Past II

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"Past II" Qua đi sau biên(けっちゃく) (Ketchaku) "Past, Part 2: Conclusion"
Production code	TF: A-32
Production company	TV Tokyo,NAS
Airdate	April 5,2003(English) 15 August2003(Japanese)
Writer	Shōji Tonoike
English adaptation	Ward Perry
Director	Shigenori Awai
Animation studio	Actas Inc.
Continuity	Unicron Trilogy

Hot Shot refuses to do to Side Swipe what he didn't to Wheeljack.

Synopsis

Wheeljackfires a shot intoHot Shot's chest at close range, to finalize his switch to theDecepticons.His business for the day concluded, Wheeljack vanishes, leaving an injured Hot Shot wondering how his friend could have made such a dramatic turn for the worse. Unable to cope with the trauma, he blacks out.

Hot Shot wakes up in theAutobots' infirmary, having been brought back to the Autobots' base bySide Swipe.Wondering how he could have been so betrayed, Hot Shot tries to recall the last time he saw Wheeljack.

On a fiery battlefield onCybertron,Wheeljack is left held down while Hot Shot runs to get some help to help lift the debris. But after getting out of the blaze, Hot Shot's superior refuses to allow Hot Shot to return. Ignoring his superior's orders and threats, Hot Shot runs back into the fire, but passes out from the heat. Later, he wakes up alone.

Guys, I think you're both using the wrong expression.

Optimus Primereveals toBlurrthat he knew about Hot Shot losing his friend, which is why Hot Shot was one of the troops chosen to come toEarth.Back in the infirmary, Side Swipe tries to convince Hot Shot to forgive himself, even if Wheeljack won't. Trying to collect his thoughts, Hot Shot drives out on his own, and runs intoThrust.

"Anybody ever tell you that you look like Mojo Jojo?"

Wheeljack and Hot Shot meet up at an abandoned industrial station. Wheeljack relates theTransformers' obsession with wars to the humans' own tendency to wage wars. The two battle, but Hot Shot shows an initial reluctance to fight back. When Wheeljack draws his weapon, Hot Shot offers to let Wheeljack execute him with no resistance. Side Swipe interferes, and a failed attempt to save Hot Shot sets the industrial complex on fire. Wheeljack laughs and takes advantage of the situation by abducting Side Swipe. As Wheeljack carries Side Swipe into the inferno, he mockingly suggests Hot Shot save his sidekick.

Hot Shot crawls through the burning factory looking for his friend. Thrust tries to play a part in Wheeljack's grudge match, but Wheeljack blasts the Decepticon jet away—revealing his own location to Hot Shot. Working his way through the flames and metal, Hot Shot locates and frees Side Swipe. The two barely manage to get away as the container Side Swipe was set on explodes. Meanwhile, Wheeljack encounters Megatron.

On theMoon,Wheeljack pledges his loyalty to the Decepticons.

At the Autobot base, Side Swipe declares himself "like family" to Hot Shot and chases Hot Shot for hugs. The other kids have a laugh at Alexis becoming too attached tothe video gameshe learned to play from Billy and Fred.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes

"I've come to get my revenge."

—Wheeljack,who isn't out for revenge, no sir.

"I wonder what's clogging up his tailpipe. Boy, those Autobots sure are a moody bunch."

—Thrust

"Side Swipe, I'm on my way to help you! Sit tight!"
"No, don't come up here, it's too dangerous! Would ya get out of here? This tank is gonna explode!"
"No chance pal, I'm coming to save ya?"
"Then would ya hurry up?"

—Hot ShotandSide Swipe

"I think somebody needs a hug!"

—Side Swipe,chasing Hot Shot.

Notes

Differences withLegends of the Microns

• Hot Shot and Side Swipe's conversation of the former's past at the base is subtly different between dubs, withArmadacontinuing the need to make Hot Shot's promise to Wheeljack played at face value.
  • Sideswipe claims to Hot Shot in Armada that he didn't abandon anyone and was trying to follow orders, in which the latter disagrees and says that he should've stayed with Wheeljack since Autobots always stay together. Hot Shot also guesses that he was only thinking about himself during the incident.
  • Side Swipe tells Hot Shot he didn't abandon Wheeljack and that the Autobot soldier blocked him off from going back to him inLegends of the Microns.Hot Shot then admits he reallydidabandon Wheeljack due to his cowardice, and by using that promise as an excuse, no one could blame him for what happened to Wheeljack. Hot Shot only went back to the flames because he felt last second guilt, thus him saying that he's fighting his darker side feels more natural than in the English dub.
• Armadaomits a conclusion drawn by Optimus and Blurr during their conversation: Wheeljack "missed" his shot because he didn't want to kill Hot Shot, he wanted to give him the chance to forget the past and fight him just as another Decepticon without holding back.
• Armadahas Rad and Carlos refer to theFighter Machinesin the video game they're playing as "Mini-Cons", suggesting the humans are forcing the Mini-Cons to fight to the death for entertainment. InLegends of the Microns,the pair discuss the logicstics of learning fighting moves from a game.

Animation and technical errors

InShattered Glass,Hot Shot is still a good guy.

• Hot Shot is briefly drawn with a Decepticon logo.Legends of the Micronschanges this to the correct Autobot logo.
• After catching Side Swipe, Wheeljack is drawn with an obvious Autobot logo on his forearm for several shots.

Continuity notes

• As stated above,Legends of the Micronsconcludes Optimus and Blurr's conversation with Wheeljack purposely missing Hot Shot's spark in hopes that he can forget about the past since he got what he deserved. This implies that Wheeljack had forgiven Hot Shot before enteringEarth,and confronted him so he can move on from the guilt.
• Hot Shot feeling remorse over his past actions gets revisited inlaterepisodes.
• Gadgets and powers:
  • Side Swipe uses his pistol with the bayonet attached this time.

Continuity errors

• In the previous episode, Wheeljack claimed that he had not come for revenge; however, in the recap of this episode, he says that he HAS come for revenge. The "I've come for revenge" line is not present inLegends of the Microns,but Wheeljack's actions in both this episode and the previous one make it clear the hedoeswant revenge.
• Unless Side Swipe was somehow a bystander during the flashback, why would he tell Hot Shot to remember what happened when he hasn't heard about it nor Wheeljack up until this point?Legends of the Micronsremoves this line, so it’s a non-issue.
• How did Hot Shot know to meet Wheeljack where he did? Who knows! Both versions of the show never explain this.
• In the flashback, Megatron is shown in his current Earth form.

Transformers references

• At one point when playing the game, Alexis hums theopening theme.

Trivia

Little did anyone know, this was actually Megatron's estranged son.

• The kanji qua đi would bekakoand sau biên would be pronounced askōhen,while "ketchaku"is used for either quyết or kết ( quyết is usually seen).
• When Alexis realizes she's playing the game too much, you see aFighter Machinethat resembles Megatron on the screen.

Foreign localization

German

• Title:"Der Überläufer, Teil 2"(" The Renegade, Part 2 ")
• Original airdate:This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

Hungarian

• Title:"A múlt árnyai, 2. rész"(" Shadows of the Past, Part 2 ")

Italian

• Title:"Il passato (seconda parte)"(" The Past (Second Part) ")

• The lip syncing in Hot Shot's line: "Sideswipe, I'm on my way to help you! Sit tight!" is totally inconsistent.

Korean

• Title:"적이 된 친구"(" Friend turned Enemy ")

Polish

• Title:"Przeszłość"(" Past ")

Portuguese

• Title:"Passado II"(" Past II ")

Home video releases

DVD

2003 —Transformers: Legends of the Microns— Volume 8 (Columbia Music Entertainment) — Japanese audio only.
2003 —Transformers: Armada— Vol:10 (Warner Music Video)
2004 —Transformers: Armada— Flashbacks (Rhino Entertainment)
2006 —Transformers: Armada— Season One: Part Two (Rhino Entertainment)
2007 —Transformers: Armada— The Collector's Edition (Universal)
2009 —Transformers: Armada— Volume Two (New KSM) — English and German audio.
2014 —Transformers: Armada— The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)