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* OutOfFocus: This is the second episode to not feature Optimus Prime.
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* IWantThemAlive: Sentinel re Ratchet and Fanzone, though he doesn't care in how many pieces.
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* IWantThemAlive: Sentinel re gives this order regarding Ratchet and Fanzone, though he doesn't care in how many pieces.pieces.
* ItIsDehumanizing: The Autobots on Cybertron are so horrified and disgusted to see an organic being on their planet that they refer to Fanzone as "it".
* ItIsDehumanizing: The Autobots on Cybertron are so horrified and disgusted to see an organic being on their planet that they refer to Fanzone as "it".
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-->'''Ratchet:''' That's Ultra Magnus' hammer!\\
'''Shockwave:''' Considering his current condition... I don't think he'll mind.
'''Shockwave:''' Considering his current condition... I don't think he'll mind.
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* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Megatron says this in regards to being attacked while aboard Omega Supreme, as the Autobots would never open fire on their own greatest weapon. GilliganCut to [[TheNeidermeyer Sentinel]] motioning to do exactly that.
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* TitleDrop: Fanzone says the episode title word for word as he looks at Sentinel and adds, "Certain machines more than others."
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* WhamLine: In the final seconds of the episode, [[SuddenlyVoiced Arcee]] suddenly whispers, "Ratchet". Keep in mind that she's supposed to be ''a braindead amnesiac''.
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* WhamLine: In the final seconds of the episode, [[SuddenlyVoiced Arcee]] suddenly whispers, "Ratchet". Keep in mind that she's supposed to be ''a braindead amnesiac''.amnesiac''.
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* AbsenteeActor: Professor Sumdac, Sari, Bulkhead, Prowl, Bumblebee, and even ''Optimus Prime'' are all absent from the episode. This breaks Optimus's record of being the only character to be in every episode.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Alpha Trion and Perceptor are the only Cybertronian leadership figures to not buy into Sentinel's xenophoblic propaganda nor his extremely aggressive methods.
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* BigBad: Shockwave, but the end establishes he's merely TheDragon to the GreaterScopeVillain and main antagonist, Megatron.
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* TheHeavy: Shockwave is the BigBad of this episode, but in the grand scheme of things he's merely TheDragon to Megatron.
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* DramaticIrony: In this continuity, Fanzone is the first human to set foot on Cybertron.
* TheEndOrIsIt: The Decepticons transwarp to Earth, and the damage done to Arcee proves to not be as severe as Perceptor thought.
* TheEndOrIsIt: The Decepticons transwarp to Earth, and the damage done to Arcee proves to not be as severe as Perceptor thought.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Megatron going out of his way to praise Shockwave as his "most loyal servant" in front of Lugnut. It's all part of his plan for the finale.
* IgnoredExpert: Ratchet's advice and warnings about Omega Supreme are repeatedly ignored by Sentinel. Averted by Alpha Trion and Perceptor, who explicitly points out that Ratchet's experience with Omega Supreme is invaluable at a time like this.
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** In the sewer, Ratchet over encountering Shockwave.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Lugnut is visibly shaking with great jealousy over Megatron declaring Shockwave, "''My most loyal servant''". Starscream eagerly watches Lugnut's meltdown.
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* ShoutOut: Shockwave's slow delivery of "I'm afraid I can't let you do that" calls to mind the supercomputer HAL 9000 from ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. Bonus points goes to having both of them being CyberCyclops.
* TalkingToHimself: Corey Burton voices Shockwave, who interacts with both Megatron and Ratchet (who he also provides the voice of) a couple of times in this episode.
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* ShoutOut: Shockwave's slow delivery of "I'm afraid I can't let you do that" calls to mind the supercomputer HAL 9000 from ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. Bonus points goes to having both of them being CyberCyclops.
* TalkingToHimself: Corey Burton voices Shockwave, who interacts with both Megatron and Ratchet (who he also provides the voice of)a couple of times in this episode. CyberCyclops.
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* TranquilFury: Lugnut is clearly not happy to have his position as "Megatron's most loyal Decepticon" threatened by Shockwave, as Starscream notes to his amusement.
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* TranquilFury: Lugnut is clearly not happy to have his position as "Megatron's most loyal Decepticon" threatened servant" usurped by Shockwave, as Starscream notes to his amusement.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Lugnut is visibly shaking with great jealousy over Megatron declaring Shockwave, "''My most loyal servant''". Of course, Starscream eagerly watches Lugnut's done nothing for Megatron but disappoint while Shockwave's accomplished many things as a spy among the Autobots such as gaining access to ''all'' their military and governmental intelligence, silencing Optimus's unit on Earth and ultimately enabling Megatron's ability to enslave Omega Supreme. meltdown.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Lugnut is visibly shaking with great jealousy over Megatron declaring Shockwave, "''My most loyal servant''". Of course, Lugnut's done nothing for Megatron but disappoint while Shockwave's accomplished many things as a spy among the Autobots such as gaining access to ''all'' their military and governmental intelligence, silencing Optimus's unit on Earth and ultimately allowing Megatron enslave Omega Supreme.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Lugnut is visibly shaking with great jealousy over Megatron declaring Shockwave, "''My most loyal servant''". Of course, Lugnut's done nothing for Megatron but disappoint while Shockwave's accomplished many things as a spy among the Autobots such as gaining access to ''all'' their military and governmental intelligence, silencing Optimus's unit on Earth and ultimately allowing Megatron enabling Megatron's ability to enslave Omega Supreme.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Lugnut is visibly shaking with great jealousy over Megatron declaring Shockwave, "''My most loyal servant''".
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* GreenEyedMonster: Lugnut is visibly shaking with great jealousy over Megatron declaring Shockwave, "''My most loyal servant''". Of course, Lugnut's done nothing for Megatron but disappoint while Shockwave's accomplished many things as a spy among the Autobots such as gaining access to ''all'' their military and governmental intelligence, silencing Optimus's unit on Earth and ultimately allowing Megatron enslave Omega Supreme.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Ratchet and Captain Fanzone.
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* HumansAreInsects: The Cybertronians try to step on Fanzone like a bug.
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A space bridge accident sends Ratchet and Captain Fanzone to Cybertron, right as the Decepticon controlled Omega Supreme arrives.
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* AbsenteeActor: Professor Sumdac, Sari, Bulkhead, Prowl, Bumblebee, and ''even Optimus Prime'' are all absent from the episode.
* ADayInTheLimelight: For Ratchet and Captain Fanzone.
* ContinuityNod: This isn't the first time Ratchet has used the phrase "cold and offline" [[Recap/TransformersAnimatedS1E13MegatronRisingPartI when facing down Decepticons]].
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Sentinel Prime's broadcast is based off propaganda from the Red Scare. It also borrows from contemporary political advertising campaigns.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Or rather, Evil ''Color'' Switch; Shockwave celebrates his official reunion with Megaton by switching to his G1 colors.
* FantasticRacism: Sentinel has apparently spread his anti-organic bias across Cybertron, as the Autobots are shown either fleeing from Fanzone or trying to step on him.
* GilliganCut: Megatron assures Starscream that the Autobots wouldn't dare fire on Omega Supreme. Cut to Sentinel declaring that they should fire on him.
* HeroKiller: Fortunately averted, as Ratchet manages to stop Shockwave from killing Ultra Magnus by firing an EMP at the charged-up Magnus Hammer.
* IWantThemAlive: Sentinel re Ratchet and Fanzone, though he doesn't care in how many pieces.
* PapaWolf: Ratchet is fiercely protective of Omega Supreme, to the point where he gives Sentinel an ImpliedDeathThreat should the latter even consider harming him.
* RobbingTheDead: A variation; Shockwave took Ultra Magnus's hammer from him while the latter was initially crippled and intended to use said hammer to finish off his old boss once and for all.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jazz finally gets tired of Sentinel's antics and more or less defects to Team Prime.
* ShoutOut: Shockwave's slow delivery of "I'm afraid I can't let you do that" calls to mind the supercomputer HAL 9000 from ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. Bonus points goes to having both of them being CyberCyclops.
* TalkingToHimself: Corey Burton voices Shockwave, who interacts with both Megatron and Ratchet (who he also provides the voice of) a couple of times in this episode.
* TemptingFate:
** Megatron says that no Autobot would be foolish enough to fire on Omega Supreme and risk wiping out the planet. Alas, he didn't count on Sentinel's stupidity.
** Ratchet and Fanzone also take some tunnels that were supposed to be uninhabited. What they didn't count on was that someone else was now living in them.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Alpha Trion delivers a scathing one to Sentinel near the end of the episode, saying that if it was up to him alone, Sentinel wouldn't be Magnus a second longer.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Fanzone re Jazz's appearance on Earth.
* TitleDrop: Fanzone says the episode title word for word as he looks at Sentinel and adds, "Certain machines more than others."
* TranquilFury: Lugnut is clearly not happy to have his position as "Megatron's most loyal Decepticon" threatened by Shockwave, as Starscream notes to his amusement.
* WhatTheHellHero: The Autobot council, Alpha Trion in particular, repeatedly calls out Sentinel's actions in this episode.
* WhamLine: In the final seconds of the episode, [[SuddenlyVoiced Arcee]] suddenly whispers, "Ratchet". Keep in mind that she's supposed to be ''a braindead amnesiac''.
* ADayInTheLimelight: For Ratchet and Captain Fanzone.
* ContinuityNod: This isn't the first time Ratchet has used the phrase "cold and offline" [[Recap/TransformersAnimatedS1E13MegatronRisingPartI when facing down Decepticons]].
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Sentinel Prime's broadcast is based off propaganda from the Red Scare. It also borrows from contemporary political advertising campaigns.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Or rather, Evil ''Color'' Switch; Shockwave celebrates his official reunion with Megaton by switching to his G1 colors.
* FantasticRacism: Sentinel has apparently spread his anti-organic bias across Cybertron, as the Autobots are shown either fleeing from Fanzone or trying to step on him.
* GilliganCut: Megatron assures Starscream that the Autobots wouldn't dare fire on Omega Supreme. Cut to Sentinel declaring that they should fire on him.
* HeroKiller: Fortunately averted, as Ratchet manages to stop Shockwave from killing Ultra Magnus by firing an EMP at the charged-up Magnus Hammer.
* IWantThemAlive: Sentinel re Ratchet and Fanzone, though he doesn't care in how many pieces.
* PapaWolf: Ratchet is fiercely protective of Omega Supreme, to the point where he gives Sentinel an ImpliedDeathThreat should the latter even consider harming him.
* RobbingTheDead: A variation; Shockwave took Ultra Magnus's hammer from him while the latter was initially crippled and intended to use said hammer to finish off his old boss once and for all.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jazz finally gets tired of Sentinel's antics and more or less defects to Team Prime.
* ShoutOut: Shockwave's slow delivery of "I'm afraid I can't let you do that" calls to mind the supercomputer HAL 9000 from ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. Bonus points goes to having both of them being CyberCyclops.
* TalkingToHimself: Corey Burton voices Shockwave, who interacts with both Megatron and Ratchet (who he also provides the voice of) a couple of times in this episode.
* TemptingFate:
** Megatron says that no Autobot would be foolish enough to fire on Omega Supreme and risk wiping out the planet. Alas, he didn't count on Sentinel's stupidity.
** Ratchet and Fanzone also take some tunnels that were supposed to be uninhabited. What they didn't count on was that someone else was now living in them.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Alpha Trion delivers a scathing one to Sentinel near the end of the episode, saying that if it was up to him alone, Sentinel wouldn't be Magnus a second longer.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Fanzone re Jazz's appearance on Earth.
* TitleDrop: Fanzone says the episode title word for word as he looks at Sentinel and adds, "Certain machines more than others."
* TranquilFury: Lugnut is clearly not happy to have his position as "Megatron's most loyal Decepticon" threatened by Shockwave, as Starscream notes to his amusement.
* WhatTheHellHero: The Autobot council, Alpha Trion in particular, repeatedly calls out Sentinel's actions in this episode.
* WhamLine: In the final seconds of the episode, [[SuddenlyVoiced Arcee]] suddenly whispers, "Ratchet". Keep in mind that she's supposed to be ''a braindead amnesiac''.
