Galvatron Revived
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| "Galvatron Revived" (Fukkatsu Galvatron) | ||||||
| Production company | TV Tokyo, NAS, Ashi Productions | |||||
| Airdate | 29 April 1998 | |||||
| Writer | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | |||||
| Director | Kazuyoshi Yokota | |||||
| Animation studio | Ashi Productions | |||||
| Continuity | Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity | |||||
Galvatron is back—and that means bad news for both the Maximals and Megastorm!
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Synopsis
Having thus far failed to establish a fortified base on Gaia, Megastorm tries a new tactic and unleashes a massive swarm of small saucer-like craft to tap Angolmois Energy and construct bases all over the planet simultaneously, gambling that the small Maximal force will lack the numbers to counter them. The Predacons compliment him on his scheme, but when Dirge remarks that the sleeping Galvatron will surely be happy when he wakes up, Megastorm screams at him to be silent, and stalks from the room. As Starscream explains to the other Predacons that Galvatron's reawakening will mean Megastorm's loss of his current position of power, Megastorm checks in on his slumbering brother, and sinisterly whispers that he can carry on sleeping, as they do not need him any more.
Up on the moon, Artemis is reading a postcard when Moon starts freaking out. Artemis is caught up in the postcard until Moon grabs her and shows her that a massive amount of the planet's Angolmois Energy is being tapped all at once by Predacons' saucer ships. The Maximals spring into action, destroying the ships and the bases they are constructing as fast as they can, but for every one that explodes, more simply spring up to take their place. The battered Maximals withdraw to their base for repairs, as Lio Convoy curses his own failure to anticipate the Predacons' plans.
Megastorm, meanwhile, has come up with a plan to keep himself in power—he dumps Galvatron's comatose body into one of the wells of Angolmois Energy that the saucer-ships have created near an active volcano. No sooner has he committed the deed, however, than a horrible groaning echoes up out of the well, and Megastorm realizes he has made a terrible mistake. A sudden energy surge within the pit is detected by both Artemis and Moon and the Maximals, and the group of heroes races to the scene just as Galvatron makes his dramatic revival! Galvatron demands to know why he was in the well, accusing Megastorm of committing the deed, but Megastorm hastily blames the approaching Maximals, and Galvatron races off to intercept his old enemy, Lio Convoy. Megastorm has been granted a momentary reprieve, but he realizes that Galvatron is not stupid, and will soon deduce the truth...
The Maximals are approaching the volcano when Galvatron appears to block their way, accusing Lio Convoy of a dishonest attack while he was sleeping. Lio Convoy refutes the allegation, but Galvatron is having none of it, and transforms into his new drill tank mode to skewer the Maximals. Our heroes transform for battle, but their blasts have no effect on the Predacon emperor, and Lio Convoy is forced to draw Galvatron away from the other Maximals, up to the volcano's rim. The chase does not go well for Lio Convoy, who injures his leg and is left dead in Galvatron's sights, until Scuba comes to his rescue by summoning up a geyser beneath Galvatron that hurls the villain down the mountain. The Maximals gather around their fallen foe and collapse the surrounding rock face on top of him with a hail of laser blasts. Kid and Diver are convinced that Galvatron has been finished off, but as they approach to check out his pancaked remains, a gusher of black smog bursts up from the rocks, proving that while Galvatron might be down, he is far from out.
From within the black mist, Galvatron cackles that he has scanned Gaia's most powerful creature, and reveals his new form to the Maximals—that of a colossal, fire-breathing dragon! Faced with this new monstrous form, the Maximals are left with no option but to flee, but Galvatron pursues them, forcing them into the mouth of the volcano. As he stands on the volcano's rim, raining fire down upon them, the Maximals attempt to shoot out the rocks beneath him, hoping to drop him into the volcano, but cannot accomplish the task. Nearby, however, is Megastorm, who has been watching the whole battle from his concealed position. Following the heroes' lead, Megastorm blows away the ground beneath Galvatron's feet with his cannon, sending his brother toppling into the molten magma. His position as emperor secured, Megastorm does not realize that Starscream has seen everything...
After climbing out of the volcano, the Maximals take a moment to recuperate and are left to wonder who it was that aided them. Lio Convoy realizes that someone else is not happy with Galvatron being around, but none of the other Maximals can think of who it could be. As the heroes scratch their heads, below them, the magma bubbles...
Artemis & Moon II Report
"Artemis & Moon II Report" shines the spotlight on Galvatron, briefly discussing his transformations. Aside from retelling the audience of recent events, it mentions how Galvatron can use his dragon wings as a cutter weapon, showing footage from later events of this deadly device. When Artemis explains that Galvatron can only transform into his dragon mode under certain circumstances, Moon calls Galvatron clumsy, and the Predacon leader himself arrives and breaks up the featurette, unhappy at the fact that people having been talking about him behind his back.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Maximals | Predacons | Others |
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Notes
Continuity notes
- Galvatron has been unconscious since his encounter with a Gaian computer in "White Lion, Run!"
- The Predacons' perversion of Angolmois Energy results in a cloud of black smog, which Scuba recalls also occurred back in "The New Forces Arrive!"
- Galvatron will remain trapped in rock until "The Strongest Tag Team?".
- Galvatron's submergence in Angolmois Energy will have unexpected results, as seen in "Galvatron Rampages".
Real world references
- Starscream calls Thrust and Dirge a "manzai combi", referring to a style of Japanese comedy. "Manzai" is a kind of two-man stand-up rooted in the "straight-man/funny-man" style, involving high-speed jokes which revolve around assorted types of wordplay. This is, of course, how Thrust and Dirge act all the frickin' time.
Trivia
- Artemis and Moon do their level best to tear down the fourth wall in this episode, speaking directly to camera and attempting to answer a postcard from a viewer named Suzuki, from Suginami, who wants to know exactly what their freaking deal is. Since the show had only been on the air for a month at this point, it's pretty much impossible that this was a real viewer missive, but it does highlight the weirdness of the two characters, whose presence is not explained till much later in the series.
Home video releases
- VHS
1998 — Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 2 (Pioneer LDC)
