Beast Wars Season Two
Aftermath
Wow, it picks right up from exactly where last season ended. And speaking of picking right back up, Megatron continues to not be a moron and suggests an assault on the Maximals while they’re down.
But wait… There’s a giant quantum surge coming. What is that? That’s what they’re all focused on, to the point that Blackarachnia just walked out of the Axalon without the Maximals noticing. Excellent work there team. Morons.
Because she used the “poke around in his memories” goggles, Tarantulas lives inside her head. I guess that wasn’t such a good move Spider Lady.
Whoah! That is a huge quantum surge. I’m guessing it came from Optimus Primal’s transwarp explosion. They kind of say that, but kind of don’t. Anyway, it has a few effects.
A) Everyone gets all shiny.
B) The ships get even more damaged than they have been, which is considerable.
C) Holy Crap! Scorponok and Terrorsaur just pitched into the lava I pointed out was a terrible idea to have in the Predacon living room and have both dissolved.
So long guys, I feel I need to take a
moment for them, as the rest of the gang mentions the fact that they’re gone
exactly once… in passing.
B) The ships get even more damaged than they have been, which is considerable.
C) Holy Crap! Scorponok and Terrorsaur just pitched into the lava I pointed out was a terrible idea to have in the Predacon living room and have both dissolved.
Aside- While this CGI is unimpressive today it was still massively expensive. The only way they could introduce the new toy characters for each year in the fixed setting they designed was offing the older ones. Buckle up kids, it's just getting started.
Rattrap and Cheetor have stayed shiny
while no one else on their side has…for reasons. They also have very inorganic
looking Beast Modes now. Good thing all the unstable Energon is gone.
Rattrap
now can be a “Rat-dragster” with wheels and flaming tailpipes.
Cheetor has
jets. He cannot steer them well, as he remains a moron.
I see. They are “Trans Metals” now.
*Waits a bit for explanation*
So much for that. I’ll stick with calling them "Shiny."
Hey, where’s Rhinox?
Oh, Megatron got the Shiny glow up too, also with no explanation as to why him. (Other than, obviously the two dead guys did not get transmogrified.)
For anyone keeping track, Inferno is still in bits… and still alive. Predacons are quite resilient.
Oh, there’s Rhinox! He's in the healing chamber. He is having some kind of weird nightmare visions for reasons that are also not explained.
Meanwhile, over with the resilient gang, Inferno put himself back together on his own. Do NOT mess with The Loon.
Hey, where’s Rhinox?
Oh, Megatron got the Shiny glow up too, also with no explanation as to why him. (Other than, obviously the two dead guys did not get transmogrified.)
For anyone keeping track, Inferno is still in bits… and still alive. Predacons are quite resilient.
Oh, there’s Rhinox! He's in the healing chamber. He is having some kind of weird nightmare visions for reasons that are also not explained.
Meanwhile, over with the resilient gang, Inferno put himself back together on his own. Do NOT mess with The Loon.
Oh
look- Tarantulas (who I feel the need to point out is currently a corpse) also
got the Shiny glow up. I guess assuming the two guys who pitched into the lava didn't get one was premature, but since they don't come back we'll never know.
Whoah, with Optimus gone, Rhinox is quite finished with everyone else being a moron and is taking over. Punctuating that choice with the neck lift on Dinobot is quite the power move.
Oh, they found Blackarachnia, and she’s
down thanks to “Lady Punch, the Sequel.”
Aw. Megatron lost his head hand. Now he has…laser shooting pliers. As one does.
Inferno is taking out and disarming Maximals left and right. Do NOT mess with the Loon. I have come to realize that Inferno is basically Muffin from Bluey... with a flame thrower.
Whoah, with Optimus gone, Rhinox is quite finished with everyone else being a moron and is taking over. Punctuating that choice with the neck lift on Dinobot is quite the power move.
Aw. Megatron lost his head hand. Now he has…laser shooting pliers. As one does.
Inferno is taking out and disarming Maximals left and right. Do NOT mess with the Loon. I have come to realize that Inferno is basically Muffin from Bluey... with a flame thrower.
The ant almost got Cheetor too, but
he lost a bit of “moron” and figured out how his jets worked before hitting
cliff bottom. Well played.
“Megatron Terrorize” for the full
reveal. I guess now he’s a “Shine-o-saur.” He’s also been “gifted” with V-tol
jets, something that I’m pretty sure dinosaurs did not have.
The Rat-dragster for the win!
Temporarily.
I spoke a bit hastily about Cheetor dropping his moron levels. He
just crashed right into his Shiny ally.
Oh good, Rhinox is fully recovered, perhaps the remaining Maximals won’t die instantly.
Yeeeees. Megatron’s new jets allow a quicker retreat, just like his namesake.
Wow, that is so many new pods that crashed in that in freaky surge. I’m sure it will be fine.
Jet Rocket Skate Shiny Megatron is a sight.
Waspinator notices that this familiar looking world only has one moon and no floating mountains now. He goes to check the Golden Disks. While he does, Dinobot strolls into the base. I guess the Quantum Wave eliminated the feeble security stations they had.
It is EARTH! GASP! (Was that convincing?)
The Stolen Cybertronian Golden Disk has the history of Earth so they can… um…
do stuff? And the alien Golden Disk has…y’know, I have no idea. I feel there
has been a stellar lack of exposition about why these disks play into their plans.
Waspinator turns on his teammates to join Dinobot in a heartbeat. Those wacky Predacons.
Dinobot recognizes a Cybertronian protective shield and shorts it out by tossing Waspinator into it. Oh look, Waspinator is in bits again. I know, shocking. OOF! He has also been compacted into a cube. Yet, he lives. Did bonding with Starscream’s immortal Spark add to the poor little doofus’s resilience? Am I overthinking again?
As the Maximals check on a nearby pod, the Tiger/ Falcon flirting is switching to high gear.
However, the Protoform in that pod has no Spark. One of their fellow Maximals has died in stasis, and the only response we get is Rattrap- “If that don’t cut the cheese.” I feel the loss of their leader has hardened our Maximal friends.
Over in Predacon territory, the other two pods have scanned multiple animals each. (Hence the name "Fuzors.") Now we have:
Oh good, Rhinox is fully recovered, perhaps the remaining Maximals won’t die instantly.
Yeeeees. Megatron’s new jets allow a quicker retreat, just like his namesake.
Wow, that is so many new pods that crashed in that in freaky surge. I’m sure it will be fine.
Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1 and 2
Waspinator notices that this familiar looking world only has one moon and no floating mountains now. He goes to check the Golden Disks. While he does, Dinobot strolls into the base. I guess the Quantum Wave eliminated the feeble security stations they had.
It is EARTH! GASP! (Was that convincing?)
Waspinator turns on his teammates to join Dinobot in a heartbeat. Those wacky Predacons.
Dinobot recognizes a Cybertronian protective shield and shorts it out by tossing Waspinator into it. Oh look, Waspinator is in bits again. I know, shocking. OOF! He has also been compacted into a cube. Yet, he lives. Did bonding with Starscream’s immortal Spark add to the poor little doofus’s resilience? Am I overthinking again?
As the Maximals check on a nearby pod, the Tiger/ Falcon flirting is switching to high gear.
However, the Protoform in that pod has no Spark. One of their fellow Maximals has died in stasis, and the only response we get is Rattrap- “If that don’t cut the cheese.” I feel the loss of their leader has hardened our Maximal friends.
Over in Predacon territory, the other two pods have scanned multiple animals each. (Hence the name "Fuzors.") Now we have:
Quickstrike (a crazy,
cowboy scorpion with a cobra head for one hand that becomes the stinger of his scorpion form) and
Silverbolt (a wolf,
but with eagle wings and talons.)
That was quite the storm.
Inferno keeps them in line. Do NOT mess
with the loon!
Quickstrike doesn’t trust Megatron at all, but Silverbolt fully does. He must really be a good guy. Moron
Megatron tells them to try their “Predacon activation code.” That’s what “Terrorize” is? Quickstrike is SHOCKED that he transforms. Do they lose their ENTIRE personality and memory while in the Protoform state? I have questions.
Based on his nightmares, Rhinox is going to ignore the obviously coming battle to beam his Core Consciousness into the transwarp explosion hole. I’m sure this will be fine.
Trying to figure out the risks and the nature of time, Dinobot goes full on Shakespearian mode (again) about the Golden Disks. He hides them in two different places. (Outside and inside the base.) The two disks appear to be the same. I’m doubting we’ll ever find out why.
Blackarachnia finally brought Tarantulas back to life in his (Shiny) body using yet another Frankenstein moment on this show.
Hey Megatron, you’re slipping back into moron territory. Maybe shooting the doubtful Silverbolt the first time he asked a question won’t help secure his loyalty.
Dinobot is GUNNED UP. That is a huge rifle, plus bandoliers. And he one shot dropped Shiny Megatron. So much for that upgrade.
There is still a psychic link between spiders, allowing Blackarachnia to be controlled. This is not creepy at all.
He’s not shiny, but Waspinator is back together and flying EXCEPTIONALLY FAST, even for him. I really think it was Starscream’s Spark boosting the already resilient poor little doofus.
Ah, we’re doing the spaghetti western face off thing. Because the episode wasn’t slow moving enough. Its fine, as a fan of those, I’m always ready for this kind of homage.
Oof, that was fast. The few remaining Maximals
are down.
The Shiny glow up Tarantulas got has
made his Beast Mode a "spider motorcycle." That is all.
Silverbolt displays his morals and gets shot by Megatron again for his troubles. Megatron may be returning towards moron territory after his time at the end of last season showing vast improvement.
Rhinox is spending much of this story on a weird, Tron looking, acid trip. Wait, he’s inside the Autobot Matrix? How did that happen? Did they fill it up again in the last three-hundred years? Or is it spread all over the universe now?
Why does Silverbolt screech to a stop while in the air?
Quickstrike doesn’t trust Megatron at all, but Silverbolt fully does. He must really be a good guy. Moron
Megatron tells them to try their “Predacon activation code.” That’s what “Terrorize” is? Quickstrike is SHOCKED that he transforms. Do they lose their ENTIRE personality and memory while in the Protoform state? I have questions.
Based on his nightmares, Rhinox is going to ignore the obviously coming battle to beam his Core Consciousness into the transwarp explosion hole. I’m sure this will be fine.
Trying to figure out the risks and the nature of time, Dinobot goes full on Shakespearian mode (again) about the Golden Disks. He hides them in two different places. (Outside and inside the base.) The two disks appear to be the same. I’m doubting we’ll ever find out why.
Blackarachnia finally brought Tarantulas back to life in his (Shiny) body using yet another Frankenstein moment on this show.
Hey Megatron, you’re slipping back into moron territory. Maybe shooting the doubtful Silverbolt the first time he asked a question won’t help secure his loyalty.
Dinobot is GUNNED UP. That is a huge rifle, plus bandoliers. And he one shot dropped Shiny Megatron. So much for that upgrade.
There is still a psychic link between spiders, allowing Blackarachnia to be controlled. This is not creepy at all.
He’s not shiny, but Waspinator is back together and flying EXCEPTIONALLY FAST, even for him. I really think it was Starscream’s Spark boosting the already resilient poor little doofus.
Ah, we’re doing the spaghetti western face off thing. Because the episode wasn’t slow moving enough. Its fine, as a fan of those, I’m always ready for this kind of homage.
Silverbolt displays his morals and gets shot by Megatron again for his troubles. Megatron may be returning towards moron territory after his time at the end of last season showing vast improvement.
Rhinox is spending much of this story on a weird, Tron looking, acid trip. Wait, he’s inside the Autobot Matrix? How did that happen? Did they fill it up again in the last three-hundred years? Or is it spread all over the universe now?
Why does Silverbolt screech to a stop while in the air?
Then we get Dinobot with his oversized rifle riding the
Rat-dragster and dropping a third boulder on Tarantulas.
Inferno and Megatron
collide and swap heads? The action has returned to full bore Looney Tunes right after
two characters were unceremoniously pitched into a lava lake in the last story and murdered out of the show.
Meanwhile, in the subterfuge section of the Predacons, Blackarachnia is now a quadruple agent, I think, destroying Megatron’s back up of the disks and putting the information in a shielded part of her own memory.
Rhinox wakes up and in these dire times with
all his reluctance to lead completely evaporated.
Rattrap- “We’re gonna die.”
Rhinox- “It happens. *dramatic pause* But miracles happen too.” MY MAN!
Maybe a bit late though, the massive Predacon barrage has smashed the Axalon’s energy shield like broken glass. How exactly that works is left as an exercise for the viewer.
Meanwhile, in the subterfuge section of the Predacons, Blackarachnia is now a quadruple agent, I think, destroying Megatron’s back up of the disks and putting the information in a shielded part of her own memory.
Rattrap- “We’re gonna die.”
Rhinox- “It happens. *dramatic pause* But miracles happen too.” MY MAN!
Maybe a bit late though, the massive Predacon barrage has smashed the Axalon’s energy shield like broken glass. How exactly that works is left as an exercise for the viewer.
Looks like the last
three Maximals are dead too...Wait.
They’re only battered. And we’re
back to Spaghetti Western references as the bad guys menacingly close in.
Hey, Tarantulas! Your pizza cutter hand
is not nearly as scary as you think it is.
GASP! A NEW SHINY GLOW UP FORM IS COMING OUT OF THE AXALON!
“Well, that’s just prime!” Sigh. He couldn’t have gotten a glow up on his catch phrase too, huh?
Anyway! OPTIMUS PRIMAL RETURNS!!! WOO HOO!
With HUGENORMOUS GUNS!
And his robot mode has a MONKEY FACE! For reasons.
And his beast mode is now a sky surfing, blue metal, shiny ape. Likely also “for reasons.”
Inferno takes out all his allies. Do NOT mess with The Loon... But maybe keep him on a shorter leash.
Time for the classic Spaghetti Western quick draw scene…
Between a Gorilla robot and an Ant robot. Maybe not all that classic on second thought.
Optimus wins, but Megatron is going for the cheap shot! (With his laser shooting pliers… whatever.)
But it is Silverbolt to rescue! Woo hoo! (Yeah, it is kinda stupid, but I’m still invested.)
Told you so Megatron. Will he continue his slide back to moron city?
A final note to Megatron- Rollerblading around the Darksyde while planning does not make you look scary.
GASP! A NEW SHINY GLOW UP FORM IS COMING OUT OF THE AXALON!
“Well, that’s just prime!” Sigh. He couldn’t have gotten a glow up on his catch phrase too, huh?
Anyway! OPTIMUS PRIMAL RETURNS!!! WOO HOO!
With HUGENORMOUS GUNS!
And his robot mode has a MONKEY FACE! For reasons.
Inferno takes out all his allies. Do NOT mess with The Loon... But maybe keep him on a shorter leash.
Time for the classic Spaghetti Western quick draw scene…
Between a Gorilla robot and an Ant robot. Maybe not all that classic on second thought.
Optimus wins, but Megatron is going for the cheap shot! (With his laser shooting pliers… whatever.)
But it is Silverbolt to rescue! Woo hoo! (Yeah, it is kinda stupid, but I’m still invested.)
A final note to Megatron- Rollerblading around the Darksyde while planning does not make you look scary.
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