The Artificial Planet Nemesis

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"The Artificial Planet Nemesis" Nhân công hoặc tinh ネメシス() (Jinkō Wakusei Nemesis)
Production company	TV Tokyo,NAS,Ashi Productions
Airdate	14 October1998
Writer	Junki Takegami
Director	Mihiro Yamaguchi
Animation studio	Ashi Productions
Continuity	Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Maximals talk about the Seacons' previous antics while the pirates meet Galvatron's ultimate weapon.

Contents 1Synopsis 2Featured characters 3Quotes 4Notes 4.1Transformers references 4.2Real world references 4.3Trivia 5Home video releases

Synopsis

In a library,Galvatronspeaks of the eternal story of light and darkness, noting that it's often darkness that gets forgotten as stories are passed down throughout generations. He asks if the audience remembers theSeaconsand what occurred when they returned to space and promises to tell of their fate.

In the void they were sucked into, the Seacons aboard their out-of-controlphoton sailercome face to face witha demonic planet.Scyllatries sending a SOS for a rescue, which is caught byArtemisandMoonat theMoon.They can't do anything about it and can only hope that theMaximalsonGaiaget the call.

NAVIgets the signal, but it's weak and indecipherable. The Maximals realize that the only possible source could be the Seacons, which leads them to think back to their conflicts with the pirates. They go over events such aswhen Scuba and Diver stole their ship,when they teamed up with Megastorm,when Scuba and Bighorn "fought" over Scylla,when the Jointrons kidnapped Scylla,andwhen Lio Convoy and God Neptune had a duel.Lio Convoy wonders whythey're remembering the Seacons like this,and the Maximals just brush it off.

As the photon sailer is about to crash onto the planet, a beam protects it from destruction, and Galvatron communicates with the pirates, claiming their wills for himself. He explains that the planet isNemesis,an artificial one created by thePredacons' science. All of the Predacon bases on Gaia built for the consumption of Angolmois Energy were created in preparation for Nemesis's arrival. Once it is near to Gaia, all of the Angolmois Energy will be drained by the artificial planet through those bases. With this energy, Nemesis would become the prime "fortress planet" in the universe. Halfshell tries to reject Galvatron's offer of servitude, but a mysterious energy overcomes the Seacons and they dedicate their lives to the cause of theEmperor of Destruction!

In the library, Galvatron notes that the audience may think Lio Convoy and his Maximals are the strongest, as they are on the side of light, but the story just told should convince them that the one still standing in the end will be of darkness—Galvatron himself.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes

"...I'm not quite sure why we recalled the Seacons like this?"

—Lio Convoysearching for his motivation in his episode.

Notes

Transformers references

Real world references

Trivia

• This is a strangeclip showin that the fourth wall-breaking framing story of Galvatron in the library does not seem to be in continuity with the rest of the series (much like "Artemis & Moon II Report"and"Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?"); even putting aside the fact that he directly addresses the audience in this framing story, Galvatron will be shown to still be in his coma in the next episode. That said, the in-continuitySeaconscenes explain their fates after encountering the void in "The Final Battle"and are important to the narrative of the series, leading to the pirates' reappearance in"Revenge of the Space Pirates".As such, it seems that the entirety of this episode (or rather, all of the parts of it thatdon'tbreak the fourth wall) is instead meant to take place between "The Final Battle" and "Enter Lio Junior",with the final scene that featuresMagna Bossmerely serving asa quick look at the newest additions to the main cast.

Home video releases

VHS

1999 —Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers— ACT. 10 (Pioneer LDC)