History Recap / MoreThanMeetsTheEyeS1E6Interiors

* {{Jerkass}}: Whirl, who refuses to stop talking even when Fortress is threatening to kill him, most likely to test the likelihood of Max using deadly force.

* NotSoDifferent: Whirl's opinion of himself and Fortress Maximus. In some twisted ways, he's right.

* ChekhovsGun: The golden discs Rewind acquired, we find out what they are here, but not why he bought them in the first place.

-->'''Whirl:''' "'''Seriously,''' all of this is a bit—it's a bit '''pathetic''' though, isn't it? Even for an epic, epic '''failure''' like you. I mean, not only do you practically '''beg''' the Decepticons to take G-9 off your hands, but you curl up into a ball the moment Overlor—"

-->'''Whirl:''' "Wow. If I'd known '''that''' was the best you've got, I'd have said something '''genuinely''' offensive."

In the med bay, Ratchet and First Aid note the casualties of Fortress' shooting spree, with Ratchet noting he only shot five people, and only those five, not the people they were with. As Ratchet notes, his targets weren't random. They were chosen, specifically because their colours match that of Overlord.

* {{Trigger}}: Fort Max is set off by the phrase "duty of care", which reminds him of how the Autobots did absolutely nothing to get him away from Overlord, and then by being directly reminded of Overlord. The first one sets off the rampage, the second one makes him freeze up enough for Whirl to stick a pipe through him.

Meanwhile, as Swerve's, everyone is relaxing, getting gently drunk, despite Ultra Magnus arresting Swerve for serving drinks without a license. Trailbreaker, feeling Fortress Maximus is overhyped, starts complaining about him, as the guy walks in. Despite the very drunk Trailbreaker's rambling, he doesn't respond. Instead, he shoots Pipes. He then goes on a rampage around the ship, shooting several other 'bots, and then holing himself up in Rung's office. Rodimus is for once reluctant to act, since he doesn't want to risk Rung's life a second time. Things turn worse when Blaster manages to patch into the camera in Rung's room, and they find he was talking to someone before Fort Max came in. And because things weren't bad enough, it's ''Whirl''.

Using his typical display of charm and people skills, Whirl tries to find out whether the already violent Max really is going to kill somebody in typical Whirl-style - by putting his own life in danger. Rung notices the Autobots watching him, and turns on the microphone in his thumb, before trying to determine what Max's motivation is. As it turns out, he's pissed off at the fact it took Prowl three whole years to send Wreckers to Garrus-9, where he was being tortured by Overlord. Knowing Rodimus is listening, he demands that he turn the ship around and go back to Cybertron. As Whirl and Rung point out, by telling him what to do, he's made absolutely sure Rodimus isn't going to (though calling him "Hot Rod" doesn't help). Then, Fortress notices Rung's microphone, and rips it out.

Three hours later in Rung's office, Whirl is bored of arguing with and insulting Max. Max, however, is curious as to why Whirl behaves this way. Whirl doesn't feel like going into the unpleasant details, so Max threatens Rung instead. Rung tries to explain that he has a duty of care, but Whirl relents, and explains that regular sessions with Rung are part of his probation on board the Lost Light. He then adds that he and Fortress aren't so different, something Max takes offence to. Whirl angrily retorts that before he was the 'nutjob' everyone knows, he defied the Functionists and left his old job to start a business as a watchmaker. Unfortunately he was so successful that when he refused to pay for protection, his business was destroyed by thugs. After that he started hanging out with a bad crowd, something that got him noticed by even worse people, and when he refused to follow questionable orders, he was ''persuaded'' by Empurata. As Max grows increasingly interested, Rung picks up one of his models, and starts doing something with it. He's sending a message to Rodimus.

Whirl, meanwhile, continues with his story, explaining how he wound up in law enforcement, and how it all went to hell when he was told to kill a prisoner (Megatron). His superior Orion Pax made such a fuss that the incident couldn't be ignored, and Whirl was sent to prison. Years later he was recruited to the Autobots, until joining the Wreckers. Rung exclaims surprise, given he never said any of this before. Whirl just retorts that Rung never threatened to shoot a friend of his. Fortress asks why Whirl was kicked out of the Wreckers. As it turns out, it was because he'd tried to kill the comatose Springer, as a mercy kill, until Roadbuster caught him and threw him out. And just as Whirl finishes, Fortress notes that the ship hasn't changed course at all, and starts pointing his gun at Whirl again. In order to delay him, Rung pleads for Max to remain calm, but Whirl gleefully confuses the situation by encouraging him to pull the trigger.

Ratchet informs Rodimus about his findings, just as Rung works it out himself, that Fortress is angry because of what Overlord did to him. Outside, Rewind and Swerve had reached the window to Rung's office. As it turns out, Rodimus wants them to shoot Fortress. With Rewind unable to take the shot, the rivet gun is given to Swerve. Rewind, meanwhile, uses his projector to show security footage from G-9. It's enough to send Maximus into a breakdown, with Rung assuring him it's over. Unfortunately, Rodimus is unwilling to take the chance, and orders Swerve to fire. The shot misses Fortress Maximus, and hits Rung, who's head explodes. Whirl uses this as a distraction to knock Fortress out.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: As both rung and Whirl point out, ''ordering'' Rodimus to do anything will never work.

* {{Jerkass}}: Whirl, who refuses to stop even when Fortress is threatening to kill him, most likely to test the likelihood of Max using deadly force.
-->'''Whirl:''' "'''Seriously,''' all of this is a bit—it's a bit '''pathetic''' though, isn't it? Even for an epic, epic '''failure''' like you. I mean, not only do you practically '''beg''' the Decepticons to take G9 off your hands, but you curl up into a ball the moment Overlor—"

* StartOfDarkness: Whirl describes his. He managed to do the impossible on Functionist Cybertron: he followed his dreams and became a clockmaker, instead of a job that had anything to do with turning into a helicopter. He was very good at it, too. Then he attracted enough of the wrong kinds of attention, and the Senate replaced his hands with crab-pincer-type gripping implements, which left him with very limited fine motor ability and a lot of resentment towards any form of authority.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: As Rung points out, ''ordering'' Rodimus to do anything will never work.
* DirtyCoward: Brainstorm claims he tried to stop Fortress Maximus. The panel in question shows him cowering in a corner.
* EpicFail: Fortress Maximus is a big 'bot, and yet Swerve completely fails to hit him, while blowing up Rung's entire head.

Three hours later in Rung's office, Whirl has apparently decided that Max is unlikely to kill anybody. Now curious about Whirl's life-endangering behaviour, Max demands to know his problems. Whirl doesn't see why he should give any details, and Max tries to get the information from Rung instead. Rung tries to explain that he has a duty of care, but Whirl relents first and explains that regular sessions with Rung are part of his probation. He then adds that he and Fortress aren't so different, something Max takes offence to. Whirl angrily retorts that before he was the 'nutjob' everyone knows, he was a watchmaker on pre-war Cybertron, having defied the Functionists and left his old job. The problem was that he ran into trouble, and his business was destroyed by thugs. After that he started hanging out with a bad crowd, something that got him noticed by even worse people, and when he refused, he was ''persuaded'' by Empurata. As he keeps Max's attention, Rung picks up one of his models, and starts doing something with it. He's sending a message to Rodimus.

Whirl, meanwhile, continues with his story, explaining how he wound up in law enforcement, and how it all went to hell when he was told to kill a prisoner (Megatron), something that got him in trouble with his boss, Orion Pax, and got him put in prison. Years later he was recruited to the Autobots, until joining the Wreckers. Rung exclaims surprise, given he never said any of this before. Whirl just retorts that Rung never threatened to shoot a friend of his. Fortress asks why Whirl was kicked out of the Wreckers. As it turns out, it was because he'd tried to kill the comatose Springer, as a mercy kill, until Roadbuster caught him and threw him out. And just as Whirl finishes, Fortress notes that the ship hasn't changed course at all, and starts pointing his gun at Whirl again. In order to delay him, Rung pleads for Max to remain calm, but Whirl further confuses the situation by encouraging him to pull the trigger.

-->(Maximus pistol-whips Whirl)

-->(Fortress Maximus pistol-whips Whirl.)

* DirtyCoward: Brainstorm claims he tried to stop Fortress Maximus. The panel shows him cowering instead.

* HostageSituation: Fort Max takes Rung hostage in an attempt to get Rodimus to turn the ship around and go to Garrus-9.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Fortress Maximus, sort of. He doesn't actually attack anyone involved in his torture, but he does shoot a lot of bots who looked like Overlord.

* StartOfDarkness: Whirl describes his. He managed to do the impossible on Functionist Cybertron: he followed his dreams and became a clockmaker, instead of a job that had anything to do with turning into a helicopter. He was very good at it, even. Then he attracted enough of the wrong kinds of attention, and the Senate replaced his hands with crab-pincer-type gripping implements, which left him with very limited fine motor ability and a lot of resentment towards any form of authority.

Three hours later in Rung's office, Whirl has apparently decided that Max is unlikely to kill anybody. Now curious about Whirl's life-endangering behaviour, Max demands to know his problems. When Whirl refuses to tell Max anything, Max threatens Rung. Rung tries to explain that he has a duty of care, but Whirl relents and explains that regular sessions with Rung are part of his probation. He then adds that he and Fortress aren't so different, something Max takes offence to. Whirl angrily retorts that before he was the nutjob everyone knows, he was a watchmaker on pre-war Cybertron, having defied the Functionists and left his old job. The problem was that he ran into trouble, and his business was destroyed by thugs. After that he started hanging out with a bad crowd, something that got him noticed by even worse people, and when he refused, he was ''persuaded'' by Empurata. As he keeps Max's attention, Rung picks up one of his models, and starts doing something with it. He's sending a message to Rodimus.

Three hours later in Rung's office, Whirl continues being Whirl, apparently having decided that Max is unlikely to kill anybody. Realising that threatening Whirl isn't going to fly, Max threatens Rung instead. It works, and Whirl explains that he was kicked out of the Wreckers, and that regular sessions with Rung are part of his probation. He then adds that he and Fortress aren't so different, something Max takes offence to. Whirl angrily retorts that before he was the nutjob everyone knows, he was a watchmaker on pre-war Cybertron, having defied the Functionists and left his old job. The problem was that he ran into trouble, and his business was destroyed by thugs. After that he started hanging out with a bad crowd, something that got him noticed by even worse people, and when he refused, he was ''persuaded'' by Empurata. As he keeps Max's attention, Rung picks up one of his models, and starts doing something with it. He's sending a message to Rodimus.

Outside, Swerve and Rewind are on punishment duty, replacing all the rivets on the ship, though Swerve takes it in stride, knowing Rodimus will likely ignore Magnus and let him keep the bar. He then asks Rewind why he's on punishment duty. Rewind explains that Red Alert found some data disks of his, the ones he bought from Swindle back on Cybertron, and reported Rewind to Rodimus for what he found. Swerve immediately starts asking what they were. As Rewind explains, they were snuff movies, though he refuses to explain why exactly he was watching them. Any further conversation is halted by Rodimus calling in. He's got a job he needs the two to do.

Whirl, meanwhile, continues with his story, explaining how he wound up in law enforcement, and how it all went to crap when he was told to kill a prisoner (Megatron), something that got him in trouble with his boss, Orion Pax, who years later recruited him to the Autobots deliberately, and from there he bounced around a while, until joining the Wreckers. Rung exclaims surprise, given he never said any of this before. Whirl just retorts that Rung never threatened to shoot a friend of his. Fortress asks why Whirl was kicked out of the Wreckers. As it turns out, it was because he'd tried to kill the comatose Springer, as a mercy kill, until Roadbuster caught him and threw him out. And just as Whirl finishes, Fortress notes that the ship hasn't changed course at all, and starts pointing his gun at Whirl. In order to delay him, Rung pleads for Max to remain calm, but Whirl further confuses the situation by encouraging him to pull the trigger.

Using his typical display of charm and people skills, Whirl tries to find out whether the already violent Max really is going to kill somebody in typical Whirl-style - by putting his own life in danger. Rung notices the Autobots watching him, and turns on the microphone in his thumb, before trying to determine what Max's motivation is. As it turns out, he's pissed off at the fact it took Prowl three whole years to send Wreckers to Garrus-9. Knowing Rodimus is listening, he demands that he turn the ship around and go back to Cybertron. As Whirl and Rung point out, by telling him what to do, he's made absolutely sure Rodimus isn't going to (though calling him "Hot Rod" doesn't help). Then, Fortress notices Rung's microphone, and rips it out.

Using his typical display of charm and people skills, Whirl tries to find out whether the already violent Max really is going to kill somebody. Rung notices the Autobots watching him, and turns on the microphone in his thumb, before trying to determine what Max's motivation is. As it turns out, he's pissed off at the fact it took Prowl three whole years to send Wreckers to Garrus-9. Knowing Rodimus is listening, he demands that he turn the ship around and go back to Cybertron. As Whirl and Rung point out, by telling him what to do, he's made absolutely sure Rodimus isn't going to (though calling him "Hot Rod" doesn't help). Then, Fortress notices Rung's microphone, and rips it out.

Three hours on in Rung's office, Whirl continues being Whirl, apparently having decided that Max is unlikely to kill him. Realising that threatening Whirl isn't going to fly, Max threatens Rung instead. It works, and Whirl explains that he was kicked out of the Wreckers, and that regular session with Rung are part of his probation. He then adds that he and Fortress aren't so different, something Max takes offense to. Whirl angrily retorts that before he was the nutjob everyone knows, he was a watchmaker on pre-war Cybertron, having defied the Functionists and left his old job. The problem was that he ran into trouble, and his business was destroyed by thugs. After that he started hanging out with a bad crowd, something that got him noticed by even worse people, and when he refused, he was ''persuaded'' by Empurata. As this happens, Rung picks up one of his models, and starts doing something with it. He's sending a message to Rodimus.

Using his typical display of charm and people skills, Whirl tries to push the already violent Max past his breaking point. Rung notices the Autobots watching him, and turns on the microphone in his thumb, before trying to determine what Max's motivation is. As it turns out, he's pissed off at the fact it took Prowl three whole years to send Wreckers to Garrus-9. Knowing Rodimus is listening, he demands that he turn the ship around and go back to Cybertron. As Whirl and Rung point out, by telling him what to do, he's made absolutely sure Rodimus isn't going to (though calling him "Hot Rod" doesn't help). Then, Fortress notices Rung's microphone, and rips it out.

Back in Rung's office, Whirl continues being Whirl. Realising that threatening Whirl isn't going to fly, Max threatens Rung instead. It works, and Whirl explains that he was kicked out of the Wreckers, and that regular session with Rung are part of his probation. He then adds that he and Fortress aren't so different, something Max takes offense to. Whirl angrily retorts that before he was the nutjob everyone knows, he was a watchmaker on pre-war Cybertron, having defied the Functionists and left his old job. The problem was that he ran into trouble, and his business was destroyed by thugs. After that he started hanging out with a bad crowd, something that got him noticed by even worse people, and when he refused, he was ''persuaded'' by Empurata. As this happens, Rung picks up one of his models, and starts doing something with it. He's sending a message to Rodimus.

Whirl, meanwhile, continues with his story, explaining how he wound up in law enforcement, and how it all went to crap when he was told to kill a prisoner (Megatron), something that got him in trouble with his boss, Orion Pax, who years later recruited him to the Autobots deliberately, and from there he bounced around a while, until joining the Wreckers. Rung exclaims surprise, given he never said any of this before. Whirl just retorts that Rung never threatened to shoot a friend of his. Fortress asks why Whirl was kicked out of the Wreckers. As it turns out, it was because he'd tried to kill the comatose Springer, as a mercy kill, until Roadbuster caught him and threw him out. And just as Whirl finishes, Fortress notes that the ship hasn't changed course at all, and starts pointing his gun at Whirl.

* {{Jerkass}}: Whirl, who refuses to stop even when Fortress is threatening to kill him.

* NotSoDifferent: Whirl's opinion of himself and Fortress Maximus.

-->'''Whirl:''' I mean, you only curled up the second Overlord- (''is hit in the face'') Wow. If I'd known that would upset you, I'd have said something ''truly'' offensive.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Fortress Maximus, sort of. He doesn't actually attack anyone involved in his torture, but he does kill a lot of bots who looked like Overlord.

* {{Trigger}}: Fort Max is set off by the phrase "duty of care", which reminds him of how the Autobots did absolutely nothing to get him away from Overlord, and then by being directly reminded of Overlord. The first one sets off the rampage, the second one makes him freeze up enough for Whirl to stick a pipe through him.