History WesternAnimation / TheForge

--> '''TOM''': TOMS! Find cover!
--> '''Yellow TOMS''': ''({{Beat}})''
--> '''TOM''': It means stand behind something so you don't get shot!

* NothingsTheSameAnymore: Zig-Zagged [[spoiler: TOM loses another body but is quickly rebuilt. But the Vindication is given over to TOM Jr and the TOM units who use it to escape, with Georgia still on board, while TOM and Sara stay behind to fend off the Commander and his forces to keep from following them. After they succeed and boot him off, the pair are stranded on the space station with no idea if any ships will ever come across the area. So they make the best of it and turn it into the current base of operations for the Toonami broadcast.]]

* WhamEpisode: Essentially the mini-series is one as a whole for the Toonami franchise: [[spoiler: TOM ends up killed during the adventure and has his mind uploaded into a new body (since the Forge is a robot facility after all). When alls said and done by the end of it, The Vindication is given over to TOM Jr and the TOM units who use it to escape, with Georgia still on board, while TOM and Sara stay behind to fend off the Commander and his forces to keep from following them. After they succeed and boot him off, the pair are stranded on the space station with no idea if any ships will ever come across the area. So they make the best of it and turn it into the current base of operations for the Toonami broadcast.]]

''The Forge'' is the seventh Total Immersion Event for Creator/CartoonNetwork's (or in this case Creator/AdultSwim's) Creator/{{Toonami}} block. The first episode premiered at the 2019 Momocon, and aired from November 9 to December 14.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: TOM and Sara manage to beat "Booger" and prevent his troops from going after the Vindication, allowing the yellow [=TOMs=] to escape and be free. However to do so, the duo had to stay behind on the Forge and SARA kept the Vindication from being tracked, so the ship is off to parts unknown without them, meaning they likely won't see TOM Jr. or Georgia again for quite some time, if at all. But, with the aliens gone, the Forge is under their control, meaning they have a new HQ to broadcast from.]]

* CallBack: In the previous [=TIE=], ''WesternAnimation/{{Countdown}}'', [[spoiler:the present TOM had witnessed a corrupted SARA in the future blow up an uninhabited planet using the Vindication's weapons.]] Here, "Booger" reveals that the Vindication was originally a warship, so its firepower makes ''much'' more sense now and likewise showcases the threat that "Booger" presents if he goes through with his plans.

* GreatOffscreenWar: "Booger" briefly mentions that the Vindication went missing after the "Gravity Wars".
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: Booger comes pretty close to this, killing both the Clydes and outright shooting TOM 5 dead. It's only due to Sara that it doesn't stick]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler:The TOM units, TOM Jr and Georgia (who was still on the ship) have escaped with the Vindication. TOM and Sara hope to see them again and wonder how they'll adapt to being free. Likewise "Booger" was just knocked out and jettisoned off the space station via an escape pod, not killed. So he may return in the future as well.]]

* WhamEpisode: Essentially the mini-series is one as a whole for the Toonami franchise: [[spoiler: TOM ends up killed during the adventure and has his mind uploaded into a new body (since the Forge is a robot facility after all). When alls said and done by the end of it, The Vindication is given over to TOM Jr and the TOM units who use it to escape, with Georgia still on board, while TOM and Sara stay behind to fend off Booger and his forces to keep from following them. After they succeed and boot him off, the pair are stranded on the space station with no idea if any ships will ever come across the area. So they make the best of it and turn it into the current base of operations for the Toonami broadcast.]]

* WhamEpisode
** Ep 4: TOM and the others are caught in a ambush, with some not making it out alive. [[spoiler:Realizing that there is no other way he can save them, TOM makes a HeroicSacrifice, attacking the aliens to give the others enough time to board the Vindication and for Yellow TOM (who TOM dubs "TOM Jr.") to clone himself. They manage to board successfully but TOM is shot and killed by "Booger"]].
** Ep 5: [[spoiler: Sara manages to back up TOM's memories and fixes him up a new body. Bringing into introduction TOM 6]].
** Ep 6: [[spoiler: TOM and Sara beat Booger and prevent his soldiers from going after the Vindication. But have to stay behind on The Forge to do so. Since they don't know if any ships will be in their area, they're stuck there for the time being.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: At the end, the TOM units have escaped with the Vindication with TOM and Sara hoping to see them again along with TOM Jr and Georgia (who was still on the ship) again with the question being how they'll adapt to being free. Likewise "Booger" was just knocked out and jettisoned off the space station via an escape pod, not killed. So good chance he may return in the future as well.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The plot point of the Vindication being unable to support Georgia for much longer ultimately goes nowhere, [[spoiler:since the Vindication leaves TOM and SARA behind.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: At the end, the TOM units have escaped with the Vindication with TOM and Sara hoping to see them along with TOM Jr and Georgia (who was still on the ship) again with the question being how they'll adapt to being free. Likewise "Booger" was just knocked out and jettisoned off the space station via an escape pod, not killed. So good chance he may return in the future as well.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: At the end, the TOM units have escaped with the Vindication with TOM and Sara hoping to see them along with TOM Jr and Georgia (who was still on the ship) again with the question being how they'll adapt to being free. Likewise "Booger" was just knocked out and jettisoned off the space station via an escape pod, not killed. So good chance he may return in the future as well as well.]]

'''Episodes''': [[https://youtu.be/id4gmGdtp0s Episode 1]], [[https://youtu.be/OtbB2vCL9yg Episode 2]], [[https://youtu.be/gcGtddY9uno Episode 3]], [[https://youtu.be/r7XwM1ZoDVE Episode 4]], [[https://youtu.be/VY3EI_XXYFE Episode 5]], [[https://youtu.be/QISujgxE-0c Episode 6]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0foGmw3jVAs All episodes combined]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The plot point of the Vindication being unable to support Georgia for much longer ultimately goes nowhere, [[spoiler:since the Vindication leaves TOM and SARA behind]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The plot point of the Vindication being unable to support Georgia for much longer ultimately goes nowhere, since the Vindication leaves TOM and SARA behind.

--->'''TOM''': Dammit! I just got this thing!

'''Episodes''': [[https://youtu.be/id4gmGdtp0s Episode 1]], [[https://youtu.be/OtbB2vCL9yg Episode 2]], [[https://youtu.be/gcGtddY9uno Episode 3]], [[https://youtu.be/r7XwM1ZoDVE Episode 4]], [[https://youtu.be/VY3EI_XXYFE Episode 5]], [[https://youtu.be/QISujgxE-0c Episode 6]]

TOM and SARA are discussing what to do with Georgia (the worm creature they took with them at the end of ''The Intruder III'') as she's growing quite big and SARA feels the Vindication doesn't have the necessary environment of her home planet. Before the discussion can go further, the ship's navigation suddenly re-programs itself, locks out the crew and send them to an unknown space station. When TOM goes to confront those who brought them there, he's knocked out from behind by the ringleader and the Clydes are likewise taken out. This soon leaves SARA the only one who can save TOM from whatever the inhabitants have planned. All the while the duo try to figure out who exactly these people are.

* AliensAreBastards: The Forge's alien race considers the bots to be their "disposal labor", and wants use the Vindication as a warship to achieve world domination.
* AnArmAndALeg:
** TOM loses his left arm again during a firefight, much to his annoyance.
---> '''TOM''': ''(After his arm is blasted off)'' Dammit! I just got this thing!
** Then in episode 4, [[spoiler:even as he’s about to be destroyed,]] he manages to crack a few more jokes about his armless state.
---> '''TOM''': ''(after being shot)'' Agh! I can’t believe you shot a one armed man! For all you know, ''(malfunctioning)'' I could've revealed the secrets of the universe!
** And after [[spoiler:he gets uploaded into his new body]], he’s [[RunningGag still at it]].
---> '''TOM''': I’ve got ''two'' new arms.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: TOM and Sara manage to beat "Booger" and prevent his troops from going after the Vindication, allowing the Yellow [=TOMs=] to escape and be free. However to do so, the duo had to stay behind on the Forge and SARA kept he Vindication from being tracked, so the ship is off to parts unknown without them, meaning they likely won't see TOM Jr or Georgia again for quite some time if at all. But, with the aliens gone, the Forge is under their control, meaning they have a new HQ to broadcast from.]]
* BodyBackupDrive: [[spoiler:TOM, yet again. This time, it’s after he gets shot by "Booger".]]
* CallBack: In the previous [=TIE=], ''WesternAnimation/{{Countdown}}'', [[spoiler: The present TOM had witnessed a corrupted future SARA blow up an uninhabited planet using the Vindication's weapons]]. Here, "Booger" reveals that the Vindication was originally meant as a warship, so it's firepower makes ''much'' more sense now and likewise showcases the threat that "Booger" presents if he goes through with his plans.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Even more than ''WesternAnimation/TheIntruderII'' in this aspect, with a much more deeper story. Though the TIE starts off lighthearted, it quickly gets dark, not turning back. The Clydes, a few aliens, a few yellow TOM units and [[spoiler:even '''TOM''' himself ''die'' across the span of four episodes. Of course, TOM does get rebuilt.]]
* FailedASpotCheck: TOM manages to get the drop on one of the crewmates of the ones that brought them there. But the leader, a very bulky alien, quickly gets the jump on him.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:TOM makes one in episode 4, attacking the aliens to give the other units enough time to escape on the Vindication. But unsurprisingly, he gets rebuilt immediately afterwards]].
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:The Commander Of The Forge ("Booger") ultimately kills TOM 5 by shooting him in the back, destroying his circuits]].

--> '''TOM Jr.''': My fellow TOMS! Now is our chance for the freedom have long been denied! Join me brothers! And FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF TOM!
* JustAMachine: The alien race's attitude towards the bots. When Junior convinces the other yellow TOM lookalikes to escape the Forge for freedom, the aliens assume the bots to be malfunctioning.
* JuniorCounterpart: TOM Jr.
* LaResistance: TOM and Junior convince the yellow TOM units to form one of these. The alien race obviously is '''NOT''' happy about this.
* RoboSpeak: Those not liberated still speak in this tone. It actually becomes a plot point in episode 3 when TOM tells TOM Jr. to "speak in their language" to convince the others to rebel.
* SequelHook: [[spoiler: The Yellow [=TOMs=] manage to escape on the Vindication, though it's unknown where. TOM and SARA have a feeling they'll see them again. What's more "Booger" was simply knocked out and jettisoned off The Forge via an escape pod. So chances are we haven't seen the last of him either.]]
* ServantRace: The yellow TOM units serve as this to the alien race.

--> '''TOM''': IT MEANS STAND BEHIND SOMETHING SO YOU DON’T GET '''SHOT'''!
* WhamEpisode:
** Ep 1: When TOM confronts one of the intruders on the ship, he sees it's a bot that looks just like him. He's knocked out before he can get any answers and the Clydes are destroyed in trying to save him.
** Ep 2: The ringleader turns out to be an alien (whom TOM dubs "Booger") wearing a suit who reveals that the Vindication is actually a warship that his kind had lost years ago and all the units on the station are droids created under his service. With the ship now back under his control, he plans to set out and conquer the universe. SARA manages to break TOM free and the first droid they comes across, SARA "frees" of his restrictive programming. He then begs TOM to help free the others which TOM reluctantly agrees to.
** Ep 3: TOM and the unit they liberated manage to convince the the other workers to rebel and help them. But SARA finds out the warp core to the Vindication is compromised. What's more when the group reach the ship, they find themselves caught in an ambush by the aliens, lead by "Booger". Oh yeah and TOM loses another arm.
** Ep 4: The biggest wham of the TIE so far. TOM and the others are caught in a ambush, with some not making it out alive. [[spoiler:Realizing that there is no other way he can save them, TOM makes a HeroicSacrifice, attacking the aliens to give the others enough time to board the Vindication and for Yellow TOM (who TOM dubs "TOM Jr.") to clone himself. They manage to board successfully but TOM is shot and killed by "Booger"]].
** Ep 5: "Booger" commands the alien force to go after the Vindication, retrieve it, and kill the yellow TOM units. TOM Jr. commands the others to work on the compromised hyperdrive. [[spoiler:Meanwhile, SARA manages to to backup TOM 5’s memories and transport them into a new body, dubbed T.O.M 6.0. TOM obsesses over his new arms for a while before they then form a plan to blow up the drop ships going after the Vindication, giving TOM Jr. and the other bots enough time to escape. But did we mention TOM has new arms?]]
** Ep 6: Naturally the biggest one of the bunch. [[spoiler: TOM engages Booger in a one-on-one, despite some difficulty he manages to win. The TOMS units manage to get the hyperdrive online and zip away. SARA prevents the other aliens from following and destroy their ships while they eject Booger off the Forge via an escape pod. While the duo win the day, they have no way to contact the Vindication meaning they won't see TOM Jr., Georgia and the TOM units for a long while and no one around their sector to come to their rescue. So for the time being they're stuck there. But hey least they have a space station under their command now.]]

'''Episodes''': [[https://youtu.be/id4gmGdtp0s Episode 1]], [[https://youtu.be/OtbB2vCL9yg Episode 2]], [[https://youtu.be/gcGtddY9uno Episode 3]], [[https://youtu.be/r7XwM1ZoDVE Episode 4]], [[https://youtu.be/VY3EI_XXYFE Episode 5]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: The Yellow [[TOMs]] manage to escape on the Vindication, though it's unknown where. TOM and SARA have a feeling they'll see them again. What's more "Booger" was simply knocked out and jettisoned off The Forge via an escape pod. So chances are we haven't seen the last of him either.]]

* YouAreAlreadyDead: SARA says this word for word in Japanese just before [[spoiler:she blows up the ships that attempted to go after the Vindication]].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: TOM and Sara manage to beat "Booger" and prevent his troops from going after the Vindication, allowing the Yellow [=TOMs=] to escape and be free. However to do so, the duo had to stay behind on the Forge and SARA kept he Vindication from being tracked, so the ship is off to parts unknown without them, meaning they likely won't see TOM Jr or Georgia again for quite some time if at all. But, with the aliens gone, the Forge is under their control. So new HQ to broadcast from.]]