History Recap / TransformersAnimatedS1E03TotalMeltdown

* {{Irony}}: Meltdown rants to Sumdac that he deserves the latter's fame partly because he's better-looking than him. By the time he has said this, he has reduced himself to a hideous, toxic blob person, something that is not lost on him.

* EurekaMoment: After getting overpowered by Colossus Rhodes in the second fight against him, the Autobots are at a loss of what to do since [[ItOnlyWorksOnce they can't exploit his weak spot like last time]] and everything they've tried doesn't work. Then Colossus Rhodes accidentally tosses Optimus at a nearby church bell and gets disoriented by the sound...
-->'''Prowl:''' The bell... Hit it again!\\

* AchillesHeel: Colossus Rhodes' bio-tech enhancements can be disrupted by sonic frequencies, as shown when he gets disoriented by the loud noise produced by a car horn or church bell. Notably this weakness remains even after Meltdown reinforced the steroid pistons on Colossus Rhodes' back, though it's possible he may have overlooked it.

-->'''Prowl''': [to Bumblebee] Next time, use your head. Find your foe's weakness and strike there.
-->'''Bulkhead''': If you can reach it.
-->'''Bumblebee''': Oh, right. I get it. Cause I'm short.
-->'''Bulkhead''': What? I'm just bustin' your bumpers a little, buddy.
-->'''Bumblebee''': Why does it have to be 'little buddy?' Why can't it just be 'buddy'?
-->'''Ratchet''': What's with him?
-->'''Bulkhead''': Ah, he's just mad cause he came up a little short.
--> ''Ratchet, Bulkhead, and Sari burst into laughter, while Bumblebee gets incensed.''
-->'''Bumblebee''': Okay, now, you're doing it on purpose!

-->'''Prowl''': The bell... Hit it again!\\

'''Ratchet''': The frequency must disrupt his techno-organic circuits!\\

--> '''Ratchet''': You can't melt what you can't touch!

* NeverMyFault: Meltdown blames Sumdac for his transformation, not giving mind to the fact that it was ''his'' chemicals in ''his'' lab that did the job.

-->'''Ratchet''': I'd like to run some more tests. It should only take a few hours.
-->'''Bumblebee''': That long?
-->'''Bulkhead''': His attention span is short, too.
-->'''Bumblebee''': I heard that!
-->'''Prowl''': Apparently, so is his fuse.
-->'''Bulkhead''': Ooh, the ninjabot gets in a good one! (He and Prowl high-five)
-->'''Ratchet''': (smiling) Who knew he had it in him?
-->'''Bumblebee''': Yeah, aren't you supposed to be the strong, silent type? Emphasis on the silent?

-->'''Fanzone''': [[LampshadeHanging Uh, you were saying?]]

** Sumdac's tower creates a nigh-impenetrable forcefield during when under attack. Unfortunately, it also activates when the threat is ''inside'' the building, [[AloneWithThePsycho trapping Sumdac with Meltdown and preventing anyone from saving him]].

* EveryoneHasStandards: Powell is easily one of the most despicable human villains in the show (his crimes include allowing the Headmaster back in Detroit, taking over Sumdac Systems, kicking an eight-year-old onto the streets, and eventually building the Soundwave toys that tried to enslave humanity), but he thinks that Black's revenge schemes (and his use of human test subjects) go too far, and he shuts down Black's funding.

* {{Irony}}: Meltdown rants to Sumdac that he deserves the latter's fame partly because he's better looking than him. By the time he has said this, he has reduced himself to a hideous, toxic blob person, something that is not lost on him.

-->'''Bulkhead''': Ooh, the ninjabot gets in a good one!
-->'''Ratchet''': Who knew he had it in him?
-->'''Bumblebee''': Yeah, aren't you supposed to be the strong, silent type? Emphasis on the silent.

* DramaticIrony:
** Meltdown accuses Sumdac of just getting lucky. Boy, [[DarkLordOnLifeSupport if only he knew how right he is]].
** He also rants to Sumdac that he deserves the latter's fame partly because he's better looking than him. By the time he has said this, he has reduced himself to a hideous, toxic blob person.