Only in It for the Money: Swindle, which causes some friction between him and Lugnut:.

He claimed that he couldn't distinguish them apart even with differing colors.

Mythology Gag: Swindle gives helmets to Sunstorm and Ramjet that make them resemble the Generation 1 Seekers.Karma Houdini: Swindle escapes with all stolen goods and intends to retire.I Owe You My Life: Sentinel's a jerk, but he thanks Optimus for all this and offers him his spot on the Elite Guard after he becomes Acting Magnus.

After Blitzwing holds him hostage and demands the others surrender or else, Sentinel orders the group to keep fighting.Sentinel refuses to let this situation go on his record, so he instead sends a distress signal (BROKEN LANCE) to Optimus. When Swindle helps the Decepticon prisoners break free, Jazz tells Sentinel that they need to call Cybertron's command for back-up.Initially, this seems to be just an act of mindless rage, but it's soon revealed he did it because the Decepticons, who transform into jets, have naturally greater maneuverability in a vacuum note His plan gets undercut somewhat by Jetfire and Jetstorm, but it's possible that Lugnut just didn't know they had flying alt-modes. Case in-point he punches a hole in the hull of the Steelhaven, sucking everyone, Autobot and Decepticon, out into space. Hidden Depths: Lugnut proves to be a surprisingly competent commander of the freed Decepticons.Freeze-Frame Bonus: When Optimus transforms into vehicle mode after transwarping aboard the ship, he runs over Swindle, who gets flattened like a cartoon character.Later, Optimus reveals to Sentinel that he gave a message to Jazz in Cybertronian Morse code. Five-Second Foreshadowing: Towards the climax, Optimus voices a plan rather loudly, but a shot of his autobot insignia is flashing, alerting the audience that all is not what it seems.Starscream: So, now we're picking up hitchhikers? He references the latter film when he's crawling around in the vent. 'Die Hard' on an X: Optimus spends this episode re-enacting Harrison Ford's character from Air Force One, which itself was deemed similar to Die Hard.The events of this were shown in 'Five Servos of Doom'. Sentinel claims to Alpha Trion that he caught the prisoners himself, to which Cliffjumper butts in saying he thought it was Prowl.Swindle and Lugnut escape the ship, while Blitzwing and the Starscream Clones are taken to Cybertron as prisoners however, Lugnut finds Megatron and Starscream, and joins them inside Omega Supreme. Optimus Prime receives a distress call from Sentinel Prime and uses the Space Bridge to transwarp to the ship, where he helps fight back against the Decepticons. The space storm reactivates Swindle, who frees the Decepticon prisoners, allowing them to take over the ship. The Space Bridge on Earth is finished, whilst the Elite Guard ship holding most of the Decepticon prisoners heads straight into an ominous space storm.

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