Intimidation Game
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| Original presentation | September 24,2005 | ||||||||
Some guys we never met before turn out to be some different guys we never met before.
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Synopsis
An announcer for the programCybertronian Theaterintroduces the various cast and crew members, before cutting to an advertisement for theSpark Wellness Center.After the break, the first act, a play entitledPrimus of CybertronbyWilliam Shakespearecon,begins.Rodimus,Starscream,Powerglide,andRed Alertenter a hall in the chamber ofPrimus,and trade objects amongst themselves. After the first act, a commercial for the upcoming show,TheA-Team,plays.
The next act, entitledIntimidation Game,begins, whereFlamewarwakes up in a prison cell onTantalus Five,surrounded byRicochet,Obsidian,andK-9.Struggling against her energy chains, Flamewar is informed by Ricochet that she managed to save herself using her personal forcefield, and that the Autobots found her in stasis lock, patching her up just enough for interrogation. The three bots offer her a mission: assassinateDeathsaurus,and they'll give her a new body that theTripredacus Councilwill not be able to recognize, preventing reprisals from them. Incredulous, Flamewar doesn't believe that heroic Autobots and Maximals would use such dirty tactics, but Ricochet informs her its his job to do the dirty work while the other Autobots can fight for freedom. Flamewar still refuses, as Deathsaurus, much as she hates him, is still a Decepticon, and in her eyes, as long as they still exist, the Decepticons will win. Using one last attempt to coerce her by telling her that the medics have placed a bomb next to her spark that will go off unless she agrees, he is still met with resistance, as Flamewar insists she will never work for any Autobot or Maximal. The three supposed Autobots and Maximals begin to laugh evilly, as they drop their holographic disguises, and reveal themselves to be the PredaconsScourge,Buzz Saw,andMax-B.Revealing that this was a test, the three offer her a position under a new leader who will return glory to the Decepticon and Predacon cause. A leader...namedMegatron!
After the second act, a commercial forMaccadam'splays. The third and final act,Transformers: Rebooted,an adlibbed version of theBattle of Autobot City,begins. After its conclusion, an ad forHoist's Autobody Shopplays, before the night is closed out with musical actThree Dobson Nightplaying "Knockin' on Primus' Door".
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Predacons | Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
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Notes
- Characters mentioned include:William Shakespearecon,Primus,Tripredacus Council,Deathsaurus,Optimus Prime,Megatron,andSpike Witwicky.
- The cast:
- Brandie Tarvin:Flamewar
- Brian Orms:Ricochet/Scourge
- Paul Dobson:Obsidian/Buzz Saw
- Brian Dobson:K-9/Max-B
- Other members includeMichael Chain,Wally Burr,Michael Dobson,Brian Savage,andPete Sinclair.Thanks are given toMelissa Kelly,Ben Yee,Rik Alvarez,and Brian Savage.
- This live-action script reading took place atBotCon 2005,and follows up on the events of that year's comic story, "Descent into Evil".
Transformers references
- Moonbase 3is mentioned, following after the precedent set for the first two Moonbases fromThe Transformers: The Movie.
- Maccadam's originated from the Marvel UKThe Transformerscomics.
- Transformers Rebootedis an adlibbed version ofThe Transformers: The Movie.
Real-World references
- CybertronianTheater is named afterMasterpiece Theater.
- Three Dobson Night is named after the Dobson brothers (who played characters throughout the Unicron Trilogy) and rock bandThree Dog Night.
- William Shakespearecon is named afterWilliam Shakespeare,andPrimus of Cybertronis based afterTimon of Athens,down to dialogue.
- The A-Teamis based on the real life television show also calledThe A-Team,and the Cybertronian Broadcasting Company is based on theBBC.
- "Knockin' on Primus' Door" is named after the Bob Dylan song, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door".
