken over it, even defacing the statue of Lord Gnaw, and now, the Fins are going to take it back with Cheetor's help. The Tails then arrive and reveal that they have a warrior of their own, Bumblebee. Cheetor and Bumblebee are happy that neither of them were wiped out in the solar wave but the Fins and Tails still rush into battle. Then a third Sharkticon group, called themselves the Snouts, enter the battlefield with Hot Rod as their warrior. The battle becomes even more violent and only stops when Cheetor gives a massive growl.
Cheetor points out that they are stronger together than apart. After a moment, all three faction leaders agree and band together to kill the Autobots, sending the trio fleeing back into the asteroid field before the massive form of the Ark appears. Cheetor quickly boards the ship and returns with the AllSpark, using its power, to the awe of all assembled to restore the Sharkticon homeworld. Though it does have a few cracks in it, the Sharkticons are content and call a permanent truce between their parties.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Quotes
"I'm gonna buff the ugly out of you!"
- —Hot Rod sasses Bumblebee.
Hot Rod: "Solar winds?"
Bumblebee: "Asteroid field?"
Hot Rod: "You thinking what I'm thinking?"
Cheetor: "...I do not know what you are thinking."
- —The Autobots prepare to shred.
"The power of the AllSpark restored their homeworld!"
"Are you sure it's supposed to look like that?"
"No. But they seem to like it."
- —Cheetor and Hot Rod
Notes
Continuity notes
- Whereas all past media, and even his figure in the Cyberverse line, depict him with the standard Sharkticon appearance, Lord Gnaw's statue depicts him as having a unique appearance based on a Saw Shark. When Lord Gnaw later physically appears in the third season, he resembles a standard Sharkticon like his toy, making this statue a bit of an anomaly.
Transformers references
- Gnaw is based off a notable Sharkticon introduced in Generation 1.
Real-world references
Trivia
Animation and technical errors
Other errors
- It's par the course for sci-fi cartoons, but we're still compelled to point out that sound does not travel in space.
Foreign localization
French
- Title: "Surf spatial" ("Space surf")
- Original airdate: October 19, 2019
German
- Title: "Vernichtet"
- Original airdate: December 14, 2019
Japanese
- Title: "Nakama o Hitotsu ni" (仲間をひとつに, "One Comrade")
- Original airdate: December 27, 2019
Portuguese
- Title: "Levado pela Onda" ("Carried by the Wave")
- Original airdate: December 24, 2019
Home video releases
- TBA
