Rescue! Guyhawk
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| "Rescue! Guyhawk" (Dakkan! Guyhawk) | ||||||
| Production company | Takara, Toei | |||||
| Airdate | 8 August 1989 | |||||
| Writer | Hajime Suzuki | |||||
| Director | Katsutoshi Sasaki | |||||
| Animation studio | Toei | |||||
| Continuity | Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity | |||||
The Breastforce seek to expand their ranks when they attack a prison in order to free their old comrade, Guyhawk.
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Synopsis
After Hellbat's recent attack on planet Micro, Star Saber checks in with Blacker for an update on Decepticon activity on Earth. Blacker reports that although there has been a random, unfocused attack by the Dinoforce, there have been no sightings of the other Breastforce members. This, we soon learn, is because the Breastforce are all also on Micro, stewing aboard the Thunder Arrow and grumbling about Hellbat's self-serving scheming. Although Drillhorn, Jallguar and Killbison are all in favour of disposing of Hellbat, Leozack silences them with the reminder that they are about to get a new comrade, which will enable them to better keep an eye on the sneak. Hellbat chooses this moment to return to the Thunder Arrow, and is promptly accosted by his teammates and grilled over his recent operation with Blue Bacchus and Black Shadow. Luckily for him, he is able to weasel out of trouble by appealing to Leozack's sense of treachery and claiming that he was attempting to acquire a personal supply of energy for the Breastforce that would enable Leozack to attain his dream of one day overthrowing Deathsaurus. With that matter dealt with, he announces the Breastforce's latest plan—an attack on planet Micro's maximum security lunar prison to free their old comrade, Guyhawk.
A little later, a crippled shuttlecraft appears in the sky above the prison, repeatedly issuing a mayday. The prison staff decide to let it land, but as the shuttle touches down and scrapes along the macadam, it suddenly explodes, destroying the bridge which connects the prison to the mainland. While the prison drifts off across the sea of lava upon which it floats, the Breastforce make their move, having escaped the shuttle before its detonation. As the tremors of the explosion reverberate through the prison, Guyhawk realizes that his teammates have finally arrived. Guards rush to fend off the Breastforce's attack, but they are sorely outmatched, and it is decided to move Guyhawk to a more secure location. Unfortunately, the villain is prepared, and cuts down the contingent of guards who come to move him with a concealed blade.
News of the attack quickly reaches the Autobots down on Micro, and Star Saber instructs Holi to search for Greatshot while he and the other Rescue Team members head to the moon. Their arrival is observed by Hellbat, who quickly informs the other Breastforcers and leaves them to battle the Autobot leader while he ventures into the prison to find Guyhawk. Hellbat hypnotises the guards and frees the entire prison, sending them out to fight the Autobots, but as he thinks out loud about the jeopardy that the arrival of Guyhawk will place his position in the Breastforce in, Guyhawk himself arrives. Blustering to hide his scheming, Hellbat hugs Guyhawk, who hurls him off and demands to be taken to the energy room.
Outside, Star Saber struggles with Killbison and Leozack, but just as he gets the upper hand, the escaped prisoners appear, tipping the side in evil's favor. Watching the whole scene through a grating in the floor, meanwhile, are Greatshot and Holi, who are sneaking into the prison through the sewer system. The approach proves successful, as they emerge within the prison energy room just as Guyhawk finishes re-energizing himself and freeing his Breast Animal from captivity. It turns out that Guyhawk and Greatshot are old friends, and Guyhawk is not impressed with the fact that Greatshot is now on the side of the angels. As the two old "friends" begin battling, damaging the energy room equipment and destabilizing the flow of lava around the prison, Hellbat races back outside as the prison begins to erupt with geysers of magma. Guyhawk and Greatshot's battle carries them to a walkway above a massive vat of lava, where Guyhawk nails his Autobot opponent with his super-cooled plasma "Ice Needle" attack and sends him tumbling into the tank. Although Greatshot saves himself at the last minute with a grappling line, Guyhawk opts for escape rather than continued battle as the explosions within the prison worsen.
Outside, the Autobots guide the prisoners and guards into Galaxy Shuttle to take them to safety, while Leozack and Hellbat carry their non-flying comrades away. When Holi and Greatshot do not appear, Star Saber ventures into the prison to find them. Holi is hauling Greatshot out of the pit when a tremor hurls him in as well, but Star Saber arrives in the nick of time to save them from a molten fate. Everyone gets to safety, but the prison is lost for good as it sinks beneath the lava sea. Although the Decepticons have escaped, something good has come of the whole affair—a friendship has been born between Holi and Greatshot. Ain't that lovely?
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"The amount of energy we'll need can't be predicted! ...especially General Brute Strength here. Since the screws in his head are rusty, he uses too much energy."
- —Hellbat on Killbison.
"Excellent! Rage with all your might!"
- —Leozack
"The central prison on Miclot is a huge lava pool. It's situated on a satellite, and it's really like Hell on Earth."
- —The Narrator gives a confused description of Micro's prison.
"Because you're no use to us!"
- —Holi evaluates the worth of human children.
"The Decepticons are here, right?"
"How do you know?"
"Heh heh heh. GOODBYE!"
- —Guyhawk outsmarts some pesky guards.
"Listen to me, Hellbat. Don't you try any stupid tricks on me, or you know what I'll do? I could crush you singlehanded!"
- —Guyhawk
"Oh, my bottom! It's so hot!"
- —Hellbat
Notes
Animation and technical errors
- As Guyhawk and Greatshot begin their battle, Greatshot fires a pink laser instead of a green one.
- When the inmates and the Breastforce are fighting off the Autobots, among them are Guyhawk and the inmate that died earlier in the episode.
Continuity notes
- The Autobots' trip to planet Micro, their meeting with Greatshot and Hellbat's scheme with the Crossformers all happened in the previous episode.
- Gadgets and abilities:
- Guyhawk has an attack called "Ice Needle". The first time he uses it, it appears to be an energy attack. The second time, it shoots actual shards of ice.
- Greatshot can shoot a grappling hook from his left arm.
Real-world references
- Lionbreast's roars are recycled from the giant turtle kaiju, Gamera.
Trivia
- The Breastforce appears to be operating by themselves on Planet Micro, using the Thunder Arrow as a base. While this makes sense on its own, it will cause some odd questions about the ship's appearance in a later episode...
- When the Decepticons start dancing around, Jallguar starts waving a couple of fans.
- While Greatshot was hanging over the lava, did it not occur to him that one of his alternate modes is a jet? Those ice needles probably shocked his transformation systems. Likewise, both he and Holi could have sped up the process of getting to the energy room through the tunnels by transforming into their respective car modes.
- The R4 DVDs include the English narration for the next episode preview, which spoils a lot more than the Japanese narration!
- The seemingly peaceful and inoffensive Planet Micro sure has a hellish prison.
Foreign localization
English
- Title: "Guyhawk" (Omni Productions dub)
- Original airdate: September 8, 1991
- Instead of complaining about all the talk of killing Hellbat, Leozack is skeptical that the other Breastforce members could kill Hellbat by themselves.
- Rather than suggesting to Leozack that they collect energy so they can overthrow Deathsaurus, Hellbat just thinks they should set up on their own.
- In the Japanese version, Fire tells Star Saber they'll have to eliminate the prisoners to go on, but Star Saber rejects this, saying the prisoners are being manipulated. In the English dub, Fire says they need to get past the prisoners, and Star Saber responds that the prisoners have too much firepower.
- Immediately after this, Leozack yells "ATTACK!" and... the rest of the Breastforce starts dancing on the spot. In the Japanese version, they're celebrating because they have the Autobots pinned down.
Home video releases
- DVD
2003 — Transformers: Victory — DVD Box 01 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only.
2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 3 — Transformers: Victory (Metrodome) — Optional commentary by Chris McFeely.
2007 — Transformers — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) — Optional commentary by Chris McFeely.
2008 — The Transformers: Victory (Madman Entertainment) — Optional Omni dub.
2009 — The Transformers: Japan Generation 1 — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) — Optional Omni dub.
2012 — Transformers: The Japanese Collection (Shout! Factory)
2012 — Transformers Japanese Collection: Victory (Shout! Factory)
