Transformers: Prime

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Transformers: Prime is one of several animated television infomercial series marketing the Transformers toy line to children.

Season 1

Darkness Rising, Part 1

"Clean that up."

—Starscream after killing Cliff and not washing his servos

"Scrap!"

—Arcee showing her fluency with Cybertronian expletives

"Friend of yours?" "Family."

—Jack and Arcee on Bumblebee's arrival

"What are they?" "Talking cars that turn into robots. Or the other way around."

—Rafael and Jack

"Dude, what are you waiting for? Go with!"

—Miko says what the audience is thinking.

"So, if you guys are robots, who made you...?" "Ugh! Puh-leez..."

—Rafael and Ratchet

"We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron..."

—Optimus Prime likes to repeat the same introduction over and over again.

"Decepticons! I have returned."

—Megatron likes to state the obvious.

Darkness Rising, Part 2

"Then, as your humble servant, shall I ready the space bridge to bring forth the Decepticon army you have surely gathered during your three years in space?"

—Starscream drips with sarcasm.

"THAT'S YOUR PLAN?!! BRING AUTOBOTS BACK FROM THE DEAD TO ATTACK US?!!"

-Starscream

"They have no protective shell! If they get underfoot, they will go...squish."

—Ratchet on humans.

"Team Prime knows when to use force, and how much to use!" "Bulkhead, I NEEDED THAT!"

—Bulkhead destroys Ratchet's medical claw.

"MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!"

—Optimus utters a soon-to-be infamous phrase.

"Blood of Unicron, how I might fathom the depths of your mystery, become worthy of wielding your astonishing power!"

—Megatron in a private moment with his prize.

"Robots who get dizzy?" "Robots with emotions." "Robots who can die."

—Miko, Raf and Jack recognize the lasting appeal of Transformers.

"Well, if I don't call my mom, like, now, I'm pretty sure the cops will be out looking for me." "Have you broken a law?"

—Jack and Optimus Prime

"You can watch cartoons back at base with Bumblebee." "Cartoons? I'm sixteen."

—Arcee's suggestion of weekend entertainment meets Jack's disapproval.

Darkness Rising, Part 3

"I NEEDED THAT!"

—Ratchet's tools suffer further abuse... from one of his already abused tools.

"I fear that when our master reached for the stars, he came down with a touch of... space madness."

—Starscream, ever ready to undermine Megatron.

"Besides, Ratchet hasn't been in the field since the war." "My pistons may be rusty, but my hearing is sharp as ever!"

—Arcee, on Ratchet's current military qualifications.

"Do I look like I do country? Just cover yourself in fake blood and jump around screaming."

—Miko doesn't appreciate Jack's harmonica skills.

"Rise my army! Behold! The Power of DARK ENERGON!"

-Megatron

Darkness Rising, Part 4

"Megatron has desecrated the resting place of our fallen ancestors... and his own!" "Not even the dead are free from his war-mongering."

—Ratchet states the obvious in a slightly novel way while Optimus rues the depth of Megatron's evil.

"I heaved on your floor mats. Sorry!"

—Miko

"Wake up, you pathetic lump of flesh!" "Grandma? Is it cookie time?"

—Starscream and Fowler

"I wouldn't." "Oh, but I MIGHT..."

—Arcee threatens Starscream, who doesn't feel very threatened.

"I like pie. Can we stop for pie?" "You found Fowler! ROCK ON!"

—Fowler and Miko

"No point in long good-byes. Here's the door."

—Ratchet showing he doesn't give a damn

"I've been raised to be responsible. To my schoolwork, to my mom, my job."

—The Spectacular Jack Darby

Darkness Rising, Part 5

"Optimus, if you leave me stranded on a planet teeming with humans, I will never forgive you."

—Ratchet

"Optimus Prime never disappoints. Unlike YOU, Starscream!"

—Megatron, burning a disappointing Starscream

"Surely, Lord Megatron, the Autobots are up to something." "Really, Starscream?"

—Starscream observes the Autobots and Megatron lays on the sarcasm.

"I hold no illusions about engaging your army, Megatron. But I might derail its objective...by removing its head."

—Optimus Prime's solution to most problems.

"Starscream! Where is my ship?" "We would never make it, Lord Megatron! Don't be a fool! Take flight and retreat!"

—Starscream fruitlessly tries to get Megatron to flee the detonating space bridge.

"Decepticons, it is with deep sorrow that I note for the log...Megatron's spark has been extinguished. All hail Starscream."

—Looks like Starscream is back to his old self again.

"Without a means of leaving this world, we Autobots take strength in the bonds we have forged with our three young friends - true warriors. If not in body, then in spirit. My name is Optimus Prime, and I send this message. Though we did not choose to be of Earth, it would seem that we are here to stay. If you approach this planet with hostile intent, know this: We will defend ourselves. We will defend humanity. We will defend... our home."

—Optimus Prime

Masters & Students

"If we failed to conquer Earth under Lord Megatron's command, what hope do we have now while the Autobots still defend it?" "Ah, allow me to be crystal clear: I studied for millennia under our former master, thus I am equipped to lead you—I, Megatron's true heir, Lord Starscream, Emperor of Destruction!" [Vehicons murmur]

— The Vehicons find Starscream leaves a lot to be desired.

[Holding up an exhaust pipe] "Maybe it needs one of these doohickeys..." "You're a motorcycle, Arcee. Shouldn't you know how to build a motorcycle engine?" "You're a human, Jack. Can you build me a small intestine?"

— Arcee and Jack attempt to build a motorcycle

"Air superiority achieved!"

— Skyquake does an impression of Omega Supreme.

"And this time...STAY DEAD!"

— Starscream pulls off his most hardcore takeover attempt ever!

Scrapheap

"The Arctic? I've always wanted to see snow." "I would invite you to join, Rafael, but the conditions are much too extreme, even for we Autobots." "I understand..." "But, I will bring you back a snowball."

—Raf is snow deprived and Optimus says things you would not expect a giant alien robot to say.

"Bulkhead, you never run." "Miko, you haven't seen a swarm of these things devour a bot. I have. They pick you apart from the inside out, going for the small juicy bits first, fuse by fuse, circuit by circuit, 'til there's nothing left, and I mean nothing... not even your optics."

—Miko gets some nightmare fuel from Bulkhead.

"I get to be your bodyguard for once. How cool is that?" "Raf found the first one here, right?" (lights turn off for a second and Bulkhead screams loudly) "Did you just scream like a little girl?" "No! .... Maybe.... Can we talk about this later?"

—Miko and Bulkhead searching, and a more hilarious reversal of roles cannot be found.

"What do you suggest...wait, how about a game? Let's play 'Who Screwed Things Up Back at Base'." "Our predicament could be the result of a simple malfunction." "Caused by Bulkhead."

—Arcee and Optimus prove that when things go wrong, blame it on Bulkhead.

"Bulkhead may be...too large for this world. But his inner strength is without bounds. One should not be measured by size alone."

—Optimus gives us a life lesson while finding a nice way to call Bulkhead fat.

"Ready for the main course? Come and get it!"

—Bulkhead, king of one-liners.

"I'd invite you in, but the place is a mess."

—Seriously, give Bulkhead a crown.

"We're just fortunate that this infestation happened...on a Saturday."

—Ratchet finds there's an upside to having human companions.

Con Job

"Do you not see that you are vastly outnumbered?" "I see fellas who might vastly enjoy watching me pound some dents into you."

—Starscream and Wheeljack

"I'm still picking shrapnel out of my backside!" "I'm not surprised, given the size of your backside."

—Bulkhead reminisces, Arcee zings.

"If anything happens to my favourite Wrecker, I'm coming after you!"

—Wheeljack tells Miko to take good care of his best bud for him.

Convoy

"Ah-ah, no need, Agent Fowler. I will handle the driving." "It's going to be a long trip."

—Optimus Prime lets Agent Fowler in on his no-touch policy.

"How about some radio? You seem like a Nashville sound kinda guy."

—Agent Fowler to Optimus Prime.

"That's the one! The 'Con who shot me down! Who is he? Wingnut? Dingbat? Skyguy?"

—Fowler shares some awesome Transformer name ideas.

"Gentlemen, stop their engines."

—Silas

"Is that so? Tell me, Si, what's the market price for a D.N.G.S. these days?" "What makes you think we intend to sell it, Agent Fowler?"

—Agent Fowler and Silas discussing the value of Fowler's Dingus.

"After a long road trip, feels good to get out of the car, stretch my legs, and kick some tailpipe!"

—Bulkhead, the reigning king of one-liners.

"You want me to not only bridge you into a confined space, but one traveling at 90 miles per hour? I can't even count the number of things that can go wrong—mass displacement trauma, twisted limbs, metal burn!... Well, maybe not the last one."

—Ratchet to Jack, Miko and Raf

"First rule of combat: Never leave the enemy with the spoils."

—Silas

Deus ex Machina

"Miko, listen. If you fail high school, you can't go to—uh...uni...kesa...colls...w-wait, what's that word again?" "Uh, 'college'?"

—Bulkhead tries to give Miko a lecture on academia.

"Look Miko, before I became a warrior I was a laborer—construction. I can build stuff, I can break stuff, and that's it." "I love breaking stuff! I wanna be just like you, Bulk." "Aaargh...why would you wanna be like me, when you can be a medic like Ratchet?"

—Bulkhead fails to convince Miko regarding the benefits of education.

"It's about time, Knock Out. I do not enjoy being kept waiting!" "Ah, it was a long drive, Starscream. I'm still picking bugs out of my grille." "Yes, right, you're one of those." "Come again?" "Never understood why any self-respecting Decepticon would choose 'automobile' as his vehicle mode when he could have flight!" "I like the way I look in steel-belted radials."

—Starscream and Knock Out discuss an infraction of the norm.

"We have a history." "(chuckles) And you have a pet. Does it play catch?"

—Bulkhead and Breakdown

"You've reached Special Agent William Fowler. I'm currently on an intensive training retreat and unavailable until Tuesday." "I hate talking to machines."

—Agent Fowler's answering machine and Ratchet pull off their own version of a Captain Fanzone gag.

"[wolf whistles] Sweet rims, 24 gauge... You're reeeeeeal heavy-duty! Just like my friend here!"

—Side Burn's got red cars, Knock Out's got red trucks.

"We're already trespassers and thieves. Why not add forgery to the list?"

—Jack Darby

"Wait! What are you doing?!" "What I do best: (grabs Energon Harvester) Breaking things!" (punches Starscream)

—Starscream is no match for Bulkhead's sheer awesomeness.

"He's a glutton for punishment." (Autobots arrive)]= "Fight?" "Mmm, drive."

—Knockout and Breakdown are prevented from killing Bulkhead.

Speed Metal

"Uh, Jack? A lady's vital stats are her own business." —Arcee doesn't want Jack bragging about the different aspects of her body.

"Winning isn't enough, Jack. You want to make him cry."

—Arcee explains her method of getting even.

"No worries, herr commandant." "It is 'Lord' to you." "Only if Megatron takes a nosedive." "Hhhnnn. The day our master emerges from stasis, I will graciously relinquish the title. But I believe that outcome is unlikely. Something to do with the quality of medical care around here. So continue buffing. We do want Megatron looking his best for the memorial." (Starscream leaves the room.) "Buff this." —Knock Out and Starscream don't exactly see eye-to-eye.

Arcee: Have you guys seen Jack? Miko: ...not since we last saw him. Arcee: They're out racing, aren't they? Raf: Just this once. Arcee: Did you know about this? Bulkhead: NO. Maybe. A little. —No one on Team Prime can lie.

"'Bee, do not engage. Your first priority is to keep Jack safe. [murmurs] Until I get my hands on him." —Arcee is a scary guardian.

Raf: We should just tell Optimus the truth. Miko: Absolutely not! We made a deal. Just act completely normal. Optimus: Raf, Miko, do either of you know where the others have gone? Miko: Why, no, sir. We do not know. Raf: (stiffly) Miko is correct. We do not know. Miko: Why would we know? Optimus: Hmm. —Seriously, it's a minor miracle the kids haven't blown their cover with their parents yet.

"Do you know how hard that is to replace?!"

—Knock Out loses a door to Optimus Prime.

"Knock Out! Was I not clear? You have defied my orders yet again!" "My mistake, Commander Starscream. But, I've learned my lesson... and paid the price. "It. Is. LORD! And you have paid when I say you have paid! [extends a sharpened finger] Do not worry, your punishment shall be merely... cosmetic." "No, not the finish! Anything but the finish! GAAAAHHHH!!!"

—Commander LORD Starscream reminds Knock Out where he stands.

Predatory

"I may not have stinger-proof metal skin, Arcee, but in a pinch, I can use my multi-function pocket knife and magnesium fire-starter to cook up some freeze-dried mac and cheese." —Jack subtly plants a Chekhov's gun.

"These days, I travel solo in pursuit of my new hobby." "I got a look at your souvenir case." "You mean my trophies. I collect endangered species. Of course, they aren't really endangered...until they meet me." —Airachnid shares her favorite pastime with Arcee.

"So much for closure."

—Arcee is annoyed as Airachnid gets away.

Sick Mind

"Spiking hard, his sick mind still at work."

- Arcee namedrops the title.

"I will NOT allow Optimus to pass knowing that Megatron will outlive him!"

- Ratchet, increasingly desperate to save Optimus.

"An inglorious fate that he should remain in this vegatative state..."

- Starscream composes poetry about Megatron. Sound familiar?

"You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours."

- Starscream to Knock-Out, who evidentally doesn't remember what happened the last time Starscream's claws got close to him.

"Speak now, or forever hold your peace."

- Starscream to Soundwave as the former is about to take Megatron off life support. And Soundwave STILL won't say a word.

"I'm out... or should I say in?"

- Megatron cackles as he awakes in Bumblebee's body.

Out of His Head

"Lucky for us Megatron was still alive.

<Bumblebee says something>

"Yeah, I actually said that." —Arcee surprising us all.

"Hm, hm. Yes, very nice." —Ratchet is unimpressed with Raf's picture of his family.

"Yes! I love when a plan comes together!" —Starscream, fan of the A-Team.

"Decepticons! Your rightful lord and master has returned!" —Megatron reawakens.

"Megatron's greatest mistake was ever allowing you to live, Prime!" —Starscream, a few seconds before Megatron shows up.

"Lord Megatron? You are...you're healed! Praise the Allspark! It is a miracle!" "Oh, it will be a miracle alright, Starscream...if you survive what I have planned for you! —Starscream discovers that Megatron doesn't tolerate traitors anymore.

"But the Autobots! Optimus! Right there, waiting for you!" "My greatest mistake? I've made a few. But there is one I do not intend to make again!" —A desperate Starscream and a surprisingly self-aware Megatron.

Shadowzone

"You cannot harm me while Dark Energon flows through my veins!"

—Starscream, seconds before Optimus blows off his arm.

"I can't see without my glasses!"
"What are you, ninety?"
"Not. Helping!"

—A glasses-less Raf, a jerky Miko and a frustrated Jack.

"Uhhh, Starscream, I don't quite understand how this could have happened."
"And yet it DID! Can you imagine my horror? There I am, minding my own business, when my arm just falls off! Clearly, Megatron inflicted more damage upon me than you realize, doctor..."
"Well, on the bright side, this provides an excellent opportunity for an upgrade! Let's see...you could go with the Sonic Cannon. It's reliable, low-maintainence, although it lacks a certain flair. Personally, I prefer the Null Ray. It has just the right mix of flash and firepower!"
"I DON'T WANT A NEW MODEL! I just want the same arm I had before!"
"Starscream, your equipment is a bit...uh...obsolete. I'm not sure I have another one lying around. Of course, we COULD try to salvage yours. You kept it, didn't you?"
"It was...beyond recovery."

—Knock Out treats Starscream, who won't admit to what really happened.

"How can a zombie arm move faster than the actual zombie?"

—That's a very good question, Miko.

"Look what I found in storage- What are you doing?!"
"You were right, Knock Out; I'm much too attached to my original appendage! I WILL retrieve it!"

—Knock Out gets more lies from Starscream while the viewers laugh their arms off.

"Ratchet, can we triangulate the geographical position of the cell phone signal?"
"In a parallel dimensional plane?!... Let's find out."

—Optimus Prime poses a challenge for Ratchet.

"Agh! Unhand me!"

—Starscream to Skyquake's hand. Sorry.

"Look, if you're going to blame anybody, blame me."
"I'm sorry, could you repeat that… a couple dozen times."

— Miko owns up, while Jack makes it clear he's still ticked off

Operation: Breakdown

"As much as I'll miss our little reunions... hammer time."

—Breakdown before being captured by MECH

"You're making a very big mistake, little man. When I'm done with you they'll have to scrape you off the floor!"

—Breakdown promises to make JaAm out of Silas.

"It's a trap!"
"Would this be a 'roll out' kind of trap?"

—Optimus Prime ackbars and Arcee continues to be genre savvy.

"'Marco!' You're supposed to say 'Polo!'"

—Bulkhead plays with MECH.

"Never run when you can fight."

—Breakdown

"One day, you will repay your debt to me, Breakdown... the day it comes time to choose sides."
“Huh... between ‘Bots and ‘Cons?”
“Between myself – and Megatron.”

—Starscream informs a confused Breakdown of his plans for the future.

Crisscross

"But?"
"No buts." "You're grounded from everything but school and work." "And if you wanna take a bike to either, you'll pedal."
"Serious face Jack." "If I see that motorcycle out of the garage." "Now go wash up and get some sleep, I love you."

---June warns Jack that she means business, but lets him know that she still loves him.

"Ah, the mother lode."
"Government database?"
"Social networking page."

—Silas teaches Airachnid the fastest way to track down a teenager.

"Now, I know we promised the spider-bot that she would have first crack at you, but something tells me she's going to turn our mutual crisscross... into a double-cross."

—Silas

"Jack, your motorcycle?"
"I can explain, Mom. Wait, I already did."

—Even with June Darby in mortal peril, Jack can still crack wise.

"Oh, not again!"

—Agent Fowler is exasperated at Decepticons copying his vehicles.

"So that's how it's done. Genius."

—Silas on seeing how Airachnid scans a vehicle mode.

"Mom, meet my science fiction club!"

—Jack introducing June to the Autobots

Metal Attraction

"So...where's Optimus?"
"On a scouting mission with Bumblebee. Sorry to disappoint."
"And I wore heels and everything..."
"MOM!"

—June makes Ratchet and Jack uncomfortable with a few choice words.

"Allow me to redeem myself, master. What I have lost...is a constant reminder that I must never again fail you."

—Breakdown rather darkly references his new eyepatch.

"I heard a rumour about a rogue 'Con. How about I hogtie you and haul you in?"

—Breakdown has no sympathy for those who disrespect Megatron's rule.

"A scout should be silent but deadly."

—Arcee unwittingly makes Bulkhead and Miko's day.

"Still up for a truce, muscles?"
"Only because I hate Bulkhead more than I hate you."

—Airachnid and Breakdown decide to look at the bigger picture.

"Wanna Dance."
"You're not my type."

-Bulkhead and Airachnid exchange words before they go toe to toe.

"Arcee, I think I owe you an apology."
"You do?"
"I worry...especially when I feel like I can't control things—which, with a teenager, is all the time."

—June admits the troubles of being a single mother to Arcee.

Megatron: Breakdown, you dare to return empty-handed?!
Breakdown: No, Master.
[Turns around, revealing Airachnid magnetized to his back]
Megatron: Airachnid...it has been some time.
Airachnid: Lord Megatron...what can I say? It's good to be back.

—It would seem the Autobots have a new problem to deal with...

Rock Bottom

"Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting to see Slash Monkey?"
"Uhh—"
"Forever! And it's their only U.S. date!"
"Well, there's a shock. I mean, who doesn't love obscure Bulgarian shriek metal?"

—Miko and Jack discuss rock concerts.

"She went in. Unbelievable."
"Really? Have you...met her?"

—Arcee and Jack watch Miko run into the cave.

"Do not take me for a fool, Starscream! I have been wise to your transgressions from the beginning. Not only did you pluck the Dark Energon from my chest in a failed attempt to snuff my spark, but you tried to raise your own undead warrior with it. It's no secret that you lost an arm in the process, which you've since had replaced."
"You know about that?!"

—Megatron and Starscream discuss the latter's endeavors.

"Roll out."

—Jack being genre savvy as he activates some Decepticon mining equipment.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Think of the glory—seize the day! Optimus would."
"No, he wouldn't. Not like this."
"I will be sure to share the details of our little conversation with Optimus—the day I rip out his spark!"

—A pinned Megatron is discovered by Jack, who refuses to take advantage of the situation and kill him.

Starscream: Yes Run Miko run!

"If you think I'm going to beg for mercy, Starscream, forget it!"
"Er, yes, begging for mercy would be quite pathetic, wouldn't it?"

—Bulkhead unintentionally insults Starscream.

Starscream: " MASTER! PLEASE! GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE! I BEG OF YOU!"

Starscream: "Master! You're alive! Thank the Allspark! [ Megatron not happy at Starscream ] I did not abandon you! I have returned to save you!"
Megatron: "Save me?"
Starscream: [ scared ] "Look into my spark! MY INTENTIONS WERE TRUE! PLEASE! HAVE MERCY!"

Partners

"I have been a fool. Made mistakes. Monumental ones. I now realize I was never destined to be leader, or even an equal partner. And, I am at peace with that. I have gained a clear understanding of my place in the universe. Of who I am. Of who I was always meant to be. STARSCREAM: second in command, humble servant to Lord Megatron. Thank you for listening, Soundwave."

—Starscream speaks before Soundwave. Like talking to a brick wall.

"Hey partner, heck of a view you got up here. If there's even a small chance your spark is out there listening, well, we could really use you, Cliff. Seems like everyday another Decepticon arrives on the scene. We're outnumbered and outgunned. Yeah, I know what you'd say, 'Sounds like a fair fight,' and if that's the world we live in, so be it. I just want you to know, I haven't given up. I'm going to find the Con who took you from us."

—Arcee visiting Cliffjumper's grave, and foreshadowing all at the same time. Multi-tasking.

"Oh you would do well to respect me, Airachnid. Before I joined Megatron, I was Air Commander of a squadron of Energon Seekers."
"On Cybertron, and how many eons ago was that?"

—Starscream tries to be hot, and gets burned by Airachnid

"Freeze!"

—Airachnid, a bug with a pun.

"Airachnid... what I wouldn't do to get my hands around her wretched throat."
"So we can agree on one thing."
"Oh, you have no idea. She showed up one day and the next thing you know, she's acting like she runs the place. She whispered lies into Megatron's ear, maneuvered to remove me of my rightful place."
"Well... she terminated my partner."
"What?! She's taking credit for scrapping him now too?! That was my doing!"
"What? You weren't there."
"Uh, of course I wasn't. I don't know what I was thinking."
"Who are you talking about?"
"No one. Who are you talking about?"
"Tailgate."
"Who's Tailgate?"
"You are the one. You extinguished Cliffjumper!"

—Starscream and Arcee compare their stories on Airachnid only for Starscream to let it slip about Cliffjumper. Poor screamer, you know it goes only downhill from here.

"You left Starscream with the Autobots?! Do you have any notion of the consequences of your blunder?!"
"But, my lordship! It was Starscream's incompetence that cost us the Immobilizer!"
"I don't care about some trinket! My second-in-command is a prisoner of the enemy! Which means all Decepticon intelligence could be at the fingertips of the Autobots!"

—Megatron rages while Airachnid watches her chances of being his new BFF vanish.

"It is the external wounds which heal the quickest."
"I thought settling scores would allow me to move on... instead I chased away our hope of winning this war anytime soon."
"Wisdom cannot be granted, Arcee. It must be earned, sometimes at a cost."

—Optimus Prime and Arcee on being the better 'bot.

"I have been a fool. Made mistakes. Monumental ones. But I have gained a clear understanding of my place in the universe. Of who I am. Starscream: aligned with no side; servant, to no one."

—Starscream goes rogue on us.

TMI

Bulkhead: Hey, Ratch, check out the monster truck rally Miko took me to last week. Miko: I compiled some highlights with my cellphone. Ratchet: Innocent vehicles battling for the entertainment of human spectators? (shudders) Bloodsport! Bulkhead and Miko: Yeah!

—Ratchet disapproves of Bulkhead and Miko's taste in sports.

"Come to papa." (Bulkhead knocks him away) "Run to mommy!" (Breakdown grabs Bulkhead from behind) "Say uncle!"

—Knock Out, Bulkhead, and Breakdown continue with humorous mid-battle banter.

"How about our Sunday morning dune-bashings? Rocking out to Slash Monkey? Helping me with my homework? Trick question! You know I don't do homework...don't you?"

—Miko is at least more subtle in her remember-who-you are monologue than Raf was.

"You...painted my paint job! Prepare for surgery!"

—Knock Out really needs to sort out his priorities.

"Because the energy took Bulkhead's mind with it. Heavenward. Lost to the stars. It's my fault you'll never know the rest of the formula, and it's my fault Bulkhead's gone forever."

—Miko pulls an Optimus on us.

Stronger, Faster

"HOOAAH!"

—Ratchet gets a new catchphrase. He needed that.

Ratchet: (clicks as he walks by) How's it hummin'? Arcee: ... Did he just? Bulkhead: Stronger, faster, studlier.

—Yeah, he did.

"It's all right—I'm an emergency vehicle!"

—Ratchet, engaging the Decepticons.

Optimus Prime: "A direct assault on the Decepticons would only provoke retaliation...and lead to incalculable losses. I will not endanger innocent human lives." Ratchet: "Yet you seem to have no problem endangering ours! Just ask Cliffjumper! Oh, I forgot! He couldn't be here today!" Arcee: "That's it!" (Runs toward Ratchet, but Bulkhead holds her back.) Ratchet: "You know your problem, Optimus? For such a big, strong 'Bot...you're soft. You didn't pound Megatron into scrap when you had the chance! Many chances, in fact!"

—Optimus Prime and Arcee quickly become victims of Ratchet's new personality.

"Yeah, she's kinda domineering and the extra arms are weird, but... I find myself intrigued by her."

—Breakdown chats to a Vehicon about Airachnid.

One Shall Fall

"And it was written in the Covenant of Primus that 'when the forty-seven spheres align, a perpetual conflict will culminate on a world forged from chaos. And the weak shall perish in the shadow of a rising darkness.'"

-Optimus Prime recites a passage of ill tidings.

Arcee: "No 'sky is raining fire'?" Ratchet: "Goes without saying. It is a doom prophecy, after all." Bulkhead: "I say it's a load of hooey."

-The Autobots' reaction to the above passage.

"Mars Cat says, 'Take me to your feeder!'"

—Miko starts a new internet meme

"Um, Optimus! You wanna see something funny?" "No."

—Jack learns of Optimus Prime's small sense of humor.

"Agent Fowler, I fear that Megatron's desperation may be at its zenith, and you know that I cannot condone a single human casualty."

-Optimus Prime encourages Fowler to leave defense of the US base to the Autobots (and provides a hint of foreshadowing).

"It would seem I swatted a bee and squashed a bug."

—Megatron, who is being a jerk.

"Does he seem to be... 'losing it'?" "A bit..."

—Knock Out and Airachnid discuss Megatron's state of mind.

"Curse my Cybertronian pride! We've welcomed these humans into our lives, yet I bothered to learn so little of their science...or medicine."

-Ratchet angsts over his inability to help Raf.

"I have been foolish not to see what history has proven over and over again...that Autobots and Decepticons will never mend their ways. If there can be no diplomatic solution to this perpetual conflict, then I must not allow more darkness to fall upon this or any planet. Megatron must be destroyed!"

—It's about slaggin' time, Optimus Prime.

"I have come for Megatron, and him alone. Stand down and be spared."

-Optimus Prime is on the warpath. Primus help us all.

"Megatron, today you answer for your crimes against Cybertron and against humanity. One shall stand..." "And one shall fall. You, Optimus Prime!"

—Optimus Prime and Megatron, who has heard this speech before.

"Your defeat was foreseen here by the ancients. What was it they wrote? 'The weak shall perish?' " "Do not believe everything you read."

—Megatron and Optimus Prime, unusually philosophical in the middle of a death-match.

One Shall Rise part 1

"The ‘Cons killed a unicorn?" (Awkward silence) "White horse with a horn on its head... prances around all sparkly?"

-Miko sure knows how to lighten the mood.

Optimus: It deeply grieves me that I have failed. But I will do everything in my power to ensure that no harm comes to our human friends – or any human – ever again.
June: Optimus… they’re children. They do not belong in your world. They should be worrying about grades, prom dates, pimples – not their own survival!

-A spark-to-heart in which Optimus and June don't quite see eye to optic.

Miko: Do you really expect me to get into a non-transforming vehicle?
June: Miko, I’m serious.
Miko: You’re not my mother.
Bulkhead: Miko…
Miko: Neither are you!

-Miko asserts her independence - again.

"...I awaken..."

-Unicron, bringing all the sinister foreboding you'll ever need.

"Before the beginning... there was Primus. And, there was Unicron. One, the incarnation of creation – the other... of destruction. For eons; Primus and Unicron battled, the balance of power shifting between them more times than could be counted. Only by creating the Thirteen – the original Primes who preceded me – was Primus finally able to defeat Unicron, and cast him out. Primus became one with the very core of our planet, creating life through the Well of All Sparks, while Unicron was never to be heard from again... until now."

-Optimus Prime tells the tale.

Unicron: SILENCE, WORM. I HAVE NO NEED OF YOUR LOWLY ASSISSTANCE.
Megatron: Please, my lord, I exist only to serve you.
Unicron: WHAT IS THIS I SENSE? THE TAINT OF PRIMUS? HERE?!
Megatron: That is Optimus, the last of the Primes; our sworn enemy.
Unicron: YOU PROFESS LOYALTY TO ME, YET ALLOW A DISCIPLE OF PRIMUS TO LIVE?!?!
Megatron: I will destroy him for you! His screams shall be heard--
Unicron: I GROW WEARY OF YOUR PRATTLE. SURELY IF YOU HAD THE POWER TO DESTROY THIS PRIME, YOU WOULD HAVE DONE SO ALREADY. I WILL DEAL WITH HIM MYSELF.

-Confronting Unicron himself, Megatron starts to feel a little like Starscream.

Optimus: I humbly request your ear, Lord Unicron.
Unicron: And what would a Prime be so compelled to say to me?
Optimus: I make this appeal not for myself, but for this planet which you constitute – and the beings that inhabit it. Humankind relies upon you; for life, sustenance. Your resurrection will only result in the destruction of a species which evolved from the seeds of your very greatness.
Unicron: So this humankind of whom you speak… you consider them my progeny?
Optimus: Indeed.
Unicron: Parasites! They, too, shall know my wrathful hand – once I am finished with you!

-Nice try, Optimus, but Unicron has never been much of a people person.

Unicron: The line of Primes has grown weak in my absence. And thus, you shall fall!
Optimus: That outcome is inevitable… but not on this day!
(Optimus shoots the golem until it breaks. Several more then form from the surrounding rock.)
Unicron golems: Yes, disciple of Primus… on this very day. For Unicron may be one… but we all are Unicron!

One Shall Rise part 2

"Optimus! Have you uncovered any further sign of Unicron's emergence?" "Unicron is power incarnate, and you, the last of the Primes, shall perish!" "I take that as a yes."

—Ratchet finds out that Unicron has awakened

"It is rather ironic, considering our last encounter. If memory serves, you were desperately attempting to extinguish my spark." "That option remains very much in play." "I would expect nothing less!"

—Megatron and Optimus talk about the good times.

(GroundBridge opens up next to Bulkhead, Arcee, and Bumblebee) "Wait. We're opening up a direct path into our base with Megatron standing right there?!" "And seriously, he's gonna risk his own spark to save us?" "(Laughter) Hardly my nature!"

—Arcee and Bulkhead doubt Megatron's motives, which he finds amusing.

"It appears our leader has abandoned us while this world erupts in chaos. I believe we must consider the possibility of a future without Megatron."

—Airachnid fills the quota for scheming in Starscream's absence.

"So this is where the magic happens. Quaint."

—Megatron enters the Autobot base. -Megatron remembers Jack quite easily and can tell him apart from the other humans, unlike some Decepticons.

One Shall Rise part 3

Raf: Megatron was an Autobot?

Miko:Optimus was a 'Con!?

Rachet: No, on either count.

– The kids get confused while Ratchet gets ready to tell a tale.

"Watch out for the quiet ones…"

—Knock Out after witnessing Soundwave "veto" Airachnid's motion to leave Earth.

Unicron: Megatron! Destroy the Prime! I command you!

Megatron: Megatron is commanded by NO ONE! Aaaaaargh!!

– He's not wrong this time.

Optimus: Where are we Megatronus?

Megatron: Don't you remember, old friend?

– …uh, that was unexpected.

Season 2

Orion Pax part 1

"—and the first to address him as Optimus Prime will have their voice box torn out."

—Megatron makes plain the penalty for failure.

"Your mom looks good in leather, on your bike..."

—Sierra is unconvinced that the girl on the motorcycle is really Jack's mom

"One question, Megatron, why are we called 'Decepticons'?"

"Another craven Autobot scare tactic. The name was meant to demonize us. Instead, we wear it as a badge of honor. For if speaking the truth is deception, then we are gladly guilty."

—"Orion Pax" is (ironically) deceived by Megatron.

"Bulkhead—"

"What? You needed that?!"

—Ratchet is eternally frustrated, and Bulkhead should invest in a punching bag.

"Whoa, that's a pretty good idea!"

"Oh, well if Miko thinks it's a good idea..."

—Miko gets no respect from Arcee

Orion Pax part 2

"You do not suggest that our leader... would speak falsehoods?"

"You truly are being kept in the dark, aren't you?"

—Starscream, upon learning of "Orion's" deception.

"The Decepticon Space Bridge is located right here, deep within an energon mine."

"Adjacent to a raw fuel supply, clever. What's our intel?"

"A... reliable source"

—Ratchet talks to Arcee about their tip, without realizing he's calling a Decepticon reliable.

"Command, this is Space Bridge Control! We are under attack! Command, do you read me?"

• commlink static*

• Bulkhead smashes the Vehicon's face*

"Shhhh."

—A Vehicon is reminded of the no talking rule by Ratchet.

"Thank you, Starscream."

• Bulkhead looks at Arcee*

"Who else would it have been?"

—Arcee's too clever by half.

"Don't worry, Space Bridging is just like Ground Bridging."

• Space Bridge fires up with a loud noise*

"JUST A LITTLE MORE INTENSE."

—Arcee tries to ease Jack's nerves about going on the big boy rides.

"Somebody say something, pronto!"

"Rafael, patch in Agent Fowler."

—Agent Fowler gets exactly what he wants, just not what he expected.

"You have one nano-cycle to respond or-"

"This is space bridge control... situation normal."

"Normal? You sure about that?"

"We were just, calibrating the sub-systems and, we uh, had a surge, but it's fine now. How are you?"

"...Uh, uh, never better. I know it's thankless down there, keep up the good work, huh?"

"Will do, control out."

—Breakdown and Fowler demonstrate that hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good "how are you" at your side.

Orion Pax part 3

"This is...Wow."

—History only remembers the good ones, Jack.

"Why did it have to be Scraplets?"

—Bulkhead channels Harrison Ford.

"Why does history portray me siding with the Autobot aggressors? And why did Starscream call me a Prime? I must know...who am I?"

"You are my clerk."

—"Orion Pax" questions his identity, while Megatron responds with a firm establishment of the pecking order.

"You will finish Project Iacon by the time I return...or I will carve out your spark before your very EYES."

—Megatron threatens "Orion Pax".

"Hey guys—the main course!"

—Jack directs the Scraplets to their other menu choices.

"That may be true, or yet another deception, but this much I do know: my sympathies lie with the Autobots, and you are not one of us!"

—"Orion Pax" to Megatron, realizing the truth.

"Are you...certain I am worthy?"

"You have no idea."

—"Orion Pax" and Jack.

"Megatron—be gone!"

—Optimus Prime, before delivering the most awesome series of punches in the entire series.

"This time, he's coming with us!"

—Bulkhead, keeping his crown with one-liners.

"Optimus, it has truly been our darkest hour, but know this: from every indication your spark never ceased being that of an Autobot."

—Ratchet

Operation Bumblebee part 1

"The new Urbana 500. It won't just rock your world. It will transform it."

—The commercial narrator hates Bumblebee.

"You want to ride with the siren on?"

"No, thank you."

—Ratchet attempts to cheer up Raf.

"Still don't know how you talked me into this. You're worse than Miko."

—Bulkhead on Bumblebee's persuasiveness.

"Bumblebee, where's your famous horsepower? Show me some speed!"

—Knock Out, unintentionally striking a nerve.

Operation Bumblebee Part 2

"You and I both know there exists a way to make him whole again."

"A transplant. But that would require a donor."

"You need look no further than the Autobot standing before you."

—Ratchet tells Optimus Prime that he is willing to make a sacrifice.

"...I think I just leaked a little transmission fluid."

—Knock Out sums up how intimidating his master truly is.

"Do you ever not speak?"

—Silas says what we're all thinking to Starscream.

"Mine's bigger!"

—Bulkhead compares hammers with Breakdown.

"Time to jet! Because I can!"

—Starscream, who really should learn to keep his mouth shut.

"I am able! Just ask Bantor! He was all mandrill untill I put a tiger in his tank!"

-Ratchet, telling how Bantor wasn't always a Fuzor.

Loose Cannons

"Not this again!"

—Agent Fowler gets his vehicle scanned by a 'Con for a third time.

Wheeljack: You know Wreckers don't call for backup.

Wheeljack and Bulkhead: They call for clean-up!

—The remaining Wreckers provide an alternative to "Wreck and Rule!"

"I will be quite surprised if we ever set eyes upon Dreadwing again."

—Megatron putting his faith into his soldier.

"Sorry, Jackie. It's 'cause I love ya."

—Bulkhead shows the tough love.

"Sorry, fishies!"

—Bulkhead runs towards water with a bomb attached.

Crossfire

"I know we've never seen eyes-to-eye, but that doesn't mean we can't patch things up."

—Airachnid baits Breakdown with extra-strength puns.

"You dare turn your back on a superior life-form? I am Commander Starscream!"

—Starscream using his former position to get others to do what he wants...again.

"You and your beast would do well to remember—I honed my skills in the pits of Kaon!" —Megatron reminds all that he is not so easily beaten.

"Never trust a 'Con. Kick Buckethead's bucket!"

—Bulkhead on Megatron's physical appearance

"You disobeyed my orders in following me here. You will make a fine first lieutenant."

—Megatron might have finally made a good choice for second-in-command.

Nemesis Prime

"Yes, that's it. Follow the light."

"Wait, what? Not the best choice of words, Ratchet."

—Ratchet and Arcee

"I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots, and I bring you this message."

—Nemesis Prime steals one of Optimus's catchphrases.

"Be on your guard. My double could be anywhere."

• Bumblebee beeps a reply*

"I'm sorry. What?"

—Nemesis Prime tries and fails to fool Bumblebee.

"The internal damage to his organs is massive, and beyond the scope of conventional medicine. Fortunately for our leader, MECH is anything but conventional."

—MECH Surgeon on Silas's future.

Grill

"Soldier, too close."

—Agent Fowler doesn't like close ups of his face

"Of course, Big Foot and I don't always see eye-to-eye."

—Agent Fowler summoning up his relationship with Bulkhead

"Arcee may be a bot of few words, but Bumblebee doesn't use any, that we can understand."

—Agent Fowler describes Arcee's and Bumblebee's communicative (or lack of) skills.

"General Bryce, Prime is no loose cannon. He's anything but."

—Agent Fowler describing Prime's mental state - the opposite of Wheeljack's.

"Defies all logic, Bill. Dark energon? Then you go on record saying that you believe in magical horses with horns on their heads."

"What?"

"Do you deny previously reporting that Megatron helped defeated a unicorn?"

"Oh? That's what you...? Unicron! The ultimate evil! Permission to strike this from the record."

—General Bryce makes the second unicron/unicorn joke in 25 years, and Agent Fowler avoids a psychological evaluation.

Fowler: General Bryce here just needs to confirm the state of your health and welfare."

Optimus: I am fine, General Bryce. How are you?"

Bryce: I am well, uh, soldier.

—Agent Fowler calls on Optimus Prime, who makes awkward smalltalk with General Bryce.

Armada

"This is for Cliffjumper! For Bumblebee! For everything."

—Bulkhead delivers some much-deserved payback unto Starscream. Well, actually his clone, but what's the difference?

"You left me no choice."

—Bulkhead pulling an Optimus.

"My genetic code provides my clones with a T-Cog I no longer possess and all I get is their agony?!"

—Starscream laments over the side-effects of cloning.

"Exterminating you was so gratifying the first three times."

—Megatron approaching the last of Starscream's clones.

"When you extinguish my spark, make it hurt. You know I would extend that courtesy to you."

—Airachnid, creepy to the last.

Bulkhead (rushing inside the Autobot's base): Guys, you are not gonna believe the day I had!

Bulkhead spots Airachnid in stasis, then looks at Ratchet and Arcee

Bulkhead: Oh, you too, huh?

—It's been a busy day for everyone.

"AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGHHH! Scrap, that hurt!"

—Starscream after killing the last clone.

Flying Mind

"Doc Knock is knocked out!"

—Miko makes the joke we've all been waiting to hear.

"Say Ahhh!"

—Knock Out's dentistry leaves something to be desired.

"I'm here to offer a second opinion!"

—Ratchet gives Knock Out the hint that he might want to consider going back to medical school.

Tunnel Vision

• "Face."

—Jack, throughout the episode.

• "Well, I've actually been in subway stations. I grew in a major metropolis. Unlike Mr. 'I've never been outside of Jasper, Nevada'."

• "I have been to Cybertron."

• "Cybertron doesn't have subways! ... Does it?"

—Miko's argument against Jack soon falls short.

• Knock Out: "You have lovely features. Perfect for a painful little procedure I like call the nip and tuck."

• Arcee dodges, and kicks Knock Out

• Arcee: "Dodge and kick."

• Arcee runs for the relic, but gets plugged in the back by Knock Out's prod

• Knock Out: "Shock and drop."

—Knock Out and Arcee carry on witty repartee.

• "You scratch my face, I scratch yours!"

• Arcee and Bumblebee cock their blasters*

—Knock Out tries and fails to reference a previous episode.

• Vogel watches the Autobots and kids leave*

"Robots who turn into vehicles."

• Vogel turns to look at his sweeper train*

—We've all done it before, Vogel.

Triangulation

"Faster, you pathetic excuse for transportation!"

—That's not gonna work, Starscream.

"What a team we make! I am so glad that you prevailed, Optimus Prime! That wretch Dreadwing was going to terminate me! Now, if you could just remove my bonds, I can lead you straight to the relic."

• Optimus cocks his blaster*

"You will lead me there regardless."

"Hmph! You're welcome!"

—An excited Starscream and a totally thankful Optimus Prime.

"I haven't had this much fun since I punched that hole in Cliffjumper."

—Starscream really doesn't know when to shut up about that.

"I will beat the living spark out of you, just so I will never again have to hear you pontificating!"

—Starscream says what he thinks of Optimus Prime's speech pattern.

"*Evil laugh* That tickled! *Evil laugh* Fools! Not only am I intelligent, I am INVINCIBLE!"

"Yet you cannot fly!"

"Nobody's perfect!"

—Starscream and Optimus Prime, the former enjoying the suit a little too much.

"Cowards! You will not escape my might! *beat* Wait... *beat* You two are up to something!"

—Starscream being genre savvy.

Triage

“I'll be sure to be on my best behavior, Doc."

"Please don't call me 'Doc'."

"Whatever you say, Sunshine."

—Wheeljack pulls out a rather unfitting nickname for Ratchet.

"Wait a minute, a grenade inside of Laserbeak, inside of Soundwave? Like a turducken!"

"I'm sorry?"

"It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a... never mind."

—Raf fails to enlighten Ratchet.

"Any last words?"

"..."

"Right... silent type."

—Wheeljack remembers only too late that Soundwave ISN'T going to say anything.