A Prime Problem | Transformers: Generation 1 | Season 2 | E08 | Hasbro Pulse

[@papermache5605]

Theres something so funny about soundwave, arguably one of the smartest decepticons saying "it's Optimus prime!" After listening to Megatron's plan to clone him, helping him do so and then watching him do it, dude was completely zoned out or something

[@Avalon64]

"It's just such ignorance which forever relegates you to the ranks of underling, Soundwave!"

[@dominikcobb1355]

I think he just is bored and was daydreaming. I get the feeling soundwave gets bored being a decepticon.

[@VJ87G]

If there's one thing that Decepticons don't have us human allies.

[@mbh5796]

Soundwave's voice is so funny to hear.

[@OneNationUnderPug]

I like how Megatron after millions of years of conflict with the Autobots, still has no idea who any of them are.

[@UmbreonTheProtogen]

God that is so true

[@hunterhq295]

Should have done a quiz to test them

[@UmbreonTheProtogen]

@@hunterhq295 hmm 🤔 maybe

[@Spooky_515]

Maybe he’s being condescending. He’s to tactical for him not to know his foes and their weakness. He knew the Autobots were gullible and would fall for it anyways

[@AutoRevLife]

TFA also hinted at this. The only autobot he knew was Ultra Magnus. Megatron in that series didn't even know Optimus's name until the series finale

[@Nyarlahotep]

"Is it really you, Optimus Prime?" "Yes, Splick, I am definitely not an imposter."

[@The_whimsickal_artist]

Spike* lol.

[@JoseBronxRican]

@@The_whimsickal_artist I thought it was "Sparkle".

[@monkeynt5780]

Splick Witwikely

[@henrybierman8431]

@@The_whimsickal_artist honestly splick sounds cooler

[@thehunterjk2521]

*Ironhide calls an emergency meeting*

[@eatrawskin]

21:25 He... he's dropped splik! I love how prime just pats Spike's head at the end like he's a well behaved housecat

[@crimsoncherry7399]

Yeah, that's the wholesome ending in G1 so far Getting a gentle headpat from your beloved & faithful Autobot leader ☺️

[@thehunterjk2521]

21:25 How the hell did a mistake like that get past everyone? I can understand the animation errors. It’s too late to change those. Even though some editing tricks could’ve fixed them. But was Peter Cullen too busy to redo one word?

[@doomrage2012]

Hardly, this episode is original, either way you can edit in this episode by usingPeter Cullen voice clip like says "Spike!" And replacing "Splik" But which episode?

[@thehunterjk2521]

@@doomrage2012 I mean the original creators of the show let it pass. Nobody was in the recording booth with Peter?

[@Windrave]

@@thehunterjk2521 It was likely an editing error in which the wrong take was used for the episode. There have also been a few instances that the sound editor's forgot to implement the vocoder to get Soundwave's voice.

[@Optomon]

20:11 "But what about Spike?" "He's UNIMPORTANT!!!" Funny that Megatron couldn't resist blowing his cover over calling Spike expendable disguised as Optimus Prime.

[@m.lanzoni9306]

Im with Megatron on this one. We humans on this show are just useless. Besides, the show is about TRANSFORMERS, not HUMANS.

[@VJ87G]

Decepticons are as heartless as ever, especially Megadork!

[@detmstr341]

It was only a matter of time before Megatron finally slipped up.

[@detmstr341]

@@VJ87G Megadork is right. It wasn't going to be long before he finally slipped up.

[@jonathanpowell613]

​@@m.lanzoni9306Do you consider Chip Chase and Carly Witwicky useless?

[@Xalerdane]

That was a _really_ good cloning job Megatron did; it even comes with its own disappearing/reappearing trailer!

[@PyrozPlayground]

The one time you see two Primes on screen at once, and it's not an error. 😆

[@andrewchin6211]

And here I thought it was the multiverse acting screwy again. Lol

[@lowahgan9474]

🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥 Dhdkzjagakzkakfjsi Akfkahdldakfkskaps

[@NCR_Trooper_1]

I never realized how many errors the show had until now because I last watched it when I was 8 6 years ago

[@JoseBronxRican]

What about the Headmasters joint? "Now there are TWO Optimus Primes!"

[@Cyclonus12]

Lol, was about to say this, then scrolled down and saw you beat me to it! 😁

[@Rakerong]

RIP Auto Scout. Your debut appearance and you had like 30 seconds of screen time before getting destroyed lol.

[@39Hundred]

Hopefully, Takara will create a Masterpiece figure of Auto Scout. 👍🏼

[@chrisedwards3214]

That was autoscours purpose

[@gabrielivan2538]

That was the only time we saw that Decepticon Drone, another one that got Destroyed like all of them.

[@JoseBronxRican]

@@chrisedwards3214 Cassette Red Shirt

[@danielturner721]

At least it's pieces allowed Windcharger to see the truth.

[@miriamrogge9469]

Best Line: "Laser beak, you tin foil Turkey". I love this episode very much.

[@FC_mania]

Peter Cullen put such raw hatred into that line

[@TigerWing141]

Laserbeak, “Prepare to be terminated.” 4:06!

[@DiggitySlice]

"He's dropped Splik" is my favorite. I'm going to remember that line for a while.

[@gxv-179]

Tin foil turkey 😂

[@tannerprice2018]

6:30 Megatron must’ve foreseen Bumblebee’s massive popularity in the future and got confused.

[@mastermonarch]

Megatron has known these guys for over 3 million years

[@chrisedwards3214]

Megs was so.fixed on prime the other autobots didn't even matter to.him lol

[@vanta2599]

In all those battles Megatron saw Prime and a bunch of NPCs 😂

[@prowlsleftfoot]

lol, bee really did hit it big nowadays

[@c.glazercrush3994]

I also see that the energy crystals in beast wars didn't just come out of know where,but in fact show it's true to the story.Think about it and it's energy delivery how it blew up on inferno.when you make that comparison.

[@KestrelOmega]

This is probably the closest the original series ever got to Nemesis Prime.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Lots of later concepts and ideas started from g1

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

In other words this clone was the inspiration for Nemesis Prime

[@keldeostudies149]

Funfact it was hinted at that nemesis prime was made from the clone from this episode from dr arkavill

[@disneyboy3030]

@@keldeostudies149 by that you mean the Power of the Primes version of him.

[@keldeostudies149]

@@disneyboy3030 yes

[@Davethe3rd]

11:45 - "Until we get your identities sorted, *I'll* give the orders!" Because only Peter Cullen may command the Autobots.

[@reginalferguson3664]

As he is Optimus he's aslo Ironhode

[@e-122psi3]

"Optimus has FALLEN, now I, Ironhide am your leader!"

[@barrybend7189]

​@@e-122psi3no that's Shattered glass Ultra Magnus.

[@canopyfields]

This was one of the best episodes. It dealt solely with Optimus Prime and in the end prime was revealed by his compassion, one of his most defining traits. Prime in G1 was all about freedom and compassion.

[@evervictorious007]

Unfortunately, the love and compassion would eventually lead to his own death in the movie 86, Season 3 Dark Awakening and TF Headmasters. He is the Jesus of the whole show who would die for his men esp in the movie where he would rather die than sacrifice Hot Rod/Rodimus to get to Megatron. He took the rap for Hot Rod’s mistake at the cost of his own life just like Jesus died for all our sins.

[@Spooky_515]

@@evervictorious007they point to this comment after you lead your Cult Of Prime to their doom lol

[@RolandStone32]

Yet he forgot Trailbreaker's name

[@DiggitySlice]

​@@RolandStone32and Spike's

[@WaleskaSantiago-d8k]

@evervictorious007 Dude, Drop the cr@ck pipe. 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@jayddenburgos]

You know they should just ask both Optimus Prime questions. only the real Optimus Prime knows

[@ericjohnson3987]

Brilliant 👏

[@GameTavern2224]

Or just check which one had the Matrix

[@matherbigc567]

Yea just ask him 'What bozo thing did Spike say this morning?' Lol

[@DiegoPoop]

Ironhide steps in front of the real Optimus Prime and asks "what's my name?" Optimus Prime responds "Ironhide" and then they shoot the fake Optimus. Roll credits.

[@goofyahhhuncleproductions1096]

@@GameTavern2224 the matrix was not written until the movie

[@houseofno]

Considering how often Megatron missed with his fusion cannon, I'm surprised that the contest went the way it did.

[@UToobUsername01]

No that was plot armor. It's when the god intervenes in a battle so kids don't stop buying the toys. The armor cracked in the 1986 movie when a new action figure was being advertised to kids. lol

[@shotgun3628]

why do you think he turns into a gun for others to aim

[@jasoncherry3404]

Yes, for a highly advanced robot that doubled as a weapon with a scope he did miss quite a bit. Maybe he needed to be recalibrated or at least given a software update.

[@prowlsleftfoot]

@@jasoncherry3404 "what is wrong with this damn phone!" lmao

[@OutOfIdeas9977]

I’m the 100th like of this comment

[@kaosthecosmicreviewer1055]

Teletraan 1: both Optimus primes are identical...except the one on the left has the Autobot matrix of leadership. The other Autobots target the one on the right and blow it to bits.

[@twistedgaming9185]

This was made before the Matrix was created.

[@worldssmallestdestron7819]

Megatron knew about the matrix when he was asked about it by Unicron. perhaps the clone Prime's control beacon was the clone matrix, and why Teletraan 1 saw both as equals with the respective matrix emitting powers.

[@Darth-vade123]

That wasn't until the movie the cartoon would need changes to make that apart of season one and 2

[@tonyp9313]

This is a cartoon for kids lol. They are not going to make sense of anything, have storyline continuity or expand on details. Why do a lot of you people think this is made for adults for with common sense & logic?

[@Judgment]

@@twistedgaming9185 Agreed. When this aired (an early 1985 Season 2 episode scripted in late 1984), the movie wasn't finalized where they would feel comfortable bringing anything up that might be changed. Plus there was no knowledge at the time of what a "Matrix" was to the cartoon viewing audience. You can speculate today, but when breaking the 4th wall with production notes and behind the scenes, you can't retro fit what technically didn't exist (unless they do a G1 episode series remaster).

[@anseinueseima408]

Wincharger is underrated, he's very smart and rational, such a shame he's only been focused in this episode and died in 1986 great war

[@Defx10]

Windcharger was one of my favorites as a kid.

[@ErinJohnston-cj6nb]

Wait someone gonna die. But why WindCharger😢😢😢😢

[@detmstr341]

At 12:14, It's the Prime on the left, because as autobot commander, he always tells his autobot troops to be on alert, because there could be a decepticon ambush.

[@lowahgan9474]

📑📑📑📑 Aksikauai Akdksksk

[@bodhar2000]

My favorite episode from S2. Love that they included the Mind control helmet with MP-36 Megatron.

[@Darth-vade123]

Agreed the helmet and mp 36 is awesome to me this is one of the best episodes of season two

[@matherbigc567]

I like when optimus petted Spike at the end like he was his pet human lol

[@israeljacobo6252]

I got that Megatron months ago as a gift from my daughter,and I wondered what was that helmet about..now I know..thanks 👍

[@triggerhappyreviews]

The real Optimus Prime calls Trailbreaker Trailblazer. They're both imposters!

[@sideopsdiecast8181]

That's what confused me the first time I watched this episode! 😅

[@chrisedwards3214]

Mistake on the writer

[@Chokun-Gaming]

That does explain the lack of a matrix

[@FinnGreenland]

Damn, I already voted for the other Optimus. I’ll press the meeting button and we’ll vote him out next time.

[@bladen6177]

Sus

[@haryadisuryonoto1118]

Laserbeak is so skillful! He can knock the great Autobot leader Optimus Prime down, and disable Decepticon air commander Starscream, and drag him back. I can't believe it! 😂

[@chrisedwards3214]

Like megs said laserbeak never fails he always did his job even better than.most cons which was why megs loved Soundwave him and his cassettes always delivered

[@grodimusprime1343]

Well Lazerbeak is in the form of a eagle and eagles grips and power are extremely strong

[@magnusdiridian]

Hudson from aliens: THEN WHY DON'T YOU PUT HIM IN CHARGE??

[@blastvortex]

And Buzzsaw is supposedly just as good, on paper anyway. Makes you think, doesn't it?

[@haryadisuryonoto1118]

@@blastvortex yes, as i also discovered that one of the cassette, Ratbat, is Cybertron ex-senator and one of the best Decepticon LEADER ever had, with amazing calculation and planner skills but very cruel and cold-blooded. Megathron told Soundwave to 'imprison' Ratbat as cassette because he is afraid of him.

[@thelightbrigadef4172]

Autobots! Destroy the imposter! Best line ever before "Among us" exist.

[@JoelGarcia-g6s]

What if among us was 80s styled

[@jeremytung1632]

Peter Cullen has gone on the record that his primary inspiration for his Optimus voice was his own brother Larry Cullen, but moments like this, 3:29, I can’t help but hear a little John Wayne in there.

[@Windrave]

The inspiration on Prime's personality comes from his brother but I do recall that he has stated in the past that there is a little bit of John Wayne thrown in.

[@dustinprewitt]

21:24 He's dropped Splick!!!!! XD

[@zythr9999]

Lol

[@Deuwl]

I like how Ironhide takes charge when they not sure who the real Prime is. Even though, Prowl is supposed to be 2nd in command or Jazz, I can't remember, in the cartoon, it was Ironhide. And this episode is an example of this when he takes command. They really mucked up killing him in the movie. One of my favourite Autobots for sure.

[@skibot9974]

They killed him because they weren’t making his toy anymore. The only reason Bumblee, Jazz, The Dinobots and Soundwave stuck around for Season 3 was because their toys were still selling

[@Cyclonus12]

It's interesting... that 2nd in command slot seemed to cycle around between Ironhide, Jazz, and Prowl during the 1st and 2nd seasons of the original show. Whereas in the animated movie and all the episodes set after that (in the far future of 2005!), Ultra Magnus was always the clear number 2.

[@Queen_Miku]

@@Cyclonus12 as someone who grew up with the live action movies and now watching g1 i'll only accept ironhide and jazz and prowl as the number 2

[@freddyrichards878]

Fits as they share the same actor

[@artistnasicat1306]

Drawing mistake at 13:44, Windcharger's chest emblem is a decepticon.

[@AlessandroPiana09031984]

If ever Hasbro uploaded season 3, you would spot many more mistakes and bloopers...

[@gent777]

Don't forget how Thundercracker transforms into Starscream at 03:27.

[@mastermonarch]

Windcharger was a fan of the Autobot city roboball team the Autobot city Decepticons

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

I love all these errors!

[@Fugettaboutit]

Animation in this episode was particularly good.

[@ohbogey]

Facts, that camera pull back @6:13 was surprising for that time!

[@TokuWaffle]

Interesting you bring this up, because there's no studio to credit to that animation. Toei did most of season 2 and about half of 3, and AKOM clearly did 3 in season 2 and slightly more of season 3 than Toei, But Toei actually confirmed how many episodes they animated, and AKOM has a very distinct style, and that leaves a few episodes with no name attached. So who did that? Nobody who knows the answer has made it public. It's believed this episode is among the ones animated by this unknown studio.

[@Fugettaboutit]

@@TokuWaffle Interesting. I remember there being a few really badly animated ones too...I don't just mean the funny little screwups, but just really little-kiddie level design and animation. Felt gipped.

[@GlitchanBlack]

@@TokuWaffle Yeah, Toei did THIRTY-NINE SEASON 2 EPISODES, AKOM did 3, and the unnamed third studio did seven, this episode included.

[@foxfireinferno197]

All this could have been avoided if Megatron had let someone execute Prime *after* Lazerbeak took the 3-D images ... or if someone had just done the 'separate the two and ask them questions on the real Prime would know', like any top-secret info only Prime and his second(s)-in-command like Prowl, Ironhide, or Jazz would know.

[@GameTavern2224]

Or just any personal questions like "what was your job before the war"

[@prowlsleftfoot]

or "who is this?" *points to ironhide* lol

[@chadbot0129]

Who is anybody really considering Megatron didn't even know one of the more prominent autobots

[@Avalon64]

and there you named one of the FIRST problem with the Autobot leadership...who the HELL the second in command actually was...lol...I'm a Prowl guy personally...

[@luckyexplorer1053]

The very first incarnation of what will become Nemesis Prime.

[@Albertvtnt]

Wtf

[@benacuna]

@@Albertvtntan evil/fake Optimus Prime

[@Raziel312]

"He says that HE'S the real Optimus Prime." "Which would make me, an imposter." "You can't get out of this with clever word play. I'M the REAL imposter!! Uhh.. I mean.."

[@OfficialMecaton]

5:45 Megatron really became a gamer lmao😂😂😂

[@MegatronSheesh]

hey megatron gaming here, today we will be playing "Fall Of Cybertron"

[@blastvortex]

3:06 Floptimus Prime? Not as good as Auto-clods (can't remember episode), but still pretty good.

[@xiayabennett6982]

Enter the Nightbird

[@rockncoop665]

Or autoboobs

[@prowlsleftfoot]

@@xiayabennett6982 *insert megatrons roast a (few) episode(s) back*

[@hasanyagzkundak8353]

This is first nemesis prime

[@matherbigc567]

I like when Megatron called him Floptimus Prime lol

[@bossviper2833]

It was Starscream.

[@marclewis5505]

I like to point out that this is the episode where Lazerbeak was able to take down Optimus Prime and Starscream by himself.

[@declan6602]

All in a days work for the most competent decepticon

[@andrewtaylor2377]

Can the real Optimus Prime please stand up. I repeat, can the real Optimus Prime please stand up. We're gonna have a problem here...

[@prowlsleftfoot]

"jazz, music!"

[@michaelflores9384]

Y'all act like you've never seen an Autobot before, jaws all on the floor like Bee like Ravage just burst in the door. And started beating him down worse than before they first were foes zappin him with jumper cables.

[@andrewtaylor2377]

@@michaelflores9384 😄

[@michaelflores9384]

It's the return of-Aw wait, no wait, you're kidding. He didn't just say what I think he did, did he? And then Skyfire said, Nothing you idiots! Cause Skyfire's dead, he's locked in my basement.

[@thecollector75]

I like how the crystals at the start are like the energon crystals in beast wars .... bit of a crossover for you there lol

[@benpogi4ever]

8:55 -- The real Prime would've had the matrix inside his chest.

[@mastermonarch]

The matrix only exsisted in comic until the movie

[@RadicalWaff]

The matrix didn't exist until the movie came out

[@SilverStreak9841uoattob]

@@RadicalWaff He means the creation matrix.(The Marvel Comic's Vector Sigma, the device used to creation cybertronian life.)

[@nnthayer]

0:46 hearing Soundwave say "SUCCESS, MEGATRON" is music to my ears

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

Ok you deceptacreep 😑 lmao jk jk

[@MiXVoy]

17:24, "Did you have a blowout in your brainbox, StarScream?! I've got an AutoBot right...." StarScream really spoiled ThunderCracker's fun.

[@prowlsleftfoot]

starscream is such a killjoy, unless he gets hit lol

[@aaronbaker5887]

Starscream: I said hold your fire!

[@danielloh4483]

10:13 In which the time-old tradition of determining clones via races is created.

[@a_diamond]

16:58 As if all else wasn't enough to tell the two Optimi, Optimusususes, Oppies.. apart, *one* of them is narrating having written a "marvelous narrative of Autobot destruction." * Insert evil Megatron laughter in Optimus' voice * (Hey Megs.. you still have your mic on...) Meanwhile, Autobots: "Seems Legit. Wow, we sure wish we could tell these two apart somehow......." "I fully agree Mirage!" "Ah'm still Ironhide, Prime..." "Not for long."

[@stikydakitty]

Optimus: “Laserbeak, you tinfoil turkey!” Laserbeak: blasts optimus Lol, that’s one hot turkey XD

[@UmVtCg]

Starscream's clone is destroyed but somehow still standing there 18:35

[@a.bdioro5302]

BRUH, starscream mitosis

[@TF80s]

Another gem of an episode..with fantastic animation.

[@raymondburnett6468]

Season 1 and 2 are nothing compared to the ahem brilliant animation in the 3rd season! Nothing better then seeing combiners the size of regular transformers.

[@TF80s]

@@raymondburnett6468 Yeah some episodes were awful but some of the best animated episodes were in season 3 imo.

[@GlitchanBlack]

@@TF80s Fun fact: A Prime Problem was actually one of seven episodes in Season 2 to be produced by a studio that WASN’T Toei or AKOM!

[@Ryochi2011]

Megatron has a 3d printer in the 80s!! LOL!! Lazerbeak has really been putting the hurt on Prime in this series.

[@Envy1359]

21:24 “He’s dropped Splick!” And they didn’t give Peter Cullen another chance to redo that line…

[@OutOfIdeas9977]

Everything was rushed out.

[@nightwalker1607]

This was written before the Matrix was created for the movie, however Optimus was retconned into having the Matrix with him during his 4 million years of stasis lock on Earth and during the war on Earth until his regrettable demise in 2005. That being said, what they should have done was move the Optimus that didn't know how to work Teletraan 1 and didnt know Ironhide's name and scratch a number one on his shoulder and a 2 on the shoulder of the other optimus to tell them apart. After that, start asking questions that only the real one would know like how to operate Teletraan 1 and name all the Autobots correctly. After that they both open their chassis to show the Matrix but the clone would have had some device in it, perhaps even a matrix shell with a beacon in it to emit a signal to fool Teletraan 1 but the real Optimus would then show the real Matrix. Autobots then blast the clone to scrap. Also, having that clone machine in their base would mean that the Autobots could keep healthy scans of all of them on file and create clone bodies to harvest for spare parts or else complete spark/mind transfer into the clone body if their original body was damaged beyond repairs. Such scans could then recreate the bodies of all the Autobots struck down in the movie, and then their sparks could be recalled from Vector Sigma/All Spark like Optimus was when the Quintesson revived him.

[@prowlsleftfoot]

holy shit dude, youre a genius- also, you sure seem to know a lot about the matrix and transformers, thats pretty cool

[@apologeticsroadshow]

TELETRAAN 1: "Will the real Optimus Prime please pull out the Autobot Matrix of . . . Oops. We haven't thought of that yet."

[@TheHarbinger32]

He's dropped Splick!!!! 🤦‍♂️😁

[@Yogsoggeth]

Has anyone else realised that pound for pound Laserbeak is the most powerful transformer. And he's never even said a word... Powerful enough to take out prime long enough for this diversion to take place... And lets not forget he was silent enough to single handedly gather the information Magatron needed to start the great war in the movie... Laserbeak is my absolute favourite transformer! So underrated.

[@StarFighters76]

This would have been one of those Season 2 episodes with just Season 1 cast, if not for Powerglide randomly showing up at the end as a plot convenience.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Guess teletraan 1 just fixed him

[@johnnydoeeuy4095]

he just got there from cybertron he missed the arc flight and was just drifting from space i guess

[@blastvortex]

You know, what's really gotta burn peoples' biscuits is that if the clone was such a perfect replica, they could have used it in the '86 movie as a replacement body instead of blasting it to pieces for no sane reason.

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

Mind blown 🤯

[@miconis123]

Too bad they didn't have Perceptor along to analyze the crystals and get Powerglide or Jetfire to patrol from the skies. They have a bad habit of introducing new characters just to leave them sidelined.

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

Powerglide was at the end of the episode.

[@miraculousninja5255]

21:48 I don’t know why this makes me laugh, but it just does! 😂

[@autobot793]

The episode in a nutshell: "There's 1 imposter among us" Ending: "Clone Prime was ejected."

[@foxfireinferno197]

Sus. Very sus.

[@GameTavern2224]

Now I see Among us everywhere I go

[@DougRamsey13]

clone prime? more like nemesis prime

[@autobot793]

@@DougRamsey13 Fair point.

[@SairinEarthsea]

He even tried to vent.

[@rjsuttles6983]

When I first watched this episode, I was sure that both Prime's would battle. I must admit, I like how the writers arranged that his Autobot took out him out.

[@RMSAquitaniafan55]

I just now realized that if the clone machine worked as intended, Megatron made a second Matrix of leadership

[@cjhan9816]

"Not a chance Megarat, the Autobots won't be played for suckers, you and the Deceptigoons will lose" - Spike Witwicky TF / Priceless.

[@MinasTsambanis]

This episode could span a terrific What If scenario. What If the Real Optimus Prime Had Died Instead of His Clone?

[@subjectdelta7210]

He did unfortunately megaton lost control over the clone who grew a heart

[@mastermonarch]

@@subjectdelta7210 yeah right

[@atiredfloridian777]

Well it's not like he'd be dead for more than five minutes...

[@matherbigc567]

Like the Spider-Clone saga that went on for like 3 years lol

[@malikhill7244]

The real Optimus Prime has the matrix 😁unlike the Spiderman clone saga

[@jonathan2260]

Starscream was never more courageous than in this episode. Lol

[@coletrain583]

Or as Megatron said “As obedient”.

[@michaeldownstairs]

Since the copies are indistinguishable from the originals, down to the smallest component, that must mean Starscream’s copy is also a ghost somewhere!

[@jaymethysell5111]

I like how Powerglide just conveniently shows up at the very end out of nowhere to catch Splick.

[@rb2123]

Favorite Optimus Prime quote: Laserbeak! You tinfoil Turkey! 😁

[@sithsoldier98]

Hey!!!! "Starscream" blew up but he's right there across with his buddies 🤣🤣🤣

[@XiaoFury]

Starscream really liked the handsome clone, so he made an extra one xD

[@blastvortex]

Episode type 1: [Megatron] "The energy could be or seems unstable." [Starscream] "We should drain it dry." Episode type 2: [Starscream] "The energy could be or seems unstable." [Megatron] "We're going to drain it dry."

[@prowlsleftfoot]

i love how those two function lmao

[@johnnydoeeuy4095]

they dont function

[@jeremyfong5684]

21:23 “HE’S DROPPED SPLICK” 21:38 “Aw, don’t worry Spack” 🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@SneezyD]

Accents. He absolutely did not call him splick.

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

@@SneezyD orrrrr maybe he’s the clone!!!! Anddddddd died in the movie because he wasn’t the real one 🥺

[@OutOfIdeas9977]

@@SneezyD speaking of G1 Ironhide and Optimus Prime they are both voiced by Peter Cullen.

[@SairinEarthsea]

@@LuisVillalobosYT then that means the autobots killed Optimus.

[@slickchick5811]

LOL @ Thundercracker trying to understand the 'fake' Starscream challenge.

[@blastvortex]

Just gonna let that Bumblebee thing slip, are we? Naw, that's okay. Sure, he's the real Prime. After all, Ironhide looks so much like Bee, it's staggering.

[@mastermonarch]

Whats funny Megatron has known Ironhide for 3 million years

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

@@mastermonarch well he’s known cybertron ironhide. Remember ironhide looks like a mini van 🚐 now that they were on earth.

[@MLK-KAEFENTERPRISES]

Starscream: the pride of the Cybertron War Academy. (What a joke!)

[@clownplayer7265]

That's college for you.

[@kelvinsoo9456]

The only TV episode where a single blast from laser blast totally destroys transformers.

[@houseofno]

Ironic how cautious Megatron is with the Corlonium crystals in this episode considering how reckless he was with the asteroid in a similar story in War Of The Dinobots. Equally ironic that Megaton/Prime mistook Ironhide for Bumblebee considering that Megatron identified Bumblebee by name and scrambled his memory circuits in Transport to Oblivion.

[@Dagma31]

the action in G1 is much better than all live-action transformers.

[@Darth-vade123]

Agreed

[@prowlsleftfoot]

tbh g1 is just better than live action altogether

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

I couldn’t tell which Optimus prime is the real one until the real Optimus prime said he would save spike over checking the crystals.

[@crimsoncherry7399]

From the way (fake)Optimus mistaking Ironhide as Bumblebee, Yeah there's pretty suspicious here

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

⁠im surprised to see ironhide taking command of the autobots when Jazz is the first lieutenant of prime and sometimes second in command.

[@michaelpowell5266]

20:27- Don Messick and John Stephenson as Rachet and Windcharger, respectively. Great that both men were part of the ensemble voice-over cast of the original Transformers series, as they were animation's top go-to guys in the 1970's(Hanna-Barbera, DePatie-Freleng, Rankin-Bass and Ruby-Spears)!!!

[@antoniogirgenti9738]

Optimus Prime: HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!!! All Autobots: Prime? Fake Optimus Prime: You again? Optimus Prime: Spike! Thank goodness you're alright! Spike: Prime, what is going on? Fake Optimus Prime: HOLD ON! I am Optimus Prime! And I'm in charge of this detachment! Optimus Prime: No, I'm Opti- Fake Optimus Prime: I AM OPTIMU- Optimus Prime: I AM OPTIMUS PRIME!!! Spike: So, who's the real Prime? Both Primes: I AM!!! Fake Optimus Prime: Don't let this impostor fool you! He's been trained by Megatron himself to mimic my every move!

[@doomrage2012]

Ahh yes, Buzz Lightyear imposter reference, good one!

[@antoniogirgenti9738]

@@doomrage2012 Gotta love the classics 👍

[@zemedain]

To everyone saying that the autobots could have checked for the matrix: The matrix wasn't part of the cartoon until the 1986 movie.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Confusing thing that all of a sudden prime had it in him for millions of years Even.megatron knew about it just following the mythos

[@tonyp9313]

They should have known it was the fake Prime when he didn't know the codes for teletran 1 or Ironhide's name. I don't know why he doesn't know their names since he's controlled by Megatron & Megatron knows all of them. Also I have never seen Prime trying to input codes before in any episode ever so he didn't need to do that.

[@CIorox_BIeach]

@@chrisedwards3214 Yeah, they had to change things up a bit for that one... In season 2, 'Prime' didn't seem to mean anything. It was just the name given to him by Alpha Trion after being rebuild. No titled position, no impressing some high council, no lineage of Primes. Just him. He was only in charge because the people he was in charge of liked him. If you ask me, that version's better.

[@tkskagen]

BEST Childhood Cartoon EVER!

[@arsonlover2616]

transformer among us edittion optimus: YOu Sus optimus: No you SUs

[@ZZtheDark]

21:03, this reminds me of the end of the movie 'Krull' when the heroes storm into the enemy's castle.

[@RadicalWaff]

Did warpath just appeared out of nowhere without any explanation? 16:33

[@mastermonarch]

YES

[@coletrain583]

I love how when Megatron chose Starscream to be the one to clone so the Optimus Prime clone can destroy to earn the Autobots’ trust. Starscream initially thought Megatron was gonna sacrifice him, but ran before Megatron was able to explain it. I bet Megs knew Starscream would react like this and so wait till he came back to tell him the plan. Yeah, he just trolled Starscream and probably got a laugh out of seeing his reaction. It was pretty funny.

[@galaxy_kitten95]

To me, that entire scene carries the same energy as a rebellious child running out of the house because they didn’t want to listen to their parent. As a result, the parent calls in one of their siblings to go fetch them and bring them back home. 😂

[@Edgie_Content]

20:35 "Autobots, destroy the imposter!"

[@venomknight7031]

Optimus prime was the imposter

[@nwebh]

"Yes, Spike. This time I am definitely me ..-- or I ..-myself... Oh, whoever I am."

[@esthermontalvo3467]

20:31 that's what you're here for

[@saskruffriders8234]

Megatron: it is such ignorance that will forever relegate you to the ranks of underlings, Starscream! Gotta love those double insults!

[@TransformersOggyFan2008]

19:02 Ah, yes, Trailblazer, Trailbreaker's long lost Brother (or Cousin) 21:24 Ah, yes, Splik, Spike's Cousin

[@jvbutalid8316]

I love it when Floptimus Prime was just so chill about being suspected to be an impostor. Spike going like "um, the Optimus behind me says he is Optimus" and Floptimus was like "Which means I'm the impostor." Upgraded from Floptimus Prime to, oh my gosh, Sustimus Prime! Ehem ehem, Starscream voice time. "Which means that the G1 cartoon predicted amogus!"

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Optimus and copymus: (doing the double spiderman meme) Autobots: OH NO WHICH ONE DO I SHOOT!!!???!

[@colinalford2153]

I died at “Floptimus Prime” XD

[@vrdragon12]

"But I'm not Bumblebee, I'm Ironhide!"

[@DeitrichDavis]

The real prime would have the matrix of leadership. The only thing that can’t be replicated

[@MLK-KAEFENTERPRISES]

The matrix wasn't a thing until the movie!

[@blastvortex]

On loan to the Quintesson Institute of Metaphysics. They were figuring out how to retcon episodes like these.

[@MrDoddi1984]

"Clobbering less then 4 Decepticons at a time is boring" Confidence. "Laserbeak, you tin foiled turkey" Prime defeats 3 seeker jets easy, but gets defeated by a cassette? And Beaky even made Starscream look like an easy adversary!!!

[@aaronbaker5887]

Forget the crystals Autobots! The REAL Optimus Prime said it, the one and only Optimus Prime.

[@thepartydontstoptilliwalkin]

Megatron deserves an Oscar for his performance. Also, did the false Prime have a copy of the Matrix inside him? If not, shouldn't Teletraan have detected it within the real one?

[@blitzwingprime]

OOOO YOUR RIGHTT the writers forgot about that😂😂😂

[@bossviper2833]

@@blitzwingprime They didn't. The Matrix didn't exist yet.

[@Raceboy66.2]

3:33 damn Optimus is savage here

[@JDMAtHeart4Ever]

18:34 Feel bad that Starscream had to watch Starscream die while being controlled by Starscream.

[@zxshadowxz]

5:30 I like how he takes the time to just fuck around. Like yeah, gonna make the Optimus drone monologue, why not?

[@jonstefanik9400]

Spike was right. Optimus Prime would make a neat President. Vote for Prime!!

[@emilylarsen2370]

Megatron literally yeeted spike out the window. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I can’t even

[@andrewchin6211]

This was a fun episode. I wish modern cartoons had this type of humor with equal parts seriousness.