The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2 | Transformers: Generation 1 | Season 2 | E40 | Hasbro Pulse

[@Greenkitten45]

I love how even after all this time the humans haven't yet memorized the faction badges.

[@beastwarsFTW]

Or color schemes, 90% of the red and white guys are a Autobots. The other 10% is just Starscream, he makes a lot of appearances.

[@HyperRush79]

nooooo autobot sports decepticons insignia and decepticons alike

[@girlgarde]

Yeah, the Humans at the military base were SO stupid and it turned off Slingshot and most of the other Aerialbots to helping the Humans so because of that, Seattle was nearly destroyed by the Decepticons while the Autobots were nearly crushed forever. If I was the U.S President, I'd have the General of the base fired while all those who bought into the whole "Autobots attacked us" mindset fired or at least blacklisted for nearly getting Humanity wiped out with their stupid act.

[@timbrown5576]

@@girlgarde Naw, that's too extreme. Just make the General draw the Autobot symbol 100 times.😂🤣

[@paulheap1982]

You forgot that until then, Decepticons were flying vehicles and Autobots were road vehicles? It is a basic plot point.

[@zacchaeuswilson6116]

Ratchet worked SERIOUS overtime in this 2-parter. First...he helped repair Alpha Trion, then he restored those maintenance decoy bots, then helped create the Aerialbots.....lastly had to repair Omega Supreme. No wonder he ran out of energy.

[@OfficialTransformers]

I have been a Transformer fan since Day 1 & still AM‼️ I love watching & MAKING Transformer Stop Motion animation with my G1 & Movie Transformers 🎬📸🎞️

[@excellensee]

and spikes dad was finishing the repairs to

[@detmstr341]

I feel for him. Just this past Thanksgiving, I worked 8 days in a row. Management even called me in at 5:30 a.m. Hardly had any time to rest.

[@houseofno]

It wasn't that bad. Wheeljack and Hoist were there to help.

[@zacchaeuswilson6116]

​@@houseofno. And they were there to have repair Omega Supreme either.

[@SuperLuis225]

I love optimus's exhausted "Good grief..." like he just sees what megatron is doing and is like "For gods sake can you just not for like 5 minutes?"

[@OfficialTransformers]

I have been a Transformer fan since Day 1 & still AM‼️ I love watching & MAKING Transformer Stop Motion animation with my G1 & Movie Transformers 🎬📸🎞️

[@thebadassflareon5494]

Megatron "NEVER"

[@danpattyboucher523]

"Vector Sigma, give these machines personalities worthy of him who created me. Let them think for themselves, to grow in knowledge and wisdom, and let them always value freedom and life, wherever they find it." Along with the combiners, guardians, and attitude, this is why this episode is the best in the whole series. It lays out the Autobots' philosophy after Megatron tells Vector Sigma to fill the Stunticons 'with hatred for the Autobots, and all that they stand for." Good guys vs. bad guys, but rarely is it defined like this.

[@bob1986]

It really shows in how they develop. The Stunticon's are a bunch of goons who while initially dangerous when the Autobots didn't quite know what to make of them quickly fall into the standard incompetent villain mold of most Decepticons because all Megatron programmed them for was "To beat up Autobots for me." The Aerialbots meanwhile initially had some personality problems but they eventually came through and grew as Optimus said and quickly became some of the most valuable Autobot's on the team well into Season 3 20 years later in show.

[@marianunez4037]

@@bob1986 l (」ﾟ͡° ͜ʖ ͡ . .... .. . . ..

[@evervictorious007]

@@bob1986 I agree. The Aerialbots grew as time went by. They do have some personality issues at the beginning. Silverbot and Skydive were the most disciplined once they came into the picture. Airraid was playful and Fireflight a daydreamer at the beginning but and they eventually matured. As for Slingshot, he was the most arrogant of the lot and he offended his fellow Autobots at the beginning and nearly came to blows with Ironhide on a few occasions and ended up learning things the hard way. He eventually matured and learnt to humble himself and came to appreciate the humans, befriended a prince.

[@joseaustin2692]

So very true

[@jeremytung1632]

Took a little while for most of the Aerialbots to actually get it though.

[@danahousley-preaster2865]

I love that Optimus channeled his inner Charlie Brown. He actually said," Good Grief " lol

[@bitwize]

Well, Megatron *did* use the Key to Vector Sigma to make aluminum Christmas trees...

[@voodazz]

I like the way Shockwave was doing his morning stroll and happens to stumble upon the autobot shenanigans lol

[@Peshi80]

There must have been a part in pt.1 that they edited out since Optimus was talking about an explosion by Megatron and Shockwave that never happen on screen. Not to mention a hole on the side of Omega in pt. 2 that was never explained that caused Omega to explode once he landed back on Earth. Maybe TF Wiki or somewhere else online explains what should have happened.

[@worldssmallestdestron7819]

I think a cut script was that Shockwave shot Omega making him explode, but Omega resisted long enough to get the other Autobots get to earth.

[@greenbeacon394]

@@Peshi80 there’s a short scene where you see the damage to the side of omega’s rocket form after he takes off from Cybertron

[@B.Piercesports]

Lmaooooo Shockwave

[@tompearce5418]

Shockwave's morning stroll took him to the heart of the planet. That's one hell of an exercise regime.

[@foxfireinferno197]

"Repairs: Complete. Omega: SUPREME." One of the most badass lines in the series.

[@mixtape9123]

Hotel trivago

[@Wolverchenus]

I always though he says "Prepare to meet Omega Supreme" and now I'm disappointed :(

[@mixtape9123]

@@Wolverchenus rip

[@UToobUsername01]

They need to give him a brother called Alpha. Then when the two combine they form the Alpha-Omega Apocalyptor

[@ericcampbell4211]

@@Wolverchenus I always thought the same thing.

[@raphaeldagamer]

"We owe the Autobots our _lives"_ Absolute chills.

[@WinstonfieldQPP]

The 2nd half to Key to Vector Sigma is arguably the best Transfomers content (movie, TV or anything else) ever done. Megatron's slow approach to Seattle gives a sense of high stakes. The plot armored Stunticons make the Autobots seem like they are back on their heels the whole time with some great moments for both Autobots and the newly minted Decepticon team. It's only the intervention of the Arialbots ... driven by an actual crisis of morality ... that turns the tide. But then the tide turns again with Menasor ... but then turns AGAIN with Superion. A Kaiju style battle begins and they duke it out in a tense confrontation and the tide turns again ... only to have Omega Supreme jump in at the last second. But Megatron still has the key and the only way to stop him is for Silverbolt to confront his own weakness. When you stop to think it all through this last 5 to7 minutes is pretty much better than most of the crap that passes as "entertainment" nowadays. Well done.

[@OfficialTransformers]

I have been a Transformer fan since Day 1 & still AM‼️ I love watching & MAKING Transformer Stop Motion animation with my G1 & Movie Transformers 🎬📸🎞️

[@tompearce5418]

The episode also highlighted how Cybertronian civilisation was seriously degraded, with most survivors of the Great War being unaware of their history as a species or even how they were created as individuals. Imagine soldiers from warring factions in the Middle East or Africa not knowing the basics of their own history or even how babies are made because they've never known anything but bloodshed.

[@jeremytung1632]

I don’t know, “Code of Hero” is pretty good.

[@CapitalCityRobs]

"Vector Sigma, give these Autobots personalities!" "Okay...but your're not gonna like them"

[@chrisedwards3214]

Alpha Trion did it when.he merged

[@ds222]

They never explain it in G1, but The Aerialbots keep referring to their past life. "I was a low level transport ship". Not really explained until later in Beast wars with sparks and the creation matrix

[@gabs5144]

@@ds222 Even accordingly, they couldn't have memory of their past, they were just lifeless machines, before Vector Sigma gave them life.

[@rowanthursday5860]

@@gabs5144 Why not? Even our primitive twenty-first century cars contain computers, microchips and digital memory. If Silverbolt was a low level non-sentient transport ship, he would probably have contained some sort of onboard computer, if only for docking manoeuvres. If the Autobots didn't specifically remove that, it could well have been a part of his neural circuitry, and able to be accessed by his memory after Vector Sigma programmed him.

[@gabs5144]

@@rowanthursday5860 valid point 👍

[@evervictorious007]

Silverbolt is one hell of a leader in his own. For someone who is scared of heights, he boldly went after Megatron alone to dispossess him of the key to vector sigma before destroying it. His bravery act despite his weakness earned him new respect from his Autobot comrades and fellow Aerialbots who finally acknowledged him as their team leader.

[@ChibiProwl]

Yep. That’s why I love Silverbolt.

[@wildethang93]

It actually was a little bit beforehand when the one human dude was taking over rebuilding Omega Supreme when the other Autobot was low on energy. Then they realized, with Silverbolt's help of course, that the humans, while not perfect, are worth fighting for because of their compassion and concern for others. As for conquering his fear of heights to defeat Megatron (for now) and destroy the key (for good), then he deserve kudos for that too.

[@greenbeacon394]

In season three Silverbolt was actually a damn good flyer

[@Makeitso2023]

Why didn’t silverbolt just track the key to the ground and pick it up and give it to prime for safe keeping instead of crapping himself while trying to destroy the key in mid air,surely the key wouldn’t destroy the earth if it hit the ground from a mile in the sky 😂just another of those ott unnecessary climaxes,could have just had ironhide or slingshot catch it as it approached the ground 😂

[@evervictorious007]

@@greenbeacon394 Season 3 focus on battles on 2 fronts, Earth and Cybertron. In space, Silverbolt need not worry about his fear of heights as space in such a void area. Silverbolt’s fear of heights comes about if there’s a ground like Earth. By season 3, Sliverbolt should have mastery over his fears too.

[@memochin2776]

Soundwave. Provides high contribution to Decepticon cause in every episode. Also Soundwave. Solves the mystery of key to Vector Sigma by tripping like a clumsy fool once in the whole show.

[@TigerWing141]

13:24

[@shaunredd2321]

It seemed very uncharacteristic of Soundwave to trip and fall. I know it works for the plot, but Rumble seemed more of a likely candidate to fall, not Soundwave.

[@miyako1909]

@@shaunredd2321 Even the best can fall. And in the pilot episode, Soundwave tripped over a net.

[@loonflam8910]

soundwave's so good that he figured out how to solve a problem by accidentally tripping on purpose

[@rutyqutykandi1361]

@@shaunredd2321 Weirdly enough, going over a lot of the old cartoons, I actually realized Soundwave being clumsy is actually a rather consistent trait, even if its accidental. One of his first appearances has him running out of a building, stumbling into a fence before getting away. Another time was when the Insecticons were able to capture him fairly easy. So him tripping actually isn't that odd to me when I pair it with other moments. Kinda feels like a call back to his tech specs which shows when it comes to speed he only gets a 2/10. This version of Soundwave isn't very agile when he's caught unaware.

[@texasbeast239]

It was really cool to see Decepticon cars rival the Autobots, and then Autobot jets too. Seemed like a logical progression of the two factions. But then when not just one special team but both combined, I was floored as a kid. We had no idea there were gonna be more combiners than the Constructicons. That hit us from left field.

[@OfficialTransformers]

I have been a Transformer fan since Day 1 & still AM‼️ I love watching & MAKING Transformer Stop Motion animation with my G1 & Movie Transformers 🎬📸🎞️

[@Cyclonus12]

Yep... I remember talking about this in school the day after this episode aired... we were all blown away, haha!

[@chrismc410]

They thought about making the Dinobots a combiner called Extinction. The proposed backstory was that the first time they tried him out, he was too powerful and impossible to control, thus too dangerous for Autobot and Decepticon alike so the Autobots locked out the combining function

[@andyward510]

It did

[@StarFighters76]

Silverbolt is one of the best sub-team commanders. He developed rather nicely into a pretty good leader.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Agreed

[@UToobUsername01]

Grimlock is the best. "Dinobots! Do tail stuff, Do acid stuff, do flying stuff" He keeps the instructions simple so the dinobot know what to do. That takes a lot more effort to lead because they are slow and dumb. And if Grimlock ever shows a sign of weakness guess what happens? They will lose respect for him and stop taking orders. He has to be tougher than optimus prime to keep them in line. That is why he has to remind people he is King. It's not a democracy or republic but a monarchy where he has final say and nobody can disagree unless they succesfully assassinate him to take the crown. Since Grimlock is merely friends with Optimus and has sovereign authority over his men, he can choose to leave at any time and go his own way. (lot more freedom than all the other autobots) He just sticks around because it mutually benefits them to be allies. Most of the time the Dinobots are helping the autobots and not the autobots coming to rescue Dinobots. This indicates independence. In the marvel comics he is a bit nutty and starts to execute people for treason but I don't accept that as canon. His true personality is the cartoon from the early episodes. (the 1986 movie softened him up too much and made him too much lik a "pet" like Dino from The Flintstones imo lol) Over time they made him more kid-friendly and less like the frankenstein 'monster' of early episodes where he is actually scary like the Hulk.

[@blueraccoon1088]

He's relatable

[@paulallen8109]

@@UToobUsername01 "That takes a lot more effort to lead because they are slow and dumb." Not at all. It's really simple. They'll never question anything and don't need much guidance. Akin to a factory boss just telling his workers to "work hard and it'll benefit us all". If they're stupid they'll happily eat up that and do as they're told. If they're smarter they'll ask for more information and what's all going on in the company. The dumber and ignorant some people are the easier they are to control, to deceive and to lead. "It's not a democracy or republic" Those are totally interchangeable in the modern era. Democracy just means that common people vote for decisions and everybody's vote counts equally. A republic meanwhile is a *constitutional form* and a *system of government* . For some strange reason (lack of education and the ignorance of the public) some seem to think that these are two fundamentally different things. What these ignoramuses (and probably you too) think is a "democracy" is *direct democracy* i.e. what the Ancient Greeks had. Things were voted on in public (but that was only possible for free males) and decided locally in towns. No need for a central government or any kind of representation in said government. But we haven't had any direct democracy anywhere in the world for several centuries. Our modern world requires a centralized government of some form, be it democratic or absolute(despotic/tyrannical). "but a monarchy where he has final say" Well, unfortunately that kind of absolute monarchy only exists in Saudi Arabia today. Their king really has the final say in everything. They have no free democratic elections, no government and no politicians. Virtually all other *present day* monarchies are *constitutional monarchies* , meaning that they have *everything* a republic has with free elections, elected political representatives, parliament and government. The only difference is that the rather than the president (in a republic) being in charge in a constitutional monarchy it's the *prime minister* . The king? He is just a figurehead with ceremonial powers and is often just granted emergency powers and the ability to discharge or disqualify a prime minister. He however absolutely cannot do that at will and has to do it "to serve/save the people". This is sort of an emergency override should a tyrant or an occupying force put a local collaborator or quisling type in power (the Norwegian king did exactly that during WWII). Your *medieval king monarchy* is nowhere to be seen these days. Well, Saudi Arabia is the exception and it's an *absolute monarchy* . Grimlock's closest historical equivalent is probably King Zog of Albania. Zog saw himself as a great king but had no noble heritage and actually started life as a son of local landowner. In Albania that meant owning a lot of sheep. Basically he made himself prime minister first, then he decided that wasn't good enough and proclaimed himself a president. But that wasn't good enough either and he proclaimed himself a king. While officially a king he was the butt of jokes all over Europe. Apparently he smoked heavily, swore in public, burped at dinner tables and reportedly ate like a pig. He also always carried a gun with him all the time. A lot of people wanted to assassinate him. Once he actually sat in an open car when an assassin fired on him. He actually fired back. Now obviously King Zog was a brute with no manners and no class. Some may find his ways "admirable" because he made himself king and he didn't seem to care what others thought of him (or was too dumb to realize this). He had a few minions who were loyal to him and who worshiped him like a king. The bottom line is that he was a brute who somehow became a king. He was a king by title and is recorded as such in history. But he was also seen as a dinosaur with a crown and as such had no idea that all his brutish antics only worked against him. King Zog. Look him up. A brute's ideal version of what a king is like. "Most of the time the Dinobots are helping the autobots and not the autobots coming to rescue Dinobots. This indicates independence. " No, this indicates *rogue behavior* . Independence without responsibilities, obligations and limits is rogue at best and downright sociopathic at worst. Grimlock is a vassal. A vassal is in charge of his reign. During the Medieval era, the kings needed loyal vassals to control their parts of the kingdom. But vassal themselves could never control a kingdom because there were many other vassals willing to do the same. Sorry, but whatever assessment you have of Grimlock is certainly not backed up by something valid or factual. Footnote: You struck me as somebody rather unhinged, lost and fanatical so I took the liberty to verify my assessment of you by checking out your profile. Lo and behold I was right. Actually you are more fanatical and unhinged (a dangerous combination both for you and the poor souls around you) than I would have assumed. Long story short: You're not fit to assess anything.

[@mrdrip4451]

Jetfire

[@milesbradshaw6643]

While I'm a huge fan of Beast Wars Silverbolt I have much respect for G1 Silverbolt. He to is a noble and valiant soldier, perfect to lead this rowdy group of Autobot jets.

[@ChibiProwl]

Yep. I love my G1 Bolt!

[@sonicguyver7445]

I did like how he played to Slingshot's ego to get them back to base then turned it around on him. A good way to lead.

[@Avalon64]

heh G1 Silverbolt's introduction was similar to how Beast Wars Silverbolt introduced himself

[@tywanjacob2910]

I like the way Ironhide said that the Stunticons were out their heads after Blaster suggested that their drivers licenses should be revoked!!! lol 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@santaboy4818]

3:36 the worst camera angle possible for an introduction, tho Optimus the back of yo head is ridiculous!!

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

Lmaoooooooo

[@robertmari2567]

kick his head

[@omarquijada9979]

Yeah, that was pretty strange covering up Fireflight's complete introduction. I'm guessing there was an animation mistake that was covered up to save time and $$.

[@GenralG7]

"Good shot kid! Now let's go home!" Nice Star Wars reference

[@garyv2498]

Yeah I laughed pretty hard at that one.

[@dpurves28]

Wow, I've seen this episode a thousand times and never made the connection.

[@davidyeend4150]

Incorrect. Han Solo's exact words were "Great shot kid, that was one in a million"...

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

I wonder if anyone else noticed that when Omega Supreme appeared to help and Superion saw him you could hear him speaking as if was and I'm sure of it was all 5 of the Aerialbots speaking at once as they all sounded happy to see Omega functioning again and back on his feet.

[@texasbeast239]

"O-ME-GAAA!!!"

[@jmv1969]

I guess in this episode we're suppose to forget about Brawn,Power Glide,Huffer,Jetfire,Warpath, the Dinobots etc. as the Autobots were extremely short handed. Were they on vacation with Astrotrain, Blitzwing, Skywarp,Thundercracker etc.?

[@sonicguyver7445]

Maybe they were all lost in the Bermuda Triangle?

[@greenbeacon394]

Vacation time is vacation time😹

[@tompearce5418]

Probably dispersed across the planet. Presumably monitoring for Decepticon activity.

[@marclewis5505]

The introduction of the Aerialbots! Silverbolt, Air Raid, Fireflight, Skydive and Slingshot.😎🔥✈️ I had them all when I was a lil kid.

[@ChibiProwl]

I wish I had Silverbolt. G1 that is.

[@goodputin4324]

I still have it

[@daninja98]

Mission isn't complete soldier! You gotta get them back! We never get too old for transformers G1!

[@thejackhannibal7035]

Anyone else notice at 4:35 silverbolt flying with the Decepticons 😂

[@JMurdochNZ]

"The Autobots have created a group of jets" "They dare?!" Yes, one of them is right behind you, dumbass.

[@darkneon5637]

I hope transformers g1 gets a reboot

[@thejackhannibal7035]

@@darkneon5637 I honestly wouldn't want a G1 reboot cause I feel they got everything right the first time and I don't want hollywood taking a shot at replacing Peter and Frank as Optimus and Megatron

[@zachreal-09]

yea its a animation error

[@TheKilroyman]

​@@thejackhannibal7035 you must also remember, Peter Cullen and Frank Welker are in their 80s now. They aren't going to be around forever, so new talent will have to be found to voice their respective characters.

[@craigdavis5407]

At 11:35 This is why I have respect for O.P.. He is just the G.O.A.T. leader man.

[@evervictorious007]

The voice actor for Air Raid and Slightshot is the legendary Rob Poulsen who is known for his role in Raphael in the original TMNT. Charles Adler, the voice actor for Silverbolt is also the same guy for Starscream in the Hollywood movies.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Paulsen didn't. Remember doing this guess he looked at it as a job and making tnds meet none of the vas knew how far transformers would be come

[@isaned]

Megatron:"Behold...Menasor!" Menasor:"uuuruuuuughhhhhhuuuuurrhhhhhhh!"

[@TANKTREAD]

I thought was cool, because before EVEN knowing Menasor's profile(or any of the Stunticons for that matter) it seemed like he was just so conflicted and maybe in "pain" from merging into one being. Good stuff .

[@Getloose360]

@@TANKTREAD 🤯 wow dude. I never thought of it that way! Fair point! 👍🏿

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

@@TANKTREAD yes. Motormaster is hated by the other 4 Stunticons.

[@Rlotpir1972]

Menasor was mimicking The Incredible Hulk.

[@jeremytung1632]

Pretty on brand actually, decepticon combiners are mostly deranged psychotic monsters, while autobot combiners are emotionally stunted and singleminded to the point of tunnel vision.

[@PurpleRanger]

The Aerialbots are one of my favorite Autobot teams!

[@niceguy60]

They all got jobbed by Sixshot

[@megadoomerr]

@PurpleRanger mine too. Fav combiner for me.

[@Getloose360]

@@megadoomerr same here!

[@darkneon5637]

And the first combining team of Autobots

[@LostNbound]

I would say let's play a drinking game where we do a shot every time there's an animation error, but everyone would straight up die.

[@Keanotix]

In the DVD compilation, there's a feature that points out a whole bunch of them, it's actually hilarious

[@alphatrion100]

Still the main reason transformer toys sell to this day. 38 years later. The characters are unforgetable.

[@TheKilroyman]

Megatron knows all too well that when Omega Supreme shows up, it's tickets for him. Omega Supreme can handle Devastator, Bruticus, and Menasor on his own.

[@YeoYeo32]

How hardcore 80s was G1 Transformers? One of the Aerialbots was a Concord, a jet that epitomized 80s excess and hasn’t flown in nearly 20 years

[@miyako1909]

G1 was created in 1980s so...

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

My favourite Aerialbot was always Silverbolt as he was like the Optimus Prime of his team, very humble, kind, caring with a lot of respect for both humans and fellow Autobots alike but always cautious about any Decepticon situation. Just like Prime, Silverbolt always kept his Aerialbot teammates in check especially Slingshot, if he got over his fear of heights then i think he would be truly unstoppable but aside from that, he is a great leader in his own right. 12:51 Skyfire, Omega Supreme, Cosmos & Powergilde: are we joke to you? Side note: The Key To Vector Sigma two part episode were excellent introductions for the Stunticons and the Aerialbots

[@gent777]

That's often been the case with all the leaders of the Combiner teams. Each leaders have their own personalities and quirks, but also possess traits of a natural-born leader who could give their faction leaders a run for their money (especially with Hot Spot).

[@chrisedwards3214]

Charlie Adler would replace Chris latta as the voice of cobra commander and starscream in the future

[@brevemclendon6579]

10:01 "Why you RRRRUUUUNNNT!" Motormaster does some pretty good acrobatics for a 40 ton truck! It was at that moment that Slingshot knew...

[@HighSp33d-r3d]

He's screwed.

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

I'm guessing that after so many encounters the Autobots had with the Constructicons and Devastator Optimus probably had enough when he and the others built the Aerialbots and gave them the ability to unite themselves.

[@thestigsdutchcousin]

Prime actually mentions this earlier in the episode, when Alpha Trion merges with Vector Sigma: "He gave his life so six could be born.", or something among those lines. The sixth is Superion.

[@daninja98]

​@@thestigsdutchcousin I noticed he said six too. I was racking my brain on who was the sixth until you cleared it up for me. 😅

[@darknova1552]

And with the aerialbots they now have chance at fighting in the skies now the decpectcons air domance is over.

[@Tifa_Batcheller]

Loved watching Ironhide and Slingshot exchange angry words. 😂

[@stormtroopertk8]

20:07 the way Omega pops in and just destroyed Menasaur is just awesome

[@ma70er]

4:35 Silverbolt, you traitor lol Breakdown is a Combiner Wars Silverbolt retool confirmed haha

[@SoundsofDecay]

"We begin....NOWWWWWWWW". Frank Welker, what a voice talent.

[@detmstr341]

I'll never know how he could do Megatron's voice without his getting sore.

[@andrewtaylor2516]

"TALK IS CHEAP!!!!!!" One of my favourite lines!

[@Rlotpir1972]

Superion's voice was still experimental. Sounded like Scrapnel from the Constructicons.

[@jsttv]

One of the highlights of the series, IMO.

[@duanebarry2817]

10:00: A giant robot sitting on a plane and repeatedly punching it is hilarious.

[@TANKTREAD]

Yeah, Motormaster rules.

[@alphatrion100]

@@TANKTREAD his cartoon redesign and his voice are awesome. The original toy was very disapointing though.

[@TANKTREAD]

@@alphatrion100 Yes, the original toy was well.. it was what it was. At that time, that's what we got and we accepted it. I do like the original toy, but these 3rd party toys that are available are freakin' AWESOME.

[@alphatrion100]

@@TANKTREAD i own the magic square stunticons. They are great. What you always wished the g1 toys looked like.

[@TANKTREAD]

@@alphatrion100 What do you mean "magic square"? You mean 3rd party figures of the Stunticons?

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

The look on Megatron's face when he saw that the Decepticon's position of having combiner teams was no longer when he saw Superion was priceless as the Autobots were about to have more combiner teams in the form of the Protectobots and the Technobots and like I questioned before I sure wish I knew where the Protectobots came from did they always exist or were they built the same way as the Aerialbots and the Technobots were.

[@Tricob1974]

It appears they crashed on Earth and were revived in a manner similar to the Insecticons. Their non-robotic forms were re-molded to resemble Earth vehicles, but they didn't unite with the other transformers until later. By that time, the Protectobots had already already created their own hidden base. Since the group still found the base useful, they kept using it.

[@hmrhuang]

Decepticon combiners outnumbered their autobot counterparts

[@KingCrafter23]

Yeh they were season 2 as well, just later. It’s unknown officially but assumed they crash landed from Cybertron

[@Tricob1974]

@@KingCrafter23 It's safe to say the "newer" Transformers crashed on Earth around the same time as the first-season ones. Note how in the two-parter "Desertion Of The Dinobots", Perceptor says something similar to, "After millions of years of being exposed to the Earth's atmosphere, a rare element essential to our survival has started to deteriorate."

[@trence5]

That look Megatron's face of no longer having that advantage is something I still treasure to this very day!🤣🤣

[@veekleek7535]

One of my favourite episodes. Hope hasbro will make a G1 accurate sets of combiners.

[@amitypredator9385]

Legacy Men as or is pretty accurate, though I think he could be slightly bigger

[@DS-tv2fi]

Yeah, Legacy Menasor is badass. And rumour has it we’re getting the Aerialbots, Constructicons, and Combaticons next year.

[@jsttv]

21:56 Optimus Prime watching proudly of his new Aerialbots.

[@kirongauff4934]

More precisely Alpha Trion's since he merged with the computer to help give them life.

[@jsttv]

@@kirongauff4934 good point.

[@kirongauff4934]

@@jsttv Thanks.

[@kirongauff4934]

​@@jsttv Megatron may have lost the key, but he still has a new set of wheels.

[@jsttv]

@@kirongauff4934 good point.

[@Getloose360]

Ugh this intro takes me back in time! So damn epic.

[@MDestron2282]

Alpha Trion. What a legend.

[@marclewis5505]

Fun Fact: Air Raid and Slingshot are both voiced by Rob Paulsen who as u know voiced Raphael in TMNT 1987 and Donatello in TMNT 2012.

[@kirongauff4934]

And Jack Fenton from Danny Phantom.

[@zachboyd4749]

I think its funny how Slingshot, the one who's constantly bragging about his speed and superiority, turns into a Harrier, by far the slowest of the 5 aircraft alt modes of the team! The F-4 Phantom, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and even the Concorde airliner can double or, in some cases, even triple the Harrier's top speed!

[@9M-RAU]

Perhaps that's why he's always bragging, because he knows he was made to resemble the slowest aircraft among the 5.

[@9M-RAU]

It's also worth noting Slingshot almost always has his landing gear extended, further limiting his flight speed. In 'War Dawn' he was fighting the Decepticon F-15s with his wheels out 😂 but somehow still won!

[@zachboyd4749]

@@9M-RAU I mean, he's also the only one of the 5 with VTOL at his disposal, so I guess that counts as something....

[@miyako1909]

According to the Dreamwave MTMTE bio, he only brags to hide his inferior complex.

[@dpandcrspandvn]

Slingshot at 21:25 - Hans Solo quote. Never noticed before.

[@taladiv3415]

2:48 Strong words - values we grew up on thanks to this marvelous character in this exquisite cartoon series!

[@OfficialTransformers]

I have been a Transformer fan since Day 1 & still AM‼️ I love watching & MAKING Transformer Stop Motion animation with my G1 & Movie Transformers 🎬📸🎞️

[@dmonsef]

I think the only other time Omega Supreme was up against a Combiner was against Devastator. Would have liked to see more episodes where Omega went up against Combiners. In regard to Omega Supreme being saved(repaired), in G1 story line how long did he last? I never saw a demise of him, only that he eventually did appear in the episodes anymore.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Omega last appearance was in big broadcast of 2006

[@angelomendoza1174]

Part two episode debut of the Aerialbots: Silverbolt, Slingshot, Air Raid, Fireflight and Skydive. While the five evil Stunticons combine into Menasor, the five heroic Aerialbots also combine into Superion. The latter group are the first Autobot Combiners.

[@canam2436]

Superion was a crap toy. He kept falling apart when combined. Still loved my transformers

[@triculious]

The stunticons are fast AF! 300mph is no joke! Almost 483kph for everyone outside the US.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

Oddly the Stunticons are incredibly competent in the G1 cartoon. Aside from being pushed strong here, they stay strong in most appearances. The Autobots need to plan very carefully to get them in Masquerade. Even then look at everything Menasor has done. He usually comes out on top. He beats Superion here, and is the only combiner to ever legitimately put down Bruticus.

[@terryxperry]

@@JeremiahEcks777 not really they came up behind combatcons. The combatcons were low on energy because starscream didn't give them a recharge port.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

@@terryxperry Err, Bruticus had just defeated Devastator and Megatron. If they were weak, they were still tough. Although Menasor did take them from behind, nothing else had worked at that point.

[@dezgasting]

"Shut your trap, or I'll reprogram some humility into you with my fist!" Amazing threat.

[@Grillman45600]

Love this line

[@Ventriloquistmania]

And the arielbots are somehow happy about it!

[@eliaspuppet9973]

Air Raid and Slingshot were both voiced by Rob Paulsen

[@Davethe3rd]

And Charlie Adler as Silverbolt

[@devares2006]

@@Davethe3rd who also voiced Low-Light on G.I. Joe.

[@chrisedwards3214]

@@Davethe3rd wonder did Adler ever think he would voice starscream

[@detmstr341]

@@devares2006 And Eric Raymond on JEM

[@amitypredator9385]

13:26 One of the few times Megatron berates Soundwave

[@TheRisingStorm316]

Correction: One of the *ONLY* times Megatron berates Soundwave

[@amitypredator9385]

@Emperor overkill Pretty much the same thing. By my count, there are three occasions where Megatron threatens or otherwise barks at Soundwave. If Galvatron counts, he does it a few times in carnage in C minor.

[@TheRisingStorm316]

@@amitypredator9385 Yes. Galvatron counts and we all know why.

[@paulinelambert7780]

Soundwave: You're sleeping on the couch tonight! Megatron: But I still get to be the big spoon right? Soundwave: ........

[@cjparks7881]

He berated him in Auto Berserk after failing to get the negavator.

[@jabawakee99]

Just love how at 5:18 the Ariel bots sound like tie fighters

[@lapelcelery42]

This series borrows effects sounds from others like Star Wars and Doctor Who quite a bit. At 7:09 the machine is making the Dalek "heartbeat" sound, and the sound of Wheeljack's back door in the first episode is the Sonic Screwdriver.

[@canopyfields]

Note that Optimus said "1 autobot gave his life so that 6 could be born" he was including Superion their combined form which they already designed when building the 5 Aerialbots

[@nilzero5686]

The shooting scripts for both installments of this two-parter contain several "deleted scenes" which expand greatly upon some of the more significant events in the story. In this episode: 1. Omega Supreme repairs himself after his battle with Shockwave (deleted from Part 1, although this episode contains a vestigial reference to it, when Ironhide says: "Now all we've gotta do is hope that Shockwave didn't get the better of Omega Supreme!"), but is only able to do a rudimentary job, noting that his personal survival is "highly improbable." It is this which causes Omega to explode upon his return to Earth-he willingly puts himself in danger to bring the Autobots back so they can stop the Stunticons. 2. Later in the episode, when the Aerialbots watch as Sparkplug works to repair Omega, Sparkplug turns on the young punks, explaining what caused Omega to explode, making them realize what he did for them, and what they owe the Autobots. This is very much in contrast to the complete non sequitur of the finished episode, in which the fact that Sparkplug can continue working when Ratchet can't, and then Silverbolt makes the Aerialbots somehow realize that they owe the Autobots their lives

[@miguelarcachero6103]

G1 Silverbolt:"I thought this day will never come!"

[@landonvandop1875]

Even though Beast Machines get a lot of hate, at least it used elements from G1. The key to Vector Sigma is one example. In one episode, Tankor uses the key to try to turn the techno organic Maximals into metal, just like in this episode.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

Yeah. The one of a kind key destroyed here. 🙄

[@metimoteo]

I was not a Beast Wars fan, but I appreciated Beast Machines.

[@duyphan4617]

While i still laugh at the fact that Silverbolt got acrophobia, i still admit that Silverbolt is a good leader after all. He got his flaw....like EVERYTHING in existence does. But he never let us down.

[@RyanRead]

He showed he was the inherently of Alpha with how he saw things and faced his fears. Then add into the paradox when Superion saves the young A3. Returning the favor to him.

[@derekbates4316]

"Starscream and the Jets"; I like the sound of that.

[@gojiprime6775]

The Aerial Bots really do have a great character arc in this episode.

[@nateescobales6930]

16:35 That such a clever plane. Totally leadership material Silverbolt!

[@win4man]

19:11 Megatron felt like shit when he saw the Ariealbots merged into a big robot like his stunticons did.

[@TheBrendon67]

So, omega supreme gets blown up entirely and is “in pretty bad shape”, while prime gets shot a few times and “I believe the wounds are fatal…” 🤔

[@tyranusfan]

Heck, in the same movie, Ultra Magnus is blown apart (much like Omega Supreme here) and the Junkions just reassemble him, give him a coat of wax, and he's fine. I always yelled at the screen "go get Optimus and bring him to Junk!"

[@ChibiProwl]

Odd that, ain’t it?😓🤔

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

Well, Omega Supreme had a team working on him. During the time of the movie, most of that team was dead. Perceptor's specialty wasn't repairs on that level.

[@tyranusfan]

@Ed Findlay Except Prime refers to him as "old friend." Then again, what's "old" and "new" to a race that lives for millions of years?

[@thethomasj1795]

I remember watching this 2 part episode GLUED to the TV.

[@foxfireinferno197]

Curiosly, IIRC according the old toy Tech Specs, Slingshot was actually the *slowest* Aerialbot, despite his bragging here. On the upside, he had VTOL capabilities, which was unique among the team.

[@hilohaole4003]

But I never seen them use the vtol at all

[@Tricob1974]

From what I can tell, Slingshot kind of has an inferiority complex. He knows he can't hold a candle to the others, but he still doesn't want anyone to think anything less of him. He's simply trying to protect his own pride, and I'm sure he goes too far sometimes. On the upside, if you do anything to impress him, you're going to hear him mention it. He won't keep it a secret. As much as he annoys me, this is something I have to give him credit for.

[@SJAlbury]

War Dawn was the best two episodes ever.

[@Tricob1974]

@@SJAlbury And it had to be. It took place in the timeline just weeks after the Vector Sigma two-parter. Comparisons in quality were absolutely unavoidable. :-)

[@HypercatZ]

@@Tricob1974 His motto is:"I'm better than I'm thinking!", which sums his personality. Slingshots fits the "jerk with a heart of gold" trope.

[@Willverinerage]

"if it's all the same with you, I'd rather walk" lol

[@ChibiProwl]

I can’t blame him. I have a mild fear of heights, myself.

[@omarquijada9979]

I'm guessing that the you get used to the fear and it naturally subsides after a few missions.

[@Deka4891]

R.I.P. Alpha Trion. 😔 I wonder why Superion had such a high voice in this episode versus later ones? Maybe since the Aerialbots had just been "born" it was his prepubescent voice. 😝

[@thespaceram2879]

Superion had Sludge in his voice for the first time.

[@chrisedwards3214]

@@thespaceram2879 Frank welker did it and this was the only time me frank.did superion

[@chrisedwards3214]

Alpha trion didn't really die he transferred himself into vector sigma as you can plainly hear alpha trion talk to prime after he merged but if you wanna say alpha trion died go ahead

[@thespaceram2879]

@@chrisedwards3214 His version was bad and he is a good voice actor. I prefer Ed Gilbert's voice for Superion in the War dawn episode the best.

[@Deka4891]

@@chrisedwards3214 True. Only his body died, but his spirit lived on in Vector Sigma, and he even came back as a "ghost" in Season 4.

[@robert.t.adventures3293]

13:24 Soundwave trips on the tree branch! 13:25 Wow, Megatron, why would you betray your Boi soundwave like that?

[@MisterR82]

The Aerialbots ironically are the most exemplary of what an Autobot is. They almost have an innocence to them that makes them the most honorable

[@Caydes_ghost76]

The best combiner imo. They defeated menasor and bruticus. I had the toys. Loved forming superion..

[@Steambull1]

11:08 I just love the way Ironhide says the line, and since they forgot to draw details below the waist, it looks like he has a skirt or is designed like the Rocky IV robot.

[@Mopehome]

*good by cruel world* I almost fell out of my chair when he said that. LOL

[@Sitharos]

Easily one of my fav episodes!

[@Commander_Skullblade]

"One Autobot gave his life so that six could be born." The forshadowing is amazing.

[@jianfengqin4223]

in 4:35 silverbolt is somehow flying with the decepticons

[@jeremytung1632]

This felt like the start of a combiner arms race, they build cars we build jets, they build a team of war vehicles, we build a team of rescue vehicles, they build a bunch of monsters, we build a walking super computer, they build a squad of animals we build a, uh a space shuttle dragon thing. Okay they weren't all one to one but there is a precedence.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Prime sick if the laserbeak, ravage and rumble decides to create cassettes for blaster lol Everything the cons did the autobots copied The autobots came with the art of transforming first then the deceptions copied it and then created Megatron one of the first deceptions that can fly without having a jet mode Pthe cons came with the combiners ftrst then the cassettes then the triple changers than the six changers The autobots came with the headmaster concept first

[@wreday720]

To be honest all of G1 was constant arms race - if one side made something the other would copy from combiners to triple changers to city bots to six changers to headmasters, it was never ending. But it was the 80s, so it was on brand

[@jeremytung1632]

@@wreday720 yeah it was Cold War commentary.

[@DarkAlex1978]

In the marvel comic book it was more evident. There was an entire issue about the autobots gathering/stealing datas to replicate the gestalt technology of Devastator.

[@joshuam-vn9rd]

4:35 💀the animation issue in this show are priceless

[@itstheMR]

20:12 you can see Omega is a pretty big boy. His claw alone looks like it could have ripped Menasor’s head off.

[@TEMPHUiBIS]

Menasor - "MENASOR CRUSH! DESTROY! Superion - "TALK IS CHEAP!" When I was a kid, I couldn't understand what they were saying (maybe the bad quality VHS I had didn't help lol)

[@donutello_]

14:35 "turn the planet into a metal wasteland"? bro your planet is literally 100% metal

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

Yeah and remember Peter Cullen was the voice of both Optimus Prime and Ironhide and I forgot his name but the guy who voiced Megatron voiced several other Decepticons heck he even voiced Wheelie who we were first introduced to in the movie.

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

Frank Welker.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Wasn't a cartoon in the 80s and 90s frank welker didn't do

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

@@chrisedwards3214 there are very few cartoons in the 52 years as a voice actor that he didn't do.

[@Atomic.101]

Grew up watching the Transformers! & still watch it & collect the toys!

[@legendsflashback]

4:35 traitor behind Megatron 😂

[@DavidSilva-io4yu]

My Favorite Combiner team is the Stunticons! Cool rivalry between MotormMaster and Optimus Prime!

[@kirongauff4934]

It's a good thing Megatron got a truck.

[@canam2436]

Mine is bruticus.. even as a toy

[@cjparks7881]

Definitely 1 of my fave episodes. I take it that the Quintessons created Vector Sigma

[@jrcarter9175]

Silverbolt aside, the Aerialbots really were a bunch of arrogant punks, weren't they?

[@HypercatZ]

Yep! They are like immature teenagers. This is more evident in the episode "War Dawn", where they felt connection with the decepticon seekers because they were jets too, and Starscream took advantage of that to lure them into a trap.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Blasted youth elements

[@gilotovlog8703]

18:36 I love how a jet knocks down a truck like that. 😂

[@gent777]

13:32 The pre-cursor to the plot for Transformers: Devastation.

[@alphaaufa1890]

I love that Optimus said that one Autobot sacrificed his life so that *six* could be born, not five. This could be an error, or the whole Alpha Bravo fiasco, but I'd like to think he was referring to Superion as the sixth Autobot/Aerialbot, as Combiners are their own individual beings with their own identities and personalities, not just a composite of five different robots.

[@per-eriknielsen8204]

Menasor: "Menasor. Crush. Destroy." Superion: "Talk is cheep"

[@angeloguevara4462]

There's nothing better than generation 1 transformers

[@rockstarcupseries]

During the parts when after the aerial bot transform and when Alfitron is speaking to prime through vector sigma, there is a noice that sounds like the violin tone from Phsyco (1960)

[@HelloMisterJAMWAH]

The sound mix on the VHS of this 2-parter was so bad that I'm only now discovering lines of dialogue. Still great, though.

[@greenbeacon394]

In season three silver bolt flies into the mouth of tripticon disables him by firing inside, then flies out, forcing Triptykon to retreat Not bad for someone who is afraid of heights

[@khalil1790]

19:18 Surprise, Megatron! Meet Superion!

[@jazzscatman6920]

Alpha Trion was straight up gangsta

[@XTRABIG]

Soundwave could have put an end to all that Aerialbot nonsense if he'd transformed and let out one huge cannon blast at the moment they were created.

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

You mean shockwave?

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

Yeah but the only problem with the origins of the Protectobots is that it is never mentioned where they came from if Optimus had called for more help as they had more Autobots on the team that were not onboard the Ark like Warpath or Smokescreen or Tracks so where did all those other Autobots come from were they already onboard the Ark or did they come later same with the Decepticons like where did Dirge Ramjet and Thrust come from.

[@mastermonarch]

The cone heads were with Megatron and were part of the boarding party that attacked the ARK.They were seekers like Starscream and the rest they were probably damaged beyond repair when Megatron tried to return to Earth in episode 3 and new bodies were built.

[@miyako1909]

Maybe they came from other planets. Many Autobots left Cybertron during the war like Devcon and Sandstorm's ancestors.

[@nathanielcruz6675]

1:04 I spy with my little eye, Concorde, the F-15 Eagle, and the F4 Phantom.

[@gojiwarrior2479]

1:08 and the F-16 Falcon Fighter Jet and the AV-8B Harrier II