The Transformers (TV Series)

Heavy Metal War (1984)

Michael Horton: Chip Chase

Quotes 

• [the Autobots arrive to the battle site - large, wide hollow in the barren ground, shaped like arena] 

  Optimus Prime : Autobots, transform!

  [the Autobots transform back] 

  Ironhide : Okay, we're here! Where's the opposition?

  Chip Chase : [pointing to the sky]  That answer your question, Ironhide?

  [the Decepticons arrive, landing on the ground] 

  Megatron : [raises his hand in mocking welcome gesture]  Hail Optimus Prime, and welcome to defeat!

  Optimus Prime : Defeat, Megatron? But our battle has not yet begun!

  Megatron : As soon as our respective armies take their places, we shall correct that oversight.

  [the Decepticons sit down at the edge of the arena] 

  Optimus Prime : Remember the law, Megatron. This battle is between you and me, alone and unaided.

  [the Autobots, Spike and Sparkplug go down to the arena. Ironhide gives Chip a lift] 

  Chip Chase : Doesn't this remind you of the gladiatorial combats in ancient Rome?

  Ironhide : Maybe it would, if I knew what you were talking about.

  Chip Chase : [smiles]  It's Earth history, Ironhide. Skip it.

  [Soundwave opens his chest-lid, releasing Ravage and Laserbeak. As Ravage starts snarling menacingly, Soundwave pets him] 

• [Optimus Prime, severely damaged, strains to keep figthing while the Autobots encourage him] 

  Chip Chase : Optimus Prime!

  Spike Witwicky : Get up, Optimus!

  Sparkplug Witwicky : You can beat him, Optimus!

  [Optimus Prime shoots and hits Megatron. The Autobots cheer for him] 

  Ironhide : Way to go, Prime! You're not down yet!

  [Optimus Prime charges at Megatron, grabbing him by the waist. Megatron flies upward, dragging Optimus Prime with him, laughing viciously] 

  Megatron : [laughing]  You cannot blast what you cannot see!

  [flashes of light burst out of Megatron's chest, blinding Optimus Prime temporarily, forcing him to let go of his opponent. Optimus Prime falls to the ground with heavy thud, to the dismay of the Autobots, who exclaim "Oh no!". Before he can recover, Megatron uses another of his borrowed weapons] 

  Megatron : [laughing]  Nor what you cannot hear!

  [Megatron unleashes high-frequency soundwaves. Optimus Prime drops his gun and tries to cover his ears from the deafening sound, writhing in agony on his knees] 

  Starscream : [to Skywarp]  Reflector and Thundercracker must be proud, or rather their power chip rectifiers must be...

  [Megatron lands and shoots Optimus Prime in the back. Optimus Prime collapses] 

  Megatron : You were good, Optimus Prime, but not good enough to fight Megatron! And so the battle ends!

  [Megatron shoots Optimus Prime, who is so damaged that cannot fight anymore] 

• [Ratchet and Wheeljack fix Optimus Prime] 

  Ironhide : Uhh... sorry about that.

  Ratchet : [smiles, closing Optimus Prime's chest-lid]  There! Optimus is as good as the day he rolled off the mechanical line. Better, even.

  Wheeljack : But I still don't understand where Megatron got enough strength to whip him.

  Chip Chase : I do: I just had Teletraan 1 do an energy scan on Optimus' damaged parts, and... see for yourselves!

  [Teletraan 1 shows a compilation of rapidly altering Decepticon body data specs on its main screen] 

  Wheeljack : Of course - somehow Megatron used the powers of all the other Decepticons!

  Ironhide : Then... then Megatron cheated and we can ignore the agreement with him - right, Optimus?

  Optimus Prime : That is affirmative. Autobots, the time has come to fight back!

  [the Autobots cheer, eager to pay their enemies back] 

• Megatron : It is over! Optimus Prime has been defeated! All Autobots must exile themselves to deeper space!

  [the Autobots rush to help Optimus Prime] 

  Spike Witwicky : Oh... I can't believe it.

  Chip Chase : Optimus Prime... beaten by Megatron?

  [Optimus Prime groans in pain] 

  Spike Witwicky : He's functional... but barely.

  Optimus Prime : Uhhh... my fault. Underestimated Megatron. Never suspected he had so many powers. I was not prepared...

  Ironhide : [furiously]  Well, I'm prepared - to knock those Decepti-bums all the way back to Cybertron!

  [the other Autobots exclaim in approval] 

  Optimus Prime : [getting on his feet]  No! Megatron has beaten me according to Cybertron law. To violate that law would destroy our honour. We will comply and leave this Earth forever.

  Optimus Prime : As you command, Optimus.

  Ratchet : [to Wheeljack]  We'll need Teletraan 1 to diagnose all this damage.

  Wheeljack : Optimus, can you transform?

  Optimus Prime : I-I'll try.

  [straining in pain, Optimus Prime transforms into truck. The other Autobots transform into vehicles] 

  Huffer : Maybe I can help Optimus save some of his strength on the way back...

  [Huffer tranforms into vehicle mode] 

  Huffer : Let me take that load, Optimus.

  Optimus Prime : You're a true friend, Huffer.

  [Optimus Prime disengages from his trailer, and Huffer takes it] 

  Optimus Prime : Autobots, roll out! Perhaps for the last time...

  Megatron : We will accompany them back to their headquarters to make certain "noble" Optimus Prime keeps his word.

  [the Decepticons fly above the Autobots' line]